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The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 48
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Making the most of limited instruction By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
The three themes undergirding the work of Sisters School District — Belong, Prepare, Inspire — are harder to accomplish during the battle with COVID-19 and the resultant distance learning. The teachers of Sisters middle and high schools are doing all they can to safely offer person-to-person interaction through what is known as “limited in-person instruction” under the state’s “Ready School, Safe Learners” guidelines. Limited In-Person Instruction, or LIPI, allows schools to meet in small groups with time restrictions. According to Tim Roth, the assistant principal at Sisters Middle School, teachers have found ways to employ LIPI in most core subject areas such as music, art, various electives, counseling, academic support, and co-curricular activities. Roth said, “Right now LIPI is imperative...and mission-critical. Many of our kids are down in one way or
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Sisters residents volunteer in record numbers By Sue Stafford Correspondent
There are limits to LIPI including the number of people using the building, meetings cannot be a required part of the regular
People living in and around Sisters are showing their care for the community by volunteering in record numbers for a variety of City boards, committees, and the Comprehensive Plan Update Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC had 37 applications submitted for a committee that was slated to have 10-12 members. So many well-qualified citizens volunteered that the membership was expanded to 14. “We had an amazing pool to choose from,” said Community Development Director Scott Woodford.
See SMALL GROUPS on page 31
See VOLUNTEERS on page 29
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The wood shop at Sisters High School remains active as students get some hands-on building experience crafting Adirondack chairs. another — they are isolated.” He continued, “Even the students who typically don’t like school are truly excited for the opportunity to come back in. They want to be here.”
That is not to say some students aren’t thriving in the virtual classroom, according to Roth, but, he said, “Humans are meant to be together and kids are eager to have ways to connect.”
COVID-19 uptick likely Staying in business amid pandemic to delay return to school By Jodi Schneider Correspondent
By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
The surging COVID-19 caseload has cast a shadow over efforts to get middle school students back into the classroom. In a letter sent to parents Thursday, November 19, Superintendent Curt Scholl addressed the questions and confusion about getting fifth and sixth graders at Sisters Middle School back into the classroom under the “hybrid” model amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rising numbers of infections in Deschutes County have resulted in a move into the “orange zone” of the metrics lined out by the
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Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education. Being in the orange zone means a delay in getting fifth graders back into the middle school building. Deschutes County reported a total rate of 196.4 cases per 100,000 for the week ending November 14, placing county schools very near the red zone rate of 200 or more cases per 100,000. The infection rate was on track to worsen further last week as the 60 new cases of COVID-19 that were reported on Friday, November 20, marked the highest single total since the start of the pandemic. See DELAY on page 30
Two weeks ago, Governor Kate Brown announced the most extensive set of restrictions since the March Stayat-Home order, in order to combat a surge in COVID19 cases in Oregon. Some businesses closed — like restaurants, bars, and gyms — and gatherings are limited to no more than six people. Grocery and retail stores are open but capped at 75 percent of normal occupancy. The statewide “freeze” went into effect for two weeks beginning November 18. Unlike large retail chains, which see a sales peak over the winter holidays, revenue for businesses in a smaller city like Sisters is highest
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Sana Hayes at Sisters Cascade serves up homemade fudge for a local customer. Shops in Sisters are mindful of sanitizing and distancing and are open for business through the holidays, despite restrictions. during the spring and summer. This year, coronavirus shutdowns hit the stores hard, with closures,
fewer back-to-school sales, and with events in town See OPEN on page 29
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Your kids are looking Thanksgiving is a date on a calendar to you for leadership
Many people’s Thanksgiving plans have been disrupted by the surge in COVID-19 cases. Sisters’ traditional holiday kickoff events this weekend will be sorely missed. So much has been canceled and so much that the Sisters community values has been put at risk this year. We’re all fatigued and most all of us have suffered losses of one kind or another. And yet… There remains much to be thankful for and much to appreciate. The stalwart volunteers who stage the Sisters Community Thanksgiving Dinner have found a way to make it happen — even if it’s not the same as gathering with friends. Teachers continue to find ways to give Sisters students a version of the remarkable educational opportunities that make Sisters schools stand out (see story, page 1).
Shopkeepers and restaurant owners keep finding ways to persevere, and neighbors continue to reach out a helping hand. A friend who has had a particularly brutal 2020 noted that, “Thanksgiving is a date on a calendar.” If you can’t celebrate with loved ones this Thursday, you can defer the celebration to another day, as my own family will do. But there’s no need to defer giving thanks. The tradition arises out of adversity, from the arduous early settlement of America through the Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression and world wars. The purpose of a day of Thanksgiving is not to eat till we’re stuffed, nor even to enjoy the fellowship of family and friends: It is to remind ourselves that even in dark times, there is much good in our world, much to be thankful for. Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
Letters to the Editor… The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer’s name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is 10 a.m. Monday.
To the Editor: We are heartbroken that all of the Sisters community events have been canceled this year. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce has spent many thousands of dollars on our shop-local advertising campaign, given out thousands of pieces of PPE and tens of thousand of dollars in grant funding to our business community. We appreciate the community support and your willingness to step up and support our local businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. As you may know, the Chamber has canceled our community events. Again, we are heartbroken not to be able to have our community trick or treating, tree lighting, parade and visit with Santa where we have 200 children fill our chamber and give their Christmas wishes to our very own Sisters Santa Claus. Given that, we request our community members resist the urge to organize events on their own. We understand the need to help our local business by organizing events. Our concern is if there is an outbreak in Sisters,
we will not be able to reopen and that will have long-term economic consequences for our local businesses. Everywhere I go the community has really stepped up to the plate and is following all the rules laid out by the state government. Whether we agree or not with mandates, most of us are following the restrictions. I also do not agree with some of the mandates. As an example, the gyms have purchased thousands of dollars’ worth of sanitizing equipment, the equipment is sanitized by every person using the facilities’ equipment, face masks are being used, social distancing is in place and guards have been put up to separate gym employees from the public. Also, due to the safety requirements, restaurants are also some of the safest places, as well. So, while we don’t agree with all of the mandates, we do agree we must follow the protocols in place so we can stay open and stay safe. We are in this for the long haul and See LETTERS on page 20
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By Kathy Nagel Hood Guest Columnist
Observations from a counselor: The stress your children are experiencing isn’t just coming from online learning or lack of contact with friends. Please remember that your kids hear everything. They hear your stress over finances. They hear your anger over schools opening — or not. They hear your frustration with your employers. They hear your anguish over the inconvenience of not going out to eat or living a “normal” life. They hear your fear — or disdain — over COVID. They love you and want you to be happy. A great deal of their stress is generated from feeling responsible for your happiness, while also feeling helpless around being able to do anything about it. They don’t know how to take care of you, or how to “fix it.” As a result, they may distract, act out, or fall into depression. As one little girl in my practice put it, “I don’t know how to make mommy not sad, and it makes me feel sad, too. Then I get mad and be bad.” I know that parents are handling a LOT these days: scary finances and world outlook, juggling job and kids, facing loneliness with the quarantine, and missing your friends and family among other things — but, somehow, some way, you’ve got to make current life OK for your kids, no matter what that looks like. This doesn’t mean buying them things or figuring out playdates — your kids are looking to you for leadership on how to feel and how to learn that “normal” can be a fluid paradigm. So...what to do. Top of the list: making “it” (whatever “it” is) OK for yourself will, in turn, make “it” OK for your kids. Online learning is OK. Going to school is okay. Staying home is OK. Everything, no matter what it is, is OK – no matter how you feel about it. Naturally, you’ll want to let them talk to you about their frustrations over whatever situation they are facing; the point is that it’s important to protect them from your projections. Give them the space to be happy with whatever they are experiencing without having to worry about how you feel about it. Re-word/redirect/reduce your anger. I see my clients and friends digging deep in
the trenches with anger and militant attitudes, not allowing for any kind of pleasure in their lives. Children don’t know how to navigate this. Adopting anger as a way of life with the current state of affairs can be both emotionally and physically addicting — not a good lesson for your kidlets. One remedy? It takes work, but a shift in semantics can make all the difference in the world. Teach yourself (and your kids) to say things like “this is just a weird year,” or “this is only temporary.” Changing your wording changes your wiring. Leave unnecessary drama behind as you create your new normal. I see folks gaining a lot of energy and traction from complaining. Look instead to the secondary gains created by staying close to home. How many times in your life will you have this opportunity to explore family in this manner? If you do have to complain, do it outside of your kids’ earshot. Walk to a park or sit in your car to phone a friend. Email with a family member. Do what you need to do to keep the airspace clear of complaints in your children’s lives. Show appreciation for the thoughtful things your kids do. Most importantly, do it without a “but” statement after. Example: “I appreciate it when you are kind to your teachers,” or “I appreciate it when you do the dishes.” Studies have shown that appreciative statements help to positively rewire the thoughts of both the sender and the receiver. Create adventure. Thanksgiving is the perfect example this year. I see two choices: either to suffer from the lack of family and normalcy, or to create cool memories for your children. Do something a little wicked that feels outside the rules. Eat pie for breakfast. Let everyone choose a movie and watch them one after another. Wear pajamas all day. Have popcorn for dinner. Do whatever you can that feels a little naughty or conspiratorial, something only your family will understand. Again, I know how stressful this is for all of you — my daily job is to listen to the stories. This message is about your kids. Do what you can to make this OK for them. This is a wonderful opportunity to help them develop resilience.
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HolyCow helps children internationally By Jodi Schneider Correspondent
What began as a desire for Sisters residents Jared and Crystal Vogt to feed their family healthier food turned into a mission to help children overseas. C r y s t a l n o t e d , “ We became more health-minded after moving to Sisters six years ago and were trying to feed our family, good, clean, healthy food, but it costs a lot. The only way we could know for sure what we were feeding our kids was to raise it ourselves. So, we went in together with another family and bought one cow that we were to raise at our friends’ ranch east of Sisters.”
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Milton David McClaskey was drawn to Sisters by the Sisters Folk Festival. To support its programs, he has donated a hand-crafted mandolin for the Festival’s online JAM auction.
Mandolin maker makes part-time home
By Ceili Cornelius | Correspondent
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After the success of the My Own Two Hands auction that went virtual this year, Sisters Folk Festival is putting on another virtual auction raising money for supporting the arts in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The auction will be running from December 1-5, on an online bidding website.
The Festival notes that, “The Winter JAM (Journey/Adventure/Music) Auction and Fundraiser will raise money for critical mission support. Since the pandemic hit in March, SFF has continued to offer — and even expand on —its traditional programming, with the notable exception See MCCLASKEY on page 24
The Vogts raised the cow and shared the beef. The next year they bought more cows. Then the following year they bought more and sold the meat to family and friends. They picked up some experience during the couple of years as hobby cattle ranchers. In 2019, the Vogts scaled it up and launched HolyCow Sisters, a nonprofit where their mission is “Eat Clean. Be Connected. Do Good.” Crystal said, “It has become increasingly important for us to be connected to our food. We are connected to our food system, where it comes from, to the land, See HOLYCOW on page 21
County certifies election results Deschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship has certified the County’s Nov. 3 General Election results and forwarded final results to the State. Since Election Day on November 3, elections staff has been adjudicating ballots to determine voter intent, counting votes, documenting votes for one “no candidate filed” race, contacting voters with signature challenges and curing signature challenges so that all votes are counted. The election had a very
high turnout; 85.28 percent of the 150,696 eligible Deschutes County voters returned ballots. “I want to thank every single one of you who cast a ballot during the 2020 General Election,” said Blankenship. “We saw record early voting this year and heard from many that were first-time voters. It’s always exciting to see residents cast ballots and make their voices heard.” Final election results are available at www.deschutes. org/electionresults.
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843. Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. / Thurs., 10 a.m., East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. 541-610-7383. Friends of the Sisters Library Board Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at Church. 541-548-0440. citizens4community.com Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, are held quarterly; please call for details. 541-388-9013. SPRD bldg. 800-272-3900. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation location, email: steelefly@msn.com. District. 541-549-2091. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.
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Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., meeting by Zoom. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m. Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.
Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Public welcome. 808-281-2681.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Sisters Bridge Club In-person gathering suspended until further notice. Three Sisters Irrigation District For free online bridge info, Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, call Barbara 541-914-6322. 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815. Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Sisters. 541-771-3258.
Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279.
Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for details. 541-923-1632.
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS
Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994.
Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting by Zoom. 541-668-6599.
Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.
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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New Sisters Depot to open soon By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
Talk about bravery. In the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, two Portland area entrepreneurs took a leap of faith and purchased The Depot Café, a Sisters fixture on Cascade Avenue, which shuttered last January with then owners placing the building for sale. A restaurateur would be the logical choice for a new occupant, given the existence of its kitchen, but with the food and beverage industry taking a massive hit from the pandemic it looked like the building would sit empty for a lengthy period. Its prominence on the main shopping blocks raised concern for neighboring merchants fearful that unoccupied buildings, especially one with such history, would fuel the decline in shoppers especially as Sisters Rodeo, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, and Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) were all forced into cancellation of their 2020 events. Along came Deb Yannariello and Eryn Ross, best friends for 21 years. They raised their kids together and worked in business and philanthropic projects. Six years ago, Deb opened 503 Uncorked, a quaint wine bar in Sherwood, Oregon. However, after the
Call it destiny, fate, perfect timing, whatever — we quickly agreed that The Depot needed to be our next venture. — Deb Yannariello first couple of years, she realized it was not a one-person business and needed help. Eryn quickly and happily came on board as her business partner. The balance between Eryn’s financial acumen and Deb’s creativity was the successful pairing for a growing business. Fast forward to this summer. Deb and Eryn came to Sisters in July for a much-needed break and the opportunity to catch up on neglected administrative obligations for their Sherwood business. They had been working tirelessly through all the necessary changes and pivots needed to survive during the COVID shutdown. While in town, they saw the “For Sale” sign on The Depot Café and almost instantly the vision for a second location came to light. They had been looking for the perfect spot for over a year but nothing worked out. “Call it destiny, fate, perfect timing, whatever
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— we quickly agreed that The Depot needed to be our next venture,” said Deb. They closed on the building September 30 and the race was on. Deb quickly moved to town and they have been working non-stop to renovate and remediate deferred maintenance — including a new roof. The popular back courtyard, a SFF venue, is being transformed to offer special dining areas for small groups. The goal is to open the restaurant, rebranded as Sisters Depot Kitchen & Cocktail Bar, in early December, but COVID restrictions will dictate whether they open for dine in or takeout. Deb noted, “An inspired chef has been hired, Ian Overmier. Ian is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in New York and has worked at recognizable restaurants throughout the country.” The menu is near completion. Locally sourced ingredients for scratch-made soups and featured dishes such as
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A roofing crew replaced the roof on Sisters Depot Kitchen & Cocktail Bar in preparation for its reopening under new ownership. eggplant Parmesan meatball skewers, depot burger, local salmon carbonara, and a porterhouse steak. Sisters Depot Kitchen & Cocktail Bar will be open for lunch and dinner, Wednesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. They will offer a happy hour which will include signature craft cocktails as well as Northwest wines and a variety of Northwest craft beers on tap.
Their website, www. sistersdepot.com, debuts in a few days. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are live. Future plans include live music, winemaker dinners, private event space and more. With Bend-based Cibelli’s adding a Sisters pizzeria and Cottonwood Café opening Chow Burger — a pop up at its Hood Avenue eatery —dining in Sisters seems to be keeping the COVID blues at bay.
