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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016 NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY.COM C9 Eie â€"f eertiinee mnere reg e neeereieF qss on on e Be e ns en n t nc o h d in smm e old eA onae ny ooo einnnonpe o ole l ond io . . NOR HUMEAADAND OO in oo 1i mm e nne movam en t neaine im im esn mape * apormnas cereeger» j ppeepamiesteopmnner e iC o nmmapasg es n e nssy . oA Festival of T gift that k giving MANDY.MARTIN 5 3 FORNORTHUMBERLAND TODAY t argi24 â€" Z2 . ®T Pss e PeC l S x ies COLBORNE â€" It‘s beginning to Pamcirme en * &z i'TR 5 feel a lot like Christmas. ~â€"<g : â€" 1 < onl . Sy> The first alert is the aroma of real ; $ ) 4 i > Nradline. (nth Christmas trees wafting down the f i\ t ; e cnsry > «Sss entryways. Then, asyoustep intothe i yG E4 s ® a \‘i‘i‘f ' â€" hall filled with 27 sparkling, decoâ€" * - | ty SA LA _ rated trees, the magic happens. %, f" ‘"\L" un arc*â€" '\%7?:'*- 3»"@3;, £., mss nc hactes For the seventhyear, teacher Chad t g! h. _ s h / os Ka o Morford and wife Lorraine have it ; 9. : en l M\ ,f.f'-}t R .:?."1'3)_ f & coordinated the Festival of Trees { im _ <]f B â€" e ",§-?"‘fii x in Colborne. There‘s no admission e o f i ~~> ~Aid 3 w se 2. e$ & fee to view the spectacle the last _ ../ es . ~ . P‘ Fifol crawe > Off i+ he _E Friday and Saturday of November. _ _( W &fii L3A i\ uns . S h cA 19 Proceeds are realized from the sale [ MoRe | #at ite.. i f . ;fl' (f% of raffle tickets on the trees plus a ho . . 0 l7 ;"'\;a\. CA 7 & silent auction of donated items. 3 es tsA x oy ; V The event funds the entire music D) . AReai® _ Mibicl ?“,:A‘; 2Â¥ 6%33’\7 ai S program at the Colborne Public t o > dhae se 34& \‘ e 18 Js j,“j‘_-;-;-g' l â€" xo â€"_ School. That‘snotableinandofitself s c > ':??:'3"1( C -:_mfl,_L."I Ast __ but it‘s not the big story. This tiny o "%q As) o p: F,'g'gi.g‘g school has consistently produced * & s”fifi y _4”“ ts . o4 _ championship drum lines, a cadre ;1, s . o gaage *fi&i 2 of precision marching and drumâ€" k *{E‘gu{_ ig "’ Th _ ming kids who blow their competiâ€" | e 43! Eoo one _ tion (includingprivate, wellâ€"funded / Te aBe schools, large urban schools, etc.). P »W} 12 2 _ Provincialandnationaltitlesforthe â€"""~~ un % § Colborne kids stem from this chalâ€" ES M | inss P o s I ler'}‘g;c!;‘amplone&ib);m.l\;lorio;% A_‘é ho "*~~~ eC e have graduates, abou , E @" s c naiets 0 _ who continue to take instrucâ€" ';'?’(“' n .t â€" 4,\ E _ tion Thursday nights at East j é:(;‘ bous . | Northumberland Secondary i. "Corâ€"/ fhke (:"" ,5;) \“* _ School," he notes with considerâ€" Lt B > ce zs | able pride. "They pay $200 a year. S cR Salsar .\ _ I‘mdirectorandwrite the musicfor 7 + MANDY MARTIN PHOTO _ marching and Michael Beauclere _ Proud father and grandfather Denny Robertson, left, of Colborne, came to see the Colborne Public School Parent Committee Christmas Tree at the seventh from Peterborough, a Yamaha artâ€" _ annual Festival of Trees in Colborne last weekend. Daughter Sherry, centre, is on the parent committee and grandson Logan, 10, is a Grade 5 student. _ ist, provides instruction." % m inbaaboaats cmn‘s, y# Each of the past seven years, the . auction, othersavailablefromselectâ€" [ € es nitase bromary 4 _ Festival of Trees has grown in repâ€" â€" ing deposited purchased ballots. C . > es ind es * __ utation. It‘s now a Yuletime tradiâ€" _ The annual Colborne/Cramahe . chafil f A. ; tion in the community to visit the Santa Claus Parade, held the . ®am [me l i *3 _ display. The Colborne Legion hosts â€" Saturday evening, dovetails with | i [ us 4 (;‘-\(-Qn:.,i poir se . 4 the event. Businesses, groups and _ the exhibit, welcomingparadeparâ€" _ | _ ||||_____ ‘â€"I wi dvl 4]4;&;# 6 60e . cA organizations pay to sponsor and . ticipants and attendees to drop in _\ |||| 1 > _p _ m’:‘,v,‘f a~ e 8 y’§ decoratetrees.Someareupforsilent â€" beforeandafter. c % t J apas xt éA\O PCMR . |. in . . hiee lt ©le ' | * se t § m B "‘-*fi‘i‘k&" oc.ss â€" m .h ol hB .2 C B F [ 5 â€" +2 oo 3 & S ul o6 eap e d . :’,ggf? 2B i. ~SSu 6 . ie . We _ i 7/ ainonk n a> ts â€" on s poue : We instegess. [ _ \woa oo aA0 ... ols 6 C . n | & K s [ C "tr y . oake 32. . * q C se .26 ; MANDy MaRTINPHoto . s Oe hoak . g% S e 2 o nc ‘.3\ i ‘%; W m ze _ . William Dart, 3, of (3@i is O ‘*;E'/ . ts . apsretcc s ._ C F O C l Colborne knew exactly _ o" . d _ j . <F o ct iA z.. | S .4 o e ~ * l â€" whichof the 27@ W s# f > F ~ 5 3'. 3 decorated Christmas: L 3 & M : { ( "al 4 _ trees he wanted to win j es C hh j i . css "~ e at the seventh annual 4A oz &5 w â€" A %‘* aje FestlvalofTreesN:v.ZS k 0h i _ . s â€" Ww 4 ie« and 26. He spotted a toy I avarke, o os 5 ‘?-?“‘"‘"‘% besilh _ truck under the Lion‘s mmmmnne Â¥â€" sey" U Club entry. ® MANDY MARTIN PHOTO oal. 9e t Chad Morford, left, head of the music program at Colborne Public School, and wife Lorraine, right, had a reunion with es NeR ... * . former Colborne student Elissa Indewey, centre, at the seventh annual Festival of Trees last weekend. ) 1