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Sisters students in grades 4-6 may return to school soon

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

School grapples with online behavior

It’s a catch...

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Sisters students in grades 4-6 may be returning to inperson learning as early as November 10, joining grades K-3 which have been in school for five weeks.

That possibility arises in the wake of Governor Kate Brown’s October 30 press conference regarding adjustments to health metrics in Oregon.

Sisters students would still be considered to be following a “hybrid” model, since students will attend MondayThursday and take part in online learning on Fridays.

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PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Fly-fishing on the Metolius River is challenging. A pair of fishermen took advantage of beautiful autumn conditions for a successful day of catch-and-release.

See SCHOOL on page 6

The challenge of distance learning took an ugly twist as some seventh- and eighthgraders at Sisters Middle School recently experienced three separate incidents of students using racially and sexually charged language during classes being conducted through Zoom.

Families first heard of the incidents through an email letter from principal Alison Haney that was followed later by a second letter that clarified, to some extent, what had taken place.

The initial letter focused on the acts being racist in nature and was strongly worded, including referring to the incident as an “assault.” The second letter See ONLINE on page 12

Arts get a financial shot Volunteers install kiosk at trailhead in the arm in Sisters

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

Sisters arts organizations got a significant financial shot in the arm from the Oregon Cultural Trust.

Coronavirus Relief Fund Cultural Support (CRFCS) grant awards totaling $25.7 million are being distributed to 621 organizations across Oregon. These funds, approved by the Emergency Bo a rd of the Oregon Legislature in July, were allocated to the Oregon Cultural Trust to support cultural organizations facing losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last Wednesday Cate O’Hagan, co-chair of the

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Deschutes Cultural Coalition, a program in partnership with Oregon Cultural Trust, distributed relief fund checks for the arts in Sisters outside on the steps of Sisters Art Works.

Funding went to the Sisters Folk Festival ($194,998), Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show ($10,205), Sisters Rodeo Association ($32,798) and Silent Echo Theater Company ($4,630).

O’Hagan, known for serving over two decades as executive director for Arts Central in Bend, helped decide how to allocate the funds that recently flowed into the

In last Saturday morning’s chilly temperatures and bright sunshine, eight local Sisters men — all members of both Sisters Area Woodworkers (SAW) and Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) — gathered at the Peterson Ridge (PRT) trailhead to install a handsome new informational kiosk they constructed last week.

Kris Calvin, owner of Earthwood Timber Frame Homes, was the foreman on the project and provided his homebuilding workshop and equipment for construction and installation of the kiosk.

Calvin designed it last

See ARTS on page 8

See KIOSK on page 18

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Local woodworkers have built a kiosk to grace the new trailhead opened several months ago for the Peterson Ridge Trail.

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Fit for Sisters .................... 5 Entertainment ................. 11 Hike .................................13 Classifieds................. 20-22 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............10 Sisters Naturalist............. 11 Crossword .......................19 Real Estate ................ 22-24

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What will survive the coronavirus?

By Erik Dolson Columnist

Letters to the Editor…

The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writerʼs 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: Like many of you, I am more than ready for this presidential election season to end, but I’m trying to prepare myself for the likelihood that on November 4 we still may not have validated results in many races, including perhaps for the highest office in the land.

This election is unprecedented. Because of COVID-19, many more people than usual are voting absentee or with mail-in ballots.

We’re lucky in Oregon to have a great system for this, but in other states counting all those ballots will take time, especially in regions where the clerks aren’t allowed to start counting until Election Day. It is absolutely critical that we have the patience to wait until all votes are counted to make calls on close races. Just this spring, journalists called the Democratic primary race for Secretary of State for Mark Hass, but by the time all votes were counted Shemia Fagan was the nominee. We can’t make this mistake now.

Every vote cast must be counted, and this shouldn’t be a partisan issue. If we don’t protect the results of this election by counting every vote, then we are betraying our American democracy.

Amber Keyser

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To the Editor: I must make this correction to my commentary last week The Nugget, page 2): The statement, “There has never been a vaccine for a respiratory virus” should have read, “There has never been a vaccine for a coronavirus.”

Monica Tomosy

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To the Editor: I agree somewhat with C. Kearney on clearing fire hazards in Sisters City Limits if done with minimal cost to business and home owners.

I drove back from Salem on Highway 22 and it made me sick to see the devastation from the fires. I also drove nine miles west of Sisters into the woods a month ago; it’s in dire need of cleanup to help prevent fires.

Part of the millions of dollars of fire fighting should go for prevention. Prisoners would like to leave their cells and do this; also a great job for summer high schoolers and college attendants with professional leadership.

In the past the environmentalists and unions have fought this idea. It’s time for them to help, not obstruct.

Chet Davis

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The coronavirus is a once-in-a-generation event.

As it has ended many lives, going forward it will define many others. It will perhaps define our country, what we have become and who we will be.

The virus is an insidious enemy, spreading among people who do not appear to be sick. It can attack in terrifying ways, causing blood clots and strokes in young and seemingly healthy people, invading the lungs in a way that does not cause shortness of breath until there is too little oxygen for life.

But the damage is not suffered just by individuals with the virus, and their families. Our economy teeters on the edge as we try to limit a death toll that has reached 230,000 in this country alone. We have had to change how we live.

The coronavirus and its aftermath are threats to the whole country, a threat to the whole world.

One argument against the U.S. going to war against the Nazis was they were “over there,” on the other side of a great moat that separated America from Europe. That was a false argument then, too, but there are no moats any more, if there ever were, against disease.

Diseases like this are wars between species, and ours is under threat. It’ s the type of threat that requires us to come together as a people, as humanity. It is a threat that should unite us in a battle where our collective will can overcome an alien species that takes individual lives and may destroy whole nations.

Others here know history far better than I, but phrases from past crises come to mind. “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” “United we stand, divided we fall.”

America has excelled when faced with this type of challenge. Acknowledging Winston Churchill’s backhanded compliment, “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else,” we have done the right thing, and we prevailed. We saved countless lives, we saved nations, we saved democracy, we

saved freedom.

But we did it together.

Trump’s strategy of spreading fear and loathing, divide and conquer, winning is all that matters, has been shockingly successful in this Age of Facebook where ideologies are reinforced and common interests buried. The strategy helped Trump take over the Republican party and helped Republicans capture the debate of what it means to be an American.

But over the last year, it’s been obvious that strategy is the wrong way to fight the coronavirus. The virus is not contained in New York. The Midwest is not a separate world. Louisiana is not south of the border.

We can’t shrug and let each state take care of their own.

We are in this together.

We can’t let urban states go bankrupt, as if they didn’t support rural states with money and expertise as they do. We can’t let rural states suffer as if their culture wasn’t a crucial strength of America, as we have in the past. We can’t turn our backs on anyone.

If the virus hides out in a pocket in Kentucky, or in Africa, it will escape and come for the rest of us.

I am not advocating action as a liberal. There are many liberal agendas I do not support, and there are left-wing interests I feel are destructive. But now is not the time to take sides.

Despite two generations of depletion by liberals and deconstruction by conservatives, America united still has the ability to lead the world in this fight against an enemy that could kill any of us, and destroy all of us.

But only if we stand shoulder to shoulder.

If we can own our individual responsibility to America, and to humanity, we will defeat the coronavirus and future generations will look upon America with appreciation, and perhaps incorporate the principles on which she was built of value to each of us.

If our efforts are driven by selfishness, pettiness, and discord, if divided, we will fail. The great American experiment will have been nothing more than a great American Dream unfulfilled, American exceptionalism will have been an exception we never meant it to be.

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

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Schools form partnership for grief, loss, trauma help

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

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Outlaw Martial Arts recently celebrated the achievements of numerous taekwondo black belts. Some are new black belts, some have achieved higher ranking.

Martial artists mark milestones

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Reaching the rank of black belt at Outlaw Martial Arts is no small achievement. It recognizes not only a high level of skill in taekwondo, it also reflects commitment, dedication, discipline and fortitude.

This fall, several students at Outlaw Martial Arts reached the level of black belt for the first time, or achieved a higher ranking.

The decade-old dojo in Sisters has evolved from its roots in taekwondo. Brazilian jiu jitsu is now an integral part of the program, and founder Marty Kaczmarek, better known as Master K, has handed the reins to skilled martial artist and teacher Tony Gonzalez.

“We’ve really switched to a mixed martial arts school

over the years, but honoring our roots and tradition has been very important to me,” Kaczmarek told The Nugget.

“And Tony knows that as well.”

