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8 Wednesday, June 5, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon RODEO: Action starts with XTreme Bulls on Wednesday University of Oregon to raise in-state tuition next year Continued from page 1 in February. Redmond locals Roger Nonella and Austin Hogue will attempt to leap into the win column. Saddlebronc riding has 55 entries, including sev- eral members of the now- legendary Wright brothers of Milford, Utah. Jesse Wright is currently sitting in the No. 3 position in the early standings of PRCA winners. His brother Rusty is 9th and other brother Spencer in 11th position. Jesse Kruse, a popular Sisters com- petitor, is in 12th place this season. They will compete with former World Champion Rhen Richard and Jordan Spears, who won Clovis Rodeo in April. The field is loaded with up-and-coming competi- tors, ready to make a name for themselves at Sisters with the great bucking stock from Corey and Lange Rodeo Stock Contractors. Blake and Trevor Knowles, nephews of Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair, will lead the steer wrestling competition at #23 and #29 respectively. They are among forty-six steer wrestlers who will compete at the rodeo. Blake Knowles was the 2015 winner in this event at Sisters. Sean Santucci of Prineville is another local cowboy to watch in this event. There are 35 entries in Bareback riding, Tilden Hooper won the 2019 RAM National Finals Rodeo in March. He will compete against some of the best, such as Clayton Biglow, who won the Dixie National Rodeo in February and R.C. Landingham, winner of the Montgomery rodeo in March. Sisters has a history of great bareback riders, estab- lished by former Redmond resident Bobby Mote, a PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Bronc riding action at Sisters Rodeo is always a thrill. multiple World Champion rider. Mote, who lives in Texas, has trained many rid- ers, such as Austin Foss of Terrebonne, who is represent- ing Central Oregon proudly at No. 7 currently. Team roping has 53 entries, including Riley and Brady Minor, who won Ellensburg Rodeo in September. Trey Yates won in the huge Tucson Rodeo in February, and will compete at Sisters with a new partner. Many local cowboys are in this event, including Russell Cardoza of Terrebonne, Dave Inman of Bend, Shane Erickson of Terrebonne, and McKennan Buckner of Powell Butte. Local team ropers also include the Cully and Dayton Stafford team from Prineville, the Sam Willis and JR Brown team of Terrebonne and Redmond and Travis Bales of Redmond. Don9t forget the local artist Brandon Beers, who produced the running horses on Highway 20 just south of Sisters. Rodeo fans are at their loudest as they encourage women9s barrel racers in a dash to the finish line in this popular event. The current world leader, Nellie Miller, is among the entries, with a full cadre of racers hot on her heels. Thirteen local women are competing in barrel racing, in an entry of ninety racers. Local racers who have made a name for themselves include Lexie Goss, Jessica Crouch and the historical favorite, for- mer World Champion Brenda Mays. Bull riding brings 61 competitors to the weekend rodeo events, but that doesn9t include the all-bull-riding competition on Wednesday night at Xtreme Bulls. There are some top bull riders entered at Sisters, including Rhen Richard, who recently surpassed the million-dollar mark in career earnings. Then there is Chase Dougherty, a Portland native, who won the RAM Top Gun Award at the 2018 National Finals Rodeo, winning more money than any other com- petitor at the NFR. Jordan Spears won at Clovis Rodeo in April and Stetson Wright is leading the rookie standings and is cur- rently at third in world stand- ings. The competition will be challenging and the bulls will be at the top of their game in fine weather for a rodeo weekend. The action starts Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. with Xtreme Bulls, then tra- ditional rodeo runs Friday through Sunday with four performances. Tickets may be purchased online at www. sistersrodeo.com. The ticket office is closed Wednesday. Then, available tickets may be purchased at the rodeo grounds ticket office two hours before each performance. (Correction re: <Film will highlight Sisters Rodeo,= The Nugget May 29, page 15): Sisters Rodeo received sup- port from COVA and Sisters Chamber of Commerce for RFD television production during the rodeo. EUGENE (AP) 4 The University of Oregon will increase in-state tuition by up to 9.68% next year. T h e R e g i s t e r- G u a rd reported Thursday that the university Board of Trustees approved the plan Thursday following a two-hour pub- lic meeting during which students, faculty, staff, and community members largely opposed the measure. The board voted 11-1 in favor of the new tuition schedule, which was rec- ommended by university President Michael Schill. Officials say the increase will be between 4.45 percent and 9.68 percent depending on the amount of funding the state earmarks for public uni- versities this legislative ses- sion, rising to the highest per- centage if lawmakers give less than $90 million to the Public University Support Fund. There was no additional funding earmarked for the fund in Democratic Gov. Kate Brown9s initial proposed 2019-2021 budget. NuggetNews.com is your online source for BREAKING NEWS EST. 1995 WESTERN LODGE, RUSTIC & NATIVE AMERICAN DECOR FRAMED RODEO POSTERS! JOE SLICK BAND Looking for the best hair cut in town? The Hair Caché 152 E. 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