Mega Sing 2011 at K. C. Live

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1 1st place International on line newsletter We are harmonizing members of the Barbershop Harmony Society Bulletin is published by the Manhattan Kansas Chapter and Chorus Volume 34, Number 6 Inside this issue: President s Message Secretary Notes Page 2 Convention Quickies Page 3 Convention Quickies Page 4 Convention Quickies Page 5 Convention Photos Page 6 Convention Photos Page 7 Events, Photo, Birthdays Page 8 Karen s Komments Harry Harmony Page 9 Calendars Page 10 Karen Nanninga, Editor and Publisher July 2011 Mega Sing 2011 at K. C. Live Pictured around the edges of the picture are Little Apple Chorus members Starting at the left are Harvey Kiser, Jim Lindquist, Mason Swenson, Don Thomson, Brian Swenson, David Fink, Loren Alexander, Terry Nanninga, John Thomason and in the center Leonard Purvis. (Harvey is bigger because he is the Central States President.) The Mega Sing in the Power and Light district at the international barbershop convention in Kansas City Missouri was well attended even though it was very hot. We saw sweat and big smiles everywhere. You editor was running around the walk- way above and enjoying the awesome sound and taking pictures ( a passion of mine). I also have a video and will post it on our face book page as soon as I figure out how to do it. The men pictured above are the ones that I found. The chapter and chorus meet every Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church Activity Center on the corner of Poyntz and 6th Street, Manhattan, Kansas.

2 Page 2 InCider Press July 2011 InCider Press, a monthly publication, is the official publication of the Manhattan, Kansas chapter of the Central States District (CSD) of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The Manhattan Chapter is the home of the Little Apple Chorus. The chapter and chorus meet every Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church Activity Center on the corner of Poyntz and 6th Street, Manhattan, Kansas. For more information about meetings or joining call or write to the Editor. (see below) ChapterOfficers Immediate Past President - - Harvey Kiser President - Bill Hanson VP Marketing and Public Relations - - John Thomason VP Music &Performance - - Don Thomson VP Chapter Development & Membership - - David Fink Treasurer Bob Swenson Secretary - Pat Caffey Board Member - -Ken Lyle Board Member - -Jim Lindquist Board Member - -Cam Beatty Board Member - -Fred Wachsmuth Board Member - -Steve Cross Appointments Musical Director. KenLang Associate Musical Director...Don Thomson Assistant Musical Director Travis Troyer Music Chairman....Bob Ridley Show Chairmen Steve Cross Singing Valentine Chairman.Ken Lyle Youth in Harmony Chairman.Travis Troyer Equipment Manager..Fred Wachsmuth Uniform Manager..Cam Beatty Bulletin Editor Karen Nanninga Web Master..Bart Bartholomew Bulletin Editor Karen Nanninga th Road Axtell, Kansas Phone: taren@bluevalley.net Unless carrying a byline or some form of credit to borrowed sources, all items in this bulletin are by the editor and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the chapter or board. All photos in the bulletin are by the editor, unless otherwise identified. All chapter officers are expected and chapter members are encouraged to contribute their ideas on a regular basis From the keyboard of President Bill Hanson After enjoying five harmonious days attending the International Barbershop Convention, it is good to look back at the experience of the Convention in Kansas City and smile. Smiles come when thinking of the talent displayed by young men participating in the Collegiate Quartet Contest. Smiles come when thinking of the tight competition exhibited during the Big Boy Quartet and Chorus Contests. The overall improvement in singing quality is amazing when thinking back to the times when a small number of quartets and choruses dominated the top spots in the contests. As Chapter President, I am proud of the number of Manhattan Chapter members who were able to make the trip to KC to witness Barbershop Harmony at its best. Participation in Society events helps our Chapter by members growth experiences. Thank You to all Convention attendees and Thank You to the remaining members of the Chapter who gave up a Chapter Meeting night in order to allow directors, administrative officers and other Chapter members the opportunity to enjoy the International Convention experience. And, Thank You to all who helped make the July 2, performance in White City a success. Even though conditions were less than perfect, the Chorus and Quartets performed admirably. With the convention and White City performance behind us, we are set to move on to prepare for and participate in the schedule of Church, Veterans Day performances, and a special performance in Vermillion, along with a joint Christmas performance with the Wamego Dutch Mill Chorus. Obviously, we need to continue to have fun with the barberpolecat program and monthly tag contests. Keep up the good work and please continue your good attendance habits as we complete the second half of a GREAT year of Barbershop Harmony. The Chapter Board met on Monday July 11th. VP