Gold Rush was formed when lead Cleon Wahlin and tenor Steve Nolte of the quartet Prism found themselves without a bass and baritone in August of 2005. They asked bass Steve Anderson and Steve Hardy, both formerly of the Live Wire quartet, to join them. Steve Anderson left the group in the Spring of 2007, replacd by Jared Hoke, a brand new quartet man. This foursome competed in the Land O' Lakes District competition in Rochester, MN, last Fall, finishing 8th over all. Since then, Steve Anderson has returned and will be competing with them in the International Preliminary Contest and 10,000 Lakes Division Contest in La Crosse this May. The Members All four of the guys are married with grown or nearly grown children. Cleon Wahlin and Steve Nolte both work for Northwest Airlines. The other Steves are both self employed, and if we told you any more about what they do, we'd have to ... well I guess you'd be pretty safe. The group has a hard time making decisions. What They've Been Doing / Where They'll Be They've sung for several local men's Barbershop and Sweet Adeline chapters in the area and made four appearances at the Lowell Inn in Stillwater in December. This is the second year in a row for this engagement. We hope it's a tradition that continues for years to come. An Invitation The group would like to sing for you too. To contact the quartet call Steve (really!) at 763 757-0581 or by email at steve@prettygoodquartet.com.