Jasper's Show Information
MUSIC MAGIC AND COMEDY
Enjoy the best mix of MUSIC from every era
highlighting big band, dixieland, jazz, country, gospel, patriotic, &
50's, MAGIC performed by Jack Sand, and novelty talents such as
yodeling, dancing and COMEDY skits.
The show features 4 generations of the
"Jasper" Family

Make this your family
tradition by joining us this summer.
What we sound Like:
(Click Here to Listen)
Orange Blossom Special
That's a Plenty
What a
wonderful World
Current Performers
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Jack Sand
For
25 years Jack was a television weatherman on WDAY-TV Fargo and
WDAZ-TV Grand Forks, North Dakota. A magic trick was often
a part of his weather show. Jack also hosted a number of
other local TV shows and has been a TV spokesperson for many
companies appearing in hundreds of commercials. Jack
presents fun magic shows throughout the Region featuring
audience participation. Please visit his website at:
www.jacksand.com |
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Darlene
(Hilde) Rolle
Darlene is our beloved Auntie Kreamsaugen. She grew up in Hagen Township near Ulen, MN
on a farm raking hay, singing and playing the ukulele, clarinet,
and yes, the double B flat tuba. Her professional career
began as a nurse. She held several positions in the Health
Care System including supervisor, manager and administrator of
an Assisted Living facility. She was also a Realtor in the
Fargo/Moorhead and Detroit Lakes areas. She is the top of
the food chain in the family and holds all the cards
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Lynette (Johnson) Guida
Lynette, singer, yodeler, guitarist and the middle of the Johnson sisters,
is the owner of Jaspers Jubilee Theater. Lynette and her husband
Don owned Straight River Log Homes since 1976. She also performs with the Apostle Blues Band at various churches
throughout the year. We do believe she is the fastest yodeler
you'll ever hear! |
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Kathie (Johnson) Brekke
Kathie is the youngest of the Johnson siblings-- she performs around the region with the Apostle Blues Band and 42nd Street Jazz Band as well as teaches at Concordia College and
Moorhead High School. She is a jazz vocalist and pianist as well as
worship leader at Triumph Lutheran in Moorhead. Kathie directs the musical aspect of the Jaspers show. You can go to
www.kathiebrekke.com for more info. Her Husband is Shawn (trumpeter) and their son is Daniel, the young
fiddler in the show! |
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Shawn Brekke
Shawn is a trumpeter and band director who teaches in Fargo Public Schools. Shawn
has performed with the Jazz Arts Group of Fargo and various other bands around the region, including the Apostles Blues Band.
During the show he does a little bit of everything but is especially
noted for antagonizing Harley Sommerfeld through out each act.
In his spare time he enjoys hunting, 4 wheeling and football. |
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Daniel Brekke

Dan Brekke is the 14 year old son of Kathie and Shawn who
sings and plays fiddle,
drums, guitar and bass. He is an 8th grader in Moorhead
participating in the FM Youth Symphony, Moorhead Orchestra, Football and
playing on his church worship team and in the Apostles Gospel Band.
Dan is an avid fan of country music and spends most of his free time
learning new instruments. He performs for various functions
around the area all year long. You'll love hearing his rousing
rendition of ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL!
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Kent "Biff" Karch

When Biff isn't playing music he can be found teaching special Ed in Moorhead public schools.
He also plays in the 42nd Street Jazz Band and the Apostles Blues Band.
Biff has performed in various country, rock and jazz bands around the
region for 200 years! He is quite a character on and off
stage! He and his wife Jacki (who is at the front counter) live in Moorhead. They
have 2 sons, Josh and Jason. Biff's entertaining
personality, musicianship on the bass and bluesy vocals are a highlight
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Harley Sommerfeld
Harley is Jaspers own Benny Goodman! His
musicianship on the clarinet, flute and sax are the pride of Jaspers!
