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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Worship in a time of pandemic...
VISITORS: The City
of Sisters is strongly
discouraging visitors
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PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT
Westside Church of Sisters held their Easter service drive-in style at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds
on Sunday morning. Pastor Jerry Kaping preached via the radio (FM 104.9) from the back of his 1973
Ford F250 to 416 people in 145 cars.
RODEO: A tough decision
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(to have to make) and none
of us wanted to do it, but
because of the timing of the
rodeo and our volunteers
coming out to do work par-
ties 4 it just wasn9t going
to happen,= Kallberg said.
<It9s really hard. It would
have been our 80th year.=
The board delayed pull-
ing the trigger as long as they
could, but it became clear that
going forward or rescheduling
just wouldn9t be viable.
Kallberg said that they
looked at a couple of possible
dates later in the summer, but
neither was a good option. One
would have gone up against
the Deschutes County Fair
& Rodeo and another would
have competed with a rodeo in
Joseph, Oregon.
It became clear that the
health and safety of patrons,
contestants and the 200 vol-
unteers who make the rodeo
happen required cancellation.
Volunteers couldn9t do the
prep work required to make the
rodeo what it is, and the event
itself doesn9t lend itself to the
restrictions of the current crisis.
<We have so many events
where the social spacing just
doesn9t work,= Kallberg said.
Despite the painful deci-
sion, Kallberg is looking
forward. He said the Sisters
Rodeo will survive and move
past the current troubles and
come roaring back in 2021
4 with an entire year to pre-
pare for the 80th Biggest Little
Show in the World.
Sisters Rodeo is in the pro-
cess of refunding all tickets.
If you have not received an
expected refund by the first
week of May you can call the
Rodeo office at 541-549-0121.
The order is not an
enforceable ban at this time.
The City will be monitoring
the properties and, if there
is widespread disregard-
ing of the order, it could be
moved to an enforceable
measure, involving fines for
noncompliance.
C ity Ma n a g e r C o ry
Misley announced that the
Emergency Declaration that
went into effect on March 25
has been extended until May
13, when it will be reviewed.
The Declaration provides
for measures to help limit
exposure to and spread of
COVID-19 to limit economic
impact on Sisters citizens.
Misley will continue to mon-
itor the State projections and
declarations coming from the
governor9s office.
Some of the emergency
measures in effect include
the closure of City Hall to
the public until May 13.
They may be reached via
email or by calling 541-549-
6022. All standing advisory
board and committee meet-
ings are canceled until May
13. Scheduled City Council
and Planning Commission
meetings will be held via
teleconference.
The City will not shut off
any water and wastewater
services ensuring the com-
munity continues to receive
essential utility services dur-
ing the pandemic. City will
not charge delinquency/late
fees.
Cliff Clemens Park play
structure, Barclay Park
restrooms, the Recycle
Center, and the Creekside
Campground and dump sta-
tion are closed until further
notice.
For more information on
City operations and health
resources, check the City
website at www.ci.sisters.
or.us.
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