The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLII No. 25 // 2019-06-19

The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 25

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Celebrating Sisters’ roundabout

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A ride to the crest on a bluebird day...

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

At last weekʼs official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Highway 20/Barclay roundabout, Tumalo artist and sculptor Danae Bennett-Miller told those assembled that it was “quite an honor” to have her design chosen for the artwork in the center of the roundabout.

She “felt a responsibility to adhere to the guidelines” for the project. The theme for the artwork is “a journey through the passes is a journey through a land of contrasts,” which is beautifully illustrated with the two contrasting sides to the installation.

Correspondent

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Conditions were perfect for the annual Sisters Park & Recreation District Crest the Cascades ride on Saturday. Dozens of riders took Highway 242 up and over the summit. The highway opened on Monday.

Charlie Kanzig, counselor at Sisters High School, is retiring after this school year after nearly 35 years working with students. Kanzig has been in and out of Sisters in his career but was happy to have completed his career at Sisters High School as the counselor for the past four years after a brief interlude working in South Korea.

Kanzig began his career as a language arts teacher for seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Maryʼs grade school in Stayton, Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in English education, having originally entered U of O as a journalism major.

“I realized at that time it was really hard to be a family man and a journalist; it was a very different world then,” said Kanzig.

So, he went the education route instead. He realized

Inside...

Where does one start a conversation about growth in Sisters? That was the question last week when City Manager Cory Misley agreed to sit down with The Nugget and unpack the topic of local growth.

There are some in Sisters who would like to pull up the drawbridge and keep any more newcomers from settling here. Another element is aggressively seeking to bring more living-wage jobs to See GROWTH on page 10

Long-time counselor retiring from schools Correspondent

Facing Sisters’ growing pains

By Sue Stafford

See ROUNDABOUT on page 31

By Ceili Cornelius

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going into teaching that he wanted more transferable skills, and a lot of his friends at the time were counselors.

“I always liked the idea of being a counselor and I felt like I would really fit that job,” he said.

Kanzig attended Lewis and Clark College, received his basic counseling degree, and got a job right away at Colton Middle and High School, a combined seventh- through 12th-grade school, as the sole counselor.

Counseling became his main focus versus teaching after he got his degree.

“I still love to lead and teach, but counseling was more of an interest and fit what I wanted to do,” he said.

He worked from 1987 until 1994 at Colton, and then a job opening at Sisters schools became available.

He then worked for Sisters schools from 1994 until 2013.

See KANZIG on page 30

Sisters celebrates Class of 2019

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

A rocking rendition of Queenʼs “We are the Champions” by members of the Sisters graduating class of 2019 highlighted the commencement ceremony for Sisters High School on Friday, June 14, in the gymnasium packed with faculty, family, and friends.

Prior to the rocking performance led by graduating senior Tyrell Beatty, Principal Joe Hosang briefly welcomed everyone before turning the attention to the jazz choir, directed by Rick Johnson, in a moving national anthem.

All of the speeches for this yearʼs ceremony came from students. Associated Student Body President Wyatt Hernandez started things off and spoke from the heart about how supported he felt by his classmates after suffering a significantly debilitating concussion during his freshman year.

“There were many days that I did not want to get out of bed, but I made it through

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Wyatt Hernandez described the support he received from his peers at Sisters High School during a commencement speech on Friday, June 14. because of all of you,” he said. “Whether it was Kendra (Sitz) being my voice when I was too embarrassed to speak or the Cook twins (Mia and Ellie) always checking in on me or even Luka Perle helping me with English when I couldnʼt even read. You guys showed me love and compassion when I needed it the most, and you taught me so much about caring and

friendship.”

Hernandez will attend Willamette University in Salem.

Delia Hoyt shared the next speech as one of four valedictorians and a salutatorian who chose to string together their messages, each with an individual theme.

Hoyt, who will attend See GRADUATION on page 22

Letters............................... 2 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements................12 At Your Service.............15-19 Classifieds..................26-28 Weather ............................. 2 Sisters Salutes .................. 6 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32

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The blast crater of Watergate

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

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.

To the Editor: T. Lee Brown’s column of June 5 entitled “The Old Ways” leaves her hoisted by her own petard.

Her anger, discomfort, and judgment stemming from a conversation she overheard a few years ago at Sisters Coffee hinges on a word or phrase, redacted for publication, that readers are led to conclude was an ethnic pejorative.

Ms. Brown is quick to establish that the conversation was among “white men” and is equally quick to speculate unkindly about them. I wonder, would the remark have been less offensive had it been spoken by an Asian teen? A Middle Eastern woman? An African-American child?

If not, why even mention the race and age of the speakers?

Camo, guns, the Great Emboldening — through a chance encounter in a coffeehouse, Ms. Brown evokes stereotypical negative imagery to paint these men with a broad and ugly brush.

The column brought to mind my own very

different experience at Sisters Coffee a few years back.

During the summer of 2015, my husband and I spent several weeks in Central Oregon. We’re native Midwesterners and had lived the past 10 years in St. Louis. For reasons that intrigue social scientists, St. Louis has remained one of the most segregated, racially volatile cities in the U.S. During summer and early autumn of 2014, the city garnered national attention when, in separate incidents less than 90 days apart, two black teenagers were shot and killed by police officers. Riots erupted throughout the city, including our neighborhood, and violent unrest continued until winter. As the anniversary of the first shooting approached and additional violence was anticipated, we were more than happy to be elsewhere.

One morning in early August, we snagged a table near the (much-missed) upright piano.

See LETTERS on page 21

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The House Judiciary Committee indulged in some bizarre (and lame) theatrics in bringing Watergate co-conspirator-turned-starwitness John Dean to “testify” on the “historical context” of the Mueller Report earlier this month.

The mere fact that — 47 years after the break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC — we reflexively attach the suffix “gate” to scandals of every stripe is sufficient evidence that we are living in the long shadow of the events of 1972-74.

Dean’s appearance was a bit of personal synchronicity for me, because I had just spent about six hours of travel time on a deep dive into Watergate with a variety of podcasts and documentaries. Why? Can’t really say — except that I was nagged by a sense that the faultlines which have become a chasm in our political culture were first ripped open by the interrelated calamities of the Vietnam War and Watergate.

And I didn’t feel like I knew enough about it.

Watergate loomed like a toxic grey shadow in my childhood. I was too young to have any grasp of the events, but I remember Nixon’s resignation, which happened when I was eight years old. I remember my parents — particularly my mother — being utterly dismayed. For about a decade after Watergate, she insisted that Lyndon Johnson had done worse (probably true) and that Nixon had been persecuted by “the liberals” and the press. Well…

It wasn’t until a tranche of Oval Office tapes were released in 1987 that showed Nixon in his own words to be foul-mouthed, petty, antisemitic, a crook and a liar, that she acknowledged that pushing him out of office was the right and necessary thing.

The tragedy is that Nixon was probably the best-prepared and most qualified man to ever hold the office.

He’d served in the military, had practiced law, served as a congressman, a senator,

a governor of a major state and as Vice President of the United States. He was, by all accounts, truly brilliant in his ability to suss out geopolitical and strategic trends, and his “opening to China” and détente with the Soviet Union were significant and lasting triumphs.

He also carried around a super-sized chip on his shoulder because he wasn’t cool like Kennedy, was mean as a rick of rattlesnakes, and had a paranoid streak as wide as a California interstate. His morose self-pity wasn’t just grotesque — it was a major character flaw and it helped to bring him down.

At every turn in the Watergate scandal, he chose to do the wrong thing.

Character is fate.

The Watergate paradigm is all over the current circus in Washington, DC. Trumpster Roger Stone has a tattoo of Nixon’s face on his back. Seriously.

The President himself has Twitter instead of tapes, and a Nixonian tangle of character flaws without the compensating brilliance. For their part, the Democratic Party wanted so badly for the Mueller Report to set the table for a Watergatestyle takedown of Donald Trump that they were gobsmacked when they discovered that the special counsel wasn’t going to hand them a “smoking gun.”

Many in the media would love nothing more than to be in on the kill, but they lack the journalistic chops of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein — and they don’t understand that bloviating in cable TV panel discussions isn’t the same thing as the careful, unglamorous work Woodward and Bernstein and other reporters did back in the ’70s.

The spectacle gives credence to Karl Marx’s old saw that history repeats itself “first as tragedy, then as farce.”

Watergate looms gigantic — yet it is little understood.

It’s well worth taking some time to dig into the story, because we’re living in the blast crater of that thirdrate burglary and shabby coverup right now, and will likely be for decades to come.

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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Youth group welcomes gamers and more and wants to do something, we have a group of people who are there to support them,” said Stephen King, who helped get the group started about six months ago.

“We have a space,” he said. “We have snacks, we have money, we have adults that are there for the young people.”

The one rule is: no electronics.

OGG meets on most Saturdays. Participants can play games such as Magic

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

There’s a new youth group in town. It doesn’t have a name. It charges no fees. And it allows no electronics.

So far it’s helped stage a Halloween flash mob, arranged for fly-fishing lessons, and hosted several “jazz cafés” with young musicians and guest performers. There’s also a youth choir and a weekly gathering of OGG, the Outlaw Gamer Group.

“The idea is that if a young person has a calling

See YOUTH GROUP on page 24

Quilts on the farm fence hand at an intricate Lone Star patterned quilt that was on the cover of a Better Homes and Gardens quilting book.

Turned out the template provided wasn’t correct and had to be redrafted by her husband. Martin admits it took her five years to complete the quilt. It took her several years to piece it and then she decided it should be hand-quilted. Besides the quilt and her medical practice, Martin was also busy raising three boys with her husband.

After moving to Corvallis, where she joined her first

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

The gardens of the farmbased education program at Seed to Table will serve as the backdrop for quilts created by local quilter and retired pediatrician Jill Martin during the Quilts in the Garden tour on Thursday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Martin’s mother was an active crafter, influencing her interest in handmade items.

For her first quilt effort, Martin created squares and sewed them together for a bedspread for her college dorm room. While in medical school, she decided to try her

See QUILTS on page 29

PHOTO BY SUE ANDERSON

New Eagle Scouts L-R Brogan Petterson, Aaron Johnson, Drew Ellis Collins-Burke, Scoutmaster Eric Liddell, Ryun Ford, Josh Liddell.

Five eagles get their wings

By Sue Anderson Correspondent

Last Saturday evening five local boys from troop 188 of Sisters received their Eagle Scout award, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts.

The Court of Honor was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and included a dinner, display and the presentation. Close to 100 people attended, filling the church chapel.

To achieve this status, boys must be active members of the Boy Scouts who have advanced through all of the previous ranks. They then have to accomplish all the tasks required of an Eagle Scout, including a large service project to benefit a

religious organization, school, or community.

Brogan Petterson’s service project was the completion of a number of campsites at the Sisters airport. The campsites had fire rings, tables, and were outlined and numbered.

For Josh Liddell’s project he built 10 wooden desks for the nonprofit organization in Redmond called Beulah’s Place, a shelter for homeless and abused teens.

Ryun Ford organized a food drive in Layton, Utah and was able to collect more than 500 pounds of food to donate to the Ogden Rescue Mission.

