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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Cloverdale FD honors volunteers The volunteer members of the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District are a dedicated group of individuals who are true volunteers.

They receive no monetary reimbursement for their time and service to the constituents of the District. The District does cover all the cost of their training, personal protective equipment and all related costs of their accreditation as firefighters and EMS first responders.

On Sunday, March 17, the Cloverdale RFPD held its annual awards banquet for recognition of the District’s volunteer members — and noted that numbers of those volunteers are dwindling.

As Fire Chief Thad Olsen conveyed in his State of the District speech, the pool of volunteers in the District has been slowly eroding. While many members have been with the district for over 10 years, recruitment of new

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Foster on patrol in Camp Sherman

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Fighters Association president. Stutzman has been

As Camp Sherman slowly adjusts to life without their resident deputy Dave Blann, a familiar face is on the road, making sure that the community continues to have lawenforcement coverage.

Jefferson County Deputy Mark Foster has been working as a reserve for years, covering Blann’s days off and sometimes responding to nighttime calls. When Blann died suddenly on February 15 at the age of 63, Foster stepped up to cover his shifts.

See VOLUNTEERS on page 29

See FOSTER on page 30

PHOTO BY MICHAEL VALOPPI

Marcus Peck, Turner Stutzman, Joel Stutzman and Kyle Wattenburg were each honored for their service to the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. volunteers has been a challenge. Cloverdale RFPD is looking to bolster its ranks.

New volunteers will serve alongside some stalwart

members of the District.

Joel Stutzman was awarded Rookie of the Year. In his first year, Joel stepped up as the

Festival will bring blues Bend man killed in rollover wreck to Sisters again

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival will return to Sisters for its second year on July 26-27.

Sisters residents Jennifer and Joe Rambo are back for another round after last year’s successful event.

“We had hopeful expectations for the first year, but we knew it was going to be a process to build,” Joe told The Nugget. “We got a kind of master class on what not to do, what to do and where to spend the money.”

The result is a streamlined festival in a single open-air venue at the Sisters Village Green. The date has moved

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forward a bit and there are a few other changes (see sidebar story, page 15).

What hasn’t changed is a commitment to bringing outstanding blues music to town, stimulating the local economy, and supporting a couple of cherished local non-profits.

The music roster casts a wide net, reflecting the Rambos’ taste for music that ventures out beyond 12-bar Chicago Blues.

“Blues is a really wide spectrum,” Joe notes.

That spectrum takes the lineup into edgy, rootsy territory that will likely appeal to an eclectic audience.

“We wanted diversity and See BLUES on page 15

A 25-year-old Bend man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover wreck on Highway 20 east of Sisters on Thursday evening, March 28.

Oregon State Police reported that emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 20 near Fryrear Road between Sisters and Bend at about 8 p.m.

Cloverdale Engine 622 personnel found a single vehicle crashed into a power pole, cutting it in two, dangling live wires and three transformers across the vehicle.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a black 2001 Nissan Pathfinder, operated by 25-year-old Bend resident Tyler Wright, was traveling eastbound on Highway 20 near Fryrear Road. For

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It is not clear why a Bend driver crossed over the oncoming traffic lane and crashed into a power pole. unknown reasons, Wright crossed over the oncoming lane and impacted a power pole, the vehicle coming to a rest on its top.

Wright sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Highway 20 was closed for approximately five hours and power and utilities were knocked out to over 500 local

households.

Captain Michael Valoppi of the Cloverdale Fire District reminds motorists that, “extra caution and vigilance while driving on the highway is needed when the weather continues to change throughout the day. This can create hazardous conditions on road surfaces, especially in curves at highway speed.”

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Bunkhouse Chronicle ....... 10 Entertainment ..................13 Paw Prints ....................... 16 Classifieds..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements................12 Obituaries ....................... 14 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32

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Editorial…

Examining the sheep’s liver One of the main takeaways from the conclusion of Robert Mueller’s “Russia investigation” is that the national media — especially the cable TV news networks — are not serving the Republic well.

For nearly two years, commentators and panels convened nightly to pick over the daily dose of “breaking news” from the Mueller investigation, acting for all the world like a coven of Roman Haruspices studying the liver of a sheep to divine the future.

And they were just about as effective.

CNN and MSNBC look particularly ridiculous at the moment. Their rooting interest in the outcome of the Mueller investigation was as transparent as the much-derided in-the-tank bias of Fox News. Having speculated endlessly and breathlessly for months and months about the potentially explosive, presidencyimperiling revelations that must surely be at hand, they were completely unprepared to deal with a damp squib, which is pretty much what they got.

MSNBC instantly lost some 500,000 viewers, who must have felt like they had been watching Geraldo Rivera uncover Al Capone’s secret vault. Or, as columnist Rich Lowry notes, “it’s also possible that the Mueller disappointment drove loyal viewers away in much the same way that people avoid looking at their 401(k)s when the stock market is

down.”

“We don’t have anything new on the Russia investigation tonight and it would be irresponsible to merely speculate; we’ll get back to you when we have something substantive to report” doesn’t fill the voracious maw of the 24-hour news cycle, and it probably isn’t good for ratings either. Nor, apparently, is simply reporting the news. The pressures are understandable — but the ultimate result is that, despite a daily torrent of “information,” we are probably less well-informed now than we were when we got our TV news from a half-hour nightly newscast.

The big push now is to insist that Attorney General Barr release the full Mueller report.

And he must. We paid for it, after all; it belongs to us and we should read it for ourselves. Download it, study it, mull its implications — then head on down to your favorite Sisters watering hole and hash it over with your friends. It’ll be a lot more edifying than watching Chris Cuomo or Rachel Maddow examine the pigeon entrails and pronounce upon the nature of the Emperor’s destiny.

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: If you did not get the chance to attend the BendTED X on Saturday, March 30 you missed a very inspired speech from a local student at Sisters High School. Wyatt Hernandez retold his personal story of suffering through and recovering from a concussion he received while playing football.

After a long recovery he realized the passion that he still had for playing football and

the importance of the sport in his life. It takes grit to put aside fears after a traumatic injury, and this young man came back to play again as the team’s kicker. More importantly Wyatt has become much more than just a cautionary tale — he has become an advocate for recognizing the great benefits of the sport while pressing for safety advances, rule changes that See LETTERS on page 25

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Does our voice really matter?

By Arthur Pope Guest Columnist

I have followed plans by the Forest Service to limit public access to three of Oregon’s most popular wilderness areas for years. The Cascade Wilderness Strategies Project is intended to protect the wilderness from overuse by controlling public access.

The public comment process for this proposal has stretched over three years and for me, involved attending four meetings and submitting four lengthy comment letters. Over the years, many comments have been submitted; few supporting the implementation of a feebased, limited-entry, permit system that will keep many of us out of our local wilderness areas.

The process has left me frustrated and wanting to lash out and vent my feelings. However, I live in Sisters. I have read too many letters and commentaries in The Nugget from unhappy, antagonistic, mean-spirited, people willing to attack their neighbors, stretch the facts — or make up their own.

These people have taught me something valuable: I don’t want to be like them. I am deeply frustrated but want to be civil, respectful and as factual as possible.

My frustration comes from a process that sucks up huge amounts of time and leads one to believe that their opinion truly matters. Realistically, one should know better. You know it isn’t a vote; you know that an agency is required to collect comments but not required to act on those comments. You know sometimes this can even be a good thing. Nevertheless, it is frustrating.

The Forest Service recently released a memo detailing changes prompted by public comment. There are only three. One changes the end of the permit season by a few days; from the end of September to the last Friday in September. Another adds 11 trailheads to the list of those not requiring permits. (But still requiring a Wilderness Stewardship Fee). Lastly, a pass restricting travel between one wilderness and another has been dropped.

That’s it. That’s all that came out of the time, effort and energy from the dozens and dozens of dedicated

people who followed the process from day one.

The Forest Service has steadfastly refused to discuss the budget for this project or address its financial impacts on users. They say any discussion of fees can take place only after the program is implemented. What? Why? Frankly, it seems the agency is being less than forthcoming in refusing to openly address the financial impacts of this project.

The document recently released does little to dispel my frustration at this lack of openness. It references a Wilderness Stewardship Fee. This seems to indicate users will be charged two fees; a permit application fee and the newly announced Wilderness Stewardship Fee. Why? Perhaps because this second fee will assure that day hikers, hiking on trails that do not require a permit, pay for their hike as well.

Wilderness Stewardship Fee. It has a nice ring but I am afraid the Cascade Wilderness Strategies Project is more about fees than stewardship. Perhaps I am wrong.

I would like to be. I would like to imagine the agency is deeply and truly concerned about and protecting wilderness values, but past actions give rise to bothersome questions.

Why did an agency concerned about protecting wilderness values push to alter natural ecosystems in the Mount Washington Wilderness by using helicopters to set fires? Why do staff allow non-native fish to be stocked in wilderness lakes to compete with endemic populations? Why does an agency promoting a packit-in, pack-it-out ethos leave the trash from burned-out lookouts dotting the wilderness? Why do staff allow snowmobiles to destroy the solitude of a skier’s wilderness experience?

Perhaps it’s simply a problem typical of any huge organization — government or otherwise. Too big. Not very nimble. Rarely open to creative thought. More, like any organization with thousands of employees, a ponderous giant; slow to evolve but friendly and doing the best it can. I understand that. I appreciate the challenges. But, I am still really frustrated!

Arthur Pope is the director of Wilderness Report

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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For concerned citizens, ‘Green Forests Matter’ Sisters Library through April.

“We think that what happened in California could happen here,” Wilson told The Nugget. “And there are some obvious opportunities to change that.”

The women hope to effect change through education, and they’re bringing subject matter experts to Sisters to talk about smoke reduction zones; the potential for biomass to jumpstart forest health projects; and the Greater Sisters Community

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Susan Wilson and Virginia Silvey are concerned about the ever-present threat wildfire poses to the future of Sisters.

Watching the horrific events of the Camp Fire unfold in Paradise, California, last summer spurred them to action. The Sisters women are in the process of forming a non-profit called Green Forests Matter – and they’re hosting a series of presentations on wildfire mitigation at

See WILDFIRE on page 30

Artist Paul Alan Bennett has released a collection entitled “Night Skies.”

PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

Land-use codes can mitigate wildfire danger outcomes.

Sisters Country is no exception. Recent large fires like Milli and Pole Creek were in striking distance to Sisters, and the Rabbit Brush fire burned within the community, destroying two homes.

It is not a matter of if fire strikes again in the Sisters community, but when.

Today, one-third of all U.S. homes are in the WUI, the area where flammable vegetation and homes meet or intermingle. With more

By Doug Green Correspondent

As wildfires grow in size and frequency – and as the dangers rise – helping communities reduce wildfire risks and costs is a top priority. Protecting homes and structures threatened by wildfires depletes local, state and federal agency budgets, and increasingly places firefighters’ lives in danger. The effects of climate change, alongside increasing development within the wildland-urban interface (WUI), amplify these adverse

See LAND USE on page 21

Artist’s book celebrates ‘Night Skies’

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Sisters artist Paul Alan Bennett’s latest venture makes it very easy to have his world-renowned art in your home — and in your hands.

He has combined a lifelong fascination with the night sky — which he has depicted often in his art — and his love for Greek mythology in a new book titled “Night Skies.”

The book features 44 paintings with text that feature the night sky.

Bennett has had a long relationship with the night sky.

“I remember being about 10 and looking at the night sky and feeling like something wonderful was about

to happen,” he said. “I felt it in every cell of my body.”

Then, with his trademark sly grin, he said, “I think the next day I went through puberty!”

Bennett has been painting the night sky for years, some of the paintings inspired by long drives across Central Oregon, with the headlights probing the vault of the heavens.

“It’s part of our landscape, just like the mountains, the rivers, the trails,” he said.

Greek myth, which Bennett became enamored with during his art studies in Greece as a young man, also play into the narrative of Night Skies.

The Greeks threw their

mythology into the skies and named the constellations that we know today.

“It’s all quite wondrous, I think,” Bennett said.

Bennett plans to tour Oregon bookstores in support of Night Skies, — and playing related original songs on his ukulele, yet another of his artistic passions.

“Music is such a wonderful way to create that whole other world where anything is possible,” he said.

Like music, the night sky can be enjoyed and appreciated without an intricate knowledge of how it is composed. And Bennett urges his fellow Sisters residents to See BENNETT on page 29

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.

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

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

Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Friends of the Sisters Library Board 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.

Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sisters Caregiver Support Group Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258.

Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. community room. 541-923-1632.

Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Location information: 541-549-1193.

Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at 541-388-9013.

Church. 541-548-0440.

Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.

Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Sisters Parent Teacher Community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.

Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.

2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon.

541-480-5994.

SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.

2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community District. 541-549-2091.

Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599.

Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse For Saturday meeting dates and 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. location, email: steelefly@msn.com.

Location information: 541-279-1977.

Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.

Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Area Photography Club Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. community room. 541-549-6157.

Council on Aging of Central Oregon Sisters Trails Alliance Board Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.

Community Church. 541-480-1843.

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

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

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

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

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

Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.

Board of Directors Meets monthly.

