Page 3, News, Tuesday, December 3 1991 depends on the degree of diffi- North Shore Band prepares for Christmas by Darren MacDonald The News Every Thursday night for the past three months, the Schreiber campus of Lake Superior High School has echoed with the sounds of the North Shore Community Band preparing for its Christmas concert. Aneven mix of adult and student musicians, LSHS director music Howard Alexander conducts the band through their paces, stopping every know and again to cor- rect someone's tempo, or to tell someone that they came in at the wrong time. "Some pieces we have worked on from the beginning (three months ago);" Alexan- der says. "But for some pieces we'll only have two rehearsals to get them ready. It all North Shore Band practice last Thursday night in Schreiber. The band has been practicing for its comeback Christmas concert Dec. 12. They have eight selections pre- pared for the evening, and will share the stage with other local perfomers , including the Show Choir. THANK YOU : The T.B.M.H. Novice Team would like to take this opportunity,.to thank our sponsors for their generous donations to the 1991-92 Novice Tournament on November 23-24. Terrace Bay Police Dept. Costa s Foodmarket Terrace Bay Library Royal Canadian Legion#223 Ministry of Natural Resources Also special thanks to our volunteers on the door, scorekeeping, timekeepers and referee's. Ron, Wally, Jim and boys Ronkainen's Pharmacy Township of Terrace Bay Terrace Bay [nsurance U.P.1.U. Local 665 Nugget {mperial Bank of Commerce Moose Lodge culty." "Then there's 'Christmas Episodes', which takes three years to learn," laughs band member Kim Alexander. Christmas Episodes is a piece written by Howard Alexander that, so far, the band hasn't quite been able to get a handle on. The band will play eight pieces at the Dec. 12 Christ- mas Concert at the Schreiber Campus. The band will play Dr. Rock, Modal Song and Dance, Send in the Clowns, Variations on an English Folk Song, Rudolph's Christmas Overture, Silver Bells and Christmas Portrait. Also featured at the concert will be performances by the Grade 9 Music Class, the Woodwind Ensemble, the Adult Choir, the Show Choir, The School Choir, and the Brass Ensemble. There will also be flute solo by Nancy Garon, and a com- puter music piece, in which a student "edits" a music com- puter program, composing a piece played by the computer. "So the computer controller is actually: the performer," Howard Alexander says. It's the' last Thursday of the month, and that means it's cof- : fee and snacks night. During the break, the atmo- sphere in the coffee room is relaxed, and jokes and laughter flow quite freely. "Sometimes I just pretend I'm playing, because I don't want Howard to know I'm making a mistake," laughs trombone player Edythe Cos- grove, who, along with xylo- phone player Sandy Quinton, is one of the less experienced players in the band. "But I used to play the piano,," says Quinton. The senior band member, saxophonist Don Stewart, is missing, and somebody says it's because his sax, is being repaired. Not only is he one of the very original band members, he's also an original member of Terrace Bay, says Kim Alexander. "He was around when the foundations for Terrace Bay were laid," she says. The break ends, and band files back into the music room to begin practicing again. fe The Superior X-Country Ski Club ie is currently seeking donations of used X-Country ski equipment (any size, any style). This equipment is to be used for the Jackrabbit Program (instructional skiing for kids). For pick-up and a big thank you, please call Heather Pelto at 825-9044, Mary Deschatelets at 825- 9532 or Peter Reeves at 825-9172. = SAMUEL R. BACHINSKI Murray & Courtis Barristers and Solicitors The partners of Murray & Courtis are pleased to announce that Samuel Raymond Bachinski, H.B. Comm. LL.B, has joined their practice. Mr. Bachinski attended Lakehead University where he earned an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree. Later, after graduating from the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, Mr. Bachinski assisted in the practice of law with the corporate counsel at Imperial Oil Ltd. and with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, a well-known Toronto legal firm specializing in corporate law. Mr. Bachinski now brings this experience to Murray & Courtis in Thunder Bay. Mr. Bachinski is focusing his practice in the areas of civil litigation, family law, corporate and criminal law. Mr. Bachinski wishes to extend an invitation to his friends and acquaintances to visit him at Murray & Courtis. We ask you to join us in welcoming him. MURRAY & COURTIS BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS Suite 410, The Chapple Building, 101 N. Syndicate Ave., Thunder Bay Regional offices: 52 Peninsula Road, Peninsula Square Complex, PO. Box 469, Marathon, Ontario POT 2E0 7 Simcoe Plaza (Lower Level), PO. Box 10, Terrace Bay, Ontario POT 2W0