The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 29
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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Annual quilt show entertains thousands By Jodi Schneider Correspondent
Colorful quilts lined the streets creating a riot of color that spilled across downtown Sisters, soaking guests in a flood of design schemes on Saturday for the 44th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Beginning at the break of dawn on Saturday, hundreds of volunteers hung over 1,200 quilts. From contemporary to traditional king-sized quilts, the town of Sisters was an exploration of patterned artistry pieced together, transforming Sisters into the largest outdoor quilt show in the world. Sponsored by Kaufman Fabrics, the event brought together visitors of all ages from around the globe to browse a galaxy of quilt displays. “Bountiful Living” was the theme for this year’s quilt show and of the 2019 poster created by artist Kathy Deggendorfer. Deggendorfer, a local artist, creates designs rich with color and pattern that feature See QUILTS on page 23
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Synchronicity, synergy, outstanding event organization, and a cadre of willing volunteers spelled unparalleled success for this year’s 22nd annual Quilts in the Garden Tour held July 11. This year the Sisters Garden Club, that sponsors the tour, sold 887 tickets, 300 more than last year. Donna Lipscomb and Lolly Tweed were the cochairs of the event this year. They, with all their volunteers, and the property owners who graciously opened their gardens and homes to the public, provided a special day replete with sumptuous
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Economist describes ‘jawdropping’ growth By Sue Stafford Correspondent
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It takes a big volunteer effort to hang the quilts at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.
Quilts in the Garden Tour sets record By Sue Stafford
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gardens, beautiful homes, rich local history, a plethora of colorful quilts, an agricultural/educational enterprise, and, of course, beautiful local views. At several of the locations, local vendors sold garden-related items. Rustic Garden sold all of their metal garden art and furniture and Five Feathers Farm sold all of their succulents. Each vendor also donated an item for a raffle at their location. At the Apregan’s home, a beautiful art quilt created by local artist Leotie Richards was raffled off and won by Pattie Apregan, so it got to stay right there (see story, See TOUR on page 30
Sisters is growing — fast. “The numbers aren’t big, but the rate of growth is jawdropping,” Damon Runberg, Regional State Economist for the Oregon Employment Department told the Sisters City Council at their workshop on July 10. In 2000, the population of Sisters was 961 people. By 2010, that number had grown 112 percent to 2,038 and that included the period of the recession, which hit Central Oregon hard. Since 2010, there has been an additional 32 percent growth to 2,691 according to Portland State University statistics. Runberg described this as “a transformational period,” See GROWTH on page 21
Sisters youth is a rodeo champion By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
To succeed in rodeo, you have to adapt and overcome. That’s what Adrienne Steffan did last month at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Huron, South Dakota. She went into the competition for the third time figuring she’d do well in Goat Tying and Breakaway Roping. But rodeo deals the cards, and sometimes they’re not so good. Steffan got a bad draw in her first go-round in those events — meaning the stock wasn’t at its best. That set her up for a disappointing placing — and could have meant a disappointing rodeo. But Adrienne cowgirl’d up; she figured she’d have to excel in a different event. And that’s just how it turned
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Adrienne Steffan successfully grabbed the ribbon off a roped calf to claim the world championship at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo. out. Ribbon Roping is a timed team event, in which a mounted roper catches a
steer and dallies the rope, while a runner sprints in See CHAMPION on page 21
Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes .................. 7 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 25 Property Guy.................... 29 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements................12 Sisters Naturalist.............20 Classifieds..................26-28 Real Estate .................29-32
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Jonah Goldberg Welcome, Sisters Glory Daze Car Show Participants and Patrons! Sisters Glory Daze Car Show | Sat., July 20, 2019, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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: Motoring through downtown Sisters on Cascade Avenue is somewhat frustrating. Traffic moves slowly with frequent stops due to pedestrians crossing the roadway. With further population growth in Sisters, the drive through downtown would be a nightmare. One solution is to build a highway around the Sisters downtown area. I know the truckers and the motoring population to destinations beyond Sisters would be delighted. However, highway construction would be costly and the local vendors would be dismayed by the potential drop in revenue. An alternative to this dilemma is to build three or four pedestrian bridgeways over Cascade Avenue. I suspect the local vendors would be pleased and the motoring public with a special interest in Sisters would be satisfied. The cost would be somewhat modest relative to building a new highway. Scott Hawke
To the Editor: My June letter missed The Nugget, so let’s get caught up. The Board adopted a budget for next year, they approved the new staff that we are hiring and we celebrated some student success. We had several state champions to celebrate. In track, Skyler Larson won the high jump and Brody Anderson placed first in the 400-meter. Our equestrian, or “OHSET,” team had a great year that concluded with Savanna Salisbury, Bailey Knirk, and Sidney Sillers taking first in Team Penning. And last, but not least, our Jazz Band were named state champs after a great performance at the 4A Festival. I would also like to remind families that we are moving our start time for school back by 30 minutes. This move more closely matches the sleep patterns of teens and has been seen to have a positive impact on their physical and mental health. Our high school students
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Conservatives talk a lot about how we don’t like identity politics. But it’s not always clear what people mean by it. Academics and intellectuals tend to mean one thing, while politicians and activists often have something slightly different in mind. Democratic politicians who engage in identity politics often mean something like “ethnic politics,” by which members of a community organize in their collective interest. Conservatives sometimes use “identity politics” to describe simple ethnic politics, but only when it’s ethnic politics they don’t like. What they leave out is that this form of political engagement is as old as the country itself, because it’s as old as politics itself. From the Pennsylvania Dutch (who were actually Germans) to the Irish of Boston and New York, to the Scandinavians of the Midwest, various European ethnic groups engaged in politics in much the same way later waves of Vietnamese, Chinese, Hmong, Arabs and Hispanics have, never mind the most obvious example of African Americans. One doesn’t have to support everything done in the name of identity politics to understand that it’s not the grave threat to democracy and “e pluribus unum” that some make it out to be. My core problem with identity politics has little to do with this sort of thing. So rather than use the term and have to deal with the baggage that comes with it, let’s use something else. My problem is with categorical politics, or reductionist politics. What I mean by that is the tendency to talk about blacks, whites, Hispanics, gays, women, etc., as if they’re all interchangeable and reducible simply to the color of their skin or their sex or their sexual orientation. The notion that all you need to know about a person is the color of their skin still strikes me as close to the definition of racism, whether you’re talking about black people or white people or people of
some other hue. If you think you know what a woman is going to say before she says a word simply because you believe all women think a certain way, you’re a sexist. There are other problems with this kind of categorical thinking. The two most important: It’s not true, and it’s lazy. The Democrats running for president talk about abortion as if all women are in lockstep agreement on the issue, even though historically, men have tended to be slightly more pro-choice than women. Are pro-life women not women? The laziness of this kind of rhetoric is a sign of the dumbness of our politics these days. Politicians have forgotten how to make arguments, perhaps because voters are dismayingly impatient with things that run counter to what they already believe. Also, political consultants have figured out that on certain issues, if you speak categorically about groups, you can garner a majority of support from those groups even if significant minorities within those groups disagree. Republican sound bites on Israel often make it sound as if all Jews think alike on the subject. They don’t. Democratic sound bites on affirmative action imply African Americans are monolithic on the topic. They aren’t. Not all Hispanics, even recent immigrants, want to decriminalize illegal immigration. Identity politics always ends up being an appeal to a kind of group loyalty. “Real” blacks or women or Jews or gays believe X, and if you don’t believe X, you’re some kind of traitor to your tribe. One of the worst possible consequences of this kind of thinking isn’t that members of the group will be browbeaten into toeing the party line, but that other groups will buy into it. And that does make the country more bigoted, because the message is that individual members of various groups or categories can’t think for themselves. © 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
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EMT to visit Haiti on humanitarian trip paramedicine this past year and is in her third year as a student at the department. She is currently fulfilling the internship requirement of the program in Portland, and after that she will be a certified paramedic. “We do everything within the department as students, from going on fires and responding to emergencies and driving the ambulance,” Beiler said. Beiler has always wanted to go into medicine, but she
By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent
Rachelle Beiler, SistersCamp Sherman Fire Department volunteer and student, is taking her knowledge of medicine to Haiti in November. Beiler, a recent graduate from Central Oregon Community College, has gone through the student program at SCSFD where students serve as volunteer firefighters and EMTs, and in exchange, the department pays for their schooling. She graduated in
See BEILER on page 24
Sisters Folk Festival announces final line-up Sisters Folk Festival rolled out its final bookings for the 2019 festival which will take place September 6-8 throughout Sisters. There are additional offerings and new announcements to be made for the week of the festival as well. The festival will feature Red Dirt Boys, Emmy Lou Harris’ legendary band, featuring Phil Madeira & Will Kimbrough. Phil Madeira and Will Kimbrough will also play additional sets of their own original music. The musical trio, The Sweet Remains, will be performing at the festival,
and in partnership with the Sisters Movie House, will share their original film “The Independents” on Wednesday, September 4. Greg Naughton of the band wrote and directed the original film. There will be a suggested donation for the evening’s event. As part of a new offering, Sisters Folk Festival has confirmed a handful of artists as the “Folk Fest Family,” including songwriter and award winning poet, Beth Wood, the soulful songs and multi-instrumental prowess See FESTIVAL on page 24
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Nancy Montecinos, winner of this year’s Friends of the Sisters Library Scholarship.
Montecinos earned FOSL scholarship By Jim Anderson Correspondent
The Peg Bermel, Friends of the Sisters Library Scholarship started in 2007 and Audrey Tehan, of the well-known Sisters Seed-toTable Garden, was the first recipient. The award amount is $1,000 for their first year of college and $1,000 for their second year. Nancy Montecinos is this year’s winner. The criteria for the scholarship was that the student must have demonstrated motivation, commitment and involvement in the community through school, volunteer work or in the work
force. The students applying for the scholarship must have taken rigorous high school classes, maintained a good attendance, and they must have challenged themselves in their studies to have maintained a 2.5 GPA or better. In addition, they must also demonstrate the will to do their job(s) within the community, or work with the best effort possible, and to submit an essay stating the goals they have if they should come out a winner in the scholarship contest. The scholarship essay review committee consists of a chair and five members. Two are members of the FOSL board, and the other
three members are from the Sisters community. Montecinos found Sisters Library to be a vital component in her life at a very early age. She discovered the Spanish-language selection of books to be the perfect solution for her to learn English when she moved to Sisters from Mexico. By reading both Spanish and English novels a paragraph at a time, then sounding out the words in English, she became bi-lingual in time to excel in school. Montecinos still volunteers at the library today, and is preparing to enter nursing school in the fall. Read Nancy’s winning essay on page 24.
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
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Serving Quilt Show for two decades
Sisters printer earns industry recognition XPress Printing in Sisters was named among the top 100 small commercial printing companies in the U.S. by Print Magazine. XPress placed No. 94 on the list published in the July edition. Company owner and founder Tony Meyer said that he didn’t know that manager Jeff Swales was submitting the data required for the rankings. “It’s mostly financial benchmarks,” Meyer noted. The ranking in the top 100 among all of the companies that took the time to assemble and submit the data is gratifying for the Sisters businessman. “It means we’re one of the most successful small printing companies in the U.S.,” he said. That’s an accomplishment
By Jodi Schneider Correspondent
in a rapidly and constantly changing market. “ We ’ v e d i v e r s i f i e d what we do,” Meyer said. “We’re not just printers. We’re heavily involved with communications.” That means direct mail marketing and fundraising appeals for nonprofits. “We’re real successful,” Meyer said. Meyer started XPress Printing in Sisters in the 1980s and has worked to stay abreast of the technological tide that has revolutionized printing and print’s niche in the world of business. He noted that his printing work has moved from predominantly lithograph to now being 90 percent digital. XPress Printing employs 14 people in Sisters at its shop at 664 W. Hood Ave.
Sisters man arrested on assault charge Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 20-year-old Noah Kirshner of Sisters last week after a fight on the grounds at Sisters High School. Sgt. William Bailey told The Nugget that the incident on July 9 was initially reported as a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident. “Investigation determined that there had been a fight at the high school,” Sgt. Bailey said. Kirshner was taken into custody and transported to Deschutes County Jail on a charge of second-degree assault two; disorderly conduct; and felony parole/probation violation. Last September, Kirshner was arrested on multiple counts relating to a series of thefts from vehicles. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Black Butte Ranch police responded at about 3:49 p.m. on September 26, to a report of a domestic dispute at 576 E. Jefferson Ave. in Sisters. When law enforcement arrived, they contacted Noah Kirshner outside the residence. Investigators determined that Kirshner had
caused extensive damage to a residence and had been throwing rocks at vehicles. Investigating further, they found property in Kirshner’s possession that linked him to multiple vehicle break-ins in the Sisters area that had been reported the morning of September 25.
For quilter Donna Rice, board member for Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS), volunteering each year at SOQS is a labor of love — a commitment that’s lasted 20 years. “Through the years I have taken part in a number of tasks and have been hanging quilts every year since the beginning,” Rice said. “I’m a team leader with other volunteers, and we hang quilts in a section of town, including take-down at the end of the day.” Over the years, she has worked in the volunteer/ information booth and as a hostess at a section of town (watching the quilts, answering questions, handing out the event guide). She folds quilts in the event office as they come in and is on the team that selects the quilts to be hung and where they will be hung around town. Rice also designed the Quilt for Two Rivers that hangs in Sisters City Hall. This year Rice took on the challenge of reviewing and revising “The Book” for SOQS. Board Chair Jeff Omodt noted, “Many people don’t understand how many details need to be kept track of to have a place for each quilt. SOQS keeps a huge notebook describing every possible quilt hanging location and what size quilt could fit there. It’s a photo inventory of every flat surface in
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Donna Rice is the keeper of “The Book” for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. our entire town. The book is used to decide where every quilt will go before quilt day.” Rice added, “The book is the actual guide as to where each quilt will hang. I (with help) walked the town and checked the wires to see if they are broken, need to be replaced or just added to newly painted buildings. Then I checked with the merchants so I could be sure that all was OK — OK to hang where we did last year.” Rice began quilting around 1992 and has sewn clothes and home décor most of her life. “Once I started quilting I was hooked,” she told The Nugget. “A friend and I purchased a quilting machine in
1995 and we worked with a number of quilters in the area.” Since there were only a handful of long-arm quilters in the area at that time and three active guilds in Central Oregon, their quilting business thrived. She added, “We quilted tops for the local quilters who were not interested in quilting their own. I ‘retired’ in 2000 from the long-arm quilting business and now I primarily create art quilts of my own.” Rice describes her quilting style as “exploration.” “I am drawn to color — lots of color and small pieces of fabric. I find it a challenge and the work quite interesting.”
