The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIII No. 33 // 2020-08-12

The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 33

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

A hot day on Whychus Creek...

Sisters sees more cops on the street

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

On January 21, 2017, Andrew K. Myers’ life changed irrevocably.

The airline pilot, who had flown for JetBlue Airways since 2002, was in a JetBlue Airways plane on the tarmac in Portland, conducting runups on a plane engine when the cockpit and cabin of the plane filled with fumes.

Myers suffered multiple medical complications from his exposure to the toxic chemical fumes — complications

A pair of fawns refreshed themselves in the cold waters of Whychus Creek in Sisters’ high summer.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

See ATTORNEY on page 16

Sisters’ new deputies aren’t on the job yet — but the community is already seeing a greater law enforcement presence.

The new law enforcement contract between the City and the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) went into effect July 1, 2020.

When fully in force, the contract calls for a permanent supervising lieutenant and three full-time deputies. The DCSO is currently training new replacement deputies to fill the current positions See POLICE on page 10

OSAA: No high school Dwarf mistletoe a problem in forests sports before December

By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The OSAA (Oregon Scholastic Activities Association) announced a big change to the 2020-21 high school sports seasons in response to the COVID19 pandemic. The decision came following an executive session on Wednesday, August 5.

In essence there will be three seven-week competitive seasons within a truncated 6-1/2-month time period between December and June.

The OSAA actually defined four “seasons” under the plan: “Season One” from August 31-January 3 will be considered a time that high school students could be allowed to take part in sports and activities not overseen by the OSAA, but approved by the Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Department of Education, the Governor’s Office and local school districts. In other words, it may be possible that a club sport,

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for example, will be allowed under specific guidelines.

Conditioning and training during this period, conducted by coaches, would be allowed but cannot be considered mandatory.

Gary Thorson, athletic director and head football coach for Sisters High School, is hopeful some activities will be possible in the fall.

“The 800-pound COVID gorilla needs to be dealt with before we get too excited about what we can and can’t do during that (Season One) time period, but if and when we get a green light from the state and district our athletes and coaches will be active,” he said. “We have been very limited to what we can and can’t do, but if things open up to the point that we can have scrimmages and competition with local schools we will, for sure. We want all our kids safely competing and getting things back to normal ASAP, all the way down to the youth See SPORTS on page 23

Dwarf mistletoe continues to pose a threat to Sisters Country forests.

Dwarf mistletoe falls into the broad definition of a pathogen and is a parasite that infects coniferous trees such as the firs and pines in our local forests. Although mistletoe does have some chlorophyll capable of producing nutrients, that capability is a mere fraction of what typical plants produce. As a result, mistletoe gets the vast majority of its water and sustenance from a host tree; and it’s voraciously parasitic in doing so — literally sucking the life from its host by sending root-like tendrils into the tree itself.

While a host tree can tolerate some mistletoe, the drain of nutrients and water from a significant infestation takes a severe toll. Over time, the tree’s growth will be stunted, perhaps deformed, and the tree weakened. It make take several years for the tree to actually die from an infestation; but, in the meantime, the

PHOTO BY CRAIG F. EISENBEIS

Dwarf mistletoe is a parasite that feeds on conifers, such as this young ponderosa pine along the Whychus Creek Scenic Overlook Trail. weakened tree also becomes more susceptible to other diseases and attacks from insects such as pine beetles. Infected trees have a far higher mortality rate than healthy trees.

Local interest in the disease recently emerged for two reasons: First, a significant infestation west of Sisters, in and around Suttle Lake, has sparked a major logging operation to remove thousands of infected trees. Second, the disease has become noticeable at the Whychus Creek

Scenic Overlook Trail.

Infestations have been seen on young ponderosa pines right at eye level along the Overlook Trail — which makes the Overlook an excellent place to view the parasite up close.

The Suttle Lake project is ongoing, and logging operations have caused some temporary trail and road closures in recent weeks. Jean NelsonDean, Forest Service Public See MISTLETOE on page 22

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Sisters Naturalist.............. 4 Entertainment ................. 11 Fit for Sisters ................... 17 Classifieds................. 20-22 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............10 Obituaries .................. 12-14 Crossword .......................19 Real Estate ................ 22-24

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Life in the new normal

By Carey Tosello Guest Columnist

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: Central Oregonians deserve leaders who understand how to protect our communities from wildfires — and who will take decisive action. Commissioner Henderson is not such a leader. In The Nugget’s August 5 story, “Defending Sisters Against Wildfire,” he blames inadequate wildfire preparedness on one factor — too few days to implement prescribed burns — and suggests that additional funding will not make a difference.

In these statements, Henderson has missed two other important ways that we can reduce hazardous fuels near Sisters: thinning small trees and mowing dense brush in the understory. In 2019, the Deschutes National Forest reported that it has 141,000 acres of thinning and mowing through environmental review and ready to implement when funding becomes available. So when Henderson says that burn days are the key bottleneck on

reducing fuels to make us safer, he ignores the fact that thinning and mowing don’t depend on available burn days.

Prescribed fire is an excellent final step after thinning and mowing, but even on their own, thinning and mowing are proven to be helpful in containing the spread of wildfires.

Insufficient funding for thinning and mowing is already making us less safe. For example, this March the Forest Service reported to the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project Steering Committee that they have insufficient funds to offer a contract for a stewardship project (called Peso) west of Bend and south of Sisters in 2020. Implementing those thinning and mowing treatments in 2020 could mean the difference between being able to contain a fire in that area next summer, or that fire escaping and burning towards our homes.

See LETTERS on page 18

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The slow strangulation of American life as we knew it continues, as the government imposes lockdowns/ restrictions on businesses they deem “non-essential.”

To a small business owner, the business they have poured their life into is essential. To the people they hire, and who depend on that business to support their family, that business is also essential.

While our Governor has managed to avoid the disaster that Washington and California have imposed on their population (to her credit), there are many other states that are under the rule of what is essentially martial law. One person (the Governor) in these states has complete control over civilian life with no check and balance on them.

To keep the population from revolting against this authoritarianism, the government floods the economy with cash. Stimulus checks, forgivable loans to businesses, and unemployment benefits that allow 2/3 of those receiving them to earn more by NOT working. May have been a good idea at the time, but now we see the unintended consequences.

Some examples of Governors needlessly ruining the lives of Americans include: California is forcing schools to go online, but told private schools (with smaller enrollments and easier to social distance) they could receive a waiver.

Then the county denies the waivers because of a lack of testing. Minnesota allowed restaurants to re-open at 25 percent capacity — regardless of social distancing policies that were instituted.

New York allowed strip clubs to reopen, but not bowling alleys. Seriously.

Where is the “science” in any of this, or just common sense?

For those that say we are in an existential crisis and need to give government complete authority over our lives, I would remind you of what FDR did to Japanese Americans in World War II. These citizens were stripped of all their rights and property and were forcibly relocated to internment camps.

It was a crisis they said, and the press ginned up enough fear of the “yellow peril” that good people remained silent. Even our Supreme

Court, in their supreme wisdom, gave their approval.

Allowing our government to pick winners and losers is called central planning. It is what they do in Cuba, Venezuela, and yes, Russia. What if, instead of central planning, the government simply said that you must do “these things” to open your business. “These things” might include wearing masks, social distancing, sanitization procedures, etc.

Doesn’t matter if you run a taco stand or breed zebras, if you can comply you can be open. Allowing one person, a governor, to have absolute authority over which businesses can remain open, and dictating how they must run their business, ends up destroying people’s livelihoods, and jeopardizing the wellbeing of their employees.

Each of us would be free to decide whether we want to patronize these businesses. If you have one of the comorbidities that 94 percent of all COVID19 deaths have, you may choose to stay home and shelter until there is a vaccine. The rest of us could return to work and school to help support the economy, as a strong economy will be needed to continue to aid and care for those who are unable to work. But the choice would be yours.

Pandemics like COVID19 sweep thru the world population, always have and always will. It took the 1918 pandemic about 18 months to work its way through the population and ended up infecting 1/3 of the people on the planet. Our health care system is vastly superior today, and the survival rate for those that contract COVID-19 is close to 99 percent, which is far higher than in 1918.

Remember that sheltering at home was to “flatten the curve” so that our medical system would be ready to handle the pandemic. It was never intended for us to hide until the virus passes by, or until we found a cure.

Our health system has had plenty of time to be ready to care for the influx of patients.

We can re-open all parts of our economy, if we provide clear safety rules that apply equally to all, not just to those with the biggest political clout.

Time for Americans to return to life in the new normal.

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

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Rimrock Ranch preserved by DLT The Deschutes Land Trust (DLT) announced last week that it has purchased and protected 1,123 acres of land along Whychus Creek northeast of Sisters. Rimrock Ranch includes rugged canyons, pine and juniper forests, and almost two miles of Whychus Creek.

“The owners of Rimrock Ranch began working with the Land Trust in 2003 to conserve this unique property,” said founding director Brad Chalfant. “From the outset, our shared longterm vision for Rimrock Ranch was that the Land Trust would one day own and ensure permanent protection of its remarkable natural resources. Thanks

to stalwart donors who supported our Campaign for Whychus Creek, an amazing landowner, and our conservation partner McKenzie River Trust, we have now realized that vision.”

Rimrock Ranch’s grasslands, forests, and creek are home to a wide variety of species, including reintroduced Chinook salmon and steelhead, mule deer, rocky mountain elk, golden eagles, and numerous songbirds. The diversity of natural features at the ranch, combined with the property’s connection to surrounding undeveloped lands means it will continue to provide a refuge in the See RANCH on page 23

PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER

Susan Cobb organized a special quilt display celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage. Quilts will hang at Beacham’s Clock Co.

Exhibit honors women’s suffrage

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

A new quilt exhibit at Beacham’s Clock Co. is celebrating a century of women’s rights.

In the fall of 2019, East of the Cascades Quilt Guild (EOCQ), a Sisters-based quilt guild, was taking theme ideas and voting on which one they wanted to do for a special exhibit in the 2020 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS). The guild had a tie between celebrating 100

Years of Women’s Suffrage and My Kind of Town, the theme for the 2020 SOQS. (Five Central Oregon guilds had a special exhibit of 12 quilts in the 2020 SOQS virtual show on July 11.)

Sisters resident and guild member Susan Cobb said, “We opted to do both, and I was asked to coordinate the 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage exhibit.”

The women’s suffrage movement was a decadeslong fight to win the right to vote for women in the

United States. (See related story, page 15.)

She added, “The idea for this special exhibit began because we wanted to honor the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. In a planning meeting of the EOCQ guild, we decided, due to the importance of the topic, that we would open this special exhibit up to include quilters from the various guilds in Central Oregon. We had six guilds See QUILTS on page 15

Tree removal blocks access to Dark Lake Those who want to visit Dark Lake over the next couple of weeks are having to hike in.

Forest Service Road 2066-600, which provides access to Dark Lake and Camp Tamarack, has been closed while contractors conduct tree removal work as part of the Suttle Lake Vegetation Management Project.

The work started on August 10, and the resulting closure is expected to last for approximately two weeks.

During the closure, visitors can access Dark Lake by parking at Scout Lake Day Use Area and hiking approximately half a mile on the Two Lakes Trail.

The Suttle Lake Vegetation Management Project provides treatment and removal of dead and dying trees or trees showing signs of future failure within organizational camps, campgrounds, and along roads in the greater Suttle Lake area. Contractors started work in May 2020.

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., 541-610-7383.

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.

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.

Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.

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

Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.

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

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

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

Location information: 541-549-1193.

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

Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library.

Public welcome. 808-281-2681.

Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.

Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815.

Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279.

VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.

Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.

SCHOOLS

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

Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:30 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.

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

541-668-6599.

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

Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.

Location information: 541-279-1977.

Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 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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Tales from a

Sisters Naturalist

by Jim Anderson

A legacy of caring The news that the Rimrock Ranch is going to remain what it is today and forever more, because it is now under the ownership of the Deschutes Land Trust, (DLT), is like hearing that apple pie is for breakfast and will help you live to 120.

Ever since Bob and Gayle Baker came into my life, I was hoping they’d head down that preservation road.

In times to come, that land — with Whychus Creek running through it, plus supporting active bald and golden eagle nests and other natural resources — will be a treasure house of the biota of Central Oregon.

When they purchased the place in 1988, Bob, being a lawyer, was up to his armpits in legal issues in Alaska. He had his eye on retiring in the near future and coming to live in the Sisters Country, but there was just no way he could live in both places.

In that light, he hired Roy Runco of Sisters to watch over the place. Roy was charged with, as he puts it today, “Keeping things pretty much the way they were, and above all, leaving the rattlesnakes alone.” I came into the picture because I was looking for a place to put my bee hives, and when I met Roy who asked Bob, they both

agreed that I might do so.

I didn’t know it at the time, but that became my introduction to one of Bob’s passions in life — to be a keeper of bees.

The first thing that I did when Bob hit the ranch in 2001 was start him into keeping bees. He purchased a few hives and, if I remember correctly, he got started with a swarm I gave him.

But first came the cows, or as Gayle called, them, “My Girls.” Talk about having your hands full! That dear woman chased cows and calves all over the ranch with the aid of her “Puppies,” as she called her Norwegian short hair Wrango and her border collie “Ocho” (after the Ochoco’s where he came from). Wrango is still with her, but Ocho moved out into that big range in the sky in June.

In the years to come, Bob got more and more hives, expanded his bee yard, planted a bushel of fruit trees, and in short-order became a bee rancher.

Providing habitat for wildlife was always a priority.

Don McCartney, who has placed kestrel nesting boxes across Sisters Country, recalls, “About 20 years ago, I noticed that the Rim Rock Ranch has great kestrel habitat. After much searching I obtained their phone number and called them. Gayle answered and I made my request to put kestrel boxes on their property. Her reply was a question: ‘How soon can you be out here?’ That started a long friendship, as whenever I went out there to check the boxes, I would always look forward to see their smiling faces.”

All through those golden days, Bob and Gayle held an annual get-together at the ranch picnic grounds. Oh, those barbecues! Oh those

wonderful times of chin-waggin’ with old pals, new pals and Bob’s extended family.

As usual, Gayle was the Chief-Cook-and-BottleWasher of those wonderful events, often not getting into bed until way after midnight after saying goodnight to guests, washing dishes, washing more dishes, and making sure all the fires were out.

At that time, I was president of the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL), and we were going full-bore raising money to help keep the Deschutes Public Library in the green and books on the shelves. Bob and I became even closer with his love of books, and Gayle got busier and busier with her “Girls” and calving.

That was when Bob took a very active part in Gayle’s cattle ranching times. When a bummer calf appeared and needed milk Gayle found herself handicapped; she didn’t know how to milk a cow. But Bob, having grown up like I did with his grandfather on a dairy farm, knew what to do.

He was able to step in to obtain the necessary milk for the bummer calf and at the same time, teach Gayle how to milk and from then on she took care of the cow operations by herself.

In the spring of 2010 when Sue and I embarked on the field work necessary to fulfill our role in a state-wide eagle survey, it became obvious I had to make some timeuse changes in my life and being president of FOSL, as much as I loved it, had to go.

Well, why not give it to Bob, I thought? I had asked him to join the FOSL board when he came home to Rimrock Ranch, to which he agreed. I thought he’d make a wonderful president; he had plenty of executive

Sisters burglary under investigation Sisters deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a burglary that occurred over the weekend in a neighborhood off East Cascade Avenue just east of Sisters Elementary School.

Lt. William Bailey told The Nugget, “We are investigating a burglary on Cottage Lane that was believed to have occurred overnight on August 7.”

Lt. Bailey said that the burglary was believed to have occurred while the residents were asleep in the residence.

“They contacted us later that morning after they realized it had occurred,” Bailey said.

The residents realized the burglary had occurred because they discovered that

something was missing from the house, Bailey told The Nugget.

The lieutenant told The Nugget that it is too early in the investigation to determine the exact circumstances of this particular incident,

but he urged residents to be mindful of security as a matter of routine.

He said that residents should always lock their house and secure vehicles overnight and close garage doors to prevent easy access.

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Bob and Gayle Baker are happy that there’s enough barbecued pork to go around at their picnic. experience as an attorney in Alaska. When I asked him, he immediately said yes.

One of the people he worked with one-on-one, was board-member Zeta Seiple, who was the spark plug of all the art shows FOSL put on, as well as the used bookstore manager. She had this to say: “Bob was very well liked as president of the FOSL board. He was serious when needed, but always had a good joke ready. He was a warm, kind person, very knowledgeable, and a good listener. He liked to end each board meeting with book reviews, where board members would share the books they’d read since the previous meeting. He always had the most books to share

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because he was a voracious reader. We all missed him after he left the board, and were deeply saddened when he passed.”

On December 17, 2013, after a prolonged battle with kidney issues. Bob went out among the stars. I miss him along with everyone else who worked with him on library and Rimrock Ranch issues.

But Gayle carries on and she continued the talks with DLT to see that her and Bob’s wishes to safeguard their land from any development would be carried out. She persisted and succeeded (see story page 1).

Another precious stretch of Whychus protected because of foresight and caring about the land.

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down weeds, hand weeding, or pruning plantings throughout every street in our town. Combine this visible work — in the summer heat — with all the invisible large ticket items we rarely see happening behind the scenes (wastewater and solid waste for example) and I’m just so dang grateful for hardworking employees of Sisters Public Works Department for everything they do to keep our city safe and beautiful.�

School may not look the same this fall, but one thing is certain: The needs of students and families will be greater than ever. Mid Oregon Credit Union has announced a change to its annual Supplies 4 Schools branch supply drive to benefit local schools.

This year, Mid Oregon continues the tradition of collecting donated school supplies in all seven branch locations, but will add to its support by matching the first $1,000 in cash donations received from members and the community. “We understand that members are spending less time shopping right now, but they still want to help where they can,� said Kyle Frick, VP of marketing for Mid Oregon Credit Union. “And we know that many local families are going to need a boost to help them get their kids ready for the school year. We’re hoping our members and the community will rise to the challenge and max out our matching donation so we can help as many families as possible.�

Wi t h m a n y s c h o o l s employing remote learning, and minimizing contact between students in the classroom, important tools like scientific calculators may be in short supply. More students will need to have supplies at home that are frequently shared between

Local business sponsors blood drive Energyneering Solutions, Inc. (ESI) and the Sisters Airport hosted a Red Cross blood drive last Thursday.

The idea started when ESI’s Human Resources Manager, Deb Vanderhoef, read an article sponsored by the American Red Cross advertising their need for blood and plasma donations. She learned that blood donations would be tested for COVID-19 antibodies, indicating that the donor had already had the disease and developed antibody resistance. Thinking some ESI employees might find this information useful and be willing to donate, she sent out a message. She was thrilled at the positive response. Signups for donation times filled up quickly, and additional time slots were opened up for public donors. “The pandemic has made See BLOOD DRIVE on page 10

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multiple users in a classroom setting. “Despite the uncertainty parents are facing about the upcoming school year, they can be assured that their children will have the school supplies they require to be successful at home or in the classroom, said Julie Lyche, executive director of Family Access Network (FAN). “Since the needs of our students may be different this year, financial donations will allow FAN to purchase supplies as soon as those needs arise.�

The Supplies 4 Schools fundraiser and supply drive is underway during the month

of August at all seven locations within Mid Oregon Credit Union’s service area.

All donations of cash and supplies stay in the community where they are collected.

Mid Oregon partners with FAN and other local agencies to distribute the supplies to students in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties who may lack the basic necessities to be successful at school. To find a list of most-needed supplies, visit Mid Oregon’s community involvement page at www.midoregon. com/about/community.shtml.

Mid Oregon Credit Union is currently located at 703 N. Larch St. in Sisters.

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In the

PINES

By T. Lee Brown

On the corner of Cascade & Larch Virus or no virus, a slow river of traffic wends its way through our small town every Saturday. Flanked by Wild West storefronts, drivers have something new to look at this year: Sisters residents demonstrating for justice and equality.

