The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLII No. 26 // 2019-06-26 by Nugget Newspaper

Local advocate wins scholarship page 6

Two new food carts arrive in Sisters page 9

Sisters student hones leadership skills page 26

The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 26

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Careless cigarette destroys restaurant deck Road rage An investigation by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District determined that a patron’s careless use of a cigarette destroyed the deck at Takoda’s Restaurant in Sisters early Friday morning, June 21. The Fire District reports that a security camera shows a restaurant customer flicking hot ashes from a cigarette into bark mulch used for landscaping. The bark mulch smoldered into the night before igniting the large deck on the east side of the business. A passerby reported the fire at 6:38 a.m. Friday morning. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded with 11 firefighters and four emergency vehicles. Additional units from Cloverdale and Black Butte Ranch Fire Department also responded. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and prevent flames from extending inside the restaurant. Takoda’s was open for

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Sisters firefighters kept a fire on the deck at Takoda’s from entering the building. The deck was lost, but the business is open as usual. business the same day. into the dry, fine materi- are normally found while Bark mulch fires are usu- als used to landscape many still small, but they have the ally caused by improper dis- homes and businesses, fire See DECK on page 30 posal of smoking materials officials note. These fires

Airport, ODOT come to terms By Jim Cornelius Editor In Chief

A long-simmering legal battle between the Oregon Department of Transportation and the owners of Sisters Airport has been resolved by a settlement arrived at this spring. ODOT had sought the return of $733,000 in Connect Oregon funds granted in 2016 for extensive improvements to the local airport. The settlement — arrived at after a Marion County court summary judgment — and a joint statement effectively acknowledge that funds were not misused as ODOT had claimed. The statement notes

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that “any and all liability is expressly denied,” and that the agreement “fully satisfies all Connect Oregon V grant agreement accounting issues.” The statement acknowledges that, “both sides acted in good faith throughout the process.” ODOT also “acknowledges the public benefits of the airport improvement funded by the grant to the Central Oregon community.” The funds from the grant were legitimately spent on the project and the costs were reasonable and appropriate for the project. Airport owners Benny and Julie Benson did agree to repay $115,000 over 15 See AIRPORT on page 19

Police with guns drawn a r r e s t e d a 3 9 - y e a r- o l d Forest Grove man in the Bi-Mart parking lot in Sisters on Sunday evening, June 23. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, the arrest came after an alleged road-rage incident on Highway 20 near Cloverdale Road. According to police, on Sunday, June 23, at approximately 5:55 p.m., the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a road rage incident near the intersection of Highway 20 and Cloverdale Road heading toward Sisters. Deschutes County 911 See ARREST on page 25

Logs sold after Sisters project By Jim Cornelius Editor In Chief

Thousands of board feet of logged ponderosa pine is for sale along the highway in Sisters. Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid gave an update to The Nugget on the tree-clearing project on Highway 20. The project, which was completed ahead of schedule in May, removed 2,100 trees — mostly ponderosa pines — that were killed due to the application of an herbicide along the highway. The Forest Service determined that thousands of trees in the corridor were dead or dying after the application of Perspective, an herbicide that was used to remove brush within the right-of-way of the Oregon Department of

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Massive slash piles will cure for about 15 months before being burned in place. Transportation. It harmed ponderosa pines along with other trees alongside the highway.

A month or so after the completion of the project, See LOGS on page 13

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements..........10, 20 Stars & Stripes ............15-18 Kids in Print .................21-22 Classifieds.................. 27-29 Meetings ........................... 3 Entertainment ..................11 Bunkhouse Chronicle ......20 Crossword ....................... 26 Real Estate .................29-32

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Jonah Goldberg

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: (A letter to Oregon’s congressional delegation): I listened this morning to a report on NPR’s Weekend Edition to an interview with a law professor from Willamette University where she shared the atrocious conditions she and a team of investigators found when inspecting facilities housing migrant children. Her name is Warren Binford. She has been doing this type of inspecting for over 20 years and described what she found as the worst conditions seen over all of those years. They visited facilities in Santa Teresa, New Mexico and Clint, Texas. She spoke of the dangerous, unsanitary, worse-than-prison-like conditions where the children had little chance to shower, were provided no soap and allowed to brush their teeth only every 10 days! In addition they were housed in a metal warehouse that had no windows, slept on concrete floors, lacked nutritious food, slept, ate and toileted in the same area with other children who were sick and/or had lice, and were granted little time

out-of-doors. At the time of the interview there were 350 children, with 100 of them young. How horribly inhumane! And this is happening in the United States! As a parent, grandparent, early childhood professional, parent education professional, and U.S. citizen I could not believe what I was hearing! In this day and age we all know the destruction of young lives who live with trauma. No matter the race or ethnicity of any child, we need to value them as our future. Who does our government think will be raising these children? Who will pick up the pieces when they are older and hell-bent on retaliating for how they had been treated? Is our purpose to create enemies, because that is exactly what we are doing! Every day this continues creates memories, memories not in the children’s or our country’s, let alone their families, best interest! Please, do something! Find a way to reunite them with their families or at least help them get to their sponsors. This cannot continue! Edith Ann Jones

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When Vice President Mike Pence was the governor of Indiana, he got along well with the mayor of South Bend, Pete Buttigieg, despite the fact that Buttigieg is a gay, liberal Democrat and Pence is a straight, socially conservative Republican. Things changed. Pence became the vice president, and Buttigieg decided in April to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Suddenly there was bad blood where there used to be mad love. Buttigieg insinuated that Pence had a problem with Buttigieg’s sexual orientation and marriage to another man. “If me being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade,” Buttigieg said at an event for the LGBQ Victory Fund. “And that’s the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand — that if you’ve got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me. Your quarrel, sir, is with my creator.” The controversy had a bit of a high school feel to it in that Pence initially objected (correctly) that Buttigieg was being unfair to him given that they had once gotten along swimmingly. But Pence played the victim card too. “He said some things that are critical of my Christian faith and about me personally, and he knows better,” Pence complained. Buttigieg’s dunking on Pence was great fun for the mainstream press. It was a neat and tidy morality tale pitting the forces of tolerance and equality against the forces of bigotry and oppression — Buttigieg the gay scholar veteran vs. Pence the would-be ruler of the Republic of Gilead (the fictional dystopia in “The Handmaid’s Tale”). This is all old news, of course. But it seems newly relevant given that Buttigieg has a new problem with Christians who object to his lifestyle. But it’s a very different problem. During Buttigieg’s recent appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd read him a statement from the Rev. Rodric Reid, an African American pastor in Indianapolis.

“I guarantee,” Reid had told the Indianapolis Star, that Buttigieg’s marriage to another man “is going to be an obstacle ... That is really still a touchy subject, specifically and especially in the African American church.” Todd also noted that he’d talked to black congressmen who said Buttigieg’s homosexuality could be a problem with segments of the African American vote. Buttigieg’s answers were respectful, thoughtful and hopeful that he could work it out with black Democratic voters. But the question remains: Why don’t those voters get called bigots? It’s a rhetorical question, of course. We know why. Attacking Pence and the people he supposedly represents is good for fundraising and votes in Democratic primaries. Calling religious black voters bigots for having the same misgivings that some religious white voters have is political suicide. The way the media tends to handle culture-war controversies is deeply pernicious. As I write this, we’re nearly a week into a debate about whether detention centers are “concentration camps.” Wherever you come down on this semantic row, the fact is that the media would never have entertained this “debate” under Barack Obama. We know this because he had detention centers as well. S i m i l a r l y, some Democrats are attacking Joe Biden for having had collegial relationships with segregationist senators. That’s fair game. But if this debate were going on in the GOP, the media coverage wouldn’t be the riot of nuance we see before us. It would be simple and straightforward: Racist racists act racistly. The GOP certainly has its race problems, and I feel no obligation to run to its defense. But if you want to know why millions of Republicans no longer care when the media shouts “Racist!” or “Bigot!” ... just look at how they whisper “It’s complicated” when talking about Democrats. © 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Sisters alpacas find a new home acquainted with the Pieper family of Panorama Ranch, long-time Sisters-area breeders of alpacas. “They were so generous with their years of experience and knowledge,” said Marlene. The Piepers’ help, plus attending seminars and reading plenty of books, enabled Marlene to set up one of the most efficient and tidy alpaca units in the area. Over time, she did some breeding, sold some and increased her herd

By Kathryn Godsiff Correspondent

When Marlene and Jerry Baldock arrived in Sisters Country 10 years ago, the pair settled on a lovely piece of property in the Cloverdale area. Marlene had a hankering to raise animals, and after researching llamas and coming up with a great big no, she turned to alpacas. The smaller, gentler cousin of llamas were well established in the area and soon Desert Song Alpacas was launched. Marlene became

See ALPACAS on page 12

Guitar-builders play and display their work unique idea of bringing a luthier component to the Sisters High School woods program. A luthier is a person who makes and repairs stringed instruments. While at first the Americana Luthier Program was strictly guitar-building, it eventually expanded to the building of ukuleles. Cosby recognizes the enrichment the Americana Luthier Program brings to his own life, as well as the students’, and says he “loves building relationships with

By Chloe Gold Correspondent

Hand-made music rang out at Sisters High School on Monday, June 17, as participants in the Americana Luthier Program — a group of high schoolers taught by Tony Cosby — played and displayed the guitars and ukuleles they built this school year. Cosby has been teaching the Americana Luthier Program since 2005 when Jayson Bowerman of Breedlove Guitars approached him with the

See BUILDERS on page 31

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Sam Monte (CFI, Outlaw Aviation), Trever Schutte (new pilot) Luka Perle (new pilot), Sheryl Yeager (SHS teacher, CFI), Brian Lansburgh (CFI), Walt Lasecki (CFI).

Sisters students become pilots Two more Sisters High School (SHS) Flight Science students have earned their wings and become certificated private pilots. Luka Perle and Trever Schutte achieved this accomplishment before they graduated from SHS last week. Both students have participated in the Flight Science program at SHS every year since they were freshmen. They had an early interest in aviation and enrolled in the Flight Science courses offered at SHS. Perle lives in Bend and transferred to SHS specifically to participate in the specialty program. “It was definitely worth the drive. It’s an awesome program, and a great school,” he said.

