The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLII No. 35 // 2019-08-28 by Nugget Newspaper

Tim Roth returns to Sisters schools page 6

Sound of French Canada to ring in Sisters page 15

Sisters student’s art celebrated at State Fair page 17

The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 35

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Fire season is not over in Sisters Country Despite cooler temperatures and recent moisture in Sisters Country, fire officials are reminding residents and visitors of Sisters that fire season is not over. “While we haven’t seen the wildfire activity in Central Oregon like we have in recent years, we need everyone to remember it’s still August and there is significant warm dry weather ahead of us,” said Gordon Foster, PrinevilleSisters Unit Forester for See FIRE DANGER on page 30

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Citizens weigh in on public safety

Summer’s last stand...

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chef

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The summer season is serving up some real summer weather this week, with temperatures climbing into the 90s. Officials warn that it’s still fire season out there, and fire danger will be high through the Labor Day holiday. Then Sisters Country will slide into one of its finest times of year — the fall.

Citizens are letting their local government know their outlook on public safety through a 21-question survey that went out last week. The survey was sent to city of Sisters residents in their utility bill. The City of Sisters contracts with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services and it is city property owners who See SURVEY on page 23

Volunteers conduct stewardship Buckmann marks 20 years promoting Sisters By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chef

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chef

As Labor Day rolls around to celebrate those whose work builds our country and communities, Jeri Buckmann is marking two decades of putting Sisters on the map. Buckmann has been a fixture at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce for 20 years — years in which Sisters and the Chamber both have changed dramatically. Like so many folks who now call Sisters home, Buckmann and her husband, Bob, who were living in Grafton, Oregon, started out as visitors. “We’d visited here a few times and we always called the Chamber for what to do,” she recalled. Again, like many others, the quality and intimacy of the local schools offered a strong incentive to relocate. The Buckmanns moved here

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and enrolled Adam and Sara in Sisters schools. Jeri almost immediately called the Chamber and offered to volunteer. “A few months later, the events coordinator position came open and they said, ʻWould you like to do this?’” she recalled. “I said sure. I had no experience other than organizing kids’ parties.” In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce was a major player in creating and managing the events that helped establish the community as a destination and a hub of arts and entertainment. At various times, the Chamber hosted an antique fair, Saturday markets, a car show, a Western and Native American Arts Festival and its signature event, the Sisters Harvest Faire. In those early days, Bend See BUCKMANN on page 22

About 20 sport-shooters, along with Forest Service personnel and local law enforcement officers, gathered on Saturday morning to conduct a stewardship cleanup at the popular Zimmerman Butte shooting area. The event was conducted under the auspices of the group Trash No Land out of Washington, with the support of the U.S. Forest Service and sponsorship from a variety of outdoor-oriented businesses. The Forest Service provided a Dumpster for the cleanup, and Sisters Ranger District personnel pitched in to pick up and haul trash. Sisters Ranger District law enforcement officer Fred Perl thanked the volunteers, noting that the work fits in with the USFS motto of “safe forest, healthy forest.” “Thank you for promoting the vitality of the forest, as well,” he said. Trash No Land coordinator

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About 20 volunteers did yeoman’s work in sprucing up the popular Zimmerman Butte recreational shooting area last weekend. Bill Cogley emphasized the importance of responsible shooters taking care of the areas where they shoot — because if they become unsafe or detrimental to forest health, they could be shut down. Keeping and bearing arms is a right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution — but the ability to go out shooting on public lands is a privilege. “We have a right to own firearms, but we don’t have a

right to shoot on public land,” Cogley told the assembled volunteers. “It’s a privilege. We’d hate to see it go away because people abuse the privilege.” Responsible shooting means observing safety precautions and using appropriate targets — not junk and trash. And targets should be removed after a shooting See CLEANUP on page 25

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes ..................4 Announcements................12 Sisters Naturalist............. 14 Classifieds.................. 27-29 Meetings ........................... 3 Fit for Sisters ..................... 9 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 26 Real Estate .................29-32

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Letters to the Editor… The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writerʼs 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 those of you who live in our great community, Recently there has been a lot of talk about the amount of crime and/or vandalism in our town. Unfortunately the tone is one that suggests that Sisters has changed. Well of course communities do change as they grow, and we certainly have been growing. I’d like to share a recent personal experience. My wife and I own a long-time business here in Sisters, and on a recent Saturday night when we closed up we inadvertently neglected to lock the front door. We are closed on Sunday but a customer came to our door unaware that we were not open. When she opened the door she saw the lights out and quickly realized we were closed. She then looked around for some way to let us know our door was not locked. There was a flyer posted on the front door for an upcoming event in the store. There was a

phone number for the person putting on the event on the flyer. She called that number and left a message that our door was open. The person she called was on the pass and did not receive the message till she got closer to Sisters. The person who received the message went to the store and tried to find a home phone number for me. She found a number but when she called I did not have my phone so it went to voicemail. At that time another customer showed up who knows me and realized what was going on. He helped her find a key to the door here in the store and the two of them locked the front door. Then he also called me and left a message. Later that afternoon I checked my messages and saw what was going on. I went to the store and found See LETTERS on page 16

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Last week there was a sharp uptick in speculation that President Trump is a few fries shy of a Happy Meal. Whether it was his tweet declaring that American companies “are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative” to doing business in China, or his decision to cancel a trip to Denmark because the Danish prime minister didn’t have a “nice” reaction to his desire to buy Greenland, or his suggestion that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell might be a greater enemy than China’s premierfor-life, it did seem as if the West Wing’s nurse might have accidentally switched Trump’s meds for M&Ms. “This is not normal. And I don’t mean that as in, ʻTrump is violating the shibboleths of the Washington establishment,’” wrote the Washington Post’s Megan McArdle. “I mean that as in, ʻThis is not normal for a functioning adult.’” CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter said over the weekend: “He’s getting worse. We can see it. It’s happening in public but it’s still a very hard, very sensitive story to cover. I’m talking of course about President Trump, about his behavior, about his instability.” I’ve long thought that Trump was a perfect illustration of the old observation that rich people are never crazy; they’re just “eccentric.” But I am skeptical that the president’s mental state has gotten worse. Instead, his situation is getting more precarious and that is making Trump’s Trumpiness more obvious. Specifically, I think the fizzle of the Mueller probe was a grievous blow to the president, for the simple reason that it removed an extremely useful political and psychological bogeyman. Robert Mueller’s investigation allowed Trump to give voice to his persecution complex. In his mind, at least, the “witch hunt” was an all-purpose excuse to whine about “fake news” and distract from other controversies. But it also served the same function for much of the right-wing media, giving them a ratings-andclicks-rich topic to focus on.

In a sense, Mueller was a substitute for Hillary Clinton. Trump’s 2016 opponent was such a reviled figure on the right, she gave many Trumpskeptical voters the excuse they needed to overlook his shortcomings. After the election, Mueller and his “angry Dems” of the Deep State served as a serviceable alternative to imposing cohesion and message discipline on the right. With Mueller gone, Trump is left scrambling to find a replacement. The “squad” — the four leftwing Democratic first-term congresswomen — are, collectively and individually, candidates. And they certainly have their political uses, given their radicalism, hostility to Israel, etc. His base is happy to go all-in against them. But attacking four women of color has its limits as a political strategy, especially given that Trump’s electoral Achilles’ heel is suburban moderate women. Also, they pose no serious threat to Trump’s presidency the way Mueller seemed to, so they do not focus Trump’s mind the way the special prosecutor did. Right now, the leading candidate for Trump’s Mueller replacement is Powell. And that dog won’t hunt. Trump is clearly convinced that the Fed chair is trying to destroy his re-election chances by not lowering interest rates to goose the economy past the 2020 finish line. Some will think this is bat-guano bonkers, others won’t, but the political reality is that this storyline is just too complicated to replace the Mueller narrative. It doesn’t attract allies the same way, and the talking points required to sustain it are just too convoluted. Whether or not he’s a stable genius, the Trump on display now is the same one we’ve always seen. What’s changed are the circumstances. Like an unsteady man long held upright by pushing on a locked door, he’s tumbling now that the path is suddenly open. He needs some new enemy to brace against, and he’s flailing around in search of one. © 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

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Sisters business marks 30 years in the saddle Eurosports Bikes, Skis, Beer and Food Carts is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a live music event, sale, and beer tasting. Owner Brad Boyd started Eurosports in 1989. A former member of the University of Oregon cycling team, Boyd moved to Central Oregon in 1986, worked at various jobs, including at Mt. Bachelor, and started a family. To have a retail business in the seasonal town of Sisters for 30 years can be challenging. Weather, forest fires, and the economy can affect any business. Despite all the challenges, Boyd says, “In 30 years, I can count on one hand the times I haven’t been

excited about work.” He recalled, “I really was drawn to move to the mountain town of Sisters. It’s an amazing combination: really nice people, only 25 minutes from Hoodoo Ski Area, wonderful road-biking and mountain-biking, hiking and backcountry trails near town.” Over the years, Boyd has been instrumental in adding to some of these natural assets, including co-founding the Peterson Ridge Trail (PRT) more than 28 years ago. “As a lifetime member of Sisters Trails Alliance, I’ve been pleased to see the work this organization has done to See EUROSPORTS on page 26

Sisters folks gather to share language learning Food, wine, and the chatter of Italian is a weekly occurrence in downtown Sisters. Some might be surprised to hear the language from a country almost 6,000 miles away, but in Central Oregon there are weekly groups that meet to have fun and practice speaking a range of languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, German, and Russian. The Sisters Italian group has been meeting for 12

years. Long-time organizer of the group, Bruce Williams, explained that initially the group had only four or five people who would meet, but now there are over 15 people who enjoy one another’s company regularly. The group can often be found dining at Open Door on Wednesday evenings where their boisterous activity often attracts other restaurant customers who are See ITALIAN on page 31

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Volunteers gathered to celebrate — and to raise funds for several Sisters programs.

Rodeo volunteers aid Sisters causes By Bonnie Malone Correspondent

An auction raised $4,200 for a local charity and youth program at the annual Sisters Rodeo Appreciation Party on August 17. Nearly 200 guests — who were being thanked for their volunteer work — were pumped up for the prizes offered. A striking quilt donated to the rodeo by Sandy Strader of Sisters brought in $3,500 after a rousing bidding process. The quilt is made from over 100 Crown Royal bags. The surgical nurse was

thrilled when she learned her quilt funds were dedicated to Sisters High School’ equestrian team. The second item was a current rodeo poster signed by all the competitors at the rodeo. It raised $700 for the 1017 Project, a cattle program developed by Shiloh Ranch Church for food-insecure people. To date, they have distributed more than 76,000 pounds of meat to hungry families and individuals. Rochelle Villanova, the poster artist, and her husband were at the event.

“I am so happy with how much money was raised from my artwork through Sisters Rodeo,” she said. “This is wonderful.” Her poster raised a total of $13,300 for charities. The enthusiastic crowd cheered for the three rodeo members who were selected as Volunteers of the Year. Marilyn Barker received a silver Sisters Rodeo bracelet along with a plaque for her outstanding service in her relatively few years of membership. She, along with her See VOLUNTEERS on page 31

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.

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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.

