The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIV No. 18 // 2021-05-05

The Nugget Vol. XLIV No. 18

Landuse laws manage growth

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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

COVID cases require quarantine for schools

No hitter...

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Sisters is currently experiencing unprecedented growth. That growth is to be managed under a system of land-use laws.

The state of Oregon is unique for any number of reasons and since the 1970s, the state has been particularly unique when it comes to managing land use and development. Land-use planning in Oregon consists of a system of laws and government collaboration that is rare in the United States. Voters approved the framework for

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School activities resumed Thursday afternoon after a brief shutdown was called over reports of COVID-19 cases at both Sisters High School and Sisters Middle School.

Superintendent Curt Scholl declined to specify numbers, citing concerns about medical privacy in a small community, but acknowledged “multiple cases” in the low single digits. Contact tracing led to a 14-day quarantine of 24 students at Sisters High School and the entire sixth grade at

Garrett Vohs struck out 11 and gave up a single walk in a no-hitter against Woodburn last week. See story, page 9.

See LAND USE on page 23

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

See COVID on page 30

Roth named principal at Worker shortage causing woes Sisters Middle School

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Sisters School District decided on an “in-house” hire in naming current assistant principal Tim Roth as the principal at Sisters Middle School.

Roth, a native of Bend, takes over from Alison Haney who stepped down from the position after three years.

Roth is no stranger to the community; he worked as the athletic/activities director at Sisters High School from 2012-2017, including one year as vice principal.

From 2017-2019 Roth and his family lived in Hohenfels, Germany, where he taught students of military families advanced science courses on a U.S. Armed Forces NATO training base.

He and his wife, Laura, who is also a teacher, and their two children, Hayden and Maya, returned to Sisters in 2019 when Roth was hired as an assistant principal for the middle and high school.

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He moved into the full-time position at Sisters Middle School for the 2020-21 school year.

Roth holds his undergraduate degree from Willamette University and a master’s degree in teaching from the University of Portland. His administrative license work came from Concordia UniversityChicago and through the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators.

Roth has 13 years of classroom experience and seven as an administrator and is overjoyed to be the next principal at SMS. “My vision for SMS is to focus on two primary pillars: culture and instructional strategies,” he said. “I want SMS to have the kind of culture in which students feel unconditionally loved and supported in a climate where everyone works hard, but have some fun along the way.”

He continued, “I also want See ROTH on page 31

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There are plenty of job openings in Sisters. The lack of applicants is reaching critical proportions for area businesses, however. Help Wanted signs appear all over town and in The Nugget there have been multiple ads in the classified section for a range of jobs. Some employers have taken to running color ads in the main news section of the paper in hopes of drawing even more notice.

The problem has been building for a year and the reasons are numerous. The best illustration is probably McDonald’s, where crew shortages have caused a reduction in operating hours — notwithstanding last week’s order from the Governor closing indoor dining again for at least two weeks, McDonald’s has not been adequately staffed for several months to serve diners in their dining room or for walk-in takeout. Only the drive-thru is open.

McDonald’s is synonymous with entry-level jobs Announcements...............12 Entertainment .................13

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

Businesses of all types in Sisters are struggling to fill job openings. Some are offering signing bonuses. where millions of students have traditionally learned job skills while earning for college, their first car, or to help with the family budget.

Despite the local McDonald’s offering up to $18.25 per hour, $6 more than the current state minimum wage, plus a retention bonus of $1,000, hire-a-friend bonus of $750, and up to $3,000 in tuition assistance, Sisters McDonald’s has been shorthanded for nearly a year.

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under $25 per hour is a small labor pool. Sisters Country population is dominated by retirees and empty nesters, even as our schools are adding students. Affluence in the community is a negative when attracting employment with starting wages.

The median income for ZIP code 97759 is $76,012. In Redmond, where the majority of our workers reside, it is $65,788 and the median age is 39.7 vs. 53.7 for Sisters.

See ‘NOW HIRING’ on page 31

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Letters to the Editor…

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

RESPONSE TO WESSEL COLUMN

To the Editor: I am responding to Andy Sichler’s letter to the editor appearing in the April 28 edition of The Nugget. I agree with most of what Mr. Sichler has to say in his response to Craig Wessel’s guest column in the April 21 edition.

However, I take issue with his closing argument that “Many of us worked our way through college …”

Yes, we did, but our summer earnings and much lower tuition and fees made getting a college degree much easier to pay for. I went to OSU and graduated in 1972. For the academic year 1973-74 the annual tuition and fees were $536 (resident). In 2014-15 the

annual tuition and fees were $7,800, and for the current year it is $13,856 (https://registrar. uoregon.edu/statistics/historical-tuition).

Higher education at our two major public universities has increased 2,585 percent from 1974 to present, while over the same period the consumer price index has increase by 437 percent. Higher education is not supported with tax dollars like it was when I attended college. We can do better at supporting public higher education with tax dollars to make a college degree not so costly.

Our other big advantage was being able to See LETTERS on page 7

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My rights or yours?

By Erik Dolson Guest Columnist

On Friday, April 30, Deschutes County entered another COVID-19 lockdown. Restaurants closed to indoor dining, gyms are limited. Lives are disrupted.

Governor Kate Brown announced she was moving 15 Oregon Counties into the “extreme risk” category. Deschutes County made the list because of a rate of nearly 467 cases per 100,000 residents (from OregonLive.com), above the 200 cases per 100,000 set as a cut-off by the governor.

If I’m doing the math right, the governor says that if more than .002 of the population gets COVID, we are all at “extreme risk.”

Deschutes County is at about .005 (rounded). One could say “more than double the rate!” Or, one could say it’s only three more people per thousand.

Here’s the real dilemma: Many thousands of people will be hurt by the new restrictions. I’m not saying action is not required, but that policies based on aggregated numbers harm those who have nothing to do with the crisis.

Deschutes County had more than 200,000 residents in the 2019 census, certainly more today, which would indicate that there are about 1,000 new cases.

Who are they? Are we reluctant to identify them because we don’t want to discourage anyone from getting tested, or negatively impact those who contracted the disease through no fault of their own, or stigmatize “carriers,” or invade their privacy, or infringe upon personal rights?

What about the rights of those whose livelihood or health or well-being depend on open businesses and social interaction?

This is the “dilemma of the commons,” of living in “community.” Sometimes individual rights take a back seat to community welfare. At the very least, we deserve to know where the 1,000 people who caught

COVID-19 contracted the disease.

The only information I could find was a recent update from Deschutes County Health Services that said: Where are cases coming from?

• Extracurricular activities where safety measures are removed, like no masks during sports practice.

• Social gatherings outside of work hours without mask wearing and distancing.

• Travel-related exposures.

• Carpooling.

• Barbecues and outdoor events without mask and distancing.

Does that mean every “sports practice” in every school in the county, or only one or two? Does it mean every “social gathering” in the county, or only at some located in certain areas? It doesn’t take many to get to 1,000. Only about a thousand, in fact.

Seniors can’t go to a gym in Sisters because folks dancing at a bar in La Pine won’t wear masks? A waitress in Redmond is out of work because a coach in Bend or a vocal parent’s group doesn’t believe in COVID-19?

Shouldn’t we all pull together to end this scourge? Of course, but that isn’t the point, which is that irresponsible behavior on the part of some is having a devastating and unnecessary impact on everyone.

Perhaps identifying individual carriers or spreaders of COVID-19 in Deschutes County is too fraught with difficult questions. But why can’t we identify schools where COVID-19 is being spread at sports events or businesses where COVID19 is being spread by staff or clientele, and urge them to change their procedures?

When we shy from difficult facts, we do more damage than good. And the fact is, the vast majority of Deschutes County citizens are not spreading COVID19, but they will pay a difficult tab run up by those who are.

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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A little spontaneous juggling broke out at Village Green Park last week.

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Celebrating mothers in song

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Karen Ellis contributed cyanotype prints to the My Own Two Hands art auction.

Nature ‘holds hope’ for artists

By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

Karen Ellis and her family have lived in Central Oregon since the late 1990s and have been involved in the community art scene ever since they arrived. Ellis is one of 76 artists donating a piece of art for the My Own Two Hands (MOTH) community arts fundraiser put on by the Sisters Folk Festival.

The auction event will be held virtually May 10-15.

Ellis is contributing a cyanotype series of four connected nature prints. To create a cyanotype print, she uses objects placed on light-sensitive paper that is chemically treated, exposing the objects and paper to direct sunlight to create the reverse image on the paper.

It is then washed, watered, and dried creating an image of an object reflected on the paper. Typically, the image comes out blue and white due to the chemicals in the type of paper, but the work can be tinted.

“Every time you do the process it is usually a surprise how it will turn out,” said Ellis.

Cyanotype was the first form of photography, using reverse images and light to create an image on paper.

According to www. alternativephotography.com, “The cyanotype process, also known as the blueprint process, was first introduced

by John Herschel (1792 – 1871) in 1842. Sir John was an astronomer, trying to find a way of copying his notes.

Herschel managed to fix

pictures using hyposulphite of soda as early as 1839. In the early days the paper was coated with iron salts and then used in contact printing.

The paper was then washed in water and resulted in a white image on a deep blue background. Apart from the cyanotype process, Herschel also gave us the words photography, negative, positive and snapshot.”

For the prints, titled Cyanotype Series, Ellis used digital prints of original cyanotypes in order to make them larger and come to life more for the auction event.

Karen Ellis has loved to draw and create art since she was a child. Over the course of her life, she has received both informal and formal See MOTH on page 22

“She’s Speaking,” a new YouTube channel for women songwriters, is hosting “In Celebration of All Mothers,” a live online tribute to mothers and grandmothers on Facebook Live, Thursday, May 6, at 7 p.m.

“Moms make the world go around; they deserve to be celebrated more than just one day a year,” said Sisters poet and songwriter Beth Wood, co-founder and host of She’s Speaking. “So, this is an invitation to all mothers and grandmothers — and anyone who’s ever had one — to join us on the Thursday before Mother’s Day for a special heartwarming concert especially for you.”

This free Facebook Live event is open to the public and features live performances by nine singersongwriters from all over the USA, including: Bre Gregg of Red Bird Soul; Kristen Grainger of Kristen Grainger & True North; Beth Wood, Susan Gibson, Mai Bloomfield, Emily Aldridge of Tall Dark Whimsy, Natalie Jean, Karyn Ann, and Naomi Laviolette.

These nine artists will perform original songs inspired by mothers and grandmothers. As examples, multi-faceted Maryland singer-songwriter Natalie See MOTHERS on page 22

Fire board candidates differ on levy

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

All four board candidates for Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District know about firefighting. Both incumbents have served as volunteer firefighters for the District, as has the challenger for Position 5, who has volunteered since 2009.

The other challenger’s husband was a volunteer for the Woodburn Fire District and her two sons are career/volunteer firefighters.

The District has candidates who can bring directly applicable service to the fivemember board.

Position 4 Deanne Dement is the incumbent seeking her second term. She is supportive of the five-year levy voters will be asked to approve that adds $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed value to the current $1.50/$1,000. Dement has lived in the District for 30 years and has been associated See CANDIDATES on page 30

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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Records fall for track athletes

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Outlaws track and field teams have been busy over the past two weeks and many on the team are achieving tremendous early-season success, including school records.

At a meet at Summit Wednesday, April 21, two current Outlaws’ girls’ high jumpers took possession of the Sisters High School record in the high jump.

Senior Anya Shockley and junior Hollie Lewis followed the lead of Summit jumper Isabella Sanderi — who won the event at 5 feet 5 inches — by each clearing 5 feet 3 inches to break the school record of 5 feet 2 inches held by three former athletes.

“It was great to see Anya and Hollie break the record on the same day,” said high jump coach Dennis Dempsey. “You could see their potential in previous years but having lost last year’s season they didn’t get the chance to improve.

Both girls work hard at the event and are coachable, so they have plenty of potential to go even higher.”

Lewis also had a personal record in the long jump at 16 feet 5 inches to place third in the event. Shelby Larson (9 feet) and Gracie Vohs (8 feet) went 1-2 in the pole vault as an extension of a good day for jumpers on the team.

Other top performers for the girls team included Lexie Miller with a first-time-ever mark over 30 feet in the shot put for second place. Ella Thorsett led throughout the 1500 meters and cracked five minutes for the first time with a clocking of 4 minutes 58.09 seconds.

The boys team did not break any records, but had a strong showing that included victories in five running events and two field contests.

Brody Anderson provided a pair of wins for the Outlaws in the 100 meters (11.99) and the 200 (23.87), while Sam May took the top spot in the 800 (2:02.89) and Ethan Hosang earned first in the 1500 (4:12.05).

Cameron Wessel uncorked a lifetime best by over 18 inches to win the shot put at 35 feet 6 inches, and Hayden Sharp notched a season best in the long jump, winning with a measurement of 20 feet 3.5 inches.

Other strong performances for the boys included Hayden Roth’s second-place finish in the 3000 (10:33), Taine Martin’s 10-foot-6-inch effort in the pole vault, and Will Thorsett’s personal record in the 1,500 (4:17.11).

Distance Coach Sarah Thorsett said, “These runners had to switch gears quickly from cross-country to track and they did just that. Our

plan was to ‘get our feet wet’ with no real expectations other than to get out and feel what it’s like to race on the track again.”

Considering that every single one of the Outlaw distance runners ran a lifetime best indicates they are ready to race.

“It doesn’t get any better than that!” said Thorsett.

Thorsett took a moment after the meet to reflect on how grateful she is that the track and field team is actually getting a season this year: “Today proved that these athletes will cherish every opportunity in the next few weeks to step to the line and compete.”

Sisters hosted McKenzie, Gilchrist, and Cascades Academy in a meet on Friday, April 30, which was truncated a bit due to a low number of athletes present from the 1A schools. No hurdles races were contested and most heats of running events combined boys and girls together.

“Still,” said Jeff Larson, “it gave the kids experience in competing and many of them turned in lifetime bests.”

Pearl Gregg, with some pacing from teammate Ella Thorsett for the first four laps, ran alone the rest of the way to a personal best of 11:34.41 in the 3000 meters.

Lexie Miller uncorked a 95-foot throw in the javelin

to improve her previous best by over 11 feet, and Chloe Wessel improved by nine feet in the discus to win the event with a toss of 74 feet 8 inches.

Hollie Lewis added an inch to her best in winning the long jump at 16 feet 6 inches, and Annie Cohen knocked nearly four seconds off her 800 time with a win in 2:55.12.

For the boys team, Kaleb Briggs took the 800 with a personal best of 2:25.07, Hayden Roth captured the 1500 in his fastest time ever of 4:54.24, Hayden Sharp cleared 5 feet 10 inches in the high jump, Taine Martin matched his best in the pole vault with mark of 11 feet and Collin Fischer dropped his best 100 time to 12.16 seconds.

Another school record fell at a “The Distance Twilight” held at Phoenix High School in southern Oregon. The meet featured just two events: 800 meters and 3000 meters and attracted some of the best runners from all classifications, including four from Sisters.

Ethan Hosang rode the jetstream of three runners — two from Ashland and one from South Medford, who ran three of the fastest times in Oregon history — to break the school record with a time of 8:47.65. Taylor Steele held the record at 8:49.03, which he set in 2011.

Will Thorsett broke the

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Taine Martin pole vaults 11'0" in Sisters track-and-field action. nine-minute mark as well with a time of 8:59.06, which moved him into fourth on the all-time school list. The pair placed fifth and seventh, respectively.

Cameron Stein of Ashland won the race in 8:18.89 as the top three runners all moved into the top-10 all-time in the state of Oregon.

“Wowza,” said Sarah Thorsett. “That was some race!”

Ella Thorsett took charge early and won the 800 in a time of 2:22.2, a personal record. Sam May established

a personal best in an epic battle in the boys 800 where he placed second by .2 seconds in a time of 2:00.69, which is the ninth-best time in school history.

“I am so grateful these distance runners got the opportunity to come to this meet,” said Thorsett.

The Outlaws host a home meet on Friday, May 7 against North Lake and Ridgeview beginning at 4 p.m. Some of the team will travel to the Wally Ciochetti meet in Cottage Grove the same day.

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Antique cartography offers perspectives on Indigenous homelands

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A 1596 Flemish map of the Western Hemisphere. Cartography was once more art than geography.

The Indigenous peoples of North America have been painting for millennia. They applied pigments on boulders and rock walls, on carved wooden masks and totem poles, buffalo hides and teepees.

In the latter half of the 1800s, as autonomous tribes relinquished most of their traditional ways when forced onto reservation lands, the surfaces for art were replaced by paper. Initially, important narrative imagery was applied onto closed-out accountingledger pages.

During the past 100 years, Native American two-dimensional artwork basically followed the same developmental paths as that of Western world art. A local Sisters art gallery hopes to shift that influence by utilizing one of the West’s more common products.

Cartography, the compilation of geographic information resulting in the mass production of maps, commenced in earnest with the printingpress revolution in the 1400s and soon began providing the masses of Europe with newfound geographic understandings during the Age of Exploration.

The early maps of the 1400s, 1500s, and 1600s showed two dimensional concepts about the placement of land, water, and national boundaries upon the Earth’s surface, but that

geographic information was surrounded with and sometimes overwhelmed by artistic renderings.

Royal French Cartographer Nicolas Sanson re-envisioned maps in the mid 1600s as being straightforward geography, and the artisan era of mapping gradually fell out of favor, with Englishman John Tallis producing the last of these in the 1850s.

The early maps of the Western Hemisphere were critical to European explorers, not only for the geographic knowledge they offered, but also for providing them with a documented instrument to assert ownership over vast territories throughout the New World.

Freshly made maps, however accurate they were, along with a drawn deed and a national flag, were “legalese” tools necessary for the European nations to recognize claims on “discovered” lands, while also abrogating the oral proclamations of traditional land-ownership rights

by Indigenous peoples.

The colonizing of North America notwithstanding, many of the early maps of North America depicted regional tribes occupying their homelands. Maps of the early 1800s that included tribal control of these lands offered a fascinating didactic on The United States of America, east of the Mississippi River, and Indigenous tribes west of it.

However, by 1890, the only maps still identifying the Native American people came from U.S. government offices, conveying reservation boundaries.

The owners of Raven Makes Gallery fortuitously comprehended last year that these two seemingly disparate entities — Native American artistry and antique cartography — just might be destined for each other, like chocolate and peanut butter.

Raven Makes Gallery commissioned 20 Indigenous artists from throughout North America to create works on 60 antique original maps from the 1700s and 1800s.

The artistic concept is for the artists to provide perspectives on their homelands, whether in former or current times.

The larger purpose of these works does not include an effort to change what occurred. After all, the past forges an indelible history; there never can be an actual playing out of the “what if.”

The exhibition, The Homelands Collection, 1st Edition, will be held at the gallery throughout the month of May. However, no in-person artist visit will occur as has happened with previous shows at the gallery.

Raven Makes Gallery will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, May 5 and 6. It will open May 7 with the exhibition on display.

Fourth Friday Art Walk returns

By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

The Sisters Arts Association’s (SAA) Fourth Friday Art Walk is returning this month, focusing on featured artists and their work throughout the galleries of Sisters. This year the event is a little different. The Art

Walk takes place during each gallery’s regular hours, generally 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the Fourth Friday of each month, May through September.

Gallery Walk maps are available in any of the galleries. The maps also indicate where good food can be enjoyed. The focus is on art and artists, as galleries will

not be offering food or beverage this year. To comply with safety recommendations, visitors are encouraged to take their time throughout the day to stroll through galleries and adhere to other safety guidelines including masking indoors, and not See ART WALK on page 26

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City snapshot — body cams, paths Awards celebrate ‘Community Champions’

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

The Sisters Country Vision Implementation Team (VIT) is sponsoring the 2021 Community Champion Awards.

Sisters Country community members can nominate any individual, business, or organization. You can submit as many nominations as you like, but you can’t nominate the same person/organization more than once, and you can’t nominate yourself.

Winners will receive gift certificates from one or more local restaurants and businesses of Sisters Country.

Each individual winner prize is a $100 value, and each business/organization prize is a $200 value. By nominating a “Community Champion,” you are helping to support local businesses who have been impacted by the pandemic and related stressors in the past 12 months, as all gifts are purchased by the VIT, not donated.

The team is accepting nominations May 1-30. A total of eight “Community Champions” will be selected and announced in early June.

“After this past difficult year, spread some positivity and appreciation for a person, organization, or business who you’ve seen step up to support the community and keep Sisters Country prosperous, livable, resilient, and connected,” said VIT spokesperson Janel Ruehl.

Nomination categories for winners are:

• Prosperous Community Champions: Those people and organizations working to help make Sisters Country a more prosperous community. For example: supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs, starting or sustaining a key local business, starting or supporting new local events, or even just being a stellar local employee who always goes the extra mile.

• Resilient Community Champions: Those people and organizations working to help make Sisters Country a more resilient community.

For example: those who stepped up to help coordinate PPE, local food banks and other assistance programs, wildfire response, or amazing local first responders.

• Livable Community Champions: Those people and organizations working to help make Sisters Country a more livable community.

For example: those working to expand trails and recreation access, transportation options, activities for youth, or programs for aging adults.

• Connected Community Champions: Those people and organizations working to make Sisters Country a more connected community.

For example: those going above and beyond to create new and creative opportunities for people to connect and engage with one another during this challenging time.

• Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Lt. Chad Davis reported to the Sisters City Council that summer bike patrols will resume in town as the weather improves and tourist season kicks off. In the next two weeks, local officers will receive training on the wearing and use of body cameras and they should be in use in the community within three weeks.

The Sisters substation is slated to take delivery of two new Dodge Durango SUVs, which will be equipped with in-car video cameras.

• In honor of the City of Sisters 75th Anniversary of incorporation, as well as Arbor Day — and acknowledging the City’s status of Tree City USA for 14 consecutive years — the City, in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service, has donated 75 Ponderosa seedlings to Sisters Middle School to be planted by students around Sisters Country.

• The City was awarded $100,000 in grant funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Small City Allotment (SCA) program to construct a multiuse path along the west side of North Pine Street from West Main Avenue north to the city limits. The project includes construction of an eight-foot-wide concrete sidewalk from Main Avenue to Adams Avenue, which will be consistent with sidewalks in the downtown core. From Adams north to the city limits,

an eight-foot asphalt multiuse path will be constructed, including ADA-compliant curb ramps, crosswalks, striping, and signage. Due to the lack of street lighting on North Pine Street, bollard lighting will be added to the path. $175,000 was budgeted in FY 2021-22 for the project, of which $100,000 will be reimbursed through the ODOT SCA grant program.

• To ensure that any unforeseen problems with the Locust Street sewer line relocation project will be appropriately handled by a crew familiar with all the permits required and the many conditions that must be met, the City has approved a contract change order to Hickman, Williams and Associates, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $14,950 for technical support services associated with the project.

The company is creating the design for the project which will lower the water in Whychus Creek, collect fish in the creek, and install

the new pipeline under the creek bed, before restoring the flow of the creek. This project is a long-range solution to an ongoing concern regarding possible damage to the exposed sewer line on the upstream side of the Locust Street bridge.

• The camp hosts at Creekside Campground are now in place for the summer through the middle of October.

• Public Works Director Paul Bertagna announced that the biosolids removal project at the City’s sewage-treatment plant is now complete.

The biosolids were trucked to the City-owned portion of the Lazy Z Ranch, where they were spread over the ground.

A contracted farmer will come in and till the biosolids into the soil, roll it, and seed it. Bertagna also said that the construction of the pump house at Well #4, located in the east end of the Creekside Campground, is well underway, with parts scheduled to arrive by the end of May.

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get well-paying summer jobs. I worked in a millwork plant for two summers and for two summers as a surveyor’s chainman. In our day when you told a potential employer that you were a college student it was often the ticket to a good summer job. Many employers considered it a civic duty to help college students by giving them employment.

Finally, Mr. Wessel did not ask for, nor did he imply, that student loans should be forgiven.

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KEEP SKIES DARK

To the Editor: I am responding to your excellent article from April 14, “Keep Sisters’ night skies dark.” The value of dark skies may be a new concept to some readers, but is quite familiar to others. The dark skies of Central Oregon are unique, just one of the many reasons that we love our area and choose to live here.

I am an avid stargazer and one of the newest members of the Sisters Astronomy Club. I live 10 miles out, between Sisters and Redmond, not far from Whychus Canyon Preserve. My night sky views are some of the best. The sky to the north is completely dark. The skies from the east all the way to the southwest, however, are not. There are three “light domes” created by the lights of Redmond, Bend, and Sisters. The size and brightness of the three domes vary, based on the sizes of the towns. I have watched the Sisters light dome grow steadily higher and brighter, especially in the past couple of years.

As Sisters continues its rapid growth, the light dome will continue to grow, as well. More businesses bring more light; more residences bring more light. Keeping the light dome under control by choosing appropriate lighting options now and into the future will enhance Sisters’ dark skies so that we can all experience a shooting star, a bright comet, or a shower of meteors.

Signe L. Johnson, Amateur Astronomer s s s

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To the Editor: Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying, “learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow.”

I taught high school California and United States history for seven years before pursuing my career, until retirement, as a special education teacher/RSP. While teaching United States history, I made an effort to incorporate civics into my lesson plans (civics, as its own class, wasn’t being taught anymore). I believe that a disturbing deficiency in civic knowledge probably began in the late 1970s.

I was reminded of how much the general population in America is not aware of their basic rights while overhearing a conversation between two young folks at a store in town. Neither person could remember the Vice President’s name, or that the position is currently held by a woman.

A recent article in The American Legion Magazine (April 26, 2021), stated: “A CNN story reported that Americans know virtually nothing about the Constitution, with very few Americans knowing the difference between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most college graduates think Thomas Jefferson was the Father of the Constitution, though he wasn’t even in the country at the time of its drafting. Only two in five Americans can name all three branches of government. More than a third of those folks polled could not name a single right guaranteed by the First Amendment (which is the most commonly known amended part of the Constitution). Incredibly, one in 10 college graduates polled in 2016 thought TV’s “Judge Judy” was serving on the Supreme Court.

More than 25 percent of millennials polled believed that choosing leaders through free elections was ‘unimportant.’ Only 30 percent of millennials polled believe elections essential to live in a democracy.”

An American constitutional democracy can not run on autopilot. I was bothered by the overheard conversation as the young people both mentioned they weren’t going to vote in the current election, even though both voted last presidential election. I can only hope we can learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for a better tomorrow.

Please vote!

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To the Editor: I hadn’t really wanted to, but gave in and watched Biden’s speech the other night and it raised a lot of questions and I wonder if others felt the same way.

Have you ever known someone that blatantly stole your idea/work and presented it as his or her own? Or, maybe a boss took credit for all the hard work you did for his or her self-aggrandizement.

Wasn’t there a politician that once took credit for inventing the Internet? I saw lots of very questionable credit-taking.

Was anyone frightened to see our leaders all wearing masks and separated by a great distance after having taken ‘the shot’ now being pushed upon us? What do they know that we don’t?

How can Joe claim America is systematically racist in one breath, and say we’ll work together to achieve great things? If we’re a racist country, why are people from all over the world so anxious to leave their country for ours? What’s it like at the borders of China, North Korea, Russia or Venezuela?

As a child I was constantly told there is no money tree in our backyard on 12th Street in Beaverton.

Where is Joe’s money tree to provide endless freebies? Area 51?

About that endless hateful racist agenda; who is pushing our children to question their skin color and hate America as a racist country? Who is injecting racial hate seemingly into every single conversation or issue? Is anyone getting tired of the hate being promoted to destroy America by Dems and fake news?

Jeff Mackey s s s

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES

To the Editor: I have recently had the pleasure of meeting Rodney Cooper at a “meet and greet’’ gathering.

Mr. Cooper’s background is in education. I share his passions in keeping the curriculum teaching facts and history as it happened. His concerns in particular are: critical race theory, age-level-inappropriate sex education, and equity programming.

Rod supports transparency and accountability.

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Local musician releases debut album

By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent

John Harvey, a Central Oregon local, is releasing his debut EP in May. An EP is a medium-length album, usually four to six songs long.

Harvey has lived in Central Oregon for 10 years, a few miles outside of Sisters. Harvey has always been involved in music.

He works a full-time job as the national program manager for Regence BlueCross BlueShield.

Harvey is releasing his first-ever EP album after releasing a few singles over the past months. Harvey has been playing in a number of local groups and song circles over the years in Central Oregon. A few years ago, he decided to break off on his own and begin writing and recording his own music.

“I started writing my own melodies, lyrics, and music and took a lot more time for self around six years ago,” said Harvey.

He began learning the software and technology to record and produce his own music after writing it.

“I wanted to be the artist and be able to produce my own EP. Doing the whole process made me more mature and a deeper artist,” he said.

“I really got into the production aspect of it and enjoyed it more than I thought and put in a lot of time to focus and learn and write and record and put out the music.”

Before the pandemic, Harvey was working with KPOV High Desert Radio as an audio engineer for their show, Center Stage. Harvey worked on mixing and recording the guest artists that would come on the show.

He was only able to work on that project for a few months before the pandemic put that work on hold. The last person he mixed music with was Sisters Folk Festival alum, and now Sisters local musician and poet, Beth Wood.

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“Before the pandemic hit in March, I was supposed to do a show with Dennis McGregor and his band,” said Harvey. “I was excited to be able to mix a whole band, but that had to be canceled in March.”

Harvey hopes to be able to do more of that work in the future.

In 2016, Harvey went to the Sisters Folk Festival’s Americana Song Academy at Camp Caldera on Blue Lake, and really homed in on his musical self-discovery.

“Attending it honestly scared the heck out of me, but I am so glad I went,” he said.

Harvey didn’t quite know what he was getting himself into, attending the song academy with a number of musicians and fellow singer-songwriters. He felt as if he was a young songwriter at the time and needed the experience that the song academy could offer him. During his time there, he had a one-on-one class with Chuck Prophet, and he helped him to remember to focus on the songs.

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The experience helped Harvey to relax into writing and allowed him the time to put into writing.

“It was a really good experience and adjusted my attitude about what it meant to be a creator and songwriting, it’s about what you put out there,” he said.

Harvey’s first EP is titled “Second Chances.” The inspiration for his songs comes from life experience and inspiration, but he also says, “a lot of it comes from craft, and is like buffing out a rough rock or work.

“The title track song, ‘Second Chances,’ is a song about a situation where you’ve done wrong and you are trying to start over,” he said.

During the creation of the EP, Harvey worked on learning how to record, produce, mix and cut together a full five-song EP of a few of his original works. He watched YouTube videos, learned software for recording and mixing, and set up a home studio to produce the EP. “It feels like kind of a feat

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building an audience over the summer and release another EP in the fall. “Second Chances” will be available on all music-streaming platforms on May 7. More information on John Harvey and his music can be found at www. johnharveysongs.com/music.

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Lady Outlaws go 2-1 in tennis competition Vohs pitches no hitter in Outlaws win

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Garrett Vohs pitched a no-hitter in Sisters’ win at home against Woodburn on Thursday, April 29. Garrett finished the game with 11 strikeouts, and also had one hit and one RBI in the contest that ended with the Outlaws on top 10-0.

Vohs told The Nugget that his arm felt fresh throughout the game, and that the curveball and fastball worked well for him.

The Outlaws got 10 hits and several players contributed in the offensive effort.

Adam Harper had a double and a triple and two RBIs, Brody Duey had two hits, including a triple and three RBIs. Patrick Silva had a single and a double, and Hunter Spor had a double. Linn and Heuberger both had singles for the Outlaws.

Coach Kramer Croisant said, “I think we are starting to get rolling. As a team defensively we played a very clean game and made all the plays we needed to make.

Offensively, we hit very well.”

Sisters was scheduled to play at Woodburn on Monday, May 3. They will travel to Sweet Home on Wednesday, and finish up their week with a home game against Sweet Home on Thursday.

The Lady Outlaws earned a 5-3 win at Stayton on Tuesday, April 27, and at home on Thursday defeated Corbett 3-1 to improve their record to 5-3. On Friday Sisters played host to Woodburn and lost the match 2-6.

At Stayton on Tuesday, freshman Juhree Kizziar (No. 1 singles) defeated Rachel Ptacek 6-2, 6-2. Coach Alan VonStein stated that Juhree anticipated her opponent’s ball placement and did a better job of moving her feet.

“She continues to improve despite her young age,” said VonStein. “She is gaining a lot of experience.”

Ellie Mayes beat Megan Campbell 6-4, 7-5, in a hardfought No. 2 singles match.

Mayes was down 1-5 in the second set, but came back strong and won six games in a row. The win was Maye’s fourth straight win.

Katie Ryan (No. 3 singles) easily handled Sierra Baker in the 6-2, 6-2 victory.

“Katie’s natural athleticism and ability to get to difficult shots continues to amaze me,” said VonStein.

Brooke Harper returned to the squad after being off a week due to a hand injury,

and defeated On Friday Karlee Tyler at No. at home against 4 singles. Brooke Woodburn, Juhree won the first set Kizziar defeated 6-4, but dropped Yesenia Lopez 6-1, the second 3-6.

7-5, and improved She went on to win her record to 6-3 in an 11-9 tiebreak. on the season at the “Her hand is No. 1 singles spot. doing much better “Juhree continand hopefully she ues to improve on will be able to cona match-by-match tinue her marked basis with her deep improvement baseline shots, going forward quickness and abilinto districts,” said ity to come to the VonStein.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK net,” said VonStein.

Ellie Rush and Juhree Kizziar focused intensely for the win against Corbett. “She definitely is a Sophie Silva (No. force to be reckoned 1 doubles) were the lone dou- No. 1 and No. 2 singles and with going forward as we bles win for the Outlaws. The doubles teams played, due to head into districts in 10 days.” tandem defeated Charlotte the fact that Corbett has such Rush and Silva, Sisters’ Ritchie and Kassidy Strand a small team.

No. 1 duo, continued their 6-3, 7-6. In the second set Juhree Kizziar (No. 1 winning streak with a 6-0, 6-3 they had to go to a tiebreak, singles) defeated Morgan victory over Karina Zamora which they won 7-5.

Stafford 6-2, 6-4. Rush and and Christa Manetti.

“They both are able to Silva (No.2 doubles) eas“They continue to be an cover the court extremely ily beat Grace Merrill and extremely talented and strong well and read each other’s Tia Kendall 6-1, 6-0, and doubles team in our district,” movements before they even Katie Ryan and Brooke said VonStein. “Their net occur,” said VonStein. “Their Harper (No., 2 doubles) won play is unmatched. They have years of playing volleyball their match against Semani decided to finish up their seatogether make them a very Ramirez-Gonzalez and Sarah son with a final match against strong doubles team.”

Mt. View on Monday, and Stratman 6-2, 6-0.

VonStein told The Nugget Ryan and Harper, who will not compete in districts that Elena Mansfield, Josie usually play at singles posi- or state for personal reasons.”

P a t t o n , L e a h O ’ H e r n , tions, decided to give doubles Sisters was to play in their Charlotte Seymour, Lindsay a try, and teamed up as a pair final home meet against Mt. Scott, and Adriana Luna all for the first time this season. View on Monday, May 3. put in excellent efforts in They did a great job as a duo From there the team will pretheir doubles matches. and easily took care of busi- pare for their run at districts On Thursday only the ness with a big win. the following week.

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CORRECTION The scholarship won by Nathan Woodworth (“Sisters actor accorded rare honor,” The Nugget, April 28, page 1) is properly named The Fulbright/John Wood LAMDA Award. The contemporary play (from which Woodworth used a monologue for his audition is titled “Tales of an Urban Indian,”

by Darrell Dennis. The caption incorrectly stated that Woodworth “won the sole American slot in a London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art master’s degree program.” Woodworth did win the sole Fulbright/John Wood LAMDA Award; however, this MA program is only for international students.

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He supports: • Teaching how to think not what to think.

• Teaching students to read and write well.

• Teaching math and science skills to navigate life and interpret fact from fiction.

• Teaching technology skills required in our ever-changing world.

• Teaching both vocational skills and college prep skills.

Mr. Cooper plans to be on site at the schools on occasion and participate in whatever way he can.

As a retired teacher he will make the time to do this.

Our children are America’s future and America’s hope. It is important they understand our Founding Fathers’ mission in the Constitution. My vote goes to Mr. Rodney Cooper. I hope yours will as well.

For more information please visit the website: https://RodCooper73.wixsite.com/ SistersSchoolBoard.

Jean Metz s s s To the Editor: Growing up, I went through the public school system. Overall, it was a very positive experience for me, but I remember my father being active in the PTA because he was shocked and concerned at how much he felt things had morally declined since he went to school.

I thought he was just being “old fashioned,” but now as a father of four school-aged kids, I find myself thinking the exact same thing.

Thankfully, for reasons unrelated to this belief, we decided to homeschool all our kids from the beginning, and we’ve never regretted that decision.

That said, it’s still frustrating to see how things have shifted over the years. I distinctly remember having great teachers that taught me how to think critically, and how to learn. There was never an agenda or focus on topics that were controversial — it was a foundation that set me up for success as an adult. I feel this should be the No.1 focus for education today, but it seems that learning how to think has taken a back seat to learning what to think.

While my kids are thankfully not missing this critical training, I feel strongly that change is needed in our schools. There’s a reason that Oregon ranks No. 48 out of 50 states in graduation rates.

This is why I’m supporting Rod Cooper for the Sisters School District Board. He supports an agenda-free curriculum and a focus on what the point of K-12 education should be —preparing our kids to graduate and learn how to learn.

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Oregon kids deserve better than No. 48 in the US, and we can take one step to improve their chances for a bright future here in Sisters by choosing a lifelong educator who understands that agenda-driven curriculum like we’ve had is not the way to achieve this.

Please join me in supporting Rod Cooper for Sisters School District Board. Much has changed over the years, but the whole purpose of education hasn’t. You can learn more at http://www.

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Rian Schermerhorn s s s To the Editor: I am urging my fellow residents of the Sisters School District to vote yes on School Bond 9-141 and, just as important, vote Rodney Cooper for Board Position 1.

I am a father of three in the district and a former student and School Board member of Sisters Schools. Having attended the current elementary school, many, (many...) years ago, I can attest to the need for a new facility. Continuing toward the District’s master plan of relocating Sisters Elementary School near the middle and high schools will save parents time during drop-off and pick-up, as well as allow for the fifth grade to return to an elementary school educational culture.

This will be a strategic investment for our children and our community.

Rodney Cooper would be a key asset to help guide our district through this significant transition. As a former school board member, I know the importance of experience — especially when you consider the possibility of a new bond, and Mr. Cooper is just the person for the job. He would bring over 43 years of public educational experience to the board in addition to many years as a track-and-field, cross-country, and basketball coach. He’s a teacher first and foremost, and our District would greatly benefit from his leadership.

While his extensive resumé speaks for itself, perhaps the biggest reason I’m voting for Rodney is that he comes from small town Oregon. He knows what it’s like to be in public education in a rural community that’s passionate about its schools. He knows what it’s like to see someone at the local grocery store or post office and welcome ideas on how to improve our kids’ education. He understands the importance of bringing hard work, humility, and courage in a way that reflects the

values of a small town. I encourage you to vote for Rodney for School Board Position 1.

Justin Durham s s s

SISTERS SCHOOL BOND

To the Editor: Be proud of Sisters School District! They are forward-thinking and continue to demonstrate their vision to improve an already existing, excellent school system.

The Sisters School Bond 2021 will build a new elementary school for grades K-5, that will become a part of a consolidated campus which will include the middle school and high school.

Sisters Elementary School is currently operating at 106 percent capacity and will be at 111 percent optimal capacity for 2021-22.

There will be no increase to our already low taxes. The new bond will replace existing bonds that are concluding this year.

Uniting our community’s schools on one large campus provides many benefits, including consolidation of services, collaboration between K-12 students and educators, a K-5 community (instead of K-4) better matched to curriculum and developmental needs, and improved safety and traffic flow in town.

Please join us in voting YES on Sisters’ school bond 2021.

Jim and Debbie Barnes s s s To the Editor: A quality education in a safe environment can be a significant factor in deterring individuals from criminal activity and behavior. I am writing in favor of ballot measure 9-141.

Relocation of the elementary school to the property between McKinney Butte Road and Highway 242, adjacent to the middle school and high school, will provide for a consolidated campus that improves safety and security. The Sheriff’s Office Sisters School District Resource Deputy will be able to patrol three school buildings on a consolidated campus at a higher frequency, improving visibility and reducing gaps in contact with students.

In an emergency, deployment of first-responders to a single campus can allow for a safe, efficient response in a reduced amount of time.

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of Highway 20 manage multiple lanes of both commercial and private vehicle traffic.

The volume of traffic on Highway 20 will continue to increase.

By relocating the current elementary school, the voters within the Sisters School District have an opportunity to provide a safe and secure educational environment for kids. Please join me in supporting ballot measure 9-141 by voting “yes.”

L. Shane Nelson, Deschutes County Sheriff s s s To the Editor: I love seeing our elementary school first thing when driving into town. Kids running around the grass earning their running club miles. Admiring all the hard work of community, teachers, and students to curate the beautifully decorated fence.

Knowing they can walk right over to Whychus Creek for outdoor learning. The current school right smack in town highlights that we are not just a tourist or retirement community, but a community of families, too. As a parent of two young children who will benefit from the proposed new elementary school, it might surprise others that when I first heard about the new school bond, I did not immediately jump up with excitement. I knew what I liked about the current school location, but I did not really understand the dire situation our elementary school is already in and the benefits of being closer to the other schools, especially for special services.

I had conversations with other parents. I read the informative article in The Nugget. I asked questions. I heard answers.

I learned more. Our community is growing. Fast. But even if it slowed or stayed the same, our elementary school is already way over capacity. It is not uncommon to hear of parents who have moved here due to the reputation for the great schools.

Yes, I, too, am one of them. Let’s continue to take pride in our schools. Our kids, our community, our future and our now need this.

If you are still in doubt, please ask questions and get more information. As parents and community members, we can guide what happens with the current elementary school space, how we maintain our community charm, how we move forward. We can participate, we can have conversations and we can vote.

Please join me in voting YES on Ballot Measure 9-141.

Jamie Sheahan Alonso s s s To The Editor: Just driving around Sisters every few days it seems that a housing mycelium has invaded our town. This growth alone is an obvious indication that our schools are greatly impacted. It is time to upgrade! Overcrowding, limited resources, building maintenance costs, all indicate the need to pass the pending bond measure.

The good news is this will not increase our taxes because See LETTERS on page 19

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Outlaws lacrosse posts first win

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws defeated Sprague 8-5 at home on Friday, April 30, and recorded their first win of the season.

Teams played fairly even at the start of the contest and at the close of the first quarter it was tied up 1-1. Sisters poured it on and scored four goals in the second quarter to take a 5-2 lead as teams headed into the half.

Connor Martin scored his third goal in the fourth quarter to get a hat trick for the game and extended the Outlaw’s lead to 7-4.

Coach Paul Patton said, “Sprague was mounting a bit of a comeback so the goal was a key moment for us.”

Sisters scored one additional goal in the quarter and secured the win.

Martin had a great overall game with three goals, one assist, and six ground balls.

Gaven Henry also played well and finished with two goals, and one assist. Adam Maddox-Castle had one goal and an assist. Ricky Huffman

This was our first win of the season after a couple close losses and it felt really good for the boys to get a positive outcome after all the hard work they’ve been putting in.

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and Kyle Pilarski scored one goal each, and Gus Patton tallied an assist.

The Outlaws outshot Sprague 52-18, which attests to their ability to keep control of the ball. They also won the ground ball battle 49-21. Mason Sellers had seven ground balls, Nathaniel Alvarez five, and Riley Sellers had four.

Clayton Craig did a stellar job in the goal with seven saved shots in three quarters

of play.

“This was our first win of the season after a couple close losses and it felt really good for the boys to get a positive outcome after all the hard work they’ve been putting in. We were happy to be able to play the game after a COVID scare that closed the school on Thursday.”

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S National Day of Prayer

Please join others in prayer for our nation on Thursday, May 6 from noon to 1 p.m. on the Sisters Community Church front lawn. Everyone is welcome to come and pray. Please follow CDC guidelines. Contact Wendy at 541-389-6859 for information.

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 COVIDsafety 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 541-5491193 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.

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 info, please call 541-719-1254.

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

Throughout May 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 information about how you can prepare your property for wildfire season.

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 serving seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis drive-through style from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by, no need to make a reservation. Info: 541678-5483.

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Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furry Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4023 to schedule your pickup. We have all sorts of pet supplies too. Pickups available Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Located at 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind The Nugget office.

Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers, after a long delay due to COVID, have decided to resume weekly lunch meetings 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!

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Outlaws finish strong on tennis court

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys tennis team hosted Stayton on Tuesday, April 27, and won three of their matches. Due to a short roster, Sisters defaulted five matches, and suffered a 3-5 team loss. On Friday, the Outlaws traveled to Woodburn for their final league match of the season.

In Tuesday’s action, Nate Weber continued his winning streak and persevered through a sore ankle to beat Hayden Holm 6-3, 6-1.

Sisters also won at No. 3 and No. 4 doubles. Coach Carl Click said that the inexperienced players showed their growth, each winning in a tight third-set tiebreaker.

Jaxon Barry and Dexter Payne (No. 3) beat their opponents 6-3, 5-7, 10-6. KJ

Sweet and Matthew Riehle (No. 4) didn’t start well and lost their first set 0-6. They came back and won a tight second set 6-4, and then won the tiebreaker 10-8.

Click said, “Tiebreakers can be stressful for new tennis players as they are quite different from the regular 15-30-40 game scoring for regular games and sets. But, a practice session on exactly how to play and score a tiebreaker the day before the match paid off. Our kids were confident and organized, while their opponents were a bit out of sorts with the match on the line.”

The Outlaws traveled to Woodburn on Friday and won two of the three official matches. Sisters finished the regular season with just four players and, due to their low numbers, had to default on

five matches.

Weber locked up the district 2nd seed with his 6-4, 6-3, victory over Jonathan Swenson. Nate has won all but one singles match this season.

Click said, “Swenson is one of the better singles players in the league, who can truly hit stroke- for-stroke with Nate. There were several really strong rallies won by both players. Nate made fewer errors than some other matches, which is a good trend with the district tournament approaching.”

Barry and Payne notched another huge win. They took down Issa Flores and Juan Alfaro in a 9-7 pro set. The match went back and forth as teams traded games. In the end, the Outlaws won the final three to claim the set.

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Stroke awareness can save lives

By Carol Stiles Executive Director Stroke Awareness Oregon

Linda and Susan were at the dress rehearsal for the community theater’s summer play. All was going well, until time for Kevin to walk on and begin his dialogue. There was a brief delay after the queue but no Kevin. That was strange.

The actors had seen him just before rehearsal. Thinking he did not hear, they redid the scene. No Kevin. Linda and Susan walked backstage and found Kevin standing with a strange look on his face. One side of his face drooped. “Are you alright?”

Kevin’s response was a jumble of disconnected words.

Having learned about F.A.S.T. from a Stroke Awareness Oregon presentation, they recognized that Kevin was showing signs of a stroke. EMS arrived soon after Linda called 9-1-1 and transported Kevin to the hospital. There, he was quickly evaluated and received treatment for stroke. Because Linda and Susan knew F.A.S.T., Kevin recovered with only minor remaining symptoms. He rejoined the community theater that fall.

Each year, more than 800,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke. Stroke, the fifth-leading cause of death in Oregon, is also the leading cause of disability worldwide. Stroke can kill areas of your brain that control essential functions like movement, vision, thinking or the ability to speak.

Stroke doesn’t care about age, race, gender, or economic standing.

In fact, while 60 percent of strokes occur in people over 65, there is an alarming

uptick in stroke in young adults. Importantly, 80 percent of strokes can be prevented. Key risk factors are atrial fibrillation, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure. People with these risk factors should work closely with their physicians on management.

S t r o k e Aw a r e n e s s Oregon, a Central Oregon nonprofit, was created to save lives by sharing important information about stroke causes and prevention and working to make F.A.S.T. a household safety word.

Strokes, or ischemic strokes, are due to disruption of blood flow to the brain. Brain-cell injury and death from loss of blood flow occurs rapidly. Two million brain cells die every minute a major brain artery is blocked. If the blockage is removed within 150 minutes by clot-dissolving drugs or clot-retrieval procedures, over 90 percent of stroke victims will recover. After that, chances for good recovery drops significantly.

Because St. Charles has state-of-the-art stroke technology and treatment protocols, and because Central Oregonians are learning F.A.S.T., things have changed. We now see stroke victims, whose lives would have previously been destroyed, making full recoveries. But this only happens if we remember that every minute is important.

What is F.A.S.T.? These letters are an effective way to identify when someone may be having a stroke.

• Face drooping on one side • Arm or one-sided weakness • Speech that is garbled

or an inability to speak • Time to call 9-1-1!

If you see any of the F.A.S.T. signs, do not hesitate. While we are in the middle of the pandemic, do not hesitate if you recognize that someone is having a stroke. EMS and hospitals have precautions in place for your protection.

If you or a loved one has experienced a stroke, undoubtedly, your world is rocked. Online support groups for survivors and care partners are helpful. Stroke families don’t have to walk alone. Feeling depressed, fearful, embarrassed, and overwhelmed is common.

One care partner explained “this is the hardest job I never applied for.” But you are not alone. In 2020, St. Charles, Bend, treated over 600 victims of stroke.

Here’s what you can do: work with your primary care physician to address all stroke risk factors and make sure that you and your family know F.A.S.T. Reach out to Stroke Awareness Oregon for support for you or your loved one or if you wish to learn more.

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Matthew Riehle returns ball vs. Stayton. and better each match,” said Click. “Barry and Payne are both new to tennis competition and in just a few weeks they’ve improved enough to compete, and beat more experienced players by keeping the ball in play, adding some pace and spin, and putting away shots at the net.”

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Girls lacrosse wins back-to-back games

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws traveled to Albany on Saturday, May 1, and defeated West Albany 14-3. They turned right around and beat South Eugene 14-12.

Sisters’ offense was firing on all cylinders in their game against West Albany, and goals, assists, draw controls, and ground balls were spread out over several players.

Mary Root had a fine allaround game and finished with four goals, one assist, four ground balls, one interception, and six draw controls. Pearl Gregg scored three goals, had one assist, and three draw controls.

Reese Harrell contributed three goals, one an incredible behind the back shot. She also tallied one assist, and two ground balls.

Tatum Cramer led the team with six assists, and also scored a goal, had one interception, and three draw controls. Tanya Rebolledo, Elizabeth Bates, and Sage Wyland each scored a goal for the Outlaws.

Sydney Wilkins took charge of the defense and played an exceptional game.

Anya Shockley was stellar in goal; she only allowed three goals to be scored and she had nine great saves.

Sisters stayed aggressive and in control and went on to beat South Eugene in a tight contest.

Root was spot-on with her shot attempts and knocked in eight goals. She also recorded four ground balls, and had seven draw controls. Gregg scored three goals, dished out two assists, had three ground balls, and an interception.

Cramer scored two goals, two ground balls, one interception, and five draw controls.

Sydney Wilkins once again played a great

It was great to see the more-experienced and less-experienced girls play with a sense of cohesiveness and a hunger to win.

— Olivia Hougham defensive game. Hailey Aston, Elizabeth Bates, Madison Taylor, and Sage Wyland also contributed in the Outlaws’ win.

The Lady Outlaws coaching staff was proud of their girls.

Coach Julia Boris said, “We played as a complete team today with beautiful shot placement and defensive shut-outs. I am very proud of my newer players who continually get better and better.

I love any opportunity we get to move players around and learn together.”

Assistant Coach Olivia Hougham said, “I’m so proud of the way our team played today, especially with backto-back games. It was great to see the more-experienced and less-experienced girls play with a sense of cohesiveness and a hunger to win. This makes me excited to see them bring the same energy for the second half of our season.”

Heather Cramer, the team’s manager stated, “It was great to see the coaching staff lead this team to wins.

Coach Julia and Coach Olivia bring infectious energy and persistent positivity, infusing the girls and heightening their level of play. Even with a small roster, this team is competitive and a force to be reckoned with.”

The Lady Outlaws will play at Bend on Friday, May 7, and on Saturday they will play at Redmond.

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April 7, 1929 — April 6, 2021

Al Mengert of Black Butte Ranch passed away one day shy of his 92nd birthday at his home in Carefree, Arizona. A devout Catholic, Al was born to Tillie and Otto Mengert and was raised in Spokane, Washington, along with his older brother Richard (deceased).

Growing up near Downriver Golf Club, Al showed an interest in golf at an early age and learned about the game from his father. After briefly attending Stanford University, he married his childhood sweetheart, Donna Marie Jacobsen, just prior to enlisting in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was temporarily excused from his duties to play in his first Masters in 1951.

To this day, he is the only active military member ever to compete in the Masters.

After being named the top-ranking amateur in the world at age 23, Al went on to take his first job as an assistant pro (under former Master’s Champion, Claude Harmon) at Winged Foot Golf Club. Over the years, he went on to be the director of golf at several legendary clubs throughout the country, most notably, Oakland Hills Country Club (OHCC) in Birmingham, Michigan.

During his 14-year tenure at OHCC, he hosted the 1979 PGA Championship, the 1981 U.S. Senior Open, and the 1985 U.S. Open.

Al was one of the

greatest club pro players in history and competed in 29 major championships, including eight Masters. He was the first-round leader of the 1966 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Al won numerous Sectional PGA and Senior PGA events throughout the USA. He was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association’s Hall of Fame in 2001, the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2019, and most recently, the New Jersey Golf Hall of Fame where he was once known as “The New Jersey Slammer.”

In addition to teaching and competing, Al had an eye for designing golf clubs.

He designed an elite set of woods for Spalding and founded his own golf club company, JAWS. Al also had a keen interest in golf course design which resulted in his founding Legend Trail Golf Club located in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Even though Al was deeply immersed in golf, he always had a deep appreciation for all sports. As an ardent New York Yankees fan, he was thrilled to witness Don Larsen’s perfect game in person during the 1956 World Series. To this day, he has the only color movie footage of a feat that’s never been repeated during a World Series.

Al was also a seasoned Western art aficionado and collector. He enjoyed writing, home decorating, and designing, and loved entertaining his many guests with his intriguing golf stories from his days on the tour.

He had an incredible memory and could recount his stories in complete detail.

Most recently, Al donated a statue of Our Lady of Fatima that is currently placed at the front entrance of St. Edward Catholic Church in Sisters. Al will rest at St. Winefride’s Garden beside his beloved wife, Donna, who passed away in 2003.

Al was affectionately referred to as Dad, Pops, Father, Uncle Al, Grandpa and Papa. His family cherishes their childhood memories of him most of all.

He passed down his love of the outdoors, his adventurous spirit, and his gift of creativity and imagination. Al is survived by his four children: Thomas Mengert, Terry Mengert, M.D. (Carin), Tana Sackett and Trayce Sprouse (Bob), and his five grandchildren, Dan, Hollie, Kurt, Mark and Courtney.

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Obituaries James Nelson Standerfer

Deegan Domion Ceniga

February 5, 1931 — April 9, 2021

James Nelson Standerfer passed away April 9 in Eugene. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Barbara; his brother Rene (Kettle Falls, Washington), his four children: Dan (Joan) of Clarkston, Washington, Laura (Erric) Jones of Tigard, Andy (Natalie) of Springfield, and Tim (Elyse) of Reno, Nevada; as well as 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Jim was born February 5, 1931, to Arch and Ethel Standerfer in East Wenatchee, WA and he attended Wenatchee High School and the University of Washington. He married Barbara V. Lee on September 4, 1953, and settled in Waterville, Washington, where they raised their family until they moved to Quincy, Washington, in 1965.

He went to work for Brown & Kelly which later became Lamb Weston. Jim accepted a promotion in 1972, and they moved to Tigard. He was later promoted to Vice President of Human Resources. Jim and Barbara lived in Lake Oswego for several years until his retirement from Lamb Weston in 1988.

Following retirement Jim and Barb moved to Sisters, where they had built their dream log home.

October 16, 2002 — April 7, 2021

This home has become a place of many happy family memories for their children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. Jim and Barb took many trips with friends during the early part of his retirement.

Jim was blessed with a beautiful singing voice and he loved to sing with the Saturday night group at church. He was part of a barbershop group for years when they lived in Las Vegas and Sisters, and they performed several times a year.

He also loved to whistle.

One of his favorite pastimes was reading! He kept a wellstocked library and loved to read with his beloved dogs at his side.

The funeral service will be held in Sisters at St. Edwards the Martyr Catholic Church on Saturday, May 1, at 11 a.m. Interment will be held afterwards at the St. Winefride’s Garden.

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Deegan was preceded in death by his late grandfather, Nick Ceniga, of Sisters and late great-grandfather, Jim Barret.

Deegan is survived by his father and mother, Gabriel Domion Ceniga and Lindsay Beth (Turcott) Ceniga, both Sisters High School alumni. His siblings include Ashlynn Marie Ceniga and Tyler Domion Ceniga, Tyler ’s fiancée Brittany Gates, along with beloved nephew Axton Domion Ceniga; grandmothers Jody Turcott and Janet Ceniga; aunts and uncles, Erick and Angel Jensen of Montana, Misty (Ceniga) and Kelly Christiansen of Sisters, Josh and Patience (Ferguson) Ceniga, Tyson and Crystal (Baker) Ceniga; cousins Cody, Chase, Brooklyn, Presley, Mia, and Lincoln also survive him; plus many other loved aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and a great-grandmother.

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He was a kind and a compassionate person who loved animals, was quirky, funny, and loved spending time with his brother, nephew, and best friends Gunner Scheer and Chase Ceniga.

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A passion for

Appreciation for Brad Chalfant’s contributions to Central Oregon conservation over the past 25 years is evident in comments from several of his long-time employees and the current chairman of the Land Trust board.

By Sue Stafford | Correspondent

founders of the Oregon Community Foundation, Willamette Industries’ chairman Bill Swindells, as well as Bend real estate attorney and civic leader Win Francis. Mike Hollern of Brooks Resources and Bill Smith of William Smith Properties acted as advisors. Around the same time there was a similar group forming in Sisters, including Maret Pajutee, Russ Olson, and Bill and Gretchen Dakin, who eventually joined the Bend group.

Jim and Judy Knapp, who owned Indian Ford Meadow, wanted to donate the meadow to an organization by the end of 1995. They chose the newly incorporated Deschutes Basin Land Trust as the recipient. Because their nonprofit 501(c)(3) status hadn’t come through yet, the Oregon Community Foundation received the land from the Knapps and held it until the nonprofit status for the Land Trust was granted.

Thus, began the Deschutes Basin Land Trust (now the Deschutes Land Trust) with Chalfant as the first chairman of the board. Francis convinced the board to hire Chalfant as their first executive director.

“I’d found my passion,” Chalfant said.

Now, 25 years later, Chalfant is stepping down after a quarter century of encouraging the protection of vital environmental and wildlife-habitat lands throughout the entire Deschutes River watershed, covering 11 counties and 6.4 million acres, 60 percent of which are public lands.

“We have tried hard to be strategic in our planning for areas experiencing development pressures,” Chalfant said.

There are currently a dozen preserves from Indian Ford Meadow to

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Colleagues appreciate Brad Chalfant

Central Oregon’s landscape

Following in the tradition of men in his family becoming attorneys, Brad Chalfant enrolled at Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland after graduating from the University of Kansas.

“The first day of law school I knew I wasn’t interested,” Chalfant admitted.

Tradition pushed him to stay the course, graduate, and go to work for a firm where he handled mostly bankruptcies.

“I was miserable,” he said.

Over a single-malt with his best friend, a decision was made.

“The next day I gave my notice.

Two weeks later I was ski bumming at Mt. Bachelor,” he said.

Chalfant went to work in the Deschutes County Planning Department, managing the County’s real estate. He had a notebook full of properties and a pickup truck, which afforded him the opportunity to become very familiar with the land within the County.

“I am here today because of Tom McCall (former governor of Oregon),” he explained. “I saw the Northwest as this mythic place, and I didn’t want to see my vision of nirvana destroyed. I liked Oregon’s land-use system [aimed at preventing urban sprawl and protecting farm and forest lands].”

While having a beer at Deschutes Brewery in the 1990s, a conversation turned to the idea of starting a land trust — a fairly new concept — and the idea took hold. Chalfant and others started pulling together influential people who shared their enthusiasm for the land trust concept. Among that early group was The Bend Bulletin’s Bob Chandler, who was one of the

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

PHOTO PROVIDED

Brad Chalfant explored Deschutes Land Trust Preserves in the company of Sisters naturalist Jim Anderson. the Metolius Preserve, from Whychus Canyon to the Priday Ranch. They also manage a number of conservation easements on privately owned property.

Land Trust staff and volunteers lead guided, educational hikes and work parties on the preserves. Outdoor school labs engage students in activities to encourage appreciation of the land and the importance of protecting it for future generations.

Talking with a humble Chalfant is like a course in the environmental history of Central Oregon. The process of securing, restoring, and maintaining the preserves could fill multiple books.

Whychus Creek has been brought back to life, able to support the first returning fish in decades. The Camp Polk Meadow multi-year restoration (one of Chalfant’s favorites) is an inspiring tale of a once-dead meadow with a trenched creek having its ecological function restored by remeandering Whychus Creek through its original flood plain.

The three-year project included adding a mile to the main channel of the creek, and four miles to the side

channels. Community groups came out to do portions of planting 180,000 plants, seeding the meadow, and placing 1,800 logs to slow down the water and trap sediment. According to Chalfant, community involvement in the Land Trust projects creates a sense of ownership by the participants.

Chalfant told the story of an eightyear-old girl, talking about planting willows and cottonwoods in the meadow and hoping someday she can bring her kids out to see her grove.

“That’s what it is all about,” he said.

The Land Trust is currently working with several large Central Oregon ranches to create conservation easements along creeks where livestock grazing is moved away from the creeks, which can then be remeandered to create wildlife habitat if needed.

As Chalfant said, “I hope the Land Trust can conserve 50-, 60-, 70,000 acres of big ranches. The Land Trust doesn’t have to own everything. The ranchers can provide easements. They can be strategic by taking the long view.”

What Chalfant’s passion, drive, and

dedication have set in motion, to the benefit of greater Central Oregon, will be passed on to a new executive director who might work with the Land Trust board to identify “different projects to be more relevant to the community. It has become clear it is time for new energy.”

The man who has cared for the land for so long and dedicated his life to conserving special places for future generations, is fully relinquishing his Land Trust duties and responsibilities, including as the Land Trust representative on the Deschutes Trails Coalition.

Although this decision is bittersweet for Chalfant, the relationships he has formed with the people with whom he worked have been the “honor and privilege of my life.”

“I’ve had a good 25-year run. For a recovering attorney, it’s been a pretty good run,” he concluded.

Although he has not announced any definite plans for what is next, Chalfant does promise to stay involved with conservation. He can probably be found backpacking, skiing, cycling, and being outside with his wife of 14 years, Dr. Brenda Johnson.

“Brad led the Deschutes Land Trust with vision and collaboration.

He worked tirelessly to help protect some of Central Oregon’s most special places and was successful because of his dedication to building and strengthening partnerships and communicating our message with passion and reverence.

“I hold deep gratitude and respect for what Brad created and completed during his time at the Land Trust. He made Central Oregon a better place and leaves behind a highly regarded legacy of land preservation and stewardship.”

— Amanda Egertson, Stewardship Director, 17-year employee “Brad really deserves major accolades for all that he had done over the years, like starting and building an amazing organization that does amazing conservation! Brad and our founders had the initial vision and then it was his ongoing dedication to the organization that built the Land Trust into what we are today. His commitment to protecting the lands we all need to thrive in Central Oregon has been ongoing for more than 25 years. Because of him, places like Whychus Creek are healthier, providing refuge for fish and wildlife, and helping our communities connect with the natural world. Central Oregon is a much better place today because of his efforts – for that we all owe him our thanks.

“I particularly appreciate his commitment to connecting people

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to place. He made a decision early on that the Land Trust would own lands throughout Central Oregon that could be used to help encourage a conservation ethic in our communities. That vision helped launch our volunteer programs, our guided hikes, and has created a real community dedicated to helping care for these places into the future.”

— Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director, 16-year employee “Brad really was a visionary.

Early on, as Bend started to become recognized in the outdoor community, and later on the radar with urban communities outside of Bend, Brad recognized the need to preserve what is around our community and how we all needed to do preemptive work to secure the place we all love now and into the future.

“Brad has a knack for explaining, at length, the logic of the whys for preserving and taking on a project in a way that anyone can understand easily, whether a government official, politician, a donor, landowner, or anyone interested in listening.

“Some of Brad’s most important contributions to the Land Trust include restoration work on Whychus Creek, the informational campaign on Skyline Forest, and identifying projects 15-20 years ago and nurturing these projects for many years until they came to fruition.

“Brad is as loyal to his passion, preserving the outdoors, as to his friends. I feel very lucky to be included in his world.”

— Glenn Willard, current board chair, worked with Chalfant for seven-and-a-half years

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A passion for

Appreciation for Brad Chalfant’s contributions to Central Oregon conservation over the past 25 years is evident in comments from several of his long-time employees and the current chairman of the Land Trust board.

By Sue Stafford | Correspondent

founders of the Oregon Community Foundation, Willamette Industries’ chairman Bill Swindells, as well as Bend real estate attorney and civic leader Win Francis. Mike Hollern of Brooks Resources and Bill Smith of William Smith Properties acted as advisors. Around the same time there was a similar group forming in Sisters, including Maret Pajutee, Russ Olson, and Bill and Gretchen Dakin, who eventually joined the Bend group.

Jim and Judy Knapp, who owned Indian Ford Meadow, wanted to donate the meadow to an organization by the end of 1995. They chose the newly incorporated Deschutes Basin Land Trust as the recipient. Because their nonprofit 501(c)(3) status hadn’t come through yet, the Oregon Community Foundation received the land from the Knapps and held it until the nonprofit status for the Land Trust was granted.

Thus, began the Deschutes Basin Land Trust (now the Deschutes Land Trust) with Chalfant as the first chairman of the board. Francis convinced the board to hire Chalfant as their first executive director.

“I’d found my passion,” Chalfant said.

Now, 25 years later, Chalfant is stepping down after a quarter century of encouraging the protection of vital environmental and wildlife-habitat lands throughout the entire Deschutes River watershed, covering 11 counties and 6.4 million acres, 60 percent of which are public lands.

“We have tried hard to be strategic in our planning for areas experiencing development pressures,” Chalfant said.

There are currently a dozen preserves from Indian Ford Meadow to

17

Colleagues appreciate Brad Chalfant

Central Oregon’s landscape

Following in the tradition of men in his family becoming attorneys, Brad Chalfant enrolled at Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland after graduating from the University of Kansas.

“The first day of law school I knew I wasn’t interested,” Chalfant admitted.

Tradition pushed him to stay the course, graduate, and go to work for a firm where he handled mostly bankruptcies.

“I was miserable,” he said.

Over a single-malt with his best friend, a decision was made.

“The next day I gave my notice.

Two weeks later I was ski bumming at Mt. Bachelor,” he said.

Chalfant went to work in the Deschutes County Planning Department, managing the County’s real estate. He had a notebook full of properties and a pickup truck, which afforded him the opportunity to become very familiar with the land within the County.

“I am here today because of Tom McCall (former governor of Oregon),” he explained. “I saw the Northwest as this mythic place, and I didn’t want to see my vision of nirvana destroyed. I liked Oregon’s land-use system [aimed at preventing urban sprawl and protecting farm and forest lands].”

While having a beer at Deschutes Brewery in the 1990s, a conversation turned to the idea of starting a land trust — a fairly new concept — and the idea took hold. Chalfant and others started pulling together influential people who shared their enthusiasm for the land trust concept. Among that early group was The Bend Bulletin’s Bob Chandler, who was one of the

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

PHOTO PROVIDED

Brad Chalfant explored Deschutes Land Trust Preserves in the company of Sisters naturalist Jim Anderson. the Metolius Preserve, from Whychus Canyon to the Priday Ranch. They also manage a number of conservation easements on privately owned property.

Land Trust staff and volunteers lead guided, educational hikes and work parties on the preserves. Outdoor school labs engage students in activities to encourage appreciation of the land and the importance of protecting it for future generations.

Talking with a humble Chalfant is like a course in the environmental history of Central Oregon. The process of securing, restoring, and maintaining the preserves could fill multiple books.

Whychus Creek has been brought back to life, able to support the first returning fish in decades. The Camp Polk Meadow multi-year restoration (one of Chalfant’s favorites) is an inspiring tale of a once-dead meadow with a trenched creek having its ecological function restored by remeandering Whychus Creek through its original flood plain.

The three-year project included adding a mile to the main channel of the creek, and four miles to the side

channels. Community groups came out to do portions of planting 180,000 plants, seeding the meadow, and placing 1,800 logs to slow down the water and trap sediment. According to Chalfant, community involvement in the Land Trust projects creates a sense of ownership by the participants.

Chalfant told the story of an eightyear-old girl, talking about planting willows and cottonwoods in the meadow and hoping someday she can bring her kids out to see her grove.

“That’s what it is all about,” he said.

The Land Trust is currently working with several large Central Oregon ranches to create conservation easements along creeks where livestock grazing is moved away from the creeks, which can then be remeandered to create wildlife habitat if needed.

As Chalfant said, “I hope the Land Trust can conserve 50-, 60-, 70,000 acres of big ranches. The Land Trust doesn’t have to own everything. The ranchers can provide easements. They can be strategic by taking the long view.”

What Chalfant’s passion, drive, and

dedication have set in motion, to the benefit of greater Central Oregon, will be passed on to a new executive director who might work with the Land Trust board to identify “different projects to be more relevant to the community. It has become clear it is time for new energy.”

The man who has cared for the land for so long and dedicated his life to conserving special places for future generations, is fully relinquishing his Land Trust duties and responsibilities, including as the Land Trust representative on the Deschutes Trails Coalition.

Although this decision is bittersweet for Chalfant, the relationships he has formed with the people with whom he worked have been the “honor and privilege of my life.”

“I’ve had a good 25-year run. For a recovering attorney, it’s been a pretty good run,” he concluded.

Although he has not announced any definite plans for what is next, Chalfant does promise to stay involved with conservation. He can probably be found backpacking, skiing, cycling, and being outside with his wife of 14 years, Dr. Brenda Johnson.

“Brad led the Deschutes Land Trust with vision and collaboration.

He worked tirelessly to help protect some of Central Oregon’s most special places and was successful because of his dedication to building and strengthening partnerships and communicating our message with passion and reverence.

“I hold deep gratitude and respect for what Brad created and completed during his time at the Land Trust. He made Central Oregon a better place and leaves behind a highly regarded legacy of land preservation and stewardship.”

— Amanda Egertson, Stewardship Director, 17-year employee “Brad really deserves major accolades for all that he had done over the years, like starting and building an amazing organization that does amazing conservation! Brad and our founders had the initial vision and then it was his ongoing dedication to the organization that built the Land Trust into what we are today. His commitment to protecting the lands we all need to thrive in Central Oregon has been ongoing for more than 25 years. Because of him, places like Whychus Creek are healthier, providing refuge for fish and wildlife, and helping our communities connect with the natural world. Central Oregon is a much better place today because of his efforts – for that we all owe him our thanks.

“I particularly appreciate his commitment to connecting people

PHOTO PROVIDED

to place. He made a decision early on that the Land Trust would own lands throughout Central Oregon that could be used to help encourage a conservation ethic in our communities. That vision helped launch our volunteer programs, our guided hikes, and has created a real community dedicated to helping care for these places into the future.”

— Sarah Mowry, Outreach Director, 16-year employee “Brad really was a visionary.

Early on, as Bend started to become recognized in the outdoor community, and later on the radar with urban communities outside of Bend, Brad recognized the need to preserve what is around our community and how we all needed to do preemptive work to secure the place we all love now and into the future.

“Brad has a knack for explaining, at length, the logic of the whys for preserving and taking on a project in a way that anyone can understand easily, whether a government official, politician, a donor, landowner, or anyone interested in listening.

“Some of Brad’s most important contributions to the Land Trust include restoration work on Whychus Creek, the informational campaign on Skyline Forest, and identifying projects 15-20 years ago and nurturing these projects for many years until they came to fruition.

“Brad is as loyal to his passion, preserving the outdoors, as to his friends. I feel very lucky to be included in his world.”

— Glenn Willard, current board chair, worked with Chalfant for seven-and-a-half years

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Skylar Wilkins will be one of eight valedictorians for the Sisters High School Class of 2021, signaling her commitment to academic excellence. Her academic interests cover the board, but she is particularly interested in science and math.

She served as a math intern for algebra 2 this year, teaching younger students.

She plans to attend Dartmouth College. Her major is undetermined as of yet, but she plans a pre-med track. She said that a field trip to Hutchinson Cancer Research Center cemented her interest in the medical field.

Wilkins has participated in crosscountry, ski team, and lacrosse, and she is particularly passionate about her role as a peer leader in the school’s Sources of Strength program, dedicated to promoting a healthy culture at SHS. She attended Black Butte School for several years, before entering Sisters schools in the seventh grade.

Like many of her peers, she finds a strong sense of community in Sisters schools. “There’s just a lot of civility and respect that’s not always seen other places,” she said. “There’s a level of honesty and transparency here that’s missing in other places, in my mind.”

“Thinking of how I would describe Skylar the first thoughts that come to my mind are tenacious, a go getter, community centered and extremely dedicated.

Congratulations, Skylar, I have observed you over the years and you’ve grown into such a leader, a true Outlaw.”

— Joe Hosang “Skylar Wilkins is the kind of person who cannot stand still — she gets more tired by standing still than by going. I love having her in AP English Literature because she is determined, insightful, brave, and eloquent. She just never stops thinking or doing. Sometimes she tires me out, but I love it. She is able to look beyond the

surface and develop arguments about what the author of a text is doing — how the text “works.” And then she connects dots and makes world and personal connections, challenging others in the process. I look forward to seeing what Skylar will do in the future. She will move mountains. Skylar, thank you for showing your genuine heart, for showing your intense grit, and for showing your continual desire to make the world a better place.”

— Samra Spear “Skylar Wilkins lives with clear integrity and so much passion to learn. She stands up for what she believes and demonstrates commitment, perseverance, and the desire to understand. I am so grateful to have known Skylar and am excited for the next step in her journey of life!”

— Rima Givot “Skylar is the ultimate Outlaw. Her unfailing positivity and heart for others has had an overwhelming positive impact on everyone, not only at SHS, but in the entire Sisters community. Skylar always goes out of her way to reach out and make sure people feel included and seen. It has been a true privilege to get to walk beside her during her time at SHS and witness, not only her brilliance in the classroom, but her incredible leadership and character.

It is going to be hard to imagine school next year without her here. Thank you for all the many ways you have made this a better place. I can’t wait to see what amazing things you go on to do next.

Congratulations!”

— Gail Greaney “Skylar has a wonderful mind and a passionate spirit that brings a unique spark to wherever she is. She also has this love of learning and challenges that I really appreciate, but what I most admire about her is her care for people and her willingness to help wherever needed.

From helping math students, to the countless ways she steps up to answer the question I hear her asking so often, “How can I help?” she brings all her talents and energy and sees it through. I know she will continue to be a force for good in the world wherever she goes.”

— Jami Lyn Weber “Skylar is a student who consistently

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holds herself to exceedingly high standards, then meets them. Skylar always gives 100%, whether in terms of developing a complete understanding of a complex assignment, of being helpful and friendly to teachers and fellow students, of taking a leadership role in shaping school culture, or of pushing herself with athletic endeavors. Skylar is an all-round model of citizenship, at SHS as she will be in college and beyond. Those of us who know Skylar will one day be proud to say we knew her when she was the SHS Student of the Month. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Skylar!”

— Rob Corrigan She’s genuinely interested in seeing other “Skylar is one of the most motivated, people learn and succeed. It has been an talented, and caring students I have had absolute pleasure to be one of her teachthe pleasure of working with. She has a ers over the last few years and I can’t wait rare combination of personal drive, intel- to see what she does in the next chapters ligence, and desire to help others that is of her life. She is truly one in a million.”

— Daniel O’Neill inspiring to students and staff alike. Congratulations, Skylar, this recognition is “Skylar is an amazing member of the well deserved. I will miss your wisdom and Outlaw family. If someone needs an essay sense of humor!” reviewed, she’ll spend hours offering com— Sheryl Yeager ments. If someone needs a fresh loaf of ‘Skylar is a great person to be around! bread, she’ll pull one out of her backpack.

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the old bond retires, and a new bond would be a seamless aide to this pressing concern. Interest rates are low, a perfect time to do right by our children and grandchildren’s education.

Please support the passage of the new school bond to secure a timely solution to this community need. Our beautiful town has rallied together during this stressful time. Voting to support our schools is another call to rally for now and for our future. We need each other; we need your vote.

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CLOVERDALE FIRE BOARD CANDIDATES

To the Editor: My name is Cindy Kettering, and I am running for re-election to the Cloverdale Fire District Board of Directors.

A little about me: I began as a volunteer firefighter in 1990 in the Willamette Valley, and became an Emergency Medical Technician in 1991.

In 2004, I was hired by the Bend Fire Department as a fire inspector. I have also been a member of the Cloverdale Fire District since 2004, first as a volunteer firefighter/EMT, and later as a member of the Board of Directors beginning in 2013.

I am still employed by Bend Fire as a Deputy Fire Marshal, and I am presently the Vice-President of the Cloverdale Fire Board of Directors.

In addition, I hold a bachelor’s degree in public management, with a specialization in emergency management.

So why do I want to be re-elected?

Cloverdale Fire District has been in existence for over 50 years, and seen many changes during that time. The District has progressed from a coalition of local farmers to a professional department with modern stations and equipment, but we face future challenges in terms of funding and staffing that require well-thought-out and fiscally responsible decisions made with integrity and transparency.

The levy currently on the ballot has become a very contentious issue, and whether it succeeds or fails, the district needs experienced and knowledgeable guidance to navigate future challenges. I have the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience to help lead the Cloverdale Fire District into the future, and I ask for your vote in order to continue to do so.

Thank you.

Cindy Kettering s s s To the Editor: My name is Deanne Dement and I am running for re-election to the Cloverdale Rural Fire District Board Position No. 4.

I joined the Cloverdale Rural Fire District as a firefighter in September 1991 and served the community for 21-plus years. During my tenure with the department, I became secretary and president of the volunteer association at least 2 years for each. I was also on the budget committee for the Volunteer

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association’s yearly budget.

