T H E C AN Y O N W E E K LY May 4, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 18
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2nd Annual Canyon Arts Festival Shines Rain clouds were kept at bay as sunshine and smiles prevailed over this weekend‟s events. The two day celebration of the arts kicked of with Battle of the Bands April 29 as three hard driven, guitar heavy rock bands wowed the all age audience. The local guys, March of May, took home the first place cash prize and free studio time. April 30 was a whirlwind of fun runs, Zephyr of the Amazama juggling school, dog tricks, bicycle spin Juggling School art, fish painting, and mosaic making. and Odin Bogle take The steady crowd at the food court “Flora“ for a walk. stage was treated to back to back music
shows and a hilarious interactive live theater. Inside the middle school, local artists demonstrated their techniques— and craftspeople sold their wares, all to a back drop beautiful pan flute music. The day was topped off by a non-stop show of amazingly talented friends and neighbors from up and down the canyon coming together for a full fledged music, singing and dancing extravaganza at the Evening Performance. The packed audience was delighted. “Amazing,” said Kim Reines of Mill City. “I loved it!”
Jennifer and Hunter Crow team up to build a tool box at the Home Depot kids interactive workshop.
Budget Cuts May Lead to State Representative Visits the Canyon Sherri Sprenger Talks Hybrid Car Tax, "Castle Doctrine, Biomass Education Lay Offs Credits and Kicker Refund at Community Forum by Michelle Gates Due to budget shortfalls, up to ten employees Local residents joined republican could lose their positions with the Santiam Canyon OR state rep. Sherri Sprenger at School District, according to Brad Yates, district Rosie‟s Mountain Coffee House superintendent. The district is facing a $500,000- April 30 to ask—and answer— $600,000 shortfall because of a combination of questions about state legislation. factors, including the state of the economy, labor Some canyon residents were connegotiations and OR Senate Bill 250 - which cerned about current legislation, like would allow larger districts to pull out of shared how to better manage state reschool services. sources instead of issuing a kicker Labor negotiations with both classified and nonclassified staff are scheduled for May 13. The economic forecast, out May 12, will help determine how many positions must be cut. Senate Bill 250 would allow larger school districts to withdraw from the Education Services District (ESD). ESD receives Cont’d on back page
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refund. They also wanted to know if Oregon will move forward with a “castle doctrine” - the right to use deadly force to protect property. “Overwhelmingly, people do not want to lose their kicker refund,” said Sprenger. And “This is not a state, in my opinion, that will get (castle doctrine).” Focusing on her agenda of jobs and the economy, Sprenger spoke of legislation to ease the cost of transporting biomass to help support the timber processing industry. House Bill 3608 would establish a tax credit for the Cont’d on page 7 Randy and Kathy Mickey, Proprietors
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