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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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Volleyball squad returns 11 on varsity By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The volleyball team returns 11 players to their varsity squad, and will add one more to round out their roster. Sisters will compete in a strong Oregon West Conference and won’t be able to overlook any of their opponents. Their third-place finish last year is still vivid in their memory, as well as their two losses to league foe Sweet Home, and they are excited to face the Huskies on the court again this year. Back for their final season are seniors Sam Silva, Addy Myhre, Maddison Anderson, and Rianna McGonagle. Sam Silva returns in her role as a starting outside hitter, and will be a threat on the outside, and will also provide solid passing in the back row. As a four-year varsity player, the Outlaws will look to Silva to provide leadership on and off the court. Anderson will bring athleticism and strong court awareness to the team, and will also frustrate teams with her timing on the block. McGonagle will play on the right side and will bring leadership and energy to the squad. The Outlaws will look to Rianna to bring a strong block and a quick attack on the right side. Myhre will play on the right side and at setter. Addy has worked hard in the off season to establish herself as a setter, and also a strong right-side hitter. Coaches will look to Addy to bring her knowledge of the game to the floor, as well as provide a strong block on the right side. She also has a great serve that will upset many opponents.

Sisters salutes... • World’s Children thanks all who attended our Art from the Heart clothesline display of children’s art. A special thanks to Dana Bratton for the use of his property during the July and August Fourth Friday Art Walks. And thanks to Melvin’s Market and Sisters Bakery for donating refreshments to the event. • Hats off to the 20 or so sportsmen and women who turned out to clean up the Zimmerman Butte shooting area under the auspices of www.TrashNoLand.org. And a tip of the hat to the Forest Service for their assistance.

Juniors Ellie Rush, Sophie Silva, Natalie Sitz, and Anessa Stotts also return for another season. Rush is back in her role as setter and as a floor leader. The team will look to Ellie to speed up the offense this year and bring her knowledge of the game to the court. Ellie was one of the Outlaws’ top servers last year, and the team will look to her for consistency from the serving line again this year. Sophie Silva will play at outside hitter and in the middle, and returns as one of the Outlaws’ top hitters. Sophie is a very versatile hitter and has the ability to play at any position, and she brings intensity and consistency when playing the net. Her hits are explosive and her timing on the block can shake up hitters from the opposing team. Sophie was also one of the Outlaws’ top servers last season, and the team will look to her for that same level of consistency this year. Natalie Sitz will play at outside hitter and also as a defensive specialist. Natalie is a competitive player and expected to be a great passer for the Outlaws in the back

row. Tatum Sitz will also be an outside hitter. Tatum suffered an injury last season and in the off-season worked hard to improve her hitting and passing. The team is excited to see the athleticism and enthusiasm she will bring to the team this year. Stotts will see time as an outside hitter and a defensive specialist. Anessa will bring power and quickness to the floor as both a passer and a hitter. Greta Davis (sophomore) returns as both a middle and outside hitter. Greta will be a strong and consistent hitter, and her quickness and power will make her a force in the Outlaws offense from any hitting position. She has an infectious energy on the court and is establishing herself as a floor leader this year. Sydney Myhre (sophomore) also worked hard during the off-season and will bring consistency to the back row. She’s a great passer and understands the game well. Sydney Wright is the lone new addition to the squad. Wright was a team captain on the JV squad last year and filled many different roles. She has the ability to play at any position and will bring

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A strong Outlaws volleyball team is ready to hit the hardwood in a tough conference. quickness and intensity to the floor. After graduating Player of the Year Kendra Sitz, the Lady Outlaws will look to fill her role on the outside as well as speed up their offense this year. They have a deep bench and will try to frustrate teams with different rotations, and hitters playing in different roles. Coach Rory Rush said,

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Helping wildlife get by By Jim Anderson Correspondent

A brand-new wildlife rehabilitation facility, Think Wild, has opened east of Bend. A lot of people from Bend, Tumalo, La Pine, Sisters, and Redmond came out to check out what Think Wild was all about. The facility once housed another wildlife rehab facility that went out of business. Think Wild is an entirely new organization. It has a board of directors made up of local people who have diverse professional backgrounds and experiences. With Michelle van Hilten as the executive director and Max Lipman as director of wildlife rehabilitation the new facility is already taking in injured animals and preparing them to re-enter the wild. And they also have 11-year-old Payton Johnston from La Pine to bring new life into the operation. In 2015, when Payton was seven years old, she and her mother, Amanda, began transporting sick and injured wildlife from southern Deschutes County to the previous facility. She started helping out regularly, then became an indispensable member of the staff. “Dr. Cooney was so very good to me; he told me all about what he was doing as he worked on an injured or sick animal, and why the work he was doing would See THINK WILD on page 13

Jeff Husmann named boys soccer varsity coach By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys soccer team will have a new coach this year: Jeff Husmann, who has extensive experience as a coach and leader. Husmann graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree and went on to get his masters degree in English. After college, Jeff led bike trips all over New Hampshire, which culminated in a bike trip to Velo Echappe, France. The numerous bike trips led to a middle school language arts teaching position in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, where Jeff spent the bulk of his 19-year teaching/coaching career. While in Moultonborough, Jeff was named the head Nordic ski coach, started the program from scratch, and coached the team to five state championships over his 15-year tenure. He was also the varsity girls soccer coach for six years, and took them to their first playoff win in school history.

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In 2018, Husmann decided he wanted to move west, and although he didn’t have a job, he packed up and in June moved to Montana. He told The Nugget he wanted to be closer to the mountains and the snow. He was hired at Turning Winds, a therapeutic boarding school that helps teenagers with addiction problems, and is located in Yaak, Montana, which is about 40 miles north of Libby. At Turning Winds, Jeff designed and implemented the English curriculum, facilitated group therapy sessions, and led outdoor skiing, hiking, and biking trips. “Yaak is very remote, with only two businesses in town,” Husmann said. “It’s a place where people go to get away from people. A lot of Vietnam vets have found seclusion there, there’s lots of hippies and folks living off the grid. But the thing I really missed about teaching while I was in Yaak was the connections with families and community, so I decided to look for another job.” EST. 1995

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Jeff Husmann will lead the Outlaws soccer squad this year. Jeff was offered a job in Libby and Seely, Montana, as well as Sisters, and for him Sisters was the best choice. “It’s obvious that Sisters is a proud school, with a community that endorses the arts, music, and sports,” said Husmann, “and the proximity to family was also very important to me.” Jeff has a brother in Bend who he hasn’t lived close to

for 25 years. Husmann told The Nugget that life took them different directions, and now they’re both thrilled to have the opportunity to live close to each other. This will be the first time Husmann has been a head coach for boys soccer, and he’s excited about the opportunity and the season ahead. Husmann said, “It’s already obvious to me that the boys soccer team has a very supportive group of families, which seem excited about someone new taking over the reins. They have high expectations and I’m up for the challenge. “Of course we want to get wins this season, but the larger goal is that players feel like they belong to something bigger than themselves. The most important thing to me is getting to know the players and their families.” Husmann noted that coaching is just another vehicle where kids can be taught valuable lessons. “Sports isn’t an end in itself,” said Husmann. “It’s an extension of the classroom.”

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Tim Roth returns to Sisters schools By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

After nearly three years abroad in Germany, Tim Roth and his family have returned to the Sisters School District with Roth stepping into a new role as an assistant principal for both Sisters Middle School and Sisters High School. Roth’s official title is Assistant Principal of Student Success, which means he will play an integral role in helping students stay on track to finish their high school diploma with their cohort. This effort is part of a statewide initiative through the Oregon Department Education to enhance learning and improve graduation rates in the state. For Sisters’ middle school and high school, Roth’s hire is a change from using a “dean of students” position part-time in each school. Roth considers himself a Central Oregonian, having moved to Bend as a child and graduating from Bend High School. He attended Willamette University, where he also competed on the swim team, which is how he met his wife, Laura, also a competitive swimmer. After a stint of coaching swimming in the Portland area, Roth took the plunge to obtain his master’s degree in education at the University of Portland to become a certified teacher. Laura did the same. “I was having so much fun coaching, I discovered that I wanted to work with kids,” he said. He spent four years teaching science at Milwaukie High School outside of Portland before moving to Astoria, Oregon where he and Laura both taught at the high school there. In 2012 the family got to return to Central Oregon when Tim was hired to be the director of co-curricular activities at Sisters High School, where he stayed until

January 2017. “People knew me as the athletic director, but my job was in support of all cocurricular activities as well as assisting Joe Hosang, the principal, with some administrative duties,” he said. The decision to work overseas developed in part from Laura’s experience of studying in London during college and the fact that the couple lived in Costa Rica for a short time as well. “Travel is something we have always loved and we wanted to teach overseas while our kids were in middle school. So we filled out an application with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) and we started to get some calls from schools all over the world including, Turkey, Bahrain, Japan and then Germany,” he said. The couple chose Germany, in part due to a fondness Laura developed for the country after visiting there in high school for a swim meet. “I taught on a NATO training base in Bavaria called the Hohenfels Joint Multinational Training Base where I served as the math/science/PE department chair, AP chemistry instructor, middle school cross-country coach, and school chemical hygiene officer,” said Roth. The stay in Europe provided the family with many new experiences, and Roth feels grateful to have had the experience with his family. “We were able to visit about 15 countries in the 2.5 years we were abroad. We learned so much about European history, language, culture, and really, so much about our own country,” he said. “We made wonderful friends from all over Europe and the United States and we learned so much about the military and military families,” he continued. “Most of

all we learned that the world is really big with lots of different people, different ways of thinking, different cultures and backgrounds. We truly loved our experience and we definitely see the world through different eyes now. This experience also reinforced my view that Oregon is one of the most beautiful and special places in the world.” The Roths knew their time overseas would be limited, so when considering the return to Oregon the couple focused their employment search on Central Oregon and Astoria. Roth understands his new role is important to the Sisters School District, and he has three main areas of focus professionally, which include positive behavior interventions to help kids stay on track, reducing chronic absenteeism, and strengthening the transition for students from middle school to high school Elaborating further he said, “My personal vision of the new job is building strong school culture and focusing

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Tim Roth is back with Sisters schools after several years in Germany. on ways we can help our students achieve success. I believe successful schools build school culture focused on strong relationships with our kids, and so I will be working to find a place for every single one of our students to feel like they belong and that Sisters’ schools are their second home. “In addition, I will be working to build a strong work ethic and character traits in all of our students and help ensure that rigorous

instruction is available for all our kids.” The Roths’ two children are Hayden, who will be a 9th-grader at Sisters High School and Mae, who is entering 7th grade at Sisters Middle School. “I feel truly fortunate, lucky, blessed and happy that we could come back to Sisters,” he said. “I love the Sisters School District for all the good things that happen here and am proud to be a part of continual improvement.”

