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Halftime Heroes: Chestatee band keeps eyes on performing even as personal crisis hits
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Chestatee High drummer Brandon Cruz performs in the drumline during a football game at War Eagle Stadium in September.
The saying goes, “The show must go on,” and that’s certainly been the case this fall at Chestatee High School. Just as marching band performance season was heating up, band director Daniel Merck wassuddenly pulled away, needing to care for his wife, track and cross country coach Stacey Merck. She was struck by a truck’s mirror while running with some students on Chestatee Road Sept. 25.