The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLII No. 7 // 2019-2-13

Wrestlers make Outlaws history at district championships page 14

Governor Brown discusses funding with local educators page 10

Capturing Cambodia in missionary work page 24

The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 7

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Chamber honors community leaders

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Members of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce gathered last Thursday night at FivePine Lodge & Conference Center to salute individuals and organizations that enhance the quality of life in Sisters.

O u t g o i n g C h a m b e r President Victoria Graves kicked off the proceedings with her presentation of the President’s Award to Sisters photographer Jerry Baldock, praising him for his constant presence at Sisters events, capturing “amazing flashes of everyday life.”

Sisters Trails Alliance ( S TA ) r e c e i v e d t h e Pioneering Spirit Award for its efforts in creating and enhancing trails across Sisters Country — work that touches locals and visitors alike, from hikers to equestrians and cyclists.

Sisters Rotary was

Correspondent

In response to concerns voiced by neighbors regarding the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) and an incident in January involving a shelter guest, the SCWS steering committee hosted a public meeting on Monday, February 4.

There were close to 100 attendees at the meeting who were asked to fill out comment cards if they wished to speak or to have their comments read by the facilitator.

All comments, written and oral, were tracked by two recorders and will be utilized by the shelter steering committee as they address

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School district completes bond work

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Jeri Buckmann served up the Volunteer of the Year Award to a man who has served the community for four decades.

Brett Hudson had three principles in mind in planning the Sisters School District refurbishment projects funded by a $10.7 million bond approved by Sisters voters in 2014: • Building longevity.

• Operational savings.

• Improved educational outcomes.

Thanks to some financial good fortune, detailed planning and strong management and oversight, Hudson and the District were able to deliver more than they

See AWARDS on page 5

See BOND on page 9

Sisters businesses and individuals earned honors last week for their contributions to the Sisters community. awarded Non-Profit of the Year honors for its multifaceted work in enhancing Sisters’ livability — from sponsoring swim lessons and a book program for elementary school children

Community meeting focuses on shelter

By Sue Stafford

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concerns and questions raised.

Gary Eidsmoe, co-chair of the SCWS steering committee, said the turnout was much more than he had anticipated.

The other co-chair, Betty Shuler, said, “I want to express my sincere appreciation to everyone who made the time to come to the community meeting… The SCWS steering committee wants very much for the shelter to be a good neighbor to all of our beautiful community.

With some of our neighbors who live close to the shelter locations expressing concern about their safety, we needed to hear their specific concerns See SHELTER on page 21

to sponsoring the Rotary Invitational Track Meet at Sisters High School. The award was acknowledgement that the Rotary Club lives up to its motto of “Service Before Self.”

Navigating coaching challenges

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part exploration of the challenges facing Outlaws coaches in Sisters.

The men and women who coach sports in Sisters love the work they do and the relationships they establish with their athletes. On the other hand, there are some aspects of the work that can make them question whether what they’re doing is worth the time and work invested.

One of the key challenges is managing expectations and communications with parents.

“If you ask coaches, parents can either be a joy to work with (or they) can also be a nightmare,” Sisters High School Athletic Director Gary Thorson told The Nugget.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Head Football Coach Neil Fendall in his element.

“We have a lot of parents in our community who are fantastic and supportive, donating all sorts of time, money, resources, and other ways of help to the programs…

A coach might get a 90-95

percent buy-in from the majority of players and parents, but the unhappy 5-10 percent can make it miserable and frustrating at times.”

See COACHING on page 22

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ......................... 6 Entertainment ..................13 Sisters Naturalist.............20 Classifieds.................. 26-27 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements................12 Bunkhouse Chronicle ....... 16 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32

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Dangerous books

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Letters to the Editor…

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

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

To the Editor: I appreciated reading Randall McCall’s letter in last week’s Nugget, which opposed the views I expressed in my letter published the prior week. In my letter, I stated several concerns about the Tollgate-to-Sisters High School trail’s resurfacing along the portion that traverses Tollgate property.

A couple days earlier, I had a lengthy and mutually respectful conversation with a fellow Tollgate resident about the issue. She explained in depth the reasons why she supported the entire trail’s resurfacing (many of which were the same as points Mr. McCall made). Hearing her rationale led me to reconsider and moderate my position.

I now appreciate more fully how the entire trail’s resurfacing would benefit Tollgate and Sisters residents, and I would fully support it if two of my previously stated concerns were addressed and allayed.

I would want the Sisters Trails Alliance to issue binding assurances that they would not attempt to use the resurfaced trail as a Trojan Horse to revive their proposal for a

Sisters-to-Black Butte Ranch asphalt path, as they have previously stated they might do.

Also, I would want to know that use of the Tollgate portion of the trail by the broader public would not lead to the loss of Tollgate’s associated easement rights.

These concerns are legitimate, as are the views expressed by people who support the resurfacing of the entire Tollgate-to-Sisters High School trail. Let’s have a discussion and make the outcome a win-win for all involved.

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To the Editor My wife and I recently returned from beautiful Methow Valley, WA for a few days of Nordic skiing. While scoping out a rendezvous point along the community trail, signs directed us to a rest area. The rest area turned out to be a delightfully appointed self-service warming room complete with snacks and hot beverages.

The room was attached to a private residence. A See LETTERS on page 15

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When I was in sixth grade, I brought Hunter S. Thompson’s “Hell’s Angels” to “free reading day” at school. It did not go well.

My teacher thought it was an inappropriate book for a 12-year-old (which it was) and she called my mom.

My mother, who suffered a lifetime of inappropriate reading choices from both of her sons, agreed that a gonzo plunge into late-’60s Bay Area motorcycle mayhem was an unfortunate choice of school day reading materials — but she insisted that I be left alone to read it.

Wise choice on every level. Making it forbidden fruit would have only made Hunter S. Thompson more alluring (if that were possible) and my mother was constitutionally opposed to shutting off free inquiry or creativity.

We did, however, have some very interesting conversations about what I’d read.

Recent letters to the editor have highlighted what a hot-button issue a book can be, even in an age when people’s reading habits are falling away under the seductive power of streaming video.

There’s been a lively debate in Sisters and elsewhere as to whether “George,” by Alex Gino — which tells the story of a transgender child — belongs on the book list for Battle of the Books.

I know what my mother would think.

The urge to silence voices that make us uncomfortable or that we simply dislike is not the province of one political bent or another. It’s an authoritarian impulse that manifests itself across the ideological spectrum.

A social-media lynch mob killed a book last month.

A young woman named Amélie Wen Zhao fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a published author (with a $500,000 three-book contract) with the scheduled publication of her YA fantasy novel “Blood Heir.”

Then a horde of socialmedia vampires descended to rip her apart.

The book’s diverse cast — which you’d think might be a plus — was savaged as cultural appropriation.

Dealing with slavery? How dare she?

“How is nobody mentioning the anti-blackness and blatant bigotry in this book?” one reader wrote on Goodreads. “This book is about slavery, a false oppression narrative that equates having legitimately dangerous magical powers that kill people with being an oppressed minority, like a person of color. This whole story is absolutely repulsive.”

As the New York Times reports, Zhao noted that she wrote from her “immediate cultural perspective” and to address the “epidemic of indentured and human trafficking prevalent in many industries across Asia, including in my own home country. The narrative and history of slavery in the U.S. is not something I can, would or intended to write, but I recognize that I am not writing in merely my own cultural context.”

Zhao abased herself in the face of the mob. “I am so sorry for the pain this has caused,” she wrote.

With her publisher ’s acquiescence, she pulled the book.

This is the death of art.

Soon, creators will fear to step out their door at night and will sit in front of their screen, paralyzed in terror of typing a word that will destroy their career or strangle it in its crib.

Writers work hard to get it right. Accuracy is obviously a paramount goal for a work of non-fiction, and it is that wonderful “reckless verisimilitude” that makes great fiction sing. There’s a vast difference between getting it right in terms of accuracy and making a fictional world “real,” and getting it right in conformity to an artificial and constantly shifting standard driven by the cultural/political agendas and personal pathologies of self-appointed arbiters of moral correctness or social justice. One hones craft; the other destroys art.

Killing books is an act of the weak and the fearful.

Be strong and brave. Read books. Lots of them. Talk about them with your family and friends. If a book upsets you, or fills you with joy, think about why. And if your kid wants to read some Hunter S. Thompson, I’m sure we can find a copy of “Hell’s Angels” somewhere…

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

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Native bird rescues are subject of next STA talk

By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent

Elise Wolf, a professional in wild bird rehabilitation, will be the speaker at a presentation sponsored by the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) Thursday, February 21, in the Sisters Camp Sherman Fire Station Community Hall.

Wolf is the director of Native Bird Care of Sisters, an avian rescue center right here in the Sisters area.

Her topic will be “Sisters’ Extraordinary Birds: Up Close & Personal.” The talk

is the latest in the Bjarne Holm Speakers Series sponsored by STA. The STA series focuses on local outdoor recreation and natural resource issues.

Native Bird Care of Sisters was founded by Wolf in 2010 as a nonprofit volunteer organization that offers specialized care and rehabilitation for shore, water, and songbirds, with the goal of caring for and helping wild birds in need.

Wo l f p r o m i s e s a See BIRD RESCUES on page 28 PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

Dave Elliott is heading for the life of a gentleman rancher after decades of work and service in Sisters.

Heartwarmers continue Former Sisters mayor looks back to spread love live with his grandparents because of his medical needs.

When Kaenon was just two months old, tragedy struck the family when his grandfather was killed while working under his car. So the blanket ladies also presented a blanket to his grandma to provide comfort to her.

T h a t ’s what the Heartwarmers volunteers do. Volunteers, now numbering 154 in groups in Bend, Sisters, and Redmond, gather twice a month to create fleece blankets and scarves,

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Last Tuesday at Sisters City Hall, a 10-month-old boy named Kaenon was gifted with a soft fleece blanket with footballs scattered across it. Additionally, he received a coordinating brown knitted bear to hug.

He was accompanied by his mother, Ashlee, and grandmother, Laurie, of Sisters.

Kaenon has had a rough start to his young life, having undergone seven surgeries since his birth. He and his mom came to Sisters to

See BLANKETS on page 30

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Dave Elliott is leaving Sisters after four decades during which he did as much as anyone to make the community what it is today.

Elliott served twice as mayor of Sisters — the second time presiding over a period of massive change to the town — and as chair of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors as the fire department transitioned into the modern era.

Now he’s retiring to a 46-acre spread near Spray,

Oregon, that he purchased with his son, Mitch, where he figures he’ll probably “work harder than ever.”

Elliott hit Sisters in the fall of 1978. He’d done an eight-year stint in the U.S. Navy and was working on the maintenance crew at Camp David, Maryland when family connections led Sisters developer Greg Podorein to invite him out west to build houses with him. That’s what Elliott did until one of Sisters’ periodic crashes put the housing market into deep freeze. He worked at Hoyt’s Hardware & Building Supply for several years, then he and

his wife Janet bought Ali’s Deli, which they operated for a dozen years or more.

Elliott also managed an RV park and what is now Sisters Inn, and in recent years has served as customer service manager at Bi-Mart.

His last day there will be February 14.

Throughout his working life in Sisters, Elliott made time for public service. He served as mayor briefly in the 1980s, then was appointed to the Sisters City Council at the end of 1998. He would be named mayor in 2003 and See ELLIOTT on page 18

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

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

Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration.

Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.

Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Friends of the Sisters Library Board Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.

Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.

Church. 541-548-0440.

Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver are held quarterly; please call for details.

Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, 541-388-9013.

Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.

Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.

SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.

For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation location, email: steelefly@msn.com.

District. 541-549-2091.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.

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

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

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 Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse Admin Bldg. See schedule online at 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.

Location information: 541-279-1977.

Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.

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

541-549-6022.

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

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

FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.

Board of Directors Meets monthly.

541-595-2191 for time & date.

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

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

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

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

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

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Lady Outlaws post big basketball win over Woodburn

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws notched a sweet 41-32 victory at home over Woodburn on Wednesday, February 6. The contest was played a day later than scheduled due to weather conditions.

At the start of the contest, Sisters came out aggressive and ready to play, and with approximately three minutes left in the first quarter held an 8-6 lead. The last couple of minutes the Outlaws had good looks at the basket, but couldn’t get their shots to fall, and at the close of the period trailed 9-10.

Sydney Head made both her shots at the charity stripe to start the second quarter scoring, and the Outlaws regained the lead 11-10.

Meaghan Greaney gave the Outlaws the big boost they

needed, and scored seven of the Outlaws’ 10 points in the quarter. At the half, Sisters was on top 19-16.

The Outlaws had an early 7-0 run in the third quarter, and midway through the period extended their lead to 26-20. Isabelle Spitler’s two three-point shots highlighted the quarter, and the period ended with a nice dish from Hallie Schwartz to Greaney, who made the short shot for the score.

Head’s three-point shot highlighted the final quarter.

The Outlaws held the lead the entire second half and beat the Bulldogs by nine.

Greaney had an outstanding performance — the best game of her career. Meaghan posted Sisters’ first doubledouble of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Spitler had a great all-around game and recorded 10 points,

including three threes.

Coach Brittaney Niebergall-Brown commented on Greaney’s and Spitler’s performance.

“Meaghan’s strength and aggression was unmatched under the basket. Her hard work and dedication to improving her basketball skills really shined tonight.

Isabelle hit two key threepointers in the third quarter to give us momentum and stretch our lead.”

Head also had a great game. Sydney tallied seven points, pulled down seven rebounds, and dished out five assists.

“Sydney had a terrific all-around game,” said Niebergall-Brown. “Since day one, she has worked very, very hard at continuing to develop her game. I thought that things really came together for her and I am really happy she got to celebrate her performance with a win. She has been an excellent leader for our team, and her work ethic is there every day in practice and in games.”

