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The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 21

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Fire consumes yurt in Sisters yard A blaze in a Sisters yard on Wednesday, May 15 quickly escalated to a grass fire that destroyed a canvas yurt. Units arriving at 273 E. Black Crater Ave. witnessed an explosion with a fireball that extended 10-15 feet in the air, and was visible over the roof of the garage on scene. Personnel on scene located the origin of the fire, an approximate 25-foot diameter fire burning in debris on the ground, and extending to a wood fence at the lot line of the property. It was later determined that the burning debris on the ground were the remnants of a 16-foot diameter canvas yurt and the contents inside. Firefighters believe the explosion/fireball came from an oil-filled heater that over-pressurized due to direct flame contact. A nearby outdoor trampoline and two fence panels also burned. The owner of the yurt was outside and reported seeing the yurt on fire and called 911.

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Sisters to mark solemn holiday By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Memorial Day is often seen as the kickoff to the summer season — a threeday weekend filled with barbecues and outdoor activities. But its true meaning is a solemn one: It is a day of remembrance created to honor those who have fallen in the armed services defending the United States of America. Sisters veterans organizations will mark the day in honor and remembrance at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 27, at the Village Green. American Legion Commander Lance Trowbridge will serve as master of ceremonies. The keynote address will be given by SSAF Brig. General

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Sisters man arrested on child porn charges

Firefighters battled a blaze on Wednesday, May 15, that consumed a canvas yurt. The fire quickly engulfed the yurt and began to spread. Personnel on scene quickly extinguished the fire, removed fence panels, and rails from the fence that had been on fire. The fire was

controlled within 10 minutes of initial dispatch. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded with six firefighters and four emergency vehicles. An additional unit from Cloverdale brought

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one additional firefighter. The fire safety manager for the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District performed an initial investigation of the fire, and stated that the cause is still under investigation.

Acting on a tip from the organization Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), Deschutes County Detectives served a search warrant at the residence of George C. Staab on Cayuse Drive in Sisters on Tuesday, May 14. Staab, age 73, was suspected of possessing and distributing child pornography. DCSO reports that during the search detectives located a large amount of child pornography. Based on evidence located at Staab’s residence and statements allegedly made by Staab during his interview, he was lodged in the Deschutes County Adult Jail on charges of Encouraging See STAAB on page 30

Circle of Friends builds relationships By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Jim Cunningham. The Sisters Veteran served his country for more than 40 years, as an Air Force pilot and as commander of the Air National Guard. He has since served his community on several nonprofit boards, including Sisters Habitat for Humanity and Sisters Folk Festival. Cunningham did two tours of duty during the Vietnam conflict in the air arm of a special operations program. He flew OV-10 Broncos in Forward Air Control — a singularly dangerous mission that involved target acquisition and required flying “low and slow” in enemy territory. “FAC was the mission, but I didn’t do it in Vietnam,” Cunningham says. “I did it in

Circle of Friends in Sisters pairs adult mentors with young people. Begun eight years ago, the original intent was a long-term relationship between adult mentors and children (mentees) from kindergarten through grade 12. Circle of Friends adapts, as mentees’ siblings enter the Circle, as kids and adults move, as family situations change, and as technology broadens the scope of what needs to be known. Through growth, Circle of Friends has become an inclusive solution for any young person facing challenges in school and in life. It’s a win-win for the parents, the kids, and the mentors in the program. Two of the Circle of

See MEMORIAL DAY on page 29

See MENTORS on page 24

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Mentor Terry Buckholz instructs Circle of Friends STEM group in building a bottle rocket.

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Naturalist............... 8 Announcements................12 Kids in Print ................ 19-20 Classifieds..................33-35 Meetings ........................... 3 Sisters Salutes .................11 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 32 Real Estate .................35-40

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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City did not protect homeowners By Doug Wills Guest Columnist

Honoring those who

died defending our FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY

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: After retiring, my wife and I moved to Sisters — a place we always loved to visit and enjoy. However, our enjoyment of the smalltown experience is fading away. Businesses moving in, traffic getting worse (try to make a left on to Cascade Avenue sometime), and increasing vandalism. The vandalism is the reason I am writing this letter. Within the last few days someone went into the Village Green and vandalized our flag pole. We assumed we had a pretty secure installation as the rope pulley is inside the pole and access has to be made through a locked hatch. Someone managed to pick the lock, lower the flag and remove the counter-weights from the rope. This allowed the flag to go back up to the top of the pole with no easy way to get the flag down. And, of course this is just before our Memorial Day event that the American

Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars hold in the park. We are appreciative of our city in their willingness to help effect repairs. While looking around the flowerbed surrounding the gazebo to see if the counterweights had just been tossed into the flower bed (they hadn’t), I made another discovery. The vandal(s) have broken a piece out of the rock that has the memorial plaque and names of our departed veterans on it. Then I noticed that the plaque that held the information honoring one of Sisters’ veteran supporters had been removed from its mounting. Fortunately, the plaque was found in the flowerbed. Maybe this is just a sign of the times, but it’s a sad period of time when a memorial to all of our local veterans is desecrated. Seems like a pretty brazen act to me. Right in the park, See LETTERS on page 26

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The Sisters City Council at the May 15 meeting, encouraged by certain staff members and based on facts that were not entirely accurate, approved to make Williamson and Hill connecting streets from the new Hayden development at McKenzie Meadows Village. These roads will connect through the Village at Cold Springs, continuing through the new Village at Cold Springs East and continuing on to Rail Way. This decision will turn our privately owned and maintained roads into a major traffic thoroughfare with hundreds of extra cars per day. This approval also potentially committed your tax dollars being allocated to cover the legal costs that this decision will incur. Why will your tax dollars be spent on this decision? The City Council ignored the data presented to them that these were designated private roads by the City in 2005 when Hayden submitted their original master plan for the Village at Cold Springs. We own all these roads, pay taxes on these roads, and all the homeowners pay for all costs to maintain these roads. The City Council also ignored their own codes — which outline how these streets were to be built — and allowed them to be built not following their specifications. All of this is in clear violation of the City’s own transportation plan, and yet was inaccurately presented to the City Council and Planning Commission. Certain City staff members pushed for these roads to be connected without concern for the safety of the children that play in their yards, ride their bikes on these narrow streets, the adults that ride their bikes on these streets and those of us that walk on these sidewalks. Another comment made by Mr. Bessman, the traffic engineer consultant that lives in Bend, was that the narrow streets will automatically slow traffic down. Yet, on April 15, Mr. Bessman drove down Fremont, turning onto Williamson and was in the middle of the

street, past my house as I was pulling out of my driveway, well in excess of the posted speed limit. Is this a “do as I say, not as I do”? The key item we requested was to have emergency gates installed at the west end of Williamson and Hill. I provided the City and City Council with those specifications which I had received from Doug Green, the fire safety manager for the Sisters/Camp Sherman Fire District. Based on comments from the Council members, they either did not read this information or didn’t understand it. It was very obvious the way the entire April 24 meeting was set up, it was geared to promote the City’s agenda and program and not to help the citizens of Sisters that live in the Village at Cold Springs. At the City Council meeting on April 24, all the City planners, the consultant traffic engineer and Hayden were given unlimited time to present their information, which in some cases was not accurate. When it came time for those of us that will be directly impacted by their decision, to present our concerns and recommendations, we were given only three minutes each AND NOT ALLOWED TO SHOW OUR SUPPORTING DATA ON THE SCREEN. It also should be noted that nobody on the City staff nor the City Council live in the Village at Cold Springs, so they will not be affected by their decision. Their decision will impact over 300 citizens of Sisters. I also question how many of the staff and Council members actually visited the Village at Cold Springs, drove the roads, saw the blind spots, saw the narrow roads and realized the potential safety concerns. This is how your City Council and the City staff, that your taxes pay for, operate. They give several variances to the big guys who do not live here and don’t contribute much to the city or the citizens, but they will not do anything to help those of us that live, work, own businesses and pay taxes in the City of Sisters! Remember this at the next election.

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

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Sisters Trails Alliance hires program manager Thanks to a grant from the Robert W. Chandler Discretionary Subfund of The Oregon Community Foundation, Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) now has a paid staff member to support the work of the organization: Karen Isberg. Isberg was born and raised in Colorado and moved to Maui, Hawaii, where she and her husband, Greg, raised their family. On Maui, Karen taught school for 14 years, helped manage their woodworking business and spent 30 years serving on equestrian and educational nonprofit boards. A little over four years ago Karen and Greg decided to relocate back to the mainland and Greg suggested the community of Sisters. As avid lovers of the outdoors this area is a perfect fit for them. Isberg’s experience in

nonprofit work has given her a solid foundation in fundraising, volunteer management and event planning and execution. “We are thrilled to have Karen in the role of program manager for STA,” said Board Chair Catherine Hayden. “Karen will be the primary connection to our members and donors and will ensure our community is informed about STA’s events, accomplishments and activities.” Isberg said, “Sisters Trails Alliance provides me with a wonderful opportunity to be involved with deepening the connections between community members and the incredible outdoor experiences that are available to them. I am a strong proponent of continuing the education, See STA on page 11

SPRD kicks off summer programs child-sized garden tools on her table. She spoke knowledgeably about growing ornamental plants and edible vegetables in the Sisters climate. Talus will be teaching a family vegetable gardening class beginning in mid-June,

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Citizens of Sisters Country joined Sisters Parks and Recreation District (SPRD) for snacks, chats, and the debut of SPRD’s bright new summer catalog on Thursday. Johanna Talus displayed

See SPRD on page 22

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Madi and Amy Larrabee were in the right place at the right time to come to a family’s aid.

Mother and daughter come to rescue By Carol Statton Correspondent

Spotting smoke will trigger a gut-level reaction in many Central Oregonians. Whether from a wildfire, prescribed burn or property fire, smoke means fire and fire means potential danger. For one mother and daughter heading home to Sisters from Prineville, the sight of smoke compelled an immediate response. Tuesday, April 9, was a day four people will never forget. Life changed dramatically for a couple who would end up losing their home to a fast-burning house fire. That same day, Amy and Madilyn

(Madi) Larrabee were experiencing several unexpected alterations in their schedule; changes that positioned them for great purpose. Timing brought these two families together; human and equine lives were kept safe that day and Amy believes it was due to “God’s divine timing.” It all began when a softball game in Prineville was called early. An injured teammate then needed to be dropped off. Kids were hungry. Madi’s younger sibling needed a potty stop, and an excruciating back condition caused Amy to postpone shopping for a horse trailer before heading home. Each unplanned shift led to one

life-changing appointment. Madi had taken over driving so that her mom could recline in a more comfortable position. Shortly after passing Cline Falls, she spotted smoke coming from a rural residence. After pulling over, they both realized that this was more than just a burn pile. Windy conditions and proximity to a barn triggered an immediate response. Madi, despite wearing Birkenstock sandals, started running and climbing fences to get to the barn. Amy dialed 9-1-1 and rushed to catch up. She needed to make sure her See RESCUE on page 30

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440. Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelefly@msn.com. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843.

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

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

Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Military Parents of Sisters Meetings of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. are held quarterly; please call for details. Location information: 541-549-1193. 541-388-9013. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Sisters Parent Teacher Community SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group District. 541-549-2091. 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge. Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 541-668-6599. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. community room. 541-549-6157.

Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st CITY & PARKS Wednesday, 5 p.m. The Pines Clubhouse. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, 541-549-6022. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Sisters Park & Recreation District Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815. Sisters Planning Commission Three Sisters Lions Club 1st 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place City Hall. 541-549-6022. community room. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.

SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX office. 541-549-4133. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002. Sisters Middle School Parent Collaboration Team 1st Tuesday, 2 p.m., SMS. 541-610-9513.

FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefire.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771. This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to lisa@nuggetnews.com

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Bryan Brown has opened a new studio in Sisters By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

In his small upstairs “Metals” Jewelry Studio in Sisters, precious-metal artist and gemologist Bryan Lee Brown spends time skillfully crafting jewelry and other exquisite pieces using a 400-year-old Japanese metal art technique. Mokume-gane, or “woodgrain metal,” is the intricate process Brown practices. The metal forging technique was developed by master metalworker Dembei Shoame in the 17th century to decorate swords of samurai warriors. The mokume-gane-embellished swords the samurai wore were essentially large pieces of jewelry; fashion elements intended to convey their position and status to the world. Brown’s calling in jewelry-making commenced at an early age. “I was 15 in high school, living in Detroit, and my dad arranged a job for me to get me off the streets,” Brown told The Nugget. “I started working for a biker that had a small store just outside of Detroit. He showed me the basics of soldering and jewelry repair work.” Brown left for Los Angeles after returning home from serving in the U.S. Marines to become a student at the Gemological Institute of America and graduated as a gemologist. For over 40 years Brown has been an artist in a business that is diversified enough to keep him very busy. After working with jewelry for a little more than 20 years, Brown came across something unique that really piqued his curiosity. Brown said “I had been doing jewelry for a long time and I decided to read through Jewelry Concepts and Technology, a huge reference book. I got as far as the Japanese process that talked about mokume-gane and decided to try it — and have been hooked ever since. The technique has the tendency to want to do what it wants to do, and sometimes it’s a surprise to me. I just keep working with it to see what’s going to happen next.” The traditional components of mokume-gane are relatively soft metallic elements and alloys — gold, platinum, copper, silver, shakudo, (copper with fine gold added) and shibuichi (copper with fine silver added). “There’s always something new to learn, there’s always a surprise during the process. It’s the collaboration

of the artist and the metals,” said Brown. “There are different ways to achieve more unique effects by twisting or denting the flattened piece for example. And the final design is realized when the piece is complete, it’s always changing, and that’s why I keep creating using this technique; it keeps me entertained.” Brown starts the process by stacking different colored metals until he reaches many layers of alternating metals. Brown noted, “I start with a stack of metal like shibuichi, that goes in between two steel plates. Then those are clamped together under pressure and put in an electric kiln. And as the temperature increases the metals are brought up to their eutectic point. As they reach this point the metals begin to mingle together at an atomic level, forming a new metal between the original layers and binding them together as one.” From Christmas ornaments to delicate bowls and intricate rings to unique pendants, every piece of mokume-gane Brown designs carries a bit of Japanese history. Brown said, “The one thing I enjoy about the Japanese arts is that it all looks so simple to the eye

because of the clean lines, graceful style and its simplicity. But I found that with what looks the simplest, is generally the hardest thing to accomplish.” Brown does trade work for other stores, and since he relocated to Sisters three years ago with his son, Liam, he’s been a wholesaler for boutiques around Central Oregon, including Sisters. He added, “Although I’m in the wholesale business, I’ve got a lot of inventory and would like people to come on up to my working shop and see what I have, and I’d be happy to explain the process that I use.” Brown’s studio is located at 220 S. Ash St., Suite B, upstairs in the Three Creeks building. Visitors are welcome during business hours. Brown also does a huge amount of repair work and uses a special process to repair pottery called kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using adhesive and 24-carat gold. “The pottery usually has some sort of sentimental value to the person, and they want to emphasize the breakage or the history of the piece,” said Brown. One of the first things you

PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER

Sisters artist Bryan Brown designs jewelry using ancient process. notice when you meet this friendly precious-metal artist is his unique glasses that he made himself out of gold. “I was going for John Lennon’s glasses but it’s more of a 1900s type of look. I did all the hinges and all the screws, made everything. It

began as rough gold, I molded it, poured the ingot, poured the wire and drew the wire.” Brown does any type of custom jewelry work, including traditional gold, platinum and silver. He also does lapidary work and will work with any type of stone he can inlay.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

SAA Fourth Friday Art Stroll – Spring Event By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

The Fourth Friday Art Stroll is back from 4 to 7 p.m. on May 24, in the galleries of Sisters. Gather your friends and take a walk to see fine art, sample hors d’oeuvres, and listen to music. Hood Avenue Art this month features unique structural book constructs by Kelley Salber and mixedmedia contemporary landscape paintings by Sarah Hansen. This show will remain in place through June 26. The reception will include refreshments and live music. Gary Cooley’s Collection Gallery this month features the fine art of Clarke Berryman. Clarke was raised

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“Wyoming Horse” by Clarke Berryman at Collection Gallery.

as a Montana ranch kid and became a veterinarian. Now retired, he considers himself a classical realist painter, concentrating on portraiture and wildlife. He travels the world to photograph wildlife, which he then recreates in oils. B e a c h a m ’s C l o c k Company will be open this month. Kathi and Ed invite you to see their newest, soon-to-be-completed eight-foot-tall carved grandfather clock with a gravity escapement and skeletonized multiple dial. There will also be a display of vintage watchand clock-making tools. Due to a conflict, artists Kay and Gordon Baker missed last month’s event at Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop – but they will be on hand with new plein air paintings this week. Jennifer Hartwig, “the Scratchboard Lady,” will be

demonstrating her techniques and taking registrations for a June 15 scratch-art class, Sipn-Scratch, at the gallery.

