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The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 41

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School district to investigate coaching claim

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Sisters man arrested after hemp farm theft

Dancing on the pond...

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

The Sisters School Board agreed Wednesday, October 2 to investigate concerns of several Sisters parents regarding coaching in the Sisters High School girls basketball program. The investigation will be the third conducted by See COACHING on page 24

PHOTO BY AL KRAUSE

The trumpeter swan community at Aspen Lake, east of Sisters, is thriving thanks to the attentive efforts of homeowners and wildlife managers.

Attendance and health focus for school board By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Concerns about the health of the Sisters High School health program, about attendance and about student vaping occupied the Sisters School Board at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 2. The meeting also focused on reports from the principals, an update on the school enrollment, and support for the mission and vision project that is entering its implementation stages. The meeting opened with comments from three members of the audience including a parent who expressed concern about the status of the high school’s health occupations program following the departure of longtime teacher and coordinator Heather Johnson, who took a new job in Bend. Sisters High School

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Principal Joe Hosang assured those present that everything possible is being done to keep the program vital through creative problemsolving. Board chair Jay Wilkins echoed the sentiment, acknowledging that his own daughters have taken part in the program and agreed that Johnson’s departure was a “huge loss” on many levels. Elementary Principal Joan Warburg and Middle School principal Alison Baglien joined Hosang for a joint administrator report, which was a bit of a question-andanswer regarding the way the schools are weaving in the mission and vision into each building’s goals, but included other topics as well, including attendance, vaping, and social/emotional support in schools. Board member Jeff Smith See BOARD on page 30

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Sheriff’s deputies arrested Noah Kirshner of Sisters in connection with the theft of industrial hemp from a farm east of town. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reports that on October 1, deputies were dispatched to a theft of industrial hemp from a farm in the 66000 block of Gist Road. The farmer reported See HEMP THEFT on page 24

Winter is coming: Tame or tumultuous? By Ron Thorkildson Correspondent

This is the time of the year when key aspects of the atmosphere and ocean begin to emerge that will drive weather patterns in the coming weeks and months. Soon seasonal forecasters will begin evaluating this information, making their own judgments about which sets of data are most important in order to paint a picture of the upcoming winter here in the Pacific Northwest. Most atmospheric scientists regard the ocean/atmosphere coupled mode, known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), to be the dominant factor of climate variability and is still the cornerstone of operational seasonal climate forecasts issued worldwide. Specifically, the ENSO is a recurring climate pattern involving changes in temperature and wind direction in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The most commonly used

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

The Three Sisters got an early blanket of snow. It may not signify much in terms of the winter forecast. tool to evaluate the state of the ENSO is the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI). It is based on averaging sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies across a given region. ONI values greater than +0.5 constitute an El Niño; those less than -0.5 signify a La Niña. When the ONI is between +0.5 and -0.5 the ENSO is said to be neutral, called by some La Nada.

Prevailing trade winds normally blow across the tropical Pacific Ocean from east to west, causing warm surface water to pile up in the western Pacific. This allows modest upwelling to occur in the eastern Pacific that leads to cooler SSTs. This is the normal state of affairs — the La Nada. When the trade See WINTER on page 31

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements................12 Sisters Naturalist............. 16 Bunkhouse Chronicle ........21 Classifieds.................. 27-29 Meetings ........................... 3 Entertainment ..................13 Paw Prints ....................... 18 Crossword ....................... 26 Real Estate .................29-32

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Climate science is not a liberal conspiracy By David Winter Guest Columnist

Letters to the Editor… The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer’s name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday.

To the Editor, In the September 25th edition of the Sisters Nugget, my Letter to the Editor was published. At the conclusion of my letter about Sisters needing better police protection, I stated that “It’s time for the Sisters City Council to act on re-establishing a Sisters city police department, sooner rather than later.” In the most recent edition of The Nugget, there was a Commentary on page 20 titled “Sisters can’t afford it’s [sic] own police department,” written by Laurie Kimmell, Deputy Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. (retired). In her excellent article she points out the expense of establishing a police department. She certainly has more experience in this than I have, and I respect her opinion. However, she points out that in order to have an effective police force in Sisters, it would require “at least six to eight police

officers working eight-hour shifts, 40 hours per week, with full coverage.” She goes on to state it would also require “a supervisor (Sgt. or Lt.) assigned to oversee them,” and would require “a six-car minimum, bicycles, and other pertinent equipment.” Is this what the Deschutes County Sheriff Office is currently providing? I certainly have no objection to having Deschutes County provide this kind of service if it saves money over having our own police department and if, in fact, the Deschutes County Sheriff will guarantee this type of two-man police force will be stationed inside the Sisters city limit 24/7. Right now, anyone can observe that this is not what we are getting under the current contract with Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. And as I stated before, no citizen or See LETTERS on page 30

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A recent column about climate change in The Nugget demands a rebuttal. The column expressed a number of “facts” and opinions, only one of which do I fully agree with, and that is that climate science has been politicized. As proof of how our politics are impacting science, consider that 27% of Republicans express concern about climate change while 83% of Democrats express that same concern (Pew Research Center Poll). This is not the same in the rest of the world. The GOP climatechange platform is the opposite of conservative platforms in the UK, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Germany (Platform and Manifesto Study, University of Bergen, Norway). Consider the following. Is climate change settled science? Yes. 97.2 percent of climate scientists agree that mankind is responsible for the current, soonto-be-catastrophic, climate change. (NASA, Berkeley, U.S. National Academy of Sciences). The past five years are the warmest years in recorded history (NOAA). The rate of warming in the second half of the 20th century was higher than during any similar period of the past 2,000 years (Columbia University Study). A one-degree temperature drop caused the “Little Ice Age.” A five-degree drop buried a large part of North America under a towering mass of ice 20,000 years ago (NASA). A four-degree rise will cause unprecedented flooding, heat waves, droughts, storms and rising global sea levels. Are we giving our youth all of the facts in lower education? Yes. Sadly, under the Trump administration, many federal agencies have deleted information about climate science from their websites. On the plus side, 642 institutions now offer degrees in environmental sustainability (Princeton Review). The position of the GOP rejects the need to tackle climate change as evidenced by the recent withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. One hundred and ninety-five countries signed and support

the Paris Agreement including all of the top-GDP countries, except for the U.S., who have now withdrawn courtesy of Donald Trump. The five countries that get the lowest possible score according to climateaction tracker.org; United States, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. That list should concern us for so many reasons. Since the U.S. departed from the Paris Agreement, China has doubled down. They are making huge investments in new technology and are moving away from fossil fuels. They are the world’s largest investor in solar and wind technology and now have more jobs in solar energy than in coalmining. China’s strategy is to dominate climate science technologies. The Trump administration believes that reducing the use of fossil fuels will harm our economy. As is typical of this administration this is unsupported by facts and widely disputed. China is setting out to prove this wrong. When I was a kid there were three TV stations; NBC, CBS and ABC. Journalists from these stations, for the most part, reported the same facts through trusted anchors like Walter Cronkite. We all subscribed to these same or very similar set of facts thus enabling meaningful debate. Contrast that to today where most of us subscribe to the “news” outlets that align with at least one of our beliefs, and because of politicization we most often inherit the whole platform of beliefs. It would be very unusual for MSNBC fans to watch Fox News and vice-versa. If one is a “climate-denier,” there is a likelihood that they would also be antiimmigration, have a low tolerance for LGBTQ rights, etc. Algorithms of social media companies force-feed us content that reinforces our perceived political preferences. We live in echo-chambers. The politicization of climate science is one of many issues dividing us as Americans. Of all the global and domestic issues being debated today, this is the one that we can’t get wrong. Climate science is not a liberal conspiracy.

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

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Festival of Books has activities for everyone activities from Saturday and Sunday authors. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. activities for children will include: a story hour featuring bilingual stories, music with Dennis McGregor and others, coloring, and other activities; a roundup of kid and young-adult authors; and Jonathan Tweet presents “Grandmother Fish” with activities. Told in an engaging call and response text where a child can wiggle like a fish or

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Families and community are the focus all day Sunday, October 20, at the Sisters Festival of Books. All events except one are free and open to the public. Paulina Springs Books will be the site of a majority of the events. All day long at the store there will be free Leuchtturm 1917 Journal embossing with journal purchase. Signing tables will also be available all day with drop-in signings and

See FESTIVAL on page 29 PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING

Sisters festival brings renowned author transcended both region and genre to win national acclaim from critics and readers alike. Joy is one of the featured authors at the Sisters Festival of Books this month, and will present his work at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 19, in Room C at Sisters Middle School. In an interview with The Nugget, Joy reflected on how themes resonate out from the local and particular. “I think what you’re getting at is something that’s been addressed by lots of

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

David Joy writes from the beauty and darkness of his home country in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. His “Appalachian noir” novels — “Where All Light Tends To Go,” (an Edgar finalist for Best First Novel); “The Weight of this World”; and most recently “The Line That Held Us” are deeply steeped in the culture and the landscape of the region — yet the writing and the storytelling is so powerful that it has

See AUTHOR on page 19

Middle school students shared their picks for favorite paintings with artist Dan Rickards at Clearwater Gallery.

Art students tour Hood Ave. galleries By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Two dozen art students from Sisters Middle School art classes walked to town Thursday for a colorful tour through four galleries on Hood Avenue. First, they gathered in front of Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop. Dividing into small groups, they alternated among the galleries for a different experience in each location. For some, it was their very first opportunity to visit an art gallery and meet with working artists. At Sisters Gallery &

Frame Shop, small groups cut glass petals under the expert supervision of fused glass artist Mel Archer. It was hands-on all the way. Archer brought his worktable, panels of bright yellow glass, safety glasses and glasscutters. He also brought samples of finished work so the students could picture what they were about to create. After a firm lesson on how to handle the glass and the tools, the young artists donned goggles, and with little trepidation, zipped the cutting wheels across the glass surface. When properly executed, the motion of

the wheel on glass sounds exactly like a zipper. Then, “Crack!” they carefully split the glass pieces, right along the zip line. During the afternoon, Archer’s toolbox filled with golden glass petals that he will fuse into a glass portrait of sunflowers for the class. “They loved the opportunity to touch the raw material of glass and look forward to seeing its final product,” said Sisters Middle School art instructor Judy Fuentes. Archer thoroughly enjoyed the exercise, even See ART STUDENTS on page 22

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, Sisters Caregiver Support Group 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Sisters. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. community room. 541-923-1632. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at 541-388-9013. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Sisters Parent Teacher Community Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Saloon. 541-480-5994. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation 541-668-6599. District. 541-549-2091. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. Sisters Area Photography Club Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 10 a.m. community room. 541-549-6157. Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.

Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.

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

CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.

FIRE & POLICE 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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Haunt Molly Gloss will share new work at book festival walks return to Downtown Bend By Sue Stafford Correspondent

It’s time to get your HAUNT ON! The Deschutes Historical Museum’s Historical Haunts of Downtown Bend walking tours are back October 11-12. Organizers urge participants to bring your flashlights, comfortable shoes, and plenty of nerve! Each night the museum’s docents lead 12 one-hour tours around historic downtown Bend, telling tales from Bend’s past and weaving in a pinch of the paranormal and mystery of the unknown. The first tour leaves at 4 p.m., with additional tours following every 15 minutes. The final tour of the night is 7:30 p.m. Tour space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket sales begin at 10 a.m. the same day of the event. Cost is $10 per person and $5 for Deschutes Historical Museum Members. Tour fee includes museum admission. All tours begin at the Museum and end in downtown Bend. Hot chocolate and apple cider will be available. Many featured locations are operating businesses inside; tours do not enter any buildings. The Deschutes Historical Museum is located at 129 NW Idaho Ave., between Wall and Bond streets. Visit www.deschuteshistory.org or call 541-389-1813 for more information.

Fourth-generation Oregon author Molly Gloss will be talking about her latest book, “Unforeseen: Stories” (2019), her first retrospective of short stories as well as two new stories, on Saturday, October 19, 4:50 to 5:40 p.m., in room A at Sisters Middle School as part of the Sisters Festival of Books. Gloss has authored a handful of award-winning novels and a number of prize-winning short stories in several different genres including literary and historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Her awards include: the Oregon Book Award, a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, the PEN West Fiction Prize, the James Tiptree Jr. Award, and a Whiting Writers Award. Her short story “Lambing Season” was a finalist for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Her work often concerns the landscape, literature, mythology, and life of the American West. Gloss credits her interest in writing about the West to “the long road trips our family took when I was a girl, back and forth to Texas to visit my dad’s extended family. I was hooked on cowboy novels at the time (12 years old or so) and we were driving across the Western landscape of those novels. I guess

those trips imprinted on me in some way. And as a result, I’ve been thinking and writing about the mythology of the West for more than 35 years.” Part of her intent has been “trying to nudge the myth a little bit away from violence and masculinity, toward community and women and peaceful solutions. Even my science fiction sometimes leans into those themes.” Gloss’ stories reflect her broad interests and are wideranging in style and voice. Her own major and minor losses inform her stories. She thinks that often grief is not written about honestly in fiction. “Grief deepens who we are. That’s been my own experience,” she said. She went on to say there is a “set-point of happiness” that is unique to each individual. “After either loss or great good fortune, your mood may go up or down, but you always return to your set point of happiness,” Gloss explained. “The difficulty of being a mother of a young child and a writer made me a better writer,” Gloss believes. She explained that being the mother of an infant puts you in touch every day, all day long, with the really big issues that literary writers want to write about. Love, loss, power, the struggle

between two people of strong opinions, war – are all involved. Growing up near Gresham when it was still all berry farms, Gloss attended Portland State University. She now resides on the west side of the Tualatin Hills outside Portland, where she gives her time and attention to her 24-year-old horse and her 10-month-old first grandson, while also working on a new short story. Saying she is a slow writer, Gloss indicated she has no plans to write a new novel, given it can take her up to six years to produce one. She does write two poems a month for a group of women poets to which she belongs. She’s never published any of them, but she said, “Maybe one of these days I’ll get serious about that.” As to her participation in the inaugural Sisters Festival of Books, she told The Nugget, “I haven’t done much touring or reading from ‘Unforeseen,’ but I couldn’t pass up the chance to take part in Sisters’ first Festival of Books! I’m very much looking forward not only to sharing my own work with readers, but also sitting in the audience for many of the other authors I admire … Les AuCoin, Joe Wilkins, Kim Stafford. It’s a great lineup, an embarrassment of riches! Hopefully the first of many

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Molly Gloss is among the featured authors at the inaugural Sisters Festival of Books. annual festivals!” Tickets for festival events are available online at www. sistersfob.com.

