The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLII No. 45 // 2019-11-06

The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 45

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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Outlaws runners take first District title

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

After a number of close calls this season, the Outlaws boys cross-country team finally got the best of the Philomath Warriors as the two teams battled hammer and tongs at the Oregon West District Cross-Country Championships held on Saturday, November 2 at Stayton.

Sisters edged Philomath behind the 1-2 punch of John Peckham and Will Thorsett and a timely season-best by Ethan Hosang.

“All seven of our guys ran great, but we really got a boost in particular from Ethan today,” said Coach Josh Nordell following the meet.

Sisters scored 39 points to edge Philomath’s 43 as both teams advanced to next week’s OSAA State Championships, where they will face off again to contend for the state title. The two teams are considered by many to be the top two teams in the state among 4A schools.

Newport finished third

PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG

John Peckham set the pace from start to finish at Saturday’s Oregon West District Championships, leading his team to the District crown and a berth at State.

(62), followed by Sweet Home (110), Stayton (117), Woodburn (199) and Cascade (200).

Peckham (16:10) and Thorsett (16:19) broke away

Demand is up at Kiwanis Food Bank

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank is vital to the food security of a significant segment of Sisters’ population. As the food bank moves into its busiest season, demand for its services is outpacing its funding.

Tom Hespe, who oversees the Food Bank project for the service club, told The Nugget that cash donations as of September were keeping pace with 2018, at just under $32,000. However, food expense is up four percent at $53,576 and the amount of monthly food distribution is up 3 percent at 118,489 pounds (9,874 monthly average).

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The number of clients served is up significantly, among both families who have shelter (31 percent) and those who are homeless (34 percent).

What that means is that the Food Bank is in serious need of donations — especially cash donations — as it hits an especially busy time of year.

“This is not a marathon — it’s a sprint through the giving season,” Hespe said.

Cash donations are especially important.

“They’re No. 1,” Hespe said. “It allows us to be more selective about what we have on our shelf.”

“We have to buy 50 to See FOOD BANK on page 21

from Stayton’s Ben Kirby (16:33) by the final mile to lead the Outlaws. Hosang pulled through with his best time of the year in 10th place (16:55) one place ahead of

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Josh Liddell (17:00), the only senior on the varsity team, Vicente Rebolledo completed the scoring for the See CHAMPS on page 30

Sisters had coldest October on record The frost was on the pumpkin in a serious way in October.

According to preliminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton, temperatures at Sisters averaged much colder than normal during the month just past.

The average temperature was 38.8 degrees, which was 7.6 degrees below normal.

This made for the coldest October on record. The previous coldest was 41.9 degrees in 2002.

High temperatures averaged 54.1 degrees, which was 8.5 degrees below normal. The highest was 71 degrees on October 8. Low temperatures averaged 23.5 degrees, which was 6.7 degrees below normal. The lowest was 5 degrees, on October 30.

See RECORD COLD on page 11

Sisters celebrates one of its icons

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

George Sproat’s family invited the community to come to Takoda’s last Friday night to celebrate his 90th birthday with a surprise party. It was standing room only as young and old alike gathered to offer Sproat warm birthday wishes.

As Sproat was escorted into the restaurant by his daughter Tana, to be greeted with applause, smiles, and strains of “Happy Birthday,” he turned to Tana, saying, “I told you I didn’t want a PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK party.” But a party he had, A gathering at Takoda’s paid tribute to George Sproat on his 90th birthday. complete with birthday cake topped with a likeness of the birthday boy and mini-cup- abounded, willingly shared been George’s neighbors for cakes and lots of pizza for and accompanied by smiles eight years recalled the time the guests. and laughter.

See SPROAT on page 23 “ G e o r g e s t o r i e s ” Two couples who have

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Naturalist............. 10 Entertainment ..................13 Hike .................................20 Classifieds..................28-29 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements................12 At Your Service.............15-19 Crossword ....................... 27 Real Estate .................30-32

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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: When does freedom of speech become defamatory, partial truth and disrespectful? Craig Rullman harms his credibility by painting every Democrat or maybe every Rebublican with the same brush. Rullman suggests that all Democrats are guilty of fighting tirelessly for slavery and on he goes ad-nauseum to support his generalizations.

My great-grandparents, dyed-in-the-wool Southern Democrats, were a historically documented part of the Underground Railroad, helping to shelter, clothe and feed countless slaves seeking freedom.

Rullman’s column, September 25, does nothing but create further divisiveness between political parties. Where is the respectful discourse in such a short-sighted and narrowminded article? I expect more from him than mean-spirited, disrespectful generalities. Let us live to respect others and recognize that all of us want the same things for our community,

our families, our world.

The pen may well be mightier than the sword — but when you wield it, be ever mindful of the wounds you inflict.

As for the main gist of his column, the right to keep and bear arms, he went for the humor with the mental picture I had of Elizabeth Warren arriving to kick down my mom’s door and take her firearm. My 80-year-old mom claimed to be Charlton Heston’s best friend and staunch member of the NRA. Nobody would take her firearms, but then my mom didn’t sport an UZI! Karen Keady

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To the Editor: In reaction to Roger Engstrom, who wants to help prevent bee extinction and evidently was surprised from the Science Club lecture See LETTERS on page 30

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Primaries are a lot like Christmas: The shopping season begins way before, and things rarely live up to expectations.

I still like Christmas, but I’m happy to play the Grinch with the primaries.

We should get rid of them.

If I could, I’d sneak into the Whovilles of Iowa and New Hampshire and steal the voting machines, ballots and bad coffee.

In the past, my Grinchiness was mostly reserved for the “first in the nation” Iowa and New Hampshire votes. Why should these two states have so much power? Two generations of political consultants have made their careers by knowing how to fill hotel rooms in Des Moines and whose palms to grease in Nashua. Scour the Federalist Papers and the Constitution and you’ll find no mention of primaries, never mind the Hawkeye and Granite State Hegemony. And yet, if you win in either or both, you’re statistically likely to become your party’s nominee.

The Iowa caucuses are a particular affront. If it weren’t for them, there’d be no ethanol subsidies, which are bad for your car, the economy and the environment. If such things bother you, Iowa and New Hampshire are also very white places, and I don’t mean in the white Christmas sense.

But the proposed remedies — rotating the primary states every four years, nuking Iowa from orbit, etc. — don’t really fix the underlying problem. We shouldn’t have primaries at all —and that goes for Senate and House primaries, too.

Primaries date back to the early 20th century, but they never mattered much until 1972, when the Democrats (with Republicans soon to follow) did something revolutionary: They voluntarily relinquished the ability to choose their own candidates.

The argument for democratizing the selection of candidates was justified with the preposterous notion that there’s nothing wrong with democracy that more democracy can’t fix. (It’s this potted thinking that leads people to argue for lowering the

voting age to get more electoral input from teenagers).

Those infamous “smokefilled rooms” — among my favorite kinds of rooms, by the way — were supposedly bad because they allowed party bosses to impose their choices on voters. There’s no doubt mistakes were made by those party fat cats and fixers, but those smoke-filled rooms also gave us Lincoln, Coolidge, the Roosevelts, E i s e n h o w e r, Tr u m a n , Kennedy, et al.

One of the paradoxes of democracy is that it depends on healthy institutions that are fundamentally undemocratic. Families don’t put everything to a vote, nor do churches, the Boy Scouts or the Marines. Back before the parties were castrated by the primaries (and other subsequent “reforms”), they had the power to impose standards on candidates and to protect their long-term interests and principles.

James Madison was a better philosopher than Alexander Hamilton (though a worse rapper). He understood that parties were a necessary tool of democracy because they forced different factions and interests to compromise in order to win.

Kindred groups were willing to sacrifice a few items from their wish lists if it meant their party would be able to deliver on most of its agenda.

Primaries blow all of that up. Candidates on the left and right promise purity in all things, and elected politicians are often more scared of a primary challenge than a general election contest.

Pandering to the most passionately ideological voters is the direct result of democratizing party decisions.

This leaves the parties behaving like advertising agencies for whichever candidate happened to exploit outrage the best — or lied most convincingly about the things they can deliver. The Democrats right now are like department store Santas promising the kids jetpacks and lightsabers. Once elected, they’ll be lucky to deliver socks. And the resulting outrage will restart the whole stupid cycle all over again. © 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

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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Artist Sandy Dutko explores, experiments Oswego area to Eagle Crest, where she enjoys the Central Oregon lifestyle. Part of the adventure is getting to know people, in her neighborhood and through her art.

This month, 22 of Dutko’s works are hanging in the Community Room of Sisters Library, and they span many forms, from an early work called “Pompeii” to more recent works that reflect her love of nature and trees.

Dutko studied art in college, and continued to take

By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Sandy Dutko doesn’t know a time in her life without art.

“I knew I liked it when I was in kindergarten, and my teacher said I had artistic talent,” she said. “I was the one who always made the posters and things for school.”

Over the years, her “experimental tool box” has included watercolor, oils, gouache, and collage.

Not long ago, Dutko moved from the busy Lake

See DUTKO on page 31

Laird Superfood awarded for excellence goal is to create jobs that will help balance the economy of Sisters.” (See related story on page 27.)

The annual awards recognize Oregon’s best economic development programs, projects, partnerships, marketing materials, and the year’s most influential leader, for their efforts in creating positive economic development in Oregon communities.

“For Laird Superfood to receive the 2019 Business D e v e l o p m e n t Aw a r d from OEDA is quite an

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Local up-and-comer Laird Superfood received an Award of Excellence in Economic Development at the annual convention of the Oregon Economic Development Association (ODEA) in Salem, October 27.

Paul Hodge, CEO and president of Laird, accepted the award.

“It is great to be recognized for the money and hard work invested in establishing Laird here in Sisters,” Hodge acknowledged. “Our

See LAIRD on page 26

PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD

Representatives Jack Zika and Cheri Helt visited Sisters to tour two Habitat for Humanity projects.

Legislators tour Habitat projects

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Salem came to Sisters last week with a visit from Representatives Cheri Helt and Jack Zika who came to see two Habitat for Humanity projects, Village Meadows South and ClearPine.

The legislators were accompanied by Margaret Salazar, director of Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), Kenny LaPoint, assistant director of OHCS Public Affairs, Shannon Vilhauer, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Oregon, and Nicole Stoenner, legislative and community coordinator.

Darleene Snider, construction manager for Sisters

Habitat for Humanity, led the tour of the two Habitat properties. The group toured the house at 313 Desert Rose Loop that is being built for a mother and her two sons.

Like all homes in the Village Meadows South, located at Brooks Camp Road and McKinney Butte Road, the home is a Platinum Energy Star residence. Snider told the group all the homes are well insulated including rigid foam between all exterior and interior walls.

The land for Village Meadows was purchased

by Habitat in 2011 during the recession for a purchase price of $561,000 ($33,000 per lot). Funding for the purchase came from the Meyer Memorial Trust ($260,000),

OHCS ($100,000 zero-interest loan over five years), and Habitat fundraising proceeds ($201,000).

Nine homes have been built to date; three are in progress. Habitat is currently working on a master plan modification to partition remaining lots to gain four more homesites.

The house at 313 had the walls built by the construction class at Sisters High School.

When they were completed, Hoyt’s raised the walls with the students there to see their craftsmanship put into place. The home next door is being built as a YouthBuild Americorps project by Heart of Oregon students. James See HABITAT on page 14

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 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, 1 p.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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How to address a problem at school

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Sisters has a tight-knit school community and a good reputation across the state for its programs and staff. Yet in any endeavor, conflicts inevitably arise. The Sisters School District has a protocol laid out for handling grievances and concerns that arise in the classroom or outside of it — and school board chair Jay Wilkins believes in the process.

“We are in our best position to do our duty as public officials when the process is followed all the way,” he told The Nugget last week.

That process is laid out on the SSD website at http:// ssd6.org/discrimination; http://ssd6.org/files/2013/03/ KL-Public-Complaints-.pdf; http://ssd6.org/files/2019/02/ KL-R-G1.pdf.

“The basic idea of the process is that problems should be addressed as close to the origin of the problem as possible,” Wilkins said.

If there’s an issue between a teacher and student, the process should start with an attempt to resolve it with a meeting of the family and the teacher. The next step would be to take the matter to the school principal, and if that doesn’t resolve the matter, on to the schools superintendent.

Only after such attempts to resolve an issue are unsuccessful would it be appropriate to appeal the matter to the school board.

In the case of an appeal to the board, that is conducted in a private meeting.

“We’re really looking at everything the family wants to present, and everything that the relevant people in the district want to present and determine if policies were followed appropriately or not,” Wilkins explained.