Sophia (Bianchi), at the point guard position, also had a strong performance, and Niebergall-Brown told The Nugget she knew she could trust Sophia to get the ball up the court as well as be a

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Payden Petterson scores in Outlaws victory over Woodburn. positive leader on the floor.

Payden Petterson and RylieReece Morgan also contributed in the rebounding effort, with six rebounds each.

“This was the most complete game we have played as a team,” commented Niebergall-Brown. “A lot of things that we have been working on all year we are demonstrating with better skill and more confidence.

I was really happy for the girls and appreciated the support of all our Future Lady Outlaws and their families.

This win was not just a win at the varsity level, but it was a program victory as well.

We’re going to keep working in practice, and we’ll see how we do in the last three games.”

The Outlaws game at Philomath that was scheduled for Friday, February 8, was canceled due to poor weather conditions and will be played at a later date. Sisters was to play at home against Stayton on Tuesday, February 12.

They will travel to Sweet Home on Friday.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Hallie Schwartz sets up a play against Woodburn.

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AWARDS: Chamber hosted event at FivePine Lodge & Conference Center Continued from page 1

Glenn Miller, president of the Sisters Rodeo Association, has been volunteering with that organization for half of its 79-year lifespan and has presided over significant initiatives that have kept the Rodeo at the forefront of the sport.

“It takes a leader to direct all the pieces of the Biggest Little Show in the World,” Buckmann noted.

Chris Wilder presented Daly Haasch with the Customer Service Award for her business, Sisters Ace Hardware.

“This means so much to me,”

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Jeri Buckmann with Citizen of the Year G.J. Miller of the Sisters Rodeo Association.

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The Hen’s Tooth was honored as Business of the Year.

Haasch said, describing taking over the store after her divorce.

“I was a girl who now had a hardware store and a lot of work ahead of her,” she said.

She’s made a go of it for the past three years and employs 13 people.

Rosie Horton was honored as Citizen of the Year. Horton, who owns Common Threads in Sisters, has been a Chamber board member, was a longtime Quilt Show board member, a Starry Nights sponsor and has taught and coached swimming for youth in Sisters for many years.

The Hen’s Tooth was honored as

Business of the Year after four decades in retail in Sisters. Debbie Westerndorf founded the store in 1978 after recognizing that she had a passion for retail.

There wasn’t a lot in Sisters at that time, but The Hen’s Tooth became a cornerstone of the retail community in downtown Sisters, offering an array of gifts and outstanding customer service.

Debbie’s passion was handed down to the second generation with her daughter Heather Olson. The Hen’s Tooth has become a destination shopping experience for several generations of Sisters visitors and shoppers.

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Obituaries Carol Fay Elder

December 21, 1942 — January 17, 2019

Carol Fay (Lash) Elder, Age 76, passed on January 17 at home with family after a long road with cancer.

Carol was born December 21, 1942, to Mike (Sr.) and Lula Mae Lash in Aberdeen, WA. She married the love of her life, William H. Elder, on June 10, 1961, in Neilton, Washington. Bill and Carol then made their home in Quinault, WA where they raised their family. They retired to Sisters in 1995.

Carol was an avid quilter and loved all of the quilting groups she was involved in.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Mike (Sr.) and Lula Mae Lash; her brothers Mike Lash, Jr., and Billie Lash of Hoquiam, Washington.

Carol is survived by her husband of 57-1/2 years, William Elder; her daughter, Sarah Elder; and adopted son, Kaiden; grandsons, Casey Elder of Quinault, Washington, and James Mullins of Brady, Washington; two greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A private service and Celebration of Life will be held in Quinault, Washington, at a later date when the

John L. McLaren, Jr. April 21, 1943 — January 24, 2019

weather is better.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and/or Hero Quilters of Sisters.

Terry Brotherton Terhune March 14, 1941 — January 31, 2019

Terry Brotherton Terhune, age 77, passed peacefully on January 31, 2019, at OHSU Hospital with her family surrounding her.

Born on March 14, 1941 in Walla Walla, Washington.

Married to Charles Terhune.

Educated in Walla Walla and at Northwestern University with graduate work at Stanford University, and Oregon State University.

Lived primarily in Oregon, including Corvallis and Sisters. Loved to travel and teach. Converted to Catholicism after many years

of visiting Mt. Angel Abbey and established a trust to support Mt. Angel seminarians in their education. Found resilience in her faith and family.

Survived by husband, Charles Terhune; children Chip, Elizabeth, and Catherine Terhune; grandchildren Ben and Grete Feldman and Morgan and Cole Terhune. Predeceased by brother William “Biff” Brotherton.

The service will be private and for family only.

Donations in Terry’s memory may be made to Fossil

Educational Foundation, P.O. Box 206, Fossil, Oregon 97830. The family expresses their deep gratitude to the dedication and thoughtfulness of the OHSU caregivers.

Obituaries Policy: The Nugget Newspaper does not charge a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries may be up to 400 words and include one photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by The Nugget Newspaper advertising department. Obituary submissions must be received by noon on Monday. Obituaries may be submitted to The Nugget by email or hand delivery to our office located at 442 E. Main Ave., Sisters.

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John was born in Portland, Oregon the son of Jack and Dona McLaren (deceased). He grew up in Beaverton and graduated from Beaverton High School in 1961.

After completing his military service he met and married Kay (Shoop) in 1966.

They recently celebrated 53 years of marriage. They moved to Sisters, Oregon in 1978, where they continued to reside for over 25 years.

During this period they owned and operated Sisters Mercantile.

John was a perfectionist in every sense of the word: A talented woodworker and finish carpenter. His lawns were legendary...perfectly manicured with straight edging. He liked nothing better than to mow, start the sprinklers, open a cold beer and watch his grass grow so that he could mow once again.

He was a car enthusiast and owned many — always spotless and in good working order. He loved to golf and play cards and always

mixed a stiff drink.

He was a good and honorable man who set high standards for himself and others.

His former employment includes Hertz Rent A Car, Kuni Cadillac, G.J. Miller Construction and Black Butte Ranch.

He will be truly missed by his wife; daughters Cori Wunderle (Andreas), Shelley Lindsey (Kevin); seven grandchildren; his sister, Connie Sheeley; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service has been planned at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland on March 8 at 11 a.m. All are welcome.

www.NuggetNews.com We want to thank the Sisters Community for your love and support.

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Sisters business opts out of Big Data with no regrets

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

The new owner of a venerable Sisters retail establishment has joined a hot new trend. Is it a brilliant new technology, disrupting the bookselling business?

On the contrary. Lane Jacobson, owner of Paulina Springs Books since November 1, used the good old-fashioned medium of the email newsletter to announce: “Given the recent and continuing revelations about Facebook’s misuse of and seeming disregard for the privacy of its users and their data, I have elected to halt any further Paulina Springs Books activity on Facebook and Instagram (owned by Facebook). We take the privacy of our customers very seriously, and we expect the same from organizations we partner with and platforms that we use.”

The straw that broke the camel’s back, according to Jacobson, was news of a Facebook boycott by prominent civil rights supporters.

A report for the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee revealed that a Russian influence campaign “made an

extraordinary effort to target African-Americans” via the social behemoth’s network.

Reports show that a variety of ploys were used on Facebook to suppress voter turnout. The FacebookInstagram-WhatsApp corporate empire is under scrutiny by politicians, businesses, the press, and citizens for a wide range of systemic abuses of public trust.

According to Megy Karydes at Inc., customers are “wary of social media platforms right now. What we can do is build up our other marketing tools, like building our email list or consider other ways to market to our customers.”

The bookstore already takes a similar approach.

“Paulina Springs is fortunate in that social media is not a huge part of our marketing strategy,” Jacobson told The Nugget. “We exist in a community that operates outside of that.”

Community is a common thread among the many businesses and individuals abandoning Facebook, and social media in general. This was observed in a recent roundup of trends to watch in 2019, conducted by Adobe Spark.

The software company Adobe has enormous reach with creative and marketing professionals. Their apps are indispensable in the industry.

“Several of our influencers and insiders that we spoke to believed that creators and community builders will start moving away from the big platforms that do little to support them or their communities,” an Adobe blog reported.

It went on, “As we continue to define for ourselves how social media fits into our lives, we see communities getting creative with how and where they connect.”

Brick-and-mortar, independent bookstores provide a connection point.

“I definitely understand and appreciate what bookstores are to communities,” says Jacobson, who has been in the business about a decade.

“The idea of algorithms and Amazon’s recommendations — that’s all based on where you’ve been,” he added. “Booksellers can help you figure out where you’re going.”

Studies show that if a customer spends $100 at an independent local retailer, $48 will circulate throughout the local economy. Spend the

same $100 at a big chainstore nearby, and only $14 stays local. Buying from online stores like Amazon drains money out of a community. A mere $1 remains local.

Paulina Springs customers can curb online spending by ordering books from the store.

It takes approximately 1–2 business days for most deliveries. Customers may phone, send email, drop in, or place a website order. Jacobson hopes to update the web ordering system soon.

The 27-year-old bookseller considers bookstores an important “third place” for people in a community.

He said, “They have home, they have their work, and they have their third place — coffeehouse, gym, bookstore.”

Bookstores disperse information and knowledge, public perception of which has been substantially altered by social media, Google, and the digital surveillance economy.

“It’s a really tricky time, because everything is political now,” Jacobson acknowledged. He believes “it’s good to read outside of your experience” and that bookstores should “encourage people to read and think critically.

“Polarization is a

problem because it leads to lack of conversation,” he said.

“Democracy is built on conversations with those whom we disagree with. And when we’re not having those conversations, the process kind of falters.”

Paulina Springs Books plans to host new events including discussions aiming to bridge the gap between readers of differing beliefs.

The bookstore will use Twitter to maintain a presence in the publishing industry and attract bigger-name authors for in-store events.

Jacobson quit his personal social media accounts about a year ago.

“No regrets,” he said.

“Even moving across the country, away from all my friends, I’m entirely able to keep in touch.”

Time management, prioritization, and mental health were his primary reasons for quitting. Now he relishes losing the urge to “share,” which used to interrupt activities like hiking.

“Everything that I do now is for my own enjoyment,” he said with a grin. “Going a year without that desire to take a picture to share on Instagram?

That’s great.”

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Four Outlaw swimmers head to state

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Sisters High School will be represented by four star swimmers at the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A State Championships this week at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Club in Beaverton after stellar performances at Districts February 8 at South Albany High School.

Snowy weather resulted in travel concerns and the league decided to conduct the meet in one day with no preliminaries, just timed finals. Though highly unorthodox, Singleton said her swimmers adjusted just fine.

“Everyone stepped up despite the unexpected changes, and many swam their best races of the season.”

Sisters is part of Special District 3 for swimming which includes teams from Blanchet, Stayton, Sweet Home, Cascade, Junction City, Kennedy, Marist, North Marion, Philomath and Salem Academy. The top finishers in each individual event and relay qualified automatically for state, while the rest of the field was determined by top times from the four 4A/3A/2A/1A special districts that are comprised of 40 teams in all.

“We had to wait until Sunday to find out who all made it to state, which was a bit nerve-racking,” said Head Coach Bryn Singleton.

Lydia Bartlett enters the meet with the top seed time

in the 200-yard free after winning the district title with a best time of 1:58.89, which set a new school record.

Bartlett is the third seed in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:15.23. Bartlett placed a very close second last year in the event at state, but will face some new competition this year as a freshman, Elena Gingras of Valley Catholic, has the top seed time at 5:10.07. Bartlett’s lifetime best came at state last year when she clocked 5:04.77.

With a time of 1:03.52 on her way to winning the 100-yard butterfly, Meredith Mandal is the number-five seed for state. The state leader, Lizzy Cook of Catlin Gabel, is a strong favorite to win, with a best of 55.83, nearly 5 seconds better than the next best qualifier.

Mandal also qualified in the 100-yard freestyle.

Bartlett and Mandal will team with Brooke Robillard and Maddie Busick in the 200-yard freestyle relay where they are seeded fourth with a time of 1:46.50 in what could turn out to be one of the most exciting races of the state meet based on seed times among the top six schools. The quartet is also ranked fourth in the 400-yard freestyle with a seed time of 3:55.03.

Robillard will also compete as an individual in the 100-yard breaststroke, where she is seeded ninth (1:14.16), but expected to finish higher, according to Singleton.

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Brooke Robillard, Lydia Bartlett, Meredith Mandal and Maddie Busick will compete at state.

Singleton singled out Busick, the least experienced of the four girls qualifying for state, for her tremendous improvement at district.

“Maddie cut two full seconds off of her 50-yard free time and four seconds in the 100, which was amazing.”

None of the Outlaw boys rose to the top of the heap for state qualifying, but that is not to say they swam poorly.

“Although the boys did not qualify for state, they edged closer in many events,” said Singleton. “Sam Mayes set a personal best of 24.44 in the 50 free, and all three boys’ relays placed well and took off significant time from their previous bests,” she said. “If they continue to work hard next season, there is great potential for them to reach state.”

A s e x p e c t e d , S w e e t Home’s girls dominated the

team race, winning with 257 points. Sisters placed fourth with 144. For the boys, Salem Academy edged Philomath by just 8 points, winning with a total of 203. Sisters’ boys finished eighth with 58.

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the girls to do what they’ve been doing all their careers: “Swim hard and to the best of their ability.”

Sisters snagged a fourthplace trophy last year, but that might be a stretch this year as the team is entered in fewer events overall.

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expected.

“Originally, the bond was just going to touch one and two,” Hudson told The Nugget. “We were able to incorporate a lot of student outcomes.”