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Keep it local for the holidays
By Caroline Hager Sisters Farmers Market Manager
Shopping for holiday gifts and specialty foods will inevitably look different this year as we head into another time of closures and restricted shopping practices. Luckily our local producers and distributors are motivated more than ever to connect Central Oregonians to all our region has to offer during the holidays and throughout the winter season. Farms stands and outdoor markets may be closed for now, but there are many other options for sourcing goods locally, which is not only helpful to feeling more connected to the resilience of our community, but also supports local farmers, producers, artisans, and local economies through these times. The winter season invites tradition, love, and gratitude into the special meals created and shared during the holidays, and it is also an opportunity to support healthy food systems in our backyard. Here are examples of Central Oregon resources for accessing unique local food and products throughout the upcoming months: • This season is an ideal time to consider buying a holiday turkey or roast straight from producers in
one’s local community. The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance’s Directory features a comprehensive list of local farms and ranches, as well as their hours, locations, and how to purchase their products. The Food & Farm Directory is available in print and online at www.hdffa.org/ find-local-food. • Another resource for local meat and dairy is the Oregon Pasture Network, a program designed to support the growth of pasture-based farming in our state. Farmers in the Oregon Pasture Network raise their animals with their “feet in the field and a view of the sky,” which not only makes for higher quality products, but also makes better use of Oregon’s resources. The Oregon Pasture Network website, www.oregonpasturenetwork. org, features a search engine for any desired local animal products. • It would be a challenge to source fresh produce all year round in Oregon if not for local company Agricultural Connections, whose mission is to revolutionize the food industry and become Central Oregon’s leader in farm-direct food sales. Like in their name, Agricultural Connections connects consumers to local and regional food through
their online ordering platform. Customers can choose to select a bounty through Weekly Harvest Boxes, or order seasonal foods “a la Carte” style. The diverse selection of fruits, vegetables, and more can be found at www.agricultural connections.com. • Central Oregon Locavore, or our “Indoor Local Food Farmers Market,” is another yearround option to source your local goods. The 11th Annual Locavore Gift Faire will be online for 2020, opening for ordering on November 23 and closing on December 8. The Annual Locavore Holiday Gift Faire is one of the best ways to find perfectly unique gifts for friends and family, with items made right here in Central Oregon: w w w. c e n t r a l o r e g o n l o c a vore.org/upcoming-events/ holiday-gift-faire. • For unique gifts and experiences featuring many of the beautiful locales and artisans of Sisters, take part in “Two Weeks of Seed to Table” — Seed to Table’s first-ever silent auction, virtual experience of movie screenings, holiday classes, and more. Items in the auction showcase the beauty of our region, including a rafting trip down the Deschutes River, brunch for four at local
PHOTO COURTESY AGRICULTURAL CONNECTIONS
Liz Weigand grew up on a farm north of Madras and has been on mission with Agricultural Connections for a decade to connect Central Oregon consumers to local and regional food. farm Rainshadow Organics, horse riding and gourmet lunch at Cascades Meadow Ranch, and a quality selection of wine, art, jewelry and more from local makers. Bidding is live now until December 3 at 8 p.m., with all funds raised going directly toward helping Seed to Table continue its mission to provide equal access to locally grown, nutritious foods and offering farm-based experiences and outdoor-education opportunities to students throughout Deschutes and Jefferson Counties. Alongside the silent auction, Seed to Table will be hosting a series of free virtual events featuring a cooking class with local chef Pam Wavrin, a gardening class with Seed to Table Executive Director Audrey Tehan and Farm Manager Madeline Steen, as
well as movie screenings of “Kiss the Ground”and “The Biggest Little Farm.” Access to the virtual events and auction bidding is available at www.seedtotableoregon.org/ auction. By looking local for shopping list items, not only is the beauty of Central Oregon represented in one’s gifts and meals, but also regional makers and producers are kept in mind and supported through a historically challenging season. Having a personal connection to a farmer or maker is a gift in and of itself. With food and products created from local elements and traveling a shorter distance, they’re likely to be more fresh and invite the feeling of more connection into your home. And, especially after a challenging year, connection is what this holiday season is all about.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters Country birds By Douglas Beall Correspondent
The Marsh Hawk or Northern Harrier [circus hudsonius] is a member of a global group of raptors that are equipped with special tools for silent hunting. Its long, broad wings allow it to glide easily over grasslands, with minimal flapping, moving at a slower pace than other hawks. They use their acute hearing and have a circular arrangement of stiff feathers on their face that collects the sounds of rodents, insects and snakes rustling amongst the foliage. These facial discs are similar to owls and contributes to their owl-like appearance. The common name, Harrier, is from the Old English word “herrigan” and means to harass or plunder. Both parents build the ground nest within a willowed or brushy area. Four
to five dull white eggs are incubated for 28-36 days and the male brings food to the female and her brood for another 14 days. The young then leave and begin learning to hunt, first attacking inanimate objects as they master their flying techniques. Male and female Northern Harriers have very different plumages, and only adult males are “gray ghosts,” with gray feathers on the back and pure white below, with black on the tips and trailing edge of the wings. Females, meanwhile, are brown-backed and streaked below while juveniles of both sexes are brown with rich orange bellies. When harriers gather, they are referred to as a “harassment” or a “swarm” of harriers. For more Northern Harrier photos visit www. birdsingsbecauseithasa song.com/recent-journeys.
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• Abbas Well Drilling hit water last week in Creekside Campground for the City’s new Well #4 at a depth of 295 feet in hard rock, which is what they had hoped for. Public Works Director Paul Bertagna reported that the hole would then be viewed with a video camera and a 48-hour blow test of the pump would be conducted. • City Council approved the appointment of 14 people to the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Comprehensive Plan update. Two-thirds of the members live within the city and onethird live in Sisters Country, although several of the outof-town residents do own businesses in town. The members represent many different entities, interests, and demographics in an attempt to reflect the people living in Sisters. Council also approved the appointment of 14 members to the Strategic Advisory Committee which is made up of public entity partners that work with the City. They will provide technical advice and review for the Comprehensive Plan update. (See related story on page 1.) • The public improvements for McKenzie Meadow Village Phase III were accepted by the City Council. Going forward, the City owns and accepts perpetual operation and maintenance of the public infrastructure. That infrastructure includes the water system, sewer system,
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• The Sisters Country Economic Development (SCED) committee is making plans for a Made in Sisters event this spring which will serve both as a public relations opportunity for Sisters businesses to showcase their products made locally as well as a fundraising event for SCED. • According to Public Wo r k s D i r e c t o r P a u l Bertagna, the City has been awarded a 75 percent grant from FEMA for relocation of the City sewer line from the upstream side of the Locust Street bridge to being buried under the creek to avoid damage from debris coming down the creek. • A new committee has been formed in the City — the Public Works Advisory Committee — to work with members of the City Public Works Department in an advisory capacity on maintenance issues, infrastructure improvements, and other duties of the department.
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The Sisters’ Vision will inform Sisters 2040 By Emme Shoup City of Sisters Assistant
Community Engagement & Program Coordinator
The Sisters 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update team is out of the gate and running — conducting background studies, doing community engagement, and preparing for a December open house. Many community members have asked why the Comprehensive Plan Update is being undertaken before the Sisters Country Vision is fully implemented. How is the Comprehensive Plan different from the Vision? The Vision and Comp Plan Update have a lot of crossover but have different geographic focuses, breadth of scope, and implementation strategies. • Geographically, the Vision addresses both Sisters and Sisters Country, while the Comprehensive Plan focuses on just the area within the Sisters Urban Growth Boundary. • Both documents cover a wide range of topics, but the State requires the Comprehensive Plan to implement the Oregon Statewide Planning Goals, which primarily address land use and include topics such as Transportation, Housing, Economy, Recreational
Needs, and Public Facilities. • The Vision topics go beyond land use, such as developing the local workforce, improved lighting downtown, and conducting a survey on medical service, but many have land-use implications. For example, developing Sisters’ arts and cultural amenities are viewed by many as critical to the future of the local economy. The Vision’s Prosperous 3 Strategy recommends forming the Sisters Makers District, which will necessitate Development Code changes to implement. • The Vision was completely community-driven and is now in the implementation stage through community-led action by the Vision Implementation Team. • The Comprehensive Plan Update incorporates extensive community input but is also guided by State of Oregon regulations that require compliance with the land-use goals, accommodation for future growth, and requires acknowledgment of the document by the State. The Vision will serve an important role in developing the Comprehensive Plan Update. For instance, several policies have been identified by the Sisters
Country Vision Assessment and will be brought forward into the Comprehensive Plan so that there is coverage in both documents. The Vision will help inform the Comprehensive Plan and the goals and policies that it will contain; the updated Comprehensive Plan will then inform local development-code requirements for the future shape and form of our community. On November 16, The Vision Implementation Team (VIT) met to talk about the Vision’s progress and discussed how the VIT could help support the comprehensive planning process. A number of the VIT members have volunteered to serve on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee for the Comprehensive Plan. City Manager Cory Misley shares, “We almost didn’t move forward with the Comprehensive Plan Update this year due to COVID-19 and a grant reduction from the State, among other challenges. But we really felt the timeliness of doing this on the heels of the Vision and proactively managing growth with broad community input was just so important.” You, too, can weigh in on the Comprehensive Plan
Update at the first Online Open House event, occurring from December 7 – 21, 2020! This open house won’t look like the typical City Hall gathering event due to COVID-19 restrictions. It will take place as an interactive online forum available through the Sisters2040.com website. This will be an opportunity for the community to learn about the Comprehensive Plan Update process and share their feedback on various topics like housing, economy, design, transportation, wildfire, and community engagement. Ideally, the open house will reach more members of the Sisters community, those the Comprehensive Plan Team hasn’t had a chance to hear from yet. The more people who engage with the open house, the better the Comprehensive Plan Update will represent the key values of Sisters as it enters the policy development stage this winter. Please get involved! You can learn more about the Comprehensive Plan Update on the Sisters2040 website: www.sisters2040. com. To learn more about the Sisters Country Vision and see current progress, visit www.sistersvision.org.
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At Thanksgiving, may we be generous Preparing for a spike in ‘freeze’ unemployment By Edie Jones Columnist
As we close in on Thanksgiving, one of the most celebrated holidays in our country, I’d like to share with you a quote I recently received from The Waterfront Depot in Florence: Generosity is a resistance to the fear that we won’t have enough, the illusion that we can control the future, and the walls we put up that separate us. Every small act of generosity has the ability to fight back by creating a counter culture of joy, freedom and unity. We all have something to give. Whether it’s a smile so big that it can be seen behind a mask or an unexpected gift to brighten someone’s day, we all can play a part by simply asking what we have to give, and finding the person who needs it most.” I was nearly brought to tears reading the above, so touched I was by the sentiment. Throughout the last many months in spite of the hardships the pandemic, the social unrest, the elections, and the wildfires have placed on the world and locally, many acts of kindness and generosity have taken place. This particular restaurant has started a campaign to receive donations so they can generously give gift certificates to those in need. Here, close to home,
we know of individuals who have collected items to donate and distribute to fire victims. As winter approaches we hear of efforts to find shelter for those who may be living in the cold. I’m sure you all have examples you could share of people reaching out to others. As we look forward to Thanksgiving and all of its traditions, we may bemoan the fact that it won’t be the same as other years. For some, families won’t be together in fear of the pandemic, others may be alone because of the death of a loved one, college students won’t be traveling home, or families in general will be staying put. These are all unfortunate situations, however, as one of my daughters constantly reminds me, “this is not forever.” Let’s instead be creative in how we resist the fear that grips us. As the quote says, “Every small act of generosity has the ability to fight back by creating a counter culture of joy, freedom and unity.” It reminds us that we all have something to give,
and for that we should be unapologetically thankful. Whether it’s contributing to the food bank or donating to Shepherd’s House so others can enjoy a muchneeded meal, or calling a neighbor to see how they are doing, or sending an email greeting to someone you know is alone, do it. I, for one, am distraught at not being able to invite another single senior to share dinner with me. The pandemic dictates this, and I will comply. However, I will find a way to counteract the guilt I feel at enjoying an almost normal time while I know others will be alone. I will look for other ways to share while giving thanks, knowing many have much less. As we spend time consciously thinking of those blessings, may we be aware of those who have lost everything and in whatever way we can, with whatever gifts we can share, reach out in generosity. Create that counter culture of joy, freedom and unity so we can break down the walls that separate us.
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Black Butte School Wreath Sale & Outdoor Holiday Market
Black Butte School’s Holiday Wreath Sale is underway, with funds supporting Black Butte School in Camp Sherman. All orders are placed online at www. bbswreaths.com. Wreaths are available in two sizes, 27” and 36” outside diameter, made of fresh, noble fir boughs and accented with cedar, juniper, pine cones and a bow. Wreaths may be picked up on Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Black Butte School. Pickups will also be available at later dates. Go to www.bbswreaths.com for more information or call 541-306-1924.
Hospice of Redmond’s Festival of Trees presents Tour of Trees 2020
Hospice of Redmond is taking Festival of Trees out into the community by placing decorated trees at local businesses throughout Redmond, Bend and Sisters. View the trees online or in person and bid on them starting Tuesday, December 1. The auction will end with a live broadcast on KBNZ/CBS that starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 5. All info on where the trees are located, how to register and bid, and to join in the live auction is available at www.hospiceofredmond.org/ tour-of-trees-2020/.
Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors
The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a firstcome, first-served basis drivethrough style from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by, no need to make a reservation. For info call 541-678-5483.
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.
See’s Candies Sales
The Kiwanis Club of Sisters will be holding their annual See’s Candies sales fundraiser in a trailer in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot. Place your order by visiting the Kiwanis See’s Candies trailer or by ordering online at SistersKiwanis.org. Sale dates are Tuesday, November 24 through Thursday, December 24. Pick up orders at the trailer from noon to 5 p.m. every day. Support Kiwanis in their efforts to provide scholarships and career-change assistance as well as a number of other service projects. Every penny of profit goes back to the community.
Drive-thru Donations & Marionberry Jam
On November 1 Church of the Transfiguration had a drive-thru event to collect food and other donations for the Kiwanis Food Bank. The Food Bank received 290 pounds of food and $1,440 to help our community! Church of the Transfiguration is hoping to be successful with a drive to collect warm hats, gloves, and mittens on Sunday, December 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. The collected items will be delivered to Bethlehem Inn. Also available to purchase will be delicious marionberry jam made for this year’s Country Fair! This is the best possible gift for family, friends, and yourself! 8 oz. ($6 or $11 for 2 jars) and 4 oz. jars ($4) are available. All funds collected are returned to community agencies. Come visit us at 68825 Brooks Camp Road and help Bethlehem Inn! Info call 541-549-7087.
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.
Furry Friends Needs Your Help
Furry Friends Foundation (FFF) needs your support in this time of crisis. During the holiday season, please consider a donation to this vital Sisters-area program. FFF operates two pet-food banks, a coat and pet-supply bank and sponsors free spay/neuters/ vaccinations. For more info call 541-797-4023. Mail your donation to PO Box 1175, Sisters, OR 97759 or donate online at www. furryfriendsfoundation.org
Sisters History Museum
Three Sisters Historical Society seeks history enthusiasts to volunteer in our new museum. Don’t know anything about Sisters history? No problem, we will provide training so that you can lead our guests through the Organ Donor Awareness A new nonprofit is in the planning museum and its exhibits. Enjoy stages to educate the community sharing our Sisters history and learning special stories that few on the importance of organ people know! Interested? Leave a donation. Fundraisers and events message at 541-904-0585 or email will be discussed. If interested, to tshsvolunteers@gmail.com. please call Fifi at 541-419-2204.
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Seed to Table is hosting a virtual silent auction to support a muchneeded 2021 farm expansion. The auction runs from Thursday, November 19 to Thursday, December 3 and includes over 25 unique items, such as local adventures and holiday gifts. The auction period also includes free online screenings of farm-to-table movies and online cooking classes. For more information go to www. seedtotable.org/auction.
Deschutes Public Library virtual events are now being featured on the Virtual Calendar on the opposite page. Parents, don’t miss the opportunity to pick up a Winter Wonderland craft kit at any library location during open hours on Saturdays (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Sisters) in December. Available while supplies last. Call 541-312-1032 for more info.
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The student leadership group at Sisters Middle School is hoping to make a difference in our community. They are selling shirts and decals featuring a newly designed Sisters Strong logo. The proceeds of the sales will go to Kiwanis Food Bank, Family Advocate Network, and the school’s leadership program. So far they have raised $1,200, although they are still hoping to raise more money for these organizations. Shirts and decals can be purchased online and picked up downtown at either Paulina Springs Bookstore or Canyon Creek Pottery. Please go to sistersstrong.org to purchase your items. Shirts are $15 and car decals are $4. For more info email jeff.schiedler@ssd6.org.