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Cross-country team readies for season By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

After a three-day camp near Tillamook last week, head coach Josh Nordell sees plenty of promise in his charges as the Outlaws prepare for the 2019 competitive season. Nothing will come easy in the tough Oregon West Conference, but Nordell has clear proof that many of the Sisters runners did a fair share of summer training, which will bode well as the season progresses. “I’m excited about the fitness of the athletes coming into the season,” said Nordell. “Overall I feel like we are ahead of where we were last season, but of course we are just beginning the process.” Wildfire smoke last year made training a challenge, but the Outlaws dealt with the situation quite well. Nordell thinks that the forced rest in early September actually may have helped keep most of the runners injury-free. “But I am not hoping for any fires this year,” he said. T h e O r e g o n We s t Conference was stacked with talented boys last year and the early-season injury to thensophomore Will Thorsett set the Outlaws back. The team placed a distant fifth among the seven league teams, it’s worst finish in many years. Things are expected to look quite a bit different this year as the Outlaws return all of their top runners, including junior John Peckham, who finished fourth last year at the District meet with a best time of 16:05 to qualify for state. Last spring he placed fifth at the state track meet in the 3,000 meters, staking a claim as one of the top returnees among 4A runner this season. For his part, Thorsett placed ninth in the same race with Peckham and has remained healthy throughout a summer of training. “Those two guys are so good for each other,” said Nordell, “and then we have Ethan Hosang who is very committed as well.” Hosang, another junior, placed eighth at the District cross-country meet in 2018 with a time of 16:42 and ran 16:33 as a freshman, giving the Outlaws more depth and experience than any of the other teams in the league. Newport returns three top runners as well, so the team race will likely come down to the fourth through seventh runners. This is where Nordell will have to wait and see how things develop during the season. Senior Josh Liddell and junior Sam May put in

summer work, according to Nordell, and look ready to make major contributions to the team. Time will tell who else on the team will rise up. “We are in a good situation with our top five guys and there are others who are working hard and are showing the desire to improve,” said Nordell. The girls team is in the position of defending their district meet title from last year and hunting for another state trophy to go with the one they got last year for fourth place. “Last year the Outlaw girls did the unbelievable,” said Nordell. “No one expected them to be the district champions, but they picked up a lot of steam in the final weeks of the season and peaked at the perfect time,” he said. The Outlaws edged Philomath and Stayton last year for a stunning victory. “The other teams were absolutely in shock,” said Nordell. The team is led by senior Kate Bowen, who has picked up a number of state-level medals since arriving in

Sisters in the second half of her sophomore year. Bowen finished second at last year’s Oregon West district meet and went on to place seventh at state with a time of 19:16. She placed fourth in the 1,500 meters and fifth in the 3,000 meters at the state track meet in May, cementing her place among the best 4A runners for the upcoming season. Sophomore Emma Singleton showed amazing improvement during her freshman season and placed eighth at the district meet. She qualified for the state meet in the 800 meters during track. The Outlaws did lose seniors Ella Cole and Amy Hills, but Nordell hopes to fill the gaps with new and returning runners. “Pearl Gregg had a breakout season last year as a sophomore and Iris Diez, another junior, will be ready to make a difference as well,” he said. Nordell, in his seventh year, is assisted by Rima Givot, Charlie Kanzig, Sarah Thorsett and Dennis Dempsey. “I am lucky to have a lot of help to allow us to

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The Outlaws are ramping up for the fall season in some spectacular settings. individualize workouts when necessary,” he said. “We have a lot of fun together as well.” The Outlaws kick off

the competitive season on September 14 at the Northwest Classic in Eugene at Lane Community College.

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Outlaws football will aim for playoff spot By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws bring 15 experienced players back to the gridiron this year, and a mindset to make it to the playoffs. Five returning players will play on both the offensive and defensive line: Aaron Montanz; Anthony Randolph; Cameron Wessel; Logan Curtis; and Damien King. Montanz will anchor the offensive line; Randolph is a force to be reckoned with and always does his job; and Wessel brings a great attitude and work ethic and knows what he’s expected to do on the field. Curtis was fairly new to football last year, gained valuable experience, and is coachable and willing to learn. King is the Outlaws’ most improved player and continues to consistently get better. Taylor Fendall is a threeyear starter at quarterback, and a tough player who knows the game and will be a coach on the field. Eli Gurney and Gator Haken will both play at slot. Eli is physical, consistent, and hard-working, and will also play at linebacker. Gator is very athletic and was the Outlaws’ leading rusher last season. Brogan Pettersen and Hayden Sharp will also play

at the slot position. Brogan is another very athletic player who can take it to the house. Hayden is the Outlaws’ key returning tackler and is very quick and speedy down the field. Ethan Martin will be a beast for the Outlaws. He’s relentless, as tough as nails, and will play at fullback and on the defensive line. Hunter Spor is a big man that can both run and hit, and will play fullback and linebacker. Garrett Kersavage will play at wide receiver and defensive back. Garrett is savvy and can make the big plays. Rounding out the returning players are Dillon King, a total team player who will play at linebacker and on the offensive line; and Brayden Way, who will play at the same spots. A few of the players shared their thoughts on what they felt the team would need to be successful this year. Sharp said, “Success is sticking with our C-3 culture: connect, care, and compete. If you care you have to connect with your teammates, and to be able to compete you have to care.” Gurney agreed with Sharp that the C-3 culture was key and stated, “Our C-3 culture has brought us all together to care for and love each other, and also care and love our

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The Outlaws have been hard at it in summer training camp, preparing for a run at the playoffs. entire community and everyone around us.” We s s e l c o m m e n t e d , “Success is being a team, sticking together, and recording wins!” When asked what he’s looking forward to quarterback Fendall said, “Another opportunity to compete with my friends, have a good year,

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Chaitanya Sathe, 35, from Hillsboro, died in a fall at Smith Rock State Park on Saturday morning. On August 24, at 9:40 a.m., Deschutes County 911 Dispatch received a call that a male had fallen approximately 100 feet near the access to Lower Gorge at Smith Rock State Park. Redmond Fire, four Deschutes County Sheriffs’ Office deputies and 12 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers responded to the scene. Sathe was pronounced dead at the scene. During the investigation, it was determined Sathe was making his way down a climber ’s path toward the northeast Lower Gorge inside Smith Rock State Park, when he apparently tripped and fell approximately 100 feet. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteers completed the recovery.

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Sheriff in conservative county defends free press By Andres Selsky Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — Journalists are defending a small newspaper after a county attorney asked the sheriff to investigate whether a reporter broke the law by trying repeatedly to get comments from an official for a story. Staffers at the Malheur Enterprise, a weekly newspaper in the remote town of Vale, said they were just doing their job. “We’re not going to be bullied,” said editor Les Zaitz. Brian Wolfe, the sheriff of deeply conservative Malheur County, said Wednesday an inquiry determined no laws had been broken. “As an elected sheriff, we will always respect the constitutional rights of anybody and everybody. We do believe in freedom of the press and free speech that we believe are our rights given by the Constitution of the United States,” Wolfe said. The newspaper had been investigating why a car wash did not receive a five-year exemption from local property taxes that was allegedly promised. Bluebird Express Car Wash built a $4.5 million installation in the town of Ontario after it understood it received the exemption, representing about $335,000, the newspaper reported. Greg Smith, the director for economic development for Malheur County — a stretch of high desert almost twice the size of Connecticut — is responsible for determining and negotiating property tax exemptions. Malheur Enterprise reporter Pat Caldwell sought several times to get comment from Smith, who is also a Republican member of the state Legislature. “This is an effort to get accurate information,” said Zaitz, a former investigative reporter with the Oregonian newspaper and a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. “The public is entitled to that information — not only entitled to that information, it deserves it.” Smith responded only after the story was published on August 14 with the headline “Malheur County lured See FREE PRESS on page 22

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Forest Service prepares for prescribed fires By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

As summer rolls to an end and fall chill creeps into the morning air, the Sisters Ranger District is preparing for another round of prescribed burning. The burning is designed to improve forest health conditions and to help protect Sisters and outlying forest communities from the threat of wildfire. Due to relatively mild conditions and periodic moisture through the summer, burning may commence a little earlier than it usually does in the fall. “It seems the way the weather is shaping up that we could be burning by midSeptember instead of late September,” said Jinny Reed, Assistant Fire Management Officer with the Sisters Ranger District. Burning won’t occur during the period of high temperatures in the immediate forecast. The District has about 1,000 acres on the docket for fall burning from the Metolius Basin to south of town. However, the District is seldom able to treat all of the acres available during the fall season.

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SALEM (AP) _ Oregon’s criminal justice system would be “overwhelmed” if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in an upcoming case that nonunanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional, the state’s attorney general has told the court. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in an amicus brief on Friday that if the U.S. Supreme Court finds nonunanimous juries unconstitutional, it could invalidate hundreds or even thousands of convictions in Oregon. Oregon is the only state in America allowing 11-1 or 10-2 jury verdicts in criminal trials, except first-degree murder convictions. Critics say Rosenblum is defending a system that should be abandoned, as voters in Louisiana, the only other state that permitted nonunanimous verdicts, did in 2018. See VERDICTS on page 25

T h e M et o l i u s Basin is a top priority for fire managers, but location of burning will depend heavily on conditions. “It all depends on the weather and the direction the wind blows,” Reed said. “We like to keep our options open.” A 400-acre unit along Highway 20 identified on the accompanying map will not be treated until spring. As always, those concerned about smoke impacts can sign up for text alerts. Contact the Sisters Ranger District at 541-549-7700. Reed said that the potentially earlier fall burning actually has a positive impact on smoke considerations. “The beauty of lighting this early in the year, we can have more daylight hours to lift smoke,” she said.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S AARP Driver’s Safety

AARP’s Driver Safety Course, a classroom refresher for motorists 50 and older, will be offered on Tuesday, September 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. There will be a one-hour lunch break. Call 541-390-6075 to register. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members.

Volunteer for Parks Board

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for a volunteer position on the City Parks Advisory Board for a 3-yr. term. Applicants must live within the Sisters School District boundary. The Board advises the Council on matters pertaining to the acquisition, development, maintenance and preservation of public parks, trails & open spaces, meeting every first Wednesday at 4 p.m. Applications are at www.ci.sisters.or.us or at Sisters City Hall at 520 E. Cascade Ave. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, September 6. For info contact Patrick Davenport at 541-323-5219 or at pdavenport@ ci.sisters.or.us.

Free Medicare 101 Class

The Council on Aging is partnering with St. Charles Health System and the City of Sisters to offer a free class to help older adults navigate their Medicare options on Friday, September 6, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the City of Sisters offices in the Chamber Room. “Medicare 101” is led by a Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) counselor, and provides information to Medicareeligible beneficiaries about their Medicare choices. Registration is required as space is limited. Call the Council on Aging of Central Oregon at 541-678-5483 or email info@councilonaging.org.

Tai Chi/Balance Sessions

Free Tai Chi/Balance Classes based on the CDC “Steadi” Program to reduce injuries and falls in our community are being sponsored by Sisters Drug. Taught by Shannon Rackowski every Thursday from 11-11:30 a.m. (except holidays) at the SPRD Fitness Room next to Sisters High School. Open to all ages. For info: 541-549-6221.

Support for Caregivers

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

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Thursday, August 29 Treating Autism with Massage 6 to 7 p.m. at Sisters Library Saturday, August 31 Friends of Metolius Walk 10 a.m. in Camp Sherman Sunday, September 1 Camp Sherman Pancake Breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. at Camp Sherman Comm. Hall Tuesday, September 3 High School Orientation 7:45 a.m. at Sisters High School

Seeking Poets & Poetry Fans Share your voice & the poetry you love with your community. Participate in Tea & Poetry, presented by New Oregon Arts & Letters and Sisters Farmers Market. Email tiffany@plazm.com for information or call 503-9970301; email is preferred.

