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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Tree falls on electrical line, sparks fire Cold
weather shelter a victim of pandemic By Sue Stafford Correspondent
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Firefighters quickly contained a brushfire sparked by a downed electrical line on Friday. The fire was near homes east of Sisters. It took some time to get it completely out as it was burning in large log pile.
Firefighters from the SistersCamp Sherman Fire District doused a brush fire at 16305 Riata Ct. east of Sisters on Friday morning, July 17. The blaze was uncomfortably close to homes in the area. The fire was sparked when a tree fell on a power line, and the downed line ignited flammable vegetation. The fire burned approximately
one-quarter of an acre of brush and logs. According to fire officials, the fire was quickly contained, but full extinguishment took several hours due to the quantity of logs and large debris on the property. The Oregon Department of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service and Central Electric Cooperative also responded to the incident.
“We were fortunate that the fire occurred in the morning and the winds were calm,” said Fire Chief Roger Johnson. The area where the fire occurred is mixed trees, brush and residential structures. The incident caused a momentary power outage in some parts of Sisters.
The Sisters Cold Weather Shelter is yet another victim of the coronavirus pandemic. Local churches that have offered space for the shelter for the past four winters are unable to open their doors to offer shelter to those in the community who are unhoused. Two of the churches have congregations with a large percentage of older members, one of the high-risk populations. Another may be involved in a remodel project of the space the shelter normally uses. WellHouse Church (formerly Westside Church) has offered to be available during the coldest month if temperatures drop to See SHELTER on page 22
Cougars active in Sisters Country District planning for challenging school year By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
Planning school schedules is always a challenge for a small district: How can you ensure that all students have the best possible access to limited numbers of electives, etc.? The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a massive spanner into the works. Sisters schools are each crafting plans for the 202021 school year that must revolve around mitigating the risk of contagion from the COVID-19 virus. These plans are being created in a shifting environment of increasing COVID-19 cases in Deschutes County, including a few in the 97759 zip code — and shifting and
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evolving guidance from the state. Sisters School District Superintendent Curt Scholl offered a status report on planning to The Nugget: “We have skeletons. We’re planning right now K-6 in-person; we have the capacity for that.” Middle and high school planning is more complicated and Scholl said that schools are looking at a “hybrid” plan that includes a modified schedule and a mix of in-person and distance learning. Schools are being asked to maintain separate “cohorts” of students, so that any outbreak of COVID-19 See SCHOOL YEAR on page 23
Several residents have reported cougar sightings, or sign of cougars present in the local area. Corey Heath, Supervising Fish and Wildlife Biologist with the Oregon Department o f F i s h a n d Wi l d l i f e (ODFW) office in Bend told The Nugget that there have been reports — some direct and many of them second- or third-hand — of cougar presence in the Panoramic subdivision northeast of town, and on both sides of Whychus Creek in the canyonlands to the north of Sisters. The potential for a problem encounter is always present when cougars are around residential neighborhoods with pets and livestock.
PHOTO BY KRIS KRISTOVICH
Cougars periodically make their presence known in Sisters Country. They usually move on on their own. “It’s not desirable, certainly, where they are,” Heath said. “We’ve got signs up letting people know what
to do if they encounter one.” (See sidebar, page 18.) See COUGARS on page 18
Letters/Weather ................2 Obituaries .........................4 Announcements............... 10 In the Pines...................... 13 Classifieds..................19-20 Meetings ...........................3 Sisters Country Naturalist..7 Events ..............................11 Crossword ....................... 18 Real Estate ................. 21-24
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Local photographer Kris Kristovich caught a fine image of Comet NEOWISE from Dee Wright Observatory last week.
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: Before you publish a slew of letters in support of anonymous federal troops in unmarked vehicles taking prisoner people on the streets of Portland, you might point out the hypocrisy — the whole Malhuer occupation of federal lands in Burns by the Bundy-led group, including destruction of federal property, which was supported by the Proud Boy types who have not uttered a peep about sending federal troops into Portland to take people off the streets in order to protect federal property. John Mapes
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To the Editor: I love The Nugget and appreciate your paper each time it comes out. I want to send a special “thank you” to Scout Arnone for her article about her student gently handling and releasing what he believed to be a black widow. (“Scouting the Northwest: Fear not the false black widow,”
The Nugget, June 8, page 29). I teach my own sons to respect, and be kind to, the spiders in our house. My boys have learned to share their space with spiders and to recognize their inherent value. Scout’s story was beautiful to me and her student wise beyond his years. Her article made my day. Cheers! Owyhee Weikel-Magden
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To the Editor: One way to re-open schools with social distancing: In 1946, my father came back from World War II, USS Salt Lake City (CA25). He was born and raised in Iowa. He was stationed in the Navy on the west coast along with hundreds of thousands of Midwesterners. At the end of the war he and 100,000 plus other See LETTERS on page 12
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This is going to be a challenging school year in an unprecedented environment. Each school is creating a “Ready Schools, Safe Learners” plan that will deliver on the social, emotional and educational needs of our students while also honoring the needs of all the members of our educational community. These plans can minimize and mitigate risk, but there is no risk-free option. As with any undertaking in the district, our success relies on the support of the whole community. A robust plan is important, but the plan’s ultimate success will be determined by how much the community embraces the plan and how well we work together. I am proud to serve on our school board. However, I submit this letter only as a member of our community and as a parent. It is a request of the community to come together — as you have in the past — and help the district rise to the challenge ahead. First, please engage in the planning process. Second, assume positive intent. Every member of our community wants the best for our students. Someone’s health needs, limits, concerns, fears, or reactions may be different from yours. Try to remember they’re trying to do what they think is best even when you disagree with their actions. Third, be curious. If you don’t know what you’d
like to know, seek answers from the source. In a perfect world, the district would communicate everything to everyone in a timely fashion with 100 percent clarity and 0 percent ambiguity. This goal is seldom met. Asking questions of the source helps spread truth. Fourth, tolerate with a smile. Safety processes and protocols will be inconvenient, unpleasant, and some may feel unnecessary. Let’s debate the efficacy of such protocols in the after-actionreview while setting a proud example of compliance in the meantime. Even small individual sacrifices can have large positive impacts on our community. Finally, stay connected. My unofficial polling of parents across the state leads me to believe our teachers responded very admirably to the unplanned shift to distance learning. They strived to keep a deep personal connection with each student — the foundation for any real learning — through the computer screen. Even in the best-case plans for the coming year, there will be some safety requirements that interfere with the normal connections that build our fabric. We’ll have to identify those gaps and work to close them. I believe each building will create the best possible plan they can in light of the circumstances. Sisters is by no means alone in facing this challenge; however, Sisters will find success if we embrace these plans and work together.
Each of Sisters schools is crafting a ‘Ready Schools, Safe Learners’ plan to submit to Oregon Department of Education on August 15.
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At the Wednesday, July 29 Superintendent’s Coffee: bit.ly/Superintendent07-29
By email: curtiss.scholl@ssd6.org By phone: 541-549-8521
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Diane and Pat Yates broke ground on their future home in ClearPine last week.
Breaking ground together in Sisters Sisters Habitat for Humanity and the Heart of Oregon YouthBuild held a joint groundbreaking ceremony on July 15 in the ClearPine neighborhood. The public was invited to participate virtually through Facebook livestream. The Heart of Oregon Corps broke ground on the first townhouse as the two families who will purchase the homes have not yet been designated. The two families that will purchase the second townhome are Terri Gookin and Diane and Pat Yates. Both families are thrilled for the start of the project. “Owning a home will be a safe shelter and sanctuary. I can’t wait to build my
new home alongside Sisters Habitat for Humanity,” said Gookin. Pat Yates explained how he and Diane have rented in Sisters for 20 years and that “owning a home in Sisters will be a dream come true.” Sisters Habitat and YouthBuild will each build a townhouse on Habitat’s property, giving home and shelter to four families. When completed these will be YouthBuild’s 28th home and Sisters Habitat’s 74th. Chuck Harper, Sisters Habitat Board President, presided over the event. The opening prayer and blessing of the ground was provided by Habitat volunteer Jan Bottcher.
Sharlene Weed, Sisters Habitat Executive Director, said, “We often say we build in partnership. Building in partnership is always true, but even before we break the ground here in the ClearPIne neighborhood, We have many partners to be grateful for: “The City of Sisters, ClearPine Developer Peter Hall, Habitat for Humanity of Oregon, Oregon Housing and Community Services, Community Land Trust, Proud Ground, James and Sharon Richards, numerous donors and Jason Todd Design. The Heart of Oregon YouthBuild and Sisters See HOMES on page 21
Sisters Folk Festival will offer two outdoor summer camps for middle school aged students this summer: August 10-14 and August 17-21. The weeklong day camps will explore creativity, musical discovery, art, and creative writing taught by professional artists and educators. The all-day camps will be held outside on the lawn at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave., and will be the first of what SFF staff sees as new educational initiatives at their Sisters Art Works property. The first camp will take place August 10-14 and is called “The Nature of Expression: Exploring Art,
Music, Creative Writing and Nature.” The session will be taught by musician, songwriter and poet Beth Wood and teaching artist Judy Fuentes. Wood is an acclaimed s i n g e r- s o n g w r i t e r a n d Oregon Book of Poetry award-winner, and will teach music and creative writing. Fuentes is a veteran teaching artist of two decades who currently teaches at Sisters Middle School, and will explore fun and creative themes through visual arts and illustration. This camp has a limit of 20 students (two groups of 10 students each) and all See SFF CAMPS on page 9
Hot, dry weather heralds fire danger Summer weather has arrived in earnest in Sisters Country, with temperatures climbing into the 90s and vegetation from lawns to forest groundcover drying out apace. And that means fire danger. Sisters has experienced two decades of major wildfires, and with the local economy in a fragile state due to the coronavirus outbreak, locals fear the impact of another blaze.
