Wednesday, October 12, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
School district gets
career-tech grant
By Steve Kadel
PHOTO PROVIDED
The Mysore Violin Brothers.
Varied musical
landscape in Sisters
Sisters music lovers have
a wide variety of experiences
awaiting them this month.
On Wednesday eve-
ning, October 19, at the
HarmonyHouse they can
experience South India’s
musical melodies and rhythms
in a special evening concert of
The Mysore Violin Brothers.
Nagaraj and Manjunath are
from Mysore, India. They are
brothers who grew up playing
the violin as taught by their
father, who was also a well-
known violinist from a young
age. They are prestigious
international touring artists
and some of the top violinists
in India.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.,
music starts at 7 p.m. at 17505
Kent Rd. (off Cloverdale
Road). Suggested Donation
at the door, $15. Call 541-
280-1821 for directions and
information.
The Belfry will host
Kenny White on Wednesday,
October 12. His latest CD,
“Long List of Priors,” is a
collection of original songs
— indelible snapshots of the
human condition, from heart-
wrenching to hilarious and
observed with the precision of
a diamond-cutter.
Mike Biggers and Jim
Cornelius will play at Cork
Cellars at 7 p.m. on Saturday,
October 15, serving up their
mix of originals and classic
Americana songs.
A musical force equipped
with the soulful vocals of
It’s Time
to Catch
Steelhead!
A Sisters resident out
walking her dog found a deer
kill in the Whychus Creek
riverbed in Timber Creek
neighborhood last week.
She told The Nugget that
she reported the carcass to
the Oregon Department of
Fish & Wildlife, but they
were busy with hunting sea-
son activities and unable to
respond to the scene. She
said a City of Sisters public
works employee responded
and removed the carcass.
The carcass appeared
to have been that of a year-
ling deer, probably killed
overnight. The carcass was
largely consumed.
There is no way to deter-
mine for certain what killed
the deer, but it is possible that
it was a cougar. The resident
wished to let the public know
so that people could be on the
alert in the area.
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Sisters School District
is receiving a $250,000
grant from The Roundhouse
Foundation to bolster its
career technical education
programs.
The grant was announced
during the school board meet-
ing on Wednesday, October
5. It will provide $50,000
annually for five years.
“This is a conversation
that’s been ongoing,” said
school board chairman Jeff
Smith. “It looks to me like
a great opportunity for our
kids.”
He added it’s good to
increase options for students
who aren’t interested in col-
lege, but want post-secondary
training.
Superintendent Curt
Scholl noted the grant is pri-
marily intended for the pur-
chase of equipment, although
some money can go toward
instructor salaries. However,
he said the district will han-
dle most of the funding for
career-technical teachers to
make sure the program con-
tinues past five years.
Scholl said during an
interview that new CT classes
could begin next school year
if a site can be found.
“The facility is the issue
right now,” Scholl said.
“The goal is to make any CT
program align with COCC
(Central Oregon Community
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Janis Joplin and the guitar-
slinging skills of Stevie Ray,
Carolyn Wonderland hits
the stage at The Belfry on
Thursday, October 20, at 8
p.m., reaching into the depths
of the Texas blues tradition
with the wit of a poet.
Northern California’s out-
law music bards Poor Man’s
Whiskey” bring a reputation
for high-energy live shows
and an incomparable fusion
of bluegrass/old-time, south-
ern rock, and old-school
jam to stages and festivals
worldwide. They’ll be in
Sisters for a two-night stand
at The Belfry on Friday and
Saturday, October 21-22.
The first night will feature
“Dark Side of the Moonshine,”
(a bluegrass interpretation of
the classic Pink Floyd album)
and Saturday is an Allman
Brothers tribute jam.
The Belfry will also host a
Halloween weekend extrava-
ganza on October 28, with
David Jacobs-Strain and the
Crunk Mountain Boys.
For more information visit
www.belfryevents.com.
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College).”
Erin Borla, speaking as a
trustee of The Roundhouse
Foundation during the school
board meeting, said, “We’d
love to begin that program
soon.”
During the meeting, she
read a letter from the foun-
dation’s Managing Director
Susan Robinson: “The
Roundhouse Foundation
supports the community of
Sisters and a high priority
of the foundation is assisting
students to reach their educa-
tional goals. The Foundation
is interested in helping Sisters
High School expand voca-
tional education experiences
to its students.
“The Foundation is inter-
ested in financially sup-
porting the following disci-
plines available to students
including, but not limited to,
welding, automotive, small
engines, diesel mechanics,
agriculture and CADD/tech-
nology. It would be ideal for
this program to have a loca-
tion on the SHS campus. We
hope this commitment will
encourage the building of (a)
multi-purpose/shop build-
ing at Sisters High School so
that this program can move
forward.”
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Roundhouse
Foundation funds collabora-
tive projects in Sisters and
Central Oregon. The non-
profit organization seeks to
boost community awareness
and appreciation for the arts.
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Sisters City Council
November 2016
I have lived and grown with the Sisters Community for the
past 27 years.
I have witnessed its success and experienced its strength. I
understand its weaknesses and have felt its frustration. I share
the hope of Sisters, and I also dreamed the dreams of our Sisters
Community.
With my willing heart, I am here to give all that I can for the
advancement of the City of Sisters.
I want to serve as a Council-person in the City of Sisters. I will
represent the Citizens of Sisters with integrity and excellence. I
will practice fair and equal treatment for all, with no exceptions.
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