Camp Sherman Pancake Breakfast

Bring your family and friends to a traditional Pancake Breakfast at the Camp Sherman Community Hall, Sunday, September 1, 8 to 11 a.m. Enjoy all-you-can-eat ham, eggs, pancakes, orange juice and coffee. Adults $9.00; children 5-10 years $6.00, under 5 free. Proceeds benefit Camp Sherman Historical Society and Friends of the Metolius. Call 541-595-2719 for more information.

High School Orientation

Incoming first-year students are invited to come to Sisters High School on Tuesday, September 3 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. for new-student orientation. Seniors and juniors will be serving as leaders to help first-year students transition successfully to the high school. Activities will focus on team-building, cooperative skill development and discussion skills. Students will get their locker assignments and run through a shortened version of their daily schedule. Bus routes will run in the morning and afternoon. The route times can be found on the district website. Transfer students grades 10-12 are invited for an open house at SHS the same day from 9 to 11 a.m. Call 541-549-4045 for info.

Friends of Metolius Walk

Saturday, August 31 from 10 a.m. to noon, enjoy a free interpretive walk along the Metolius River with Scott Blau. Explore the upper river from the Camp Sherman Bridge to the site of the 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp at the Riverside Campground and learn about the history of the Camp Sherman area. Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fish viewing platform. For information call 541595-6439 or 503-730-8034.

Habitat Homeownership

Sisters Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for its homeownership program. If you have lived and/or worked in Sisters for at least a year, have a need for housing, have verifiable income and are willing to contribute up to 500 hours of sweat equity, this program may be for you. Please review Habitat’s qualification guide online at www.sistershabitat.org/housingprograms or pick one up at the Habitat office, 141 W. Main Ave. Questions, call 541-549-1193.

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Share your creativity! Qualityoriented crafters are being sought as consigners for the 44th Annual Snowflake Boutique (November 1 & 2). Jury will be Saturday, September 7 at 9:30 a.m. at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond. Info at www. snowflakeboutique.org or call Randi, 541-788-4452 or Jan, 541350-4888 or Tina, 541-447-1640.

CPR/AED and First Aid Class

The next CPR/AED/First Aid class is scheduled for Thursday, September 12, at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $30 which covers both modules, a workbook and completion card. Register by Tuesday, September 10. To register, go on-line to sistersfire. com and select the CPR tab, or stop by and register at the Sisters Fire station during business hours (8 to 5). Pick up the student workbook at the station after you register. If you have questions, call Chris Carr at 415-860-3697.

The Autism Treatment Center of Bend will host a free public presentation at the Sisters Library on Thursday, August 29 from 6 to 7 p.m. Rosimery Bergeron will discuss qigong sensory treatment massage, a research-proven, parent-delivered treatment that can improve all aspects of autism. Register at www.AutismTreatment. Center or call 503-917-1239 for info.

Come Sing With Us!

The Sisters High Desert Chorale will begin rehearsals for Winter/ Christmas concerts on Monday, September 23. The Chorale meets each Monday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of Transfiguration Episcopal Church. No audition is required and all ages are welcome. Winter concerts are scheduled for the first part of December 2019. For more information call Connie Gunterman at 541-588-0362.

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.

Parkinson’s Support Group

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

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

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

Child Sexual-Abuse Prevention Training

Darkness to Light®, a child sexualabuse prevention training, will be held on Thursday, September 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Sisters Library. This training program provides participants with 5 steps to better protect children from sexual abuse. It gives adults the tools for recognizing the signs of sexual abuse, responding to suspicions, and gives simple ways to minimize opportunities for abuse in organizations and our community. Please contact Rachel Visser at 541-306-6062 to register.

Peterson Ridge Trail Celebration

Sisters Trails Alliance invites the community to celebrate the amazing trail system in our own backyard. The event is Saturday, September 21 at Village Green Park and features organized hikes and mountain-bike rides on the PRT, activities in the park for all trail-lovers, a little PRT history, and a free lunch. Registration required for lunch & organized rides. Info at sisterstrails.org or call 541-719-8822.

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A special storytime just for children entering kindergarten will include songs, crafts and more. Thursday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more info.

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids ages birth through 5 takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, September 12, 19 and 26 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. rea Info: In nfo 541-617-7078.

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Read and discuss “City of Light, Rea City C t of Poison: Murder, Magic, Ci and a the First Police Chief of an Paris” Pa by Holly Tucker with oother ot h thoughtful readers at Fika Sisters Coffeehouse on Fik Thursday, September 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

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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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Ins Insulting the president, from Washington to Trump. On Wa Saturday, September 14 at 3 p.m. at the Sisters Library author and professor Edwin Battistella will trace the ways in which presidents have been insulted over the centuries since the founding of the republic, selecting from more than 500 examples collected in his upcoming book, “Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels.” Battistella shows that less has changed than you might think.

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Read and discuss “The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore,” by Kim Fu, with other readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, September 18, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

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help it to get better,” Payton said. Payton and her mom kept hauling injured and sick animals from the La Pine countryside to the facility, and stayed to pitch in and do laundry, and mix bird food two days a week. It’s a little over 24 miles from her house to the facility one way. It wasn’t uncommon for her and her mom to make that 24-mile run in the middle of the night when someone delivered a sick or injured bird to the Johnston’s home. Then, in 2017, Payton started her injured wildlife hotline. She also began making special shoe-box sized shipping containers she used to transport her injured birds and other animals to the clinic. Payton said, “I don’t like spiders, but everything else is OK” — and “everything else” includes song birds, porcupines, rabbits, skunks, ducks and just about any wild animal she could get into the family car to haul to the clinic in faraway Bend. When the previous facility folded up, Payton discovered Elise Wolf’s Native Bird Care rehabilitation clinic in Sisters, and made arrangements to meet Elise in Bend to deliver sick or injured birds. Now Payton shares tips about what’s going on in the injured wildlife world via the Think Wild website: https://www.thinkwildco.org/ paytons-wildlife-tips Executive Director Michelle van Hilten stated that, “We have a part-time volunteer wildlife veterinary technician, and 10 certified veterinary technicians who will be doing volunteer rotations throughout the week. “We will be in regular communication with ODFW

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Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or AUG go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com. 29 The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. THUR Free and open to everyone 21+. For additional info call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.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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Reece Mercer and Payton Johnston practicing anesthesia on a toy hawk under the watchful eye of Max Lipman. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) and USFW (U.S. Fish and Wildlife), submitting monthly updates on the patients and impacts we are seeing around our community. We will be supporting the wildlife rehab community in filling gaps for wildlife care and working collaboratively with these specialists, and are providing support for the rehab community and the general public through our wildlife hotline, which is currently operational seven days a week.” A big part of Think Wild’s mission is education outreach for students as well as being a liaison to the community on conservation issues facing wildlife. They plan to be available for K-12 schools and educational facilities throughout Central Oregon in the future. Think Wild encourages community support to help build a series of outdoor enclosures designed to rehabilitate and condition patients for successful release back into the wild. Anyone can

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support an enclosure through various levels of sponsorship — more details are available on the website at www.thinkwildco.org. The wildlife hospital, located at the northeast corner of Neff and Erickson roads in Bend, is not open to the public and the staff asks that anyone needing to bring in an injured animal call the wildlife hotline first: 541241-8680, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every Sunday: fresh local produce, lunch, live music, & yoga. SEPT Call 503-997-0301 or go to sistersfarmersmarket.com. 1 SUN Oak & Main, Sisters Fall Street Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring arts, crafts, antiques, food, beer garden and entertainment. For info call 541-420-0279 or go to centraloregonshows.com. Sisters Saloon Open Mic Night 9 to 11 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net. SEPT

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Sisters Naturalist by Jim Anderson

A community to which we belong My wife, Sue, and I just returned from an event we have been a part of for over five years — helping with the annual butterfly survey at Lava Beds National Monument in Northern California, just south of Klamath Falls. In fact, it was Sue who sparked the interest in keeping track of the butterflies of Lava Beds. We were regular visitors there when she obtained monarch butterfly tags from the University of Toronto back in the early 1990s. Our kids were just the right age to start working on butterflies, and that longlegged eldest son of ours, Reuben, could outrun and net the fastest butterfly on the monument. In those days, Lava Beds was THE place to visit to see monarchs. The native narrow leaf milkweed on the monument and adjacent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge was/is the perfect food source for the monarch caterpillars, and native wildflowers for nectaring were very abundant. Most winters delivered plenty of water in the form of snow, and in summer, thunderstorms added their moisture. Years later a lightning storm hit the monument resulting in a wildfire that destroyed much of the monarch breeding habitat. It took several years for the milkweed to regenerate. In spite of the recovery, many of the plants with larvae on them along the monument roads were being mowed down for “weed removal.” That led the butterfly people to plead with the road maintenance crew to stop mowing alongside the pavement. The summer rain runoff from the pavement was supplying the needed moisture for the milkweed that monarchs were utilizing to raise new butterflies. However, even with the cooperation of the road maintenance crew to raise the sickle bar and leave the milkweed alone, the monarchs did not recover their numbers like they were in the old days. Just this year, after finding no monarchs on the monument during the annual survey, I hit the panic

button; “Houston, we have a problem!” Thank goodness, a friend who is an exceptional entomologist, and once a member of the Xerces Society staff (an invertebrate conservation organization), was on the survey. She opened the door that provided what I believe is the answer to why no monarchs at Lava Beds this year, and why the population never regained its numbers after the wildfire of summer 2008: the monarch breeding habitat in coastal and central California is going downhill and the native milkweed is dying off, halting the monarchs from producing butterflies to continue their northern migration in spring. Monarchs’ annual migration is a widely known phenomenon — particularly the eastern populations that fly to Mexico and back north to Canada. In the western U.S., over one million monarchs from Arizona to Washington and north into British Columbia fly to more than two hundred groves along the California coast each fall. These butterflies mate, then leave their overwintering sites in spring, and fly eastward to California’s Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada foothills and north to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia in search of milkweed on which to lay their eggs. However, past and recent annual counts of overwintering monarchs on the California coast have revealed significant population declines. For example, in 1997, Natural Bridges State Beach near Santa Cruz had an estimated 120,000 monarchs. In 2009, only 1,300 butterflies overwintered. This past season showed an alarming loss of 95 percent of overwintering California monarchs. This loss is reportedly due to urban and agricultural development and the application of herbicides in croplands, pastures, and roadsides. The protection and restoration of native plant communities in these areas is critical to reversing this trend. We must place stronger controls on the use of herbicides, especially those neonicotinoids that are so deadly to every living invertebrate. Also set aside all the native milkweed locations as monarch conservation areas and make sure there’s enough water allocated to their survival. As an example, the State of Iowa has begun the Iowa Monarch Conservation Strategy, which seeks to establish approximately 480,00 to 830,000 acres of monarch habitat by 2038. Their habitat goals were released on March 12, 2018 by the Mid-America Monarch

Conservation Strategy which is made up of a group of 40 conservation organizations. If successful, Iowa’s strategy estimates 127 to 188 million new milkweed plants will be established throughout the state in the next 10 years. Here in Central Oregon, many people, schools and groups have created monarch waystations that have solid plantings of milkweed and native wildflowers for nectaring. Watching how these conservation areas operate has shown positive proof that monarchs are prospering in their use. But with very few monarchs getting past Central California’s empty milkweed patches our waystations will have few respondents to their invitation. One of the heroes of my childhood and still very important to my philosophy of living on this beautiful planet, Earth — our home away from home — is Aldo Leopold, the man who advocated protecting the land all

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Monarch butterflies migrating through Lava Beds National Monument. his professional life. His book, “A Sand County Almanac,” opened up the world to me and got me to thinking far beyond my wife’s kitchen garden and my honeybees. Water for life became so important to me I began to look at weather and water resources more deeply. Leopold reminded us of what ecosystem diversity is all about when he said: “A thing is right when it tends to

preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” And, to me, most important of all, he said: “We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” It is way past time to start doing that.