Firefighters quickly lined a wildfire that broke out Saturday afternoon just east of La Pine on Saturday, and by press time it was 30 percent or more contained. The fire prompted a Level 1 pre-evacuation notice for the Newberry Estates neighborhood, but that evacuation notice was lifted Sunday. The incident served as a reminder that fire season is underway in earnest. Sisters See WILDFIRE on page 22
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status
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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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
City of Sisters
Obituary
COVID-19 Situation Report
Randall “Randy” W. Burdick
By Cory Misley City Manager
The City of Sisters continues to support the efforts implemented by the state to curb the spread of COVID19. We understand the divisiveness some of these efforts have caused through a political lens. The City is apolitical and works to provide the highest-level of service to our community through evidenced-based public policymaking. The City works strategically to balance top priorities and goals like livability, public safety, and economic development, and that balance has taken new forms over the previous four months. Working collaboratively with local, county, state, and federal partners has been elevated to a degree unseen previously by the City while managing through this pandemic. Although we have exercised many powers, adjusted policies, shifted staff time, and amended our budget to react and respond to COVID-19, we also have been reminded of our limitations and constraints as a small municipality. We have explored countless ideas week-by-week, setting some aside as impractical, yet ultimately implementing numerous pragmatic and achievable strategies. The City continues to
work in lockstep with the broader Central Oregon region regarding tourism and visitors. The City is not encouraging or discouraging tourism. The Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) in the region — including the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce — have coordinated to reduce tourism marketing while increasing awareness of COVID-19 safety measures. Clearly there have been many visitors in Sisters this summer and that does not appear to be slowing. This is due to a variety of factors, including the successes of many decades of putting Sisters on the map as a tourist destination especially during the summer. Again, as we have said since the spring, ensuring public safety is the top priority and how to do that while supporting local businesses — finding as safe, prosperous of a balance as possible. The requirements in place right now pale in comparison to moving backwards to stay-at-home orders and business closures. Overall, our business community has stepped up and worked through the first four months of this pandemic. However, this is a marathon that must be embraced or risk grave consequences to our health, prosperity, and cohesion. We must continue to rise to the challenge together.
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“The Burd” Randy Burdick passed away July 7, after battling cancer. He was born in Englewood, California. He was preceded in death by his mom and dad, Russell and Joyce Burdick, as well as his brother, Bob Burdick. He grew up in Oakridge, Oregon, which is where his love of sports began. He played baseball, basketball and football. He was an allstar baseball player. He also played basketball at Lane Community College. In 1976, in Oakridge, Randy met the love of his life, Mary. They relocated to Springfield with their five children. This is when his love for landscaping began. In 1990, Randy and Mary moved to Sisters, to the property they purchased, which the family called “The Canyon.” Moving to Sisters was his dream. Randy had
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17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was a believer in God, an inspiration to many and loved to help others. He truly saw the good in ALL. WE WILL MISS HIM DEARLY. If he touched YOUR heart.... may you NEVER forget... “Please give Grandma, Joyce, Grandpa, Russell, Uncle Bob, and Aunt Nyoka a huge hug from us. We hope you’re up there dancing away with a Corona in hand, living your best life. Please don’t worry about Mom, either. She not only has our family, but a whole community of the most wonderful people surrounding her, so she’s in great hands. We love you and you’ll always be a part of out heart and souls. Fly high bird, and always remember to take it easy.” God bless.
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Sisters Country birds By Douglas Beall Correspondent
The Green-tailed Towhee [pipilo chlorurus], with its distinctive rust crest, is a somewhat secretive groundnesting bird. On occasion a Towhee uses porcupine hair to line its nest, where it lays four to six pale blue, heavily spotted eggs which hatch in 11 to 14 days. The chicks will begin foraging in 11 to 14 days. This Towhee will protect its nest by raising its tail and skittering off mimicking a ground squirrel to distract predators. As a ground forager, it spends most of its time on the ground or in thick cover, scratching about
industriously in the leaf litter, often under Manzanita so it may go unnoticed. But its catlike mewing call, which it often gives from a brushy perch, is one of the quintessential sounds of the shrublands of the east slope of the Cascades. The Green-tailed Towhee is the smallest and only entirely migratory towhee. Their scientific name roughly translates to “colorful chirper.” A group of Towhees are collectively known as a “tangle” or a “teapot” of Towhees. For more Greentailed Towhee images, visit http://abirdsings becauseithasasong.com/ recent-journeys.
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Featured Volunteer – Liz Weeks By Kema Clark Correspondent
Liz Weeks has been volunteering at the Kiwanis Food Bank (KFB) for over six years — and has no plans to stop. “Every one needs help sometimes,” Liz says. “It’s very satisfying to assist our clients in getting the food they need. I want all our clients to feel welcome and understand we can help.” Before the COVID-19 crisis, Liz volunteered at the KFB every Thursday for the five hours they were open. “I enjoyed getting to know our clients, finding ingredients they needed to cook in the kitchen, or finding food they could cook outside,” she said. During the disruptions of the COVID-19 shutdown, the Food Bank had to shift its mode. Clients parked outside and got a menu and order number, choosing 35-40 items. Weeks was one of the volunteers who then filled their shopping cart. Liz has also volunteered at the Tigard overnight shelter, Portland’s Potluck in the Park and the Boys and Girls Club. At one Central Oregon women’s prison, she taught quilting for two years, and has continued to help by accepting donations to be delivered. Former Food Bank resource officer Tom Hespe said Weeks is one of the “hearts” at the Kiwanis Food Bank. “Liz is very dedicated and very honest with feedback or suggestions. During
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SCOUTING the Northwest By Scout Arnone
Stream health I stood waders-deep in an urban stream, running my net back and forth through the water, squinting and studying the sparkling ripples that blinded me. I felt eyes on me; curious parkgoers who hoped to interact with me in some way. “Hey, you look like you’d know! Is that a nutria or a muskrat over there?” A man shouted to me and pointed. His granddaughter stared at me blankly and continued to lick her ice cream cone. “Over where?” I looked around. “Over there! What is it, do ya think?” I scanned the neatly manicured landscape attempting to spot any movement amongst the willow thickets. “Oh yeah! Definitely a nutria!” I called back to him. I didn’t see it; I was trying to focus on the task at hand, but a nutria was very probable for that area. “Really? Looked like a muskrat to me,” he replied skeptically. The kid had mint chocolate chip on her nose. “Ha! Definitely nutria!” I said without looking up from the streambed. “How can you tell?” “Because of — uh — the way it is….” My answer surely didn’t satisfy them, but they dropped the subject and stared at me in the creek. The sand forming
neat, wavy lines was lustrously golden. Nothing moved. I check my net for any sign of benthic macroinvertebrates (the tiny snails, beetles, and fly larvae that indicate stream health). The man piped up again, this time to his granddaughter, “Look at how clean it is!” The kid stopped licking her ice cream just long enough to glance at the water, “Doesn’t it look nice and cool?” The girl shrugged. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that it wasn’t nice and was far from cool. The water was warm (by stream standards) without the shade of trees to chill it, no plants sprang up in its muddy banks to cool the rocks that would serve as homes for the macroinvertebrates I sought. Not to mention the stream was quietly swallowing the runoff of nearby streets, the moss killer of nearby roofs, and the gum someone spit out in a fit of laughter. The strategic placement of a few large cobbles might have worked to churn oxygen into the water, but all I could see was soft, golden sand. My initial intent was to secure evidence of the presence of pollution-intolerant benthic (“bottom-dwelling”) macroinvertebrates (“large and spineless”) like the caddisflies and dobsonflies, the beloved scorpionesque mayflies and their fascinating subaquatic
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A successful benthic macroinvertebrate survey complete with high-tech ice cube tray. cocoon-mastering friends, the stoneflies. Hell, I’d even have settled for a gilled snail. My net turned up nothing. Readjusting my expectations, I readied my heart to find any sign of the moderately pollution-tolerant indicators of stream health: My fishflies, craneflies, crawdads, skuds, clams, beetles, dragon and damselfies. Still, nothing. “ O k a y, ” I r e s i g n e d myself. “We’ll at least hunt for any living thing, even if it’s the pollution tolerant creatures that don’t rely on dissolved oxygen in streams.” I skimmed and skimmed and waded for water striders, midges,
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Looking at this from Sue’s point of view, especially after all the work she goes through keeping the green going, I can understand her annoyance when something gets into her grass — like a pocket gopher. Tales from a It isn’t just the grass they eat that gets Sue upset, it’s also the huge mess they make doing so. by Jim Anderson However, a soaring hawk — red-tail, Swanson’s, ferruginous or the like — will spot a gopher mound a mile away (literally) and come My wife, Sue, keeps a sailing along watching for small lawn in the backyard the animal to come to the of our residence at Sun surface. Mountain. She believes a One thing that brings a lawn is a wonderful place gopher to the surface is the for grandchildren to play. condition of their residence. To keep it healthy, she irri- If the hole gets plugged the gates, fertilizes and trims gopher has to open it quickly it and becomes very upset to keep air circulating in when one of Nature’s chil- their home. dren decides to come and Most times a hawk, live in it. owl or coyote will snatch a One of the reasons I tol- gopher out of its hole when erate lawns is they are mag- it comes to the surface, and nificent places for dandeli- that’s that. ons and worms to grow and Be that as it may, those for a variety of insects to lay mounds are particularly eggs which hatch, eat the annoying to Sue, so when grass roots and then meta- one appears she gets out her morphose into food for other gopher traps and the poor members of the biomass of things are soon food for our back yard. Also, bees, Gary Landers’ raptors at his and just about any pollinator rehab facility in Sisters. you can think of, just love It took two days, but her dandelions. recent efforts bore fruit when she saw the trap triggered in her daily, early morning inspections of her gardens and lawn. As she started for the house to show me the success of her trapping efforts I could see the look of consternation on her face. It didn’t change as she said, “I caught the ‘gopher’ but I PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON don’t think it is. Sagebrush vole. Look at this…,”
Sisters Naturalist Of moles and voles
and she poked it under my nose. I took one look at the size of the animal, color of the fur, pointed nose, and said, “You’re right that’s not a gopher, it looks more like a mole.” And by golly, that’s what it’s turned out to be. At first, I thought it was a shrew mole, but size, fur, length of tail and larger-than-life front feet didn’t fit, so I searched through our old friend, Wikipedia, and it turned it into the broad-footed mole pictured above; my first time to ever see one. How about you…? And then there’s the our native voles. Boy, can they make a nuisance of themselves! In 1958, I had the wonderful experience of being in the community of Alfalfa, east of Bend, every Thursday evening for pinochle and pie at the Grover Place. In those days there was no such thing as irrigation pivots for hay fields, it was flood irrigation where water was sent from canals then to ditches out to do the job. One Thursday evening, just after dark, Johnny Grover announced he had to go out and “change the water,” and have another piece of pie and pinochle when he got back, and I went along with him. As we were walking down the lateral between the fields I kept feeling something scrunch under my feet and wondered what in the world I was stepping on. Johnny whipped out his flashlight and shined it on the surface and, lo-and-behold, I was stepping on adult voles scampering about. When Johnny turned the water into the field it was astonishing to see a sea of fur in the moonlight moving in front of the water, uncountable numbers of voles trying to stay dry.