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Food preservation hotline is open By Kym Pokorny Correspondent
CORVALLIS – As canning season gets underway, the Food Preservation hotline from Oregon State University Extension Service starts taking calls July 15. The toll-free hotline at 800-354-7319 runs until Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. When the hotline is closed, callers can leave a message. The hotline is staffed by certified Master Food Preserver volunteers in Lane and Douglas counties, but is available statewide. Denise Fennell is the new Master Food Preserver coordinator in Douglas County and works with the volunteers to respond to the thousands of callers that use the hotline each year. Over half the questions are related to food safety. “It is easy for folks to go
down a ‘rabbit hole’ when searching for information about canning and food safety — and misinformation can be hazardous,” Fennell said. “That’s why the hotline is so important. Our callers know we have reliable, researchbased information and our volunteers can guide people to safe and successful food preservation.” Home food preservation has continued to grow as people show more interest in where their food comes from and how it is prepared. “We see a lot of home gardeners that are starting to can at home to ensure that their summer bounty of fruits and vegetables don’t go to waste,” she said. Most commonly, people ask about preserving salsa, tomatoes and tuna. OSU Extension offers publications on each: Salsa Recipes for Canning, Canning Seafood, Canning Tomatoes
and Tomato Products and Safely Canning Foods: Pressure Canners, Pressure Cookers and Electric Pressure Cookers. Search the catalog for “Food Preservation” and you’ll find more publications, including some in Spanish. Extension’s Ask an Expert, an online question-andanswer service, is another way to get information. Post a question and an expert will get back to you within 48 hours. They can offer information about anything related to food preservation from safety concerns to recipes. There’s also an app – Canning Timer & Checklist — for more experienced canners that provides reminders of essential steps in the canning process. A d d i t i o n a l l y, m a n y Extension offices offer free pressure gauge testing. The hotline volunteers can provide you with information specific to your county.
SPRD luau tickets are available Sisters Park & Recreation District will bring the Hawaiian Islands back to Sisters on Thursday, August 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Village Green City Park. Tickets for the event are available now. “This is the fifth year for our luau,” said Shannon Rackowski, event coordinator for SPRD. “Last year’s break made for many sad po’o faces, according to the feedback from the community.” SPRD will bring back that Aloha Sprint, the mutual affection and regard for all with no obligation in return, with music from headliner Kurt Silva, Halau Uhane Dancers, Sisters Ukulele Players, DJ Chuck Boogie, Halua O Hula Hawaii with Shannon Mokuahi Rackowski and the opening number to be performed by Kane O Hula, Men of Hawaiian Dance — Sisters/Camp Sherman Fire District Firefighters. Rackowski will be preparing the kaukau (the food) as usual, this year adding a little twist in the menu with teriyaki chicken, along with kalua pig (family recipes)
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Shannon Rackowski dances. sticky rice and more. “E Komo Mai, please come join us, bring your blankets and chairs, and get ready to listen to the Hawaiian sounds, watch the dancers entertain, and enjoy the kaukau!” said Rackowski. Tickets available at SPRD; call 541-549-2091, or purchase online at www.sistersrecreation.com (go to the event section, click on luau then click onto the blue link).
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How much water do snowpacks hold? By Steve Lundeberg Correspondent
CORVALLIS — Oregon State University researchers have developed a new computer model for calculating the water content of snowpacks, providing an important tool for water-resource managers and avalanche forecasters as well as scientists. “In many places around the world, snow is a critical component of the hydrological cycle,” said OSU Civil Engineering Professor David Hill. “Directly measuring snow-water equivalent is difficult and expensive and can’t be done everywhere. But information about snow depth is much easier to get, so our model, which more accurately estimates snow-water equivalent from snow depth than earlier models, is a big step forward.” The findings, published in The Cryosphere, are related to a NASA-funded snowdepth project co-led by Hill and also involving Oregon State Ph.D. student Ryan Crumley. The project is called Community Snow Observations and is part of NASA’s Citizen Science for Earth Systems program. Snowshoers, backcountry skiers and snowmachine users are gathering data to use in computer modeling of snow-water equivalent, or SWE. The Community Snow Observations research team kicked off in February 2017. Led by Hill, Gabe Wolken of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Anthony
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Researchers have developed models to more accurately measure the water content of snowpacks. Arendt of the University of Washington, the project originally focused on Alaskan snowpacks. Researchers then started recruiting citizen scientists in the Pacific Northwest. Currently, the project has more than 2,000 participants. The University of Alaska Fairbanks has spearheaded the public involvement aspect of the project, while the University of Washington’s chief role is managing the data. Hill and Crumley are responsible for the modeling. In addition to snow-depth information collected and uploaded by recreationists using avalanche probes, vast amounts of data are also available thanks to LIDAR, a remote sensing method that uses a pulsed laser to map the Earth’s topography. The new model developed by the Community Snow Observations team and collaborators at the University of New Hampshire calculates
snow-water equivalent by factoring in snow depth, time of year, 30-year averages (normals) of winter precipitation, and seasonal differences between warm and cold temperatures. “Using those climate normals rather than daily weather data allows our model to provide SWE estimates for areas far from any weather station,” Hill said. Researchers validated the model against a database of snow pillow measurements – a snow pillow measures snow-water equivalents via the pressure exerted by the snow atop it — as well as a pair of large independent data sets, one from western North America, the other from the northeastern United States. “We also compared the model against three other models of varying degrees
of complexity built in a variety of geographic regions,” Hill said. “The results show our model performed better than all of them against the validation data sets. It’s an effective, easy-to-use means of estimation very useful for vast areas lacking weather instrumentation – areas for which snow depth data are readily available and daily weather data aren’t.” In addition to NASA, the National Science Foundation and the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science supported this research. The codes needed to make this conversion from snow depth to SWE are freely available from the project team.
An 86-year-old Sisters man was found safe near Government Camp after being reported missing last week. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office sent out a bulletin seeking the public’s help in locating Elwin “Gale” Larson after he was reported missing from his residence in the 16000 block of Cattle Drive Road in Sisters on Tuesday morning, July 9. Sgt. William Bailey of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reported that Larson was located later that day, with his vehicle, in the area of Government Camp. “A motorist stopping at a gas station had seen the recent KTVZ alert on Facebook regarding Larson being missing,” Bailey stated. “As the motorist walked into the station, she saw Larson and immediately thought she recognized him from the alert. After checking her phone to confirm it was him, she notified law enforcement.” Government Camp is over 100 miles from Sisters. Larson’s family drove there to reunite with him.
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Be alert to elder abuse — Part III By Betsy Leighty-Johnson Guest Columnist
This is Part 3 of a multipart series on Elder Abuse Awareness, intended to raise community awareness and to provide resources for individuals who are themselves vulnerable or are caregivers, family or friends of vulnerable people. The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) has Adult Protective Service (APS) offices statewide to coordinate and conduct abuse investigations and provide services to reports of neglect and abuse of vulnerable adults, including: adults over the age of 65, adults with physical and/or developmental disabilities, adults with mental illness, and children receiving residential treatment services. Financial abuse (exploitation) is the leading type of elder abuse in Oregon, representing 32 percent of all substantiated cases in 2017. In Oregon, the average loss to financial abuse is approximately $25,000. Neglect of care and verbal/emotional abuse often co-exist in financial abuse cases. DHS’ web page provides definitions and warning signs for the abuse of vulnerable adults. They define financial exploitation as: • Wrongfully taking, by means including but not limited to deceit, trickery, subterfuge, coercion, harassment, duress, fraud, or undue influence, the assets, funds, property, or medications belonging to or intended for the use of an adult. • Alarming an adult by conveying a threat to wrongfully take or appropriate money or property of the adult if the adult would reasonably believe that the threat conveyed would be carried out. • Misappropriating or misusing any money from
any account held jointly or singly by an adult. • Failing to use income or assets of an adult for the benefit, support, and maintenance of the adult. DHS also gives the following warning signs of financial exploitation: • Unusual or inappropriate activity surrounding investment properties or in bank accounts, including the use of ATM cards, to make large or repeated withdrawals. • Signatures on checks, etc. that do not resemble the person’s signature, or signatures when the person cannot write. • Power of attorney given, or recent changes in or creation of a will or trust, when the person is incapable of making such decisions. • Unpaid bills, overdue rent, utility shut-off notices. • Excessive spending by a caregiver on himself for new clothing, jewelry, automobiles. • Lack of spending on the care of the person, including personal grooming items. • Missing personal belongings, such as art, silverware or jewelry. • Recent sale of assets and properties. A vulnerable person may have been generous and giving all of their lives and wants to give someone property or money. If you have a confidential or fiduciary relationship with someone, you may have a legal obligation to say “no.” This relationship includes being listed on a joint bank account, being an agent on a power of attorney, or having some kind of influence on their financial decisions. Financial elder abuse means wrongfully taking property or money from a vulnerable person. It may be easy to understand wrongful in the terms of theft, extortion, embezzlement,
or withholding some one’s money from them. However, it also includes the use of “undue influence,” whereby a person uses a “confidential relationship” with an elder to get money transferred to themselves. The advice from Orrin R. Onken, an elder law attorney out of Fairview, Oregon, is “don’t accept gifts from elderly relatives or other disabled people unless the gift is wrapped in Christmas wrap and fits beneath a tree,” and you open it in front of others. Failure to do so could end up with you being sued for three times the amount you received and required to pay the attorney fees incurred in suing you. If you become aware of signs that a person over 65 (or a person with disabilities of any age) is being abused, report it and let the authorities investigate. Protect any evidence you may have and call the toll-free abuse hotline at 800-503-SAFE or by calling local law enforcement in the county where the abuse occurred. If you report elder abuse in good faith, the law will protect you from being sued by the alleged abuser if you are mistaken. D r. B e t s y L e i g h t y Johnson has a PhD in Human Services with a specialization in Social and Community Services. In September 2014, the author and her husband discovered his (then) 96-year-old mother had been the victim of financial elder abuse. They were very involved in the collection of evidence assisting in the felony prosecution of the victim’s daughter for the crime. Since that time, the author has become an elder abuse advocate, currently assisting the Deschutes County District Attorney’s office with elder abuse cases.
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Sisters salutes… Sisters author Dr. Larry Len Peterson has been honored with the Board of Trustees Heritage Guardian Award from the Montana Historical Society. Peterson is a native Montanan, now living in Sisters. The citation notes that “… Dr. Larry Len Peterson’s outstanding efforts to preserve and promote Montana’s history and culture by writing beautiful, engaging books about Montana’s historic
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Blues phenom returns to Sisters
Parents: Be aware of the signs of sports injuries
By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent
Young blues sensation Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will be returning to the stage for the Sisters Rhythm & Brews Festival at the end of July. “Kingfish” — his nickname given to him by his guitar teacher — came to the Sisters Folk Festival four years ago when he first started out at 16 years old. Now 20, he has taken the blues world by storm. Rolling Stone magazine asks: “Is Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram the future of the blues? The blues savior is one of the most exciting young guitarists in years, with a sound that encompasses B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, and Prince.” Ingram first started to have an interest in music at 3 years old, and learned guitar at 8. He had a huge gospel influence growing up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with his aunts performing in the church choir. He lived next door to a blues band growing up and knew he loved it. He learned the blues form at the Delta Blues museum in Mississippi by Bill “HowlN-Madd” Perry. Perry gifted the young musician with a new stage name: Kingfish. The young bluesman performed at the White House for Michelle Obama in 2014 as part of a delegation of young blues musicians from the museum. “I love the storytelling that blues music is, it tells stories about life and showing raw emotion,” he told The Nugget. Kingfish always wanted to tell those stories.
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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has taken the world of the blues by storm. “I think if I didn’t do music it would’ve had a bad effect on me if I was just pushed into life,” he said. Growing up in Mississippi, the influence of the blues was everywhere and he was able to play in clubs and restaurants around his hometown. He played all around for many years and then one of his videos went viral and he started to build up a fan base around the state and eventually the nation. “Playing around there led to a new experience, and it all happened really fast. I knew it was something that I wanted to do in my life, I just didn’t know it would happen that fast,” he said. As stated by his website: “Kingfish has shared stages with Buddy Guy, Tedeschi Tr u c k s B a n d , R o b e r t Randolph, Guitar Short, Eric Gales and many others. He has befriended rock stars from Nikki Sixx to Dave Grohl. Since graduating high school, Kingfish has continued his life on the road.” He released his first fulllength debut album, entitled
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injuries are diagnosed and treated as soon as possible, preventing further damage from occurring,” said Cooper. Signs to watch out for include: • Headaches, lightheadedness or dizziness, which may indicate a concussion. • Limping or an appearance of pain when putting weight on and/or using a particular part of the body. • Difficulty standing, sitting, stepping or moving around normally. • Tingling, numbness or weakness in the limbs, fingers or toes. • Difficulty sleeping. • Sharp pain during practice, games or any physical activity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 30 million children and adolescents in the U.S. participate in youth sports. Just the high school-aged students within this group account for around 2 million injuries and 500,000 doctor visits each year. Of those under 14, 3.5 million receive medical treatment for sports injuries. “‘No pain, no gain’ doesn’t apply to youth sports, and there should be no such thing as ‘toughing it out,’” Cooper said. “If your child or teen is showing any of these signs, it’s important you get them evaluated as soon as you can.”
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University science project hit snag By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
The course of science — like true love — never does run smooth. A test flight for a project measuring electrical conductivity in connection with thunderstorms was to launch via balloon from Sisters Airport last week. The mission was a test flight to ensure success of further flights this summer. The joint effort of the University of Washington Earth and Space Sciences program and DigiPen Institute of Technology had a rough time getting off the ground — literally. There were several delays in launching due to technical issues with the 72-pound payload of sensors. Then, when the balloon went up on Wednesday, July 10, it came immediately back down. Sisters resident Steven Peterzen, who has conducted balloon launches for sciencerelated projects all over the world, was conducting the launch. He said that there was an error in the software code that ended the flight. “Instead of having four days to terminate the flight, they had it terminate in four minutes,” Peterzen explained. A second launch attempt on Thursday got the balloon off the ground, but it did not take flight. “It kind of stalled at 500 to 800 feet,” Peterzen said. “It was moving much slower than I’ve been accustomed to seeing over the years.”
The mission “did not meet the success criteria,” Peterzen said. But failing to meet success in a test flight still produces valuable data. “I don’t look at those (aborted flights) as failures,” Peterzen said. “Everybody learned something. How can you fail if you’re learning?” Peterzen is investigating the possibility of a flaw in the second balloon, while the rest of the team will have to evaluate the payload weights, calculations and software. Then they’ll be back for additional missions. The balloon and payload from the second flight were recovered from an open area to the south of Lake Billy Chinook. “They were able to almost drive right up to it,” Peterzen said. Like the Apollo missions of almost exactly 50 years ago that took men to the moon, there are many steps along the way to a successful mission. Some of them are mis-steps. All of them require support. Peterzen expressed appreciation to the owners and management of Sisters Eagle Airport for making the work in Sisters possible. “They supported that thing at no cost, so far,” Peterzen said. A pilot moved his plane out of his hangar to clear space for the team to work on the payload, and the airport staff provided equipment and ground support as required. “Whatever we needed — they never said no,” Peterzen said.
