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Herald He rm i s ton W EDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 9 , 2015 He rm is tonHe ra ld . com I N S I D E $1 .00 N E E D F O R S P E E D H E R M I S T O N S U P E R O V A L R A C E R P A G E 1 0 MUSIC PEOPLE TO THE R . L e e F r i e s e condu c t s th e In l and No r thw e s t O r ch e s t r a . PHOTO CONTR IBUTED BY DAVE G IBSON In land Nor thwes t Mus ic ians group began in 1999 K TAMMY MALGES IN I Commun i ty Ed i to r y l e K e t ch e r s id s a id p a r t i c ip a t ing in th e W i l - low C r e ek O r ch e s t r a h a s in c r e a s ed h i s mu s i - c a l ab i l i t i e s . “ I t s e em s I ’v e ex c e l l ed mu ch f a s t e r th an my p e e r s , ” th e 15 -y e a r -o ld H e rm i s ton H igh S choo l f r e shm an s a id . 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