The board will generally

formulate findings and recommendations and refer the matter back to the schools superintendent for action.

“In practice, Wilkins said, “we kind of collectively get to that decision.”

Each step in the process has timelines for response attached, which can vary.

In cases where a hearing before the board does not resolve an issue, patrons of the district have the option to make a representation to the Oregon Department of Education.

In a small town, in which school board members are readily accessible to the public, awkward situations can develop where a board member might be buttonholed at a party or in the grocery checkout line, where a member of the public might informally air a grievance.

Wilkins notes that board members can’t really say or do anything about a matter presented in such a manner.

“You want to be empathetic,” he said. “Whoever has that concern, that’s a real concern for them. But at the same time, you don’t want to get so involved that you become biased or lose objectivity. They’re hurting — but you make it worse if you don’t follow the process.”

The board chair also noted that the board has to act collectively, not as disparate individuals, when addressing concerns.

Wilkins said that transparency of decision-making is as important to the members of the board as it is to the public they serve. School boards are subject to Oregon’s robust public meetings laws.

“The desire for transparency is an important one for us,” Wilkins said. “We don’t want to be meeting and making decisions out of the

Outlaws headed to state playoffs

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws hosted Cottage Grove in a play-in game at Sisters High School on Saturday, November 2.

They bested the Lions in a three-set sweep with scores of 25-16, 25-22, and 25-20.

Sisters will advance to the state tournament, which will be held at Forest Grove High School on Friday and Saturday, November 8-9, where the final eight teams will compete for a championship trophy. The Outlaws first game will be against league foe Philomath at 10 a.m. on Friday.

In the first set against the Lions on Saturday, teams kept the score close. With the score tied 11-11 Sam Silva headed back to the service line and served up an ace to give the Outlaws a 12-11 lead. The next play, Greta Davis had a big stuff block and Sisters went up by two.

Sam served the Outlaws to a lead of 17-11. Sisters held onto the momentum and the Lions couldn’t close the gap.

Sisters went down 0-5 at the start of the second set, and at 3-8 Coach Rory Rush called timeout. The Outlaws regained their focus, earned the sideout and Sydney Myhre went back to serve.

Sydney served the next six points to give the Outlaws a one-point advantage. Teams again battled back and forth until Addy Myhre went back to serve with the score even

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Greta Davis has been a force at the net for the Outlaws. at 15-15. Addy served the Outlaws to a four-point lead, 19-15. The Lions made a run and closed the gap to 23-22, but Sam Silva served out the game and the Outlaws posted a second-set win.

The Outlaws battled from behind in the third set, and down by four at 9-13, Rush again called a timeout. Sisters worked hard, and an ace from Sophie Silva finally tied it up 18-18. Sam Silva had a tip kill the next play to give the Outlaws the go-ahead point at 19-18. Sisters buckled down, focused and closed out the match with a kill from

Natalie Sitz.

Davis led the team with 12 kills and six blocks. Sophie Silva recorded 11 kills and four blocks, and Sam Silva added nine kills and four aces.

Rush said, “Tonight showed growth from everyone. Early in the season we would have been rattled being down 0-5, but tonight we were able to stay calm and focus on what we needed to do. We focused on good serving and finding holes in their offense. I’m very proud of the girls and looking forward to being back in Forest Grove.”

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PHOTO BY JIM HAMMOND

The night sky over Sisters is an increasingly rare — and fragile —treasure.

Film makes case for saving dark sky Among the many benefits of living in Central Oregon is the ability to go places where the night sky can be observed with relatively little interference from light pollution.

Sisters Astronomy Club, a committee of Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), regularly presents “Stars over Sisters” events to which the public is invited to view the night sky during the warmer times of the year. Sisters Astronomy Club also presents “Star Parties” at Deschutes Land Trust (DLT) preserves such as Rimrock Ranch and Whychus Canyon Preserve. Even though the night sky is quite spectacular from the Rimrock Ranch location we can look around the horizon from northwest to southwest and see so-called “light domes” over Portland, Madras, Redmond, Bend and Sisters.

Sisters Astronomy Club has promoted the goal of keeping our night skies dark through presentations at club meetings, displays at Sisters Science Fairs and members’ activities in connection with the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA).

Recently, an Oregon Chapter of the IDA (IDA Oregon) was established and there are many active members of IDA Oregon in Central Oregon. The mission statement of IDA Oregon states: “Our mission is to preserve Oregon’s magnificent dark skies and to diminish light pollution for the health,

safety, and well-being of all life.”

SAC has joined with IDA Oregon to present a public viewing of an award-winning documentary, “Saving the Dark,” directed by Sriram Murali.

The film’s producers say, “The night skies remind us of our place in this Universe.

The Universe gives us identity, makes us feel a connection. It gives us perspective. Astronomy has inspired countless minds in our history. What do we lose when we lose sight of the stars?

Excessive and improper lighting robs us of our night skies, disrupts our sleep patterns and endangers nocturnal habitats.

‘Saving the Dark’ explores the need to preserve night skies and what we can do to combat light pollution.”

Saving the Dark will be shown at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, at the Sisters Library Meeting Room (110 N. Cedar St.). The film is suitable for all ages and there is no charge for the program.

You can view a trailer for the film at: https://

The Sisters High School Ski Team is presenting Warren Miller’s new ski film in its traditional annual team fundraiser.

The showing is set for Saturday, November 30 at 7 p.m. at Sisters High School auditorium.

“Timeless” features ski legends like Glen Plake, alongside newcomers Caite Zeliff, Jaelin Kauf, and Baker

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For more information about IDA and IDA Oregon visit www.darksky oregon.org/.

Sisters Astronomy Club’s Facebook page is www. facebook.com/sistersastronomy/. For more information contact drjhammond@ oldshoepress.com.

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Stars over Sisters

By Zoey Lorusso and Olivia Newton Correspondents

The arrival of November is a reminder that autumn is deepening. Deciduous leaves (what’s left of them) are changing color and the spooky season is over. There is a shift toward colder weather, while a similar shift plays out in the sky above as “new” constellations wheel into view.

M a n y p e o p l e d o n ’t pay much attention to the night sky, which is a shame because there are so many wonderful things going on there!

Over the years November has become known for its annual meteor shower. This shower is called the Leonids, as the meteors seem to emerge from the well-known constellation of Leo the Lion. The source of these meteors are tiny dust and ice debris from comet TempelTuttle that enter the earth’s atmosphere and are incinerated by the heat of friction, thus producing the shooting stars.

At its peak this reliable shower normally produces a relatively low 10 to 15 meteors per hour. But sometimes, when the “Lion” roars, a spectacular meteor storm is the result.

The most astonishing meteor display ever recorded in modern history occurred on November 13, 1833.

For approximately nine hours, the sky was filled

with thousands of meteors that were best seen over the entire region of North America east of the Rocky Mountains. Thanks in part to the absence of electric outdoor lighting during that time, one estimate of the peak rate was over 100,000 meteors an hour, painting the sky with beautiful streaks of light!

But not everyone rejoiced in the cosmic celebration.

Many religious leaders, and others too, feared the display might signal the end of days, as predicted by a Bible verse: “and the stars of heaven shall fall.” In the weeks that followed, however, science explained the event as a natural phenomenon.

In 1966 another Leonid storm lit up the heavens, this time favoring the western part of North America. At its peak, between the hours of midnight and dawn on November 17, hourly meteor rates were in the neighborhood of 80,000 (more than 20 meteors per second)!

It happened again in 2001 when in the early morning hours of November 18 about 3 meteors per second were observed in the western U.S. and Hawaii. To be called a storm, the hourly rate must exceed 1,000 meteors per hour.

These storms coincide with when the comet is near perihelion (closest to the sun it its orbit). Since TempelTuttle has an orbital period of about 33 years, one would

expect the next storm to arrive in 2033 or 2034. But there is a potential complication. Some astronomers say the gravitational influence of Jupiter is expected to alter the comet’s orbit in 2028, perhaps causing the earth to miss the densest part of the debris field. We shall see.

As for the Leonids this month, the peak of the shower is expected to occur between midnight and dawn on Monday, November 18.

But a waning gibbous moon will likely wash out all but the brightest shooting stars.

If you’re still up to trying to observe the shower, make sure you’re comfortable and dress in layers against the cold. Sipping a hot drink to warm up the insides wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

Our inner-most planet journeys from the evening to the morning sky this month, and in doing so transits (moves in front of) the sun on November 11. This is a rare event since Mercury transits occur just 13 times per century, on average, and always during the months of May or November. When the sun rises in our part of the world on the morning of the event (approximately 7 a.m. PST) the speedy planet will have already traveled nearly halfway across the sun. The transit will end at 10:04 a.m. To witness the event you need a telescope, or at the very least a pair of binoculars, fitted with

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Museum shares art and culture of Burning Man Most of the year, the 1,000 square miles of the Black Rock Desert in northwest Nevada sit isolated, occupied by wildlife that has adapted to thrive in the harsh environment. Two nearby towns, Empire and Gerlach, are home to a population of less than 800 residents.

Then in early August, a temporary city of 80,000 begins to emerge as people arrive to erect colossal works of art. For nine days at summer’s end, a community gathers dedicated to self-expression and transformation. It is Black Rock City, and this February, the High Desert Museum will give visitors a glimpse into the phenomenon called Burning Man. The new, original Museum exhibit, “Infinite Moment: Burning Man on the Horizon,” opens on February 1, 2020.

The exhibition will explore the history, art, culture and impact of the event.

Infinite Moment: Burning Man on the Horizon will explore the ways that the High Desert enables and empowers the art and community of Burning Man. The vastness of the Black Rock Desert provides a unique backdrop for art, allowing for large-scale pieces that take shape and transform according to the

elements and position of the sun. After sunset, the structures glow with vibrant lights and the desert is filled with a cacophony of sound.

The roots of Burning Man lie on San Francisco’s Baker Beach. In 1986, artist Larry Harvey and his friend Jerry James built a wooden man that stood eight feet tall. Joined by 20 friends, they burned the structure to mark the summer solstice. The event became a tradition, and more people attended every year, leading organizers to move the growing celebration to the alkali flats of Black Rock Desert in 1990. The annual event now includes hundreds of art installations, leading to the reference of Black Rock City as a “crucible of creativity.”

The central Man structure, still burned at every event, has at times reached over 100 feet.

The harsh environment of the desert playa, known for dust storms that lead many “Burners” to keep goggles and masks at the ready, challenges humans at the same time that it creates a space for a community centered on 10 Principles, which will be explored in the exhibit. The principles are: Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical Self-reliance, Radical

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“We are creating an immersive experience that will allow the visitor to engage with the art and one another,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “Through the exhibit, visitors will explore how the vastness of the High Desert fosters art and creativity not typically seen within four walls.”

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A final salute to those who answered the call

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

One of the most sacred obligations undertaken by Hospice of Redmond is honoring military veterans in their last days.

The population of aging veterans is growing, and Hospice Veterans Outreach Coordinator Maureen Krebs notes that “generally, about one-third of our patients are veterans.”

Krebs, herself a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has assembled a team of dedicated volunteers who fully appreciate the unique needs and desires of veterans as they enter their twilight. There are aspects of military service that the most caring and empathetic civilian cannot quite grasp; shared experience can mean a lot. Thus, having veterans reach out to veterans becomes a key element of hospice care.

“There are certain things that we all go through as veterans,” Krebs said.

Don DeLand, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, got involved with Hospice of Redmond through the Wall of Honor, which stands at the organization’s Redmond office at 732 SW 23rd St., Redmond. DeLand is the commander of the honor guard at the Wall. Each third Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m., there is a gathering to play “Taps” at the Wall, where the names of departed

veterans are inscribed.

It’s “just a few minutes to honor all of those on the Wall,” DeLand said. And those few minutes are profound.

DeLand also attends pinning ceremonies. “ I t ’s v e r y i n f o r m a l , but very personal,” Krebs explained.

Hospice volunteers join a patient and his or her family, describe the veteran’s service and present the veteran with a certificate and a pin commemorating that service. “ We g i v e t h e m a final salute,” Krebs said “Oftentimes, we’ve seen that it really gives them peace in their final days and hours.”

Christine Gittins, an Army veteran and retired law enforcement officer, recalled arriving to the bedside of a dying Vietanam veteran. The man was unconscious.

“I did the pinning ceremony and thanked him for his service,”Gittins recalled.

“At that time, he woke up and he moved and he smiled a little bit… and he passed away about five minutes later.

That meant everything to the family.”

Gittins, like the other veteran volunteers, find in the Hospice program a new way to fulfill their lifelong desire — their need — to serve.

Gittins discovered Hospice when her grandparents were dying.

