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Wednesday, September 28, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Chinese lute concert on tap in Sisters World-renowned Pipa (Chinese lute) artist Zhou Yi will visit Sisters schools and perform in concert on Friday, October 7. David Perkins, who founded the Mandarin lan- guage program in Sisters schools, told The Nugget that he has been working with Portland State University to bring Zhou Yi here. “She is giving a concert at PSU Wednesday, October 5, and then will travel to Sisters to do a demo for the Americana and Chinese students in the choir room at 12:30 p.m. October 7, and then a free concert that evening in our auditorium at 7 p.m.” As a child prodigy, Zhou Yi started to learn music at the age of five and gave her first public recital at six. She trained for four years on the pipa before enrolling in the elementary school of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, similar to the Julliard School of Music in New York City. Two pipa students out of thousands were selected for the position in the school. At the age of 8, she won the first prize of the Shanghai Spring Music Festival. At See LuTe CONCerT on page 22 SFF partners with SSD in strings program Sisters Folk Festival (SFF), in partnership with the Sisters School District is offering an after-school strings program as part of the Studio to School (S2S) initiative. The goal is to introduce 4th- through 6th-grade students to the violin and cello, and to potentially integrate these instruments into its already- popular Americana Project programming. “As part of a year-three goal of the S2S initia- tive, we are working with Sisters Elementary School music teacher Shelly Hicks to start this program,” said Brad Tisdel, creative direc- tor of Sisters Folk Festival and project lead for the grant. “Shelly has over 15 years playing violin in a variety of settings, and is excited to share that expe- rience with students in the District. In providing sup- port for the visual arts and music education K-8, we are building foundational See STrINgS on page 31 photo by Steve kAdel mentor Julie Benson discusses college options with Sisters High School senior Sam Lewis. ASPIRE helps teens find career path By Steve Kadel Correspondent Sisters High School senior Sam Lewis knows he wants to go to college and study engineering. The question is, where? Lewis is getting help with that decision from a local resident who has lots of engineering knowledge. Julie Benson, owner of ENERgYneering Solutions, Inc. at Sisters Eagle Airport, is an ASPIRE volunteer working with Lewis to help him make the best choice. Thirty-five volunteer ASPIRE mentors meet regu- larly with juniors and seniors to discuss career plans, help them meet deadlines for financial aid, and discuss the nuts and bolts of moving toward college, a trade school or other post-high-school education. Lewis, a top student, has several options. He’s inter- ested in Colorado School of Mines in golden, Colorado, where Benson’s daughter is enrolled. He’s also consider- ing the University of Utah, which he will visit in early October. Benson gave Lewis some inside knowledge about Colorado School of Mines: “They have real-deal proj- ects funded by NASA. Undergraduates get to work on this stuff. And the labs are really nice at Mines. “There are some engineer- ing schools that say you’ll have a lab, but when you look in there’s one table. Mines is the engineering school in the country, along with MIT and Cal Tech.” Benson, who is starting her fourth year as a men- tor, urged Lewis to apply to his top pick as well as other schools in case he isn’t accepted by his No. 1 choice. Cost is a big factor, of course, and Benson said “there are actually quite a few (scholar- ships) in engineering.” She counseled Lewis to possibly consider mechanical engineering because it offers lots of career options. “An engineer with hands- on skills is really valuable,” Benson said. ASPIRE coordinator Rick See ASpIre on page 28 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild 4thmSaturday,m1mtom 3mp.m.mSistersmLibrary.m541-639-3217. Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group mm Sisters Veterans Thursdays,mnoon,m Takoda’smRestaurant.m541-903-1123. 2ndmWednesday,m7mp.m.,mEarthwoodm TimbermFramemHomes.m541-549-0924. Al-AnonmMonday,mnoon,mShepherdmofm Three Sisters Irrigation District themHillsmLutheranmChurch;mWednesday,m Central Oregon Woodworkers Board of Directors 1stmTuesday,m Sisters Astronomy Club 3rdm 6mp.m.,mEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem Guild 2ndmTuesday.m541-639-6216. Tuesday,m7mp.m.,mSPRD.m541-549-8846. 