The classes at SHS in combination with the flight training and weekly evening ground school at the Outlaw Aviation hangar is the partnership that has positioned the unique program in Sisters to be the only public high school in the country to be continually graduating licensed pilots. While there are other successful aviation high schools, they are all private and costly. Flight training is normally very expensive, sometimes costing up to $10,000 to achieve a private pilot license. But with the financial support of various Sisters organizations, significant scholarships are available to SHS students. Perle received scholarship funds from

several sources, including the Roundhouse Foundation, Outlaw Aviation/Sisters Airport, Airplane Owners and Pilots Association, Sisters Lions Club, Col. John Miller, Sisters Kiwanis, Todd Sampson Memorial Scholarship, and the Taylor Family, all of which paid for over 80 percent of his flight training. Schutte also received substantial scholarship funds from Sisters Schools Foundation, Outlaw Aviation/Sisters Airport, Sisters GRO, High Desert Aviation, and Sisters Les Schwab. To accommodate the growing number of students interested in aviation, the See FLIGHT 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., The Lodge in Sisters. 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, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Oishi thanks Central Oregon by giving back By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

Oishi Japanese Restaurant is celebrating its sixth year in Redmond by giving back to a family in need. Tanankam Thanitithanand, known as Yee, is the owner of Oishi and fell in love with Central Oregon six years ago when she and her family visited. Oishi serves traditional Japanese food. They have a variety of hot foods including noodles, udon and rice dishes as an alternative for those who do not eat fish. Sushi, rolls and sashimi are their main focus. Originally from Santa Barbara, Yee and her partner Preecha (Peter) and his wife Naruemon (Molly) Stephen owned and worked in Thai and Japanese restaurants in Southern California, mainly Monterey Park. Yee and her partners visited friends in Bend who had opened a Thai restaurant and fell in love with the area. “We wanted to get out of the big city, and our friends told us to take a look at Redmond, and we fell in love with the quiet town,” said Yee. They returned a few months later and made appointments to look into buying the building they are in now that was previously an Italian restaurant and turn it into their own Japanese restaurant. At first, they were considering opening a Thai restaurant, but realized there wasn’t much in the market for Japanese restaurants in the area. They were told by others around the community when they moved up that people might not like sushi and wouldn’t want to try it, based on the location and style of the town, but they have been successful since their first day of business. The restaurant has become

a popular destination for many in Sisters. The kitchen staff made the move up to Central Oregon with Yee and her partners. Some of them worked in both their Thai and Japanese restaurants and wanted to move out of the city to Central Oregon. “We said if anyone wanted to move with us they could, and most did and packed up and made the move with us,” Yee said.

We wanted to give back to the community in some way and this is how we have done it. Some of her staff works in the kitchen for the hot food menu; the specially trained sushi chefs are originally from Southern California. Yee’s partner, Peter, trained the sushi chefs and his wife, Molly, works primarily with the kitchen staff. They mostly hired local people to fill out their staff once they got to Redmond. “It took about six months to get everything ready for us and we did it all ourselves and together because we had our family of staff,” Yee said. They knew that Redmond was a relatively quiet town, but their first day of business was a booming success. “We thought we were ready and had experience, but we had problems with the electrical power system with such an old building, so we ran out of food on the first day of business,” she said. “We love what the community has done for us and we try to give back as much as we can,” Yee noted. This generosity toward the community from the restaurant comes in the form of choosing a child in need to

have a fundraiser for each year to give back to the community. Oishi reached out to customer and Redmond local, Toni Rich, who has connections in the community, about how to find children who are in need. Usually it is for children with disabilities and medical bills. Every year for the past six years the restaurant has hosted a fundraising event with the donated time of local musician Bill Keale. Proceeds from the day are donated and there is a silent auction and a donation jar in the restaurant where customers can donate cash or checks directly to the chosen child. This year’s selected child is Gavin, who suffers from Lennox Gasteau Syndrome, which is childhood epilepsy; as well as ADHD and symptoms of Asperger’s. He has

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The staff at Oishi Japanese Restaurant largely moved from California. The restaurant has become popular with diners across the region. had a number of medical procedures, and his family struggles with paying the bills. On July 3, the sixth anniversary of Oishi, they will be donating all of the sales on that day to help Gavin’s family along with the donations from throughout the month. “We wanted to give back to the community in some

way and this is how we have done it. Business(es) around Redmond also help out a lot with this fundraiser and it is getting bigger and bigger every year,” she said. Yee and her partners love being in Central Oregon and plan to keep up the good work at their restaurant and continue to grow.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Fourth Friday Artwalk and Artist Studio Tour By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk kicks off a weekend of art in town. Start by visiting our galleries on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, visit with 25 artists in their studios from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. In its third year, the selfguided Artist Studio Tour is expanded from one day to two. More information about the Studio Tour and individual artists’ profiles are posted on the SAA website, www.sisters artsassociation.org. Watch for the bright blue-andwhite signs and follow the red arrows. This month Antler Arts, 311 E. Cascade Ave., joins the artwalk. Owners Jaimi and Jim Warren will greet you, and Sally Smith will showcase her daughter Joelle Smith’s Western paintings. Joelle’s life revolved around her love of horses. ZoselHarper Realtors at 170 W. Cascade Ave. is hosting the work of three visual artists: Randall Tillery, Tricia Biesmann, and Melinda Calkin. Randall loves to paint all subject matter but finds his love for nature makes landscape painting a natural transition. Tricia’s wearable art shows her love of color, fiber, and texture. Melinda’s fused-glass objects are items

of beauty for the home or to wear. The musical talents of the Melanie Rose Dyer Trio will round out the evening’s presentation. Walk up Cascade Avenue to Stitchin’ Post where you’ll find a new display by mother and daughter artists, Jean and Valori Wells. From there, head up Oak Street to Beacham’s Clock Company, where the resident watchmaker will be available for watch questions, and the Orrery will be on display. Cross West Hood Avenue to Hood Avenue Art for the featured art of JoAnn Burgess

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“Garden Delight” by JoAnn Burgess at Hood Avenue Art.

and Elyse Douglas. JoAnn is a landscape pastel and mixedmedia artist who is featuring her most recent mixed-media artwork, “Garden Delight.” Elyse creates delicate and dynamic sunstone jewelry. Gary Cooley’s own work is featured this month at The Collection Gallery. As one of the participants in this weekend’s Artist Studio Tour, Gary will have the best of his work on display, along with working demonstrations of his techniques. The Clearwater Gallery’s featured artist is Elizabeth Ganji, a self-taught artist specializing in soft pastel and oil paint. Her powerful strokes, attention to color, and composition are seen in every piece. Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop has work by seven artists who are on the Artist Studio Tour this weekend: Mike Stasko, Mel Archer, Jennifer Hartwig, Caroline StrattonCrow, Kay Baker, Mary Moore and Paul Alan Bennett.

At The Imagination Gallery, there are amazing, other-worldly metal sculptures for your wall as well as free-standing art, along with the many fine artists who are part of the gallery’s collection. Wildflower Studio’s featured artists are Chris Nelson and John Runnels. John has recently completed a series of paintings exploring aspen groves. Chris, owner and framer at Wildflower, will also be featured on the Artist Studio Tour. The Jill Neal Gallery will feature new art, horses, and

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“Growth” by Carly Garzon Vargas at Good Day Café.

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“Nuno-felted Scarf” by Tricia Biesmann at ZoselHarper Realtors. some new “wild women,” as well as new products. Stop by for wine, chocolate, wild women and Wild West! Good Day Café at Bedouin displays the colorful and complex paper-cut art of Carly Garzon Vargas, which explores the intersection between art, culture, identity and community. Also on the artwalk, is Dyrk Godby Gallery where you’ll see Dyrk’s authentic Western art and the work of Sisters artist Jim Horsley. Don’t forget Grizzly Ridge Upcycle, where the truly unique becomes even better with upcycling. Sisters Library’s monthly art display features the wildhorse photography of Carol Statton and photographic paper collage by Beth Eckert. Carol’s photographs will remain on display through July, along with fine art needlepoint tapestries by Catherine Childress.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Local advocate wins scholarship By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Mandee Seeley of Sisters has won a scholarship from The National Alliance to End Homelessness to attend the sold-out 2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. In addition to covering her entrance fee to the conference, the organization will fly Seeley to the capitol, pay her hotel costs, and supply her with a modest stipend. “I want to learn what other states are experiencing and their different methods of tackling homelessness,” Seeley said. She will attend the conference July 22–24, then bring back newfound knowledge to Sisters. Dozens of workshops and talks will tackle the nitty-gritty of working with homeless, or “houseless,” issues, as some prefer to call them. Subjects include “Rapid Re-Housing for Individual Homeless Adults: Veterans in the Lead,” and “Ending Unsheltered Family Homelessness.” The latter program promises to address practices, programmatic and system-level strategies to reduce the number of families living in cars or other places not intended for human habitation. Another workshop delves into “Understanding Unsheltered Homelessness.” Organizers say that over the

last five years, unsheltered homelessness has been on the rise “even though the overall number of people who are homeless has gone down” in the United States. The workshop will present emerging research in the field. The conference occurs during Capitol Hill Day. “I will make sure that Central Oregon is represented during my visit,” Seeley said, “as I will be speaking with members of Congress and their staff.” Seeley is an administrative assistant at Sisters Park and Recreation District. She volunteers at Habitat for Humanity, and joined the Vision Action Team for the Sisters Country Horizons Vision for the city of Sisters. She also initiated SPRD’s Community Cleanup Day program. She looks forward to learning from leaders and experts around the country. Seeley believes “we have an advantage here because we have a community with a huge heart willing to work on the issues.” One example is the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter committee, which Seeley has been on since its inception. A temporary shelter was initiated during the intense, snowy winter of 2016–2017. Before the shelter opened, an employee of McDonald’s died in his vehicle from hypothermia in December 2016. Local citizens, businesses,

and churches banded together to provide meals and respite from the weather. Many residents of Sisters Country have been supportive of these efforts. In February of this year, The Nugget reported “a great deal of support for the shelter evident” at a meeting about the cold weather shelter, “with people saying they are glad to know there’s a place for the homeless to go, that volunteering is a great joy to serve, and that the time spent at the shelter with the guests is a positive experience.” Writer Sue Stafford reported, “Pastor Jerry Kaping of Westside said that in three years time they have not had one negative experience involving the shelter. The community has been supportive with monetary support, volunteer hours, meal preparation, and donations of needed supplies for the shelter and its guests.” Some citizens, however, have expressed concern with having a cold weather shelter in Sisters. Some have suggested shutting down or moving the shelter, which takes place in local churches that offer their facilities. This attitude, nicknamed NIMBYism, will be addressed at the conference. The acronym stands for Not In My Backyard, and it represents an attitude that people sometimes have toward programs that might affect the area closest to their own

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Mandee Seeley watches her kids play in Deschutes National Forest near Sisters. The family, which is active in the Sisters community, has spent numerous months living in the woods without conventional housing. homes. “I have personally experienced this NIMBY mindset upon moving to Sisters,” Seeley said. In an effort to alleviate the housing crunch, a group met at the library to discuss potential ideas for a trailer park or tiny home park. Some homeowners showed up and “were very upset at us for even considering it,” said Seeley. Since moving to Sisters Country three years ago, Seeley and her family have spent many months unhoused

in conventional housing. “People think those of us without housing are lazy and want to be in this situation, which isn’t true for all of us,” she noted. “Are there some who choose to live in the woods? Sure, but some of us have created a home for ourselves [in Sisters] and simply can’t afford the walls to make it work. “If we are going to tackle homelessness in our community, we need all community members on board and working together,” Seeley said.

