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Iowa authorities are searching for a missing teenage girl they believe was kidnapped. Police say 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard and a 12-year-old girl were taken from a bus stop in the town of Dayton, IowaMore >>
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Camanche Police arrested five people on meth charges over the weekend Arrested were 59-year-old Charles McKenrick, 32-year-old Kimberly Lane, 33-year old Nathan Green and 42-year old David Shamp, junior,More >>
Camanche Police arrested five people on meth charges over the weekend Arrested were 59-year-old Charles McKenrick, 32-year-old Kimberly Lane, 33-year old Nathan Green and 42-year old David Shamp, junior,More >>
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Those who live in the Quad Cities know that the Mississippi River can be a source of both enjoyment and treachery. It's something an avid duck hunter from Wapello knows all too well... More >>
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Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.More >>
The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday.More >>
On Monday afternoon, May 20, 2013, a devastating tornado ripped through the town of Moore, Oklahoma. We are still learning the number of lives that were lost, not to mention the lives that were turnedMore >>
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It's a form of music which made its American debut in the 1960's. The upbeat, feel good sound is becoming quite the hit at Walcott School. The Walcott Steel Panthers are a steel drum band. There are about thirteen members.
The drums are made out of oil barrels. The band also uses a brake drum from an automobile. Add some mallets with rubber tips, a few other music makers, and occasional strings, and what you have is the makings of a steel band.
The sound is Caribbean, calypso. Monike Hill is the Band Director. She formed the Steel Panthers a few years ago. The student musicians are called pannists. Playing the drums requires a delicate approach. A musician cannot touch the inside of the drum because grease from a person's fingers will cause the drum to rust.
The history of steel drum music goes back decades. During World War Two, empty oil barrels on ships were pushed overboard and the barrels washed up on the shores of Trinidad. That is where this type of music originates.
The Walcott Steel Panthers play several concerts, and have also entertained at community events. The school has both an elementary and intermediate band.
