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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Sisters home destroyed by fire Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District was dispatched to a structure fire at 11:11 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates northwest of Sisters. Firstarriving units found a twostory log home on Mountain View Road, owned by Mike and Maureen Bidasolo, fully involved in fire.

Maureen Bidasolo was home at the time of the fire, heard a strange noise, realized the house was on fire, and called 911. There were no injuries.

Firefighters on scene were challenged by extreme heat, venting propane tanks, and exploding ammunition. Embers from the fire started two small brush fires in Whychus Creek Canyon.

Oregon Department of Forestry personnel responded to the scene and extinguished the brush fires. Damage to the home and attached garage are estimated at $700,000; a detached shop was unaffected.

Fire crews performed a defensive fire attack due to the progression of the fire on arrival. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Oregon Office of State Fire

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Sisters likely to move back to ‘Extreme Risk’

PHOTO COURTESY SISTERS-CAMP SHERMAN FIRE DISTRICT

Firefighters battled a destructive blaze in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates on Thursday night, April 22.

Marshal and Oregon State Police.

Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded with 11 emergency vehicles, five additional units from Cloverdale Fire District,

and one unit from Black Butte Ranch Fire District with a total of 30 personnel.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies also responded to the scene.

Fire Chief Roger Johnson

said, “The efforts that Black Butte, Cloverdale, and SistersCamp Sherman fire districts have made to enhance interagency coordination between the agencies was essential to a safe outcome on this fire.”

Deschutes County is likely to return at the end of this week to the “Extreme Risk” category for COVID19, based on statewide metrics and surging cases and hospitalizations.

“What is really, really clear is that our fourth surge is here, and our doctors and nurses are overwhelmed, and we’re nearing hospital bed capacity, which is a criteria for moving into extreme risk.” Brown said in a Friday press conference. “I know this is really, really hard.”

Brown pledged additional resources to provide relief for businesses disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

Deschutes County reported 391 cases Sunday-Friday last week. On Monday, April 26, St. Charles Health System reported 30 hospitalizations See COVID-19 on page 20

Man arrested after SWAT response

Sisters actor accorded rare honor

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was deployed to an incident on a property between Sisters and Bend on Wednesday. A 49-year-old man was taken into custody on assault, menacing, and weapons charges.

The sheriff ’s office reports that deputies were dispatched at approximately 1:21 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21, to a report of an assault at a residence in the 67000 block of Harrington Loop Road. Responding deputies learned Thomas Lingo had assaulted another person at the residence. It was reported that Lingo had pointed a firearm at the adult male victim. Lingo and the victim live on the same property, but not in the same residence.

DCSO deputies, along

Nathan Woodworth has received a unique opportunity in his acting career.

He has been granted a Fulbright John Wood Scholarship that will allow him to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA).

LAMDA has a one-percent acceptance rate — and a huge success rate for the actors who come out of the school.

LAMDA alumni have won five Oscars, 12 Tonys, 15 Emmys, 19 Golden Globes, 22 BAFTAs, and 37 Olivier Awards. Fulbright recipients have won 60 Nobel Prizes, 88 Pulitzer Prizes, and 75 MacArthur Fellowships.

The award pays full tuition and a living stipend to cover the one-year classical-acting master’s degree offered by the institution.

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with City of Bend Police officers and an Oregon State Police trooper attempted to contact Lingo and were unsuccessful. DCSO SWAT Team members were called out to the location. The DCSO SWAT Team was able to assist the victim and other family members with safely leaving the property.

They were then able to take Lingo into custody and recover the firearm he possessed during the assault.

Lingo was transported to the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office Adult Jail where he was booked on charges of Assault 4, Menacing, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

The City of Bend Police Department supported the operation with a drone and armored vehicle.

By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

PHOTO BY ASHLEY RANDALL

Nathan Woodworth won the sole American slot in a London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts master’s degree program through the Fulbright John Wood scholarship. Photo is from The Actors’ Gang production of “Johnny Got His Gun,” directed by Tim Robbins (LA Times Critic’s Choice).

Only one such scholarship is awarded in the U.S. each year and Woodworth is the sole American recipient.

Woodworth attended

Sisters High School for band and drama classes, and graduated from the See WOODWORTH on page 30

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Obituaries ........................ 6 Entertainment .................13 Fun & Games ................... 24 Classifieds................. 26-28 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............12 Sisters Country Birds .......14 Crossword ...................... 25 Real Estate ................ 29-32

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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.

Response to Craig Wessel To the Editor: The April 21 Nugget carried a guest column

by Craig Wessel. He references the problems facing many Central Oregonians in finding affordable housing as well as employment paying family-level wages. These problems are especially pressing for todayʼs younger people; every generation has had its own set of difficult circumstances with which to deal.

Craig states that people his age are getting the “short end of the stick,” and just want “a share of the pie their parents and grandparents got.” I think if he were to talk to many of these

parents and grandparents, he would find that the pie was not served to them on a silver platter. There was hard work, sacrifice, and many lean years before enjoying that pie.

Craig states that something needs to be done but he is unsure what that something is. Actually, I believe he identified a possible option in his second paragraph. While it may not be the most attractive solution, not all problems have easy or attractive answers.

He points out that metropolitan areas like Portland, Salem, and Eugene, have more plentiful housing and higher-paying employment See LETTERS on page 14

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‘Yes’ on Cloverdale fire levy

By Steven Lord Guest Columnist

Cloverdale Fire Volunteer Iʼm encouraging the citizens of Cloverdale to vote yes on levy 9-142 to support the Cloverdale Fire District and their boardʼs unanimous decision on preparing our district to better serve the community.

Typically, our emergency responders have an 8- to 12-minute delay in response to the station. At that point, we have a standard operating guideline of at least 2-3 qualified staff, depending on the apparatus being dispatched. A large house fire a half-mile from station 602 on Thanksgiving 2019 took us 18 minutes to respond to. I recently responded to a traffic accident (bystanders performing CPR) on Highway 20/Fryrear that took us 16 minutes for BLScertified personnel to arrive and 24 minutes for paramedics to arrive.

A few years ago, our board of directors recognized response times were a problem and started working on ideas to improve them.

This levy plays a crucial part in providing the best service moving forward, while keeping in mind Cloverdaleʼs continuing need for volunteers. Due to lack of support and comments made by three of our volunteers (two of whom do not have any medical or interior firefighting certifications), I emailed our association with my concerns. I feel that our community needs to hear a couple excerpts of that email to see where our hearts lie.

Like many of you, my time is valuable. My family has made sacrifices to allow me to serve the community in which I reside. I didnʼt come to the conclusion that whatever minute I had left in the day would be best spent being a part of a volunteer fire department that didnʼt want the best service for our community. We put sweat equity in our training, we put our lives on the line every time we choose to answer the call. Most evenings, I wonʼt have an adult beverage with dinner to avoid the guilt I have when I canʼt respond. In short, we are giving our best effort to make a difference in the service we provide for the citizens of Cloverdale and the communities that we give mutual aid to.

Guess what members.... that isnʼt enough. We need 24-hour staff for response, plain and simple. We canʼt

get there fast enough.

Without the students, Iʼd guess our average volunteer age is 50+. We donʼt have new blood. We donʼt have qualified volunteers to take over AIC or duty officer shifts. Looking ahead, weʼve got some problems.

My opinion as a resident is that our tax rate is one of the lowest in the state....and we get what we pay for. Iʼm fortunate enough to get a first-hand look how my tax dollars are working for me.

I bet if we took a poll, most of our community doesnʼt understand that we donʼt provide 24-hour immediate response. This is the time when our volunteers go to bat for our department and our community, not selfishly derail a levy for service that raises our standard of care.

Now, letʼs dive into our age and what we can accomplish for our community and in the not-so-distant future, our own medical-care needs.

When I hang up my boots, I want the police and fire departments to be well funded so I can receive the highest-quality, best-trained and experienced personnel helping me or my family should I need them. This is where we should not be skimping out.

As volunteers, we should have our hearts in the right place, knowing we are doing whatever is within our power to make our community safer. We shouldnʼt be threatened of losing a spot on an apparatus to a betterqualified paid professional… we shouldnʼt put our pride before our patients, and as residents we should pay our taxes and expect exceptional response and service.

There are many untruths spread within our community (some of which made it in the Voterʼs Pamphlet) and flat-out lies meant to derail the levy. Other opposition letters say itʼs a scare tactic and that our response times wouldnʼt improve: false; money grab — false.

In my example of the traffic accident, the young patient did not live. That patient may or may not have lived if a medic unit responded from our station, but in the six minutes it took me to drive to the station, the medic would have already arrived on scene. Every minute counts, whether it is your medical emergency or fire engulfing your home.

I encourage our community to investigate the facts: response times; advanced life support services; 24-hour immediate response.

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

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By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

HOPE

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

Terry Buchholz has contributed an art piece to the annual Sisters Folk Festival art auction fundraiser.

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The theme of the upcoming My Own Two Hands community arts fundraiser to benefit Sisters Folk Festival is “Holding Hope.” Some 100 original art pieces will be sold in both a silent and live auction held online from May 10-15. Bidders will have an opportunity to view the works to be offered in advance at times to be announced.

Pieces to be included will represent a broad spectrum of art including ceramics, sculpture, carvings, paintings, lithographs, furniture and fabric art. SFF Board Chair Terry Buchholz, describing herself as a hesitant public artist, having only once before shown any of her quilted art publicly, will enter a work.

She is in awe of the many fine artists whose creations

will be on exhibit. Like other reluctant artists, she had to be coaxed into submitting an entry for the juried event.

In keeping with the “Hope” theme, Buchholz has designed a 7-by-7-inch framed quilt with three images — rainbow, sun and dancing children. The rainbow portion itself consists of 500-plus hand-dyed fabric pieces. Intricate would be an understatement. Detail and intricacy, however, match her background as a water resource engineer.

Terry has been quilting for about 15 years, starting primarily with landscapes and growing into more abstract designs in the last ten years.

She has made quilts as small as five inches square to 100by-100 inches. She began her quilting journey with her best friend, Kristin Sacks, both brand new to the world of fabric art.

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Buchholz, like she does with all of her many community and professional endeavors, absorbed all she could on the subject or task before her. She took classes, studied the masters and innovators and experimented unabashedly. She credits her growth to Jean Wells, founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and owner of Stitchin’ Post.

“Jean was always so positive and reinforcing,” Buchholz says, adding that “Wells saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself.”

Terry works in a small home studio where she has a stash of every imaginable fabric, part of the joy she finds in quilting. She usually starts with a paper sketch, moving to free form cutting and then fusing. Most of her topstitching is by hand with some machine work, See ART AUCTION on page 30

If Sisters-area voters approve Measure 9-141 on the May 18 ballot, there will be a new Sisters Elementary School in a new location in 2023.

A 2001 bond that was used to build Sisters High School is “retiring,” which means that if the levy is passed the tax rate of 93 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value would simply continue, allowing the creation of a $33.8-million fund for construction of the new school. Construction of the school is the primary focus of the endeavor, but any funds left over could be allocated to renovations and

upgrades on other district property.

Several elements have made the bond levy a priority now: The “sunset” of the high school bond allows the district to seek the funding without a felt increase in taxes; interest rates remain at historic lows — but most of all there is a pressing need, according to district officials.

“I think the biggest driving factor of ‘now’ is the current and projected elementary school enrollment … and the timeline,” said school board chair Jay Wilkins.

The earliest a new school could be build is in two years See SCHOOL BOND on page 20

Voters to decide on fire district bond

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Voters in the Cloverdale Fire District will decide in the May 18 election whether to approve a five-year local option levy to fund enhanced emergency medical and fire response. The Cloverdale District lies in the rural lands east of Sisters.

The Cloverdale Fire District voted unanimously in February to place the levy (Measure 9-142) on the

ballot. The levy carries a tax rate of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed property value (not market value) for a period of five years. For every $100,000 of assessed property value, the cost would be $135.

According to the District, funds from the levy would be used to ensure two paid firefighter-medics to staff the main station 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

See FIRE LEVY on page 31

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, noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755.

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 Monday. Call Suzi for location and time: 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., 5:30 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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Sisters firefighters honored Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District recognized outstanding personnel in their annual awards ceremony last week. Again this year, the event was conducted virtually due to pandemic restrictions.

Length of Service Awards Five Years: Damon Frutos, Beverly Halcon, Ernie Halcon, Tim Craig, David Ward, Ken Ammann, Travis Bootes, Angel CisnerosThorsvold, Tom Haynes, Kay Johnson, Heather Miller Ten Years: Stephen Huffman, Marsha Marr 15 Years: Bill Hayes 25 Years: Scott Michalek, Dave Parman 30 Years: Thornton Brown, Rita Hodge 45 Years: Tom Haynes Fire Corps Volunteer of the Year 2019 Phil Drew, 2020 Chris Carr Career Firefighter of the Year 2019 Cody Meredith, 2020 Matt Millar Outstanding Fire Fitness 2019 Avery Deutz, 2020 Rachel Ulm Rookie of the Year 2019 Ben Duda, 2020 Rachel Ulm Resident Volunteer of the Year 2019 Rachelle Beiler, 2020 Emily Spognardi Firefighter of the Year 2019 Travis Bootes, 2020 Ben Duda Volunteer of the Year 2019 Ben Duda, 2020 Travis Bootes EMT of the Year 2019 Cait Lucia, 2020 Rita Hodge Lifesaving Awards Av e r y D e u t z , C o d y Meredith, Pat Burke, Christi Davis, Matt Millar, Tyler Smith, Rob Harrison, Israel Pintor C h i e f ’s Aw a r d f o r Excellence 2019 Julie Spor

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Thorsett running unopposed for school board

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

David Thorsett is running unopposed for Position No. 2 on the Sisters School board.

He has held the seat since being appointed to the board in 2019.

The Nugget profiled candidates for the other two open positions in previous weeks.

Ron Cooper is running against Jenica Cogdill for Position No. 1 and Kevin Eckert is challenging incumbent Edie Jones for Position No. 5. All three positions up for vote are for four-year terms.

Thorsett, an orthopedic surgeon, his wife Sarah, and their four children, moved to Sisters in 2011 from the Willamette Valley — very intentionally.