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Allen retires as Deschutes National Forest Supervisor By Jim Cornelius Correspondent

John Allen wanted a job where he could work outside — and he wanted to make change. For the past four decades, he’s had both of those desires fulfilled beyond his expectations. This month, the long-time Deschutes National Forest Service Supervisor is retiring. Allen has been a significant presence in Sisters, as the area has grappled with growth and changes in forest use — and a series of massive wildfires that have had a major impact on local communities. “Sisters had been at the tip of the spear for the past 15 years when it comes to wildfires,” Allen told The Nugget earlier this month. Under his leadership, the Forest Service has undertaken a major effort to reintroduce healthy fire into the landscape through prescribed burning and to protect outlying communities from the threat of wildfire. The projects in Sisters Country have had an impact. Allen noted that the work helped keep the 2017 Milli Fire out of forest subdivisions like Crossroads and the Edgington Road area. “I’m not saying that our prescribed burning saved those subdivisions, but they sure gave us the chance to knock that fire down and keep

it from burning into those subdivisions,” Allen said. He noted that the community of Sisters has, over the years, become more and more supportive of Forest Service efforts. That’s a reflection of the values that Allen brought to his work. For him, collaboration and the building of trust among staff and affected communities was always paramount. Building trust was key. “I think Bill Anthony, the (former) Ranger in Sisters, did a great job of that,” Allen said. He boiled down his own style of leadership to a simple premise — and an African proverb. “I think I’ve tried to be an individual with a vision of what is possible,” he said. How you achieve what is possible is where the African proverb comes in: “If you want to go fast, go alone,” Allen said. “If you want to go far, go together.” Allen notes that there are many people to “go together” with across Central Oregon. Allen contributed to the development of the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project and Deschutes Trails Coalition where members of diverse interests work together to provide input to the management of the Deschutes National Forest. Allen is known for his focus

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Art Wins Big It was the 1980s. I was too young to drive, too restless to bear the confines of country life. On the cusp of my 13th birthday I was in a serious car accident, and afterwards found myself subject to wild swings of mood. My horse Robbie had an accident, too, one that tore open his leg. Instead of trail riding through the woods and jumping at our 4H club, I rode my bicycle miles to tend his wound—every day for months. During those months, I discovered boys. I discovered punk, new wave, David Bowie, and the Beats. Poor Robbie didn’t stand a chance. My new, teenaged self had a fierce appetite for culture. Lazy days at the pond, watching my brother and his friends throw firecrackers at each other were no longer enough. Playing piano for services at the little white church every Sunday was not enough (though I enjoyed sneaking New Order and Cure songs

into my offertory improvs). My restlessness grew to a profound state of dissatisfaction, then depression. Startling suicidal ideations popped up. I hungered for something bigger, weirder, and headier. Thanks to books and zines, poems and alternative radio, I knew I was not alone. Lots of people felt this way. They traveled, moved to big cities, hitchhiked across America. They wrote songs, stories, poems about it all. Maybe someday I would, too. Robbie mostly recovered. I still rode him sometimes and helped round up cattle, but I abandoned 4H. I felt guilty. For his part, Robbie seemed to like lazing about the pasture, munching grass. As for me, I needed something more. It happened that I lived near a university town: Eugene, Oregon. My friends and I discovered that if we could get a ride to campus, a new world of possibilities opened up. One day we came across a group of young men shouting surreal slogans atop a grassy hill. They commenced, with great flourish, picking up trash. Then they stopped and declaimed poetry to bemused passersby. They called themselves the Joy Scouts. They handed out flyers collaged up with chainsaws and manifesto slogans. One poet wore a Lone Ranger mask and a long cape embroidered with the words “ART WINS BIG.” Well, not so much embroidered as outlined in masking tape. We were enchanted. Soon we joined the periphery of their adamantly creative

world, rich with DIY art, performance, and music. We watched the Big Time Poetry Theatre (with Really Famous Guys). We listened to the band Saint Huck play shows in everyday houses with quasiofficial names like The Be. The bass player, Dan, fed us leftover spanakopita after his shifts at Poppi’s Greek restaurant. The singer, Steve, spun records at house parties, dipping us into swing and jazz along with punk and ska. When our favorite hangouts — Lenny’s Nosh Bar and Poppi’s — were threatened by development, we all took to the streets in a Dada-Beatnik protest parade. We didn’t save that block of East 13th Street, but in all the hubbub, I think we might’ve saved me. I was tangential to their scene, a hanger-on high school girl in a thrift-store beret and her dad’s plaid flannel, leaving parties early to make curfew. But those ferociously creative 20-somethings were important to me. They showed me a path. Through them I saw that bursts of wild expression and inventiveness were not reserved for famous dead guys, for the denizens of fancy cities like Paris and New York. Creativity was for whoever dared to express it. If they could do it, I figured, so could I. As for those young men? Some went on to be poets, graphic designers, and journalists. Some went on to form a band called the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. The name caused a minor ruckus, one that revealed the divide between older feminists and

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Sisters Saloon played host to a perfect outdoor concert evening featuring The Daddies from Eugene. my generation; regardless, the Daddies got popular in Eugene. When I came home from college, instead of shyly watching them play in living rooms, I got a concussion in the pit when they opened for Fishbone. Eventually they made it big, touring nationally and playing with famous ska, punk, and swing bands. I saw the Daddies play at Sisters Saloon on June 22. It was a perfect summer evening, dappled by cool wind. The show was sold out, but there was plenty of room to dance and move through the crowd. Some nostalgia was inevitable. I was there with old friends, seeing oddly familiarlooking faces around us — middle aged faces we couldn’t quite place. Mainly, though, I absorbed the fantastic creative energy that flowed from the stage in 2019. The band’s talent, humor, and intensity had not abated with time. Rocking the three stripes and apologizing for having a cold, Steve

seemed unchanged from that Fishbone show some 28 years ago. Horns hollering, bass grooving, guitars snarling, the band tore into songs new and old. They seemed surprised by how many audience members in little ol’ Sisters could sing along — not just with their big hit, “Zoot Suit Riot,” but with lyrics like, “Flovilla! Oooh-ooh-ooh! I’m your virile garbage man!” We had a heck of a good time. My friends brought their son, a teenager, wearing black just like we used to. Steve and Dan recognized us grownups from back in the day. Dancing and grooving along, I felt released from the constraints of my everyday life as a working parent, freelance writer, and overzealous community cheerleader. I laughed and clapped and sang. I felt free again. The show was a potent reminder: creativity matters, wherever you find it. It’s not reserved for big cities, and it’s not reserved for the young. Creativity is for everyone.

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Two new food carts arrive in Sisters By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

T he p eople -a nd- dogfriendly Food Cart Garden at Eurosports has welcomed two new food carts this summer: Three Sisters Snack Shack and G Spot Foods and Catering. One common ingredient for both proprietors is that everything is made from scratch. At Three Sisters Snack Shack Jeff Taber and wife Sandy Egge always start with fresh products and create food from their own recipes. Egge, a naturopathic nutritionist who heads up the research and development for Laird Superfood in Sisters, creates the healthy recipes while Taber runs the cart and is the chef.

“I use my knowledge as a nutritionist and implement it into designing food because food is the way we all fuel ourselves,” said Egge. “I do this as my profession as well as bringing it here as a platform to serve the community and show them that healthy food really tastes great.” Besides making everything from scratch, Three Sisters Snack Shack uses top quality food with as many organic ingredients as possible. Taber told The Nugget, “Opening a food cart or restaurant was a dream of ours, and when we relocated to Sisters over a year ago we visited this food court, listened to the live music and noticed the incredible community feel going on here. There was an opening for this slot, and we

decided to go for it.” With Taber’s background as a competitive athlete in high school, college level and then individual sports like triathlons, he realized that how he ate and how he approached eating was the most important factor in becoming an athlete. Taber said, “Honestly, I didn’t know as much about nutrition until I met my amazing wife Sandy.” Egge added, “We realize that food can be medicine. So, we take a nutritional approach to how we prepare the food, how we source the food and how well we can make it taste.” Egge and Taber decided to take a different approach to tacos, a dish they both enjoy. “They are artisan tacos, something that you don’t find at your everyday Mexican

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Jeff Taber and wife Sandy Egge create good, nutritious food from scratch. restaurant,” Taber said. “Tacos and then bowls. Pretty much everything we can do with a taco we can put it into a bowl.” They substitute white corn tortillas with a brown wild rice combination with more ingredients. He noted, “One of our

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Rock Painting at the Market

Pop into the Kid Made Camp booth for rock-painting fun. Sisters Farmers Market at Fir Street Park, Sunday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. #SistersRocks! More info at sistersfarmersmarket. com or 503-997-0301.

See page 20 for announcements of upcoming children’s events in Sisters.

Debate Watch Party: 2020 Starts Now

Join others to watch the first Democratic presidential debates. Popcorn provided! Presented by Indivisible Sisters on Thursday, Free Pet Food June 27 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Budget tight this month, but you (debate begins at 6 pm) at Sisters still need pet food for your dog Library. Note: The debates run or cat? Stop two nights in by the Furry a row, 6/26 Friends pet food and 6/27. This bank. We have event is 6/27 all sorts of pet only. Both supplies, too. debates can Open Tuesdays be watched at and Thursdays, Thursday, June 27 nbcnews.com. from 11 a.m. to More info: 541Debate Watch Party 2 p.m. Located 400-8312 5:30 p.m. at Sisters Library in the Sisters Art Career Works building, Friday, June 28 Funds Ste. 109, 204 Camp Eagle Cap Haircuts Available W. Adams Salon Renaissance Applications Ave. For more are available information call for the Sisters Sunday, June 30 541-797-4023. Kiwanis Career Rock Painting at the Market Opportunity Tai Chi/ 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fir Street Park Fund to help Balance adult residents Sessions of Sisters Free Tai Chi/ establish an occupational path. Balance Classes based on the Pick up forms at the Kiwanis CDC “Steadi” Program to House, corner of Oak and Main, reduce injuries and falls in our 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, and community are being sponsored during regular hours from the by Sisters Drug. Taught by Sisters Habitat for Humanity Shannon Rackowski every office. For additional information, Thursday from 11-11:30 a.m. please call 541-410-2870. (except holidays) at the SPRD Fitness Room next to Sisters High Dementia Caregivers School. Open to all ages. For info: Group 541-549-6221. A free support group for

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Healthy Living Information caregivers of those suffering with Alzheimer’s or other forms of for Seniors Seniors and caregivers are invited to drop by the SAGE room at SPRD on the second Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. to meet local service providers and gather free information about aging in place from foot care to end-of-life planning. Call Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for information.

dementia takes place the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, meetings provide emotional, educational, and social support. Call 800-2723900 or go to alz.org/oregon.

