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\ 20 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 8, 1999 a "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" CHS band wins silver at Music Fest event By Chris Hall Port Perry Star More than two weeks after Cartwright High School's senior concert band was awarded a sil- ver medal at Music Fest Canada, band leader John Beirness is still grinning. It's not quite the same as the gold medal the small Blackstock school was presented last year, says Mr. Beirness, but it's still a major -- and memorable -- accomplishment for his students. "We lost 12 members from our gold medal- winning band from last year," he said last week. "We lost our trum- pets, clarinets, sax.... we rebuilt a lot of the band from last year, including bringing in seven Grade 9 students." Upon making their way to York University on May 20, the 46 band members found them- selves in front of a panel of adjudicators at 9 p.m. Three pieces and 30 minutes later, they had given a silver perfor- mance. "In the Senior Concert Band class, which we were in, there were about 50 or 60 other bands competing Members of the Cartwright High School band gather to celebrate their silver medal win at the as well," said Mr. Beirness, noting that there were approxi- mately 10,000 students in total participating in Music Fest Canada. "We had a really good trip," said the music instructor, noting that over the three days the recent Music Fest Canada event. The school is a consistent winner at such competitions. group was there they took in a number of workshops, clinics and concerts. "Some of the bands were heard there were just incredible. But, what we did there was the best this group has ever done." So HQeog Star Stats News/Editorial Av ard Winnie Newspaper of Choice since 186060 Farmg Rural Life Farm & Rural Life Meeting will examine the Healthy Baby program A public meeting will be held to provide mem- bers of the community with an opportunity to discuss the expansion of the, Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) program on Wednesday, June 9, Whitby Mental Health Centre, Conference Room D, Building 5, 700 Gordon Street, Whitby, 9 a.m. to noon. HBHC is a provincial- ly funded initiative designed to give children the best start possible by connecting parents with appropriate community services. Currently the pro- gram is offered to preg- nant women and fami- lies with newborns. The meeting will address the proposed screening processes to include fam- ilies with children zero to six years. If you are unable to attend this meeting and wish further information about the HBHC pro- gram, contact Judy Murray, HBHC Coordinator at (905) 723-8521 or 1-800-841- 2729. Subscriptions Browse our new web site and enjoy the following features Weekly news updates Links to other cugoq sites Discover Scugog highlights Subscription information E-mail links Thank you for visiting the electronic version of The Port Perry Star. "A tradition in Scugoq for over 130 years"