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Sound of French Canada to ring in Sisters By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

The traditional Quebecois band Le Vent du Nord is an award-winning group considered leaders in the francophone folk movement. They draw upon traditional sources and original compositions while enhancing a driving, soulful sound rooted in the Celtic diaspora. Andre Brunet, fiddle player of the band, spoke with The Nugget about his role in the band and how honored he feels to be in this long-lasting Quebec-based band playing songs of his homeland. Le Vent du Nord has been a band for 17 years and has done over 1,000 shows. Throughout the years, the membership of the band has fluctuated, but the group now is as solid as ever. “It is an honor to be a part of this band who plays

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such traditional music that I have such an appreciation for,” said Brunet. Brunet had always had an affinity for the violin, taking lessons as a kid, and in 2008 took home top honors as Grand Master of Canada. He played in a band See FOLK FESTIVAL on page 24

Incoming first-year students are invited to come to Sisters High School on Tuesday, September 3 for new-student orientation. The orientation will be from 7:45 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. The purpose of this orientation is to make the transition to Sisters High School a positive one, school officials report. Hand-picked seniors and juniors will be serving as leaders and mentors to help first-year students transition successfully to the school. The morning will consist of large- and small-group activities focused on teambuilding, cooperative skill development, and discussion skills. After lunch, students will get locker assignments and run through a shortened version of their daily schedule. Bus routes will run in the morning and afternoon. The route times can be found on the district website: www. ssd6.org.

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all was well. There was no theft and no vandalism. I have been very grateful to the three different people involved and appreciate the good people of the community. I realize at any given time there may be folks doing things they shouldn’t, dangerous, dishonest, and unhealthy. But the community of Sisters is by and large made up of honest, hardworking, generous and kindhearted people. There is much talk in these times that is harsh, unkind and untrue. I appreciated this community and the spirit that makes it so great. Fred McCaulou

To the Editor: I would like to share why I am a member of Indivisible Sisters. These days, no matter what aspect of life, there are incredibly important concerns locally, nationally and globally. What I found most frustrating in my teensy roll to mitigate the crises of politics, governance and environment is that individuals are pulled hither and yon to donate time and funds to all kinds of good causes. It was frustrating and even upsetting to turn down some and to determine to which I could donate anything. What I found with Indivisible National, and with Indivisible Sisters in particular, was a welcoming NPO that focuses on citizens education and involvement and makes it accessible and manageable. Our emailed newsletter is shared with over 200 Sisters residents and with all Central Oregon Indivisible and ORD2 chapters and provides 3 to 5 action items per week to do or not of your choosing. The actions can be writing an LTE (letter to the editor) on a hot topic, calling one or more of your legislators State or Federal on another topic, attending a Town Hall, an invite to a Debate Watch Night, etc. A local graphic artist, Josh Burger, produces this newsletter – thank you! Indivisible will support one candidate or another once all candidates have been thoroughly

reviewed. Indivisible coordinates with other NPOs to assist in sharing important information and upcoming events all geared toward citizenry getting involved. It is progressive and focused on public issues/concerns. Indivisible Sisters seeks to inform citizens how to run for office, what offices are opening locally, who are the candidates, arranges for meeting local candidates, and welcomes all citizens to take part in whatever way suits each individual. This works for me. Maybe for you, too? See Indivisible.org for the National NPO and Indivisiblesisters.org to sign up locally. Susan Cobb

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To the Editor: A recent letter decrying the use of the term “racist” in the past 2.5 years (but not before that?) demonstrates a common logic fault. The writer cites the many individual successes of black Americans as proof that white supremacy is non-existent in our country. The fallacy is the idea that an improvement (whether great or small) from a truly horrific original state must mean that the social, economic, and political conditions that caused or were concurrent with that state have simply disappeared. An improvement over the last 150 years cannot obscure the fact that racism certainly exists today. At least as many examples of its continuance can be given as those success stories provided: starting with the denigration of Mexican immigrants as rapists and ending with last month’s tweets to four nonwhite congresswomen to “go back” to wherever — and all the many actions and words in between. One man’s racism does not indict an entire country, but it does illuminate, and in this case, amplify and reflect on parts of ours. We are not a “white supremacist” nation, but there are certainly white supremacists in our nation — and the waxing and waning of their influence is to be noted.

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Daisy Draper of Sisters enjoyed creating a collection of artwork in a variety of mediums for the 100th Deschutes County Fair. Each of her art entries earned a first- or second-placing, plus her oil pastel drawing of a geisha girl took youth best-in-show honors.

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Which leads to a hopeful (if ironic) point: We can’t reduce racism (and several other isms that we may care about), if we don’t acknowledge it. The very upfront and obvious nature of its expression by some of our leaders and SOME of their happy followers, makes it easier to see, discuss, and confront. There is an argument to be made that the more blatant the hate, the more repugnant it appears, the greater the pain, and the greater the backlash against it will be. Laura West

Maddie Durham’s artwork is featured in Oregon agriculture calendar.

Sisters student’s art celebrated at State Fair Maddie Durham, a thirdgrader at Sisters Elementary School, was honored during a reception held at the Oregon State Fair along with 12 other students on August 25. Maddie’s artwork was selected from 2,100 entries submitted to the AITC Calendar Art Contest, sponsored by Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (AITC). The AITC Calendar Art Contest showcases Oregon’s diverse agricultural and natural-resource commodities. This year, artwork was submitted by students kindergarten through sixth grade across the state in public, private, charter and homeschool education systems. The entries received celebrated Oregon’s diverse agriculture with artwork depicting a wide variety of Oregon’s 220 agricultural commodities. Maddie’s artwork featured a wheat field being combined and can be viewed on the July page of the calendar. In describing her artwork, Maddie said, “I choose to draw a combine in a wheat field with blue skies, the sun shining bright and one lonely cloud because of a field trip where I learned all about wheat fields and Oregon agriculture.” A highlight of the experience that prompted her artwork was being able to sit in the combine on the field trip. Maddie also said “I would like to thank Ms. Kanzig for informing me about the coloring contest and taking me on an agriculture field trip!” “The calendar contest is a great project for teachers and students. It gives them an opportunity to teach and discuss about the bounty and beauty of Oregon agriculture and incorporate art into their classrooms,” said Jessica Jansen, AITC executive director. Each month in the calendar features one of the winning students’ art, and each day of the year has a fact about agriculture.

The 13 students selected to be featured in our 2019-2020 calendar received a $50 award and certificate. The winning artwork will be displayed at the Oregon State Fair, which runs through Labor Day in Salem. Calendars are free to Oregon teachers, and can be ordered for just $4 at www. oregonaitc.org/shop.

To the Editor: I was glad to see the recent letter from one of your readers that relieved me entirely of my worry about racism in America. I was enriched to find out just how successful African Americans are. I am glad to know they aren’t victimized by racism and are among our most highly recognized citizens. I will from now on discount all the reporting we get about the victims of racism and violence; I will stop considering the nonsense about the inequities of wealth in our society. And I will continue to appreciate the fact of so many people of color who fill our political spectrum. These fake presentations about suffering poor of color — how good to know there’s no truth about racism in any of that so-called news, thrust upon us by Dems. Weren’t they

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Artists drawing from the vastness of the desert, the smell of juniper and sage, the colors of the seasons and the sounds of its inhabitants interpret our High Desert home. September 27 marks Journeys 12th annual show at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave., Sisters, Oregon. The 4 to 6 p.m. reception coincides with Sisters Art Walk. The pieces, interpreting “High Desert Moods” will be for sale and will be available for viewing Monday-Friday during business hours through the month of November. Central Oregon is a Mecca

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The people behind The Nugget... Ceili Cornelius Ceili Cornelius grew up around news trade (she’s the daughter of Nugget Editor in Chief Jim Cornelius), but it was a movie that set her feet on a path that has led to the journalism program at the University of Oregon, freelance work for The Nugget Newspaper and the Western Fire Chiefs Association Daily Dispatch, and a future career in the field. She chuckles when she remembers her 15-year-old self inspired by “The Devil Wears Prada.” “It centered around a fashion magazine and fashion journalism and I thought, ʻI want to do that,’” she recalled. Journalism has been her aim ever since. “There was a short time in high school when I thought I wanted to go into the medical world — but that didn’t stick,” she said. The work hits its sweetest chord for her when it’s paired with her other passion: music. She grew up around the Sisters Folk Festival and, though she never took to playing and performing, she loves the art and the behind-thescenes workings of the music world. In her freshman year at the University of Oregon, she experienced an all-too-brief spark of inspiration from Professor Tom Wheeler, a pioneering music journalist who helped launch Rolling Stone Magazine. His support opened the possibility that Cornelius could find a niche in music journalism. “He passed away shortly after I met

him, at the beginning of 2018, but he set me on the path of music journalism — and hopefully someday writing for Rolling Stone,” she said. Much of her freelance work for The Nugget has centered around artist profiles in the run-up to the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival in July and this September’s Sisters Folk Festival. She said her association with the Sisters Folk Festival has opened doors for her with artists and their managers. “It sets up a new way for them to look at me,” she said. “They open up just a little bit more.” Cornelius has also worked on stories about the activities and accomplishments of her fellow Sisters High School graduates. She ran into an unexpected challenge there: the modesty of the subjects. “I found a lot more (former) students were a lot more hesitant to do this than I thought they would be,” she said. “A lot of them don’t think they’re doing something worthy of being reported in the newspaper.” One subject kept coming up over and over again — so strongly that Cornelius decided it needs to be covered in its own right: “Every student I talked to talked about the influence IEE had on their life,” she said. IEE stands for Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition — one of the signature programs at Sisters High School where students get backcountry experience and flesh it out with

science and literary arts activities. Cornelius interviewed the program’s founder, Rand Runco, at length for an upcoming story. “That story can be expected in the fall,” she said. Cornelius says that her early newspaper experience set her up well for her university studies. She wasn’t inhibited or intimidated when PHOTO BY BRICE VAN DER VEER it came to approach- Ceili Cornelius enjoys pairing journalism with her love for music. ing subjects for interviews, because she’s been doing it when, where, why and how in a post in 140 characters — and also have since her mid-teens. The university program has pushed something visually interesting,” she her into other forms of media besides said. “Social media is definitely a print. She has enjoyed exploring audio journalistic skill, at least to me.” As both her editor and her father, and visual formats and finding which form of media best suits a particular Jim Cornelius sees a bright future for type of story. And she is also intrigued the young journalist in a field that is by the intersection of journalism and constantly shifting with new technolopublic relations, finding the produc- gies and cultural changes. “Writing and photography will tion of public relations materials a crealways be fundamental skills — along ative endeavor. Social media is a critical part of the with asking good questions and being a contemporary journalism world — for good listener,” he said. “Ceili’s develgood or ill — and Cornelius is build- oping her chops from story to story. ing her skills in that arena, too. She’s She works really well on deadline and working as social media coordinator she has a good ear and good instincts for a story. That will all stand her in for the Sisters Folk Festival. The fundamentals of the craft still good stead going forward – no matter what totally unforeseeable direction apply. “You’ve got to get the who, what, journalism takes in the future.”