of Chapter Development and Membership Dave Fink reported that the Topeka chapter is planning to host another Harmony Explosion. This will be held in Wamego and tentatively will be co-sponsored by the Wamego Sweet Adelines. This year, we should have a role in this youth outreach program, which is practically in our back yard. Dave and a couple of other members assisted last year's event in Topeka, but we ought to have a larger role this year. VP of Music and Performance Don Thomson reported that a performance in Vermillion, Kansas is in the works for October. We are planning to do a Christmas program with the Wamego Sweet Adelines, tentatively set for December 11th. Our spring show is scheduled for April 14, The board decided to move $5,000 more of chapter funds to the Manhattan Community Foundation, which we anticipate will earn a significantly higher return than a certificate of deposit. The board also chose to spend $250 to renew our Manhattan Arts Center membership The next board meeting is scheduled for August 8th. Actions of the board By Pat Caffey, Secretary

3 July2011 InCider Press Page 3 Little Apple Chorus quickies from the International Convention A convention with many terrific people! By Janet Kiser Helping at the name badge station as a volunteer on Tuesday at the BHS convention was a different experience for me. There are so many interesting barbershoppers and wives and families that attend the international convention and it was great to meet many from all parts of the USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand, and others I have probably forgotten. I signed up to do this again next year in Portland, too. Of course the best part was to be able to attend the convention with so many of the LAC members and wives. What an awesome group of people with whom to enjoy all of the singing and fellowship. We must be getting younger By Don Thomson Well, the big item to report on this month certainly is the International Convention. From my observation, it was a wonderful convention with some great quartets, and some really good choruses. But the thing that stood out to me was the number of young people who took the stage both in quartets and choruses. Our CEO reported that the society was down in strength to around 28,000, but he didn t report on the mean age of our membership. By my observation of the men (and women) attending the convention, the mean age of the society must be going down significantly. And, we had over 30 of our chapter (including wives and offspring) in attendance a great showing. International Flavor at Contest in KC By Loren Alexander Among the 50 quartets and 30 choruses competing at the BHS 2011 International Convention in Kansas City last week were several groups from foreign countries: Quartets from: Australia, Sweden, England, Canada, New Zealand; and Choruses from: Australia, England, New Zealand. The Musical Island Boys from New Zealand took 2nd place in the quartet competition. They had a wildly enthusiastic cheering section supporting them, with fun chants and national flags. The Northern Lights from Toronto, Ontario, Canada took 4th place in chorus competition. They have about 50 singers. All of the foreign singers sang in excellent English. The New Zealand guys included a few phrases of their native language (linguist Cam Beatty says it's Maori) in a beautiful, touching song. The crowd went wild! Welcome sign at the Marriot for all Barbershoppers Photo by Harvey Kiser An Air of Openness and Cooperation by Harvey Kiser The District Presidents Council (DPC) met and shared ideas and concerns with the Society Board of Directors (SBOD) for two hours at last week s International Convention in KC. The Presidents and Executive Vice Presidents of the 17 Districts of the BHS form the DPC. There is a new and refreshing spirit of cooperation between the two groups -- like a new détente. This was the second meeting of these groups with the first one being at the Midwinter convention in Las Vegas. Thanks go to the leadership of Alan Lamson, the Society s President and Pete Carentz, moderator of the DPC. What better way to accomplish the strengthening our Society Chapters than by having the barbershoppers in these two groups gather around the table and feel connected! The DPC as a group of Districts is united behind our Society President and Society Board with the belief that they are steering the ship (our Society) and charting the course (our future) in the right direction for the good of our Society chapters. This was a great way to start out the week followed by experiencing the quartets and choruses who competed on the International stage. From CSD there were 2 Collegiate Quartets; 5 regular Quartets and 3 Choruses who sang and performed their hearts out. Surround Sound and more By Ken Garwick Cindy Garwick had the BEST "surround sound" sitting in Section 105 of the Sprint Center with men of the Little Apple Chorus and Masters of Harmony (2011 Chorus Champs) around her during a number of group sings. Ken Garwick enjoyed how stories were told through music, movement, and facial expressions by quartets and choruses alike. It was also cool to win $100 from the Harmony Marketplace--I'm listening to several new CDs.

