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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Donation helps outdoor Sisters songwriter releases CD
degree program
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
A gift from Hydro Flask,
a Bend-based company that
designs and manufactures
insulated stainless steel
beverage and food flasks,
will allow Oregon State
University – Cascades to
pursue the development of
a bachelor’s degree program
focused on outdoor products.
The $250,000 gift will
support the hiring of an
industry-experienced and
senior faculty member to
lead the development of the
degree proposal. The individ-
ual will work with regional
outdoor product companies
to understand the skill-sets
desired in future employ-
ees, develop the proposed
curriculum, and guide the
proposal through the uni-
versity and state approval
process.
When launched, the pro-
gram would be one of the
few in the country focused on
outdoor products. University
officials anticipate the pro-
gram will launch following
the two-year development
period and the appropriate
approvals.
“We are grateful to Hydro
Flask for the innovation and
local industry perspective
they have brought to OSU-
Cascades’ academic plan-
ning,” said Becky Johnson,
vice president of the Bend
campus. “Their generous
commitment will help us
align even better with Central
Oregon’s dynamic economic
landscape, and particularly
the growing outdoor product
industry.”
Nearly 100 companies
in the tri-county region
manufacture and distribute
recreation-related products,
mostly for export outside of
Central Oregon. Nationally,
the outdoor products indus-
try generates $121 billion in
spending each year.
“We are excited to give
OSU-Cascades students an
opportunity to contribute to
the growing field of outdoor
products, and in a region that
appreciates the natural envi-
ronment and the importance
of outdoor recreation in
people’s lives,” said Hydro
Flask general manager Scott
Allan.
The proposed outdoor
products program will teach
students how to apply cre-
ativity and innovation in
order to identify and develop
new products that serve out-
door recreation customers.
Courses will take students
from product idea to market,
and include subjects such as
branding, finance, product
engineering and manufac-
turing, supply chain, and
marketing.
Local industries will be
involved in shaping hands-on
learning experiences for stu-
dents, including internships
and senior year capstone
projects.
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Raman Ellis is one of
Sisters’ premier musicians. A
multi-instrumentalist, singer
and songwriter, Ellis recently
released a new CD entitled
“The Tides.”
The recording features
Ellis’ musical compadres
from Tumbleweed Peepshow,
among others — local musi-
cians who bring Ellis’ vision
to life: Brent Alan, Benji
Nagel, Justin Veloso, Nick
Patterson and Laurenne Ross.
“The development was
just years of trying to get
songs written,” Ellis said of
the genesis of his CD. “It
was just a process of sorting
through and deciding which
songs were the strongest. I
felt confident and good about
all of them.”
Ellis got his start as a
standout member of the
Americana Project, Sisters
Folk Festival’s music educa-
tion outreach program. As it
is for many artists, songwrit-
ing starts as a highly personal
endeavor.
“At the core of it, it’s
really just a way … of pro-
cessing in life for me,” he
said. “It’s a self-help tool to
begin with, honestly.”
Once the songs are
brought into the world, they
photo provided
are shared with everybody,
and it moves “from a need to
an enjoyment,” he said.
at the core of it,
it’s really just a way …
of processing in life for
me. It’s a self-help tool
to begin with, honestly.
— raman ellis
The Tides is available
through iTunes and Spotify
and CD Baby — and at
Tumbleweed Peepshow gigs.
“I want to have something
to leave people with after
we’re done playing,” he said.
He’s working on making
the CD available through
local retailers.
Ellis funded the recording
effort through a Kickstarter
campaign, and he expressed
gratitude toward all those
in the community who have
supported his music —
through the Kickstarter and
by coming to gigs.
“The whole environment
is definitely conducive,” he
said.
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