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Fossil of bone-crushing mammal a first in NW BEND (AP) — A fossil jawbone misidentified for 50 years turns out to belong to a bone-crushing mammal and is the first to be found in the Northwest, scientists said. Scientists tell the Bend Bulletin in a story on Friday that the 40-million-yearold fossil discovered at the John Day Fossil Beds in eastern Oregon is from a Harpagolestes. That’s a hoofed mammal that’s a cross between a pig and a hyena. “Imagine a pig that specializes in eating only bones,” said John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Chief Paleontologist Nicholas Famoso. He said scientists previously thought the fossil was from a polar bear-like creature. University of Oregon paleontology student Selina Robson started investigating after becoming convinced the fossil was misidentified.
“We weren’t expecting her to say: ‘This isn’t what you think it is,’” Famoso said. Fossils from the mammal have also been found in the Rocky Mountains and Southern California. “They behaved like hyenas,” Famoso said. “They were running around Oregon being the first animals chewing on bones.” The fossil sat for five decades in the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. The school and national monument are considering putting it on display at the museum and making a replica to display at the national monument. Famoso said he wants to examine other fossils in the University of Oregon collection to see if they’re also misidentified. “It definitely warrants reviewing some of the specimens we already have,” he said. “We need to double check.”
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City snapshot — housing needs on agenda By Sue Stafford Correspondent
• On Thursday, July 18, there will be a joint workshop at City Hall at 4 p.m. of the Housing Policy Advisory Board and the Planning Commission to review the draft of the recently completed Housing Needs Assessment, Housing Strategies Report, and the Buildable Lands Inventory. They will particularly be focusing on the Housing Strategies Report and the possible housing efficiency measures to be undertaken within the Urban Growth Boundary, such as legislative actions and a whole host of text amendments, which would allow for construction of more residential units within the UGB. • Following the joint HPAB/PC meeting on July 18, at 5:30 the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding a major variance review requested by Kevin Spencer on behalf of Empire Construction and Development, LLC. Spencer is requesting a Type III review to allow for four (4) attached single-family dwellings (townhomes) in a Residential (R) District at 643 S. Wrangler Court in Sisters in the Woodland Park subdivision. The public is invited to testify on this matter. • City Recorder Kerry Prosser has been selected as a member of the 201920 Northwest Women’s Leadership Academy that will kick off in September and run through April. The professional development includes learning/networking opportunities on: leadership development; governing board relationships; land use in Oregon; HR/labor relations 101; employee engagement; process improvement; budget/finance; interviewing and negotiation, etc. Kerry has received one of only five scholarship awards toward the tuition for the program.
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Page by Paige: Summer reads
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Stars Over Sisters Party
Learn about the night skies! Stargazers are invited to gather at the SPRD building on Saturday, July 27 at 9 p.m. for a free presentation and slide show. If weather then permits, plan on heading out to the SHS sports fields to observe the night sky through powerful telescopes. For more information please call 541-549-8846.
SHS 20th Reunion
Sisters High School Graduates and staff from 1993-2003 are invited to join the Class of 2019 to celebrate their 20th reunion on Saturday, July 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill. For info go to sistershighschool. eventbrite.com or email sistershighschool1999@gmail.com.
Piano Concert
Pianist John Nilsen will be giving a concert at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 386 N. Fir St. on Friday, July 19 at 7 pm. John Nilsen is a pianist, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter and one of the Pacific Northwest’s most successful performance and recording artists. John’s website is www.johnnilsen. com. For more information call 541-549-5831.
Health & Wellness Day
What saps your mental and physical energy? What brings vitality and energy? Join naturopath Kim Hapke, ND, for talks on the Songbird Stage at the Sisters Farmers Market at Fir Street Park on Sunday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Demos from Metabolic Maintenance & others. Outdoor yoga at 11:30 with Tara Seymour. Free. Details at sistersfarmersmarket.com or 503-997-0301.
Vintage Cookery Game
How did cooking work in the old days? Come take your guess, learn something new, & maybe win a little prize. Presented by Three Sisters Historical Society on Sunday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fir Street Park. Free. Details at sistersfarmersmarket.com or 503-706-0387.
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Wednesday, July 17 Child Seat Safety Clinic 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sisters Fire Station Friday, July 19 Piano Concert 7 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Friday, July 19 Improv Comedy Show 7 p.m. at Sisters Library Saturday, July 20 Friends of Metolius Walk 8:30 a.m. in Camp Sherman Saturday, July 20 SHS 20th Reunion 6 pm. at Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill Tuesday, July 23 Habitat Home Dedication 5 pm. at Village Meadows South
Child Seat Safety Clinic
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Corps will hold a clinic on Wednesday, July 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fire Department, 301 S. Elm St., to inspect and educate caregivers on how to install and properly use their child safety seats, not just for infants but also for children who ride in boosters. Call 541-549-0771 for information.
Habitat Home Dedication
The community is invited to a Sisters Habitat for Humanity home dedication celebration for The Islas family on Tuesday, July 23 at 5 p.m. The celebration will take place at Village Meadows South on N. Desert Rose Loop. Refreshments will be served. For more information call 541-549-1193
World’s Children Speaker
Sisters nonprofit World’s Children is offering a speaker for your club, church group or classroom. Topics include Free Pet Food Budget tight this month, but you street children in developing still need pet food for your dog or countries; child trafficking; and cat? Stop by the Furry Friends pet child marriage. Each talk is given with a PowerPoint presentation food bank. We have all sorts of pet supplies, too. Open Tuesdays that explains why these issues exist in developing countries and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to and what can be done about 2 p.m. Located in the Sisters Art them. For more information call Works building, Ste. 109, 204 W. Adams Ave. For more information 541-904-0789 or email info@ worldschildren.org. call 541-797-4023.
Friends of Metolius Walk
Saturday, July 20 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., enjoy a free interpretive walk along the Metolius River with Oregon Master Naturalist Carol Wall. Learn to look and listen for rich bird and flower life along the Metolius. Children are welcome, but please, no dogs. Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fish viewing platform. For more information please call 541-549-0362.
Improv Comedy Show
Players from the improv comedy groups Triage and Reality Benders will perform a benefit show for Sisters Silent Echo Theater Company on Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m. at the Sisters Public Library. It is an all-ages show and a suggested donation of $5 at the door. For more information 541719-8779.
Starshine Kids Performance
Enjoy a delightful original play performed by kids ages 4-8 on the Songbird Stage at Fir Street Park on Friday, July 26 at 11 a.m. For more information call 541-645-0688
Debate Watch Party
Indivisible Sisters will present a second Debate Watch Party for the Democratic Party Presidential Debates on Tuesday, July 30 at the Sisters Public Library. 5:30 to 6 p.m. social time; debate is 6 to 8 p.m. Munchies provided! Note: The debates run two nights, July 30 and 31 on http://www.msnbc. news.com. For more information call 541-400-8312.
Dementia Caregivers Group
A free support group for caregivers of those suffering with Alzheimer’s or other forms of 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.
Sisters Farmers Market seeks volunteers to work on-site or from home. Help is needed with stage, sound, signage, and Info Booth on-site; email sistersfarmersmarket@gmail.com. To join the marketing team and help with posters, calendar listings, etc., email tiffany@plazm.com or phone 503-997-0301. Inquiries from experienced nonprofit development folks welcome, too!
Hoodoo Challenge Run
The fourth annual Run to the Top 5K and half marathon is Saturday, July 27. The half marathon starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K starts at 9 a.m. There are new routes for both races, beginning at the parking area, following scenic trails and finishing at the top of Hoodoo! After-race party at the Hoodoo Lodge. Sign up online at tinyurl. com/ToTheTop2019 by Thursday, July 25. Proceeds benefit Sisters Kiwanis. Info: 541-647-7586.
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. Info: 630-564-2624.
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.
Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | westsidesisters.org 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 541-549-6586
Thich Nhat Hahn Sangha Meditation Group
Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For more information please email Kathyn at Katindahood2@gmail.com.
Sisters Library coming events
Family Fun Story Time
Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays July 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 Saturday, July 20 at Sisters Library. No registration required. Call 541617-7078 for more information.
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: 541617-7078.
Support for Caregivers
The Library Book Club
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.
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.
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Quilt Fundraiser for FFF
SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Calvary Chapel (Nondenominational) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare)
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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.
Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Meet SKEETER AND MOLLY, two best friends that are looking for their forever home! These adorable besties came to the shelter when their previous owner became severely ill. Skeeter and Molly are very bonded with each other and need a family that is able to spoil both of them with excessive amounts of love and affection. If you are looking for two delightful little dogs to add to your family, then these are the pups for you!
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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.
eBook Downloads
Learn how to download eBooks and audio books from the library’s collection on Tuesday, July 30 at 10 a.m. at Fika Sisters Coffeehouse. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more information.
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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Jelly Bread to take stage at Sisters Saloon Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill will serve up Jelly Bread on the outdoor patio Friday, July 19. It’s not a new menu item — it’s the next installment of the Saloon’s summer concert series. Doors open at 6 p.m., the free show starts at 7 p.m. Over a few short years of touring, Jelly Bread has risen from Reno/Lake Tahoe-area favorites into a powerhouse quintet with a high-energy calling card that delivers a high-energy playlist all over the United States. Jelly Bread’s distinctive style is identified by a blend of desert twang meeting the urban tones of funk and rock. Exceptional songwriting and storytelling interlaced with four-part harmonies, intricate “in-the-pocket” drum and bass grooves, swampy lap steel guitar, dirt-underthe-fingernails guitar licks, tasty talkbox, “take-’em-tochurch” organ come together into a sound that is downright appetizing. “Here, There & Everywhere,” Jelly Bread’s upcoming album, is due to be released this fall. The album was mixed by renowned engineer/producer Justin Phelps (Cake, Galactic, Fruition, The Mars Volta, The Neville Brothers, and Dead Kennedys
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among many others). Jelly Bread has performed direct support for the likes of Robert Cray, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Moe, Rusted Root, JJ Grey, Dragon Smoke (members of Galactic), The Motet, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, Pimps of Joytime, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, Allen Stone Band, Orgone, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Carolyn Wonderland, and The California Honeydrops. The band has also appeared at premiere festivals including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, High Sierra, Joshua Tree, Strawberry, and
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Black Butte Ranch Lakeside Lawn Live Music with The Anvil Blasters 6 p.m. Free and open to the public! Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Call 541-595-1252 for more info. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign up by 6:15 p.m. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20. For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Fir Street Park Live Music with Rio Mira 6:30 p.m. Sisters Folk Festival Free Summer Concert Series.Folk music JUL from Ecuador & Columbia. Information: 541-549-4979. 18 Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting THUR 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com. Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every Thursday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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PRINEVILLE (AP) — A Prineville man has been sentenced to 20 years for a drunk driving crash that killed two people, and had his driving privileges revoked for life. Justin Dewey Bittick was sentenced Thursday in Crook County Circuit Court. The October 2017 crash killed Caleb Austin Williams, 23, and Stephan Mitchell LeaderBowles, 21. The Bend Bulletin reports that Bittick was celebrating at a bar in Prineville when he invited a group of four back to his home. Police say Bittick drove erratically and at high speeds before his vehicle rolled over about 20 miles southwest of Prineville.
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Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Live Music with Mark Barringer & Bob Baker 5 to 7 p.m. Dogs, children & adults all welcome! For information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Live Music with Loch Lomond 6 to 8 p.m. Big Lawn Music series with food & beverages for purchase. For additional info call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com. Sisters Saloon Live Music with Jelly Bread 7 to 10 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net. Hardtails Bar & Grill Live Music with James Dean & The Misfits 6 to 10 p.m. Free show on the outdoor stage! For information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Angeline’s Live Music with Mark Ransom and The Mostest 7 p.m. Summer music in the backyard. $5 cover. For additional information call 541-549-9122. East Main Ave. Glory Daze Car Show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information call 541-549-2091 or go to sistersrecreation.com. Hardtails Bar & Grill Live Music with James Dean & The Misfits 6 to 10 p.m. Free show on the outdoor stage! For information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
GrandStay Hotel Grand Opening Celebration 4 to 6:30 p.m. Hotel tours, prize drawings, chance to win free stays, refreshments. Call 541-904-0967 for information. 23 TUES Sisters Saloon Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is at 6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday! For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net. JUL
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Hardtails Bar & Grill Open Mic & Jam Night 7 p.m. Every Monday, no cover! For information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign up by 6:15 p.m. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20. For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Live Music with Bitter Creek Band 5 to 7 p.m. Dogs, children & adults all welcome! For information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Live Music with Jenny Don’t and The Spurs 6 to 8 p.m. Big Lawn Music series with food & beverages for purchase. For additional info call 541638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com. Hardtails Bar & Grill DJK9 Rawkstar Karaoke Night! 9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Sisters Saloon Live Music with Thomas T & The Blue Chips 7 to 10 p.m. For additional information call 541-5497427 or go to sisterssaloon.net. Hardtails Bar & Grill Live Music with Gold Dust 9 p.m. Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. For additional information call 541549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Creekside Park Crafts Festival & Antiques in the Park 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring a variety of arts, crafts, antiques, collectables, food and live entertainment! For more information go online to centraloregonshows.com. Creekside Park Crafts Festival & Antiques in the Park 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: centraloregonshows.com. Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every Sunday: fresh local produce, lunch, live music, & yoga. Call 503-997-0301 or go to sistersfarmersmarket.com.
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Worries over move making Oregonians pay Washington sales tax By Kate Davidson Oregon Public Broadcasting
SALEM (AP) — Oregonians, say goodbye to your Washington sales tax break — at least as you’ve come to know it. Gone are the days of showing an Oregon ID at a Washington register and getting an automatic pass on sales tax. Starting July 1, Oregonians who shop in Washington must save their receipts if they want to get reimbursed later. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure into law in May. Washington leaders project the change will raise about $54 million for their general fund over the next two years. But some business owners in Southwest Washington fear the revenue comes at their expense. Their concern — and confusion — can be summed up in tractors and teak. Skip Ogden owns Dan’s Tractors outside Battle Ground, Washington. He’s been at it for decades. He says he’s learned something about his Oregon customers: They hate paying sales tax. “They walk in the door. They want some filters. You ring it up, you tell ‘em how much, and they say, ‘Oh, I’m from Oregon, no tax,’” he said in late June. “Yeah, they’ll make you re-ring $2, cause they don’t want to pay the extra 15 cents.” In the days leading up to July 1, Ogden worried. He checked his records. Twenty percent of his business last year came from Oregon customers — more than $1 million in gross revenue. If his customers don’t want to pay sales tax on an inexpensive
filter, why would they cross the river to pay 7.7% sales tax on a $30,000 tractor with a front loader? They like his service, but Oregonians don’t have to pay sales tax at home. “I just think our legislators are out of touch with reality,” he said. “I think that they want money so bad that they’ll do anything to get it. But the ramifications on our local businesses in Clark County are extreme.” O v e r i n Va n c o u v e r, Washington, the sales tax change was keeping Don Thompson up at night. “You know, wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning and wonder how it’s all gonna fit together,” he said. Thompson owns the America th e B eautiful Dreamer furniture store in Vancouver, Washington. He checked his records, too. This spring, about 40% of his business came from Oregon customers. “Well, it’s a bit scary,” he said the week before the change. “If we have 40% of our business from Oregon, how much are we going to lose? 20%? 30%? I really have no idea. It’s kind of unnerving.” Thompson has four children who work for him. He just refinanced his building. He wants to raise revenue not shrink it. “I sent an email to the governor. I said ‘You’re the head salesman for the state of Washington. Give me one reason why a furniture store should operate in Clark County versus just moving to Portland,’” he said. “Vancouver/Clark County already loses half of their high-ticket sales to Portland because of the sales tax.”