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Adults age 60 and older are invited to join the Council on Aging Senior Luncheon, served every Tuesday at Sisters Community Church. Coffee and various fun activities begin at 11 a.m. with lunch served at noon. Bingo is played after lunch until 2:30 p.m. For information call 541480-1843.

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Margie Figueras is holding a hairdressing event once a month to help benefit Camp Eagle Cap, which is dedicated to children in our area under extreme adverse circumstances. Hairdressing appointments are available every fourth Friday at Salon Renaissance by donation only to Camp Eagle Cap. This month’s event is on Friday, June 28. Call 503-980-8581 for more information or to make an appointment.

Parkinson’s Benefit Hike

Join Hiking Sisters & Misters on August 10 on a hike to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease’s impact on women and to benefit Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. The hike will be to Moraine Lake on the South Sister. Register and donate at www. parkinsonsresources.donordrive. com/index.cfm. Call Jane at 630564-2624 for more information.

Lunch in the Garden

See quilts at the spectacular setting of the Sisters Community Garden while enjoying lunch on Thursday, July 11, 11 a.m. until all lunches are sold. Enjoy a delicious fresh medley of three salads with bread, beverage, and dessert for just $10. This is the nonprofit garden’s annual fundraiser. Turn off Camp Polk to the Sisters Airport; the garden is 1/4 mile beyond it on the left. For info call 541-390-9025.

Quilt Week Breakfast

Monday-Friday, July 8-12 from 6:30 to 9 a.m., breakfast will be available at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church. A daily special will be $10 with Continental breakfast for $4. Prepared by women of the Altar Society, this is their largest fundraiser of the year. A raffle is also featured, $1 per ticket or six for $5, with the drawing on Sunday, July 22 (need not be present to win). For more info call 541-549-2053.

The City of Sisters is seeking to award grants to non-profit community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The City will award up to a total of $20,000 in grants for Sisters community projects. Interested organizations should submit a Community Grant application, which is available on our website: www.ci.sisters.or.us or at City Hall, and letter of interest by Friday, July 19, 2019, attention Kerry Prosser, City Recorder. For information contact Kerry Prosser at 541-3235213 or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us.

Sisters Community Garden

There are a few raised-bed garden plots available for the 2019 gardening season at the Sisters Community Garden, near the airport. Application materials and information are available on the Garden’s website, SistersCommunityGarden.org. For additional information, call 541549-8664.

Parkinson’s Support Group

The second Tuesday of each month, Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group meets at The Lodge from 2 to 3:30 p.m. All are welcome to learn, share, and receive support. For more info contact Carol at 541-668-6599.

Support for Caregivers

A free support group for those who provide care in any capacity meets at The Lodge in Sisters at 10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Call 541-771-3258 for additional information.

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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 541-419-1279 for info.

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Quilt Fundraiser for FFF

This year’s fabulous fundraising quilt for Furry Friends Foundation, designed & quilted by Valerie Fercho-Tillery, is on display on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 204 W. Adams Ave. Ste. 109. Purchase tickets at the office or online at www. furryfriendsfoundation.org for $1, 6 for $5, or 25 for $20. Info: 541-797-4023 or email info@ furryfriendsfoundation.org

Healthy Living Information for Seniors Seniors and caregivers are invited to drop by the SAGE room at SPRD on the second Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. to meet local service providers and gather free information about aging in place from foot care to end-of-life planning. Call Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for information.

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.

Sisters Library coming events

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “The Huntress” by Kate Quinn with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, June 26, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more info.

eBook Downloads

Learn how to download eBooks and audio books from the library’s collection on Tuesdays, July 2 and 30 at 10 a.m. at Fika Sisters Coffeehouse. No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more information.

Solar Viewing

Oregon Observatory at Sunriver will be providing telescopes to safely view the sun and explain what you are looking at. Sisters Library south patio on Wednesday, July 10 at 11:30 a.m. No registration required. Call 541-312-1032 for more info. JASMINE: This 2-year-old pit bull cannot wait to explore a whole new world here in Central Oregon. This girl is friendly and loves to be around people. Jasmine is hoping that her family is willing to provide her with training and patience as she adjusts to her forever home. We are asking her new family to use caution with feline friends. If you think you can provide Jasmine with her happily ever after, then come to HSCO today! Sponsored by

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The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “French Exit” by Patrick deWitt with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, July 24, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more info.

The Beginning & End of the Universe

Dr. Wendi Wampler, Assistant Professor of Physics & Engineering at COCC, will introduce Big Bang Theory events and evidence, then outline possible fates of our universe at the Sisters Library on Friday, July 26 at noon. No registration required. Call 541312-1063 for more info. See page 20 for upcoming Sisters Library children’s events.

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Emergency exercise planned Horse-themed quilts featured in garden tour By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Horse-themed quilts will be on display in the garden of Jim and Jeni Cline during the Quilts in the Garden Tour on Thursday, July 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In its 22nd year, the tour is presented by the Sisters Garden Club, which gives the proceeds from ticket sales to support the work of other community non-profits. The quilts at the Cline’s will reflect the setting among the pines, with a horse barn housing two thoroughbreds and two mustangs. Adjacent to the barn on one side are large pastures for the horses and on the other side a charming greenhouse and fenced vegetable garden with espaliered apple trees on the fence. The 11 acres on which the Clines built their home were originally part of the historic Black Diamond ranch, which is also part of this year’s tour. Jim proudly pointed out that the house, which took about 10 months to complete four years ago, was nestled among the pine trees without cutting down one tree. The house and yard will both be open during the tour. A special raffle

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Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, and Deschutes County 911 want you and your family to be prepared for the upcoming wildland fire season, and any emergency. The message will clearly indicate it is a test message and will encourage the receiver to update their profile in Deschutes Alerts, which can be done at www. deschutes.org/911/alerts. The message will also ask the receiver to encourage friends, family and neighbors to sign up for emergency alerts. Residents can receive messages in the form of Everbridge Contact Bridge App (available on the Apple App Store and Google Play), text, voice call, email as well

as TTY (text telephone). Participants can provide up to 11 contact paths to receive notifications. Once receivers respond they received the message, it will stop notifying them unless an updated message is sent out. If you did not receive a test message, you are probably not signed up or have not updated your profile with current address and contact information. Go to www. deschutes.org/911/alerts to sign up. If Sisters-area residents have trouble receiving or signing up for messages, they are encouraged to contact the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District at 541-549-0771. Do not call 911 for assistance.

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Sisters Eagle Airport Rumble on the Runway! 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The annual celebration features a classic car show, 4 pancake breakfast, 5K run/walk, Great Rubber Chicken Fling THUR & more! For info: sistersairport.com. Sisters Eagle Airport Rumble on the Runway 5k Run/ Walk 8 a.m. Benefits SHS sports. Registration at the event from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. or pre-register at sistersairport.com. Call Bryn at 541-480-0809 for more information. Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every Thursday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net. JUL

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ALPACAS: Party will welcome the transplants home

Sisters will celebrate the reading life

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from the original six to 11. Those 11 are going to a new home, with Ashley and Aaron Okura. Marlene wanted them shorn and vaccinated before the transfer so they could settle into their new home with no distractions. Shearing day was last week, and long-time Sisters shearer Allan Godsiff got the job done with minimal fuss. Marlene’s barn and shearing area is spotless and the animals are calm and soft-eyed — which most alpacas are naturally — but Marlene’s seem particularly so. The care lavished on them is evident.

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Only one of the animals objected, and Marlene wiped off the spit clinging to her hair and shirt with a smile, adding that it’s all part of the deal with owning camelids, the species genre that alpacas and llamas are in. Godsiff noted that shearing day is usually an alpaca’s least favorite day of the year and that they rarely spit the other 364 days. Over the years, Marlene experimented with various ways of using the soft, fine alpaca fiber. Some of it went to Pendleton Woolen Mills, returning as warm and cuddly blankets. Rugs from a skilled weaver in Texas adorn floors, and some of the fiber was spun into yarn or used for felted craft projects. Alpaca fiber is prized by fiber artists and fine garment makers because of its unique insulating properties and softness. The time has come for the Baldocks to be freed from the ties of diligent animal

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Sisters alpacas have a brand new home at Ponderosa Lodge. care. For the Okuras, it’s a time to add to the herd of 16 alpacas they already have. The Desert Song animals will eventually become part of the viewscape that guests at the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge enjoy. Previously, an aging herd of llamas resided there. Those animals, now in their 20s, have been relocated to Ashley’s family place, the Reed Ranch. The front pasture at the Ponderosa Lodge is undergoing a renovation, and the changeover will happen when it is finished. Lori Ketchum works in the human resources

department of the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge and has been a long-time employee of the Reed family. She is also a skilled fiber artist who cleans, spins and dyes the raw fiber, selling the yarn in the lobby of the hotel. “For many years she has done this with the llama fiber,” said Ashley. “She has the same plan for the alpaca fiber, with all the proceeds going to the Bill and Jan Reed Memorial Scholarship.” Ashley added that plans are afoot for a party to welcome the Desert Song alpacas to their new home.

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The inaugural Sisters Festival of Books (SFoB) will launch this fall. Lane Jacobson, owner of Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, made the announcement last week. Featuring local, regional, and national authors and occurring across multiple venues, SFoB is a three-day celebration of the literary culture of Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. SFoB will take place from Friday, October 18 to Sunday, October 20 in Sisters. Friday evening, FivePine Lodge and Conference Center will host a local author reception with some of our favorite Central Oregon authors. Saturday will feature a full lineup of author events, a pop-up bookstore at the festival venue, and author

dinners. Sunday is primarily kid-focused events in-store at Paulina Springs Books. All proceeds from the festival will be used to establish a scholarship fund for Sisters High School students through the Sisters Graduate Resource Organization (Sisters GRO). SFoB is generously supported and sponsored by Paulina Springs Books, FivePine Lodge & Conference Center, Cascade Arts & Entertainment, The Nugget Newspaper and The Bulletin. All profits will be used to create a scholarship fund through Sisters GRO. Early-bird ticket pricing is available, as well as special Friend of the Festival ticket packages More information and contact info can be found at SistersFoB.com.

