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Through the years, there have been events that have slowly made their way into the lore of the community. I would never call myself a “history buff” but as I age some of these events have piqued my interest.
In terms of music, the Bob Jacks Orchestra reunion of 1968 has become somewhat legendary, as well as a 1951 Wallaceburg Kiltie Band trip to Florida, which is the topic of this week’s column.
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Kiltie Band members were proud ambassadors of Wallaceburg Back to video
Wallaceburg’s Kiltie Band was well known for almost 60 years and performed many concerts on a bandstand that once stood on the land the library parking lot now occupies. Being a marching band as well as a concert band, the Kilties also served as ambassadors of our community and travelled to play in parades in many places, including in the United States.