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Festival of Books connects with Sisters
By T Lee Brown Correspondent
Sisters Festival of Books (SFOB) presented its second festival last weekend and celebrated its new status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Authors, poets, and publishers from around the region and beyond shared stories, food, readings, and workshops with an enthusiastic audience.
Born and raised in Sisters, Dr. Kelly Davis Martin was delighted with the successful fest. “It’s awesome! It’s so good just being in community with other people who are interested in writing and books and shared ideas,” she said.
The weekend kicked off with a workshop on “notions of wealth and poverty,” led by Chris Vega and tina ontiveros. Vega is a queer Chicana poet, single parent, and publisher of Blue Cactus Press. Born and raised in poverty in the Pacific Northwest, ontiveros writes award-winning work that explores class, poverty, addiction, and power.
Davis Martin, a writer who works in behavioral health, attended the workshop. “That alone got the creative juices flowing,”
she said.
The Belfry played host to a packed house for the StorySLAM on Friday night.
Locals and guest authors took to the stage sharing music, stories, and poems.
Beth Wood, Willy Vlautin, and other musicians told stories through song—mournful
Seasonal change calls for safety measures
By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
As summer turns to autumn a new set of risks arises for Sisters Country recreationalists. This is elk rutting time, for example, and the males — bulls — weighing up to 700 pounds can be dangerously aggressive.
The elk rut, starting midSeptember, is a wild time of year, both for the elk and for onlookers. From a safe vantage point, say 100 or more yards, you can watch the bull attracting, herding, and fighting for his harem. He uses a high-pitch bugle sound to attract cows (females) and his horns and aggression are in full force.
The bigger and more mature bulls have the best chances of mating. The drama doesn’t just take place in the mountains. It can happen in Sisters Country hay fields, or on the golf course at Black Butte Ranch.
Not that you’re likely to ever get that close. But beware.
The same with deer. They will usually run away if a human comes near, but deer can and will attack humans in certain situations. One of those situations is during the rut, or their mating season, which occurs in the fall. This is when bucks become aggressive and territorial.
yet sometimes humorous stories of death and loss.
Vega picked up the theme, reading a complex poem set at a funeral. In a moving, intimate moment, festival founder Lane Jacobson told the crowd that it was his mother’s birthday. She had taken her life years before.
“The community event at The Belfry, the short stories people shared, the music — it reminds me that we’re so privileged here in Sisters to have this community, to have Lane building this community for us,” said
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Woodlands to add affordable housing
By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
The developer SWD, BUILD and Sisters Habitat for Humanity are collaborating on six future cottage homes in Sisters Woodlands, via a subdivision and cottage development extension on former Lot 175, becoming Lots 175-180.
SWD, BUILD and Sisters Habitat have been working together for the last two years culminating in the current construction of four cottages for Habitat. SWD has provided Sisters Habitat with significantly discounted lots, as well as constructed foundations, utilities, and complete building shells at a further discount and turned those over to Habitat to complete the interiors.
This has all been done in service of working together to overcome the financial
Intersection will be four-way stop
By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
Pedestrians and closeby tenants say the intersection of South Pine Street and West Hood Avenue is regularly the scene of near misses.
Though only two recorded accidents in five years have occurred, locals in the adjacent area, and nearly all businesses, have warned that it was only a matter of time until there would be serious injury. The present arrangement — a two-way stop — regulates east and westbound traffic on Hood Avenue.
The issue has been brought to the attention of the City’s Public Works Department on more than one occasion. Sensing a real concern, the City ordered an
The intersection of Hood Avenue and Pine Street is problematic. The City of Sisters is taking action to correct the problem.
updated traffic study from Transit Consulting LLC. At its regular meeting, September 10, The
Public Works Advisory Board received the 19-page
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A packed house listened intently to poet Chris Vega, originally from the borderlands of Texas and Mexico, who came to Sisters via Tacoma, Washington.
PHOTO BY TL BROWN
Letters to the Editor…
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Conversation on houselessness
To the Editor:
There are many reasons why Sisters is a unique and special place, but what repeatedly stands out to me is that our community members care deeply about their hometown and are willing to put their time, energy, and passion into making the city a better place for all. We see this everyday through the abundance of volunteerism, participation, and attendance at community events, the number of nonprofits and service organizations that support or provide important functions in Sisters, and the informed engagement in a wide range of issues. What we know about our community is that you want to be a part
of the solution-making process and have a voice on important issues. And one of those issues is how we help houseless individuals and families living in and around Sisters.
On October 6 at 4 p.m., at the new Sisters Elementary School, a coalition of regional partners, government agencies, and nonprofits are convening a facilitated community conversation to listen to your ideas, concerns, hopes, and questions. The purpose of this meeting is not to solve the issue in one afternoon, but to listen and learn from each other, gather information and ideas, hear questions and concerns, and lay the groundwork
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Afghanistan response
By Bren Smith Guest Columnist
We all problem-solve differently, but a healthy psyche is open to disclosure, the ability to self-correct. The frontal cortex solves issues, examines if choices work, then readjusts thinking. It’s not about right or wrong; it’s about what works. For some, problem solving becomes programed, a line drawn in the sand. For others it’s about pivoting, manipulating outcomes.
A former president talked to our hopes — bring factories home, secure borders, leave timeless wars behind. Stop being an international police force. Stop attempting to sell the ideal of freedom to a world that didn’t want to “be US.” His words resonated on both sides, felt brave, bold—idealism set aside for practicality. Let Europe pay its way. And then….
Our Syrian Kurd allies were abandoned, a nod to Turkey’s leader Erdogan, opening the door to a more powerful Russia. We put hands on a glowing orb in Saudi Arabia, a message of power. Jamal Khashoggi, a famous Washington Post journalist, was murdered. Freedom of speech took a hit. We brokered an $8 billion arms deal with those involved. At Camp David we shook hands with Taliban strongmen, leaving the legitimate Afghan government out of the equation. We kissed a wall in Israel, recognized Jerusalem as its capital, something Palestine also claimed, infuriating Hamas, giving credence to Netanyahu. We held hands with Kim Jong Un.
unspoken deal was no longer viable. Our new president sounded the alarm.
As show of strength, Biden gave a nod to Ukraine and consideration to NATO —Ukraine, the breadbasket and hope of Europe, rich in resources, tech essential minerals, bordering the Black Sea’s viable ports — Ukraine, between Russia and Europe, clouded in corruption, a place to take sides.
Biden had to consolidate, pull in resources so he held to the previous administration’s agreement, ripped off the bandage in Afghanistan, hoping the wound would heal itself. No doubt the previous administration had a plan, but declined to implement it until after the election in case it went sideways, which it did, horribly. The Afghan government bled out. Who can forget those awful images, planes and people trying to escape?
Yet the disastrous withdrawal was in response to a perceived Russian threat. America’s position was weakened during the previous four years, giving credibility to powers that will not, cannot, and never will put America first. During the recent debate our former president couldn’t answer how he would handle the Ukrainian conflict except to say Putin would be “happy in Moscow,” hinting nobody would be dead. I know this is an oversimplification, but I take it as he’d have given Putin more power, or negotiated a deal leaving Ukraine and Europe vulnerable. Problem solved.
When I say we, I mean we. We are a government of the people. We choose who problem-solves for us.
Our problem-solving became suspect — not as mediation, an even hand, but an open hand to the powerful. Maybe there is wisdom in this, a bit of manipulation, call our enemies friends and tell our friends to behave. Nobody dies. No longer the world’s policeman. Many didn’t like it.
In this strange new world of fake everything, it’s up to each of us to decide if personal freedom is real, or if perceived injustice is just prejudice shrouded in programed thinking. Less people may die when strongmen agree, but have we given up our hope of freedom, the light of democracy?
Another administration took the helm, old school, line in the sand thinking, declaring perception still had its place. Our country was tense, extremely divided after the election, a wedge of weakness evident on January 6. In this weakened state, Russia began the steady thump of war, as if an
Maybe the only answer is a shift in perspective, look for a different way to problem solve. Are we open to disclosure? Can we selfcorrect? Yes, policing the world has become impracticable, but we can relearn, choose leaders who are knowledgeable, and always be an example. To some this may seem like pie-in-the-sky idealism, suggesting democratic freedom is just capitalism cloaked as ambition in a muddled society skewed toward greed.
So I get it. Get the deal done. And yet….
COMMUNITY
A well-planned end of life
By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Walking into Tim and Jane Killefer’s home feels like putting on a comfy robe before settling in to have a nice long chat, with Kenzie the black Lab at your feet. It doesn’t feel like a place where death and dying are prominent features of each day.
Tim and Jane have always considered themselves athletes, moving from Salem to Sisters in 2019 to partake of all the outdoor recreation opportunities, now that they were both retired from teaching middle school.
Jane describes her husband as the poster child for meeting people. Tim says
his self-worth has always been related to an attitude of coy “how can I help you?”
His two greatest loves are travel and the ocean. He has been to every state in the U.S. and 25 foreign countries. Working for FedEx for a long time facilitated his travels, sitting in the jump seat.
After they retired, and before their move to Sisters, they took a five-month road trip around the perimeter of the U.S., staying in 71 different places, always with a view, by water, or both. They left on July 18 and returned to their new home in Sisters on December 21, 2019, to find their adult children had completely decorated their house for Christmas, down to setting the table with the
dishes Jane always uses at Christmas.
Life was good. After remodeling and adding onto the house, they were ready for the next chapter of their life together when Tim began to have some physical symptoms that signaled all was not well.
In 1997, Tim had undergone surgery for testicular cancer, followed by massive radiation treatment to both his abdomen and back; the cancer arrested. Barely recovered from that he began a 10-month Master of Arts program at Willamette University to become a teacher. It was there he met Jane, a single mom of two young children,
Sisters author launches debut novel
Debut novelist Kit Tosello is launching her new book “The Color of Home” with a party at Suttle Tea on Tuesday, September 24, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The novel whisks readers away from the fast-paced life of San Francisco to a backwater town in Oregon in this feel-good novel about letting go of the past in order to move toward a new and better purpose.
Audrey Needham felt she had landed her dream job as an interior designer for the rich and famous. But every job has its drawbacks, and her demanding boss and the competitive nature of her profession are taking a toll.
When she receives a call for help from her Aunt Daisy, she reluctantly agrees to help. Although her aunt holds a special place in her heart, Charity Falls also brings up suppressed memories of pain. Shortly after her arrival, Audrey’s life is thrown into upheaval. She is given an indefinite leave from her job and with no savings, she must accept a temporary job at Homer’s Hardware. This position is a far cry from her preeminent role as a designer, but it also introduces her to a colorful cast of residents who begin to tug at her heart, including a lonely young girl
Sisters Rodeo
names 2025 queen
The Sisters Rodeo Association hosted six outstanding contestants who competed for the title of Rodeo Queen on Sunday, September 8. These talented young women showcased their skills and expertise across various categories, including horsemanship, rodeo knowledge, and public speaking. The contestants were Dana DeCasas from Grants Pass, McKenzie Brass from Redmond, Madison Blackburn (1st runner-up) from St. Helens, Rachel Tolman from Myrtle Point, Jenna Singer from
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Al -Anon
Mon., noon, Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church. 5 41-610 -7383.
Alcoholics A nonymou s
Monday, 5 p.m., Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church • Tuesday, noon, Big Book study, Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church • Wednesday, 7 a.m.,G entlemen’s meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church • Thursday, noon, Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Thursday, 7 p.m., Episc opal Church of the Transf iguration • Fr iday, noon, Step & Tradition meeting, Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church. 5 41-5 48 -0 440. Saturday, 8 a.m., Episc opal Church of the Transf iguration
Central Oregon F ly Tye rs G uild
For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelef ly@msn.c om Central Oregon Trail A lliance (COTA) Sisters Chapter meets 4th Thur sday 6 p.m. at Blazin Saddles Bike S hop sistersrep@c ot amtb.c om
Ci tizens4Communit y C ommunity Builders meeting, 3rd Wednesday of ever y mont h, 10 to 11:30 a.m. V isit citizens 4c ommunity.c om for loc ation.
Council on Aging of Cent ral O rego n Senior Lunch In- person community dining, Tues. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grab -and -go lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs 12:3 0 to 1 p.m. Sisters C ommunity Church. 5 41-4 8 0-18 43
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wed. (September- June), Stitchin’ Post . A ll are welcome. 5 41-5 49 -6 061.
G o Fish Fishing G roup 3rd Monday 7 p.m., Siste rs C ommunity Church. 541-771-2211
Hear twarmers (f leec e blanketmaker s) 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Siste rs Communit y Church. M ater ials provided. 541- 408 -8 505.
Hero Q uilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 5 41-6 68 -1755
Living Well W it h D ementia Sisters
Care Par tner suppor t group. 2nd & 4th Weds., 1-2:3 0 p.m. T he Lodge in Sisters. 5 41-6 47-0 052.
Milita ry Parent s of Sisters M eetings are held quarter ly; please c all for details. 5 41-388 -9 013.
Oregon Band of Brothers Sisters Chapter meets Wednesda ys, 11:3 0 a.m., Takoda’s Rest aurant. 541- 549- 64 69
Sisters Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Zoom. 503- 93 0- 6158
Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 3:3 0 p.m., at Sisters Communit y Church. 5 41-5 49 -6157.
Sisters Area Woodworke rs First Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 5 41-231-18 97
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. at Sisters C ommunity Church. Email sister sbridge2021@gmail.com.
Sisters Caregi ver Sup por t G roup 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Siste rs Episcopal Church. 5 41-719 -0 031.
Sisters Cribbage C lub M eets 11 a.m. ever y Wed. at S PR D. 5 09 -9 47-574 4.
