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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001401099-08-000019.txt : 20080506
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080506165051
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001401099-08-000019
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080506
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080506
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080506

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Childress Patricia
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001401099

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(559)920-1330

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		356 NORTH PORTER ROAD PMB #148
		CITY:			PORTERVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93257

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIERRA BANCORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001130144
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				330937517
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-33063
		FILM NUMBER:		08806958

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		86 NORTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			PORTERVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93257
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5597824900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		86 NORTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			PORTERVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93257
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<TYPE>DFAN14A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>spcltr.htm
<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
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<title>TISDALE</title>
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&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>Washington, D.C.
20549</b></p>

<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; ">
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 18pt" align=center>
  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><B><font size="4">SCHEDULE 14A</font></B><font size="4">
  </font></p>
  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b><font size="3">(Rule 14a-101)</font></b></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"
align=center>
  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><B><font size="3">INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</font></B><font size="3"> </font></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align=center><B>SCHEDULE 14A
INFORMATION</B> </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align=center><B>Proxy Statement
Pursuant to Section14(a) of the</B><BR><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934</B> </DIV>
<DIV align=center>
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    <TD width="17" height="15"></TD>
    <TD width="14" height="15"></TD>
    <TD width="21" height="15"></TD>
    <TD width="6" height="15"></TD>
    <TD width="282" height="15"></TD>
    <TD width="17" height="15"></TD>
    <TD width="19" height="15"></TD>
    <TD width="585" height="15"></TD>
    </TR><!-- End Table Head --><!-- Begin Table Body -->
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top height="1" width="17"></TD>
    <TD height="1" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=3 height="1" width="309">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;<FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD height="1" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="1" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="1" width="585"></TD>
    </TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top height="15" width="17">
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="21"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="282"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="585"></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top height="17" width="17"></TD>
    <TD height="17" valign="middle" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=3 height="17" width="309">Filed by a
    Party other than the Registrant
 <FONT face=Wingdings>x</FONT></TD>
    <TD height="17" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="17" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="17" width="585"></TD>
    </TR>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="21"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="282"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="585"></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top height="15" width="17"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=3 height="15" width="309">Check the appropriate box:</TD>
    <TD height="15" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="585"></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom><!-- Blank Space -->
    </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD height="1" width="17">
      <DIV align=left>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top height="26" width="17">&nbsp;<DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD height="26" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="21">
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 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></p>


    </TD>
    <TD height="26" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="282">Preliminary Proxy Statement </TD>
    <TD height="26" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="19">
 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD height="26" valign="middle" width="585">Confidential, for Use of the
    Commission Only </TD>
    </TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top height="26" width="17">
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD height="26" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="21">

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 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></p>

    </TD>
    <TD height="26" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="282">Definitive Proxy Statement </TD>
    <TD height="26" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="26" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="26" width="585" valign="top">(as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</TD>
    </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD height="1" width="17">
      </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top height="22" width="17">
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD height="22" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="22" width="21">

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 <FONT face=Wingdings>x</FONT></p>

    </TD>
    <TD height="22" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="22" width="282">Definitive Additional Materials</TD>
    <TD height="22" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="22" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="22" width="585"></TD>
    </TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top height="23" width="17">
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD height="23" width="14"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="23" width="21">

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 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></p>

    </TD>
    <TD height="23" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="23" width="282">Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-12</TD>
    <TD height="23" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="23" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="23" width="585"></TD>
    </TR><!-- End Table Body --></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align=center>SIERRA BANCORP</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center>(Name of Registrant as Specified In
Its Charter)</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center><b> PATRICIA L.
  CHILDRESS AND CAROL A. BATES </b></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center>
<DIV
style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
Statement, if Other than the Registrant)</DIV>
<DIV align=center>
<TABLE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"
border=0 height="258"><!-- Begin Table Head -->
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD width="2%" height="1"></TD>
    <TD width="3%" height="1"></TD>
    <TD width=0% height="1"></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" height="1"></TD>
    <TD width="3%" height="1"></TD>
    <TD width="96%" height="1"></TD></TR><!-- End Table Head --><!-- Begin Table Body -->
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=5>Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
      appropriate box):</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>

