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24 Wednesday, August 16, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE Shannon Rackowski dances at the SPRD luau on Thursday. LUAU: Event is a summer tradition through SPRD Continued from page 3 when he met Jack De Mello, a well-known writer, pro- ducer, and orchestra leader. De Mello made Hawaiian music work for talents like The Brothers Cazimero, Nina Kealiiwahamana, and Michael Dane. “Jack wanted them to shape Hawaiian music in their own way,” Rackowski said. When Dane relocated to the Pacific Northwest, he fell in love with Oregon and became the headliner for Salishan Resorts on the Oregon coast for 15 years, then in 1997 he became the headliner for Gracie’s Sea Hag in Depoe Bay and has been performing there for 20 years. “I met Michael over 25 years ago at the Salishan and we have been perform- ing together ever since,” Rackowski said. Dane’s wife, Connie, and her dog, Momi, sat near the stage to watch husband Michael perform. “The first thing Michael will do is chant a Hawaiian blessing for everyone here,” Rackowski announced to guests. Dane was holding a 200-year-old bamboo flute, “This ancient Hawaiian musical instrument, ohe hano ihu (pronounced oh- hay hah-no ee-hoo) is played through the nose and not with the mouth. It’s played with the nose because Hawaiians believe the nose is pure breath,” Dane explained. Musician Kurt Silva, lead singer from Dry Canyon Stampede, plays everything from country to Motown, but he has a special place in his heart for Hawaiian melo- dies. Silva performed with hula dancers Tanya Hackett, Shannon Rackowski and the Halau (Hula) Uhane dance group. “This is really wonderful that I’m getting a dancer for every song I’m performing this year!” Silva said. Rackowski dedicated a song, “White Sandy Beach of Hawaii,” to her brother, Samson, who passed away two years ago. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as guests watched Rackowski hula while Dane played the melodic song written by the late Hawaiian vocalist Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. “This was the song that I danced to when I took his body back home to Hawaii. He had come here to be with me for the last 17 years of his life before passing,” Rackowski said. Rosemary Miller, dance instructor for Halau (Hula) Uhane dance group, a non- profit organization from Redmond, had her Hawaiian dance group, ages ranging from 18 months up to adult, ready for some Polynesian dancing. “We have two new songs to dance to this year,” Miller said. “The Canoe Dance, with the song from the movie ‘Moana,’ and a traditional dance, Holoholo Ka’a, a driv- ing dance when the automo- bile first came to Hawaii.” The luau festivities captured the spirit of the Hawaiian culture in that every luau is authentic when there is a gathering of people who want to enjoy food, fun, and one another. This Week’s Crossword Sponsors DECK FORECAST Sunny, happy times with our lunch & dinner items! Fun around the firepit, pitching horseshoes and cornhole. Mon-Fri 11 am - 9 pm, Sat & Sun 8 am - 9 pm • Lounge Open daily 11 am - Close | 541-549-8620 | 425 Hwy. 20 W. (Next to Bi-Mart)1 You’re born a work of art - we want to keep you that way! Essentials Skincare Éminence Organics Facials, Peels, Mineral Makeup Microdermabrasion • LED Light Therapy — Complimentary Consultation by Appointment — Karen Keady Esthetician/Owner | 541-480-1412 | 492 E. Main Ave. | www.SistersEssentials.com WELL PUMP SERVICE Pump & Electrical Contractor PRESSURE TANKS • CONSTANT-PRESSURE SYSTEMS FREQUENCY DRIVES • MOTOR CONTROLS • PUMPS A Division of 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE Zach 541-420-8170 Sisters Owned CCB#178543