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Safety in a small town I remember when I moved to Sisters over 15 years ago, I felt like I was on permanent vacation. The weather that summer was idyllic. The excitement of settling into my new home, freshly updated, provided joy every day. People took time to stop and talk and were welcoming to a newcomer. Little time was needed to assimilate into this charming little town. Having lived the previous 33 years in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington, the concept of living in a town of 1,183 citizens (2004 pop.) was welcome relief from the growing congestion and exploding development just getting started in the Puget Sound

area. Although I never felt unsafe over those 33 years in downtown Bellevue or Kirkland, and certainly not in my own home, I experienced a new sense of freedom and safety living in Sisters. And for the most part, I still feel safe and secure, although I have decided it is prudent to lock my front door and my car in town. Those times I forget, I come back to everything just as I left it. I remember being pleasantly aware after moving here that the local evening news for Central Oregon contained very little mention of violent or drug-related crimes, serious property crimes, or bodily harm to residents. As the area has experienced rapid growth over the last decade, the news is now more often littered with stories of large drug busts, murder, robbery, sexual abuse, and other sordid activities within the tricounty area. Here in Sisters, I still feel safe and somewhat immune to crimes plaguing the wider region. We have our occasional law enforcement stop of criminals caught driving through Sisters. There have been spates of car prowls and home burglaries, graffiti, an arson fire, and I can recall one murder of a local

resident committed by a man not from Sisters. Traffic violations are probably at the top of infractions encountered by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s officers patrolling the city. There are reports of domestic disturbances, parole violations, shoplifting, mental health crises, illegal drug activities, and misdemeanor charges. Sisters is inhabited by human beings and wherever we settle, some level of “illegal activity” is bound to occur. My personal experience with public safety in Sisters is full of stories like the following, pointing to the goodness of Sisters residents and the beauty of living in a small town. One rodeo weekend a few years back, I drove into town to join friends at the Saturday-morning parade down Cascade Avenue. I parked my car on the south side of town around Larch and Washington and walked up to meet everyone at the corner of Cascade and Larch, where the parade turns north. I was having everyone to lunch at my house after the parade, before we went to the 1 p.m. rodeo. I left before the parade was totally over in order to pick up the sandwiches I had ordered at Ray’s Food Place. As I

pulled into the parking lot at Ray’s my cell phone rang. The woman on the other end asked if I was Susan Stafford, to which I replied in the affirmative. The caller informed me she had found my coin purse lying on the ground on Larch Street and wanted me to know she had it. I hadn’t even realized yet I didn’t have it on me. It had been in my lap as I drove to town and I must have stepped out of my car without realizing it dropped. It contained my money, bank debit card, driver’s license, gas credit card, and several other minor cards. The driver’s license provided my name but nowhere was my cell phone number listed, leading me to ask how she found my number. The caller worked in the dining room at Aspen

Lakes where I had dinner reservations Saturday night. She remembered seeing my name on the reservations sheet and called the restaurant to get my phone number. I was utterly amazed at the synchronicity and even more at the unwavering honesty of this young woman. After thanking her profusely for calling, I asked how I might retrieve my errant coin purse. She said she was working the dinner shift that evening at Brand 33 and would have it for me then if I didn’t need it sooner. My out-of-town guests who were here from the valley for the rodeo got to see first-hand one of the many reasons I love living in Sisters. It is a safe small town where most people are thoughtful, kind, and honest.

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Sisters celebrates literary culture with festival Sisters’ strong lineup of festivals is one stronger — with the addition of the Sisters Festival of Books set for this October. Sisters Festival of Books is a three-day celebration of the literary culture of Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The festival features more than 40 local, regional, and national authors and takes place across multiple venues in Sisters. Books featured at the festival will cover a wide range of subjects, including politics, Western historical fiction, Vikings, motherhood, romance, Arctic exploration, Central Oregon recreational activities, and more. The idea for the festival was sparked by local resident Mac Hay, who travels annually to the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Scotland. Hay’s reports on the festival have been featured in The Nugget. While the Edinburgh festival is huge in scope, Hay was convinced that Sisters could adapt the model and provide a perfect venue for a festival of its own. “This started with Mac coming to me and talking about his love for the Edinburgh Book Festival and his feeling that Sisters needs one,” said Lane Jacobson, owner of Paulina Springs Books in Sisters. “It just seemed like a no-brainer. It made a lot of sense.” Jacobson, assisted by Ann Richardson, began shaping an inaugural festival that fits Sisters. He told The Nugget that the festival offers “a high concentration of authors in a short period of time at a reasonable cost — and also (the opportunity) to mingle with like-minded book lovers, which is also a big part of it.” The Festival begins Friday, October 18, at FivePine Lodge and Conference Center with a catered reception featuring some favorite Central Oregon authors including Paul Alan Bennett, Jill Stanford, Craig Rullman, Jim Barnett, Joshua Savage, Jim Cornelius and more.

The Festival continues on Saturday with a full lineup of author events, a pop-up bookstore at the festival venue, and author dinners. Some of Saturday’s featured authors include the renowned North Carolina author David Joy, whose novels “Where All Light Tends To Go,” “The Weight Of This World,” and “The Line That Held Us” have won critical acclaim and a fiercely loyal readership. Joy is a native of the North Carolina mountains, as familiar with the fly rod as he is with his pen. He is also the author of the memoir “Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey,” was a finalist for the Reed Environmental Writing Award and the Ragan Old North State Award. Other featured authors include Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford, former congressman Les AuCoin, NYT Bestselling Author Jane Kirkpatrick (“One More River to Cross”), Bill Sullivan (author of the “100 Hikes” series of guidebooks, “Listening for Coyote,” and “The Ship in the Hill”), Debra Gwartney (“I Am a Stranger Here Myself”), Molly Gloss (“Unforeseen: Stories, The Hearts of Horses, Falling from Horses”), and Meaghan O’Connell (“And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready”). Sunday will feature primarily kid- and familyfocused events in-store at Paulina Springs Books. Programming includes story times, sing-alongs, coloring and more. Proceeds from the festival will be used to establish a scholarship fund for Sisters High School students through the Sisters Graduate Resource Organization (Sisters GRO). Like other festivals in Sisters, the Sisters Festival of Books aims to support the local economy. “From a business perspective, the timing is great because it helps extend the shoulder season just a little bit

longer,” Jacobson said. There will be a couple of workshops associated with this inaugural event, an aspect of the festival Jacobson expects to see expand in subsequent years. Eventually, Jacobson sees the Sisters Festival of Books following

in the footsteps of other successful Sisters events. “In the future we want it to be inspired by the Sisters Folk Festival where the whole town is a venue,” Jacobson said. For information and tickets visit www.brownpapertickets. com/event/4276088.

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company to Ontario with tax break promise, then doesn’t deliver.” In a statement that the newspaper published online, Smith said no “pre-application” for a property tax exemption had been approved or signed. “Over the last six months, me and my staff have been subjected to endless phone calls, hostile emails at all hours of the day and unwelcome office visits,” Smith asserted. Zaitz said Caldwell sent two emails to Smith during business hours seeking comment. Zaitz said he felt it was his duty to email Smith on Saturday to provide every opportunity to comment before the newspaper went to press. Located in a small Old West-style building, the weekly publishes 1,400 copies, with additional paid online subscribers. The county has 31,000 residents, with almost 10 times as many cattle, and is heavily Republican. County Counsel Stephanie Williams asked the sheriff to determine if emails and calls to county economic development officials constituted a crime. “We looked at harassment, telephonic harassment — really neither one comes close in this situation,” Wolfe said.

and Redmond were not heavily involved in presenting events. “Sisters was the only one that did anything,” Buckmann said. “It’s kind of what drew people to town.” And Buckmann was working almost constantly to keep the events going. She enlisted Bob’s help, and her kids went around town with promotional posters. “It was kind of an education, too, that they got,” she said of Adam and Sara’s endeavors. Over time, other non-profits and business entities began to promote events, and the Chamber stepped back from being an event promotor and into a more traditional role of promoting the community as a whole statewide. “We have so many options to give people when they come here to visit,” Buckmann said. “We can focus more on bringing people here.” The Chamber still has a couple of events that Buckmann still loves. The Harvest Faire is marking its 40th year this October. And the Chamber leads the Christmas holiday festivities with its promotion of A Cowboy Christmas and “the Town of Tiny Lights” theme. Christmas festivities center around the annual parade and the tree lighting now at

Fir Street Park. Buckmann recalled the first tree lighting in 2000, at the Chambers’ then-headquarters where Circle of Friends resides now. “We had a fire ring and we had a burn barrel,” she said. “Bob Grooney was the master of ceremonies and he flipped the switch. I think we had like 30 people.” These days, the tree lighting draws hundreds to the park in what has become a family tradition for several generations of Sisters folks and visitors alike. Buckmann continues to manage the Chamber’s events, including membership events, and also operates the Visitor Center and manages membership. Buckmann said she never would have anticipated spending 20 years at the Chamber — but the time has flown by quickly. The Chamber has undergone leadership changes, some of them pretty bumpy, but Buckmann has weathered them all. She says that she works particularly well with current Chamber Director Judy Trego. “It’s a great partnership, Judy and I,” she said. “It really is.” Buckmann cites as a highlight of the work the opportunity to meet literally thousands of people from all over the world. “It’s a life of memories,” she said. “I mean, it’s awesome! I would never have guessed I would become so attached to it.” While 20 years is certainly a milestone, it doesn’t signify

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Oregon Democrats aim to change quorum By Andrew Selsky Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — After two walkouts this year by minority Republican senators in the Oregon Legislature, Democrats said Friday they will ask voters to change quorum rules, allowing the statehouse to convene with only a simple majority of lawmakers present instead of the current two-thirds requirement. The boycotts by the Republicans prevented the Senate from convening. Democrats dropped proposals on gun control and vaccines and Democratic Gov. Kate Brown ordered the state police to bring the missing lawmakers back during the second walkout. The Republicans left the state to avoid apprehension, and returned only after Democratic Senate President Peter Courtney announced her party lacked the votes to unilaterally pass a sweeping bill to combat global warming. Senate Democrats said that Majority Leader Ginny Burdick will introduce a constitutional amendment in the 2020 legislative session to lower quorum requirements. Voters would then decide on the proposed change in the 2020 election. “Stopping the work of the people by denying a quorum is unconscionable and undemocratic,” Burdick, a Portland Democrat, said in a statement. “I hope our Republican colleagues now see that this is not a tactic that should ever be used again.” There was no immediate comment from Republicans. “Democrats were not happy when Republicans walked out on them this year. I believe Republicans were just as upset when Democrats walked out on them in 2001,” Courtney said. Courtney also announced Friday that the Legislature

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will not fine the 11 state senators who left the state to deny a quorum during the second walkout that lasted nine days. They had faced a $500 fine for each day they missed. Courtney said attempting to collect the fines would have resulted in costly litigation. “Walkouts are a measure that should never be used,” he said. “It deeply saddens me that we cannot have debates without resorting to such extremes.” Senate Democrats said all but three other states require a simple majority for a quorum. In Oregon, the current quorum means 20 senators and 40 members of the House of Representatives must be present to conduct business. Under a simple majority, only 16 must be present in the Senate and 31 in the House.

fund that contract through their tax dollars. The contract is for $611,849, which, according to the City, represents over half of the property tax revenue within the city. That contract is up for renewal. Those who live outside the city limits were invited to share their opinions with City Manager Corey Misley at cmisley@ci.sisters.or.us. The survey asks citizens to rate the degree to which issues like property crime; violent crime; illegal drugs or alcohol; traffic safety are problems for Sisters. It asks what citizens consider to be the biggest threat to public safety in Sisters and gauges how safe people feel in their community. The survey questions are

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enforcement agency or reinstate our own police department. The former requires looking at possible contractual partners and negotiating acceptable terms in that contract. The latter requires a comprehensive analysis of the associated expenses and infrastructure and timing … and potential long-term, sustainable funding options.” Misley told The Nugget that the input from the survey will inform that analysis.

