The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIII No. 36 // 2020-09-02

The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 36

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Firefighters gain 75 percent containment on Green Ridge Fire

City has a vision for Lazy Z land

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

PHOTO BY JASON DARRAH

Fire crews battled tough terrain and weather conditions to gain 75 percent containment on the Green Ridge Fire as of Monday.

Firefighters battled the Green Ridge Fire to a standstill a week ago, and have since gained the upper hand.

The fire area stands at 4,338 acres in size, a footprint that has been held for days as firefighters secured 75 percent containment.

Bulldozers and hand crews built the containment lines surrounding the Green Ridge Fire, which passed a major wind test Saturday afternoon. Holding the fire in place with no reported spot fires was a major milestone

in a fight where difficult terrain, hot, dry temperatures and dry fuels challenged firefighters.

F i r e f i g h t i n g c r e w s observed a private drone flying over the Green Ridge Fire area Sunday afternoon.

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Incident Management Team noted that while fire activity has diminished, aircraft is still being used to support ground operations.

“Even a tiny drone can cause a serious or fatal

accident if it collides with firefighting aircraft,” the team stated. In most situations, if drones are spotted near a wildfire, firefighting aircraft must land due to safety concerns. Per the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 43 CFR 9212.1(f), it is illegal to resist or interfere with the efforts of firefighter(s) to extinguish a fire. Doing so can result in a significant fine and/or a mandatory court appearance. So, be smart and just don’t fly your drone anywhere near a wildfire. No

amount of video or photos are worth the consequences.”

Fire crews continued to have favorable weather for mop-up operations.

The ODF team was to hand the fire back to local resources this week as the fire activity slowed down.

Incident Commander Link Smith and his team were to transfer the fire to a Type 4 organization Wednesday, September 2.

Sisters Country will return See FIRE on page 18

Habitat for raptors. Public walking trails. A safe highway viewpoint.

Those are elements the City of Sisters hopes to see in a new master plan for a portion of the 230.9-acre Lazy Z Ranch property that the City acquired years ago for effluent disposal.

“What we know,” said Public Works Director Paul Bertagna, “is that the western area of the ranch is not suitable for effluent dispersal.”

That’s because years of flood irrigation washed away soil that would absorb the effluent.

“We have some habitat out there; we have water rights,” Bertagna said. “We have some raptors; we have bald eagles nesting out there. We want to protect that and have the public be able to enjoy it through a series of walking trails.”

To that end, the City has issued a request for proposal for a Lazy Z Master Plan (see See VISION on page 23

Slowing of COVID cases Deputies selected for Sisters duty bodes well for schools

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

A decline in COVID-19 cases in Oregon may mean good news for reopening Sisters schools.

T h e O r e g o n H e a l t h Authority reported an update to the media on Thursday, August 27 regarding the latest metrics related to the reopening of schools in Oregon. OHA Director Patrick Allen led the teleconference with input offered also by Dr. Dean Sidelinger, an Oregon State Health Officer.

Much of the news indicated that cases of COVID19 are slowing in most of the state, including in Deschutes

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County.

The measurement most important to schools reopening is the number of cases per 100,000 people. A ratio of 30 cases per 100,000 allows grades K-3 students to be considered for in-person school, while the standards for grades 4-12 is 10 per 100,000.

More specifically, according to the Oregon Department of Education website, the metrics state that for schools to reopen the case rate for the county where the school is located must hold over a seven-day span for three consecutive weeks. The test positivity rate in the county also See SCHOOL on page 12

The three Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) deputies who will be serving full-time within the city of Sisters starting September 12, were announced last week. Sisters City Councilors had earlier had the opportunity to interview candidates for the positions. The full-time permanent lieutenant will be announced later this fall.

Until that time, Lt. William Bailey is acting as the interim supervisor.

All three deputies are experienced members of the DCSO. Deputy Bryan Morris, a resident of Sisters Country, will have a much shorter commute to work, as his

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Lt. William Bailey and Deputy Bryan Morris were on foot patrol in Sisters last week. Such patrols are going to be a regular part of the duties of the deputies who are assigned here under the revised City of Sisters/DCSO law enforcement contract. previous assignment was as the resource officer at La Pine High School. He has been assigned to the Sisters

station since June 1. Bailey and Morris have conducted See DEPUTIES on page 18

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Sisters Naturalist.............. 6 Announcements...............10 In the Pines......................14 Classifieds.................. 19-21 Meetings .......................... 3 Obituaries .....................8-9 Entertainment ................. 11 Crossword .......................18 Real Estate .................21-24

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Dueling with demons Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

The Nugget salutes all the hard-working people in and around Sisters who labor to meet the needs of our community and keep our economy moving.

The Nugget Newspaper will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Monday, September 7.

— All standard deadlines remain. —

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.

A heartfelt thank you and goodbye to Jim and Sue Anderson. Folks and critters of Sisters Country are going to miss you, something fierce.

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To the Editor: I read the column that Jim Anderson is moving. Tears began to stream as I have so enjoyed reading Jim’s articles about our beautiful wildlife, his wonderful family, and

our precious world. I want to thank Jim for his life’s work and all he has brought to us.

The education, beautiful prose, and wonderful insight. I will miss your sage wisdom and wish you the very best. You have made my world a better place and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

May good health, peace and beauty be yours.

Rebecca French See LETTERS on page 12

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Alcohol and pills, its a cryin’ shame You think they might have been happy with the glory and the fame But fame doesn’t take away the pain, it just pays the bills And you wind up on alcohol and pills — Fred Eaglesmith Amid the litany of travails, disasters and mishaps that have made up the first half of the year 2020, the word came late last month that Justin Townes Earle died of an apparent drug overdose in Nashville. He was 38.

Earle was a phenomenally talented songwriter and guitar player who performed at the Sisters Folk Festival in 2018. He took the stylings of old country bluesmen like Lightnin’ Hopkins and Manse Lipscomb, mastered them, and bent them to a contemporary songwriting vision that cut right down to the bone.

The son of legendary Americana artist Steve Earle and the namesake of the wayward troubadour Townes Van Zandt (best known for penning “Pancho and Lefty”), JT seemed doomed to inherit both the streak-of-lighting talent and the self-destructiveness embedded in his heritage. He struggled with addiction from his early teens, and it got him in the end.

The connection between great creativity and reckless self-destructiveness is too commonplace and too selfevident to dismiss. Justin Townes Earle’s death caused me to reflect on the fact that most of the artists who move me most profoundly wrestled with demons of self-destruction. Some walked away from the battles battered but unbowed. Some died.

From Caravaggio to Hank Williams to my beloved Texas singer-songwriters, there’s a rogues’ gallery of the mad, bad and dangerous to know.

It’s all too easy to romanticize the doomed artist, and I certainly was guilty of doing so in my younger days. With age and a modicum of wisdom comes the realization that the blast radius around such self-destructive figures is wide and desolate, and there’s nothing to admire in it. And you have to question whether the self-destruction is really an integral aspect of creativity or a byproduct of something else.

Audrey van Houweling of She Soars Psychiatry in Sisters notes that, “People who have a lot of creativity have a lot of emotional energy behind it. That can be

trauma-related.”

That was certainly the case for Justin Townes Earle, who never resolved his sense of childhood abandonment by his wayward musician father.

Sometimes the noise is deafening, and alcohol and drugs mute it.

“Sometimes it’s a way of numbing that emotional energy that’s there,” Audrey says.

Those who look on, both repelled and enthralled by the spectacle of an artist coming unwound, are bound up in the drama.

“We like there to be a big story behind somebody’s creativity,” Audrey says.

“That can be part of that romanticizing effect.”

Artists themselves romanticize and rationalize their own actions, and some fear that they will lose their edge if they give up the booze and drugs and the self-destruction. For some, their identity is so tangled up with a selfdestructive lifestyle, they’re not sure who they would be if they gave it up — even if part of them desperately wants to.

Ironically, Justin’s father Steve Earle is living proof that a highly creative artist can successfully decouple creativity from self-destruction. He came out an epic spiral in 1995 and has been clean for 25 years — and is a better, more prolific artist for it.

Demons of self-destruction can hound all kinds of creative people — not just those who are up on a stage.

The driven entrepreneur, the social visionary — all are perhaps more susceptible to danger than average folks, although substance abuse and self-destruction can afflict average folks, too.

Getting down to the root of trauma and anxiety is important to overcoming addiction and self-destructive behaviors and impulses. That’s hard and scary work — and it’s not work that can be done alone.

“Collective support is really important,” van Houweling says. “Not trying to do it solo.”

The coronavirus pandemic is a slow-rolling crisis for artists and musicians, who are seeing their livelihoods and their very purpose in life shut down, with little prospect of recovery. It’s a dangerous time for those who might have a bent toward selfdestruction. They’re not all up on a stage. Some of them are in our lives. Might be a good idea to reach out and check in and let them know you get it and are there for them.

Because those demons are strong and they are patient and they are always there.

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ODOT crushing at Zimmerman Butte Shooters are being asked to avoid one of the most popular shooting areas in Sisters Country during a cindercrushing operation.

A contractor with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) began crushing and processing materials in Zimmerman Cinder Pit last Friday. ODOT will stockpile the cinder for winter sanding on local highways. They plan to take 8,000 cubic yards of cinder out of the pit, which lies on

Deschutes National Forest lands. Zimmerman Pit, on land managed by the Sisters Ranger District, lies approximately 3.5 miles northwest of Sisters off Highway 20.

The contractor may operate Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Once started, the project is planned to last approximately 10 days, but could last longer if fire restrictions impact the contractor’s operations, the

Forest Service reported. The contractor can operate in the pit until October 15, if needed.

Once the processing of the cinder is completed, ODOT will haul the material from the pit. Hauling operations will occur Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ODOT plans to have the material removal completed

by November 20.

The public is asked to See ZIMMERMAN on page 23

Bridging the digital divide in Sisters

By Sue Stafford PHOTO PROVIDED

Alana Lukens at Tamolitch Blue Pool.

Sisters grad promotes empowerment

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

How does a 2018 graduate of Sisters High School manage to have an upcoming meeting scheduled with a member of the British Parliament?

The answer to that is easy for those who know Alana Lukens, who seems to have a knack for immersing herself in issues that she finds important.

Lukens, who will be

starting her third and final year at the Warrington campus at the University of Chester in the United Kingdom, is remembered not only as the lead in two musicals while at Sisters High School, but for her ability to not only “think outside the box,” but “act outside the box.”

