By Chris Baldus | news@northcedarreports.com CHARLES CITY — The spring concert for the Charles City High School Symphonic Band and the String Orchestra is special every year as seniors say goodbye to their music family. This year, it was special on a whole new level. And sad. Monday’s performance was Director Nancy Western’s finale with the full Charles City orchestra. She has accepted the school district’s early retirement offer and will be done at the school year’s end. Alumni, parents and peers took turns speaking on stage at the North Grand Auditorium to tell her how grateful they were to … Continue reading Western directs her CCHS orchestra finale; Class  of 2017 band musicians reach milestone