Sisters Garden C lub For monthly meetings visit: SistersGardenClub.com.
Sisters Habitat for Humanit y Board of D irectors 4th Tuesday, 4:3 0 p.m.
Location infor mation: 5 41-5 49 -1193.
Sisters Kiwani s 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 11:3 0 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Lodge in Sisters. 5 41-6 32-3663.
Sisters Parent Teacher Communit y 2nd Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Sisters Elementary School Commons. 917-219-8298
Sisters Red Hat s 1st Friday. For location infor mation, please c all: 541- 8 48 -1970.
Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 5 41-760 -5 64 5.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Rest aurant. 541- 903-1123
Sisters Trails A lliance Board Meetings take plac e ever y other month, 5 p.m. In- person or zoom. Contact: info@sisterstrails.org
Three Sister s Irrigation Distric t Board of Direc tors M eets 1st Tuesday, 10 a.m., TSI D Of fice. 5 41-5 49 -8 815
Three Sister s Lions Club 2nd Thursday, 6:3 0 p.m., Spoons Rest aurant. 5 41-419 -1279.
VF W Po st 813 8 and A merican Legion Post 8 6 1st Wednesday of the month, 6:3 0 p.m., M ain Church Building Sisters Communit y Church 541- 549-14 62 (John).
SCHOOLS
Black Bu tt e School
Board of Direc tors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black But te School. 541- 59 5- 6203
Sherwood, and Haliee Kennedy from Sisters.
“We commend each of these remarkable individuals for their dedication and commitment to excellence,” the Rodeo stated in their announcement.
The Sisters Rodeo Association announced Jenna Singer as the 2025 Sisters Rodeo Queen. Singer, 19, is a 2023 graduate of Sherwood High School, where she was actively involved in FFA and OHSET. Jenna is currently completing
Sisters School District Board of Directors O ne Wednesday m onthly, Sisters School District Administr ation Building. See schedule online at www ssd6.org. 5 41-5 49 -8 521 x5 002.
CIT Y & PARKS
Sisters Ci ty Council 2nd & 4t h Wednesday, 6:3 0 p.m., Siste rs City Hall. 5 41-5 49 -6 022. Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Dire ctor s 2nd & 4th Tues. 4 p.m., C of f ield Center.
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Tim Killefer had one last hug with his niece before she left after visiting. See AUTHOR on page 11
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play with the towel I use to remove it.
Working with them outside offers more play opportunities. If I’m sweeping, the broom is the thing to bite. If I’m blowing leaves, the blower is to be attacked as if it is an intruder. What a great life. There is nothing to fear. Everything is a toy and part of the great game of life.
Jesus Christ told us many times to not fear and to be joyful. When we approach life like a young Scottie, our sense of play and joy removes fear.
Lighten up! Make your work fun and you will succeed more than ever.
This is just another thing I’m learning from these new puppies we’ve adopted. They are nearly a year old, and they are smarter than me sometimes. I’m more than a Scottie mom. I’m also the primary care person for my husband who is dealing with cancer. I have a busy life with lots of responsibilities. It would be easy to get bogged down. But … These Scottie puppies won’t let me do that.
Everything is a game to them. When I ask them to do anything, they turn it into a game. If I’m wiping off kitchen or bathroom cabinets, the towel I use is a toy and my keeping it from them is the game. It’s the same thing with cleaning dog nose art off of windows. They like their nose art, and they
There is a wonderful, allegedly true, old story about a woman and a donkey. The woman was in the kitchen working when the front door blew open and a large animal ran through the house, into the hallway, ending up in the closet under the staircase.
The startled woman thought the animal was a donkey, for it had left large, blurred, muddy prints on her clean floor. So she ran back to the closet, grabbed a broom in that dark space, and began thrashing the animal, which was backed up into the lowest corner against the wall. As the animal tried to shrink itself into the smallest ball possible, the woman redoubled her beating.
While the woman was lashing and screaming, four men carrying guns and nets ran into the house. They proceeded to pull her out of the closet. As they did they said
they were from the circus which was playing in her town. A lion had escaped from the circus, and they had pursued it to her house.
Once a light was switched on in the closet, the woman saw the face of a great lion and passed out on the spot.
She had been completely courageous when she thought the animal was a frightened donkey, but seeing what she had really cornered frightened her into a faint.
The lion was so afraid after its vigorous beating, that it willingly went back to the circus.
What changed? Only her attitude. When she was fearless, she easily overpowered the lion. As soon as fear entered, her legs turned to spaghetti.
Many people do not realize that fear is the opposite of love. A heart filled with love is also filled with courage and joy.
One more quick story. When Adrian Sheffield was a young boy growing up in Austin, Texas, he often watched the burley trashmen empty the heavy rubbish bins into the garbage truck. Lacking a father at home, these men became his heroes. They were strong, hardworking, and something he wanted to become.
Adrian’s single mother brought up her three children to love God and work hard, so when Adrian was ready to earn a living he became a
sanitation worker for Texas Disposal Systems. It is backbreaking work, heaving waste bins around, and sometimes lifting garbage bins that weigh 100 pounds. The workers labor as a team consisting of a driver and a bin wrestler. They maneuver their huge truck, through many neighborhoods, servicing up to 1,200 homes. Work is from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., six days a week.
Soon after starting the job, Adrian realized that he hated it. The romance quickly wore off, and it turned into hard work. But he needed the job, and the paycheck.
Soon Adrian realized that he had a choice. He could be miserable, like some of his coworkers, or he could reevaluate the situation and make things better. He listened to his mother’s voice and God’s influences and chose to make a difference.
He decided to make his work fun. He loved working outside with fresh air and limited supervision. He just needed to add a fun new dimension to it.
He started listening to music as he worked. He found himself dancing to the tunes and kicking up his heels as he worked his route. The music also made him smile.
People began noticing the cheerful trashman in their neighborhoods. Kids rushed out to him, just like he had
done as a child watching his heroes. These kids wanted to learn about everything he did. He became friends with kids and adults along his route.
He loved these people and wanted to do more. One day he decided he would dress up in a Batman costume and see what the kids thought. They, and the adults, went crazy over it.
Adrian has now been captured on phone photos and videos in his many added costumes. He is a bundle of love, and he says these people are family to him.
Adrian inspires people. In April 2023, when the Georgetown, Texas, city council decided to recognize him for his outstanding contribution to the city, a large crowd of neighbors from his route came to the meeting to support this joyful man. Adrian was a little choked up over this recognition. He said it was as good as being drafted by the NBA.
Here is a man who was changed by the simple act of choosing love over hate, and joy over depression. Once he made that choice, he motivated all those he touched to choose love in their lives.
Love is not only the answer to every problem, love and its offsprings, courage and joy, is contagious. They are the most powerful forces in the universe.
Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14
Artists open their studios for eighth annual tour
By Helen Schmidling Correspondent
The Sisters Arts Association’s (SAA) eighth annual Artist Studio Tour is this Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Art enthusiasts can hop in the car or on the bike and head out to some of the studios in and around Sisters. A little exploring will lead from wood carving to printmaking and bronze sculpture, from glass lace to rainbow-colored fish, and pastels to pottery.
Just beyond the Sisters Post Office at 281 Sun Ranch Dr. is Z Glass Act, the home studio of Susie Zeitner, a nationally popular art glass interior design specialist. Welcoming visitors, Zeitner will talk about her latest technique, turning glass into something that resembles lace or sea foam. Melting glass at a high temperature causes it to contract into a lace-like pattern. She researched the technique on Instagram and Pinterest and took a workshop from a landscape artist in Washington. Then, for 30 days, she created a different batch of “glass lace” each day. Her curiosity and hard work paid off when she was commissioned to create light fixtures that replicated ocean waves for a 10,000 sq. ft. house on the Oregon Coast.
Another of Zeitner’s unique techniques is painting with light, a unique style of drawing and painting with glass powders and enamels combined with sheet glass. Using small screens, the powder is sifted in layers, sometimes fusing each layer separately. Glass enamel paints are applied over or under powder layers, then fused together in a final firing
at temperatures ranging from 1,300 to 1,500 degrees.
Danae Bennett Miller’s sculpture and printmaking studio is in Tumalo, a convenient stop for visitors heading to Sisters from Bend. She will show sculpture, and monoprints, both unframed and framed, under polyurethane.
Miller will demonstrate her unique wax process of sculpting. This wax texture process has been developed over 40 years, using different waxes at different temperatures. To begin, she pours a sheet of wax onto a large table, then cuts away the sections of wax until she finds the shape that’s most desirable for the sculpture that she is creating. She places the wax shapes onto a taxidermy or other form, until the arrangement is complete, at which point it’s disassembled and sent to the foundry where each piece is cast as bronze. Each small bronze section is sanded, welded, and patined to achieve the final form. Thus, each of her sculptures is one-of-a-kind.
When she is not creating art in her studio, Miller is a
family rancher who raises grass-fed cattle in central Oregon and at a ranch property 40 miles from Burns. She also raises sheep and chickens. “I spend most of my time alone, either with my work or my animals. In fact, I am inspired by animals — their beauty and their relationships with us as people.”
Master woodcarver J. Chester “Skip” Armstrong encourages visitors to make the pilgrimage to his studio off Edgington Road. It is home to a huge variety of inanimate animals in various stages of completion, as well as finished sculptures.
Armstrong is entirely self-taught. Before Mount St. Helens blew, he helped to run a YMCA camp at Spirit Lake, Washington. He wanted to introduce campers to Native American totem poles and masks but couldn’t find anyone to teach the class. So, he taught himself to carve and to teach, and discovered a natural talent for shape and proportions. “I can see forms in raw logs. Just take away everything that doesn’t look like nine
horses running.” For more than 40 years, Armstrong has worked with chainsaws, grinders, and chisels, to turn maple, pine, and walnut into eagles, ospreys, wolves, coyotes, otters, salmon, herons, and running horses. “It’s the magic of life,” he says. “It’s what moves me.
“I will be showing a bumper crop of some of the best sculptures I’ve ever created. I haven’t done my usual summer tour of shows and galleries; I am just working away out here, like projects for the High Desert Museum. This includes a 12-foot-tall snag for the kids’ interpretive center that features great horned owls, raccoon families, bat caves, even mushrooms — all appropriate to the area.” A new wall mural depicts five wolves running, soon to be delivered to Telluride. “I’ve played around with staining
and dying the wood in shades that I’m really excited about,” Armstrong said. “For me, it’s a whole new angle on wood carving.” In all, there are 20 to 25 great sculptures. Steve Mathews will welcome visitors to his Tollgate studio and home that is a personal museum of art collected over a lifetime. After an early start as an illustrator, Mathews moved on to teaching art at the high school, community college, and college level. “If you teach high school art, you’d better be a master of all things creative,” he says, so he obtained a master’s from Lewis and Clark, and doctorate from Oregon State. His recent work is whimsical creatures (human and other) rendered on wood slabs with fine-line markers and colored pencil.
Danae Bennett Miller in her studio.
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Susie Zeitner with some “Glass Lace.”
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BOOKS: Festival
Davis Martin.
The mood got rollicking when novelist Anita Gail Jones expertly led the audience on a journey through two very tall tales. Then local residents joined a competition, sharing stories from their own lives, with subjects ranging from border crossings to extreme “X Files” fandom.
The winning local storyteller was Cinda Johnson, whose experience as a clown took a dark but beautiful turn when she was hired to attend a child’s deathbed.
Sisters resident Brenda Smith found the event “amazingly different and fun. We need to do this a lot more.”
Author readings, interviews, and signings filled Sisters Movie House & Café throughout the day on Saturday. Then came a sumptuous feast of a multitude of courses, each concocted specifically for an attending author, based on themes and foods in their books. Diners sat at tables within Paulina Springs Books, chatting with each other and the authors.
Among other delights, Chef Jackson Higdon and the team at Luckey’s Woodsman served a soup presented in a tin can, cold-smoked watermelon salad, elk with garlic mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese with rainbow chanterelles.
Sunday featured a local author and small press faire, free to the public, extending from the bookstore and into Toriizaka Art gallery next door, along with workshops.
“It’s beautiful,” said Davis Martin, who attended most of the events. She especially
appreciated having the experience at home, rather than traveling to a larger city for a literary gathering.
Inaugurated in 2019, the first Sisters Festival of Books took place at Sisters Middle School; Davis Martin was in attendance. After a long Covid hiatus, SFOB returned this year. In classic old-school folk or quilt festival fashion, this time events took place in different spots around Sisters. “At Space in Common, Paulina, the movie house, Toriizaka gallery: having it in these spaces has been really nice,” she said.
Portland-based author and publisher Laura Stanfill said, “This is a fabulous festival and I feel so lucky to have been invited. I’ve loved engaging with readers and being in conversation with so many people who cherish the written word.”
The slate of presenters included people of various ages, genders, and races, working in genres from poetry to collage, literary fiction to memoir, historical fiction to romance mysteries.
The authors and presenters,
Science Club explores tech innovation talk
Did you ever watch something on a screen and wish you could jump right through it and into the action? With the emergence of virtual reality and social virtual worlds, it is possible and often with surprising effects. Although we often see news headlines that talk about the dark side of technology, consider, too, how interactions in these places can improve an 87-year-old Parkinson’s patient’s quality of life and mobility.
Davis Martin believes, helped audiences “open our minds and our hearts.”
“We live in a pretty homogeneous area here in Sisters, so to have people coming from different places, different backgrounds.... We get this gift of new voices,” she said.
“A fair amount of our local speakers are bringing a sometimes more conservative, an outdoor or cowboy perspective...” Davis Martin continued. “There’s kind of a flavor of creativity that Sisters feels like.” Authors and attendees from urban areas and college towns came together with a small-town, semi-rural, largely white population, bringing possibilities for connection and perspective.