Near the iconic bronze statue of a rearing horse, people line Cascade Avenue/ Highway 20 on both sides.

One day I joined a group of teenagers, retirees, children, and all ages in between. Most of them appeared white.

Masks were worn; social distancing was kept loosely.

The signs were all homemade. “Rural and AntiRacist,” read one. “Racism is not patriotism,” and “Time to heal our white privilege,” others proclaimed.

One protester got specific: “White Accountability = Reparations.”

American flags waved overhead and in the hands of children. A woman handed out fans with the letters “BLM” carefully glued on in what looked like African cloth. I could hardly believe that a few weeks ago, the letters BLM signified the Bureau of Land Management around these parts.

It was a big day for tourists. Some appeared flummoxed by this display of

solidarity in a majority white town. Many broke out in grins, hastily rolled down their windows and hollered out support.

Others shook their heads in disgust. A number of white fists gave the thumbs-down.

A few drivers burned rubber and drove erratically as they sped off. I wasn’t there last Saturday, but protesters tell me that one guy drove by seven times, rollin’ coal in an attempt to scare them off — or at least damage their lungs.

One day when I attended, many drivers stared straight ahead, faces set in stony expressions. They appeared to be of various ages and ethnicities. They drove sporty SUVs hauling kayaks, trucks pulling livestock trailers.

Little cars, big cars, semis, Harleys.

When a car emblazoned with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office logo crawled through, a person of color pushed his way to the front.

The deputy inside, a white man, waved in a friendly manner.

The protester was Luke R., age 28, who identifies as BIPOC. (He is of African, Brazilian, Portuguese and Native descent.) Luke said he was affiliated with Central Oregon Peacekeepers, “a loosely built group of activists including people of color, veterans, members of clergy and punk rockers.”

It was his first day checking out the ongoing protests in Sisters. He appreciated the “really good turnout.”

Sisters Indivisible, a progressive organization, counted 85 protesters.

Originally from Arizona, Luke has lived in Bend for 12 years.

“I grew up where half the billboards were in English, half in Spanish,” he said.

Yet he attended a private school where he was one of only three students of color.

He experiences more racism

PHOTO BY TL BROWN

Here, and across America, small-town residents make their voices heard. here in Central Oregon than he did there.

A U.S. Forest Service truck drove by. Its white driver looked straight ahead, stone-faced. Shortly afterward came a USFS law enforcement pickup, whose occupant offered a neighborly wave. In an older pickup truck with Tennessee license plates, an elderly white woman sat straight upright, wearing a countrystyle plaid shirt. She nodded, gave a modest smile, and waved.

A Black woman popped her head out of a van window. She and her companion, a white woman, yelled that the protesters were going to hell. “Repent, sinners!” read their cardboard sign.

“At the end of the day, this country was built on allowing everyone to have a voice and to feel comfortable voicing that,” Luke R. told me.

A young Black man drove a low-slung, sporty red car through a slowdown, staring the stone stare.

“God bless America!” shouted a white man from his vehicle. “I agree!” responded a demonstrator. OK, maybe that was me.

Two white Sisters High School students held up signs. Sage R., age 15, said she was sending a message that “Black lives are just as important as anyone else’s.”

Sixteen-year-old Rachel L. said, “Black people are oppressed.” Race and white privilege were discussed at Sisters High School while reading “To Kill a Mockingbird” in literature class. The subject was also brought up in the advanced placement U.S. History class she and Sage attended.

“I feel like we’re lucky,” Rachel said.

A white man in a black

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“Did he say…??” one protester asked another. “ Ye s h e d i d , ” s h e answered, “with a hard r.”

Another big black truck pulled through the intersection at Cascade and Larch, hauling a trailer of ATVs. This time the driver, also white, flashed a smile and gave a thumbs-up.

Then a shiny SUV pulled out from its parking space at Suttle Tea and joined the highway traffic. A young girl with dark skin and black hair looked out the window at the people and their signs. Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped in surprise. Then she smiled a big, delighted smile.

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Unrest continues in Portland over weekend Sisters man arrested

By Martha Bellisle & Gillian Flaccus Associated Press

PORTLAND (AP) — A fire inside a police union building led authorities in Portland to declare a riot and force protesters away from the offices as violent demonstrations continue in the city that had hoped for calm after federal agents withdrew more than a week ago.

Three officers were hurt, including two who were taken to a hospital, during efforts to clear a crowd of several hundred people outside the Portland Police Association building late Saturday, police said in a statement. The two hospitalized officers have since been released.

Rallies had been held earlier in the afternoon and evening throughout the city, including at Peninsula, Laurelhurst, and Berrydale parks, local media reported.

Police said a group from Peninsula Park marched to the Portland Police Association building, which is located about 5 miles north of the federal courthouse that had been the target of nightly violence earlier this summer. The Portland Police Association is a labor union that represents members of the Portland Police Bureau.

A group of demonstrators broke into the building,

set the fire and were adding to it when officers made the riot declaration just after 11:30 p.m., police said. Video shot by a journalist, and surveillance video from inside the building obtained by the police department, shows smoke and flames arising from inside the building.

Officers formed a line and used flash bangs and smoke canisters to force the protest several blocks away.

Demonstrators congregated at Kenton Park, where they were again ordered to disperse. Most of the crowd had left by 2 a.m., police stated.

The gatherings this week had been noticeably smaller than the crowds of thousands who turned out nightly for about two weeks in July to protest the presence of U.S. agents sent by the Trump administration to protect the federal courthouse downtown.

This week’s clashes have, however, amped up tensions after an agreement between state and federal officials seemed to offer a brief reprieve.

Police arrested 24 people during demonstrations overnight Friday after they said people defied orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks at officers. An unlawful assembly was declared outside the

Penumbra Kelly public safety building.

Most of those arrested were from Portland, while one man was from Oakland, California, and another was from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Most were in their 20s or 30s. The charges included assault on an officer, interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

An Oregon State Police trooper was struck in the head by a large rock and suffered a head injury, police said. The trooper’s condition was not immediately known.

Some demonstrators filled pool noodles with nails and placed them in the road, causing extensive damage to a patrol vehicle, police said.

Oregon State Police worked with Portland officers to clear the protesters.

Since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, protests over racial injustice and police brutality have occurred nightly for more than 70 days.

Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler said violent protesters are also serving as political “props” for President Donald Trump in a divisive election season where the president is hammering on a law-and-order message.

Trump has called the protesters “sick and dangerous anarchists” running wild in the city’s streets.

during Prineville rally Michael Satcher, 42, of Sisters was arrested after an altercation during a Black Lives Matter rally at the Crook County Courthouse in downtown Prineville on Saturday.

The demonstration was organized by the Central Oregon Diversity Project and Central Oregon Peacekeepers.

Satcher, 42, was charged with disorderly conduct, interfering with a police officer and harassment. He was reportedly released on bail. In addition, Ronald Campbell, 57, of Prineville, was charged with disorderly conduct. Jasmine Barnett, 40, of Bend, was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.

Luke Richter, president of the Central Oregon Peacekeepers, provided The Nugget with a statement on the incident: “Two Central Oregon BLM leaders faced an attack and violence from counter protestors. The people defending them were arrested as a result, while counter protestors who instigated the attack were allowed to walk free.

Due to impending legal action, we will refrain from

further comments for the time being.”

Video from the Central Oregon Peacekeepers’ Facebook page appears to show Satcher filming the arrest of another protester with a phone. Satcher appears to step forward between two officers as they are escorting the handcuffed protester away from the scene; an officer then immediately grabs Satcher, restrains him against a police vehicle and takes him into custody.

Prineville has seen multiple Black Lives Matter protest rallies in the past two months. Unlike Sisters’ demonstrations, which have been trouble free, the Prineville protests have often featured confrontations between demonstrators and counter-protesters.

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Lisa May releases devotional book

Sisters Country birds

By Jim Cornelius

By Douglas Beall

weeks before venturing out on their own. They are still calling in the morning and evening in late summer.

A group of Pee-wees are referred to as a “squirt” or a “dribble” of Pee-wees.

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Independently publishing a new book in the midst of pandemic and upheaval poses challenges. Sisters author Lisa May launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the printing of her book last spring — just as the coronavirus pandemic was shutting the country down. She persevered, and found an alternative means of funding the printing — and now has a beautifully crafted book in hand.

“I never thought that this wasn’t going to happen,” May said. “I just always assumed that I was going to follow this through.”

And the arrival of the book could not be more timely.

“Transformed by God’s Nature: Finding Hope In God’s Character In The Midst Of Suffering” is crafted as a daily devotional.

“It’s targeted to people who are suffering… finding God in the midst of suffering,” May said. “We’re all kind of suffering right now, right?”

May has experienced profound loss, and suffering so acute that it made her question her close-held faith.

“I always knew on an intellectual level that life is not perfect just because I’m a Christian,” she said. “But there’s an undercurrent that if I’m doing the right things and making the right choices that life should be smooth and enjoyable and all those adjectives…. You have to study and understand who God is to understand that it’s a lot more complicated than that... It’s actually biblically promised that we will suffer.”

Understanding the purpose behind such suffering brings comfort.

“It offers comfort in God,” May said.

She noted in a narrative describing her work that, “I learned that when life is painful, confusing, and unpredictable, God’s unchanging character can be a relief — if you know Him for who He has revealed Himself to be.

But when my understanding of God was inaccurate, then suffering left my faith on shaky ground. It took years of study in the Bible to find a firm foundation of trust in God that was not shaken in the most difficult circumstances.”

Transformed by God’s Nature is a 23-week study on God’s character, based on a close study of Scripture, with each week focusing on a particular attribute.

“Each attribute has an illustration,” May explained.

From 2012 to 2014, May had been actively involved in producing artwork in a

As one walks around meadows and open backyards, you are likely to hear a blurry sound “pee-wee, pee-wee,” often followed by a “pip, pip”. This is the call of a Western Wood Peewee (contopus sordidulus).