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    <TD valign="middle">
 <FONT face=Wingdings>x</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=5>No fee required.</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD valign="middle"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle></TD>
    <TD valign="middle"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>

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    <TD valign="middle"><FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=5>Fee computed on table below per
      Exchange Act Rules14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Title of each class of securities to which
      transaction applies:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(2</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Aggregate number of securities to which
      transaction applies:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(3</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Per unit price or other underlying value of
      transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth
      the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
      determined):</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(4</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Proposed maximum aggregate value of
    transaction:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(5</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Total fee paid:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=5>Fee paid previously with preliminary
      materials:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=5>Check box if any part of the fee is
      offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the
      filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
      previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule
      and the date of its filing.</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Amount Previously Paid:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(2</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Form, Schedule or Registration Statement
  No.:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
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Patricia L. Childress </font>
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c/o The Altman Group, Inc</p>
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1200 Wall Street West, 3<sup>rd</sup>
Floor</p>
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Lyndhurst, NJ&nbsp; 07071</p>
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&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
Dear Fellow Shareholder,</p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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You may have recently
received a letter from Sierra Bank's Chairman Morris Tharp asking you to
&nbsp;support the current board's nominees. &nbsp;As support for his position he
reiterates the financial successes of the Bank of Sierra while implying that I
am seeking election to the board simply because my brother, a former Director,
held stock in the bank.&nbsp; </p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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I am not seeking to become a
director because I have inherited my brother's stock.<b><i>&nbsp; I have been a
substantial shareholder for many years.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></b></p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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I have become
increasingly&nbsp;alarmed by the level of financial rewards the directors have
allocated to&nbsp;themselves and an apparent sense of entitlement that supports these
rewards.&nbsp; To even question these&nbsp;rewards appears to be an affront to
the&nbsp;existing group.&nbsp; I strongly disagree with both the awards and their sense of
entitlement.&nbsp;</p>
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&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
Mr. Tharp continues to
ignore the real issues in this proxy contest and instead tells you that when the
team is winning don't concern yourself with the actions of the players.&nbsp;Your
board is shielding its actions behind the bank's success, and taking far too
much credit for the success.&nbsp; The senior officers and employees are the biggest
factor in the bank's success - NOT the Directors.&nbsp; </p>
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&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
The non-officer directors
are now paid $15,700 per year in cash just for being directors, plus $900 for
attending board meetings (usually 12 each year), plus $500 for attending
committee meetings, plus stock options from the 2007 stock incentive plan, and
lastly, two lucrative retirement plans.&nbsp; Please review the chart below.&nbsp; It
details the recent compensation issues that I challenge.</p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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&nbsp;The 2006 and 2007 BOD
compensation included:</p>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center">
    <p align="left">&nbsp; <u>2006</u>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center">
    <u>2007</u></td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Albert
    Berra&nbsp;(orthodontist)&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $76,173</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center">
    <p align="left">$116,422</td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Greg Childress&nbsp;(farmer)&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $34,122</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center">
    --------</td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Robert Fields
    (investor)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $91,769&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $100,409</td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Vincent Jurkovich&nbsp;(President,
    Porterville Concrete Pipe)&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $117,629&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $127,276</td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Morris Tharp
    (President/Owner, E.M Tharp Inc)&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $84,672&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $132,618</td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Robert Tienken&nbsp;(retired&nbsp;realtor/farmer)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $98,487</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $128,302</td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Gordon Woods&nbsp;(Owner,
    Gordon T. Woods Construction&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $110,514&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left">
    $122,294</td>
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    <td width="77%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">
    Lynda Searcy&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="23%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center">
