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8 Wednesday, August 7, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 4-H participants show at county fair Obituary Rita Jeanne (Warren) Abbott By Jodi Schneider January 15, 1934 — March 9, 2019 Correspondent Born in Sioux Falls, SD to Merle P. and Gertrude E. Warren. She moved with her family in 1937 to Reedsport. She graduated from Reedsport Union High School in 1952 and went one year to University of Oregon. She married Donald W. Abbott of Reedsport in 1954. August 28 would have been their 65th anniversary. She and Don had a carpet-inte- rior store in Lake Oswego for many years. They retired to Sisters in 2004 after com- ing here for years. She loved to travel. She was very active at Christ Episcopal Church in Lake Oswego and at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. She enjoyed her water aerobics class, reading, and working her crossword puzzles. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Heather J. Webb; sister, Lucia E. Powers; and brother, Robert M. Warren. She leaves behind her Pam Mitchell has been a volunteer 4-H leader of the Cloverdale Livestock Club for 34 years 4 from long before her children were able to participate. The program has been a key part of her life since the fourth grade when she became a 4-H member. It9s a family affair and Mitchell9s dad, Keith Cyrus, a fifth-generation farmer, remembers joining the 4-H program back in 1947. <I was only 7 years old and started out with rabbits, and then I showed steer in my last year in 1958,= Cyrus told The Nugget. Mitchell9s brother Matt Cyrus, president of the Deschutes County Farm Bureau, was also a 4-H mem- ber and now raises cattle. Matt9s daughter, Awbrey Cyrus, was also in the 4-H program. The Deschutes County Fair is run by the local fair association with major sup- port from 4-H volunteer leaders. Last Saturday during the fair, Mitchell was focused on club members ages 10 to 17 hanging out with their lambs in the sheep barn on auction day. <The kids are learning val- ues about life,= said Mitchell. <I don9t think there9s any other organization that has fourth-graders working with seniors in high school, and here they are all together. You9ve got the older kids mentoring the younger ones. The fair is hands-off for adults, so the kids really have to depend on each other. They come together as a group at the fair and develop lifelong friendships. It9s a joy seeing kids that start young and stay with 4-H all the way through. Then see them want to come back as a volunteer to help.= PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER Nolan Mitchell (center) with Journey Keeton and her brother Judah in the sheep barn at the Deschutes County Fair. She added, <Sometimes it9s not the kids I would have expected. But they came back because it meant something to them.= The Cloverdale club focuses on sheep, with mem- bers entering in showmanship (which is required for all 4-H animal handlers), market, and production classes. 4-H is one of the larg- est out-of-school youth programs in the nation. It encourages youth to learn by doing. Through animal sci- ence, home economics, art, or other project areas it helps youth grades K-12 develop life skills through leadership activities and community- service opportunities. The 4-H members learn about finances, nutrition, recordkeeping, healthcare and marketing. Mitchell9s son, Nolan, is now 17 years old and will be a senior at Sisters High School; he has one more year to complete the 4-H program. His brother Sam completed the 4-H program and is com- mercial fishing in Petersburg, Alaska, for the summer. Nolan noted, <I was born into the program. I grew up with all the kids and now I9m one of the old- est kids in the group and supporting the younger ones.= Te n - y e a r- o l d C l o v e r Keyes, a student at Black Butte School in Camp Sherman, was excited to be participating in the 4-H pro- gram for the first time. She said, <I got two lambs and I have learned responsi- bilities and how to care for animals.= CRATER LAKE SEPTEMBER 28 | $159 PP Leisurely drive around the rim with step on Park Ranger! CANADIAN RAIL OCTOBER 16-23 | $2,499 PPDO Experience the best of beautiful Canada! s, train, tours, Includes air, transfers, taxes, 2 breakfasts and hotels! Limited Price subject to air availability availability! BRANSON NOVEMBER 6-14|$2,449 PPDO 8 nights, includes air, taxes, transfers, 15 shows, 15 meals and so much more!! 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