This gray nondescript flycatcher will perch on the end of a branch and quickly dart out and catch insects in the air and a small clap-clap sound is made when capturing the bugs or when protecting the nest area.

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PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Lisa May’s heavily-illustrated devotional book “Transformed by God’s Nature: Finding Hope In God’s Character In The Midst Of Suffering” is now available in Sisters. technique she calls “paper layering.” It’s a time-consuming process, and by the time she started on the book, she wasn’t actively working in the medium. But she discovered a means of producing the same type of effect digitally in a much more time-expedient manner, and thus began to illustrate her writing with her original work.

Full-color illustrations from cover to cover

significantly contribute to the impact of the book.

“That’s the thing that people are wowed by,” May said.

“That’s what makes it a little bit different.”

Transformed by God’s Nature: Finding Hope In God’s Character In The Midst Of Suffering is available at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters; at Amazon.com; and through logbridgebooks.com.

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Commentary...

Intimate is the African Night — Part II skills.” Basically, it means thoroughly learning and competently applying a particular understanding in a certain setting and situation, then reapplying it in a similar setting and situation.

Everything has its time and place, however.

The remote bush of Africa, while sitting among a pride of prowling lionesses during the night, isn’t the best time to apply lessons learned long ago, particularly when the situation is novel this time around.

The second lioness continued to follow the same path as the first and would be at the rear of our vehicle in the next few seconds.

Already growing far too comfortable in this situation, I made a hair-trigger decision to get the kind of photograph I’d been after since we arrived in Zambia three weeks ago.

Camera in hand, I quickly plotted how and when to take the magazine cover shot I’d dreamed of getting, forgetting the rules for a responsible safari vehicle passenger. I began naively assuming the actions of this lion because of how the previous one behaved, as if it were an encounter with familiar grizzlies on the tundra.

The lioness lightly pushed her cheek into the rear corner

By Chris Morin Columnist

A few rules for riding in an open-air vehicle during a safari in Africa are: 1. Stay in the vehicle until the guide says it’s okay to get out for a break. 2. When parked for photographs, never stand up in the presence of lions. 3. Never ever extend a hand beyond the side of the vehicle in the presence of any predator.

Simple. But new rules can be forgotten in the excitement of the moment. For a few of us I guess, the more exciting the moment, the easier it becomes to forget.

Having been around wild animals in the Alaskan remote backcountry and marine environments as a trekker, paddler, and guide, I had enormous respect for large mammals but had also become comfortable being in close quarters with them.

I considered brown/grizzly bears to be like brothers and sisters. While there was ultimate respect for each and every one, I also came to feel only mild anxiety and almost no fear during intimate encounters.

Some educational philosophers offer the notion that “generalization and transference” is one of the premier “higher order thinking

of the vehicle upon arrival, either scratching herself or marking it, then began to proceeded across the back of the vehicle, her body lightly touching it as she passed.

I had smoothly stood up, turned towards the rear, and bent over 90 degrees at the waist so that I was beyond the back of the bench seat and facing the ground. At six feet four inches tall, my upper body stuck out and cleared the backrest and vehicle by two feet.

The remainder of the vehicle’s passengers leaned forward in the opposite direction, murmuring while the three lions in front began pressing the hippopotamus, seeing if it might panic and do something stupid. No, it wouldn’t. At that very moment, stupidity was rampant right behind them.

Beside me, Kathleen and Tony had apparently dropped into yet another stupor with the next lioness’s approach or possibly it was due to my inexplicably vexing behavior.

Looking through the viewfinder, I knew there would only be a single opportunity for a great shot. This particular 35 mm camera could not be set on continuous photo mode due to the multiple clicking sounds it would have made; one click

PHOTO COURTESY CHRIS MORIN

The Morning Drive Break while on Safari was all I was willing to risk.

It was immediately obvious that the rear of the jeep would show up the photograph. This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing; it certainly provided a certain drama because it would offer my perspective while taking it.

Yet, it meant a different sort of photograph than what I’d been envisioning.

I quickly zoomed in for a tighter shot so as to eliminate the jeep from the picture.

The lioness began entering the left side of the frame, not yet below me. Her next stride placed her within the frame; she was beginning to fill up the shot and all I had to do was push the button as I tracked her.

The head and eyes now filled the photo, but I needed to slightly adjust the focus, additional zooming

a moment ago made her slightly blurry.

Instantly adjust the focus!

Refocus my thoughts! One final look through the viewfinder and … she’s stopped!

Her head had swiveled upwards during all that, the eyes looked at me.

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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.

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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. Info: 541-549-4184.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store Extends Saturday Hours

Sisters Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store has extended Saturday shopping hours to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Face masks and sanitized hands are required before entering the store. For more information please contact the Habitat office at 541-549-1193 or email info@sistershabitat.org.

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Each person must wear a mask and sanitize their hands when entering the building. A mask will be provided if needed. For more information please contact Marie at marie@sistershabitat.org or 541-549-1193.

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Celebration of Life

A Celebration of Life service for Gordon “Spud” Halsten will be held on Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. at Sisters Community Church in the Fireside room. COVID guidelines will be in place. You may also view the obituary and make comments at www. autumnfunerals.net. Donations would be greatly appreciated at Hospice of Redmond, 732 SW 23rd St., Redmond, OR 97756.

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The Furry Friends office is now located at 412. E. Main Ave., Ste. 4 behind The Nugget office.

Though the office is closed to the public, the pet food bank is still open for no contact porch pick ups. Call to order your pet food for pick up during our regular weekly pickup time on Thursdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. or by appointment the rest of the week. For more information call or text 541-797-4023.

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us all feel so helpless, so this was a way people could help. I think that was a big motivator for people to donate blood, in addition to finding out if they have the COVID-19 antibodies,” Vanderhoef commented.

Rebecca O’Rourke, account manager for American Red Cross PNW who coordinated the event with ESI, said, “We are so thankful that ESI contacted us and hosted the blood drive at Sisters Airport. There were 24 donors signed up, and many were first-time donors. This is vitally important, and we hope they continue to donate three to four times a year. ESI employees were very supportive, and the airport was a great location to host the blood drive. We were able to easily park our semi-trailer there, and when the wind kicked up and blew our tent over, they brought their big ESI service truck over to tie it to and be a wind block. It was a great community effort.”

“Blood is a never-ending need. This summer we are in a dangerously low situation. Blood and platelets

are needed for many different reasons. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood,” said O’Rourke.

The American Red Cross is testing all donors for the COVID-19 antibodies. If the antibodies are found to be present, the donor is notified of the results in seven to 10 days. They are then encouraged to donate convalescent plasma, for use in the treatment of active COVID-19 cases. Convalescent plasma products are now being distributed faster than donations are coming in, creating an emergency shortage.

Individuals who have fully recovered and received a verified COVID-19 diagnosis are urged to signup to give convalescent plasma by completing the Donor Information Form on www.RedCrossBlood.org/ plasma4covid.

“We were very happy to host the blood drive for the Red Cross here at Sisters Airport. This is just one more way for the airport to support the Sisters community. We hope they will come again on a regular basis,” said Julie Benson, owner of Sisters Airport.

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to be vacated by the three more-experienced officers who are being assigned to Sisters.

Lt. William Bailey is in Sisters as the interim supervisor in the Sisters substation and two deputies have been temporarily assigned to Sisters. According to Lt. Bailey, the City is not paying the new contract rate until all of the Sisters positions are permanently filled.

“Interviews for the three Sisters deputies have been completed and we expect to announce them in the near future,” said Bailey.

A permanent selection for the lieutenant position, now being filled by Bailey, is expected to take place before

the end of the year.

Since June 1, there have been interim dedicated City deputies in town. Their current schedule allows for the City to have a dedicated deputy in town seven days a week, unless one of them is on vacation. There is also a deputy assigned to the larger Sisters Country. So, in addition to Bailey, at most times there are two to three deputies in the Sisters area working together to serve western Deschutes County.

When queried as to whether officer recruitment is more difficult given the current protests against police departments, Bailey said, “More recently we have seen less applicants for a hiring process than in the past, but it may take some more time to understand how what is going on across the county will impact recruitment and filling vacant positions in the future.”

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Whychus Overlook Trail a cure for pandemic cabin fever

By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent

The Whychus Creek Scenic Overlook Trail is an ideal destination for pandemic shut-ins yearning for a pleasant escape into an outdoor experience. The overlook and adjacent trail were completed four years ago as part of The Tale of Two Rivers Treasured Landscapes Conservation Campaign involving Whychus Creek and the Metolius River.

The overlook was conceived as part of a series of projects and improvements to enhance the region’s watershed restoration, recreation, and community engagement.

Responsible social distancing is easily achieved on this trail, and the overlook is accessible via a very easy loop trail of just one mile. My companions on this occasion objected to my characterization of the trail as “flat.” Really, though, it’s mostly flat with a gradual upward grade leading from the parking lot to the overlook. The trail base is of smooth, fine, hard packed gravel that is suitable for walkers, strollers, and even wider-wheeled wheelchairs.

The trail is quite suitable for small children, and we saw several on our outing. Most — although not quite all — trail users were thoughtfully wearing masks or donned them when others approached. We saw about a dozen and a half others enjoying the trail on a sunny, warm, weekday morning. There are attractive log benches placed along the route for rest or contemplation. This modest nature experience is an ideal destination for casual outdoor enthusiasts who aren’t quite ready to commit to a full-scale wilderness adventure.

In order to minimize contact with other hikers, the trail is well designed for a pandemic, with one-way counterclockwise travel that winds through a young, pine forest and passes several scenic lava rock extrusions from the lava flow that created Peterson Ridge.

We were disappointed to observe some dead or dying trees that appear to have been impacted by an alarming infestation of dwarf mistletoe (see related story page 1).

There are two “scenic turnouts” on the way to the overlook, with sweeping mountain views all along the way. These viewpoints tend to look north and feature views of Mt. Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, Mt. Washington and Black Butte. The massive fire scar

from the 2012 Pole Creek Fire is a prominent feature to the west and north, on the other side of Whychus Creek. That fire actually burned down to a few spots on the western side of the creek.