“Our primary motivation for the move was the search for a community and school district that we felt had the potential to provide the best environment for raising a family,” said Thorsett. “Sisters had all that including a small population with diverse backgrounds, schools which traditionally have enjoyed widespread community support, experiential educational approaches including ECOS and IEE, and an outdoor-oriented environment.”

Thorsett’s professional career has been entirely in the Willamette Valley. He started in a group private practice in Salem after his residency in Madison, Wisconsin, finished in 1996. In 2007, he moved his practice to Silverton and then last year, to Santiam Hospital in Stayton to help set up a total-joint-replacement

program for them.

While the school board position is his first publicly held office, Thorsett has served at the hospital level professionally as medical director of orthopedics as well as orthopedic department chairman on several occasions for terms ranging from one to four years.

Regarding his motivation to serve on the school board, Thorsett said, “I ran for the Sisters School Board initially in an effort to ‘give back’ to the community that has been so vital to my children’s lives over the past 11 years. I saw it as an opportunity to be a part of the group helping to guide the district through current and future challenges.

This has been rewarding on many levels and has proven to be more challenging than I expected. Becoming familiar with district policies, state mandates, and budget limitations is an eye-opening process. This has given me an awareness of how special our situation is here in Sisters. I find myself surrounded by individuals with a passion for our students and am repeatedly amazed by the expansive vision of our administrators, many of the teachers, support staff, and parents. It has been an honor to be a small part of this process.”

During his time on the board, Thorsett has been part of a focus of a relatively new initiative in Oregon public education called the Student Success Act. He said, “As a board we have been spending a significant amount of time and energy at the board level

helping to craft and support the roll out of the Student Success Act and particularly the Student Investment Account by working to improve student’s social and emotional support, reducing and maintaining small class size, and improving equity across all demographics, particularly the historically underserved population. I am excited to continue these efforts in earnest as we navigate the challenges brought over these past 16 months by COVID-19.”

Regarding the upcoming May 18 vote on the local school bond that will fund a new elementary school to replace the current facility, Thorsett said, “We have been fortunate to have a supportive local community. I believe that with continued open communication presenting the proposed plan to people with an open, honest approach will prove successful. Like many, I am excited to see the vision unfolding for a common campus encompassing all three schools to improve flexibility and opportunities for all grades. In addition, I believe moving forward with this is

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essential as our community growth continues in order to serve all students as well as possible.”

When asked what else he would like the voter to know and understand about him, Thorsett offered, “I have been and will continue to be open and honest about my thoughts and opinions related to the challenges that we face. I will continue to be as transparent as possible and will continue to work hard to provide an environment that is collaborative and nonjudgmental, both in public and executive forums.”

Ballots are expected to be mailed to registered voters on April 28.

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Cultivating community partnerships After joining the Seed to Table team in January, Hannah Joseph is building bridges in Sisters Country. Her role includes coordinating and teaching food education classes at Sisters Elementary School and Sisters Middle School.

“Food education is a great way to get kids excited about learning by engaging them in hands-on lessons and getting our hands in the soil,” said Joseph.

As a Seed to Table program coordinator, Joseph sees food at the intersection of many social justice issues and hopes to contribute to a more just food system in Central Oregon. She was excited to join Seed to Table and further their mission to increase access to local and organic produce.

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Hannah Joseph is leading food education efforts through Seed to Table. strong, passionate team. She believes food educators have the opportunity to highlight community knowledge.

“I love getting people young and old excited about cooking food that tastes good, and is culturally significant to them, or is something new and exciting,” she said.

Joseph wants to hear from people via email: education @seedtotablesisters.org.

“I’m eager to learn what you’re eager to learn. My main focus right now is working on building relationships and getting to know the landscape of food access and education here in Central Oregon,” said Joseph.

Organizers cancel music festival Joe and Jen Rambo announced this week that the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival cannot go forward this summer.

“With the successful rollout of the vaccine, the promise of warm spring weather, and the fact that Oregon has had one of the lowest per-capita COVID-19 case loads in the country, we had become increasingly more confident that this summer would see a return of live music to Central Oregon,” they explained in a statement to The Nugget.

“That being said, if we have learned anything over the last year, it would be to temper our optimism, as time and time again the light at the end of tunnel turns out to be just a little farther then we had hoped!

“With the rapidly increasing caseloads and Deschutes Country returning to the high-risk level April 9, we were forced to put our optimism on pause. Our original cutoff date for determining the viability of this year’s

As much as we want to, we cannot in good conscience bring 65 musicians plus 2,000 festival-goers into town...

— Joe & Jen Rambo festival was April 15, which came and went as we decided to hold on one more week for perhaps a glimmer of hope this thing would turn around.

Once again are hopes were dashed, as last Thursday and Friday Oregon reported over 1,000 new cases a day and we learned of the imminent return of Deschutes County into the ‘Extreme Risk’ category this coming Friday.”

The uncertainty of conditions forced them to put a hold on the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival for the second year in a row.

“As much as we want to, we cannot in good conscience bring 65 musicians

plus 2,000 festival-goers into town, let alone having a viable framework to do so based on our current and projected restrictions,” the Rambos said. “Waiting any longer jeopardizes the availability of musicians, vendors, sound and stage crew, security, staff, etc. to secure other dates in an already difficult landscape.

We are now going to shift our focus to next year’s festival, as well as working to secure the future of this amazing and diverse event for the years to come. We thank the community and the City of Sisters for all the help and support through this long and difficult process. We love you, wear your masks, and get your vaccinations as soon as it’s available to you. Let’s take care and we will see you at next year’s Sisters Rhythm and Brews!”

Tickets from 2021 will automatically roll over to next year’s event. Refunds are available upon request.

For more information visit www.sistersrhythmandbrews. com.

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Obituaries Janet Hulsing

May 18, 1959 — April 11, 2021

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Connor Linn beats tag at third versus Newport.

Outlaws fall to Newport Cubs on diamond

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws were defeated 8-4 in their matchup against the Cubs at Newport on Monday, April 19. Sisters scored four runs on eight hits, and they had two errors in the contest.

Garrett Vohs’ go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the seventh was the big highlight for the Outlaws.

Vohs talked with The Nugget about his big hit.

“It felt really good off the bat, but when I got down in the count I was just trying to make contact,” said Vohs. “I knew the kid was going to throw a fastball because he punched a curveball in the dirt the pitch before. When I connected I knew it was gone. I was just shocked it went dead center. I was excited and happy that we were in the lead.”

Vohs finished the contest

with three hits and three RBI. At the end of the seventh the Outlaws were on top 4-3.

Newport tied it up in the bottom of the seventh and then added four more in the bottom of the ninth to earn the win. Fielding trouble cost the Outlaws.

“The home run by Vohs would have given the Outlaws the win if they would have fielded the ground ball,” said Coach Kramer Croisant.

Easton Moore punched out a single and a double, and recorded one RBI. Adam Harper had two hits and Patrick Silva had one. Silva did a great job on the mound for the Outlaws. He pitched five innings and recorded four strike outs.

The Outlaws’ games against Stayton were postponed. Sisters was scheduled to play at Bend High on Monday, April 26. They will host Woodburn on Thursday.

Janet Power was born in Prineville. She is the daughter of William E. Power and JoAnn Forbes Power of Sisters. They lived in Madras for seven years.

Medford became her next home. Her third was Salem, where she went to Salem schools and graduated from Sprague High School in 1977. She received nursing credentials from COC in Bend in 1981.

Janet was a nurse, loving and kind, for over 30 years, beginning at St. Charles Hospital, Bend. She and Tim Hulsing of Bend were married for 42 years. They lived 31 of those years in the Okanagan area of Central Washington where she continued her nursing career and where they raised two children, all of them skiing, hiking, boating with friends as much as they could.

Seven years ago the lodge-like home they built in the foothills of the North Cascades was destroyed by a wildfire. They rebuilt a home in Crooked River Ranch, Terrebonne. Her last job was again through St. Charles, doing post-surgery care.

She was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer five years ago. She spent the last years of her life loving the outdoors as always and as an artist. Tim, her husband, was a medical assistant through Summit Medical. He retired so they could spend those last years together and with friends and family.

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She participated in a voluntary study until nothing was helpful. She never lost her unstoppable spirit.

Surviving her are her parents of Sisters, JoAnn and Bill Power; her brother, David Power (Kathy), and a niece and two nephews of Salem; her husband Tim Hulsing; a son, Jesse Hulsing (Sarah) of San Francisco; a daughter, Kylan Pendleton (Creed); and three grandsons — Wade, Dean, and Clay. Private services by the family are planned, and another with friends in Okanagan, Washington.

She has always been an artist. During her years with cancer, she converted their garage into a heated studio where she worked at crafts and pieces of art. Most of her work she gave to others.

She met the love of her life Tim J. Hulsing and they were married in 1986.

Their first jobs were planting trees in the forest with their first friends, who are now about to finish occupations in Bend society today.

Their first home was a wigwam in the forest near Mt. Bachelor where they crosscountry skied every day and Janet memorized tomes of anatomy by a kerosene lantern beside an open fire that poured smoke through a hole at the top. That has been the flavor of their life together — outside loving mother nature, and by nature they are explorers of all remote places, unlocking it’s secrets.

When Janet was 10 years old she wrote the following and illustrated it: “I wish I

was the wind to follow the world through Love- HatePeace – and war. Then to come out cool and brisk — then go back to space.” She lived and died like that. She celebrated her 21st birthday May 18, as she planted trees after Mt. St. Helen’s erupted and she heard the explosion. Special, just for her, she felt.

Tim had a little mill on their acreage and, from trees he cut, he built a beautiful home for the family of four in Chillowist Valley at the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains of North Central Washington. It is near the Loop Loop ski run that Tim helped create. For more than 29 years Janet drove down Turkey Gulch Road, a dirt, then a packed dirt road, graveled, then a narrow paved road, then a highway into hospitals in the towns of Brewster, Okanogan and Omak. This was day and night, over snow in wintertime. They both became pillars of their communities, with dozens of friends visiting them from Salem, Central Washington, and Bend.

Her survivors are their son, Jesse Hulsing, and his baby son, of San Francisco; their daughter, Kylan Pendleton; and her two sons of Bend; her brother, David Power of Salem; and her parents, Bill Power and JoAnn Power of Sisters.

All give thanks to all of the friends and family who supported and prayed for her and the family, She has been on the prayer list of the Episcopal Church in Sisters for five years.

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Boys tennis posts first win of the season

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws defeated North Marion 3-2 at home in Sisters on Friday, April 23, for their first win of the season. Sisters came out on top in three close singles matches.

Dexter Payne (No. 2 singles) and Jaxon Barry (No. 3 singles) both won in long, grueling, three-set matches.

Payne beat Alex Farren 6-0, 4-6, 6-4. Dexter got down 1-4 in the final set, and the situation looked bleak. But the sophomore, who is new to tennis, turned it around. Coach Carl Click told The Nugget that Dexter scrambled when he was in trouble, and took charge in other points to win the five consecutive points for the victory.

Barry’s match was even closer. Many long points tired both him and his opponent, Kevin Rojas. Often, both players had to stop between points and catch their breath.

Barry lost a first set tiebreaker, won the second set 6-4, and then wrapped it up with a 10-7 tiebreak instead of a final full set.

Click said, “Payne and Barry have won a few exhibition sets in the first two weeks of the season, but these wins were their first

official matches that count in the team scoring, and provided Sisters with a team match victory.”

Nate Weber won his fifth singles match of the year at the No. 1 spot with scores of 7-5, 6-3, over a tenacious Gage Hurst. Nate has had a tender shoulder and has had to hold back on his aggressive service game so that the shoulder injury is not aggravated.

“It was closer than Weber would have liked as Hurst scrambled around the court to return many of Weber’s shots, and the Sisters senior committed more errors than he should,” said Click. “But, as has been the case in most of Nate’s victories, he settled down enough secure a win.”

Matthew Riehle won his first-ever exhibition set, and it was close. Riehle, who is new to tennis, went down 4-7, but came back to win five straight points to claim the pro set.

A day earlier, the Outlaws traveled to Philomath. Weber earned Sisters only win with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Dawson Beckstead. Weber went up 5-2 in the opening set, but let Beckstead back in. After 5-5, Nate reduced errors to win two games and secure the first set. He was more consistent in the second set, and put away easy balls

at the net. The win pushed Nate nearer to the secondseed position at the district tournament.

“This win was the best of the season for Weber,” said Click. “The Philomath sophomore is one of the stronger singles players in the district.”

Against Madras at home earlier in the week, on Tuesday, April 20, Weber defeated Elmer Egoavil 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 1 singles spot.

“It was probably closer than it should have been, “ said Coach Carl Click. “Nate was super aggressive when he didn’t need to be, but he was trying to work on putting the ball away with hard ground strokes. That led to a few more errors than usual.”

Dexter Payne and Jaxon Barry put up a good fight at No. 2 doubles, but the more experienced Riley Adair and Jesus Cruz came out on top 6-2, 6-4.

Click said, “Their improvement from set one to set two was noticeable as they were more precise and accurate with their shots to keep it away from an aggressive net player, so points lasted longer and were more competitive.”

Matthew Riehle, in his first-ever high school match, teamed up with KJ Sweet at No. 2 doubles. The duo lost

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Nate Weber makes a return in a single match win vs. Madras. in an 8-4 pro set.

The Outlaws posted two wins in exhibition singles.

Payne won 8-4 and Sweet dominated with an 8-0 victory, and Barry won his

match 8-1.

Sisters was scheduled to host Stayton on Tuesday, April 27. They will travel to Woodburn on Friday, April 30.

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Farmers market seeking Lady Outlaws post wins in tennis vendors for new season

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

After a challenging yet constructive 2020 season, Sisters Farmers Market is gearing up for an even more robust summer season this year. The weekly event will kick off the first Sunday of June (June 6), featuring live music.

Although COVID-19 regulations like social distancing, wearing facial coverings, and limited gathering will remain in effect, the music will bring back a lively element to the market that was missed by vendors and shoppers alike last year, according to market manager Caroline Hager.