He performs with the Jazz Arts Big Band of Fargo-Moorhead as well as
42nd Street, the hard bop sax quartet and various other groups around
the region. Harley has performed with many of the "Jazz Greats"
and you'll love to hear him on all three instruments! His
wife Candis is Jasper's photographer. They make their home
in Fargo, ND. |
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Kristina (Cash) Guida
Cash Guida is the oldest daughter of Travis and Sarah Guida. She
is an 8th grader and enjoys music, drumming and dancing! In school
she is in band and track and during the summer she enjoys time at the
family resort. You'll see her on the drum set, dancing and
helping with magic. |
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Alexis Johnson is 15 year old daughter of Doug and Melissa
Johnson and a sophomore at Chaska High School. She has
been performing at Jaspers for 5 years and you will love her tap
dancing! She has won many awards in dance while competing around
the nation with the Metropolitan Dance Alliance. She
loves horses, Park Rapids and can't wait to get her drivers license! |
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Sari
D. Miller
Sarah made her singing debut with the original
cast of Jasper's Dinner Theater when she was just 4 years old.
She has spent many hours
singing, dancing and barrel racing her horses! She is Don and Lynette Guida's
youngest daughter and lives with her husband, Ryan and
their new son Austin, in
Park Rapids. |
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Travis
GuidaWhen he is
not performing with Jasper's, Travis
teaches Special Education in Bemidji and plays drums for his
church praise band. He and his wife Sarah have 4 wonderful children,
Cash, Imani, Beez and E.J. Travis loves to drum,
sing, coach football and basketball and also helps manage Eagle Beach Resort Travis and Sarah also own CG
Behavioral Consulting and host family retreats at Eagle Beach Resort.
www.eaglebeachresort.com
Travis is the son of Lynette and Don Guida. |
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Jacki Karch
Jacki
is a social worker in the Moorhead Schools and enjoys
scrapbooking, quilting and stamping as well as spending time
with her family at the lake. She has been with Jaspers for
5 years and has done just about everything other than yodel!
She manages our concession area and plays piano during parts of
the show. Most of her time is spent keeping her
husband Biff in line! The Karch's have two sons,
Jason and Josh who live in the Moorhead area.
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Wally Johnson
Wally, the middle child of 6, has been the Johnson family
drummer since he was in grade school! He owns and operates
Johnson Welding in Detroit Lakes specializing in semi trailer
repair. He performs with the Apostle Blues Band and spent
years performing around Northern Minnesota with Dee and the
Country Boys Band. Wally and his wife Pam have three grown
children, Tiffany, Ryan and Brooke and are enjoying being
grandparents.
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Jasmine Guida
Jasmine
Guida nicknamed "Imani" is 12 years old and lives in Bemidji with her parents Travis and Sarah, Sister Kristina and two
brothers. She enjoys reading and playing the piano as well as
spending time at the family resort during the summers is excited
to sing for you this summer at Jaspers.
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Melissa
Johnson
Melissa is a talented singer who has performed
with various ensembles around the Minneapolis area and currently
works in Chaska public schools. She and her husband Doug and
their two daughters Macy and Alexis live in Chaska where she is
busy cheering on her daughters Alexis and Macy at dance
competitions.
Melissa has a wonderful ability to wrap her voice around any
song she sings.
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Macy
Johnson is the daughter of Doug and Melissa Johnson and
is in the 5th grade. She has been performing at
Jaspers for 5 years and you will get to hear her sing and see
her dance! Macy is a competing dancer with the
Metropolitan Dance Alliance where she has earned numerous
awards. You will enjoy her winning smile, adorable
voice and amazing dance routines.
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 Rochelle
Sand is our amazing ticket sales coordinator.
She has been keeping her husband Jack in line for many years now
and serves lots of good treats during our many hours of planning
for the show. She and her husband live in Moorhead
where she enjoys their grandchildren, volunteering and the
church and crafting!
Bryce
Klassen will be heading off to college this Fall, but we
hope he will return next season as he is the JOHNNY ON THE SPOT
with the lights and all the building maintenance as well as
assisting Jacki in the concessions. He has
been with Jaspers for 5 years! Tim Ellingson has been
with Jaspers for several years and is our Sound Man in the back
running many technical aspects of our show. He is also a
singer and drummer who has performed in various barbershop
groups around the area. |
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Past Performers
Val
(Johnson) Larson
Val is the oldest sister of the Johnson
family, a bassist and singer. She has been in the newspaper
business most of her life, as a writer, advertising sales
person, circulation manager and traveling the country as a key
note speaker at many national newspaper conventions where she
shared her innovative sales approach to publications of all
sizes.
Her musical career began in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area in the
early 70's. You may have seen her in the Detroit Lakes,
Fargo-Moorhead and Park Rapids areas with her own band.
Val joins us when she is in the Park Rapids area as she now
resides in North Dakota near her son J.J. and his wife, Meagan
and their 5 year old son, Titus. |
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Jim Sitte
J im Sitte joined Jasper's for the 2nd season and hails from Fort Abercrombie, North Dakota and has been
entertaining for over 30 years throughout the United States and
Southeast Asia as a Vocalist, Composer, Guitarist, Banjo
and Mandolinist. From Opry shows in Tennessee, to Big Band Jazz,
Dixieland and Polka in Wisconsin, Gypsy String Jazz to Cowboy and
Western Swing in Montana, Appalachian Folk to Bluegrass, Classic Country
to Swing Standards, Jim has been performing for the past 30 years
playing it all and still loving it all.
Jim recorded 7CD's of jazz standards and bluegrass originals in his studio
at Fort Abercrombie, North Dakota. He has won numerous picking
contests on guitar, banjo and mandolin and is the "reigning" We Fest
Guitar Champion! |
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Brooke Johnson

Brooke is Wally and Pam's youngest daughter and is currently attending the
University of Minnesota. She is performing with the
University of Minnesota Marching Band! Go Gophers!!!
She loves horses, singing and playing her flute! She joined our cast in our
first season as part of our lighting crew and performed our 2nd season
singing, dancing and playing with the Jasper's Jubilee Band. |
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Martin Vigessaa
Martin Vigessaa performed in the 2005 season adding guitar, mandolin and
steel guitar. Currently he is performing with his band in the
Fargo/Moorhead area and also owns Viggessa Studios.
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Jim
Knudson
Jim
has played drums in various bands of all genre’s in the region
for many years. He currently plays with the Jazz Arts Group of
Fargo-Moorhead as well as 42nd Street at the Ramada’s
“Jazz Night at Basie’s.” He works in construction and lives in
Fargo with his wife Kathy.
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Randal
Guida
It's always a treat when Randal Guida joins the show with comedy, dance &
vocals. He and
his wife Nicole are the owners of Guida Masonry and Straight River
Log Homes of Park Rapids.
They have been blessed with 7 children. (Ahlias, Katrielle,
Isaiah, Madeline, Sophia, Tabitha and Vivienne)
A natural comedian, Randal is Don & Lynette's oldest son.
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Donovan Guida
Don't let "YaHootie" fool you! When he is not cleaning up
the barn, he may be busy building log homes in Branson or flying his 182 Cessna.
He and his
crews built the replicas of the Norwegian Stave Churches in Moorhead
Minnesota and also in Minot North Dakota. Many folks will remember
Don from his car racing days winning the Minnesota State Sprint Car
Championship.
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________________________________________________________________ Jeff
Menten
Jeff Menten plays a mean
Orange Blossom Special and a sweet ballad all on the same fiddle! He
teaches private lessons in the Staples-Motley School system as well as in
Park Rapids, Wadena, and Bemidji. He and his wife Randi, have opened
Menten's Pine Tree Music where you can
purchase music, instruments, and supplies.
jrmenten@arvig.net
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Dee
(Hilde) Johnson (1934-2005)
In Loving MemoryDee Johnson was our mother, sister,
grandmother and friend who inspired us all to live life to the
fullest and fill it with love and laughter. She was an entertainer,
singer, bassist, yodeler and a most remarkable mother who taught us
all the love music and the joy of sharing it. She left this world on Nov. 22, 2005
to join Jesus. Although she will be missed, a part of her will be in
every smile, every song, every joke and will live on in us for generations. Thank you Dee Dee, you will not be forgotten. |
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