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“Red Poppy Bowl” by Hailey Mosca at Clearwater Gallery. The Clearwater Gallery’s Art Stroll features art for sale created by Sisters High School students. The cabin in the courtyard and the gallery will feature ceramics

by Patricia Ehrlich, Hailey Mosca, and Faith Gallegos, jewelry by Meaghan Greaney and Delsie McCrystal, art prints and custom-designed T-shirts from the school’s print shop. Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery is filled, as usual, with more than can be absorbed in a single visit. New paintings, sculptured steel chandeliers and lamps, metal wall scenes – some far too large to fit on your walls, but worth the gander! Food and music? Maybe. Wine? Definitely. Ken Scott hosting. Do w n the s tr eet at Bedouin, Good Day Café will be open and the featured artist will be Michelle I. Lane, “Capturing Moments in Time.” Michelle began painting after she retired as an educator and counselor in K-8 schools, where she often used art activities as a way

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“Honey In the Making” by Michelle Lane at Good Day Café.

to relieve stress and promote kids’ ability to communicate. After moving to Redmond, she began to study watercolor with Winnie Givot of Sisters and other accomplished artists. See the new art products at Jill Neal Gallery. From 6 to 7 p.m., Jill’s grandson Henry will be selling mugs and magnets to benefit the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank. Wild women, horses, wine and chocolate, as always! Wildflower Studio will feature new oil paintings by Chris Nelson and new pastels by Jane Chase. Stop by for light appetizers, wine, and conversation. Grizzly Ridge Upcycle will also be open, with the latest in funky to fabulous reincarnated treasures. Dyrk Godby Gallery has a wild and wonderful collection of Western art in leather, paint, and charcoal.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Civil War reignited in Camp Sherman By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Imagine stepping back in time during the Civil War in 1863 and walking into the campgrounds behind the frontline of a field filled with Confederate and Union soldiers at battle. The Northwest Civil War Council (NCWC) brought history to life for the sixth Civil War living history event during a full reenactment at House on Metolius in Camp Sherman Saturday and Sunday. With the thunderous crack of cannon and the sulfurous pop of muskets, the morning battle began on the meadow, just a stone’s throw from the Metolius River. When the rifles were empty and the artillery nothing more than smoke, dozens of reenactors, often shouting at the top of their lungs when pretending to be wounded, or cheering when a shot landed, delighted the crowd of spectators. Over 150 years after bloodshed divided the United States, the stories and memories of the Civil War still attract the citizens of the once-war-torn country. NCWC is a nonprofit living-history organization dedicated to educating the public and their members about the American Civil War. It is made up of individual units (Union, Confederate and Civilian) who come together several times each year to entertain and educate the public about the American Civil War. Event Coordinator David Banks, who has been a part of the NCWC since 2012, noted, “This is one of the most unique events that we have. I’m sure much of America has heard or read about removing Confederate statues and symbols from our past, and the Civil War reenactment is about the closest and most unbiased look at both sides of the issue one can find.” Sisters resident and reenactment member Michelle

E h r, a k a M r s . M o l l y McDaniels, was set up in the Confederate camp getting ready to assist with another burial, this time, an elderly woman. McDaniel’s husband, now deceased, had been the undertaker. “Molly serves as a ‘layerout of the dead’ because as a woman she could not be an undertaker since it was culturally not acceptable,” Ehr said. “Layers-out of the dead would wash, dress, and groom the body. They would also close the mouth of the deceased, using a tied cloth or a stick propped between the chin and breastbone, and use coins or other objects to keep the eyes closed. “There were more U.S. lives lost in the Civil War than any other wars combined,” Ehr said. “There was so much death in the Civil War that there was no one that wasn’t touched by it. There were very young widows with babies and without

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family nearby, they were left pretty much penniless.” The American Civil War created an extraordinary number of young widows, many married for a short time. Between 1861 and 1865, approximately three million husbands, fathers, sons, uncles, and brothers left for war. Roughly 750,000 American families would never see their loved one’s face again as the men died, often far from home. As a result, some 200,000 women became widows within those four years. As spectators walked the grounds, actors in the event remained in character, cooking small meals over campfires and singing songs to the fiddle or other period-correct musical instruments. Bend resident Matt Cleman, who portrays a Union sergeant with the 69th New York in the Civil War event, has been reenacting for 12 years and has been

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It’s not all about battle. Reenactors recreate many aspects of 1860s camp life during the annual Civil War event at Camp Sherman. both Union and Confederate soldiers. “It’s always been my goal to present a realistic person for visitors at events; so that they feel like they’ve met an

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Memorial Day reminds us of our highest ideals By Kelly Fitzpatrick Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Every year, I’m struck by the powerful — and often, opposing — emotions that Memorial Day stirs. We celebrate our freedoms, and yet we mourn the cost that they required. We look ahead to a bright future, while we remember the trials and challenges of the past. We honor those who served, but we grieve their loss. Celebration, and sadness. Gratitude, and remorse. Hope, and helplessness. Memorial Day is unique in evoking such a broad spectrum of feeling, because it is this holiday that speaks most keenly to our highest ideals, as well as the steep price we are willing to pay for them. Sadly, it is also a day that, for many, has lost its significance. President George W. Bush would often tell the story of asking schoolchildren what the meaning of Memorial Day is, only to have them respond, “That’s the day the pool opens!” For many Oregonians, Memorial Day is primarily the unofficial start of the summer recreation season, a chance to enjoy our amazing forests and beaches, rivers and lakes and mountain trails. We should enjoy all that our state has to offer, but we should also keep in mind the words of another president, John F. Kennedy: “A nation reveals itself not only by the citizens it produces but also by the citizens it honors, the citizens it remembers.” We must remember the fallen because the courage, the strength, the selflessness and the sacrifice of each one of these brave warriors is the ideal to which we all should aspire. On this Memorial Day, I think of Bob Maxwell, a great American and Oregonian whom we lost earlier this month. Bob was a World War II combat soldier, and until his death, the only Medal of Honor recipient still living in our state. While he did not die fighting for our country he fearlessly faced death in a way few Americans ever have. He earned that medal — the U.S. military’s

highest decoration for valor — for the courage he showed during a battle in September 1944, when a live German hand grenade was tossed in the midst of his squad. Without a second thought, he hurled himself upon it, shielding his comrades from the blast with nothing but a blanket and his unprotected body. Maxwell cheated death that day, though he carried shrapnel in his body for the rest of his life. It was a life he dedicated in humble service to the veteran community, and to the memories of his brothers in arms, who never got the chance to come home. We must never forget the true cost of war. It is a price paid not in dollars and cents, but with the blood of our heroes. They were nothing less than the best America had to offer, those who answered the call when their nation needed them, who paid the ultimate price to protect us and our way of life. The stories of their sacrifice are forever woven into the fabric of our nation and its history. They gave their lives on the foreign soils of Europe, the black sands of the South Pacific, the frozen reaches of Korea, in the sweltering jungles of Vietnam, the scorching deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq, and in many other places across the globe. The United States lost more than 400,000 of its sons and daughters in World War II — 2,826 from Oregon. 54,246 American service members gave their lives in Korea (287 Oregonians); 58,209 in Vietnam (791 from our state). In Iraq and Afghanistan, we lost 6,713 American service members — 142 Oregonians. Each one of their names is etched on slabs of granite that form the heart of the Afghan/Iraqi Freedom Memorial, located just a few steps from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs office building. Each one of their names is read aloud each year at our Memorial Day ceremony, as we seek to honor and remember their sacrifice. Each one represents the loss of a bright and shining

light in the lives of their families, a pain that they feel each and every day — not just on Memorial Day. We remember and honor their sacrifice as well. They, too, paid a great price for the freedoms we

now enjoy. On behalf of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, I urge all Oregonians to take a moment this Memorial Day, to remember our fallen heroes who gave

their lives in service to our nation, and say, “Thank you.” Kelly Fitzpatrick is a U.S. Army veteran and the director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

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Watching out for swifts You have to be swift with your binoculars or camera to catch sight of a swift zooming by, swiftly in pursuit of a moth, mosquito, beetle, gnat or other small flying insect. And, if it happens to be Vaux’s swift, aka Vox, or Voh’s swift, or any of the other swift swifts we have zipping about Central Oregon, you gotta be even swifter. If you go on a birding excursion to Fort Rock between May and July you’ll see hundreds of whitethroated swifts swooping around the steep walls of the old mud volcano pursuing flying insects, many of which are mosquitoes. Strangely enough, they were not there in the 1950s, but arrived some time after 1965. If you’re keeping a Life List of Birds, a visit to the Oregon Coast may provide you with a sighting of the black swift, a rare visitor to Oregon. Like all the swifts, they, too, look like a flying cigar with crescent-shaped wings. While most swifts, such as the black and whitethroated, have a well-defined tail, but Vaux’s swift’s body looks exactly like a cigar. Swifts spend their entire day zig-zagging through the air, mouths wide open, scooping in insects to keep their high metabolism going fullbore as they make their way south all the way to Panama

and points south, where they’ll spend winter. Chimneys are the substitute today for their ancient shelters and nesting places: huge, hollow trees of the oldgrowth forests. Luckily, as ancient forests vanished into sawmills to become lumber, Vaux’s swifts discovered old, unused brick chimneys for nesting and resting. Without these substitutes, they would be as extinct as the passenger pigeon. This week’s best story about swifts comes from the Oregon birder’s website, OBOL, where, over in Rainier, Darrell Whipple, had this tale to tell… After excluding birds for 27 years, the old brick chimney at Riverside Community Church in Rainier is now open to Vaux’s swifts. It is the largest chimney in Rainier and one of the largest on the swift’s migration flyway, able to accommodate 20,000 roosting birds at one time, according to Larry Schwitters of Issaquah, founder and coordinator of “Vaux’s Happening.” Larry drove down to Rainier on the last day of April, expecting to watch the grate removal operation as a spectator. But he ended up fishing the grate out himself, 30 feet up in the manlift piloted by Pastor Paul Rice of Riverside Community Church. Everyone watched with some trepidation as Paul and Larry first figured out how to operate the manlift. Would this machine reach the top of the chimney? Paul and David went up in the bucket to scope it out. And horrors! The darn thing was two feet too short reaching the grate. What to do now? Brainstorming time. They decided to snug the lift up as close as the curb and fence would allow, and to rise up at a more advantageous angle. Larry went up

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with Paul this time and, channeling his inner rock-climber, got his head and arms over the lip of the chimney to see what the grate looked like and what tools it would take to lift it out of there — and while doing so, he somehow still had two feet on the bucket. The team fashioned a couple of rods with hooks deftly attached, such that the grate could be snagged and levered up and out. Makeshift tools and ropes in hand, and Larry fitted out in a harness Paul had dug up, they launched again for the (hopefully) final effort in the manlift. Wonder of wonders, the plan worked like a charm! Larry in harness got the grate out by hook or by crook, David snapped a couple pictures, and Paul landed the manlift with expert precision. Years ago, the residents of Bend didn’t have to travel anywhere to see Vaux’s swifts; throughout most of September they put on an air show everyone can enjoy right in town. Just before dark (about 7 p.m.), what looked like a wisp of smoke appeared in the darkening sky heading for the little craft shop, Christmas Presence, on 644 Harriman,

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A female Vaux’s swift on her nest in the chimney of a house in Madras. between Hill and Franklin. As the “smoke” got closer individual dots could be made out, zooming about each other, and in a few seconds spectators were able to make them out: 30 to 100 Vaux’s swifts. Then, with astonishing accuracy, they all went spiraling down into the tall, brick chimney on the roof of the craft shop. How they organized themselves inside the old brick chimney without stepping on one another was one of those mysteries of nature, but they all found a way to crowd together, clinging to the bricks and settled down for a comfortable night’s sleep.

There is a nationwide effort to keep tabs on swift populations, and Kim Boddie, of East Cascades Audubon Society, is the person who once counted the Christmas Presence migrating population. In times past, Kim has seen (with other ECAS birders) as few as 27 and as many as 260 swifts. With that in mind, why don’t you take a few moments at the end of your busy day, park your camp chair next to the old brick chimney in your neighboorhood about 7 p.m.; watch for swifts swiftly descending, and call ECAS member Miriam Lipsitz at 541-330-0933 if you see any.

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Two track athletes crowned as state champions By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

For Skyler Larson, a year of preparation paid off as he cleared 6 feet 2 inches in the high jump to win the state title at the OSAA 4A State Championships held at Mt. Hood Community College on May 17 and 18. Sophomore Brody Anderson reached the top of the podium as well with a stellar race in the 400 meters. Larson’s win in the high jump Saturday included a bit of drama. The State leader coming into the meet, Larson and Garrett Hagarty of Hidden Valley, who had cleared 6 feet 5 inches back in April, ended up as the last two remaining in the competition after clearing 6 feet 1 inch. As the clock inched toward the 3:30 start time of Larson’s other event of the day, the 110 high hurdles, Larson had time for a couple of more jumps and cleared 6 feet 2 inches on his second attempt. Hagarty was unable to continue due to an injury of some sort, leaving Larson as the winner. However, having run off to do the hurdles, in which he placed seventh in 16.63,

he did not get the good news about the high jump until he returned to the pit where his buddy Garrett Kersavage greeted him with a hug. Head Coach Jeff Larson, Skyler’s father, fought back tears after his son’s win. “This meet was the culmination of years of hard work,” he said. “Skyler was the smallest guy at every meet his first three years of high school. I constantly had to remind him to be patient and work on perfecting his technique. I’m so truly pleased for him. I think he had at least an inch or two more in him, but that hurdles race took away his legs.” Anderson’s win, while not unexpected, pitted him against Casey Tow of Sweet Home, whom he nipped at the district meet a week earlier, and his own teammate and fellow sophomore Hayden Sharp. After being the seventh-fastest qualifier on Thursday, relegating himself to an outside lane, Anderson was visible to all of his challengers, but came through with the win, just a hair in front of Tow with a time of 50.45. Sharp finished fourth in 51.53. Coach Larson lavished praise on Anderson. “Brody

ran like a senior instead of a sophomore,” he said. “He wisely paced himself through the prelims in an effort to save energy for the finals. His race plan was executed perfectly as he came off the corner in control and powered down the homestretch for the win. I’m so very happy for him. He’s still hungry for more, too. He plans to race in several Junior Olympic meets this summer in an effort to break the 50-second barrier. I think he’ll succeed.” Along with the two winners, the Outlaws claimed a passel of other medals during the two-day competition. Junior Kate Bowen got things started for the Outlaws on Friday with her best effort of the season in the 3,000 meters, finishing sixth in 10:46.33. Defending champion Hannah Rannow of Siuslaw stormed to another win in 10:14.3. Sophomores John Peckham and Will Thorsett found themselves in a barnburner of a race in the boys 3,000. The fast pace and deep field of runners pulled them both to personal bests. Peckham placed fifth in 9:03.67 and Thorsett lopped 18 seconds off of his previous

