The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 27
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Locals rally in support of first responders By Jodi Schneider Correspondent
Sisters residents turned out on Saturday morning, June 27, to show appreciation for firefighters and police. Cort Horner, Sisters resident and organizer of a rally held on the corner of Highway 20 and Pine Street, said that this was a positive, all-inclusive gathering with the sole purpose of letting all first responders know they are appreciated. First responders are always at the forefront of every incident or disaster, and they assure the safety and well-being of the population. E m e rg e n c y M e d i c a l Technicians (EMTs), paramedics, firefighters, and police officers are all considered first responders. Horner told The Nugget, “This ‘appreciation gathering’ was a spontaneous idea. Like all of us, I think we’ve been overwhelmed with negative messaging toward police forces across the country and regionally, and it just seemed to me like the negativity was very out of balance with all the positives they provide every day. I floated it on one of our local community pages and there
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Sisters City Council sets goals By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Nearly 15 supporters held signs with a positive message for all first responders. Retired firefighter Gary Eidsmoe held up the American flag with the thin blue line representing law enforcement, promoting compassion for our nation’s police officers.
The Sisters City Council is keeping core City services and essential infrastructure at the forefront in goals and a budget adopted in challenging times. The Council adopted Fiscal Year 2020/21 goals on March 11, which guided the creation of the 2020/21 City budget. Due to the current effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local economy, no one can confidently predict what the economy will look like over the next fiscal year and beyond. “The City is well positioned to weather and rebound from these challenges,” said City Manager Cory Misley. “We should remain optimistic about our community and take a proactive, yet measured, approach to the next fiscal year. One critical component is that our economy is more diverse and sustainable than ever. We are more well positioned than ever to weather economic
See RALLY on page 23
See GOALS on page 9
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Sisters folks turned out on Saturday morning for a rally supporting local first responders, from sheriff’s office personnel to firefighters and EMTs. was immediate support, so I thought there was no better time than the present to organize something.” He added, “So many organizations work together to keep Sisters Country safe, I expanded the idea to include first responders as well — our Fire, Police, EMS, USFS, ODFW — all of them are dedicated to their
jobs and our community, and deserve thanks too, so this is for all of them.” Sno-Cap owner Lacey Weeks and general manager Jennifer Seher expressed immediate support by offering their front sidewalks as a gathering place, as well as offering any first responders a free meal from the restaurant.
Urban renewal funds go Cundiff closes out school career to improvement projects By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Some of the major projects in town have utilized funds from a local government entity perhaps not well known or understood by a majority of Sisters residents: the Urban Renewal Agency (URA) established in 2003. Projects include the Cascade Avenue improvements, the Village Green restrooms, the creation of Fir Street Park, and small-business improvement grants. The URA is a legally separate entity from the City of Sisters, with the Sisters City Council serving as its board of directors and being financially accountable for
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its operations. The URA prepares its own budget in accordance with Oregon law and the board of directors approves its annual appropriations. The current Urban Renewal District covers much of the downtown Sisters commercial core. The Sisters downtown Urban Renewal Agency Plan identifies improvements slated within the district. The current URA Plan is set to expire in 2023 but the URA can play a significant role in furthering downtown investment and growth. So, this year’s plan (2020-21) will serve as a transition while the board looks to See URA on page 19
Shirleen Cundiff rolled into Sisters in 1998 with her two daughters, Jamie and Kelly, the day before school started, fulfilling a dream she and her husband, Gary, had kept for many years of residing in Central Oregon. The dream became reality when Gary was offered a managerial job at J and J Carpets in Bend. “We researched schools in the area and Sisters quickly rose to the top of our list,” she said. Sisters, with around 800 residents within the city limits at the time, was quite a change from her hometown of Camarillo, California, just north of Los Angeles. Jamie enrolled at Sisters
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Shirleen Cundiff has played a key role in making the Sisters School District work for nearly 20 years. High School as a freshman while Kelly entered Sisters Middle School, which is where Shirleen’s career with
the district first got traction. “Mary Lesowske asked See CUNDIFF on page 15
Letters/Weather ............... 2 Sisters Situation Report.... 4 Announcements...............10 Crossword .......................19 Sudoku ............................21 Meetings .......................... 3 Stars Over Sisters ............. 8 Stars & Stripes ............11-14 Classifieds................. 20-22 Real Estate ................ 22-24
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Living up to what we put on paper No words committed to paper have ever had greater impact than those we celebrate this Saturday, on Independence Day: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” That radical clarion cry of the sovereign rights of the individual sounded the death knell for the rule of kings in the 19th Century and stood in defiance of totalitarian tyranny across the 20th Century. The fact that those words were written by a slaveholding Virginian, a man committed to the expansion of an “Empire of Liberty” across the continent (pushing aside, absorbing or destroying the indigenous inhabitants of that continent) reflects an ugly and brutal paradox that continues to haunt America. On April 3, 1968, just hours before his murder, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to a congregation in Memphis, Tennessee, in what has come to be called the “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop Speech.” Amid his eloquent evocation of a vision of the Promised Land, earned in a toilsome climb up a steep and rugged slope, he made a simple plea: “All we say to America is, ‘Be true to what you said on paper.’” King was speaking specifically of the guarantees of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America — but his words cut fundamentally down to the bedrock profession of the American faith:
that all men are created equal. We must not forget that have come a long way toward fulfilling the promise of those words: A birthright that was, in 1776, confined to white men of property (almost exclusively Protestant Christian in creed) has been expanded — imperfectly, in fits and starts — to include women as well as men, people of all colors and creeds. While cultural fissures and wounds are deep and lasting, the United States is not the same nation it was even 50 years ago. Legally, culturally and economically we are a far more just and equitable place than we were on April 4, 1968, when King was slain. We remain an imperfect work-in-progress. We will probably always carry the burden of the twin original sins into which our nation was born; we cannot erase or elide a heritage of slavery and conquest that clashes so profoundly with our founding principles. But neither can we abase ourselves in expiation of those sins, not without destroying the civic faith that has allowed the United States of America — for all of its flaws — to be a beacon of liberty and opportunity in an often dark world for the past 244 years. Our task is not to fundamentally transform the United States of America. It is something far simpler, more profound — and more challenging — than that: It is to be true to what we put down on paper. Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
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 10 a.m. Monday.
To the Editor: Maybe you have read in some of my previous Letters to the Editor and determined that I have considerable dislike for our two party system of government. I carry this aversion after years of witnessing the ineptness of our so called Congressional representatives and their
inability to compromise on relevant issues. Congress needs to understand that no one side can possibly be 100 percent right on any issue. This is why race relations, immigration, gun control, police reform and so many other issues remain unresolved. See LETTERS on page 23
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Facts matter By Quay Richerson Guest Columnist
Like many, my heart is heavy as I watch our beloved America undergo a transition into a country with which I am not familiar. Simple pleasures such as Facebook, going to church, watching the news, weekly g ran d p a/g r an d d au g h ter Sisters Bakery outings and poker with friends have become a thing of the past. Directed by local and state government orders, churches closed, non-essential businesses shut down, schools closed, sporting events canceled, grandparents separated from grandchildren, payments were made to individuals and businesses, $2,400-per-month incentives for not working, facemasks became a wardrobe accessory and healthy families self-quarantined. In addition, cities have allowed rioting, burning, looting, murder, defunding of police departments and a complete occupation of a downtown area. What happened? Did we incur a nuclear attack, a foreign invasion, or did some other threat occur that has never occurred in American history? No, it was a virus and a horrific incident of police brutality that led to an assault on our freedoms, liberties, and rights. As society analyzes our responses to the life-threatening virus, I’d like to share a personal account that has shaped my worldview. In 1941, my father was a poor, young, hillbilly from the boondocks of Missouri, who became the first in his family to leave the farm for college. As an ambitious freshman on December 7, his future of hope and opportunity was suddenly shattered when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and threatened the freedoms and liberties which defined his country. He gathered his buddies and headed for the nearest recruitment center. Like millions of other young men of his generation, my dad believed protecting freedom and liberty was worth the sacrifice of their own ambitions, and even their life. Although the virus and war are incomparable, the
threat to our freedom and liberties is not, and it is disheartening how easily we have surrendered them. During a recent conversation, my friend said that “For every ‘fact’ there are ‘facts’ to the contrary.” That led me to quote Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the late Democratic senator from New York, “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not his own facts.” Andrew McCarthy of the National Review added, “Real progress is only possible, and real cohesion is only stable, if a society can agree that there are objective facts, and that they can be gotten at through reason and common sense. Only with that in place is it possible for us to work out our differences, or at least disagree in peace. You don’t get to have your own facts.” So let’s review some facts regarding issues of the past four months. COVID-19. USA has 128,000 deaths or .04 percent of the population (43 percent were in nursing homes, 94 percent had preexisting health conditions). Oregon has 204 deaths or .0049 percent of the population. Deschutes County has zero deaths. In comparison, with less than half the current population, the 1957-58 Asian flu had 116,000 deaths and the 1968-69 Hong Kong flu had 100,000 deaths in the USA. No government mandated lockdowns or shutdowns occurred. Police targeting Black men. According to the Washington Post, in 2019 there were 10 unarmed Black men killed by police. In six of those incidents, the officer was under physical assault by the victim. Of the 1,004 people killed by officers, 236 were Black and 371 were white. In respect to all homicides, 93 percent of Black murders are committed by Black people and 84 percent of white murders are committed by white people. Statistical facts are void of interpretation, ideology, and prejudices, yet they form the foundation from which we base our decisions and actions. My encouragement is that we all delve into the facts before we rush to the protest line.