Another smaller fire scar from a 6,000-acre forest fire in 2010 just touches the southern edge of the trail; and a dirt connector trail splits off in that area, a few yards east of the overlook. That trail follows Whychus Draw down to the creek and the rewarding, but more challenging, Whychus Creek Trail. A little treat just a short distance down that connector trail is a surprise view of Mt. Hood, which appears in the notch between the northern shoulder of Black Butte and Green Ridge!

Although the Forest Service coordinated the overall project, the construction of the overlook was completed in 2016 through a complex process that hinged on volunteer work and private funding. The original purpose of this park-like creation was to make the local outdoors accessible to more people and provide a greater variety of outdoor experiences, and that goal has certainly been achieved.

The Forest Service, National Forest Foundation, the Sisters Trails Alliance, and dozens of others were among the organizations that worked together on the project.

The overlook and its loop trail are barrier free and handicapped accessible. As an exception to the counterclockwise trail movement, it is permissible for those with very limited mobility to take the shorter, flatter southern portion of the loop trail in both directions; but the

northern segment of the trail is one way only.

The trail is, of course, best known for it spectacular views of the Three Sisters, Broken Top, and Tam MacArthur Rim. The overlook, itself, is beautifully constructed from natural rock and looks down upon the creek, which can be heard rushing through its canyon on its way to meet up with the Deschutes River some 20 miles downstream.

Forest Service personnel point out that there is evidence that the viewpoint is a place that people have been coming to for centuries to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of the natural world.

Dogs are permitted but must be kept on a leash at all times. Owners are reminded to clean up after their animals; be sure to remove the poop bags, as well. Shortly after the trail opened, the site became a bit too popular as a dog walking area; and the area was very negatively impacted by an enormous quantity of dog excrement.

We did not notice that as a problem on this outing, so trail-user courtesy has apparently improved.

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Expansive mountain views reward trail users along the Whychus Creek Scenic Overlook Trail. parking lot and trailhead, simply head south on the Three Creek Lake Road (Elm Street in town) for a little over five miles. The

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Obituaries Gordon Douglas Halsten October 4, 1922 – August 4, 2020

Gordon Douglas Halsten, better known as “Spud,” passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday morning, August 4.

Gordon was born in Portland on October 4, 1922, to Mattie and Howard Halsten and was the youngest of five boys.

Well known for his mischievous sense of humor, and friendly disposition, he frequently regaled his family and friends with stories of his daring childhood adventures. From rafting down the Columbia River to Astoria to hitching rides on trains going across the country, and climbing to the top of the St. John’s Bridge (!), his love of travel and adventure was evident at an early age.

While attending Roosevelt High School, he met the love of his life, Dorothy Ruth Smith, and they continued their courtship as World War II began.

He joined the Coast Guard in 1941, and was stationed in Alaska, which was still a territory at the time. He often said he felt privileged to have served in Alaska “where no one was shooting at me.”

During his tour of duty there, he served as Captain of the Port, Chief Security Officer, Head Immigration Officer, and Head of Naval Intelligence, combined with his duties as radio operator.

After the war was over, he married Dorothy and quickly moved back to Alaska, where they raised their three daughters, Kathleen, Christine, and Deborah. His first station

was at Sheep Mountain, located above the Matanuska Glacier. His skills as a radio operator transferred easily to his new career as an air traffic controller and he served as station manager in Sitka where he owned a fishing boat; Kotzebue, located above the Arctic Circle; and Northway, Alaska. During a brief relocation in Tennessee, he achieved another ambition and became a pilot.

Eventually he transferred back to Anchorage, Alaska, during which time he built a cabin at Lake Susitna where he enjoyed the peace and quiet, watching wildlife and canoeing. The family was residing in Anchorage when the great Alaskan earthquake of 1964 occurred. He was working in the tower at the time and was fortunate to not be injured when the building was damaged.

Another life-long interest was music, including playing his guitar and harmonica. He and Dorothy also passed on their love of reading to their daughters and Spud was always in the middle of yet another Louis L’Amour Western. He also delighted in the poetry of Robert Service and his tales of the Far North.

He greatly enjoyed being an air traffic controller, and succeeded in that highly stressful occupation due to his calm and steady approach to difficult situations. He continued his successful career with the FAA before retiring in 1972 with 28 years experience.

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500 miles down the Yukon River with a friend, from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon Territory. From that time on, his “official” nickname was Yukon Spud.

Gordon and Dorothy eventually moved to Sisters, where he became involved in numerous civic organizations as well as being instrumental in starting the first food bank in Sisters. He also volunteered for several seasons as a fire lookout at Green Ridge. His earlier experiences as a radio operator came to the fore again, as he became an avid ham radio operator. “KB7ORK” was his call sign and he kept a map with the locations pinned of all the places he contacted including Pitcairn Island and Antarctica. He was also a regular fixture at local coffee shops, where he would swap stories with his friends. Gordon and Dorothy attended Sisters Baptist Church as well as the Chapel in the Pines in Camp Sherman. They continued their love of traveling and at one point took a camper trailer trip across the United States. They also enjoyed canoeing in Central Oregon especially at Hosmer Lake.

Another favorite adventure was a family reunion trip to England, France, Ireland and Wales, which became the source of so many fond memories.

After his beloved wife Dorothy passed away in 1998, he continued to reside in their Tollgate home with daughter Deborah and often returned to the cabin in Alaska during the summers. He achieved another

lifelong goal of touring Israel in 2006, which he greatly enjoyed.

And in 2016, he was able to participate in the Honor Flight for World War II veterans to Washington D.C., which meant so very much to him.

Always ready with a story and a laugh, and with a twinkle in his eye, his cheerful attitude was a gift to those fortunate enough to call him father and friend.

His Christian faith was very important to him and he never hesitated to help those in need whenever and wherever he could. His family will miss him greatly but are so very thankful that he is now at home in heaven, enjoying yet one more Great Adventure.

Spud is survived by his daughters, Kathleen Hofmann (Larry) of Phoenix, Arizona; Christine Ervin (Dave) of Portland; Deborah Halsten, Sisters; grandson, David Hofmann (Nikki) of Phoenix, Arizona; and greatgrandchildren Trey, Shea,

and Paisley. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 22, at 2 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Sisters Community Church. COVID-19 guidelines will be in place.

Gordon will join his wife Dorothy in being interred with military honors at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

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Obituaries Deborah Joan Donnelly Kollodge

James William Morgan

Deborah Joan Donnelly Kollodge was born August 18, 1951 in Arlington, Massachusetts. She passed away July 25, 2020 at her home in Lincoln City at the age of 68 from cancer.

Deb was fourth in line in an Irish family of seven children — she had many entertaining childhood stories from there, as one can imagine! In her teen years she got a job working as a switchboard operator for “Ma Bell” telephone company. After she met and married the love of her life, Jerry Kollodge, they made a move to Boulder, Colorado. There Deb took computer-related courses and accepted a position as a software support and implementation specialist with Small System Design.

Many ski trips and hunting adventures were experienced in the beautiful Rocky Mountains throughout their time in Boulder. She gained three stepchildren, and later was “Grandma Deb” to five.

Deb and Jerry moved to Sisters in 1993. She loved the great outdoors and nature. They took several cross country trips in their RV visiting family, friends and attending sport shows to showcase Jerry’s personally designed fishing rods. Deb was very active in the community of Sisters. She served on the City Council, and her time as acting Mayor was also a big feather in her cap. Many hours were dedicated to volunteering at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, and

James William Morgan, 91, of Sisters passed away August 2, 2020. Jim was born to Walter and Floy (Souden) Morgan in Mill City, September 4, 1928. He attended elementary school in Silverton, graduating from high school in Corvallis in 1946. He enlisted in the Army following his graduation and served as a part of the Army Occupation Forces in Japan during WWII. After Jim’s discharge from the Army, he worked on a number of farms and dairies in the Corvallis area.

He married Madge Schreiber with whom he raised four children. He was employed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture for 12 years as a dairy sanitarian in Salem, North Bend, Bend and Albany. He left this position to attend Multnomah School of education in 1975. He was employed by Oregon State Accident Insurance Fund, retiring as vice-president and director of insurance support in 1987.

He moved to the Sisters area in 1990, continuing to be active in church ministries in both the Baptist and the Community Church in Sisters. He served for 15 years as a part of the rotating pastoral team at The Chapel in the Pines in Camp Sherman.

Following the death of his wife Madge in 2000, he married Karen Manbeck of the Sisters area. They have lived in the Buck Run area of Sisters since that time.

Survivors include his

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working with the Community Action Team of Sisters (CATS).

Deb even rode along in the city garbage truck pick-up routes to figure out a more logical and efficient system.

When city street lamps were needed, Deb wrote grants and got it done. She received the award of Citizen of the Year, volunteered in the school’s computer lab, and helped to fundraise for the Village Green playground.

After Jerry passed away, Deb volunteered as a Parks Camp Host for a couple seasons. In 2011 Deb and her sister, Maureen, moved to Lincoln City. Deborah quickly became involved in her new community. She was a “volunteer extraordinaire” at the Cultural Center, provided tax assistance for people at the Community Center, Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program advisor, was an officer — “Madame Treasurer” — at the Eagles Lodge, wrote the newsletter for the Walking Group, and along with Maureen started a Mahjong group. Deb was sure to make time for family gatherings, playing games, fun trips and cruises – all of which she enjoyed immensely.

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Deborah is survived by her stepchildren Kristine (Philippe) Rerat, Patrick Kollodge, Bill (Mutsuko) Kollodge; grandchildren Rosita, Claire, Mack, Lily, Sage; and sisters Maureen Gallant and Catherine Daniels, brother Terrance Donnelly, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Deborah was preceded in death by her mother Frances, father John, husband Jerry, and siblings Maryellen, John Jr., and Stephen.

A burial service was held at the Camp Polk Cemetery.

Hospice care was given in Lincoln City by Samaritan Evergreen Hospice.

