Wednesday, September 28, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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 .
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