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The Nugget Vol. XLI No. 23 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Police dog nabs fugitive in Sisters Sisters gets ready to rodeo By Cody Rheault Correspondent The banners are hung, the paint is fresh, merchandise is folded, and the traffic cones are placed. These are only a few of the tasks undertaken on Saturday as volunteers prepared for one of Sisters’ biggest weekends. Sisters hosts a number of high-traffic weekends throughout the year and the 78th annual Sisters Rodeo is no exception. It takes a lot for it to run smoothly. “The Biggest Little Show in the World” takes a big number of volunteers and a lot of heart to keep running year after year. The Sisters Rodeo has been a landmark event in the region since its start in 1940, but the driving force behind its success has always been its volunteers. Many have served more than 20 years. In fact, it’s hard to find any who have spent less than two decades in service. Most of them have seen the event change over those years, too. However, many note it has always had one thing in common: to provide a fun, entertaining Correspondent Three hundred eighty-four professional cowboys and cowgirls will compete for $10,000 purses in each event in the 78th annual Sisters Rodeo beginning June 6 and running through June 10. There will also be 69 mem- bers of the Professional Wild Horse Racers Association par- ticipating in their three-man competition at “The Biggest Little Show in the World.” Sisters Rodeo has one of the largest purses in the nation in June, which entices cowboys and cowgirls to travel from all over the nation to take their chances in America’s homegrown sport. Inside... See VOLUNTEERS on page 26 See POLICE DOG on page 18 PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT Sisters Rodeo draws the best in the West By Bonnie Malone with the goal of always mak- ing the show better. And that starts with a lot of work. Each year has seen changes — whether that be structures A Redmond police officer and a dog named Maverick nabbed a fugitive in Sisters on Thursday, May 31. According to sheriff ’s office reports, deputies were dispatched to a report of a domestic disturbance at FivePine Lodge & Conference Center at 1:30 p.m. A deputy contacted Baily J. Redwing, 18, to investigate the disturbance. During the initial investigation, the dep- uty determined that Redwing had outstanding arrest war- rants in Kootenai County, Idaho. The deputy began to arrest Redwing for the outstanding warrants when Redwing broke away from the deputy and fled south toward the Sisters wastewater treat- ment plant. The deputy gave chase through the conference center until he lost sight of Redwing. The Sisters Rodeo is an all-volunteer operation. From painting grandstands to picking rocks in the arena, it’s volunteers who make the annual event “The Biggest Little Show in the World.” atmosphere for spectators and competitors alike. Last Saturday’s work party consisted of more than 50 people from throughout Central Oregon. Much of the work began in March of this Sixty-three of these are competing in Xtreme Bulls, the Wednesday-night opening event, that will set cowboys trying to last eight seconds on some of the best bulls in the PRCA circuit. Many bulls in the Corey and Lange Stock Company have not given a rider a score this season. Sisters will host Parker Bredling, currently the No. 2 bull-rider in the nation, along with ninth-place Tyler Bingham and 11th-place Brady Portenier, with four bull-riders from Oregon hop- ing to take home a buckle and some of that purse. Traditional rodeo begins on Friday. In the first event, See COMPETITORS on page 30 year for the upcoming Rodeo weekend and has continued through the spring months. Chris Schaad, vice presi- dent of the Sisters Rodeo Board of Directors, said every year is a new undertaking, PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 High-profile burns draw scrutiny By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Prescribed burning is critical to restoring health to densely overgrown forests and to protecting communi- ties from the effects of rag- ing wildfires. But when they are conducted in highly vis- ible areas, the effects can be startling. Two prescribed burns in high-visibility areas of Sisters Country in recent weeks have come under scrutiny, with some members of the public appalled at the sight of scorched trees with red- dened needles and blackened trunks. Facebook lit up with comments expressing con- cern about an apparent lack of personnel on a burn near Indian Ford Campground and the results of a fire near the PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Prescribed burning in areas along roads draws considerable public scrutiny. entrance to Camp Sherman. In an interview with The Nugget on Thursday, Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid addressed the impact of the two burns. Regarding personnel attending fires, Reid noted that fires are not manned overnight, when cool tem- peratures and rising moisture keep fires quiescent. “We don’t patrol pre- scribed burns overnight and we never have,” Reid said. “If we have to patrol a prescribed See BURNS on page 31 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes .................. 7 Announcements ................12 Bunkhouse Chronicle ........15 Classifieds .................. 27-29 Meetings ........................... 3 Obituaries ......................8-9 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 26 Real Estate .................30-32