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Audry Van Houweling, PMHNP Columnist
COVID stole my dopamine, now what? Excitement. Pleasure. Novelty. Anticipation. Reward. The “zest,” the “looking forward to,” and the “passion.” The common denominator? Dopamine. It is the brain chemical we chase in our society and what we have a hard time living without. We must thank dopamine for the gusto it gives us, the inspiration, the drive, and innovation, but in our popular culture so reinforced by a mindset of scarcity where whatever “is” is simply not enough, dopamine has hypnotized so many of us into restlessness, discontentment, and distraction. Our dependence on the dopaminergic excitement or trepidation of “what’s next” robs us of being present in the “what’s now.” We become antsy, impatient, frustrated, and even hopeless in times when our once-trusted dopamine fixes fade from our reach. COVID has undoubtedly been a dopamine disruptor. Financial reward, opportunities to perform, incentives for validation, leisure, the chance to be noticed, anticipated escapes, and methods of distraction have all been
compromised. As they have dwindled, many of us have attempted to hold on to dopamine’s spell. Alcohol consumption has spiked, the pantry door has been opened a few too many times, drama has been manufactured, we get lost in the fight or flight as we defend our side of the fence, and point fingers at others. Certainly more uplifting, some too have found ways to create, to serve, to give, to protect, to advocate. Dopamine is central to it all. “I don’t feel motivated,” say the vast majority of clientele that walk in my office these days. “I don’t know what to look forward to.” “I don’t feel excited for anything.” As children and adolescents suddenly lost many of the social incentives and validation from physical school and navigated the blurry experience of virtual learning, many simply stated, “what’s the point?” For a lot of us, COVID has quieted our “give a darn’s” about a lot of what seemed to be important prepandemic. I personally have made some efforts to keep a morning routine as I hastily run a brush through my hair and slap on some makeup, but as I sit in my reasonably wrinkle free blouse while doing ZOOM session after ZOOM session, I am rather comfortable in my running shorts and bare feet — unbeknownst to my clients. I just don’t care for my slacks much anymore. But thank you to all that is holy that my (yes, I feel like it is mine) local coffee drive-thru is still open. Caffeine deprivation is not yet a first-world dopamine sacrifice I am prepared for. Some of the lost “give a darn’s” have been in fact
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liberating. Others more consequential. For some, COVID meant such a rapid shift circumstantially and neurochemically that the unrest in the unknown has been paralyzing. Traumatic. Just the act of getting out of bed may seem daunting. In the initial days of the COVID pandemic, dopamine was intimately intertwined with the novelty, the stress, the innovation that followed. Altruism flourished, people mobilized, we prepared. As the dust has settled to reveal what seems to be a long road ahead, the sprint that epitomized the early days has slowed to tenuous march. As is many times the case, the feeling of motivation in itself is fleeing. It takes discipline and intentionality despite hardship to persevere. And sometimes that means asking for help. Our society and popular culture jumps in bed with dopamine every chance it gets. Who gets pushed out of the bed? Serotonin. While dopamine has been termed our “reward” chemical, serotonin has been dubbed our “contentment” chemical. And guess what? It doesn’t take much to realize that in our culture, contentment is simply not sexy. Our brains and bodies become so primed for dopamine and stress that serotonin receptors central to mood and anxiety eventually become less responsive. Furthermore, as we flood our brains with dopamine, our cellular receptors dopamine attaches to become a bit overwhelmed by it all and start to downregulate. This is the biology of tolerance. In an attempt to compensate, we try to up the ante: more
adrenaline, more distraction, more drugs, more sugar, just more. And all the while, we become less content and often, more depressed. Robert Ludwig, the author of “The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains” says it well: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The same factors that increase dopamine (technology, lack of sleep, drugs, and bad diet) also decrease serotonin. Furthermore, stress drives dopamine release and also decreases the serotonin-1a receptor reducing serotonin signaling. Addiction results from dopamine receptor down-regulation coupled with excessive stress. Depression results from reduced serotonin transmission from the same precipitating factors, also coupled with excess stress.”
COVID has taken away much of what we were looking forward to, much of our perceived motivation — but in the absence of so-called excitement, it is an also an opportunity to reevaluate, to slow down, and to simplify. Passion, excitement, and drive are central to the human experience, but must be balanced with times of stillness, contemplation, gratitude, and thoughtfulness. Many of us have forgotten, or perhaps have never been taught, how to be still. How to be without noise. How to feel without a ready escape. These are uncertain times, but then again, life is never certain. Accept change, accept the chance to evolve. On the other side of grief is transformation and perhaps, as we mourn our dopamine, serotonin and the contentment it brings may become just a bit more alluring.
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instruments and materials will be provided. Students will explore storytelling and self-expression through art, creative writing, and music. Topics to explore include relationships with sound, imagery, emotions and the expression of those relationships through art, music, and storytelling. Campers will be able to create stories, melodies, songs and poems, and will use colors, forms and words to create art expressions and musical instruments. Each day includes opportunities to immerse into visual arts, music, creative writing, and reflection, as well as fun with the many forms of creative expression through awareness, discovery, and play! The second weeklong camp, “Five Days of Music Imagination,” will be held August 17-21 and will explore approaches to music, rhythm, lyric writing, self-expression, and having fun through music and words. Led by teaching musicians Natalie Akers and Jenner Fox, the camp will be a week-long music and songwriting intensive. Fox says, “Five creative days of making music together: writing, jamming, and listening on our journey to ignite the inner musician in all of us and becoming a listening musician, and ideally perform original music. This is a collaborative and inclusive environment, and we believe listening and playing music together are powerful tools for battling isolation, gaining
strength in our imaginations, and building a sense of self.” This camp has a limit of 10 students and all instruments and materials will be provided. All levels of experience are welcome. Jenner Fox and Natalie Akers recently moved to Sisters to pursue music and educational opportunities. Fox is a singer-songwriter, international river guide and the co-founder of the Cassiopeia Academy for Music Performance and Songwriting in Washington, DC. Akers is a piano/keyboard player and educator. She has worked with camps since 2016 to bring interdisciplinary and music programs to life for middle and high school students throughout the US and Japan, and has a B.A in American Studies from Yale University. Sisters Folk Festival has designed these camps to adhere to COVID-19 public health guidance and other industry best practices, including physical distancing, hand-washing and sanitizing stations, and mask wearing as necessary in a socially-distanced outdoor environment. Under the current Phase 2 reopening guidelines in Oregon, the entire camp gathering is limited to 20 participants, with two instructors each teaching to a group of 10 students. The second camp will have a 10-student limit. Lunch will be provided as part of registration unless the camper opts out. Registration is open to students ages 10 to 14. Financial assistance is available. Information and registration can be found at www. sistersfolkfestival.org. All levels of music and art experience are welcome.
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Ore. AG appeals federal judge’s order By Andrew Selsky Associated Press
SALEM (AP) — Oregon’s attorney general announced Wednesday she is fighting a federal judge’s order for Oregon to give more leeway to a group that seeks to change how the state carves up its electoral districts. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane said in his order Monday that the coronavirus pandemic and Gov. Kate Brown’s shutdown orders prevented the group, People Not Politicians, from obtaining the required number of signatures by a July 2 deadline to put the issue on the ballot for the November election. McShane was ruling on a lawsuit filed by People Not Politicians against Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno, whose office runs Oregon’s elections. “Plaintiffs, like all Oregon citizens, were told to stay home and physically distance from others,“ McShane wrote in his opinion. “By continuing
to require Plaintiffs to meet a strict threshold and deadline in the middle of a pandemic, Plaintiffs’ circulators were prevented from engaging in one-on-one communication with Oregon voters.” The group had said it collected around 64,000 unverified signatures, when it needed to submit almost 150,000 by the deadline to put the proposed change to Oregon voters. Currently, the Legislature is responsible for redrawing district lines. People Not Politicians wants an independent citizen redistricting commission to do it instead, and seeks to have voters approve an amendment to the state Constitution that would allow that. The group claims a diverse number of supporters, including the Oregon Farm Bureau, the League of Women Voters of Oregon, and the NAACP Eugene-Springfield Branch. McShane offered two remedies to Clarno: allow the proposal on the ballot, or reduce the signature
threshold by 50 percent — which would equal 58,789 signatures — and push back the deadline to August 17. Clarno on Tuesday night announced she was choosing the second option. “Secretary Clarno is not requesting an appeal to the ruling at this time,” her office said in a statement. But on Wednesday, the Oregon Department of Justice asked the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency stay of McShane’s order, saying it “requires the state to violate the provisions of the Oregon Constitution regarding constitutional amendments.“ “Whether a federal judge can rewrite the state constitution‘s procedures for constitutional amendments is a question that goes to the heart of the state’s power to create its own laws,” Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said. “Any final decision made in this case could have long reaching impacts for the state and on future ballot initiatives.
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Vigil in Honor of Black Lives Lost
Indivisible Sisters will gather for a peaceful, solemn vigil marking the second month since the death of George Floyd. Join others at Village Green Park on Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. for an evening of solidarity and contemplation honoring George Floyd and the many Black lives lost to violence. For more information call 541-400-8312.
Notice of Election for Sisters City Council
Notice is hereby given that a general election will be held on November 3, 2020, for three positions on the Sisters City Council. The first day to file for a City Council position is Wednesday, June 3, 2020. To be eligible one must be registered to vote in Oregon and must have been a resident of the City of Sisters for 12 months preceding the election. Election materials can be found on the City website at: www.ci.sisters.or.us or picked up from the City Recorder at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue. The terms of City Councilors Andrea Blum, Chuck Ryan, and Richard Esterman will expire on December 31, 2020. All three are eligible to apply for re-election. Candidates are encouraged to obtain election materials by August 10, 2020 and must submit perfected petitions by August 25, 2020 at 5 p.m. to qualify for the ballot. For questions about the application process, please contact City Recorder Kerry Prosser at 541323-5213, by e-mail at kprosser@ ci.sisters.or.us, or stop by City Hall at 520 E. Cascade Avenue.
Road Maintenance Traffic Delays
The City of Sisters Public Works Department is announcing temporary road closures or delays from Monday, July 27 through Wednesday, July 29 for chipseal work. The roads affected will be Hood Ave. from S. Pine St. to Hwy. 242, Washington Ave. from S. Locust St. to S. Pine St., and S. Locust St. from Hwy. 20 continuing south. Please consider access and parking alternatives. The City apologizes in advance for any inconvenience. For comments or questions, please call the City of Sisters at 541549-6022.
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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.
Sisters Library Reopening
Chapter 2 of the Deschutes Public Library reopening plan is now in effect, with customers having limited access to library buildings and able to pick up and check out their own materials at self-serve kiosks. Meeting and tutor rooms, public computers and children’s early learning spaces will remain Circle of Friends closed. Programs, classes and Circle of Friends, a mentoring events (story times, computer program in Sisters, is continuing labs, lectures, etc.), as well as the to find innovative ways to reach processing of library cards, will out and assist their mentors, continue online only during this children and families. Current time. Modifi ed hours remain needs include childcare to allow in place at the Sisters library: parents to continue to work, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 internet/computer access for a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Sundays, online learning, supplies for atMondays All library staff home learning and activity kits, members are required to wear and even basic needs, such as facemasks. Customers are food and medical access. Circle encouraged but not required to of Friends has also established wear facemasks as a courtesy to an emergency fund to provide staff and other members of the immediate response for the most public. While public restrooms pressing needs. Contact Kellie at are closed during the initial 503-396-2572 to help. phases of reopening, outdoor Sisters Community Church hand-washing stations and hand sanitizer are available for library Do you need help with running customers. Customers will be errands or deliveries or more? guided to maintain a six-foot Sisters Community Church distance between staff and other has volunteers available and is customers. Library customers cultivating a caring community. Call Wendy at 541-389-6859. Visit with questions about the phases or their accounts can call or text the church website at their questions to 541-617-0776. www.sisterschurch.com.
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Corey and Tara Lounsbury of Panama City Beach are excited to announce the birth of their son, Thad, on July 7. He was born at 11:58 a.m. weighing 8 lb. 9.7 oz. Thad joins his three older brothers, Rafe, Owen and Cal. Trudy Lounsbury of Sisters is the happy grandmother.
Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors
The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a firstcome, first-served basis drivethrough style from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by, no need to make a reservation. Questions? Call 541-678-5483.
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The student leadership group at Sisters Middle School is hoping to make a difference in our community. They are selling shirts and decals featuring a newly designed Sisters Strong logo. The proceeds of the sales will go to Kiwanis Food Bank, Family Advocate Network, and the school’s leadership program. So far they have raised $1,200, although they are still hoping to raise more money for these organizations. Shirts and decals can be purchased online and picked up downtown at either Paulina Springs Bookstore or Canyon Creek Pottery. Please go to sistersstrong.org to purchase your items. Shirts are $15 and car decals are $4. For more info email jeff.schiedler@ssd6.org.
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.
DLT Walk & Hike Series
Deschutes Land Trust volunteer naturalists will be leading virtual events where you can learn from the comfort of your own home. One upcoming event is Magnificent Monarchs on Wednesday, August 12 at noon. Registration is required to receive the virtual event link. Register for this event at deschuteslandtrust. org/hikes. Info: 541-330-0017.
City of Sisters Community Grants Program Applications
The City of Sisters is seeking 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.
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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 ddonation, onation, go to the big gray tents ts in the “back lot.” Th ere There is one tent per donation day and nd when that tent is full, no more donations will be accepted that aatt day. If you are donating heavy items, make suree you bring extra help with you. Staff taff and volunteers aare re not allowed to assistt with off-loading. All ddonations onations are quarantined for at least 4 days before being available ailable for sale. Sisters Habitat iss not offering pick-up service aatt this time as a safety precaution ion for our staff and volunteers. Donations 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.
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Visiting Cuba is an eye-opener By Craig F. Eisenbeis Columnist
International relations are always something of a puzzle, but none seems so peculiar as the relationship between the United States and Cuba. These two close neighbor nations, with quite a bit in common, have been awkwardly estranged for more than 60 years. When the Trump Administration announced that the Obama-era easing of Cuba restrictions was about to end, my wife, Kathi, and I decided that if we wanted to see Cuba, we had better do something about it. So, before the changes could go into effect, we arrived in Havana. Under the rules of our visit, U.S. citizens were permitted entry to Cuba only for certain activities. In our case, the trip was contingent on participating in at least one “educational” activity. To comply with that requirement, on our first day we selected a promising excursion to Las Terrazas, a kibbutz-like eco-community about 50 miles west of Havana. Cuba has a tropical climate, with similar vegetation to what might be expected in Hawaii. What we encountered at La Terrazas was a small, scenic, bucolic community surrounded by a beautiful, lush, tropical forest. To explain what happened there, however, requires a little historical context. Prior to the Communist takeover in 1959, Cuba was under the dictatorial Batista regime. Fulgencio Batista had variously controlled or manipulated the Cuban government since the 1930s; but, faced with certain election defeat in 1952, he negated the election by simply seizing power in a military coup. With the support of the U.S. government, U.S. businesses, and the Mafia, Batista’s principal goal was increasing his own wealth; and the gap between Cuba’s poor and the wealthy became ever greater. In the process of lining his own
pockets in a quagmire of corruption, Batista horribly exploited Cuba’s natural resources, including the logging of vast forests, like those in what would become Las Terrazas. Batista’s exploitation left thousands of acres of completely denuded, clearcut landscape. Photos that we saw of the desolation resembled lunar landscapes. In 1968, the Cubans launched a reforestation project, which began with the establishment of a small commune in the area. The first phase of the forest rehabilitation was completed in 1971. The terraces (las terrazas), for which the community was named, were cut into the hills to limit erosion and speed reforestation. Today, this dense, diverse tropical forest is part of a designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, artist community, and tourist destination. Generally, the people of Cuba are quite poor. Housing that we saw in Havana and elsewhere is often barely habitable, and many buildings are literally crumbling. Façades are falling away, with bare, broken concrete and rebar showing. People often live in apartments built deeper into the disintegrating structures. The average wage here is about $30 per month, and food rations are likely to last for only half of each month; so extra income is necessary, with the tourist trade being the brightest option. On the plus side, all medical care and education are provided.
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Lawmakers OK $50M for arts/culture organizations PORTLAND (AP) — State lawmakers have voted to distribute $50 million in federal relief funds to Oregon arts and culture organizations still struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. Legislators voted Tuesday to direct $24 million to individual organizations including the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Oregon Symphony, among others, and another $26 million to county coalitions who can distribute funds to other local arts and culture organizations in need, The Oregonian/ OregonLive reported. “This is a really welcome gift,” said Dana Whitelaw, executive director of the High Desert Museum in Bend, which received $700,000 from the bill. The museum is projecting a revenue loss of close to $1.5 million through the end of the year, she said.
