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2009 News & Notes Archive |
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December 15, 2009
The Hall of Fame Board has changed
again. After many years of outstanding service to the Hall, Tom
Smith has moved to the Advisory Staff. Tom was a very valuable
member of the Board, and will be sorely missed. We are
grateful to Tom for his many contributions and look forward to
working with him in his new role as advisor.
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November 19, 2009
The 2010 induction ceremony is
scheduled for January 31, 2009 at the Terre Haute V.F.W. Post 972.
Food service will start at noon and the festivities will last until
at least 6:00 p.m. Last year, we were required to end at 6:00
p.m., but we have worked out an arrangement with the Post this year
to ensure that we can go later if there are still musicians who
would like to play.
As always, there will be food, live music, raffles, door prizes,
50/50 drawings and items for sale.
Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased from HOF Board
members or at The Music Shoppe, Rick Waggoner's State Farm Insurance
and The Conservatory of Music starting in early December, 2009.
If you are unable to locate tickets, call or email us for
assistance. Tickets are limited, so be sure to get yours
early. Don't miss out on one of the best parties of the year!!
We are making a number of small changes to the ceremony, in an
attempt to help things move along faster and allow time for more
musicians to perform. We are also asking musicians who
would like to perform to please use the instruments provided.
A lot of time was lost lost year due to people taking time to set
up and tune their own instruments, pedals, etc., and as a result
some inductees did not get a chance to perform.
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September 14, 2009
The second annual Wabash Valley
Musicians Hall of Fame Picnic and Jam was a tremendous success!!
Crowds were dispersed over the course of the day rather than all
being there at the same time, but attendance was up from last year,
and everyone enjoyed the music, food, car show and motorcycle rally.
Many area musicians showed up, and there were six hours of great
music. If you missed the picnic this year, be sure to make
plans to attend next year so you don't miss out on all of the fun
and music.
Pictures from the 2009 picnic have been posted on a new page.
See the Photo Gallery for a link to the page.
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August 30, 2009
The Hall of Fame
Board has suffered another loss.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Board member
Frank Crawford. Frank was inducted in 1999 and devoted a lot
of time and effort in service to the Hall. He was highly
regarded by all who knew him. We extend our condolences to his
family.
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August 10, 2009
A new page has been
added to this web site.
We are adding memorials for Hall of Fame inductees who have passed
away. There is a link to the page from the Band of Angels
page. We started the page with the small number of inductees
that we have information about, but we would like to include all
inductees who have passed away. We can't do this without your
help, so if you can contribute information, we would appreciate it.
Please note that, at the current time, we are only posting memorials
for musicians who were inducted before they passed away. We
may expand this in the future, as time and resources permit.
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July 15, 2009
The second annual
Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame Picnic and Jam is coming!!
It will be held on September 13, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
at the VFW Post 972 Recreation Area, located on state road 159 just
south of Riley, IN. This is the same location as last year.
Admission is free. Food and beverages will be available for
purchase. There will be car shows, a motorcycle poker run,
games and lots of music, so plan to join us for a great afternoon of
family fun and music.
For more information, call the Music Shoppe at 812-232-4095
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July 14, 2009
The Hall of Fame Board has changed
again. After many years of outstanding service to the Hall, Tom
Stiffey has moved to the Advisory Staff. Tom gave many years
of service to the Hall and was an outstanding contributor to the
organization. We are grateful to Tom for all he has done for
the Hall and look forward to working with him in his new role as
advisor.
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June 17, 2009
The Hall of Fame
Board has suffered a loss.
We are sad to report the passing of Board member Terry Haughee.
Terry had moved from the Board of Directors to the Advisory Board
just a few weeks ago due to his failing health. Terry was
inducted in 2002, but had been involved with Hall from its
inception. He devoted a lot of time and effort to the Hall and
was highly regarded by all who knew him. We extend our
condolences to his family.
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May 12, 2009
We welcome three new Board
members.
We extend our welcome to our newest Board members - Mark Ford, Andy
Hayes and Archie Smith. We appreciate their willingness to
donate their time and talents to the Hall.
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April 15, 2009
The Hall of Fame Board has changed
again. After many years of outstanding service to the Hall,
Terry Wenzel has also moved to the Advisory Staff. We are
grateful to Terry for all he has done for the Hall and extend our
best wishes to him for the future.
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March 17, 2009
The Hall of Fame Board has
changed. After many years of outstanding service to the Hall,
Terry Haughee and Stacie Wagle have moved to the Advisory Staff.
Their contributions to the Hall have been immeasurable, and we wish
them all the best in the future. We welcome their replacements
on the Board, Brad Anderson and Jim Cheek.
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January 31, 2009
The Hall of Fame is looking for
information on Wabash Valley musicians!! Starting with the
induction class of 2010, we MUST have a completed
questionnaire on file to consider a musician for induction into the
Hall of Fame. The pool of prospective inductees has grown so
large that, without the information provided on the questionnaires,
the job of finding musicians and verifying their eligibility is
nearly impossible.
Please help us out by completing a questionnaire and sending it
to us. You can fill one out for yourself, or if you know of a
deserving musician, you can fill one out on their behalf.
Please go to the HOF Inductions page for instructions and a link to
the questionnaire.
We are also interested in promoting
local bands by offering a little bit of free advertising.
Please go to the Local Bands page for details on how your band can
be listed on this site.
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January 28, 2009
Our thanks to the Wabash Valley for a
fantastic 2009 induction ceremony. This was one of the largest
ceremonies we have held, and we appreciate your support.
Please Note: We extend our
apologies to those musicians who did not get an opportunity to get
up and play. There were so many musicians signed up to perform
that we could not accommodate everyone. We would have extended
the ceremony to allow more people to get on stage, but our host shut
us down at 6:00 p.m. Please join us at the 2nd annual Picnic
and Jam (tentatively scheduled for September 13), when there will be
a lot more time to get musicians up to play.
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January 1, 2009
The 2009 induction ceremony is
scheduled for January 25, 2009 at the Terre Haute V.F.W. Post 972.
Food service will start at noon and the festivities will last until
about 6:00 p.m. There will be food, live music, raffles, door
prizes and 50/50 drawings.
Tickets are $10 per person and can
be purchased at The Music Shoppe, The Conservatory of Music and
other locations starting on December 1, 2008. HOF board members
have tickets available now. If you are unable to locate
tickets, call or email us for assistance. Tickets are limited, so be sure to get yours
early. Don't miss out on one of the best parties of the year!! |
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