The Camp Polk Cemetery now has some new gravestone markers made of lasercut steel thanks to Aaron Johnson.

Lastly Drew Ellis CollinsBurke built flower boxes for the Sisters Middle School, filled them with soil and planted them with an assortment of flowers.

Porter Liddell conducted the ceremony. While parents looked on, each scout was presented his award by Scoutmaster Eric Liddell along with a pin for his mother, one for his father, and a mentor pin to give away.

Then his green kerchief was exchanged for a blue Eagle Scout kerchief. He then gave a short talk to the audience.

The newly minted Eagle Scouts took their seats and listened intently while Eagle Scout and former scoutmaster See EAGLE SCOUTS on page 29

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., The Lodge in Sisters. 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 CITY & PARKS Wednesday, 5 p.m. The Pines Clubhouse.

Public welcome. 541-719-8822.

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

Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, 541-549-6022.

Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.

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

4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815.

Sisters Planning Commission Three Sisters Lions Club 1st 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place City Hall. 541-549-6022. 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.

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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Sunday Showcase talent show brightens Father’s Day Brave local folks shared their talents onstage at Sisters Farmers Market last weekend. It was the first Sunday Showcase Talent Show of the year — and, despite technical difficulties, a success.

As a preview, Paul Alan Bennett brought his charming and original song-smithery to the Songbird Stage, accompanied by ukulele.

Then the small-town talent show got underway. A little girl told an old joke with a new twist, getting a big laugh.

Young kids in animal costumes gazed at the audience, forgetting to do the Hokey Pokey for their performance.

“It was so sweet!” said one retiree in the audience, who said she has lived in Sisters for years. “This is what you want your town to feel like.”

Teenage singer-songwriter Midnight sat over her notebook, inscribed with a new song. The market’s donated amplifier blew a fuse for the second time that day.

While organizers ran to Ace Hardware, Midnight comfortably premiered her song unplugged.

Activists raised awareness

about the importance of wolves to Oregon’s ecosystems, gathering kids onstage to dress up as wolves. The audience got to howl, too, in advance of that night’s full moon.

Matt Puccio is a singersongwriter and guitarist who works and lives at Camp Tamarack up near Suttle Lake. He planned to use a looper, some effects, and a microphone. Then the amp blew a third fuse.

Puccio gamely performed raw acoustic. The crowd gathered close to the bandshell stage, enjoying its crescent of shade. His songs were catchy and fun, focusing on the environment.

“Oh honey, please, do it for the bees,” he sang while children hollered in the background, running through the splash pad fountains. “If you love how honey glistens/ And preventing the collapse of our ecosystems… All it takes is plantin’ flowers/Then makin’ your voice heard to the powers.”

Market Manager Rachel Kelleher enjoyed the performance so much she invited

him to play at the farmers market next Sunday.

The good-natured crowd scrambled to find a portable stereo so that dance acts could perform. Several middle schoolers presented choreographed routines set to pop songs. Addison Russell performed an emotive, expressive dance.

Allison Ilmberger danced a solo number, then in a group with Savannah Baldwin and Camille Leahey. Buoyant and sometimes fierce, they danced with passion and confidence.

Young Frankie Borla tore it up on the drums, quickly assembling a full kit. He sent rhythmic grooves reverberating throughout the park — no amplification needed.

Organizers promised to have a backup sound system on-hand for the next Sunday Showcase Talent Show, slated for August 25. Locals of all ages who’d like to share their jokes, skills, talents and creativity are invited to join in the fun. Contact Jennie Sharp to inquire, at jennie@ starshine-theater.com or 541-645-0688.

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PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Sisters kids and wolf lovers howled at the Sunday Showcase talent show on Father’s Day. Starshine Theater produced the Father’s Day show and a free performance workshop for kids, in collaboration with the market. Starshine will premier its week-long camps through Sisters Park

& Recreation District this summer.

Sunday Showcases are part of a larger effort to revitalize Sisters Farmers Market, See TALENT SHOW on page 23

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Young drummer Frankie Borla rocked Sisters Farmers Market with skillful beats.

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Firewood is one of the most cost-effective ways to heat your home — and you cant beat the comfort.

The demand for firewood in Central Oregon always peaks in the fall. Our delivery list becomes unmanageable, and then no one is happy! Please save yourself and my crew this difficulty and plan ahead this year.

Make some extra room, buy your wood during spring and summer months, and you will have great firewood the easy way!

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Sisters Habitat lobbies state on housing Representatives from Sisters Habitat for Humanity were in Salem last week to attend the rally launch of Habitat for Humanity’s new Cost of Home campaign and to advocate for funding for affordable housing.

Executive Director Sharlene Weed, Board President Chuck Harper, and Board Member Roger Fairfield joined Habitat supporters from across Oregon at the Capitol to publicly commit to work with affordable housing colleagues and elected officials at the local and state level.

The rally was part of a nationwide launch of Habitat for Humanity International’s Cost of Home Campaign — a five-year advocacy campaign to mobilize volunteers, community members and Habitat staff to find solutions and create policies that will advance access to safe, affordable homes.

According to Shannon Vilhauer, executive director of Habitat Oregon, Habitat supporters are committing to four key policy areas: increasing the supply and preservation of homes, optimizing land use for affordable housing, promoting equitable and inclusive access to credit and developing communities of opportunity.

At the rally, Senator Tim Knopp, R – Bend, won a good-spirited hammering contest against Senator

Shemia Fagan, D-Portland.

Senator Fagan told the gathering that “We are fighting for the Oregonians that are fighting for the stability of an ordinary life.”

Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer, D-Portland, the chair of the House Committee on Human Services and Housing, gave the Sisters Habitat team a tour of the House chambers and her office, and later walked them to their local Representative Bonham’s office for a discussion about a couple housing bills that are still in play this session.

“It was a fun day advocating for affordable housing in Oregon. We are thankful for Rep. Keny-Guyer’s leadership and for taking the time to show us around the Capitol,” said Sisters Habitat President, Chuck Harper.

For more information about the Cost of Home campaign visit www.habitat.org/ costofhome. Anyone interested in volunteering with Sisters Habitat for Humanity can attend a volunteer orientation session on the first or third Wednesday of each month at noon at the Habitat offices, 141 W. Main Ave. Please call 541-549-1193 to register. For information about Habitat’s homerepair program or purchasing a Habitat home, you can visit www.sistershabitat. org to review the Home Repair and Homeownership Guidelines.

Man rescued on North Sister A 21-year-old man fell while hiking and skiing on North Sister on Monday, June 10, and required air rescue.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s office reported that a call came in at about 10:21 a.m. to 9-1-1 dispatch from Robert Kalmbach of Eugene, who reported he had injured himself while hiking/skiing North Sister and needed assistance.

Kalmbach and his friend, Michael Martin, also 21, had set out earlier in the morning from the Pole Creek Trailhead with a plan to summit North Sister and then ski back to the trailhead. Kalmbach reported he and Martin made it to within 200 feet of the North Sister summit, which reaches 10,085 feet, when he fell and slid partway down the mountain’s east slope.

Kalmbach injured himself during the fall and was unable to continue on his own.

9-1-1 Dispatch was able to provide Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office deputies with accurate coordinates of Kalmbach and Martin’s location through the 9-1-1 call,

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A Deschutes County SAR team took an injured 21-year-old man off North Sister a week ago. placing them approximately 5.5 miles from the Pole Creek Trailhead.

AirLink assisted by flying Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers to a point approximately 800 feet below Kalmbach and Martin. Five additional DCSO SAR volunteers responded to the Pole Creek Trailhead. While the first two DCSO SAR volunteers made their way up the slope to Kalmbach, AirLink responded to the Pole Creek Trailhead and picked up two additional SAR volunteers to fly in.

The four DCSO SAR volunteers, consisting of mountain rescue and medical team members, arrived at Kalmbach’s location at approximately 1:46 p.m.

Kalmbach was stabilized as much as possible, packaged into a rescue sled made for snow travel and lowered down to the awaiting AirLink helicopter. AirLink then transported Kalmbach to St. Charles Hospital in Bend with non-life-threatening injuries.

DCSO SAR Volunteers then assisted Martin back to the Pole Creek Trailhead.

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Mick Hunter was a passionate participant in the Glory Daze Car Show from the beginning. The show is now dedicated to his memory.

Sisters car show to honor Mick Hunter The Sisters Glory Daze Car Show 2019 will be held in memory of Mick Hunter.

The event is set for Saturday, July 20.

Mick Hunter, who died on May 21, was a key part of the car show for many years.

“Anyone who knew Mick knew his compassion, his service to others, his infectious laughter, warm smile and loving embrace!” noted Shannon Rackowski of Sisters Park & Recreation District, who organizes the event.

Hunter was passionate about classic cars and had extraordinary enthusiasm for hot rods, so a new award will be presented this year: “Mick’s Ride” in memory of a man who stood for integrity,

dedication, and friendship.

Another feature added to this year’s Glory Daze Car Show will be a Jeep Expo.

Smolich Motors of Bend is a new sponsor to the show this year and will bring a variety of 2019 Jeeps for display.

The Kona Ice Truck will also be present for those that are interested in trying one of their 45 flavors, like Tiger’s Blood or Island Rush, or one of their 10 Kona Crafted Specialties like Blackberry Mojito or Mai Tai. The Glory Daze Car Show runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on East Main Avenue. For more information or registration visit www.sistersrec reation.com/glorydaze, call 541-549-2091, or email sprd@sistersrecreation.com.

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A 4.6-mile hike on S a t u r d a y, A u g u s t 1 0 , will raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease and money for Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon (PRO).

The Hiking Sisters & Misters event takes participants from Green Lakes Trail Head to Lake Moraine and back, all organized by the local group Hiking4PD. Jane Miller, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s several years ago, noted, “I am so excited to be bringing my dream of hiking South Sister, supporting PRO, and raising awareness of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), especially as it relates to women, to life…

This fundraiser has been a dream of mine ever since I saw the glory of the Three Sisters across the seasons, since I experienced the love and support of my neighborhood sisters in Sisters, since my Gamma Phi Beta sisters rallied around me when I needed them the most.”

M i l l e r notes that PD is more common in

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“PD progresses at its own pace, with no way to predict what will happen next,” she observed. “We must continue to support research and programs that help the PD community. Programs like Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, whose sole mission is to improve the quality of life of its community. The dedicated staff and volunteers at PRO have positively affected the lives of thousands of people — patients and caregivers, friends and families.”

Sponsorships are welcome. For more information, visit Facebook and search for Hiking4PD. Donations may be made at https:// parkinsons resources. donordrive.com.

Bill Anttila wrote: The Weekend Brown Bag School Lunch Program concluded this week. Over 1,000 bags were packed this school year since October. I wish to thank Dawn Cooper and Theresa Slavkovsky at FAN for support of food for the program. I also wish to thank the following school secretaries for distribution of the bags at school each week: Shannon Beutler, elementary school; Connie Neilson and Mary Lesowske, middle school; and Ruth Barrios at the high school.

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, ministered

by Ron Gregg, hosted the facilities to house and pack the brown bags. Church members Caryl Gibson, Russ and Nancy Williams, and Joanne and Bill Anttila packed the bags each week.

