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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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DJ creates ‘Live Jive’ in Sisters By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
Sisters School District officials say the need for space is immediate. Plans for next year at the elementary include the installation of two portable classrooms to accommodate the current
From a fully equipped studio off Indian Ford Road and transmitted over a tower atop Grizzly Butte in Madras, Jim Goodwin delights listeners with a bucket (as he calls it) of the music you probably know and love with no commercial interruptions. Goodwin is on the air with Live Jive on KJIV FM 96.5 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between 9 a.m. and noon. KJIV is one of nine stations under the ownership umbrella of Jive Radio that features a round-the-clock brand of music they call “Schizolectic Radio.” The Nugget was present last week when Goodwin did his 200th show. Jive Radio is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) based in Cedarville, California. Jeff Cotton, the visionary
See SCHOOL BOND on page 8
See GOODWIN on page 22
PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT
Last Saturday proved to be a good day on the river for fly fishers. But then, any day on the river is a good day...
Sisters School District to put up building bond levy By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
Sisters voters will be asked May 18 to pass a bond for the construction of a new elementary school to replace the current building that is undersized and in need of
major renovation. A 2001 bond that was used to build Sisters High School is “retiring,” which means that if the levy is passes the tax rate of 93 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value would simply continue, allowing the creation of a
Downtown Sisters fire determined to be arson A fire that damaged a structure in downtown Sisters earlier this month has been determined to be arson. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the City of Sisters were among those dispatched to a residential house fire at 152 N. Larch St. in Sisters on the night of Saturday, February 13. Personnel from the SistersCamp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District quickly extinguished the blaze, assisted by firefighters from Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District and the Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District. An investigator from the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Office and a Detective from the Oregon State Police Arson Unit responded to the
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scene and conducted an origin-and-cause investigation at the residence. The investigation has determined the origin of the fire was on the exterior of the residence and the cause was suspected to be arson. The damage to the residence is now estimated to be $75,000. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is working in coordination with the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Office and the Oregon State Police Arson Unit on an active investigation. Investigators are seeking assistance from the public with any information related to this fire. If the public has any information regarding this fire, they are encouraged to contact the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office at 541-693-6911.
$33.8 million fund for construction of the new school and renovations and upgrades on other district property. Population growth in Sisters has forced the issue for the district, according to school board chair Jay Wilkins.
Students earn Scholastic honors Young artists from Sisters won honors in the Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards program this month. The program celebrates budding artists at the middle-school and high-school levels. There was an exhibit opening and award ceremony at Central Oregon C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e ’s (COCC) Pence Hall and Pinckney Art Gallery on February 8. The works will be on display at the Pinckney Gallery through February 28. There are 26 potential categories in the show, including 2-D, 3-D, and contemporary forms. The Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards program, an affiliate of the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, started in 2008 when a group of regional teachers decided to promote the program for Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, and
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Katie Springer’s “Quilted Flower Jacket” earned a Gold Key. partnered with the COCC art department. “Gold Key” pieces go on to national judging; winners are invited to attend the national ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Bela Chladek, Katie Springer, and Chloe Brinegar
earned Gold Key status. Sisters High School had 10 artists receiving awards, and one student from Sisters Middle School (Brinegar). The Nugget is spotlighting the work of these student artists through the coming weeks; see page 16.
Letters/Weather ............... 2 Paw Prints ........................ 6 Events ............................. 11 Fun & Games ....................18 Classifieds................. 20-21 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............10 Stars over Sisters ............16 Crossword .......................19 Real Estate ................ 22-24
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Transportation improvement underway in Sisters Country By Emme Shoup & Janel Ruehl Guest Columnist
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Sisters Park & Recreation District is finding ways to keep young folks in Sisters active and happy.
Letters to the Editor… The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writerʼs name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is 10 a.m. Monday.
To the Editor: In response to the letter from Mr. Baldwin on February 10: Even though I support Biden and his policies, I agree the landslide of executive orders is disconcerting in view of his stated goals of promoting unity. However, Mr. Baldwin falls into a dangerous “fake news” format, which has fed the extreme conservative movement. Saying that Biden has a “long history of graft” is called libel unless you can produce facts that prove this statement. An extremely important improvement in the current divisiveness of our social fabric
will be to stick to the facts. Otherwise there can be no trust between different groups and followers will believe whatever they are told without thinking about it. Sharon Booth
To the Editor: A big thank you to AirLink and Life Flight, for getting the COVID-19 vaccines from Portland to Redmond. Heroes, all. Judy Bull See LETTERS on page 7
Sisters Weather Forecast
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The Sisters Country Vision is a communityled vision project, created with extensive community engagement in 2018. In the Vision, “Integrated Transportation Options” is prioritized as one of five strategies to create a more livable Sisters Country. In 2021, the Vision Implementation Team (VIT) — representing local government, agencies, nonprofits, and community members — is collaborating with several key players to address the evolving transportation needs of the community. Andrea Breault, the Transportation Director of Cascade East Transit (CET), is working in collaboration with Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), the City of Sisters, and AFSC (Age Friendly Sisters Country) to expand alternative transportation options for the residents of Sisters Country. “Alternative transportation options are any mode of transportation that is not single-occupancy vehicle use. This can be biking, walking, carpooling, or taking the bus,” Breault says. “CET is the buses part of that equation, and collaborates with other planning efforts on the city and county level to ensure they coincide. Working as a network, we can go above and beyond.” In Sisters Country, CET offers two fixed bus routes that connect Sisters to Redmond and Bend Monday through Friday: the Sisters Dial-a-Ride, which runs one day a week to the grocery store or the pharmacy (and offers free fare during COVID-19); and the Sisters Shopper Shuttle to Bend on Thursdays that takes Sisters residents to Walmart, Costco, and the Cascade Village Shopping Center in Bend — all funded by the State Transportation Improvement Fund (STIF) Tax. The Shopper Shuttle is brand new, having just launched on the first Thursday of January 2021. Through collaboration with AFSC, CET is focused on getting the word out to help this new service be successful. Breault emphasizes, “The more successful it is, the more programs like it can be expanded!” Looking ahead, CET aims to expand services to the weekends, increase the frequency of buses on the fixed-route schedule, grow services within the existing
boundaries of Sisters, and reach new tourist riders. To support these goals, VIT member and COIC Executive Director, Tammy Baney, is coordinating a CET optimization study on alternative options for ondemand transportation. This study serves as a snapshot of the CET agency, including its funding sources, how to use those funds most efficiently, and how to stay in alignment with the community’s needs. Other local agencies and organizations are working to improve transportation in Sisters Country. The City of Sisters is working to secure funding for the LocustHighway 20 Roundabout construction project. When complete, this project will serve to better manage traffic flow for not only vehicles, but also bicyclists and pedestrians. The City also is in the process of completing a new traffic-safety audit, which will be incorporated into the new Sisters Transportation System Plan. The City has some other exciting transportationimprovement projects in the works this upcoming fiscal year, including completing the design of the Adams Avenue streetscape improvement project, which will add bicycle and ADA-compliant routes through the Adams Avenue corridor. “We will also be designing and building the North Pine Street multi-use path in coordination with the new developers of the old Forest Service property, to provide a continuous bicycle and pedestrian path from Main Avenue to the northern city limits,” says Public Works Director Bertagna. A F S C ’s Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) ride-share program continues to serve the Sisters community in a variety of ways. They recently added a new service: meal delivery through the Meals on Wheels Program! STARS is available to transport people to their COVID19 vaccine appointments, and other important medical and dental appointments around town, in Bend, and Redmond — all at no cost! “STARS is really doing a lot for the residents of Sisters Country and we encourage others in the community to join us!” says Dixie Eckford, co-founder. If you are interested in getting involved as a volunteer, or would like to schedule a ride, visit www. starsride.com/home. Learn more about Sisters Country Vision projects at www.sistersvision.org.
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Roxana Gray and Orion Roper each won a mountain bike for their essays in remembrance of Deputy Dave Blann, who served Camp Sherman for 24 years before his death last year.