“People coming into our festival, this can be a medium—especially in today’s time—for us to connect, when a lot of times there’s a lot of division,” noted Davis Martin. “In this space of creativity of music, photography, art, writing, reading and community, we can create kinship.”
Dr. Donna Davis, director of the Oregon Reality Lab and the Immersive Media Communication program at the University of Oregon, followed this true story of a woman who found community and purpose through her avatar. Not only did she discover improved mobility, but she inspired an entire community of Parkinson’s patients to use these technologies to find support and more. This community also led Dr. Davis to study the opportunities and effects of emerging technologies on marginalized populations.
Dr. Davis will share her expertise on immersive media at the next lecture in the Frontiers in Science series, presented by the Sisters Science Club at The Belfry, on Tuesday,
September 24, at 7 p.m.
Keeping up with technological innovation is turning our vocabulary into alphabet soup. Consider AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), XR (extended reality), and AI (artificial intelligence). These represent emerging platforms now used in the world of immersive media. While many think of these as children’s games and entertainment spaces, they are also used to improve communication and build community.
The Republican Party used AI to respond to President Biden’s announcement about his bid for re-election. Gucci uses AI, VR, and NFTs (nonfungible tokens) to attract new audiences. Nike uses Roblox to build its brand and sell products. These are just a few examples of immersive technologies and how they are being used in the field of communication.
Dr. Davis’ presentation is titled “XR as Communication: The Future is Here.”
Social hour begins at 6 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door; teachers and students are admitted free. The Belfry is located at 302 E. Main Ave. For more information email scienceinsisters@ gmail.com.
Dr. Donna Davis
Virtual reality is no longer just for games and entertainment. The field of immersive media includes augmented reality (AR), extended reality (ER), virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI). How are these emerging platforms being used in marketing and politics? Can virtual worlds be used for community support and fundraising? Dr. Donna Davis, director of the Oregon Reality Lab and the Immersive Media Communication program at the University of Oregon, will discuss these
Anita Gail-Jones, author of “The Peach Seed,” was one of the featured authors at Sisters Festival of Books.
PHOTO BY CIAN SCHULTZ
towards developing a community supported action plan.
In many ways, the foundational building blocks are already in place for such a plan because of our community’s service-oriented culture and values. Volunteers, county behavioral health professionals, public safety officers, and forest stewards routinely conduct outreach to our houseless population, collect trash, organize clean up events, and provide essentials to keep folks warm and fed. Next month’s community conversation also presents an opportunity for us to learn more about these existing efforts and build on their successes.
Taking on the complex and challenging issue of houselessness requires a collaborative, regional, and collective effort. Not one agency, individual, or group can make this heavy lift alone. It will take the community to come together to share, learn, discuss, and respectfully agree and disagree on ideas to move forward. I hope you can join us and be a part of this important process on October 6.
Jordan Wheeler City Manager, City of Sisters
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Mistaken identity
To the Editor:
Greetings Nugget readers.
Recently, I have been asked about “my views” in letters to the editor that people think that I wrote. I respond, “I haven’t written any letters, so those aren’t my views.” After researching the letters, the author is Bruce Campbell. We have the same first name and a similar last name, but different people and different views.
If you wonder about any future letters, first, check the full name and then ask me if there is a question. Thanks.
Bruce Carpenter s s s
Conflict to co-existence
To the Editor:
Many of us love living in Central Oregon because of its wildlife and natural beauty. But that doesn’t mean we always appreciate wildlife nesting in our homes or backyards! Think Wild offers simple, affordable, and humane solutions so we
can coexist peacefully.
Julia and her husband, local homeowners, invested much of last year in renovating their house. But then an uninvited guest started wreaking havoc: a single woodpecker—a northern flicker—moved in. The bird spent hours drilling at the siding, doing expensive damage, and interrupting Julia’s sleep. Understandably, she was stressed. She called us at Think Wild.
Our Wildlife Hotline is busy year-round, helping with such issues. Problems range from bats in attics to tree damage by beavers. We offer simple, humane solutions. Raptor perches and nest boxes provide rodent control options, for example. Think Wild offers both! Using these supports native wildlife habitat and encourages raptors to take care of your rodent problem for you. We also offer bat boxes — especially beneficial if you have mosquito, moth, or beetle issues (or if bat guano is staining your siding).
We chatted with Julia about flickers. She sees their beauty, understands that they are native, and respects that they’re legally protected. We offered to install a flicker nest box at her property, and she was keen to try this solution. A few weeks later, she reached out with excitement: the flicker had called the new box home (instead of her siding), and she was finally sleeping in peace again!
Such simple and natural history-based solutions are beneficial for wildlife and homeowners alike. Other approaches tend to be temporary, inhumane, and expensive. We encourage everyone to explore ways to better coexist with our wild neighbors. For more information, please contact Think Wild.
Sally Compton
Executive Director, Think Wild
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Don’t kill barred owls
To the Editor:
As a retired wildlife rehabilitation volunteer, I agree with Marvin Inman that killing barred owls to save spotted owls makes no sense and sets a bad example for the future. As the largest displacer of other species, we humans have good reason to be humble on this matter. And, with climate change accelerating, the migration of climate refugees and others of our own species is on the rise.
None of us knows whether we’ll be the one asking for refuge or the one being asked. Now would be a great time to explore responses that are more compassionate than killing the newcomers.
Bill Stevens s s s
Council election
To the Editor:
When this edition of The Nugget goes to print, we’ll be 48 days away from one of the biggest elections in recent history. That’s right, the 2024 (re)election of three seats on the City of Sisters City Council.
In anticipation of this upcoming election, I encourage everyone eligible to verify their voter registration and/or register to vote. Also, please consider requesting an absentee ballot if you will be out of the area during election season. Information on these and other voting topics can be found here: https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/ Pages/voteinor.aspx.
Every vote counts and I’m hoping to earn yours.
Sarah McDougall for Sisters City Council — sarahbmcdougall@gmail.com.
Sarah McDougall s s s
Not accidental
To the Editor:
As The Nugget is no doubt aware, words matter. I herewith take issue with the willful carelessness and resulting fire that you, in my view, trivialize with the term “accident” ( The Nugget 11 Sept. “Community reaches out to fire victim”).
While not arson, the incident, as reported, was not “an unexpected happening causing loss or injury not due to any fault or misconduct...”. The fire was unintentional, of course, and arguably unexpected, at least by those involved. But it was not a matter of chance or bad luck.“Improper disposal of burning materials” and “smoking” are deliberate acts often resulting in devastating, even tragic, consequences.
Ross Flavel
Editor’s reply:
The term “accidental” is the finding of the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
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Celebrity platform
To the Editor:
Celebrity comes with a Platform, whether they use it or not it’s there at their disposal. If they don’t use it the media might use it for them. Think of the platform as a hammer that you and I don’t have.
Let’s take Brittany Mahomes for example, She,
also enrolled in the program. Despite the professor’s warning that the intensive program would take all their time, and his advice to not become involved with anyone in the program, Jane spotted Tim as he walked in the door. After they read their thesis papers to each other, the flame was lit, and four years later they were married when Tim was 45 years old.
After moving to Sisters and becoming aware of strange symptoms, Tim saw several different doctors. In 2020, Dr. Priscilla Pang, a spine and functional neurosurgery specialist at The Center, told Tim that the radiation treatments almost three decades ago had left him with radiation-induced, late-onset spinal muscle atrophy. The muscles in his back and spine had wasted away. The radiation also impacted the muscles of his internal organs — heart, stomach, diaphragm, etc.
This condition has significantly shortened his life expectancy and created serious impacts on his quality of life. Extreme physical fatigue, limited mobility, steadily increasing pain, difficulty breathing, weight loss, and mental fatigue are part of Tim’s every day.
“Options, pain management, extent of physical limitations, quality of life, and mental health are part of our daily conversations,” Tim said. “Both Jane and I share the deeply held belief of one’s individual right of Death with Dignity (assistance in dying) that has been legal in Oregon since 1997 for folks just like me, who have failing bodies and sound minds. This is a value that I have had all my
life, even prior to my cancer diagnosis in 1997.”
Tim was on palliative care through Partners in Care Hospice where they were able to be of assistance with pain meds and coordinating doctors and appointments.
After six-to-eight months of palliative care, Dr. Ashley Michael of the Summit Health Pain Management team told Tim she thought it was probably time to go onto hospice, saying, “I’m sorry science failed you.”
Tim has been on and off hospice several times, which is not unusual. In November 2023, the Killefers had a trip back east where they gathered with Tim’s three brothers and celebrated Thanksgiving, ending their trip in New York City. They also went to Maui and upon their return in February 2024, Tim started on hospice for the last time.
As Tim’s symptoms worsened in early 2024, he and Jane made the decision to initiate the process which would provide the option to hasten the end of his life through Death with Dignity.
Tim explained one of the important factors that figured into his decision when he said, “I can no longer live my best life and be who I
have always been, enjoying everything.”
“While this is my decision, it has been made with deep conversations with my family, friends, our mental health providers, and all of the medical doctors. Jane and I discuss my quality of life, my pain, my joys, and we are on the same page, and she is incredibly supportive of my decision…Currently, I cannot answer the question of when I might decide to do this,” Tim explained.
When Tim’s three brothers came out to Sisters together for a goodbye, Tim told them to ask him anything they wanted. They were able to have meaningful conversations, and some family healing took place. Since then, his brothers have come again one by one as have his nieces.
The most important memories as Tim reviews his life are personal family growing up stories, family gatherings through the years, and where he has traveled and the people he has met.
“It’s the experiences I have had, the connections with other people — not things,” he said.
The process of saying goodbye has included a recent visit to Crater Lake
where Tim had always wanted to stay in the lodge. They have made their last trip to their cabin in the High Sierras. Everything is in place and ready for when Tim and Jane decide the time is right to say goodbye to each other.
“Death is a difficult topic in our culture and yet it has given me an unexpected opportunity to really think about what makes life so grand and so wonderful. Being in control of how I choose to leave this world gives me a sense of empowerment and control over my otherwise powerless health prognosis,” Tim said.
Being in control of how I choose to leave this world gives me a sense of empowerment... — Tim Killefer
The Killefers have invited friends, family, and anyone wanting to explore the topic of dying to join them via Zoom to share what they have learned about intentional dying, and to share Tim’s personal story in hopes that it will be helpful to others. Join the conversation on Monday, September 23, at 6 p.m. The Zoom link is https:// bit.ly/4gsItvN.
Kellen Klein, Executive Director of Citizens for Community, will moderate the evening. Besides Tim and Jane, panelists will include Jenny Blechman, M.D., Hospice and Palliative Care Associate Medical Director, Partners in Care Hospice, Bend, OR; Elizabeth Johnson, MA, Co-founder and Executive Director, Peaceful Presence Project, Sisters, OR; and Mark Greene, M.D., End of Life Choices Oregon. Tim and Jane welcome your questions and comments. They can be reached at timstory@killefer.com.
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her education at Concorde Career College, working toward her associate degree in respiratory therapy, with plans to become a respiratory therapist. Singer is an accomplished equestrian, riding her Quarter Horse gelding, MSC
My Guns R Custom, affectionately known as “Dully.” Together, Jenna and Dully have excelled in Western State Stock Horse shows and AQHA shows, qualifying twice for the World Championships in Oklahoma.
In 2022, they placed in the top 10 for cowhorse and achieved an impressive 11th place overall in ranch trail.
Jenna’s connection to the Sisters Rodeo began in 2015
when she was just nine years old. Reflecting on that experience, Jenna shared, “As the national anthem echoed through the stadium, a rumbling grew closer in the distance. On the count of the ‘home of the brave,’ two P-51 Mustangs skimmed the top of the John Leavitt Arena. The crowd was beyond excited by the stunt, and we all cheered in excitement for the show to start. This performance not only enthralled my younger self but also instilled my love for the Sisters Rodeo.”
With her passion for rodeo, and commitment to excellence, Singer embodies the spirit of the Sisters Rodeo, and the organization looks forward to her reign as a shining example of the Sisters community.
Sisters Rodeo tickets go on sale to the public on October 15 at www.sistersrodeo.com/tickets.
Horse rescue offers open barn day
The new Happy Trails Horse Rescue will be holding an open barn day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 21.
Happy Trails Horse Rescue is dedicated to the protection of horses and their quality of life. They help horses to become free from abuse, neglect, abandonment, slaughter, or early euthanasia without just cause. While they strive to rescue those horses in need, they also provide community outreach, education and resources such as their Surrender Prevention Program (food, physical and/ or medical rehabilitation or temporary shelter) in an effort to alleviate an owner’s difficult choice of relinquishment.
Happy Trails Horse Rescue believes every equine deserves respect, love, compassion, and dignity, regardless of age, health, or behavior. They pledge to do whatever they can to facilitate the
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made the mistake of making her political views public, leaving her at the mercy of all the partisans, to berate her, because they don’t agree with her political views. She has an opinion based on her own views; that’s called Democracy. Partisans are simply followers; they don’t have their own opinion; they hang tight to the platform of their favorite celebrity. Brittany hasn’t said she’s voting for Trump, she simply said she likes some of his policies, that’s called research, something partisans don’t do. Celebrities should own up to the fact that they are not authorities on political
matters, and their followers should do their own research when voting.
The media is salivating to hear an endorsement from Taylor. They have already suggested she leans towards Harris. Again, the media will uninvitedly jump on her platform to stir (expletive deleted), between football and intelligent political decision making. A win for everybody would be for Taylor to say to her followers, “research and vote your own conscience free of celebrity input.”
