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A bridge between cultures

  • Jesse Burkhardt
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It was a July that a group of high school students from The Dalles will never forget. Nine students and two chaperones headed off July 12 for Miyoshi City, the official “sister city” of The Dalles.

For the Love of Music
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For the Love of Music

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Oscar Ortiz, a sophomore at The Dalles High School, still remembers how he felt as a young child hearing the music in videos his dad brought from Mexico. “I was just kind of awestruck. I don’t know how to explain it. It just amazed me, the way everything sounded,” he said. “Ever since, I’ve loved music.” Today, at the ripe old age of 16, Ortiz has amassed a variety of instruments as he pursues his wide-ranging love of music.