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Sisters woman hikes UK National Trail By Carol Statton Correspondent

It was primarily a solitary journey across England, on foot, spanning 20 days and 308 miles. Distant views were often shrouded in clouds, creating a sense of tunnel vision and isolation. Terrain included moors and bogs, seemingly never-ending expanses of treeless hills, intense altitude climbs and pastures filled with livestock. Each day would conclude at a B&B in a quaint village where there might or might not be resources from a store or restaurant. For Diana Durbin Field, completing the UK National Trail, called the “Pennine Way,” was a challenging experience that satisfied her love of walking and filled her soul at the deepest level. The adventure required physical ability, determination and a willingness to overcome the elements. For Diana, there were many moments when the ground underfoot was so wet that the only way forward was to leapfrog across large stones or search for different ways around a bog. The route was often unmarked, with

limited visibility at times, and the possibility of getting lost seemed quite likely. “With the combination of weather and getting off track, you could conceivably end up going over a cliff,” Field said. GPS was helpful, when available, to navigate uncharted territory. A hailstorm came down at the most inopportune time, when there was no tree or building in sight, and the only protection was to turn her back to the storm and stand in place. Not everyone could or would want to experience these challenging factors, but for Field, the potential was understood because of a previous coast-to-coast trek across England two years prior. Diana knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the walk would contain far more positives than negatives and that time spent within the beauty and intensity of this place would be a long-lasting and transformational gift. When you have only yourself to depend on, and there is often no cell service to fall back on, you must plan well and be prepared for anything. Field kept her pack as simple as possible, not wanting to be too weighed down, so meals

were more like snacks. Maps were critical, especially when GPS wasn’t accessible, and there were still moments of getting off track. The route would often lead through miles and miles of rolling hills and across various farmlands where a distant gate would be the only thing to confirm being at the correct location. Identifiers are important when traveling through natural settings, away from roads and civilization. And, as Field learned, there are times to be wary of livestock such as steers who may not appreciate your presence in their field. There is a code that those walking the countryside are asked to honor, ensuring a peaceful quality of life for local residents and continuing opportunities for future travelers: Be considerate and quiet; honor private property while being allowed to access it; leave no trace; keep water clean; control pets; use gates; protect other living entities and vegetation and guard against risk of fire. These are but a few of the agreements understood by those passing through. All were common-sense requests that Field could easily follow without thought because they

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Diana Durbin Field on the “Pennine Way” in Great Britain. mirrored the way of life back home. The Pennine Way is a walk through history: Diana’s footsteps covered the same land where Roman soldiers once traversed and the Bronte family created their literary treasures. Nature, just as it was centuries ago, remains compelling and impressive every step of the way. Some of the challenges found throughout

the ages remain constant as well. History and great literary works have told the story in countless ways: Weather and challenging terrain can be a formidable opponent requiring those who push forward to summon deep internal strength and fortitude not only to complete their journey but to remain safe. See UK HIKE on page 21

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Commentary...

Seed to Table Lady Outlaws take honors at St. Helens Invitational strong serves. The win over SA put the aces on the day. By Rongi Yost expands Sisters woke up in the Rush noted the play of Outlaws in the championship second set, and strong serves game against St. Helens, who Myhre and Davis. reach around homeThe with “Addy was on fire offen- from Ellie Rush and Sam Lady Outlaws came was the No. 1 team going the first-place into bracket play. Sisters sively,” said Rush. “She Silva gave the Outlaws a plaque from the St. Helens gained quick momentum was aggressive and effec- 15-1 lead. The Lady Outlaws Sisters I n v i t a t i o n a l S a t u r d a y, behind excellent serves from tive at the net all day. She dominated play, rotated only Correspondent

By Audrey Tehan Correspondent

“This is my first field trip ever!” exclaimed a second-grade student from K-8 Warm Springs Academy as he bounced off the bus onto Seed to Table’s education farm. The enthusiasm echoed from 80 other students unloading after the hour-and20-minute ride to Sisters. It was, indeed, the first field trip many of these students had ever experienced outside of their community in Warm Springs. The day included exploring how seeds travel, surveying the five major needs of plants, and investigating tastes of the farm. At the end of the field trip, students’ arms were loaded with bags of fresh veggies that they harvested. Each student also was equipped with a simple recipe to take home to try with their family. Fall brings the start of a new school year, unraveling a trail of new experiences for students. All secondthrough sixth-graders from Sisters and, for the first time, 300 students from Warm Springs Academy, grades 2, 5 and 7, will be immersed in fresh foods and life science — about 400 more students than Seed to Table hosted last year. Our staff is always so excited to welcome students to the farm during this time of year as it is the most bountiful time. The diversity of plants and life creates so many pathways for curiosity, exploration, new flavors and learning. “Partnering with Seed to Table is helping me learn how I can best help my community through gardenbased education,” said John Brunoe, OSU Extensions Warm Springs. “The opportunity for Warm Springs students to learn about fresh foods and be immersed in learning on Seed to Table farm is a gift... Because Warm Springs lacks a grocery that carries fresh vegetables, we have to travel 45 miles round trip for a head of lettuce. Inspiring our students to get involved in our community gardens and to grow fresh foods can truly be life-changing for them and their families... “ This past spring and See SEED TO TABLE on page 8

October 5. Sisters faced Grant, South Albany (SA), and The Dalles in pool play and finished 5-1, with their lone loss to South Albany. The loss placed the Outlaws as the second seed. The Outlaws faced Rainier High School in the first round of bracket play and dominated the Mountaineers from start to finish. Final scores were 25-2, and 25-3. Next up, Sisters faced pool play opponent South Albany, and they wanted to make sure they didn’t have a repeat of the morning. The Outlaws hit the floor offensively strong, passed well, and finished the set with seven straight kills (25-15). Set two was much the same, with a finish of 11 kills (25-20).

Ellie Rush, and the squad had another offensively strong game, with 12 kills in the first set. They held St. Helens to just nine points. Sisters’ offensive attack continued in the second set. The Outlaws were able to move the ball around well, and got all of their hitters involved. Serving was again effective and was key to the 25-9, 25-19 win. Greta Davis had 37 kills, four blocks and eight aces in the tournament, followed by Addy Myhre who posted 30 kills and nine aces. Sophie Silva tallied 24 kills, eight blocks, and six aces, and Sam Silva added 22 kills, three blocks and 12 aces. Setter Ellie Rush dished out 120 assists, and recorded 11

had a day-high 30 kills and was the ‘go-to’ many times when we needed to put the ball down. Greta played with high energy, and had incredible court awareness. She had a team-high 37 kills on the day. She did a great job of finding holes and reading the defense. She stepped up for us this tournament from the serving line as well, delivering a powerful jump-serve.” Three days earlier, the Outlaws traveled to Newport to match up against the Cubs. After the long bus ride, they were a little out of sync in the first set, but still managed to post a 25-17 win with their consistent passes and

four times, and won the set with four servers. Newport was never able to find their rhythm, and Sisters took the set 25-5. Momentum carried into the third set and Sisters’ powerful offensive attack led them to another easy victory, 25-7. Greta Davis led the offensive attack with 14 kills, four blocks, and one ace, followed by Sophie Silva, who had eight kills, one block, and five aces. Addy Myhre added six kills and two aces. The Outlaws were to play at home against Cascade on Monday, October 7. They will play at Woodburn on Wednesday.

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Freedom of religion: Sword or shield?

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Religious liberty is one of the fundamental components of our society. The “separation of church and state” is what made the founding of America so revolutionary. But what is the “separation of church and state,” actually? Many who came to America sought religious tolerance and the freedom to choose their religious denomination or basis of faith. There’s no doubt that when our founding fathers talked about religion they held to a Judeo Christian biblical faith, assuming foundational natural rights granted by a Creator, though there were different views on the practice and substance of that faith. Nevertheless, the freedom to choose without government influence was key to forming the First Amendment’s freedom of religion clause. This faith was for the creation of a society that developed virtue and reason for the pursuit of happiness. While under God, everyone created in his image was free to pursue his or her purpose. This purpose, given by the Creator, gave meaning to life and benefitted society. It included the inherent necessity of relationship and societal virtue summed up by Jesus in the words “Love… God” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.” By the time of the framing of the Constitution there were many competing church denominations, and the only way to keep America from being torn apart by religious factions was to sever ties between State and church in order to have the freedom to choose your belief system and prevent the government from forcing a belief system upon you. As a member of the Anglican Church, Thomas Jefferson saw huge problems when it was decided that it was a crime not to baptize infants into the church. The state church, the Anglican Church, had a say in taxation and government-controlled jobs based on citizens of the state being participants in the

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Anglican Church. Jefferson led the successful revolution against the Anglican Church in its use of government to oppress dissenters. It’s clear that forcing a particular faith on its citizens was what the founding fathers were concerned with and wanted to eliminate. But what does faith look like in a secular society? The Federal court of Oregon determined that Secular Humanism is a religion for Establishment Clause purposes. It seems like a long way from what the founding fathers were trying to codify. Nevertheless, with that

being true we have a challenge culturally. We are no longer talking about differing denominational beliefs but about whether there is the idea of a Creator whom extends inalienable rights to citizens. The First Amendment was ratified in 1791 and freedom of religion was established by the creation of 2 clauses: • One, the establishment clause: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” This prevented the government from creating a state church that forced people to participate and violate their

personal convictions. • Two, the free exercise clause: “…or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This allowed you to practice any faith you wanted to. How has this played out? In 1971, the Supreme Court case “Lemon vs. Kurtzman” developed a three-pronged criteria to ensure government policies don’t violate religious freedoms. First, a policy cannot have a religious purpose. Second, government cannot promote or favor any set of religious beliefs. Third, the government cannot overly involve itself in religious influence. An

example would be that teachers in public schools cannot lead a classroom in prayer because it would entail school promoting one religion above another. However, students can engage in extracurricular activities run by students during non-school hours. In America, and, as Americans, I believe we can all agree the defense of an individual’s inalienable rights, which are not at the whims of a capricious and arbitrary state, has allowed us all to enjoy “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” to its fullest, whether in a religious or secular context.

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Outlaws fall to Newport on gridiron By Rongi Yost Correspondent

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SEED TO TABLE: Program has greatly expanded its offerings Continued from page 6

summer Seed to Table revamped its education lessons, working alongside teachers and administrators to integrate lessons more closely with classroom lessons and grade progressions. We are excited that our education team is playing an even larger role in helping teachers fulfill life science standards. Tucked into all of the science are countless experiences with fresh veggies and nutrition. “Students learning comes alive with hands in the dirt, mouths full of freshly harvested food and eyes opened to science investigations all around when we experience field trips at Seed to Table,” said Julie Holden, a third-grade teacher at Sisters Elementary School. In the past year, some exciting changes and growth have occurred within our organization allowing us to expand the number of community members we serve. In addition to entering a cooperative relationship with members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs ato help Warm Springs develop its own version of Seed to Table, Seed to Table has enrolled 20 new teachers, from Sisters and beyond, in our farm-based nutrition and science field trip series. We have expanded production to keep up with

the increased demand for our fresh produce from area food banks. While we were excited, and a bit overwhelmed, to see so much need throughout Central Oregon, it became obvious that we needed more full-time help. With our small staff of two employees, two interns and a few very parttime educators we were simply at capacity of what we could offer. The vision of hiring an education coordinator has evolved over the past few years. During 2018 Seed to Table was grateful to receive one year of community funding to hire an education coordinator. Our search led us to an outstanding individual, Aude Girin, to take on the role of education coordinator. I am thrilled Aude has stepped in as our full-time education coordinator starting this past June. Aude is an exceptional teacher, driven to serve and connect with those around her. She embodies our mission and all it means to be growing minds alongside growing plants. Her patience and passion come together to create meaningful learning for all ages. Aude said, “I am proud to work for Seed to Table. The organization’s commitment to engage and empower the community by focusing on healthy food initiatives is powerful... I am most amazed by the openness of the parents, teachers, volunteers and students when it comes to trying new ideas. It makes it an extremely fun and energetic place to carry out my passions.”

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The Outlaws made too many mistakes to pull out a victory at Newport against the Cubs on Friday, October 4, and lost the contest 14-6. It was a hard-fought defensive battle that was scoreless well into the second quarter. Just as the Outlaws seemed to gain some offensive footing, Newport forced a fumble near the midfield and returned it for a score, followed by the PAT. Newport drove the ball deep into Sisters’ territory when a host of Outlaws blocked a field-goal attempt, and Taylor Fendall returned it 80 yards to the Cubs sixyard line with nine seconds left and no timeouts. Sisters threw twice, hoping to capitalize on a mismatch. It didn’t happen, and the Outlaws were held scoreless as teams heading into the half with the Cubs on top 7-0. Sisters drove down the field to open the second half, but stalled at Newport’s 16-yard line. The Cubs took

possession, but once again the Outlaws’ defense held and Sisters got the ball at midfield. Ethan Martin did most of the damage on the drive, capping it off with a three-yard TD run with 1:08 left in the third quarter. The PAT failed and at the close of the quarter Sisters trailed the Cubs by one, 7-6. The Outlaws held the momentum as teams entered the final period and stifled the Cubs’ offense. Sisters looked ready to drive and take the lead, but the first snap resulted in a fumble, which was recovered by the Cubs at Sisters’ 30-yard line with 8:38 left on the clock. Sisters’ defense brought up a fourth-and-20 from the 25-yard line, but a lone receiver found his way behind three Outlaws’ defenders for a TD to make the score 14-6 after the Cubs converted on their extra point attempt. With 5:26 left in the

game, the Outlaws had one more chance, but they were not able to gain traction, and turned the ball over on downs. The Cubs took a knee three times to run down the clock and record the win. Ethan Martin, who ran like a beast, especially in the second half, said, “After that fumble in the first half, I was like, I’d better kick some ... and run harder in the second half and really push it, and I did.” Martin finished the night with 64 yards rushing and one touchdown. Liam Allesio tallied eight tackles (five solo) and one pass deflection, Joe Scholl recorded six tackles (one solo). Anthony Randolph was in the backfield the entire night and posted five tackles (three solo) and one tackle for loss. The Outlaws will match up at home against the Cascade Cougars on Friday, October 11.

