The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLII No. 19 // 2019-05-08

The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 19

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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Sisters shines in annual SALI tournament

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Sisters put on its most colorful spring clothes last weekend for the Sisters Annual Lacrosse Invitational (SALI) Tournament.

The weather was perfect — temperatures in the low 70s with little wind, and the skies were completely clear thanks to a Forest Service pause in their annual spring prescribed burning program (see related story, page 1).

The tournament, sponsored by Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), and held on every available field in Sisters, hosted 83 teams — 20 more than last year.

SPRD’s Chad Rush, who took the lead in organizing the event, attributed the increase to a couple of factors.

“We had more girls teams this year (nine),” he said.

“This is the second year offering games for girls.”

And, he noted, “We have new clubs that haven’t been here before.”

PHOTOS BY JERRY BALDOCK

Teams from all across the Pacific Northwest come to Sisters for this year’s SALI. Lacrosse is a sport for a wide range of ages, and many young players competed in Sisters.

See LACROSSE on page 30

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Crews worked quickly to stop the spread of fire through the surrounding vegetation and then turned their attention to extinguishing what was left of the cabin.

The cabin was a complete loss estimated at $160,000 in total value. The cabin was not occupied and there were no reported injuries. Help from partners from Black Butte Ranch and Cloverdale fire departments prevented this incident from becoming much worse, the Sisters district noted.

Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded with seven firefighters and four emergency vehicles. Additional units from Cloverdale and Black Butte Ranch fire departments brought an additional six firefighters. The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

Police searching for fuel theft suspect Police are still searching for a suspect who allegedly stole fuel from the Cloverdale Fire Station in the early hours of May 5.

The sheriff’s office reports that at about 5:41 a.m., law enforcement responded to a theft in progress report at the Cloverdale Fire Station on George Cyrus Road. It was reported that a green and silver Chevrolet pickup was stealing fuel from an onsite commercial fuel tank. The fuel was being put into large black barrels in the truck bed.

A patrol deputy located the vehicle at the intersection of See FUEL THEFT on page 36

Why the forest must burn

Fire destroys gorge cabin in Camp Sherman A cabin along the Metolius River was destroyed by a fire late Wednesday night, May 1.

Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District was dispatched to a reported vegetation/wildland fire in Camp Sherman after a concerned citizen reported seeing fire in the distance, believing it was on the House on Metolius land.

Initial size-up by arriving personnel several hundred feet away reported a very active quarter-acre fire with two- to four-foot flame lengths in some areas, climbing into nearby trees and threatening a nearby structure. A closer look revealed the most active section of the fire was the remnants of a structure that had burned to the ground and was continuing to actively burn.

The structure was located at 10300 National Forest Development Road 1419.

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PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

Prescribed fire is ignited with torches in an effort to restore forest health and create zones that are defensible.

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local economy, Sisters lives in dread of wildfire each summer.

To push back against those impacts, foresters must fight fire with fire: specifically, prescribed fire.

Fire is not the enemy of the forest — in fact, it’s essential to the forest’s health. Ponderosa pine forests like those of Sisters Country need fire to clear out underbrush and small trees and allow the big trees

to become towering, resilient giants.

“That’s two thirds of our landscape,” says Pete Caligiuri, a forest ecologist with the Nature Conservancy. “We live next to these frequent-fire-adapted landscapes.”

After decades of fire See FOREST FIRE on page 38

Letters/Weather ..................2 Obituaries ......................... 10 Entertainment ................... 13 Home & Garden ..............17-24 Classifieds....................34-36 Meetings .............................3 Announcements................. 12 Mother’s Day Gift Guide ..14-15 Crossword .........................33 Real Estate .................. 36-40

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National security threat?

By Steve Nugent Guest Columnist

Letters to the Editor…

The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer’s name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor.

The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday.

Clarification: In last week’s issue, columnist T. Lee Brown endorsed school board candidate Mandee Seeley. Her page 2 op-ed column quoted Courtney Snead, interim director of Sisters Park & Recreation District, Seeley’s employer, who described some of Seeley’s work. To clarify: Neither SPRD nor its director endorse any candidate for public office. The endorsement came from the columnist alone.

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To the Editor: I want to give a shout-out to our SHS student drivers! They continually impress me in their consistency to use their blinkers. I drive to the HS at least once a day (sometimes 3x) and am surprised daily by their blinker use as they pull IN to the parking lot, drive OUT of the parking lot and all around town.

It’s true. Safety (physical AND emotional) is higher on the list for iGen (Internet Generation).

Born in the late 1960s, I’m a GenX who is fascinated by the book called iGen (Thank you G. Greaney for the book recommendation!).

Author, Jean M. Twenge, PhD., refers to those born 1995 to 2012 as iGen. Unlike Millennials, they don’t remember a time before the Internet (and this, specifically, changes this population).

Twenge has done extensive data analysis from more than 11 million respondents over multiple decades (since 1976).

One thing she does point out is that fewer 16-year-olds are wanting to obtain a driver’s license — because “driving” might not be safe and risk-taking is at an all-time low with this generation. That alone is intriguing to me. My 16th birthday was defined by my trip to the DMV to get my license.

If you are raising an iGen, employing an iGen (or ever plan to leave the house), you need to check this book out (or download it if you ARE an iGen). You’ll be surprised at data graphs of the iGen’s unique qualities of how they spend their time and money, how they behave (physical interactions with others outside of their family, etc.) and their surprising See LETTERS on page 37

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There are still chants of “lock her up” referring to Hillary Clinton at Trump rallies, even though she was never indicted for any wrongdoing. Trump would love to lock up anyone that criticizes him or challenges him. Trump even threatened to lock Hillary up after he was elected. That is what authoritarian dictators do.

If you had been paying attention, you would know that Trump envies the world’s dictators the most.

I think he dreams of being one. Hillary used a personal email server for some of her official business and it was an unwise thing to do in our current world of cyber-espionage. A slap on the hand was sufficient.

In the U.S., you don’t punish someone just because you don’t like them. The irony is that the Trump administration has a record of security abuses that makes any previous administration look like choir boys: Within the first days of the Trump presidency, Trump was having talks with his intelligence officials about the North Korea nuclear threat on a public patio at Mar-a-Lago, within earshot of the other patrons.

Trump has used unsecured personal cell phones for conducting official White House business, including talks with foreign leaders for more than 2 years. These can be hacked and listened in on. To my knowledge, he continues to do this.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner both used personal email accounts for official White House business until this was flagged by the media. No indictments there, yet. They would get pardons from Trump anyway.

Trump disclosed topsecret intelligence from an ally to the Russian Ambassador in the oval office to the dismay of the ally and our intelligence officials.

Trump has held a number of high-level secretive meetings with foreign adversaries, including Russia, that did not include any US intelligence or State

Department officials. These meetings were never documented and Congress is pursuing more information on what transpired in these meetings.

Twenty-five top-security clearances were approved for Trump family members and appointees despite objections from White House security staff. These applicants all had conflicts of interest and/or dealings with foreign adversaries.

Trump made sure that they were all approved anyway.

According to the media, there is evidence that the blockade of Qatar or delays in removing it was instigated by Jared Kushner because Qatar denied him a loan to bail him out of his failing 666 5th Ave. property $1.2B debt. It was revenge and punishment for Qatar and self-dealing by Kushner.

Most people don’t realize this, but the U.S. was closer to nuclear war than any other time in history due to Trumps threatening rhetoric with Kim Jong Un last year. Security analysts and intelligence officials close to this were very scared.

The whole military was on heightened alert. Luckily things have moderated, but the heat is being turned up again by North Korea.

Mar-a-Lago was recently infiltrated by a Chinese woman carrying malware.

The Secret Service cannot provide security at this site, but Trump insists on using it.

Pretty much all of the dangerous behaviors that Hillary warned us about have come to pass. We have an incompetent President that appoints incompetent White House cabinet officials that end up resigning or getting fired. We have a President that supports nepotism. He does not see himself as a President that shares the power to govern the country. He sees himself as a king and a ruler, and his family is the Trump Dynasty. It seems that there are laws, rules and safeguards for the rest of us that don’t apply to elite Trump and the elite Trump family.

The real threat to national security is not migrants seeking asylum at our southern border, it’s Trump himself.

Opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the writer and are not necessarily shared by the Editor or The Nugget Newspaper.

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Cyclists and motorists: Share the road respect the others’ space and prerogatives. Both have a right to the road — but they have to follow traffic rules.

Cyclists are allowed to ride in the traffic lane and ride side-by-side — but only if they don’t impede traffic.

They are supposed to move right and fall into single file at the approach of a car.

When they don’t do that, it really sets motorists teeth on edge.

Casey Meudt, owner of Blazin Saddles cycling shop

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Spring has sprung; the sun is shining and the roads around Sisters beckon to cyclists. It’s time for both cyclists and motorists to re-learn the annual ritual of minimizing conflict on shared roadways.

A little bit of courtesy, patience and common sense go a long way toward keeping things neighborly.

Conflicts arise when one or both sides of the motorist-cyclist equation fail to

See CYCLISTS on page 29

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Las Cafeteras builds bridges with their music — which will be on display at The Belfry on Friday, May 10, in the Sisters Folk Festival’s My Own Two Hands community celebration.

Civil War coming to Camp Sherman The Blue and the Gray will again march against each other on the lush meadows along the Metolius River in Camp Sherman.

The weekend of May 18-19 marks the sixth year that the American Civil War has come to Central Oregon.

The living history event takes place in an expansive meadow at the private House On Metolius property near Camp Sherman.

The event immerses visitors in an open-air environment recreating the era of the 1860s. It is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.,m. on

Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

More than 160 reenactors come from all over Oregon and Washington to represent Northern and Southern military units and civilians.

Each reenactor is a history buff eager to impart some knowledge about America in the mid-19th century, during our nation’s most tumultuous period.

This living-history weekend entertains visitors as they learn about slavery, abolition, state sovereignty and the role See CIVIL WAR on page 27

Las Cafeteras — everyone belongs

By Katy Yoder Correspondent

When Sisters Folk Festival staff chose the theme for My Own Two Hands, their intention was to be inclusive and invite everyone in Sisters Country to join them for the festivities. “We All Belong” has inspired contributing artists like poster artist Carly Garzon Vargas to create art that reflects that message.

The choice of Las Cafeteras to headline the free concert Friday night, May 10, at The Belfry is a way to continue the celebration and intention for inclusion.

Las Cafeteras bandmates

are an impressive group with finally, Las Cafeteras will diverse musical expertise travel to Sisters from their and a myriad of academic home base in Los Angeles. achievements. The band is “We saw them two-andcomprised of young people half years ago at Folk Alliance raised in Los Angeles by par- International,” said Tisdel. ents who were immigrants.

He and the Festival talent They have over 15 years committee loved the band of collective experience in and tried to book them for education, organizing, cur- last year’s Folk Festival and riculum development, social then again for this year, but it work, movement-building, didn’t work out. health and wellness, musical “I believe they repreperformance and theatre. Las sent the theme of ‘We All Cafeteras offers workshops, Belong’ through their socialtrainings, and residencies to justice work, both in and engage a variety of audiences. out of school environments.

Booking a band like Las Choosing them is a great Cafeteras proved challenging way to engage our Latino for Creative Director Brad Tisdel; but he kept trying and See LAS CAFETERAS on page 28

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration.

541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.

Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440.

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.

Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.

Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelefly@msn.com.

Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.

Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843.

East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.

Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.

Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.

12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.

Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.

Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258.

Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632.

4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Military Parents of Sisters Meetings of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. are held quarterly; please call for details. Location information: 541-549-1193.

541-388-9013.

Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.

Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.

Sisters Parent Teacher Community SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group District. 541-549-2091.

2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge.

Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 541-668-6599.

4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.

Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.

Location information: 541-279-1977.

Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. community room. 541-549-6157.

Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.

Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.

Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815.

Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279.

VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.

Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.

SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.

Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX office. 541-549-4133.

Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.

Sisters Middle School Parent Collaboration Team 1st Tuesday, 2 p.m., SMS. 541-610-9513.

CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.

541-549-6022.

Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091.

Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.

FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.

Board of Directors Meets monthly.

541-595-2191 for time & date.

Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288.

Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefire.com.

Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771.

Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.

This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to lisa@nuggetnews.com

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Tennis teams wrap up league play

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Sisters’ tennis teams finished up league play with a final match against Madras on Monday, April 29. Sisters boys played on the road and the girls played at home.

The boys were on the road and dropped their match 5-3 to the White Buffs. Three of the matches went three sets, and the No. 2 doubles match was a tight two-set win for Madras.

Jed Kizziar and Isaiah Chapen faced Tony Giron and Esteban Gomez in the match of the day at the No. 1 doubles spot. Kizziar and Chapen won 7-5 in a tight first set, but then let the match slip away. They led 3-0 in the second, but the White Buffs had an epic comeback and won six straight games to take the second set, and then edged out Jed and Isaiah 6-4 in the third for the win.

Coach Carl Click said, “Both teams made errors, but Jed and Isaiah just made a few more, and at key points in the match. They also struggled getting first serves in play in a gusty wind. The Madras pair had a much better first-serve percentage.”

Giron and Gomez are expected to earn the top seed in the District Tournament that begins Thursday, May 9.

Eli Gurney and Brogan Petterson (No. 2 doubles) fell 4-6, 6-7, to Roberto Garcia and Kobey Jorgenson. Eli and Brogan held a lead in both sets, but couldn’t hold on for the win.

“Eli and Brogan are playing really good tennis and competing with strong doubles opponents,” said Click. “They have the ability to knock off some good teams at District if they can just get over the hump. They’re tired of playing

well, yet losing close matches to good teams.”

Sisters rolled through the first two singles matches with easy victories. Nate Weber (No. 1 singles) lost the first game to Coty Simmons, but then strung together 12 straight games to win 6-1, 6-0, and post his 10th win of the season.

Eli and Brogan are playing really good tennis and competing with strong doubles opponents.

— Coach Click.

“Nate has only given up three games in his last three matches,” said Click. “That’s 36-3 in games. We’re confident he will be the No. 3 seed in the District singles draw.”

Keaton Green easily beat Killian Smith 6-1, 6-2, and recorded his ninth singles win of the season at No. 2 singles.

George Bates and Drew Collins-Burke came from behind to win their match against Angel Ramos and Sebastian Norato. The combo fell 4-6 in the opening set, but fought back to win the next two with scores of 6-3, 7-5.

Click said, “We call them the twin towers. George is 6 feet 4 inches and Drew is 6 feet 3 inches, and they have quietly put together an impressive 8-4 record at the lower doubles positions.

The girls also fell 5-3. They got their three wins at the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 singles spots.

Holly Werts (No. 2) defeated Azucena Ruiz 6-3, 6-2, Ellie Rush (No. 3) defeated Alexa LaPier 6-0, 6-1, and Hannah Ezell beat Madysin Johnson 6-1, 6-2.

Permanent ballot box installed

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Sisters has joined all the other significant cities in Deschutes County with the permanent installation of an outdoor walk-up ballot box.

Up until last week, unless voters mailed in their ballots or took them to a drop box in another city, they could only drop off their ballots at Sisters City Hall during normal business hours Monday through Friday. With the installation of the permanent box, ballots can be dropped in the box out in front of City Hall from the day ballots are mailed out by the county clerk’s office, until 8 p.m. on the official election day, at any hour of night or day.

This year, ballots are due by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office deputy will be at City Hall to monitor the box at 8 p.m. that evening.

Anyone in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to deposit their ballot, but arrivals after 8 p.m. will be too late.

The box is mounted on a concrete pad at the left side of City Hall’s entrance, under the roof overhang, the only box in the county under cover. A new ADA ramp was recently installed nearby to assist disabled voters to access the box. It does not have drive-up access. City employees are not allowed to take a ballot from a driver and deposit it in the box for them. During the voting period, a red, white, and blue banner will fly to denote the box is available.

The extended hours for delivery of ballots to City Hall will be of assistance particularly to residents living outside the City in Camp Sherman, Black Butte Ranch, and other areas surrounding Sisters, as well as in-town residents.

PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD

A new, permanent ballot box has been installed at Sisters City Hall in time for the May 21 election.

County Clerk Nancy Blankenship came to Sisters last Tuesday to bring supplies for collecting the ballots including the box the ballots go into for transfer to Bend and a bright orange vest for approved City employees to wear when collecting the ballots.

