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Two members of The Sunshine Tomorrow band, Brian Holt and Gail Vaubel, played in Jewell Bowling Alley “Axis Lanes” on Friday 25 Jul 08 to a standing room only crowd. The gig was put together by Ray Burkhart of The Barefooted Surfinks to entertain the SHHS Class of 1968’s informal get together. Overall, it went quite well – fans Amy and Nancy said the band sounded great – solid and clean. Ray Burkhart, played bass and made the set list of tunes. Brian on drums, Gail on some leads but mostly rhythm guitar, Jane Toddy on keyboards and vocals and

The Sunshine Tomorrow 60’s rock band performed on Jul 5th for the Class Reunion for Northeast Hamilton Class of 1968. A warm up/practice gig was performed on 4 Jul at Axis Lanes Bowling Alley bar on in Jewell, IA on 4 Jul 08. Both events were standing room only. A total of 35 60’s hits were performed on each night. Here is a picture of the band’s equipment. Much of the gear is vintage 60’s original. Here is link to You Tube of Knock on Wood at the reunion:

June 29th and 30th, 2007 was “Back to the 60’s” at the Jewell Golf Course Clubhouse where the SHHS Class of 1967 held their 40th Class Reunion. Over 45 classmates attended along with an additional 150 spouses and Sunshine Tomorrow followers. The band played two sets of songs from the 60’s for a total of 30 songs. The event was recorded on video and a DVD is being produced. Pictures of the event are available on vaubel.net under GEV’s Photo Albums. The band members recovered after two days of rest – it took nearly every ounce of energy each musician

The popular 60’s Rock N’ Roll band from central Iowa, Sunshine Tomorrow, will perform on 30 Jun 2007 for the South Hamilton High School Class of ’67 class reunion. Here is a synopsis of the band: >p Band Hometown: Jewell, Iowa Years Together: 1965 – 1970 Band Members: Brian Vaubel, Bass; Gail Vaubel, Guitar; Loren Luppes, Organ and Guitar; Selwyn Rash, Vocals and Guitar; and Brian Holt, drums and cow bell. Influences: Beatles, Beach Boys, Grassroots, any top 40 song with a good beat, easy to play and difficult to sing with lots of harmonies. Songs from set list: Birthday,

Dateline 12 June, 2006. Gail and Amy returned from a 12 day land tour and cruise to Alaska. They went with four other couples from church and work. A good time was had by all. Click on “gev’s photo albums” and then on “North to Alaska” to see a few of the 170+ photos taken during the trip.

Loren Vaubel passed away on March 25, 2006. Loren S. Vaubel was born July 3, 1920 to John Henry Vaubel and Della (Tempel) Vaubel in Kamrar, Iowa. He married Wilma Ferguson on Dec 14 , 1941. He served in the Navy during World War II on the USS Charles Carroll in the Atlantic Theater. He farmed and worked at Fort Dodge Community College for many years after the war near Fort Dodge, Iowa. He is survived by his loving wife Wilma, and three children, Sandra, Penny, and Tracey, along with five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was preceded in

The funeral for Kenneth H. Vaubel, 91, was held on Weds 16 March 2006 at the Kamrar Commnunity Chruch, Kamarar, IA. He died on Sat March 11, 2006 at the Southfield Wellness Center in Webster City, IA. Kenneth served in the Army Air Corps in WWII, was self employed as a carpenter and plumber after the war and then a farmer near Jewell, IA starting in 1955. Surviors include his wife of 64 years, Lorraine (Luppes) Vaubel; children: Cynthia of Topeka, KS , Brian of St Marys, KS, Gail of Beavercreek, OH, and Gretchen Warn of Camdeton, MO; along with

Battle of the Bands II occurred on 3 Sept at Gail and Amy’s house. The event opened with the Shakertown Stompers playing about an hour of Dixieland Jazz and standards. Then, from Columbus, OH, The Randy’s took the stage for over two hours! It was a really great time and pictures are in Links on the right under GEV’s Photos. Highlight of the evening was when Brian (57) took the stage and sang “Show Me A Man Thats Got a Good Woman”. Voting for winning band was very tight and eventually a tie was delclared by Dave Vaubel, drummer for