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Supporters celebrate youth program By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Stories of Change brought Native American artist and performer Jefferson Green to the shores of Blue Lake this weekend. The annual fundraising event for Caldera presents storytelling, documentary film and performance showing how the organization’s programs change the lives of youth. Founders Dan Wieden and Priscilla Bernard Wieden, also known by their camp names Papa Bear and Moonflower, greeted people at the door. About 200 celebrants mingled in Caldera’s central Hearth Building and its surrounding studios, art installations, and forest. Logs burned in outdoor fireplaces. As at summer camps of yore, guests invented camp names for themselves, wrote them on “wood cookies” with Sharpies, and wore them around their necks. Embracing the confluence of indoor and outdoor space, the built environment (designed by Brad Cloepfil) invites exploration and meandering. A skilled hand-drummer, camp manager Catón Lyles eventually

called wanderers in for dinner, though the plan backfired a bit. Some in the audience didn’t want to go take their seats for fear of missing a single beat. Once inside, diners played art games and got to know each other. Local folks chatted with designers from Portland and artists from Los Angeles. Philanthropists mixed with students and artists. Organizers invited students from their youth programs to gather around one table, while another table seated alumni of Caldera’s Artist in Residency program (including this writer). “ C a l d e r a ’s w o r k i s unique,” wrote Executive Director Brian Detman in a welcome note. “We believe in beauty, hope, and joy. We are committed to maintaining relationships with youth for seven-plus years, and supporting them to find and amplify their voices through art and experiences in the natural world.” Chabre Vickers served as the evening’s emcee. With her strong stage presence and gracious speaking style, Vickers brought attention to how Caldera has changed her own daughter’s life. Raised

in poverty, Vickers has said that as a child she could never have imagined such a beautiful place as Caldera. Vickers is now the community development officer for Wells Fargo bank throughout Oregon and highly active in Portland charities. A short documentary film celebrated the work of youth program alumna Adiana (“Addy”) Wilmot. A firstgeneration American born in Portland of a Jamaican family, Wilmot was “a shy young girl who wasn’t interested in art.” She came to “experience and appreciate all different types of art,” becoming confident in expressing herself vocally and artistically. Jefferson Greene brought stories to life with his humorous performance style and beautiful singing voice. Accompanying himself on a drum hand-painted with a volcano, Greene sang and spoke a story of when “the animals were new on this earth,” as his grandmother would say. Then he told jokes, from groaners to a sly, funny narrative in which a non-indigenous attorney gets his due for poaching on reservation land. A cultural artist born and

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Jefferson Greene brought stories to life in humorous style. raised on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Greene also showed his recent map of Oregon at the event. The artwork consists of a large canvas made of tule mat, harvested and woven by the artist. He researched indigenous place names of Central Oregon towns and beyond, See CALDERA on page 20

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Oregon State Sisters woman confronts ‘housing insecurity’ University of care to create a seamBy Sue Stafford less, comprehensive system of services. Seeley hopes to gets $1 Mandee Seeley, Sisters create something similar in resident who has “lived expe- Sisters. million to rience” of housing insecurity, She wasn’t ready to decided to take the problem divulge details but said, study hemp headWhile on. “Stay tuned.” researching the Correspondent

CORVALIS (AP) — The Global Hemp Innovation Center at Oregon State University has received a $1 million gift to explore hemp genomics, research that can grow understanding of how hemp may be used in health and nutrition products, textiles and construction materials. In a statement the university said the gift to the OSU Foundation was provided by Oregon CBD, a hemp seed research and development company. The Global Hemp Innovation Center was launched in June by OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and is the largest, most comprehensive hemp research center in the nation. Oregon CBD is a familyowned business with longtime ties to OSU. Seth and Eric Crawford both have several degrees from the university and prior to starting the family business Seth Crawford taught in the School of Public Policy for 13 years.

broad topic of homelessness online, she came across an organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., the National Alliance to End Homelessness. They were having a national conference in July and Seeley decided she was going to attend, to learn all she could. She was able to secure one of their scholarships, which covered all her expenses, and off she went to D. C. for four learning-packed days. Seeley said, “My experience in D.C. inspired me to start a nonprofit to deal with homelessness.” One of the conference sessions she attended was led by a woman who heads the Mississippi Balance of State which is dedicated to streamlining and strengthening the current delivery system of services for those experiencing homelessness, through greater collaborative planning, partnerships, and program execution. The goal is to provide a continuum

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Seeley brought back from the conference 250 resources. She has all the presentations that were given plus materials provided by others in attendance. She will draw on those materials when establishing the new nonprofit. “The conference definitely pushed me to act more. We have an opportunity to end homelessness in Sisters. Our numbers are low enough that we could get in front of it before it grows, but we need more housing and landlord involvement,” Seeley said. “Partnerships and collaborations are the future. We’ve got a good start with this group. It all started with a few of us from the shelter committee and the Forest Service.” The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to end homelessness in the United States. They use research and data to find solutions to homelessness; work with federal and local

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Soccer teams drop games on the road Proposal: Give records advocate independence By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys and girls soccer squads both lost their games at Newport on Friday, October 4 — the boys a 2-1 loss and the girls a 1-0 loss. Sisters’ boys started their game a bit sluggish, due in part to the long four-hour bus ride and also having to make adjustments to playing on turf instead of grass. The team settled in and found a good tempo, but couldn’t find the back of the box. At the half, it was deadlocked 0-0. Early in the second half, Newport had a beautiful strike on the ball and scored to go up 1-0. Coach Jeff Husmann told The Nugget that there was very little keeper Oscar Rhett could do to prevent the score. “Oscar played perhaps his best match of the season, and he continues to gain confidence and knowledge in goal,” said Husmann. “He has really been a key player for the team this year.” The Cubs scored again at the midway mark and took a 2-0 lead. Husmann stated the team was resilient and continued to battle.

“We pressed high and took some chances, and earned some set pieces in the finishing third,” said Husmann. “Simon (Rhett) not only played one heck of a game as the stopper in defense, but made some smart runs up the middle, which created some opportunities offensively.”

We pressed high and took some chances, and earned some set pieces in the finishing third — Jeff Husmann With five minutes left on the clock, the Outlaws scored as a result of their high press. Connor Linn won the ball on the end-line and zipped it into the center of the Cub’s defense, just in front of the goal, where it bounced off one of their defenders and into the net. “Though an own goal, it shows that good things happen when we are aggressive,” said Husmann. “We continue to be competitive, but have struggled to ‘put the round thing in the rectangle’. I am

quite proud of the resilience of this team.” The Lady Outlaws played at Newport the same afternoon, and also got off to a slow start. The Cubs scored on a breakaway about 15 minutes into the game and took an early lead. At the half, Sisters trailed 1-0. Coach Brain Holden told the Outlaws they needed quicker ball movement and to build an attack, and they did just what he asked in the second half. The Outlaws were in front of the Cub’s goal constantly, but just couldn’t get the ball in the back of the net, something they’ve struggled with all year. Holden said, “The girls are doing everything right to put themselves in a position to score, and the more experience they have on the field, they’ll eventually have success. They are fighters, they don’t quit, and they’re hungry for wins; everything you want as a coach, but they need to be more detailed in the final third of the soccer field.” The girls will play at home against Cascade on Wednesday, October 9, and the boys squad will play at Cascade.

SALEM (AP) — The Public Records Advisory Council has agreed on a legislative proposal that would bolster the independence of Oregon’s public records advocate in response to allegations of political influence on the advocate from Gov. Kate Brown’s staff. The Statesman Journal reports the proposal agreed to Tuesday, October 1, takes the responsibility to appoint the public records advocate away from the governor, would disallow the governor from removing the advocate and gives the Public Records Advisory Council an avenue to propose legislation outside of the standard executive branch framework. It also would explicitly state that the advocate is an independent office. “I am very pleased with this outcome. This legislative proposal is largely based

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Sisters Harvest Faire will require a street closure on Main Ave. from Hardtails to Sisters Feed starting Friday, October 11 at 8:30 a.m. until Sunday, October 13 at 6 p.m. There will be access to First Interstate Bank until 5:30 p.m. Friday and walk-up ATM through the weekend.

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Kids grades 2 to 8 are invited to join Silent Echo Theater Company for a series of classes and performances on October 1, 15 and 29. Details and registration information are available at silentechotheatercompany.org

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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 Presidential the acquisition, Debate development, Spanish Conversation Watch Party maintenance Join Indivisible Group Forming and A Spanish conversation group for Sisters to watch preservation of the fourth anyone and any level to practice public parks, Democratic Spanish will begin on Thursday, trails & open Tuesday, October 15 presidential October 17 at 10 a.m. at Fika spaces, meeting Childhood Trauma Resilience debate. Popcorn Sisters Coffeehouse. The group every fi rst 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Church will meet weekly if there is enough provided! Wednesday Tuesday, interest. Contact Dick Falxa at at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 15 October 15 dfalxa@bendcable.com or 541Applications from 4:30 to 7:30 280-2742 for more information. Presidential Debate Watch Party are at www. p.m. (debate 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sisters Library ci.sisters.or.us Painting Exhibit at runs from 5 to or at Sisters Black Butte Ranch 7 p.m.) at Sisters City Hall at 520 An exhibit of Barbara Cella’s Public Library E. Cascade Ave. Applications will landscape paintings of Central Conference room. For more be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, Oregon lakes and waterways, informarion call 541-400-8312. October 25. For info contact including international awardPatrick Davenport at 541-323-5219 winning paintings, is on display at Resilience from or at pdavenport@ci.sisters.or.us. Black Butte Ranch Lodge through Childhood Trauma the month of October. Call 925TRACEs Central Oregon and Women’s Conference 878-9723 for more information. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Community Church will Church are offering a free class host a women’s conference Art in the Library series to reduce the incidence and entitled “A Pitcher Full of Hope” Members of the Central Oregon impact of childhood trauma while on Friday evening, November 8 Spinners & Weavers Guild will building resilience in individuals, and Saturday, November 9. The hold their annual fiber exhibit of family and the community. speaker will be Rebecca Small, handspun and handwoven art at Sessions are offered on Tuesdays, with worship led by Starlene the Sisters Library from October October 15, 22, 29, and November Haney. Register in person at the 1 to 29. Demonstrations will be 5 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Prechurch by Monday, November 4. included on Saturday, October 12. registration is suggested. Call Ron Call 541-549-1201 for more info. For information call 541-312-1070. Gregg at 541-549-5831 for more Social Security: information. Save the Rubberbands Unlock Its Potential Business owners: Are you the Healthy Living Information Join Casey Miller of Hartford for recipient of a bundle (or more) of for Seniors this 45-minute lunch-hour class Nuggets each week? Those huge, Seniors and caregivers are invited on Thursday, October 24 at 12:15 fat rubberbands are nice and to drop by the SAGE room at p.m. at the Sisters Library to learn stretched out, and highly valued SPRD on the second Monday of the options and implications for by the Nuggeteers that bundle every month from 1 to 3 p.m. taking Social Security benefits and your papers each week. If you can to meet local service providers how to maximize them. Call 541save them, we’d love to use them and gather free information 549-1866 for more information. again. And to those of you who about aging in place from foot already return them to us: thank Senior Luncheons & More care to end-of-life planning. Call you! Questions? Call Lisa at 541Adults age 60 and older are Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for 549-9941. invited to join the Council information. on Aging Senior Luncheon, Parkinson’s Support Group World’s Children Speaker served every Tuesday at Sisters The second Tuesday of each Sisters nonprofit World’s Community Church. Coffee and month, Sisters Parkinson’s Children is offering a speaker various fun activities begin at 11 Support Group meets at The for your club, church group a.m. with lunch served at noon. Lodge in Sisters from 2 to 3:30 or classroom. Topics include Bingo is played after lunch until p.m. All are welcome to learn, street children in developing 2:30 p.m. For information call 541share, and receive support. For countries; child trafficking; and 480-1843. more info contact Carol at 541child marriage. Each talk is given 668-6599. with a PowerPoint presentation Support for Caregivers

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that explains why these issues exist in developing countries Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and what can be done about at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For more them. For more information call information please email Kathyn 541-904-0789 or email info@ at Katindahood2@gmail.com. worldschildren.org.

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.

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)

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 6 p.m. Worship the 3rd Tuesday of each month 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

DLT Walk & Hike Series

Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Carol Wall to explore the 150year old Santiam Wagon Road at Whychus Canyon Preserve on Thursday, October 10 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Hike back in time and imagine traveling west in a wagon train to transport wool from Eastern Oregon to the Willamette Valley, or east to graze livestock on the grasses of the desert. Register at www. deschuteslandtrust.org/hikesevents or call 541-330-0017.

Volunteer for Sisters Festival of Books

Sisters Festival of Books could use a few more volunteers on Saturday, October 19 for the author readings at Sisters Middle School. Interested? Email info@ sistersfob.com or call Ann at 541549-0998.

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.

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.

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Furry Friends Blue Bag Fundraiser

Collecting bottles and cans for Furry Friends is now easier than ever. Pick up the plastic blue bags at our office or from the basket on The Nugget porch. Fill the bag with your returnable bottles and cans and Furry Friends gets the funds. For more information pick up a flyer at your next drop-off or call 541-797-4023.

Creative Crafters Wanted

Soroptimist Holiday Bazaar will be held at Crook County Fairgrounds Grizzly Building on Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Booths are available for crafters to display and sell their creations. For more information call Neva 541-447-4290.

One-Act Play Submissions

Silent Echo Theater Company is seeking one-act play submissions from local playwrights for possible use during the 2020 Evening of One-Acts happening in late winter. Plays should be between 10 and 20 minutes long and need to be submitted to silentechotheatercompany@ gmail.com by Tuesday, October 15; play selections by November 1. Directors are also wanted for the event — please email your theater experience and contact information. For more information call 541-719-8862.

Organ Donor Awareness

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

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Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids ages birth through 5 takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, October 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078.

Oregon Ghost Stories

Join historian and paranormal investigator Rocky Smith for a presentation of history, folklore and the paranormal. Rocky will share some unbelievable ghost stories on Friday, October 11 at noon at Sisters Library. No registration is required for this adult program. Call 541-312-1032 for more information.

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “The Wife” by Alafair Burke with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, October 23, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

Pumpkin Party

Meet BUTTER BEAN, an incredibly sweet bunny! Butter Bean is a friendly rabbit who loves cuddling with her humans! Amazingly enough, this cute little hopper had free range in her previous home and is already house trained! If you are looking for a cute little bunny with a great personality then Butter Bean is the rabbit for you! Come down to the Humane Society of Central Oregon and meet Butter Bean today! SPONSORED BY

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Pumpkin-decorating, stories and games for ages birth to 11. No registration required. Sisters Library on Saturday, October 26 at 10 a.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

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Fire season was a short one The 2019 fire season officially ended last week on all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). The 923 wildfires on ODF-protected lands this year is about average. However, thanks to favorable conditions and successful initial attack, the 16,867 total acres burned is 56 percent below average. Based on the average number of days in fire season across all ODF districts, this year was the shortest fire season in the 21st century at only 99 days. This is about three weeks shorter than the 121day fire season average for ODF across all districts. “Thanks to a minimum number of wildfires on the landscape statewide, we were fortunate to have adequate resources to respond to fires on our jurisdiction,” said ODF Fire Protection Deputy Chief Ron Graham. “With two team deployments – to the Milepost 97 Fire and Ward Fire — we share in the success of the 2019 fire season with Oregon’s complete and coordinated fire protection system, including forest and range landowners, local fire districts, tribes, contractors, federal, state and county partners.” The end of fire season removes restrictions on ODFprotected lands intended to prevent wildfire, such as on backyard debris burning and use of certain equipment. Many structural fire departments in Oregon, however, still require a permit for debris burning, so check with your local fire department before starting a burn. As Oregon transitions out of fire season, ODF districts across the state are shifting their attention to wildfire prevention efforts. Clearing vegetation, creating defensible space around homes, and keeping those debris piles

under control are just a few ways ODF is working with local landowners, members of the public and fellow fire response agencies to mitigate wildfire risk.

While we are seeing cool, rainy fall weather, it is important to note conditions can change quickly. — Ron Graham “While we are seeing cool, rainy fall weather, it is important to note conditions can change quickly,” Graham said. “Given most of the lightning this time of year is accompanied by rain, human-caused fire starts tend to increase in number. People are anxious to burn backyard debris piles and can get complacent with fire safety. We are grateful for the help of every Oregonian working

together to prevent wildfires year round.” The start and end of fire season are set by each fire protection district based on the fuel conditions in their area. The arrival of steady, soaking rain coupled with cooler temperatures and shorter day lengths usually triggers the closure of fire season. The 2019 fire season varied across districts in length from 122 day in ODF’s Southwest Oregon District to just 78 days in the Northwest Oregon District. For more tips on how to keep yourself, your loved ones and your property safe from wildfire at any time of year, visit ODF’s Fire Prevention webpage at www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/ pages/FirePrevention.aspx or go to the Keep Oregon Green website at www. KeepOregonGreen.org.