“We’re very proud of the project team and how they delivered,” said school board member Jay Wilkins, who headed up a citizens’ bond oversight committee.

The District ended up with considerably more funds than those voters signed off on.

They caught a “tailwind” in selling the bonds, earning additional money to the tune of nearly $1 million from favorable market timing. In addition to that, Sisters was unexpectedly in a position to be awarded $4 million in state grants.

“We were able to go in and refurbish a whole science lab (at Sisters Middle School),” Hudson offered as an example.

The Leadership/Language Arts classroom was doubled in size to offer more functional space, and a new SMS student union has proved to

be a popular and welcoming space for students.

“The kids rush to get there for lunch,” said Superintendent Curt Scholl.

A list of bond-related projects may be found with the online version of this story at www.nuggetnews. com.

“A lot of the things we did were safety upgrades,” Scholl noted.

We were able to go in and refurbish a whole science lab (at Sisters Middle School).

— Brett Hudson That included redesigning and remodeling building entrances to improve security and sight lines. Paint and sealer and projects to catch up to deferred maintenance will enhance building longevity, Hudson noted, and upgrades to lighting will provide operational savings.

For example, new highefficiency LED field lights at Reed Stadium are so efficient that the entire system runs on what one of the original six light poles used.

School noted that, “One very noticeable improvement while visiting the schools during our afterhours events is the Districtwide upgrade to LED lighting. Several IT projects and systems upgrades were also made throughout the District to facilitate the educational models for the schools.”

Wilkins noted that the bond oversight committee was fortunate in that they knew in advance that there would be more money to work with, which enabled the project team to make strategic choices about projects.

The District “reached out to each school and the operations department to identify additional needs for the facilities,” Scholl reported.

Wilkins acknowledged that there was ”a lot of pressure to deliver” for a skeptical electorate that had earlier rejected a bond. The bond oversight committee was created to ensure that the public got its money’s worth — and knew it.

Once tangible results became apparent, Wilkins said, “that’s when I felt the momentum really turned.”

Delivering on time and on or under budget wasn’t easy. A booming construction market meant that it was sometimes “tough finding the

trades to complete the job,” Hudson said.

And since the 2008 Great Recession, “suppliers don’t have things on their shelves,” Hudson observed.

“Everything you need is special-order.”

I think what’s really exciting is how it’s set up for the future.

— Jay Wilkins That made for long lead times trying to hit a narrow window of summertime construction, especially for the middle school, which was heavily torn up last summer.

It was a close call, but the SMS work was completed in time for students to be in their classrooms on time in September.

Wilkins noted that the District has established reserves for maintenance so that the newly refurbished buildings stay in good shape and functional for years to come.

“I think what’s really exciting,” he said, “is how it’s set up for the future.”

Cougar deemed threat and killed in Bend Saturday BEND (AP) — Authorities say they’ve killed a cougar that had been seen around homes in Bend.

Agents with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Bend police tracked the animal into the Deschutes River Woods on Saturday morning. They say they believe that based on the territorial nature of male cougars and the size of its paws, it was the same animal that had been seen in backyards in southwest Bend and that it did pose a threat to people.

It weighed 135 pounds.

Officials say the river canyon offers excellent habitat for mountain lions, and people should be aware that they might encounter one in the area.

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Governor Brown discusses funding with local educators

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Governor Kate Brown paid a visit to Central Oregon on Friday, February 1, and made her first stop of the day in Redmond where she met with a group of 18 teachers and school counselors representing school districts in Madras, Prineville, Redmond, Bend, and Sisters. Among the group were Sisters Elementary teacher Clay Warburton and Sisters Middle School teacher Deborah Riehle.

The Central Oregon office of Oregon Education Association helped organize the visit which was intended to allow the governor to hear directly from those “in the trenches” the needs of K-12 public education in the state.

For an hour Brown listened and responded to teachers, some very experienced and others new to the field, who chronicled their experiences that have been impacted by the lack of funding in Oregon over the past 30 years, all the way back to Measure 5, that has seen Oregon’s class sizes grow, school year length shrink, and graduation rates dip.

Brown has made similar visits around the state as she put together her budget for the next two years. Her vision is for a seamless system of education from “cradle to career.”

“My goal is to figure out how to invest in the K-12 schools 9.1 billion this biennium,” she said. “I know certainly we can do more than that which is why I have also created (an) investment package totalling two billion extra dollars focused on reducing class sizes for K-3 and extending the school year, as well as supporting Career Technical Ed (CTE).”

Brown made mention of her previous visits to Bend and Sisters and complimented both as having “some extraordinary programs” in the CTE area. She quoted statistics that show the students who have access to CTE programs have a graduation rate as much as

10 percent higher than students who don’t, which is attributed to the learning being more engaging and relevant.

On this topic, one middle school teacher made the point that CTE needs to extend down into the lower grades as well as the improvements at the high school.

Brown noted that the state has struggled since 1992, when she first ran for secretary of state, to stabilize funding for education. Measure 5, which passed in 1990, was followed by Measures 47 and 50 in 1996 and 1997, a decade marked by anti-tax fervor in the state. These measures, which cut property taxes, effectively took away local control for funding schools in Oregon and placed those decision in the hands of the legislature, which has resulted in over 25 years of funding erosion.

She looks forward to the upcoming legislative session because she believes “it is an incredible opportunity to make a significant investment in our education system.”

Clay Warburton, long-time fourth-grade teacher at Sisters Elementary, sees a number of places that need further investment, but in no way wants anyone to misunderstand his gratitude for the local support from the Sisters community that sets our school district apart from most in the state.

“One thing we heard repeatedly is that there is a critical need for more counselors and behavior programs K-12,” he said. “This has really emerged as one of our greatest needs here in Sisters and throughout Central Oregon. The need for more care of our students, along with the dedication to teaching and learning was echoed by all of the educators who shared with the governor,” he said.

“As our colleagues from around the region described what was happening in their buildings, it became very apparent what a special scenario we have built here in Sisters…a scenario that is

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I feel a deep sense of gratitude to be a part of such a dedicated and professional staff that gets to deliver learning experiences to our students within this framework of community support.

— Clay Warburton Everyone in the group meeting, along with the governor, agreed that Oregon has gone too long underfunding education. People were not focused on increasing teacher salaries, but rather on improving learning and working conditions for everyone involved.

A number of teachers spoke about the uphill battle of meeting the needs of their students when class sizes are large and support services including counselors, paraprofessionals, and behavioral specialists are inadequate.

The governor has a strong belief in the payoff of high quality early childhood education, which means pre-kindergarten learning programs being installed throughout the state.

“I want all of our lowincome families to gain access to early childhood education over the next six years,” she said.

Behavioral health will also be funded more fully under

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Deb Riehle and two other teachers laugh with Governor Kate Brown following a meeting with 18 Central Oregon educators February 1. her plan, with up to $50 million to be added, earmarked specifically for more early childhood access in that area.

A student support specialist from La Pine spoke to the need for school districts to be more free to allocate funding tailored to that school or district’s specific needs. “Fair is not always equal,” she said.

A rally of educators from throughout Oregon is scheduled for President’s Day at 10 a.m. at the state capitol in Salem. The rally is part of a growing movement among educators and citizens

working to increase educational funding in Oregon.

A number of Sisters School District educators plan to attend.

Following the meeting, Riehle said, “I appreciated how Governor Brown was listening and responding to the individual questions, and not being too broad in her responses.

I think she realizes how difficult this job has become for school personnel, and also the importance of our students and our future. I hope she stands true to her ideas and can make some positive change.”

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Step & Spine to open clinic at Eagle Crest

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

From a start in a 200-square-foot storage room at Cascade Fitness, Step & Spine Physical Therapy has grown to include a flagship clinic in Sisters, a large facility in Redmond, and a clinic in Bend. Now, the Sistersbased physical therapy clinic is set to open a facility at 7555 Falcon Crest Dr. in Eagle Crest resort between Sisters and Redmond.

“We have quite a few Eagle Crest patients here,” Barrett Ford, co-founder and physical therapist at Step & Spine Physical Therapy, explained.

“They’re an active aging population that want to continue playing and doing what they want.”

The new clinic will be more convenient for them than a trip into Redmond or Sisters, and the space will also serve as an administrative office for the growing practice.

With treadmills, stationary bikes, and other training and rehabilitation equipment, team members can attend to the varying physical needs of patients, while allowing for privacy when needed.

“Thanks to continued

growth, we needed more patient treatment space in our existing Redmond clinic,” said Ford. “Our administrative offices will be relocated to Eagle Crest, which will allow for additional treatment rooms in Redmond.”

Ford attributes the growth of the clinic to a philosophy of connected, hands-on interaction with patients.

Our philosophy has always been to really connect with patients, helping them understand their problem so that they have some tools to keep them better.

— Barrett Ford “Our philosophy has always been to really connect with patients,” he said, “helping them understand their problem so that they have some tools to keep them better.”

Step & Spine now has 11 physical therapists in Redmond; two in Sisters; and

five in Bend. Katie Ferraro, PT, Cert MDT, will be the physical therapist at Step & Spine’s new location in Eagle Crest.

It’s a long journey from seeing patients in the back room of a gym with karate and spin classes going on just outside.

“I’m kind of amazed that anyone came in to see me!”

Ford said with a grin.

Growth was always part of the plan.

“I always wanted to make a difference,” Ford told The Nugget. “The more people you can love on, treat, help, the better it feels, I guess.”

And, he noted, “I do like to grow; I do like to expand.

Business kind of intrigues me.

But honestly, it really is out of patient experience.”

That experience is built around being the first line of helping someone overcome a physical injury or ailment.

Physical therapy is “conservative care,” Ford notes — early effective PT can head off more extreme interventions such as surgery.

Ford feels passionately about the impact his work has on patients’ lives — and he works with people who share that passion.

Ferraro matches that profile.

“She’s been a PT probably 20-years-plus,” Ford said.

“She’s been with us multiple years. Katie is one of those ones that really connect with people.”

Ferraro was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. She received her undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University and went on to physical therapy school at Finch University of Health Sciences in Chicago.

In addition to her deep experience in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy, Katie has experience working in pediatrics, home health and work conditioning.

As is frequently the case in the field, Katie became a physical therapist after recovering from a severe injury and seeing the transformation that can come from physical therapy.

“My experience helps me better relate to my patients.

I understand how it feels to have physical limitations, and I strive to help people feel stronger and more confident in their ability to do the things they enjoy,” said Katie.

She loves treating patients of all ages, but is especially

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Katie Ferraro, PT, Cert MDT, will be the physical therapist at Step & Spine’s new location in Eagle Crest. passionate about working with older athletes.

“Even though age brings limitations, these athletes have the drive to continue playing their sport, and I love helping them keep going,” she said.

Katie is the mother of two children. Her husband is a seventh-grade math teacher in Prineville. When not working, Ferraro enjoys the many activities she helps her patients continue to enjoy: winter sports, camping, paddleboarding, kayaking, hiking and attempting to run — as she admits, very slowly.

Step & Spine Physical Therapy will have a soft opening at the clinic on February 18.

For more information visit www.stepandspine.com.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S ART-i-facts, an Interactive Art Experience

Wednesday, February 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. is a night of art in the Sisters High School Commons.

Sisters Country is invited to attend the 22nd annual celebration of the arts at SHS! Bring the whole family to participate at our hands-on art stations. Student-designed silkscreen T-shirts, collaborative art stations, a take-away prize for visiting all the stations, and more! Enjoy our pop-up gallery of student art, luthier designs, and live entertainment from SHS music programs as well as refreshments.

Admission is $5, $20 for family.

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Saturday, February 16 from noon to 1:30 p.m. the Alzheimer’s Association will hold a program at the Sisters Library on Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior.

Learn to decode behavioral messages in the absence of language due to Alzheimer’s disease. To register call 800-2723900 or go to alz.org/oregon.

Annual Chili Feed for Vets

Ronnie and Susie Frigulti present their 6th annual free chili feed for veterans and their families on Saturday, February 16 from noon to 3 p.m. at Sisters Community Sisters School Church. The Board Budget meal includes Committee Wednesday, February 13 homemade chili, Opening sausage, coleslaw, School Bond Open House The SSD Board cake, coffee 5 p.m. at Sisters School District Office of Directors will and soft drinks. appoint one Please RSVP community Saturday, February 16 the number member to fill Dementia-Related Behavior of attendees one interim noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sisters Library

by Tuesday, vacant Budget February 12 at Committee Saturday, February 16 541-549-1089 position to Annual Chili Feed for Vets or via email serve for one noon at Sisters Community Church to frigulti@ budget term (to bendcable.com. expire 6/30/19).

Sunday, February 17 Candidates must School Bond live in the district, Backcountry Film Festival Open House not be officers or 7 p.m. at Sisters Movie House The Sisters employees of the School District district, and be Monday, February 18 would like to qualified district thank the Sisters Fly Fishing Photo Class voters; they Community for 7 p.m. at Sisters Community Church should participate their support of in school the 2016 school Tuesday, February 19 activities, be a bond with a AARP Driver’s Safety positive problem final open house 9 a.m. at Sisters Community Church solver and on Wednesday, commit time to February 13 at 5 review material, p.m. at the Sisters District Office. and attend committee meetings.

More information is available at For application email Mel at mel. ssd6.org/departments/facilities/ petterson@sisters.k12.or.us or pick bondoverview. up at the district office. Deadline to apply is Friday, February 22 by 4 p.m. Questions? Call 541-549-8521.

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AARP Driver’s Safety

AARP’s Driver Safety Course, a classroom refresher for motorists 50 and older, will be offered on Tuesday, February 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. There will be a one-hour lunch break. Call 541-390-6075 to register. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers.

