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Drum & Bugle Corps
nother year has gone by and our
popular Drum Corps has lost
Amore members. We now have
trouble fielding a band for parades and
other activities. We will be meeting soon
to decide on a course of action for the
unit. The options are:
1. Disband the unit,
2. Continue on, trying to recruit new
members so we can keep on
playing,
3. Keep the unit as a social club
with no participation in parades
or other activities.
It was great to see and have Noble
Ron Westman back in and see him partake
in the parade and activities. Noble
Crawford Dawson, a longtime Drum
Corps member, was being treated in St.
Boniface Hospital, but recently moved
to Deer Lodge Centre. He loves the
Drum Corps and never missed a
By Noble Jack Goods
parade, but now can no longer attend.
We wish him and Lady Dorothy the
best, and pass on regards in remembrance
of the many great times of the
past. Another good trumpet player,
Noble Al Lutz, is remembered for his
time in the unit. All Drum Corps nobles
wish you and your Lady Emily many
years of better health and happiness.
Noble Doug Lunney, a good trombone
player, has had many problems with
aging and we wish him well. Also
Noble Herb Jackson, an excellent trombone
and cymbal player, has had to give
up his playing. Unfortunately, he can
no longer do what he enjoyed doing so
much. We wish him all the best in his
forced retirement.
There are many more old-timers
like Keith Olafson, Mitch Blake, Bill
Cavell, Don Couch, Jim Dehod, Ted
Foreman, Gary Krochenski, and many
more good Drum Corps members, who
are no longer active.
Captain Hank Russell is working
hard trying to get a band for the Potentate’s
Reception in January. Please give
him your full cooperation. If you can
stand for seven minutes — let him
know. The president will have a postreception
agenda and will announce it
at the December meeting.
We will be running an ad in
Masonry Manitoba starting in December
for new Drum Corps candidates
who wish instrument instruction. We
ask them to phone and a meeting will
be set up for the second and fourth Saturday
of each month. Coffee and
doughnuts will be served.
We have some real good news —
one of our Khartum nobles and his lady
were on a tour in the Maritimes and met
up with Noble Ron Good and his lady,
and had a real good visit with them.
Noble Ron passed along his greetings
to all Khartum, but most importantly,
to his favorite Drum Corps which he
still misses.
We wish one and all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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