Wellhouse Church has a weekly food pantry on Thursdays. Food is currently being 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 Sisters-area churches are joining with Wellhouse Church to contribute both financially and with volunteers to help sustain the program. Info: 541-549-4184.
Sisters Folk Festival Online Jam Fundraiser
Sisters Folk Festival is holding a virtual silent auction and raffle from Tuesday, December 1 through Saturday, December 5. The auction will benefit the Folk Festival and its programs. Raffle items include a Breedlove guitar and a custom mandolin. Auction items include instruments, concerts, adventure packages and more. A free livestream concert will also be included on Friday, December 4 at 6 p.m. Go to www.sistersfolkfestival.org/ jam-fundraiser/ for more info and to join the auction.
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Pet Photos with Santa
Pet Photos with Santa, an annual event and major holiday fundraiser for Furry Friends Foundation, has been canceled this year due to COVID-19. Folks still wanting to make a tax-deductible donation to this local 501(c)(3) nonprofit may do so by mailing their donation to PO Box 1175, Sisters, OR 97759 or or donate online at www. furryfriendsfoundation.org For more info call, 541-797-4023.
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Antiques & Jewelry Donations Needed
Sisters Kiwanis takes donations of antiques, collectibles and jewelry throughout the year for its annual Antiques, Collections & Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday every Memorial Day weekend. Your donation is tax-deductible! For more information and to arrange for pickup of large or small items, please call Pam at 541-719-1049.
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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 Rd. • 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 10 a.m. 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. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 541-647-9826
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Historic deal revives plan for largest US dam demolition By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press
PORTLAND (AP) — An agreement announced November 17 paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, a project that promises to reopen hundreds of miles of waterway along the Oregon-California border to salmon that are critical to tribes but have dwindled to almost nothing in recent years. If approved, the deal would revive plans to remove four massive hydroelectric dams on the lower Klamath River, creating the foundation for the most ambitious salmon restoration effort in history. The project on California’s second-largest river would be at the vanguard of a trend toward dam demolitions in the U.S. as the structures age and become less economically viable amid growing environmental concerns about the health of native fish. Previous efforts to address problems in the Klamath Basin have fallen apart amid years of legal sparring that generated distrust among tribes, fishing groups, farmers and environmentalists. Opponents of dam removal worry about their property values and the loss of a water source for fighting wildfires. Lawsuits challenging the agreement are possible. “This dam removal is more than just a concrete project coming down. It’s a new day and a new era,” Yurok Tribe chairman Joseph James said. “To me, this is who we are, to have a free-flowing river just as those who have come before us. ... Our way of life will thrive with these dams being out.” A half-dozen tribes across Oregon and California, fishing groups and environmentalists had hoped to see demolition work begin as soon as 2022. But those plans stalled in July, when U.S. regulators questioned whether the nonprofit entity formed to oversee the project could adequately respond to any cost overruns or accidents. The new plan makes Oregon and California equal partners in the demolition with the nonprofit entity, called the Klamath River Renewal Corporation, and adds $45 million to the project’s $450 million budget to ease those concerns. Oregon, California, and the utility PacifiCorp, which operates the hydroelectric dams and is owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway, will each provide one-third of the additional funds. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must approve the deal. If accepted, it would allow PacifiCorp and Berkshire Hathaway to walk away from aging dams
that are more of an albatross than a profit-generator, while addressing regulators’ concerns. Oregon, California, and the nonprofit would jointly take over the hydroelectric license from PacifiCorp while the nonprofit will oversee the work. Buffett said the reworked deal solves a “very complex challenge.” “I recognize the importance of Klamath dam removal and river restoration for tribal people in the Klamath Basin,“ Buffett said in a statement. “We appreciate and respect our tribal partners for their collaboration in forging an agreement that delivers an exceptional outcome for the river, as well as future generations.” Removed would be the four southernmost dams in a string of six constructed in southern Oregon and far Northern California beginning in 1918. They were built solely for power generation. They are not used for irrigation and not managed for flood control. The lowest dam on the river, the Iron Gate, has no “fish ladder,” or concrete chutes that fish can pass through. That’s blocked hundreds of miles of potential fish habitat and spawning grounds, and fish populations have dropped precipitously in recent years. Salmon are at the heart of the culture, beliefs and diet of a half-dozen regional tribes, including the Yurok and Karuk — both parties to the agreement — and they have suffered deeply from that loss. Coho salmon from the
Klamath River are listed as threatened under federal and California law, and their population in the river has fallen anywhere from 52 percent to 95 percent. Spring chinook salmon, once the Klamath Basin’s largest run, has dwindled by 98 percent. Fall chinook, the last to persist in any significant numbers, have been so meager in the past few years that the Yurok canceled fishing for the first time in the tribe’s memory. In 2017, they bought fish at a grocery store for their annual salmon festival. “It is bleak, but I want to have hope that with dam removal and with all the prayers that we’ve been sending up all these years, salmon could come back. If we just give them a chance, they will,” said Chook-Chook Hillman, a Karuk tribal member fighting for dam removal. “If you provide a good place for salmon, they’ll always come home.” PacifiCorp has been operating the dams under an extension of its expired hydroelectric license for years. The license was originally granted before modern environmental laws and renewing it would mean costly renovations to install fish ladders. The utility has said energy generated by the dams no longer makes up a significant part of its portfolio. In the original deal, PacifiCorp was to transfer its license and contribute $200 million to bow out of the removal project and avoid further costs and liability. An additional $250 million
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comes from a voter-approved California water bond. U.S. regulators, however, agreed only on the condition that PacifiCorp remain a co-licensee along with the Klamath River Renewal Corporation — a nonstarter for the utility. Residents have been caught in the middle. As tribes watched salmon dwindle, some homeowners around a huge reservoir created by one of the dams slated for removal have sued to stop the demolition. They say their waterfront property values have already fallen by half because of news coverage associated with
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Combating a serious COVID-19 surge
By Dave Tremblay | Columnist Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s November 17 temporary freeze proclamation placed many restrictive actions in place to “bend the COVID-19 curve.” With no easy answers, policies were enacted to dramatically reduce COVID19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths — while reducing stress on our valiant medical system. Should she have done more? I answer, “Yes.” Purposeful short-term sacrifice for long-term solutions. Indeed, possibly implementing proven successful COVID-19 actions from Canada’s Nova Scotia. Since my October 20 column in The Nugget, the number of total cases for both Deschutes County and Oregon has increased dramatically. The predictability is very strong as shown in their regression factor values (R2). Last week’s numbers were the highest yet for Deschutes County (244) and Oregon (7,753).
The historic and predicted trends for Deschutes and Oregon weeks follow — using simple linear regression. If a major COVID-19 vaccine becomes administered, that would radically change the numbers.
Total cases, hospitalizations, and resultant deaths (highest yet of 20 on November 19) are on the rise. The COVID-19 positive test rate is a key metric, used by the State of Oregon in reopening/restriction policy. It is the number of reported positive COVID-19 tests divided by the total number of tests. Currently, Oregon is over 15 percent. Authoritative Johns Hopkins University (JHU) says it is a measure of transmission in the community. “A 5 percent or greater percent positive rate can indicate it may be a good time to add restrictions to slow the spread of disease.” Early Oregon COVID-19 testing concentrated on people displaying COVID-19 symptoms — acting more to confirm a patient diagnosis with displayed symptoms. Later, widespread testing was for detection in the general public. In Deschutes County, from April through June, rates averaged 1.8 percent — well below 5 percent. Oregon was mostly in stay-at-home orders then.
Positive Test Rates to Total COVID-19 Tests Month
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5.0%
5.0%
April
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May
1.0%
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March *Few People Tested, Relatively
November 1-14
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4.5% 5.8% 4.9% 5.6% 6.7% 12.5%
2020 Average
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5.8%
August
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September
3.2%
October
4.1%
People Tested
46,310
972,099
Population
202,374
4,280,000
23%
23%
Percent of Population Tested
July was at 4.8 percent, pushing the 5-percent threshold. Governor Brown opened 31 of 38 counties on June 4. Social interaction, with local residents as well as incoming tourists — particularly before/around July 4 — most likely drove the positive rate higher. Subsequently, the mandate to don masks/safety measures drove the rate down during August through October, averaging 3 percent. Oregon’s positive rate has been precariously near/exceeding 5 percent, except for April, May, and November.
With just two weeks’ “solid” data into November, both Deschutes’ and Oregon’s positive rates increased significantly from October. So, what started happening in November? Let’s analyze Oregon’s age brackets and key data for the number of cases, hospitalized, and tragically, death. This helps us understand a person’s potential social behavior to COVID-19 “consequences” (hospitalization with catastrophic fatality potential). Age Group
% of Total Cases
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0%
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0%
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0%
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2.90%
0%
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0%
50-59
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1%
60-69
7.90%
15.60%
3%
70-79
4.60%
26.90%
7%
80+
3.50%
32.50%
19%
Total
100.00%
6.50%
1.30%
From March through July, older citizens with underlying conditions were prone to become sick — gravely or fatally. With the summer reopening, the 20-39 aged population showed documented, marked increases in COVID-19 cases. Via the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) website, the 20 to 49 age brackets have 55.5 percent of total cases, averaging a 3.2 percent hospitalization rate and .07% fatality rate. The 80+ age bracket makes up only 3.5 percent of total cases, with a 32.5 percent hospitalization rate, and 19 percent fatality rate. Obviously, the differences in living arrangements, socialization opportunities, and general health conditions are vastly different. It could be concluded arguably, that the 20- to 49-year-olds are more likely to have social interaction without the higher consequences compared to the 80+ age bracket. Let’s compare data against the Canadian province, Nova Scotia — the North American leader. Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 total cases are 722 percent better than Deschutes County and 1,100 percent better than Oregon overall. While reducing COVID-19 — and recently enacting more restrictions — here are some of Nova Scotia’s findings. Nova Scotia is restricting “young adults getting together.” Per Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Strang’s address on November 20: “The main driver of transmission is our own social interactions. We’re seeing spread primarily among young adults getting together to socialize in their homes and out in public businesses. When I say that, I want to be clear we’re not blaming anybody.” Restricting socialization in private and public settings — especially with people in the 20 to 49-year-old bracket — seems like a feasible attempt to reduce COVID-19 outcomes; unpopular but pragmatic; a massive impact on business, schools, and normal life. But needed. The numbers support it. Send comments to DataDaveOR@gmail.com.
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Sisters deputies arrest Pet Photos With Santa canceled man for multiple thefts Local citizens and business employees called in suspicious activity that led to the arrest of a California man on multiple theft charges. The Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) reports that on November 19, the DCSO received two reports of a suspicious male driving a white 2020 Dodge Challenger with a California plate of 8PZP129, in the 69800 block of Pine Ridge Road and in the 17800 block of Highway 126. In both of these calls, the driver of the vehicle entered two private properties and was taking photos with a cell phone. The male driver was not fully described in the calls, however he was described as a male and a license plate was provided when the vehicle left the area. Deputies later located the vehicle parked in front of Rancho Viejo restaurant on Cascade Avenue in Sisters at approximately 3 p.m. Deputies spoke with the man, who was later identified as Arthur Charles Wilson, age 27, of San Diego, California. Wilson was warned about entering the two previous properties and deputies ended their contact with him. At 4:38 p.m., an employee of Rancho Viejo reported Wilson had failed to pay a $41 lunch bill and had left driving westbound on Cascade Avenue in the same white Dodge Challenger. At 4:58 p.m., an employee at Space Age Gas Station on Cascade Avenue called to report a theft of $10 in gas involving the same white Dodge Challenger with the California plate of 8PZP129. The suspect description matched Wilson’s description. The vehicle was reported to have left driving southbound on
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South Pine Street. Deputies began searching the area. The vehicle was later located by a deputy in the area of 304 W. Adams Ave., where the vehicle was stopped on a traffic stop. Wilson was driving the vehicle. An investigation determined Wilson had committed the thefts at Rancho Viejo and Space Age Gas. Additionally, the 2020 Dodge Challenger Wilson was driving was determined to be an unreported stolen vehicle from a Hertz rental car lot in San Diego, California. Deputies searched the vehicle and located a California license plate in the trunk of the vehicle, which returned as a stolen plate out of San Diego, California, DCSO reported. That plate was allegedly stolen from a 2008 Ford Utility, registered to the City of San Diego Equipment Division. The vehicle was subsequently impounded so it could be returned to Hertz. Wilson was lodged at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Jail on the following charges: Failure to carry and present a driver’s license, unauthorized use of a motor Vehicle, and Theft III (three counts).
Santa-Paws won’t be coming to Sisters this year. Furry Friends Foundation’s Pet Photos with Santa has been canceled for 2020 due to COVID-19. This annual event has been held for the past 15 years in Sisters, originally held outdoors snow or shine on the Sisters Art Works porch. “I am really going to miss seeing all the dogs and families, many who come every year,” said Furry Friends founder Kiki Dolson. “There is that beautiful Golden Retriever, Sammy, that comes with her owner and four adopted moms all dressed up for the season. I’ll miss the puppies who come back as adult dogs the next year, the beautiful greyhounds, the giant Irish wolfhounds and that one scared Aussie who has warmed up over the years. I’ll miss the high energy and contagious excitement of the dogs. There is always one or two that get away from their owners and do zoomies around the room barking with tails wagging.” Furry Friends Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit aiding pets and their families in the Sisters area. They maintain two pet food banks, one at their office and one at the Kiwanis food bank. The pet supply bank at their office also includes collars, leashes, bowls, coats, booties, beds,
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Furry Friends Foundation’s annual Pet Photos With Santa fundraiser has been canceled due to COVID-19.
I am really going to miss seeing all the dogs and families, many who come every year. — Kiki Dolson. crates, toys, chews and more. They sponsor free spay/neuter surgeries and vaccinations and offer many other pet-related services. The annual holiday event is a major fundraiser for Furry Friends’ holiday pet food drive. “We are seeing many new
clients since the pandemic and like so many nonprofits in Sisters, we’ll be scrambling to make up these lost funds from another canceled event,” said Dolson. Folks wanting to make a tax-deductible donation to Furry Friends Foundation may do so by mailing a check to PO Box 1175, Sisters, OR 97759 or donate online at www.furryfriendsfoundation. org. If you are need of assistance, or to find out more about Furry Friends, call 541-797-4023. The Furry Friends office is located at 412 E. Main (behind The Nugget’s office).
