The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XL No. 51 // 2018-12-19

The Nugget Vol. XLI No. 51

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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Sisters Post Office slammed by holiday demand

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

Sisters business poised for major expansion

By Jim Cornelius

By Sue Stafford

Editor in Chief

Correspondent

The “happiest time of the year” is by far the most stressful time of the year for the clerks and carriers that man the Sisters Post Office.

They’re busier than elves in a North Pole workshop.

The rush starts right after Thanksgiving and lasts till about a week past Christmas.

The Sisters Post Office normally handles 400 to 600 parcels a day, according to Officer in Charge (OIC) Tony Schlichting. At

The infusion of $32 million of private investment capital in Laird Superfood, which currently employs 70 people, could change the economy in Sisters over the next five years and beyond.

Laird Superfood, with two new buildings on Lundgren Mill Drive across from the Clear Pine neighborhood, was poised to go public with an IPO when, at the last minute, they unexpectedly received the offer

The 9- to 11-year-old Broadway Jazz class of Sisters Dance Academy performed “You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch!” in Saturday’s recital.

See story, page 8.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

See POST OFFICE on page 30

Warm, dry winter in Sisters Country?

By Ron Thorkildson Correspondent

Earlier in the fall climate forecasters began to speculate about the kind of weather the Pacific Northwest might experience this winter. On September 20, Pete Parsons, meteorologist for the Oregon Department of Agriculture in Salem, issued a forecast for the period October through December. It called for October to start out relatively quiet, turning more stormy by the end of the month and continue through December.

Although his forecast was primarily targeted for the area west of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon, a look at the data for Sisters during this period offers an insight into the broad-scale weather pattern.

The precipitation total for October was more than half an inch below normal. Only

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two minor frontal systems even approached our region.

Temperatures were slightly cooler than average. A high pressure ridge kept storms at bay for the first two-thirds of November before finally breaking down and allowing about an inch of rain to fall during the remainder of the month. The moisture deficit for November was a full inch.

Maximum daily temperatures were about 3º F above normal while minimum temperatures averaged 4º F below average, consistent with the high frequency of cloudless skies.

December started off cold and dry as the thermometer fell to 2º F on December 7 and 8. An active front finally made it across the mountains and deposited nearly half an inch of rain in Sister Country on December 12.

When Parsons released his See WINTER on page 19

See LAIRD on page 28

A river rescue off an icy road

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Jeremiah Johnson knows how treacherous the winter highway from Salem to Sisters can be. He has been crossing the Cascades for a year from the Clutch Industries headquarters in Salem to manage the construction of The Lodge at Sisters assisted-living facility on Larch Street just south of the post office.

On Wednesday, December 12, his alertness to conditions and the dangers they pose led to the rescue of a family whose vehicle had plunged off of Highway 22 into the North Santiam River.

“I like to leave this time of year at that time, because it gives the (Santiam) pass a 30-minute window of sunlight hitting it before I have to drive through it,” he wrote in an email to his boss, Chris Blackburn, who provided the note to The Nugget. “You’d be surprised as to the difference that 30 (minutes) of

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The construction manager for The Lodge at Sisters rescued a family from a wreck on Hwy. 22 last Wednesday. Their vehicle was in the North Santiam River. fairly warm makes on the icy roads. I stopped in Detroit for a cup of coffee, conversed with a couple of the workers I’ve gotten to know that work at the store there, (and) headed up the hill. The gentleman there said as I walked out the door, ‘be careful out there, it’s icy!’ I said, ‘Thank

you, I’m pretty cautious these days!’ and walked to my truck (and) off I went.”

Johnson made his way into the mountains, throwing on his four-wheel drive as the temperature dropped with elevation and the road began See RESCUE on page 24

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes .................. 5 Announcements................12 Journey Through Thyme ....13 Classifieds..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Obituaries ...................... 6-7 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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EARLY HOLIDAY DEADLINES FOR THE NUGGET

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Early deadline for display advertising and the events calendar for the issue of December 26 is Thursday, December 20 at 5 p.m.

Deadline for classified advertising, announcements, letters to the editor and press releases for the issue of December 26 is Friday, December 21 at 12 p.m.

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Deadline for classified advertising, announcements, letters to the editor and press releases for the issue of January 2 is Friday, December 28 at 12 p.m.

Happy Holidays!

Letters to the Editor…

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

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

To the Editor: Mark Floyd’s story last week (The Nugget, December 12, page 17) drives home the consequences of global warming on everyone, not just those that live on the edge of the ocean.

The impacts are being felt everywhere now, including Central Oregon. We all had to breath toxic smoke from California for months this year, which may raise the cancer rates for all affected. There are weather disasters in the U.S. reported on the news every two or three days now, including hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, droughts, or deep snow.

These are not normal, and are causing governors to declare “emergency” status so the federal government will contribute recovery money.

This is a global crisis that will only get a lot worse if every one of us does not do our part.

Mitigation is necessary, but this is only a bandaid. The trends MUST be reversed. Doing our part does not mean just supporting transition

from coal-fired power plants to green energy, although this is important. CO2 emissions from cars and trucks are equal to emissions from power plants, likely even bigger in Oregon because we rely so much on hydro-power.

Therefore, doing our part means buying electric vehicles, fuel-efficient vehicles and hybrids. It means limiting unnecessary travel in gas vehicles. It means turning the engine off when parked. The emissions from your car don’t just dissipate on the ground locally, they migrate to the upper atmosphere where they contribute to global warming.

Every household and business should be replacing incandescent light bulbs with LEDs, so that other polluting power plants are not used for our power and California and Washington get clean power from us when we have excess. Every household should be buying efficient heat-pumps and avoiding burning See LETTERS on page 20

Sisters Weather Forecast

Courtesy of the National Weather Service, Pendleton, Oregon

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Slow down on wilderness restriction

By Barry Clock Guest Columnist

I’ll have to admit that I’m shocked at the lack of response in the letters to the editor section, to the commentary (“FS wilderness restrictions are too severe,” by Craig Eisenbeis, The Nugget, December 4, page 5).

I can appreciate the issue of overuse of certain areas. It does appear something should be done in regards to those areas and the trails that access them. But I oppose the favored paid/reservations required/quota system to hike numerous area trails, proposed by the Forest Service. It will last until October. It’s excessive and drastic for a beginning approach to overuse, instead of starting slowly and carefully.

Why is the USFS using such a wide brush on this issue? Instead of restricting only the trails and areas of the very highest need. Those trails where it is overwhelmingly obvious to all that some controls must be put in place before those select areas are “destroyed” by overuse.

Then, annually, see how those new restrictions actually worked. And if they are shown to be not enough, in a measurable way, and beyond all doubt — then implement additional restrictions. With public input of course.

And if it’s found that certain trails and areas need fewer restrictions, or none at all, then implement that as well, with removal of restrictions.

I disagree completely with charging money for the trail hiking permits.

It provides every incentive for the USFS to do the wrong thing, to increase its cash income and restrict trails to the maximum. And also every incentive for the USFS to require permits and reservations on more and more trails. The more trails with required permits, the more money for the USFS. The higher and higher the fees per hiker, the more money for

the USFS. The fewer the number of permits, the more money the USFS can charge per permit, because of the scarcity of desired permits.

The USFS is trying to “sell” back to us, the use of the lands that we all own.

That bothers me. I would maybe agree, if the USFS budget clearly requires small fees to maintain those restricted trails. But only as a last resort!

To keep the severe trail permit restrictions in place until October each year is ridiculous — clearly overkill. What is the goal? To only allow “free” hiking when the weather makes it impossible to do so? Come on!

Rigid restrictions that cost money to just hike a trail are the exact opposite of what is needed in a clearly troubled America.

Nature offers us all a retreat from the “insanity” of parts of life in America today. Offers us a real world, where the artificial tech world fades into the background for a few hours or days. That’s terribly important to provide to all of us but especially the young. We are lucky enough in Central Oregon to live next door to that “real” world of nature. And we’re going to surrender our ability to use it?

Please, please start slow, and then proceed carefully and methodically. As uncomfortable and messy as the process is, include the maximum general public in the process at every possible opportunity.

I had hoped I wouldn’t be around to see this day come. I’d much rather lose my right to vote or my right to free speech than to lose my “right” to sometimes just get away to beauty and nature on a moment’s notice. Rather than to lose my ability to totally forget about money, problems and all that, for a few dozen hours or a few days every year. Even if I don’t use it, just knowing I can ... is worth the world to me. I’m completely serious. I know that is true for many others that live here.

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

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Sisters Folk Festival announces line-up Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is bringing traditional and innovative music to Sisters this winter in its 2019 Winter Concert Series.

February 2, March 6, and March 18.

Tickets went on sale December 18 for a threeshow series pass and/or individual concerts.

On Saturday, February 2, the Shook Twins & John Craigie will return to Sisters in a co-bill bringing two outstanding talents together for one night. The critically acclaimed Idaho-born and

Portland-based indie outfit has performed at Sisters Folk Festival, but not for many years, and the size of the band, their songwriting, and performance have grown tremendously, according to SFF Creative Director Brad Tisdel.

The Shook Twins draw on the inherent power of the group’s namesake duo – identical twin sisters Katelyn (vocals, guitar) and Laurie (banjo, vocals). In early 2017, the pair holed See FOLK FESTIVAL on page 23

Using art to overcome life’s adversities I had the ability to create.

I saw things differently. I became a much softer person and began to forgive people and make significant changes in my life,” she said. ”I realized this wasn’t all a tragedy; it was all good. I don’t let the tough stuff bother me… I just keep going.”

Understanding what happened to her was something she had to pursue. But that was a challenge in itself.

“I have severe shortterm memory loss. At first I couldn’t even read. It took

By Katy Yoder Correspondent

Dorothy Holmes Mohler knows firsthand that tough times can be good teachers.

She’s learned how to overcome challenges and find the gifts — no matter what.

Twenty years ago she had a hemorrhage on the left side of her brain that forced her to become a right-brained person. Coming back was slow going and she soon realized she wasn’t the same person she was before.

“I was a paralegal. After the hemorrhage and recovery

See ARTIST on page 18

PHOTO BY T. LEE BROWN

Kids discover hands-on fun with distracting devices — like Lincoln Logs.

‘JOMO’ reduces holiday stress

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Family feasts. School concerts. Church services.

Labyrinth walks. Spiritual and secular traditions light up the darkest month of winter.

Making all this happen takes a lot of work: cooking, crafting, shopping, collaborating, organizing, and traveling.

With the work comes stress — and the feeling that there’s not enough time to get everything done right. Family conflicts erupt for some folks; others feel left out and lonely.

One way to alleviate stress and reconnect with holiday goodness?

Cultivating “JOMO,” or the Joy of Missing Out. It’s the opposite of FOMO, Fear of

Missing Out. FOMO is the nagging feeling that we’re going to miss out on something exciting.

Ironically, this fear sends us to our Facebook feeds, video games, Snapstreaks, cable news that matches our political silo — causing us to miss out on our real lives.

“When we’re on our devices, we lose the ability to mark the passage of time,” Dr. David Greenfield, a professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, recently told the LA Times. “This phenomenon is called dissociation, and virtually everyone experiences it to some extent when on screens.”

Those missing minutes cause more stress once we

come back to real life, where there are turkeys to be stuffed and stockings to be hung from the chimney with care.

During the hustle and bustle, every minute counts.

Also back in real life, we find real human beings. Some of them may have traveled hundreds of miles to spend time together. Connecting with them in a deep and present way isn’t possible when we continually check in with our devices.

“We have to all work and be even more intentional about having face-to-face time and interactions with people,” said Audry Van Howeling in an interview with The Nugget. Founder See JOMO on page 16

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

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

Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration.

541-549-1527.

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

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m., Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Go Fish Fishing Group 2nd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.

Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.

Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details.

541-388-9013.

Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.

SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation District. 541-549-2091.

Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.

Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157.

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

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

Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.

Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.

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

Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Location information: 541-549-1193.

Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.

Sisters Meditation Group Mondays, 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 4 p.m. 420 N Tamarack St. Text only (no voice) to 541-207-7266.

Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994.

Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599.

Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.

Location information: 541-279-1977.

Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

541-549-6022.

Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091.

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

FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.

Board of Directors Meets monthly.

541-595-2191 for time & date.

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

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

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

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

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

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

City snapshot

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

• Sisters’ new City Manager, Cory Misley, has been on the job for three weeks and has been meeting one-on-one with City staff and Council, attending meetings, becoming familiar with the vision process and its results, and learning the lay of the land.

• The recently reinstated Housing Policy Advisory Board held their initial meeting on December 11. Sharlene Weed, executive director of Habitat for Humanity, was selected as chairman. Susan Wilson, vice chairman, is a representative from outside the city and has extensive experience in affordable housing policy development, finance, and construction.

The board will meet the second Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m. at City Hall.

• At their December 12 workshop, the Council heard from Mathias Perle of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council on the 50 percent design review for Whychus Creek where it flows through the city between Creekside Park and the Creekside Campground.

The project, partially funded by several grants, will include making the footbridge ADA accessible with the addition of new ramps, creek-bank restoration and riparian management, the creation of specific access points to the creek with installation of split-rail fencing and steps down to the creek, burying the pressure sewer line now hanging on the upside of the Locust Street bridge under the creekbed upstream from the bridge, and grooving of the concrete cap on the gravity sewer line in-stream above the Highway 20 bridge to improve fish passage conditions.

