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FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2000 PORT PERRY STAR READERS Scugog tal rad we dy RAL STI long time" - Janet Howson a enjoy. Random Jottings, Rural Hoots, A * Council News and all other news of local interest. The Port Perry Star is a great small N town m community newspaper". SUA * Doris a. Armstrong e 250 Survey's sent out e 227 Returned The Port Perry Star / Weekend Star | We are all you really need! Leslie Bradley earned scholarship for program Young singer is selected for elite program at Banff Centre By Heather McCrae Port Perry Star The Banff Centre of Fine Arts, set amongst the scenic Rocky Mountains, will be home for Leslie Bradley over the next six weeks. A graduate of Port Perry High School, Ms Bradley will be graduating this month from the University of Toronto, where she has completed a four-year Bachelor of Music Performance Degree. And now she's off for a further training in an integration program of contemporary music at the fine arts cen- tre. Ms Bradley, one of 12 people selected from across Canada, applied for' the program last January, and performed before an audition panel. The panel travels acréss Canada and the U.S. seeking potential applicants every year. The decision to apply was easy, she said. "I haven't done a lot of contemporary music. It's 2000/2001! Water. THANK YOU From Blackstock Minor Hockey League Blackstock Minor Hockey has finished another successful season and with 95% returning, we are sure to have great hockey in We the players of BMHL would like to acknowledge our sponsors for their generous support, Buck's Construx, Blackstock Karate, Walker's Appliances, All Flags Shell, Spanky's Haulage, Auto Specialist, Mackie's Automotive, Springrove Agri, Chrise Duff Electronic, Wright's Feeds, Lakeside Marine, John Green Electric, Snap-On Tools, Sharcon Excavating, Sharview Farm, Luchka Float Service and Low & Low Ltd. We are grateful to all the volunteers that make the league, coaches, refs, executives and banquet committee. Special mention goes to George Burnette, Gary Bird, Sherry Anderson, Michelle Gettins, Bruce Foote, Bill Foote, Peter and Cathy Barron, Blue Heron Casino, McDermott Motors, Technic Transmission and Ron Jorgensen of Eco We are thankful to the papers for keeping our community informed of our games. | The Executive would like to recognize all the parents for fl their continued support, we are very appreciative. Have a safe and happy summer! Leslie Bradley excellent ear training and also good for dramatic interpretation," said Ms Bradley. Contemporary music is challenging because of its unusual - melodies and complex rhythms, said Ms B.M.H.L. Zyg Kaminski (905) 986-0448 Bradley. And in Banff she will work under some of the best instructors on the continent, many of them directors from the Canadian Opera Company and graduates from Yale University. Ms Bradley is looking forward to her stint at the Banff Centre of Fine Arts: "It's intensive work, study- ing Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, but it will be fun. | can't wait to begin." Ms Bradley was award- ed a scholarship by the Banff Centre of Fine Arts which pays for 75 per cent of the cost of the program. Her food and lodging are also included. it won't be all work. On the weekends she will have the use of a recre- ational facility, and she's looking forward to some hiking in the mountains. This will be Ms Bradley's second trip to the west. A few years ago she went to a competition in Calgary with PPHS's Jazzmerize. She's been involved in music forever, it seems, and comes by it naturally. While her parents Jill and Paul are talented musical- ly, Leslie's grandparents, Willie and Betty Stone, have been known for their musical talents, and were recently honoured at Greenbank United Church for giving a lifetime of music in the community. At Ms Bradley's gradua- tion recital on April 1, she had the honour of achiev- ing the highest mark in her class, an amazing 86 per cent. Supported by family and many friends from Port Perry she was really pleased, as the two-hour recital was based on an entire year's work. A person who has been a significant part of Ms Bradley's life has been her voice teacher, Mary Morrison. "She's a wonderful mentor, and has definitely been instrumental in my success," said Ms Bradley. Ms Bradley left for the West on May 7, and will be finished the pro- gram on june 18. Next fall she is thinking about attending the two- year Opera Division pro- gram at the University of Toronto. "Music has been my life, and I want to make the most of it," she said.