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for 10 years called La Bottine Souriante before joining Le Vent du Nord. Le Vent du Nord in French translates to The North Wind: That is, the northern wind of Quebec that sweeps through in the winter months. The band was founded 17 years ago on a college campus after a fire alarm went off and a few guys saw each other holding their fiddles outside and decided to start playing together. “The founding of the band was just a couple of guys starting out on this adventure of a five-piece band playing traditional music,” said Brunet. Brunet loves that his role is to keep the rhythm going. He not only plays the fiddle, he stomps his feet and that forms the percussion section, keeping the energy up. “We try and have as high of energy as possible in our shows adding this stomping for people to stomp along to while we play traditional music,” he said. They sing traditional songs from Quebec, as well as from the west coast of France that they grew up listening to. They put their spin on it by adding in an Irish traditional sound, creating the upbeat drive. “We really like to get everyone involved in our songs by having call-andresponse songs. In Quebec, dance is very important in conjunction with the songs we are singing,” said Brunet. The band travels 180 days or more out of the year in order to meet the demands of their worldwide tours. “When we are able to get together and just able to do the songs that brought us together as musicians, we feel a true soul connection,” Brunet said. The band loves to perform their traditional songs to their home Quebec audience, playing at least 25 shows a year in that province. “It is really important to us that our audience and each of the band members understand what each other is doing, we just have a blast on stage,” he said. Le Vent du Nord has collaborated with a number of bands and musicians over the years and has produced and created 10 albums since their creation in 2002. Le Vent du Nord will be playing multiple sets at this year’s Sisters Folk Festival. More information, including ticket and schedule information can be found at sistersfolkfestival.org.

Time for back-to-school immunizations With the start of the school year fast approaching, Central Oregon public health departments remind parents to make sure their children have all the immunizations they need to go to school. “It’s really important to remember serious diseases such as measles and pertussis still exist and can cause severe illness in children,” said Jill Johnson, immunization program coordinator for Deschutes County Health Services. “High immunization coverage in schools is one of the best defenses we have against these diseases spreading in our community.” Oregon law requires that children in school, preschool, or a childcare facility need proof that they are protected against measles, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A and B, and varicella. Parents should take note that one dose of Tdap vaccine is required for incoming 7th-graders. Tdap is a tetanus, diphtheria,

and pertussis (whooping cough) booster. Whooping cough is a serious health concern in Oregon with cases in Deschutes County every year. Parents must have documentation showing proof of immunizations, a medical exemption, or a non-medical exemption on file with their child’s school. Only those who have a medical reason for not being vaccinated or have completed the education required for a non-medical exemption are exempt. Parents seeking immunizations for their children should contact their healthcare provider, county public health department, or a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) to make an appointment: Deschutes County: 541-322-7499; Sisters – Sisters SBHC 541-526-6623. For more information about children’s immunizations, visit: www.deschutes. org/immunizations or call 541-322-7499.

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VERDICTS: Oregon fears crisis if retrials are required Continued from page 11

“The state’s brief presents a parade of horribles that may or may not come to pass. However, that is not a reason to continue a practice rooted in racial and ethnic discrimination,” said Marc Brown, a public defender in Oregon whose clients include ones appealing nonunanimous guilty verdicts. The decision by Louisiana voters was not retroactive, and took effect on Jan. 1. The U.S. Supreme Court this fall will hear a case of Evangelisto Ramos, a Louisiana man convicted by a nonunanimous jury in 2016 of second-degree murder of a woman in New Orleans. Ramos is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole. Michael Kron, special counsel to Oregon’s attorney general, said that if the Supreme Court rules in favor of Ramos, it would be reversing its 1972 ruling that the U.S. Constitution does not bar states from allowing nonunanimous verdicts. Rosenblum told the Supreme Court that if it overturns that ruling and decides that nonunanimous juries are

unconstitutional, Oregon’s criminal justice system will be glutted. “Such a ruling would automatically require retrial in many hundreds, if not thousands, of cases on direct review,” Rosenblum told the court. Even convictions that were unanimous could be called into question, because a judge instructing jurors that they could reach a nonunanimous decision could be grounds for an appeal. “In many cases, particularly the older cases, retrial will likely be impossible because of the impact that the passage of time will have on the prosecution’s case as witnesses disappear, memories fade, and evidence is lost,” the attorney general wrote. Several Oregon lawmakers recently sponsored a resolution calling for a ballot measure to repeal an amendment to the state constitution allowing nonunanimous verdicts. The resolution unanimously passed the House, but died in the Senate as it dealt with a walkout by Republican members in the final days of the legislative session. The decision by Oregon voters in 1934 to allow splitjury verdicts was fueled by white supremacy and antiminority sentiment. One newspaper said immigrants

from southern and eastern Europe had made the requirement for unanimous verdicts “unwieldy and unsatisfactory.” Rosenblum said she supports a repeal, noting the jury rule links to racism and anti-Semitism. But she said such a change should be for cases “going forward,” not retroactively. Aliza Kaplan, a professor at Portland’s Lewis & Clark Law School who has campaigned to eliminate nonunanimous jury verdicts, said only dozens—not hundreds— of cases would be affected by a Supreme Court ruling in favor of Ramos. “The attorney general has an opportunity to be on the correct side of history and champion getting rid of nonunanimous juries,” Kaplan said in a telephone interview. “Instead, she chooses to support a policy that we all know, and that she acknowledges, comes from our racist history.” Brown, the public defender, said he doubts a Supreme Court ruling would create a crisis for the state’s judicial system. Oregon’s appeals courts would determine its retroactive application “by applying well known legal standards.”· “Our courts are certainly up to that task,” he said.

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session. “You leave your targets out here, it’s illegal dumping,” Cogley said. “You bring your targets out, you take them back… Invest in some legal targets, like reusable ones. You’re not going to leave them out in the forest; you’re going to take them with you.” Shooters should not fire at trees, which damages them to the point of killing them, and can pose a fire hazard if using steel-jacketed bullets. The cleanup took about 2-1/2 hours, encompassing three areas popular with shooters on and around Zimmerman Butte, which

lies about five miles west of Sisters. Volunteers cleaned up cans and bottles and paper targets left behind in the area and hauled out barbed wire, propane tanks and other metal junk. The area was not in particularly bad shape at the start, and by the time the volunteers were done, it was looking well spruced up. Some volunteers expressed the hope that the cleanup could become a regular event. Deputy Shane Zook of the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office, a target shooter himself, expressed his appreciation: “It means a lot to the sheriff’s office that organizations like this are willing to step up and do things like this.” For more information on safe, responsible recreational shooting, visit www. TrashNoLand.org.

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EUROSPORTS: Business has grown and diversified over years Continued from page 3

expand the PRT, attain several scenic bikeway designations in the Sisters area and work collaboratively with other trail users,” Boyd said. Since day one, Boyd realized he wanted to share the benefits of the Sisters area. He noticed people coming into the store with trail questions, wondering where to hike, ski, bike or how to connect with others of similar interests. Early on, he decided to offer free group ski or bike rides a few days a week. “We include everyone, visitors and locals, to share what we know,” he said. Boyd’s decades of support and interest in outdoor assets led him toward more public service. He was elected as a city counselor 2004-2006, and mayor 2006-2008 and 2012-2014. After 24 years of renting space in downtown Sisters, in spring 2014, Eurosports bought the corner property across the street. Boyd and staff remodeled and updated the 1935 building that features a wraparound porch and 10-inch-wide wood floors. “Dozens of community members helped with painting and anything I asked,” Boyd said. “On moving day, 25 people showed up. With all their help, we were moved in just four hours. Over the years, I am truly touched by the community support we’ve received. People tell us how glad they are that we were able to buy this corner, restore the building and keep growing.” Part of that growth came in steps. In 2014, Eurosports installed craft beer taps and began offering wine and cider, specializing in unusual beers not available in the area, and focusing on Northwest and West Coast wineries and breweries. In 2015 they put in the first and only food cart lot in Sisters, The Food Cart Garden. The space has become a community hub. Featuring as many as four food carts at a time, people have come to love the special events: free-music Fridays, trivia on Wednesday nights,

and a new “cruise in.” “I love old cars and so do our customers,” Boyd said. “We started with just a few people, and by word of mouth, people started driving in their vintage and unique cars for everyone to see on Friday nights.” Events are always free, because “we want everyone to feel welcome and included,” says Boyd. Special requests have included hosting a wedding in their backyard space. Some long-time customers who love bikes and beer felt that it provided the perfect setting for their ceremony. “I want people to view this as a community space,” Boyd said. “We’ve hosted meetings, reunions, plays, get-togethers and Tour de France parties on our 12-foothigh outdoor movie screen. Because we have a backyard and a big courtyard, we put in picnic tables with shade sails and a fire pit for colder weather. One of my favorite days all year was having the quilt show attendees sit in the shade, cooling off under the water mister. We want everyone to enjoy the space, all are welcome: not just cyclists and skiers.” Future changes are in the works, including installing a pavilion so that rain or shine, warm or cold, people can enjoy food and drinks outside, with shelter. “In 30 years in Sisters, I’ve seen our town grow from about 600 people,” Boyd noted. “We get visitors from all over the world. They come in to ride McKenzie Pass and enjoy the beauty that is Sisters. I’m happy to be part of this community, to have been able to operate a thriving retail store for all these years, and it’s due to one thing: our customers. We’re excited to celebrate and thank them.” The celebration starts Friday night with Beatles cover band Juju Eyeball from 5 to 8 p.m., free. Starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, August 31, Eurosports will sell all of their seasonal rental bikes (mountain, road, cruisers, gravel) at a big discount. There will be special deals on other bikes and merchandise, too. The beer tasting from noon to 2:30 p.m. features not-easily-available Northwest craft beers.

