Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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Center Draws Crowds By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
MILTON - The mission behind the city's performing arts center is accomplished as crews add final upgrades in preparation for three upcoming acts. The Hoppers at 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 16 and Ivan Parker at 7 p.m. Friday Dec. 6 are already filling seats. It's mid-November and Cabell Midland High School students are drawing interest for the Best of Christmas benefit event they'll host for the school at 6 p.m. Saturday Dec. 14. The familiar phrase "If you build it, they will come" pushes the Milton Performing Arts Center forward into the holiday season. Under a state-of-the-art sound system, a 16-foot fan and a custom light rail, sits Bill Kelley. The president of the West Virginia Pumpkin Festival looks toward 938 seats waiting to be filled. He remembers two years ago when he sat in the same spot, inside nothing more than a shell of a building with a small stage. Fast-forward to 2013: the addition of a bigger stage, more restrooms, a state-of-the-art sound SEE CENTER ON PAGE 4
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Collegium presents Christmas Madrigal Dinner
The Cabell Midland Renaissance choir Collegium Musicum performs for the school's open house at the beginning of the year. The musical group will hold their annual Christmas Madrigal Dinner Dec. 13 and 14. Photo by Ryan Burgess By Alannah Stone Cabell Midland High School
Throughout Cabell Midland, a great amount of talent can be found in the student body and
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those abilities are showcased through various classes and programs. One class in particular, Collegium Musicum, expresses their talent through a Renaissancestyle ensemble of singers and
has experienced a large amount of opportunity and success so far with their 2013-2014 season. “So far the season is going well,” Collegium director Ed Harkless said. “We have 46 students, and the madrigal dinner
script is finished; so we can get started on that pretty soon. We have a lot of things going on. “We hit the ground running when the year opened, and we SEE DINNER ON PAGE 10
Knights smash Brooke, 48-12 By Bishop Nash For The Cabell Standard
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ONA- The Knights offense mercifully ended the evening kneeling at Brooke’s 4 yard line, but they were finishing a dominant regular season with an exclamation point. Cabell Midland emphatically punched their ticket to the home field advantage in the postseason Friday night at Knights Field, steamrolling the Brooke Bruins 48-12. A 525 yard rushing tsunami featured three running backs,
Kasey Thomas (157), Teran Barnitz (139) and Alex Childers (103) eclipse 100 rushing yards; a feat never accomplished in Cabell Midland’s history. In testament to Midland’s defensive efficiency, Brooke managed only 38 yards in the first half and did not cross midfield until SEE KNIGHTS ON PAGE 8 Knights RB Kasey Thomas outruns Bruins DB Matthew Lazear (31) but is stopped on the 1 yard line.Thomas scores on the next play. He led the Knights in yardage carrying the ball 14 times for 157 yards. Photo by Jim Parsons
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