Donegal
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NOVEMBER 27, 2019
VOL LX • NO 47
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Donegal Intermediate Students Perform In Honors Band By Chelsea Peifer
Seven Donegal Intermediate School (DIS) students were selected to be part of this year’s Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 7 Youth Honors Band. The sixth-grade students traveled to Garden Spot High School to rehearse on the evening of Nov. 8, as well as the morning of Nov. 9. The rehearsals led up to a 2 p.m. concert on Nov. 9. Students from 21 school districts participate in the annual performance, so the musicians were split into two groups- the Blue and Gray bands. Representing DIS in the Blue band were Aiden Dickinson, trumpet; Jordyn Slattery,
clarinet; and Emily Slobozien, oboe. DIS students in the Gray band were Makenna Collins, clarinet; Nathan Frey, trombone; Annabelle McCarty, percussion; and Beckett Showalter, trombone. “Both bands got a standing ovation,” noted Nathan. “The hardest song (for the Gray band) was probably ‘Praises.’ It was harder than anything I’ve played yet, but it turned out well.” Beckett said that “Ryukyu-Bushi (Song of the Samurai)” by Michael Story was a challenging piece “because we had to play super loud.” Other songs performed by the Gray band were “Incantation and Ritual” by Brian Balmages, “Two English Dances” by John O’Reilly, and “Bluesville” by Eric Osterling. See Honors Band pg 9
Donegal Intermediate School music teacher Meagan Caterbone (back, left) accompanied the following sixth-graders to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 7 Youth Honors Band rehearsal and concert on Nov. 8 and 9: (front, from left) Makenna Collins, Jordyn Slattery, Beckett Showalter, (back) Emily Slobozien, Annabelle McCarty, Nathan Frey, and Aiden Dickinson.
Athletic Club Salutes Depoe, Felix Immersed In An Interactive Wonderland
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The Donegal Athletic Club recognized Ken Depoe and John Felix and added them to the club’s Memorial Monument during a ceremony on Oct. 25. The Donegal Memorial Monument Committee (DMMC) seeks to publicly recognize leaders in the Donegal community through inclusion on the Donegal Memorial Monument. These individuals have made substantial contributions that have made a lasting, positive impact within the Donegal School District and/or the community. Depoe was an educator for 40 years at Donegal, where he was also involved athletics and led the fly tying and fly fishing club. See Athletic Club pg 7
The Train Guys Prepare Holiday Exhibit By Chelsea Peifer
The Donegal Athletic Club added two individuals to its Memorial Monument during a recent ceremony. Buzz Albert (right) recognized Ken Depoe (left) and John Felix.
The Train Guys are back at work setting up an elaborate, interactive miniature train display for the public in the lower level of the Elizabethtown Public Library, 10 S. Market St., Elizabethtown. The group of approximately 20 volunteers began construction in mid-October for the final product to make its public debut from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3. “We think for a temporary Christmas display that this is the biggest on the East Coast,” said Train Guy Craig Coble. See The Train Guys pg 8
The Train Guys, dedicated volunteers ranging from teenagers to retirees, invite the public to view an interactive miniature train display in the lower level of the Elizabethtown Public Library on select dates from Dec. 3 through 30. Admission is by donation, with all proceeds benefiting the library.
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