City Recorder Kerry Prosser and Finance Administrative Assistant Julie Pieper were on hand to receive instructions from Blankenship. Public Works Director Paul Bertagna stopped by to check on the installation of the box.

Blankenship stressed the importance of people voting. “In a small town like Sisters, you and your friends and neighbors can make a local difference in your life and your world by getting together and voting.”

She said she anticipates a 35 percent voter turnout

countywide for this May’s special election. In May 2020, she predicted a 45-55 percent turnout in the May primary with mid-80s in November 2020 for the presidential election.

Prosser and Pieper related some stories highlighting the “comedy” of voting, when people have come to City Hall after hours and tried to slide their ballot under the front door, or stick it in the crack between the two front doors, or put it in the slot meant for utility payments. They are hopeful the new ballot drop box will eliminate those attempts.

The box can hold 1,500 ballots, but will be emptied on a regular basis before May 21. Voters are able to go online a few days after dropping off their ballot to see if it has been received in the county clerk’s office.

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Candidates seek seat on fire board

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Three candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for the two-year unexpired term of Position 1 on the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District (SCSRFPD). They are Kristie Miller, Stratton Poindexter, and Ken Jones.

Chuck Newport is running unopposed for re-election to Position 4, and Bill Rainey is the incumbent in Position 5 up for re-election.

Kristie Miller retired from her position as Sisters District Ranger after 35 years with the U.S. Forest Service in Washington and Oregon.

Miller grew up in Dallas, Oregon and Wasco County.

Her mother’s family has lived in Maupin for several generations. Miller received her A.A. degree from Blue Mountain College and her B.S. from Oregon State University.

“I’ve been retired now for a couple of years and have the time to devote to the board,” Miller told The Nugget. “It’s time to start doing something, and when I saw this position open I thought I have some skills to bring to this. My experience with wildland fires and working directly with the Sisters Fire District on them is valuable. I have a lot of experience coordinating with other agencies and can bring to the board my understanding of government policies and regulations with which they must work.”

Ken Jones retired after 47 years practicing law. He was a captain for four years as a member of JAG in the Air Force and maintained a private law practice from 1976-2017. During that time he served as city attorney in eight different municipalities.

He also acted as an attorney for the Oregon Fire District

Directors Association, Oregon Fire Chiefs Association, and Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association, as well as approximately 90 special districts, the majority of which were fire districts.

Jones’ education included a B.A. from Washington State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Oregon Law School.

“I am running for the fire district board because I want to extend my 40-year involvement with fire districts. I can bring that experience to the board here in Sisters,” Jones said.

Stratton Poindexter moved to Oregon in 1974, working as a timber faller for 18 years before a 20-year career with Redmond Fire and Rescue.

He moved to Sisters two years ago when he grew tired of the congestion in Bend and Redmond. He began his career with Redmond Fire as a volunteer for three years before becoming a paid firefighter/ paramedic for 20 years. He was made a captain in 1999.

When asked why he is running for the fire district board, Poindexter referred to the fact, “We pay the highest tax in all of Central Oregon for our fire district. In Redmond, the rate is $1.74 per thousand dollars in valuation. In Sisters, it’s $2.73 per thousand. I’d like to know more about how the money is being spent.”

He went on, “I think we need more paid personnel.

I’d like to work with Roger [Chief Johnson] and the community to find a way to make that happen. Like most departments, we have plenty of apparatus but not enough personnel.”

Since retiring, Poindexter volunteered with Central Oregon Veterans Outreach in Bend, but now that he is in Sisters, he figured volunteering for the fire board would be

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“Sisters is a great community and the fire district does a lot for the community. I’d like to be a part of that,” he said.

Chuck Newport, running unopposed for re-election to Position 4, is a general contractor in residential and commercial construction. He is currently serving as the president of the board of directors for the SCSRFPD. Newport received his B. A. from Portland State University.

Retired attorney and senior corporate executive Bill Rainey is unopposed in his bid for re-election to Position 5. Prior to his retirement, he served as senior vice president, general counsel, and executive committee member for a variety of companies throughout the U. S. He has extensive board experience with numerous nonprofits, most recently on the state level with the American Red Cross, the Deschutes Land Trust, Kiwanis, and Central Electric Cooperative.

Rainey’s government experience, aside from the Sisters Fire District, includes Deschutes County Planning Commission, Deschutes County Search and Rescue, and as an officer in the U. S. Army Reserve Signal Corps and JAG, with a rank of major when he left the reserves.

A native of Reedsport, Rainey received his B. A. in U. S. Government from Harvard and his J. D. from University of Michigan Law School.

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Rainbow Girls to perform in Sisters Rainbow Girls, an eclectic trio hailing from the golden countryside just north of California’s Bay Area, will play The Belfry in Sisters on Friday, May 24.

Comprised of three unique musical talents — Vanessa May, Erin Chapin, and Caitlin Gowdey — they combine soul-touching harmonies, varitextured instrumentals, and poignant lyrical content into an unusually beautiful sonic tapestry.

Pairing their voices with an ever-changing amalgamation of acoustic and slide guitar, keys, upright bass, voice, harmonica, and an array of more unexpected vocal techniques like beat-boxing and mouth trumpet, they create engaging and emotionally moving live

performances.

Their music delves deeply into themes of the human experience: hopeful love, honest self-reflection, and pursuits of social justice.

Originally formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 2010, the Rainbow Girls have spread their musical wings both internationally and domestically, from busking on the streets of Europe to playing pubs and theaters in the UK, to house concerts, festivals, and shows in the U.S. Rainbow Girls have also gained recognition on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series and KQED’s “The California Report.”

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Insurers protect against wildfire The American West is in the grip of a cycle of catastrophic wildfires that has taken dozens of lives, destroyed thousands of homes and racked up billions of dollars in suppression costs.

Few communities are more aware of the dangers of wildfire than Sisters, where 15 years of major fires have led to evacuations, economic disruption and summers filled with anxiety whenever lightning strikes.

Tammy Taylor of Bisnett Insurance in Sisters notes that several carriers offer services through a company called Wildfire Defense Systems that can provide protection and peace of mind to Sisters-area residents who live under the threat of wildfire.

With fire seasons growing longer and fire behavior more extreme, national firefighting resources are stretched to their limits. Private-sector firefighting resources provided by insurers are assisting homeowners in protecting properties against the increasing threat of wildfire.

“In this era of climate change, we are all asking what can be done to combat these rapidly escalating wildfire conditions,” says David Torgerson, president of Wildfire Defense Systems (WDS).

“The insurer wildfire programs that WDS serves are doing just that by providing qualified firefighters and engines to increase the survivability of policyholder properties.”

The bottom line for WDS: “We help people,” Torgerson said.

That help comes when people’s entire way of life is under existential threat.

When wildfire looms over

properties insured by providers the company serves, WDS firefighters and engines are dispatched and go into action to prepare those properties to survive the onslaught.

Mitigation actions include closing windows and garage doors, moving firewood piles away from the home, clearing debris from under wood decks, clearing gutters, and removing debris from rooftops. WDS Insurance Engines may set up and operate sprinkler systems, apply retardant firebreaks or apply fire-blocking gel to structures.

After the fire sweeps through the area, WDS will return to policyholder homes to make sure no spot fires are smoldering.

These services are not an exclusive perk for the wealthy and famous.

“More than 90 percent of the homes in the insurer wildfire programs that WDS serves are average-value properties,” Torgerson notes. “Any homeowner who wishes to have these services in their policy can contact their insurance agent and choose from more than a dozen insurers offering this service with their policies.”

As Torgerson sees it, these companies are stepping up to be good citizens, providing “a real and tangible contribution to the wildfire challenges we face. The insurance companies who have committed to this effort should be recognized for contributing in part to solutions and serving their policyholders.”

WDS firefighters and engines provide a valuable asset in an environment where resources are continually stretched to their limits.

Since 2008, WDS has responded to more than 550 wildfires on behalf of the insurance industry and their policyholders. All WDS firefighters are trained and certified under the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG).

WDS coordinates with Incident Command on wildfires to ensure safe and responsible activity in the fire zone.

WDS is proud to proclaim an outstanding safety record on all wildfire operations since the company’s inception.

The private sector resources are not supplanting public agency firefighters; they simply provide one additional element in a broad effort to prevent loss.

Many mitigation steps can be taken by homeowners themselves in preparation for fire season.

WDS believes that when it comes to fighting the growing menace of wildfire, more is better. More resources available at no additional cost to taxpayers is better; more protection at no additional cost to an insurance policyholder is better; more trained, qualified, experienced and wellequipped personnel on a wildfire is better.

He notes that WDS is precisely aligned with the imperative for all firefighters to be fully qualified and to coordinate through the Incident Command structure.

“We need to have coordination — and the Incident Command provides those opportunities,” Torgerson says. “We’re all in this together.”

Arts association to host studio tour The third annual Artists’ Studio Tour, sponsored by the Sisters Arts Association, will take place June 29 and 30 in the studios of nearly 30 Sisters-area artists. This year, the artists of the SAA expanded the tour from a one-day event to two days, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The two-day event will allow visitors to see more studios and meet more artists than would be possible in a single day. People can pace their visits to take time to get to know the art and the artists.

“This is based on the experience of other studio tours from around the country,” said Bob Burgess, SAA Board Chair. “The more relaxed the pace, the greater the quality of artist-customer relationships and art sales.”

Dennis Schmidling added, “As we grow this event, visitors will plan longer visits to our community. This will help our participating artists, galleries, and our community.”

This is a driving tour, and it runs from Tumalo into

Sisters and out toward the neighborhoods of Eagle Crest and Squaw Creek Canyon Estates. Hayden Homes is partnering with Sisters Arts Association to allow some Bend artists, who show their work in Sisters, to set up temporary studios for the weekend in the model home at 1310 W. Hill Ave. in Sisters.

At her Tumalo studio, Danae Bennett Miller will demonstrate the process that she uses to create lifesized sculptures like the ones recently installed at the Sisters Barclay roundabout. Mel Archer’s fused glass impressionist paintings are on the far end of the tour, overlooking the Middle Deschutes. In between are painters Winnie Givot, JoAnn Burgess, Sandy Melchiori, and many more.

There is no charge for art-lovers to take the tour.

Directions will be available on the SAA website (www. sistersartsassociation.org) and brochures will be available in SAA member galleries in late May.

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Sisters Folk Festival selects artwork by local artist

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Each year a theme is chosen for My Own Two Hands (MOTH) celebration of the arts, the primary fundraiser for the Americana Project and programs of Sisters Folk Festival (SFF). This year’s theme — “We all Belong” — inspired artists to create and donate a piece of art to be sold at the benefit auction in support of music and arts programming in Sisters schools and the community.

Sisters artist Carly Garzon Vargas laid the groundwork for the 18th annual fundraiser by creating the piece “We are this Town,” which was chosen as the image for the 2019 MOTH poster.

Garzon Vargas said, “My artwork includes a variety of characters intertwined to show our connection to each other, the value of diversity, and the strength that comes from supporting each other as we construct our future. My work aims to underscore our shared humanity.”

Her work explores the intersection between art, culture, identity and community.

SFF Development Director Steven Remington noted, “Carly really embraced the theme; it was clear she had put thought into the design and then used her impressive skills to realize the image.

Her medium — cut paper — is unique and not completely obvious in the printed version, so I hope people will come to the Art Stroll on Friday and see the piece in person.”

Garzon Vargas added, “I am glad for the opportunity to share my art and support our community and the arts through My Own Two Hands!”

She studied anthropology and Spanish literature at the University of Oregon, and then moved to Cali, Colombia to complete her graduate studies in international humanitarian law, human rights and culture of peace.

“The people, projects and communities I have connected with influence the subject matter and objectives of my artistic practice,” Garzon Vargas said.

Her professional background includes housing, financial nonprofits and library services, and creating art has been her outlet for self-expression and an anchor throughout her life.

Garzon Vargas noted, “In the last two years I have developed the paper-cut style in which I currently work and am largely self-taught.”

She creates the outlines of her images by cutting away at one continuous sheet of paper

to create the image. Then, she hand-dyes watercolor paper with a wet-on-wet technique and layers it behind the outline. This process transforms a simple piece of paper into something unique and delicate.

Carly really embraced the theme; it was clear she had put thought into the design and then used her impressive skills to realize the image.

— Steven Remington “I use this technique to represent the connection between the viewer and subject and the precarious dance of recognizing ourselves reflected in the experience of someone else. I depict a wide range of human experiences with pain, hope, joy and resilience at the core.

My subjects include portraits of girls overcoming barriers to education, families traveling to new lands in pursuit of a better life, men who are gentle caretakers and women who are physically strong pursuing their goals.”

Garzon Vargas is also a bilingual author illustrator and is employed by the Deschutes Public Library in Sisters. She loves interacting with her audience at story time and being surrounded by books all day long.

She added, “I have selfpublished two bilingual children’s books and have attended the Highlights foundation twice to learn and work with other illustrators and am an active member of the society of children’s book writers

and illustrators.”

Garzon Vargas is passionate about living in Sisters and being part of the artists’ community. She recently completed the Suttle Lodge’s “Cabin 8” Artist-in-Residence program at Suttle Lake and will have new work from that experience on display in June at the Good Day Café connected to Bedouin.

When she is not working at the library, making art, or teaching yoga at Life.Love.

Yoga., she’s out climbing, mountain-biking and playing with her dog, Luna.

The My Own Two Hands celebration kicks off with a parade on Hood Avenue at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 10, followed by an art stroll and community gathering at The Belfry at 7 p.m., featuring the music of Las Cafeteras. The Art Auction & Party will be held on Saturday, May 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Ponderosa Forge.

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Artist Kickstarts ‘painted journey’

Be prepared for wildfire evacuation

By Jim Cornelius

Now that you’ve done everything you can to protect your house and surrounding property, it’s time to prepare your family. Before wildfire strikes, it is important that you “get set.” Prepare yourself and your home for the possibility of having to evacuate. There are three main preparation actions that should be completed and all members of your household should become familiar with, long in advance of a wildfire.

3 Steps to Getting Set: 1. Create a Wildfire Action Plan that includes evacuation planning for your home, family and pets. Copies of the Wildfire Action Plan are available at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District office, and can be personalized for each family.

2. Assemble an emergency supply kit for each person in your household.

3. Fill-out a family communication plan that includes important evacuation and contact information.

Your Wildfire Action Plan must be prepared with all members of your household well in advance of a fire. Use these checklists to help you prepare your Wildfire Action Plan. Each family’s plan will be different, depending on their situation. Once you complete your plan, practice it regularly with your family and keep it in a safe and accessible place for quick implementation.

• Create your own wildfire action that includes meeting locations and communication plans, and practice it regularly. Include in your plan the evacuation of large animals such as horses.

• Have fire extinguishers on hand and train your family how to use them.

• Ensure that your family knows where your gas, electric and water-main shut-off controls are, and how to use

Norma Holmes is one of the luminaries of Sisters’ vibrant arts scene. Noted for her plein air paintings, Holmes is now engaged in bringing a book of her work to life.

The artist has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund printing and distribution of “Land Escapes: A Painted Journey On Oregon’s East Side.” The book is completed; Holmes is seeking $21,517 in contributions to have the book printed and distributed.

The all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign closes on June 2.

In a Kickstarter campaign, supporters contribute at a variety of levels and receive rewards based on what tier their contribution falls within.

Such “crowdfunding” has supported numerous art, literary and musical projects in Sisters in recent years.

The creation of the book evolved over a period of 13 years, Holmes told The Nugget.

“I was doing a lot of painting and traveling on the East Side,” she said. “I was sitting on Steens Mountain looking at Basque Meadow and this idea came to me: People need to see this.”

Holmes said that, while the book will be of display quality that would make a great coffee table book, “my idea was that people would take this and travel with it.”

“Land Escapes is conceived to be an exquisite travel guide to the natural and cultural landmarks of Oregon’s eastern regions. Many of the sites will be familiar to folks in Central Oregon.

“It is 8x8, will have a sturdy soft cover with glossy UV coating and a 7.5 flap,” Homes explained. “There are 192 pages with original art, including five hand-painted maps, so that you may follow my journey to the painting sites, restaurants, and lodging.”

