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The priority for corporate
services is to develop a stable
funding base. Areas that need
to be addressed are capital,
infrastructure and equipment.
A goal is to reduce tangible
capital assets.
In summary, the conclusion
reached by MVCA is, "If we
plan better, we will be better."
During the question and
discussion period Mayor
Twolan commended MVCA
for their proactive planning
and forecast. Councillor James
Hanna voiced his opinion that
he appreciated the focus on
erosion and waterways and
indicated, "I am encouraged
by what we have heard
tonight!'
One of the things that the
proposed mapping study will
identify is lands that cannot be
used that are serviced and
zoned residential. MVCA
hopes to have the field infor-
mation within 2 weeks. This
would facilitate being able to
present the first findings to
Council in November or
December. Council will then
be able to incorporate the
information into the Official
Plan.
When asked what the big-
gest threat is at this time, it was
reported that it is septic sys-
tems. This threat should
diminish as these systems are
being phased out.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 11
Music in the Fields Artist Profile
High Valley
Submitted
High Country will be play-
ing at Lucicnow's Music in the
Fields Main Stage 9-10 p.m.
on Friday, August 22,2014.
When it comes to illuminat-
ing simple truths and tapping
into universal emotions,
there's nothing like a great
song and country music has
long been known for its rich
legacy of powerful story
songs. When a great collection
of songs merges with a band
of gifted communicators, the
impact is considerable. It's
that one-two punch of power-
ful songs and potent perfor-
mances that makes High Val-
ley one of the most impressive
new acts on today's competi-
tive country scene. Lead
vocalist Brad Rempel along
with his brothers Bryan and
Curtis comprise High Valley.
The brothers knew very
early on what they wanted to
name the band. "When I was a
kid, I had a little tape recorder I
used to do mock radio shows,"
recalls Brad. "I was the deejay.
I was the band. I was the
advertising company and eve-
rything. The band was always
called High Valley. So when we
started our band, we just kind
of naturally called it High Val-
ley because that's what I called
every band in my little radio
show!'
Brad was only 12 when the
group began performing and
Bryan was nine -years -old.
Curtis, the youngest sibling,
joined the group later on. The
brothers performed at church
camps then graduated to
opening dates for major coun-
try acts. "In 2001, we recorded
for the first time in Nashville,"
says Brad, "and the following
year we spent 110 days on the
road, even though we were
still in school and had part-
time jobs!'
"We always describe our-
selves as Dierks Bentley as a
trio. It's that new country kind
of vibe," says Brad of the High
Valley sound. "It's not as pop
as some contemporary coun-
try. Our music is a little more
organic, a little more acoustic.
We grew up singing harmony
as a family and in church.
There was always harmony
and acoustic instruments, so
our live show features a man-
dolin, an acoustic guitar, a
bass guitar and three part
harmony!'
The Canadian trio has
opened shows for Brad Pais-
ley, Keith Urban, LeAnn
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Congratulations to Alex Mac-
Donald who celebrated his 10th
birthday, and to all the other
July birthday folks. It was good
fun to see all the folks helping
Cecil Sutton celebrate his 80th
birthday on June 30.
Shari, Ian and Richard Elliott
visited with his folks in Wing -
ham on the weekend.
Jenn, Jer, Elijah and Eva Nah-
wegahbow spent Saturday with
Joyce and John Farrell.
Karen and Gary Pollock of
Pickering visited with Shirley
and Doug MacDonald on Sun-
day evening. Shirley and Doug
attended the MacDonald picnic
at Point Clark.
We are sorry to hear about the
house fire on the 8th this week.
Such a loss - our thoughts and
prayers are with you.
Nicole Reid and Colin visited
with her Nana Reid on Sunday.
Bonnie and Irene Boyle
attended Mount Zion camp near
Gilmore last week.
Heather and Sam Finnie
entertained Carla and Jeffery
MacLean from Bruce Beach,
Carla's sister Nadine from Saska-
toon, and Nancy Kahn of Kin-
cardine on Sunday.
Bruce, Kathy, Scott and
Desiree, Luke and Daniele, and
Jack Aitken visited with Fran
and Jim Farrell recently before
attending the Aitken Reunion in
Belmore.
Rimes and Reba McEntire,
earning a solid reputation as a
must -see live act. High Val-
ley's last album, "Broken Bor-
ders," was named Album of
the Year at the 2007 GMA
Canada Covenant Awards in
the country category while
their hit "Back to You" was
honored as Country Song of
the Year.
In recording their latest
project, the trio turned to
Canadian country superstar
Paul Brandt and Nashville -
based Shawn Neff to produce
the set. "Shawn has a lot of
experience with vocals and
really stretched us a long way.
He took us to a new level that
we weren't reaching on our
own," says Brad. "Working
with Paul was phenomenal
because he's a role model and
a huge superstar in Canada.
He's somebody we've been
listening to forever, and for us
to be able to learn from him
was an incredible opportu-
nity... He just treated us with
Lillilan and Derk Logtenberg,
and Fran and Jim Farrell visited
with Crystal and Jamie Farrell at
Holstein. They enjoyed seeing
the barn building project there.
The Grey County Holstein
Club's twilight meeting was held
at the farm of Crystal and Brian
Betts near Flesherton July 4th. A
fundraising auction and bar-
beque were enjoyed by a good
number of folks. On the 5th the
Huron County Holstein Club
celebrated its 75th anniversary
at the farm of Vanda, Glen and
Curtis McNeil with lots of visit-
ing and great food.
The Parkinson Support Group
of Kincardine and area met for a
pot luck lunch and meeting at
Mary Anne Kukoly's on July 8th.
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so much respect. He really
worked together with us to get
the right sound!'
"Combine" is a song
penned by Brad that reflects
the Rempel brothers' farm
family roots. Brad says, "The
inspiration for probably 25%
of my songs came from sitting
on a tractor or a combine. You
spend a lot of time by yourself
and we only had one combine
with a radio that worked and
the other one had no radio. So
you had a lot of time to make
your own music instead of lis-
tening to somebody else's!'
The Canadian -born sib-
lings grew up in Alberta on a
farm in La Crete, parallel with
Juno, Alaska, just as far north
as Juno. It's a pretty remote lit-
tle town.
The Rempel family relo-
cated to Canada when the sib-
lings' paternal grandfather
loaded his family onto a truck
and drove them from Mexico
to Canada. "Our parents were
both born in Mexico in a
Submitted
High Valley will be
performing at Lucknow's
Music in the Fields on Friday,
August 22, 2014.
Mennonite colony where they
rode horse and buggy and
had no electricity," says Brad.
"Then our grandfather bought
an old gray truck and as a
result, he got kicked out of the
colony because that was
against the rules to have a
vehicle. So he packed up the
family and immigrated to
Canada with the family in the
back of this truck." Life on
their farm was dominated by
faith, family, hard work and
lots of country music.
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