4 Page 4 InCider Press July 2011 Numbers by Marilyn Bunyan As I sat through the contests in KC, I was amazed as to the quality of the singing. It has improved greatly since we first went to KC in I decided to figure just how many songs that we heard, so here goes. There were 21 quartets in the colligate contest: 50 regular quarter final contest; 20 in the semi finals; 10 in the finals and 30 in the chorus contest. They each sing 2 songs. This makes 262 songs. Add to that 2 songs from 5 mike testers. Then there were songs by the 50 year. Suntones and the 25 year.rural Route 4. Add the swan songs by the 2010 chorus champ and quartet. Now we are close to 300. And it is amazing that there were very few repeats. I thought I'd look to see just how many but that was just too much of unimportant stuff. I would guess that there weren't more than 10 songs that were sung more than once. This all occurred over approximately 24 hrs. in 4 days. Lots of sitting and lots of listening; all enjoyable. I just hope that I can make it to Portland, Oregon July What a week in KC at International! By Cam Beatty It was my first, and I was very impressed: with the quality of the music, with the energy levels of the singers, with the sheer entertainment value of every performance, with the logistical magic of moving quartet after quartet (and later chorus after chorus) onto and off the stage, with the audience that was rowdy on command and was respectfully silent for every performance. We started with the quartet quarterfinals and stayed till the last dog was hung. Both Jean and I are exhausted by the experience, and a whole lot exhilarated. It might have been better if we d delayed our arrival till the semifinals, though; listening to over fifty quartets on that first day sapped our strength a bit. (I don t know how many times we heard quartets sing One for My Baby but I do know it was too many.) On the other hand, if we d arrived too late, we might have missed hearing songs about chickens with Tourette s and dogs with ADHD. I tried picking likely winners during the quartet contest, but pretty much gave myself over to enjoying the experience of the chorus competition. And what a competition it was! Some choruses stood up there in their tuxes and sang a couple of great songs, usually one fairly uncomplicated, the other with more involved choreography. Others went the whole hog, with elaborate costumes and story lines. Don t ask me who did what, but I have no complaints with the judges decisions. I don t want to sound preachy here, but International is an event that every Barbershopper should attend at least once. The level of the performances gives us a chance to see what singers are capable of, what we are capable of, on the risers. Those guys move, their faces are expressive of every phrase they sing, and while we may not have a snowball s chance of ever doing it that well, just watching them is inspiration to perform better than we already do. It s a learning opportunity that should be taken advantage of. So there it is: a learning experience with incredible entertainment value. Best money I ever spent. We ve already started thinking about the possibility of going to Portland for the 2012 International. I hope we can go. The thing that most impressed me at the convention was the Harmony Foundation Show. The one number (and I can't even remember the song title) that combined the Ambassadors of Harmony, Crossroads, and Vocal Spectrum was unbelievable! WOW! That, alone, was worth all the time and money I invested. By Dave Fink... Jim Lindquist is hard at work as a volunteer at the convention. Photo by Sally Lindquist Volunteering at BHS International Convention and Contest By Jim Lindquist The call came out from our Kansas City Brothers in Barbershop, for help with volunteer duties at the recently completed International Barbershop Harmony Society Contest and Convention in Kansas City. I decided to respond and make myself available. I drew the assignment of being stationed at one of the entrance doors to the Sprint Center arena for the second session of the Quartet Semi-Final contest. After picking up my volunteer badge, I report to the designated volunteer gathering spot and was assigned doorway 101. I was handed a sign that reinforced the need to remain quiet and told I should keep people outside the performance area quiet while the quartet was performing their songs. I was instructed to close the entrance curtain as each quartet was introduced, so attendees would not enter the arena and disrupt the quartet during their contest songs. After they finished their numbers, I opened the curtain and allowed people in and out of the contest area. I wondered if they assigned the guys that looked like bouncers to this duty, but didn't have any real issues with anyone that I reminded to Shhhh! Barbershoppers are great people and most everyone was very understanding of the need to remain outside and quiet until the quartet had finished their performance. I met many nice people from around the country and from some of our international affiliate chapters as well. It was a good experience spending a few hours in volunteer service for the Barbershop Harmony Society in Kansas City.