The program could not be successful without all those mentioned. The program is all-volunteer, and costs involved are only for the purchase of food. A taxdeductible cash donation can be made to the Sisters FAN office for next schoolyears’ supplies. Mention the donation is for the Brown Bag School Lunch Program.

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Drownings Museum event will celebrate desert writing highlight water safety concerns An 18-year-old man who was airlifted to the hospital after being pulled from the waters of Lake Phalarope at Black Butte Ranch earlier this month did not survive.

According to Black Butte Ranch Police reports, the young man, an intern employee from India named Tarun Verma, declined a life vest when checking out a pedal board for an excursion on the lake on June 2.

Three witnesses saw a commotion associated with the young man being in distress in the water and responded to the scene on their own watercraft. When the witnesses reached him, Varun was submerged under the water. They pulled him onto the shore unconscious and began CPR immediately. Black Butte Fire medics also responded to treat Verma, and he was airlifted to the hospital from the ball fields at BBR. BBR police reported that they received word on June 4 that the young man had died.

Marine patrol personnel were still looking on Monday for a 29-year-old Bend man, Michael Mead, missing and presumed drowned at Wickiup Reservoir. Mead and a friend and a dog were in a canoe that overturned at 2 a.m., dumping them into the water. The other man and the dog were able to swim to shore but Mead did not make it.

Searchers were also seeking a man who jumped from the top deck of a pontoon boat See DROWNINGS on page 13

The High Desert Museum will play host to an annual celebration of writing on desert landscapes on Wednesday, June 26.

Winner of the annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize Nathaniel Brodie will accept his award and read from his prize-winning work “Borderlands” during an evening reception and awards ceremony at the High Desert Museum starting at 6:30 p.m.

“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.

“I was born and raised in Southern California, a very arid place,” said Brodie. “I’ve been attracted to desert places and traveled around the world to desert places. I lived in Arizona and worked in the Grand Canyon for a decade. I love their stark, severe beauty.

Everything has thorns, spikes but also luxurious blooms.

Water is miraculous in the desert. There aren’t many desert writing prizes out there. It was a natural fit for me,” he said from his Portland home.

Brodie’s family moved last year to Portland from Reno, Nevada. His wife got a tenured-track job at Portland State University in EcoHydrology. She grew up in

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“When we drive back over to Central Oregon’s high desert and the firs transition into sagebrush, we both love it. She likes the big looming trees and I like the open spaces,” he said.

Receiving the award is a great honor for Brodie. “We writers sometimes aren’t recognized for the work we do that is not a published book.

The vast majority of my writing career is toiling away. I’m lucky enough to have one book published.”

The evening also features A Desert Conversation — a group discussion exploring desert ecology and the intersections with human culture, moderated by Ellen Waterston. The 2019 Desert Conversation guest panelists are Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford, noted Western historian and author Patty Limerick and desert writer Bruce Berger.

Nonfiction writer and poet Bruce Berger is best known for a series of books exploring the intersections of nature and culture, usually in desert settings. His newest title, “A Desert Harvest: New and Selected Essays,” will be released in March 2019. In a review of Desert Harvest, the Denver Post said, “Berger takes his place with Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez.”

Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the

University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. In 1985 she published “Desert Passages,” followed in 1987 by her bestknown work, “The Legacy of Conquest,” an overview and reinterpretation of Western American history that has stirred up a great deal of both academic and public debate.

In 2012 she published “A Ditch in Time: The City, the West, and Water,” a history of water in Denver. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts.

Stafford was appointed Oregon’s ninth Poet Laureate in May 2018. He is the founding director of The Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College. Stafford was born and grew up in Oregon.

He is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose and has edited many others.

His book, “Having Everything Right: Essays of Place,” won a citation for excellence from the Western States Book Awards in 1986.

Stafford’s most recent book, “100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do,” is an account of his brother’s death by suicide, and the struggle of a family to understand, and to live beyond that event.

The event is free; reservations are requested at the website www.waterston desertwritingprize.org.

The evening events are preceded by writing workshops starting at 5:30 p.m.

Register at the link above.

Those interested in writing fiction are invited to sign up for critically-acclaimed novelist James Anderson’s workshop, in which he will discuss and work with attendees on developing and maintaining a unique and strong sense of place in fiction. Anderson is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, “The Never-Open Desert Diner” and “Lullaby Road,” praised

by The New York Times Book Review and Washington Post Book World, among others, for their lyricism and haunting evocation of the desert.

If poetry is more your style, join Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford, author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, for an afternoon of writing and inspiration.

Those who want to explore their own biography of place may enroll in poet and writer Ellen Waterston’s workshop, where she will lead writers in an exploration of their own unique biographies of place in poetry and prose.

Attendees will also have an opportunity to purchase the fifth anniversary commemorative Prize anthology titled “Deserts: The First Five Years of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize.”

For more information, visit the Waterston Desert Writing Prize website or call 541-480-3933.

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Artists to show their finest on last weekend in June The last weekend in June is a big one for art and music lovers in Sisters. Start with the Sisters Folk Festival sponsored Josh Ritter concert on Thursday evening, June 27, at Sisters High School.

On Friday, June 28, join the Sisters Arts Association, which sponsors Fourth Friday Art Stroll from 4 to 7 p.m.

Enjoy beautiful art, music, demonstrations, refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. Then on Saturday and Sunday, enjoy the third annual, free to the public, Artist Studio Tour.

Now in its third year, the Artist Studio Tour has grown from a one-day event to two days, and from just a handful of artists to 23 juried studios.

This is a self-guided tour of studios at artists’ homes in and around Sisters. All of the artists are members of the Sisters Arts Association.

“Expanding the event to two days was designed to relax the pace for artists as well as visitors. The extra day gives everyone more time to get to know one another and will encourage personal

relationships between patrons and artists,” according to Dennis Schmidling, vice-chair of SAA. Four of the artists are located in the area between Sisters and Redmond, near and in Eagle Crest. All are relatively new to the area, and all are excited to join with fellow artists in this open studio event.

They are Terri DillSimpson, who paints watercolors; glass artist Mel Archer; Sandy Dutko, a painter in oil, acrylic, and mixed media; and Mary Moore, who builds, fires, and paints dramatic characters and figures from clay. The Nugget asked each of them what they think would entice art lovers to travel to their studios.

Terri Dill-Simpson promised that the drive is worth every moment en route.

“It’s a beautiful drive,” she said. “I live in a nice log cabin on the Deschutes River, so the view is great.”

After several years of successful sales of her work

in the Portland area, she’s enthusiastic about bringing her style to central Oregon.

“I will be demonstrating my painting, which is mostly wildlife and birds – Audubon type creatures,” she said. “I not only have original paintings, but also prints, greeting cards, and calendars available.”

Terri’s studio is at 6110 NW Yucca Ave., just a few miles west of Redmond.

Up the hill a short distance from Terri’s cabin is the studio of glass artist Mel Archer. Mel built his artfilled home on the Deschutes river over several years’ time, coming from the Hillsboro area nearly every weekend.

He lived in the studio until the home was finished, and then converted it to a fullon workshop where he will eventually offer classes to those who wish to explore his unique equipment and techniques.

Mel formulates thousands of individual colors of glass “frit” from the standard available colors, and uses them to

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paint impressionistic landscapes that are fused together, layer upon layer, in glass. In Sisters, Mel is represented at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop. He recently joined the Sisters Arts Association as a board member and joined the new Dry Canyon Arts Association in Redmond as a regular member. Mel’s studio is at 7910 NW Grubstake Way, off Highway 126, a few miles west of Redmond.

In Eagle Crest, art lovers can get to know two artists, Sandy Dutko and Mary Moore.

Mary will be showing how she finishes her clay figures. “I use a mix of different things, including charcoal and pastels, to enhance the pieces and change the colors until I like them.” She will show several works in progress, including a large, coiled figure. She will also

have a couple of pieces being finished using different media. Mary shows her work at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop. Mary’s studio is at 7000 Thunderbird Court in Eagle Crest, off Cline Falls Highway.

Not far from Mary is the studio of experimental and abstract artist Sandy Dutko.

“I do interesting things with my art,” she says. “I’m not a traditional oil painter, or a traditional acrylic painter.

I do things that are semiabstract.” Sandy is a veteran artist who has done the Portland open studio tour for many years before relocating to Central Oregon. “I will have lots of samples, and show visitors how I do these different things,” she said. Her methods include a unique oil, cold wax and See STUDIO TOUR on page 20

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GROWTH: City is limited in its ability to manage growth Continued from page 1

Sisters, looking to create and sustain a vibrant, diversified economy. With diversification, Sisters can better survive the ups and downs of a tourist-based economy when weather, forest fires, or an economic downturn reduces the number of visitors.

The majority of residents probably lie somewhere along the continuum from no growth to all-out expansion.

Sisters is almost universally regarded as a great place to live, surrounded on three sides by majestic national forestland, which offers multiple opportunities for outdoor adventures and recreation. The mountain scenery is breathtaking. The Western architecture creates a quaint and charming downtown.

Blue skies and warm sunshine lure visitors all summer long and into the shoulder seasons. The lack of big-city hustle-bustle is a welcome relief. People actually take time to talk to one another in the stores and restaurants.

Local cultural events fill the calendar, with the Rodeo, Quilt Show, and Folk Festival bringing thousands of visitors to town. Some decide to stay.

Housing is at a premium, with high sales and rental prices on the few units that come on the market. Affordable housing has become the mantra for City planners and citizens wanting to buy or rent a home.

The very qualities that attract people to Sisters are also the qualities that some current residents are fearful of losing. Why is growth bad — or is it?

People talk about losing the quality of life as the population grows. Misley suggests

we examine what “quality of life” means. He pointed out that Sisters still doesn’t have a stoplight. We have a couple of grocery stores. There are no parking meters. What are people experiencing that is changing and impacting their quality of life? It may be different for different people.

In discussions with residents, Misley would like to hear specifics.

The average citizen has little understanding of state land-use laws and how they impact local decisions.

Who’s really in charge of growth?

Misley offered, “It’s a fool’s effort to try to control growth.” He then added, “We (the City) really don’t have much control IF growth is going to happen. We do have some control over HOW it’s going to happen.”

Much of what the City can and cannot do to manage growth is regulated by state land-use laws, which were adopted in the 1970s to protect the state from urban sprawl. Under Oregon law, each of the state’s 241 cities and metro areas has created an Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) around its perimeter — a land-use planning line to control urban expansion onto farm and forest lands.

Land inside the UGB supports urban services, schools, and fire and police protection. The boundary is one of the tools to protect farms and forests from urban sprawl and to promote the efficient use of land, public facilities, and services inside the boundary.

Without approval from the state, the UGB cannot be changed. And the state looks at whether all possibilities for growth within the UGB have been maximized by making changes to the zoning codes to allow for more density or taller building heights.

Misley pointed out that the state legislature has a tendency to write statewide

policies that are appropriate for large urban areas but not necessarily for small towns like Sisters with character, charm, and a sense of history. The state looks at our one-half acre lots and says those can be densified, which would change the character of the city.