For example, as a freshman in high school, Lukens convinced a teacher to let her See LUKENS on page 22

Correspondent

Editor’s note: In 2020 America, Internet connectivity is as vital a piece of infrastructure for many folks as roads and electricity. This is the first in a series of articles about Internet services in Sisters.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the public consciousness a number of inequities that exist in the America of today. One of those is the “digital divide” that exists between large urban areas of the U.S. and smaller rural towns, farms and ranches, Indian reservations, and lower-income urban dwellers.

Providing Internet service to densely packed large and medium-sized cities is a financially viable enterprise.

The more subscribers in an

area, the less impact on providers’ bottom lines when installing and upgrading the necessary infrastructure to provide high-speed Internet, TV packages, and phone service to residential and business customers.

Sisters is a small rural town with a population under 3,000. Sisters Country (loosely defined as the boundaries of Sisters School District and Camp Sherman), is home to roughly 10,000 people and covers miles and miles of Central Oregon wide open space, with mountains, hills, ridges and buttes.

The land is dotted with farms and ranches, occasional developments like Tollgate and Crossroads, the resort community of Black Butte Ranch, the city of Sisters, and houses on small and large acreages — plus those who live completely off the

grid.

Broadband is highspeed Internet. The fastest speed available in the U.S. is 2,000 mbps. Average speed is 133 mbps and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines broadband as 20 mbps.

According to that definition, millions of communities have broadband — but it’s too slow for most peoples’ purposes.

Currently there are five types of Internet service providers (ISPs), but what is available to the average consumer depends on where they live and the ways they use the Internet. Speed, reliability, and cost are usually the three factors that figure in when choosing Internet service, if there are choices.

In Sisters, according to See INTERNET on page 21

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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City Council distributes grants City of Sisters Community Grant allocations

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Sisters City Council distributed $38,185 among 23 nonprofits and other entities that provide programs and services in the Sisters area. Community Grants are awarded for the purpose of meeting essential needs, educational enrichment, recreational opportunities and other miscellaneous community needs.

There were 25 applicants requesting $94,000. Two were deemed not to meet the award criteria. The City had budgeted $40,000 for FY2020-21 grant funds. The unallocated $1,815 will be available for possible special needs that may arise during the fiscal year.

Deliberations among Council members addressed concerns of Councilor Richard Esterman that several of the requests, in his view, qualified as money for operating expenses, not an approved use.

In evaluating requests for funds, the Council considers: the requesting organization’s history of success; the organizational and financial stability of the requesting organization; the number and types of community members served by the request;

Advocate for Life Skills and Opportunities....................... $1,063 Age Friendly Sisters Country...............................................$630 Assistance League of Bend (for Sisters children)................ $888 Citizens 4 Community........................................................ $625 Circle of Friends.............................................................. $1,830 Family Access Network (Sisters) utility payments...............$900 Family Access Network (Sisters) shower tokens...............$3,300 Furry Friends................................................................... $1,800 Heart of Oregon Corps..................................................... $1,900 Kiwanis of Sisters............................................................ $1,250 Seed to Table Oregon....................................................... $1,360 Sisters Farmers Market....................................................$2,500 Sisters Folk Festival..........................................................$1,925 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show...............................................$5,150 Sisters Science Club........................................................... $750 SMART................................................................................$440 SOAR............................................................................... $3,625 Sisters Outdoor Leadership Experience...............................$820 Three Sisters Historical Society....................................... $1,400 Together for Children........................................................$1,750 VFW Post 8138 (Sisters).....................................................$580 Warfighter Outfitters Inc..................................................$2,200 Wellhouse Church/Wellhouse Market.............................. $1,500

the ability to measure and track the effectiveness of the project or service; and grant funds will not be used for travel, budget deficits, or for routine operating expenses.

What qualifies as operating expenses is not clearly spelled out. Councilors thought that given the unusual circumstances of organizations being impacted

by COVID-19, they would allow for leniency in funding this year and agreed to clarify

the requirements prior to next year’s awards.

The City’s ability to fund the grants from year-toyear depends on the City’s financial resources available when the budget committee establishes the budget for the next fiscal year. This year’s $40,000 was twice the amount allocated in FY2019-20.

City snapshot — five file for council race

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

• Five Sisters residents have filed as candidates to be on the November general election ballot for three positions on the Sisters City Council. Councilors whose terms expire this year include Chuck Ryan, Andrea Blum, and Richard Esterman. The five candidates for three positions are: Gary Ross; Elizabeth Fisher; incumbent Andrea Blum; Susan Cobb; and Jennifer Letz.

• City councilors approved a purchase agreement between Sisters School District and the City of Sisters for right-of-way acquisition for the Locust/ Highway 20 roundabout, to be constructed in partnership with Oregon Department of Transportation. The agreement is subject to legal revision and review.

• An affordable housing grant agreement between Sisters Habitat for Humanity

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and the City of Sisters for $6,627 was approved by City Council last week. Habitat was the first and only applicant for the affordable housing program grant which was established to encourage the development of affordable housing for the citizens of Sisters. The grant will be used to aid the construction of three units in ClearPine.

• Council approved the adoption of Resolution 202028, which promotes welcoming, serving, and protecting residents and visitors without regard to race, origin, religion, income, gender, sexual orientation, or immigration status. In light of current events occurring nationally, and the importance of facilitating community conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, staff researched and drafted a broad and holistic resolution emphasizing the importance of creating a safe, welcoming space for all members of our community and visitors.

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Traffic stop Sisters Country birds leads to drug bust

By Douglas Beall Columnist

Quickly moving rivers and streams are home to the Common Merganser (Mergus merganser). Cruising jet-like up and down waterways, only a few inches above the ripples, landing and then diving for fish and crustaceans with their serrated bills, this Merganser sports either a vivid rust-colored crest (female) or a iridescent green head (male) that is a joy to behold.

The Common Merganser nests in hollowed-out trees, on cliffs or on the ground, normally on the banks of rivers. Laying six to 17 pale white or yellowish eggs which are incubated for 28 to 35 days, the chicks then follow their mother to the river where they immediately begin feeding.

They locate their prey by sight, and therefore tend to feed in clear waters, less

A traffic stop in Sisters led to the arrest of a Bend man on multiple drug charges last week.

Deputies and Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Street Crimes Unit detectives conducted a traffic stop in Sisters on Thursday, August 27. The law enforcement officers stopped a black 2020 Chevy Equinox driven by 34-yearold Calien Ray Mount.

According to the sheriff’s office, Mount was driving on a suspended license and had a valid warrant for his arrest.

DCSO K9 Masa was at the traffic stop and alerted to the odor of a controlled substance inside the vehicle. A subsequent search resulted in approximately two ounces of heroin being seized, according to a DCSO report. Additionally, two grams of methamphetamine and $1,000 in cash was seized.

Mount was jailed on charges of Unlawful Possession of Heroin, Unlawful Delivery Heroin, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, and a parole violation warrant.

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than 12 feet deep, including estuaries, coastal bays, lakes, streams. By thinning fish populations in lakes and ponds, Common Mergansers allow the remaining fish to thrive, because they have less competition for the habitat’s limited resources.

Thus, more fish reach

larger sizes. Common Mergansers are considered keystone predators, acting to control the populations of many inland fish such as perch and bass. Wilderness lakes where Mergansers feed generally produce larger, healthier fish than lakes without predation.

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U of O: Fall classes will be mostly online EUGENE (AP) — The University of Oregon announced last week it will operate primarily virtual classrooms this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic.

U niver s ity Pre side nt Michael Schill said August 26, that first-year students will be welcome to live on the Eugene campus, The O re g o n i a n / O r e g o n L i v e reported. But they, too, will do most classwork remotely.

“The decision to move to a predominantly remote and online form of instruction in the fall was not easy,” Schill said in a statement on the University website. “We know that the vast majority of our students are itching to get back into the classroom.

Many of our faculty and staff members feel exactly the same way. However, due to a confluence of factors we need to pivot.”

University officials said in the spring they hoped to open the campus and resume something close to normal operations this fall. But an increase this summer of new virus cases in Oregon prompted administrators to back away from that plan.

Schill said the experience of major colleges elsewhere in the country, which opened briefly and then shut their campuses when students contracted the virus, also influenced his decision.

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More marvelous mentors I must tell you about my marvelous mentor Pat Gibson, flight instructor, airplane doctor, and Fixed Base Operator (FBO) of the Bend Airport.

There isn’t room enough in this paper for me to share all the events in my life he helped me get through, from purchasing my first Cub to getting me to my FAA commercial, single-engine pilot rating.

He went with me on my first cross-country flight.

We had gassed up my old Korean War-surplus Piper Cub, and Pat had settled in the canvas back seat to watch. I was up front preparing to do all the flight work, and away we went into the wild blue yonder. About an hour into the flight he suddenly smacked me on the back of my head with his chart board and shouted, “Where did you say we’re going?”

Rubbing my sore spot, I shouted back, “Weed, California!”

To which he responded, “OK, but we’re going to have to gas up in Burns!”

Throughout my entire flying career I was always

lost. Except for the time I spent most of the day in a World War II Schweitzer training sailplane achieving my five-hour soaring badge.

At 4 hours, 45 minutes into the flight I was at 12,000 feet above sea level (ASL) over Brothers. I couldn’t believe it, but a huge, adult female golden eagle pulled up alongside me, and I thought she winked at me and shouted, “Nice going!”

In those wonderful lifechanging times, Phil Brogan asked me one day if I wanted to accompany him to Camp Hancock where he had been asked to give a “Sermon on Red Hill” — a lecture on Central Oregon geology he put together for campers and staff.

Anything Phil suggested to me I accepted — wholeheartedly and immediately — and away we went. I had no idea what Camp Hancock was, or where it was. But I soon discovered it was operated by The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and located right near the John Day River close to Clarno.

What a trip! All the way from Bend to Hancock Phil was busy pointing out volcanic and ice age wonders along the route.

In the time Phil and I were there, I fell in love with everything about science, geology, education and OMSI. Phil and I did a picture page for The Bulletin about the camp, which eventually led to my becoming the staff naturalist, teacher and bus-driver for the museum for six magnificent years.

During those wonderful years I had one job that was

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High Desert Museum adopts writing prize September 17 is a big day for the Waterston Desert Writing Prize. Not only will the sixth annual awards ceremony be held, recognizing the overall Prize winner, the two finalists and the inaugural student essay winner, but also the High Desert Museum, Central Oregon’s renowned natural and cultural history museum, will make official its adoption of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize.

An invitation and link to reserve a virtual seat at this exciting event, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, is available on the Museum’s website, www.highdesertmuseum.org/ waterston.