Camp Sherman students remember Deputy Dave Blann By Katy Yoder Correspondent
In January, when students at Black Butte School in Camp Sherman were invited to write a letter to Deputy Dave Blann, some of them remembered his laugh and playful nature. Others were too new to Camp Sherman and never got to meet him before he passed away last year. For 24 years, “Deputy Dave,” as he was widely known, lived in the Camp Sherman community and
was a friend and protector for his neighbors. By the time students finished their letters and illustrations, even those who never met him knew he was a very special person. For his wife, Bethanne Kronick Blann, awarding the students for their entries in the essay contest was the culmination of a memorial for Deputy Dave. The event took place just a few days after the second anniversary of his death. “It was a perfect day, and things went just as
I had hoped,” she said. “I know Dave smiled all day. This was such a huge honor for him, for the Black Butte School students, and the community of Camp Sherman. For me personally, my dream for the memorial was achieved: for Dave to be remembered and honored, and for the students to learn an appreciation for law enforcement in our society.” Some community members were disappointed there wasnʼt more of a presence See LETTERS on page 23
Sisters Folk Festival is seeking to support the artists that support its programs through cash awards. The My Own Two Hands “Holding Hope” art auction and fundraiser is scheduled for May 10-15. Sisters Folk Festival is seeking donations and welcomes artists to consider donating to this yearʼs auction, with an expanded reach in a virtual format. Final artwork submission deadline is Thursday, March 25. This year SFF is working to support those artists who have supported the organization by offering cash awards for the 2021 award winners. “The last 11 months have been challenging for so many, with the arts sector being one
of the most hard-hit groups,” Executive Director Crista Munro stated in a press release. “Recognizing this, the MOTH awards listed below will each come with a $500 cash prize this year.” • Theme Award: best exemplifies or interprets the yearly theme. • Awards of Merit (three total): recognized for excellence in craft, execution and/ or interpretation in their chosen medium. • Pamela Hulse Andrews Student Achievement Award: represents excellence and achievement of their work and contribution to their school and community. See MOTH AWARDS on page 8
Adding fish to the arts diet By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
The art scene in Sisters is a cathedral-size tapestry with increasing recognition, as well as a tourism draw. Visitors are treated to a galleria of wearable art, metal art, fabric art and, of course, paintings and sculpture. Much, if not most, of art in Sisters is inspired by the surroundings of nature from our iconic mountains to glazed meadows, towering trees to
rivers and streams. Wildlife imagery is rich in the Sisters art tradition. Enter John Morrison, a retired vice principal of Silverton High School. He and his wife, Barbara, settled recently in Sisters, partly to be closer to family and, in part, because of the vibrant and eclectic art community. See MORRISON on page 14
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 Al-Anon Mon., noon, by Zoom. / Thurs., Community Church. 541-480-1843. 10 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Church. 541-610-7383. Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Friends of the Sisters Library Board Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City 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. SPRD bldg. 800-272-3900. 541-388-9013. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 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., meeting by thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Zoom. 503-930-6158.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
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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Outlaws ready to hit the gridiron By Rongi Yost Correspondent
The Outlaws football squad is excited to be back on the field again. Coach Gary Thorson told The Nugget that the Outlaws should be improved up front on both sides of the ball. Although numbers are down, Thorson is excited about the new additions to the team and the season ahead. Hudson Jones (senior), Cameron Wessel (senior), and Henry Rard (sophomore) will be the core of the offensive line. Jones is expected to produce at the guard position. Rard has added size and strength since last year and will play on both sides of the ball at offensive guard and on the defensive line. Wessel is a two-way starter and will get the nod at center, where he was honorable mention last year. Cameron worked hard in the off-season in the weight room and will lead the offensive and defensive lines. Hunter Spor, Garrett Vo h s , H a y d e n S h a r p , Adam Rollins, and Austin Heuberger are all back for their final season. Spor is a big, physical player who will be a presence at running back and linebacker. He was a starter for the Outlaws last year and earned first-team, all-conference honors at running back and was a second-team selection at linebacker. Vohs started for the Outlaws last year at the strong safety position and earned honorable-mention recognition. Sharp is one of the Outlaws’ most explosive athletes. He is a two-way starter at his slot position on offense and at the rover position on defense. Last year he was a second-team, all-conference selection as a kicker, and also earned honorable mention at running back. Rollins is a hardworking senior who plays on the offensive and defensive line. Heuberger will play at wide receiver and at defensive back. Juniors James Schwartz, Riley Sellers, Wyatt Maffey, and Connor Bell also return to the Outlaws squad. Schwartz is a great athlete and is expected to start in the secondary and will see time on the offensive side of the ball as well. Sellers is expected to make an impact for the Outlaws on both sides of the ball, as well as on special teams. Pound for pound he is one of the toughest kids in the program. Maffey returns as an honorable-mention defensive back. He’s a versatile player and will be able to help out in a variety of positions. Bell will play at wide receiver and defensive back.
Sophomores Gabriel to the program this year: Bailey, Benjamin Cooper, Nathaniel (senior) and Sean Reece Larabee, Adam (junior) Alvarez, Will Grace Maddox-Castle, Easton (senior), Colin Fischer Moore, Jessey Murillo, and (senior), Griffin Gardner Mason Sellers will round out (junior), and Ryan Kissinger the varsity roster. (sophomore). Bailey is a transfer from The Alvarez brothers are Ridgeview and will play standout varsity soccer playwide receiver and defensive ers, and will contribute their back. Cooper is a tough, legs on special teams, which hard-nosed sophomore who should be a strength for the is expected to start at line- Outlaws this year. Grace and backer. He will also play at Kissinger will add depth to the running back position. the defensive secondary and Larabee will see time as an at wide receiver. Fischer has offensive tackle and also as a a natural feel for the game, linebacker. is a great athlete, and is Maddox-Castle is one of expected to be a big contributhe Outlaws’ best all-around tor as well. athletes. Adam will play at Gardner, who will play at free safety quarterback, and will also brings some add depth to outstandAs a team, we should ing tools and the runningback position. xperience be improved on both efrom Moore is a South hard-working sides of the ball, and we Salem, where athlete who he started l o v e s t h e are excited with what we last year as a game. Easton sophomore. will add have going offensively. Thorson told depth to the The Nugget — Coach Gary Thorson that Gardner quarterback position in has a great the Outlaws’ understandtriple-option offense. ing of the game, and is Murillo, who is very ath- an athlete who can hurt a letic and runs well, will see defense with both his feet time at both offensive tackle and arm. and defensive end. Sellers, Thorson said, “It has been like his brother, plays slot a bit of a zoo, and a rolleron offense and at the strong coaster start for us, but the safety on defense. See FOOTBALL on page 11 Several players are new
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Event organizers face challenging decisions By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
With caseloads from COVID-19 plummeting and vaccinations ramping up, the people who stage Sisters’ major events have reason for optimism about the summer. But the picture of what events might look like remains far from clear. Even though the events don’t happen until summertime, it takes considerable time to ramp them up, and commitments are made to performers and participants much earlier than the event dates. Sisters Rodeo (June 11-13), the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (July 10) and the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival (July 23-25) are all looking at decision points some time around April, when they have to start making commitments. The Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) has
moved its dates to October 1-3 and has a little longer to determine what the event might look like. The organization is hopeful that the permanent date change enacted this year will put SFF outside of the wildfire smoke season, and they are cautiously optimistic that having a festival will be possible this year, amid COVID-19 concerns. Event organizers are faced with making decisions about summertime events based on conditions as they stand in April. It is not clear what state mandates and restrictions will be in place and how the events might go forward, and what modifications might be required. Several organizations are meeting with the City of Sisters and the Deschutes County Public Health Department on March 5, and hope to have greater clarity regarding the path forward after that meeting.
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Could April bring a turning point in COVID-19 pandemic? By Dave Tremblay Columnist
This week marks the anniversary of what would be an ominous event: the first time the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) compiled COVID-19 data for seven consecutive days. In the week of February 23, 2020 (Sunday) through February 29, 2020 (Saturday), 26 cases throughout Oregon were recorded by the OHA. The first Oregon death resulted on March 14. Since then, OHA has compiled massive amounts of key data. Cases and deaths as of February 14, 2021:
Over the past five months, three articles discussing COVID-19 statistical analysis appeared in The Nugget, crunching numbers for Oregon as well as Deschutes County. The September 29 and October 20 articles numerically determined the COVID-19 “turning points” for Oregon at 439 and Deschutes County at 14. Those levels were established based on Governor Kate Brown’s Stay At Home COVID-19 Order, effective from roughly March 23 through early June 2020. These calculations used daily mean (average) as well as standard deviations (variation). Subsequently, COVID19 numbers skyrocketed — summer peaked and then declined. Autumn became even more perilous. Measures to restrict COVID19 spread were implemented in various ways, in various Oregon counties. Results in COVID-19 suppression
were variable — despite heroic, determined, and consistent efforts by millions of Oregonians and people throughout the world. In the fall, Oregon’s rates were easily in the thousands per week; with the highest during the week of November 29, at 10,564. (See table) Deschutes County cases rose sharply in lockstep — having its maximum of cases on the same week, 453.
As we know, in midDecember, Oregon started administering the PfizerBioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Although hampered in administrations, these breakthroughs have made a significant, statistical impact. Important reductions in the number of cases, hospitalizations, and resultant deaths have been witnessed. Widespread media has communicated these improvements. The logical question now becomes: “When do the numbers tell us life will be more normal again?”
In Chart A, we see the COVID-19 process behavior for the number of cases, going back to September 27, for both Oregon (green) and Deschutes County (purple). The plotted lines use the data in the table. Both Oregon and Deschutes County spike in the three weeks around Thanksgiving. In terms of the number of cases over time, the regression factor for Oregon is .9139. As explained in earlier articles as a “prediction” element, this factor/level is extremely reliable. As in earlier analysis, a more complicated polynomial regression was again used to understand COVID-19 behavior consistency. Also, Deschutes County’s regression factor is high (.8626). Each line is similar in general pattern — although after mid-December their patterns are more divergent. Importantly, the number of cases declined significantly starting in 2021. The effect of the vaccine, and potential better socialbehavior practices, can be presumed to be positive influencers. In Chart B, we take a simple, linear regression from when it appears to have the week-to-week decline in cases. Taking 11 consecutive weeks for both Oregon and Deschutes County going back to November 29, we statistically calculate the number of cases for the upcoming weeks. The lines’ slopes are extremely alike. With the previous, Stayat-Home “turning points
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numbers” with Oregon (439) and Deschutes County (14) calculated, it is statistically possible that both Oregon and Deschutes County will achieve these numbers on/ about April 4. This provides hope — numerically determined — that better days could be arriving at last. There is a lot of uncertainty in achieving these numbers, however. Vaccine distribution has been extremely erratic with the administration somewhat sporadic, especially with recent winter storms. If social preventative behavior — mask-wearing, social distancing, avoiding large gatherings — become lax
or noncompliant, then these actions could jeopardize real COVID-19 improvement. The significant reduction in cases, however, provides optimism that perhaps the upcoming year will bring some solutions. Send comments to DataDaveOR@gmail.com.
