The Theme for the Chamber of Commerce Discovery Day in June is music.

In keeping with that theme, the Senior Center has dedicated its window display to its Golden Swingers Band.  

The band performed from 1979 to 2006. It was Vera Core’s idea to form a band and she served as the first director. Other directors included Carol Lytle, Betty Hitchcock and Bertie Swank. 

Practices were held every Tuesday and there were times when the band had three engagements in one day. All told, they completed over 1,000 programs. 

Instruments included piano, clarinet, horn, melodica, drums, guitar, banjo, kazoos and rhythm instruments like the triangle and wood block. The Golden Swingers played at nursing homes, clubs, local parades, fairs and other community events. 

The photo is from a Golden Swingers Band performance at the Bluffton Middle School. Seated left to right, Bertie Swank, Betty Mumper, Harold Alstaetter, Wendel Zumkehr. Standing left to right, David Sycks, Carol Wiseman, Lenore Reiter, Tonya Meyer and Dave Reiter.