Other pieces of the project include interpretive signage and stewardship education as to why the creek is important to Sisters. Once the work is all completed, it will take three to five years for the vegetation to reach the fiveto six-foot height.

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Sisters equestrian earns honors

Planning Assistance for Wildfire study has been completed and results were presented to City Council on December 12. The study involved a competitive application process for communities. Once chosen, Sisters was one of 26 communities across the country to receive the fully funded study.

The purpose of the program is to show communities how to better plan growth in a responsible way to increase their fire adaptation. The study determined that the entire city of Sisters is an interface area due to ember impact. The majority of damage would come from embers floating into town.

In 1997, there were 700 structures lost to wildfire nationally. In 2017, 12,000 were lost. In 2018, more than 12,000 were lost in one fire.

The Sisters Vision plan contains strategies addressing hazard mitigation.

• The Sisters Horizons Vision final report will be brought to Council at their February 13 meeting for adoption. That will bring a year-long process to its conclusion. Then the work begins on implementing the plan.

By Kathryn Godsiff Correspondent

Year-end banquets for equestrians present an opportunity to socialize and celebrate without the pressure of caring for their horses or prepping for a show. It’s also a time to dress up a bit and turn up without hay sticking to one’s clothing.

The recent High Desert Hunter/Jumper Association banquet honored Sisters rider Alessandra Wentworth, 14, and her horse Making Change, aka Penny, in several categories. They won High Point Junior, Champion Modified Children’s Equitation 2'9", Champion Open Jumper and Champion Low Children’s Jumper. They were fourth in .95-1m Jumpers.

The awards were based on points accumulated by Wentworth and Penny during the 2018 show season. They competed in shows organized

by HDHJA. In addition to the accolades and ribbons, Wentworth was the recipient of a $100 scholarship to be used for lessons, camps, or any other experience that will further her experience working with

equines. She intends to use it as she shadows the equine veterinarians at Broken Top Veterinary at equine medical appointments.

The scholarship nominees wrote essays outlining ways in which they would use the scholarship if successful.

The offseason plan for Wentworth and Penny include plenty of riding in the indoor arena at the JGW Ranch in Tumalo where they train with Cindy Shonka. Wentworth is aiming to give threeday-eventing a try next season, which means more dressage and jumping.

“We would like to focus on the bigger shows in the area, which may involve some travel, making this experience even more exciting,” she said.

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Alessandra Wentworth, 14, and her horse Making Change, aka Penny, had a very strong season.

Shiloh Ranch Church Christmas Services

December 23 Sunday Services | 8:30 and 10 a.m.

Christmas Eve Services | 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.

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Hours Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. • Sunday 12-7 p.m. • Closed Christmas Eve & Day

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AND we BEER & WINE! Yes, it’s true!

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Sisters salutes...

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The East of the Cascades Quilters donated 112 pounds of food and $110 to the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank.

• The East of the Cascades Quilters joined in the effort to support the Kiwanis Food Drive.

The initiative was led by Cece Montgomery who is a member of the East of the Cascades Quilters and a Kiwanis board member.

The quilters donated 112 pounds of food and $110 to the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank.

• Doug Wills of Sisters Kiwanis wrote: Another awesome donation has arrived at the Sisters Food Bank. Thanks to all the golfers that took advantage of the Aspen Lakes special golf promotion, they donated 543 pounds of food to the Food bank.

Thank you to all the golfers, the staff at Aspen Lakes and the Cyrus family for their efforts to help the Sisters Food Bank.

• A local citizen offered a salute...

A warm and heart-felt thanks for all of the toys that Mrs. Santa Claus at Sisters Glass donates every year to the local kids. I hope your rewards are as big as your wonderful heart! With love!

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Swim team competes against powerhouses

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The most recent challenge for the Outlaws swim team came in the form of going up against some of the best swimmers in the 5A and 6A ranks at the Bend High Swimming for Giving Classic held at Juniper Aquatic Center Saturday, December 15.

The girls team placed fourth behind the three 6A Bend schools despite being the only 4A team present at the meet, according to Head Coach Bryn Singleton.

“Both the girls and boys teams swam so well and gave their best efforts,” she said.

The girls were without senior Meredith Mandal, who competed in a different meet as a club swimmer, which impacted the girls’ relay firepower, but the team still had some strong results, according to Singleton.

Lydia Bartlett won the 50-yard free in a time of 26.21 and placed fifth in the 100yard breaststroke in 1:15.45 The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Bartlett, Laura Clem, Ella Hayden, and Brooke Robillard also took fifth in a time of 4:25.72.

Bartlett, Robillard, and Hayden, along with Cambrie Leaver, took sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:59.05. Due to their large team size and talent, Summit and Bend High both had two teams entered in the relay events.

Singleton was also impressed with the boys team as they continue to get stronger.

She said, “The boys continue to improve every week.

Their relay teams are starting to come together and their times continue to drop. Sam Mayes again competed well in the 50 free, swimming in

the final heat against many strong 6A swimmers. Sam and Gavin Todd edged very close to swimming under 60 seconds in the 100 free, and both definitely have potential to see much faster times over the season.”

The team of Connor Crowe, Aaron Johnson, Gavin Todd, and Sam Mayes made the highest placing of the day with a sixth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of 4:34.8.

“It’s good for us to go up against the best of the best,” said Singleton. “We know going in that Summit and Bend will dominate, but we hope our kids will get pulled and pushed to good performances, which is what happened.”

On the girls’ side Summit High amassed 205 points to edge Bend High (197.5), while Mountain View tallied 43, Sisters 29, Madras 20.5, Ridgeview 10, The Dalles 7,

and Redmond 6.

For the boys it was Bend taking the crown with 159.5 points, followed by Mountain View 101, Redmond 92, Summit 81, Ridgeview 32, Madras 23,5, The Dalles 15 and Sisters 10.

Both the girls and boys teams swam so well and gave their best efforts — Coach Bryn Singleton Scores in the meet were a bit skewed as the larger teams, such as Summit and Bend, were allowed to enter more than one team in the relay event, giving them more opportunities to score than in most meets.

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Obituaries Milly Martin (Canterbury)

Ronald Maynard Roach

Milly Martin (Canterbury), 73, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 12.

Born in Alhambra, California, and raised in Hollywood, Milly was a California girl through and through. She graduated from the famous Hollywood High and loved to recall memories of surfing in Malibu and mingling with the likes of Paul Peterson, Elvis Presley, The Monkees and other Hollywood legends she crossed paths with in her youth. During her time in Hollywood she also attended acting school, where she excelled both at acting as well as singing and even had a record produced.

After the birth of her first two daughters, she eventually parted ways with her beloved Golden State to call the Pacific Northwest home since her late 20s. She later co-owned and managed the historic Trout Lake Country Inn in Washington with her second husband and youngest daughter, and was famous for her one-ofa-kind “Milly Malts” and acting performances at the Inn’s theater.

Her final move was to Sisters in 2001. Over the years Milly became known as a fervent Oregon Ducks fan, always driving through town on Game Day with her window flags flapping in the wind and yelling a proud “Go Ducks!” at every green and yellow fan she saw. Her most cherished memory was of her and two of her daughters, granddaughter

Ronald Maynard Roach passed away December 5 with his family by his side.

Known as Ron, Ronnie, Pop and Punkie his sense of humor, positive attitude and devotion to family were a constant in his life.

Born in Buffalo, New York on December 16, 1929, his family moved to Southern California when he was three. He graduated from Huntington Park High School. He proudly served in Korea as a United States Marine from 1952 to 1954.

With his wife of 56 years, Betty Elizabeth Louise Roach (Kerr), they raised their family in Lakewood, California retiring in the 1990s to Sisters, Oregon. He moved to Willamette Oaks in Eugene in 2013.

Ron said “Hello!” to everyone. Then, he would tell stories and jokes. His stories were sometimes funny, as were the jokes — which never ended! He loved to laugh and neighbors could hear him from all the way across the street. He didn’t partake in “mind-altering beverages” and he always said his meal was “the best ever!”

Ron made everything more efficient. The last few years, his tools were blue tape, binder clips and Sharpees! He built and sold 24 gorgeous ski/race boats out of mahogany in the late 50s. During his life-long career as a machinist, he worked on huge turbines, parts that helped take us to the moon and the Disneyland train. He volunteered as a greeter at the Sisters

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December 16, 1929 — December 5, 2018

and son-in-law attending the 2015 Rose Bowl to watch her Ducks dismantle the reigning champs, the Florida State Seminoles in Pasadena.

Milly loved giving, and could often be found bringing small gifts to people across Sisters, whether bank tellers, cashiers at the store or post office employees.

Her generosity, thoughtfulness and loving heart will be deeply missed by the community.

Milly is survived by three daughters, Shannon Pollard, Cheyenne Mosca, and Tiffany Aguilar; sonin-laws Don Pollard and Kiefer Aguilar; grandchildren Ryan, Brandon, Jordan and Madison Pollard and a grandchild-to-be, Kayden Aguilar; brothers Malcolm Canterbury, Mark and Dion Waterman. She is preceded in death by parents Ruth Peck (Canterbury) and John Canterbury and sister Marceline Canterbury.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Milly on Saturday, December 29, at GFP Enterprises in Sisters (located at 307 W. Sisters Park Dr.) at 1 p.m. Guests are encouraged to wear their Oregon Duck clothing or any other casual attire.

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At Willamette Oaks, he walked the halls and said hello. He joked with the staff and helped deliver the mail.

He approached his hobbies with gusto which included skiing, off-road motorcycles, RVing, garden railroads and Oregon Ducks football.

Pop brought joy to his family and for this we will always be grateful. He was preceded in death by his parents Maynard and Martha Roach, sister Nancy Sowers and wife, Betty. He is survived by his two daughters Ronda Oaks (Carl Catone) and Ronnel Curry (Robert Roman), three grandsons

William Oaks (Nicole), Marshall Curry (Nelya), and Miles Curry and four great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Willamette Oaks on January 5, 2019 at 2 p.m.

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More housing on the horizon

Lloyd Fields

May 13, 1929 — November 29, 2018

Lloyd Fields, former resident of Sisters, passed away November 29, 2018.

Lloyd was born in Snyder, Oklahoma, May 13, 1929.

He moved with his family in 1936 to Malin, Oregon, where he grew up and attended school.

He joined the Navy and served as a yeoman and chauffeur. After discharge he attended and was an early graduate of Oregon Technical Institute (now OIT). In 1952 he married Dorothy Saunders of Malin.

They lived for 9 years in Klamath Falls, where their three children were born.

In 1961, they moved to Seattle, Washington, and Lloyd operated his own business as a pattern-maker and foundry-man. After retiring in 1997, he and his wife moved to Sisters, where they lived 20 years.

They moved to Emmett, Idaho in 2017 to be near family because of declining health.

Lloyd is survived by his wife of 66 years, their children: Barbara Adamczyk (John), of Santa Clarita, California; Jim Fields of Flagstaff, Arizona; and Linda Stepon (Randy) of Emmett, Idaho; and four grandchildren — Joshua, Travis, Holly and Quentin Stepon; sisters Sandra Haney of Redmond, and Dena Rogers of Malin; and many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roe and Blanche Fields; brothers Andrew and Kenneth; sister Marie; and

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granddaughter Sally Stepon.

Lloyd felt blessed to have had many happy hours hunting, fishing and camping with Dorothy, friends and family over his 89 years. He and Dorothy enjoyed pulling a 5th wheel for camping in a caravan with her sister June and brother-in-law Paul and her brother John and sisterin-law Zelle to sightsee across the western half of America.

Lloyd could often be found tinkering and restoring cars, the last of which were a 1926 Ford Model T and a 1952 Ford Pickup.

He had some funny stories regarding the custom (loud) exhaust pipes he favored for his vehicles. To the delight of his grandsons, he spent many hours recounting and embellishing about these adventures and his time in the Navy as a young man and as a child in Oklahoma with his cousins, siblings and parents. He used his skills, talent and creativity to provide for his family and enjoy life.

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One common sentiment is that more work-force housing is needed in Sisters so employees who work in Sisters can afford to live in Sisters. Others argue that Sisters will lose its smalltown charm as more housing units are squeezed into a limited urban growth boundary.

Growth means more people, more housing, more traffic, more students for our schools, a growing economy, more employment opportunities, greater density, and more pressure on the city infrastructure. Growth is always and everywhere a double-edged sword.

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In October of this year the City received a site plan from Hayden for the 33,909-squarefoot lot with three three-story apartment buildings proposed.

Hayden has indicated on a number of previous occasions that they do not build apartments, although they have agreed to them in their master plans.

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Community Development Director Patrick Davenport indicated to The Nugget that the Village at Cold Springs should be completed by 2020.

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Holiday dance recital a huge hit

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Sisters Dance Academy’s ninth annual holiday recital, “The Greatest Stories Ever Told,” enchanted a packed house at the Sisters High School Auditorium on Saturday. Dancers aged 3 to 18 performed ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, Broadway and contemporary, wearing stunning costumes that represented classic holiday tales.

