The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIII No. 42 // 2020-10-14

The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 42

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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Spirit of Central Oregon Magazine PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

The Sisters Country landscape has entered gracefully into the beautiful months of autumn —which many find our best time of the year.

Ballots headed Sisters man arrested for to Sisters September 30 vehicle break-ins area mailboxes Sisters Country Prepared & Ready Guide

Ballots for the November 3 election went out Wednesday, October 14.

Sisters voters will decide who will sit on the City Council. There are five candidates for three positions. The top two vote-getters will serve four-year terms; the third-highest vote-getter will serve for two years. Candidates are See BALLOTS on page 9

Noah Kirshner of Sisters has been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in the local area.

This is just the latest in a years-long string of run-ins with the law for the 21-year-old.

According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, City of Sisters deputies received seven reports of vehicle break-ins on September 30. All occurred between 3 and 6 a.m. on the south side of Sisters.

All of the cases involved vehicles that were left unlocked in driveways of residences. In one case, a 9mm pistol was stolen from an unlocked vehicle, along with other valuables.

Additionally, one of the victim vehicles had damage to a stereo and dashboard from the suspect’s attempting to steal the stereo.

Deputies conducted interviews, See KIRSHNER on page 19

Sisters Habitat for Humanity dedicates 70th home Are we headed into a cold, wet winter? page 6 Letters/Weather ...2 Meetings ..............3 Announcements.. 10 Entertainment .....11 Obituaries .......... 14 Crossword .......... 14 Classifieds......15-16 Sudoku ............... 16 Real Estate .... 17-20

The Neal family of Sisters has come home.

They celebrated that homecoming in a Sisters Habitat for Humanity dedication ceremony on October 6, in the Village Meadows neighborhood. The family of five expressed their thanks and appreciation for everyone who made their home a reality.

John Neal said, “Thanks to everyone coming together and getting this done (during) this challenging year.

It’s one positive thing coming out of 2020. Thanks everybody!” Ashley Neal echoed her husband’s sentiments, saying, “To all the volunteers and all the people at Habitat, our family partners, we’re very glad to see the finish line!

Thank you!”

The children, Henry, Gwen, and Tristan, squealed with delight as they showed off their new rooms; one room has a rainbow painted across the corner and ceiling.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

The Neal family of Sisters celebrated the dedication of their new Sisters Habitat for Humanity home last week.

Susan Cobb makes a quilt for every neighborhood with words from neighHabitat home dedication and one was bor, Michelle Ehr. presented to the Neal family.

The Neals were welcomed to the See DEDICATION on page 12

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Preparedness is critical in Sisters Country

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Letters to the Editor…

The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer’s name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is 10 a.m. Monday.

To the Editor: Hey, it isn’t easy to come up with something everyone can agree on these days, but I think I have one: Inasmuch as Jim Anderson (The Sisters Naturalist) has probably had more to do with the edification of the entire population of this region than anybody ever has, the next time a name is needed for a new school here it should be the Jim Anderson Elementary, Middle School or whatever, right?

Go golden eagles! Or horned owls! Or bats!

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To the Editor: Since I was awakened very early yet again (4:54 a.m.!) by tractor engines, banging dump trucks, and beepers from the nearby rock and gravel yard, it got me thinking about the current — and coming — conflicts over zoning and development here in Sisters.

Perhaps it’s time to address a different angle of the “this is not our town” sentiments — that being the issue that current zoning

laws, building codes, and city codes are not consistently enforced, thus creating issues in our current reality.

When we built our new home in the ClearPine development (off of Northwest Pine Street north of Barclay Avenue) we knew that there would be home construction noise here for several years to come. We knew that the development abutted a “light industrial” zone along Barclay. We also knew that this sort of mixed-use zoning arrangement could work next to residential areas if, and only if, everybody obeyed the rules.

Well, we were simply not prepared for the pre-dawn roar of tractor engines, back-up beepers, and loud banging of dump trucks (in the sand and gravel yard at the end of North Curtis Street), nor were we prepared for the ceaseless drone of diesel generators of multiple refrigerator trailers (parked at Laird Superfoods on Lundgren Mill Drive).

We have a pretty good working relationship See LETTERS on page 17

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If 2020 has shown us anything, it’s that unexpected — even unthinkable — things can, do, and will happen.

It’s a pretty safe assumption that none of us had a global pandemic, lockdowns, economic dislocation, and serious, widespread civil unrest on our dance card on New Year’s Day. Who among us predicted that people would be fighting in store aisles over packages of toilet paper?

Folks in Sisters know from bitter experience that wildfire is always a threat, but the scope and scale and human tragedy of the massive 2020 conflagrations exceeded anything we’ve come to accept as “normal.”

Suddenly, preparedness has climbed to the top of the list of personal and civic virtues.

A few years back, a friend of mine opened a store for “preppers,” carrying all kinds of supplies and gear for people who prioritize preparedness and resilience. Freezedried food, hand-crank radios, water purification filters and the like. Another friend looked askance at all that, thinking it was a symptom of paranoia. “What is he preparing for?” he asked.

I thought it was a strange question.

“Well… anything,” I responded.

It took a minute to recognize that my skeptical friend had been conditioned to think of “prepping” as a fringe activity indulged in by “survivalist” types who couldn’t wait for a doomsday scenario to unfold, sitting in their bunker loaded up for the zombie apocalypse. He’d also been conditioned to think the water always runs when you turn the faucet and grocery store shelves are always full.

I think he knows better now, on both counts.

The pandemic — and consumers’ responses to it — have shown us first–hand that the store shelves can empty out in a hurry — and maybe they won’t get restocked right away. That point was reinforced by the fire-related closures of Highway 22 and Highway 126, which made it harder to ship goods from the Willamette Valley to Sisters.

It doesn’t take much imagination to consider what happens if such closures are even more widespread, due to damage from, say, a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake.

Given the events of this terrible year, that abstract threat doesn’t seem quite so

abstract. Getting hit with the “full rip” shaker would be so 2020…

The catastrophic wildfires of September should make us all reflect on how prepared we are. Sisters neighborhoods have evacuated under threat of wildfire many times over the past two decades or so. But those evacuations are almost always well in advance of the threat.

There have been exceptions.

Residents were forced to flee from a fast-moving blaze in the sagebrush east of town in August of 2018, and it was only quick action by firefighters, supported by fortuitously available air power, that prevented a dire situation from turning catastrophic.

Evacuation was immediate.

Nothing could save the communities in Santiam Canyon and in the McKenzie River canyon last month.

The firestorm that destroyed whole towns gave people virtually no time to prepare.

It was go now or die. Some people did not make it.

The City of Sisters and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District are working to “harden” the community’s infrastructure and enhance response capabilities in the event of disaster — be it fire, winter storm, flooding or earthquake. Or pandemic.

But it really is up to us to make ourselves ready.

It’s on us to create defensible space around our homes to give firefighters a fighting chance to save them. It’s on us to have a stock of food, water and essential supplies in the event that the trucks can’t get to Bi-Mart and Ray’s and the other shops in town. It’s on us to have a plan to shelter in place — and a plan to evacuate at a moment’s notice.

As Jack McGowan notes in the centerfold piece you’ll find in this week’s Nugget, preparedness is a journey of many steps. Most of us couldn’t afford to stock a bunker, even if we wanted to. But we can all lay in some extra food, some potable water, and first aid supplies; keep the gas tank topped up and find ourselves an alternative way to heat the house and cook our food. A lot of our “preparedness” gear can double as camping gear.

And we can all benefit from learning skills from first aid to camp cooking.

There’s nothing onerous about being prepared. In fact, it can be fun and gratifying. And capacity to be just a little bit more self-reliant brings a lot of peace of mind — a commodity we could all use a lot more of in 2020.

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Sisters Folk Festival to dedicate art gallery

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

With determination and innovation, the Sisters Farmers Market ran through the summer, a bright spot in a summer plagued by canceled events.

Celebrating market success through the pandemic

By Caroline Hager Sisters Farmers Market Manager

In a year marked by canceled events, separation, and loss, it can be difficult to focus on the positives. But one place that positive energy was palpable this summer was in Fir Street Park each Sunday. The success of Sisters Farmers Market can be attributed to a few factors — perhaps the most prominent being the community support.