541-595-2191 for time & date.

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

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

SCHOOLS

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

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

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

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

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

541-549-6022.

Sisters-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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Oregon songwriter to visit Sisters

Author Phillip Margolin Kindergarten roundup set to visit bookstore

Acclaimed musician Ryan Stevenson will visit Sisters on April 27. Hosted at Westside Sisters Saturday night, the Christian songwriter and musician will perform a special event for a ticketed audience.

Stevenson is an awardwinning artist born and raised in Oregon. His background in music developed from a childhood attending church and listening to worship and gospel music. At age 18, he was given his first guitar by his youth pastor, and from there his desire to perform music blossomed.

After attending college at Northwest Christian University he began to develop his musical talent by performing in small venues throughout Eugene with a small band he and his roommate formed. Since then, he has performed at some of the largest Christian events including Creation West, Fish Fest, and other top Christian festivals.

Currently serving as the worship leader at Vertical Church in Boise, Idaho, Stevenson’s musical career is a far cry from his previous seven years as a paramedic.

But his career in music, launched only 12 years ago, has led him on a journey of recognition and reward.

Grammy Award-winning Christian artist TobyMac discovered Stevenson after releasing his debut record in 2007, “Running to You,” and later in 2010 his EP “Yesterday, Today, and Forever.”

“Ryan is an impressive songwriter who understands the delicate balance of writing songs about his faith and walking it out in a cold, cold world,” said TobyMac. “He never shies away from a

Bestselling author Phillip Margolin will visit Paulina Springs Books in Sisters on Thursday, April 11, to read from and discuss his latest novel, “The Perfect Alibi.”

The Oregon-based author brings his legal background and expertise to the crafting of tense legal thrillers. In “The Perfect Alibi”: A young woman accuses a prominent local college athlete of rape.

Convicted with the help of undisputable DNA evidence, the athlete swears his innocence and threatens both his lawyer and his accuser as he’s sent to prison. Not long after, there’s another rape and the DNA test shows that the same person committed both rapes — which is seemingly impossible since the man convicted of the first rape was in prison at the time of the second one.

Now, the convicted athlete, joined by a new lawyer, is granted a new trial and bail.

Shortly thereafter, his original lawyer disappears and his law partner is murdered.

Robin Lockwood is a young lawyer with a prestigious small law firm and a former MMA fighter who helped pay for Yale Law School with her bouts. She

‘Jesus’ lyric, ‘cause he is fully aware of where his strength comes from.”

After soloing his first albums, Stevenson later signed on with Gotee Records with CEO TobyMac where he co-wrote “Speak Life,” a song featured on TobyMac’s best-selling Grammy Awardwinning record, “Eye On It.” With six appearances in Billboard magazine and a 15-week featured No. 1 single, “Eye of the Storm,” from the Gotee album, “Fresh Start,” Stevenson’s music has risen to a new era of Christian music in recent years.

Jerry Kaping, lead pastor at Westside Sisters, said, “we are so excited to have an artist like Ryan here in Sisters. It is not every day that God brings a Grammy Award-winner to perform in Sisters. We believe Ryan is the beginning of a long list of amazing artists, speakers, and leaders that will be coming to this city, to this church.”

All audiences are welcome to attend the event. Tickets have sold fast with only standing room tickets available.

For tickets and additional information visit www. westsidesisters.org.

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Phillip Margolin will share “The Perfect Alibi” in Sisters next week. is representing the victim of the first rape for her civil lawsuit against her rapist, who is now convinced the rapist is stalking her and trying to intimidate her. At the same time, another client is up on a murder charge — one that should be dismissed as selfdefense — but the D.A. trying the case is determined to bring it to trial. Now she has to mastermind two impossible cases, trying to find the hidden truth that links the two of them.

Paulina Springs Books is located at 252 W. Hood Ave. in Sisters. For more information call 541-549-0866.

Sisters Elementary School (SES) will hold its annual Kindergarten Roundup preregistration on Friday, May 3.

Two sessions will be offered: 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2019 are eligible for the 2019-20 school year. Call the Sisters Elementary School Office at 541-549-8981 to schedule your Kindergarten Roundup pre-registration appointment, starting April 15.

Enrollment forms may also be picked up at the Sisters Elementary School office and need to be completed and returned to the school office by April 26.

Bring birth certificate and immunization records to register.

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Pesticide rule stalled by Bayer request

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Implementation of a statewide rule that would limit the use of the weed killer believed responsible for the death of thousands of trees along Highway 20 west of Sisters has been stalled by a last-minute request from Bayer, the company that produces it.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture’s new permanent rule slated to be adopted on March 22 would prohibit the use of the chemical in areas where the roots of desirable trees — like ponderosa pines — may be present.

ODA reports that, “on March 20, 2019, the Oregon Department of Agriculture received a request from Bayer Crop Science LP, Environmental Science Division, to postpone the date of the proposed permanent rule limiting the use of aminocyclopyrachlor, an herbicide also known as ACP.” ODA is required by law to postpone the date of its intended action at least 21 days, and no more than 90 days, from the earliest date that the rule could have become effective. In the wake of the Bayer request, ODA reopened public comment on the matter, and will hold that comment period open until April 5.

That means there is no rule currently in effect and a new permanent rule could take effect no sooner than April 12 at the very earliest.

Coincidentally, that’s just about the time foresters will begin logging the approximately 2,100 trees that have died off along the highway over the past several years.

Bayer’s letter seeks time “to provide further scientific and technical assessments supporting no additional restrictions to those already

contained on the government approved label or a more tailored rule, and to outline an alternative that would address the potential for misapplication in particularly sensitive areas of the state as an alternative to the approach currently proposed by ODA, which is in effect a ban.”

The characterization of the proposed permanent rule as a ban is at odds with what ODA Program Manager Roe Kachadoorian describes.

“We were set to allow some spot applications for noxious weed control,” she told The Nugget. “We wanted to figure out how to allow some use in some areas and not hurt trees.”

She noted that a great deal of public comment from citizens on the proposed permanent rule urged a complete ban of ACP. Kachadoorian also told The Nugget that ODA had communicated closely with Bayer throughout the process in the spirit of “transparency and cooperation with all parties.” She said ODA was taken by surprise

by Bayer’s last-minute move.

Our proposed permanent rule reflected the values of the state of Oregon and the citizens of the state of Oregon...

— Roe Kachadoorian

The problem with the trees near Sisters began developing from 2013 to 2015 when an herbicide named Perspective was used along the highway corridor to remove brush within the Oregon Department of Transportation right of way. The herbicide harmed ponderosa pines and other trees in the area where it was applied.

An assessment by the U.S. Forest Service determined that thousands of trees in the corridor west of Sisters are dead or dying. A number of trees in immediate danger of falling on the highway have already been felled, with the full-scale logging of the dead and dying trees within 75 feet of the highway set to commence this month.

Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid told The Nugget last week that plans are on track for beginning the logging project in mid-April.

“We’re thinking it’s going to take two weeks,” he said.

“Actually, it’s going to be 12 to 13 days, so it may be three weeks if they only work fiveday weeks.”

The Forest Service and ODOT will split the cost of the project. Reid said that

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“What we did reflected the values of this state,” Kachadoorian said. “Our proposed permanent rule reflected the values of the state of Oregon and the citizens of the state of Oregon — and we did allow for some spot application for noxious weed control.”

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the contractor on the project and information on traffic management plans will be announced next week.

Members of the public will soon have a chance to discuss the logging project — among other things — with officials from the U.S. Forest Service.

On April 11, Sisters Ranger District will host an informational open house for the public to learn about what is happening on the national forest lands within the ranger district (see story, page 14).

The open house will be held at the Camp Sherman RFPD Fire Station, 301 S. Elm St., in Sisters, from 5 to 7 p.m. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and the program will begin at 5 p.m. If people cannot attend at 5 p.m. for the formal program they are still welcomed to come any time prior to 7 p.m. to visit with Sisters Ranger District staff.

Forest Service staff will discuss the upcoming removal of hazard trees along Highway 20, expectations for the coming fire season, and current and upcoming projects and answer questions about any other items the public is interested in discussing.

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Entering the Relaxation Room

By Susan Waymire, CTC Correspondent

Like everyone else here in Sisters, I have to say that I will be ecstatic when I see daffodil clusters instead of mountains of snow in my yard. Our delayed winter certainly caught me off guard, and when I had an ice-dam leak in my bedroom, and ended up having to get snow shoveled off my roof, I reached the point of lamenting, “I am done!”

Enter the Relaxation Room. While I was getting my hair styled by Tim Westcott, owner of Salon Renaissance here in Sisters, he mentioned his new business venture, The Relaxation Room. Now, I have traveled through many airports and seen many massage chairs throughout the world, but, for some reason, I didn’t find it so appealing sitting there getting massaged in front of 500 of my closest airport friends, clutching bags and trying to “relax” at the same time.

I became a gawker instead of participants in those ventures.

However, timing is everything. When Tim mentioned his new brainchild, my aching “shovel” back and shoulders said, “heck yeah!” So, I proceeded upstairs to the new Relaxation Room and got the full treatment. Tim has created quite the experience. Entering this room, I was greeted by four mammoth massage chairs, fully equipped and state-of-theart with multitudes of settings depending on your “Goldilocks Factor,” as I call it. Being a massage wimp, I told Tim to start with the lightest setting. There are different focal points and settings depending on if you want stress relief, recovery, shiatsu, nearly everything a full masseuse would provide.

You can also adjust the intensity of your massage.

With my arms and legs fully encapsulated by the chair and leg rests, the chair began to go to work. I began

to feel the internal hands go to work on my tight low back, hips, shoulders and especially my calves. I had just skied the day before in addition to my shoveling, and felt every muscle begin to relax with the chair’s kneading moves.

It was “just right.”

The experience is also visual, not just kinesthetic.

As you recline in your chair, Tim has created his own Aurora Borealis within the room. The stars and celestial setting on the ceiling add to the ambiance of rejuvenation and relaxation. If you squint and set your mind free, you can imagine yourself sitting among the stars in Iceland.

Additionally, he has the soft music and sounds for your full stress-free experience.

While electronics and wine don’t mix in many areas of life, this also holds true for the chairs. With all of

the electronic settings, Tim didn’t want to risk having red wine spill on his high-tech investment.

After your massage, though, he has a small beverage bar set up to chat with your friends or hang out while you prepare to venture back into everyday life. You have a choice of tea, wine, or sparkling waters to complete the full experience.

As a travel advisor, I know that “experience” has become the new industry buzzword.

Sisters was due for a gathering place like this to hang with your girlfriends, or just relax after a hard day of skiing, hiking, working at the computer, or in this case, shoveling. I see this being a new trend in many tourist towns, but we are just ahead of the game. And, this is one experience not just for the tourist — with a winter like

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Massage chairs are the centerpiece of a new relaxation room in Sisters. this year, it will be welcomed by locals feeling the winter pain.

I have to say the ingenuity Tim has shown to create this full relaxation encounter is remarkable. Tim plans to have a concierge meet and educate you on the chairs, as well as a punch-card system for payments. For the moment, the cost is $25 for

the half-hour session or $40 for the one-hour session. You will certainly need to call in advance to book your sessions as I do see this being a popular Sisters encounter.

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Of a certain

AGE Sue Stafford Columnist

Being vulnerable How do you know when you’re old? When the person looking back at you in the mirror has wrinkles and gray hair? Maybe a medical condition signals the advancement of years — arthritis, forgetfulness, joint replacement or repair, failing eyesight, or congestive heart failure.

You may catch yourself reading the obituaries more frequently and more thoroughly. Funerals and memorial services for friends and family become a more frequent occurrence. Maybe you’ve taken to wearing more purple and considering that red hat in the store window.

Whatever the clues have

been for you, it’s usually a gradual process in which you morph over time from that energetic, motivated, busy 50-year old to a mellower, more thoughtful version of yourself, who remembers with fondness those longtime friends who “knew you when,” and, if you’re lucky, are still there as the keepers of all that you have been and done.

I am very fortunate to have a handful of men and women whom I have known my entire life. This is the year we are all turning 75 and each one’s birthday is an opportunity to reflect on a lifetime of shared memories, love, and caring. As I have been sending birthday salutations to friends, I realize we are at the three-quarters-of-acentury mark and reflect on all we’ve accomplished since our early days of childhood.

For the past few years, my aging body and declining physical abilities have served as reminders that the end is much closer than the long-ago beginning. I’ve never feared dying, and my work with hospice only gave me a greater appreciation for this grand adventure called life.

What I have feared is the steady reduction of financial resources, which definitely contributes to a sense

of vulnerability. Needing to hire someone to do all those things I have previously taken care of myself is not always fiscally possible.

Repairs get left undone and my sense of competence and independence dwindles.

This past year the idea that I am “getting older” has been front and center in my thinking, rather than a faint awareness tucked comfortably in the background. Last month, as I shoveled snow in my backyard to clear a path for the propane delivery man to get to my completely empty tank, a bolt of awareness hit me when I misstepped and ended up squatting in snow that held me captive. Even with my shovel as a stabilizer, my legs betrayed me and I couldn’t stand up.

