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EDUCATION h ' : ; s COlborne §\ “ o f * _ e 8 S e " " _ _ ... .A 2C _ 1 i: e § o s F 4‘ ,.” + /YAMAHA ‘ . t .'?‘ #«~ ““““ sA § h. * * a w // ot® = 10US marcnh | # M % %, * _ .. CCX: F J£ 5’ : e P i * e f s l ; \3" & & > o f ~Al y CC R : . s § & P \t S%. . > 4 8 M > .‘%« and a g5 > 4 ‘~< '7 es . * gh* OWn beat Pm "At * A.= t _ @/ _t / .~~ 1 i in | i 4 K Heccs:. . Aul1 $ First regional competition _ | J E* r J *.: > _ ; , § ‘at Keeler Centre §F 22M â€"es> S mivietecte P thive e iess "KAREN LONGWELL KAREN LONGWELL / NORTHUMBERLAND NEWS S COLBORNE â€"â€" Port Hope‘s Trinity College School Grade 10 students Theresa Engethardt, left, and Kristelle Abueva participate in : kdongwell@northumberlandnews.com concert senior division of the Eastern Ontario Regional Drumline competition at the Keeler Centre in Colborne. ‘COLBORNE â€" The first Eastern Ontarâ€" â€" borne marching junior drumline placed first _ Morford said. ciation (ODA) in the summer of 2011. The io Regional Drumline Competition proved _ in their category and the Oak Ridge Percusâ€" "It has been gaining momentum,‘ hesaid. _ new organization will be the sanctioning Northumberland students have got the beat. _ sion group, also from Colborne, placed secâ€" Colborne drumline groups enter competiâ€" _ body for drumline competitions in Ontario. _ Five drumline groups converged on the ond in the concert senior category. Port . tions and join local parades, he said. Drumâ€" _ Memberdrumlinesofthe ODA compete with Keeler Centre on April 20 for the first comâ€" Hope‘s Trinity College School placed first . line doesn‘t require a lot of musical skill and _ each other in events specifically designed for \ petition sanctioned by the Ontario Drumline _ in the concert senior category. Two groups _ at its most basic level songs can be learned marching percussion. A new drumline scorâ€" , Association for eastern Ontario, said Chad_ from Toronto‘s St. Michael‘s College School _ by rote orrepetition. , _ ing system has been created and the ODA Morford, Colborne Public School Grade 7 _ also placed well in the competition. "It doesn‘t matter your age or level, it can. _ will also provide qualified adjudicators with and 8 teacher and music teacher. Students For the past five years, Colborne Public â€" be enjoyable/ said Mr. Morford. experience in marching percussion. There _ | brought their best drum and marching rouâ€" _ School students have had the opportunity _ As part of the event on April 20, Mr. Beauâ€" â€" are classifications for both concert (stand tines, filling the centre with a pounding of _ to participate in drumline, said Mr. Morford. _ ‘clerc led a drumline workshop forlocal pubâ€" _ still) and marching ensembles, including drums in the afternoon. Yamaha artist Michael Beauclerc leads workâ€" _ lic school students. junior (up to Grade 8), intermediate (up Two drumline groups from Colborne Pubâ€" _ shops across the province and drumline has _ Mr. Morford, Mr. Beauclerc and.Nathan . to Grade 10), senior (up to Grade 12), and lic School entered the competition. The Colâ€" _ become more popular in recent years, Mr. _ Haynes founded the Ontario DrasmiiheAssoâ€" _ alumni (all ages groups). weee s ies Somess «omm . # _2 in h : ie â€"â€"ianGemaas o o Acerincccommmmatnnntâ€" nletennten o. k4 is m ... o 6 int ) { > ®cramahebrie? | f c THE LOW DOWN ON DIRT [ CRAMAHE TOWNSHIP â€" What to do with i +o Bs on C on n i j a massive pile of soil? Give it away. Als, %f; sA sA s | > | y That‘s what Cramahe Council decided Ҥ? :“jhg MV c za i. ~ on April 17 after hearing it would cost | :. %”‘MHF m i f’ asl 1 $15,000 to haul the soil away. The soil has | L. tPra 2 gffl § . : ~â€" Seen piling up at the Colborne Creek subâ€" a esw :]*â€" W 5. SA & i division and soon will be in the way of conâ€" ay* * e >fi 1 f struction in Phase 2. < * ;,M':J, _Q f Director of operations Dan O‘Brien | 9, {. M o ud a hoped that someone would be interested \ n ‘s"“ *‘ te &f% f in paying to take the 15,000 cubic metres { g ie / > R it of soil and screen it for reâ€"sale. But there | C K .t To & i were no takers. His other option was to pay: _ â€" dih en â€" T. @ 4 * for haulage of an estimated 1,250 tandem I¢ whil *‘,ggfi.‘ . s 4 ©â€" truck loads. AMPCO, a consortium of local % 15 ICo ’M»: K p> H 4 _ contractors had the lowest bid. Don Oliver £2 «S 3 :’2';, a i «* iquoted $18,725 and Dgskeyser Excavating fi Happy 6 1 would do the work for $65,000. | f T d # > No one on council wanted to give the [. it 90th B].l'thday & | Q «:. soil away without giving residents first f April 30th \ f Nt + .. grab at it. So council agreed that resigents \ & P § 19 % can show up on any of the first three Satâ€" a} j 15 J «> lardays in May and their vehicles or conâ€" o J oan Bar th 18 t‘( tainers will be filled. The township will proâ€" 1 @ Lflflefiom ROSS, f é v .«~« yide the frontâ€"end loader to do the heavy C . iL. â€" mnoae ; work. 3 [ "<4 Susan tmdfizmzlzas % 1: % k â€" + & Contractors will be given two yetâ€"toâ€"beâ€" § /. cn‘a ioh m e 1 > Hetermined weekdays to bring in their own | #/ *3 escR Kig f 3 .~ @quipment and haul earth away. It‘s not Inoes NT rorrerrmmmemmmemese,.... L . ; ©._ expected that the giveaways will reduce s Smke.__ L § y > fhe cost incurred by the township. In fact, â€"â€" it will increase the cost because staff will : e required to work the Saturdays. But it was agreed that residents should get a thance to stock up. ; â€"Bob Owen 3 > i | | | | I | @ 1