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The band wishes to associate this peal with Theresa Rice who was unable to ring with us.

1st Peal as Conductor

For Sunday service

First peal as conductor. First on ten: 9-10.

First blows in the method for all the band except No. 4

For the wedding of Erin Petty and Kamaal Jones. First Double Oxford: 5,6

First blows in method: 2,3,4,5

First major: 3

First major as conductor: 8

For Sunday service, and to congratulate the Hoyas for their win over Duke yesterday!

17th birthday compliments to Alasdair McKernan.

First peal: 3, 6. First away from cover: 5. First as cover! First in method: 2, 4. For the centennial of the 1906 inaugural service in the 4th and current St. Luke’s church building at 435 Peachtree Street, Atlanta.

Rung to welcome Alan Andrews to Minnesota

First in tower and first surprise: 2.

Rung to celebrate the life of Dr. Robert A. Verrey, tower captain of St.

Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii

Rung for the funeral of Jessica Guthrie, and in fond memory of Robert

Verrey.

Dianne Cermak and Arthur Lewbel would like to be associated with this

quarter.

For Sunday Service

In celebration of the life of Robert A. Verrey

First in method for all the band.

In celebration of the life of Tom Day.

For President's Day

In memory of Richard Whitney Westneat and Norma Westneat Schrader, parents of 6.

First spliced: 2.

First ring together after 40 years: 1 and 3.

First in method: 2.

First of method.

80th Peal: 6

Rung at Calvary United Methodist Church, Frederick, MD for the 75th anniversary of the church

at this site.

Place notation:

3.1.7.1.7.1.7.1.7.3.7.1.5.1

bob: 7.1.3.1

fred: 7.1.34567.1

Composition:

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1645372

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1753426

1764253

1732564

1745632

- 1327645

1356427

- 1273456 *omit this in alternate parts

1264573

1235764

- 1642735

- 1356742

1327456

1364527

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1245673

1236745

1257436

1264357

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1543672

1526743

1537426

1564237

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1342675

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1726453

1734526

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1367542

1325467

1374625

1356274

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1532467

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1653724

1647253

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1572436

1564372

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1276435

1254376

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6 part.

First triples: 1. For service.

First quarter: 6.

First quarter: 1.

First on 10: 1. First royal in tower: 6.

First in method: 4.

First quarter: 6. First inside: 3.

For service.

First quarter: 6.

First quarter: 6. First in method: 2.

First away from cover: 1.

Rung to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the

dedication of these bells, using the same method and

composition as the first peal thereon.

First variable hunt: 1,4,5.

Circled the tower 3 times: 2.

Retirement compliment to Elisabeth Trumpler.

Rung in memory of Eleanor Claire Carney, October 14, 1915, to March 7, 2006.

First in method for all the band.

For the inauguration of Dr Eileen B Wilson-Oyelaran as the seventeenth President of Kalamazoo College.

First Major: 2.

First Major "inside": 5.

First by a local band in this tower.

In honor of the visit of the Lord Mayor of Westminster to Washington, DC (ringer of the 2). The first time that a Lord Mayor of Westminster has rung in North America.

For Sunday Service

Rung to celebrate the dedication of the ringers of Perth, Western Australia, who made the Swan Bells the most active quarter-peal tower in the world in 2005. We wish to associate Paula Fleming with this quarter. First of London Minor: 6

First in the method 1-2. Rung as a birthday compliment to 3-4

First inside: 2

First quarter peal as conductor.

Birthday compliments to Aileen Murphy.

In thanksgiving for the life of Mickie, beloved feline companion of Ken

Ballou (5-6). Also, birthday compliments to Elaine Hansen (3-4) and

Nigel Newton (1-2).

For Easter, and wishing Eddie Martin a quick recovery.

Rung for Easter Day.

For D.C. Emancipation Day. Birthday compliments to Queen Elizabeth II.

For Sunday service, and to celebrate the 5's 10th year at ringing

First of Surprise: 4.

In memoriam Douglas Brown OHC,

Prior of the Order of the Holy Cross.

First peal in the method.

3456x3456.1x2x3x4x5x6x7 lh 2nds [b] fch BGc.

Rung during Police Week to honor those who have given their lives to protect us from harm, and to celebrate the lives of Special Agent Daniel P. Madrid and Park Ranger Jeffrey A. Christiensen

For a wedding

First quarter peal 5-6

In thanksgiving for the life of Nick Davies, Kent ringer and friend of 7-8.

Rung as a Thanksgiving for the life and work of Derek M Sawyer (27 June 1942 - 2 June 2006).

In celebration for the life of Derek M. Sawyer, and his contribution to the NAGCR and the UBSCR. Rung by members of both societies.

For 06/06/06 at 6:06. 210 sixes in 46 minutes on six bells. In honor of "The Count". Brought to you by the number six.

In celebration of the life of Derek Sawyer

In memoriam Derek M Sawyer (1942-2006).

First on ten: 8, 9, 10.

In thanksgiving for the life of Derek Sawyer. Run on ten in tribute to his tutelage.

Dedicated to Bronzeworks of Desert Bells, International, Phoenix, Arizona, on their American Heritage tour. For the wedding of Allison Clark & Amar Sathay, & Joshua & Rebecca & Nalini & Joseph Donnen - congratulations!!

1st treble bob 1-2, 1st spliced 5-6, 1st spliced in hand 3-4, 7-8, 1st treble bob as conductor.

