########################################################################## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ##########################################################################
Well done Amaro. An amazing feat! Avelino Bastora/Kuwait _______________ 'TEEN' FAME FOR ALDONA LAD: When 15-year-old Amaro Fernandes of Maina Vaddo in Aldona met with an accident in February 2003, a multiple fracture on his right elbow threatened to deprive him of his beloved violin for good. Not only did Amaro's grit to get back to his violin help him overcome the physical and mental trauma, his violin saw him orchestrate an unexpected triumph barely 21 months later, when Amaro was adjudged the Teen of the Year 2004 at an all-India contest in Mumbai. Besides a trophy, Amaro, a soft-spoken SSC student at St Thomas Boy's High School, Aldona, was awarded a cash prize of Rs.10,000 and a gift hamper worth about Rs.7,000 from the various sponsors. (Melvyn Misquita in Herald)