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For years, Washington lawmakers have been eyeing the automatic sales tax exemption for shoppers from places like Oregon with no sales tax. This year, the move to eliminate it passed, with exceptions. Oregonians, Alaskans, some Canadians and others still won’t pay sales tax on cars, boats or farm equipment. Skip Ogden’s tractors are largely used by homeowners and builders, not farmers, so he won’t get much relief there. But days before the automatic sales tax exemption ended, Ogden realized he could take advantage of another exception: Items delivered to Oregon apparently don’t count. Ogden’s relief was palpable. His tractors are often delivered. The whole idea of the sales tax exemption was to keep Washington businesses competitive with their counterparts in sales-tax-free Oregon. Even the prime sponsor of the legislation ending the automatic exemption says border businesses have legitimate concerns. But state Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Kitsap County, says that, in general, it’s a fairness issue. “That is how Washingtonians feel about it — that everybody should be charged the same amount of
money when they purchase something,” she said. Lawmakers’ first motivation was revenue. With no income tax, Washington relies more heavily on sales tax to bring in money. Democratic lawmakers pointed to a range of pressing funding needs, particularly education, but also mental health care, rape kit testing and orca recovery. The second motivation, lawmakers said, was residents’ annoyance. “It’s very unpopular with Washington residents that may be standing in a line,” and hearing Oregonians skip sales tax, said Democratic state Rep. Sharon Wylie of Vancouver. “And the people in line listening to this don’t care for it very much.” This year, Wylie voted to get rid of the automatic exemption, despite having supported it in the past. She says she’s heard the concerns of the business community. Lawmakers’ third motivation was the potential abuse of the system. Some legislators fixed on the idea that people were misusing the sales tax exemption. They pointed to Washington residents undermining the tax base by using old Oregon IDs to skip sales tax. So they tried to make that harder. “We didn’t get rid of the
exemption, but we changed the way it’s carried out,” Rolfes said. Now instead of showing ID, shoppers from places without sales tax will have to save all their receipts and submit them once a year to get the 6.5% state sales back. Local sales tax can’t be recouped. How many people will go to that trouble? The state’s fiscal analysis estimates only 21% of Oregon shoppers will bother to ask for their money back. That means the $54 million in projected revenue relies largely on the inaction of Oregon shoppers. Saving receipts is too much hassle for Michele King, of St. Helens, Oregon. She’s done it before, in her work life, and she doesn’t want to do it for her family. “That’s a lot of work to expect a mom to do, frankly,” she said. “It’s too much.” Until now, King has made a weekly shopping trip across the river to Longview, Washington. She hits the Walmart Supercenter for groceries and the Home Depot for supplies. She’s renovating a house and has a long summer shopping list: roof shingles, insulation, doors, cabinets, etc. But now she says her money will stay in Oregon. She’d rather brave traffic than receipts.
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Paw Prints
Jodi Schneider McNamee Columnist
Hidden dangers of summertime for your pet You’ve got your pet protected from fleas and ticks for the summer, so now it’s time to take him on that camping trip with your family. However, there’s a whole heap more in Central Oregon that can harm your pooch besides fleas and ticks. Your furry friend may love to run through the creek and lap up water, but there is danger: The tiny intestinal protozoa giardia is found in nearly all streams, rivers, ponds and lakes in Central Oregon. A dog can acquire giardia by ingesting an infected cyst in the water through another animal’s poop; the most common route of transmission is through fecescontaminated water. Giardia parasites prefer cool, moist environments. Your dog probably enjoys running through the tall grasses, which happens to include cheat grass. Cheat grass is sneaky and enters body cavities (particularly ears, nose and even under eyelids) and penetrates skin between toes and elsewhere on the body causing irritation and infection. If Rover starts shaking his head a lot after a hike, he could have cheat grass in his ears. Have your veterinarian check him over. Cheat grass is recognizable by its drooping, wheat-like seed heads, and its nothing new to Central Oregonians. This year, however, after a wet winter and spring there are thicker patches of the grass according to Deschutes County Forester Ed Keith. Common lawn and garden mushrooms are poisonous to dogs. They can cause seizure-like behavior in dogs that ingest them. Mushrooms in yards should be removed promptly before your furry friend notices them. If your dog becomes ill, and you suspect mushroom ingestion, call your veterinarian immediately. You’ve been playing ball
in the yard with Rover for only 15 minutes on a very warm sunny day; suddenly Rover begins to pant heavily and starts to vomit. You had forgotten how hot it was outside since you were wearing shorts and sandals. Lucky for you that your furry friend cooled down once you brought him inside the house in the air-conditioning and hydrated him with a big bowl of water. Summer can be a very dangerous time for your pets and the biggest danger to your furry friend during the summer is something you can’t see, smell or hear. Heat stroke is a common occurrence in dogs. Most people won’t recognize the early warning signs that a dog is suffering from heat exhaustion, which, left untreated, leads to heat stroke and ultimately death. Dehydration can happen as a result of overheating. Be sure your dog has access to plenty of water, whether you are out playing with him or he is left alone when you are running errands, since it’s too hot to take him in the car with you. Your dog needs to be kept hydrated always. Remember, if you’re warm your furry friend is even warmer. Providing shade, shelter and fresh water to your dog when he is outside is extremely important during the summer. Supervise your dog no matter where he is or how well you might think he is trained. You need to keep an eye on your pooch. There are too many unknown hazards that could hurt him whether playing ball in a park or just clowning around by the
river. Living in a forested area can result in encounters with wildlife, even in your own backyard. Coyotes and mountain lions actively seek dogs as prey in Central Oregon, even in some residential areas. Small pets are particularly vulnerable, and some coyotes may be bold enough to hunt during the day. Deterring the presence of coyotes by not feeding deer or other wildlife is an effective preventive strategy. There are many mule deer in Central Oregon, and you will find them in your backyard, especially when you have a delicious garden. Both does and bucks will aggressively attack dogs, especially when fawns are present in the summer months. Attacks on dogs by deer can result in fractures, internal injuries, and death. Make sure you bring your dog’s leash and collar, even if he won’t be restrained while playing. You and your furry friend may want to cool down at the beautiful Oregon coast to have fun in the sun and water, but did you know that dehydration can occur when your pooch is right next to the water? Salt water can be harmful to animals. Ingesting the salt increases dehydration, because it draws water into the intestines. Salt water can also cause vomiting and diarrhea, and lead to bigger problems, if your dog doesn’t get clean fresh water. Dogs, just like humans, can also get sunburn, which can lead to skin cancer. If Rover has light colored fur on the nose or ears, He is more susceptible to skin cancer. Keep him inside if possible during
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Keeping your pet hydrated during summer is critical. the hottest part of the day. Backyard barbecues can be fun, but sometimes Rover can be quicker than you think and grab a piece of meat, such as a chicken leg, off the table. It doesn’t matter whether they’re from chicken wings or pork ribs, cooked bones cause all sorts of problems, especially if they get lodged in the mouth, throat or esophagus. Make sure your guests have somewhere to dispose of their carnivorous waste well out of your pooch’s way.
Keep an eye on your dog and don’t leave him unattended. It’s important to exercise common sense and proceed with caution to help keep your dog safe, like any other member of the family. Summertime comes with its own set of hazards, so make sure you are familiar with the risks. Learn what warning signs mean trouble and when in doubt, call your veterinarian right away. The summer will be much easier for you and your dog to enjoy!
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A giant leap By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
“That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” — Neil Armstrong, Commander, Apollo 11 July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most remarkable moments in human history. Astronaut Neil Armstrong opened the hatch of the lunar landing module, Eagle, and stepped out onto the surface of the Moon. The moon landing, given the mission code of Apollo 11, was an extraordinary feat of engineering, science and aviation, a breathtakingly risky undertaking that grew out of Cold War competition with the Soviet Union, which had its own aggressive space program. Exploration has been part of the American makeup since the days when fur trade companies sought a Northwest Passage to China and since captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an expedition across the continent to determine just what President Thomas Jefferson had purchased from the French. P r e s i d e n t J o h n F. Kennedy consciously evoked the American frontier spirit in his acceptance speech for the 1960 Democratic nomination for President of the United States: “We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier — the frontier of the 1960s, the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats. ... Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered problems of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus.” The New Frontier of space beckoned as his administration stepped into a space race that had been hot since the Soviets sent up a successful satellite called Sputnik in 1957. In 1962, Kennedy set the goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade: “We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and all technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only
if the United States occupies a position of pre-eminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war. I do not say that we should or will go unprotected against the hostile misuse of space any more than we go unprotected against the hostile use of land or sea, but I do say that space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes that man has made in extending his writ around this globe of ours. “There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? “We choose to go to the Moon! We choose to go to the Moon...We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too.” Kennedy, of course, did not live to see the fulfillment of this vow; his slaying in November 1963 was a harbinger of a tumultuous decade that would divide American society and culture in ways that still affect us today. But through all of the turmoil of the Civil Rights era, Vietnam and tensions with China and the Soviet Union that seemed to threaten nuclear annihilation, the NASA space program soldiered on. Through deadly setbacks, the Apollo program moved steadily toward its goal and on July 16, the Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sat in a capsule atop a giant ballistic missile and were blasted into space. 1969 was a wild, weird and terrible year — but for a few days in July, just about everyone could stand for a moment in awe at mankind’s ability to achieve great things. A giant leap, indeed. We don’t send astronauts to the moon anymore. There
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Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong took this photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the Moon. are a lot of reasons for that, but the cost and a lack of any unifying purpose in doing so probably top the list. As Clara Moskowitz reported a decade ago at space.com: “During the Apollo years NASA’s budget was almost five percent of the federal budget. Now, it’s less than one percent. ‘We understand the technologies that will be necessary, but it’s going to take an investment to do that,’ said Roger Launius, space history curator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space
Museum. ‘That’s the rub.’ “During the 1960s, many Americans felt the expense of Apollo was justified because of its importance to national security during the Cold War. Today, some people question whether human space exploration is as valuable. “‘There are not compelling publicly held reasons for doing this,’ Launius said. ‘Without a rationale that everybody understands and can buy into, it’s a very hard sell to get the resources to do it.’” It’s hard to say whether
taking another shot at the Moon or landing people on Mars is worth the massive expenditure of resources. Maybe we’ve got enough to do right here on Earth. But it’s hard not to view the footage of that signal moment 50 years ago and not feel an ache for a grand goal and effort “that will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.”
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Deschutes jail installs body scanner Study shows common butterflies on decline Over the past several months, the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office Adult Jail has been training and implementing the use of a body scanner in the jail to combat the illegal introduction of drugs and contraband. “Individuals that are booked into the jail at times will attempt to bring items into the jail that are either illegal, dangerous, or not permitted into our facility,” Sgt. William Bailey stated. “Whether it’s tobacco, drugs, or weapons, inmates will do whatever it takes to get something in if they have an agenda to do so. Much of this contraband comes in during the booking process, by inmates attempting to hide it in their mouth, clothing, stomach, and body cavities. It makes it very difficult for our correctional professionals to find it with normal pat searches and unclothed searches.” Sheriff L. Shane Nelson has spent the last three years working with the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association (OSSA) to bring body scanners to sheriff’s offices across the state of Oregon. The OSSA understands that contraband is a serious
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A new scanner will help keep contraband out of the jail. issue, and they wanted to take immediate action to find a solution to this important safety issue,” Sgt. Bailey stated. “Their hard work and dedication has allowed OSSA to negotiate a reduced price on the latest technology in
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CORVALLIS — The most extensive and systematic insect monitoring program ever undertaken in North America shows that butterfly abundance in Ohio declined yearly by 2 percent, resulting in an overall 33 percent drop for the 21 years of the program. Though the study was limited to one group of the insect class and one geographic area, the findings provide an important baseline for what’s happening more broadly with insect populations amid climate change and other human-caused disturbances, the study’s corresponding author said. The findings also are in line with those of butterfly monitoring programs in multiple European countries. “These declines in abundance are happening in common species,” said Oregon State University researcher Tyson Wepprich, who led the study. “Declines in common species concern me because it shows that there are widespread environmental causes
for the declines affecting species we thought were well adapted to share a landscape with humans. Common species are also the ones that contribute the bulk of the pollination or bird food to the ecosystem, so their slow, consistent decline is likely having ripple effects beyond butterfly numbers.” Findings were published today in PLOS ONE. Wepprich, a postdoctoral scholar in botany and plant pathology in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences, used more than 24,000 butterfly surveys contributed by trained citizen scientists from 1996 through 2016 to establish his findings. “Because it’s easier to monitor butterflies than other insects – lots of people like butterflies and enjoy keeping track of them – butterflies tend to be the best source of abundance data for tracking insect population declines and increases,” Wepprich said. “Environmental assessments use them as an indicator for the general trajectory See BUTTERFLIES on page 25
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Pull weeds as they pop or desired plants will suffer By Kym Pokorny Correspondent
CORVALLIS – Unsightly and seemingly uncontrollable, weeds have a way of taking over the garden in the time it takes to put the hoe away. Keeping weeds under control takes time and patience, but the effort is worth it, said Chip Bubl, horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. Plants – especially vegetables – have a hard time thriving in the company of unwelcome neighbors that compete for water, light and nutrients. Some also harbor pests or diseases. “Weed seedlings are vulnerable to hoeing, hand pulling or rototilling,” he said. “Mature weeds are more difficult to remove. Weed early and often.” If you keep weeds to a minimum, your vegetables, annuals and perennials have a better chance of flourishing. Here are a few guidelines from Bubl on how to control these stubborn plants: Organic mulches such as leaves, straw and grass clippings keep weeds under control and improve soil as they break down. Apply a layer of organic mulch 2 to 4 inches deep to your vegetable garden. Avoid the leaves of black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) or tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), which can inhibit growth of plants and seeds. Don’t use grass or lawn clippings if the lawn was mowed when weeds were in seed. Plastic sheeting may also
be used to control weeds. Black plastic reduces light and prevents weed growth. You will need drip irrigation and appropriate fertilizer in place before you lay the plastic. Make slits in the plastic, and if weeds appear in the planting slits, immediately remove them. Sprinklers water a large area, but encourage weed growth. Drip irrigation delivers water only where you want it and will slow the amount of weeds in the garden. Rototillers are useful tools for incorporating organic matter and controlling persistent winter weeds before planting. If you space your rows wide enough, rototillers can be used between rows for weed control as your crops grow. One caution: If you rototill perennial weeds like quackgrass, morning glory and Canada thistle, you likely will increase the number of individual weeds because new plants will grow from broken roots left in the soil. But persistent pulling of these “weed fragments” will weaken their hold on the garden. Rototillers can damage roots or stems if used close to plants. In addition, too much tilling may damage the structural qualities of the soil. Never till soil when it is wet or you’ll end up with cloddy, compacted soil. Hand pulling works well in small gardens and raised beds. Pull when the soil is damp, but not wet. Try to get to annual weeds before
they go to seed or you’ll get a whole new crop. When you pull perennial weeds, you won’t get all of the root system. However, if you persistently remove new weedy shoots, you prevent the plant from storing carbohydrates and may, eventually, kill the perennial plant and win the war. This process is called carbohydrate starvation and must be done with passion almost every day to be successful. But people really can control morning glory and other perennial weeds by this level of commitment. Hoes are a traditional and effective way to weed. Several styles are available. A scuffle hoe is better for larger areas. The hula, or action hoe is a lightweight scuffle hoe. Pushing and pulling it just under the soil surface eliminates newly emerging weeds. It is less effective against well-established weeds. The lightweight Warren hoe has a heart-shaped blade and is useful for cultivating between plants. Small hand cultivators are good for weeding small areas and between closely spaced plants. Another handy tool is the dandelion digger (also known as a weeder, cultivator or asparagus knife). It is a 10- to 14-inch metal rod with a two-pronged blade and works well for digging long taproots. Hori Hori knives are a popular choice for any sort of hand weeding. Crop rotation can reduce weed problems. Plant fastgerminating, spreading vegetables (such as squash,
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A hoop hoe is a good tool for scuffing out newly emerging weeds. cucumbers or melons) where noncompetitive crops (such as carrots and onions) grew the year before. Keeping part of the garden in a summer cover crop can help reduce weed problems for the next season. Closely spaced vegetables shade the soil and suppress weeds. Remember, however, that weeding must be done by hand when plants are near to each other. In addition, crops spaced too close may
compete for sunlight. The end result is reduced crop growth no different than from weed competition. So thin corn, carrots and beets, and experiment with tighter vegetable spacing for your other vegetable crops. Cover crops grown on annual beds in the winter can smother much winter weed growth. The cover crop can be a winter-hardy grain, a legume or a combination of the two.
