12A | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS
FRAA makes donation to Siuslaw bands
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) donated
$648 to Siuslaw middle and
high school band programs.
The funds were raised from
FRAA’s Christmas tree or-
nament sales.
FRAA, a non-profit or-
ganization, supports all the
arts, including outreach to
area youth. A check was
presented to Chris Row-
botham, Director of Bands
for Siuslaw Middle School
and High School, by FRAA
president Kristin Anderson
and several board mem-
bers.
Accompanying Rowboth-
am during the presentation
was Siuslaw Middle School
counselor Sarah Girard,
who described Rowbotham
as “a caring and compas-
sionate teacher” who in-
spires excellence in his stu-
dents and makes Siuslaw’s
band program “one of the
best in the state.”
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FRAA donates to local band programs. Pictured (from left) are back row: Andy
Nedder, Caroline Mesman, John Leasure; Front row from left: Bev Hildenbrand,
Sarah Girard, Chris Rowbotham and Kristin Anderson.
students were selected to
go to Seattle and perform in
the Western International
Band Clinic.
Rowbotham
thanked
FRAA for its donation,
which will help students to
be in band performances.
“The funds donated by
FRAA are earmarked to get
instruments in the hands of
kids that may need assis-
tance,” he explained.
Between the middle and
high school, there are a to-
tal of 118 band students.
Future band performances
include March 16, when
middle school students will
perform, and April 27, when
high school students will
perform.
Both performances will
be held at the Florence
Events Center.
“These are excellent op-
portunities to enjoy incred-
ible performances,” said Gi-
rard.
Other band events in-
clude marching in the
Rhody Days and Veteran’s
Day parades.
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Ceremony of Renewal and
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This will be the 25th year
the Log Church has offered
couples the opportunity to
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