Actually, I can’t stomach the thought of voting for either of the two current candidates; I think I’ll write in Buck Meadows. Terry Coultas
ability of rescued horses to live out their lives in a safe and peaceful environment, either in a new forever home or at Happy Trails for their remaining years.
Happy Trails Horse Rescue strongly believes that community outreach and education is key in achieving a long-term solution to equine abuse, neglect, and abandonment. By helping local equine guardians obtain the necessary services and resources to care for their horses, they hope to minimize the circumstances that could lead to maltreatments, as well as early unnecessary euthanasia or relinquishment leading to slaughter.
Happy Trails Horse Rescue has developed a hay/ grain bank on site, and they seek funds for equine veterinarian/farrier/emergency boarding solutions.
Happy Trails is located at 18929 Couch Market Rd.
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1,000-HOUR CLUB
Gordon Golden
Car leen Robinson
Martha Peterson
Sandy Strader
Dave Campbell GOLD
(500+ hours)
Constr uction
Bob Br yant (Board Member)
Dave Campbell
Mike Anglea
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Ken Purkey
Michael Klemann
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Julie Boyd
Linda Hespe
Nancy Anderson
SI LVER (250-499 hours)
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Cody O’Rourke
Jim Freeman
rift S tore
Anne Wageman
Bev McKay
Connie Cross
Dana Hampton
Gayla Nelson
Jackie Kvanvig
Jan Bottcher (Board Member)
Jane Craig
Jean Sage
Judy Kell
Judy Osborne
Lael Cooksley
Mary Parker
Molly Larson
Nancy Durbin
Ronald Saranich
Sally Fairchild (Board Member)
Sherr y Lavoe
Sher yl Scali
Tom Hughes
Trudy Kalac
Terri Gookin
Dell Henrich
Jan Baldwin
Constr uction
Chris Frazeur
Dennis Mills
John Milne
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Car leen Robinson
Colleen McNear y
Elizabeth Kirk e
Fred Parker
Gordon Golden
Kristi Amsberr y (Board Member)
Mar la Stevens
Bob Buchholz (Board Member)
Sandra Rosencrantz
Ster ling Williver
Sue Sebastian
Tom Laing
Peter Cohen
Constr uction
Dar leene Snider
Deborah Engstrom
Jim L eigh
John Bailey
Karen Biegerin
Larr y L ennon
L es Cooper
Mark W harr y Melinda Pyrch
Betsy Sparks
Bruce Lytle
Cathy Sewall
Cher yl Pellerin
(Board Member)
Cindy Sylvia
Daisy Teske
Dana Cunningham
Deanna Parness
Dena Isbell
Dian Marr
Elizabeth Beaver
Elizabeth Weeks
Ellen O liver
Erica Har tmann
Gayle Todd
Jeanie Ogden
Joanna Cooley
Kasha Hal vorson
Kelly Campbell
Mandee Seeley
Marie Clasen
Martha Peterson
Lynn Lucas-Jones
Rich MacConnell
Steve Amsberr y Steve Ratc li e
Michael Caccavano BRONZE (100-249 hours)
Phil Strader
Nan Daschel
Pam Arsenault
Sandra O’Neill
Sandy Strader
Scott Rullman
Susan Mackey
Jenna Singer is the 2025 Sisters Rodeo Queen. PHOTO
Happy Trails Horse Rescue Open Barn Day
Happy Trails Horse Rescue will be holding an Open Barn Day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 21. Happy Trails Horse Rescue, located at 18929 Couch Market Rd . in Tumalo, is dedicated to the protection of horses and their qualit y of life. ey pledge to do whatever they can to f acilitate the ability of rescued horses to live out their lives in a safe and peaceful environment, either in a new forever home or at Happy Trails for their remaining years. Meet the herd of adoptable horses and tour the Ranch during their Open Barn D ay!
Sisters 4 -H Dog Group for Youth
Have fun and meet new friends while learning about care & training of dogs, including anatomy, parasites , feeding , di erent sports that dogs can do, and more. Sisters K9 Paws 4-H encourages youth to set goals and helps to develop selfconfidence and problem-solving
In August group members can show their dog at the Deschutes County Fair 4-H Dog Show. is group is open to children 9-18 years of age who weigh as much as their dog. Projects are available for Cloverbud children ages 5 to 8 . Register at Deschutes County E xtension 4-H, 541-5486088, ext. 2. New enrollment starts Oct. 1. For more information, contact: Nanc y Hall 541-904-4433, nancyhall4h@ gmail.com.
Outlaws Drop-In Tennis
Outlaw Tennis is hosting free drop-in tennis on Saturdays , September 14 through October 26 , f rom 9-11 a.m. ese are not lessons , but a fun time to play the great game of tennis. Sessions are open to the Sisters communit y, boys and girls ages 10 and up, and adults . Held at Sisters Middle School tennis cour ts . Donations are accepted, but not required. For questions please contact: Girls Head Tennis Coach Bruce Fenn at 419-8060167 or Boys Head Tennis Coach Vince Grace at 541-706 -1392.
Weekly Food Pantry
e Wellhouse Church hosts a weekly food pantr y ursdays at 3 p.m. at 222 N . Trinit y Way Both drive-through pick-up and shopping-st yle distribution are available. Info: 541-549-4184.
Free Weekly Meal Ser vice
Family Kitchen hosts weekly togo hot meals on Tuesdays, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sisters Community Church, 130 0 McKenzie Hwy Visit www.FamilyKitchen .org
Free Lunches for Seniors
For those 60+, the Council on Aging of Central Oregon o ers a f un, no-cost social lunch every Tuesday, 11 a .m. to 1 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 130 0 McKenzie Hwy. No reser vations needed. No-cost Grab-N- Go lunches take place weekly on Wed . and urs ., f rom 12:30 to 1 p.m. Call 541-797-9367.
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THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 19
Open Studio
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts
Saturday, September 21
Open Barn Day
Happy Trails Horse Rescue
Open Studio with PMRCA A Artists in Residenc y Attend the seventh Open Studio of the 2024 residency season at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture on ursday, September 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. Presenters for this event include biologist Jamie Cornelius, artist Michelle Swinehar t, multidisciplinary artist M. Michelle Illuminato and Author Diane Wilson. Presentations are in Pine Meadow Ranch s Classroom, 68467 ree Creek s Rd. is event is f ree and open to the public . Registration is required at https:// roundhousefoundation.org/ events/. For more info call 5419 04- 070 0 or email inquiries@ roundhousefoundation.org
Navigating the Dementia Journey
Join Living Well with Dementia Sisters for a session designed for those seeking insight s from seasoned c are partners. Dementia Demystified will be held on ursday, October 3 , from 10:30 to 11:30 a .m. at Sisters Library. To register, call Debbi at 541-6 47-0 052 or online at www.LWWDS .com
Public Pickleball Courts
ere are pickleball courts available 7 days a week at the middle school tennis courts, for play when school is not in session. All of the tennis cour ts are permanently lined for pickleball. ere are three temporar y nets up against the fence that can be moved out onto the court and used, or bring your own nets . Please put the net back when you are done. Info: Karen at 503-871-4172.
Bike Park 242
Winteriz ation
Bike Park 242 is seeking used tarps . Tarps can be any size or thickness, heavy-dut y, weatherproof, t ypically made f rom vinyl or polyethylene. Used billboard vinyl tarps f rom company banner/advertisements are ideal for draping over dirt jumps to preserve them from the freeze-thaw c ycles over the winter season. If you have any to donate please reach out to COTA volunteer Michelle at sistersrep@cotamtb.com
STAR S Seek s Dispatch Volunteers
While working from home, help STAR S transport Sisters Country resident s to nonemergenc y medical appointments . Needed:
A computer, the abilit y to use online apps, and a telephone. Call 541-9 04-5545
10 0 Women Who Care
Now accepting membership applications in advance of the September meeting Applications must be received by Monday, September 23, for those who wish to attend the meeting on ursday, September 26, at noon at e Lodge, 411 E . Carpenter L ane. “10 0 Women Who Care-Sisters” is a newly organized group that pools donations to fund local nonprofits nominated by its members . More than $15, 000 has been donated since the group’s founding . ere is no membership fee. For more information, email 100wwc. Sisters@gmail.com or call/text 541-912- 0750
Sisters Garden Journal
Sisters Garden Club has Garden Journals that are available for $15 at Paulina Springs Book s & e Gallimaufr y here in Sisters . e multiyear journal includes pages for notes on weather, monthly garden activities, plant details , and more. Sales support the Club and other local nonprofits. Get your copy now. ey make great gif ts . Please call 971-246040 4 for questions
Announce Your Celebr ations!
Sisters community notices may run at no charge. Email lisa@ nug getnews .com
Sisters Astronomy Club
On Saturday, September 28, join the Sisters Astronomy Club (an advisor y committee of SPRD), and enjoy an evening of stargazing. e evening will kick o at 7:30 p.m. with a presentation f rom a member of the Sisters High School astronomy club about the astronomical objects that will be featured that evening Telescopes will be set up for viewing. is is a drop-in event for all ages, no registration required . SPRD is located at 1750 W. McKinney Butte Rd. Cont act Ron at 541-549-884 6 or ron.thorkildson@gmail .com for possible cancellatio n due to inclement weather or smoke
Sisters Beekeepers Meet Calling all Sisters Country beekeepers and those intrigued by beekeeping . Gather to swap tales, share tips, troubleshoot woes , and toast successes ursday, September 26, at 5 p.m . at e Barn in Sisters . Call Trac y at 970 -481-4 477 for more information or see you there!
Sisters Habitat Volunteers Needed Are you looking for something fun to do with your free time? Volunteer with Sisters Habit at for Humanity! Call 541-549-1193.
Furr y Friends Volunteers Needed
PET OF
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Humane Societ y of Central Oregon 541-382-3537
PENNY
Januar y 5, 1925-March 9, 2024 Saturd ay, September 21 at 1 p.m. Sisters High School
Baha’i Faith
For information, devotions, study groups , etc., contac t Shauna Rocha 541-6 47-9826 • www.bahai.org www.bahai.us • www.bahaiteachings .org
Calvar y Church
484 W. Washington St. , Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a .m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org
Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-815-9153
10 a .m. Sunday Worship
e Church of Jesus Christ of L at ter-Day Saint s 452 Trinit y Way • Branch President, 5 41-420 -5670; 10 a .m. Sunday Sac rament Meeting
e Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 121 N Brook s Camp Rd. • 541-549-7087 www.transfiguration-sisters.org
8:30 a .m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship
10 :15 a .m. Episcopal Sunday Worship
e Resting Place meeting at Sisters Communit y Church, 130 0 W. McKenzie Hwy www.restingplace.us • hello@restingplace.us 5 p.m. Sunday Worship
Furr y Friends Foundation is seeking volunteers to help at the pet food bank on ursdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m. e pet food bank is located at 412 E Main, behind e Nug get’s o ce. Call or text Kiki at 541797-4023 for more details — SPONSORED BY
Penny is an indoor/outdoor kitt y that enjoy s lot s of pet s and love. is swe et but bashf ul lady would do best as a single kitt y in the home. She loves scratching her cardboard scr atcher and lounging around contente dly. Adopters should be sure to give Penny plent y of time to adju st and a coz y corner to call her own
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
541-815-9848
11 a .m. S aturday Worship
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N . Fir Street • 541-549-5831 www.shepherdof thehillsluther anchurch.com 10 a .m. Sunday Worship
Sisters Church of the N az arene 67130 Har rington Loop Rd. • 541-389-8960 www.sistersnaz .org • info@sistersnaz .org
10 a .m. Sunday Worship
Sisters Communit y Church (Nondenominational) 130 0 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com
7:30 a .m. Daybreak Ser vice • 9:30 a .m. Sunday Worship
St . Edward the Mar tyr Roman Catholic Churc h 123 Trinit y Way • 541-549-9391
5:3 0 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass • 9 a .m. Sunday Mass 12 p.m. Monday Mass • 8 a .m. Tuesday-Friday Mass Wellhouse Churc h 442 Trinit y Way • 541-549-4184 ht tps://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com
10 a .m. Sunday Worship
Sisters Woodlands is partnering with community groups to add some affordable units in development.
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and an attractive emergency medical pilot. She is also drawn to the deteriorating inn near her aunt’s home that holds so many of her childhood memories — both good and bad. Audrey is determined to out the party responsible for the inn’s neglect. But doing so will only cause pain to a family she’s come to care about.
inspirational essays and devotionals. With her eye trained on the beauty hiding in plain sight all around us, she arranges words with tenderness, humor, and hope. When not writing, Tosello can be found in the loose-tea shop she operates with her husband in Sisters, exploring the great Pacific Northwest, or enjoying the “great indoors” — bookstores and libraries. Usually with a matcha latte in hand.
constraints from Sisters Habitat’s ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funding grant as well as Habitat’s internal constraints on resources and additional funding. According to Kevin Eckert of SWD, BUILD, this model isn’t sustainable for any of the involved groups, as this has resulted in fundamental challenges to continuing to be able to help Habitat deliver additional homes at Sisters Woodlands.
Sisters Woodlands, located at the far west side of the Sisters’ downtown area along Highway 20 is a mixed use 250-plus residential community created from a 35-acre parcel of land previously belonging to the U.S. Forest Service. It includes various residential units in the form of cottages, townhomes, and condos/ apartments in a Mountain Modern style.
The master plan envisions retail and professional operations.
The applicant, Eckert, is asking for modification
of the original Sisters Woodlands Master Plan & Cottage Development Subdivision to modify the preliminary plat for several cottage lots to accommodate 20-ft long driveways to be used for off-street parking.
Additionally, lot 175 is proposed to be subdivided into six new cottage lots to be developed into affordable homes for Sisters Habitat for Humanity and includes a new open space area and a parking lot with nine parking spaces. The proposed subdivision of Lot 175 will utilize the affordable housing density bonus that allows for reduced lot sizesranging from approximately 1,450 to 1,510 square feet.
On August 30, the Application was deemed complete, and a public hearing is scheduled for September 19.
Habitat Executive Director, Peter Hoover, tells The Nugget that the six homes would probably be ready for occupancy in early to mid 2026. Habitat is anticipating a funding grant, and the work will be done under the hybrid construction method employed by Habitat the last 18 or so months.
“The hybrid model uses
traditional labor for the shell — infrastructure, walls, floors and roof — and the remainder of the work is completed by Habitat volunteers, the customary model most people are familiar with,” Hoover said.
“It’s not a shortage of volunteers,” Hoover explained. “When we were building one to one-and-a-half homes a year, our volunteers could do the entire home. Now, with 10 to 12 homes a year, it is much more efficient to use the hybrid model.”
The Nugget asked Hoover if, like some other volunteer reliant organizations in Sisters, they were seeing a shortage of volunteers as they aged out.
“No, but we are trying to reach more people including younger potential volunteers through social media,” he said.
Such efforts, by default, cast a wider geographic net.
The median age in Sisters is 49.4. In Bend it’s 39.5 and in Redmond it’s 36.4, both significantly younger than Sisters. In Oregon, it’s 39.9, much younger by far. The largest age group in Sisters is 70-74 (18 percent) and citizens 65 and over amount to 40 percent of the population.
Tosello is an awardwinning writer of smalltown contemporary fiction with a big heart, as well as
“The Color of Home” will be available at Suttle Tea, Paulina Springs Books, Herringbone Books in Redmond, and everywhere books are sold.
For more information, visit KitTosello.com.
Kit Tosello’s novel has been released. She will celebrate with a launch party at Suttle Tea on September 24.
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Health screenings coming to Sisters
Residents living in and around Sisters can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.
Sister-Camp Sherman Fire Station Community Hall will host this community event on October 2. The site is located at 301 S. Elm St. in Sisters.
Screenings can check for: level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke and overall vascular health; HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels; diabetes risk; kidney and thyroid function, and more.
Screenings are affordable and convenient. Free parking is also available.
Special package pricing starts at $159, but consultants will work with you to create a package that is right for you based on your age and risk factors.
Call 1-877-237-1287 or visit our website at www. lifelinescreening.com. Preregistration is required.
Trump isn’t in voters’ pamphlet
By Julia Shumway Oregon Capital Chronicle
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump once again declined to submit a statement to Oregon’s stateissued voters’ pamphlet, skipping an opportunity to make his case to the state’s 3 million voters.
Candidates aren’t required to submit voters’ pamphlet statements, and Trump will still appear on all Oregon ballots. But most candidates participate in the pamphlet, which is mailed to all Oregon households and is a cheap –presidential candidates pay the top fee of $3,500 – way to share a campaign’s message with all voters.
The state-issued voters’ pamphlet, which will be mailed to voters by midOctober, will feature four presidential candidates: Democrat Kamala Harris, Libertarian Chase Oliver, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sisters-Area Events & Enter tainment
WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 18
Sisters Movie House Autumn Arts & Adventure: "Cézanne: Portraits of a Life" 6:30 p.m. Information and tickets at www.sistersmoviehouse.com.
Sisters Saloon Poker Night Texas Hold’em 5:30 p.m. to close upstairs. 21+. $20 (add'l $5 when bounty chip is played). The Barn Live Music: Reb and The Good News 6 to 8 p.m. on the outdoor stage. Info: www thebarninsisters.com.
THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 19
Luckey's Woodsman Megan's Terrific Trivia 5:30 p.m. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Located at 352 E. Hood Ave., Ste. B. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night Sign up at 5:30 Starts promptly at 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Dog-and family-friendly Free For info call Eurosports at 541-549-2471
FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 20
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke with Gaby
8 p.m. to midnight. Information call 541-549-6114.
Paulina Springs Books Magic: The Gathering nights
Booster Draft at 5 p.m. $15. Info: paulinaspringsbooks.com.
Eurosports Food Cart Garden Live Music: Switchback 5-7 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Info: 541-549-2471
SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 21
Various Artists’ Studios Sisters Artist Studio Tour presented by Sisters Arts Association. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maps at local galleries or online: www.sistersarts.org.
East Main Avenue Glor y Daze Car Show 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free to spectators. Information at www.sistersrecreation.com.
Hola! Camp Sherman Live Music: Emilee Paige
5 to 8 p.m., free Info: www.facebook.com/HolaCampSherman/.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke with Gaby
8 p.m. to midnight. Information call 541-549-6114.
The Barn Live Music: Brent Alan 6 to 8 p.m. on the outdoor stage. Info: www thebarninsisters.com.
Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show 5-7 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
The Belfr y Live Music: Haley Heynderickx draws from a wide array of influences and brings deft fingerpicking with lyrics that flirt with levity but hew toward introspection; with Nick Delffs, a beloved staple of PNW music since emerging with his PDX band The Shaky Hands mid-2000s. 7 to 10 p .m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Presented by The Whippoorwill Presents. Tickets, $25, at www.bendticket.com.
Various Artists’ Studios Sisters Artist Studio Tour presented by Sisters Arts Association. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maps at local galleries or online: www.sistersarts.org.
Sisters Saloon Live Music: Kurt Silva Duo
6 to 8 p.m. on the patio Free and open to all ages Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Featuring live music community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. For info visit www.sistersfarmersmarket.com.
Paulina Springs Books Sunday Scrabble
11 a.m to 12:30 p.m. Come to play Scrabble socialize, and drink coffee. Open to all. Info: paulinaspringsbooks.com.
TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 24
The Belfr y Frontiers in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Donna Davis on Vir tual Reality presented by Sisters Science Club Social hour begins at 6 p.m., lecture at 7 p.m. Adults $5 at the door; teachers and students free Ski Inn Taphouse Hotel Live Music: Kolby Knickerbocker 6-8 p.m. Free entry Info: www.sisterstaphousehotel.com.
WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 25
Sisters Movie House Autumn Arts & Adventure: "Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour" 6:30 p.m. Information and tickets at www.sistersmoviehouse.com.
Sisters Saloon Poker Night Texas Hold’em 5:30 p.m. to close upstairs. 21+. $20 (add'l $5 when bounty chip is played). The Barn Live Music: The Deliciousness 6 to 8 p.m. on the outdoor stage. Info: www thebarninsisters.com.
THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 26
Luckey's Woodsman Megan's Terrific Trivia 5:30 p.m. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Located at 352 E. Hood Ave., Ste. B.
THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 26 (cont.)
Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night
Sign up at 5:30 Starts promptly at 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Dog-and family-friendly Free For info call Eurosports at 541-549-2471
FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 27
Seven Downtown Venues Sisters Folk Festival
An intimate, multi-genre festival that puts 33 great artists on seven stages! Information and tickets at www.sistersfolkfest.org.
Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Artwalk 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Galleries and shops feature art and demonstrations. For additional information go to sistersarts.org.
Makin’ It Local Artist Reception: James Parsons Central Oregon adventure photographer, 4 to 7 p.m. Refreshments served. 281 W. Cascade Ave. More info: www.makinitlocal.com. Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke with Gaby 8 p.m. to midnight. Information call 541-549-6114.
Paulina Springs Books Magic: The Gathering nights Booster Draft at 5 p.m. $15. Info: paulinaspringsbooks.com.
Eurosports Food Cart Garden Live Music: Skybound Blue 4-6 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly For more info call 541-549-2471
SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 28
Seven Downtown Venues Sisters Folk Festival
An intimate, multi-genre festival that puts 33 great artists on seven stages! Information and tickets at www.sistersfolkfest.org.
Hola! Camp Sherman Live Music: Danilson Duo 5 to 8 p.m., free Info: www.facebook.com/HolaCampSherman/. The Barn Live Music: Skillethead 6 to 8 p.m. on the outdoor stage. Info: www thebarninsisters.com.
Sisters Librar y Live Music: 27th Street Brass Quintet
2 p.m. Free Music in Public Places presented by Central Oregon Symphony. Info: https://dpl.libnet.info/event/11606862.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke with Gaby 8 p.m. to midnight. Information call 541-549-6114.
Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show/Live Music: Smoke Drifters 4-6 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471
SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 29
Seven Downtown Venues Sisters Folk Festival
An intimate, multi-genre festival that puts 33 great artists on seven stages! Information and tickets at www.sistersfolkfest.org. Paulina Springs Books Sunday Scrabble 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come to play Scrabble, socialize, and drink coffee. Open to all. Info: paulinaspringsbooks.com.
TUESDAY • OCTOBER 1
Ski Inn Taphouse Hotel Live Music: Bill Powers 6-8 p.m. Free entry Info: www.sisterstaphousehotel.com.
WEDNESDAY • OCTOBER 2
Sisters Movie House Autumn Arts & Adventure: "One Hand Clapping: Paul McCartney and Wings" 6:30 p.m. Information and tickets at www.sistersmoviehouse.com. Sisters Saloon Poker Night Texas Hold’em 5:30 p.m. to close upstairs. 21+. $20 (add'l $5 when bounty chip is played).
THURSDAY • OCTOBER 3
Luckey's Woodsman Megan's Terrific Trivia 5:30 p.m. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Located at 352 E. Hood Ave., Ste. B. FRIDAY • OCTOBER 4
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke with Gaby
8 p.m. to midnight. Information call 541-549-6114.
Paulina Springs Books Magic: The Gathering nights Booster Draft at 5 p.m. $15. Info: paulinaspringsbooks.com.
SATURDAY • OCTOBER 5
The Belfr y Community Chant & Song Circle presented by Daughters of Harriet 4-6 p.m. Sing harmonize, move or be still, and listen to uplifting chants and short songs that are great for group singing All ages and abilities welcome Donations accepted to benefit Circle of Friends. More info: www.belfryevents.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke with Gaby 8 p.m. to midnight. Information call 541-549-6114.
Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show 5-7 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471
Outlaws topple Tigers in football
By Rongi Yost Correspondent
The Outlaws outscored the visiting Taft Tigers 41-22 at home at Reed Stadium in their first home game of the season.
Sisters dominated the first half, scoring 28 points on 279 yards of total offense with a balanced attack of 145 yards rushing and 134 yards passing, compared to Taft’s six points on 149 yards total offense.
Ethan Eby scored Sisters’ first touchdown of the night on a one-yard run with just over three minutes left in the first quarter. Reid Woodson missed on the point-after attempt, but at the close of the quarter the Outlaws held a 6-0 lead.
Kolbi Cotner added the Outlaws’ second TD on a 51-yard pass from Hunter Bronson on the first play of the second period. The Outlaws were successful on their two-point conversion attempt and Sisters extended their lead to 14-0.
Later in the quarter, Sisters took possession at their own 30 yard line, but fumbled on the first play of the drive. The Tigers recovered the ball at the 39 yard line. On their first play of the drive, Cotner stripped the ball and Spencer Davis recovered, which gave the ball right back to the Outlaws.
Hunter Bronson threw a 60-yard TD pass to Hudson Beckwith with 7:48 left in the quarter. Woodson kicked it through the uprights and the Outlaws jumped to a 21-0 advantage.
With 56 seconds left in the half, the Tigers scored on a 61-yard pass. Their two-point conversion attempt failed, but Taft was on the scoreboard, 21-6.
Sisters took possession, and Davis made an outstanding 50-yard run down to the 30-yard line. Kayl Mock finished the drive when he pushed up the middle for an eight-yard TD run. Woodson’s kick was good and the Outlaws entered the half on top 28-6.
After a silent third quarter, the Tigers scored midway through the final period. A successful two-point conversion helped Taft narrow the Outlaws lead to 28-14.
The Tigers attempted an onside kick, but the Outlaws grabbed the ball. On Sisters’ first play of the drive, Beckwith scored on a 46-yard TD run. Woodson nailed the PAT once again, and the Outlaws extended their lead to 35-14 with just under five minutes left on the clock.
Taft answered with a TD, a successful PAT, and again closed the gap to 35-22.
On the ensuring possession, Mock made a 40-yard run. The outlaws capped the drive with a 40-yard pass from Bronson to Cotner, who went up high, and caught the ball in the end zone for Sisters’ final score of the night. The PAT failed but Outlaws pushed to a 41-22 advantage with 1:18 left in the game.
The Tigers didn’t quit. They quickly moved down the field to the one-yard line with 10 seconds left. Sisters heldt them off on three consecutive scoring attempts, and ended their drive with a quarterback sack by Sean Andrew Moffatt.
Sisters finished the night with 284 yards rushing, 171 yards passing, for a total of 455 yards of total offense.
Bronson was six-for-10 for 171 yards and three touchdowns.
Cotner had three catches for 94 yards and two touchdown receptions, and also forced a fumble. Beckwith had one catch for 60 yards and a TD.
Spencer Davis had a great night on the ground and recorded 17 carries for 104 yards rushing. Mock had 10 carries for 61 yards and a TD, Beckwith five carries for 75 yards and a TD, and Eby nine carries for 44 yards and a TD.
Reid Woodson had a good night punting the ball and kicking the PATs, and Kale Gardner was great in coverage on special teams.
On defense Gardner finished with 11 tackles with four assists, Cotner recorded six tackles, and Garcia also had six with two assists.