Weed seeds can persist for years Weed seeds can survive in the soil for years before they germinate and grow. Why should home gardeners care? If you combine the longevity of seeds in the soil with the fact that weeds such as common lambsquarters can produce over 500,000 seeds per plant, the incentive to hand weed your garden becomes much greater. Here are some basics on weed seed biology: Undisturbed weed seeds tend to persist longer than seeds subjected to periodic tillage. Weed seeds in deeply worked soil tend to last longer than seeds in shallowly worked soil. Seeds deep in the soil are “stored” below the germination zone. Grass seeds tend to be less persistent than broadleaf weed seeds. The number of surviving seeds of most weed species declines rapidly the first year. But thereafter the rate of weed seed decline slows. Some seeds can persist for decades. As many as 130 million seeds per plow acre were found in a Minnesota study. Different species of weeds have seeds that last varying numbers of years in the soil.
The scientific literature provides some information about seed longevity, including: • Brome grass seed seldom lasts more than two years. • Annual ryegrass – up to nine years. • Perennial ryegrass – up to three years. • Annual bluegrass – up to five years. • Quackgrass – up to four years. • Common velvetgrass – 10 years or more. • Mustards are long-lived. Seeds excavated from a monastery in Denmark were dated to be 600 years old and 11 of them germinated. More commonly, mustard seeds last for decades. • Lambsquarters – may last up to four decades. • Russian thistle (tumbleweed) — shortlived, most live only a year. • Wild carrot – several years. • Curly dock – more than a decade. • Canada thistle – more than two decades. • Field bindweed – more than 50 years. • Leafy spurge – at least a few years. • Common groundsel – most die within a year.
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Plant now for another harvest By Kym Pokorny Correspondent
CORVALLIS – As we settle in at the table of summer’s harvest, savvy gardeners pause long enough to consider the coming season. “Most folks are familiar with and love summer vegetables, but if you want to maximize your food and nutrition, then growing fall crops is a great strategy,” said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. The window of opportunity for planting those crops is short – as daylight decreases, it becomes harder and harder to hit it right. So, begin now to tuck seeds or transplants into the soil. Plant in morning or evening and make sure to monitor the soil closely so it doesn’t dry out. Water daily, twice if it’s especially hot. Concentrate your efforts on the top couple of inches of soil where seeds are germinating and the small root systems of new plants are getting off to a start. If the weather turns scorching hot, you may have to resort to shade cloth or Reemay, a very lightweight fabric that allows light and water through but helps keep plants from burning. Some crops like carrots, beets and direct-seeded greens don’t mind having the cloth placed right on top; bigger crops like broccoli and peppers might appreciate having it propped up on the same type of wire or plastic hoops used to make cloches or cold frames.
If you added compost and organic fertilizer earlier in the season, you don’t need to add more because organic fertilizer takes time to break down and become available to plants. If you used a conventional fertilizer, you can add more, but go light on the nitrogen, which can make brassicas susceptible to pests and encourage foliage growth rather than fruits. Root crops can go without either type. Whether to plant seeds or transplants depends on the crop and, to some extent, how you’re going to use it. Plants that do best directly seeded include carrots, parsnips, beets, radish, mustard greens, cilantro and arugula. Many crops like kale, chard, lettuces, arugula and mustard greens can be sown heavily for “cut and come again” greens. Cut the greens above the crown of the plant when the leaves reach four to six inches. You can get two to three cuttings if you give them plenty of water and some fish emulsion after each cutting. All other crops can and should be transplanted for best success. Look for highquality plants that aren’t rootbound, stunted or off-color. If you can get hold of onegallon tomatoes and plant them in the next week, go for it. Some crops are too late to plant, such as cucumbers, melons, corn, beans, peppers and parsnips. Once you get the new plants in the ground, don’t dawdle on weed control. Weed often to make the job easier and to keep weeds
from competing for water and nutrients. Miller recommends allocating half of your garden space for typical summer crops like tomatoes, beans, and cucumbers, and the other half for cool season crops like kale, scallions, carrots, beets and lettuce. “That will give you the most from your garden,” he said. As you plant new crops, be sure to continue caring for those already planted at the beginning of the season. Water 1 inch per week; 1.5 to 2 inches during hotter periods. The main thing, Miller said, is to provide a thorough watering twice or three times a week, depending on temperatures. Continue to harvest promptly. Leaving cucumbers, squash, and tomatoes to get too big will give you lessthan-tasty results. For more information on extended-season vegetable gardening, refer to these Extension publications: Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening in the Pacific Northwest and Growing Your Own.
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to voters for final approval. Democratic leadership said during the walkout that the plan had lost the support it needed among Democrats to pass and it died in the final days of the legislative session. Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, indicated during the revolt that she’d seek to garnish lawmakers’ pay. Asked about the change from garnishing to billing, Currie told Oregon Public Media this week: “If anyone said that the Senate would be ‘docking Republicans’ pay’ for the walkout, they were in error. It’s not legally possible to dock them.” The Office of the Legislative Counsel, which provides legal advice to lawmakers, declined to answer an inquiry on that matter, or to discuss what mechanism allowed Senate leadership in general to fine lawmakers. Democrats have suggested there is precedent in other states for such fines.
GOP senators’ departure from the Capitol denied the Senate the quorum needed to conduct business. The 11 senators were not fined for the first floor session they missed, and Democrats canceled one planned session after they received threats from militia members, so the fines were only for seven days. Republicans have also received scrutiny over how they plan to pay those fines. On June 26, a coalition including labor unions, Basic Rights Oregon and Planned Parenthood, filed complaints with the Secretary o f S t a t e ’s o ff i c e a n d Oregon Government Ethics Commission. The complaints sought formal rulings that Republicans could not pay their fines using campaign money or a crowdfunding effort that raised more than $40,000. State officials said this week that the complaints are still under review. Senate Minority Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr., R-Grants Pass, told reporters last month his members did not plan to use outside cash to pay the fines. “We’re all using our personal funds,” he said.
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Sisters Naturalist by Jim Anderson
A way to protect our birds Are cats cuddly companions or fine-tuned killing machines? They’re both, and owners know that. Cats that live in the wild (or our indoor pets allowed to roam outdoors) kill from 1.4 billion to as many as 3.7 billion birds in the continental U.S. each year. Their owners respond with a shrug of their shoulders — “Oh, well, that’s nature.” Yes, it is natural for cats to kill things; that’s what cats are designed by nature to do. But it is not “natural” for domestic cats to kill indigenous wildlife just because it is there; that’s the influence of Man and his feline pets on the natural world. At last birds and other native wildlife roaming around outside homes and businesses can be safe from domestic cats. The photo of a BirdsBeSafe collar on
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will start at 8:30 a.m. and get out at 3:20 p.m.; our middle school will start at 8:30 a.m. and finish at 3:15 p.m.; and our elementary school will start at 8:35 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. I want to thank our staff for all of their hard work supporting our students. As we continue into next school year, I look forward to building on the strong relationships that make Sisters such a great community. June was the last meeting for our out-going Board Member Stephen King. I would like to thank Stephen for his service to the Sisters School District — he will be missed. In this month’s meeting, we welcomed Don Hedrick back to the School Board. Don has a long history of working in and supporting public education — welcome aboard, Don. Additionally, Jay Wilkins was voted in as Sisters School Board Chair during the July organizational meeting. I wish everyone a great summer as we prepare for the 2019-2020 school year. Curt Scholl, Superintendent, SSD
a friend’s cat above may make it look awkward for it to get around in, but scientific tests have demonstrated cats are not harmed (though they may be annoyed) when wearing it. The device is 87 percent successful at keeping cats from catching birds. Can’t beat that with a stick! Dear Readers, cats killing birds and other native wildlife has — for years and years — been the bane of my existence. Not only do the incredible numbers of dead birds and other native wildlife bother me, but it is also the business of domestic cats bringing their victims into the house that worries me to no end. A dear young girl who died of the bubonic plague many years ago lives in my mind like a stick of dynamite in our local kindergarten. Her pet cat carried a dead ground squirrel it had caught into the home, and a flea carrying the Black Death deserted the squirrel and jumped into the child’s clothing where it eventually bit her. She came down with the plague and died. I know the population of Belding’s ground squirrels is growing exponentially, thanks to the expanding irrigated hay farms in the countryside. Farm and house cats are catching and killing ground squirrels, and it’s
just a matter of time before another cat brings another ground squirrel into someone’s home and that abominable flea carrying the Black Death jumps into someone’s bed and infects a child or an adult. My worries about cats carrying dead ground squirrels into someone’s home may be less if, yes IF, the ground squirrel reacts to that colorful collar as birds do. Here’s hoping… But it is also the reaction to birds being killed by feral cats that now comes into focus. The rules of engagement with captured feral cats are to spay and neuter them and then release them back into the wild. How about if we go one step further and how about fitting the BirdsBeSafe collar on the cat before releasing it? Just think of the native songbirds we’ll be saving. A report in Nature Communications estimates a much higher figure than the billions of annual bird deaths previously attributed to cats. The study also reports that from 6.9 billion to as many as 20.7 billion mammals
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Domestic house cat wearing the BirdsBeSafe cat collar, lit up by the strobe. — mainly mice, shrews, rabbits and voles — are killed by cats annually in the contiguous 48 states. The local cat-owner who told me about this remarkable device was pleased with the results. “No more dead birds at my doorstep!” she exclaimed and she heaped more praise on the BirdsBeSafe collar when she said, “My cat doesn’t even know she’s
wearing it, and if the collar gets tangled in the brush it’ll just break away and the cat comes home unharmed.” You can get them at www.birdsbesafe.com. If our local Humane Society decides to change the rules on handling feral cats, they can depend on me to supply them a bunch of BirdsBeSafe collars. Please, for the sake of our wild birds, join me.
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even using the word “radical.” He framed his comments by explaining, when starting with small numbers it doesn’t take a lot to significantly increase percentages. However, even given that, he said, “The rate of growth for Sisters is off the charts. The 32 percent increase over the past eight years is not normal numbers; a whole different scenario.” The employment numbers, he said, are more volatile than the population numbers. In 2007, prior to the recession, employment figures reached a peak of 2,264 with a big drop through 2012 to about 1,800. In the past six years, the numbers have consistently climbed back up to 2,408, or a six-anda-half percent increase since the 2007 peak. By comparison, the number of residents has steadily increased. Runberg said the good news is the jobs that have been added back since the recession are different types of jobs, not just tourism-related. And that is good because it means the local economy is becoming more diversified, which means Sisters may be more resistant to the next economic downturn. Central Oregon in general was in the middle of a building boom in 2007 when the bubble burst and buildingrelated businesses were the hardest hit. Comparatively, in the earlier dot-com bust, Central Oregon wasn’t particularly impacted because there weren’t many dot-com-related businesses here, although recessions do impact tourism as people cut back on discretionary spending during such times. However, statistics indicate that in both 2006 and 2018, Deschutes County had the fourth most diversified economy in the state of Oregon, behind Clackamas, Lane, and Multnomah counties (according to the Hachman Diversification Index – 2006, 2018). Despite the best economic planning, Runberg said, luck plays a part in which geographic areas are hurt by economic downturns. He used the Columbia Gorge area as an example. Those towns were not particularly impacted by the 2008 downturn because the things they are good at, like agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing, weren’t hard hit so they had great resistance to that recession. He thinks resiliency is a more important component of economic vitality than diversity. How quickly can an area
bounce back from a downturn? Aside from two areas, Deschutes County has experienced the most robust expansion in the country. Runberg pointed to the “huge deficit in homes” that currently exists in Deschutes County. The overall number of building permits has been down, with only two of the last six years seeing enough homes built to meet the need. One way to build in safety, according to the economist, is to add other elements to the economy. In Sisters that is happening with increases in the healthcare, manufacturing, accommodations and food services, administrative support and waste management, and professional, scientific, and technical industries. Retail trade and arts, entertainment, and recreation industries are remaining fairly level. Again, keeping in mind the small scale of overall employment in Sisters, it doesn’t take very many increases or decreases in employees to have a noticeable affect on percentages of growth or decline. In 2010, tourism/service industries employment was at 45.9 percent. In 2012 it increased to 46.9 percent and then began a slow decline to 38.9 percent in 2018. Runberg told the Council, “Tourism is one of the best incentivizers.” People come to visit, love it here, and decide to move their business here or start a new one.