The Community Development Department is currently in the middle of an extensive study mandated by the State of Oregon in order to update the City’s Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 2005 and updated in 2012.

The Comprehensive Plan is intended to guide land-use planning in Sisters, based on the City’s vision for urban growth management. The recently completed Sisters Country Horizons Vision Project will inform the update as will the just-completed Housing Needs Analysis and Buildable Lands Inventory.

All of these projects take extensive staff time and City resources.

Misley pointed out that in a small town like Sisters, jumping through state-mandated hoops is much more difficult than it is for a larger city with a generously staffed CDD department. Sisters has a three-person CDD staff to handle the day-to-day operations as well as the larger, long-term projects.

“We are always trying to stay one or two steps ahead…

We are trying to be proactive (about growth) but end up being reactive,” Misley said.

“We need to be thoughtful of the populace, but growth is not going to stop. We have a major east/west state highway going through our town.

We have to work with ODOT on any matters dealing with that highway.

“We can’t tell land owners who hold property for investment purposes what they should do with their property,” Misley pointed out.

The City has to consider

potential land use versus the reality of what property is available and when.

Land-use planning is both an art and a science, according to Misley. Portland State University is the authoritative source for statewide population-growth projections on which land-use planning is based.

“There are wild cards that don’t figure into those projections, like a UGB expansion or annexation of new land,” added Misley. “Planning has to reflect reality.”

Unlike a number of other cities, Sisters doesn’t own large parcels of vacant land that they can offer for development or place in reserve for future development. The County has jurisdiction over any land outside the UGB.

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City seeks dialogue with citizens

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

In a sit-down with The Nugget last week, City Manager Cory Misley shared his ideas about the role of local government and the challenges and opportunities inherent in running a small city.

“The beauty of living in a small town, as it relates to government, is you can meet with us regularly, have conversations, attend public meetings,” Misley said. “Pick up the phone, come into City Hall if something is important to you. We can have conversations about how to improve things.”

Misley realizes there are local factors that perhaps influence the current trust level, including history at the City in the past and a population that has tripled. Misley is intent on rebuilding citizen trust by being transparent in the City’s functioning and processes, seeking public input, and having open dialog.

“People can have my cell phone number. I’ll have those tough conversations,” offered Misley. “I am open to people’s ideas.”

However, he noted, having those tough conversations doesn’t imply a certain outcome.

“After talking with me, I can’t guarantee they will like what I have to say,” Misley said.

One of the major challenges of running a city government is maintaining a balance of all the key factors, including city revenue and expenditures, staffing,

unfunded liabilities like PERS, legislative challenges, the current legal landscape, and interactions with other governmental agencies (County, State, ODOT, U.S. Forest Service, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, and other councils and commissions).

Another challenge Misley identified is the broader climate of mistrust of the government on a national level, which spills over at the local level. He thinks there seems to be a tendency by some to jump to conclusions without having the necessary information.

“Why doesn’t the City just ….” is easy to say, but in most situations, it’s not as simple as it seems.

It is one thing to have mistrust with Salem or Washington D.C. because access is challenging. Misley believes, “It is a civic privilege to be able to participate in your local government.”

Misley wants to assure the citizens that City staff are doing their best. Staff members are paid to be experts in their respective fields — land use, public works, finance, administration — or knowing who to bring in if more help is needed. Their job is to take care of the day-to-day operations and to make recommendations to the various advisory boards, committees, the Planning Commission, and City Council.

Public hearings and written comment allow for the citizens to offer their support, suggestions, or air their grievances. The final decision rests with the elected members of the Sisters City Council, who

are all volunteers.

“We are trying to do things right the first time. If that means we take the time for public outreach, study, public hearings, revisions, then we will do that,” Misley said.

Pick up the phone, come into City Hall if something is important to you. We can have conversations about how to improve things.

— Cory Misley He hopes the public will trust the City to do the right thing.

“I struggle with the balance of giving too much information too soon, when it might later change, and not enough to keep people adequately informed before decisions are made. It boils down to trust,” he concluded.

Steel drum band to celebrate at park A middle school steel drum group will play a free show Friday, June 21, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Fir Street Park as an end-of-school celebration.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

A N N O U N C E M E N T S Summer Solstice Gathering Annual Meeting: Indian & Drum Circle Meadow Water Company

Celebrate summer! All are welcome to gather briefly, then walk the labyrinth together. Wear white if convenient, and bring hand drums and instruments.

Friday, June 21 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Sisters Community Labyrinth in East Portal park, W. Hood Ave. & Hwy. 242. Info at 503-997-0301.

The annual meeting for Indian Meadow Water Company will be held Saturday, June 22 at 9 a.m. at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department. All members of the water company are invited. For more information call 541-719-0137.

Support for Caregivers

A free support group for those

Family Solstice Picnic & Pull who provide care in any capacity

meets at Join the Weed The Lodge Warriors on in Sisters at Friday, June 10:30 a.m. the 21 from 5:30 third Tuesday to 8:30 p.m. of each for a familymonth. Call friendly evening 541-771-3258 picnic and pull!

Friday, June 21 for additional Volunteers will Family Solstice Picnic & Pull information. help remove 5:30 p.m. at Willow Springs Preserve non-native Senior weeds from the Luncheons Friday, June 21 Deschutes Land & More Summer Solstice Gathering Trust’s Willow Adults age 60 7 p.m. at Sisters Community Labyrinth Springs Preserve and older are near Sisters. invited to join Saturday, June 22 This is a great the Council on opportunity Indian Meadow Water Co. Meeting Aging Senior to visit a Land 9 a.m. at Sisters Fire Station Luncheon, Trust protected served every property that Tuesday at is not open to Sisters Community Church. the public! Weed a little, picnic a Coffee and various fun activities little, and enjoy the longest day begin at 11 a.m. with lunch of the year in a beautiful setting. served at noon. Bingo is played Bring your own picnic and drinks, after lunch until 2:30 p.m. For & dessert will be provided. Bring information call 541-480-1843. gloves, snacks, water, your favorite Dementia Caregivers picnic blanket. Register at www.

Group deschuteslandtrust.org/hikesevents/hikes/062119-ww-solistice- A free support group for caregivers of those suffering with picnic-pull. Info: 541-330-0017.

Alzheimer’s or other forms of Quilt Fundraiser for FFF dementia takes place the first This year’s fabulous fundraising Tuesday of each month from quilt for Furry Friends Foundation, noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sisters designed & quilted by Valerie City Hall. Sponsored by the Fercho-Tillery, is on display on Alzheimer’s Association, meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11 provide emotional, educational, a.m. to 2 p.m. at 204 W. Adams and social support. Call 800-272Ave. Ste. 109. Purchase tickets 3900 or go to alz.org/oregon. at the office or online at www. furryfriendsfoundation.org for $1, 6 for $5, or 25 for $20. Info: 541-797-4023 or email info@ June 28 furryfriendsfoundation.org

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Highlights

Camp Eagle Cap Haircuts

Margie Figueras is holding a hairdressing event once a month to help benefit Camp Eagle Cap, which is dedicated to children in our area under extreme adverse circumstances. Hairdressing appointments are available every fourth Friday at Salon Renaissance by donation only to Camp Eagle Cap. This month’s event is on Friday, June 28. Call 503-980-8581 for more information or to make an appointment.

Parkinson’s Benefit Hike

Join Hiking Sisters & Misters on August 10 on a hike to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease’s impact on women and to benefit Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. The hike will be to Moraine Lake on the South Sister.

Register and donate at www. parkinsonsresources.donordrive. com/index.cfm. Call Jane at 630564-2624 for more 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.

Parkinson’s Support Group The second Tuesday of each month, Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group meets at The Lodge from 2 to 3:30 p.m. All are welcome to learn, share, and receive support. For more information please contact Carol at 541-668-6599.

Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda

Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to hopeafricakids. org or call Katie at 541-719-8727.

Please Help Furry Friends

In late July the Three Sisters Lions Club will be hosting a yard sale to raise funds for senior scholarships, sight & hearing testing and more local projects. Donations are being accepted to make this event a success from May 18 through July 14. Drop-off location is on Hwy 242 next to Les Schwab on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Deri at 541-419-1279 for more information.

Organ Donor Awareness

Applications are available for the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund to help adult residents of Sisters establish an occupational path. Pick up forms at the Kiwanis House, corner of Oak and Main, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursdays, and during regular hours from the Sisters Habitat for Humanity office. For additional information, please call 541-4102870.

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.

Thich Nhat Hahn Sangha Meditation Group

Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For more information please email Kathyn at Katindahood2@gmail. com.

World’s Children Speaker

Sisters nonprofit World’s Children is offering a speaker for your club, church group or classroom. Topics include street children in developing countries; child trafficking; and child marriage. Each talk is given with a PowerPoint presentation that explains why these issues exist in developing countries and what can be done about them. For more information call 541-904-0789 or email info@ worldschildren.org.

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Tai Chi/Balance Sessions

Free Tai Chi/Balance Classes based on the CDC “Steadi” Program to reduce injuries and falls in our community are being sponsored by Sisters Drug. Taught

by Shannon Rackowski every Thursday from 11-11:30 a.m. (except holidays) at the SPRD Fitness Room next to Sisters High School. Open to all ages. For info: 541-549-6221.

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Healthy Living Information for Seniors Seniors and caregivers are invited to drop by the SAGE room at SPRD on the second Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. to meet local service providers and gather free information about aging in place from foot care to end-of-life planning. Call Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for information.

Sisters Library june events

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, June 20 and 27 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and an crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must yo attend.

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Protect our planet from aliens Pr with w some amusing play and sscientific exploration for kkids ages 6-11. Space Camp is Wednesday, June 26 at 10:30 at W Sisters Library. No registration Si required.

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SISTERS AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Calvary Chapel (Nondenominational) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 541-550-0750 5 p.m. Praise and Prayer Service Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship

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Furry Friends Foundation (FFF) has grown, and the assistance is reaching more families than ever. FFF needs your support and your donations to operate.

It’s spring and the kitten season is upon us. FFF sponsors FREE spay/neuter surgeries and FREE vaccinations. Let’s help reduce the unwanted pet population, and keep pets at home and out of shelters. Donate online at www. furryfriendsfoundation.org or call 541-797-4023.

The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | westsidesisters.org 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 541-549-6586

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Re and discuss “The Huntress” Read

by Kate Quinn with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, June 26, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more info.

Interstellar Mixed Media Workshop

Blast off with this space-themed mixed media workshop with paper-cut artist Carly Garzon Vargas. Saturday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sisters Library for ages 12-17. Call 541-617-7078 for more info.

Universe of Crafts

All ages are welcome to join this journey around the world and into space through stories and crafts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 at Sisters Library. No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more info.

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DROWNINGS: Water temperatures can remain frigid Continued from page 8

on the Metolius Arm of Lake Billy Chinook late Friday afternoon, and is presumed to have drowned. The man reportedly struck his head on a railing on his way into the water and did not resurface.

The incidents highlight the hazards that accompany water recreation as summer gets underway in Central Oregon.

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District notes that water temperatures in area lakes and rivers are still low this time of year. Being unguarded in the water, especially when water temperatures are low, is extremely dangerous.