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Paw Prints Jodi Schneider Columnist
Help your dog adjust when returning to work If you worked at home during the pandemic, your dog may have gotten used to constant attention. Millions of dogs accepted the constant company of their human companions who were home all day — quite easily. Being alone when pet parents return to work after months at home will pose challenges for dogs. You can take steps to minimize the difficulties for them. If you have any extra time before returning to work away from home, make use of it to prepare your pooch. You can begin by leaving the house more frequently, increasing the duration each time. Do so even if you’re going places you would normally bring your dog — like to the park, to the home improvement store, to get coffee, or to eat out on a restaurant’s patio. This will help your pet get used to the idea of you being away, and that you always come back. Routine is comforting to most dogs, so put them on a consistent schedule that is as close as possible to the one they will soon be on. Getting dogs accustomed to the flow
of life after you return to work will lessen the shock and make it easier for them to adjust. Waking up and going to bed at the same time daily and consistently feeding them at the same time as you will on work days are easy steps to help your dog get used to the new routine. When you do return to work, make sure your dog gets plenty of physical exercise. Take your dog out for a walk or a run before you leave. Providing your dog an opportunity to exercise at the start of the day makes it easier for him to relax until you come home. Your dog has learned how to stay active indoors with the family being home over the past months; now he needs to learn how to stay active on his own. Mental exercise is important, and leaving your dog with interactive puzzle toys, or a new and exciting chew toy, can encourage independence while keeping them too busy to be bored. Be careful not to leave them with a chew toy that can break into small pieces and become a choking hazard, or digestive system obstruction. If leaving your pet out to freely roam the house isn’t working, consider confining them to a crate or play area that is gated. Leave a blanket you have used or a T-shirt you have worn so that the familiar smell of you can comfort them in your absence. Before you leave, and after you get home, you can also spend time playing with your furry friend; it’s the best way to spend quality time with him. It combines fun, exercise of both the mental and physical kind, and helps strengthen your relationship. You can also help your
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Ruby stays in a specific area when her pet parent leaves for work — a “playpen” area to keep her and the furniture safe. She is used to it and enjoys the nine-square-foot area full of safe toys and treat-filled Kongs. dog release some of the pent-up energy from the day by exploring new parks and streets in the community, and even help support local businesses by stopping by petfriendly ones. New sights, sounds, and smells will provide your dog with good mental stimulation. Another option, if you have a high-energy dog, is to hire a dog walker to give your furry friend some physical and mental exercise, as well as some social contact during the day. Whether you play hideand-seek, tug, fetch, or chase games, or just go for a walk, your dog will enjoy every minute of the time you spend together. If, despite your best efforts, your dog just isn’t
adjusting to being home alone again (or you may have a new rescue that isn’t handling it well), and you feel like you could benefit from behavioral assistance, dog training with a professional animal behaviorist may be a consideration. A trainer can help you work with your dog on counterconditioning their anxiety response to being left alone. Many people need to work and going to work allows you to buy food, treats, toys and veterinary care for your dog, so don’t feel guilty about it. What’s important is that your dog has a happy life. Think quality over quantity, and spend time doing activities that are fun and satisfying for you both.
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To the Editor: I loved the late Paul Harvey. He was candid, patriotic and extreme insightful. I especially enjoyed his historical recounts that were interrupted by his saying, “And now, the rest of the story.” The vitriol espoused by Ms. Keen in her letter to the editor (February 10) was directed at Cliff Bentz, where she called him a disgrace, alluded that he supported racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic lies. She further accused Mr. Bentz of supporting hatred, violence and the overthrow of our democracy. She also said that President Trump was intent on throwing out legitimate votes and that he appointed himself as a dictator. Now....the rest of the story: the meaning of the word dictator is akin to that of a fascist such as Hitler or Mussolini or the president of Venezuela. Our constitution was created to prevent a dictator from taking power. I guess I would ask to see evidence of our former president’s racism. Keep in mind he won numerous awards from the black community for his contributions and has gone out of his way to help that community in ways you will never see on the drive-by media. This includes helping Jennifer Hudson’s family when her relatives were murdered, his financial contributions, and much more. Not sure where the anti-Semitic lies come from, nor the meaning of the Big Lie, whatever that is. A lesson in civics and an understanding of our history will help in this discussion but the constant drone of name calling, without any factual basis is what we have come to expect from those who spew the vitriol and fail to support them with actual facts. That, my friends, is the rest of the story. Owen Herzberg
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residential and commercial properties are required to pay SDCs on new construction to cover the cost of new sewers, water, parks, and street improvements necessary as a result of growth.” My question is, with all the new homes being built by Hayden Homes in the City of Sisters, how much have they been required to pay directly for these items? Not the “sweetheart deals” they have been given by the City and for their donations. Hayden Homes was allowed not to pay fees that were required for each home constructed by them, agreeing to pay for a few “affordable homes” in the McKenzie Meadows development, which other developers would still have to pay. How much has Hayden Homes paid to the City for sewer upgrades or road improvements on McKinney Butte Road or Railway or any existing adjoining streets? How much have they paid into the SDC? Are these SDC fees equal to all developers and builders? Marvin Inman Editor’s note: The Nugget asked the City of Sisters to answer the questions Mr. Inman poses in his letter. A response from City Manager Cory Misley follows: The City of Sisters by statute requires all developers, including Hayden Homes, to pay System Development Charges (SDCs). SDCs are calculated through a methodology based on the respective system’s master and capital improvement plans, and, at their essence, require that growth pays for growth. As of writing this, Hayden Homes has paid SDCs on water, wastewater, transportation, and parks in McKenzie Meadow Village totaling $483,160 for 42 units since the beginning of 2020. Outside of SDCs, Hayden Homes and other developers must pay for numerous public improvements including water, wastewater, streets, and parks to serve their development as outlined in their land-use decisions and entitlements. Anyone that would like to learn more can contact the City and use our public records request process.
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To the Editor: Maret Pajutee’s article, “Whychus Creek still needs us” (The Nugget, February 17, pages 12-13), was a great display of what a wide variety of citizens can accomplish when they work together on a common interest. We live in a beautiful part of the country, and Whychus Creek is one of the places we can enjoy. It’s close to town and has a great trail that is accessible to people with a wide variety of abilities. As beautiful as it is at the multiple viewpoints along the trail, there is one issue that has popped up and continues to cause problems. The trail is a great place for exercise and many people have been using it as an exercise area for themselves and their dogs. While dogs are a welcome sight on the forest, issues come when their owners don’t pick up their waste and haul it home. Yes, haul it home. Picking it up and putting it in a bag are two steps in the three-step process it takes to be a responsible pet owner. Leaving the bag See LETTERS on page 19
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population, which has filled the elementary to the brim and beyond, according to Wilkins. The growth rate for the area is projected at 27 to 30 percent over the next decade. Wilkins said, “There is a two-year lead time on the construction, so starting now let’s catch up to the growth. Current interest rates are low and the retiring of old debt also makes acting now more attractive than waiting.” In the new configuration, fifth-graders, who are currently housed at the middle school, would be reabsorbed by the elementary school in a K-5 configuration. In addition to lacking space, the current elementary building is outdated in many ways, according to Principal Joan Warburg. The new site for the elementary is planned on property owned by the district near the middle and high schools, which will add a certain level of efficiency and consolidation for the district. For example, specialists that serve more than one age group would have closer proximity to students, mentorships would be more readily accommodated, and program collaboration would be more accessible. In addition, given that
Sisters Park & Recreation District is also on adjoining property, nearly all youthrelated activities will be on the same side of town. The future of the current Sisters Elementary School (SES) site is yet to be determined. Wilkins told The Nugget that, “the old SES building can be an extremely valuable asset for the Sisters Community. During the construction of the new building, the District and the bond oversight committee will host a series of community engagements with voters, the City of Sisters, and other key stakeholders to understand the greatest needs and best possible uses of the building. Only after this due diligence can the District implement the best plans for the old SES building.” Sisters resident Winter Lewis, who has helped spearhead previous political action committees (PAC) supportive of the local-option levies that provide additional local funding to schools in Oregon, has volunteered to lead the PAC for the May bond election, and expects to have a website set up by March 1 for those interested in helping to pass the bond. According to Wilkins, Lewis has already recruited a number of veteran PAC members as well as new volunteers. “As a district we feel this is the best plan to meet the needs of our students,” said superintendent Curt Scholl.
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• Design Award: selected to be used in MOTH marketing materials. • Americana Folk Award: tells a story of the rich and diverse culture of the United States of America — a culture that is rooted in a history of traditions handed down from indigenous and immigrant populations. • The Spirit of Giving Award recipient will be awarded to an artist, organization, or person that shares generosity of spirit with and engagement in the Sisters Folk Festival community, and
actively contributes in a positive, meaningful way. • The Ben Westlund Advocate of the Arts Award will also be granted to an artist, organization, or person who consistently supports, promotes, and perpetuates cultural expression and engagement; seeks to inspire artistic endeavors in others; and advocates for building on the arts economy and thriving arts scene in the region. Sisters Folk Festival is actively seeking community input for the Ben Westlund Advocate of the Arts Award. The nomination form can be found under the 2021 MOTH Awards section on SFF’s website at www.sistersfolk festival.org, along with more information about this year’s My Own Two Hands event.
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To say Ashlee Francis’ life has taken many turns is an understatement. The Olympic-qualified triathlete who graduated college with a degree in physical therapy, navigated a career around an everchanging landscape. An injury from a car collision shattered her Olympic debut and the birth of her now 3-year-old son forced priorities to shift. But for Ashlee the many diversions only strengthened her resolve. Now living back in Sisters and owner of the young, but booming workout gym, Sweat PNW, she’s found a passion for community and relationships through a little perspiration. “The people matter most to me, it’s always been about building a sense of community,” she said. During COVID-19 she again found ways to persevere through the unknowns — a familiar challenge. But recently lifted restrictions on gyms gave her a sigh of relief, allowing her to get back to what she loves with the people she’s most passionate about. THIS MONTH’S “PORTRAITS OF SISTERS” PRESENTED BY:
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Hospice House: An oasis of comfort and care By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Katie Williams of Sisters lost her husband, Jim, to cancer almost three years ago, March 10, 2018 — seven days before their 11th wedding anniversary. Katie’s story of her experience of spending Jim’s last eight days with him at Partners In Care Hospice House is one of gratitude for the comfort, support, and physical care provided to both Jim and Katie by the staff. “The way they cared for him was so gentle and sweet; talking to him, telling him what they were going to do before they did anything,” Katie said. Jim’s arrival at Hospice House occurred immediately following a medical appointment when the palliative care team at St. Charles Hospital assessed his condition. His cancer had spread, and he was in excruciating pain. The call went to Partners In Care, and Jim was transported directly from the hospital to Hospice House, where began his and Katie’s eight days of transition. Surrounded by all the comforts of home, including the companionship of their cockapoo, Odie, the Williams found themselves in an oasis of comfort and care, with round-the-clock pain management for Jim, support from the chaplain, social worker, and medical staff, and music provided by Partners In Care volunteers. Jim and Katie were fortunate there was a bed available immediately in the current six-bed Hospice House. During 2020, there was a 99 percent waiting list for respite care and 30 percent for general inpatient care like Jim’s. A planned new Hospice House will double the capacity to 12 private suites designed to provide homelike comfort with the addition of medical equipment, like supplemental oxygen, stored within the walls. Katie was able to stay at Jim’s side for the entire eight days, with a couch in Jim’s room that made into a bed. Jim was only fully conscious for the first two days, but Katie spent all their evenings together reading and talking to Jim. Two days prior to
dying, Jim regained enough consciousness to ask Katie if she was going to Starbucks, a long-standing tradition for them. Shocked by the question and Jim’s coherence, Katie drove down the street to Starbucks and brought back Jim’s favorite — an iced mocha and a muffin. By her return, he had slipped back into unconsciousness. In reflecting on the entire year of “brutal chemo and radiation treatment” that Jim endured, Katie is thankful for their frank conversations about Jim’s disease and life for Katie when he was gone. “At the celebration of life for Jim, I was able to tell people we had said everything there was to say to each other. We both made a concerted effort,” Katie explained. Because of their preparations, Katie didn’t feel the need to participate in the bereavement support offered free-of-charge at Partners In Care for patients’ family members. When Jim arrived at Hospice House, Katie experienced mixed feelings. “You may find that surprising, but dealing with Jim’s cancer kept me so focused. Caring for him had become my whole purpose in life,” Katie explained. “For two years that was my role. I was scared because this really was the end. I was relieved because I could sleep through the night, and yet, I was right there in case he woke up in the night.” Following two days of consciousness, the morphine was increased to manage the unbearable pain Jim was experiencing, and he became barely conscious. He couldn’t speak, but the nurses assured Katie he could hear her. Jim had been admitted on a Friday. By Sunday the staff told Katie he probably wouldn’t be going home because they were having to manipulate his medication so much to keep him comfortable. “Knowing he wouldn’t be coming home was the first step in accepting the end is coming. We could prepare ourselves,” said Katie. Katie was thankful for not having to be alone at home with Jim and worrying about him dying if she administered
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Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701, indicating the donation is part of the Sisters Challenge. Donations may also be made online at www.partnersbend. org/campaign indicating the Sisters Challenge. The CARES Act and SECURE Act offer incentives for charitable giving. For more information, contact Marlene Carlson at 541-382-5882.
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Diana Harris (center) with her children and grandchild. • Diana Michelle Harris wrote: New Year’s 2020 I was full of anticipation that a new decade was emerging. The past decade was the hardest I have experienced. Thankfully, I was able to achieve a major milestone in my life. One year ago, February 2020, I was able to completely pay off my Habitat mortgage. The original plan was that there would be a community gathering celebrating this momentous occasion through a deed burning ceremony last August: a special moment I was excited to share with Habitat, friends, and family. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, it was canceled. I want to take the time to say how much I appreciated working with the Habitat organization and staff, Sharlene, Marie, Sharon, and my Habitat partner, Eloise Davis. I had seasonal work. After a couple of seasons my six-month unemployment coverage was a little over $500 a month. Thankfully, Habitat had suggested that I apply through the Oregon Housing Institution which covered my mortgage for a year. This was the only way I was able to not lose my home. Just before the year coverage was up, I started working four part-time jobs. I received a full-time position and will celebrate working for six years this coming June. The community of Sisters is loving and supportive, and I would like to thank all the organizations that have helped support
my family during a difficult season: FAN; SPRD; Sisters Christian Academy; Sisters Community Church; Vast Church; Sisters Westside — now Wellhouse Church; Episcopal Church; High Lakes Health Care; and Green Ridge Physical Therapy. A special thanks to Peter Storton; Nicole Montalvo; Hans Friedle; Erin Walker; Terry Kotal; Reverend Ted and Gayle Rodrigues; and my family. My heart goes out to those who have suffered difficult times during this pandemic. This too shall pass. • The Willamette Valley — especially Clackamas County, was hit hard by the last ice storm. The Charbonneau subdivision in Wilsonville was hit especially hard, and anybody with a chain saw was trying to help other neighbors clear trees off cars, driveways, etc. While a neighbor was walking the small subdivision of Louvonne in Charbonneau with his chainsaw, a “pig farmer from Sisters” joined him with a chainsaw as he was visiting in Charbonneau, and helped clear several trees/branches out of the blocked streets and driveways. He even was injured with his chainsaw, but brushed it off and continued to help. So, we’d love to give a shout-out to that compassionate man from Sisters who saw a huge need, had the right equipment, and helped so many residents have access to their driveways and streets. Thank you, kind sir — you are appreciated!
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Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) is offering free COVID-vaccine rides 7 days a week for those who need help getting to a scheduled vaccine appointment. To request a ride, call STARS dispatch at 541-9045545 Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. At least 24 hours advance notice is needed. If no answer, please leave a message. Rides are based on volunteer-driver availability, but special efforts are being made to accommodate people needing rides to vaccination sites. More info at www.starsride.com/covidvaccine-rides. Free nonemergency medical rides not related to COVID vaccines may be booked Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with rides available Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. At least 48 hours advance notice is needed.
Sisters Library Children’s Activities
Deschutes Public Library is offering virtual events and takehome activities for children. On Tuesdays at 10 a.m. join community librarians and other preschoolers for songs, rhymes, stories and fun. Online story time is live at 10 a.m. on Thursdays and at 10:30 a.m. children ages 3 to 5 can join in music and movement to develop literacy skills. Parents, don’t miss the opportunity to pick up a story time activity kit for your preschooler at Sisters Library on Thursdays starting at noon. Available while supplies last. Go to www.deschuteslibrary. org/kids/programs or call 541-312-1032 for more info.
COFRW Luncheon
The Central Oregon Federated Republican Women will hold a luncheon in Sisters on Thursday, March 4 from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The cost will be $18 per person, payable with cash or check, or $19 if paying with a credit card. The bar will be open for purchase of wine, soda or mixed drink. Due to COVID restrictions, seating will be limited. Meeting will start promptly at 11 a.m. with our guest speaker, Don Anderson, a former contract negotiator for the US Air Force and sales manager with several pharmaceutical companies. He authored a series of articles entitled “The Dad Rants,” which communicates to children about the importance of knowing not what to think, but how to think. Please email for reservations to jamanna@jamanna.com or call 541-705-1623. If you need to cancel, please do so by March 1.
Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors
The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis drive-through style from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at 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. Info: 541-678-5483.
Weekly Food Pantry
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. For more information, call 541-549-4184.
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Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to hopeafricakids. org or call Katie at 541-719-8727.
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Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furry Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4023 to schedule your pickup. We have all sorts of pet supplies too. Pickups available Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Located at 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind The Nugget office.
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers, after a long delay due to COVID, have decided to resume weekly lunch meetings at Takodas. Meetings will resume on Wednesday, March 3 in the regular room (which should hold 20 people). The doors open at 11 a.m. and the meeting will start at 11:30. You have to wear a mask if you’re moving about the building but can remove it if you’re seated. All veterans of any service are invited to attend! Call 541-549-6469 for more info.