Oregon Quilt Project Documentation Days

The Oregon Quilt Project will be in Sisters documenting quilts residing in Oregon that are old, new or made elsewhere. Quilts that have not been quilted, “summer quilts” (with a backing but no quilt padding), tied quilts, and quilted garments can also be documented.

Each person can bring two quilts for documentation. The documentation days are Friday, March 8 from 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Stitchin’ Post (311 W. Cascade Ave.). Contact Zeta Seiple at 541-549-6157 for information and appointments.

Documentation appointments are limited and will be scheduled on a first come first served basis.

Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District currently has one open position on their Budget Committee. This position is for a four-year term. Members of the Budget Committee must be a resident registered voter or own real estate within the boundaries of the Fire District.

Applications may be picked up at the Fire District’s Administrative Office located at 301 S. Elm St. in Sisters between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or online at www.sistersfire.com. Completed applications must be received in the Fire District’s Administrative Office no later than February 14, 2019. Successful applicant will be appointed at the Fire District’s regularly scheduled Board Meeting on February 19, 2019. Call 541-549-0771 for more information.

SPRD Seeks Budget Committee Members

The Sisters Park and Recreation District Board of Directors is accepting applications from interested community members who would like to fill two vacant budget committee positions. The Board will review applications and appointments will be made at the March 19, 2019 board meeting.

To be eligible for appointment, the candidate: 1) must live within the SPRD boundaries, 2) must not be an officer or employee of the SPRD and 3) must be a qualified voter of the District.

Applications may be obtained at the SPRD office located at 1750 W. McKinney Butte Rd. or on our website at www. sistersrecreation.com. Please return your application to the District office or email it to sprd@ sistersrecreation.com by Thursday, February 28 at 5 p.m. Call 541-5492091 with questions or for more information.

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My Furry Valentine Drive

Show some love to your Furry Friends by dropping off dry dog or cat food at First American Title’s pet food drive. Open MondayFriday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The drive culminates on Wednesday, February 13 with a coffee and cupcakes social from 3 to 5 p.m.

Located at 178 S. Elm St. For more information about the drive call 541-904-3049.

One-Act Plays

Fourth Annual “Now You’re Talking...” Theater Event. Thursday through Sunday, February 21–24, local nonprofit Silent Echo Theater Company will premiere eight one-act plays by different playwrights at The Belfry.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m., with matinee shows at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Doors open one hour prior to curtain. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at bendticket. com; at the door is cash only. For information call 541-719-8779.

Sisters Rodeo Poster

Sisters Rodeo will host an unveiling of the 2019 rodeo poster at Dixie’s in downtown Sisters on Friday, February 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The public is welcome. For information call 541-549-7142.

High Desert Art League Exhibit

The High Desert Art League, in collaboration with Black Butte Ranch, will be presenting an art exhibit, “Montage,” at Black Butte Ranch Lodge Gallery during the months of February, March and April 2019. In February, the exhibit will feature four League artists: Barbara Cella, Jean Lubin, Vivian Olsen and Joren Traveller. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Lodge and exhibit are open from 3 to 9 p.m. daily. Visit highdesertartleague.com or call 925-878-9723 for more info.

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LOST CAT: “COCONUT” is an 11-year old female lost from near East Washington and Cedar. Quite long-haired and fluffy, with long white whiskers and white paws/chin/ chest. Friendly but shy, can be quite vocal! If seen or found please call 541-663-6232.

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

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

St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Sat. Vigil Mass | 9 a.m. Sun. Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (SHS) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 541-550-0750 5 p.m. Praise and Prayer Service Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 68885 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Classes & Discussion Call for location and times • 541-549-6586

Go Fish Group will be meeting Monday, February 18 at 7 p.m. at Sisters Community Church.

The program will feature Eli Pyke, a Sisters resident that has used his photographic skills all over the world. He has recently been in Africa and India on photo shoots. He will show us video of rivers he has traveled to and tell us his tricks for getting great shots of our fishing destinations and the beautiful fish we catch.

He encourages us to bring our cameras. Check him out at ZionPictures.com. For info call 541-771-2211

Backcountry Film Festival

On Sunday, February 17 at 7 p.m. the Sisters Movie House will be hosting the Backcountry Film Festival, a celebration of winter and the passion for adventure. Proceeds raised will go toward Project SNOW (Studying Nature Outdoors in Winter), a program dedicated to providing free outdoor education experiences for over 2,000 kids in Central Oregon. Tickets may be purchased ahead of the event for $15. Call 541-383-5530 for more information or go to winterwildlands.org/backcountryfilm-festival/.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, homemade applesauce and more.

Adults: $4. Children 4-12: $2.

Family: $10. Info: 541-504-2413.

Sisters Library february events

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, February 14, 21 and 28 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.

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 Tuesday, February 19 at 11:30 a.m. Info: 541-312-1072.

Lost pets? Call HSCO, 541-382-3537; BrightSide, 541-923-0882; Des. Co. Animal Control, 541-388-6596; Sisters Vet Clinic, 541-549-6961; Black Butte Vet Clinic, 541-549-1837; Broken Top Vet Clinic, 541-389-0391.

Sisters Area Churches

Fly Fishing Photo & Video Class

Know Less Waste STAR: Twinkle Twinkle little star, how I wonder who you are; well come on down and meet Star! He is a sweet 3-year-old domestic shorthair kitty who was transferred here from another shelter and is now looking for his forever home!

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by Richard Russo with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, February 27, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

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Audition set for ‘The Snow Queen’ An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production of “The Snow Queen” Tuesday, February 19, at Sisters Middle School choir room from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Students K-8 are encouraged to audition. There is no cost, and no advance preparation is necessary. Those auditioning should arrive at 3:15 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours.

Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.

Although set in a “land of colored ice,” this classic tale will warm your heart in its illustrative retelling by a group of fun-loving, imaginative hobgoblins. Among the roles to be cast are the Snow Queen, Gerda, Gerda’s Grandma, Gerda’s best friend Kay, and Kay’s Grandma.

Also cast will be The Gardner Woman, Bae the Reindeer, and Yeti. More include The Little Robber Girl, Mr. and Mrs. Crow, and the Prince and Princess. There are also hobgoblins, snow animals, robbers, and snow chickens.

Assistant directors will

K-8TH GRADE AUDITIONS Tuesday, February 19, 3:15-5:15 p.m.

Sisters Middle School Choir Room also be cast to aid in rehearsals throughout the week and to take on essential backstage responsibilities. The Missoula Children’s Theatre touring productions are complete with costumes, scenery, props and make-up. MCT tour actor/directors will conduct rehearsals at Sisters Middle School throughout the week from 3:15 to 7:15 p.m., with a short dinner break. Students will be given specific cast rehearsal information when auditions are

complete.

The Snow Queen will be presented on Saturday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sisters High School auditorium. A $5 per person or $10 per family donation at the door is requested.

The M i s s o u l a Children’s Theatre residency in Sisters is brought to the community by Sisters Folk Festival and the Sisters School District with support from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Studio to School initiative.

For information, contact Kelley Moen at 541-5494979, ext. 6, or Kelley@ sistersfolkfestival.org.

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The Belfry Live Music with Dry Canyon Stampede 7 to 11 p.m. 7-piece Country Western band. $10 tickets.

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Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke Night with Rockin Robin 9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.

Downtown Bend and Old Mill District Oregon WinterFest 5 to 10 p.m. Live music, wine walk, fire pits, marketplace, family play zone and more! For additional information go to oregonwinterfest.com or call 541-323-0964.

Cork Cellars Live Music with Benji Nagel & Bill Powers 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. No cover! For information call 541-5492675 or go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.

Downtown Bend and Old Mill District Oregon WinterFest 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Live music, ice sculptures, marketplace, family play zone and more! For additional information go to oregonwinterfest.com or call 541-323-0964.

Hardtails Bar & Grill Karaoke Night with Rockin Robin 9 p.m. Every Saturday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.

Downtown Bend and Old Mill District Oregon WinterFest 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Live music, ice sculptures, marketplace, family play zone and more! For additional information go to oregonwinterfest.com or call 541-323-0964.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Artist in Residence with Painter Lindsay Martin 4 to 6 p.m. Free and all are welcome. For additional information call 541-638-7001.

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

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

Paulina Springs Books Author Presentation with Megan Griswold 6:30 p.m. “The Book of Help” is the story of one woman’s life-long quest for love, connection and peace of mind.

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Caldrea Arts Center Artists in Residence Open Studios 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Program begins at 1 p.m. Call 541-5950956 or go online to CalderaArts.org for more information.

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

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Wrestlers make Outlaws history at district championships

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The nine Outlaws wrestlers who competed at the OSAA Special District 4A Wrestling Championships at Madras High School Friday and Saturday, February 8-9, posted Sisters’ best showing ever for Outlaws wrestling.

They finished sixth out of eight teams with a score of 80.5.

La Grande took first (376.54), Baker was runnerup (317), and Ontario took third with 196 points.

Sisters’ squad had the lowest numbers (nine) of any team in attendance, yet came away with strong performances. Two wrestlers, junior Ethan Martin and senior Dalton Ford, both qualified for the state championships, which will be held in Portland. Martin brought home a bronze medal and Ford took fourth.

Ford (126 pounds) won the fourth-place wrestle back to earn his trip to state.

Coach John Downs explained what a wrestle back involves: “A fourth-place wrestle back means that it will prove who the true fourth-placer is. The person who earned fourth can be challenged if the person who earned fifth has never wrestled the fourthplace wrestler or beat him/her earlier in the tournament.”

Ford did exactly that.

Dalton won his first match by a fall, and then was pinned by the No. 1-seeded wrestler in his second match. The loss moved him into the consolation finals where he won in an 11-6 decision. That win gave him the right to challenge the fourth-place wrestler. Ford matched up against the fourth-place wrestler, and at the end of three rounds the score was even 8-8.

Downs said, “Their match

had to go into Sudden Victory, which means the first score wins. Dalton’s opponent was called for stalling, which gave Dalton one point and the win.

It was the most exciting and difficult match Dalton has ever wrestled in his entire wrestling career.”

Ford said, “I knew going into the wrestle back match that I had to win or it would be my last high school wrestling match. I was kind of nervous, but stuck to my moves, and controlled the match. The match was back-and-forth all three rounds. I got an escape with six seconds left to tie it up and send the match into sudden death. The kid kept backing up and I won because he got a technical violation for fleeing the mat.”

Martin (195 pounds) pinned his first opponent of the tourney in 18 seconds, which placed him in the semi-finals against the No. 1-seeded wrestler.

Ethan struggled throughout the match and lost 2-18. In the consolation semi-finals, Ethan won his match by a fall, and that put him into the third- and fourth-place finals.

“Ethan knew if he was to lose there could be a possible fourth-place wrestle back, and he did not want to take that chance,” said Downs.

“He was determined to win the third-place medal. He did an amazing job and pinned his opponent in 2:18, which sealed his trip to the state championships.”

Martin said, “I worked hard throughout the season to get where I am now, and was so happy to get third at districts. And, going to state has always been a dream of mine, so that’s a dream come true.”

Five other Outlaw wrestlers had noteworthy performances.

Daisy Patterson (126 pounds) was Sisters only girl wrestler. Daisy fought her

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The Sisters Outlaws wrestling squad closed out its season with its finest performance. way through the 126-pounds weight class and got into the fifth- and sixth-place championships, where she pinned her opponent in 5:42. Daisy qualified for the fourth-place wrestle back, but lost by a pin.

“I was so proud of Daisy earning a fifth-place finish at the boys District Championships,” said Downs.

Sophomore Chaz Patterson (132 pounds) had to wrestle the No. 1-seeded wrestler in his first match and lost by a fall. The loss sent him into the consolation bracket. He fought hard, and won three more matches, and in the final match won by a fall for a fifth-place finish.

Junior Dillon King (138 pounds) had a difficult bracket. In his first match he lost by a fall, and then in consolation he won two matches for a sixth-place finish.

Junior Anthony Randolph (145 pounds) was in the largest bracket in the tournament, and coaches knew he would have a difficult time. Anthony also fought his way through, and in the consolation round

finished sixth.

The Outlaws’ big guy, Damien King (235 pounds) wrestled in the 285 pound weight class. Damien lost by a fall to the No. 1 seed in his first match of the tourney. In consolation, he battled his way to the fifth/sixth-place match where he won by a fall and earned the fifth-place finish.

“Damien did a great job fighting through the tournament,” said Downs. “I was very proud of Damien to win this match because he had been back and forth with his Madras opponent all season, and seeing him finish the season pinning his opponent in 2:51 was just proof that he had vastly improved

throughout the year.”

Downs commented on how proud he was of his Outlaws squad.

“I was so impressed all year with this small team!” said Downs. “Wherever we went, whatever tournament we competed in, everybody always gave me their best.

We started out with 14 wrestlers, and during the season five quit because they thought wrestling was too tough. I was very proud of the nine I had left who understood the commitment it took to be an Outlaw wrestler. I’m so excited to have eight of these nine wrestlers returning to the team next year. I look forward to them being leaders and helping this program grow.”

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note on the door said, “This room is provided as a GIFT to users of the community trail.”

WOW. The Methow Valley community trail (www. methowtrails.org) was conceived of in 1977 and today encompasses over 200 km of hiking, biking and Nordic ski trails of which 44 percent crosses over 175 private properties via easements generously provided by visionary private property owners. Today, this amazing trail system generates over 6.7 million dollars annually in economic benefit to the area.

WOW. Later, while skiing blissfully along the wellgroomed trail and contemplating the generosity of so many private landowners co-operating to make this fabulous trail possible, we came upon a unique modern structure with a traditional forest service sign, including user icons, that said “BASECAMP.” As a curious builder, I had to investigate.