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Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting OCT 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com. 10 THUR 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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FivePine Lodge Sisters Festival of Books Local Author Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres with 13 local authors. Tickets and information at SistersFoB.com or call 541-549-0866. Fika Sisters Coffeehouse Game Night until 8 p.m. Bring your own games & friends or find them there! Call 541-5880311 for more information. Hardtails Bar & Grill KJ Annie Rawkstar Karaoke Night! 9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Events Calendar listings are free to advertisers. Submit items by 5 p.m. Fridays to lisa@nuggetnews.com

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Court offers Boys cross-country fourth at Oxford conflict resolution training By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Deschutes County Circuit Court is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Court’s Volunteer Mediation Program on Friday, October 18, at noon at the Deschutes County Courthouse. The Court’s mediation program, established in 1994, resolves in excess of 65 percent of small claims cases and 90 percent of landlord-tenant cases that participate in mediation. When parties mediate and reach a mutually agreeable resolution, not only are they more satisfied with the outcome but they are more committed to abiding by the agreement. And, mediation saves both litigants and the court system time and money. Chief Justice Martha Walters is scheduled to speak at the anniversary celebration, which will recognize the over 50 volunteers who have served the program since its inception. Immediately following, the Court is offering a free community training: Effective Conflict Resolution Techniques presented by Jim Melamed, CEO of Mediate. com. The free community training will be held in the Jury Assembly room from 1 to 3 p.m. When confronted with conflict, the basic choices are “fight, flee or figure it out.” Melamed will share a number of valuable approaches to “figure things out,” — optimally. For more information, contact Celeste Hasbrouck, mediation program coordinator, Deschutes County Circuit Court, Celeste.V.Hasbrouck@ ojd.state.or.us; 541-388-5325.

Racing locally for the first and only time this season, the Outlaws boys cross-country team placed fourth as a team at the Oxford Classic held in Bend at Drake Park on Friday, October 4. The Outlaws could not quite keep pace with Summit and Ashland, but beat all the other Oregon schools, many from the 5A and 6A ranks, including Bend, Mountain View, Redmond, South Medford, North Medford and Crook County. Summit, ranked seventh among 6A boys teams took top honors with 66 points, while Ashland, the numberone-ranked 5A school and running without its top runner, placed second with 84. Ridgevue of Nampa, Idaho was third (115) and Sisters was fourth (144) among 18 complete teams. “The simple goal of the meet was to compete with the big dogs,” said Coach Josh Nordell, and the boys did that.” John Peckham, fourth, and Will Thorsett, ninth, led the Outlaws up front with times of “That was the best race I have ever run so far in my life,” Peckham said. “I was ahead of guys I have never beaten before.” He and Thorsett were in good company. The winner, Reed Pryor of Ashland (15:56), placed fifth at state in track last season in both the 1,500 and 3,000, with bests of 4:00 and 8:40, and is currently ranked third among all 5A cross-country runners. Second place went to Bennett Jackson of Bend High (16:08) and third to Sam Hatfield of Summit (16:16). The pair hold the top two best times in the 6A Mountain Valley Conference. Another focus for the

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Outlaws was to get the rest of the scorers running near one another, which they were able to accomplish as Ethan Hosang (17:43), Sam May (17:58) and Josh Liddell (17:58) and sixth man Vicente Rebolledo (18:01) kept the spread under 20 seconds. Max Palanuk ran seventh for the team with a time of 18:58. For the junior varsity boys, the race was the first in nearly two weeks and many turned in personal bests, including Kaleb Briggs, Taine Martin, Ilya Goheen, and Matt Riehle. “Our boys have been showing consistently strong efforts in meets, which is good to see as we enter the final month of the season,” said Nordell. The team is scheduled to take part in the annual Paul Mariman Invitational hosted by Philomath High School on Saturday, October 12. The meet shapes up as not only a good preview of the Oregon West District Meet, but also features all of the top-five-ranked 4A boys teams including, in order

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Whose truth? After I used the term “my truth” in a column, a reader sent thoughtful feedback: “I’ve heard this in the news and on TV ads in various forms — their truth, my truth, her truth, etc.,” Lisa wrote in an email. “I’m being honest here that my first emotional response is kinda angry… I’m wondering if you can educate an older, maybe more traditional lady like me on what the younger folk mean when they use ‘my truth.’” Since she also wrote, “I absolutely loved your column today! Well said!” she totally had my attention. (Insert smiley emoji here.) It seems to me the term “my truth” describes someone’s personal story and the feelings they have about that story, in a situation where the story is unwelcome or socially out-of-bounds — where stories similar to it have been ignored, suppressed, and repressed for years, sometimes millennia. It comes out when people like the storyteller—who share a certain gender, race, ability, or some other characteristic—haven’t had much leverage in society. Real risk is required, in addition to vulnerable self-revelation. A more powerful person could express themselves without worrying that they’d lose their job, lower their social status, or inspire violence against their person. “I have a story, I have feelings, and I’m scared of expressing them—but I’m gonna do it because I’m tired of people like me hiding in the closet!” When you get to that sensation, you’re getting to my-truth territory, particularly if the storyteller comes from a group of people who’ve been trapped in closets, corsets, or ghettoes for centuries. Imagine a woman in the early 1960s revealing that she can’t stand being confined to a homemaking role and subservient to her husband. She might find her family shunned from local activities, the kids not invited

to birthday parties, their dad hassled at work. Similar snubs still happen today. And studies show that women who express their feelings and opinions are routinely perceived as shrewish, denied promotions at work, lose elections to men. The message is pretty clear: shut up, ladies. My original column mentioned a male executive at a business dinner, discussing female employees and saying dismissively, “Too bad about the hormones.” The industry in question was the dudedominated world of heavy equipment, and gathered around our table at the steakhouse were several white men in positions of power, plus me. Would that executive’s comment count as a mytruth? After all, he was airing what he truly felt. I’m gonna say: Nope. He spent his life being able to say stuff like

that without repercussion. As a white, cisgendered, male colleague of mine mentioned recently, many men may feel under attack when their society starts changing and they’re asked to think about what they say. As a white woman who’s spent decades slowly getting a clue as to how much privilege comes with my skin color, I acknowledge their discomfort. “Whoa, I used to be able to say whatever I wanted, and now I can’t do it without getting pushback,” might sometimes count as a my-truth. If our steakhouse table had included Becky — the only parts-woman I ever saw in anybody’s shop or warehouse — talking about the harassment she suffered in her job for decades, that’d qualify as more than the average story or opinion. She’d be telling her truth. The lone female diner

who actually was at that steakhouse did not express her truth, as described in my previous column. Writing to you here in The Nugget about my shame and frustration, years later? That’s my truth. I’ve followed many others’ truths in these pages: local folks dying of cancer, nurturing their beehives and Scottie dogs, surviving assault and transforming their trauma. The willingness to share each other’s intimate, meaningful stories is something I enjoy and respect about The Nugget and our community. Is there any risk involved? Sure. I’ve been subjected to gossip, scorn, and petty sabotage because of what I write here; I’ve heard such talk about other columnists, too. One friend of the liberalprogressive persuasion said, “I’m worried that people are using you as a scapegoat.” Well, that’s how it goes.

If I tell my truth, I have to accept the consequences of not shutting the heck up like a good girl. The phrase itself, “my truth,” has garnered a smarmy, trendy feel. Lisa’s response to it is understandable. After typing it so many times for this column, I may retire it from my vocabulary for good. But I do think the term is struggling to express something important: The truth isn’t a tall, unassailable tower. It’s more like a swooping flock of birds, swirling and hunting and migrating, separating and coming together again. Our perspectives on reality are formed by our families, personal experiences, belief systems, and the media we consume. If our flock is to share a collective truth, perhaps we must first bear witness to the individual songs of birds long silenced.

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The mighty beaver The beaver is Oregon’s state animal and is displayed prominently on our state flag. It’s the largest native rodent in North America. History books state that as early as 1540, Europeans worked the fur business hand-in-glove with native peoples. The Europeans traded beads and trinkets for beaver fur and it wasn’t until the mid-1800s that colonists had learned enough from them to go at trapping on their own and keep all the profits. But, from 1790 to 1859 and on into the mid-1860s, competition between English and American trappers grew to the point of bloodshed. The quest for “soft gold” (beaver, otter, and other lightweight and highly valuable fine furs), created financial fortunes for beaver-killers — which had a lot to do with Oregon becoming part of the Union. Beaver have been trapped relentlessly all over North America by trappers bent upon making a living from their fantastic fur. At one point the trapping was so heavy our beaver almost became extinct. During the Great Depression making money for food and shelter was paramount, and selling the beaver’s fur was one way to do it; so much so they were almost trapped into oblivion. But wiser minds stepped in to protect the beaver and stopped trapping, preserving this incredible animal for generations to come. Thanks to those efforts and wise state management of the species there are an estimated 15 million beaver in

the United States today. The beaver fur that was so valuable during those early days of colonization is still going for a good price today. In the east, beaver pelts are selling for around $14 each; while lower-quality pelts are selling for around $9. Castoreum, a rich chemical that is part of the beaver’s makeup, is still valuable in the perfume industry and is selling between $50 to $70 per pound. Beaver-fur clothing is still on the market. One furrier, featured on Google, can be found selling men’s beaver jackets for $5,999. While a tanned beaver pelt is selling for $79.95, and you can purchase a beaver blanket for $2,057.38. Another site had a men’s beaver fur and cashmere scarf on sale for $279.95. A beaver hat is made from felted fur. They were fashionable across much of Europe during the period 1550–1850 because the soft yet resilient material could be easily combed to make a wide variety of hat shapes. Used winter coats worn by Native Americans were actually a prized commodity for hat-making because the wear helped prepare the skins; separating out the coarser hairs from the pelts. The fashion world can get along quite well without all that beaver fur, but aquatic communities with a need for dependable water supply need the beaver as

their partner. Studies by hydrologists have revealed that the mighty beaver’s dams back up water and replenish aquifers, with which they have the power to shift the biodiversity of ecosystems and alter the level of water tables. A beaver ’s preferred habitat is one with plenty of water, since that’s how beaver stay out of reach of predators. If a beaver moves into a forested area that’s a little too dry for its liking, the beaver simply becomes an engineer and changes the shape of the landscape. They use the forest around them to create dams that make huge ponds that provide water to other wildlife — even during the height of summer. And when they leave an area to live somewhere else, the dam breaks down, the flooded area eventually dries, becomes a meadow and then a forest. Beaver dams are helpful in other ways. A study carried out by the University of Rhode Island measured just one of the positive benefits of dams: They can help remove up to 45 percent of harmful nitrogen from streams and creeks. Beaver can reverse the effects of ruined waterways, help to prevent water shortages and revitalize droughtstricken areas with fresh water. Teaming them up with human engineers could

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Alison Luce, one of several ONDA volunteers creating habitat to bring the beaver back to eastern Oregon. make a difference for waterparched places. Beaver are returning to areas they were once trapped out of, as a result we may see an impact on a larger scale in protecting drought-prone areas from suffering through the worst of dry times. That in itself should remove them from Oregon’s fur-trapping list. Jefferson Jacobs of the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) has begun several long-term projects to bring beaver back

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Our marriages are perhaps the most important relationships in our lives — yet we often neglect them and suddenly find that we are in trouble. Norene Gonsiewski of Sisters has, in partnership with Tom Higdon, produced “Rock Solid Relationship: Seven Keys to Restore Your Connection & Make Your Love Last.” The book was devised as a handbook to help people seeking counseling through Gonsiewski and Higdon’s practice to get a jumpstart on the work. However, Gonsiewski notes, the book can on its own benefit anyone seeking to restore a frayed connection with their partner — or anyone who wants to ensure that the connection doesn’t become frayed in the first place. Gonsiewski has been working with couples since 1980, and she’s seen a common theme play out over and over again: “People start a romantic relationship and then they run into inevitable problems, in part because they stop taking care of their relationship,” Gonsiewski said.

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Keep kitty away from the wildlife Researchers studied 529 bird species over the last half-century and produced the most comprehensive study ever done on North American birds, according to a recent article in the journal Science. Thanks to the decades of monitoring by researchers and bird enthusiasts across the continent — as well as weather radars — scientists had a huge amount of data to work with. Grassland birds such as meadowlarks and northern bobwhites have declined by 53 percent since 1970 — a loss of 700 million adults in the 31 species studied. Shorebirds such as sanderlings and plovers are down by about one-third, according to the study. Habitat loss is the primary driver here and is a humancaused issue, said the study’s co-author Peter Marra, director of the Georgetown Environment Initiative. But, the unnatural toll that feral and free-ranging domesticated cats have on birds is more than you might realize. The problem of how many birds are killed by outdoor cats did not flare into the public consciousness until about 25 years ago, with the publication of a pioneering study by Stanley Temple, professor emeritus of conservation and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin– Madison. By radio-tracking

cats and examining stomach contents and feces, Temple studied the hunting behavior and diet of free-ranging cats, then estimated how many of the animals lived in rural Wisconsin. His results showed that, yes, cats do kill birds—on average 5.6 per cat per year. He estimated that 1.4 million free-ranging country cats killed as many as 7.8 million birds each year statewide. Traditional beliefs that cats need freedom to roam are fading in the light of statistics that indicate that indoor cats have a longer lifespan and better health. Many cat-lovers now understand that indoor cats are safer cats, while others still think that felines deserve freedom to run in the great outdoors. The one surefire way to keep birds and other wildlife safe from domesticated cats is to keep cats indoors. There are many good reasons to keep your kitty indoors: More cats are killed by cars annually than are euthanized in U.S. animal shelters. Even the most careful driver cannot avoid hitting a cat that runs across the street in front of a car. Even so-called “safe” country areas are no guarantee for cats. On average, an indoor cat lives 12-15 years and some cats can live much longer. In comparison, an outdoor cat’s life expectancy is less than five years. During the spring and summer months, outdoor

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writers before me, anyone who was rooted to a particular ground,” he said. “When asked why he wrote specifically of Dublin, James Joyce said, ‘because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get to the heart of all the cities of the world.’ It’s what Eudora Welty meant by, ‘One place understood helps us to understand all places better.’ “At the end of the day, as an artist, you’re trying to do two things: elicit some sort of emotional response and illuminate some aspect of the human condition. As humans, for all the time we spend trying to search out our differences, I’m constantly struck and awed by how similar the experiences are that hold us together.” Lane Jacobson, owner of Paulina Springs Books in Sisters and an organizer of the Sisters Festival of Books, became friends with Joy when he managed an independent bookstore in North Carolina. “Anyone who knows or follows me understands that I’m a huge advocate of independent bookstores and the booksellers who make those places something so special,” Joy told The Nugget. “So there’s one in Chapel Hill, North Carolina called Flyleaf that I’ve visited on every book tour. During that time, I’ve gotten to know and love a lot of those booksellers. One in particular, though, became a good friend and that’s Lane Jacobsen. Unfortunately the Old North State has lost one of its greatest booksellers to Oregon, but lucky for y’all he’s running one of your local Indies now. When he told me he was leaving we made a plan to get me out there. Somehow or another, he found a way to make it happen and I’m overwhelmingly grateful.” As the blog Hillbilly Highways points out, Joy’s “The Line That Held Us” is a book about choices. The choice that Darl makes to

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David Joy’s Appalachian noir has won him international acclaim. He will be featured at the Sisters Festival of Books on October 19. hunt on private land while the owner is out of town. The choice he makes to shoot at what he thinks is a feral hog. The choice he makes to pull his best friend Calvin into things when he discovers that it was a person, not a hog, he shot. The choices that man’s brother, Dwayne, makes in reaction to his brother’s killing…” Those choices are doomladen and feel inexorable. The propulsive nature of Joy’s storytelling and the compulsive actions of his characters reflect the compulsion Joy feels as a creator. “Honestly, I feel like that compulsion is absolutely inexplicable. I don’t know why stories come to me,” he said. “Maybe it’s a desire to better understand the world, to feel out what it means to be human. What I do know is that it’s an inignorable feeling. It feels almost terminal, like if I don’t get the words out then it’ll be the end of me.” Joy’s passion for his writing is matched by a passion for rugged landscapes and fly-fishing waters. He is the author of the memoir “Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey.” The Nugget asked if he was going to get some fishing in during his trip to Sisters Country, and he replied: “Well, by god, if somebody will take me! At the very least I’d love someone to take me out in the woods and show me the landscape.

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vape,” Brown said. The Oregon Health Authority had asked Brown for a six-month ban on sale and display of all vaping products, including tobacco, nicotine and cannabis. The agency also urged Oregonians to stop using all vaping products until federal and state officials have determined the cause of the illnesses. The Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association said it was very grateful the governor did not implement a complete ban on cannabis vaping products, like Massachusetts did. The group told its members that technical questions and issues need to be worked out and that it will try to “ensure the government acts responsibly and makes evidenced-based decisions that do not needlessly harm the legal cannabis industry.” Brown also called on state agencies to develop plans within 90 days for consumer warnings, product testing, and disclosure of the ingredients of vaping products. Brown also directed state agencies to develop proposals for long-term solutions for consideration by the Legislature, which convenes early next year.

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Cross-country girls race at Oxford By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

It’s not every week a team gets to race against the No. 1-ranked team in the United States, but that is where Sisters Outlaws’s girls crosscountry team found themselves, toeing the line along with 15 other teams with the Summit Storm at the Oxford Classic held Friday, October 4 at Drake Park in Bend. For Ella Thorsett, the speedy freshman for the Outlaws, it was a chance to rub elbows with some very talented girls. “Ella wanted to see how many of the Summit girls she could beat,” said Head Coach Josh Nordell. Thorsett mixed it up with the top runners, ultimately finishing eighth overall, ahead of two of the Summit runners, who scored a nearly perfect 16 points to win the meet handily. Bend High was second with 95 points and North Medford finished third with 137. Sisters placed tenth among seventeen complete teams with 274 points. Fiona Max of Summit pulled away from the rest of the field over the second half of the race to win in 18:00 as one of four Summit girls in the top five. Thorsett battled bravely and crossed the line in 19:07. “This race was good for Ella on a number of levels,” said Nordell. “We were without Kate Bowen, so Ella had to key off of other runners and make decisions all through the race, and I thought she showed a lot of toughness.” The Outlaws ran with just six runners, and two set

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Ella Thorsett with two Summit runners at the Oxford Classic. personal records in the meet, which is rare due to the relative slowness of the course compared to others the Outlaws have run this year. Emma Singleton came through as the second Outlaw runner in 21:24 to place 31st among 117 finishers. Pearl Gregg clocked her season best (23:21), Sadie Sharp (23:29) and Skylar Wilkins (24:38) ran career bests, and Iris Diez ran 24:44, as the Outlaws continue to move toward being competitive as possible as they prepare for the District meet November 2. “The progression I am seeing with these girls is right on,” said Nordell. “They know what they need to do for us to successfully defend our district title from last year.” The junior varsity runners are also showing progress, according to Nordell. Sasha Stolasz, Annie Cohen, Chloe Gold, Makenzie French, and

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and painted them on the map with natural materials. The map will go on permanent display at the Warm Springs Museum. The audience hollered and clapped wildly for Central Oregon youth mentors Kevin Ball and Meg Ball, a.k.a. Skillz and Smallz. They are among the Caldera staff who have helped youth participants go on to achieve a 90 percent graduation rate, some going on to attend college or become creative professionals. Since 1996, Caldera has worked with more than 10,000 young people throughout Central Oregon and Portland. Many come back to work as Caldera staff. Presenters gave thanks to Pamela Hulse Andrews, the publisher and arts supporter who passed away

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The Bunkhouse Chronicle Craig Rullman Columnist

Radical ranching Hobbs Margarét, 32, of Sisters Cattle Company, might be a radical. Maybe that’s a result of his deep West Texas ranching roots, his degree from the University of Oregon, or because he lived too long in the low-intensity warfare of Los Angeles. Whatever the source, it’s no accident that the word “radical” reaches back to the Latin “radix,” meaning “root,” because Sisters Cattle Company is aiming for a radical change in the way we treat our soils, and beef cattle, in commercial agriculture. Over the last couple of years Margarét has been quietly building a cattle outfit in Sisters Country, using regenerative grazing practices to build healthier soils and bring locally raised, grassfinished beef to your dinner table. Regenerative ranching starts with a basic question: can we produce food and regenerate the soil beneath our feet, all while eliminating the need for heavy doses of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, and while at the same time actually increasing the amount of food we produce on the same ground? The answer is yes. Regenerative practices start by eliminating the till, which rapidly kills microbial life

and sheds topsoil at alarming rates, and by replacing monocultures with a variety of annuals and perennials that increase biodiversity in the ground. And it uses cattle, grazed in high-intensity, low-duration sessions to graze those plants hard. The cattle are moved every day, sometimes several times a day, and the end result is better soil, which means better plant life. No chemical fertilizers are ever used, and no pesticides or herbicides are ever applied, which means when you eat a steak from Sisters Cattle Company you aren’t also eating Roundup or Warbex. “Grazing and raising cattle this way is probably the only scalable solution for building healthy soil that feeds on itself,” Hobbs says. Around the world, farmers and ranchers who have replaced traditional practices with regenerative methods have seen their yields grow exponentially. They can stock more cows on less ground, and breed for traits that create cattle resistant to pests and disease—rather than relying on each new round of miracle cures from Monsanto. “Growing food is what matters,” Hobbs says. “And what’s clear is that the old model isn’t working. Can people find a way to feed themselves in a way that makes the world a better place? Better people, better animals, better soil. That’s the idea.” Cattle have long been the bogeymen of environmental extremists, blamed for almost every eco-horror imaginable, but people need to eat, and despite sustained misinformation campaigns by detractors, they like to eat beef. This year, the average American will consume 217 pounds of beef, and what’s missing from the traditional formulas, Hobbs says, is the long-term health and productivity of the soil.

“The nutrient levels seen in our soils have dropped dramatically,” Margarét says. “Soils are often so devoid of actual nutrients that even though you can go to the store and buy a really green green bean, there are less nutrients in that green bean than ever.” That decline in the nutritional value of our food is a result of industrial-scale farming whose focus is quantity, not quality. And the decline in quality is visible across the board, from beef cattle to asparagus. If you buy fresh vegetables from a farmer’s market, where those vegetables are more likely to have been grown in soils rich with microbial life, you can actually taste the nutritional difference. Many soils across the nation have been severely reduced in their ability to sustain microbial life. They are dependent on the yearly injection of chemical fertilizers to maintain productive growth levels, which is akin to delivering a shot of Narcan to an opioid overdose. The chemicals will bring the patient back to a kind of temporary, zombielike sobriety, but that’s about it. Margarét is eager to change how consumers, and detractors, see the role of cattle — from a destructive bogeyman to an eco-necessity and a net contributor to the health of local soils. That’s a radical mindset in today’s environment, and it’s one reason, in full disclosure, I decided to throw

in with him and run a few cows under the Sisters Cattle Company brand. I’m just radical enough to think he’s on to something important, and something ultimately good for the long-term health of our waterways, soils, and community. The eye of Sisters Cattle Company is firmly fixed on a regenerative agricultural future, which is more critical than ever as the waterstarved west continues to settle up and there are more and more mouths to feed. “Post-fossil-fuel ranching will be both big and necessary,” Margarét says. “The question is how we approach it. Are we going to keep trying to overpower nature, or are we going to mimic nature?” One cow at a time, Sisters Cattle Company is building resiliency into the local future. “We are trying to build a culture that is endlessly repeatable. If we keep doing what we’ve been doing for the last 100 years it’s probably not going to work out in the long term.” And it’s designed to remain precisely local: “We’d be happy if not a single animal ever leaves our zip code.” As for the end product, grass-finished beef, and the endless debates over how to best finish beef for the consumer, Margarét is confident Sisters Cattle Company’s product will stand up to the very best. “Our beef tastes the way beef should,” he says. “And even better.”

UK HIKE: 73-year-old pursues passion for walking Continued from page 5

When tested by Mother Nature, one either gets stronger or gives up. Field proved that her resilience and love of the land could fortify her in a way that ensured not only success but an appreciation of life beyond the limits of comfort and ease. At 73, Diana continues to pursue her passion for walking and knows that it is a key component for her own health and wellness. Having settled nicely back into life at home, Oregon will bring continued opportunities to walk within the beauty of wild and solitary places. More often than not, the path will be more clearly defined, although weather may still keep things interesting. When summarizing her time on the Pennine Way, Field describes a connection to land, nature and elements that resonated as a spiritual experience. “This is my church, this is what fills my soul,” Diana explained. And this is where she feels the beautiful presence of loved ones long since passed. A far-away country filled with diverse history, compelling landscapes and challenging weather will forever remain a part of Diana Field, spirit-inspiring future plans rooted in a return to England for further exploration, contemplation and connectedness.

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Fish rescue planned on Upper Deschutes This week Central Oregonians will come together to rescue fish and mitigate impacts caused by drought and scheduled, seasonal streamflow changes in the Upper Deschutes River. Streamflows in the Upper Deschutes from Wickiup Reservoir to Bend are being reduced to refill reservoirs for the 2020 irrigation season. As a result, fish can become stranded along a one-mile stretch of channel that dries out every year from Lava Island Trailhead to Meadow Camp off the Deschutes River. Nearly 50 percent of Central Oregon farmers depend on the water stored within Wickiup Reservoir.

The fish rescue is a temporary measure. — Lisa Windom “The fish rescue is a temporary measure,” said Lisa Windom, special projects coordinator for North Unit Irrigation District. “The irrigation districts are working toward long-term solutions to balance the flows.” By piping open irrigation canals, promoting on-farm conservation by patrons (piping private deliveries, converting to sprinklers), and entering temporary instream leases, irrigation districts have the opportunity to conserve millions of gallons of water each year. The conservation projects will allow for the continued increase in winter flows in the Upper Deschutes River, improving fish and wildlife habitat. Over the next five years, the districts are expected to

pipe more than 400,000 feet of open canals across Central Oregon, to the tune of nearly 94 cubic feet per second in water savings. “The conservation measures and management practices the districts are implementing will benefit the river and our region’s farmers and communities,” said Craig Horrell, president of the Deschutes Basin Board of Control. “Our long-term plan is to release more flows during the winter, keeping the side channels connected to the river and eliminating the need for fish rescues.” In the meantime, the irrigation districts are partnering with the Deschutes River Conservancy, the Deschutes Redbands Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Coalition for the Deschutes, and dozens of volunteers from the community to collect stranded fish and relocate them to the main river channel. “While we’re looking forward to the day when the fish rescue isn’t needed anymore, we’re excited to help with the fish rescue again this year. It’s an opportunity for farmers, anglers, and river advocates to work side by side for the sake of the fish,” said Gail Snyder, executive director of the Coalition for the Deschutes. The fish rescue is an example of how river advocacy organizations, irrigation districts, businesses, nonprofits, and individuals have come together in support of a “Shared Vision for the Deschutes.” Shared Vision partners believe they will be able to restore the river to a healthy condition in the shortest time practicable by working together as partners in a genuinely collaborative manner for the betterment of all.

ART STUDENTS: Program visited four art galleries in Sisters Continued from page 3

saying that he might have missed his calling as a teacher. Meanwhile on the sidewalk, small groups sat in the sunshine, mesmerized as artist Paul Bennett created loose watercolor sketches of their attentive faces. Bennett talked about art, the paint he was using, and his career as an artist. As the portraits came to life, he answered random questions. When he finished, the students ooohed and aahed over the results as they recognized themselves. Simultaneously, other small groups visited Hood Avenue Art Gallery, The Clearwater Gallery, and Wildflower Studio. At Clearwater Gallery & Framing, artist and owner Dan Rickards asked each student in the small group to choose their favorite painting from the walls, and discuss why. One of the students picked out a particular landscape, recognizing that it was painted with palette knife, and said it was a favorite because the class worked on a large palette-knife painting last year. That prompted them to ask Fuentes if they could do another one this year. “The invitation to share their favorite painting and why supports the work we do in class,” Fuentes said. “For students who struggle to have a specific style, it offers them some comfort.” At Wildflower Studio, artist and picture-framer Chris Nelson explained the importance of framing, and showed the students the components of a custom picture frame, including dry mount, mattes, frame, and glass. “Learning about the matting and presentation process

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Artist Paul Bennett created loose watercolor sketches of students’ attentive faces. certainly aids them in the presentation of their own work,” Fuentes said. “It was interesting for them to see that artists really think about this.” The students met printmaker Gin Laughery at Hood Avenue Art. “I did enjoy working with the seventh- and eighth-graders,” Laughery said “They were interested in various art mediums, and their questions were thoughtful. It’s a great

group of positive, engaged students.” This is the second year that a student tour of local art galleries was organized by the Sisters Arts Association, Fuentes, and this writer, who is the manager of Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop. The art tour program also has the support of Sisters Folk Festival’s Americana Project and several volunteer parent chaperones.

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Mysterious deaths of bulls are roiling Oregon ranch country By Andrew Selsky Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — The first dead bull was found in a timbered ravine in eastern Oregon. There was no indication it had been shot, attacked by predators or eaten poisonous plants. The animal’s sex organs and tongue had been removed. All the blood was gone. In the next few days, four more Hereford bulls were found within 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) in the same condition. There were no tracks around the carcasses. Ranch management and law enforcement suspect that someone killed the bulls. Ranch hands have been advised to travel in pairs and to go armed. Ever since the bulls were found over several days in July, Harney County sheriff ’s Deputy Dan Jenkins has received many calls and emails from people speculating what, or who, might be responsible. The theories range from scavengers such as carrion bugs eating the carcasses to people attacking the animals to cause financial harm to ranchers. Jenkins, who is leading the investigation that also involves state police, has run into only dead ends and has no witnesses. “If anyone has concrete information or knows of any cases that have been solved in the past, that would definitely be helpful,” he said. Colby Marshall, vice president of the Silvies Valley Ranch that owned the bulls, has another theory: “We think that this crime is being perpetuated by some sort of a cult.” The case recalls mutilations of livestock across the U.S. west and midwest in the

1970s that struck fear in rural areas. Thousands of cattle and other livestock ranging from Minnesota to New Mexico were found dead with their reproductive organs and sometimes part of their faces removed. Ranchers began carrying guns. Folks said helicopters had been heard around the kill sites. A federal agency canceled an inventory by helicopter of its lands in Colorado, worried that it would get shot down. A couple of U.S. senators urged the FBI to investigate, according to FBI documents. After saying it lacked jurisdiction, the FBI agreed to investigate cases on tribal lands. But the mutilations stopped. Former FBI agent Kenneth Rommel, who headed the investigation, said there was no indication that anything other than common predators were responsible. Cases have emerged sporadically since then. In the 1980s, a few cows were found dead and mutilated in eastern Oregon. More recently, there have been cases on a ranch near Flagstaff, Arizona. Some of the mutilations can be attributed to natural causes. An animal drops dead, the blood pools at the bottom of the carcass, it bloats, and the skin dries out and splits. The tears often appear surgical. Carrion bugs, birds and other scavengers go for the soft tissues. Dave Bohnert, director of Oregon State University’s Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Burns, said he believes people killed the most recent bulls because there is no indication they were felled by predators or had eaten poisonous plants. However, the state of the carcasses could be attributable to nature, said Bohnert, who is not officially

investigating the case. If people killed the bulls, a motive could be to financially harm the ranch, he said, noting that breeding bulls cost thousands of dollars each, and the 100-plus calves each of them sire are collectively worth much more. Marshall doubts it was a malicious attack on the ranch, which employs 75 people, many from local communities. Silvies Valley Ranch covers 140,000 acres (57,000 hectares) of deeded and leased National Forest lands around a mile above sea level. In 2006, a wealthy veterinarian bought the ranch and made it a combination working ranch and an elite destination resort. It has four golf courses, a spa, shooting ranges, fishing and luxury cabins going for up to $849 per night. Marshall suspects the bulls were killed to get the organs of the free-ranging bulls for some reason. The bull parts would be available cheaply or free at a slaughterhouse, but he believes some people are going to a lot of trouble to get these parts on the range. There’s no sign that scavengers removed the organs of the bulls, and instead someone using a knife or scalpel probably did, Marshall said.

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“To lose a completely healthy animal would be an oddity,” Marshall said. “To lose five young, very healthy, in great shape, perfect bulls that are all basically the same age ... that is so outside the bounds of normal activity.” Marshall speculates the bulls were darted with a tranquilizer that knocked them out. While some people acted as lookouts, others bled the animals out by inserting a large-gauge needle into the tongue and into an artery, then removed the organs after the heart stopped beating, he surmised. Jenkins, the deputy, has a similar theory. “Personally, I would lean more toward the occult, where people for whatever reason — whether it’s a phase of the moon or whatever rituals they’re going to do with their beliefs — are coming

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COACHING: Parents made formal complaint Continued from page 1

the Sisters School District in regard to complaints of emotional abuse brought by playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families. The current investigation is in response to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;supplemental tort claim noticeâ&#x20AC;? and will be conducted by an outside investigator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The District is going to investigate, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to outsource it to a third party,â&#x20AC;? Melinda Thomas, an attorney with the High Desert Education Service District (ESD) told The Nugget Wednesday night. The supplemental tort claim notice came in the form of a letter addressed to the Sisters School Board. The letter, provided separately to The Nugget by the attorney for one of the families involved, challenges the validity of an investigation conducted in June by ESD Human Resources Director Jayel Hayden, which came in response to an initial tort claim notice in May. The report on that investigation, a copy of which was obtained by The Nugget, found that the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; conduct violated District policy prohibiting â&#x20AC;&#x153;harassment,

intimidation or bullying.â&#x20AC;? Hayden also noted that, among participating basketball families he interviewed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there was a stark difference of opinion among the families as to whether the conduct was abusive or appropriate.â&#x20AC;? Communications received by The Nugget also indicate a wide disparity in how participants in and observers of the basketball program perceive the matter, with some raising concerns and others enthusiastic about the coaching style. The June report found that Sisters High School Athletic Director Gary Thorson conducted a prompt investigation of the complaints â&#x20AC;&#x153;and issued a verbal directive to the coaches to improve their behavior, which occurred.â&#x20AC;? The parents in the complaint consider the original investigations biased in favor of the coaches and the supplemental tort claim letter alleges that employment references (which the Hayden report found had not been properly documented) were misrepresented. Joey Hougham, the father of two players who left the team last year, emphasized the findings of a policy violation in public comments to the school board at their October 2 meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The coaches) bullied, harassed and intimidated the

players,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the findings were.â&#x20AC;? Hougham also summarized issues raised by the supplemental tort claim letter: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were issues with the particular investigation ... basically how the coaches were valued over the particular players.â&#x20AC;? School board chairman Jay Wilkins told Hougham that the board was going to address the supplemental tort claim letter in closed executive session that night. He assured Hougham that his concerns are taken seriously. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would never tolerate bullying and harassment to the point where it would go unaddressed,â&#x20AC;? Wilkins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would certainly address it.â&#x20AC;? Hougham noted that basketball season starts soon and, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The players are faced with the choice to either just not play or they have to go in and face the people that caused these problems.â&#x20AC;? The school board met in executive session Wednesday evening. Under Oregon law, press is allowed to attend executive sessions but not to report upon the content of those sessions. The board reconvened in open session and announced the decision to pursue a new investigation with a third-party investigator.

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finding a substantial amount of industrial hemp cut down and missing from his field. In a press release, Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp noted that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The cannabis crop comes in many different strains, or varietals. Many of those are bred into marijuana and have high levels of THC, the psychoactive compound that causes impairment. Industrial hemp is not one of these; legally, industrial hemp is only permitted to have 0.3 percent THC at most. Although industrial hemp looks and smells like marijuana, the hemp plant is used for production of CBD oil and other industrial uses.â&#x20AC;? DCSO deputies conducted an investigation and identified 20-year-old Noah Gabriel Kirshner of Sisters as the suspect in the crop theft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is undetermined if Kirshner believed the industrial hemp was actually marijuana or if he intended on selling the product fraudulently as marijuana,â&#x20AC;? Sgt. Vander Kamp reported. Kirshner did not have the equipment to extract the cannabinoids needed to make CBD oil or other hemp

products. The stolen hemp was later recovered from Kirshnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home and returned to the farmer. Kirshner was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jail and charged with firstdegree theft, trespass and probation violation. Kirshner has been in trouble with the law in Sisters before. In September 2018, police responded to a report of a domestic dispute at 576 E. Jefferson Ave. in Sisters. When law enforcement arrived, they contacted Noah Kirshner outside the residence. Investigators determined that Kirshner had caused extensive damage to a residence and had been throwing rocks at vehicles. Investigating further, they found property in Kirshnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possession that linked him to multiple vehicle break-ins in the Sisters area that had been reported the morning of September 25. Kirshner was arrested in that case on one count of firstdegree criminal mischief; one count of second-degree theft; and eight counts of unlawful entry of motor vehicles. Kirshner was also arrested last July in connection with a fight on the Sisters High School grounds. In that incident, Kirshner was arrested for second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and parole/ probation violation.

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Wolfpack in Oregon boasts four new pups By Andrew Selsky Associated Press

SALEM (AP) — A newly established pack of wolves in Oregon has something to howl about. At least four pups have been born to the pack in the western part of the state, where they are still listed as endangered. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday that a photo from a trail camera confirmed the pups’ existence. Their fur gray with creamcolored streaks, three of them were photographed walking on an unpaved road with a larger wolf, with the fourth pup on the other side of the road and further back. The existence of the pack was officially confirmed only early this year, and then numbered three wolves. The pups are growing fast. Officials with the federal and state wildlife departments placed a GPS collar on what is believed to be one of them, a 52-pound (23 kilogram), 5-month-old female, on September 26 in the Umpqua National Forest. The collar’s biodegradable foam spacer will continue to allow the collar to fit as the wolf grows into an adult. “It’s heartwarming to see photos of this wolf family running through the forests of western Oregon, but we’ve got to keep them protected,” said Amaroq Weiss, senior West Coast wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. Earlier this year, the Trump administration proposed to take the wolf off the endangered species list. Wolves lost federal protection in eastern Oregon in 2011, though they still retain federal protection in the western two-thirds of the state. “If we want these wonderful animals to survive and flourish, we have to ensure the Trump administration doesn’t take away their Endangered Species Act safeguards,” Weiss said. There are three packs in western Oregon. Most wolves in Oregon roam the eastern part of the state. In April, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported that Oregon was home to a record number of wolves, 20 years after the species returned to the state after being exterminated. The number of known wolves in Oregon at the end of 2018 was 137, a 10 percent increase over the previous year.

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Truth, lies and freedom of speech By Robert Collins Guest Columnist

Where does the notion of “freedom of speech” come from? Our Constitution’s first amendment. But cultural anthropologists point back 2 million years ago to Homo erectus and the emergence of cooperative behaviors in hunting-gathering, shared campfires, and communal tool-making. From the start, there must have been a bias in proto-language toward truthtelling. Survival of a group depended upon accurate knowledge of where food could be found and predators hiding. Mutual trust holds a group together, provides an evolutionary advantage. And as St. Augustine was to write, “When regard for truth is broken down or even slightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.” But here’s the rub: When it comes to free speech there is no app in the human brain that fact-checks for truthfulness. All sound bites are initially processed similarly. Additionally, free speech can be weighted by who says it, the authoritative position of the speaker, the emotional tone of the moment, attitudes of friends or the reaction of a crowd — attributes that have nothing to do with truthfulness. So how are we to proceed? Cicero said, “Before all other things, man is distinguished by his pursuit and investigation of truth.” But this takes time, as it often involves rational analysis, studying alternatives, and discussion with others. By contrast, some people trust their “gut instinct” to any new idea or proposal. Much faster than thoughtful

reasoning, it simply feels right. Homo erectus may have debated where to look for food, but not whether to run from a charging lion. But it is more complicated than that. Not everyone honors truth-telling. Indeed, lying can provide advantage. The first time the shepherd boy cried “wolf,” the villagers grabbed their pitchforks and ran to save the herd. But there was no wolf. The second time they also ran, and the boy snuck into the village and stole from their homes. Unfortunately, lying is part of freedom of speech, and liars can reap advantage in treasure and power. My father often told me this parable of the boy who cried “wolf.” When he cried out a third time the villagers had learned not to respond. But the wolf was there this time and ate the shepherd boy. “The wheels of justice grind slow,” my mother would say. “But they grind exceedingly fine.” What can we do to protect ourselves from lies? Should we install fact-checking apps to scrub social media? Should we forbid chronic liars from speaking, publishing and crying wolf? When I try to answer these questions, I hear another question — who decides what is a lie? In 1644, the English poet John Milton argued against the law of licensing where no one could publish unless they were licensed by the government. “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties... Let Truth and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?” —John Milton, Areopagitica

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Scottie Wisdom&Faith Jean Russell Nave

Scotties and unconditional love We enjoyed a visit from my cousin and his wife this summer. Their youngest son is twenty-five years old and autistic. One can’t listen to the challenges they faced without great admiration filling the heart. Anna talked about how badly all kids need unconditional love. She said that it is sometimes harder for autistic children to feel that from non-family members because so many people don’t understand some of the autistic behavior issues; this lead to a story about our oldest Scottie, Bernie. A few years ago, when we were working on publishing a collection of stories from students at Sisters Middle School, a very bright young man wanted to contribute to the book but he had trouble sitting still. When I went to the school to work with the students, the Scotties came with me. Bernie especially liked kids. Bernie and Jimmy (not his real name) found instant love. Bernie didn’t mind Jimmy’s fidgeting. He seemed to enjoy the high energy of the young man. It turned out that Bernie’s love became a tool in our kit helping Jimmy to settle down and work on his story. Jimmy could sit quietly when Bernie lay at his feet. The three of us bonded so well that we sometimes got permission to go outside and play catch and fetch. Bernie gave Jimmy unconditional love. My Scotties understand love so well that I am able to perform many therapeutic tasks on them that they hate, but tolerate because of their love. They hate getting drops in their ears, but they let me do it. They hate having their teeth brushed, but they allow me to do that once a week. After each process, they lick my hand and we hug. I doubt that there is a person alive who wouldn’t

give up just about anything to find unconditional love from another person. The stories of rich men or women disguising themselves in an attempt to find someone who would love them for themselves rather than their money are found in every culture. What does it take to find such love? It begins with us. First we have to know how to offer that kind of love. In long-lasting relationships, we cannot receive from someone else anything that we cannot give. Many years ago I found a wonderful quote: “Love is more than a feeling; it is a commitment, a decision to care forever.” Like the Scotties, you have to forgive things you don’t like in the other person, and just love them. People who can give unconditional love are people who are at peace with themselves. A person doesn’t have to go to a monastery to find peace. Peace is something inside. Peace comes with forgiveness. When we learn how to forgive others and ourselves for being imperfect, that’s when we begin to walk on the road of peace. When others hurt us, many times there was no intention to harm. The hurt was inside of us. How do we get over it? Forgiveness. We release the hurt and hold the other person harmless. You may say that the other person was bad, mean and terrible and doesn’t deserve to be forgiven. That’s not the point. You want peace. You will only find peace by forgiving the other person. There really are only two great emotions that drive us; fear and love. Jesus told us that God is love and we are to love each other as we love ourselves. People who cannot forgive themselves for errors are people who will never be at peace until they learn how to do that. Then they can learn how to forgive others. Maybe that is why Scotties offer unconditional love; they don’t carry inner guilt and hate for their own errors. None of us is perfect and we never will be. As we learn how to forgive ourselves, we then learn how to forgive others. This is the love we all want. Our homes, our community and our nation can be a much better place when we learn to forgive and move on. Let’s forgive and help each other to greater peace. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13

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101 Real Estate Charming A-Frame Cedar Cabin on Big Lake Road. Willamette National Forest Service Land Lease, quarter mile from Hoodoo Ski Area. 600 sq. ft. main floor, 270 sq. ft. sleeping loft. Full kitchen, wood-burning stove, electric lights. Fully furnished. Cabin updates completed in summer of 2018 with new double-pane windows, skylight, new outdoor stairs and metal fire skirt. Price: $160,000. 503-358-4421 or vabreen@gmail.com 3-Bedroom, 2.5-Bath House. 1,802 sq. ft. 2-car garage, large rooms. $379,500. 541-480-8890. HEATED CAR STORAGE Gated, w/clubroom & car wash. Purchase or Lease Option. 541-419-2502 NuggetNews.com

102 Commercial Rentals SNO CAP MINI STORAGE www.SistersStorage.com LONG-TERM DISCOUNTS! Secure, Automated Facility with On-site Manager • • • 541-549-3575 Workshop space, newer unit in Sisters Light Industrial Park. 1,383 sq. ft., $1,200/mo. Available Nov.1 Call 541-385-6006 MINI STORAGE Sisters Storage & Rental 506 North Pine Street 541-549-9631 Sizes 5x5 to 15x30. 7-day access. Computerized security gate. On-site management. U-Haul trucks, trailers, moving boxes & supplies. Ground-floor suite, 290 sq. ft. 581 N Larch St. Available now, $375/month. Call 541-549-1086. Belfry office studio for rent. $350/mo. Includes all utilities and wifi. Email: angeline@belfryevents.com Prime Downtown Retail Space Call Lori at 541-549-7132 Cold Springs Commercial CASCADE STORAGE (541) 549-1086 • (877) 540-1086 581 N. Larch – 7-Day Access 5x5 to 12x30 Units Available 5x5 - 8x15 Climate Control Units On-site Management

103 Residential Rentals Barn studio apt. w/ loft, wood stove, full bath, kitchenette, w/d, refrig. New carpet & paint, no smoking, pets on approval. $1,275/month. References & refundable cleaning dep. required. Utilities incl. except Internet and satellite TV. Call 541-549-1147 or 303-246-6073. 3-BR, 2-BA apt. w/mountain view, $1,450/mo. 2 BR apt. $1,150/mo. Call Jeff at 503-510-4468. 4-BR, 2-BA house. Near grade school. Fenced yard. $1,500 plus utilities. 541-419-9913

For Rent: 2 BR, 1 BA home with fenced yard. $700/month. Available Nov. 1. Call Jerry 541-548-2333.

