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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters musicians make honor band
Sheriff’s search and
rescue seeks volunteers
The Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office is accepting
applications from members
of the community who are
interested in becoming search
and rescue volunteers.
Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office Search and
Rescue (DCSO SAR) is one
of the busiest search and
rescue units in the state of
Oregon. In 2017, DCSO
SAR completed 127 missions
and over 300 trainings. Our
Volunteers are highly skilled
and range from general
searchers to those capable
of highly technical missions
such as mountain rescue,
swift-water rescue, diving
operations and more.
Selected applicants, who
must be at least 21 years of
age, are required to complete
the DCSO SAR Academy,
which consists of approxi-
mately 100 hours of training.
The 2019 SAR Academy will
begin on April 1, with vol-
unteers graduating on May
9. Generally, training occurs
on Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings from 6 to
9 p.m., consisting of class-
room exercises followed
up with a day of training on
Saturday for outdoor practi-
cal exercises.
Academy attendees will
receive instruction in several
areas including, but not lim-
ited to: navigation, tracking,
wilderness survival, search
tactics, first aid/CPR and
how DCSO SAR operates.
Included in the academy, is a
“pack test,” which consists of
a five-mile hike (2-1/2 miles
uphill and 2-1/2 miles down-
hill) carrying a 25-pound
backpack. The time limit for
this test is 100 minutes. Each
academy attendee will be
assigned a mentor to assist
with the successful comple-
tion of the academy.
Applications can be found
online at www.deschutes.org/
jobs and must be submitted
by January 18, 2019 at 5 p.m.
Once applications are
reviewed, applicants that
meet minimum qualifica-
tions will be contacted and
required to attend an informa-
tional session. Applicants will
also be required to attend an
oral board interview. A back-
ground investigation will be
completed for all applicants
who are selected after the oral
board interview.
Some qualities necessary
include a flexible schedule
enabling mission attendance,
the ability to fit in with our
current volunteers, a good
attitude and the ability to
function as a team player.
There is a $100 entry fee for
those selected, which covers
initial search and rescue vol-
unteer clothing issued upon
graduation from the academy.
Additional questions can
be answered by calling the
Deschutes County Sheriff’s
Office Special Services Unit
at 541-388-6501, as well as
going online to http://sheriff.
deschutes.org/Special-
Services/sar/ and www.
deschutessearchandrescue.
org.
When the honor band
results were revealed, six
Sisters High School stu-
dents and their band leader
were playing a happy tune.
Remarkably, all the local
students who auditioned
were selected to play in the
Western International Band
Clinic (WIBC). So, the week-
end before Thanksgiving the
six packed their instruments
and concert clothes and
headed to Seattle.
Each fall, students
throughout the Pacific
Northwest, along with
Australia and parts of
Canada, record auditions for
WIBC — and the top musi-
cians are chosen to attend.
The Sisters students who
attended this year are: Dalton
Gonzales (senior, trumpet),
Connor Martin (sopho-
more, saxophone), Jack
Ogan (sophomore, tuba),
Simon Rhett (sophomore,
saxophone), Max Springer
(sophomore, trumpet) and
Weston Wallace (sophomore,
clarinet).
“WIBC is one of my
favorite events for students
because they get to be chal-
lenged musically — by the
music itself, the incredible
conductors they bring in, and
by their peers,” said Tyler
Cranor, director of bands for
the Sisters School District.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Connor Martin, Simon Rhett, Dalton Gonzales, Max Springer, Weston
Wallace, and Jack Ogan were selected for a Seattle music clinic.
“They come back to our
school with a renewed appre-
ciation for what it takes to be
great, which I hope is then
passed along to the rest of the
students.”
Before making the trip,
the students were excited
about the opportunity.
“I am really looking for-
ward to being in a more com-
petitive environment where
music is the main focus,”
said Martin. “I think par-
ticipating in this event will
help me improve as a musi-
cian overall, especially being
surrounded by others who
strive to heighten their abili-
ties through hard work and
practice.”
WIBC high school stu-
dents are placed in four
150-member bands where
they rehearse for two full
days under the direction of
world-renowned guest con-
ductors. On the third day,
the four bands perform to
a packed crowd of fami-
lies. Students are provided
with sheet music about two
weeks before the event and
are expected to arrive ready
to play. In addition to prac-
ticing for their concerts, stu-
dents hear evening concerts
by visiting university groups
and attend College Night,
where they learn about music
programs offered by a variety
of universities.
WIBC began in 1979 as a
convention for directors and
students. It is held in Seattle
each November.
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