Of his defense Thorson said, “Kale Gardner and Kolbi Cotner had great games from their safety positions, as did Hudson Beckwith from his corner position. Jozua Miller played well from his nose guard spot and Trent Gordon showed some promise from his new position at defensive end.”
Thorson added, “This was a great bounce-back win for our players after our disappointing opener at Burns (20-0 loss). We made a bunch of mistakes against a very good football team in that first contest, especially on offense, and that cost us the game.”
“This week we made some big strides in terms of assignments and executed at a much higher level,” stated Thorson.
“We were able to establish our run game early on and that
really opened things up for our passing game. The offensive line and tight ends made some big strides this week. Jozua Miller, Garrett Sager, Tabor Garcia, and Antonio Guzman all had solid games up front for us offensively.”
Thorson praised additional players for their performances:
“Bronson had one of his best nights in an Outlaw uniform throwing and directing the offense,” said Thorson.
“Davis had a great night running the ball and was one man away from taking a kick return back for a touchdown that was well blocked by the kick-return team. Beckwith and Cotner both showed how much of a threat they are every time they touch the ball as both a runner and receiver. And Mock had some nice runs from his new running-back position in the backfield.”
Sisters will travel to Elmira on Friday, September 20, for a match up against the Falcons.
Obituary
Darrell Seven December 24, 1939 – September 1, 2024
Darrell Seven was born on December 24, 1939, in Coos Bay, Oregon, and passed on September 1, 2024, at the age of 84.
After serving in the Navy, Darrell attended Southern Oregon University, where he played football and earned a Master’s in European history.
Darrell’s entrepreneurial spirit enabled him to envision and realize the creation of Summer Lake Inn, a lodge in Central Oregon he ran with his wife, Jean. Today the Inn, known as Playa, is an artist-in-residence facility. Upon retiring, they moved to the Oregon Coast for eleven years before settling in Sisters, where Darrell flourished in the Tollgate community and became an avid pickleball player and gardener. He also pursued a late-in-life passion painting impressionistic landscapes and a variety of abstracts focused
on depicting the beautiful scenery of this area.
Survived by his wife Jean Sage, his son Trevor, a granddaughter, and four siblings, Darrell was loved and admired by his family and a large community of friends. A visionary and larger-thanlife character who made whatever he put his mind to happen, he will be greatly missed.
Darrell’s life and art will be celebrated at an Art Wake held in the Tollgate Clubhouse on November 16 from 1 to 5 p.m., where his paintings will be available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to Playa.
Outlaws host volleyball tournament
By Rongi Yost Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws hosted 25 teams in their annual Sisters Tournament.
Twenty-four teams were from Oregon and Melba High School joined the fray from Idaho.
Valley Catholic defeated Crook County in the championship match, and Cascade and Melba tied for third place.
Coach Josh Kreunen told The Nugget he felt the Outlaws played well the entire day, despite the fact they were without injured outside hitter Kathryn Scholl.
Sisters did especially well at the service line. Alli Fogarty had three of the Outlaws’ eight aces in their first match of pool play against Madras. Haven Heuberger recorded 12 kills, Audrey Sybesma and Paityn Cotner tallied eight kills each, and Ali Gibney added three. Sybesma also recorded two blocks in the match. Holly Davis dished out 34 assists.
Against Banks in the following match they racked up 14 aces, led by Jordyn Monaghan and Brooklyn Cooper, who tallied three each, followed by Fogarty and Davis who had two each. Gibney led the team with six kills. On defense, Monaghan recorded eight digs, and Fogarty and Emma Long added seven digs each. Davis finished with 21 assists.
In the third game of pool play, Sisters matched up against Mazama. In addition to good serves, the offense did well. Sybesma posted eight kills and two blocks, and Cotner tallied six kills, two aces and four digs. Heuberger finished with five kills, and Gibney added three kills and an ace. Fogarty contributed seven digs and an ace, and Davis 25 assists and two aces.
The Outlaws qualified for the Gold Bracket and took on Cascade. They lost 18-25, 23-25, and 14-16 in a hard fought battle.
In the first set Sisters did a good job at both serve receive and at the service line.
“Holly (Davis) spread the ball around well with five players finishing with two or more kills,” said Kreunen.
The last two sets were a battle both ways and to the very end. Sisters was down 11-14 in the third set and came back to knot it up 14-14 before Cascade put up two consecutive points for the win.
Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, September 10, the Lady Outlaws defeated
Redmond 25-15, 25-17, and 25-15, in a match held at Crook County. Sisters started off slow against Redmond and quickly went down 1-6, but from there was able to turn it around and win in three straight sets.
Kathryn Scholl finished with 15 kills, four digs, three aces, and one block. Heuberger recorded seven kills and Sybesma added five kills. Monaghan tallied nine digs and served up three aces. Davis posted 33 assists, four digs and four aces. Long had five digs in the match.
They immediately followed with a second match against the Crook County Cowgirls, and fell in four sets with scores of 27-25, 14-25, 25-27, and 24-26.
It was a totally different story against Crook County. The Outlaws struggled with receiving the serve, but held on for a slim two-point edge for a first set win. Kreunen stated that smart hits from Heuberger and Scholl, and big blocks from Sybesma and Scholl helped close out the win.
Sisters quickly found themselves down 4-13 in the second set. The Cowgirls played great defense and made it tough for the Outlaws to score, and again Sisters had a tough time on serve receive, seemed to scramble throughout the set, and lost by 11.
They did a bit better in
the third, but still lost the set by six.
In the fourth set, the Outlaws trailed until towards the end of the set. Fogarty went back to the service line with Sisters down 16-20 and took the Outlaws to a 23-21 lead. Sisters committed two back-to-back errors, and the set was tied 23-23. It knotted up again at 24-24 and then the Cowgirls were able to score two consecutive points for the win.
Sisters seemed to scramble the entire match, struggled with serve receive, and committed numerous unforced errors which definitely had an impact on the match.
Heuberger finished with seven kills in the match. Scholl also recorded seven kills. Monaghan tallied eight digs, and Fogarty added five digs and three aces. Davis had 22 assists in the match.
Sisters was scheduled to play at Siuslaw on Tuesday, September 17. They will wrap up their week on the road at Harrisburg on Thursday
Holly (Davis) spread the ball around well with five players finishing with two or more kills.
— Coach Josh Kreunen
Girls soccer splits on the soccer pitch
By Rongi Yost Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws soccer squad fell 3-1 at Creswell on Monday, September 9, but at home two days later they edged out Pleasant Hill 1-0.
On Monday, Creswell scored off a corner kick in the first half of Monday’s matchup and the Outlaws entered the half down 0-1. Just two minutes into the second half Tallis Grummer won the ball in the midfield and played the ball to Zoee Bafford. Bafford dribbled the ball down to the corner and cut it back to beat her defender with a shot to the upper left corner for the score. The Lady Bulldogs followed with two additional goals, and Sisters took the loss.
Shae Wyland had an amazing defensive game for the Outlaws. Coach Makena Zorza said, “Shae had some great clearances from the back out to our midfield. She was also able to win a lot of foot races with their offense to recover for us in the back. She seemed to always be at the right place at the right time.”
Kennedy Davis (freshman), who is starting at the keeper position, had some great saves in goal.
On Wednesday, the Outlaws scored their lone goal against the Billies in the 21st minute of the game. Mia Rosas won the ball in the midfield and found Emma Symonds outside of the 18. Symonds one-touched it to Ella Davis, who took a touch and sent the ball on the ground to the back of the net past the keeper. Of the game Zorza said, “ We connected passes very well in the first half of the game, but had to defend multiple counter attacks in the second. Our defense had to work a lot, especially in the second half to react to the counter attacks. Davis again had some great saves in goal and our defense also had some great stops in the back, mainly from Shae Wyland, Ella Eby, and Nona Smith.”
The Lady Outlaws were scheduled to play at Siuslaw on Tuesday, September 17. They will wrap up their week on Saturday, September 21, with away games against Redmond and Culver.
FOUR-WAY: Intersection fix will cost about $20,000
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consultant’s study complete with tables and photos. Joseph Bessman, Transport’s professional engineer concluded: “Additional review (including field observation) was conducted to inform this assessment. As summarized in this memorandum, it is recommended that the City convert the intersection to all-way stop control, which is supported by the optional warrant criteria within the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.”
During Bessman’s field observations September 3, he witnessed a near-miss.
To the average citizen it appears as a relatively straightforward and inexpensive proposition to fix the intersection. But as Billy Kelly, chair of the advisory board explains, “There are occluded sight lines from on-street parking and adjacent buildings. Plus, there is a potentially problematic designated left turn lane as eastbound Hood traffic approaches Pine.”
Bessman noted, “One solution is to align the travel lanes by removing the separate left-turn lane on the west leg and shifting the lane transition west of the intersection. This would reduce the capacity on the eastbound approach minimally, allowing the intersection to continue to operate well within acceptable standards.
“This would also help to push the eastbound lane north away from the adjacent building, improving the available sight lines.”
Kelly hopes the work can be completed within a few months. Its cost is around $20,000 given the scope of work which includes elimination of at least one parking position and lane realignment.
Kelly said while there is concern for vehicle collisions, the Board worried most about injury to pedestrians, as this is a heavily trafficked path, particularly for events such as the monthly Fourth Friday Art Walks. Several galleries are within 50 to 150 feet of the intersection.
CHANGE: Each season brings its own need for awareness
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Cougars, reaching maturity in summer, will separate from their mothers and seek their own territory in early fall and, as such, are covering more terrain.
It’s also the start of hunting season. August, September and October are the months when most big game hunters will be in the woods or on the grasslands. Many hunters have longstanding traditions of deer or elk camp spent with family and friends.
Western Oregon deer season is October 5 to November 8.
It’s also frog migration time. Thousands, many thousands, of western toadlets are on the move from streams and ponds to dry land. Watch where you walk as these tiny creatures stand no chance from your foot. This will last another few weeks at least.
Not all risk is animal rooted. By now, the forest is tinderbox dry demanding more vigilance and adherence to burning bans. Humans cause nearly 90 percent of wildfires in the United States via discarded cigarettes, unattended campfires, burning debris, or through equipment malfunctions, according to Western Fire Chiefs Association.
Due to continued hot weather and extremely dry vegetation, the Deschutes
National Forest, Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) moved into Stage 2 public use fire restrictions on Monday, July 22.
Stage 2 public use fire restrictions prohibit open fires, including wood stoves and charcoal briquette fires on all Central Oregon public lands including developed campgrounds and Wilderness areas.
Liquid and pressurized gas stoves, lanterns, and fire pits with an on and off switch are allowed outside of designated campgrounds with some exceptions. Always know before you go.
It is prime mushroom time in Sisters Country. Experts at Central Oregon Mushroom
Club warn: “Here in Central Oregon we love being outdoors with our four-legged best friends and taking advantage of this amazing place we live in.
“Humans know better than to eat wild mushrooms without knowing what’s safe and what’s not, but dogs, on the other hand, love to get into things that smell delicious.
“Tragically there is a family of mushrooms that can quickly kill a dog if the issue is not addressed immediately. A large family of mushrooms called Amanita are the main culprits in our area. These can also be deadly to humans. The two known locally are Amanita
aprica and Amanita pantherina. It’s unknown why, but mycologists think there is a compound in the mushroom that gives off a fish-like odor and is irresistible to some dogs.
“One key to getting your pet the necessary medical attention is proper identification of the mushroom he/she may have eaten. If possible, take a sample of the suspect mushroom with you to the veterinarian, including a small sample of any material your pet may have vomited.
“A plastic container will do for the vomit. The mushroom sample will help your vet to quickly determine the best treatment for your pet. Time is very important.”
The elk rut is underway. These big, majestic creatures can be aggressive.
PHOTO COURTESY ODFW
Outlaws runners win at Silver Falls
The Outlaws cross country team looks on meets in the month of September as hard workouts and learning experiences, according to coach Charlie Kanzig. When the results turn out as victories it’s icing on the cake.
The Outlaws earned such a treat on Wednesday, September 11, as both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams captured the small school team titles at the Oktoberfest Invitational held at Silver Falls State Park.
The girls placed third overall behind 5A teams Corvallis and Silverton, and placed first among the 3A/2A/1A teams in attendance by a narrow margin of just 5 points over Pleasant Hill.
Freshman Brianna Fuller paced the team with a ninth place finish among 99 competitors in the race with a time of 20:53. Josie Ryan came through next in 21:20 for 13th place, and Brooke Duey crossed the line in 21:47 for 17th. Mae Roth (24:05) and Kiara Martin (25:23) completed the scoring for Sisters.
For the boys it was George Roberts leading the way in 17:19 for 12th place, first among the small school division. Spencer Tisdel finished 18th in 17:40, second best in the division.
John Berg (18:27), Zachary Kemp (19:23), Jude Parzybok (19:25), Tyson Kemp (19:55), and Ben Hayner (20:42) helped the Outlaws to victory by 19 points over Harrisburg for the small schools title.
“Without any real data to help us know how we compared to other teams early in the season it was a very pleasant surprise for both teams to bring home the top prize,” said Kanzig. “We have a lot of potential for improvement in the weeks ahead.”
Sisters went up against some of the best 5A cross country teams on Saturday at the Caldera Wolfpack Invitational as well as the three time defending state champion Emily Wisniewski of Crescent Valley.
Wisniewski (17:54) actually had close company in the girls’ varsity race, winning by just 11 seconds over Maddie Carney of Caldera (18:05), and the Raiders edged the Storm of Summit 37-39 for the team title. Caldera finished third (50) and Sisters placed fourth (135), ahead of Bend, Mountain View, and Madras.
“We saw some of the best girls in Oregon right here in our own backyard,” said Kanzig. “Summit won the state title last year, and Crescent Valley was third, and Caldera fourth, so this
meet had some real punch to start out the 2024 season.”