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to take a ribbon from the steer’s tail. At the end of the rodeo, Steffan and her partner — Gator Goodrich from Stanfield, Oregon, were sitting in second place. Then a door opened. “We were very last in the go,” she recalled. “The people who were right behind us missed.” The pressure was intense. A clean run meant a championship — but so much can go wrong. Goodrich got his job done, catching the steer. “After he caught, I knew I just had to grab the ribbon,” Steffan said. But she was in a tough position to get at it, and was clotheslined and knocked down by Gator’s rope. With one sole focus and plenty of determination, she got back up and swiped the ribbon. “I kind of thought we lost it,” she said. “And then they announced it as I was handing the judge the ribbon. It didn’t really sink in.” Steffan took a bit to process the reality that, in her final year of junior high rodeo, she is a world champion. That’s not hyperbole, either. The massive annual rodeo draws competitors from Canada and Latin America as well as many of the states — including
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QUILTS: Annual show has grown in breadth and scope Continued from page 1
the Central Oregon lifestyle. Participants from all over the world took the Cherrywood Challenge again this year and designed quilts with a limited color palette of purple. Quilters were encouraged to push themselves creatively to design an original quilt, taking inspiration from the iconic musician Prince. SOQS Board Chair Jeff Omodt said, “This is the 4th year we’ve had the Cherrywood Challenge exhibit at the community hall at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire House. I love what the Cherrywood Challenge adds to our SOQS show. It’s a different take on what quilting is. The results are an awesome range of art that is enjoyed by non-quilters young and old as well as our serious quilters.” This exquisite quilt exhibit found its way to the Quilt Show when Omodt saw a short online video about the Cherrywood quilts. This year Omodt impersonated Prince for a unique photo opportunity for visitors. He added, laughing, “Trying to make a Cherrywood fabric guitar was harder than I thought.” The next challenge is in the works, based on the painter Bob Ross. Kiwanis memb e r s M i k e Ve r m i l l i o n and Allen Hull helped Omodt set up the venue. Vehicles waited in traffic at Pine Street while 56 women from Emerald Valley Quilters emerged from a huge bus while travel chairman Linda O’Bryant from Eugene counted heads. “This year we hired a bus!” O’Bryant told The Nugget. There was a new fundraising event this year, Celebrity Sew-Down, that was held at Sisters High School on Wednesday. The celebrities are recognized quilters Tula Pink and Rob Appell. Appell noted, “It was a friendly competition that Tula and I headed up with two teams of six quilt-makers from the teaching faculty. We had two piles of fabric, a couple of sewing machines and two hours to make a quilt.” They auctioned two opportunities for a golf cart tour around the Quilt Show, where winners rode along with one of the Quilter’s Affair instructors. The 2019 Inspirational Instructor was Scott Hansen, who has been teaching for Quilter’s Affair for the past seven years. Hansen, who is known as the Mad Color Scientist, hails
from Sultan, Washington, where he runs Blue Nickel Studios from his home. He has been quilting for over 20 years and now has his own designs with Banyan Batiks. Just in case visitors needed to find a special exhibit or where one of their quilts were located there were three information booths to choose from. The information booth on Hood Avenue was run by volunteer coordinator Pat Lamourex and Nancy Keatley, who is Dawn Boyd’s sister. Boyd is the new executive director for SOQS. Boyd had her debut at this year’s Quilt Show and invited her family to volunteer. “My entire family is here helping,” Boyd said. “Including my daughter Jillian Marks. We are problem-solving, trouble-shooting, and helping people with what they need. It’s amazing to watch the entire town change in a 24-hour period. It feels like you’ve stepped into a whole new world for a day.
It’s Disneyland for quilters.” She added, “You wait for the magic to happen and then you get to watch everyone enjoying themselves. That’s why we do what we do.” The Quilt Show is a family affair including the furry kind, and as the day heated up so did the dogs. The Furry Friends Foundation supplied lots of water and treats for pets and hosted a doggie pool full of the cool stuff to splash around in at Fir Street Park. Furry Friends foundation, which provides pet food for families in need in Sisters, was also selling raffle tickets for a pet-themed quilt made and donated by Valerie Fercho-Tillery. In 2017 Open Door Wine Bar owner Dan Rickards designed the SOQS poster, which featured an oversized open storybook of colorful quilts resting on a table with Sisters stunning scenery in the background. Storyteller Book has since morphed into a special exhibit
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of Keith Greeninger & Dayan Kai; the engaging and uplifting music of Ellis; the powerhouse guitar player, songwriter, and harmonica player David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach; Wisconsin songwriter and veteran teacher Johnsmith; the deep well of contemplative songwriting and singing of Jeffrey Martin; and the fine guitar-playing and percussive band Sway Wild, featuring Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw. All these artists will also be teaching at the Americana Song Academy and sharing their music at the festival with patrons. The Folk Fest Family artists have all made significant impact on the development of the festival organization, teaching at the Song Academy, working with youth in the songwriting camp for high school kids, as guest artists in the schools, and investing deeply in the Sisters community—many for more than a decade. “The Folk Fest Family is about honoring those artists who have made a deep contribution to our community, beyond just the festival and
kids, but who have helped us become who we are,” said Creative Director Brad Tisdel. “These artists care about the health and vitality of the organization and the well-being of all involved in the community. They connect, are at one with us, and we acknowledge their contribution. This year we are inviting these artists back to share with us their talent, heart and exquisite music they share throughout the world.” Another new offering will be the Founder’s Choice festival artist, so named because the booking is a tip of the hat to Dick Sandvik and Jim Cornelius, who conceived of the original Sisters Folk Festival in 1995 and have helped shape it ever since. The Founders Choice artist this year is the Vandoliers, a rowdy Southern rock band that will bring the energy of their engaging original music to the festival. There are some rare openings available at the Americana Song Academy, which is held at Caldera during the week prior to the festival. For more information about the academy, Sisters Folk Festival 2019 tickets, festival artists, performance schedules and information on becoming an SFF volunteer, visit www.sistersfolkfestival. org.
FOSL scholarship winning essay By Nancy Montecinos Correspondent
Traveling around the world was something I was never able to do when I was younger. The closest I was to traveling was to dystopian worlds in books I got from the library. The library was a place I would tread through the snow to after school to check out a sequel to a book I just finished. Sisters Library was, and remains, a sacred place for many of my firsts. From checking out my first book in English to my first book in Spanish. It was a place I felt comfortable being for hours until closing. A place I never got tired of walking to because there was always something new to read about. Whether it was about the students from Little Rock to the current news on the boy-band One Direction. Not only has the library been a big part of my life, but for the community as well. Our local library has been a safe place for many community members. Especially those who don’t own computers or printers of their own. Here they can come
and without any charge use equipment provided by the library. The library has been a place for our community to become closer because often times we run into people we know. The events the library holds have been a big part of this as well. For example, the cocoa-making party and pumpkin-carving party as well for younger kids. The library has also allowed for inclusiveness, especially with their Spanish collection of books. I was able to learn English by checking out the same Hannah Montana book in each language. Libraries are amazing places to learn, but Sisters’ library is on another level with teaching and bringing our community closer. Today, I volunteer at the library and have been doing that for a year now. Shelving books every weekend has been an awesome way to give back, but also to get away from technology and schoolwork to a more peaceful state. When families come in to get books and movies it brightens my day that it continues to bring joy to the lives of our community members.
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realized she also enjoyed incorporating the firefighting aspect as well, hence she chose to be an EMT/paramedic. Now, she wants to further pursue her career as a full-time paramedic. She has always wanted to take medicine overseas and experience a new world in medicine. “I want to take a year or two to grow my paramedic skills overseas in a different third-world environment,” she said. She found out about Project Helping Hands, which takes crews of medical professionals to foreign countries to help those in need. The humanitarian group has established relationships with locals around various countries and comes in and does a variety of procedures and deliveries of medical supplies and medication. The cost of the medication for somewhere like Haiti is especially high. “Once the cost of the trip is paid for by fundraising, the rest of the money goes towards paying for the supplies and medications to be delivered,” she said. Hers is a 10-day trip, where they will be making these deliveries and visiting clinics and treating patients. “There aren’t as many rules there, so they allow you to do a lot more if you have any medical training at all, so it is a chance for me to grow my skills,” she said. “Being a new paramedic, I want to grow my skills as much as I can, while also fulfilling my desire to travel to other countries.” According to their website, “Project Helping Hands is a non-affiliated, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing sustainable healthcare and education programs to
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Rachelle Beiler will hone her paramedic skills while helping those in need in Haiti.
I want to take a year or two to grow my paramedic skills overseas in a different third-world environment. — Rachelle Beiler people in developing countries, through culturally sensitive adventure.” Beiler has to do all of her own fundraising to reach a goal of $5,000 for the cost of the trip and supplies for the country. They bring teams of nurses, doctors and anyone in the medical field to
treat patients and go around the country visiting clinics to help improve the conditions for those in need in third world countries. Beiler has already received support from the Sisters community but will be fundraising through the summer, and her trip is in November. “I thank the community for the support they’ve already given me, it means a lot,” she said. “I am excited to travel to a new place and have a new experience and potentially do this in the future for a longer amount of time,” she said. See http://bit.ly/ RachelleHaiti for more information on how to donate to Beiler’s fundraiser to get her to Haiti.
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of biodiversity since they experience the same types of pressures from land-use changes, climate change and habitat degradation as other insect groups.” The data from Ohio enabled population trends to be estimated for 81 butterfly species and found three times as many species were trending downward as upward – three out of every four species with a positive or negative trend grew less abundant over the course of the monitoring. Forty of the analyzed species had no significant trend up or down. “Species with more northern distributions and fewer annual generations declined the most rapidly,” he said, adding that these species are adapted to cooler regions and may do worse in Ohio with warming temperatures. Wepprich noted that even some invasive species associated with human-dominated landscapes are declining, which suggests the trends are rooted in widespread environmental causes. “Analyses of insect declines are dominated by European studies about butterflies, but our study is showing that the rate of change in Ohio butterfly abundance is very similar to that found in monitoring programs in the UK, the Netherlands and Spain,” Wepprich said. “The rate of total decline and the proportion of species in decline mirror those documented in comparable monitoring programs. What’s common among all of the monitoring programs is that they are in areas with a high human impact and made possible by dedicated volunteer recorders.” Even though the common
butterfly species aren’t yet close to extinction, declines in those species will nevertheless have an outsized, negative impact on ecosystem services provided by insects, he said. Earlier studies involving intensive, long-term monitoring of individual butterfly species have allowed for rigorous estimates of declines in those species, Wepprich said. Over the past two decades, the migratory eastern North American monarch has declined by more than 85 percent and the western North American monarch by more than 95 percent, said Wepprich, adding that some of the rarest butterflies have also fallen off sharply. “Monarchs and rare species were monitored because people are worried about them going extinct,” Wepprich said. “In Ohio, they monitored every species they could and found declines in species previously not on the radar for conservation.” The rate of butterfly decline in Ohio is greater than the global rate of 35 percent over 40 years, and is closer to the estimated rate for insects in general: a 45 percent decline over 40 years. “Our study adds another example of declines in common butterfly species thought to be well suited to humanmodified habitat,” he said. The Ohio Lepidopterists, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Ohio Biological Survey, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Dawes Arboretum sponsor the long-term monitoring program. Supporting this research were the U.S. Department of the Interior and North Carolina State University. Collaborators included scientists from Michigan State University, Georgetown University, the University of Oregon and the Ohio Lepidopterists.
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“Support Sisters” SHOP LOCAL! KING-SIZE BED, mattress, box spring & frame, good cond. 103 Residential Rentals $350. WASHER/DRYER. $250 House in Sisters on E. Black Call Ray at 541-729-7899 leave Butte Ave, next to Clemens Park. message. 3BD, 2.5 BA, 1,508 sq. ft., gas FREE…Small Schrader fireplace, laundry room, garage, wood-stove. Includes fenced backyard. Small pet ok. double-walled pipe and chimney $1,800. Call 541-549-8425. cap. Call John at 541-480-2731
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204 Arts & Antiques Trade Beads... Old Bone and Ivory for Knife-makers, Artisans Dinosaur Eggs & Claws chaforthefinest.com Call Cha at 541-549-1140 THE JEWEL – 27 YEARS! Jewelry Repair • Custom Design gems | 541-549-9388 | gold www.thejewelonline.com TOO MUCH STUFF? Advertise your excess with an ad in The Nugget!
205 Garage & Estate Sales Moving Sale: Lots of items. Antiques, furniture, beds, kitchen, quilts, fabric, tables, couch, clothes. 14485 Mountain View Loop in Crossroads. Fri. and Sat. 7/19-7/20. 9 to 3. Garage Sale 7/20-7/21 Sat. 8 to 4, Sun. 9 to 2. 69740 Old Wagon Rd. in Sage Meadow. Downsizing, come check it out. Lots of great stuff. ~ DOWNSIZING ~ 68830 Butte Pl., Crossroads. July 19 & 20, 9-4. Collections, collectables, books, furniture, decor, jewelry & more.
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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 Bend Spay & Neuter Project Providing Low-Cost Options for Spay, Neuter and more! Go to BendSnip.org or call 541-617-1010 Three Rivers Humane Society Where love finds a home! See the doggies at 1694 SE McTaggart in Madras • A No-kill Shelter Go to ThreeRiversHS.org or call 541-475-6889
500 Services GEORGE’S SEPTIC TANK SERVICE “A Well Maintained Septic System Protects the Environment” 541-549-2871 BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ~ Olivia Spencer ~ Expert Local Bookkeeping! Phone: (541) 241-4907 www.spencerbookkeeping.com
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FIFI'S HAULING SERVICE Dump Trailers available! Call 541-419-2204 MOVING TRUCK FOR HIRE –COMPLETE MOVING, LLC– Sisters' Only Local Moving Co.! Two exp. men with 25+ years comm. moving. Refs! ODOT Lic. Class 1-B • Call 541-678-3332 SMALL Engine REPAIR Lawn Mowers, Chainsaws & Trimmers Sisters Rental 506 North Pine Street 541-549-9631 Authorized service center for Stihl, Briggs & Stratton, Honda, Tecumseh • DERI’s HAIR SALON • Call 541-419-1279 WEDDINGS • CATERING ~ Willow Camp Catering ~ Call Wendy, 541-923-8675 SCC PROFESSIONAL AUTO DETAILING Premium services by appt. Sisters Car Connection 102 W. Barclay Drive 541-647-8794 • Ask for Robb CLASSIFIEDS! It pays to advertise in The Nugget Newspaper Deadline is Monday before noon, 541-549-9941 or online at NuggetNews.com Uploaded every Tuesday at no additional cost to you!
