The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIII No. 40 // 2020-09-30

The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 40

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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Artists demonstrate their work in tour

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Those who love the arts in Sisters got the opportunity last weekend to see some of the region’s finest in action.

The Sisters Art Association (SAA) Artist Studio Tour celebrated four years of offering a unique opportunity for art enthusiasts to visit studio spaces of 36 artists at 26 locations in and around Sisters Country.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, September 26-27, a dynamic group of local artists showcased unique collections of work in the free, annual, selfguided SAA Artist Studio Tour.

The tour offered visitors the special opportunity to visit many of the talented artists as they worked in their studios. Most artists on the tour — whether appearing at their private studios or joined up in small outdoor groups around one home — actively demonstrated their craft. This allowed guests to gain insight into the materials, techniques and processes used in creating a work of art. Artists participating in

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Fires postpone Whychus Creek dam removal

By Katy Yoder Correspondent

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June Jaeger demonstrated her work with dyes during an Artist Studio Tour last weekend that brought a welcome sense of activity and vitality to Sisters’ arts community. the tour specialized in a wide tour last year,” he said. “But get out. We’ve seen a lot of variety of mediums, ranging this year we met many new things just today that we from painting to ceramics to artists and really loved them hadn’t seen before. I’m very jewelry and textiles. and their art. There has been impressed.”

Tom Williams was on the so much limited availability A full-color tour guide tour on Saturday. of things to do and something “We went to the studio like this is a great chance to See STUDIO TOUR on page 23

Restoring Whychus Creek as a healthy waterway has taken many years, multiple funding sources, and teamwork. The removal of the last dam and fish passage barrier will help support reintroduction of Chinook and steelhead, which started in Whychus Creek in 2007.

Efforts are helping transform the once-dammed and overstressed water system into a life-giving, vital flow of clean, hospitable water able to support a diverse habitat.

The final dam removal was planned for September. But recent fires and suffocating smoke from around the state increased the fire-threat level on the Deschutes National See DAM REMOVAL on page 14

Sisters voters have choices to make

K-3 students return to school

Sisters voters will decide who will serve on Sisters City Council. Voters in the greater Sisters area will vote on who will serve as Deschutes County Sheriff for the next four years and on who will serve four years in Position #2 on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners.

Incumbent Phil Henderson is being challenged for the seat by Phil Chang (see profile of Henderson on page 6 and profile of Chang on page 7).

Stories on the sheriff’s race between incumbent Sheriff Shane Nelson and Bend PD officer Scott Schaeir will be forthcoming in subsequent editions of The Nugget, along with profiles of the five candidates vying for three seats on City Council.

The five candidates for

For the first time since mid-March students in kindergarten through third grade will return to Sisters Elementary School (SES) for in-class instruction, thanks to a consistent drop in COVID19 cases in Deschutes County.

The statistical metric of fewer than 30 cases per 100,000 has held for over three consecutive weeks, allowing the return of the youngest members of the Sisters School District to move from “Comprehensive Distance Learning” to “Hybrid Learning.” (Cases did jump again late last week).

Students will attend classes in person Monday through Thursday and continue to take part in Comprehensive Distance

Inside...

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

three open positions are: Gary Ross; Elizabeth Fisher; incumbent Andrea Blum; Susan Cobb; and Jennifer Letz.

In addition, local voters will decide on whether to allow additional marijuana-growing operations in unincorporated areas of the county, and vote on bonds to renovate, upgrade, construct and equip library facilities.

Ballots will be mailed out October 14. The last day recommended to mail them in to the County Clerk is October 27. Election Day is November 3, and all ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on election day in order to be counted. Postmarks do not count. There is a secure ballot drop at Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Ave. Deadline to register to vote is October 13.

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A student goes through the check-in process with staff before being dropped off at Sisters Elementary School Monday morning.

Learning on Fridays.

Getting students back into the school building requires a comprehensive plan to meet health and safety standards, according to Superintendent Curt Scholl.

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“We are excited to get to see our K-3 students for inperson instruction,” he said.

“Our elementary staff has done a great job preparing See SCHOOL on page 16

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Anonymity and accountability

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

We live in a world awash in information — and every day it gets harder to separate the wheat from the chaff. It’s increasingly challenging for people working in good faith to sort out fact from fiction, truth from misinformation, disinformation and outright lies.

During Oregon’s recent spate of catastrophic wildfires, rumors spread as virulently as the wind-driven flames. Law enforcement agencies from the FBI to the Douglas and Jackson County sheriff’s offices found it necessary to address persistent rumors — presented as established fact — that extremists were starting fires. They published statements that the rumors were not only unfounded but categorically false.

While arsonists were found to have started some of the fires — and arrests were made — law enforcement investigated claims that extremists were engaged in a concerted campaign of terroristic arson and found them to be untrue. Which didn’t stop the rumors from spreading.

While it’s not in the same category as wild rumor, the over-reliance on anonymous sources in national media also feeds a climate where information cannot be trusted. A recent article in The Atlantic by editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg cited multiple unnamed sources who claimed that President Donald Trump disparaged American service members as “losers” and “suckers” in the context of an aborted trip to a World War I military cemetery in France in 2018.

Those inclined to think the worst of Donald Trump were quick to seize upon the report, which rings true to them: Trump, after all, has mocked and derided lots of people, including his very public disparagement of the late Senator John McCain, who was a POW during the Vietnam War. Trouble is, other people who were present categorically reject the report. And those people are not anonymous. How should a person working in good faith weigh the relative credibility of people who are willing to put their names to their statements and those who are not?

In his recent memoir,

former National Security Advisor John Bolton, who is, to put it mildly, not on friendly terms with the President, said the decision not to visit the cemetery was weather-related. Bolton told The New York Times that he did not hear Trump use the disparaging words depicted in Goldberg’s story.

“I didn’t hear that. I’m not saying he didn’t say them later in the day or another time, but I was there for that discussion.”

Goldberg is arguing that we should trust his reporting. In a letter to the editor in The Nugget last week, D.S. Findlay said that The Atlantic “retracted the validity of their anonymous ‘source.’” That’s not accurate.

In an interview with CNN, Goldberg said, “I stand by my reporting, I have multiple sources telling me this is what happened, and so I stand by it.” He also said that he is sure that all of the things that Bolton wrote in his own account are true.

We’re unlikely to get the chance to see how Bolton’s account and Goldberg’s report can both be true, because we don’t know who Goldberg talked to. Much has

reporting and dilutes the potential impact of his work.

It seems he may have a glimmer of realization to that effect. When Chris Hayes of MSNBC pressed him on anonymous sourcing, he replied: “I share that view that it’s not good enough. But, you know, like other reporters, I’m always balancing out the moral ambiguities and complications after anonymous sourcing with the public’s right to know… These are people in the various rooms.

But, yeah, obviously it would be better if people would say, attach their names to what they know.”

Yeah, obviously, it would.

Standards for journalists and for folks posting online or talking with friends really shouldn’t be much different. If information cannot be verified from a responsible source that has accountability, it should be treated very carefully — and the more inflammatory it is, the more skeptically it should be viewed. We should all do our best to follow verifiable information where it leads — and then let the truth will out and the chips fall where they may.

been made of reports that the Associated Press and FOX News “confirmed” parts of Goldberg’s reporting. But we should be aware of what “confirmation” means in this context, as noted by Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept: “(J)ournalism is not supposed to be grounded in whether something is ‘believable’ or ‘seems like it could be true.’ Its core purpose, the only thing that really makes it matter or have worth, is reporting what is true, or at least what evidence reveals.

And that function is completely subverted when news outlets claim that they ‘confirmed’ a previous report when they did nothing more than just talked to the same people who anonymously whispered the same things to them as were whispered to the original outlet.”

There are valid reasons to protect the anonymity of sources who provide critical, substantive and verifiable information — on tax data, for instance. Saving insiders from owning what amounts to gossip about the boss isn’t one.

By relying solely on anonymous sources, Goldberg undermines trust in his

Letters to the Editor…

The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer’s name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor.

Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is 10 a.m. Monday.

To the Editor: I have been curious of Laird Superfood’s interest in Sisters since CEO Paul Hodge announced that the company would build their factory and headquarters here in Sisters and employ about 500 people. Now we see that Hodge and his partner, Paul Schneider, have purchased 36 acres of the old U.S. Forest Service property at the west end of town and have requested approval of a plan to build workforce housing for 300-500 new homes there on 25 of those acres. As letter writer Gary Leiser said, (The Nugget, Sept. 23) they should become multi-millionaires almost instantly from selling all those “workforce” homes.

And let’s consider this: 500 Laird employees could mean 500 new residents of Sisters. If half of them are married, add 250 more people. If half of them have one child, add 125 more for a total of 875 new residents. And most families these days have two cars, so here comes another 750 cars.

Mr. Schneider said, “We don’t want to change the community. We want to expand on it, providing workforce housing.” Well, sir, 875 new residents and 750 more cars will change the community, irreparably. I sincerely hope that the Sisters City Council denies this devastating request.

Jim Cline

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To the Editor: A message for Jeff Mackey Thank you for your service. Thank you for your patriotism. Thank you for your courage — it has not gone unnoticed. And thank you for sharing your common sense — a rare commodity these days and apparently a foreign concept to many.

God bless you, Jeff.

Sharon Hrdlicka

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Sisters Harvest Faire canceled for 2020

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Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic in Redmond provided significant support for the Sisters charity Furry Friends Foundation, in its work to help families in Sisters through providing food and services for pets.

Furry Friends chosen for donation help raising funds to expand their facility. We have also helped the local Pet Evacuation Team, Crook County K9 Search and Rescue, and Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch.”

Blackmore, an employee at the clinic for three years, has been lead receptionist for a year.

“Each employee has their own side jobs and the Charity Fund is my project,” she said. “However, the clinic is equally involved in choosing who to support. “ The Sonny’s Sunshine Charity Fund was inspired by their beloved clinic kitty named Sonny, who lived to be 19 years old.

“He was a super cute orange tabby, and the goal is to help support pet/animal related causes,” Blackmore said. “The very first recipient was a diabetic high school

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Twice a year, Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic in Redmond actively looks to support local nonprofit organizations that value the animal/human bond.

Just recently Furry Friends Foundation (FFF) in Sisters was chosen as the clinic’s charity of choice and was presented with a check for $4,928.

Chelsea Blackmore, lead receptionist at the veterinary clinic, told The Nugget, “The Furry Friends Foundation was chosen due to their mission of extending a helping hand to those in need!”

Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic has supported all the local Humane Societies, particularly Three Rivers Humane Society.

She added, “They needed

student who needed help raising money for her diabetic alert dog. It was wildly successful, so Cinder Rock decided to continue!”

Kiki Dolson, FFF founder, said, “When Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic chose Furry Friends Foundation as their fundraiser charity earlier this year, I was honored.”

Dolson had put up a FFF display in the clinic’s office in early March, right before COVID-19 struck.

She added, “By the end of March when businesses were closing, I didn’t think much would be raised. Much to my complete surprise, that couldn’t have been farther from the truth. The Cinder Rock donation turned out to be the largest single donation we had received since our inception. I was See DONATION on page 16

Another major Sisters event has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic. The Sisters Harvest Faire sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce and set for the second weekend in October has been canceled.

In a letter to vendors and participants, Chamber Executive Director Judy Trego said, “After much due diligence, the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce has come to the conclusion we will not be able to comply with the Oregon Health Authority mandates for events laid out by the State of Oregon and unfortunately we will be unable to produce the Sisters Harvest Faire this year.

“While we researched the other events happening in Oregon, the historic crowd size of the Sisters Harvest Faire exceeds safety standards for the current pandemic and our experienced, small staff and key volunteers are highly

skeptical of our ability to monitor the crowds safely. In addition, the devastating wildfires impacting our neighboring communities to the west and the road closure, has also contributed to our decision to cancel the event.”

The event celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2019.

Over four decades it has grown into a major celebration of arts, crafts, and foodstuffs, drawing 185 juried vendors from Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Montana and farther. Many vendors have participated for over 20 years.

“We appreciate the community’s longstanding support for Sisters Harvest Faire and look forward to ... 2021,” Trego said. “Now, more than ever, it is vital we support our local businesses during the fall and winter season.”

To register as a vendor for 2021, contact Jeri Buckmann at jeri@sisterscountry.com or call 541-549-0251.

SPRD planning for life with COVID-19, beyond

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

When Jennifer Holland accepted her job a year ago as the executive director for Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), little did she imagine she would have to cancel programs, lay off most

the staff, and restructure the budget and the organization to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It has kept me on my toes! I have learned so much this last year,” Holland said.

Holland wants the See SPRD on page 18

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.

541-610-7383.

Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440.

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, SPRD bldg. 800-272-3900.

Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.

Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelefly@msn.com.

Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.

Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843.

East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m.

Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.

Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.

Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157.

Sisters Area Woodworkers Friends of the Sisters Library Board 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.

Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.

Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.

Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Sisters Caregiver Support Group 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters. 541-771-3258.

Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Location information: 541-549-1193.

Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at citizens4community.com Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.

Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Sisters Parent Teacher Community are held quarterly; please call for details. 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters 541-388-9013.

Saloon. 541-480-5994.

Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge.

541-668-6599.

Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.

SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation District. 541-549-2091.

Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.

Location information: 541-279-1977.

Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.

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

Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.

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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because when you put your name out there with your opinion on it, well, careful what you wish for.

But I do feel compelled to write about the current forest fire situation in Oregon. In my humble opinion, climate change is a significant driver of the increasing size, strength and intensity of the fires we’ve witnessed over the last several years, with this year’s events here in Oregon being amazingly horrific. I believe we must continue to enact energy policies worldwide (not just in the US) that will reduce CO2 and methane emissions.

But this is what else I think we need to do.

We must better manage our forests, improve our electrical infrastructure, and rethink our development policies (to list three areas of concern) as we continue to encroach on our forests. Think about it — if the entire human population stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow (other than what we breathe out and flatulate in order to actually live), what impact would that have on next year’s fire season? It would likely have no measurable impact for several years. And of course we aren’t going to magically cut our emissions to near zero tomorrow anyway, it will be a gradual reduction. It took humans 300+ years to change the climate in one direction, it will take many years to change it in another direction.

Some scientists believe it’s already too late to do anything. I don’t subscribe to that viewpoint, but they could be right. So, how do we prevent a forest fire calamity next year?

Unfortunately, it won’t be through addressing climate change. Near-term prevention has to be achieved with actions that will have an immediate impact.

Listening to our politicians debate over whether it’s climate change or forest management that is responsible for wildfires reminds me of the age old nature or nurture question.

Well duhh, it’s both! I think they all know that (I hope?), what they say is just more rhetoric for their respective bases. Yes, climate change is having a negative impact, but we’re already here. We can’t make the climate go back to normal tomorrow. And if we somehow managed this (impossible) feat, does anyone really think it will also prevent forest fires next year?

Addressing climate change, while the right thing to do, will take years to have an impact.

It is my sincere belief that we must address climate change for the long-term health of our planet and we must address forest-management practices and policies for the near-term prevention of massive destruction of public and private lands and properties due to wildfires. It’s not an either/or proposition. To see our politicians argue over it as such is, at best, disappointing.

We can do better. We must do better. We will do better. Good science will lead the way.

Matt Wessel

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To the Editor: I read the Letters to the Editor in The Nugget written by Marvin Inman and Gary Leiser regarding the development on the Forest Service property. There is an old adage, “you can’t fight City Hall.” I know. I have tried several times to no avail. That doesn’t mean we can’t stop trying.

Driving down Barclay Road past that Forest Service property, I absolutely cannot envision 300 homes crammed into that acreage. I have seen cars lined up as far back as Pine Street and beyond waiting to access the roundabout. Try to imagine cars from that development trying to ease into that line up.

Next to impossible!

Think about the pollution, the drain on the water system, the loss of our dark skies and probably the view of the stars and, most of all, the peace and quiet of our city.

The Planning Commission made the decision to allow Laird’s CEO to develop this property to benefit his employees. The commission does not care about the people they are supposed to serve and represent. They do not care about the quality of life we enjoy and expect. This will be gone forever.

This development should not be allowed to go forward. I believe the public has the right to demand a vote on this development that will greatly affect and destroy our beautiful community as we know it today.

Donna Holland

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The Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale rural fire protection districts reopened recreational burning — not including yard debris — on Friday, September 25, in all areas within the Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale fire districts.

This does not include Forest Service land or campgrounds, including the Tract Cabins in Camp Sherman.

Earlier this month several local fire agencies banned all burning including recreational fires due to red flag warnings and extreme predicted fire behavior in the area.

Recreational fires include those used for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth or similar purposes and does not include yard

debris burning.

Open yard debris burning typically opens around November 1 each year.

Residents are strongly encouraged to contact their local fire protection agencies for additional burning information and regulations. Local fire departments will continue to monitor weather and fuel moisture conditions in their district and may make modifications on a day-to-day basis.

Call your fire agency for more information: Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District, 541-389-2345 office, 541548-4815 burn information, www.cloverdalefire.com; Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, 541-549-0771 office, 541-549-2333 burn information, www.sistersfire.com.

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To the Editor: Regarding our local citizens who have been courageously standing in Sisters to support Black lives, I hope they really do stand for all Black lives, even being aware that the BLM organization does not and is actually doing damage to them. Being a family with both Black and white members, and also with members in law enforcement, I am very concerned that BLM has used the horrible death of George Floyd to co-opt the conversation, playing on people’s natural sympathies, creating needless “white guilt,” using them in order to further the organization’s dangerous goals, which were spelled out in Owen Herzberg’s letter of August 26.

In truth, we are all descended from the same original parents — nobody truly white, just many shades of brown depending on the amount of melanin in our skin. But BLM (and many Democrat leaders) incite racism by both whites and Blacks in order to further

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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars that cover Sisters now bear the City of Sisters seal, signifying the new law enforcement contract that provides Sisters-specific deputies.

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Buddy Walk raises $200 for Down syndrome support...

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Saturday morning was crisp and sunny, perfect for a community event. Twenty-eight people met at the Sisters High School track to participate in Central Oregon’s Buddy Walk. With the support of ALSO (Advocates for Life Skills and Opportunity), Sisters Opportunities for Unified Living, and The Roundhouse Foundation, they walked the track and raised $200 for the cause. Masks, hand sanitizer, and a few puppies were present to keep everyone safe and happy.

Road work will continue Future of for months on highways marijuana Damage from wildfires and danger from falling trees and rocks will make reopening Highways 22 and 126 between Sisters and the Willamette Valley a slow and arduous process.

ODOT reported last week on work on Highway 126 to Eugene.

“Once initial tree and rock removal and stabilization is done, ODOT crews will be repairing burned pavement, replacing destroyed guardrail and signs, and clearing culverts and ditches. Travelers should expect multiple work zones with lengthy delays for months to come.”

ODOT opened Highway 242, the Old McKenzie Highway, up to the McKenzie summit on Friday, September 25. Access is allowed ONLY from the gate west of Sisters to the summit at about Dee Wright Observatory. No access will be allowed on the western portion of the highway until additional firefighting and danger-tree removal has been completed, ODOT reports.

Highway 22 remains closed indefinitely from Gates Hill Road (milepost 33) in Gates to the Highway 22/20 intersection at Santiam Junction.

“The wildfires damaged or destroyed tens of thousands

of trees along (Highway 22),” ODOT reported. “These hazard trees are a threat to the road and to the travelers that use it. Crews have been working hard to remove them so we can open up other sections of the highway. Also, miles of guardrail and hundreds of signs have been damaged or destroyed and will eventually need to be repaired or replaced.

“ODOT’s immediate goal is to get the hazard trees cleared, and then use pilot cars from the east and west to open these communities while we work on the other repairs. ODOT continues to work closely with the Oregon State Police, and the Marion and Linn County Sheriff’s departments on a daily basis and will continue to coordinate our efforts with them to open up the communities of Detroit and Idanha.”

Other highways in the state are also closed because of wildfire damage to the roads. ODOT is working to open these highways as quickly and safely as possible to allow access for property owners and the communities that were impacted.

Highway 22 and Highway 126 are major commercial routes across the Cascades and primary routes for travelers.

growing on November ballot Right now, there is a moratorium on new marijuana growing operations in Deschutes County. In the November election, residents of Deschutes County can decide whether to make that ban on new grows permanent.

Measure 9-134 asks voters whether additional marijuana producers, processors, and processing sites should be allowed in Deschutes County going forward. A “yes” vote would overturn the moratorium established by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners in August 2019 and allow additional growing operations to be established in the county; a “no” vote would keep the current ban on new operations in place.

The ban does not affect operations that were in place before the moratorium took effect, and the vote will not impact them either. Retail marijuana businesses and recreational or medical use of marijuana will note be impacted by the vote.

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EDCO announces BVC finalists for investment Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) has announced the top five Early Stage finalists advancing to the 17th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on October 15 and 16. These companies will compete for an investment of $30,000 from Portland Seed Fund.

The Early Stage competition includes companies that have a great idea and are close to “proof of concept.”

They are pre-revenue (or very early) and are in the process of testing their product in the market.

Ten companies took the stage both virtually and in person to pitch during the September 24 Central Oregon PubTalk. Masa won the audience vote and received a $3,000 cash award, courtesy of Portland Seed Fund and Elevate Capital.

The five finalists that will compete at BVC are: 1. ADHERE GEAR Tech Corp. (Portland): Deploying

shared-use luggage and travel gear for passengers to create a safer and cleaner environment for their personal items.

2. Cozera (Portland): Creating verified digital identities for remote and inperson identity verification to increase customer satisfaction and deter identity fraud.

3. Masa (Portland): The first online farmers market, bringing farmers markets to people via an online marketplace (think Etsy for farmers).

4. MustDeliver (Portland): A digital marketplace delivering industry-leading clarity, control, and communication between shippers and drivers in the trucking business.

5. YesOMS (Bend): A platform for merchants and brand owners to offer a superior user experience to their customers through their own branded mobile application.

Tickets to BVC are on sale: www.eventbrite.com/e/2020bend-venture-conferencetickets-107892112212.

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for volunteers to serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Three openings. All positions will be appointed to 4-year terms.

BUDGET COMMITTEE: Four openings. All positions will be appointed to 3-year terms.

HOUSING POLICY ADVISORY BOARD: Two openings.

Both positions will be appointed to a 3-year term.

URBAN FORESTRY BOARD: One opening. This position will be appointed to a 3-year term.

CITY PARKS ADVISORY BOARD: Two openings. One position is for a 3-year term, and one position is for a 1-year term.

PUBLIC WORKS ADVISORY: Five positions. Three positions will be appointed to a 3-year term, and two positions will be appointed to a 2-year term.

Applicants for open positions must live within the City limits with the exception of two members of the Public Works Board. Two of these board members can live outside of the City limits, but must live within the School District Boundaries.

Applications can be found at www.ci.sisters.or.us/bc and will be accepted until 5 p.m. on November 6, 2020. Applications can be emailed to kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us or sent to Kerry Prosser, City Recorder/City Hall, P.O. Box 39, Sisters, Oregon 97759 Interviews will occur in late November, appointments will happen in December, with terms beginning with the first meeting of the Board, Committee or Commission in early 2021.

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Henderson seeks second term as commissioner

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Phil Henderson believes his track record as a Deschutes County Commissioner should earn him the votes for a second term in Position #2. He is running for re-election November 3, against challenger Phil Chang.

Henderson cites his work on resolving problems with a new 911 radio system, efforts to promote affordable housing, and forest management as areas where his efforts have given value to the citizens of Deschutes County.

HOUSING The commissioner acknowledged that the Sisters area and western Deschutes County are different in some ways from other areas of Deschutes County. The county owns little land in the area, which takes leveraging county lands for affordable housing off the table here.

But Henderson believes his approach to land use could help Sisters provide for more housing.

Henderson is an advocate for allowing for more housing in rural areas whose current farm or forest zoning would not allow for it — areas that are “zoned one way and it’s really not usable that way,” as Henderson puts it.

“I think our land use system is kind of archaic,” he said.

He advocates for “allowing rural residents to have accessory dwellings.

Accessory dwelling units would be a great place for someone to rent out to someone who’s working in Sisters, or a family member who wants to live there,” he said.

He noted that the county will play a major role in helping the City of Sisters to determine where and how to expand its urban growth boundary during the comprehensive plan update that is just now getting underway.

“We need to have places that people can live in and own for less than $300,000,” Henderson said. “Young people are buying houses that are really expensive.”

The commissioner does not believe modification of land-use policies will lead to urban sprawl.

“Eighty percent of our county is publicly owned anyway, so we’re not going to lose that feeling of openness, of ruralness.”

LAW ENFORCEMENT The commissioner is pleased with the “good contract” between the City of Sisters and the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office, which provides for deputies who serve only in the Sisters area. He said the county is committed to having a lawenforcement presence that is well-integrated into the

Sisters community, which is evidenced by the county purchasing the building that houses the local sheriff ’s substation.

Henderson says he does not see a strong sentiment to “defund the police” in Central Oregon.

“I think we’re a pretty strong law-and-order community in Central Oregon,” he said. “It seems like there are different kinds of problems in different places, and we really haven’t seen the kind of problems that have been complained about and protested about in other places in America.”

He acknowledged that responding to mental-healthrelated calls is a significant aspect of law enforcement’s challenges in 21st Century America — and he thinks Deschutes County is doing a good job on that front.

“I think our sheriff has been pretty progressive at looking at the mental-health aspect,” he said. “He also pushed for mental-health services in the jail.”

The Deschutes County Stabilization Center — designed to provide shortterm assistance to people in crisis who have been referred to law enforcement or the Emergency Department — is slated to go to 24/7 service in October.

While his opponent criticizes the County’s hesitancy to fund mental-health services (see story, page 7), Henderson is pleased with the two-year grant funding they secured for the Center.

“We were able to reduce the budget significantly from what they wanted to spend initially, and we have the services we need,” he said.

He said that it is important to raise awareness of the Stabilization Center so that it is used appropriately.

“If it’s working, I’m not against 24/7,” he said. “I’m just cautious about making sure we do it right and don’t have people idle and that sort of thing.”

WILDFIRE The threat of wildfire is ever-present in Sisters Country — and feels even more acute in the wake of the catastrophic blazes that destroyed communities on the west side of the Cascades earlier this month. Henderson holds the County Commission’s seat on the Deschutes Forest Collaborative, pressing for forest treatments to protect communities in the wildlandurban interface.

“I’d really like us to keep doing what we’re doing — but do more of it,” he said.

“I’d be for as much as we can get done.”

Henderson said that the Oregon and other Western congressional delegations

have not always presented a united front in advocating for more intensive management of forests. And congressmen and Senators from Eastern states don’t understand the perils and imperatives of public land management in the West. Earlier this month, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden said that the suffocating cloud of smoke that inundated Sisters and most of the rest of the region is “debt coming due” for decades of “lousy” forest management.

“That is a huge breakthrough,” Henderson said.

“We need to march together,” he said. “County commissioners can advocate for that.”

Henderson has told The Nugget that emphasis in recent years has been on changing smoke rules to allow for more prescribed burning in the springtime.

Areas that have been thinned and burned have provided fire breaks that materially assisted firefighters in protecting Sisters from the 2012 Pole Creek Fire and the 2017 Milli Fire.

More prescribed burning can be a tough sell to local residents. Henderson isn’t sure that will change, even in the face of this year’s catastrophic blazes.

“I think it should, logically,” he said.

But Henderson noted that locals pushed back on more burning after the Milli Fire, which inundated Sisters with smoke for weeks and forced the cancellation of the Sisters Folk Festival.

“They were so sick of smoke they were more sensitive to it,” he said. “Lots of smoke this year does not make people want more smoke next year.”

Henderson pointed to the hiring of a second county forester to work on creating fire-safe communities and a doubling of FireFree debris disposal days as concrete steps toward protecting communities.

COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted government functions, just as it has the business and cultural life of Central Oregon.

The county budget did not takes as big a hit as was anticipated when the crisis began in March, as gas taxes and transient room taxes held up. Property taxes continue to hold up as the area continues to grow, though there may be some impact if people impacted by COVID-19 are slow to pay their taxes.

Henderson says that he is proud of the County’s response to the pandemic.

“I think we’ve done a tremendous job,” he said.

“We’re the seventh-largest county in the state and we’re 18th in cases by population.

I think the people who live here did a tremendous job…

For a very heavy commercial, heavily-traveled area, we’ve done very well.

He also cited the work of County staff, whom he regards as some of the best contact tracers in the state.

The commissioner argues that the county could have done more to assist people put under stress by the pandemic, but counties, he said, “didn’t get our fair share of the CARES ACT (funding).”

He argues that the State of Oregon held onto a disproportionate share of that funding for its own priorities.

“We’re on the ground; we know what would help,” he said.

He said that the county attempted to assist with childcare provision, business assistance, and fee rebates for restaurants.

“We did things that tried to target certain entities and needs,” he said. “We could have done more if we had our full allocation.”

Henderson said that as the pandemic and its impacts linger, the County may be able to help events and activities move forward by providing space, including the Deschutes County Fairgrounds.

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footage to spread people out in,” he said. “We’re very supportive of that — all the commissioners are.”

“I’m … concerned about the long term,” he said. “That this will just keep going like it is.”

Henderson believes his work has earned him a second term and that his background as a builder and an attorney is an asset.

“I’ve contributed on so many issues,” he said. “My experience does help… I’m not a perfect public servant — but I think I’m a good one.”

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Chang seeks seat on Deschutes County Board of Commissioners

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Phil Chang is bringing the experience of a career in public service to a seat on the Deschutes Board of County Commissioners. He is challenging incumbent Phil Henderson for Position #2.

Chang spent nine years at the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), and helped create the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project. He also served as Senator Jeff Merkley’s Central Oregon Field Representative and managed Oregon’s Federal Forest Restoration Program.

He believes that his background working collaboratively with wide-ranging and sometimes opposed interest groups provides the right experience for leading Deschutes County through challenges posed by growth, the coronavirus pandemic and the threat of wildfire.

HOUSING & GROWTH “The broad challenge across Deschutes County is how do we add thousands of new homes and have affordability and keep traffic under control and not gobble up too much of the landscape,” Chang said.

He noted that the City of Sisters has nearly tripled in population since 2000 and that the county will play a major role in helping the City shape future growth through its comprehensive-plan update, currently in its beginning stages. He thinks that by diversifying the Sisters economy, Sisters can avoid becoming a bedroom community for the greater Central Oregon region, with the loss of identity and traffic that that entails.

Chang opposes converting marginal rural lands into zoning that would allow for more residential construction.

“I believe in orderly UGB (urban growth boundary) expansions,” he said.

“I would really encourage the community of Sisters to use land efficiently,“ he said.

That could mean more townhomes and condominiums, which have lower land costs.

“That is how we drive the

cost of housing down,” he said, while acknowledging that such housing may be “a different pattern than people are used to.”

LAW ENFORCEMENT “I was really glad to see that the sheriff’s office was reorganizing its coverage of Sisters,” Chang said.

Having its own cadre of deputies, Chang believes, will enhance relationships and those are “an important part of improving law enforcement for the people of Deschutes County.”

Chang does not support the nationwide call to “defund the police.”

“I don’t think that’s a very helpful slogan or, taken at a surface level, a helpful concept,” he said.

He does, however, believe that initiatives that are already underway in Deschutes County can relieve the burden of law enforcement to respond to mental-health calls. He cites the Mobile Crisis Assessment Team as a good step in that direction, where mental-health professionals can respond to some calls. He believes that can result in better outcomes.

Chang said he does not advocate cuts in law enforcement personnel, but he thinks that additional mental-health services could slow the need for more law enforcement hiring.

He also cites the opening of a Stabilization Center for those in mental-health crisis as “a huge benefit to public safety in the region.”

Chang is, however, critical of the current commissioners’ level of funding support for the Stabilization Center and for behavioral-health services generally. He asserts that the commissioners made advocates for the Stabilization Center “go out with their tin cup” to seek funding, which, he argues, delayed its opening, and he criticizes what he identifies as an approximately 6 percent reduction in funding for county health services, with the biggest hit to behavioral health.

“That’s not the way to prioritize a critical county service,” he said.

Chang believes that the

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County should be providing “foundational funding” for such programs. He considers such finding critical for longrange planning, hiring for key positions. That doesn’t mean he thinks the County should not be seeking grants.

“We need those external funds,” he said. “There’s no way that from the general fund we could replace all those federal and state funds.”

However, he says, “foundational funding” is necessary to leverage those grants.

“We’re starving our community of critical services that could really improve people’s lives, and could save us money in the long run,” he said.

WILDFIRE Chang’s background gives him a keen interest in county policy and action in the field of wildfire prevention. He believes that significant federal funding is required to treat landscapes with mowing, thinning and prescribed fire on a massive scale.

“A County Commissioner is in a unique place to advocate for that kind of funding,” he said.

Other factors are important, too, he asserts.

“One of the things that the County is grappling with right now is building code changes,” he said.

Stricter building code requirements could help “harden” homes against wildfire, but there is always a concern about cost and impacts on affordability. Change believes that the County needs to take a hard look at real data on the question — especially in the wake of the catastrophic fires that destroyed whole communities west of the Cascades.

“It would be good to take another look at that information,” he said. “We need to look at that with a more sober eye.”

He notes that many builders are already using more fire-resistant siding and that enhancing codes might not be as burdensome as some believe. He also thinks it may

be worth considering advocating for a statewide fire code, with variations based on regional conditions, to enforce a higher standard of fire resistance.

COVID-19 Chang argues that, while the County staff has done a very good job in managing COVID-19 issues, he feels the commissioners have “not led,” especially in advocating for responsible public behavior to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

“I would want to do a better job with that,” he said.

The pandemic has not had the dire effect on budgets that was initially anticipated. The budgetary wildcard will be property tax collections.

“COVID has really uneven impacts,” Chang noted.

Some people are doing fine, while other have lost jobs or had their income slashed, which could have a knock-on effect on ability to pay taxes.

That raises questions for the general fund and on the availability of state and federal funding going forward.

But Chang anticipates that Central Oregon’s growth means that the general fund budget of the county will continue to grow as well.

The pandemic has had an effect on county staff. Chang notes that the county’s environmental-health specialists are not only tasked with doing restaurant inspections, they’re also acting as de facto consultants, helping both restaurant owners and patrons determine how to remain safe in the face of COVID-19.

“They’re maxed out,” he said. “They’re extremely over-extended. We don’t invest in those services and we don’t allow Environmental Health to charge adequate fees so they can staff up and do a better job.”

LANDFILL Chang highlighted the potential need for Deschutes County to provide a new landfill in 2029, at an estimated cost of $14 million.

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Noting that approximately 25 percent of the waste that hits the landfill is food, he believes that aggressive waste diversion efforts — encouraging composting, etc. — could delay the need for a new landfill. He doesn’t think the current commission has done enough to develop waste diversion.

GO NON-PARTISAN Chang told The Nugget that one of his priorities as a County Commissioner would be to convince his colleagues to send to the voters a measure to make the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners a non-partisan position.

“This is an incredibly moderate, pragmatic and centrist community,” he said.

He believes that partisanship creates “barriers to entry” for candidates, as “the most partisan voters put forward candidates in primaries.”

By making the position non-partisan, Chang believes, the election timeline would be compressed, making it less expensive to run for the office.

Eliminating the need to court party support or raise extensive funding would widen the field, the candidate believes.

“You just need to be a good candidate,” he said.

Chang believes what makes him a good candidate is a track record of working with diverse groups to get things done and a vision for investing in services, arguing that, “This is a good time to be growing services to meet the needs of a growing community.”

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LETTERS

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their agenda and gain more power. This has led to needless killings of both white and Black police and others. The push to defund police will leave Black communities, where Black-on-Black crime is rampant, unprotected from criminals. The rioting has destroyed many Black-owned businesses. Do these Black lives and livelihoods matter?

Do you know that Planned Parenthood places abortion clinics in Black neighborhoods to reduce the Black population, killing about 40 percent of Black babies by abortion? Do their lives matter?

Statistically, more whites than Blacks are killed by police, but nearly all are due to resisting arrest during criminal activity! Why? Blacks who become successful through our system are called “Uncle Toms” by other Blacks! Why? It would further the mission of our peaceful protesters if they would edit their signs to say all Black lives matter (and even whitish ones).

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To the Editor: Our heartfelt thanks and condolences to Deb Kollodge’s family.

Deb, who passed away July 25, was a wonderful asset to the community of Sisters. She served on the city council and volunteered for almost every organization in Sisters at some point during her time here.

She went out of her way to recruit members of the Sisters community to join her in volunteer efforts. She was gentle, graceful, and kind. I loved seeing her and Jerry often as they rode their bikes around town. She had Gary Frazee on speed dial, and I am sure he would get calls daily to fix something she saw needed attention on her daily rides.

I loved Deb dearly and she was a good friend to me. I enjoyed working with her on the Community Action Team and the city council. She is loved and will be remembered fondly as a wonderful and

valued member of the Sisters community.

Thank you, Kris and Phil, for sharing Deb with our town!

Judy Trego Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Sisters Community Action Team

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To the Editor: I remember a time when you could enjoy a good political discussion. It was interesting and enlightening to hear others’ opinions, enjoy a congenial banter, agree to disagree and walk away friends.

No rocks were thrown, no buildings burned, no one was killed. But today, we live in a country torn apart by divisiveness. The United States of America has become The Divided States of America. Our “leaders” draw lines, take sides, point fingers, toss insults — and like lemmings, we the people follow.

Do you, like me, sometimes scratch your head in wonder? How did our country become so intolerant of differing views? Why did we become so deeply divided, so angry, so accusatory? When did political divisiveness turn pandemic? Call me naïve, but I attribute much of our division to this millennium’s age of “instant information” and the popularity of social media. The latest “news” (whether fact or fiction) is right at our fingertips. Click and read—then shake your fist. Or spout off even more steam by “sharing” these juicy tidbits on your favorite social media platform.

It’s no secret that we’re attracted to opinions that align and support our own beliefs and views.

Liberals tend to listen to liberal news sources.

Conservatives gravitate to conservative ones. And thanks to technology we have plenty of resources to choose from. On both sides of the ever-growing spectrum. But have you noticed, there aren’t many resources in the middle? It’s hard to find an honest, neutral and reliable news source these days. Well, besides The Nugget — for which I’m grateful.

But take a moment to ask yourself — who do you listen to? Is it only one side? Do you surround yourself with the voices that echo your own

opinions? Or do you take time to listen to opposition? Even if we don’t like the words or tone they use, are we willing to bend our ears their way in order to get a better understanding ... to see a larger picture ... perhaps even engage in a friendly banter that doesn’t turn angry or ugly? I don’t want to live in The Divided States of America. But unity, like charity, begins at home. I pray we all do our part to mend, restore, and heal our country. United we stand, divided we fall.

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To the Editor: I want to take a moment to say thanks for the time and effort you all put into printing the weekly Nugget.

It is nice to hear of the many activities that occur in the Sisters area.

I especially have been enjoying the “Scottie Wisdom and Faith.” Jean Russell Nave has a nice way of using real life situations to better understand “life.”

The paper does a nice job of presenting different viewpoints, either through “Letters to the Editor” or your columnist articles.

I look forward to reading the variety chosen for print each week.

Jane Chugg

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To the Editor: I had to respond to the article on September 16, “Felling the wrong tree can be costly” (The Nugget, page 1). The 100-foot ponderosa pine on City property was present before the City of Sisters was settled. The homeowner asked permission to remove it and the city denied this request. The homeowner brazenly and unlawfully removed it anyway. They used Cascade Tree Works that didn’t have a license to operate in Sisters.

There are city ordinances and state law to See LETTERS on page 12

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— Regan Roberts “Hello, my name is Chase Frankl, I am currently a Junior at Sisters High School and I would like to honor Ada Chao. Ada Laoshi has not only gone out of her way to allow me to take a much-needed language credit but goes about it in the most gracious way possible. On top of that, she is one of the most caring teachers at the high school and seems to genuinely enjoy teaching students Chinese.

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He makes learning fun and interesting, while also sharing in-depth knowledge of his subject. He is the absolute best teacher we have had in the Sisters school system since our son entered SES in 4th grade.

Thank you to Mr. Bradley for being an example of integrity, character and love of life!

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“I would like to honor Ms. Julie Patton as an outstanding teacher at Sisters Middle School. She taught my now-11th grader during his four years at SMS and is now homeroom teacher to my 5th grade student.

Straight out of the gates with this crazy new school year, Ms. Patton is enthusiastic, engaging, and incredibly patient with her students. Through her Zoom classes, my 5th grader is motivated and happy to log in each morning. Ms. Patton sets an upbeat mood each morning for my child to embrace her class and his following classes with Ms. Tisdel and Ms. Young, also two outstanding teachers we are lucky enough to have here in Sisters teaching our children. I myself can’t imagine the challenges teaching our children during this time of the pandemic. I am extra thankful for our one-of-a-kind teachers here in Sisters.”

— Lee Huffman “I nominate Gail Greaney. She is a brilliant educator who crafts curriculum and a learning environment which inspires students to think and delve into learning at a high level. She teaches students to really understand a topic from multiple perspectives before deciding what to think. Students are challenged in her classes and then rise to levels they never thought possible, growing and expanding their minds.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

A N N O U N C E M E N T S SMS Selling Sisters Strong Shirts/Decals

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.

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.

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. For more information call 541-549-4184.

Voter Registration

League of Women Voters of Deschutes County is conducting a Voter Registration at the Sisters Library on Saturdays, October 3 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 13 is the last day to register to vote. Stop by to register to vote, update an address, change party affiliation and update signatures.

People need to be U.S. citizens, over the age of 16 (they won’t get ballots until they turn 18), have a government-issued ID such as a driver’s license or know the last four digits of their Social Security number and be a resident of Oregon.

Your Announcement Here

Schools, churches, nonprofit recreational and community groups: this is your page to announce your free gatherings and events! Regularly occurring Sisters Country meetings are listed on the Sisters Area Meeting Calendar on page 3 and special events or featured meetings can be listed on this page. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows.

Email lisa@nuggetnews.com or drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Your text must include a “for more information” phone number.

Deadline is 5 p.m. on Fridays.

Sisters Rotary Mega Raffle

Rotary Club of Sisters is sponsoring a “Mega” Raffle to benefit service projects in Sisters Country such as Books for Kids, Sisters High School scholarships, Sisters Park & Recreation District, Family Access Network, AdoptA-Road, Operation School Bell and more. Winners for 12 prizes totaling $3,000 in value will be drawn Thursday, October 31.

Only 500 tickets will be sold — odds of winning a prize are 1 in 41! Among the prizes are a 3-night stay at a luxury Oregon beach house, a $250 case of Wine from Cork Cellars, a $450 value family photo package, dinners and five $100 certificates at Sisters retailers.

Donations to Rotary Club are $10 per ticket. Purchase tickets by calling 541-301-0300. For more information and a description of prizes visit sistersrotary.org or call 541-301-0300.

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.

DLT Walk & Hike Series

On Thursday, October 15 at 5 p.m. join the Deschutes Land Trust and Portland General Electric fish biologist, Megan Hill, to learn all about the salmon that swim in our local streams and rivers. Megan will share the fascinating natural history of sockeye, Chinook, and steelhead, along with an update on regional efforts to return salmon and steelhead to their home waters.

Get an inside scoop on the fish passage facilities at Round Butte Dam near Madras, and learn more about local salmon conservation.

A question and answer session will be included. Registration is required to receive the virtual event link. Only one person per household needs to register for this event. Register at www. deschuteslandtrust.org/hikesevents or call 541-330-0017.

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.

Sisters History Museum

Three Sisters Historical Society seeks history enthusiasts to volunteer in our new museum.

Don’t know anything about Sisters history? No problem, we will provide training so that you can lead our guests through the museum and its exhibits. Enjoy sharing our Sisters history and learning those special stories that few people know! Interested?

Call 541-904-0585 or email to tshsvolunteers@gmail.com.

Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors

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

For info call 541-678-5483.

Deschutes Public Library Online Programs

The Library is conducting online programs for both kids and adults in themes including mermaids, Star Trek, and Halloween.

Upcoming programs for adults include a tour of the history of magic on Thursday, October 1 at 5 p.m. and The Power of Conspiracies in U.S. History on Thursday, October 8 at 6 p.m.

For kids, come in and grab a creepy craft to go at Sisters library on Saturdays in October while supplies last. Erupting Pumpkins on Wednesday, October 7 at 10 a.m. allows children ages 6-9 to participate at home in a chemistry experiment. Information on these programs and more can be viewed at www.deschuteslibrary. org/calendar/ or call 541-312-1032.

Fundraiser for Wildfire Panoramic Access Special Road District Board Vacancy Relief & The Red Cross

Letters of interest are being accepted for a volunteer position on the PASRD 3-member board of commissioners. Board members are appointed by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners and serve 3-year terms. Applicants must be a resident and a registered voter of the district for at least 90 days at the time of appointment. Send applications to panoramicroads@gmail. com; or to PASRD, PO Box 1226, Sisters, OR 97759. The application deadline is November 1. Info: 541549-1150.

City of Sisters Seeks Board Members

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for volunteers to serve on its Boards and Commissions. There are open positions on the Planning Commission, Budget Committee, Housing, Parks, Public Works and Urban Forestry Boards.

Information on open en positions can be found und at www.ci.sisters.or.us/bc. us/bc.

The City will be accepting epting applications for these se positions until Friday, ay, November 6 at 5 p.m. m.

Interviews for open positions will occur in late November, ovember, and appointments will happen at the first City Council uncil meeting in December. ber. If you are interested in serving ving please complete an application ation form and return to Kerry Prosser, City Recorder at P.O. Boxx 39, Sisters, OR 97759, or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us. @ci.sisters.or.us.

Outdoor socially-distant yoga (all are welcome) at Eurosports taught by Erin Walker. 5:30 to 6:30, p.m. on Wednesdays September 30 and October 7 and 14. Please bring mat or beach towel, first come/first served. $10 suggested donation.

Info: 541-728-7407.

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 info call or text 541-797-4023.

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Snow Plow Service vice Bids

The Sisters-Camp Sherman herman R.F.P.D. is soliciting sealed bids for snow removal off parking and access areas until 4 p.m. on Friday, October 9. Solicitation ion details can be obtained by request at 541-549-0771 or online at www. sistersfire.com.

Birth Announcement

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Derek and TaniaLee Lounsbury of Glen Allen, VA are happy to announce the arrival of their son, Witt Lounsbury, on September 16. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 ozs., and measured 20.5 inches long. Witt joins his big sister, Ayla, at their home.

Trudy Lounsbury of Sisters and David and Julie Rohde of Thousand Oaks, CA are the happy grandparents.

Meet MACIE, a beautiful German shepherd pup with an equally beautiful personality!

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

Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10am Sunday Worship (Indoor & Outdoor Venues available) Vast Church (Nondenominational) 541-719-0587 • 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship Meeting virtually and in small groups. See vastchurch.com for details.

Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 541-647-9826

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Oregon’s COVID-19 situation needs improvement

By Dave Tremblay Columnist

In 2020, our lives have been influenced greatly by COVID-19. Unfortunately, many families have experienced personal, tragic loss.

In every facet of normal life throughout Oregon — its 4.3 million residents and 36 counties — Governor Brown’s decisions and proclamations have a timely, important impact on all of us.

In the United States, we just surpassed 205,000 deaths.

Following are key facts about Oregon’s COVID-19 situation from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) website, https://govstatus.egov. com/OR-OHA-COVID-19.

Note: COVID-19 reporting procedures are dynamic — with the objective to capture and use data better.

First case: February 28 First death: March 14 Oregon statics (as of 9/27): 32,820 cases, 2,470 hospitalizations, 547 deaths Deschutes County (as of 9/27): 810 cases, 62 hospitalizations, 12 deaths Sisters, OR (as of 9/25): 25 cases How do we better understand COVID-19 and its impact? We look at its past process behavior. Everything is a process. Then, we overlay important events to understand cause-and-effect. Our analysis specifically looks for sustainability, predictability,

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and associated impact(s).

An important example of the analysis? There is one hospitalization in 13 diagnosed COVID-19 cases; the hospitalization rate is 7.7 percent to the number to cases.

Of course, that is a major health and societal outcome of contracting COVID-19.

Within the COVID-19 behavior, we analyzed total cases and resultant hospitalizations from February 2 through September 19.

A key conclusion that was quantified?

We need to reduce the current, weekly average case number from 1,564 weekly cases (August 2 - September 19) to the minimal, “statistically derived, stay-at-home”

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number of 437. That is a herculean reduction of 358 percent! Importantly, the correlated hospitalization rate would decline significantly as well.

In the Oregon COVID19 Cases chart (see chart, this page), each week is from Sunday through Saturday. Two critical events are plotted, Oregon’s Reopening (June 5) and the Masks/Enhanced Safety Proclamation (July 1).

The top date on the x-axis is the date of tallied/presented data by the OHA. The lower date assumes when COVID19 may have been contracted – 14 days prior. By using this barometer, we gain information — such as possible increases after holidays.

There are four different stages in the COVID-19 process behavior graph. Now, it seems, we are entering into Stage 5.

Stage 1: Early indications of COVID; February 2 through March 7.

Stage 2: Governor Brown’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” order; March 23 early June.

Stage 3: Re-opening of 31 of 36 Oregon counties.

Stage 4: Statewide mask/ safety measures. July 1 through present.

From February through May 24, the hospitalization rate to the cases was higher than the subsequent period.