Holmes paints on-site.

“Every painting starts with

them.

• Plan several different evacuation routes.

• Designate an emergency meeting location outside the fire hazard area.

• Assemble an emergency supply kit as recommended by the American Red Cross.

• Appoint an out-of-area friend or relative as a point of contact, so you can communicate with family members who have relocated.

• Maintain a list of emergency contact numbers posted near your phone, and in your emergency supply kit.

• Keep an extra emergency supply kit in your car in case you can’t get to your home because of fire.

• Have a portable radio or scanner, so you can stay updated on the fire.

• Prepare for the evacuation of senior citizens or disabled family members.

It’s also important to make sure your home insurance is adequate. Your home is generally your largest asset. Protect it. Insurance is the critical back-up that enables you to rebuild your home after a wildfire. (See related story, page 22.)

Federal catastrophe grants are not enough to rebuild a home. Make sure your family’s financial safety net is in place in case disaster strikes.

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, along with our Federal and State partners cannot stress enough the importance of preparing for wildland fire season in Sisters Country.

Local officials recommend that you and your family are at least at a Level 1, “Get Ready” to evacuate, all summer long. If the entire community does their part to prepare for wildfire season, we will significantly reduce the threat of suffering a catastrophic loss in Sisters Country from a fire.

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Norma Holmes has launched a Kickstarter to fund printing of her book “Land Escapes: A Painted Journey On Oregon’s East Side.” One of her paintings from the book hangs in the lobby of The Nugget. a pencil rendering and notes,” she said.

Supporters can view a sample of the work on the Kickstarter page at https:// w w w. k i c k s t a r t e r . c o m / projects/normaholmes/ land-escapes.

Holmes is printing the book in Arizona, seeking the best reproduction of the subtle colors that she can get. She plans to be at the press as the book comes off.

“Printing a painting is not the same as looking at a painting,” she said. “It’s coming along really well.”

Holmes has been a contributor to the My Own Two Hands Art Auction in support of Sisters Folk Festival’s programs for the past 14 years.

“I just really appreciate the arts education the kids are receiving,” she said. “In music and visual arts… it’s something I would have liked to have had when I was young, so I wanted to contribute, to support it.”

Holmes has, herself felt the support of Sisters.

“This community has been so supportive,” she said.

Holmes expressed particular appreciation for the encouragement she received from writer and teacher Sue Stafford in a class she took.

“She really encouraged me to keep going and so did people in the writing class,” Holmes said. “She was really instrumental in saying, ‘You can do this, Norma!’”

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Scottie Wisdom&Faith Jean Russell Nave PHOTO BY RICHARD SANDNESS

Gravel riding, also called gravel grinding or adventure riding, is exploding in popularity — and Sisters is the perfect spot for it.

Children with Scotties

Cyclists travel on gravel for adventure rides

When my Scotties and I were doing a lot of readings to children of the Harry and Lola adventure books throughout Central Oregon, I received a call from a Head Start program leader in Bend.

She invited the Scotties and me to read to her group of about 30 youngsters.

The day before the reading, she called me to talk about her students. She had several students that were shy and very timid with dogs.

We agreed that the Scotties would stay on leash and that we would keep everything calm. The kids had a different plan.

My approach to each reading was to bring the three Scotties — Harry, Lola, Bernie — into the room and introduce them to the children. I then offered kibble pieces to any child who wanted to feed the Scotties.

This always proved to be a wonderful way to make a connection between kids and

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Bicyclists are taking to the gravel in big numbers. Gravel riding — or “gravel grinding” or “adventure riding” combines elements of road- and mountain-biking in distance rides over unpaved roads.

“From a racing and organized riding perspective, it’s blowing up,” said Casey Meudt of Blazin Saddles bike shop in Sisters. He notes that the august Cycle Oregon is offering a gravel riding option for the first time this year.

With miles and miles of unpaved forest roads at our doorstep, Sisters is a natural fit for this particular cycling phenomenon.

“We happen to be in the best place for that style of riding,” Meudt said.

Gravel riding is appealing to families and riders of varying abilities. It’s not technical.

“It’s not extreme, like mountain-biking can be,” Meudt said. “We’re actually seeing a lot of mountain-bikers Yet it’s also adventurous, venturing off the roadway into often wild and scenic country. And it avoids the potential for conflict with vehicles that is prevalent on paved roadways and

highways (see story, page 3).

In terms of equipment, purpose-built gravel bikes resemble road bikes in configuration, with larger tires and the tire pressure considerably reduced.

“It’s surprisingly efficient,” Meudt said.

Some people simply ride a hard-tail mountain bike, although that doesn’t offer as many position options for a long-distance ride.

Blazin Saddles and Sisters Athletic Club are partnering for a free “Get Into Gravel” two-part series.

“We will discuss what this gravel riding craze is all about,” Meudt said. “The gear, the local rides and the tips and tricks to make for a better and more enjoyable gravel experience.”

Get Into Gravel #1 is set for Thursday, May 16, 6 to 8 p.m. at Blazin Saddles. There is no need to bring riding gear.

Sign up for limited gravel demo bikes available for discount for the Get Into Gravel #2 ride night. Call the shop to reserve bikes and sign up at 541-719-1213.

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dogs. The way to a dog’s heart is through its stomach.

After the treating and greeting, I would read a story and then kids could come back up and give the dogs another treat.

Everything went as planned that day until after the reading. As soon as I was done with the book the kids mobbed the Scotties.

Everyone wanted to play.

The two shy students were right in the mix laughing, and then the children started to run around. Well, you can’t run around dogs without them wanting to run too.

Within a minute, 30 kids and three Scotties were running rings around the room. Kids were even picking up their stuffed animals and playing tug with Bernie.

Bernie was about 3 years old at the time and filled with energy. The youngsters had him running in circles, tugging toys and catching balls until everyone was exhausted.

The classroom was pandemonium for about 10 minutes. The teachers and I couldn’t stop laughing. Once everyone cooled down, Bernie received more hugs than he had ever had before, and the two shy students were the leaders of the group.

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We later received a wonderful thank-you card created by and signed by all the students. The Head Start leader said the two shy students had even opened up after the experience. They couldn’t stop talking about the Scotties.

Love: what a powerful emotion. My Scotties are four-footed walking examples of what love can do. We have had many wonderful book-readings; this was just one of the best examples of the power of Scottie love in action.

Think about the love filling your heart. Wouldn’t you enjoy finding new ways to share that love with Scottie-type enthusiasm?

Our schools, churches and charitable organizations are always looking for volunteers. When you give with a loving heart to others, like my Scotties do, you receive back an even greater amount of love. You can make someone’s life wonderful. Just open your heart and open a new door. Someone needs your extra love and I’ll bet you would enjoy more love in your life. Give and you will receive. John 15:12 says: Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Obituary Mary Alice “Mickey” Dillett Duehren

Gary Clinton Barnett

Mary Alice “Mickey” Duehren passed into eternal life on April 21, Easter Sunday, at the age of 83, from the consequences of vascular dementia.

She lived in Sisters for 33 years, most of that time with her husband, “Bill” (William Henry Duehren, Jr.), who pre-deceased her in 2013. They owned and operated Sisters Decorating from 1986 to 1997 when they retired. An active member of her community, Mickey volunteered with many civic, charitable, and church communities in the town.

Born in Milwaukee, WI, on July 12, 1935, Mickey was the oldest of two children of Andrew George and Helen (Klawiter) Dillett. She grew up in Milwaukee during the latter half of the Great Depression and WWII. She wrote in her family memoir, that “our milk was delivered by a milkman” and horse named Sandy. As a girl, she enjoyed penny candy and 12-cent Sunday matinees at the movies, as well as summers spent in Eau Claire with her cousins.

Mickey attended St. Michael’s Catholic grade school and graduated third in her class at St. John Cathedral High School in Milwaukee, where she was also elected to the National Honor Society and the Court of Honor for Senior Homecoming. She played the female lead in the senior class play and served as an editor of the school

Gary Clinton Barnett of Sisters passed away at his home, with family, on April 24, 2019. He was 84.

Gary was the only son of Claude Barnett and Georgia (Bourland) Barnett.

He was born in Oceanside, California, where he grew up and graduated from Oceanside High School.

He then joined the U.S. Navy and served on two destroyers, the USS Osborne and the USS Rogers, during the Korean War as an electronics technician. He went to San Diego State College, earning a BS in physics.

Gary met Barbara Ann (Connolly) Barnett while in college and they were married on March 21, 1959.

They have remained faithfully devoted to each other for over 60 years. He worked for Visibility Laboratories at Scripps Institute of Oceanography with the first astronauts, among other projects. In l969, he joined Santa Barbara Research Center as a reliability engineer and retired as project manager in 1995.

Gary was very active;

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yearbook. A spirited and sociable red-head, she had many friends. She admitted she liked boys too much to attend the women’s colleges where she’d earned scholarships and chose instead to go to work in a dean’s office at Marquette University.

It was a “dream” job for her, allowing her to lead the life of a co-ed, but without studies and exams.

She enjoyed going to mixers, football and basketball games, and auditing evening courses. She met her husband, Bill, a mechanical engineer, at Marquette.

Mickey had three sons and spent many years as a homemaker and Cub Scout den mother. Bill’s career led them to move many times.

They lived in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Tigard, OR, before settling and living longest in Sisters. The seven houses they owned honed Mickey’s interior decorating skills, and when they moved to Tigard, she began working for an interior design company. It was this talent that led them to buy Sisters/ Lutton’s Decorating Center in 1986.

Mickey was outgoing, vivacious and charming. She loved parties and potlucks.

Known as the “mother superior” of the Sisters Hiking Group, she was an avid and active outdoors woman.

Even as she neared the age of 80, Mickey could still hike seven miles or spend an afternoon skiing. She enjoyed

November 26, 1934 — April 24, 2019

traveling and maintained a lifelong passion for gardening. She kept a beautiful garden at her home on Camp Polk Road and belonged to the Sisters Garden Club. She served as a long-time volunteer at Habitat for Humanity and faithful parishioner at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church.

Mickey is survived by her sister, Patty Kinnee, in Wisconsin; as well as her three sons and three grandchildren: David and his wife, Anne, and their children (Hannah, Andrew, and Sarah) of Needham, Mass.; Dennis of Montpelier, Idaho; Derrick and his wife, Jeannine, of Scappoose, Oregon.

Mickey’s life will be celebrated in a rite of Christian burial at St. Edward the Martyr’s Catholic Church in Sisters on Saturday, June 29 at 9 a.m. A reception will follow the burial at 10:30.

Donations in her memory can be made to Deschutes Land Trust.

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he was an avid backpacker, sharing his love of the Sierras with his family and friends. He was a pilot for most of his adult life, racing sailplanes and owning several powered aircraft, flying regularly until he was 82. He rode motorcycles all over the West with several of his engineering friends. He volunteered his time, both to the Boy Scouts and to the EAA, mentoring Young Eagles sharing his love of flying.

Gary is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Barnett; son Erick Clinton Barnett; daughter Lee Ann Barnett (husband John Boyd); and his granddaughter Meredith Amelia Boyd.

Memorial contributions in Gary’s name may be made to St. Charles Hospice, Bend.

P r i v a t e f a m i l y s e rvices will be held at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.

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In the

PINES

By T. Lee Brown

The Things I Have to Do ~ or ~ Glued-on Socks & an Uncertain Heart The Things I Have To Do are small…but there are so many of them. They pile up madly, one on top of the other.

Most are of the everyday variety. Food must be bought and cooked. Laundry must be washed. Work must be worked.

Husbands must be laughed with, talked with, clung to.

Children must be tickled, read to, bathed.

The world around me is wonderful, though it’s hard to appreciate with so many Things going on at once.

Small birds swoop through the ponderosas. On ground that was piled with snow just days ago, waxy purple leaves push up through winterbleached pine needles.

Blessings and curses arrive in tandem. A group I

collaborate with is nominated for a prestigious award—big yay!

But now our camping trip to the Coast, where I’d planned to relax after weeks of high-octane go-go-go, is spent scripting a video and writing a book for the award application.

I begin to buckle. I think, I am depleted. I have nothing left to give.

A Basho haiku comes to mind. My friend Heidi gave it to me, handwritten on a slip of paper tucked into a golden Easter egg: A cicada shell; / it sang itself / utterly away.

I don’t buckle. I take a walk. Bubbles strew themselves in large colonies along the beach. The wind flings them into pale foamy tribes, each scudding along sand as though lost, searching.

Eventually the tribes disband into families of two, four, six bubbles.

One more gust of wind and they’re gone. Poof.

I rewrite the script again, quickly record a voiceover scratch track.

Boom! Nailed it.

We drive back to Sisters.

FedEx takes the award package to New York. I’d stop to feel relieved but I’m already busy, helping out Sisters Farmers Market.

Then comes a question: What is happening to my heart?

I don’t ask this in a rhetorical or Hallmark-card sense, but literally.

Why is my heart buzzing and burbling within my chest?

I call the advice nurse. I guess I’m expecting her to say it’s no big deal because I’m shocked when she tells me to go get an EKG. Suddenly I’m driving to Bend instead of volunteering at the middle school expo. I drive calmly but fast; urgent care closes at 7 p.m.

The soundtrack? Whatever happened to be on the stereo last time I drove. Thankfully, that turns out to be “Abbey Road.”

It’s hard to imagine anything truly terrible happening while the Beatles’ harmonies soar. Because the wind is high/It blows my miiiiinnnd…

I sing along, taking the high part.

Slants of evening sunlight slash through gunmetal clouds, glinting off wet asphalt past the rodeo grounds. The earth is grey, yellowed with last summer’s grasses.

I am alert and alive. I am breathing and seeing. It may be bad for the environment, but driving is a native form of meditation for the West Coast born-and-bred.

Thinking could ruin this moment; panicking certainly would. So I stick to singing.

I make it to the clinic on time. An X-Ray technician moonlighting as a cardiology assistant wires me up. My body half-bared to the fluorescent gray room, a paper robe floating daintily above my skin, socks pulled down so electrodes can be glued to my ankles, I feel cold.

The technician stops chatting to concentrate on her wires. In the silence, The

Suit: Bullying over weight led girl to kill self PORTLAND (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit against the Redmond School District says a sixth-grader killed herself because a boy at school regularly bullied her about her weight.

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Brooklyn died April 18, 2017. The girl left behind notes that said she killed herself “because of this boy,” her mother’s lawyer said.

The lawsuit says the boy told Brooklyn that she should kill herself.

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Things I Have To Do — and the people for whom I do them — flutter through my mind.

My kitchen dashes by with its pleasant piles of dishes and veggies, its crackled grout that needs re-sealing.

I see my husband. Child.

Funny, bright, awkward kids from my classes.

Notebooks scattered with poems. The new farmers market logo, printed on a fresh banner.

A talent show I haven’t had time to organize. A factsheet I was asked to produce months ago, about how time in nature benefits children.

Faces of my parents, nephews, niece, friends — people I love and inevitably worry about, who might need my help or a kind word.

Proud young kids under bright sun, selling their food and crafts at the Kid Made Camp booth.

The nomenclature presentation I haven’t finished for a client in Bend. OK, maybe I haven’t even started it.

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It’s like a kaleidoscope in there. I love my Things!

But I wonder, as the machine beeps its cold, nasal beep: Would I let ‘em kill me?

The technician goes off to find a doctor. I sit there, cold and quiet, reading “My Skeleton” by Jane Hirshfield.

The poet tells her skeleton this: Someday you, / what is left of you, / will be flensed of this marriage.

The MD comes in holding a strip of paper with lines on it. My heart seems OK for the moment. A home heart monitor is in my future.

Shivering, I swap the paper robe for jeans and a hoodie. The glue on my ankles won’t come off; the technician fetches alcohol swabs. Those don’t work either.

I ride off into the sunset with glued-on socks and an uncertain heart.

The Beatles sing me home: Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight / Carry that weight / a long time.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Sisters ‘Better Half’ Marathon

Looking for a way to stay active while supporting local student athletes? Sign up to run or walk an event at the 8th Annual Sisters ‘Better Half’ Marathon on Saturday, May 11. Information and registration at www. sistershalfmarathon.com. Call 541549-1298 for more information.