501 Computers & Communications Technology Problems? I can fix them for you. Solving for business, home & A/V needs. All tech supported. Jason Williams Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience 541-719-8329 SISTERS SATELLITE TV • PHONE • INTERNET Your authorized local dealer for DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet and more! CCB # 191099 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729
502 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Circuit Rider Carpet Cleaning “A Labor of Love” with 35 years exp.! 541-549-6471 Sisters Carpet Cleaning CELEBRATING 39 years in business with spring specials! – Call 541-549-2216 – M & J CARPET CLEANING Carpet, area rug, upholstery & tile cleaning. Senior & Veterans Discounts • 541-549-9090 GORDON’S LAST TOUCH Cleaning Specialists for CARPETS, WINDOWS & UPHOLSTERY Member Better Business Bureau • Bonded & Insured • Serving Central Oregon Since 1980 Call 541-549-3008
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504 Handyman Home Customizations, LLC Res. & Commercial Remodeling, Bldg. Maintenance & Painting Chris Patrick, Owner homecustomizations@gmail.com CCB #191760 • 541-588-0083 JONES UPGRADES LLC Home Repairs & Remodeling Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, Fences, Sheds & more. Mike Jones, 503-428-1281 Local resident • CCB #201650 LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 541-549-1575 Maintenance / Repairs Insurance Work CCB #194489 FRANCOIS' WORKSHOP Int./Ext. Carpentry & Repairs – Custom Woodworking – Painting, Decks, Fences & Outbuildings • CCB #154477 541-815-0624 or 541-549-0605 –THE NUGGET–
600 Tree Service & Forestry Sisters Tree Care, LLC Preservation, Pruning, Removals & Storm Damage Serving All of Central Oregon Brad Bartholomew ISA Cert. Arborist UT-4454A 503-914-8436 • CCB #218444 Bear Mountain Fire & Forestry. Forestry fire reduction work. Thinning/mowing. David R. Vitelle at 541-420-3254 TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT LLC All-phase Tree Care Specialist Technical Removals, Pruning, Stump Grinding, Planting & Consultations, Brush Mowing, Lot Clearing, Wildfire Fuel Reduction • Nate Goodwin ISA-Cert. Arborist PN-7987A CCB #190496 • 541-771-4825 online at www.tsi.services 4 Brothers Tree Service Sisters' Premier Tree Experts! – TREE REMOVAL & CLEANUP – Native / Non-Native Tree Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency Storm Damage Cleanup, Craning & Stump Grinding, Debris Removal. – FOREST MANAGEMENT – Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush Mowing, Mastication, Tree Thinning, Large & Small Scale Projects! Serving Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman & Sisters Area since 2003 ** Free Estimates ** Owner James Hatley & Sons 541-815-2342 4brostrees.com Licensed, Bonded and Insured CCB-215057
Top Knot Tree Service can handle all of your tree needs from trimming to removals. Call Bello at 541-419-9655 CCB #227009 SISTERS OREGON GUIDE Pick up your copy around town today!
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McCARTHY & SONS TEWALT & SONS INC. CONSTRUCTION Excavation Contractors New Construction, Remodels, Sisters’ Oldest Excavation Co. Fine Finish Carpentry Our experience will make your 541-420-0487 • CCB #130561 $ go further – Take advantage of our FREE on-site visit! Carl Perry Construction LLC Hard Rock Removal • Rock Residential & Commercial Hammering • Hauling Restoration • Repair Trucking • Top Soil • Fill Dirt – DECKS & FENCES – Ground-to-finish Site Prep 601 Construction CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991 Building Demolition • Ponds & DYER JOHN NITCHER Liners • Creative & Decorative Construction & Renovation CONSTRUCTION Rock Placement • Clearing, Custom Residential Projects General Contractor Leveling & Grading Driveways All Phases • CCB #148365 Home repair, remodeling and Utilities: Sewer Mains, Laterals 541-420-8448 additions. CCB #101744 Water, Power, TV & Phone 541-549-2206 JERRY WILLIS DRYWALL Septic System EXPERTS: & VENETIAN PLASTER CASCADE GARAGE DOORS Complete Design & Permit All Residential, Commercial Jobs Factory Trained Technicians Approval, Feasibility, Test Holes. 541-480-7179 • CCB #69557 Since 1983 • CCB #44054 Sand, Pressurized & Standard 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553 JOHN PIERCE Systems. Repairs, Tank General Contracting LLC NuggetNews.com Replacement. CCB #76888 Residential Building Projects Cellular: 419-2672 or 419-5172 602 Plumbing & Electric Serving Sisters Since 1976 • 541-549-1472 • Strictly Quality TewaltAndSonsExcavation.com MONTE'S ELECTRIC CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 • service • residential BANR Enterprises, LLC 541-549-9764 • commercial • industrial Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC. Serving all of Central Oregon Hardscape, Rock Walls Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers 541-719-1316 Residential & Commercial CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 lic. bond. insured, CCB #200030 CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977 www.CenigasMasonry.com www.BANR.net SWEENEY SPURGE COCHRAN PLUMBING, INC. 604 Heating & Cooling BUILDER, INC. “Quality and Reliability” General Contractor Repairs • Remodeling ACTION AIR • New Construction Building Distinctive, Heating & Cooling, LLC Handcrafted Custom Homes, • Water Heaters Retrofit • New Const • Remodel Additions, Remodels Since ’74 541-549-4349 Consulting, Service & Installs A “Hands-On” Builder Residential and Commercial actionairheatingandcooling.com Keeping Your Project on Time Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #195556 & On Budget • CCB #96016 CCB #87587 541-549-6464 To speak to Spurge personally, CURTS ELECTRIC LLC www.NuggetNews.com call 541-815-0523 – SISTERS, OREGON – YOUR SOURCE EARTHWOOD Quality Electrical Installations for news up-to-date! TIMBER FRAME HOMES Agricultural • Commercial 605 Painting Industrial • Well & Irrigation Large inventory of dry, stable, Pumps, Motor Control, gorgeous, recycled old-growth Riverfront Painting LLC Douglas fir and pine for mantles, Barns & Shops, Plan Reviews Interior/Exterior • Deck Staining stair systems, furniture and CCB #178543 SHORT LEAD TIMES structural beams. Timber frame 541-480-1404 Travis Starr, 541-647-0146 design and construction services R&R Plumbing, LLC License #216081 since 1990 – CCB#174977 > Repair & Service – Earl W. Nowell Painting – 549-0924 • earthwoodhomes.com > Hot Water Heaters Local! Int., Ext., Stain, Decks... LAREDO CONSTRUCTION > Remodels & New Const. Lic. & Bonded • CCB #201728 541-549-1575 Servicing Central Oregon For free estimate: 541-633-8297 For ALL Your Residential Lic. Bond. Ins. • CCB #184660 ~ FRONTIER PAINTING ~ Construction Needs 541-771-7000 Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. CCB #194489 Refurbishing Decks 603 Excavation & Trucking www.laredoconstruction.com CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620 ROBINSON & OWEN Swiss Mountain Log Homes www.frontier-painting.com Heavy Construction, Inc. Hand-crafted Log Homes & All your excavation needs Design Services • Roof Systems 606 Landscaping & Yard *General excavation & Porches • Railings/Staircases • Maintenance *Site Preparation Log Accents & Fireplace Mantels All Landscaping Services *Sub-Divisions • Remodels & Log Restoration • Mowing, Thatching, Hauling... *Road Building Sawmill & Boom Truck Services Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740. *Sewer and Water Systems – CCB #162818 – Metolius Landscape & *Underground Utilities Phil Rerat, 541-420-3572 Lawn Maintenance Aerating, *Grading *Snow Removal www.SwissMtLogHomes.com thatching, mowing, pruning, *Sand-Gravel-Rock hauling & more – Call Eric Licensed • Bonded • Insured Bilderback 541-508-9672 CCB #124327 (541) 549-1848 (2) 44-link track groups, new, for most John Deere and Hitachi 12Pat Burke and 13.5-ton models. OEM LOCALLY OWNED Fencing, irrigation installation & quality. 3-bar 600-mm shoes. CRAFTSMAN BUILT trouble-shooting, defensible $5,900 for both, fob Eugene. Ted CCB: 215066 • 541-588-2062 space strategies, general Brown, 541-556-0517. www.sistersfencecompany.com cleanups, turf care maintenance BWPierce General Contracting Cascade Bobcat Service is now and agronomic recommendations, Residential Construction Projects SCHERRER EXCAVATION fertility & water conservation Lic. & Bonded – CCB #225286 Becke William Pierce management, light excavation. scherrerexcavation.com CCB#190689 • 541-647-0384 CCB 188594 • LCB 9264 Mike • 541-420-4072 beckewpcontracting@gmail.com 541-515-8462 Logan • 541-420-0330
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C L A S S I F I E D S ~ Outlaw Landscapes ~ 801 Classes & Training All your yard maintenance needs. No yard too big or small. Reliable. 541-280-7648 J&E Landscaping Maintenance LLC Clean-ups, raking, hauling Beginner lessons through SPRD debris, gutters. Edgar Cortez, starting Mon., Aug. 19. One 541-610-8982 or 541-420-8163 night/week 6 to 8 p.m. More jandelspcing15@gmail.com details 541-549-2091. Affordable Handyman & Yard Care with integrity. Weed-eating 802 Help Wanted & needle cleanup! 541-240-1120 AQUA CLEAR SPA SERVICE – All You Need Maintenance – Hot tub cleaning technician Pine needle removal, hauling, needed. Training provided with mowing, moss removal, edging, opportunity for advancement. raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, Competitive pay. Clean driving gutters, pressure washing... record required. Serious Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 applicants only. Call or email for Austin • 541-419-5122 interview: 541-410-1023; aquaclearoregon@gmail.com 701 Domestic Services Black Butte School is recruiting ~ I and I Crystal Cleaning ~ for our maintenance Have your home and business pool. Maintenance workers crystal clean! With the best rates are needed for current and/or in town. Now accepting new future vacancies. PT. Duties clients, so call today to schedule. include light maintenance, repair, Licensed & Bonded, Refs. and groundskeeping. 541-977-1051 Contact Shawn Russell PANORAMIC at srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us WINDOW CLEANING or 541-595-6203 for more info. Serving all of Central OR. Part-time Receptionist position, Bonded & insured. Senior & Fri./Sat./Sun. 12-6 p.m., available military discounts. 541-510-7918 at the new Relaxation Room at BLAKE & SON – Commercial, the Salon Renaissance in Sisters. Home & Rentals Cleaning More details call Tim WINDOW CLEANING! 541-420-5627. Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897
Black Butte School is seeking a Bus Driver. $18.85+ DOE. Willing to train. Split shift 6:15-8:15 a.m. and 2:15-4:15 p.m. + add'l hours for field trips and paperwork. For more info: 541-595-6203 or srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us Facilites and Transportation Manager: Black Butte School is currently looking for someone who can fill all three of our vacancies (maintenance, custodial, and transportation). Combined, the three positions are approximately 35 hours per week. Contact Shawn Russell at srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us or 541-595-6203 for more info. Sisters Park and Recreation District is looking for a full-time Preschool Teacher/ After-School Program Coordinator. This position will teach preschool for the first part of their day and manage the after-school program held in the afternoon at Coffield Center. They will also manage non-school-day and half-day camps, including summer camps. Please visit https://sistersrecreation.com/ employment/ for more information and details on how and what to submit with your resume. Incomplete packets will not be accepted.
Yard worker needed – all 999 Public Notice equipment provided. One PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE day/week in Sisters. $15/hr. On 7/27/19 at 1 p.m., the entire Call John at 541-410-2870. contents of unit #F-16, belonging Black Butte School is seeking a to Mark MacPherson, and unit Classroom Aide for the 2019-20 #G-14, belonging to Casey school year. Contact Shawn Barksdale, will be sold to the Russell for more info highest bidder. CASH Only. srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us Minimum bid of $100/unit. High 541-595-6203 bidder must remove ALL Counter person, no experience contents within 48 hours. The necessary, will train. Short order units will be open for viewing cook, 18 and over. Property and one hour before auction. The sale building maintenance, P-T. takes place at Front-of-house PIC, experience SNO CAP MINI STORAGE, necessary, bring resume. Sno Cap 157 W. Sisters Park Drive, in Sisters. Apply in person. Sisters, Oregon. 541-549-3575. The Garden Angel is now filling • • • • • • • • • • landscape maintenance crew SERVICE TO PROVIDE? member positions. LCB 9583. BUSINESS TO PROMOTE? Inquire at 541-549-2882 or VEHICLE FOR SALE? thegardenangel@gmail.com HOUSE TO RENT? VOHS Custom Landscaping is LOOKING FOR LAND? now hiring! Competitive wages, GARAGE TOO FULL? great company. 541-515-8462 NEED SOME HELP? Black Butte School is recruiting Advertise in for our custodial pool. Custodial The Nugget Newspaper's workers are needed for current CLASSIFIEDS and/or future vacancies. PT. For no additional cost Duties include general custodial your classified goes ONLINE! work. Contact Shawn Russell Go to www.NuggetNews.com at srussell@blackbutte.k12.or.us DEADLINE: Every Monday by or 541-595-6203 for more info. noon. Call 541-549-9941 • • • • • • • • • • Looking for something to do while vacationing YOUR SOURCE in the Sisters area? Visit for up-to-date Sisters news! SistersOregonGuide.com www.NuggetNews.com
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How Can I Make a New Rental Cash Flow?
Dear Property Guy By Mike Zoormajian
Dear Property Guy: With all the people moving here, and not enough new construction, Central Oregon property looks to be a solid investment. Especially with the stock market where it is. I am looking at buying a rental house in Bend or Redmond. How much will I need to put down to get into this, and for it to cash flow for me? — Bend Investor Dear BendVestor : The short answer is: It depends. Achieving positive cash flow depends on a number of factors, but let’s looks at some very general assumptions. First, let’s define “cash flow.” This is a term used by real estate investors to describe an asset that generates enough rental income to cover all its expenses (taxes, maintenance, insurance, reserve fund, etc.). The biggest factor for achieving a positive cash flow is how much cash you put down initially. If you pay cash for a million-dollar house, and rent it for a couple thousand a month, you will have positive cash flow. This would be a poor return on investment, but it would be positive cash flow. Conversely, when financing a rental (“non-owneroccupied property” in real estate speak), any lender will generally require 25% down. Coincidentally, this is also the bottom end of the range where a property will be cash neutral. That is, neither generating, nor consuming cash. Whether this holds true for a particular property depends on many factors, including: acquisition cost, finance rate, rent, depreciation strategy, tax rate, management fees, and maintenance costs. Working through a detailed financial forecast with likely revenues and expenses is critical before making any investment. I recommend joining Central Oregon Rental O w n e r ’s A s s o c i a t i o n (COROA). They are a great source of information and resources. There are also many worksheets available online to analyze a rental investment. — Mike
non-refundable fees? • Describe your ideal tenant. • What is the pet, guest, sublet policy? • How are repairs handled? • Is renter’s insurance required? • Who handles landscape maintenance? • What are the average utility costs? In addition to the above, the very best way to see if you really have a fit is to talk with the current or past residents and ask about their experience. — Mike
Dear Property Guy: My daughter and granddaughter are moving to Sisters from the east coast. They will need to have a rental ready for them when they arrive. Can you give me a list of questions to ask potential landlords, and questions they need to be prepared to answer? — Sisters Grandma Dear Grandma: Great question. Most tenants don’t ask the hard questions beforehand, so you are definitely one step ahead. From the landlord side, generally speaking, all they want to know is: “Can you pay the bills?” and “Will you keep the place nice?” So she should be ready with: credit history, rental history, and proof of employment or other income. That’s it. Easy. In addition to reviewing the lease closely, here are my top five questions to ask any landlord: • Are there any
Mike Zoormajian is P r i n c i p a l a t We t D o g P ro p e r t i e s i n S i s t e r s . Providing investor, property management, and relocation services. Send questions to: letters@wetdogpnw.com Legal advice is worth what you pay for it. Consult an attorney before doing anything crazy.