The market will return to Fir Street Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday, June 6 through October 3.

The mission of the Sisters Farmers Market is to support a healthier community through partnerships, educational programming, and essential infrastructure for organic farmers, artisans, and local food producers.

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Sisters Farmers Market has been able to fulfill its mission in large part due to support from fiscal sponsor Seed to Table, as well as increased support from local vendors and attendees.

Last season’s attendance grew to roughly 25 vendors and seven hundred visitors by the final markets in the fall. Continued growth is anticipated for the upcoming

season, which will consist of 18 market days in all.

The application for vendors to apply for a booth space at the market is now open on the Sisters Farmers Market website. The market is hoping to offer a wide variety of foods and products, and encourages both past and new vendors to apply for a space. Vendors have a choice of signing up for a full season, partial season, or singleday option. There will also be a weekly space available free of charge for local nonprofit and community service organizations to share information, education, and activities.

Musicians, vendors, and nonprofit and community-service organizations can all find applications on the Sisters Farmers Market website: www. sistersfarmersmarket. com/apply. Applications will remain open until all spaces are filled.

Additionally, Sisters Farmers Market is seeking sponsors that will be recognized and promoted in highly visible ways throughout the 2021 season. As a program under the 501(c)(3) organization Seed to Table, donations to support Sisters Farmers Market are also welcome.

To get involved, visit the website or reach out to Market Manager Caroline Hager, at sistersfarmers market@gmail.com.

The Lady Outlaws posted two wins this past week; a 5-3 victory over the Lady Buffs at Madras on Tuesday, April 20, and a 5-3 win at North Marion three days later.

Sisters won three singles and two doubles matches on Tuesday against Madras.

Juhree Kizziar did a tremendous job at No.1 singles.

She dominated play on the court and blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Kizziar played a very consistent game, and identified and attacked her opponent’s weaknesses.

Katie Ryan, at No. 3 singles, covered the court well and hit deep shots that proved to be very effective in her 6-4, 6-4 win.

Elena Mansfield earned the win at No. 4 singles. She started a bit slow and lost the first set 4-6, but came back quickly and got a 6-1 win in the second set. The secondset win initiated a 10-point tiebreaker, which she won 10-6.

“This was the first time Elena played in this position,” said Coach Allen VonStein. “She stepped up and showed her competitive edge at a very crucial time.”

Ellie Rush and Sophie Silva (No. 1 doubles) teamed up for their first time together as a pair and pulled out a 7-5, 6-2 victory.

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Sisters got the win at No. 4 doubles via default as Madras only had 10 players to field their team.

On Thursday, the Lady Outlaws lost 3-5 at home to Philomath under very windy conditions that proved to be a challenge. Sisters earned a win at No. 2 singles, No. 3 doubles, and a win via forfeit at No. 4 singles.

Ellie Mayes defeated Sierra Johnson 6-3, 6-3 in No. 2 singles play. VonStein said she did a great job reading her opponent and taking advantage of her weaknesses.

Mayes was more consistent getting her shots deeper into the court.

Jenna Kizziar and Leah O’Hern teamed up for the first time this year and posted a 7-6 (12-10 tiebreak), 6-4 victory over Elise Reese and Megan Reese.

“They did a great job adjusting to each other’s strengths and weaknesses and put the team win together,” said VonStein.

On Friday at North Marion, Juhree Kizziar once again dominated play, and outmatched her opponent on the court at No. 1 singles and posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory.

VonStein noted that Juhree used a good strategy to move her opponent around the court so she could set up her next shots.

Mayes (No. 2 singles) continued her winning streak and beat her opponent 6-1, 6-1. VonStein stated that

Ellie continues to improve, both with her shot selection and her match strategy.

Freshman Katie Ryan stepped up to win her match with a tiebreak at No. 3 singles. Katie won her first set, but dropped her second set 4-6 before going on to win the tiebreak 10-7.

“Katie continues to cover the court well with lightning-fast speed and quick reflexes,” said VonStein.

Rounding out the singles wins was Josie Patton, who stepped up to fill in at the fourth spot after a player injury. It was the first time Josie had played singles and she built up a quick lead and took the first set 6-2. She went on to cement the win with a 6-4 victory in the second set.

The final win of the day came from the No. 1 duo, Ellie Rush and Sophia Silva.

The pair dominated the court and beat their opponents 6-2, 6-2.

VonStein said, “Ellie and Sophia continue to do a great job with their on-court communication, quickness, and poaching skills.”

The Lady Outlaws have a full week of tennis ahead.

They were to play at Stayton on Tuesday, April 27, and then at home against Corbett on Thursday, April 29, and at home against Woodburn on Friday. The team will wrap up their regular season with a home match against Mountain View on Monday, May 3, and then prepare for the district tournament.

A savory New Zealand meat pie or decadent dish of Morrocan couscous with saffron aren’t what you would consider a local entree, but for Stacey Dye feeding locals with a unique dish is her calling. A lifelong cook with a passion for feeding friends, family, or coworkers, the former California native chose Sisters 13 years ago with the dream of starting her own kitchen. After surviving stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer she realized the value of eating healthy and has infused that into her desire for feeding people good, wholesome food. Stacey is now eight months into the process of opening The Kitchen Table, a local grab-n-go option for people looking for home-cooked meals and a variety of choices. After final building inspections take place and she’s officially open, Stacey says she looks forward to her 20-year dream coming true, “I want to serve locals, that is my heart.”

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Locals set out on adventure of a lifetime

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Melissa Stolasz thinks big. That trait likely helped her being chosen as the Central Oregon Teacher of the Year last year. But her latest big idea is one that many consider but never act on because of the preparation, time-commitment, cost, and risks involved: To complete a through-hike of the entire 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).

Stolasz, 49, her daughter Sasha, 17, and a family cousin Brittany Terra, 28, from Rhode Island, left Sunday, April 11 for the U.S./ Mexican border to start the through-hike of the PCT with hopes to reach the Canadian border by late August.

Their time frame is a bit shorter than the average through hiker, meaning the trio will have to average around 20 miles each day on the trail.

Explaining her thought process in settling on the PCT hike, Stolasz said, “The plan started last summer after COVID canceled everything. One of my passions is backpacking so I began to ask myself who could join me on a hike during the summer.”

Brittany is also a teacher so she was free to join Melissa and Sasha on a 12-day hike in the Oregon Cascades last August.

The idea of doing the PCT grew out of this trip as the trio discovered how well they got along and found rhythm together on the trail.

“There are so many factors if you are considering a long-distance hike with other people and, because we felt we had such a good vibe together on the 12-day trip, we truly came to believe that doing the PCT together could be a really great thing,” said Melissa.

Preparation included months of planning, purchasing equipment and packaging resupply boxes, and doing physical training.

The trio already have their trail names generated from previous training hikes.

Melissa is “Halo,” Sasha

is “Camel,” and Brittany is “Razor.”

Ever the educator, Stolasz has involved students from the get-go in the plan, and not just her own classes. She developed a YouTube channel “HRC on the PCT” which includes videos of their preparation and training along with a “HRC challenge question of the week,” making it interactive. Prior to the start of the hike, Melissa was already getting feedback from teachers about how much students enjoyed the videos, which are designed to be “educational, interactive, and a little zany.”

“Some are using it for differentiation, others as a supplement to their science classes or in homeroom,” said Melissa.

The trio also have Instagram and Facebook groups under the name HRC on the PCT, which link to the YouTube channel.

The videos chronicle their progress, so the earliest ones while they were getting ready have titles like “Gear Shake Down,” “Gear and Hiking Vocab,” “Our Constitution and By-Law.” Now that they are on the hike, they have footage from camp and on the trail.

Her motivation to share the experience along the way stems from her view that it is a way to give back.

“To me, going on a through-hike is a very selfish, privileged thing,” she said.

“You are removing yourself from normal life for four or five months and, because of that, someone else is going to be picking up your slack. The family back home is going to be doing the heavy lifting or be without some of what is normal.

“Plus,” she continued, “some people are pretty stuck

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Melissa Stolasz, Brittany Terra, and Sasha Stolasz shown here on a training hike, started their hike northward on the PCT April 12. at home still due to COVID, but they can come along with us virtually.

“We hope others will follow us,” said Stolasz. “We love the interaction. It will be a bit more challenging once we are on the trail, but I successfully produced a video completely on my phone, which is what we will need to do on the trail. We may not be able to do it on a consistent weekly basis once we are out.”

Fewer people are expected on the trail, especially from other countries, due to COVID-19 restrictions, and the fact that California did not open until February made it very difficult for hikers to fully commit and plan.

Statistically speaking, barring severe mountain snow in the Sierra Nevada range, persistent hikers can complete the trail in about five months, so the trio knows they are pushing it a bit.

“But we all need to be back before September,” said Melissa. “Sasha needs to start her senior year and the two

of us teachers will need to be back at work.”

Truly accurate statistics are hard to come by, but between 40 and 60 percent of hikers attempting the PCT through-hike succeed. Many factors contribute to success including staying injury-free, trail conditions, and weather.

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Sisters High School Outlaws athlete spotlight The Sisters Outlaws wrapped up an adjusted “winter” sports season this month. The coaches at Sisters High School shined a spotlight on two standout athletes: volleyball ace Greta Davis and cross-country state champion Ethan Hosang.

Coach Rory Rush said, “Greta has averaged 15 kills per game this year. She leads by example on the floor and is a go to for us when we need to put the ball away.

She is always first to the gym and last to leave. She always has an encouraging word for

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Greta Davis goes up for one of many kills in Outlaws volleyball action.

her teammates and is such a spark of energy on the floor with her infectious excitement. She has established herself as a top player in our league and a huge part of our success.” Davis earned firstteam, all-league honors.

She plans to continue her volleyball career.

“I hope to play beach and indoor volleyball at a college — I don’t know where yet,” she said. “Hopefully someplace close to home.”

Davis also participates in Outlaws student government. She is the daughter of Darcy and Chad Davis of Sisters.

Ethan Hosang extended an undefeated streak in a modified season and became the second boys cross-country state champion for Sisters in the last two years, taking top honors in the 4A State Championships.

“Ethan earned that state title thanks to his unwavering commitment to the sport,” said Nordell. “His

win at State in leading our team to a very close third place trophy brought tears to my eyes. I am so proud of him.”

Assistant Coaches Charlie Kanzig, Sarah Thorsett, and Dennis Dempsey concurred.

“Ethan Hosang exhibits the very essence of humble determination,” said Kanzig.

“He is model of excellence as a student athlete.”

Ethan maintains a 4.0+ grade point average.

Hosang is the son of Joe and Kim Hosang. He plans to enroll at Lane Community College, where he will continue his running career for the Titans cross-country and track teams.

PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG

Ethan Hosang crosses the finish line as cross-country state champion.

Outlaws fall to big lacrosse squads

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys lacrosse squad lost both their games this past week — both to schools much larger than Sisters. The Outlaws were defeated 18-1 at Mountain View (6A) on Wednesday, April 21, and two days later they lost 10-4 on the road at West Albany (5A).

Tuesday’s game against Mountain View was a rough one, and at halftime the Outlaws trailed by 10 at 1-11. Adam Maddox-Castle had Sisters’ only goal, which came in the second quarter.

Wyatt Maffey led the teams with six ground balls.

Mountain View has skilled and big physical players, and the Outlaws were rattled early, but kept at it and improved as the game went on.

Patton said, “When the only local competition in lacrosse is the larger schools, it can be a tough match-up for a small school like Sisters.

All we can do is get back to play the next day and try to get better.”

On Friday at West Albany the Outlaws jumped out with a 3-2 lead at the close of the first quarter, but at the half the Bulldogs had gone up by one 4-3. The Bulldogs scored six goals in the second half, while the Outlaws only scored one.

Connor Martin had a good all-around game for the Outlaws and finished with one goal, one assist, and three ground balls. Riley Sellers scored one goal and had five

ground balls. Gavin Christian scored a goal for the Outlaws and Nathaniel Alvarez tallied five ground balls. Clayton Craig recorded eight goalie saves.

Patton said, “We played our best half of the season in the first half of the game, both offensively and defensively.

We won the ground ball battle 31-19, but our struggle to possess the ball due to unforced turnovers counterbalanced that positive with a negative.

“Our good play and competitiveness was made possible by a roster that was as close to full strength as it’s been all year,” added Patton.

“Every player that was dressed down got to play and improved in doing so.”

Sisters was scheduled to play at home against Bend on Tuesday, April 27, but the game had to be rescheduled to May 5, due to a COVID case on the Bend squad. The Outlaws will host Sprague on Friday, April 30.

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Hospice House: An island of calm

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Hospice House at Partners In Care in Bend provides more than end-of-life care for their patients who are on the last leg of their journey.

Tollgate resident Dave Lysne describes it as “a place of extreme professionalism that is so obvious and calming,” that family members find it “very easy to go there and exhale.”

That place of calm where she could exhale was exactly what Dave’s wife Dale needed after seven years of intense caregiving – three when Dave experienced unexpected critical health issues and then four more after her mother, Judy Hayden, moved to Sisters from Florence in the spring of 2017. The Lysnes helped her move and got her house sold. In February 2018 Judy’s new home in The Pines was ready for move-in.

In December of 2017, Judy had begun to experience painful back issues.

Palliative surgery followed in August 2019, necessitating powerful pain medication and three separate hospital stays for Judy. Dale’s level of stress and caregiver burnout reached a crescendo during that same fall with high blood pressure issues necessitating medication, an inability to sleep, and running the risk of having a stroke. Dale was transported twice to the emergency room, once requiring an overnight stay in the hospital. At that point in time, the doctor told Dale she needed help.

In October 2019, the Lysnes moved Judy to The Lodge in Sisters. Partners In Care was contacted to perform an assessment as to her appropriateness for hospice care due to her high level of pain medication and significant weight loss. But Judy rallied, her condition leveled out, and her mind was working fairly well. She even returned to visiting Dave and Dale once a week for dinner and her favorite game – Scrabble. With the doctor making house calls to The

Lodge and the staff managing Judy’s medication, she was able to eventually discontinue the pain meds.

Then COVID-19 changed everything, and Judy became isolated from her family due to pandemic regulations.