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Sisters woman is ‘Tough As Nails’ By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent
Callie Cattell is a 28-yearold Central Oregon-raised woman whose passion in life is fishing and being out on the water. That passion has been recognized by CBS reality show “Tough As Nails,” which Cattell is featured on this season. Cattell, originally from Bend and now living in Sisters, has been fishing commercially since she was 15 years old. Her first paying job was working on her father’s commercial fishing boat in Bristol Bay, Alaska. “Fishing has been a part of my family for generations and
it became a quick passion of mine. The risk for reward is huge,” said Cattell. During her free time while in Central Oregon, Cattell often enjoys catch-andrelease fly-fishing. “I kill enough fish as it is, so I catch-and-release recreationally,” she said. Cattell is also a professional commercial diver. She attended dive school at the Diver’s Institute in Seattle in 2013 after seeing a brochure for it and pursuing education in the field. She then worked off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico for NASA training astronauts underwater to
Elizabeth Fisher has been a regular fixture at the corner of Highway 20 and Locust Street, demonstrating in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
See CATTELL on page 6
Preparing for wildfire season Nobody wants to think about it much, but the advent of beautiful, sunny, hot weather also marks the arrival of wildfire season in Sisters Country. Deschutes County Health Services encourages residents to prepare for wildfire season. Wildfire smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases. To protect your health, you can take these preventive steps:
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• If you, or a family member, have heart or lung disease, including asthma, check with your doctor about what you should do during smoke events. • If you have a central air conditioner, ask an air conditioning professional what kind of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to use in your home’s system and how to close the fresh-air intake. See WILDFIRE on page 9
Valuing Black lives in Sisters By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent
The Black Lives Matter movement has become visible in Sisters. By now, most Sisters-area residents have observed the sometimes lonely vigil kept by Elizabeth Fisher and others at the corner of Cascade Avenue and Locust Street at the east entry into Sisters. Fisher is one of seven volunteers who currently try to maintain a daily presence by the tennis courts to draw attention to the concept that Black lives matter. “We try to have someone out here every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except
Saturday, when we have the larger demonstration by the Outlaw horse statue from 10:30 to noon,” Fisher said. Her own participation in the cause came as a personal awakening. “Honestly, George Floyd was a catalyst for me and much of the nation,” she said. “Everyone who doesn’t do something may as well have had their knee on George Floyd’s neck; and, embarrassingly, I realized that I wasn’t doing anything.” But she is now. A former Sisters High School student, Fisher has just graduated from Oregon State University in chemical
engineering. She doesn’t have a job yet, and therefore feels that this is a productive use of the time she has available. Thus far, that has translated to approximately five to seven hours a day, five days a week. “It is really easy for people to feel that this is not their problem,” Fisher said. “I mean, just today, I had someone yell ‘but you’re white’ and give me the middle finger. All I have to say to that is, if you are human, this is your problem. We all live in and perpetuate this system, which we have seen for the See AWARENESS on page 18
As the COVID-19 crisis affects gatherings, please contact individual organizations for their current meeting status or alternate arrangements. See Announcements on page 10 for more information.
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., 541-549-1527. 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 2nd & 4th 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.
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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.
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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, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 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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City of Sisters Library rolls out reading program COVID-19 Situation Report
By Cory Misley City Manager
Over the past couple of weeks Oregon has experienced increasing numbers of positive COVID-19 cases. It seems that is due to both more spread of the virus, including concentrated outbreaks and general community spread, as well as more testing. Although this is alarming, fortunately Deschutes County still has not mirrored that trend. It is likely fair to say that it is as much preparation including social distancing, face coverings, and sanitation, as it is luck and other factors. One thing that has been known and remains constant is that minimizing the spread and mitigating the risk is largely within our control and can be done with a few relatively simple precautions: social distancing, washing your hands frequently while avoiding touching your face, and wearing a face covering. Hearing that over and over sounds like a broken record, but there is wisdom in the expression “first we make our habits, then our habits make us.” On June 24, the City
Council adopted resolutions extending policies and programs first established during and by way of the state of emergency declaration. The declaration occurred back in March and expired June 24. The declaration was critical to act swiftly during the emergence of the pandemic and the City did that in a multitude of ways over the past few months. Although the City may not be in a declared state of emergency, that does not take away from the importance of maintaining precautions and a heightened sense of awareness. We are still in the first wave of COVID-19 and no one can say what the future will bring. We are fortunate to this point and should sustain a cautious optimism, while keeping a watchful eye on both what we can and cannot control as we head into July. Every proactive measure helps — thank you for continuing to do your part keeping Sisters healthy and prosperous. Information and links to small business resources can be found here: www. ci.sisters.or.us/business/ page/covid-19-smallbusiness-resources.
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Times have changed, but what hasn’t changed is Deschutes Public Library’s commitment to a fun summer reading program. During the months of July and August, Summer With The Library incorporates the popular Beanstack app, with physical activities and reading challenges to do outside and around the house. Library customers can participate to track reading milestones and complete activity badges to be entered into the grand prize drawings. While Summer With The Library is for people of all ages—children to adults—it takes on new significance for school-age kids this summer. With students being home since March, engaging in reading and literacy during the summer months is more important than ever. Summer with the Library is an interactive way to help ensure children retain reading and learning skills over summer vacation, curbing the “summer slide,” which typically happens when kids are out of school and they lose some of the reading gains made during the academic year. “We’re grateful to The
Roundhouse Foundation for their generosity, which allows us to pivot the Summer Reading program and make it accessible online,” said Todd D u n k e l b e rg , e x e c u t i v e director of Deschutes Public Library. “We know peoples’ lives are still in flux, and this allows us to move the program forward in a dynamic new way.” Each week a new set of activities and reading challenges introduced through the app allows participants to earn badges. For example, activities include trying a new word game, eating a vegetable for seven days, identifying a constellation in the night sky, or enjoying one minute of stillness. Badges can also be earned through reading challenges, such as choosing a book by its cover or reading a graphic novel. Also new this year are virtual programs for kids and teens, featuring STEAM activities released each week via Deschutes
Public Library’s YouTube channel. S u m m e r Wi t h T h e Library takes place July 1 - August 31 with the grand prize winners announced after Labor Day. Prizes include gift cards and — new this year — e-reader tablets, which are donated by Bend Masonic Lodge #139. The program is free and open to all ages, and all participants get a prize at the end. To take part, download the Beanstack app through the Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android), or access the Beanstack website from your computer’s browser. Summer with the Library (Verano con la Biblioteca) is also available in Spanish. Enrollment begins on July 1. Learn more at www. d e s c h u t e s l i b r a r y. o r g / summer. Participants can share their Summer with the Library adventure by tagging the library on social media and using the #SummerwithDPL hashtag.
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Author will Running commentary contribute to book store By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
The release of “Stories From the Middle of Nowhere,” by Susi Klare will give folks in Sisters a satisfying read — and a chance to contribute to the well-being of the community’s independent bookseller. “My intention is to contribute the proceeds of all books sold during the first two weeks that they are on sale in the store to Paulina Springs (Books),” said Klare. “The exact date will be determined by the arrival of the first shipment of books.” The much-lauded Oregon author exquisitely celebrates the natural world in a collection of short fiction, while also delivering biting commentary that cuts to the heart of our relationship to the land. In 13 pieces of short fiction, Klare brings her intimacy with nature to the page, creating a sensual interweaving between the details of a particular landscape and the main character’s dilemma and state of mind. Including work previously published in notable literary journals, this collection encapsulates the talent of the author, the recipient of a 2001 Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize nomination, and numerous other literary awards. The voices in these stories come from people who are variously attempting to lose or find themselves in the wild country from Alaska to Guatemala. Klare’s work explores the nuances of mother-daughter relationships, aging, desire, and what it means to persevere and find identity in the face of trauma. For more information contact Paulina Springs Books at 541-549-0866 or visit www. paulinaspringsbooks.com.