Crafters Wanted

Quality-oriented crafters are being sought as consigners for the 44th Annual Snowflake Boutique (November 1 & 2). All juries held at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond. Saturday jury dates are May 11, August 10, September 7 and October 5 at 9:30 a.m. and Monday, October 14 at 6 p.m. Info at www.snowflakeboutique.org, or call Randi 541-788-4452, Jan 541350-4888 or Tina 541-447-1640.

Stars Over Sisters Party

Learn about the night skies!

Stargazers are invited to gather at the SPRD building on Saturday, May 11 at 8:30 p.m. for a free presentation and slide show. If weather then permits, plan on heading out to the SHS sports fields to observe the night sky through powerful telescopes. Info: 541-549-8846.

SMS Family Open Gym

The SMS Parent Collaboration Team is hosting a family open gym at Sisters Middle School on Saturday, May 17 from 2:30-4 p.m. Basketballs, volleyballs and other gym toys will be available for a free activity for families.

The Collaboration Team also has meetings scheduled the first Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. at SMS and all are welcome. The group’s official purpose is to “allow parents to actively participate, serve, and contribute to the functioning and organization of the school.” Info: 541-610-9513.

Got Pie?

Or cookies? Or cake? Or cream puffs? The Cloverdale Livestock 4-H Club invites the community to its annual Pie Social on Saturday, May 11 at 6 p.m. in the Sisters Elementary School commons. Proceeds help fund club activities and community service projects. For more information contact Pam at 541771-4979.

City of Sisters Seeks Planning Commission Members

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for two in-city volunteers to serve on the Planning Commission, which meets at City Hall the third Thursday of each month. Both terms will begin on July 1, 2019; one appointment is for an 18-month term, and one appointment is for a four-year term. The Planning Commission’s purposes include reviewing major land-use applications and advising the City Council on Planning policies. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31 and are available at Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, or visit the City’s website at www.ci.sisters.or.us.

For additional information, please call Patrick Davenport at (541) 323-5219.

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Want to be in the Sisters Rodeo Parade? Register at www. sistersrodeo.com. Deadline for registration is May 15. Any questions please call Jeri at 541588-0689. Entries are limited .

Highlights

Thursday, May 9 Candidate Chat 6 to 8 p.m. at Sisters Public Library

Donate Antiques & Jewelry

Sisters Kiwanis takes donations of antiques, collectibles and jewelry throughout the year for its annual Antiques, Collections & Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday every Memorial Day weekend. Your donation is tax-deductible! For more information and to arrange for pickup of large items, please call Pam at 541-719-1049 or Lydia at 541-359-7827. You may also drop off small items at Essentials at 492 E. Main Ave.

Thurs, May 9–Sun, May 12 OHSET Championship Meet Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Saturday, May 11 ‘Better Half’ Marathon Village Green Park Saturday, May 11 CPR/AED/First Aid Class 8:30 a.m. at Sisters Fire Station

Sisters Handmade, HomeGrown, Vintage Market

Saturday, May 11 Saving Grace 8 to 11 a.m. in Downtown Sisters

A unique blend of spring & summer crafts, plants, flowers, antiques and collectibles. Vintage treasures and food items. The market will be open Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will support Sisters Christian Academy. The market is located at 1307 W McKinney Butte Rd. For more information find us on Facebook or call Pat at 541-383-1821.

Saturday, May 11 Sisters Garden Club 9:30 a.m. at Sisters City Hall Saturday, May 11 4-H Pie Social: Got Pie? 6 p.m. at Sisters Elementary School Saturday, May 11 Stars Over Sisters Party 8:30 p.m. at SPRD

Candidate Chat with Jamie McLeod-Skinner

Sisters Garden Club

The next meeting of the Sisters Garden Club is at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11 at Sisters City Hall. Morgan Parks of the National Wildlife Federation will present “Co-Existing: Gardening & Wildlife.”

All are welcome! For more information call 541-549-6390 or go to sistersgardenclub.com.

Support for Caregivers

A free support group for those who provide care in any capacity meets at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 386 N. Fir St. at 10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Call 541-771-3258 for additional information.

Organ Donor Awareness

A new nonprofit is in the planning stages to educate the community on the importance of organ donation. Fundraisers and events will be discussed. If interested in taking part, please call Fifi Bailey at 541-419-2204.

All are invited to meet with the 2018 Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in our district. Jamie won 39.41% of the district’s votes—the highest of any candidate taking on the incumbent Representative Greg Walden in history. She’d like to thank Sisters voters in person, invite feedback on positives and lessons learned from the campaign, n, and talk about the 2020 elections.

Come join the conversation on Thursday, May 9, from 6 to 8 p.m.

(6 - 6:30 social time) at the Sisters Library. For more information call 541-760-5320.

Sisters Community Garden

There are a few raised-bed garden plots available for the 2019 gardening season at the Sisters Community Garden, near the airport. Application materials and information are available on the Garden’s website, SistersCommunityGarden.org. For additional information, call 541549-8664.

CPR/AED and First Aid Class

The next CPR/AED/First Aid class is scheduled for Saturday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $30, which covers both the CPR and First Aid modules, a workbook and completion card. Register

by Tuesday, May 7. To register, go online to sistersfire.com and select the CPR tab, or stop by and register at the Sisters Fire station during business hours (8:00 to 5:00). Pick up the student workbook at the station after you register. If you have questions, call Beverly Halcon at 818-674-7686.

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Women, do you have an hour to help those in need? Do you have a purse you bought but never used?

We’re filling them with necessities for Central Oregon’s Saving Grace. Saving Grace provides safe, emergency housing & resources for survivors and their minor children in a confidential location.

On Saturday, May 11 we’ll meet in downtown Sisters. Call 541-3883987 to reserve your time to fill the purses: 8 a.m., 9 a.m. or 10 a.m.

St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Sat. Vigil Mass | 9 a.m. Sun. Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (SHS) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 541-550-0750 5 p.m. Praise and Prayer Service Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Classes & Discussion Call for location and times • 541-549-6586

Civil War Living History

The Civil War reenactment at House On Metolius Meadow is Saturday and Sunday, May 18 & 19. Over 160 Civil War characters present living conditions and military of the 1860s. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and to 4 p.m. on Sunday, with mock battles scheduled at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. Saturday only, at 1 p.m.

President Lincoln will address the public. Entry is $8 (seniors, active military & students, $5 and kids under 6 are free). Family maximum, $25.00. Parking, $5 per vehicle with a donation to the Boy Scouts. House On Metolius is off Oregon Highway 126/US-20, two miles north of Camp Sherman.

Info: 541-815-1975.

Sisters Library coming events

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, May 9 and 16 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078.

LEGO Block Party

Kids of all ages can join the fun Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. at Sisters Library. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more information.

Open Computer Lab

From 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, a free open lab is offered at the Sisters Library.

Practice skills, receive help with technical tasks, and have your questions answered. For more info call 541-312-1072.

Pajama Storytime

Tuesday, May 14 from 6 to 7 p.m. bring the whole family for stories and activities for ages 0-5. Pajamas optional! No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more info.

Saving Grace

Sisters Area Churches Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship westsidesisters.org Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship Sisters Community Church (Nondenom.)

1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com Calvary Chapel (Nondenominational) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D 541-588-6288 • 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Chapel in the Pines – Camp Sherman 541-549-9971 • 10 a.m. Sunday Worship

OHSET Championship Meet

On May 9 to 12, 2019 the Oregon High School Equestrian State Championship Meet will be held at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in the First Interstate Bank Event Center, Sagebrush and Juniper Arenas.

Each day’s events will begin at 8 a.m. This event is open to the public and free of charge. There will be vendors on site to check out and a Consignment Tack Sale with Deschutes County Horse 4-H. We hope you will come out and support these athletes! Meet information is available at www. ohset.com under State Meet or call Kathy at 541-419-8925.

eBook Downloads

Learn how to download eBooks and audio books from the library’s collection on Tuesday, May 21 at 10 a.m. at Fika Sisters Coffeehouse. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more information.

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Live animals, stories, crafts with High Desert Museum for kids ages 3 to 5. It’s 30-45 minutes of adventure! Limited to 30 children and their caregivers. Sisters Library on Tuesday, May 21 at 11:30 a.m. Info: 541-312-1072.

Machines as the Measure of Man

Dr. Jessica Hammerman will present on the centrality of industrialization as a Western phenomenon on Wednesday, May 22 at noon at the Sisters Library. Info: 541-312-1032.

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “Paris by the Book” by Liam Callanan with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, May 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Call 541-617-7078 for more info.

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Oregon offers $2 billion for schools

By Sarah Zimmerman Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — Oregon legislative leaders laid out their plan to raise billions in dollars in revenue for schools, as teachers are readying themselves for a walkout to protest a chronic disinvestment in the state education system.

Co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Student Success said Thursday, April 4, they’ll be able to raise approximately $2 billion in extra revenue each biennium to fund school initiatives focused on early education, increased class time and addressing mental and behavioral health issues in the classroom.

Educators praised the plan, but didn’t say if it was enough to put an end to a planned teacher walkout in May. The Oregon Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, said they are monitoring the outcome of the legislature’s revenue proposal.

“Oregon schools are in crisis,” said John Larson, president of the Oregon Education Association in a statement. “If the legislature is able to fully fund their Student Success Act, we could make gamechanging investments in all students, including students of color, low-income students, and students from other historically disadvantaged backgrounds.”

The money will come from a new commercial activity tax, which takes a portion of a business’ total revenue.

Legislators are still working out the final details, but Rep. Greg Smith, a Republican from Heppner, said the tax is meant to be “spread very thinly across all businesses,” with exemptions or smaller fines for small businesses.

The $2 billion in expected revenue will go to a newly created “Student Success Fund,” which will fund additional educational programs and other school initiatives including smaller class sizes and more counseling services.

At least 20 percent of the Student Success Fund money

will be invested into early education, including special education and the state’s preschool programs. Another 30 percent will be earmarked for statewide initiatives, including universal free meals and bullying prevention measures.

The rest of the money — approximately $1 billion every two years — will go directly to schools to be used to improve educational outcomes in a state that suffers from one of the lowest graduation rates in the country.

To access that money, schools will have to submit proposals on how they will use the funds. The plans must address mental and behavioral health needs, and work to reduce educational barriers for students of color and other underserved students.

Educators have said that a lack of funding has forced schools to cut programs, expand class sizes and lay off staff. Schools have also reported not being able to afford enough counselors or other resources to address their students’ complex mental health needs, a problem that has only gotten worse over the past decade.

Teachers have reported an increase in violent behavior from students, and a survey of 2,000 Oregon teachers found that 56 percent of educators have evacuated their classrooms at least once in the past year because a student was considered a threat to others.

“Education is almost the last thing that our schools are doing because they have kids who come in who are food insecure, who are housing insecure, who are dealing with untreated mental and behavioral issues,” said Rep. Barbara Smith Warner, a Democrat from Portland and one of the co-chairs of the student success committee. “Schools have become the de facto provider for all these services, yet we aren’t funding them.”

The state will monitor how effectively schools are using the money and whether districts are meeting their

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performance goals. Struggling schools will be given more resources and technical assistance to boost student success.

“We’re very supportive of this plan,” said Jim Green, executive director of the Oregon School Board Association. “We have underfunded our education system for 30 years and this is a great attempt at trying to address that.”

G o v. K a t e B r o w n expressed disappointment that the plan didn’t include extra money for higher education, including community colleges and universities. She told reporters that higher education is essential for the state’s plan to provide quality education from “cradle to career.”

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Sisters Movie House The Emperor’s Club 6:45 to 9 p.m. Part of the Creativity, Culture and Faith Series. For information call Sisters Community Church at 541-549-1201.

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Paulina Springs Books Community Game Night 6 p.m. Second Wednesday of every month. For information call 541-549-0866.

Sisters Fire Hall Author Presentation with Bill Sullivan MAY 7 p.m. “New Hikes in the Central OR Cascades.” For more info 9 call 541-549-0866 or go to paulinasprings.com.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

High school students launch science balloons

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Sisters High School students from Rima Givot’s chemistry class took to the field on Thursday, May 2, for the now-annual science balloon launch. It was the fourth consecutive year Givot has led this effort with her chemistry class.

Givot, along with her student teacher Samantha Petrie and a number of volunteers, worked with the students throughout the project from planning, to launch, and all the way to retrieval.

The launch of the two balloons took place early Thursday morning at Sisters Eagle Airport under clear skies. Much preparation took place prior to the release, but the real excitement came at this moment. The balloons ultimately reached an altitude of over 80,000 feet, high enough for cameras on board to record the curve of the earth.

The purpose of the balloon project is multi-layered, according to Givot.

“The helium balloons themselves help the students learn the application of gas laws,” she said. “It’s a way to see how gases change as you change variables such as temperature, pressure and volume.

“We use the balloons as a means to practice science so that student groups develop questions that they would like to answer having to do with the stratosphere or how other things might be affected by high altitude.”

For example, one group sent seeds up and will observe how they grow in comparison to seeds that remained on earth. Another group used veterinarian-grade penicillin and will see if its effectiveness diminishes after being exposed to ultra-cold temperatures and high altitude.

“We try to have them relate their experiments to chemistry, but ultimately we allow them to try a variety of things,” she said.

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The payload on the balloons included small “computers” that collect data that can then be downloaded for retrieval. In addition to the materials used for each experiment the payload also included two tracking devises (GPS and short wave) as well as cameras and other instruments.

The film footage from the balloon is compelling even from the standpoint of knowing that the balloons can travel that high and that the layers of the atmosphere and stratosphere as well as the actual curved edge of the earth is visible.

“When we looked at the film the next day, it was spectacular to see the curve of the earth — we could see a good portion of it — and how thin the atmosphere really is,” said Givot.

The balloons ultimately popped and the payload drifted to earth beneath parachutes. Both payloads landed within one mile of each other, southeast of Bend near Paulina Peak, and the search crew definitely overcame some challenges to retrieve them.

The first payload landed in a hemlock forest high on a ridge and Givot figured it would be hung up high in a tree. “We couldn’t believe it when we found it in the one open spot in the area,” she said.

The second one was more of a challenge as the team of seven sophomore searchers had to fight their way through tightly packed lodgepole pine in hopes of finding the materials. Because the GPS does not work for the entire voyage (above 22,000 feet) the other tracker is used to fill in the gaps of the location tracking. Once the parachute lands, the GPS signal can only be picked up if it is upright or partially upright.

“The signal showed a possible landing spot, but when we got to the place, we couldn’t find it. We did some grid searching and had sort of lost hope of finding it due to

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Sisters High School students launched experiments in balloons from Sisters Airport last week. the dense growth, but finally we did find it about one mile from the first one.

“Our tracking predictors actually came very close to the actual landing spots,” said Givot.

Five students served as leaders for the project. Their tasks included being in charge of weather information, managing the payloads, helium, equipment testing and communicating with each team. Those leaders included Skylar Wilkins, Christopher Lundgren, Brooke Robillard, Emilie Turpen, and Sophia Bianchi.

A number of adult helpers made the project possible, including Steven Peterson of Sisters, whose career work involves using balloons for science and research. Rod Moorehead helped with guiding the building of the

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Wildlife management without poison

By Jim Anderson Correspondent

Last week The Nugget ran the story Susan Prince and I put together on the rash of poison stations that have popped up in Sisters Country. In that light, Kathy Deggendorfer contacted me for stating one of them was on her Pine Meadow Ranch property.

Turns out I was close, but not close enough to get the brass ring; the poison bait station in question was on the irrigated portion of Pine Meadow Village and neither Kathy, Susan, nor I have any idea how it got there.

So, what are alternatives to poison to eliminating wildlife from places they’re not wanted? Unfortunately, every one of them is labor-intensive; that’s what makes poison so popular.

You’ll come down to live or dead trapping. The most popular instrument for dead trapping is the snap-trap or jawed trap. Victor makes several models for several sizes of victims: large traps for rats and ground squirrels and smaller ones for mice and small rodents. Peanut butter is

excellent bait, but sometimes popped popcorn works, plain old butter, cheese and some people favor cauliflower and/ or even sliced bread.

Sherman makes live traps used by researchers worldwide that are ideal for mammals from mice to ground squirrels, as does Have-aHart. The latter has sizes for catching feral cats, skunks, and even raccoons.