Memorial contributions may be given to Samaritan Evergreen Hospice, PO Box 945, Newport, OR 97365.

wife, Karen Morgan, Sisters; children: James, Jr. “Bill” (Colin) Morgan, Ashland; Robin (Penny) Morgan, Dallas; Wendy (Rockie) Boxall, Keizer; and Kathy Carey, Salem; along with eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Private military graveside services were held at Deschutes Memorial Gardens, Bend. A public celebration of Jim’s life will be held on Saturday, September 19, at 1 p.m., at Sisters Community Church, 1300 McKenzie Hwy., Sisters.

Donations in Jim’s name may be made to: Chapel in the Pines in Camp Sherman.

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Obituaries Summer Jean Collins

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September 16, 1995 — August 5, 2020

June 30, 1942 — August 8, 2020

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.” — Psalm 143:8 Summer Jean Collins, 24, joined the angels in Heaven to dance eternally on August 5. Though it feels she left earth too soon, the years she lived here left a beautiful impact. Born in Medford, Oregon on September 16, 1995 to Cary and Shannon Collins, Summer was a radiant light in the lives of her family of four siblings from birth.

In school, Summer thrived in education, leadership, and had a heart for activism. Her hard work in athletics earned her a full scholarship to Kansas University where she played on the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Tennis Team.

Summer was loved by her coaches and teammates.

Over the past three years Summer has integrated her passion for life into the people and community of Central Oregon. A lust for outdoor adventure, she could always be found exploring her beloved Sisters wilderness and Cascade Lakes with

her dog Banjo, with friends snowboarding Hoodoo and Mt. Bachelor, teaching tennis, and serving drinks, hugs, and smiles in the Bend and Sisters communities.

Summer was a beautiful soul who sowed kindness and love in the lives of everyone she came across.

Those seeds she planted will continue to blossom and bless all she touched.

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A celebration of life will take place at the Sisters home of her grandparents, Jim and Barbara Hamilton, on Thursday, August 13, at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations in Summer’s honor to a Central Oregon animal rights or rescue organization of choice.

“You are altogether beautiful my love, there is no flaw in you.” — Song of Solomon 4:7 Obituaries Policy: The Nugget Newspaper does not charge a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries may be up to 400 words and include one photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by The Nugget Newspaper advertising department. Obituary submissions must be received by noon on Monday. Obituaries may be submitted to The Nugget by email or hand delivery to our office located at 442 E. Main Ave., Sisters.

Retired journalist, professor, and river rafter Stephen Ponder of Sisters died unexpectedly Saturday, August 8, 2020, following complications from a lung infection and subsequent heart failure. He was 78.

Dr. Ponder was an active volunteer with the Deschutes Land Trust, Discover Your Forest and other environmental groups.

An avid outdoorsman, he spent many years conquering mountain trails on foot and wilderness rivers behind the oars.

Dr. Ponder was born in Bakersfield, California, on June 30, 1942. He grew up in Wenatchee, Washington, worked his way through college as a U.S. Forest Service lookout on remote mountaintops in the North Cascades, and hiked nearly every peak within 500 miles.

During his journalism career, he reported for The Associated Press and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, among others. A graduate of the University of

Washington with both bachelor’s and doctoral degrees, he taught at the University of Oregon in the School of Journalism and Communication for more than 20 years.

He rowed the Colorado River five times through the Grand Canyon, was a noted scholar of the presidency and the press, and was an award-winning teacher whose unending patience with his students’ research and writing was legendary.

Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Kathryn B. Campbell of Sisters, two sons and four grandchildren.

No services are planned at this time, but donations in his honor may be directed to the Deschutes Land Trust.

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Cobb and other guild members yearned to have a special exhibit on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment date of August 18.

Ed and Kathi Beacham, owners of Beacham Clock Co. in Sisters, were happy to be of assistance and 14 quilts will be displayed beginning Saturday, August 15.

“A lot of research went into each one. And it was a lot of education,” Cobb explained. “When I was in high school and college there wasn’t any information on women’s history. I was really shocked to learn certain things.”

Cobb will have two quilts on display: “Equality” and “Liberty.”

She noted, “What an interesting journey it was learning this history that we didn’t know anything about.

It was really fascinating, depressing, enlightening, and a little frightening.”

Catherine Anderson, a member of Mount Bachelor Quilters Guild, is honored to be a part of the exhibit.

Around the border of her quilt “Equality” is written, “If not now when?”

Anderson told The Nugget, “I am not new to the women’s movement. I was part of one of many groups that worked on passage of the ERA.” “The crowd of women in the middle of my quilt depicts all women but if you look carefully there is associate Justice Ruth Ginsburg, Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Hilary Clinton, and Gloria Steinem. The ribbons in the center are the suffragists colors. They are twisted together to show past, present, future.”

The ribbons in the center are the suffragists colors. They are twisted together to show past, present, future.

— Catherine Anderson A member of EOCQ, Modern Quilt Guild and Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA), Cece Montgomery’s Quilt “The Real Story of Women’s Suffrage” is a picture quilt of many of the early women who fought for the right to vote in national elections.

“I am an old woman’s libber and have a passion for women’s rights,” she said.

“When I heard about this

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exhibit, I wanted to be a part of it as I already had an idea what kind of quilt I would make.”

All the quilts displayed in Beacham Clock Co. are 45 by 45 inches in celebration of the 45th SOQS. The quilts all have the colors purple, white, and gold.

(The Congressional Union/ National Women’s Party used gold as “the torch that guides our purpose, pure, and unswerving,” white reflects “quality and purpose” and purple denotes “loyalty.”)

Viewers can vote on the quilts for “People’s Choice” that Saturday, the following Monday (the shop is closed Sunday and Wednesday) and on the morning of Tuesday, August 18. The hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The quilts will be removed at 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 22.

At noon, on August 18, the doors to Beacham’s will be open so those inside and out may hear the clocks all chiming in unison. Around 12:15 p.m., Cobb and other guild members will usher those interested to join them at the back of Beacham’s Clock Co. on the lawn where chairs will be placed six feet apart for an audience of 20.

An award will be presented to the “People’s Choice.”

Carol Loesche of The League of Women Voters of Deschutes County, will speak at the event. Arlene Burns, the third term Mayor of Mosier and the Democrat

candidate for District 59 State House seat will make an appearance.

The exhibit will be COVID-19 rules and regulations compliant during the event: no more the 10 people in the building, including the three to four who work there, at any one time. Masks mandatory and six-feet physical distancing at all times.

If the rules become stricter between now and then, Cobb will have to delay the event to a later date.

What an interesting journey it was learning this history that we didn’t know anything about. It was really fascinating, depressing, enlightening, and a little frightening.

— Susan Cobb Cobb said, “I would like to thank Ed and Kathi Beacham for showing the quilts in their establishment and for the use of their back lawn for the event. I would also like to thank Jean WellsKeenan and Valori Wells for the use of chairs from Stichin’ Post for the event.”

The Black Butte Ranch Lodge will be hosting a month-long special exhibit in November. There will be 15 Women’s Suffrage quilts on display.

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Prior to 1776, women had the right to vote in several of the 13 colonies in what would become the United States, but by 1807 every state constitution denied even limited suffrage.

While women had discussed equality and the right to vote since the founding of the nation, the suffrage movement began in 1848 at the Seneca Falls convention held in July, in Seneca Falls, New York. The meeting was not the first in support of women’s rights, but suffragists viewed it as the meeting that launched a national movement and cause.

Suffrage supporters organized, petitioned, and picketed to win the right to vote.

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One hundred and forty-three years after the nation declared its independence The U.S. House of Representatives finally approved the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote, on May 21, 1919.

The U.S. Senate followed two weeks later, and the 19th Amendment went to the states, where it was ratified by three-quarters of the then-48 states to be added to the Constitution. By a vote of 50-47, Tennessee became the last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920.

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that ended his flying career and left him with significant debility.

After years of workers’ compensation litigation with JetBlue’s insurer, AIG — Chartis Claims, Inc., Sisters attorney Glen Lasken prevailed on behalf of his client. Administrative Law judge Darren Otto ordered on July 31 that claim denials and closures be set aside or overturned, and awarded attorney’s fees and costs to Lasken.

Lasken summed up the immediate result for his client: “It means he has a viable workers’ compensation claim,” Lasken said.

That will translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits over a period of years. Lasken sees the outcome as a modicum of justice for a man whose career and active way of life were derailed due to the workplace incident.

“He’s permanently disabled; he’ll never fly again,” Lasken said. “He was a gonzo athlete — he can’t do any of that now. His quality of life has been taken from him.”

In his arguments before the court, Lasken starkly laid out the stakes for his client: “Once again, this is not a back strain. This is a career-ending, brain damage injury to somebody who had an extremely high salary and a valuable career. Short of a death case, it is hard to imagine that there could be a higher value of interest than in the present matter. Everything is at stake for Captain Myers. His claim is denied, his financial and medical benefits are cut off and all of his actual conditions are denied.”

According to Lasken, AIG had initially offered a settlement of $70,000, which Myers declined to accept. He

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parted with his attorney in Portland and sought Lasken out to litigate the case.

It was a big decision for the Sisters attorney. He knew it was the biggest case he had ever taken, and that he would be going up against an adversary with tremendous legal and financial resources at their disposal.

“I had to make the decision whether I was willing to go all in or not,” Lasken told The Nugget. “And I was.

This was such a good man and such a grave injustice to be righted.”

The case was enormously complex, which Judge Otto acknowledged in his July 31 orders: “There is little doubt that the medical and legal posture of this case made it extraordinarily complex.

The evidentiary record was enormous. The scientific explanations regarding airplane toxic fume exposures were highly technical and frequently not in agreement.

The expert medical opinions were lengthy and, at times, diametrically opposed. In addition, the case has been in litigation for three years and part of the record included more than seventy years and thousands of pages of research articles.”

Lasken brought in scientific experts from across the

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country — and from across the Atlantic. Dr. Susan Michaelis, a global aviation accident investigator, was flown in from the UK for a hearing in March — just before the coronavirus pandemic shut down travel.

A full grasp of the science of the means and effects of toxic exposure was key to Lasken’s case.

“I thought the science was on our side, and it was evolving,” Lasken said.

The demands of the case were tremendous, particularly since this complex matter was only one among many cases Lasken’s practice had to manage at the same time.

“A lot of people told me I was crazy to take the industry on by myself,” he said.

“It’s a validation, if you will, of my ability to try a case this complex. And, I have to say, I couldn’t have done it without (assistant) Wendy Rullman.”

The Nugget reached out for comment to JetBlue and AIG’s attorney Matthey M. Fisher, but did not hear back by press time.

Lasken said, “I have praise for him and his law firm. It was an ethical fight.

Basically, it was a clean fight.”

Lasken takes great satisfaction in prevailing in that battle.

“There was this feeling of trying to achieve a just cause that will affect Captain Myers and hundreds of other people across the world,” he said.

The Sisters attorney believes that the case — and the science upon which it was based — will have a broad effect on the airline industry and the safety of airplane design around managing the risk from toxic chemical fumes.

That is the biggest hope for Myers’ wife Wendy as well.

“Something has to be done; something has to change,” she told The

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She noted that the workers’ comp case will help with medical bills going forward, but said the main reason for the hard fight for the outcome was to help others.

“The biggest impact is a ruling that supports this problem,” she said. “Maybe it will start to shed light on this problem so that it can be fixed.”

That’s a significant mark for a small workers’ compensation practice based in Bend

and Sisters. And Lasken acknowledges that he paid a price in making it.

“It took a toll on me to manage this,” he said.

The attorney doesn’t have time to rest on his laurels just yet. He’s got other cases to work, and, he said, “I’ve got a couple of years till I retire.”

He does plan to reward himself for a job well done, though.

“I’m going to get a kayak,” he said. “I’ve been wanting to do that.”

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Don’t they see all those extra calories?”

What goes wrong?

The Depletion-BingeDepletion Cycle: This is most common with highlymotivated dieters. They stick to a diet, no carbs, no sugar, no this or that. Their body gets depleted, screaming for enough calories to function, yet their advisory

begins to resist after a life of indulgence. By the end of the day, it can go on no longer. Out comes the ice cream, the wine, the brownies. Out the window go all the diet restrictions Sound familiar? The reason why this happens is because the body requires a minimum amount of nutrients, and calories to exist.

Our dieter is well below the threshold — skipping breakfast and eating celery and peanut butter for lunch.

Handfuls of snacks throughout the day.

Better to make sure that calories total is not below 20 percent of maintenance.

This means that if a person needs 2,400 calories a day, they can aim for around 2,000. This is not a rapid six-week weight loss miracle of social media glory, but they will be left with ego intact and keep the train rolling well beyond six weeks. Dieting is about simple changes over the long haul.

Over-exercising: A person starts a diet, and begins exercising much more than usual at the same time.

Here is the problem: training with intention requires increased metabolism, muscle recovery, and regeneration, which all require more energy. This isn’t to say one can’t diet and exercise in harmony, but the level at which one does so will

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Either they get smarter about exercise fueling and recovery (beneficial to performance) or they ease the training to very simple parameters (allowing them to lower calories for weight loss).

If exercise is more for activity and general fitness there is no issue — but know the difference between training and diet for the best results.

Mindless Snacking: Coffee for breakfast, a sandwich with hummus and veggies at lunch, and a salad for dinner. You’re lucky to get 1,000 calories there (about half of a sensible diet). What’s that?

No weight loss? Look deeper. Handfuls of peanuts between calls? A bowl of chips beside you while watching TV? A spoonful of almond butter here and there? There’s around 1,000 calories of less-than-noticeable eating. This will surely lead to the weight-loss plateau many are lamenting.

Over-analyzing: Articles about fad diets, avoiding gluten, or toxic dairy convolute simple nutrition.

This pressures a person to

conform to trends around minutiae before establishing the basics. Does anyone know a person who may only buy organic, yet 50 percent of their meals consist frozen prepared meals?

Or the person who scrutinizes toxins in certain foods yet barrages their body with boozy drinks? “Stay away from fast food,” they say; yet the freezer full of “Trader Jeff’s” frozen spinach and cheese enchiladas is righteous because, certainly a major corporate food producer has its customers’ health and wellness above it’s profits, unlike fast food chains.

Weight gain is a creep of excess that manifests over time; the palette adapts to salty, sugary, and sweet treats. To undo this, a person needs to decrease calories, and improve the nutritional quality. This means scaling back, while still nourishing the body, and getting one’s mind wrapped around the tenants of simple nutrition.

Eat simple foods, with the least amount of processing, and enjoy the tastes and flavors without worry. When whole grains and complex carbs, lean meat, veggies and fruits make up 80 percent of the foods consumed, you have a good start.

AFRICA: Photographer caught in the open with lioness Continued from page 9

number of rash decisions and mistakes I’d just made and knew there was no good way out. I had become an overly exuberant zebra foal caught out in the open and attempting anything would be utterly futile. You sickeningly freeze in place.

Her gaze shifted, went from scanning about to tightly focused. Those eyes locked in on me, and, in particular, my eye looking through the viewfinder no more than four feet from her.

I’d never been this close to a bear, wolverine, or sea lion. A heartbeat skipped by.

My mind ceased undertaking further thoughts; the body released itself from performing many of its functions. I had begun the process of letting go.

Unfortunately, one of the functions my body undertook was holding onto that camera directly above her. With no conscious awareness of doing it, my hands released their grip and it began a tumbling arc towards the forehead of the lioness.

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LETTERS

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County Commissioner Alan Unger, Henderson’s predecessor on the DCFP Steering Committee from 2010 until 2017, understood that supplemental funding for fuels reduction work was critical to protecting our communities and restoring the health of our forests. He tirelessly advocated for Congressional funding for DCFP work each year and helped secure $7 million from the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program for these projects. Importantly for Sisters, these dollars funded fuels treatments south and west of town that helped prevent the Pole Creek and Milli Fires from burning into area neighborhoods.

Unlike Commissioner Henderson, I understand how to protect our communities from wildfire and have worked locally for 16 years to address the barriers to fuels reduction: timberenvironmental polarization, insufficient investment, and public acceptance of thinning and prescribed fire. Vote Phil Chang for our forests and our communities.

Phil Chang (Editor’s note: Phil Chang is running for the position on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners currently held by Phil Henderson).

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To the Editor: As far as I can tell, the core issue fueling the turmoil in America: Our traditional information gatekeepers can no longer be trusted. Most journalists are now actually activists in disguise. Many of our scientists are now pushing a social or political agenda. And, we have a president who’s a narcissistic liar.

No wonder Americans can’t even agree on what constitutes a fact and can’t navigate complex, nuanced concepts. I have yet to hear any of our political leaders talk about how we walk back from this post-truth future. I fear this is because these leaders are the ones who benefit the most from all the misinformation.

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To the Editor: I’m 76 years old, I’ve seen the remnants of the First World War and lived as a child during the Second, in 1952 it was the Korean War followed by watching Castro bring Communism to Cuba in the ’60s. In the mid-and late-’60s, time was spent trying to eradicate racism; instead Dr. Martin Luther King, a great leader, was himself eradicated. With all this blood spilled there was still time to lose 58,000 soldiers in Vietnam.

In the ’80s things were slightly calmer and somewhat free of war except for the Middle East BS. Along came the millennium with 9/11, Iraqi, Afghanistan, Iran all to follow and still following.

These were devastating years, but today in 2020 I’m in absolute awe at this complete lack of governing by some of our largest and most beautiful cities. I watch the news and witness rioters and thugs terrorize these cities while pretending to care about Black Lives. They do all this, while the city leaders fend off any suggestion of outside help. Their cities are burning down and they’re telling their own police to stand down while kowtowing to thugs.

I am in absolute awe with some in public commentary, who sympathize with these protesters. A typical example of this is a letter written last week to The Nugget by Michael Wells in a rebuttal to Jim Cornelius’s commentary, where he had stressed the opposite sentiments.

Wells’ letter with its entire nonsensical partisan diatribe suggest that The Nugget’s Editor has no evidence that the cities’ leadership is negligent in their duties. Any intelligent being, regardless of political affiliation knows that these leaders are beyond negligent. It is pure stupidity to believe otherwise.

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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service

To the Editor: The time is approaching rapidly where Americans must make an important decision as to the direction of our country.

Aside from the tragedy of COVID-19, there is an evil embedded within peaceful demonstrations across the country seeking to destroy America with a socialist/Marxist agenda.

Supported by the mainstream media and senior politicians in the Democratic Party by omission of intelligent response, they seek power at any cost.

Consumed with hate for President Trump, they appear to have little concern for America’s future as demonstrated over the past four years’ fabrication of one corrupt hoax after another. It’s all about attaining power. They failed to enslave African Americans so have now upped the ante to enslave the entire country with socialism/Marxism and endless promises of free stuff, equal pay for all, open borders, defund the police, guaranteed income, etc.

One must wonder how the last surviving members of the Greatest Generation feel about this fascist war on America.

World War II saw the defeat of evil that has its same roots embedded within today’s hate-America movement. Take the murder of an unborn child and selling the body parts for profit. If that is not evil straight out of the pit of hell what is?

We have the greatest country on earth with the greatest governing documents ever conceived — the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. We, and the world, all own a great deal of gratitude to those that paid the ultimate sacrifice during World War II. Can you even imagine back during that period a journalist asking the President “Mr. President why do you keep calling the attack on Pearl Harbor Japanese?”

It’s now time for all Americans to stand up and show their respect and honor to those past and present who sacrifice(d) so much for the freedoms we now enjoy; and to DEFEAT those pushing the Marxist/socialist agenda and destruction of America.

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To the Editor: The opinion column of July 29 by Jim Cornelius (“Echoes of tumult,” The Nugget, August five, page 6) was well-balanced. No apology needed!

Compliments to Sheryl Pelligren, Gregory Walker for exposing the truth of Portland and all the big cities now.