Fuller (21:09) and Duey (21:10) finished twenty-first and twenty-second respectively among sixty-one varsity finishers.
Ryan (22:09), Althea Crabtree (24:16) and Roth (24:18) completed the scoring for Sisters. Helena Welty (24:35) and Martin (25:42) rounded out the top seven for the Outlaws.
The top five scorers for the boys’ team bunched up better thanks to personal bests by Zachary and Tyson Kemp. Spencer Tisdel crossed the line first for the Outlaws (17:50), followed by Roberts (17:57), Berg (18:38), Zachary Kemp
(18:51), and Tyson Kemp (19:20).
Hayner (20:10) and Parzybok (21:18) competed as varsity runners as well.
“This concluded a hard week or so for us with three meets,” said Kanzig. “The kids were running a little tired, but still competed.”
Summit easily claimed the team title with 27 points. Sisters placed sixth, but held its own against Bend, Caldera, Mountain View, and Crescent Valley.
Sisters travels to the Northwest Classic on Saturday, September 21, at Lane Community College to compete against many of the 4A/3A/2A/1A teams in Oregon.
Special movies on tap for fall season
Sisters Movie House & Café is welcoming back the popular special event series known as “Autumn Arts & Adventure” starting on Wednesday September 18.
At the same time, the cinema and café will be reducing “normal” operating days and hours to Wednesdays through Sundays for the months of September and October. The theater will be closed completely on Monday and Tuesdays, but will feature the special showings every Wednesday along with a number of new releases opening “early” on Thursdays through Halloween.
This year’s AA&A will kick off with another gallery documentary from the UK’s Seventh Arts Productions – Exhibition on Screen:
“Cezanne – Portraits of a Life” will show at 6:30 p.m. on September 18. As with the rest of the series, it’s “one night only” and specially priced at $16 per person for general admission tickets.
“These gallery exhibition movies are amongst the most popular we have had at the theater,” said Drew Kaza, Managing Partner of quoin media & entertainment, which operates Sisters Movie House & Café. “The Cezanne movie is an encore showing though,
back by popular demand. It last showed here for one night in December 2022, and many folks missed it then, so we thought we would give fine art fans another opportunity to catch it.”
The series continues on Wednesday, September 25, with an adventure special: the Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour, which played for one night in Bend back in the spring, but has been otherwise unreleased on the big screen since.
“It’s really a thrill a minute for mountain biking fans,” said Kaza.
It’s back to arts – and in particular, pop music from the 1970s with the special release of “One Hand Clapping: Paul McCartney and Wings,” coming in on Wednesday, October 22.
Tickets are on sale now. Both are one night only and will screen at 6:30 p.m. on the night.
More movies in the series will be announced later this month, with the entire program continuing into mid-November.
“We have eight weeks of amazing movies coming,” noted Kaza. “These specials are on top of a great line-up of regular movies opening up in the weeks ahead.”
Brooke Duey runs hard at the Caldera Wolfpack Invitational.
PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
Candidate forums set as elections heat up
League of Women Voters of Deschutes County, in collaboration with the City Club of Central Oregon, will host a series of candidate forums ahead of the 2024 General Election. These forums will provide voters in Deschutes County the opportunity to hear directly from candidates running for key local and regional offices.
These nonpartisan forums are designed to foster informed civic engagement by allowing voters to engage with candidates and ask questions on issues that matter most to them. Questions from the public are encouraged and can be submitted in advance at https://bit. ly/4e4WKgG.
• Deschutes County Sheriff Candidate Forum — Monday, September 23, 5:30 p.m. Sawyer Room, Deschutes County Building.
• Senate District 27 Candidate Forum — Monday, September 30, 5:30 p.m. — Sawyer Room, Deschutes County Building.
• House District 53 Candidate Forum — Tuesday, October 8, 6 p.m. — Virtual Event on the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County YouTube page.
• Sisters City Council Candidate Forum — Thursday, October 10, 6 p.m. — Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Community Hall.
• Congressional District 5 Candidate Forum, Tuesday, October 15, 7 p.m. — Broadcast on Central Oregon Daily.
These forums are part of an ongoing effort to promote civil discourse and ensure voters are equipped with the information needed to make informed decisions when voting. For the in-person candidate forums, no signage is allowed and audience members are asked to remain silent during the forums. For more information, contact the City Club of Central Oregon (cityclubco. org) or the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County (lwvdeschutes.org).
Boys soccer defeats Western Christian
By Rongi Yost Correspondent
The Outlaws soccer squad took down Western Christian (WC) at home on Saturday, September 14.
Sisters players came out loose and focused from the opening whistle. They played well as a cohesive unit, and the early control of the midfield and the involvement from the defense led to the Outlaws first goal. Carter Van Meter played a well-weighted cross pass to Danny Benson, who calmly placed it in the net.
The Outlaws second goal came in the 17th minute when Western Christian’s goalie fumbled the ball, and Alex Nieto followed the ball for the goal. Just seven minutes later, Dugan Draper drew a foul inside the box, and Benson took the penalty kick and buried it past the keeper.
Jasper Jenson wrapped up Sisters’ first half scoring when he scored on a nice pass from Mason Dahl for his first varsity goal of the season and a 4-0 Outlaws lead.
WC star player was able to break through the Outlaws’ back line and scored a goal just before the half to make it a 4-1 game.
Coach Jeff Husmann told The Nugget that the Outlaws’ defense played a very disciplined first half and neutralized Western Christian’s key players. He noted it was the best first half of soccer they’ve played all season.
Although Sisters had a comfortable lead, they lost some of their focus in the second half. Husmann said their quality of play declined.
“In the first half we
played as a unit, distributed the ball, and created opportunities,” said Husmann. “In the second half we became more predictable and let them dictate play. We got frustrated and began to play more physical. Rather than stick with our brand of soccer we played to their level. It was a choppy, disjointed second half.”
Sisters scored midway through the second half. Benson provided an assist to JB Greenwood for his first varsity goal.
The Outlaws again had a small lapse in defense and conceded a second goal. Time expired and Sisters recorded the 5-2 victory.
Husmann made special note of Carter Van Meter and Andrew Islas.
“Carter and Andrew are really finding their confidence,” said Husmann. “Carter had the best game he’s had so far. He’s fast, athletic, and loves the physicality of playing defense.”
Van Meter shared his thoughts with The Nugget, “This match felt good, but I’m still learning and taking advantage of every opportunity.”
Husmann continues to be pleased and impressed with his freshmen players.
“It’s very exciting to see these freshmen not only get experience at the varsity level, but contribute in very real ways,” said Husmann. “Alex Nieto, Jasper Jensen, JB Greenwood, Odin Rea, and Felix Montanez are all stepping up for us. It was so great to see them smiling and having fun together.”
The Outlaws were to play at Riverdale on Monday, September 16. They will travel to Corbett on Thursday.
TOUR: Sisters Arts Association sponsors local event
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His studio is at 69157 Lariat. Reached by phone on Saturday night, sculptor and painter Gary Cooley was on his way home to Sisters from the bronze-casting foundry in Enterprise with two major pieces: an eagle with an American flag and a big blue heron. He will show these and other bronzes along with several recent paintings. His current work in progress is a sculpture of the Biblical figure of Ruth, gleaning wheat from the field of Boaz.
Potter Ken Merrill, pastel painter JoAnn Burgess, and oil painter Sandy Melchiori round out the list of artists who are a part of the Studio Tour outside of galleries on Hood Avenue. At Canyon Creek Pottery, Merrill has a wide selection of functional handmade pottery. Burgess paints her love of nature in vivid pastels. In her world, that is not an oxymoron. Melchiori is an oil painter and a landscape designer who paints big, bold canvases and boards with liberal brush strokes creating florals, farm scenes, and animals.
While these artists will be showing work in their home studios, nine other artists will be showing and demonstrating in four galleries on West Hood Avenue: Jennifer Hartwig, The Scratchboard Lady, will be at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop; Don Zylius’s watercolors, Henriette Heiny’s abstract acrylics, and AJ Evansen’s
crystalline ceramics at Toriizaka Art; painters Dan Rickards and Garth Williams at The Rickards Gallery; and painters Reina Verhey, Taylor Manoles, Amelia Morton, and ceramics by Maren + Laura at Space in Common. The Studio Tour is selfguided and free to all. You may arrange your visit in any order and spend as little or as much time as you like with each artist. Studio Tour Guides, with maps, are available in all of Sisters’ Galleries, and at Paulina Springs Books, Sisters Movie House & Café, Sisters Coffee, and Fika. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet your favorite artists and to see what they do and how they do it.
Sisters Arts Association was formed in 2015 by local artists, volunteers, and others who believe that arts are an important part of a healthy community. SAA sponsors monthly Fourth Friday Artwalks through the galleries of Sisters, and advocates for public art, art education, and support of the arts. More information is available at sistersartsassociation.org.
Coyotes by J. Chester Armstrong.
PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING
Horton retiring after decades in Sisters’ retail community
By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
Rosie Horton remembers being “petrified” on her first day working at Common Threads back in 1988.
She realized that working in the clothing store founded by Cathi Howells in 1985 was going to be a lot more than simply showing up and acting as a retail clerk. It was a professional job, with high expectations for product knowledge and customer service.
But Horton rose to the occasion — so completely that she would become the manager of the store, then its owner, and guide it through 39 years of service in Sisters’ downtown retail community.
That nearly four-decadelong story is coming to an end, as Horton has decided to retire and close the business.
“The season of my life has come when I need to retire,” she told The Nugget . “It’s been a great 39 years. We kind of want to go out while we’re still on top, you know? Where all of our customers still think of us in a positive light.”
She explained that closing the store made more sense in her circumstances than seek ing to sell the business.
“We’re going to close it,” she said. “We just made the decision that it was a little bit simpler and cleaner than trying to find a buyer. And retail is challenging these days, it really is. It’s still a challenge here, and we just weren’t in the position to wait around for a buyer. We just needed to move on to the next chapter of our lives.”
That chapter will still include swimming instruction at Sisters Athletic Club, as Horton has been an avid, life-long swimmer and coach.
Common Threads is staging a storewide sale, including fixtures.
“We have antique and vintage pieces that we’ve used over the years that are for sale,” Horton said.
Horton reflected on the highlights of a long career in Sisters retail.
“(It’s) the relationships that have been created,” she said. “Just that human connection that I’ve been fortunate enough to have. It’s never felt like going to a job.”
She’s seen customers go from single to getting married to having a family to having children and grandchildren. She loves visiting with customers who have been coming to town once or twice a year for decades for events like Sisters Rodeo, the Quilt Show, and Sisters Folk Festival.
And she says that the
employees she has had over the years become like family to her and her husband Tim.
Cathi Howells, who founded Common Threads in 1985, noted that Horton has “been the designer, the decorator, the buyer, the customer service person for years” at Common Threads.
She’s also been a community leader. Howells noted that in the pioneering days of the downtown retail community that exists today, “everybody in that small community was involved, making decisions. She was part of all that.”
Asked what advice she might offer to merchants willing to brave the often difficult retail climate in Sisters, Horton said, “Think about it in the long-term. Don’t think of it as a quick sale. Don’t just sell something to sell
Just that human connection
I’ve been fortunate enough to have. It’s never felt like going to a job.
— Rosie Horton
something. Create that relationship. Engage and interact with your customers when they come in.”
The focus on relationships made Rosie Horton a success with Common Threads, an important leader of the business community, and, as Howells reflected, “a fine, fine human being.”
Common Threads is located at 161 E Cascade Ave Suite103/D in Sisters.
Rosie Horton has been a leader in Sisters’ retail community for almost four decades.
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
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Non-citizens added to Oregon voter rolls in error
By Julia Shumway Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Oregon agency that issues driver’s licenses erroneously registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote, though state officials say only two people actually cast ballots.
State Elections Director Molly Woon told the Capital Chronicle that she received a call late Thursday afternoon from the administrator of the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services division of the Oregon Department of Transportation, telling her that DMV staff caught a data entry error that led to the division wrongly classifying some noncitizens as citizens. State election officials spent Friday reviewing that information and working with county clerks to ensure those people won’t receive ballots unless and until they prove they’re eligible to vote.
The error is not large enough to impact the outcome of the state’s elections — more than 3 million people are registered to vote in Oregon, and the 306 cases identified by state officials are 0.01 percent of the state’s
voters.
Ben Morris, chief of staff to Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, said the DMV is continuing to investigate whether there are any more issues, and there is time to rectify any additional mistakes. Ballots won’t be mailed to voters for another month.
“We can say that this error will not impact the 2024 election, and I want to emphasize that point as much as possible. This error will not impact the 2024 election,” he said.
The error, first reported by Willamette Week, resulted from DMV staff erroneously marking noncitizens who obtained driver’s licenses as citizens, such as by miscategorizing foreign birth certificates as U.S. birth certificates and foreign passports as U.S. passports.
Since January 2016, Oregon has automatically registered citizens to vote when they obtain or renew driver’s licenses, permits or nonoperating IDs. A 2019 state law, meanwhile, eliminated a requirement that applicants prove they’re citizens or legal residents when
obtaining a driver’s license. People applying for driver’s licenses need to bring proof of their identity — like a birth certificate, passport, naturalization documents, or visa — as well as proof of an Oregon address, such as a utility bill or rental agreement. Only applicants who provide documents that prove citizenship, like a U.S. birth certificate, U.S. passport, or certificate of naturalization, are supposed to be registered to vote.
