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Marenisco 2011 Music Festival

MARENISCO - July 25, 2011

The Milltown Heritage Days celebration kicked off Friday evening with a street dance that was center for teens and adults alike.

Saturday was to the main focus of the Heritage Days events. Several events were cancelled due to the heavy rains that moved into the area mid-day. The Strongest man contest was cancelled as was the lumberjack competition.

Most of the craft vendors packed it in however, a few hung in there.
The weather system moved through just in time to allow the great music concerts to go outdoors as scheduled. Attendees were told that the concerts would move indoors should the rain reoccur. That would not be the case.

Opening the evening’s performances was the Gogebic Range Concert Band. The GRCB played a full program including some new songs worked into this year’s repertoire.
 
As always the band under the direction of Larry Gabka did a great job. The GRCB was followed by a great performance of the "Jugendblasorchester" wind ensemble from Stassfurt, Germany, another renowned German youth orchestra.
Last year the Marenisco Heritage Festival featured concerts by the fabulous Youth Orchestra from Wertingen Germany. The Jugendblasorchester wind ensemble plays a totally different style of music, less classical, but just as great as their Wertingen counterparts.
The wind ensemble played many popular tunes, marches and polkas familiar to their American audience. The group was well liked and closed to a standing ovation so rightfully deserved. For their finale the ensemble performed “Unter dem Sternenbanner”; Star and Stripes Forever.

Again, this year the great Youth Orchestra was brought to Marenisco as part of the Cultural Exchange Program. They arrived here through the efforts Bruce Mahler.
 
While in Marenisco the young musicians stayed with host families, .
The Youth Orchestra is to European music as is an Olympic training camp to an athlete.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Polar Bear Cookbook

Thank you to everyone who submitted recipes for the Polar Bear Hockey Cookbook. The cookbooks are now available. The cost for the cookbooks are $10.00 so make sure to grab one for yourself and maybe one or two as a gift. They can be purchased at the Pat O'Donnel Civic Center concession stand or by contacting Kerry Roehm or Micki Sorensen.

 
 

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