5 July 2011 InCider Press Page 5 Hot but fun Mega Sing By Terry Nanninga I always have the advantage of reading what others wrote before I need to write for the InCider. Karen and I attended our third International Convention this year and they seem to keep getting better. Maybe it is because we have some idea what to expect or the planning is updated. I always enjoy the mega sing. Even with the heat at noontime in Kansas City a large crowd of barbershoppers gathered in K.C. Live to sing together. This is in the entertainment district across from Sprint Center, the contest venue. It is an open air performance area with something going on most nights. As the singing started, I was standing by a fellow Barbershopper that I have known for a long time from the Beatrice chapter. He lives about 30 miles north of us in the cornhusker state. I had sung with him on some Christmas shows when I worked in Nebraska and at Harmony University when I attended. We moved down to the front after the leader Rick Spencer said this isn't church". When we got down front we had a lead (me) a tenor (Al) from Omaha a bari (Bob) from Lincoln and a bass (Harold) from Beatrice. So among 2000 singers we had our own quartet. All from Central States District. When you are in that big a crowd it was fun to try to match up your own quartet. With the good number of Manhattan people around us, Pathfinders behind us including John Borchers, a former member with his family and Masters of Harmony in front the few waiting times went quick. I will see you a chapter meetings this summer. It was worth it. By Connie Fink Back in the late fall when we paid for the tickets to the International Convention in KC I wondered if it would be worth it. Since this was our first I really did not know what to expect. It was a great experience with the highlight for me being the Harmony Foundation Show on Saturday. I cannot say enough about the Ambassadors of Harmony, their two great quartets, Vocal Spectrum and Crossroads and the awesome group Rockapella. Was it worth it? You bet it was!!" Important Here are two dates and geographic locations in which we will be doing our annual "Church Sing-Outs" this summer July 24th - Manhattan area August 14th - Junction City and Ogden area Squirrel, it will never be the same again By Travis Troyer As a first time attending the International Convention, I had an amazing time. Bridget and I attended all of the semifinal quartet competition on Wednesday and were amazed with the number of high quality quartets. I saw many singers among the quartets that I recognized either by name or by sight. After the competition, we ran into a Swedish quartet that didn't make the top twenty and started talking to them and it just so happened that they were at Quartet College when Late Night Edition went several years ago. We talked quite a while and had supper with them. They are a fun and interesting bunch. I sang a tag with them in Swedish. On Thursday, we watched the quartet quarter finals and were once again wowed by the quality of the quartets. That evening we attended the AIC show which was comprised of several of the past years quartet champions. We watched FRED, Max Q, Crossroads, Vocal Spectrum, and OC TImes. The highlight of the evening was listening to Rural Route 4 on their 25th anniversary and then watching The Suntones celebrate their 50th anniversary of winning the contest. It was awe inspiring how well they sang and when Gene Cokecraft sat on the stool and sang Danny Boy it brought tears to my eyes. On Friday, we watched the chorus competition and were amazed at how many of the choruses were smaller in size. I was very impressed with the chorus from Fremont, Nebraska that placed 12th but were very fun to watch. We were watching the video monitor and saw John Borchers singing with them. After the competition, we were given a "swan song" performance by the Westminster Chorus, Chorus Champs from last year. They were "AMAZING"!. The quality of the sound and the way everything melted together was beautiful. Saturday was the quartet finals followed by a performance by Stormfront. Stormfront was amazing in their entertainment value and we were rolling with laughter. After the quartet finals, we headed to the Marriot and sang tags for a while. We sang a tag with Tim Warrick. So... The thing that impressed me the most about the convention was...squirrel!!! That was an inside joke that you would have had to been there to enjoy. Most impressive for Jean and Cam "The thing that most impressed me at the convention was...the last song of the convention, "Keep the Whole World Singing," I think, being sung by 2500 or so barbershoppers. Impressive. Jean, on the other hand, was impressed by the mega-sing in the Power & Light District. Same effect: large numbers of barbershoppers singing in not bad harmony.