In March, the pandemic threatened the possibility of holding markets this summer. It was the community of vendors from past seasons of Sisters Farmers Market that advocated for the continuation of the inperson events. The Seed to Table team, in their first year managing the Market, hit the ground running to plan safe infrastructure for opening day on June 7. The City of Sisters provided guidance and resources to ensure the safety of the event in the context

of the coronavirus. With crucial volunteer support, an online pre-order service was created to provide a contactless pick-up option for vulnerable community members. Seed to Table provided a Food For All Discount at their weekly booth, giving those financially impacted by COVID-19 access to vegetables and other essential items at discounted rates or free of charge.

In addition, vendors who themselves were vulnerable to COVID-19 were able to sell in a contactless method as well. Special thank you to The Roundhouse Foundation and the Central Oregon Health Council for making our COVID-19 discount program possible!

By opening day, 10 different vendors were scheduled for the season. Volunteers arrived early to set up the one-way flow, give friendly distancing reminders, and help hand out free KN95 masks and hand See SUCCESS on page 8

Sisters Folk Festival is dedicating their new visual arts gallery in the Sisters Artworks Building in honor of Cindy and Duncan Campbell. The dedication is set for Friday, October 23, with a celebration from 4 to 7 p.m.

Sisters Folk Festival finalized the purchase of the Sisters Art Works Building in December of 2019, completing a two-year, $1.4 million capital campaign that included upgrades and additions to their home office and site of their largest festival venue.

Consistent with the original vision that building owners Kathy and Frank Deggendorfer imagined when they donated more than $500,000 in equity to kick off the campaign, SFF’s

ownership of the building has allowed the organization to begin offering music and arts education programming to adults and children at their facility starting this fall.

Two of the largest contributors to the campaign were Cindy and Duncan Campbell, who are well known in Oregon for their philanthropic efforts as founders of Friends of the Children, a nationwide organization dedicated to breaking the generational cycle of poverty. The Campbells see their support of Sisters Folk Festival as consistent with their giving.

“Almost all of our philanthropy is focused on children and youth — from children facing some of the biggest barriers in life to youth See ART GALLERY on page 17

Bend firm will design Ranger District compound After a competitive public solicitation process, Steele Associates Architects of Bend has been selected to design the new Sisters Ranger District Compound in Sisters.

The new facility will be located at the current Sisters Ranger District site.

Phase 1 will include design and construction of a 12,000- to-14,000-squarefoot district office, and Phase 2 will include the

design and construction of a 4,980-square-foot district storage facility that includes eight individual storage units, four individual heated ADA restrooms/shower rooms, and a heated combined workshop.

The project will be designed to meet Green Globe 2 sustainability requirements.

“The Steele Team couldn’t be more pleased to have won See ARCHITECT on page 11

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., meeting by Zoom. 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., Meeting by Zoom.

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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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Sisters School Board snapshot Sisters Elementary preschool has openings

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The preschool conducted

by Sisters Elementary School and funded through Oregon’s Preschool Promise Grant is still accepting applications from qualified families.

The preschool has hired teachers and is ready for students, but the opening has been delayed for a few weeks due to a backlog in the Early Learning Hub’s ability to process applications for Sisters and other schools in the region, according to Mylee Card, lead teacher of the preschool.

Card has been working with principal Joan Warburg to reach out to families known to qualify for the program, which targets 4-yearolds. At the October 7 school board meeting, Warburg said that she is aware of at least 18 families that could take part in the program.

The preschool is free to qualified families.

According to Card, Sisters has one student fully enrolled and five others that have applications under review.

“We are ready to go with these first six,” she said. “Our goal is to ultimately have 18 students and we hope to open October 19 once the five applications being processed are approved.”

According to Card, the preschool will run from 8:452:30 Monday through Friday

and the staff and facilities are prepared to meet all COVID19 guidelines. Card noted that this age group is not required to wear masks, but they are optional.

The Preschool Promise program is overseen by the Oregon Early Learning Division (OELD), which is a branch of the Oregon Department of Education.

Warburg also acknowledged at the board meeting that qualified families may have enrolled in other programs in Sisters which opened in September, while others may be not fully aware that they qualify for this free program.

Interested families can contact Sisters Elementary at 541-549-8981, visit the front page of the elementary school website (linked from www. ssd6.org), or go directly to the links listed below.

The basic standard for qualifying economically is children in families who are living at 200 percent of the poverty level.

According to the OELD website (https://oregonearlylearning.com/preschoolpromise), the Preschool Promise “is a model for a publicly funded, high-quality preschool system.”

Links to enroll in the Sisters Elementary Preschool are: https://forms.gle/ Q3QmTdfibF3iy8mA9; or Spanish: https://forms.gle/ fTeamNPDbK9J2Co1A.

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• Martha Hindman, special programs administrator, gave an update at last week’s school board meeting on mental-health support still available through the Child Center with some changes. Students referred will now have access to therapists assigned to them based on student needs rather than having just one therapist for all types of cases. Two paraprofessionals have been hired as support staff. Hindman remarked how good it was to see the K-3 students back in school when she spent time at the elementary doing some observations.

• Sisters High School Principal Joe Hosang reported that distance learning is underway, but added that some small groups have been meeting in person per health guidelines, including biology and woods students.

Counselor Lindy Weddel and assistant Lynne Fendall made some house calls over the past weeks to check in with students who were struggling as the school year got underway. Grade-level team members also checked in with students via phone.

Hosang also alluded to the impact, response, and outreach of the deaths of two high school seniors and one

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small groups had smiles on their faces to be back in the building.

“When have we ever seen kids happy about being tested?” she asked.

Warburg also gave an update on the Preschool Promise (see related story on this page) with hopes to open the preschool for 4-year-olds by October 19, following a backlog of applications being processed at the county level.

• Superintendent Curt Scholl reported the district has seen a small bump in student enrollment while also losing about 50 kids to other educational options due to the pandemic and will continue to reach out to those families as the school year progresses. The new transportation facility located behind SPRD is fully functional and buses are being moved over to the site in the days ahead.

“It’s night and day compared to the facility that has been used for so many years,” he said.

ADA-compliant sidewalks are being completed at the elementary school after being delayed due to the heavy smoke in recent weeks that stopped construction.

The next school board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4 at 6 p.m. at Sisters Middle School.

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2020 graduate in the past two weeks and reported that support will continue.

• Tim Roth, Sisters Middle School vice principal spoke about supporting students and staff following the recent tragedies.

Counselor Brook Jackson and Community Liaison Gabe Cobos made 17 home visits in recent weeks to help engage some students who had fallen out of touch during distance learning.

Like the high school students, some have been served in in-person small groups, including tutoring and ECOS class. Roth proudly announced that the middle school had 95 percent attendance for the first month and handed out “Strive for 95” hats to each of the board members. Strive for 95 is the program implemented last year to improve and sustain good attendance.

Roth reported that 27 middle school students are using Sisters Educational Options this school year rather than being enrolled in comprehensive distance learning and that things appear to be going well.

• Elementary School Principal Joan Warburg spoke about how happy K-3 students are to be back in school during the past two weeks. In fact, even the fourth-graders who came in to do diagnostic testing in

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Tracksters wrap up ‘mini-season’

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Sisters Outlaws hosted a three-way meet under blue autumn skies on Tuesday, October 6 to wrap up the spring sports mini season.

Tuesday’s meet included a surprise school record in a seldom-run relay event as Will Thorsett (1,200), Brody Anderson (400), Sam May (800) and John Peckham teamed up in the distance medley relay in a time of 11:15.81.

The previous record was set in 2009 at 11:22.

Two events came down to the wire.

The first, in a literal photo finish, took place in the first running event of the day, the 4x100-meter relay, as Redmond edged Sisters by .02 second to win in 46.15 seconds to Sisters’ 46.17.

Outlaws in the event included Anderson, Collin Fischer, Nate Weber and Hayden Sharp.