In that instant, “getting older” changed from a vague concept into harsh reality.

There are things in my life, and the way I live it, that have changed. The questions of “can” I still be climbing up on the ladder to clean the gutters has changed to “should” I? How much risk is reasonable to take?

The exertion it took to force my way out of the snow left me shaking and feeling physically sick.

Okay, time to say uncle. I went in the house and called

my son in Bend who is my go-to handyman.

Undoubtedly, the fact that my son and his wife left two days later to move to Phoenix has influenced my sense of vulnerability. Josh has been my backup, my emergency contact, my security in just knowing he was there the last two years. In the past, having neither son nearby was no big deal but this move felt very different — and that surprised me.

Something switched in my being at that moment and I thought, “I’m old,” as tears welled. Not 85 or 90, but certainly a long way from older middle-age.

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I am acknowledging all the good work I have done in my life, as a mother, therapist, friend, volunteer, and in all the various jobs and endeavors I have undertaken throughout my life. It’s time to choose to do those things I love and let go of the rest.

The way I think, what I value, and how I choose to spend my time has definitely changed, as have my physical abilities.

Perhaps one of the most important recent changes has been how I view vulnerability: not as weakness to avoid or deny or fear.

Rather, I choose to embrace vulnerability as making me more approachable, more willing to ask for and allow others to help me, a falling away of armor built up over a lifetime of challenges and successes. Being vulnerable allows me to let more good in and let more good out.

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Goodnight Molly: A tribute

By Tom Donahue Guest Columnist

say now: I did not realize how empty and cold the house would be without you and how I would automatically start to reach for your food dish and your water dish and your leash — and then catch myself, realizing you were not there to eat or drink or go on a walk.

Or there for me to see you lying on the carpet, warmed by that little spot of sunshine that you always seemed to find. Following that spot as it worked its way across the room. Both of us taking comfort from that simple little pleasure. I’m not sure which of us was more warmed by that little spot of sun.

I will also miss all the other simple little pleasures.

Like coming home or waking up to your greeting. Or hiking thru the wilderness while you did your hunter thing. Or wondering if you found some dietary indiscretion in the woods that you and I would pay for after your digestive system did its thing. Or looking in the rear-view mirror to see your focused gaze and coiled body as you tried to spot chipmunks scurrying across forest roads. We did spend many glorious hours in the woods, didn’t we? In short, I will miss the comfort of your presence and all those thousand little things you did that brought both of us such joy, whether you were sedentary or at full gallop.

I will even miss doing all the tedious little chores that

I sometimes complained about. Like trying to find a hotel or rental home that will allow you to stay. Or making sure I got home on time to let you out. Or vacuuming three times a week.

Or dealing with all those additional clumps of hair that you seemed to molt every spring and fall. Or trying to find you after you got yourself lost in the woods.

“I’m not lost dad, you just don’t know where to find me.”

If only people could learn your unconditional love and forgiving nature. Besides the basic necessities of eating, drinking, peeing, pooping, and chasing, the thing you wanted most was to be with me. To go where I went and do what I did. On those few times when I made you stay home by yourself — and there were more of those as you got older — you, of course, sulked. But, when I got home, you forgave me as if it had never happened.

All I had to do to get you to wag your tail was walk into a room or talk to you. Even when I scolded you, you forgave me. You seemed to know that I was only doing it for your safety — and so I could get my deposit back.

What’s the use? Words cannot begin to express how I feel about you and how much I will miss you. I hope my actions during your earthly days spoke louder than these words. Just know that looking at you made me smile. Your

The following is dedicated to dogs and dog-lovers everywhere. While this column is about one dog, it’s quite apparent that most owners feel the same way about their dogs. Molly was a 50-pound shepherd mix — though one vet said she looked like a Czechoslovakian wolfdog — that I was privileged to spend 15 years with. She came to me from the Bend Humane Society when she was six months old. She died on February 28 of many things common to old dogs. But, thankfully, she was active until her final few days. And she never complained.

• • • Dear Molly, You left me too suddenly and quickly. I know I’m supposed to be grateful for that.

Grateful that you and I were spared the pain and suffering of a long, protracted illness. Grateful that it came on without warning and lasted only a few short days.

Grateful that you died on your own and I did not have to make that dreaded decision.

Grateful that you were active until those last few days — even though your old bones creaked and your muscles ached. Grateful that you were around for 15 glorious years.

While I am grateful for all those things, I still can’t help but feel cheated. Cheated that I did not get a chance to say a proper goodbye and tell you all that you meant to me while you were fully aware — that I only got to do that after you lapsed into semiconsciousness and labored breathing, it finally dawning on me that the end was near.

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I made a poor attempt to tell you how I felt every day of your life. I leave you now with my nightly good night wishes.

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The Bunkhouse Chronicle Craig Rullman Columnist

Cool Water Out here in the West water is precious, particularly when living on the east side of any mountain range between the Sierra-Cascades and the Rockies. Eastsiders live within a perpetual loop of drought and diminishing returns. The diminishing returns are a result of aggressive settlement beyond the 100th meridian, which has been a desert since before the end of the last Ice Age. The illusion of abundance in the western deserts was easy enough to sustain for more than a hundred years because the impacts of so many people were spread over hundreds of thousands of square miles. Even the larger hydrology projects such as the draining of the Klamath Basin (which destroyed the Klamath Basin) or the construction of the LA Aqueduct (which destroyed the Owens Valley) primarily impacted rural areas.

In those deeply rural areas — which in both the Klamath and Owens cases also happened to be major stopping points along the Pacific Flyway — the few people living there had virtually no power to prevent what remains the insane vision of settling millions upon millions of people in a desert.

In California, where 25.5 million acres of land are given over to farming in the production of some 400 separate commodities — even as many of those crops and commodities are falling inexorably into the monoculture trap and are owned by hostile foreign entities —the essential water infrastructure has not been updated since the WPA projects of the 1930s.

In 1930 there were less than six million people living in California. Today there are over 40 million people, and many millions more that don’t show up on a census.

Most of those people take showers every day, wash their dishes and clothes, brush their teeth, flush toilets, water their lawns and gardens, wash their cars, irrigate their fields, or use up water in any number of other daily activities. In California, the average person uses 71 gallons of water every day. And in parts of the central valley, where more than 100,000 irrigation wells draw from 20,000-year-old aquifers, the valley floor has dropped nearly 30 feet.

This winter the Sierra snowpack stands at 136 percent of normal. It is the fifth-highest snowload ever recorded in the Sierras.

That’s great news except that California is unable to capture significant portions of the 580 billion gallons of water that snow represents, because environmental regulations prohibit the building of new dams and reservoirs.

This is true even as the collapse of the Oroville dam last year exposed significant problems in the existing infrastructure. And because they can’t capture the water, record snowfalls and atmospheric rivers don’t mean as much as they otherwise might.

Here in Central Oregon we have been clobbered by a late-February snowstorm.

Estimates vary but even in Sisters, at a mere 3,100 feet elevation, we’ve received three or more feet of snow.

Our local reservoirs, from Crane Prairie to Wickiup, are reportedly full.

Crane Prairie reservoir has a carrying capacity of more than 55,000 acre-feet of water. Wickiup is capable of carrying some 200,000 acre-feet of water. Having those reservoirs full for households, recreation, and irrigation is a celebratory event, but the question for us remains: how do we propose to sustain the ever-increasing demands we will put on an arbitrary and therefore finite resource?

Central Oregon, with a growth rate now reliably over 3.5 percent annually, is filling up with people, and because we are occasionally enchanted by an abundance of water we don’t seem to be discussing the most important long-term question: At what point do we reach critical human mass?

Oregonians nurture a superior attitude toward most things California, but they don’t seem to be learning many of the long-term lessons that California offers, and meaningful distinctions between the two states are diminishing to the point of

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When my wife and I first married we lived in Lake Almanor, California.

Our home at the lake, near an inlet called Hamilton Branch, backed into the forest and was about a quartermile from the shore. The house we lived in was built by my wife’s great-grandfather, who found success in the citrus groves of southern California as an early beneficiary of the LA aqueduct.

He built a thriving farm in the desert with that water, taking advantage of decent soil and perfect weather. But those groves are all gone now, given over to urban sprawl and gargantuan housing developments that use far more water than the groves ever did.

What fascinates me, as I contemplate the future of our own water resources, is that some 30 feet below the

surface of Lake Almanor sits the town of Prattville.

Prattville is a quiet favorite among mountain lake divers, a club of hearty souls in the same phylum as cavers, and people who see the world with a very different awareness of its history. A good mountain diver can drop into Lake Almanor and fin between the treetops of Big Meadow, or watch the fish swim through windows of the Prattville General Store.

In the modern West we have as many challenges as we do options. We can choose to embrace certain realities the planet offers us, or we can ignore them. But one thing is absolutely certain: The West is a desert, and without enough water we will some day, inevitably, share the same drastic future, whatever our most passionately held beliefs may happen to be.

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Exhibit explores the power of water BEND — An original exhibit exploring the power of water in the High Desert opens at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, April 27. “Desert Reflections: Water Shapes the West” weaves together science, history, art and contemporary issues to explore the role of water in the region’s past, present and future.

By connecting visitors to water and its management through the lens of three different basins in the region — the Mid-Columbia River Basin, Great Salt Lake Basin and Klamath Basin — the exhibit will illuminate how water has shaped the High Desert’s natural, cultural and geological history and explore how it features prominently in contemporary issues such as resource consumption, Indigenous sovereignty and climate change.

“The exhibit will offer visitors a look at water in this region and the complexities inherent to its management.

Our hope is that they leave with a deeper understanding and appreciation of water in the West and the challenges and opportunities associated with it,” said Louise Shirley, the Museum’s Donald M. Kerr curator of natural history. “Collaboration is necessary at every level for water resources to be managed effectively and to balance the needs of people and ecosystems.”

In addition to the discussion of the complexities of water management, Desert Reflections will connect visitors to the significance of water through visual art, music and spoken word performances. The High Desert Museum commissioned artwork from four Pacific Northwest artists for the exhibition, which also involved a field trip into the desert with experts in order to spark discussion and inspiration for the pieces.

Much like water permeates and sculpts every corner of the landscape, the art of Desert Reflections will extend from the Spirit of the West Gallery throughout the Museum’s interior and exterior spaces. Presentations from multiple artists will create an immersive experience, from visual art alongside the Museum’s stream to large-scale art pieces inside the Museum.

Bend creative laureate and spoken-word artist Jason Graham, known as MOsley WOtta, is creating a video installation inside the Museum and an outdoor display along the stream behind the Museum.

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Harmonic Laboratory, a mixed-media art collective from Eugene, will weave together video, dance and choreography to explore the rhythms of water. And Dana Reason, composer and sonic arts teacher at Oregon State University, will create a site-specific, large-scale interactive sound and performance work that utilizes research data on water tables in Oregon.

“Water is a highly valuable and finite resource that permeates every aspect of our shared history,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “Desert Reflections is a collaboration among not just our curators but many artists and experts throughout our region, uniting to share with visitors a dynamic, textured narrative on the many ways water touches all of our lives in the High Desert.”

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Open house to unveil co-working space Fika Sisters Coffeehouse will host an open house on April 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. to introduce the Sisters community to Jobb: A Fika Workspace. This evening event will offer those interested in learning more about Jobb a tour of the co-working space as well as details about membership.

Jobb is a Swedish-inspired community co-working space. Located above Fika Sisters Coffeehouse, the space includes a lounge area, a phone booth, whiteboards, and workstations. Freelancers, remote workers, consultants, and creatives are encouraged to apply.

The name means “work” in Swedish.

Fika Sisters Coffeehouse is owned and operated by Sisters resident and entrepreneur Reneé Reitmeier. The word “fika” [fee-ka] is a nod to her Swedish ancestry and means “coffee break” in Swedish.

The space is set up to serve the community as a coffee

shop, co-working space, and event space. Swedish pastries are baked in-house.

“My vision for Fika is to provide a bright spot in the business park area of Sisters for people to come and enjoy coffee, pastries, conversation, and community,” Reneé said.

“I see Jobb as offering a creative and inspiring co-working space for remote-working residents of Sisters. And I see Fika and Jobb serving as a focal point for local evening events such as lectures, meetups, and art shows.”

Information on the open house on April 8 can be found on their website at www.fikasisters.com.

I see Jobb as offering a creative and inspiring co-working space for remote-working residents of Sisters.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

A N N O U N C E M E N T S Local Government in Our Daily Lives

Explore the role of Sisters City Council with City Councilor Andrea Blum and City Manager Cory Misley. Learn how to run for election; there will be 3 openings next year. Presented by Indivisible Sisters on Thursday, April 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. (6 to 6:30 social) at the Sisters Public Library. For more information call 541-760-5320.

Kindergarten Roundup

CPR/AED and First Aid Class

The next CPR/AED class is scheduled for Saturday, April 13 at 9 a.m. The First Aid module is on Sunday, April 14 at 9 a.m.

The cost is $30, which covers both modules, a workbook and completion card. Register by Tuesday, April 9th. To register, go online to sistersfire.com and select the CPR tab, or stop by and register at the Sisters Fire station during business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Pick up the student workbook at the station after you register. If you have questions, call Gail Butler at 541-595-5712.

