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With a group as big as ours there's always something to share. Check this page for all the goings on around band, and if you have news to report, let us know at ayrparisband@hotmail.com The news of the Ayr-Paris Band is published weekly in the 'Ayr News' weekly paper under the column 'Band Notes'. Fred Budd Celebrates 92nd Birthday April 16th, 2008 with the Band!
Conducts Band on 92nd birthday - (l-r) Grace and Fred Budd, Heidi Ostner, Steve Brunton Our next trip! It's official! The next trip will be 2010 and includes Prague, Vienna and Krakow. It promises to be an amazing trip so watch the site and the Ayr News for more details. Our 50th Anniversary Celebration
On Sunday morning many joined us for an outdoor church service in Centennial Park at the pavilion. Guest minister is Rev. Doug Willis and music was provided by the Ayr Paris Band and Ayr, Scotland Pipers. We're selling special books, our new CD, t-shirts and other mementos, so contact Heidi to purchase those or join us a concert and buy one! For a copy of our Tattoo poster, click here The Celtic Caravan: Ireland/Scotland Trip 2006 Finally, I have the trip pics and half the story up! You can read all about Ireland and watch slideshows of each country on the UK trip page, accessible from the Event's page. Heidi and Irene are writing the story up for us, which is fabulous if your memory is as bad as mine.
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The 2007 Band Executive Back Row: Janet
Schmidt [3rd year director], Johhny Belez [1st Vice-President], Barb
Black [1st Year Director], Dan Kocher [Treasurer] ******************************************* Our Awards The following active members have received at least their ten year membership pin:
At the 2007 meeting the following tenure pins were also awarded: 15 year - Richelle Read. 20 year: James Brown, Tom Schmidt Ayr-Paris Band 25-Year Membership Plaque In memory of Ed Webster [1938-1998] for Ed's 45 years of dedicated band service.
Each year, several awards are given out to deserving individuals. Here are the results from the January 2007 Annual Meeting. The Ed Brunton Memorial Trophy for most
improved Junior Bandsperson -- Hillary Robertson, saxophone, trombone
and any other instrument she can get her hands on.
This page was last updated December 11, 2009
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The Ayr-Paris Band held a
Tattoo to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. On June 17th, we invited
alumni and present band members to join us for an afternoon of food and fun
in Ayr, and in the evening everyone is invited to our Musical Tattoo.
Everyone enjoyed 3 pipe bands, 2 brass bands, Scottish and North Dumfries Dignitaries,
Irish/Scottish Dancers, Singers and Scottish Pipers as we celebrate and have
a Twinning with Ayr Scotland. 