150th peal for the Guild: 2

First of Major: 5

First away from cover: 6

Rung by an all local band in memory of Derek M Sawyer.

In thanksgiving for the life of Maura E. LeClair. First Surprise quarter peal in Minnesota, as conductor, and for 1-2.

To welcome Anna Gladstone to Minnesota

In thanksgiving for the life of Derek M Sawyer.

In celebration of the life of Derek M. Sawyer. John King would like to be associated with this quarter.

In memory of Derek Sawyer

In memory of Derek Sawyer

Rung in memory of Derek M. Sawyer, on the 64th anniversary of his birth.

To coincide with the opening of the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

100th Quarter Peal: 1

Rung in memory of all who died in the Battle of the Somme, which began 90 years ago today.

Rung on Independence Day as an eighteenth birthday compliment to Emily Mather.

For the remembrance of the victims of the London bombings of 7/7/05, and celebrating the final stage of the No. 5's world tour.

First in hand: 1-2.

For the wedding of Mikara Salomon and Shawn Davis

In memoriam Frank Farthing, father of 9-10.

Rung to celebrate the wedding of Leah Stang and Ben Chamberlain, friends of 5-6. First in method for all.

First on eight hand bells: 7-8.

First blows in the method, and first of Surprise: 7.

350th peal: 5.

Circled the tower: 1.

Circled the tower as conductor 3 times: 6

For Sunday service. Get well wishes for Ben Norman. For International Left-Handers Day and our left-handed ringers.

First Treble Bob: 1

First in each method for all.

To the memory of Ambassador Mary Ryan

For the birth of Logan Thomas Scott Anderson.

Most methods: 2, 3, 4.

To celebrate the 1st birthday of Isabel Andrews August 7, 2006 and the 6th wedding anniversary of Alan and Clare Andrews August 12, 2006.

Rung for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service. Same method and same bell as the quarter-peal for the 75th anniversary: 4, 6

First of Treble Bob: 5-6.

First of Treble Bob Major: 5-6.

First peal: 10.

Rung during the NAGCR AGM weekend as a thanksgiving for the life and work of J Arthur Izard, 1920 - 2006, in the tower at which he rang for seventy years.

First in hand in 10 years for 7-8.

For the Hanoion-Williams wedding

For Sunday service

In memory of those who died, Sept. 11, 2001

For the wedding of Clare Cohen and Martin Offutt.

Rung within one day of the fifteenth anniversary of the formation of the Minneapolis/St. Paul handbell ringing section of the North American Guild on 18 Sept. 1991

For a wedding

Rung to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of 1-2 and 7-8.

First Bristol: 2, 4, 5, 8.

Completes the standard eight: 2.

50th peal: 8.

For Sunday Service

First in the method for all.

Congratulations to Stuart McKernan on his election to membership of the

Society of Royal Cumberland Youths.

First peal: 8. First on eight: 2, 4. First inside: 4. 300th as conductor.

Rung immediately at the conclusion of the Solemn Mass for the dedication of the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts.

Rung in celebration of the investiture of Cannon Michael Wright as the 10th rector of Grace Church

For Columbus Day

50th peal: 6.

Circled the tower: 2.

First in method and first inside: 3. Farewell compliments to Michael R Harrison, Tower Captain.

First Little Bob: 1-2.

First Little Bob Major on handbells: 7-8.

100th peal: 3.

This peal was rung to commemorate the Kent School Centennial, and

celebrates the school’s successful mission fostering simplicity of life,

directness of purpose and self-reliance. Additionally, this peal is

associated with the Thomas W. Kates Memorial Bench, dedicated this day.

First Surprise: 3.

Birthday compliment to Rana Mikkelson.

In thanksgiving for the life of Marilyn LaPlante, long-time Vice President for Student Affairs at Kalamazoo College.

First quarter, 6; rung in memory of George Francis Schulte, Sr.

Rung to celebrate the 7th anniversary of Grace Church bells.

First in method: 4. First in Stedman Triples: 3. 90th peal: 5

For the Seating of the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

For Veterans Day

For Sunday service

31st wedding anniversary compliment to Joan Hutchinson and Stan Wagon.

For veteran's day

First peal on the bells (eventually). First on mini-bells for all.

For Thanksgiving

For Sunday Service

1st maximus in hand 3-4.

To celebrate the life of Barbara Curtsinger

100th quarter peal in Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Rung by a band of the founding members.

In memory of Dexter, "the best dog in the world." - Jim Pirie

1st as conductor: 5. 100th Quarter Peal: 5. For the lighting of the National Christmas tree.

1st Quarter-Peal: 6. In thanksgiving for the life of Marcia Taff Berrien.

For Christmas Eve. First in method: 3

Christmas Eve for Sunday service. 100th tower quarter: 10.

For Christmas Day service

Rung for the 50th Birthday of Stuart McKernan and the 80th Birthday of Dorothy Eyers, Mother of 5-6

For the 2006 Frederick candlelight tour

In thanksgiving for the life of Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States and a one-time Park Ranger. 750th quarter and 375th as conductor: 7

First quarter of treble bob royal: 1

For New Year's Eve

1st Stedman Caters: 1. Wedding anniversary compliment to Ed Donnen and Paula Fleming.

For New Year's Eve; rung half-muffled.

First St. Clement's: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.