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“I came back from Vietnam alive and in one piece,” he said. “You kind of go through a guilt thing. A lot of people don’t get that — but I started giving back then.”

Morris taught his friend to waterski on one leg, and the man went on to become an accomplished ski athlete both on water and on the slopes.

Morris recalls visiting with a World War II veteran who was confronted with severe memory issues. Despite his troubles, the man remained upbeat.

“Really, I learned a lot from that gentleman,” Morris said.

Tim Benesh, who retired recently after a 28-year career in the Navy, also gets a lot out of his service with Hospice.

“One of the biggest things that I’ve missed in the twoand-a-half years I’ve been retired is the camaraderie you have with other members of the military,” he said. “It’s nice to talk to somebody who has a shared experience.”

That shared experience can loom larger and larger, Benesh said, as an elderly person looks back on their life’s course.

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“It seems almost a duty,” Benesh said. “There’s such a need to connect with these folks. I think it’s a huge thing that we do, and I think, what better way to pay it back.”

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Tales from a

Sisters Naturalist

by Jim Anderson

My feathered foster son Way back, when the Sun was a tiny thing and the Big Dipper was a little tin drinkin’ cup, as Reub Long used to say, I was living in the Jones House in Bend with Dean and Lily Hollinshead. One evening, after I had come in from logging with Bob Couch, widening the Brooks-Scanlon logging road between Bend and Sisters, the phone rang.

“This Jim Anderson, the wildlife guy?” a gruff voice asked. I said it was and the voice responded, “I’ve got a baby bird. What do I feed it?”

Obviously, I couldn’t answer that question without seeing the bird.

“It looks like a tennis ball with a beak and big eyes,” the caller said, adding, “It was in a pile of sticks at the top of a tree I fell over here by Prineville.”

Adding all that up I responded, “I think it’s probably a baby great horned owl,” and he asked again what to feed it.

I told him he had to get a gopher, chew it up and swallow it, then spit it back up and feed it to the owl. I won’t tell you what he said, but it was very colorful. Then he asked were I lived, and I told him on the Hollinshead place in Bend. About an hour later a

pickup rolled into the yard and I went out on the back porch to welcome the visitors. There was mom, dad and two kids, and dad was carrying a small box. As they came up to the porch we introduced one another and then he handed me the box and said, “Here, mother.”

The back door led to the kitchen, so we all went in. I placed the box on the kitchen table, opened it and there was that tennis ball with yellow eyes and jet-black pupils.

“Hot dog,” I said, holding the owl up to see it better. “I was right, it is a baby great horned owl.”

“OK,” my visitor said, “now look in the box.” I did, and lo and behold over in the corner was a gopher. I picked it up, held it up by the tail, and said, “By golly that’s a pocket gopher.”

“Yeah,” he said, “I wanna’ watch you do it.”

I was in a pickle, but the Osterizer blender was sitting right there on the counter, so I tossed the gopher in, put the cover on and hit the switch.

Ker-zamm! Gopher guts, bones and hide were splattered all over the inside of the jar. I thought I was going to lose mom; she went white in the face and just stood there staring at the mess. I removed the cover, and with my finger scraped off some guts, meat and bone and offered it to the little tennis ball. The minute the goop got in the owl’s mouth it reached for more, and in a few minutes everything I could scrape off was in the owl.

“Well, that takes care of that,” my logger friend said.

“Let’s head for home.”

The last to leave was mom and she kept looking back at the Osterizer and then at me.

I asked her if she was worried

about the blender and she immediately exclaimed, “Yes! How are you going to clean it?” I told her I’d do it in the morning with the orange juice and she put her hand over her mouth and ran for the pickup.

Well, I was into wildlife rehab, and hawks and owls especially, but I knew nothing about animals that imprinted on their keepers. And that’s exactly what happened between that owl and me.

Owl stayed in a stick-andstraw-filled box on a shelf I built on the back porch and grew up there. I fed it in that location and it flew from that box on its own when it gained flight feathers. It stuck around and was there every morning and evening to be fed, and thanked me for every meal. I didn’t realize it, but it became my foster son.

When I was hired to be the staff naturalist at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Owl came with me. When I met and married Grant High School science teacher Harriet Randolph under the Big Pine on the Little Deschutes, Owl was my best man.

When Harriet presented me with first son Dean and shortly thereafter another, Ross, Owl didn’t give a hoot, but became their official babysitter and household companion.

Owl lived in the mews on top of my garage, and I’d often forget to close the door.

One day as I was passing

by I noticed he was perched on the roof looking down at me. Just as I was about to pick up the ladder to put him inside he suddenly opened his mouth wide and began to slowly rotate his head back and forth.

I’d never seen that

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Me and my feathered foster son, Owl, and my two other sons, Dean and Ross. behavior before and was very alarmed, then he spit up a pellet. I automatically caught it in my hand and one glance told me I had never fed that animal to him; it was angora fur.

“Oh, no,” I said again, and climbed up to the mews. Sure enough, over in the corner, under his padded perch laid a pile of angora fur. He had eaten my neighbor’s cat.

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Thorsett, Bowen qualify for state in cross-country

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Ella Thorsett and Kate Bowen have punched their tickets to run at this Saturday’s OSAA Oregon State Cross-Country Championships. The full Outlaws team fell just short of qualifying after placing third at the Oregon West District meet held November 2 at Stayton.

P h i l o m a t h ’s H a n n a h Hernandez dictated the pace of the race, biding her time to move away from Thorsett and Bowen for the win in 18:54.

The victory made it four in a row for the Philomath senior.

Thorsett placed second in 19:04 and Bowen finished third in 19:44.

The top two teams and any individuals not on a qualifying team advance to state.

The Outlaws knew they had their work cut out for them to keep pace with Philomath and Stayton in the quest for a state berth, and as the race progressed it became clear the scores would be close for the top three squads.

Stayton’s girls pushed the pace over the first mile, but Philomath edged ahead in the team race by the halfway mark of the 5,000-meter course. Philomath won with 41 points, followed by Stayton with 48 and Sisters with 54.

It was clearly a three-team race as fourth-place Newport finished way back with 137 points, followed by Cascade (146), Sweet Home (152), and Woodburn (154).

Emma Singleton placed eighth in 20:53 as the third scorer for Sisters. Sadie Sharp ran a personal record of 22:14 to place 20th and Pearl Gregg finished right on her heels in 22:16 as the fifth scorer. Skylar Wilkins, who showed dramatic improvement during the year, also ran a personal best (22:23) to place 23rd and freshman Annie Cohen produced her lifetime best three places behind in 22:57.

“Our girls did all they

could, honestly,” said Josh Nordell, head coach of the team. “We would have needed a real breakout performance by one of the other scorers or for one of the other teams to falter for us to move into the top two.”

Unlike other OSAA team sports that use both league standings and power rankings to determine seeding for state, in cross-country just two teams make it from each district regardless. The Outlaws were ranked seventh in the final coaches poll of the year.

So, placing a close third at a district meet and missing a berth at state is a bit like finishing a close fourth in the Olympics and, according to Nordell, stings a bit more when it is clear your team is much better than many of the other teams that made it to state from other districts.

“We are clearly among the top six teams in 4A,” he said.

“I am proud of the girls and know they ran their hearts out and wish they were running one more meet this year.”

The 4A team battle is predicted to be among Siuslaw, Philomath, Marist Catholic and Stayton.

Thorsett and Bowen figure to be among the top individual runners at state.

Bowen placed seventh at last year’s state meet, while Thorsett, a freshman, has ranked among the top four 4A runners all season long.

She holds the second-fastest 5,000-meter time among entries at 18:19.1.

Anika Thompson of Junction City holds the top time of the year at 18:01, which she ran at the Sky-Em District meet held at Lane Community College on a course virtually identical to the state meet course. She finished second at state last year behind Solace Bergeron of Tillamook.

Seven of the top 10 finishers at last year’s state meet return.

“It should be a very exciting race among the top 10 girls at state,” said Nordell.

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Ella Thorsett and Kate Bowen with eventual winner Hannah Hernandez of Philomath at Saturday’s District meet in Stayton.

“Our two girls are in excellent condition and have shown their competitiveness all season long. They belong in that top group and I know they will give it their all.”

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The Outlaws boys team will run at 12:20.

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available onsite or at www. osaa.org.

There were 24 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. There was one day when the high temperature stayed below 32 degrees.

Precipitation totaled 0.01 inches during October, which was 1.04 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation — at least .01 inch — was received on one day.

Precipitation this year has reached 11.34 inches, which is 1.64 inches above normal.

The outlook for November from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for above-normal temperatures and near- to below-normal precipitation.

Normal highs for Sisters fall from 54.0 degrees at the start of November to 41.0 degrees at the end of November. Normal lows fall from 29.0 degrees to 23.0 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.86 inches.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S SPRD Board Meeting Changes

Sisters Park & Recreation District Board Meetings for the month of November will not be held on their normal schedule on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Instead, there will be a board retreat on Wednesday, November 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. There will be a board business meeting on Tuesday, November 19 (the third Tuesday) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call SPRD at 541-549-2091 for information.

Sisters Country Healthcare

There are still some seats available!!

Age Friendly Sisters Country is hosting a gathering for those interested in working to improve healthcare in Sisters Country.

Denise Bacon, Newburg city councilor and field coordinator for the Ford Family Foundation, will facilitate the discussion. Denise has successfully launched a similar effort in Newburg. The gathering will be held at the Sisters Library on November 7 at 1 p.m. Please RSVP at agefriendlysisters@gmail. com. Limit 25. Call 541-604-6001 for information.

Operation Christmas Child

The countdown is on to National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child on November 18-25, 2019! Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has delivered 157 million shoebox gifts to children affected by war, poverty, disease, famine and disasters in more than 160 countries. Drop-off location during national collection week is at Sisters Community Church, 1300 McKenzie Hwy. For details visit samaritanspurse.org/occ or contact Joanna at 541-588-0886.

Bell Choir Seeks Players

Sisters High Desert Bell Choir has immediate openings for 2 players.

Music reading is essential and practices are on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. There will be free training available to anyone who applies.

For more information call Lola at 541-390-4615.

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Highlights Wednesday, November 6 Veterans Meeting 6:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall

Thursday, November 7 Veterans Day Chapel 10 a.m. at Sisters Community Church Thursday, November 7 Sisters Country Healthcare 1 p.m. at Sisters Library Friday, November 8 Veterans Day Assembly 2 p.m. at Sisters High School Friday & Saturday, Nov. 8 & 9 Women’s Conference Sisters Community Church Saturday, November 9 Sisters Garden Club 9:30 a.m. at Sisters City Hall Saturday, November 9 Krispy Kreme Fundraiser 10 a.m. at Hop & Brew Saturday, November 9 Dark Skies Documentary 2 to 3 p.m. at Sisters Library

Veterans Day Chapel

Please join Sisters Christian Academy students as they honor the veterans in the community with a chapel service held Thursday, November 7 at 10 a.m. at Sisters Community Church. Call 541-549-4133 for more info.

Veterans Meeting

The VFW and American Legion will meet Wednesday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. All veterans in the area are encouraged to join! For more info call Lance at 541-903-1123.

Sisters Garden Club

e next meeting of the Sisters Healthy Living Information Th Garden Club is at 9:30 a.m. on for Seniors Saturday, November 9 at Sisters Seniors and caregivers are invited to drop by the SAGE room at SPRD on the second Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. to meet local service providers and gather free information about aging in place from foot care to end-of-life planning. Call Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for information.

City Hall. All are welcome! For more info call 971-246-0404 or go to sistersgardenclub.com.

Thich Nhat Hahn Sangha Meditation Group

Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For more information please email Kathyn at Katindahood2@gmail.com.

Women’s Conference

Sisters Community Church will host a women’s conference entitled “A Pitcher Full of Hope” on Friday evening, November 8 and Saturday, November 9. The speaker will be Rebecca Small, with worship led by Starlene Haney. Register in person at the church by Monday, November 4.

Call 541-549-1201 for info.

Dark Skies Documentary

Sisters Astronomy Club and the Oregon Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA-OR) present a public showing of the documentary film “Saving the Dark” directed

by Sriram Murali. Saving the Dark explores the need to preserve night skies and what we can do to combat light pollution. Free and suitable for all ages. Saturday, November 9, from 2 to 3 p.m., in the Sisters Library meeting room For more information contact Jim Hammond, drjhammond@ oldshoepress.com, or 541-6171086.