Shortly after opening the door, I was greeted by a friendly fellow, who introduced himself as Greg. I said, “Is this a public warming space?”

He said, “No, this is my home — but come on in anyway!” After profuse apologies, Greg told me he could have built his house anywhere on his four-acre property, but he and his wife love being close to the trail and seeing all the happy people ski past their front window. He also said homes close to the trail command a higher value in the real estate market, and knows of no issues related to theft, vandalism or assault due to trail use by the public. I was their first bona fide “intruder” and would I care for a hot drink?

WOW! Onward we went, meandering through forest, stream and meadow passing people of all ages and physical capabilities — every one with

rosy cheeks, wide smiles, and cheerful greetings to others on the trail.

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To the Editor: I am in strong support of upgrading the existing Tollgate trail.

Given the dollars made available through generous donations, the residents of Tollgate would be receiving an upgrade to our living community without additional cost to the homeowner. Hiking and cycling trails connecting living communities to towns and cities has the dual benefit of increasing livability and increasing property value for those living there.

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To the Editor: My ole Dad used to say, “you can’t change the spots on a leopard.” We sure witnessed a recent example of that as two prominent “blackface” Democratic politicians were exposed.

I thought all that changed after the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Or was 1964 just a political necessity resulting from public pressure as Americans witnessed on TV night after night peaceful demonstrators being beat, watered down with fire hoses, attacked by dogs, or being lynched?

The “party of slavery” racists didn’t give up easily. Senator Robert KKK Byrd even filibustered for 14 hours 13 minutes leading the fight to defeat the 1964 legislation. I’ll bet there are a lot more secrets not yet revealed.

I have to admire how Democrat politicians have fooled many into believing that everyone who disagrees with them are racists. Seriously, See LETTERS on page 23

Sisters Skiers race at Mt. Bachelor

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws skied in a slalom race at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday, February 9, in cold conditions and a lot of new snow. The combination made for slow race conditions on the I-5 run, which is already a fairly slow run.

“Our team trains on steeper runs at Hoodoo, so we don’t get a lot of opportunity to train for these conditions,” said Coach Gabe Chladek.

“However, the Sisters racers raced hard, and the varsity and JV boys managed to hold onto fourth-place spots.”

The boys team finished in the following order: George Chladek, 10th place (1:27.46); Evan Palmer, 12th (1:28.65); C o l t o n S e y m o u r, 1 7 t h (1:30.25); Kincaid Smeltzer, 20th (1:30.90); Mitchell Griffin, 38th (1:38.14); and Christopher Lundgren, 40th (1:40.25).

Chladek told The Nugget that George did a good job of staying off his edge and letting his skis run, which helped him maintain speed on the slower course.

The girls varsity team skied a great race and moved up into fifth place.

Skylar Wilkins took 24th (1:47.30); Hollie Lewis 27th (1:49.67); Sydney Wilkins, 29th (1:59.91); and Piper Adelt was 45th (2:08.24).

“Skylar and Hollie moved into the next level with a more advanced technique,” said Chladek. “They started going more direct and cross blocking the gates, which also helped them maintain speed.”

Noteworthy performances on the boys JV were Simon Rhett, who skied a very fast first run and was on track to have an even faster second run, but unfortunately fell just before the finish line. August McKeown also skied well with the smoothest slalom runs he’s skied all season.

Rhett finished 43rd (1:42.73); McKeown 59th (2:00.78); Jacob Lee 62nd (2:02.60); and Austin Ekern 65th (2:10.14). Both Ethan Hicks and Ian Cash raced hard, but crashed and did not place.

Next up for the Outlaws is a race at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday, February 23.

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The Bunkhouse Chronicle Craig Rullman Columnist

The State of the Union Last week provided a sobering look in the American mirror. Much of that ugly reflection was concentrated in the State of Virginia, where Governor Ralph Northam first admitted, then denied, that he was one of the two utter dimwits who appeared in a photo from his medical school yearbook. One of the idiots was wearing blackface, and the other case of arrested development was done up in Klan regalia, including the stupid hood.

Northam seems to have seized on the “plausible deniability” tactic a bit late in the game, given that no one is stepping up to confirm who the two racists are, and as of this writing he is still refusing to step down. The arrogance of modern politicians is off the hook, but this tale gets even better.

Governor Northam still hasn’t explained, admitted, or denied the existence of another photo, this time in the uniform of the United States Army — where he served in the Medical Corps — which See BUNKHOUSE on page 25

Paw Prints Jodi Schneider Columnist

Spend Valentine’s Day with your pet Fancy restaurants are gearing up for a packed house, flower companies are preparing for the busiest day of the year, and folks everywhere are pulling out all the stops to plan the perfect night for their Valentine.

Valentine’s Day is often filled with expectations of romance. It’s a joyous day to celebrate the love between two people. But for others it’s a day filled with mournful memories wishing for what they once had.

You don’t have to be in a relationship to celebrate love on Valentine’s Day. Between all the paper hearts, bouquets of roses and boxes of chocolates it’s your furry family member that loves you unconditionally. If you want to make sure you’re not let down this Valentine’s Day, make a date with your pet!

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Valentine’s Day with your pooch means no pressure at all. Your furry friend’s only request might be that you spend a little quality time with him.

For those of you with pets, Valentine’s Day offers the ideal opportunity to honor a love unlike any other, so tap into your creative side and find ways to show your pet just how much you love him this Valentine’s Day. Surprise your pooch with an extra walk, or a trip to their favorite dog park or trail, especially if you haven’t been there for a while. Walking is also a great way to get exercise and bond with your dog, which will only make your relationship stronger.

Or surprise your pooch with a special treat. Pet bakeries are popping up across the country, and they’re serving up delicious treats catered to your pet’s dietary needs. But, remember chocolate is poisonous to pets, so you don’t have to be pressured about buying an expensive heart-shaped box full of chocolate.

Kids love going to the toy store and picking out what they want, and your pet is no different. Stores like Petco and Sisters Feed & Supply have an open-door policy for leashed pets, and Rover can check out all the merchandise. Let him explore the store, taking his time picking out the perfect toy. He will be so excited to take it home and start playing.

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A canine Valentine.

With so many pet-friendly restaurants, taking your pooch out to lunch would be another great way to spend the afternoon with the one you love.

Think about getting professional photos together.

Book an appointment with a pet photographer for a Valentine’s Day photo shoot. Photos create lifelong memories.

For many, the big question on Valentine’s Day is: Will I be spending the night alone? Your furry friend is devoted to you and would love to spend the night with you!

Research has shown that spending time with your pet has benefits. Quality time with your pooch can relieve stress and anxiety as well as lower blood pressure, which are great reasons to spend Valentine’s Day with your furry friend!

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serve in that capacity through 2006.

It was an era of significant change in the community. As a city councilor and then as mayor, Elliott helped guide the community through a period of growth and densification allowed by the construction of a sewer system approved by voters in 1998.

“That led to shrinking lot sizes and all the infill,” Elliott recalled.

While that change brought development and economic growth, it was also controversial, as it changed the character of the town.

In addition to the massive undertaking of installing a municipal sewer system, the City of Sisters also completely revamped its water system and dedicated several new parks. City Hall was then located in a small decrepit box of a building where Fir Street Park is now, and Elliott takes considerable pride in the project that produced Sisters’ current City Hall, which is part of a campus of public buildings — including the Sisters School District offices and the Deschutes Public Library — which was created during Elliott’s tenure on council.

The physical plant wasn’t the only thing that changed.

The City moved from having a City Administrator to a City Manager — a reflection of the growing complexity of municipal government — and Elliott worked for many years with then-Manager Eileen Stein.

There were many controversies along the way, and tensions among council members — but Elliott recalls that the diverse group managed to get a lot of important work done.

“We agreed to disagree and we moved on and we did a lot,” he said.

Elliott also served on the fire district board at a time of crisis and change. Elliott took the reins as board chair after

former Deschutes County Sheriff and fire district budget officer Greg Brown was convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the district and helped the district restore its confidence and morale.

He was deeply involved in the voter-approved construction of a modern new fire hall facility on Elm Street and the hiring of Fire Chief Tay Robertson. Elliott resigned on the day Robertson retired and handed the reins to current chair Chuck Newport.

Now Elliott is leaving the town he helped to bring into the current era. His son Mitch, who served for many years as a Black Butte Ranch police officer is now Undersheriff in Wheeler County — “and he loves it,” Elliott said.

Mitch and Karen and Dave and Janet had been contemplating purchasing a spread together for some time, and they found their spot at what they call Hilltop Ranch.

(The ranch house has) got a big back porch with a rocking chair. Of course, I don’t know how much time I’m going to spend in that…

— Dave Elliott Dave, at 70, will maintain the property, where they will raise beef cattle for personal use and where he plans to have an extensive garden.

Dave doesn’t feel strange about leaving the town where he lived for four decades and where he served for years.

“I’ve been out of it for long enough, and the town — what they call Sisters Country — has grown so much,” he said. “It’s changed.

The small-town atmosphere has changed… We’re just going to go out and retire in the countryside. (The ranch house has) got a big back porch with a rocking chair.

Of course, I don’t know how much time I’m going to spend in that…”

Girls lacrosse gets new head coach

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Sisters girls lacrosse players have got themselves a new head coach in Shelby Wilcox, who was just recently hired to fill the position. Wilcox brings lots of player experience and a deep knowledge of the game.

Wi l c o x g r e w u p i n Livermore, California, and started playing lacrosse in middle school. She went on to play four years on varsity at Grenada High School.

Shelby played on defense all through middle school and her freshman year in high school, and then her final three years played at attackmid. Wilcox went on to play one year at Utah Valley University on a club team.

During her varsity years, Shelby also played on a highly competitive team called Bear LAX, and had the opportunity to play against some of the most experienced clubs in the country, many of which were from the East Coast. Wilcox traveled with Bear LAX to tournaments all over the West Coast, including Colorado, New Mexico, and California.

Wilcox got married to her husband, Derek, in 2017 and they have been living in Central Oregon for the past two years. Shelby has been in search of a coaching position and first heard about the girls lacrosse coaching opening from Peggy Hogue, the LAX

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“Peggy reached out to me because I’d initially contacted Bend, and their coach sent my information to her,” said Wilcox. “Following her recommendation, I interviewed with Chad Rush, recreation programs director at SPRD (who administers the lacrosse program).”

A couple days later, Shelby got a call from Rush, and was offered the job, which she readily accepted.

“This is my first coaching job and I’m super excited,” said Wilcox. “Growing up, I watched my uncle coach and teach, and I gained a lot of respect for how integrated he was in the community and how everybody knew and respected him. When this opportunity came to me, he was the first thing that came to my mind, and I hope to be just like him and do the same thing.”

Wilcox has moved a lot over the past years, and she told The Nugget that she and her husband “are really excited to plant some roots and integrate into the Sisters community.”

Shelby shared with The Nugget where she plans to start.

“I’m excited to start building a level of trust and respect with the girls,” said Wilcox.

“I’m looking forward to assessing their abilities and

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“I would love to see a larger integration between the youth programs at SPRD and at the high school,” added Wilcox. “And, I’d love to give these girls the opportunity to consider a college opportunity with lacrosse.”

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Oregon Guitar Quartet to perform at SHS High Desert Chamber Music’s 11th season, presented by Mission Building, continues on February 14 with a special Valentine’s Day performance by the Oregon Guitar Quartet at the Tower Theatre. While in Bend, the group will visit and perform at Sisters High School, followed by a Q&A session with students.

“This is the first time we are expanding our outreach to the Sisters School District,” said Executive Director Isabelle Senger.

“We are so pleased to offer this unique opportunity to students there.”

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featuring works by composers like Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi, as well as traditional arrangements and original compositions by fellow member and renowned composer Bryan Johanson.

HDCM Educational Outreach efforts include school visits by their guest performers to inspire local music students and introduce them to the world of professional classical music. This is a rare opportunity for students to interact with renowned musicians in an informal setting. These events are offered at no cost to the students, teachers, or schools involved.

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Fit For

Sisters Andrew Loscutoff Columnist

The continuous re-branding of health and wellness A quick browse on the web, in the health section of the papers, and through social media turns up a convoluted battleground of sciencysounding health-and-wellnessrelated headlines: “Salt may not be bad after all.” “Study finds red wine drinkers live longer.” “Exercise for only 3 minutes!” The rise and fall of topics almost seems cyclical.

Most of the time, a topic is repackaged and presented as the next big thing.

With any trend, look at the basics. What is it the information is trying to improve?

What intervention does it employ? How does the data

show it works? Once these questions are answered, we can infer what is going on.

An easy dietary example: Low Carb. This was a wonder, and still is being portrayed as the best diet for health and losing weight. Let’s answer the questions. The move to low carb is trying to improve a person’s diet to be more healthful. The intervention is to take away much of the junk food, drinks, and caloriedense foods that are overeaten and leave a person hungry for more. The data shows weight loss, less sugar crashes, better health. Now, it appears that the diet works! However it works because the constraints reduce the amount of calories a person eats. No longer can they grab a handful of M&Ms. They can’t have soda or beer.

This successfully reduces caloric intake.

Another one which is a red-hot fad at the moment: Mindful Meditation. Writing about this with skepticism

might light a few fires but it has been shown that watching a relaxing nature documentary and sitting through a meditation tape results in the same response in the brain. Let’s use the questions to find out why. Meditation is trying to improve stress management and relaxation. The intervention is taking our mind out of the whirlwind of thoughts, worry and constant analytical dialogue to relax. The data, using brain scanning, questionnaires, and anecdotal feedback, proves it works to relax a person, make them more compassionate, and squashes negative emotions.

