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Chapter members and their wives who attended were: Bill and Marilyn Bunyan, Bill and Carol Hanson, Harvey and Janet Kiser and Bob and Telva Swenson. These couples enjoyed the quartets and chorus contests as well as some of the shows and Louisville sights. Janet and Harvey got to hear the shows and the quartet quarterfinals, semi-finals, and contest finals as well as the chorus contest finals. Chapter members also got to visit with Mike and Margaret Shepherd, our former chapter president, now of Des Moines, Iowa.

Contest Winners: By now, no doubt, you know the winners of the quartet and chorus contests and the collegiate quartet contest. We were thrilled to see Gotcha quartet become the 2004 International Champions out of 52 quartets singing in the contest. What made it especially gratifying was that Gotcha was our guest quartet for our 2003 Spring Show.

Above: Janet and Harvey Kiser in front of Kentucky Performing Arts Center

Below: Marilyn Bunyan, Bill Bunyan, Bill Hanson and Harvey Kiser getting snacks in the Food Court during a break

Then we were excited when our Central States District showed up so well in the contests - Ambassadors of Harmony of St. Charles, Missouri as the champion chorus; the two quartets: 3 Men and A Melody, from the St. Charles chapter, was a finalist placing tenth and 12th Street Rag from the

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Telva and Bob Swenson awaiting the beginning of a contest

(photos of chorus members from Harvey Kiser)