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The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 24 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday,June 12, 2019 Records topple in 79th Sisters Rodeo By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief An 18-year-old Sisters Rodeo arena record bit the dust Saturday night as bar- rel racer Meka Farr of Honeyville, Utah, made a 17.29-second run, supplant- ing a record previously set in 2001 at 17.34 by Amy Dale Coelho from Echo, Oregon. The Rodeo also set some organizational records, selling out multiple performances. <We have never sold out a Sunday performance, but we did yesterday,= Rodeo board of directors member Bonnie Malone told The Nugget on Monday morning. <In fact, we sold it out mid-way through Saturday night.= Perhaps the most satis- fying record of all was the more than $15,000 raised on Sunday for Sara9s Project (formerly Sara Fisher Project) for breast cancer aware- ness. Each year, the Sisters Rodeo raises funds for the St. Charles Foundation9s proj- ect, usually pulling in some $8,000 to $9,000. This year, Malone described an extraor- dinary act of giving. The Rodeo framed two Correspondent Graduates from the Sisters High School class of 2019 were showered with schol- arship money at the annual GRO Senior Celebration on Thursday, May 30. Sisters GRO (Graduate Resource Organization) has continued to expand local scholarship offerings each year, resulting in over $208,000 of locally gener- ated awards, represented by 69 separate scholarships that included 140 individual awards. Sisters School employee Rick Kroytz is on the GRO board and operates the high school9s ASPIRE program, Inside... Josh Ritter to return to Sisters for SFF event By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent Malone reported, an audi- ence member approached a Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band will be perform- ing their one and only Central Oregon show on Wednesday, June 27, at Sisters High School, as part of the cel- ebration of the organization9s campaign purchase of the Sisters Art Works building, where it has its headquarters. <The capital campaign is titled Connected by Creativity and is basically a two-phase process to purchase this building that can be devel- oped as a center for creativ- ity in the community,= said Sisters Folk Festival Creative Director Brad Tisdel. The event on June 27 is a ticketed show to help con- tinue to raise funds for buy- ing the building, as well as See RODEO on page 30 See CONCERT on page 15 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK The Sisters Rodeo action was outstanding, as was the weather and the stock. editions of this year9s poster, which were signed by the cowboys competing in the Rodeo. One poster was 2019 grads showered with scholarships By Charlie Kanzig PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 which is designed to help guide students on their post- high-school plans. Kroytz loved the energy and joy the event produced. <It was an exciting night& you could feel the electric- ity in the air as the students eagerly waited to hear the results,= he said. All seniors from the class of 2019 were encour- aged to apply for the local scholarships and many took advantage of the digital por- tal established to help make the process more efficient, according to Kroytz. <Our goal is always for every senior who has any financial need to apply,= See GRADS on page 18 auctioned for $4,800, with the runner-up agreeing to match that number to attain the second poster. Then, Students raise walls for Habitat Collin Harris was just a toddler when he and his fam- ily moved into their Sisters Habitat for Humanity home nearly 15 years ago. Last week, the high school senior was raising walls alongside his construction classmates for another Sisters Habitat family9s home. Harris, who said he doesn9t remember moving into his house, has enjoyed the construction class at Sisters High School. He9s learned basic tool knowl- edge, worked with a fun team, and been able to use his skills in Sisters. <It9s cool we get to help the community out and build a home for a family. It feels good to help people,= he said during the crew9s lunch break. The students from Tony PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Sisters construction program students raised the walls at the Palmer house last week. Classes build each year for Habitat for Humanity. Cosby9s construction class at Sisters High School spent the semester building the walls for future homeowner Krista Palmer and her two boys. <One of my guys is See HABITAT on page 31 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ......................... 7 Entertainment ..................13 At Your Service............ 19-23 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Sisters Naturalist ............. 14 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32