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14 Wednesday, May 23, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Springbpopsbconcertb capsbstellarbyear Student musicians will per- form their last concerts after a busy and award-winning school year at Sisters’ middle and high schools. The choir department, led by Choir Director Rick Johnson with Music Assistant Julie Cash, will perform “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman” with the Sisters High School Concert Choir, as well as many other favor- ite pop songs with the other choirs in the school district. “The choir students have had an amazing year, and this concert is the culmination of all their hard work,” said Johnson. “This is the most difficult music of the year for every group performing, and they are handling it like pro- fessionals. I can’t wait for the public to hear them perform.” Director of Bands Tyler Cranor knows audiences will enjoy the entire program. However, he is especially excited to play Disney film soundtracks because he gets to share some of his childhood favorites with this generation of students. “It is so fun to be able to put music in front of students that they can relate to but has been too difficult for them to per- form until now,” said Cranor. “The growth of their musi- cianship this year has been astounding, and this spring concert is a time to have some fun and reap the rewards.” Earlier this year, the Sisters High School Choir attended the Central Oregon festival and received the highest rat- ing at the festival, among any school regardless of size. The Sisters High School Wind Ensemble showed its advanc- ing musicianship by perform- ing challenging pieces at the Central Oregon Band Festival. Three ensemble members qualified for the state OSAA (Oregon School Activities Association) Solo State Championships. The choir and band also joined talents for popular performances of the musical “Cinderella.” Hear the choir and band at their upcoming Spring Pops Concerts. The choir per- forms on Wednesday, May 23; and the band performs on Thursday, May 24. The con- certs are both at Sisters High School at 7 p.m. Both are free and open to the public. LETTERS Continued from page 2 Over the five years that this new levy is in force, the district is committed to regu- larly updating you, the public, on what we are doing with the funds and how they are ben- efitting the community. The district looks forward, in the days, months, and years ahead, to continuing to pro- vide Sisters Country with the recreation ser- vices that our community wants and deserves. We will not let you down. Bob Keefer, Board Chair Sisters Park & Recreation Board of Directors s s s To the Editor: Permit/fee system is an unapproved tax system, which eventually excludes lower- income users. This will lead to more Bundy-style con- frontations of Federal lockup/lockout of pub- lic lands. Savvy backwoods users already know how to avoid heavy-use areas and will continue to do so. This scheme will encour- age more outdoor off-trail campsite adven- turism and smug elitist counter-culture hide-and-seek from Feds and their use of drones. My advice: Stop trying to control land use by rescuing humans from themselves. Lonny Rodgers s s s To the Editor: I understand the need to manage the over- use of our trails and popular wilderness sites. I see the impacts of heavy, unsustainable use. My hope is that we can continue to gain access without the mad dash of first come, first serve processes. Lottery type system? I support some level of control, but still want to have some hope of acquiring a trail permit. I already pay for Forest Service trail passes, now those passes will have reduced value. Questions: Will there be restrictions on flow-through PCT traffic? Can I access seg- ments of PCT without getting permit? Will you limit number of out-of-state, international permits in favor of local/in-state? Sad to have to come to this. Donald Wilson s s s To the Editor: I wanted to take a moment to give a huge “Thank-You” to our community for support- ing the renewal of our local option. From our PAC members, community partners, staff and board members that were key com- municators about the tremendous impact the local option dollars have on supporting our schools, to the general voters that understand the importance of a strong school system to a community, thank you for supporting our schools. We boast some of the smallest class sizes in the region and state. And additionally, pro- grams like the Americana Project, IEE, art, music, outdoor education, guitar and ukulele building, culinary arts, flight science, and Seed to Table are all possible. These expe- riential learning opportunities are described as transformational by the students, staff and community members that participate in them. Once again, “thank you” Sisters commu- nity for supporting Sisters School District! Curt Scholl Superintendent of Sisters School District
