July 2017Thank you North Shore Chapter!

July 2017
Thank you North Shore Chapter!

I have a wonderful family, which has filled my life with much joy: husband Jack, daughters Jackie, Jenny, Julie, Jill, ten grandchildren, and now four great grandsons. Music has been a wonderful added enrichment, and as I write this I am realizing how significant a...

July 2017
Treasurer’s Corner

We close out our program year in great shape.  We had $828 of income in June, a result of dues from 17 members as well as donations.  We thank Alan Hommerding, Derek Nickels, and Joyce Robinson for their donations to both the scholarship and chapter funds. Expenses...
June 2017Happy Summer!

June 2017
Happy Summer!

Happy summer! Finally, after enduring cold and windy weather for what felt like forever, we have some gorgeous sun and perfect temperatures.  Appreciate, because as we all know, soon enough we’ll be sweating and turning on the AC…. We have four new board...
June 2017Swell Shades and Open Wood

June 2017
Swell Shades and Open Wood

As a 9-year-old choirboy, my curiosity was piqued by the movement of the Swell shutters behind the façade pipes of the 1925 Austin organ in the loft at St. Peter Catholic Church in Steubenville, Ohio. How was Mrs. Gilligan controlling that from the console, which...