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the school to adapt, as have programs of all kinds across the nation. The ethic that lies at the bedrock of the school positions Outlaw Martial Arts to weather the storm.

“Perseverance is a true tenet that people can rally behind,” Kaczmarek said.

Perseverance is a hallmark quality for the Buller family, who have practiced martial arts at the school for most of the time it has been in existence in Sisters. Angela, Emmitt, and Kathryn Buller each earned their black belt this fall, and Jeremy Buller achieved the rank of 2nd Dan

Black Belt.

Emmitt started very early — as a youngster who had a lot of anxiety about separation from his parents.

“He didn’t want to start,” his mother Angela said. “We put him into martial arts. He needed more structure.”

Emmitt, his family, and Master K all acknowledge that it was a rough start, but Emmitt persevered and hit his first turning point.

“When I turned 6, I wanted to be in the big kid class,” he recalled.

And now, at age 11, he is a black belt — a status Master K says was well-earned. He says his favorite aspects of training are board-breaking and boxing.

His sister Kathryn, 14, has found a high level of poise See BLACK BELTS on page 22

Counselors for the Sisters School District have been collaborating with other agencies to better respond to grief and loss, in part following the deaths of two high school seniors and a recent graduate.

The community was rocked by the tragic loss of young lives earlier this fall, which underscored the ongoing need for resources to help both students and adults be aware of information, resources and other forms of support in our area.

In addition to the recent

vehicle accidents, Sisters has experienced a number of other losses of young adults in recent years due to suicide.

Jessica Jacks, the prevention programs supervisor for Deschutes County mental health, and Joel Stutzman of Central Oregon Chaplaincy have been collaborating over the past few weeks with Sisters Middle School counselor Brook Jackson, high school counselor Lindy Weddel and school nurse Trish Roy, among others, to provide in-school and community support associated See GRIEF on page 19

Community Thanksgiving dinner will go forward

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Many events in Sisters have been disrupted or canceled this year, but the hardy volunteers who provide a community Thanksgiving dinner each year at Sisters Community Church are undeterred.

The meal will go forward from noon to 4 p.m. — primarily on a to-go basis.

Longtime event coordinator Jennifer Seher told The Nugget that the event is just too important to too many people to completely

forego due to the coronavirus pandemic. “ We ’ r e doing Thanksgiving because a year ago, it was something everyone was looking forward to,” she said.

Vo l u n t e e r s w i l l p u t together the dinner with all the fixings in the church kitchen.

“The food is already donated. Josh (Reed) from Three Creeks (Brewing Co.) is going to partner with me this year to do the cooking,” Seher said.

See THANKSGIVING on page 13

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, 3:45 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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Stars over Sisters

By Zoey Lorusso and Lizzie McCrystal Columnists

Astronomy is the branch of science that deals with celestial objects such as the sun, moon, stars, planets — the entire physical universe beyond the earth. It’s a study that can hold great fascination for anyone who looks up into a dark sky and wonders what’s there, and it’s a study that can transform thinking.

Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler are famous examples.

Because the dark of night is available to all, astronomy can be enjoyed on a multitude of levels, from investigating its scientific aspects to simply being awed by the beauty of a star-studded sky.

Highlighted this month is another constellation of autumn: Aquarius the Water Carrier. This stellar grouping can be difficult to spot, as it doesn’t have many bright stars.

It is one of the constellations of the zodiac and is situated between Capricornus to the west and Pisces to the east. The zodiac is a strip of the celestial sphere centered on the ecliptic where the sun, moon, and planets are always found. To find the constellation, look to the southwest after nightfall.

The constellation’s two brightest stars, Sadalsuud and Sadalmelik, both shine at about third magnitude.

They are 540 and 800 light-years away, respectively. Key to identifying the constellation is finding

the four-star Y-shaped asterism that denotes Aquarius’ water jar. It is located about five degrees due east of Sadalmelik.

In February 2017, NASA announced that dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 has seven Earth-like rocky planets. Of these, three are in the star’s habitable zone and scientists believe they may contain water.

Many dazzling deep-sky objects are generously sprinkled throughout Aquarius, the three brightest of which are found in Messier’s catalog. The most impressive of these is M2, an ancient and distant globular star cluster. This cluster contains about 150,000 stars and lies at the outer edge of the Milky Way galaxy, 55,000 light-years away. It is compact, significantly elliptical in shape, and is estimated to be approximately 13 billion years old.

There are a variety of stories involving Aquarius in Greek mythology. One of them associates him with Ganymede, son of Trojan king Tros, who was taken to Mount Olympus

by Zeus to act as cup-carrier to the gods. Illustrations sometimes depict him pouring water from an amphora.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks between the evening of November 16 and the morning of November 17.

While some of the greatest displays of meteors in history are associated with the Leonids, the rate this year is only expected to be around 15 meteors per hour. The meteors are caused by debris left behind from comet

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M2, an ancient globular star cluster located at the outer edge of our Milky Way galaxy, resides in the constellation of Aquarius.

Tempel-Tuttle that burn up upon entering the earth’s atmosphere.

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on the early morning of November 30. Unlike an umbral eclipse, the moon will darken only slightly. Maximum eclipse will occur at 1:43 a.m. PST. All five of the visible planets can be seen this month. Jupiter and Saturn can still be seen low in the southwestern sky after sunset. By month’s end, both gas giants will set by 8 p.m. local time.

But it’s Mars that dominates the evening sky. On October 6, the Red Planet approached to within 38.6

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million miles of the earth, giving amateur astronomers with telescopes great views of its surface features.

Although the two planets are currently receding from each other, Mars remains bright this month and good telescopic views are still possible. As for Mercury and Venus, they are visible in the morning sky just before sunrise.

Since the moon was full on Halloween, it will be on the wane during the first half of November.

After new moon on November 15, it will wax until the full Beaver Moon arrives on the scene November 30.

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Fit For

Sisters Andrew Loscutoff Columnist

Make America fit again No matter which party one aligns with, one ought to consider making health a national priority. Think of adopting the slogan: Make America Fit Again. This should cover the mental, physical, economical, and practical aspects of health, including citizens of all ethnicities, social status, and age.

Everyone will benefit from a government who has their health and wellness as a priority.

As a nation, America is falling behind other nations in its fitness and health. Our leadership has not stepped up to the plate addressing the issues. According to the Bloomburg health rankings, America ranks as the 35th country in health.

The ranking considers factors such as life expectancy, disease rates, and negative points for obesity and lack of access to healthcare.

Americans can now expect to live up to six fewer years than those in the top-tier nations in life expectancy.

America’s waistline is growing faster than it’s economy.

The average weight of an American has increased 15 pounds from statistics from the 1990s to 2015.

Obesity afflicts around 45 percent of our population.

Americans report eating 21 percent more calories now compared to 1961. This is

the main cause of obesity.

Why are we eating so much more? It’s the public health problem of having fast and processed foods so cheap, available, and tasty.

Diabetes, heart disease, strokes, dementia and many other conditions are directly tied to obesity. By one estimate, the U.S. spent $190 billion on obesity-related health-care expenses in 2005. This is a real pandemic. Let’s all consider the number of people who died from preventable obesity — not only the directly correlated, but also the ones who suffered from complications.

Our food system is highly political. The dairy industry, poultry farmers, cattlemen’s association and many more interest groups rule our nation’s nutritional policies. In fact many dietetic conferences are sponsored by companies such as Coca-Cola.

Institutions are given deals, contracts, and incentives from companies to feed our children junk food. For example, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, the candy company, spent over $2 million in lobbying efforts when the 2018 nutrition guidelines were being written.

No matter where someone aligns on a political spectrum, whether the libertarian who wants people to make their own choices, or the liberal requesting public service to help people eat more nutritiously and lose weight — both agree something needs to be done. The next president-elect ought to serve our country a harsh dose of reality.

Focus healthcare on preventing obesity instead of treating the diseases which manifest because of it.

Invest in food systems that nourish the body, rather than beat it down with processed junk. Get kids interested in activity, exercise, and nutrition at a young age. Time to get fit, to eat well, and end the disease of obesity and inactivity.

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Outlaws run locally in relay meet

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Sisters Outlaws took part in a Halloween-themed relay meet Friday, October 30, on a private property near Sisters. The informal event provided the team with a chance to test their racing condition along with other high school runners, competing unattached, from Philomath, Klamath Union, Ridgeview and Crescent Valley.

The relay consisted of one 3.1 mile leg, a pair of two-mile legs and .8-mile leg split between either three or four runners. Some runners ran more than one leg for their team.

In the spirit of Halloween, some of the runners dressed up in costumes for the occasion.