Veterans Day Assembly

Sisters Middle School and High School are hosting an assembly Friday, November 8 at 2 p.m. at SHS to honor and celebrate our nation’s heroes with their family and friends. The public is encouraged to attend. Hear student speakers, music and songs from the band and choir students, and the keynote speaker, Matthew Miller. Following the assembly will be a group photo in the commons, along with an invitation to join Leadership students in the Lecture-Drama room to share any photos and stories over home-baked treats and coffee. Call 541-549-2099 x5531 for more info.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Sisters Christian Academy PTO will be selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for $12/dozen at the Hop & Brew parking lot on Saturday, November 9 at 10 a.m. until we sell out! For more information call 541-549-4133.

Sisters Christmas Parade applications are now available at the Sisters Chamber of Commerce. Parade is Saturday, November 30 at 2 p.m. on Hood Ave. Please call Jeri at the Chamber 541-549-0251 or email jeri@sisterscountry.com if you would like to participate. Deadline is Friday, November 22. Ribbons awarded to participants and 1st thru 3rd place for Best Themed Entries.

Camp Eagle Cap Bingo

The 5th Annual Bingo and Live Dessert Auction is set for Wednesday, November 20 at Sisters Coffee Company. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Many prizes!

Call Liz at 503-951-3357 or Chester at 541-377-0711 for more information.

Support for Caregivers

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

World’s Children Speaker

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

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Join in this annual free traditional Thanksgiving Dinner for all those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to partake. Donations appreciated, but not required.

Bring yourself, or your whole family to Sisters Community Church on Thursday, November 28 from noon to 4 p.m. Call 541390-4597 for more information.

Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | westsidesisters.org 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 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

Free Spay & Neuter

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

Parkinson’s Support Group

The second Tuesday of each month, Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group meets at The Lodge in Sisters from 2 to 3:30 p.m. All are welcome to learn, share, and receive support. For more info contact Carol at 541668-6599.

Sisters Library coming events

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids ages birth through 5 takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, November 7, 14 and 21 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.

The Printing Press and American Broadsides

On Friday, November 8 at noon, Kristin Dorsey, Assistant Professor at COCC will present the history of American printing at the Sisters Library. This talk will focus on broadsides — large, single printed sheets that conveyed news and information to communities. No registration is required. Info: 541-312-1032.

High Desert Stories

Find out what makes a snake a snake at this High Desert Museum presentation at Sisters Library on Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. No registration is required, limited to 30 children.

Ages 3-5. Info: 541-617-7078.

DIY Candy Spoons

Sisters Community Thanksgiving Dinner

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)

Christmas Parade Applications

Meet ABU, a charming little 1-month-old Syrian Hamster who is ready to find her forever home! Being nocturnal, hamsters make great pets for people who work during the day because by the time they get home in the evening the little fluffball is rested and ready to play! Abu is an adorable little hamster who loves strawberries and playing with her toys! Come down to the Humane Society of Central Oregon and meet Abu today!

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Make and take a variety of nobake, DIY dipping spoons and stir sticks using sweet treats at the Sisters Library on Tuesday, November 12 at 4 p.m.No registration required, but supplies are limited. Ages 10-17.

Call 541-617-7078 for info.

LEGO Block Party

Kids of all ages can join the fun Saturday, November 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Sisters Library.

No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more info.

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “Friday Black” by Nana Kwame AdjeiBrenyah with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, November 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Call 541-6177078 for more info.

Representations of Animals in Media

ALI MAYEA, Principal Broker/Owner 541-480-9658 • 541-588-6007

Debra Merskin, PhD, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Oregon, will lead a discussion on the use of animals in media at noon on Thursday, November 21 at the Sisters Library. Info: 541-312-1032

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High school presents ‘Freaky Friday’ next week

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Sisters High School music and fine arts departments will present the musical rendition of “Freaky Friday,” set for performances November 14-17 at the Sisters High School auditorium.

According to choir director Rick Johnson, more than 70 different high school students are involved in the production and have been working since last May to prepare for the stage version of Disney’s Freaky Friday.

Film productions of Freaky Friday were released in both 1976 and 2003 and are based on a book by Mary Rogers published in 1972 by the same title. The films were not set to music, but Disney Theatrical Productions created the stage adaptation and the musical opened for the first time in 2016.

The storyline centers on a mother (Katherine) who is an over-worked, stressed-out wedding planner, and her teenage daughter (Ellie), who mysteriously and magically swap bodies the day before the mother is to be married in a wedding she happens to be planning for herself. The swap occurs when a magical hourglass is broken during an argument between Katherine and Ellie. Until the twin to the broken magical hourglass can be found and the swap undone, the mother and daughter are forced to act like each other, resulting in endless awkwardness and hilarity.

With less than 24 hours to get back to normal, the action has pressing urgency.

Sarah Kissinger plays Katherine and Sasha Stolasz is the daughter Ellie. Other leads include Ian Cash as Ellie’s heartthrob Adam, Ashton King as the stepfather-to-be Mike, and Lauren

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Taylor as Ellie’s younger brother Fletcher.

There will be four performances of the music in all, with three evening performances which begin at 7 p.m. on November 14, 15, and 16.

A Sunday matinee will take place November 17 at 2 p.m.

Sisters High presents musicals every other year.

Johnson says it picked the play for its comedy, fantastic music, and tear-jerking lyrics.

“Students and parents alike will be able to relate to the themes in the storyline,” he said. “It’s fun but also touching to the heart.”

“We want to make sure everyone in the community has an opportunity to enjoy this production,” said

Johnson. “It is certainly open to all ages.”

He also deeply encourages people to come in support of the effort the kids have put in to prepare for the performance.

“Everyone, from the actors to the band members,

We want to make sure everyone in the community has an opportunity to enjoy this production. It is certainly open to all ages.

— Rick Johnson

to the artists and the backstage helpers have worked so hard to make this happen, so I sincerely hope people will come out to support them and enjoy the show.”

Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students. Children under 5 are free. Ticket sales help cover the cost of rights to the scripts and other costs associated with making the production possible.

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Sisters Community Church Author Presentation 6:30 p.m. Part of the Creativity, Culture & Faith Series.

Kim Meeder will discuss “Encountering Our Wild God.” For info call Sisters Community Church at 541-549-1201.

Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.

For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or NOV go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.

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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.

Cork Cellars Live Music with Bob Baker and Mark Barringer 6:30-8:30 p.m. No cover! For information call 541549-2675 or go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.

Hardtails Bar & Grill KJ Annie Rawkstar Karaoke Night! 9 p.m. Every Saturday, no cover! For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.

Sisters Saloon Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is at 6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday! For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.

Fika Sisters Coffeehouse Coffee & Connections at Jobb 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Connect with remote workers & other professionals. For more info call 541-588-0311.

Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.

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Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or NOV go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.

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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.

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Scottie Wisdom&Faith Jean Russell Nave

Scotties in love I’ve got two Scotties in love. Really! It all began when we adopted Piper and Bernie. Piper is a spayed female and Bernie is a neutered male. Even so, they fell in love. At least Piper fell head over heels in love with Bernie when she first arrived.

I’d never seen such behavior before. She acted just like a teenage girl. She flirted with him. She rubbed him with her head and her body. She’d ask him to play with her; and she always wanted to be near him.

At first Bernie didn’t know what to do with this little girl who wanted so much attention. As time passed he got used to it.

Now he loves to be with her, too. When I let him out the back door he’ll often give out a quick bark, calling Piper out with him. It usually works. If she’s been sleeping, the sound of his bark will wake her and make her come running.

The trigger for today’s article was my having recently watched them in the backyard. They wandered around the yard together smelling every new plant and each fallen leaf. They reminded me of a comfortable couple taking a stroll in the park, sharing all God’s wondrous signs of spring.

They were perfectly comfortable together enjoying

life and each other.

I recently read an article about a study of dog’s brain scans with MRI machines.

Scientists tested the brain activity in dogs when they were spoken to by their owners. Kind words from the owners’ voices triggered brain activity in the same region of the dog’s brain as loving thoughts light up in human brains. Their conclusion was that dogs have a high probability of being able to love us in a similar manner that we love them.

Of course anyone who has ever loved a dog already knew all of this.

Bless Bernie and Piper for their love. Those who have lost a loved-one have an extra sensitivity to the value of love. Those of us with faith know that our deeply loved and lost souls will soon join us again in the next dimension. Think of the joy that will fill us and those souls when we all “see” each other again.

Sometimes if you listen carefully you may even hear or feel your lost loved-one close by. The soul has no boundaries of time or space.

I’ve now read so many true stories about people who have received signs from lost loved-ones that I’m comfortable in accepting the idea that my mother and father can still be close to me when I need them.

This universe God created and gave to us is amazing, limitless, and complex. Even scientists who study quantum physics now acknowledge that there is a very high probability of multiple dimensions to the universe. The debate now is how many exist, not if they are there. Open your mind to God’s vast existence and fill your heart with love. Life is better that way. Just ask Bernie.

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:14

HABITAT: Representatives had supportive words Continued from page 3

Collins is their team leader, working under the supervision of Habitat’s general contractor Snider.

In the Meadows, Habitat is purposely not copying house plans to provide variety in the development. Owners have some say in the house design and finishing. No interior walls are load-bearing, so adjustments can be made to interior spaces to meet the needs of the homeowner.

They get to choose their interior paint and trim. Snider pointed out the use of interior pocket doors to eliminate the space taken by doors that swing into a room.

Homes are heated and cooled in the main living space with a heat pump, and Cadet wall heaters warm the bedrooms. Most of the homes have cabinets built by a cabinet-maker who provides them for his cost. Two-bedroom homes average 960 square feet and three-bedrooms are 1,056 square feet.

Habitat homes cost $85.50 per square foot, plus the land cost, which for 2019 is $40,417. Monthly house payments range from $600$900 depending on the family’s income, and is never more than 30 percent of their income. The payments include taxes, insurance, and homeowners’ dues.

Habitat costs are kept low largely due to the volunteer construction crews. Snider is their only paid construction staff. Besides the volunteer crews who regularly build, there is also a five-day women’s build every year.

Local businesses and banks can organize work crews.

Deschutes County provides workers to do lot cleanups and teens in the Deschutes County Juvenile Justice program come out to do a variety

of jobs. YouthBuild and the high school construction class are a valuable addition to the building process, while the students gain marketable skills.

All owners must complete 500 hours of sweat equity working on their homes. If an owner is physically unable to do that, they can help with office work at Habitat headquarters and provide lunch once a week for the construction team. All families must also complete a homeowner’s class. To qualify, applicants must have lived or worked within the Sisters School District for at least one year and meet income requirements of earning 60 percent of the median income or below.

Each family has a sponsor and is matched with a partner family. For a year after taking possession of their home, each family gets a quarterly check-in to be sure everything is going well and to receive help with any problems.

From submission of applications for permits to the family turning the key in the front door generally takes about eight months. Because the YouthBuild project is a student learning program, those homes generally take about a year.

Next spring Habitat will start construction of three sets of duplexes on six lots in ClearPine in the north end of Sisters. The lots were purchased with LIFT funding (Local Innovation and Fast Track). The housing program was created by Senate Bill 1582 with the goal of creating affordable homes for vulnerable families focused on communities of color and rural communities. The six lots

appraised at over $80,000.

Habitat’s purchase price was $58,000 per lot.

Developer of ClearPine, Peter Hall, originally agreed to build eight units of affordable housing as part of his development agreement with the City. Habitat is helping him fulfill that commitment.

Three townhouses for six families will be built. One duplex will have two, twobedroom units. The middle two-story building will have two, three-bedroom units, and the one on the north end will consist of one, two-bedroom and one, one-bedroom.

Across the street will be more of the cottage homes that Hall has already built elsewhere in the development.

The homes will be deedrestricted, land-trust homes.

They will be perpetually affordable, with Habitat having the right of first refusal.

Representative Helt of Bend was very impressed with what she saw and heard on the tour. Her father is a builder, so she said she is familiar with the challenges of construction.

“You (Habitat) are doing a spectacular job. Everyone has super energy. I applaud your efforts,” she said at the completion of the tour.

Representative Jack Zika of Redmond likewise had supportive words for the work done by Habitat. He said he personally had the opportunity to participate in a Habitat build with a group of Bend realtors.

Helt conveyed Rep. Daniel Bonham’s regrets for not being able to join the tour due to other commitments. Helt reported that Bonham, who represents Sisters, “is super supportive of Sisters.”

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At Your Service...

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But living in a small town doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice big-time service. Sisters is full of quality, professional people operating all sorts of businesses that help enhance the quality of your life in Sisters Country.

Your local businesses are owned and operated by your friends and neighbors. They gear their products and services to OUR needs and interests.

Find your dream home and the décor to fill it. Make that home and all who are in it healthy and happy. Find some inner peace or head off on an adventure.

