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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Good job, ladies... Sisters Country birds By Douglas Beall Correspondent PHOTO PROVIDED The 2017 Junior Softball All-Stars combined Sisters, Madras, and Prineville team had just 2 weeks to come together, prepare, and play as a team. They lost in the championship game to Warm Springs. From left to right: Coach Shad Sitz, Natalie Hockey, Shanti Rodriguez, Fiona White, Elizabeth Blanchard, Anessa Stotts, Greta Davis, Liz Barker, Hannah Holliday, Payden Petterson, Madi Larrabee, Hannah Maiden, Tatum Sitz, Daisy Patterson, Coach Andrea White, Coach Desmond Boots. House passes transportation bill SALEM (AP) — The Oregon House passed a trans- portation bill Wednesday with new taxes and fees that would raise $3.8 billion over seven years for repairs to the state’s roads and bridges. House Bill 2017 now heads to the Oregon Senate, where it’s expected to pass, The Register Guard reported. The bill received bipar- tisan support after a con- voluted path that included strong disagreements among lawmakers. Gov. Kate Brown and leg- islative leaders had to step in to prevent a repeat of the 2015 session, when a different transportation deal unraveled. The package had to be scaled back in size and Democrats had to agree to GOP-endorsed changes to Oregon’s fuels standard to get it to the finish line. The tax hikes in the package include: a 10-cent increase in the state gas tax over the next seven years; a $13 increase in vehicle title and registration fees in 2018; a new statewide payroll tax of .1 percent paid by employees to fund transit districts; a new .05 percent tax on the sale of new cars, motorhomes, motor- bike and snowmobiles; and a new $15 surcharge on the sales of adult bikes over $200. The tax and fee increases would provide the Oregon Department of Transportation about $1.25 billion in new money over the next seven years for maintenance work. The increases would also mean a windfall for local governments. The new payroll tax would raise an estimated $115 mil- lion a year at the start and would be split among the state’s transit districts. The measure also takes first steps toward establishing non-bridge tolls on Interstate 5 and 205 in the Portland area to pay for widening projects. And it creates a $12 mil- lion-a-year rebate program for 4 OUT OF 5 MEN SAY THEIR HAIR FEELS STRONGER, LOOKS THICKER... 23 residents who buy new elec- tric or hybrid cars. Rep. John Lively, a Springfield Democrat, said the transit funding would help add bus lines and increase bus frequency. “Those increased services will help the elderly and all the others who rely on transit in our state,” he said. Republican Rep. Julie Parrish of West Linn was the only lawmaker to speak against the bill during floor debate. She objected to the potential tolls in the Portland area and rebate program for people who buy electric and hybrid cars. Rep. Greg Smith, a Heppner Republican, said the transportation vote should be “a day of elation and celebration.” “I’m a firm believer that public sector investment leads to private sector investment,” he said. “It’s going to help build the economy of the state of Oregon.” The cedar waxwing [bombycilla cedrorum] occurs in medium to large flocks that will be seen on almost any tree that has ber- ries. Serviceberry, dogwood, honeysuckle and mistletoe are just a few fruiting plants that provide food. In winter they consume cedar berries, hence their name “cedar” waxwing. Waxwing refers to the red waxy secretions that appears on their secondary feathers, which may help in attracting a mate. Cedar waxwings are among the latest nesting birds. The female chooses the nest and then starts the five-to-six-day building pro- cess, which may require up to 2,500 trips to the nest. The nest consists of fine grasses, twigs, moss, bark and hair. Two to six blue-gray eggs are incubated for 11-13 days and then fed at the nest for about two weeks. The late nesting period allows for many berries to ripen for the young hatch- lings to grow quickly on. Later in summer the cedar waxwings will catch many insects on the fly for neces- sary dietary protein. A group of waxwings is called an “ear-full” or a “museum.” For more cedar waxwing images visit http://abird singsbecauseithasasong. com/recent-journeys/. PHOTO BY DOUGLAS BEALL Cedar waxwing. Your Career at Your Care The Garden Angel is looking for a Physician or Nurse Practitioner 541-549-2882 to join j our team. A natural approach to lawn care METAMORPHOSIS 541-549-1784, 161-C N. Elm St. Men’s Haircuts! Beat the Heat with a Cottonwood Cocktail on the Patio… Breakfast & Lunch | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 7 days a week 403 E. Hood Ave. | 541.549.2699 Email your CV to deb@yourcaremedical.com 3818 SW 21st Pl. 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