Coaches Josh Nordell and Sarah Thorsett organized the Outlaws teams in order for the strongest runners to run the longer distances while allowing other members of the team to race a distance

PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG

Runners happily set off in the Halloween Horror relay race held Friday, October 30. matching their training and experience.

“With no real outlets for most of our kids to run races we thought this would allow all of the athletes involved to have a little fun and test their fitness,” said Nordell.

“Splitting the races up in relay fashion helped to spread the runners out more than if every one started at

the same time, which helped with safety.”

Some Outlaws are planning a return trip to Tillamook’s Hydrangea Ranch for another race in the week ahead. The official fall sport OSAA season doesn’t begin until February, provided that COVID-19 conditions allow for athletic competitions to take place.

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SCHOOL: Governor has adjusted metrics for classroom returns

she explained. “One parent shared that just coming into school for that hour transformed her daughter’s day.

She was joyful and excited all day because she was able to come to school for a short while. I know that our fourthgraders will thrive once they are able to return to in-person learning.�

The success over the last few weeks with preschool through third grade being instructed in person gives Warburg confidence that students returning will be well cared for and as safe as possible. “We are very careful to adhere to all COVID protocols and are pleased that we have had five strong weeks of in-person learning and are hopeful that we will continue to be healthy as a school community,� she said. “Having our fourthgraders back in the building will make us complete once again.�

Sisters Middle School Principal Alison Haney also looks forward to having the fifth- and sixth-graders return to the middle school. “Personally, I’m very excited that there’s a greater possibility of us returning to school with the changing of the metrics,� she said. “The ramifications of students being out of school for so long is extremely concerning to me as we fulfill a myriad of roles that support holistic development for students.�

According to Haney, the district administrators

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A basic snapshot of the new metrics says that counties that have 50-100 cases per 100,000 residents over 14 consecutive days can employ the hybrid model of onsite and distance learning. If the rate lowers to fewer than 50 cases, schools are eligible for full-time onsite learning.

Sisters Elementary School Principal Joan Warburg is overjoyed at the prospect of having the fourth-graders return. “We are thrilled to have our fourth-graders return to the building!� she said. “It has been hard for our fourthgraders, especially those with younger siblings, to not be able to join the rest of the school the last few weeks for in-person learning. “I am very proud of the amazing effort of our fourth-grade teachers to teach our students in the Comprehensive Distance Learning model, mixing in fun with the core subjects,� she said.

But nothing compares to being taught in person and Warburg caught a glimpse of that last week. “Last week we had most of our fourth-graders participate in limited in-person instruction by coming in to conduct a science experiment with solar ovens,�

were set to meet Monday, November 2, “to chart out different paths for returning students to school if and when we meet the

metrics. We will need to wait for Monday’s metrics to come out before we can do any official planning.

Concurrently we will also

involve our SMS families and staff in a discussion on next steps.�

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county to support the arts from a fund the state set aside from the federal CARES Act. She told the arts organization representatives, “The Deschutes Cultural Coalition acts as citizen representation for the trust. Out of the relief package, $25 million of that went to venues like theaters and the High Desert Museum, real brick and mortar venues.

The other $25 million was allocated around the state by county by a per capita formula. It’s a highly competitive process and it was a difficult grant to write in a short period of time. I tried to get the word out to the cultural arts organizations in the Sisters community because I live here. I wanted to make sure that we took advantage of this opportunity and am so glad that you qualified for this funding.”

Steven Remington, development director for Sisters Folk Festival (SFF), was at the presentation in support of the festival with Crista Munro, SFF’s executive director.

Remington told The Nugget, “It’s going to make the difference of being sustainable in 2021 as the pandemic plays out. There’s so much that we just can’t plan on yet.

What’s really great is how the state and the cultural organizations all worked together to make this happen. I think that the big takeaway is not just that we have the sustenance to move forward, but the whole state recognized our value.”

Munro added, “Sisters Folk Festival’s 2020 operations were severely impacted

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Representatives of Sisters Rodeo, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Silent Echo Theatre Company and Sisters Folk Festival met at Sisters Art Works last week to be presented with funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust. by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the cancellation of our summer and winter concert series and the postponement of the 24th Annual Sisters Folk Festival. This emergency funding is a muchneeded lifeline for SFF and other cultural organizations around the state. In our case, the money has allowed us to offer redesigned programming in 2020 and into 2021, including virtual classes and workshops; in-person, small cohort clubs and classes; outdoor summer creativity camps for kids; physically distanced live concerts at our new backyard venue; and livestream concerts and events.”

Brian Witt, a board member of the Sisters Rodeo Association, said that the funds the rodeo received would be used for covering expenses for 2020.

“We have a lot of fixed expenses that we have to cover like utilities and social media, everything that we had to pay for even without a rodeo this year,” he said.

“It’s really helping us breach through this tough time.”

Marla Manning, founder

of The Silent Echo Theater Company (SETC), accepted the check from O’Hagan.

Manning said, “Life has been trying for all of us in 2020 and we could all use a time and space where laughter and good entertainment is on hand. The SETC plans to expand our programs beyond our usual schedule to aid Sisters-area residents who enjoy cultural events in a safe environment. Our board of directors is actively engaged in finding new and innovative ways to present live theater, while following all county guidelines, whether it’s through appropriate social distancing in an indoor theater, or using outdoor spaces like tents or park settings, along with clear-mask use allowing for greater performer visibility.”

Dawn Boyd, executive director for Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS), said that the organization will use the funds to help with operating costs.

“That may not sound very glamorous, but important to maintain the sustainability of SOQS while we plan ahead to 2021,” she said.

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The new normal of holidays in Sisters

By Edie Jones Columnist

How strange to have Halloween happen without the traditional celebrations special to Sisters. One of the highlights of the fall for my deceased husband, Ted, was to volunteer as a Rotarian at the annual parade on Cascade Avenue. He so enjoyed watching merchants and friends, dressed in costume as they greeted kids “trick or treating.” How sad it had to be canceled along with the fun celebration at the fire station.

It is unfortunate that they were canceled, as those events allowed young and old to dress-up, pretend they were something or someone different, and possibly forget the trials of the day. At a time when our entire world needs to be cheered up, Halloween could have been a wonderful antidote for the coronavirus.

Without traditional ways to celebrate holidays, creativity needs to come into play.

This year, that is especially true. What new ways can we celebrate and keep (or develop) new traditions?

Thinking back to Halloween, pumpkins of course come to mind. Stores still have plenty available (probably at a reduced cost) and carving can still

take place (or drawn on by younger hands). Maybe a contest can emerge for the scariest, funniest, or most beautiful pumpkin. Be sure there are as many (or more) categories as you have kids and adults so everyone can receive a special treat for winning. Don’t forget, the insides make wonderful pies, which kids can help make.

And, the seeds can be dried and seasoned as delicious, healthy treats.

How about a dinner that pretends Halloween is still here. Serve all kinds of “horrible” things like the guts of an outer space creature (spaghetti noodles), their blood (the spaghetti sauce), and eyes of an all-seeing bat (peas). Hot apple cider could be the liquor of goodness we all need to get through a scary winter and ice cream with chocolate sauce can be a way to bury every thing we don’t like in mud. Have everyone yell out what it is they most dislike as they pour on the sauce. Probably there needs to be a rule that family members can not be the chosen item.

Winter is a great time for telling ghost stories. Don’t worry if you’re not a storyteller, your kids can help you.

Sit in a circle on the floor as if you are sitting around a campfire. Place a light in

the center to simulate the fire (better yet, light up an actual fireplace and turn off all of the lights). Somebody needs to start the story, continuing until they say “and.” When that happens the story passes to the next person until they also say “and.” The story continues to pass in the same manner until a conclusion is obvious or everyone cracksup laughing over the hilarious tale that has developed.

I’m sure many more ideas might come to mind. Have your kids get involved creating fun activities that will carry you through the entire winter. Pretend you are at summer camp and come up with exciting, rambunctious events that involve the entire family.

Young kids don’t need an excuse to get dressed up.

Sometimes older siblings and adults need an excuse. Turn one day a month into another “Halloween” (or other time needing costumes) and relax in the fun of pretending and forgetting.

As we get near Thanksgiving, plans for not getting together with extended family are underway for many. That’s certainly happening in mine. What can we do to alleviate the inevitable sadness that will accompany this special day?

As a starter, kids might be

able to decorate paper placemats for those who won’t be around your table. Place them in a manila envelope (be sure to measure both ahead of time so you don’t have to bend them) and mail them to whoever will be missed. This is a great way to connect your kids with others important to the family.

