The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLII No. 51 // 2019-12-18

The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 51

News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Sisters celebrates newest Habitat home Krista Palmer and her two sons, Nick and Nate, are the latest in a long line of new Sisters Habitat for Humanity homeowners. A dedication ceremony was held on Sunday, December 8, attended by approximately 75 people including friends, Habitat volunteers and supporters.

Palmer thanked supporters who volunteered many hours to help her reach her goal — including Compass Church of Bend, coworkers from Sisters Western Title & Escrow, and many friends from Sisters and Bend.

“My parents came for a See HABITAT on page 31

By Kema Clark Correspondent

Friday the 13th turned out to be a day of good fortune at the Sisters Kiwanis Club Food Bank. OnPoint Community Credit Union representatives Steve Wymer and Rocky Johnson were in town to present a check for $10,000 to support the Food Bank.

Wymer, regional director for OnPoint, said they are set up to work with communities like Sisters.

“OnPoint knows when we all work together, donations are increased. We try to bridge the gap in funding to help support communities,” he said.

Johnson, chairman of the board for OnPoint, was happy to be in Sisters to spread some holiday and New Year cheer.

“Both Steve and I saw

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By Sue Stafford Correspondent

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The Sisters Dance Academy marked the season with their annual dance recital at Sisters High School Auditorium on Saturday, December 14. The Intermediate Hip Hop class (13- to 14-yearolds) performed a song called “X.” See story, page 11.

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a need here in Sisters and immediately wanted to help,” he said.

Doug Wills, president of the Kiwanis Club of Sisters, was very thankful, since 75 percent of the donations the Food Bank receives come in October, November and December.

Tom Hespe, Food Bank coordinator for the Kiwanis Club, stated they have tried different promotions to encourage everyone in the community to give throughout the year, but nothing has really caught on to help them provide for clients who need them.

“Monthly we get about 130 families and 30 homeless citizens. Each family comes through every two weeks. That’s 260 family visits and about 10,000 pounds of food monthly. The See KIWANIS on page 30

Residents of Sisters Country can rightfully take pride in the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District that their tax dollars support.

The numbers in the 2018 Annual Report paint the picture of a well-run, professional, financially stable community asset, meeting the various fire prevention services and protection needs of the community, as well as playing a major role as a community healthcare provider.

See FIRE DISTRICT on page 15

Chamber celebrates 45 years

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

More than 100 members of the Sisters community gathered last Thursday evening at the FivePine Conference Center to celebrate this year’s Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce annual award-winners.

Chamber Executive D i r e c t o r J u d y Tr e g o announced the Chamber is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. What began as the Sisters Organization of Businesses (SOBs), with meetings held at a local bar, has grown into one of the largest institutional organizations in Sisters with 280 members representing 1,500 employees. A volunteer nine-member board of directors oversees the Chamber activities.

The Business of the Year award went to Beacham’s Clock Company, and Citizen of the Year is Toni Landis (see related stories pages 24

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Judy Trego, right, presented Toni Landis with the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. and 25).

Volunteer of the Year Gary Frazee is perhaps best known as the long-serving Public Works Director for the City of Sisters until 2007, when he “retired.”

From 1973, when Frazee moved to Sisters, he also owned and operated several

businesses while working at the City, raised a family, and still found time for a busy volunteer career with numerous organizations spanning over 40 years.

He served as a reserve officer for the City of Sisters See AWARDS on page 23

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ......................... 5 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements................12 Kids in Print .....................20 Classifieds..................26-28 Property Guy.....................31

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To the Editor: I like growth.

We have lived here part-time since 1962. I guess there were 500-600 people in town then, and the main industry — logging — was ending. In my opinion, Sisters needs to grow to 4,000-5,000 people in the next 5-10 years for the following reasons: • Schools. My barometer for growth is school system enrollment. The Sisters School District has been struggling for years with no student growth. According to the Sisters School District office, they now enroll 1,126 children, and I’m told they need about 1,250 to thrive.

• A multigenerational community. A reference was made to retirees. I’m “retired.” If you want to fossilize Sisters because there are too many young people here, then move to Del Webbs Sun City—gated communities, no one under 55 allowed — it’s perfect.

I love the mix of generations, it keeps me young. Friday night lights (football), The

Nugget with pages and pictures of our next generation playing sports, and competing and learning all manner of new things. What’s more Americana than being served by our young kids at the Sno Cap or Sisters Coffee Co.? They are the future and they’re learning how to work and save money for their future.

(By the way, where was your first job?)

• Healthcare. We need an urgent-care center here, we all agree. If not 24/7 service then at least seven days a week, 8 to 5 p.m. St. Charles can’t afford to offer this vital service without a larger client base: i.e., more people living here.

• Commercial. We’re fine in this department, but I’d like to see a full-service dry cleaning service here with on-premises cleaning.

We’ve seen the growth here for nearly 60 years and it’s been great. So many new and interesting people from everywhere. It’s not quite “Our Town” yet, but we’re getting there.

Bruce Rognlien

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Jonah Goldberg Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. An Asian guy, two black guys, three white women (one of whom spent much of her life claiming to be Native American), a Pacific Islander woman, a gay guy, a Hispanic guy, two elderly Caucasian Jews (one a billionaire, the other a socialist), a self-styled Irishman and a few nondescript white guys walk into a bar, and the bartender yells, “Get the hell out! We value diversity here!”

I didn’t say it was a good joke, but it’s kind of funny all the same, because some folks in the press and the Democratic Party are freaking out over the shrinking diversity of the Democratic field.

The diversity panic was set off by the withdrawal of California Sen. Kamala Harris on December 3. In the words of Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page, “the famously inclusive party wasn’t looking very inclusive anymore.”

The real issue is that not many people of color qualified for the December 19 debate in Los Angeles.

As New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, an African American, complained, “There are more billionaires than black people who’ve made the December debate stage — that’s a problem.”

It’s debatable whether it’s a problem for anyone other than Booker himself, which is why he’s been raising this alarm vociferously.

Perhaps a broader perspective would help. All of the first 43 presidents were white men. About half were Episcopalian or Presbyterian, most of the rest belonged to other prominent denominations, and three were Christians of no formal affiliation. Then, in 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American president, winning two terms.

In 2016, Hillary Clinton became the Democrats’ first female nominee. She won the popular vote but lost the election to Donald Trump.

Given these facts, it’s hard for me to see a diversity crisis. The top four candidates right now are Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren. Biden would be

only the second Catholic president. Sanders would be the first Jewish president and the first socialist one.

Buttigieg would be the first openly gay (and youngest) president. Warren would be the first female president.

What a devastating blow to diversity!

It got dumber. Partisan supporters of various candidates weaponized the whiteness of white candidates. I think that’s gross, but there’s at least an internal logic for, say, Booker, Castro or Yang supporters to play that game.

But supporters of white candidates attacked other white candidates for their whiteness.

The Twitter hashtag #PrimariesSoWhite started trending. A Warren supporter tweeted “#PrimariesSoWhite because Joe Biden kept a very strong plurality of black support that eliminated the paths for Cory Booker and Kamala Harris.”

Huh. Did Biden force black voters to support him?

Did he refuse to tell them to back a black candidate? Are those black people at fault for liking Biden? If those black voters swung their support to the equally white Warren, would she suddenly be at fault?

Lots of Democrats are talking about the “structural racism” of the primary system. But none of the nonwhite candidates complained about the rules at the beginning. Is it only structurally racist if Democratic voters support white candidates?

No doubt many of these activists are sincere in their beliefs. But some are just grabbing the most convenient weapon they can to tear down other candidates or get more oxygen for their candidates.

The bigger problem for these activists—and for the journalists who hype them— is that they don’t speak for most Democrats. In April, a Monmouth poll found that 87 percent of likely Democratic voters don’t think the race of the nominee matters.

In the historical sweep of America’s struggle with racism, that should be cheered as unequivocally great news.

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Sisters to host holiday basketball tourney Sister High School is holding its annual holiday basketball tournament. Sisters varsity and JV high school teams are participating.

Updated brackets will be posted outside of the main gym at SHS for all games and times. SHS varsity girls play their first game at 5 p.m. on December 27; SHS varsity boys play their first game at 7 p.m. on December 27.

Tournament games will be played at both Sisters High School and Sisters Middle School. Bracket times are subject to change.

Boys teams: Sisters, Junction City, Henley, Baker, Banks, Cottage Grove, Mazama, Marist.

Girls teams: Sisters, Junction City, Henley, La Grande, Baker, Molalla, Crook County, Banks.

Varsity game times: December 27 games at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 5 p.m.; 7 p.m.

December 28 games at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 5 p.m.; 7 p.m.

December 29 games at 10 a.m.; noon; 2 p.m.; 4 p.m.

Tickets are $4 for child/ senior; adult, $7; family, $20.

Three-day passes available.

Thorsett sworn in to school board at meeting

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

David Thorsett was officially sworn in to the Sisters School Board in the seat vacated last month by Nikki Gregg as the first order of business at the monthly board meeting held Wednesday, December 11, at the school district office.

Board chair Jay Wilkins explained that Thorsett was selected to the board from among six “incredibly qualified” applicants for the opening. Since Gregg’s resignation, Amanda Clark also

stepped down and the board will review applications for her replacement in the weeks to come. The deadline for applying for the opening was December 13.

Prior to the official start of the meeting two athletes, including Thorsett’s freshman daughter Ella, and junior John Peckham, were recognized for winning individual state titles in cross-country.

Recognizing state champions at board meetings has become a tradition over the past few years.

See BOARD on page 22

PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD

Gabrielle Franke smooths out a cradle for the Central Oregon Woodworkers’ annual toy project.

Local woodworkers are ‘Santa’s elves’

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

The lobby at Touchmark at Mount Bachelor Village in Bend looked like Santa’s workshop last week when the residents and members of Sisters Area Woodworkers (SAW) and the Central Oregon Woodworkers (COW) of Bend gathered to celebrate the completion of their annual toy project for children at risk.

The cooperative effort includes beautifully handcrafted wooden toys made by the woodworkers and finished by residents of Touchmark before being wrapped in cellophane and finished off with bows. The toys are given to Deschutes Children’s Foundation to distribute to

Head Start, the Deschutes County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, and Healthy Families.

About 50 residents participate as part of the Life Enrichment program at Touchmark. For the girls, there are cradles, which are sanded and stained by Jim Levin and his crew. Kay Shockley heads up a group of 10-12 women who meet an hour a week year-round to knit, crochet, and sew quilts and blankets plus pillows and mattresses for the cradles.

Each cradle is fully outfitted with bedding and a brandnew baby doll to delight some little girl.