6 Page 6 InCider Press July 2011 Convention Photos Enjoying the international Barbershop Convention in Kansas City are some of the members of the Little Apple Chorus. The are start at the left back row, Connie and Dave Fink, Harvey and Janet Kiser, Karen and Terry Nanninga, Marilyn and Bill Bunyan, front row, Cindy and Ken Garwick, Leonard and Sharon Purvis, and Stephanie and John Thomason. Photo by John Borchers Sitting in a different section are Jean and Cam Beatty, Donna and Loren Alexander, and Pat Caffey. Sitting across the way were Cindy and Ken Lang with the convention program. Also enjoying the convention are starting at the back left Jim and Sally Lindquist, Bill and Carol Hanson and Connie and Dave Fink. Front row are Mason and Brian Swenson, Gary and Joyce and their daughter Allison, Joan and Don Thomson and Cindy and Ken Garwick. Also attending and sitting away from the camera were Telva and Bob Swenson and Travis and Bridget Troyer I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it. - Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them. - I used to have a handle on life, but it broke. - You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me. - BEER: It's not just for breakfast anymore. - I got a gun for my wife, best trade I ever made. - I'm just driving this way to tork you off. - As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools. - I took an IQ test and the results were negative. - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. - Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.

7 July 2011 InCider Press Loren Alexander is having a great time as Mason Swenson, Dave Fink, Donna Alexander and Brian Swenson look on and enjoy the good time with him. Photo by Harvey Kiser One of the highlights was getting to see John Borchers and Connor. Here they visit with John Thomason. John is a former member and now sings with the Pathfinders of Fremont Nebraska. Connor s first picture in the InCider was in 2010 in the Cowboy Show wearing his cowboy boots. It was good to see them again. Page 7 Terry Nanninga is standing at the plaque that commentates the starting place of the barbershop society in the old lobby of the Muehlebach Hotel. It is the only one in the world Your editor, Karen Nanninga is hard at work in an old phone booth in the old restored lobby. Men were always joining in a song, where ever. Here Terry Nanninga joins a group on the way to the convention

8 Page 8 InCider Press July 2011 Up coming events Polecat songs at International By Don Thomson VP Music & Performance By Loren Alexander Tom Phillips has been working hard on lining up our church performances for this summer. I am so sorry that we had to cancel our performance in June, but I just had to be in Nebraska with my family during those days. Thanks to many of you for your thoughtfulness of calling, and sending cards and memorials to our family. They all helped us so much during that time. The Music and Performance Team will be meeting on August 16th. If you have any input concerning our rehearsals, the music, TAG contests, upcoming performances, etc. please let your section leader know so that he can bring it to the meeting. And, you might take time to thank him for his weekly s to you, keeping you abreast of our musical goals and other important items regarding our music. We have some exciting things coming up. Please make sure that you have Sunday, October 23rd on your calendar for a concert in Vermillion (for members Terry Smith and John Trail); and Sunday, December 11th for our Christmas Concert with the Wamego Dutch Mill Chorus. Both of these should be really fun and rewarding performances. July Birthdays Bill Hanson 22-July Bob Ridley 26-July August Birthday Loren Alexander 9-Aug Scott Hertzig 9-Aug Frank Carpenter 15-Aug Chuck Marr 18-Aug Wayne Bailie 28-Aug Several quartets and choruses sang a Polecat song in their set. They usually sang the song as in the book we use, and then added some twists that probably came from an arranger. It sounds great to hear a Polecat song on the big stage with interesting additions. Donna and I happened to meet several guys from other chapters, and they generally have an emphasis on the Polecat songs sometime during the year. However, they also have long rehearsals. The guys from Ambassadors of Harmony in St. Francis, Missouri explained that they have weekly rehearsals that last three and a half hours, with a fifteen minute break. They also spend the entire rehearsal on risers. Ummmphhh!! One fellow noticed my badge info and struck up a conversation. He joined our Chapter while working at Ft. Riley some years ago and enjoyed our hospitality very much. Does anyone recall meeting Frank Johnson? He sang Lead, and now sings with the Ambassadors of Harmony. To have coffee or not to have coffee Sing at White City wasn t quite what was expected. Very small audience. But the men had fun and those there, mostly wives, really enjoyed it. When the Armed Forces Medley was sung, the two men who had served really did participate. Here the chorus is singing Barbara Ann. From Gene Wiley Some time ago I talked to our esteemed president, Bill, about having coffee available at the break. I was not in any way criticizing the great job that John Trail does week after week after week at all. Some of us might prefer a cup of coffee, however. He talked to John and asked if he had any objections and he didn t, as long as he didn t have to fool with it.. I volunteered to take responsibility for preparation and we can use the same Styrofoam cups. I went out and bought a pumper which I will donate to the cause. I will make it at home and it ought to stay warm for an hour or so, but I will check it out. Dave Fink will collect the answers. Please send your answer to him or tell him at the next chapter meeting.