Among preventable injuries, drowning is the leading cause of death for children one to 4 years old. A child or weak swimmer can drown in the time it takes to reply to a text, check a fishing line, or apply sunscreen. One- to 4-year-old children are more likely to drown in a pool, while children 5 and older are more likely to drown in natural water such as ponds, lakes, and rivers. The risk of drowning in open water increases with age.

Even as a strong swimmer, adults should know the risks and take precautions around water. The Fire District notes that swimmers should always swim with a buddy; don’t use alcohol or drugs (including some prescription medications) before or while swimming, diving,

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or supervising others; and wear a life jacket while boating or fishing, even if you don’t intend to enter the water.

In 2013, 77 percent of fatal boating accident victims drowned; of those who drowned, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket. In Oregon, all children 12 and under must wear a properly fitted U.S. Coast Guardapproved personal floatation device while on a boat that is underway.

In the event of an emergency, knowing CPR and basic water-rescue skills may help you save a life.

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District offers monthly CPR/AED/first aid courses.

Class dates and registration can be found online at www.sistersfire.com.

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Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Venardos Circus 7 p.m. A unique Broadway-style animal-free circus. Show schedule, info and tickets at www.venardoscircus.com.

Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.

For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign up by 6:15 p.m. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Venardos Circus 7 p.m. A unique Broadway-style animal-free circus. Show schedule, info and tickets at www.venardoscircus.com.

20 THUR The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m.

Free and open to everyone 21+. For additional info call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.

Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.

Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every Thursday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

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The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Live Music with Jacob Miller + Joshua Thomas 6 to 8 p.m. Big Lawn Music series with food & beverages for purchase. Free & open to all ages. For additional info call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.

Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Live Music with Dave & Melody Hill 5 to 7 p.m. Dogs, children & adults all welcome!

For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Venardos Circus 7 p.m. A unique Broadway-style animal-free circus. Show schedule, info and tickets at www.venardoscircus.com.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Pop-Up Apothecary 4 to 7 p.m. Fettle Botanic Supply & Counsel. Free and open to everyone. For additional info call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.

Raven Makes Gallery Native American Art Show Opening Reception 5 to 8 p.m. Three award-winning artists! For more info go to ravenmakesgallery.com or call 541-719-1182.

Cork Cellars Live Music with Gabriel Sweyn 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. No cover! For information call 541-549-2675 or go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.

Chops Bistro Live Music with Bob Baker & Mark Barringer 6 to 8 p.m. Fiddle and guitar music. For additional information call 541-549-6015.

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Venardos Circus 1, 4 and 7 p.m. A unique Broadway-style animal-free circus.

Show schedule, info and tickets at www.venardoscircus.com.

Hardtails Bar & Grill DJK9 Rawkstar Karaoke Night!

9 p.m. Every Saturday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.

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Every Sunday: fresh local produce, lunch, live music, & yoga.

Call 503-997-0301 or go to sistersfarmersmarket.com.

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Venardos Circus 1 and 4 p.m. A unique Broadway-style animal-free circus.

Show schedule, info and tickets at www.venardoscircus.com.

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Hardtails Bar & Grill Open Mic & Jam Night 7 p.m.

Every Monday, no cover! For information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.

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Sisters Saloon Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is at 6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday! For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

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Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign up by 6:15 p.m. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.

For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

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Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.

27 THUR The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m.

Free and open to everyone 21+. For additional info call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.

Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every Thursday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

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The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Live Music with My Evergreen Soul + Tay & the Janglahdahs 6 to 8 p.m. Big Lawn Music series with food & beverages for purchase. For additional info call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.

Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Art Stroll 4 to 7 p.m.

Galleries and shops feature live entertainment and refreshments, every fourth Friday of the month! For additional information go to sistersartsassociation.org.

Hood Avenue Art Elyse Dougla and JoAnn Burgess Featured Artists 4 to 7 p.m. With live entertainment and refreshments! For more info go to hoodavenueart.com.

Hardtails Bar & Grill DJK9 Rawkstar Karaoke Night!

9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.

Sisters Area 3rd Annual Artist Studio Tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free self-guided tour of 23 artist studios. Tour guides available at Sisters galleries and sistersartsassociation.org.

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Changes afoot for Sisters Community Labyrinth Solstice gathering set

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Sisters Community Labyrinth came into being thanks to a leadership project funded by the Ford Foundation. The labyrinth sits on land whose fate is uncertain. The group running the labyrinth also reorganized recently, under new requirements from its fiscal sponsor.

Jan McGowan and Sharlene Weed were both part of the original cohort that built the labyrinth within the U.S. Forest Service’s East Portal site, at the confluence of Highway 20 and Highway 242.

East Portal’s distinctive triangle of ponderosa pines and native shrubs suggests an ambiance of nature and the Old West. Visitors arriving from the Valley drive past the commercial activity and asphalt parking lots of Ray’s, fast food restaurants, and Bi-Mart. Before hitting the downtown area, they round a pleasant curve surrounded by trees. East Portal provides the landscape folks see out their passenger windows, roughly south and west. In addition to trees and the subtle presence of the labyrinth, East Portal offers a McKenzie Pass interpretive center, restrooms, and small parking area.

Weed and McGowan now sit on the committee that

manages the labyrinth under the auspices of SPRD, the Sisters Parks & Recreation District (disclosure: this writer is also a committee member).

East Portal is on the USFS acreage within Sisters that has been put up for sale. Recent reports indicate that the City of Sisters expressed interest in purchasing the parcel.

“I am glad to hear that the City may soon own the East Portal site. This will give our town the opportunity to have year-round access to the labyrinth,” said Weed.

“It’s unfortunate that for the past two seasons, parking at the site has been blocked from public use most of the year,” she said.

People using the labyrinth often park their cars along the highway or walk over from nearby businesses.

Weed added, “It’s now June and still the gate is up.”

The East Portal parking lot is expected to be open for the Summer Solstice Gathering at the labyrinth on Friday, June 21 (see related story).

McGowan, who is a nonprofit consultant, praised recent efforts at SPRD to organize its fiscal sponsorship programs.

“Sisters is fortunate to have SPRD serving as the fiscal sponsor for programs that benefit the community,” she said.

“Without fiscal

sponsorship, small programs and projects would lose out,” McGowan explained.

Becoming a nonprofit entity such as a 501(c)(3) can take more time and money than a small, new, or struggling community group can come up with on its own.

McGowan listed various benefits associated with being a nonprofit. These include tax exemption, so that donors know their donations are paying for services and activities; the potential for donors to receive tax deductions on their own tax returns; and being eligible to receive grants from foundations.

Fiscal sponsors typically charge a percentage of all incoming revenue to the sponsored group, to offset administrative fees. Many charge in the 10- to 15-percent range. In the past, SPRD handled local groups without any charge.

Under SPRD’s new approach to fiscal sponsorship, existing groups are charged a five percent administrative fee.

SPRD recently set out new guidelines for each group, including formation of official committees with certain requirements for meetings and reporting. In addition to the labyrinth, SPRD acts as fiscal sponsor to the Astronomy Club, Outlaw Lacrosse, Outlaw Volleyball, and Sisters Farmers Market, among others.

for Friday at labyrinth

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Summer solstice is celebrated around the globe and throughout the ages. It takes place Friday, June 21, this year. Sisters Community Labyrinth will celebrate with a short gathering that includes a labyrinth walk and drumming.

Solstice is associated with bonfires, feasts, and fairy mischief. Marking the longest day of the year, it’s also called Midsummer’s Day, as in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

“When I honor the passing of the seasons through ancient rituals I feel a deep connection, both to our ancestors and to the natural rhythms of our Earth home,” explained Susan Prince.

Prince leads brief, nonreligious rituals that help visitors engage with the labyrinth, the earth, and each other.

Often, labyrinth walking is a quiet and contemplative affair.

“For those of us involved in creating it, the labyrinth was envisioned as a place for the community to gather and find harmony,” said Jan McGowan.

For summer solstice, though, people are invited to make a little celebratory noise.

Drums and other instruments are welcome.

Observing the cycle of the seasons is common in many

cultures, ancient and modern.

Folk traditions call for honoring each turn of the “Wheel of the Year” as the seasons change. Summer solstice is a favorite among Druids, for example, who meet at Stonehenge in England.

“Each season has a particular flavor and, when we tap into that flow, we see that our own human being rhythms are their mirror,” Prince continued. “I love sharing the labyrinth experience with my community in a celebratory way. It brings people together, creating a beautiful timeless synergy.”

Popular celebrations are held on winter and summer solstices, and the equinoxes in fall and spring. Sisters Community Labyrinth typically hosts gatherings on those days.

All are invited to join in the Summer Solstice Gathering this Friday. The group asks that participants wear white, if convenient, and bring drums or other instruments to play.

The gathering starts with a brief circle at 7 p.m., followed by a labyrinth walk. Sisters Community Labyrinth gatherings are usually 30- to 60-minutes long.

The labyrinth is located in East Portal on West Hood Avenue. East Portal is the U.S. Forest Service site where Highway 20 and Highway 242 meet, roughly between Bi-Mart and Les Schwab.

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olks love living in Sisters because of its small-town charm.

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function. Get yourself some robust tacos, or some sumptuous sushi.

Your local businesses are owned and operated by your friends and neighbors. They gear their products and services to OUR needs and interests.

Spending your dollars locally ensures that the community itself stays healthy. Each dollar you spend circulates approximately seven times in the Sisters economy. Local business owners care about their hometown — they support the schools, employ local folks and help keep the community vibrant.

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Whether you need medical services or want to set your young child up for success in school, there are providers in Sisters to fill the bill. As summer rolls around, you can get your carpet cleaned, install a hot tub — or get your troublesome drainfield restored to

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Custom fabrication at a fair and competitive price means that you are getting world-class quality paired with hometown service — from a tabletop to a large commercial project. That’s what makes Solid Rock the creative difference — and you can carve that in stone.

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There are days when nothing will do but a fresh, delicious Bajastyle taco — or three. Fortunately for Sisters, it’s easy and convenient to get some — at Joe’s Taco Truck, now in its second year!

Located on the lawn on the west side of The Belfry on the corner of East Main Avenue and North Spruce Street. Joe’s Taco Truck has quickly become a locals’ destination, because the food is good, the prices are affordable and it’s an easy walk from just about anywhere in town.

Everything is made fresh every day. Stop by soon to enjoy some freshly made tacos hot off the grill with several homemade sauces to choose from.

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All of the treatments at Shibui will not only make you feel good, they’ll help you be fitter and healthier inside and out — ready to fully enjoy all the pleasures that Sisters Country has to offer.

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Aqua Clear, Inc. in Sisters has been servicing hot tubs in Central Oregon since 1992 and acquired Aqua Hot Tubs earlier this year, bringing together sales and service in one location in Sisters.

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Oishi Japanese Restaurant Oishi Japanese Restaurant is soon to celebrate their sixth anniversary in Redmond.

Oishi’s menu offers a wide variety of Japanese specialty items including sushi, sashimi, noodles, donburi, BBQ, appetizers, bento, house specials and dinner entrees. Located on SW 6th St., Oishi Japanese Restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.