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Oregon businesses worry about lack of economic backstop By Sara Cline The Associated Press/Report for America
SALEM (AP) — In March life in Oregon, and across the country, came to a screeching halt. Restaurants only served meals in to-go bags. Longterm care facilities locked their doors in an effort to save their tenants. Playgrounds were childless and classrooms were operated through computer screens. Businesses hastily expanded their online stores and employees were sent home. The only crowds that could be seen were gathered outside grocery stores in lines stretching around the building. During the summer and fall, “Closed“ signs began to be flipped back over to “Open.” As COVID-19 cases surge across Oregon a slew of new restrictions are being implemented in the state, as part of a two-week freeze that began November 18 in an effort to halt social activities and slow the spread in transmission. Restaurants are once again being limited to take-out only and some businesses must lock their doors. This time, the lack of a federal economic backstop are leaving owners and employees apprehensive about their ability to survive the financial impact. “We were already hearing from members they were concerned about what another shutdown would do to their chances of staying open,” said Jason Brandt, the president & CEO for the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association. “This latest round of regulations focused on restaurants will trigger an unknown amount of permanent closures impacting the livelihoods of thousands of Oregon families.” Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic around 200 restaurants, or 2 percent, have permanently closed. Brandt said that number is likely significantly higher. A month into Oregon’s March shutdown, an estimated 81 percent of Oregon restaurant workers had been laid off or furloughed — impacting 127,000 employees, according to a national survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association. But this time around federal funds have dwindled and the pool of significant financial resources are arid. “This is incredibly different than the last go around because we had the federal government to pass relief packages to prop up businesses,” Brandt said. The Paycheck Protection Program, a key piece of the coronavirus relief legislation Congress approved in March, handed out more than $650 billion in loans and
increased the survivability of businesses. The program stopped taking applications in August. A separate federal relief program that paid unemployed Americans an extra $600 per week has lapsed as well. “Congress needs to act to help us,” Gov. Kate Brown said. For weeks Brown has called on Congress to pass another COVID-19 relief package, which she said should immediately reinstitute the $600 supplemental benefit for unemployment and enhance federal employment compensation. “We know very, very, clearly that the band-aid has been ripped off and that our historically underserved communities — our communities of color, our low-income communities, our rural communities — have been disproportionately impacted,“ Brown said. Last week the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association sent a letter to the governor and lawmakers asking that $75 million of Oregon’s remaining CARES funds be used to create a Hospitality Relief Fund to help restaurants, bars, breweries, cideries, lodging properties and other hospitality related businesses. In addition, following the announcement of new restrictions, officials from the Oregon Employment Department said they are preparing to increase claimsprocessing capacity with support from the National Guard. The department is also developing an option for impacted employers to submit employee information in bulk to minimize the need for employees to locate key information that may not be easily accessible. Between the start of the pandemic and July more than 500,000 Oregonians had filed unemployment claims, causing major delays in people receiving funds — thousands of people waiting months for unemployment. I n J u l y O r e g o n ’s Legislature passed a $35-million relief-check program that could pay 70,000 Oregonians, still waiting for unemployment benefits, a one-time payment of $500. In less than three days all the funds had been used. Brandt said the upcoming freeze is likely “going to be the fight for small businesses’ lives.” For months many Oregon restaurants have been operating at a limited capacity, 100 people, and had a curfew of 10 p.m. Brandt said that since reopening, many restaurant owners have invested their money into creating outdoor
dining structures and heating so they can operate in the winter. Ezra Caraeff, who owns three bar-restaurants and one bar in Portland, said he has spent weeks retrofitting his establishment for outdoor dining in Oregon’s wet winter weather. During March, Ezra said he had to lay off 50 people. Since then he has rehired most of them. “The hardest part last time was not closing down or washing my hands more, the hardest part was laying off 50 people,” he said. “So to have to do this again is hard to even think about.” Caraeff said the latest closure order will be devastating
for him and his employees. “It’s difficult to comprehend it. It’s gonna be a blood bath. We should shut down, I agree with shutting down, but is there rent relief? There’s not,” he said. On Monday Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler urged Oregonians to buy local and support businesses. “My ask of the public is, let’s support some of these restaurants,” he said. “Let’s show these restaurants some love because if we want them to be there on the other side of the COVID crisis, we’ve got to support them now.” Oregon’s statewide twoweek freeze began November 18, but for some counties,
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Nothing evokes the image of Thanksgiving more dramatically than a turkey. So, when a flock of 18 wild turkeys wandered through my yard the other day, I saw it as an appropriate harbinger of the approaching holiday. Traditionally, we’re taught that Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1621. While that’s not exactly wrong, it’s not really the whole story, either. First off, the term “Pilgrim” didn’t even come into common usage until the nineteenth century, and things like those silly buckle hats are pure fiction. As far as the origins of Thanksgiving, European autumnal celebrations and feasts are so old that they actually predate Christianity. Further, the first such celebrations by Europeans, in what is now the continental U.S., reportedly took place in Spanish-speaking Florida a hundred years before the Pilgrims, but such is the nature of our white, Anglocentric biases in the recounting of history. The biggest historical disappointment, however, is that turkey probably wasn’t even on the English colonial menu at all in 1621. While it is not impossible that turkey was on the original menu — after all, wild turkeys were native to that area — it is believed that waterfowl, most likely ducks and geese, were the actual menu offerings — in addition to lobster! We do know for certain from recorded history, however, that venison was served when members of the local Wampanoag native tribe contributed five deer to the feast. However, contrary to tradition, they weren’t exactly invited guests. The indigenous people showed up out of curiosity when they came to investigate celebratory gun and cannon fire marking the settlement’s three-day harvest festival. Historical accounts also typically ignore the rather severe deterioration of relations between the natives and Pilgrims in the succeeding years. Like the term “Pilgrim,” turkey as the holiday’s main dish did not begin to find its way into Thanksgiving tradition until the 19th century. The first governmentally sanctioned Thanksgiving in America took place in 1777, when a Continental Congress proclamation celebrating Revolutionary War successes led to a December observance that year. President George Washington
PHOTO BY CRAIG EISENBEIS
A local wild turkey peers out from cover on the edge of Indian Ford Meadow.
proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving in October of 1789 and again in February of 1795. The practice was periodically continued over the next several decades but was not permanently established until Abraham Lincoln did so in 1863, during the Civil War. Another historical misconception is the oft-told tale that Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the national symbol in place of the eagle. While Franklin did defend the turkey as “a much more respectable bird...though a little vain and silly…,” he never proposed elevating it to be the national symbol. Turkey went on to solidify its position as Thanksgiving’s top entree choice in the early 1900s. The last Thursday of November was the chosen date until President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it up a week in 1939 when November had five Thursdays. Reportedly, his reasoning was to stimulate the Depression economy by providing another week for merchant sales before Christmas. In 1942, the fourth Thursday became the holiday’s permanent date. Your opportunity to enjoy a wild turkey for this year’s Thanksgiving is rather limited. Unless you’ve kept a frozen wild turkey from the local spring hunting season, you may be out of luck. Although the eastern Oregon fall turkey season is open now, it is closed for the Sisters area, specifically in the Metolius and Upper
Hospice of Redmond
Hospice of Redmond is not letting the pandemic derail their holiday observance, which supports vital programs in the community. Hospice of Redmond’s annual fundraising event, Festival of Trees, is being transformed into a COVID-friendly event for the first time in 36 years. The event will feature a Tour of Trees to support local businesses and community partners while allowing for safe distancing. The two-week event will lead up to and culminate with a virtual auction to support various hospice services for the uninsured. Local businesses in Redmond, Bend, Sisters and Terrebonne will open their doors to host the 25 trees for public viewing from November 23 through December 5. You can view the trees by visiting www.hospiceofredmond.org. Anyone interested in bidding on a tree may do so beginning December 1. Central Oregon Daily will host a live auction on December 5, concluding the special event.
Deschutes Wildlife Management Units. Turkeys are not native to Oregon and were introduced into the state in the 1960s, primarily from the Rocky Mountain states. My first sighting of one occurred in the 1980s, while I was deer hunting in the western part of the Metolius Unit. Early releases in this area focused primarily on Green Ridge. The first statewide turkey season opened in 1987. Several years ago, I heard that the flock along Camp Polk Road was trapped in southern Oregon and relocated here in response to overpopulation and pest complaints. ODFW could not confirm exactly where the local turkeys came from but did confirm relocations to Central Oregon from overpopulated habitat in the Roseburg and John Day areas. The predominant wild turkey species in our area prefers habitat on the fringes of forest and meadow. I’ve heard mixed reports on the meat quality of the wild birds. Some say they are tough, stringy, and gamey tasting, while others report excellent results with proper care and meat preparation. For best results, however, the vast majority of Thanksgiving celebrants will most likely be heading to the grocery store for a commercially raised domestic turkey. If you still have your heart set on Wild Turkey for this Thanksgiving, however, your only sure bet is going to be at the liquor store.
Smokehouse hosts
Holiday Wines
Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is the Sisters location for one of the trees featured in the Hospice of Redmond Festival of Trees. The event features a Tour of Trees to support local businesses and community partners while allowing for safe distancing. The two-week event will lead up to and culminate with a virtual auction to support various hospice services for the uninsured. Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is hosting one of the 25 trees available across Central Oregon for public viewing from November 23 through December 5. View the trees by visiting www.hospiceofredmond.org.
Order your party platters now for holiday entertaining!
Festival of Trees
to fit every palate and every budget.
541-549-2222 635 N. Arrowleaf Trail, Sisters • www.gorays.com
Sisters Kiwanis
Giving a gift of chocolate and helping our community is a delicious opportunity! Help Sisters Kiwanis help Sisters youth by visiting the See’s Candies RV trailer in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot. This fundraiser, which has become a Sisters holiday tradition in its own right, supports Kiwanis programs that support the community. The trailer will be open from noon through 5 p.m., Monday through Sunday between November 24 and December 24 (or while supplies last). Because of COVID-19, this year customers will not be allowed in the trailer and Kiwanis volunteers will take orders through the window. If you wish to preorder, order online at www.sisterskiwanis.org. Candy sales go to support Sisters scholarships, youth organizations and activities. All money raised goes into these programs. Sisters Kiwanis thanks the community for their support!
Fika Sisters Coffeehouse
Fika Sisters Coffeehouse is offering some special holiday cheer this year — at a time when it’s needed more than ever. The shop will be decorated with traditional Swedish holiday decor. Fika will be celebrating St. Lucia’s Day on Saturday, December 12, with a saffron pear cake in honor of the traditional saffron buns served on this day, along with pastries and drinks to go. Available daily for cookie decorating, buy our gingerbread Swedish Dala Horses in 2, 4, 6 or 12 packs and Fika will provide the frosting and toppings to decorate. Special cake day is every Thursday. Throughout December and beyond, Fika will be operating on a to-go basis with the hopes of also offering indoor seating as soon as possible. Order your coffee, pick a pastry, and enjoy at home before your next Zoom meeting. Fika Sisters Coffeehouse thanks the Sisters community for its ongoing flexibility and support.... “We love serving you!”
Have a candy-coated Holiday with see’s candies! Come by the Kiwanis See’s Candies Trailer in the Ray’s Food Place Parking Lot to order or order online at sisterskiwanis.org.
Monday-Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 24 through Thursday, December 24
Traditional holiday fun starts at Fika!
COOKIE DECORATING KITS TO GO!
Swedishh D Dala ala Horse Gingerbread Gingerbread, add baked and ready to decorate with frosting and toppings pp g pprovided.
TAKE KE FFIKA IK KA HO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Enjoy delicious scones, bread, quiche uic iche he aand nd oother ther th er ttreats! reat re ats
THURSDAYS TH HURSDAY
A special p surprise p cake day!
201 2 0 E. Sun Ranch Dr. 541-588-0311 Mon-Sat 7-4
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Nothing evokes the image of Thanksgiving more dramatically than a turkey. So, when a flock of 18 wild turkeys wandered through my yard the other day, I saw it as an appropriate harbinger of the approaching holiday. Traditionally, we’re taught that Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1621. While that’s not exactly wrong, it’s not really the whole story, either. First off, the term “Pilgrim” didn’t even come into common usage until the nineteenth century, and things like those silly buckle hats are pure fiction. As far as the origins of Thanksgiving, European autumnal celebrations and feasts are so old that they actually predate Christianity. Further, the first such celebrations by Europeans, in what is now the continental U.S., reportedly took place in Spanish-speaking Florida a hundred years before the Pilgrims, but such is the nature of our white, Anglocentric biases in the recounting of history. The biggest historical disappointment, however, is that turkey probably wasn’t even on the English colonial menu at all in 1621. While it is not impossible that turkey was on the original menu — after all, wild turkeys were native to that area — it is believed that waterfowl, most likely ducks and geese, were the actual menu offerings — in addition to lobster! We do know for certain from recorded history, however, that venison was served when members of the local Wampanoag native tribe contributed five deer to the feast. However, contrary to tradition, they weren’t exactly invited guests. The indigenous people showed up out of curiosity when they came to investigate celebratory gun and cannon fire marking the settlement’s three-day harvest festival. Historical accounts also typically ignore the rather severe deterioration of relations between the natives and Pilgrims in the succeeding years. Like the term “Pilgrim,” turkey as the holiday’s main dish did not begin to find its way into Thanksgiving tradition until the 19th century. The first governmentally sanctioned Thanksgiving in America took place in 1777, when a Continental Congress proclamation celebrating Revolutionary War successes led to a December observance that year. President George Washington
PHOTO BY CRAIG EISENBEIS
A local wild turkey peers out from cover on the edge of Indian Ford Meadow.
proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving in October of 1789 and again in February of 1795. The practice was periodically continued over the next several decades but was not permanently established until Abraham Lincoln did so in 1863, during the Civil War. Another historical misconception is the oft-told tale that Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the national symbol in place of the eagle. While Franklin did defend the turkey as “a much more respectable bird...though a little vain and silly…,” he never proposed elevating it to be the national symbol. Turkey went on to solidify its position as Thanksgiving’s top entree choice in the early 1900s. The last Thursday of November was the chosen date until President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it up a week in 1939 when November had five Thursdays. Reportedly, his reasoning was to stimulate the Depression economy by providing another week for merchant sales before Christmas. In 1942, the fourth Thursday became the holiday’s permanent date. Your opportunity to enjoy a wild turkey for this year’s Thanksgiving is rather limited. Unless you’ve kept a frozen wild turkey from the local spring hunting season, you may be out of luck. Although the eastern Oregon fall turkey season is open now, it is closed for the Sisters area, specifically in the Metolius and Upper
Hospice of Redmond
Hospice of Redmond is not letting the pandemic derail their holiday observance, which supports vital programs in the community. Hospice of Redmond’s annual fundraising event, Festival of Trees, is being transformed into a COVID-friendly event for the first time in 36 years. The event will feature a Tour of Trees to support local businesses and community partners while allowing for safe distancing. The two-week event will lead up to and culminate with a virtual auction to support various hospice services for the uninsured. Local businesses in Redmond, Bend, Sisters and Terrebonne will open their doors to host the 25 trees for public viewing from November 23 through December 5. You can view the trees by visiting www.hospiceofredmond.org. Anyone interested in bidding on a tree may do so beginning December 1. Central Oregon Daily will host a live auction on December 5, concluding the special event.
Deschutes Wildlife Management Units. Turkeys are not native to Oregon and were introduced into the state in the 1960s, primarily from the Rocky Mountain states. My first sighting of one occurred in the 1980s, while I was deer hunting in the western part of the Metolius Unit. Early releases in this area focused primarily on Green Ridge. The first statewide turkey season opened in 1987. Several years ago, I heard that the flock along Camp Polk Road was trapped in southern Oregon and relocated here in response to overpopulation and pest complaints. ODFW could not confirm exactly where the local turkeys came from but did confirm relocations to Central Oregon from overpopulated habitat in the Roseburg and John Day areas. The predominant wild turkey species in our area prefers habitat on the fringes of forest and meadow. I’ve heard mixed reports on the meat quality of the wild birds. Some say they are tough, stringy, and gamey tasting, while others report excellent results with proper care and meat preparation. For best results, however, the vast majority of Thanksgiving celebrants will most likely be heading to the grocery store for a commercially raised domestic turkey. If you still have your heart set on Wild Turkey for this Thanksgiving, however, your only sure bet is going to be at the liquor store.
Smokehouse hosts
Holiday Wines
Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is the Sisters location for one of the trees featured in the Hospice of Redmond Festival of Trees. The event features a Tour of Trees to support local businesses and community partners while allowing for safe distancing. The two-week event will lead up to and culminate with a virtual auction to support various hospice services for the uninsured. Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is hosting one of the 25 trees available across Central Oregon for public viewing from November 23 through December 5. View the trees by visiting www.hospiceofredmond.org.
Order your party platters now for holiday entertaining!
Festival of Trees
to fit every palate and every budget.
541-549-2222 635 N. Arrowleaf Trail, Sisters • www.gorays.com
Sisters Kiwanis
Giving a gift of chocolate and helping our community is a delicious opportunity! Help Sisters Kiwanis help Sisters youth by visiting the See’s Candies RV trailer in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot. This fundraiser, which has become a Sisters holiday tradition in its own right, supports Kiwanis programs that support the community. The trailer will be open from noon through 5 p.m., Monday through Sunday between November 24 and December 24 (or while supplies last). Because of COVID-19, this year customers will not be allowed in the trailer and Kiwanis volunteers will take orders through the window. If you wish to preorder, order online at www.sisterskiwanis.org. Candy sales go to support Sisters scholarships, youth organizations and activities. All money raised goes into these programs. Sisters Kiwanis thanks the community for their support!
