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Wednesday, May 10, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon RODEO ACT: Mustang trainer has adopted several horses TOLLGATE: Project is set to begin soon Continued from page 3 Continued from page 1 didn’t deserve his interest.” He was, she said, “blown away” when he saw their ath- leticism and ability. At this event, the nation’s top professional trainers are assigned a wild mustang for 120 days, during which the trainer brings the horse from unmanageable (with train- ers on high alert for their own safety), to a competi- tor in a variety of skills. The horse and rider perform in front of judges in trail rid- ing, cow class and reining, accomplished and capable of becoming a full-time work- ing horse. The highest scoring team advances to the finals where they perform in free- style for final judging. In Kerr’s first competi- tion the following year, his mustangs, Poncho and Lefty, placed fourth and fifth. The highlight was being voted Fan Favorite. For Kerr, there was no future that didn’t involve mustangs, challenging the life-long skills Kerr had developed in training domes- tic horses. A Champion of the Legends trophy, the first- place award at the Mustang Makeover, came to Kerr in 2012. He again won Fan Favorite on Maypop. All the mustangs are sold at auc- tion after the competition, drinking, cooking, toilets, etc. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Chief Roger Johnson explained how the district will handle fire protection during the shutoff: “We make a temporary change in the fire apparatus assigned to a fire with the 911 center,” he told The Nugget. “We will dispatch multiple water tenders to any fire dur- ing the shutdown.” Some residents expressed concern about the potential presence of asbestos in the pipes, due to their vintage. Asbestos was — and in some instances still is — used as an insulating element. It can pose dangers to health if inhaled. T h e To l l g a t e b o a r d acknowledged this concern: “Some of the pipes contain asbestos,” the board told The Nugget. “Tollgate is work- ing with Oregon Department PHOTO PROVIDED Bobby Kerr’s Mustang Act will thrill crowds at the Sisters Rodeo. but Kerr has often bid on his own accomplished horses and taken them home. Along with annual compe- tition at Mustang Makeover, Kerr travels across the nation to perform at rodeos and horse events. He has contin- ued to enter competitions, and became the IPRA Contract Act Showcase winner in Oklahoma City. With his touring act, Kerr proudly allows ordinary Americans to learn something about this grand tradition of the West, its wild-ranging horses. These beautiful steeds demonstrate the versatility and trainability of the mus- tang and help raise awareness about the challenges of main- taining wild horse herds. Over the last several years, adoption of wild mus- tangs has declined, with the rangelands of the West being decimated by an overpopula- tion of the horses and graz- ing needs of ranchers. The wild horse population can be sustained at about 30,000 ani- mals, but there are currently over 50,000 rambling across the West, mostly in Nevada. In drought years, the brutal deaths of these elegant crea- tures come as starvation and dehydration, numbering in the thousands. The Mustang Heritage, sponsor of the Supreme Mustang Makeover, is sup- ported by the federal Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro program. More than 7,000 formerly wild horses have been adopted as a result of the Makeover. Nationwide adver- tising by Bobby Kerr’s perfor- mances and other campaigns to increase public awareness are also benefitting the need for adoption. Sisters Rodeo begins June 7 with Xtreme Bulls, fol- lowed by four rodeo perfor- mances June 9-11. 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Non-friable asbestos is much less of a safety concern than friable asbestos. “We do not need a licensed asbestos abatement contrac- tor since we are not remov- ing the non-friable AC pipe,” the board noted. “We are just replacing the failed valves.” Residents will need to boil their drinking water after the water is turned back on, until Tollgate receives a water test- ing result approved by the Oregon Health Authority, Drinking Water Division. “We are hoping to have the approved test results within a day of the water being reactivated to the prop- erties,” Tollgate management wrote in a website update. CUSTOM HOMES • RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 800 sq. ft. 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