“This year’s theme was inspired by wanting to do something very festive, a show that really makes you feel all those good holiday feelings — and what better way than through some of our most favorite and treasured holiday stories,” said Lonnie Liddell, owner and dance instructor at Sisters Dance Academy. “The instructors and I spent many hours pondering over our favorite holiday stories and have

collaborated in a way that hopefully brings a lot of joy and maybe a little walk down memory lane for all.”

With nearly 200 students, the dance academy has grown tremendously in the last couple of years. All the instructors/choreographers have returned this year, with the addition of one new teacher — Makenna Liddell, Lonnie Liddell’s daughter. Makenna took on two classes, one contemporary class and one hip hop class with ages 9-11 years old.

Makenna is an award-winning Sisters Dance Academy dancer, recognized at the 2018 Turn It Up dance competition as the highest scoring soloist. She has trained in ballet, pointe, contemporary & lyrical, hip hop, tap, jazz and Irish dance styles.

“With a focus on elegant, strong movement and beautifully articulated expression, Makenna is an

incredible dancer, role model and teacher,” Liddell said.

“Through Makenna, students fully understand a love of dance and the drive to be one’s best.”

Sisters resident Sheila Jones hasn’t missed a performance by her daughter Sienna, who has been with the Sisters Dance Academy since the first grade.

“I love watching all the little girls grow from little dancers to lovely young ladies,” Jones said. “Sienna is now in the seventh grade and has been dancing since she was 3.

Lonnie and the other instructors have done an amazing job teaching and it shows in the success of the dance academy.”

The opening number from the Broadway musical production of “Elf,” was performed by the advanced jazz dancers, choreographed by Kayla Williams and set the stage for the whole show.

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13- to 15-year-old contemporary dancers presented “A Life To Remember.”

In the number “Home Alone,” choreographed by Lonnie Liddell, 10 dancers performing ballet depicted the popular movie “Home Alone” by rushing off to the airport, to realizing their trouble-making brother is home alone.

“The Christmas Orange,” choreographed by Makenna Liddell, was performed in contemporary style by 10to 11-year-old dancers. The number told the story of young orphans that share a slice of their only Christmas gift — one orange, which inspired the audience about friendship and love.

Everyone who enjoyed the entertaining holiday musical “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” appreciated

the three numbers that blended together “Who Likes Christmas?” “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” and “Christmas, Why Can’t I Find You?” The performance was reminiscent of a Broadway musical.

The number “Life to Remember,” representing “It’s a Wonderful Life,” was performed in contemporary style.

The evening’s Holiday Dance Recital concluded with the Jr. and Sr. Performance Ensemble presenting a modern-day adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” choreographed by Kayla Williams.

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Outlaws battled fierce competition in tournament

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys basketball squad traveled to Coos Bay and competed in the Les Schwab Tournament held at Marshfield High School, Thursday through Saturday, December 13-15. Top teams from all over the state were in attendance, and competition was fierce.

Sisters started the tourney with a 43-37 win over Junction City (JC) on Thursday. The Outlaws had a sluggish first half, turned the ball over due to bad timing, and missed several early shots. In contrast, JC played excellent defense and slowed the game down. At the half, Sisters trailed by five, 16-21.

The Outlaws came out in the second half fired up, stepped up their defense, and started to hit their shots.

Sisters’ energy improved, and the Outlaws really tamed the Tigers in the second half.

Brad Eagan and Ryan Waddell both hit their shots from behind the arc, and the team as a whole hit five threes in the second half.

Sisters played tough and outscored the Tigers 27-16 in the final half. Down the stretch the Outlaws were six-forseven from the stripe.

Waddell led the team with 15 points, Jack Berg scored 14, and Eagan added nine.

Coach Rand Runco told The Nugget that Zach Anderson, Waddell, and Berg all did a fabulous job on the boards, which allowed the Outlaws to stay in the game.

Runco said, “The big

difference in the game is that Junction City really packed the paint for the entire game, and we were finally able to kick the ball to the back side and hit threes. We were fivefor-nine from the three-point line. This win put us on the winners side of the bracket and moved us into a great position.”

On Friday, Sisters fell 58-45 to LaSalle. The Outlaws fought hard against a really good 5A squad, but had a few too many turnovers, and gave up some easy shots.

The Outlaws were down by eight at halftime, and LaSalle managed to extend their lead and hold on for the win. Sisters did manage to cut it to five at one point, and cut it down to six three different times.

LaSalle’s point guard, Norton, is the returning Player of the Year, and Runco told The Nugget that he gave the Outlaws a dagger every time they cut the lead. Norton hit two threepointers screaming off of a double screen, and broke free in transition to score.

Sisters also put LaSalle on the line, and they went sixfor-six from the stripe in the second half.

Eagan led Sisters with 15 points, and Noah Richards in his first game and playing the second half finished with nine points. Berg tallied seven points, and Waddell added six.

“They were really wellbalanced and ran a five-out offense that kept us chasing,” said Runco. “The boys

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played their hearts out and fought to the end. Each time we closed the gap, either we were haunted by a turnover or they hit a big shot. We had a real shot, but needed to play a better first half, and not get ourselves in a hole.

We played incredibly hard, but again, we had a few too many turnovers early. We fought back so many times, but could not get it over the hump. It was a tough loss against a really tough team.”

LaSalle went on to win the tournament, and beat top-ranked Marshfield in the final game.

Sisters fell 42-35 in their final game against their new league foe Philomath in the third-place game.

The Outlaws started out well, and took control early.

Philomath is a much bigger team than the Outlaws, but the Outlaws beat them on the boards and were able to get to more loose balls.

Sisters held a slim twopoint lead, 11-9, to close out the first quarter, and at the half were only up by one, 17-16. Anderson played a great first half for the Outlaws with 10 points. By the end of the third, the game was still very close with the Outlaws holding a two-point advantage, 30-28.

In the final quarter, Philomath switched back to their 1-3-1 zone, which the Outlaws tore apart in the first half. Sisters missed open looks, and the Warriors

capitalized on numerous turnovers.

Philomath took the lead for the first time with approximately three minutes left in the game, and the Outlaws struggled to score. Berg had some great looks at the basket, but the shots went in and then right back out.

Sisters had to foul in the final seconds, and the Warriors converted on their shots.

“It was a rough loss,” said Runco. “We went one-fortwo at the tournament, and we played better teams than we had been facing, and we

learned a lot. We can compete with anyone, but need to put full games together.

The boys work so hard, and are really having fun playing together. We are not deep, but working on our depth, and with Noah (Richards) back with our seniors we have a great core that play so well together.”

“It was a lesson in tournament play. We had four games in five days, and I feel fatigue got a hold of us.

The LaSalle game was a great experience, and we just ran out of gas against Philomath.”

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Outlaws basketball on a roll

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws posted a 53-40 win at Elmira on December 4 and a 64-24 win over La Pine at home two days later, which boosted their overall record to 3-1.

Sisters put together excellent team effort in their win against the Falcons. It was a fairly close contest until the end, when the Outlaws were able to pull away and win by a 14-point margin.

In the second quarter of the game, the Outlaws had built an eight-point lead, and extended their lead to 12 in the third period. The Falcons made a run in the fourth, but Sisters continued to score, and controlled the ball to the final buzzer and recorded the win.

Point guard Brad Eagan did a great job on defense and probed the Falcons on each possession, while Ryan Waddell continued to beat players up in the paint. Zach Anderson was a threat on both ends of the court; he gave the defense energy and steadily put points on the scoreboard.

Jack Berg wasn’t feeling his best, but toughed it out and also battled on both ends of the court. He really stepped up his play in the final period and his veteran experience was evident, as he scored 10 of his 14 points in the quarter.

Scoring was spread throughout the squad; Anderson and Waddell finished with 16 points, Berg scored 14, Jude Carhart recorded five points, and Eagan added four. Brad also had seven assists in the contest.

Brogan Petterson, Nate Weber, and Joe Scholl came off the bench and made good contributions in the road win.

Two days later, the Outlaws posted a huge win over the Hawks.

La Pine started the game with a 2-3 zone, and the Outlaws were patient, yet aggressive, in their counter-attack. Sisters hit their shots, got the ball inside and rebounded well offensively.

They gained momentum, and then ran the court hard. At the close of the first quarter Sisters held a commanding 22-2 advantage.

Sisters forced numerous turnovers and converted them into baskets. They built a good halftime lead and walked off the court at the half on top 35-6.

Coach Rand Runco told The Nugget he was afraid the Outlaws would let up, but that was not the case. The Outlaws remained focused and played with intensity. They consistently stung the Hawks by running the court and getting out in transition for several layins. In the fourth quarter, the Outlaws went to their bench and the younger players got a chance to get time in on the court and wrap up the win.

Sisters finished the night with 22 two-point baskets, and five three-point buckets.

The scoring effort was due to the efforts of several players; Waddell recorded 14, and Anderson finished with 11 points, two of which included a nice open-court dunk off a beautiful pass from Eagan that got the crowd up on their feet.

Weber scored seven, Eagan posted six, and Berg tacked on five.

Eagan pushed the ball well at the point-guard position, Anderson and Waddell were relentless on the offensive boards, and junior Joe Scholl stood out on the defensive glass.

Runco said, “La Pine is

an athletic group and they’re going to be a good team. We were just able to jump on them early, and the boys played with excellent energy. It was a good win at home, and we plan on keeping that momentum going.”

Senior point guard Brad Eagan said, “We had an unfortunate first-game loss to start the season, but have come back to win three in a row.

We’ve been playing well as a team, and we get better each game we play. In our game against La Pine our transition game was the best it’s been all year, and we were really solid on the offensive boards.”

The Outlaws traveled to Cottage Grove (CG) earlier in the week, on Tuesday, and won 58-55 in a nail-biter that went into double overtime.

Cottage Grove proved to be a wild road game for Sisters.

The Outlaws were plagued by several unforced turnovers and had difficulty finishing, so the contest stayed much closer than the Outlaws had hoped.

Sisters had trouble containing two of the Lions’ big posts, but continued to fight. Cottage Grove continually passed the ball inside, and the Outlaws couldn’t stop them.

“I was really impressed by our discipline,” said Runco.

“We knew we had to be very disciplined, not foul their big posts, and stay home on the sharp-shooting guards. We were not able to help on the post, due to the shooting ability of the guards, so Ryan and

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Zach had to try and hold off the six-foot-five and six-footsix posts by themselves.”

The Outlaws struggled with a few more turnovers than usual, but were able to hold their own on the glass.

Sisters held the lead until the end when CG tied it up and sent it into overtime. The Outlaws kept their composure, and held on for another overtime. Finally, in the second overtime, Sisters pulled away and took a five-point lead, but the Lions hit a lay-in in the last few seconds to cut the lead to three. The Outlaws used their final timeout to inbound the

ball and run the clock out for the win.

Jack Berg said, “The game was mind-blowing! It kept going back and forth, but we stayed calm and composed, trusted each other, and didn’t freak out even though it went into overtime twice. It was a fun win.”

Sisters will get in four practices this week before they face Burns at home on Friday night, December 21. The following week the Outlaws will host their annual Holiday Tournament, which will bring in some of the top 4A teams in the state.

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The game’s afoot at Sisters Saloon

By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

Old-fashioned poker is heating up winter at Sisters Saloon. Traditional poker nights held in Sisters have been going on for more than 20 years. However, this year, a new poker instructor came to town — and he has increased attendance at Wednesdaynight poker upstairs in the historic Sisters Saloon.

Bud Wells recently moved to Sisters as he has relatives close by, and he started hanging around at Wednesdaynight poker. Wells comes from a poker-playing family.

“When I was young, my parents and aunts and uncles would always get together and play poker at family gatherings and holidays. It was very social,” Wells said.

He didn’t play much when he was younger, but got involved in it through familial connections to the game. In Mammoth Lakes, California, where Wells is from, he saw an opportunity to start up a weekly poker game at a local bar.

“It was vacant in the town, so I thought why not,” he said.

He ran the poker games there for 10 years until the World Series of Poker started making it easier for people to play and not come to private games at small-town bars.

Business started to peter out and he had to ask himself if he really wanted to maintain trying to make it work.

Eventually, after a few other jobs, he no longer ran the games.

Wells started coming to Wednesday-night poker when he moved to Sisters as a player. He spoke with owner Aaron Okura about making the game more popular, and thanks to Okura and Wells’

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passion for the game, poker night is becoming more and more successful. Okura enjoys having the game played in a traditional setting as it was historically at the saloon.

“I think it is one of the most fascinating games, and wanted to continue the tradition that’s going on here, and we have had a pretty core base of players each week, around 25-30,” said Okura.

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— Aaron Okura It has also been good for business at the Saloon, and has been consistent for a couple of months, he said. They look forward to increasing volume of numbers with tourist season in the summer.

Wells enjoys poker because he appreciates the history of it, and the competition.

“There is a sort of equality

to the game; when you first sit down everyone is equals, whether you’re playing with the local police chief or homeless man, everyone at the table are equals,” he said.

Pam Kirk, a Sisters local who has been playing poker for 40 years, and played local night poker back when it was played above the palace hotel in Sisters 20 years ago, also enjoys the social aspect.

“I enjoy being around people and the competition of the game and reading people’s body language,” said Kirk.

“Everybody becomes friends and it becomes a fun event.”

