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Grouch supports High River family

The Old Grouch’s stepped up in support of a family ravaged by the flooding in High River this summer.
On Saturday, September 21, the Old Grouch’s held a fundraiser for the Kachour family, whose business was destroyed by the floods.

(Back, l-r) Old Grouch’s owner Fran Nargang and her husband Garry, with the Kachour family, (front, l-r) Juju, Jacob, Nina, and Omar.

“It’s so nice and surprised us, because it really makes us feel like there are good people out there,” said Jacob. Over $1,350.00 was raised for the Kachour’s.
 


Strong support for Terry Fox legacy

It was a beautiful day for the annual Terry Fox Run on Sunday, September 22, attended by dozens of Drumheller residents and Greentree School students.
Participants warmed up by dancing to “500 Miles”  and then ran, walked, and biked through Midland.
Check out The Drumheller Mail Facebook page for footage from the event.
 

Five in a row for Shapiro

    Drumheller’s Rob Shapiro of the country music band Hey Romeo has one more piece of hardware to add to his collection.
    Shapiro took home the Keyboard Player of the Year from the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards.

Rob Shapiro of Hey Romeo was named the CCMA Keyboard Player of the Year. This was his fifth award.

    “Wow...I’m ridiculously fortunate and thankful to win the Canadian Country Music Association Keyboard Player of the Year!” he announced on the Band’s Facebook page. “A huge thank you to you all, it’s very special to get the OK from your peers. Great to share it with Tammy, my Mom, Darren, Stacie, Bradford, Curtis, Jim, Rob, Kathryn, Oscar, Paul, Byron and all our good friends.”
    This was his fifth award for keyboards in as many years.
    The award was presented during Country Music Week in Edmonton from September 5-8 with the awards gala on the final night. 
    The band had a busy few days while in Edmonton. On Thursday, September 5, the band hosted the CCMA Songwriters Café. This is a unique mix of jam, performance and sharing with artist and audience.
    Hey Romeo also performed at the Jiffy Lube Fan Fest. This was a concert that featured the band as well as other Canadian country music mainstays including Small Town Pistols, George Canyon and Aaaron Pritchett to name a few. This was on Saturday, September 7.
    Hey Romeo was also selected to be presenters at the Awards Gala.


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