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The seasons have turned, and winter looms on our horizon. Make sure that you — and your home and your property — weather it in comfort and safety by availing yourself of the range of services local providers offer.

Spending your dollars locally ensures that the community itself stays healthy. Each dollar you spend circulates approximately seven times in the Sisters economy. Local business-owners care about their hometown — they support the schools, employ local folks and help keep the community vibrant.

And when the quality is this good and the service is this neighborly, there’s no reason to look anywhere else!

Ross Kennedy Black Butte Realty Group Listing your home at this time of year has a distinct advantage: Less competition with other homes. There’s another way to increase your odds of success — by listing with Ross Kennedy.

With listings all across Central Oregon — including Black Butte Ranch — Ross Kennedy makes honesty and accuracy the hallmarks of his work; his negotiating skills ensure the best scenario for his clients, whether they are buying or selling.

With his status as a loan originator, Ross becomes a single point of contact for clients, dramatically assisting buyers by helping to create an easy, straightforward process through all phases of a transaction.

No one is more deeply invested in the vitality of Sisters than Ross Kennedy. With his deep commitment to his community, Ross Kennedy offers buyers and sellers alike professional, courteous, friendly, knowledgeable, caring and supportive service.

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Trees are the pride and joy of many a property-owner in Sisters Country. When winter rolls around, they can be a problem when they break and fall and crash to the ground — or on your deck, your house or your car.

Caring for your trees — or dealing with a problem — requires a wide range of knowledge and experience; the right equipment for the job; and a commitment to safety and reliability. That’s what James Hatley brings to bear with 4 Brothers Tree Service.

4 Brothers Tree Service provides a full range of services — tree removal; pruning; stump grinding; fire fuel reduction; lot cleaning; commercial thinning. In winter, they provide snow-removal services. 4 Brothers is well-equipped to handle any tree service job. That helps ensure that work is done in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

Now is the time to assess the condition of your trees, before the strains of winter are upon us. 4 Brothers Tree Service is ready to help.

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Making sure your garage door is functioning properly and safely is an important part of winter prep. Cascade Garage Door is a family owned and operated residential garage door company that is dedicated to providing superrior products and exceptional service to customers across Central Oregon.

They strive to meet the highest quality levels required for our harsh Central Oregon climate. The knowledgeable and friendly office staff and their certified garage door professionals always strive to provide the best in professional same-day service.

Their team of Raynor Academy Factory Trained and Certified Residential Technicians can service and fix all garage doors and openers, in both residential and commercial applications. Cascade Garage Door provides garage door maintenance services; broken spring replacement; cables and rollers; weather seal and bottom rubber replacement, as well as new garage door installation and door retro-fitting.

Aqua Hot Tubs

SAUNAS & HOT TUBS:

For a lot of folks, the change in seasons is a time of mixed emotions.

It’s beautiful — but those cold temperatures can take a toll on our bodies.

Lucky for us, Aqua Hot Tubs offers spas and saunas that can soothe away the aches and pains and enhance our well-being throughout the cold, dark months.

In addition to state-of the art hot tubs and spas, Aqua Hot Tubs offers top-quality Finlandia Rock Saunas that allow you not only to warm up when the mercury plunges, but also to cleanse and purge your body of toxins in the time-honored Scandinavian sauna tradition.

The saunas are built in Oregon and easy to install. They are also less expensive to operate and easier to maintain than a hot tub — there are no filters to change, no extensive cleaning required, and they’re not kept at temperature 24/7 like a hot tub.

It’s a great option to weather the winter feeling wonderful inside and out.

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Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop “Framing — it’s just what we do,” said Helen and Dennis Schmidling at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop.

Dennis, who is a fine art photographer and graphic designer, grew up around his grandfather’s picture framing shop in San Francisco, and has always excelled at woodworking projects. After a first career as a writer and editor, Helen discovered a love of and talent for helping others create the perfect combination of art and framing.

The four most important framing components are the backing, the moulding (that material the frame is made from), the matte board, and the glazing (or glass).

While the frame is mostly aesthetic, the backing, matte board, and glass all serve a critical function in conserving fine artwork. Whether you’re framing new art for your home or as a gift, or reframing a treasured piece for a new look, stop at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop.

Let them help you find the ideal frame for that will make your artwork truly shine.

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Back in January 2018, Bisnett Insurance picked up the reins of one of Sisters’ most respected companies, when Don Fullhart retired after decades of operating Fullhart Insurance. Roger Bisnett and family took on the company, adding it to the roster of regional, rural, small-town agencies it specialized in since the company’s founding in Pendleton, Oregon, in 1980.

Tammy Taylor and the long-established team continue to offer the same level of attentive, neighborly service built on integrity, trust and responsiveness. They review your needs and objectively analyze options from dozens of top insurance providers, ensuring you get the right insurance at a competitive price. Really the only thing that has changed is that there are more markets, support and resources available to serve clients.

Bisnett Insurance brings quality people, resources and quality insurance solutions to the communities they serve — and that tradition continues in Sisters.

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If your trip is either an expedition cruise or an active adventure, Susan can make your dream trip a reality. As a South Pacific Specialist, she can send you to that remote overwater bungalow in Tahiti, or a beautiful condo in Hawaii, planning extraordinary experiences along the way.

Waymire specializes in concierge-level travel services with travel elements customized to your personal preferences. She provides her clients with a unique Pocket Travel App which downloads all of your itinerary and documents to your smart phone.

Let Susan help you with your trip of a lifetime and take care of all the details, so you can focus on the experience itself!

Christmas Lights R Us Christmas lights are a delight — but let’s face it, they can be a real pain to deal with. If you’ve got to climb a tall ladder or get on the roof to get the job done, they can be downright dangerous.

Christmas Lights R Us takes all of the hassle and hardship out of your holiday lighting display so that all you have to do is enjoy.

Using LED lighting can save as much as 90 percent of energy costs, and they’ll install, maintain and remove (and store) your lighting. You conceive of your lighting scheme and Christmas Lights R Us will bring it to life. Eaves, trees, windows, outbuildings, bushes — wherever you want lighting, they’ll make it happen, including custom color schemes.

From large commercial contracts like the Redmond Airport to small residential homes, Christmas Lights R Us does it all, so your Christmas lighting is nothing but a joy through the whole season.

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During the month of November, hospices across America recognize National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Hospice, by definition, is a team-oriented approach to providing specialized care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury. It includes expert medical care, pain management and emotional support for patients and their families. More simply, hospice care supports living one’s life to the fullest with dignity regardless of how much time remains.

In a recent national survey, most respondents agreed that expertise in keeping a terminally ill patient as comfortable and as pain-free as possible is the single most important service to consider when caring for a loved one and the end-of-life experience. This is the essence of hospice care, this is what they do at Hospice of Redmond. Every day, their family of nurses, home health aides, chaplains, bereavement coordinators, social workers, are all at your service supporting you and your family’s wishes for nearly 40 years throughout Central Oregon.

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Gallimaufry & Sisters Liquor

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Winter is coming in Sisters Country — but not “winter hours.”

The Gallimaufry & Sisters Liquor Store will be open regular hours through the winter to better serve Sisters customers seeking libations and gifts at The Gallimaufry. Those hours are: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Maintaining evening hours through winter is part of a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Sisters Liquor Store offers an extraordinary selection of outstanding products — perfect for entertaining guests during the holiday season or enjoying by the woodstove as the nights grow chill. Special orders and requests are most welcome — the staff loves searching out special items.

The Gallimaufry section of the business offers an array of quality gift items. The Gallimaufry & Sisters Liquor Store are all about creating a personalized shopping experience for folks who live here or for those visiting Sisters. They’ve got the “Open” sign on and the welcome mat out.

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We offer our customers a warranty not surpassed by anyone: LIFETIME WORKMANSHIP WARRANTY and LIFETIME LABOR WARRANTY.

Each year, deer, elk and antelope shed their antlers, littering the floor of field and forest with one of nature’s most striking renewable resources.

“Shed-hunters,” like mushroom-pickers, love to be out in the woods, driven to find that perfect specimen from a buck or a bull that can then be turned into exquisite art. And you’ll find an outstanding array of such crafts at Antler Arts in Sisters.

The people who collect those beautiful shed antlers know that they can trust Jaimi and James Warren to give them a fair price for their treasures, based on a true scale weight. That’s why people from across the Pacific Northwest send their product to Antler Arts in Sisters.

And crafters in Sisters Country and across the region turn them into everything from knife-handles to magnificent elk-antler chandeliers. Antler Arts products grace homes from rustic cabins to grand lodge-style homes, all across Sisters Country.

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Sisters Fence Company

Sisters Fence Co. has earned a reputation for top-quality work on fences and decks across Sisters Country. The crew is also renowned for reliable, friendly and attentive customer service.

This winter, they’re bringing those same values to bear on the critical chore of snow removal.

Pat Burke has acquired a 72-inch snowblower that doesn’t merely push snow and create berms — it throws it out of the way. That allows for wider driveway clearance. They’ll also keep your walkways and roofs clear when the white stuff starts to pile up.

Residential or commercial accounts are welcome.

Contact Sisters Fence Co. now so they can come to your property, take pictures and stake driveways — all in an effort to make sure your snow removal is quick, efficient and safe, minimizing the risk of damage. It’s all part of an ethic of responsive service, quality work and a fair price.

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“After being told I would never walk again, Jason helped me recover and strengthen my body enough to compete in Ironman Boulder. He believed in me when other medical professionals wouldn’t. He went above and beyond in his care for me. The only reason I am able to run every day is because of Jason’s expertise, persistence and encouragement.” — A. Francis Such results are testimony to the power of Jason Gulley’s effective and gentle approach to physical therapy at Green Ridge Physical Therapy.

PT does not stand for “pain and torture.” Jason works with patients to determine their goals and their lifestyle requirements, and devises a plan of care that keeps his clients as active as possible, regardless of age and injury.

With a strong orthopedic background and leading an athletic lifestyle himself, Jason offers his clients life-changing help when the wear and tear of the Sisters way of life throws obstacles in their path.

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Winter can be awfully hard on our homes here in Sisters Country — ice dams, leaks, and burst pipes can wreak havoc on our abode. Before the wicked weather sets in, Jason Rybka of Farmers Insurance recommends a critical review of your homeowner’s insurance policy.

The key item to check is whether your policy settles on actual cash value (ACV) or on replacement cost (RCV). The answer to that question can mean a difference of thousands of dollars in a claim — and it’s not something you want to find out when you’re trying to get your roof repaired or replaced.

ACV is based on depreciation, so if you have a major repair, the gap between what insurance will pay and what the project will cost can be a big one.

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Walking in Cow Pies?

By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent

Since we’re in that “shoulder season” for hiking in our area, when the white “termination dust” is calling an end to mountain access and friendly hiking weather, the typical hiker is thinking about hiking alternatives. For more than a few residents of Sisters Country, those “alternatives” often include forays to warmer and sunnier destinations to the south.

One of the most popular such destinations is Arizona; and, for many locals, Sedona is the go-to goal for off-season hiking. As a result, each year about this time, I like to feature a Sedona hike.

Years ago, on one of our very first trips to Sedona, we randomly selected a hike off Schnebly Hill Road, which is quite close to the downtown area. As it happened, the trail we chose was the Cow Pies Trail, which is so named for several outsized red rock formations that are said to resemble the semi-liquid, layered “deposits” common to... cow pastures.

Back in the day, when we first visited the Cow Pies, Schnebly Hill Road was an unremarkable gravel-and-dirt road, typical of access roads leading to out-of-the-way trailheads. Fast forward to today, however, and Schnebly Hill Road has deteriorated to become one of the worst roads known to humankind; and the Forest Service seems quite content to leave it that way. Do not even think about attempting to drive this road without a high-clearance fourwheel-drive vehicle. Hardly a year goes by without someone disregarding the warnings and ultimately leaving engine oil and scrap metal littering the road.

If you do not have the requisite vehicle, however, despair not because the

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Munds Wagon Trail parallels this awful road and makes a very short and easy hike of about three miles into a more challenging eight-or-so-mile roundtrip from the end of the paved road.

The scenic red rocks of Sedona are legendary, to the point where the list of movies, television shows, and advertisements shot among these unique rock formations is a long one. Although dramatic scenery is impossible to avoid in this area, the Cow Pies Trail features some of the very best.

The Cow Pies, themselves, although extraordinary in scale, definitely do resemble their namesakes, as if deposited by a gargantuan celestial bovine in eons past. Upon reaching the Cow Pies, there is no exact carved trail over and among them, but they can be easily explored and clambered over. From the trailhead on the terrible road, this a very easy hike, with very little elevation gain or loss — unless you choose to go all the way to the top of the ridge off the Hangover Trail.

The Hangover Trail, which continues beyond the Cow Pies, adds another five-plus miles onto this hike. With a sort of double meaning, the Hangover Trail features rocks that hang over the trail, while the trail also reaches out,

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These layered red rock formations are said to resemble enormous cow pasture deposits on the Cow Pies Trail near Sedona, Arizona. itself, and hangs over precipitous drop offs. It has been labeled as one of the seven scariest bike trails. A side trip onto a saddle, on the ridge to the north, ends at a spectacular viewpoint atop a dizzying precipice overlooking Sedona proper and Oak Creek Canyon, more than a thousand feet below. It’s a great spot to stop and have lunch or just sit and contemplate... whatever.

There is not much trailside vegetation, but there is enough to provide occasional shade; although the mild temperatures at this time of the year make for pleasant hiking – even at midday. Regardless, always be sure to bring plenty

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Schnebly Hill Road is named for Carl Schnebly who settled in the area in 1900.

He was the area’s first postmaster; and he named the postal station after his wife – Sedona, whose name now graces the town that subsequently sprung up in the early twentieth century.

Some of the permit requirements for parking and use of many of the red rock areas in Sedona have been relaxed in recent years, and federal park and forest permits are now valid for most federal areas. Daily permits are also available. State park areas, however, may require separate permits.

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of water because this is dry country.

The Cow Pies Trail is very close to town and easy to find.

Heading south from downtown Sedona on Highway 179, it is just across the Oak Creek Bridge on the way out of town. Take the roundabout three quarters of the way around and follow the sign to Schnebly Hill Road. It is about a mile to the end of the pavement and, if you dare, another 2.7 miles of astoundingly terrible road to the trailhead. There is a sizable parking area on the right side of the road, which is on the opposite side of the road from the trail, which takes off to the north.

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Columbia Sportswear icon Gert Boyle dies Ger t Boyle, one of Oregon’s most successful and iconic business leaders, died Sunday, November 3, at the age of 95.

Boyle is survived by her son, Tim, daughter Sally Bany and daughter Kathy Deggendorfer of Sisters, along with five grandchildren, including Erin Borla of Sisters.

Boyle founded Columbia Sportswear in 1970 after her husband died from a heart attack. A 46-year-old mother with no significant business experience, she built the company into an outdoor clothing powerhouse.

Boyle, who gained a national profile with a 1980s advertising campaign that portrayed her as “One Tough Mother,” was the first woman inducted into the National Sporting Goods Hall of Fame.

A company statement reads: “Our ‘One Tough Mother’ held many jobs at Columbia, from seamstress of the first fishing vest to President to advertising icon.

Her sharp wit and wisdom helped propel the company from near bankruptcy in the early ’70s to the global multi-brand company it is today, with annual net sales of almost $3 billion in 2018.

Her pioneering role as a woman in what was then a male-dominated industry is a testament to her strength of character and ability to persevere through difficult situations.”

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60 percent of our food,” said Kiwanian Doug Wills.

The Food Bank’s model allows its clients to shop for their food, rather than just handing them a box of whatever is on hand. That means families get what they really want and need. The Kiwanis Food Bank also allows multiple visits.

“The same families come back multiple times — we don’t cut them out like some food banks do,” Hespe said.

That policy makes the food bank more efficient and effective, with less potential for waste.

“They don’t take more food than they need,” Hespe said.

Food is distributed every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 328 W. Main Ave. (corner of Oak Street and Main Avenue). Donation criteria are listed at www.sisters kiwanis.org/food-bank.

To make a cash donation, visit the website and click on the “Donate” button.

Checks payable to Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank may be mailed to P.O. Box 1296, Sisters, OR 97759.

Food is purchased at Ray’s Food Place and Melvin’s Fir Street Market in Sisters and at Food4Less in Bend.

The Nugget is also conducting a food drive on behalf of the Food Bank during the month of November. Cash donations or food donations can be dropped off at 442 E. Main Ave. during operating hours (closed Wednesdays and weekend days).

The Kiwanis Food Bank operates under the Sisters Kiwanis Community Service Foundation, a 501(C)(3)

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nonprofit. The operation is all-volunteer; none of the food bank staff, including the manager, receive any salary.

One hundred percent of funds donated to the food bank are used to purchase food and operate the food bank building.

While cash donations are critical, direct food donations are also welcome. One of the most critical programs for the Food Bank through the holidays is the Christmas Bag Program conducted by Ray’s Food Place under the direction of Store Manager Jeff McDonald.

Patrons purchase food for the Food Bank, which is bagged and donated. In 2018, patrons purchased 750 bags of food.

“It’s a unique program that Jeff and we have worked out,”

Hespe said. “Ray’s deserves a lot of credit for doing that.”

What’s for dinner, mom?

JACKIE SHANNON HOLLIS This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story When Jackie Shannon Hollis marries a man who does not want children she joyfully commits to a childless life. But soon after the wedding she holds her newborn niece, falls into baby love, and begins to question her decision. Hollis explores what it means to choose a different path and delves into the messy and beautiful territory of what we keep and what we abandon to make space for love.

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Sisters is fortunate to have the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank to ensure everyone in our community has food to put on their table, but that requires year-round community support...

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Thanksgiving meal knits community together Each year, families and friends gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. For the past several years in Sisters, more than 125 folks have joined together in the Sisters Community Thanksgiving Dinner served at Sisters Community Church.

The annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner began six years ago, founded by two local citizens who wanted to bring the joy of the feast to people who wouldn’t otherwise have it. The “staff” that pulls dinner together consists of a very small group of people who are also volunteers. They annually serve more than 300 meals. Some take extras home to family members, some to neighbors, some to homeless individuals unable to attend. All the food remaining at the end of service is carefully packed and delivered to the Sisters Fire Station, so that all the firefighters scheduled to work are able to enjoy a meal as well.

Food is donated by local merchants and citizens, or purchased with donated funds. The Sisters Community Church has been an invaluable partner by donating the facility to cook and serve since the beginning. Community members gather over a scratch-made meal, served to their table at no charge for those who attend. Some sit with people

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they know, some sit with strangers and leave new friends. Children have a craft table to entertain them while their parents relax and visit with others.

The meal is profoundly enjoyed by diners and volunteers alike.

This year’s Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, from noon to 4 p.m. at Sisters Community Church.

As always, there is no charge.

For information about volunteering, contact Kimberly Finney at 541-788-2929; for information about making a donation, contact Jennifer Seher at 541-390-4597.

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SPROAT: Sisters man served as Mayor for a decade Continued from page 1

just last year when, at 89, he was up on his roof and the wind blew his ladder down.

His shouts finally alerted the neighbors to his predicament and the ladder was retrieved.

Both the Eckfords and the Gonsiewskis reported that George is a good neighbor who still mows his own lawn.

The Gonsiewskis hold a few house concerts during the summer and George always attends, carrying over his own lawn chair.

Dixie Eckford said, “George is very self-sufficient, doing his own thing.”

Virginia West moved to Camp Sherman in 1948, the same year George moved to Sisters. She said she’s known him “forever.”

Shirley Miller recounted how George and Charlotte accompanied her and her soon-to-be husband to Reno when they got married in 1966. Charlotte told them she really liked them both but

she didn’t think it would last.

They proved her wrong.

Charlotte worked for years at The Gallery Restaurant, formerly Ruth’s Café, for several different owners, as a waitress and then as the manager. Two of her coworkers were in attendance Friday night with warm hugs for George. One was Shirley.

Brenda Severson was the other member of the serving trio. She remembers Sproat coming in on a regular basis for a cup of coffee.

There was a whole contingent of Habitat for Humanity volunteers who worked on construction crews with George. He joined the Habitat team in 1999, when his daughter Tana was selected as a future Habitat homeowner.

The Habitat crew told stories of how George worked full-time on the Habitat houses on East Cascade Avenue. He was still going up on the homes’ roofs when he was 86, the year he finally retired from the crew. He became known as the laminate flooring expert while working on the houses. In 2011, George

was given the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to those who have given more than 4,000 hours of service to one organization.

G e o rg e ’s c o m m u n i t y engagement also included 16 years on the Sisters City Council, from 1967-83, and 10 years as mayor from 197383. (see related story below) Eighty-six-year-old Carolyn Runco, a long-time Sisters resident, said she served as the City clerk for part of the time George was mayor. She said their daughters were best friends.

George is the youngest of four children of William Leroy and Eva (Chapman) Sproat. Roy, as his father was called, came from North Dakota to Central Oregon to raise grain, potatoes, and do some truck farming. Roy met Eva in the Fort Rock area where the Chapmans had a homestead.

George was born in Terrebonne in 1929. He attended several different schools in the area, including Bend High School until his junior year when he quit school to go to work and then

joined the Navy as an airman. George and Charlotte Ladrow were married in 1951. Five days later, George was sent overseas.

When Charlotte was 3 years old, her family moved from Dayville to Sisters. She started first grade in Sisters and attended school here until she got married. After George was discharged from the service, he and Charlotte returned to Sisters and started a family. They had three daughters, Cindy, Linda, and Tana; and one son, Bryan.

Sadly, Linda died in an automobile accident in 1974 on her way home from Bend.

G e o rg e w o r k e d f o r Barclay Logging for years before starting George’s Septic Tank Service in 1963.

The company, including Ranch Country Outhouses, is now owned and run by his son.

Bob Buckmann had a funny story about the first time he met George. He and his wife, Jeri, and their girls had just moved to Sisters and were getting settled in a rental house out on Goodrich Road.

After two days they became aware of an unpleasant odor

coming from the bathroom.

Bob tried fixing the problem but only made it worse when everything spilled out on the floor. Looking in the Yellow Pages he found George’s Septic Tank Service and placed a call. Despite the fact it was Sunday, George came right out. As he walked in the door, the first thing he said was, “Oh, that’s the smell of money!” He determined the problem was tree roots in the septic line and in short order had it all fixed up.

The house George lives in has been his home for 64 years and has undergone several remodels. He and Charlotte raised their family in that house. They had been married for 54 years at the time of her death in 2005.

Tana told The Nugget that despite his initial hesitation, George enjoyed himself at his party. He ate some of the cake made by Amy Bennett at the Cake Lab in Sisters and took some home for later.

Tana described her dad as a hard worker.

“He was always there for us kids.”

George Sproat served the Sisters community

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

George Sproat, who just celebrated his 90th birthday, (see related story on page 1), has seen a lot of changes in his almost seven decades of living in Sisters, more than six of those decades in the same house.

Sproat served for 16 years on the Sisters City Council, from 1967-83, and 10 years as mayor from 1973-83.

In a Bulletin article from 1979, Sprout was quoted as saying, about his time on the Council, “A fellow asked me to put my name down and run. I did and I’ve been here ever since. It’s given me an education on where my tax money goes and where it comes from.”

While Sproat served on the Council, he faced some pretty familiar issues for a small town: higher taxes and a limited economic base. He also had to address sewage disposal problems, which were eliminated when the new city sewer went online in 1999.

At the time he was mayor, he described a “tight money situation” and expected “a recent spurt in construction to level off, as loans become more expensive and less available, and as land and building costs continue to rise.”

The lack of a sewer system and not enough available

land for expansion of the septic system led to considering the creation of a local improvement district (LID) which would be costly for the taxpayers. Residents were already being taxed for a new school and a new fire hall, and Sproat thought it wasn’t the right time to add another tax.

According to a comprehensive land-use plan completed by the City in 1978, certain commercial developments, such as restaurants, would not be permissible in downtown Sisters without a sewer system.

Sproat predicted that poor economic health regionally would negatively impact tourism and retail business in town. In those days, Sisters described itself as a

“recreational-retirement community.” He surmised in 1979 that rising taxes and cost of living in Sisters might lead to senior citizens and others on fixed incomes moving to small towns further east.

“But I’m not sure it’s any better there,” he said.

Sproat was sure of one prediction for the future.

Construction would continue to be subject to the requirements of the comprehensive plan’s 1880’s architectural design. Sewer or no sewer, the city still would sport cornices, false fronts, and board-andbatten siding – even when the 1980s slipped into the 1990s.

Forty years later, we have a city sewer system, our population has more than tripled, and our economy is expanding to include more than just

tourist-related business. Some things are still a concern: cost of living, escalating land and home prices, and the concern that some residents are being priced out of living here. And we still rely on volunteers

to run for City Council and make the tough decisions about what will be best for the city.

George Sproat certainly did his civic duty in serving the citizens.

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LOLA GREEN

Sisters High School October 2019 Student of the Month Lola Greenʼs enthusiasm shines through in her every action.