David Douthit, another Sisters local, is a frequent attendee of poker night and has been since the beginning.

The thing he enjoys the most is the tradition and history as well as the social aspect of it.

“The environment is very sociable, and it’s not about winning money, but enjoying a competition and strategical game,” Douthit said.

The group plays traditional Texas Hold ‘Em. The buy-in for the Wednesdaynight games is $20. Wells recommends attendance at the Wednesday-night poker for people who know how to play

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Sisters Saloon’s poker night is growing in popularity. Classes for beginners are set to start in the new year. and have experience, as they are formal games that start promptly at 7 p.m. and there is no instruction involved.

However, he and Okura are working on a solution for beginner players.

Wells will be instructing poker classes for beginners at the start of the new year. He hopes to get people in that have never played and teach the basics, history, a few varieties of the game, and the ethics and etiquette of poker.

“I have had experiences with people who didn’t know how to play and would be left with no money in a stakes game competing against people who have played. When people lose, they get a bad taste for the game and the

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Wells said at his age, he would rather prepare people for the game and help them know what they are doing versus just playing it for himself.

The classes will start up at the first of the year and are for everyone, even those with no experience. The course will be six weeks of classes twice a week and then culminate in a tournament with the students playing at the end. The classes are free of charge and will be held at the Sisters Saloon game rooms.

For more information on classes and poker night, contact Bud Wells at 760-709-0260.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Holiday Cheer with the Cole Ranch Animals

Come enjoy some holiday cheer this Sunday at Cole Ranch! Free coffee, hot chocolate and holiday cookies with our team, Bubbles the camel, the G.O.A.T.s, sheep and cows. This free event will be Sunday, December 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located at the Main Barn at Cole Ranch, 15425 Old McKenzie Hwy. in Sisters.

Parking in front of the barn or in back in designated parking areas.

Call 541-213-8959 for more info.

Kiwanis and See’s Candy

The Kiwanis Club of Sisters will be holding their annual See’s Candy Fundraiser in a trailer in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot. Sales will begin Thursday, November 15 and run through Christmas Eve Day or until all candy has been sold. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Stop in to purchase some of the best chocolate and to help support Kiwanis in efforts to provide scholarships for the community as well as a number of other service projects. Every penny of profit goes back to the community. Call 541-588-6255.

Blue Christmas Service

This season can be hard for those who mourn and those going through painful passages in their lives. Blue Christmas welcomes those with heavy hearts. In this quiet service of music, devotion, and reflection, we acknowledge our sadness and seek peace for our souls. All are welcome. The service will be held at Sisters Community Church on Friday, December 21 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 541-549-1201 for more information.

Black Butte Ranch RFPD December Meeting

The Black Butte RFPD is cancelling its regularly scheduled board meeting on the fourth Thursday for the month of December. Call 541-595-2288 for info.

Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse

All are welcome to the December meeting at the Ponderosa Lodge meeting room, Saturday, December 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Co-leaders Peter and Dana Herman invite you to come for an encouraging time of worship, message, and ministry. Wayne Mitchell is a master craftsman who restores classic cars and spent his early years as an international male model. Living in the fast lane eventually brought him to a place of desperation. God answered his cry for help. Now Wayne and his wife, Connie, bring God’s hope and restoration to others. For additional information please call 503-930-6158 or email dana. herman.54@gmail.com. g

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Call to Artists for Library Annual Art Exhibit

The Sisters Library Annual Art Exhibit, sponsored by the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) is happening, January 9 through February 22. All Sisters Country artists who want to participate are invited to submit work. The submission date is Saturday, January 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the library’s Community Room.

Due to limited space, just two pieces of wall-hung art, and five pieces of other art forms such as jewelry, ceramics, or sculpture, may be submitted. Invitations may be downloaded from the website sistersfol.com, or are available at the library’s information desk.

People’s Choice Awards will be announced at a reception on Friday, Januay 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, please call Zeta at 541-549-6157.

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Sisters Cold Weather Shelter Donations

Local Girl Scouts are hosting a supply drive for the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter. They will have a box at Sisters Middle School from November 26 through December 21. Needed items include coffee (regular and decaf), powdered creamer, sugar, disposable cups, plates, napkins & utensils, thermal base layers, wool socks, individual snacks, laundry, hand and dish soap, dryer sheets. For info call 541-610-9513.

Hunter’s Education Class

For a hunter’s education class beginning Tuesday, February 5, register online at odfw.com (hunting–resources–education).

It runs two nights per week for three weeks, plus a required field day. For information call Rick Cole at 541-420-6934 or Dave Jones at 541-863-0955.

Furry Friends Seeks Donations

Furry Friends Foundation needs your support. With added expenses this year, your donation is more important than ever. Furry Friends operates two pet food banks, a coat and pet supply bank, sponsors spay & neuters and helps families with veterinary financial aid. Let’s keep pets at home and out of shelters. Donate online at www.furryfriendsfoundation.org or call 541-797-4023.

Free Meditation Group

All are welcome to a free meditation group meeting on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. or Tuesdays at 4 p.m. at 420 N. Tamarack St. Wear comfortable clothing; no experience necessary. For more information please email dawnsong03@gmail.com or text only (no voice calls) to Dawn at 541-207-7266.

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Christmas Eve in the Park

Vast Church invites the community to a Christmas Eve service at Fir Street Park Monday, December 24 at 4:30 p.m. It will include the Christmas story, hot cocoa, singing of Christmas songs and candle-lighting. 541-719-0587 or vastchurch.com for info.

Episcopal Church Christmas Services

On Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration invites everyone to a 4 p.m. family service with Holy Eucharist and children’s living nativity, and a traditional service with Holy Eucharist at 9 p.m. Childcare Christmas Services at provided at both. For info: 541Sisters Community Church 549-7087 or go to episcopalsisters.

Sisters Community Church is com. hosting a “Blue Christmas” service on Friday, December 21 at 6:30 Shepherd of the Hills p.m. The service is intended for Christmas Services those who are mourning and On Monday, December 24 at seekong comfort for their souls. 9 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Everyone is invited to Sisters Lutheran Church presents a Community Church Monday, traditional candlelight service with December 24 for a Christmas Eve Christmas hymns. For information candlelight service from 5:30 to call 541-549-5831 or visit 6:30 p.m. For info call 541-549shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.

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Christmas at Westside

Westside Church will host a Christmas Experience Sunday Service on December 23 at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24, Westside Sisters will hold a candlelight service at 5 p.m. with light refreshments served at 4 p.m. For info call 541-549-4184 or go to westsidesisters.org.

Christmas Services at St. Edward the Martyr

Christmas Eve at Sisters Church of the Nazarene

All are invited to a family-friendly Christmas Eve service with singing, stories, puppets, candles and a special gift for children on Monday, December 24 from 4 to 5 p.m. The church is at 67130 Harrington Loop Rd., off Gist Road. Info: 541-647-4838.

Christmas Eve in Camp Sherman

Mass at St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church for Christmas Eve will be held at 5:30 and 8 p.m.; Christmas Day Mass is scheduled for 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Solemnity of Mary Mass will be at 5:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve and at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day. For more info call 541-549-9391 or go online to stedwardsisters.org.

All are welcome to the Chapel in the Pines Christmas Eve service, which will be held at the Camp Sherman Community Hall (F.S. Rd. 1419). There will be carols, the Christmas story, and gifts for the children! The service begins at 7 p.m. Monday, December 24. Questions? Contact Kathi at 541-549-9971 or kathibeacham@ gmail.com.

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Family-friendly Christmas Eve Services will be held at Highland Baptist Church, 3100 SW Highland Ave. in Redmond, on December 24 at 4 and 6 p.m. For more information, call 541-548-4161 or go to hbcredmond.org.

On Sunday, December 23 Christmas services will be held at 8:30 and 10 a.m. at Shiloh Ranch Church, 15696 SW Bussett Rd. in Powell Butte. Christmas Eve services will be December 24 at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. For information go to ShilohRanch.com.

CPR and First Aid Class

Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD will offer the AHA “Heartsaver” CPR/ AED class on Friday, Januay 11 at 9 a.m. and the First Aid module on Saturday, January 12 at 9 a.m. at the Sisters Fire Hall. The cost is $30 which includes both modules, a student workbook and completion card. Register no later than Tuesday, January 8: online at sistersfire.com (CPR tab) or at the Sisters Fire Hall weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pick up the student workbook at the station after you register. For more information call 541-5955712.

Sisters Library january events

Lego Block Party

Children of all ages will have the opportunity to be creative by building whatever they want to build with the trunk locker full of LEGOs the library provides.

Friday, January 4 at 2 p.m. at Sisters Library. Info: 541-617-7078.

Animal Adventures

Live animals, stories, crafts with High Desert Museum for kids ages 3 to 5. It’s 30-45 minutes of adventure! Limited to 30 children and their caregivers. Sisters Library on Tuesdays, January 8 and 22 at 11:30 a.m. Info: 541-3121072.

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Explore the transformation of Russia under Putin in this talk

by Sarah L. Henderson, associate professor of Political Science in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University.

Wednesday, January 9 at noon at Sisters Library. No registration required. Info: 541-312-1032.

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids ages birth through 5 takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, January 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers.

Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078.

Mixed Media Winter Art Workshop

This workshop is presented by local artist Carly Garzon Vargas.

Saturday, January 19 at 10 a.m.

Ages 12 to 17. Experiment with collage, paper and paint to create a piece of original art to take home. Bring in your own photos, clippings, or other meaningful material to add to your art. Info: 541-617-7078.

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “TransAtlantic”

by Colum McCann with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, January 23, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

Music in Public Places

Enjoy a performance courtesy of Central Oregon Symphony on Saturday, January 26 at 2 p.m. at the Sisters Library. No registration required. Info: 541312-1032

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So just what IS figgy pudding?

Christmas is almost here, and ’tis the season for rich food traditions. Some desserts have a special association with the festive holiday season based on old cultures and traditions.

Figgy pudding and fruit cake are just a couple of the traditional desserts that come to mind when thinking about the Christmas season.

During the holiday season, one popular Christmas carol, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” demands:

“Oh, bring us some figgy pudding…”

What is figgy pudding?

Figgy pudding — also known as plum pudding or Christmas pudding is a steamed cake full of raisins, currants and brandy.

Christmas pudding dates way back to medieval England and is traditionally served as part of the Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in other countries such as Australia, Canada and South Africa, where it was brought in by British emigrants.

The present form of the Christmas pudding is a Victorian dish made of dried fruits such as sultanas, raisins or currants soaked in brandy overnight and then held together by egg and suet, mixed with sugar, breadcrumbs and flavored with spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.

Despite the name “plum pudding” the pudding contains no actual plums.

“Plums” was a term for raisins or currants which are commonly found in this pudding.

The Yule log cake (or Bûche de Noël for French speakers) is an elaborate

creation consisting of a rolled, filled sponge cake, frosted with chocolate buttercream to look like tree bark.

The history of the Yule log cake stretches all the way back to Europe’s Iron Age, before the medieval era.

Celtic Britons and Europeans would gather to welcome the winter solstice at December’s end. People would feast to celebrate the days finally becoming longer, signaling the end of the winter season.

To cleanse the air of the previous year’s events and to usher in the spring, families would burn logs decorated with holly, pinecones or ivy. Wine and salt were also often used to anoint the logs.

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Lady Outlaws participate in Les Schwab Tournament

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws traveled to Marshfield High School and played in the Les Schwab Tournament, held Thursday through Saturday, December 13-15. Sisters lost all three of their games, finishing against North Valley in a contest that went into overtime.

On Thursday, Sisters lost 52-41 to Sutherlin. They were down 13-6 at the close of the first quarter, but fought back to close the gap to three at the half, 22-19. The Outlaws fell further behind in the third quarter, but battled back and played their best ball in the final period. They didn’t get the win, but they did outscore Sutherlin 15-3.

Alexa Stewart finished with a season-high 10 points, and Meaghan Greaney posted a season-high nine points. RylieReece Morgan scored eight points, and Olivia Hougham and Gracen Sundstrom added six points each.

Greaney logged six boards, and Morgan finished the game with five.

Sundstrom tallied five steals.

Coach Brittaney Niebergall said, “Meaghan and Alexa had their best games of the season so far.

Meaghan led the team in rebounds and had a very solid basketball performance.”

On Friday, the Outlaws suffered a tough 42-20 loss to Junction City. At the half, Sisters trailed 26-8. The Tigers held onto the lead and easily won the contest.

Hougham led the team with five points, and Stewart and Payden Petterson each added four. Sundstrom and Morgan combined for 13 rebounds.

Sisters wrapped up play on Saturday with a game against North Valley. The game went into overtime, and the Outlaws fell short, and suffered a 58-49 loss.

The game was close the first two quarters and at the half Sisters was on top 23-18.

At the close of the third, the

game was deadlocked 33-33, and regulation ended even at 44-44.

Isabelle Spitler hit three shots from behind the arc in the final quarter of regulation, which sparked the Outlaws’ offense. North Valley hit their final shot to send the game into overtime. Sisters was unable to hold on and the Knights outscored them 14-5 and posted the win.

Morgan scored a seasonhigh 15 points, and Spitler

scored 11, including three from behind the arc. Sydney Head tallied 10 points, and Sundstrom added five.