“This starts to cover a significant portion of that.” The largest amounts went to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which received $4.7 million, and Metro, which got $4.1 million. Funds also went to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Portland Center Stage, Oregon Ballet Theater, Pendleton Round-Up and the Oregon Coast Community College. More than $9.6 million will also be split up among 78 arts venues around the state, from Revolution Hall in Portland to the Elgin Opera House in northeast Oregon. The $50 million comes from the CARES Act, a federal coronavirus relief fund that distributed an estimated $2.45 billion to Oregon. The Joint Emergency Board of the Oregon State Legislature approved the bill Tuesday on a 19-1 vote.
Over 20 test positive for COVID-19 at Bend facility BEND (AP) — More than 20 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Mt. Bachelor Memory Care center in Bend, health officials said. After four days of testing staff and residents, contact tracers are working to determine the origin of the infection, according to Deschutes County Health Services director Dr. George Conway. One person tested positive on Saturday, The Bulletin reported. Over the weekend of July 11-12, county health officials started testing residents and staff as they came to work. Conway says not all the test results are in. He says most who have tested positive are residents, along with some workers. None of the people who have tested positive are clinically ill or needing hospitalization, Conway said.
Now that a positive case has been identified there, new residents will not be accepted and additional limits will be placed on visitors, according to the human services website. “The residents are struggling,” Facility Executive Director Mallory DaCosta said. “They don’t always want to wear masks. The staff is devastated.” As of Wednesday, there have been nearly 13,100 COVID-19 cases in Oregon, and at least 247 Oregonians have died from the virus, health officials said. The virus causes mild to moderate symptoms in most patients, and the vast majority recover. But it is highly contagious and can cause severe illness and death in some patients, particularly the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
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Cakewalk I loved cakewalks as a kid. Local people in our area of small farms and ranches in Lane County would bake cakes. It was a chance to show off decorating skills or get a favorite recipe out into the community. Cakes stood proudly in the church’s youth chapel or the elementary school’s gym during holidays and school carnivals. Tickets were sold. Each contestant walked around a circle of numbered chairs while music played. When the music stopped, you’d freeze and sit in the nearest chair. A number was pulled from a hat, raffle-style. If you were sitting in the right chair? You won a cake. Though I rarely won, I absolutely loved the game. Thus I was bummed to
hear that some folks consider the word “cakewalk” racist. Some are calling for “that takes the cake” and “piece of cake” to be removed from the vocabulary, too. I took a break from seasonal Sisters Country matters such as getting children to rake pine needles and watering our COVID Victory Garden (which has been victorious only for the aphids) to follow up. Searching anonymously through Ecosia.org, I clicked through on the top link. Here a conservative blogger complained about CNN publishing a list of racially dubious terms. They mocked the news station for considering the term “master bedroom” potentially offensive when it has is no etymological link to slavery. (Etymology is the study of word origins, an activity considered thrilling to nerdy people such as writers, who probably need to take up another hobby. Baking cakes, let’s say.) Cakewalk was not so benign. Before it became a staid and simple church game, it was a dance performed by Black slaves for their White owners in the American South, sometimes with a slice of cake as a reward. Oh. Even the sarcastic right-wing blogger admitted they’d learned something from this one. Thus began what I
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon figured would be a quick bit of research. I’d confirm that CNN and Snarky McBloggerton were correct; I’d grieve the innocent cakewalks of my youth; I’d excise the term from my vocabulary. What I uncovered was more nuanced, which is an elitist way of saying “too complicated for my little pea-brain.” Starting around 1850, slaves lampooned the formal ballroom promenades of White plantation owners, incorporating African dance steps. Somehow this became a contest, with Whites “inviting” slaves to participate and then judging their moves. Making artful fun of someone who could have you or your loved ones whipped or killed sounds nerve-wracking and complex to me, but the word cakewalk came to mean “easy” after Emancipation — because Black Americans now performed it at their leisure. A dance called the cakewalk achieved popularity via minstrel shows — first Black shows, then Whites wearing blackface makeup, and then, in a dizzying mis en abyme, Black Americans performing the dance while wearing blackface makeup. Minstrel shows? Blackface? No contest: Retire all those cake words immediately. Right? Not so fast. On Yehoodi. com — hardly a bastion
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of White supremacy — I learned that to American social dance fans, the cakewalk is important. I browsed posts like “Why White dancers need to honor the Black roots of Lindy Hop” and watched a video of Rik “Rikomatic” Panganiban, whose father immigrated to the U.S. from the Philippines, and Manu “Spuds” Smith, a Black American man, discussing issues of sexism and racism in their majorityWhite swing dance scene. Panganiban posted cakewalk footage from 1903, noting, “There is some subtle cultural referencing going on here, being both a satire of the affected manners of White high culture and an expression of Black pride and joy by the performers. For a people enslaved, enacting a cakewalk right in the face of their oppressors might be understood as a prideful middle finger.” “For now, whenever you hear the expression that ‘takes the cake’ or something is a ‘cakewalk’ remember
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how brilliant Black slaves employed the cakewalk as a subtle but powerful anti-racist tactic,” he suggested. Intrigued, I got in touch with Panganiban. “I don’t have strong feelings on whether or not the terms ‘cakewalk’ or ‘taking the cake’ should be retired from contemporary usage…” he told me via email. “I do feel that the cakewalk is an important grandparent of lindy hop, and should be taught about and understood.” Rikomatic believes dancers shouldn’t perform cakewalks anymore, “since they are tangled up in several layers of racist stereotypes and oppression. Certainly not a non-Black dancer. The only exception would be for illustrating the history of dance, within a sensitively presented context.” Fair enough. But what if taking the cake didn’t originate in African American slavery — or in America at all? Tune into our next episode of “In the Pines” to find out.
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Conditions for happiness exist in your life By Mitchell Luftig Columnist
In “The Happiness Advantage” Shawn Achor points out that it is a shortsighted individual who postpones their happiness until a particular marker of career success has been achieved, such as a big promotion. Not only does this person miss out on a lot of happiness along the way, once they achieve their career goal, their brain, which has learned to associate happiness with a future event, simply moves the goalposts so that now they must reach a new goal in order to be happy. A more effective strategy for employees is to find ways to be happy in their present circumstances. Achor points out that happy workers are usually more productive than unhappy employees and they approach tasks in a more creative manner, leading to better outcomes. Happy workers are just as likely to advance in their careers as employees who postpone happiness. But it’s not just in employment that we condition our happiness on a future event. People also convince themselves that they can only be happy when they get married to the perfect partner; produce brilliant children; achieve wealth, status, and fame; write a best selling novel…. Once we have convinced ourselves that we can only be happy when we achieve a particular outcome, we have placed arbitrary limits on our happiness. Rather than postponing happiness, we would be better served by finding ways to be happy in our current circumstances. Sufficient conditions for happiness already exist in our lives, but sometimes we need to employ a different lens to spot them, a lens that helps us to overcome our brain’s built-in negativity bias. Ancient man worried about starvation, being eaten by a predator, or losing territory to a rival clan. In order to increase the odds
of surviving such harsh circumstances, evolution built into our ancestor’s brain a negativity bias, which automatically prioritized negative information relevant to detecting and responding to danger over positive information more relevant to living a happy life. Rick Hanson tells us that our brains are (still) like Velcro for negative information and Teflon for positive information. To discover the conditions for happiness that already exist in our lives we must retrain our brain to highlight our positive experience, using tools such as mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh tells us that when our minds are caught up in our worries, our fears, our anger, and our regrets we are “forgetful” of the conditions for happiness that already exist in our lives. However, when we practice mindful breathing, uniting our mind and body, we establish ourselves in the present moment. “Then you can recognize the many conditions of happiness that are in you and around you, and happiness just comes naturally.” Thich Nhat Hanh tells us to follow the breath all the way in and out—“Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know that I am breathing out.” Under normal conditions we are unable to “pull back the curtain” to see how the “autopilot” presents us with a biased account of our life, highlighting negative information, while ignoring positive information, and making us susceptible to depression. But when we practice mindful breathing, we dial up the brain’s direct experience network (DEN) and dial down the autopilot. The DEN brings us closer to reality, enabling us to view the events around us with great clarity, and gives us an opportunity to correct for the brain’s negativity bias. (Returning our attention to the breath when our mind wanders keeps the autopilot
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Kathi Eisenbeis checks out a vintage 1955 Buick in Havana, Cuba, with one of the city’s historic forts in the background.
CUBA: Relations with USA have been difficult Continued from page 11
U.S. relationship with Cuba seems like that of a bully, coupled with the maturity of a pouting toddler, simply because Cuba has a different way of life. Our trip to Las Terrazas lasted all day, and we barely had enough time to reorganize for our evening excursion, which was strictly entertainment. The Tropicana is a famous nightclub founded in 1939. We’ve seen shows all over the world and everything Las Vegas has to offer; this was the most elaborate and spectacular show we’ve ever seen, with 50 singers and dancers performing on three levels of a gigantic set with a 30-piece orchestra. The next day, we had to get up early for our morning “educational” excursion, which was largely a walking tour of old Havana. Cuba’s well-known vintage
cars are for real. We thought those cars would be mostly a tourist thing, but they were ubiquitous throughout the country and actually in general use; although many are used for tourist taxis or guided tours. Chevys are the most common, but we saw Desotos, Oldsmobiles, Dodges and many Fords. Perhaps the most unique sighting was a 1951 Studebaker with its bulletnosed, battering-ram prow. The most common car years are ’51, ’55, and ’56, but we saw examples from the ’40s through about 1959. New cars are mostly Toyotas, Kias, and VWs; there are no new U.S. cars due to the embargo. As our Cuban adventure came to an end, we left feeling somewhat ashamed of our country’s failure to be a good neighbor. Cuba became a U.S. “protectorate” after the SpanishAmerican War, a status that we lost primarily by being exploitative, rather than protective. After 60 years, it’s time to do better.