The second nail-biter took place in the javelin as just five inches separated the top three throwers. Hudson Jones eked out the win with a personal best of 145 feet 7 inches to edge Garrett Greene of Redmond (145 feet 5 inches) and fellow Outlaw Miguel Gaona (145 feet 2 inches).

“Jones and Gaona are

really coming along,” said head coach Jeff Larson.

“Setting personal bests in October is pretty exciting.”

Other highlights on the boys side included Hayden Sharp’s win in the long jump (19 feet 6 inches) and Taine Martin’s victory in the pole vault with a personal best of 11 feet.

Sasha Stolasz, Anya Shockley, Hollie Lewis and Shelby Larson won the 4x10meter relay for Sisters in a time of 54.59 to jump start the girls team.

Lewis and Shockley followed up by going 1-2 in the high jump as both cleared 5 feet. The pair switched places in the long jump as Shockley (14 feet 10 inches) outdistanced Lewis (14 feet 4.25 inches).

“Those two are such a good match for each other and I think they are going to just keep getting better,” said Larson.

Lexie Miller picked up wins in the shot put (28 feet

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Ted Stolasz competes in pole vault vs. Redmond.

6.5 inches) and the discus (90 feet 5 inches), which were both personal bests for the sophomore.

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for track, baseball, softball, golf and tennis is scheduled to begin April 19, 2021 pending improvement regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The distance medley team following their record-breaking performance.

From left to right Brody Anderson, Sam May, Will Thorsett and John Peckham.

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

HOUSING POLICY ADVISORY BOARD: Two openings.

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Dozens of U Are we headed into a cold, wet winter? if you like your winters cooler fall and early winter, and “There are a lot of indiof O students By Ron Thorkildson and wetter than normal. again in late winter, may cators that are pointing us to As a rule, the southern tier allow excursions of arctic a cool, wet fall and colder, one of the of states experiences warmer air into the U.S. During mid- stormier winter for Oregon,” test positive worstAfterfireenduring seasons in modern and drier than normal con- winter, these winds should he adds. history, Oregonians earnestly ditions during a La Niña strengthen, keeping the coldThe National Weather for virus hope the upcoming winter regime, while the northern est air confined to the polar Service’s Climate Prediction Correspondent

will deliver an ample supply of much-needed moisture to extinguish the fires still burning and to ease extreme drought conditions that grip our region.

Every source of information begins by revealing current conditions in the central Pacific Ocean. Known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), it is the most important climate phenomenon on earth due to its ability to change the global atmospheric circulation. It exists in one of three phases: warm (El Niño), cold (La Niña) and neutral (sometimes referred to as La Nada).

In recent months, lower sea surface temperatures and an increasing trade wind have shifted the ENSO phase from neutral to a weak La Niña, and most forecasters think it will strengthen through the upcoming winter. In fact, based on the latest data, the Climate Prediction Center has said there’s an 85 percent chance of a moderate-tostrong La Niña to be in place by the November-January time frame. This is good news

part of the country tends to be cooler and wetter, except for New England where this correlation is weaker. An active jet stream should direct several Pacific storms into the Northwest. At the same time, colder than normal air usually overspreads Western Canada, allowing for possible cold snaps when high amplitude troughs develop in the upper atmosphere.

A team of long-range forecasters at AccuWeather, led

by Senior Meteorologist Paul Pastelok, recently released their winter outlook. An early start to wintry weather is expected in the Pacific Northwest.

“Mountain snow and stormy conditions may arrive in late fall for the Northwest, northern California, and northern Rockies.

“Even the I-5 corridor from Medford through Seattle will have several opportunities for accumulating snowfall before 2020 draws to a close,” Pastelok said.

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Pete Parsons, meteorologist for the Oregon Department of Forestry, issued his October through December outlook on September 17, 2020. He foresees normal temperatures and precipitation levels for the three-month period in Central Oregon.

Parsons relies heavily on analog forecasting — selecting past years that most closely match current ENSO values and trends, then extrapolating forward the type of winter that occurred in those years. For this forecast he used a blend of three analog years, 1959, 1970 and 1995.

“In La Niña years, it usually doesn’t get a lot wetter until November. But you start to see some significant cooling in October,” said Parsons.

Parsons believes higherthan-normal amplitudes in upper air patterns will likely emerge this winter.

Center issued its forecast on September 17, 2020 for the period October through December. It calls for warmer than normal temperatures and above normal precipitation in our area. By January through March of 2021 there’s an equal chance that temperatures will come in above or below normal, but it be wetter than average.

Nearly all the prognosticators agree that a robust La Niña is on the way that should produce a cooler and wetter winter, with ample snow in the mountains here in the Pacific Northwest. And we sure could use it.

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The university’s website showed on Monday, October 5, that 57 coronavirus cases had been confirmed in the previous four days alone.

On Tuesday, the university reported 12 more cases, for a total this month of 69 cases (as of Thursday, October 8).

Only one of the students who tested positive in October lives in on-campus housing, officials said. The rest live off campus. The surge in cases comes at the beginning of the school year, KEZI-TV reported.

Cases have been climbing since about September 22, when the university reported 15 cases. Every day since then, at least six additional cases have been reported.

Officials said students who live on campus and test positive for the disease are “in isolation” while they recover.

U of O has reported a total of 220 cases since June 1.

Also on Monday, the Register-Guard reported that four people were cited by city and university police for hosting a party for between 100 and 150 mostly college-age people off campus.

Lane County Public Health officials have urged the community to stop gatherings, in particular, college parties.

Lane County is in Phase 2 of pandemic reopening, meaning all indoor gatherings are capped at 10 people.

For most people, coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.

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Circus returns to Central Oregon

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Get ready for the “Greatest Show on Earth” — Halloween weekend with the Venardos Circus when it returns to Redmond at the Deschutes Fairgrounds under the big top.

The stage will have live socially distanced audiences from October 29 through November 1, for the first shows in front of a live audience since COVID-19.

The circus has always been one of the most popular forms of public entertainment in the world. It’s hard to conceive of just how popular it was in its American heyday. America grew up with the circus.

Whole towns shut down on that day — schools, shops, and offices — an occasion when everyone enjoyed the oldfashioned magic of the circus The Venardos Circus, a unique theatrical stage, animal-free performance, has been touring the nation since its debut at the L.A. County Fair in 2014. The production has revamped the American Circus tradition for a new generation with Broadwaystyle flair. Theater lovers and nostalgic circus fans will appreciate the intimate experience and sentimental way the show pays homage to circus traditions through the lens of high-quality entertainment for a modern family audience.

In 2000 the creator of Venardos Circus, Kevin Venardos, landed a job as ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from an open call audition in New York as a young actor.

Venardos said, “It was just a random audition when I was 22 and living in New York City trying to be a singing and dancing man.”

Venardos lived on the Ringling Bros. train, then the largest privately-owned train in the world, hauling elephants, clowns, tigers, props, tent-poles and trapeze artists from coast to coast.

He had found his calling.

“I worked there for five years and performed live before more than 35 million people in that time,” Venardos explained. “Later, from 2009-2010, I wore the top hat at Big Apple Circus in New York City, but by then I didn’t know how much longer I could keep finding shows to hire me as the ringmaster.”

In 2014, Venardos took his talent for entertaining and set out to start his own circus show. He created the Venardos Circus, which he calls “the American circus with the heart of a Broadway show.”

“My first gig as a producer was at the L.A. County Fair with a 30-minute outdoor show,” Venardos said.

“The next year added a date, the next a few more, and

eventually we learned to sell tickets to our own events.

As of March 2020, we had transformed that tiny outdoor show into a 45-week, 30-city national tour across the United States.”

Heather Atherton, public relations person for the production, said, “Kevin’s message of following your dreams, loving one another, and general positivity is something we all could use more of right now. It’s always been a big part of the circus’ appeal (celebrating all types/ talents) but he brings it into today’s context and it really resonates.”

She added, “Last summer when we were in Redmond at the Deschutes Fairgrounds in June for our first visit, Kevin fell in love with the area. He and his family returned there to quarantine in June, where they have continued to do livestream shows monthly.

We are so excited to be able to start doing some in-person shows there. We really enjoyed the community last year and quietly being a part of it the past few months.”

When COVID-19 struck last March, Venardos Circus, like other performing arts and cultural organizations, closed their doors due to the virus.

Venardos said, “Everything stopped in March with the lockdown. It was also the moment my daughter, Andi

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Lane, was born (Friday the 13th of March!) So, I’ve seen this pandemic through her eyes, and it has given me another measure of resolve to get out there and find a way forward.

“In May we launched our first livestream and had no idea what was technically involved in quality online broadcasting, a lot of trial and error followed. Even though we were only doing one show a month, we learned a lot, and because expenses were much lower with the tour not working, we turned our focus to the digital, and were soon drawing 1,000+ ticketed attendees to the online event.”

He added, “Now, after seven months, we’ll begin

layering in social distancing, and a reduced-capacity live event. We are working together with the digital revenue streams, and it will be a path forward for this ‘Little Circus That Could.’ We’re eager to help build some new fun memories with families who are seeking some normalcy in family traditions again.

“We’ll be at a much smaller seating capacity than before, no tent walls for now, masked, and in socially distanced pods. But we’ll be making ‘live’ magic again.”

What can Sisters attendees expect to see during the Venardos Circus? A beautiful See CIRCUS on page 17

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Cobb wants to ‘walk her talk’

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Susan Cobb decided to run for Sisters City Council when she realized that, instead of encouraging others to run, she would walk her talk. She indicated that even if she doesn’t garner a Council seat, she will find other ways to be involved.

If she is elected, Cobb has identified a number of issues she would like to address including working with the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce to amplify the businesses already in Sisters and what new ones could be brought in to sustain and grow the business community.

With Zoom meetings the norm for now, Cobb would like to see a brief pre-meeting overview of topics to be discussed to help those phoning in to understand the proceedings. She believes ongoing open communication from City Hall is important.

Cobb thinks creation of additional safe bike and pedestrian lanes out to Adams and Hood avenues, while maintaining a lush, treed environment, would benefit residents and visitors.

Fire mitigation and education for all citizens is high on her list of priorities.

While she served for three years as the president of the Timber Creek Homeowners Association, Cobb actively supported fire preparedness education with mailers to homeowners. She would like to see public fire mitigation meetings at Sisters Fire

Hall to explain topics such as fire preparedness, emergency evacuation routes, and the use of fire-wise building materials to raise everyone’s awareness.

To assure all residents have the opportunity to thrive, she sees a need for more local low-income housing that is built with as much care as market-rate housing.

To help those in the community who are unhoused, she pointed to programs in other cities where they are provided with tiny homes, so they have a roof over their heads. Cobb thinks it is incumbent on society to care for the people who have the least.

She summed up her philosophy this way: “I am just an individual who cares about the people. I will put my whole heart and soul into making things better for the greater good. . . I will do my best for the vast majority.”

Most of her working career was as a project manager for Pacific Bell, during which time she received a supervisory certificate in management from Golden Gate University. Her job evolved into working with software developers to create software for billing. She was one of only a handful of women working in that field in the earlier days of computers. She took all of that experience and formed her own consulting business, spending five years in Europe fulfilling one contract after another in Munich, Amsterdam, London, and Prague.

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Having received her bachelor’s degree in fine arts from University of Nevada Reno, Cobb is an artist at heart, drawing and painting most of her life. In Central Oregon, she is recognized as an accomplished quilter, who donates her quilts to a number of organizations and fundraisers. She used both her artistic skills and management background while working at Stitchin’ Post for four years.

Cobb chose to move to Sisters in 2006 because her sister and brother-in-law live here.

“As this is my first attempt to be a civil servant, there is much to learn,” Cobb’s Voter Pamphlet entry says. “I will study the applicable laws, learn the ropes at City Hall, and be an advocate for the people of Sisters.”

Cobb didn’t offer an opinion on any decisions made by the current Council.

“I can’t say from the sidelines, without the material the City Council had before them,” she said.

sanitizer. A few hundred shoppers attended the first Sisters Farmers Market, one of the only communal events in Sisters since March. Word spread around communities of shoppers and vendors about the safe and welcoming environment created at the Market throughout the 16 weeks of the season. By the 17th and final event on Sunday October 4, the maximum number of vendors was reached at 25 spaces, and over 750 shoppers poured in for closing day.

Another remarkable success attributed to our supportive community was the September Fundraising Raffle. Originally created to raise funds for helping offset extra costs due to COVID-19 this season, the Raffle expanded midmonth to fundraise for farmers and families impacted by the devastating statewide wildfires. The community showed their support for these causes by purchasing Raffle tickets in-person and online throughout the month, raising over $7,000 in all.

Half of the overall proceeds were divided between two Oregon wildfire relief efforts; UNETE, Center for Farm Worker Advocacy, and Friend of Family Farmers’/ Portland CSA Coalition’s GoFundMe for small farms affected by Oregon wildfires. Four local community members were drawn as winners on October 1 for various prize packages consisting of over $3,000 of goods and services donated by local producers and businesses.

The real success of the Sisters Farmers Market can hardly be quantified in numbers. In a year when more separated us than brought us together, the Market created a source of hopefulness and community love, which is at the heart of Sisters culture. Anyone who meandered through the path of eclectic booths was able to tap into the joyous, vibrant, and inclusive environment created by the people involved.

We may not know what our cherished community events will look like in the near future, but lessons from this year exemplified how a supportive community can inspire connection and grow resilience.

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BALLOTS: October 27 is last day recommended to mail Gary Ross; Elizabeth Fisher; incumbent Andrea Blum; Susan Cobb; and Jennifer Letz. The Nugget profiles each of the candidates in this issue, starting on page 8.

Sheriff Shane Nelson is running for reelection, challenged by Bend Police Officer Scott Schaier. A story on that race will appear in next week’s Nugget.

Deschutes County commission candidates Phil Henderson and Phil Chang were profiled in the October 7 edition of The Nugget.

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.

The last day recommended to mail ballots 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.

By Sue Stafford Jennifer Letz is no stranger to issues of importance to Central Oregon in general, and specifically to Sisters.

Her work as a sustainability specialist with the U.S. Forest Service has heightened her interest in and knowledge of creatively managing growth while enhancing sustainability.

Letz believes that running for public office is a good way to give back to the community where she lives. She said she would bring to City Council a wide variety of skill sets, including experience in sustainability, urban planning, and water management. She also understands the government vernacular.

One of Letz’s areas of expertise is photovoltaic design and installation (solar energy). Earlier in her career she served as a backcountry park ranger in the Grand Canyon and as a wildland firefighter for the National Park Service.

She moved to Bend with her family in 1983, graduating from Bend High School.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Film

and Media Studies from Willamette University and her Master of Arts in Sustainable Management from Prescott College.

Letz and her husband and now 6-year-old son moved from Bend to Sisters a yearand-a-half ago. She watched as Bend experienced the rapid growth of short-term rentals and the impact they had on the city. She is glad to see that Sisters has taken steps to regulate STRs. With her background in wildland firefighting, Letz believes Sisters must be aggressive in its wildfire preparedness efforts. She warned, that with climate change creating stressed vegetation, wind from the wrong direction could easily put Sisters in the path of a wildfire. She would like to see a community-wide effort to educate everyone on wildfire preparedness and mitigation efforts. She knows there may need to be some changes to the Development Code regarding fire-wise building requirements. Given the role tourism plays in the economy of Sisters, she would like to find a way to educate tourists about fire safety as well.

Letz indicated she is a

good listener who “likes to gather a variety of viewpoints but also knows when it’s time to make a decision.”

She has prior governmental experience serving on the Street Maintenance Funding Commission for the City of Bend and on the Planning Commission for the City of Prineville.

She acknowledges, “There is little to do to stop growth but there is a lot we can do to mitigate for it.”

A goal for her would be “to maintain the small-town character and charm” of Sisters. A part of that would be to work on transportation management, including increasing pedestrian and bicycle routes for residents and tourists.

“No one likes change, but we can steer our growth while planning for the future,” Letz said. She sees zoning as one tool to be used for that purpose.