Fika Sisters Coffeehouse
Fika Sisters Coffeehouse is offering some special holiday cheer this year — at a time when it’s needed more than ever. The shop will be decorated with traditional Swedish holiday decor. Fika will be celebrating St. Lucia’s Day on Saturday, December 12, with a saffron pear cake in honor of the traditional saffron buns served on this day, along with pastries and drinks to go. Available daily for cookie decorating, buy our gingerbread Swedish Dala Horses in 2, 4, 6 or 12 packs and Fika will provide the frosting and toppings to decorate. Special cake day is every Thursday. Throughout December and beyond, Fika will be operating on a to-go basis with the hopes of also offering indoor seating as soon as possible. Order your coffee, pick a pastry, and enjoy at home before your next Zoom meeting. Fika Sisters Coffeehouse thanks the Sisters community for its ongoing flexibility and support.... “We love serving you!”
Have a candy-coated Holiday with see’s candies! Come by the Kiwanis See’s Candies Trailer in the Ray’s Food Place Parking Lot to order or order online at sisterskiwanis.org.
Monday-Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, November 24 through Thursday, December 24
Traditional holiday fun starts at Fika!
COOKIE DECORATING KITS TO GO!
Swedishh D Dala ala Horse Gingerbread Gingerbread, add baked and ready to decorate with frosting and toppings pp g pprovided.
TAKE KE FFIKA IK KA HO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Enjoy delicious scones, bread, quiche uic iche he aand nd oother ther th er ttreats! reat re ats
THURSDAYS TH HURSDAY
A special p surprise p cake day!
201 2 0 E. Sun Ranch Dr. 541-588-0311 Mon-Sat 7-4
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Since the pandemic hit, Sisters Folk Festival Inc. has continued to offer—and even expand on — its traditional programming, with the notable exception of the postponement of its largest annual revenue-generating event, the Sisters Folk Festival. This summer, SFF successfully hosted creativity camps, online and in person classes and even a socially-distanced concert at its brand new backyard venue, despite restrictions in place since March to curb the spread of COVID. To help sustain the organization’s mission support into 2021, SFF is holding an online Winter JAM Fundraiser December 1-5. Participants can enter a raffle to win a custom guitar or mandolin, bid on dozens of auction packages or make an online, end-of-year tax deductible contribution to the nonprofit cultural organization (through December 31). Be sure to watch the free livestream celebration on Friday, December 4 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.sistersfolkfestival.org.
Hood Avenue Art
Now more than ever, art has the ability to brighten our lives and deepen our experience. Hood Avenue Art has created a beautiful space where patrons can enjoy innovative artwork in a friendly, intimate setting — with all COVIID-19 safety protocols in place. Hood Avenue Art is the perfect place to find truly unique gifts for the special people on your list. There are many small works available that are ideal for gifts and that are economically priced. The gallery’s roster of local artists offer many personalized services, like commissions, portraits, customized fabrications and classes. Hood Avenue Art is home to a wide range of artists working in a variety of media, so there is truly something for everyone. Come in and stroll for a bit in the spacious gallery and let the cares of the times fall away as you surround yourself with beauty. The artists welcome your visit.
Mitch & Michelle Deaderick
Enjoy the artistic creations of local artists in a safe, physically-distanced — and still celebratory — atmosphere on December 5 & 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. when Mitch & Michelle Deaderick host their annual Holiday Show at their studio at 17192 Jordan Rd., east of Sisters. The show will also feature the exquisite jewelry of long-time Sisters artist Mary Jo Weiss and the fiber art creations of Sharyl McCulloch. Western village firepits and music will keep the outdoor setting warm and festive regardless of the weather. For the past four decades, Mitch & Michelle Deaderick have been pillars of the vibrant Sisters arts community. They not only create beautiful work that graces homes across the country, they also nurture the arts and fellow artists in the community. Their work is unique and functional, providing years of use and beauty in the home. Private showings are available by calling 541-548-1704. Their work is also featured at Hood Avenue Art at the corner of Hood Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Sisters.
Essentials Skincare
Bring great skin home for the holidays with an Eminence organic facial. In addition to in-salon treatments, Essentials has put together winter stress relief promotional packs for a do-it-yourself home facial. With a hydrating and nourishing masque to follow an Arctic Berry Peel and Peptide Illuminating System, this is a treat for the skin that will leave you glowing for days! This year, the annual holiday event will be replaced by a raffle for over $1,000 in Éminence products. A tower of gifts from Essentials and Éminence will be given away in December! Gift certificates make wonderful stocking stuffers. Essentials gift certificates come in a beautiful gift bag with product samples and elegant Belgian chocolates. During December, starter sets and home treatment sets are 10 percent off. At Essentials, each customer is valued and greatly appreciated. Happy holidays to all!
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Commentary...
Stars over Sisters By Paola Mendoza Columnist
The late fall constellation of Aries is a particularly appropriate celestial feature to highlight in a month that takes us from autumn into the winter season. Though Aries (Latin for ram) is not very recognizable as its namesake, this midsize constellation does contain three moderately bright stars, of which Hamal is the most luminous at a magnitude of 2.0. Hamel is officially classified a red giant star and its light has a definite orange hue. It is estimated to be about 3.4 billion years old and is 66 light-years away. The other two stars, Sheratan and Mesarthim, together with Hamal, denote the ram’s head. Aries is sandwiched between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. Look for it nearly overhead at around 8 p.m. during December. Aries enjoys special status among the other members of the Zodiac. In ancient antiquity, when many of the constellations were being established, the vernal equinox (intersection of the celestial equator and the ecliptic at the ascending node) resided in Aries. When the sun arrived at this location on its annual journey across the sky, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, there was reason for celebration. However, because the earth’s axis of rotation precesses over time, that point is not fixed in space but slowly moves westward along the ecliptic. While today the vernal equinox is in the constellation of Pisces, many still refer to it as the First Point of Aries. Since Aries lies well away from the plane of the Milky Way it’s not surprising that deep sky objects are hard to come by. There are no star clusters and only a handful of galaxies, though none of them are Messier objects. Still, there is one galaxy worthy of mention. NGC 772 is an unbarred spiral galaxy that is around 200,000 light-years in diameter, about twice the size of our own Milky Way galaxy. Surrounded by several satellite galaxies, it is about 130 million light-years away. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 772, both discovered within 49 days of each other in 2003. In Greek mythology, Aries was the golden ram that Phrixus, son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele, rescued and took to Colchis on the eastern coast of the Black Sea.
There he sacrificed the ram to the gods then placed its skin, the golden fleece, inside the Colchis temple. The annual Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak on the evening of December 13-14. Because moonlight will not interfere this year, counts could exceed 50 meteors per hour! The source of the meteors seems to be associated with debris from an object call 3200 Phaethon, which is probably an asteroid or a burnt-out comet orbiting the sun. The Geminids and
Perseids in August, are the two most prolific meteor showers of the year. This month officially marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. On Monday December 21, at 2:02 a.m. PST the sun will reach its southernmost latitude and stand directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, resulting in the least amount of daylight in a 24-hour period for the year. As the month begins, Jupiter and Saturn can be found in the low
southwestern sky at dusk. On December 21, the two gas giants come into conjunction and are separated by just 0.1 degrees. Near the end of the month both planets will set at about 6:30 p.m. Mars is still shining brightly in the southeastern sky, in the southern sky at month’s end. Brilliant Venus rises at about 5 a.m. early in the month.
Mercury is too close to the sun to be seen this month but will emerge as an evening object early in 2021. As the month begins, the moon’s degree of illumination decreases over time, until new moon arrives on December 14. The moon will then progressively wax until the Full Cold Moon appears on December 29.
Seasons Greetings From Sisters
WRAPPING PAPER
PHOTO COURTESY THE LIVERPOOL TELESCOPE
NGC 772 is a large galaxy located 130 million light-years distant in the constellation of Aries.
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Fit For
Sisters Andrew Loscutoff Columnist
Save yourself 500 calories Thanksgiving is upon us, and all its glorious traditions. It is not uncommon to eat nearly 1,800 calories in one sitting. This includes an average serving of turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, two dinner rolls, a small piece of pumpkin pie (without whipped cream) and two beer or wine beverages. Add gravy, and it’s eclipsed 2,000 calories. While gluttony isn’t something one should partake in on a regular basis, it’s enjoyable to have these foods as the occasional celebration. There are, however, ways you can have your Thanksgiving feast and keep the calories in check. Let’s work out some substitutions for common ingredients to save around 500 calories. Start with an easy win: the mashed potatoes. A cream and butter mixture is traditional; however, the same consistency and arguably better flavor can be had with replacing the cream and butter with sour cream. Grandma won’t notice the difference, but pop will notice his cholesterol staying in check. Per one-cup serving this will save almost 100 calories. Next, a sweet potato casserole is more like a dessert with the omnipresent
marshmallow and brown sugar syrup saturating the dish. This can be defeated however by replacing the brown sugar with applesauce and leaving the top with a cinnamon, butter, and sugar dusting that will wake this dish up to the 21st century and save you from loosening the belt this thanksgiving Now let’s make gravy. Instead of a half-pound of butter, simmer milk, stock, and gravy seasoning (salt, pepper, oregano, thyme) while whisking in a slurry of cornstarch and warm water, do this slowly as the mixture rapidly thickens in the pan. Now add in some soy sauce (this provides a more meaty flavor). Enjoy more gravy and fewer trips to the cardiologist this year. For dressing there is a simple recipe hack to take from the French toast technique. Use a loaf of hearty bread and cube into oneinch chunks, now instead of the butter, use an egg, some stock and milk to make a custard. Soak in the mixture for a minute, add the sauteed veggies (celery, onion, carrot), and arrange in the pan and bake like normal. Enjoy the dressing with significantly less fat and cholesterol. Give a dessert a skinny redux with half-the-calorie pumpkin pie. Simply replace sweetened condensed milk with fat-free evaporated milk and add 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Next is to use one whole egg and two whites. Omit butter if it’s called for. Believe it or not, these changes leave pumpkin pie with around half the calories. There’s five ways one can enjoy a decadent Thanksgiving without filling up the gluttony guilt tank. This will take off around 30 percent of calories, and will taste good. It will reward the traditionalist, and one can be thankful for the wonderful life living in abundance of food.
LETTERS
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we need your support now more than ever. This year we will be doing a virtual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony that can be seen on our Facebook page on Friday. November 27 at 5:30 p.m. Please gather round with your family this holiday season. Celebrate each other, love each other, shop local this season, and please help us stay open. Our very best to our community during this time! Judy Trego CEO, Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce
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To the Editor: This is what we hear over and over from the special interest groups in Sisters: “We need affordable housing for the workforce of Sisters, and we also need good local jobs for the people of Sisters.” While this tugs at the heartstrings and sounds quite virtuous, the logic is circular and, thus, totally illogical. Unfortunately, it’s so far proven effective at clearing the way for the transformation of our little town. Following Bend’s lead into a perpetual build-tax-build-tax model is fundamentally unsustainable and an example of the “tragedy of the commons.” Meaning, a recurring historical pattern observed in “a situation in a shared-resource system where individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling the shared resource through their collective action.” Josh Groves
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To the Editor: Several letters last week set me to thinking about my experience as a mother of three. As such, it was my responsibility to try to correct bad or destructive behavior when I saw it. My children are now responsible, healthy, and happy adults. None of us would consider
endangering another with close conduct during this pandemic. We have seen each other outside only, wearing masks when in near contact. We have always worn masks when out in public, respecting ours and others’ rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I do not like to compare the actions of adults with those of children, but what I see going on in this country are the egotistical actions of irresponsible adults who were not taught or choose to ignore the lessons of communal safety and concern. There are adults in this country who have been given the responsibility of protecting their constituents. It is their duty to impose restrictions when common sense rules are ignored. It is not an impingement on our rights, it is a reminder of our responsibility to each other. It is such a simple thing — wear a mask when in public. Limit contact, especially indoors. With the holidays on our doorstep, it will be different, but not impossible, to continue these precautions. Make a traditional meal and share it with your household family. Connect with other loved ones via the internet. Sing songs together, tell stories. The life you save may be your own or that of someone you love. It’s a small price to pay. Carolyn Hammond
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To the Editor: I grew up in a Republican family, where your word was your bond. Honesty, integrity and the telling of truth based on actual verifiable facts were the cornerstone of citizenship. In the past four years we have watched a continuous stream of falsehoods, outright lies, debunked conspiracy theories and the discounting of science spewed by the Trump administration and multitudes of supporters. Enough, Trump lost the election. Get over it. Get back to honesty, integrity and truthful behavior. Stop following social and network media and make an honest assessment of what the truth is. David Hiller
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and the proceeds go to good causes.” The Vogt’s first cause is donating all the proceeds to an orphanage in Southern India. HolyCow beef is donated locally to Wellhouse Market, a food bank through Wellhouse Church in Sisters. “A couple of years ago, after we began our hobby farm, Jared went on a trip to India with our church to do mission work and made a connection to a pastor from Good Samaritan ministries,” Crystal explained. “There was an orphanage and Jared fell in love with the kids and the people. The orphanage had to be torn down because of a windstorm and the 67 children were scattered about living wherever they could.” Jared wanted to raise money to build a new orphanage. Even though building an orphanage in India is less expensive than it would be here in the United States, he realized it would take too long to raise the money just by asking for donations. Crystal added, “He figured the best way to raise money was for us to become a nonprofit, buy more cows, hoping more people will want to experience a connection to their food and give the proceeds to the cause.” Now, dozens of cows graze in a pasture east of Sisters. “We get the cows in the spring and raise them on the best grass all summer,” she said. “We also began rotating them to different pastures, since we now implement regenerative agriculture.” Regenerative agriculture is a farming and grazing practice that rebuilds soil organic matter and restores degraded soil biodiversity — resulting in both carbon and drawdown and improving the water cycle. “Instead of cattle ravaging the land and ruining it,
we are intentionally moving them every day or two to new pastures, so the cow gets new growth, and it improves the soil they just left,” Crystal said. Beginning this last summer, the Vogts, along with volunteers, have been polycropping over 30 acres at the ranch. Poly cropping can be described as multiple species planted together to complement each other and benefit the soil. Crystal told The Nugget, “We went in and planted all different layers to help the land. We planted turnips that go down into the soil and help loosen it up, and then peas, oats, rye and clover. We put together a wheel line and move it twice a day to water the crops. Then we harvested the oat grass and bundled that up for the cattle for this winter.” The Vogts didn’t stop there. “We invited volunteers
to help,” she said, “We want a chance for young people to come on out and be able to see how there’s value in working with your hands, to accomplish something as great as raising cows.” The cattle on the ranch are beef cows, from Angus and Red Angus to Shorthorn and more. Crystal added, “This was a great opportunity to work together with people for a good cause and I think this was healthy for everyone.” “It’s been really amazing to see the progress of the orphanage they are building in India. It’s already been one-third funded, they’ve broke ground, and built the downstairs.” Last year, Pastor Prakash, who runs the Christian orphanage in India, visited Central Oregon with his family. They were able to see the ranch and meet the cows that will be providing their orphans a new home.
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Executive order makes ‘freeze’ enforceable SALEM (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown made her statewide two-week ‘freeze’ official Tuesday, November 17, with an executive order that makes the measures enforceable by law. The freeze took effect last Wednesday and aims to limit group activities and slow the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon where cases have reached a record high. As part of the freeze, social gatherings cannot exceed six people. Restaurants are limited to take-out only, while gyms and fitness centers, museums, pools, sports courts, movie theaters, zoos, gardens, aquariums and venues are closed. Grocery stores, pharmacies, and retail stores are limited to a maximum capacity of 75 percent. All of the freeze measures are enforceable by law. Workplace violations should be reported to Oregon OSHA and restaurant violations to OSHA or OLCC. In the past social gathering limits were “self-enforced.” Now, if caught violating this restriction, a person can be cited, fined, or arrested. “The Oregon State Police will be working with local law enforcement to enforce the Governor’s orders, in the same way local law enforcement officers respond to noise complaints for loud parties, for example, and issue citations,” Charles Boyle, a spokesperson from the governor’s office said. Oregon State Police released a statement after the executive order was issued: “With the issuance of the latest Executive Order, Oregon Law enforcement will continue to follow an education-first approach. Oregon Law Enforcement will only take enforcement action as a last resort.”
Obituaries Shirley A. Berray
Frank P. Leithauser
Shirley Berray, 84, of Madras, passed away peacefully on November 16, surrounded by her five children. Shirley was born October 15, 1936, in Hollywood, California, to parents Robert and Betty (Flick) Frederick. When she was in grade school her family moved to Hillsboro, Oregon, where she later graduated from Hill High in 1955. She met her husband, John Berray while working with his sister at GTE Phone Company in Beaverton, and they married four months later on November 11, 1955, in Hillsboro. John preceded her in death in 2009 but not before they enjoyed 53 years together. After many years in Hillsboro, they fulfilled their dream of moving to Central Oregon. In 1980 they settled in Sisters and finished raising their family. Shirley lived for 35 years in her home on Kent Road. In March of 2015 she transitioned to Madras to reside in assisted living and near her daughter. While raising her children, Shirley worked in various capacities including Intel in Beaverton and as a prep cook in various restaurants in Central Oregon. For several years, while living in Sisters, she was known as the “cookie lady,” selling a dozen homemade cookies now and then to her loyal customers. Shirley enjoyed the
Frank Leithauser, age 80, passed away November 4, with his wife, Marilyn, as always, by his side. Frank, the oldest of five children, was born to Pete and Edith Leithauser on March 8, 1940. He was raised in Sisters, experiencing a life that centered around a fourth-generation family store, Leithauser’s Grocery. He loved to tell stories of a childhood filled with adventures around Sisters. He leaves behind his brother, Floyd, and two sisters, Joanne and Karen. His brother, Phillip, preceded him in death. As a young man, Frank enlisted in the Army. He was stationed in Germany as a medic and was extremely proud of his military service. After returning home, he and Marilyn were married and started life together. They raised their family in Redmond where they lived for the last 56 years. He was a faithful member of St. Thomas Catholic Church for 79 years. Until being disabled at the age of 38 years old with the onset of Multiple Sclerosis, Frank was primarily a meat cutter and was involved in the general operation of the family store. He also worked for a period of time at Safeway and Erickson’s in Redmond. Frank enjoyed oil painting the Central Oregon
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deer in her yard and the birds in her trees. She was known for her ability to bring fun and laughter into any situation. Growing up in Hollywood she became enamored with actors and movies at a young age. Later she would share her passion for the big screen with her grandchildren, thus forming special bonds through a shared interest. Shirley was a life-long member of the Christian Church and looked forward to joining her many family members and friends in Heaven. Shirley is survived by daughters Lori Scratcher and husband Gene of Forest Grove, Becky Schoelich and husband Mike of Forest Grove, Cindy Brockett and husband Gale of Madras; sons David Berray and wife Judey of Sisters, Matthew Berray of Mulino, Oregon; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister, a granddaughter, a grandson and a granddaughter-in-law. A memorial service to celebrate Shirley’s life will be announced at a later date.
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of its largest annual revenue-generating event, the Sisters Folk Festival, which had to be postponed due to COVID-19.” One of the auction items is a handcrafted twopoint style mandolin from Berkeley, California, luthier Milton David McClaskey. Featuring a claro walnut back, Adirondack soundboard, curly red maple neck and ebony fingerboard, the 2018 mandolin is in likenew condition, and includes a hard-shell case. McClaskey splits his time between Sisters and Berkeley. He and his wife, Audrey, own a vacation home in the Crossroads neighborhood that they rent out in the off-season when they aren’t there. They discovered Sisters through hosting house concerts at their home in the Berkeley area. They have hosted 123 shows at their home since 2007. “We would hear from these musicians passing through about Sisters all the time. We also met (Sisters singer-songwriter) Beth Wood having her at our house, and she told us about Sisters,” said McClaskey. When McClaskey and his wife finally made it up to Oregon, they saw how different the Sisters Folk Festival was from other traditional folk festivals — given how integrated into the community it is — and they fell in love with the town. “It was the first place my
wife and I said ‘we could live here,’” he said. “It’s only been a couple years for us, but we’ve received a warm welcome,” he said. McClaskey grew up in rural Wyoming with five brothers and sisters and “has always been a builder of things.” He said, “I learned a lot by trial and error — my siblings and I can laugh about some of our experiments, particularly those involving the family home — but along the way, I gained confidence, a variety of skills and a love of woodworking and projects.” McClaskey has had a lot of different jobs over the course of his life. From working in his father ’s flower shop as a boy, to working in a French restaurant’s kitchen, to owning his own woodworking shop building travel exhibitions for trade shows near Berkeley. “That work eventually led me into work with museums, initially for natural history museums and visitors’ centers and later for science museums. I worked with people who were subjectmatter experts, so it was a really interesting time. This ultimately morphed into project management and a career-planning exhibition for hands-on science museums,” said McClaskey. His work spanned across working behind a desk, to working with his hands — coming full circle back to building when he decided to build his own instrument after learning to play guitar and mandolin. Every year, McClaskey and his family went to
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Bridging our divides By Mitchell Luftig Columnist
Reading The Nugget’s “Letters to the Editor” I have been struck by the frequency with which people of opposing political viewpoints find it so difficult to disagree without becoming disagreeable. I fear that the increasingly rancorous tone of our discourse in Sisters Country may damage the fabric of our social trust, defined by the Pew Research Center as: “…a belief in the honesty, integrity and reliability of others — a ‘faith in people.’” Can’t we have honest disagreements while maintaining a belief in each other’s basic goodness? Americans across our nation share a concern that our confidence in each other has significantly declined. The Pew Research Center, relying on survey data, concluded last year: • 79 percent of Americans believe that we have “far too little” or “too little” confidence in each other. • 70 percent of Americans believe our low trust in each other makes it harder to solve the country’s problems. • 64 percent of Americans believe that it is “very important” the level of confidence Americans have in each other be improved. Nevertheless, only 25 percent of Americans believe that our level of confidence in each other is “a very big problem.” How much do Americans really trust each other? According to the Pew Research Center: • 52 percent of Americans surveyed in 2019 believe other people can be trusted • 41 percent of Americans believe that others would try to be fair, rather than take advantage of them. • 37 percent of Americans believe that others would try to be helpful, rather than just looking out for themselves. One reason given for the decline in social trust is the polarization of our country. “A millennial woman described it this way: ‘We have become a very polarized society where people make snap judgments about others solely based on their political leanings. It wasn’t like this before. In the past people may meet someone new and get to know them and realize what they have in common, etc. Now if you meet someone and they are on the opposite end of the political scale, then people … tend to make all-encompassing assumptions about many aspects of who that person is. And doesn’t necessarily realize they have a lot in common.’” Sisters Country, through a process of creating “a
connected community working together for the common good” may ultimately rediscover those commonalities that bind and unite us. It is the accumulation of social capital that gives rise to social trust. One place to accumulate social capital is our neighborhoods — through the friendships we establish that also create a sense of belonging. The strength of neighborhood attachment was measured in the United Kingdom by statements such as: I belong to this neighborhood. Friends in my neighborhood mean a lot. Advice is available from my neighborhood. I borrow and exchange favors with neighbors. I would work to improve my neighborhood. I would remain in the neighborhood. I am similar to others in the neighborhood. I regularly stop and talk with neighbors. Each of us can grow our social capital and promote social trust by spending time talking to, working with, and helping out our neighbors. Another way to accumulate social capital is through the intimate relationships we form with friends and family — our social networks. Giving and receiving support grows social capital and helps to promote trust amongst the members of the social network. We should also feel comfortable turning to community resources, including mental health professionals, when our current needs outstrip the support available through our social networks. A third way to accumulate social capital is through participation in civic organizations: In Sisters Country, civic engagement might include: • Being active in church or other religious organization. • Volunteering at Habitat for Humanity or the Kiwanis Food Bank. • Serving on a neighborhood association board. • Belonging to a professional organization. • Being a member of a sports club. • Participating in a political organization. Civic engagement increases the social capital of everyone who participates in an organization and every life that the organization touches, spreading social trust across Sisters Country. One of the most meaningful steps each of us can take — right now — to promote social trust in Sisters Country is to follow public health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID. Together we can decrease suffering in our community, while hastening our return to a normal life where we can once again hug our grandchildren.
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Call 541-549-1086. beautiful illustrations explore the Sisters Car Connection da#3919 attributes of God as revealed in MINI STORAGE SistersCarConnection.com Scripture. Readers are Sisters Rental encouraged to know God more 331 W. Barclay Drive 401 Horses deeply and be spiritually 541-549-9631 Certified Weed-Free HAY. Sizes 5x5 to 15x30 and outdoor transformed in the midst of trials Orchard Grass or Alfalfa Hay, and suffering. Available at RV parking. 7-day access. Sisters. $275 per ton. LogBridgeBooks.com, Amazon, Computerized security gate. Call 541-548-4163 & Paulina Springs Books, Sisters. Moving boxes & supplies. TRITICALE STORAGE STEEL MEADOW GRASS HAY 202 Firewood CONTAINERS ORCHARD GRASS HAY FIREWOOD, dry or green FOR RENT OR SALE New crop. No rain. Barn stored. Lodgepole, juniper, pine. Delivered to your business or 3-tie bales. $185-$250/ton. Hwy. Cut & split. Delivery included. property site 126 & Cline Falls. 541-280-1895 eaglecreekfire@yahoo.com Call 541-678-3332 Miniature horse for sale! SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS STORAGE WITH BENEFITS 13 y.o., fully trained. Great with DAVE ELPI – FIREWOOD • 8 x 20 dry box seniors and kids. Jumps, lunges, • SINCE 1976 • • Fenced yard, RV & trailers drives. Healthy, sweet boy. Doug Fir – Lodgepole – Juniper • In-town, gated, 24-7 Cart/harness included. DRIVE-IN WOOD SALES Kris@earthwoodhomes.com $1,500 OBO. Contact Cara at – 18155 Hwy. 126 East – Prime Downtown Retail Space drinkwardc@gmail.com. SistersForestProducts.com Call Lori at 541-549-7132 Order Online! 541-410-4509 403 Pets Cold Springs Commercial FURRY FRIENDS Office space for lease. The Place 205 Garage & Estate Sales helping Sisters families w/pets. on Main. 101 Main Ave. in Happy Trails Estate Sales! FREE Dog & Cat Food Sisters. Three spaces available. Selling or Downsizing? No contact pick-up by appt. $575/month and up. Call Ralph Locally owned & operated by... 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4 541-390-5187 Daiya 541-480-2806 541-797-4023 Sharie 541-771-1150 103 Residential Rentals Bend Spay & Neuter Project Panorama Ranch Farm PONDEROSA PROPERTIES Providing Low-Cost Options for Equipment Auction! –Monthly Rentals Available– Spay, Neuter and more! Online Auction, Nov. 22- Dec. 5 Call Debbie at 541-549-2002 Go to BendSnip.org Kubota tractor & implements, Full details, 24 hrs./day, go to: Big Tex trailer, 2-Ford Econoline or call 541-617-1010 PonderosaProperties.com Three Rivers Humane Society E350 Class C Mobile Labs, Printed list at 221 S. Ash, Sisters Where love finds a home! See the 1999 Polaris Sports, Scott's Ponderosa Properties LLC doggies at 1694 SE McTaggart mower 1996, spot sprayer, in Madras • A No-kill Shelter Grizzly shop vac & drill press, 104 Vacation Rentals Go to ThreeRiversHS.org and small tools. CASCADE HOME & or call 541-475-6889 Go to estatesales.net for photos VACATION RENTALS and bidding information Monthly and Vacation Rentals 500 Services For additional questions contact: throughout Sisters Country. Daiya - 541-480-2806 (541) 549-0792 Shaire - 541-771-1150 Property management – Hosted by Happy Trails – for second homes. Grandma Alice's Hutch! CascadeVacationRentals.net A Collection of Antique Curios! 50% Off Furnished Condo Online Auction, Nov. 21 - Dec. 4 2 BR/2 BA. Downtown. Auctions contains items from 3 Available March thru May, 2021. generations dating back to the Rent one month or more. Snow removal, junk removal, 1850s. Vintage marbles, hutch, Call 503-730-0150. garage & storage clean-out, Tubbs snowshoes, Moses bottles, yard & construction debris. ~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ jewelry, dolls, miniature You Call – We Haul! Private Central OR vac. rentals, furniture, household items. Go to 541-598-4345. Property Management Services estatesales.net for photos and 541-977-9898 Black Butte bidding information. www.SistersVacation.com WINDOW CLEANING For additional questions contact: Commercial & Residential. HAVE A Daiya - 541-480-2806 18 years experience, references VACATION HOME? Sharie - 541-771-1150 available. Safe, reliable, friendly. Advertise it in The Nugget – Hosted by Happy Trails – Free estimates. 541-241-0426
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~ WEDDINGS BY KARLY ~ Happy to perform virtual or in-person weddings. Custom Wedding Ceremonies 20+ years • 541-410-4412 revkarly@gmail.com • DERI’s HAIR SALON • Call 541-419-1279 GEORGE’S SEPTIC TANK SERVICE “A Well Maintained Septic System Protects the Environment” 541-549-2871 BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ~ Olivia Spencer ~ Expert Local Bookkeeping! Phone: (541) 241-4907 www.spencerbookkeeping.com Gutter cleanings and RV winterizations. Call Andersen's Almost Anything at 541-728-7253. SMALL Engine REPAIR Lawn Mowers, Chainsaws & Trimmers Sisters Rental 331 W. Barclay Drive 541-549-9631 Authorized service center for Stihl, Honda, Ariens/Gravely, Cub Cadet, Briggs & Stratton, Kohler, Kawasaki Engines –THE NUGGET–
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SISTERS SATELLITE TV • PHONE • INTERNET Your authorized local dealer for DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet and more! CCB # 191099 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729 Computer Repair Services Kevin • 541-480-6499 Technology Problems? I can fix them for you. Solving for business, home & A/V needs. All tech supported. Jason Williams Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience 541-719-8329 FREE LASERJET PRINTER HP LaserJet 5200 (black and white laser printer), plus two 16A cartridges. Stop by The Nugget to look at or pick up.