“My mom was profoundly affected by the isolation,” Lysne said. “We could only see her through her outside window. In late 2020, she wasn’t eating and began to lose weight again. We couldn’t talk on the phone because she stopped wearing her hearing aids. Her mask kept getting caught on them.

That was the beginning of a downward spiral, including more painful back spasms.”

By early February 2021, Judy wasn’t getting out of bed. With a precipitous drop in her heart rate, she was transferred to the emergency room where Dale was told Judy needed to go on hospice.

On Monday, February 8, Judy went on home hospice, with nurses coming to The Lodge to check on her and provide medication for her pain. That Wednesday, she tried to get out of bed by herself, not thinking to push the button for staff, and got tangled in her walker and fell. The decision was made to transfer Judy to Partners In Care Hospice House, as her care needs were beyond those that could be met at The Lodge.

“Above all, we felt so fortunate they had an empty room at the time of our need and Mom was able to stay for the duration,” Dale recounted. “It was a huge

Above all, we felt so fortunate they had an empty room at the time of our need and Mom was able to stay for the duration. It was a huge relief. I didn’t have to worry anymore.

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relief. I didn’t have to worry anymore.”

Dale described the entire Hospice House staff as “so compassionate, second to none. The way they cared for Mom and for the family was second to none.”

The staff took great interest in getting to know who Judy was and about her family. She was an extremely talented artist, and the care staff was delighted when Dale brought in notecards made from Judy’s watercolors, taking the time to go through them all.

Judy was expected to be at Hospice House through the following weekend, but on Thursday, February 18, she experienced a cardiac event late at night and Dale was notified at home. The staff took care of contacting the funeral home.

Dale is grateful for the loving care provided by everyone at Hospice House.

“The most important thing to us was that Mom was able to have pain relief and wasn’t suffering,” Dale added.

“We wanted to help others experience what we felt when Mom was at Hospice House. We knew we needed to donate (to the Sisters

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Tollgate resident Dale Lysne and her artist mom, Judy Hayden, at an exhibit of Judy’s paintings at the Sisters Library several years ago.

Community Challenge),” concluded Dale. “The donation put a period at the end of a chapter.”

Note: Through Sisters’ generosity, the Partners In Care Hospice House Capital Campaign has exceeded the original goal of $100,000 to cover the cost of the Three Sisters patient suite in the new Hospice House. The total amount needed to be raised to cover construction costs of the entire new building is $6 million. Every dollar the campaign raises by June will be matched by the

Tykeson Family Foundation.

To make a donation to the Partners In Care Hospice House Capital Campaign, checks or pledges may be sent to: Partners In Care, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701, indicating the donation is part of the Sisters Challenge. Donations by credit or debit cards may also be made online at www.partnersbend.org/ campaign indicating the Sisters Challenge. For more information, contact Marlene Carlson at 541-706-1335.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Crafters Wanted

Quality craft-consigners wanted for 45th Snowflake Boutique, November 5 and 6. Juries will be held on Saturdays, May 15, August 14, September 4, and October 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond and Monday, October 18 at 6 p.m.

Info: www.snowflakeboutique.org or call Jan 541-350-4888 or Tina 541-447-1640

Free Rides for Vaccinations

Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) is booking free, nonemergency medical rides and deliveries 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 required. STARS is booking free COVID vaccine rides Monday through Friday with rides available 7 days a week.

If no answer when requesting a vaccine ride, please leave your name and number and a dispatcher will call you back promptly to book your ride. Rides are based on volunteer driver availability, but people needing rides to vaccination sites are being given special attention. STARS dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545.

FireFree Debris Disposal

Starting next Saturday, May 1, residents will be able to dispose of yard debris for free during spring FireFree events across Central Oregon. Wildfire season is approaching, and now is the time to improve the defensible space around your home. FireFree events will be held at Northwest (Fryrear) Transfer Station near Sisters from Wednesday, May 26 to Saturday, May 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again Wednesday, June 2 to Saturday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be additional events in early May at Knott Landfill in Bend. Grass clippings, brush, pine needles, pinecones, weeds, trimmings and branches, stumps or trees (no larger than 12" in diameter) may be dropped off during the FireFree events.

Visit the FireFree website at www.firefree.org for more info about how you can prepare your property for wildfire season.

Sisters History Museum Now Open

Sisters History Museum is open at the historical Wakefield Building, 410 E. Cascade St. (corner of Larch) on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Entry is free, with private tours on other days by appointment.

The public is invited to visit the exhibits on Sisters-area history, gift shop and bookstore.

The museum welcomes new volunteers (training provided) and book donations (all genre).

Books can be dropped off at the porch during open hours Friday and Saturday or by prearrangement. Email: threesistershistoricalsociety@ gmail.com. or leave message at 541-904-0585.

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, where children can develop literacy skills and join in music and movement. 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.

Organ Donor Awareness

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

Career Funds Available

Applications are available for the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund to help adult residents of Sisters establish an occupational path. Pick up forms at the Kiwanis House, corner of Oak and Main, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursdays, and during regular hours from the Sisters Habitat for Humanity office. For additional information, please call 541719-1254.

Volunteer with Sisters Habitat for Humanity

Have fun, make new friends and be involved with an amazing organization! Positions are available at the Thrift Store, ReStore and on the construction site. All areas follow strict COVID-safety guidelines. New volunteer orientations are offered each Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday at 12 noon at the Sisters Habitat Office, 141 W. Main Avenue (upstairs). Please RSVP at 541-549-1193 or marie@ sistershabitat.org as space is limited.

Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group

This cancer support group meets the second and fourth Monday of every month, time and location to be determined. Caregivers, as well as patients and family members, are welcome to join in.

Please contact Suzi Steele at 503819-1723 for more information.

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, please call 541-549-4184.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Looking for yarn donations of any kind that are washable — even remnants — for knitting or crocheting blankets, scarves, and lap robes for people in need of comfort and love. If you are interested in joining this prayer shawl ministry, please call or text Suzi at 503-819-1723.

Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda

Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to www. hopeafricakids.org or call Katie at 541-719-8727.

Please call the church before attending to verify current status of services as restrictions are adjusted.

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 Currently Zoom meetings: devotions, course trainings, informational firesides. Local contact Shauna Rocha 541-647-9826 • www.bahai.org or www.bahai.us

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)

Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is servingg seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, esdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed buted on a first-come, first-served -served basis drive-through style yle from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the he Sisters Community Church, urch, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors eniors may drive through thee parking lot and pick up a meal eal each day of service. Come on n by, no need to make a reservation. ation. Info: 541678-5483.

PET OF THE WEEK

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Budget tight thiss month, but you still need d pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furry Friends pett food bank at 541-797-4023 to schedule your pickup. We have all sorts of pet supplies too. Pickups kups 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 on Wednesdays at Takodas 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 information.

GUS: Sometimes you just have to wonder why some pets have not yet been adopted!

Take Gus, for instance. Dogs like Gus, are full of spirit, playfulness and just love humans loving them. He awaits at his kennel for his next walking adventure or time in the play yard for a little oneon-one tennis-ball chasing! He is social, intelligent and just begging to find that doggiesavvy home; plus a treat or two will be nice!

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Mayor Michael Preedin mpreedin@ci.sisters.or.us Council President Nancy Connolly nconnolly@ci.sisters.or.us Councilor Andrea Blum ablum@ci.sisters.or.us Councilor Gary Ross g.ross@ci.sisters.or.us Councilor Jennifer Letz jletz@ci.sisters.or.us Sisters City Hall 520 E. Cascade Ave. PO Box 39 Sisters, OR 97759 541-549-6022

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OREGON STATE SENATE

Senator Lynn Findley District: 30 503-986-1730 900 Court St. NE, S-301 Salem, OR 97301 Sen.LynnFindley@ oregonlegislature.gov www.oregonlegislature.gov/ findley Senator Tim Knopp District: 27 503-986-1727 900 Court St. NE, S-309 Salem, OR 97301 DESCHUTES COUNTY Sen.TimKnopp@ BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS oregonlegislature.gov Commissioner Patti Adair www.oregonlegislature.gov/ Patti.Adair@deschutes.org knopp Daisy.jpg 541-388-6567 U.S. HOUSE OF Commissioner Phil Chang REPRESENTATIVES Phil.Chang@deschutes.org Cliff Bentz 541-388-6569 Congressional District 2 Commissioner 541-776-4646 Anthony DeBone 14 N. Central Ave., Suite 112 Tony.DeBone@deschutes.org Medford, OR 97501 541-388-6568 www.bentz.house.gov/contact

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Mark Barringer & Bob Baker

Nashville comes to Sisters at chicken cart

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

When Jonathan and Autumn Gooden moved to Sisters last year, they brought more than their two daughters and their earthly possessions. They carried with them their dream – Wonderland Chicken Co., a food truck opening its windows this week at Eurosports Food Court Garden.

The truck, a trailer actually, was built from the ground up by Jonathan who has worked construction. He has also been a sous chef at a well-regarded Hilton Hotel in the east. The Goodens consider themselves “foodies,” the good kind, Jonathan says.

Their focus is on taste and flavor, not just freshness and wholesomeness.

The signature offering will be a hot Nashville-style fried chicken sandwich. Hot as in right out of the fryer hot and heat from a hefty dose of spice, courtesy of hot sauce and cayenne in the coating, as well as a spicy sauce drizzled over the top.

The dish is said to have originated at Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack in Nashville, though many restaurants in the city (and beyond) have adopted their own takes on the recipe. Some hot chicken joints sell milder versions of this dish, as well as blazinghot versions to suit culinary daredevils. The dish is so popular in Nashville, indeed all of Tennessee, that former Nashville mayor Bill Purcell (a Prince’s regular) started the Music City Hot Chicken Festival.

The Gooden recipe was finally deemed worthy after months of experimentation.

More than a dozen variations were tried and while 10 different heats were considered, they settled on five.

“I will discourage more than a ‘three’ heat for any first-time customer,” Gooden says. “With five you are in fire territory, way beyond the most diehard of palates.”

From start to finish, preparation, beginning at home and ending in the trailer, is a 30-hour process. Gooden stresses this is not fast or ready-made food. Every customer gets a cooked-toorder dish taking eight minutes. Success will of course increase the wait time; time well spent, Jonathan feels, and consistent with the other offerings at the popular food court.

The sandwich, with six to eight ounces of fresh, skinless chicken thighs, is served on a toasted potato bun with one side for $13. Additional sides are $2 ($4 a la carte).

Gooden says that they spent almost as much time developing what they imagine will be the top side choice – mac

n’ cheese.

To listen to Jonathan talk about perfecting mac n’ cheese is akin to hearing a musician talking about a composition.

“Ours will be like nothing typically served in Sisters,” he believes, adding: “More al dente, not pasty or what you’d get out of a box.”

Other sides on the Wonderland menu include fries, potato salad, and slaw, the latter two also completely homemade after many recipe attempts in pursuit of finding just the right one. Future offerings will feature Koreanand Thai-style fried chicken.

It’s the Thai version that gets Jonathan the most excited as he is anxious to introduce his yellow curry made with 37 ingredients.

So, why the name, Wonderland Chicken Co.?

Turns out one of Jonathan’s

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The Gooden family has launched a dream business in Sisters with Wonderland Chicken. grandmothers, dear to the family, was named Alice, as is the Gooden’s elder daughter. The name path was a family undertaking indicating a bit of whimsy and projecting the good vibes they hope you experience when first

biting into the sandwich or the tenders, the other entrée appearing on the menu.

The Goodens hope to add a second truck down the road, built on barbecue.

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Chops Bistro Live Music with Mark Barringer & Bob Baker 6 to 8 p.m. Fiddle & guitar music. For more info call 732-998-1253.

Things to participate in online while staying safely at home.

Join us for an

LOCAL ANIMAL RESCUES BRINGING ADOPTABLE PETS TOO! Proceeds go to benefit our local rescues, organizations, as well as help for local pets in need.

Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Live Music with Gabrial Sweyn 6 to 8:30 p.m. Multi-instrumentalist with roots in folk, blues, and country Reservations recommended. For info call 541-904-4660 or go online to www.sistersdepot.com.

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

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Celebrating our new owner, Dr. Terra McSwain, DVM, and our amazing staff!

Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Music and Spoken Word 5 to 7 p.m. Local artists are invited to share poetry and music. Submit to perform at least one day before. For info go online to www.sistersdepot.com.

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Deschutes Public Library: The Library Book Club at Sisters 5:30 p.m. Read and discuss“The Other Americans.”

Go to www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/.

Paulina Springs Books Virtual Event 6:30 p.m. Rick McIntyre and Kira Cassidy in conversation about their books on Yellowstone wolves. For info call 541-549-0866 or go to www.paulinaspringsbooks.com.

Paulina Springs Books Virtual Event 6:30 p.m. An evening of poets with Kim Stafford, Kathleen Flenniken, and Sy Hoahwah. For info call 541-549-0866 or go to www.paulinaspringsbooks.com.

Deschutes Public Library: Cinco de Mayo – Celebrating Mexican Identity 6 p.m. Anna (Melendez) Johnson shares the history and traditions of Cinco de Mayo. Go to www. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/.

Deschutes Public Library: This Too Shall Pass – Lessons in Resiliency 4 p.m. Hear powerful lessons learned from older adults about resiliency and peace during unsettling times. Go to www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/.

Deschutes Public Library: A Taste of Puerto Rico 1 p.m. Get cooking with Puerto Rican natives Mayra and Delia Feliciano. Go to www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/.

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LETTERS

Continued from page 2

opportunities. This is not to suggest “if you donʼt like it leave,” but rather do what you must in the short term to achieve your longterm goals.

Craig references the crippling college debt facing many millennials and zoomers. One has to wonder how much forethought was given to the reality of repayment when these voluntary loans were accepted. Did the choice of degrees prepare them for real-world careers? Vague liberal arts versus science, technology, and business. A college degree is an investment, but only if that investment pays dividends.

Many of us worked our way through college, paid for our childrenʼs education, and now have little interest in spending taxpayer dollars to pay off poorly-planned debt by others.

Now I will go back under the bridge with the other grumpy old trolls.