Growing up in a family that was scattered from coast to coast, we always had a Bayberry candle burning during our holiday dinners. The families in other parts of the country were doing the same.

That way we knew everyone was thinking of and giving thanks for all of those we loved and who loved us.

Of course, there are holiday dishes that bring forth family. Don’t neglect them, they are important.

For years I tried to serve a special corn casserole that always appeared on my childhood holiday dinner

tables. Unfortunately, neither my husband nor my kids thought it very outstanding, and I stopped fixing it. Years later, while attending a dinner with my family of origin, it appeared. What a surprise and a delight. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it. Perhaps this year, with my gathering being just my son and me, I’ll fix it. If he doesn’t partake, there will be lots left over for me!

As it gets closer to December and the many religious holidays celebrated during that month, I will write suggestions to bring separated families together.

I’d love this to be collaborative. Anyone wanting to contribute to that column please email me at edie@togetherfor-children.com. Be sure to put “Holiday Ideas” in the subject line so I won’t miss it. Please send by December 4 so we can get them in the paper in a timely manner.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S I Like Pie Run/Walk

The tradition continues virtually this Thanksgiving with the iconic “I Like Pie” Run/Walk, with all proceeds benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend, Girls on the Run of Central Oregon, and NeighborImpact. Participants choose their own small group, route and distance, and complete their run/walk on any date between Monday, November 23 and Sunday, November 29.

Prizes will be awarded for the most creative group pictures, best costume, most creative pie and more! First 2,500 to register will receive a one-of-a-kind winter I Like Pie beanie! To register or for more info go to www. cascaderelays.com/events/i-likepie or call 541-350-4635.

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 special stories that few people know! Interested? Leave a message at 541-904-0585 or email to tshsvolunteers@gmail.com.

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.

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.

‘Meet the Deputies’ at Next Let’s Talk!

Citizens4Community invites residents to Let’s Talk! — a monthly discussion series where attendees learn and talk about local topics of interest. Let’s Talk! (held via Zoom) on Monday, November 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. will offer an opportunity to talk with the team of officers dedicated to serving Sisters under the City’s new contract with Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office. Unit leader Lt. Chad Davis — a longtime Sisters resident who previously worked for the former Sisters Police Department — and City Manager Cory Misley also will share what inspired the new contract and what it means for Sisters. To RSVP and receive the meeting’s Zoom link, email: citizens4community@ gmail.com. Read more at Citizens4Community.com/ events.

SMS Selling Sisters Strong Shirts/Decals

The student leadership group at Sisters Middle School is hoping to make a difference in our community. They are selling shirts and decals featuring a newly designed Sisters Strong logo. The proceeds of the sales will go to Kiwanis Food Bank, Family Advocate Network, and the school’s leadership program.

So far they have raised $1,200, although they are still hoping to raise more money for these organizations. Shirts and decals can be purchased online and picked up downtown at either Paulina Springs Bookstore or Canyon Creek Pottery. Please go to sistersstrong.org to purchase your items. Shirts are $15 and car decals are $4. For more info email jeff.schiedler@ssd6.org.

Antiques & Jewelry Donations Needed

Sisters Kiwanis takes donations of antiques, collectibles and jewelry throughout the year for its annual Antiques, Collections & Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday every Memorial Day weekend. Your donation is tax-deductible! For more information and to arrange for pickup of large or small items, please call Pam at 541-719-1049.

Organ Donor Awareness

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

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Tollgate families celebrated a safe and happy Halloween tradition, supported by Tollgate Village, the new intergenerational community project of Age Friendly Sisters Country. More than three dozen trick-or-treaters registered to follow a map of designated COVID-safe treat stations, supervised by an inventive group of grandparents and other generous grown-ups.

Weekly Food Pantry

Wellhouse Church has a weekly food pantry on Thursdays. For the next several weeks, food will be distributed drive-through style from 12:30 until all food is distributed at the Wellhouse Market building, 222 N. Trinity Way. People in need of food may drive through the parking lot and pick up a bag of food for their household. Other Sistersarea churches are joining with Wellhouse Church to contribute both financially and with volunteers to help sustain the program. Info: 541-549-4184.

Free Medicare Open Enrollment Counseling

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is providing free Medicare counseling to support older adults in navigating the annual open enrollment period, which runs through Monday, December 7. The one-on-one phone or Zoom sessions are provided by Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) certified volunteers and assist seniors in reevaluating their coverage — whether it’s Original Medicare (Parts A & B) with supplemental drug coverage (Part D), or Medicare Advantage (Part C) — and make changes or purchase new policies. To schedule an appointment call the Council on Aging’s SHIBA line at 541-6785483, extension 211. Callers will be asked to leave a message, which will be returned by a certified SHIBA counselor, usually by the end of the next business day. Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, all Medicare Counseling appointments will be over the phone or Zoom only.

Operation Christmas Child

The countdown is on. National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is November 1622, 2020! Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has delivered 157 million shoebox gifts to children affected by war, poverty, disease, famine and disasters in more than 160 countries. Use your own shoebox or pick up a pre-printed box and label at Sisters Community Church, 1300 McKenzie Hwy. If you can’t go shopping, you can now fill a shoebox online at www.samaritanspurse.org/ operation-christmas-child/ buildonline/. Please drop off shoeboxes at the church during national collection week. For details visit samaritanspurse.org/ occ or contact Joanna Cooley at 541-588-0886.

DLT Walk & Hike Series

Deschutes Land Trust is encouraging people to get out and explore protected lands on their own through self-guided walks in Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, Metolius Preserve, and Indian Ford Meadow Preserve.

Go to deschuteslandtrust.org/ hikes for all the listings. For additional information call 541330-0017.

Deschutes Public Library Online Programs

The Library is conducting online programs for both kids and adults. Upcoming programs for adults include virtual Cheese Tasting with Market of Choice on Thursday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m.; Make Your Own Kombucha on Sunday, November 8 at 3 p.m.; and Make Your Own Kimchi on Thursday, November 12 at 6 p.m. For kids, Online Story Time with songs, rhymes, and more is available for ages 0-5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. For kids in grades 3-5, join in a live reading of the beginning of “Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer,” one of Oregon’s Battle of the Books titles for this school year on Wednesday, November 4 at 3 p.m. Information and registration for these programs and more can be viewed at www. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/ or call 541-312-1032.

Furry Friends Has Moved!

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

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

Sisters City Council November Meetings

There is a change in the November City Council dates due to the Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving holidays. The new meeting dates are Wednesdays, November 4 and 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Go to www.ci.sisters.or.us for info.

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Volunteer with Habitat!

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

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

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

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.

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Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10am Sunday Worship (Indoor & Outdoor Venues available) Vast Church (Nondenominational) 541-719-0587 • 5 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Worship at 442 Trinity Way (Wellhouse building). See vastchurch.com for details.

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Volcanoes, volcanoes, and more volcanoes!

E d i t o r ’s n o t e : J i m Anderson is all settled in in Eugene — and missing his readers. So… he submitted his first post-retirement column.

Well, here we are in Eugene preparing to move into a little “mother-in-law house” my son Caleb is going to build onto his garage for my wife, Sue, and me. We don’t have a Pilot Butte on the skyline, but a Skinner Butte, and one armed with telescopes so we can see what’s going on out in Mars.

But right now, I want to chinwag about the volcanoes in our front yards.

The first thought I had when I saw the magnificent Three Sisters volcanoes, “Faith, Hope, and Charity,” aka South, Middle, and North Sister when I was rolling into Bend on my Harley in late September of 1951, was, “Wow!” and then the thought hit me, “When will they erupt again?”

Here it is, almost 70 years later and those same thoughts go through my mind at least once a day.

I can recall the time my wife, Sue, and I were headed home one night from Portland in a sweet,

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old single-engine Piper Comanche on a full-moon-lit night, and I about drove the FAA controller in Seattle up a wall.

“Piper Comanche 69 Pop, say you can see Mt. Jefferson,” the controller kept repeating as we flew closer and closer to the bright moonlit peak of the old volcano. There was a brisk wind blowing a plume of ice and snow off the peak of the mountain that looked — to me — so much like steam; I just had to be sure… As we flew past the peak we could see the “steam” wasn’t, but just ice and snow that fooled me.

In the past 12,000 years, several eruptions have taken place on vents near the Cascade crest all around Jefferson, building glacial valleys, including Forked Butte and North Cinder Peak.

While the most recent eruption from Jefferson was also from a cinder cone on the flank of South Cinder Peak, with a lava flow that reached Lake Marion to the west.

