Reno Silver Dollar Chorus competed at the Far Western District’s Northeast Division at the Hutchins Street Square Performing Arts Center on May 17, 2014 Silver Dollar Chorus did very well during competition this spring. 34 members attended and sung “Being with You” and “The Nearness of You”. The judges rewarded us with the following: 1st… Continue Reading
Born in 1952, Pete never liked his real first name – Dwight, named after Dwight Eisenhower’s election. As a toddler, his family would call him Dwight, and he would not respond. One day his grandfather called him “Petey” (the dog in Our Gang) and it stuck. “Petey” , like the dog, enjoyed people, and developed… Continue Reading
Steve grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. At age 8 his mother took him to see the Benny Goodman story and he just had to play clarinet. His parents were very supportive of his musical desires and has played clarinet, saxophone, guitar and bass guitar in school bands and other bands. Starting in… Continue Reading
Our newest addition is a Nevada native who grew up in Las Vegas. After graduating from Chaparral HS he enlisted and spent 16 years in the Nevada National Guard, where he specialized in tanks and was also a medic. Like many of us, even while in high school he worked at Burger King part-time. In… Continue Reading
Although born in LA, our newest member spent most of his childhood in Utah. He played football at Utah State before serving our country in the Air Force. After returning to Utah he went back to school and came away with a degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Utah. He has since done… Continue Reading