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N U G G E T F L AS H BAC K — 2 0 Y E A R S AG O. . .
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We all need to be honest about the benefits and subsidies that we receive: family support for that first home down payment, tax benefits from home ownership or farming, lower “death taxes” that are irrelevant to families that struggle to pay funeral expenses. I’m not advocating guilt, or revolution. I’m advocating honesty and a greater commitment to fairness. Karan Swaner
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To the Editor: When I told a friend the other day that I was a Libertarian, he questioned that by saying that Libertarians are nothing more or less than Republicans in disguise. His interpretation is shared by most Republicans and Democrats alike, but is an ill-conceived analysis of a political belief or party. First, as a Libertarian I equate partisanship not as Democrat vs. Republican but as having differing views within one’s own party. Take abortion for an example: I believe in a woman’s right to choose, it’s absolutely none of my business what she chooses to do with her body; I just don’t want to pay for it. I believe in the 2nd amendment but I firmly believe a line must be drawn between common sense and ridiculousness, e.g., an AK 47 is not a musket. I believe some drugs like marijuana should be decriminalized but not made legal. I believe racism can only be resolved from one’s own heart and mind; removing monuments and changing names at airports is nothing more than a band-aid added to an ongoing problem. The leading parties’ platforms mandate it’s all or nothing with the aforementioned issues, leaving compromise and common sense totally out of the equation when debating these issues. My friends call me wishy-washy because I’m
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critical of President Trump; what’s not to be critical about? Those same friends, for years, have called me an idiot for questioning the 2nd amendment. I’m neither a sheep nor a fish; I can’t swallow all this BS, hook, line, and sinker. I am a Libertarian because I have liberated myself from the partisanship that exists within both political parties. My point is; don’t some intelligent and independently thinking Democrats feel somewhat the same? Can’t there be libertarian Democrats as well as libertarian Republicans? Why let ignorant partisanship mandate the definition of right and wrong when it comes to COVID19, police brutality, racial injustice, abortion, gun control, etc.? The moderates of both parties have become the silent majority and this is certainly not the time for silence. Terry Coultas
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To the Editor: A July 15 contributor affected me deeply when he praised this country’s freedom and equal opportunity in response, I assume, to our current racial issues. It made me question just when African Americans supposedly became equal in this country. We all know the basic discrimination America was built on. When this country was founded, only white landowning men were generally allowed to vote. In 1870, the 15th amendment gave black men the right to vote, but only on paper. States figured out ways to deny it with poll taxes or literacy tests that remained until 1966. We know about segregation, bus seating, separate water fountains, housing discrimination, redlining. But I never knew about, “blue discharges,” neither honorable nor dishonorable, given out to simply deny GI benefits after World War II, to black and homosexual veterans. Nelson Henry was a veteran with a blue discharge who at 95 tried to get his honorable discharge
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papers. These veterans served their country honorably; they received a blue discharge because they were black. This piece of paper affected Mr. Henry for the rest of his life. The Legal Aid Network states: “It excluded Mr. Henry from many jobs. It cut off his GI benefits. And it resulted in him driving a cab for 13 years instead of enrolling in dental school, where he had already been granted a conditional acceptance before he had enlisted.” 47,000 soldiers’ received blue discharges. African Americans like Mr. Henry, got about 10,000 of them—or 22.2 percent— black soldiers made up only about 6.5 percent of the Army. The program was structured specifically to deny recipients a way to change their status. I am ashamed this happened. My father used the GI Bill to get a college degree and a home. Mr. Henry never had the opportunities or equality my father had from the GI Bill. Nancy Buffinton-Kelm
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To the Editor: In response to a Letter to the Editor last week, it was offensive to read someone suggest that these protests are about people not “wanting to pull their own weight.” Anyone who is paying attention has learned that our history has conveniently left out the brutality and limitations set against Black citizens. The info is out there and the history is being corrected. My former husband’s family lost his brother, a truck driver for Standard Oil, when he was shot and killed on I-5 just south of Myrtle Point, Oregon, in 1971. He was warned, but refused to be intimidated by those who didn’t want him to stop at a café there for what he called “the best pie in Oregon.” He was a hard working father of five children in Portland. His “guilt” was being Black. To the writer, your white privilege is showing. Bonnie Malone
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COUGARS: Residents have mixed feelings about cats Continued from page 1
Cougars can be killed if they become a threat. Heath said there is no such ODFW control action imminent. “We don’t have anything planned at the moment,” he said. “We hope it doesn’t come to that and most sightings don’t rise to that level
and the cats just move on on their own. And that’s kind of the outcome everybody is hoping for.” Heath said that opinions and attitudes toward cougars mixed among residents of Sisters Country — including among those who have them in their neighborhood. “Some like having them there; they hope to see one; think that it’s their habitat,” he said. “Others want them out of there. So, it’s a balancing act.”
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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
Do’s and don’ts of cougar contacts ODFW has a list of do’s and don’ts regarding cougar contacts. Report any cougar sighting or encounter to a local ODFW office (Bend, 541-388-6363), or the Oregon State Police. If
you pay strict attention to the guidelines and should come into contact with a cougar in its territory — or wandering around in yours — everything should come out well for all parties.
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IF YOU LIVE IN COUGAR COUNTRY... • Learn your neighborhood. Be aware of any wildlife corridors or places where deer or elk concentrate. • Walk pets during the day; keep them on a leash. • Keep pets indoors at dawn and dusk. Shelter them for the night. • Feed pets indoors. • Don’t leave food and garbage outside. • Use animal-proof garbage cans if necessary. • Remove heavy brush from near the house and play areas.
• Install motion-activated light outdoors along walkways and driveways. • Be more cautious at dawn and dusk when cougars are most active. • Do not feed any wildlife. By attracting other wildlife, you may attract a cougar. • Keep areas around bird feeders clean. • Deer-proof your garden and yard with nets, lights, fencing. • Fence and shelter livestock. Move them to sheds or barns at night.
IF YOU RECREATE IN COUGAR COUNTRY... • Be aware of your surroundings at all times. • Leave your dog at home or keep it on a leash. Pets running free may lead a cougar back to you. • Hike in groups. Make noise to alert wildlife of your presence. • Keep children close to you. Teach them about wildlife. • Keep campsites clean. Sleep 100 yards from cooking areas. • Store food in animalproof containers. • Carry deterrent spray.
• Be cautious at dusk and dawn. • Never feed any wildlife. Prey attracts predators. • Do not approach any wildlife; stay at least 100 yards away. • Steer clear of baby wildlife. Mother is likely nearby. • Be alert when sitting quietly or stopping to rest. • Be especially alert at dawn and dusk when cougars are most active. • Be aware that animal calls and animal kills can attract a cougar.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A COUGAR... • Cougars often will retreat if given the opportunity. Leave the animal a way to escape. • Stay calm and stand your ground. • Maintain direct eye contact. • Pick up children, but do so without bending down or turning your back on the cougar. • Back away slowly. • Do not run. Running triggers a chase response
in cougars, which could lead to an attack. • Raise your voice and speak firmly. • If the cougar seems aggressive, raise your arms to make yourself look larger and clap your hands. • If in the very unusual event that a cougar attacks you, fight back with rocks, sticks, bear or pepper spray, tools or any items available.
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Top Knot Tree Care can handle all of your tree needs, from trims to removals. Specializing in tree assessment, SIMON CONSTRUCTION hazard tree removal, crown SERVICES reduction, ladder fuel reduction, Residential Remodel lot clearing, ornamental and fruit Building Projects tree trimming and care. Bruce Simon, Quality craftsman • Locally owned and operated • for 35 years • Senior and military discounts • 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 • Free assessments • bsimon@bendbroadband.com • Great cleanups • • Licensed, Insured and Bonded • Contact Bello @ 541-419-9655, Find us on Facebook and Google CCB#227009 TIMBER STAND Construction & Renovation IMPROVEMENT Custom Residential Projects Tree care and vegetation All Phases • CCB #148365 management 541-420-8448 Pruning, hazard tree removal, stump grinding, brush mowing, certified arborist consultation, tree risk assessment qualified, wildfire fuels assessment and treatment, grant acquisition, lot Residential Building Projects clearing, crane services. Serving Sisters area since 1976 Nate Goodwin Strictly Quality ISA-Cert. Arborist PN-7987A CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 CCB #190496 * 541.771.4825 541-549-9764 Online at: www.tsi.services John Pierce jpierce@bendbroadband.com Sisters Tree Care, LLC Preservation, Pruning, JERRY WILLIS DRYWALL Removals & Storm Damage & VENETIAN PLASTER Serving All of Central Oregon All Residential, Commercial Jobs Brad Bartholomew 541-480-7179 • CCB #69557 ISA Cert. Arborist UT-4454A LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 503-914-8436 • CCB #218444 541-549-1575 4 Brothers Tree Service For ALL Your Residential Sisters' Premier Tree Experts! Construction Needs – TREE REMOVAL & CCB #194489 CLEANUP – www.laredoconstruction.com Native / Non-Native Tree CASCADE GARAGE DOORS Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk Factory Trained Technicians Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency Since 1983 • CCB #44054 Storm Damage Cleanup, 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553 Craning & Stump Grinding, Carl Perry Construction LLC Debris Removal. Residential & Commercial – FOREST MANAGEMENT – Restoration • Repair Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush – DECKS & FENCES – Mowing, Mastication, Tree CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991 Thinning, Large & Small Scale CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC. Projects! Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers Serving Black Butte Ranch, CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 Camp Sherman & Sisters Area www.CenigasMasonry.com since 2003 Construction Contractors ** Free Estimates ** Licensing Information ~ Owner James Hatley & Sons An active license means 541-815-2342 your contractor is bonded and 4brostrees.com insured. For additional details Licensed, Bonded and Insured visit www.oregon.gov/CCB CCB-215057
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Custom Homes Residential Building Projects Concrete Foundations Becke William Pierce CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384 Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com JOHN NITCHER CONSTRUCTION General Contractor Home repair, remodeling and additions. CCB #101744 541-549-2206 – Sisters Oregon Guide – Pick one up throughout town!