On July 3, they will mark their anniversary with a special fundraising event. Each year, long-time patron Toni Rich helps them select a local child in need, and on the day of the fundraiser, the restaurant donates its total sales to helping that child. In addition, there is a silent auction to which the community contributes.

Last year the event raised $10,000. Oishi owners, Yee Thanittihanand and Peter and Molly Stephen, say that the event is a way to “give back to the community” — a community that has supported the restaurant since they first came to Central Oregon.

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Chef competes in Bend

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Eight accomplished local chefs from Central Oregon competed to prove their culinary skills kicking off the Top Chef Competition at the Bite of Bend on Saturday with Chef Jon Hosler, owner of The Porch in Sisters, competing against Chef Chad Berg for Deschutes Brewery in round one.

The Porch has been a popular dinnerhouse in Sisters since 2012. It is a family affair. Hosler’s mother and partner Caryl Hosler is wellknown in Sisters for her work at Jen’s Garden and Thyme.

A few years back she won an Iron Chef competition with TR McCrystal, Sisters High School culinary arts instructor.

While Caryl was working as the sous chef under TR McCrystal at Jen’s Garden and Thyme, Jon was working the same trade in Southern California.

Chef Jon noted that he began his career in Los Angeles and has been cooking in the industry for 20 years, working his way up self-taught and dedicated to learning everything from some great mentors which

led him into jobs such as sous chef at Red Car Brewery for a number of years then on to sous chef at Petros, a Greek and Mediterranean fine dining restaurant. Later in his career he focused on consulting for a restaurant development company as well as TV and movie craft service catering.

Family and friends brought him to Central Oregon with an opportunity to open his first restaurant, The Porch, seven years ago.

“I’ve had great training,” he said. “My passion is to create food, and it’s been great fun being chef at The Porch, sharing a relationship with my mother on a professional level.”

The Porch occupies a late1940s-style building on Elm Street. An eclectic menu of international gourmet comfort food is served in a serene atmosphere reminiscent of a private home.

He added, “It’s a fun restaurant that provides a comfortable home-like setting to enjoy some new and playful ideas on comfort classics globally, including American.”

Over the years the Hoslers and their culinary team have used their global comfort theme to bring diners comfort

STUDIO TOUR: Guides are available at local galleries Continued from page 9

PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER

Chef Jon Hosler and sous chef James Lewis hard at work in Kitchen Stadium at Bite of Bend. classics from all styles of cooking with a modern twist.

The competition took place right in the middle of downtown during the Bite of Bend. Two full-sized kitchens were set up for the Top Chef Competition in downtown, and using a “secret ingredient” in a 45-minute cook-off, the two chefs, with the help of their sous chefs, created entrees that were paired with an appetizer or dessert judged by a panel of local foodies.

Each chef was allowed a sous chef and each chef could bring six personal ingredients, either spices, oils, flour and vinegars, and each chef has to use the secret ingredient in at least one of the two dishes.

The secret ingredient was Cornish Game Hen, which is actually a petite chicken.

The “Kitchen Stadium”

came alive with delicious aromas as the two talented chefs focused on their craft.

Chef Hosler created croquettes with red, purple and yellow fingerling potatoes with an added appetizer, an arugula salad and a grilled Spanish onion.

The judges scored the dishes on flavor, the use of the secret ingredient, presentation, originality, and the synergy between the two dishes.

Although Chef Hosler was not chosen to continue through the competition, he learned how the process works.

“It’s a great honor to be able to be acknowledged as one of the top chefs amongst the other eight great competitors in Central Oregon,” Hosler told The Nugget. “Now we know how this works and will move forward and plan for next year.”

acrylic collage process. Her unpredictable approach is exciting and full of surprises.

Sandy’s studio is at 2455 Osprey Drive, Eagle Crest.

The Studio Tour Guide, 20 pages in full color with maps, are available in the galleries of Sisters, as well as in local restaurants, hotels, the library, and the Chamber of Commerce. The guide can also be downloaded from the Sisters Arts Association website. There is no charge for the tour. Visitors will be able to purchase art directly from the artists, or from the many galleries that represent them.

The SAA Monthly Quick Draw is expanded to cover all three days of the Art Weekend. Sign up one time per location. This month, SAA will draw for three $100 gift certificates that may be used at participating galleries or with any artist on the Studio Tour. Sign up during the Art Stroll on Friday and during the Studio Tour on Saturday or Sunday.

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Teacher initiates performance opportunities

LETTERS

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Presently, a young black woman walked through the crowd, sat down at the piano, and began to play. She played well for several minutes, and when she arose from the piano bench, the room filled with applause. I turned to my husband and said, “I want to live where a person of color can walk into a place full of white people, and be appreciated.” A year later, we moved to Sisters.

Perhaps there is an Old Guard here, and perhaps they are leery of newcomers like me. If so, I hope to meet some of them. I’d like to thank them for creating and preserving such a place, shake hands, and maybe sit for a minute with a cup of coffee.

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To the Editor, I would like to commend Goss Logging for the excellent job of cutting and clearing the ponderosa pine trees along Highway 20 west of Sisters. Removal of these trees has greatly enhanced the visibility along the highway, providing safer driving. Game crossing the highway can be spotted sooner, as well as traffic entering from side roads.

Another benefit of the tree removal is opening the highway to more sunlight. This will greatly increase snow and ice melt, resulting in safer travel. I doubt that the loss of the removed trees is going to have any negative impact, as there is certainly an abundance of trees in our national forests.

Glad to see the benefits of the tree removal.

David Anderson

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Insects and birdsong livened up Sisters High School last week. Was the high school installing a zoo? No: it was a performance by Sisters Elementary School students.

“The music teacher at SES, Sara Miller, has done a phenomenal job this year not only teaching music theory but also providing all students with performance opportunities,” said Joan Warburg, principal of Sisters Elementary School.

Miller directed a double bill nicknamed “Bugs and Birds” in the high school auditorium last week. Six classrooms participated, resulting in a large and impressive cast for each show.

First-graders performed “Bugz!” by John Jacobson, described as “a musical play for young voices.” Audiences heard from ladybugs, ants, and even some very amusing maggots as they planned their raid on a picnic.

“Wing It!” was the second-graders’ show, also written by Jacobson. An aviary of owls, geese, parrots and more explored the challenges of taking risks and learning to fly. Singing and flapping filled the stage. So did one hip-hop number, as the kids got down for “Rap of the Raptors,” to much applause.

Students wore black clothes, then added colorful construction paper hats and other costume items. Unlike in a full theatrical production, in this show students stood or sat on risers. There

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First-graders from Sisters Elementary School take to the stage for “Bugs and Birds” night with their new music teacher, Sara Miller (center). they sang together in wellrehearsed and well-behaved harmony.

They also gathered downstage in small groups to take turns reciting lines into a microphone. This gave many children the chance to learn at least one line of dialog, dress as a character, and try a bit of acting for their community, without the complications of a full production with blocking and sets.

Performing at their own school is exciting for many SES students. The high school’s high-quality sound system, theatrical lighting, and ample auditorium added to the thrill of performance.

On the Oregon Educators site at Medium.com, Miller recently wrote: “I have been a music teacher for five years now, after raising my five children at home for 14 years. I am lucky to work in a school that has a very supportive administrator.”

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Warburg praised Miller for giving time outside of school hours to offer students performance opportunities.

She appreciated Miller’s understanding that music performances, not just theory and rehearsing, help students fall in love with music.

“In the fall she orchestrated our Veterans Day celebration and our Winter Holiday extravaganza,” said Warburg, noting that all students in grades kindergarten through fourth grade participated. Third-graders joined

Sisters High Desert Chorale’s Christmas performance.

Fourth- and fifth-graders gained a new opportunity to sing together and perform this year as well. “Thanks to the generous support of Sisters Folk Festival, [Miller] directed the Sisters Outlaws Singers as they joined other student choirs across Central Oregon at a choir festival in March, and performed throughout Sisters this spring in a variety of venues,” said Warburg.

“It has been a joy to hear from our community about how much they have appreciated and enjoyed our students’ performances,” Warburg said. “Sara has an extraordinary gift of bringing the best out of her students musically, and it is a thrill to listen to our students perform so beautifully.”

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Hamilton College in Clinton, New York next year began with proposing that “everyone is an artist.” She explained, “Everyone can express themselves…whether it is woodworking or mathematics or running or even painting, everyone has their own way of expressing themselves.”

Keely Malloy spoke about being a leader: “Leadership is not about power, a title, or a position,” she said. It is about one life influencing another. A leader is someone who inspires others, and our class is filled with current and future leaders.”

Malloy plans to attend George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon.

University of Washingtonbound Sophia Bianchi, a threesport athlete herself, spoke on the notion that everyone is an athlete and an adventurer. She spoke of how determination

is a key to success and the importance of teamwork to achieve goals. She described her teammates as people who are willing to explore new territory and being open to new experiences.

She said, “After today we will be embarking on a new adventure. Embracing and learning from what lies ahead is what makes one an adventurer. Our adventures have no limits.”

Brooke Robillard, the class salutatorian, opined that she and her classmates are all travelers.

“Traveling allows us to become someone who is more understanding of the world around us, and traveling is the key to our success as a people,” she said. “It is easy to isolate yourself and your ideas, especially coming from a small town. We may only see one side to a story and we begin to think it is acceptable to ignore the other sides.

Traveling forces us to break out of this habit and see what else is out there.”

Robillard will attend the University of Denver.

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A rocking rendition of “We Are The Champions” was a highlight of Sisters High School’s commencement ceremony.

Wrapping up the speeches, Meaghan Greaney expressed to her classmates that they are all teachers. She pointed to a number of her classmates from which she learned things.

“At Sisters High School, being helpful is just something that we do,” she said.

Going on, she encouraged her class to pursue their passions.

“We all have things we are passionate about—from farming to flying,” she said.

“I encourage you all to be persistent in the pursuit of what you love. No matter the journey that life takes you, cherish the joy found in those things.

If you can, spread the joy to everyone fortunate enough to meet you. I am a better person

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long, phone flashlights were waving throughout the arena transporting the crowd into a one-song rock concert that concluded to thunderous applause from the crowd.

The ceremony turned sentimental as graduates presented flowers to loved ones and then returned to their seats to view the traditional “then and now” slideshow, produced by Mia Cook, of baby pictures juxtaposed with senior photos.

Finally, Principal Hosang affirmed that members of the class of 2019 had fulfilled the requirement for graduation and 111 young men and women proceeded across the stage, one by one, transformed from students to alumni, concluding the 71st Sisters High School Commencement.

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Greaney concluded by describing what it means to be an Outlaw.

“We will always be Outlaws,” she said. “An Outlaw is determined, fearless, and compassionate. And when I look out at you that is what I see. No matter how far away life takes us from our beautiful mountain town, Sisters will always be our home and we will always be Outlaws.”