Now, how might sitting in a relaxing setting and putting on “Planet Earth” do the same?

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Tales from a

Sisters Naturalist

by Jim Anderson

Where have all the badger gone?

What is the status of the American badger in Oregon?

No one really knows — and I doubt if many Oregonians care. From my experience roaming through the countryside east of the Cascades, I can accurately state that badgers are targets for shooters and for the most part hated by a great many horse people; as badgers dig in pursuit of food and shelter, they create holes in which horses break legs.

In the official Oregon Department of Fish and Wi l d l i f e w e b p a g e t h e American badger is described thusly: “American Badger Taxidea taxus. The badger is a medium-sized, but powerfully built carnivore strongly adapted for digging. The body is flattened, the legs are short but stout, the toes of the forefeet are partly webbed and equipped with long, curved claws; the hind feet are shaped like miniature shovels; and each eye is equipped with a membrane that can be extended to cover it.

“The ears are rounded and densely covered with fur, but seem large in comparison with those of many digging mammals. The tail is short and brushlike. Dorsally (meaning its back) the long, shaggy pelage is mottled grayish blending on the venter to light tannish or whitish.

A white stripe extends from the nose pad to the shoulder, and may extend to the rump.

The face is black with white splotches surrounding a black “badge” on either cheek.

Badgers molt annually.

“In Oregon, American badgers occur throughout the region east of the Cascade Range and in eastern Jackson County wherever prey is abundant. They are largely nocturnal but occasionally may be seen abroad during daylight hours.”

There is no mention that in California the American badger is a “species of concern,” and in Canada, two subspecies, Taxidea taxus jacksoni and the T. t. jeffersonii are now listed as “Endangered.”

Badgers matter.

Burrowing owls — another Oregon native wildlife species under the jurisdiction and protection of ODFW — have a hard time surviving without badgers; the holes they dig are the best home a burrowing owl can find, and they have a tough time holding their life together without them.

My good friend and Eagle Scout Spencer Smith and his step-dad, Steve, manufactured and installed three artificial burrowing owl nest

boxes in the Fort Rock Valley to help replace what badgers once were supplying.

The American badger first shows up on the fossil record in late Miocene Epoch, around 22 million years ago, about the same time a new great ape fossil was discovered in Ethiopia.

The first (and only) badger fossil in the US of A was found in New Mexico in 1935, and named Chamitataxus for the rock formation in the quarry where only the skull was discovered. Right alongside the skull were fossils of our present day pronghorn, then known as Osbornoceros.

Even though paleontologists have just one skull from the 22-million-year-old specimen, from it they have gleaned enough information to suggest the ancient ancestor of today’s badger had: • A very good sense of smell.

• A firm grip like its modern equivalent and this enabled it to kill burrowing animals with a bite to the neck.

• Excellent hearing of low-frequency noises, which it could sense at a long distances.

• Was an expert hunter.

• Was able to prey on many different types of landdwelling creatures during the Miocene.

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countryside in our 4Runner, surveying golden eagle nests for reproduction. For the first three years we did not see one live badger — and we were looking for them — but did see and count several badger diggings, most with spider webs in the openings.

Last year we came upon our first live badger near Glass Buttes, and found a road-killed female on the Bend/Burns highway in about the same vicinity. It would be very helpful for gathering additional data on the status of the badger in Central Oregon if you, in your travels, would take a moment and report any badger sightings to ODFW, or send them to me: jimnaturalist@gmail.com..

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This is one of the best things that’s happened since the federal action to protect eagles.

Now, if the ODFW head honchos could just take the hint and give the badger and his kin a break.

According to ODFW’s website, anyone can shoot a badger, all they need is a valid Oregon hunting license and permission to be on the same land as the badger he/ she is about to shoot.

ODFW places our badger with non-protected species such as coyotes, nutria, opossum, porcupine, spotted skunk, striped skunk, weasel and a whole bunch of other mammals — all of which can be killed anytime, no closed season — and anyone 12 years or younger doesn’t need a license to do so.

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SHELTER: Some neighbors have expressed concerns Continued from page 1

and their ideas for ways that we can help increase their confidence that they and their families will be safe.”

The shelter is a “low-barrier” shelter, which means access to what it offers is available to those who come.

One neighbor is concerned about what kind of background checks or drug tests are done on guests “to assure safety in the neighborhood.”

Another questioned what the shelter is doing to address the causes of the guests’ homelessness and helping them get into a better situation.

The mission of the SCWS is to provide emergency shelter during the coldest months of the year. There is a homeless networking group that has been meeting monthly since last spring to address some of the larger issues and look for more permanent long-term solutions and support.

Lois Kaping, who served as the steering committee cochair for the first two years and is now the Westside Church liaison to the shelter, provided statistics for the three years the shelter has been in operation.

The shelter doors opened in January 2017, the winter of extreme cold and heavy snowfall. Unfortunately, just two weeks before the shelter opened, a Sisters man who was living in his car died either from exposure or carbon monoxide poisoning.

During the first three months of 2017, the shelter provided 860 bed nights for 44 different people and served 1,900 meals. In the winter of 2017-18, with the shelter open for four months, the shelter provided 870 bed nights for 52 different people, and provided 2,000 meals.

So far in 2018-19, in three months, 43 different people have used 653 bed nights, and enjoyed 1,400 meals.

The shelter is expected to be open this year through the end of March, if a facility can be located for the last month.

Currently, three local churches open their doors for the shelter: Westside Church, Sisters Community Church, and the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. At SCC, the shelter is housed in The Hangar, which is located off of McKinney Butte Road near Sisters Christian Academy and the Sisters Middle School.

Therein lies the crux of the neighbors’ concerns: the proximity of the three churches providing shelter space to surrounding neighborhoods and schools. The churches were all located in a core area around Trinity Way a number of years ago when that was the outskirts of Sisters. In the ensuing years, neighborhoods have grown up around the churches.

The shelter operates with a specific code of conduct that all guests must agree to, including arrival and departure times. There are always two monitors onsite to meet the needs of the guests and ensure everyone’s comfort and safety. To be a volunteer monitor, one must attend a required training session and submit to a background check. The overnight monitors who come on at 10:30 p.m. and stay until 7 a.m., are paid trained employees.

Special training in mental health “first aid” is offered to the volunteers but, at this time, is not required.

Questions were raised at the meeting about such training as well as the availability of crisis intervention specialists.

A representative of Deschutes County Behavioral Health said there is a mobile crisis team available to respond to mental health emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to assess a client and advocate for available resources. The mental health concerns are something the steering committee will be discussing.

There was a great deal of support for the shelter evident at the meeting, with people saying they are glad to know there’s a place for the homeless to go, that volunteering is a great joy to serve, and that the time spent at the

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shelter with the guests is a positive experience. Pastor Jerry Kaping of Westside said that in three years time they have not had one negative experience involving the shelter. The community has been supportive with monetary support, volunteer hours, meal preparation, and donations of needed supplies for the shelter and its guests.

There were questions regarding crime statistics as related to the homeless and

Those who have ideas and want to see something happen would be welcome.

—George Myers Sisters in general. Lt. Ty Rupert, watch commander for the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, reported that in all of 2018 in Sisters, there were five crimes committed by homeless or transient people. Officers had a total of seven contacts, including traffic stops, four of which were passing through Sisters.

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How to be a great sports parent Parents can have a tremendous positive role in their child’s athletic career — or make them miserable. In recent years, more and more emphasis has been placed on identifying best practices for parents of student athletes.

• RELEASE YOUR CHILD TO THE GAME Bruce Brown, founding partner of Proactive Coaching, urges parents to “release their child to the game.” That means stepping back, becoming an encouraging supporter — and that’s all. The game needs to belong to the athlete, not to the parent. Support is critical, but pressure and over-involvement are counterproductive.

Releasing your child to the game includes allowing your child to work through problems with a coach on their own.

“It’s important that a child learns to speak to their coach and have a direct relationship,” John O’Sullivan, founder of Changing the Game Project, told The Nugget in 2015.

“I think a lot of times parents jump in and take that action away from their kids... That kind of ‘helicopter parenting’ leads to long-term detrimental effects — because you aren’t always going to be there.”

• MODEL GOOD BEHAVIOR Sisters High School athletics guidelines state that: “The single most important contribution a parent can make during a game is to model appropriate behavior. What parents need to model more than anything is poise and confidence. If parents expect their children to react to the ups and downs involved in a game with poise, then they must model it.”

• GET ON THE SAME PAGE REGARDING EXPECTATIONS Clear communication is key to a successful relationship among student-athletes, parents and coaches. Coaches should lay out their philosophy and expectations clearly in a pre-season meeting and provide ongoing feedback on how a player is doing.

Perhaps most important is clear communication — and congruent expectations — between a parent and child.

O’Sullivan notes that a parent may be frustrated and angry that his kid isn’t playing a bigger role on a team, when the athlete understands her role and is satisfied with it.

It is important that parents and their children share expectations and goals for their participation in sports. A parent should ask: Why do you want to play? What will make a successful season? What role should the child play on her team?

If the answers to those questions align, great. If they differ, Brown says, “Drop your expectations and accept theirs.”

• RESPECT COACHES’ BOUNDARIES Coaches devote a huge amount of time to their sport.

The ability for parents to ask a question or raise a concern instantly via text or cell phone call makes it hard for coaches to find down time or family time. “One quick question” asked 40 times by 40 different people adds up to a lot of time and a lot of frustration.

“Dig for information before calling or texting,” suggests cross-country Coach Josh Nordell.

Sometimes you won’t need to call or text. And, if you do need to communicate, perhaps 8 p.m. on a school night or on a Sunday afternoon isn’t the best time to do it.

If there is an issue that truly needs to be addressed, schedule a mutually workable time with the coach.

• TRUST THE COACH Coaches are human and they make mistakes, but the coaches interviewed by The Nugget emphasized that they always do their best for all their athletes.

“Trust that I have your child’s best interests at heart,” said Rory Rush, Outlaws volleyball coach.

An “assumption of good instead of an assumption of negative” goes a long way, Nordell noted.

• REMEMBER WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT The stark reality is that kids have very limited athletic careers. Facing the high cost of a college education, it’s perhaps understandable that parents have dreams of scholarships dancing in their heads. That can create unreasonable expectations that make their relationships with both coaches and their kids more tense and complicated than they need to be.

Fewer than three percent of all high school athletes play their sport in college. Only one in 10,000 high school athletes gets a partial athletic scholarship. The average award is $11,000 per year. It’s really not about a scholarship — much less a pro career — for the vast majority of student-athletes.

What youth sports is really good for is creating an arena where students can learn some key life lessons: the value of hard work and preparation; teamwork; sportsmanship; facing and overcoming challenges and developing a “never-quit” ethic. Those are qualities most every parent hopes to instill in their children. And every expert in the field will tell parents that the best way they can do that is to step back, let go — and show up and cheer.

COACHING: Parents can make life tough for coaches Continued from page 1

Intense and constant criticism, even abuse, from parents — and parents seeking to have coaches fired from their positions — is a factor facing coaches in Sisters, but it’s not by any means just a Sisters phenomenon and it doesn’t just affect coaches. Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) recently sent an op-ed across the state (published in The Nugget, January 23, page 22) noting that parental behavior is driving officials off field and court.

“According to a recent survey by the National Association of Sports Officials, more than 75 percent of all high school officials say ‘adult behavior’ is the primary reason they quit,” the op-ed noted. “And 80 percent of all young officials hang up their stripes after just two years of whistle-blowing.

Why? They don’t need your abuse.”

Thorson — and his coaches — see the same phenomenon and attribute it to the expectations some parents have of their children’s sports career and the nature of school sports programs.

“Sometimes I feel like we’ve professionalized high school sports,” said crosscountry Coach Josh Nordell.

Parents develop expectations based on impressions of college or professional programs that have vast resources. And many parents have invested years of effort and considerable financial outlay into developing their kids’ athletic prowess. When their high school career isn’t going the way they’d like it to, there is a tendency to lash out at coaches.

“I think people want success all the time and don’t see the value in the struggle,” said head football Coach Neil

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Rory Rush works with her volleyball players.

Fendall.

And yet every coach The Nugget interviewed emphasized that the struggle — coming together to chase a goal and overcoming adversity — carries by far the greatest educational value in athletics.

Social media can amplify criticism and empower negative behaviors, the coaches say.

“I feel like the age we live in with cell phones and communicating behind a keyboard hurt coaches as well, as people are much more likely to share their feeling to the world when it is not done face to face,” Thorson said. “There is absolutely no question social media has made it harder on coaches. Our coaches do and will make mistakes, as I did as a coach and as AD, but there seems to be much less grace and support and much more entitlement than 10-15 years ago.”

Fendall concurs.

“As adults, we come unhinged so quick,” he said.

“It’s just this kind of hyperreactive state.”

Volleyball Coach Rory Rush said that sometimes social media chatter among parents about a coach “becomes this kind of mob mentality.”

Parents also are far more prone today to seek remedies for their complaints by going directly to administrators, bypassing the coach. And the

coaches would like to see that stop.

“I feel like they (administrators) try to have my back, but I think they give parents too much voice and don’t always direct them back to the coach,” Rush said.

The protocol is to work an issue out with a coach before moving on to the athletic director or a principal. And as far as Fendall is concerned, the best educational protocol is for the student athlete himself to deal directly with the coach.

“I’d rather have the kid come talk to me, that’s what I’m saying,” he told The Nugget.

And no coach wants to hear second-guessing and criticism yelled out from the stands.

“Parents should be seen and not heard at competitions,” said John Sanders, a longtime coach and athletic director now retired in Sisters.

Cheering is fine — as long as it’s positive and not yelling at and denigrating other players, which Sanders said he’s seen too much of in his career.

None of this is to indicate that coaches want to exclude parents.

“I want parents to be involved,” Rush said. She just wants the relationship between her and the players to be the primary focus with “parents on the journey with us, not dictating what the journey should be.”

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LETTERS

Continued from page 15

who uses race baiting constantly, who uses race as a tool to divide, who runs elections focused on race, and who manages the largest cities where poverty and crime have the most negative effect on people of color? Who are the real racists then? Maybe it hasn’t changed at all; like spots on a leopard.

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To the Editor: Hats off to President Trump on his State of the Union address! I am one of many who is deeply appreciative to this administration for all the good they have done for the citizens of this country. His speech was outstanding, and I deeply respect the Office of the President. He’s got a tough job, and he’s doing it well.

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To the Editor: Well, actually I do think highly of my neighbors and the Sisters schools, which are known for excellence.

I’m impressed by the many students who’ve been highlighted as Student of the Month, by activities such as the Sparrow Club, the Seed to Table program, the talented athletes and others gifted in art, music, science, etc. And my comments were not meant to suggest that those who choose the LGBT route are not also talented in many ways and worthwhile, loving people.

Our own extended family has members in that community.

But nevertheless, I and many others are very concerned that many of our young people all over the country are being led into a lifestyle that is detrimental to them — in

increasing numbers as it is being presented to them as being a normal choice, even becoming something of a fad and a cool thing to do.

Also it is detrimental to female athletes who have worked hard to excel in their sport, only to be beaten by “girls” who are biological boys!

The arguments in support of this are arguments with God, not with me. For “In the beginning God created them male and female.” Psalm 139:13-16: “You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together... your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”

God is not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance. It is up to you whether to believe God or fallible humans.

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Capturing Cambodia in missionary work 1970s — who returned to their country after fleeing to the United States and living the last 30 years in Iowa.

For the past four years they have built and run what has become essentially an oasis of hope within their small community.

Providing education to preschool-aged children and feeding the local kids at no cost are a few ways Lyhoung has slowly begun to change his village. It wasn’t until his return to Cambodia in 2011 that he began to see a deeper crisis within his culture.

large number underaged — have fallen into a rampant Correspondent industry that Cambodia has My second time to failed to control. Extreme stoCambodia I was welcomed ries emerge of parents selling with a lecture about avoiding their children into traffickthe voluptuous prostitute. ing for quick and easy cash Apparently the streets of to feed the rest of the family.

Takeo, Cambodia where we And the country has seen an were staying, were a trap unskilled population become for tourists. Traveling alone the victims of the needs of was not an option. A talk of tonight. that sort isn’t a welcome you Lyhoung saw this and it would expect on day one of a broke his heart, he said. two-and-a-half week mission “I see these people, these trip to southern Cambodia. children, and they have As it turns out, the human nowhere to go, nothing to and sex trafficking trade do,” he told me. would play a I n e v i t a b l y, part in our purthe young genpose there. eration has For those fallen into traftwo and a ficking or drugs. half weeks in In the fall January, I was of last year, part of a 37-man Lyhoung and crew with the Sarin broke Men Of Vision ground on what Evangelize he prays will organization. change the desDedicated tiny of families to building and children churches and in Cambodia.

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT ministry struc- The site of M.O.V.E.’s project With funds protures around vided through the world, M.O.V.E has been Cambodia is the second-poor- Open Bible Churches and in operation for more than est country in Southeast Asia, private donors, he is seeing 50 years. Taking men from with an average monthly his dream of a vocational around the States, these min- income of only $180. Poverty education center come to life. istry trips focus on providing is the status quo in Cambodia With the intention of teaching local organizations with the and fosters an environment funds and resources to con- of desperate acts done for M.O.V.E. is working struct a building to suit their money. Lyhoung shared with on an education needs. Many of these places me that many families will center in Cambodia can’t afford the cost and lack send off their young chilthe manpower, but M.O.V.E dren — sometimes as young provides these resources and as 14 — to work in governchanges the lives of the men ment factories in the capion the team through brother- tal. Expected to send money home regularly, these kids hood and camaraderie.

This was my third time find themselves pressured abroad with the group. into working long days for Serving as the man in charge little pay.

For the capable but susof documenting the trip through images, videos, and ceptible unskilled girls, this words it’s my job to observe often means finding other the progress as it happens and ways of earning money. If they weren’t already lured capture it.

Three hours south of into the sex trade with Phnom Penh, the capital of promises of a cushy factory Cambodia, lies a small mis- job, many of these young sion base inside a remote girls find their cash on the village. Lyhoung and Sarin streets at night, working as Mak are native Cambodians prostitutes.

While the occupation is — survivors of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge in the late hardly new, many girls — a

By Cody Rheault

Helping Cambodia’s vulnerable children is a focus of mission work.

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

computer and sewing classes, he hopes that education in skills will keep more kids off the streets and more parents able to support their families.

M.O.V.E. heard of the need and gathered 37 men to help build the first phase of the building. That first phase included constructing forms and pouring concrete beams as well as an entire second floor. The bottom floor will contain two classrooms outfitted with computers and sewing machines, and the top floor divided into a dormitory set up to house people taking classes.

In 11 days, our job was completed. Pouring concrete late into the night of our last day we accomplished a portion Lyhoung couldn’t do himself or with help in that amount of time. We were humbled by his vision and

desire to change a country through such palpable means.

The need among the community was visible and served as a constant reminder of the deeper meaning of our visit.

Some 2,000 images and a hard drive full of footage later, I have a lot of work ahead of me to tell the stories of our time in Cambodia. But for me, more than anything, the trip was a reflection of the blessings we have here in the States. While traveling the world is a favorite occupation of mine, I still call Sisters my home and our country a place I’m proud to be a part of. When things get tough, I look back to places like Cambodia and the people I met there. They remind me of the opportunity we have here as well as the ability to become who and what we want to be.

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BUNKHOUSE: Image in American mirror is not flattering Continued from page 16

revealed that his nickname was, or perhaps still is, “Coonman.”

Hours later — this is how this stuff works — Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault.

Hours later, he was accused of rape by somebody else.

The lieutenant governor denies these allegations and is now calling for the FBI to investigate. One presumes innocence until there is evidence enough to convict, but his dreams of ascending to the throne are presumably in tatters.

Hours later, the state’s attorney general, Mark Herring, issued a classic “Let’s get out in front of this” apology for “put(ting) on wigs and brown makeup.”

Read: blackface. This apparently happened way back in the 1980s, so that he could sing and dance at a party while looking like some rapper named “Kurtis Blow.”

What is this weird obsession with blackface? When did it ever seem like a good idea? It was repugnant behavior in the 19th century, when it first started, and I’m aware of nothing that has happened in the considerable interim to make it any better.

The State of the Union address was no less disgraceful, an utterly puerile demonstration of the state of American politics. For pure theater, which is what government has become, it was at least fascinating in the same way that a freight train derailing onto a dirt road is fascinating.

A host of erstwhile lawmakers showed up wearing dazzling lab-coats, one of them was seen doing a crossword puzzle, and an oft-bullied schoolkid with the unfortunate name of Trump was caught in a full Red Bull crash up in the balcony. Nancy Pelosi spent much of the speech appearing lost, distracted, angry, or bewildered, it’s hard to know which, and more importantly how behaving so poorly, on purpose, advances any cause at all.

The theater of disdain was tightly choreographed, naturally, and meant as a kind of dog-whistle to left-leaners in the national audience, but it was mostly an embarrassing and childish reflection.

Later, Pelosi was praised for “throwing a special kind of

shade” on Trump, whatever that means, and for whatever good it does the country.

One of the finer SOTU moments came when the U.S. Army’s Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, after Trump uttered some pandering nonsense about the United States having the most bestest, and so beautiful bigly military in the world, was caught on camera leaning over to ask Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein, “Should we stand?”

It was a legitimate question. Stand, sit, snooze?

At least we were spared the image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, having slammed a few Harvey Wallbangers before the big performance, passing out and drooling on her robes. Not that that’s ever happened before.

But last week’s astonishingly accurate mirror-image of our union wasn’t quite finished with us. Newspaper editors may live many lifetimes before being afforded the opportunity to publish a headline as beautiful and as true as the New York Post’s front-page masterpiece: “Bezos Exposes Pecker.”

Am I alone in my consternation, my utter bewilderment, that in today’s America whole segments of the nightly news actually are a National Enquirer story?

In this case, the Enquirer somehow acquired pictures of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in flagrante delicto, and threatened him with blackmail if he didn’t play ball. So to speak.

The irony, of course, is that Bezos — who now may sue the Enquirer and its chief, David Pecker — collects information on virtually anybody and everybody who uses his products, and then sells it to the highest bidder without any regulations or accountability whatsoever. No blackmail required, since everybody just happily signs up to be exploited when they log on to Amazon, or Google, or Android, or whatever.

These are strange days we are living in, kids, and anybody who actually thinks about this stuff, reflects on it, and tries to put it all in historical context, might be forgiven for losing faith in the institutions we look to for solutions. There is a hard lesson in that, because our institutions are only ever a reflection of us. They are who we are, and it would be hard to argue that what we see in the big American mirror is even remotely flattering.

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Sisters Habitat prepares new thrift store building Work is underway to transform the former Sisters Drug & Gift building into Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s new Thrift Store. Habitat plans to move its thrift store business to the Cascade Avenue building by the end of March.

In October, Sisters Habitat purchased the iconic drug store building from Tim and Deanne Muir, who had owned the building since 1983. The Muirs operated a pharmacy at the location until 2008, when they sold the business to the Pill Box, a regional pharmacy.

At the end of May 2018, the pharmacy moved to its current location at Ray’s Food Place.

Volunteer builders are busy preparing the new space, which will be more than twice as large as the existing thrift store on Main Avenue, Habitat reports. The original “Cooks Nook” area at the rear of the building will become the receiving and sorting room. An ADAcompliant restroom and changing rooms will be in the area where the pharmacy was located.

Local resident Linda Simmons and designer and builder Dave Clark are volunteering their time to coordinate the remodel.

“Without their help this project would be months away from completion. We are grateful to them and all the volunteers who are making this happen,” said Sharlene Weed, executive director of Sisters Habitat.

“We are excited about this new location that will give us more space to process and sell gently used clothing, housewares, toys, books and collectibles,” she added.

Sisters Habitat’s ReStore, which sells building materials and home furnishings, will remain at its current Adams Avenue location. Some items currently at the ReStore, artwork, crafts and office supplies, will move to the new store location.

Profits from Habitat’s two retail stores contribute nearly 60 percent of the funds Habitat uses to build three affordable new homes annually in Sisters Country.

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BIRD RESCUES: Wolf will entertain with stories, videos Continued from page 3

presentation that will include details “of some of our flighted community members that people are likely to see on Sisters’ trails and habitats.” She points out that “Central Oregon is part of the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost migratory passage for birds and an attractive home for many fascinating species.

Getting to know and recognize the various birds that are part of our extraordinary, wild community is incredibly rewarding.”

She plans to entertain the audience with anecdotes, stories, photographs and videos. Drawing on her extensive background as a wildlife advocate and professional avian rehabilitator, she will share insights on specific bird species that she has gained over her years of experience. Given STA’s goal of encouraging people to get outside on our trails around Sisters, Wolf says she wants “to introduce Sisters to the remarkable birds around us, from golden-crowned kinglets to white-headed woodpeckers to trumpeter swans.”

Wildlife rescuers are often afforded unique opportunities to gain insights into their wild patients in ways that others cannot experience, says Wolf. For her, the most rewarding aspect of her work is learning about the special behavioral aspects of her patients and who they are as individual creatures.

Wolf was introduced to avian rescue by a single, vehicle-injured crow. After locating an overworked bird rehabilitator to provide aid

for the injured bird, she herself began volunteering in avian rescue. She found the work so rewarding that she decided to seek further training and obtain her own federal and state permits for bird rehabilitation.

Today, Native Bird Care of Sisters is a small care facility located on 40 private acres on the outskirts of Sisters. Wolf and her husband operate the facility on what she calls “a shoestring budget.” Together, they both maintain outside jobs to support the bird rescue work.

Native Bird Care of Sisters is 100 percent volunteer; and all donations are used for food, medicine, and housing for the avian patients.

Catherine Hayden, STA’s current board chair, is especially interested in the educational aspect of the upcoming presentation. “I’m looking forward to learning about the rehabilitation work,” she said. “How is it done? I’m also curious about the major causes of injury to native birds....”

Wolf says that people from all walks of life bring birds to her. According to Wolf, a big part of what she does is actually to help people. “Most people want to help an animal if they can,” she said. “I’ve had ranchers bring me downed grebes from snowy pastures. A hiker

brought me an injured warbler, and my husband even pulled a bird out of an outhouse once. We care for them all, from orphans to gunshot swans.”

Wolf makes a point that it is important to know when to offer assistance and when to leave a bird alone; but, there are “no hard rules,” she says.

“When to help depends so much on the situation, the species, the time of year, the weather and, of course, the health of the animal.”

Native Bird Care set up their facility to have the capacity to adjust to the needs of each type of bird they take in, since each bird needs specialized nutrition, housing, and treatment. Song, water, and shorebirds have widely divergent adaptations that have to be accommodated when they are in care.

Native Bird Care’s clientele includes such interesting species as trumpeter swans, white-headed woodpeckers, loons, Townsend’s solitaires, evening grosbeaks, lesser goldfinches, spotted sandpipers, and snipes. Further information on Native Bird Care of Sisters can be found at www.nativebirdcare.org.

“We are always looking for people who might like to help,” said Wolf, “if you think you would like to get involved, send us an email.

We’d love to hear from you.”

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Elise Wolf is a long-time wildlife rehab specialist.

Through sponsorship of public presentations such as this one, STA is working to promote outdoor public recreation and education in Sisters Country. This next event will be held in the Sisters Camp Sherman Fire Station Community Hall in downtown Sisters at 301 S. Elm St. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the formal program will begin at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public, but donations would be appreciated. A $5 amount has been suggested. Light refreshments will be served.

Five years ago, STA’s speaker series was launched

by the late Bjarne Holm, for whom STA posthumously named the series in 2016.

His widow and current STA board member Robin Holm said, “I am looking forward to hearing Elise’s talk about her bird rescues over the years. Also, she will discuss the types of birds we are apt to see while walking on our local trails. She will probably give us some hints about what to do if we happen upon an injured bird.”

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SHELTER: Steering committee met with public Continued from page 21

each month is around 30, some months more, some months fewer. Cases include things like nuisance dogs, assault, driving while suspended, burglary, possession of a controlled substance, theft, DUII, robbery, felon in possession of a firearm, and neighbor disputes. Reports of major crimes like murder, rape, and arson are almost non-existent.

Thirty cases a month amounts to well over 300 a year. That makes the seven cases involving a transient or homeless person less than one percent of all cases reported.

Sharlene Weed, executive director of Sisters Habitat for Humanity, asked, “Please can the sheriff distinguish between transients and homeless? Some homeless live here permanently. Transients are passing through. Correct?”

An employee from the Shepherd’s House shelter in Redmond spoke about their experience operating their shelter. He said that when shelter guests are able to make connections with the monitors and trust is built,

they come to see the shelter as a safe place with positive people.

“The more contact there is, the safer it is for everyone,” he told the audience.

The church is safer because the guests view it as a place of comfort and to be respected, he indicated. The guests are safer because they are off the streets and out of freezing temperatures. The community is safer because guests are not out on the street doing drugs, hurting themselves, or committing criminal activities like breaking in somewhere to find shelter from the cold or shoplifting food.

The point was made that sometimes when a person is suffering, the only way to get help is to harm himself, like the man in January. Self-harm is often a cry for help.

Chairman of the group, George Myers of Sisters, offered, “Those who have ideas and want to see something happen would be welcome.” Myers can be contacted at george@gwmyers. com.

There was an inquiry regarding what the City Council could do to support a shelter, possibly helping find alternate locations. Other concerns raised were about more garbage in the neighborhood,

guests lingering in the church parking lots after leaving the shelter in the morning, and are the guests being enabled to remain homeless by providing them shelter.

“Beginning at our next steering committee meeting, we are definitely going to prioritize the neighbors’ concerns as to what we can immediately take care of, what can be done later, and items beyond our jurisdiction and mission,” co-chair Eidsmoe said.

Co-chair Shuler added, “At this point, information about operations and decisions will be posted on our Facebook page and sent out via email to our mailing list.

We will also consider placing information on the Sisters Community Watch Facebook page if folks desire. We will certainly provide updates to The Nugget and ask that information be shared with the community. The steering committee is open to any other means of communication that the community would like. Anyone who provided us with contact information will be added to our mailing list and if contact was requested, one of us will be in touch with them.”

The shelter guests have been impacted by the neighbors’ concerns, comments,

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Over 100 community members filled the Sisters Fire Hall last week for a meeting convened by the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter to provide information to the public and hear neighbors’ concerns. and generalizations following the January incident.

“In communicating with some of our shelter guests, they were concerned with the negativity from that one incident. They understood some of that negativity, but mainly worried that they would be more disliked and more apt to not be welcome in some businesses.” Eidsmoe reported.

Shuler indicated she had only spoken with a few guests. “They expressed sadness, concerns for their safety, and concerns about their acceptance as part of the community. They go to work, church, local events, and patronize local businesses and they are worried they will be viewed or judged negatively or unfairly.”

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Future Outlaws basketball players get a taste of victory

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Last Wednesday, February 6, was a special night for young Future Lady Outlaws, as girls ages kindergarten through eighth grade were invited to sit behind the bench, and attend the halftime locker room chat during the Sisters High School girls basketball game against Woodburn.

It was all the more special because the aspiring Outlaws players got to celebrate a victory in the locker room at the end of the game. (See “Lady Outlaws post big basketball win over Woodburn,” page 4.)

Of the experience for the young players, Coach Brittaney Niebergall-Brown said: “As we continue to build our program from the youngest players all the way up to our varsity players, we wanted to let them know that they really are a part of, and will be a part of, what we are trying to accomplish here in Sisters with our girls basketball program.

“The Future Lady Outlaws were excited to join our pre-game tunnel, hear the half-time talk, and cheer in the locker room after we won the game. To us coaches, this is one of our favorite nights as a program because of the excitement of our youth players and their families.”

BLANKETS: Program helps those facing hard times Continued from page 3

and knitted and crocheted hats and ear warmers, for premature babies, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and homeless youth and adults.

Lap robes and walker caddies go to seniors and hospice patients, and infant blankets that are edged with crocheting from donated yarn warm the smallest recipients.

“Heart-tugger” dog toys and soft blocks for toddlers, as well as any number of specialty items, are created from the scraps left from making the blankets.

“Not one scrap of fleece goes to waste,” they like to say.

What began with one warm-hearted woman of faith, Mary Tomjack of Bend and formerly of Sisters, making a few fleece cut-and-tie blankets as samples, has grown in five years time into a flourishing 501(c) (3) nonprofit. They were recently awarded a $30,000 grant by the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Foundation to cover the cost of all their fleece for the next two years.

“We donate our gifts to 35 local nonprofits that work with children and adults in transition,” Tomjack remarked.

At the end of 2018, Heartwarmers had donated 4,425 blankets, 2,000 bears, and a cumulative gift-giving of 12,000 assorted gifts.

When Heartwarmers heard about the efforts to support Jenny Cashwell’s two daughters following the death of their mother, they immediately knew they needed to make special blankets for the girls. They will be given to the Fullhart Insurance office in Sisters where Jenny worked to be passed onto the girls.

Tomjack recently worked with a local Girl Scout troop to make 23 blankets, including the one given to Kaenon.

The blankets are made by joining two equal-sized pieces of fleece and tying the fringe around the edges of each piece together. There is no sewing involved and the blankets can be completed in one two-hour session.

Sisters Heartwarmers workshops are held the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 1-2:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall. There are teddy-bear-making sessions twice a month in Sisters at Suttle Tea. The bears playfully coordinate with the blankets, all by coincidence.

For the month of February, Heartwarmers will be the recipient of the proceeds from Dining for a Cause sponsored by Cork Cellars.

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Outlaws lose in tight battle with Bulldogs

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Sisters suffered a heartbreaking loss to No. 4-ranked Woodburn at home on Wednesday, February 6.

The Outlaws lost by 12 in their game against the Bulldogs earlier in the season, and knew they would have to work to contain point guard RJ Veliz.

Coach Rand Runco said, “We really worked on changing defenses and focusing on containing RJ. He is so difficult to guard because he can shoot the three very well, has a great jumper, gets to the rim, and passes well.”

Both teams were very patient on offense at the start of the contest. The Outlaws started out great on the defensive end, but missed a few baskets. At the close of the first quarter, the Outlaws trailed 5-8.

Sisters closed the gap to one, 7-8, at the start of the second, but the Bulldogs answered with two quick buckets and went up 13-7.

The Outlaws got a couple points at the stripe before Woodburn went on a 6-0 run and took a 19-9 lead. Sisters battled back and scored in the final two minutes, and closed out the half with a threeballer from Ryan Waddell. As teams headed into the locker room, the Outlaws trailed 16-21.

In the third, Sisters adjusted defensively, tightened gaps, and worked to get the ball to Zach Anderson.

With two minutes left in the period, the Outlaws tied it up 24-24. Anderson scored a bucket to give the Outlaws a 28-27 lead with 15 seconds left, which gave Sisters their first lead since early in the first quarter. The Outlaws did a great job on defense and held the Bulldogs to six points in the quarter.

The final quarter was tight and intense, with nine lead changes and no more than a two-point lead by either team. With 43 seconds left on the clock, Noah

Richards dished the ball to Anderson for an alleyoop to put the Outlaws back on top 43-42. Sisters fouled and the Bulldogs hit both their shots to regain the lead. The Outlaws had an unfortunate turnover, and then were forced to foul. Woodburn hit one of their two shots and the Outlaws made a last endeavor with a half-court shot that failed, and the Bulldogs squeaked by with a two-point win.

“It was a very tough and emotional loss because we played well enough to win,” said Runco. “The tough part is that we usually shoot well from the line and we only shot 50 percent from the line, and got beat on the glass, which has not happened this season. It’s so frustrating to play so well, and then shoot poorly from the line and get out-rebounded. It was heart-breaking to let that opportunity slip by.

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Anderson finished the game with 15 points, Richards and Waddell both tallied 10, and Jude Carhart added four.

A win for the Outlaws would have moved them up to a home play-in game, but now they have to really fight for a top play-in position. Runco told The Nugget it looks as if Stayton (No. 3) and Woodburn (No. 4) will take the top two automatic state qualifying spots. The Outlaws’ last three games will determine whether they have a home or an away play-in game.

“Our league (Oregon West) is as expected the best all-around league in the state,” said Runco. “In the nine games we have played PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK so far in league, five have been decided in the final sec- Brad Eagan scores against Woodburn. onds. It has been a super-fun and exciting season so far. They will play at Sweet was canceled due to snow on We are trying to keep healthy Home on Friday. The Outlaws February 8, will be made up and are improving each game against Philomath, that at a later date. game.”

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At Ponderosa Properties… …It’s About th e People EXQUISITE ASPEN LAKES HOME! First time on the market! 4,700+ sq. ft. steelreinforced concrete brick home with tile roof = superior insulation! 28’ ceiling in greatroom with wood-burning FP. Hickory floors & solid cherry cabinets & doors throughout. Kitchen boasts: Sub-Zero, Wolf, dual ovens & Miele appliances surrounded in granite. 3 bedrooms, each with private bath. Media room, office, power room & 900-bottle temperature-controlled wine cellar.

3-car garage plus 20x50’ RV or “Flex Space.”

Built-in BBQ & firepit. Located in Aspen Lakes Golf Estates, gated lakefront, Hole #11. Pool/hot tub at Rec facility. 2 years free golf! $1,695,000.

MLS #201708887 RMLS #17130019

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Sisters’ Only Custom Mixed-Use Community INNOVATIVE NEW CONCEPT • Light Industrial/Commercial • Live/Work Loft Apartments • Opportunity for Economic Diversity • Small Condo-type Spaces • Perfect for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs Lot 17 MLS#201803204 ............ $180,000 Lot 5 MLS#201803205 ............ $215,000 Lot 4 MLS#201803206 ........... $220,000 Lot 7 MLS#201803202 ........... $230,000 Lot 9 MLS#201803207PE...........

NDING$300,000

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

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 CLASSIC CAMP SHERMAN LOG HOME Rustic Lodge-style log home set in the heart of the beautiful Metolius Basin. Open greatroom with massive log vaulted ceiling, stone fireplace.

Brazilian cherry floors and pine paneling. Enjoy sunsets and views of Black Butte from the front porch and rear deck. Four bedrooms/3 baths, 2,775 sq.ft. w/family room, double garage and fenced yard. Year-round recreation opportunities right out your front door. Close to National Forest and the Metolius River.

Community access to seasonal pool and tennis courts. $599,500. MLS#201805367

14973 BUGGY WHIP 3-bedroom, 2-1/2-bath, 1,731 sq. ft. chalet in Tollgate. Exciting design features aged brick and wood complements throughout. Kitchen features solid granite counters, classic wood cabinetry and updated appliances. Dramatic vaulted ceilings w/loft space. Six-panel wood interior doors. Attached garage has attic storage above.

Spacious lot with paved drive, parking and RV space. $379,000. MLS #201809152

GOLF HOME 245 Located on the 14th fairway of the Big Meadow Golf Course. Open greatroom floor plan with fireplace, hardwood floors, large master suite, loft and single-car garage. Four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,242± sq. ft. Large rear deck overlooks the golf course. Home is in a vacation rental program and can be rented when the owners are not using it. $539,500.

MLS#2018113800

Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker

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

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 16950 GREEN DRAKE COURT Fronts 18th Fairway at Aspen Lakes on dead-end cul-de-sac. Privacy and quiet. Beautiful (fairly level topo) pine-treed spot to build your new home even if you’re not a golfer! Where else can you find an acre, beautiful homes/neighbors, superior climate to other courses, gated community w/trails to walk your dog and affordable homeowner dues. $224,900. MLS #201806441

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

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BEAUTIFUL TREED LOT IN METOLIUS MEADOWS! This .42± acre lot with mature ponderosa pines borders open space/common area overlooking Lake Creek Basin to the north and Black Butte to the south. Paved road and underground utilities.

Ownership includes common area privileges, tennis courts, pool and more. Close to National Forest and Metolius River. This is a great lot to build your vacation getaway cabin.$249,500.

MLS#201900507

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

547 W. JEFFERSON AVENUE Enjoy your Sisters Get-Away in this Pine Meadow Village updated/quality condominium, close to downtown, trails, pool and tennis. Luxury details include hardwood and tile floors, Energy Star appliances, quality wood cabinets, stone countertops and much more. The 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,560 sq.ft. floor plan has 2 living rooms and an office/den that could be your 3rd bedroom. Outdoor paver patio and upstairs deck with mountain views. Double garage with storage and nicely landscaped grounds maintained by the HOA. $389,000.

MLS#201803407