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Tire/Shop Tech. Full-time. Experience preferred, but not required. Pay dependent upon experience. Apply in person, 188 W. Sisters Park Dr. Immediate position available. The Sisters School District is seeking qualified applicants for the following full- and part-time career opportunities: • Custodian • Fleet Vehicle Mechanic • Nutrition Service Worker Call Tracy for an application packet at 541-549-8521 Ext. 5021. To view the job postings, visit our website at: http://ssd6.org/departments/ humanresources/jobs/ HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED! Looking for an energetic, independent and experienced housekeeper for vacation homes in and around Sisters. Good pay for good work. Part/full time, seasonal. Call Anna @ Sisters Vacation Rentals, 541-420-5296. Bird Gard LLC, the world leader in electronic bird control, is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager. 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 paced. The ideal candidate will have a GREAT attitude, solid work ethic and accounting skills, excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills and be a team player throughout the organization. To apply please email info@birdgard.com to request a job application form and formal job description. The Gallimaufry is looking for a store clerk/cashier to work with the public in a fast-paced, fun environment. Must be 18 years old. Apply in person or bring resumé to 111 W. Cascade Ave.
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Habitat volunteers and staff have spent hours preparing for the launch of the project.” Weed also spoke of the history of the purchase and gave an explanation of the Land Trust model. All the funds needed for construction of two of the four homes have already been raised. In 2019, donors James and Sharon Richards provided a $100,000 challenge gift to Habitat. Numerous donors stepped up to the challenge. The ClearPine subdivision was named in honor of the history of the property. It was the site of a lumber mill, last operated as the Lundgren Mill, which featured the milling of old-growth ponderosa timber to produce knot-free “clear” pine lumber, which is highly-valued in carpentry. After the lumber industry’s demise and closure of the mill in the early 1960s, ownership passed to Sisters School District. The school district realized that the parcel was not big enough to site both the high school and the middle school. So, in 2005 they sold the land to Peter Hall, who began the process of creating a housing development. During the zone change process, the City of Sisters recognized the great need for affordable housing and negotiated a development agreement with Hall that included the commitment to provide eight designated affordable homes in the ClearPine neighborhood. Sisters Habitat began talking with Hall about partnering to build six of them. Hall was willing to sell the lots to Habitat at
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Heart of Oregon broke ground on new homes the YouthBuild program will be working on. below market value, but Habitat still needed to come up with the funds. That’s where Habitat for Humanity of Oregon and Oregon Housing and Community Services assisted. The state legislature approved LIFT funding for homeownership and charged Oregon Housing and Community Services with developing a program to get the funds out to Oregon communities. The program included a provision that the homes built with LIFT funds be perpetually affordable. Proud Ground, a community land trust, has provided technical assistance regarding the land lease. Sisters Habitat’s grant proposal was funded in 2018. Habitat closed on the property in October 2019. Jason Todd Design donated his time to create the plans for the homes. The Executive Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, Margaret Salazar, sent congratulations to Sisters Habitat and Heart of Oregon: “At a time when housing
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instability has taken a toll on so many across our State, it’s wonderful to see more families achieve homeownership. On behalf of Oregon Housing and Community Services, we wish you a heartfelt congratulations!” Thomas Felix, a Heart of Oregon YouthBuild student, spoke to the gathering about what this project meant to him. He said he and the YouthBuild team want “to be a part of something bigger than ourselves” and they are “proud to build homes for families who are looking for one.”
Felix said, “Why am I a part of YouthBuild? To make a difference in my community and myself.” David Vosgien, construction manager for Heart of Oregon, said it is important to him that families “will no longer have to worry about a landlord selling the homes or raising the rent — offering stability” to the families. Mike Anglea, Sisters Habitat volunteer site supervisor, summed up the event, saying, “We are always excited to start a house, and even more excited to finish it!”
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69558 Halter, Tollgate, Sisters French country beauty! 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 1,937 PENDING! sq.ft. home on a .5-acre level corner lot backing to commons and National Forest. Vaulted ceilings, wrap-around deck, hot tub. Heated detached double-car garage, Tollgate community amenities: pool, clubhouse, tennis courts. $529,900. MLS# 220101532
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SHELTER: COVID-19 restrictions create hurdles Continued from page 1
BY KATHY DEGGENDORFER
WILDFIRE: Local residents should be prepared to act Continued from page 3
Country residents are urged to be prepared. It’s never too late to create and maintain defensible space around your property and to make sure that it is readily accessible to fire equipment. That gives firefighters a fighting chance to save your home in the event of a blaze that threatens residences. The website www.ready forwildfire.org offers extensive tips for evacuation: Emergency Supply Kit Checklist • Three-day supply of non-perishable food and three gallons of water per person. • Map marked with at least two evacuation routes. • Prescriptions or special medications. • Change of clothing. • Extra eyeglasses or contact lenses. • An extra set of car keys, credit cards, cash or traveler’s checks. • First aid kit. • Flashlight. • Battery-powered radio and extra batteries. • Sanitation supplies. • Copies of important documents (birth certificates, passports, etc.) • Don’t forget pet food and water! (The website also offers extensive tips on preparing for pet evacuation.)
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Items to take if time allows: • Easily carried valuables. • Family photos and other irreplaceable items. • Personal computer information on hard drives and disks. • C h a rg e r s f o r c e l l phones, laptops, etc. Always keep a sturdy pair of shoes and a flashlight near your bed and handy in case of a sudden evacuation at night. Sometimes residents feel compelled to stay to try to defend their home. Firefighters and other emergency personnel strongly advise against this impulse. Not only does it put the homeowner in danger, it endangers firefighters and law enforcement personnel at grave risk, because they are duty-bound to try to help you if you’re in danger.
life-threatening lows. The shelter uses space in a building separate from the church for the shelter and food bank. The current shelter committee has recently held several meetings to discuss possible options for sheltering during extreme conditions. By comparison to previous years, last winter was relatively mild, so a number of the unhoused showed up for dinner and socializing, but went back to their tents, cars, RVs and campsites for the night. Providing meals is impacted by the same COVID-19 concerns as offering shelter. There may be a way to provide “to-go” dinners. A number of possible options are currently being investigated, as well as backup plans for life-threatening temperatures. The first winter the shelter was in place — two weeks before it opened its doors — a local man who worked in Sisters and was homeless, froze to death sleeping in his car. There have been discussions about securing an unoccupied house to provide transitional housing for a few people who are working their way out of homelessness. Last winter, several people/ families were in trailers at the Bend-Sisters Garden RV Park, with all or part of their rent paid by the shelter committee. They may have funds available to provide help in that way. The RV park located in town on Highway
20, across from the FivePine campus, has a year-and-ahalf waiting list. Besides COVID-19, another problem has arisen this year. Shepherd’s House, which provides services for the unhoused in Bend, is also running the Redmond shelter, and has been asked to do the same, if a location can be found, for the Bend shelter that was housed at the sheriff’s office last year. Since the Sisters shelter opened, Shepherd’s House has offered much needed assistance, including serving as the 501(c)(3) under whose umbrella the Sisters facility was able to accept much needed donations of money and materials. With the added work generated by the Bend and Redmond shelters, they can no longer offer that relationship to Sisters. Wi t h o u t S h e p h e r d ’s House, the Sisters shelter needs to find a local nonprofit who could fill that role, or they would need to apply for their own 501(c)(3) status, which takes time and money and the services of an attorney. Possible local partnerships are being explored
by the shelter committee. They are also investigating shelter programs in other communities for ideas. Shelter is only one need faced by those without a home. Some medical care has been donated by local physicians in the past. Donations of warm clothing and camping supplies are always needed and can be dropped off at the Habitat ReStore at 254 W. Adams Ave. for camping supplies and the Habitat Thrift Store at 211 E. Adams Ave. for warm clothing. For anyone interested in serving on the shelter committee, or who has ideas for addressing the present situation, or has questions, contact Gary Eidsmoe at gary. eidsmoe@gmail.com.
