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February4 - Saturday - Memorial Winterfest Show Choir Competition Locomotion 10 - Friday - Logan Show Choir Comepetition - In Training 12 - Valentines Day Dinner & Show - afternoon and evening - load bus @ 1:00 p.m. 18 - Saturday: Waconia Show Choir Competition (all day) Locomotion 26-28 Sun. thru Tues. - Dorian Band Festival @ Luther College in Decorah, IA. (Select HS Band Students) March 4- Saturday Holmen Show Choir Competetion - Locomotion 13 - Monday 7:00 p.m. - H. S. Festival Concert (Concert & Jazz Band, Concert Choir, Chorale) 14- Tuesday 7:00 p.m. M.S. Festival Concert (Band & Chorus 5, Choir & Band 6, 7/8 Band, 7/8 Choir, A.M.S. Jazz Band) concert information for parents and performers 25- Saturday: Locopalooza Show Choir Competition @ Altoona HS. Altoona's show choirs host and perform in exhibition only and are not judged among the competing show choirs. This is our 6th annual competition.September 3-Saturday - Minnesota State Fair all day H. S. Band & Flags 1:00 pm *17 Saturday - step off 2:00 p.m. Eau Claire Fall Festival Parade - H. S. Band & Flags 24-Show Choir Retreat - Saturday... 1:00-11:00 p.m. 28-Rehearsal with Damon - 3:00 -9:00 p.m. October *7-Friday-4:30 p.m. Line-up - 5:00 p.m. Homecoming Parade - H. S. Band & Flags 7-Friday-7:00 p.m. Pre-game & Half-time Show at HS Football Game - H. S. Band & Flags 8-Saturday - (all day) UWEC Choral Fest - 8 top select students *15 - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - UWEC Homecoming Parade - H. S. Band & Flags 24 - Monday 7:00 p.m. - HS Fall Choral Concert (Chorale, Concert Choir, Show Choir) 28 - Friday: 7:00 p.m. - 8th Annual Big Band Monster Bash - Downtown Holiday Inn Convention Center last years schedule this years schedule will be posted when available November 1 - Tuesday 7:00 p.m. - MS Fall Choral Concert (5, 6, 7/8 Choirs) click here for concert information 5 - Saturday: Chi-Hi Super Show 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. shows - rehearsal at 12:00 p.m. - Enginuity and Locomotion Tickets to the Chi High Super-show are now available in the high school office for $6.00 (afternoon and evening show tickets available... For those unfamiliar with the Supershow, it involves show choirs from the area, including Altoona, Eau Claire Memorial, Eau Claire North, Chippewa Falls, McDonnell, and Elk Mound. Tickets usually sell out, so get yours early! 5 - Saturday: Indianhead Honors Band - all day - select students 12- UW Stevens Point French Horn Festival - all day for select band students 16-Show Choir rehearsal with Damon ... 3-9 p.m. 17-Show Choir rehearsal with Damon ... 7-7:45 a.m. December 8 - Thursday: Pederson Elementary Christmas Program Practice 9 - Friday: 1:45 p.m. Pederson Elementary Christmas Program *12 - Monday - 7:00 p.m. - H. S. Christmas Concert (Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Band & Madrigals) *19 - Monday - 7:00 p.m. - MS Christmas Concert (Band, Chorus 5 and 6, 7/8 Band and Choir, MS Jazz Band) for concert information, click here TBA - Various Show Choir Performances Christmas Vacation 12/22/05-1/2/06 January 2 - Monday - 7:00 p.m. - Locomotion Show Choir preview performance 7 - Saturday - Show Choir Competition @ Viterbo College in LaCrosse, WI. all day Locomotion 8/9 Sunday/Monday: Dorian Vocal Festival at Luther College in Decorah, IA. **four select senior choir students 13/14 - Chamber Choir Onalaska Competition 21 - Saturday: Cloverbelt All Conference Choir and Band - all day - 16-18 select students 28 - MS/HS Cloverbelt Solo & Ensemble Contest at Stanley High School (Students opt to work on a solo, duet or larger ensemble from a list of music graded according to difficulty by the Wisconsin School Music Association, WSMA. They are judged on their performance on a scale of 1-5 (1 being the best quality) Outstanding performances are given a 1* rating and advance to state competition where they are judged again with much tougher standards of performance.) February 4 - Saturday - Memorial Winterfest Show Choir Competition Locomotion 10 - Friday - Logan Show Choir Comepetition - In Training 12 - Valentines Day Dinner & Show - afternoon and evening - load bus @ 1:00 p.m. 18 - Saturday: Waconia Show Choir Competition (all day) Locomotion 26-28 Sun. thru Tues. - Dorian Band Festival @ Luther College in Decorah, IA. (Select HS Band Students) Date Activity Location Time May 5 Cabaret and Art Show Lakeville Art Ctr. 6:30 p.m. May 6 Cabaret and Art Show Lakeville Art Ctr. 6:30 p.m. May 8 Band Concert Auditorium TBD Jan. 2 4:00 pm Cantate rehearsals resume Jan. 4 4:30 pm Adult Church Choir practices and performances resume Jan. 8 5:00 pm Youth Bells and Choir resumes 7:00 pm Chancel Ringers resume Jan. 14 9:00 am Chancel Choir Mid-Winter Retreat Jan. 21 9:00 am Cantate Music Workshop and pizza lunch Feb. 26 Adult Choir performs at 8:45 service Youth Choir performs at 11:00 service March 29 6:00 pm A Technicolor Promise, spring musical and family dinner by the graded choir and youth Early April TBA Youth Choir leads in worship at a smaller Presbyterian Church nearby April 22 9:00 am Chancel Choir rehearses with The Commonwealth Chorale Lunch in Fellowship Hall April 23 4:00 pm The Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams concert Guest Clinician is Jim Litton, formerly with the American Boychoir April 30 TBA Repeat Vaughan Williams concert in Farmville May 7 Tentative Cantate concert at First United Methodist in Charlottesville May 14 8:45 & 11:00 Youth Sunday May 21 3:00 pm It�s All About Singing, Cantate spring concert 5:30 pm Cantate Awards Banquet July 2-6 Gordon Betenbaugh to attend National American Guild of Organists convention in Chicago July 10-24 Chancel Choir tour of Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden July 24-29 Extended Tour to St. Petersburg, Russia If you or your children are interested in becoming a member of one of our Choirs, please complete the following form or call the church at 384-6231. Paula, Morning! Christmas was great. My kids were up at the crack of dawn to see what Santa brough. Steve & I don't mind it so much, because with the new toys, the kids entertain themselves all day long! My parents were here from California too, so it was good. As for training, it's a full bunch. Neil and I are ready and going to try out some new training techniques and group exercises. I will schedule Joanna from Cintas to do the uniforms. Thanks for that reminder. Let me know if you need help with anything else. Anything else new and exciting? Sincerely, Lydia -----Original Message----- From: Paula Browne [paulab @BKWassociates.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:43 AM To: Lydia Moorehouse [lydiam @BKWassociates.com] Subject: Employee Training - Begin January 4th Lydia, Good morning! How was your Christmas? Hope it was nice and you enjoyed the long weekend off from work. I just wish it would have been longer. I have the finalized list of trainees for next week's orientation. 1. Gabriella Blamires 2. Peter Brookes 3. Adrianna Cozens 4. Kristy Hallsworth 5. Pam Keyden 6. Brian Lister 7. Michelle Machard 8. Trevor Phipps 9. Tony Sinclair 10. Robin Watson Also, can either you or Neil schedule for Joanna from the uniform company to come out and take measurements and get the order placed? And remind the new employees, that our company dress policy, when uniforms are unavailable, is professional business. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Paula Username: Password: Forgot password? Sign-On Attacco al presidente della Camera: �Perch� oggi la convocazione?� Amnistia, polemiche e banchi vuoti in Aula Casini d� incarico alla commissione di discutere un testo su un provvedimento di clemenza per l'inizio di gennaio. 136 presenti Casini (La presse) ROMA - Dal dibattito in Aula di Montecitorio sull'amnistia sono emerse �posizioni chiare e molto diverse. Questo rende problematica l'individuazione di una soluzione�. Lo afferma il presidente della Camera Pier Ferdinando Casini, interpellato in Transatlantico dai giornalisti. Secondo Casini �c'� stato un dibattito qualificato in cui ciascun partito ha espresso la propria posizione in modo chiaro: qualcuno � favorevole all'amnistia, qualcun'altro all'indulto, altri ad amnistia e indulto, altri ancora a nessuno dei due. Questo - concluso il presidente della Camera - rende problematica l'individuazione di una soluzione�. Casini ha dunque dato incarico alla commissione Giustizia di riunirsi e discutere un testo su un provvedimento di clemenza per l'inizio di gennaio. Una volta approvato un testo in commissione il presidente far� in modo che la Camera lo voti. ASSENZE IN AULA - Ci si � messo anche il maltempo a esarcebare gli animi nell'aula di Montecitorio. Iniziato con un lieve ritardo, il dibattito sull'amnistia richiesto da 205 parlamentari ha visto la presenza di 136 deputati sui banchi della Camera (93 i firmatari in Aula). Alcuni sono in missione, per altri � stato comunicato al presidente Pier Ferdinando Casini che i disagi legati al maltempo hanno reso difficile la partecipazione puntuale. Casini ha subito proposto uno slittamento di 30 minuti dell'inizio dei lavori, senza per� trovare seguito. Per Forza Italia erano presenti alcuni deputati, tra cui il capogruppo Elio Vito, i presidenti delle commisisoni Giustizia Pecorella e Affari costituzionali Donato Bruno. Per An presenziava un gruppetto di parlamentari tra cui Maurizio Gasparri, che luned� aveva ribadito il suo no a ogni apertura sul tema, Italo Bocchino e Teodoro Buontempo. Presenti invece molti esponenti di Ds e Margherita, quasi tutto il gruppo dei Verdi e dello Sdi. ATTACCO A CASINI All'inizio della seduta il diessino Salvatore Adduce ha protestato per l'orario di convocazione (9,30), stabilita da Casini per rendere difficile la partecipazione dei deputati. �E� inconcepibile - ha detto il diessino - una convocazione dell�Aula cos� presto, � ai limiti del rispetto dei colleghi. Poteva evitare questa scostumatezza: non � all�altezza del ruolo che ricopre. E� vergognoso�. E ancora: �E� la ciliegina sulla torta del suo comportamento degli ultimi mesi, tutt�altro che super partes�. Pronta la replica di Casini che osserva: �Trovo molto pi� vergognoso polemizzare con questa convocazione alle 9,30 dato che la gente va a lavorare la mattina, mi sembra che lei non sia in sintonia�. Anche il dielle Roberto Giachetti, primo firmatario della richiesta di convocazione straordinaria dell�Aula, ha criticato la decisione del presidente della Camera: �Poteva rispiarmiarsi di convocare l�Aula cos� presto, non accadeva da tre anni�. E Casini: �Finir� che questa seduta l�ho chiesta io�. CASTELLI - �Invito chi ha firmato per il dibattito sull'amnistia e oggi non si � presentato in aula a vergognarsi profondamente�. Inizia cos� la dichiarazione del ministro della Giustizia Roberto Castelli commentando quanto avvenuto oggi in Aula alla Camera. E aggiunge: �Non si gioca cos� sulla pelle e con le speranze dei detenuti che non hanno bisogno di politici cinici, demagoghi, pifferai magici e di falsi profeti. Meglio una parola certa, anche se negativa, che false speranze suscitate dalla propaganda�. soccorritori: �I cani sono riusciti a passare, la slitta con i ragazzi no� Lapponia, �travolti per pochi centimetri� Da chiarire le responsabilit� dell'episodio. Prestata assistenza ai genitori delle due giovani vittime italiane Un fermo immagine preso dal Tg1 che mostra il luogo dell'incidente in Lapponia (Ansa) HELSINKI - Era di origine abruzzese, anche se risiedeva in Toscana, il maggiore dei due giovani morti a Santo Stefano in Finlandia investiti da un treno mentre facevano un'escursione a bordo di una slitta. Lo si � appreso a Torrebruna, un paesino di poco pi� di mille abitanti in provincia di Chieti dove vivono i nonni del giovane di 17 anni che era conosciuto in paese perch� vi tornava con la famiglia, che abita nella zona di Prato, due volte l'anno. La ragazza invece, una tredicenne, provenivano dalla Campania. Secondo quanto si � appreso, il convoglio era composto da una decina di slitte e una comitiva di 18 persone. Il viaggio era stato organizzato da una agenzia di viaggi di Genova, mentre l'escursione in slitta era stata affidata ad un agente di viaggio finlandese. La comitiva alloggiava in una localit� sul lato svedese del confine e ora, tranne i genitori delle due vittime, i componenti sono tutti ripartiti dalla Finlandia. Le indagini sono state affidate alle autorit� di polizia locale di Tornio e i familiari delle vittime sono assistiti dal console d'Italia onorario a Rovaniemi Seppo Aho. Il ministero degli Esteri ha rappresentato alle autorit� finlandesi, che hanno aperto un'inchiesta, la necessit� che venga chiarita la dinamica dell'episodio e vengano accertate le responsabilit�. Intanto sono arrivati nuovi dettagli sulla tragedia: i due giovani italiani sono stati travolti quando i cani avevano gi� attraversato i binari. Il quotidiano svedese online Aftonbladet ha pubblicato una ricostruzione grafica dell'incidente e il percorso dell' escursione. Il disastro � avvenuto alle 18.45, ha detto il capo della squadra di soccorso Harri Paldanius. �� stata una questione di pochi centimetri - ha aggiunto - i cani che tiravano la slitta ce l'hanno fatta, i giovani no�. Il gruppo dei 18 turisti italiani - scrivono i giornali nordici - alloggiava allo Stadshotellet (Hotel della Citt�) di Haparanda, sulla costa nord-occidentale della Finlandia, a pochi chilometri dal confine svedese. Gli italiani erano giunti ad Haparanda il 23 dicembre e sarebbero dovuti tornare a casa in giornata. Dopo l'incidente, il gruppo � stato riaccompagnato all'hotel di Haparanda dove l'unit� di crisi del comune - composta da rappresentanti del municipio e della chiesa luterana - ha assistito per tutta la notte i turisti, molti dei quali in preda a un violento choc. I corpi delle vittime sono stati trasferiti nella cittadina di Torneaa, che si trova circa 5 chilometri a sud di Korpikyla, dove � avvenuto l'incidente.Dear Friends, If you cannot view the images in this message, enable images or visit here to see this newsletter.
I've been throwing up all day long, 20, maybe 30 times. I am pretty weak but insist that the next glass of water will stay down. Itdoes, for about 10 minutes. My Mum insists I visit the doctor. So we all go along, my parents and I. I explain to the doctor the fantasy life I'd been leading. I've been living in a sort of dream world but one different to that which I describe. The doctor asks me if alcohol has anything to do with it. I adamantly deny it and he insists I got to hospital. I resist this, thinking of the inadequately hidden evidence of drinking back in my room and in my car. I am taken to hospital, assessed and admitted. The doctor seems to know almost straight away but I stick with my story all the same. My parents leave and I throw up one last time before finally drifting off to sleep. Awoken and some unholy hour and another drip containing a bright yellow fluid called Sodium Chloride is then stuffed into my arm. Plus a mouthful of pills and the offer of some 'breakfast' which I decline. More doctors, different ones but the questions are the same. I need a brain scan. This is getting out of control, I just have a bad hangover. Its brain scan time and a machine that belongs in a science fiction film. Its unearthly whine almost makes me think a door to another dimension is about to open up and swallow my head. It's all over in less than 5 minutes but I want another go! A day passes and the results arrive, they have found a brain, hoorah! And it's normal, surprise surprise. Later in the day a sinister turn of events, my medication changes. Or, rather it is added to. Something to counteract the effects of alcohol withdrawal. Oh dear, someone knows. I wonder who? In the night the man in the bed next to mine dies. After 4 days and nights I am allowed to go home, or rather allowed to leave hospital. My family at home have found out I've started drinking again and I am not allowed to stay there any longer. So it's out of hospital straight onto the street. At least I still have my car. I also have �47 which I promptly spend on fuel and a bottle of Jim Beam. So I hole up for the night in a quiet cul-de-sac and get reaquainted with my old friend Jim. We used to spend Friday nights together. I spend the next few hours undoing much of the progress the last 4 days in hospital achieved. I eventually crawl into the back seat and lose consciousness. Suddenly it's light and for a moment I think everything is alright before remembering last nights events and that I was homeless and had about enough money to buy a newspaper. But wait it's the 30th, its pay day! I throw my head back and laugh. Then the hangover hits me. I open my eyes as wide as they will go in the disbelief at how bad I feel. Someone has surely drilled a hole in my forehead and poured in concrete. I try and crawl through the gap to the front seat but I'm too weak. Sitting back to psyche myself up I open the door and manage the 3 foot walk to the driver door. The fresh air actually helps. I look at the 2/3 empty bottle and get angry. I compare it to the devil. Suddenly finding some energy I step out of the car and try to smash the bottle. But it won't break even after the third attempt. I cannot beat the devil alone I think to myself. I pick up the bottle and leave. Finding myself back near my home town I attempt to check into a travel lodge. They receptionist seems quite happy to offer me a room until he looks at me. All of a sudden they're full. Do I really look that bad? I certainly feel it. So I head off again in a random direction. At some point I make the decision to head for the Severn Bridge, a favourite beauty spot with wannabe dead people. I stop along the route, take one last swig of the Bourbon and dispose of the unfinished bottle in a hedge. I purchase Vodka, this is more like it. I take off again and eventually find somewhere to stay the night. Finding myself alone and safe in a locked room I'd paid for was a welcome relief. I crack open the bottle and head into dream land. I must have gone out for a KFC at some point as there was debris neatly scattered over the floor in the morning. I leave thanking the friendly receptionist and drive west. I stop at a place called Swindon for more booze. What a depressing place this is. It really suits my mood. For some reason I go back to the place I'd stayed the previous night and do exactly the same the following night. Finally managing to leave the area I go to a cash machine. My balance is zero. Uh-oh, where's all that gone? Now What. I look at what resources I have left. A few pounds in change, enough fuel to get to the bridge and plenty of Vodka. Not much choice then. I make it to the bridge but don't have enough money to pay the toll. Damnit. Back to the nearest motorway services which is less than a mile back. I hide the keys to my car and get hammered before contemplating getting out and walking to the bridge. But I don't have the energy and it's freezing cold. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. I spend a very cold, tearful night in the back seat again. I awake at six still with alcohol in my system. I can feel it. I add to it and sporadically send text messages to those dearest to me. It gets dark again and I haven't moved except for several trips to the gents and to spend the last of my money on some crisps. The guy behind the counter looks at me funny. I wonder why. Must be the funky leather gloves I'm wearing, yeah that's it. It's getting very cold here. I'm out of alcohol and now petrol. I speak with my brother in law who explains why my family are angry with me. This isn't helping my state of mind at all. I hang up and throw up. Back to the car and it seems even colder. I lie on the back seat and shiver. I can't take this. I ask my brother in law to dial 999. The police arrive and talk to me. They take me away and detain me under the mental health act. At least it's warm and I haven't actually been arrested. I can't leave but where would I go? Some doctors and shrinks talk to me the next day. I'm not actually going nuts, just very down. The doctor tells me I will die if I keep drinking. This is obvious but I think about it all the same. He's actually serious. I've never really believed that all this drinking was doing any lasting damage. I don't want to die I just want all this stuff to go away and to get on with my life. That isn't going to be easy. I will have to work and think hard to save this situation. I am escorted back to my car by two friendly social workers who provide me with enough fuel to get back to my home town. It's a worrying journey. I still have nowhere to go and no money. I get back and see a doctor. Explaining to him the recent events he does everything he can. A homeless shelter is my only option for the night. Oh great. From a good, well-paid job and my own picturesque little cottage to this. In two short years. It's a bit late for regrets and I've no time for self pity. I visit my family and explain the situation. They let me use the phone, have a bath and collect a few of my things. I drive away into the pouring rain to the town where the shelter is. It's very dark, wet and I'm lost in the one way system from hell. Thinking about giving up again I phone my Dad who gives me some directions. I get lost again but eventually find some traffic police. The helpful man leads me to the road I need. But it's the wrong end of a one way street. I drive off again in the wrong direction and stop outside a block of flats.