9 July 2011 InCider Press Page 9 Komments From Karen I can only repeat what many have said. Wow! What a week. We heard some awesome music and just plain had a good time. The walks to the Sprint Center during the heat were something else. But we all survived and it was probably good for us. The Masters of Harmony won the chorus contest and Old School the quartet contest. And getting to hear some of my old favorites again was a treat. Listening to the Suntones and the different sound they have was a spine tinkling experience. The sound has sure changed over the years. Dave Haase put out a daily newsletter, The 12th Street Rag, with lots of good information. He had asked us ahead of time to help him cover some events. We even got our picture in it. I covered the PROBE meeting and Terry covered the gospel sing. PROBE needs more members. We also attended the church service on Sunday morning. Rural Route 4 sang for us and the Yoder brothers from that group and two sisters also sang gospel songs for us, also a young family sang several songs, the youngest boy of 4 joined them. An adventure With Harry Harmony Harry's first teacher asked what our favorite animal was, and Harry said, "Fried chicken." She said he wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else in the class laughed. His parents told him to always be truthful and honest, and he is.. Fried chicken is his favorite animal. He told his dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. Harry does, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef. Anyway, his teacher sent him to the principal's office. Harry told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told Harry not to do it again. The next day in class his teacher asked him what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked him why, just like she'd asked the other children. So he told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken. She sent him back to the principal's office again. He laughed, and told him not to do it again Harry didn't understand. His parents taught him to be honest, but his teacher didn't like it when he was. Today, his teacher asked her students to tell her what famous person they admired most. He told her, "Colonel Sanders." Guess where he ended up again... Sounds like there are a lot of fun things coming up. Enjoy your summer. The 12th Street Rag staff for the international convention, Left to right-dave Haase, the main man, Karen Nanninga photographer, Linda Fuson, proof reader, and Mark Yeokum photographer. Photo by Terry Nanninga This is Amund Williams directing a small chorus at George Dickerhoof' 80th birthday party in their backyard on May 29th. Amund is the son of Jonathan Williams who is also singing here Others starting at the left are Don Thomson, Gene Wiley, Gary Mott, Bart Bartholomew. Dave Fink, Harvey Kiser, Jonathan Williams, Steve Fisher and George Dickerhoof Photo by Dorothy Dickerhoof

10 Karen Nanninga th Road Axtell, Kansas Chapter meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Quartet/polecat practice begins at 7:00 p.m. Calendar of Events: July 14 July 21 July 24 July 28 August 4 August 8 August 11 August 14 Chapter meeting Chapter meeting Church Performances in Manhattan Chapter meeting Chapter meeting Board meeting Chapter meeting and ladies night Church Performance in JC Up coming district dates July 31 Aug 7 Harmony University St. Joseph, Missouri Thanks to the following for contributing articles, Bill Hanson, Don Thomson, Ken Garwick, Marilyn Bunyan, Pat Caffey, Loren Alexander, Cam Beatty, Terry Nanninga, Janet Kiser, Harvey Kiser, Jim Lindquist, Connie Fink and Travis Troyer Deadline for submitting articles for the next InCider is August 4 Thanks to Dorothy Dickerhoof, Harvey Kiser and Sally Lindquist for sharing photos.