Ty Beatty then introduced himself and invited the crowd to join in as he and his group — True Duerden, Samson Henneous, Leah Chapman, Zach Guzman and Dalton Gonzales — dived into “We are the Champions.” Before

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Bookstore will be a bunkhouse Paulina Springs Books will become a bunkhouse for an evening on Saturday, June 22, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Author Craig Rullman will present his new publication “The Bunkhouse Chronicles: Field Notes From The Figure 8 Ranch,” a collection of essays centered around questions about the relationship of people to the landscape, specifically of the American West.

Some of the essays contained in the volume have appeared in Rullman’s column

in The Nugget; others were collected or created specifically for the book.

Rullman selected the title “The Bunkhouse Chronicles” for both column and book because it evokes the sense of sitting around telling yarns and hashing out some of the fundamental matters of the human condition.

“Having lived in a few bunkhouses, it’s kind of a place for conversation, for storytelling, for asking questions,” he said.

That’s the atmosphere Rullman will attempt to create at Paulina Springs on Saturday night — with a little Western music to set the tone, provided by Jim Cornelius.

Rullman continually circles back to the belief that “the answers are sometimes outlived by the questions,” so those in attendance are welcome to bring their own PHOTO BY LYNN WOODWARD approach to Craig Rullman will be at Paulina Springs Books. those questions

to kick around: The questions of how a republic crafted in the 18th century can sustain itself in the 21st. Questions around how a fragile ecosystem like that of the American West can sustain millions of people who live and work on it — with more coming in all the time.

That’s a question with direct impact on our lives in Sisters.

“It’s the most fundamental relationship we have — with the ground we live on,” Rullman says. “It’s probably more important than ever that we take care of it.”

We live our day-to-day without thinking much about questions like, “Where does our water come from?” and “What will we do when there’s not enough to go around?” When those questions arise, it’s because the situation has gotten acute.

“The tap turns on and we don’t think about it too much,” Rullman says. “You don’t think about your left thumb until you bang it on a door jam — then it’s all you think about.”

“The Bunkhouse Chronicles: Field Notes From The Figure 8 Ranch” is available at Paulina Springs Books, which is located at 252 W. Hood Ave. For more information call 541-549-0866.

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which faced potential closure.

The market has moved to a new day and time, Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the end of September.

Lunch with shaded seating, activities for kids, workshops and demos, strong vendors, and a serious marketing push are underway.

So far, efforts have been successful. Organizers estimated Sunday’s attendance at about 165 people, well above last year’s low of under 20.

“The challenge is keeping

this up through late season,” said T. Lee Brown, whose new title is Director of Marketing & Special Ops. “We’d love to have more volunteers helping us get the word out,” Brown said.

Contact tiffany@plazm. com to offer help with flyers, posters, online calendars, or other outreach.

The Sunday Showcase programs encourage community activity at the Farmers Market. They are funded in part by a grant from the Roundhouse Foundation.

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the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, and Warhammer, or opt for ping pong and board games. King said they often play D&D, “but we have everything, including a Sisters version of Monopoly.”

“We believe that peer relationships, in a creative, youth-led space is critical for youth development and wish to create an environment for young people to flourish,” the group stated in a recent email to The Nugget.

Adults may get involved as mentors or coaches.

Mostly, though, kids themselves propose activities and ideas. “Let’s say there’s a group that wants to play Magic the Gathering,” King explained. “They could meet up at a coffee or tea house, or meet at somebody’s home.”

Kids and parents might both prefer that the gaming take place at the church.

“We’ll provide snacks and oversight,” said King. “And if there are kids that don’t have the means, we’ll help them with that, too. If a child can’t afford a Magic deck, we’ll buy it for them.”

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SALEM (AP) — Voices were raised and tears were shed in the Oregon Senate amid stinging talk over the divide between rural and urban Oregonians, and conservatives and liberals.

The catalyst for the anger on Wednesday, June 5: a bill banning coyote-killing contests, which happen in the sparsely populated, high desert of eastern Oregon.

Republican lawmaker Dallas Heard declared the bill “is an assault on us.” Senate Republican leader Herman Baertschiger, Jr., said he wouldn’t tell his colleagues from Portland what to do about homeless people defecating on sidewalks.

When Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, asked the lawmaker to tone down his remarks for decorum’s sake, Baertschiger claimed his right to free speech was being violated.

The bill passed 17-12, sending it to the House.

David Wentworth is also involved in the group’s programming.

“I’m a jazz musician,” he said. Kids can sing with the choir or play with the jazz group, then optionally perform for an audience at the church.

“The more chances you get to play in front of people,” Wentworth said, “the better you’ll be.”

Former high school principals and teachers, musicians, and a counselor are among the adults responsible for starting the group. Author Edie Jones is also among them.

Her book “Raising Kids with Love, Honor, and Respect: Recipes for Success” won a gold medal from the Living Now Book Awards and won first place in the “Parenting & Family” category of the 2016 Best Book Awards.

King is educated as a mythologist. He wears other hats as well: CEO, adjunct professor at the University of Oregon’s Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, and recent school board member for Sisters School District.

The group set up a space at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, but is non-religious in nature.

“The venue is a church, and so by definition that place

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Sisters teens can play games, learn musical skills, and suggest their own activity ideas at a new youth hangout. has a particular flavor to it,” said Wentworth, “but it is primarily a venue, a safe positive space. It is not proselytizing, it is not Evangelical, it is not Episcopalian.”

King praised Transfiguration parishioners for donating money and offering a venue to the group.

“Many of us have been through the church’s training” to be youth counselors,” King added.

The church conducted background checks on all adults working with the group. These include reference checks and a sexual offender registry check “in any state where the applicant has resided during the past seven years,” according to

church policy.

Reverend Joseph Farber confirmed, “It is required by the Diocese in every Episcopal Church program involving youth.”

Sessions are frequently attended by Heather Lasecki, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) at the Sisters school-based clinic. “Our rule is there has to be two adults,” King said. “There is supervision, but frankly, we don’t really do anything. It’s just to provide the space for the youth to be creative.”

The group has grown through word of mouth and through contact with Sisters schools. The game group, for example, “is an extension of

a game group that meets during lunch at the high school,” King said.

According to King and Wentworth, the group is open to new ideas and new participants, but had not yet conducted outreach to home schoolers or the community at large before this interview. To get involved, a kid or parent simply has to email skmyth.king@gmail. com, call Michelle at 541549-7087, or “show up on a Saturday.”

The game group meets on Saturdays from 4 to 6 p.m. in the basement of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 68825 Brooks Camp Road in Sisters. Youth in grades 8 to 12 are welcome.

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Card, board, and role-playing games provide creative, fun ways to bond and interact — without electronic devices.

Off-screen gaming helps teens bond

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Stephen King helped form a new, non-religious youth group at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. He regularly volunteers to hang out with the group’s off-screen gamers, who meet most Saturdays. Outlaw Gamer Group (OGG) provides an environment where teens can socialize and get creative, as long as they’re willing to avoid electronic devices.

As a parent and a Sisters School District director in recent years, King believes that the school day no longer offers “opportunity for bonding and for being creative — everything is so structured in school nowadays. The school schedule barely has a lunchtime.”

Between that factor and the intrusion of smartphones and other technologies, some kids don’t have “the chance and space to form meaningful relationships.”

Such relationships are important for health and wellbeing, as pediatric occupational therapist and child development expert Cris Rowan discussed in a recent webinar. She stressed the importance of brain development at different stages in life.

“When a child is born, they’re born with their full complement of neurons,” she said. “If looking at a brain is like looking at a roadmap— all the roads are already there.”

As the brain develops, it prunes away neurons that are not being used.

A full two-thirds of “those roads, those neurons, will be pruned back… because they’re not being used,” she explained. In other words, use it or lose it. (Some research into brain plasticity indicates that loss need not

be permanent —new neural pathways can be developed).

In recent years, using phones and video games has encouraged kids’ brains to respond to high levels of screen stimulation. Their parents are often glued to digital devices, resulting in less face-to-face interaction time between parents and children.

What aspects of brain development are kids losing in the balance? The ability to empathize, according to some research. Screen time is also linked to a spike in depression, anxiety, and suicide among young people.

“By age 12, half the brain is still plastic, half is hardwired,” Rowan estimated.

“At age 20, it’s almost fully hardwired.” She stressed, “Early intervention is key.”

King said the local program starts at eighth grade, for now.

“I would argue that the issue starts earlier,” he said.

“The issue is that kids know how to operate an iPhone before they can tie their shoes.”

Youth group activities include gaming, music, and other creative and recreational activities that don’t involve screens or electronics. Dungeons and Dragons is popular, and King noted, “there’s a resurgent interest in board games.”

That approach is similar to Rowan’s.

“I used to push screen reduction,” she said.

She found that many parents and children were unwilling to do that difficult work. Now Rowan focuses on positive, off-screen activities.

“We want to increase access to movement, touch, human connection, and nature.”

As King bluntly put it, “You’re less likely to kill yourself if you’re part of a group, if you’re bonded.”

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Black Butte School is recruiting for our maintenance pool. Maintenance workers are needed for current and/or future vacancies. PT. Duties include light maintenance, repair, and groundskeeping.

Contact Shawn Russell at srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us or 541-595-6203 for more info.

Black Butte School is recruiting for our custodial pool. Custodial workers are needed for current and/or future vacancies. PT. Duties include general custodial work. Contact Shawn Russell at srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us or 541-595-6203 for more info.

Facilites and Transportation Manager: Black Butte School is currently looking for someone who can fill all three of our vacancies (maintenance, custodial, and transportation).

Combined, the three positions are approximately 35 hours per week. Contact Shawn Russell at srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us or 541-595-6203 for more info.

Part-time Receptionist position, Fri./Sat./Sun. 12-6 p.m., available at the new Relaxation Room at the Salon Renaissance in Sisters.

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Bird Gard LLC, the world leader in electronic bird control, is seeking an experienced Purchasing Agent. Employment will be part-time or full-time and will be based in the company’s facility in the Sisters Industrial Park. The ideal candidate will have excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate well with vendors and fellow employees. To apply please email info@birdgard.com to request a job application form and formal job description.

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Experience is preferred but will Black Butte School is seeking a train; excellent pay and working Bus Driver. $18.85+ DOE. conditions. Year-round, part time Willing to train. Split shift is possible for the right person(s).

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999 Public Notice Council to consider proposed changes to the FY 2018/19 Adopted Budget A proposed supplemental budget for the City of Sisters, Deschutes County, State of Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 will be considered at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade

Avenue, Sisters, Oregon as part of the City Council’s regular business on June 26, 2019 at 6:30. The proposed change to the budget is less than 10% of the affected fund. A copy of the supplemental budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after June 19 at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters, Oregon 97759 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For questions contact Joseph O’Neill at joneill@ci.sisters.or.gov 541-323-5222.

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QUILTS: Multiple homes are on annual tour for Quilt Show

EAGLE SCOUTS: Only two percent achieve highest ranking

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quilting guild, Martin decided in 2005 to purchase her own long-arm quilting machine to ensure the quality of the quilting. To help pay off the machine, she said she began quilting for other people.

Martin retired from her pediatric practice in 2008 but filled in on a temporary basis at the Benton County Health Department until 2015. She and her husband have owned a home in Sisters since 2003 but moved over full time in 2013.

She and her husband are both now retired, he having successfully defeated cancer.

