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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-04-29, Page 10Page 10 Tintes-Advocate, April 29, 1998 COIvLMJJNJTY Brennan marches to her own drums By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter EXETER - Maggie Brennan has the beat. Drum beat, that is. Brennan is a hand-held/small drum maker and was one of the art= ists and craftspeople at the first semi-annual Artist and Craft Sale at Exeter's Ranch House Inn on the weekend. The Corbett resident started mak- ing drums a .few years ago while taking a woodworking course. "I didn't want to make a paper towel holder," she -said. •"So i de • - cided to make a drum. -.But why a drum.whenthere are so many other wooden possibil- ities'' • "I was at a party and one of my friends had a dr,.m and I said. 'I bet I can make one' ." That one drum has ballooned into about 75 drums of all- shapes and sires. She started seriously selling, her drums about a year ago. Five stores in the region carry.her drums including Studio Celtcia in London on Dundas St. and John Bcllone's Music Store. also in London. Two Stratford stores have -told Brennan they'll carry her drums -as well. - ' It's a hobby that's become a small business:' Brennan said proudly: She will snake. custom drums to her customer's specifications -and constantly tries out new ideas. The popularity of the Grateful Dead (especially alter the death of guitarist/lead 'singer Jerry Garcia last year) who use a lot of different 'percussion instruments including hand-held drunis has- helped boost the drum market. "There's an incredible surge in drumming." Brennan said. • She uses predominantly cedar and pine for her drums since hard- woods are too heavy. Brennan uses goat, skin for the drum skin. al- though she uses moose skin on chil- dren's drums so the instrument can take more of a heating. Brennan said her. drums are her "interpretation" of classic styles of Marching to her own drums. Corbett's Maggie Brennan shows off her hand -made drums at the first Artist and Unique Craft semi-annual sale at Exeter's Ranch House Inn on the weekend. Areaartists and craftspeople displayed their wares that included wood carvings, pottery, various mediums of paintings, -stained glass, photography, liquid candles, al- ternative healing, aromatherapy and much more. - hand -drums that have Celtic and African roots. . What snakes a'good drum maker? "You have to do it from your heart and soul." she said. Brennan said those who play drums get a lot more out of their hobby than simple pleasure. "I think drumming is extremely therapeutic, she said. "People like to make noise. It feels really -good." Brennan has explored. the therapy side -of drumming with a music. therapist who works' ' with Atz- hcimcr. patients. . - Lucan back yard burning on back burner..Ifor now By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter LUCAN - Those Lucanites angry at other homeowners who ruin their 'outdoor activities due to burning- re-. • fuse will have' to wait a while for justice. - At last week's meeting. village council decided to defer further dis- cussion on a' possible hylaw pro-. hibiting hack yard 'burning till the - May 5 meeting. - Councillors were provided with both Exeter's and Ailsa - Craig's back yard burning bylaws as pin-- sible nuidcls for a" Lucan bylaw. Exeter's bylaw, bans all outdoor burning except for special occa- sions when a penult is . required. Those caught, defying'. the bylaw -could receive up to a $50 fine. Ailsa. Craig's bylaw prohibits all fires except ones to grill or bar- becue food. Those caught breaking the bylaw could face a line up to $500. . Deputy Reeve Harry Wraith said he didn't want to pass a bylaw. "I sympathize with the people with the problem but I can't agree with them," he said. Councillor Perry Caskancue begged to differ. "We should say (hack yard gar- bage burning) is wrong and don't do it," he said. "1 think it's ter- rible." Caskancttc added he has com- plained to the village office before he was elected about hack yard rub- hish burning. He said village staff told hint • there was. little they could do about the situation. Conccrncd citizen Laurcen McKenzie wrote council a letter of complaint outlining hack yard gar- bage burning instances she has- wit- •ncsscd. Included in McKenzie's •letter was the address of a homeowner she says is burning garbage in his/ her back yard. Councillor Glenn Silver thinks drafting a bylaw should be a last re- sort. He said the village should remind citizens to not burn garbage in the next newsletter and warn that if the burning continues, a bylaw will be developed - "1 personally feel we have a neighbor conflict," he said. "I- don't think we should step in with a by- law." • • Reeve Robert I3etiner reminded those at the table thy, village has is- sued hack yard -garbage burn - i ng warnings in the past that were ignoredhy of benders. C uuncillor Reg Crawford said he would ".hate" li>r Lucanhes 001 to he able to have a small back yard Tire. but that the problem has become se- rious enough for a bS law to he passed. • He prefers council pass a bylaw sIinilarto Ailsa,Craig's. Benner said the provincial Fire Code pruhihits lires that produce noxious fumes and that.citizcns can lay .their own inl'urmations under • the axle 'with the ,prov- ince. Caskancttc coun- tered that the Fire Code won't provide enough protection and that he would like .10 see the passages .policing hack yard tires. Benner is con- cerned about adding backyard • lire patrol to the bylaw enforccntenl off'icer's workload. "1'd hate to sec a hylaw."he said. •"It would enol up with endless en- forcement." "I sympathize with the people with the problem but I can't agree with thein." Precious Blood talent Teachers and students at Pre- cious Blood school in Exeter dis- played their talents Friday after- noon. In the top photo, from left, Graham Smith, Joseph Sararas, John Anthony Christmas, David Markle and- Katie Dobson check • out last week's Times -Advocate during their skit. At left, Mark Smith. -Darrin Denomme and Erik Denomme 's air band perform their newest song. Crimes of the Week Break and enter Culprits broke into a workshop :at Concession • 1, Usborne Township and stole several toots. Stolen property included a Mack impact hammer and orbital sander, Black & Decker skilsaw and 3/8" drill, and Spot .Sand impact tool. 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