Perhaps Oregon’s medical

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professionals were compassionately conservative to further diagnosis/treatment? After April 26th, more available testing could have reduced the prior hospitalization to case percentage, too.

Our heroic medical staffs were using medicine and technology to provide their best diagnosis and care.

Weekly cases were quite predictable during the “Stay Home, Save Lives” period.

From March 15 through May 30, weekly cases averaged 388; ranging from 302 to 451. This proclamation’s results show the total case was relatively stable; thereby our hunkered-down behavior effective. “Not good,” however, since people were adversely affected stiller, but steadily.

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Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Socially-distant. Free. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

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The Open Door Live Music, Sisters Supports Oregon 5:30 p.m. Concert and silent auction to benefit wildfire victims.

Bands include Dennis McGregor & the Spoilers, Jennifer Fox Band, and Adam and the Woodsmen. Ticketed event with limited seating. Free livestream. Go to PaulinaSpringsBooks. com for more information.

Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Friday Car Show 5-6:30 p.m. Bring your cool or vintage car for the free Friday car show. For more information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

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address this issue, specifically to provide a deterrent. The estimated value of the tree was $26,845.

ORS 108.810 lawfully allows the city to demand three times the estimated value of the tree, legal fees, and reforestation costs.

What did the city manager do? He had a 50 percent-off sale on an irreplaceable heritage tree.

This is a slap on the wrist for a citizen and a tree company that ignored the law and the city denial to remove.

This sets a dangerous precedent just as Sisters is about to have a 250-home development built on the west end of town. I know some City Council members expressed frustration on how this was handled and plan to tighten up the city regulations.

The laws needed to create a strong deterrent are already in place! They were not enforced in any meaningful way. Fifty percent of the value of an irreplaceable tree is hardly a deterrent.

Tragically, Oregonians have lost thousands of trees to recent fire including in the Opal Creek old growth forest. I strongly recommend that everyone read the Pulitzer Prize winning book “The Overstory” by Richard Powers and “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer to get a sense of the contribution of these magnificent trees to all creatures and to our rapidly-changing environment.

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To the Editor: I am always touched by the stories people share in The Nugget of the many kindnesses that happen in our community. Recently one happened to me and it is too precious not to share. I stopped at Ray’s to get a bag of groceries. The check-out person rang up about half the bag when I reached into my pocket and realized my credit card was in another jacket at home and I didn’t have enough cash on me to cover it.

I was so embarrassed but the check-out person was lovely and handled it so well. I asked him to just hold everything in the bag for me and told him I would be back in 10 minutes. I returned quickly and waited in the same line. When it was my turn I reminded him I was there to pay for the bag he so nicely set aside for me. He said, “You aren’t going to believe this but two firefighters who were in line behind you paid for your bag of groceries.”

Their gesture so deeply touched both of us that it

brought tears to our eyes. That sweet selfless act on top of what the firefighters already do just warmed our hearts. They had told the check-out person that someone had done that for them recently and they wanted to pay it forward.

A nice woman leaving the store in front of me overheard part of the story and, when I shared the rest with her, she told me it just made her day. I know it certainly made mine. I am writing to formally thank those firefighters, whoever they are.

Not only do they put themselves in harm’s way for our safety but they do it with such heart on so many levels. This story is about so much more than the experience I have just shared. It is a story about kindness, generosity, integrity, gratitude, joy, appreciation and forfeited faith in humanity. I look forward to finding the opportune time to keep the “payit-forward” chain going in honor of all the amazing firefighters and in honor of our community.

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To the Editor: In the future, individuals will be asked to account for their whereabouts during 2020. Similar to the attack on the twin towers on 9/11, we will tell our children and grandchildren about living through the coronavirus pandemic.

During the past few years, I have not wanted to be part of the problem but, rather, part of the solution. So I treaded lightly around speaking of politics. I thought that being informed about domestic and international affairs was sufficient.

At this point, though, I cannot remain on the sidelines. It is too risky. I must speak out at least to feel like I did something during this unprecedented time. It has gotten that bad.

With the contentious 2020 election directly ahead, conflict intensifies with President Trump suggesting that he will not step down from office, even if his Democratic opponent Joe Biden wins the election.

Thursday, Trump went so far as to say that the voting ballots should be disposed of. He said “get rid of the ballots” because this election is a “scam,” a “hoax” devised by the Democrats, insisting that we won’t need a transfer of power but rather there will be a continuation of power. Really? This is a dangerous abuse of power that we have never seen the likes of in our democracy.

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Continuously, Trump behaves more like a dictator than a democratic leader. Over the past few years, Trump has actively disrespected democratic norms in a covert attempt to dismantle the foundation carefully constructed by our Founding Fathers.

His past statements imply that Trump will do whatever it takes to win this election, even accepting and encouraging foreign interference to increase his odds of winning.

Many Republicans have endorsed Biden because of Trump’s divisive words, so often impulsively revealed on Twitter, along with his destructive and outright cruel actions.

Most recently, a long-standing Republican, Cindy McCain, endorsed Joe Biden, encouraging us to put our country above our political party. She said in a tweet, “There is only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation and that’s Joe Biden.” She went on to say that even though she does not agree with Joe Biden on all issues, “He is a good man. He will lead us with dignity. He will be a commander and chief that the finest force in history of the world can depend upon.”

We are in for a scary, tumultuous rollercoaster ride to the finish line. The citizens and immigrants of America must fight for peace and restoration of order in a time of history characterized by chaos and division. Our democracy depends upon it.

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To the Editor: Why here, why us? We are already one of the cleanest countries in the world and by promoting what Democrats want to do, more regulations, higher taxes will only drive manufacturing out of our country once more to places that don’t come close to our standards.

So, by limiting your attention to the USA and not thinking out of the box, it will not only hurt us but produce more pollution worldwide.

Trump could actually do it through trade restrictions and with his business expertise. Require them to meet our standards first and when the playing field becomes level we can all concentrate on further steps. Weakening us first and not acting through strength would only be futile.

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‘Spring’ sports active now

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

In the topsy-turvy world of COVID-19, athletes at all levels, including Sisters High School, have been faced with canceled, postponed, and shortened seasons. Activity resumed in mid-September for a few of the traditional spring sports under strict guidelines for a five week “mini-season.”

According to SHS Athletic Director Gary Thorson, track and field, tennis, boys lacrosse and girls softball are taking advantage of the opportunity to train and, in some cases, compete.

The decision to implement mini-seasons prior to the start of official OSAAsanctioned sports came at the individual school district level, according to Thorson.

Districts in the region are working together to give student athletes the opportunity to get back into their sports after the entire regular spring season was canceled due to COVID-19 in mid-March.

Thorson said, “Our district has recognized the need for our students to get safely engaged again, and has set a plan which is a healthy compromise on the engagement spectrum.”

Track and field actually has three “mini-meets” scheduled with local teams, including one at home

September 30 against Ridgeview, while softball has played one game with ten more planned through October 10.

According to head track coach Jeff Larson, the first meet will feature all field events other than triple jump, along with running events in the 4x100-meter relay, 1500 meters, 100 meters, high hurdles and 200 meters.

“We thought it best to start small and condense the length of the meet a bit,” he said.

Asked how the miniseason plan was working out, softball coach Neil Fendall said, “For the kids and coaches it’s going fantastic. Having real human interaction and experiencing the group dynamic every afternoon is the highlight of my days and for the kids as well.”

He continued, “It’s good to see them appreciate the face-to-face contact and the value of that. This pandemic appears to be teaching us all how important human interaction really is. I am hearing them say, ‘I just want to go back to school and see my friends.’”

Regarding meeting health protocols, Fendall explained, “We have our masks ready for when athletes are close together and we have to disinfect equipment after each practice. At our game

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at Crook County fans were spread out, including along the outside fence. Fans entering the complex signed in at a check-in table and people seemed to be social distancing appropriately.”

Fendall, in his first year as the coach, reported having 12 girls playing this fall, which Fendall believes will provide a solid base when the real spring season comes.

“I’m super pleased with the group we have and they are willing to work hard, stay positive and try their best,” he said.

Traditional fall sports will start a mini-season in October, followed by winter sports in November.

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Forest, forcing project managers and Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) to halt much of the work on the project until the summer of 2021.

The removal of the Plainview Dam was one component in a multifaceted restoration project being completed by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, Deschutes National Forest, Three Sisters Irrigation District and private water-right holders.

Other project components have included upgrading the existing irrigation diversion with a state and federally approved fish screen to prevent fish from entering the irrigation canal. There will be piping of over 3,000 ft. of unlined canal to promote water conservation.

Project funding is provided by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the Pelton Round-Butte Fund, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

When stakeholders first heard of the postponement, they were hopeful to restart work in the fall, but that plan had to be pushed back as well.

“We have been shut down because on September 11, the U.S. Forest Service Industrial Fire Protection Level (IFPL) was raised to a Level IV in the Deschutes National Forest,” said Kris Knight, UDWC Executive Director.

A Level IV prohibits all heavy equipment work on

U.S. Forest Service lands not related to firefighting.

Because the project site is on Forest Service land there’s uncertainty about when or if work could restart this fall.

With the IFPL remaining at Level IV, Knight and other project participants made the decision earlier this week to postpone much of the work until next summer.

“We’ve been unable to work for three weeks, so the timeline for the project would be pushed out to at least the entire month of October,” said Knight. “Risks increase as we go later into the fall.

Water level in Whychus Creek could rise from a rain or snow event, compromising the goals of the project and the investment by the project funders. Therefore, we determined the responsible decision was to postpone the project until next summer. If and when the IFPL is lowered, we will do some work this fall and winter that’s away from the creek to help speed up implementation of the project next year.”

Knight noted, “This removal of this last dam represents over a decade of work and progress. Twelve years ago, there were six dams or fish passage barriers. This

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Whychus Creek has become an outdoor classroom for Sisters students. is the last one. We hoped to be celebrating that, but we’ll have to wait a year.”

An on-going partnership with Sisters school students in the Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition (IEE) program and the UDWC will continue. The setback may change how the students assist the project but the value of stewardship, and appreciation for natural environments around them can’t be stopped.

Kolleen Miller, the UDWC education director works closely with IEE instructors.

“We’re still planning on the IEE students doing some restoration along Whychus Creek,” she said. “We’ll be taking some of the IEE students to the location for the planned project. The good news is since March we’ve been doing online education videos to prepare students for what they’d do in the field.

The plan is to do what we’d normally do in November and also include work along Whychus Creek. They will be planting in riparian zones, as well as invasive weed removal in the Plainview Dam area.”

An 18-year-old Sisters woman suffered fatal injuries in a single-vehicle wreck in southern Oregon early on Wednesday morning.

Oregon State Police reported that troopers and emergency personnel responded on Wednesday, September 23, at approximately 12:18 a.m. to a single vehicle crash near milepost 16 on Hwy. 199 in Josephine County.

According to OSP, preliminary investigation revealed that a Chevrolet Malibu, operated by Rianna McGonagle of Sisters, was southbound when it veered off the road and struck a tree. McGonagle was a recent graduate of Sisters High School.

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Obituary

COVID-19: When will pandemic numbers turn the corner?

Mason Warren Darling April 7, 1984 — September 10, 2020

Mason Warren Darling passed away on September 10, with his loving wife, Kaitlyn Darling, by his side, after his brave battle with ALS. Mason was born in McCall, Idaho, on April 7, 1984 to Sharyl and Mark Darling. Mason grew up in the backcountry of Idaho, graduating from McCallDonnelly High School, where he met his wife, Kaitlyn. After school, they moved to Sisters, where they lived for 15 years. They were married in 2012.

Mason lived and breathed the outdoors, never passing up an opportunity to go snowboarding, snowmobiling, hunting, or fishing. Mason started his own business, Moon Mountain Masonry, in 2017 and was known for his hard work and honesty. He was the best example of living life to its fullest and loving with all his heart. His passion for hunting, working hard, and having fun was only beat by the incredible love he had for his family. Even with the decline of his disease, he always kept the sparkle in his eye that so many loved and cherished about him, and his love for his family was ever present.

Mason, Kaitlyn, and their boys just moved back to Idaho in 2019 to be close to family and settled in Emmett. Mason poured his heart into remodeling their new home with his dad, Mark, working by his side until it was just how he and Kaitlyn dreamed.

Mason was the type of person who could be best friends with a stranger in a matter of minutes. He was never afraid to take risks and push the envelope in any way he could. He played and worked hard, and he loved even harder. To be a friend or family member to Mason meant he was only a phone call away, no matter what you needed.

Mason is preceded in death by his grandfather, Alvie Dunning; mother, Shery Allen; and brother, Dylan Darling, who all

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With Oregon’s reopening enacted on June 5, 31 of 36 Oregon counties entering the state’s defined Phase II status, cases rose significantly.

suffered from ALS. He is also preceded by his grandfather, Arthur Darling; and grandmother, Rosie Darling.

Mason is survived by his wife, Kaitlyn; sons, Milo and Waylon; father, Mark (Rebecca) Darling; sisterin-law, Sedonia Darling; nephews, Ole, Alder; grandmother, Ruthie; grandfather, Bob; as well as his aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws.

Since his diagnosis, the incredible outpouring of love and support from so many family and friends was so very appreciated by Mason and his family. It was a testament to Mason’s personality, character, and impact on others that so many stepped up to help and support him and his family in any way they could.

A service will be held later this year in Emmett, after hunting season, so all of Mason’s closest buddies will be able to attend.

Kaitlyn and the rest of Mason’s family want to thank everyone for all the love and support they have felt over the last few months.

Charitable donations can be offered to the ALS foundation in Mason’s name to help find a cure for the disease that has taken too many loved ones too young.

Week Start

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Afterward, cases continued to rise dramatically; the week of July 5, peaking at 2,456.

To flatten the case uptick, on July 1, Governor Brown proclaimed the statewide mask/enhanced safety regulations. This produced a major, statistically predictable decline in the number of total

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This level is similar to total cases in mid-June, before the mask/enhanced safety measure proclamation.

We are going into the fall now when influenza increases historically, in part, due to schools reopening as well as people being in closed quarters. Within Oregon, we have much difference with in-person/online school attendance.

Providing a proven calculation for entering a comparative number of cases seen in the “Stay Home, Save Lives” period (March 23-early-June), the mean (average) and standard deviations were determined as well as plotted.

Those are: ±1, green; ±2, yellow; ±, red; average (mean) blue.

This analysis dramatically shows that the week of May 31 had 800 COVID-19 cases

and was statically out-of-control — neither stable nor consistent. In retrospect, this was a tremendous warning that things were worsening! More weeks at high levels validate this conclusion.

Using this chart, a conservative, “new normal” COVID-19 weekly total case level, would be 437. That is derived from the March 8-May 17 period’s average, 388, and adding one standard deviation, 49.

Many variables are influencing this process.

Importantly, we want to understand and know when the COVID-19 situation is objectively turning the corner.

These numbers do not tell of personal hardship, grief, loss and tragedy for an extraordinary number of families.

COVID-19 rages. With numeric understanding, balanced, prudent, and consistent actions may be able to turn this tide.

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so we can safely educate our K-3 students. We continue to advocate for our entire community to wear their masks, physically distance, and wash their hands so our metrics will improve enough that we can reopen for all of our students by next month.�

To make the transition more manageable for staff, students, and parents, re-entry for second and third grades began Monday September 28, with kindergarten and first grade to follow the next day.

Protocols for keeping social distancing require limiting cohorts and employing staggered drop-off, starting times, and pick-up times for different grade levels, which will take some getting used to for everyone, according to Principal Joan Warburg.

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Dolson said, “I could tell from the hour I spent in their lobby setting up the display that this was a special place for pets. The pets were each personally greeted in a genuine caring way before being escorted to an exam room. I was very impressed by their operation and feel extremely grateful for this donation.�

Furry Friends Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Sisters that provides pet food, supplies, and services to families in need. The nonprofit maintains two pet food banks, a pet supply bank, and provides free spay/neuter/vaccination sponsorships to families in financial hardship.

Their client base is primarily in Sisters and many clients are seniors on fixed incomes.

However, no one is turned away, so aid is also provided to families throughout Central Oregon.

Furry Friends continues to operate like so many businesses, on a limited-contact pickup system. “Because of COVID, our fundraising efforts have suffered this year, so this donation was a huge boost for us,�

Dolson said. “I want to thank the doctors and entire staff at Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic who made this happen.�

Furry Friends Foundation has recently moved to 412 E. Main Ave, Ste. 4 (behind The Nugget office). Call 541-7974023 for more information.

Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic is located at 2630 SW Canal Blvd., Redmond, their phone is 541-923-1638.

“For example, the parking lot has been modified to help with the smooth process of parents dropping students off and picking them up,� she said. “All parents have been provided instructions of times and procedures and staff will be available to help everyone adapt to the new routines.�

Though the requirements to check kids into school, including a visual screening, will take extra time, being able to have all students back in the classrooms is worth all the effort in Warburg’s mind. “It is with great joy that we have met metrics in Deschutes County for K-3rd graders to return to in-person learning,� she said. “Our teachers and other staff have worked tirelessly to get things ready to safely welcome our students back for the first time in months.�

According to Warburg, requirements include that students will wear face coverings, classrooms have been set up to allow for required

space between desks, routines established for using the restroom, rules put in place for conducting recess, and plans laid out to keep surfaces sanitized, among others. “The first few days of school will be filled with everyone (parents, staff, and students) learning new routines for school and we appreciate the patience and grace that our parents have shown us as we navigate this new reality,� she said.

Warburg acknowledged the effort put in place — along with the excitement — surrounding getting students back into the school. “Reopening school under COVID wouldn’t be possible without the incredible amount of sacrificial work from every member of our SES team, along with all the support team members in the district including those in the maintenance, transportation, and nutrition departments,� she said. “We believe that the best learning environment

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Elementary classrooms are set up with distance between desks. for our students is in person, and we have been working with the Oregon Department of Education and the Department of County Human Services to be able to open. Our building is ready and our staff is eager to welcome our students back to inperson learning,� she said.

She added, “We appreciate the support of our community and take our responsibility seriously. We have considered every detail to

ensure the mental and physical health and safety of all of our students.�

When infection rates get down to 10 per 100,000 in Deschutes County for three consecutive weeks, grades 4-12 will be allowed to return to in-class learning. The earliest that could take place is October 19.

The complete school reopening blueprint is available on the Sisters School District website.

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community to know how grateful she is that the local option levy was approved by the voters, helping to sustain SPRD through this difficult time.

Better Together in Bend helped secure some emergency funding for youth service providers in the area, including SPRD. Holland added they were also able to get some COVID-19-related funding for things like cleaning supplies and some staff support.

At one point, Holland and the new business manager, Sarah Hiatt, were the only staff left in the building. In late May, they were able to hire back Jason Huber, recreation coordinator. Because of program cancellations, the revenue just isn’t there to bring all of the staff back right now. However, they are currently hiring for a number of contract and part-time positions which are listed on the SPRD website. The eventual staff makeup will be designed for the size and needs of the community.

Over the summer, the staff that remained wore many hats, with the preschool staff running the day camps they could offer.

Youth service agencies are highly regulated when it comes to COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines because of the range of ages served and the variety of programs and classes offered. Because SPRD has to follow eight different sector guidelines, they have to default to the strictest guidelines, which limits what they are able to offer. “ We ’ v e b e e n t r u l y impacted by the number of programs canceled due to COVID-19 guidelines,” Holland explained. “This summer we could only do a few day camps, and after only two weeks, we had to cancel the softball program.”

This fall, any of the programs they will be offering will have caps on the number of participants able to enroll.

For example, there are three classrooms for the preschool program. Two will be able to accommodate 10 students and the third one could eventually take 20 students.

“We have had to be really creative in how to stay in touch with our patrons,” said Holland. And the effort has paid off, as she explained, “I am really grateful to live in Sisters. We are getting compliments on our maintaining communication with the community and keeping some programs going.”

Prior to COVID-19, Huber had his entire fall sports program laid out, but those plans have changed.

Instead, he will be running the “Outlaws Training Program,” which will offer skills and drills and conditioning programs for football and soccer. The soccer skills will be offered for first through eighth graders and the flag football is designed for first through fifth grades.

SPRD is working with the Sisters School District to ensure their programs will match what is being offered in the schools. Programs will be run according to the OSAA guidelines.

Several adult classes are currently occurring: Zumba via Zoom, and Shannon Rackowski’s Stretch and Flex at Coffield Center.

More will be added as the pandemic threat lessens.

Holland indicated, “We have been working hard behind the scenes to run programs that meet the needs of the community and to slowly get more programs off the ground. Everyone has been so supportive.”

She went on, “I think we’ll be sitting in a pretty decent position when everything is back up and running.

In the beginning we may have to keep our number of participants lower to meet people’s comfort levels.”

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I think we’ll be sitting in a pretty decent position when everything is back up and running.

— Jennifer Holland With the elementary school opening this past Monday, the Kids Club will start up on October 5 or later, depending on staff. This is the before- and after-school program at the elementary school gym for kindergarten through third-grade students.

Registration is taking place this week.

Camp SPRD is for fourththrough sixth-graders, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., offered until winter break, or until Sisters Middle School opens its doors for on-campus learning. Camp is scheduled to begin October 12, based on securing staff.

SPRD board member, Bob Keefer, was elected to serve as the president of the board of directors, with Jeff Tryens taking the vice-president position. Heath Foott is deployed with the National Guard but receives regular updates. Peggy Tehan and Rosemary Vasquez are the other board members.

“Our board members are truly advocates for services and programs for kids and adults,” Holland said. “In these difficult times they shared their insights from previous experiences.”

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HOUSE SWAP TOOLS, TOOLS, TOOLS! BOOKKEEPING SERVICE We’re interested in swapping our Construction company updating ~ Olivia Spencer ~ Charming A-Frame Cedar Lincoln City/Devil’s Lake tools. Find a bargain! Low prices.

Expert Local Bookkeeping!

Cabin on Big Lake Road. lakefront home 2-4 times a year ONE DAY only. Sat. 10/03/20.

Phone: (541) 241-4907 Willamette National Forest with a Black Butte Ranch 14831 Blanket, Sisters www.spencerbookkeeping.com Service Land Lease, quarter mile homeowner. Home is 5 bdrm, 9:30-4:00 or until sold out.

SMALL Engine REPAIR from Hoodoo Ski Area. 600 sq. 4 bath, playroom with pool table, Lawn Mowers, Estate Sale in Camp Sherman ft. main floor, 270 sq. ft. sleeping ample kitchen and dining room, 13750 Camp Sherman Rd. Chainsaws & Trimmers loft. Full kitchen, wood-burning living room with wood-burning Sisters Rental Fri. & Sat., 9-4. stove, electric lights. Fully fireplace and music system, TV 331 W. Barclay Drive Vintage duck decoys, Honda 50 furnished. Cabin updates room and much more. Deck 541-549-9631 motorcycle, fly-fishing supplies, completed in summer of 2018 overlooks 180° view of the lake. boat, buoys, bumpers & anchors, Authorized service center for with new double-pane windows, Use of the 8-passenger jet boat & Stihl, Briggs & Stratton, home furnishing/decor, skylight, new outdoor stairs and private dock is possible. We do Honda, Tecumseh grandfather clock & art. metal fire skirt. Price: $160,000. not rent this home.

View pics on estatesales.net 503-358-4421 or Email srkatz@hotmail.com.

– Hosted by Happy Trails – vabreen@gmail.com CASCADE HOME & Happy Trails Estate Sales!

VACATION RENTALS Selling or Downsizing?

102 Commercial Rentals Monthly and Vacation Rentals Locally owned & operated by...

STORAGE WITH BENEFITS throughout Sisters Country.

Daiya 541-480-2806 • 8 x 20 dry box (541) 549-0792 Sharie 541-771-1150 • Fenced yard, RV & trailers Property management • In-town, gated, 24-7 301 Vehicles for second homes.

Junk removal, garage & Kris@earthwoodhomes.com CascadeVacationRentals.net We Buy, Sell, Consign Quality storage clean-out, yard & HEATED GARAGES Cars, Trucks, SUVs & RVs ~ construction debris.

Leases, Private, 24-hr. Access, 201 For Sale Call Jeff at 541-815-7397 You Call – We Haul!

Hot-wash Room, Bath, Lounge.

New leather sewing machines. Sisters Car Connection da#3919 541-598-4345.

Jack At 541-419-2502.

Cowboy Outlaw, $1,295 each.

SistersCarConnection.com Black Butte Prime Downtown Retail Space Call 503-843-2806, text for pics.

WINDOW CLEANING Call Lori at 541-549-7132 FREE LASERJET PRINTER 302 Recreational Vehicles Commercial & Residential.

Cold Springs Commercial Travel Trailer. 2011 Jayco HP LaserJet 5200 (black and 18 years experience, references Office space for lease. The Place Jayflight 23-ft. plus remote white laser printer), plus two available. Safe, reliable, friendly. on Main. 101 Main Ave. in control generator. $10,500 OBO. 16A cartridges.

Free estimates. 541-241-0426 541-598-6909. Ask for Sherri.

Sisters. Three spaces available.

Stop by The Nugget to look at ~ WEDDINGS BY KARLY ~ $575/month and up. Call Ralph or pick up.

Happy to perform virtual or 401 Horses 541-390-5187 in-person weddings.

ALFALFA CASCADE STORAGE Custom Wedding Ceremonies TRITICALE (541) 549-1086 • (877) 540-1086 20+ years • 541-410-4412 MEADOW GRASS HAY 581 N. Larch – 7-Day Access revkarly@gmail.com ORCHARD GRASS HAY 5x5 to 12x30 Units Available • DERI’s HAIR SALON • New crop. No rain. Barn stored.

5x5 - 8x15 Climate Control Units Call 541-419-1279 3-tie bales. $195-$250/ton. Hwy. On-site Management 126 & Cline Falls. 541-280-1895 Ground-floor suite, 290 sq. ft.

501 Computers & Certified Weed-Free HAY. 581 N Larch St. Available now, Communications Orchard Grass or Alfalfa Hay, $325/month. Call 541-549-1086.

Technology Problems?

Sisters. $275 per ton.

MINI STORAGE I can fix them for you.

Call 541-548-4163 Find Hope in God’s Character Sisters Storage & Rental Solving for business, home & Transformed by God’s Nature SistersOregonGuide.com 331 W. Barclay Drive A/V needs. All tech supported.

Daily readings accompanied by 541-549-9631 Jason Williams 403 Pets Sizes 5x5 to 15x30. 7-day access. beautiful illustrations explore the Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience attributes of God as revealed in Computerized security gate.

541-719-8329 Scripture. Readers are On-site management.

SISTERS SATELLITE encouraged to know God more U-Haul trucks, trailers, moving TV • PHONE • INTERNET deeply and be spiritually boxes & supplies.

Your authorized local dealer for transformed in the midst of trials STORAGE STEEL DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet and suffering. Available at CONTAINERS and more!

CCB # 191099 LogBridgeBooks.com & Amazon FOR RENT OR SALE 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729 Delivered to your business or 202 Firewood Computer Repair Services property site SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS kdmpcs.com • 541-480-6499 Call 541-678-3332 DAVE ELPI – FIREWOOD Great pyrenees puppies, ready FREE LASERJET PRINTER –CLASSIFIEDS– • SINCE 1976 • now, 3 boys, $500 each.

HP LaserJet 5200 (black and It pays to advertise in Doug Fir – Lodgepole – Juniper Call 530-905-2250. white laser printer), plus two The Nugget, your local DRIVE-IN WOOD SALES 16A cartridges.

FURRY FRIENDS "Yellow Pages" for Sisters!

– 18155 Hwy. 126 East – Stop by The Nugget to look at helping Sisters families w/pets.

Deadline to place your ad is SistersForestProducts.com or pick up.

FREE Dog & Cat Food Monday before noon...

Order Online! 541-410-4509 No contact pick-up by appt.

Call 541-549-9941 502 Carpet & Upholstery THE NUGGET 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4 Cleaning NEWSPAPER 541-797-4023 103 Residential Rentals 442 E. Main Avenue GORDON’S Bend Spay & Neuter Project PONDEROSA PROPERTIES POB 698, Sisters, OR 97759 LAST TOUCH Providing Low-Cost Options for –Monthly Rentals Available– 541-549-9941 Cleaning Specialists for Spay, Neuter and more!

Call Debbie at 541-549-2002 CARPETS, WINDOWS Go to BendSnip.org Full details, 24 hrs./day, go to: 205 Garage & Estate Sales & UPHOLSTERY or call 541-617-1010 PonderosaProperties.com HUGE MOVING SALE Member Better Business Bureau Three Rivers Humane Society Printed list at 221 S. Ash, Sisters Building supplies, farm gates & • Bonded & Insured • Where love finds a home! See the Ponderosa Properties LLC equip., woodworking tools, Serving Central Oregon doggies at 1694 SE McTaggart wood, garden supplies & tools, Since 1980 104 Vacation Rentals in Madras • A No-kill Shelter statuary, vintage doors, elliptical Call 541-549-3008 In the Heart of Sisters Go to ThreeRiversHS.org machine, Toyota Sienna snow M & J CARPET CLEANING 3 Vac. Rentals – Quiet 1-2 Bdrm or call 541-475-6889 tires, snow blower, Whirlpool Area rugs, upholstery, tile & Sleep 2-6, start at $145 per nt. w/d, Husqvarna mower, Cyclone 500 Services dryer-vent cleaning. Established vrbo.com/442970 or /180950 Rake vac. system, gas mower, & family-owned since 1986.

GEORGE’S SEPTIC or /337593 • 503-730-0150 antique snooker table, power 541-549-9090 TANK SERVICE ~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ parachute, furniture. Free stuff.

“A Well Maintained Private Central OR vac. rentals, 69113 Camp Polk Rd., Sisters.

504 Handyman Septic System Protects Property Management Services Fri -Sun, 9 a.m.

No job too small. $15-25/hour. the Environment” 541-977-9898 NO EARLY BIRDS. Please park 40 years in the trade. References 541-549-2871 www.SistersVacation.com ONLY where specified. available. 541-549-4563.

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JONES UPGRADES LLC Home Repairs & Remodeling Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, Fences, Sheds & more.

Mike Jones, 503-428-1281 Local resident • CCB #201650 LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 541-549-1575 Maintenance / Repairs Insurance Work CCB #194489 Home Customizations, LLC Res. & Commercial Remodeling, Bldg. Maintenance & Painting Chris Patrick, Owner homecustomizations@gmail.com CCB #191760 • 541-588-0083

600 Tree Service & Forestry

Top Knot Tree Care can handle all of your tree needs, from trims to removals.

Specializing in tree assessment, hazard tree removal, crown reduction, ladder fuel reduction, lot clearing, ornamental and fruit tree trimming and care.

• Locally owned and operated • • Senior and military discounts • • Free assessments • • Great cleanups • • Licensed, Insured and Bonded • Contact Bello @ 541-419-9655, Find us on Facebook and Google CCB#227009 4 Brothers Tree Service Sisters' Premier Tree Experts!

– TREE REMOVAL & CLEANUP – Native / Non-Native Tree Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency Storm Damage Cleanup, Craning & Stump Grinding, Debris Removal.

– 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

601 Construction

Carl Perry Construction LLC Residential & Commercial Restoration • Repair – DECKS & FENCES – CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991

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JOHN NITCHER CONSTRUCTION General Contractor Home repair, remodeling and additions. CCB #101744 541-549-2206 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 McCARTHY & SONS CONSTRUCTION New Construction, Remodels, Fine Finish Carpentry 541-420-0487 • CCB #130561

Custom Homes Residential Building Projects Concrete Foundations Becke William Pierce CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384 Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com

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

Custom Homes • Additions Residential Building Projects Serving Sisters area since 1976 Strictly Quality CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 541-549-9764 John Pierce jpierce@bendbroadband.com LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 541-549-1575 For ALL Your Residential Construction Needs CCB #194489 www.laredoconstruction.com CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC. Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 www.CenigasMasonry.com

602 Plumbing & Electric

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.

541-350-3218 Earthwood Timberframes • Design & construction • Recycled fir and pine beams • Mantles and accent timbers Kris@earthwoodhomes.com CCB #174977

Pat Burke LOCALLY OWNED CRAFTSMAN BUILT CCB: 288388 • 541-588-2062 www.sistersfencecompany.com JERRY WILLIS DRYWALL & VENETIAN PLASTER All Residential, Commercial Jobs 541-480-7179 • CCB #69557 CASCADE GARAGE DOORS Factory Trained Technicians Since 1983 • CCB #44054 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553

SIMON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Residential Remodel Building Projects Bruce Simon, Quality craftsman for 35 years 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 bsimon@bendbroadband.com

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 BANR Enterprises, LLC Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls Residential & Commercial CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977 www.BANR.net 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

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

Cascade Bobcat Service is now SCHERRER EXCAVATION Lic. & Bonded – CCB #225286 scherrerexcavation.com Mike • 541-420-4072 Logan • 541-420-0330

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 Riverfront Painting LLC Interior/Exterior • Deck Staining SHORT LEAD TIMES Travis Starr, 541-647-0146 License #216081

606 Landscaping & Yard Maintenance

All Landscaping Services Mowing, Thatching, Hauling...

Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740.

From design to installation we can do it all! Pavers, water features, irrigation systems, sod, plants, trees etc.

541-771-9441 LCB #8906 J&E Landscaping Maintenance LLC Clean-ups, raking, mowing, hauling debris, gutters.

Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 jandelspcing15@gmail.com

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 – All You Need Maintenance – Pine needle removal, hauling, mowing, moss removal, edging, raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, gutters, pressure washing...

Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 Austin • 541-419-5122

701 Domestic Services

BLAKE & SON – Commercial, Home & Rentals Cleaning WINDOW CLEANING! Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897 UPLOADED EVERY TUESDAY! The Nugget Newspaper C L A S S I F I E D S are at www.NuggetNews.com

704 Events & Event Services

VENDORS WANTED Central Oregon Saturday Market is looking for vendors for its annual Fall Festival on October 10, 2020. Please contact us at: cosaturdaymarket@gmail.com FALL FESTIVAL sponsored by Central Oregon Saturday Market.

Fall Festival is a gathering place for artists, craftspeople, growers, gatherers and food vendors to display and sell their work which is uniquely their own. Where the seller is the maker. Sat. Oct. 10 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Temporary Full-Time Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Coordinator Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Coordinator. View informational packet and application online at www.sistersfire.com/ employment/. Closes Monday, October 12 at 5 p.m.

Receptionist/Office Manager for busy dog-grooming facility.

Wage DOE. 30-35 hrs./wk. Great people & phone skills, booking appointments & good dog skills a bonus. 541-549-2275.

THE LODGE IN SISTERS is now Hiring for: Caregiver/Med Tech (PT/FT) Requires maturity and a responsible attitude and the ability to establish confidence in the residents regarding their care needs or administer medications and treatments. Wages DOE. NOC/Evening. $500 SIGN-ON BONUS. Culinary Assistant (PT) Responsible for quality of dining service during meals for the community. Wages DOE. Morning/Evening.

Contact us @ 541-904-0545.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity Join our fun team & make a difference in our community!

Construction Assistant The Construction Assistant is responsible for helping the Construction Manager in planning, scheduling and executing new building construction, as well as renovation and repair projects.

Part-time, hourly position, $15/hr. Email cover letter, resume and references to Darleene@sistershabitat.org.

See job description at sistershabitat.org/hiring.

Electronic Hardware Engineer: Bird Gard LLC, the world leader in electronic bird control, is seeking an experienced Electronic Hardware Engineer.

Employment will be full-time and will be based in the company’s facility in Sisters.

Duties will be varied and at times fast paced.

The ideal candidate will have a great attitude, solid work ethic, excellent work skills and experience and be a team player throughout the organization.

To apply please email info@birdgard.com to request a job application form and formal job description.

AQUA CLEAR SPA SERVICE Hot tub servicing technician needed. Training provided with opportunity for advancement.

Competitive pay. Clean driving record required. Serious applicants only. Call or email for interview: 541-410-1023; aquaclearoregon@gmail.com THE NUGGET SISTERS OREGON online at NuggetNews.com

Help wanted for property LOCATION: 201 N Pine Street, management office including Sisters OR Map and Taxlot #: customer service, reservations, 151005D000200, and housekeeping organization.

PROJECT WEBSITE: Also requires opening and www.ci.sisters.or.us/ closing homes for Black Butte community-development/page/ Ranch property management. sisters-woodlands-rezone-cp-20This full-time position is a very 03-zm-20-02 busy, high energy, physical job.

REQUEST: The Applicant is Hourly pay depends on requesting approval of a experience. Health and dental Comprehensive Plan Map and insurance offered. Contact Cat or Zoning Map Amendment to Nancy at 541-549-5555 x2, or redesignate and rezone the bring your resume to our office at property from Public Facilities 414 W. Washington Ave. (PF), Urban Area Reserve in Sisters. 7 days/week, 9 - 4.

(UAR), and Landscape Management/Open Space to 999 Public Notice Downtown Commercial, NOTICE OF PUBLIC Multi-Family Residential, North HEARING Sisters Business Park, and Open Notice is hereby given that the Space, and supporting text City of Sisters City Council will amendments. No specific conduct a public hearing at development plans are proposed Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade at this time. All materials can be Avenue, Sisters (mailing address found on the project website PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759) listed above. on Wednesday, October 14, APPLICABLE CRITERIA: 2020 at 6:30 p.m. regarding the City of Sisters Development applications listed below. The Code (SDC): Chapter 3 (Design hearing will be held according to Standards), Chapter 4.7 (Land SDC Chapter 4.1 and the rules of Use District Map and Text procedure adopted by the Council Amendments), Chapter 4.1 and available at City Hall. Prior (Types of Applications and to the public hearing, written Review. Statewide Land Use comments may be provided to Goals, City of Sisters Sisters City Hall at 520 E. Comprehensive Plan, Oregon Cascade Avenue, Sisters (mailing Revised Statutes, Oregon address PO Box 39, Sisters, OR Administrative Rules.

97759) or emailed to THE NUGGET nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us SISTERS OREGON Comments should be directed PUBLIC NOTICE toward the criteria that apply to The City of Sisters, has applied this request and must reference for HMGP-FM 5195 grant the file number. For additional funding from the Federal information, please contact Emergency Management Agency Nicole Mardell, Principal Planner (FEMA) to fund the Locust Street at (541) 323-5208 or Bridge Sewer Line Relocation nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. The Project in Sisters, Oregon/ staff report and recommendation Deschutes County; with matching to the hearings body will be funds provided by the City of available for review at least seven Sisters. days before the hearing. All Pursuant to 44 CFR Part 9.12, submitted evidence and materials FEMA gives early notice under related to the application are Executive Order (EO) 11988, available for inspection at City Floodplain Management or EO Hall. Copies of all such materials 11990, Wetland Protection; since will be available on request at a this action is located in or affects reasonable cost. TTY services are the floodplain or may affect available at the Sisters City Hall. wetlands.

Please contact Kerry Prosser, The project site is located in or City Recorder, at (541) 323-5213 affects the floodplain of for arrangements. The Sisters Whychus Creek. The sewer line City Hall building is a fully will be relocated under the handicapped-accessible facility. streambed to protect the Due to COVID-19 and required floodplain and community from social distancing measures, significant environmental hazard the City will make should the sewer line be severely accommodations for remote damaged and rupture. participation and strongly The proposed action includes encourages all interested moving the 12” suspended sewer parties to participate remotely. line from its current upstream Meeting access information will location on the Locust Street be posted on the City Council Bridge to decrease the agenda on Friday, October 9, vulnerability of potential threats 2020 and can be found on from debris laden floodwaters. https://www.ci.sisters.or.us/ The proposed project will meetings. Written comments relocate the existing sewer line will be accepted via drop off to underneath the Creek bed, out of the utility payment box at City the threat zone from debris laden Hall, 502 E Cascade Avenue, floodwaters.

Sisters prior to Wednesday, Comments concerning the October 14 at 4 p.m. proposed action will be accepted PUBLIC HEARING: from the affected public; local, October 14, 2020 at 6:30 PM state and federal agencies; and FILE #: CP 20-03, ZM 20-02 other interested parties in order to APPLICANT/ OWNER: consider and evaluate alternatives PX2 Investments LLC

and the environmental impacts of the proposed action.

Comments should be made in writing, sent to the point of contact listed below, and postmarked within 30 days of publication of this notice.

Additional information about the project, including a project area map, can be obtained from the applicant contact below: Responsible Official: Science Kilner Acting Regional Environmental Officer FEMA Region 10

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130 228th St SW Bothell, WA 98021-9796 (425) 487-4613 fax science.kilner@fema.dhs.gov For Additional Information: Troy Rayburn Project Coordinator/ Project Manager 520 E. Cascade Avenue City of Sisters, Oregon (541) 323-5220 trayburn@ci.sisters.or.us Given the nature of the proposed action, if no public comments are received, no further public notice will be conducted for this project.

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Sisters film selected for BendFilm Festival The work of two Sisters filmmakers has been selected for the BendFilm Festival.

Nathan and Emily Woodworth bill “The Purse: A Dream in Two Acts,” as a surrealist/absurdist comedy film.

“We pitch it as ‘David Lynch meets Monty Python,’” Nathan Woodworth told The Nugget.

“We are proud to be an official selection at BendFilm Festival 2020. We are also the winners of the 2019 Maverick Movie Awards for best screenplay, best supporting actor, and best supporting actress, with a nomination for best picture. However, Maverick Movie Awards is a world-wide competition, not a festival, which makes

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BendFilm Festival our world premiere. We are extremely excited to be premiering in Central Oregon, where we can share our film for the first time with the community that we love and has given us so much support.”

The BendFilm Festival program runs October 8-25, with more than 100 streaming titles and 12 drive-in screenings. Some films have a limited window and will only play for a few days during the Festival or they have a cap on the number of tickets that can be sold.

For information on passes for viewing films, including The Purse, visit www.bendfilm.org.

In the award-winning

Nathan Woodworth.

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Bi-Mart

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Songbird Food surreal film, siblings Jackie and Jill clash after Jackie escapes from prison. Worried that he will be pursued by the Jurisdictator, Jackie has disguised himself in Jill’s clothes. Armed with a purse, Jackie is ready to set out into the forest to dig up their buried loot the moment his sister arrives, but Jill isn’t playing ball. Aided by the voice in his head, Jackie must question Jill to uncover the truth.

M e a n w h i l e , To m P. Bellbottoms, Esq., shoots a documentary about Selby O’Nolan, the man who invented the purse to be used as a weapon in World War I. The cast consists of Nathan Wo o d w o r t h , Emily Woodworth, Wayne Newcome, Spencer Bordonaro and David Novotny. Emily Woodworth and Nathan Woodworth are the writers, Emily Woodworth directed. The film was edited

by Brian Stefano Lee.

Artists adapt during pandemic

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Because of the coronavirus pandemic and the effects it has had on the economy, artists have had to adapt. Many projects have been canceled or put on hold. Artists are adapting to shutdowns by swapping their physical art spaces for virtual ones.

Sisters Art Association (SAA) artists, some who participated in the 2020 Artist Studio Tour last weekend, have found creative ways to cope amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Bedouin and Good Day Café owner Harmony Thomas said, “When I joined the SAA board last fall, I was asked to work on membership. After a couple of months of meetings and getting a sense of where I could help, I started to offer my guidance with social media with individual members. I have met with many members, and during COVID-19 we have managed to safely meet, and I have done what I could to continue to assist them.”

To assist the artists who felt overwhelmed by the changing times, Thomas helped with the necessary tools that made it easier to run an art business online.

Local glass artist and SAA event co-chair Mel Archer noted, “Social media is Harmony’s realm, and I know she has spent many hours tutoring our artists on social media. From setting up accounts to how to use it to promote their work and howto hashtag the studio tour so our contacts beget more contacts.”

Thomas noted, “I value the artists in this community and want to help where I can. Social media platforms are often overwhelming. We would work on what works for them: Facebook pages, Instagram, going over what hashtags mean and do for Instagram. I hope to continue to help advocate and assist.”

Thomas has been giving each artist that has needed help an hour or two of listening to gain an understanding of where they are at in their lives as an artist and what their needs are.

“The SAA has relied heavily on artists promoting themselves and the tour through their own social media,” said SAA co-founder Helen Schmidling. “Harmony spent dozens of sessions with artists getting them up to speed on Facebook and Instagram — artists who had absolutely no social media experience.”

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A still from the surrealist short film “The Purse: A Dream In Two Acts.”

The 2020 Artist Studio Tour, sponsored by SAA, was nine months in planning. And due to COVID-19, the tour was moved from June to the last weekend in September.

Archer said, “Due to COVID-19, we asked for and received the approval of the Deschutes County COVID19 Task Force. Our Artist Studio Tour was a very dispersed event. Each studio was required to have the same safety procedures in place as have now become the standard. The artists enforced social distancing and other procedures.”

The SAA provided to each artist: hand sanitizer, disposable masks, COVID-19 signage, and sign-in sheets.

Masks were required for all visitors. Whether traveling by car, bike, or on foot, people arrived in small groups throughout the day.

The 4th Annual Sisters Arts Association Studio Tour had 36 artists in 26 locations, ranging from wood sculptor J. Chester Armstrong’s studio west of Sisters, to Danae Bennett Miller, bronze sculptor located west of Tumalo, to buckeroo artist Len Babb, off Lower Bridge Road west of Terrebonne. There were 33 more artists located in between these points.

“This is a group effort and literally would not have been possible without the help of Sisters residents,” Nathan Woodworth said. “Specifically, Sisters Elementary School, where we shot a major scene in our film, was extremely kind in supporting us and providing a place for us to shoot. Because we are from Central Oregon and our film was entirely shot in Deschutes County, we will be featured in the Local Focus section of BendFilm.”

“The Purse: A Dream in Two Acts” will be eligible for audience awards; anyone who views it can vote for the film.

“The Purse” will be available to view for the entire duration of the Festival.

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was available at all the galleries in Sisters and many other locations. Guests selected which artists they wished to visit and put together their own tour itinerary.

It was artist Scott McAllister’s first time on the studio tour; he displayed a series of paintings of the bridges of Portland done in watercolor on Yupo paper.

“I spent a lot of time painting with watercolors, then started soft pastels a few years ago. I like the way both allow me to paint in rich colors and a high degree of spontaneity. Recently, I experimented with watercolor on Yupo paper. Yupo is a synthetic paper, so it does not absorb water, so the watercolor paints sit on top of the paper and is somewhat uncontrollable. The pigment shifts and moves, leaving some effects that are unpredictable, but adds an artistic quality to the painting that I could never plan.”

Artist Bill Hunt, who showcased his art with three other artists on the tour, took up woodworking after retiring and began creating his Fence Post Ducks, using 100-year-old cedar posts from Central Oregon cattle ranches.

He said, “I think this artists tour is a fantastic opportunity, especially during COVID-19. The people feel secure and safe outside here. We’re not in that closed area. And we’ve got fantastic weather for us, and it’s been going really well.”

Hunt worked on wooden duck heads using a Dremel tool, as visitors watched intently.

Local Potter Dave Hough had a space at J. Chester Armstrong’s and showcased over 200 pieces of his unique pottery. Hough is a “people person” and was excited to see many small groups of visitors stop by to check out his artwork in the large open studio.

“There are so many ways to sell art because of the new technology and I’ve always known that that possibility

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existed,” Hough said. “But the part about pottery that I love so much is not just the making it but talking to people and having them engaged in my work.”

He added, “This was an opportunity to do something different. And this morning (Saturday) during the tour I sold my first piece. So, I’m excited. I’m excited that people are showing up and that’s all I care about, talking to the public. This is my studio and it’s the first time I’ve opened it to the public! This tour actually drove me to finish my shop.”

J. Chester Armstrong’s stunning wood sculptures were a special highlight on the tour for many visitors who have seen his work around Central Oregon.

He noted, “During this pandemic I’ve been doing so much more, because I haven’t been on my road trips. I haven’t been dealing with the

I’m excited that people are showing up...

This is my studio and it’s the first time I’ve opened it to the public!

— Dave Hough

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon art world and art shows. I’ve been focused here creating, and this is the result!”

It was the first time on the studio tour for quilter sisters June Jaeger and Jean Wells Keenan, who collaborated and showcased beautiful quilts in their outdoor studio in and around the driveway between their homes (they are also neighbors).

Jaeger said, “We worked with alginate dyes and screens, designing, or creating our own designer fabric, which we use in our textile art. We couldn’t believe how many people came out to our studio and have never seen something like this before.

They didn’t think that fabric could be art and were just amazed that these pieces are made from fabric. It’s educating the public.”

Stephen Gasior, another new artist to the studio tour, displayed his artwork, portraits of people, and prefers dry mediums (charcoal, graphite, pastel).

“I am grateful to have the support of the SAA and was especially excited to have my daughter, Grace, a jewelry fabricator/designer, join me on this tour,” he said.

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Artist Bill Hunt showcased his Fence Post Ducks, made from 100-year-old cedar posts sourced from Central Oregon ranches. passion. My favorite subject is people, both portraiture and figure drawing,” On Sunday evening after the tour, Archer told The Nugget, “I hosted three other artists at my studio and three out of the four had pretty good sales. I heard from another board member that

some of the studios in Sisters had 143 people during the two days. That is fantastic.

With my studio so far out, I am very pleased with the 50+ people we had. That is more than last year — with this year having so many issues that could have kept people from touring.”

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