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Bandon High School band wins state championships
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A group of talented young students in Bandon High School’s band captured the highest score in their division at the State Championships at Oregon State University. For their main performance, the Bandon High School played three songs. The first selection they played is Three Celtic Dances by Brian Balmages, which is basically three songs in one. “One is really-fast and upbeat, and the second is a slow lyrical dance, and then you have a jig at the end,” Bandon High School band director Dave Weston said. The second piece the Bandon High School students performed is Autumn Light by Randall Standridge. “It’s lyrical – meaning it’s slow with lots
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The Bandon High School Tigers took home the division 2A win on Friday, May 12 at the Oregon State University LaSells Center. of chords and lots of beautiful moments,” the band director said. The final song the Bandon High School Band performed is Foundry by John Mackey, which Weston de-
scribes as “in-your-face” with a lot of percussion and things going on all at once. Bandon’s band has been to the state championships every year since 2014. This year
Bandon gets a StoryWalk in the park
53 out of 60 at this part of the competition – and it brought them into first place overall. “They just nailed that Champs continued on page 14
New simulators will provide training for construction jobs
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A new training opportunity with Southwestern Oregon Community College will give community members the chance to get qualified for well-paying jobs in the construction industry. Beginning fall term 2023, Southwestern will be
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perform. They are presented with sheet music for a song they are not familiar with, and are scored with how well they are able to play the song. The Bandon High School students scored
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Library Director Christine Kingsbury stands next to one of the new StoryWalk displays coming to Bandon’s City Park.
what put them over the top was their ability to read and play music that they had never seen before, said Weston. A lesser-known part of the state competition comes after students
Newly installed displays at Bandon’s City Park are encouraging visitors to read and walk their way through nature. The community is invited to celebrate the StoryWalk at the park across from the library with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 3. Storywalks are an innovative way for children and adults to enjoy reading and the outdoors. Pages of a children’s book, or other reading material, are placed inside displays
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Darryl Dragon, the community college’s apprenticeship coordinator, tests out one of the simulators that will be used to train students how to operate a variety of construction equipment.
Ira’s Asian Market celebrates five years in business BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
Balloons adorned the outside of Ira’s Asian Market in North Bend while sweet and savory scents wafted from the building. Inside, Amy Olegario was busy helping customers. Her daughter and friends were also on-hand for the special occasion. Ira’s Asian Market celebrated their five-year anniversary earlier this month. The market specializes in Filipino food-items, both packaged and freshly made. They also accept catering orders for parties and special occasions, and have gift certificates available. Amy owns the business with her husband Ramil Olegario. She said she was attracted to start the business because she loves to share her food with the community. She also wanted to do it for her daughter Ira, who has a developmental disability. It’s something they can do together, she said. “Having this, my daughter learns a lot, and she has
made a lot of friends,” Olegario said. “Plus I also love cooking so I love to share it with everyone,” she said. Being a business owner also gives the family some flexibility to also be able to do things together outside, she added. Over the past five years, Ira’s Market has opened many community members’ eyes (and mouths) to dishes they had never tried before. Olegario cooks up food items like chicken adobo, shrimp and noodles, Lumpia spring rolls, and Kare Kare, a traditional Filipino stew. A lot of people aren’t familiar with the food, so she says; “Just give it a taste.” “If you don’t like it – that is fine. But I’ve least I’ve shared with you what Filipino food is,” Olegario said. “Fortunately, people are liking it. Nobody has ever complained.” Ira’s Asian Market is located at 1058 Virginia Ave. in North Bend. They can be reached at (541) 603-1018.
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