Steps to video stardom

Two Sisters students have received honors for their video production skills--one for the second year in a row.

Mandy Dunn, a junior, took second place out of 521 entries from 45 schools around Oregon in the "Keep Oregon Green" television public service announcement contest.

Wester Draper, last year's winner of the contest, took fourth place this year.

The contest required students to produce a 30 second fire prevention television advertisement which had to feature a "before bucket," a bucket of water for emergency use, according to Sisters Middle/High School faculty sponsor Jim Reiss.

Dunn will receive a color television for her work and Draper a video cassette recorder.

The winner this year was from Scappoose and the third place finisher from Portland, according to John Mingus, President of the Keep Oregon Green Association, which co-sponsored the contest along with cable operators and the Oregon Educational Media Association.

Mingus said his non-profit organization provides fire prevention programs on behalf of "the owners of 16 million acres of forest land."

Prizes for this year's contest totaled about $2,000.

The television public service announcements will be aired on about 45 cable television outlets around the state, Mingus said.