Sisters Elementary School will hold their annual Kindergarten Roundup pre-registration on Friday, May 3 in two sessions: one at 9 a.m. and another at 12:30 p.m. Children who will be age 5 Poet Laureate Evening on or before September 1, 2019 Kim Stafford, Oregon’s ninth are eligible for the 2019-20 school Poet Laureate, will artfully merge year. Call the an evening SES office at of history, 541-549-8981 art, poetry, to schedule a stories, and pre-registration music from his appointment, own personal starting April archive in a 15. Enrollment Friday, April 5 Confluence forms may also of Sisters Red Cross Blood Donation be picked up Memories.

11:30 a.m. at Sisters Fire Station at the office; Tuesday, return by April 9, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 Friday, April at FivePine Going Beyond Simulcast 26 with your Conference 9 a.m. at Westside Church child’s birth Center. certificate and Presented by immunization Tuesday, April 9 Three Sisters records.

Poet Laureate Evening Historical Questions? Call 7 p.m. at FivePine Conference Center Society, 541-549-8981.

Sisters Arts Association, Stars Over and Friends of William Stafford.

Sisters Free admission, donations Star Party welcome. For information 541Learn about the night skies!

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Stargazers are invited to gather at the Sisters Park & Recreation District building on Saturday, April Please Help Furry Friends 27 at 8 p.m. for a free presentation Furry Friends Foundation (FFF) has grown, and the assistance and slide show. If weather then is reaching more families than permits, plan on heading out to ever. FFF needs your support the SHS sports fields to observe and your donations to operate. the night sky through powerful It’s spring and the kitten season telescopes. Info, call Ron at 541is upon us. FFF sponsors FREE 549-8846. spay/neuter surgeries and FREE Habitat Groundbreaking vaccinations. Let’s help reduce the The community is invited to unwanted pet population, and a Sisters Habitat for Humanity keep pets at home and out of groundbreaking celebration for shelters. Donate online at www. the Likens and Palmer families furryfriendsfoundation.org or call on Thursday, April 18 at 5:30 541-797-4023. p.m. The festivities will take place Thich Nhat Hahn Sangha at Habitat’s Village Meadows Meditation Group neighborhood on N. Desert Rose Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m.

Loop. The Likens home will be at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For built in partnership with Heart of more information please email Oregon Corps Youthbuild team.

Kathyn at Katindahood2@gmail.

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Red Cross Blood Donation

The American Red Cross is urging new and current donors to roll up a sleeve to help sustain a sufficient blood supply. Eligible donors of all blood types — especially Type O — are urged to give blood now to help ensure a supply for hospital patients this spring. There are many opportunities to donate blood in Deschutes County, but the Sisters event will be held on Friday, April 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Sisters Fire Station Community Room at 301 S. Elm St. For more information call Christine Welch at 909-859-7570.

City of Sisters Seeks Urban Forestry Board Member

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for a volunteer to serve on the Urban Forestry Board (UFB). The UFB has one open position for a one (1) year term. The applicant for this position should have the skills and knowledge to effectively represent the land development community. The Urban Forestry Board meets monthly, or as needed or directed by the City Council. Applications can be found on the City website at www.ci.sisters.or.us or at Sisters City Hall. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on April 19, 2019. For more information contact: Nicole Abbenhuis, at (541) 323-5220 or at nabbenhuis@ ci.sisters.or.us.

Sisters Garden Club

The next meeting of the Sisters Garden Club is at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 at Sisters City Hall. Gene Schmidt of Still Waters Lavender will present “Lavender for Central Oregon.” All are welcome! For more information call 541-549-6390 or go to sistersgardenclub.com.

Organ Donor Awareness

Join women from all around the world for a one-day teaching and worship event with Priscilla Shirer on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 9 a.m. at Westside Church. Doors open at 8 a.m. Cost is $25 and includes lunch. Register at westsidesisters. org/goingbeyond. Call 541-5494184 for additional information or email info@westsidesisters.org.

Understanding DementiaRelated Behavior

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

april events

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, April 4, 11, 18 and 25 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.

Breaking Barriers: Women’s Achievements in the Era of Apollo 8

Sisters Ranger District Free Informational Open House

Astronaut Jim Wetherbee, commander of 5 space missions, will share stories of Apollo 8 at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, April 10 at 3 p.m. No registration required. Call 541-312-1032 for more information.

The public is invited to learn about what is happening on the national forest land within the ranger district. On Thursday, April 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Camp Sherman RFPD Fire Station Forest Service staff will discuss the upcoming removal of hazard trees along Hwy. 20 for public safety, fire season expectations, current and upcoming projects, and answer questions from the public. Discover Your Forest will also be present to discuss volunteer opportunities.

For more information about the open house, contact the Sisters Ranger District at 541-549-7700.

PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537

Dr. Jamie Bufalino, an instructor at the University of Oregon, will explore how women in the 1960s contributed to NASA in this presentation at the Sisters library on Saturday, April 6 at 11 a.m. No registration required. Call 541-3121032 for more information.

Meet Astronaut and Author Jim Wetherbee

Magnetic Poetry Kit

Create your own collection of magnetic words at the Sisters Library on Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. Gather words and stick them on magnetic tape to create your own poetry kit to take home. Supplies provided. Ages 12 to 17. No registration required.

Call 541-617-7078 for more info.

Open Computer Labs

From 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, a free open lab is offered at the Sisters Library.

Practice skills, receive help with technical tasks, and have your questions answered. For more info call 541-617-7078.

Tween Poetry Camp

Celebrate National Poetry month with art and musical poems at the Sisters Library on Tuesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. Listen to music and view art to inspire your poetry! Ages 10 to 17. No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more info.

Parkinson’s Support Group

The second Tuesday of each month, Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group meets at Sisters Community Church from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (following the Senior Luncheon).

All are welcome to learn, share, and receive support. For more info contact Lenetta at 907-687-8101 or Carol at 541-668-6599.

Sisters Library

Saturday, April 13 from 1 to 2:30 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, identify common behavior triggers, and learn strategies to help intervene with some of the most common behavioral challenges of Alzheimer’s disease. To learn more or register, call 1-800-272-3900.

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

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

Going Beyond Simulcast with Priscilla Shirer

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Learn how to download eBooks and audio books from the library’s collection on Tuesday, April 23 at 10 a.m. at Fika Sisters Coffeehouse. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more information.

Spring Blossoms

Create simple Kirigami paper flowers, color their petals amd watch them bloom when placed in water. No registration required. Ages 6 to 11, or younger with adult assistance.

Wednesday, April 24 at 3:30 p.m. at the Sisters Library. Call 541617-7078 for more information.

The Library Book Club

ALI MAYEA, Principal Broker/Owner 541-480-9658 • 541-588-6007

Read and discuss “Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, April 24, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Call 541-617-7078 for more information.

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Sway Wild headed to The Belfry April 6

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

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

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Live Music with Marisa Anderson & Sonny and the Sunsets 7 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. For additional 4 THUR information call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.

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

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

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Sway Wild featuring Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw will play The Belfry on Saturday.

S w a y Wi l d , f e a t u ring Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw, will play The Belfry in Sisters on Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. Sisters musicians Benji Nagel and Brent Alan will open the show. Fer and McGraw have performed at the Sisters Folk Festival.

The Pacific Northwestbased songwriter duo voyaged further out to sea on their latest self-produced/ recorded release, “Off-Grid Lo Fi.” Recorded entirely with solar- and wind-powered electricity on a nearly uninhabited, remote, off-grid island in northwest Washington, McGraw and Fer have ventured into new territory, both geographically and artistically.

McGraw and Fer were invited to a seaside farm to care-take for four old donkeys and a flock of chickens for three months on a non-ferryserviced island with a winter population of fewer than eight people. Seizing the opportunity for a solitary writing residency, the duo loaded all of their instruments, minimal recording gear, and groceries into a tiny 16-foot aluminum boat and crossed the channel toward the US/Canadian border for what they called their feral adventure.

Pushing wheelbarrows full of provisions in their rubber

boots, they made their way to a hand-built cabin where they recorded Off-Grid Lo-Fi in a livingroom overlooking the Pacific inland sea. The recording setup was basic: No computer screens or editing, no auto-tune, all real takes.

The result is a 12-song album drenched with rich vocal harmonies, poignant songwriting, Fer’s potent electric guitar playing, acoustic guitars, percussion, cello and newly prominent banjo and piano (all played by Fer and McGraw).

Off-Grid Lo-Fi is an intimate, authentic and refreshingly honest exploration into the genres of folk, rock, and roots music.

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electric guitarist and multiinstrumentalist, Mandy Fer fills the stage with her strong yet poised guitar solos, defying long-held gender barriers for female lead guitarists.

Dave McGraw’s emotional songwriting riffs on natural elements of the world around him. McGraw spent a decade as a wildlife biologist, studying endangered birds in remote locales from the deserts of Mexico and the Grand Canyon to the mountainous rainforests of Washington.

McGraw and Fer joined forces in Flagstaff, AZ, in 2010 before relocating to the Pacific Northwest in 2012.

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Celebrating with food & drink specials all day long! Live music & dancing at 9 p.m. with The Substitutes. For information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.

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

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

The Belfry Live Music with Sway Wild with Benji Nagel & Brent Alan 7:30 p.m. Indie-folk-rock trio. For information call 541-815-9122 or go to BelfryEvents.com.

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

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

Sisters Saloon Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is 9 at 6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday! For additional information TUES call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

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Sisters Community Church An Evening with Dan Rickards 6:30 p.m. Part of the Creativity, Culture and Faith Series. For information call 541-549-1201.

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

Paulina Springs Books Author Presentation with Phillip Margolin 6:30 p.m. The author will read from his new legal APR thriller,“The Perfect Alibi.” For more info call 541-549-0866 or 11 go to paulinasprings.com.

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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.

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

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Obituary

Ranger District to host open house

Edward D. Helton

June 19, 1945 — February 21, 2019

On February 21, 2019 a stroke felled Ed Helton and sent him on his eternal ride in the Crooked River National Grasslands very unexpectedly at age 73.

I miss Ed Helton.

I first met Ed through work developing standards for healthcare, where, with this calm but persistent approach, he always got the job done. Ed was a kind, thoughtful man, always willing to share his time, to really listen and to lend a hand. Ed believed in making our world a better place and was not afraid to be unpopular to do the right thing, which he did several times in his career in positions at NCI for standards development, at FDA in drug safety, in academia and the pharmaceutical industry.

Ed was a captivating storyteller, always looking for the perfect audience. He would talk proudly about having served two tours during the Vietnam War as Army Captain and Director of the Clinical Investigation Laboratory at Brooks Army Medical Center, for which he earned the Meritorious Service Medal. I admired him for the good things he quietly achieved for mankind, like getting lifesaving drugs approved by FDA, or removing dangerous ones from the market, but it was his crazy horse stories and tales of nature’s beauty which touched my heart. Ed clearly loved living life.

Ed adored his children and grandchildren and spent a great deal of time ensuring they were taken care of while he was alive, and even in death.

Ed always dreamt of having a simpler life that would allow him to focus on the things that mattered to him, and he found that in Sisters.

Here, Ed was able to be close to his son and grandsons, which allowed him to share with them his passion for the outdoors. Ed did appreciate the natural beauty of the high plateau and the unfenced land, so he could ride his horse, Pacific Fritz. And Ed liked the people here, who are “real,” understand the land and embody the best qualities of a neighbor.

Ed had just bought his dream property adjacent to the Crooked River National Grasslands when I got to know him better. Ed loved this place, because he could ride from his house for hours, or even days, whenever he felt like it. Ed wanted a practical house that took care of the basics, satisfied his sense

of beauty and gave him a place of peace and quiet.

So he built his barn the way he wanted, got himself two wonderful dogs for company and moved in to finally start living his lifelong dream.

Ed loved the view from his windows of all the peaks of the Cascades, which he would name off frequently, the clouds and colors in the sky, the sunlight on Smith Rock and the snow on the Ochocos. I was fortunate to share and contribute to his dream, even if just for a short amount of time. Ed had found his happy place and we had made lots of plans for new adventures.

Please join me in remembering Ed by spending time with friends. Bring your stories and pictures of Ed and some food to share on Sunday, April 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. to the clubhouse at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds.

Instead of flowers, consider a donation to the American Cancer Society, https:// donate3.cancer.org, in his name.

Obituary submitted by Riki Merrick

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There are a lot of projects afoot in the forests surrounding Sisters.

Foresters will soon be taking down dead trees along the Highway 20 corridor, the Sisters Ranger District is planning a major forest-health project around Suttle Lake, and fire season will soon be upon Sisters Country.

In mid-April, the Deschutes National Forest’s Sisters Ranger District will host an informational open house for the public to learn about what is happening on the national forest lands within the ranger district.

The open house will be held on April 11, 2019 at the Camp Sherman RFPD Fire Station, 301 S. Elm St., in Sisters from 5 to 7 p.m.

Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and the program will begin at 5 p.m. If people cannot attend at 5 p.m. for the formal program they are still welcomed to come any time prior to 7 p.m. to visit with Sisters Ranger District staff.

Forest Service staff will discuss the upcoming removal of hazard trees along Highway 20 for public safety, expectations for the coming fire season, and current and upcoming projects and answer questions about any other items the public is interested in discussing.

In addition, for people interested in volunteering for the Forest Service, Discover Your Forest will be at the open house to visit about volunteer opportunities and how to become a volunteer.

“We want to share our work from the past year and plans for the coming year with the public in an informal setting to allow people to

talk to us, ask questions and share their thoughts about the national forest. We hope to see a lot of people join us to let us know what is important to them,” said Ian Reid, Sisters District Ranger.

For more information about the open house, the public may contact the Sisters Ranger District at 541-549-7700.

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Second year of festival brings changes

BLUES: Eclectic lineup will have wide appeal in Sisters Continued from page 1

we want to honor the amazing lady players,” Jennifer said.

Among the highlights is Larkin Poe. Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell produce music described as “bewitching, gothic soul, and outlaw country — a true and unsettling mixture of grit and soul.”

Larkin Poe is playing big shows, including Bonnaroo and Glastonbury.

“We have to act now (to book them),” said Jennifer, “because they’re going to be out of our reach in a couple of years. Maybe next year.”

The Eric Gales Band features the guitarist’s guitarist, who has collaborated with greats like Carlos Santana, Dave Navarro, and Joe Bonamassa.

“He’s an amazing guitarist,” Joe Rambo said, noting that there are touches of classical elements in his playing.

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, who debuted in Sisters at the Sisters Folk Festival in 2016, will bring his youthful passion to the stage at the Village Green. Influenced by Delta Blues greats like Muddy Waters, the electric blues of B.B. King, the rock of Jimi Hendrix, the young guitarslinger can imitate the illustrious greats and deliver his own fresh style.

Joanne Shaw Taylor is the UK’s top blues rocker and she will bring monster riffs and a big voice to Sisters.

Another big voice — and a familiar one — is The White Buffalo. The son of Jeff and Ginny Smith of Sisters, he has played here often while building an international following with songs of exceptional power delivered with depth and passion.

And the festival is bringing back last year’s fan-favorite, Mr. Sipp.

“Almost everyone who attended last year were in awe of this amazing talent and requested that he come back for this year’s festival,” the Rambos said. “We are pleased that Mr. Coleman and his band will be making the journey from Mississippi back to Sisters for what we anticipate will be two blistering performances.”

Once again, the Rambos will be working closely with Sisters Habitat for Humanity and the Heart of Oregon Youthbuild to help demonstrate their positive impact upon our community. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to these two organizations.

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Eric Gales is a renowned guitar slinger. motivated to create awareness about the building programs that Heart of Oregon has going on for youth an the lifelong skills they take away,” Jenn said.

Jenn noted that the Rambos’ own background in the trades — including doing electrical work on dozens of music festivals — informs all of what they do.

“We are happy with the size of the festival and have no plans to expand,” she said.

“While we are extremely passionate about music and can appreciate the laborious artistic process that goes into being a musician; that is just one piece of the puzzle. What is important to us is to produce a consistently professional festival experience with an

intimate feel that the Village Green provides.

“Joe and I are interested in the nuts and bolts of things, how everything goes together.

It is the construction build and function of the event that makes us tick. The infrastructure and operations are an important part of creating the festival experience. There is a lot of work that goes into the build and we feel very fortunate to have a handful of returning volunteers and a few dedicated paid employees who take pride in being a part of the machine. We look forward to seeing our locals and introducing some new folks to our beloved community in July.”

For more information on lineup and tickets, visit https:// sistersrhythmandbrews.com.

F e s t i v a l o rg a n i z e r s Jennifer and Joe Rambo have made some changes to the format of the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival for its second year — based largely on patron feedback.

• One single venue: “People enjoyed setting up on the lawn and not having to move to the second venue. This year we are concentrating on making The Village Green an even more amazing venue.”

• Lower ticket prices: “Although we feel last year’s festival was an exceptional

value for the talent and variety of music one got to experience, we received quite a few requests to try and make the festival more affordable for working families. In response we have worked extremely hard negotiating lower costs and have passed any savings on to directly lower ticket prices. For 2019 a full two-day festival pass is only $110.”

• Single-Day Tickets: Based on the number of festival passes remaining they will release a limited number of single-day passes around May 31.

• More food vendors: “Lots of last year’s attendees wanted more choices of food located in one area. In response we have added a dedicated vendor coordinator and anticipate 8-10 tasty food choices this year.”

• Earlier start time for the headliner. The festival will wrap before midnight both nights.

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Paw Prints Jodi Schneider Columnist

Treating arthritis in dogs Rover’s easy run around the yard becomes a stiff walk; his jump to a favorite chair is no longer possible, and lying down is accompanied by a deep groan.

As your dog ages, things that were once second nature become an effort.

Domesticated animals are living longer, and with longevity you’ll see increases in the odds that they’ll suffer from some form of arthritis.

It’s time for a vet visit if you find that your furry family member has decreased activity and is reluctant to walk, run, climb the stairs, jump or play. Or, if you see him limping and having difficulty rising from a resting position, if he yelps or whimpers in pain or begins behaving aggressively or withdrawn.

Dog joint pain can be an extreme annoyance — to the point of not wanting to move at all.

As a pet parent you want your pooch to have the best quality of life possible. So, when he’s uncomfortable or in pain, alleviating his distress should move to the top of your agenda. Helping your arthritic dog manage this disease is viable when you have a grasp of all it entails. If your dog is diagnosed with arthritis he will most likely require long-term treatment.

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There’s no “cure” for canine arthritis, but there are effective treatments.

Your vet may recommend several treatments, such as regular exercise, a change in diet if your pooch is overweight, and/or medications.

Additionally, cuttingedge treatments such as stem cell therapy, laser therapy, hydrotherapy treadmill, acupuncture and veterinary rehab have been proven to ease the symptoms of arthritis and help pets live a full, active life.

Many arthritic dogs appreciate muscle massages, which stimulate blood flow to atrophying muscles.

Certified canine massage therapists are available in most areas of the country; many are willing to demonstrate techniques to owners.

Countless joint supplements are available to promote healthy cartilage and joint health. These contain varying combinations of glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, green-lipped mussel and other chondroprotective substances.

A dog with mild, early arthritis can and should get more exercise than an older pooch with severe cartilage erosion. Non-weight-bearing exercise — swimming, for example — is excellent if not contraindicated by other medical conditions.

Acupuncture is often used to treat dogs with joint inflammation and arthritis. For example, dogs with hip dysplasia or degenerative joint disease are good candidates for acupuncture, which may alleviate pain and improve joint range of motion.

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Well-known chef takes helm at local restaurant

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Chops Bistro owner Tracy Syanovitz just brought a new chef on board with over 30 years’ experience working in the food-service industry.

Laotian-born Jerry Phaisavath, a former Black Butte Lodge executive chef, is the new culinary artist in the kitchen at Chops Bistro.

With a diverse background, Phaisavath has an impressive list of work credentials including executive chef positions at private golf clubs, resorts, gourmet restaurants and hotels.

He moved to Central Oregon from the bay area in 2002, taking on an executive chef position at Bend Golf club. He was also the co-owner of Chloe, a Central Oregon restaurant known for its French American Cuisine, which closed in 2011.

His food preparation training was at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco and he feels comfortable with French, Italian, German and Pacific Northwest cuisines.

“My food is inspired by the places I’ve lived and worked,” Phaisavath said.

Syanovitz is excited by her

new chef’s enthusiastic leadership in the kitchen and his rapport with diners.

“I treat people like they are my own family,” said Phaisavath.

Syanovitz added, “He’s brought back life to Chops.”

Phaisavath also has an eye for plating and arranging food that doesn’t detract from the new, yet familiar, flavors he serves up. He has a creative style of preparing gourmet dishes, each with its own taste of distinction.

“The word is spreading that Jerry’s back in town,” Syanovitz said. “And he brought his followers with him. Already the feedback I’m getting is amazing.”

With a brand-new chef at Chops Bistro, there’s bound to be a few changes on the horizon for the menu.

Syanovitz said, “We are transitioning our menu slowly.

He’s already changed up the sauces, added to the sides and implemented more salads. He recently prepared a French vegetarian dish with a trace of nutmeg just for me that was unbelievable.”

Phaisavath would like to plan a seasonal menu including lamb shanks for spring.

Chops Bistro is now

serving brunch in the lounge on Sundays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Italian Night on Mondays and recently added prime rib on Tuesday nights.

“We are also planning a sushi night,” Syanovitz said.

“We have reopened the lounge Monday nights 4:30 to 8 p.m. featuring Italian food. Check out our house-made stromboli, chicken parmesan, fried mozzarella cakes, and more.”

Syanovitz sent a congratulatory shout out to Chops Bistro’s server Kjersten “KJ” Vimmerstedt who just passed her Level 2 wine sommelier qualification. The Certified Sommelier Examination is the second in a series of four tests that end in the Master Sommelier title, and it’s considered to be the minimum standard for wine professionals in the service industry.

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The place where we live

By Edie Jones Columnist

Wow. What a sight. What an unbelievable landscape!

In my 28 years of living in Central Oregon I had never seen our area exposed so beautifully. After two weeks of grey sky and continual snow, the sun was out and clouds were gone. The sky was a radiant blue. Every valley, pasture, hillside, and mountain peak was blanketed in white. At one point, even Mt. Hood was visible. Our entire world was illuminated!

It was as if I was seeing it all with new eyes. And, in a way, I was. My life had recently, dramatically changed, allowing me to discover again the core of our social community. Perhaps, in rediscovering the physical beauty of my surroundings I realized how in becoming comfortable with what we have here it no longer amazed me.

My husband of 56 years had recently died, quietly and at peace, however, still unexpected. With his passing the arms of love and comfort of the Sisters area were extended; many from those I knew, many whose names I didn’t recognize. The many acts of kindness that I experienced were unparalleled in my life. I experienced the true meaning of unconditional love.

Twice a friend came from

Redmond arriving unrequested, to plow my driveway and later to send his son and a helper to shovel my decks and clear ice and snow that had cascaded off my metal roofs. A call to a contractor brought immediate help to fix a leaky roof and another repair, in spite of unexpected commitments created by our recent weather.

Calls and emails and neighbors knocking on the door to make sure I was OK and not in need of anyone or anything were continual.

Cards and letters overflowed my mailbox. Invitations and offers of help were unending.

At the same time I was experiencing this abundance of goodness I know others in our community were also. The people who stayed in the warm shelter housed by churches were also finding out about the “core” of the people who live here.

In addition to families and individuals being provided warmth and food, so were their animals finding care.

Individuals in Sisters were providing “foster” homes while their owners stayed in the shelters. How special this was. I can’t even begin to imagine what it would be

like to try to survive as an individual, or as a parent caring for children or animals, without shelter during the weather we just experienced.

Thank goodness for all who stepped forward to help.

It’s sometimes easy to forget what it means to be neighborly. We get caught up in our routines, argue for our own point of view, criticize those we’ve elected, and fail to greet visitors to our town with a smile. This may sometimes even describe a few living in “Sisters Country.”

However, if it does, it’s not a correct description. The core of the people here is so much more. How thankful I am that through the many random acts of kindness I’ve experienced my eyes have again been opened to the true nature of my “neighbors.”

Yes, the scenery I was viewing as I drove from Bend to Sisters was illuminated and so was my view of the many kind-hearted, caring people who live here.

A lesson I learned from all of this is that it doesn’t take much to be a good neighbor. All it takes is reaching out and extending your hand where it is needed, and lovingly be available.

Thank you to everyone who has generously done this.

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The average temperature was 30.1 degrees which was 9.4 degrees below normal.

High temperatures averaged 43.2 degrees, which was 8.5 degrees below normal. The highest was 62 degrees on March 31. Low temperatures averaged 17.1 degrees, which was 10.3 degrees below normal. The lowest was -9 degrees, on March 1.

There were 30 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. There were five days when the high temperature stayed below 32 degrees.

Precipitation totaled 1.39 inches during March, which was 0.41 inches above normal. Measurable precipitation — at least .01 inch — was received on 12 days with the heaviest, 0.4 inch, reported on March 30.

Precipitation this year has reached 1.39 inches, which is 2.79 inches below normal.

Since October, the water year

precipitation at Sisters has been 5.16 inches, which is 3.9 inches below normal.

Snowfall totaled 3.6 inches with at least one inch of snow reported on two days. The heaviest snowfall was two inches reported on March 6.

The outlook for April from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for above-normal temperatures and abovenormal precipitation. Normal highs for Sisters rise from 55 degrees at the start of April to 62 degrees at the end of April. Normal lows rise from 29 degrees to 32 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 0.95 inches.

This was the coldest March on record. The previous coldest was 34.4 degrees in 2009.

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Sisters Andrew Loscutoff Columnist

What is adaptive muscle shortening?

Adaptive muscle shortening is an ominous sounding condition, but it’s arguable everybody reading this has had an instance of or is dealing with this muscle-tightening condition.