If you’re going to go after those pestiferous animals that do damage to your property, or leave behind droppings you’d rather not have underfoot, snap-trapping will work, but if there are fleas on the victim they’ll leave as soon as they cool off; be mindful of that.

The best way to dispose of them is placing the trap and dead critter in a plastic bag. Keep the bag closed and release the victim from the trap, then take out the trap quickly, watching for fleas trying to escape. Bury the victims well away from your domicile, where your house pet can not find and dig it/ them up. This entire process should be done while wearing plastic gloves, which should

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If you have an excess of chipmunks you can live-trap them easily and then take them to the various BLM wildlife areas and release them. I paid my grandsons to live-trap my surplus chipmunks and it worked slicker than snot-on-a-door-knob.

Now, what about a skunk?

That can be very messy if you decide to go after them with a snap or jawed trap. It would be best to use a medium-sized Have-a-Hart and a nice fresh piece of Col. Sanders chicken for bait.

When the skunk is in the trap, move around it slowly and politely. Cover it with a big towel (one you don’t need anymore), leaving the trap carrying handle accessible.

Using caution you can move it into a box, then place said box in the back of an open-air pickup and take it a few miles away into a quiet area of no homes or people traffic.

After placing the trap out in the open, get close enough to release the animal with the aid of a long stiff wire or stick.

I usually smile at the skunk as it ambles off.

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I’ve been using this method for over 60 years and while doing so have never been sprayed by spotted or striped skunks.

That said, in 1957 I got the full blast from a male spotted skunk, but it was because I picked up the live trap with the skunk in it, thinking the animal was one I had descented a week or so before.

You can’t judge a skunk by its cover.

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squirrels can be forced to leave by gassing or flooding the tunnels where they live. Any creatures that are not killed during this process will find their habitat undesirable and hopefully move away.

Be sure to go to: https:// squirrelsrefuge.org/law.html and read what the law says about handling Oregon and Washington state wildlife.

If you want to talk trapping or changing the course of your role with that of your wildlife neighbor(s), drop me an email at jimnaturalist@gmail.com.

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The Bunkhouse Chronicle Craig Rullman Columnist

Listening to the Bees In the voluminous lore and literature of beekeeping there is a tradition known as “Telling the Bees.” The basic premise is that bees appreciate a good conversation, don’t welcome surprises, and failure to properly communicate with the hive can end badly for all involved. There is even a religious aspect to the notion, as cultures across the planet have adopted the notion of bees as messengers between the supernatural and our lowly, pedestrian selves.

Last year, I began beekeeping. I went to school to learn something about bees, bee breeds, bee diseases, bee doctoring, the life of the hive, and the various do’s and don’ts of building and

maintaining a healthy colony of bees. This was partly a gigantic virtue signal, a response to the appalling condition of our world’s bees, but also a vigorous and sincere attempt to learn something new and to develop additional intimacy with the details of our life.

In the beginning I worked with our bees wearing a suit, one of those gangly, half butterfly-catcher, half-astronaut beekeeping costumes.

As a rank amateur I felt the suit was a wise precaution, because I have also made it a life’s work to remain off the considerable rolls of life’s cautionary tales.

But the suit is its own problem. It’s hot, for one thing, like wearing a buffalo robe in a steambath, and similarly awkward. And what I learned, as I started working around the hive, was that the bees responded directly to my own behavior. I found myself talking to the bees in a kind of beatnik streamof-consciousness routine.

Pulling out a frame to inspect the condition of the queen, or of the brood, I would talk to them the same way I talk to a froggy colt, or a dog gone nervous in a thunderstorm.

Later, I would take my chair outside and sit next to the frame, watching the bees

fly in with their hind legs covered in magnificent blue and red pollens, and talk to them about their day. If the bees joined our conversation it was in the energy they returned, and if there is something to Telling the Bees I think that is exactly the reward: an energy payback that soothes the body and mind.

When I realized this I stopped wearing the suit. And I’ve yet to be stung, even when pulling up the frames for inspection, or dropping a patty of Api-Guard inside to help in the on-going war against varroa mites.

But there is another story that is probably more important than telling bees how we feel, or in one ancient tradition, draping the hive in black cloth to inform them of a death in the family. In this other story, I think, it is far more important that we shut our mouths and start listening to what the bees are telling us.

Only about 50 percent of bees survive the winter.

That’s true regardless of the climate or the skill and experience of the beekeepers.

The reasons vary: poisoned by neonicitinoids that are sprayed on commercial flowers, infestion by varroa mites, or any number of diseases

endemic in bee populations.

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So the problems mount up, and ignorance and widespread pesticide use and colony collapse disorder march on unabated.

Our bees didn’t make it through the winter. Way back in February we had a day warm enough that I could open the hive and check on them. They were alive then.

A few weeks later, when it was warm enough to check again, they were dead. All of them. There was a deep mound of dead bees near the entrance, where the last survivors had hauled the dead and dying out of the hive in a fight to keep it clean for the queen inside.

But here on the Figure 8 we don’t give up so easy.

This year I’m doubling down, and we will bring two new colonies on board in the next week. And I look forward to another summer of telling, but mostly listening to, the bees.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Fire district pilots national safety campaign in schools The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District was selected by the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal’s Office to participate in a pilot program called “Sound Off.” The Sound Off program includes three fire safety lessons that were developed for students in second and third grade. Topics include smoke alarms and how they work, hunting for fire hazards in the home, and escape planning. The unique part of this program is that students perform a safety survey of their own home with their family, and if issues are found with their smoke alarms, the Fire District will install new ones free of charge.

Six Fire District volunteers started the program in Sisters before spring break, and have visited secondand third-graders at Sisters Christian Academy, Black Butte School, and Sisters Elementary School. Total children contacted through this program since March 2019 is 167. Because this is a pilot program, a preand post-test will be used to show what the children have learned, and results

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The Sound Off program was developed by a company called Young Minds Inspired, in conjunction with the Center for National Prevention Initiatives at Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI). This is the third year that MPHI has received grant funding through a FEMA Fire Prevention Safety Grant, and Oregon is the 10th state to pilot the program.

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Of a certain

AGE Sue Stafford Columnist

I feel the most whole, centered, and peaceful when I am out in my yard. The constant chatter in my mind is stilled, the to-do lists fall away, and my focus narrows in on the wondrous marvels of nature that occur each season, whether I am paying attention or not.

My move to Sisters 15 years ago this month came at a time when I had been immersed in tending my garden in Kirkland, Washington, where everything grows easily and profusely.

Upon arrival at my new home, with the bare bones of a yard, mainly lawn and ponderosa pine trees, my enthusiastic gardener-self tackled the new challenge with great enthusiasm. I ripped up sections of lawn and established

new perennial beds full of iris, lilies, delphiniums, lavender, native grasses and scented geraniums.

I planted aspens, autumn blaze maples, vine maples, flowering crabapples and a paper-bark birch. For the first eight or nine years, my garden brought me tremendous pleasure. I could spend entire days weeding, transplanting, pruning — tending nature’s gifts.

Of course, the deer were constant competitors for tender green shoots and colorful blooms. Deer fencing and spraying foliage with repellent helped moderate their carnage. Additionally, I have been fortunate over the years to have several very capable gardeners to help with spring and fall cleanups, but dwindling finances have kept their visits to a minimum of late.

With less help, more years on my body, and less ability to devote long hours, all the results of my devotion and care of the yard have slowly faded away. The birch appears to be dying, after reaching 30 feet in height. Last year some critter worked its way through a perennial bed, decimating all the flowers (they just disappeared) and devouring a majority of the roots on my favorite crabapple tree, which fell over with no anchor to

hold it upright.

The deer fencing had to be replaced every couple of years and I finally said “uncle” and just removed it.

Consequently, I surrendered most of the remaining perennials and shrubs to the fourfooteds. The iris, lavender, Lydia broom, and grasses have survived because they aren’t high on the menu of local deer.

Last summer I spent almost no time in the yard, simply despairing and feeling defeated when I looked out on it. Besides, I had kept myself overly busy with the launch of a new organization and didn’t have time to spend in the yard.

As I’ve mentioned in an earlier column, circumstances have conspired to encourage me to slow down, reduce my responsibilities, and focus on what is important in my life.

Relationships with longtime friends and family have taken on a new immediacy.

Quiet time to reflect on my life and what I want to do with the years left has given rise to a sense of peace. I feel a release of “shoulds” and “oughts” and “musts.” My thoughts have slowed down. The hustle is gone out of my daily routine. My breath is slower and deeper. My sleep is sounder

and more restorative. The piles of clutter are shrinking and, with each bag of recycled papers, I feel a release and lightening in my spirit.

The sudden burst of rejuvenating spring weather is perfectly timed with doors and windows thrown open wide. Each morning brings more green to the branches and shoots reaching toward the warming sun. The birds greet each new day, hopping from branch to branch, chirping to announce the reprieve from a long, hard winter.

I, too, am a tender shoot growing toward the sunlight.

I have just finished having a thorough clean-up done in time for the annual spring yard waste collection this week. As I have relinquished

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Make sure your home is properly insured

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Volunteers cleaned up the one-acre property of an elderly Sisters couple last week.

Locals rally for spring clean-up

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Jeff (89) and Fay (87) Harding have lived in Sage Woods for 27 years. They are former Sisters Athletic Club (SAC) members and participated in the Q Club (Quality Club) at SAC. Jeff’s health has been declining and Q Club members Jeff Reynolds, Bruce Barnes, Bob Hammond and others have helped with medical visits and other needs for the Hardings.

At this time of year, garden work and cleanup becomes necessary. Q Club members decided to volunteer cleaning up the one-acre Harding homesite.

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The cleanup started on Thursday, May 2, after the Q Club class finished at SAC. The next few days saw burning of plant needles and other plant material until all was finished.

The Q Club workout at SAC includes 30 minutes on spin bikes followed by 30 minutes of weights, balance, and other health exercises. Jeff and Fay Harding did well in the class and benefited not only with healthy exercise but from the many friends they have made — who have not forgotten their workout buddies at spring cleaning time.

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It’s critical to make sure your home is property insured. In a landscape that offers many threats, you can’t rely on Federal catastrophe grants to rebuild a home.

Jason Rybka of Farmers Insurance recommends regular reviews of your homeowners insurance policy.

Farmers offers an annual review.

He notes that one critical aspect to be aware of is your settlement options. Check that your policy settles on replacement cost, rather than actual cash value. That will help ensure that you don’t come up short on replacing and repairing damage.

New upgrades to your home — including decking and fencing — should be added to your policy.

Creating defensible space and hardening your home against fire may not show up directly in savings on your homeowners insurance — but your community’s efforts do.

Fire protection classification ratings can affect how much you pay, so the more you and your neighbors do, the

better.

Fire is an obvious threat, but there are plenty of others.

“Hail is one of the biggest ones,” Rybka noted.

Damaging hailstorms, wind, snow, all can wreak havoc and you need to make sure you’re protected.

“Our number-one peril is water,” Rybka said.

A broken pipe can do a lot of damage. External flooding is another matter. Don’t assume that your homeowners insurance policy covers floods; actually flood damage isn’t typically covered by homeowners insurance and may require a separate policy.

Regular reviews of your insurance also helps you keep abreast of new products and programs that can enhance your safety and well-being.

Some carriers offer insurer firefighter protection services (see related story, page 6).

Being proactive brings peace of mind — and ensures that when disaster does strike, your pain and difficulties are not exacerbated by suddenly finding out you are under-insured.

A simple review can save a lot of heartache.

As Rybka notes, “People who don’t do it, I guarantee they’re overpaying or are not covered correctly.”

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They stand by their work — especially their window cleaning.

“If it doesn’t look right when you’re looking at it and the light’s coming through, we’re coming back the next day,” says Jeff Blake.

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Applying for rental killed my credit

Dear Property Guy

By Mike Zoormajian

Dear Property Guy, With the shortage of decent rentals, I applied to a few places at once. I’ve always had pretty good credit, but the place I really liked refused me for bad credit. What’s going on?

— Mad in Madras Dear Mad: It all starts with FICO, which originally stood for Fair, Isaac, and Company. Now it’s just a number between 300 and 850 that indicates creditworthiness.

Plan on having a FICO score above 620 if you want to rent anything.

A lot of voodoo goes into a FICO score, but one component is the number of “hard inquires.” A hard inquiry is a type of credit check done by mortgage and auto lenders, credit card companies, or (wait for it) landlords. These inquiries

stay on record for two years, and negatively affect it for one year. Each inquiry reduces your score by about 5 points.

All housing-related inquiries within a 45-day period are supposed to be counted as one, but this doesn’t always happen.

So barring a landlord accidentally pulling duplicate inquires (which can happen), I suspect that multiple hard inquiries pulled your score down. Best to pull your own credit report and dig deeper.

A landlord can also do a “soft inquiry.” This provides the same info, but does not negatively affect your credit. That’s why it’s important for renters to ask what sort of credit check is performed before applying.

— Mike Dear Property Guy, I have a rental house with pretty good tenants. They seem to take care of the house, but I have heard horror stories about major damage, and it’s keeping me up at night.

— Concerned in Carlsbad Dear Concerned: The best way to ensure good tenants is to screen hard (yet legally) up front. Right now, it’s time to familiarize yourself with the concept of inspections.

Easiest is the monthly (or

weekly) drive-by. Is the house still there? Landscaping OK? ’87 Chevy up on blocks? These are all clues.

I give a week’s notice, and do an initial 30-day walk through. Looking for lease violations, unsafe or unsanitary conditions, and things that will damage the property. I check appliances, smoke detectors, and ensure nothing’s leaking. I fix most issues on the spot, and folks seem to appreciate the check-in.

After that, I do half-yearly inspections, ensuring the place is set-up for next season. This may mean furnace filters, chimney and gutters clear, or pine needles raked.

Inspections shouldn’t be a big deal. It’s a good opportunity to ensure your tenants are not only taking care of your property, but being taken care of by you.

— Mike Mike Zoormajian is principal at WetDog Properties in Sisters, OR, providing local property management and investor services. Questions, comments to: letters@wetdogpnw.com Free legal advice is worth what you pay for it. Consult a real attorney before doing anything crazy.

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Identify the problem before treating a struggling plant

By Kym Pokorny Oregon State University Extension Service

CORVALLIS – When youʼve got a plant that looks a little – or a lot – in distress, donʼt start trying to fix it until you know the problem.

It could be a simple glitch like not giving it enough water or putting a sun-loving plant in the shade, said Neil Bell, horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service.

The first line of defense is knowing your plant, its characteristics and needs.

“People assume if a plant changes appearance that itʼs a problem; but it may not be a problem at all,” he said. “It could be an oddball characteristic like a conifer whose foliage changes color in winter.

That always worries people.”

Once youʼve determined it isnʼt just a characteristic of the plant and the plant is getting the sun exposure, water and nutrients it needs, itʼs time to move on to solving the mystery. To do that, ask a series of systematic questions to diagnose and effectively address the cause of the malady.

“Identifying the problem first enables you to go

about fixing the problem in the appropriate way,” Bell said. “Even if your problem is caused by a pest or disease, sometimes a person may choose to use a pesticide, organic or otherwise, but you have to apply it when itʼs going to be effective. How people mess up is applying something thatʼs not needed or apply it when it doesnʼt work. You donʼt want to waste resources on a problem you donʼt have. Sometimes people spray first and ask questions later. It should be the other way around.”

Whether you decide to diagnose your plant woes on your own or use an OSU Extension Master Gardener, the process is the same, according to Brooke Edmunds, horticulturist with OSU Extension. The trained volunteers ask the same questions and require you to come in armed with as much information as you can gather. If you donʼt know what the plant is, theyʼll help identify it and move down the diagnostic process to uncover the trouble.

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of the plant and their eyes go right to that issue. They may see a tree with leaves that are wilting so they bring in the leaves and thatʼs not the issue at all. You have to look at that tree holistically. Follow it down from twig to branch to trunk to roots. The real problem may be somewhere else on the tree. Sometimes we send people back to do a walk around the tree.”

Edmunds said about 30 to 40 percent of people who approach Master Gardeners are unprepared for the questions theyʼll be asked. But no one should be intimidated.

“Some people are avid gardeners, others are new,” she said. “Itʼs dramatically different. We get from super simple problems to some that are complex that theyʼve already had other experts out for consultation. Thereʼs no typical client.”

You can bring in samples, photographs and as much information as you can muster of the affected plant for your local Master Gardeners to examine. If coming into the office is onerous, you can email photos and information, as well. Youʼll find

the email address, phone number and address of your local Extension office on the website. Or submit a question and photograph to OSU Extensionʼs Ask an Expert service.

For more information about pests and diseases, go online to the PNW Plant Disease Management Handbook and the PNW Insect Management Handbook.

Additionally, Bell teaches a self-paced online course thatʼs available in fall through OSUʼs Professional and Continuing Education.

“The principles of diagnosing a plant problem are very similar to going to a doctor or an auto mechanic,” Bell said. “The doctor and the auto mechanic are looking for evidence of the root of the issue.”

Bell suggested some important questions to ask as you begin your investigation: • Whatʼs the identity of the affected plant? Determine whether a “real” problem exists; maybe whatever the plant is doing is normal.

• How many plants of the affected species are present?

• How many plants in that group are affected?

• What is the pattern of damage within the population? A uniform pattern usually indicates non-living, environmental causes of the problem. A random pattern indicates that diseases or pests could be culprits. But donʼt over-analyze “uniform” versus “random.”

• Which part or parts of the plant are affected? Just the leaves, fruit, shoots, a combination of those, or the whole plant?

• Whatʼs the pattern of damage on the leaves and stems of the individual plant?

If the damage pattern is uniform or random it can often indicate the cause is non-living or caused by pests.

• What time of year did the symptoms appear?

• Are the symptoms spreading, improving or constant?

Pest or disease problems often become worse with time.

Environmental problems in some cases look bad for a while but may start to improve.

• Are any signs of a pest present? Signs of a pest could include slug slime trails, rodent mounds or holes, fungal fruiting bodies, or notches cut from the leaf margin.

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Boys golf Tennis teams compete in first round of Districts host match at Black Butte Ranch

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws hosted a tournament held at Glaze Meadow at Black Butte Ranch on Thursday, May 2.

Nine schools were in attendance, but four of those fielded incomplete teams.

Crook County took top honors with a score of 332, and Ridgeview was runnerup at 369. Other scores were: Stayton (390), Sweet Home (392), and Sisters (450).

Connor Crowe and Dylan Vantress both posted a score of 110 to lead the Outlaws.

Crowe had a birdie on hole No. 17 to highlight his round.

Coach Bill Mitchell said, “Connor got that birdie, and had five pars in his round. He hit a lot of good shots, but he still had several bad holes with big scores. It’s just the nature of this crazy game.

He’s getting better, but just needs to be more consistent.”

Dan Schmidt and freshman Ashton King carded a 115, and Felix Leahey shot a 118.

Mitchell said, “Dan was just so nervous at the start and hit his ball out of bounds on the first two holes. But, he calmed down and was nine shots better on the back nine.”

Mitchell told The Nugget that the fairly young, inexperienced squad is improving, but need to keep practicing and working on their game.

“They are getting better and are hitting a lot of good shots,” said Mitchell. “They hit the ball well in practice, but it’s a different story when they get out on the golf course. We just have to take baby steps, and eventually the ball-striking, the short game, and the putting will all come together. It just takes time.”

The golf team was to compete at District held at the Tokatee Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday, May 6- 7.

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The boys tennis team competed in the first round of District play held at Madras High School on Thursday, May 2, and advanced all four doubles teams and two singles players into the second round.

They scored 12 team points, which tied them for first with Philomath and Cascade.

Seniors Jed Kizziar and Isaiah Chapen (No. 1 doubles) played their best doubles match of the season and tallied a 6-1, 6-1, win over Estacada’s Martinez and Eaton. The two teams met less than a week ago, and it was a much closer contest.

“It’s easy to see their improvement match to match,” said Coach Carl Click. “Jed and Isaiah both played singles for the first half of the season and are just getting used to each other as a doubles team. Kizziar’s putaways at the net were much more solid than they have been in previous matches.

Chapen is making fewer errors in the back, and they are working as a team to cover the court.”

Juniors Eli Gurney and Brogan Petterson (No. 2) beat Martinez and Ascencio of Woodburn just as easily in two straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.

“It’s a good feeling for them,” said Click. “They were bounced out of district in two matches last year and were understandably disappointed. Their hard work has paid off with a District win, and they want to advance farther on Monday and add more team points.”

George Bates and Drew Collins-Burke (No. 3), also juniors, continued to improve and posted a very nice win.

The combo beat Reyes and

Setje of Estacada 6-0, 6-3.

“Drew has become an aggressive forehand attacker the second half of the season,” said Click. “He’s doing more than just keeping the ball alive. Last year they advanced from the first round with a default, and this year they combined for a convincing win on the court.”

Sam Mayes and Aspen Geisen (No. 4) were a welcome surprise with their 6-3, 6-3, win over Estacada’s Rich and Wagner. It was only the second time the duo have played together as a team, and they were in control the entire match.

Sophomore Nate Weber (No. 3 seed) dominated play and easily defeated Joe Aquino of Woodburn 6-1, 6-1. Junior Colton Seymour scored a valuable win in a tight three-set match over Brison Cowan of Stayton with scores of 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. Colton

Their [Eli Gurney and Brogan Petterson] hard work has paid off with a District win, and they want to advance farther on Monday and add more team points.

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Sam Mayes competes in doubles for the Outlaws. outlasted Cowan in the third set and made fewer errors to earn the win.

Senior Keaton Green lost an opening-round match, but then survived a grueling run in the consolation bracket with three pro-set wins. The competition got better, and he got better, and beat Hayden Holm, a very good tennis player in the third pro-set, in a score of 8-3. Green is in the consolation semifinals.

On the girls side, Kendra Sitz and Allie Schwartz were the only Lady Outlaws that advanced to the next round of District play. The duo dominated play in their 6-4, 6-0,

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Outlaws tuned up for District

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Sisters tuned up for District with one final regular season meet on Friday, May 3 at the Wally Ciochetti Twilight held at Cottage Grove High School, which featured eight 4A teams along with five teams from other classifications.

As the meet was a tune-up, most of the Outlaws saw limited action compared to meets where they would do three or four events each, according to Coach Jeff Larson.

“We tapered down and some kids didn’t compete at all in order to be ready for action at District,” he said.

A few Outlaws established season-bests at the meet, including 1,500-meter runners John Peckham (4:19.79) and Will Thorsett (4:23.31) who finished second and fourth respectively out of a field of thirty finishers. Another distance runner, Josh Liddell, also had a personal best as he clocked 9:56.12 in the 3,000 meters.

In the field, Miguel Gaona established a record mark as he tossed the javelin 128 feet 1 inch, while AJ Hinderman set a new best in the long jump at 16 feet 7 inches.

The boys 400-meter relay team got a big test on the way to a third-place finish with a time of 44.07. The team of Hayden Sharp, Korbin Sharp, Ben Johnson battled head to head with teams from North Bend and Klamath Union which finished in 43.41 and 43.82 seconds respectively.

The Outlaws remain ranked sixth in the state as five teams have broken the 44-second barrier this year.

“That was a good test for them,” said Larson.

For the girls, a trio of ninth-graders stole the show.

Freshman Hollie Lewis cleared five feet for the first time as a high schooler on her way to second place in the high jump, and fellow frosh Emma Singleton moved up to the 1,500 where she set a personal best of 5:19.04. Lewis also ran her best time ever in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 51.33. Another freshman, Anja Shockley, chipped in big points with a personal best in the triple jump of 33 feet 7 inches to earn third place in the event.

“These girls really stepped up for us and will really help us out at District,” said Larson.

Sisters High School plays host to the Oregon West District Track and Field Championships this week and will be looking to earn some state berths for the

OSAA State Championships scheduled for the following week, May 17-18, at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham.

The District meet is split over two days just like the State meet, although due to travel distances in the Oregon West League the meet takes place Thursday and Saturday rather than Friday/Saturday so teams don’t have to spend the night or have two long travel days in a row.

T h u r s d a y ’s s c h e d u l e begins at 1 p.m., with field event finals in the boys pole vault, discus, long jump and shot put and in the girls high jump, javelin, and long jump. The girls 3,000-meter final starts at 3:25 p.m., followed by the boys at 3:40 p.m. Preliminaries in all other running events other than the 1,500 meters and the relays will follow.

Saturday’s meet also begins at 1 p.m. with the remaining field event finals, while running events are set to start at 3 p.m. Admission will be charged for the meet.

The top two finishers in each event will qualify for the 4A OSAA State Championships which had to be moved to Mt. Hood Community College for one year while Hayward Field in Eugene is being rebuilt. The 3A Championships will be held simultaneously at Mt. Hood.

According to Larson, Sisters expects a number of athletes in a variety of events to crack the top two and many others to contribute to the team score.

“We will be ready and I know these kids will give their best effort,” he said.

Senate Festival season will approves kick off at 4 Peaks limits on campus security’s powers SALEM (AP) — The Oregon Senate unanimously voted to curtail some of the policing authority from security officers hired to patrol college campuses.

The proposal, which was approved Tuesday and now goes to the House, is known as “Kaylee’s Law” after Kaylee Sawyer, a 23-year-old who was raped and murdered by a Central Oregon Community College security guard in 2016. She mistook the security guard for a police officer.

Security officers will no longer have stop-andfrisk authority under the bill. Schools must also conduct national background checks on potential hires.

Uniforms and vehicles must also look distinct from those of traditional law-enforcement officers.

Sen. Floyd Prozanski, a Democrat from Eugene, said that is to make sure “people know when they are dealing with an actual law-enforcement officer.”

Students from Portland State University pushed a similar bill that would prohibit campus police from carrying a gun, responding to a deadly shootout near campus last year. That measure isn’t expected to move forward this session.

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The summer music season in Central Oregon will kick off next month with the 4 Peaks Music Festival, June 20-23 at Stevenson Ranch five miles southeast of Bend.

The Festival boasts a powerful lineup including The Wood Brothers, Billy Strings, Los Lobos, Rising Appalachia, Sonny Landreth and Poor Man’s Whiskey and more.

“I’m really excited about this year’s lineup,” said Festival Executive Director Stacy Koff. “I think it’s one of the best ever.”

Koff noted that the festival is eclectic in its offerings across the Cascade Mountain Stage and the Lava Rock Stage, serving up Americana, funk, bluegrass and jam bands.

The festival is presented

on a 175-acre private property, which offers a lot of room “to roam and play and dance,” Koff said.

Each stage features a full bar.

The festival offers a variety of camping options, and families are encouraged to attend. In fact, Koff said, “we really cater to young families.”

The festival is set up to be an intimate and safe environment, with activities for all ages..

“We truly are a family festival,” Koff said. “There are tons of activities in Kidlandia.”

Sustainability is a high priority for the festival, and Koff said that 4 Peaks is “trying to be no-waste.”

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Sisters writer to teach at trauma conference Post traumatic stress is a world-wide problem affecting people of all ages. Many go through life not understanding why they feel overwhelming emotions like fear, anger, anxiety and a wide variety of physical effects.

They begin to believe it’s just how they are.

On May 18, The Healing Trauma Conference will offer insights and a deeper understanding for both those who are suffering from past traumas and caregivers and professionals who spend time with them. The conference will provide tools for healing and methods to forge a path to resiliency.

Sisters writer Katy Yoder will present on writing for healing at the conference. Her workshop session is titled, “Telling Your Story – From Victimhood to Resiliency.”

Katy has always been a storyteller. Journaling helped

her navigate the challenges of a seemingly charmed childhood that included sex abuse. As she works on healing and reframing her story; what she wrote years before has become breadcrumbs left behind for her to follow. Stories from her childhood are healing her today, and she in turn is healing her inner child. That process has brought a deeper understanding of her past and how it still affects her.

After 11 years in the nonprofit sector, she left to dedicate her time to writing both as a journalist and an author of a literary non-fiction book. Her book takes her back to her abuse and abusers. She’ll confront them and by sharing how they hurt her, will eventually be ready to hear their stories. Part magical thinking, part memoir, her book takes readers to a place where rewriting your

story is both possible and a venture worth undertaking.

She hopes her writing will inspire others to consider another way to frame their past stories and focus more on the hero within than the victim.

When it comes to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the story we continue to tell ourselves and others defines us, Yoder believes. It either makes us stronger or leaves us feeling like helpless children at the mercy of outside forces.

Participants who begin and continue the journey of self-discovery by writing and then rewriting their stories can change and feel stronger.

The May 18 conference will be held at Mountain View High School. Preregistration is encouraged to sign up for classes that cover modalities from meditation, integrative

CIVIL WAR: Event recreates era of 1860s conflict

their time Friday, May 17, for a School Day, when the camps of the Blue and Gray are open just for students on school field trips. Nearly 1,000 students will participate this year.

The mountain meadow setting offers over five acres of living history with campsites, stores, medical practices, music, war reporting, yarn spinning, fashion and other activities of the era.

Civil War artillery, infantry and cavalry are represented.

Mock battles with cannons and muskets firing black powder are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. General admission is $8; seniors and students, $5. Children under six, free.

Parking, $5 per vehicle to help the Boy Scouts.

House On Metolius (www.metolius.com) is off Highway 20 two miles north of Camp Sherman, off road 1420.

The Northwest Civil War Council (www.nwcwc.net) is a nonprofit, living-history

organization dedicated to educating the public and members about the American Civil War. Through educational drama at reenactments, participants discover and learn about history and the people who lived in the 1860s.

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of the federal government.

Additional topics from the 1860s that are relevant to today’s issues include social change, civil rights, citizenship, regional rivalries, liberty, and free-labor entrepreneurial capitalism.

Fully period-correct military equipment, tack, tents, housewares and supplies will be used and displayed during the weekend. Visitors are welcome to tour the camps that are set up just as they were during the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln will speak Saturday at 1 p.m. and will be available for questions. This reenactor is so similar to Lincoln that visitors leave with the impression that perhaps they were momentarily transported to 1864.

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and Hispanic community and represent the breadth of the theme’s intention of belonging,” said Tisdel.

Before they take the stage Friday night, Las Cafeteras will teach two workshops in the Sisters schools. The first will be at Sisters High School and will be a music-focused performance where the band will present their music through a storytelling lens and share their unique relationship to the music they write and produce. This will include a short video, questions to the audience, as well as sharing their story coming from an immigrant community with low resources in Los Angeles.

“The band will share many varied cultural influences that help shape and create an even stronger music and band identity,” explained Tisdel.

The second workshop will be at Sisters Middle School.

The band plans to share their music, traditional instruments, and how they are a mix of many cultures.

“Las Cafeteras believes songs have a message and can tell a story that shows how our perceived differences actually make us more similar. Through their teaching they’ll show how music can help everyone feel that they belong,” added Tisdel. A question-and-answer session will be provided for students at the end of the workshop.

According to Tisdel, that kind of focus reflects the long-held social advocacy role folk music has held in society. “Their music speaks to the immigrant experience of living in America while trying to be fully embraced.

At this time, it’s important for people to be outspoken about inclusion for everyone, so everyone feels like they belong regardless of gender, race or anything else that has kept them apart.”

SFF has reached out to the Hispanic Coalition with a personal invitation to come celebrate music that will be sung

in both Spanish and English.

District Community Liaison Suriana Iverson will translate information about My Own Two Hands activities into Spanish.

The band’s emphasis — to build bridges instead of walls — informs their music and their outreach activities. Having performed and taught across the country including the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., Las Cafeteras is opening doors to relationships that can flourish through the shared love of music and art.

The band will share many varied cultural influences that help shape and create an even stronger music and band identity.

— Brad Tisdel “We would like to share their culture and heritage with all community members so that people from all backgrounds are celebrated and fully embraced in our community and beyond. Celebrating community that’s authentic where human beings can share an experience, that’s what it’s all about,” said Tisdel.

“As an organization celebrating culture, we want to bring diverse music and people to our community and celebrate their unique backgrounds and heritage,” said Tisdel, “We’re doing that more and more with the festival as well.”

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• Roger Johnson, fire chief for the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, was elected to serve as a Director of the Board of the Oregon Fire Chief ’s Association on May 2. The Oregon Fire Chiefs Association (OFCA) is made up of fire-service personnel at all levels, and provides opportunities for its membership to attend training and conferences throughout Oregon.

