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but area reservoirs are run-
Central Oregon for the next
37 and 52 percent capacity as
not unprecedented — water
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ning low as the region enters what's normally the driest
severaldays. The two primary reservoirs
of Wednesday, respectively. Kyle Gorman, regional water
levels have been similar at the end of July at Wickiup once
month of the year.
that store most of Central Or-
master with the Oregon De-
over the last 11 years and three times at Crane Prairie.
A cool-down in the second half of July has helped stretch supplies of water available to local farmers and ranchers,
And temperatures well into the 90s are predicted in
egon's irrigation water, Wickiup and Crane Prairie, were at
partment of Water Resources, said those levels are low but
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— When Gov.Scott Walker kicked off his presidential bid this month, sup-
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porters who visited
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his website could view photographs of him, peruse his announcement
speech and read
over'Happy
about the Wisconsin
Republican's life and accomplishments. Using a bit of code
Birthday'
embedded on its website, the Walker team was able to track who visited the donation
By Christine Mai-Duc Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — For
page, tell which
generations, "Happy Birthday" — a tune sung to
potential backers shared interests with
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almost every American every single year of his or her life — has made millions of dollars for its aggressive copyright owners. Although the song that was originally written for kindergartners is free to sing at your dinner table, any performance deemed public could cost you money or a legal headache.
existing supporters and determine who
was learning about the candidate for the first time. It could then use that infor-
mation to target prospective voters with
highly personalized appeals.
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In the 1930s, Irving Ber-
lin had to pay up after using "Happy Birthday to You" in a musical.
Why Scout
In the 1980s, the copy-
right holder contemplated pursuing Congress for singing "Happy Birthday" to President Ronald Reagan.
decision is
a loss for Mormons
After the rights to the
song were acquired by Warner Music Group in
1988, proposed fees for the Girl Scouts prompted an
outcry. The organization responsible for collecting royalties quickly said it was all a misunderstanding. Singing around the campSome have argued the song isn't bound by copyAnd now new evidence in a 2-year-old copyright lawsuit could end Warner's
decades-old grip on the ubiquitous ditty. Or not. SeeCopyright/A5
REDMOND-
hen most people think of judging day at the fair, they picture prizes for the tastiest pie, the biggest
This year's Deschutes County Fair guide for exhibitors is 31 pages long with more than 20 of those devoted to animals, plants and crafts eligible for recognition. Gardens planted in dish-
A story headlined "Local pot dispensaries prepare for open access" that appeared on Wednesday, July 29, onPage A1, reported that counties in which a majority of voters rejected Measure 91mayenact laws that prohibit commercial activities associated with recreational marijuana. Specifically, a county mayenact a ban if 55 percent of voters or more rejected Measure 91 in November.
The Boy Scouts' vote this week to lift
What if you found out there was a category for vegetables deemed more monster than food? That goats could run obstacle courses and a giraffe sculpture could indude a banana and broccoli?
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Kemp has been a judge at the fair since 2013 and claims a garden that, at 1,400 square feet, is larger than many apartments.
blow to traditional faith groups heavily involved in scout-
ing, but perhaps to
So what to make then of the
can be grown or sewn, someone judged it Tuesday in advance of the fair's opening day on Wednesday. "Growing food is like growing money,"vegetable judge Vicky Kemp said, gesturing to the tables of produce up for small monetary prizes.
none more than the Mormon Church,
in which scouting and the religious life of boys are deeply
counterfeits in the eyes of the
intertwined. Mormons have
judge' ?
been deeply invested in Boy Scouts for
Indeed it does. Kemp awarded
first place among the deformities to a yellow squash plant that re-
more than a century,
and any boy who goes to a Mormon congregation is automatically part of the Boy Scouts. SeeMormons/A4
sembled a conjoined twin with
two fleshy bulbs joined at the rind; it beat out a greener squash, which resembled a roundabout. SeeFair /A4
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troop leaders was a
"monstrosities" category, where ware and wagons drew praise Kemp says many entries are along with a child's cake decorat- vegetables or plants that were ed with lopsided booths and tee- allowed to grow far past peak tering rides made out of fondant. ripeness? Does that make them It's not a stretch to say that if it
pumpkin and the tallest stalk of corn.
Clarification
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its ban on openly gay By Will Rubin •The Bulletin
fireremained free. right protections at all.
By Michelle Boorstein
Photos by Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
ABOVE: Vicky Kemp looks over a Boston pickling cucumber entered in the "Monstrosities" vegetable category while judging vegetables entered in the Deschutes County Fair on Tuesday. AT TOP: Entries are made from produce by local kids in the "Crazy Critters" category.
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