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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Fly-in marked Independence Day
The planes buzzed over-
head and the engines of hot
rods and drag racers roared on
Tuesday, July 4, as the Sisters
community turned out to cel-
ebrate Independence Day at
Sisters Eagle Airport with
a fly-in that has become a
Sisters tradition.
In a variety of ways, the
event lived up to the theme of
“The Sound of Speed.”
Several dozen runners
showed up early to run a
5K before adjourning to
the Sisters Rotary’s pan-
cake breakfast to refuel. A
chicken drop — essentially
bingo using rubber chick-
ens dropped onto the runway
from a passing aircraft — was
another fundraiser. There was
also a 50/50 raffle and heli-
copter rides were available.
All proceeds from the
event directly fund flight
scholarships for students
enrolled in the Sisters High
School Flight Science pro-
gram, 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
students with the opportunity
to earn their private pilot cer-
tificate while in high school.
We are happy to host
the July 4th Fly-In at
the Sisters Airport.
It has turned into a
great annual event...
— Julie Benson
Drag races featured
muscle cars and trucks as
well as Corvettes and other
sports cars. Competition was
intense, with local bragging
rights at stake.
Julie Benson, who owns
the airport with her husband,
Benny Benson, said they were
still calculating costs and did
not have an exact figure for
funds raised at press time. She
said that the event raised suf-
ficient funds to support sev-
eral more flight scholarships
for SHS student pilots.
“We are happy to host the
July 4th Fly-In at the Sisters
Airport,” said Benson “It has
turned into a great annual
event, and grows every year.
We had planes, helicopters,
powered parachutes, and
gyrocopters fly in from across
Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
California, and Alaska. Many
Sisters businesses sponsored
prizes, like a free night at
FivePine, or $200 toward a fly
fishing trip. All the proceeds
go toward flight scholarships
for SHS student pilots. The
success of this event shows
how the Sisters community
comes together to celebrate
our country’s Independence
Day, the freedom to fly, the
runway 5K run, drag races
and car show, pancakes, and
The Great Rubber Chicken
Drop — all to fund SHS stu-
dents’ opportunity to learn to
fly.”
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
The Great Rubber Chicken Drop is one of the entertaining fundraisers featured in the annual Sisters Eagle Airport
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Don’t Let Your Investments
Take a “Vacation”
It’s summer again – time for many of us to take a break and pos-
sibly hit the open road. But even if you go on vacation, you won’t
want your investments to do the same – in summertime or any
other season. How can you help make sure your portfolio contin-
ues to work hard for you all year long?
Here are a few suggestions:
• Avoid owning too many “low-growth” investments. As you
know, diff erent investments have diff erent characteristics and can
help you in diff erent ways. For example, you typically own stocks
because you want them to grow in value so that you can eventu-
ally sell them for a profi t. Other investments, such as certifi cates
of deposit (CDs), provide you with a regular source of income and
stability of principal – two valuable contributions to your portfo-
lio. However, investments like CDs don’t off er much in the way
of growth. So if you own too many of them, you might be slow-
ing your progress toward your important fi nancial goals, such as a
comfortable retirement.
You can maximize the productivity of your portfolio by owning
a variety of investments – domestic stocks, international stocks,
corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury securities, CDs and more. How
much of each investment should you own? Th e answer depends on
a variety of factors, including your age, income, risk tolerance, fam-
ily situation and specifi c objectives. Over time, your ideal invest-
ment mix may change, but you’ll likely need at least some growth
potential at every stage of your life.
• Don’t let your portfolio go “unsupervised.” Your investment
portfolio can be subject to “drift” if left alone for extended time pe-
riods. In fact, without your making any moves at all, your portfolio
can move in directions that may not be favorable to you. Suppose
you think your holdings should be made up of 70% stocks, but due
to strong gains, your stocks now make up 80% of your portfolio.
Th is development could lead to a risk level that feels uncomfort-
ably high to you. Th at’s why you should review your portfolio at
least once a year, possibly with the help of a fi nancial professional,
to check your progress and make adjustments as needed.
• Don’t stop at the nearest “resting place.” Some people hope
that if they can get that one “winner,” they will triumph in the in-
vestment arena. But the ability to “get rich quick” is much more of
a myth than a reality. True investment success typically requires
patience, persistence and the resilience to continue investing even
during market downturns.
In other words, investing is a long-term endeavor, and you need
a portfolio that refl ects this reality. Th e investment moves you
make today may pay off for you decades from now. You need to es-
tablish your goals and keep them constantly in mind as you invest.
And you will never really reach the end of your investment journey,
because you’ll need to make choices and manage your portfolio
throughout your retirement years.
Hopefully, you will enjoy a pleasant vacation sometime this
summer. But your investment portfolio shouldn’t take time off .
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
