| Sisters Rodeo set for another wild ride |
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The Sisters Rodeo is set to open wide the gates on the 57th annual running
of one of the region's top rodeos June 13-15.
The Sisters event traditionally brings together top cowboys and cowgirls |
year's show is no exception. For three days the Sisters Rodeo Arena will
provide a showcase for a host of world champions.
Ace calf roper Joe Beaver has become a fixture at the Sisters Rodeo over
the years, and the 1996 All-Around Champ is back this year |
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| Leave fawns alone |
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This is the time of year when mule deer are giving birth to fawns. Left
alone, they have an excellent chance to grow into adults.
However, according to The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |
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| No burning |
The Sisters and Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection Districts will close
down the open burning season at dusk on Sunday, June 15.
Burning commercial waste, demolition material, domestic waste, industrial
waste, land clearing debris and field burning will be prohibited.
This burn season was a relatively safe one, with both districts reporting
fewer problems |
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Sisters school salary settlement stalled
by Salem Senate stalemate |
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Sisters teachers and the school board are unable to agree on a contract
until the Oregon Legislature decides how much money will be available for
schools.
"Negotiations about salaries are on hold until we know what the
legislature is going to do. We are probably looking at late this month or
next," for a contract settlement, |
said Schools Superintendent Steve Swisher.
Swisher said "the school board position is that there is only a
certain amount of dollars and they are not willing to cut programs to grant
raises. Teachers have said they are not keeping up with inflation."
There has been little progress in resolving other issues, Swisher noted. |
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Student wins
home design award |
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Jenny Crofoot, a junior at Sisters High School, won second place in a
regional architectural contest that challenged high school students from
Central Oregon to design a Habitat for Humanity low-income |
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| Classroom project to apply for permits |
The volunteer effort to build four classrooms at the Sisters Elementary
School is nearing a major milestone.
"The drawings are basically 'engineer stamped.' We will soon submit
them for permits," said |
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Tinted trees are
not terminal |
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Red-tinged pine trees along forest roads have forest watchers concerned
about some new blight or damage from wildfires. But the red cast to the
pine trees is expected in the aftermath of prescribed fire. |
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