She feels that Sisters schools, which sheʼs attended since the eighth grade, have given her an opportunity to thrive.

“Itʼs allowed me to be superinvolved in a lot of different areas,” she says.

Lola is student-body president and was heavily involved in Homecoming and Spirit Week activities. Sheʼs played soccer and tennis, and skied as an Outlaw. She describes herself as “super outdoorsy,” and loves to hike and backpack.

She canʼt pick a favorite class because she loves them all — which she attributes to the spirit of Sistersʼ teaching staff.

“All of my teachers are so enthusiastic!” she says.

Lola has applied to multiple colleges and universities and plans to

pursue studies in political science and international affairs.

“Lola has wisdom, knowledge, and maturity beyond her years. I remember working with her as we were interviewing potential ASG candidates last year. She was asking questions and pointing out observations that were insightful and introspective to the level of a veteran recruiter. Beyond her ability to provide a holistic team-centered viewpoint, she is detail oriented, assertive, ambitious and a hard worker. Lola was one of the leaders to facilitate the senior painting of their parking spot.

When I met with her in August, she informed me of the little details, such as printing all the names by one person to make it look uniform, and she knew exactly what needed to be done and how to enhance the experience.

Lola will make a difference in this

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Seattle Seahawks defeat San Francisco 49ers (?)

By David Tremblay Football fans, you need to watch the November 11 Monday Night Football game, the visiting Seattle Seahawks (6-2) playing the undefeated San Francisco 49ers (7-0).

National Football League (NFL) Playoff implications? Proof of a fledging legacy? Most likely!

Here’s my predicted outcome. (See below for details.)

Seattle Seahawks ... 27 points San Francisco 49ers ... 24 points

People often get concerned with many other statistical factors. In my research, many are “noise,” such as: if the opponent has a winning record, a conference game, artificial turf/natural, national primetime airing, etc.

Using the Seahawks’ 2013-2018 seasons’ data, a “score bracket/win probability” model was created. In total, 96 games were studied.

Statistically speaking, this is a strong, predictive model! Here’s the CliffsNotes form.

Points Scored: 0 to 10 11 to 32 33 and more

Winning Probability: 0% 65% 100%

This same analysis was performed for the San Francisco 49ers, again analyzing their 2013-2018 seasons.

Interestingly, their score/win probabilities were very similar to the Seahawks.

Importantly, however, their key 11 to 31-points bracket “winning percentages” were different than the Seahawks. Each score was lower than the Seahawks!

Therefore, we can conclude that the historical Seahawks’ probability of winning percentages is higher than the 49ers! (Arguably, this year’s 49ers team could be much better than past teams. They still need to prove themselves in the bigger games).

Two other positive, major aspects are in favor of the Seahawks. Pete Carroll’s experience and longevity in “big” games. Additionally, quarterback Russell Wilson’s proven leadership as well as performing in pressure games. At this point, the 49ers do not have this vital type of experience.

In Seattle’s 2019-2020 season, in all eight games, they have scored between 16 to 32 points. Therefore, all points are in the determined 65 percent “win probability” range.

Neither “guaranteed” wins (32 points or more) nor losses (10 points or fewer) have happened.

Many fans like picking winners before each game! Perhaps they use statistics (stats) in their “pick process.”

So, what’s the big deal?

Legendary Packers Coach Vince If you are the aggressive, gumLombardi famously and frequently chopping Seahawks coach, Pete said: “Statistics are for losers.”

In 2010, New England Patriots Carroll, you want to get to the Coach Bill Belichick — a future 33+-point score level. If done, the Hall of Famer — massaged Coach Seahawks are “guaranteed” of a win! Scoring 10 or fewer points, this Lombardi’s saying: “Stats are for losers. The final “guarantees” a loss.

About 70 percent of Seattle score is for winners. I think they all have meaning; it’s just the priority of games have scores in the 11 to the stats. Wins are number one. Points 32-points bracket. When doing so, the are number two because that corre- Seahawks win 65 percent of the time.

Below, the trend line (red dotlates to winning.”

As we know, many “uncontrollable ted line) is plotted using the 96 events” can happen before this big data points — with “winning probSeahawks/49ers match. Such as key abilities” between 0 and 33 points players being injured — especially the scored. critical starting quarterback.

Once the game starts, quirky things can affect the game’s outcome, too — for instance, multiple players tipping a passed football.

Then, the ball falling into the hands of an opponent — being run back for the gamewinning touchdown!

Things like this impact each game’s outcome; that is, a win, loss, or tie.

Therefore, stats might seem to become irrelevant!

And per the old NFL saying, “On any given day, any team in the NFL can beat any other team.”

With this above in mind, what is the importance and influence of all this “statistical stuff” on this big game?

Television’s data-driven, fact-fanatic detective, Adrian Monk, habitually said: “Here’s what happened.” He said this before explaining — MIXED MEDIA — how he solved his case.

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In only one Seahawks game, 16 or fewer points were scored. Six of eight were 27-points or more. Excluding their 16-point loss, the 7-game average points scored is 27.4 points.

The 49ers are a formidable opponent! Although they are undefeated, one potential issue is their inconsistent point production. This could be their Achilles Heel on November 11.

We know Coach Belichick is using statistics to generate wins. The Patriots will be playing in the postseason. The 49ers and Seahawks will be joining them, too!

Knowing how many points are needed to win is a fun factor.

Will any of these predictions come true? Time will tell!

Enjoy the upcoming Monday Night game. And we will see if the losers are talking stats on Tuesday!

Send any feedback to: DataDaveOR@gmail.com.

Editor’s note: DataDave moved to Sisters in June 2019. He loves the community and wants to share his passion for sports stats. He’s educated in statistics but is not a statistician. He worked with business and manufacturing statistics for decades.

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LAIRD: Sisters business is growing at a rapid pace Continued from page 3

accomplishment!” according to Caprielle Lewis, Sisters-Area EDCO director.

“This award recognized, at the state level, what can be achieved in rural communities when public and private entities collaborate. They have proven that launching a world-wide brand in a small town can be done and done successfully. Hats off to Laird Superfood!”

Winners are recognized in each of five categories: business development success; exceptional economic development marketing and promotions; urban renewal project of the year; outstanding collaborative partnership; and economic development leader of the year.

The Business Development Success award recognizes innovative programs in business development including expanding an existing business or recruiting new businesses in an effort to create jobs, expand the local tax base, and improve the community.

GRIEVANCES: Board strives to remain objective Continued from page 4

purview of the public.”

However, there are other values that can conflict with complete transparency. The board must also be mindful of legal constraints surrounding personnel matters and student privacy. That can make it difficult to provide the public with information that touches on those sensitive areas. That is why, Wilkins notes, the public comment period at school board meetings specifically excludes discussion of personnel matters.

“If legally we can be transparent, we will,” Wilkins said.

The criteria used for choosing the winner include: extent of the economic impact on the community (increase in overall tax base, creation of new jobs, or criteria relevant to the goals of the program); achievement of its stated objective with measurable results; development of strong relationships with relevant players and widespread community support; innovation, originality, and cost effectiveness; and relevance and transferability of elements to other communities.

As Laird was announced the winner, a narrative voiceover for a video played: “Sisters, Oregon, is home to the world headquarters of Laird Superfood. In 2015, the company launched with just three employees. Its flagship product, Laird Superfood creamer, was making waves across the natural products market thanks in part to the company’s namesake and co-founder, surfing legend Laird Hamilton. Today, Laird Superfood employs over 100 people and occupies a brandnew 20,000-plus-square-foot state-of-the-art campus.

“CEO Paul Hodge worked closely with Economic Development for Central Oregon and its Sisters-Area

The board chair said that it can be challenging to face accusations of lack of transparency in sensitive and controversial cases, such as a current matter involving the girls basketball program at Sisters High School.

“Everybody on the board I know for a fact is troubled by the language and the accusations that have been played out in the press,” he said.

“We’re not hiding behind process to cover things up… it’s the best way to get to the truth. We have every intention for actions that harmed people, if that’s what happened. We will make it (school programs) as safe as we can. But the best way for us to do our duty is to follow the process.”

Director Caprielle Lewis to make Sisters home. Together, they determined that Sisters offered the perfect location for manufacturing a globally distributed food product supported by a dynamic workforce. Says Hodge of EDCO’s support role, “They went above and beyond the call of duty. This was the determining factor in building our business in Central Oregon.

“Laird Superfood has purchased additional lots for expansion, and its success is being shared with the community of Sisters. With advancements in technology and ecommerce, it’s clear that attracting and nurturing a company of this scale is possible for rural communities.

ODEA is pleased to present its 2019 Award for Business Development Success to

Laird Superfood has purchased additional lots for expansion, and its success is being shared with the community of Sisters.

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Paul Hodge, CEO and president of Laird Superfood, receives the Award of Excellence in Economic Development from Karen Porsche, president of Oregon Economic Development Association, last week in Salem.

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Future looks bright for Sisters company

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

With a recent statewide Award of Excellence in Economic Development in hand, the future for Laird Superfood of Sisters is looking very bright, indeed. (See related story on page 3.)

Their sales this year are on track to be double last year, and CEO and President Paul Hodge predicts their sales will triple next year.

Their steady growth means increased employment opportunities locally.

When the company started in 2015, they had three employees. At the beginning of 2019 they had about 70 full-time employees, a number that now stands at 100. When full capacity is reached, they expect to employ 500 full-time people. Currently, the largest employers in the Sisters area are Black Butte Ranch with 360 employees, and the Sisters School District with 131 employees, according to EDCO. Employment opportunities are in a wide range of fields: manufacturing; digital marketing; wholesale sales; wholesale customer support; consumer support; finance, plus others.

Laird’s products are sold through a variety of outlets including online, independent retailers, and national grocery and pharmacy chains.

It all started with a coconutbased coffee creamer developed by world surfing champ Laird Hamilton of Hawaii.

From there the company’s list of power-packed beverage boosters has grown to include performance mushrooms, flavored/enhanced creamers, Instafuel, Hydrate flavored coconut water, Activate Daily Jumpstart, and coconut sugar, as well as high-altitude-grown coffee.

Nutrient-dense functional mushrooms were found by Hamilton to take his workouts to the next level and contribute to his overall wellness, keeping him fueled throughout the day. These mushrooms have been valued in Eastern medicine for centuries.

“We are providing healthy foods that make people feel better,” Hodge said of their plant-based products which are gluten, soy, and dairy free, keto friendly, vegan, and non-GMO. Hodge sees their growth as a way to help balance the economic scene in Sisters, which he sees as being heavily weighted with retirees and

service-industry employees.

“We are really trying to do what is right for the town of Sisters by creating steady, middle-class jobs,” explained Hodge.

He said they are looking at how they can support the development of workforce housing to provide homes for $225,000 to $250,000.

He sees the addition of workforce housing and middleclass jobs as the way to create a well-balanced economy.

The next step in company expansion will be the construction of a 30,000-squarefoot warehouse on the corner of North Pine Street and Lundgren Mill Drive.

To reduce impact on the ClearPine development across Lundgren Mill, the warehouse will be accessed on the south side off of Pine Street, with an alley that will carry all truck traffic, with an exit to the east.

In January 2019, Laird secured $32 million in private funding that included WeWork as one of the investors. WeWork is a co-working company employing about 14,000 people with co-working facilities around the U.S. as well as internationally.

WeWork founder and CEO Adam Neumann was forced to step down by his board of directors in September due to alleged conduct that stalled a scheduled IPO by the company.

That delay left the company in desperate need of more funds. WeWork’s investment made them only a minority shareholder in Laird, with no control over executive decisions or the running of the operation.

As a part of WeWork’s investment in Laird, the superfood products were going to be featured in all of the company’s co-working spaces worldwide. However, the rollout of that program was slow to materialize and to date Laird has supplied product to only a dozen locations. Hodge indicated they have no outstanding accounts receivable from WeWork.

Laird has filled the potential void created by WeWork’s financial woes with many other new customers and is experiencing another year of record-breaking sales.

We are providing healthy foods that make people feel better.

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Driver unhurt in rollover near Sisters A 30-year-old woman and her passenger escaped injury in a rollover accident on Highway 20 just east of Sisters on Monday.

On Monday, November 4, at approximately 8:23 a.m. the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office was dispatched to a reported roll over motor vehicle accident on Highway 20 one mile east of Sisters. Deputies located a yellow Ford XST pickup on the north side of the road resting on its driver’s side.

Deputies also located the driver and passenger of the

vehicle and determined they suffered no injuries.

