HALL SCORES A HORN >>>

Last Saturday the Weekly Volcano reported that a bunch of kids refused to leave Ted Brown Music in Tacoma until they were given a free instrument. For the report, click here.

We're happy to report all the kids eventually did leave, but not until Amelia Hall of Tacoma's Mason Middle School scored a Yamaha trumpet.

After 30 hours and 17 minutes Hall was declared the winner of Ted Brown Music's 5th annual "Hands on Contest."  Hall's father and brother were there to give her hugs and high fives. Exhausted and happy she couldn't wait to go home and sleep.

As this year's first place winner, she selected a trumpet valued at $2100. Hall grabbed third place at last years Hands on Contest. The top 10 finalists received a gift certificates good for future purchases at Ted Brown Music, and all participants received "I Survived the Ted Brown Music's Hands on Contest" T-shirts.