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Skyler Larson won a state title in high jump. best on his way to ninth place in 9:09.11, just half a second from making the podium. “Unbelievable,” said Josh Nordell. “Those guys are so disciplined and so composed. I couldn’t be more proud of them.” For comparison, last year only five boys ran under 9:10 at State, and the year before that it was only four, according to Nordell. Kale Cassidy

of Baker stole the race with a time of 8:51.32 in his best time of the season by 30 full seconds. After bowing out of the pole vault much earlier than he hoped at 12 feet, Garrett Kersavage came back with a seventh-place medal in the triple jump, with a mark of 39 feet 11 inches. See CHAMPIONS on page 16

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Outlaws send three to tennis tourney Sisters High Desert Chorale to perform By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws tennis team sent three of their players, Jed Kizziar, Isaiah Chapen and Nate Weber, to the 4A/3A/2A/1A State Tennis Tournament held at Oregon State University (OSU) on Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. Seniors Jed Kizziar and Isaiah Chapen defeated Wyatt Jensen and Deardon Woodruff from Nyssa 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, in their first round of play. The senior duo played some of their best tennis in the opening set, and rolled through their opponents. Coach Carl Click said, “Chapen’s lobs were spot on, and Kizziar’s put-aways at the net were near perfect. Things took a turn for the worse in the second set as they let their opponents back into the match. But the Outlaws returned to solid tennis to take the third set.” Kizziar and Chapen went on to lose 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), in the quarterfinals to Marist Catholic sophomores Ethan Cross and Joey Laing. The match had many great points and rallies, and a few winners pulled out of nowhere by both teams. Jed and Isaiah were ahead early in the tiebreaker and tied it up 4-4 before losing three points to end the match and bring an end to their high school tennis careers. Click said, “We started the season with a realistic goal of getting Jed and Nate to state, either in singles or as a doubles team. In the end, the kids did one better by forming a doubles combo that included Isaiah. Jed and Isaiah quickly learned the game of doubles. They won important matches, came close in others, and in the end can say they were quarterfinalists, among the

final eight at state. As seniors that’s a big deal. There were lots of hugs and tears with parents, teammates, and coaches after the season-ending match.” Chapen capped his four years of high school tennis with a first trip to state, and Kizziar finished his third trip to the big event. Jed finished as a quarterfinalist his last two years, in singles as a junior, and in doubles this year. Sophomore Nate Weber represented the Outlaws in singles play, and fell to Peter Ye of Catlin Gable 6-1, 6-3, in his first match. Weber moved into the consolations and earned a 9-7 win over Shane Cunningham of Baker. Nate built a 7-3 lead, but gave up four straight games to make it 7-7, but put it together to win 9-7. Click said, “Nate had a long wait for his consolation match, but started strong against Cunningham. In the pro set to eight games, Nate decreased his errors from early in the day, and increased his winners. He hit some bigtime passing shots that were impossible for Cunningham to return.” At 8 a.m. on Saturday, Weber played at the SOU indoor tennis facility. The six outdoor courts were wet to start the day, but eventually dried out. Weber lost 1-8 to senior Andrew Hyssop of Marist in the consolation semifinals. “Nate made a lot of errors in the first set, but remedied that and played a solid second set,” said Click. Just a sophomore, Weber has a bright future ahead of him, and will be a force to be reckoned with as one of the top singles players in the league next year. “Nate took a step forward advancing to state and winning a close match in

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Connie Gunterman and her Sisters High Desert Chorale will sing Sisters into spring. On Friday, May 31, at 7 p.m., and again the following Sunday, June 2, at 2:30 p.m., the Chorale will offer their annual spring concert with songs from the movies, shows and musical theater. The concert is titled “Show Time!”. Songs will include favorites like, “What A Wonderful World,” “Over the Rainbow,” “Down to the River to Pray,”

and a Broadway medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein show tunes. The Chorale is a community favorite, and the singers love to celebrate music with the people of Sisters. This year the third-, fourth- and fifthgraders of Sisters Elementary School’s Kids Choir, under the direction of Sara Miller will again join the chorale. The concerts are free to the public and are held at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.

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‘Big Lawn Music’ on tap at Suttle Lodge The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse builds on its yearround tradition of hosting musicians across the entire musical spectrum. This summer marks the first outdoor music series, a lineup of 15 live performances held Fridays (plus one Monday) on the lawn overlooking Suttle Lake. Performances are free to the public. The shows are casual and the lineup truly diverse, from psychedelic rock to a Portland ode to classic country, Slovakian folk music, and a sing-along pop band with a cult following. Big Lawn Music shows will be held every Friday night

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from 6 to 8 p.m. from May 31 to August 30. Each show is free and open to all ages. Food and beverages will be available from the Boathouse restaurant, Skip bar, and beer garden. Guests are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs to relax and take in the shows. The May 31 show features The Blank Tapes. The Blank Tapes is the moniker of Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist Matt Adams, who has produced over a dozen albums of 1960s-inspired folk-rock-surfpsych-soul-pop. For a full lineup visit http:// www.thesuttlelodge.com.

Sisters salutes... The Sisters High School chemistry classes would like to say thank you to Steven Peterzen of ISTAR for partnering with us to develop and run a stratospheric balloon program, and to community members Rod Moorehead and Ron Thorkildson. Also we thank the Sisters Science Club for funding this project. For the past five years, Steven from ISTAR has led the balloon program with his vision, knowledge and professional experience. Under the leadership of Steven and with the technical support of Rod and Ron, Sisters High School students have launched stratospheric balloons as a means to do authentic science research. Each year students have developed experiments to test in the low-pressure, lowtemperature conditions of the stratosphere near an altitude of 30 kilometers. These three mentors have consistently demanded high levels of critical thinking from the students as they

work to solve problems and collaborate as a team. As of May 2, 2019, the program has now launched and retrieved 10 balloons. Each year these mentors have given time, energy and resources, supporting the high school students in planning the project, building the parachute and payload, designing experiments, predicting the weather and balloon trajectory, launching and then retrieving the balloon, and analyzing novel data they collected. The Sisters Science Club has made this possible by covering expenses. With the support of these professionals, the students were able to collaborate to carry out a very rewarding, high-level project. This experience would not have been possible without the leadership of Steven of ISTAR and the support of Rod and Ron and the Sisters Science Club. Thank you for the time, energy and resources you have given to support our students! EST. 1995

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The City of Sisters is accepting All men, women and teens are applications for two in-city welcome for an encouraging time of worship, message, and volunteers to serve on the ministry. Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Planning Commission, which Fellowship is gathering at the meets at City Hall the third Ponderosa Lodge meeting room, Thursday of each month. Both Saturday, May terms will 25 from 10 begin on July a.m. to noon. 1, 2019; one The speaker appointment is will be Fred for an 18-month Smith, retired term, and one businessman, appointment Thursday, May 23 minister, is for a fouradventurer year term. Circle of Friends Dinner in/with God. The Planning FivePine Conference Center Worship will Commission’s be led by Kim purposes Saturday, May 25 Williams and include Sisters Kiwanis Antique Sale Lori Roberts. reviewing 7 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Sisters Fire Hall For additional major land-use information applications Saturday, May 25 please call and advising the Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 503-930-6158 City Council 10 a.m.to noon at Ponderosa Lodge or email dana. on Planning herman.54@ policies. gmail.com. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, May Career Funds Available 31 and are available at Sisters City Applications are available for the Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, or Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity visit the City’s website at www. Fund to help adult residents of ci.sisters.or.us. For additional Sisters establish an occupational information, please call Patrick path. Pick up forms at the Kiwanis Davenport at (541) 323-5219. House, corner of Oak and Main, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, and Sisters Sunday Showcase during regular hours from the Talent Show Audition Sisters Habitat for Humanity office. Can you sing? Dance? Juggle? Tell a good joke? Show us what you’ve For additional information, please call 541-410-2870. got! Send your audition video by June 1. Text or email a 1-5-minute Tai Chi/Balance Sessions video to Jennie Sharp at 541-645- Free Tai Chi/Balance Classes based 0688 or jennie@starshine-theater. on the CDC “Steadi” Program com. Performance will be Sunday, to reduce injuries and falls in our June 16 at 1 p.m. at Fir Street community are being sponsored Park. Presented by Sisters Farmers by Sisters Drug. Taught by Shannon Market and Starshine. Rackowski every Thursday from 1111:30 a.m. (except holidays) at the Kids’ Performance Class SPRD Fitness Room next to Sisters Starshine and Sisters Farmers High School. Open to all ages. For Market are teaming up to host a 1-hour performance workshop for info: 541-549-6221. kids ages 4-18 on Sunday, June 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids will create a mini-perfromance to be presented at the Sisters Sunday Showcase Talent Show at 1 p.m. To register call 541-645-0688 or go to starshine-theater.com.

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Sisters Kiwanis takes donations of antiques, collectibles and jewelry throughout the year for its annual Antiques, Collections & Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday every Memorial Day weekend. Your donation is tax-deductible! For more information and to arrange for pickup of large items, please call Pam at 541-719-1049 or Leart at 541-410-2890. You may also drop off small items at Essentials at 492 E. Main Ave.

Sisters Kiwanis Antiques, Collections & Jewelry Sale

This annual sale to benefit local students and programs will be held at the Sisters Fire Station Community Hall on Saturday, May 25 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year will include jewelry — come see it all and support Kiwanis! Call Pam at 541-719-1049 for more information.

Circle of Friends Fundraiser Dinner

Circle of Friends, a Sisters nonprofit that provides mentorship and special programs to under-served youth, is having a “Be a Friend, Be a Hero” fundraising dinner hosted by Three Creeks Brewery at the FivePine Conference Center on Thursday, May 23. There will be live and silent auctions with wonderful items to bid on including a trip to Africa, tickets to concerts and local art work. Please call Nicky at 541-588-6445 or visit the website for more information: https://circleoffriendsoregon.org.

Support for Caregivers

A free support group for those who provide care in any capacity meets at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 386 N. Fir St. at 10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Call 541-771-3258 forr additional information.

Free Spay & Neuter

It’s as easy as 1-2-3. Stop by the Furry Friends Foundation (FFF) office to fill out a simple form, call to make your appointment at Bend Spay & Neuter, transport your pet. FFF also sponsors vaccinations and chipping. Located in the Sisters Art Works building, 204 W. Adams Ave., Suite 109. For information call 541-797-4023.

Ride at Cow Camp for Charity

Saddle Up For St. Jude benefit trail ride will be held on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2. at Cow Camp on Forest Service Road 15. Ride through the majestic pines in the Deschutes National Forest along Pole Creek. Ride at your own pace. First riders out at 9 a.m., last riders out at noon. Lunch available for purchase each day. Call 541-815-9398 for more information.

Experience a Labyrinth Walk

Get an introduction to labyrinth walking with Sara Hopkins, a certified labyrinth facilitator, on Saturday, June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This is a free event (adults only, please — family event coming soon) at the Church of the Transfiguraion at 68825 Brooks Camp Road. For more information please call Anne at 541-301-0301.

Organ Donor Awareness

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

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Celebration of Life

World’s Children Speaker

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

DLT Walk & Hike Series

Deschutes Land Trust volunteer naturalists lead free walks and hikes in small groups. Upcoming walks include: Nature Journaling at Whychus Canyon Preserve on Friday, May 24 from 6 to 8 p.m.; Hindman Histroy Wander on Thursday, May 30 from 6 to 8 p.m.; Women’s Mountain Bike Ride at Metolius Preserve on Wednesday, June 5 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Online registration is required at deschuteslandtrust. org/hikes. Info: 541-330-0017.

Friends and family of Jim Cristiano, we will be holding a Celebration of Life on Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. at the Sisters Airport, Hangar 10. There will be light refreshments. Please come and celebrate the life of a great father, friend, and coworker.

Sisters-Area Churches Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship westsidesisters.org Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship Sisters Community Church (Nondenom.) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com Calvary Chapel (Nondenominational) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D 541-588-6288 • 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Chapel in the Pines – Camp Sherman 541-549-9971 • 10 a.m. Sunday Worship

St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Sat. Vigil Mass | 9 a.m. Sun. Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (SHS) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 541-550-0750 5 p.m. Praise and Prayer Service Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Classes & Discussion Call for location and times • 541-549-6586

Sisters High Desert Chorale

The Sisters High Desert Chorale will present its Spring concert series on Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, June 2 at 2:30 p.m. The theme is “Show Time” to celebrate favorite music from Broadway, television and movies. All concerts are held at the Sisters Community Church and admission is free. Please join us for some uplifting and fun music everyone will enjoy while you offer your support for Sister’s community chorus. More information is available from Connie at 541-588-0362.

Lions Club Yard Sale

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

Sisters Library coming events

Machines as the Measure of Man

Dr. Jessica Hammerman will present on the centrality of industrialization as a Western phenomenon on Wednesday, May 22 at noon at the Sisters Library. Info: 541-312-1032.

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “Paris by the Book” by Liam Callanan with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, May 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Call 541-617-7078 for more info.

Gaining a Cosmic Perspective

Explore the wonders of the universe with Dr. Scott Fisher from the University of Oregon Dept. of Physics. This adult program will be held at the Sisters Library on Friday, June 14 at noon. No registration required. Info: 541-312-1032.

Reading Blast-Off Meet JEEVES, a charming cat who loves neck rubs. Jeeves was surrendered to HSCO because he was being picked on by the other cats in the family. Jeeves now prefers to be the only cat in the home, but feels differently about canine friends as he has met several dogs here at HSCO and has been friendly and approachable with all! If you are looking for an affectionate and dog-friendly kitty then Jeeves is the cat for you! Sponsored by

Rocket into summer with a story & crafts on Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. Kids ages 0-11 can sign up for summer reading to receive a free book! No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for info.

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, June 20 and 27 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Talent show auditions begin Got talent? Sisters Sunday Showcase wants you. “People in our community have so many talents, but often don’t have an opportunity to share them beyond the walls of their own homes,” said Jennie Sharp. Her theater camp, Starshine, will present a classic talent show on Sunday, June 16 at Sisters Farmers Market. Jokes, dance, and music are among the possible acts folks might decide to share at the Sisters Sunday Showcase talent show. Auditions take place via video and are due June 1. Dads, kids, and people of all ages are invited to participate free of charge in this special Father’s Day show. “A public talent show can empower kids and adults,” said Sharp. “Everyone has something fun to offer.” Starshine will also present an hour-long workshop just for kids earlier that day, to prepare something special for dads and other marketgoers. “We’ll jump right into producing a mini-performance that will open the talent show later that afternoon,” said Sharp. Sharp is experienced with helping kids develop their own shows from the ground up. Workshop participants will “use their extremely creative minds to come up with something silly, fun, and maybe informative, too!” No experience is necessary. Sharp has been putting on shows since she was a child. She went on to act, sing, and dance in many performances, in lead and support roles—and teach in a variety of settings. She studied art and forestry at University of California at Berkeley, and education at the University of San Diego and Portland State University. She is excited to work on the Fir Street Park stage for the first time. “The bandshell stage is

such a beautiful venue for the Sisters Farmers Market,” Sharp observed. “The bright colors and fun people attending the farmers market provide great ambiance to showcase the community’s talents in farming, crafting, and otherwise.” To pre-register for the workshop, go to www. starshine-theater.com and click “Sunday Showcase.” A donation of $5-$10 is requested. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Sisters Farmers Market. If there is still room available on the day of the workshop, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For the talent show audition, participants need to send in a 1- to 5-minute video of themselves performing their act. “The talent could be anything from juggling to music, dance, acting, poetry, you name it,” Sharp explained. Videos should be texted directly to Jennie Sharp at 541-645-0688. She said, “The video doesn’t need to be high quality, just enough for us to get a sense of what you’ll bring to the talent show.” Starshine requests that all submissions are polished pieces ready to perform, since there will be no rehearsal. The Fir Street Park stage has a concrete floor and will be outfitted with two microphones and a PA/speaker system, donated by Rich Hummel. Sharp plans to direct several more shows on the bandshell stage this summer: the August 25 Sunday Showcase at Sisters Farmers Market, and three plays performed by her summer camp students. Summer camp registration will be available via SPRD beginning May 16. The Sunday Showcase at Sisters Farmers Market is funded in part by a grant from The Roundhouse Foundation. Other supporters include

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Annual Outlaw Open tees off June 1 By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The annual Outlaw Open Golf Tournament is set for June 1, and it’s not too late to get involved according to organizer and Head Football Coach Neil Fendall. The Open, sponsored by Aspen Lakes, is a key fundraiser for Outlaws football, but Fendall and his fellow organizers Ken Ruettgers, Pam Mitchell, Rob Malone, Kristy Rawls, and Fendall’s wife, Lynne, view it as something much more. “Our philosophy centers around community, so we hope people will get together as friends, business groups, school staff, coaches, parents, and community members to interact with one another and have a great day of golf, fellowship, and good food,” said Fendall. The shotgun start is scheduled for 1 p.m. For registration visit www.aspenlakes. com and click on Outlaw Open. Pre-registration is highly encouraged, but day-of registration will be available. Changes for this year include holding the event on Saturday so more people are available to take part. “We’ve done it on Fridays in the past and think this change will work well,” said Fendall. Former Head Coach Bob Macauley is flying in from Montana as part of the celebration of 20 years of the Outlaw Open. Macauley coached back-to-back state championship teams in 1998 and 1999. The cost of the event is $130 per person, which includes golf and dinner. People can sign up as a foursome or individually. Individuals will be placed

in groups and, in some cases, smaller groups can be accommodated. Non-golfers can join by buying a dinner ticket for $30. Prizes will be available to the winning group as well as the last-place group. Other prizes include “closest to pin,” “Porcupine Hole,” “Beat the Coach,” “Long Drive” and other contests typically associated with a golf scramble, according to Fendall. There will be raffle prizes as well as a 50/50 cash raffle. “The day is designed to have fun with friends, meet new people, and reconnect,” said Fendall. Aspen Lakes has donated the course for the day since the event’s inception, leaving the proceeds from entry fees and the auction to funnel directly to the sports programs. “Without Aspen Lakes this event would not exist,” said Fendall. “They have been generous to our schools for over two decades now.” “We are trying to honor the fact that this tournament has a 20-year history and many people have been a part of its success,” said Fendall. “I am excited to be helping to keep this tradition alive and well.”