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SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass • 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org 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
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 www.sistersnaz.org • info@sistersnaz.org 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (Indoor & Outdoor Venues) Vast Church (Nondenominational) 541-719-0587 • 5 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Worship at 442 Trinity Way (Wellhouse building). See www.vastchurch.com for details. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare)
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players have handled it well. We got some great things done in the fall on both sides of the ball, and some good skill work with our special teams during the times we were allowed to practice. As a team, we should be improved on both sides of the ball, and we are excited with what we have going offensively.” Thorson noted that, “Gardner is definitely a dualthreat quarterback, and we have some very good skill kids to get the ball, so that should make us very potent on offense.” The Outlaws’ defense should have good speed on the field, which will allow them to bring pressure fairly consistently due to the speed and athleticism they have in the secondary. Depth has been a bit of a concern due to the low number of players, so the goal is to stay healthy in order to be successful in the win-loss column. Thorson said, “We believe our kids are playing one of the best sports available from a team and character-building standpoint, and I’m excited about the teamwork and unselfishness they’ve shown so far. They are a low-ego and hardworking group of players who seem committed to the season and I think that is a good recipe for success.” The Outlaws open the season on Friday, March 5, at home against Pleasant Hill. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
We believe our kids are playing one of the best sports available from a team and characterbuilding standpoint, and I’m excited about the teamwork and unselfishness they’ve shown so far. — Coach Gary Thorson
Fire damages garage in Camp Sherman Firefighters knocked down a blaze in a detached garage in Camp Sherman on Saturday afternoon, February 20. Firefighters with the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded to a 4:24 p.m. report of a structure fire at 26445 Pine Lodge Rd. The home is owned by Matt and Sharon Wilson of Camp Sherman. The two-car garage also included overhead storage, and an office area in the rear of the building. First-arriving firefighters found fire and smoke in the downstairs garage, and fire was spreading to the second-story storage area. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire in the garage and they also worked to limit fire spread to the storage area. Two vehicles were in the garage at the time of the fire, and were damaged by the fire or smoke. Twenty-seven firefighters, five fire engines, and four water tenders responded, including firefighters from
Cloverdale and Black Butte Ranch fire districts. A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy was working in Camp Sherman when the fire was reported and also responded to help. The deputy used a garden hose to spray water on the fire, limiting fire growth prior to arrival of firefighters. Firefighters remained on the scene for two hours. The cause of the fire is believed to be discarded fireplace ashes placed in the bed of a pickup with other combustibles. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District cautions residents to be extremely careful with discarded fireplace ashes. Fire Chief Roger Johnson said, “This is the second structure fire that the District has responded to this winter from discarded fireplace ashes. Fireplace ashes can retain heat for several days, and should be soaked in water prior to disposing.” There were no injuries reported. The garage suffered moderate fire and smoke damage. No damage estimate is available at this time.
Quick action from a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy and local firefighters quelled a blaze in a detached garage in Camp Sherman over the weekend. PHOTO PROVIDED
This is the second structure fire that the District has responded to this winter from discarded fireplace ashes. Fireplace ashes can retain heat for several days, and should be soaked in water prior to disposing. — Fire Chief Roger Johnson
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Local has seen Sisters By Katy Yoder | Correspondent
Doug Williams has a perspective on Sisters only long-time locals know. He’s lived in town since 1963 and has watched it survive, grow, and change — from a mill town to the modern mix it is today. and pond, which is where Metabolic Maintenance is now. He had a log truck with a self-loader. He was an independent contractor. They were called gyppo loggers back in the day,” said Williams. When the last sawmill closed down in 1965, Williams remembers the town getting eerily quiet. “The town really dried up, almost like a ghost town and then they jumped on tourism, and look at it now,” he said with a laugh. The Williams family came to Oregon from their ranch in Nevada.
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Doug Williams (standing with guitar over his shoulder) with his high school band, Big Willie & the Wildmen.
GROW AND CHANGE
He moved with his family from Bend and started his freshman year in high school with about 150 students — with only 15 in his freshman class. For Williams, going to high school in Sisters was like being in the Old West. “Some kids were riding their horses to school and football games. They just tied them up. It didn’t happen a lot but it did happen,” he said. When Williams’ family moved to Sisters, the Lundgren sawmill was the economic center of the community. “My dad hauled logs to the old mill
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Doug Williams enjoys his vintage 1974 Gran Torino. It brings back memories of hot-rodding on Three Creek Road. A talented musician, Williams’ love of music began with his dad playing banjo and mandolin with neighbors. Williams didn’t learn to play until he started high school. “A friend of mine sold me a Stella guitar for $20. Dad showed me how to tune it and a couple of chords and I took it from there,” he recalled. Starting high school, Williams got a group going called Big Willie and the Wildmen. “We played at the dances after football and basketball games. My brother played drums and Randy Winkle was on bass and then another little guy named Scrooge Miller played guitar,” Williams said. “Floyd Leithauser was
Doug Williams (sitting on the tank with no helmet) at Fort Riley Kansas in 1969.
in the group too; he was a great saxophone player. We played rock and roll with songs like “Louie Louie,” “Twist and Shout,” and some of our own stuff. I’ll admit we weren’t very good, but everybody was dancing so we figured if they’re dancing we must be good enough. We were just thrashing away. Music has been a part of my life every day ever since.” Williams’ old family home next to Eurosports is still there. He helped build a garage for his Dad’s logging truck. “I was in charge of pouring the floor with cement that I mixed in a wheelbarrow. It took weeks! Dad paid $6,000 for the property and house in 1963. He almost couldn’t get the money together but we pulled it off. Before moving to Sisters we lived in La Pine in 1957, then moved to Bend. Dad didn’t like it in Bend, and he thought his kids would much rather go
For more than 40 years,
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TELLING THE STORIES OF THE SISTERS COMMUNITY. Through boom and bust, good times and hard times.
to school in Sisters. At that time, there was no pavement in Sisters, except for Highway 20 through town. Dad was right. We kids just loved Sisters.” Williams and his friends had fun. Whether they were riding their horses in the forests or swamp land around Black Butte Ranch, or driving their cars. “We all had hot rods,” he said. “We’d go up Three Creeks Road and mark off a quarter-mile with spray paint and race. There was only one policeman in town, named Fred Painter. He didn’t care. He’d just say you boys be careful. My first car was a 1954 Buick Century that I bought from a friend for $110. It was a two-door hardtop. I sure wish I had that now. I still like cars. Last year, I saw an ad in The Nugget for a 1974 Gran Torino Sport all rebuilt for $1,500. The next day I called the guy and went out and looked at it and went ‘Wow!’ I paid him $1,500 right there. It was
his Dad’s car, bought right off the lot in Bend. He took good care of it. So, I’m just living my high school days a little bit.” High school was full of adventures, high school dances, and a few brawls. Williams remembers some wild boys from Prineville who crashed a Sisters dance at the movie house. One of the Prineville toughs, as Williams called them, targeted a football player’s brother who had an arm in a cast after a car accident. That didn’t go over very well. “Wrong!” said Williams. “One of the star Sisters football players hit that guy so fast and so hard, he hit the Coke machine and the floor and his eyes were up in his head. He had a cut across his face where he hit him. Then the football player took the guy by the hair and drug him outside in the rain into the gutter. The toughs just looked around, put the guy in the car and drove off. Nobody messed with us again.” Right before he graduated, Williams had to sign up for the draft. In the Army, after training in Washington and Kentucky, he was assigned to armor. He was lucky enough to serve in Germany instead of Vietnam. Williams drove tanks, and was an ammunition loader which was loud, dirty work. “The whole front of the tank would lift up off the ground. The concussion was so loud inside the tank it almost knocked us out,” he said. “Then we’d open it up and that hot shell fell on the floor and we’d use asbestos gloves to throw it up through the hole and then load another one. We used old car bodies to shoot at. “The tank was an M-60, just like the one outside the National Guard building in Redmond,” said Williams.
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After two years in the Army, Williams returned to Sisters with no idea what to do next. He had all kinds of jobs pumping gas, bucking hay, and eventually working for the Sisters maintenance department. Curious about riding freight trains, Williams explored the Pacific Northwest in boxcars and flatcars. During his adventures, he met helpful people who were riding the rails for all kinds of reasons. One man carried everything he owned in two fivegallon buckets. Then there was the time he rode in a boxcar destined for the wrecking yard. Its flattened, wornout wheels punished them for miles until the train stopped and they could escape. On another ride, the train went right through a fire roaring along the tracks. (Sparks from the wheels often caused fires). Once they got stuck on a trestle and had to walk across a big long bridge with the Columbia River far below. His friend, Carl Leonhardy, jumped onto the trestle and his book by Woody Guthrie called “Seeds of Man” flew out of his pack and fluttered hundreds of feet to the water. “Carl said that was the perfect place for that book. Walking across that trestle was spooky. There was no place to walk except on those
ties that went right along the track.” These days Williams lives wherever he wants. Sometimes he spends time in the woods with homeless people. “I try to help out the homeless folks in town. They help me out too. They are good people… most of them are just like everybody else,” he said. “A lot of people don’t understand about the homeless. I live with them in the summer. “I don’t like to hear anybody talk down on them,” said Williams. “I’m not homeless myself, I’m living this way because it’s the way I want to live. It’s my thing. A lot of the homeless are working; parents who can’t afford rent. They’re doing the best they can. Some of them don’t need anything and others need everything. There’s people living out there right now in tents in this kind of weather. So we just try to take care of each other. They’re a part of the community just as much as anybody else.” Williams is a man living life just the way he likes it. He plays music every day. He drives a car he loves and spends time with people he admires and respects. Recounting his experiences was just the tip of a vast array of stories he’s happy to share in his music — or if you’re lucky enough to sit down and have a chat.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Local has seen Sisters By Katy Yoder | Correspondent
Doug Williams has a perspective on Sisters only long-time locals know. He’s lived in town since 1963 and has watched it survive, grow, and change — from a mill town to the modern mix it is today. and pond, which is where Metabolic Maintenance is now. He had a log truck with a self-loader. He was an independent contractor. They were called gyppo loggers back in the day,” said Williams. When the last sawmill closed down in 1965, Williams remembers the town getting eerily quiet. “The town really dried up, almost like a ghost town and then they jumped on tourism, and look at it now,” he said with a laugh. The Williams family came to Oregon from their ranch in Nevada.