Jack Keeney marshals the sanders and painters who

finish the toy airplanes, modeled after the biplane flown by the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. Keeney said a group of about 14 residents worked for 16 days to finish the planes. There were originally 49, but two “got shot down somewhere over France.”

At last week’s celebration, there were 47 planes and 26 cradles ready to make some special memories. Dana Eng of the COW group made 30 of the planes himself with production-line efficiency.

The good feelings experienced by all who participated in the project were palpable in the room as a video showing all the stages of production See TOY PROJECT on page 18

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-549-8737 or Friends of the Sisters Library Board 541-549-1527. of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.

Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran citizens4community.com Church. 541-548-0440.

Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver are held quarterly; please call for details.

Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, 541-388-9013.

Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.

Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.

SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.

For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation location, email: steelefly@msn.com.

District. 541-549-2091.

Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.

Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.

Council on Aging of Central Oregon Sisters Area Photography Club Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Community Church. 541-480-1843. community room. 541-549-6157.

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

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.

Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.

Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.

Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Sisters. 541-771-3258.

Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Location information: 541-549-1193.

Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.

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

Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994.

Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.

Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge.

541-668-6599.

Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors Monthly on a Friday. Call 541-549-4133 for date & time.

Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.

Location information: 541-279-1977.

Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.

Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.

Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m.

Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.

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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Ski team prepares to hit the slopes

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

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Sisters veterans presented Anna Mensing with a $400 check and other awards for her essay on “What Makes America Great.”

Veterans present award to high school student Sisters High School junior Anna Mensing earned honors from Sisters veterans last week.

Sisters VFW Post 8138 on Wednesday, December 11, presented the annual Voice Of Democracy essay contest award to Mensing, a junior attending Gail Greaney’s Political Science class at Sisters High School, for her essay on “What Makes America Great.”

Anna was presented with a letter of commendation, a Voice Of Democracy medal, a gold-plated flag pin, and a check for $400. Her essay

will be forwarded to VFW District 10 for consideration in state competition with 16 districts in Oregon. The state prize is $5,000, and the National Award top prize is $15,000.

Pictured left to right are Jeff Mackey, post quartermaster; Pat Bowe, commander; Anna Mensing, student; Bill Anttila, service officer; and Earl Schroeder, post vice commander.

“The men and women of VFW Post 8138, Sisters, salute Anna for a great job expressing her patriotism in her essay,” Anttila said.

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he can and races with all his heart when he’s on the course, which shows in his finish times.

Corbin Johnson and Vicente Robolledo were on the ski team last year, but were not able to compete due to extenuating circumstances.

This year they both are off to a strong start with training, and coaches expect both of them to race regularly this season.

Oscar Rhett is back for his second season, is refining his skills as a racer, and is expected to move up in the finish order this year.

Six new skiers joined the squad this year including freshmen Corbin Fredland and Bela Chladek, who come with previous club racing experience. They both will push the older racers and will be competitive varsity racers.

Senior Ethan Eckert, sophomores Ashton King and Ilya Goheen, and freshman Aiden Eckert are all out for their first year of racing, and come with various skiing backgrounds.

Coach Chladek said, “It’s really encouraging to see new skiers join the sport and support the Sisters team into the future.”

The girls team also looks strong as they return for

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The Outlaws ski team boasts a roster of 23 racers this year, and both the boys and girls teams look strong and are expected to perform well this season.

On the boys side, seniors Evan Palmer, Mitchell Griffin, George Chladek, and Colton Seymour; juniors Simon Rhett, Christopher Lundgren, Ian Cash, Connor Petke, Corbin Johnson, Vicente Robolledo; and sophomore Oscar Rhett return for another season on the slopes.

Palmer is back for his fourth year on the varsity. His tall, athletic build gives him an advantage on the giant slalom and he’s expected to be a top performer in that event this season. Griffin also returns as a four-year starter and one of the team’s most technical skiers. Mitchell’s experience, combined with his technical expertise, should consistently put him at the top of the pack this year. Evan and Mitchell were elected by the team as team captains are are stepping up as leaders during training.

Chladek is another fouryear racer. George has been one of the team’s top racers for the last three years, and was the team’s fastest racer

in the slalom event last year.

He’s an instinctive skier and is expected to have a great final season. Seymour just joined the ski team last year, but he came from a history of club racing and had the team’s highest combined giant slalom/slalom score last year.

Rhett will race for his third season. Last year Simon was consistently the team’s fastest JV racer. Simon also did race a bit on the varsity team.

His experience and tall build should give him an advantage in the giant slalom, and Coach Gabe Chladek hopes he will ski more on varsity this year. Lundgren has also been on the ski team since his freshman year. Christopher has gained a lot of experience and is a steady racer. Chladek stated that Christopher can be counted on to finish his run and hold a respectable spot in the finish order.

Cash started as a freshman with limited skiing experience, and has become a consistent racer who has picked up his speed on the course.

Chladek noted that Ian has set a great example for the new skiers on the team. Petke is a third-year skier. Connor had some set-backs due to illness since his freshman year, but Chladek told The Nugget that he continues to train when

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Obituary

Forests crucial in climate change

David L. Byrum

January 5, 1942 – November 30, 2019

David (Dave) was born in Riverside, California to Alvin and Marguerite (Stevenson) Byrum. The family moved to Oregon in 1950 and settled in Coburg. He graduated from Coburg High School in 1960 and joined the Navy in 1961.

He served aboard the USS Hancock, an aircraft carrier, and had remained in touch with many of his shipmates over the years.

He married his high school sweetheart, Terry (Jensen) in 1961 and they recently celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. The family moved to Central Oregon in 1974 where Dave was employed by Darrell’s Electric as an electrician. He started his own business in 1979, working with Ed Shaver. They had some great times together. Dave had a reputation as a solid, stand-up guy who performed good work at a reasonable cost. He worked with several contractors in the Sisters/Bend/Redmond area.

Dave belonged to the Sisters Rodeo Association for many years and served on the board for a time. One of his favorite memories while serving as board director was meeting Johnny Cash when he performed in concert at the rodeo grounds Dave’s love of cars was

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By Steve Lundeberg Correspondent

his primary hobby beginning when he restored several during his teenage years. He began historic car racing during the ’90s and his favorite car was his 69 Camaro. During retirement, he and his wife enjoyed their winters following the sun to Arizona and Palm Springs and spending time with good friends there. Dave never met a vegetable that he liked (maybe corn) and at times he was called “Poopy”, but he was a good friend to many and will be missed by all. The community has lost a genuine original.

Dave is survived by his wife Terry, sons David & Mark and daughter, Jodi. Three granddaughters, Rylee, Shelby & Skylar. Two sisters, Pat & Bonnie and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews as well as his beloved dog Stella.

A celebration of life is planned for a later date.

Rest in Peace, Dave.

CORVALLIS — A study

by Oregon State University researchers has identified forests in the western United States that should be preserved for their potential to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration, as well as to enhance biodiversity.

Those forests are mainly along the Pacific coast and in the Cascade Range, with pockets of them in the northern Rocky Mountains as well.

Not logging those forests would be the carbon dioxide equivalent of halting eight years’ worth of fossil fuel burning in the western lower 48, the scientists found, noting that making land stewardship a higher societal priority is crucial for altering climate change trajectory.

The findings, published in Ecological Applications, are important because capping global temperature increases at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, as called for in the 2016 Paris Agreement, would maintain substantial proportions of ecosystems while also benefiting economies and human

health, scientists say.

“The greater frequency and intensity of extreme events such as wildfires have adversely affected terrestrial ecosystems,” said study coauthor Beverly Law, professor of forest ecosystems and society in the OSU College of Forestry. “Although climate change is impacting forests in many regions, other regions are expected to have low vulnerability to fires, insects and drought in the future.”

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Arctic sea ice is declining at the fastest rate in 1,500 years, sea levels have risen more than 8 inches since 1880, and extreme weather events are becoming more common and damaging.

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Outlaws post overtime win

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws pulled off a 50-45 overtime win at La Pine on Friday, December 13, and three days earlier defeated Elmira 59-56 at home in an endowment game.

In Friday’s game at La Pine the Outlaws quickly jumped out with the lead, thanks to early three-balls from Brogan Petterson and Nate Weber. Sisters held the Hawks scoreless for the first six minutes, and then one of their players hit a couple of contested three-pointers. At the close of the quarter the Outlaws were on top 12-6.

Sisters continued to extend their lead in the second period.

The Outlaws’ defense held the Hawks to six, while their offense tacked on another 10 points. Sam Nicklous stepped up and scored seven of the team’s 10 points with a three, a lay-in and two free throws.

Weber added a deep three to make it a 22-12 advantage as the teams entered the half.

It was a tight third quarter, but the Outlaws were able to edge the Hawks 7-6. In the fourth, one of the Hawks hit four quick threes and La Pine went on to outscore Sisters 20-9 to tie the game and force overtime.

In OT the Outlaws got a quick lead when Nicklous hit a three-pointer and then attacked the basket after Joe Scholl won the tip. From there, it was all free throws.

Sisters went seven-for-eight from the line in overtime to outscore the Hawks 12-7 and post the win.

Nicklous led the scoring effort with 23 points.

Coach Rob Jensen said, “Sam was gritty while playing with a cold that kept him out most of the week.”

Scholl was a monster on the boards and finished the night with 17 rebounds,

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Weber recorded 10 points, Petterson recorded six points with seven defensive tips, and Connor Linn added four points and 10 more rebounds.

Jensen said, “While we should have won in regulation, this was a great test for us and really showed a winning mindset. The boys stepped up to the adversity and really handled the pressure. Everybody did their part to get the team the win.”

Sisters’ win over the Falcons on Tuesday was another great game. Toward the end of the contest the Falcons closed the gap to keep fans on the edge of their seats, but at the final whistle the Outlaws prevailed.

The Outlaws stayed with the Falcons for the first twoand-a-half minutes of the first quarter with the score tied 7-7, but then Falcons held them scoreless for 4.5 minutes, went on a 9-0 run to put the score at 7-16. In the final minute Petterson hit a three, but the Falcons answered with a bucket to close out the period with the Outlaws trailing 10-18.

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Nate Weber goes up for two in Outlaws basketball action. clutch three-ball to close the gap to 15-22. A bit later the Falcons got a technical foul called against them and the momentum shifted. Nicklous hit two of his three attempts at the line due to the foul, and the score narrowed to 18-22.

In the final minute of the half, Weber drove to the basket, hit the shot and was fouled. Nate made the plus-one and closed the gap to 23-25. With 20 seconds left, Nate stole the ball, went the length of the court, and made the lay-in to even the score 25-25 as the teams entered the half.