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LOGS: Towering slash piles will be burned in about 15 months Continued from page 1

log decks and slash piles lay alongside Highway 20 with a cleaned-up forest surrounding it. The log decks stacked high alongside the strategically placed slash piles are now for sale and on auction commission. On Tuesday, June 25 in Bend, sealed bids were to be opened for the sale of the timber after a 10-day advertisement was run. More information on the timber sale including maps and general information regarding the wood can be found on the Forest Service government website. Reid told The Nugget that the use of the herbicide had no effect on the inner portion of the wood. “The concentration of the herbicide is in the branches and it is not in the heartwood,” Reid said. “We are working with the Oregon Department of Agriculture in running analysis on the heartwood.” The wood in the selling process was determined to be only used for lumber — no chipping or mulching of the wood as that could potentially spread trace amounts of the herbicide back into the ground. “A warning did go out in the prospectus as to what this wood was cut down for, but given that it will mostly be used for lumber, there is no risk to humans from it,” said Reid. The money from the timber sale returns back into the treasury, and some of it will

be allotted to the betterment of the area that was previously treated. “The money we gain back is not a 1:1 ratio in paying for the project, it will return back into various trusts and treasury for other treatment projects and forest betterment,” Reid explained. “It does pay partially for the initial service contract on the project so it pays for parts of the project, but not directly.” Some of the first treatments will be noxious weed treatment.

“I am really proud of the employees on their work and efficiency with this project ... — Ian Reid As for the massive slash piles placed next to each log deck, the plan is to burn them on site. There are around 10 piles, one at each set of log decks. The piles were strategically placed so they could be burned without causing too much harm to the surrounding forest. Forest Service crews plan to burn the piles once they have been cured, after they sit where they are for about 15 months. The plan is to let them dry out over the summer and then once winter hits with enough moisture in the air and snow on the ground, to light up the massive piles. “It is likely that there is still trace amounts of the herbicide on the branches, and as they sit there, it may seep

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A visit to the historic Camp Polk Cemetery last week led to the discovery of a pair of military veterans representing the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post and the local chapter of the American Legion, planting new American flags at the gravesites of their deceased “brothers and sisters” who had also served in the United States military. Earl Schroeder and Lance Trowbridge of Sisters are dedicated to giving honor to those service people who are laid to rest at Camp Polk. “I decided to make a visit out to the cemetery and in the process of walking about, I joined Lance Trowbridge there replacing worn-out flags with fresh ones,” said Schroeder. Together the two men went about replacing flags on a total of 42 gravesites among the 200-plus burial sites at the cemetery.

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Local veterans groups posted flags at the gravesites of Sisters veterans buried at Camp Polk Cemetery. Schroeder has a passion for our country and looks forward to celebrating the 4th of July next month. “Visiting the cemetery and taking time to honor the veterans laid to rest there got me thinking about the many freedoms that began for our country with the Declaration of Independence,” he said. As the two men replaced weather-worn flags with new ones, they paused at each grave in what Schroeder described as “a tender moment” of remembrance and thanks. Graves in the cemetery date back to the 1880s, and many names on

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Sisters’ celebration of the nation There is no slice of Americana thicker and richer than Sisters’ celebration of the birth of the nation. All across Sisters country, people will be on the run, or headed for a barbecue — all to celebrate the 243rd birthday of the United States of America. Sisters Airport will be hosting its annual Fourth of July fly-in and car show which is a fundraiser for flight scholarships to deserving Sisters High School students. The community festivities begin at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, 5K run, skydiving presentation of the flag, gyrocopter demonstration, airplane and helicopter rides, the Great Rubber Chicken Fling from the Outlaw Aviation plane, and drag races on the runway. Admission is free, and all community members are invited to attend to support the SHS flight students. Black Butte Ranch pulls out the stops for the Fourth of July, starting with an 8 a.m. fun run/walk — 3.5 miles for adults; 1.2 miles for kids. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Lakeside Activity Center. At 10:30 a.m., participants in the annual BBR bike parade will gather at the sports field to decorate their bikes for the 11:30 a.m. parade around the Ranch. The route begins at the sports field and ends at the Lakeside Activity Center. Kids under 16 must wear a helmet. A picnic at noon on the lawn at the Lodge will be followed by traditional games at the Lakeside Activity Center. The evening will close on the Lakeside lawn at 6 p.m. with free live music by Julie Southwell & Friends. The historic Camp Sherman Store will host its traditional Fourth of July Barbecue starting at 5 p.m. and featuring music starting at 6 p.m. by The Pitchtones. Many head to Redmond or Bend to take in fireworks displays that start around 10 p.m.

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years at no interest to resolve enforcement of one provision of the grant that disallowed the airport from contracting Energyneering Solutions, Inc. — also owned by the Bensons — for project work because both entities have the same owner. The court acknowledged ODOT’s right to enforce that provision, but noted that, “This conclusion is a bitter one, for SAP (Sisters Airport Property, LLC) appeared upfront and transparent with their intent to retain ESI. ODOT could have prevented this entire conflict by addressing this either before approving the grant or before work commenced. Nevertheless, ODOT has the legal authority to invoke these contract provisions at this time — coming,

as counsel for Plaintiff (the Bensons) states, ‘after the concrete has been poured and dried.’” Benson told The Nugget that, “As a licensed engineering and general contracting firm already located at the project site, we were able to build the project for 36 percent of the cost of other airport projects, when measured in (dollars per square yard) of pavement. By doing the professional work ‘in house,’ we were able to get three times the amount of pavement from grant funds.” Benson also told The Nugget that they spent over $100,000 in legal fees in the dispute. The joint statement recognizes that “both parties agreed to come to agreement and avoid a costly trial and potential appeal.” Julie Benson told The Nugget, “We want to get back to supporting and building the aviation community in Sisters.”

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The Bunkhouse Chronicle Craig Rullman Columnist

No justice for Holden Dick Last week, while some Oregon legislators were resisting the cyanide pill of a “climate bill” — whose only certain result will be the destruction of of good jobs for mostly rural Oregonians — I bombed south through the desert to pick up a new horse for training. A twoyear-old chestnut with brains and breeding, I’m honored to get this filly started for her owners. I loaded her early the next morning, serenaded by eager meadowlarks in the sagebrush and sprinklers ticking in the alfalfa. As we pulled out of the ranch there was a fine herd of pronghorn grazing their way into a field of rye. Farther down the road a family of Mennonite men

were working feverishly on some project in a wheat field. The Mennonites bought their ranch from a family who arrived a few years before. That family was new to the desert, refugees from the sprawling disaster south of the I-80, full of world-saving ideas, and their first act of salvation was to dry lot a herd of bison in a weed patch and sell the meat as “grassfed, free-range” bison. They were dirt patch bison fed from round bales, to be certain, but the episode is a useful reminder that marketing meat as “free range” and “grass fed” ranks right up there with the genius of the “light-beer” fraud. The Mennonites planted wheat under a pivot and turned the desert green. The bison follies remind me of a guy I knew in the Black Rock who lit range fires because he dreamed of bringing the bison back. Bison have been gone for 10,000 years from that part of the world, but he was adamant. Joe lived on a mining claim in the Calico Range, and was often seen wandering around the desert naked with a plastic jug full of water. He had some other ideas that stretched plausibility, but it was a bigger country then, and that sort of eccentricity was generally

left alone to solve itself. At any rate, some summer mornings are so bright and easy and vibrant with life one can almost forget about the looming and mostly ignored cataclysm of our national debt, crazy Ayatollahs, or the endless parade of homegrown blatherskites who show up in our news feeds twisted into bizarre political contortions. Pandering requires endurance, it turns out, and today’s politicians can hold those poses, with a pearly white smile, just as long as it takes to con you into voting for them. But high-balling through the desert with a horse serves as a fine antidote. While mesmerized by the swirl of birds following a swather through a field, dive-bombing for gophers, mice, and snakes, I could almost dismiss the weird new promise of reparation payments for people who were never slaves, by people who never owned them. And I could almost forget the strange notion of laws that require virtually no sacrifice on the part of the people who write them, but demand severe concessions from everyone else. Reparations will no doubt remain under consideration for as long as it takes to

conduct yet another endlessly disputed election, which will no doubt result in dozens of disputed investigations, followed by the requisite round of investigations into the investigations. And no one should be surprised when the evidence from the bait-ball of investigations gets sealed by nervous judges until the year 2150 — when we will all be dead and the world, if it’s still here, will no doubt have been drum-circled and 5G’d into perfect Homo-Sapien harmony. Blasting north through the Madeline Plains, my mind kept running to the sad legacy of Holden Dick, a Modoc Indian who was prised from a Lassen County jail cell in the winter of 1886 by an angry mob and lynched, along with his cellmate, in the woodshed next to the courthouse. No one was ever arrested or charged for the lynching, and no one ever found the stash of gold Dick had been living on after robbing a freight wagon rolling out of the Warner Mountains. One suspects the lynching wasn’t really rough justice for a murdered teamster, but instead a concentrated effort to torture Dick into revealing the whereabouts of the stolen gold. Human nature

A N N O U N C E M E N T S Especially for kids and families! OUTDOOR FUN Rhythm & Song in the Park Last year’s event was amazing! Kids danced and swirled in circles. People of all ages played drums and shakers. Plus there was lots of food. Join musician and music therapist Jodi Winnwalker of Earthtones Northwest for a special Sisters event. Free. BBQ included. Bring your own lawn chairs. Wednesday, July 17 in Village Green Park. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Contact and info: citizens4community. com. Bike Decorating & Mini Parade Celebrate Bike Day with Sisters Farmers Market on Sunday, July 21! Start off at Eurosports at 11 a.m. to decorate your bike and get your free raffle ticket. Then parade through town and over to Fir Street Park for a full day of market fun. Bring your swimsuit and towel for the splash pad, too. Details to come at sistersfarmersmarket.com. Free. All are welcome. Starshine Kids Performance Kids will perform original shows on the Songbird Stage at Fir Street Park. Ages 4-8 take the stage on Friday, July 26 at 11 a.m. and ages 8-13 perform on Friday, August 2 at 3 p.m. The shows will feature plays based on the theme of summer adventure written by the kids during their week-long Starshine Theater camp through SPRD. Free. All are welcome. Details: 541-645-0688 or starshinetheater.com.

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Walk with a Ranger on Whychus Overlook Trail Join Discover Your Forest and the Sisters Ranger District in an informative hike along Whychus Overlook Trail. Forest Service rangers will be stationed along the trail to provide information about current topics and answer questions. Thursday, June 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. This is a one-mile accessible trail. Free to the public, all ages. For more info www. discoveryourforest.org. Kids’ Butterfly Walk, Metolius Preserve Bring your family to the Metolius Preserve for a kids’ butterfly walk led by butterfly guru Amanda Egertson and her kids, Lucy (12) and Eli (10). This Deschutes Land Trust hike is perfect for kids ages 6-11 with a grown-up in tow. Thursday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. Online registration is required at deschuteslandtrust.org/hikes. Info: 541330-0017. Fox Walk + Owl Eyes Susan Prince will lead a nature walk just for kids at the Metolius Preserve on Saturday, July 13 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Learn how to enter into wild lands like the animals do. Practice observation skills and group mapmaking. This Deschutes Land Trust hike is perfect for kids ages 8-14 with a grown-up in tow. Online registration is required at deschuteslandtrust.org/hikes. Info: 541330-0017.