An investigation into the crash determined that the pickup driver, Corena Freel, age 30, was traveling behind another SUV-type vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 20. The SUV began to slow to conduct a right-hand turn into a driveway. Freel was not able to slow down behind the SUV and was forced to attempt to drive around the SUV while crossing the center line of the highway. This caused the pickup to lose control,

and drive off the north side of the roadway. The vehicle rolled multiple times before coming to rest on its side.

The accident is still under investigation to determine if speed, distracted driving, or following too close contributed to the crash. Drugs or alcohol are not believed to be factors.

The crash closed both lanes of travel for approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

The sheriff ’s office was assisted by Sisters Fire and ODOT.

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that climate change was a factor and politics was somehow involved: It sounds to me like you got a dose of reality and real science rather than the political propaganda and pseudoscience you get on conservative media.

The fact is that human-created climate change and certain crop pesticides like NMP, Imidacloprid and Chlorothalonil have been reported to be the likely cause of colony collapse disorder. The Department of Agriculture is spending a paltry $3 million to investigate this.

The EPA is doing little to protect the environment. The EPA is primarily protecting corporations. This administration buries, defunds and denies science and you should be upset about that. If you really want to help the bees by reversing climate change and regulating pesticides, you should elect a government that supports science, instead of denying in order to plunder the country’s natural resources to create a few jobs.

It’s admirable that you care about the bees, but planting more flowers will not help. If you want to do your part to help the bees, drive your car less, or better yet buy an electric car. If you use pesticides, stop using them.

Steve Nugent

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CHAMPS: Outlaws have a shot at the state title next weekend Continued from page 1

Outlaws in 15th place in a time of 17:18. Sam May (17:59) placed 22nd and Max Palanuk came through next in 18:03 as the sixth and seventh placers for the team.

“Our lead guys helped thwart the Philomath pack of four that took sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth, and our other guys placed close enough to those guys for us to manage the win,” said Nordell. “We knew it would be close, and I am proud of these young men for pushing for the win.”

Sisters will face the other

11 state qualifying 4A teams at Lane Community College on Saturday, November 9. Beyond Sisters and Philomath, other trophy contenders include Siuslaw, Marist Catholic, Baker, and Klamath Union.

The highest a Sisters boys team has placed at state is third.

The race for the individual title centers on Peckham and Thorsett who enter the meet

We knew it would be close, and I am proud of these young men for pushing for the win.

— Josh Nordell

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with the top two times among 4A runners. Challengers include Kale Cassidy of Baker High School who won the 3,000 meters at last spring’s state track meet, as well as Marist runners Wiley Watts and Evan Villano, and Stayton’s Ben Kirby.

No Outlaw has ever won the individual state title in cross-country.

“It’s going to be exciting for the Outlaws on many levels,” said Nordell.

All classifications gather at Lane for the championships starting with the 1A/2A/3A girls at 10 a.m.

The 4A boys’ race starts at 12:20 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and may be purchased at the meet or on the OSAA.org website.

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To the Editor Actually, this is a letter to thank the young lady who paid for the rotisserie chicken I picked up at Ray’s last Friday.

I hope you read The Nugget so you will know how much I appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity.

I looked for you in the parking lot but you had disappeared.

You are truly a blessing.

Donna Holland

Donate to support grad night party The school year just got underway, but parents of the Class of 2020 are already at work to ensure a safe, fun, drug- and alcohol-free graduation party in June.

Last weekend, volunteers hosted an Oktoberfest extravaganza as a fundraiser for

the event. Those who could not attend the party can still support the safe senior grad night through a direct donation via the Sisters Schools Foundation. Visit http://ssd6. org/ssf/donatenow/ and click donate. Specify that the donation is for “senior class party.”

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DUTKO: Artist lives in Eagle Crest, east of Sisters Continued from page 3

classes and workshops while raising her two daughters, now in their 30s.

“I have always tried different mediums, and sometimes combined them,” she said. “I did oils, then watercolor for 15 years, then left that and went into acrylics, and from that, I jumped back into doing oils, but this time mixed with a cold wax medium. Blended with oil paint, it makes the oils dry faster. You can apply it with a palette knife, you can do layers, and you can collage into it, stamp into it, and scrape through it.

It’s the perfect medium for experimenting.”

Her work varies from semi-abstract to pure abstract depending on the mood and her art encompasses many subject matters.

“Sometimes I take old watercolor paintings, mount them to a board, and put the medium on top of that.

Everything that I can do in any other medium, I can do in oil and cold wax. I can even throw pastel in there,” she said.

Dutko even makes her own fine art papers, and uses them to collage into her other artwork. Several of her pieces in the library show combine collage with other media.

Her love of nature often emerges in many of her paintings, as she has many stored memories of travels throughout the United States and abroad. Her approach is to begin with creating spontaneous abstract textured surfaces that eventually begin to show her an idea and direction, step by step, and with no final outcome in mind. Sometimes a turn of the canvas can present a completely new idea.

This unpredictable approach to painting is full of surprises.

Dutko enjoys taking risks, believing that it leads to more interesting art and growth as an artist.

In the library, a large painting depicts an imaginary scene

from Portland’s Japanese Garden. It’s called “Stay on Path,” and, yes, there is a sign that says “Stay on Path,” and three crimson-robed Buddhist monks are crossing a small stream on a white bridge.

“When I was at the garden, the sign caught my eye, and served as a reminder of the time I was taking classes at the Shambhala Center for Meditation in Portland. The trees are an experiment in mixing watercolor, acrylic and gouache.”

“Siberian Cranes” was inspired by a National Geographic television special.

“I was working on a

painting for my Christmas card,” she said, when she looked over at her TV and saw the cranes.

She quickly shot a few frames of the TV on her camera, just so she could capture the position of the birds, and then she created her own setting. A beautiful image emerged, and she used it as her greeting for the season.

Her next challenge is an upcoming class in monoprint.

“Printmaking is about the only art form I haven’t experimented with,” she said. She envisions prints as being the next ideal background for her experimental work.

D u t k o ’s w o r k w i l l remain on display in the library through the end of November.

Dutko is a member of Sisters Arts Association, Dry Canyon Arts Association, Lake Area Artists, Oregon Society of Artists, Painters Showcase of Portland, and Buffalo Grass Art Society. Her work is also exhibited yearly at the Art Affair Lake Area Artists Annual Show in Lake Oswego, and at the Painters Showcase of Portland Annual Art Show.

PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING She has also shown Sandy Dutko’s work hangs at Sisters her work at the Art on Library this month.

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Sandy Dutko works in a variety of media — and sometimes combines them.

Oregon Society of Artists Gallery, the Lake Oswego Festival of Arts Open Show and Special Exhibits, the Celebration of Creativity Show, Local 14 Art Show, Portland Open Studios Tour, Washington County Tour, and the Sisters Artist Studio Tour.

Her painting “New Territory” has been featured in the North Light published

book “Incite 2 Color Passions: The Best of Mixed Media.”

Her work can now also be seen at the Hood Avenue Art Gallery in Sisters.

Also on display this month in the library’s computer room are the colorful cut-paper art pieces of Carly Garzon Vargas and digital inkjet metallic imprints by Katie Newton.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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

Ponderosa Properties R E A L T O R S

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

New Listing

IN-TOWN AFFORDABILITY Vaulted ceilings, new wood flooring and fresh paint throughout this 3-bedroom, 2-bath manufactured home. New heat pump and water heater, oak cabinets, a bay window, and a walk-in tub. Singlelevel living with a covered front porch and enclosed back porch for an extra utility area. A 720 sq. ft. garage/shop with an RV-height door. On a large lot with a fenced backyard, on a quiet street in the SW part of Sisters. $299,500. MLS#201909972

P R O P E R T Y

The Locals’ Choice!

M A N A G E M E N T

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

Kevin R. Dyer 541-480-7552

Rad Dyer 541-480-8853

Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650

Shane Lundgren 541-588-9226

CRS, GRI, Principal Broker

GRI, Broker

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

Broker

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

Catherine Black 541-480-1929

CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus - 40+ years

Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Broker

Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker

541-549-2002 1-800-650-6766 16676 JORDAN ROAD Mountain views! Part of the original Lazy Z Ranch. Fenced on two sides with Kentucky black fencing. Power close by. Septic feasibility in place, may need new evaluation. Close to town, yet off the beaten path, overlooking a 200-acre site of the R&B Ranch, which currently is not buildable. Needs well. Owner will consider short terms. $385,000.

MLS#201802331

14540 MOUNTAIN VIEW LOOP Large ponderosa pines and corridors of sunshine provide a naturally appealing setting for constructing your new residence in Sisters.

CCRs and HOA provide guidance and control of properties. The Crossroads community is just west of Sisters with paved streets, underground utilities and great access to National Forest trail systems and forest road access for a multitude of uses. $169,000. MLS#201908156

ROCK RIDGE #37 (1/4 SHARE) VACATON LOCATION in Black Butte Ranch.

One-fourth ownership allows soooo much fun for a portion of the costs. Three bedrooms plus a bunk room in this 1,528 sq. ft. Rock Ridge home.

Many upgrades including granite countertops, new decks, efficient propane stove in the greatroom and some new flooring. Easy access to pools, tennis, bike paths and the Glaze Meadow Sports Center. One-half ownership also for sale. $120,000. MLS#201908270

BE A PART OF IT...

Sisters’ Only Custom Mixed-Use Community INNOVATIVE NEW CONCEPT • Light Industrial/Commercial • Live/Work Loft Apartments • Opportunity for Economic Diversity • Small Condo-type Spaces • Perfect for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs Lot 17 MLS#201803204 ............$200,000 Lot 5 MLS#201803205 ............$235,000 Lot 4 MLS#201803206 ........... $245,000 Lot 7 MLS#201803202 ........... $250,000

HIGH DESERT LIVING AT ITS FINEST This 1/2-acre homesite is a chance to build in one of Central Oregon’s finest communities. With a focus on wellness and “walking softly on the earth,” Brasada Ranch offers a tip-top athletic club, Jacobsen/ Hardy golf course and extensive equestrian center. Just 15 minutes to Bend. $85,000.

MLS#201408571

IT’S A NATURAL! This 39.5-acre parcel is ready for your dream to come true. Beautifully treed with mature pines, character junipers, bunchgrass and wildflowers. Public lands to the west and north keep you neighbor-free for miles in those two directions. Power nearby. Easy access at the top of a small public road cul-de-sac. $299,000.

MLS#201905467

www. P onderosa P roperties.com 221 S. Ash St. | PO Box 1779 | Sisters

69114 BARCLAY LANE Beautiful 10 acres with Cascade mountain views! Close to town with paved access, natural sub-irrigated meadow, ponderosa pines, septic approval, excavated pond and shallow well depths.

The building site offers views of Broken Top, the Three Sisters and Black Crater. There are views from the property of Mt. Jefferson, Black Butte, 3-Fingered Jack and Mt. Washington. An early morning walk through the meadow is spectacular with chest-high meadow grasses, wildflowers, grazing deer, circling raptors and countless native birds. This rare setting has Indian Ford Creek along its east boundary.$449,500. MLS#201906185

LAKE CREEK LODGE, #18 Turnkey in every sense of the word! Three bedroom/3 bath cabin at Historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Set on a small rise overlooking the creek basin, this vacation ready cabin offers quality throughout. Knotty pine paneling, plank fir floors, stone/gas fireplace, butcher block countertops, stainless appliances, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom & showers, cedar decks, stone exterior accents & locked owner storage. Enjoy the common area tennis, pool, creek & open spaces. The adjacent lodge serves great meals!

Options: 1/4 share $219,000, MLS#201811624 (or) 1/2 share, $429,000, MLS#201811627

SOUTH MEADOW #8 One-third ownership! Enjoy an open floor plan with views of pine trees from the living room, featuring stone fireplace, vaulted ceilings, kitchen and dining room. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, master on ground floor, offering a private retreat for guests or a place for kids to hang out. Huge windows provide abundant natural light. Loft for additional sleeping area. Wood detail throughout gives off the classic BBR feel. Black Butte Ranch amenities include restaurants, golf courses, spa, indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, fitness facilities, tennis and pickleball courts, hiking and biking trails, and more! $185,500.

MLS#201909261

GRAND PEAKS AT SISTERS Grand Peaks is synonymous with well-being.

From day one, the choices are many for Discerning seekers of luxury & adventure! This exclusive 38-homesite community offers cutting edge design using natural, sustainable materials on the exterior, sleek and stylish interiors, and a wealth of recreation including two cushion professional Pickleball courts, butterfly gardens along the Grand Peaks trail, private parks and community pavilion.

Just a short walk or ride to downtown Sisters.

Add the extraordinary views of the Cascades & Central Oregon’s natural beauty and you've found your new home. Lot prices: $146,475$187,110.