4mp.m.,mTSIDmOffimce.m541-549-8815. Transfimguration.m541-549-8737morm Three Sisters Lions Club 1stm East of the Cascades Quilt Guildm4thm Sisters Bridge ClubmThursdays,m 541-549-1527. Thursday,mnoon,mRay’smFoodmPlacem Wednesday,mSeptember-June,mStitchin’m 12:30mp.m.,mThemPinesmClubhouse.m Alateen Thursday,m7mp.m.,mEpiscopalm communitymroom.m541-419-1279. Post.mAllmaremwelcome.m541-549-6061. Novicesmwelcomed.m541-549-9419. ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration.m VFW 8138 & American Legion m Friends of the Sisters Library Board 541-549-1527. 1stmWednesday,m6:30mp.m.,m of Directors 2ndmTuesday,m9mtom11ma.m.,m Sisters Caregiver Support Groupm Alcoholics AnonymousmThurs.m&m 3rdmTuesday,m10ma.m.,mRay’smFoodmPlacem SistersmCitymHall.m541-903-1123morm SistersmLibrary.m541-977-8285. Sun.,m7mp.m.,mEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem communitymroom.m541-771-3258. 541-549-1132. Transfimguration;mSat.,8ma.m.,mEpiscopalm Heartwarmers (flmeecemblanketmakers)m ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration;mMon.,m 1stm&m3rdmTuesdays,m1mp.m.,mSistersmCitym Sisters Cribbage ClubmTuesdays,m 5mp.m.,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm Hall.mMaterialsmprovided.m541-408-8505.m 11ma.m.mtom1:30mp.m.,mRay’smFoodmPlacem CITY & PARKS Church;mTues.,mnoon,mBigmBookmstudy,m communitymroom.m541-923-1632. ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurch;m Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday,m1mtom Sisters City Council 2ndm&m 4mp.m.m541-549-1028morm541-548-3304. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Thurs.,mnoon,mSobermSistersmWomenm 4thmThursday,m7mp.m.,mSistersmCitymHall.m of Directorsm4thmTuesday,m6mp.m.m Meeting,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm Military Parents of Sisters 2ndm 541-549-6022. Locationminformation:m541-549-1193. Church.m541-548-0440. Thursday,m5:30mp.m.,m17549mKnightmRd.,m Sisters Park & Recreation District Authors Support Groupm2ndmFriday,m Bendm(Plainviewmarea).m541-388-9013. Sisters KiwanismThursdays,m7mtom Board of Directors 1stmTuesday,m 10ma.m.,mSistersmAreamChambermofm 8:30ma.m.,mBrandm33mRestaurantmatm 6mp.m.,mSPRDmbuilding.m541-549-2091. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Commerce.m541-588-0081. AspenmLakes.m541-410-2870. Chapter Wednesdays,m11:30ma.m.,m Sisters Planning Commissionmm Black Butte Macintosh Users Groupmm Takoda’smRestaurant.m541-408-5594. 3rdmThursday,m5:30mp.m.,mSisters Sisters Parent Teacher Communitym 3rdmThursday,m3:30mtom5:30mp.m.,mSistersm CitymHall.m541-549-6022. 3rdmWednesday,m3mp.m.,mSistersm Librarymcommunitymroom.m541-549-1471. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings ElementarymC-wing.m971-570-2405. & Enrichment) Wednesdays,m1mtom Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club 4mp.m.matmSPRD.m541-549-2091. Tuesdays,m12:30mp.m.,mBBRmcommunitym Sisters Red Hats 1stmFriday.m FIRE & POLICE room.mPartnermrequired.m541-595-6236. Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Locationminformation:m541-279-1977.m International Fellowship 1stmSaturday,m Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Central Oregon Council on Aging Sisters Rotary Tuesdays,mnoon,m Board of Directors Meetsmmonthly.m Senior Lunch Tuesdays,mnoon,mSistersm PonderosamRoom,mBestmWesternm AspenmLakesmLodge.m541-977-6545. PonderosamLodge.m541-699-9522. 541-595-2191mformtimem&mdate. CommunitymChurch.m541-678-5483. Sisters Trails Alliance Board Sisters Area Photography Clubmmmmmm Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild m 2ndmWednesday,m4mp.m.,mSistersmLibrarym 2ndmWed.,m5:30mtom7mp.m.mSistersmArtm 4thmSaturdays,m10ma.m.mtom4mp.m.mForm Directors 4thmThursday,m9ma.m.,mBlackm locationminformation:m541-549-2072. communitymroom.m541-549-6157. Works.mPublicmwelcome.m541-719-8822. ButtemRanchmFiremStation.m541-595-2288. BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors m 3rdmWednesday,m7mp.m.,mMainmStation,m GeorgemCyrusmRd.m541-548-4815.mSeem themagendamatmwww.cloverdalefimre.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rdmTuesday,m 5mp.m.,mSistersmFiremHall,m541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills m Mondays,m7mp.m.,mSistersmFiremHall,m 301mS.mElmmSt.m541-549-0771. SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directorsm2ndmTuesday,m5mp.m.,m BlackmButtemSchool.m541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directorsm2ndmThursday,m8ma.m.,m RE/MAXmOutmWestmRealtymoffimcematm OutlawmStation.m541-549-4133. Sisters School District Board of Directors OnemWednesdaympermmonth,m SSDmAdminmBldg.mSeemschedulematmwww. sisters.k12.or.us.m541-549-8521mx4011 . Thismlistingmismformregu scheduledmmeetings;me larlym teresa@nuggetnews.c mailm om