Family Fun Story Time Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, June 27, and July 11, 18, and 25 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078. Universe of Crafts All ages are welcome to join this journey around the world and into space through stories and crafts at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, June 29 and July 20 at Sisters Library. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more information. Mission to Mars Explore life on Mars, get to know the rovers, and play with Mars mud with other kids ages 6-11. Wednesday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Sisters Library. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for info. Pajama Storytime Stories and activities aimed at the early learning needs of birth to 5-year-olds. Pajamas optional! Sisters Library on Tuesday, July 16 at 6 p.m. No registration required. Info: 541-617-7078. To the Moon! Discover the moon’s phases and make moon dust with other kids ages 6-11. Space Camp is Wednesday, July 24 at 10:30 at Sisters Library. No registration required. Info: 541-617-7078.

being what it is, that story seems more likely, and it was out there, in the long, brushy reaches of the Madeline Plains, that Sheriff CC Rachford rode Dick down and slapped him in irons. Forgive my suspicious nature, but “climate” bills carry the same stink as Dick’s lynching. From at least one angle they look a lot more like socialist redistribution than a legitimate plan to “save” our planet, our bluish orb that has somehow managed to survive the last 4.5 billion years without the feel-good fantasy of “carbon credits”. It’s likely that the best vaccine against climate change is to stop stacking so many mouths in the same feed trough, but that idea never seems to get much traction. Out on the desert, I kept the hammer down through Lakeview and Paisley, thinking over my plans for that beautiful filly riding in the back, and remembering a rumor – not without evidence—that Holden Dick had a map leading to his buried loot. Word is, he gave that map to his defense attorneys shortly before meeting his sad destiny in the woodshed. The lawyers, naturally, denied it.

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Stuffed Animal Sleepover Wear your pajamas, bring your stuffed friend, and listen to a story, then leave your stuffed friend for an overnight sleepover. Saturday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m. at Sisters Library for ages 0-11. On Tuesday morning, pick up your friend and a photo memory book. No registration required. Info: 541-617-7078.

TEEN EVENTS Outlaw Gamer Group A new, non-religious youth group is meeting at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Saturdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Adult volunteers hang out with Outlaw Gamer Group (OGG), providing an environment where teens in grades 8-12 can socialize and get creative, as long as they’re willing to avoid electronic devices. To get involved, email Stephen King at skmyth.king@gmail.com, call Michelle at 541-549-7087, or show up on a Saturday. Mixed Media Workshop Blast off with this space-themed mixed media workshop with paper-cut artist Carly Garzon Vargas. Saturday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sisters Library for ages 12-17. Call 541-617-7078 for info. Galaxy Slime Learn all about polymers as you make & take your own DIY galactic slime, Mars mud and moon dough at Sisters Library on Tuesday, July 30 at 3 p.m. Supplies provided, no registration required. Ages 10 to 17. Info: 541-617-7078.

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KIDS IN PRINT

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Ski Lifts & St. Bernards: an interview with the Fosters By the middle school students of Black Butte School

Black Butte School students in Camp Sherman, Oregon interviewed Sylvia and Leon Foster, a retired couple that helped make Central Oregon what it is today. The Fosters worked on building and managing the early skiing facilities at Mt. Bachelor and Hoodoo Ski Bowl. Later they bought Cold Springs RV Resort in Camp Sherman. They were really nice and answered our questions with a lot of details. We documented what they said in class and took careful notes. The following is part one of our collective article. — Emily Bourdage The Early Days: Mt. Bachelor Mr. Leon Foster was very excited about skiing. Leon used to climb Mt. Bachelor and ski down with his brother and a friend. The snow was up to eight feet. “We’d start a campfire and…in the morning it would be beneath five feet of snow,” Leon said. They did not ski at Mt. Bachelor very often. It took a lot of effort to climb it. They had skied at Skyliners up to that point. Leon decided that he wanted to be part of the Mt. Bachelor ski program when it started up. He helped build the first chair

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lift in 1962. He also helped build the runs with a D8 Cat, a large tractor/bulldozer made by the Caterpillar company. — Daniel Yoder Their Sweet Meeting This story is going to be about how the famous Sylvia and Leon Foster met! Bend used to be a small little mill town, nothing like the bustling city it is now. Leon explained how they met at Bend High. Leon saw her, the one, the only Sylvia. Their sweet meeting made me and some of my classmates tear up. Leon explained, “We graduated from Bend High in 1950 and we were also married in 1950, in November.” Leon told us, “We spent some time in Southern California during the Korean War, building airplanes for the Navy—and that was the time we were needed in the defense.” — Addison Russell Living at Hoodoo A long time ago Leon and Sylvia Foster managed Hoodoo, the ski area near the summit of Santiam Pass. Before then, Leon said, “I will take over Hoodoo and run it.” Sylvia and Leon’s family lived in the old Hoodoo lodge. It was a four-story building with 52 rooms. It was built in 1938. They had five kids at the time, living in the lodge at Hoodoo. They also told us about their two dogs: a German shepherd and a St. Bernard named St. Santiam. St. Bernards are very large dogs that are famous for rescuing people in snowy conditions. St. Santiam did not like fur. Sylvia said, “A lady came into the parking lot had fur boots on. He saw those fur boots and took off after them.” Sylvia laughed. “He had her up on the roof of the car, trying to get rid of the St. Bernard.”

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Weston Dean shakes hands with Sylvia Foster. His class interviewed Sylvia and her husband, Leon, about their life in Central Oregon over the decades.

She said that St. Santiam loved people. Back then, there was a flat area at the base of the chair lift, and people had to walk or push on their skis to get back to the lodge. “He would come up behind you and take ahold of your ski pole or glove…” Sylvia said. “…and Santiam would tow the people back to the lodge,” said Leon. “One time he was at the loading ramp and he decided he was going to go up with them.” The dog jumped into the ski-lift chair with a skier. The skier pushed Santiam into the net under the chair — then the skier fell into the net after him. Leon chuckled, “We had to shut it all down.” Later a forest fire came to Hoodoo in 1967 and burned most of the trails. It burned their double chair lift, which Leon said was “the first double chair lift in North America.” — Kellen Petke, Ace Chew & Weston Dean Coming Soon... That wasn’t the only fire the Fosters lived through. In next month’s issue of Kids in Print: the Foster family flees Hoodoo.

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Children had a great time painting rocks at Sisters Farmers Market.

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Buttons and fountains and rocks, oh my! Kids are making Sisters Farmers Market their own. Look out for kids painting rocks, making buttons, and starring in talent shows. You’ll see some running through the fountains at the splash pad (bring a towel). Some may have green hearts painted on their cheeks! Sometimes they even sell lemonade. Kid Made Camp students will sell their smoothies and handmade crafts coming up in August. Kids can do it! The market happens on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fir Street Park.

Singing the National Anthem “It was a really big honor to sing the National Anthem at the Sisters Rodeo. I was super nervous when I started, but I tried to focus on the flag and the song. I hope I made lots of people happy!” — Naomi Bennette, age 11 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

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Why did the bird crosss the road? To get to the other seed. — Elliot E., age 4 What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear! — Zephyr Sharp, age 4 Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide! — Gusty Berger-Brown, age 8 Send in your own joke! Email it to kidsinprint@nuggetnews.com along with your name, and age or grade level.

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Local artist contributes to Healing Reins Horses have been discovered to have a very special gift. They can help people who are physically and emotionally injured to heal. There are some things that only a horse can do. If you have lost the use of your legs, you may be fitted with prosthetic replacements, but as good as they can be, there is always discomfort when you wear them. A horse gives you legs that let you fly over the ground. You can find a freedom with a horse that is beyond anything you imagined when you were first injured. If you are emotionally scarred by war or abuse, you’ll never be able to fully function in society until you are able to overcome the deep, often hidden, fear that can choke your social adjustment. A horse will help you overcome that fear as no other counselor or program can do. In Colorado, a prison has been using violent inmates to gentle wild American horses. The result of this collaboration between the BLM and the prison system has produced the most successful inmate rehabilitation program in the country. Healing Reins, in Bend, is a non-profit organization which offers horse therapy to the public. This growing industry is a natural for Central Oregon, and Healing

Reins has enjoyed a successful 20 years serving the community. As a non-profit, they depend upon community support. This year they decided to invite local artists to submit a painting, which will be sold, with the proceeds supporting their horse therapy program. Sisters artist Jean Russell Nave decided to join the project. Nave grew up with horses and had a dream about a piece of art she has painted and is offering to the program. When Jean was young, her family was dysfunctional and her horse was her way to escape the chaos. She would canter across the fields and dream that her little mare, Ginger, could fly. Her painting is titled, “Sunrise Magic—the Gift of Freedom,” in honor of the freedom Healing Reins’ horses give their clients. The completed works of art are a minimum of 18 by 24 inches, either horizontal or vertical. The art will be delivered at the end of this month to Kelly Thiel at The Wilds in Bend. The exhibit will show the entire month of July at Layor Art Supply, 1000 NW Wall St., #110, Bend. The first reception will be downtown Bend’s “First Friday,” July 5 at 5 p.m. The second reception will be “Meet the Artists” on Thursday, July 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p. m.

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Allen said. While he grew up in the San Diego, California, area, Allen’s mother’s family was from Oregon, and he spent considerable time here in his youth, working on a farm near Madras. “I quickly figured out doing farm labor — I’d look up at Mount Jefferson and think I’d rather be up there,” he recalled with a smile. Allen spent all his time outdoors, no matter where he was, and that’s where he wanted to work. “I knew from early high school that I wanted a job where I was paid to be outdoors,” he said. He got his degree in forestry from UC Berkeley in 1979 and worked on crews in the woods for 15 years. While working on the Umpqua National Forest, a mentor advised him to move into management. “I was 36 at the time, and starting to see that there was a bigger world out there and I was interested in that world,” he recalled. Allen has served as a Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Gallatin National Forest in Montana and a District Ranger for the McKenzie Ranger District on the Willamette National Forest. Allen’s entry into the Forest Service and into leadership positions coincided

with a transition from a getthe-cut-out mentality of the “old” Forest Service to a more ecologically based approach that fit well with Allen’s education, training and temperament.

