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North American Guild

Minnetonka, Minnesota

St Davids Episcopal Church

Sunday, 21 January 2001 in 44m

1280 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Robert J Stokes

3–4 Janet A McKernan

5–6 Susan K Fautsch

7–8 Stuart McKernan (C)

First quarter peal in hand 1-2.

North American Guild

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota

Wednesday, 24 January 2001 in 36m

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Robert J Stokes

3–4 Susan K Fautsch

5–6 Stuart McKernan (C)

1st quarter on Stuart's refurbished handbells.

North American Guild

Toronto, Ontario

Cathedral Church of St James

Wednesday, 21 February 2001 (21–2–10 in D)

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Madeleine R Cheesman

2 Eileen Butler

3 Kath Sloman

4 Pauline H Smith

5 Derek M Sawyer

6 Mark Androlia

7 Bruce Butler (C)

8 Nicholas P Cheesman

Get well wishes to Robin E. C. Clarke, who would have rung but for losing a tug-of-war with Molly the dog, on an icy surface. The wishes worked and Robin was back in the tower for Monday practice.

North American Guild

Toronto, Ontario

Cathedral Church of St James

Monday, 30 April 2001 in 51m (21–2–10 in D)

1360 Plain Bob Major

1 Judith Hunt

2 Madeleine R Cheesman

3 Katherine A Sloman

4 Nicholas P Cheesman

5 Chris Kennedy

6 Robin E C Clarke

7 Derek M Sawyer (C)

8 Mark Androlia

75th Birthday Compliment to Jan Turner and to welcome Oliver Patrick Woodbine Parish, 3rd grandson of Robin and Nicki Clarke, son of Zoe & Mathew Parish.

North American Guild

Toronto, Ontario

Cathedral Church of St James

Monday, 4 June 2001 (8 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Beatrice Schikschneit

2 Katherine A Sloman

3 Pauline H Smith

4 Robin E C Clarke

5 Nicholas P Cheesman

6 Derek M Sawyer (C)

Congratulations to the treble ringer on attaining her first quarter peal.

North American Guild

Princess Anne, Maryland

St Andrew

Saturday, 7 July 2001 in 2h 30 (3–2–10 in C♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

2 extents Kent TB, Cambridge S, St Clement's; 1 extent Plain

1 Andrew Johnston

2 Alexander T Taft III

3 Richard C Offen

4 Gregory S Hinson

5 Nicolas W Evans

6 Meredith A Morris (C)

First peal: 1, 5. First Minor: 2, 4. First as conductor. The conductor would like to associate Joan Hutchinson, Alan Durfee, and Peggy Stanier, who were largely responsible for teaching her to ring, with this peal.

Ringing World page reference: 4709.0756

North American Guild

Toronto, Ontario

Cathedral Church of St James

Thursday, 16 August 2001 (21–2–10 in D)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Kathryn Tucker

2 John Owen

3 Elizabeth J Cranfield

4 Donald Trumpler

5 Robert Gruen

6 James Whiting

7 Quilla Roth (C)

8 Bill Kollar

9 Joseph P Fickus III

10 Scott Stricker

Rung to celebrate the North American Guild AGM in Toronto

First of Caters 1,6

North American Guild

Toronto, Ontario

Cathedral Church of St James

Friday, 17 August 2001 (21–2–10 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Mary Platt

2 Geoffrey Davies (C)

3 E G (Jeff) White

4 Christian Haller

5 Nancy Perry

6 Madeleine R Cheesman

7 Robert Verrey

8 Roy Latham

9 Pauline H Smith

10 Robin E C Clarke

First of Plain Bob Royal 1,5,6,7,8

North American Guild

Toronto, Ontario

Cathedral Church of St James

Saturday, 18 August 2001 (21–2–10 in D)

1346 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 Geoffrey Davies

2 Noel Diserens

3 John Owen

4 Donald Trumpler

5 Derek M Sawyer

6 Enid Roberts

7 Theresa Rice

8 Katherine A Sloman

9 Mark Androlia

10 Quilla Roth

11 Richard S Dirksen

12 Donald F Morrison (C)

Rung with the Guild members' condolences to Nancy Pichiotino on the sudden loss of her father

North American Guild

Toronto, Ontario

Cathedral Church of St James

Sunday, 19 August 2001 (21–2–10 in D)

1346 Grandsire Cinques

1 Quilla Roth

2 Derek M Sawyer

3 Bruce Butler

4 Greg Hinson

5 John Mabe

6 Elisabeth Trumpler

7 Derek Wilsden

8 Robert Stokes

9 Sarah Beukema

10 Donald F Morrison (C)

11 Mark Androlia

12 Michael Harrison

Rung for thr the Feast of St. Mary

First on 12 bells 3,5,7,8,12

First of Cinques 6,9

North American Guild

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Old Post Office

Saturday, 1 September 2001 in 2h 59 (13)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Michael R Harrison

2 Gregory J Watson

3 Paul Timmel

4 Quilla Roth

5 Gregory S Hinson

6 Alexander T Taft III

7 Cecily W Rock

8 Christopher J Pickford (C)

First Treble Bob: 1. First Surprise Major: 3,6. First Cambridge: 5.

Ringing World page reference: 4721.1046

North American Guild

Minnetonka, Minnesota

3000 St. Albans Mill Road #315

Saturday, 1 September 2001 in 48m

1280 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Kristine K Fowler

3–4 Janet A McKernan

5–6 Susan K Fautsch

7–8 Stuart McKernan (C)

First quarter peal 1-2.