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Court: Part of sentence law unconstitutional PORTLAND (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that the state is violating the U.S. Constitution when it sentences juvenile offenders to life in prison without considering their youth.

The court in its 2-1 ruling Wednesday, April 17, found that the state is in conflict with the Eighth Amendment when juveniles convicted of aggravated murder are sentenced without taking into account that youth offenders are developmentally different than adults convicted of the same crime, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

“We conclude that the imposition of life imprisonment on juvenile offenders without individualized considerations of youth by the sentencing court, is unconstitutional under the Eighth

Amendment,” Judge Bronson James wrote for the majority.

The ruling stems from the case of Justin Link, who was convicted of aggravated murder for the March 2001 death of Barbara Thomas. She was killed near Redmond, Oregon, by her teenage son and four of his friends, including Link.

Link was sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 30 years in prison. He was given the possibility of applying for parole after serving the mandatory minimum sentence.

The appeals court has vacated that sentence. Link is set to be resentenced.

The ruling is part of an effort to bring the state in line with a 2012 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled it is unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life in prison without the possibility

of parole if that is the only option available to judges or juries.

For juveniles convicted of aggravated murder, the state currently has two options: life without the possibility of parole, or a minimum sentence of 30 years in prison. On the minimum sentence, defendants have to prove they will be rehabilitated to eventually get the possibility of parole.

“It considers whether a person ‘is likely to be’ rehabilitated at a future date, not whether the individual was less blameworthy due to their youth at the time of the offense,” James wrote in the ruling. “What the provision does not consider is immaturity at the time of the offense, nor how such immaturity lessened the culpability or blameworthiness of the defendant.”

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CYCLISTS: Courtesy and respect are in order from all Continued from page 3

in Sisters, hates to see that.

“Unfortunately, that gives the rest of cyclists a bad name,” he said. “Most of the people who are out there riding bicycles are thoughtful people who are not trying to disrupt traffic or create unsafe situations for people.”

By the same token, motorists should slow down and be alert for cyclists on the road — and they should avoid crowding them.

“Nine out of 10 cars that pass you are respectful of your space,” Meudt said.

That’s the way it is supposed to be.

The potential for conflict is particularly high on Highway 242 west of Sisters.

The ride up to and beyond the snowgate onto McKenzie Pass is an enormously popular one, and when the weather is nice, especially on weekends, “there are going to be packs of people riding the McKenzie,” Meudt said.

There may be a misperception about the nature of the road, because the Pass has a reputation in cycling circles as an early season carfree ride.

“I think at this time of year, people have the impression that the McKenzie Highway is car free — and it’s not until you get to the gate,” Meudt said.

There’s long been some confusion over the highway’s unofficial “car-free” status.

The historic route across the Cascades is closed each winter due to snow.

The winding, climbing road attracts numerous cyclists seeking to ride it before it’s open to motorvehicle traffic. However, Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman Peter Murphy clarified last spring that the route is not actually “opened to cyclists” before it’s open to cars.

ODOT plows a single lane through the snow on the road during the spring, and

PORTLAND (AP) — The family of a 32-year-old climber who died after tumbling 600 feet (183 meters) down Mount Hood has settled a lawsuit with county officials.

The Oregonian/ OregonLive reports John Thornton Jenkins’ family settled the case for $25,000 after suing for $10 million, claiming the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and 911 center were responsible for a series of missteps that contributed to a more than four-hour delay.

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Jenkins, of Mukilteo, Washington, fell down the Oregon mountain in May 2017 and stopped breathing while being rescued.

The family said it sued to prompt changes to search and rescue operations. The settlement secures more training and refined communication procedures.

Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said there’s an “inherent” death risk when climbing and the settlement is a “troubling precedent” for officials tasked with rescues.

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Cyclists are enjoying a spectacular year riding to McKenzie Pass summit. then lets snowmelt do the rest. Once the snow is melted off, work crews sweep the roadway to clear debris, dirt and gravel, and patch potholes created over the winter. Opening of the highway used to be arbitrary — the gate was opened whenever the work was done. For the past four years, the agency has determined upon a consistent third-Monday-in-June opening.

During the plowing and maintenance period, the roadway is closed to traffic. However, cyclists and walkers go around the gate to use the roadway. Murphy recognizes that the public perception has grown that the road is open for cyclists — car-free.

ODOT no longer promotes that perception — but it persists nonetheless, and riders have enjoyed a spectacular ride between towering walls of packed snow.

“It’s been one of the best years riding, with the big snowpack we’ve had,” Meudt said.

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It’s been one of the best years riding, with the big snowpack we’ve had.

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Sisters JV are SALI champs The results of the Sisters Annual Lacrosse Invitational Tournament are as follows:

3-4 Boys—Hermiston (Champion), Sunset Purple (2nd Place) 5-6 Boys ‘A’—Sunset (Champion), Idaho Outlaw (2nd Place) 5-6 Boys ‘B’—Summit (Champion), Hermiston (2nd Place) 7-8 Boys ‘A’—EPL Elite (Champion), Sunset (2nd Place) 7-8 Boys ‘B’—Boise (Champion), Canby Blue (2nd Place) 7-8 Girls—West Linn (Champion), EPL ‘A’ (2nd Place) JV1 Boys—Sunset (Champion), NDSS Islanders (2nd Place) JV2 Boys—Sisters (Champion), Bend (2nd Place) JV Girls—Summit (Champion), Sisters (2nd Place)

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Even the little Outlaws played hard on the lacrosse field, where more than 80 teams went at it last weekend.

LACROSSE: Tourney brings thousands to Sisters Continued from page 1

SALI pulls in teams from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. Rush noted that some teams that previously have fielded 5th/6thgrade teams now are fielding individual teams at each grade level — an indication of the growing popularity of the sport.

Lady Outlaws Coach Shelby Wilcox was enjoying her first experience of SALI. “It brings a lot of camaraderie for the girls,” she said. “They look forward to SALI every year and I think it’s something they’re really proud of being a part of.

There’s something to be said for a warm day — it’s 75 degrees — and being together on these fields doing what we love. There was nothing like this when I was growing up playing lacrosse.”

Wi l c o x g r e w u p i n Livermore, California, and was among the early adopters of what was then a new sport

on the West Coast. She loves the nature of play.

“There’s a really beautiful element of finesse,” she said.

“It’s an artistic sport, in my opinion.”

SPRD recruited about 80 volunteers to stage the event, which has become one of the major events in Sisters.

No formal studies have been done to determine the economic impact of the event, but it is evident that bringing families totaling several thousand people to town in midMay is a significant shot in the arm for a tourist economy coming off of winter. Lodging establishments and restaurants filled up through the weekend, and the schedule

allowed families time to explore downtown Sisters.

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There’s a really beautiful element of finesse. It’s an artistic sport, in my opinion.

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Lady Outlaws play well at SALI

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws won three of their four games at the annual SALI Tournament held on Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5.

On Saturday, Sisters faced Summit JV in a very close game. The Outlaws’ stand-out play of the first half involved great teamwork. Piper Adelt cleared the ball from the goal to Kaylee Huber, and Huber dished it off to Pearl Gregg, who put the ball into the high-right corner for the goal.

At the half, the Storm held a 5-3 advantage. Sisters scored two additional goals in the second half, but Summit scored a goal and edged out the Outlaws by one, 6-5.

Coach Shelby Wilcox said, “This was a tough game for both teams. Sisters and Summit have a competitive history. Sisters fought hard, but Summit ultimately came out with the victory.”

In their next game, against Bend JV, Gregg put in Sisters’ first goal of the contest to get the Outlaws going, and from there the Outlaws went on a scoring spree to go up 9-0 at the half. Kaylee Huber had a great first-half performance. She intercepted clears from the Bend goalie four times, and one of those times took it all the way and scored with a high shot into the back of the net.

Sydney Head had an outstanding play in the second half and Wilcox commented

on the goal.

“Sydney had a penalty shot, and took a Langley and turned around with a wide open shot,” said Wilcox. “A Langley is when you cut in to shoot, and pull out as though you’re not going to.

The defense relaxes and you cut back into the eight for a goal.”

Sisters scored three goals in the second half, and routed Bend in a final score of 12-2.

The Outlaws started off on Saturday with a 15-5 win over Camas.

Gregg picked up the ball in front of the crease and made a low-left shot in front of the crease behind the goalie’s back for Sisters’ first goal of the contest.

Sisters scored four more times in the half, including an incredible goal from Olivia Hougham. The play started with Gregg sprinting to receive a pass from Sydney Wilkins. Pearl passed to Reese Harwell, who passed to Sydney Head. Sydney sent the ball back to Olivia, who was wide open in the eight and put it in for the score.

The entire play involved outstanding ball movement, which the Outlaws have worked hard on the entire season.

At the half the Outlaws were on top 6-1. Sisters scored nine goals in the second half to win by 10.

Huber was the Lady Outlaws’ standout player of the game. Kaylee was constantly on the move and hustled her way to four midfield interceptions, many of which

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Sisters wrapped up the tournament with a 12-1 win over CYO (Catholic Youth Organization).

A big goal in the first half started with Josie Aylor, who intercepted the ball on the defensive midfield end. Josie passed off to Ellie Cook, who ran behind the goal and dished the ball to Gregg who was open in the eight. Pearl knocked in the ball with a high shot above the goalie’s head. At the half Sisters held a 6-1 advantage.

In the second half, toward the end of the game, the attackers pulled themselves out far past the 12, which allowed them to analyze the field and make clear clean cuts. This resulted in two easy goals before the whistle blew to end the game.

Wilcox said, “Sydney Head led the attack side pulling out the attackers and slowing the attack down.

Mary Root also had a great day taking the draw in the center for the Outlaws.”

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Thank you for your service

By Greg Walker Guest Columnist

“No one is advocating for these men and women after you’ve stripped them of their humanity and then send them back out into society.”

— “Jane,” military spouse “Dr. Richard Stone, executive in charge of the Veterans Health Administration, told lawmakers that many former service members are deeply damaged, with 77 percent having been exposed to combat, and the issue cannot be solved solely through mentalhealth treatment.

“Significant amounts of this relates to personal, financial and relationship problems, and loneliness and isolation,” he said. “The post9/11 generation of veterans joined the military knowing they were going to combat.

That is a unique individual in America.” h t t p s : / / w w w. m i l i t a r y. com/daily-news/2019/04/30/ hours-after-7th-vet-suicideva-officials-repeat-pleapublic-help.html I served in uniform for 24 years and fought in two U.S. military campaigns. The last 10 years of my working career provided non-clinical advocacy as a Department of Defense-trained recovery care coordinator, first with the U.S. Special Operations Command Warrior Care Program (2009-2013) and

then in the private sector. As an RCC and military liaison I traveled and met with both VA and DoD clinical teams and commanders in multiple locations around the globe. These include major military treatment facilities and Department of Veterans Affairs Polytrauma R ehabilitati o n cen t ers .

Suicide and attempted suicide fell into that realm to include active interventions, hospitalizations, and all too often funerals.

As of 2019, both the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense have quietly announced they do not have the means to mitigate military service-connected suicide. This after over 15 years of offering otherwise and along the way obscuring, mis-directing, and all too often outright lying about their ability to do so.

“Suicide is the final stop to a long painful road,” Jane shared with me last week.

Young men and women enter the military today and are trained to de-sensitize so they can do their jobs, their missions, in what is now the longest continuous and most brutal war(s) the United States has ever fought. “They are told repeatedly that their needs and pain do not matter.

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soldiers, Marines, airmen, and sailors are “fit to fight and win,” period. No one predicted our now 18 years of global deployments and warfare against an enemy that thrives on mutilation, beheadings, mass executions of women and children, and suicide bombers. And how such warfare has affected now four generations of military service members and veterans since 9-11. “They are overtasked and under-manned,” Jane continued. “I have seen what that does to the noncommissioned officer corps.

I have seen these same guys that come into the military loving their wives and kids destroy them because there is no where else to put the stress except on your family.”

Time and time again over the past ten years when I was working closely with our service members, many of them ultimately having to leave the service due to their wounds, injuries, or illnesses, I witnessed both men and women war fighters whose marriages and family lives were swirling down the toilet be deployed, or re-deployed, or re-deployed again to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, Latin America, and elsewhere. In one case my closest friend, a fellow Special Forces soldier, returned home to an empty house. He had to climb through a second-story window to get in and when he did all he found on the living room floor was a rolled-up

military sleeping bag…his wife’s parting gift along with the divorce papers.

“I have watched some of my best friends go from being a bright light to a faded shell of themselves as they live in the Army-react mode,” says Jane. “To be honest most of the leadership doesn’t care.

The military is a numbers game, and being in the military is like being on a horrible turnpike that has no exits.

You literally just keep moving in the same circle until you are stationed someplace else, or a new commander comes in, and then it starts all over again.”

Washington (CNN) U.S. Army veteran Eric Donoho was sitting alone at the kitchen table of his Indiana home when he placed a loaded handgun into his mouth.

A combat veteran who had survived three separate bomb blasts while serving in Iraq, Donoho found himself standing at the precipice in 2015 — the culmination of a years-long battle with depression, compounded by a series of personal tragedies and his own struggle to reacclimate to civilian life after leaving the service.

“Over time I just lost the joy and happiness from life, I lost my faith in humanity, I basically lost the ability to have hope,” he told CNN. “I was just at that bottom. ... I figured it would just be best if I ended it,” Donoho added. “I knew that I had to

decide to get on dying or get on living, and at the time I had choose to get on dying. ... That led me to my kitchen table in December 2015 with my Glock in my mouth trying to pull the trigger.”

Twenty-two military service-connected suicides take place daily in our country.

The Oregon National Guard continues to have the highest suicide rate for all National Guard organizations in the country, and our state government does nothing meaningful. In fact, it does just the opposite (https://nugget news.com/MobileContent/ Opinions/Opinions/Article/ Dying-in-committee-Playingpolitics-with-veteranslives/18/18/26128). The following two non-government organizations are making a difference, one life at a time, one of which – Mission 22 – was founded in Oregon.

Please join, donate, or in some other meaningful manner support their efforts on behalf of our warriors and their families. They fought for us. It’s time we fight for them. https://www.mission22. com/about https://www.22kill.com/ about/#/mission-and-history Editor’s note: Greg Walker is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office deputy. During his tenure with DCSO, he frequently worked in Sisters.

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House approves tax on business to fund schools

By Sarah Zimmerman Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — Oregon lawmakers in the House on Wednesday, May 1, approved an extra $2 billion investment for the state’s struggling school system, which suffers from some of the highest class sizes and lowest graduation rates in the nation.

After more than five hours of floor debate, the chamber voted 37-21 on the package, which would raise $1 billion per year through a half a percent tax on some of the state’s wealthiest businesses. The money would be used to fund school initiatives focused on boosting test scores, increasing class time and expanding mental and behavioral health services.

It’s shaping up to be a major win for Democrats who were able to use their supermajority to wrangle a three-fifths vote for one of their major priorities this session. The tax package now goes to the Senate. But even if it is approved through the legislative process, it’s possible that opponents will move to put the issue to the ballot.

“We have endured two generations of children that have experienced education far below than what they deserve,” said Rep. Nancy Nathanson, a Democrat from Eugene who is one of the co-sponsors of the measure.

“We can’t delay anymore.”

Republicans took issue with the modified commercial activities tax lawmakers are proposing to fund the program. The package calls for a .057% tax on gross receipts for businesses with $1 million or more in sales, which make up less than 10% of all businesses in the state.

Opponents said the tax will cause price hikes on consumer goods and doesn’t exempt enough agricultural operations. They also said lawmakers first need to address Oregon’s unfunded public pension liability before putting money into the education system.

“Businesses are going to close,” said Rep. Kim Wallen, a Republican from Medford. “Pitting businesses against schools just isn’t the way we do things in Oregon.”

The vote came exactly one week before thousands of teachers across the state will protest during a day of action to bring attention to the condition of Oregon’s public schools, which

educators said has reached a breaking point.

The Oregon Education Association, the state’s largest teacher’s union, said schools have been underfunded for the past 30 years, causing class sizes to swell. The state has some of the largest class sizes in the country, as well as the nation’s shortest school year and lowest graduation rate.

John Larson, the Oregon Education Association’s executive director, said the funding problem has gotten so bad that many schools have been forced to cut P.E. and other extracurriculars.

Other schools, he said, no longer have full-time librarians, counselors or nurses.

He notes one rural school in eastern Oregon where students only have access to the library 30 minutes a day and use band equipment that’s over 30 years old out of a lack of funding.

“Educators have done a really great job in keeping up the facade that schools are able to do more with less without impacting the quality of education,” said Larson.

“We are to a point now that we can’t do that anymore.”

Lawmakers toured the state since last January, meeting with teachers and students to craft a funding package that addresses some of the biggest issues facing the education system while also allowing districts the flexibility to tie spending to the needs of individual public schools.

Half of the expected revenue will go to statewide educational initiatives and early learning programs, including more funding for preschools and special education.

The rest of the money — approximately $1 billion every two years — will go directly to school districts, who must submit plans to the legislature on how they will use the funds to boost educational performance, support diversity and expand mental and behavioral health programs. Schools with high poverty levels will receive more money, and all districts will have to prove that student outcomes are actually improving.

“We are finally going to do the things we need to do to get our school system back on track,” said Rep. Rob Nosse, a Democrat from Portland. “We are going to create a new, stable source of funding so that the next generation will have the tools they need to succeed.”

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999 Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, will be held at 301 South Elm Street, Sisters, Oregon 97759. The meeting will take place on May 21, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 7, 2019 at 301 South Elm Street, Sisters, Oregon 97759, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sisters Park and Recreation District, Deschutes County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 will be held at Coffield Center, 1750 W. McKinney Butte Rd, Sisters, Oregon 97759. The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberations of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget document may be viewed or obtained on or after May 2, 2019 at Coffield Center, 1750 W. McKinney Butte Rd, Sisters, Oregon 97759, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Concurrently posted on the Sisters Park and Recreation District website at www.sistersrecreation.com.

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C L A S S I F I E D S Woman Sisters business group Senate: Freeze on pot air lifted to host health event production after The Sisters Business Networking group, will host a community health event on Sunday, May 19, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Five Pine Lodge & Conference Center.

There will be several local health related vendors such as Family Chiropractic, Essentials Skin Care, Norwex Cleaning Products, doTERRA Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Jewelry, Massage Therapy and more.

Educational talks begin at 2 p.m. and feature topics including: • Brain Body Connection – Choosing to Thrive instead of Survive by Dr. Ashley Torchio.

• Using Essential Oils for Healthy Family & Kids by Angela Bobst.

• Brain Health, Optimize Function – Restore Balance

by Sandy Wesson/Anne Morrison, RNs.

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Fryrear Road and Highway 20. The deputy attempted to stop the truck but the driver fled. The deputy initiated a pursuit of the truck, which traveled westbound on Highway 20 to Peterson Ridge Road. The deputy lost sight of the truck near the intersection of Peterson Ridge Road and Brooks Scanlon Logging Road. The vehicle was last seen traveling west on Brooks Scanlon Logging Road. Additional deputies later saw the vehicle in the city of Sisters but did not pursue the vehicle due to the reckless driving observed inside the city limits.

Deputies continued to search the area and were unable to locate the vehicle.

• What Your Doctors Know But Don’t Tell You by Dr. Andrew Torchio.

There is a $5 entrance fee (pay at door; all proceeds will be donated to Harmony Farms Sanctuary).

The Sisters Business Networking group is a group of women business owners in Sisters founded by Angela Bobst in December 2017 to educate those in the community who are passionate about health; and showcase what they have to offer. According to Bobst, the mission for this event is to create a community of like-minded people that are passionate about health.

For more information on the Sisters Business Networking (women’s) group, doTERRA Essential Oils, or the events they hold, contact Angela Bobst at 541-207-6075.

The truck was later reported as stolen from the northeast Redmond area. Late on May 5, deputies responded to the area of Northwest Placer Lane in Terrebonne on a report of the stolen vehicle being in the area. Deputies confirmed it was the reported stolen truck, which was not occupied. The vehicle was recovered, but the suspect remains at large.

Deputies were assisted by the Oregon State Police in their search. There were no injuries in the incident and the maximum speed reached during the pursuit was 90 mph on Highway 20. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information on this incident to call the NonEmergency Dispatch number, 541-693-6911.

SALEM (AP) — The Oregon Senate moved forward with a plan to limit the state’s supply of recreational, legal marijuana.

Lawmakers voted 18-10 to freeze marijuana productions at current levels for the next two years. The state will not issue new production licenses to marijuana growers, but current growers will be able to renew their licenses.

Democrat Sen. Michael Dembrow from Portland said the state produces so much marijuana that Oregon has enough of the drug to last it for the next 6.5 years. That surplus has caused prices to plummet.

Lawmakers shot down another version of this bill earlier this month. Republicans said at the time that the marijuana industry should be regulated by the free market, not the state.

The measure now goes to the House for consideration.

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A 69-year old woman was airlifted to St. Charles Hospital in Bend on Sunday afternoon after the vehicle she was driving left the roadway on Camp Polk Road and struck a tree.

The accident occurred at Camp Polk and Crooked Horseshoe. An ambulance and rescue crew from Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department extracted the woman from the vehicle and transported her to Sisters Eagle Airport where an Air Link helicopter responded and transported her to the hospital for treatment of her injuries.

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attitudes toward religion, politics, employment, drug use, work ethic, mental-health issues, etc.

In the words of Twenge, “As this new group of young people grows into adulthood, we all need to understand them. Because where iGen goes, so goes our nation—and the world.”

Apologies if you have this book on hold...I’m racking up a generous donation to our fabulous Deschutes Public Library... I keep giving away my purchased copies.

Happy reading and keep on using your blinkers (iGen or not)~ Becky Aylor

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To the Editor: The continued success of the Sisters School District depends on fiscally responsible, committed leadership. That’s why David and I are voting for Don Hedrick for the Sisters School Board.

I had the opportunity to witness Don’s commitment and fiscal responsibility first-hand while serving as his vice chair on the School Board. Don was diligent about researching issues and building critical relationships while collaborating on the board agendas.

As chairman of the board for many years, Don ran a respectful and well-organized meeting. He expected his fellow board members to come prepared on all agenda items, particularly “action” items. Don is a listener and was always open to new ideas and innovations, as long as they were fiscally responsible.

Don enjoys knowing the students, parents, teachers and staff and still attends numerous SSD events. He continues to attend school board meetings even now so he is current on all board business. Don will hit the board running with his wealth of experience, expertise, and passion because education is his life work.

Thank you, Don Hedrick, for serving.

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To the Editor: In 2011, my wife Sarah and I packed up our four children and made the trip over the mountains from the valley to call Sisters our home.

The number-one driving force to move from Salem was the search for a school system that we could embrace for the long haul.

We have become loyal supporters of our schools. So, it seemed a perfectly reasonable evolution to throw my name in the hat eight years later for a school board position, especially after several people encouraged just such a thing. I dropped my application in about 30 minutes before the entry deadline and called the county clerk from the high school track meet that I was at in Prineville to give her my debit card number for the $10 fee.

Only after that did I really begin to delve into the nuts and bolts of what serving on a school board might entail and, specifically, what Position 3 on the Sisters School Board would mean.

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I came away from that meeting as well as several follow-up phone conversations convinced that he has been, and continues to be, the right person for the job. His experience in and around our schools as a coach, parent, grandparent, and school board member are without equal. In our short time together, I found his ability to listen to differing views and discuss controversial ideas impressive. I have reviewed some of his prior accomplishments working on challenging issues and find that to be equally impressive.

Because of the rules and regulations that surround elections, the timing of my application, and my subsequent discussions with Jeff, I remain listed on the ballot for this election. It is, however, without reservation that I offer my complete support for Jeff Smith in the upcoming local election for Position 3 of the Sisters School Board and recommend that others do the same. He has my vote as the most qualified candidate.

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By Andrew Selsky Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — A record number of wolves are roaming the forests and fields of Oregon, 20 years after the species returned to the state.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a report released Monday, April 8, that the number of known wolves in Oregon at the end of 2018 was 137, a 10 percent increase over the

previous year.

There are likely even more wolves because not all individuals or packs are located during the winter count.

Sixteen packs — defined as four or more wolves traveling together in winter — were documented during the count, up from 12 packs in 2017. Wolves were discovered in the central Oregon Cascade Range in late 2018.

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To the Editor: Mothers’ Day! The day that evokes every emotion from reverent gratitude to guilt, grudging obligation, grief and regret! When I researched the various origins and motives of promoters of this day, I was saddened by the current commercial profiteering via flowers, gifts, brunches and cards overshadowing its inception. It is not a matter of objecting to the honoring of mothers, but rather to the limited definitions framed by our card and gift selections!

When I think of mothers, I think of the idea of nurturing, guiding, supporting and loving in that title. But then I think of the teachers, nurses, caregivers, mentors and leaders of all genders who have mothered thousands of others, children and adults, as well as the scores of foster children of women incapable of fulfilling the definition, I ache for our narrow focus.

I weep for the women who have wanted children and could not have them for a number of reasons beyond their control, or the many women and men who have lost a baby or a child and must suffer through this yearly reminder.

What I really wish to do is change May 12 to a day for showing appreciation for all those we know, regardless of gender, who fit the nurturing definition and live it daily!

So to all of you who fit the category but are omitted from affirmation, I wish you a heartfelt Happy Mothering Day, my idea of a new definition! Please know that you deserve the universal hug and honoring and are appreciated by many of us!

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suppression, Oregon’s forests are overloaded and full of fuel that makes big wildfires burn higher, hotter and more destructively than they should.

Caligiuri noted that 4.4 million acres of forest in Oregon are in need of restoration — 400,000 to 450,000 on the Deschutes National Forest — and “part of that restoration is reintroducing that natural, low-intensity fire to those forests.”

Caligiuri was one of the leaders of a tour last Saturday of a prescribed burning operation east of La Pine.

Fire is not the only treatment applied to restore forests to more natural conditions. Thinning trees through logging of smaller trees and mowing underbrush are employed broadly across the forest. Prescribed burning is often applied after a section of forest has been thinned and mowed.

A great deal of planning goes into prescribed burning operations – from the logistics of managing the fire itself to avoiding or mitigating impacts on wildlife. Detailed and highly specific burn plans are developed for each action, which identify nests and other wildlife habitat and recreational resources that must be protected.

“In that burn plan, there’s going to be some specific requirements for things we’re going to protect,” said Forest Service Supervisory Resource Team Leader Bill Monroe.

That can mean placing a cordon around nesting sites — and it can mean working with communities to avoid

burning during cultural and athletic events. That was done last weekend as the Forest Service paused in its burning in the Sisters area to avoid having an impact on the SALI lacrosse tournament.

Burn operations are also coordinated so as not to impact too many areas, such as hiking and cycling trails, at the same time.

“There’s a lot of things to consider, and we do our best every day to make sure we’ve got them all covered,” Monroe said.

Deschutes County Forester Ed Keith noted that burning offers advantages in addition to improved forest health. Areas that have undergone prescribed burns are more defensible. Firefighters have seen that when wildfire hits previously burned areas, it drops in intensity, allowing firefighters to go hand-tohand with the blaze.

“That dramatically changes wildfire behavior,” Keith said.

That change in wildfire behavior means that effective fire defense requires burning very close to residential communities.

Local residents have, over a period of years, come to understand the benefits of prescribed burning in protecting their homes and communities — but they still don’t like smoke in the air.

“We realize that we’re not going to convince anybody to like smoke,” Keith said.

Fire managers strive to burn only on days when conditions allow smoke to be lifted up and away from communities — but there are inevitably impacts. Cold air and becalmed winds in overnight hours mean that smoke often settles down to the ground, especially in watercourse drainages. And that can mean it percolates into communities.

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One day after a prescribed burn, the landscape is cleaned of underbrush and trees touched by fire remain intact.

Prescribed burns are ignited by teams wielding torches, dripping lighted fuel in dot or dash patterns, designed to catch burn back into already burned areas.

The column from a prescribed burn can look identical to a wildfire, leading observers sometimes to worry that a burn has gotten out of control.

Burn plans call for specific outcomes, including allowable percentages of tree mortality. Observers of recently burned areas are often shocked to see blackened trunks and needles scorched red. The trees, to a layperson, look like they’re dead. However in most cases, the trees not only survive and green up again in subsequent years — they actually become healthier and more resilient. As Caligiuri notes, it is exposure to fire that makes the big pondos grow with smooth, limb-free trunks and thick, plated bark.

Fire managers have a narrow window in which it’s safe to burn and when the social impacts of smoke can be mitigated. That means only a small percentage of the forest that needs treatment actually

gets treated in a given year.

It’s a slow, incremental process to reintroduce an element that is critical both to the

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Waterston prize announces winner Nathaniel Brodie of Portland is the winner of the 2019 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. His winning submission, “Borderlands,” is an essay to be included in a literary nonfiction travelogue that will explore the tensions between rigid man-made borders and ever-changing borders in the natural transition zones of the biologically and culturally diverse landscapes known as the Sky Islands or Madrean Archipelago.

Borderlands will weave together the stories of the Apache Wars, the current migrant crises, rewilding schemes, the Rosemonte Copper Mine, and the threatened freedom of movement of endangered species such as jaguar, ocelot, and Sonoran pronghorn. Brodie will read from his winning submission at the Prize’s annual award event, Wednesday, June 26, at the High Desert Museum.

The event is free and open to the public but reservations are necessary.

Two writers were named finalists. Summer Hess, Wenatchee, Washington, was recognized for her submission, “Terrae Incognitae Atacama,” a project to continue her research and writing about Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world, and its people. Hess’ literary study will examine people and places, and how the remaining Atacemenos and their exploited landscape can be supported.

Michael Kula, Tacoma, Washington, was named a

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finalist for his submission, “A Track Alone in the Sand.”

He plans to complete fieldwork in northern Sudan along the Sahara/Nubian desert to develop a creative nonfiction account of the bicycle travels of Kazimierz Nowak from 1931 to 1936 across the deserts of Africa, as seen through environmental, historical, and cultural lenses.

“A Desert Conversation,” preceding the award portion of the evening, seeks to increase the general public’s awareness of the role deserts play in the natural world and in human endeavors. The 2019 program for A Desert Conversation features Western historian, author and teacher Patty Limerick, Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford, award-winning desert writer Bruce Berger, and moderator Ellen Waterston.

Three free creative writing workshops will be offered in the afternoon of June 26, also at the High Desert Museum. Workshop leaders will be mystery novelist James Anderson, Kim Stafford, and poet and author Ellen Waterston. Enrollment is limited and online signup will be available soon on the Museum’s website.

To commemorate its fifth year, the Prize is curating an anthology of work from all past and present winners and finalists. The anthology will be available at the June 26 event.

For more information about the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, visit www. waterstondesertwritingprize. org.

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Sisters’ Only Custom Mixed-Use Community INNOVATIVE NEW CONCEPT • Light Industrial/Commercial • Live/Work Loft Apartments • Opportunity for Economic Diversity • Small Condo-type Spaces • Perfect for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs Lot 17 MLS#201803204 ............$200,000 Lot 5 MLS#201803205 ............$235,000 Lot 4 MLS#201803206 ........... $245,000 Lot 7 MLS#201803202 ........... $250,000

THE BEST BUY ON EARTH Bare land within a 55+ gated community in Sisters waiting for your new manufactured home.

City water and sewer available. Club house for the homeowner’s enjoyment. Easy care living with your lawns taken care of by the Association. $65,000. MLS #201806175 17920 WILT ROAD Cascade mountain views from this private 38± acre homesite, ready for your new home. A permitted gated driveway, buried power lines to homesite, installed permitted septic tank and lines and a water system await you at the top of the drive. Borders miles of public lands.

A rare property in the Sisters School District with a permanent CUP in place. $350,000.

MLS #201808510

HIGH DESERT LIVING AT ITS FINEST This 1/2-acre homesite is a chance to build in one of Central Oregon’s finest communities. With a focus on wellness and “walking softly on the earth,” Brasada Ranch offers a tip-top athletic club, Jacobsen/ Hardy golf course and extensive equestrian center. Just 15 minutes to Bend. $85,000.

MLS#201408571