Martin is not one to remain still for long.

“I am doing exactly what I want,” she said proudly. That includes hiking, biking, knitting, quilting, weaving, and spinning.

Martin has entered quilts in the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show over the years and has had sponsored quilts displayed in local stores. This year, a large number of her quilts of various sizes and styles will be seen displayed on the fence surrounding the garden at Seed to Table on July 11.

A native of Sisters, Audrey Tehan founded the Seed to Table program in 2013 on her family’s farm. A graduate of Southern Oregon University with a degree in environmental studies, focusing on politics and conservation biology, Tehan believes firmly in growing food using practices that sustain both natural resources and the community.

For over a dozen years, Tehan has focused on involving children in education outside the classroom. At Seed

Bruce Kemp gave a talk on the values scouting instills in the boys.

“Becoming an Eagle Scout is a highly prestigious honor and is achieved by only about 2 percent of those who begin in the scouting program.

Along with completing a broad range of outdoor hiking, camping and survival activities, he has gained extensive knowledge and completed tasks in a wider range of areas that prepare him to help his fellow men.

He has committed to living a life with moral integrity as he commits himself to his duty

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Audrey Tehan strikes her own American Gothic pose. She will host the quilts of Jill Martin in the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show’s annual garden tour. to Table, students are provided with hands-on experiential education by being involved in growing healthy food, learning to live healthy lives, and connecting with others around them.

In six short years, the program has established at least 10 distinct programs, from their K-6 field-trip series, which includes 12 farm field trips for every student between grades two and six, to the four-season greenhouse and agriculture program at Sisters High School.

There are programs for adults as well and several special social events including Art in the Garden workshops and the Fall Harvest dinner, which serves about 200 people.

Seed to Table works in collaboration with local healthcare providers to offer their Fresh Food Farmacy in which food is used as medicine, helping people improve their health by improving their eating habits or by reducing food insecurity, ensuring participants have an abundance of fresh vegetables for six months. The cost of the program is subsidized

on a sliding-fee scale based on income.

While admiring Martin’s quilts, visitors to the garden will also be able to see firsthand how Tehan’s program can produce 30,000 pounds of organic produce on an acreand-a-half of land. Besides providing produce for over 200 families during the growing season, the garden also provides fresh produce for school lunch programs and Central Oregon food banks.

In its 22nd year, the tour is presented by the Sisters Garden Club, which gives the proceeds from ticket sales to support the work of other community non-profits, including Seed to Table.

Tickets for the tour of five special Sisters gardens and homes are $20 (children under 12 free) and may be purchased at the Sisters Chamber of Commerce and The Gallimaufry.

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to God, his country and his fellow men, “ Kemp noted.

In addition to their award from the Boy Scouts, Ren Broomhead presented each scout with a knife handcrafted

by Mac McKibbin, a former resident of the area who has been making these traditional gift knives for the local Eagle Scouts for many years.

Scoutmaster Liddell concluded the program with a talk and a slide presentation highlighting many of the scouts’ often-humorous adventures and accomplishments.

“I love the scouting program and how it teaches boys leadership skills, outdoor skills and builds confidence.

It has been a fantastic experience for me to spend time with the boys in the scouting program over the last six years,” he said.

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KANZIG: Counselor and coach had a long career in Sisters Continued from page 1

In 2013 Kanzig and his family decided to uproot and move to South Korea to teach. He and his wife, Deirdre, a Sisters teacher, had done overseas travel in their college days and wanted to do it again — it was just more complicated to teach internationally, as they have multiple children. The spark to travel internationally was reignited when their son Isaac was a freshman in high school, and all their other children were out of school or in college, so they decided why not try it.

“It was fascinating to go and experience this other culture, and you really learn how the world works,” he said.

Kanzig worked as a college counselor for Korean students looking to get into prestigious Western colleges, and Deirdre taught humanities. He learned of the pressure on the students there to get accepted into these colleges, mostly in Europe and the U.S. “It was challenging, and a great learning experience to try and help the kids keep perspective, while also dealing with heavily involved parents who are involved in the process and committed,” he said.

The family spent two years in South Korea, and then returned to Sisters where Kanzig requested to return to work in the high school. He worked as the primary counselor at SHS, and Deirdre teaches third-grade students at the elementary school now.

In his career, Kanzig was also the head coach of the cross-country team, and briefly for the track team. He was the head coach of crosscountry at the start of his career at Sisters and enjoyed the connections he made with the kids.

“The combination of coaching and counseling allowed me to develop lasting relationships with the students and their families, and have genuine and real

connections,” he said.

Coaching and counseling for such a small district of kids allowed Kanzig to become close with students outside of the school setting.

Students of his that are now 30 years old have reached out to him in his retirement, still remembering their time with him as their coach.

“It is really important to have coaches that are in the building and can get to know the students inside and outside the school,” he said.

Not only was Kanzig a veteran counselor and coach, he also kept up his passion for writing and journalism.

He became a sports correspondent for The Nugget Newspaper and would report on cross country meets and provide unique sports commentary on other events as well. In the summer, he also had a hiking commentary column.

“I enjoyed doing feature stories and new business features especially, seeing how they are starting out and the excitement of where they want to go, much like the excitement students have in school and me getting to hear where they want to go,” he said.

Kanzig will continue his work with The Nugget in his retirement, as a columnist and freelance writer.

A job such as counseling comes with ups and downs.

Kanzig recalled that when budget cuts required cutting days, it felt to him that the District was leaving things lesser and the struggle to make things happen was more prevalent.

From a counseling perspective, he has noticed the increased level of anxiety in students within the past five years.

“The stress and anxiety levels I see in kids these days is much higher,” he said.

The job has changed in the past few years to dealing more with students’ emotional needs — often quite serious. As an approach to that, he works in accord with other counselors and does referrals to professionals within the community to help, working with them when appropriate to enhance students’ coping skills.

And he connects with parents to get students to where they need to be.

He has worked with students on coping skills, helping them to find people within the school that they go to every day, people that they can connect with and check in — whether that be himself or other teachers.

“Our teachers at Sisters are special and really care for the whole kid and want to help them prosper,” he said.

One of his favorite parts about working in the Sisters schools was how blessed he felt to be working with people that care about helping students succeed in all aspects of life. “Working with our teachers who care so much for our kids made the job more pleasurable, and I felt like I wasn’t in isolation. Our teachers and staff work hard and interact and communicate well with me about checking in with our students,” he said. “(SHS Principal) Joe Hosang, in the past few years I have been back, has been great about trying to support students in new ways and create an even safer environment for them within their school.”

In his retirement, Kanzig plans at first not to fill up his days and plans to get back

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Kanzig has also mentored interns from OSU Cascades who are going

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“I am extremely grateful for getting to return to SHS for the past four years and finish my career,” he said.

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ROUNDABOUT: Another roundabout depends on funding sources Continued from page 1

Approaching Sisters from the west, the traveler sees pumice rocks, dry-land plants, and three antelope sculptures depicting the area to which they are traveling on the east side of the state. Those headed to the Willamette Valley view the solitary elk and basalt pillars representing the west side of the state.

Bennett-Miller said the entire project “came naturally to me because I love Sisters.

It is the perfect spot to feel the contrast.” She described a very long process in creating the sculptures, with thousands of hours spent alone in the studio.

She described what a wonderful feeling she had watching the statues being brought in and set in place by a boom truck.

Bennett-Miller’s 90-yearold mother was in attendance and was credited by the artist for always supporting her efforts.

“Never be afraid of doing something you love,” her mother often told her.

Most of the officials who spoke at the ceremony came to their positions long after the decisions were made to construct Oregon’s first roundabout on a Federal and State highway freight route.

City Manager Cory Misley, who has been in Sisters for six months, welcomed everyone on behalf of the City of Sisters and thanked all the people who have been involved in the roundabout project over the past decade.

“The roundabout is a terrific amenity for Sisters and Central Oregon,” Misley remarked. He mentioned the team effort of the City, County, State, and Federal governments, and the local citizens.

He thanked the diverse group of people who all came together in a community effort to make the roundabout a reality. He mentioned ODOT, the City Public Works Department and Manager Paul Bertagna, Kittleson Traffic Engineers, Knife River, Parametrix, Cameron McCarthy landscape design, Mountain Sky Landscaping, the U.S. Forest Service, Western Federal Lands, the local art committee that organized the process for securing the artwork, the City of Sisters, and, of course, Bennett-Miller for bringing the concept to life.

ODOT District 4 Manager Gary Farnsworth assumed his duties about a year ago.

He described the multitude of discussions with all the

stakeholders, with lots of people initially saying the roundabout couldn’t be done and wouldn’t work. Some thought there was no way to do center island art.

“But we figured it all out and it took well over 10 years,” said Farnsworth, who appeared truly delighted with the end result.

“We are super excited to have it in the book and successful,” Farnsworth said.

He thanked the adjacent businesses Ponderosa Best Western and Washington Federal for their cooperation during construction. He also named a large team of ODOT employees who brought the project online.

Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid, who arrived about a year-and-a-half ago, said this year marks the 20th anniversary of the 82-mile stretch of Highway 242’s designation as a scenic byway. He concurred that the roundabout art tells the story of transition between the wet side of the state and the dry side.

Reid noted the economic vitality of Sisters as a coveted recreation area. He made particular mention of the art committee’s contribution to

the final successful outcome of the project. He especially appreciated their arranging for the citizen voting on the art project. He took his two daughters to City Hall to see the models and cast their votes. He said they felt empowered that they got to vote, especially when their choice was selected.

“Western Federal Lands went over the top with their funding of the art installation.

They went out on a limb for this first public art project.

They have seen it and are super-excited. They want to do more in other locations,” Reid told the audience.

At a reception at City Hall following the formal dedication, Farnsworth elaborated for The Nugget on the overall safety afforded by the roundabout.

“Roundabouts are the safest intersection you can get,” he said. “They are way safer than signals. Signals don’t solve safety problems. A roundabout reduces things you have to look for as you drive through.

“There are more points of continuity,” Farnsworth explained. “It is an all-around good investment.”

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Bob Burgess, Kathy Deggendorfer, Paul Alan Bennett, Dennis Schmidling and Danae Bennett-Miller celebrated the roundabout dedication.

Eight or nine funding sources made it possible to build the roundabout. As changes were made or components added, more sources were identified and funds secured.

Farnsworth said progress on a planned Locust/ Highway 20 intersection comes down to a matter of available resources; in other words, finding the funding.

He believes the City, County, and ODOT can work together on an operations approach, which will require dedicated staffing and a draw on resources.

He pointed out that the proposed Highway 97 improvements in Terrebonne came with funds earmarked by the legislature for improvements.

That is how that project is able to proceed.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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830 E. CASCADE AVENUE Great opportunity to purchase a wonderful townhouse in Sisters. Single-level, 1,300 sq. ft., 3-bedroom, 2-bath floor plan. Covered front patio and spacious covered rear patio/entertainment area within fenced yard. Large kitchen with space for sunny breakfast nook. Plenty of cabinets and counters. Attached double garage. This home has CLOSE-TO-TOWN LIVING style, character, livability and comfort. $259,000.

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