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members were approached by the Bowman Museum in Prineville about portraying persons of historical significance to Central Oregon. “The first of these persons to be brought to life was Barney Prine, known as the founder of Prineville, and this was my task,” Cleman said. Using material provided by Steve Lent and Sandy Cohen of the Bowman Museum, as well as information from other sources, Cleman created a 25-minute presentation about the life of Barney Prine. He served during the Civil War as a member of the First Oregon Infantry; and later established a business at the location which became Prineville, the town which bears his name.

Prine’s story of hard work, courage, and honesty are a legacy to Central Oregon, which I was pleased to present. — Matt Cleman

Cleman appeared as Prine at the Bowman Museum for four weeks in February 2019. “Prine’s story of hard work, courage, and honesty are a legacy to Central Oregon, which I was pleased to present,” added Cleman. Cleman, along with Stephen Holgate, who portrayed the 16th president of the U.S. on Saturday, had the opportunity to bring both Barney Prine and “Abe” Lincoln to life again for 575 students who visited the event site last Friday for a special school day of history. When you think of military food, the word “delicious” doesn’t often come to mind when battlefield food was just a pound of salt pork and a few ounces of sugar. Salem resident Doug Odell, aka Union Company Cook, along with a few more reenactors cooked 1,000 hardtack (a simple type of biscuit or cracker, made from flour, water, and sometimes

salt), army beans and corn pone to hand out to students on Friday evening. “We call those hard biscuits tooth grinders,” Odell said, laughing. He added, “This morning we had corn pones, salt, cornmeal and hot water, and cooked them in bacon grease. We ate army beans for lunch, which would be navy beans now-a-days. Typical things the camp’s cook would have on hand would be army beans, split peas, corn meal, flour, salt and pepper, and tea.” On the battlefield things were even bleaker. Rations were meant to last up to three days, and soldiers on the move were reduced to 16-20 ounces of salted meat, approximately 20 ounces of hard tack, plus sugar and coffee rations. Life during the Civil War in 1863 wasn’t easy, and the reenactment members presented their activities and struggles during the war.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Oregon bill to legalize pot lounges is dead SALEM (AP) — The Statesman Journal reports that a bill to legalize cannabis lounges in Oregon is “100% dead,” according to Sam Chapman, legislative director for the New Revenue Coalition, the group behind Senate Bill 639. The last major legislative

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Stephen Holgate portrayed Abraham Lincoln with all his trademark wit and rhetorical brilliance at the Civil War reenactment at House on Metolius.

Abraham Lincoln lives during reenactment By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Abraham Lincoln told stories to relieve tension. He proved himself to his administration and to his nation as a sensible and determined politician, and as an able and innovative commanderin-chief during the ultimate national crisis — The American Civil War. For the sixth year of the Civil War Living History event in Camp Sherman reenactor Stephen Holgate brought Abraham Lincoln to life during a 25-minute presentation, followed by a “press conference” where he took questions from the audience. For nearly 20 years Holgate has entertained and educated a variety of audiences with his engaging portrayal of our nation’s 16th president. Holgate wrote a one-man play on Lincoln because he had a continuing interest in theater and in history. An enthusiast and Civil War buff, Holgate is passionate about the part. His look, his delivery, and his knowledge truly capture the essence of “Honest Abe.” Holgate told The Nugget, “It’s quite a responsibility to play Lincoln. He’s so important, not only to Americans, but to people all around the world. Sharing him with my audiences is a real privilege, and I have to live up to it. “I’ve taken the program, Lincoln Town Hall, up and down the West Coast and to Idaho and to Washington, DC. When I was still in the State Department, I performed as Lincoln in Mexico, Bahrain, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. I’m really grateful to David Banks and the Civil War reenactors for their continuing invitation to their meets.” Holgate is a fifth-generation Oregonian who served

as a diplomat at American embassies in France, M a d a g a s c a r, M o r o c c o , Mexico and Sri Lanka. He noted, “I was usually the embassy press spokesman and cultural attaché, or earlier in my career, the assistant.” He was also an actor with the national tour of an improvisational theater group. “I started acting seriously in high school, majored in theater in college and have done plays intermittently throughout my adult life,” Holgate said. “I still enjoy doing theater, though now I mostly just do Lincoln. Lincoln means a lot to us, so it’s an honor and challenge to do him. I also like to share what I’ve learned about him. The Lincoln we think we know is quite real. He was tremendously honest, had a great heart and was very wise. But he’s more complex than we often think of him. He was a human being with human failings, which, when we think about it, really makes his achievements more impressive.” Event Coordinator David Banks noted, “At our School Day on Friday, I have seen him capture and hold the attention of 100 middle school students, a restless audience if ever there was one. He does the same Saturday with the general public audience.” Holgate has researched extensively about Lincoln and has found a few things that most people don’t know about him. Holgate said, “He was a champion wrestler as a young man, and he’s the only president with a patent. This patent was for an inflatable bladder that could help small freight boats get over rocks in low water. About the time he invented it, though, railroads came along, and people no longer needed boats to come up small rivers.”

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Brody Anderson won the 400 meters for a State title.

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Shelby Larson rode a personal best of 9 feet 6 inches in the pole vault to a thirdplace tie, and a medal in her specialty. Like her brother, Shelby worked for months to improve her strength and conditioning — and it paid off. Khaely Aguilar of Marshfield cleared 11 feet for the win. Kate Bowen finished her junior season in fine fashion, doubling back in the 1,500 with a season-best time of 4:53.17 to finish fourth in one of the most exciting races of the day. Anika Thompson of Junction City nipped Philomath’s Hannah Hernandez at the wire to win in 4:47.86. Samantha Silva eked out a medal in the long jump, claiming eighth place by two inches with a mark of 16 feet 4.75 inches. Ravyn Miranda of Marshfield won the event

with a leap of 17 feet 5.5 inches. Emma Singleton narrowly missed on the chance to run in the 800-meter final, finishing in a big personal-best of 2:24.03. The next day’s winner, Sarah Long of Astoria, finished in 2:20.58 in a strategic race. “Emma ran great and the prelims overall ended up much faster than the final the next day,” said Nordell. “Her time Friday would have placed third in the final.” The meet did not come without heartbreak. On Friday, Ben Johnson missed qualifying for the 100 final, clocking 11.64, his secondslowest time of the season. But the bigger disappointment came the next day. In the boys 400-meter relay, Sisters got off to a fantastic start with Korbin Sharp out of the blocks. Ben Johnson got the baton and raced down the backstretch with the leaders. His handoff to Hayden Sharp was clean and the Outlaw looked to be in perfect position, but the exchange from Sharp to Brody Anderson failed and in

a blink of an eye it was over for the team. On Saturday, the Sharp brothers, Larson, and Anderson ended the meet with more medals after a sixth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:31.81. Gladstone won the race in 3:35.06 Summing up the meet, Coach Larson said, “The meet was a roller-coaster of emotions. Truly athletics at its finest. “Our boys went into the meet hoping for a team trophy. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to have a perfect meet which is what we needed to reach the goal. The great news is that a bunch of key returners, particularly our sophomores, gained valuable experience. We’ll reload and get back into the hunt next year.” Larson gave credit to his assistant coaches Sarah Thorsett, Dennis Dempsey, Nordell, Jim Anderson, Mark Stewart, and Eden Miller for a strong season. “I am lucky to work with such fine, knowledgeable people,” he said.

Spring in Sisters brings plenty of opportunities to get outdoors — and what better way to do that than by supporting local events and activities. The Sisters Stampede is seeking a few more volunteers to support pre-, postand ride-day activities this weekend. The Stampede, a mountain bike race in its 10th year, takes place on the Peterson Ridge Trail system and attracts hundreds of riders from near and far. STA is a proud supporter of the race, providing volunteers and maintaining the trail

system that hosts the ride. The ride is Sunday, May 26 and volunteers can register at www.sistersstampede.com/ volunteer. Road cyclists roll into town on Saturday, June 15 for the ninth annual Crest the Cascades ride on the Old McKenzie Pass. The ride is a fundraiser for Sisters Park & Recreation programs and volunteers are needed for everything from packet pick-up and aid stations to on-course support, lunch and cleanup. For more information or to volunteer email crestthe cascades@gmail.com.

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Sisters set New Sisters hotel offers ‘GrandStay’ to Stampede into summer By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

For the 10th year, Sisters will mark the start of the summer outdoor recreation season with a stampede. The Sisters Stampede, that is. The annual mountain bike race is set for Sunday, May 26, running on the Peterson Ridge trail system in Sisters. The race draws everyone from kids and novice riders to elite mountain bike racers. The trails were built by the Sisters Trails Alliance. The race course features views of the Three Sisters Mountains, and rolling singletrack scattered with Central Oregon lava rock. This course is mainly singletrack, which will test riders’ strength and stamina. A start/finish is located in the meadow east of the FivePine campus and Three Creeks Brewing Co., which will host the after-race party. The Sisters Stampede is seeking a few more volunteers to support pre-, post- and ride-day activities. Volunteers can register at sistersstampede.com/volunteer.

The first thing you notice when you walk into the lobby of the new GrandStay Hotel & Suites on Rail Way at the west end of Sisters is the rich wood and iron of the bannisters and a towering rock fireplace. It feels like Sisters. And that’s exactly what longtime Sisters contractor and developer Steve Rodgers was trying to achieve. “I want it to be Sisters, but I didn’t want to go overthe-top ‘cowboy,’” he said. “I think we nailed it.” The fact that Rodgers could decide just how he wanted the entrance to the 39-room hotel to look speaks to the nature of the GrandStay Hotels franchise. “We’re a brand that partners with our franchisees,” said John Synstegaard, vice president of operations with the Minnesota-based hotelier. “We like to have our owners put their personalities into it — and their area.” That means art by local artists featured in public spaces and building materials that speak to pine trees and mountain streams. The Bend company Northland Furniture built

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Steve Rodgers, Robin Rodgers, Kris Rodgers and Savanna McBride joined GrandStay Hotels’ John Synstegaard in marking the opening of the new GrandStay Hotel in Sisters. the case goods — dressers and the like — for the hotel. Rodgers was determined to put that Central Oregon stamp on his hotel, which is built across Rail Way from his Mainline Station development. It wasn’t easy to find the right partner. “I talked to four franchises, and they all just put us in this box,” he said. GrandStay gave him leeway to be creative — while providing systems and logistics that allow people who are new to the industry to hit the

ground running. “I couldn’t have picked a better franchise for us,” Rodgers said. “They have been so much help.” The GrandStay Hotel & Suites in Sisters is No. 32 in the chain, which is located mainly in the Midwest, but it’s expanding its footprint across the nation. The hotel features 39 rooms, including four deluxe suites (one of them ADA accessible). There is an indoor pool and hot tub; two whirlpool rooms; a 17-seat meeting room, and a breakfast

room where hot breakfast is offered each morning. The hotel currently employs 14 people. Steve and Robin Rodgers’ son Kris Rodgers is managing the property. “I’m excited about it,” Kris told The Nugget. GrandStay Hotel & Suites is open for bookings now, (www.grandstayhospitality. com/find-a-hotel/locations/ sisters/overview). They plan to host a grand opening with an open house for the Sisters community in June.

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Korbin Sharp Sisters High School May 2019 Student of the Month Korbin Sharp is a gifted athlete and a strong student who demands a lot of himself in the classroom and outside it. “I’ve always been pretty ambitious with my academics,” he said, noting that he is particularly focused on English and social sciences. He takes the toughest classes he can in an effort to “be the best version of myself and achieve my potential.” Korbin serves as Senior Class President and has played varsity football and is a varsity track athlete. “I just really love to compete,” he says of his athletic endeavors. Sharp plans to study business, either at Baylor University or at the Seattle Pacific University Honors College. He is the founder of Faith Club at Sisters High School, and participates in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Korbin attended Sisters Christian Academy from kindergarten through fifth grade, and then entered the public schools in Sisters. He acknowledges that he has not been exposed to other educational systems, but still considers his experience in Sisters “exceptional,”

particularly in his favorite areas of study. He also recognizes the unique opportunities he’s had. “I’m building my own guitar right now, and writing my own songs and performing with the Americana Project,” he said. “That’s all really unique to Sisters — and it’s pretty awesome.” “Korbin is an extremely talented Outlaw. He has been a leader within the Americana Project and Choir classes for many years. His songs have made it onto the Americana Project CD for the past 2 years. He has been highlighted as a featured soloist in several of the choir concerts. Korbin’s positive and respectful attitude have helped lead the music department and he will be very missed once he graduates. Congratulations Korbin!” — Rick Johnson “Korbin is a servant leader with the interests of others frequently in mind. He is disciplined, polite, earnest, and thoughtful. He is the epitome of the student athlete. His future is bright.” — Charlie Kanzig “Korbin is an all-around outstanding person. It’s hard to imagine Sisters High School without him. He has excelled in his studies, but more than that he is an excellent

human being. Korbin always gives 100% in everything he does and his genuine care and concern for others is known throughout our community. Reflecting on his path over the past four years, Korbin once wrote, ‘I’ve learned not to live my life according to others, but rather to discern who I want to become and chase that ambition, no one else’s.’ It is that sort of self-awareness, coupled with his attitude of service to others, that makes Korbin an Outstanding Outlaw. Congratulations, Korbin!” — Gail Greaney “Korbin Sharp is an incredible leader by example and gives everything he has to the programs he is involved in. He is a great athlete but a better teammate. He embodies the C3 culture in our football program and gives his time, effort and compassion selflessly.” — Neil Fendall “Korbin Sharp is a star Outlaw and a kind, caring person. I have loved getting to know Korbin over the past four years and am so impressed by his willingness to embrace the challenges that come with grace and humility. He does what it takes to learn at a deep level. He sets a high bar both

academically and athletically. He is a leader by example. I am so grateful Korbin is a part of our community. I wish him the best as he ventures forward in life!” — Rima Givot “Korbin, is a complete joy to be around and to work with. Korbin is very creative and totally authentic. Can’t wait to see what he does in the future.” — Tony Cosby

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Drawing and writing books with Charise Mericle Harper By The Kid Made Crew