You just never know when the old volcano is going to wake up — like Mt. St. Helens did on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. After spewing steam for weeks, warning everyone to duck, the top blew off the old volcano.

Mt. Jefferson is the second-highest mountain in Oregon, named by Lewis and Clark to honor the president who had sponsored their expedition.

Although it is deeply eroded and has probably not erupted for at least 1,000 years, it is still considered active, and I was hoping that plume was steam, not ice and snow.

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The Three Sisters, just three of the many, many volcanoes in our front — and back — yards. old Jefferson blows its top again it’s going to be one pretty powerful show, and as I flew by the summit I was hoping I could report the beginning of that show.

But I guess we’ll have to wait for “The Big One.” Ahhh, yes! The big one!

That’s what’s coming, good people. Oregon State University seismology scientists say the big one is coming to the Pacific Northwest in the form of a massive earthquake that will cause buildings and bridges to collapse and unleash a tsunami that will devastate the coast.

And, just to make life even more interesting, maybe it’ll trigger one or two of our sleeping volcanoes to wake up and put on a show no one will ever forget.

If you want to read an excellent preview of the big one, go to www.newyorker. com/magazine/2015/07/20/ the-really-big-one, and then start getting your emergency supplies stored up.

North Sister is the glacially eroded remnant of an andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano, exposing the volcano’s central plug. Middle Sister volcano is located less than a mile to the south. It is

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basaltic-to-rhyolitic in composition and less eroded than North Sister, but there are no known eruptions in the past 10,000 years.

And then there’s the sleeping giant, South Sister.

Not too many years back, space agencies in Europe sent a message to USGS stating they could see a hot spot rising beneath the southwest side of South Sister. That got Larry Chitwood, geologist for the Deschutes National Forest, to head out to Snow Creek and see if he could identify any gases rising from the hot spot.

Larry found basaltic gases coming up from beneath the creek and invited me to join him when the lava reached the surface.

“We can sit in our lawn chairs on top of Bachelor and

watch the lava roll past us on its way to Bend,” he said.

Larry’s gone out among the stars, so he and I will have to share that when I see him soon in that other place we call home.

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provided more context and information.

While school personnel could not share specific information due to an ongoing investigation into the incidents, principal Alison Haney and Vice Principal Tim Roth acknowledged and defined the situation to some degree, and included some of the actions taking place to get to the bottom of what happened.

Results of the investigation will help school officials decide how to further intervene on those responsible and to help ensure that similar incidents don’t happen again.

Haney and Roth’s letter indicated that the language was “beyond inappropriate.”

The investigation includes work on the part of the technology department to determine the user(s) responsible for the incidents.

Further response by the school will include providing counselor and staff support for students affected by the incidents as well as working as a staff to help problemsolve in order to mitigate any such occurrences from happening again.

The letter said, “We are exploring every possible way of keeping our students as safe as possible in this digital realm.”

Haney said in the second letter, “I’m not so naive as to think that this will be the last event of technological misuse, but I do believe we must send a clear message to our students, both from home and school, about appropriate use and its consequences at home, school, and in life.”

The letter included a message focused on using this situation as a learning experience in order to thwart incidents like these by understanding points, “such as speaking up when inappropriate behavior occurs, standing up for others, understanding that actions have real consequences, differentiating between what is a so-called joke and what is not, what discriminatory and harassing words are, the permanency of online actions, and many others.”

Haney wants parents and students to be assured that all leads are being investigated thoroughly and fairly and will have consequences that align directly with the actions in which guilt is discovered.

In an interview she reemphasized, “We are always here to forgive, as well as instruct and support our students on both sides of this issue, as middle school is a critical stage to teach some of life’s most difficult lessons.”

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Outlaws Athlete Spotlight While high school sports have been topsy-turvy due to the coronavirus pandemic, athletes continue to step up into leadership roles.

Coaches singled out track athlete Shelby Larson and soccer player Simon Rhett for the Outlaws Athlete Spotlight.

“Shelby Larson epitomizes what can be accomplished as a scholar/athlete throughout her school career without skimping on the other facets of scholarship, exemplary character and service,” said Assistant Coach Jim Anderson. “She is a role model without pretense, willing to help others as they try to emulate her example. She presently carries a 3.9-plus GPA and is the 2020-21 student body president.”

She placed second when she was a freshman and won the Far West League pole vault title last year, going on to tie for third at the state meet.

“Shelby does not complain about our lost season, but has instead set high goals for her senior year,” Anderson said. “With this season yet to unfold, she well could challenge our school record, as well as a state meet title.”

He concluded: “Coaching this fine young lady has been such a joy to her coaches: she often takes the next step before it is even explained.

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Coach Kevin Eckert praised Rhett’s leadership.

“He organized summer trainings and motivated a group of kids to come out for soccer, and more impressively, fitness training over the summer and into the early fall,” he said. “As we coaches had to be very ‘hands-off’ (and can’t push kids to participate) given the current times, I was glad to see Simon and a few other kids consistently training, and spreading the word to get other kids involved. And, from what I saw, they were being responsible and pretty darn safe — impressive for kids this age.”

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Faye Ziebert wrote: “I would like to send my appreciation to Three Sisters Floral and Sisters Bakery for preparing the beautiful flowers and delicious food for my husband Frank Ziebert’s celebration of his life, and Autumn Funerals for their helpfulness in coordinating the Honor Guard for the ceremony which honored his service-filled life.

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Seher said the volunteers are looking into the possibility of offering some limited, appropriately distanced seating in the large church fellowship room. That seating would likely be in “pods” and provided for groups with particular needs.

She said that everyone will miss the hours of camaraderie provided by past gatherings.

“That is going to put a dent in it, because that was a big portion of it — the ability to get people together, the fellowship,” she said.

Regardless, providing a Thanksgiving meal to people who otherwise would go without remains an important mission for Sisters.

Seher said that the one food donation item that remains is pumpkin pies.

Those interested in donating may do so through the day before Thanksgiving.

Contact Seher at 541-390-4597.

That is going to put a dent in it, because that [the camaraderie] was a big portion of it — the ability to get people together, the fellowship.

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Proxy Falls is an excellent fall hike

By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent

As we wait to see if the predicted La Niña actually comes to pass, I feel like the mountains are crying “Last Call” for hiking. So, we decided to take one last (maybe) trip over McKenzie Pass this year while we still had a favorable weather window. We selected Proxy Falls but then thought maybe we’d make more of a trip out of it and do the whole SantiamMcKenzie loop, so we added a couple of other stops along the way.

So, even though it’s only about a 27-mile trip to Proxy Falls, we managed to make it into about a 90-mile circuit, stopping at Fish Lake and Sahalie Falls along the way. Fish Lake, of course, is empty this time of year, so we got out and explored some of the lake bottom.

I can remember kayaking here in the spring and looking down through the clear water as I glided above the submerged, but well-defined, trail tracing its way along the bottom of the shallow lake.

This time, we walked it.

At Sahalie Falls, there are plenty of trails to choose from, but we just made a brief stop to admire the falls.

It seemed to take longer than I remembered to get to the

McKenzie Highway turnoff.

The junction, after all, is on the other side of Belknap Springs. When we arrived at the Proxy Falls Trailhead, it was obvious that we weren’t the only ones to have that idea for a Saturday hike. There were 15 cars already there, and parking was limited.

Signs told us that this is a fee area; but, after I deployed my Golden Access Pass, we saw that there was a notice exempting passes this year.

Kiosk directions suggest a counterclockwise pattern of travel on this loop trail in order to minimize contact with other hikers – an excellent idea in this COVID year, but not one that was universally adhered to. Probably fewer than half the hikers were using masks, but we were occasionally thanked by other hikers for using ours.

The entire loop trail is only about a mile, exclusive of the additional spur trails to the two falls themselves.

However, as short hikes go, this one could be considered a little more difficult than some. The first part of the hike passes through and over one of the McKenzie’s trademark lava flows, necessitating some scrambling and awkward footing along the way.

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Walking through the Medicare maze

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

It’s that time of year again.

Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15 – December 7.

Those who are turning 65, or have previously enrolled in Medicare programs, will find their mail boxes and email boxes crammed with offers for Medicare Advantage plans, supplemental or Medigap plans, and Part D plans.

What does it all mean?

If you are new to the world of Medicare, it can look like a confusing, challenging morass into which you’d rather not step. But take heart.

There’s lots of good help out there, mostly free of charge, to help you find the most appropriate and affordable plans for you, either initially or when reviewing your plans to discover what is changing (and changes there are, almost annually).

Linda Alldredge of Country Financial in Sisters offers a free service to those needing assistance making heads or tails of their choices.