DMV administrator Amy Joyce said in a statement that the DMV discovered the error while “proactively analyzing” its system ahead of the 2024 election. The erroneous registrations it identified were based on foreign passports being entered as U.S. passports. The department is continuing to go through registrations tied to birth certificates, and that may take another two weeks, she said.
The DMV added a new prompt on its data entry screen to ensure front desk staff accurately enter citizenship information and has begun daily auditing of all transactions to verify
materials are accurate before sending them to the Elections Division, Joyce added.
Woon said the secretary of state’s office is continuing to look into the two people who were not citizens when they were automatically registered to vote and will forward the issue to the Department of Justice if it appears they violated the law.
“I want to emphasize that these folks were registered by no fault of their own,” she said. “I think that will certainly be taken into consideration. The first order of business, however, will be to see if the citizenship status of these people has changed. Because these records date from 2021 to today, it’s possible that their status has changed, and perhaps they are citizens, and that’s why they have a voter record. We’ll need to do a little bit more digging to sort that out first.”
Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement that she has been fully briefed on the situation and will continue to closely monitor it. She noted that it would affect 0.01 percent of the state’s registered voters
and will not impact the 2024 election in any way.
“Oregon’s electoral system is one of the most secure, effective, and accessible in the nation,” Kotek said. “The error in data entry which may have affected the voter eligibility of some Oregonian’s voter registration was discovered because the Oregon DMV and the secretary of state were doing their due diligence ahead of the 2024 election.”
Griffin-Valade said safeguarding the integrity of elections is her top priority, while praising automatic voter registration.
“When my office was made aware of this error, we moved quickly to update the voter rolls,” she said. “I am also personally calling on the DMV to take immediate action to improve its processes to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Automatic voter registration has been hugely beneficial for thousands of eligible Oregon voters to ensure access to our democracy. I’m confident the DMV is rectifying this error and improving their process, so it doesn’t happen again.”
Fire District honored for budget quality
Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District was awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 11th consecutive year by the Government Finance Officers Association. This award reflects the commitment of the governing body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.
The staff showed how well their budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a communications device. Fire Chief Tony Prior said, “Each year our staff and the budget committee put a concerted effort toward ensuring the District is fiscally responsible with
Rent
revenues and expenditures, and we strive to adopt a budget that meets that. Our revenue must be used to provide the absolute best emergency customer service. We have an amazing staff of full-time career and volunteer personnel at the District, and it takes a lot of work by all of us to achieve this award. I’d like to give a special thanks to our Finance Manager Julie Spor, and our 2024 Budget Committee, including Brett Campbell, Daly Haasch, Eric Miller, Jeff Tryens, and Joel Palanuk for their hard work in overseeing the budget process, reviewing and approving the annual budget, and recommending it for adoption by the Board of Directors.”
eats increasing amount of income
By Tim Henderson
There were 21 states where a majority of tenant households spent 30 percent or more of their incomes on rent and utilities last year, compared with just seven states in 2019.
Nationwide, about 22 million renters are shouldering that percentage. Anyone paying more than 30 percent is considered “cost burdened,” according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and may struggle to pay for other necessities, such as food, clothing, transportation, and medical care.
Three presidential swing states had among the biggest increases in the share of renters who spent that much on housing: Arizona (to 54 percent from 46.5 percent), Nevada (to 57.4 percent from 51.1 percent), and Georgia (to 53.7 percent from 48.4 percent). The numbers are based on a Stateline analysis of American Community Survey data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Florida and Maine also saw large jumps.
In Arizona, low wages, a housing shortage, and shortterm rental and vacation homes are eating away at the stock of affordable housing for renters, according to Alison Cook-Davis, associate director for research at Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
“You’ve got people across
the state kind of pulling their hair out, saying ‘I thought Arizona was supposed to be the affordable state,’” CookDavis said.
Rents in Arizona have shot up 40 percent to 60 percent in the last two years, she said. And the state’s eviction filings spiked 43 percent to 97,000 between 2022 and 2023, she said.
In places such as Arizona and Nevada where the housing bubble of the late 2000s left vacant houses, the construction of apartments and other homes has not caught up with population increases, Cook-Davis added.
A University of Nevada, Las Vegas, data brief reported in May that the Las Vegas area had the highest percentage of cost-burdened renters in the state, at 58.3 percent, more even than the New York City metro area (52.6 percent) or San Francisco metro area (48.9 percent).
Newly released census figures showed that in addition to Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia, the states with the highest jumps in the share of cost-burdened renters were Florida, which increased to 61.7 percent from 55.9 percent, and Maine, at 49.1 percent from 44 percent.
That jump left Florida as the state with the highest rate of cost-burdened renters. It was followed by Nevada (57.4 percent), Hawaii (56.7 percent), Louisiana (56.2 percent), and California (56.1 percent).
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Drainfield
CASCADE GARAGE DOORS
Factory Trained Technicians Since 1983 • CCB #44054 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553
Factory Trained Technicians Since 1983 • CCB #44054 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553
Lara’s Construction LLC.
CCB#223701
General Contractor
Building Distinctive,
Handcrafted Custom Homes, Additions, Remodels, Cabin Renovations Since ’74
A “Hands-On” Builder
Your Project on Time
Budget • CCB #96016
Keeping Your Project on Time & On Budget • CCB #96016
Spurge personally, 541-815-0523
To speak to Spurge personally, call 541-815-0523
Construction & Renovation
Construction & Renovation
Residential Projects
• CCB #148365
541-420-8448
Custom Residential Projects
All Phases • CCB #148365 541-420-8448
Homes • Additions
Building Projects
Keeping Sisters Country Beautiful Since 2006 candcnursery@gmail.com
Tewaltandsonsexcavation@gmail .com
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541-549-2345
541-549-1472 • CCB #76888
Drainfield
• Minor & Major Septic Repair
• All Septic Needs/Design & Install
General Excavation
• Site Preparation
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• Minor & Major Septic Repair
• All Septic Needs/Design & Install
General Excavation
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Flow State Property Improvements LLC Fall cleanups, pine needle removal, weed whacking, bark and gravel refreshing. Contact Steve at 541-316-9959 or email flowstatepi@gmail.com
• Site Preparation
• Rock & Stump Removal
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Lara’s Construction LLC. CCB#223701
• Pond & Driveway Construction Preparation
• Building Demolition Trucking
• Deliver Top Soil, Sand, Gravel, Boulders, Water
• Deliver Top Soil, Sand, Gravel, Boulders, Water
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• The Whole 9 Yards or 24 Whatever You Want!
Flow State Property Improvements LLC Fall cleanups, pine needle removal, weed whacking, bark and gravel refreshing. Contact Steve at 541-316-9959 or email flowstatepi@gmail.com
• Dump Trucks, Transfer Trucks, Belly
• The Whole 9 Yards or 24
Complete landscape construction, fencing, irrigation installation & design, pavers/outdoor kitchens, debris cleanups, fertility & water conservation management, excavation.
Whatever You Want!
BANR Enterprises, LLC
Complete landscape construction, fencing, irrigation installation & design, pavers/outdoor kitchens, debris cleanups, fertility & water conservation management, excavation.
CCB #188594 • LCB #9264 www.vohslandscaping.com
BANR Enterprises, LLC
Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls
Uncompromising quality. Local and personal. You can trust me. All projects: From new construction to those little projects you don't seem to get to. My team of local subcontractors and I will get it done right, fair, and pain-free so you can make your spouse happy. Call Jared 503-949-9719
Custom Homes • Additions
Residential Building Projects
Sisters area since 1976
Strictly Quality #16891 • CCB #159020
541-280-9764
John Pierce
Serving Sisters area since 1976 Strictly Quality CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 541-280-9764
jpierce@bendbroadband.com
Uncompromising quality. Local and personal. You can trust me. All projects: From new construction to those little projects you don't seem to get to. My team of local subcontractors and I will get it done right, fair, and pain-free so you can make your spouse happy. Call Jared 503-949-9719
Custom Homes
Additions - Remodels
John Pierce jpierce@bendbroadband.com
construction, addition, Large and small
Contact for estimate.
541-325-3020
Museum sets fundraising record
The 35th annual High Desert Rendezvous — one of Central Oregon’s longestrunning charitable events — set a new fundraising record on August 24, 2024, grossing more than $630,000 to support the programs and exhibitions of the High Desert Museum.
541-515-8462
Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls
Residential & Commercial CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977
Residential & Commercial
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Excavation: septic system installation and repair, utility installation, site prep, demolition, road and driveway construction and maintenance. "We dig your project" contact 541-325-3020 sales@gardnercontractingllc.com
Custom Homes
Additions - Remodels
Residential Building Projects
Becke William Pierce CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384
Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com
sales@gardnercontractingllc.com
Residential Building Projects
Becke William Pierce CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384 Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com
602 Plumbing & Electric
Ridgeline Electric, LLC
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J&E Landscaping Maintenance LLC Clean-ups, raking, hauling debris, thatching, aerating, irrigation, mowing. Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 jandelspcing15@gmail.com
J&E Landscaping Maintenance
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– All You Need Maintenance –Pine needle removal, hauling, mowing, moss removal, edging, raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, gutters, pressure washing. Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 Austin • 541-419-5122
Excavation: septic system installation and repair, utility installation, site prep, demolition, road and driveway construction and maintenance.
"We dig your project" contact 541-325-3020 sales@gardnercontractingllc.com
AIR
Heating & Cooling, LLC
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602 Plumbing & Electric
Ridgeline Electric, LLC
Serving all of Central Oregon
• Residential • Commercial
New construction, addition, remodel. Large and small projects. Contact for estimate. 541-325-3020
Earthwood Timberframes shop fabrication fir and pine beams and accent timbers
Serving all of Central Oregon
• Industrial • Service 541-588-3088 • CCB #234821
CCB #195556 541-549-6464
• Residential • Commercial
Meticulous,
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SWEENEY PLUMBING, INC.
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Earthwood Timberframes
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• Water Heaters 541-549-4349
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Residential and Commercial
• Mantels and accent timbers
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EWDevCoLLC@gmail.com
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• Water Heaters 541-549-4349
Residential and Commercial
Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #87587
603 Excavation & Trucking
541-390-1206
beavercreeklog@yahoo.com
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701 Domestic Services I & I Crystal Cleaning, LLC Specializing in Commercial, Residential & Vacation Rentals. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. 541-977-1051
701 Domestic Services
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METOLIUS PAINTING LLC
Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #87587
ROBINSON & OWEN
Ext. & Int. Refurbishing Decks
603 Excavation & Trucking
ROBINSON & OWEN
Heavy Construction, Inc.
All your excavation needs
*General excavation
*Site Preparation
*Sub-Divisions
*Road Building
541-390-1206
Heavy Construction, Inc.
All your excavation needs
*General excavation
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*Sewer and Water Systems
*Grading
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*Sand-Gravel-Rock
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The record was set with help from the 2024 High Desert Rendezvous Honoree, The Bend Foundation. Founded in 1947 by Brooks Scanlon, Brooks Resources, and its shareholders, The Bend Foundation has continuously invested in the health and vitality of Central Oregon. And The Bend Foundation has championed the Museum and the educational opportunities it brings to the region, from the initial idea for a museum to its grand opening in 1982 to today.
The Bend Foundation’s community support focuses on adding to the legacy of providing public art in Bend, promoting cultural, educational, and intellectual enrichment programs, and enhancing or preserving our physical environment.
704 Events & Event Services
QUILT SHOW & SALE
QUILT SHOW & SALE
Biannual ~ presented by High Desert Quilt Guild of Redmond September 21, 2024 Highland Baptist Church 3100 SW Highland, Redmond 10 a.m.–4 p.m. • Admission $3 Quilts for Sale • Raffle Quilts Silent Auction • Country Store www.highdesertquiltguild.org
Biannual ~ presented by High Desert Quilt Guild of Redmond September 21, 2024 Highland Baptist Church 3100 SW Highland, Redmond 10 a.m.–4 p.m. • Admission $3
Quilts for Sale • Raffle Quilts Silent Auction • Country Store www.highdesertquiltguild.org
“It is our pleasure to continue to support nonprofit and public organizations that work to enhance the cultural and intellectual experiences in our community,” said Romy Mortensen, Bend Foundation Trustee. “The High Desert Museum is a shining example of one of these organizations that is consistently providing opportunities for growth, discovery, and enlightenment and we are proud to support it.”
“We are extraordinarily grateful to the generosity of Rendezvous attendees and this community in supporting the work of the Museum,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D.
PAINTING ~ Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. Refurbishing Decks
CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620
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*Road Building
*Sewer and Water Systems
*Underground Utilities
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*Sand-Gravel-Rock
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STEVE'S HAULING Yard and other debris, landscaping services, chain saw work, etc. 707-328-8370 All Landscaping Services Mowing, Thatching, Hauling Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740
803 Work Wanted POSITION WANTED; for Companion Caregiver. Looking for part-time; must be close to Sisters downtown. References upon request. Please call 503-274-0214
803 Work Wanted
POSITION WANTED; for Companion Caregiver.
Looking for part-time; must be close to Sisters downtown. References upon request. Please call 503-274-0214
SUDOKU SOLUTION
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“The Bend Foundation in particular has provided continued leadership and commitment to the Museum throughout its 42 years, which is all the more vital as we consider what the next four decades will look like.”
STEVE'S HAULING Yard and other debris, landscaping services, chain saw work, etc. 707-328-8370 All Landscaping Services Mowing, Thatching, Hauling Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740
Funds from Rendezvous support the Museum’s exhibitions, wildlife encounters, and educational programs that inspire wonder and learning about the High Desert region.
The Museum every year opens up to nine new temporary exhibitions, cares for more than 120 animals, and welcomes thousands of school children for field trips. In the 2023-24 fiscal year, nearly 225,000 people visited the Museum.
