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Wednesday, October 25, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters Country birds ‘Cinderella’ on tap at high school to display a red crest. One day after the first fledglings leave the nest the female golden-crowned begins laying eggs for the next brood. The male will feed sometimes up to nine nest- lings and the mother during the nesting period. Their diet includes many insects including grasshoppers, lice, mosquitoes, spiders and mites; during the winter they will consume some seeds. Unique to the golden- crowned kinglet is that each nostril is covered by a tiny feather. A group of king- lets is called a “dynasty,” a “court,” a “princedom” or a “castle” of kinglets. To see more images visit http:// abirdsingsbecauseithasa song.com/recent-journeys. By Douglas Beall Correspondent As the season begins to take on its winter cloak, tiny twitters can be heard high in our forests. Most likely these songs are the commu- nal sounds of the golden- crowned kinglet (Regulas satrapa). A tiny warbler- sized bird weighing in at four to eight grams and three to four inches long, they are able to withstand tempera- tures down to -40º F. They build their nest within a spruce, fir, cotton- wood or hemlock forest up to 60 feet high where they raise two broods. The male will pick a territory that he will defend, and when agi- tated will flare his feathers 15 The Sisters High School music department is per- forming the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical “Cinderella” Thursday, November 2 through Sunday, November 5 in the SHS auditorium. Show times are 7 p.m. except for a Saturday matinee show at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 (18 and under) and $12 (adults), avail- able only at the door, start- ing one hour before each performance. More than 90 students are involved in the production of this classic play. The timeless enchant- ment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers and Hammerstein hallmark of originality, charm and elegance. Originally pre- sented on television in 1957, Cinderella was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its re-creation in 1965 was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous king- dom of dreams- come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997. T h i s “Enchanted Edition” of Cinderella is based on the 1997 teleplay. If the carriage on the poster for the play looks familiar — it should. According to direc- tor Rick Johnson, Ken Scott of Ken Scott’s Imagination GRAPHIC PROVIDED Gallery in Sisters has donated the use of his magnificent and quite famous Cinderella car- riage for the production. HEADACHES? Quick and affordable relief. s Siste e r d! n w O Auto accidents, workman’s comp. accepted. PHOTO BY DOUGLAS BEALL Three Sisters Chiropractic & Pain Management Golden-crowned kinglet. Dr. Inice Gough, DC, CCT, CCST 541.549.3583 “Peter cleaned our entire house today, and it has been the best carpet cleaning we have ever had.” A lab of lov or e — Bill & Kathy Harwood, Sisters 541-549-6471 35 Years Experience | Peter Herman, Owner Servgng th e Sgsters, Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch Areas Ponderosa Properties R E A L T O R S 541-549-2002 A N D 1-800-650-6766 L LLC P R O P E R T Y M A N A G E M E N T www. P onderosa P roperties.com 221 S. Ash St., Sisters The Locals’ Chogce for Real Estate Sales Kevin R. Dyer 541-480-7552 Rad Dyer 541-480-8853 Carol Davis 541-410-1556 Catherine Black 541-588-9219 Shane Lundgren 541-588-9226 Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650 Carrie Koepke 541-419-1575 Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 CRS, GRI, Principal Broker ABR, CCIM, CRB, CRS, GRI, Principal Broker ABR, GRI, Broker CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus 40 Years Broker GRI, Broker Broker Broker Broker