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Oregon, other states putting names of ousted police online By Andrew Selsky Associated Press
SALEM (AP) — In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in police custody, Oregon has released the names of over 1,700 officers whose transgressions over the past 50 years were so serious that they were banned from working in law enforcement in the state. The online posting last week came after the state Legislature created a law requiring the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to establish a statewide public database of officers whose certification has been revoked or suspended. “Those who are revoked have tarnished the badge and no longer have the trust of their community, their agency, or our agency as the certifying body,” department director Eriks Gabliks told The Associated Press. The web site includes a spreadsheet with the names of decertified officers going back to 1971. In at least
SCHOOL YEAR: Plans may change as situation evolves Continued from page 1
can readily be traced. That creates challenges for delivering different levels of instruction and providing electives. “To keep all those cohorts separate is almost impossible on a comprehensive high school schedule. Math is going to be the biggest challenge in trying to keep those cohorts separate,” Scholl said. That’s because different students in a cohort will need instruction at different levels. Keeping the cohorts separate is important, because state guidance requires that a cohort be isolated if a “cluster” of COVID-19 cases develops. “The biggest the cohort, the bigger the risk of
one instance, a police officer who was decertified in Oregon obtained employment in law enforcement in another state, a situation that some say points to the need for a comprehensive, nationwide database. Former Coquille, Oregon, police officer Sean Sullivan was convicted of harassment in 2005 for kissing a 10-yearold girl on the mouth. A year later, he became chief of police of the tiny town of Cedar Vale, Kansas. He quit that job while being investigated there. In the absence of an official nationwide database, a nonprofit maintains a website intended to be a national registry of certificate or license revocations. The National Decertification Index provides access to records from agencies in 44 states and was created by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. Five states — Hawaii, Massachusetts, California, New Jersey and Rhode
Island — do not certify officers, and one, Georgia, does decertify but doesn’t contribute to the registry, said Mike Becar, executive director of the nonprofit. “More needs to be done,” he said in an email. “First the NDI is voluntary so we have states like Georgia that don’t contribute and the ones that do could stop at any time. Second, many states can only decertify for crimes, some only for felony convictions, but many forms of misconduct conducted by officers are not crimes but need to be investigated.” The registry is for use by law enforcement agencies
having to shut down the entire school,” Scholl said. Scholl said the schools recognize how important cocurricular activities are to students and families — and there’s just no clear message yet on how they will proceed. “We’re not sure what’s going to happen with bands, choirs, plays, athletics,” Scholl said. Surveys have gone out from individual schools seeking input from families, and a general survey is also available. Scholl encourages people to weigh in at the July 29 Superintendent’s Coffee via Zoom or contact him directly at curtiss.scholl@ ssd6.org; or call 541-5498521. (See the green box on page 2 for ways to weigh in.) The district is to receive additional guidance from
the Oregon Department of Education this week and again on August 11, and will continue to develop plans that must be submitted to ODE by August 15. “Our plan is to have a really good plan going into the board meeting, which is (August 12) and then we have to submit it by the 15th,” Scholl said. An engaged and supportive community has Sisters schools positioned to cope with the strains of what promises to be a complicated and challenging school year, but Scholl acknowledges that there’s no pretending things are going to roll along smoothly. “We’re better equipped (than many other districts) and we’ll be ready,” he said. “But it’s not going to be perfect.”
... many forms of misconduct conducted by officers are not crimes but need to be investigated. — Mike Becar
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but includes links, accessible by the public, to records from 11 states, not all of which include names in their documents. Causes for decertification ranged from an officer calling in sick for his shift while drunk at a college football game to aggravated battery, drug use, and homicide. The national outcry after the killing of Floyd in Minneapolis has accelerated states moving toward greater transparency about bad actors in law enforcement, said Amber Widgery, who specializes in justice issues at the National Conference of State Legislatures. “We’ve seen unprecedented, swift responses,“ Widgery said. • In Colorado, a police reform bill just signed into law mandates creation of a database like Oregon’s by Jan. 1, 2022. • A bill working its way through the New York Legislature would require a public database containing the names of any officer
who has had their employment terminated due to misconduct. • Ohio has pending bills that would establish a database of records of police officers’ use of force. State Sen. Lew Frederick, who was among lawmakers who sponsored the database bill in Oregon, said the push needs to go further. “The next step is to have information more broadly available about discipline and complaints,“ Frederick said. “And have a robust system of effective community oversight boards watching use of force activities and hiring/transfer policies.” New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal tried to accomplish at least part of that last month, by ordering all state, county and local law enforcement agencies to divulge the names of law enforcement officers who commit serious disciplinary violations. The order is now on hold amid legal challenges from several police unions.
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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
SPRING HOME #14 Special setting at Black Butte Ranch with mountain feel and sense of privacy from its perch on the side of a forested ridge. Centrally located to all amenities at the Ranch. Greatroom kitchen overlooks family room. 2 spacious dining areas. 2 living areas, multiple fireplaces. 3 spacious bedroom suites, plus 2 bunk room suites. Extensive outdoor living by large main level deck overlooking the forest, covered lower level patio, private morning courtyard & more. Timeless contemporary design apparent from cul-de-sac entrance, paved drive & parking, triple garage & formal covered entrance. $1,200,000. MLS#220104124
BACK ON MARKET 1087 E. CREEKSIDE COURT Premier building lot in one of Sisters' finest neighborhoods. 12,320 square feet of level land with city utilities available. Nicely treed with native pines. Whychus Creek access. A quiet corner of Sisters, yet easy access to town. $235,000. MLS#220102860 LAKE CREEK LODGE #27 One-quarter shared interest in this beautiful 3-bedroom, 3-bath cabin at historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Features modern amenities with the feel of yesteryear. Built in 2011, and furnished with a combination of antiques and quality reproduction pieces. The cabin features fir plank floors, knotty pine paneling, stone/gas fireplace, butcher block countertops, gas cooktop, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom floors and LIKE-NEW TOWNHOME! showers, washer/dryer, cedar decks, stone exterior Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Ultra-modern interior accents and locked owner storage. 1/4 Interest, design features upper-level living. Light and $215,000. MLS#201908128 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#202000010
BE A PART OF IT... Sisters’ Only Custom Mixed-Use Community INNOVATIVE NEW CONCEPT • Light Industrial/Commercial • Live/Work Loft Apartments • Opportunity for Economic Diversity • Small Condo-type Spaces • Perfect for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs Lot 17 MLS#201803204 ............ $210,000 Lot 5 MLS#201803205 ............$240,000 Lot 4 MLS#201803206 ........... $250,000 Lot 7 MLS#201803202 ........... $260,000
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ROOM TO ROAM – 40 ACRES Cascade Mountain views from every corner of this property. Stretch out and star gaze at night or hike onto the adjoining BLM land to the south. Off grid but has cell phone reception. A short drive to the Lake Chinook Store and air strip. The Lake is about 10 minutes away. Access the property through Culver and cross the bridges or travel out Wilt Road. In Jefferson County the Range Land zone may allow a home on 40 acres. Blue skies will be smiling at you! $71,000. MLS#220102468
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EXCITING NEW TOWNHOME Located in The Peaks at Pine Meadow Village. Two bedrooms, 2 baths and 1,455 sq.ft. Contemporary style and design features upper-level living for privacy and view from the greatroom. Practical kitchen opens to a large spacious living/dining with vaulted ceilings and lots of windows to let the natural light in. Propane fireplace provides a cozy and warm living space in the cooler months. Ductless heat pump and lower-level radiant floor heating gives year-round efficiency. Master is on the entry level and enjoys a large closet and luxurious bathroom. Guest suite is located off the greatroom, as well as an enjoyable upper-level patio to enjoy the outdoors. An auto courtyard leads to the attached garage. $432,500. MLS#202000020
NEAR THE DESCHUTES RIVER Climb the slight ridge and the mountain views open big and wide from Mt. Hood to Broken Top. Every peak is visible as well as the valley below. Bordering BLM directly on the eastside. Paved access, underground utilities, existing well and septic available. Enjoy the quiet setting and night sky in this beautiful secluded corner of Deschutes County. $395,000. MLS#201506281
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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PEAKS AT PINE MEADOW Wonderful townhome complex in Pine Meadow Village. Like-new, 2-level unit with upstairs reverse living. Lots of windows and natural light. Greatroom space with modern design features gas fireplace and access to upper-level patio. Master bedroom is on lower level and has functional and practical workspace cubby. $397,000. MLS #202000483.
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Located in the Coyote Springs neighborhood, end of a quiet cul-de-sac bordering the forest buffer, this homesite offers the best of both worlds. Access over 100 miles of Peterson Ridge and other forest trails right out your back door. Enjoy the nearby amenities of FivePine Lodge, Three Creeks Brewing, Sisters Athletic Club, Shibui Spa and Sisters Movie House or stroll into downtown to enjoy Creekside Park, the Village Green, art galleries, fine restaurants and gourmet markets. Ready for your new home with underground utilities, paved streets, city sewer and city water. CCRs and design guidelines have helped create a beautiful neighborhood of quality homes. Low HOA fees. Get your hiking shoes on or pull out your mountain bike and enjoy all that Sisters Country has to offer! $260,000. MLS#201910116
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 60030 RIVER BLUFF TRAIL Build your dream home close to skiing, biking and the Deschutes River in Bend's popular Sunrise Village neighborhood. This large .58 acre homesite is septic approved, flat and one of the last remaining opportunities to build a new home in this quiet gated community. Walking/biking paths, tennis courts, pool and community center. Great trail access to the river corridor, mountain bike trails to the west and paved trails toward Old Mill. $350,000. MLS #202002312
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