Dalmeny Days
Dalmeny Days 2016
Marcy Cross,
Martensville Messenger
Dalmeny Days came to
Centennial Park from June
3rd – 5th. Friday night
kicked off the weekend
with slow pitch and a dance
featuring Jimmy Gerlouf Socialables.
Saturday morning began with
a pancake breakfast put on
by Dalmeny Minor Hockey
at the JJ Loewen Centre.
A parade featuring local
businesses and organizations
made its way through the
town center. Noon was the
start of many activities in
Centennial Park. The slow
pitch tournament resumed
and kids, as well as kids
CMAS Youth Star
Search at Dalmeny Days
Submitted by
Candace Finch
The
Country
Music
Association of Saskatoon
celebrated the crowning of
their 2nd Annual CMAS
Youth Star Search winner
Saturday, June 4.
at heart, took on outdoor
laser tag, a petting zoo, pony
rides and more. Saturday
evening ended with a
fireworks display.
The competition formed last
year to develop, support and
promote youth, took place at
the Dalmeny Day festivities
with 10 young performers
taking the stage fighting
off nerves and heavy winds
which wreaked havoc on
their sheet music or notes.
The
Country
Music
Association of Saskatoon
held their competition finals
on Saturday as well. A stage
was set near the beer gardens
and provided live music
throughout the day and into
the night.
Sunday brought a large
crowd out for a breakfast,
and church service at
Centennial Park. Many
families gathered together
for the early morning
service.
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ABOVE: The crowd watched in awe as the dazzling fireworks
display lit up the Dalmeny night sky. (Facebook)
Darcey
Rathgeber,
President of CMAS and
MC for the event explained,
“The criteria for this
event are quite simple. We
welcome all young people
between the ages of 12 and
18, not just from our local
CMAS area but from our
entire province, to come
and audition for a chance to
perform in our final round. ”
This year auditions were
held in Shell Lake and
Saskatoon with contestants
coming from as far as five
hours away for their ten
minute performance slot.
ABOVE: The talented group that organized and participated in the Youth Star Search held in Dalmeny this past weekend. Back rowMurray Yung, Ida-Rose Wilde, Torin Udahl, Marentin Fehr, Rielle Puddicombe, Layton Ferster. Front row - Melaine Pain, Ariss
Martell, Shayna Scherbey, Samara Yung, Morgan Germsheid, Julianne Braun, Justine Sletten, Hal Schrenk
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“We are excited that
young people and parents
from various parts of the
province are interested
in our competition. We
have considered allowing
applicants to send in
performance videos as
audition tapes however,
there is a great deal of
insight and value that
can be taken from a live
audition,”
Rathgeber
explains, “Whether they
accompany themselves or
use music tracks, the live
performance before the
judges not only prepares
them for the final round but
also gives an example of
how comfortable they are
performing publicly which
contributes to the entire
experience.”
The panel of judges chosen
for
Saturday’s
finals
consisted of Multi SCMA
Award winners, Samara
Yung and Hal Schrenk, as
well as Past President for
the Saskatchewan Country
Music Association, Murray
Yung, as well as local
musicians and vocalists Ida
Rose Wilde, and Melanie
Pain.
CMAS Member, Shantaia
Poulin kicked off the
afternoon of performances
with her strong instrumental
and vocal talent then
encouraged the contestants
by saying “never give up
on your passion and talent.
Regardless how things end
for you today, you are all
winners”.
With
five
hours
of
performances, the judges
took a few moments
for
deliberation
before
announcing the top three
winners. The third place
was awarded to 18 year old
Shayna Scherbey of Ituna,
SK with Debden’s 13 year
old Layton Ferster claiming
second place. Top honors
were awarded to Justine
Sletten from the Swift
Current Area.
“It was a great afternoon with
some very talented young
people - it was a tough race,”
commented Hal Schrenk.
“Our purpose for putting on
an event such as this is to
give young people working
toward a music career the
opportunity to perform in
front of a large audience and
give them stage experience.
We also want them to have
the opportunity to gain
feedback from our judges,
many of whom have spent
their early years doing the
very same competitions.”
While it’s too early to say if
next year’s finals will return
to Dalmeny it is confirmed
that the competition will
be taking place once again.
Auditions will take place
later this fall.