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Doug Williams (standing with guitar over his shoulder) with his high school band, Big Willie & the Wildmen.
GROW AND CHANGE
He moved with his family from Bend and started his freshman year in high school with about 150 students — with only 15 in his freshman class. For Williams, going to high school in Sisters was like being in the Old West. “Some kids were riding their horses to school and football games. They just tied them up. It didn’t happen a lot but it did happen,” he said. When Williams’ family moved to Sisters, the Lundgren sawmill was the economic center of the community. “My dad hauled logs to the old mill
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Doug Williams enjoys his vintage 1974 Gran Torino. It brings back memories of hot-rodding on Three Creek Road. A talented musician, Williams’ love of music began with his dad playing banjo and mandolin with neighbors. Williams didn’t learn to play until he started high school. “A friend of mine sold me a Stella guitar for $20. Dad showed me how to tune it and a couple of chords and I took it from there,” he recalled. Starting high school, Williams got a group going called Big Willie and the Wildmen. “We played at the dances after football and basketball games. My brother played drums and Randy Winkle was on bass and then another little guy named Scrooge Miller played guitar,” Williams said. “Floyd Leithauser was
Doug Williams (sitting on the tank with no helmet) at Fort Riley Kansas in 1969.
in the group too; he was a great saxophone player. We played rock and roll with songs like “Louie Louie,” “Twist and Shout,” and some of our own stuff. I’ll admit we weren’t very good, but everybody was dancing so we figured if they’re dancing we must be good enough. We were just thrashing away. Music has been a part of my life every day ever since.” Williams’ old family home next to Eurosports is still there. He helped build a garage for his Dad’s logging truck. “I was in charge of pouring the floor with cement that I mixed in a wheelbarrow. It took weeks! Dad paid $6,000 for the property and house in 1963. He almost couldn’t get the money together but we pulled it off. Before moving to Sisters we lived in La Pine in 1957, then moved to Bend. Dad didn’t like it in Bend, and he thought his kids would much rather go
For more than 40 years,
The Nugget Newspaper has been
TELLING THE STORIES OF THE SISTERS COMMUNITY. Through boom and bust, good times and hard times.
to school in Sisters. At that time, there was no pavement in Sisters, except for Highway 20 through town. Dad was right. We kids just loved Sisters.” Williams and his friends had fun. Whether they were riding their horses in the forests or swamp land around Black Butte Ranch, or driving their cars. “We all had hot rods,” he said. “We’d go up Three Creeks Road and mark off a quarter-mile with spray paint and race. There was only one policeman in town, named Fred Painter. He didn’t care. He’d just say you boys be careful. My first car was a 1954 Buick Century that I bought from a friend for $110. It was a two-door hardtop. I sure wish I had that now. I still like cars. Last year, I saw an ad in The Nugget for a 1974 Gran Torino Sport all rebuilt for $1,500. The next day I called the guy and went out and looked at it and went ‘Wow!’ I paid him $1,500 right there. It was
his Dad’s car, bought right off the lot in Bend. He took good care of it. So, I’m just living my high school days a little bit.” High school was full of adventures, high school dances, and a few brawls. Williams remembers some wild boys from Prineville who crashed a Sisters dance at the movie house. One of the Prineville toughs, as Williams called them, targeted a football player’s brother who had an arm in a cast after a car accident. That didn’t go over very well. “Wrong!” said Williams. “One of the star Sisters football players hit that guy so fast and so hard, he hit the Coke machine and the floor and his eyes were up in his head. He had a cut across his face where he hit him. Then the football player took the guy by the hair and drug him outside in the rain into the gutter. The toughs just looked around, put the guy in the car and drove off. Nobody messed with us again.” Right before he graduated, Williams had to sign up for the draft. In the Army, after training in Washington and Kentucky, he was assigned to armor. He was lucky enough to serve in Germany instead of Vietnam. Williams drove tanks, and was an ammunition loader which was loud, dirty work. “The whole front of the tank would lift up off the ground. The concussion was so loud inside the tank it almost knocked us out,” he said. “Then we’d open it up and that hot shell fell on the floor and we’d use asbestos gloves to throw it up through the hole and then load another one. We used old car bodies to shoot at. “The tank was an M-60, just like the one outside the National Guard building in Redmond,” said Williams.
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After two years in the Army, Williams returned to Sisters with no idea what to do next. He had all kinds of jobs pumping gas, bucking hay, and eventually working for the Sisters maintenance department. Curious about riding freight trains, Williams explored the Pacific Northwest in boxcars and flatcars. During his adventures, he met helpful people who were riding the rails for all kinds of reasons. One man carried everything he owned in two fivegallon buckets. Then there was the time he rode in a boxcar destined for the wrecking yard. Its flattened, wornout wheels punished them for miles until the train stopped and they could escape. On another ride, the train went right through a fire roaring along the tracks. (Sparks from the wheels often caused fires). Once they got stuck on a trestle and had to walk across a big long bridge with the Columbia River far below. His friend, Carl Leonhardy, jumped onto the trestle and his book by Woody Guthrie called “Seeds of Man” flew out of his pack and fluttered hundreds of feet to the water. “Carl said that was the perfect place for that book. Walking across that trestle was spooky. There was no place to walk except on those
ties that went right along the track.” These days Williams lives wherever he wants. Sometimes he spends time in the woods with homeless people. “I try to help out the homeless folks in town. They help me out too. They are good people… most of them are just like everybody else,” he said. “A lot of people don’t understand about the homeless. I live with them in the summer. “I don’t like to hear anybody talk down on them,” said Williams. “I’m not homeless myself, I’m living this way because it’s the way I want to live. It’s my thing. A lot of the homeless are working; parents who can’t afford rent. They’re doing the best they can. Some of them don’t need anything and others need everything. There’s people living out there right now in tents in this kind of weather. So we just try to take care of each other. They’re a part of the community just as much as anybody else.” Williams is a man living life just the way he likes it. He plays music every day. He drives a car he loves and spends time with people he admires and respects. Recounting his experiences was just the tip of a vast array of stories he’s happy to share in his music — or if you’re lucky enough to sit down and have a chat.
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BOOKS: Reading recommendations for long winter evenings
MORRISON: Retired educator creates lifelike fish carvings
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Agatha Christie goes missing near a gloomy lake. While investigators discover her empty car with tire tracks nearby and a fur coat, her husband and daughter have no idea where she is. But the clues begin to point to her husband. Will Archie be able to handle the speculations and accusations surrounding him? Did he really have something to do with her mysterious disappearance or did she vanish on her own? Told in alternating chapters, from the time she goes missing to 1912 when Christie and her husband first meet, Benedict shares happy moments from their first dance, garden walks, and getting married, along with their tensions and many arguments. Do you have a favorite Agatha Christie novel? Some fans might remember Christie’s disappearance a bit differently. Overall, readers will enjoy the interactions with her family, and learning more about her early writing career, especially the many puzzles, interesting characters and what inspired the different settings in her novels. (Available on Hoopla. Also, available on Hoopla — a wonderful selection of Agatha Christie books and her autobiography.) Join The Library Book Club and Deschutes Public Library Book Club Central each month online via Zoom. For new 2021 book recommendations, email paigeb@ deschuteslibrary.org.
Morrison, 74, started wood carving about 30 years ago but it is only in the last eight that his work turned more serious. His creations include ducks, but it is fish that are his passion. He has created some fivedozen lifelike, full-scale fish in varying sizes up to a threefoot Chinook. More commonly his works are trout, which are more colorful and intricate. He starts with blocks of basswood from Wisconsin. Growth rings tend to be subtle, and color is mostly uniform throughout the face grain of the wood. Knots and other defects are uncommon. The grain is straight with a fine, even texture and moderate natural luster, giving Morrison the perfect “canvas” for his creations. Using his own patterns, he begins the time-consuming art of shaping and sculpting the wood, even the delicate
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John Morrison, a former educator, makes intricate wood carvings of fish. fins, followed by air brushing. All the spots are handpainted. His steady hand and keen eye apply the paint spray in delicate layers rhythmically blending the colors, resulting in a vivid finish that a passerby might think was a live specimen fresh from the Metolius.
From his workshop, he makes teeth for each fish, a tedious task that enhances the lifelike look of the finished piece. The realistic glass eyes are from a taxidermist in Lebanon, Oregon. Scaled species like salmon are especially daunting with each scale painstakingly etched. Morrison was persuaded
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Sisters Country birds
Six sides to every story By Katy Yoder Correspondent
I’m opening drawers in the room where I let the words flow. They’ve been closed for so long. As papers came into the light, memories from a decade, sometimes more, began to speak — raining down images of sickness, old friends lost, families growing, and plans never honored. When I’m waiting for my computer to wake up or the laundry to dry, I take more out and divide what I find into recycling, garbage, those worth keeping, and what no one else should see. It was left there when I was too lazy, overwhelmed, or sick to put it where it belonged. Actions that needed to be taken, weren’t. In time, I forgot they were there. As the drawers empty, I’m lightened. As the piles grow, I’m empowered. It isn’t too late. This is a time better suited to addressing what happened years ago. The sting, the stress, the pain has gone — somehow evaporated, released, and no longer important or vital. Shoving emotions, memories, and responsibilities into a dark place, out of sight and ignored, doesn’t solve the problems … but sometimes it softens them. So it’s OK. Or maybe I’m learning how to forgive myself and others. I found a song I wrote about a broken friendship. At first, I didn’t remember who it was about. I thought it was recounting a first love
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with lasting sorrow. Ah, yes, I remember feeling lost and confused and hopeless. But as I continued to read, it became clear this wasn’t about a love lost between a man and a woman. It was about a decades-long friendship that crashed in flames, leaving both our families scarred and unsure how to go forward without each other. We were shredded. The facts were jumbled by hurt feelings, betrayal, and pride. Trying to reassemble the strips of words spoken and make sense of it all is too difficult to achieve. The song’s chorus, repeated in bold letters, tried to explain the ongoing mystery. “There’s six sides to every story/Walls, ceiling, and a floor/Your eyes see a truth/I don’t know anymore.” The idea for six sides to a story fell into my mind like a snowflake. Often, that’s how my ideas arrive. The concept was unique. Something I’d never heard before. It helped explain how two people can have completely different versions of a shared experience. It’s not just her account and mine. It’s every person involved, and often with time, our versions change too. How I remember our disintegration falls through filters created by circumstances like health, both mental and physical, other opinions and actions, and how mended my heart has become. The scar tissue from our ending left an
unfamiliar surface. In some ways, it’s stronger than the original flesh, in other ways it remains tender when touched. That lasting legacy of pain and toughness, combined with a building up of the scarring, alters my story once again. We were friends. Now we’re not. Our daughters were friends. Now they’re not. Our connection was severed; now it is finding new pathways. Maybe not all the stories have been told yet? Time’s teaching has allowed me to know, healing happens on a schedule I can’t control. And yet, as I continue to look at the past and discard what’s no longer necessary and retain what’s still valuable, there’s a sense of hope and deepened resiliency. There’s still more to be sifted through and sorted before memories take their last journey. The layers of words and images no longer repel, but welcome me in to remember time’s past and the stories held there. When the drawers are empty, I’ll fill them with memories, ideas not yet ready for birth, and yes, probably a few things I’m unable to face just now. That’s OK. The song is now filed away in a place I can visit. I won’t forget our time together. I can cherish the wondrous times we spent raising our daughters and sharing adventures. There were good times and blessings to be appreciated; even with the hurt and harshness of a friendship lost.
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In early spring the symphonious melodies of the male American robin [Turdus Migratorius] are heard over the entire U.S. They begin mating in April and can produce up to three broods by the end of July. The female builds the cup-shaped nest with grass, twigs, and feathers and a coating of mud for stability. Occasionally the male will assist in the gathering of materials. The nest is built in many places including drainpipes, in wreaths on doors, window ledges, and, of course, trees. The female incubates two to five light blue eggs for two weeks, and the chicks are fed by the male and female for two weeks before they leave the nest. Worms, grubs, berries, and caterpillars are the mainstays of their diet. As fall begins, the robins gather in large flocks to feast on many varieties of fruit. Juniper berries are a favorite food in the Northwest with
elderberries, hawthorn, honeysuckle, and dogwood berries stripped from the trees. The robins can become inebriated from the fermentation of older fruit. The American robin is a member of the thrush family, which includes bluebirds. It was named after the European robin, which has a similar reddish breast, however they are not related. A group of robins is called a “round,” a “worm,” or a “flock.” For more American robin photos visit http://abird singsbecauseithasasong. com/recent-journeys.
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The American robin with a berry.
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Stars over Sisters By Paola Mendoza Columnist
As the weather begins to warm, with spring just around the corner, March contains an abundance of astronomical offerings. Some of these include the zodiacal light, a four-bodied conjunction, and optimal views of the full supermoon — or is it? But up first is a profile of the early spring constellation of Hydra. Hydra, the Water Serpent, is the largest, occupying an area of 1,303 square degrees, and longest of the 88 modern constellations. Except for its head, this grouping of stars lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. In fact, from our latitude most of the serpent’s stars lie about 15 to 20 degrees above the southern horizon. Although the constellation is quite large, its constituent stars are not very bright. Alphard is the brightest luminary shining at a magnitude of 2.0. It’s classified as an orange giant believed to be only 420 million years old, with three times the mass of the sun, lying approximately 177 light-years from Earth. The northern-most portion of Hydra (its head) is easy to spot. Look for it well up in the southeastern sky at about 8 p.m. early in March. Like most other constellations, Hydra is home to several deep sky objects, three of which hold Messier designations. The most impressive of these bodies is unquestionably the magnificent galaxy M83. Dubbed the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy because of its distinctive spiral shape, this bright object is about 55,000 light-years in diameter and lies some 15 million light-years from Earth. Under ideally dark skies, this galaxy can be seen using binoculars. In Greek mythology Hydra is known as Lernaean Hydra, the nine-headed water serpent that Hercules was sent to kill as one of his twelve tasks given to him
by Hera, wife of Zeus. But since just one of the serpent’s heads was said to be immortal, the constellation is depicted with a single head. Spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday March 20, at 2:37 a.m. PDT. At that time, the sun will cross the celestial equator and enter the northern celestial hemisphere from the south. When this happens, the duration of both night and day will be nearly the same. When dusk has faded from the western horizon this time of year, look for a faint pyramid-shaped glow extending from the horizon into the sky. Called the Zodiac Light, it’s caused by debris left over from inner planetary formation scattering sunlight. The spectacle is best seen in the spring, because the ecliptic makes a steep angle with the western horizon. Most of the planetary action in March takes place in the morning sky. Early in the month Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn begin to congregate in the southeast about 30 minutes before sunrise. Then, on March 10, a slender 26-day-old crescent moon joins the trio, making for a most picturesque four-bodied conjunction! Mars remains the brightest planetary sentinel in the evening sky, as it treks eastward through Taurus. Uranus is nearby too and can be seen in Aries just below the bright star Hamal by using binoculars. Venus is lost in the sun’s glare all month. On March 28, the Full Worm Moon arrives on the scene. That much is certain. But will it be a full supermoon? Because the term “supermoon” lacks a precise definition, it may depend on who you ask. Sky and Telescope magazine seems to back a simple, straightforward meaning: Any full moon that comes within 223,000 miles of Earth is a supermoon. Another version requires the moon to be
within 90 percent of its closest approach to Earth (perigee) in a lunar cycle. A third approach does something similar but uses the closest perigee within a particular calendar year. Applying these methods to this month’s full moon, only one of them declares it a supermoon.
PHOTO COURTESY NASA
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is a bright galaxy that lies at a distance of 15,000 million light-years in the constellation of Hydra.
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Bringing out the artistic side...
Chloe Brinegar “Hi my name is Chloe Brinegar. I am an eighth-grade student at Sisters Middle School. I’m an artist who loves to do acrylic paintings. What inspires me is all of the beauty in the world that comes in very small details that not very many people pay attention to nor appreciate. Uniqueness and individuality is everywhere in this world and I try to include it in my artwork, because I simply love it. I couldn’t be any happier to be blessed with winning this competition.”
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Activities at Sisters Park & Recreation District include arts-andcrafts time for preschoolers.
Youth artist spotlight courtesy of The Nugget Newspaper. Read your Nugget weekly for more student highlights.