It’s finding that sweet spot of those social, ecological and economic goals... “I was real excited about that,” he said. He feels that the Deschutes National Forest is a good example of how competing and sometimes conflicting needs can be balanced. “We are one of the most intensively managed forests in the West,” he said. Yet ecological values are still at the forefront. “It’s finding that sweet spot of those social, ecological and economic goals,” he said. Getting community buy-in is critical to finding that sweet

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spot, and Allen has proved adept at cultivating it. “I think it takes time” he said. “You have to build up community support. And the best way to do that is to get them involved.” Allen is confident that community involvement and engagement will continue under his successor. As for himself, he and his wife will stay in Central Oregon, though travel to Ireland, Scotland and the Alps are in the cards. He plans on taking advantage of the recreational opportunities he’s sought to accommodate. “I tell everybody unabashedly that I’m going to ski midweek from now on and I’m going fishing when I want to, not when I can fit it in,” he said. Allen expressed appreciation for a high-quality staff across the forest — and they in turn salute him as he heads out to the river. Deschutes National Forest Public Affairs Officer Jean Nelson-Dean spoke for many of her colleagues in assessing Allen’s tenure: “I’ve never worked with anyone who showed as much leadership as John Allen.”

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Author of Western novel Quilt supports Furry Friends to visit book store

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John Larison will read from his award-winning tale of the West. teacher before turning fulltime to writing. “Whiskey When We’re Dry” was a Los Angeles Times Bestseller, an Indie Next Pick, and a finalist for the Ken Kesey Award. It was named a Best Book by O Magazine, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Outside Magazine, Powell’s, N P R ’s A l l Things Considered, and others, and is currently being developed for a feature film. He lives with his family in Bellfountain, Oregon. Paulina Springs Books is located at 252 W. Hood Ave. For more information call 541-549-0866.

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If “Mulan meets Deadwood in a Wild West novel narrated by its straightshooting heroine” sounds like your kind of book, a visit to Paulina Springs Books might be in order on Saturday, July 6, at 6:30 p.m. John Larison, author of “Whiskey When We’re Dry” will be on hand to read from and discuss his acclaimed bestselling novel. In the spring of 1885, Jessilyn Harney finds herself orphaned on the family’s remote ranch. She cuts her hair, dresses in men’s clothing, and sets off on her undersized horse to reunite with the only kin she has left — a big brother turned notorious outlaw. While wrestling with her brother’s identity, and haunted by questions about her own, Jess must outmaneuver those who underestimate her to find her brother before the law does. Told in Jess’s wholly original and unforgettable voice, “Whiskey When We’re Dry” is an epic as expansive as America itself — and a reckoning with the myths that are entwined with our history. Larison was born in Philomath, Oregon, in 1979 and was a fly-fishing guide and high school English

Sisters quilter Valerie Fercho-Tillery has once again crafted a special fundraising quilt to support Furry Friends Foundation. “I just love what Furry Friends does to help people in Sisters keep their pets in their home,” Fercho-Tillery told The Nugget. “Bark for Our Parks II” features scenes from America’s national parks — which, along with animal welfare, are a passion for the quilter. Fercho-Tillery told The Nugget that the spectacular Glacier National Park in Montana is her favorite of the parks she has visited. The quilt can be viewed at the Furry Friends office, 204 W. Adams Ave., Ste. 109 in the Sisters Art Works Building (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Funds will be raised through the sale of tickets for a drawing that will be held on September 9. Tickets are $1 each, six for $5 or 25 for $20. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to Furry Friends Foundation. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Furry Friends office or through a PayPal link at www.furryfriends foundation.org/quilt.html. Online ticket purchase will include a $1 fee to cover the cost of mailing. Furry Friends is a volunteer organization that offers pet food assistance and spay/

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They rotate their chicken tacos weekly and mentioned that their chile lime chicken taco and bowl is a huge hit along with the Thai fusion bowl. Egge and Taber create all dressings from scratch and call them designer salsas. Their honey lime cumin dressing, chipotle sauce and smoky grilled pineapple salsa all really set them apart. Egge incorporates the Laird Superfood products into the preparation of a few of their dishes. “ We u s e t h e L a i r d Superfood product into our cooking such as our chipotle barbecue sauce that we use for our chicken,” she said. “It has Laird Superfood cacao creamer as an ingredient that gives a rich deep undertone to its flavor profile.” Three Sisters Snack Shack will have Laird Superfood hydrate products on tap. She added, “One is pineapple mango, and it’s a coconut water-based hydrate.” Taber noted, “We want to make the public aware that during the major festival weeks, including 4th of July, we will be serving the public all seven days of the week from 12 (noon) to 7 p.m.” Next door to Boone Dog Pizza is G Spot Foods and Catering with Wendy Hickey at the helm. She serves up Italian cuisine from scratch

received a report from one of the involved drivers who explained that a man later identified as Justin Lehr pointed a firearm at him from his vehicle while it was in motion. The victim driver described the suspect vehicle as a white Dodge pickup and provided a description of the suspect driver who had pointed the gun. The suspect vehicle followed the victim into Sisters where the victim turned and the suspect did not follow. Deputies, assisted by Black Butte Ranch Police and

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Wendy Hickey is at the helm of a new food cart in Sisters. with a focus on homemade sauces and pasta. H ickey g r ew up i n Jefferson City, Missouri, working in an Italian restaurant through high school and college. After practicing law for 19 years she realized her passion was cooking Italian, so she enrolled in culinary school in Denver in 2016. Hickey said, “They had a program through that school where you could study in Italy, so I went to Parma and Brescia, Italy and learned pasta and gelato. Then I sought out on my own education through Cast Alimenti in Brescia, Italy for the gelato part of it.” The Italian menu at G Spot includes pastas, sandwiches, soup and desserts including gelato. Hickey noted, “In my name G Spot, the G is short for gelato. She makes her gelato from Eberhard’s whole milk and cream, adds local berries,

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hazelnuts, local fruits, coffee and more. “That makes the batter, and then it goes into a batch freezer which makes the ice cream,” Hickey said. She added that Northern Italian food accentuates what is local. “So here I use local produce from local farms, and I make the pasta with Italian flour and I also use Parma meat and Parma cheeses.” Hickey creates her own pasta, sauces, Italian dressing, ricotta cheese and gelato. For her desserts, she serves gelato and bakes roulade cakes, brownies, and caramel waffle gelato sandwiches. Hickey’s best sellers on the menu are handmade pastas such as cannelloni, fettuccine and toasted ravioli. Hickey said, “I love making my own food from scratch because I think it’s important that we get back to those basics and stop the processed food.”

Oregon State Police searched the Sisters area looking for the suspect vehicle. The vehicle was located in motion near Bi-Mart and deputies, assisted by the Oregon State Police, conducted a high-risk (guns drawn) traffic stop and took Lehr into custody. A search of his vehicle located a handgun that is alleged to be involved, according to the DCSO report. Lehr’s seven-yearold son was also present in the vehicle during this incident and was returned to his mother following Lehr ’s arrest. Lehr was lodged at the Deschutes County Jail on charges including: unlawful use of a weapon; menacing; and endangering the welfare of a minor.

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Jessi Glanz, second from right, traveled to Washington, DC. for leadership development.

Sisters student hones leadership skills A Sisters Heart of Oregon than themselves. It gives YouthBuild student was them the confidence that they selected to join more than have the skillsets, mindsets 80 other young leaders in and partners to return home Washington, D.C., to fur- and make a significant impact ther develop their leadership on their communities.” skills and network with curA new addition to the rent and former students from conference this year was the YouthBuild programs across Service Impact Fair, where the country. Jessi Glanz from students highlighted their serSisters participated in the vice to community through 31st annual YouthBuild USA pictures, videos and stories AmeriCorps Conference of during a science-fair-style Young Leaders (CoYL) in the event. The presentations told beginning of June. the story of the service they The YouthBuild USA provided, the impact they’ve AmeriCorps Conference had on their community and of Young Leaders brings what they learned during their together young people from time at YouthBuild. across the country to fully “The best part of going to experience CoYL was meetthe breadth ing amazing and impact of youth builders YouthBuild’s from around the global moveUnited States,” ment rooted I now have more courage s a i d G l a n z . in leadership, was to follow my dreams “Everyone service, eduso welcomcation and ing and carand do what makes workforce ing. I now have training. The more courage me happy. young peoto follow my ple shared dreams and do their experiwhat makes me ences with happy. CoYL each other and participated really made me feel like I in workshops on understand- found a place where I belong. ing substance abuse and its I learned so much in four impact on long-term success, days, and I’ll never forget it.” building healthy relationHeart of Oregon ships, developing financial YouthBuild is one of 252 local capability skills, identifying programs across the U.S. that leadership styles and personal help unemployed and out-ofbranding. Delegates like school young people ages 16 Glanz are chosen to attend to 24 attain their High School by their fellow students and Equivalency (HSE) or high local YouthBuild program school diploma. During that staff. time, they also learn career “YouthBuild students are skills by building affordable full of promise and—when housing and other community given the opportunity cou- assets in their neighborhoods pled with support from car- while engaging in commuing adults—they can go on nity service and leadership to do great things,” said John training. Graduates leave Valverde, CEO of YouthBuild prepared for success in postUSA, who addressed the stu- secondary education, careers dents at the conference. “Our and registered apprenticeConference of Young Leaders ships—and as a part of a shows young people that they strong and supportive global are part of something larger community.

