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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Celebrate summer at
annual Country Fair
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Sisters youth turned out for football camp to learn safe tackling — and to have fun just being a kid.
Football camp beats the heat with fun
The 2017 Sisters Outlaws
football season will be upon
us soon. But before the
Outlaws take the field, the
program took some time to
invest in the future. From
July 31 to August 3 the Little
Outlaws took to the gridiron.
Almost 30 kids showed up
for some football, a lot of
fun, and most importantly
some safe tackling training.
“It was hot out, but
these boys showed a lot of
toughness this week,” said
first-year Head Coach Neil
Fendall. “I was impressed
with their energy and work
ethic considering they could
be home playing video games
or in an air-conditioned
movie theater somewhere.”
Practice times were
adjusted to accommodate the
heat index, employing the
same guidelines that would be
used at the high school level.
Said one parent, “All my
boy talked about was how fun
the high school players were.
That, and the slip-n-slide!”
The boys doused them-
selves with water during
breaks and cooled down with
a popsicle in hand. When
asked about the water games
and popsicles, Coach Fendall
said, “We wanted to create
a setting similar to growing
up in a neighborhood where
all the kids go out and play
and then raid the garage
freezer when they get tired.
Kids start youth sports at a
very young age so we want
to try and alleviate some of
the over-coaching and over-
drilling that occurs and focus
more on ‘organized play’
atmosphere.”
Jett Mingus, a senior on
the Sisters High School team,
said, “If all camps were like
this, more kids would come
out and play!”
That was the goal as camp
wrapped up and the message
to kids and parents was loud
and clear: Sports are sup-
posed to be fun. Competition
will evolve as kids get older
and develop the emotional
maturity to handle it.
“At these ages, all kids
care about is if it’s fun and
which friends are there —
and popsicles!” Fendall said.
High school coaches and
players alike seemed to enjoy
the return to the days of “just
being a kid” and throwing
the old pigskin around. As
camp broke, Coach Fendall
reiterated the message to all
in earshot, “Let these kids
have fun and teach them how
to play the game safely.
“Good tackling tech-
nique, fundamentals, and
balance between training
and rest is what we can do
to ensure these kids have a
quality experience in all their
sports.”
Great hair
doesn’t happen
by chance.
It happens
by appointment.
The Episcopal Church of
the Transfiguration will hold
its 22nd annual Country Fair
and Art Show on Saturday,
August 12, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. The Art Show
and Silent Auction begin
with a reception on Friday
evening, August 11, from
5 to 8 p.m.
The silent auction at the
Friday evening reception and
also on Saturday guarantees
something for every taste.
Items include art, jewelry,
crystal, quilts, wood cre-
ations, gift certificates and
gift baskets.
The Country Fair is old-
fashioned fun for the entire
family. There are animals,
face painting, a bouncy cas-
tle, games and craft activities.
The Country Store offers
homemade preserves and
relishes, fresh produce,
candy, home-baked breads,
pies, and cookies, potted
plants and handmade craft
items.
The Good Book has a
great selection of gently read
books.
Relax under the pines
enjoying a cheeseburger or
hot dog at the Café Transfig
and finish with home-made
marionberry cobbler a la
mode.
The Country Fair and Art
Show is the church’s major
outreach fundraiser each
year and all funds earned are
given back to the community.
The Church of the
Transfiguration is on Brooks
Camp Road at the corner of
Highway 242 just west of
Sisters. Admission and park-
ing are free.
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