“They’re going to be overwhelmed with paperwork and won’t be able to make sense of it all,” she said.

For those who have already run the gauntlet in previous years and are satisfied with their choices,

They’re going to be overwhelmed with paperwork and won’t be able to make sense of it all.

— Linda Alldredge Alldredge offered, “At the end of the day, if they are satisfied with what they chose, they don’t have to do anything, and their coverage will continue uninterrupted.”

However, because components of plans or health conditions change, it’s a good idea to review your coverage and make sure it still fits your health needs. Alldredge likes to help first-timers, so they get it right from the start.

“Spend time to get it right.

That saves a lot of headaches on down the road,” she said.

Let’s take a look at all the options from which to choose.

Medicare Part A: While you are earning a paycheck, your Medicare payroll tax goes toward Part A, so once on Medicare there is no premium for Part A (unless you didn’t pay the payroll tax, then you have a premium).

Part A covers an inpatient stay in a hospital, nursing facility, and hospice care. If you are unable to get to a facility, inhome care will be paid for.

Medicare Part B: Services covered include outpatient and physician services, labs, and wellness services. It is the most-used part of Medicare.

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Original Medicare (Parts A and B) by itself does not limit (put a cap on) your financial exposure. Large medical costs could create financial hardship.

Part C (Medical Advantage plans HMO, PPO): This is not enhanced Medicare, even

though it is often referred to as that. It replaces Original Medicare and is offered by private insurance companies.

You pay a monthly premium, although some company’s offer zero monthly premiums. The plan may or may not offer additional coverage for vision, dental, transportation, and other incidentals.

Your financial exposure is capped. Costs and all features can change every year. Some See MEDICARE on page 15

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plans include Part D prescription drug coverage.

With Part C coverage, you are in a local network so you must use the providers who are part of that network. If you seek medical care outside of your network (another county or state), you are responsible for 100 percent of the charges. With Part C you can lose control of your healthcare decisions — the freedom to be treated where and by whom you choose.

Part D (Prescription drug plans): These are insurance plans designed to cover part or all of the cost for prescription drugs. The coverage period runs from January 1 – December 31 each year.

Simply stated, find a wellranked company (one to five stars) with low premiums where you can use the pharmacy of your choice. But there are lots of factors to take into consideration when choosing the best drug plan for you, like restrictions on quantity limits and step therapy. If it doesn’t work out the way you expected, you can change plans each October 15 – December 7.

There are several ways to obtain Part D. A stand-alone policy (PDP), which is not linked to any other part of Medicare, can be purchased.

Each year you can shop for a new policy without making any changes to any other part of Medicare. If you are happy with your plan you need do nothing. It will just roll over, but things change every year so it’s a good idea to make sure your plan still meets your needs. With Medicare Advantage plans, Part D is bundled with the plan (MAPD). You have no choice of carriers and can’t make changes. You also cannot have a stand-alone drug plan with your Medicare Advantage plan.

Each company has its own formulary, which is the list of drugs covered by the company’s plans. Each plan has five tiers or levels of cost sharing based on generic and preferred brand-name drugs and the relationship that the

CORRECTION One of the project funders identified in The Nugget’s story “Locals raising funds for Link Creek” (October 28, page 3) was incorrectly identified. Funding for the project also came from Portland General Electric through their Pelton Dam Fund, which supports conservation, water quality and promotes fish passage and improved habitats for fish above the dam.

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Medicare definitions Annual election period (Open Enrollment) – every year the period of October 15 – December 7 to make changes to your coverage.

Co-pay – portion of bill you pay, after deductible is met.

Original Medicare – foundation of Medicare.

Includes Parts A and B. Is accepted in any state for any Deductible – Amount you doctor or facility accepting pay out of packet before the Medicare. Provides personal plan pays. control over your health Co-insurance – percentage care and gives consumer the freedom to choose of bill you have to pay after deductible and co-pay, their doctor (including usually 20 percent of charge. specialists). Doesn’t by itself limit (put a cap on) your financial exposure. Large Premium – amount you medical costs could create pay to have insurance if Part B, C, or D. financial hardship. insurance company has with the drug manufacturers. Each plan has different premiums, and different prices for each drug, and may utilize a different network of pharmacies. All insurance companies are regulated to meet certain minimum requirements for drug categories and six protected classes of drugs, but they can each cover different prescriptions and can charge different prices.

Medigap (supplemental): If you have Parts A and B, and can afford it, adding a supplemental policy can help avoid large medical expenses because it puts a cap on charges. These plans are subservient to Medicare A and B. They are offered by a number of private insurance companies but are regulated because these policies are written into Medicare law. There are 10 different plans available,

denoted by letters like F, G, and N. Each plan is identical from one company to another in what they offer. The differences are in price and pricing strategies of the companies.

They each have their own premiums depending on the coverage offered and the amount of the deductible. No permission is needed for medical services, so the policy holder has control. If a provider accepts Medicare, they will accept your Medigap insurance.

This coverage is especially good at paying the 20 percent that Medicare doesn’t, so you aren’t stuck with paying a big balance.

There is a six-month window to get a supplemental plan of your choice without going through medical underwriting. The window starts the day you enroll in Medicare B and extends for

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Mentorship Sisters man has passion for land stewardship program hosts virtual auction, gala

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon will host a hilariously beneficial evening of comedy, auctions, and awards on November 12.

The 23rd annual Comedy For Kids’ Sake event will unfold in local homes in a virtual gala.

The organization invites folks in Sisters to set up a party pod and bid on favorite auction items, view the video presentation, and contribute to the cause.

The event will kick off on November 5 as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon opens their online bidding platform to the public. The comedy special will be available for viewing any time after 4 p.m. on November 12.

A variety of party pod options are available to support the night. Contact Jenni Garner, events@bbbsco.org, for more details. Party Pod supplies are limited.

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Vernon Stubbs has served his country in combat as an active-duty Marine and with the Oregon National Guard.

But his greatest passion for service involves stewardship of the Sisters County land he considers special — and vulnerable.

“I’ve been proud to serve, but all along, since I was a kid, my passion has been stewarding the land,” he told The Nugget.

He tackles that mission through his business, Alpine Land Management.

“My specialty is fuel reduction,” he said.

His approach is to promote biodiversity through thinning, especially of juniper, controlled “jackpot” burning of concentrated fuels, reforesting, transplanting of native botanicals and grasses and composting. He turns cut juniper into fence posts and firewood lengths.

“On my own land, I’m

cutting some large junipers encroaching on the ponderosas and cutting slabs and making tables out of them,” he said.

“This time of year is great for transplanting native botanicals and overseeding native bunchgrasses,” he noted.

Always an outdoorsman, Stubbs grew up in Texas.

“When I was a kid, I was like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, out canoeing and bowfishing,” he said. “I love God’s creation. You learn something new every day out in nature.”

Stubbs urges mindfulness and care, and a light footprint on the land. He fervently believes that with proper attention, we can reverse the mismanagement of the land that has made it vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire.

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Vernon Stubbs has a passion for land stewardship, which he brings to bear through Alpine Land Management. much capacity it can absorb and yet remain healthy.

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Ore. hospitals could reach capacity by mid-December

By Sara Cline Associated Press/Report for America

SALEM (AP) — Last week Oregon health officials delivered a concerning message: If the state remains on the path it is now with increasing daily COVID-19 cases, hospitals in Oregon could reach capacity by mid-December.

Out of Oregon’s 721 listed intensive-care-unit beds, 24 percent were available, based on data on from the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) website Thursday. Out of the non-ICU adult hospital beds in the state, 14 percent were available.

As of Thursday afternoon there were 156 confirmed COVID-19 patients in hospitals. However there have been days in months past, such as July and August, where the number has surpassed 165.

In the month of October, Oregon has surpassed its record of daily cases multiple times. On Friday officials reported a new daily record — 600 COVID-19 cases.

So if cases continue to rise and the number of patients in Oregon hospitals begin to spill over what happens?

“Hospitals have a spectrum of tools they can utilize to manage bed capacity such as in the face of a surge of COVID patients,” said Tim Heider, a spokesperson for the OHA. This could include postponing elective procedures, using hospitals beds or wings that are currently unused, or adding staffing capacity to their inpatient units. In addition, Oregon hospitals have worked on a regionalized approach.

“Through this regional approach, hospitals across a region can assess capacity and respond to a surge together by distributing patients needing inpatient or emergencydepartment level of care based on capacity and capability,“ Heider said. “In face of a surge, hospitals can call on help from hospitals in neighboring communities to ensure patients get needed care, instead of working in isolation as individual facilities.”

This response could include hospitals out of state.

Heider said that even prior to COVID-19 hospitals have routinely transferred patients across state lines “to get patients to the appropriate level of care or specialty care.”

For six weeks, Oregon’s COVID-19 cases were in a downward trend until midSeptember. Since then, officials warned that numbers were again increasing at an alarming rate.

PROXY FALLS: Hike is outside snow gate on Highway 242 Continued from page 13

of the lava rocks make it clear that you’re on the west side of the mountains.

Lower Proxy Falls is the more photogenic of the two, but the upper falls has an interesting and unusual feature. Each waterfall has its own separate stream cascading from a cliff sheared off by glaciers thousands of years ago. The access trail to the lower falls is quite steep and very rough in places, occasionally requiring some hand-over-hand climbing over rocks and roots.

Upper Proxy Falls drops into a scenic pool, from which

there is no visible outlet; so that stream just vanishes. As is the case in much of the McKenzie region, the lava flows have created porous substrata that redirect surface water to springs that reappear several miles away. The access trail to the upper falls is much easier to traverse than the lower, but the falls here are less impressive.

The exit trail on the back side of the loop is flatter and less obstructed than the scramble through the lava field on the way in, but you would miss the best of the cathedral-like dense forest if you opted to take that route both ways.

There are two snow gates at the west end of the McKenzie Highway; and, at only a little over 3,000 feet elevation, this trailhead is outside the upper

snow gate. This means that, even though the highway over the pass will close with the first significant snowfall, this lower area on the west side will often remain open well into December and can be accessed via Santiam Pass.

Later in the season, however, be sure to check local road conditions, as closure dates of the lower snow gate may vary significantly.

To complete our driving loop, we returned over a sunny and snow-free McKenzie Pass. I can’t help but be a little saddened each time I see the damage wrought by the Milli Fire on one of Central Oregon’s most beautiful areas.

As a matter of interest, the Linton Lake Trailhead is also (just barely) outside the lower snow gate, thereby extending

the hiking season for that pleasant 3.8-mile round-trip hike. Linton Lake was formed in the same glacial valley as Proxy Falls and, like the upper falls, has no visible outlet. If you have the time and inclination, it’s a simple matter to do both the Linton Lake and Proxy Falls hikes on the same trip.

To reach Proxy Falls, simply head west on Highway 242 past Sisters High School over McKenzie Pass. The Proxy Falls Trailhead is about 14 miles beyond the summit.

If McKenzie Pass is closed, take Highway 126 over Santiam Pass toward Eugene, and turn left (east) onto the western end of Highway 242 after Belknap Springs. The Proxy Falls Trail is about 9 miles east between mileposts 64 and 65.

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spring using the SketchUp computer program. The proposed design and placement of the sign then had to be approved by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Being a member of both STA and SAW, Calvin tapped eight of his fellow woodworkers to construct the kiosk: Kerry Bott, Dale Grinsman, Dennis Mills, Rod Moorehead, Jim Naibert, Craig Renkert, Rick Retzman, and Mark Thompson. Calvin milled the 8-by-8-inch timbers for the kiosk frame from hazard pine trees he has been collecting from Sisters Country for 30 years, including one that came from in front of the Sisters Ranger Station.

He created layout detail sheets, with cuts and dimensions, for each of the woodworkers before they arrived at his shop. After all of the pieces were cut and finished by the SAW members, the kiosk was pre-assembled like a jigsaw puzzle — all in one day. It was then unassembled to oil all the pieces and reassembled before installation.

The City of Sisters Public Works Department

used their equipment to drill the post holes and provided the oil for staining the kiosk. SAW member Kerry Bott used his Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine to carve the letters in the wood of the kiosk.

The kiosk project was a community effort involving the USFS, the City of Sisters, SAW and STA volunteers, with grants of $1,000 from the City and $4,000 from the Deschutes Trails Coalition.

“This is yet another example of when everyone works together towards a common vision, we all end up with a greater end product than could be accomplished alone,” said Sara Baughman, Recreation Team Leader for the Sisters Ranger District.

When the decision was made to move the PRT trailhead from its original location in the Buck Run neighborhood, to a halfmile south, off of Elm Street (Road 16), the STA entered into an agreement with the State Recreational Trails Program (RTP) to provide volunteer labor for the trailhead and to construct the kiosk at the trailhead.

The dream of the new trailhead began seven years ago when STA members Gary Guttormsen and Patrick Eckford gave a presentation in Salem to the RTP requesting a grant to cover the expense of

creating a new trailhead.

STA provided the 20 percent match required for the RTP grant with the labor of their volunteer members.

STA then coordinated with the Sisters Ranger District on the design, as the trail is on Forest Service land. The new portion of the PRT was dedicated last spring.

Last Saturday morning, the joint efforts of everyone involved came to fruition as the kiosk was lowered into place and braced in preparation for concrete to be poured in the holes holding the timber posts. On Sunday, the shingled roof was put on the top and the center board that has a large map of the trail and related information on it were added. Rick Retzman, who created the part of the kiosk that says Peterson Ridge Trail said the sign was based on the Jellystone Park sign with the zigzag ends seen in the Yogi Bear cartoons.

With all of his planning, designing, organizing and milling complete, when asked why the SAW volunteers agreed to be involved in the construction of the kiosk, Calvin replied, tongue-in-cheek, “We are successfully fighting boredom.” Another volunteer chimed in with, “We’re avoiding our ‘honey-do’ projects.”

The final sentiment was, “We had a good crew.”

Body of missing climber found in crevasse on Mt. Hood MOUNT HOOD (AP) — The body of a 27-yearold missing climber has been found on Mount Hood, authorities said.

Austin Mishler’s body was found at about 2 p.m.

Thursday, October 29, in a crevasse at about 9,400 feet elevation on Mount Hood’s north side, The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Because of weather conditions, authorities plan to retrieve his body on Friday.

The Bend resident,

described as an experienced climber, had been camping on the mountain Monday night, October 26, and was scheduled to return home Tuesday.

He was reported missing on Tuesday when he didn’t return and hadn’t communicated with friends and family.

On Wednesday, a searchand-rescue aircraft found a tent believed to belong to him.

Another team reached the tent on foot Thursday but found it empty. The search continued from the air and on the ground Thursday afternoon.

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with grief, loss, and trauma.

In addition, the “Culture of Care” team from the High Desert Education Service District, has been involved in the work being done in this area.

The first community-centered action will take place on Thursday, November 12 at 6 p.m. via a Zoom webinar sponsored by Sisters School District that will include a presentation by Donna Schuurman of the Dougy Center along with guests from other agencies and organizations. (See sidebar.)

Jacks said, “The webinar is designed to learn information and skills to help ourselves and our loved ones in our community to better cope with grief and loss.”

The Dougy Center, located in Portland, but serving all of Oregon, specializes in providing support and training to help children, teens, young adults, and their families, navigate grieving.

According to Jacks, people of all ages are welcome to join the webinar. The event is scheduled to include a 60-minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of question and answer.

Jacks sees the outreach to the community as an important step, especially while many students are not in school in person, making communication with kids and

We want everyone to know the resources available to them and to understand how much the school cares about the well-being of our young people.

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families more of a challenge.

“We want everyone to know the resources available to them and to understand how much the school cares about the well-being of our young people,” he said.

The Zoom link for the webinar is https://zoom. us/j/93786970017.

Meeting ID is 937 8697 0017 and phone is 1-253-215-8782.

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Meeting to provide tools for grief support The Dougy Center and Sisters School District will present a free opportunity to learn information and skills to help loved ones and the Sisters community cope with grief and loss.

The event, set for T h u r s d a y, N o v e m b e r 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., includes a 60-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute question-andanswer session.

Donna Schuurman, Ed.D, F.T. of The Dougy Center is the featured guest; additional guests include Central Oregon Public Safety Chaplaincy, Deschutes County Health Services, Lines for Life, Oregon Family Support Network and YouthLine.