Andy Sichler

Support school bond To the Editor: I would like to appeal to all citizens of Sisters Country to consider voting ʻYesʼ for Measure 9-141, Sisters School Bond 2021.

Worldwide, elementary education is considered the most important part of every studentʼs educational life. During elementary school a child learns how to read, understand basic mathematical concepts, develop critical thinking and learns how to communicate, play with others, and follow common social rules.

Sisters Elementary School has exceeded its capacity even though the 5th graders have been moved to the middle school. Currently, the elementary building is at 106% capacity and is expected to fill to 111% capacity next year. The population of Sisters has increased 42% since 2010 and new houses are springing up every day. The crowding of our elementary school is not going to magically get better with this growth rate. It is something we all must recognize and fix.

This new bond will replace existing bonds that conclude this year and will not change our school tax rate. Given the low interest rates right now, this is a good time to go forward with this much-needed project.

This bond will fund the construction of a larger elementary school located on property already owned by Sisters School District and will be adjacent to the middle school and high school. The consolidation of our schools will benefit our school district, students, and staff by increasing efficiency, sharing such services as transportation and food service, and will allow more opportunities for collaboration between teachers.

Our school district has worked hard to keep the teacher-to-student ratios low. A lower teacher-to-student ratio allows the teacher to spend more time with each student, to address any difficulties, and to focus on the quality of

their teaching rather than the quantity of their class. As schools become more crowded, this low ratio becomes extremely difficult.

For the future of our children, please vote ʻyesʼ on Measure 9-141.

Bunny Thompson

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To the Editor: As a parent who moved to Sisters specifically so our daughter could attend Sisters High School, I want to encourage the community to vote “yes” on the upcoming Sisters School District Bond.

Having a new elementary school that is right-sized for population growth and located on a shared campus makes sense. Bringing fifth grade students back to the elementary school should be a priority. The new location near the high school and the middle school will be time-saving and cost-effective for both parents and staff.

Strong school support sends the right message to our youth and educators: The Sisters community values you. Our schools provide exceptional educational options for a variety of learning styles. Not only has the district done a fantastic job building amazing programs for our youth both inside and outside the classroom, but they have also weathered the strain of COVID-19 with ingenuity, patience, and compassion. It is clear the current elementary school situation needs to change.

Once the bond passes, itʼs time to dream about what will become of the original elementary school property. Community recreation center with a pool? Dedicated lacrosse fields? Concert venue? A new park? Senior center? Life-size chess board? Letʼs pass Measure 9-141 and start dreaming about how to best use this community asset.

Heather Cramer

Support Jenica Cogdill To the Editor: I wanted to express my excitement and support for Jenica Cogdill in her desire to run for a position on the school board. I am so honored to know this incredible woman, and so grateful that she is running for a position on the school board.

I think having a member of the board who is also the parent of a current student in our district is incredibly valuable. Jenica currently has a fourth-grade student attending Sisters Elementary School, so with eight years ahead of them as active participants in our district, Jenica has a vested interested in offering ways to not only maintain an amazing school district, but to help come up with ways to navigate a successful future for our school district.

I have been connected to Jenica by way of her daughter attending the Sisters Dance Academy, of which I am the owner and director, as well as through the church our families attend together. Since the time she and her See LETTERS on page 18

Sisters Country birds

By Douglas Beall Correspondent

The northern shrike (Lanius borealis) is a predatory songbird, who perches quietly, often in the top of a tree, before swooping down after insects, mice, and small birds. It kills more than it can eat, impaling the prey on a thorn or wedging it in a forked twig.

Like other northern birds that depend on rodent populations, the northern shrikeʼs movements are cyclical, becoming more abundant when northern rodent populations are low. They hunt from an open perch, where they sit motionless until prey appears; at other times, they hover in the air, ready to pounce on anything that moves. Since they lack talons they must kill their prey with blows from their beak. The Northern Shrike breeds in open deciduous or coniferous woodland, taiga, thickets, bogs, and scrub. Populations are probably stable, but forest regeneration, urbanization, and intensive farming, which now dominate many landscapes once favored by shrikes, will probably cause local declines.

The shrike nest is a large mass of twigs, lichens, moss, and feathers, usually in a

dense conifer. Four to nine pale gray eggs, spotted with dark gray and brown, grace the nest. Incubation time is 14-21 days, and the chicks leave the nest in 18-20 days.

An estimated 90 percent of the North American population of northern shrike breeds in the Canadian boreal forest.

Their European subspecies, Lanius excubitor, means “butcher watchman.”

When gathered in groups, shrikes are referred to as an “abattoir” or a “watch” of shrikes.

For more northern shrike images, visit http://abird singsbecauseithasasong. com/recent-journeys/.

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A northern shrike.

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Commentary...

Volunteer with your kids

By Edie Jones Columnist

In Gretchen Matos’s column, “It’s All About the Little Things,” in the March 24 edition of The Nugget, she talks about the value of volunteering and highlights the many opportunities there are in Sisters. She points out that it’s many little things, that create the fiber that makes up our very special community.

I agree with her and would like to encourage all of us to look for ways we can add to that fiber. One area I hope we don’t overlook is recognizing the benefits of volunteering with our kids. Whether it’s putting together sandwiches for the homeless, picking up trash along a trail, or going through used toys to donate to Habitat for Humanity, much can be learned from the opportunity.

Kids gain so many skills by volunteering, whether it’s learning to give of themselves, time management, empathy, working hard, problem solving, or just the value of decluttering by donating used items. By creating packets to send to servicemen and women, they can develop an understanding of sacrifices others make. These are all important real-world skills.

Research shows that when we (or our kids) learn to master tasks, self-efficacy and self-esteem rise. When solving problems, self-confidence grows creating the perception that we can do things that make a positive difference in the future. This will often have a big impact in how well a child is motivated to continue at a task

and work towards completion, such as difficult school assignments.

When a child volunteers at a homeless shelter and discovers that families live with far less than they have, they begin to recognize their blessings, allowing gratitude to develop and grow. Questions will often emerge with conversations about why others have less or more, creating valuable lessons about society. Their brains absorb this type of information, which encourages the ability to make decisions down the road.

Research shows that kids who experience gratitude in their own lives often have a greater sense of well-being and happiness.

Don’t overlook the connections that kids develop w hen volunte er ing — whether it’s with you, their parent, the people they meet, or realizing they are making a difference in the life of someone in another country.

What better way for kids to become aware that all people are important and valued, no matter their ethnicity, the color of their skin, or their gender? Through volunteer experiences they can recognize their role as a team member.

Don’t underestimate the value of volunteering when your kids are applying to a university. Ask anyone who has served on the GRO committee at Sisters High School or has been part of a scholarship selection team about the importance of volunteering. You’re sure to get 100 percent agreement on how much it matters.

People who volunteer are usually happy people. All you have to do is to go to the Habitat Restore and interact

with the people behind the counter. Think about your own feelings when you know you are making a difference.

It is the same with kids. If you want to see a child light up with a smile, ask them to do something that makes a difference for another person. It works every time, especially when they get a hug or a “thank you.”

You might be thinking, all of this is great, but it’s hard work. Kids would rather be doing something with their friends. That’s OK. It’s worth it. Girl and Boy Scouts have continued over so many years because much of what they do focuses on helping others, and in those organizations, they get to do it with their friends.

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Find a cause you and they can believe in and get

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Hardship, Blessings, & Service

Naomi McCully Rowe in 1957 walking along HIghway 242 in Sisters.

IN A SISTERS LIFE

By Katy Yoder | Correspondent

Over the decades, Naomi Rowe has known hardship and many blessings.

Growing up in Central Oregon, her family sometimes struggled. In 1952, when Rowe was 14, her family moved to Sisters.

“There were times I couldn’t participate in school activities because the money wasn’t there,” she recalled. “When we had basketball games at Sisters High School, we had a trampoline and a bunch of us performed during halftime. But I couldn’t join the Glee Club because we didn’t have the money.”

With 10 children in her family, her father — who Rowe says could do anything he put his hands to — worked hard to provide for his family. Just like people today, sometimes even having two hardworking, dedicated parents wasn’t enough to put food on the table.

Rowe’s father had to grow up fast. When he was 12, he ran away from home and hopped a freight.

“He went his own way from there on out,” she explained. “He met my mom in 1937. They dated for three months and got married.

He changed jobs a lot.”

Traveling through Bend on their way to another job, their truck got a flat tire.

“While he was fixing the flat, he took a liking to the people and the pine trees,” said Rowe with a chuckle.

Her father worked on a farm, then got on a crew with the mill in Bend.

“Dad’s crew came out to Sisters on the old railroad and worked cutting trees. When that job gave

PHOTO PROVIDED

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PHOTO BY KATY YODER

Naomi Rowe has served hundreds of people with unflagging kindness and good cheer at Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank.

out, he came to Sisters and applied for a job with the Forest Service.

That lasted 10 months. Years later, he went back to work at the mill in Sisters as the night watchman.

One winter, he froze his ears. When he got into his truck after his shift and it was too cold to start. He had to walk to my house when it was 40-below… that was around 1961.”

Rowe’s childhood experiences inspired her to help folks struggling with food insecurity. When her sister-in-law, Shirley Miller, asked her to be a Kiwanis Club member, she decided to give it a try. She joined in 2000 and has been working at the Kiwanis Food Bank ever since. Over the years, she’s Don and Naomi Rowe in 1995. become a valuable member

of the Kiwanis team and a trusted advocate for the people she helps.

She currently serves as Food Bank Manager.

In 1958, when Rowe was 17, she married Don Rowe. The young couple bought a house in Sisters on the corner of Spruce and Jefferson.

They raised five children and are celebrating 63 years of marriage.

“When our youngest son was about 3, I got a job at The Gallery Restaurant as a baker. I worked there for 23 years. I retired from that and went to work at the bakery at Sentry Market in the old Ray’s store that’s now Bi-Mart.”

After her husband became acting fire chief, his salary allowed Rowe the option to quit working — at least

for money. Her work with Kiwanis keeps her busy as the needs of the community grow.

For the first three years, Rowe said the food bank had to move from place to place. Eventually, they bought an old house on Oak Street and Main Avenue.

“We didn’t have very much,” she said. “Just three or four cases of food each week. We were open two hours on Tuesday and Thursday.

Then we started advertising and people started donating so we had something to give people. At one point, it was just me working and some of the people were kind of scary. So I asked to have someone else there with me. More people started volunteering and eventually

we remodeled the garage to store more food. In 2013, we built a small warehouse and it’s full to the rafters with groceries.”

Rowe’s motto in life is simple: “Always be kind.”

She tells all the food bank volunteers to be nice to everyone.

“Don’t judge people, just be nice 100 percent of the time,” she said.

“I’ve had people come in and it really tears your heart. I had one guy who just stood with his face against the wall. I asked him to come over and talk to me. He came up and told me he was just so embarrassed to be there and that’s why he was facing the wall. He couldn’t stand people seeing him there. We got along just fine. I got him calmed down and told him this is just like going to the grocery store. You shop for yourself, take a basket and pick what you like.

I asked him to bring a list and we’ll see if we can get it for him the next week. He doesn’t come in anymore so he probably moved away or doesn’t need us anymore. There’s a lot of folks like that.”

Since COVID, Rowe says, volunteers bring the food out to clients.

People from all walks of life need the food bank for all kinds of reasons.

“We have people trying to live on Social Security, and families that

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can’t quite pay the bills and buy groceries,” Rowe said. “One person asked me if I’d be her grandma until she can see her own grandmother.

I told her that I’d try and give her some advice whenever there’s an area I can help with.”

Pushing 80, Rowe says she probably won’t work at the food bank for

much more than another year. She wants more time with her husband Don and their 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She’s also hoping they’ll be able to have a family reunion this summer.

Finding a replacement for Rowe won’t be easy.

“We’ll need to teach two people to do what I do,” she said with a laugh.

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Hardship, Blessings, & Service

Naomi McCully Rowe in 1957 walking along HIghway 242 in Sisters.

IN A SISTERS LIFE

By Katy Yoder | Correspondent

Over the decades, Naomi Rowe has known hardship and many blessings.

Growing up in Central Oregon, her family sometimes struggled. In 1952, when Rowe was 14, her family moved to Sisters.

“There were times I couldn’t participate in school activities because the money wasn’t there,” she recalled. “When we had basketball games at Sisters High School, we had a trampoline and a bunch of us performed during halftime. But I couldn’t join the Glee Club because we didn’t have the money.”

With 10 children in her family, her father — who Rowe says could do anything he put his hands to — worked hard to provide for his family. Just like people today, sometimes even having two hardworking, dedicated parents wasn’t enough to put food on the table.

Rowe’s father had to grow up fast. When he was 12, he ran away from home and hopped a freight.

“He went his own way from there on out,” she explained. “He met my mom in 1937. They dated for three months and got married.

He changed jobs a lot.”

Traveling through Bend on their way to another job, their truck got a flat tire.

“While he was fixing the flat, he took a liking to the people and the pine trees,” said Rowe with a chuckle.

Her father worked on a farm, then got on a crew with the mill in Bend.

“Dad’s crew came out to Sisters on the old railroad and worked cutting trees. When that job gave

PHOTO PROVIDED

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PHOTO BY KATY YODER

Naomi Rowe has served hundreds of people with unflagging kindness and good cheer at Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank.

out, he came to Sisters and applied for a job with the Forest Service.

That lasted 10 months. Years later, he went back to work at the mill in Sisters as the night watchman.

One winter, he froze his ears. When he got into his truck after his shift and it was too cold to start. He had to walk to my house when it was 40-below… that was around 1961.”

Rowe’s childhood experiences inspired her to help folks struggling with food insecurity. When her sister-in-law, Shirley Miller, asked her to be a Kiwanis Club member, she decided to give it a try. She joined in 2000 and has been working at the Kiwanis Food Bank ever since. Over the years, she’s Don and Naomi Rowe in 1995. become a valuable member

of the Kiwanis team and a trusted advocate for the people she helps.

She currently serves as Food Bank Manager.

In 1958, when Rowe was 17, she married Don Rowe. The young couple bought a house in Sisters on the corner of Spruce and Jefferson.

They raised five children and are celebrating 63 years of marriage.

