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t's her last hurrah. On Wednesday. Dr. Margot Reis- kind will direct Stoufiville's Men of Note chorus for a very last time. She'll wan,- hcr wand over the 40-1'nemher choir at the 23rd annual Music Festival in Stouffville United (Zhurch. 'lhc mnwn. mark- mg the sum of Strawberry Fastile wch begins at 8 p.m.‘ The presentation will take place mid-way thmugh the concert. John liaise; a member of last year's win- ners. the Sptingvalc Boys of vale Baptist Church. will do me hon- ours. Wtutchurch-Stoufivflle Mayor Wayne Emmcrson will!» in atten- dance. representing the town. A graduate of (Juncurdia Univer- sity and lhe University (If Illinois. Dr. Rejskind was acquired by the \‘Inuffvillv rhurus eight yvars ago. guiding them In new heights in mm] 01(14)va ’ IWcmsly, sh? served as an lllSUUCfl" at 'l‘ommu's Royal (Lun- s'crvalory of Music and the National , She nuw resides wuh husband Richard and daughter Audrey in Charlottetown“. Prince Edward Island. In Sepmnlx'r. she“ nmw In a new position as vocal instructor at mi- Uniwrsuv 01 PM. lune 26 is sun: In be an evening filled with mixed emotions for both Dr. Reiskind and the choir. Chorus mvmhers will he Visiny saddened by the fact their director's leaving but the famll will he cased somewhat mmugh their acmptancv of th‘(- 2013 Music Town. Ontario award. Iong recognimd as the com- munity's music ambassadors. 111a Men of Note wen- first organized in 1999 by then-president Dave Dug- gan and direuor Doug Walker. The Chair's subsequent director was Jeff McAloon. The gmup's first accom- panist was John Mole :01ka by ljnda Marcinkus. Murphy Hung. Director leaving on high ‘note’ §m§!|;business advice _!_Al-l.l -L_ _I A (knunnvy Brittn’n .md now, Mlmlvr Orcham'an. Initial appearances occurrt-d mainly in churches and n-lirvmvm residences. A! the turn of the cenlury. Nym'wr, they branched out, singing at a spatial Service of Ronwmhram v under the shadtm ot the (unadian War \h-mnrial alVimy Ridpy. Frann- Bcfnrv rmuming hnmr. mm pumm- pated in a shrunken mun through England and Wales In 2004. the choir travelled to Germany for a series of concerts hear Munich. Three years later. they toured the Maritime». a trip that included a stopover at the legendary coffee house then operated by the late Rita McNeil. Their last M5335 tour of duty occuned in August 2010 when they visith Eire and Northcm’ leand. “That trip was the very best.” Dr. Reiskind would say lam. ‘. Long rememzcd as the mnmmnin'k nmsiv ambassadors. 77w Mm of the were first organiztd in with lim 7 710mm they've mmplt'ted three (L195. their last in 2009 entitled Home [hr the Holidays It was remain} at Stouffvillds ( 2h nst ( Ihtm'h Anghmn. Susan Ryman, (mmnonly H'ft‘l’l‘t‘d In as» at Indy nt’ NEW and an vslablishvd mlnist mlh the t‘ht)~ rm, will open \anday'x r‘nncm with the beautiful wkwtinn Prm'inus" Memories. 8110 will aim combine with Dr. chskind in a duet Pmitk‘d Flying Fri-0. Seven concerts wert- pan of a busy schedule. Chorus nepennirv spans awry. thing from to spirituals; folk tunes to popular. "A subtle mixture of baritone and Wm" voices. under soured by the richness». uf mama"! bass." is the way choir past president Vince Parry describes their range. Violin vinuosu. Matthew lieu- wcs will perform during the truf- wil! offering. Net pron-His win go in thv student mmu \chuiarship fund. Donations of gnx‘cm-s will aim be ruman tur mu Whm'hun'h- Smut'fvilk' Food Bank. Over the past 2;). wars. 28 indi- viduals m grmms haw n-cvivvd (he Musk 'l‘nwn. Ontario iinward, mdud~ mg: home Heath-ay- and Jim Rehill (1991); Clarion Baker and loan Ham~ mund (1992); Alma ()kiham and “w Wn’gh! Family (1993); Benha Stouffer and Julia Topping (1994); [hvid Boyd {1995); lawnie William: (1996); lean Thomas (1997); Kathi Phillips (1953): Doris Harvey (1999}; Anne Gage (201)); Gary Burke and thu' Parry (2W1); David and Sharon Baxter (2012): Wanda (2GB): Wayne Hill (2004); Laurie D'Alexsandm (2%); David Dugan (2(116); Pat Wild MWaStoMresm-mmnas mmbrmnawspaperskvnmmimfio rm.t§mmmofwm conceh (2M7)i Bmwn (20M); Uuyd Knight (21139); Dun Quades and Fam- fly (2010):‘Bob Davies (20! I} and'Iho Springvalelkyuzmz). ~ OPINION Jerry Seinfeld style He convinces the operamr of the Dream Cafe. Babu Khan. to trash his eclectic menu and strictly serve favourites fmm his native Pakistan. But. like Mr. Seinfeld found. it can be as painful as it has been exciting watching small businesses come and go in our former small town. n the 24th episode of Seinfeld, Jerry desper- alcly wants to help the owner of a failing mstau» ram in his New York City neighbourhood. But the place still bombs and him-K's adviCe continues to haunh Babu n'ght through Te- n m: 2’? wars later And my small-busines-z uiucalkm only includes sitting in on a couple of chamber of commerce breakfast talks That's not easy to digest. especially knowing good folks have quit their day jobs and invested life savings in their dream. NOW, I'm no consultant to the {nod or retail indmtry either. I've had a from-row. centre seat for the Main Street during the last 31 years r.hops could often be pre- dicted the day their sign erected. . And some businesses have defied the odds â€" and_oux predictions ~â€" and continue to flourish. Good on them. And not that I’m Seinfeld. but a few observations on the Stouffville biz scene. if I may? - If your business relics on walk~in traffic and high vis- ibility. you'll probably want to be on a main drag. The addi- Saalv. the den'fisé 6f some Huh-m x, can.» man ‘I- par-1 Noam SfiHZ-Tribune DO THE MATH. ADVERTISE IN THE town council. your landlord or the world for its demise. (Other businesses. i‘nclud ing this one. are - save fur the pnnung and dastnbu- tion of our newsprint editiom â€"« conducted elecn'onicalh' now) tional rem money is worth it. Don't park your store on a bait. road and (hen blame . Don‘t reinvent the wheel. especially if it's warped and wrapped with a flat the. We watched the same fype nf business open and close three times in as many years down- 0 Know your customers. especially their habits. If you reiy on the GO train crowd in this commuter town, you may want to adjust your hours and marketing accordingiy. Some merchants have flourished by adopting this principle. Bottom line? Do your homework. Listen. Prosper. Good luck. town. One can onty imagine the heanfiehe. headaches and financial camage. mMasmsedlxardmeSm NLWSPAPER'; C ANADA with [I'm Maxm OffTheTop