She believes her travel within the U.S., as well as Western Europe and Nepal, have allowed her to see how other areas have creatively handled growth and development. Her hope is to see Sisters become even more, and remain, an accessible, comfortable place to live and visit.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Election 2020 Events

The league of Women Voters is recording a virtual Sisters City Council Candidates Forum on Wednesday, October 14. It will be available to view at 7 p.m. the same day at lwvdeschutes. org website and the City Club of Central Oregon YouTube page, Candidate Forums.

A virtual town hall with Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Henderson and Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson discussing law enforcement and public safety is available on Wednesday, October 14 at 6 p.m. Register at bit.ly/ DeschutesTownHall.

Sheriff candidate Scott Schaier will be present for a meet-and-greet session at Sno Cap Drive In on the corner of Cascade Ave. and Pine St. from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 14.

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 positions can be found at www.ci.sisters. or.us/bc. The City will be accepting applications for these positions until Friday, November 6 at 5 p.m. Interviews for open positions will occur in late November, and appointments will happen at the first City Council meeting in December. If you are interested in serving please complete an application form and return to Kerry Prosser, City Recorder at P.O. Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759, or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us.

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.

Papers for Fire-Starters

The Nugget Newspaper has lots of back issues that are ready for recycling. Come by and pick up a stack from the crate on the front porch at 442 E Main Ave. or stop by during business hours to take home a whole box. Call Lisa at 541-549-9941 for more information.

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.

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.

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 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. 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.

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.

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?

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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.

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Deschutes Public Library Online Programs

The Library is conducting online programs for both kids and adults. Upcoming programs for adults include The Hero’s Journey on Saturday, October 17 at 2 p.m. and Talk Freedom on Wednesday, October 21 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. Online Story Time with songs, rhymes, and more is available for ages 0-5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. Spooktacular Tricks and Treats on Wednesday, October 21 at 10 a.m. provides children ages 3-11 with spooky science, carnival games, and pumpkin art.

Information on these programs and more can be viewed at www. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/ or call 541-312-1032.

Announce Your Celebrations!

Birth, engagement, wedding and milestone anniversary notices from the Sisters community may run at no charge on this Announcements page. All submissions are subject to editing for space. Email lisa@nuggetnews. com or drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Deadline is 5 p.m. on Fridays.

Call Lisa at 541-549-9941 for more information.

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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 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: 541-549-1150.

Alzheimer’s Association

Alzheimer’s Association of Central Oregon is hosting online events to support patients, their families, and ongoing research.

On Monday, October 19 at 9 a.m. join a discussion on Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers.

On Thursday, October 22 at 11 a.m. join an online discussion on Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia. See www. communityresourcefinder.org forr more information on classes or call 800-272-3900.

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

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

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

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Let’s Talk! Focuses on Local Growth

As the City launches the update of Sisters’ Comprehensive Plan, Citizens4Community is inviting residents to help shape that plan and share their thoughts about local growth at the next Let’s Talk! — set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 19 (via Zoom).

The Comprehensive Plan will guide how Sisters grows during the next 20 years. Residents’ input is critical. Monday’s facilitated talk will feature leaders from the City.

Seats are limited; so to reserve your seat (and get the Zoom link), email: citizens4community@gmail. com. Let’s Talk! spotlights a local topic of interest each month. Read more at Citizens4Community. com/events.

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this project,” said Steele founder Scott Steele.

The architect noted that the project has particular resonance for the team involved.

“We understand how important the new facilities are to the USFS, the City of Sisters, and the region, and we intend to work very hard to make it a great process and project for all,” Steele said.

“It’s a special project for us because both Michael Sawiel (Steele designer) and I were born and raised in Sisters.

Though my family moved to Bend was I was 6, Michael’s stayed and he graduated from Sisters High School. In addition, Steele Project Manager Adam Stephen and I have worked on prior USFS projects and really enjoy working with them, and we can’t wait to begin work on this exciting facility.”

Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid said, “The Forest Service would like to congratulate Steele Associates Architects on their selection to design the new Sisters Ranger District administrative site. Steele Associates has strong ties to Sisters, as well as previous experience designing Forest Service buildings in Central Oregon.

We’re really excited to work with Steele Associates and the City of Sisters to design a new ranger station that will support the community for generations to come.”

Steele Associates also designed Sisters High School.

A proponent for social justice, 22-year old Elizabeth Fisher was born and raised in Central Oregon, living first in Redmond and then moving with her family to Sisters, where she spent nine years in Sisters schools.

Fisher received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 2020 from Oregon State University.

She followed the bioengineering track in college and is currently sending out job applications in the biotech and pharmaceutical fields.

For enjoyment she likes spending time with books, both reading and listening on audio. She has worked as an instructor at Sisters Park & Recreation District and as a research assistant while at OSU. Fisher is the founder of the Sisters group called Fight for Social Justice, which has been seen recently on Saturdays demonstrating against racism on the corner of East Cascade Avenue and North Locust Street. Fisher explained that when she was growing up, she didn’t realize there were societal inequities because

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everything in her life was fine. With the Black Lives Matter movement and recent publicized killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others, she has felt compelled to stand up and speak up for justice for all.

“This is where I can stand up and so I do,” she told The Nugget.

Fisher sees her potential role as a councilor would be to make sure she gets a full understanding of the issues that are important to the citizens so she could fully represent them.

“It’s not my job to impose my beliefs, but rather to facilitate the community’s wishes,” she said.

She is running to “hopefully amplify the wishes of those citizens under 30, the undocumented, the LBGTQ community, and others who are often overlooked when decisions are being made.”

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Fisher has been listening to the City Council meetings via the internet, has read the City Charter, and looked into the current Comprehensive Plan, which will be updated in 2020-21.

The lack of affordable housing is an issue Fisher believes needs to be more widely addressed.

“I would like the City to make it a possibility for people to afford living in Sisters,” she said.

She feels fortunate to currently be living in a trailer on her parents’ property with her orange tabby cat, Charlie.

Something Fisher would like to have seen done differently by the current Council was the manner in which the new public safety contract was negotiated with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. She thinks citizens should have been involved in the process. She would like to see no Blue Lives Matter symbols on the deputies’ cars and uniforms, saying they

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shouldn’t be displayed using taxpayer money to do it.

“It is inevitable that Sisters is going to grow. I would like us to develop a sustainable growth plan, being intentional in our planning,” she said.

“I would like to see us being more creative in better use of our space.”

She would like to see preservation of green spaces, while giving people places to live.

Fisher said, “My job would be to fight for the under-represented. I vow, if elected, to listen to any thoughts, ideas, or grievances. I will listen more than I talk.”

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“We are looking forward to the day you move in and there are more children playing in the neighborhood — children learning to ride bikes and playing between houses,” Ehr said.

Volunteers and the Neal family worked alongside each other to complete the home — Sisters Habitat’s 70th in the area — since breaking ground in the fall of 2019. It took approximately 3,600 volunteer hours and $96,000 in materials to complete the three-bedroom, two-bath home.

The Meyer Memorial Trust and Oregon Housing and Community Services assisted Sisters Habitat in purchasing the property nearly a decade ago. One hundred and thirty-seven donors gave approximately $43,000 toward the completion of the project. Small businesses and corporations made donations of materials along the way. Other major sources of funding came from the sale of products at the Thrift Store and ReStore as well as the mortgage payments paid by current Habitat homeowners. Sisters Habitat is extremely grateful for the community’s steadfast support.

Those interested in homeownership, home repair, or volunteering with Sisters Habitat can visit www.sistershabitat.org or call the Habitat office at 541-549-1193.

City Councilor Andrea Blum’s current term is expiring, and she is hoping to be re-elected.

“We are in the middle of a huge transition here in Sisters.

We have just scratched the surface of our Sisters Vision Plan and I want to be sure those goals and objectives are implemented. This is an exciting, energizing time for the city,” Blum said.

Blum began her Council career in 2014 when she was tapped to fill an open seat left vacant due to a resignation.

In 2015 she was elected to a four-year term, during which time she had the challenge/ pleasure of working with four different City Managers.

“Government has always been of interest to me,” Blum said, referring to herself as “a political junkie who tries to think local.” Her employment experience over the years bears that out. She served as the recording secretary for the Deschutes County Commission and the office manager for the Oregon Public Employees Union.

While on the Council, Blum has served as the Sisters representative on the Central Oregon Commission on Transportation (COACT), so she has been able to keep her finger on the pulse of plans for transportation projects in Central Oregon, including roundabouts in Sisters and elsewhere.

Blum said because of her five years on the Council, she can offer an historic

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perspective when needed, and also offer her experience and her time. Because she is retired, she is able to respond to last minute requests from the City staff for things like a signature on a check.

Blum’s main goal is to “keep Sisters livable.” With a growth rate of three percent per year, she is concerned about losing the small-town feel. She loves the city-wide events but thinks there needs to be careful consideration before adding any more to the calendar.

Blum sees one of the Council’s jobs this next year is to take the Vision and figure out ways to pay for it. She is also excited about the possibility of a master plan coming forward for the portion of the

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work Council did in working with an affordable housing developer to provide the last piece of funding that allowed the Ponderosa Heights affordable housing project to come to Sisters. She thinks one of the more contentious issues Council has addressed is policies for special events. They are essential to economic prosperity but bring significant disruption to local residents. Blum has not always agreed with everything that was enacted but, “I believe Council will continue to fine tune the process as more demands on our community resources increase.”

Blum and her husband, Jack, moved from Salem to Sisters Country in 1988, “before the sewers and prosperity.” They now reside in Pine Meadow Village.

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Two major items that Blum thinks the Council needs to address are fire danger for the City and how the City can convert to green energy.

“When asked why I am running again for City Council, I reply it is what I can give back to this incredibly special place. . . Because of my experience, I am most suited to work in our local government,” while other citizens share their own talents that make Sisters so special.

“However, our secret is out, and growth is coming to Sisters. My pledge is to view every decision I make on City Council through the lens of whether it will preserve, protect, or enhance the livability of Sisters,” Blum said.

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Ross seeks diverse mix of housing, managed growth

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Gary Ross believes that the concern about growth in Sisters is a legitimate one. He also acknowledges that, due to a lack of affordable housing, service workers in Sisters, of necessity, often have to drive from Bend, Redmond and beyond to work here.

He suggests that as Sisters grows, there isn’t so much a need for more monolithic neighborhoods, but rather a diverse mix of housing, with a variety of price points, so workers can afford to live in Sisters.

Ross reported he was asked to run for Sisters City Council by a number of Sisters residents after he wrote a Letter to the Editor in The Nugget about safety concerns surrounding event traffic around Creekside Park. He also has some creative ideas for minimizing conflicts between automobile traffic and bicyclists along Washington and Jefferson Avenues.

His education at University of South Maine led to a professional-technical bachelor’s degree. A Master of Education in Media from Utah State provided the foundation for his years of work as the ProfessionalTechnical Coordinator for the Springfield Oregon School District. Under Ross’ guidance, the Springfield district had the first 3D printer west of the Mississippi, while he served as the president of the Northwest Technology Association.

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Facilities Director with the Lane Education Service District. When district budget cuts became necessary, Ross eliminated his position and contracted back to the district so his four employees could keep their positions.

Following some surgery, he decided to take early retirement and move east of the mountains.

Ross and wife, Judy, purchased their home in Sisters in 2016 and moved over from the valley in the spring of 2017. He left behind an extensive public service career including his eight years of serving as an elected director of the WillamaLane Park and Recreation District. Once here he became involved in Sisters as a member of the City Parks Advisory Board, a member of the SOAR Foundation Board, and on the City Budget Committee.

Ross says he understands how to be an elected official and has extensive experience with public budgeting, long-range planning, system development charges review, bonds, and expansion of facilities. He has experience with the Trust for Public Lands and has lobbied in Washington,

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When asked if there is any decision made by the current Council that he would have voted differently upon, he referred to allowing Phase 4 of the ClearPine development to move forward when, in his estimation, the developer had not fully met the conditions he agreed to in 2007 regarding 10 affordable housing units.

“The partners have profited well from the higher-end homes they have constructed and should be required to meet all obligations fully. With 13 years to meet this obligation, I believe all affordable units should have been family units on their own lots... To me the original agreement was clear and should be honored.”

(Six multi-family units are being built by Habitat for

Humanity and two others are a single rental property with an accessory dwelling unit.)

Ross grew up in a small rural tourist town in the northeast corner of Maine, across the river from Canada, where people came to fish. He likened it to Sisters and said he knows what it’s like to live in a tourist town.

His hopes for Sisters

include managing growth in a way that doesn’t harm the city, tying the City’s annual goals to the goals and values identified in the Sisters Vision Plan.

“Whatever happens with long-range planning,” he said, “I want to maintain the quality of life, while respecting Sisters’ long history and embracing new people.”

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Geneva Elaine Tallman July 20, 2003 — October 1, 2020

The wilderness is where she belonged. Her soul weaved itself into the harshness and raw beauty of nature; an ebb and flow where her being and nature itself merged together. She was not a visitor, she was one with her surroundings.

There was no containing her beauty of spirit; a soul so deep that anyone who looked closely could only see their own reflection. It was only her ocean-blue eyes that showed every expression… always unabated and honest.

Our beautiful Geneva Elaine Tallman was born in Portland, on July 20, 2003, exactly 24 hours early, as she was always on her own time frame. She grew up with a multitude of animals and opportunities here in Central Oregon. Her adoration for horses and mules grew from playing in the yard with her pony to her becoming a highly advanced horseman.

She progressed with her survival skills and dialed in her off-grid living capabilities. Geneva’s adventures, in the company of her mules and horses, encompassed the Pacific Crest Trail, Frank Church Wilderness, Snake River Wilderness, Yellowstone Wilderness and our Sisters Wilderness in her own backyard. She loved to fly-fish, but would usually scare the fish away with her laughter. Daily rides through Sisters Dutch Brothers’ drive-up line on her horse was a necessity.

Geneva is an incredible daughter that I love more than life, a protector to her little sister Mimi. She has been the absolute pride and sunshine of her grandparents and family, a lifelong best friend to her multitude of dear loyal friends, and a devoted girlfriend. She deeply loved our neighbors and embraced them like family. She adored her teachers, who made such a deep impact on her — and she on them. She is known for being fearless, kind, loving, loyal to a fault, a voice for those who cannot speak up for themselves, and a hand for the unsteady. Geneva always had a kind word except to those who are cruel

or unjust. She is an old soul.

We lost her in a tragic accident in the evening of October 1, at the age of 17.

That night did not just take her soul but the two other girls in the car as well. This was a profound loss to the families and the community.

Our Geneva is beautifully described in the following quotation: “There is a rare breed of people that go all-in.

“They keep their word, they give it all, they go the extra mile for those they care for.

“These individuals hardly ever receive the same passion and effort in return, yet they never change and always give it their all; hoping that one day, maybe, just maybe, they will find someone as rare as they are to love them as fiercely with as much devotion.

“To the givers, forgivers, and selfless lovers out there, keep being beautiful. Don’t ever let this cold world change you. Take advantage of every little moment you are given.”

Geneva, we love you.

A Celebration of Life event in her honor is scheduled to be held at Faith, Hope and Charity Winery, 70450 NW Lower Valley Dr., Terrebonne, OR 97760 on Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m. This outdoor venue will enable the attendees to exercise the required pandemic precautions that include social distancing and wearing masks.

Geneva’s family members extend their heartfelt thanks to all of you in the community who have given so much to Geneva in the form of friendship, support, and encouragement. We all have been blessed by her life. May her legacy serve as an encouragement for all of us to carry on with her advocacy for others.

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Sisters Folk Festival has dedicated its Sisters Art Works entry gallery to philanthropists Cindy and Duncan Campbell.

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seeking growth opportunities like those in the [SFF] Americana Project who want to pursue music and the arts,” they said. “Our gift was a very easy decision to make.”

In honor of the Campbells’ generosity, SFF is dedicating their new visual arts gallery in the Sisters Artworks Building to the couple.

The celebration will include gallery tours; an artist meet and greet with Sheila Dunn, whose work is currently on exhibit; music from Sisters-area students in the Sisters Jazz Combo and a brief outdoor dedication at 5:30 p.m. Sisters Folk Festival staff will be on hand to welcome guests and to ensure that COVID19 safety protocols are being followed, including limiting the number of people in the indoor space, requiring face coverings to be worn inside the gallery at all times, and reminding attendees to maintain a safe physical distance

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aerialist hanging by her hair 20 feet above the ground, a modern-day Charlie Chaplin, a man who walks on the edge of a sword, a strong woman who bends steel bars with her bare hands, a man who does a one-handed handstand atop more than a dozen perilous chairs, and a million more wonders and marvels from around the world.

Venardos noted, “We’re Halloween-ifying our liveshow format just for the week in Redmond by adding a little harvest and haunted flair, fun music, and some costume updates. It’s still the Venardos Circus, with our musical production numbers and worldclass acts that will knock your socks off.”

For tickets visit www. venardoscircus.com.

from those not in their family/social group.

In conjunction with the official gallery opening, SFF is seeking visual artists who would like to display their art in the gallery for a four-to-six-week period over the next 12 months.

Exhibiting artists will have an opportunity to participate in a monthly Sisters Arts Association 4th Friday Art Stroll once they resume.

Interested artists should send information to dave@sisters folkfestival.org; collaborative exhibits are welcome.

The Cindy and Duncan Campbell Gallery is located inside the Sisters Art Works Building at 204 W. Adams Ave. in downtown Sisters.

with most of the builders here, who mainly follow the rules and are usually quiet before 7 a.m. and after 7 p.m. But, as they say, “not so much” with our light industrial neighbors to the south, who continually violate Sisters City noise codes (and lighting, but that’s another story). We’ve called and sent complaints to the city multiple times, to no avail. Several of us here have talked (or tried to talk) to the offending businesses, but all complaints thus far have been ignored — met with indifference at best, and responded to with rudeness at worst.

I know that this might seem rather petty, but it isn’t: sleep is vital to good health, stress relief, job performance and quality of life.

So what should our next step be? File “official” City of Sisters noise violation complaint forms? Work to rezone the area and move the businesses out? Elect a city council that listens to, and acts upon, the concerns of residents rather than pandering to business interests?

Or...?

The City of Sisters must effectively enforce current noise, lighting, tree removal, traffic, etc. ordinances and codes. Going forward, Sisters must plan, zone, and build areas to maintain livability and reduce as much as possible incompatible uses and conflicts. Such situations will only get worse as more inappropriate development is approved, and stressors on the residential population will only increase due to inappropriate and non-compliant users and uses. Make effective laws and enact appropriate rules — and enforce them please!

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commanders who protect our national security have firsthand knowledge of the gravest threats facing our nation. So it’s particularly striking that, according to reporting by major international news outlet Reuters, nearly 130 former Republican defense and national security officials have publicly opposed Donald Trump’s re-election bid and endorsed Joe Biden for president. Seven of those officials served under Trump.

The group, titled Former Republican National Security Officials for Biden, includes highly respected military leaders and government officials who collectively commanded U.S. troops in Afghanistan and held high positions in the FBI and CIA and at National Intelligence.

These esteemed statesmen cast Trump as being unfit to serve as president, say he failed America by his irresponsible response to the coronavirus pandemic, protest his alienation of U.S. allies and decry his response to protests across the U.S. over racial injustice and police brutality against Black Americans.

Elizabeth Neumann, who served as assistant secretary for threat prevention in the Department of Homeland Security under Trump, minced no words, denouncing the president as “extremely dangerous.”

But Trump wouldn’t be so dangerous if it weren’t for the thousands of servile Republican officials who support him despite the threat he poses to our republic.

If you care about the security of our country and your loved ones, you must vote out Donald Trump and his party-over-country Republican enablers in Congress and Oregon’s legislature. It’s not hyperbole to say the future of our country depends on it.

Michael Cooper See LETTERS on page 19

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Your Story MATTERS

Audry Van Houweling, PMHNP Columnist

Navigating the muddy waters of grief Loss is part of life. No one escapes it. Grief will come for us all at one time or another.

Nobody gets to claim the trophy on having suffered the “most grief.” There is no such competition. Ultimately, the worst grief is your own — the loss you are personally experiencing. Grief is quite simply, the death of something or someone. Whether that is from the death of a loved one, a job, routine, a relationship, gatherings, friends, financial security, or safety, the origin(s) of your grief may remain relevant, personal, and deserve acknowledgement.

2020 has been a year of collective grief layered on top of the many grief situations that arise day to day for each of us personally. COVID has triggered grief en masse across the world, and yet has also impacted each of us as individuals. While solidarity and empathy create a necessary buffer for our grief, how we process loss is ultimately unique and often solitary.

When wildfires engulfed my home state and the smoke laid down a heavy, eerie blanket, it all felt a bit too close.

This on top of COVID, political unrest, division, and disruption made optimism hard to grasp. Gratitude and grief were close companions coexisting day after day as stories were shared of devastation, perseverance, despair, and hope. A whole host of paradoxical emotions. And then tragedy struck my hometown of Sisters as we lost four young lives known intimately by our small community in a period of two weeks.

I have had my stack of losses just like most people, but it can be hard to claim grief sometimes — to feel justified to name it. For me, this is complicated at times by a sort of survivor’s guilt.

How can I claim to be grieving amid so much privilege?

Am I justified to grieve while others face incomprehensible loss?

While some grief can feel identifiable and concrete, this has also been a year of grief not so well defined or as it is so termed, ambiguous grief.

It is the loss of what is less tangible — our boundaries, our safety, our sense of balance, the sense of routine, and predictability.

In my professional life as a mental health provider, as

the layers of grief compound for the communities I serve, I grieve my ability to provide reassurance and resources that not so long ago seemed so much more accessible.

I grieve the capacity that seems to be overstretched for so many — capacity for joy, spontaneity, stress, compassion, grace, and resilience.

As people max out their threshold or “hit a wall” so to speak, they often withdraw and the empathy our world so desperately needs becomes harder to inspire.

We must be careful not to judge one another for how we choose to grieve. While we may be facing similar losses, it is so important we make room for each other’s process. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross first named the five stages of grief in 1969: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Years later, her colleague, David Kessler termed the sixth stage of grief, finding meaning. While these stages describe patterns, it is important to know that grief is by no means linear and emotions can shift without predictability. Grief is also not “a journey,” as it is often called. A journey implies a final destination.

Grief evolves, but does not end.

Finding meaning amid loss can soften the hardness of it all. It goes further than acceptance and allows for the possibility of hope.

Finding meaning does not mean we have to ascribe to the sort of toxic positivity that suggests we must be grateful for our traumas or losses because it makes us “stronger.” It does not

mean we have to believe things happen for a reason.

Our loss does not have to be called a test, or karma, or “an opportunity.”

I do not think there is necessarily a deep meaning to somebody losing everything in a fire, losing a child, suicide or somebody dying behind a sheet of plastic apart from their loved ones. You do not have to understand why loss happens to find meaning.

Finding meaning also does not mean we get to bypass the pain of loss by some sort of spiritual transcendence.

We have to feel to heal.

What can be meaningful is our personal journey following loss. The “meaning” is not the loss itself, but what transpires within us thereafter. Perhaps we grow in compassion, in wisdom, in empathy, in grace. We can feel grateful for who or what was once in existence and grasp the possibility of our lives being meaningful despite the loss of such.

Our resilience through grief is made stronger when we come together. If we are not careful, we can become too territorial in our grieving process and polarize ourselves against others.

Acknowledging each other’s grief with grace and not judgment is paramount. Honoring the grief in others can also help us process and honor our own grief. Showing up for each other in ways big and small with a smile, a meal, a note of encouragement, a prayer, a donation, a moment of silence, a phone call, or simply listening can mean the difference between despair and hope.

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To the Editor: Please re-elect Andrea Blum for Sisters City Council. Councilor Blum is always prepared for meetings and asks probing questions. Councilor Blum’s historical knowledge of City Council and community events allows her to make unbiased, informed decisions.