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Appeals court to consider Trump family planning rule SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court says it intends to quickly consider whether the Trump administration can impose new abortion-related restrictions on federally funded family planning clinics. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday issued an order in lawsuits brought by more than 20 states and healthcare organizations challenging the new rules. The rules include a ban
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TOUR: Event has become a major feature of Quilt Week Continued from page 1
page 31). Between the three raffles, the Garden Club netted $919 on raffle ticket sales. Besides opening their lodge-style home and lush gardens for the tour, Pattie’s husband, Craig, pitched in for the afternoon ferrying tourgoers up the hill to the house when the three rental vans weren’t able to handle the crowd. The lodge-like exterior of the house features hefty wooden trusses, wood siding, and quarried stone. The portico over the front door is supported by an arched beam, the shape of which is duplicated in the arched frame of the front door. Stained glass windows from an old church flank either side of the heavy front door. Words can’t capture the feel and look of the individually themed rooms in the interior of the home. Attention to detail is evident everywhere, from more beautiful stained glass to a massive handforged chandelier, a stone fireplace, a barrel ceiling and log beams, and large windows all along the back of the house capturing the pastoral view of Black Diamond Ranch down the hill and Mt. Jefferson in the distance. Every year, it seems people always step up when
a need arises. The Garden Club volunteers serve as the hosts/hostesses at each property, put up and take down the quilts, provide water and port-a-potties at certain locations, direct traffic, and drive shuttle vans when they are needed. At the Rognlien’s Hawk’s Haven, former Sisters Public Works director and current caretaker Gary Frazee and his crew took over all the parking responsibilities. They mowed the field adjoining the yard and directed traffic all day. Frazee checked with ODOT to let them know there would be traffic on Highway 126 accessing and departing from Hawk’s Haven. Also at Hawk’s Haven, all the quilts were made by quilters at Quilt Works in Bend. Their theme was the book “Temperance Creek” by Pamela Royce, set in the far northeastern corner of Oregon. Lane Jacobsen of Paulina Springs Books was on hand selling copies of the book. He reported that 89 books found new homes on Thursday, plus he sold some more over the weekend. Bruce Rognlien had a nice surprise as he greeted visitors to Hawk’s Haven: A friend he hadn’t seen for 30 years showed up. Janet MacConnell served as the quilt chairperson in charge of all quilts at all five locations – from personally selecting each one for specific placement at a particular home to supervising the
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The Apregan home was the culminating stop on the Quilts in the Garden Tour. hanging and care of each one. MacConnell also crafted a gorgeous pictorial quilt celebrating Seed to Table (one of the tour stops) and presented it to Audrey Tehan, executive director and farm director. The Sisters Community Garden offered a three-salad lunch with bread/rolls and homemade desserts. People could eat in the garden, viewing quilts hanging on the garden fence. Bob Lawson, of the Community Garden, said they served 195 lunches, considerably more than last year. Starting at 11 a.m., in just about an hour-and-a-half they were all gone. According to Garden Club President Larry Nelson, “This year’s tour event was a smashing success. It exceeded
Chasing butterflies...
our most optimistic projections. The success would not be possible without the incredibly committed team of volunteers and the generous participation of the property owners. The added rewards
of working with local artists and the Sisters Community Garden made it a perfect day. We are extremely appreciative of how the Sisters community has supported our annual event over the years.”
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A Sisters youngster is enthralled by the plethora of California tortoiseshell butterflies at Three Creek Lake on Sunday.
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“Here and There, Honoring Our Best”
Leotie Richards creates raffle quilt By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Visitors to the Apregan home and gardens, as part of the Sisters Garden Club’s Quilts in the Garden Tour on July 11, had an opportunity to view and purchase raffle tickets for an art quilt created by local Sisters fabric artist Leotie Richards, longtime quilter, graphic designer, and a member of the Garden Club. Richards began her working career as an art director for a major retail chain. It was during her 20-year career designing graphics and textiles that her love affair with textiles was born. After retiring to Sisters, she had more time to devote to working with fabric, spending two years in various workshops where she honed her fabrication techniques. She found that her graphic design skills transferred nicely to art quilting and she discovered the joy in her creative process with textiles. In 2016, Leotie created an exhibit of 12 art quilts, each depicting an American with a compelling story, called American Folk Heroes. “Some of the heroes are
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Deputy Chief Tim Craig shares the story of connected fire departments in Sisters and Hampshire, England depicted on a special quilt initiated by Craig in 2016 as a gift for the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. The quilt titled “Here and There, Honoring Our Best” was designed by Janet MacConnell and pieced by members of East of the Cascades Quilters’ Guild. The artisans made this duplicate quilt to stay in Sisters.
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Leotie Richards created a raffle quilt won by Pattie Apregan during the Quilts in the Garden Tour. quite well-known, like Bob “I enjoy turning scientific Dylan and Amelia Earhart, concepts into art. I will be while others such as the black utilizing wool, flannel, velAmerican arctic explorer vet, and silk along with hand Matthew Henson are a sur- embroidery and needle feltprise to many. The intent is to ing to impart my fascination bring their deeds, talents, and with nature to my audience,” accomplishments to light for Richards added. the inspiration of the viewer,” The raffle quilt created by explained Richards. Richards is titled Blossom Richards is currently Wonder, a colorful, happy working on a series titled piece with flowers, birds, “Embrace Nature.” The art blue sky and sunshine. Pattie quilts are based on current Apregan, at whose home biological discoveries about it was displayed, was the plants. winner.
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PRIVACY AND PEACE IN WILD HORSE RIDGE
LUXURY TOWNHOME IN SISTERS
True Western living in this Log Lodge style home. In Camp Sherman offering world class fishing on the Metolius River. Family room has a bar for all your entertaining. Amenities include: pool, tennis courts, access to Lake Creek, meadow and Nat'l Forest trails. Golf, horseback riding, restaurants and skiing nearby.
Privately nestled in the Wild Horse Ridge community of Sisters, this magnificent Timber framed home, is situated on nearly 12.5 acres. The setting is quiet, tranquil and peaceful, yet only minutes to downtown Sisters. Unbeatable views of the Cascade mountains, master on main, floor to ceiling stone fireplace, and more!
Brand new in Pine Meadow Village! Master on main, great room with propane fireplace, black stainless steel appliances, AC, attached garage, large deck, radiant floor heating, and more. Close to all that Sisters has to offer. Make this your primary or vacation home in Sisters today!
Ellen Wood, Broker | Patty Cordoni, Principal Broker 541.588.0033 | wood51@msn.com
Phil Arends, Principal Broker | Chris Scott, Broker 541.420.9997 | phil.arends@cascadesir.com
Phil Arends, Principal Broker | Chris Scott, Broker 541.420.9997 | phil.arends@cascadesir.com
4 BD | 3 BA | 2,775 SF | .45 AC | $535,000
Phil Arends Principal Broker Black Butte Ranch 541.420.9997
4 BD | 3.5 BA | 5,343 SF | 12.45 AC | $1,850,000
Erika Bartorelli Si Hablo Español Broker 541.640.0678
Joanna Goertzen Broker 541.588.0886
Suzanne Carvlin Broker 541.595.8707
Heather Jordan Broker 541.640.0678
Patty Cordoni Managing Principal Broker Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 541.771.0931
3 BD | 2.5 BA | 1,577 SF | $449,000
Meg Cummings Principal Broker Jefferson Co./Billy Chinook 541.419.3036
Chris Scott Mark Morzov Broker Broker Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division Farm, Ranch, Vineyard Division 541.599.5614 307.690.7799
Marcea DeGregorio Broker 541.408.5134
Ellen Wood Broker 541.588.0033
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Serving the Sisters, Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch Areas
Ponderosa Properties R E A L T O R S
541-549-2002 1.
1- 800-650-6766
New Listing
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
CLASSIC HIGH MEADOW HOME Mountain views from this single-level, 4-bedroom, 3-bath home on 1 acre in Sisters premier neighborhood. Hardwood floors, a wall of windows and a wood-burning fireplace grace the greatroom. New GE Profile appliances & lighting upgrade the kitchen. Newly tiled walk-in master shower. Fresh paint and new carpeting throughout. Home office, family room and large pantry included in the 2,840 sq. ft. Oversized double garage with abundant storage. The 4th bedroom and 3rd bath can be “locked off” for that man-cave or sheshed.$674,900. MLS#201902939
CRS, GRI, Principal Broker
Rad Dyer 541-480-8853
ABR, CCIM, CRB, CRS, GRI, Principal Broker
P R O P E R T Y
www. P onderosa P roperties.com
221 S. Ash St. | PO Box 1779, Sisters
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505 S. OAK STREET Wonderful 3-level townhome in Sisters. Approved as a short-term rental. Nice setting located close to downtown. Unique features throughout and a spacious floorplan provide ambiance and charm. Wonderful main-level greatroom for gathering with family and friends. Or just relax near the gas fireplace while looking out the windows to this quiet, mature neighborhood. Plenty of sleeping space for guests on the 2nd floor, which includes the master suite, 2 guest bedrooms and a bonus room currently used as an additional bedroom. Stairs lead to a large 3rd-floor finished attic for more sleeping/living space. Spend time outdoors on a lush and private rear patio. Attached single garage is used as owner’s bonus space. Convenient to paved pathways, biking trails, tennis, downtown shops and restaurants. $399,000 MLS#201906592
Kevin R. Dyer 541-480-7552
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The Locals’ Choice! M A N A G E M E N T
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
OVERLOOKS THE DESCHUTES RIVER This premier building site is perched like an eagle’s nest on the west rim of the Deschutes River Canyon. Beautiful river views and views of Smith Rock, the Ochocos and the southern horizon. Paved access, existing well, utilities and septic available. Property directly fronts the Deschutes River, and BLM lands are nearby offering hiking and/or fishing opportunities. $295,000. MLS#201506294
61267 FAIRFIELD DRIVE Located in Foxborough, close in on Bend’s SE side. One-level bungalow features greatroom living with gas fireplace. New slab granite counters and vinyl plank flooring in kitchen. County lists large den off of greatroom as 3rd bedroom. Nice master with walk-in closet. Covered front porch provides morning sun, and fully fenced rear yard gives space to enjoy. Attached double garage has rear alley access. $365,000. MLS#201905987
GOLF COURSE & MOUNTAIN VIEWS Spacious 3,598 sq. ft., 5+ bedroom /5.5-bath home perched high above Glaze Meadow 12th green & fairway & the 13th fairway with Mt. Jefferson & Black Butte views. Updated in 2017, featuring open greatroom, gourmet kitchen, separate family room, river-rock fireplace & oak hardwood floors. Warm natural wood paneling & steamed European birch & cherry wood cabinets throughout, natural polished stone slab countertops. Four master suites, each with private bath, additional bedroom & bonus room, could be 6th bedroom, each sharing 5th bathroom. Large utility room & staging area with 1/2 bath, storage & workshop. Attached double garage & extensive decking for outdoor living on all sides of the home. $1,650,000. MLS#201905530
Carol Davis 541-410-1556 ABR, GRI, Broker
Catherine Black 541-588-9219
CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus 40 years
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
17920 WILT ROAD Cascade mountain views from this private 38± acre homesite, ready for your new home. A permitted gated driveway, buried power lines to homesite, installed permitted septic tank and lines, and a water system await you at the top of the drive. Borders miles of public lands. A rare property in the Sisters School District with a permanent CUP in place. $350,000. MLS#201808510
PREMIUM LAKEFRONT… …homesite in Aspen Lakes Golf Estates. 1.27 acres with nice pine trees and water views. Protective CC&R's in this gated community of fine homes. 2 years of golf membership included with the purchase. Utilities to the lot line. Just minutes to the town of Sisters. $349,000. MLS#201506535
BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN VIEW Beautiful mountain view acreage located in the secluded Lower Bridge Basin near the Deschutes River. Views of all mountains from Mt. Jefferson to Brokentop. There is a very private elevated building site in the NE corner of the lot with huge mountain views and southern exposure. Lower Bridge Estates offers paved streets, electric power and phone. The lot is approved for a standard septic system. There is abundant BLM land in the area and the nearby Deschutes River corridor is great for hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing. $229,000 MLS#201702313
Shane Lundgren 541-588-9226 Broker
Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650 GRI, Broker
BE A PART OF IT... Sisters’ Only Custom Mixed-Use Community INNOVATIVE NEW CONCEPT • Light Industrial/Commercial • Live/Work Loft Apartments • Opportunity for Economic Diversity • Small Condo-type Spaces • Perfect for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs Lot 17 MLS#201803204 ............$200,000 Lot 5 MLS#201803205 ............$235,000 Lot 4 MLS#201803206 ........... $245,000 Lot 7 MLS#201803202 ........... $250,000
CLOSE-TO-TOWN LIVING Charming income producing cottage in the city of Sisters. Property has current short-term rental permit. Downtown location within walking distance to Whychus Creek. Relax in your master bedroom with fireplace and sitting area. Enjoy your evenings on the deck with gazebo and hot tub for your barbeque dinners and cozy evenings. $579,500. MLS#201905543
IT’S A NATURAL! This 39.5-acre parcel is ready for your dream to come true. Beautifully treed with mature pines, character junipers, bunchgrass and wildflowers. Public lands to the west and north keep you neighbor-free for miles in those two directions. Power nearby. Easy access at the top of a small public road cul-de-sac. $299,000. MLS#201905467
70054 APPALOOSA DRIVE Corner lot. Almost an acre. Cluster of pine trees, level lot, possible big mountain view with reverse floor design home. 8± miles from downtown Sisters. $137,500. MLS#201906315
Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Broker
Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker