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A recently launched program by Sault Symphony Orchestra helps to ease the effects of isolation among local seniors in long-term-care homes. The SSO’s new Seniors Connect program sees Symphony musicians meet virtually with residents in long term care. The calls allow the musician to demonstrate their instrument, answer any questions the senior has, and chat about the senior’s experiences and memories around music. “We know that a lot of seniors are really feeling the effects of prolonged isolation due to the pandemic,” Louis St. Pierre, SSO board chair, told Sault This Week. “When we learned about a similar program at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, we immediately started looking for a way to launch our own.”
Sault Symphony has put out an appeal for donations and volunteers. The volunteer pool has steadily dwindled in recent years and “the small core remaining…
EUP students receive Principals Award
The winners of the 2021 Eastern Upper Peninsula Principals’ Awards have been announced.
In order to be eligible for this award, students need to have a 3.3 grade point average or higher, a 24 on the ACT or a 1180 on the SAT and be a graduate of an Eastern Upper Peninsula high school. These students are recognized at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
In previous years, students needed to achieve an SAT score of 1200 in addition to the other requirements in order to receive this award.
Local students include those from Brimley, Cedarville, Ojibwe Charter School, Rudyard, Pickford, St. Ignace, Engadine, Newberry, Whitefish, Mackinac Island and the Sault.