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Sisters didn’t score the first 2.5 minutes of the third quarter, but then rained down the three-ball. The Outlaws racked up 18 points in the quarter, all from behind the arc. Weber hit two threes, and Nicklous, Petterson, Connor Linn, and Max Palanuk all hit one. Sophomore Palanuk came in off the bench with 30 seconds left in the period and with poise and composure nailed the three with eight seconds left on the clock. The Outlaws defensive pressure See OVERTIME on page 29

Sisters Rodeo tickets will go on sale at sistersrodeo.com on Thursday, December 19.

To celebrate this early ticket access, the rodeo ticket office is holding a kick-off open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased at the office during the event.

Katie Martin, the ticket office manager and rodeo committee member, plans to entice people to stop by for cookies and candy canes for kids of all ages.

“We’re going to have fun and get our ticket sales started with a party! Rodeo tickets make great Christmas gifts.”

With a recent remodel done by membership, Martin is ready to present the improvements.

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Spreading Christmas cheer...

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws matched up against Elmira at Sisters High on Tuesday, December 10, and defeated the Falcons in a final score of 41-35. On Friday Sisters fell 29-46 on the road at La Pine.

On Monday against the Falcons, both teams got off to a slow start. RylieReece Morgan scored the final four points in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7.

In the second period the score went back and forth, and then in the final three minutes the Outlaws pulled ahead. Hallie Schwartz scored a bucket and then Payden Petterson stole the ball, dribbled down the court and scored on a lay-in to put the Outlaws on top 15-11.

Petterson got another steal and hit a jumper to give her team a 17-11 lead at the half.

The Falcons came back in the third and outscored the Outlaws 14-11, but the Outlaws held onto a slim three-point lead with a score of 28-25.

Elmira came to within one in the fourth, but the Outlaws managed to hold onto the

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Gracen Sundstrom takes her shot. lead to the final whistle. The Falcons were forced to foul down the final stretch and Sisters hit most of their opportunities, and beat the Falcons by six.

Coach Brittaney Brown said, “Our game-changing performance was our ability to knock down our free throws in the final minutes.

We were able to manage the clock at the end of the game.”

Morgan recorded a doubledouble with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Petterson tallied 14

points, along with six steals and three rebounds. Schwartz scored 11 points, and also tallied eight steals and rebounds, and Josie Patton dished out four assists.

Coach Brown said, “We were really pleased with the win and the effort of the girls in the game. We saw a lot of improvement from our first game against Valley Catholic

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Outlaws wrestler wins Culver Invitational Outlaws wrestler Ethan Martin climbed to the top of the podium in the 195-pound weight class at the Culver Invitational last weekend.

The Outlaws wrestled in the two-day, 16-team tournament at Culver High School.

Culver had 26 wrestlers and won with 244.5 points, Crook County had 19 wrestlers and took second with 179 points.

La Pine was third with 166 points, Pine Eagle was 4th with 124.5 and fifth was Joseph/ Wallowa with 110.5. Sisters finished 12th with 57 points.

“The team loves tournaments because it is an individual effort, and with most tournaments you can have two wrestlers per weight class,” said Coach John Downs. “That way there isn’t someone sitting out not competing or having to wrestle in a JV match.”

The team loves tournaments because it is an individual effort — John Downs Tyler “Daisy” Patterson competed in the girls varsity tournament, went one-and-two and earned herself a third-place finish in her weight category.

The Outlaws had 10 wrestlers competing in the boys varsity tournament. The Outlaws had two wrestlers in the 138-pound weight class, junior Chaz Patterson and sophomore Wyatt Maffey.

Patterson and Maffey both lost their first matches and then they fought hard in the consolation rounds winning one match apiece before losing a second match and being knocked out of the tournament.

Junior Landon Nothiger competed in the 145-pound weight class. He also struggled to stay in the tournament, losing his first match and winning his second, but then losing his third.

At the 152-pound weight class, senior Anthony Randolph, again in a bigger weight class, wrestled very tough. It seemed to be a continuing pattern for the Outlaws again with Randolph losing his first match and having to fight in the consultation rounds, ultimately losing and being knocked out of the tournament.

The 160,170 and 285 weight classes didn’t fare any better. Dillon King at 160, Jared Miller at 170, and Jacob Washington at 285, all lost their first two matches and were out of the tournament.

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Freshman Henry Rard wrestled strong at the 220pound weight class but had to leave the tournament with a knee injury. According to his coach, he hopes to return to light practice next week.

In the bigger weight classes Sisters had some glimmer of hope left: senior Damien King at 285 and Ethan Martin at 195. King was very impressive in the big-guy weight class. In his first match he pinned his opponent in 2:29 and then did the same again in his second match, winning again with a pin in 2:19. King then ran into the second-seeded wrestler from La Pine high school, Daniel Underwood.

Underwood won the match in 26 seconds. This loss sent King to the consolation rounds where he was up against the third-seeded wrestler from Lowell, Andy Kintzely. King fought hard but lost in the second round, but with King’s success in the earlier round he still had an opportunity for one more match in the placing rounds. He had to face an earlier opponent that he had beaten, and again King was successful. King won by pin in the third round earning himself fifth place out of 15 wrestlers in the big weight class.

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Outlaws wrestlers strong in dual meet Bluegrass band to celebrate solstice The Outlaws wrestled in their first dual match of the season on December 10, against 5A Summit Storm — despite Coach John Downs’ apprehensions.

“To be honest I was very worried about the Outlaws competing in any duals this season because of our low numbers on the team,” he said. “But again the team proved me wrong and impressed me. I told the team before the dual that the team score does not matter. What matters is their individual successes, either making it to the second round, improving their favorite move and of course winning a match.

Each wrestler has their own personal goals.”

Despite the low number of wrestlers on the squad, they did an outstanding job competing against the Storm.

“We had 10 wrestlers compete that night, and two of those were JV matches,” Downs reported.

Junior Landon Nothiger (145 pounds) and 285-pound sophomore Jacob Washington both won their matches with falls in the JV matches to start the evening for the Outlaws.

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started at the 195-pound weight class and Outlaws senior Ethan Martin won his match by fall, and the wins continued. Freshman 220-pounder Henry Rard and senior Damien King (285) also won their matches by fall, giving the Outlaws three wins in a row.

Then came the forfeits given to Summit. The Outlaws did not have wrestlers at 106, 113, 120, 126 and 132, and this gave the Storm 30 team points without having to wrestle for them.

The Outlaws did have varsity wrestlers again at the mid-weights starting at 138 pounds. Sophomore Wyatt Maffey kept the pins coming and won, and at 145 pounds junior Chaz Patterson also won by fall. Senior Anthony Randolph (152) didn’t win by pin but he did dominate his opponent with a winning score of 10-2.

The Outlaws had two losses that evening. At 160 pounds, Dillon King wrestled through all three rounds with the Storm wrestler but could not pull out the win at the end.

“Jared Miller (170) struggled but wanted to wrestle varsity instead of the JV

The team felt they had personally won the dual, winning six of their eight varsity matches — John Downs “The stats of the evening are what are impressive,” Downs said. “The Outlaw varsity forfeited a total of 36 points to Summit because of the low numbers on the team, but in the end the team felt they had personally won the dual, winning six of their eight varsity matches, and out of the 10 Outlaw wrestlers that competed, eight won their matches and seven of them won by fall.”

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Sisters marks ‘age-friendly’ status

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Carmel Perez Snyder, Director of Advocacy and Outreach for AARP Oregon, made a formal presentation to the council of the designation of Sisters as an official World Health Organization (WHO) Age Friendly City at last week’s City Council meeting.

That designation is held by only seven areas in Oregon, and Sisters is the only one in Central Oregon.

Snyder made the point that the designation is much more than just a piece of paper to hang on the wall. She likened it to a building permit that provides a template for the City to start working on creating an “age-friendly” community in everything they do, taking into consideration the quality of being age-friendly in a broad sense.

The other six Oregon locations with the Age Friendly designation include: Multnomah County, Newberg, Talent, Salem, Springfield, and Portland, the first such designation in the U.S. Sisters is the newest and the smallest in Oregon, but the Age Friendly Sisters Country board hopes it will

serve as a model for the rest of Central Oregon.

In the early 2000s, the WHO began the Age Friendly movement. Portland State University was invited to join the WHO efforts in 2006, thus making Portland the first city in the country to earn the designation. PSU continues to provide leadership in the movement. The goal is to make Oregon communities great places to live, work, and play for people of all ages and abilities. Advocates note that what is good for an 80-yearold is good for an eight-yearold and everyone in between.

With 10,000 people a day turning 65, the need for walkable streets and neighborhoods, vibrant and convenient gathering places, and accessibility for all abilities and ages is of great importance.

Public transportation allows for greater mobility and reduces isolation. Safe routes to school benefit the children.

By using Age Friendly standards in decision-making, the City will be taking everyone in the community into consideration for building ordinances, public spaces, transportation options, and more.

Snyder told the council that the best attitude for

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Sisters City Council was presented with the certificate denoting the City’s designation as an Age Friendly City by the World Health Organization. everyone is, “If you live here, you have a stake in the future of the community.”

In the U.S., AARP was chosen as the lead organization because of already having an established nationwide network within the communities.

Last week, Oregon held its first statewide Age Friendly summit in Portland for people already part of or interested in joining the Age Friendly movement. There were 350 people in attendance from all corners of the state. Sisters

resident and Age Friendly Sisters Country board member Dixie Eckford was part of a panel discussion on transportation options, sharing the plans in the works for Sisters. They came together to explore and discover innovations and promising practices in housing, transportation, health, intergenerational connections, and other critical Age Friendly domains.

Governor Brown opened the summit and Gil Penalosa, originally from Bogota, Columbia, was the keynote

speaker. Bogota is a city with open streets, not centered around vehicles; a community able to be easily used by everyone. Governor Brown is being encouraged to apply for the state to be designated Age Friendly. There are already seven or eight states that have received the designation.

By meeting with other areas promoting the Age Friendly concept, cities are able to connect, collaborate, and share resources while hearing from experts in the field.

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• A city that has structures and services accessible and inclusive to people of all ages with varying needs and capabilities.

• A city that emphasizes enablement rather than disablement.

• A city that is friendly for people of all ages and abilities.

The availability and quality of these community features impact the well-being of older adults and help

make our community more livable for people of all ages and abilities.

Domains to be considered include: outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing; social participation; respect and social inclusion; work, volunteerism and civic engagement; communication and information; and community and health services.

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Sisters dancers enchant audience on ‘One Winter’s Night’

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Sisters Dance Academy’s winter recital “One Winter’s Night” delighted a packed house at the Sisters High School auditorium on Saturday. Dancers aged 3 to 18 performed ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, Broadway and contemporary, donning bright colorful costumes depicting the holiday season.

The festive performances showcased 200 dancers that enchanted the audience during both shows.