Since its inception, the Waterston Desert Writing Prize Awards Ceremony has been hosted by the High Desert Museum. The mission and goals of the Prize complement those of the High Desert Museum, emphasizing the importance of protecting deserts and creating important conversations about the issues affecting them.

Prize Founder and President Ellen Waterston states: “I believe I can speak for both boards of directors in saying this is a very exciting day. The Museum is positioned to grow the breadth of reach and depth of the Prize and, in so doing, will acquaint a larger literary audience with the Prize as well as the extraordinary spectrum of programs and activities the Museum offers.”

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Whitelaw calls the transition “a natural fit.”

“It has been an honor to partner with the Prize for six years and a privilege to continue the brilliant work of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize,” she says. “Sharing inspiration about and insight into desert landscapes and cultures crafted by such gifted writers aligns perfectly with the Museum’s mission to foster understanding of and dialogue about the High Desert.”

Now in its sixth year, the Waterston Desert Writing Prize honors creative nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy, with the desert as both subject and setting. The Prize recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide as ecosystems and in the human narrative. Since its founding, the Prize has received submissions from across the United States and from more than 20 countries. The overall winner receives a cash prize, currently $2,500, and a twoweek residency at PLAYA, an artists’ and scientists’ residency campus in Summer Lake, Oregon.

In addition to the formalities of the transfer of the Prize to the care of the Museum, the September 17 virtual celebration will feature a reading by the 2020 Prize recipient, Hannah Hindley, of Tucson, Arizona, for her winning book proposal, “Thin Blue Dream,” a collection of interconnected stories that explore the Sonoran Desert’s disappearing urban waterways.

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Prize finalists Eli Beck, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Leath Tonino, Ferrisburg, Vermont, will also offer brief readings from their proposals. Beck was recognized for his submission “Rude Awakenings,” an examination of wilderness therapy programs in the Four Corners region of New Mexico.

Tonino submitted “Nooks and Crannies: Mapping the

(Unmappable) Waterpocket Fold with Prose Vignettes,” a documentation of his experiences in Capitol Reef National Park. The essay by Al Lehto, the winner of the inaugural student essay writing competition, reflects on the many hours their artist mother spent painting in the Oregon Badlands Wilderness east of Bend, and the times they would join her.

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Obituaries David DeWitt Johnson July 30, 1927 – May 18, 2020

Beverly Jean Archer March 14, 1931 — July 1, 2020

Beverly Jean Archer of Bend passed away July 1, due to complications from a fall. She was born March 14, 1931 in Periora, Illinois.

She lived at Black Butte Ranch for 38 years, where she enjoyed playing golf and bridge with friends and family.

She is survived by her daughter, Terri Brittingham and son, Brad Combs; along with her grandchildren, Aria GarauBrittingham, Ashlee GarauBrittingham, Jennifer Bontecou, Justin Combs; and one great-granddaughter, Elena Saunders.

A private family memorial was held for her in late August.

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David was born July 30, 1927 in Moscow, Idaho to Blanche and Lauren Johnson of Orofino. He met the love of his life, Anne, while they were both teaching in Sisters, two among the district’s four teachers.

They were married in June, 1956 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bend. They raised two children, Shelley and Phillip.

David served in the Navy at the end of World War II, attended Oregon State College, graduated from the University of Oregon, and completed a fellowship in public affairs at the Coro Foundation in San Francisco. After working briefly in the fishing and logging industries, David spent his career in education, teaching in France, Oregon, and Germany, returning to Sisters as principal and superintendent.

In 1963 David became

executive secretary of the Oregon State Scholarship Commission. From there he was invited to Washington, DC under the Lyndon Johnson administration to direct the new Educational Opportunity Grants program, and its companion, Talent Search. In this position, David built a multiracial multi-ethnic staff that represented the students it would serve. He was passionately devoted to providing educational opportunities for low-income, disadvantaged, disabled, and first generation college students.

After 17 years with the US Office, and later Department, of Education, David joined the Academy for Educational Development. One of his assignments was directing desegregation of higher education in Shreveport, LA. He next administered the Academy’s International Visitor Projects for the United States Information Agency, his staff growing the projects from four to around 24 a year.

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He is deeply missed by his wife Anne Johnson, children Phillip Johnson and Shelley Chambers (Joe), grandson Brendan Chambers, David’s church family, and his beloved cousins and friends the world over.

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T h i s w a s D a v i d ’s essence. Hospitality, easing the suffering of others, making the world a better place for all. Many will remember him lovingly preparing a meal at the kitchen counter, whether a sit-down dinner for fifty to celebrate Anne’s birthday, a weekly gourmet dinner for the men at Crossroads Shelter, a simple family meal, or hand-squeezed orange juice for a visiting toddler. Over years of vacations with family and friends, David filled the car’s trunk with his favorite pans and kitchen tools, hosting and feasting uninterrupted.

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Daniel Joseph Appenzeller July 8, 1956 – August 21, 2020

Daniel Joseph Appenzeller, age 64, died peacefully at home from complications of cancer on Friday, August 21 in Sisters.

Dan was born on July 8, 1956, in Oxnard, California to Mitch (Mildred) and Bill Appenzeller.

He married the love of his life, Crista Munro, on October 5, 1996. One of his biggest joys in life was their son, Elias Appenzeller, 23 of Eugene.

Dan was the kind of person who could pick up any instrument and play it well, but his passion was the guitar. Not many people knew what a great musician and songwriter Dan was because he didn’t often play publicly. Those who were fortunate enough to hear him perform can attest to the depth of his hidden gift.

He was an avid surfer during his time in California, then found a passion for fishing, snowboarding, hiking and camping after moving to Colorado in 1991.

He also collected coins and was becoming quite an accomplished crossword puzzler.

After moving to Eugene in 2011 for health reasons, Dan became a diehard Oregon Duck fan and loved to host football parties for his friends every Saturday during the season.

In 1996, Dan and Crista put on their first music event, The Four Corners Folk Festival, in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The festival became wildly successful largely due to Dan’s unique talent for discovering and presenting amazing young musicians, along with seasoned professional touring acts. By the time he retired in 2019, their nonprofit organization FolkWest was producing two annual festivals and two educational music camps a year.

Dan’s family really couldn’t comprehend just how much of a far-reaching impact he had on the world until after his passing, when a tidal wave of love and memories flooded their phones and social media feeds. Dan had a way of communicating with people that made them feel like they were the most important person in the world. He made it easy to get caught up in his passion for music and all the complexities of the performers on the festival stage when you saw him watching in the audience with his trademark dazzling smile lighting up his face.

Dan is survived by his wife, Crista; son, Elias; siblings, Rob Appenzeller, Tina McDonald, Katie A p p e n z e l l e r, Vi c t o r i a Appenzeller (Quincy), Shelley Appenzeller (Mike Chapman), John Appe nz elle r a n d To m Appenzeller (Ana); and 15

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nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family (and Dan) request that you exercise your right to vote in November, as if your life depends on it.

“You forged new relationships and bolstered old ones. We are a festival family, born from the music we listened to and the dirt we danced in. Your vision, creativity, and dedication will not be forgotten. You made families. We love you and will miss you dearly.”

The family is planning a virtual memorial and celebration of life.

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The last hurrah of summer will be an active one, with a variety of events scheduled for Labor Day weekend.

The Sisters Fall Street Festival will be held as regularly scheduled on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 on the corner of Oak Street and Main Avenue. The annual event is in its 13th year, featuring a variety of arts, crafts, some antiques, some commercial vendors, food, beer and wine garden, entertainment and a special charity fundraiser.

The Food Cart Court at Eurosports will host a free car show on Friday, September 4, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Sisters Coffee Co. offers

live music with Linda Landucci and Steve Peavey on Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Paulina Springs Books is hosting a series of virtual events in conjunction with other Pacific Northwest bookstores. On Thursday, September 3, the Books in Common Regional Literary Event Series features Jane Kirkpatrick and Greg Nokes.

For login information visit www.paulinaspringsbooks. com.

Sisters Farmers Market is entering its final month of a successful summer, at Fir Street Park on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-orders are available; visit www. sistersfarmersmarket.com.

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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.

Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis drivethrough style from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by, no need to make a reservation.

Questions? Call 541-678-5483.

Common Weeds of the Deschutes Canyon Area

A free online event will be presented on Saturday, September 5 from 10 to 11 a.m.

by Marilynne Keyser, author of “Guide to Common Native Plants of the Deschutes Canyon Area.”

Marilynne will help you learn to recognize and manage common weeds of the Deschutes Canyon Area. Her talk will cover noxious invasive weeds on county lists because they threaten healthy ecosystems and the economy. It will also cover those “obnoxious” (not on noxious list) weeds that are found on public lands and private properties. Marilynne will share county and commercial resources to help you manage weeds on your own property.

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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 until all food is distributed 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 Sistersarea churches are joining with Wellhouse Church to contribute both financially and with volunteers to help sustain the program. Info: 541-549-4184.

Community Assistance During COVID-19 Pandemic

VAST church is eager to help, picking up prescriptions, delivering groceries or food, helping however they can. People in need can call 541-719-0587 and press 1 to be connected to Mikee Stutzman, Ministry Coordinator or email her at admin@vastchurch.com. VAST Church is willing to help as long as resources and volunteers allow.

Furry Friends Has Moved!

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.

Virtual Race to Benefit Central OR Symphony

The Virtual Beat Beethoven’s 5th 5k & 1-mile race will be held Sunday, October 11. A virtual race is done “on your own” between Sunday, October 11 through Sunday, October 18. You can run on your own or use the route at Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Proceeds benefit the Central Oregon Symphony, which has canceled concerts because of the virus. For just $25 you can register for either distance: www.beatbeethoven5k. com. Registrants will receive a printable bib and be entered into a raffle. If you have questions, call the Central Oregon Symphony Assoc. office at 541-317-3941.

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Free Legal Assistance for Deschutes County Seniors

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon and Legal Aid Services of Oregon are working together to offer legal services to lowincome seniors living in Deschutes County. These services are provided to adults 60 years and older with preference to those in greatest social and economic need, with particular attention to low income, minority and frail individuals. Five free 30-minute legal assistance sessions for seniors are available virtually or by telephone the week of September 14-18. Services offered by volunteer lawyers include: tenant rights, collection of money through small claims, creditor/debtor rights, domestic relations issues, estate planning and probate issues. Lawyers meet with clients for free halfhour consultations. Seniors may retain volunteer lawyers to do additional legal work beyond the consultation for a fee if they choose. Call to the Council on Aging to schedule one of the limited number of free 30-minute legal assistance appointments or to learn more about other legal support options at 541-678-5483.

Sole Support Walk

Step out on Parkinson’s disease, six feet apart, at this year’s Sole Support Central Oregon walk.

Join Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, Saturday, September 12 at Ponderosa Elementary in Bend between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a drive-thru event. Turn in donations, collect t-shirts (earned by raising $100+), gather other goodies, and get your car decorated! Then choose your own adventure by walking one of our suggested 1k or 5k routes or select your own walk location! Share your Sole Support weekend pics via social media and help us in this giant step out on Parkinson’s. Your time and fundraising supports local wellness and education programs for local patients and families living with Parkinson’s in our community. Registration is required at www.solesupport.org or 800-426-6806

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Sisters Community Church has volunteers available and is cultivating a caring community.

Call Wendy at 541-389-6859. Visit the church website at www.sisterschurch.com.

2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Join others at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 12 for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Central Oregon. The world may look a little different right now, but one thing hasn’t changed: our commitment to ending Alzheimer’s. This year, Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is everywhere — on every sidewalk, track and trail. We won’t have a large in-person gathering — instead, we invite you to walk in small teams of friends and family while others in your community do the same. Because we are all still walking and fundraising for the same thing: a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. Visit alz.org/walk to register today. Info: 503-416-0213.

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Volunteer with Habitat!

Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s Thrift Store, ReStore, and Construction sites need more volunteers! Are you interested?

New Volunteer Orientations take place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at noon in the Sisters Habitat office, upstairs at 141 W. Main Ave. CDC protocols are followed. RSVPs are required as space is very limited in the socially-distanced meeting room. Each person must wear a mask and sanitize their hands when entering the building. A mask will be provided if needed.

Please contact Marie at marie@ sistershabitat.org or 541-549-1193 to save your spot.

Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda

Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship!

For more information go to hopeafricakids.org or call Katie at 541-719-8727.

Clippity Clop To Snip ‘Em Off is a judged or non-judged trail ride in Sisters on Saturday, September 19. The 10-mile course uses the Metolius-Windego trail loop out of Cow Camp. Your refundable (if event is canceled due to wildfires or COVID-19) fee of $45 helps Equine Community Resources Humane Society of Central Oregon cover most of the costs of the 541-382-3537 annual spring low-cost Gelding Clinics. E.C.R. has gelded 50 horses to date. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only the Saturday ride will be held, prizes will be delivered to riders’ rig, no concessions and face coverings are required when social distancing is not possible.

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Antiques & Jewelry Donations Needed

Sisters Kiwanis takes donations of antiques, collectibles and jewelry throughout the year for its annual Antiques, Collections & Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday every Memorial Day weekend.

Your donation is tax-deductible!

New jewelry donation drop-off box at Washington Federal Bank in Sisters. For more information and to arrange for pickup of large or small items, please call Pam at 541-719-1049.

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

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FBI shifts resources to ongoing unrest in Portland

By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press

PORTLAND (AP) — Portland’s FBI chief said Wednesday, August 26, he is shifting the agency’s resources to focus more heavily on the nightly racial injustice protests in Oregon’s largest city that often end in vandalism, clashes with local police and dozens of arrests.

Special Agent in Charge Renn Cannon said he is pulling agents from fraud and organized crime teams to focus on “acts of violence and federal crimes” committed during nearly three months of unrest. The FBI respects the rights of peaceful protesters to assemble and demonstrate, but near-nightly acts of violence and vandalism associated with the protests have created a dangerous and volatile situation, he said.

“We do investigate major threats of violence and federal crimes. And sometimes a major threat of violence is a cumulative threat that happens over a period of time. It starts to have a really negative impact on the community,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press.

“Here in Portland, we’re ... making the assessment that we should be trying to do a little more than we have, because the cumulative effects and the nature of the problem indicate that the community needs help,” Cannon said.

He declined to provide specifics about the numbers of agents being shifted to protest

cases or which cases, or how many cases, the agency was investigating. The FBI has previously released wanted posters related to two incidents on May 29.

The announcement came as Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler prepared to make a statement the day after protesters smashed windows and vandalized City Hall inside and out. Police made 23 arrests as they dispersed the crowd, officials said.

Demonstrators in the crowd of about 150 also threw bottles and eggs at police, put metal bars in the street to try to damage police vehicles and smashed a security camera on the City Hall building, police said in a statement. The statement said officers used “crowd control munitions” in response but did not say what kind.

The day before, local police used tear gas to repel protesters who repeatedly set fire to a police union headquarters building and arrested 25 individuals.

And last weekend, protesters clashed violently in downtown streets for several hours with members of a right-wing group that showed up to confront them. Video recorded during the Saturday melee shows one man pointing a gun into the crowd, but no shots were fired.

Cannon declined to say if the FBI was looking into Saturday’s events, but he said his agency does help local, state, and federal law enforcement with “threat assessments” in

situations such as those.

Portland has been gripped by nightly protests for nearly three months since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Demonstrators have repeatedly targeted police buildings, police union buildings, city and county offices and federal buildings with vandalism that includes setting fires, spraying graffiti and smashing windows and security cameras.

Some protesters want to eliminate or drastically reduce the city’s police budget — saying the police protects property over Black lives — while the city’s mayor and

others in the Black community have decried the violence, saying it is counterproductive.

On Tuesday, President Trump renewed calls to have Gov. Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler call in the state’s National Guard.

“They must stop calling these anarchists and agitators ‘peaceful protestors.’ Come back into the real world! The Federal Government is ready to end this problem immediately upon your request,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Brown responded on Twitter to Trump’s demand, calling it “political theater.”

In July, Trump sent agents to protect federal property in

downtown Portland.

Crowds grew into the thousands. Agents repeatedly clashed with people over a two-week period, deployed tear gas, and arrested those they said were hurling objects and trying to hurt agents and damage property.

The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Trump and other federal officials related to the agents’ actions, alleging they used excessive force and illegal detentions to try to stamp out Black Lives Matter protests.

The agents pulled back from a visible presence downtown on July 31.

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To the Editor: Once in a great while you are given the pleasure of meeting someone who is more unique and kinder than nearly everyone else you know. Nearly 30 years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Jim Anderson. He spoke at a meeting of the Friends of Black Butte Ranch. His knowledge of the natural world into which we had moved was astounding.

But it was his humor that really captivated me. Over time we became friends. Our most recent adventure was live-trapping a skunk who had been terrorizing my neighborhood.

He told me to bait the trap with Ray’s roasted chicken. It worked. Others had been trying to trap this skunk but it was Jim’s method that succeeded.

If you like nature and love humor you need to read Jim’s wonderful book, “Tales from a Northwest Naturalist.” Many people are good writers, very few know how to write with humor. Jim’s an expert. We will all miss him.

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To the Editor: I am writing in response to the letter written by Owen Herzberg published August 26.

Every Saturday morning I attend a peaceful protest in Sisters to express my opposition to racial injustice in our country. I attend because I am sickened that an unarmed Black man can be shot seven times in the back, in front of his children, in broad daylight, with no apparent consequence to the shooter, a policeman who has sworn to serve and protect his fellow citizens.

I attend because I am outraged that deliberate and systemic racism has created huge disparities for People of Color in many success indicators including wealth, the criminal justice system, employment, housing, health care, politics and education.

I attend because Black lives matter. That is not a political statement; it is a statement of belief. My belief. I am not a member of any organized, anti-racist group. I do not follow the directions nor endorse the beliefs of any so-called “leaders” of any organization. It is

not my intent to “disrupt communities, families and social norms.”

I am not a Marxist, nor do I endorse anarchy. I am just a well-informed citizen who wants to live in a country where each and every individual is equal under the law, regardless of skin color, country of origin, sexual orientation, zip code, religious belief, gender or political affiliation.

I want to live in a country where each and every citizen is afforded equal opportunities to succeed and prosper. I want to live in a country where violence is not tolerated and perpetrators of violence are held accountable. This is why I wave my BLM sign every Saturday morning. Why is this so hard for you to understand? What, exactly, are you afraid of? What kind of America do you want to live in?

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To the Editor: On Saturday, August 29, we had our 14th consecutive weekly rally at the corner of Cascade Avenue and Larch Street in support of Black Lives Matter. While most of the responses we elicit are positive and respectful, the opposition usually boils down to two arguments: 1. “All Lives Matter.” This is a true statement, but all lives do not and cannot matter until Black Lives Matter. One month after the murder of George Floyd – 8 minutes and 46 seconds of horror while a defenseless and unarmed Black man was slowly strangled to death by a Minneapolis policeman — we held a vigil to memorialize not just Floyd but the deaths of 96 other victims of white supremacy over the past 10 years.

The fact that there were so many names (and I’m sure we didn’t find them all) speaks for itself. After the video documenting the slow murder of Floyd, can anyone now ignore the reality that Black people are endangered because of the color of their skin? We want to see “all lives matter” become a reality but that can only happen when Black Lives Matter.

And that can only happen when we recognize and address the racism that causes Black lives to be de-valued.

2. “BLM is a Marxist movement with a Marxist agenda.” This argument seeks to

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needs to be five percent or lower over a seven-day span for three weeks in a row.

As of August 16, Deschutes County had dropped to 17 cases per 100,000, down from 54 a month earlier.

A total of 13 counties have dropped under the “magic number” of 10 per 100,000. Crook County, at 9 per 100,000, is the only county in the region under that number, but many of the rural counties of Eastern Oregon are well below the reopening standard.

Jefferson County numbers dropped significantly, but remain among the highest in Oregon at 130 per 100,000. Complete statistics for Oregon are available on

the Oregon Health Authority website and are consistently updated.

In Sisters, grades K-12 are scheduled to begin September 8 under Comprehensive Distance Learning. If the metrics continue to improve and remain sustained at acceptable levels required for reopening, K-3 students could be back in school buildings by September 28 and grades 4-12 by October 19.

The Sisters School District website (www.ssd6. org) has more detailed information on its front page under “COVID-19 Menu.”

Allen and Sidelinger both encouraged Oregonians to keep practicing mask wearing, social distancing, hand washing and, in particular, urged people to keep Labor Day celebrations close to home and in small groups, citing the surges in COVID19 cases following Memorial Day and Fourth of July.

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Coronavirus cases drop, but not enough for schools to reopen SALEM (AP) — Coronavirus cases in Oregon have declined during the past month, but in order for schools to reopen the average amount of new cases a day needs to decrease from 250 to 60, state health experts said.

In order to reach that goal, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said residents will have to continue to follow and enforce current statewide COVID-19 safety mandates or else bars and restaurants may have to close and travel restrictions will be implemented.

“The good news is we’re slowing the spread of COVID. The bad news is our infection rate is still too high for most in-person schools,” Brown said Friday. “With the course we’re on, meeting our goals is just going to take too long. We must do better, faster. We must work together. And we must do it now.”

The Oregon Health Authority reported 259 new cases Friday as the state’s total case count rose to 24,421. The death toll is 414.

Dean Sidelinger, the state’s epidemiologist, said that since July, transmission of the deadly virus has slowed. Hospitalizations also declined last week, from 143 to 115.

The percentage of positive tests has leveled off too — remaining at 5.4 percent.

“While our COVID-19 data shows we are doing better than many other states, the virus continues to be a significant threat in our communities, and we’re not close to keeping the infection rate at a level we’d need to reopen schools across Oregon,” Sidelinger said.

In June, Gov. Brown issued an executive order that allowed in-person learning at public and private K-12 schools only if it they met guidance issued by the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Education.

One of the guidelines requires both a statewide and a county-wide testing positivity rate of five percent or

less, as well as 10 or fewer new cases for every 100,000 people in the county where the school is located.

At the current case rate, Brown said schools would not be able to return for inperson learning until April.

In order to speed up the return of students to schools, Brown said residents will have to strictly follow current statewide mask mandates and gathering limitations.

If cases do not continue to decrease and “at a rapid rate,” Brown said she will have to consider closing bars and restaurants and implementing travel restrictions, which would include people traveling to Oregon from out of state quarantining for two weeks.

Brown said she has been reluctant to order more

businesses to close because of the economic impact.

More than 500,000 people in Oregon have filed unemployment claims since the start of the pandemic.

Two counties — Marion and Wasco — were removed from the state’s County Watch List this week after reducing the spread of COVID-19. The watch list is designed to help the state prioritize assistance to areas with the broadest spread of the virus.

When a county is placed on the list, the Oregon Health Authority increases monitoring and provides additional epidemiological support, case investigation and contact tracing help,

officials said.

“This is yet another example of how we can combat this disease by working together,” Brown said.

Oregon Health Authority officials also announced that they had secured supplies to process more than 400,000 COVID-19 specimens tests — increasing the capacity of testing by 20,000 additional tests per week.

“This is an important step toward securing the COVID19 testing capacity that our state needs,” said Patrick Allen, director of the health authority. “As we’ve said for months, without adequate testing, we cannot truly suppress the virus in our communities.”

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The heart opens A man was murdered. His name was Aaron Danielson, but he also went by the name Jay Bishop. From what we know as I write this, he was from Vancouver, Washington, and belonged to the group Patriot Prayer.

He had a bright, warm smile, a smile his loved ones will never see again.

I don’t know much else about Aaron-Jay, except that he was shot and killed in Portland this weekend. I learned about the incident from a Twitter post with cell phone video, posted by a controversial, conservativeleaning magazine editor.

He specified that the shooting didn’t “appear to be related to the ongoing Antifa protest.”

Conservative media has since exploded with accusations that this was an antiTrump hit job. An unhinged Antifa protester has been named as a potential suspect. As the social media melée unfolds, as thousands of bot-generated echo sites disguised as news media amplify the language of

hate around this incident, I find it hard to draw myself away from the conflict and suspense.

It is hard to step away long enough to feel grief, to feel the true sorrow that comes with sympathy, to process the pain we can feel when contemplating a mystifying, pointless loss of human life. Sometimes our courage wobbles. Fear keeps us focused elsewhere.

If we feel something real and painful, it may threaten our sense of comfort and security. To feel truly and deeply, to allow ourselves to flow with sympathy, empathy, grief, and love — this kind of thing could wrench us out of our bubble.

If sufficiently strong, it could cause us to question our group’s way of thinking.

What then? If our inner life doesn’t match up to that of our friends, family, church, news media, or political party — what then?

So we read and watch the news. We focus on details and factoids: How many pints of blood pooled around the victim’s body after he was shot? What kind of skirt was she wearing when she was assaulted? Did the plane fly into the building from the south, or was it more of a south-southeasterly flight?

We focus on the idea of justice and perhaps fantasize about its second cousin, revenge. Assessing blame and condemnation, flinging self-righteous indignation at the presumed guilty: this is all far easier than sitting with the bleak, heartrending knowledge that a fellow human being was killed.

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form. That murder and war are spun into humanity’s fibers, the warp and woof of our history and temperament. That we, too, will die in our time.

The ongoing narrative, the alleged story around the tragedy, provides a grand distraction from real pain and loss. Some narratives are specifically designed to manipulate what the public feels, what it buys, who it votes for. Others are homegrown affairs: speculations that fit a person’s worldview, musings on the political ramifications of the tragedy at hand.

Conspiracy theories emerge. Some explore important avenues of truth: was Lee Harvey Oswald really a lone gunman? Could the CIA be dealing cocaine and shuttling illegal arms to Central America under the benevolent watch of Ronald Reagan and Oliver North?

Some stories that sound impossible turn out to be true.

Given the history of infiltrators in American protest movements, from early union organizers to civil rights and anti-Vietnam War demonstrators, was the shooter incited by an Antifa infiltrator? Was the shooter himself an Antifa infiltrator?

Was it a cruel assassination ordered by power players in DC, to rile up the base at the expense of an actual, everyday Trump supporter? Or was the shooter just a lone lunatic who imagined his heinous act would be seen as heroic?

It was not heroic. It was stupid, evil, sad, and wrong — as human beings so often are.

Some conspiracy talk undermines our attempts to trust each other or reach consensus on any topic. If we can just focus on how Hillary and Q are trafficking children in the nonexistent basement of a pizza parlor, maybe we can avoid our pain. If we can obsess on

Antifa and cell-phone footage, we can avoid delving into our own dark side, the shadow side every person carries with us — every society, too.

Sufficiently distracted, we avoid the opening of the heart that accompanies true grief. If we do not cry, we cannot share the profound human experience of crying together.

I am crying today. I mourn the loss of Aaron “Jay” Danielson. I cry over the lack of decency, civility, justice, and courage evident across party lines. I cry over my own wrongdoings and shortcomings. As I weep, my heart opens. And there, glimmering, I find hope.

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A human problem We don’t have a wildfire problem. We have a humanmade structure problem. The war on fire is the longest continuous war in the United States. After the devastating fires of 1910 that claimed many lives and many millions of acres, the Forest Service fought any suggestion that fire may be beneficial to our forest; they went so far as to adopt adorable fire-ravaged mascots like Bambi and Smokey Bear to place the guilt on society for something which happens naturally.

After 1910, the Forest Service’s fire exclusion policy became the law of the land based on the premise that fire was unnecessary and destructive. But the

Indigenous peoples of the Western United States had an intimate knowledge of fire regimes (the local patterns of forest fire frequency and intensity) and knew that fire was necessary in order for the serotinous cones of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) to open up and drop their seeds on charred, fertile ground. As the West became overrun with settlements, agriculturalists, and miners, forest fires became increasingly viewed as a threat to Manifest Destiny. Naive settlers fell in love with the lush forests of the West and decided to set up shop without preparing for the inevitability of fire. Then, with increasing exploitation of forests in the Progressive Era, the United States launched itself into a crusade against fire to protect the logging industry.

When we start a dialog about forest fires, we need to remind ourselves that there was nothing tragic or destructive about them until we, as settlers, arrived and assigned them this value. I don’t mean to say that fire is a neutral player in the ecology of our environment. It would be far more accurate to say that fire is an incomparable force of good sweeping through our forests.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon specialists. After the fires have passed, they gleefully make their homes in the charred snags that were once ponderosas (Pinus ponderosa) and feast on the bugs that have come out to devour the swarm of bugs munching away on downed logs and sapling sprigs shooting up through the soil. The olivesided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi), mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides), chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina), and mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus), too, achieve their highest abundance in the decades that follow a freshly burned snag forest.

The media doesn’t work in the interest of small forest-dwelling creatures. The Eagle Creek Fire that burned 50,000 acres in 2017 was a dream come true for firesuppressionist members of the media who dramatically painted an image of Oregon that was forever marred by the foolishness of a minor and his fireworks.

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tarnish a diffuse movement that shares the slogan “Black Lives Matter” with legal entities within the movement, one of whose founders has identified herself as a Marxist. For nearly everyone who has expressed support for Black Lives Matter (including Republican Senators Mike Braun and Mitt Romney), the slogan Black Lives Matter signifies opposition to the violence with which George Floyd and other Black people have been treated — to the deaths and injuries that Black people are subjected to because of the color of their skin.

I personally am well-acquainted with Marxism. I studied it in school and spent considerable time in the former Soviet Union. I am not a Marxist. I do not support anarchy.

I oppose violence. I am a retired lawyer who was in private practice, who worked as inhouse counsel at U.S. Bank, and who served as general counsel for two international charities. I am a wife and a mother. I support Black Lives Matter because until they do, all lives cannot matter.

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To the Editor: Driving through Sisters this weekend on beautiful summer evenings, I was appalled to see the crowds gathered outside bars and restaurants.

Of course, you can’t eat or drink with a mask on. It is the large numbers of people in close proximity to one another that was disturbing. Also, some of our businesses are not enforcing the wearing of masks in their establishments. It is easy to say we live in a small town with only a few reported cases and we don’t need to be inconvenienced by having to follow state guidelines like the larger cities.

This is why we continue to see the spread of the virus.

Inconvenienced by wearing a mask?

Uncomfortable? Can’t breathe as well? I saw real inconvenience first hand recently in one of our hospitals. Front-line workers are taking so many steps to keep patients safe. Wearing PPEs, using hand sanitizer before entering the room, after entering the room, before leaving the room and then outside the room, before continuing on to the next task. By not doing what we know helps prevent COVID-19, we are contributing to the spread of this virus.

Sisters has so many out-of-town and outof-state visitors, we do not know where the virus may be lurking. Please, we all want to be able to return to a life that allows us to move about. Doing simple things to prevent more cases is essential.

Debbie Barnes

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To the Editor: I want to thank Commissioner Henderson for his August 12 letter to the editor stating that if the Deschutes National Forest needs more funding to reduce hazardous fuels he will advocate for it. The time for that advocacy is now, and yesterday.

In 2009 a group of environmentalists, timber industry representatives, fire fighters, the Forest Service, and other community partners secured $10.1 million in a national competition to implement forest restoration and fuels reduction work across 257,000 acres of forest stretching from Black Butte Ranch to Sunriver, wrapping around the cities of Sisters and Bend. I was one of three authors for the proposal, so I am intimately familiar with the package of work that became the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project.

Between 2009 and 2019, those $10.1 million allowed the Deschutes National Forest to complete over 120,000 acres of thinning, mowing, and prescribed fire treatments. Some of those treated acres became key anchor points where fire fighters were able to stop the Pole Creek and Milli fires from advancing into Sisters area subdivisions. Those fires clearly demonstrated that fuels reduction work helps us contain fires, reduce their severity, and protect our homes. This restoration work also employed over 100 members of our community over that 10-year period.

The 10 -year $10.1 million award expired in 2019 and there are still 30,000 acres within the 257,000-acre landscape at high or extreme risk of wildfire. The Deschutes Collaborative and the Forest Service have sought an extension of their 10-year award and got a positive review from the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program advisory committee.

Unfortunately, the advisory committee gave positive reviews to a total of $70.3 million of projects nationally for 2021 and Congress has only appropriated $40 million for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program in recent years. Congress will need to be prodded to increase Appropriations for this program which could provide sorely needed wildfire protection, habitat improvement, and employment for our community.

Despite holding a seat on the Steering Committee of the Deschutes Collaborative, Commissioner Henderson does not appear to have listened well enough to understand the need to advocate for these appropriations to protect his constituents from wildfire. County Commissioners can have a lot of influence on forest management and funding when they know what to ask for. I ask for your vote and pledge to do better for our community and our forests.

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Of course, a founding principle of America is that all people want to be free.

Ask yourself this question: How free are you? Ask it from a spiritual sense. Are you as free as you want to be?

I believe butterflies were put on this earth to help us understand our spiritual potential. During this marvelous season

of the butterfly’s southbound migration, think for a moment about the caterpillar and its butterfly.

Let’s revisit their story.

Once a tiny egg hatches on a leaf, a small caterpillar emerges, spending his life eating leaves as he grows bigger and bigger. He may move from bush to bush as he searches for the freshest leaves to eat; but he basically lives a confined life until one day, something inside tells him there could be more.

Suddenly the caterpillar has a divine awakening. He discovers he can be born again into a much freer self. Filled with hope and faith, he follows the divine directions; some may call it DNA. He doesn’t hesitate.

He doesn’t complain about his current limited condition asking “why did you take so long to tell me about this?”

He simply answers the call to change. Hanging from a leaf, he goes to sleep for a time while God uses DNA to completely transform the wormlike creature into a beautiful, graceful, winged being. Now able to fly, this new organism soars as high as the clouds — monarch butterflies have been seen flying as high as 11,000 feet above sea-level.

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You are really a limitless eternal Divine Spirit; you are not your body, tied to

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon the ground with a short time to live. Jesus said you can be everything he was — and still is. Think what that means. Your consciousness, that part of you science can’t find but knows exists, is Divine Spirit. That Spirit is living in a biological housing we call a body, cut off from its potential due to your lack of knowledge and faith.

You are trapped like the caterpillar unable to ascend above the body’s limitations. Most people think and act like the caterpillar.

They just go to work, come home tired, eat dinner, watch some television and go to bed, only to start it all over again the next day.

Jesus told us we could be much more than that.

But we’d have to be like the caterpillar. We’d have to trust the little voice inside which says there is more; there is the possibility of greater freedom and a wonderful life. As we learn to trust God, we search for new answers. We find those answers in the Holy Bible and many other books. I recommend the remarkable book, “The Sermon on the Mount” by Emmet Fox if you want to gain real in-depth knowledge. This is the book that gave me a new view of my potential. If you don’t have a lot of time, a quick read is his book “Emmet Fox Explains.”

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during the early 20th C e n t u r y, E m m e t F o x walked the talk. He became nearly deaf and blind as a young person due to chronic illness. One day he found a transformative spiritual book which explained many historic mystic meanings found in the Bible. That document showed him how to rise above his illness to a higher spiritual level than he had ever experienced before. This higher faith made him well. He regained his hearing and most of his sight — only needing glasses for full vision. But most important, he found more personal freedom than he had ever believed possible.

This transformation allowed Emmet Fox to heal other people. He continued to read and assimilate all of Christ’s teachings. Soon he began speaking about what he had learned.

He moved back to America, where he was born and was asked to lead a church in New York City.

In the 1930s that church grew from 500 members to over 5,000 because of Fox’s amazing ability to tell Christ’s story, captivating people’s attention and bringing them closer to God. U.S. Senators, movie stars and people all the way down to the lowest levels of society attended Fox’s church. They loved him, they loved God and they

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learned to love each other.

God’s love transformed Emmet Fox. God’s love transforms anyone who is willing to fully embrace the One Great Power in the universe. The core message is to love everyone and all God’s creations. Forgive all people whom you believe have trespassed against you.

Set them free so that you become as free as the butterfly, enjoying a full and happy life. You can be just like my Scotties on an offleash forest walk. You can leave the pain and fear and ascend to Love.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”

— 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (NIV).

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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service

PHOTO BY JASON DARRAH

Air assets worked the fire day in and day out.

FIRE: Danger will remain high through the holiday weekend Continued from page 1

to very hot temperatures and dry conditions through the week, meaning fire danger remains very high. People enjoying the forests and deserts over Labor Day weekend should exercise extreme caution to avoid human-caused fire.

The Deschutes National Forest Area Closure remains in place while FS Road 14 and associated campgrounds remain open. Visit www.inci web.nwcg.gov/incident/7012/ for additional fire and Forest Area Closures information.

DEPUTIES: Three Sisters deputies have been selected Continued from page 1

a number of foot patrols over the summer, meeting citizens and business owners, handing out business cards, and introducing themselves to provide name and face recognition.

“We have received an overwhelmingly positive response from the public.

We are excited for all of the deputies to be in place by September 12,” Bailey told The Nugget.

He indicated that the foot patrols will be part of the deputies’ routine duties.

“We want to be more than just the police force. We want to be part of the community,” Bailey said, noting particularly the current environment for police across the nation.

The other two deputies, Michael Hudson and Allie DeMars, are transferring to their new positions in Sisters from other county patrol teams. Deputy Brent Crosswhite, the resource officer for the Sisters School District, has been serving in Sisters this summer and will be patrolling as the “west district car” outside the Sisters city limits and will also work out of the Sisters substation.

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The Green Ridge Fire burned in heavy timber.

Additionally, there will be workspace available for the DCSO public information officer when in the area.

The interior of the police substation, located in the building on the southwest corner of North Larch and West Barclay Drive, is already looking different, with more workstations in place, a large conference table and chairs, and removal of some excess furniture to open up floor space. A separate office will provide space for the lieutenant. A new restroom will also be added to the station. Last year, the County purchased that entire building from a local citizen.

A covered parking area on the west side of the building will provide protection in the winter for the deputies’ vehicles. Sometime before September 12, the DCSO will be taking delivery of three cars and a pickup truck, all with the DCSO logo and indicating they are Sisters patrol units.

Deputies will be on duty seven days a week, with everyone scheduled for Fridays, when they will hold meetings, conduct trainings, and share relevant information face-to-face.

Bailey indicated there will be a public meet-and-greet in the substation parking lot after everyone has arrived and settled in.

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Jason Williams Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience 541-719-8329 SISTERS SATELLITE TV • PHONE • INTERNET Your authorized local dealer for DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet and more! CCB # 191099 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729 FREE LASERJET PRINTER • HP LaserJet 5200 (black and white laser printer), plus two 16A cartridges.

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502 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

BULLSEYE CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING New owner of Circuit Rider Carpet Cleaning Over 30 years experience, specialize in rugs & pet stains.

Licensed & Insured – Sisters owned & operated – bullseyecarpetcleaning.net • 541-238-7700 • GORDON’S LAST TOUCH Cleaning Specialists for CARPETS, WINDOWS & UPHOLSTERY Member Better Business Bureau • Bonded & Insured • Serving Central Oregon Since 1980 Call 541-549-3008 M & J CARPET CLEANING Area rugs, upholstery, tile & dryer-vent cleaning. Established & family-owned since 1986.

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504 Handyman

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4 Brothers Tree Service Sisters' Premier Tree Experts!

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– FOREST MANAGEMENT – Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush Mowing, Mastication, Tree Thinning, Large & Small Scale Projects!

Serving Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman & Sisters Area since 2003 ** Free Estimates ** Owner James Hatley & Sons 541-815-2342 4brostrees.com Licensed, Bonded and Insured CCB-215057 TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT Tree care and vegetation management Pruning, hazard tree removal, stump grinding, brush mowing, certified arborist consultation, tree risk assessment qualified, wildfire fuels assessment and treatment, grant acquisition, lot clearing, crane services.

Nate Goodwin ISA-Cert. Arborist PN-7987A CCB #190496 * 541.771.4825 Online at: www.tsi.services Sisters Tree Care, LLC Preservation, Pruning, Removals & Storm Damage Serving All of Central Oregon Brad Bartholomew ISA Cert. Arborist UT-4454A 503-914-8436 • CCB #218444 UPLOADED EVERY TUESDAY! The Nugget Newspaper C L A S S I F I E D S are at www.NuggetNews.com

SPURGE COCHRAN BUILDER, INC. General Contractor Building Distinctive, Handcrafted Custom Homes, Additions, Remodels Since ’74 A “Hands-On” Builder Keeping Your Project on Time & On Budget • CCB #96016 To speak to Spurge personally, call 541-815-0523

Lara’s Construction LLC. CCB#223701 Offering masonry work, fireplaces, interior & exterior stone/brick-work, build barbecues & all types of masonry. Give us a call for a free estimate.

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Custom Homes Residential Building Projects Concrete Foundations Becke William Pierce CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384 Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com McCARTHY & SONS CONSTRUCTION New Construction, Remodels, Fine Finish Carpentry 541-420-0487 • CCB #130561 Earthwood Timberframes • Design & construction • Recycled fir and pine beams • Mantles and accent timbers Kris@earthwoodhomes.com CCB #174977

601 Construction

Home Customizations, LLC Res. & Commercial Remodeling, Bldg. Maintenance & Painting Chris Patrick, Owner Custom Homes • Additions homecustomizations@gmail.com Residential Building Projects CCB #191760 • 541-588-0083 Serving Sisters area since 1976 JONES UPGRADES LLC Strictly Quality Home Repairs & Remodeling CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, 541-549-9764 Fences, Sheds & more.

