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Knight of Arts ‘amazing’ success
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
McNary’s Knight of Arts
was a success in almost every
way imaginable.
The event, held Saturday,
March 7, at McNary High
School brought in about
$35,000. Funds will be used
to pay down the cost of the
music programs’ latest CDs in
addition to helping install a
closed-circuit camera system
in the school’s Ken Collins
Auditorium.
The unexpected donation
of high-end microphones from
Uptown Music during the
fundraiser will also go a long
way to cutting costs on future
CD projects.
“It means we can now fully
produce all our own recordings
of the groups for our yearly
CDs and concert recordings,”
said Leah Garro, McNary Fine
Arts Boosters president.
All told, about 2,000 hours
go into planning the event.
Garro’s involvement with
Knight of Arts goes back three
years, but even she was stunned
by the outpouring this year.
“Whether it was businesses
stepping up to donate, people
wanting to contribute funds,
or parents volunteering to
plan and work at the event,
everyone was so willing to do
what they could to help out.
The end result was an amazing
night,” she said. “I am also
proud of the variety of ways
these funds have benefi ted
our programs. We have helped
replace instruments for the
band, paid entry fees for
students to attend art shows,
built a recording studio and a
piano lab, and now we have a
chance to outfi t our theater
with some high-end recording
equipment.”
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Event
raises
$35,000
B
A: McNary clarinetists per-
form for visitors. B: Kai Steele
serves up teriaki bites. C: The
Celtic Orchestra performs
for attendees. D: Ryan Lo-
pez takes part in a solo with
Hyrum Kohler (not pictured).
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One result of all the work
and contributions was adding
classes in studio production and
recording arts and engineering
to the curriculum this year.
“These are real world
opportunities for kids to learn
skills that will take them well
beyond high school,” Garro
said.
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B OUCHER J EWELERS
HELEN AND RICHARD PETERSON
Helen Joy (nee Reimann) and Richard Lee Peterson marked
their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, March 13.
The couple, Keizer residents since 1956, met at Parrish Junior
High School. They also attended North Salem High School to-
gether. Richard spent his career in heavy construction. Helen
calls herself a domestic engineer and home maker.
The Petersons have four children—Douglas, Michael, Jeffrey
and Angela, and fi ve grandchildren.
The couple celebrated their anniversary with family.
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