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 Firewood for Sale. Call 541-633-8297

Front-porch charmer, 1,893 SF. 3 BR/2.5 BA, 2-story floorplan w/master bedroom down, inside laundry room, walk-in attic storage, oversize 2+ car garage, only 2 years old, close to elem. school & downtown, Min. 1-year lease, $2,500/Mo. 714-366-6279. Retired couple wants to rent furnished home for June, July, August, 2020. Dates are negotiable. Would do light house and yard work. Please call 509-947-5744. PONDEROSA PROPERTIES –Monthly Rentals Available– Call Debbie at 541-549-2002 Full details, 24 hrs./day, go to: PonderosaProperties.com Printed list at 221 S. Ash, Sisters Ponderosa Properties LLC

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104 Vacation Rentals ~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ Private Central OR vac. rentals, Property Management Services 541-977-9898 www.SistersVacation.com In the Heart of Sisters 3 Vac. Rentals – Quiet 1-2 Bdrm Sleep 2-6, start at $145 per nt. vrbo.com/442970 or /180950 or /337593 • 503-730-0150 CASCADE HOME & VACATION RENTALS Monthly and Vacation Rentals throughout Sisters Country. (541) 549-0792 Property management for second homes. CascadeVacationRentals.net

201 For Sale “Support Sisters” SHOP LOCAL! DeWalt 10” jobsite table saw with rolling stand, 32.5” rip capacity. 3 yrs. old, used in a shop, great shape, very accurate and sturdy; includes blade, Incra miter & dado throatplate. $425. Jay 503-789-7183 Snow Tires. Four new Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 245/55 R19. $400. Four Hakkapeliitta 2 245/55 R19. 300 miles. $250. Call 206-617-3763. Habitat THRIFT STORE 211 E. Cascade • 541-549-1740 Mon.-Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donations: Mon.-Sat. 10 to 4 Habitat RESTORE 254 W. Adams • 541-549-1621 Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. Noon to 4 p.m. Closed Mon. Donations: Tues.-Sat. 10 to 4

202 Firewood FIREWOOD, dry or green Lodgepole, juniper, pine. Cut & split. Delivery included. eaglecreekfire@yahoo.com

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205 Garage & Estate Sales Classic light oak dining table w/6 chairs (new cushions) & 2 leaves $100; matching china cabinet $50. Dark oak coffee table $30 & 2 matching end tables $20 ea.; tea cart $20. You haul away. Call first: 541-588-6331 HUGE DOWNSIZING SALE Collectables, art, furniture, antiques, designer pieces, fly-fishing. Too much to list. Come check it all out. 454 E. Wapato Loop in Buck Run. Sat. Oct. 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. RANCH DRESSINGS VINTAGE MARKET. Furniture, household decor, garden, vintage, shabby chic, cottage, Western, cowgirl boots, jewelry, holiday, one-of-a-kind. Fri., Sat., Sun. 10-4. 18137 Fadjur Ln. No early birds. MOVING SALE, Sat. 10/12 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 1600 W. Carson Ave., Sisters. Snow tires, tools, safe, antique furn., lamps, day bed, decorator items & more. Camp Sherman Estate Sale! 26235 SW Metolius Dr. October 11 & 12, 9-4 Antique carousel horse, Pendleton fabric-covered couch and chairs, Western decor, Fiestaware dish set, floor rugs, antiques, art, lamps, bicycles, patio set, riding lawn mower and lots of tools. View pics @ estatesales.net – Hosted by Happy Trails! – *Camp Sherman Store has coffee and breakfast items. Happy Trails Estate Sales! Selling or Downsizing? Locally owned & operated by... Daiya 541-480-2806 Sharie 541-771-1150

401 Horses ALFALFA TRITICALE ORCHARD GRASS HAY New crop. No rain. Barn stored. 3-tie bales. $185-$245/ton. Hwy. 126 & Cline Falls. 541-280-1895

2006 Sundowner SunLite 2-Horse Straight-Load Trailer. Front Tack & Feed Area. Aluminum and in excellent condition. Asking $8,100. 541-297-3306 Certified Weed-Free HAY. Orchard Grass or Alfalfa Hay, Sisters. $275 per ton. Call 541-548-4163

403 Pets A CARING ENVIRONMENT for your treasured Best Friends in your home while you're away! Sisters-Tumalo-Petsitting.com 541-306-7551 Furry Friends Foundation helps pets in our community! Open Tues. & Thurs., 11 to 2 204 W. Adams Ave. #109 541-797-4023 Bend Spay & Neuter Project Providing Low-Cost Options for Spay, Neuter and more! Go to BendSnip.org or call 541-617-1010 Three Rivers Humane Society Where love finds a home! See the doggies at 1694 SE McTaggart in Madras • A No-kill Shelter Go to ThreeRiversHS.org or call 541-475-6889

500 Services BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ~ Olivia Spencer ~ Expert Local Bookkeeping! Phone: (541) 241-4907 www.spencerbookkeeping.com

GEORGE’S SEPTIC TANK SERVICE “A Well Maintained Septic System Protects the Environment” 541-549-2871 BOOKKEEPING BY KIM 541-771-4820 MOVING TRUCK FOR HIRE –COMPLETE MOVING, LLC– Sisters' Only Local Moving Co.! Two exp. men with 25+ years comm. moving. Refs! ODOT Lic. Class 1-B • Call 541-678-3332 SMALL Engine REPAIR Lawn Mowers, Chainsaws & Trimmers Sisters Rental 506 North Pine Street 541-549-9631 301 Vehicles Authorized service center for We Buy, Sell, Consign Quality Stihl, Briggs & Stratton, Cars, Trucks, SUVs & RVs ~ Honda, Tecumseh Call Robb at 541-647-8794 or FIFI'S HAULING SERVICE Jeff at 541-815-7397 Dump Trailers available! Sisters Car Connection da#3919 Call 541-419-2204 SistersCarConnection.com

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C L A S S I F I E D S Black Butte WINDOW CLEANING Commercial & Residential. 18 years experience, references available. Safe, reliable, friendly. Free estimates. 541-241-0426 • DERI’s HAIR SALON • Call 541-419-1279 SCC PROFESSIONAL AUTO DETAILING Premium services by appt. Sisters Car Connection 102 W. Barclay Drive 541-647-8794 • Ask for Robb

FRANCOIS' WORKSHOP Int./Ext. Carpentry & Repairs – Custom Woodworking – Painting, Decks, Fences & Outbuildings • CCB #154477 541-815-0624 or 541-549-0605 YOUR SOURCE for up-to-date Sisters news! www.NuggetNews.com

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601 Construction Carl Perry Construction LLC Residential & Commercial Restoration • Repair – DECKS & FENCES – CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991 JOHN NITCHER CONSTRUCTION General Contractor Home repair, remodeling and additions. CCB #101744 541-549-2206

TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT LLC All-phase Tree Care Specialist 501 Computers & Technical Removals, Pruning, Communications Stump Grinding, Planting & Consultations, Brush Mowing, Technology Problems? Construction & Renovation Lot Clearing, Wildfire Fuel I can fix them for you. Custom Residential Projects Reduction • Nate Goodwin Solving for business, home & All Phases • CCB #148365 ISA-Cert. Arborist PN-7987A A/V needs. All tech supported. 541-420-8448 CCB #190496 • 541-771-4825 Jason Williams online at www.tsi.services CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC. Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers 541-719-8329 – All You Need Maintenance – CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 Offering tree removal services, SISTERS SATELLITE www.CenigasMasonry.com high-risk removals, property TV • PHONE • INTERNET clearing & fire fuel reductions, JOHN PIERCE Your authorized local dealer for precision falling, climbers and General Contracting LLC DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet rigging available, 30 years Residential Building Projects and more! CCB # 191099 experience. Free quotes. Serving Sisters Since 1976 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729 CCB #218169 Strictly Quality –THE NUGGET– Austin • 541-419-5122 CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 541-549-9764 Top Knot Tree Service can 502 Carpet & Upholstery handle all of your tree needs from LAREDO CONSTRUCTION Cleaning trimming to removals. Free 541-549-1575 Circuit Rider Carpet Cleaning consultations and great cleanups! For ALL Your Residential “A Labor of Love” with Call Bello at 541-419-9655 Construction Needs 35 years exp.! 541-549-6471 CCB #227009 CCB #194489 M & J CARPET CLEANING www.laredoconstruction.com Sisters Tree Care, LLC Carpet, area rug, upholstery & Preservation, Pruning, NuggetNews.com tile cleaning. Senior & Veterans Removals & Storm Damage Discounts • 541-549-9090 Serving All of Central Oregon GORDON’S Brad Bartholomew LAST TOUCH ISA Cert. Arborist UT-4454A Cleaning Specialists for 503-914-8436 • CCB #218444 CARPETS, WINDOWS 4 Brothers Tree Service & UPHOLSTERY Sisters' Premier Tree Experts! Member Better Business Bureau – TREE REMOVAL & SIMON CONSTRUCTION • Bonded & Insured • CLEANUP – SERVICES Serving Central Oregon Native / Non-Native Tree Residential Remodel Since 1980 Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk Building Projects Call 541-549-3008 Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency Bruce Simon, Quality craftsman BULLSEYE CARPET & Storm Damage Cleanup, for 35 years UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Craning & Stump Grinding, 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 Cutting Edge Technology Debris Removal. bsimon@bendbroadband.com Over 30 years experience, – FOREST MANAGEMENT – JERRY WILLIS DRYWALL specialize in rugs & pet stains. Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush & VENETIAN PLASTER Licensed & Insured Mowing, Mastication, Tree All Residential, Commercial Jobs – Sisters owned & operated – Thinning, Large & Small Scale 541-480-7179 • CCB #69557 bullseyecarpetcleaning.net Projects! CASCADE GARAGE DOORS • 541-238-7700 • Serving Black Butte Ranch, Factory Trained Technicians Camp Sherman & Sisters Area Sisters Carpet Cleaning Since 1983 • CCB #44054 since 2003 CELEBRATING 39 years in 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553 ** Free Estimates ** business with spring specials! EARTHWOOD Owner James Hatley & Sons – Call 541-549-2216 – TIMBER FRAME HOMES 541-815-2342 Large inventory of dry, stable, 504 Handyman 4brostrees.com gorgeous, recycled old-growth Licensed, Bonded and Insured Home Customizations, LLC Douglas fir and pine for mantles, CCB-215057 Res. & Commercial Remodeling, stair systems, furniture and Eagle Creek Bldg. Maintenance & Painting structural beams. Timber frame Forestry tree thinning, juniper Chris Patrick, Owner design and construction services clearing, fire consulting, homecustomizations@gmail.com since 1990 – CCB#174977 prescribed fire, specialized tree CCB #191760 • 541-588-0083 549-0924 • earthwoodhomes.com felling, ladder fuel reduction, JONES UPGRADES LLC brush & field mowing, tree health Home Repairs & Remodeling assessments, hazard tree removal, Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, light excavation, snow removal, Fences, Sheds & more. dry firewood sales Mike Jones, 503-428-1281 licensed, bonded, insured. Local resident • CCB #201650 Pat Burke Serving Central OR since 1997. LAREDO CONSTRUCTION LOCALLY OWNED CCB #227275 541-549-1575 CRAFTSMAN BUILT EagleCreek3@yahoo.com Maintenance / Repairs CCB: 215066 • 541-588-2062 541-420-3254 Insurance Work CCB #194489 www.sistersfencecompany.com

BWPierce General Contracting Residential Construction Projects Becke William Pierce CCB#190689 • 541-647-0384 beckewpcontracting@gmail.com McCARTHY & SONS CONSTRUCTION New Construction, Remodels, Fine Finish Carpentry 541-420-0487 • CCB #130561

602 Plumbing & Electric MONTE'S ELECTRIC • service • residential • commercial • industrial Serving all of Central Oregon 541-719-1316 lic. bond. insured, CCB #200030 SWEENEY PLUMBING, INC. “Quality and Reliability” Repairs • Remodeling • New Construction • Water Heaters 541-549-4349 Residential and Commercial Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #87587 CURTS ELECTRIC LLC – SISTERS, OREGON – Quality Electrical Installations Agricultural • Commercial Industrial • Well & Irrigation Pumps, Motor Control, Barns & Shops, Plan Reviews CCB #178543 541-480-1404 R&R Plumbing, LLC > Repair & Service > Hot Water Heaters > Remodels & New Const. Servicing Central Oregon Lic. Bond. Ins. • CCB #184660 541-771-7000 SEEKING AFFORDABLE ADVERTISING? Do You Have A BUSINESS TO PROMOTE? PRODUCTS TO SELL? SERVICE TO PROVIDE? Place your ad in The Nugget! DEADLINE for classifieds is MONDAYS by NOON Call 541-549-9941 or submit online at NuggetNews.com

603 Excavation & Trucking ROBINSON & OWEN Heavy Construction, Inc. All your excavation needs *General excavation *Site Preparation *Sub-Divisions *Road Building *Sewer and Water Systems *Underground Utilities *Grading *Snow Removal *Sand-Gravel-Rock Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #124327 (541) 549-1848 BANR Enterprises, LLC Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls Residential & Commercial CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977 www.BANR.net Cascade Bobcat Service is now SCHERRER EXCAVATION Lic. & Bonded – CCB #225286 scherrerexcavation.com Mike • 541-420-4072 Logan • 541-420-0330

TEWALT & SONS INC. Excavation Contractors Sisters’ Oldest Excavation Co. Our experience will make your $ go further – Take advantage of our FREE on-site visit! Hard Rock Removal • Rock Hammering • Hauling Trucking • Top Soil • Fill Dirt Ground-to-finish Site Prep Building Demolition • Ponds & Liners • Creative & Decorative Rock Placement • Clearing, Leveling & Grading Driveways Utilities: Sewer Mains, Laterals Water, Power, TV & Phone Septic System EXPERTS: Complete Design & Permit Approval, Feasibility, Test Holes. Sand, Pressurized & Standard Systems. Repairs, Tank Replacement. CCB #76888 Cellular: 419-2672 or 419-5172 • 541-549-1472 • TewaltAndSonsExcavation.com

604 Heating & Cooling ACTION AIR Heating & Cooling, LLC Retrofit • New Const • Remodel Consulting, Service & Installs actionairheatingandcooling.com CCB #195556 541-549-6464

605 Painting ~ FRONTIER PAINTING ~ Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. Refurbishing Decks CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620 www.frontier-painting.com – Earl W. Nowell Painting – Local! Int., Ext., Stain, Decks... Lic. & Bonded • CCB #201728 For free estimate: 541-633-8297 Riverfront Painting LLC Interior/Exterior • Deck Staining SHORT LEAD TIMES Travis Starr, 541-647-0146 License #216081

606 Landscaping & Yard Maintenance All Landscaping Services Mowing, Thatching, Hauling... Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740.

