The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

School band programs across the country have been lullabied to sleep for decades as economic hardships forced budget cuts in the education system, but the Sweet Home School District wants to bring harmony back to the local program. Longtime music and English teacher Lori Tuter stepped into the high school’s band instructor role this year and is keeper of the vision to revitalize what used to be a foundational educational experience, but she’ll need the community’s help to make it a reality. Tuter, a SHHS graduate, said she was teaching in Prineville when the district “gutted” the...