This year’s theme was inspired by a song from “The Chronicles of Narnia,” entitled “Only the Beginning of the Adventure.”

“The scene where Lucy walks through the wardrobe for the first time and mysteriously enters a snowy, winter wonderland has always been a magical one to me and I wanted to bring the magic and adventure of what winter means to the stage this year,” said Lonnie Liddell, owner and dance instructor at Sisters Dance Academy.

Liddell brought a nighttime element into the theme using realistic snowy background imagery to give the

teachers and choreographers more breadth in creativity to what they could incorporate into each number.

Sisters Dance Academy gained two new dance teachers this year.

Liddell noted, “Ashley Gaona started with us this fall, taking on four hip-hop classes, ages 7-12. She is an amazing teacher and talented hip-hop dancer who is a Bend native and has taught all over Central Oregon for many years. Olivia Bertagna, a high school student, has been dancing since the age of three and studying with the Sisters Dance Academy since the age of six and now, 10 years later, has taken on teaching her own Lyrical Ballet class to seven- and eight-year-olds!”

The opening number featured the advanced ballet students dancing to “Only the Beginning of the Adventure,” and it set a magical feeling for the entire show.

There were performances from the youngest dancers depicting tiny little snowflakes in their dance “Suzy Snowflake” to hip-hop dancers depicting creatures of the night in their dance “Afterhours.” There were dances about dreams and

slumber parties, Santa and his elves, and even a piece from the Nutcracker done by the advanced pointe class entitled “Waltz of the Snowflakes.”

The crowd cheered as 12 five- and six-year-old dancers dressed as tiny reindeer performed ballet to the dance number and classic song “Sleigh Ride,” choreographed

by Liddell.

The grace of the dancers performing the number “Keep You Warm,” also a contemporary Christmas song by Sam Tsui and Kina Grannis, held the audience spellbound with their captivating moves.

During intermission friends, families and Sisters folks enjoyed a special bake sale, a homemade holiday smorgasbord of goodies that raised funds to help pay for the dance academy’s two competition teams.

The Sisters Dance Academy Performance Ensemble will also be doing a special performance for the residents of The Lodge in Sisters on Thursday, December 19. The main purpose of the Performance Ensemble is to perform for the community and spread the joy and love of dance through performance.

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Dancers of all ages thrilled a full house on Saturday.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Dear Santa

Letters to Santa can be dropped off at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, 291 E. Main Ave. across the street from First Interstate Bank. Please make sure you have a return address on them so Santa will know where to answer. Deadline is December 19 in order to receive a letter back. Call 541-549-0251 for more information.

Presidential Debate Watch Party

Join Indivisible Sisters & Indivisible Redmond to watch the sixth Democratic presidential debate.

Popcorn & politics! Thursday, December 19 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. (debate begins at 6 p.m.) at Sisters Public Library, 110 North Cedar St. Info: 541-400-8312.

See’s Candy Sales

The Kiwanis Club of Sisters will be holding their annual See’s Candy Sales fundraiser in a trailer in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot ending on Tuesday, December 24 (or sooner if all the candy is sold).

Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Stop in and purchase some of the best chocolate and support Kiwanis in their efforts to provide scholarships and career-change assistance as well as a number of other service projects. Every penny of profit goes back to the community. Info: 541-588-6255.

Bell Choir & Renaissance Sisters Concerts

Sisters High Desert Bell Choir, Renaissance Sisters recorder ensemble and vocalist Marilyn Anthony will present free concerts on Saturday, December 21 at 1 p.m. at Sisters Library; and Saturday, December 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Black Butte Ranch. Call Lola at 541-390-4615 for more information.

Christmas Concert

Renaissance Sisters recorder ensemble, joined by vocalist Marilyn Anthony, will present a Christmas concert on Monday, December 23 at 6 p.m. at the Lodge in Sisters. Come enjoy this opportunity to hear beautiful Renaissance, contemporary and even some jazzy seasonal songs as well as many sing-along carols! For info call Lola at 541-390-4615.

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Cash donations are down this holiday season and Furry Friends Foundation needs your support.

Please consider a donation to this vital Sisters area program.

By operating two pet food banks, a coat and pet supply bank, sponsoring spay/neuters/ vaccination, Furry Friends helps keep pets at home and out of shelters. Donate online at www. furryfriendsfoundation.org or call 541-797-4023.

Dementia Caregivers Group

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

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Highlights

Thursday, December 19 Presidential Debate Watch Party 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Sisters Library Saturday, December 21 Winter Solstice at the Labyrinth 4:30 p.m. at East Portal Saturday, December 21 Bell Choir & Renaissance Concert 1 p.m. at Sisters Library 5:30 p.m. at Black Butte Ranch Monday, December 23 Christmas Concert 6 p.m. at the Lodge in Sisters Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Dinner 1 p.m. at Sisters Fire Station

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Winter Solstice at the Labyrinth

All are invited to celebrate Winter Solstice with silent meditation and labyrinth walk at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 21. Bring a flashlight. Optional: battery candle, a warm drink to sip around the fire pit afterward. Families with young kids: email in advance to arrange a special, non-silent walk. Sisters Community Labyrinth is located in East Portal at the corner of Hwy 242 and W. Hood Ave. Restrooms will be closed; parking lot will be open. Info: neworegonarts@gmail. com, neworegon.org/events, 503997-0301.

Christmas Dinner

On Christmas Day, the SistersCamp Sherman RFPD and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Association invites the public to the Annual Sisters Community Christmas Dinner to be held Christmas day at 1 p.m. in the Sisters Fire Station Community Hall located at 301 S. Elm St. Everyone in the community is welcome and no reservation is required. For more info contact the Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD at 541-549-0771.

Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board Meeting

The Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 25 has been cancelled. Call 541-595-2288 for more information.

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January events

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids ages birth through 5 takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23, and 30 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 Library Book Club

Read and discuss “Arctic Dreams” by Barry Lopez with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, January 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

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

For information call 541-480-1843.

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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 Speak Life Cancer Support Group

This cancer support group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at Suttle Tea in their back room from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Caregivers as well as patients and family members are welcome to join in.

Please contact Suzi Steele at 503819-1723 for more information.

Organ Donor Awareness

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

Services Christmas Church in Sisters Country

Christmas Eve in the Park

Vast Church invites the community to a Christmas Eve service at Fir Street Park Tuesday, December 24 at 4:30 p.m. It will include the Christmas story, hot cocoa, singing of Christmas songs and candle-lighting. 541-719-0587 or vastchurch.com for info.

Episcopal Church Christmas Services

On Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration invites everyone to a 4 p.m. family service with Holy Eucharist and children’s living nativity, and a traditional service with Holy Eucharist at 9 p.m. For info: 541Christmas Services at or go to episcopalsisters.

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Sisters Community Church is hosting a “Blue Christmas” service Shepherd of the Hills on Saturday, December 21 at Christmas Services 6:30 p.m. The service is intended On Tuesday, December 24 at for those who are mourning and 9 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills seeking comfort for their souls.

Lutheran Church presents a Everyone is invited to Sisters traditional candlelight service with Community Church Tuesday, Christmas hymns. For information December 24 for a Christmas Eve call 541-549-5831 or visit candlelight service at 5 p.m. For shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch. info call 541-549-1201 or go to com. sisterschurch.com.

Westside Church will host a Christmas Experience Sunday Service on December 22 at 10 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, Westside Sisters will hold a candlelight service at 5 p.m. with light refreshments and free family photos at 4 p.m. For info call 541-549-4184 or go to westsidesisters.org.

Christmas Services at St. Edward the Martyr

Mass at St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church for Christmas Eve will be held at 5:30 and 8 p.m.; Christmas Day Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m. Solemnity of Mary Mass will be at 5:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve and at 10 a.m. on New Year’s Day. For more info call 541-549-9391 or go online to stedwardsisters.org.

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Music in Public Places

Enjoy an hour of music from the Central Oregon Symphony at Sisters Library on Saturday, January 25 at 2 p.m. No registration required. Call 541312-1032 for more info.

The Sisters Library Annual Art Exhibit is happening January 8 through February 28, 2020.

All Sisters Country artists who want to participate are invited to submit work on Saturday, January 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the library’s Community Room.

Invitations may be downloaded from the website sistersfol.com, or are available at the library’s information desk. People’s Choice Awards will be announced at the Reception on Friday, January 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more info, please call Zeta at 541-549-6157.

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Friday, January 17 at noon at Sisters Library. No registration required. Call 541-312-1032 for more information.

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Calvary Church in Sisters will host at Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24. Service will end promptly at 6 p.m. For information call 541-588-6288 or go to ccsisters.org.

Christmas Eve at Sisters Church of the Nazarene

All are invited to a family-friendly Christmas Eve service with singing, hearing the Christmas story, and candle-lighting on Tuesday, December 24 from 4 to 5 p.m. The church is located at 67130 Harrington Loop Rd, off Gist Road. For more info call (541) 392-8960 or visit sistersnaz.org.

Christmas Eve in Camp Sherman

All are welcome to the Chapel in the Pines Christmas Eve service, which will be held at the Camp Sherman Community Hall (F.S. Rd. 1419). There will be carols, the Christmas story, and gifts for the children! The service begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 24. Questions? Contact Kathi at 541-549-9971 or kathibeacham@ gmail.com.

Highland Baptist Church

Family-friendly Christmas Eve Services will be held at Highland Baptist Church, 3100 SW Highland Ave. in Redmond, on Tuesday, December 24 at 4 and 6 p.m. For more information, call 541-5484161 or go to hbcredmond.org.

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WRESTLER: Martin won each match with a pin for championship Continued from page 8

Finally the Outlaws had senior Ethan Martin.

“Martin had a great weekend, winning the 195-pound weight class,” Downs said.

“He is the second Outlaw to win a weight class at the Culver Tournament in my history of coaching.”

Martin had taken second at the tournament last year as a junior, and also with his qualifying for state last season he was able to

be seeded first at the Culver meet.

Martin won all of his matches with pins. In his first match he pinned his opponent in 16 seconds and then pinned his second opponent in 32 seconds.

Then Martin had to face Crook County’s Aaron Bowen in the first-place final match. Martin and Bowen battled it out throughout almost all three rounds and in the last four seconds of the last round Martin was able to turn Bowen and get the pin and win the championship.

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Outlaws cheer squad posts a perfect 10 The Outlaws Cheer and Stunt Squad took home their first team win for the 20192020 competition season last weekend at the Sweet Home Cheer Classic.

The team fought hard and earned the first-place plaque in the 4A division.

Stunting, dancing and cheering their hearts out, the girls scored a perfect 10 for their cheer and received high marks in dancing and tumbling. A highlight of the girls’ routine was their elite stunt sequence.