Fencing, irrigation installation & trouble-shooting, defensible space strategies, general cleanups, turf care maintenance and agronomic recommendations, fertility & water conservation management, light excavation. CCB 188594 • LCB 9264 541-515-8462 J&E Landscaping Maintenance LLC Clean-ups, raking, hauling debris, gutters. Edgar Cortez, 541-610-8982 or 541-420-8163 jandelspcing15@gmail.com Affordable Handyman & Yard Care. 541-240-1120 – All You Need Maintenance – Pine needle removal, hauling, mowing, moss removal, edging, raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, gutters, pressure washing... Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 Austin • 541-419-5122

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THE LODGE IN SISTERS 701 Domestic Services is now Hiring for: Caregiver –(PT) RequiresHOUSE a CUSTOM CARE – mature and TLC responsible attitude for your Home or Vacation and the ability to inestablish Rental Sisters, Black Butte confidence inRanch the &residents surrounding areas. regarding their Let care us needs. sparkle your home for Wages DOE. NOC/ Evening. a fresh start! Med TechCall(FT) Requiresan immaculate to schedule maturity and responsibleLic-Bonded-Ins. homea cleaning. attitude for the residents have Emilee Stoery, Refs Avail.toCall confidence in your ability to or email 541-588-0345 administer customhousecare@earthlink.net medications and treatments. Wages DOE. BLAKE & SON – Commercial, NOC/Evening. Home & Rentals Cleaning Culinary Assistant (PT) WINDOW CLEANING! Responsible for quality of dining Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897 service during meals for the Community. Wages DOE. 704 Events & Event Morning/Evening. Services Cook – Important to provide the highest-quality Grand food preparation, Canyon Float Trip plate presentationLooking and prompt for a few more service to all participants. residents/employees Winter trip Jan. 22 Wages DOE. to Morning/Evening. Feb. 18. You will need your Housekeeper own(FT, PT)Call for info. raft 15'+. Responsible forLeave housekeeping message as needed. apartment and community, 541-280-9764 laundry functions, and maintaining compliance all Wanted 802with Help regulatory standards. Wages Front Office Administrator for DOE. The Nugget. Responsibilities include classifieds, subscriptions, 999 Public Notice circulation, managing inserters, PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE customers, and phones, greeting On 10/16/2019 at 1 p.m., the support. Team general office entire contents of units #C-16, player, upbeat attitude. Email Con-7, A-37, A-69, Con-5, résumé: lisa@nuggetnews.com belonging toorGeoffrey deliverFetrow, to 442 E. Main Ave. Leslie Kuper, Harold Merickel, and building William Simeral, Property and Jill Pauluf, maintenance, will be sold to the highest bidder. P-T. Sno Cap Drive In, The high bidder(s) mustSisters; remove apply in person. the contentsPart-time within 3 days.clerk Sale and freight. People person takes place at Sisters Rental,and able to lift 50 lbs.St.,on a regular basis. Work 506 N. Pine Sisters, OR. 541-549-9631 every other Sat. Apply in person at Sisters Feed, 102 E. Main Ave.

THE LODGE IN SISTERS is now Hiring for: Caregiver (PT) Requires a mature and responsible attitude and the ability to establish confidence in the residents regarding their care needs. Wages DOE. NOC/ Evening. Med Tech (FT) Requires maturity and a responsible attitude for the residents to have confidence in your ability to administer medications and treatments. Wages DOE. NOC/Evening. Culinary Assistant (PT) Responsible for quality of dining service during meals for the Community. Wages DOE. Morning/Evening. Cook – Important to provide the highest-quality food preparation, plate presentation and prompt service to all residents/employees Wages DOE. Morning/Evening. Housekeeper (FT, PT) Responsible for housekeeping apartment and community, laundry functions, and maintaining compliance with all regulatory standards. Wages DOE.

999 Public Notice PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE On 10/16/2019 at 1 p.m., the entire contents of units #C-16, Con-7, A-37, A-69, Con-5, belonging to Geoffrey Fetrow, Leslie Kuper, Harold Merickel, William Simeral, and Jill Pauluf, will be sold to the highest bidder. The high bidder(s) must remove the contents within 3 days. Sale takes place at Sisters Rental, 506 N. Pine St., Sisters, OR. 541-549-9631

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attendees determine which publishing path is best for them and their projects, and how to guide their books to the best finish line. Cost of the workshop is $45, and tickets are available on the festival website. The workshop will be held in the Ponderosa Room at the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge. From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. will be a mini roundup of Edie Jones (“Raising Kids with Love, Honor, and Respect”), Ruby McConnell (“A Girl’s Guide to the Wild” and “A Woman’s Guide to the Wild,”), and Melissa Hart (“Better With Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage SelfAcceptance in Tweens and Teens”) reading from their books focusing on growth, adventure, and raising strong children. The session will be followed by a book signing at 3:30 p.m. The last presentation of the festival will feature authors Lisa Loving (“Street Journalist”) and Stephanie Feldstein (“The Animal

Lover’s Guide to Changing the World”) reading from their books focusing on journalism, activism, and creating a better world. The Furry Friends Foundation will make a special presentation. The authors will be signing their books following the presentation. Paulina Springs Books owner Lane Jacobson said, “The Sunday lineup of events has a lot to offer. Subjects complement each other and focus on activism and deliberate engagements for adults and children.” Some $100 tickets are still available for the Saturdayevening Author Dinner at Paulina Springs Books, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The three-course meal prepared by Depot Café will feature dining with six of the festival’s authors — Kim Stafford, David Joy, Joe Wilkins, Kelli Estes, Meaghan O’Connell, and Megan Griswold. For more info and to purchase tickets visit the festival website at www.sistersfob. com.

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BOARD: District is implementing mission and vision Continued from page 1

asked for feedback regarding daily school attendance in the district, which he cited as being at about 79-80 percent in the latest reports. He asked, “What would you say is the origin of that seemingly dismal number?” Hosang answered first, noting that student success goals include improving attendance at all grade levels and explained that lower attendance rates than previous years is something that many school districts are grappling with, particularly at the high school level. Hosang indicated that causes of absenteeism range from families taking vacations to schoolrelated absences, to people simply not fully understanding how much regular attendance affects learning. All three schools are working on action plans, led by Tim Roth, to encourage good attendance and to do more to make the school community more aware of the issue. Roth shared how he is working with the principal and said, “We have some good foundational pieces started and we are working on a systematic approach to deal with this issue.” Hosang acknowledged to the board his thanks for their backing over the past two years to enhance the support services in the district, by adding Roth’s position, more counseling, a school psychologist, and more. Scholl followed up with news that there is a potential partnership with the Child Center for further mental-health support. Superintendent Curt Scholl reported that enrollment in the district is up, totaling 1,115 students K-12, “with some bubbles in certain grades.” A d d i t i o n a l l y, S c h o l l explained that the district continues to be concerned about student vaping. “We are trying to be proactive as a school system and are looking into ways to detect usage during school and to further educate our students and families,” he said. Concluding the meeting, the board moved to support the mission and vision statement and the goals that are outlined with it. Following adjournment, the board met in executive session to address a complaint and notice of tort claim from parents regarding girls basketball (see related story, page 1). The next board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6.

LETTERS

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homeowner should have to hold a home intruder at gunpoint at 2 a.m., for 20 minutes, while waiting for a police officer to arrive, as recently happened in my neighborhood. With the growing population of Sisters and the rapid building of low-cost apartment housing on the west side of Sisters, something must change to give Sisters residents and homeowners the comfort of knowing that police are present inside the city limits 24/7. If that requires a new contract with Deschutes County and a possible city added tax levy to pay for it, then let’s move forward with getting it done. William Carmichael

To the Editor: Susan Cobb’s letter about Sisters citizens standing up for climate change was great. I’m happy to know that this little band of folks represented a critical issue important to so many of us! She has inspired me to share another — the recent gutting of our Endangered Species Act. Since 1973, this Act has been credited with preventing 99 percent of species (animal and plant) in its care from going extinct. Earlier this year, a UN report warned that we are in the midst of an extinction crisis, sounding the alarm that within the next few years, humanity’s actions could lead to the die-off of nearly 1 million species. The very health of the natural world that we all rely on for food, medicine, clean air and water, and sustainable economies is dependent upon the Endangered Species Act. Because it’s not just the species that are at risk. So are the habitats that they depend upon to survive. Without the protections that the Act previously provided, powerful polluting industries are now able to indiscriminately drill, log, mine and frack. This will destroy critical habitats and irreplaceable wild places and exacerbate climate change. What you can do to offset this unprecedented attack on the Endangered Species Act is to call your representatives and ask them to support the PAW and FIN Act (HR 4348). This bill would revert the Act to its previous implementation guidelines by voiding the current changes. The House is where new bills are introduced and Congress needs to hear from us! Yesterday I was gathering signatures at the Bend Farmers Market. Here are a few comments that children submitted. I care about endangered animals because: “They’re cool, and the land was originally before humans”; “The animals feel just like people”; “They are amazing and it would be awful not to have them.”

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To the Editor: This is in response to Eric Knirk’s guest column titled “Politicizing climate change” published in the September 25 issue. One of NASA’s web pages talks about the scientific evidence for climate change. (https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/). NASA is the government agency that successfully sent astronauts to the moon. At one point, they say: “Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities, and most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position.” Take a look at the chart showing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide on the NASA web page mentioned above. It shows levels going back 800,000 years. Current levels are much higher than at any other time during this period. NASA also goes into detail about global temperature rise, warming oceans, shrinking ice sheets, glacial retreat, decreased snow cover, sea-level rise, declining Arctic sea ice, extreme events and ocean acidification. They list 15 references including NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, another government agency (https://www.noaa.gov/categories/ climate-change). I trust that scientists employed by our government agencies, along with 97 percent of the world’s climate scientists, know more about this subject than the rest of us. Paula Surmann

To the Editor: I thoroughly enjoyed, and agree with, Craig Rullman’s column of September 25. Hopefully, Mr. Rullman doesn’t need encouragement to continue voicing (writing) his opinion pieces; I know he can stand up to his critics without my help. I do want to write, however, just to let those critics know there are folks like me who agree with Mr. Rullman’s point of view on many subjects, and heartily approve his excellent wordsmithing of those opinions. Keep it up, Craig! And for those who suffered the quivering shakes over his mention of Democrats and slavery in the same sentence, I would suggest a little historical research. It may be enlightening. Jerry Wright

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WINTER: Signals are mixed in early forecasting Continued from page 1

winds strengthen, even more surface water finds itself westward-bound that results in cooler, deeper water rising to the surface in the east — La Niña. There are times, however, when the trade winds weaken, or even reverse direction and blow from the west. Now the warm surface water collects in the central and eastern Pacific, altering normal weather patterns — El Niño. Last fall many prognosticators were in a bit of a quandary about what to say regarding the approaching winter. The ENSO signal was neutral at the time but most expected it to morph into a weak El Niño by mid-to-late winter. If ENSO stayed neutral throughout the winter, temperatures and precipitation amounts would likely be about normal in our neck of the woods. An El Niño should mean warmer and drier weather. The fact is the El Niño arrived by late fall and held sway throughout the winter. And what was the result? In Central Oregon November temperatures were normal, but it was dry. Precipitation amounts were approximately one inch below normal, most of that falling near the end of the month. December followed suit with normal temperatures and sub-par precipitation amounts. Except for the last four days of the month, the January 2019 weather data for Sisters is missing. Data

from Bend and Sunriver were used in its place. Temperatures were slightly warmer than normal, but unexpectedly wet with amounts about half an inch above normal. February was chillier and wetter than normal. A cold snap near the end of the month caused the thermometer to register approximately 6 degrees F below normal for the month. And the cold lingered through March. For the month temperatures averaged 10 degrees F below normal, sometimes more than 20 degrees F early in the month. Precipitation amounts were about a quarter of an inch drier than usual. It’s as if the weak El Niño held its own in November and December, but seemed to lose its grip in January and throughout the remainder of the winter. The good news is that the welcomed moisture greatly alleviated drought conditions here in Deschutes County and other regions of the Northwest. But let’s set aside last winter ’s baggage for a moment and focus on the task at hand, namely trying to figure out the upcoming 2019-20 winter. El Niño disappeared in August, replaced by La Nada. According to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, there is a 55-60 percent chance that the neutral ENSO will persist into the spring of 2020. Climate forecasting is made more difficult when the neutral phase is in play because it introduces a greater level of variability. Meteorologist Pete Parsons of the Oregon Department of Forestry has issued his outlook for the period from October through

December. His analysis favors a cool start and mild end to the three-month period with overall temperatures and precipitation coming in slightly above average. In Central Oregon this translates to near-average precipitation levels in October, drier in November and wetter than normal in December. He points out that December could be rather stormy, especially west of the Cascades. Parsons updates his forecasts on a monthly basis, on about the 20th. Here’s where his forecast can be found: https:// w w w. o r e g o n . g o v / O D A / programs/NaturalResources/ D o c u m e n t s / We a t h e r / dlongrange.pdf. The Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for the same three-month period calls for above-normal temperatures throughout the entire country, though more so in the southwest and New England, and below-normal precipitation here in Central Oregon. Other meteorologists/climatologist will chime in with their own winter forecasts in the weeks to come. It is also worth mentioning that at this time winds that circulate about the polar vortex at the North Pole are strong, which should keep the coldest air in the hemisphere bottled up for a period of about 60 to 90 days. It’s only when these winds weaken that sometimes allows the arctic air to spread southward. Forecasters will keep a close eye on this. It is unlikely the chilly temperatures and low-elevation snow we experienced at the end of September is a portent of a harsh winter, but might it be indicative of its variability? We’re about to find out.

Can’t find a place to rent… help! But the cops said that this was a civil matter, and they couldn’t make him leave. Help? — Despondent Dad

Dear Property Guy By Mike Zoormajian

Dear Property Guy: I’m trying to move to Sisters. I just need a little apartment for me and my dog. Can you help me find anything? I need to be under a thousand. — Ashland Dear Ashland: There’s a serious rental squeeze in Sisters, whether one is looking for a house or apartment. I am seeing exactly zero that meets your immediate needs. Perhaps checking a roommate situation is an option. Craigslist, rent.com, Sisters Swap, Zillow, as well as the fine newspaper you now hold in your hands are the best traditional resources. The reality is that many properties here go the “friends and family” route, being rented without an ad ever being posted. So it would make sense to befriend some local real estate types. — Mike Dear Property Guy: My adult son is unemployed, has a drinking problem, and has been living with me for six months. A recent incident involving the police made it clear he needs to go.

Dear Dad: First off, I’m sorry for this whole scene. You have bigger issues than I can handle here. But since family counseling is part of being The Property Guy, he recommends the first thing you do is check out Al-Anon. Al-Anon is an anonymous fellowship that helps friends and family of alcoholics. You can find information at www. al-anon.org. Sisters has several great meetings. The challenge here is that your son could legally be considered a tenant (or licensee), even if no rent was paid, or no lease was signed. Seemingly innocuous things like sharing utilities or helping with food expenses can elevate a guest’s status to that of tenant. This would give him all the rights and privileges afforded that status, and put all the duties and responsibilities of a landlord on you, including following proper eviction procedure. If your son has injured you, tried to injure you, or made you afraid of physical injury, you can take out a restraining order against him. This will get him out of the house immediately, while you consult a competent real estate attorney, or other professional to help you begin formal eviction procedures. — Mike Mike Zoormajian is principal at WetDog Properties in Sisters, providing property management and investor services. Questions: letters@wetdogpnw.com Consult a real attorney before doing anything crazy.

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

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