Tight muscles, strains, and pains all are outcomes when adaptive muscle shortening occurs. This leads to undesirable posture, poor movement mechanics, and eventually more dysfunction. It is a slippery slope and needs to be addressed with some simple yet thoughtful consideration.

Adaptive muscle shortening is the principle that a muscle will autonomously shorten to the position it’s held in most. This means those tight neck, chest, and shoulders are a result of forward “slumped” posture. (Grandma knew best!)

Tight hips and hamstrings?

Sitting is likely the culprit.

The drivers behind this are two sensory neurons within the muscles called the golgi tendon organ and the muscle spindles. These sense movement, the position of the muscle and allow for stretching, contracting,

and tension to take place.

They adapt to the positioning they’re frequently in.

These are also what relax when you stretch, giving the sensation of “muscle lengthening.”

You might be drawing the conclusion that stretching is the remedy. Yes, that’s partially correct; however, you also need active rangeof-motion exercises. This is because contracting and relaxing a muscle results in a greater inhibitory response on these two neurons. Active range of motion also works the muscle and therefore is a great way to succeed in two endeavors: stretching and activating.

Adaptive muscle shortening in context of aging typically looks like this: You adopt a forward head and shoulder posture; you begin to lean forward in a hunchback stance. This forward lean puts momentum during a stride too far over your center of gravity. Absent youthful lightfootedness, you shuffle your feet, slowing down your gait and greatly increasing risks of tripping. Straining lower back muscles become painful, and very tight. Soon you’re not moving as much and become increasingly sedentary.

Movement is key; be intuitive about how posture and daily habits help — or inhibit — proper posture.

Use exercise as a therapy, and adopt good habits.

Recognize the activity (such as cycling, or reading) which put you in a scrunched position for long periods, and work in the contrary.

Adaptive muscle shortening might be something everyone is susceptible to, but suffering dire consequences isn’t inevitable.

Teens push for lowering voting age

By Sarah Zimmerman Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — Hundreds of teens spent their spring break pleading with Oregon state lawmakers to consider lowering the voting age to 16, saying young people deserve a say on issues that will directly shape their future including gun control and global climate change.

“The decisions our election officials make now will affect us for the rest of our lives, which is why we need a say,” Jeremy Clark, a 14-yearold from Portland, testified on Wednesday. “We are tired of waiting for the adults to take action.”

Legislators are considering changing the state constitution to lower the voting age to 16 in all elections, including for federal office. The move would ultimately need approval from voters in the 2020 ballot.

Teens around the country have emerged as a powerful political force since a school shooting at Parkland, Florida, that left 17 students and teachers dead. Students have since staged multiple school walkouts calling for more gun control, and have separately staged political demonstrations demanding action on climate change.

The idea to lower the voting age has picked up some national support, gaining the endorsement of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A push to lower the voting age on the

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The move to lower the voting age in Oregon also has the approval of Democratic Gov. Kate Brown and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

“Sixteen-year-olds are legally permitted to work, required to pay income tax on their earnings, permitted to drive motor vehicles on their own, and can be tried as adults in the criminal justice system,” Blumenauer said in written testimony. “It stands to reason that they should be able to shape their future by participating in the political process as well.”

But opponents say that teens aren’t mature enough to understand the political process, and that they’re too young to own property or enlist in the military.

Republicans add that the move is a Democratic bid to get more liberal voters.

“People are not legally considered adults in this country until they are 18 years old, and I believe they shouldn’t be able to vote until then either,” said Oregon Senate

Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger, Jr., of Grants Pass. “This is nothing more than an attempt to expand the voter rolls to sway elections.”

The 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1971. While states cannot raise the minimum voting age, they can lower it in state and local elections. Thirteen states have introduced measures to let teens vote, though none have passed.

Two Maryland cities, Takoma Park and Hyattsville, let 16-year-olds vote in city council elections.

Oregon is one of 14 states to let 16-year-olds pre-register to vote, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. At least 195,500 young people pre-registered in the state since the program began in 2007, with nearly half of them pre-registering between 2016 and 2018. At least 18,800 of those pre-registered voters who turned 18 before the 2018 midterm elections cast a ballot, according to a report from the Center for American Progress.

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Scientists argue for more comprehensive studies of volcanoes

By Mark Floyd Oregon State University

CORVALLIS — The string of volcanoes in the Cascades Arc, ranging from California’s Mt. Lassen in the south to Washington’s Mt. Baker in the north, have been studied by geologists and volcanologists for over a century.

Spurred on by spectacular events such as the eruption of Mount Lassen in 1915 and Mount St. Helens in 1980, scientists have studied most of the Cascade volcanoes in detail, seeking to work out where the magma that erupts comes from and what future eruptions might look like.

However, mysteries still remain about why nearby volcanoes often have radically different histories of eruption or erupt different types of magma. Now scientists would like to find out why — both for the Cascades and for other volcanic ranges.

In a perspective essay published this week in Nature Communications, scientists argue for more “synthesis” research looking at the big picture of volcanology to complement myriad research efforts looking at single volcanoes.

“The study of volcanoes is fascinating in detail, and it has largely been focused on research into individual volcanoes rather than the bigger picture,” said Adam Kent, a volcano expert at Oregon State University and a coauthor on the essay. “We now have the insight and data to go beyond looking at just Mount St. Helens and other wellknown volcanoes. We can take a step back and ask why is St. Helens different from Mount Adams, why is that different from Mount Hood?”

The study takes a novel approach to this topic. “One way to do this is to consider the heat it took to create each of the volcanoes in the Cascades Arc, for example, and also compare this to the local seismic wave speeds and heat flow within the crust,” Kent said. “Linking these diverse data sources together this way gives us a better glimpse into the past, but offer some guidance on what we might expect in the future.”

The need for studying volcanoes more thoroughly is simple, noted Christy Till of Arizona State University, lead author of the Nature Communications essay.

Worldwide almost a billion people live in areas at risk from volcanic eruptions, 90 percent of which live in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.

The subduction of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate

beneath the North American plate is the ultimate driver for the formation of the Cascade Range, as well as many of the earthquakes the Northwest has experienced. Subduction results in deep melting of the Earth’s mantle, and the magma then heads upward towards the crust and surface, eventually reaching the surface to produce volcanoes.

But there are differences among the volcanoes, the researchers note, including in the north and south of the Cascade Range.

“The volcanoes in the north stand out because they stand alone,” Kent said. “In the south, you also have recognizable peaks like the Three Sisters and Mount Jefferson, but you also many thousands of smaller volcanoes like Lava Butte and those in the McKenzie Pass area in between. Our work suggests that, together with the larger volcanoes, these small centers require almost twice the amount of magma being input into the crust in the southern part of the Cascade Range.”

Why is that important?

“If you live around a volcano, you have to be prepared for hazards and the hazards are different with each different type of volcano,” Kent said. “The northern Cascades are likely to have eruptions in the future, but we know where they’ll probably be —at the larger stratovolcanoes like Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and Glacier Peak. In the south the larger volcanoes might also have eruptions, but then we have these large fields of smaller — so called “monogenetic” volcanoes. For these it is harder to pinpoint where future eruptions will occur.”

The field of volcanology has progressed quite a bit, the researchers acknowledge, and the need now exists to integrate some of the methodology of individual detailed studies to give a more comprehensive look at the entire volcanic system. The past is the best informer of the future.

“If you look at the geology of a volcano, you can tell what kind of eruption is most likely to happen,” Kent said.

“Mount Hood, for example, is known to have had quite small eruptions in the past, and the impact of these is mostly quite local. Crater Lake, on the other hand, spread ash across much of the contiguous United States.

“What we would like to know is why one volcano turns out to be a Mount Hood while another develops into a Crater Lake, with a very different history of eruptions.

This requires us to think about the data that we have in new

ways.”

The 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens was a wake-up call to the threat of volcanoes in the continental United States, and though noteworthy, its eruption was relatively minor. The amount of magma involved in the eruption was estimated to be 1 kilometer cubed (enough to fill about 400,000 Olympic swimming pools), whereas the eruption of Mt. Mazama 6,000 years ago that created Crater Lake was 50 kilometers cubed, or 50 times as great.

The researchers say the process of building and tearing down volcanoes continues today, though it is difficult to observe on a day-to-day basis.

“If you could watch a timelapse camera over millions of years, you would see volcanoes building up slowly, and then eroding fairly quickly,” said Kent, who is in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences.

“Sometimes, both are happening at once.”

Which of the Cascades is most likely to erupt? The smart money is on Mount St. Helens, because of its recent activity, but many of the

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OSU geologist Adam Kent uses a laser ablation machine to measure chemical compositions in volcanic rock. volcanoes are still considered active.

“I can tell you unequivocally that Mount Hood will erupt in the future,” Kent said.

“I just can’t tell you when.”

For the record, Kent said the odds of Mt. Hood erupting in the next 30 to 50 years are less than 5 percent.

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LAND USE: Building codes and other tools can help mitigation Continued from page 3

than 40,000 structures lost to wildfire in the last decade, fire managers believe more communities should consider adopting regulations, plans, and codes that reduce wildfire risk in the WUI. In applying land-use planning tools to reduce wildfire risk, communities can safely live with wildfire on the landscape.

Land-use planning involves better management of the built environment, such as subdivision design, infrastructure layout, home construction, and landscaping treatments, to reduce wildfire risks from the unbuilt or natural environment. These tools of land-use planning are diverse and often work in tandem with other development objectives, such as zoning overlays, development ordinances, land preservation and watershed management plans, and building codes.

Strategies such as fuel breaks, landscape treatments, development and design standards, building codes, subdivision regulations and other planning tools are successfully applied to improve a community’s resiliency to wildfire.

Planners and fire managers have the knowledge and tools to reduce risk posed by homes in wildfire-prone areas, and that can mean the difference between home survival and loss. These tactics include: • Require wildfire-resistant building materials and design features.

• Prohibit the storage of flammable materials (like firewood and propane tanks) in areas around homes.

• Use slope setbacks to distance homes from hills where fires move quickly.

• Reduce or regulate new home development in the areas of highest risk.

• Develop approved plant lists and require homeowners to maintain vegetation around the home.

• Maintain parks and open space around a community to reduce fuel.

The costs of such strategies are often minor, and certainly they pale in comparison to the costs communities suffer when they experience a wildfire disaster. With thousands of U.S. communities at risk, wildfire mitigations for communities are an immediately available — but underused — solution.

Oregon is making progress. Earlier this year, Oregon amended its State Building Code to allow local jurisdictions the option of requiring wildfire-resistant construction in high hazard areas. The code, derived from international standards and using the best available science, allows cities and counties to decide whether and where to implement wildfire building regulations. Deschutes County and the City of Sisters now have the opportunity to adopt this code. In addition, findings from a recent third-party study (CPAW) on how landuse codes and policies are in line with current wildfire mitigation standards, have provided recommendations on changes the City of Sisters can adopt.

These can help guide future growth in a way that allows the protection of our community in areas where wildfires are accepted as naturally occurring events that we cannot always control.

We are wise to allow communities to require wildfireresistant construction, as Washington and California have already done. To be most effective, mitigation must be mandatory at the community scale in areas of high wildfire hazard. Since implementation takes time, the sooner Deschutes County and the City of Sisters adopt these codes and recommendations, the better.

Too often, we believe the unthinkable will not happen to our community, but such willful blindness does us all a disservice. When flammable homes are built in wildfireprone areas without appropriate mitigation efforts, taxpayers end up shouldering the burden, economies are disrupted, and individuals suffer.

Doug Green is Fire Safety Manager for the Sisters -Camp Sherman Fire District.

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Arriving at ponds and lakes near you are the colorrich northern shovelors (spatula clypeata), a dabbling duck who will often form a group circle and agitate the water to bring seeds and aquatic plants to the surface for a quick meal. Males have a dark green head, orange legs, yellow eyes and a chestnut

breast. Females are a mottled light brown with orangebrown bill and legs, and dark eyes.

The northern shovelors are often called “spoonys” because of the shape of their bills, which have 110 lamellae (fine projections) on the sides, for straining food from water.

They produce one brood a year of 8-12 pale-greenish eggs laid in a nest built by the female using vegetation and

lined with downy feathers.

In 22-25 days the ducklings break through their egg shells and are fully feathered and ready to jump in the water.

The oldest northern shovelor recorded was a male, 16 years 7 months, in Nevada.

Ducks are referred to as a “flush,” “paddling,” “team,” “brace,” or “raft” of ducks. To see more images visit http:// abirdsingsbecauseithasasong. com/recent-journeys.

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Taxes ideas to raise money for schools SALEM (AP) — Lawmakers are moving forward with discussions on three potential tax options that would create hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue specifically for Oregon’s schools.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wants to raise nearly $2 billion for education in the 201921 biennium and she’s tasked the Joint Committee on Student Success with making it happen.

The Statesman Journal reports that the committee, comprised of 14 senators and representatives from both sides of the aisle, has been meeting since January 2018 to study the most critical issues in schools — including disruptive behaviors in class and a lack of mental health counselors — then brainstorm ways to make the proposed solutions reality.

