![]() ![]() Penn’s band, with 188 kids, would play in exhibition at the end. It would go on until about 10 p.m.Ĭarnival of the Bands, in its 27th year, draws 32 bands from across northern Indiana, each ranging from nearly 30 to more than 200 band members, she said. It forced organizers to move the competition indoors an hour or two after the first band played at 1:30 p.m., said Sheri Campeau, a parent and pit crew leader who oversaw the physical setup of the event. Medics also treated and released another 20 students in a room inside of the school where they could cool down and receive intravenous fluids, he said. None of the cases were serious, said Calderone, who expected all of them to go home before the day was over. ![]() Still, ambulances took 15 heat-sickened kids to local hospitals Saturday, said Penn Township Fire Battalion Chief Joe Calderone. MISHAWAKA - As hundreds of marching band students converged at Penn High School for the annual Carnival of the Bands, organizers took extra precautions for Saturday’s sweltering temperatures in the 90s.
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