My running career started on a bicycle. On June 1, 1972, at the end of my sixth grade year in school, my mother drove me from our home in Sublimity, Oregon to Salem where Scott’s Cyclery did business on South Commercial Street. I had visited Scott’s a few weeks earlier to order the bike of my dreams: a 10-speed Schwinn Varsity. Even though I had to settle for my second choice in color — lemon yellow — I am not sure I had ever been more excited about a purchase. The bike was a birthday present from my parents, but I had paid half of the $99.50 price. Delivery of the bike had been delayed, and the two weeks of waiting since my actual birthday had passed agonizingly slowly. I couldn’t wait to get home. With its steel frame construction, chrome fenders, and 27- by 1.25-inch tires, the Varsity was not exactly designed to win the Tour de France, but its sturdiness (it weighed close to 40 pounds) was exactly what a 12-year-old boy with adventure on his mind needed. With the additional purchase of a generator light headlight, I was ready for anything day or night, but it was the cable-operated analog speedometer/odometer I also bought that would play a key role in my development as a future runner. I have always been goaloriented and ready to challenge myself, so having a device that tracked mileage provided me with daily data and ultimately kindled a goal. My world expanded on that day to as far as I was able to pedal. In the ensuing years I rode to school, took trips to the next town over that had a Dairy Queen, traversed miles of country roads surrounding Sublimity and commuted to summer jobs
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that included picking berries and green beans, harvesting hay, and shearing Douglas firs at a Christmas tree farm. All the while the numbers on the odometer added up. By eighth grade I was well over 2,500 miles and counting. I was riding further afield and, that spring, convinced my mother to allow me to ride with three buddies 85 miles to the Oregon coast. My how things have changed: We wore no helmets, sported no bright colored tops or chamois-padded shorts, and carried no cell phone. Instead of energy bars and sports drinks, we toted Shasta soda-pop, peanut-butter sandwiches, and potato chips in satchels on our racks. We wore Levi jeans and cotton T-shirts. If we had trouble we would find a payphone and call one of our parents “collect.” And it was perfect. We were the champions of our own destiny. By the time eighth grade was coming to a close and the start of high school loomed, I made a decision: I would ride 1,500 miles between Memorial Day and Labor Day. I put pencil to paper and determined that this goal required averaging 13.5 miles a day. That doesn’t sound too bad until you miss a day for a family trip and another for a wedding. My solution was to stay on track immediately by riding 27 miles (or more) the next day. If I missed two days in a row, I would go 40. As I look back now, I discovered that my riding habits were mimicking what many distance
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Within a week of making this transition, this lowly freshman was keeping up with the varsity runners on long training runs. By the time we got to our first regular meet, I had the No. 5 spot on the team. Unwittingly, all that biking had paid off. I became a runner and for many years my goals all centered on the sport. But, I continued to ride the Schwinn, which was showing plenty of wear and tear yet never failed me. I took it to college and used it around Eugene. Somewhere during my sophomore year, the odometer approached the 10,000-mile mark, which meant it would roll back to zero. I decided to let it get to 9999.9 miles and then I would disconnect it from the bike and keep it as a memory of all those miles that started at the end of sixth grade, included many great rides, and was highlighted by one epic summer that changed my life. Running gets a lot tougher as you age and I have struggled with aches and pains I never had before. As I celebrated birthday number 60 last month, my daughter Erin provided me with a surprise opportunity that sort of brought things full circle. Erin astonished me on my birthday by presenting me with a Specialized gravel bike — a gift equal to that yellow Schwinn back in 1972! It is black, it is sleek, and it immediately provided me with a new goal. On Memorial Day, feeling like a kid again, I took my first ride toward a new 1,500-mile summer quest that will end on Labor Day.
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Anvil Blasters to play at Black Butte Ranch Live music has been severely curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic — but it hasn’t gone away completely. Black Butte Ranch will offer its traditional Wednesday evening concerts on the lawn near the barn west of Lakeside Bistro. The expansive lawn allows plenty of room for groups of people to set up with appropriate physical distancing. Americana folk outfit The Anvil Blasters will kick off the series on Wednesday, July 1, at 6 p.m. and will play again on July 8 and July 22. “We’re looking forward to playing out again — it’s been a while,” said Jim Cornelius of The Anvil Blasters. “This is about the ideal set-up for music in these times; lots of room in the open air.” Cornelius noted that, due to the pandemic, The Anvil Blasters bandmate Lynn Woodward opted to stay in North Carolina where she winters, rather than returning to Sisters for the summer. The band’s configuration for the Black Butte Ranch performances will be Jeff Wester (banjo/vocals); Jim Cornelius (guitar/harmonica/ vocals); and Mike Biggers (guitar/mandolin/vocals). “We’re going to miss Lynn,” Cornelius said. “And I know she hates missing these gigs. But she made the smart choice not to make a cross-country trip right now and to stay close to her family. I guess I’ll just steal a couple of my songs back from her while her back is turned.” Cornelius noted that the band expects to be joined by a special guest or two for some of the Black Butte Ranch shows.
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Restrictions in place on local forests Following a warm and dry spring, drought is emerging and expanding across much of the west. Central Oregon is expected to see warmer- anddrier-than-average conditions this summer. At the same time, as many facilities and areas are closed or allowing a limited number of visitors due to COVID-19 response measures, a higher-than-normal number of people are using public lands for recreation. To reduce the number of preventable wildfires, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and the Ochoco National Forest, and the Crooked River National Grassland, are implementing public use restrictions. Effective Friday, June 26, open fires, including wood stoves and charcoal briquette fires, will be prohibited, except in the following designated campgrounds (Sisters Ranger District): Allen Springs, Allingham, Blue Bay, Camp Sherman, Candle Creek, Cold Spring, Driftwood, Gorge, Graham Corral, Indian Ford, Jack Creek, Lava Camp Lake, Link Creek, Lower Bridge, Lower Canyon Creek, Perry South, Pine Rest, Pioneer
Ford, Riverside, Scout Lake, Sheep Spring, Smiling River, South Shore, Three Creek Lake, Three Creek Meadow, Three Creek Horse Camp, and Whispering Pines. These restrictions do not apply to wildernesses on the Deschutes National Forest; however, these restrictions do apply to wildernesses and wilderness areas on the Ochoco National Forest and Prineville BLM. Additionally, under the public use restrictions, smoking is prohibited, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. Traveling off developed forest roads and trails also is not allowed, except for the purpose of going to and from a campsite located within 300 feet of the open developed road. Officials remind the public that using explosive target material, such as Tannerite, explosives, and fireworks is prohibited on all federal lands. For current wildland fire information, visit www. centraloregonfire.org or follow fire information on Twitter @CentralORfire.
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prepare for their space walks. “Since I spent so much time on boats, I was always curious what was underneath and further the knowledge base. I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into,” she said. She worked in commercial diving from 2013-2019, as well as her work with NASA. In 2019, she wanted to focus on fishing and getting her own commercial boat up and running. Cattell’s work as a fisherman comes from a passion she’s had her whole life. “I love the type of people fishing brings, and love the day-in-and-day-out grind,” she said. Being out on the ocean and
in the elements is another reason she loves fishing. “You do your best to not be affected by your surroundings. Its eight weeks on a boat with no shower or bathroom with an entire crew and that is part of the challenge of it all,” she said. Cattell was approached by a casting recruiter for “Tough As Nails” via Instagram. “At first I thought it was a joke, but they were persistent and I realized how big of a deal this was, and it turned into being an incredible experience,” said Cattell. One thing she looks forward to most about people seeing the show, is the world seeing a female commercial fisherman competing against a number of various people in different professions. “It’s incredible to be successful as a female in a man’s industry and becoming a boss and See CATTELL on page 22
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Attorney launches practice in Sisters By Lisa May Correspondent
Planning for one’s own death is not an activity that most of us look forward to. Yet if you have spent a lifetime saving, investing, building a business, purchasing life insurance or otherwise providing for the future, do you want the State of Oregon to decide how to distribute your assets to your heirs? Or would you prefer to make those decisions yourself? In addition, you may desire to make the administration of your estate as easy as possible for your loved ones during a time of grief. These are some reasons to enlist a professional estate planner. Patricia Nelson started Two Spruce Law in Bend in late 2016 after being a part of other law offices in Central Oregon for 25 years. Her firm focuses on estate planning (including both wills and trusts), probate and trust administration. As John Myers was finishing up law school at Willamette University in Salem in 2019, he and his wife, Melissa, were taking a long look at Sisters as a desirable place to live. John had participated in a unique clinical program for estate planning before leaving school. Not only did he excel in the program, but John found that he had a passion for the specialty. The career services office at Willamette pointed Myers to Nelson as a resource and by October 2019, he had settled in working at Two Spruce Law in Bend. The community of Sisters is a great fit for the Myers because they both grew up in small towns. They purchased a home in Sisters this March and in April, John opened the Sisters office of Two Spruce Law, specializing in estate planning. As he said, one goal is to “open up the opportunity to not have to drive to Bend for estate planning” for those who live in Sisters. With a proper estate plan, one can avoid the State making decisions for you and minimize the impact of taxes on the estate. Nelson and Myers agree that not everyone needs a will because in the simplest situations Oregon statutes do fill the gaps through the probate process. Even having a will does not avoid the expensive months-long probate process, during which the records of assets and beneficiaries are public. Creating and funding a trust manages the transfer of assets without the waiting period or public records of probate. In addition, if your total assets — including your home, business, investments, and life insurance benefits — add up to over $1 million,
you could be facing a unnecessary tax burden without an estate plan. Myers’ very recent training combines with Nelson’s 25 years of experience to give clients a strong package. “We really care about people and their families and we want the plans to work out,” Myers explained. The attorneys at Two Spruce have learned to ask the probing questions that are necessary to uncover how
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best to consider everyone involved in the administration of a plan. For example, just because a child is your oldest, is he/she the best personality or position in the family dynamics to take on a legal role in the midst of grieving the loss of a family member? Myers has experience in helping to run his family’s wine business and he has a good grasp of family dynamics in a business situation. The goal is to help families come out with stronger bonds after the estate has been administered. Myers said they are “looking for opportunities to build those relationships” throughout the process. Outside of the office, Myers loves the trails in Sisters and he hopes to get involved with Sisters Trails Alliance, as well as some
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Stars over Sisters By Paola Mendoza Correspondent
In July the warmer weather and increasingly longer nights combine to make stargazing a perfect activity with which to spend your time. Now, if we could only find a way to start observing earlier in the evening and get to bed at a more reasonable hour, it would be ideal. Of course, doing away with daylight saving time is the obvious solution, but that probably won’t happen anytime soon. One of the most recognizable constellations in the summer sky is Cygnus, the swan. It is the 16th-largest constellation in the sky, using up 804 square degrees of the celestial sphere. Appearing to fly along the Milky Way, the heavenly bird will be nearly overhead at midnight by mid-July. Cygnus is bordered by Cepheus to the north, Lyra to the west, Vulpecula to the south, and Lacerta to the east. Its brightest star is Deneb, a blue-white supergiant that is the 19th-brightest star in our sky lying about 1,550 lightyears from Earth. Deneb marks the swan’s tail while Albireo denotes its head.
Reopening moves the needle on labor market The movement into Phase 1 of COVID-19 reopening in Central Oregon moved the needle for the regional labor market. The unemployment rate improved slightly in May as many workers on temporary layoff began getting called back to work. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Deschutes County dropped to 16.3 percent in May, down from 18.3 percent in April. An additional 3,068 workers were employed in May compared with April. The rate remains significantly higher than this time last year (3.9 percent). Deschutes County added 1,680 jobs in May on a seasonally adjusted basis. Roughly 11 percent of the jobs that were lost in April were added back in May. Total nonfarm employment remains down by 13.9 percent from this time last year (-12,120 jobs). The largest losses continue to be seen in leisure and hospitality, down 6,160 from last year (-45.6 percent). Other hard-hit sectors include professional and business services (-1,470 jobs); government (-1,460 jobs); health services (-810 jobs); and retail trade (-750 jobs).
But Cygnus is also known as the Northern Cross. In this case Deneb is the top of the cross while Albireo represents its base. It is interesting to note that the cross seems to stand upright just above the northwestern horizon near Christmas time. Deneb is the northernmost member of the Summer Triangle. The other two stars that complete the triangle are Vega in Lyra and Altair in Aquila. Besides serving as the head of the swan or the bottom of the cross, Albireo is regarded by many observers as one of the finest and most colorful double stars in the heavens. Although Cygnus contains only two Messier objects (open star clusters M29 and M39), the constellation is rich with many more deep-sky treasures. One of the most prominent of these is NGC 7000, the North America Nebula, so named because of its striking resemblance to the continent of North America. Classified as an emission nebula, this region of interstellar gas and dust is in the process of forming thousands of new stars. The nebula is large, spanning an area of the sky equal to more than four times the
size of the full moon and lies about 1,400 light-years from Earth. There are many myths about Cygnus and one of the most popular has to do with Leda, wife of King Tyndareus, and the god Zeus. Zeus became infatuated with Leda so, in order to seduce her, he would turn himself into a swan. Leda eventually bore two sets of twins. One set, fathered by Zeus, were Pollux and Helen of Troy, who were immortal. The mortal twins, Castor and Clytemnestra, were born of the union between Leda and her husband King Tyndareus. On July 4 the earth will reach the point in its orbit that is farthest from the sun, known as aphelion. At that time our home planet and the sun will be 94.5 million miles apart. The two largest gas giants in our solar system officially become evening objects this month when they reach opposition: July 14 for Jupiter and July 20 for Saturn. When the earth is directly between a superior planet and the sun (opposition), that planet can be seen all night, from dusk until dawn the next morning. Both Jupiter and Saturn will rise earlier as the summer
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• Buy a portable air cleaner before there is a smoke event. Make sure it has a HEPA filter and is the right size for the room. • Create a “clean room” in your home. Choose a room with no fireplace and as few windows and doors as possible, such as a bedroom. Use a portable air cleaner in the room, with the door shut. • Know where to go for local information. You can find fire and smoke information at www.centraloregon fire.org. • Sign up for emergency alerts: https://www.deschutes. org/911/page/sign-deschutesemergency-alerts. “It’s important to begin preparing for wildfire smoke early. In the past, we’ve seen stores run out of portable air cleaners,” said Deschutes County Public Health Director Nahad Sadr-Adozi. “By preparing now, you can be ready and minimize potential health impacts.” Smoke may worsen symptoms for people who have pre-existing health conditions and those who are particularly sensitive to air pollution. Contact your health care provider to develop a smoke plan. Sensitive groups include: • People with asthma or other chronic respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. • People with cardiovascular disease. • People age 65 or older. • Infants and children. • Pregnant women. • Smokers, especially long-term smokers.
headwinds. It is vital that we continue to invest and prioritize furthering that resiliency.” Livability and Growth: The City will be completing a Comprehensive Plan update that is an important step in balancing the demand for growth with adequate buildable land supplies. Three of the Comp Plan sections have to do with housing, economic development, and urbanization, all of which need to be assessed before considering expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). New land must be brought into the UGB before it can be annexed into the City and available for building. To support the efforts of balancing land supply with maintaining the historical character of the community, the budget includes monies for the Comp Plan update, Transportation System Plan amendments, creating a Master Plan for the Cityowned Lazy Z property, and updating the city housing plan. Public Safety: Beginning July 1, the City will enter into a new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services for the next five years. In support of public safety, and in response to feedback from the community, Sisters will have a DCSO lieutenant and three patrolmen assigned exclusively to patrol Sisters. Economic Development:
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The two major factors in the City’s economic development are traded-sector businesses and tourism. Funds in this year’s budget in support of marketing and promotion of tourist activities by the Chamber have been cut by nearly $100,000 due to anticipated reduced transient room tax (TRT) from visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reduced funding from the City for the Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) program will be made up by fundraising among the private sector. Some funds will be available for business support and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are designated to develop the City’s firstever strategic plan regarding tourism and the utilization of the TRT funds. E s s e n t i a l Infrastructure: The backbone of all activity within the City is the essential infrastructure systems — water, wastewater, streets and parks. Council has continued to prioritize the necessary investment in these systems to ensure stability against any unforeseen issues (redundancy) and capacity in the face of continued growth. Several big projects for FY 20/21 are the construction of Well No. 4 for drinking water system capacity and additional capital investment in water, sewer, parks, and streets systems. Two potential budget impacts for which the City doesn’t yet know amounts include rightof-way acquisition for the Locust/US 20 roundabout and acquisition of the East Portal USFS property. The
City is actively working with ODOT to refine those numbers and does plan to move forward on both in FY 20/21. Good Governance: Many of the objectives under this goal, such as “increase and enhance public outreach,” can be furthered with little to no impact on the budget. Much of the work by the City is based on transparency, accountability, participation and consensusorientation, being effective and efficient, equitable, and adhering to policies and law, and is part of everyday actions and procedures at the City. The City will be hosting an AmeriCorps member for 11 months through the Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) Program at the University of Oregon. The City will be conducting an audit of shortterm rentals (STR) and TRT remittance. Monies will also help create and utilize the long-range financial model and assess cybersecurity and any needed protections. Community Vision: The outcome of the Sisters Country Vision is 20 key strategies across four focus areas to be carried out by local government, public agencies, nonprofits, and other partners over the next five-to-ten years. As a “living plan,” it will inform future decisions and help move Sisters in the direction of our shared vision. Money will go to extend an IGA with Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council for facilitation of the Vision Implementation Team and member organization support. A large portion of the RARE intern position
will be dedicated to the Vision, specifically coordination between partners and advancing key projects. Engineering and legal work will study potential future Sun Ranch Drive streetscapes and improvements; land-use planning time to update the zoning code; and explore the details and potential designation of a Makers District (identified in the visioning process). According to Misley, “Our greatest asset continues to be our people. The public service of every volunteer, from the Council to the committees, contributes to our collective success. The City staff are passionate about their work and serving this community. Our team strives to be both effective and efficient in light of stewardship of pubic tax dollars.”
As growth continues and the Sisters Country Vision encourages us to aim higher, we must continue to evaluate every tool in the toolbox. — Cory Misley Misley went on to say, “We have a diverse array of revenue sources and have been diligent in accumulating thoughtful reserves for the respective services. As growth continues and the Sisters Country Vision encourages us to aim higher, we must continue to evaluate every tool in the toolbox.”
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The valedictory speech I wish I had given By Olivia Hougham Guest Columnist
Dear Class of 2020: I am not here to give you the usual “Congratulations, we made it” or trip down memory lane. Because under our circumstances, what we need is something real, something that inspires us to emerge from this time of unrest with a heightened sense of moral awareness. While it is inevitable that the world is constantly changing, it is also inevitable that we must grow alongside it. However, when we choose the comfort of seeing the world as we want to instead of as we need to, we become oblivious to one simple fact: Our lives are not centered around ourselves. Yes, high school was a time to get the help we needed to feel better about who we were then. But now that we’ve reached this significant milestone, we must transition our thinking to a world beyond our concerns. Now is the time to ask: Will I take responsibility for others as my civic duty, or will I just keep taking, period? Because not only does turning 18 and graduating high school deem you an adult, but these turning points also assume you must act like one. You see, for most kids, high school is about taking the opportunities you choose for yourself and using them to your advantage. But for a very few, high school is about giving their efforts into making their school and community a better place. The problem with this culture is that while the takers are continually satisfied by what the givers are offering them, the givers become taken for granted. No matter how hard they work, they will never reap the benefits of their success. In the meantime, the takers become so used to receiving credit for the givers’ work that they become unable to face adversity themselves. Time after time again, our society only rewards the takers because they cannot distinguish between those who seem driven and those who are driven, and that is why society has failed us all. I am a giver. I have felt the frustration and disappointment that has come in hand with things continuously being taken from me. I have given this school my high-achieving academic performance, my dedication to the Chinese program, my athletic skills and all-league awards, my continuous
community service, and even my ethnic diversity as I was one of the only students of color at a predominantly white school. This school took all of this from me while I received nothing. Not even the smallest recognition. When I asked the school to acknowledge that I had been emotionally abused by my coaches, they simply refused. After all I had done for them, they could not give me the justice that I had so deeply deserved. Now it’s fine that our school prefers to raise takers over givers. What is not fine is that our world needs more givers right now. Our school is a reflection of society itself. We continually seize things from others as long as we have smiles on our faces that mask our true intentions, and in this process, we have convinced ourselves that we are giving when in fact, we are doing the exact opposite. In a world that more readily accepts takers than givers, we must decide to change these standards. By asking ourselves how much we have really given and how much more we are capable of, we will learn to create lasting change in an unsatisfactory society. Of course, it is normal to wonder why it is so wrong to put ourselves before others in a world that is already so self-driven. Regardless, you need to be reminded to not just ask what you want out of your life, but what life is asking of you. Our world needs those who are willing to solve the problems past generations have put upon ours, like preventing another global pandemic, dismantling systemic racism, and solving climate change. Yes, for most of us, high school was ours for the taking, but the rest of our lives must become dedicated to giving. Because if anything, all the confusion, grief, and pain we’ve experienced during this time should only encourage us to build a better future for generations to come, one where our children are guaranteed a normal high school graduation, equal human rights, and the ability to know when to be a taker and when to be a giver. The time has come to reflect on the finality of these past four years. Therefore, I would like to thank Sisters High School for teaching me how to give, and not because they encouraged this behavior, but because they took so much from me that giving everything I had became my only choice.
A N N O U N C E M E N T S Class of 2020 Banners
New SHS graduates can pick up their free Class of 2020 keepsake banners — their banners that were on display in downtown Sisters. Banners will be handed out during the yearbook driveup distribution event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 in the high school bus lane. Those who cannot make it to Wednesday’s event can pick up their banners between 5 and 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 2 at the high school. Any banners or yearbooks left over will be available for pick-up when the new school year begins. For details, see citizens4community. com.
Sisters Habitat Volunteers!
The Habitat Thrift Store, ReStore, and Construction sites have recently opened up and could use your help! New volunteer orientations will take place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at noon at the Sisters Habitat office upstairs at 141 W. Main Avenue. An RSVP is required as space is very limited in the socially-distanced meeting room. Each person must wear a mask and sanitize their hands when entering the building. A mask will be provided if needed. Please contact Marie at marie@ sistershabitat.org or 541-549-1193 to save your spot.
Weekly Food Pantry
Wellhouse Church has a weekly food pantry on Thursdays. For the next several weeks, food will be distributed drive-through style from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Wellhouse Market building, 222 N. Trinity Way. People in need of food may drive through the parking lot and pick up a bag of food for their household. Other Sisters-area churches are joining with Wellhouse Church to contribute both financially and with volunteers to help sustain the program. Call 541-549-4184 for more information.
Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends, a mentoring program in Sisters, is continuing to find innovative ways to reach out and assist their mentors, children and families. Current needs include childcare to allow parents to continue to work, internet/computer access for online learning, supplies for athome learning and activity kits, and even basic needs, such as food and medical access. Circle of Friends has also established an emergency fund to provide immediate response for the most pressing needs. Contact Kellie at 503-396-2572 to help.
City of Sisters Community Community Assistance Grants Program Applications During COVID-19 The City of Sisters is seeking Pandemic to award grants to non-profit community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The City will award up to a total of $40,000 in grants for Sisters community projects. Interested organizations should submit a Community Grant application and letter of interest by Friday, July 31, 2020, attention Kerry Prosser, City Recorder. Applications are available on our website: www. ci.sisters.or.us. For information contact Kerry Prosser at 541-3235213 or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us.
Habitat Stores Are Accepting Donations!
Sisters Habitat for Humanity ReStore is now accepting donations by appointment only. Go to the ReStore webpage at sistershabitat.org/restore/ and click the SignUpGenius button to make an appointment. When delivering your donation, go to the big gray tents in the “back lot.” There is one tent per donation day and when that tent is full, no more donations will be accepted that day. If you are donating heavy items, make sure you bring extra help with you. Staff and volunteers are not allowed to assist with off-loading. All donations are quarantined for at least 4 days before being available for sale. Sisters Habitat is not offering pick-up service at this time as a safety precaution for our staff and volunteers. Donations for the Thrift Store are only being accepted off-site at the old Thrift Store at 141 W. Main Ave. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Parking spaces are reserved on Main Ave. in front of the building for those donating items. The Thrift Store and ReStore are both open for business Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shoppers are required to sanitize their hands and wear a face mask before entering. A maximum of 15 shoppers are allowed in the store at any one time. For more information please contact the Habitat office at 541-549-1193 or email info@ sistershabitat.org.
VAST church is eager to help, picking up prescriptions, delivering groceries or food, helping however they can. People in need can call 541-719-0587 and press 1 to be connected to Mikee Stutzman, Ministry Coordinator or email her at admin@vastchurch.com. VAST Church is willing to help as long as resources and volunteers allow.
Furry Friends Pet Food
The Furry Friends (FF) office is closed but is still offering free dog or cat food to those in need. Pet food can be left outside the Sisters Art Works building where the FF office is located. It will be marked with your first name only. Pick-ups are available at an agreed upon time. (It can’t be left outside for very long as other critters may get into it.) Please call or text Furry Friends at 541-797-4023.
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Sisters Community Church
Do you need help with running errands or deliveries or more? Sisters Community Church has volunteers available and is cultivating a caring community. Call Wendy at 541-389-6859. Visit the church website at www.sisterschurch.com.
ALI MAYEA, Principal Broker/Owner 541-480-9658 • 541-588-6007
Please call the church before attending to verify schedules as buildings begin to reopen.
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)
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) 541-719-0587 • 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship Meeting virtually and in small groups. See vastchurch.com for details. 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
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The flag of the United States is the emblem of our identity as a sovereign nation. The flag is a symbol of respect, honor, and patriotism. It may be displayed on any day of the year. As a symbol of the country and its people, the flag should be treated with respect and be honored when on display.
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The flag of the United States is the emblem of our identity as a sovereign nation. The flag is a symbol of respect, honor, and patriotism. It may be displayed on any day of the year. As a symbol of the country and its people, the flag should be treated with respect and be honored when on display.
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me if I would ever be interested in subbing in the office and before long I was volunteering and subbing at the district office under superintendent Steve Swisher and human resource manager Jan Martin,” said Cundiff. “I got hired as the receptionist at the district office the following year and became the Human Resource Specialist in 2004.” Her long career with the district, which also included stints as secretary to the superintendent and homeless liaison, drew to a close on June 30 when her retirement became official. Looking back over her 21-year career, Cundiff recalls working for six different superintendents, as well as two interims “all of which brought different leadership styles, vision, goals and personalities to the district.” Her involvement with the Sisters Starry Nights concerts remains a favorite part of her time working and living in the district. “Being a small part of the Starry Nights Concert Committee continues to be a highlight of my career,” she said. “It brings the spirit of Sisters together to raise money to benefit our schools and for our community to enjoy a high-class concert.” Cundiff says she worked with a philosophy found in words attributed to Maya Angelou: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget the way you made them feel.” As the human resource specialist Cundiff was often the first person potential employees had contact with. “I wanted to make a good impression and it has been satisfying to help people navigate through the challenges of applying, and if they got hired, seeing their careers flourish,” she said. Her dedication to serving others and the district at large, always with a smile, was appreciated by her colleagues. Melanie Petterson, assistant to the superintendent, said, “There are many stories of her meeting employees after hours and on the weekends to help them with insurance or other paperwork needs, even coming down to the district office in her pajamas to notarize papers for someone. Her smile and laugh were contagious and brightened everyone’s day.” S u per intendent C urt Scholl said, “Shirleen is a tireless worker who always strives to do her best work for the district. More importantly, she is a great person and deeply cares for all of our employees and this is why
she will be deeply missed.” Dawn Cooper, who has worked alongside Cundiff for 13 years at the district office said, “Shirleen’s kindness, compassion and genuine interest in a person’s well being was evident in how she treated coworkers, staff and FAN clients. She loved her job and performed it with confidence, commitment, and kind-heartedness. She also had an incredible work ethic.” Cundiff said the current COVID-19 pandemic has presented her with the biggest challenge of her career. “We are experiencing changes every day as to how we are going to educate our children,” she said. “These are uncharted waters.” Given the pandemic restrictions, a big retirement send-off was not possible, but a small outdoor gathering did take place Thursday, June 25 outside the district office to allow friends and colleagues to drop by and wish Cundiff well. When asked about her plans, she said, “I am looking very forward to a true summer break, which has not been possible for many years since so much human
resource work takes place during the summer months.” She hopes to take a road trip in the fall with her husband to visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone and to visit her daughter, Jamie, where she lives in Aspen, Colorado. But that giving spirit and work ethic can’t be quelled as Cundiff is already thinking about how she can contribute in new ways to the community. “This community has been so good to me that it is important to me to give back,” she said. “But I do also want to spend more time with my family and friends. My daughter, Kelly, and her husband, Jeff Wilder, live in Redmond, so I will see more of them. I also look forward to hiking the trails with my golden retriever, Grizzly, and I want to learn to fly-fish. “I would like to thank our staff, School Board and community for the opportunity given to me for the past 21 years,” she said. “I have tried to create an environment for all people to succeed and feel valued. I am so proud to have been a small part of this exceptional school district family. I will miss everyone.”
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Grants available The City of Sisters is seeking to award grants to nonprofit community groups and entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2020/21 fiscal year. The City will award up to $40,000 in grants for Sisters community projects. The City has awarded over $155,000 in grants to 48 local groups over the past nine years. Community entities and organizations that serve the Sisters community, but are not designated nonprofits, will need to meet at least one of the following criteria: • Provides assistance for essential utilities, food, medical needs, clothing or shelter. • Provides educational or recreational opportunities for children or seniors. • Generates/supports economic activity in Sisters. In evaluating requests the City will consider: • The requesting organization’s history of success.
• The organizational and financial stability of the requesting organization. • The number and types of community members served by the request. • The ability to measure and track the effectiveness of the project or service. • Grant funds will not be used for travel, budget deficits, or routine operating expenses. • The City may give special consideration for requests to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Sisters. Interested organizations should submit a Community Grant application and letter of interest by Friday, July 31, attention Kerry Prosser, City Recorder. Applications are available at www.ci.sisters. or.us/administration/page/ community-grants. For more information contact Kerry Prosser at 541-323-5213 or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us.
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In Congress, July 4, 1776
Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject
sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are
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us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time transporting large
Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by
the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
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AWARENESS: Activists seek to call attention to racial justice Continued from page 3
past two hundred plus years disproportionately harm people of color. It is not only our constitutional right to speak out against this system but also our duty.” Molly Jones is another Sisters resident who has been active with the group in trying to raise local awareness of issues relating to racial inequality. “Our town has a lot of tourism traffic. I feel it’s our duty as a community to make sure all people who visit and live in our town are safe, valued, and respected here,” Jones said. “By having weekly rallies and weekly conversations our community is continuing to discuss and bring attention to inequity and racism in our town and work towards solutions.” Oregon has a rather dark history when it comes to issues of race (see related story, this page). As recently as 2002, in an Oregon referendum, 29 percent of Oregon voters opposed removing racist language from Oregon’s Constitution. Opposition was greatest in counties on the east side of the Cascades, which serves to underscore Jones and Fisher’s concern about raising awareness here. “At the first rally I attended in Sisters,” Jones said, “I engaged in conversations with folks who objected to the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s within these difficult conversations that our community has the power to change. We are a small town, we know our neighbors; we can’t go to the store without running into someone we know. Those are the exact ways our community has the power to change. “We can’t hide from the inequity and racism that happen right here in Sisters. We have the power to create an inclusive and safe community for all. I urge all of you to continue listening, learning, and showing up for the Black Lives Matter movement and advocating for social justice right here in our community.” Fisher says that public feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. “I’m getting a lot of love out here,” she said. “People are supportive for the most part.” She is a bit puzzled by the occasional obscenities and
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middle fingers, though, which she says are invariably linked to pro-Trump political rants. She wonders if these people really do oppose equality or actually believe that Black lives do not matter. Occasionally, someone will argue that all lives matter. “Of course that’s true,” she says, “but the importance of white lives is taken for granted in our society, without the realization that Black lives are simultaneously being marginalized.” Further information about the group can be found on Facebook at Sisters Fight Against Racial Inequality. They define themselves as: “A group dedicated to fighting racial inequality in Sisters, Oregon, and beyond.” The group attracted more than 100 followers. Information on how to participate, volunteer, or staff the demonstration corner can be found on the page. “For too long, I was silent,” Fisher said, “but I can’t be anymore. I have to stand up and do something for my own ethics and morality.”
Our town has a lot of tourism traffic. I feel it’s our duty as a community to make sure all people who visit and live in our town are safe, valued, and respected here. — Molly Jones
Oregon’s history steeped in racism By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent
Many Oregonians have the impression that racism is not an issue in Oregon, and there are reasons for that. Oregon ranks 42nd among the states in its percentage of Black population, with only 2 to 3 percent. Many Oregonians, especially in rural areas, seldom even see a Black person; and it turns out that there is a reason for that, too. In fact, it was by design. In order to avoid the racial turmoil afflicting the rest of the country, Oregon’s founders sought to avoid all that fuss by simply creating what some envisioned as an all-white utopia. So, in 1844, the first exclusion law was passed which made it illegal to be Black in Oregon, excluding “any Negro or Mulatto” from the territory. Violators were subject to penalties such as fines and periodic flogging. When Oregon was admitted to the Union in 1859, Oregon was the only state with a Black exclusion law. Although such laws were rendered invalid by the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1868, they remained on Oregon’s books until 1926, when they were formally removed during that year’s election.
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Still, 37 percent of Oregon voters voted against rescinding those racist laws. This was at a time when the Ku Klux Klan had established a significant presence in the state, and some historians claim that Oregon had the highest per-capita KKK membership of any state in the Union. Blacks were not the only target of Oregon’s white supremacists. While there has been much recent publicity surrounding Tulsa’s massacre of its Black population in 1921, Oregon had its own racist massacre in 1887, when a gang of whites murdered 34 Chinese gold miners in eastern Oregon. In spite of multiple witnesses and confessions, no one was ever punished for the crime. The killing site on the Snake River is now named Chinese Massacre Cove. In 1869, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was drafted and
passed, giving Black men (all races, actually) the right to vote. The amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states and took effect the very next year. Oregon was not one of the states to ratify; and it would take Oregon 90 years to catch up and formally ratify that amendment, an action which did not take place until Oregon’s Centennial in 1959. Oregon laws restricting intermarriage and real estate ownership continued to affect Blacks, Asians, and Native Americans into the 1950s and ’60s. As recently as 2002, Oregon voters were asked to remove racist language from Oregon’s Constitution. While the measure passed in all of Oregon’s 36 counties, the amendment was still opposed by 29 percent of Oregon’s voters. The counties where the vote was closest were all on the east side of the Cascades.
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establish a long-term URA strategy. Increasing downtown investment and growth could manifest in many ways ranging from alleviating constraints and congestion on Highway 20, adding capacity to other essential infrastructure, constructing downtown streetscape and safety improvements, offsetting land and development costs for key, qualified projects, boosting workforce housing, delivering essential downtown amenities, and a variety of other ways. Moving multiple critical projects forward will take longer than the three years left on the current URA plan. The plan identifies a number of projects to improve sidewalks, streetscapes, buildings, and other physical improvements as specified in the plan. It will also assist property owners in the rehabilitation, development, or redevelopment of their properties. City staff is currently vetting possible long-term strategies (over a possible 10-year time period) to present to the Council and community partners. Over the next few months Council and staff will be working through that process, resulting in a new expiration date, associated capacity of funds available, and an updated project list. When an urban renewal district is first created, the assessed value within the district boundaries is established
as the “frozen tax base.” If the urban renewal efforts are successful, the value of the district will grow above the frozen base amount. That increase is called the “incremental” or “excess” value. Overlapping jurisdictions (city, county, special districts, bonds, etc.) continue to receive the property tax revenue on the frozen base while the URA receives property tax revenue related to the incremental value. The amount of tax increments a district may collect is affected by the increase in assessed valuation on properties in a district above the frozen base valuation. According to City Manager and URA Executive Director, Cory Misley, “The Sisters URA is a critical tool towards furthering development within downtown that in a town of our size has implications for all of the Sisters Country community…. [We are looking at] creating a realistic yet ambitious and fresh project list to deliver on. There is a tremendous amount of work ahead if we are to use the URA as it was (and is) intended while addressing the most critical, relevant projects. The alternative of not proceeding proactively may have negative ramification for the long-term livability and growth.” As the community has shown, there is a healthy desire to strive for new initiatives and projects outlined in the Sisters Country Vision. These projects come with a price. Strategically managing the URA is a key puzzle piece in delivering on community needs and wants over this decade.
Projects and initiatives that Sisters URA funds have been used for in the past years Adopted 2003: $9,889,199 FY 07/08 ($700,000) .............East Cascade Improvements FY 09/10 ($100,000) .......Hood & Elm/Ash Improvements FY 12/13 ($72,279) ...... Main, Pine, Larch Bike/Ped Path ($3,450) .Village Green Parking – Engineering FY 13/14 ($140,777) ....................Fir Street Improvements ($229,000) ....................................Façade Grants ($217,678) ................................... Fir Street Park ($263,148) ........ Cascade Avenue Improvements ($13,000) .....Community Amphitheater Design FY 14/15 ($30,000) ..Small Projects Improvement Grants ($100,000) .Small Business Improvement Grants ($131,375) .................. Village Green Restrooms ($120,000) ....................... Village Green Parking ($30,000) ............................. Chamber Building ADA/Landscaping FY 18/19 ($67,824) ... Adams Avenue Streetscape Design Balance Available: $7,670,668
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Customer Service and International Dealer Representative: Bird Gard LLC, the world leader in electronic bird control, is seeking an experienced Customer Service and International Dealer Representative. Employment will be full-time and will be based in the company’s facility in the Sisters Industrial Park. Duties will be varied and at times fast 606 Landscaping & Yard paced. The ideal candidate will Maintenance have a GREAT attitude, solid work ethic, excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills and be a team player throughout From design to installation we the organization. To apply please can do it all! Pavers, water email info@birdgard.com to features, irrigation systems, sod, request a job application form plants, trees etc. and formal job description. 541-771-9441 LCB #8906 Sisters Habitat for Humanity J&E Landscaping Maintenance ReStore Manager LLC Clean-ups, raking, mowing, Join our fun team and make a hauling debris, gutters. difference in our community! Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 Responsible for volunteer and jandelspcing15@gmail.com staff management, inventory All Landscaping Services control, and merchandising. Mowing, Thatching, Hauling... Starting salary range is $36,000 Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740. to $40,000/year DOE. Full-time, – All You Need Maintenance – exempt, occasional evenings and Pine needle removal, hauling, weekends. Generous benefit mowing, moss removal, edging, package after 90 days. Email raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, cover letter, resume and gutters, pressure washing... references to sharlene@sisters Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 habitat.org. See job description at Austin • 541-419-5122 sistershabitat.org/hiring
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C L A S S I F I CE DL SA CATTELL: S SReality I show F I E D S
CityTAKING will make APPLICATIONS for accommodations energetic, for remote dependable persons participation or couples and strongly to clean Black Butte encourages Ranch all interested homes and condos now parties to participate through remotely. September. Meeting accessExperience information will preferred but will be posted on train; the Planning excellent pay. Year-round Commission Agenda at parton time Julyis9,possible for the 2020 and can right be person(s). found on Must be able to https://www.ci.sisters.or.us/ work weekends and provide your meetings. Written own transportation. comments Call Darcy will be accepted or Brenda via dropatoff541-549-5555 to ext 2. the utility payment box at City Wanted: Property Manager Hall, 502 EAssistant. Cascade Avenue, Assist in management Sisters of prior to vacation homes at several uly 16 at 3 p.m. Black Butte Ranch. Must be able PUBLIC HEARING: July 16, and holidays. work weekends 2020 at 5:30Schedule PM is somewhat flexible, FILE #: CP 20-02, ZM 20-01 especially between October – APPLICANT/ OWNER: Threeat $15/hr. Call May. Starts Sisters Holdings LLC Brenda or Darcy at LOCATION: 800 W541-549-5555 Barclay ext. 2. Drive, Sisters OR Map and 999 Public Notice Taxlot #: 151005D000100, REQUEST: The Applicant is NOTICE OF equesting approvalPUBLIC of a HEARING Zoning Map Amendment and given that the Notice is hereby Comprehensive Plan Map City of Sisters Planning Amendment to rezone and Commission will conduct a edesignate thepublic property from at Sisters City hearing Urban Area Reserve to Light Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, ndustrial. The applicant is alsoaddress PO Box Sisters (mailing proposing text39, amendments to 97759) on July Sisters, OR he Comprehensive Planat 5:30 p.m. regarding 16, 2020 elated to thethe subject property listed below. The applications nd industrial land needs. hearing will Files be held according to ssociated with theChapter project can SDC 4.1 and the rules of be reviewed procedure by visiting the City by the Council adopted website. and available at City Hall. Prior APPLICABLEto CRITERIA: the public hearing, written City of Sisters Development comments may be provided to Code (SDC): Chapter 3 (Design Sisters City Hall at 520 E. Standards), Chapter 4.7 (Land Cascade Avenue, Sisters (mailing Use District Map and Text address PO Box 39, Sisters, OR Amendments), Chapter 4.1 or emailed to 97759) Types of Applications and nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. Review. Statewide Land Use should be directed Comments Goals, City of toward Sisters the criteria that apply to Comprehensive Plan, Oregonand must reference this request Revised Statutes, Oregon the file number. For additional Administrative Rules. information, please contact Nicole Your Local OnlineMardell, Source! Principal Planner at (541) 323-5208 or NuggetNews.com nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. The staff report and recommendation to the hearings body will be available for review at least seven days before the hearing. All submitted evidence and materials related to the application are available for inspection at City Hall. Copies of all such materials will be available on request at a reasonable cost. TTY services are available at the Sisters City Hall. Please contact Kerry Prosser, City Recorder, at (541) 323-5213 for arrangements. The Sisters City Hall building is a fully handicapped-accessible facility. Due to COVID-19 and required social distancing measures, the
City will make accommodations for remote participation and strongly encourages all interested parties to participate remotely. Meeting access information will be posted on the Planning Commission Agenda on July 9, 2020 and can be found on https://www.ci.sisters.or.us/ meetings. Written comments will be accepted via drop off to the utility payment box at City Hall, 502 E Cascade Avenue, Sisters prior to July 16 at 3 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING: July 16, 2020 at 5:30 PM FILE #: CP 20-02, ZM 20-01 APPLICANT/ OWNER: Three Sisters Holdings LLC LOCATION: 800 W Barclay Drive, Sisters OR Map and Taxlot #: 151005D000100, REQUEST: The Applicant is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment and Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to rezone and redesignate the property from Urban Area Reserve to Light Industrial. The applicant is also proposing text amendments to the Comprehensive Plan related to the subject property and industrial land needs. Files associated with the project can be reviewed by visiting the City website. APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Sisters Development Code (SDC): Chapter 3 (Design Standards), Chapter 4.7 (Land Use District Map and Text Amendments), Chapter 4.1 (Types of Applications and Review. Statewide Land Use Goals, City of Sisters Comprehensive Plan, Oregon Revised Statutes, Oregon Administrative Rules. Your Local Online Source! NuggetNews.com
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proving yourself and taking a leadership role is huge,” she said. “Because of what I do for a living as a female in risky situations as well, I keep both safety and the paycheck within reach, and I look forward to people seeing what I do,” she said. The show has already been filmed, finishing in February. Cattell says she owes all of her success and passion for fishing to her Dad. “He’s my biggest supporter,” she said. “In the Pacific Northwest, people love their seafood and we work hard to deliver the highest quality and it has always been in my family to work hard,” she said. As stated by CBS, “Tough as Nails is a competition series that celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don’t think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, in order to keep their country running… Competitors will be challenged at real-world job sites competing in teams and against each other to win...” The series is from Emmy Award-winning producer Phil Keoghan (“The Amazing Race”) and his producing partner, Louise Keoghan. Tough As Nails premieres on CBS Wednesday, July 8, at 8/7c. More information on the series and on Cattell and the rest of the cast can be found at https://www.cbs.com/ shows/tough-as-nails/cast/.
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LETTERS
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America is falling apart right before our very eyes strictly because of this divisive PARTISANSHIP created by our elected representatives. Sunday morning Chris Wallace interviewed Hawk Newsome, the head of BLM from New York state; he and his sister founded BLM in New York. Both are Marxist who I have little in common with; however he was articulate, intelligent, and forthright in this interview. He made several points that I fully agree with having to do with Congress and their lack of accomplishments on racial matters. He referred to Congressional Black leadership as being especially inept on the issue of Black on Black crime. That interview was followed by 30-year Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes from Washington, DC, who answered to some of Hawk Newsome’s complaints. She of course blamed the other side for not supporting her side and justifying her 30 years of at least trying, again all at our expense. She believes Andrew Jackson’s — as well as multiple other statues — should come down, but legally, not by violent protesters. You may call this petty politics but it is everything but petty; this division is now a trillion-dollar business created by our rather naive forefathers and their inability to preemptively control the power they gave to Congress. If we as in “We the people” of all colors continue to follow our chosen party line like blind sheep we will be party to the demise of this country. If we continue in this direction one side will achieve 100 percent, and I already don’t like that side. Terry Coultas
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To the Editor: The right to protest is a basic tenant of our American culture but the mob-driven destruction of public/private property to somehow erase our history is nothing more than vandalism and criminal behavior. What happened to the education system that taught “if we don’t learn from our past mistakes how can we prevent repeating them in the future?” Who would benefit from erasing the truth about what and who was the reason behind the Civil War? Shouldn’t we at least continue to honor and celebrate the thousands who gave their lives to end slavery? Do we want to forget the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II? What about the civil rights marches, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and who gave birth to the KKK? Should we erase all of that history and tear down more monuments and also rewrite all textbooks? Who would benefit from hiding the truth? As we look across America’s major cities where are the majority of issues with police brutality claims? Where are poverty,
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homelessness, and crime highest? Who has been in charge of those cities for 50-plus years; and what have they done with the billions of tax dollars received for implementing solutions? Along with the mainstream press, who seems to twist every issue into being about race; especially during an election cycle? What if learning about positive race relations once again focused on our children? “Jesus loves the little children All the children of the world Red, brown, yellow, black and white They are precious in His sight Jesus loves the little children Of the world” Also, is our nation better off since kicking God totally out of school classrooms? Ronald Reagan profoundly declared, “If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” Jeff Mackey
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To the Editor: Some suggest that this is a time for whites like me to actively listen to people who have multi-generational experience as the victims of racism. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one author whose writing I’ve been reading — specifically, his 1963 Letter From Birmingham Jail. The text of the letter is available at https://www.africa.upenn.edu/ Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html. Dr. King addressed his letter to eight white religious leaders who had objected to his unsettling presence and work in Birmingham, Alabama, yet claimed to be friends of justice. Volcanic fury bubbles just below the carefully reasoned surface of his letter. He rebutted their objections, in part, by explaining that he intended to create “constructive tension.” He asserted that such tension is foundational to progress toward a more just society. Reading the letter created “constructive tension” in me. Among other effects, it has caused me to consider how I can improve my ability to recognize and seize opportunities to be a more active accomplice of justice. You may react differently to Dr. King’s letter to his white correspondents. I imagine there may be nearly as many different reactions as there are readers. Listening to others’ responses may help us clarify our own thinking about race and justice. I’ve scheduled a 45-minute “Zoom” conference for Thursday, July 2, , at 7:15 p.m. The only prerequisites are that you live within the Sisters School District boundaries and that you read Dr. King’s letter before the Zoom session begins. White or otherwise, please send me an email at peteshepherd5@gmail.com if you want to participate. I’ll send you an invitation and further details. Pete Shepherd
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Sisters resident Jennifer Smith, another supporter, said, “I have a lot of friends in the Sisters Country community that are first responders. I think it’s really important to acknowledge them not only for the time we are in right now, but in all other times as well.” Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District fire truck and an ambulance drove by the rally, turning on their lights and waving. Cars honked showing support. And throughout the peaceful gathering until 1 p.m. many first responders drove by to say thank you — Black Butte Ranch Fire Department, the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District and Deschutes County Sheriff and many more. Amanda Moore was there showing support along with her dog, Gracie Lou. “The first responders are absolutely important and vital to the Sisters community and we need to support
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them in every way,” said Moore. Seher took a moment’s break and stepped out of Sno-Cap to talk to The Nugget. “I am a retired nurse and if we didn’t have the first responders, especially in our community, we wouldn’t have the life we do,” she said. “ They keep us safe. They keep us healthy. I have been on the receiving end of the EMS multiple times personally and I can’t thank them enough for what they do. You don’t do it for the money, you do it because you have a love for people, a caregiver’s mentality. That’s what this is; caring for the caregivers because they need to know how much we appreciate them.”
I am a retired nurse and if we didn’t have the first responders, especially in our community, we wouldn’t have the life we do. — Jennifer Seher
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MOUNTAIN VIEWS! Mountain views from this 83-acre parcel. Tree groves or open skies…choose your estatecaliber homesite. US Forest Service public land borders one-half mile for added privacy. A water hook-up available if desired or drill your own. Horses, hermits or homebodies, a beautiful spot to create your custom dream. Eight miles to the Western town of Sisters. $980,000. MLS#220103712
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LAKE CREEK LODGE, #18 Turnkey in every sense of the word! Three bedroom/3 bath cabin at historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Set on a small rise overlooking the creek basin, this vacation ready cabin offers quality throughout. Knotty pine paneling, plank fir floors, stone/gas fireplace, butcher block countertops, stainless appliances, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom & showers, cedar decks, stone exterior accents & locked owner storage. Enjoy the common area tennis, pool, creek & open spaces. The adjacent lodge serves great meals! 1/4 share $219,000. MLS#220103280
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541-549-2002 1-800-650-6766 40 ACRES – 17672 WILT ROAD Private, yet close in, less than 10± miles from downtown Sisters. Forty acres with elevated building site and modest mountain views. Mix of pine and juniper. This property would be a great candidate for off-grid power, but power access is available. Call Listing Agent regarding power. Needs septic feasibility. Conditional-use permit to build a home was recently renewed for two years. Borders government land, State of Oregon, BLM and Deschutes County on three sides Owner will consider short terms. $275,000. MLS#201908158
OVERLOOKS THE DESCHUTES RIVER This premier building site is perched like an eagle’s nest on the west rim of the Deschutes River Canyon. Beautiful river views and views of Smith Rock, the Ochocos and the southern horizon. Paved access, existing well, utilities and septic available. Property directly fronts the Deschutes River, and BLM lands are nearby offering hiking and/or fishing opportunities. $295,000. MLS#201506294
RIVER FRONT PROPERTY In the City of Sisters with water, power & sewer to the property (hooked up) & storage shed. Large Ponderosa Pine & Cottonwood trees plus 200+/ft. of River frontage, accessible at multiple points of the River bank. Peterson Ridge Trail system a block away. Miles & miles of walking, jogging & mountain bike trails through the US Forest Service just a short distance down the road with additional access to the River on public land; and yet, merely walking distance to downtown Sisters. Truly a rare find! $479,900. MLS #202002392
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
MOUNTAIN-VIEW ACREAGE! 11.5 acres slope gently to the northwest with great mountain views and high desert beauty. Paved access, electricity and approval for a septic system, this acreage is ready for your Central Oregon dream home. The property offers views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, Black Butte, Mt. Washington, Black Crater and the Three Sisters, plus elevated views of the surrounding area. There are adjacent parcels for sale on either side that expand the possibilities. BLM lands are nearby and the fishing is great along this stretch of the Middle Deschutes. $239,500. MLS#201910345
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. $339,000. MLS#201506535
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SOUTH MEADOW #8 One-third ownership! Enjoy an open floor plan with views of pine trees from the living room, featuring stone fireplace, vaulted ceilings, kitchen and dining room. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, master on ground floor, offering a private retreat for guests or a place for kids to hang out. Huge windows provide abundant natural light. Loft for additional sleeping area. Wood detail throughout gives off the classic BBR feel. Black Butte Ranch amenities include restaurants, golf courses, spa, indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, fitness facilities, tennis and pickleball courts, hiking and biking trails, and more! $185,500. MLS#201909261
1156 E. CREEKSIDE COURT Creek front living! Build your dream home with the music of the creek in your backyard. Pines, willows, cottonwoods and natural grasses for your landscape. Play in the water on a hot summer day! Lot adjoins riparian park. No HOA dues! City water and sewer, so close to everything that Sisters Country has to offer. $245,000. MLS #220102859
725 NE QUINCE PLACE Wonderful home in Diamond Bar Ranch. Just a short stroll from the community park. Three bedrooms, two baths, 1,532 sq.ft. Beautiful stone facade front with covered front porch. Open concept living with gas fireplace featured in living room. Dining area open to both living and kitchen with breakfast bar and pantry. Coffered ceiling in dining and master bedroom adds character. Spacious master bath with large walk-in closet. Covered rear patio with fenced yard. $300,000. MLS#220100369
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 starting at $135,000.