A subcommittee on revenue has begun hearing logistics from the Legislative Revenue Office on certain ideas.

They heard three possible tax options at their meeting Tuesday evening, each of which includes a reduction in personal income tax rates.

The first option considered Tuesday is a commercial activities tax, known as CAT, which would tax company products.

It’s based on a similar tax structure in Ohio and would only grant tax exemptions to petroleum and medical providers due to constitutional limitations and previous tax agreements, respectively.

This is one of the safest options, officials said, since

it causes little damage to companies. It also could help increase employment, but that could mean companies offer slightly lower wages.

This would only bring in an estimated $667 million per year, which won’t equate to the $1.9 billion in revenue the subcommittee is tasked to find for 2019-21.

The second option is a valued added tax, known as VAT, which is more of a tax on labor.

The VAT generally would bring in more money for education, totaling around $981 million annually.

Legislators also asked the revenue office to dream up a third possibility — something of CAT/VAT hybrid — that would, ideally, bring in more money, while keeping the financial impact on companies and consumers low.

The modified commercial activities tax, known as the MCAT, would raise $1 billion annually and offer more flexibility to businesses to decide their tax rate and whether it would be subtracted from business inputs — AKA products — or from their labor costs.

The subcommittee plans to continue meeting in the coming weeks to discuss revenue options. Education advocates are demanding more money in order to not only improve but simply keep afloat the state’s K-12 and higher education systems.

Some educators across the state are planning a possible walkout in May should the Legislature fail to find additional funding.

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Scottie attitude I’ve been working on the computer for about an hour.

I see a black Scottie pushing his ball with his nose toward my feet. It’s Chewy, he’s telling me it’s time to take a break and play ball with him.

If you came to my house you would immediately know which Scottie is Chewy. He’s the one whose tail is always wagging. He was starved and abused in his former home, but it took no time at all for him to be cheerful; wagging his tail and wanting to play ball a lot with his new family.

What an attitude!

Years ago, when I was working as a motivational speaker and corporate trainer, one day I met a young man in his early 20s at a photocopy shop in Portland. He was in a wheelchair trying to make copies and it was obvious his hands didn’t work well. I stepped over to help him and we began to talk.

He had been in a car accident during his senior year in high school. He’d been with a group of fellow students drinking and driving fast.

The car flipped and he was thrown out. He ended up a legal quadriplegic.

After spending several years learning how to deal with his disabilities, he was now trying to become a motivational speaker. He wanted to warn young people about the dangers of drinking and driving, and he believed his condition was a good way to get their attention.

God had obviously put us together that day. The more we talked the more I realized that I could help him. Over the next year I assisted him with developing his speaking presentation style. We established program topics and marketing materials. We targeted him toward colleges and universities. I knew they had money to pay speakers like him.

He was an amazing inspiration with an important story for students. He began to get bookings and became so busy that we eventually lost touch. Like Chewy, he had risen above his difficult circumstances and made more of himself than anyone had expected.

Some people like to say, “We are what we eat.” The truth is that we are what we think.

Christ taught that

message, but I’m sometimes surprised how many people, who call themselves followers of Christ, don’t remember he taught us to think positively, all the time, not just some of the time. The Truth in Christianity is all about positive thinking. The deep message from Christ is to change how you think and bring your heart closer to God, which will change your world outlook. That new perspective will then change your actions. This is the basic formula I used as a motivational speaker. Unfortunately, because I spoke to business and government agencies, I was never able to add anything about God. God’s power and energy greatly improves one’s results with this recipe.

Attitude is everything.

Be like Chewy, smile at the world all the time and your life will be much better.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.

Philippians 4:8

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Commentary...

The chains that bind

PHOTO BY KATY YODER

Our home has a thick chain that hangs about 20 feet from our roof to the ground. Nothing fancy; it funnels water into a rocky planting area. The bulbs I planted there years ago thrive from the soaking rain or spring thaw.

After the big snowfall at the end of February it was encased in crystalline ice. It glowed in the morning sun, then melted slow teardrops as the day warmed up. At first only a thin ice layer covered it. Colder temperatures froze the water before it reached the ground. After several weeks of challenging temperatures and over three feet of snow, the chain held onto the water and created icy sculptures and icicles that defy gravity.

Chains can mean a lot of things. Our countryʼs history of chaining slaves in hellish conditions creeps into my imagination and I cringe at the thought of what so many people went through.

Chains are tools used to pull everything from logs behind draft horses, broken-down cars, and calves too big to come naturally. Chains encircle the ankles of “fancy” horses and hang around our necks as delicate illustrations of our wealth. Chains can hold dogs in tiny circles of suffering. One November, riding in the BLM, we found an emaciated border collie with a logging chain wired to his collar. He dragged it through the sagebrush and rocks until it caught on a bush and stopped his escape. We saw the worn path heʼd made in the snow frantically trying to free himself.

I see chains as a good example of the stories we hold from our past pain. The stories we use to explain who we are and why we feel the way we do can either benefit us or enslave us. Unlike the captives I mentioned, we have a choice.

By Katy Yoder

We can see chains as our strength and our deliverance or we can fall into circumstances where we allow them to keep us down and on a “very short leash.” We may not realize that we are making the same, rutted circles over and over again. We are tired at the end of the day, but we havenʼt gone anywhere.

Iʼm grateful for the chain that hangs next to our front door. Throughout the year, it reminds me of its value and its ability to hold beauty and nourishment. Soon the water sculptures hanging from the chain will melt away, leaving the naked, incredibly strong core.

Iʼve written about the chain and taken photographs of it so I remember all its incarnations. My journals serve a similar purpose. I can look back, remember and then decide which stories I tell. All that potential pain and power is a gift. Sometimes itʼs heavy and feels too much to bear, but Iʼve learned with perseverance and a clear focus, I can keep going.

What chains are in your life? Are they holding you back or pulling you out of past stories? I invite you to take 15 minutes and write whatever comes into your mind on that topic. Iʼm often amazed at the words that flow from my pen or fingertips when I allow my creativity and imagination free rein. Iʼd love to hear what comes up for you.

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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service

better protect players and new technology in helmet design.

He spoke about football being a team sport that builds character and opens a lot of opportunities to those who participate.

He also spoke about his love for the nuances of the sport and its artistry. I am hopeful that he will find many ways to keep passionate and involved and wish him every success in the future.

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To the Editor: My husband and I attended The Belfry last night for the first time. The pre-featured couple for the evening was very talented, but it was almost impossible to hear them because of all the talking and laughing that was going on. When did the people of Sisters become so rude? I was told that it was “just old home week” for the citizens. At the expense of two lovely people singing? I apologized to the couple before we left and we didn’t stay for the main entertainment.

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To the Editor: This is in response to Jeff Mackey’s letter from March 13.

Jeff and his wife are very nice people. I know this because they used to live next door to me. It’s hard to believe Jeff is so nice after reading his letter because of its tone. I believe Jeff writes this way because he realizes President Trump won the 2016 election by talking and writing the same way. Jeff is following his example because it inspires conservative Republicans to hold tight to their views. He might also be hoping to bait a Democrat into responding the same way. Luckily, no one has done this.

Despite our differences Republicans, Democrats, Independents and everyone else still have more in common than not. We love our country. We value our freedoms. We want a secure future. We watch out for our neighbors, no matter what they believe.

As for the abortion issue that Jeff raised, the New York state legislature passed a law allowing abortions after six months if the mother’s health or life is at risk or if the baby would absolutely not survive outside the womb, even if full term. Doctors often make this diagnosis when there is no heartbeat. The law does not allow for unrestricted abortion up to the moment of birth. The reason for this legislation is to have in place a state law if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, leaving the states to enact their own laws.

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To the Editor: After two years, issuing 2,800 subpoenas and 500 search warrants, interviewing 500 witnesses across 13 countries, employing 40 FBI agents and 19 lawyers (13 registered Democrats), and spending millions of taxpayer dollars, Robert Mueller concluded unequivocally, “The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

If there is no crime how could there have been obstruction? How did they react? They don’t believe the findings?

Even though both the House and Senate conducted separate investigations with no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion they are still determined to overturn the election by any means possible.

They and their swamp friends from the Obama administration lied to the American people every single day claiming the evidence that Trump colluded with Russia existed, and even approached the level of treason, which is punishable by death. CNN, CBS, MSNBC and others have zero credibility as journalist. It is despicable what they did to divide, spread hate, and lie to Americans to promote their agenda.

While the shock of disappointment is still too great for many Trump-haters, suggesting a switch to the #1 cable source of actual news is probably premature. As an alternative I frequently look to an independent watch-dog group called Judicial Watch, which uses the Freedom of Information Act and the courts if needed to obtain government documents, emails, etc.

The following YouTube video will hopefully prompt a desire for the real truth: https://youtu.be/C-PnxkcA2HU. Jeff Mackey

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CLASSIFIEDS The Garden Angel is now filling landscape maintenance crew member positions. LCB 9583.

Inquire at 541-549-2882 or thegardenangel@gmail.com Sisters Trails Alliance announces a part-time position to manage fundraising and event planning.

Applications due by April 15.

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Sisters School District has an opening for a full-time Accounting Technician. 240 days per year. Starting wage $16.67 to $18.81 based on experience. See posting at http://ssd6.org/departments/ humanresources/jobs/

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999 Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sisters School District #6, Deschutes County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 will be held at the District Administration Office, 525 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters, Oregon.

The meeting will take place on the 24th day of April, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. and an additional meeting will be held on the 8th day of May, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting(s) is to receive the budget message, review the proposed budget for FY 19-20 and to receive comment from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained at the meeting on April 24th or at the Sisters School District Office, 525 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters, Oregon between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on or after April 25th.

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING The Budget Committee for Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District, Deschutes County, State of Oregon, will meet in public session to discuss the budget for fiscal year July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. The budget meeting will be held at Fire Station No. 2, 67433 Cloverdale Road, Sisters, Oregon 97759, April 17, 2019, at 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and proposed budget document for the District. A copy of the proposed budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 17, 2019 at the 67433 Cloverdale Road Fire Station No. 2 between the hours of 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. This is a public meeting where deliberations take place. Budget Committee will hear and discuss proposed programs for the next fiscal year.

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Cold Weather Shelter organizers address concerns

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Following an incident involving a guest outside the Cold Weather Shelter earlier this winter, neighbors raised some concerns about the shelter and its proximity to schools and neighborhoods among other things.

Shelter leadership convened a public meeting with professional facilitation in early February to hear comments and questions from the community concerning the shelter. Some brief answers were provided that evening, but the meeting’s main purpose was to collect the concerns so they could be fully addressed at a later date by the shelter steering committee.

After a number of meetings and careful consideration of all concerns, the committee recently released a five-and-a-half page document that addresses in detail all questions and concerns.

Part of the document states: “The Steering Committee will continue to meet regularly throughout the summer. The summer months are utilized to evaluate the shelter season, adjust

and improve systems and services, and plan for the next winter’s operations. Meetings will include a debrief session, review of the annual volunteer survey, creating a budget, updating systems and policies, and setting the 2019/2020 shelter schedule.”

A majority of the questions dealt with shelter-specific topics including concerns about reported increased trash in the neighborhood, shelter proximity to schools and churches, background checks or drug tests, out of town shelter guests, assisting guests to secure services, training for volunteers, availability of crisis teams, and numbers of returning guests from year-to-year.

The committee also provided information on concerns not related directly to the Sisters’ shelter. Those included number of yearround shelters in Bend, number of deaths attributed to houselessness in last two years, total number of crimes in Sisters in 2018, the role of Sisters City Council in addressing houselessness, availability of community services, and whether there has been an increase in houselessness.

Each of the concerns was discussed by the steering committee, with the primary mission of the shelter in mind: “As an emergency cold weather shelter, our mission is to provide a hot meal and a bed, and to save lives during cold weather.”

Plans have been made for keeping the grounds around the shelter free of trash while the shelter is in residence.

The document provides information on background checks and drug screens, explaining the procedures in place for everyone’s safety — guests and neighbors.

Most guests are in transition and in need of only temporary shelter. Although no records are kept specifically for deaths among the houseless in Central Oregon, the SCWS is confident that people have been prevented from dying due to exposure by coming to the shelter. Days before the shelter opened, a Sisters McDonalds employee died in his vehicle from hypothermia. There have been no weather-related deaths of a houseless member of the community in Sisters since then.

According to records provided by the Deschutes

County Sheriff’s Office, total crimes reported in Sisters for 2018 numbered over 300.

“Homeless or transient” people accounted for five to seven of those crimes.

Sheriff’s records provide no differentiation between local houseless individuals or people just passing through.

There is another group in town, the Sisters Homeless Networking Group, which has been meeting for the last year working to address the larger issues and needs of the local houseless population and the community. They are also working to develop strategies to move people out of, or to help prevent, houselessness.

The group has broad representation, including the City of Sisters, the U.S. Forest Service, Family Access Network, Sisters Library, Sisters Park & Recreation District, Sisters Cold Weather Shelter, and many other community members and organizations. George Myers is coordinating meetings of this group and can be reached at george@gwmyers.com.

Due to its length, the full response to all concerns is available on The Nugget website, www.nuggetnews.com.

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instrumental in support of members as he is also an associate chaplain for the Central Oregon Public Safety Chaplaincy, responding to emergency requests for a chaplain to scenes throughout the county.

Kyle Wattenburg received the EMS of the Year award for responses on medical calls throughout the district.

This is the second year in a row Wattenburg has received this award. Kyle joined the department as a volunteer after attending the first year of the Sisters High School Fire-EMS program created and supported by Heather Johnson, health teacher at Sisters High School, SistersCamp Sherman Fire as well as Cloverdale Fire. The program is heading into its sixth year this coming fall.

Last spring Cloverdale Fire joined the county-wide COCC Joint Recruitment for Fire Science students. This program brings students into the firehouse as live-in residents. The District supports the students’ educational funding, and in return we

have live-in volunteers who get to learn and respond with seasoned fire service personnel. Cloverdale Fire picked up their first three students last year.

Turner Stutzman, a 2018 graduate of Sisters High School, was selected as Student of the Year for his exemplary academic performance and his overall positive impact with the department through emergency responses, training, and event participation.

Marcus Peck received two awards. Peck was selected by his peers as the Volunteer of the Year. Even though Marcus is always busy between his work, his involvement with the Sisters Rodeo Association, and other community involvement, he always makes time to respond to calls. Peck also makes himself available to assist the District whenever he can.

“Whether it is plowing snow at the stations, moving cars for extrication trainings, he is always here to help,” said Captain Michael Valoppi.

Peck also was awarded the Deputy Chief John Thomas award. Deputy Chief Thomas was an integral member of the District for over 20 years, and now serves as the

secretary of the Cloverdale Fire Board of Directors. This award is selected by the fire chief for dedication, service, and emergency responses for the District.

Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District is a small combination department. The District employs only two full-time staff —the fire chief and a training officer.

“All other firefighters you see showing up at fires like the Rabbit Brush Fire along Highway 20 in August are our volunteers,” Valoppi said. “We are looking to you, our neighbors, for fresh faces to join us. All training is paid for and your support of the District will be instrumental in keeping those who live beside you safer.

“We also extend our gratitude to all of the support the Volunteer Fire Fighters Association receives year after year with our decal donation mailer. The funds provided allow us to hold the recognition banquet, as well as support the fire district with programs and equipment that keep our volunteers safe and ready to assist you in a time of need.”

For more information contact Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District at 541-389-2345 or visit www.cloverdalefire.com.

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take full advantage of the sky above us.

“We live in a planetarium here,” he said.

The artist believes that basking in the night sky is “an important kind of soul food,” and a way “to get people out of their heads. It’s also healthy to just look up.”

The artist has taken to asking others about their encounters with the night sky — and those stories may well make up the basis for Night Skies, Volume II.

Bennett has worked in a variety of media, from paintings to tapestries to wearable art. The venture into publishing was a new trail.

More than just another vehicle by which to put his art in front of an audience, Night Skies is a love letter to the natural world and an encouragement to discovery. It closes with a call to action: “We are all part of this illumination. Use your deeper senses. Join with others.

Look up!”

Night Skies is available locally at Bedouin and at Paulina Springs Books.

For more information on Paul Alan Bennett and his art, visit https://paulalanbennett. com.

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WILDFIRE: Group is facilitating speaker series

FOSTER: Reserve deputy is on patrol in local community

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Wildfire Protection Plan.

The lecture series kicks off on Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. with “Establishing Smoke Reduction Zones,” featuring Peter Brewer, Air Quality Attainment Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

“We’re not the experts — we just facilitate them,” Wilson explained.

In its mission statement, Green Forests Matter urges “that wildfires be put out immediately, before they become catastrophic” and encourages “the management of forests by reducing excess fuel, encouraging new technologies, such as biomass, in order to better utilize excessive forest materials, while reducing controlled burning, producing opportunities for new energy strategies that in turn could benefit an entire community.”

The April 16 lecture features Norm Ward, Wind River Biomass Utilities; and Elona Trogub, Wind River Organics Operations Manager on “Biomass Forest Technologies and Business Opportunities.”

On April 30, Sisters Community Development Director Patrick Davenport will explore the Greater Sisters Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

“In order to reduce catastrophic wildfire and smoke, we need to be attentive to these causes and calculated in our responses,” Wilson says.

“That means first having a comprehensive and cohesive wildfire management strategy as well as a sustainable forest management program that is implemented at the local level by a host of stakeholders. We all need to be involved!”

“I am covering his patrols — just the Camp Sherman stuff,” Foster told The Nugget last week. “I’m helping where I can and I will continue to do that after they get somebody new in here.”

Foster has a long history of law-enforcement work in Camp Sherman and the Metolius Basin. He actually started Jefferson County’s resident deputy program in Camp Sherman in 1981, and worked there full-time until taking a position as manager at House on the Metolius in 1987, whereupon he became a reserve deputy.

In 1995, he founded the Camp Sherman Hasty Team, a small but well-trained and highly regarded search and rescue unit that covered the Metolius Basin and assisted in search and rescue operations in other areas across Sisters Country.

He led the Hasty Team until 2011, when Blann took over direction of search and rescue operations.

“I still get involved a little bit in search and rescue,” Foster said.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office had already begun reorganizing its search and rescue capabilities and structure after Blann informed

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Dave Pond is Jefferson County’s new Emergency Manager Sergeant.

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the sheriff that he planned to retire in a couple of years.

Last week, Sheriff Jim Adkins and Undersheriff Marc Heckathorn announced that the sheriff’s office has “selected Dave Pond to be our next Emergency Manager Sergeant. The rank of Sergeant is new for this position, as are some of the job requirements. This position will be the lead co-coordinator for the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team…”

I’m helping where I can and I will continue to do that after they get somebody new in here.

— Deputy Mark Foster Pond served as an Oregon State trooper from 1993 to 2000. From 2000, he served as the region’s Fish and Wildlife sergeant for a decade, and as a patrol sergeant in Bend. Pond retired from OSP in October 2017 and worked for the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office last year doing marine, ATV, and snowmobile patrols.

“Dave is a true outdoorsman and spends much of his time hunting, camping, and recreating with his family in the Camp Sherman area,” Heckathorn said. “Dave is well-known to Central Oregon law-enforcement officials and is excited for this opportunity.”

Foster said that the tightknit Camp Sherman community is coming to terms with the loss of their 20-year resident deputy.

“It’s been quite a shock to the community,” Foster said.

“But they’re doing alright.

We’ll get through it.”

And in the meantime, they’ll know that Deputy Foster is on the road, keeping an eye on the forests, fields and streams of Camp Sherman.

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Grand opening set for The Lodge The Lodge in Sisters will host a grand opening celebration on Sunday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a ribbon cutting, speaking presentations and tours of the five-acre 62,000-square-foot independent and assisted living community.

It’s a project years in the making and now the first residents have moved into The Lodge in Sisters. They are moving into a facility designed to have the amenities of a larger senior

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The residences range from 425-square foot studio apartments to 625-square-foot one-bedroom apartments (the most popular option thus far) and two-bedroom apartments of 909 square feet.

The grand opening will feature complimentary food and beverages provided by the Lodge’s culinary staff, including smoked meats; heavy appetizers; a

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Visitors can explore along the marked tour route and hear from the team that designed and constructed the Lodge.

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Beautiful meadow setting on the North Fork of Lake Creek.

An idyllic location for friends and family. Sleep under the stars and keep a diary of the local wildlife. Level building site ready for buyer to install a septic system and well. Access to National Forest and Metolius River nearby.

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

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

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

4 BD | 4 BD | 7,640 SF | 13.61 AC | $2,695,000

Phil Arends, Principal Broker Residential, Resort Black Butte Ranch 541.420.9997

Erika Bartorelli, Broker Si Hablo Español 541.640.0678

Sheila Jones, Broker 503.949.0551

3 BD | 2.5 BD | 2,931 SF | 9.32 AC | $1,395,000

Suzanne Carvlin, Broker 541.595.8707

Heather Jordan, Broker 541.640.0678

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

Mark Morzov, Broker Residential Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 307.690.7799

1 AC | $249,900

Meg Cummings, Principal Broker Jefferson Co./Billy Chinook 541.419.3036

Chris Scott, Broker Residential Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 541.599.5614

Ellen Wood, Broker 541.588.0033

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Joanna Goertzen, Broker 541.588.0886

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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

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Sisters’ Only Custom Mixed-Use Community INNOVATIVE NEW CONCEPT • Light Industrial/Commercial • Live/Work Loft Apartments • Opportunity for Economic Diversity • Small Condo-type Spaces • Perfect for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs Lot 17 MLS#201803204 ............$200,000 Lot 5 MLS#201803205 ............$235,000 Lot 4 MLS#201803206 ........... $245,000 Lot 7 MLS#201803202 ........... $250,000 Lot 9 MLS#201803207PE...........

NDING$300,000

26324 SW METOLIUS MEADOWS DRIVE Borders National Forest! Quality, energy efficient & well maintained home. Reverse living floor.

Main level w/beamed vaulted great room & kitchen, large master suite, office/den, 2 baths & laundry room. Lower level has 2 bedrooms and a bath. Granite counters, stainless appliances & gas fireplace. Lots of windows. Low maintenance landscaping w/irrigation; private paver patio, deck w/hot tub. Triple garage w/extensive builtins. Furnished or unfurnished. Move in ready. All season fun — ski, hike & bike out your back gate, fish in the Metolius River & enjoy the community pool & tennis courts. It’s time to live where you play.$539,000. MLS#201801824

17678 WILT ROAD Secluded 40-acre buildable parcel adjacent to government land. Beautiful old ponderosa pines, juniper & natural groundcover throughout. All of the property has usable terrain with slight slope from the higher west side to the lower southeast corner. Great solar and southern exposure. Perfect property for RV/camping or build your own offthe-grid cabin or dream home. Conditional use approval in place allows for construction of a residence. Located within the Metolius Winter Deer Range. Deer, elk and other wildlife abound.

Great area for horse trail-riding. Located 10 miles NE of Sisters via a series of paved, gravel and dirt public roads that lead right to the property.

Bordered by public lands on 3 sides. Adjacent public forest lands extend west to the Cascades. $225,000. MLS#201609530

Kevin R. Dyer 541-480-7552 CRS, GRI, Principal Broker

Rad Dyer 541-480-8853

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

YOU BELONG HERE 2.5-acre parcels with community water, power and phone available. All lots offer you treed privacy and easy paved-road access. Be one of the first buyers in to claim a mountain view.

Just minutes to Sisters. Priced $220,000 to $247,500. Call listing office for MLS#.

16676 JORDAN ROAD Mountain views! Part of the original Lazy Z Ranch. Fenced on two sides with Kentucky black fencing. Power close by. Septic feasibility in place, may need new evaluation. Close to town, yet off the beaten path, overlooking a 200-acre site of the R&B Ranch, which currently is not buildable. Needs well. Owner will consider short terms. $395,000.

MLS#201802331

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

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

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

MLS#201506535

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

Catherine Black 541-588-9219

CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus 40 years

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The Pines at Sisters. 55+ gated, clubhouse, HOA lawn-care.

Brasada Ranch. Athletic club, golf course & equestrian center.

Timber Creek. Two affordable homesites in close-in neighborhood.

Squaw Creek Canyon. Several treed lots, water, power & phone.

$65,000 $85,000 $99,900 ea $159,000 Sun Ranch Bus. Park. Mixed-use light industrial/mfg/live-work lots. $200-$300,000 Aspen Lakes Golf Estates. Lot fronts 18th fairway. Amenities. $224,900 Wilt Road. Secluded, pines, juniper, deer range. Adjacent to public land. $225,000 Metolius Meadows. Pines, common area, view creek basin/Black Butte. $249,500 Lower Bridge Est. Panoramic 7-mountain view, near Des.River/BLM. $257,000 Lower Bridge Est. View Deschutes River, Smith Rock, Ochocos. Well. $295,000 Aspen Lakes Golf Estates. Lake frontage. Views & 2 years of golf. $349,000 Wilt Road. Mountain views, gated, power, water, borders public land. $350,000 Lower Bridge Est. Mtn views, near Des.River, borders BLM, well/septic. $395,000

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

16950 GREEN DRAKE COURT Best-priced homesite in award-winning Aspen lakes. Fronts 18th Fairway on dead-end cul-desac. 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. Don’t miss clubhouse & walk to restaurant. Sisters is the jewel of Central Oregon. Come visit and see for yourself! Septic feasibility evaluation standard.

This parcel offers a fun building project for lucky buyer.$224,900. MLS #201806441 TIMBER CREEK HOMESITES Affordable homesites in the city of Sisters. Build on these well-priced lots in this value-protected neighborhood with low HOA fees. (Two lots available.) Wonderfully convenient to beautiful Whychus Creek, grade school, library and all the attractions of the frontier town of Sisters. At this price, could also hold for future development!

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

MLS #201810828 & #201810829

Shane Lundgren 541-588-9226 Broker

Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650 GRI, Broker

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

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. $249,500.

MLS#201900507

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

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

MLS #201808510

Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Broker

Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker