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THURSDAY. JULY 12. 2007 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7A
In north Georgia streams
Conservation Speakeasy to focus on Brook Trout
On Thursday, July 19th from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Pendley
Creek Stables, on Grandview
Road, the public is invited to
attend the sixth installment of
the MCT’s Conservation
“Speakeasy.”
This free event is designed to
provide a social/scholarly event
to Mountain Conservation Trust
members, guests and the public
focusing on thought-provoking
conservation issues and ideas.
Social activities start at 5
p.m. with refreshments.
Following at 6 p.m., the scholar
ly part of the evening will com
mence with Mr. Lee Keefer,
Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, will present infor
mation regarding conservation
efforts to preserve and reestab
lish the native brook trout
(Salvelinus fontinalis) in North
Georgia streams and waterways.
For further information and
directions to the Pendley Creek
Stables facility, go to the
Mountain Conservation Trust of
Georgia’s website at
www.mctga.org/Events.htm or
contact the Mountain
Conservation Trust of Georgia’s
office at 706-253-4077.
News from Marble Valley Historical Society
Old Jail and cabin to be open during July 14 city celebration
The Old Pickens County Jail
and Kirby Quinton Cabin will
be open all day from 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. on July 14, for the 2nd City
of Jasper 150th Anniversary cel
ebration. Additional displays are
added regularly to the Museum.
Marble Valley Historical
Society, Inc. has received a
grant from the Georgia
Humanities Council to help with
costs of developing a walking
tour of the ten most historical
buildings in downtown Jasper.
The project is in the final stages
and the first docent led tours
will be offered the morning of
Saturday, July 14, during the
2nd event of Jasper's 150th
Anniversary.
Participants may sign up
through KnowPickens.com or
call Tasie Williaims at Jasper
City Hall, 706-253-9100.
Groups will be limited to 20.
The walking tours will be
offered again during the BRAG
week-end of Aug 24 - 26 and on
Saturday, Sept. 8, another 150th
Anniversary Celebration day in
downtown Jasper.
By August a brochure will be
developed which will enable
visitors and local citizens to take
the walking tour on their own.
The City of Jasper is sponsoring
the publication of the brochures
which will be available in local
businesses and the Georgia
Visitors' Centers throughout the
state.
Many visitors come to Jasper
"after hours" and this brochure
will provide an interesting ori
entation to historic downtown
Jasper. Buildings on the tour
are: Woodbridge Inn, Edge
Building, Pickens County Court
House, Marger Office Building,
Miller Office Building, Old
Masonic Lodge, Oprandi,
Moore Furniture and annexes.
Old Pickens County Jail and
Kirby-Quinton Cabin. Sharp
Tops Arts Association is spon
soring a photographic contest
which will supplement the tours.
For additional information, call
MVHS, Inc. at 706-253-1141 or
visit marblevalley.org.
Roman Festival Brass “Salute to Veterans” Concert
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Saturday and Sunday,
July 14 and 15
Between the Bookends
By Donna Harrington
Pickens County Librarian
The annual American
Library Association Conference
in Washington, D.C. was the
largest in the history of the
American Library Association
(ALA) with more than 28,635
librarians, exhibitors and library
supporters in attendance. I felt
very fortunate to have the
opportunity to hear about the
development of solutions to the
challenges that our libraries and
communities are facing. The
Pickens County Library, as a
member of the Sequoyah
Regional Library System, is
always searching for ways to
better serve you, our patrons.
Teens are invited to a Harry
Potter Costume Party celebrat
ing book #7 on Tuesday, July 17
at 6 p.m. Attendees are encour
aged to come as a favorite char
acter or as a muggle! Everyone
will be challenged to games of
chance and games of skill. Light
refreshments will also be
served.
On Thursday, July 19, the
Tennessee Aquarium will pres
ent two programs for youth of
all ages. The first, starting at 10
a.m., is Creepy Crawlies.
Spiders and bugs are the stars of
this program. Later on in the
day, at 2 p.m., the second pro
gram, Insects Around Us, will
explore the world of insects
with live insects and a few great
insect costumes. These inform
ative and educational Vacation
Reading Club events are also
fun and free entertainment.
There will be a Vacation
Reading Club Party at the
library at 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
July 24. Children can earn a
ticket to this party by obtaining
his or her first level reading
goal.
Young people may still join
the Vacation Reading Club until
July 31. Reading logs need to
be turned in by closing time (9
p.m.) on Tuesday, the 31st, to
claim rewards. It is not too late
to pick up an instruction packet
and participate in this annual
summer reading program.
By Doug Books
Jasper First Baptist Church
was alive with band music as
the Roman Festival Brass pre
sented “God and Country IV,
Salute to Veterans” in the
church auditorium July 1 at 7
p.m. This was the third perform
ance of the band in Jasper.
Under the direction of
Conductor Jerry Pollard, the
band began the concert with The
Star Spangled Banner followed
by Fanfare for the Common
Man by Aaron Copeland.
Copeland wrote, “The challenge
was to compose a traditional
fanfare direct and powerful, yet
with a contemporary sound.”
Fanfare is a favorite of bands all
over the country.
Dr. Carl McCurdy of Jasper
is a member of the band and
provided very informative nar
ration of the various selections
played. And throughout the pro
gram, he described the instru
ments that make up the band.
From his own Eb Soprano
Comet through other Cornets,
Flugelhorn, Solo Horn, 1st &
2nd Horn, Solo Euphonium, 1st
Baritone, Trombones, Eb Bass,
BBb Bass and Percussion, the
audience received a graduate
course in band instruments. And
no tests were given. Pat
Gallagher of Jasper is also a
member of the band playing his
Bb Comet.
Following the opening selec
tion, Conductor Pollard led the
Dr. Carl McCurdy playing
a cornet solo.
band in National Emblem, The
Cowboys Overture by John
Williams, Armed Forces Salute
and Concertpiece for Cornet
with soloist Paul Poovey.
Things got very lively with
Cartoon Music from those
Saturday morning cartoons.
Intermission time and a bit
about the Roman Festival Brass.
Founded in 2000 by a group of
Northwest Georgia brass play
ers interested in performing
demanding and entertaining
brass band music, their conduc
tor and 30 members volunteer
time and efforts to spread the
sound of a brass band to the
public. The membership
includes educators, business
leaders, members of the medical
community, technology consult
ants, salespeople, marketing
specialists and even a casket
welder. Headquarters of the
group is in Rome, Ga.
With no strings or wood
winds, the band can “produce
the full, rich sonorities of a sym
phony orchestra, the delicate,
intimate sounds of a chamber
ensemble, the toe-tapping bril
liance of a military band, and
the swinging rhythms of a big
band.” We were treated to all of
these in the concert.
The second half of the pro
gram opened with 2001-A Space
Odyssey by Richard Strauss and
the introduction is one of the
most recognized pieces of music
of the last 125 years.
Next was Be Thou My Vision
by James Currow with Thomas
G. Beall as Bb Cornet soloist.
Then the 1812 Overture by
Tchaikovsky based on the
French National Anthem but
used in most patriotic celebra
tions in this country.
Then the beautiful hymn-
tune I know Thou Art Mine by
Leonard Ballentine, followed by
Amazing Grace featuring Dr.
Carl McCurdy as Eb Soprano
Comet Soloist.
The movie Saving Private
Ryan gave us Hymn to the
Fallen by John Williams and the
selection has been a mainstay of
the Roman Festival Band in its
series of concerts.
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
led into the final selection of the
evening, Stars and Stripes
Forever by John Phillip Sousa
featuring Dr. McCurdy again as
Comet Soloist.
The band is a non-profit
ensemble that depends on the
financial support of friends who
become Friends of the Band by
sending donations to Roman
Festival Brass c/o Thomas G.
Beall, 17 Wisteria Dr. SE,
Rome, Ga., 30161-6954.
We very much appreciate the
band coming to Jasper. This was
a most outstanding concert and
was dedicated to the men and
women who are serving our
country to give us the freedoms
we share today. A belated Happy
Birthday America and a fervent
prayer that God will continue to
Bless America.
The Roman Festival Brass with Conductor Jerry Pollard
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