Charise Mericle Harper has created over 50 books for children. That’s a whole lot of books! She came to Sisters Elementary School, thanks to The Roundhouse Foundation. At an assembly, she talked about creativity, books and pets, among other things. Then Charise taught workshops where Sisters students could learn from her experience. Her advice was practical, such as, “You have to make rules for your characters. Otherwise your story won’t make sense.” Charise has authored many series of books and graphic novels, like “Just Grace,” “Fashion Kitty,” “Next Best Junior Chef,” “Sasquatch and Aliens,” and “Crafty Cat.” She is a mom, too. She lives with her family in Milwaukie, Oregon. The author was interviewed by Kid Made Camp students Kennedy Davis, Evelyn Berray, and Gusty Berger-Brown, along with their journalism teacher, T. Lee Brown. The interview has been edited for space and clarity. Kennedy: First, what kind of books do you like to write? Cherise Mericle Harper (CMH): I write picture books, which I find harder because I’m very chatty. My favorite thing to do is comics, like graphic novels. But I do chapter books, too, and that’s fun. Kennedy: What do you like to read? CMH: Actually, I like to read a lot of nonfiction: sciencey stuff I find really interesting. I also listen to a lot of books

on tape, because when I walk my dogs it’s a good way to listen to stories. When I’m reading something for fun, I want it to be something that takes me away, like an adventure story. Gusty: Where do you do your work? CMH: I have an outdoor studio called The Noodle, and it’s a converted food truck. That’s my own studio that no one else can go to, which is nice. Sometimes I work in the house, at the kitchen table, too. Evelyn: How do your cats help you work? CMH: You know what, that’s a perfect question. I’ll tell you why: the next book I’m writing is about my dogs and one of my cats. It’s called “Pepper and Boo,” which are the names of the dogs. In the story, the cat is super-smart and the dogs always get confused. The super-smart cat kind of ignores the dogs, and the dogs make up giant scenarios about the cat. The dogs are like, “What does it mean when the cat sleeps on my bed? Does it mean it’s mad at me?” The cat’s just like, “No, it just

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Graphic novelist, illustrator, and writer Charise Mericle Harper (right) was interviewed by Sisters kids on the elementary school lawn.

parents were upset that I couldn’t spell very well and felt that I wasn’t trying hard enough. I think if I was tested today they would say I was slightly dyslexic. As for being an artist—my parents weren’t that interested. Both my parents came from Europe and they’d never gone to college, so they wanted me to go to college and get a business degree. Now I think my parents think it’s kind of cool that I get to do this. Kennedy: Do you have any advice for people who want to become authors? CMH: II would say read as much as you can, and read as many kinds of books as you can, because then you will see how other people write stories, and your brain will take all that information, and it will help you figure out what is it you want to do. Sometimes you can be inspired by seeing another book that somebody wrote in a certain way, not that you’re going to copy it. Gusty: There’s only one more question. [Jumps up and yells happily] How do you write such awesome books? CMH: Thank you! I don’t know. I guess I just keep going.

means it’s the best bed.” [Everyone giggles.] So I’m really excited to write those books. It’s going to be fun. Gusty: What book are you most proud of? CMH: Ummm, I’m really excited about “Bad Sister,” which is the graphic novel about all the bad things I did to my brother growing up. I’ve never done an autobiographical story before, and I really enjoyed working on that. It’s not out yet. Gusty: What’s the most famous of your books? CMH: Probably the Just Grace series, because it’s been all over the world, in different countries, different languages. Also, the book’s been out for a long time, so it’s had a chance to travel the world. I wish I could travel to all the places the book went. T: D i d yo u g et encouragement from teachers or family to pursue becoming a graphic novelist and author? CMH: Not so much. In school they said that I was a good writer, but mostly my

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Kids in Print Mission: Kids are the readers, writers, and leaders of tomorrow. We’re passionate about getting them involved with print media — as both creators and readers. Expressing themselves in their local newspaper empowers children and teens, and connects them with their community. Through educational events with our sponsor, Kid Made Camp, the youth of Sisters Country learn hands-on artistic, literary, and critical-thinking skills.

T. Lee Brown, Kids in Print Page Editor kidsinprint@nuggetnews.com Jess Draper, Kids in Print Designer jess@nuggetnews.com Contributors: The Kid Made Crew, this month featuring Evelyn Berray, Gusty Berger-Brown, T. Lee Brown, and Kennedy Davis. Additional contributions from Lucie W., Ronin, and the Deschutes Land Trust hikers. Want to join the crew? Contact t@kidmadecamp.com.

Submit to Kids in Print: Bring your original illustrations, paintings, stories, and poems on down to The Nugget! (442 E. Main Ave., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.) Include child’s name, grade level, and school or homeschool. You can use a full name, or just first name with last initial. Submissions are also accepted by email, kidsinprint@nuggetnews.com, or at the front office of Sisters Elementary School. Please put them in a clearly marked envelope or clip on a cover sheet reading: “The Nugget - Kids in Print.” Due to space limitations, publication of submissions is not guaranteed. We seek to showcase a wide range of ages, styles, and abilities that represent the diverse talents of the youth of our greater Sisters community. Privacy Statement: The Nugget Newspaper LLC does not ask children to disclose more personal information than is necessary for them to participate in Kids in Print. The Nugget limits its collection of information from children to non-personally identifiable information (e.g. first name, last initial, age, school).

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Hikers draw a “story map” so they can share and learn from their experience in nature. PHOTO BY TL BROWN Photo by JD Berger

Wandering the Whychus willows By T. Lee Brown Families from Sisters and Bend gathered for a rare chance to explore Willow Springs Preserve. It is closed to the public except during guided tours led by Deschutes Land Trust. Nature educator Susan Prince led everyone on a “Fox Walk + Owl Eyes” walk. She taught people to walk quietly like a fox. Then they learned to watch nature like an owl would—by paying attention to their peripheral vision. That means noticing things that are at the edges of what you can see, without turning your head. They spent 20 minutes quietly observing nature, taking notes, and drawing among the willow trees. Then they walked more. The day was just getting hot as the group approached a pleasant bend of Whychus Creek. Kids and grownups alike kicked off their shoes. “I’m aliiiiiiive!” sang Lucie W., jumping onto hot sand and rocks. Then she plunged her feet into the cold creek, burbling with melted snow. One mile of Whychus Creek runs through Willow Springs Preserve. A campaign to save and restore the creek allowed Deschutes Land Trust to buy the 130 acres. The preserve is home to salmon, steelhead, deer, elk, raptors,

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Willows shade a hidden curve of Whychus Creek. The restored curves give fish a nice place to hang out under the creek’s edge.

lizards, and many songbirds. The group moved across grassland toward a rocky hill. At the bottom, kids discovered the collapsed remains of an old wooden structure. They imagined what the stacks of silvered boards might have once been. “A potato cellar!” someone guessed. Susan invited them to sit nearby and make a Story Map of the day’s adventures. The kids drew pictures of what they’d seen. They talked about their favorite moments. “Being really close up to the geese,” one said. Another mentioned a tiny, speckled spider. While kids drew the Story Map, grownups heard from Susan about how stories help people of all ages connect with each other and nature. In some indigenous cultures, Susan said, “scouts would go out during the day and hunt, and seek.” At night they’d gather around the campfire with everyone else, and share the story of their day. Storytelling helped them “integrate what they’d learned, and helped the community integrate everything: where the plants are, where the predators are.” “When you get home from a hike,” Susan said, “you can ask your kids to tell the story of their hike to someone else.” That helps them and their community learn and understand. The finished Story Map showed geese, bugs, birds, rocks, and Whychus Creek. A young hiker named Ronin asked, “What else is there to draw?” “Hmmm,” said Susan. “What are you sitting under? What’s making the shade?” “A tree!” the kids responded. “A pine tree.” Trees were added to the Story Map, too. To help draw the next Story Map, sign up for “Fox Walk + Owl Eyes.” Susan will lead hikes to Indian Ford Meadow Preserve and Metolius Preserve in the summer months. Youth ages 8–14 are invited to attend, free of charge, with an adult. Registration is required, at deschuteslandtrust.org/ hikes.

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Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? A: To see if Sisters kids could come up with a better punchline! Do you like telling jokes? Making up your own jokes? There are two new places to share your brilliant wit. Send your jokes to The Nugget and they might show up in the next “Kids in Print.” Email kidsinprint@nuggetnews.com. In June, you can tell jokes in person at the Sunday Showcase Talent Show. See “Mystery Talent” on this page for more information.

Nature hiker Lucie W. and leader Susan Prince with a Story Map. It was made by all the kids on the “Fox Walk + Owl Eyes” hike at Willow Springs Preserve.

Lizards and creeks By Lucie W., age 9 What I found really exciting was when we sat down to listen for birds for 15-20 minutes, and I sat down on a log… I saw something moving next to me. It was a little black lizard—and that was really

exciting. I went to write it down, and the lizard disappeared. I had a really good time with the other kids. We really just talked, and I made up a funny joke by the creek. We all had fun in the creek.

MYSTERY TALENT

Does this dancer look familiar? How about the little ukulele player? They are two kids from Sisters Country showing their talent—but the photos were taken a few years ago. Could they be someone you know? Come find them at Sisters Sunday Showcase Talent Show on June 16. It’s a fun thing to do on Fathers Day. If you’d like to perform, too, you can send in an audition video. It can be a phone video, nothing fancy. You can also join a kids’ performance workshop. You’ll make a mini-play to perform at the talent show. Fun!

Sisters Sunday Showcase Talent Show June 16, 1 p.m. at Fir Street Park Performance Workshop for Kids: 11:30 am-12:30 pm Presented by Sisters Farmers Market & Starshine To register or audition: see starshine-theater.com

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Sisters Library showcases student art By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Enter the quiet of Sisters Library, and you’re greeted by a shout of color, followed by a whisper of poetry. This month, library walls are aglow with dozens of original art creations by students from kindergarten through high school. Clay Warburton’s fourthgraders make a huge splash with their art and haiku project in the Computer Room. “Kids were asked to pick a four-letter word that they felt a personal connection with,” he said. “Then we practiced making block letters and dividing up a square or rectangular paper into quadrants for the art. The kids’ choicest words include “FREE,” “LOVE,” “HERO,” “FAST,” “KICK,” “HOME,” and “DOGS.” “After rough drafts, kids wrote Western Haiku poetry that further developed their connection to the word, and finally we painted,” Warburton said. For ‘Free,’ the student wrote, ‘Soldiers fought for this. / We can now make our choices. / We will not forget.’ For “Home,” the haiku is ‘Happily playing. / Eat, sleep, and helping parents. / Knowing I belong.’ “During the art lesson, we focused on color-mapping, brush techniques, and blending. We got to explore

the connection of colors and the unique negative spaces that the letters make on the page,” Warburton said. “The kids really embraced the creative spirit and connection the project offered. “Painting big on the floor with big strokes and bold colors is one of my favorite activities to do with my students. And I especially love how the collection looks when hanging. I think it helps bind us all together.”

Painting big on the floor with big strokes and bold colors is one of my favorite activities to do with my students. — Clay Warburton Ceramics and wire sculpture fill the display cases in the lobby. This work by Sisters High School students sets some high standards. These are from visual arts teacher Bethany Gunnarson’s classes in drawing, painting, ceramics, advanced art, and 2-D and 3-D design classes. Of particular note are the ceramics, including a blackand-white tea set by senior Ella Cole, lotus cups by junior Josie Aylor, and a frog

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A ceramic frog prince by Josie Aylor is part of the exhibit.

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prince, also by Aylor. “Since the classes are so varied and each piece is from a certain project, it’s hard to summarize,” said Gunnarson. “In all classes, we address design and composition, quality, and creative idea.” For their efforts, many students earned Scholastic Art Awards in January. (See story in the February 6, 2019 Nugget Newspaper.) Young artists learned that creating and showing art is not without its frustrations. The annual art night had to be rescheduled by nearly a month due to the late February snows. High school students are selling their art this weekend at the Clearwater Gallery. The 2-D work of elementary students from Sisters Christian Academy, along with Sisters elementary, middle, and high school artists is featured along the walls in the hallway, and in the community room. The art programs in Sisters are supported with funds and supplies from Sisters Folk Festival, The Roundhouse

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Guild. All of this art will be on display in the library through the end of May.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Team earns highest computer award The Dead Programmers Society, a team of four teenagers from Sisters, won “Best in Show” for the middle school division at the Oregon Game Project Challenge (OGPC) competition held at Western Oregon University on May 11. OGPC is an annual statewide competition of middle school and high school students that compete for original video game development. The competition season runs from November through May. This year 78 teams competed, the largest field in the competition’s history. The Dead Programmers Society include Bodie D a c h t l e r ( 8 t h - g r a d e r, Redmond Proficiency Academy), Grey Louvar (8thgrader, Redmond Proficiency Academy), Taine Martin (8th-grader, Sisters Middle School), Matthew Riehle (8thgrader, Sisters Middle School), and Jon Louvar (coach). Each team had a half-hour to present its game before a panel of industry professionals who judge the game on programming, art and assets, management systems, theme and story, and game design. Dead Programmers Society scored the highest marks in those respective areas to win “Best in Show.” Game creation through OGPC encompasses the entire STEAM educational focus (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) in one unified program. Dead Programmers Society used professional software systems, such as Unity, Blender, and Miro.

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The Dead Programmers Society earned top honors in a statewide video game design competition. They employed the Agile Development method to manage the project week to week. “This year we had good synergy as a team that allowed us to flourish and design our final product,” Grey said. They tracked the minutiae and held each other accountable. “Working in a smaller team, you feel the weight of responsibility,” Bodie said. “Our feet were held to the fire to complete two tasks a week outside our weekly team meeting.” Bodie created the art, assets, and soundtrack, which included narration to access those living with disabilities. Grey programmed in C# and debugged as they built the game. Taine wrote the story in Miro, which required storyboarding, imagining,

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where parents can dig in the dirt alongside their kids. She said that her company, 3 Sisters Garden Company, plans to donate raised beds to SPRD. Her gardening families and SPRD’s Adventure Campers will be able to plant and grow in them. At the Starshine Theater booth, kids tried on costumes, transforming into unicorns and fish. Theater instructor Jennie Sharp, wearing rainbows and a tiara, greeted visitors and shared information. Through SPRD, Starshine will premier new camps this summer for three different age groups, from preschoolers through high schoolers. Teachers from SPRD’s popular preschool and afterschool programs were on hand to answer questions. The new catalog announced two separate Adventure Camps:

one for “littles” in kindergarten or younger, and one for students entering grades 1 through 5. Visitors could also meet with a hiking club leader, Rotary club members, a family dog-walking instructor, and others who share their expertise with the Sisters community by partnering with SPRD. “As the events coordinator, this is my very first event for the season,” said Shannon Rackowski of the Summer Kickoff party. She described the day as “...wonderful. About half of our camps are already signed up, and we’ve had about 70 people come in during the last hour and a half.” Due to rainy weather, SPRD was not able to present planned demonstrations of their outdoor park specialties: disc golf, pump bike track, and skate park. “Other than that,” said Rackowski, “everything inside was great, and it seemed everybody liked all the snacks!”

