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June 8, 2010 Hi Everyone, What a fantastic job all of you did at the Waterfront Concert and in the Starlight Parade!!!! The weather was great and the crowds were HUGE!!!!!!! The weather will be good for the Grand Floral Parade as well, with even more people...maybe over 500,000!!!!!! If you are meeting at Lincoln to ride the bus here are the areas of the school we have and the times we have them: *Saturday June 12th Rose Parade
Cafeteria, Restrooms, Locker Room Restrooms 6:30am – 2:00pm Parking Lot Under Stadium 6:30am – 2:00pm North Side Parking Lot **** 6:30am – 2:00pm **** I believe that is actually the lot by the equipment container. The buses should start running around 7:30 or when they are full. If you are meeting the band at the Coliseum staging area, please make an effort to be there by 9AM. It will be a busy morning for traffic and MAX. This will assure you are there in plenty of time and give us an opportunity to line the band up. Remember WATER, SUN SCREEN, PAIN RELIEVER, FOOD, YOUR HAT!!!!!!!!!! The post parade party is immediately following the Parade and will be in the Lincoln H.S. cafeteria as always. Dalton's will be catering again as they have done the past several years. This first year of being on our own(again) has been great!!!!! All of you should be proud of yourselves and your Band. Saturday is going to be a BLAST!!!!!!! Jay June 1, 2010 Well...here we go, this is performance week!!!!!! Tell everyone you know to come down to Waterfront Village to hear how great you sound this year!!!!!( as always) Thursday
Rehearsal: Lincoln H.S. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. We have the cafeteria, as well, along with the locker rooms and parking under the bleachers. PLEASE be on the track and ready to start at 7 p.m. Saturday: We do not have the cafeteria until after the Waterfront performance. Then the cafeteria is ours, do not leave any valuables in your vehicles or the cafeteria. CONCERT
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Parade: There is no bus transportation for either performance on Saturday June 5. There are buses from Lincoln to the GFP on Saturday June 12. If you have any questions you can email me: omtaambdirectors@comcast.net Looking forward to a productive outdoor rehearsal Thursday and two great performances on Saturday!!!! Jay April 22, 2010 The music department at Linfield College in McMinnville is requesting volunteers for the following event. If you can volunteer, please contact them and also let them know that you are from the OMTAAMB. OSAA STATE SOLO CONTEST - SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010 LINFIELD COLLEGE URGENT CALL FOR VOLUNTEER HELP Hello, This message comes to you to request your volunteer assistance for the 2010 OSAA State Solo Contest to be held at Linfield College on Saturday May 1, 2010. This is the first time Linfield College has hosted this event. The 234th Army Reserve Band was to have fulfilled many of the volunteer roles. The 234th is unable to participate due to their military duties to perform for deployment and troop return on May 1. This is the reason for this late request from me. I need many volunteers. Full-day volunteers are most needed but half-day volunteers are appreciated and will be scheduled as we are able. Full day volunteers begin promptly at 7:00 a.m. with an orientation and conclude around 5:00 p.m. as contestants finish. Full day volunteers will receive breakfast and lunch. Half-day volunteers will have access to some snacks but are encouraged to bring their own food and drink. Full
day volunteers will perform duties as door monitors and/or Please contact me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so I can complete scheduling. In your response, please include email and telephone number(s). Sincerely and thankfully, Joan
Paddock April 21, 2010 Here is the schedule and itinerary for the band's road trip to the 103rd Annual Rhododendron Festival in Florence, Ore. May 23: 6:00 a.m. - Buses arrive at Whitford Middle School. Band members are also asked to arrive at this time and park on the east side of the building. We need to load band members and equipment by 6:30 a.m. DO NOT park in the main lot or board the buses loading at the front of the school; these are the buses for the Whitford MS band, which is also going to Florence. 6:30 a.m. - Buses depart. We cannot hold the buses for late arrivals, since we are on a strict timeline. 9:30 a.m. Buses arrive in Florence. 9:45 a.m. - Buses unload at Siuslaw Middle School. We will unload equipment, form up and warm up here. Band members can leave personal items and equipment cases on the buses; they will be locked and the drivers will stay with them in the band pickup area. Please keep food and water with you as needed. 10:30 a.m. - Buses leave for the band pickup area at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince Street. 12:00 p.m. - Parade officially begins; we will wait our turn to step off. The parade is approximately 45 blocks long; judging take place at 18th Street. 2:00-3:00 p.m. - Estimated time that we will finish the parade. This depends on when we step off and how fast or slow it moves. 3:00-4:00 p.m. - Buffet (hot dogs, chips, drinks, etc.) provided by the Florence Rotary Club for all bands at the Florence Events Center. The return trip from Florence will depend on where we are in the parade lineup. We can expect to depart no later than 5:00 p.m., with an expected arrival back at Whitford at approximately 8:30 p.m. Please bring with you: Food/water Sunscreen Aspirin/Advil/Tylenol, etc. Bandaids YOUR HAT The cost per person for this trip is $25.00 to help pay for the motorcoaches. The deadline for signing up for the trip and making payment is Tuesday, May 4.
February 9, 2010 Hello "Marching Fanatics" - Welcome to the One More Time Around Again Marching Band 2010 season. This year's theme is "I Just Want to Celebrate". - First, I invite you to visit Marching.com, go to the "Spotlight" heading and read the OMTAAMB story I have been working on with Ken Martinson. It also includes a portion of the article that was written for Open Spaces Magazine in 2005. - Auditions are tonight, February 9th, at Whitford from 7 PM to 8 PM. We are looking forward to another great group of "Wanna Be's" this year. - Reminder that early music pick up is NOT tonight at Auditions as it has been in the past. - Early music pick up is Saturday March 13th at Whitford from 9 AM to 12 PM as posted on the "What's New" page. -
The Schedule is posted on the web site. Please note that there are
two rehearsals in one week. Performances are listed in the schedule and include a stand and play concert at Waterfront Village on Saturday June 5th from 3 PM to 3:30 PM before the Starlight Parade. We will be performing all 2010 music at this event. Remember that the band festival at PGE Park has been done away with so, for us, it will take the place of that. Now you can get some sleep the night before the Grand Floral Parade. You can catch MAX down to the waterfront from the Lincoln H.S. area. There is a free zone in downtown. 2010 MUSIC - This year's music is all well written. From rock, to swing, to a couple that will make you smile when you hear their names, to the most technically challenging piece to date for the OMTAAMB. Don't let the names fool you, get your music early, listen to the CD and practice. Playlist (not in concert order): I
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- Back in Black Travel - Great things on the local travel scene!!! We have a confirmation from the Rhododendron Festival in Florence, Ore. This festival has been in existence as long as the Rose Festival. It attracts visitors from far and wide. This year it takes place on Sunday May 23rd. The town population grows by tens of thousands for this event. They are thrilled that the OMTAAMB is coming this year. This will be a day trip by motor coach for a very economical per person price - a great event on the southern Oregon coast. TRAVEL IN PLANNING - Invitation from the July 4th Parade in Monmouth, Ore. - still collecting information Veterans Day Parade in Albany, Ore. April 20th will be here before you know it!!!!! See you soon, Jay
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