“When our youngest son was about 3, I got a job at The Gallery Restaurant as a baker. I worked there for 23 years. I retired from that and went to work at the bakery at Sentry Market in the old Ray’s store that’s now Bi-Mart.”

After her husband became acting fire chief, his salary allowed Rowe the option to quit working — at least

for money. Her work with Kiwanis keeps her busy as the needs of the community grow.

For the first three years, Rowe said the food bank had to move from place to place. Eventually, they bought an old house on Oak Street and Main Avenue.

“We didn’t have very much,” she said. “Just three or four cases of food each week. We were open two hours on Tuesday and Thursday.

Then we started advertising and people started donating so we had something to give people. At one point, it was just me working and some of the people were kind of scary. So I asked to have someone else there with me. More people started volunteering and eventually

we remodeled the garage to store more food. In 2013, we built a small warehouse and it’s full to the rafters with groceries.”

Rowe’s motto in life is simple: “Always be kind.”

She tells all the food bank volunteers to be nice to everyone.

“Don’t judge people, just be nice 100 percent of the time,” she said.

“I’ve had people come in and it really tears your heart. I had one guy who just stood with his face against the wall. I asked him to come over and talk to me. He came up and told me he was just so embarrassed to be there and that’s why he was facing the wall. He couldn’t stand people seeing him there. We got along just fine. I got him calmed down and told him this is just like going to the grocery store. You shop for yourself, take a basket and pick what you like.

I asked him to bring a list and we’ll see if we can get it for him the next week. He doesn’t come in anymore so he probably moved away or doesn’t need us anymore. There’s a lot of folks like that.”

Since COVID, Rowe says, volunteers bring the food out to clients.

People from all walks of life need the food bank for all kinds of reasons.

“We have people trying to live on Social Security, and families that

PHOTO PROVIDED

can’t quite pay the bills and buy groceries,” Rowe said. “One person asked me if I’d be her grandma until she can see her own grandmother.

I told her that I’d try and give her some advice whenever there’s an area I can help with.”

Pushing 80, Rowe says she probably won’t work at the food bank for

much more than another year. She wants more time with her husband Don and their 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She’s also hoping they’ll be able to have a family reunion this summer.

Finding a replacement for Rowe won’t be easy.

“We’ll need to teach two people to do what I do,” she said with a laugh.

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LETTERS

Continued from page 14

family moved here several years ago, she has never ceased to amaze and impress me with her willingness to help. With our large dance productions she has volunteered to be our backstage manager for all of them since her daughter began dancing with us — and has been incredibly valuable to the success and organization of the craziness that is backstage.

Managing 100-plus dancers, parents, and the intricacy of the details that go into a successful show is very dependent on all of the “unseen” people that so willingly help, and Jenica Cogdill is a very integral piece to making it all work.

She is meticulous, incredibly organized, can run spreadsheets and systems like a genius, and has insights that have helped me beyond measure. She is such a hard worker and one of the most humble people; until you experience what she can do firsthand, you can’t even imagine all the skills this woman has.

You have my vote Jenica! Thank you for being willing!

Lonnie Liddell

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To the Editor: If I were 18, I would vote Jenica Cogdill for Sisters School District 6 Director, Position 1.

Unfortunately, I’m not.

However, being a freshman at Sisters High School, the future of our school board will affect me directly for the next three years of my life. I recently spent time with Jenica, and even after a short amount of time, I have noticed many great characteristics.

One that may be the most important for her position is her genuine interest in the students’ wellbeing and ideas, and her ability to thoroughly listen to what we have to say.

She is also a great planner and takes initiative, while still communicating and keeping everyone in the loop.

Jenica’s young daughter is a student in the district. Knowing she wants the best for her makes me believe she will do what is best for all of us.

Ila Reid

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To the Editor: In the years that I have known Jenica Cogdill, I have found her to be very knowledgeable and levelheaded. She is very thoughtful in her decisions and listens to all information before making informed choices. I believe her education and experiences at past jobs, along with her dedication for doing the right thing, will make her an asset to the school

board. She is very committed to doing her best for the kids, teachers, and community of Sisters!

Laura Simmons

Support for marginalized youth

To the Editor: In last week’s Nugget (April 21) there was a strong letter of support for the LGBTQ+ marginalized youth in the Sisters community signed by a large number of individuals. Since that letter was published, numerous community members have come forward, wanting to include their names in support of that message. This letter both provides that opportunity as well as a vehicle to expand the construct of marginalization — both what it might mean, and who we would like to ensure is included in that.

As an expanding community we are undergoing swift changes and ensuing calls to action on behalf of each other. To reiterate and expand our statement of last week: You are normal, not worth less than any one other being; there are millions and millions of people like you, like us. If anyone tries to hurt you or make you feel unsafe; please reach out to someone you trust and let them know what is happening. The hurting may come in a direct or indirect microaggression about your sexuality, your gender, your race, your class, your culture, your religious affiliation.

At times it may come from people you feel like you have trusted and you will need to seek support elsewhere. That help exists. There are people who understand and support you, both in the community and outside. Many people within this community love you, are there for you, and want you to be happy exactly as you are.

That love and support may come from your peers and it may come from others you didn’t know were here, supporting you, always. The Sisters community is relatively small and is large enough to contain our multitudes. No one individual should be made to feel that they just have to survive a bit longer and then leave the community to thrive. We want you to live, to thrive, to be here, to know this is a safe home, always.

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His experienced background and his dedication to our community earns him our support.

Marcus has served as a Cloverdale volunteer since 2009. As a resident served by Cloverdale Fire District, I am proud and thankful for all those who serve tirelessly for our community. Marcus is one of those individuals. He now wants to bring that dedicated service to the Cloverdale board of directors. Marcus will take his experience and honesty to do what is necessary for the District. These times add substantial challenges for many organizations, and I know Marcus will help steer and navigate the District in the best possible direction.

Marcus has a tremendous background as a member, both current and past, of several important community boards. He is a past member of the water district agricultural advisory board and budget advisory board member for the Sisters Park & Recreation District. Marcus is a current member of the Urban Forestry Board for the City of Sisters.

For all of these reasons, please join me in voting for Marcus Peck, Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District Director, Position 5.

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The district was formed in 1963 to provide fire protection for the community. Since then, the district has grown and has adapted to better serve those constituents. Today, an incredible group of volunteers donate their valuable time to train and respond to the district’s fire and medical needs.

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The contagious effects of kindness and connections

By Scott Crabtree Columnist

How much impact can one act of your kindness have?

And how can it lead to new connections?

Let me tell you a story.

Because Cathey Armillas urged the members of our mastermind group to be creative with our updates in last month’s meeting, I wrote a song about moving to Sisters, Oregon. After I performed the song, my fellow mastermind speaker, Patrick Galvin, sent me a kind note that encouraged me to play the song on Cascade Avenue, as a way of finding fellow musicians in my new town. I hadn’t thought of it, and loved the idea — but was uncertain.

Was it really a good idea to busk on the streets of Sisters?

Would it be weird?

Inspired by Patrick’s message of service, I decided busking would be OK if I made it clear I would donate all the money to charity. It was a sunny, warm day, so I worked up my courage and took my guitar downtown. Nervous, I sat on a park bench (wearing a mask due to the pandemic), took out a piece of paper, and wrote: “All $ goes to Sisters nonprofits: Seed to Table…”

“Excuse me, do you know if there’s a guitar shop around here?”

I looked up, and a young man was looking at me. I smiled beneath my mask and said, “Hmmm, I only moved here about 10 days ago, but I feel like I saw a guitar shop nearby. I can’t tell you exactly where it is, but I’m pretty sure it’s one block north, and three or four blocks east or west from there…but it’s kind of the blind leading the blind here.”

“OK, cool, thanks. I’m a music producer from Hawaii, here on business. I’ve been here about five days and I didn’t bring a guitar, and I’m realizing it was a mistake. I want to try to get a guitar,” he said.

I asked him about being

here on business, and he explained that he was working on some music and fundraising for nonprofits.

“Cool,” I said. “I totally understand that. Well, here’s my card — if you have any trouble finding a guitar, let me know if I can help somehow.”

“Thanks. I’m Brett. It’s great to meet you. So you’re just about to play here?” he asked.

“Yeah,” I answered.

Then he saw my sign.

“Oh, you’re donating the money you raise to charity?

That’s great! Here, I’ll get you started.” He then put $20 in my guitar case. I was blown away — I hadn’t been sure I would raise any money, and I already had $20 before I even started playing. I thanked him profusely. He asked which nonprofits I was donating to.

I explained as I worked on completing my sign, “I thought I would donate to Seed to Table, Sisters Trails Alliance — and I was going to ask people who donated who else I should support. You just donated, so who do you think I should support?”

“Oh, Heart of Oregon,” he answered. “They do great work providing opportunities to at-risk youth.”

“Oh, cool!” I said. “That’s great!” And I wrote down Heart of Oregon as the third charity on my sign.

“You’re donating to three charities! That’s awesome… here’s two more 20s for the other charities,” he said, putting $40 more into my guitar case.

Now I was really blown away! I had raised $60 for charity before I played a note, just by getting into a conversation with the right, kind, generous person. He said he was off to try to find a guitar, and if he found one, he would come back and play a few songs with me. I was thrilled.

I set up and started playing. To my pleasant surprise, more complete strangers added charitable donations here and there to my guitar case.

About an hour later, Brett showed up again, with a guitar in hand.

“You got a guitar!” I exclaimed.

“You won’t believe this story,” Brett said. “I went driving looking for the guitar store, and couldn’t find it. So I parked my car and walked around for about 20 minutes looking for it, and still couldn’t find it. Giving up, I returned to my car, and then noticed a music symbol on a place right where I had parked my car. I had parked right at the place! I went in there, and there was a woman giving a lesson. I apologized, said I thought it was a music store, and asked if they sold guitars.

“She said it was OK, and to hang out just a minute while she finished the lesson. Then she said that they had only one guitar for sale.

It was heavy — and I said I was going to give it to a friend when I was done and it would be too heavy for them, so thanks but no thanks. We kept talking and realized we had all these things in common. I explained that I was doing fundraising for nonprofits, and she said that she had a nonprofit doing music education. I said that was the kind of charity I just had to support and made a donation on the spot.

“We kept talking, and we realized that we had both lost older siblings. I was about to leave, and she told me that she had one more guitar. She was never planning on selling it, since it was her deceased sister’s guitar. But because I was planning on giving the guitar to a friend, she said that it would be the best way for her sister’s guitar to live on. So she gave me this guitar.”

I was astonished. What a beautiful story, set of connections, and chain of kindness.

To be completely candid, I also lost my sister last year, so this connection around the loss of siblings was very meaningful to me.

And it all started because

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Music makes magical connections between people.

Cathey asked us to be creative, and Patrick made a kind suggestion to me.

What positive chain reactions have started because of your kindness? You may never know! But here’s one thing I know based on science: You will be happier because you were kind.

May you be the catalyst for a wonderful, generous, happy story sometime soon!

(Since I wrote this post, I’ve had the pleasure of connecting further with Brett and

the owner of the music studio in my new home of Sisters.

Special thanks to Rebecca French, founder of Bald Eagle Music Education Station, and to Brett Moore, for their kindnesses that inspired this story, and for their permission to share it).

Scott Crabtree is the founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Happy Brain Science.

He moved to Sisters in late February 2021. You can contact Scott through his website, www.HappyBrainScience.com.

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SCHOOL BOND: A new elementary school is on the table Continued from page 3

— and the elementary school is already at 106 percent of capacity, with a projection of hitting 111 percent capacity next year. The district moved the fifth grade to Sisters Middle School many years ago to alleviate crowding.

A new facility would allow the fifth grade to return to the elementary school environment and also free up additional capacity at Sisters Middle School.

Schools Superintendent Curt Scholl told The Nugget that the Sisters School

...we need community engagement to determine the best use of that building.

—Jay Wilkins

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with COVID-19, with eight ICU patients, 3 on a ventilator.

Metrics were to be assessed on Monday. The state will cancel a “wait week” if counties are deemed to be in “Extreme Risk.”

If the county does return to Extreme Risk, indoor dining will be prohibited in Sisters effective April 30. Gyms will likely be able to stay open, but under drastic restrictions.

School activities should not immediately be affected, according to Superintendent Curt Scholl.

Dr. Renee Edwards of OHSU said that the critical period is over the next three weeks. She said that vaccination rates are instilling confidence that Oregon will cross a threshold and that this may be the last time Oregon has to react to “a significant surge requiring extreme restrictions.”

Vaccinations have opened up for those over 16.

High school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics at high schools, through a regional partnership with local school districts, Mosaic Pediatrics, La Pine Community Health Center, St. Charles Health System, Deschutes County Health Services, and Crook County Health Department.

Clinics are set at Sisters High School Thursday, May 13 and Thursday, June 3.

District (SSD) has made a commitment to patrons to maintain low class sizes — an average of 22-1 student teacher ratio in the elementary school. He said the district is bumping against that ratio now at 20.1- 1 in some cases and 21.1 in others — with enrollment expected to climb.

“Four classrooms per grade level is what we believe we are going to need to grow into,” he said.

Proponents of the levy report that there is no “dedicated space for individualized and small-group instruction and remediation: students are learning in hallways, converted closets, on the cafeteria stage, and inadequately divided spaces.”

While SSD takes some pride in the way it’s handled having the fifth grades at Sisters Middle School, it is not necessarily the most desirable educational model.

Scholl notes that curriculum is traditionally designed for K-5.

“There’s a natural break,” he said. “This would get us to a true middle school

model.”

He said there is more efficiency in running a K-5 elementary school and a 6-8 middle school.

The elementary school would be built in proximity to the middle school and high school on a shared campus. That has educational and operational advantages, Scholl said.

“In schools that have consolidated campuses, we do see a lot of mentoring,” he said.

The three schools would be more able to share staff resources.

“Proximity helps a lot,” he said.

Scholl said that there probably wouldn’t be much cost savings in transportation due to consolidation — but a shared campus would reduce the time students are waiting for a bus or sitting on a bus.

