Year: 2021

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PRAYER REQUEST – JOYCE EVANS

Just wanted to let you all know that Joyce (saxophone is her instrument of choice) spent a couple days in the hospital getting her heart regulated to a normal rhythm. She’s home now and doing well but she won’t be at Sunday’s concert. As an FYI, she happened to mention that heat and dehydration are triggers for people with a-fib, so for those of us with issues, make sure you try to keep as cool as possible at this weekend’s concert, and have a water bottle handy.

If any of you would like to send Joyce a card and let her know you’re thinking of her, her address is: 1165 Falling Brook Circle, Louisville, OH. 44641.

Take care Joyce and come back soon!

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God Bless the USA – Lyrics to Help Your Counting

The rhythms to this song are exact to the lyrics. Find the lyrics which match your rhythms and it will be simple to count (Submitted by Connie Stinnett).

God Bless The USA Lyrics
By Lee Greenwood (1984)

If tomorrow all my things were gone,
I’d work for all my life
And I had start again
With just my children and my wife.

I’d thank my lucky stars
To be livin’ here today,
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an American
Where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
Who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up
Next to you and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land –
God bless the USA!

From the lakes of Minnesota
To the hills of Tennessee,
Across the plains of Texas
From sea to shining sea,

From Detroit down to Houston
And New York to LA,
Well there’s pride in every American heart
And it’s time we stand and say:

I’m proud to be an American
Where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
Who gave that right to me.
And I gladly stand up
Next to you and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land –
God bless the USA!

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Chuck Sandstrom

Many of you have probably noticed that Chuck has been MIA from the band. What’s been happening? Chuck loves playing his trombone for New Horizons. Well, apparently he has moved to Florida where his daughter is. I know he misses us terribly so it would be great if we could inundate him with cards. His new address is: 4571 Carmel Circle, Pace, FL. 32571. Even better than that, he told Jim that he would love phone calls. His phone number is (850)417-1749.

So whichever way you decide, Chuck would love to hear from you. The good news is that he has found a New Horizons near him. So things are looking up for Chuck!

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Mary Jane “Janie” (Volk) Longfellow

Below is the obituary for Tim Longfellow’s mother who died on Independence Day. Tim is well known to New Horizons for his piano and keyboard accompaniment. If you would like to send a card of condolence to Tim and his family the address is:

3272 Cherrywood Street, Norton, OH. 44203. He said he would forward cards on to his dad too. Many of you know Jim. You often see him in the audience when the guys are playing at the Houston Pub. And some times he’ll even step in for the drummer.

Obituary

Mary Jane Longfellow (Volk), 83, recently of North Canton, formerly of New Franklin, Ohio, peacefully gained her independence from this world on July 4, 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center, Fairlawn, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family.  Mary Jane, also known as Janie, was born January 16, 1938 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Nicholas and Mary Ann Volk (Juersivich). She had been a resident of Melody Village for 60 years.

Mary Jane received an associate degree from the University of Akron, and in 1997 retired from the Babcock & Wilcox Co, Barberton, after 30 years.  She loved music, crafting, cooking, and baking, especially with her family. She was an active member of the Norton Music Boosters in the ‘70’s and continued to support them to the present. Mary Jane crocheted blankets, booties and outfits for all the family’s weddings, and new babies; as well as for the babies in the neonatal unit at Akron Children’s Hospital. She made dozens of quilts for hospitalized veterans.  A legendary event was the Annual Christmas Cookie Bake, which included her famous ricotta ball cookies and nut roll cookies. Other favorite pastimes/adventures included golfing, bowling, camping, traveling, cards, and casinos with Jim, her best friend and husband of 62 years.  Mary Jane was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church via St. George’s in Clinton; K.I.S.S. Quilt Guild (Keep It Simple SEWers) and the NEORQC-North East Ohio Regional Quilters Council. Family was her life, and her home was always open for visits and gatherings.

Mary Jane was a true survivor, overcoming four separate cancer battles, and numerous recent medical issues. We will always remember her resilience and deep-rooted faith that never failed her throughout her life.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by infant daughter, Suzanne Marie; sister, June Miller (Volk); brothers Howard Volk and Dale Volk.  Mary Jane is survived by her loving, devoted husband, Jim; sister, Joanne Wesley; children, Michael (Jennifer) Longfellow; and Timothy (Donna) Longfellow; grandchildren, Phoenix (Brandon) Cornwell; Allegra (Jonathon) McFadden; Christopher (Jeweli) Longfellow; Madison (Ryan) Peters; Gray Longfellow; 9 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Special thank you to Karla Schultz, CNP at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, and Hospice Nurses Leslie and Darlene for their outstanding compassion and care in Mary Jane’s last days; and to the staff at Sanctuary Grande in North Canton for their care and friendship since October 2020.