After reading Marxist Communist Manifesto, I understand what they have been doing for 75 years-plus, working for the complete destruction of the U.S. and world.

With the double hit BLM and COVID-19, they are winning.

The Christian Church and others have been asleep for years! Time to wake up! Study the platforms of the political parties, then vote November 3.

I still believe in the God that created everything and gave us a peaceful way to live if we would follow His manifesto.

Christians know the beginning and end of the Bible.

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Sen. Hatfield would agree with Trump’s actions re: • Pro-Small Business: Allows 20 percent tax deduction and organizing for low-price health plans, reduced regulations and utility costs, opportunity zones for neglected communities, expand broadband to rural areas.

Favor limited, responsible government: Goal of reducing 34,000 fed jobs, institute policies to fire poorly performing fed workers including VA, eliminate degree requirements when not essential for the job. Sacred rights of all citizens: Protecting peaceful protesters until they or infiltrators become violent, arrest/seize those causing serious human rights abuse against children and women( protect US borders), protecting Second Amendment.

• Politics, policy are about good governance, not ideological, cultural warfare: Oppose Democrat ideological identity-cultural warfare, enact prison reform, First Step Act and increase support of Black colleges ($250 million), all praised by Black leaders.

• Anti-war: Refused to wage any additional wars while bringing troops home from Syria, Afghanistan, Germany. Isn’t it better to form agreements with North Korea to halt nuclear missile tests than wage war? Better to end ISIS control in Syria and Iraq? Better to issue sanctions against Russia and close their Seattle embassy than wage war? Better to put tariffs on China?

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Affairs Officer, said that 249 acres are being treated, with 2,500 trees being felled or pruned. It is estimated that 900,000 board feet of timber will be sold. Trees in campground areas will not be worked on until fall.

The project is expected to continue into early next year.

“They have removed approximately 250,000 board feet to date,” Nelson-Dean said.

She said that translates to about 60 log truck loads from the first 50 acres of the project area.

The temporary trail closures have mostly ended. The Blue Bay Trail was reopened last month, and the Dark Lake closure is expected to end Wednesday. However, the 600 Road east of Dark Lake will be closed for the next two weeks.

The Suttle Lake area has been the subject of mistletoe control efforts for many years.

Brent Oblinger, Forest Pathologist for the Forest Service, said, “There was some Douglas fir pruning in the Suttle Lake area in the fall of 1999. Since then, the trees started putting on healthy tops.”

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Oblinger added, “There are at least seven different species of dwarf mistletoe in the Sisters Ranger District that are species-specific to host trees.”

He explained that where infected trees are removed, replanting will be undertaken with tree species that are not susceptible to attack from the local mistletoe infestation.

In a prepared statement, he said, “No larch dwarf mistletoe was observed on any larch in the project area. Ponderosa pine and western larch are planned to be planted because they are tolerant or relatively resistant to Armillaria root disease and other root and stem decays present in the project area as well. No other dwarf mistletoes are present in the project area that can infect western white pine, ponderosa pine and western larch….”

As noted along the Three Creek Lake Road, however, ponderosa pine has its own mistletoe nemesis.

“Western dwarf mistletoe is very common on ponderosa pine in the Sisters Ranger District,” Oblinger said.

“The Melvin Butte Project involved pruning and thinning from 2016 to 2019.”

That project was farther south on the Three Creek Lake Road, and much of the pruning was accomplished

by the Youth Conservation Corps.

Under certain conditions, dwarf mistletoe can also affect forest fire behavior.

Heavy concentrations of the parasite often form on the low hanging branches of trees, with the heavy clusters forming growths called “witches brooms.” These clusters, with their dense structure also tend to snag dead, falling pine needles and other forest debris.

This collection of combustible material exacerbates the already-flammable nature of these clusters and creates ladder fuels that can cause a fire to spread upward into the tree crown.

Studies have shown that trees heavily infested with mistletoe are more than twice as likely as healthy trees to die in a fire. Further, burning witches brooms can act like fire bombs when they break free and fall. On steep slopes, they have even been known to roll downhill like flaming tumbleweeds, further spreading a fire.

“Dwarf mistletoe has been around for 35 million years, evolving along with its conifer hosts,” Oblinger noted.

As a result, control of the parasite will undoubtedly continue to be a focus of forest management and planning in the Sisters area for many more years to come.

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Rimrock Ranch is one of the most iconic spots in Sisters Country.

Deschutes Land Trust has purchased 1,123 acres of ranch land along Whychus Creek northeast of Sisters.

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face of a changing climate.

The Land Trust is developing a management plan for Rimrock Ranch to guide future stewardship.

Initial plans include working with restoration partners to restore the historic wet meadows along Whychus Creek, which were damaged by past flood control efforts.

We hope to begin this work in 2021 and ultimately return the creek and its floodplain to a healthy, biologicallydiverse condition.

Rimrock Ranch will remain private property and is accessible to the public only through the Land Trust’s guided Walk + Hike program. The Land Trust will resume tours once pandemic conditions improve.

Along with all who have

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contributed to the Campaign for Whychus Creek, the Land Trust would like to thank McKenzie River Trust for partnering with us in the long-term stewardship of Rimrock Ranch. We also thank the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and the Pelton Round Butte Mitigation Fund for their generous help in conserving Rimrock Ranch forever.

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level. We need everything back — band, choir, all the art activities. I am looking forward to seeing our community getting out of this mess we are in.”

He added, “We will learn more about what we can do in the fall in the next few weeks.”

Under the plan, “Season Two” is when OSAA competitions will begin, on December 28, with the traditional winter sports, including basketball, wrestling and swimming. Those sports will conclude the first week of March.

Next up in “Season Three” will be traditional “fall” sports — cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball — which will run from February 22 to late April with some championships dipping into the first week of May. “Season Four” including traditional spring sports — track and field, baseball, softball, tennis and golf — will finish out the year, running from April 19 to as late as June 26.

Thorson was not surprised by the OSAA’s decision.

“It was pretty much what most of us expected them to do. There is no perfect plan when you have to face what we are facing today, and while there are challenges to face in this plan I think the OSAA did a good job on it,” he said.

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bring new challenges.

“The overlaps will be tough on the athletes and coaches that are falling into back-to-back seasons and I have some concerns about snow and facilities for the fall sports and the time they are being played,” he said.

“We will find a way and get creative in dealing with these and other issues. We have been resilient to smoke and snow in the past and we will maneuver this as well.”

Championship formats and specific dates have not yet been finalized according to the OSAA’s press release.

Activities under the OSAA umbrella including dance and drill, cheerleading, band, choir, and speech that do not fall under these established seasons will also have

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The overlaps will be tough on the athletes and coaches that are falling into back-to-back seasons and I have some concerns about snow and facilities for the fall sports and the time they are being played.

— Gary Thorsen championship dates designated in the near future.

A complete document detailing each season’s plan along with other information is available on the OSAA website, which is available at www.osaa.org.

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phil.arends@cascadesir.com Licensed in the State of Oregon

Chris Scott Broker

541-588-6614

chris.scott@cascadesir.com Licensed in the State of Oregon

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Serving the Sisters, Camp Sherman and Black Butte Ranch Areas

Ponderosa Properties R E A L T O R S

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At Ponderosa Properties… …It’s About th e People NEW TOWNHOME! Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Ultra-modern interior design features upper-level living. Light and bright greatroom with south-facing windows, cozy propane fireplace and high vaulted ceilings.

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

MLS#202000015

1156 E. CREEKSIDE COURT Creek front living! Build your dream home with the music of the creek in your backyard. Pines, willows, cottonwoods and natural grasses for your landscape. Play in the water on a hot summer day! Lot adjoins riparian park. No HOA dues! City water and sewer, so close to everything that Sisters Country has to offer. $245,000. MLS #220102859

Kevin R. Dyer 541-480-7552

Rad Dyer 541-480-8853

Debbie Dyer 541-480-1650

Shane Lundgren 541-588-9226

CRS, GRI, Principal Broker

GRI, Broker

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

Broker

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

Greg Davidge 808-281-2676 Broker

Catherine Black 541-480-1929

CRS, Broker, Realtor Emeritus - 40+ years

Jackie Herring 541-480-3157 Broker

541-549-2002 1-800-650-6766 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

MOUNTAIN VIEWS! Mountain views from this 83-acre parcel. Tree groves or open skies…choose your estatecaliber homesite. US Forest Service public land borders one-half mile for added privacy. A water hook-up available if desired or drill your own.

Horses, hermits or homebodies, a beautiful spot to create your custom dream. Eight miles to the Western town of Sisters. $980,000.

MLS#220103712

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

16676 JORDAN ROAD Mountain views! Part of the original Lazy Z Ranch. Fenced on two sides with Kentucky black fencing. Power close by. Septic feasibility in place, may need new evaluation. Close to town, yet off the beaten path, overlooking a 167± acre site of the R&B Ranch, which currently is not buildable. Needs well. Owner will consider short terms. $385,000.

MLS#201802331

RIVER FRONT PROPERTY In the City of Sisters with water, power & sewer to the property (hooked up) & storage shed.

Large Ponderosa Pine & Cottonwood trees plus 200+/- ft. of River frontage, accessible at multiple points of the River bank. Peterson Ridge Trail system a block away. Miles & miles of walking, jogging & mountain bike trails through the US Forest Service just a short distance down the road with additional access to the River on public land; and yet, merely walking distance to downtown Sisters. Truly a rare find! $479,900.

MLS #202002392

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

www. P onderosa P roperties.com 221 S. Ash St. | PO Box 1779 | Sisters Guy Lauziere 541-410-9241 Broker

The Locals’ Choice!

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

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 .58acre 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

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

25721 SW COLD SPRINGS RESORT LN Beautiful meadow setting of one-half acre in Camp Sherman with Black Butte and Green Ridge views, bordering National Forest. Includes newly constructed well, existing septic system and CEC power hookup. Close to Metolius River and year-round recreation opportunities including hiking, fishing, biking, skiing, golf and much more. $249,500. MLS#220105727