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Elmer Faser p assed on M arch 24, 20 25 born on Nov em be r 19 , 19 40
E lmer born in Do dg e, N D . E lm er pla y ed h is w a y th r ough Colleg e as a w orking musician while s tu dy - ing at Minot State T each er s C olleg e. E l mer t au gh t Ameri c an H ist ory and Social Stu dies. Elmer c on tin- ued h is ac ad emi c s tu die s, ear ning a Mas t er ’s d eg r ee in edu c ation fr om the Un i v er s ity of N orth Da k o t a . E lmer an d f amily mo ved to the Phoenix a r ea in 1986 wher e E l mer f o cused on f a mil y and chur ch. La t er Elmer an d h is wi f e mo v ed to Sun City W es t. E lmer support ed live music and e xpr es sed a n ev er -ending lov e f or th e a c c or d ion . As a y oung f amily man he c on tinu ed to p la y w eek end gi gs, mo s t not ab ly with th e Mus t a ngs in the 197 0’s a n d H al ’s q u art e t in the 1980’s. He serv ed as pr esiden t of the Minot Musi- cians As socia tion, Loc al 656 In h is la t er y ear s, as the house acc or d ion p la y er f or Hau s Murp h y ’s Ger man R es t a u r an t in d o wn t o wn Gl en dale, AZ w earing a p air of Lederhos en. In 2016 E lm er w as c er e moniou sly induct ed in t o the Da k o t a Music As sociation H all of F ame. He w as a long time me mber of the Minot E lk s Lodg e, Su n City E lk s Lodg e and the Ariz o na Acc o r d i- on Club. He will be mi ss ed.

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Presiden t V ac an t Vic e Presiden t V ac an t Secret ary V ac an t T reasurer Diane Mar den Bo ard Of Directors P aul Betk en (602 ) 471-9310 Chuck V oinovich (480) 451- 4416 Dennis Humlicek ( 602) 944-2854 Diane Mar den ( 60 2) 309- 3730 Leigh Dechaine (623) 582-3746 F ace Book ARIZ ON A ACCORDION CL U B W eb sit e: Ari z onaa cc or dionclub .c om
HONOR AY M EM BERS P e t e Dona t ella * T ed Lee * Dr . Jon V an Such * Joh n Cesin g e r * Jo e Kin o * Al M on ti Helen Criscio * Flac o J imene z * T o n y Lo v el lo * Fr an k M ar occ o * An th o n y Galla -Rin i M yr on Flo r en * Art V an Dam m e * Ar t M e tzler * Len n y Simmons * Fr an k Y ank o vic

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Happ y Music Cent er in Dallas, TX is dedica t ed to f os t ering joy thr ough music. HMC Pr esident Johnn y Y oung and the Nation- al Accor dion Association (NAA) Con vention Coordinat or Rick Cus t er rec ogniz ed Lori Beth Br ook e as a Happ y Music Ambas- sador . She said.” ...music brin gs jo y…when we pla y mu sic, we c on nect with other s on a le v el that tr an scends wor ds and unit es us as on e. F or more inf ormation visit http://www .happymusiccen t er .or g

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Mary An n P au l a fir s t time v isi t or . Mary An n w as b r ough t to the me eting by Henry Slama, they b oth liv e in V err ad o in Bu ck e y e, AZ Mary An n is fr om Ala sk a.
Henry Sla ma our Head liner this month. Henr y is heading back to Canada for the summer . When he’s in Arizona, he lives in V errado , a master planned communit y l ocated in the cit y of Buc k- ey e, AZ. Henry pla yed F erryboat Serenade Ga y Mood Come Back to S orrento La Compar sita Hung arian Dance #5 Blue Danube W altz Hejr e K ati (Czar das) Henry makes up his own lyrics to famous songs Drinking all Da y (Mar garit aville) Y ester da y (Golfing V er sion) Accordions We Pla y (Jingle Bells) T ak e Me Home Desert Roads (Country Roads)
Mary An n p la y ed Liech t ens t einer P o lk a S wed i sh P olk a Villag T a v ern P olk a Suzie' s P olk a
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Dick W adnal up with Gr een Gr ass of Hom e Luckk en bach TX Ne v er Rains in Sout hern Calif orn ia K nock 3 Times Pr oud Mary Whit er Shade of p ale Blue E yes Crying in the Rain Tie a Y ellow Ribbon Mak th e W orld go Aw a y S w ee t Little Girl P o lk a
R o d Julk o w ski with ...Mo on li gh t in V ermon t Vienn a Lif e W altz Michael’ s P o lk a Jus t A N eighb orh ood Da n ce Mo on ligh W a ltz The God f a th er —T ar an t ella  N ap olit ana St Bern ar d W altz Sunn y side of the Str e et Au t o b ah n P o lk a Or chids in the Moonligh t T an g o Slo v en ian  H om e P olk a

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Elkav o x f or sale $900 Call Dick Wadnal 480-244-7233
Bose Speaker for sale, aski ng $800.00 Deb Gregor y 602-402-5310 The speaker comes with a microphone, case, owners guide and dus t c over .
Our CL UB DUES ar e DUE January 2025. Thank you f or supporting the club every single year with y our attendance, y our perf ormances, y our friendship, and y our dues. Tha t combo k eeps us aliv e and ex cit ed and will allow us to host the meetings at Az American It alian Club and to in vite the pla y er s we enjoy the mo s t .

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