Friends may call at the Swigert Easterling Funeral Home, 624 E. Cherry St., (Rt.93) Canal Fulton on Tuesday, July 13, from 5 to 7 pm.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, July 14 at 10 am at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 4022 Johnson Rd., Norton. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, 2580 Romig Road, Akron

To honor Mary Jane’s life, donations may be made in her name to the Norton Music Boosters, PO Box 1335, Norton, OH 44203.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mary Jane “Janie” (Volk) Longfellow, please visit our floral store.

Services

VISITATIONTuesday
July 13, 2021
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home
624 Cherry Street East
Canal Fulton, OH 44614DirectionsText DetailsEmail DetailsSend Flowers to Mary Jane “Janie” (Volk) Longfellow’s VisitationGuaranteed delivery before the Visitation begins

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIALWednesday
July 14, 2021
10:00 AM
St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church
4022 Johnson Rd.
Norton, OH 44203DirectionsText DetailsEmail DetailsSend Flowers to Mary Jane “Janie” (Volk) Longfellow’s Mass of Christian BurialGuaranteed delivery before the Mass of Christian Burial begins

Donations

Norton Music Boosters
PO Box 1335, Norton OH 44203
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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

Submitted by: Janet Scarry – Flute

No more hustle and bustle since the lockdown has given me more free time to do a lot of things, including practicing. So, I decided to get out a book I used to practice in roughly three years ago. The book is by Marcel Moyse and it has excellent practice drills. One of the things I like about it is, the same drill will be in different time signatures. I highly recommend it.

Everyone be safe and stay healthy.

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Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with body percussion

The score of the symphony was adapted by the school music teacher Nelly Guilhemsans and the rehearsals to achieve this wonderful performance were carried out over 5 months, almost every day, during the 2020 school term.

The students through clapping, footsteps, snapping fingers, slapping their bodies and the bodies of the other students, achieved a mind-blowing demonstration of synchronization.

Everything was captured by the camera of a drone in the gardens of Arnaga, in front of the house that belonged to the French neo-romantic poet Edmond Rostand.

Here is the video

Submitted by: Sandy Bee Lynn

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Garage Sale

I’m getting ready for a garage sale this weekend and I live about 3 blocks from the church we have rehearsals in. The address is 144 E. Ralston Ave, Akron, Ohio. If anyone is interested, just stop by after rehearsal tonight. I’m just leaving it there all night since it is not going to rain. So if you even want to steal stuff during the night I would not be offended at all. I just need to empty this house before we move.

A matter of fact, if there’s anything a NH member wants, I’ll just give it to you. It’s one of the perks to our group. Mi crappola es su crappola.

Marilyn Katzmark (330)612-5542

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Found a Taker – Youth Drum Set

If anyone has a grandchild interested in learning the drums, I have a youth sized drum set that I acquired a couple years ago thinking one of my grandchildren would play. My guess is that its fits like a 5-12 year old. It is not in perfect condition but as a starter you might find it acceptable. I’m not even sure how to put it all together – perhaps Jim or Jaime could help you with that. I have a dumpster in my driveway until Tuesday so I’d appreciate it if you could let me know if you’re interested before then.

This is Marilyn Katzmark and my cell phone number is (330)612-5542 and my email address is katzohio@sbcglobal.net.

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Problem Solved – Ride to Rehearsal – from Canton Area

Currently Mindy Segal from the flute section is between a rock and a hard place. She would love to come back to rehearsals, but a time conflict is preventing her from making it to MAPS which would be early in the day, and a visual problem with driving at night is making it impossible to make it to rehearsals in the evening. She is wondering if someone would be willing to give her a ride to Akron rehearsals on Mondays. She even offered to help with the cost of gas. I forgot to mention she lives in the Canton area.

If you think it’s possible to help, please contact Mindy at mindybeth27@yahoo.com.

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A Message From Your Board

As band members each of us owns responsibility for our health and learning while Jim continues to stretch us through technology, live rehearsals and as many performances as we can manage. We are so fortunate to have New Horizons, Jim and Jaime bringing music and learning into our lives.

As a board our foremost concern is for the safety of our members and as CDC guidelines continue to evolve we are excited to start our transition back to ‘normal’.  As things are loosening up we are tempted to relax our practices but we are not there yet.

Please help by getting vaccinated if you can and each of us will do all we can to help keep everyone safe by continuing to wear masks, maintaining social distance, and following Responsible Restart Ohio guidelines. 

There still are many band members who are reluctant to return due to COVID concerns. So we must stay vigilant to help all our members feel safe in participating in our events as we need everyone to help create our big, beautiful sound.