The girls performed in two stunt groups with the elites performing a new, more advanced stunt routine.

At each event, the team is scored on jumps, dance, a cheer routine, stunting and tumbling along with the difficulty and execution of skills

performed.

The Sweet Home Classic, the first event of the season for many teams, presents the challenge of not knowing their competition.

Participating in this event can be both exhilarating and nerve-wracking for teams.

The girls’ strong start to their competition season has placed them one step closer to competing at the state level. The Outlaws cheerleaders will be competing four more times to earn a place at state.

Their next competition will be on January 4 at Cottage Grove High School.

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A tale from Santa Claus...

Medical calls lead service demand

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During 2018, the SistersCamp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District responded to 1,163 emergencies including 89 fire-related calls, 862 EMS-related calls, 30 public service calls, 153 false alarm/ good intent calls, and 29 other calls.

Patients who sought treatment at the main fire station totaled 128 for 2018. The District responded to 220 back-to-back incidents, which occur when a second incident is dispatched prior to the completion of the first incident.

Of the 862 emergency medical calls in 2018, 144 were for chest pain (including 14 cardiac arrests), 100 respiratory distress; 96 altered mental status; 92 weakness; and 72 syncope (fainting).

The District has started tracking walk-ins who seek treatment, to help medical providers decide if there is enough demand in Sisters for an urgent-care service. For the same reason, they are also tracking how many times they provide treatment on a call and how many are transported to a medical facility.

The majority of 911 calls in the district are for medical emergencies. Emergency response personnel include:

15 paramedics; 18 EMTs; five emergency medical responders; and nine CPR/First Aidonly for a total of 47. Annual training to maintain certification levels, as well as certain specialized trainings, is necessary for emergency medical personnel, career and volunteer.

From a survey conducted last fall of community members and partners with whom the Fire District often works (U.S. Forest Service, Black Butte Ranch Fire, Cloverdale Fire, City of Sisters, ODOT, and Deschutes County), ambulance response and transport was considered the most important service offered by the Fire District, with structural fire protection in second place, and wildland fire response third.

Other services offered include fire prevention services, disaster planning and preparedness, public education programs, and injury prevention programs.

The District participates in the FireMed ambulance membership program which provides coverage if residents are transported to the hospital by ground ambulance.

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The vast majority of medical patients are transported by ground ambulance.

In 2018, there were 472 transports by ground ambulance and seven by air transport.

Because Sisters is a wildland-urban interface area, Sisters firefighters are called on to provide structure protection when wildfires come close to town. Sisters firefighters, both career and volunteer, participated in three fire mobilization deployments ordered by the State Fire Marshal in 2018 in response to conflagrations, including the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, the Graham Fire near Lake Billy Chinook, and the Substation Fire near The Dalles.

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FIRE DISTRICT: Agency is deeply involved in Sisters community Continued from page 1

Fire Chief Roger Johnson can often be seen at any number of meetings and community events in either his role as chief or as a private citizen.

The Chief is employed by the District Board of Directors to manage the day-to-day operations of the District.

The District is staffed by career firefighter paramedics, volunteer firefighter/emergency medical technicians (EMTs), Fire Corps volunteers and administrative staff, all of whom are dedicated to serving the community with the highest level of dedication and professionalism.

The Board of Directors is responsible for setting District policy, approving the annual budget, and conducting longrange planning. They hold regular monthly meetings the third Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. Current board members include: Chuck Newport, president; Bill Rainey, vice president; Jack McGowan; Roger White; and Kristie Miller. There is also a Budget Committee and a Civil Service Commission made up of local citizens.

The District is a combination career and volunteer fire department which blends 24-hour career staff with volunteers who are ready 24/7 to assist in any emergency.

Besides Chief Johnson, the administrative staff consists of a Deputy Chief of Operations, F i r e S a f e t y M a n a g e r, Administrative Assistant, Finance Manager, Office Assistant, and Recruitment/ Retention Coordinator.

Career staff make up three shifts, each with a shift commander/paramedic and two engineer/paramedics. There is also a part-time mechanic and part-time volunteer coordinator.

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The money to operate the District comes mainly (78+ percent) from assessed property taxes with an operating levy of $2.7317 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value. Additional funding sources include fees for service including ambulance revenues. For fiscal year 2017/18, total actual revenue amounted to $3,277,121 with $2,521,788 from property taxes. The expenditures for 2017/18 totaled $2,765,049 with personnel services taking the lion’s share at $2,185,920.

The District has a fundamental philosophy of funding its programs, including capital outlay programs, through the use of general-fund dollars whenever possible. In keeping with that philosophy, the District has set aside reserve

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon funds and created equipment replacement and building maintenance plans to ensure the future financial stability of the District. Also, because tax funding arrives during the month of November, the District must have a beginning fund balance to cover operating costs from July through October. As of June 30, 2018, the total reserve funds balance was $3,189,009.

The Fire Corps and prevention/education volunteers provide a multitude of free services for the community, from blood pressure screenings and CPR/First Aid classes to smoke alarm installations, car seat safety checks, home safety checks, and a host of senior safety programs.

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire and Ambulance Association, along with the Cloverdale Fire Department volunteer association, hide 6,000 plastic eggs throughout Creekside Park for the annual Easter egg hunt for children. The volunteers also act as backup EMS personnel and provide an on-site ambulance for the Sisters Rodeo and Sisters High School home football games.

District staff and volunteers provide help with hanging and taking down the quilts for the annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. They also staff a

centrally located first aid booth in the city during the event.

A Community Assistance Fund has been set up to help members of the community who would endure further hardship without financial assistance. Under this program, employees are allowed to spend up to $100 to provide assistance beyond basic fire suppression and EMS. The fund has been created from non-public funds, including donations made to the District and employee/volunteer contributions. In 2018, a total of 37 individuals/families were helped with a total of $345 in gas/food vouchers and bus tickets.

The District hosts an annual Halloween event including a haunted house along with many other activities for children and their families. Many District volunteers help make this event a success. In addition, it provides

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an opportunity to educate the public about fire safety.

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire and Ambulance Association and the Sisters Kiwanis Club sponsor the annual “Spirit of Christmas Giving Tree” program, providing Christmas gifts to families in need in Sisters Country over the holiday season. It takes many volunteers and donations to make the program a success. In 2018, 156 children received donated gifts with a value of over $7,800. In addition, $3,290 in cash donations were made for this program.

The Association hosts a community Christmas dinner on Christmas Day every year, serving over 126 people.

Volunteers do all the shopping, preparation, serving, and cleaning up. Every Christmas season the District fire station is decked out with lights and music in the spirit of the season.

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Celebrate the Christmas holidays in good health

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Everybody’s got their own Christmas traditions, especially in the way of what they’re eating that day.

In a recent article, Time Magazine reported that Americans consume an estimated 22 million turkeys on Christmas. They also purchase an estimated 318 million pounds of ham around the holidays.

The Christmas ham, also known as the Yule ham, comes from an English tradition. It is said that the tradition started with the Germans, who wanted to appease Freyr, the god of fertility, harvest and boars.

The turkey appeared on Christmas tables in England in the 16th century, and popular history tells of King Henry VIII being the first English monarch to have turkey for Christmas.

If the thought of planning Christmas dinner makes you feel a little stressed, be glad you didn’t live in the Renaissance period. The earliest known published Christmas menu included pork, beef, goose, lark, pheasant, venison, oysters, swan, and woodcock, to name just a few dishes, not including all the pastry deserts.

According to “The

Accomplisht Cook,” written in 1660 by Robert May, an English chef who trained in France and cooked for nobility throughout his life, “A bill of fare for Christmas Day and how to set the meat in Order,” suggests 39 dishes split over two courses, plus oysters, oranges, lemons, and jellies for dessert.

New England didn’t celebrate Christmas at all until well into the 19th century, and the typical 19th-century American Christmas dinner was chiefly root vegetables, with plenty of melted butter as “sauce.” A typical dinner might include soup, fish, boiled ham, boiled turkey with oyster sauce, three roast ducks and satellite dishes of scalloped oysters, potatoes, parsnips, turnips and celery.

Dessert might include a plum pudding; pastry, including cookies; fresh fruit, such as pears or apples; and bitter, black coffee, made by boiling the grounds for several days.

All that Christmas feasting was actually a countermeasure to the lean diet of the rest of the year. The bottom line for early Americans – overindulgence during the holiday readied the body for a long, cold winter.

Nowadays, an American Christmas dinner varies from one household to the next, but

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often resembles the meal eaten on Thanksgiving. It generally features ham or turkey with stuffing, vegetables, mashed potatoes, and gravy. Christmas cookies and pies — apple, pumpkin, and pecan, the most common, are served for dessert and there’s often plenty of eggnog to wash it all down.

Sweets and fat-rich foods that were a once-a-year indulgence for early settlers has now become readily available year-round. If they could visit our time, Colonial Americans might say that many of us now eat as though it were Christmas every day.

Before the 2019 holiday season kicked off, a new study into the health and diets of 2,000 Americans saw as many as 45 percent say they’re postponing any resolution to eat clean or lose weight until after the festivities.

The research, commissioned by Herbalife Nutrition and conducted by OnePoll, investigated the true extent of holiday indulging and found the average person gains six pounds in holiday weight.

During the holiday season, the inability to resist temptations and overindulge has also seen 55 percent break a diet for home-cooked holiday food.

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• Be mindful, if you choose to enjoy sugary sweets, really enjoy them. Notice the taste, notice how sweet they are, enjoy them thoroughly, then be done.

• When you get home, keep hydrated with water throughout the day and move your body. Take a walk, build a snowman, go to the gym, dance, or move however your body likes. But do move — even just a little. Your body, heart, mind, and spirit will thank you.

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in eating all the holiday treats they want – even outside of the actual holidays. In fact, the average person will overeat on 13 separate days in the gap from Thanksgiving to the New Year. Yikes!

Here are a few tips from local nutritionist Sarah Wilder of Healthy Healed You for enjoying this year’s holiday festivities and parties in between in a healthier way: • If you are going to someone else’s home, eat before you go. Have a good balance of proteins, fats, and carbs so that you are not overly hungry when you get there. Don’t “starve” yourself all day or “save up your calories.” You do not need to earn your food.

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BASKETBALL: Lady Outlaws tuning up in preseason Continued from page 7

and this second game against Elmira. I thought we got solid play and performance from all of the girls. I was really, really proud of our play and effort, and we’re looking forward to our next challenge.

“Hallie (Schwartz) was a strong leader at the point guard position, not only with her decision-making and floor play, but also with scoring 11 points. Payden (Petterson) probably had her most efficient all-around game in her young high school career so far; she scored well for us and played aggressive on defense.

Josie (Patton), RylieReece (Morgan), Josie (Aylor), and Gracen (Sundstrom) all continued to battle inside and controlled the boards.”

Three days later, the Outlaws dropped their game against the Lady Hawks at La Pine in a final score of 29-46.

The contest was a tale of two halves. The Outlaws played very competitively and were on top 9-8 at the close of the first quarter. In the second period, Aylor scored four of the Outlaws’ seven points, and at the half Sisters trailed by just two, 16-18.

In the second half, it was a physical battle down low.

La Pine’s physical play took over and they outscored the Outlaws 28-13.

Aylor and Sundstrom led the Outlaws with six points each, and Petterson and Schwartz both recorded five points.

“It was a good learning experience for our girls as we continue to use our pre-season to prep for league,” said

Brown. “I thought we handled their ball pressure early in the game very well, but in the second half their inside physical play made it difficult for us to generate much offense inside.

I thought the girls competed well and played hard throughout the entire game.”

Sisters was scheduled to play at home against Cottage Grove on Tuesday, December 17. The team will travel to Marshfield High School on Thursday to participate in their holiday tournament.

The girls competed well and played hard throughout the entire game.

— Brittaney Brown

Blue Christmas service scheduled Over 60 years ago, Elvis Presley crooned “I’ll have a blue Christmas without you…” His love song touches the depth of sadness some people feel at Christmas when the emphasis on joy all around can magnify experiences of grief and loss.

For many in the Sisters community, this year will mark the first Christmas without a loved one, without a job, without a marriage, without a home, without stable health.

The holidays may feel anything but merry.

In compassionate response, Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy., will host its second annual “Blue Christmas”

s e r v i c e o n S a t u r d a y, December 21, at 6:30 p.m.

This time of worship is for anyone for whom the joy and gaiety of the Christmas season is muted by sadness, loss, and grief.

“The worship is quiet and contemplative, but not morose,” said Pastor Steve Stratos. “Songs appropriate for the season will be interspersed with prayers and the comfort of God’s promise that ‘the people who have walked in darkness have seen

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TOY PROJECT: Crafters create Christmas the old-fashioned way Continued from page 3

was shown. Everyone agreed the project is a “labor of love” that gets better every year.

“These toys are going to such a good cause,” said Sisters woodworker Dennis Mills. “These kids probably wouldn’t get any presents if not for these toys. It hits you hard in the chest.”

The collaborative effort began six years ago when all the woodworkers were part of COW, until the people from Sisters split off and formed their own group. Now both groups contribute to the Christmas effort. The program got a big boost this year from Hardwood Industries in Bend with a donation of 250 board feet of poplar lumber from which to craft the toys.

Representatives of each of the agencies shared stories of the impact the toys have on the recipients. Healthy Families provides family support services that are aimed at preventing child abuse. They build relationships with families through weekly visits for up to three years.

Their representative shared the story of a family with three children and mental health issues, living in a twobedroom single-wide mobile home. Their only heat came from a small woodstove with a broken door. Despite being here legally, the father was fearful of being deported.

Their transportation was unreliable and they were lacking adequate clothing and food.

Toys and enrichment activities were beyond their means.

Last Christmas, the youngest girl received a cradle and doll, having never had a doll before. The mother referred to it as the little girl’s heirloom.

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Woodworkers made First World War-era biplane models.

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Woodworkers and crafters have engaged in a labor of love to provide for children in need in the community.

Oregon, and one family from They were frequently moved each location will be chosen for foster placement and the planes always moved with to receive the toys.

Kathy Malone, who volun- them. They have finally found teers as a CASA for children their forever home in northin foster care, talked about east Oregon with their adoplittle Katie who received a tive family.

“We get to take the love cradle and doll. The doll was the first thing she would bring you’ve put into the toys and out every time Malone visited. share it with the children,” It was the one thing she could Malone told the toymakers.

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Predicting the NFL

By David Tremblay We have heard, “Common sense is not that common.” In the National Football League (NFL), it is logical that if a team scores a lot of points, they probably will win.

Conversely, if they score few points, they most likely will lose. Numerically, what is a lot? A few?

Most NFL fans, even avid ones, probably really do not know these numbers.

My extensive 2013-2019 NFL season analysis has defined the loss and win point thresholds for selected teams. It is pertinent to many, if not all, NFL teams. These statistics are fun to use when games are live, too!

In other words, what is an NFL team’s ability to win any football game? For instance, if they score X amount of points, will they win? Or lose? Calculating point thresholds is virtually guaranteed to predict whether they will win or lose.

The model’s accuracy is a whopping 99.4 percent ! It is statistically sustainable and predictable.

The amount of points is the only factor in this extremely strong model. The analysis was done for each team’s 2013-2019 (partial) seasons.

No consideration is made for

home-field advantage, opponents’ season records, day/ night game, injured reserve lists, etc. These factors are statistically insignificant over the long term.

In the somewhat randomly –selected seven teams, the analysis used their 750 NFL games, running correlation to the win or loss outcome. (The selected teams were made from friends’ requests to run the numbers.)

A qualifier for this model.

For the 2019-2020 NFL season, about 60 percent of all NFL teams’ scores are in the range of 14-29 points. This model is applicable for points in about 40 percent of games — less than 10 to 16 points scored (10 percent) and more than 22 to 33 points scored (30 percent) per game.

Here are the accuracy results along with the

thresholds for the 2017 through 2019/2020 (partial) seasons. This is for about 45 regulation games per team and runs through December 20, 2019.

You can see some variation when comparing these seven teams’ low points (guaranteeing a loss) and high points (guaranteeing a win).

To interpret the table, the Buffalo Bills will lose 100 percent of the time if they score 12 or fewer points.

Also, they will win 100 percent of the time if they score 32 points or more.

Using the table, the Bengals’ and 49ers’ accuracy is 97.8 percent. In just one game in their 2017 through the present season, they scored more points than their point win threshold. However, each team

lost — 49ers (39 points) and Bengals (27 points). These were the only exceptions in the 7-team study. More about the 49ers later.

The lower the low point number, the better chance for a team to win. Moreover, the lower the high number, the higher the probability of winning any given game.

Let’s use this information

as a game is progressing. If the Bills are ahead of their opponent 32 to 27 at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter, statistically, they will win — based on their past performance.

They just squeaked into the defined, high-score threshold.

Regardless, the Bills will win!

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““Snowboarder” Snowboarder” by Zion Gonzales Gonzales.

Merry Foxmas from two young artists — By T. Lee Brown —

Young artists Parker Johnson and Makayla Kirkpatrick are fourth graders at Sisters Elementary School. Their teacher is an artist, too — Clay Warburton — known to his students as Mr. W. “We are doing window painting in our fourth-grade class,” explained Makayla last week. “We each draw a picture, then Mr. W pairs us up.” Together, students made designs to paint on the windows of real businesses along Cascade Avenue.

They were supposed to draw something “cute and funny, nothing scary, no trademarks like Spider-Man or Marvel,” according to Parker. “Mr. W said do something like winter, Christmas, something cute that someone would spend a long time looking at, that they would like,” said Makayla. “Something that makes their heart feel warm,” added Parker.

Parker and Makayla each came up with their drawings separately. “Mr. W said, ‘Oh, look out! Someone did a snow globe, and someone else did a snow globe!’” said Parker. He paired them up to collaborate, which means to work together.

“I drew a snake, but I really liked how Makayla drew the fox, so I decided to go with her animal,” explained Parker.

Parker is newer. His family arrived here last summer. Parker said he thinks it’s “really good that people are recognizing our art and seeing how good it is, because where I used to live, they didn’t pay attention to the art we made in school. They didn’t put it out into the streets; there was just so much graffiti.”

“It feels good to be appreciated,” said Makayla, “and it also is nice that we’re representing our school, our classroom, because we’re doing this art project.”

Both artists believe it is important for adults to pay attention to what kids are doing and making. “Sometimes adults have days down, and sometimes seeing children’s artwork and stuff makes them feel good and warm inside,” Parker said.

“If they’re having a hard time, or if they’re just really tired or stressed out, this art makes everybody feel really good,” said Makayla.

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LEGENDARY HODAG Black Butte School in Camp Sherman will present an original new play for their annual winter performance on Thursday.

Students will premier “The Legendary Hodag,” written by theater educator Jennie Sharp. The play is about “how Hodags came to live at Hoodoo Ski Area.”

The mysterious Hodag is a symbol used

by Hoodoo, which is just up Highway 20 from the school. Students at Black Butte School get to ski there on Fridays, as part of their education. The school uses outdoor and environmental education to teach science, physical education, and other subjects.

All are welcome to see “The Legendary Hodag” on Thursday, December 19th at 6 p.m. The performance takes place at Camp Sherman Community Hall.

“It can make them laugh, too,” added Parker.

To see the artwork in person, visit local retailers and restaurants on Cascade Avenue during the holiday season.

Locations include Martolli’s Pizza and Stitchin’ Post.

“We did some of the candy canes from Parker’s drawing, and the Christmas hat that was on his snake. We both came up with the icicles,” said Makayla.

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They called their window design “Merry Foxmas, because it stars a drawing of a fox in a Santa hat,” said Parker.

Both students were excited about having their artwork in the community, painted on a window and printed in the newspaper. Makayla said she has moved to a lot of places, but never heard of anything like this before. “This is really cool!” She has lived in Sisters for about two or three years.

T. Lee Brown, Kids in Print Page Editor kidsinprint@nuggetnews.com Parker and Makayla collaborated (worked together). First, each made their own drawing, which you can see here on the left and the right. Then they combined their two separate drawings to make one new design, which they are holding up in the center.

Jess Draper, Kids in Print Designer jess@nuggetnews.com Due to space limitations, publication of submissions is not guaranteed. We seek to showcase a wide range of ages, styles, and abilities that represent the diverse talents of the youth of our greater Sisters community.

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Tools for coping with anxiety in youth

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Anxiety is a major part of life for many young people, including many in Sisters.

A screening of the documentary “Angst” on Monday, December 9, at Sisters Middle School was part of an outreach to parents and community members by the Sisters School District.

The focus in Angst, an IndieFlix Original, centers on defining anxiety and exploring its impact on youth while also providing practical information on how to learn to cope with and live with this sometimes debilitating condition.

According to its website, the producers of Angst state their goal “is to help people identify and understand the symptoms of anxiety and encourage them to reach out for help. The film and corresponding materials provide tools, resources and above all, hope.”

Many recent medical and mental-health studies indicate that anxiety levels among American youth are on the rise. While Angst does not grapple with the reasons for this change, it does help viewers better understand both the prevalence and the reality of the condition.

While some anxiety is normal and natural for all human beings, some people experience it at debilitating levels, and, as with many mentalhealth challenges, anxiety is often not only misunderstood, but dismissed by friends, family and even by the sufferer themselves.

One person in the

documentary put it this way: “Health issues above the shoulders are frequently misunderstood.”

Anxiety can be experienced on a scale from mild to severe. At the severe end, anxiety and “panic attacks” are described by young people as being downright paralyzing and terrifying. Parents are often frightened by what their children are experiencing but don’t know how to respond.

Many of the youth featured in the documentary expressed how confusing dealing with anxiety was for them and their parents before they found help.

One of the classic symptoms of anxiety is for the sufferer to begin to avoid those things that trigger overwhelming stress. They may stop performing in music, playing sports or even coming to school. This avoidance only makes matters worse.

One of the speakers in Angst said that if kids stop coming to school they get even more stressed because they know they are falling behind, making it vital for them to learn effective coping strategies so they can stay involved where they are.

According to the film, a common response to anxiety occurring in the school setting is for the student to want to call a parent and flee the school for the rest of the day or even longer. Though difficult, a more effective and empowering response is to

instead find a way to take a short break and employ some “reset” strategies in order to carry on.

Sisters Middle School counselor Brook Jackson, who helped host the screening along with principal Alison Haney, explained that students throughout the middle school will view the documentary in order to help everyone better understand the issue. In that way, anxiety sufferers can learn they are not alone and that help is available. In addition, students and school staff can be better equipped to understand, and hopefully support, one another.

“We have a commitment to weave social/emotional health and well-being into our daily lives here at the middle school,” he said.

One of the key takeaways from the documentary is how important it is for students to find people who understand what they are experiencing.

Students in the documentary said that prior to finding support they felt “weak” and were filled with self-doubt.

Two of the young people in Angst developed other disorders such as tics and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that were very noticeable to others, making it very socially difficult for them.

Both eventually developed coping mechanisms that have helped.

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BOARD: New board member sworn in at December meeting Continued from page 3

After words of praise and thanks from head cross-country coach Josh Nordell and the cutting of a congratulatory cake, the meeting got underway beginning with comment from the public.

Joey Hougham addressed the board with questions about the results of the latest investigation regarding his complaint regarding the school district’s girls basketball program.

Superintendent Curt Scholl explained that he had received feedback that he hoped to review and respond to by December 13 at the earliest.

“There is a lot of material to go through,” he said.

Another parent expressed disappointment that her daughter had not received any noticeable support in the aftermath of the complaints to the district regarding the girls basketball program.

Leah Soloff, a teacher at Sisters High School, also addressed the board regarding a potential change in policy regarding pets in the school and was assured that her dragon, Puff, would not fall under the restrictions that the policy may include.

Debbie Newport, a member of the educational committee for Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) and Brad Tisdel, creative director for SFF, gave an in-depth presentation regarding the integration of art and music from kindergarten through 12th grade that is supported by Sisters Folk Festival and a five-year “Studio to School” grant obtained through the Oregon Community Foundation in 2013. Sisters was one of 18 sites in Oregon that received $280,000 total over five years.

According to Tisdel and Newport, Sisters schools now have art and music programs at every grade level, and Sisters Folk Festival is committed to continuing to partner with the school district to sustain what has been implemented. The music and art teachers have been working with members of the SFF educational board to develop a K-12 scope and sequence for art and music.

“We believe that performing and visual arts are integral to the development of the whole child,” said Tisdel.

Martha Hindman, special programs director, reported that currently 11.4 percent of the district’s student population is identified in special education, which is up slightly, but still with the average across Oregon.

Elementary principal Joan Warburg focused her report on English-learners and the

Title 1 programs that she oversees. Dawna Spencer is the new English Language Learner/Spanish specialist for the district where growth in the past year has been mostly at the secondary level, whereas typically growth happens in the elementary grades.

Additionally, Gabriel Cobos was hired recently as the community liaison for the district, which includes emphasis on the Hispanic families within the district.

Middle school principal Alison Haney gave an update on her work as the coordinator of the Talented and Gifted (TAG) program for the district, which is new for her this year. She has met with the TAG coordinators in each building and has created an updated Personal Education Plan (PEP) form for use this year. She is also developing a survey that will be offered to the students in the district who are identified as TAG in order to get their perspective on how they are being served.

Joe Hosang reported on the ever-evolving Sisters Educational Options (SEO), which has formerly been viewed as pertaining only to

the online education program within the district, but in fact encompasses many different options for students, including but not limited to taking courses online. He discussed Heart of Oregon’s program as well as options having to do with high school credit by proficiency, partnerships with Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, GED preparation, and Expanded Options at COCC. “Our goal is to ensure that we have ways for all students to complete a diploma,” he said. He shared a pair of examples of creative ways the school has worked out to keep students engaged and enrolled in our district even under unusual circumstances such as moving out of state temporarily.

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AWARDS: Chamber celebrates the best of Sisters Continued from page 1

police department from 1989 to 1996 and then joined the reserve department of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office from 1996-2000.

He has been a member of the Bend Elks since 1971, Sisters Kiwanis since 1989, as well as Sisters VFW. He has been active with the Sisters Folk Festival, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, and parades in Sisters. He served as a Deschutes County Fair board member and joined the Sisters Rodeo Association in 2008.

Besides being an active member of all these organizations, he was selected as the Kiwanian of the Year in 2008 and the Sisters Rodeo Volunteer of the Year in 2009, and now Volunteer of the Year by the Chamber.

Despite being semi-retired and doing a fair share of traveling, Frazee is the general manager of Hawk’s Haven wildlife reserve during the spring and summer. And he still finds time to volunteer.

In accepting his award, Frazee said simply, “It’s been a pleasure. I enjoy volunteering. As long as it’s fun, I’ll keep doing it.”

The Country Fair and Art Show at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration was named the Nonprofit of the Year for their giving back to the community since 1995. Held on a weekend in August, there is a juried art show and artists reception on Friday evening in the parish hall, followed by Saturday’s art show and Country Fair on the church grounds.

For the first six years, proceeds of the show and fair were split 50/50 between paying for construction of the parish hall and providing funds for local community support agencies. Since completion of construction in 2001, all proceeds have been given to 30 different local agencies. 2019 was a record year with $23,000 in community grants awarded.

In accepting the award, church member Frank Guthrie said the 2020 show and fair will be the 25th and issued an invitation to everyone to “come and play with us.”

A fairly new business in town, Bullseye Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, and owner/operator Ben Redlich received the Customer Service Award. For the short time he has been here, he has made an impression with his outstanding customer service, providing high-quality work efficiently and promptly.

Redlich describes himself as a people person and according to him, his game plan is fairly simple, “Do a great job while getting to know your customers.”

Redlich has made customer satisfaction his priority. His five-star ratings and positive reviews through phone calls and letters to the Chamber provide the proof that he is successfully meeting his goal. The most rewarding aspect of his work is to complete the task in a timely manner with attention to detail, at a fair price, while striving to do a job of which he is proud.

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AWARDS: Businesses and individuals won honors

Landis named Citizen of the Year

By Sue Stafford

Continued from page 23

Correspondent

as well as inviting the community to events at the residence.

Scott Nye, general manager of The Lodge said, “We are so very, very pleased to have been nominated. We are happy to bring families back together while taking care of whatever their needs are.”

The Lodge opened less than a year ago with about 60 living units, over half of which are already occupied.

Amenities include an activities room, media theater and TV room, beauty salon and barber shop, 24-hour fitness center, a Lodge bus, parlor, library and multiple sitting rooms, onsite chapel, restaurant-style dining, 24-hour café, massage room, laundry facilities, onsite recycling center, and pet-friendly apartments.

The award-winners are selected from nominations made by Chamber members.

Citizen of the Year honors at last week’s Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony went to long-time Sisters resident and extraordinary volunteer Toni Landis.

“Her primary motivator in life has always been to help people,” Chamber Executive Director Judy Trego told the audience. “Whether it was art classes for children in Sisters, working with seniors as a State of Oregon ombudsman, or creating the Home Help Team to offer low-income and home-bound folks the home repairs and adaptations they need to continue living in their home, Toni is always looking out for others’ interests.”

She has also volunteered with the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, Heart of Oregon Youth Build, and now heads up the transportation committee for Age

Friendly Sisters Country. She also serves on the advisory council for the Council on Aging of Central Oregon, the first representative ever from Sisters.

Last year she stepped in to serve as the Council on Aging local staff person after the Senior Alliance (now Age Friendly Sisters Country) identified a lack of coordinated services for our community. She works with adults 60 and older needing assistance, information, and access to a variety of services. She has been working for decades to make Sisters an age-friendly community.

She was instrumental in the shift from an emphasis on “seniors only” to a broader “age-friendly community” approach.

She believes, “What we do to improve transportation, emergency care, and an accessible environment for seniors will benefit moms with strollers, students needing flexible transportation, and anyone

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(See related story page 10).

Before being named Citizen of the Year, Landis admits she had never thought of the word citizen as a defining attribute, but she does consider it a good word.

“Good citizens show respect for others and property, maintain an accepting attitude, help out, are responsible, listen, and act on behalf of others in need,” she said.

Landis has moved over 35 times in her life, living in two states and three countries, but she said Thursday evening, “Llamas brought me here, land gave me roots, but the people provided the center point around which I continue to revolve. This IS my community and I have lived here longer than anywhere else.

I am truly content to age in place — THIS place.”

Landis thanked all the other citizens of Sisters, “who

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Beacham’s is Business of the Year

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Time is on Beacham’s Clock Company’s side.

Owners Ed and Kathi Beacham moved to Sisters and opened their business in 1978 and have been here ever since.

Together they have created a world of precision, beauty, and whimsy that is overseen by their 23-pound ginger cat Buddy, who accompanies them to work every day.

Buddy can be found lounging in his fleece cat bed, waiting to greet his “groupies” who come in specifically to visit him.

As one of Sisters’ landmarks, the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce named the clockmaker Business of the Year at its annual awards banquet.

Clocks of every shape, size, and design can be found in the shop, with prices ranging from $10 to the $125,000 German castle clock that was commissioned by King Frederick III of Prussia in 1870. It is a massive clock that came into the shop in several pieces and now stands stoutly at the bottom of the stairs that lead to the second-floor balcony.

In 1995, the Beachams built their current Victorian

building on the corner of West Hood Avenue and South Oak Street. Inside the shop, from the second-floor balcony, visitors can see the workings of the beautiful stained-glass clock face located on the front of the building. It is also a good spot to survey the hundreds of clocks and hear them ticking and chiming.

Ed, who has spent his entire working life, 54 years, building 1,000 clocks, told the gathering, “Inspiration is the lifeblood of what we do.”