Niebergall said, “RylieReece had her best game of the year and contributed positively on both the offensive and defensive end.”

Of the tournament Niebergall said, “From the first game to the last, I thought our girls showed positive progress in a variety of areas. We continue to do more

things right and are continuing to build on our weaknesses. We started to get more points in the paint and more scoring from a variety of people. We’re looking forward to our games on the road and an opportunity to continue to get better.”

At home earlier in the week, on Tuesday, December 11, the Lady Outlaws were trounced 56-29 by Burns. At the end of the first quarter they trailed 18-4 and by the half they were down 25-12.

Sisters was outscored 31-17 in the second half and the Highlanders recorded an easy victory.

Petterson scored six points, Morgan and Stewart each contributed five points, and Spitler added four.

Neibergall said, “In all honesty, with as much

positive progress we’ve made as a team and individually, this game was a step backward for us. A lot of credit to Burns, who applied consistent heavy pressure that we did not manage well. But sometimes you do take a step back as you continue to move forward.”

The Outlaws will play at Culver on Wednesday, December 19.

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Beasley to head Chamber board

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Nick Beasley of Cascade Street Distillery is the incoming president of the Sisters Chamber of Commerce Board for 2019. He is representative of the younger generation beginning to influence the future of Sisters.

Beasley and his sister Katie moved their business from Portland to Sisters in 2015. The distillery and Wild Roots Spirits share space in the barn north of the Conklin House, in the North Sisters Business Park. Together they are the fourth largest distillery in Oregon.

“We located here from Portland because we could stand out in a small town and it’s a great place to live,” Beasley told The Nugget. “We want to sell Central Oregon in a bottle.”

Their labels, created by local artist Dan Rickards, depict the surrounding mountains. Beasley would like to have someone in Maryland see that label and say, “I know that place,” the way people identify Lynchburg, Tennessee with Jack Daniels.

Their tasting room on Cascade Avenue is the face of the business. Beasley admits that the seasonability of Sisters’ economy would make the tasting room unsustainable if not for the fact that selling their liquor throughout the United States is providing the lion’s share of their revenue.

Beasley sees their business as a good example of the need for more traded-sector businesses in Sisters: Make something locally and sell it elsewhere, bringing outside dollars into Sisters and providing local employment.

Beasley’s number-one goal as the Chamber president is to work to make Sisters an organically sustainable

four-season town. He believes that by continuing the same business model that has existed for 50 years, Sisters will continue to have six prosperous months and six lean months with businesses coming and going, leaving empty storefronts.

He said it is businesses like his and Metabolic Maintenance Products and Three Creeks Brewing Co. that create local employment opportunities while bringing in outside dollars that can help create a sustainable yearround economy in Sisters.

Beasley indicated that relying on tourism to sustain the economy is fraught with problems, some beyond anyone’s ability to control, like harsh weather in the mountains that makes the passes treacherous to travel and wildfires that keep tourists away during the busy six months of the year.

On the other hand, with events like the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and the Sisters Folk Festival, Beasley said, “The town is flooded with visitors, creating large crowds, long waits, and making it difficult to provide good service to customers.”

By continuing to promote the already well-established big events, which attract the same people every year, the new president said, “We are not broadening our base of customers. We need new blood, new visitors.” He would like to redirect marketing dollars to attract new year-round businesses to help sustain the economy.

An indoor venue for events in the winter would be helpful to promote the shoulder season, Beasley thinks. He also likes the idea of an ice rink like the one in Redmond’s Centennial Park.

He floated the idea of lighting up Village Green Park during the Christmas season to attract people to town.

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“We need to figure out what we can do for winter and work toward it,” he said.

“The growth of lodging in Sisters is important,” Beasley pointed out, to have the ability to house more visitors yearround. He sees partnerships between lodging facilities and restaurants, shops, and galleries as an effective marketing strategy.

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We located here from Portland because we could stand out in a small town and it’s a great place to live.

We want to sell Central Oregon in a bottle.

— Nick Beasley Beasley believes that what keeps a city rolling is businesses that focus on crafted industries with products sold elsewhere. He would like to see more independent, quality manufacturing like the business at the airport that manufactures airplane parts.

He asked, “How many paintings will someone buy?”

He would like to “steer away from the arts and focus on crafted industries “from which repeat purchases are made frequently.

“EDCO has been successful in getting grants and lobbying for Central Oregon businesses. They provide a good support system and are a good source for information. They also have hundreds of businesses to promote,” he said.

He is looking to the next generation of customers, as he wants the City to, asking, “Will it make them drive over the pass?”

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Gifts for a joyful holiday

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Before screens, we had books. A good book can feel impossible to put down. Yet unlike our phones, books were not engineered to addict their users.

The following books explore our brains and technology. Try walking into a brick-and-mortar bookstore to find your copy. This supports local businesses that employ real-life people in your community. Unlike the robots in Amazonʼs warehouses, you can chat with these folks and learn something new.

“Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self” by Manoush Zomorodi (St. Martinʼs Press). This oneʼs genuinely fun! Popular podcaster Manoush challenged her listeners to experiment with changing their phone habits. She was surprised when thousands of people signed up. Bored and Brilliant combines the reallife stories of her listeners with cutting-edge research about how our brains work, and what technology is doing to them. The book is appropriate for teenagers on up, and isnʼt anti-technology. Itʼs more a fascinating exploration of our culture, our apps, and our minds.

“How to Break Up with Your Phone” by Catherine Price (Random House). Donʼt let the title fool you. Founder of the JOMO Project, Price is not out to eliminate technology but to help readers take control. Hoping to balance your phone and device use to make your real life happier?

This slender volume gets right to the point. Practical, not preachy, Price presents information and techniques in a simple, nonjudgmental way.

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Accounts Right Now” by Jaron Lanier (Henry Holt). Need a present for the dashing but nerdy overthinker in your life?

The one who keeps up with cultural trends and makes interesting connections between a variety of subjects?

Here you go. Even if they donʼt personally use social media, your big thinker may get a big kick out of Ten Arguments.

Author Jaron Lanier is an old-school virtual reality pioneer, an influential thought leader in Silicon Valley since the 1980s. Heʼs not always right, but heʼs always smart, entertaining, and thought-provoking. And he understands, from the inside out, how weʼve all been buffaloed by Silicon Valleyʼs culture, political views, and ability to “highjack usersʼ brains.”

“Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy”

by Siva Vaidhyanathan (Oxford University Press).

This oneʼs neither fun nor simple. Bracing and rigorous, Antisocial Media is a

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beautifully researched condemnation of the Facebook/ Instagram/WhatsApp empire.

Vaidhyanathan lays bare embarrassing fact after embarrassing fact. He tells the story of how Facebook clumsily evolved from a “hot-or-not” style app for rating the attractiveness of Harvard students into a global mind-control leviathan. I donʼt know how Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sleeps at night, knowing he inspired a book like this!

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of She Soars Psychiatry, Van Howeling works with patients around the state of Oregon.

Van Howeling takes a functional medicine approach to emotional and mental wellbeing, addressing root causes rather than relying primarily on pharmaceuticals.

“We are built to be social creatures,” she explained.

“There are very real psychological and physiological benefits to looking each other in the eye, maybe a light touch — thatʼs a bonding experience.”

Disembodied socializing via devices is linked to anxiety, depression, and a soaring suicide rate, particularly among young people.

Excessive social media, video games, and Internet pornography use affect thousands of people and their loved ones.

“Weʼre more ʻconnectedʼ but also more lonely than ever before,” said Van Howeling.

Catherine Price would likely agree. The author of “How to Break Up with Your Phone” and founder of the JOMO Project, Price believes itʼs possible to use technology wisely.

“More and more people are realizing that the time

they spend on their phones doesnʼt always make them feel good — and that staring at our screens is having negative effects on our brains and bodies,” Price recently told The Nugget.

She aims to help people “redefine their relationships with their devices so that theyʼre able to use them in ways that feel good or that are useful,” she said, “without getting sucked in for hours at a time.”

Breaking a heavy addiction may not be easy during the action-packed holiday season. Price and her readers plan to launch a New Year effort toward better digital device use. Look for helpful details in The Nuggetʼs special Focus on Health issues in January.

In the meantime, applying a few JOMO principles to everyday life can de-stress the holidays. Putting phones out of sight to charge and asking for a phone-free dinner table are two easy techniques.

See “Cultivate Holiday Joy” in this issue for more suggestions.

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Cultivate holiday joy

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Ready to have a joyful, meaningful holiday season?

Jump into JOMO: the Joy of Missing Out. Detach from the constant news cycle.

Don’t worry about who’s doing what on social media.

The holidays are a great time to connect in real life with real people (see related story, page 3).

1. Make a Decision Decide whether you really want more time, connection, and real-life joy. If the answer is yes, try a couple of the following methods. Keep in mind that you’ll probably slip, and these attempts won’t go perfectly. That’s OK. 2. Try a Screen-Free Zone Designate times and places where phones aren’t used. Start with the dinner table; use a box or basket where people can deposit their phones. Consider adding in the living room, fireplace, kitchen, or wherever folks gather. If you normally keep a TV on in the background, banish it for special days like Christmas. Cover it with a pretty cloth. Even a simple yule log video can trigger addictive responses in people who are used to being on screens all day.

3. Go for Games & Stories Have your family and friends lost the art of friendly chit-chat and storytelling?

Bring in a game for a conversation starter. It can be a wacky board game, a round of cards, or a simple prompt.

For example, go around the table and ask everyone to tell about the most creative, surprising, or embarrassing day they had in 2018.

4. Set Up a Charging Station Find an out-of-the-way spot to charge your phone.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Add a power strip so that guests can park their phones at your station, too. Having to sneak into someone else’s bedroom to get at a phone can make us more aware.

Half the time, we don’t really need the phone; we’re just reaching for it out of habit.

5. Handle Photos with Care Don’t let the camera — which may be a phone, full of distractions — derail holiday activities. Decide ahead of time when you’ll bring out the camera. Ask one person to shoot a few photos on one device. Then put the device away. If you feel the need to share photos with friends and family far away, take the device into a separate room.

Set a timer on your phone for 10 minutes. Upload photos. When the timer goes off, log out of social media and email, and return to real life.

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Take a hot bath with no videos or podcasts to distract your attention. Engaging your senses is good for your brain and body, and reduces stress.

7. Change Your Bedtime Routine Screens mess with our sleep. One hour before bedtime, turn off all screens.

Unplug your cable modem and/or wifi router from the wall. (If you have kids or device addicts in the house, unplug both ends of the cable modem cord, then hide it.

Some local families lock their cords in a safe at night.)

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In addition to those listed in a previous story in The Nugget, (December 12, page 18), the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration will hold Christmas Eve observances on Monday, December 24.

There will be a family service with Holy Eucharist and a children’s living Nativity at 4 p.m. and a traditional service with Holy Eucharist at 9 p.m. The church is located at 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church will hold a traditional candlelight service with Christmas hymns at 9 p.m. at 386 N. Fir St. All are welcome to the Chapel in the Pines Christmas Eve service on December 24 at the Camp Sherman Community Hall on FS Road 1419.

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Frequent smartphone use causes most of us to become more fragmented thinkers.

As a result, we constantly pick up our phones to send reminders or take notes.

Instead, keep pens, paper, and little notebooks at the ready: in each room of your house, back pocket, car, backpack, purse. When a thought comes up, jot down a physical note. Later you can collect them and decide which ones are worth following up on. Revert to old-fashioned paper calendars for everyday scheduling—Moleskine makes lovely, pocket-sized appointment books. Hang a pen and paper on your fridge for the grocery list. It worked back before smartphones existed; it’ll still work today.

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me two years before I got my reading back,” she said.

She remembered wondering if this was a permanent thing or just the drugs.

Eventually, she had to settle into the fact that it was the “new Dorothy” and be OK with that.

Holmes Mohler also learned that facing hardships brought out the warrior in her.

She asked herself, “What are you going to do, sit around and whine?” It wasn’t easy coming back from her illness, but she was lucky. She had support.

“My mom was and still is amazing, and now I have my new husband Chuck who supports me through everything,” she said. “I know I met him for a reason.”

With her new artistic gifts, Holmes Mohler first made a living painting murals for clients with big homes and lots of wall space. Eventually, she decided to transform her skills as a muralist onto the canvas.

“I took off as a working artist. The brain injury made me a person who gets bored easily. I change my hair and furniture all the time,” she said, laughing. “That’s why I paint in three different genres.

I do abstract landscapes, women in nature and trees.”

Holmes Mohler works in acrylics on thick Birchwood panels, never on canvas.

“I paint in acrylics and sometimes India ink and oil pastels,” she said.

For her women-in-nature pieces, she’s drawn to the ethnic diversity in the U.S. “I do women from varied backgrounds. I don’t like to paint things that are expected.

The women come from my mind, I rarely use models.

It’s semi-autobiographical, I was raised cherishing nature by my mom. She taught me everything about the out-ofdoors, she was the president of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.”

A lifelong birder, Holmes Mohler likes to include birds with her female subjects.

“I’m most at peace when I’m outdoors,” she said.

“That’s a reflection of how I feel; I’m quiet and peaceful when I’m outdoors. I want to paint the places that make me happy.”

Holmes Mohler’s work captures strength and serenity.

“I try to paint things that I’d want up on my wall. I just try to create what makes me happy, not what someone might want to buy. That bird or that woman in my mind makes me happy. I’m self-taught. YouTube is a good friend of mine,” she said.

The Mohlers are settling into their new life together in Sisters, where they moved in July. She’s been working in a studio in their home, but they’re also building a new studio on her property.

“I’m very excited about that. It’s my dream studio. I can build it from the ground

up and have everything that I want. It’ll have great lighting and it’s all mine. I‘ve never had a studio that’s just my own workspace. I have three dogs that will be with me all the time. So we have to make room for them in the planning stages.”

Her focus now is to show people her artwork. Bedouin is featuring her work now.

“I want them to come into Bedouin and enjoy it. I’m excited to bring new artwork to Sisters,” she said.

Holmes Mohler does commissioned work as well. Two of her commissioned pieces hang in Faveur in Sisters and Bend.

Eager to meet other artists and get involved, Holmes Mohler joined the Sisters Art Association and is excited to be a part of the art community.

“I know my pieces are reasonably priced, I’m just interested in people in Sisters discovering what my artwork and I’m all about,” she said.

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forecast the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) signal was neutral; neither an El Niño nor a La Niña was in play, and he was of the opinion that condition would perhaps continue into mid-tolate winter.

Meanwhile, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) was at work formulating their version of the upcoming winter season. Their winter outlook December through February was for above-average temperatures across the northern and western regions of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. In addition, they felt there was a 70 to 75 percent chance of an El Niño developing.

“We expect El Niño to be in place in late fall to early winter,” said Mike Halpert, deputy director of NOAA’s CPC. Why was the CPC so sure an El Niño was coming when the surface temperature of the water in the ocean was about average? The answer is an interesting one.

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The peaks of the Central Oregon Cascade mountains sport a blanket of snow, but there’s none to be found at lower elevations just yet. That may be the kind of winter that’s in store for Sisters Country.

An April 9 image of sea level height from the Jason-3 satellite showed most of the ocean at normal heights. By the beginning of May, however, high sea levels began to build up in the central Pacific.

In the tropics, high sea levels are usually caused by a layer of warm water at or below the surface. In this case, the warmer water was beneath the surface.

The patch of high sea level slowly propagated eastward through the tropical Pacific Ocean along the equator.

Known as a downwelling Kelvin wave, this phenomenon is often a precursor to an El Niño event. Much of the warmer water has now worked its way to the surface, as if to declare that El Niño is here.

And indeed it is.

The latest three-month average (September through November) of the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) is 0.7, surpassing the 0.5 threshold for an El Niño. Although it’s currently a weak one, it will likely last through the winter into early spring.

Based on this early arrival of El Niño, Parsons has factored that piece of information into his revised December 2018 through February 2019 forecast, which came out on November 20.

“A classic ‘split-flow’ jet stream pattern, typical of El Niño events, is expected for this winter,” explains Parsons. What this means is that the winds aloft tend to diverge just off the coast, shearing apart incoming Pacific storms and sending most of the energy northward

into Canada or Alaska and to the south toward California.

We’re already starting to see this tendency in the forecasting models.

The chance of high amplitude buckling of the jet stream that sometimes results in prolonged periods of extreme cold spells is significantly reduced during El Niño regimes.

Parsons’ bottom line is to expect rainfall and mountain snowpacks to be below average for the winter. Temperatures should run above normal, except in low elevations where inversions tend to form and persist.

The fact that the CPC and Parsons (and others) seem to be on the same forecasting page should boost confidence that Sisters Country is probably headed for yet another warm and dry winter.

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of inefficient fireplaces unless absolutely necessary. Old woodstoves should be replaced with efficient ones.

If everyone did their part, we might leave a decent healthy environment to our children and their children to enjoy. If you care about them at all, make these small sacrifices. It’s that serious.

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The Sisters High School Jazz Choir presented The Holiday Showcase — A Community Talent Show with a Holiday Theme on December 14.

A wide range of Sisters’ talent was on display at Sisters High School Auditorium in an event that benefited the music programs at Sisters High School. The Local Boyz wowed the crowd with “Mary Did You Know” and “Hallelujah.”

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To the Editor: Target practice at the Zimmerman Cinder Pit has been going on for decades. We have lived within earshot of it since 1992. Until about 10 years ago, the noise was just a single shot to a target. Reload ... and fire again. The normal hours were mostly weekends between 8 a.m. and early evening. I took part in this sport at the Pit and greatly enjoyed it. Shooters picked up their brass and cartridges, etc.

But no more; it’s a different crowd up there now. Some are not sportsmen at all. They litter the area and the firing goes on non-stop

with every type of rapid-fire rifle along with the exploding targets. Shooting starts at daylight and goes well after dark. Rapid fire that is easily heard in the residential communities of Indian Ford, Cascade Meadow Ranch, and Tollgate and other surrounding areas.

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To the Editor: In response to “The Bunkhouse Chronicle: Good citizenship in the age of lying liars,” The Nugget, December 11, page 9): I just wanted to say a couple things in regards to the political climate of this country. I genuinely feel like the only way we can fix this epidemic of lying political leaders and deceptive news stations is to strengthen our own communities.

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Sisters wrestlers competed at the Stayton 8-way Dual Invitational held at Stayton High School on Saturday, December 15. The tournament was a crab-pool competition with four teams in one pool, and four teams in another. The Outlaws’ pool included Ridgeview, Jefferson, and South Salem High School. Stayton, Reynolds, St. Helens, and Willamina were in the other pool.

The Outlaws were able to get three dual matches from their pool, and then picked up an extra match against Reynolds at the end of the day. Sisters had to give up seven weight classes, but still held their own against their opponents, and won their dual against Jefferson.

Dalton Ford was back in the Outlaws line-up at 126 pounds, after being out last week due to a chest injury.

Dalton did a great job, and won three of his matches, two with a pin and one due to forfeit.

Coach John Downs explained that when a team receives a forfeit, it’s worth six team points, the same as if they pin an opponent.

Rylan Carter, 132 pounds, injured his wrist, and the Outlaws were lucky that JV wrestler Michael Zoormajian was able to fill in at the varsity spot. Michael did very well competing at the higher level as a freshman, and earned points for the team with a win.

Junior Anthony Randolph pinned all four of his opponents, and had a tremendous day going undefeated in the tourney.

Austin Pade won three of his four matches. Downs told The Nugget that Pade “still hesitates to shoot, but his ground work has greatly improved.”

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had a good showing, and won three of his four matches.

His loss was to Jackson from Ridgeview, who took second at the Culver Invitational last weekend at 182 pounds.

“Ethan took second at 195 pounds at the Culver Tournament, so we were very excited to see these two go head-to-head,” said Downs.

The JV wrestlers also did well at the tourney. Chaz Patterson won two of his three matches, and Daisy Patterson went one and one.

“Overall, I feel the team is really starting to progress positively in all aspects,” said Downs. “We have been really working on shots, escapes, and speed.”

The Outlaws will compete at Molalla High School on Saturday, December 22.

the individual ingredients it could have been as early as the 1600s.

Parisian bakers popularized the cake in the 19th century, and different bakeries became known for their more elaborate decorations.

Fruitcake!

Every year at Christmas it shows up. People bring fruitcake as gifts, they make jokes about it, and sometimes they even eat it! Love it or hate it, fruitcake never goes away.

What’s the story behind this sturdy seasonal dessert?

It’s not just a cake with some fruit inside. The fruit and nuts for fruitcake must be dried or soaked in sugar.

All of that is loaded up into a very heavy cake. Because of the sugar, fruitcake doesn’t go bad for a long time. There are

even fruitcakes that are still OK to eat after being kept for 25 years. One family has held onto a fruitcake for over 130 years! It’s a family heirloom so no one is looking to eat it.

The history of fruitcake goes way back, all the way to ancient Rome. A recipe from 2,000 years ago had pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and raisins mixed into a cake made from barley mash. Later in the Middle Ages, fruitcakes with honey, preserved fruit and spices were popular. From the 19th century on fruitcake became a traditional wedding cake in England.

Fruitcake gets around!

There are many different versions all over the world. In Germany fruitcake is called stollen and has powdered sugar on top. Italy has panforte or panettone. Poland and Bulgaria call it keks.

December 27 is National Fruitcake Day, but then a little more than a week later it’s Fruitcake Toss Day on January 7. One town in

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trust in the people around you. The level of distrust and dishonesty that I have seen in this political system is astounding. It is practically a joke to me now. The sobering truth is that this is actually not healthy for anyone because it is not ideal to feel like you are being lied to by someone who is your nation’s official leader. But what I have discovered is that responding with hatred is only fueling the fire of things that we don’t want. It seems quite apparent that this is why the media is being used to spur such animosity between our citizens.

Love is the only thing that can actually heal this nation. Regardless of your race, religion, lifestyle, or views — I think we can all agree that love is the only thing that can unite us. How can a country stand strong when its own citizens are hating each other? If everyone in this country just committed themselves to being more genuinely loving to themselves and the people around them, these issues would start to vanish.

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of Lincoln, don’t think so! Which are the Party of Jim Crow laws that came after the Civil War? Remember George Wallace standing at a school’s entry to prevent a young African American girl from entering.

Who murdered Dr. King, Republican NRA member or Democrat? Remember Robert Byrd; once a very active member of the KKK (other prominent Dems as well). Which party did Oregon’s own disgraceful KKK expand out of? You guessed it, Democratic.

Who then are the real racists? They use terms like “dog-whistle,” “house Negro,” “Uncle Tom” and most recently “ignorant man-child.” They have the audacity to insist African Americans are better off voting Democrat; just can’t let go of that slavery thing!

Democrat and FAKE news elites’ endless charge of racism against those that disagree with them reeks of hypocrisy. It’s intended to intimidate and silence and only serves to tear our country apart. Maybe that’s what they want.

As for the press, I suggest reading the S.P.J. Code of Ethics.

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To the Editor: Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed how often the term “racist” is used as a political weapon? One would have thought things would be better after the leadership of an African American elected twice for President. Wear the wrong costume as a 5-year-old for Halloween: racist! You believe in borders: racist!

You support Trump: racist! Non-white loses election: opponent and supporters are racist!

Having grown up in the South in the early 1950s I witnessed the era of brown and white drinking fountains and “Whites Only” signs on restaurant doors.

Actual history reveals the birth, growth, and establishment of racism rooted within our country.

Which party sacrificed close to 500,000 killed, wounded, or missing in order to preserve the enslaving of other human beings? Which party gave birth to the KKK? According to Tuskegee Institute, 4,743 people were lynched between 1882 and 1968. Party

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To the Editor: I am a mail subscriber and really enjoy reading Jim Anderson’s “Sisters naturalist” column.

I hope he lives and writes for another 20 years.

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there are so many that Miller forgot that the Trump Foundation is also under criminal investigation.

Hint: The truth is where you would usually find it, in plain sight, right in front of you. You just have to look.

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To the Editor: Once again, Mr. Rullman charges into the territory of politics, heedless of being ambushed by facts.

He is distracted by noises to the right then turns away after finding nothing there. He turns to the left but ignores evidence of trip-wires. He retreats to the belief that no one knows the truth and throws up smokescreens: Clinton, China, “Fake News.”

I quote Matthew Miller: “So Donald Trump’s private business, campaign, transition, inaugural committee, and White House are all under criminal investigation. Very legal and very cool.” Actually,

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To the Editor: I would advise all to review the book “George,” authored by Alex Gino, for its content and appropriateness for 10- and 11-year-old students.

Please send comments and opinions to: curtiss. scholl@sisters.k12.or.us, SMS Principal alison. baglien@sisters.k12.or.us, or School Board Chair jeff.smith@sisters.k12.or.us.

The Sisters School District should not be including this book on suggested book report reading list for its 10- and 11-year-old students.

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To the Editor: I had the privilege of being one of the spouses invited to the City of Sisters Christmas party this weekend, past. My spouse is a volunteer in one of the many groups put together by the City, for the people.

Sound familiar? High school government class.

The government was set up by the people, for the people. This city government was demonstrating not only what it believes in with the many groups but the results of the groups as well.

I was truly amazed with the folks that spoke of their group’s progress and seeing the many volunteers that make the results favorable in the legacy that this City is leaving for the future inhabitants.

And I was pleasantly surprised to see some younger volunteers there as well to promote good governing in our tiny but mighty town. Thank you all that make it possible to say with pride “I live in Sisters.” Keep up the good work and keep setting a good example for those around you.

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up alone in a room with just two voices and two instruments and cut the seven-song EP “2” collection live to tape. The process represents something of a full-circle moment for the Shook Twins.

The group emerged in 2008 with their independent debut “You Can Have The Rest,” followed by “Window” and 2014’s “What We Do.” The full band, including Niko Slice (electric guitar, mandolin, vocals), Barra Brown (drums, vocals, drum pad), and Josh Simon (bass, vocals, electric guitar, synth) and have graced the stages of High Sierra, Bumbershoot, Floydfest, Oregon Country Fair, Fayetteville Roots Festival, Northwest String Summit and many more in addition to performing at Red Rocks alongside Gregory Alan Isakov and Ani DiFranco.