Rung to celebrate the 23rd Wedding anniversary of Susan and Stephen Fautsch and ten years anniversary of the formation of the Mpls./St. Paul handbell ringing group.

North American Guild

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Old Post Office

Monday, 3 September 2001 in 50m (26)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Paula Fleming

2 Cecily W Rock

3 Harriet P Morgan

4 Nicolas W Evans

5 Alexander T Taft III

6 Gregory S Hinson

7 Meredith A Morris

8 Christopher J Pickford (C)

Circled the tower to quarter peals: 7. For Labor Day.

North American Guild

Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Stetson Chapel

Sunday, 7 October 2001 in 2h 52 (9)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (12 part)

1 Russell J Hankey

2 Kathryn F Almy

3 Michael Schulte (C)

4 Thomas W Farthing

5 M Katherine Merz

6 Margaret I Miller

7 Paul R Graupner

8 Robert T Kakuk

First on tower bells: 5. First in method as conductor. Rung half-muffled on the day of the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service, to honor those firefighters who gave their lives to protect their communities, and to give strength and support to the families they left behind.

Ringing World page reference: 4725.1139

North American Guild

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

St Andrew's Cathedral

Monday, 12 November 2001 in 45m (12–0–26 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Martha J Aldinger

2 Pamela G Verrey

3 Robert W Aldinger

4 Alice Herring

5 Walter Herring

6 Robert A Verrey (C)

First quarter peal in method - 4.

This was the sixth anniversary of the first local band quarter (conducted by by H.H.'Dicky' Furminger) honoring veterans. Three veterans rung along with their wives.

Also for the 79th birthday compliment to Dorothy Verrey mother of the conductor.

[Ringing World # 4727. Page 119. Date published 30th November, 2001.].

North American Guild

Minnetonka, Minnesota

208 Sunnyvale Lane

Sunday, 18 November 2001 in 49m

1264 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Donald F. Morrison

1–2 Joan P Hutchinson

3–4 Kristine K Fowler

5–6 Janet A McKernan

7–8 Stuart McKernan (C)

In memory of all the victims of the September 11th tragedy in New York and Washington.

North American Guild

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Old Post Office

Wednesday, 21 November 2001 in 43m (8–2–1)

1260 Spliced Doubles

Plain Bob, St. Martin's, St. Simon's, Grandsire

1 Nicola MacIllfhinnien

2 Nicolas W Evans

3 Nancy Perry

4 Mary Clark

5 Alexander T Taft III (C)

6 Kemp Brinson

For Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22)

First spliced - 2

First conducting spliced

First quarter peal - 6

North American Guild

Chatham, New Jersey

420 River Road #D5

Tuesday, 11 December 2001 in 2h 4 (13)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 ext each Sandal TB, Oxford TB, Kent TB, 4 exts Plain Bob

1–2 Lynn E Kodrich

3–4 Donald Trumpler (C)

5–6 R Roger Savory

First peal to include Sandal TB for all.

Ringing World page reference: 4732.0010

North American Guild

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

1858 Saint Margaret's Road

Wednesday, 12 December 2001 in 40m

1344 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Melissa Brinson

3–4 Kemp Brinson

5–6 Ann G Martin

7–8 Edward W Martin (C)

First quarter - 1-2; First quarter in hand and first quarter inside - 3-4

North American Guild

Boston, Massachusetts

The Advent

Saturday, 22 December 2001 in 2h 41 (19–1–7 in E)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

768 Rutland, London, Bristol, 576 each Superlative, Cambridge Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Yorkshire, 144 com

Composed by N Smith

1 Linda C Woodford

2 Elaine M Hansen

3 James K Whiting

4 Anthony C F Perry

5 Geoffrey Davies

6 Maurice W Southworth

7 Donald F Morrison

8 Edward J Futcher (C)

First Spliced - 3. For the 25th anniversary this year of the rehanging of these bells.

Ringing World page reference: 4735.0082

North American Guild

Springfield, New Jersey

2402 Park Place

Thursday, 27 December 2001 in 2h 58 (13)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Anon

1–2 Lynn E Kodrich

3–4 Donald Trumpler (C)

5–6 Timothy J Barnes

7–8 Elisabeth Trumpler

9–10 R Roger Savory

Wedding anniversary compliment to Elisabeth and Don Trumpler.

Ringing World page reference: 4735.0087

North American Guild

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

St Mark

Saturday, 29 December 2001 in 3h 10 (17–3–18 in F)

5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Eizabeth Trumpler

2 Lynn E Kodrich

3 Nancy Perry

4 Mary O Clark

5 Roy N Latham

6 Christian J Haller

7 Donald Trumpler (C)

8 R Roger Savory

First on 8 - 5. First in method - 2,3. 700th peal - 8.

Ringing World page reference: 4735.0082

North American Guild

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

St Andrew's Cathedral

Monday, 31 December 2001 in 48m (12–0–26 in F♯)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Martha J Aldinger

2 Alice Herring

3 Pamela G Verrey

4 Mark R Verrey

5 Robert W Aldinger

6 Paul Pernambuco-Wise

7 Walter Herring

8 Robert A Verrey (C)

First quarter peal in method inside - 2.

First quarter on 8 bells (major) - 1.

First quarter peal as conductor in major - 8.

First quarter peal Major for an entirely local band.

Rung for New Years Eve 2001, and to celebrate the 7th anniversary of Bev and Libert O'Sullivan joining the band.

[Ringing World # 4745. Page 346. Date published 5th April, 2002.].

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