    <p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    ------&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="32%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center">
    ---------</td>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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  <li>
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  1998: 50,000 option shares
  @$9.00 </li>
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  2001: 50,000 option shares
  @$6.43</li>
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  2002: retirement/life
  insurance plan with potential payments of $250,000&nbsp;or $25,000 per year per
  director for 10 years.</li>
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  2006: retirement/life
  insurance plan&nbsp;with potential payments of $250,000&nbsp;or $25,000 per year per
  director for 10 years.</li>
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  2007: stock incentive plan
  for 1,500,000 shares (a 24% dilution factor) with 2,500 options to be granted
  annually to each director over 10 years administered by the boards'
  compensation committee and not requiring vesting.</li>
</ul>
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To Summarize: 100,000
options previously granted, retirement benefits that could total $50,000 per
year for 10 years, and another 200,000 options planned to be allocated for the
directors plus their annual compensation.&nbsp; </p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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<b>Is it starting to become
clear why they might oppose me for the board?</b></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman"><b><u>How many shareholders get a compensation
package like this from a part time job?&nbsp; </u></b></font></p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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Furthermore, I am not merely
a "relative of a former director" as Mr. Tharp stated. &nbsp;My sister and I are the
largest shareholders in Sierra Bancorp with over 12.7% of the outstanding
shares.&nbsp; We own more than twice as many shares when compared to any of the
current directors.&nbsp; Mr. Tharp goes on to state that "our directors have always
had a substantial financial stake in the Company, which has aligned our
interests with those of the shareholders."&nbsp; </p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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In fact, stock ownership is
listed as a desired qualification of a potential director in Sierra Bancorp's
2007 proxy statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;"Each director should have a meaningful financial stake
in the Company so as to assure that every director's interests are aligned with
those of the shareholders."&nbsp; </p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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<b><u>Isn't 12.7% of the
outstanding shares meaningful?</u></b></p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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Mr. Tharp also states&nbsp;that
the board looks for&nbsp;directors that&nbsp;enhance the board's geographic representation
to include our other market areas in addition to Porterville.&nbsp; This additional
geographic representation has recently become more important due to the prospect
of competition from de novo banks in two of those market areas.&nbsp;One of these
banks (Suncrest) is to be headquartered in Visalia where I have lived since
1984.&nbsp; All of the current directors reside in Porterville, and they were fully
aware of these planned banks before they appointed Ms. Scearcy (a Porterville
resident) Director in December 2007.</p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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The board's letter&nbsp;refers to
its&nbsp;&quot;award[ing]&nbsp;board seats&quot;,&nbsp;and the qualifications this group wants &quot;in making
our selections&quot;.&nbsp; <b><i>Aren't Directors elected, not appointed?</i></b>&nbsp; What
further evidence&nbsp;do we need that this group feels our Bank belongs to&nbsp;them? &nbsp;<b><i>Are
they entitled to the generous compensation packages they have awarded
themselves&nbsp;at shareholder expense?</i></b></p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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The fact that the board
members are not direct employees of the bank does not make them independent.&nbsp;
The lucrative compensation and rewards described above negates true independence
as commonly accepted.&nbsp; Once again, Institutional Shareholder Services - a world
renowned proxy advisory service - gives a negative rating to Sierra Bancorp's
governance structure because <b><i>this board has not effectively changed in 30
years</i></b>.&nbsp; The audit committee needs more financial expertise&nbsp;by corporate
(and ISS) standards. &nbsp;A tax CPA does not meet the SEC definition of "financial
expert" as is currently recommended for audit committees.&nbsp; A nominating
committee must be comprised of strong, independent board members &#8722;people
like&nbsp;me&nbsp;who would not be just figure head members of the board or paper tigers.&nbsp;
We need board members that are receptive to adding qualified new members to the
board even if that means some of the&nbsp;current members have to step down.&nbsp; &nbsp;
</p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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This board has insulated
itself from shareholder actions by creating a staggered class of
directors&nbsp;so&nbsp;they can pool their combined interests to oppose anyone who does
not agree with them.&nbsp; ISS gives a negative rating for staggered boards and the
majority of corporate America is&nbsp;transitioning to a system where&nbsp;the entire
board&nbsp;stands for election each year.&nbsp; <b><i>An annually elected board is more
accountable to its shareholders.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</i></b></p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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I realize many of you have
long time friendships involved in this proxy contest.&nbsp; &nbsp;However, business is
business and your hard earned investment in the Bank is very important.&nbsp;
Please&nbsp;assist me in helping to rein in some of the excesses and to improve
accountability to shareholders by voting to elect me to the board.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
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&nbsp;</p>
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Please vote in favor of my
nomination to the board on the <b><u>WHITE</u></b> proxy card today.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you
have any questions or need assistance with the voting of your shares, please
call The Altman Group toll free at: (866)387-0017.</p>
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Thank you for you time.
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