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SERVICE TO PROVIDE? Systems. Repairs, Tank BUSINESS TO PROMOTE? Replacement. CCB #76888 999 Public Notice VEHICLE FOR SALE? Cellular: 419-2672 or 419-5172 CITY OF SISTERS HOUSE TO RENT? • 541-549-1472 • CREEKSIDE PARK BRIDGE LOOKING FOR LAND? TewaltAndSonsExcavation.com REHABILITATION GARAGE TOO FULL? BANR Enterprises, LLC PROJECT NEED SOME HELP? Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Bids due 2 p.m., Nov. 24, 2020 Advertise in Hardscape, Rock Walls INVITATION TO BID The Nugget Newspaper's Residential & Commercial Sealed bids for the construction CLASSIFIEDS CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977 of the City of Sisters, For no additional cost www.BANR.net CREEKSIDE PARK BRIDGE your classified goes ONLINE! REHABILITATION ROBINSON & OWEN Go to www.NuggetNews.com PROJECT, addressed to the City Heavy Construction, Inc. DEADLINE: Every Monday by Recorder, City of Sisters, Oregon All your excavation needs noon. Call 541-549-9941 will be received until 2 p.m. local *General excavation time at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade *Site Preparation 701 Domestic Services Avenue, P.O. Box 39, Sisters, *Sub-Divisions BLAKE & SON – Commercial, Oregon, on November 24, 2020 *Road Building Home & Rentals Cleaning and then publicly opened and *Sewer and Water Systems WINDOW CLEANING! read at 2 p.m. at City Hall, in *Underground Utilities Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897 Sisters, Oregon. Bids shall be *Grading *Snow Removal "CLEANING QUEEN" clearly labeled: CREEKSIDE *Sand-Gravel-Rock Serving the Sisters area!

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Sisters Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters (mailing address PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759) on November 19, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. regarding the applications listed below. The hearing will be held according to SDC Chapter 4.1 and the rules of procedure adopted by the Council and available at City Hall. Prior to the public hearing, written comments may be provided to Sisters City Hall at 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters (mailing address PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759) or emailed to nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us.

Comments should be directed toward the criteria that apply to this request and must reference the file number. For additional information, please contact Nicole Mardell, Principal Planner at 541-323-5208 or nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. The staff report and recommendation to the hearings body will be available for review at least seven days before the hearing. All submitted evidence and materials related to the application are available for inspection at City Hall. Copies of all such materials will be available on request at a reasonable cost. TTY services are available at the Sisters City Hall.

Please contact Kerry Prosser, City Recorder, at 541-323-5213 for arrangements. The Sisters City Hall building is a fully

handicapped-accessible facility.

Due to COVID-19 and required social distancing measures, the City will make accommodations for remote participation and strongly encourages all interested parties to participate remotely.

Meeting access information will be posted on the Planning Commission Agenda on November 12, 2020 and can be found on www.ci.sisters.or.us/meetings.

Written comments will be accepted via drop off to the utility payment box at City Hall, 502 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters prior to November 12, 2020 at 3 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARING: November 19, 2020 at 5:30 PM FILE #: TA 20-02 APPLICANT: City of Sisters REQUEST: City staff is proposing an amendment to the short-term rental provisions in both the Development and Municipal Codes to allow for additional hardship provisions related to pandemic, natural disaster, or other act of nature.

The provision will provide flexibility for permit holders who choose not to rent units due to the act of nature without abandoning the use.

APPLICABLE CRITERIA: City of Sisters Development Code (SDC): Chapter 4.7 (Land Use District Map and Text Amendments), Chapter 4.1 (Types of Applications and Review. Statewide Land Use Goals, City of Sisters Comprehensive Plan.

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and confidence through martial arts. She has learned to take criticism and she has learned to teach and support others.

“I started teaching the Tiny Tigers and that really helped bring out my voice and stuff,” she said. “I’m going to try to put on a (self-defense) class for high-school girls.”

Gonzalez is impressed with Kathryn’s development as a martial artist.

“She’s got power and speed,” he said. “It’s kind of cool to have a whole family who are black belts in the community.”

Angela noted that the martial arts training has improved both of the children’s body awareness and coachability.

“It has helped both of their athletics all the way around,” she said.

She said the practice has also helped her.

“I love that full-body movement,” she said.

She and Jeremy both work in nursing, and the fitness, strength, and body awareness help them cope with the physicality of that work. And, Jeremy notes, it feels good to be prepared in the event

something goes bad in the emergency room.

“You never know what’s going to come in,” he said.

There are other, less tangible benefits to participating as a family.

Angela thinks that it’s vital to “show your kids as an adult it’s OK to do something new and fail lots of times and still keep going.”

Jaymie Kaczmarek has kept going for many years now, recently earning master status as a 4th Dan Black Belt.

For her, martial arts is less about personal achievement than it is about supporting and encouraging others, which has always been a bedrock principle for both her and Marty.

Over the years, she has seen many people benefit profoundly from their involvement in the martial arts.

“It provides structure, consistency, builds trust between people,” she said. “I’ve seen behavior change over time with students who … didn’t have a direction in life.”

As a mental-health therapist for children and families, she sees the qualities encouraged by the martial arts as essential tools for success and well-being. She has created a martial arts program within her practice to inculcate skills and values that translate across all aspects of life.

“It’s all interconnected with my personal and

professional life — and it’s all connected to martial arts,” she said.

Jaymie Kaczmarek said that Outlaw Martial Arts has survived over a long haul and built a real legacy in Sisters — one that she hopes to see continue as Gonzalez steps into the leadership role.

“I’m really, really hoping that happens,” she said.

As Outlaw Martial Arts enters a new phase in challenging times, its patrons will continue to apply themselves with the ethic they practice on the dojo floor — an ethic of respect, discipline, perseverance and always giving their best.

Outlaw Martial Arts Black Belts 1st Dan Black Belts Lex and Robine Jeffrey; Tammy Falcner; Anne and Makenzie French; Jolene Havern and Harley Ruiz; Angela, Emmitt and Kathryn Buller; Tony Gonzalez III and Tony IV. 2nd Dan Black Belt Jeremy Buller 3rd Dan Black Belt Tate Kaczmarek 4th Dan Black Belt (Master) Jaymie Kaczmarek

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Haney also acknowledged the concerns and challenges that lie ahead as reopening takes place.

She said, “For some there is a natural apprehension for returning to school, given further details from the CDC on what an exposure means and higher level of positive cases in our county, but we hope to see SMS students back in our school sooner than later.

“That being said,” she continued,” the safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community are always at the forefront of decision making, and as such it will be a multifaceted, multi-stakeholder conversation before we make final decisions.”

(The status of the return to school will be updated at www.nuggetnews.com when further information becomes available.)

Superintendent Curt Scholl sees Sisters as being a bit ahead of the game in terms of serving students compared to many Oregon districts.

He said, “Currently, statewide, we are serving less than 10 percent of our students in any type of inperson instruction. In Sisters School District, with the K-3 exception and those students that are being served in some form of limited-in-person instruction, we are serving between 30 and 40 percent of our students weekly.”

According to Warburg and Haney, the anticipated return date could be as early as Tuesday, November 10.

Confirmation, along with all other information, will be provided to the school

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon community this week.

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recommends a measured approach to restarting students to inperson instruction, but it is possible for Sisters students in grades 7-12 to also be returning to school in the near future as weekly health data comes in and plans are finalized.

Caution is also merited based on a significant upswing in cases throughout Oregon, including Deschutes County, in recent weeks.

Superintendent Scholl said, “As we digest these new metrics, we will communicate how these changes will impact Sisters School District, and our ability to serve our students and families.”

The complete updated version of the “Safe School, Ready Learners” document can be found on the ODE website.

Hummel charges seven in clash BEND (AP) — An Oregon prosecutor said Thursday, October 29, he will file charges against seven people who were involved in violent clashes during dueling political events at a park in Bend last month.

Those facing prosecution include people from both sides of the political spectrum. Bend police had recommended charges against 15 people, but Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel declined to charge more than half of them.

The district attorney also released 200 pages of police reports related to the case after police Chief Mike Krantz took the unusual step last week of publicly releasing his department’s charging recommendations.

The charges resulted from an October 3 confrontation between racial justice demonstrators and President Donald Trump supporters at Pilot Butte Neighborhood Park. Police said a man broke a $20 Trump flag off a truck and a brawl ensued.

Hummel faulted the organizer of the Trump rally for moving the event closer to

a previously planned picnic hosted by racial justice groups. That decision was “provocative, ill-advised, and was the precipitating act that resulted in ... an awful day in Bend,” Hummel wrote in a statement.

Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that those facing prosecution include two men caught on video punching people; a man seen pointing a gun; a woman shown macing the man after he put the gun away; and two women recorded hitting officers in

the aftermath of a brawl.

Hummel declined proposed charges against people who sprayed mace to break up the fighting or defend themselves. He also did not charge people who used their bodies to block a police cruiser from leaving the scene or those who piled on top of a woman to stop officers from moving her out of the way.

Racial justice activists who blocked traffic outside police headquarters the day after the incident also were not charged.

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