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along the trail, at the trailhead, or hanging it on a tree is not the last step in the process. Taking it home is step number three. The question now becomes, how do we, as citizens who love this area, help dog owners become the responsible owner that keeps the forest beautiful and clean for everyone? Let’s put our heads together and find a solution to this problem so we can keep Whychus Creek an area we all treasure. Kristie Miller
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To the Editor: I read John Baldwin’s February 10 letter discussing the 40 executive orders signed by Biden and Paula Surmann’s February 17 response stating only 29 executive orders have been signed. I’m hoping to clarify the discrepancy here. As of February 11 (22 days in office), Biden has signed 48 executive actions per the Federal Register. This included 30 executive orders, eight proclamations and 10 memoranda/ other documents. I believe Baldwin’s letter was referring to all actions signed by Biden, not just executive orders. This is made evident by Baldwin’s reference to the shutting down of the border wall construction, which was actually a proclamation signed by Biden, not an executive order. Also, Surmann wrote that Baldwin “failed to mention that Trump issued 220 executive orders.” Her number is correct; however that is the total number signed during his four years in office. An accurate comparison to Biden would be the number of orders signed by Trump during his first 22 days in office. That number is 12. But really, should the number of executive octions be the focus here or should it be the impact any one action will have on our great nation? Cheryl Pellerin
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To the Editor: This May, the residents of the Cloverdale Fire District (CFD) will have the opportunity to approve a five-year operating levy at the rate of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed value. I plan to support this levy for numerous reasons. Currently, the CFD rate is $1.09 per $1000. This is the lowest rate in all of Central Oregon, and is the same as it was when the district formed in 1963. Cloverdale has done quite a bit of growing since then and has recently seen call numbers increase by 27 percent in the span of five years. They currently have two paid staff (neither of which are paramedics) working weekdays Monday-Friday, and volunteers supplementing weekends and evenings. There are students who live at the south station (where around 70 percent of the calls occur), but right about the time you get students trained up to operate effectively, they tend to move on to a job somewhere else. Students also need supervision, which they don’t have when the staff isn’t there. Cloverdale Fire District doesn’t have an ambulance. When you need an ambulance, it typically comes from Sisters, but Sisters often has multiple calls which reduce their ability to staff ambulances, so you might get one from Black Butte Ranch or maybe even Bend or Redmond. There have been several incidents where response times were well more than 10 (and even 20) minutes for a Cloverdale engine to respond to a fire. That would have been devastating with the Rabbitbrush fire. The volunteers come from home to respond. It has worked well for a while, but the time has come to help them help us. This levy will provide 24-hour staffing, seven days a week, with an officer and a firefighter/paramedic at the south station off Highway 20. This will also add a medic unit in Cloverdale, provided and maintained by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District (SCSFD). Those in the fire service have learned working together is far more cost-effective than being an island unto yourself. This levy will improve response times and staffing for both fire and emergency medical calls in Cloverdale. I expect you would like to know what this will cost you. It’s easy to figure out. Pull out your tax statement and look for the line which says, “Cloverdale Fire District.” Multiply the indicated amount by 1.24 (that’s how much more $1.35 is than $1.09) and you’ll know how much your increase would be. An average home with an assessed value (NOT real market value) of $200,000 is currently paying $218/year and the increase would be about $270/year for a total of $488/year, an increase of about $22.50/month. None of your other taxes are affected by this, and the current Cloverdale bond stays the same as well. If you have any questions or concerns, give Chief Olsen a call at 541-389-2345. Full disclosure: I am a volunteer lieutenant for Cloverdale Fire District. Damon Frutos
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ALL advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. CLASSIFIED RATES COST: $2 per line for first insertion, $1.50 per line for each additional insertion to 9th week, $1 per line 10th week and beyond (identical ad/consecutive weeks). Also included in The Nugget online classifieds at no additional charge. There is a minimum $5 charge for any classified. First line = approx. 20-25 characters, each additional line = approx. 25-30 characters. Letters, spaces, numbers and punctuation = 1 character. Any ad copy changes will be charged at the first-time insertion rate of $2 per line. Standard abbreviations allowed with the approval of The Nugget classified department. NOTE: Legal notices placed in the Public Notice section are charged at the display advertising rate. DEADLINE: MONDAY, noon preceding WED. publication. PLACEMENT & PAYMENT: Office, 442 E. Main Ave. Phone, 541-549-9941 or place online at NuggetNews.com. Payment is due upon placement. VISA & MasterCard accepted. Billing available for continuously run classified ads, after prepayment of first four (4) weeks and upon approval of account application. CATEGORIES: 101 Real Estate 102 Commercial Rentals 103 Residential Rentals 104 Vacation Rentals 106 Real Estate Wanted 107 Rentals Wanted 200 Business Opportunities 201 For Sale 202 Firewood 203 Recreation Equipment 204 Arts & Antiques 205 Garage & Estate Sales 206 Lost & Found 207 The Holidays 301 Vehicles 302 Recreational Vehicles 401 Horses 402 Livestock 403 Pets 500 Services 501 Computer Services 502 Carpet Upholstery Cleaning 503 Appliance Repair & Refinish 504 Handyman 505 Auto Repair 600 Tree Service & Forestry 601 Construction 602 Plumbing & Electric 603 Excavations & Trucking 604 Heating & Cooling 605 Painting 606 Landscaping & Yard Maint. 701 Domestic Services 702 Sewing 703 Child Care 704 Events & Event Services 801 Classes & Training 802 Help Wanted 803 Work Wanted 901 Wanted 902 Personals 999 Public Notice
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founder, said, “With rare exceptions, and for myriad reasons, mostly monetary, Jive Radio has never really had a regular real-time-live DJ until Jim Goodwin came along. “We had immediate simpatico and Jim has carved out his Monday/Wednesday/ Friday mornings for almost two years, helping us make greater radio and bringing some good loco into local, like no other station in the area. Jim is our critical connection to the local and regional musicians and helps us expose them to the world. Well over 600 hours of his volunteer time help make your Schizolectic Radio adventures just a little more human.” Goodwin is well-known in the Sisters music world. He is a musician and member of the seven-piece Dry Canyon Stampede, a popular Country-Western dance band. He is known
nationally as the creator of Eggchair Music, a business born in Hollywood and now camped in Sisters. Eggchair serves clients who need custom musical compositions that cannot be fulfilled by a music library, or music of a higher quality than libraries offer. Goodwin’s Eggchair has produced hundreds of jingles, custom parody lyrics, scores to movies, brand mnemonics, and brand themes. Eggchair’s notoriety is in the realm of music for film trailers with productions like “Dodge Ball,” “Final Destination,” and “ G r o u n d h o g D a y. ” O f course, just about everybody has heard his four-note mnemonic for ABC TV. He left the LA fast-lane scene a few years back to live a lesshassled life here in Sisters, being closer to family. His father, Ted — age 98 — is a legendary state and federal judge. Jim, in “reinventing” himself, is a licensed real estate broker with Reed Bros. Coldwell Banker in addition to his varied music interests. Sitting in on Goodwin’s 200th broadcast, The Nugget
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Jim Goodwin is on the air from his studio in Sisters on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon. He recently aired his 200th show on KJIV FM 96.5. asked what is at the heart of his gig with Live Jive. “After all those years of producing music and playing music, I never really had time to listen to music like I did when I was 17 and playing records,” he said. “Live Jive allows me to just breathe in hundreds of songs and bands.”
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and show of support by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), Deputy Dave’s employer for 24 years. Bethanne was appreciative to be joined by two deputies, Deputy Ron Larson of Columbia County Sheriff’s Office who previously worked with Dave at the JCSO, and Reserve Deputy Mike Lepin from the JCSO. Deputy Lepin spoke to the students about his childhood impression of what being a sheriff was all about. On television he saw guys on horses with big hats or lots of car chases and wrecks. He wanted to be a police officer and when he finally was one, he got to meet officers like Deputy Dave. “Dave reminded me of that old Western deputy sheriff, who rode around on a horse saving everybody,” he said. “I saw in Dave that guy who goes off by himself and saves the world. Always with a big cheesy grin and a big mustache. “Dave was always doing stuff that made the community better, whether he was doing police work, search and rescue, or picking on us guys who hadn’t been there as long as him. I never walked away from him without a smile on
my face. I learned a lot from him. I’m trying to put what he taught me into how I work with people. Hopefully, I can make them smile too.” Lepin ended his talk by thanking the students for honoring his friend and coworker. Deputy Larson spoke to the students as well. He told them he knows it’s important for law enforcement to listen to what kids have to say. He appreciated the letters they wrote. “Understanding what the next generation is going through is important so law enforcement knows where they’re coming from,” Larson said. “Dave would sit down with me and talk to me and listen to what I had to say. For him to live and work in the Camp Sherman community for 24 years, and to have a positive relationship with almost everybody in the neighborhood was impressive. It was hard not to cry reading some of the letters.” There were three judges who read all the entries: Corporal Jason Pollock, who attended the January event; Camp Sherman resident and artist Glenn Corbett; and Bethanne. They sat together going over the wonderfully written and illustrated letters to Deputy Dave. Corbett said it was hard to judge with so many great entries. Judges looked at creativity, content and effort, based on students’ age. In the end, they decided to do four
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon prizes with two runnersup and two grand prizes. The two grand-prize winners, who were both 9 years old, each received a mountain bike. Roxanna Gray wrote a letter recounting a time she met Deputy Dave.: “I remember when I first saw you. Me and my sisters were riding our bikes in Camp Sherman. You were driving your police car and stopped. I felt nervous inside because I thought we were in trouble. But instead you said, ‘Thanks for wearing your helmet kids.’ Then I felt happy inside and proud. I miss seeing you… and I still always wear my helmet. Love, Roxanna Gray.” The other grand-prize winner was 9-year-old Orion Roper, who did an acrostic poem about what law enforcement officers should be. The poem used Deputy Dave to describe the answer. Words like protecting, understanding, trustworthy, enthusiastic, and vigilant were in the poem. The runners-up were Saul Roper, first grade, and Amaya Contreras, seventh
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Sheriff’s deputies Ron Larson and Mike Lepin joined Bethanne Kronick Blann in celebrating the legacy of her late husband. grade. Their letters to Deputy Dave touched the hearts of the judges and won them a hydration backpack to use when they ride bikes, which was one of Deputy Dave’s favorite activities. In addition, all the entrants received a Deputy Dave memorial water bottle imprinted with his three rules to live by: “First, have fun. Second, make someone smile, and; third, see rule number one.” Bethanne was touched by every letter to her late
husband. The students’ ideas, images, and words reflected their appreciation for Deputy Dave and their understanding that law-enforcement personnel are an important and necessary part of community life. Blann’s value was increased even beyond his duty and dedication to Camp Sherman residents. He also brought love, a sense of humor, and a heart big enough to embrace the entire community. The Black Butte School students returned the favor.
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