502 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
GORDON’S LAST TOUCH Cleaning Specialists for CARPETS, WINDOWS & UPHOLSTERY Member Better Business Bureau • Bonded & Insured • Serving Central Oregon Since 1980 Call 541-549-3008 M & J CARPET CLEANING Area rugs, upholstery, tile & dryer-vent cleaning. Established & family-owned since 1986. 541-549-9090
504 Handyman
No job too small. $15-25/hour. 40 years in the trade. References available. 541-549-4563. JONES UPGRADES LLC Home Repairs & Remodeling Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, Fences, Sheds & more. Mike Jones, 503-428-1281 Local resident • CCB #201650
LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 541-549-1575 Maintenance / Repairs Insurance Work CCB #194489 Home Customizations, LLC Res. & Commercial Remodeling, Bldg. Maintenance & Painting Chris Patrick, Owner homecustomizations@gmail.com CCB #191760 • 541-588-0083
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Earthwood Timberframes • Design & construction • Recycled fir and pine beams • Mantles and accent timbers Kris@earthwoodhomes.com CCB #174977 JERRY WILLIS DRYWALL & VENETIAN PLASTER All Residential, Commercial Jobs 541-480-7179 • CCB #69557
Carl Perry Construction LLC Construction • Remodel Repair CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991 JOHN NITCHER CONSTRUCTION General Contractor Home repair, remodeling and additions. CCB #101744 541-549-2206 SPURGE COCHRAN BUILDER, INC. General Contractor Building Distinctive, Handcrafted Custom Homes, Additions, Remodels Since ’74 A “Hands-On” Builder Keeping Your Project on Time & On Budget • CCB #96016 To speak to Spurge personally, call 541-815-0523 McCARTHY & SONS CONSTRUCTION New Construction, Remodels, Fine Finish Carpentry 541-420-0487 • CCB #130561
Top Knot Tree Care can handle all of your tree needs, from trims to removals. Pat Burke Specializing in tree assessment, LOCALLY OWNED hazard tree removal, crown CRAFTSMAN BUILT reduction, ladder fuel reduction, CCB: 288388 • 541-588-2062 lot clearing, ornamental and fruit www.sistersfencecompany.com tree trimming and care. • Locally owned and operated • • Senior and military discounts • • Free assessments • • Great cleanups • • Licensed, Insured and Bonded • Contact Bello @ 541-419-9655, Find us on Facebook and Google 602 Plumbing & Electric CCB#227009 MONTE'S ELECTRIC Lara’s Construction LLC. 4 Brothers Tree Service • service • residential CCB#223701 Sisters' Premier Tree Experts! • commercial • industrial Offering masonry work, – TREE REMOVAL & Serving all of Central Oregon fireplaces, interior & exterior CLEANUP – 541-719-1316 stone/brick-work, build Native / Non-Native Tree lic. bond. insured, CCB #200030 barbecues & all types of Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk masonry. Give us a call for a free SWEENEY Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency estimate. PLUMBING, INC. Storm Damage Cleanup, 541-350-3218 “Quality and Reliability” Craning & Stump Grinding, Repairs • Remodeling CASCADE GARAGE DOORS Debris Removal. • New Construction Factory Trained Technicians – FOREST MANAGEMENT – • Water Heaters Since 1983 • CCB #44054 Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush 541-549-4349 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553 Mowing, Mastication, Tree Residential and Commercial Thinning, Large & Small Scale Licensed • Bonded • Insured Projects! CCB #87587 Serving Black Butte Ranch, R&R Plumbing, LLC Camp Sherman & Sisters Area > Repair & Service since 2003 > Hot Water Heaters ** Free Estimates ** > Remodels & New Const. Owner James Hatley & Sons Servicing Central Oregon SIMON CONSTRUCTION 541-815-2342 Lic. Bond. Ins. • CCB #184660 SERVICES 4brostrees.com 541-771-7000 Residential Remodel Licensed, Bonded and Insured Building Projects CURTS ELECTRIC LLC CCB-215057 Bruce Simon, Quality craftsman – SISTERS, OREGON – TIMBER STAND for 35 years Quality Electrical Installations IMPROVEMENT 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 Agricultural • Commercial Tree care and vegetation bsimon@bendbroadband.com Industrial • Well & Irrigation management Pumps, Motor Control, Pruning, hazard tree removal, Barns & Shops, Plan Reviews stump grinding, brush mowing, CCB #178543 certified arborist consultation, 541-480-1404 tree risk assessment qualified, wildfire fuels assessment and 603 Excavation & Trucking Construction & Renovation treatment, grant acquisition, lot TEWALT & SONS INC. Custom Residential Projects clearing, crane services. Excavation Contractors All Phases • CCB #148365 Nate Goodwin Sisters’ Oldest Excavation Co. 541-420-8448 ISA-Cert. Arborist PN-7987A Our experience will make your LAREDO CONSTRUCTION CCB #190496 * 541.771.4825 $ go further – Take advantage 541-549-1575 Online at: www.tsi.services of our FREE on-site visit! For ALL Your Residential Sisters Tree Care, LLC Hard Rock Removal • Rock Construction Needs Preservation, Pruning, Hammering • Hauling CCB #194489 Removals & Storm Damage Trucking • Top Soil • Fill Dirt www.laredoconstruction.com Serving All of Central Oregon Ground-to-finish Site Prep Brad Bartholomew Building Demolition • Ponds & ISA Cert. Arborist UT-4454A Liners • Creative & Decorative 503-914-8436 • CCB #218444 Rock Placement • Clearing, Leveling & Grading Driveways THE NUGGET Custom Homes • Additions Utilities: Sewer Mains, Laterals SISTERS OREGON Residential Building Projects Water, Power, TV & Phone Serving Sisters area since 1976 601 Construction Septic System EXPERTS: Strictly Quality Complete Design & Permit CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 Approval, Feasibility, Test Holes. 541-549-9764 Sand, Pressurized & Standard John Pierce Custom Homes Systems. Repairs, Tank jpierce@bendbroadband.com Residential Building Projects Replacement. CCB #76888 CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC. Concrete Foundations Cellular: 419-2672 or 419-5172 Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers Becke William Pierce • 541-549-1472 • CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384 TewaltAndSonsExcavation.com www.CenigasMasonry.com Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com
ROBINSON & OWEN Heavy Construction, Inc. All your excavation needs *General excavation *Site Preparation *Sub-Divisions *Road Building *Sewer and Water Systems *Underground Utilities *Grading *Snow Removal *Sand-Gravel-Rock Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #124327 (541) 549-1848 BANR Enterprises, LLC Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls Residential & Commercial CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977 www.BANR.net
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ACTION AIR Heating & Cooling, LLC Retrofit • New Const • Remodel Consulting, Service & Installs actionairheatingandcooling.com CCB #195556 541-549-6464
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All Landscaping Services Mowing, Thatching, Hauling... Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740.
From design to installation we can do it all! Pavers, water features, irrigation systems, sod, plants, trees etc. 541-771-9441 LCB #8906 – All You Need Maintenance – Pine needle removal, hauling, mowing, moss removal, edging, raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, gutters, pressure washing... Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 Austin • 541-419-5122
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BLAKE & SON – Commercial, Home & Rentals Cleaning WINDOW CLEANING! Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897 "CLEANING QUEEN" Serving the Sisters area! Call Maria at 541-213-0775
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Riverfront Painting LLC Interior/Exterior • Deck Staining SHORT LEAD TIMES Travis Starr, 541-647-0146 License #216081 ~ FRONTIER PAINTING ~ Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. Refurbishing Decks CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620 www.frontier-painting.com
Now Hiring Housekeepers! Compensation: $15/hr Please apply online at www.vacasa.com/careers or text "Vacasa" to 97211. Experienced Supervisor, Lead Framer and/or Laborers 606 Landscaping & Yard needed. Pay DOE. All work local Maintenance in Sisters, Mon. - Fri. Call Nyle at 541-977-2766. THE NUGGET NEWSPAPER 541 - 549 - 9941 Complete landscape construction, www.NuggetNews.com fencing, irrigation installation & trouble-shooting, general 803 Work Wanted cleanups, turf care maintenance Home Health Professional and agronomic recommendations, Strong medical, domestic, and fertility & water conservation personal care experience. management, light excavation. Please call 541-420-0501. CCB 188594 • LCB 9264 Caring Companion Caregiver. 541-515-8462 Registered with Oregon J&E Landscaping Maintenance Homecare Commission. Great LLC Clean-ups, raking, mowing, references and a loving heart. hauling debris, gutters. Looking for part-time clients, Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 especially in Sisters. jandelspcing15@gmail.com Call 707-337-5047.
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The invitation to bid, plans, 999 Public Noticeand specifications, addenda, CITYofOF notification bidSISTERS results for this WELLmay #4 IMPROVEMENTS project be viewed at Sisters City HallPROJECT at 520 E Cascade dueOR 2 p.m., Avenue,Bids Sisters, 97759; or printedDecember or ordered 1, on2020 line from INVITATION TO BIDat Premier Builders Exchange Sealed bids for the construction www.plansonfile.com. of the City of be Sisters, WELL #4 There will no Pre-Bid IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, Conference for the Biosolids addressed to the City Recorder, Land Application Project. This City of Sisters, Oregon will be project is subject to the received until p.m.279C.800 local time at provisions of2ORS City Hall, 520 E.regarding Cascade through 279C.870 Avenue,of P.O. Box 39,wages. Sisters, payment prevailing Oregon,must on December 1, 2020 Bidders be registered with andConstruction then publiclyContractors opened and the read(ORS at 2 p.m. at CityorHall, in Board 701.055) the bid Sisters, Oregon. Bids shall will not be received or be clearlyconsidered. labeled: WELL #4 IMPROVEMENTS Published NovemberPROJECT. 23, 2020 Improvements generally include PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE the installation of a new well In Accordance with OAR pump in the well, 695-045-0190 andexisting ORS 271.735, construction of aWatershed well house with the Oregon asphalt driveBoard and concrete path, Enhancement (OWEB), is interior and exterior piping, holding a public hearing mechanical and electrical concerning acquisition of an construction, a utility trench, interest in approximately 1,123a drainage swale, and appurtenant acres in the vicinity of Sisters, improvements at E Sisters Grant Application No. City Park Drive in Sisters, Oregon. 220-8200-18651. OWEB is a The invitation to bid, state agency that providesplans, grants addenda, and to specifications, help Oregonians take care of notification of rivers, bid results for this local streams, wetlands, projectand maynatural be viewed areas.at Sisters City isHall at 520 E Cascade OWEB considering a grant of Avenue, Sisters, OR 97759; funds to Deschutes Land Trustor printed or ordered on line from for the purpose of purchasing Premier Builders Exchange certain property rights on at http://www.plansonfile.com. approximately 1,123 acres in the There be no Pre-Bid vicinity of will Sisters, in Deschutes Conference for the WELL #4 and Jefferson Counties, under IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. Grant Application No. This project is subject towill the 220-8200-18651. OWEB provisions of ORS 279C.800or hold a conservation easement, through 279C.870 regarding third party rights of enforcement of prevailing wages. in apayment conservation easement, if the Bidders registered with propertymust rightsbeare purchased the Construction Contractors with OWEB funds. Board will (ORS 701.055) the bid OWEB hold a publicorhearing will not be received or for the purpose of providing considered. interested parties with a Published November 9, 2020 meaningful opportunity to CITY comment onOF the SISTERS OWEB grant BIOSOLIDS LAND application. Due to COVID-19 APPLICATION PROJECT restrictions, the hearing will be Bids 2 p.m., Jan. 5, 2021 held due virtually. Questions or INVITATION TOgrant BID comments about the Sealed bidsorfor the construction application, public hearing, are oftothe of Sisters, Biosolids be City directed to the OWEB Land Application Project, representative identified below. addressed to thewill CitybeRecorder, The hearing held City of Sisters, Oregon willPM be December 8, 2020, at 2:00 received until 2on p.m. local time at virtually Zoom: City Hall, 520 E. Cascade https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89023 Avenue, P.O. Box 39, Sisters, 155607?pwd=VHhrRkRiYjZRV Oregon, on January 5, 2021 and 3JGdDhEcFhveXdVZz09. then publicly opened and read at Passcode: 4xvD4d p.m.would at Citylike Hall, in Sisters, If2you to comment Oregon. Bids shall be clearly during the hearing, please email labeled: Biosolids Land eric.williams@oregon.gov with Application Project. your name and telephone number the pumping, soProject that youincludes can be recognized to mixing, andhearing. application speak hauling during the of biosolids from the Sistersthe Written comments concerning Wastewater Plant grant applicationTreatment will be accepted (WWTP). Approximately through December 31, 2020. 500,000 gallons of liquid OWEB Representative: Eric biosolids willGrant be removed Williams, Programfrom the WWTP lagoon andSt. pumped Manager, 775 Summer NE, into tanker trucks. Sufficient Suite 360, Salem, OR lime will be added and mixed with 97301-1290, biosolids which will then be eric.williams@oregon.gov, transported and applied to the 503-986-0047. Lazy Z Irrigation site.
NOTICE OFtoPUBLIC The invitation bid, plans, HEARING specifications, addenda, and Notice is hereby thatforthe notification of bidgiven results this City of Sisters City Council will project may be viewed at Sisters conduct a public on City Hall at 520hearing E Cascade December 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Avenue, Sisters, OR 97759; or regarding the applications listed printed or ordered on line from below. TheBuilders hearing Exchange will be held Premier at according to SDC Chapter www.plansonfile.com.4.1 and the rules ofno procedure There will be Pre-Bid adopted by the and Conference forCouncil the Biosolids available at City Hall.Project. Prior toThis the Land Application publicproject hearing,is written subject comments to the may be provided to Sisters City provisions of ORS 279C.800 Hall at 520 E. Cascade Avenue, through 279C.870 regarding Sisters (mailing address payment of prevailing wages. PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759) Bidders must be registered with or emailedContractors to the Construction nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. Board (ORS 701.055) or the bid Comments be directed will notshould be received or toward the considered. criteria that apply to this request and must reference Published November 23, 2020 the file number. For additional PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE information, please contact In Accordance with OAR Nicole Mardell, Principal Planner 695-045-0190 and ORS 271.735, at (541) 323-5208 or the Oregon Watershed nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. The Enhancement Board (OWEB), is staff report and recommendation holding a public hearing to the hearings body will be concerning acquisition of an available for review at least seven interest in approximately 1,123 days before the hearing. All acres in the vicinity of Sisters, submitted evidence and materials Grant Application No. related to the application are 220-8200-18651. OWEB is a available for inspection at City state agency that provides grants Hall. Copies of all such materials to help Oregonians take care of will be available on request at a local streams, rivers, wetlands, reasonable cost. TTY services are and natural areas. available at the Sisters City Hall. OWEB is considering a grant of Please contact Kerry Prosser, funds to Deschutes Land Trust City Recorder, at (541) 323-5213 for the purpose of purchasing for arrangements. The Sisters certain property rights on City Hall building is a fully approximately 1,123 acres in the handicapped-accessible facility. vicinity of Sisters, in Deschutes Due to COVID-19 and required and Jefferson Counties, under social distancing measures, the Grant Application No. City will make 220-8200-18651. OWEB will accommodations for remote hold a conservation easement, or participation and all interested third party rights of enforcement parties must participate in a conservation easement, if the remotely. Meeting access property rights are purchased information will be posted on with OWEB funds. the City Council Agenda on OWEB will hold a public hearing December 4, 2020 and can be for the purpose of providing found on interested parties with a www.ci.sisters.or.us/meetings. meaningful opportunity to Written comments will be comment on the OWEB grant accepted via drop off to the application. Due to COVID-19 utility payment box at City restrictions, the hearing will be Hall, 502 E. Cascade Avenue, held virtually. Questions or Sisters prior to 3 p.m. on the comments about the grant day of the meeting. application, or public hearing, are PUBLIC HEARING: to be directed to the OWEB December 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. representative identified below. FILE #: TA 20-02 The hearing will be held APPLICANT: City of Sisters December 8, 2020, at 2:00 PM REQUEST: City staff is virtually on Zoom: proposing an amendment to the https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89023 Short-Term Rental provisions in 155607?pwd=VHhrRkRiYjZRV both the Development and 3JGdDhEcFhveXdVZz09. Municipal Codes to allow for Passcode: 4xvD4d additional hardship provisions If you would like to comment related to pandemic, natural during the hearing, please email disaster, or other act of nature. eric.williams@oregon.gov with The provision will provide your name and telephone number flexibility for permit holders who so that you can be recognized to choose not to rent units due to the speak during the hearing. act of nature without abandoning Written comments concerning the the use. grant application will be accepted APPLICABLE CRITERIA: through December 31, 2020. City of Sisters Development OWEB Representative: Eric Code (SDC): Chapter 4.7 (Land Williams, Grant Program Use District Map and Text Manager, 775 Summer St. NE, Amendments), Chapter 4.1 Suite 360, Salem, OR (Types of Applications and 97301-1290, Review. Statewide Land Use eric.williams@oregon.gov, Goals, City of Sisters 503-986-0047. Comprehensive Plan.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Sisters City Council will conduct a public hearing on December 9, 2020 at 6:30 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 all interested parties must participate remotely. Meeting access information will be posted on the City Council Agenda on December 4, 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 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING: December 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. 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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Hope for a child. Change for a nation. December 1st is Giving Tuesday Help Hope Africa International meet the needs of our students.
GIVING TUESDAY GOALS: $5,000 General Fund $2,000 K&K Schools Some of the extra items we need to fund for 2021:
• Goats for secondary 4 grads to provide an income-producing opportunity • Food for families in need due to loss of income & increasing prices • COVID-prevention requirements for students at school • Secondary 5 & 6 school fees for older students at K&K • Lab equipment for K&K secondary students to improve science education • Sanitaryy ppads for age-appropriate g pp p ggirls to pprevent missed school days y
GIVE ONLINE: through our Facebook Fundraiser (no credit card fees on Dec. 1) or at HopeAfricaKids.org CHECKS: mail to Hope Africa International, PO Box 762, Sisters, OR 97759. Learn more about Sisters-based Hope Africa International at HopeAfricaKids.com. This ad sponsored by The Nugget Newspaper.