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202 Firewood FIREWOOD, dry or green Lodgepole, juniper, pine. Cut & split. Delivery included. eaglecreekfire@yahoo.com SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS DAVE ELPI – FIREWOOD • SINCE 1976 • Doug Fir – Lodgepole – Juniper DRIVE-IN WOOD SALES – 18155 Hwy. 126 East – SistersForestProducts.com Order Online! 541-410-4509 SistersOregonGuide.com

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999 Public Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION In the Matter of the Estate of JOAN V. JACOBSEN, Deceased. No. 17PB09049 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE: The Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Marion, has appointed the undersigned Personal Representative of the Estate of Joan V. Jacobsen, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claims, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at P.O. Box 787, Salem, Oregon 97308, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published: August 14, 2019. Personal Representative Sandra Sherwood P.O. Box 787 Salem, OR 97308 Attorney for Personal Representative Richard F. Alway, OSB No. 77096 P.O. Box 787 Salem, OR 97308

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The construction of a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General Store will certainly adversely affect Bi-Mart, who deserves better than this. Donna Holland

To the Editor: I would like to thank the volunteers who will be cleaning up Zimmerman Butte. But I would say that the trash out there is a symptom of a mismanaged facility. Surely the Forest Service should be ensuring that trash, fire safety, and noise pollution are appropriately managed at their gun range. The notion that this is used by target shooters is a misnomer. As a neighbor to this facility we hear fully automatic weapons and noise levels that are disturbing and certainly spoil our ability to enjoy the forest. People riding or hiking near the facility feel unsafe and the Forest Service is chartered with ensuring the enjoyment of the forest for all. We should all demand that they do so. Stephen King

To the Editor: Responding to Mr. Mackey’s letter denying the rise of racism in America. Sir, naming a dozen successful black people no more demonstrates the absence of racism than a

I am saddened by such a “head-in-the-sand” perspective. Following the tragedy in El Paso, can’t we be a little more aware? Declaring the majority of news to be “fake,” I can only assume what resources Mr. Mackey relies on for his facts. FBI Director Christopher Wray has recently testified before Congress about the rising number of arrests in our country related to white supremacy. By mid-year the rate was twice that of 2018. “New Hate and Old,” a comprehensive report from the Anti Defamation League’s Center on Extremism starts with this clear conclusion: “White supremacists in the United States have experienced a resurgence in the past three years, driven in large part by the rise of the alt right.” The report details substantial evidence behind this claim. A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center states that last year the number of hate groups active in the USA rose to its highest level in two decades. There is much more. Indeed, the rise of racism in America is real. We live in a privileged, well-educated yet particularly non-diverse community in a state with a notably racist past. On this and many issues, I believe we have a special responsibility to stay well informed, speak from fact and act in a way that contributes to progress for all. Scot Davidson

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FIRE DANGER: Warm temperatures will dry out fuels Continued from page 1

the Oregon Department of Forestry. Several factors are used to determine the end of fire season, including weather and fuel moisture. Ignoring the regulations in place could be very dangerous. Sisters Fire Chief Johnson said, “We are still in fire season and weather forecasts are calling for a couple weeks of warm and dry conditions.” Late summer and early fall can be dangerous wildfire seasons in Sisters Country. On September 9, 2012, the Pole Creek Fire started just west of Sisters. The fire eventually burned over 26,000 acres and filled Sisters with dense smoke for most of September. In recent years, the Central Oregon Fire Chief’s Association has announced the end of fire season and the start of residential open d e b r is bur ning a round November 1. The typical season runs about six months and concludes generally around Central Oregon’s scheduled Fire Free Days. Fire Free is an annual local program where residents can take their yard debris to local landfill stations for free drop-off. ODF notes that, as part of a regulated-use closure, campfires are not allowed on lands protected by ODF unless in a designated location. With archery season beginning Saturday, hunters should know the current restrictions before heading to their favorite hunting spot.

Hunters should be prepared for cool nighttime conditions and remember that warming fires are prohibited. Activities below are restricted. Additional restrictions can be accessed at www.Oregon.gov/ODF/ Fire/Pages/Restrictions.aspx. • Possession of the following firefighting equipment is required while traveling in a motorized vehicle, except on federal and state highways, county roads and driveways: one shovel and one gallon of water or one operational 2-1/2-pound or larger fire extinguisher, except all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles which must be equipped with an approved spark arrestor in good working condition. • Smoking is prohibited while traveling, except in vehicles on improved roads. • Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires and warming fires, except in designated areas. • Mowing dried grass with power-driven equipment is prohibited between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., except for the commercial culture/harvest of agricultural crops. • Use of motor vehicles, including motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, is prohibited, except on improved roads and except for vehicle use by a landowner and employees of the landowner upon their own land while conducting activities associated with their livelihood. • The use of tracer ammunition or exploding targets is illegal within the District during fire season. As of January 1, 2017, sky lanterns and other luminaries are prohibited in Oregon.

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Local residents can access online burn permit system Sisters Country residents who want to prepare now for the start of open-debris burning in Sisters can get signed up for an outdoor burn permit. Last season, the SistersCamp Sherman Fire District piloted a new burn permit system. Chief Johnson said, “We are extremely pleased to offer the community a more user-friendly, free, online permitting system enabling users to obtain important information and services online while allowing District staff to track outdoor burns more effectively and disseminate important fire safety information.” A Public Fire Safety cell phone app has also been in development since the launch last season to work in conjunction with this new online burn permit system. Permits must be obtained online by visiting the District’s website: https:// www.sistersfire.com. To register for a permit, your name, street address and phone number are required. Those who do not have Internet access can go to the main fire station at 301 S. Elm St. in Sisters and use a publicaccess computer to apply, or have District staff sign them up. This new online system is user-friendly after initial setup. From the Fire District’s standpoint, safety during open burn season,

which typically runs from November 1 to May 31 each year, is of the utmost importance. The online reporting system allows Fire District staff the ability to see who is burning on a daily basis, immediately notify users of changing conditions, message important fire safety information and ensure that those planning to burn are aware of the City of Sisters outdoor burn ban, and that the right jurisdiction is being notified of the planned burn. You will be required to check in each day you wish to burn and specify that you are burning for the day. Open burning can only be conducted with a permit issued by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District. The requirement to check in each day is based on changing atmospheric and weather conditions such as wind or air dryness. The Fire District’s on-duty shift commanders will make a determination before 8 a.m. each day whether burning will be

allowed within the District. The Public Fire Safety app, developed locally, should be available midSeptember, prior to the burn season opening. The app will allow users to sign in once on their phone and schedule burn days, and will hopefully offer an even easier experience than what the website will be capable of. The District will announce when that is available for download. For more information about burn permits, visit the Fire District’s website at https://www.sistersfire.com or call the Administration office at 541-549-0771.

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ITALIAN: Language learners gather to speak — and share

VOLUNTEERS: Rodeo is bringing families into the fold

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surprised to hear Italian at the table next to them. Just this past Wednesday, on August 21, a couple that was visiting family from Tuscany stopped by the table to chat with the group. When asked what Williams enjoyed most about the Italian group he explained, “Learning Italian in retirement has greatly enriched our travel experiences in Italy, but it has also given me a valuable combination of intellectual stimulation, a sense of accomplishment, and very enjoyable social relationships with fellow Italian-speakers here in Sisters.” He likes how practicing another language is “an outstanding exercise for the brain” and a good experience to socialize, both with native Italian speakers while traveling abroad and among members of the Sisters community. He is happy to speak with more members of the Sisters community about joining the Italian group. Many group members pointed out the community aspect of the language group as its greatest appeal. Kim Marsan, who lived in Italy for several years, described how the group creates a “positive community that brings people

husband, is one of the impressive collection of members who show up for work parties all through the spring and then continue their service as volunteers during the rodeo. Nick Jacobsen and Paul Yost were awarded silver Sisters Rodeo buckles and a plaque. The two men have become an invaluable asset to the rodeo with their variety of skills. John Leavitt noted in presenting the awards that whenever you needed anything done, both these young men were right on the job. They are the symbols of rodeo future, as enthusiastic and willing as members of far more years, including their own families. The event also introduced new officers of Sisters Rodeo, President Curt Kallberg; Vice President Chris Schaad; Secretary Patty Cordoni and

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Some 15 Sisters area residents gather regularly to dine and share the Italian language. together from all over the world.” Meanwhile Suzan Ard pointed out that “meeting with this group is a great opportunity to practice the language you have been learning in a fun environment. With a few exceptions I wouldn’t know any of these people here if not for the Italian group.” Another group member who was raised in Italy, Christina Cappy, said that the community and fun aspect of the Italian group inspired her to start a new business called Bend Language Institute. She wants to create a central hub where different language communities can get together and practice their languages in an interactive environment. Beyond offering small eightweek classes in several languages, she organizes a number of workshops that allow people to use their languages through everyday activities. “I call them Language in Action Workshops,” she

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explained. “The idea behind them is that the best way to learn a language is by doing the language and also by making language learning fun.” Upcoming workshops include discussing the history of winemaking in Italy in Italian, cooking Chinese food while speaking Mandarin, and practicing yoga in Spanish — one that she is particularly looking forward to as she is also a Spanishlanguage learner. Cappy is hosting an opening event for Bend Language Institute on September 27 at 5 p.m. at 416 NE Greenwood Ave., inside the Mactek building. For more information contact her at 541-7283022 or bendlanguageinstitute@gmail.com. She wants to invite all members of the Central Oregon community to meet each other and connect with diverse language communities.

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40 ACRES – 17672 WILT ROAD Private, yet close in, less than 10± miles from downtown Sisters. Forty acres with elevated building site and modest mountain views. Mix of pine and juniper. This property would be a great candidate for off-grid power, but power access is available. Call Listing Agent regarding power. Needs septic feasibility. Conditional-use permit to build a home was recently renewed for two years. Borders government land, State of Oregon, BLM and Deschutes County on three sides Owner will consider short terms. $299,500. MLS#201908158

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14540 MOUNTAIN VIEW LOOP Large ponderosa pines and corridors of sunshine provide a naturally appealing setting for constructing your new residence in Sisters. CCRs and HOA provide guidance and control of properties. The Crossroads community is just west of Sisters with paved streets, underground utilities and great access to National Forest trail systems and forest road access for a multitude of uses. $169,000. MLS#201908156 17170 PALOMINO DRIVE Come take a look at this comfortable 4-bedroom, one-level home on a .92-acre site in Sisters Country. Spacious greatroom features wonderful kitchen with quartz solid-surface counters, breakfast bar, large dining area & living space with wood-burning fireplace. Large laundry room, washroom sink & ample cabinetry space. 960 sq. ft. enclosed & finished garage space. Full-length covered front porch for ease and enjoyment of outdoor living. Fully fenced, keeping deer out & pets in. Paved streets, quiet neighborhood, plenty of sunshine & expansive night skies. $399,000. MLS#201908300

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OVERLOOKS THE DESCHUTES RIVER Building site is on the west rim of the Deschutes River Canyon. 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. $295,000 MLS#201506294

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