As a native Oregonian that is active in our community, she understands our values and priorities, and the legal parameters the City must abide by. Councilor Blum currently plays a key role representing our city’s transportation needs at the regional level in addition to her council duties.

I have served on Council with Andrea Blum for over five years, she deserves your vote.

Please vote ABC (Andrea Blum for Council).

Nancy Connolly

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To the Editor: The submitted traffic study for the Sisters Woodlands project (the land around the U.S. Forest Service office) is laughable. Only six hours were studied between two separate days in the winter of 2019: two hours in the afternoon on Tuesday October 15th and four hours in the afternoon on Thursday December 12.

The short survey failed to sample traffic for periods on weekends, holidays or most importantly, during summer. The study does not accurately represent existing or projected traffic conditions and congestion problems that residents will be forced to endure.

Traffic congestion in Sisters is a wellknown problem especially during summer and on holiday weekends. When Cascade Avenue backs up, as it often does, there is a major surge in residential street traffic from vehicles seeking alternate routes. In addition to the current developments, adding three-hundred new homes in two years will increase Sisters’ population well over twenty-five percent and will substantially increase traffic and human congestion throughout the city and in recreational areas with no way to relieve it.

Workforce housing is just a fancy term for taxpayer-subsidized housing that by law, is on a first come, first serve basis and cannot be restricted to local area applicants or workers.

It is my understanding our Mayor and at least one other city official have abstained from voting due to conflicts of interest involving Laird Superfoods. Which raises questions, what are the conflicts of interest and is a corporation that just successfully went public and has a market capitalization of $390 million been handed the reins to Sisters by our city leaders?

Sisters is fast losing its personality and small-town charm to outside big money interests and high-density sprawl. It appears the city is intent on ramming this project down our throats with little consideration for the negative impact to the quality of life for Sisters

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residents and the environment while pretending the project is for reasons other than profit.

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To the Editor: When looking back 54+ years, one piece of advice had a profound impact on my future.

A junior in high school and somewhat rebellious, I absolutely hated school and wanted to quit. My father, salty ole Navy Chief and World War II veteran had the wisdom of years’ experience. “Think about it, don’t do anything stupid that you’ll regret later!”

Now as a college graduate and Vietnam veteran with 30 years of service in Naval Aviation the wisdom of my years’ experience says “don’t do anything stupid” and lose the America so many have sacrificed for to preserve.

Americans chose to “Make America Great” and “Drain the SWAMP” in 2016. Logical and sensible leadership has been attacked on three fronts, all motivated by absolute hatred.

1. Democrats’ ruthless and despicable behavior in their lust to attain/retain power burdened our nation four-plus years with corrupt sideshows and they’ve contributed NOTHING to hard working Americans!

2. The mainstream press is a propaganda machine for the Democratic Party. We’ve endured endless hate, lies, and deceptive reporting. Each week a new coordinated mantra: “the walls are closing”; “he is Hitler”; and “bombshells” bored us relentlessly.

3. SWAMP exposure started with Hillary Clinton and James Comey cover-up regarding her illegal email server. One set of laws for “thee” and another for “we.”

Love for America, not absolute hatred, must prevail in the 2020 election. We must not do anything stupid we’ll regret later. Biden, actual racist, has advancing stages of a mental disability and history of corruption with China to greatly enrich family members. Trump donates salary, has led our nation to the greatest economy in history, major wins for African Americans, jobs, and will always put America first.

Democrats want to destroy America with a socialist/communist agenda where elites have absolute power, not we the people. Democrats will target free speech, freedom of religion and right to bear arms, achieved by packing the Supreme Court. Democrats driving for open borders and endless free stuff is insanity. Democrats will destroy our history, continue promoting “hate America” in schools and defunding police; more insanity already witnessed.

Don’t do anything stupid you’ll regret later! Haters won’t escape the consequences of choosing socialism/communism over Constitutional freedoms. You absolutely cannot trust America’s future to those who claim the moral high ground yet seem without conscience concerning the unbounded slaughter of the vulnerable and most innocent of human life.

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checked surveillance video in the area, and later developed a suspect, who was identified as Noah Kirshner.

On October 2, a relative of Kirshner contacted the Sheriff ’s Office after locating a pistol and other stolen property in a trailer where Kirshner had been staying. Deputies were able to recover the 9mm pistol that had been stolen on September 30, along with other items valued at over $1,000.

Kirshner was already in custody at the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office jail on an unrelated charge, when deputies added additional charges for the vehicle break-ins in Sisters.

The Sisters man faces charges of unlawful entry to a motor vehicle (six counts); and one count each of Theft I; Theft II; felon in possession of a firearm; criminal mischief; and criminal trespass.

Sgt. Jayson Janes said, “The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public to lock their vehicles and never to leave unsecured firearms or valuables in unlocked vehicles.”

Kirshner was arrested for a similar string of break-ins two years ago.

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Noah Kirshner of Sisters has been arrested in connection with a spate of vehicle break-ins. He has had multiple arrests in recent years.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and Black Butte Ranch police responded at about 3:49 p.m. on September 26, 2018 to a report of a domestic dispute at 576 E. Jefferson Ave. in Sisters. When law enforcement arrived, they contacted Kirshner outside the residence. Investigators determined that Kirshner had caused extensive damage to a residence and had been throwing rocks at vehicles.

Investigating further, they found property in Kirshner’s possession that linked him to multiple vehicle break-ins in the Sisters area that had been reported the morning of September 25, 2018.

Last fall, Kirshner was arrested in connection with the theft of hemp from a farm near Sisters.

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541-549-2002 1-800-650-6766 MOUNTAIN VIEWS! Mountain views from this 83-acre parcel. Tree groves or open skies…choose your estatecaliber homesite. US Forest Service public land borders one-half mile for added privacy. A water hook-up available if desired or drill your own.

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RIVER FRONT PROPERTY In the City of Sisters with water, power & sewer to the property, storage shed, & approval for 2,500 sq. ft. home. Distance of building setback from river is difficult to obtain, making this a rare property. Large ponderosa & cottonwood trees plus 200± ft. of river frontage, accessible at multiple points. Peterson Ridge Trail system less than a block away. Miles of walking, jogging & mountain bike trails through the USFS just down the road with additional access to river on public land. So private, yet walking distance to Sisters. $479,900. MLS #202002392

1087 E. CREEKSIDE COURT Premier building lot in one of Sisters' finest neighborhoods. 12,320 square feet of level land with city utilities available. Nicely treed with native pines. Whychus Creek access. A quiet corner of Sisters, yet easy access to town. $235,000.

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40 ACRES – 17672 WILT ROAD Private, yet close in, less than 10± miles from downtown Sisters. Forty acres with elevated building site and modest mountain views. Mix of pine and juniper. This property would be a great candidate for off-grid power, but power access is available. Call listing agent regarding power. Has septic feasibility. Conditional-use permit to build a home. Borders government land, State of Oregon, BLM and Deschutes County on three sides. $325,000. MLS#201908158

LIKE-NEW TOWNHOME! Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Ultra-modern interior design features upper-level living. Light and bright greatroom with south-facing windows, cozy propane fireplace and high vaulted ceilings.

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LAKE CREEK LODGE, #18-U2 Turnkey in every sense of the word! 1/4 interest in this 3-bedroom, 3-bath cabin at historic Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. Set on a small rise overlooking the creek basin, this vacationready cabin offers quality throughout. Knotty-pine paneling, plank fir floors, stone/gas fireplace, butcher-block countertops, stainless appliances, farm kitchen sink, tile bathroom & showers, cedar decks, stone exterior accents & locked owner storage. Enjoy the common area, tennis, pool, creek & open spaces. Nearby trails lead to the Metolius River and U.S. National Forest. $224,500.

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7773 NW 89TH COURT Views of the Cascades and Black Butte from 9.07 acres of gently sloping land. This property is located within the highly desirable Lower Bridge Estates just outside of Terrebonne. Your dream home project has been given a head start here as the improvements to date include a private well, septic system installed in 2003 and power available. These significant improvement expenses have already been invested on behalf of this property’s lucky new owners. Outdoor lovers will also appreciate the close proximity to public land access and the fishing opportunities to be realized on the scenic Deschutes River. $320,000.

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

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