Ed’s eventual career received its first spark in his high school woodshop in Eagle Point, Oregon, when his teacher assigned him a grandfather clock project that he didn’t really want to make.

He discovered that he had a talent for and loved precision woodworking. All these decades later, one entire wall on the first floor of the shop is devoted to awards and certificates, many from the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, earned by Ed for his world-class creations. People often assume that Ed must love clocks.

“I don’t really love clocks.

What I love is fine craftsmanship,” he offered.

Beacham views clocks as

pieces of art that are functional.

“I like precision woodworking,” he said, and it is reflected in his exquisite clock cases.

Kathi’s touch is evident throughout the shop and Ed readily credits her with the smooth operations. She has worked alongside Ed all of their 50 years of married life, running their retail shop and, at one time, doing clock repair.

She now focuses on buying and selling inventory, setting up the displays, handling the shipping and receiving, keeping the books, dealing with customers, giving appraisals, and a myriad of other tasks, all while making Ed feel he is the most important person in the world.

“I like working with him.

We’re a good team,” said Kathi.

In 1978, Ed joined the Sisters Volunteer Fire Department, and served as department chaplain and paramedic, retiring in 2003. He has also volunteered since 1980 as the pastor of the Chapel in the Pines in Camp Sherman and is currently Pastor Emeritus with the church. They live on five acres outside Sisters where they have raised miniature donkeys and black Angus cattle.

Ed describes their clock

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Ed and Kathi Beacham have operated Beacham’s Clock Co. since 1978. company as being “like a hospital with practicing privileges,” because of the four independent contractors also located in the shop. Two craftsmen repair and handcraft

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PREDICT: Model has 99.4 percent accuracy rate Continued from page 19

If the Cowboys just scored 15 total points, late in any of their games’ fourth quarters, they will lose 100 percent of the time. Much to owner Jerry Jones’ disgust, interference, and angst. In the Sunday, December 15 game again the visiting Rams, they scored 44 points. Their model high score threshold is 32 points, showing they would win. And they did, making the model correct!

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counselors like Jackson can be the first line of resource for students and parents seeking help for anxiety. Though not diagnosticians or therapists, school counselors can provide means of support and, if necessary, help direct families to further professional help.

Principal Haney explained to the audience that at Sisters Middle School they have developed a support system called “Problem Solving University” (PSU) which means a staff member is available at all times to support a student through challenges during the school day so they have a way to “reset” as needed.

Resources on the documentary’s website (https:// angstmovie.com/) include a “Symptom Checker” that can help parents get a sense of whether their child may be battling anxiety. One simple way for parents to respond is to get educated about anxiety, listen to their children, and be genuine and vulnerable with their children about their own fears.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps makes an appearance in the documentary in a way that legitimizes the reality that some very successful people have diagnosable anxiety. He speaks very honestly about his anxiety level being so great at times that he wasn’t sure if he wanted to even keep on living.

On the website Phelps says, “I welcomed the opportunity to be a part of ‘Angst’ to further the dialogue around mental health and to help people understand the impact anxiety has on our mental state and to encourage people, especially kids, to ask for help.”

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OVERTIME: Outlaws team is playing hard in preseason Continued from page 6

PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG

Staff and students from the Life Skills program stand before their trailer designed for dropping off bottles and cans as part of a fundraiser.

Donations support Life Skills

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Josh Nordell and his Life Skills students have a “cando” attitude when it comes to helping raise money for their program at Sisters High School. He and his students have set up a trailer container at the school for donors to drop off returnable cans and bottles.

Nordell explained, “The money raised goes right into programming for students in the Life Skills and the transition program that serves kids until they are 21. This funding supports day-to-day operations such as learning to cook, vocational tasks such as cleaning equipment and classroom supplies. It also supports Project Unify, an athletic program which brings kids with and without disabilities onto the same team.”

Nordell hopes that people will keep a bag of returnables at home and when it’s full to swing by the east side of the high school parking lot and drop donations off in the marked trailer container.

While getting 10 cents per can or bottle doesn’t seem like much, it adds up quickly if enough people get involved, according to Nordell.

“We’d love to see it become routine for families and individuals to deal with their cans and bottles so we have a steady stream of returnable containers coming in,” said Nordell.

Having a quality program costs money, so Nordell has often done fundraising to add to the program’s coffers.

“As with many groups and activities in school, the reality is we need to fundraise,” he said. “This is just how it is. We want to make this program continue to be successful and that costs money. We try to be prudent, but we are also willing to spend to help a student with special needs.

We are lucky to have the support of the community.”

In addition to this new can and bottle collection, the Project Unify program has raised funds through the annual Polar Plunge in Bend each year.

Nordell prefers to do fundraisers in which the students can be involved. Students will help in the collection/processing of the cans and bottles, just as some also take part in the Polar Plunge. He is, however, open to direct donations, which he points out are tax-deductible.

“We always love donations, and checks can be made

out to the Sisters High School Life Skills Program,” he said.

“The money truly does make a difference in the lives of students that have special needs.

We are proud of our program and the students the program serves.”

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forced Elmira to make unintended passes, which allowed Sisters to take a 43-38 lead to close out the third.

Sisters protected their lead in the final quarter, but Elmira did narrow the Outlaws lead to four at one point. The Outlaws kept their composure, continued to force turnovers, and converted on free throws down the stretch to edge out the Falcons by three with a score of 59-56.

Weber led the offensive charge with 18 points, followed by Nicklous who tallied 17 from his point guard position. Linn recorded 10

points, Petterson played through some pain to tally nine, and Palanuk added three points. Joe Scholl scored two points, grabbed five boards, and had two blocked shots.

First-year Head Coach Rob Jensen said, “It was a good win against a solid opponent. Elmira is well coached and they play really hard. The team shot well from the three with four players hitting at least two threes. Sam (Nicklous) and Nate (Weber) really performed well and we cut down on our turnovers as a team.”

Sisters went 10-for-17 for 59 percent from behind the arc.

The Outlaws were scheduled to play at home against Cottage Grove on Tuesday, December 13. They will travel to Marshfield on Thursday for a holiday tournament.

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KIWANIS: Food Bank has faced increasing demand

SKI: Coach expects team to be very competitive

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Food Bank has to purchase over 50 percent of this supply. This check is a kickstart for 2020 and OnPoint has done this for us,” he said.

Wills shared information on how the process works when individuals or families come in for help.

“The amount each client can take home is based on their family size,” he said.

“They complete an application on their first visit, then can visit every two weeks to pick up food supplies to help them through hard times.”

The Food Bank has a grocery cart for clients to use, so they can choose what food they need and want.

When the Kiwanis Club first started the Food Bank, they were telling people in need what to take. They found food was being returned because it wasn’t something the family could use or would eat.

Johnson thought it was great that the community members can feel in control and choose items they know their family will enjoy and appreciate. Wymer was in complete agreement.

“Giving people the respect they deserve and the dignity to take home what they need is another key part of the work the Food Bank performs,” he said.

“The new system of letting

another season.

Junior Skylar Wilkins is out for her third year and has the experience to really move up in the racing order this season. Skylar was selected to be captain of the girls team this year and Coach Chladek noted he expects her to be a breakthrough racer this season.

Hollie Lewis (sophomore) returns as a second-year varsity racer and was Sisters’ fastest girl last year. Hollie has a strong skiing background and, according to Chladek, a lot of natural skill. She is aggressive on the course and should be in the top of the overall pack this year.

Piper Adelt and Sydney Wilkins (sophomores) are both athletic and raced on the team last year, and with a year of experience under their belts are expected to score points for the varsity team this season.

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The entire group appreciated Sisters’ local support of the Food Bank, including: Wander+NW donated 144 pounds of food from their December 12 event, Sisters Cub Scout Troop collected over 700 pounds November 2-9, and Aspen Lakes donated over 900 pounds.

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For more information on volunteering or donating, visit Sisters Kiwanis on Facebook or www.sisterskiwanis.org. The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank is located at 328 W. Main Ave. and is open Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Both girls are new to ski racing, but do come with previous skiing experience, and are working hard in dryland training. They are both expected to be solid members of the varsity team.

“I think that overall the Sisters team is going to be very competitive this season,” said Chladek. “Last year we moved solidly into the fourthplace spot in the league and even took a third-place finish.

We only graduated one senior last year and the boys team is going into this year with a lot of upper-classmen and a couple of freshmen with previous club race experience.

Our girls team has filled out a six-lady varsity and has a lot of collective experience. It will be an exciting season for the Sisters team this year!”

Rima Givot has helped Chladek coach the last three seasons and will be by his side again this year. Grant McDonald has also stepped in to help coach. Grant raced in high school, and has been helping with the dry-land training. Chladek noted that with 23 racers this season, McDonald’s help has been very valuable.

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HABITAT: Families contribute to Sisters organization Continued from page 1

visit from Nebraska and were a HUGE help in painting the interior,” said Palmer.

“This process actually started when I was at a pretty tough time in my life, and I have no doubt that God’s hand has been in this through the whole thing. It’s been a long time since I’ve been at a place in my life where I feel like it’s been ‘home’ for me, and I know that this is home.

I’m so very grateful, from the bottom of my heart — my cup is full.”

Son Nate said, “I’m excited that we get to live in this new house and that it’s going to be our final home.”

Son Nick summed it all up by saying, simply, “Thanks.”

Darleene Snider, Sisters Habitat for Humanity construction manager, spoke about the many local and corporate partners that support Habitat homes. Minister Drew Price invited the crowd to gather around to “lay hands on” the house in the Christian tradition of blessing and healing.

In Habitat tradition, a Bible was presented to the family. Susan Cobb gave a beautiful handmade quilt.

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Krista Palmer cut the ribbon on their new Habitat for Humanity home earlier this month while her sons, Nick and Nate looked on.

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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.$399,000. MLS#201906185

THE BLUFFS RIVER BEND/TOWNHOME Merry Christmas! Give the perfect gift of a lifetime – a beautiful 3 bedroom townhome located within walking distance of the Old Mill District, the delightful Box Factory, and an easy walk to the charming downtown of Bend. Lots of natural light and beautiful mountain views. The master suite is on the main floor with access to a private deck area, large walk-in closet and a soaking tub.

Beautiful updated kitchen with cement counters, undermount sink, and stainless steel appliances.

Upstairs suite consisting of two bedrooms, walk-in closets, linen closet. MLS#201908540. $604,000.

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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 PREMIUM LAKEFRONT… …homesite in Aspen Lakes Golf Estates. 1.27 acres with nice pine trees and water views.

Protective CC&R's in this gated community of fine homes. 2 years of golf membership included with the purchase. Utilities to the lot line. Just minutes to the town of Sisters. $349,000.

MLS#201506535