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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters
Sisters Airport to host July 4 fly-in
Planes from across the and runners can pre-register
players are
region will land at Sisters online at http://sistersairport.
on the Fourth of July, com/july4flyin.php.
off to district Airport
where hot rods and trail run-
The Sisters Fly-in signa-
ners will also converge in the ture event, the Great Rubber
Sisters Airport Fourth Chicken Drop, will take place
Little League annual
of July Fly-in.
at 10 a.m. This unique raffle-
One of the most popular type event is performed avi-
tourney
programs offered at Sisters ation-style. Participants can
Sisters is a baseball town.
This week, it’s sending 58
young ballplayers on five
teams to the District All-Star
Tournament.
“This is the first time in
the four years I have been
here that we have been able to
send five teams,” said Sisters
Little League President Kyle
Fischer. “In 2016 we sent
three. In 2015 we sent just
one.”
Sisters is fielding a 9-to-
11-year-old girls softball
team; a 9-11 boys baseball
squad; a 10-11 boys baseball
team; a 12-14 baseball team;
and a 12-14 girls softball
team, which also includes
a couple of players from
Madras and Prineville.
Fischer believes the junior
(12-14) boys have a good
shot at taking the district title
and moving on to state.
The tourney runs from
June 30 through July 7.
High School is the Flight
Science program. Benny
and Julie Benson, owners
of Sisters Eagle Airport and
Outlaw Aviation, are key
sponsors of the program. The
Fourth of July Fly-in at the
Sisters Airport is a fundraiser
for flight scholarships, as
well as a popular community
event. This year’s theme is
“Sound of Speed.”
Festivities will begin at 7
a.m. with the Sisters Rotary
flipping pancakes, the buzz
of arriving planes for the
fly-in, and the rumble of
classic cars for the hotrod
show. An aerial Parachute
Flag Ceremony presented by
Skydive Awesome will begin
at 7:30 a.m. The 5K Walk
or Run will start at 8 a.m.,
purchase two-by-two-foot
numbered squares which are
chalked on the runway for $5
each. A plane flies over the
matrix, and rubber chickens
are flung out. Each chicken
represents a specific prize.
The person who purchased
the square that each rubber
chicken lands on wins that
prize. Prizes are donated by
Sisters-area businesses, and
range in value from $50 to
$400.
A 50/50 raffle, helicopter
rides, and tandem skydiving
will add to the entertainment.
The Sisters chapter of Band
of Brothers Veterans will also
be supporting the event.
At 11:15 a.m. the runway
will be closed to aircraft and
taken over by hotrods. Drag
PHOTO PROVIDED
Planes, hot rods and drag-racers are features of the annual Sisters Eagle
Airport Fly-in on July 4.
races down the runway pits
unlikely pairs of dragsters,
such as the hot-of-the-line
2017 Tesla against a 1963
Corvette. The pancake grill
will be taken over by burgers
for lunch at 12:30 p.m.
All proceeds from the
event directly fund flight
scholarships for students
enrolled in the SHS Flight
Science program, which has
grown to two full classes
for next year. The unique
combination of coursework
completed at SHS, and
flight training in the Outlaw
Aviation Cessna 172 at the
Sisters Airport, provides stu-
dents with the opportunity
to earn their private pilot
certificate while in high
school.
Admission is free. More
information can be found at
www.sistersairport.com, and
Facebook page “Sisters Eagle
Airport.”
BLACKSMITHING
Fireplace screens, tools, andirons, and grates,
Handforged hardware, handles, hinges,
lighting, gift items, and much more!
FINEFURNITURE
WELDING
Structural l Steel
S l • Welding
ld Repair
C
CNC
Cutting • Machining • Fabrication
Adam Bronstein
Cra sman
By Commission
5 541-549-9280 • PonderosaForge.com
SpringCreekWoodworking.com
Sisters Industrial Park • CCB# 87640
541-410-1309
Thank You, Sisters
for helping Dawn and Dave Holmes,
our 61st Habitat family, purchase a home
from Sisters Habitat for Humanity.
Subcontractors, Suppliers
and other Helpers
Action Air Heating
& Cooling
Annie Andreson -
Coldwell Banker
Central Electric Co-Op
Cascade Bobcat
Chuck Fadeley
Conklin Drywall
Dave Clark
Earl Nowell Painting
Earth Advantage, Inc.
Energy Conservation
Insulation
Fred Ast Jr. & Associates
GAF roofi ng/shingles
Gutt er Guys
Hoyt’s Hardware
Jerry Baldock, Outlaws
Photography
Knife River Concrete
Lowe’s Home Improvement
Lutt on’s Ace Hardware
Monte’s Electric
Northwest Quality Roofi ng
Overhead Door Company
Ranch Country Outhouses
Sisters Rental
Sweeney Plumbing
Truss Components
of Oregon
Valspar
Whirlpool
Yale Locks
Building Crew /
Volunteers
Construction Manager:
Darleene Snider
Steve Amsberry
Mike Anglea
Bob Cole
Becky Conner
Les Cooper
John DiChiara
Terri Gookin
Ellie Hammond
Jerry Hanford
Bob Harris
Dawn Holmes
Brett Hoyt
Catherine Irwin
Lynn Jones
Toni Landis
Bob Lawton
Evan Leiser
Larry Lennon
Richard MacConnell
Steve Madsen
Dennis Mills
John Milne
Rick Pearson
Steve Ratcliff e
George Sproat
Rosalie Van Ness-Hanford
Woody Woodsum
Jim Yount
University of Minnesota
Collegiate Challenge
Women Build 2017
Funding
City of Sisters
Deschutes Co. Solid Waste
Habitat for Humanity
Oregon
Habitat ReStore
P.O. Box 238, Sisters, OR 97759
541-549-1193 | sistershabitat.org
Habitat Th rift Store
Homeowner Mortgage
Payments
Meyer Memorial Trust
Oregon Housing &
Community Services
Self Help Opportunity
Program - HUD
St. Charles Health System
Numerous Personal
Donations!
Donut Power and
Other Food Helpers
Sisters Bakery
Eloise Barry
Lauren Beyerinck
Selah Broderick
Barbara Brody
Mary Claire
Marie Clasen
Margaret Doke
Sydney Harrison
David Holmes
Adam Jones
Dick & Trudy Kalac
Marsha Lewis
Julie Mills
Carol & Kevin Neary
Roger & Gayla Nelson
Mary Richards
Suzanne Severson
Altar Society - St. Edwards
the Martyr Church
Sharon Th orkildson
Dana Van Brocklin
Bill & Bernadine Wood
Jeannie Sandecki