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!DOCTYPE html>html langen-ca>!-- #BeginTemplate templates/main_pages.dwt -->head>meta charsetUTF-8>meta nameviewport contentwidthdevice-width, initial-scale1.0>meta contentBob Carell nameauthor>meta namekeywords contentToronto Optimists, Seneca Optimists, Drum Corps, Drum and Bugle Corps>meta namedescription contentHistory of the Toronto Optimists Drum and Bugle Corps>link relstylesheet hrefopti_history_style.css titleopti_history_stylesheet >link relicon typeimage/png  hrefimages/favicon_green_on_grey.ico>!-- #BeginEditable doctitle -->title>Welcome to the History website for the Toronto Optimists Drum & Bugle Corps/title>!-- #EndEditable -->!-- link href../print.css mediaprint relstylesheet typetext/css> -->script>var domain;var id;var title;function nsc(domain, id, title) {location.href  mai + lto: + id + @ + domain + ?Subject + title;}/script>script>!--function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0	window.open(theURL,winName,features);}/script>/head>body>a idtop>/a>div 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layout)/a>						a hrefrepertoire.htm>Our Repertoire through the Years/a> 						a hrefsearch.htm>Search Our Website/a>						a hreflinks_to_each_page.htm>Site Links to each page/a>						a hrefsite_map.htm>Site Map/a> 						a hrefvideos.htm>Video Files/a> 					/div>				/div>								a hrefindex.htm>Home Page/a>			/div>		/div>	/div>	!--	End of Menu Definitions	-->!--webbot botInclude endspan i-checksum32288 -->!-- #BeginEditable Page_Title -->	h1>Keeping The Memories Alive!/h1>	!-- #EndEditable -->	!-- #BeginEditable Main_area -->!--Happy Canada Day	div classsection styleborder: 0px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin-bottom: 20px; width: auto; >		div>			img altHappy Canada Day srcimages/graphics/happy_canada_day.jpg width400 styleheight: auto; border: 2px solid red; box-shadow: 10px 10px 15px rgb(180, 180, 180); >		/div>	/div>Slideshow	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin-bottom: 20px;>		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefyt_1961_slideshow.htm>			img altgraphic for 1961 Slideshow srcimages/graphics/1961_slideshow_youtube_poster.jpg styleheight: 140px;  width250 >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefyt_1961_slideshow.htm>Slideshow of the 1961 Toronto Optimists/a> /p>		p>For this video I have included a mix of still images and video. The source of the drill portion is unknown while the 		parade segment was filmed during the 1961 Grape Festival parade. The audio track 		is a recording from the finals at the 1961 Nationals./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin-bottom: 20px;>		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?vMVAEqRD8vuI>			img altgraphic for 1964 Slideshow srcimages/graphics/1964_slideshow_poster.jpg styleheight: auto;  width225 >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?vMVAEqRD8vuI>Slideshow of the 1964 Toronto Optimists/a> /p>		p>For this video I have included a mix of still images and video footage (from the 1964 Nationals prelims). The audio track 		is a recording from the finals at the 1964 Nationals./p>	/div>	Seasons Greetings	div classsection styleborder: 0px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin-bottom: 20px; width: auto>		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm>			img altPeace on Earth graphic srcimages/graphics/peace_on_earth.jpg width250 styleheight: 140px >/a>		/div>		p stylecolor: #0033ff; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 50px; margin-left: 20px;>Seasons Greetings to one and all!/p>	/div>GCC April	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2022.pdf>			img altgraphic for April 2022 newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_april_2022_pg1.jpg styleheight: 230px;  widthauto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2022.pdf>April 2022 Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapters 11 and 12 of Colins book/span>, From Toronto...The Optimists!. /p>		p>The feature article in this issue is about the span stylefont-weight: bold>LaSalle Cadets.  /span>You will also 		find memories from Frans Rood and Mark Wicken as well as reprints about The Optimists victory over Blessed Sacrament at a 1962		contest in Rome, NY. In addition, we have included a span stylefont-weight: bold>Spotlight on the Simcoe Golden Lions/span>/p>		p classlast-paragraph>On a sad note, span stylefont-weight: bold>We Remember /span>a hrefart_tamaki.htm>Art Tamaki/a> and		a hrefjohn_kubicz.htm>John Kubicz/a>./p>	/div>GCC January		div classsection styleborder: 2px solid #009900; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2022.pdf>			img altgraphic for July  newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_jan_2022_pg1.png styleheight: 230px;  widthauto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2022.pdf>January 2022 Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapters 9 and 10 of Colins book/span>, From Toronto...The Optimists!. /p>		p>The feature 		article in this issue is about the span stylefont-weight: bold>De La Salle Oaklands Drum Corps.  /span>You will also 		find memories from David Johns and Phil Hennings as well as articles about the St. Lawrence Seaway Flag and The City of Toronto Flag./p>		p stylemargin-bottom: 0>On a sad note, we have 		included two span stylefont-weight: bold>Remembrance Pages:/span> one for a hrefjohn_van_der_flaes.htm>John Van Der Flaes/a> and 		another for a hrefvern_johansson.htm>Vern Johansson/a>./p>	/div>	GCC July	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2021.pdf>			img altgraphic for July  newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_july_2021_pg1.png styleheight: 190px; width: auto; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgb(180, 180, 180); >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2021.pdf>July Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapters 5 and 6 of Colins book/span>, From Toronto...The Optimists!. It also includes two feature 		articles: span stylefont-weight: bold>How the Toronto Optimists Drum Corps got started/span> by Lorne Ferrazzutti and an article about 		span stylefont-weight: bold>the Jolly Jesters/span>. This issue also includes span stylefont-weight: bold>a tribute to Doug MacKenzie/span> 		who was recently inducted into the Buglers Hall of Fame as well as a span stylefont-weight: bold>remembrance page for Bill Thorne/span>./p>	/div>GCC October	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2021.pdf>			img altgraphic for July  newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_october_2021_pg1.jpg styleheight: 210px;  widthauto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2021.pdf>October Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapters 7 and 8 of Colins book/span>, From Toronto...The Optimists!. /p>		p>The feature 		article in this issue is about the span stylefont-weight: bold>Preston Scout House Band.  /span>You will also 		find memories from Frans Rood, Lorne Ferrazzutti, Mel Dey, Phil Hennings and Terry Sweeney. /p>		p>On a sad note, we have 		included two span stylefont-weight: bold>Remembrance Pages:/span> one for a hrefchris_taylor.htm>Chris Taylor/a> and 		another for a hrefjohn_coull.htm>John Coull/a>./p>	/div>Passing	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-right-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm>			img altPhoto of John Coull in 1968 srcimages/we_remember/john%20coull_1968.jpg width115 styleheight: auto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of John Coull/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know John Coull, a former member of the Toronto Optimists, passed 		away on September 2, 2021./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our a hrefnews.htm>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm>			img altPhoto of Vern Johansson in 1967 srcimages/we_remember/vern_johansson_1967_july_opti_02-edit.jpg width140 styleheight: 188px >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Vern Johansson/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know Vern Johansson, former member of the Bantam Optimists, Toronto Optimists and  			the Optimists Alumni passed away on January 4, 2022./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our a hrefnews.htm>News page/a>./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >Messages of condolences can be left on the		a hrefhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/TheOptimistsAlumni/>Optimists Alumni Facebook Page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#art_tamaki>			img altPhoto of Art Tamaki srcimages/we_remember/art_tamaki_from_family.jpg width120 styleheight: 144px classauto-style1 >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Art Tamaki/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know Art Tamaki, former member of the Toronto Optimists, passed away on February 17, 2022./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our a hrefnews.htm>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div classphoto-right-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#randy_cochrane>			img altPhoto of Randy Cochrane srcimages/we_remember/randy_cochrane_2006a.jpg widthauto styleheight: 144px> /a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Randy Cochrane/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know span stylefont-weight: bold>Randy Cochrane/span>, former member of the Toronto Optimists, 			span stylefont-weight: bold>passed away/span> on April 18, 2022./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our a hrefnews.htm>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_content_cyan_darker.jpg); >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#jan_burgess>			img altPhoto of Jan Burgess srcimages/we_remember/jan_burgess_p1120161.jpg widthauto styleheight: 140px>/a>a hrefnews.htm#randy_cochrane>			/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Jan Burgess: A Celebration of Life/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>A span stylefont-weight: bold>Celebration of Life/span> will be held at 		a hrefhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Orangeville’s+Royal+Canadian+Legion,+Branch+233/@43.9181082,-80.0980614,15z/data!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x65ef3a97209b675b?saX&ved2ahUKEwjMnKyfpY_4AhW4lIkEHd4qCCsQ_BJ6BAhNEAU>		Royal Canadian Legion Branch 233/a> (7 John Street, Orangeville), Ontario span stylefont-weight: bold>on Sunday, June 		26th, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM/span>.  /p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our a hrefnews.htm#jan_burgess>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_content_cyan_darker.jpg); >		div classphoto-right-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#randy_cochrane>			img altPhoto of Randy Cochrane srcimages/we_remember/randy_cochrane_2006a.jpg widthauto styleheight: 144px> /a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Randy Cochrane: A Celebration of Life/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>A span stylefont-weight: bold>Celebration of Life/span> will be held onspan stylefont-weight: bold> Sunday, June 26, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm/span>			at thea hrefhttps://www.google.com/maps/place/Royal+Canadian+Legion/@44.6106211,-79.4126397,15z/data!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa30ff0492fb5b35e!8m2!3d44.6106211!4d-79.4126397> 			Royal Canadian Legion in Orillia (215 Mississaga St E)/a>./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our a hrefnews.htm>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#judy_dey>			img altPhoto of Judy Dey (Gasson) srcimages/we_remember/judy_dey.jpg width98 styleheight: 125px>/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Judy Dey (Gasson)/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know span stylefont-weight: bold>Judy Dey/span>, the wife of Mel Dey, 			span stylefont-weight: bold>passed away/span> on June 22, 2022./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >The visitation and service will be held on Saturday, July 9th. For details please visit our a hrefnews.htm#judy_dey>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#rita_ferrazzutti>			img altPhoto of Rita Ferrazzutti srcimages/we_remember/rita_ferrazzutti.jpg width100 styleheight: 144px>/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Rita Ferrazzutti/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know span stylefont-weight: bold>Rita Ferrazzutti/span>, the 			sister of Lorne Ferrazzutti, span stylefont-weight: bold>passed away/span> on Friday, July 15, 2022./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >The visitation and service will be held on Thursday, July 21st. For details please visit our 			a hrefnews.htm#rita_ferrazzutti>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm>			img altPhoto of Marc Burns in 1967 srcimages/we_remember/marc_burns_in_car_1967b.jpg width100 styleheight: auto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Marc Burns/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know Marc Burns, a former member of the Toronto Optimists, passed 		away on October 16, 2022./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our a hrefnews.htm>News page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%>Donations/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>Neither this website nor our quarterly newsletters would exist without the generosity of our visitors and readers. It costs about 		$450 (we pay in US dollars and the exchange rate varies) each year to pay for domain registration (using the name) and 		hosting (making the site available on the internet). We use your donations to pay these expenses. In January we have to pay the bills for another year. /p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>If you enjoy our newsletters and would like to help keep them and the 		website alive, please contact 		a hrefjavascript:nsc(rogers.com,toronto_optimist,from_Toronto_Optimists_History_Website) 			onmouseoverwindow.defaultStatus ; window.statusSend email to Bob Carell; return true>		Bob Carell/a> about making a donation. /p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid #009900; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div stylefloat: left; margin-right: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2022.pdf>			img altgraphic for July 2022 newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_october_2022_pg1.jpg styleheight: 210px;  widthauto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2022.pdf>Our October 2022 Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapters 15 and 16 of Colins book/span>, From Toronto...The Optimists!. 		These chapters cover the years 1963, 1964 and 1965./p>		p>The feature article in this issue is about span stylefont-weight: bold>Optimists Feeder Corps.  /span>You will also 		find span stylefont-weight: bold>memories from Jeff Shimotakahara, Mark Wicken, Mike Thys and Bob Carell/span>. /p>		p>In addition, we have included a 		span stylefont-weight: bold>Spotlight on /span>span classauto-style1>St. Andrews Drum Corps from Cambridge./span>/p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; margin-bottom: 20px; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg;); >		div classphoto-right-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#ken_poole>			img altPhoto of Ken Poole srcimages/we_remember/ken_poole_recent.jpg widthauto styleheight: 145px>/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Ken Poole/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know that Toronto Optimists member,span stylefont-weight: bold>Ken Poole/span>,  			span stylefont-weight: bold>passed away/span> in Mexico on December 29, 2022. Some additional information about Ken			can be found on our a hrefnews.htm#ken_poole>News page/a>./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 ; >A Celebration of Kens Life will be be held in Ontario at a later date./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 0px solid #000000; margin: 0 auto; font-weight: bold; >			a hrefimages/graphics/happy_new_year_b.jpg>			img altChristmas Greetings from the Seneca Optimists srcimages/graphics/happy_new_year_b.jpg width100% styleheight: auto >/a>		/div>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; margin-bottom: 20px; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg;); >		div  classphoto-right-top>iframe srchttps://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d11422.028347232323!2d-78.5566911!3d44.2995249!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89d5849a3a21c8cb%3A0xe6fb7e44f276ef8b!2sRoyal%20Canadian%20Legion%20Branch%20497!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1678127829046!5m2!1sen!2sca widthauto heightauto styleborder:0; allowfullscreen loadinglazy referrerpolicyno-referrer-when-downgrade>/iframe>/div>				div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#hazel_berger>			img altPhoto of Hazel Berger srcimages/we_remember/hazel_berger_2013_wearing_of_green_dave_9235b.jpg widthauto styleheight: 190px>/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>A Celebration of Life for Hazel Berger/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>A Celebration of Life for span stylefont-weight: bold>Hazel Berger/span>, the wife of Warren Berger, 			will be held on span stylefont-weight: bold>Saturday,  March 25, 2023 from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm/span>/p>		p stylemargin-bottom: 0>span stylefont-weight: bold>Location: /span>the Omemee Legion,	46 King St E, Omemee, ON K0L 2W0/p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; margin-bottom: 20px; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg;); >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#noel_bramley>			img altPhoto of Noel Bramley from 1963 srcimages/we_remember/noel_bramley_past_stands_1963b.jpg width146 styleheight: 160px>/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Noel Bramley/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know Optimist span stylefont-weight: bold>Noel Bramley /span>(the brother of Ivor Bramley)			span stylefont-weight: bold>passed away/span> on March 16, 2023. Noel returned to England back in the 1960s so there will not be a local service./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 ; >More information can be found on our a hrefnews.htm#noel_bramley>News page/a>. /p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid #009900; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div stylefloat: left; margin-right: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000; >			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2023.pdf>			img altgraphic for January 2023 newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_jan_2023_pg1.jpg styleheight: 235px;  widthauto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2023.pdf>Our January 2023 Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapters 17 and 18 of Colins book/span>, From Toronto...The Optimists!. 		These chapters cover the years 1966, 1967 and 1968./p>		p>The Feature Article in this issue is about the span stylefont-weight: bold>Grantham Township Police Boys Band. /span>You will also 		find span stylefont-weight: bold>memories from Brian Byrne, Don Daber, Doug McPhail, John Byrne, Mike Thys and Ray Roussel/span>. /p>		p stylemargin-bottom: 0>In addition, we have included a 		span stylefont-weight: bold; >Spotlight on /span>span classauto-style1>The Hyliters Drum & Bugle Corps./span>/p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; margin-bottom: 20px; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg;); >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#josie_chong>			img alt2012 Photo of Ron and Josie Chong srcimages/we_remember/ron_josie_2012_wearing_of_green_dave_7111.jpg widthauto styleheight: 160px>/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Josie Chong/p>		p stylemargin-top: 0;>Unfortunately I have more sad news to share. span stylefont-weight: bold>Josie Chong/span>, Rons wife, span stylefont-weight: bold>passed away/span> on Saturday, March 25, 2023./p>		p stylemargin-bottom: 0>A service for Josie is being held on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at the Simple Alternative in Pickering. Details can be found on our 		a hrefnews.htm#josie_chong>News Page/a>/p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid #009900; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_for_photos_test_2.png); >		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin-top: 7px; >			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2023.pdf>			img altgraphic for October 2023 newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_october_2023_pg1.jpg styleheight: 220px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgb(180, 180, 180); widthauto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2023.pdf>Our October 2023 Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapters 23 and 24 of Colins book/span>, From Toronto...The Optimists!. 		These chapters cover the years 1973 and 1974./p>		p>The Feature Article in this issue is about span stylefont-weight: bold>Les Compagnons Drum Corps. /span>You will also 		find span stylefont-weight: bold>recollections of Mr. Baggs as well as some of Doug MacKenzies memories of 1961/span>. /p>		p stylemargin-bottom: 0>The    		span stylefont-weight: bold; >Spotlight /span>in this issue shines on span classauto-style1>The Bandettes Drum & Bugle Corps from Sault Ste Marie./span>/p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 0px solid #000000; margin: 0 auto; font-weight: bold; >			a hrefimages/graphics/happy_new_year_b.jpg>			img altHappy New Year from the Toronto Optimists srcimages/graphics/happy_new_year_b.jpg width100% styleheight: auto >/a>		/div>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 4px double #006600; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); >		div classphoto-right-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm#gord_ohalloran>			img altPhoto of Gord OHalloran from 1960 Nationals srcimages/we_remember/gord_ohalloran_1960_nats_t041_19.jpg styleheight: 180px; width: auto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 5px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Gord OHalloran/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know Gord OHalloran, member of the Toronto Optimists, Toronto Signals and  			the Optimists Alumni passed away on August 31, 2024./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For more information visit our 		a hrefnews.htm#gord_ohalloran>News page/a>./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >Messages of condolences can be left on the		a hrefhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/TheOptimistsAlumni/>Optimists Alumni Facebook Page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid #009900; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_for_photos_test_2.png); >		div stylefloat: left; margin-right: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin-top: 3px; >			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2024.pdf>			img altgraphic for July 2024 newsletter srcimages/graphics/15_toh_newsletter_july_2024_cover_for_website.jpg styleheight: 300px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgb(180, 180, 180); widthauto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2024.pdf>Our July 2024 		Newsletter has been posted!!/a> /p>		p>This issue includes span stylefont-weight: bold>Chapter 29 (the 		final chapter) of Colins book, From Toronto...The Optimists!/span>. 		This chapter talks about what happened after the 1978 season and the 		disbanding of the Seneca Optimists./p>		p>In lieu of a Feature Article, we have added a span stylefont-weight: bold; >Photo Retrospective/span> that includes photos 			from the Toronto Optimists humble beginnings as a Scout Band in 1952, through 18 competitive seasons 			and 12 National Championships, to the 1976 merger that created the Seneca Optimists, 			who disbanded after 3 years of competition./p>		p stylemargin-bottom: 0>The    		span stylefont-weight: bold; >Spotlight /span>in this issue shines on span classauto-style1>The 		Conqueror Drum & Bugle Corps from Hamilton, Ontario./span>/p>	/div>		div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-right-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm>			img altPhoto of Mark Wicken in 1964 srcimages/we_remember/mark_wicken_top_1964_indoor_t091_10b.jpg width150 styleheight: auto >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Mark Wicken/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know that span stylefont-weight: bold>Mark Wicken/span>, a former member of the Toronto Optimists, span stylefont-weight: bold>passed 		away on November 5, 2024/span>. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. /p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >For Marks obituary and details about 		the Celebration of Life, please visit our a hrefnews.htm>News Page/a>./p>	/div>		div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_content_cyan_darker.jpg); margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm>			img altPhoto of John Shearer srcimages/we_remember/john_shearer_2008_dsc00174_300.jpg widthauto styleheight: 175px >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of John Shearer/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know that span stylefont-weight: bold>John Shearer/span>, a former member of the Toronto Optimists, span stylefont-weight: bold>passed 		away on December 12, 2024/span>. We offer our condolences to Johns family./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >Johns obituary and service details have been posted on our a hrefnews.htm>News Page/a>./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >Messages of condolences can be left on the		a hrefhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/TheOptimistsAlumni/>Optimists Alumni Facebook Page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 0px solid #000000; margin: 0 auto; font-weight: bold; >			a hrefimages/graphics/2025_happy_new_year.jpg>			img altHappy New Year from the Toronto Optimists srcimages/graphics/2025_happy_new_year.jpg widthauto styleheight: auto; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgb(150, 150, 150); >/a>		/div>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-left-top styleborder: 0px solid #000000; margin: 0 auto; font-weight: bold; >			a hrefimages/graphics/2025_happy_new_year_c.jpg>			img altHappy New Year from the Toronto Optimists srcimages/graphics/2025_happy_new_year_c.jpg widthauto styleheight: auto; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgb(150, 150, 150); height: auto;  border: 4px solid #65cb49; height: auto; >/a>		/div>	/div>-->		div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_content_cyan_darker.jpg); margin: 0 auto; >		div classphoto-right-top styleborder: 1px solid #000000; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold;>			a hrefnews.htm>			img altPhoto of Marcel Smolinski from 2008 srcimages/we_remember/marcel_smolinski_2008_cawthra_charl_195c.jpg widthauto styleheight: 200px >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%;>Passing of Marcel Smolinski/p>		p stylemargin-top: 15px;>With much sadness we let you know that 		span stylefont-weight: bold>Marcel Smolinski/span>, a former member of the Toronto Optimists, span stylefont-weight: bold>passed 		away on January 16, 2025/span>. We offer our condolences to Marcels 		wife, Charlene, and to the rest of his family./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >Marcels obituary and service details have been posted on our a hrefnews.htm>News Page/a>./p>		p stylemargin: 15px 0 0 0 >Messages of condolences can be left on the		a hrefhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/TheOptimistsAlumni/>Optimists Alumni Facebook Page/a>./p>	/div>	div classsection styleborder: 2px solid black; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_white.jpg); margin-bottom: 20px;>		div stylefloat: left; margin-right: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefyt_don_daber_slideshow.htm>			img altgraphic for Don Daber Slideshow srcimages/graphics/don_daber_opening_slide_a.jpg styleheight: auto; box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgb(150, 150, 150); border: 2px solid #00cc66; width225 >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%; color: #006600;>		a hrefyt_don_daber_slideshow.htm>Slideshow: Remembering Don Daber/a> /p>		p stylemargin-bottom: 0>This video includes a brief biography of Don, as well as images of Don and his work, both corps and non-corps related. The audio track is a recording of the Toronto Optimists 		at the 1967 CYO Nationals./p>	/div>		div classsection stylebackground-image:url(images/graphics/background_content_cyan.jpg); margin-bottom: 20px; border: 3px double  #999999>		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid black; >			a hrefchanges.htm>			img altBullwinkle Moose reading the news srcimages/graphics/bullwinkle_reading_news.png width180 styleheight: 140px >/a>		/div>		p stylemargin-top: 0; padding-top: 0>span stylefont-weight: bold>To see a complete list of changes to this website/span> please visit our a hrefchanges.htm>Changes page/a>/p>			div stylemargin-top: 5px; padding-top: 0; >			h3 stylecolor: black; margin-bottom: 0>Notable additions to this website/h3>			ul stylemargin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>span stylefont-weight: bold>Newsletters: /span>					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_jan_2021.pdf>January 2021/a>, 					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2021.pdf>April 2021/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2021.pdf>July 2021/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2021.pdf>October 2021/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2022.pdf>January 2022/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2022.pdf>April 2022/a>, 					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2022.pdf>July 2022/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2022.pdf>October 2022/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2023.pdf>January 2023/a>, 					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2023.pdf>April 2023/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2023.pdf>July 2023/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2023.pdf>October 2023/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2024.pdf>January 2024/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2024.pdf>April 2024/a>,					a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2024.pdf>July 2024/a>					/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>span stylefont-weight: bold>We Remember pages for: /span>					a hrefart_tamaki.htm>Art Tamaki/a>, 					a hrefjan_burgess.htm>Jan Burgess/a>,					a hrefken_poole.htm>Ken Poole/a>,					a hrefjohn_kubicz.htm>John Kubicz/a>,					a hrefmarc_burns.htm>Marc Burns/a>,					a hrefmarilyn_sturino.htm>Marilyn Sturino/a>,					a hrefnoel_bramley.htm>Noel Bramley/a>, 					a hrefpeter_barclay.htm>Peter Barclay/a>, 					a hrefrandy_cochrane.htm>Randy Cochrane/a>,					a hrefrob_trimble.htm>Rob Trimble/a>,					a hreftommy_logan.htm>Tommy Logan/a> and					a hrefvern_johansson.htm>Vern Johansson/a>				/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>span stylefont-weight: bold>Old GCCs: /span>					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1961_gcc_february_vol_1_no_3.pdf>GCC Vol 1, #3/a> (February 1961),					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1962_gcc_vol_2_no_3_feb_march.pdf>GCC, Vol 2, #3/a> (1962, February/March),					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1966_gcc_vol_6_no_3.pdf>GCC Vol 6, #3/a> (July-September),					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1967_gcc_vol_7_no_4.pdf>GCC Vol 7, #4/a> (July/August 1967),					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1967_gcc_vol_7_no_6.pdf>GCC Vol 7, #6/a> (November/December 1967),					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1972_gcc_vol_12_no_6_july.pdf>GCC Vol 12, #6/a> (July 1972),					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1975_gcc_vol_15_no_4_july_aug.pdf>GCC Vol 15, #4/a> (July/August 1975), and					a hrefdownloads/gccs/1977_gcc_vol_1_no_1_march.pdf>Gold CC Vol 1, #1/a> (March 1977)				/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>span stylefont-weight: bold>Slideshows: /span>					a hrefyt_1961_slideshow.htm>1961 Toronto Optimists/a>,					a hrefyt_1962_slideshow.htm>1962 Toronto Optimists/a>, 					a hrefyt_1963_slideshow.htm>1963 Toronto Optimists/a>,					a hrefyt_1964_slideshow.htm>1964 Toronto Optimists/a>,					a hrefyt_1978_slideshow.htm>1978 Seneca Optimists/a>,					a hrefyt_don_daber_slideshow.htm>Remembering Don Daber/a>				/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>span stylefont-weight:bold>Videos: /span>				a href1968_optimists_grey_cup_mp4.htm>1968 Optimists at Grey Cup halftime				/a>				/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>span stylefont-weight: bold>Audio: /span>a hrefdownloads/mp3_files/1965_optimists_movie_soundtrack.mp3>1965 Movie 				Soundtrack/a>/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>span stylefont-weight: bold>Contest Scores for: /span>					a hrefdownloads/acrobat_downloads/contest_scores_for_the_toronto_optimists.pdf>Toronto Optimists/a> and 				a hrefdownloads/acrobat_downloads/contest_scores_for_the_seneca_optimists.pdf>Seneca Optimists/a>/li>				/ul>			/div>!--		div stylefloat: right; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid #000000;>			a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2022.pdf>			img altgraphic for July  newsletter srcimages/graphics/toh_newsletter_jan_2022_pg1.png styleheight: 230px;  widthauto >/a>		/div>		div stylemargin-top: 5px; padding-top: 0; >			h3 stylecolor: black; margin-bottom: 0>Notable additions to this website/h3>			ul stylemargin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>Our a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2022.pdf>newsletter for April 				2022/a> is available (added April 9, 2022)/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>added remembrance pages for a hrefart_tamaki.htm>Art Tamaki /a>and				a hrefjohn_kubicz.htm>John Kubicz/a>/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>added a hrefdownloads/gccs/1961_gcc_february_vol_1_no_3.pdf>GCC Vol 1, #3/a> (February 1961)					and a hrefdownloads/gccs/1972_gcc_vol_12_no_6_july.pdf>GCC Vol 12, #6/a> (July 1972)/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>Our a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_january_2022.pdf>newsletter for January 				2022/a> is available (added Jan 8, 2022)/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefyt_1961_slideshow.htm>Slideshow featuring the 1961 Toronto Optimists/a> has been posted on YouTube/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_october_2021.pdf>Our October newsletter has 				been published/a> (added October 13, 2021) /li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefyt_1964_slideshow.htm>Slideshow featuring the 1964 Toronto Optimists/a> has been posted on YouTube/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_july_2021.pdf>Our July newsletter has 				been published/a> (added July 15, 2021) /li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefyt_1963_slideshow.htm>Slideshow featuring the 1963 Toronto Optimists/a> has been posted on YouTube/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_april_2021.pdf>Our April newsletter has 				been published/a> (span stylecolor: red; font-weight: bold;>updated /span>on April 19, 2021)/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefhttps://youtu.be/1gdf75sEgBM>Slideshow featuring				the 1978 Seneca Optimists posted on YouTube/a> (added on March 3, 2021)/li>				li>a hrefyt_1962_slideshow.htm>Slideshow featuring photos from 1962/a> posted on YouTube (added on January 27, 2021)/li>				li stylepadding-bottom: 5px;>a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_jan_2021.pdf>Our first newsletter has been published/a> (added 				on January 14, 2021)/li>				li>a hrefdownloads/acrobat_downloads/contest_scores_for_the_toronto_optimists.pdf>Contest Scores for the 				Toronto Optimists/a> (added Nov 20, 2020)/li>				li>a hrefdownloads/acrobat_downloads/contest_scores_for_the_seneca_optimists.pdf>Contest Scores for the Seneca 				Optimists/a> (added Nov 12, 2020)/li>			/ul>		/div>-->			/div>		div classsection stylewidth: 400px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 15px; background-image:url(images/graphics/background_for_photos_test_3.png); border: 1px solid black; margin-bottom: 20px; display: none>		div stylefloat: left; margin-right: 20px; border: 2px solid #009900;>			a hrefchanges.htm>			img altBullwinkle Moose reading the news srcimages/graphics/bullwinkle_reading_news.png width200 styleheight: 156px>/a>		/div>		div stylefont-size: 90%; margin-top: 5px; padding-top: 0>			p stylemargin-top: 0; padding-top: 0>a hrefdownloads/gccs/toh_newsletter_jan_2021.pdf>Our first newsletter has been published/a>/p>			p stylemargin-top: 0; padding-top: 0>a hrefchanges.htm>To see a list of changes to this website please visit the Changes page/a>./p>		/div>		div stylefloat: left; margin-right: 20px; border: 2px solid #009900; margin-top: 15px;>			a hrefyt_1962_slideshow.htm>			img altPhoto of the 1962 Toronto Optimists srcimages/history/1962_optimists_greycupparade_sheet_44_14-edit.jpg width200 styleheight: 129px>/a>		/div>		div stylemargin-top: 70px; >			p>a hrefyt_1962_slideshow.htm>Slideshow featuring photos from 1962/a>/p>		/div>	/div>	div classsection stylewidth: 400px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 15px; background-image:url(images/graphics/background_for_photos_test_3.png); border: 1px solid black; display: none;>		div stylefloat: left; margin-right: 20px; border: 2px solid #009900;>			a hrefchanges.htm>			img altGraphic of Bullwinkle Moose reading the news srcimages/graphics/bullwinkle_reading_news.png width200 styleheight: 156px>/a>		/div>		div stylefont-size: 90%; margin-top: 5px; padding-top: 30px>			p stylemargin-top: 0; padding-top: 0>To see a list of changes to this website please visit the a hrefchanges.htm>Changes page/a>./p>		/div>	/div>	div classsection>		h2 stylemargin-top: 0; display: block>The Toronto Optimists Drum Corps/h2>		div classphoto-right-top stylemargin-top: 10px; width: 325px; border: 0>			a hrefimages/graphics/corps_motto_crest_2b.png>			img altimage of the Toronto Optimists Corps crest and motto srcimages/graphics/corps_motto_crest_2b.png width350 styleheight: auto>/a>			p classsmall-font-center stylemargin: 0 auto;>The Toronto Optimists corps crest and motto/p>		/div>		p classfirst-line>This website celebrates the rich histories of the Toronto Optimists Drum and Bugle Corps. The corps had 		its first performance in 1958 and competed for the last time in 1975. In 1958, the corps first year 		of competition, the Optimists won the Canadian National Championships. The Optimists 		then made drum corps history by  winning the Canadian Nationals title for 11 consecutive years — winning every year from 1958 through 		1968! No other drum corps has ever had such a successful winning streak./p>		p stylemargin: 0px; padding: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; >Of course, The Optimists did not 		magically appear. Nor did they simply disappear. This website 		includes information about the Optimists Family Tree, the precursors to and the successors of the Toronto Optimists. 		These include the:/p>		ul classpad_7px stylemargin-top: 5px>			li>b>18th Toronto Boy Scout Troop/b> (the original Boy Scout Band which began in 1952)/li>			li>b>157th Toronto Boy Scout Troop/b> (the band changed churches to go to a Scout Jamboree 			in 1955)/li>			li>b>Davenport Trumpet Band/b> (existed for a brief time in 1955 when the band was searching 			for a sponsor)/li>			li>b>Opti-Corps/b> (a Junior "B" competitive drum corps sponsored by the Downtown 			Toronto Optimists Club)/li>			li>b>Feeder corps/b> for the Toronto Optimists (b>Bantam Optimists, Optimist Cadets, Optimist 			Lancers, Cadet/Lancers/b>)/li>			li>b>Seneca Optimists/b> (formed in 1976 through a merger of the Toronto Optimists and the 			Seneca Princemen)/li>			li stylepadding-bottom: 0>b>Optimists Alumni/b> (formed in 2002 to perform at G.A.S. 2004 and it is still entertaining 			fans)/li>		/ul>		p classfirst-line>If you're feeling nostalgic, why not visit our extensive		a hrefhttps://www.TorontoOptimistsHistory.ca/coppermine/index.php>Photo Gallery/a> which 		contains more than 13,000 		images! You'll 		find photos that range from the initial Boy Scout Band in the 1950s all the way to performances 		of the Optimists Alumni from its inception until 2019. You will quickly see 		that the Photo Gallery also includes images of our competitors and 		many others. /p>		p classlast-paragraph>Are you interested in listening to a hrefaudio_files.htm>old recordings of the Optimists/a> 		or watching a hrefvideos.htm#video_slideshows>video/a>? We have audio recordings that begin 		with the Davenport Trumpet Band in 1955 all the way to the 2019 Optimists Alumni. For video 		footage youll find historical footage that includes home movies without audio, a video of the 		1967 Toronto Optimists at the CYO Nationals (very poor quality), the 1976 and 1977 Seneca Optimists 		at DCI plus a variety of slideshows that I have created (some feature the Toronto Optimists while others show the 		Optimists Alumni)./p>		div classphoto-center-top stylemargin-top: 15px; >			a hrefimages/history/1958_sf_5_ice_correction_ver2b.jpg>			img alt1958 Toronto Optimists at the Ice Capades srcimages/history/1958_sf_5_ice_correction_ver2b.jpg width100% styleheight: auto>/a>			p classsmall-font-center stylemax-width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;>The Toronto Optimists first public performance (Ice Follies, 			Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, February 3, 1958)/p>		/div>	/div>	div classsection>		h2 stylepadding: 0; margin: 0;>General Information/h2>		h3 stylepadding-top: 10px;>Organization and Updates/h3>		p classfirst-line>The primary focus of this website is the Toronto Optimists Drum Corps. 		This includes historical information, photos and audio/video materials. Most of the historical information will 		be found on the main website. /p>		p>The Photo Gallery, which contains over 13,000 images, forms a comprehensive visual history of the 		Optimists Family Tree. It includes the Scout Band, Opti-Corps, the Toronto 		Optimists, the Seneca Optimists, the various Optimist feeder corps as well as the Optimists Alumni. 		The Photo Gallery also includes numerous images of other corps. I suspect that the Photo Gallery will be updated most 		frequently. /p>		p>As I acquire more historical information (such as old issues of Green Capsule Comments, video footage, 		etc.) this information will be posted on the main website./p>		h3 stylepadding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0;>How to find out what has changed/h3>		p classfirst-line>If you check the "a hrefchanges.htm>Change History/a>" 		section (under the Information menu choice) you will see what has been changed and when that change occurred./p>		p>Check the "Last Uploads" 		section of the Photo Gallery to see the images that have most recently been added./p>		h3 stylepadding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0;>Navigating this website/h3>		p classfirst-line>You can use the Dropdown menus near the top of this 		page to navigate the website./p>		p>If you prefer you can use the a hrefsite_map.htm>Site Map/a> (under the Information 		heading). If you like exploring you can use a hreflinks_to_each_page.htm>Links to Individual Pages/a>. This option 		simply shows a sequence number together with a file name (there are more than 250 unique web pages). There is also a 		page with links to the various a hrefacrobat_files.htm>Acrobat files/a> on the website (organized by year). In 		addition, Ive created a a hrefmemories.htm>Memories/a> page that also has links organized by years./p>		p>The 		a hrefhttps://www.TorontoOptimistsHistory.ca/coppermine>Photo Gallery/a> stands on its own./p>		p classlast-paragraph>At the bottom of each page are links to our Home Page and to the 		top of the current page./p>	/div>		div classsection stylebackground-color: #f4fefc; background-image: url(images/graphics/background_content_cyan.jpg)>		h2 stylepadding: 0 0 15px 0; margin: 0;>Why was this website created?/h2>		h3>Background/h3>		p classfirst-line>The Optimists Alumni Drum Corps was created by a small group of Optimists with the sole purpose of performing at G.A.S. 		2004 in Hamilton, Ontario. After that performance the corps was supposed to fold; however, the intent was to continue the 		website. The original Alumni website was created with a dual 		purpose: to help the alumni corps members prepare for GAS and to create an online history of the Toronto Optimists. The majority of those 		original alumni corps members, including Ray Roussel who started the alumni website, were Optimists./p>		h3>Changes/h3>		p classfirst-line>Many things have changed since 2002. For example, twenty years after its formation the Optimists 		Alumni Drum Corps continues to be alive and vital, entertaining people close to home and as far away as South Korea. 		They are now more of a show band and have left traditional drum corps far behind. As an active group they need a website 		where the primary focus is on promoting the alumni corps./p>		p>Another big change is that the majority of current Alumni Corps members never marched with the Optimists. 		As a result, their connection with the Toronto Optimists and its history is disappearing. /p>		p>For many years people had approached me about creating a website dedicated to the history of the Toronto 		Optimists. I never created that website because I was already responsible for the Optimists Alumni website and managing both 		sites would require too much time and energy. That changed at the start of 		2020 when I handed over the reins of the Optimists Alumni website./p>		p>The redesign of the Optimists Alumni website created an opportunity that I did not immediately recognize. I was familiar with the 		old Optimists Alumni website because I had designed it. I could minimize my work by using that platform as a base for a Toronto 		Optimists History website. Doing this would satisfy those who wanted an Optimists History website while allowing the alumni 		corps to focus on marketing their organization. The Covid crisis helped to provide the time for me to accomplish the work 		needed to create a new website./p>		h3 stylepadding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0;>The purpose of this website/h3>		p classfirst-line>This website has two purposes. The			main purpose is to keep the memory of the Toronto Optimists Drum Corps alive while the second			is to provide a repository for the non-physical historical information related to the			Toronto Optimists (digitized photos and GCCs, corps history, etc.). At this point much of the information 			on this site already exists on the Optimists Alumni website but that will change. 			The focus of this website is on the competitive years so, as time progresses, I envision the two sites taking different directions. 			I should add that we have no affiliation with the Optimists Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps./p>		p classlast-paragraph>The money to get this site started came from donations and this site will depend			on donations to pay future expenses. Those expenses are quite low (about $500/year for domain registration			and hosting). As long as people are prepared to make donations this website will continue to			exist. /p>				h3 stylepadding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0;>How to make a donation/h3>		p classfirst-line>I have explored a few ways that folks can donate online. In each case there is a 		cost involved. Sometime there is cost is to set things up but pretty much always there is a charge to both the 		donor and the recipient. Paying these charges seems like a waste since the cost of keeping this site active is 		quite low. /p>		p>In my opinion the easiest and most cost-effective way to donate is probably an old fashioned cheque or a 		new-fangled electronic transfer. I am, however, open to other suggestions. In the meantime, if you wish to 		donate, please contact me using the email link below and we can find a way that works for you. /p>		p classfirst-line>Email: a hrefjavascript:nsc(rogers.com,toronto_optimist,from_Toronto_Optimists_History_Website) 				onmouseoverwindow.defaultStatus ; window.statusSend email to Bob Carell; return true>				Bob/a>  (toronto_optimist at rogers.com)./p>		h3 stylepadding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0;>Looking for the Optimists Alumni Drum Corps?/h3>		p classfirst-line>Click on the link if you are looking for the			a hrefhttps://www.optimists-alumni.org/>Optimists Alumni Drum Corps/a>./p>	/div>		div classsection>		h2 stylemargin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0>Historical Video Footage/h2>		p>We are looking for video footage of Opti Corps, the Toronto 		Optimists and the Seneca Optimists. This is a search for memories, not great technique. If you 		have video footage that you would like to share with the corps, please contact 		a hrefjavascript:nsc(rogers.com,toronto_optimist,from_Toronto_Optimists_History_Website) 			onmouseoverwindow.defaultStatus ; window.statusSend email to Bob Carell; return true>		Bob Carell/a> (toronto_optimist at rogers.com)./p>		p classlast-paragraph>If you want to see the videos that we already have, please 		visit our a hrefvideos.htm#video_files>Video page/a>./p>	/div>	!-- #EndEditable -->/div>div idfooter>	table idfooter_table classfooter-table stylepadding: 8px 0 0 0; width: 100%; font-size: 83%>		tr>			td stylevertical-align: top; text-align: left;>a hrefindex.htm>Home Page/a>/td>			td styletext-align: center; vertical-align: top>Contact:				a hrefjavascript:nsc(rogers.com,toronto_optimist,from_Toronto_Optimists_History_Website) 				onmouseoverwindow.defaultStatus ; window.statusSend email to Bob Carell; return true>				Bob Carell/a> (toronto_optimist at rogers.com)			/td>			td stylevertical-align: top; margin: 0; text-align: right>a href#top>Top of Page/a>/td>		/tr>	/table>/div>/body>!-- #EndTemplate -->/html>

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