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canceled, fewer people were out shopping. This holiday season federal health officials are now encouraging more online shopping, which is not helpful to small businesses like those in Sisters. Locals can help the small Sisters shops and restaurants stay in business by buying their products and services. If you feel the need to stay at home, you can buy their gift cards for your friends and family to use. Denelle Martin, owner of the home décor shop Open Range said, “I encourage shopping local. Staying local can benefit any consumer out there during this pandemic. I like online shopping at times like anyone else, but there’s something to say about being able to touch and feel what you’re purchasing and there’s no way to get that from an online experience.” Retailers are keeping safety at the forefront. “We do our best to keep things safe and clean,” Martin said. “We sanitize everything, including door handles.” Bedouin and Good Day Café owner Harmony Thomas supports local shopping so much that she purchased 500 reusable shopping bags with the phrase “Shop Local, Eat Local and Play Local.” She said, “We are promoting local shopping for the holidays. We have been following all CDC guidelines from day one since reopening, and we pay attention to any changes.” Painted Lady Antiques employee Lori Hamilton tries hard to keep the store extra clean for consumers. “We wipe down everything and I spray everything with moonshine after hours,” she said. “It doesn’t stain the clothes or upholstery and the CDC says it’s perfectly acceptable because it’s over 100 proof. You can spray everything with it that you normally couldn’t spray.” Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop co-owner Helen Schmidling told The Nugget that she purchases many things she needs locally. “I fully believe in shopping local and I support it,” she said. “We have such a variety of shops in town that I don’t know why anyone would have to shop online. I also support mandatory mask wearing and we have hand sanitizer and there is now a limit of eight people that can enter the gallery at any given time. We have a clean, safe space to shop for art.”
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The Pony Express employee Kelly Arnett wipes everything down with disinfectant, including copy machines, counters, and computers. The Pony Express coowner Wesley Johnston said, “We try to get people in and out as quickly as possible and we have added staff so there isn’t a pile up of people waiting. We thought about shortening our hours but didn’t, so there is less congestion during the holidays. We continually sanitize throughout the day. It seems as time goes by people feel more at ease coming into the store because they know we are taking all the necessary precautions that you can.” Kara Lappe, owner of Sisters Cascade, and employee Sana Hayes follow the CDC guidelines with constant disinfecting, social distancing, and masks. Hayes noted, “Shop your local businesses so they are able to stay here to serve you, because if the local retail stores close the consumer loses out. Besides, it’s fun to run into friends when you’re out buying gifts locally. I’ve never run into any friends shopping online.” Sisters resident Mona Delfino was ordering fudge in the shop and added, “I really enjoy spending my money locally. You are supporting the businesses and they are supporting us. So, as far as I’m concerned, it’s a win-win.” Nearby on Cascade Avenue, Tonna Wilkins, an employee at Wander + NW, said they have hand sanitizer at every table. “We try hard to keep the environment happy and healthy,” Wilkins said. “We are on top of it. And we keep the door open for air circulation, even when it’s cold outside.”
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“Over the course of seven hours we interviewed all of the applicants. The goal was to make sure the CAC represented a good cross section of the community. We have a mixture of folks who have been here their whole life and those who just recently moved here. We have people with children in the school district, and those representing the business community, tourism, environmental concerns, education, agriculture, medicine, churches, and more. We have a diversity of demographics — age, income, occupation, gender, number of years in the community, interests and life experiences.” The job of the CAC will be to work with staff and the consultant hired to help update the comp plan, to provide a sounding board and citizen review of policies and other elements that comprise the comp plan to be sure the interests of the community are fairly and accurately represented. They will act as an advisory body to the Stakeholder Advisory Committee. The members include: Michael Blesius, Dixie Eckford, Lisa Geis, Spencer Hamiga, Brian Harris, Kate Roberts, Rachel Ruppel, Adrian “S p u d ” S h aw, Au d rey Tehan, Sharlene Weed, Art Blumenkron, Kevin Cramer, Julianne Horner, and Greg Willitts. The other advisory committee for the comp plan is the Strategic Advisory Committee, made up mostly of representatives of partner agencies and entities that work with the City on a regular basis. Their job is to act
as a technical advisory body to the City Council and the Planning Commission on the Comprehensive Plan update. The members and their agencies include: Nancy Connolly and Michael Preedin, Sisters City Council; Jeff Seymour and Cris Converse, Sisters Planning Commission; Cory Misley, Sisters City Manager; Roger Johnson, Fire Chief, SistersCamp Sherman Fire District; Curtiss Scholl, Sisters School District Superintendent; Ian Reid, Sisters District Ranger, Deschutes National Forest; Jennifer Holland, Executive Director, Sisters Park & Recreation District; Nick Lelack, Deschutes County Community Development Director; Paul Bertagna, Sisters Public Works Director; Judy Trego, Executive Director, Sisters Chamber of Commerce; Scott Edelman, Central Oregon Region Representative for Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development; and Caprielle Foote-Lewis, EDCO Sisters Area Director. The City Council recently made a change in how the various City committees and boards will be populated, with all terms beginning in January and ending in the December in which their term expires. Twenty-eight people applied to fill empty seats on the City Parks Advisory Board, Urban Forestry Board, Budget Committee, and Public Works Advisory Board. The Housing Policy
We have a diversity of demographics — age, income, occupation, gender, number of years in the community, interests and life experiences. — Scott Woodford Board is being disbanded. There were 28 applications to fill expired terms for those four groups and the Planning Commission. Five candidates recently ran for three expiring positions on the Sisters City Council. In the not-too-distant past it was difficult to get enough people to run to even fill the vacant seats. There are 14 citizens serving on the Vision Implementation Team, which brings the total number of citizens who have recently stepped up and volunteered to serve the City in some way to 84. It wasn’t that many years ago when turmoil within the City made it extremely difficult to recruit any volunteers to serve on boards or run for election to the Council. With City Hall running smoothly, an influx of new residents, and the group Citizens4Community encouraging civil discourse and civic engagement, volunteering to serve has increased significantly.
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DELAY: Surge in pandemic forced reevaluation
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Scholl said, “The path to in-person instruction for our fifth grade while in the orange zone requires a successful return by the previous grade level (this is defined as four weeks of successful return of our fourth grade), a conversation with our Local Public Health Authority, and COVID case counts that are trending into the yellow zone.� As of now, the earliest date for fifth graders to be able to return to school would be December 7, which will require a downturn in COVID-19 case numbers. Fourth graders returned to school on November 10, but infection trends are clearly headed away from the yellow zone, putting the return of fifth graders in jeopardy of being further postponed. Scholl said, “We will make the decision for Monday, December 7 based on the metrics being released on Monday, November 30. If the metrics do not allow for us to open, then the next date to re-engage our fifth grade will be Monday, January 11, based on the metrics released on January 4, 2021.� Sisters Elementary School, serving preschool through fourth grade, is currently operating under a “Safe Harbor� designation that allows schools that have been open to in-person instruction to remain open and continue under cooperation with the local health authority. The “Safe Harbor�
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Indoor sports activities have been suspended under the two-week freeze order from Governor Kate Brown. designation at the state level is scheduled to operate through January 4, when new metrics will be in place. So for now, Sisters Elementary will continue under the “hybridâ€? model in which students are instructed in person Monday-Thursday and from home on Fridays. The two-week statewide lockdown or “freezeâ€? on restaurants, businesses, and gatherings put in place by Governor Kate Brown to help slow the spread of infections is scheduled to end December 2. In an updated announcement on November 18 that also impacts students, the Oregon Health Authority released further guidance via an executive order from Brown, stating that all indoor K-12 sports activities are prohibited through December 2 as well. The order states, “All indoor recreational sports are prohibited at this time.â€? Sisters High School students began winter training November 16, but had not
been engaging in traditional practice due to restrictions on contact sports, according to Athletic Director Gary Thorson. Thorson said that the alpine ski team has been able to continue outdoor training and some students have also engaged in some outdoor strength training. Scholl grieves the impact on students and families resulting from the ongoing restrictions and ended his letter encouraging everyone to continue being vigilant in preventing further spread of the virus. “I would reiterate, we need all Deschutes County citizens to be leaders when it comes to the COVID protocols,� he said. “We need continued vigilance around fighting the spread of this virus. For the sake of our students, our vulnerable populations, and everyone, please continue to follow the physical-distancing, handwashing, and mask-wearing protocols that have been put in place to stop the spread of this virus.�
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curriculum, cohort size is restricted and students can only meet outside of the regular class hours established for Comprehensive Distance Learning. Mike Geisen, who teaches core science classes at the middle school, also instructs an elective course known as ECoS (Earth, Community, Self) and has found ways to get students out on some limited expeditions this fall. “We’ve been doing as much as we can to connect our students with each other and with the natural world,” he said. “We’ve obviously had to scale back quite a bit from our usual autumn bevy of activities, expeditions, and field studies, but we’ve been able to meet most Fridays in
smaller groups to do everything from map skills to orienteering, rappelling to tree ascension, and a variety of forestry skills to fire ecology.” The class also made outings to Belknap Crater and into the North Santiam Watershed. “We did a scaled-down version of our Belknap Expedition that was only a day trip instead of two nights, but we still managed to rappel into a volcano, crawl through a lava tube cave system, and summit another volcano,” Geisen said. “Our usual October backpacking expedition to the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness had to be canceled for a variety of reasons regarding COVID protocols and family situations,” he continued. “However, we were able to get all 27 ECoS students (and a few others) up into the high canopy of an old-growth forest in the
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Science instruction included small-group labs.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon North Santiam watershed to study forest ecology, lichens, and canopy science up 170 feet in a giant Douglas fir.” He sees great benefits for his students, saying, “Kids are excited to be out and about, and doing things with their friends. It’s good for their bodies, minds and mental health. It’s been wonderful to be able to build relationships with them in person, which then carries over into the online world of instruction on the other days of the week.” In-person gatherings of any kind carry some level of risk that has to be mitigated. Roth noted, “I want people to know we are working diligently to do this in a way that keeps all of us as safe as possible. We must remain diligent.” Guitar-building, one of the signature electives at Sisters High School, is happening thanks to the efforts of instructor Tony Cosby, who is also teaching an introductory woods class and an engineering course. He said that Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes are allowed to include 10 students at one time, so he breaks his classes up into smaller groups and arranges times for students to come in to work. “Building an instrument in a small group works well because it is the best way for an instrument to be built,” he said. Under normal circumstances Cosby has a number of volunteers for his classes, but cannot access them for the time being, making the small numbers essential. “I think the kids are excited to be off of their computers and working with their hands,” he said. High school science teacher Rima Givot has been
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Art students are able to work in the classroom on a limited basis. able to offer outings to the Trout Creek Conservation Area to her biology students and has arranged in-person labs for her chemistry students. “In chemistry, the students come to school in person once a week to conduct a lab,” she said. “So over the term each student had the opportunity to learn in the lab five times.” Sisters High School Principal Joe Hosang is pleased with the work his staff is doing to engage students under LIPI guidelines in activities including Socratic seminars, art and music, support for struggling freshmen and tutoring in core subjects. “We are steady as we go,” he said. “Many on our staff are bringing in students one way or another.”
With Comprehensive Distance Learning likely to continue into 2021, the use of LIPI may be more crucial than ever.
There are very real risks and there never seems to be enough time, but the benefits can be quite high for students and families. — Mike Geisen “It’s complicated,” concluded Geisen. “There are very real risks and there never seems to be enough time, but the benefits can be quite high for students and families.”
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MOUNTAIN VIEWS! Mountain views from this 83-acre parcel. Tree groves or open skies…choose your estatecaliber homesite. US Forest Service public land borders one-half mile for added privacy. A water hook-up available if desired or drill your own. Horses, hermits or homebodies, a beautiful spot to create your custom dream. $980,000. MLS#220103712
16676 JORDAN ROAD Mountain views! Part of the original Lazy Z Ranch. Fenced on two sides with Kentucky black fencing. Power close by. Septic feasibility in place, may need new evaluation. Close to town, yet off the beaten path, overlooking a 167± acre site of the R&B Ranch, which currently is not buildable. Needs well. Owner will consider short terms. $407,500. MLS#201802331
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1087 E. CREEKSIDE COURT Premier building lot in one of Sisters' finest neighborhoods. 12,320 square feet of level land with city utilities available. Nicely treed with native pines. Whychus Creek access. A quiet corner of Sisters, yet easy access to town. $255,000. MLS#220102860
GOLF COURSE FRONTAGE A beautiful setting overlooking Aspen Lakes' 16th Fairway with tee-to-green fairway views. The vista includes fairway ponds and a forested ridge/open space as the backdrop. Ponderosa pines and open skies highlight this large homesite ideal for your custom-home dreams. Underground utilities and water available, septic approval and close to Aspen Lakes Recreational Center. $299,500. MLS#220106225
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A VERY SPECIAL SETTING! A paved lane winds up to an elevated ridge top where this exciting home sits with forested overviews & peek-a-boo views of Black Butte & Mt. Jefferson. Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths & 2,408 sq. ft. Great room, kitchen, living & breakfast nook plus formal dining room. Main-level master suite, jetted tub & walk-in shower. Two large bedrooms upstairs, spacious bathroom & loft overlooks great room with Mt. Jefferson view. Two double garages with lots of potential uses. The larger is attached to home by covered breezeway with finished upperlevel multi-purpose room, lots of windows, plus full bathroom. Extensive paved parking leads to covered porch entry, paver stone patio & enjoyable lawn. The forested setting provides privacy. $819,900. MLS#220106968
ON TOP OF MCKINNEY BUTTE Overlooking the Cascade mountains and Sisters, this property has a combination of special features not often found. Main house has a rustic yet modern interior with knotty pine & accented by juniper logs. Exciting 3-level floor plan, high vaulted ceilings & spaces filled with Cascade view windows providing natural light. The 9.9-acre rural lot features detached guest accommodations w/ garage & long-term cell site camouflaged into the charming architecture. End-of-the-road privacy – forested with ample sunlight – dramatic setting with Cascade views – private guest accommodations – income stream – what more could you want! $999,000. MLS#220110633
7773 NW 89TH COURT Views of the Cascades and Black Butte from 9.07 acres of gently sloping land. This property is located within the highly desirable Lower Bridge Estates just outside of Terrebonne. Your dream home project has been given a head start here as the improvements to date include a private well, septic system installed in 2003 and power available. These significant improvement expenses have already been invested on behalf of this property’s lucky new owners. Outdoor lovers will also appreciate the close proximity to public land access and the fishing opportunities to be realized on the scenic Deschutes River. $320,000. MLS#220108557
RIVER FRONT PROPERTY In the City of Sisters with water, power & sewer to the property, storage shed, & approval for 2,500 sq. ft. home. Distance of building setback from river is difficult to obtain, making this a rare property. Large ponderosa & cottonwood trees plus 200± ft. of river frontage, accessible at multiple points. Peterson Ridge Trail system less than a block away. Miles of walking, jogging & mountain bike trails through the USFS just down the road with additional access to river on public land. So private, yet walking distance to Sisters. $479,900. MLS #202002392
BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN VIEW Beautiful mountain view acreage located in the secluded Lower Bridge Basin near the Deschutes River. Views of all mountains from Mt. Jefferson to Broken Top. There is a very private elevated building site in the NE corner of the lot with huge mountain views and southern exposure. Lower Bridge Estates offers paved streets, electric power and phone. The lot is approved for a standard septic system. There is abundant BLM land in the area and the nearby Deschutes River corridor is great for hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing. $229,000. MLS#201702313
MOUNTAIN-VIEW ACREAGE! 11.5 acres slope gently to the northwest with great mountain views and high-desert beauty. Paved access, electricity and approval for a septic system, this acreage is ready for your Central Oregon dream home. The property offers views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, Black Butte, Mt. Washington, Black Crater and the Three Sisters, plus elevated views of the surrounding area. There are adjacent parcels for sale on either side that expand the possibilities. BLM lands are nearby and the fishing is great along this stretch of the Middle Deschutes. $239,500. MLS#201910345