John Craigie is renowned for his eloquent Americana style, engaging live shows, and off-the-cuff clever observations. Craigie carries on the legacy of classic singer-songwriters while blazing a trail of his own. His fifth full-length album, “No Rain, No Rose,” boasted two collaborations with Gregory Alan Isakov, namely “Highway Blood” and “I Am California.” Both quickly cracked one million Spotify streams. As No Rain, No Rose landed, he caught the attention of Jack Johnson.

Soon after, Craigie found himself onstage for 12 shows during Johnson’s 2017 summer tour including performances at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California; Les Schwab Amphitheatre in Bend; and The Gorge in Washington.

Each artist will perform full sets — and perhaps a couple tunes together.

On Wednesday, March 6, Darlingside will perform with special guest, North Carolina folk-rock outfit River Whyless opening.

Darlingside was the encore performer at the Sisters Folk Festival in 2015, and has returned multiple times as fan favorites, providing the opportunity to watch this impressive group develop over time.

On Monday, March 18 the Scottish super-group Ímar will perform their modern take on traditional Scottish music. There are many reasons to be excited about Glasgow-based five-piece Ímar – not least a line-up featuring current and former members of Mànran, RURA, Talisk, Barrule, Cara, Mabon

and The Lowground.

All five members – including fiddler Tomás Callister and bouzouki ace Adam Rhodes (Barrule/Mabon), both from the Isle of Man, plus Glasgow native Mohsen Amini (Talisk) on concertina — originally met as teenagers through Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the Irish traditional music network that tutors budding players throughout the British Isles, and stages the annual schedule of Fleadh competitions.

It was via the latter that Ímar’s paths first crossed, as its future members began to amass what’s now a heavyweight collective haul of top prizes — nine All-Ireland and eight All-Britain titles

between them, while Murphy is also a double winner of the prestigious Oireachtas contest.

Sisters Folk Festival is excited to bring this authentic Scottish act to Sisters.

For more information on the 2019 Sisters Folk Festival Winter Concert Series, visit sistersfolkfestival.org/WCS2019. Tickets can only be purchased online or at the door. Advance purchase of series passes are $55 for adults, $40 for youth 18 and under (all tickets will be $5 more at the door).

Tickets are also available for individual shows. All shows are at the Sisters High School auditorium, and start at 7 p.m.

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Bend group hears suggestions to lower rents BEND (AP) — A panel looking at ways to make Bend more affordable has heard ideas ranging from encouraging the building of smaller homes, removing barriers for new construction and discouraging tourism.

The Bulletin reports that the city’s affordable housing advisory committee held a public hearing Wednesday for residents to discuss causes and solutions to rent burden, the term for spending more than 30 percent of income on housing costs each month.

One-quarter of Bend residents are considered severely rent burdened, which means they spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing.

One-time Bend City Council candidate Wade Fagen, who owns a treeremoval company, said tourism is to blame for Bend’s housing crisis. Small houses and apartments built over garages aren’t the answer, he said, but banning short-term rentals could help.

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to feel slick.

Within a couple of turns of the highway, he came upon tracks that portended no good.

A vehicle had lost control on the roadway and gone off the road.

“It was pretty obvious to me what had happened,” Johnson told The Nugget.

Johnson has seen some very bad wrecks in the year he’s been crossing the pass in his commute, and that was on his mind as he stopped to investigate.

“I wasn’t sure what I was walking up on, honestly,” he said.

But he never hesitated to act.

“I guess it was, if I don’t stop, who’s going to?” he said.

As he looked down over the shallow embankment to the North Santiam River, he saw four wheels in the air.

The vehicle had flipped and was upside down in the frigid water. It turned out that there were four people inside.

“I think the daughter was hanging onto a limb and was halfway out the door,” he

recalled.

An avid outdoorsman, Johnson was familiar with wading into running waters, and he immediately waded out to help.

“Their truck had knocked down a five-inch diameter tree, and it was laying next to the vehicle in the river, so I wedged my foot/thigh into it, (and) grabbed her hand.

As if [sic] she was rescued, she went completely limp (and) I dragged/skipped her down river, (and) across to the bank,” Johnson reported in his email. “I proceeded to help each person out of the vehicle. The brother next, the mother who was in total shock (and) wouldn’t cooperate without me grabbing her (and) telling her I was going to ‘drag her to the bank, one way or the other!,’ and then finally the father.”

Remarkably, there were no serious injuries. Another passerby had stopped by then, and helped the family get warm, as they were threatened by hypothermia. The truck was eventually towed out of the streambed.

Johnson continued over the mountains to Sisters, where The Lodge project is on track for completion and a targeted February opening.

“We’re getting down to the end of it now, so I am

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Jeremiah Johnson is an outdoorsman, and wading out to help a trapped family was a natural act for him. making the commute more frequently,” he said.

And, he hopes, more uneventfully from now on.

Johnson is glad he could help and said that stopping and acting just seemed like the right and natural thing to do.

“I have friends who are cops, firefighters,” he told

The Nugget. “They’d have done exactly the same thing.”

Reflecting on the event in his email, he noted, “All of this to say, that I am glad it happened the way it did (and) that the ‘best case scenario’ occurred. My hope is that if I ever end up in a similar position, I hope someone stops for me!”

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Tim Wonderly established a highly regarded painting business in Sisters Country. As of January 1, he’s passing his brush to his son Timmy.

Wonderly passes the brush for business

By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

Wonderly Painting in Sisters is changing hands at the start of the year.

Tim Wonderly started his own painting business in November of 2005 and has been working in and around the community of Sisters since then.

Wonderly started out in the restaurant and foodmanagement industry. That is how he ended up in Central Oregon. He was working at the Marriott Hotel in Portland back in the 1990s, but it wasn’t his cup of tea.

He started putting his resumé out and saw a job opening as food and beverages manager at Black Butte Ranch.

“I had never been to Central Oregon so I had no idea what to expect what this ranch was. But once I went over I loved it and knew I had to have the job,” Wonderly said.

He worked at Black Butte Ranch for 15 years and enjoyed the environment there, but realized he was done in the industry.

He had worked for a painting company of his friends on the side and realized he would like to start up his own business. He started painting homes in Black Butte Ranch, where the company still gets a lot of its work, and the business grew from there. The company focuses on interior and exterior painting as well as cabinet work and redo.

They cover Sisters, Black Butte Ranch and occasionally Bend as well as a recent project out at Brasada Ranch east of Bend.

“It is one of the neatest things seeing the transformation of a home and being proud of how much someone enjoys it,” he said.

Wonderly mostly focuses on the bid work for a job.

He has six employees and teams in the winter and summer. He oversees the job site every day and checks in with employees; he doesn’t paint as much as he used to.

“We have great employees that know what I expect and they all like to work,” he said.

Now, he’s ready for another change. Starting January 1, he is handing off his business to his son, Timmy Wonderly.

“It is time for me; I wouldn’t mind keeping it, but I know it will be in good hands and it will be fun to watch him grow,” said Wonderly.

Wonderly plans to still help out with the books and business aspect of the enterprise. He plans to pick up fly-fishing again, playing his guitar, and continuing on with home projects.

Timmy has been working for his dad in the summers painting since he was 15. Now, 25 with a business associates degree, he is ready to take over.

“I never initially saw myself in a manual-labor job, but I did see myself owning something such as a business,” Wonderly said.

He attended COCC and finished his two-year degree, and had a passion for graphic design. Wonderly has implemented his passion for graphic design by doing the advertising and logos for the business as well as the painting.

“As I went to college and my skills in painting developed, it became more fulfilling for me and it was an opportunity for me to own a company,” he said. “I am not nervous; I am excited and have a great mentor to help me out at the start,” he said.

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C L A S S I F I E D S 999 Public C Notice L A S S I F I E D S

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER 37-2018-00048691-CU-FR-CTL NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JONATHAN GISH, an individual; FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES, LLC a Delaware Corporation; and DOES 1 through 50 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: MAX L. PERLATTI and VICTORIA NEL BAILEY Successor Co-Trustees of the C. Andro Petersen Trust Dated October 14, 2002: NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 calendar days after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts On-line Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these non-profit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000.00 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court: San Diego Superior Court, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs’ attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Steven E. Boehmer, 8100 La Mesa Blvd., Ste. 200, La Mesa, CA 91942. (619)440-4444

LAIRD: Business poised for major growth SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER spurt in Sisters

37-2018-00048691-CU-FR-CTL NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: Continued from page 1 JONATHAN GISH, an fromindividual; private FIDELITY investors who BROKERAGE will hold a minority share of SERVICES, LLCPaul a Delaware the company.

Hodge, Corporation; and 1 Laird CEO, said itDOES happened through 50 very quickly. These kinds of YOU BEINGtake SUED BY thingsARE generally at least PLAINTIFF: a couple of months and this MAX PERLATTI deal wasL.concluded inand a couVICTORIA NEL BAILEY ple of weeks.

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If you have 500 employees working do not know an attorney, you inmay Sisters. plans want toThey call anhave attorney to build a 30,000-squarereferral service. If you cannot foot affordwarehouse an attorney, on you the maycorbe ner of North Pine Street and eligible for free legal services Lundgren Milllegal Drive, next from a nonprofit services to their two new production program. You can locate these andnon-profit office buildings. groups at theThey have an option to purchase California Legal Services all the property from Website Lundgren Mill south to the stop signthe at (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), Barclay.

California Courts Online TheSelf-Help companyCenter plans to hire local people first, but for that (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), many employees and a numor by contacting your local court ber of jobs requiring or county bar association. special NOTE: skillcourt sets,has it awill also be The statutory liennecfor essary to bring people in from waived fees and costs on any outside. or Ofarbitration their current settlement award 70 of employees, Hodge estimates $10,000.00 or more in a civil about two-thirds of them case. The court's lien must be come from Bend, Redmond, paid before the court will dismiss andcase.

Sisters andand one-third the The name address were brought in.

If the new of the court: San Diego Superior employees follow the current Court, 330 W. Broadway, San trend, Diego, those under 40 will opt CA 92101. to live in Bend for the social The name, address, and telephone scene and those who are older number of plaintiffs’ attorney, or and with families will choose plaintiff without an attorney, is: to live in Sisters.

Steven E. Boehmer, 8100 La Laird will be hiring to fill Mesa Blvd., Ste. 200, La Mesa, positions in administration, CA 91942. (619)440-4444

finance, sales, digital marketing, social media advertising, package design, IT, computer support, purchasing, manufacturing, shipping, and

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The City presented a check for $51,000 to Laird Superfood in June 2017 to assist with their locating in Sisters. In a year and a half’s time, they are projecting to have 500 employees working in Sisters by 2023. logistics. As they roll out their products to the national markets, they will require a large number of account managers who will handle their wholesale accounts.

All of the product will be shipped out of Sisters by truck. Hodge admitted it could have been easier if they had located somewhere else but said, “The type of people we want to hire are attracted here.”

Laird wants to do good things for the local community and allow younger people the opportunity to live and work in Sisters.

Hodge said that after selling his business in the East, he and his wife had the opportunity to choose anywhere to live. They chose Sisters as the place to raise their family.

They enjoy the recreational activities, Central Oregon in general, and the community of Sisters.

Hodge indicated an interest in talking with the school district about establishing a food management program at the high school so students would be able to come to work at Laird upon graduation. They could also consider an intern program with students gaining workplace experience.

“In supporting them (with training), they can support us (with trained employees),” Hodge said.

The response from the public sector in Sisters has been overwhelmingly supportive.

“Sisters is blessed to have Laird Superfood headquartered in Sisters,” said Mayor Chuck Ryan. “It is such a great fit given its low impact environmentally. Their recent growth announcements will be a tremendous positive impact economically to the City and surrounding areas and goes a long way in helping accomplish one of our main visioning goals, which is creating a vibrant and diverse local economy.”

The mayor went on to say, “With that said, there will be some challenges that need to be addressed with that type of growth, including providing local affordable housing options for their workforce.

We want to have these workers live and raise families in Sisters Country, which will have huge positive effects on the economy and the school system.”

He concluded, “We will

also want to engage further with workforce development programs by partnering with the school district, local businesses, and workforce See LAIRD on page 30

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HOUSING: Master plan will be presented January 17 Continued from page 7

198 mixed residential unit types including single-family detached dwellings, townhouses, a multi-family complex, and a small commercial/ residential mixed-use area.

Ten percent of the residential units (20) must be affordable housing units (AHU) according to the property’s original annexation agreement.

A total of 3.34 acres of the 30 acres is proposed to provide recreation opportunities, breaking of housing blocks, and improve tree preservation.

Hayes McCoy, civil engineer who conducted an inventory of trees on the 30 acres, said there are 240-250 trees and over half of them would be removed. Hayden applied for a change in the original location of the park as proposed

by McKenzie Meadows in an effort to save more trees.

The 30-acre property has a minimum density requirement of seven units per acre.

The buildable acreage, after subtracting the open space, is 27.77 acres. At seven units per acre, that would be 195 units.

With the 198 units proposed, that equals a density of 7.13 units per acre.

If approved, the preliminary development schedule would be: March 2019 Phase 1 street and utility construction (SUC); July 2019 Phase

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On January 17 the new master plan will be presented again to the public at the meeting of the Sisters Planning Commission, and people will have an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns.

