The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIII No. 9 // 2020-02-26

The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 9

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Jean Wells Keenan honored with award

By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Jean Wells Keenan is renowned in Sisters as an artist, a quilter, an entrepreneur and savvy businesswoman — and the founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. At heart, she is a teacher and mentor, wife, mother and grandmother.

Last Wednesday night, she added the title Recipient of the Eighth Annual Ben Westlund Memorial Award.

Cate O’Hagan, co-chair of the Deschutes Cultural Coalition, presented the award, an original ink-andwatercolor drawing created by artist Pat Clark. Titled “Landscape Bits and Pieces/ An Oregon Memory,” it is a study for an engraving in rich shades of blue.

The Westlund Award also includes a gift of $1,000, which Wells Keenan designated toward the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, celebrating its 45th anniversary this July. It remains unique in the world of quilt shows because it’s held outdoors, and it’s not ticketed. Dawn Boyd, the Quilt Show’s

Correspondent

A recently retired teacher from the Sisters School District had a saying for students when it came to the importance of school attendance: “I’m good, but I can’t teach you anything if you’re not here.”

Data underlines this truth, as students with poor attendance form gaps in learning and tend to lag behind their peers in school performance.

Sisters School District is implementing an initiative called “Strive for 95” this year to encourage students to have no more than two absences a quarter, which equates to eight total in a

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New Sisters development can move forward

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING

Jean Wells Keenan consults with fellow artist Paul Alan Bennett. Wells Keenan’s enormous impact on Sisters’ arts community was recognized with the Ben Westlund Memorial Award last week. executive director, accepted the check.

O ’ H a g a n r e m a r k e d , “Jean Wells Keenan founded the quilt show after starting her quilt store business, the Stitchin’ Post, the prior year.

When I think about starting a retail business 45 years ago in Sisters, on top of raising

Attendance in focus for Sisters students

By Charlie Kanzig

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school year to achieve a 95 percent attendance rate.

Work started on the goal from the beginning of the school year, with a number of incentives and initiatives put in place to help encourage good attendance and draw attention to its importance.

The elementary school drew attention to the attendance initiative in a big way to start the school year when police, fire and other emergency vehicles descended on the campus at the start of the day with emergency and police personnel handing out donuts to parents and thanking them for getting their kids to school on time.

See ATTENDANCE on page 22

a family, and on top of that, a quilt show, I wonder what that must have taken! As her sister June says, Jean believes that ‘If you can dream it, you can do it.’ And she does!

“The Stitchin’ Post, now in daughter Val’s capable hands, has thrived and

grown,” O’Hagan said.

“Jean’s leadership has inspired the SOQS to expand its vision from a local event to an international attraction. An author of 30 books, Jean is widely recognized in this country and around the

The road is cleared for development of a six-acre parcel of land located behind Bi-Mart at the west end of Sisters, though such development has raised concerns among local residents about the impact on Sisters’ character and quality of life.

With a unanimous vote of 5-0 following a public hearing last Thursday, the Sisters Planning Commission approved the 5.911-acre Master Planned Development (MPD) for the proposed Threewind project.

Two commissioners were not in attendance.

The proposed development includes up to 28,000 square feet of commercial building area, up to 28,000 square feet of groundfloor multifamily building area, a public street, and associated site improvements. The application

See AWARD on page 23

See DEVELOPMENT on page 16

Outlaws swimmer is state champion

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Senior Lydia Bartlett capped a stellar high school career in her final event at the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A state swimming championships in record-breaking fashion.

The meet was held Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22 at the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton.

Bartlett started the day in the 200-yard freestyle and came up just short of a victory.

After posting the second-fastest time in Friday’s prelims at 1:53.27, behind district rival Megan Hager of Sweet Home (1:50.29),

Bartlett knew who to focus on in the finals. The Saturday final was a battle throughout, with Hager holding on to a slim lead through each of the first three laps. After the final turn, Bartlett closed a bit, but Hager was able to hold her off by a mere .15 seconds to claim the crown in 1:50.63 against 1:50.78 for Bartlett.

The pair finished nearly nine seconds in front of third place.

“What a race!” said Coach Bryn Singleton.

But by no means was Bartlett finished as the senior led wire-to-wire in the 500yard freestyle and set a new 4A/3A/2A/1A state meet See SWIM CHAMP on page 23

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State champion Lydia Bartlett with Coach Bryn Singleton.

Letters/Weather ................ 2 Of A Certain Age ................. 8 Entertainment ..................11 Outlaw Calendar ...............17 Classifieds.................. 19-20 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements............... 10 Portraits of Sisters ...........12 Crossword ....................... 18 Real Estate ..................21-24

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The game that no one wins

Elks Club meeting....

By Leigh-Anne Durham Guest Columnist

PHOTO BY JEFF OMODT

Letters to the Editor…

The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer’s name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor.

The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday.

To the Editor: This is a long overdue thank-you to the teachers of Sisters middle and elementary schools. Our two boys love going to school and regularly talk about their teachers and lessons with excitement. Teachers provide the foundation that makes all other careers possible, and we feel honored that they are under your guidance and care. Thank you for all that you do.

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To the Editor: Kudos to Jeff Mackey for his “Modern Fable,” (The Nugget, Letters to the Editor, February 12).

It was really clever and well-written. I sent it to many of my family and friends so they could enjoy it as much as I did. I still chuckle every time I think of it.

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To the Editor: Jim Cornelius’ editorial is spot on! We have previously written a couple of letters regarding this subject, but none stated so well. Also, we were going to write an additional letter, however decided not to continue the arguments with the naysayers.

Just as McDonald’s and Dairy Queen objectors, I wonder if these people will boycott or visit such businesses; I’m sure it will be the latter.

Growth happens, just as our generations of birth and raised in Bend (oh, the days when there was one high school and junior high, two elementary schools for us, our siblings and cousins). It is not what it used to be and does get disappointing, but what can be done other than getting involved and doing the best we See LETTERS on page 6

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In the game of basketball there are winners and losers.

Lovers of the game hate losing. It’s like a bad taste you can’t get out of your mouth.

Those of us that have grown up in athletics tend to have this winners and losers, Viking or victim mentality. As a former collegiate basketball player, I believed that in order for me to win, someone else has to lose. As it turns out, this is a really unhealthy lens when it comes to interpersonal relations. Over time, my therapist helped me to understand that in the game of life, there do not have to be winners and losers. Moreover, I learned about a game where no one wins called The Drama Triangle.

The Drama Triangle, outlined by psychologist Stephen Karpman M.D. (1961) describes a dysfunctional mode of operation through which the “players” in the game are either Persecutors, Rescuers or Victims. The Persecutor is verbally, emotionally and/ or physically aggressive or abusive, the Rescuer is a people-pleaser who fixes and rescues others, and the Victim is powerless and without choices. We play the game unknowingly, assign each other roles, then switch roles.

The reality is that no one can win at this game, and the roles change depending on who you talk to. (See https:// karpmandramatriangle. com/) Over the past year, our community has observed the narrative of the high school girls’ basketball investigations. After three investigations into the same allegations of harassment, intimidation, and bullying on the part of the coaches, three rulings have been issued that did not remove the coaches from their positions.

Parents and coaches all started with a mutual goal of a rewarding and educational basketball experience.

Turns out whilst we all set out to play basketball, we were actually playing a different game. Instead of the classic basketball triangle between point-guard, wing,

and center, it seems the players of the game became Karpman’s triangle of persecutor, rescuer, and victim.

A recent opinion article in The Nugget stated that “The administration, through their action in keeping the coaches, left the victims with no other choice but to retreat while the coaches remained.

The administration claimed they wanted the players back on the court but at the expense of facing their perpetrators, which caused fear and anxiety. The District tried to mitigate this issue by hiring a monitor (rescuer) to keep the coaches in check.”

(Emphasis added).

It is ironic that the suit was about harassment, intimidation and bullying, yet after multiple cleared investigations one might wonder if the victim being persecuted, intimidated and bullied is the coach.

Perhaps I become a rescuer by defending a friend who patiently teaches our most vulnerable kindergarten students, and volunteers to run free basketball clinics for young hoopsters that have barely learned to lace up their sneakers. We are all susceptible to being caught in this game that no one wins.

To win, Karpman outlines a new strategy. The Persecutor learns to harness their personal power by assertively and responsibly setting firm boundaries.

The Rescuer learns to reach out to others with empathy.

Finally, the Victim learns vulnerability, owning their choices while being open and trusting with healthy people.

It’s time to call a timeout and analyze our game plan, or at least recognize which game we are playing. Our kids are learning from our behaviors. Our job as parents, educators, and coaches is to model the healthy thinking patterns and humility we hope to one day see them develop.

My heart hurts because we have all lost in this recent scrimmage. In the words of David Brooks (“The Road to Character”), I hope this defeat gives us humility and a greater awareness that we all are both splendidly endowed and deeply flawed.

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

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By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

Jack McGowan spoke at Paulina Springs Books last Friday. The Sisters man’s story is featured in Marcy Cottrell Houle’s book, “A Generous Nature: Lives Transformed by Oregon.”

Editor in Chief

Jack McGowan’s deep love for his adopted state is worn on his sleeve — and it was on full display at Paulina Springs Books last week.

Deeply dissatisfied with his life on Wall Street in his native New York, McGowan headed west to the Pacific Northwest in the early 1970s — and he fell in love.

A career that zig-zagged through the arts, journalism and politics reached its pinnacle when McGowan became co-director with his wife, Jan, of SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism), one of the premier conservation organizations in the nation.

McGowan’s story forms chapter 1 of Marcy Cottrell Houle’s book, “A Generous Nature: Lives Transformed

by Oregon.” Houle presented the book in an author event at Sisters’ independent bookstore on Thursday evening, February 20. The book offers profiles of 21 conservationists and activists who have made enduring contributions to the preservation of Oregon’s wild and natural places and its high quality of life.

Houle notes that the many people who are drawn to Oregon by that natural beauty and quality of life are unaware of the work that has gone into creating a structure of land-use planning and conservation to make Oregon what it is.

“They don’t have a clue all the gifts they have been given,” she said. “All of these (elements) created the Oregon we know and cherish, and they will be critical to its future.”

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Grants promote arts and culture in county

Sisters man recounts love affair with Oregon

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McGowan described a hardscrabble upbringing as the grandson of an Irish barkeep who was murdered in his New York City speakeasy in 1932. It was a significant accomplishment for him to land a spot on the stock exchange — but the work conflicted with his values and he had a deep-seated yearning for… something else.

A chance meeting with the legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon on a New York street corner set him on the path to Oregon, where he migrated with little savings, no job and no clear path ahead. His doubts about his leap into the unknown were countered by the natural magnificence of Oregon, which he set out to explore from the sagebrush sea in the east to See MCGOWAN on page 14

When it comes to daily operation of a nonprofit, a little goes a long way, enabling small organizations to grow, and larger ones to undertake special projects and programs.

In addition to presenting the Ben Westlund Memorial Award to Jean Wells Keenan, the Deschutes Cultural Coalition distributed around $20,000 in grants Wednesday evening to a dozen qualifying cultural nonprofit organizations in Deschutes County (see related story, page 1).

Two organizations from Sisters are among them.

The Sisters Arts Association received a grant to be used toward the Fourth Annual Artist Studio Tour, on the last weekend in June.

SAA President Bob Burgess accepted the check, and proudly noted that this event has grown from 10 to more than 40 artists who will demonstrate and meet the public in their home studios. Two of the artists participating in the tour this year are Jean Wells Keenan and her sister, June Jaeger.

T. Lee Brown accepted a grant for New Oregon Arts and Letters, which will go See GRANTS on page 14

Local filmmakers win movie awards

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

In 2019 Nathan and Emily Woodworth, both awardwinning actors and writers, finished crafting a short film that honored absurd ideas and themes that were hugely influenced by Monty Python.

The brother-sister team from Sisters recently won three awards for their surreal comedy, “The Purse: A Dream In Two Acts,” from Maverick Movie Awards, one of the

most widely respected film competitions in the world.

Nathan said, “We are incredibly honored to have had our film win Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress in addition to the Best Picture nomination.”

The anonymous judges of the Maverick Movie Awards must have either made a feature film that had a theatrical release and was accepted See WOODWORTHS on page 21

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. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Friends of the Sisters Library Board Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.

Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.

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

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

Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.

Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at citizens4community.com noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440.

Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details.

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver 541-388-9013.

Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, SPRD bldg. 800-272-3900.

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

SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.

Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation For Saturday meeting dates and District. 541-549-2091. location, email: steelefly@msn.com.

Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Central OR Spinners and Weavers 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.

Sisters Area Photography Club Council on Aging of Central Oregon 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 Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library.

Public welcome. 808-281-2681.

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 2nd Tuesday, 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, 3:30 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 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Takoda’s. 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, 4:30 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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Girls basketball wins last league game Bend officer announces bid for county sheriff

Correspondent

The young Lady Outlaws squad battled hard throughout league, and in their final contest at home against Sweet Home, their hard work, grit, and determination paid off.

Sisters snapped their losing streak with a 45-39 win over the Huskies.

In the first quarter, Sophomore Payden Petterson scored seven points, and Josie Patton added four to give the Outlaws an 11-6 advantage.

The Huskies tied it up 17-17 in the second to close out the first half.

Sisters had a slow third quarter and only put two points up on the scoreboard, and at the end of the third trailed 19-24.

“We told the girls to just keep believing in themselves and keep attacking on the offensive and defensive end,” said Coach Brittaney Brown.

The girls did exactly that, and scored 26 points in the final period. With the Outlaws down by two, Petterson hit a three-ball and was fouled. She made the shot at the stripe, and the four-point play was the start of a great run by the Outlaws.

Hallie Schwartz and Emma Lutz followed with triples of their own, and the Outlaws held on for the win. In the final quarter Sisters was solid from the free-throw line and made 14 of their 17 attempts.

Petterson led the scoring

effort with 24 points, 11 coming in the fourth quarter.

Petterson commented on the win.

“This was a well-deserved win for us,” said Petterson.

“Everyone worked so hard and played to the best of their ability. The seniors showed their leadership on the court, and they will be greatly missed. This was a game where we really connected as a team.

I’m so grateful to Brittaney (Coach Brown) and Tom (Neibergall) who kept encouraging and pushing us from the sidelines.

— Payden Petterson “At the beginning of the game we said we were going to play for each other, and that’s what we did. I’m so grateful to Brittaney (Coach Brown) and Tom (Neibergall) who kept encouraging and pushing us from the sidelines. This was a great way to end the season, and it felt like a turning point for us. I can’t wait for the next couple of years with this team and coaches.”

Josie Patton scored 10 points, Schwartz scored all seven of her points in

the fourth, and Emma Lutz pitched in with four points.

Patton, RylieReese Morgan, and Josie Aylor controlled the boards and gave an allout effort to secure the ball.

Patton and Schwartz also shared their thoughts on the Outlaws victory.

“Going into the game there was already a lot of energy, and we brought that into our game,” said Patton.

“On the court we worked for each other and we knew we had to play hard because it was the last game of the season. We didn’t give up on any play and we made it happen because we played as a team.”

Senior Schwartz stated, “Our win against Sweet Home was huge because it ended the season on the highest note. We played our hearts out and really worked for each other out there. I think knowing that this was our last chance to play with this same group of girls is what resulted in our victory.”

“It was truly a terrific effort by our girls,” said Coach Brown. “We defended, and we used our physicality.

The proudest moment of all is how our girls stuck together with confidence and positivity throughout the entirety of the season. It was a very special moment for our program to get that win after coming back in the fourth quarter.

We are all so happy that the girls got the win; they truly deserved it.”

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Scott Schaier of the Bend Police Department has announced his candidacy for the position of Deschutes County Sheriff. He will run against incumbent Sheriff Shane Nelson in the May 19 primary election.

Schaier brings over a decade of public law enforcement experience to the race, serving the last six years with the Bend Police Department as a patrol officer, training officer, member of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team and currently as a school resource officer.

Schaier was involved in the fatal shooting of Michael T. Jacques, a 31-year-old Bend resident, on December 23, 2016. An Oregon Department of Justice investigation concluded there wasn’t sufficient evidence to find Schaier criminally liable.

In announcing his candidacy, Schaier cited a recent inmate death at Deschutes County Jail, stating, “News of the recent tragic death at the Deschutes County Jail reminds us we need leadership that will provide adequate staffing and resources to ensure the community is safe.

Deschutes County residents

deserve better.”

Schaier’s announcement stated, “Law enforcement has become more complicated in the face of unprecedented problems like the opioid crisis, high levels of houselessness and a broken mentalhealth system. This requires innovative and collaborative responses. Deschutes County needs a sheriff’s office that works effectively to keep our communities safe and works hand in hand with community partners.”

Schaier stated that his three main goals as sheriff would be to rebuild the public trust, focus on school safety, and build collaborative and innovative responses to deal with current opioid, houselessness, and mental-health crises.

If Nelson and Schaier are the only two candidates who file, they will face off in the November 2020 general election. If additional candidates file, the race will take place in the May primary election; if one candidate earns at least 50 of the vote, that candidate will go on to the November election alone. If no one earns 50 percent of the vote, the top two candidates will engage in a run-off in November.

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Poet and essayist featured at Fireside Evening presentation

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Jarold Ramsey will share his love for history and for his native Central Oregon in the third Fireside Stories Evening of the year on Thursday, March 5 at FivePine Conference Center.

The Three Sisters Historical Society hosts Ramsey, an award-winning essayist and poet, as well as a published playwright and a respected authority on traditional Native American literature.

Ramsey’s talk is titled “In Praise of Doing History, Sisters Included.” He describes his talk as “dealing with local history as something valuable, challenging, and important to do, with an eye on the auspicious beginnings of the Three Sisters Historical Society, and with some suggestions about their undertaking.”

Ramsey grew up on a ranch at the edge of a canyon north of Madras, where his grandparents were early homesteaders. His life and writing have been shaped by his growing up between Madras farming country and the Warm Springs reservation.

In 1902, Ramsey’s grandfather moved his family west from Missouri to Agency Plains north of Madras. Their farm had once been a way station for bands of Wascos, Warm Springs, and Paiutes who lived on the reservation and traveled back and forth to the Ochocos to dig camas bulbs and hunt.

As his father plowed the fields, Ramsey and his brother would follow

along behind, watching for any Indian artifacts that might turn up. According to Ramsey, that was “the root cause of my lifelong interest in Native history and traditional culture.”

When Ramsey’s father sold the farm on which he had been a dry-wheat farmer, he kept the family home and purchased an old sheep ranch to the east, renamed it Sky Ranch, and switched to raising Herefords.

Ramsey’s higher education began at the University of Oregon, where he earned his bachelor’s degree, served as editor of the Oregon Daily Emerald, and was elected to the national honorary Phi Beta Kappa. He then earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington.

In 1965, he accepted a position with the English department at the University of Rochester in New York state, where he taught Shakespeare, modern poetry, creative writing, and American Indian literature for over 30 years. He ended his career as professor

emeritus, before he and his wife, Dorothy, moved back to the family home on Agency Plains in 2000 – the home where Ramsey grew up.

During their 35 years in Rochester, they raised three children — Kate, Sophie, and John, who now visit the ranch with their families, which include five young and very lively grandchildren.

Since returning to Oregon, he and Dorothy helped found the Madras Saturday Market.

Ramsey is a past president of the Jefferson County Historical Society and has served on the editorial boards of the Oregon Historical Society and the Oregon Encyclopedia. He is also the publisher of The Agate, the journal of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

Ramsey has engaged local history, focusing on the homesteading and railbuilding era of Central Oregon. This interest led to “New Era: Reflections on the Human and Natural History of Central Oregon.”

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In 2017, Ramsey received the Charles Erskine Scott Wo o d D i s t i n g u i s h e d Writer Award for Lifetime Achievement from Literary Arts. Other honors include the Lillian Fairchild Award, NEA and Ingram Merrill grants, the Helen Bullis Award for Poetry, and the Quarterly Review of Literature International Poetry Prize.

His books on Indian literature include “Coyote Was Going There: Indian Literature from the Oregon Country,” and “Reading the Fire: The Traditional Indian Literatures of America.”

He has written six volumes of poetry, most recently “Thinking Like a Canyon: New and Selected Poems (2012).”

Ramsey says that his poetry grows out of his love of the austerely beautiful range and hill country of his native Central Oregon, and out of a delight in the energies of colloquial speech. He likes to think of poems as ceremonies of love, praise

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SPRD’s preschool programs benefit from grant support.

Roundhouse Foundation supports preschool With the growth Sisters has been experiencing, there has become an increased need for preschool programs for our community. Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) saw this need early in the spring of 2019, as their fall preschool registration day had a line out the door with an immediate waitlist. This resulted in SPRD opening a third preschool classroom to be able to better meet the needs of Sisters Country.

Creation of a new classroom comes with its share of expenses. SPRD looked for ways to be able to offset the unbudgeted expansion of the preschool program and decided to apply for The Roundhouse Foundation grant. In late fall, SPRD found out it would receive a grant totaling $2,400 to help with preschool supplies.

This is not the first grant that SPRD has received from The Roundhouse Foundation.

In fact, since 2004, SPRD has received over $112,000 in support from them.

Jennifer Holland, executive director of SPRD said, “I was so moved when I heard how much The Roundhouse Foundation has supported Sisters Park & Recreation District throughout the years.

We are so incredibly lucky to have an organization like this in our community that gives back and supports our youth.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”

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can, not just sitting back and complaining.

We moved closer to Sisters and enjoy the small-town atmosphere when we go into town; also support the businesses we can, and our friends and family that come to visit enjoy Sisters very much. We are fortunate to have such fun events (I wonder if these unhappy people would want the rodeo, quilt show, etc. to be banned?) at our fingertips.

Thank you, Mr. Cornelius for your knowledge, common sense, and accuracy of your “Founders of this nation and the United States of America.” Sorry for the length of this letter, but we are very compassionate, appreciative and fortunate about where we live.

We are happy to be here, and if we were not we would move (if interested we have some suggestions).

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To the Editor: What is the Sisters Planning Commission thinking?

Certainly not about the character of Sisters or the quality of life for its citizens.

A master plan for a 50-multi-family unit behind the Threewind Shopping Center is appalling (see story, page 1).

Have you considered the impact of the traffic on an already congested area?

The only thing quaint about Sisters anymore are the shops on Cascade Avenue, Hood Avenue and Main Avenue. You are destroying the character of our charming city. We are going to become known as the city of multi-family complexes. Look at all the units being built in the area by the airport and the one that was built behind The Pines.

I know that growth is inevitable, but it could be done with keeping the character of Sisters intact.

You gave Bi-Mart a “slap in the face” by allowing the Dollar General store to be built next door. We know the profits will not benefit Sisters. You seem to care nothing about our loyal businesses or the people employed by them. They all have contributed to our community.

I have watched the changes in Sisters since 1972. It was a real charm then. Please don’t destroy it any more than you have already. Not all growth is good. The only thing we need is another grocery store to accommodate the exploding population.

Donna Holland

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To the Editor: The other day I was thinking about all these billionaires wanting to be president because they believe they can fix government. It can’t be fixed until we address the root cause of the problem, and that, my friends, is the government itself with Congress having the largest root. So why doesn’t Bloomberg throw that $10 billion at addressing term limits, rather than waste it on an election he can’t win?

Those funds could be utilized to form a committee/campaign that starts with a formal petition with a goal of collecting the signatures of 75 percent of the voting public. That same committee writes an amendment that mandates term limits for Congress and a working structure for that new formation. Salaries, retirement, work hours are established with the goal of minimizing the ridiculous benefits currently received by members of Congress. Let’s get rid of the walking dead, replace them with intelligent, vibrant citizens that have our best interest in mind, rather than politicians indulging in their constant effort campaigning for their next term.

I’m not smart enough to know how long the terms should be or what their benefits should include. But I am smart enough to know that enough is in fact enough. I want to puke when I think that Cortez has the possibility of serving 30 years in government then leaving with a lifetime of over-the-top benefits.

When I see ads all over Facebook of McConnell, after serving 30 years already, wanting more and wanting you and me to pay for it, I get angry. The lack of term limits is the root cause of this ridiculous state of partisanship within both parties. Enough is enough; term them out.

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to take to the placing rounds, to have to fight through consolation matches,” Downs said. “I was so proud of him!”

In the 138-pound weight class, freshman Ben Cooper and senior Anthony Randolph had the best tournament of their high-school wrestling careers. Cooper was forced to defend a fourth-place slot against Switzler from Madras, who was seeded fourth in the tournament, so Cooper had his hands full. In the third and final round, Cooper was able to turn Switzer, earning the pin and saving his trip to the State Championships.

Randolph will also be accompanying Ben to the State Championships in the same weight class.

“Anthony was just on another level this weekend,” Downs said. “I had not seen him wrestle so smart and smooth. He earned win after win finally setting himself up in the first-and-second-place match! I was so excited when he had won the semi-final match to get into the finals.

It meant he had finally made it to State, something he had desired for four years and just missed out on last year.”

Senior Ethan Martin also earned a trip to the State Championships.

“Ethan wrestled in the

195-pound weight class and was able to earn three wins by pin,” Downs said. “In his semi-final match he had to wrestle the second-seeded Zemke from Madras. Ethan went three rounds with Zemke, but at the middle of the third Zemke was able to pin Ethan. The loss sent Ethan to the third-and-fourth-place match, where he won by pin.”

Big man Damien King (285 pounds) turned in the best performance of his fouryear wrestling career.

“Damien dominated almost every opponent he wrestled,” Downs said. “Damien was very excited to wrestle last year’s state champion and the first-seeded Shukle from La Grande and in the first round all was going OK. Damien was down, but fought off his hips when Shukle pushed all his weight into Damien, causing severe pain in Damien’s hip. They stopped the match and because of the severe pain Damien was having, the sports medicine coordinator and Damien decided to forfeit the match by injury default.”

Damien still earned the second-place medal and a trip to State.

“Damien and his family took him to the local hospital for X-rays,” Downs reported.

“We have been updated that

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The Outlaws took 12 wrestlers to the two-day district tournament, and the outcome was exceeded expectations.

“I had high expectations for this small team, as a coach always does for their athletes, but usually the outcome falls short,” said Coach John Downs. “It is so difficult for a coach to see an athlete work hard all season and not receive an accolade at the end for their efforts. It is especially hard when they wrestle for years and years for this opportunity to participate in the District Tournament and try and earn a trip to the State Championships.”

This season though, the Outlaws had 6 of 12 wrestlers earn a place on the District Championship podium.

Sophomore Tyler Daisy Patterson decided she wanted to again wrestle in the boys tournament as she did last year. She fought very well but had two tough losses, Coach Downs reported.

“At the end of the second match she and I talked and I shared with her that in her last match, I felt she wrestled harder then she had wrestled all year… which in a small way is good for her because this gives her the mental understanding of how much harder she needs to work in practice and in her matches for next season,“ Downs said.

Her end-of-the-season record was 11-18.

Sophomore Wyatt Maffey, at the 132-pound weight class, lost his first match and fell into the consolation bracket.

He would go on to win by points until he finally earned a spot in the third-and-fourthplace final, where he ran into the Madras wrestler who had beaten him the day before.

Maffey went all three rounds, beating White 5-4 earning the third-place medal and a trip to the State Championships.

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Whychus Creek, has been sitting on my kitchen counter, encouraging me to think about the forces of nature that smooth out the wrinkles of creekside rocks – freezing temperatures that break rocks apart, the power of water that wears down a rock’s surface, and the tumbling of rocks against one another.

I have also been reflecting on comparable forces in Sue Stafford, Columnist my own life that have, as I often say, knocked off my sharp corners and edges.

Like the stones, I have been Glancing down as I worn to a smoother surface walked the dog along the by life events and people. creek bed, my eye was The latest event started with caught by a thin, rectangular, an unbroken fall in early gray stone. I was compelled October when I landed flat to pick it up and run my on my face, hitting my head hands over its satiny surface and breaking my nose. For and put it in my pocket to the first several months after bring home. the fall, my nose healed and I I have become some- seemed to have escaped any what of a rockhound over other injuries. the years. Instead of T-shirts However, since Decemand knickknacks from trips, ber, I have been experiencI have opted to bring home ing a variety of symptoms — stones from places of sig- headaches, brain fog, dizzinificance to me. The Russian ness, confusion, and memory River in northern California issues. Are they post-concusprovided a number of rocks I sion symptoms, something collected while training as an else entirely, or a combinaexpressive arts therapist over tion? My calendar has been several years of weeklong full of appointments to deal retreats in Geyserville. One with my current conditions of my favorites is a small and more are scheduled. heart-shaped blood-red stone These past several months with white marbling. have certainly increased my There are several stones appreciation for my mental taken from the southern capabilities and what it is shore of Ireland while visit- like to be dealing with limiing where some of my pater- tations that dictate what I can nal ancestors came from. and can’t do. This has been On a trip to the grave of a very humbling experience. my great-great grandmother, As hard as I have pushed who died on the Oregon to keep my regular schedule Trail in Wyoming in 1852, I and meet writing deadlines, brought back several stones it is time for me to take a full from her gravesite and oth- rest and temporarily put my ers from ruts of the Oregon writing on hold. Hopefully, Trail. On another trip, one this will be a short hiatus, but larger rock, that sits on my the health of my brain and its front porch, came from the cognitive functioning must campground in eastern Ore- take precedence. gon where the ancestors’ I hope to be back on the wagon train left the Snake pages of The Nugget soon.

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It’s the eve of Leap Day, Friday, February 28 — and it’s the day of the Fourth Friday Artwalk through the galleries of Sisters. Folks in Sisters will head downtown between 4 and 7 p.m. to see friends, enjoy refreshments, and purchase art and more for the season.

Hood Avenue Art’s theme is “The Perfect Artistic Vision: Exploring the Vision of all of the Gallery Artists.”

Sisters artist Clarke Berryman will also debut new paintings at Gary Cooley’s Collection Gallery.

The Clearwater Gallery is hosting a three-dimensional show featuring Sisters woodworker Bob Bosquet, Bend potter Molly Newbern, gourd artists Terry Davis and Chris Warren, and basket and gourd artist Leslee Burtt.

Stitchin’ Post’s featured artists are members of the Journeys Art Quilters Group.

Journeys is a group of 12 textile artists that have been meeting on a regular basis for more than 10 years. They come together to support one another in their journey, sharing techniques, successes and challenges. The show, opening February 28 and running through March 24, is an eclectic group of works showcasing the diversity of style and techniques of the individual members.

Members include Judy Beaver, Helen Brisson, Shelia K. Finzer, Betty Gientke, June Jaeger, Jean Wells Keenan, Tonye Phillips, Donna Rice, Martha Sanders, Marion Shimoda, Mary Stiewig, and Jan McBrien Tetzlaff.

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Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop will show new work by Paul Alan Bennett and Dennis Schmidling, and Jennifer Hartwig will be demonstrating scratchboard and taking signups for a new series of classes. After creating a linocut print called “Reflection,”

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Molly Newburn’s work will be featured at The Clearwater Gallery.

Bennett dissected proofs of the black-and-white image and pieced them back together like a quilt. One of these, called “The Tempest,” will be on display.

Wildflower Studio will be open with wine, appetizers and art for all.

Rachel Moore’s work is on the wall at the Good Day Café from February 27 to the end of March. Her pieces are contemporary landscapes in black ink and one large acrylic painting of the Three Sisters.

Sisters Cascade features “Unchained with Love,” jewelry that contains a link of a chain from a dog set free by the nonprofit Fences for Fido.

All proceeds from the sale of these items, designed and made by Sana Hayes, are donated to the organization.

Antler Arts Gallery will feature their antler lighting and chandeliers by Brian Black.

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Removing the lower Snake River dams is shortsighted

By Dave Markham President and CEO Central Electric Coop., Inc.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown recently released a letter of support for removing the four lower Snake River dams in eastern Washington; an action that, if realized, would shortchange the environment and electric ratepayers.

The lower Snake River dams, an integral part of the federal Bonneville Power Administration’s hydropower system, annually produces 1,000 average megawatts of reliable, carbon-free energy — enough to power over 800,000 Northwest homes, including a half-million in Oregon.

Removing the dams would forego a 24/7/365 renewable resource, requiring its replacement with a carbonemitting resource, ultimately putting 2 million metric tons of carbon in the air annually — equivalent to 421,000 additional passenger cars on the region’s roads.

The adverse impacts of removing the dams would be widely felt throughout the Northwest and here at home. Replacing the energy

created by the dams could annually cost an estimated $860 million to ratepayers.

To offset the loss of available hydroelectricity would require Central Electric to make market purchases, often energy with higher carbon content, undermining our effort to reach a 100% carbon emission-free portfolio by 2025 — all at a higher cost for ratepayers.

Equally important, dam removal further jeopardizes the Northwest’s already tenuous long-term power supply. The Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee’s (PNUCC) forecast for 2009 through 2029 highlights the loss of 3,600 megawatts of energy, enough energy to power approximately 3.6 million homes over the next 10 years

due to the shutting down of coal-fired power plants. The transition from coal to clean energy is laudable, but not enough wind and solar generating facilities are coming online to offset the anticipated loss of coal generation.

Breaching the dams not only exacerbates the shortage of the Northwest’s long-term power supply but also takes off-line a renewable base load generation that serves to backstop intermittent renewables such as solar and wind.

The timing of the governor’s letter raises questions, too. Why now? Her support for the removal of the dams runs counter to her administration’s ongoing efforts to pass comprehensive cap and trade legislation, which calls for reducing greenhouse gas

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In a matter of days, BPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation will release a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the federal Columbia River System Operations. Following the National Environmental Policy Act, the study is an analysis of the CRSO’s potential effects on species and other natural resources.

Her public support for an alternative solution before the release of the study undermines those efforts.

Governor Brown’s letter also claims removing the dams will “simultaneously

address both the orca and salmon recovery dilemma” in the region, but cites no evidence to support the claim. Electric ratepayers, however, have invested close to $2 billion in successful fish-passage technology at the dams, which now serve as a model for hydroelectric dams around the world. Per NOAA Fisheries in 2017, the results achieved a juvenile dam passage survival objective of 96 percent for Chinook salmon and steelhead. We should build on this success, rather than dismantle it.

Removing the lower Snake River dams is shortsighted. For the benefit of the environment, our natural resources, and the ratepayer, Governor Brown should withdraw her support.

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Outlaws Together class of 2024 Orientation Night is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10 at Sisters High School. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. with school tours Wednesday, February 26 starting at 4:45, along with a coBird Surveyor Training curricular & sports fair. Outlaw 10 a.m. at Willow Springs Preserve Booster Club is sponsoring a free BBQ dinner to all families in Wednesday, February 26 attendance. Immediately following dinner the SHS Administration Ash Wednesday Services and counseling department will Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration discuss Sisters school culture, academic opportunities, CTE Sunday, March 1 career pathways, and co-curricular Community Worship programs. Students will register for 3 p.m. at Sisters Community Church classes at the end of the evening.

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Call for Artists The Sunriver Art Fair, held in Bird Surveyor Training August each year, is calling for Become an official bird surveyor artists to apply to our 11th annual for the Deschutes Land Trust! juried art fair. Applications can be Surveyors record species and number of birds at DLT preserves submitted on ZAPP until March to help monitor avian populations 9. All application and booth fees are donated to support the and the effects of restoration arts and education and provide efforts. You don’t have to be an expert at bird ID to be a surveyor. assistance to vulnerable families.

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Transfiguration has services deschuteslandtrust.org/getscheduled on Ash Wednesday, involved/volunteer/vol-opps or February 26, at noon and 5:30 call 541-330-0017. p.m. The church is located at 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. Call 541Community Worship 549-7087 for more information. through Song & Prayer Come for a time of worshipping Fireside Evening Talk God with prayer, communion, Three Sisters Historical Society and songs we love from the presents a Fireside Evening Talk past featuring Heritage Gospel with local author Jarold Ramsey: Ministries. Held at Sisters “In Praise of Doing Local History, Community Church on Sunday, Sisters Included,” Thursday, March 1 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. All March 5 at 7 p.m. (doors open are welcome! For more info or at 6 for registration) at FivePine to arrange transportation, please Conference Center. A brief annual contact Wendy at 541-389-6859 meeting follows the talk where we welcome your input. Call Antiques & Jewelry Karen at 415-637-7186 for more Donations Needed information.

Sisters Kiwanis takes donations of antiques, collectibles and Career Funds Available jewelry throughout the year for Applications are available for its annual Antiques, Collections the Sisters Kiwanis Career & Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday Opportunity Fund to help adult every Memorial Day weekend. residents of Sisters establish an Your donation is tax-deductible! occupational path. Pick up forms New jewelry donation drop-off at the Kiwanis House, corner of box at Washington Federal Bank Oak and Main, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Sisters. For more information Thursdays, and during regular and to arrange for pickup of large hours from the Sisters Habitat or small items, please call Pam at for Humanity office. For more 541-719-1049. information, call 541-410-2870.

City of Sisters Seeks Budget Scandinavian Music Jam Sisters Fika Coffee is hosting Committee Members

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for three “in-city” volunteers to serve on the Budget Committee. The appointment is for a 3-year term that will begin in May, 2020. The Budget Committee meets each spring to review the budget proposed by the city manager. The City encourages interested parties to apply for the opening by completing an application by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20.

Applications are available at Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, or visit the City’s website at www.ci.sisters.or.us. Please send applications and resumes to the following address: Joe O’Neill, Finance Officer, P.O. Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759. For additional information please contact: Joe O’Neill at joneill@ci.sisters.or.us.

Candidate Meet and Greet

Sisters Indivisible invites you to learn more about a candidate running for Oregon SD-30, Carina Miller. Carina is currently a Warm Springs Confederated Tribal Leader. Come to the Sisters Library on Wednesday, March 4 at 5:30 p.m. to listen to her describe her background, experience, and vision for our Senate District. Call 541-904-0370 for more info.

Let’s do Lunch!

Free hot lunch and community gathering for all ages on Wednesday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. Social time starts at 11, lunch will be served from noon to 1:30, with games or speakers afterward. All are welcome! Call 503-703-7870 for more information.

Get Ready for Spring Equinox

Enjoy an hour of clipping shrubs and tidying up with Friends of the Labyrinth. Help get a lovely plot of public land ready for the equinox gathering! Bring work gloves, garden shears, rakes, and water to drink. Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at Sisters Community Labyrinth in East Portal Park (Hood Ave & Hwy 242 between Les Schwab and BiMart). Questions? Call Jan at 503-709-1148.

Come Sing With Us!

The Sisters High Desert Chorale will begin practice for its spring concerts on Monday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration on Brooks Camp Road. Singers of all ages and abilities are welcome to our community choir. No auditions required. The Chorale meets every Monday night at 6:30 until our spring concerts. For more information contact Connie Gunterman, 541-588-0362.

International Folk Dance Performance

Discover and celebrate cultural traditions through folk dance and music presented by the International Folk Dance Ensemble on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at Sisters High School.

This 90-minute show will include dances and music from around the world. Advance tickets are $12, $15 at the door. Purchase tickets at www.tinyurl.com/ w2vnp7m. Contact Mel Petterson, 541-948-9722 for more info.

PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537

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

Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | westsidesisters.org 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 6 p.m. Worship the 3rd Tuesday of each month Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 541-549-6586

Sisters Country is invited to attend the 23rd annual celebration of the arts at Sisters High School!

Bring the whole family to participate and interact with the students and community at our hands-on art stations. Activites include student-printed T-shirts, collaborative art stations, silent auction, a take-away prize for “filling your passport” by visiting all stations, and more! Live entertainment from SHS music programs and refreshments.

Thursday, March 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at SHS Commons. $5 per person, $20 family price. Call 541-549-4045 for more info.

Sisters Library Coming events

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, February 26, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.

Law Library Office Hours

Law library staff will be available at Sisters Library to assist with legal information questions and provide research training to access the law library. Thursday, February 27 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Call 541-617-7089 for more info.

Family Fun Story Time

Family Fun Story Time for kids ages birth through 5 takes place at the Sisters Library on Thursdays, February 27 and March 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers.

Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078.

Diviértete con Libros

Interactive Storytime (in Spanish) with stories, songs rhymes and crafts. Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Sisters Library. Ages birth to 5 years. Call 541-312-1073 for info.

Tiempo de Cuentos Interactivo con cuentos, canciones, rimas y manualidades. Edades 0-5. Los Miércoles a las 10:30.

Support for Caregivers

SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship | ccsisters.org The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare)

Central Oregon’s first Scandinavian Jam on the 1st Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m., starting March 5. All instruments are welcome and speed is intermediate. It will be a learning jam so we’ll learn a tune each session. Anyone is welcome to bring a new tune to a session and teach it! Videos will be posted for all tunes on youtube. They will all be under the listing: Fika Scandi Jam - tune name. Email stolasz@ mac.com or call 281-725-7345 with any questions.

ART-i-facts Interactive Art Experience

Know Future: Pikas of Local Lava Flows Meet KELS M KELSO, LSO O an adorable d bl little two-month-old gerbil who is ready to find his forever home! This cute little guy is well socialized and is used to being handled by children!

Gerbils make excellent pets for older kids as they rarely bite and are not nocturnal. If you are looking for a gerbil or two to add to your family then come down to the Humane Society of Central Oregon and meet Kelso today!

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Learn about pikas, their behavior and populations with OSUCascades researcher Corrinne Oedekerk on Tuesday, March 3 at noon at Sisters Library. No registration is required. Call 541312-1029 for more inforamtion.

The Electric Future of Cars, Bikes & Transit

Learn about electric vehicles available now and the role they will play in the future on Wednesday, March 11 at noon at Sisters Library. No registration required. Info: 541-312-1063.

The Library Book Club

Read and discuss “Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals” by Michael Pollan with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, March 25, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more information call 541-617-7078.

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East of the Cascades Quilters Guild members joined Quilts For Kids on February 19 at Stitchin’ Post to make pillowcases for Central Oregon children. The group made 56 pillowcases that will be donated to Sisters Family Access Network (FAN), Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) preschool, and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles at St. Charles Medical Center. Last year Quilts for Kids donated 106 quilts and 111 pillow cases to Black Butte Ranch Police and Deschutes County Sheriffs, Sisters FAN, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department, Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank, Toys for Tots, SPRD preschool, MA Lynch Head Start and St. Charles Medical Center. This is one way these local quilters give back to the community and bring smiles to the kids who receive these hand-made gifts.

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Sisters salutes...

Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) sends a huge thank you to Brad Boyd (Eurosports) and Katie and Nick Beasley (Cascade Street Distillery) for hosting the first 2020 Toast the Trails gathering. Close to 50 folks enjoyed snacks

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Galleries and shops feature live entertainment and refreshments, every fourth Friday of the month! For additional information go to sistersartsassociation.org Hoodoo Ski Lodge Live Music with Jerry Zyback Duo 5 to 8 p.m. Part of the Friday Night Lights Music Series. Call 541-822-3337 or go to www.skihoodoo.com for more info.

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Fika Sisters Coffeehouse Scandinavian Music Jam 6 to 8 p.m. First Thursday of every month. All instruments are welcome. Email stolasz@mac.com or call 281-725-7345 for more info.

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

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The Asian ‘ghost ship’ — Part 2

By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent

Editor’s note: Last week’s edition of The Nugget carried Part One of the story of a Sisters couple caught on board Holland America’s Westerdam on its “Ghost Ship” cruise in the South China Sea. Because of coronavirus fears, Westerdam’s Southeast Asian cruise was cancelled; but, for two weeks, no port would permit the ship to disembark passengers.

Part One can be viewed at nuggetnews.com.

The coronavirus crisis forced Holland America to make some difficult, and very expensive, decisions for an unprecedented situation. Sailing aboard the ship for two weeks, with no certain destination, was a strange experience; but Holland America did its best to accommodate their guests.

While we never saw the promised ports on the second half of our trip, Westerdam improvised along the way, creating new shows and activities. Fortunately, we also met a great bridge-playing couple from Ottawa and spent many hours honing our bridge skills. With good Wi-Fi coverage, we were able to keep in touch with friends and family; and, we received quite a few messages from all over the country inquiring about our situation and wishing us well. A friend in Virginia messaged me to say that he

saw footage of us on CNN playing bridge on the ship!

Curiously, the last time someone told me they saw me on CNN, it also involved a Holland America cruise ship. In 1980, while I was stationed with the Coast Guard in Alaska, my sister-in-law called from Hawaii to say that she saw me on CNN on one of the rescue ships with passengers from the sinking cruise ship Prinsendam. The ship sank and was lost, but we rescued every single one of the persons on board.

Forty years later, I hadn’t expected, or wanted, to be part of another cruise ship crisis.

The final phase of this cruise — though clearly not the end of the story — unfolded when Cambodian authorities allowed us to anchor offshore. Cambodian officials boarded the ship, took twenty samples from suspiciously ill persons, and a laboratory in Phnom Penh pronounced us coronavirus-free.

As a result, the ship was allowed to proceed from anchorage to moor in Sihanoukville. There, each passenger was presented with a traditional scarf from the people of Cambodia; but the show of hospitality wasn’t over yet. At 0700 the next morning, amidst great pomp and circumstance, the prime minister of Cambodia joined a huge entourage of military and civilian dignitaries by landing in a helicopter on the pier. Scores of media

representatives and countless cameras were present to record the event.

Prime Minister Hun Sen graciously greeted, shook hands with, and presented flowers to every member of the first group of 116 passengers to disembark. We were in the second group, so we narrowly missed the honor. I rather imagine that the prime minister of this very poor country recognized an opportunity to bring Cambodia – which has been subject to recent economic bullying from China — onto the world stage. Regardless, I suspect that I will always have a warm spot in my heart for Cambodia.

Most of us were glad to finally get off the ship and take Holland America charter flights to major air hubs; however, there were a few diehards who were actually sad to see it all end. Anxiety notwithstanding, much of the cruise was enjoyable; although we missed a lot of what we had planned to see.

On the other hand, I certainly never expected to fly to Phnom Penh, where we were personally greeted by yet another phalanx of dignitaries; and Kathi treated a television reporter to a dazzling TV interview.

The four-segment flight home through Phnom Penh and South Korea was a twoday ordeal exacerbated by two 12-hour layovers. Our relief at returning home,

Portraits OF SISTERS

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Homeward-bound Westerdam passengers board a Holland America charter flight to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. however, was tempered by knowledge of the plight of the people aboard the Diamond Princess and a report that one of our Westerdam passengers tested positive for coronavirus.

That finding, which the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has since reported to be incorrect, brought everything to a screeching halt.

Since we were among the first to depart, however, we were home before the alarm went out. The purported coronavirus case was discovered in Malaysia, where some of the passengers had been routed; so those people were held up, as were the others who followed us to Phnom Penh. A week later, most of the passengers were still in Cambodia.

Meanwhile, we had arrived home and learned of the possible virus case aboard our ship, so we decided to impose a two-week home quarantine on ourselves.

Local health officials were

notified of our situation and contacted us to assist.

Eventually, all 781 passengers still in Phnom Penh and all 747 crew members in Sihanoukville were tested for the virus. All tests were negative, and flights home were allowed to continue.

Deschutes County Health subsequently contacted us to say that the virus report on our ship was probably a false alarm, and they would not enforce a quarantine on us.

Regardless, using an abundance of caution, we have elected to maintain our selfimposed quarantine, which will continue to the end of this week. Meanwhile, the full impact of the coronavirus remains to be seen.

By chance, it was Valentine’s Day when we got off the ship, and Kathi’s card to me said, “I love the adventure of life with you...” When she selected that card before we left on our trip, she had no idea of the adventure ahead.

Renee Akaka, founder of the 1687 Foundation, “basically Living the bookworm’s dream,

reads for a living,” she says. Her work at the Foundation

requires her to filter hundreds of Christian titles for republishing, each carefully curated before distribution.

Inspired by the need for hope and encouragement after the 1995 Oklahoma bombing, the Foundation was started as a resource for service professionals — reaching prison inmates, first responders, and military members to name a few.

The only 100 percent free resource of its kind within the United States, the 1687 Foundation, and Renee’s team, serve a multitude of demographics. But she says the letters of thanks she receives from people “are the favorite part of my job.” Their warehouse currently holds hundreds of titles in bulk with their new 12,000-squarePHOTO AND STORY BY

Cody Rheault

foot center being built off Sun Ranch Road.

This week’s “Portraits of Sisters” presented by The Nugget Newspaper.

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Students learn through career day

By Kathryn Godsiff Correspondent

Sisters schools have a knack for incorporating creative learning into the school day, and the wider Sisters community has long been supportive. Sisters Elementary School continued the tradition last Friday with the first career day event.

It brought some reality to the question of “what do you want to be when you grow up?”

An overwhelming response from parents brought 23 different presenters to the school, covering careers from farrier/ blacksmith to medicine, arts, law enforcement, helping

professions, sports and various businesses.

School counselor Kate Kuitert was one of the organizers. She emphasized that part of the School District mission is to inspire students.

“By doing a career day we hoped to inspire our students to think about their strengths, interests, and how those may connect to future career opportunities,” she said via email.

Students each got to hear two presenters, in 25-minute sessions. Kuitert stated that the response was very positive and that the diversity of occupations made for interesting listening. She hopes to make it an annual event.

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Boys ski team grabs second place

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Sisters High School boys varsity ski team placed second in a giant slalom race at Hoodoo on Saturday, February 22. It was sunny and calm, and snow conditions were hard and fast, which made for one of the best races of the season. The steep hill at Hoodoo and the course set-up provided a challenge for racers.

This was the first high school race to be held at Hoodoo in several years. Coach Gabe Chladek told The Nugget they put on a great race and many folks were impressed.

Teams wanted to express their thanks to Hoodoo for hosting the race, and hope there will be more races there in the future.

Sisters had a bit of a home court advantage since they were familiar with the slope, and it showed up in their second-place team finish.

Senior Evan Palmer was the Outlaws’ fastest racer. He placed fifth and earned 90 points for the team with a combined time of 1:16.93. Freshman Bela Chladek took eighth and earned 72 points with a

combined time of 1:17.66.

“Evan and Bela skied fast, direct lines that resulted in great finishes,” said Coach Chladek. “They’re both skiing with a lot of determination, and it’s driving them to be aggressive and direct in their skiing.”

Corbin Fredland was 13th with 38 points with a combined time of 1:20.48, and George Chladek took 16th and earned 26 points with a combined time of 1:21.17.

Colton Seymour was 17th (26 points) with a combined time of 1:21.53, and Mitchell Griffin took 31st with a combined time of 1:27.39.

The boys JV team finished fourth overall. Christopher Lundgren logged the fastest runs of the day for the JV squad with a combined time of 1:27.70 for a 32nd-place finish. Remaining times were: Simon Rhett, 1:28.05 (34th); Connor Petke, 1:31.36 (43rd); Oscar Rhett, 1:37.13 (51st); Ethan Eckert, 1:40.71 (54th); Ian Cash, 1:43.03 (57th); Ashton King, 1:52.16 (60th); and Ilya Goheen, 1:54.11 (61st).

Aiden Eckert skied a good first run and got a single time of 49.63. Aiden pushed for a

faster time on his second run and crashed.

Chladek said, “I have a lot of respect as a coach for the effort Aiden put out on the course. You can’t win races unless you’re pushing yourself to go faster, and when you’re pushing, crashes are going to happen from time to time.”

The varsity boys and girls teams, and a few JV racers, will be attending the league finals on Friday and Saturday, February 28 and 29 at Mt. Bachelor. Over the course of the season teams earn points for their finish order at each race, and points accumulate throughout the season. Both the girls and boys squads qualified as a team. Hollie Lewis, Skylar Wilkins, Sydney Wilkins, Piper Adelt, Tatum Cramer, and Annie Cohen make up the girls squad, and racing for the boys will be Evan Palmer, Bela and George Chladek, Cole Seymour, Corbin Fredland, and Mitchell Griffin.

The top 20 JV racers will qualify individually based on their accumulated points.

Those 20 JV racers were to be announced on Tuesday, February 25.

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MCGOWAN: Sisters man featured in book on Oregon spirit Continued from page 3

the rugged coast to the west.

“I had never camped a day in my life,” he said.

He made up for lost time with a vengeance.

McGowan recounted his winding career path before describing the powerful instrument of conservation and community that he and Jan steered in the 1990s.

Under their leadership, SOLV grew from an enterprise that could almost be contained in a shoebox to an operation that conducted huge cleanup operations fielding thousands of volunteers. And it was the nature of that volunteer work that meant the most to McGowan.

He explained that volunteers came from all walks of life, a variety of races and cultures and an array of political persuasions. Working together for a common goal of restoring and enhancing their Oregon-built interpersonal bridges across cultural and political chasms.

It’s an ethic that McGowan continues to believe in,

even as the national discourse grows more and more polarized.

He described seven steps in community-building as they played out through SOLV: 1. Association — an opportunity for a variety of people to come together.

2. Dialogue — people working and sharing together.

3. Familiarity — people start to recognize and understand one another.

4. Trust.

5. Consensus — people begin to see that, whatever else might divide them, they do have significant common ground.

6. Shared vision — people come together to define that common ground and to act for the common good.

7. Action — in building a better Sisters, a better Oregon, and maybe a better America.

McGowan continues to act upon his philosophy. He and Jan retired to Sisters (where they were married years ago).

Jack has served on the board of directors of the Sisters Folk Festival, has been involved in community emergency planning, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District.

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toward 2020’s Tea and Poetry event at the Sisters Farmer’s Market. This is a poetry contest open to all ages. Last year’s awards were judged by Oregon’s Poet Laureate Kim Stafford.

O t h e r o rg a n i z a t i o n s receiving grants included: BEAT: Presenter of children’s theater in five Title One schools in Deschutes County.

BendFilm: Celebrating the work of independent filmmakers through the BendFilm Festival and the Women’s Film Festival, the grant funds the Power of Film nonprofit promotional video.

COCC Afrocentric Studies Clubs: For the student-led EVOLVE Project at the Tower Theater, March 13 and 14.

EVOLVE is a performance experience that explores the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color.

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Through a partnership with Neighbor Impact, Little Wo n d e r s w i l l p r o v i d e museum memberships and $10 gas cards to 360 Head Start families, over 80 percent of whom will be from Deschutes County, ensuring children from low-income families have access to unique learning experiences that will help close the opportunity gap in Central Oregon.

KPOV-FM Station 88.9 on your radio has designated its award to provide podcast training for other nonprofit organizations.

Opera Bend: funds will enable this group to present its annual opera performance “The Elixir of Love” to high school students in mid-March.

Tower Theater: funds will pay for Lesson PLAN, which stands for Performing Live Arts Now. Performances are held in the theater and in schools around Central Oregon with the goal that every student should see at least one live arts performance.

Sunriver Music Festival: designated to celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday in 2020.

Ben Westlund was the

force behind legislation creating the Oregon Cultural Trust (OCT), which receives its income largely through donations, and for which donors can take a full tax credit. The OCT distributes monies to cultural nonprofits around the state in three ways.

Funds are allotted to five cultural agency partners: the Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon State Preservation Office, and Oregon Heritage Commission. They are given directly to statewide cultural organizations through a competitive application process, and they are distributed to 45 county and tribal cultural coalitions around the state.

Deschutes Cultural Coalition is one of them, and the grants awarded are from this source.

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Recreational shooting is part of Central Oregon culture

By Steve Poss Guest Columnist

Many readers of the February 12 article on recreational shooting in the National Forest may not know that Federal law expressly promotes and protects such shooting, or of the importance of recreational shooting to Central Oregon.

Shooting is legal throughout National Forest and BLM land, subject to certain safe practices, and is not limited to the specific pits identified by the NFS. Bipartisan legislation enacted by Congress in 2019 provides that Federal land “shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting,” and that the NFS, BLM, and other Federal departments and agencies must “facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting, fishing and recreational shooting opportunities on Federal Land” and “consider hunting, fishing and recreational shooting opportunities as part of all federal plans for land, resource, and travel management.”

Thus, the Forest Service staff in the Deschutes National Forest is required to actively facilitate the expansion of recreational shooting opportunities in the forest.

Similarly, the closure of any Federal land to shooting can only be done in “the smallest area for the least amount of time” and requires exceptional circumstances and strict procedures of need, evidence, public notice and rulemaking.

Recreational shooting and hunting on public land have been at the heart of Central and Eastern Oregon’s selfreliant culture for generations. They are woven into the soul of Sisters Country.

As more than 50 percent of all land in this part of Oregon is owned or administered by the government, National Forest and BLM lands are the only places practically available for many Oregonians to teach their children to shoot, engage in recreational target shooting essential to maintaining safe shooting skills, sight-in their rifles, and hunt.

These lands are also the source of the pure, natural and healthful meat their families depend on throughout the year.

While shooting and hunting are time-honored historical uses of the land, they are not limited to “old-timers.”

Many new residents continue to move here precisely because of the shooting and hunting opportunities on

public lands. And shooting ranks among the safest of sports; far safer, for example, than cheerleading or skateboarding.

As firearm ownership and sales in the U.S. have skyrocketed over the past 20 years, firearm-related deaths and injuries have plummeted, thanks in large part to the gun-safety courses taught by thousands of NRA instructors and others.

Recreational shooting is a major part of our economy.

Oregon’s more than 300,000 hunters annually spend more than $23 million to buy more than 1.3 million tags, permits, and stamps, and spend more than 2.2 million days hunting, most of it on public lands. They contribute more than $27 million in state and local taxes, $32 million in Federal taxes, and millions more in salaries, wages, jobs, and retail sales each year.

Many of these jobs are right here in Deschutes County.

Oregon’s more than 170,000 target shooters contribute many millions more. And through permits,

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As developers expand residential housing closer to the forest, and waves of people flee the urban jungles and gridlocked mountain-biking paths they created in places such as Portland or San Francisco for the beauty of small towns such as Sisters, they somehow feel entitled to tell residents to stop shooting

where they have been shooting safely for generations.

That is cultural imperialism and narcissism rolled into one. Population growth is no justification for curtailing our long-standing rights.

If you are offended or scared by hearing gun shots or seeing hunters in the forest, there is a simple solution: do not move here. There are many other places where you will not have to coexist with families who safely and lawfully practice the shooting sports. If you do move here, you do so with notice of these preexisting rights and practices which are vital to our way of life in Central Oregon.

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DEVELOPMENT: Site plan review will be required in future Continued from page 1

was for preliminary approval of these uses, which acts as a placeholder. More detailed review of the development will occur at the time of siteplan review when the actual elevations, placement, and floor plans will be submitted.

The MPD does not include the parcel containing the Dollar General store now under construction.

The project is located within the Highway Commercial Zone and is greater than five acres, requiring the MPD application and review. Subsequent site-plan review applications and approvals are required as a condition of approval of the Master Plan. All site-plan review applications must be submitted prior to the expiration of the Master Plan approval, which is three years from now.

Approval of the Master Plan now makes the property more marketable to developers who are interested in purchasing part or all of the MPD. The parcel can be divided up and sold to different parties, meaning it could be a phased development.

As a condition of the approval, Threewind Partners will record a deed restriction on the property and all future lots and parcels created, noting their inclusion in the approved MPD. That requires future developers to

adhere to all the requirements and conditions of approval by the City and other public agencies.

Local architect Chris Mayes, working on behalf of the Threewinds Partners, has been working with City staff for two years. The application approved by the Planning Commission was the 14th version of the MPD. According to Mayes, Threewind Partners LLC of Eugene has owned the property since the late 1980s. He pointed out that the MPD is considered an infill project in the city, avoiding the need to increase the Urban Growth Boundary and avoiding urban sprawl.

A neighborhood meeting was held by the applicant on January 21 at The Pines clubhouse, with about eight residents, to discuss the concept plan with the applicant and the owner’s team. Key issues discussed at that time included: building orientation to increase privacy for residents of The Pines subdivision; dark skies compliant lighting; parking; garbage and recycling access; and connections to existing city streets. After the meeting, Mayes provided a revised set of drawings reflecting public agencies and informal public comments.

Last Thursday for the public hearing, the Council chamber was full of residents from The Pines, the 55-plus development directly behind the MPD, and several residents from other parts of Sisters.

Those not neighborhood residents raised broader concerns

such as whether Sisters needs this development, why allow it, and asking why can’t the City put a moratorium on this type of development.

The City can’t institute a moratorium unless all the land zoned for this type of development is built out or the infrastructure can’t support the development. If the proposed development meets the City’s zoning, development code, and building codes, it will be approved.

“Once a property is zoned a certain way, we’re required to approve it with possible modifications,” said Community Development Director Patrick Davenport.

Another concern raised was that “Sisters is beginning to look more and more like California” and that “we should be paying more attention to the beauty of Sisters and the quality of life.”

Someone else asked what the actual vision for Sisters is regarding developments. She suggested that traffic routes and flow need to be improved before proceeding with more developments.

T h e P i n es res i d en t s expressed concerns about

traffic congestion both around and within the MPD, the accuracy of the traffic study, the proximity of the multifamily buildings to The Pines property lines, and where the children living in the apartments will be able to safely play.

The commissioners made changes to two of the 41 conditions of approval put forth by staff. One had to do with ODOT’s requirement to align the entrance into the MPD off of West Hood Avenue with the entrance into the east portal across Hood. Commissioners wanted to allow the developer to have more time to meet with ODOT to deal with the alignment issue during the site-plan review.

The second condition calls for construction of the full 24-foot wide throughstreet from McKinney Butte to Hood Avenue at one time.

The applicant would like to be able to construct the vehicular and pedestrian routes in a phased manner to spread the cost out over a longer time period.

There were three possible outcomes after the hearing.

The Planning Commission

could either approve the MPD application as presented, it could be approved with conditions, or it could be denied on the basis of whether the applicable standards and criteria can be satisfied either as submitted, or as mitigated through conditions of approval.

Based on the information and findings contained in their report, staff concluded that the requested MPD satisfied the approval criteria and recommended that the Planning Commission vote to approve the request, with the 41 conditions, which the Commission agreed with.

The next step in the process is for staff to do a siteplan review, once the detailed drawings are submitted.

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SPRD & Sisters Country Vision: What’s new, what’s next?

By Janel Ruehl Correspondent

In 2018, Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) was experiencing a time of major transition, just as the Sisters Country Vision Action Plan was being finalized. A year later, SPRD has entered a new era and is stepping into leadership with a strong balance of expertise and passion. Under new Executive Director Jennifer Holland and her skilled board and staff, SPRD has revamped their approach to funding, created a new staffing structure, and completed a new strategic plan. They are also working collaboratively with other organizations to develop new programs, create new opportunities for youth, and explore options for creating a multipurpose community center.

Of the 20 strategies listed in the Vision Action Plan, Holland says she is most excited about the Connected Sisters strategies, particularly those meant to support more opportunities for youth.

“That’s why I got into this world of recreation — to be a positive change for youth!” says Holland. She has been working closely with Sisters School District to find new ways to support youth programs and increase access to school facilities for community members. Their efforts have already resulted in a new open gym at Sisters Elementary School every Saturday, and they are now in discussion of how to best utilize school facilities during the summer months. These conversations naturally led into a partnership to take the lead on developing a multipurpose community center — one of the most popular vision strategies. Working with Citizens4Community (C4C), SPRD and Sisters School District are preparing to meet with key stakeholders this month, with a larger community conversation to follow.

Holland has also stepped up to serve on the Vision Implementation Team, and says she feels inspired by the collaboration she has seen so far.

“I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into, but after attending the first meeting it was cool to see so many organizations coming together to ensure that Sisters continues on an upward trajectory and has a plan for the future. I see it’s important to keep the conversation going and keep

partnerships strong,” says Holland.

SPRD’s work on the vision is bolstered by exciting internal changes. A new staffing structure implemented by Interim Director Courtney Snead created program directors for the first time, allowing staff to develop more intentional programming and provide quality control, while the executive director can focus on bigger-picture goals. This includes a new strategic plan and reevaluation of SPRD’s funding and fee structure.

Holland says a new method of evaluating program fees will allow the District to consider the actual costs of running programs, with program subsidies that reflect the community’s priorities.

“We will continue to show the community that we’re good stewards of tax dollars,” Holland emphasizes.

Exciting changes in programming are also underway.

“SPRD is moving from a reactive to proactive programming approach” says Holland, “Previously, a community member would share an idea for a program, and we would just try to run with it. Now, we’re able to thoroughly develop the program, find partners, establish the best fee, and ensure sustainability.”

Holland is currently working with Central Oregon Community College to bring COCC’s continuing-education classes back to the Coffield Center. Holland says she is hoping to pilot new classes this summer, with a full launch in the fall.

With so much in their hopper, SPRD would love to get more community members involved. They are currently working on a new volunteer page on their website, and plan to post their new strategic plan later this month. In the meantime, Holland encourages community members to attend an SPRD board meeting, held every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Coffield Center.

“Board meetings are your chance to be heard, that people don’t often take advantage of. It’s so helpful for our board and staff to hear directly from our community!”

For more information about SPRD, go to https:// sistersrecreation.com/ For more information about Sisters Country Vision, go to https://sistersvision. org.

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into a major festival, hold an advanced degree in film theory, or have been part of the selection committee for a top10 film festival. Each film must go through three rounds of blind judging in order to be nominated or win.

Woodworth added, “This is a big accomplishment for our little surrealist-comedy film. We weren’t sure if people would connect with it, let alone love it enough to nominate it for awards. We have been pitching it as ‘David Lynch meets Monty Python.’”

The initial inspiration for the film came from the Woodworth’s favorite novel, “The Third Policeman,” by Flann O’Brien.

“It reads as something that could have been written

by Monty Python,” Nathan explained. “The dialogue is in exalted prose, almost poetic, and totally absurd. It also includes detailed footnotes that become their own side story.”

The Wo o d w o r t h s ’ movie was filmed in Sisters Elementary School, their uncle’s apartment in Sisters, and the Deschutes National Forest.

In the film, Jackie has just escaped from prison, and as a disguise is dressed in his sibling’s clothes, armed with a purse. He confronts his sister Jill about their hidden loot, which she has buried somewhere in the forests of Oregon. Meanwhile, Tom P. Bellbottoms shoots a documentary about the eccentric inventor of the purse.

Nathan noted, “The other main character in The Purse was played by Wayne Newcome, an actor originally from San Francisco, who I’ve worked with in multiple theatre productions at Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend. We wrote the part that he plays in The Purse specifically for him. He plays Selby O’Nolan, the man who invented the purse to be used as a militarized weapon by the U.S. forces in World War I. The other young man in the film is our cousin Spencer Bordonaro. His friend David Novotny was an extra — obviously the most important role.

“The language in the first half of our film is basically prose poetry. In the second half, we suddenly transition to an absurd Monty-Pythoninspired mockumentary which has nothing to do with the first half of the film other than that purses are a primary object used in both.”

The talented duo also drew

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inspiration from Sisters musician and songwriter Slater Smith and his band The Weather Machine.

Nathan added, “We find Slater to be an outstanding poet, and his lyrics have inspired our projects on more than one occasion.”

The Woodworths grew up in Sisters, and by 9 years old Nathan was bitten hard by the acting bug after watching Jim Carrey in a movie.

“I couldn’t believe the freedom this guy was allowed to have simply because he was in front of a camera,” he said.

By 12, Nathan was doing standup comedy any time and place he had the chance.

The brother-sister team have been making films for fun after hijacking the family video camera that their dad bought in the 1980s.

“In high school, we got a camcorder and started a YouTube channel and would get together with our friends and create sketch-comedy videos emulating Monty Python to the best of our abilities,” Woodworth said.

Nathan has spent 16 years doing stand-up comedy all along the West Coast and two years training in improv and sketch comedy through The Groundlings Theatre & School and The Second City.

Emily, a dancer at Sisters Dance Academy since its beginning, graduated from Pacific University with a degree in creative writing and minor in editing and publishing.

“Emily is an amazing human being, so driven and

focused. It was pure joy working with her in many dance classes through the early years of the Sisters Dance Academy,” said Lonnie Liddell, Sisters Dance Academy founder.

Emily is now writing a novel as her thesis at California Institute of Arts, where she is finishing up her Master of Fine Arts degree in writing on a Lillian Disney scholarship.

At one point the Woodworths both worked at Sisters Coffee Company and saw great potential for a sketch-comedy series there.

Filling orders while dealing with strange customers and bizarre situations led them to create a humorous web series in 2014 filmed entirely at Sisters Coffee Company.

Nathan said, “We pitched our idea for the series to our professional cinematographer friend, Sam Pyke, and the result was ‘The Barista Times,’ which is available on YouTube.”

The second installment of their series was filmed in 2017 at Palate A Coffee Bar in Bend.

He added, “We are releasing our second season, so be sure to check it out at YouTube.com/baristatimes.”

He also noted, “We are currently preparing for our first feature-length film, called ‘In the Meantime.’ It’s about a man named Danny who is building a time machine in his basement with the help of his imaginary friend, Lenny. We plan to begin shooting in late August/early September in Sisters, so everyone can stay

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ATTENDANCE: Communication considered key Continued from page 1

That was the kick-off, but the School District has longterm plans to improve attendance in the District.

“Our current goal is 87 percent, which is anticipating growth from 84 percent,” said elementary principal Joan Warburg. “As a point of contrast, my previous state had a goal of 95 percent and my previous school had an attendance rate of 97 percent.

That state had a lot of initiatives in place to encourage school attendance.”

In-house incentives appear to be working as well, according to Sisters Elementary Principal Joan Warburg and District Vice Principal Tim Roth.

According to Warburg there are a number of reasons elementary students miss school, some of which are more avoidable than others.

“We have many families who take trips during the school year which impacts their students’ attendance,” said Warburg. “Some of those trips are for special reasons that must happen during the school year; perhaps others could consider traveling during one of our many school breaks.”

Sickness is always a factor and easier to deal with than other absences, she explained. “This year we had students who were ill for extended periods of time and we worked with those families to support their students in their healing.

However, neither vacations or illness have the same significant impact on a student’s achievement as the students who regularly miss a few days a month for a variety of reasons. Those students lose track of the content that the rest of the class is learning and are continually playing catch-up while their peers move ahead. These students then don’t want to come to school because they feel lost and behind, which causes

a perpetual cycle as students fall further and further behind.”

One of Warburg’s concerns at the elementary level is that parents sometimes make a wrong assumption that missing school in the younger grades is not as big of a deal as missing in later grades.

“Research shows that students need to be in school regularly in order to achieve academic success. When a student misses days of school in kindergarten and first grade they begin to have gaps in foundational skills that teachers in higher grade levels expect students to have mastered. In fact, there is a large body of research out of California correlating missing just 8 or 9 days in kindergarten and first grade with dropping out of high school,” said Warburg.

Warburg used a metaphor to explain how numerous absences over time impact learning: “I would liken absenteeism to going to a movie in a theater and leaving the theater multiple times during the movie. When a person gets up and leaves the theater, when they return they are lost as to the plot or context of what is happening in the movie, which hinders the enjoyment of the rest of the movie. There is no rewind button, so that person will not fully grasp or enjoy the full movie. In school, we are unable to rewind the learning for students who have been absent, so those students have to try to catch up and grasp what they have lost in

their learning,” she said.

Being chronically late, even by a few minutes, also causes problems. “If kids don’t get off on the right foot in the morning, their whole day can be impacted negatively,” said one elementary teacher.

Warburg and Roth are both working on increasing parental awareness on this topic and also giving positive acknowledgement to students for being in school.

At the elementary school, counselor Kate Kuitert and Warburg are working with families to help students who are struggling with attendance. School Resource O ff i c e r D e p u t y B r e n t Crosswhite will be making home visits and meeting with families as well, as necessary, with cases of chronic absence, according to Warburg. Oregon’s compulsory attendance law deems non-attendance by students may result in a citation for a Class C violation, which may include a fine.

However, Sisters School District is focused on being proactive — rather than punitive — whenever possible.

Warburg described incentives in place at the elementary school.

She said, “Each classroom works to earn a popcorn party by spelling SES OUTLAWS; the class gets one letter each day all students are present and on time. We have special celebrations for students who have 95 percent positive attendance and are currently working on other incentives to support positive

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attendance. The entire staff also works very hard to ensure that students feel that they belong and want to come to school and be a part of their community.”

Roth is dedicated to improving attendance at the upper grades as well.

He is behind the campaign “Strive for 95,” which includes the goal of all students striving to hit a 95 percent attendance rate in the years to come.

That is a high goal, given that the current rate at the high school is just 79 percent. The middle school fares better at 86 percent. The current year goals are to increase to 82 percent and 90 percent respectively, according to Roth.

It is important to note that the attendance rates include missing school-sponsored co-curricular activities.

To put the 95 percent rate into context, it means that a student would miss no more than eight days in a school year.

“But the bottom line is that we need kids not to miss for reasons that are avoidable,” he said. “School is our students’ first and most important job. They are learning

more than math and reading.

They are learning how to show up on time every day, to be part of a community that values and needs their participation, not only in the classroom, but in the cultural fabric of our school.”

Roth’s aim is to keep this attendance campaign as positive as possible, and wants students and families to understand the school has resources to help.

“Students miss for a variety of reasons, and we understand that extenuating circumstances can exist that affect attendance, but we want to help take away barriers to good attendance,” he said. “We have resources to support our students socially, emotionally, and in their academic classes. For example, we can provide helpful information on setting boundaries around phone and social media use, identifying when it is appropriate to keep your student home for being sick, improving sleep habits, creating a morning routine, as well as teaching coping strategies for anxious thoughts and feelings.”

He added, “Communication between the school and families is key.”

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17170 Wilt Rd., Sisters. 38.53 park-like acres with beautiful native vegetation. Property spans both sides of Wilt Road. 1,100 sq. ft., 3-bedroom, 2-bath manufactured home with multiple outbuildings including a yurt-style building. Potential for replacement dwelling with great mountain views. $489,000. MLS#201906463

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“Suzanne is a Rock Star! We would highly recommend her

as a real estate expert and professional to anyone looking to sell or purchase their dream home. Suzanne makes a genuine effort to truly understand the needs of her clients and works very hard to bring a sense of calming and persistence to an otherwise anxious and emotional life experience for her clients.”

— Steve & Patti Janego

Suzanne Carvlin, Realtor

Broker, Licensed in the State of Oregon

818-216-8542 | Suzanne@homeinsisters.com

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463 N. Village Meadows Road, Sisters. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1,709 sq. ft. on a large, fenced lot. Neutral colors. Kitchen with walk-in pantry, stainless steel appliances and breakfast bar. $339,000. MLS#202000407.

493 N. Village Meadows Road, Sisters. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1,743 sq. ft. on a cul-de-sac within walking of downtown Sisters. Open kitchen with breakfast bar and built-in desk.

Fenced yard, yard, concrete patio. $349 $3 $349,000.

49,000 000. ML MLS# MLS#202000408.

S#20 2020 2000 0040 4088.

Call Jen McCrystal, Broker

541-420-4347 • jen@reedbros.com Reed Bros. Realty 291 W. Cascade Ave. Sisters, OR 541-549-6000 | www.reedbros.com Each office independently owned and operated.

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record in the process with a time of 4:58.58, breaking the previous record of 4:59.12 set in 2015 by Lucie Davis of Sweet Home.

Making the effort even more impressive is that Bartlett was never challenged and won by nearly 22 seconds over Kalea Mullins of Corbett, who finished second in 5:20.38.

“So great!” said Singleton.

“I couldn’t be happier for Lydia. She has worked so hard for so many years and is so deserving of such a great end to her high school career!”

The remaining state qualifiers for the Outlaws were not able to advance past Friday’s preliminaries, but Singleton noted that most of them swam to personal records.

The 200-yard freestyle relay of Mary Root, Iris Diez, Laura Clem and Bartlett narrowly missed making the final by .82 seconds, finishing seventh in 1:50.62, the team’s fastest time of the year.

The boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay team of Osmond Bates, Austen Heuberger, Clayten Heuberger, and Sam

Mayes finished eighth in Friday’s prelims with a time of 1:39.01, its best time of the year, but not quite fast enough to make the final. The squad later placed 10th in the 400yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:43.97 Bates, who won the district title in the 100-yard breaststroke to earn a spot at state, finished 12th in the event in a time of 1:13.13.

“I am so extremely proud of everyone who competed,” said Singleton. “It was so fun to watch them swim and watch all their work over the season come together. Most of them had not swam at all prior to their freshman years, which makes it all the more impressive.”

Bartlett, who has signed to swim at NCAA Division 1 California Baptist, owns school records in five individual events, including the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle races as well as the 100 butterfly. She also swam on all three record relay teams.

The 12 points earned by Bartlett placed the Outlaws sixth overall as a team. Catlin Gabel outlasted Sweet Home for the team title with 78 points to 65 for the Huskies.

The Newport Cubs demolished the boys’ field, amassing 75 points to easily outdistance second place Madras, who finished with 30.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

Cate O’Hagan, right, co-chair of the Deschutes Cultural Coalition, presented the Ben Westlund Memorial Award to Jean Wells Keenan on Wednesday evening. The award, featuring art created by Pat Clark, left, honors the Sisters artist’s contribution to the arts in Sisters and the state of Oregon.

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world as an accomplished artist and master of the quilting craft.”

“When I got the (award) letter, I had to read it twice.

I was totally surprised!”

Wells Keenan said. “I have to thank the Deschutes Cultural Coalition for all that they do, and thanks to my whole

family… When it comes to Quilt Show, everyone helps.”

She also thanked the Quilt Show’s three executive directors, its 250 to 300 tireless volunteers, the City of Sisters and the business community, “and all of the dedicated quilters whose creative journey of sharing warms my heart and makes me want to continue.”

Pat Clark applauded her friend, Jean, for having an innovative and creative mind.

“The Quilt Show has an amazing legacy, and it put Sisters on the map,” she said.

The award honors the legacy of the late Ben Westlund, a Tumalo resident and businessman who served in the state House of Representatives and Senate, and later as State Treasurer.

An advocate for the arts, he sponsored legislation creating the Oregon Cultural Trust, a statewide cultural promotion and preservation organization. Westlund died of cancer in 2010, while still in office.

His wife, Libby, and their two children attended the ceremony at FivePine Lodge.

290 E CASCADE AVENUE SISTERS, OR 541.588.6614 CascadeSothebysRealty.com MLS MLS#201905205 #0000000

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SOUTHWEST-STYLE RANCH ON 31 ACRES

16611 WILT ROAD

68755 FRYREAR ROAD

31 private acres in Sisters! Single-level, southwest-style home with upstairs recreation room. 10 acres of irrigation. 4,000 SF barn with 5-stalls, workshop & ranch hand quarters. Fenced pastures & riding area. 2 ponds & Mt Jefferson view! www.OldMilitarySisters.com Suzanne Carvlin, Broker 818.216.8542 | suzanne.carvlin@cascadesir.com

Perfect small acreage close to Sisters ready to build. Pine-treed property with 600 SF finished garage/pump house w/400 AMP service. Gated & fenced, standard septic system, domestic water well installed, 150'x250' area cleared for arena with arena footing on property. Quiet and private piece on private road.

Patty Cordoni, Principal Broker 541.771.0931 | patty.cordoni@cascadesir.com

Expansive unobstructed panoramic views at homesite from Mt. Bachelor to Mt. Jefferson on this parcel overlooking agricultural fields. Centrally located between Bend, Sisters and Redmond.

Septic feasibility complete. In Sisters School District; horses okay. Approved Conditional Use Permit.

Patty Cordoni, Principal Broker 541.771.0931 | patty.cordoni@cascadesir.com

3 BD | 2.5 BA | 3,567 SF | $ 1,495,000

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2.17 AC | $375,000

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Serving the Sisters, Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch Areas

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At Ponderosa Properties… …It’s About the People

New Listing

18108 FADJUR LANE Treasured unobstructed view of the Cascade mountains overlooking irrigated pasture. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 3,850+ sq. ft. custom home w/multi-use barn/shop outbuilding.

Paved circular drive leads to the qualityconstructed home in like-new condition. Many windows providing natural light in abundance throughout home. Spacious kitchen w/large cooking island, ample counters & cabinetry.

Greatroom w/soaring ceiling & gas fireplace set in dramatic floor-to-ceiling river-rock display.

Plenty of flexibility in living space. In addition to primary bedrooms, enjoy an office/den & bonus rooms. Property fenced & cross-fenced, served w/5 acres of Three Sisters Irrigation District pressurized water. Nearby access to BLM property for riding & outdoor recreation. $1,175,000. MLS#202001136

GLAZE MEADOW #45 Wonderful cabin at Black Butte Ranch. Recently updated throughout the kitchen, living and bathrooms. It features a natural wood-paneled interior with tall vaulted open-beam ceilings and natural lava-rock fireplace. Two bedrooms down plus loft with bathroom. Enjoy the great location at the end of a long, peaceful cul-de-sac close to the Glaze Meadow Sports and Recreation Center. Adjacent to bike/pedestrian pathway with easy access to beautiful National Forest lands.$375,000. MLS#201904587

NEAR THE DESCHUTES RIVER Climb the slight ridge and the mountain views open big and wide from Mt. Hood to Broken Top. Every peak is visible as well as the valley below.

Bordering BLM directly on the eastside. Paved access, underground utilities, existing well and septic available. Enjoy the quiet setting and night sky in this beautiful secluded corner of Deschutes County. $395,000. MLS#201506281 7515 SE GENTIAN WAY, PRINEVILLE Views of the water from every nook and cranny on this 76-acre hillside property. The graveled driveway leads you up to a cozy campsite with a trailer, outdoor shower, deck and fire pit. There is a cased well (no pump or power at this time).

Power is at the road. Standard septic approval in 2004. Terrain varies with some beautiful sandy, level areas to a small canyon. Gated driveway.

Zoning allows for 5-acre homesites. One-quarter mile to the boat dock for year-round recreation.

Borders public lands to the east. Owners will carry a contract. Broker owned. $229,000.

MLS#201907560.

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The Locals’ Choice!

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

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

Just a short walk or ride to downtown Sisters. Add the extraordinary views of the Cascades & Central Oregon’s natural beauty and you've found your new home. Lot prices: $146,475-$187,110.

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

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

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CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus - 40+ years

Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker

541-549-2002 1-800-650-6766 BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN VIEW Beautiful mountain view acreage located in the secluded Lower Bridge Basin near the Deschutes River. Views of all mountains from Mt. Jefferson to Broken Top. There is a very private elevated building site in the NE corner of the lot with huge mountain views and southern exposure. Lower Bridge Estates offers paved streets, electric power and phone. The lot is approved for a standard septic system. There is abundant BLM land in the area and the nearby Deschutes River corridor is great for hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing. $229,000. MLS#201702313

SINGLE-LEVEL IN TOLLGATE Tile and bamboo flooring in the living areas help with easy maintenance in this 1,460 sq.ft. residence. Monitor oil heater provides low-cost heating in addition to electric heat. New lighting in dining area. Kitchen includes a breakfast bar.

Bonus room for an office, mudroom or wellplanned storage. New granite in the 2 bathrooms, newer carpet in the 3 bedrooms. Fenced backyard. Covered patio. This .6-acre lot borders public land. Pool, tennis, rec center & trails for homeowners. $369,000. MLS#202000173

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

Protective CCRs in this gated community of fine homes. Utilities to the lot line. Just minutes to the town of Sisters. $379,500.

MLS#201506535

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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 ............ $210,000 Lot 5 MLS#201803205 ............$240,000 Lot 4 MLS#201803206 ........... $250,000 Lot 7 MLS#201803202 ........... $260,000

1185 W. HILL AVENUE This immaculately maintained property has an open floor plan design that allows for comfortable living at an obtainable price. A must-see with its many upgrades. The Village at Cold Springs community puts all of the area’s conveniences at your fingertips. This home is a practically new, 2,026-square-foot, 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath charmer and is truly a great value. There is a large, fenced, fully landscaped backyard with covered concrete patio. $405,000. MLS#202002011

DESCHUTES RIVERFRONT ACREAGE! Ten acres along the Middle Deschutes offers a spectacular building site with 180-degree river views with the Cascade mountains in the background. Paved access, electricity available, standard septic feasibility and an existing well.

The property gently slopes from the street to the northwest forming a flat bench with a premier building site before rolling off to the river. There are two adjacent parcels also available that create the possibility for a multiple-home estate. With great mountain and river views, this is a rare opportunity to build your dream home. $299,500.

MLS#201910338

NEW TOWNHOME! Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Ultra-modern interior design features upper-level living. Light and bright greatroom with south-facing windows, cozy propane fireplace and high vaulted ceilings.

Sunny patio with mountain view and feeling of openness. Comfortable upper-level master suite with high ceilings, plenty of closet space and spacious bathroom. Also, a half-bath plus utility room upstairs for convenience. Lower level has 2 bedrooms plus guest bathroom. Heat pump on upper and efficient in-floor radiant heating on lower level. Single attached garage. $449,000.

MLS#202000015