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elementary to high school,
to use their imaginations
and <find the art in science.=
These creations are on dis-
play at the fair so plan plenty
of time to see each one,
check out the winners, and
pick your own favorites.
Again this year, the Sisters
High School gym will erupt
with noise from an exuber-
ant audience when they
cheer on the teams involved
in the Design, Construct and
Compete (DCC) Contest.
Elementary students will
captivate the crowd first as
each student signed up for
the competition races their
own specially designed and
decorated balloon car in the
gym starting about 2:30 p.m.
Following that race, the mid-
dle school and high school
students compete as individu-
als or teams in the Tennis Ball
Launch Contest. As teams
progress after each round,
the complexity and difficulty
of the course increases until
only one person or team is
left to claim the first-place-
winner prize. The audience
participates, too, with their
encouraging cheers and the
escalating sound of their
shouts.
The Sisters Science Fair
offers families the oppor-
tunity to explore science
together, to ask questions,
and learn about our natural
environment. Everyone is
empowered to inquire and
experiment at the Science
Fair. The event is free and
open to everyone. For more
information, visit the Sisters
Science Club website at
www.sistersscienceclub.org.
Space travel is a topic in
the news these days given
the successes of SpaceX9s
Dragon (with Ripley, the
dummy astronaut) and
Boeing9s upcoming Crew
Space Transportation (CST-
100) Starliner test. The
Sisters Science Fair is amply
representing cosmic science
with demonstrations, obser-
vations and exhibits.
The Rocket Club will
offer an opportunity for stu-
dents to build and launch
rockets if weather permits.
ISTAR, a company that
launches stratospheric bal-
loons for commercial use,
will be on hand along with
Steve Peterzen from ISTAR
and Sisters High School stu-
dents. This group will explain
the concept, show their pay-
loads, and launch balloons
from the Sisters High School
field.
OMSI will have their new
sophisticated planetarium to
help us all learn to search for
and name those elusive stars
in our heavens.
For a taste of aviation
closer to home, the Radio-
Controlled Airplane Club
will demonstrate flight using
a hand-held transmitter and
a lot of skill to fly around
our area. Of course, there9s
always the Paper Airplane
Challenge, where you can
compare your aviation design
talents with other competitors
for the right to hold the over-
all paper r airplane winner of
flight and distance.
rt is a popular seg-
SciArt
ment of the Sisters Science
Fair that t pulls together the
often-overlooked paral-
een art and
lel between
science. . SciArt
Are you up for the Paper
challe nges
Airplane Challenge? Test your
ts,
students,
aviation design talents at Sisters Science Fair.
from
Residential • Farm & Ranch
Patty Cordoni
LETTERS
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<black enough= to star in a role as father of the
Williams tennis sisters. Seriously?!
In trying to outdo other extreme liberals in
New York, several states are jumping on the
bandwagon to approve abortion up to the time
of delivery. (And Trump is called a Nazi?!)
In my opinion the Democratic Party has
completely lost its moral and ethical compass
in a span of one generation. Where9s the com-
mitment to an oath of office with their hand
on the Bible? Just look at the contrast between
John F. Kennedy, who put a man on the moon;
and Barrack Obama, who put men in women9s
restrooms. Pretty much says it all.
Jeff Mackey
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To the Editor:
Senate Bill 47, the Natural Resources
Management Act, recently passed both houses
as part of a package of major public lands
bills. This act includes Sen. Ron Wyden9s
version of House Bill 2075, the Crooked River
Ranch Fire Protection Act, introduced in the
House by Rep. Greg Walden.
I want to thank both Sen. Wyden and Rep.
Walden for their efforts to help prevent wild-
fires on public lands adjacent to Crooked
River Ranch through passage of SB 47. Sen.
Wyden9s amendments to Rep. Walden9s bill
improved wildfire protection through the
release of 688 acres of Wilderness Study
Area while providing for fuels reduction and
restrictions on vehicular access.
Now there is the opportunity to build upon
the work started with this legislation and
address other unresolved issues on public
lands near Crooked River Ranch, such as van-
dalism and the destruction of precious natural
resources. There are significant recreational,
fishery, wildlife, scenic, and archeological
values associated with these lands that deserve
special designation to provide permanent pro-
tection. Let9s hope our congressional delega-
tion will now work with the concerned public
to protect the larger Lower Crooked, Middle
Deschutes and Lower Whychus Creek area.
Henry Mottl
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