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Restoration • Repair Specializing in tree assessment, – DECKS & FENCES – hazard tree removal, crown CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991 reduction, ladder fuel reduction, lot clearing, ornamental and fruit CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC. tree trimming and care.

Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers • Locally owned and operated • CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 • Senior and military discounts • www.CenigasMasonry.com • Free assessments • JOHN NITCHER • Great cleanups • CONSTRUCTION • Licensed, Insured and Bonded • General Contractor Contact Bello @ 541-419-9655, Home repair, remodeling and Find us on Facebook and Google additions. CCB #101744 CCB#227009 541-549-2206

Pat Burke LOCALLY OWNED CRAFTSMAN BUILT CCB: 288388 • 541-588-2062 www.sistersfencecompany.com

SIMON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Residential Remodel Building Projects Bruce Simon, Quality craftsman for 35 years 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 bsimon@bendbroadband.com LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 541-549-1575 For ALL Your Residential Construction Needs CCB #194489 www.laredoconstruction.com

Construction & Renovation Custom Residential Projects All Phases • CCB #148365 541-420-8448

602 Plumbing & Electric

MONTE'S ELECTRIC • service • residential • commercial • industrial Serving all of Central Oregon 541-719-1316 lic. bond. insured, CCB #200030 SWEENEY PLUMBING, INC. “Quality and Reliability” Repairs • Remodeling • New Construction • Water Heaters 541-549-4349 Residential and Commercial Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #87587 R&R Plumbing, LLC > Repair & Service > Hot Water Heaters > Remodels & New Const.

Servicing Central Oregon Lic. Bond. Ins. • CCB #184660 541-771-7000 CURTS ELECTRIC LLC – SISTERS, OREGON – Quality Electrical Installations Agricultural • Commercial Industrial • Well & Irrigation Pumps, Motor Control, Barns & Shops, Plan Reviews CCB #178543 541-480-1404

603 Excavation & Trucking

TEWALT & SONS INC. Excavation Contractors Sisters’ Oldest Excavation Co. Our experience will make your $ go further – Take advantage of our FREE on-site visit!

Hard Rock Removal • Rock Hammering • Hauling Trucking • Top Soil • Fill Dirt Ground-to-finish Site Prep Building Demolition • Ponds & Liners • Creative & Decorative Rock Placement • Clearing, Leveling & Grading Driveways Utilities: Sewer Mains, Laterals Water, Power, TV & Phone Septic System EXPERTS: Complete Design & Permit Approval, Feasibility, Test Holes.

Sand, Pressurized & Standard Systems. Repairs, Tank Replacement. CCB #76888 Cellular: 419-2672 or 419-5172 • 541-549-1472 • TewaltAndSonsExcavation.com BANR Enterprises, LLC Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls Residential & Commercial CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977 www.BANR.net

Cascade Bobcat Service is now SCHERRER EXCAVATION Lic. & Bonded – CCB #225286 scherrerexcavation.com Mike • 541-420-4072 Logan • 541-420-0330 ROBINSON & OWEN Heavy Construction, Inc. All your excavation needs *General excavation *Site Preparation *Sub-Divisions *Road Building *Sewer and Water Systems *Underground Utilities *Grading *Snow Removal *Sand-Gravel-Rock Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #124327 (541) 549-1848

604 Heating & Cooling

ACTION AIR Heating & Cooling, LLC Retrofit • New Const • Remodel Consulting, Service & Installs actionairheatingandcooling.com CCB #195556 541-549-6464

605 Painting

~ FRONTIER PAINTING ~ Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. Refurbishing Decks CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620 www.frontier-painting.com

606 Landscaping & Yard Maintenance

J&E Landscaping Maintenance LLC Clean-ups, raking, mowing, hauling debris, gutters.

Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 jandelspcing15@gmail.com All Landscaping Services Mowing, Thatching, Hauling...

Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740.

Complete landscape construction, fencing, irrigation installation & trouble-shooting, general cleanups, turf care maintenance and agronomic recommendations, fertility & water conservation management, light excavation.

CCB 188594 • LCB 9264 541-515-8462

MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE Sat. & Sun. 9-2 516 S. Spruce St. •••••

Household, holiday, garden!

Great prices!

Clarinet, ice skates (youth 4, womens 8), TVs, sound system, horse décor, glass TV stand, jackets, snow pants, BOOKS 25¢ (fiction, self-help, Christian), and more!

••••• Early to mid-1900 Victorian table 22x22 square, 28 inches tall, $200

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CITY OF SISTERS NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LAZY Z RANCH MASTER PLAN Proposals Due by 2 p.m. on October 7, 2020 The City of Sisters (City) is soliciting proposals from qualified land use planning, engineering, and/or architectural landscape consulting firms to develop a long term Master Plan for the future development and preservation of the City owned portion of the Lazy Z Ranch detailed within the City’s Request for Proposal (RFP).

Interested firms can obtain a copy of the RFP at https://www.ci.sisters.or.us/rfps Sealed RFPs must be received by Kerry Prosser, City Recorder, by hand delivery at 520 E. Cascade Ave., or PO Box 39 Sisters, Oregon 97759, on or before 2 p.m. (local time) on October 7, 2020. Envelopes should be clearly marked “LAZY Z RANCH MASTER PLAN.” Please provide one (1) digital copy (no email submittals), one (1) original hard copy, and ten (10) hard copies of the Proposal.

The original should be marked “Original” and must bear an original ink signature by an individual authorized to represent the Proposer. Late submissions will not be accepted.

The City of Sisters reserves the right to reject proposals not in Dishwasher. Evening shifts compliance with the prescribed available Wed., Thurs., Fri. Pick procedures and requirements and up application in person at may reject any or all responses.

Rancho Viejo.

All requests for clarification must be submitted in writing no later than Thursday, October 1, 2020, to Paul Bertagna at: Email: pbertagna@ci.sisters.or.us Help Wanted (preferred method). Copy Troy Please send an email to Rayburn at: Email: sistersfencecompany@gmail.com trayburn@ci.sisters.or.us with letter of interest or call 541-588-2062.

CITY OF SISTERS NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LAZY Z RANCH MASTER PLAN From design to installation we Proposals Due by 2 p.m. on can do it all! Pavers, water October 7, 2020 features, irrigation systems, sod, The City of Sisters (City) is soliciting proposalsplants, from trees etc. qualified land541-771-9441 use planning, LCB #8906 engineering, and/or architectural – All You Need Maintenance – landscape consulting firms to develop a longPine termneedle Master Plan removal, hauling, for the future development and mowing, moss removal, edging, preservation of the City owned raking, portion of the Lazy weeding, Z Ranch pruning, roofs, detailed within the City’s gutters, pressure washing...

Request for Proposal (RFP).

Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 nterested firms can obtain a copy Austin • 541-419-5122 of the RFP at https://www.ci.sisters.or.us/rfps Sealed RFPs must received by Services 701beDomestic Kerry Prosser, City Recorder, by BLAKE & SON – Commercial, hand delivery at 520 E. Cascade Home & Rentals Cleaning Ave., or PO Box 39 Sisters, Oregon 97759,WINDOW on or before CLEANING! 2 p.m. (local time) on October 7, Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897 2020. Envelopes should be – T“LAZY H E ZN U G G E T – clearly marked RANCH MASTER PLAN.” Please provide one (1) digital 802 Help Wanted copy (no email submittals), one Finance (1) original hard copy, and ten Manager (10) hard copies of theHabitat Proposal. for Humanity Sisters The original20 should be marked Starting wage is hours/week, “Original” and must bear an $20-$25 original ink signature by an / hr DOE. Bookkeeping, ndividual authorized to representHR, budgeting, the Proposer.

Late submissions mortgage processing, insurance. will not be accepted.

Full description is at The City of Sisters reserves the sistershabitat.org/about/hiring. right to reject proposals not in compliance with the cover prescribed Email letter, resume and procedures and requirements and references to may reject any or all responses. sharlene@sistershabitat.org.

All requests for clarification must be submitted in writing Davis Tire no later than Thursday, FT & PT October 1, 2020, topositions available.

Pay dependent Paul Bertagna at: Email: upon experience. pbertagna@ci.sisters.or.us Apply in person, (preferred method). Copy Troy 188 W. Sisters Park Dr. Rayburn at: Email: Immediate positions available. trayburn@ci.sisters.or.us

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

S S I F I E D S

INTERNET: Connectivity has become more critical in pandemic Continued from page 3

broadbandnow.com, there are 14 possible providers with eight of them offering residential service.

Approximately 90 percent of Sisters residents are served by multiple wired providers and several satellite ISPs. According to the same source, Sisters is the 86th most connected city in Oregon, ahead of Mill City but behind Redmond, Culver, and Terrebonne.

Installing cable lines in town isn’t much of a challenge, where houses are on city lots and next door to each other. Running cable to individual houses on multiacre parcels of land is something else entirely. Satellite dishes are a common sight in isolated rural areas, bringing hundreds of TV channels and providing Internet service via satellite.

Another option is the digital subscriber line (DSL) which runs through the standard phone lines that are wired into a home. There is an advanced DSL that has come online utilizing a type of fiber optic cable that is run to a “cabinet” in a neighborhood, from which copper wires run to houses in the neighborhood.

Fiber optic cables transmit data via fast-traveling pulses of light. A layer of glass called “cladding” is wrapped around the central fiber and causes light to repeatedly bounce off the walls of the cable rather than leak out at the edges,

enabling the signal to go farther with no reduction in the strength of the signal.

Currently, fiber is the fastest and most reliable connection type, but cable Internet can also provide fast Internet speeds. Both are better than DSL and satellite Internet at consistently delivering promised speeds.

It used to be that fiber was much more expensive than any of the other types of Internet, but price has come down considerably.

It is usually used more by large businesses and organizations. Bend Broadband offers some fiber optic cable transmission.

Fixed wireless Internet uses radio waves transmitted by a cell tower to bring Internet connection to the user. This is different from cable, DSL, and fiber, all of which use cables or wires.

The beauty of fixed wireless Internet is that it doesn’t require any hard wires.

Instead it uses an antenna located on the exterior of the house or in the attic.

The antenna picks up radio signals from the closest cell tower and your ISP is then

able to provide access to the Internet via a cable carrying the signal from the antenna to the router in your home.

Fixed wireless is more expensive and doesn’t scale well, so a lot more customers can’t be added on like they can with regular cable. The signal operates by line-ofsight, making hills and trees obstacles to transmission..

Elon Musk, of Tesla fame, among others, is developing low-orbit satellites that could provide Internet service. His developments are out of the theoretical stage and are currently being tested.

Each type of Internet service has its pros and cons and may not be available in all areas. That is what gives rise to the digital divide, which comes from lack of infrastructure and service, and expense of accessing service.

In coming issues of The Nugget, the focus will be on how the digital divide impacts so many facets of life; possible solutions; and pros and cons of choices available in Sisters Country.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

LUKENS: Sisters woman will return to England this month Continued from page 3

do not just one, but two, independent study courses on topics of her interest that weren’t covered in depth in the regular curriculum.

As a senior in high school, Lukens did most of her coursework at Central Oregon Community College through the Expanded Options program, which she says not only prepared her more for her next steps, but enriched her educational experience.

“COCC is a great school and I am so glad I had the opportunity to take classes there,” she said.

When it came to deciding what school to attend after graduation from high school, Lukens initially considered staying in Oregon after being admitted to Oregon State University, but she had gotten a taste of England at age 10 on a trip with her family, which got her thinking about other options.

“I thought that getting fully immersed in another culture, rather than just going abroad for one term, would be fascinating,” she said. “And it turns out it was true.”

Bachelor’s degrees in the U.K. are completed in three years, so Lukens will graduate in May with a degree in social work, which will allow her to practice in the region.

However, she is applying for Master’s programs with a focus on human rights law.

Her intention is to attend a campus in a larger city after three years on the Warrenton campus, which is situated in a town not much larger than Sisters, where she can experience more diversity.

While she says her experience of studying overseas has been positive, it has not come without some challenges.

“One thing that surprised me is having strangers asking me rather blunt and intrusive questions about my origins,” said Lukens, who was adopted from India. “People were confused by my accent in relation to my skin tone, expecting me to sound like someone from India rather than sounding like an American.”

Some of these encounters

were based solely in curiosity, according to Lukens, while others “felt a bit hostile,” which she had never experienced before.

“In Sisters I have always just been Alana,” she said.

“And I have certainly experienced and witnessed xenophobia.”

Lukens is the president of the International Student Society at Chester, so she rubs elbows with students from a number of other countries and has learned firsthand some legal restrictions, some of which she believes are unfair, that are placed on international students regarding being able to work in the U.K. As is her way, Lukens decided to take action.

“I wanted to be able to earn some money while in school, but quickly learned that the law only allowed me to do very menial labor with very strict hour limits,” she said. “I found I couldn’t tutor, I couldn’t teach music lessons, freelance or do anything artistic for pay. About all I could do was work in low wage jobs, like at the little pharmacy down the street.”

Her concern over this issue led her to initiate a petition and ultimately to arrange a meeting with a member of Parliament from the Warrington District, which is

set for September 1 via Zoom during which she hopes to relay her concerns and promote change.

The onset of the COVID19 pandemic spurred Lukens into action on other matters as well. She thought she would be coming home to Sisters in March, but her ticket got canceled and she found herself stuck, isolated in her room.

Ever active and always thinking, Lukens found herself asking, “What can I be doing during this time?”

Her answer was to start an online blog and Instagram platform called “The Empowerment Project,” with focus on well-being, mental health, cultural awareness, diversity/inclusion, and activism through promoting empowerment of ethnic

minorities and vulnerable populations.

Her launch of the project, which is multi-layered, has resulted in hundreds of followers and even a connection with a women’s group in Uganda for which she is sharing curriculum that she has developed focused on women’s empowerment.

“I always feel like I should be making an impact somehow beyond just doing things for myself,” she said. “I like the feeling that I am moving forward.”

Lukens says she is inspired by women like Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex; and Michelle Obama, former first lady.

“These women started relatively ‘normal’ lives and ultimately found themselves

in positions where they can really make a difference,” she said. “I hope that I can meet one or both of them someday.”

She continued her work on the project while back in Sisters this summer and will proceed to do so as she returns to Chester in early September.

Ever-busy, Lukens has also continued pursuing her love of music through songwriting and recording.

“I am glad I can keep music as part of my life, sort of on the side, where I can control it,” she said.

Alana is the daughter of Miki McFadden and Peggy Lukens of Sisters.

Those interested in learning more can access Lukens’ work at www.instagram.com/ empowerment_p.r.o.j.e.c.t/.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

VISION: Proposals are due in mid-October for Lazy Z plan

ZIMMERMAN: Area is popular with local shooters

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sidebar) that will identify and evaluate effluent irrigation options for the portion of the property suitable for that purpose, and evaluate open space park concepts and a highway view corridor for the rest of the property.

Bertagna said that the City is looking for a “very natural setting — passive, low-impact park use.” A view point would enhance safety where people often pull off the highway to take pictures.

Bertagna said that agencies from the Oregon Department of Transportation to the U.S. Forest Service have expressed support for a project of this type. He also noted that Sisters Trails Alliance will be involved.

The plan will analyze effluent reuse options and associated costs and identify

avoid Zimmerman pit until the work is completed.

Shooters may want to choose other pits near Sisters such as: • Cache Cinder Pit: 15 miles (four-wheel drive, high-clearance vehicle recommended).

• Four-mile Cinder Pit: 7 miles (200 yards of range; high-clearance four-wheel drive vehicle required).

PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

The City of Sisters is planning to create an open space park and view point for a portion of its Lazy Z Ranch property that is not suitable for effluent dispersal from the municipal wastewater plant. crop (grass, hay, etc.) and irrigation options.

The plan is expected to evaluate best use of view corridor and open space park including: wetlands, existing on-site trees, native plant species, and compliance with American with Disabilities Act (ADA).

A concept design for the viewpoint and open space park is to capitalize on

Late submissions will not be accepted.

The City of Sisters reserves the right to reject proposals not in compliance with the prescribed procedures and requirements and may reject any or all responses.

• Garrison Cinder Pit: 7.3 miles (medium-sized pit; high-clearance vehicle recommended).

• Melvin Cinder Pit: 8 miles (easy access; small pit suitable for handgun/ shotgun).

• Pole Creek Cinder Pit: 9.8 miles (small pit; relatively easy access, four-wheel drive recommended).

• Schilling Cinder Pit: 19.7 miles (easy access; highclearance vehicle; suitable for rifle/pistol/shotgun).

For more information contact the Sisters Ranger District at 541-549-7700.

mountain views and evaluate viewing platforms and informational markers. It will explore wetland restoration using native plant species, park amenities including sitting benches and parking for both bikes and vehicles.

The RFP is due by October 15. Bertagna hopes to have a master plan adopted by the end of the budget year in 2021.

PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

A crushing operation has occupied Zimmerman Pit, which is a popular shooting area. Shooters are asked to use other locations during the operation.

City seeks plan for Lazy Z land The City of Sisters is soliciting proposals from qualified land-use planning, engineering, and/or architectural landscape consulting firms to develop a long-term master plan for the future development and preservation of the City-owned portion of the Lazy Z Ranch.

Interested firms can obtain a copy of the request for proposal (RFP) at www. ci.sisters.or.us/rfps.

Sealed proposals must be received by Kerry Prosser, city recorder, by hand delivery at 520 E. Cascade Ave., or P.O. Box 39 Sisters, OR, 97759, on or before 2 p.m. (local time) on October 7, 2020. Envelopes should be clearly marked “LAZY Z RANCH MASTER PLAN.” Please provide one digital copy (no email submittals); one original hard copy, and 10 hard copies of the proposal. The original should be marked “Original” and must bear an original ink signature by an individual authorized to represent the proposer.

All requests for clarification must be submitted in writing no later than Thursday, October 1, to Paul Bertagna at pbertagna@ci.sisters. o r. u s . C o p y e m a i l s t o Tr o y R a y b u r n a t trayburn@ci.sisters.or.us.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Modern eco-friendly home built in 2009 offers 2 bedroom/2 baths, 1,614 sq.ft. & attached carport.

Energy-saving features: active & passive solar, heat pump water heater, air-exchange system & extreme insulation. Also, propane fireplace, cooktop & hot water on-demand system. Freshly painted Hardie Board exterior, metal roof, fabricated metal railings & stairways, concrete & maple floors, maple cabinets & lots of natural light. Large upper-level deck & 2 ground-level patios. Fenced garden area & greenhouse/storage shed nearby. Land is 40 ACRES – 17672 WILT ROAD in wildlife deferral status, lowering property taxes Private, yet close in, less than 10± miles from & enhancing the habitat for wildlife. $879,500. downtown Sisters. Forty acres with elevated MLS#220107708 building site and modest mountain views. Mix of pine and juniper. This property would be a great candidate for off-grid power, but power access is available. Call listing agent regarding power. Needs septic feasibility. Conditional-use permit to build a home was recently renewed for two years. Borders government land, State of Oregon, BLM and Deschutes County on three sides Owner will consider short terms. $275,000. MLS#201908158

VACATION LOCATION! Full-time residence or collect income from the rental pool. This Eagle Crest chalet offers you options. Beautifully vaulted tongue-and-groove 2-story ceilings, river-rock fireplace and a wall of windows that allow the natural light to flood the great room. All kitchen appliances included in the efficient kitchen, including a breakfast bar.

Step onto the spacious deck that overlooks the golf course. Hot tub too! Master bedroom with private bath. Two additional guest rooms, loft and additional bathroom. Fully furnished. Enjoy all that Eagle Crest has to offer. $339,000. MLS #220108033 1087 E. CREEKSIDE COURT Premier building lot in one of Sisters' finest neighborhoods. 12,320 square feet of level land with city utilities available. Nicely treed with native pines. Whychus Creek access. A quiet corner of Sisters, yet easy access to town. $235,000.

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Paved access, electricity and approval for a septic system, this acreage is ready for your Central Oregon dream home. The property offers views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, Black Butte, Mt. Washington, Black Crater and the Three Sisters, plus elevated views of the surrounding area. There are adjacent parcels for sale on either side that expand the possibilities.

BLM lands are nearby and the fishing is great along this stretch of the Middle Deschutes. $239,500. MLS#201910345

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SOUTH MEADOW #8 One-third ownership! Enjoy an open floor plan with views of pine trees from the living room, featuring stone fireplace, vaulted ceilings, kitchen and dining room. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, master on ground floor, offering a private retreat for guests or a place for kids to hang out. Huge windows provide abundant natural light. Loft for additional sleeping area. Wood detail throughout gives off the classic BBR feel. Black Butte Ranch amenities include restaurants, golf courses, spa, indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, fitness facilities, tennis and pickleball courts, hiking and biking trails, and more! $185,500.

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

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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.

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