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Trillium grant buys new instruments for girls' marching band
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The Seaforth and District All
Girls' Marching Band sounds a little
sweeter thanks to new instruments
purchased with the help of $15,000
from the Ontario Trillium fund.
The band was able to apply,for the
grant with the help of the . Goderich
Lions' Club, and in particular, Mau-
rice Jenkins, who acts as 'the Lions'
liaison to the band.
Receiving the grant has been a real
windfall for the group, which usually
scrapes together funds through pop
can collections, said band executive
Penny Breen, during' the official an-
nouncement of the grant at Huron -
view in .Clinton last Wednesday eve-
ning.
"We couldn't believe it," .she en-
thused. "We kept saying, are you
sure it isn't $1,500?"
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With the funds, the band has been
able to cross a couple of big ticket
items off their wish list, including a
new trailer and a new sousaphone,
which Breen said the band was in
dire need -of.
"The older one was purchased in
the 1970's and it was used when we
got it," she explained.
The extra funds also mean that the
band will be able to supply a couple
more instruments for band members
to use.
Breen said the band is looking
to recruit some new members and
points out that beyond the $75 reg-
istration fee, there are no rental fees
for instrument use. Many of the girls
use the instruments for school or pri-
vate lessons as well.
Beyond learning to play an instru-
ment, Breen said being a part of the
band provides many benefits to the
girls involved.
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"As far as being an organization of
great value, we did a survey a few
years ago and found that 90 per cent
of the kidsp who were in the band
went on to complete post -secondary
education. It's a great way for them
to learn discipline," she said.
Breen said the band, which is the
last of its kind in the country, would
not be able to function without the
support of the local community and
Lions' clubs.
Sarah McDonald photo
Members of the Seaforth and District All-Giris' Marching Band pose with Goderich Uons Club members Phil Hanley, at left,
and Maurice Jenkins as they show off their new sousaphone after receiving 515,000 for new instruments.
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ilarpurhey residents hoping to buy road
allowance to combat flooding
Susan Hundertmark
A number of Harpurhey res-
idents are hoping to buy the
road allowances to the south
and east of their properties so
they can plant trees there to
combat flooding and erosion.
Letters came to Huron East
council's Sept. 22 meeting
from Leo and Sharon Medd
and Lissa and Jason Berard.
"The slope from the
south to the north is
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very severe. Whenever
there is a hard rain or a
thaw of snow, the water
gathers and streams like
a river that is forceful
enough to cause erosion
between the house and
the shop," says the letter
from the Medds.
Clerk -Administrator
Jack McLachlan told
council that closing the
road allowance beside
the Medds and Berards
will still leave access to
the . farm land behind
them further down the
street.
"We want to make sure
we're not landlocking
anyone," added Brursels
Coun.David Blaney.
While council passed a by-
law agreeing to stop up, close
and sell the road allowance,
McLachlan pointed out that
the decision will be advertised
and there will still be a public
meeting, allowing neighbours
to object to the decision.
Tag sale
Five Huron East properties
that have been put up for tax
sale have been drawing a lot
of interest, Deputy -Clerk Brad
Knight told council at its Sept.
22 meeting. •
"We're getting a lot of calls
and we'll probably get a lot
more in the next two weeks,"
he said.
The properties include four
in Vanastra from housing to
an industrial property and the
Queen's Inn in Seaforth.
"As far as we know, none of
the properties are redeemed.
We are expecting one but it
hasn't been received yet," said
Knight.
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