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Dock, natural light, custody of children under 18. mini splitter for low-cost heat ChafortheFinest.com This newspaper will not knowingly & air. 503-715-6778. accept any advertising for real estate 205 Garage & Estate Sales which is in violation of the law. Our Prime Downtown Retail Space readers are hereby informed that all Call Lori at 541-549-7132 RANCH DRESSINGS dwellings advertised in this Vintage dining hutch. $250 OBO. Cold Springs Commercial BOUTIQUE BARN SALE. newspaper are available on an equal 541-390-4244 Vintage, Western, cottage, opportunity basis. To complain of 2,000 Sq. ft. shop, 14- and 25-ft. repurposed, one-of-a-kind. discrimination call HUD toll-free at ceiling height, bathroom, June 29-30. 10-5. No EBs. 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free brand-new, off-street parking, telephone number for the hearing water and trash incl., $1,700. 211 18137 Fadjur Ln., Sisters. impaired is 1-800-927-9275. East Sun Ranch, Sisters. 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403 Pets Joyful Pup Pet Happiness Service! Offering experienced and loving pet care, Joyful Pup Hikes, Happy Dog Walks, Forest Adventures and Trail Dog Training. Contact Jen at 541-848-9192 or joyfulpupinsisters@gmail.com A CARING ENVIRONMENT for your treasured Best Friends in your home while you're away! Sisters-Tumalo-Petsitting.com 541-306-7551 Furry Friends Foundation helps pets in our community! Open Tues. & Thurs., 11 to 2 204 W. Adams Ave. #109 541-797-4023

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FLIGHT: Program has turned out many young pilots Continued from page 3

Flight Science program at SHS has expanded to three classes, and Outlaw Aviation at the Sisters Airport has grown to three airplanes and three Certificated Flight Instructors (CFI). The classes have been offered at SHS for six years, and are taught by Sheryl Yeager, also a CFI. It’s the collaboration between the organizations that makes the program so unique and successful. “Outlaw Aviation is an exceptional operation. With the classes at SHS, and the flight instruction talents of Sam Monte, Walt Lasecki and Kristin Berg, it is the perfect combination that can put the right flight instructor with every student. It’s no wonder that they are creating so many private pilots,” said Brian Lansburgh, also a CFI. “In the beginning when I didn’t know anything about aviation, I started with the Flight Science class and the weekly evening ground school at the airport. Then as I advanced, the intensive oneon-one study time with Walt, and flight lessons with Sam at Outlaw Aviation prepared me for the written and oral FAA exams,” said Schutte. All the teachers at SHS support the students’ commitment necessary for flight training. “My other teachers were super understanding and supportive if I was late to class because I had been up flying,” noted Perle. The final test to earning a pilot license is a rigorous oral and practical in-flight exam which can take up to six hours. “I was nervous at first, but then as I was able to answer the questions, I realized how much I really do know. Then

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on the flight test, I just tried to focus on being smooth and precise,” said Schutte. “These two young adults have been dedicated to their training, even with rigorous academic and extracurricular activities of a high school lifestyle, and proven themselves victorious throughout. Well done!” said Sam Monte, CFI.

“Both Luka and Trever have an exciting future ahead in aviation. When asked what advice Perle would give to students aspiring to become pilots, he said, “Set intermediate goals with dates on when you’re going to achieve them. Don’t procrastinate and leave everything for the end. And it’s important to fly regularly, or else you forget and have to relearn skills.” “Both Luka and Trever have an exciting future ahead in aviation. Their flight training has given them valuable

life skills far beyond most high school kids. They’ve become responsible adults and proficient pilots over the last four years,” said Sheryl Yeager, CFI and SHS Flight Science teacher. Both Perle and Schutte have chosen to make commercial aviation their career path, and will be continuing their flight training at Central Oregon Community College (COCC) next year. They plan to continue instruction with Outlaw Aviation for their instrument and commercial pilot ratings while earning a degree in aviation. The current and forecast commercial pilot shortage ensures a profession in very high demand. “They have a significant head start in the COCC program because they have already earned their private certificate, and will receive credit for those classes. They will also be eligible to interview with Alaska/Horizon Airlines for a sponsorship at COCC. Taking full advantage of the Flight Science program in high school was the smartest way to get started. We are very proud of both of them,” said Walt Lasecki, CFI with Outlaw Aviation.

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potential to do a lot of damage to surrounding buildings and structures. The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded to 10 bark-mulch fires in 2018. Fire District personnel recommend creating defensible space around your home or business. Defensible space is essential to protect a structure from direct flame or radiant heat. Using non-combustible ground cover in areas susceptible to careless disposal of smoking materials is essential to creating a defensible space. These areas include along sidewalks, near business entrances, throughout apartment complexes, and other public spaces. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Chief Roger Johnson said, “Bark mulch should never come in contact with a building or combustible material such as a deck or fence attached to a building.

Smoking materials should be disposed of into a non-combustible metal or clay container. Smoking materials should be disposed of into a noncombustible metal or clay container. Before disposing of materials, ensure they are cool to the touch. Fire officials recommend that business owners develop and enforce guidelines for smoking on their property. Smoke in areas away from things that burn such as bark mulch landscaping, combustible vegetation and planters. For more information about defensible space at your home or business, contact the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District at 541-549-0771.

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BUILDERS: Program teaches variety of skills Continued from page 3

students through the guitar class more than anything.” He often mentions to his students that while building a guitar is a “pile of problems,” it is beneficial for them to solve problems relating to something they’re extremely passionate about and receive something tangible as a result, like a guitar or ukulele. The creative director of Sisters Folk Festival, Brad Tisdel, has similar sentiments… “The opportunity to be challenged for the whole school year to complete an instrument is a great achievement,” said Tisdel. He believes that Cosby creates a great learning environment for students to do so. While Tisdel himself has not yet built an instrument with Cosby, he actively participates in the Americana Luthier Program and taught the guitar students to play Bob Marley’s “Don’t Worry About a Thing” for their Luthier Showcase July 17. Leah Chapman, a student who built a ukulele her junior year and a guitar her senior year, says she learned a lot of

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Students and instructors gathered last week to celebrate another year of guitar and ukulele building. life skills from both classes, particularly that it takes “a lot of planning to succeed.” Chapman says her favorite part of building her guitar was being able to make it her own with a daisy drawn by her friend True Durden, among other details. Abi Manley, another student in the guitar class, felt she wasn’t very artistic prior

to taking the class, as she was what she called “more of a math person,” but she really wanted to make something in high school that she could hold on to. Building her guitar helped Manley to be more creative and showed her why it’s important to be meticulous in the things she does. The ukulele portion of the evening, which featured a

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slideshow and musical performance, was dedicated to Bill MacDonald, an instructor in the ukulele-building class. Marcy Edwards, another instructor of the class, told the audience, “MacDonald started teaching students how to build ukuleles after a middle school student asked why there was no ukulele-building class at the high school.”

Edwards told the audience of parents and peers that evening that in total the instructors have helped to make approximately 150 ukuleles since the beginning of the class. David Perkins, who is also an instructor in the class, led the students in a performance of “This Land is Your Land.” While having an opportunity to build a guitar or ukulele is an experience unique to Sisters High School and a few other high schools in the nation, educators and students agree it is an extremely valuable one. Students will endure numerous trials and tribulations while building their instruments, be it a misinstalled fingerboard or a piece that snaps off at a crucial time in the building process, but in the words of Brad Tisdel Monday evening, “It’s not a matter of the mistakes you make, but how you fix them.”

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17678 WILT ROAD Secluded 40-acre buildable parcel adjacent to government land. Beautiful old ponderosa pines, juniper & natural groundcover throughout. All of the property has usable terrain with slight slope from the higher west side to the lower southeast corner. Great solar and southern exposure. Perfect property for RV/camping or build your own offthe-grid cabin or dream home. Conditional use approval in place allows for construction of a residence. Located within the Metolius Winter Deer Range. Deer, elk and other wildlife abound. Great area for horse trail-riding. Located 10 miles NE of Sisters via a series of paved, gravel and dirt public roads that lead right to the property. Bordered by public lands on 3 sides. Adjacent public forest lands extend west to the Cascades. $225,000. MLS#201609530 HIGH DESERT LIVING AT ITS FINEST This 1/2-acre homesite is a chance to build in one of Central Oregon’s finest communities. With a focus on wellness and “walking softly on the earth,” Brasada Ranch offers a tip-top athletic club, Jacobsen/Hardy golf course and extensive equestrian center. $85,000. MLS#201408571

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GLAZE MEADOW #45 Wonderful cabin at Black Butte Ranch. Recently updated throughout the kitchen, living and bathrooms. It features a natural wood-paneled interior with tall vaulted open-beam ceilings and natural lava-rock fireplace. Two bedrooms down plus loft with bathroom. Enjoy the great location at the end of a long, peaceful cul-de-sac close to the Glaze Meadow Sports and Recreation Center. Adjacent to bike/pedestrian pathway with easy access to beautiful National Forest lands.$399,000. MLS#201904587

14834 SOURDOUGH Great Tollgate home with an open-concept floor plan, family room (or office), woodstove and beautiful kitchen remodel. Single level, wellmaintained and move in ready! Lots of nice trees, large fenced yard, and borders National Forest! Tollgate features paved walking/biking paths, park, swimming pool, tennis and basketball courts, clubhouse, many access points to US National Forest lands and is protected by its own volunteer fire station! Located at the end of a culde-sac, 5 minutes from the quaint Western town of Sisters. $439,500. MLS#201904913

13764 SW MEADOW VIEW DRIVE Blue & buggy pine, single-level home with 2002 remodel/addition ideally suited for multigenerational 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 used-brick 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! Enjoy four seasons of FUN hiking, biking, flyfishing, cross-country skiing and all nature's magnificence. $399,900. MLS#201903057 NEAR THE DESCHUTES RIVER Climb the slight ridge and the mountain views open big and wide from Mt. Hood to Broken Top. Every peak is visible as well as the valley below. Bordering BLM directly on the eastside. Paved access, underground utilities, existing well and septic available. Enjoy the quiet setting and night sky in this beautiful secluded corner of Deschutes County. $395,000. MLS#201506281

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

343 W. ADAMS AVE. Development opportunity for new construction. 120’ x 114’. Good location in NW portion of Sisters. Located in area with mix of professional, service, and medical. $289,000. MLS#201903440

GOLF HOME 245 Located on the 14th fairway of the Big Meadow Golf Course. Open greatroom floor plan with fireplace, hardwood floors, large master suite, loft and single-car garage. Four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,242± sq. ft. Large rear deck overlooks the golf course. Home is in a vacation rental program and can be rented when the owners are not using it. $539,500. MLS#201811380 26324 SW METOLIUS MEADOWS DRIVE Borders National Forest! Quality, energy efficient & well maintained home. Reverse living floor. Main level w/beamed vaulted great room & kitchen, large master suite, office/den, 2 baths & laundry room. Lower level has 2 bedrooms and a bath. Granite counters, stainless appliances & gas fireplace. Lots of windows. Low maintenance landscaping w/irrigation; private paver patio, deck w/hot tub. Triple garage w/extensive builtins. Furnished or unfurnished. Move in ready. All season fun — ski, hike & bike out your back gate, fish in the Metolius River & enjoy the community pool & tennis courts. It’s time to live where you play.$539,000. MLS#201801824

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 17920 WILT ROAD Cascade mountain views from this private 38± acre homesite. A permitted gated driveway, buried power lines to homesite, installed permitted septic tank and lines and a water system await you at the top of the drive. Borders miles of public lands. With a permanent CUP in place. $350,000. MLS #201808510

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Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650 GRI, Broker

GLAZE MEADOW 251 Enjoy private resort living in this spectacular home! The greatroom features an open kitchen, generous dining area and a spacious living room featuring a river-rock fireplace. The master suite is on the main floor and features a fireplace. Guest bedroom and bath is also on the main floor with 2 bedrooms up and a bonus room/office (could be used for extra sleeping arrangements). This home has a beautiful new deck with built-in spa. A must-see property! $775,000. MLS#201811746

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

Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Broker

Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker