WIIITBY FEE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19,1l985, PAGE 17 Church f amily has given over 200 years of service to the brass band By JACKIE BRAMMA The Witby Brass Band is busy preparing for tbe summer season. So far this spring, tbe band bas played in parades in Newmarket, Witby and Brooklin, in addition to opening a Blue Jays game in Toronto. Tbe next international event is in Toronto on July 3, when tbe band bas been invited to par- foran at a Kiwanis con- vention befora an audience of many tbousand fromalla over the world. The schadule for tbe rest o! Iis montb is as follows: June 23 - Cburch con- cert at St. Jobn's, Port Whitby. June 27 - concert, Port Hope. These engagements are in addition to, the regular Thursday nigbt rebearsals aI Haydan- shore Pavillon. Brass banding is often a family affair, and Witby Brass Band is no exception. Almost baîf our players bave at least one other family member currently or formerly with tbe band. 0f these, the most remarkable clan is tbat of two brothers, Alvin ("Sammy") and Walter ("Moe") Cburcb. Togetber witb tbeir five cildren and a third brother, Ted, wbo phayed as a youngster, tbey bave almost 200 years of playing ex- perience witb Whitby Brass Band. At one point, until recently, there were no fewer than seven Cburcb family members in tbe band!1 At the present time there are four: Sammy, and bis own son Randy; and, Moe, and bis son Doug, ail of wbo learned to play as cildren witb the beginner and junior bands in Whitby. The two senior Chur- chas have botb been playing for more than 50 years a piece, and rememhar the early days wben the band practised in tbe old P,.C. building before the war. . Sammy hagan on cor- net and Moe on trom- bone, under tbe direc- tion of Eric Clark, with more than a little belp froni their mother, ber- self a professional musician in Britain. She would tap out the beat as the boys prac- tisad, aiming for their knuckles if necessary! This obviously paid off, as Sammy can ramem- ber playing is first solo as a boy in tbe old movie theatre. once tbey, and their middle brother, Ted, dacided to skip band practice in favor of a special hockey game (Omeemee versus Witby) at the arena. After persuading the corner-store owner to bide their instruments, they set off down the Speaking to You By SCOIT FENNELL, MP (PC - Ontario) For those of you who are interested in my Private Member's Bill to bring back capital punishment for first degree murder, the bill bas finally been printed and it received first reading in the House of Coan- mons on May 22. I believe that the bill should receive second reading sometime this week, at which stage the sub- ject matter will be sent to committee and debated. Should you desire to obtain a copy of this bill you can do so by getting in touch with may constituency office in Pickering, at 52 Church Street South, LiV 2H5, or 686-0432. It may also interest you to know that 1 have recen- tly begun work on a second Private Member's Bill which would amend the Criminal Code to provide assistance for victims o! crime. The bill would include many of the recommen- dations which have been put forward by Victims o! Violence, a group whicb was started up by Donald Sullivan of Ajax, and the Federal-Provincial Task Force on Justice for Victims of Crime (1983). In brie!, the bill would seek to amend the Crîminal Code to ensure that the rights of victims of Criminal offences, are recognized.1rhis would inlude: 1. The basic right to be informed o! various forms o! assistance and services available to victims of crime, as well as the rigbt to be informed about court scbeduling arrangements, the arrest of an ac- cused, the release o! the accused pending judicial proceedings, and the release of the accused froan any term of imprisonnient; 2. The right to be financially compensated by the offender for injury, loss or damage resulting froni the offence. A judge would have the authority to im- pose a jail sentence on anyone who willfully neglec- ted to make the payments as ordered; and, 3. The right in ail cases to make a written victian impact statement, to be introduced in all hearings and trials. Other provisions would include the right to have mn-camera bearings, and a trial witbin six months. street, only to be foiled by their mother wbo bad spotted tbem. At that time the band was an integral part of the community and would play at ail the im- portant events in and around Whitby, in- cluding a carnival wbicb used to be beld rigbt at the four cor- ners. A sad blow was dealt wben the second world war came, for many o! the band's members neyer retur- ned. Now Sammy plays baritone horn, while Moe still plays trom- bone. Sammy's son, Broek will be closed Sunday Brock St., between Cbestnut St. and Burns St. wlh be closed to tbrougb traffic for two hours this Sunday (June 23) from 1 to 3 p. n. to slow the Whltby Tigers Runnlng Club to hold their first "'One Mile Road Race". Wile Brock St., which also serves as Hwy. 12, will be closed, Town of Witby officials say that access for emergency vebicles will ha maintained. Whitby ambulance Randy is principal service cails During the week Ibat endad aI midnighî ast Tbursday, the Witby Ambulance Service responded 10 l0i cails for service. Thea service respon- dad to 33 cala of a routine nature and to 31 standby cals for other ambulance services in Oshawa and Ajax. Tbey also responded to 37 amergency calîs, Includlng six motor vehicla accidents. The number to call for ambulance serice in the Town o!fWhtby la 72-523. Soccer team needs coach The- newly formed Durham Region Soccer Association is in the process o! putting togetber a senior soccer team to compete in the new Ontario Provincial Soccer League in the 19186 season. The club is currently accepting applications for the positions o! bead coach, manager and public relations officer. Anyone interested in becoming part o! the franchise is asked ta write the executîve secretary o! the D.R.S.A. at 186 College Ave., Oshawa, ont., LIi IR4 or caîl 723-3312. GOLDEN GATE, 107 Brock Street South, Whltby 668-2222 This popular, 30-year oid Chinese restaurant has recentiy ln. troduced Szechuan Cuisine for those Who like hot, spicy dishes. In addition to Its Chinese ftare the Golden Gate aiso of- fers alesletino Bo-Bo piatter and their chicken fingers are two specialities worth -trying. Perfect for lun- ch or dinner. tnnfrom 11 tn 2 tubist witb the band, and be also bas a store of fond memorles of bis early days wltb the band, then under the baton o! Stan Redfearn.- Since he was big for bis age, even at elght he was playing the bass. The band won numerous prizes at the Canadian National Exhibition during the 1960's, thougb Randy, too, remembers playing truant from practice to go smelt fihibng. The band's home was then above wbat la now Van Belle's flower shop downtowfl, and passer- by would often drop into isten on practice nights. Doug notes that 14 junior band members lived on bis street when he was -a boy and im- promptu backyard sessions were frequent. Randy's younger brother, Wayne, also played cornet in the band for fifteen years, going on to foran bis own group wbicb plays professionally. Moe's son, Doug, is tbe band's principal cornetist and also began In the lear- ners' group witb his cousin (even before bis Saturday unfl 3 ar. Fuiiy licenses. Dine-mn and fast home delilvery. legs could touch the floor when sittlng on a chair, accordlng to bis father). Hie la in charge of the band's instrumen- ta, as well as being a Metro police officer. Doug's younger brother, Dale, and sister Dawn were also with the band for a tme. The junior band were s0 keen to play that tbey would even go to the band room on Saturday and practice on tbeir own. Both Sammy and Moe emphasize tbat tbey own a great deal to their wives, Helen and Joan, who have actively sup- ported the band throughout the years and worked s0 bard with the auxiliary to organize events and fund raising. one family member says, "Being in the band made me a better per- son and gave me an in- terest to work for." This certainly adds weigbt to tbe adage, "~The family wbo plays togetber stays together." 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