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Girls lacrosse loses in first round of playoffs By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Sisters girls lacrosse squad had a very successful season, earning Top-10 ranking. But they could not stave off St. Mary’s in the first round of playoffs held at Reed Stadium on Friday night, May 17. The Lady Outlaws fell 8-16 in the quarterfinal game, which brought an end to their season. In the first half against St. Mary’s, Olivia Hougham took possession off the draw, the Outlaws ran a play perfectly, and Ellie Cook wrapped the crease and took a high top shot that went into the back of the net. Later, the Outlaws picked up a ground ball after St. Mary’s dropped it, and moved the ball from the defense to attack in under a minute. Pearl Gregg caught the last pass, took a push from St. Mary’s and made the penalty shot into the top-right corner of the net. Sydney Head also scored off a penalty. Sydney drove toward the goal, pulled back out, and then drove in again and took the shot that went in for the score. Toward the end of the

first half, Cook wrapped the crease and scored with a high shot behind the goalie’s back. St. Mary’s had possession of the ball a good amount of the time, and held a 10-6 lead over the Outlaws at halftime. Sisters suffered several injuries throughout the contest, which impacted the game. Piper Adelt suffered a concussion, Mary Root dealt with a hand injury, and Kaylee Huber hurt her shoulder. Reese Harwell stepped into the goal for Adelt and did a great job. The Outlaws worked together and quickly scored two goals, one of which came from Cook who shot the ball into the bottomleft corner of the box. St. Mary’s added six goals in the second half, and beat the Outlaws by eight. Cook led the Outlaws with three goals, Head and Mary Root each scored two, and Pearl Gregg added one. Assistant Coach Keely Roberson said, “It was a tough loss for the Outlaws, but they had a great season.” Four days earlier, Sisters was defeated 16-9 by Summit. Gregg had an outstanding game and scored

three goals for the Outlaws. Emma Lutz, who plays defense, said, “We just didn’t have the right mindset against Summit. But on the positive, last year we lost to them by 14, and this time it was seven. So, we did improve and closed the gap.” Coach Shelby Wilcox told The Nugget she is pleased with the progress her girls made over the course of the season. “These girls have improved tremendously since the beginning of the season,” said Wilcox. “At the start, I was so excited to see how many girls really had a great understanding of the sport, but I did notice that they were all relying on their individual skills. So at practice we really started focusing on playing as one cohesive unit. We worked hard specifically on our ball movement up the field and avoiding isolation scoring plays. It was amazing to see them go from just having one person run the ball down the field to the attack side to slowly start to get comfortable moving the ball and using one another to get it down in half the time. Sometimes they got three, four, or five leading

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MENTORS: Program pairs adults with kids for activities Continued from page 1

Friends parents, Marlynn Murphy and Mandee Seeley, talked to The Nugget about Circle of Friends. Marlynn moved to Sisters six years ago from California. Her son, in his mid-30s, had fathered two boys, now ages 12 and 9. They live locally. Early on, because of drug and addiction issues, and because the boys’ mothers were out of the picture, Marlynn’s son was unable to take on parenting responsibilities. “He does his best to figure in their lives,” Marlynn said. After working in the financial district of San Francisco, Marlynn retired early and became the boys’ official guardian when they were two months and five months old, respectively. She asked that we not use their names. “I was married 26 years, and then divorced,” she said. “It was clear that with the growth of San Francisco, I could not afford to stay, so I was called to Sisters.” Her boys were then 6 and 3 years old. “We were welcomed to the community,” she said. VAST Church Pastor Ryan Moffat introduced them to Circle of Friends. “It has such a wonderful program, with a variety of activities including Lego robotics, art, pressing apple cider, and horseback riding twice a month at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch,”

Marlynn said. The younger boy’s mentor has been everfaithful for years. “He doesn’t see (this) as a duty. He tells me how fond he is of (the boy).” Both boys require more energy than she can muster, and the older brother, especially, needs a male role model to help him cope with his challenges. Currently, he is between mentors, and really needs this special person. Last year, this older brother earned an opportunity to interview for a week stay at Camp Eagle Cap in the Wallowas. Circle of Friends Director Nicky Merritt interviewed him, and even though he found it difficult to make eye contact at first, once he warmed up to Nicky, he just blossomed. When it came time to leave for camp, he boarded a bus filled with other campers and was off to Wallowa Lake. There, they transferred to horses and rode five miles to the site of the camp. Because of Crystal Peaks, both boys are able to ride, and when it’s his turn, the younger brother will likely earn a trip to Camp Eagle Cap as well. This week at camp, Marlynn said, was a milestone. Marlynn is enthusiastic and grateful for Circle of Friends. “They’ve been such a comfort to my family,” she said. It’s a positive influence on her youngest son’s selfesteem, and made him more adventurous to try new

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Mentors Joan Upshaw and Jim Pritchard work with the ukulele group, learning a song for the upcoming Circle of Friends fundraiser. things. “He just seems happier. It’s no doubt that his relationship with his mentor has given him more confidence,” Marlynn said. And she’s confident that someone will step up to mentor the older boy. Mandee Seeley greets each visitor as they walk into the offices of Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD). Three years ago she and husband Ryan, and children Amaya and Paxton,

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Circle of Friends will host annual fundraiser By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Once upon a time, families usually included mom and dad, kids and — if you were lucky — nearby grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Raising kids was an extended-family affair. Even if both parents worked, there was a neighbor or someone around to care for the kids, and in so doing, impart the necessary life skills that shape a child into a wellrounded young adult, while keeping them safe and trouble-free. That’s not so much the case today. Many families are non-traditional. Single parents and grandparents are often faced with childrearing in challenging circumstances. Financial situations may require parents or caregivers to work second jobs that take them away from home when kids return from school. For these, the nuclear family circle is broken. Enter Circle of Friends, which pairs mentors with children to help families thrive. This week, Circle of Friends is holding its annual dinner party and fundraiser. The event starts at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at FivePine. It will include a silent auction, live auction, and meal prepared by the chef of Three Creeks Brewing. This event, formerly held as a luncheon, is designed to raise money for the nonprofit organization’s yearly operational budget. Executive Director Nicky Merritt reports that an anonymous donor has stepped up with a matching pledge of $15,000. The dinner is sold out, but if anyone feels that they can support the event, they may do so without attending. Email info@ circleoffriendsoregon.org or call 541-588-6445 to help. Last year, after conducting business and activities in rented office space for seven years, Circle of Friends bought a building on North Elm Street to serve as its clubhouse. It’s a place where kids and their mentors and their friends can go for activities, where meetings can be held, and where business is conducted. This week’s fundraiser is separate from the ongoing capital campaign, which is a longterm project to pay off the cost of the building.

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“it sounded like a good program to be involved in,” Mandee said. “Amaya got set up with a mentor in first grade.” Paxton eventually was paired with a mentor, but that situation has changed. “They go to the clubhouse a lot, and they both participate in cooking, crafting, art, Lego Robotics, and even went out in a boat and took a trip to the High Desert Museum,” Mandee said. “I go to support Nicky whenever she’s speaking,” Mandee said. “I absolutely love the program.” In the three years they’ve been here, the Seeleys have, of necessity, moved a couple of times, including a short time living in an RV. But Circle of Friends has always been there for them. “It’s definitely given (her children) more skills. Both of them can sew, and it’s given my daughter a passion for engineering. They are making friends, even with kids who are not in the same school. It’s broadened our social circle, and made the kids more independent,” Seeley said. Soon, Amaya will get her first taste of summer

camp with a week at Camp Tamarack. Three mentors – Jeff Smith, Terry Buckholz, and Joan Upshaw – also talked about their involvement with the organization. Smith was a mentor for three years, took a break, and has been with a new mentee for about a year. They do schoolwork, go on hikes, and play board games when the weather is bad. “It’s a rewarding experience,” Smith said. “You can make a difference in a child’s life, and it’s fun. I enjoy playing games with nine-year-old kids. It’s a pretty substantial commitment, but it’s a good thing for kids, and I’m willing and able to do those things.” Buckholz has worked with two young boys in two years as a mentor. “ T h a t ’s i n t e r e s t i n g , because I raised three girls,” she said. “Both of the boys had a lot of interest in math and science, and being an engineer, we have a lot in common.” She’s worked with kids as a Girl Scout leader, a Sunday school teacher, and now oneon-one with her mentee. She also leads a STEM class of six to 10 kids. This week, they built simple bottle rockets using vinegar and baking soda, but, just because it blows up, it’s fun. Upshaw has mentored

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for almost seven years. In January, she and Jim Pritchard started a ukulele class, thanks to Ukes for Youth in Bend, which purchased ukuleles from funds earned via a quilt raffle. The class meets twice a month, and usually has three to six mentees. This month, the mentees and their parents wrote a song about what Circle of Friends means to them. They will perform for the first time at Thursday’s Circle of Friends fundraiser. Carolyn Gabrielson lives at Black Butte Ranch and has served on the board for Circle of Friends for six years. When she spoke with The Nugget, she was tying ribbons on bookmarks that the kids created during one of their many art sessions at the Circle of Friends clubhouse. The bookmarks will be given as favors during the fundraiser. Because she travels often, she isn’t able to assume the responsibilities of being a mentor, but she takes her board duties very seriously. “We serve children who have lived with trauma or chronic stress,” she said. “No one chooses that. We are friends, and the power of friendship is without words.”

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To the Editor: I was disheartened to learn of the tort regarding the high school girls basketball coaches this past week. My family and I moved to Sisters a little over two years ago and my daughter joined the basketball team, under previous coaching. While she enjoyed the social aspect of the game, I didn’t see the spark in her as I did with other sports. This past year, under new coaching staff, that ember was fanned to flame with my daughter’s love for the game increasing immensely, as well as her confidence and attitude. Now, I don’t know all the issues surrounding or leading to this tort claim and will not judge, but I do know the current coaches had a positive impact on my daughter and helped her to understand some very important things. Most importantly, they helped her realize that this world isn’t going to coddle and comfort her every time she makes a mistake or things don’t go her way; she must own up to those mistakes, learn from them and focus on the next possession or play. What a great life lesson for my little girl! Tim Schwartz

To the Editor: I have lived in the Crossroads community for 20 years. Recently, I learned of serious concerns regarding

a few HOA board members. I would like to urge every homeowner in Crossroads to attend the June 1 annual meeting to be well-informed regarding who is serving as board members, as well as their duties and responsibilities to the homeowners. Lisa Woodworth

To the Editor: It was with a mixture of outrage and sadness that I read The Nugget’s front-page article on restricting ACP use (“Use of tree-killing herbicide restricted”). After reading all of the restrictions on its use, and being acutely aware of its impacts on the community, I was incredulous that anyone with a conscience could allow the use of this poison anywhere, ever. How much direct evidence does one need to acknowledge our poisoning of the Earth? But then we’ve been doing this — using the planet as a chemical waste dump — for many decades now. And without having a clue about the impacts of the thousands of poisons we spew by the millions of pounds a year. Needlessly. These chemicals aren’t needed; there are far better, non-toxic ways to solve any agricultural problem. A few people today use such commonsense practices, but most remain ignorant of the potential of working with life instead against it. Some of those practices originated here in Oregon and were demonstrated here, even here in the hay-growing area of Eastern Oregon. But the chemical way is the most profitable way, and creates its own imperatives and dependencies. The list should be familiar by now — neonicotinoids, Agent Orange, Round-Up. The list is tens of thousands of chemicals long by now. So we kill our forests, and almost every living soil microorganism in the affected ecosystems, thus poisoning ourselves, region-wide and over the whole Earth. Needlessly.

The once-majestic ponderosa and lodgepole pine forest that showed the way to Sisters so beautifully is now a source of sadness and outrage as I drive through the devastation. Sadness over our hubris and the mounting damage, and outrage at the human carelessness that is endemic. But it’s the grief that stays with me. Charlie Stephens

To the Editor: I STRONGLY support the girls basketball coach and her staff and all that she stands for. My daughter has played on both school team sports as well as club sports since she was 5 years old. She has competed in either soccer, basketball or track for 13 years. While there have been some standout coaches, as well as some not-so-great coaches, she has never had a coach challenge her as much as this year’s basketball coaching staff. How did they challenge her? She was SOLD on the idea that doing the hard work is a good thing. A great thing. And that it would benefit her and the team. She was pushed. She was encouraged. And was ultimately rewarded with a positive experience. It would be a shame and disappointment to lose one of the best coaches Sisters School District has ever had. The girls basketball program has an opportunity to not only have successful seasons to come, but also has the ability to raise good, strong, determined young women who know how to persevere and challenge themselves to be GREAT women. This can all be accomplished by being coached by a positive role model such as Brittaney Niebergall. Lisa Thorson

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Let coaches do their job By Emily Head Correspondent

I have lived here in Sisters for 15 years. My children started school here in kindergarten and graduated/will graduate from Sisters High School. All three kids were involved in multiple sports. In fact, sports are what really made them happiest and helped them to grow the most. We have lived through good and bad coaches, but learned something from all of them. I’ve watched quite a few coaches lose their jobs because of parents. I have always tried to give each coach the benefit of the doubt and then, if the problems persisted, I would have my kids deal directly with the coach. It has been a learning experience for our kids to communicate and work with others as well as grow in each sport by trusting in the coaches whether they agree with them or not. I know they will have future bosses and even spouses that will benefit from these experiences. It has come to my attention that our girls basketball coaches are under fire now. I was called and interviewed about our experience with them this season. It seems that if only one family complains the school district has to do something about it. This will probably result in ruining a young woman’s career as well as a chance to coach a sport she loves. I am absolutely disgusted and so sad for our town. How many coaches do we need to fire? How is this serving our community and our kids to get any obstacle or person they have a problem with removed? Let’s face it… these coaches are not in it for the money! They do it because they love the kids or the game and most often, they love both. What coach would willingly come to Sisters to coach with our reputation of firing any coach we don’t agree with? Our girls basketball program has struggled for at least four years. We have girls that play other sports in the off season, and basketball is not their main focus throughout the year. That being said, many of these girls don’t have lots of ball time and still need to work on their fundamentals. When we finally found a coach that was willing to take them on, I knew that it was going to take a committed group of coaches willing to put lots of time and patience into re-building this program. Being a coach is a tough job when you are just dealing with the athletes. Add the parents into that mix and

it is close to impossible! Coaches have to train their athletes, analyze their performance and encourage their players. When players do not listen to their coaches or think too highly of their own abilities, the coaches have their hands tied. They have to pull those players out in order to protect the game and their team. The coach’s job is to determine who will do the best job for the team. So, those kids will not get the “playing time” that their parents hoped they would have. But the coaches get to determine this, not the parents. The coaches are there day in and day out, watching and analyzing. They see the effort and the attitudes and do what is best for the team. All of this being said, these coaches did exactly what they were hired to do! They trained, coached, corrected, taught new skills and encouraged these girls. They are passionate about the game and share their love with the girls. I saw more hope in that girls team than I have in four years. Were they perfect coaches? No! There is no such thing because we are all imperfect people. We have never had a perfect coach, nor will we ever. But, they made such a difference in my daughter’s life that she has changed her future plans. She now wants to be a teacher and make a difference in the lives of young kids as they have done. She was inspired by Brittaney and her coaching staff. I will be forever grateful for the influence they had on her and for the confidence they gave her even when she didn’t perform on the court as they hoped she would. Thank you, thank you! I hope that this coaching staff

is allowed to go on and continue to make a difference. I believe you can learn a lot about life through sports. My kids have grown in ways I never anticipated, and they are better people for dealing with challenging coaches or games. They have learned to overcome adversity and that to be successful it takes time, effort and determination. They have to work hard to get the results they want and keep a positive attitude. Parents, let the coaches do their job! Stay out of it! Stay out of the gym, stay off of the field. You just need to support and encourage your kids and not talk bad about the coaches — because it is like poison to the teams they are a part of. These coaches are putting their time and their efforts into our kids. That is what they were hired to do. If you feel you could do a better job, apply for a job when there is an opening, but don’t belittle the existing coach and their efforts just because you think your kid is being overlooked. Let them prove themselves to the coach by working hard and putting the effort in at practice!

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vary with the weather and fuel conditions. If you’re planning to burn, check with your local Oregon Department of Forestry district, fire protective association or air protection authority to learn if there are any current burning restrictions or regulations, and whether a permit is required. • Know the weather forecast. Never burn on dry or windy days. These conditions make it easy for open burning to spread out of control. • Clear a 10-foot radius around your pile; also make sure there are no tree branches or power lines above. • Keep your burn pile small. A large burn may cast hot embers long distances. Small piles, four feet by four feet in dimension, are recommended. Add debris in small amounts as existing material is consumed. • Always have water and fire tools on site. When burning, have a charged water hose, bucket of water, and shovel and dirt nearby to extinguish the fire. Drown the pile with water, stir the coals, and drown again, repeating until the fire is DEAD out. • Stay with the fire until it is completely out.

Monitoring a debris burn continually from start to finish until dead out is required by state law, to ensure that any escaped sparks or embers can be extinguished quickly. Go back and recheck old burn piles, as they can retain heat for several weeks and rekindle when the weather warms and wind begins to blow. • NEVER use gasoline or other accelerants (flammable or combustible liquids) to start or increase your open fire. Every year, 55-60 percent of all burns treated at the Oregon Burn Center in Portland are the result of backyard debris burning. • Burn ONLY yard debris. State regulations prohibit the open burning of any material that creates dense smoke or noxious odors. • Escaped debris burns are costly. State law requires the proper clearing, building, attending and extinguishing of open fires any time of year. Citations can amount to as much as $2,000 and, if your debris burn spreads out of control, you will be responsible for the cost of fire suppression and very likely the damage to neighboring properties. This can range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. More tips on wildfire prevention, including campfire safety, motorized equipment use, and fire-resistant landscaping can be found on the Keep Oregon Green site, www.keeporegongreen.org.

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other places, so it was more clandestine.” He recalls sitting with fellow pilots watching thenPresident Richard Nixon on TV, emphatically denying that such a mission even existed. It was then that Cunningham began to question the validity of the war. N o w, h e c o n s i d ers Vietnam “the wrong war —pure and simple.” Nevertheless, he is proud to have served. Cunningham served eight years on active duty and in 1977 he was in the reserves. In 1979, he joined the Oregon Air National Guard, where he would serve as commander until his retirement in 2006 at the rank of Brigadier General. From 1989 to 2004, he was also a United Airlines pilot. The Air National Guard is tasked with continental defense, a role that became all-to-immediate on September 11, 2001.

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Cunningham was in Sisters that day, visiting his parents. “I got a call from Salem saying ‘You’re the ranking National Guard officer in the state. You need to get to Salem right away. The Adjutant General is in the Pentagon.’” Within hours, “we were up on alert with our entire fleet,” Cunningham recalled. It wasn’t until days after September 11 that Cunningham saw footage of the terrorist attacks. Cunningham consistently promotes an ethic of service — noting that military service is far from the only avenue by which to serve your community and fellow man. What is now known as Memorial Day began in the 1860s as Decoration Day — a day on which to honor the hundreds of thousands of dead from the recently concluded Civil War. General John A. Logan proclaimed, “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now

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daughter was safe. Inside the barn, Madi found two nervous horses and scrambled to find halters and an escape route. Smoke was coming toward the barn and prompted a heightened sense of urgency. After struggling to get around locked paddocks, Madi successfully led one horse out while a passerby turned loose a second horse. Parked nearby was a horse trailer still hitched to a truck with keys inside — a provision allowing the horses to be loaded and later moved to a safer location. After making sure her daughter was safe, Amy ran to the house that was now burning. A woman had just stepped outside; their TV had stopped working and her husband had asked her to check the satellite. As she became aware of flames in the carport, she stood frozen in shock. Amy’s eyes moved from her to a man in a wheelchair on the porch, trying to stand but unable to walk down the stairs. Adrenaline had already kicked in, and without any thought to her back condition, Amy ran to help. Realizing that she

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would need to “piggyback” the man down the stairs to safety, Amy did what was necessary. Once on the gravel driveway, another bystander helped to get the man into his wheelchair and away from the fire, which was mere feet away. Within moments, the house was fully engulfed in flames. Fire trucks arrived and worked to prevent the fire from spreading. The home was lost, so their efforts were directed to keep neighboring residences protected. Amy remained with the teary-eyed couple as they stood by, watching their home of many years disappear before their eyes. Madi continued to check on the horses while also staying focused on her sister and the homeowners. Hours went by but Amy knew they had to stay. Madi could never have imagined that taking an Emergency Medical Service class at Sisters High School would prepare her for this day. That, along with her own personal horse experience, equipped her to stay calm and do what needed to be done for the horses. Amy, despite debilitating back pain, focused on the wellbeing of the people involved and accessed unimaginable strength to respond as needed. Without

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Let it run I took some time off from working the colt, writing, and fixing the myriad things around the Figure 8 that broke in the last big snowstorm. I put all that away for a threeday fishing trip down the Lower Deschutes. I went with my friend, neighbor, and legendary guide Steve Erickson, and an old cop colleague who has spent much of his adult life working violent crimes — a grueling career that has left his armor severely dented by the sword- and axe-blows of human behavior. But an early season trip down the Deschutes, away from madding humanity, and away from the keyboard where I sit long hours and bleed, can go a long way to repairing the soul and transfusing the body. We had 36 miles of the river virtually to ourselves, the weather was perfect, the canyon grasses were in an Irish pique, the eagles, ospreys, sheep, and beaver were all out and busy with their lives, and a small advance party of salmonflies made a tantalizing appearance.

And we caught a lot of fish. Fishing, like horses, attracts all kinds of people. I’m usually drawn toward those folks in either pursuit who can put their pride aside and admit they don’t know everything. That’s hard to do, particularly as we get older, but there seems to be something important about the willingness to keep asking questions, and to keep learning instead of insisting. In both fly-fishing and horses it’s probably vital. And, I think, it’s often just helpful to have someone along who knows more than we do. Steve Erickson is that kind of guy. It’s an old saw, but remains true: Steve has forgotten more about fishing than I’ll ever know. I love fishing with him because he’s also an intuitive teacher, with a refined sense of humor, and that combination of knowledge and skill, and just plain good-peopleness, that creates a three-dimensional experience. Because, truly, a trip like this one is always about more than just fishing. Any bear can stand in a river and catch fish. But done well, a great fishing trip teaches lessons from etymology to ecology, from casting and mending to humility and patience. Which is to say nothing about lessons learned in the differing quality of small-batch bourbons. Somewhere above Hole in the Wall I felt that tug that anglers dream of — hard and fast — and fought against my tendencies to jerk the rod wildly and in the wrong

direction, and set my hook in a beautiful Redside. I was doing everything right, right up until I wasn’t, too greedy and too full of impatience to get that fish in a basket, revel in my own glory, and pose for a ridiculous “grip-andgrin.” And as disaster struck in slow-motion increments, from somewhere downstream I could hear Steve yelling, his voice echoing off the canyon: “For the love of God man, let it run!” Which, in retrospect, is really funny. Because of course I didn’t, and because of course I lost the fish. But there was a lesson in there that transcends fishing. It’s important to let things run. That’s also true when writing columns or when training a young horse — always an animal that learns from the release of pressure — which magically draws it closer to you. I think it’s important in parenting, too. My daughter graduates from college next week, and as much as I want to keep a bend in the rod and reel like a maniac, I’ve got to let her run. Later that night, at Hole in the Wall, sated on a great day of fishing and learning, we walked out into the grass after dinner to look at the stars.

For just a minute we thought about renaming the constellations because the ancient names don’t hold our fascination the way they did once, when people all over the planet lived under a night sky they could actually see. Then, the constellations were invigorated by origin stories. Now, we are disconnected from those tales, and we get excited if we can see the stars at all. And we were admiring that rare view of the stars, letting our minds run, when a train came through, scrimshawed along its sides by tags and gang monikers like desperate messages from some off-planet world. The train came up the tracks out of the darkness and then followed a turn in the railway, away from us and into the canyon, headlights washing the canyon walls and crevices like an old

street cop walking down an alley with a flashlight. Early on our last day, Steve rowed us ashore just downstream from a reeking beaver haul-out. My cop buddy ended up fishing there. When it was time to go we convinced him that whatever that stink was — beaver castoreum or effluvium from the depths of Hades — he was now wearing it. He wasn’t, not at all, but we let the joke run for a while, until it finally broke up in laughter. And here was another gift of simply fishing with friends: It felt great to watch a great detective, so often steeped in other people’s misery, get reacquainted with that store of joy we sometimes bury too long, and too deep, and to settle into the drift of the boat and the perfect river, and just let it run.

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take great pride in sharing with visitors, learning about the raptors, their ecology and flight dynamics, is nothing short of a thrilling experience.” The program takes place daily at 11:30 a.m. except for July 4, weather permitting. The Museum website will be updated to reflect any time changes, such as an earlier start time to accommodate for high temperatures. Tickets are separate from Museum entry ($3 for members, seniors and children ages 3-12, $5 for nonmembers, free for children 2 or younger) and must be purchased by 11 a.m. They are not available online. Learn more at www. highdesertmuseum.org/ raptors-of-the-desert-sky.

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201 For Sale “Support Sisters” SHOP LOCAL! Craftsman Snowblower 29-in. wide, 9.5 HP, electric start, $500 Call 541-504-2413. Set of 4 Goodyear Eagle tires size 255/55R18. Less than 5K miles. All for $100. Call 541-549-6813. Leave message. Wooden flower cart w/canopy. Used at Sat. market. Storage underneath. $75. 541-389-5408. Old doors & windows, deer hides, 541-389-5408. SKI/FISHING BOAT 1996 Bluewater Eagle open bow. 4.3 V6, low hours w/trailer $4,800. 541-549-4203 Habitat THRIFT STORE 211 E. Cascade • 541-549-1740 Habitat RESTORE 254 W. Adams • 541-549-1621 Hours at both stores are Mon.-Sat., 9 to 5; Sun. 12 to 4 Donations accepted Mon.-Sat. from 10 to 4 only. The Guide is online at SistersOregonGuide.com

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To the Editor: Over the next two months, about this time of the year, we see our country’s flag displayed all over our town, and for special reasons. May 18 is Armed Forces Day, to honor our military forces, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. On the last Monday in May, Memorial Day, we remember all military who fought and died, knowing that freedom is never free. On June 14, known as Flag Day, we give special attention to the meaning and symbolism of our U.S. flag. Sometimes called “Old Glory” or “Stars and Stripes,” we honor what it stands for — FREEDOM. And then there is Independence Day, celebrated on the Fourth of July, a day of our Declaration of Independence. Although our country’s flags have changed and matured over the past 243 years, the freedom for which it stands is recognized by all nations of the world. I’m always proud when our flag passes before me. Our colors are visible all over Sisters, about 150 I’d guess. In front of all governmental buildings, schools, business and homes. Take a little time to stop, and maybe give a salute to honor our flag. All summer long, visitors who come to Sisters Country can see, with pride, our country’s flag. May we always be the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.” Earl C. Schroeder

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Barring wildlife helps get your space back the time, energy and money needed to deal with them. Or is it an annoyance you can live with? “Try to consider the ecology of the animal,” Sanchez said. “What benefits — soil aeration and nutrient mixing, insect control, etc. — do they provide versus damage and how can that be managed?” Once you’ve identified the wildlife, you can learn more about the foods the animal eats, what season it nests or dens, and other information to help you understand what it is trying to get from your home or garden. The more you know, the easier it is to figure out what to do. Sometimes, the problem can be solved by replanting with native plants that have evolved to tolerate a certain amount of grazing. Some produce chemicals in their leaves that taste bitter. Some put out thorns or prickles. There are three basic tactics to manage wildlife/ human conflicts: Block access: “By keeping animals away from whatever it might damage, you prevent the problem,” Sanchez said. For instance, the only way to stop deer from

By Kym Pokorny Oregon State University Extension Service

CORVALLIS – When it comes to sharing space, humans and wildlife don’t see eye to eye. “Our homes and gardens often overlap with spaces and resources used by wild animals, both native and nonnative,” said Dana Sanchez, Oregon State University Extension Service wildlife specialist. “A ‘shared habitat’ situation can pose some challenges when the animals’ day-to-day activities come in conflict with ours.” The strength of the conflict depends on the type of wildlife, where the interaction occurs, and the severity of animals’ actions on resources valued by humans, she said. For most people, it’s easier to put up with an irritating European starling than a ravenous deer. In fact, deer are an enduring problem with homeowners, as are rats (though not technically wildlife), and ground-dwelling animals like moles, voles and gophers. Increasingly, wild turkeys pose a problem by destroying plant roots, digging up lawns and even pecking out car windows. A new Extension publication, Managing Wildlife Conflicts in Your Home and Garden by Sanchez offers basic strategies for dealing with wildlife. She emphasizes that it’s a matter of managing wildlife rather than eliminating them. Once they’ve discovered food, water or shelter, animals stick around. If you succeed in getting rid of one or two, others will come to take their place. “Animals like deer are habituated to us so are able to ignore our smells, noises and activity,” she said. “Gardens supply their dinner. They’re not likely to leave on their own.” The first consideration in managing or preventing wildlife intrusions is assessing whether the problem is severe enough to spend

coming into your yard is a deer fence, which can be expensive. As an alternative, you can exclude them from certain areas like vegetable gardens with less deer fence. Be sure to use fencing that’s strong and tall enough to keep them out. A couple of poles with lightweight bird netting isn’t going to do the trick. To keep squirrels out of the attic, close any openings they could use to enter. Use welded wire (hardware cloth) underneath raised beds to keep moles and gophers from disturbing your vegetable bed. Block holes in the fence to hold back critters like skunks and other animals that welcome an easy way in. Some wildlife is more difficult to hold off than others. For example, you’ll only be able to hold out burrowing nutria with an 18-inch barrier under the fence. Deter: Most animals are prey for other animals, so you may be able to prevent them from entering by associating fear or risk with a desirable resource. This could range from flashing tape, motion-activated sprinklers or mechanical predator calls. You can also add unpleasant tastes or smells

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to take their place. Hiring a professional wildlife control operator is recommended for situations where animals need to be live-trapped, then euthanized, or in cases where special equipment or registered toxicants are needed. Traps are dangerous to you, your family, pets and nontarget wildlife. Same thing with toxic baits. They don’t discriminate, so use with extreme caution and fully comply with the directions on the label. Finally, if you think an animal might pose a health risk, contact your state, city or county health departments or call an Extension professional for help.

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Teamwork key to state championship Keep your family safe from West Nile Virus By Jim Cornelius Correspondent

The Outlaws knew going into Oregon High School Equestrian Teams (OHSET ) state competition that they had a clear shot at the gold in Team Penning. “We knew we’re really good at this,” Sidney Sillers told The Nugget. Sillers, Bailey Knirk and Savy Salisbury — all freshmen — lived up to their potential, winning the state competition handily among a field of 30 teams. Team Penning is an equestrian sport derived from ranch work, where cattle have to be separated out for transport or for doctoring. Three riders work against a clock to separate specifically identified cattle, guiding them into a pen. Over three go-rounds, the Outlaws team separated out eight cows in a total time of 141.71, nearly a minute faster than their nearest competitor. The three riders rotated responsibilities in the three go-rounds — one entering the herd to cut out the correct cow, while the others cut away and blocked out the rest of the herd. The work requires intense concentration. “If you look away for a second, you’re going to lose it,” Sillers said. Communication is paramount, and all three girls emphasized how well they work together. “I feel like we just work really well as a team together,” Salisbury said. “We cooperate well.” “Team Penning would probably have to be my favorite event in OHSET,” Knirk said. “I like that it’s a timed

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Sidney Sillers, Savy Salisbury, and Bailey Knirk turned good communication, strong teamwork and a love for cow work into a championship trophy. event and a speed event, too. I like working with my team a lot.” Knirk emphasized that teamwork isn’t at a premium solely among the riders: “It’s also your partnership with your horse,” she said. “Cow horses give you a lot; they work really hard for you. That’s important.” Knirk rode her cow horse Winnie to the championship, while Sillers rode a bay roan quarter horse named Sophie. Salisbury rode a friend’s horse named Misty, because both of her horses are rescue animals that shouldn’t be placed under the stress of competition. The team has been training since February, working at the Cascade Cattle Club and at a private ranch that provided cattle to work. Community support to provide training opportunities is critical. “There’s not a lot of places you can practice Team Penning,” Knirk noted. Salisbury is grateful for the opportunity to compete. “I’m just really appreciative to be able to be in OHSET and to be in a town where it’s possible to do OHSET,” she

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As the weather begins to warm up, health officials say it’s important for people to protect themselves from disease-carrying mosquitoes. One of the illnesses to avoid is the potentially deadly West Nile virus. About one in five infected people may show signs of West Nile virus. People at risk of serious illness include individuals 50 and older, and people with immune-compromising conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. West Nile symptoms may include fever above 100 degrees and severe headache, stiff neck, mental confusion, muscle weakness, shaking, paralysis or rash. People should contact their healthcare provider if experiencing any of these symptoms. Health officials are advising people to take precautions against mosquitoes to avoid the risk of infection, including preventing mosquito bites. West Nile is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.

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1185 W. Hill Ave. | $395,000

Beautiful 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath, 2,026 sq. ft., well-kept home with many upgrades. Close to schools, parks, and downtown. Two-story home features greatroom that opens to dining/kitchen, propane fireplace, upgraded kitchen, dual vanity master bath and large fenced backyard with covered concrete patio. MLS#201902084

Mike Mansker Principal Broker

“After 16 years of home ownership at Black Butte Ranch I decided to sell my home, so I called Ross Kennedy at Black Butte Realty Group. As the only on-site real estate company, I knew they did a lot of business with Ranch properties. Ross was everything I hoped for in an agent: professional, courteous, friendly, knowledgable, caring and supportive. On top of that, he already had clients searching for a home like mine. He put us together and I received an excellent offer less than a week after our first conversation. Always just a phone call, text or email away, Ross made every step of the process simple.” — Suzanne P.

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1604 W. Williamson Ave. | $399,000

Rare single-level home that backs to National Forest. Bordering public land makes property feel much bigger and more private than other homes in the neighborhood. Numerous windows, large greatroom and dining areas, vaulted ceilings in greatroom and master. MLS#2019010594

Tim Kizziar

REED BROS. REALTY

1660 W. Williamson Ave. | $425,000

4 bedrooms, 2 baths, greatroom with fireplace, laundry room and 2-car garage all on one level. Large kitchen includes center island, breakfast bar and pantry. Vaulted ceilings in the greatroom and master bedroom. New roof in 2017 and new heat pump installed in 2018! MLS#201903921

Suzanne Carvlin

Broker

541-419-5577 tim@reedbros.com

jen@reedbros.com

541-595-8707 REED BROS. REALTY

suzanne.carvlin@cascadesir.com

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Sisters graduate makes difference with Native American youth By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

PHOTO BY GARY MILLER

Maggie Bidasolo, a 2017 Sisters High School graduate, was destined to be a Duck since birth. Now a sophomore at the University of Oregon, Bidasolo is making a difference in children’s lives through her involvement with the organization Youth Movement at the University. Bidasolo is a sports business major at the University. She always knew she wanted to enter the business program and college with a passion project. “I entered my freshman year eager to find a passion project that worked with my career objectives,” said Bidasolo. During a Warsaw Sports Business Club meeting her freshman year a program called Youth Movement was presented, and she knew that she wanted to get involved. Youth Movement is a nonprofit organization of individuals that put on a field day for Native American youth from tribes across the Pacific Northwest. It aims to unite young Native Americans to build community and encourage healthy living through sports. It is catered to middle school-age kids who engage in a day of field activities. This year’s field day was held on May 4. “We structure the day on three pillars: sports, education and communication. We have art stations, nutrition stations and other types of activities you don’t see at a normal field day,” Bidasolo said. They also have traditional sports games as well as the

traditional Native American game shinny, similar to lacrosse and what the game of lacrosse was originally based upon. The field day event takes place at Pape Field, PK Park and Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon — locations chosen to promote the desire to attend college later in life. The field day is Youth Movement’s single event of the year, and planning and recruiting kids for the event begins the year prior with the executive team. “We are trying to expand this moment for these kids into a true movement and hopefully incorporate highschool-age kids as well in the future,” Bidasolo said. This year’s event broke all previous records with 320 kids in attendance and a huge number of sponsorship donations. “We hope to expand our presence even more throughout the whole University and community,” Bidasolo said. Youth Movement this year moved out of being associated soley with the Lundquist School of Business and is now working with the College of Education to reach out to more kids and those interested in educating, as well as reach out to the Native American population on campus. Bidasolo, who this year became the executive director of Youth Movement, works with her staff of 35 members to plan and execute the event. The staff is split up into five teams including: cultural outreach, sponsorship, operations, design and communication. “My job working with

these groups is to educate and empower my team in planning the event, and also to oversee the staff and their own team members and make sure everyone is on task,” she said. Her position also requires her to work closely with University faculty, staff and financial services. This position for Bidasolo was an opportunity for her to let her business and leadership skills shine. “This event started out being important to me because I wanted a careergrowth opportunity. But after being a team leader at last year’s event and seeing the impact and the connections I made with these kids made it an important part of my life overall,” she said. “That first day I bonded with my group I saw that I was able to impact them so greatly, and it just really struck home and I knew that I had to keep going with it to make sure it has an even bigger and better impact.” Bidasolo learned a lot about herself in the experience of leading and overseeing groups of people for an impactful event. “I learned that I liked to manage groups of people and be responsible for things. It really helped grow my people and professional skills,” she said. She went into the position with some skills that she learned while at Sisters. “Growing up around Rotary I saw how projects are taken from conception to reality and all the work that is put into it,” she said. Being from a small town, Bidasolo wasn’t afraid to

lead those older than herself and work with higher-ups, as she had been raised around adults and learned to communicate with them. She also applied skills from her sports background. Previously a competitive gymnast and dancer, she learned how to keep powering through in the face of adversity. “In my sports career, I learned that you have the ability to make something better even in the face of an obstacle, and I applied that mindset and skills to planning an event of this magnitude that required a lot of willpower,” she said. Homeschooled, Bidasolo had to teach herself how to learn, and she had to take her education into her own hands. “I had to learn how to learn, and that is similar to being in this executive director position, there is no textbook or someone telling you how to do this, you have to learn for yourself,” she said. Bidasolo credits her experience growing up in the Sisters community for her success as a leader of the Field Day. “I want to thank my family and members of the community that supported me in Sisters and continue to

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Former Outlaw and lifelong Duck Maggie Bidasolo recently organized a major event for Native American youth at the University of Oregon. support me in my college endeavors and always had good advice and encouragement from an outside perspective,” she said. Bidasolo and her team are already beginning the debrief meetings and planning for next year’s event, and hope to expand the event and impact even more kids’ lives through sport and community.

Your Local Expert Erika Bartorelli

Brokerr

erika.bartorelli@cascadesir.com 541.527.6115

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

290 E CASCADE AVENUE SISTERS, OR 541.588.6614 CascadeSothebysRealty.com

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MASTERFUL CONSTRUCTION IN BLACK BUTTE

BRAND NEW SISTERS TOWNHOME 2 BD | 2 BA | 1,505 SF | $449,500

5 BD | 2.5 BA | 2,221 SF | $599,000

Location, style, attention to detail and masterful construction find harmony in Black Butte Ranch. Nestled on just over 1.5 acres with lush pondersosa pines and common area is this stunning 4 bedroom, 4 bath estate designed by renowned architect Steve VanSant and built by Sunforest Construction.

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

Beautiful home in the desirable neighborhood of Saddle Stone. Built in cubbies for all the kids, laundry chute, eat in kitchen, over sized garage, and large landing upstairs. Walking distance to town shops, elementary school, and Whychus Creek. Mountain views. Borders common area and a park.

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

Mark Morzov, Broker 307.690.7799 | mark.morzov@cascadesir.com

4 BD | 4 BA | 3,892 SF | 1.54 AC | $1,650,000

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BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HOME!

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CUSTOM MODERN MOUNTAIN RUSTIC HOME

SWEEPING NATURAL TERRAIN VIEWS! 4 BD | 2 BD | 2,046 SF | $425,000

4 BD | 3 BA | 3,533 SF | 1.11 AC | $849,000

Custom modern mountain rustic home, master on the main floor, in the exclusive Coyote Springs neighborhood. Luxury finishes in the heart of Sisters. Walking distance to town amenities, Nat. Forest trails, movie theater, and athletic club. Covered deck, oversized and finished 2 car garage, and extra storage area.

Rare sweeping views of natural terrain from your own backyard! Property borders a privately owned 19.86-acre parcel and is 1 tax lot away from Deschutes National Forest. Many upgrades include a stacked stone fireplace surround, tiled backsplash and breakfast bar, light fixtures, and wood floors throughout the home.

From the magnificent details of the exterior to the spacious living areas, this gorgeous home plan provides a haven of rest to its owners. With 3,533 total square feet and 2,979 square feet on the main level, this golf estate on 1.11 lushly landscaped acres overlooks the 10th fairway at Aspen Lakes Golf Course Estates.

Mark Morzov, Broker 307.690.7799 | mark.morzov@cascadesir.com

Suzanne Carvlin, Broker 541.595.8707 | suzanne.carvlin@cascadesir.com

4 BD | 2.5 BD | 2,496 SF | $694,900

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Build your dream home on this beautiful lot at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. Exclusive neighborhood conveniently located within walking distance to the Sisters Movie House, Three Creeks Brewery, Sisters Athletic Club, Hiking & Biking Trails. Enjoy all that nature has to offer right outside your front door!

Spacious 2.23 acres home with lots of storage and outdoor living, just 3 miles from downtown Sisters. This home provides an open feeling with vaulted ceilings in the main house. Attached separate living quarters with bedroom, kitchen, bath, including own entrance. Multiple outbuildings/sheds on site for storage.

Expansive panoramic views at homesite from Mt Bachelor to Mt Jefferson on this 2.17 acre parcel overlooking agricultural fields. Centrally located between Bend, Sisters and Redmond. Within 1/2 an hour from Redmond Airport and 15 minutes from Sisters Eagle Airport. Come build your dream home with the builder of your choice!

Sheila Jones, Broker 503.949.0551 | sheila.jones@cascadesir.com

Chris Scott, Broker 541.599.5614 | chris.scott@cascadesir.com

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

.31 AC | $209,000

4 BD | 3 BA | 2,304 SF | 2.23 AC | $499,900

2.17 AC | $449,999

Phil Arends Principal Broker Black Butte Ranch 541.420.9997

Erika Bartorelli Si Hablo Español Broker 541.640.0678

Suzanne Carvlin Broker 541.595.8707

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

Joanna Goertzen Broker 541.588.0886

Sheila Jones Broker 503.949.0551

Heather Jordan Broker 541.640.0678

Chris Scott Mark Morzov Broker Broker Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 541.599.5614 307.690.7799

Meg Cummings Principal Broker Jefferson Co./Billy Chinook 541.419.3036

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Marcea DeGregorio Broker 541.408.5134

Ellen Wood Broker 541.588.0033

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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

Ponderosa Properties R E A L T O R S 1.

New Listings

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At Ponderosa Properties… …It’s About th e People

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687 W. JEFFERSON AVENUE Townhome in Pine Meadow Village with carefree living. Quality construction wraps around you in this 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home. A propane fireplace adds ambiance to the living room. Breakfast bar, pantry and appliances included in the bright kitchen. Spacious master with a walk-in closet, private bath and Juliet balcony that provides a mountain view. Double garage, covered front porch and back patio. A heat pump provides A/C. Pool, hot tub and Recreation Center for homeowners. Original flooring and countertops await your touch. $354,000. MLS#201904027

P R O P E R T Y

The Locals’ Choice! M A N A G E M E N T

BE A PART OF IT... 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

Kevin R. Dyer 541-480-7552

Rad Dyer 541-480-8853

Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650

Shane Lundgren 541-588-9226

CRS, GRI, Principal Broker

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

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

Catherine Black 541-588-9219

CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus - 40+ years

Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Broker

Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker

541-549-2002 1-800-650-6766 www. P onderosa P roperties.com 221 S. Ash St. | PO Box 1779 | Sisters 26241 SW PINE LODGE ROAD Classic Camp Sherman home adjacent to common areas, swimming pool and Lake Creek trails. A large country kitchen features a cozy gathering area, wraparound counters, skylights and woodstove. Beautiful knotty pine paneling throughout the 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,657± sq. ft. home. Large living room windows, rock hearth, faux fireplace. Detached single garage. Lovely outdoor patio surrounded by ponderosa pine, aspens and vine maples. Direct access to extensive trail system leading to creek, meadows and National Forest. Close to the Metolius River and yearround recreation possibilities. $344,500. MLS#201903942

MOVE IN READY! This single-level Tollgate home has been upgraded and well maintained over the past 10 years. Slated entry into a vaulted, exposed-beam living room with a dry-stack stone fireplace. Tile flooring covers the eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and custom tile backsplashes. There is plenty of room for your family table here! Two large guest bedrooms. The spacious master suite includes a walk-in closet, built-in dresser and lovely private bath with dual sinks and separate tub and shower. 1,825 sq. ft. home on a quiet one-half-acre corner lot. $459,000. MLS#201904166 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#.

LAKE CREEK LODGE, #18 Turnkey in every sense of the word! Full interest 3 bed/3 bath cabin at Historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Set on a small rise overlooking the creek basin, this vacation ready cabin offers quality throughout. Knotty pine paneling, plank fir floors, stone/gas fireplace, butcher block countertops, stainless appliances, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom & showers, cedar decks, stone exterior accents & locked owner storage. Enjoy the common area tennis, pool, creek & open spaces. The adjacent Lodge serves great meals! $849,500 MLS#201805357 Options: 1/4 share $219,000 or 1/2 share, $429,000

13764 SW MEADOW VIEW DRIVE Blue & buggy pine, single-level home with 2002 remodel/addition ideally suited for multi-generational household or vacation ownership with partners. Separate/lock-out capability with access & kitchenette. Affordability of home and flexibility of layout makes your dream of living close to forest lands & Metolius River a reality! Cozy up to wood-burning usedbrick fireplace & gaze at starry skies thru gable wall windows & skylights. Kids love the ladder to loft (4th bedroom) or can install interior stairwell. View to Mt. Washington from backyard. Historic Camp Sherman awaits with its beauty and magic! $399,900. MLS#201903057 DUPLEX IN SISTERS!!! On a large corner lot near the elementary school. Each unit has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Spacious fenced backyards with a patio, sprinklers & landscaping. Garage and lots of parking spaces. Zero vacancy rate. Investment opportunity or a multigenerational home for you family $429,000. MLS#201903680

The Locals’ Choice!

ESCAPE TO CAMP SHERMAN Year-round recreation abounds! Hike, mtn. bike, road cycle & cross-country ski right out the front door of this rustic mountain retreat. Single-level cabin recently renovated with open Great Room floor plan. Features vaulted wood paneled ceilings & walls, rock hearth w/gas fireplace, hardwood floors, large bedrooms, plenty of natural light. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,862 sq. ft., bonus room (workshop or 4th bedroom) & oversized, heated double garage w/laundry room. Covered entry porch & large rear deck overlooking common area & view of Black Butte. Low maintenance landscaping surrounds home. Ownership offers common area privileges: Swimming pool, tennis courts, hiking trails, beautiful meadow & access to Lake Creek. National Forest nearby; Metolius River, Hoodoo Ski Area & Black Butte Ranch Golf a short drive away.$499,000. MLS#201901254

16676 JORDAN ROAD Mountain views! Fenced on two sides with Kentucky black fencing. Power close by. Septic feasibility in place, may need new evaluation. 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

EXQUISITE ASPEN LAKES HOME! 4,700+ sq. ft. steel- reinforced concrete brick home with tile roof = superior insulation! 28’ ceiling in greatroom with wood-burning FP. Hickory floors & solid cherry cabinets & doors throughout. Kitchen boasts: Sub-Zero, Wolf, dual ovens & Miele appliances surrounded in granite. 3 bedrooms, each with private bath. Media room, office, power room & 900-bottle temperature-controlled wine cellar. 3-car garage plus 20x50’ RV or “Flex Space.” Built-in BBQ & firepit. Pool/hot tub at Rec facility. 2 years free golf! $1,695,000. MLS #201708887 RMLS #17130019

LAKE CREEK LODGE, #27 One-quarter shared interest in this beautiful 3bedroom, 3-bath cabin at historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Features modern amenities with the feel of yesteryear. Built in 2011 and furnished with a combination of antiques and quality reproduction pieces. The cabin features fir plank floors, knotty pine paneling, stone/gas fireplace, butcher-block countertops, gas cooktop, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom floors and showers, washer/dryer, cedar decks, stone exterior accents and locked owner storage. $215,000. MLS#201903016