District officials are keeping a close eye on skyrocketing construction costs. It’s hard to predict what those will be like when actual building gets underway, but both Wilkins and Scholl believe there is sufficient

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— Curt Scholl funding through the bond levy to complete the project to desired standards. Costs may preclude additional projects, but the district has already committed to the elementary school as its priority.

The project will be conducted on a design-build model that will have a fixed “not to exceed” cost attached to it to avoid overruns.

Wilkins said that the district will once again employ a bond-oversight committee, which he believes served the taxpayers well in 2016 in ensuring delivery on

promises and transparency in where and how funds were spent. He noted that there is significant interest in a bondoversight committee already, including what he described as “highly capable people.”

What will be done with the current SES site has yet to be determined, Wilkins said.

A community-wide process will be established to make that determination.

“It’s a really important asset for the community, so we need community engagement to determine the best use of that building,” Wilkins said.

The board chair said that board and district believe the project is both necessary and prudent.

“I’ve yet to meet anyone who likes paying taxes,” he said. “But this is a good investment.”

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Lady Outlaws have new lacrosse coach

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Julia Boris was recently hired as the new head coach for the girls lacrosse program, and she is excited about the opportunity and the season ahead.

Boris started to play lacrosse when she was four years old and played through high school. She was a center midfielder on the varsity squad all four years. Julia graduated in 2018 from Rising Sun High School, a small town in Maryland about one hour outside of Baltimore. From there she played on a travel team for two years all over the East Coast.

Julia recently moved to Sisters to be close to family

and wasn’t even aware there was an open coaching position. While having dinner with family friends, Doug and Sandy Hull, lacrosse briefly came into the conversation.

“Doug knew I’d played lacrosse, and that I’d hoped to maybe help out with the girls team,” said Boris.

“I didn’t know that Doug

I want to be in partnership with the girls and I want them to know we’re all in this together.

—Julia Boris

Equestrians have strong meet at fairgrounds The Sisters High School (SHS) Equestrian team participated in their second District Meet April 15 -18 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. In keeping with the COVID-19 requirements, athletes hauled in to the meet each day and no overnight stalls or camping was allowed.

The team has worked hard to practice all their different individual and team events; the athletes started working in early December 2020 and attend up to four practice sessions per week.

The weather was wonderful for Meet 2, which truly was a blessing as horses were tied up to their trailers between events.

Sisters had some excellent results and top three finishers including: Shea Robertson — first in Hunt Seat Equitation; second in both Dressage and Western Horsemanship.

Madi Larrabee — second in Poles and Keyhole; third in Barrels and Figure Eight.

Hailee Kennedy — third in Poles.

In the team events, the SHS drill team of Madi Larrabee, Brooklyn Lugo, Ava Siler and Lucy Siler came in first. Ava and Lucy Siler, paired up to take third place in Working Pairs and Madi Larrabee and Josie Berg took third in Birangle.

SHS also took third in Team Versatility (Hailee Kennedy, Shea Robertson, Sidney Sillers, and Chloe Winter) and Team Flags (Madi Larrabee, Chloe Winter, Sidney Sillers and Josie Berg).

Coach Annie Winter extended thanks to all the

parents who volunteered to help make this meet happen, and a special thank you to Brad Kennedy for dragging the Event Center during the gaming events.

The third and final meet is May 7-9 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds with Senior Night on Saturday May 8. The team will be celebrating their three senior riders, Hailee Kennedy, Madi Larrabee, and Shea Robertson.

advocated for me and worked behind the scenes. Before I knew it the coaching position was informally offered to me. I went through the process with Sisters Park & Recreation District and they offered me the position.”

Boris has coached younger players, but never at the high school level, and was very surprised she was offered the varsity coaching position.

“It was very exciting,” said Boris. “I didn’t have great high school coaches, so a huge part of my coaching will be what I missed out on, which is a community and family feel. I want to be in

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Boris told The Nugget that lacrosse is very different on the East Coast.

“Their skill-level is crazy, and has evolved so fast,” said Boris. “I’m excited to bring that to the team in Sisters. In the past I don’t think they’ve really believed in their ability as a team, and it’s very important to me to capitalize on that. I want to uplift the girls and help them believe in themselves on and off the field. I’m not much older

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In addition to coaching lacrosse, Boris works as a senior adult caregiver. She also plans to pursue a CNA degree and get her trauma coach certification.

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LETTERS

to serve the community.

Currently, the two paid staff, complemented by volunteers and resident students, provide 24/7 coverage for the district.

Mutual-aid and auto-aid agreements with our neighboring districts provide additional resources, as needed, to ensure excellent fire and medical service to the Cloverdale residents.

The Cloverdale District is part of the Sisters Ambulance Service Area (ASA) and, as such, Sisters already provides quality medical transport service to the Cloverdale District.

Additionally, a number of the Cloverdale volunteers have advanced medical training and can provide immediate care when the need arises.

This levy would create a significant change.

The proposal would turn over all management and control of the Cloverdale Fire District to the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District and, for all intents and purposes, eliminate the Cloverdale District, except in name.

The current Chief would be demoted to a shift captain and administration of the district would be contracted to Sisters for $77,000 per year. The levy would pay for additional personnel to replace volunteers on calls. With only 350 calls per year, the Cloverdale District cannot justify such a huge increase in expenses for such a small district.

The Cloverdale Fire District has a 58-year history of pride and service. As a 40-year volunteer of the district, I ask that you vote NO on this levy and allow us to keep our district’s independence.

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To the Editor: I was a Cloverdale firefighter for eight years, moving up through the ranks and eventually reaching the rank of captain. I continue to live in the district. I have several concerns about the proposed Cloverdale Fire District levy.

I’ve talked to several volunteers, some members of the fire board, and the Cloverdale Fire Chief. They all agree with the following: The volunteers had a vote at one of their meetings about whether or not to support this levy. They voted down a motion to support the levy effort of the fire district, a big change from the last time the fire district asked for a bond measure.

There is no written Conditional Memorandum of Understanding, or any other written agreement, between the two agencies (Cloverdale Fire District and Sisters Fire District), that spells out each agency’s responsibility should this levy pass. This means that if one of the agencies misunderstood the agreement, or changes its mind after the election, Cloverdale Fire is left holding the bag, and we, the Cloverdale Fire District tax payers, are left with a tax levy for five years.

I would be willing to bet that this will be a request every five years. “Renew the levy, with cost increases, or the ambulance goes away.”

Many people have been hit hard financially over the past year with job losses, reductions in hours, and outright business closures. Do we really want to raise our taxes to pay Sisters Fire to supply an additional ambulance for their Ambulance Service Area? Yes, Sisters Fire says they will place an ambulance in our fire district. But at what cost? If this ambulance is truly needed, why isn’t Sisters Fire self-funding this expense?

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To the Editor: For the past 15 years I’ve come to admire the outstanding service provided by the Cloverdale Fire District’s (CFD) first responders to the northern customers.

As I understand it, CFD provides fire protection, while the Sisters Fire District is responsible for emergency medical ambulance services. If approved, the CFD levy proposal would double the current taxes northern CFD residents pay for fire and emergency medical services — the services we already receive.

The levy proposal strikes me as the classic “solution in search of problem.” While compelling arguments supporting the levy proposal are hard to come by, here’s how I read the CFD’s leadership arguments: 1. That they can improve response time by moving ambulance service further away from the northern residents of the CFD; 2. that hiring three more fulltime Oregon-PERS staff for Sisters Fire District — funded by the CFD levy — is in our best interest; 3. That pay increases and fewer duties for existing CFD paid staff will help “morale”; 4. That transferring actual management and control of fire and emergency service from Cloverdale Fire District to the Sisters Fire District is also in the best interest of the Cloverdale Fire District; and 5. That doubling our taxes and effectively transferring $1 million annually of our tax dollars to Sisters Fire District is a sound management decision.

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ambulance is needed, why doesn’t the responsible district — Sisters — simply station an ambulance at Cloverdale? Why would we spend an additional $570,000 in new tax dollars for the emergency medical service we receive already? Makes one wonder whether we’re hearing the whole story behind the levy.

In my opinion this appears a hasty ill-conceived proposal, and effectively will lead to the costly dissolution of the Cloverdale Volunteer Fire District. That’s not something I can support.

It’s time to change management of the CFD. Vote NO on this unsupported tax increase and for responsible leadership by voting for Mikee Stutzman and Marcus Peck.

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To the Editor: In the coming week you will be receiving your ballots. On them will be various measures, levies and candidates asking for your support.

My letter is specific to the Cloverdale Fire District levy, 9-142. This is a measure that simply asks you to support a levy for improved fire and EMS service. As such it has become a contentious issue and has been misrepresented in both social media and the Voters Pamphlet. You can find all kinds of spin, rhetoric, and misinformation to influence your vote.

I support our rights as American citizens to speak our mind.

My wife and I supported a son in the Iraq war to protect those freedoms. I, however, have a major issue when someone makes an uninformed decision that has huge consequences. That’s why I’m asking you to join me in contacting my elected board of directors and fire officials to gain the facts. They are the authors of this levy and have the unbiased details.

I have witnessed these boards and officials over the last two years doing their due diligence in research, collaboration, outreach, and surveying many options. Further, I have observed them sacrificing time with family to ensure they were thorough before providing you a very fiscally responsible levy for your consideration. They operated with unquestionable integrity through the whole process.

Personally, I plan to vote YES on the levy, but each person needs to make up their own mind based on facts, not rumor, misinformation, or spin.

Please, I ask you to contact these experts on the levy. They will give you the facts. They can be trusted. You can contact Cloverdale Fire Chief Thad Olsen at tolsen@cloverdalefire. com or 541-389-2345; Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Chief Roger Johnson at rjohnson@sistersfire.com or 541-5490771; Cloverdale Fire Board of Directors information is at www.cloverdalefire.com; Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Board of Directors contact is at www.sistersfire.com.

Thank you for your time.

Jon Kettering, former Cloverdale volunteer firefighter, current Sun Mountain Estates neighbor

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To the Editor: I would like to applaud the superb example of interagency cooperation among our Sisters-area fire responders at the fire in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates on April 22. A large response by the Sisters, Cloverdale and Black Butte Fire Districts — along with Oregon Department of Forestry and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office — contained a large residential fire to the originating structure. Their efforts prevented the fire from spreading to nearby properties, and into Whychus Creek Canyon.

As a resident and as a Cloverdale Fire Volunteer, I am proud and grateful to have these men and women as our first responders. I also feel that the details of the incident highlight the importance of the upcoming Cloverdale Fire Levy, Measure 9-142.

The response to the fire required the efforts of nearly all the available personnel in the three fire districts. There was a period during the incident when no ambulance response was available from any of the three districts. An ambulance was called up from Redmond Fire to cover the greater area. However, during that transit time, advanced life support response to any medical call would have been delayed. In addition, any response to even a small brush fire would have been severely limited and potentially ineffectual.

Under the new conditions afforded by the fire levy, additional firefighters and medics would be on duty. There would also be more personnel available for potential call up. The districts most likely would have been able to maintain a fully staffed ambulance ready for immediate response during the entire Squaw Creek incident with the proposed operational changes.

I encourage all the Cloverdale residents to consider this scenario when voting on Measure 9-142. I believe this change holds significant benefit for us, and our neighbors.

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Kelly Rae Roberts LLC is an artist brand here in Sisters. We are seeking a shipper to ship art prints, original paintings, and other merchandise in our small fulfillment office. Hours are extremely flexible, pay is $15/hr.

603 Excavation & Trucking Must be willing to work alone, From design to installation we commute to/from the post office, can do it all! Pavers, water and have computer skills. Please features, irrigation systems, sod, send letter/resume to plants, trees etc. hello@kellyraeroberts.com if 541-771-9441 LCB #8906 you're interested. bendorganiclandscaping.com OLIN SITZ EXCAVATION House on Metolius is now hiring Call us for all your excavation seasonal housekeeper, grounds needs! Now delivering rock and maintenance, laundry service. other construction materials.

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Pay ROBINSON & OWEN for 35 years depends on experience and Heavy Construction, Inc. 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 position. Email your resumé to All your excavation needs bsimon@bendbroadband.com resumes@threecreeksbrewing. *General excavation Complete landscape construction, com to apply. *Site Preparation fencing, irrigation installation & *Sub-Divisions SISTERS LANDSCAPE design, pavers/outdoor kitchens, *Road Building is hiring for landscape debris cleanups, fertility & water 601 Construction *Sewer and Water Systems construction and maintenance conservation management, *Underground Utilities positions.

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Bird Gard LLC, the world leader in electronic bird control, is seeking a Production Assembly employee. Employment will be part-time or full-time and will be based in the company’s facility in Sisters. Employment is available immediately. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic and team orientation and be quick to obtain an understanding of the production processes at Bird Gard. To apply please email info@birdgard.com to request a job application form.

Advocates for Life Skills & Opportunity Part-Time & Full-Time Direct Support Professional - $15 per hour.

Providing direct care that promotes independence, social interaction, and person-centered lifestyle for the people we support in our community & residential homes. Tasks include assisting with personal care, hygiene, administration of medication, housekeeping duties, laundry, meal preparation, grocery shopping, social outings & thorough documentation.

Please email Spencer.Brown@alsoweb.org with your resumé.

Join the team at Sisters Coffee!

We’re looking for hospitality minded and team-driven individuals to join our cafe in Sisters. We have positions available on our bar, kitchen, and baking teams.

Competitive wages plus benefits.

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Help Wanted Please send an email to sistersfencecompany@gmail.com with letter of interest.

Black Butte School District is hiring: • District Clerk/Business Manager • Counselor/Child Development Specialist • Substitute Bus Driver More info at blackbutte.k12.or. us/employment or 541-595-6203.

The Jewel is a high-end retail gallery selling fine jewelry, museum-quality minerals and fossils, looking for year-round and seasonal sales associates.

Our customers are a blend of enthusiastic new visitors and long-established admirers, and our employees have been here from 4-10 years. Hourly $13-$16 DOE and long-term potential.

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NOW HIRING FOR RETAIL ASSOCIATES Marigold & True is a small, thoughtfully curated shop in Sisters that carries a variety of lifestyle products with a focus on small-batch artisan producers.

We are now hiring for part-time positions (10-35 hours/week), specifically retail associates who have retail experience working for small boutiques/independent shops. Must have a creative eye, and willingness to work weekends in addition to weekdays. Please stop by the shop (open Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) with your cover letter and resumé to be considered for immediate employment.

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Published: The Nugget, April 28, 2021 May 5, 2021 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Sisters Planning Black Butte School District is Commission will conduct a hiring a Transportation public hearing at Sisters City Specialist and Facilities Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Operations Manager, combined Sisters (mailing address PO Box positions equal full-time position. 39, Sisters, OR 97759) on May 6, More info at blackbutte.k12.or.us 2021 at 5:30 p.m. regarding the /employment or 541-595-6203. applications listed below. The hearing will be held according to 999 Public Notice SDC Chapter 4.1 and the rules of NOTICE OF BUDGET procedure adopted by the Council COMMITTEE MEETING and available at City Hall. Prior A public meeting of the Budget to the public hearing, written Committee of the Sisters Park & comments may be provided to Recreation District, Deschutes Sisters City Hall at 520 E. County, State of Oregon, to Cascade Avenue, Sisters (mailing discuss the budget for the fiscal address PO Box 39, Sisters, OR year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 97759) or emailed to 2022 will take place on place on nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Comments should be directed 4:30 p.m. with the option of toward the criteria that apply to continuing the meeting to this request and must reference Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the file number. For additional 4:30 p.m. if needed. information, please contact The purpose of this meeting is to Nicole Mardell, Principal Planner receive the budget message and at 541-323-5208 or to receive comment from the nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. The public on the budget. This is a staff report and recommendation public meeting where to the hearings body will be deliberations of the Budget available for review at least seven Committee will take place. Any days before the hearing. All person may attend the meeting submitted evidence and materials via Zoom and discuss the related to the application are proposed programs with the available for inspection at City Budget Committee. Visit the Hall. Copies of all such materials district website for link. will be available on request at a A copy of the budget document reasonable cost. TTY services are may be viewed or obtained on or available at the Sisters City Hall. after April 30, 2021 by emailing Please contact Kerry Prosser, SPRD@sistersrecreation.com or City Recorder, at (541) 323-5213 calling 541-549-2091. for arrangements. The Sisters Concurrently posted on the City Hall building is a fully

handicapped-accessible facility.

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

Meeting access information will be posted on the Planning Commission Agenda on April 29, 2021 and can be found on https://www.ci.sisters.or.us/ meetings. Written comments will be accepted via drop off to the utility payment box at City Hall, 502 E Cascade Avenue, Sisters prior to May 6 at 3 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARING: May 6, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

FILE #: TA 21-01 APPLICANT: City of Sisters REQUEST: City staff is proposing an amendment to remove section 3.2.700 Urban Forestry from the Sisters Development Code. The text will be replaced in its entirety in the Sisters Municipal Code.

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

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Grand Slam...

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Tatum Sitz and the Lady Outlaws celebrate a a grand slam in a victory over Woodburn on the softball diamond.

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Springtime...

Scottie Wisdom&Faith Jean Russell Nave

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

Lambs are an adorable symbol of the season in Sisters.

SPRD will hold budget meeting A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), is set for Wednesday, May 12, at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The committee may continue the meeting to Thursday, May 13, at 4:30 p.m. if necessary.

The purpose of this meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public

meeting, where deliberations of the budget committee will take place. Any person may attend the meeting via Zoom and discuss the proposed programs with the committee.

Visit the district website for the link.

A copy of the budget document may be viewed or obtained on or after April 30, by emailing SPRD@ sistersrecreation.com or calling 541-549-2091. For information visit www.sisters recreation.com.

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Scotties and spring renewal Sunshine is seeping through the slats in the bedroom window shades. Bernie, our oldest Scottie, says it’s time to get up. He shakes his head, and the other two Scotties join the program, telling me I’ve got to get up with them. It’s spring!

Crocus, primroses, and now daffodils burst forth to herald renewal. Despite the beautiful day, without Scottie’s urging I’d stay in bed. But who can resist the pleading of three Scottie dogs encouraging me to get up and go see the sun?

Each day is a gift. I recently read that a day is 84,600 seconds gifted to us each morning. How well do we invest each second of every day? Did we start the

day with prayers for others?

Have we remembered to thank God for a good night’s sleep and a sunny day? Can we remember to be kind to all we meet and interact with?

Could we think to do something extra for someone we don’t even know? Or do we spend our days complaining about our health and our aches and pains?

Spring is given to us as an aid to remember that renewal is available to all living things and spring is a great time to start renewing our relationship with our Creator.

My neighbor, Jane, recently shared one of her poems with me that triggered this idea of renewal.

The soul, it’s trapped in a body obligated to world tasks.

Just as an actor plays a character, his own true self is masked.

Is there another plane that most will never reach?

Too swallowed by this trivial state to even know that one should seek?

Things of the world do swallow us up. Negative news, complaining neighbors, thoughtless drivers; all these things pull us away from being the kind and loving people we want to be.

Yesterday morning, for example, wasn’t one of my best days. I started out with my prayers but promptly

let my lack of sleep become my focus for a few hours.

Things didn’t get better until I realized I’d been only thinking about my problems and wasn’t thinking about others.

Once I said a quick prayer asking forgiveness for my selfishness, refocusing my energy, the rest of the day improved.

There is a better plane that all of us can reach. We just need to renew our faith in a higher power who loves us and urges us to love one another. Renewing and filling our hearts with that love brings peace to us and those around us.

My Scotties are always happy and want to play with me to help me have a better day. Christ tells us that we are in control of our lives. We choose the focus and thus the results. How funny it is that when we become self-centered, things don’t go well for us; but when we are otherscentered the days shine, making us happier. So simple, yet so hard. We need constant reminders to be our best.

Thankfully, we have prayer and a God who loves us!

Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.

— Romans 12:2

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WOODWORTH: SHS grad sole U.S. recipient of Fulbright Scholarship Continued from page 1

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Woodworth had been living in Los Angeles pursuing his career in acting up until moving back home to Sisters in March 2020 when the pandemic hit, to be with his family when the entire entertainment industry was put on hold.

After almost a year off working any sort of acting job, Woodworth was in a bit of a limbo phase figuring out what to do next. He decided to apply for the scholarship.

“I thought I would just throw my hat into the ring, and it was really surreal and didn’t expect it to happen,” he said. “In order to accomplish my goals in acting and theater, I need training at a top-notch place and LAMDA had always been a dream school of mine…. “I’ve always admired London and LAMDA because of the actors that have come out that school.”

The LAMDA master’s program is a one-year-long program as opposed to a potential three- to four-year master’s program in the United States.

The application process for the scholarship was an in-depth process, requiring seven essays and a statement proposal for what Woodworth wanted

to integrate into his career.

Woodworth has always had a passion for Native American theater because of his own Karuk native heritage. “I’ve wanted to explore how to bring native storytelling to the stage and wanted to explore it on my own and it was really a turning point to have my own artistic mission in theater, so I was challenged to write this statement for the scholarship as there isn’t that much Native theater out there,” he said.

Woodworth studies the classic plays and theater productions and hopes to bring them together with indigenous storytelling.

“The indigenous storytelling can sometimes be hard to follow, because it doesn’t follow the traditional western story structure. It becomes Native stories married with the structure of the classics,” said Woodworth.

Woodworth wrote this statement of intention for the scholarship application. Woodworth hopes in the future to create grants and bring and teach theater to Native peoples and on Native land.

Woodworth also had to film audition tapes for a process that was conducted virtually on Zoom. He filmed a monologue from “Tales of an Early Indian” and “Richard II” and “To Be Or Not To Be.” Woodworth made it through the audition process at LAMDA and on

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April 1 found out he had been awarded the Fulbright Scholarship.

“I found out on April Fool’s Day thinking it was a government’s cruel joke,” he said.

LAMDA is beginning more in-person instruction with more activities opening up in the UK with vaccine rollouts.

Woodworth looks forward to diving into studying the classics, including Shakespeare and the other classical theater plays.

“It was one area of acting I hadn’t been able to study deeply; my actor guild buddies and I would piece together training. It’s nice to know that I am going to a place where the focus is in one area of acting,” said Woodworth.

The instructors at LAMDA are the cream of the crop who have groomed and trained some of the best actors in the world.

“The quality of the teaching is huge, and the program director is new, and is a really hands-on director. I look forward to connecting with other students and teachers and getting to explore London,” Woodworth said.

At LAMDA, Woodworth plans to take a few courses in learning how to teach theater and acting.

“Acting jobs come in waves, so I want the experience of being able to teach as well,” he said.

Woodworth will be going

ART AUCTION: My Own Two Hands art on display in Sisters Continued from page 3

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Nathan Woodworth grew up in Sisters and had been working in Los Angeles before the coronavirus pandemic put the entertainment industry on hold. to London to begin classes starting in September, living and studying there until September 2022. At the end of the program, the students put on showcases and final productions of Shakespearean classics in London.

“I just want to thank Sisters and my friends and family and everyone that has supported me,” Woodworth said. “I also want to thank John Sanders, my karate instructor, who I’ve known since I was 18, who taught me the value of the process of learning. Through John I became process-oriented rather than result-oriented.

This has made me an extremely resilient student of acting and is a big part of why I am where I am.”

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depending on the subject. She favors metallic and variegated thread for added dimension and color. She uses an iron not just for fusing but shaping the fabric for artistic effect.

The My Own Two Hands virtual auction will open on Monday, May 10 and close on Saturday, May 15. No ticket purchase is necessary to participate in the auction, and bids can be placed from home via cell phone or internet-connected device.

MOTH art is on display at the Campbell Gallery & JAM Studio at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through May 14. Private art viewing is available by appointment outside of those hours; email kate@sistersfolk festival.org. Social distancing and proper mask use are required at all times inside the Sisters Art Works building.

For more information visit www.sistersfolkfestival.org.

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At least one of the two on duty would have paramedic advanced life support training. Currently, the District has two staff members — the fire chief and training officer — who provide response from the station while onduty. The District also relies on volunteers to respond to calls.

Local option funds would also allow the District to locate an advanced life support ambulance within the Cloverdale District.

Ambulance service for District residents is currently provided by Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District; this arrangement will continue even with passage of the levy.

Critics and opponents of the levy argue that it is too expensive, threatens the district’s independence, and is not justified by need.

Timeliness and the availability of response are key issues the levy was crafted to address. The Cloverdale Fire District averages one call per day.

“The average response for us is to have two volunteers respond,” Cloverdale Fire Chief Thad Olsen told The Nugget. “Some only respond to fires because we only have five volunteers who are EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and above, and of those, two respond regularly.”

The need for volunteers to respond to the station before deploying on an incident puts response times to incidents at 8-12 minutes, according to District data

Absolutely number-one for us is reducing response times.

— Chief Thad Olsen

— a metric the District seeks to improve.

“Absolutely number-one for us is reducing response times,” Chief Olsen said.

“The vast majority of calls, time is of the essence. This addresses that.

“We’re not trying to discredit the volunteer response,” the chief noted.

“The volunteer response is what it is… they respond when they can. Sunday at 10 a.m., we may have 20 people available. Tuesday at 10 a.m., we might have one person available.”

Levy funds would be used to staff the main Cloverdale station on the corner of Highway 20 and Cloverdale Road 24/7, with at least two firefighter/medics. That, the District asserts, would make two-person immediate response available at all times, supplemented by volunteers.

The Nugget asked if stationing an ambulance in the Cloverdale Fire District could potentially reduce service levels in the SistersCamp Sherman Fire District.

“No, we don’t believe it will,” Sisters Chief Roger Johnson said. “We would have four personnel between the two agencies available 24 hours, 365 days.”

Currently, three personnel are always available, Johnson noted.

“Overall, for both communities, there will be more staffing than there is now.”

Although call volumes have more than doubled over the past decade — and fire officials anticipate that that trend will continue to grow — an average of one call per day is still not heavy volume. What will trained and highly-qualified full-time staff do in the non-call time?

“You always have training; you always have maintenance; you have continuing education,” Chief Olsen said.

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon “There’s always something to do. There is no downtime.

There’s thousands of hours of training to be done.”

He noted that firefighters and paramedics have literally hundreds of certifications requiring hours of education and training to pursue – and the chiefs hope that enhanced volunteer training and engagement will flow from the continual presence.

Olsen said no one will go into a fire station in 2021 and see firefighters sitting in recliners watching TV and waiting for a call.

Asked if the District had sought out a more economical solution to the response time issue, Chief Olsen said that they had looked into hiring one additional person — but the levy cost to support that would have been just 20 cents less than what the current levy proposes.

The proposed levy would significantly restructure how the Cloverdale Fire District operates.

While the District’s board of directors would maintain its independence and control of finances, operations would come under the supervision of SistersCamp Sherman Fire District.

Chief Olsen would be demoted to Battalion Chief, a position Chief Johnson described as analogous to a shift captain in the Sisters district.

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We would have four personnel between the two agencies available 24 hours, 365 days.

— Chief Roger Johnson The levy is intended to fund parity between personnel in each district — though Johnson notes that decisions on pay scale are ultimately in the hands of the Cloverdale District board.

“They’re going to be working side-by-side on the same vehicle, responding to the same emergency incidents,” Chief Johnson said. “(They) should be compensated the same.”

Administrative duties will be assumed by the Sisters District, with some $77,000 of levy funds designated per year for that purpose. Sisters will develop and compile the budget, oversee operations,

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provide fire marshal and public information services and cover other administrative duties.

The Cloverdale Fire District currently has the lowest tax rate in the Central Oregon region at $1.50 per $1,000 assessed value.

With the levy, that would rise to $2.85 per $1,000, just under Sisters-Camp Sherman’s rate of $2.92 per $1,000.

It is not clear whether additional costs might be offset by improved insurance rates. Having a station manned 24/7 is expected to improve the district’s ISO (Insurance Services Office) rating which is currently a 6 (Sisters is a 3; the lower number being better).

Better ratings may or may not translate directly into lower premiums. Olsen told that his personal homeowners insurance indicated that he would save $280 a year based on proximity to a manned station.

Ballots were to be mailed to registered voters starting April 28.

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