This will not be a formal public hearing; rather a community meeting.

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LAIRD: Some 500 jobs are in the offing with expansion

POST OFFICE: Season is overwhelming for small staff

Continued from page 28

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development organizations to create programs, internships, and apprenticeships that develop and train Sisters Country’s emerging workforce. All of these challenges will be part of our ongoing visioning implementation process.”

City Manager Cory Misley told The Nugget, “The planned growth of Laird Superfood is impressive on many fronts and a testament to the current vibrancy of Sisters and confidence in its future. With that level of growth, plus on-going efforts to further diversify the economy, the City must continue to have an eye towards the future for essential infrastructure and land use. Growth overall is not a surprise and, through the visioning process, many next-step action items are identified to prepare for that and add to the livability of Sisters Country.”

From the Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director Judy Trego offered, “The potential addition of 500 jobs in Sisters is crucial to the health and vitality of the community. These new jobs help to diversify our economy and drive the local market by increasing sales for our (Chamber) members.

This welcome addition will also help stabilize off-season revenue to cash-flow strapped businesses, currently reliant on the destination tourism sector. We are excited and wholly supportive of Laird Superfood’s expansion, and our membership will benefit significantly from Laird’s investment in the Sisters Country community, individually and as a whole.”

When queried about where all the new people would live, Hodge referred to the new proposed development by Hayden Homes next to Sisters High School (see story, page 7). The employees with children who choose to live in Sisters are expected to help boost school enrollment.

If all of Laird’s plans come to fruition, Sisters will no longer be considered just a tourist economy with its fluctuating business cycles. Laird would become the largest employer, passing up Black Butte Ranch and the school district, currently the two largest employers in Sisters Country.

Manufacturing could become the single largest industry sector in town.

With the infusion of capital and growth of the company, acquisition of other natural food companies is a possibility. As of January 2019, expanded distribution through national chains will begin.

this time of year, that number more than doubles.

“We’re doing anywhere from 1,000 up to 1,500 parcels a day,” Schlichting told The Nugget.

The staffing, however, remains the same.

“I’ve got four clerks and I’ve got five HCR (handcarry route) drivers,” said the OIC. “Our office is considered small enough that we don’t qualify for… extra assistance.”

Each morning, pallets stacked above man height with Amazon boxes arrive and have to be sorted, along with heaping binfuls of other packages.

The upshot is that when tracking shows that your package has arrived at the post office, it might be buried under a mound of other packages. And your mail may not be in your post office box until the afternoon.

“We try to do our best to see that our customers get what they need and what they deserve,” Schlichting said.

“It’s just very difficult to keep up with the volume and demand.

“I’ve got clerks working 10-hour days,” said the OIC.

The clerks are working six days a week; the carriers are working seven. The HCR drivers are often out on their routes until 8:30 or 9 p.m.

The Sisters Post Office also handles parcels for UPS and Fed Ex — but they don’t know in advance, nor do drivers, which packages will be routed that way.

The OIC is asking for a little patience from the Sisters public, who are understandably eager to get their packages in hand. If a clerk can readily lay hands on a parcel, they’re happy to retrieve it, but if it’s not on the top of a pile, “it’s just too much to try to dig through the containers until we get to it,” Schlichting said.

Schlichting also noted that the Post Office is returning parcels every day because the shipper requires a street address, but the customer doesn’t get street delivery. The OIC offers a work-around: Use the post office’s physical address of 694 N. Larch St. and include your P.O. Box number as a “unit code” with that address. Packages addressed that way will not be sent back, Schlichting said.

On behalf of his weary and stressed crew, Schlichting wants Sisters to know that they’re doing their best.

“I just want the customers to know that we’re doing every thing we can to get their packages done.”

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VIEWS OF BLACK BUTTE ON LEVEL LOT

MOUNTAIN CHALET - RIVER NEARBY

You will find an abundance of charm in this comfortable single level home with cedar shingle and dormer details with a view of Black Butte, a locally renowned 3,076' cinder cone, plus some of the most stunning scenery. The desirable open floor plan has arched passageways, vaulted ceilings and ample natural light.

Level building lot with beautiful views of Black Butte and backs to common area/meadow! Power and water to the site. Black Butte School District. Located in the desirable community of Camp Sherman. Recreational opportunities galore! Close to Metolius River, Hoodoo Ski Area, trails and Black Butte Golf.

Ellen Wood, Broker | Suzanne Carvlin, Broker 541.588.0033 | ellen.wood@cascadesir.com

Ellen Wood, Broker 541.588.0033 | ellen.wood@cascadesir.com

Attractive home in Metolius Meadows, only 5 minutes to the Metolius River. Pine paneled, vaulted ceiling with picture windows. Master on main. Access to Lake Creek and National Forest. Double car garage with shop area and workbench. Mature landscaping and partially fenced.

3 BD | 2 BA | 2,288 SF| .45 AC | $419,000

.32 AC | $129,500

4 BD | 2.5 BA | 2,750 SF | .34 AC | $422,000

Ellen Wood, Broker 541.588.0033 | ellen.wood@cascadesir.com MLS MLS#201806664 #0000000

MLS MLS#201811582 #0000000

LUXURY TOWNHOUSE IN SISTERS

MLS MLS#201811282 #0000000

2 BD | 2 BA | 1,550 SF | $475,000

4 BD | 3 BA | 3,299 SF | .51 AC | $499,000

TOLLGATE BEAUTY

BUILD YOUR COUNTRY HOME

Brand new in Pine Meadow Village! Master on main, great room with propane fireplace, black SS appliances, AC, attached garage, large deck, radiant floor heating and more. Close to all that Sisters has to offer. Make this your primary or vacation home in Sisters today!

Home boasts open floor plan, living room with propane stove, master on main, loft, family/media room, office, utility, 2 car garage, large deck and more! Tollgate community features include pool, tennis, clubhouse, sports court and walking/bike trail.

Mountain views, 4.8 acres of irrigation and fully fenced lot. Build your dream country home, barn and shop on this level acreage.

Close to trail access to public lands for horse riding, running, biking and hiking. Located between Bend and Sisters in the Sisters School District boundary. Great opportunity!

Phil Arends, Principal Broker 541.420.9997 | phil.arends@cascadesir.com

Phil Arends, Principal Broker 541.420.9997 | phil.arends@cascadesir.com

Patty Cordoni, Principal Broker | Chris Scott, Broker 541.771.0931 | patty.cordoni@cascadesir.com

5.23 AC | $230,000

Phil Arends Principal Broker Black Butte Ranch 541.420.9997

Suzanne Carvlin Broker 541.595.8707

Patty Cordoni Managing Principal Broker Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 541.771.0931

Meg Cummings Principal Broker Jefferson Co./Billy Chinook 541.419.3036

Joanna Goertzen Broker 541.588.0886

Sheila Jones Broker 503.949.0551

Heather Jordan Broker 541.640.0678

Reece Madison Principal Broker 541.408.3119

Mark Morzov Broker Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 307.690.7799

David Peckham Broker 201.716.9880

Chris Scott Broker Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 541.999.5614

Ellen Wood Broker 541.588.0033

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Serving th e Sisters, Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch Areas

Happy Holidays!

Ponderosa Properties R E A L T O R S

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P R O P E R T Y

The Local’s Choice!

M A N A G E M E N T

At Ponderosa Properties… …It’s About th e People 184 E. WASHINGTON AVENUE Investment opportunity in the heart of Sisters.

80x114 lot size with potential to split and/or build higher density in MFR zone. Centrally located across from Village Green Park and a half block behind Hood Avenue. One-bedroom, one-bath cottage currently rented for $800/ month. Value is in the land, but get some cash flow too!$300,000. MLS #201709953

BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN VIEW Beautiful mountain-view acreage located in the secluded Lower Bridge Basin near the Deschutes River. Lower Bridge Estates offers paved streets, electric power and phone. The lot is approved for a standard septic system. There is abundant BLM land in the area and the nearby Deschutes River corridor is great for hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing.$257,000 MLS#201702313

Kevin R. Dyer 541-480-7552

Rad Dyer 541-480-8853

Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650

Shane Lundgren 541-588-9226

CRS, GRI, Principal Broker

GRI, Broker

OVERLOOKS THE DESCHUTES RIVER This premier building site is perched like an eagle’s nest on the west rim of the Deschutes River Canyon. Beautiful river views and views of Smith Rock, the Ochocos and the southern horizon. Paved access, existing well, utilities and septic available. Property directly fronts the Deschutes River, and BLM lands are nearby offering hiking and/or fishing opportunities. $295,000. MLS#201506294

MOUNTAIN VIEWS The greatroom boasts hickory floors, vaulted ceiling with log beam accents, propane stove & wall of windows with Cascade mountains beyond. Granite countertops, S/S appliances & large walk-in pantry are some kitchen highlights.

Master suite w/hickory floors, marble counters in the bath & electric fireplace adding warmth.

Large family room, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths in this 2,360 sq. ft. home. Covered porch with hot tub & upper balcony. This sits privately on 9.5 acres with fencing & cross-fencing. 5.9 acres of water rights from private well. A green house & lovely lawn complete the picture. Truly a home for all the right reasons. $699,000.

MLS #201810839

13375 SW FOREST SERVICE RD. 1419 One-quarter shared interest in this beautiful 3-bedroom, 3-bath cabin at historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Features modern amenities with the feel of yesteryear. Built in 2010, and furnished with a combination of antiques and quality reproduction pieces, the cabin features fir plank floors, knotty pine paneling, stone/gas fireplace, butcher block countertops, gas cooktop, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom floors & showers, washer/dryer, cedar decks, stone exterior accents & locked owner storage. $210,000. MLS#201800559

GRAND PEAKS AT SISTERS This exceptional 38-homesite community is your opportunity to own a piece of Sisters in-town. With large lot sizes, exceptional Cascade & territorial views and private park amenities, living at Grand Peaks means you’re a short walk or ride from downtown, yet in an exclusive enclave. The private parks at Grand Peaks include butterfly gardens, extensive lawns, crushed-stone paths, outdoor pavilion, 2 Pickleball courts.$145,000 - $200,000.

16676 JORDAN ROAD Mountain views! Part of the original Lazy Z Ranch. Fenced on two sides with Kentucky black fencing. Power close by. Septic feasibility in place, may need new evaluation. Close to town, yet off the beaten path, overlooking a 200-acre site of the R&B Ranch, which currently is not buildable. Needs well. Owner will consider short terms. $425,000.

MLS#201802331

LAKE CREEK LODGE, #18 Turnkey in every sense of the word! Full interest 3 bed/3 bath cabin at Historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Set on a small rise overlooking the creek basin, this vacation ready cabin offers quality throughout. Knotty pine paneling, plank fir floors, stone/gas fireplace, butcher block countertops, stainless appliances, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom & showers, cedar decks, stone exterior accents & locked owner storage.

Enjoy the common area tennis, pool, creek & open spaces. The adjacent Lodge serves great meals! $849,500 MLS#201805357 Options: 1/4 share $219,000 or 1/2 share, $429,000

ABR, CCIM, CRB, CRS, GRI, Principal Broker

Broker

Carol Davis 541-410-1556 ABR, GRI, Broker

Carrie Koepke 541-419-1575 Broker

Catherine Black 541-588-9219

CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus - 40+ years

Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Broker

541-549-2002 1-800-650-6766 Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker

www. P onderosa P roperties.com 221 S. Ash St. | PO Box 1779 | Sisters

The Locals’ Choice!

SPRING HOME 23 Black Butte Ranch hassle-free! One-sixth share in this single level log home, with fabulous recent upgrades, bordering USFS. Cross country ski right off the back deck, heaven for those who love to hike and miles of bike paths on the Ranch. Two championship golf courses, recreation centers, pools, tennis, lakes, trails, etc. Family memories start with this amenable group of co-owners. Eight weeks a year as a BBR property owner. Truly “turn-key” affordability in one of the most beautiful vacation spots in the Northwest.$99,000.#201811006

17920 WILT ROAD Cascade mountain views from this private 38± acre homesite, ready for your new home. A permitted gated driveway, buried power lines to homesite, installed permitted septic tank and lines and a water system await you at the top of the drive. Borders miles of public lands.

A rare property in the Sisters School District with a permanent CUP in place. $350,000.

MLS #201808510

TIMBER CREEK HOMESITES Affordable homesites in the city of Sisters. Build on these well-priced lots in this value-protected neighborhood with low HOA fees. (Two lots available.) Wonderfully convenient to beautiful Whychus Creek, grade school, library and all the attractions of the frontier town of Sisters. At this price, could also hold for future development!

Or, build your home in the spring. Your construction drawing/plans could be approved this winter and your subcontractors lined up ready to break ground! $99,900 each lot.

MLS #201810828 & #201810829

PREMIUM LAKEFRONT… …homesite in Aspen Lakes Golf Estates. 1.27 acres with nice pine trees and water views.

Protective CC&R's in this gated community of fine homes. 2 years of golf membership included with the purchase. Utilities to the lot line. Just minutes to the town of Sisters. $349,000.

MLS 201506535 343 W. ADAMS AVE. Development opportunity for new construction.

120’ x 114’. Good location in NW portion of Sisters.

Located in area with mix of professional, service, and medical. $289,000. MLS#201802939