Square One The most recent quartet to take the stage is Square One; comprised entirely of "first-timers" in quarteting. In fact, three of the four have less than five years experience in Barbershopping! But don't let that fool you: At the October 2005 Central States District competition in Des Moines, they won the Novice Quartet Championship Trophy and the Super Novice Quartet Award. You may ask, "How does a quartet come up with a name?" Well, they originally petitioned the Society for the name, "VoiceMale", but in a matter of 14 days that name was already claimed. So the message went out, "Well, it looks like we're back to square one." Hhhmmm. While based in Mason City with the River City Chorus, the members come from all over Northeastern Iowa. Members are: Tenor (far right): Tony Poppens, a farmer from Aplington where he lives with his wife, Carma. Lead (2nd from left): Clark Ebert, a first grade teacher from Riceville, where he makes his home with his wife, Shary. Baritone (left): Mark Narveson, A Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room of Mercy Hospital in Mason City, makes his home in Nora Springs, Iowa with his wife Jeanne. Mark is also the Contact Man for the Quartet (see below). Bass (2nd from right): Harlan Nyhus, also a farmer from Forest City, where he and his wife Deb, THE secretary for the Forest City Middle School, live with their children Holden and Heidi. While new at the game, these guys really like to perform and are available to entertain your group or function. To contact Square One, simply click here or you can contact Mark Narveson at 641-749-2457. For a print-quality publicity photograph of Square One, click to download this ZIP file (1.2 MB): Print-Quality Photograph (2336x1511) All content Copyright ©2006 The River City Barbershop Chorus