I became an EMT-Basic in 1996/1997, and served many years in that capacity. I joined the local Central Oregon chapter of International Association of Arson Investigators. I served as secretary for two years and then became president of the local chapter in 1999/ 2000.

At the point, I realized that Cloverdale had not had many arson cases and that my efforts could be better channeled to fire prevention. I joined the Central Oregon Fire Prevention cooperative. I worked with every agency that participated in fire prevention and safety. I was voted as Fire Prevention Person of the Year in 2002.

I also served as vice president of the prevention cooperative for one year. I also applied for fireprevention classes at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and was accepted. I was able to attend four classes over a four-year period of time.

When the Fire Free Program opened up to the greater Central Oregon area, I was one of the first to get involved. At the landfill yard debris day, I had the chance to interact with everyone who brought in the yard debris, until 2012.

A year later I chose to leave the fire department because I felt that I could not participate with 100 percent participation. It was time for me to step back and rebuild.

A couple years later I was asked to be a part of the budget committee for the Fire District and I accepted. In 2017 I ran for board Position No. 4 and won. I am proud to have served this community as a board member for the last four years and would like to serve you for another four-plus years.

The safety of the residents and visitors of the Cloverdale Rural Fire District is and has always been my number-one priority. We must continue to step forward, increasing our efforts to provide the best service possible for everybody.

Deanne Dement s s s

CLOVERDALE FIRE BOND

To the Editor: You’ve heard it said, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” Well, in regard to the Cloverdale Fire District (CFD) levy on the May ballot, if you’re seeing smoke you should also look for the mirrors and sleight of hand trying to distract you from voting YES on measure 9-142.

The efforts against the measure have been putting out misleading information to make you think it’s not what it seems. It’s unfortunate something as simple as a levy to provide reliable and sustainable emergency services is being opposed by those who want to keep things the way they have been for almost 60 years.

Times have changed. Cloverdale has changed.

The fire service has a saying, “150 years of tradition, unimpeded by progress.” It’s used to show how people with a static mindset can be so resistant to changes which are necessary to continue in our mission. And make no mistake, CFD’s mission is, “Dedicated to providing the best and safest levels of

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service with pride in our community.”

The facts are, CFD currently has 21 volunteers.

12 have two years of service or less. Four have more than 24 years of service and are close to retirement. Of the remaining, only one is qualified to be an officer. It’s not easy to recruit and train volunteer firefighters these days. Since 2012, no volunteers have stayed much more than two years. The current service model has worked for almost 60 years, but the writing is on the wall that something MUST change.

Voting YES for Cloverdale Fire will accomplish several very important things: • 24/7 paid staffing out of the CFD south station (something CFD has never had).

• A paramedic ambulance out of the CFD south station (something CFD has never had).

• A second fully staffed ambulance in the Sisters Ambulance Service Area (which currently only guarantees one ambulance and often has multiple calls occurring simultaneously).

• Streamline costs to get maximum benefit out of our precious tax dollars.

• Provide increased support and training opportunities for our volunteer firefighters.

Voting YES for Cloverdale Fire will establish a sustainable emergency service partnership with Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District which will provide reliable, timely service to every part of CFD for years to come. Cooperation is how expenses are streamlined in modern emergency services.

Community is about working together instead of trying to be an island unto yourself.

If you see information which concerns you, please contact CFD at 541-389-2345 and ask about it. Don’t be misled. Many of your firefighters support measure 9-142 and those who don’t, well, the opposition campaign calls themselves friends of CFD. With “friends” like that, who needs enemies?

Damon Frutos, CFD Volunteer Lieutenant/ Paramedic/EMS Coordinator s s s To the Editor: We encourage you to vote NO on this overly expensive and unnecessary tax increase.

If passed, this levy would: • More than double the current tax rate in the Cloverdale Fire district from approximately $1.10 per $1,000 in assessed valuation to $2.45 per $1,000.

• Generate an additional $572,252 for a total assessment of $1,034,292 and increase the average cost per call from $1,320 to $2,955, including false alarms.

• Increase Cloverdale Fire District staffing from two to five full-time personnel even though the average call volume is less than one call per day.

• Eliminate the Cloverdale Chief’s position and contract with Sisters to provide those services.

• Turn over full operation and management of the Cloverdale Fire District to the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District (Sisters Fire).

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• Pay the Sisters Fire District $77,000 per year in management fees.

• Place a Sisters Fire ambulance in the Cloverdale south station, but Cloverdale is already in the Sisters Fire Ambulance Service Area (ASA), and Sisters is already responsible for providing ambulance service. Over the past three years, the Sisters ambulance responded to an average of only 112 Cloverdale medical calls per year (one every three days).

• Split the Cloverdale training officer’s time between the two districts.

• Create a significant increase in taxes and raise an additional $2,861,260 over five years, with only a marginal, if any, improvement in service.

This levy would not: • Guarantee better or faster service, especially in the areas of the District north of Hwy. 126, where the response time from Sisters is essentially the same as it would be from the south Cloverdale station.

• Have the support from many of the Cloverdale Volunteers and could result in a drop in volunteer participation.

• Guarantee a reduction in fire-insurance rates.

Matt Cyrus s s s To the Editor: I have eight years of experience with the Cloverdale Fire District, moving up through the ranks. Last week I submitted a letter in which I told of a couple of concerns I have about the proposed Cloverdale Fire District levy. Those being a lack of a signed conditional contract and lack of volunteer support.

A couple of more thoughts have come up.

According to one proponent letter writer, the Cloverdale Board of Directors has been studying this problem for the last two years.

Why haven’t we, the public, heard about this problem before now? Why haven’t there been any articles in The Nugget, or on KTVZ or KOHD explaining this dire need of the fire district, prior to the levy announcement a few weeks ago?

I have seen numerous articles on these news outlets describing how the fire district supplied equipment and personnel to all of the surrounding fire agencies during fires in their districts. I also read where we sent engines and crews out to the big fires last fall near Klamath and Santiam. Somehow our district has been able to do this at any hour of the day or night.

At Chief Olsen’s suggestion I contacted my insurance agent (Farmers). If the district’s insurance rating improves to a 3 as has been suggested (pure speculation at this point), my insurance rate may drop $78 per year, versus a $320 annual tax increase.

The District has stated that they are running about one call per day. How many of these are medical calls where an ambulance actually transports patients to a hospital (as opposed to smoke investigations, illegal burns, mutual aid calls, etc.)? According to Sisters Fire Chief Roger Johnson there were 74 ambulance transports from the Cloverdale Fire District last year.

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To the Editor: Words have meaning. Words have power.

Words have consequences. Their use or misuse reveal ignorance of either language or the subject being addressed.

As a possible example I cite a sentence from last week’s Nugget. In an article titled “Voters to decide on fire district bond,” (The Nugget, April 28, page 3).

Cloverdale Fire Chief Thad Olsen is paraphrased as having noted that fire fighters and paramedics have literally hundreds of certifications requiring hours of education and training to pursue...

Use of the word “noted” implies to me that what follows is an accepted fact. Use of the word “literally” informs the reader that the statement is not mere hyperbole but to be taken at face value. Finally, use of the plural, “hundreds” tells us that there are at least 200 such required certifications.

Really? Seems like an awful lot to me especially when combined with the refresher/currency training many of these likely require.

Perhaps it’s true, but exaggeration is an easy line to cross and very tempting when trying to persuade others to one’s point of view.

Those in positions of public trust should be ever mindful of this, especially under circumstances where they are likely to be quoted or are speaking in a public forum.

Ross Flavel s s s To the Editor: In looking at the objections to the Cloverdale Fire Levy, there seem to be two main themes: One is the increased taxes — which I think we can all appreciate. The other is the objection to the cooperation with SistersCamp Sherman Fire District. This position is inaccurate to my mind.

What the opposition does not consistently mention is that Cloverdale will receive staffing by Sisters paid personnel. This results in Cloverdale staffing HALF of the total paid shift personnel across the two departments the majority of hours. Sisters residents will also benefit, along with Cloverdale, from having an increased total personnel count and an additional staffed ambulance ready to respond to any secondary calls.

This becomes one of those rare win-win scenarios where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

The contract arrangement also consolidates common expenses for significant cost savings for both departments. This is an approach that has been successfully employed by other districts across the state and across the country.

The increased fire tax rate puts Cloverdale nearly equal with Sisters residents’ tax rate. If Cloverdale were to independently add staffing and ambulance service equivalent to the proposed operations, the cost would be far, far greater than the cost of this levy.

I understand some people do not want the old ways to change. I feel the same about many things. However, I do not believe that life and property-saving services are a place to object to progress. When it comes to the benefit received by the taxpayers and recipients of our emergency services, I believe the Cloverdale Fire Levy provides good value.

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education in the practices of art. She spent time at the Art Institute in Chicago, as well as at the University of Hawaii studying fine arts — primarily printmaking.

In her artist statement for the fundraiser, she explained: “Those times were really formative, and my time in Hawaii brought me closer to nature. A lot of my art is a reflection of nature and I hope to encourage others to be more sensitive to nature and art. My art/design work reflects my lifelong love of nature. Being perpetually intrigued with her mysteries allows for a never-ending study of her patterns, rhythms, nuances, and intricacies. If my work nudges you to perceive new facets of beauty in this world, my goal will be achieved.”

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Jean, who is fluent in several languages, will sing in Haitian Creole.

“It is a song that I wrote about my own mother that talks about the beauty of the ‘Marabou’ woman (chocolate skinned),” Natalie said.

Susan Gibson of Texas will share her touching tribute to single mothers, “Me and My Miracle,” and Kristen Grainger, Oregon, will perform a new song, “Stop Me If I Told You This Before,” about her mother coping with months of isolation during the pandemic.

Ellis’ primary focus in her life is to be a mother, wife, gardener, and to create art.

Ellis has her studio in one of the rented studio spaces in the Sisters Art Works Building. She also works as a part-time teacher and instructor of art at Central Oregon Community College and OSU Cascades in Bend.

Ellis typically teaches three courses per term.

“I am fascinated by the creative process and it is rewarding to foster the student’s creativity,” she said.

She works in the fine arts department at both schools teaching drawing, basic design, 2D design, and Art 101 — “art appreciation.”

Ellis has donated to MOTH in the past and participated in the first-ever Sisters Folk Festival arts fundraiser in 2002, which at the time was called Painted Strings, and morphed into My Own Two Hands in 2004. She has donated many print pieces since.

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and the Sisters schools have always had a special place in my heart, and they continued to be important to me. All three of my sons went through Sisters schools and were all involved in the Americana Project (the Festival’s music education outreach program). The project is really important to me and it is my way of participating and joining the community,” she said.

The theme of this year’s auction event is “Holding

I am fascinated by the creative process and it is rewarding to foster the student’s creativity.

— Karen Ellis Hope.” Ellis’ prints reflect the idea of the resiliency of nature and hopefulness of nature.

“When I study the process of nature, the thing that

stands out are the cycles and the unusual phenomena’s, but also the resiliency. The force of nature that is resilient. These prints address and celebrate nature’s resiliency and are connected to hope,” she said.

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I think what makes it special is that it’s a really personal piece to me, and I know what each item in it represents. But the cool part about that is that no one else does. So each person that looks at it can draw their own meaning from what they see. I think that’s what makes art, and my piece, so special.

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the system in 1973. The system now preserves vast areas of land for farm and forest production, protects habitat, conserves natural resources, and protects air and water, all while continuing to allow development of land for homes and businesses.

Oregonians take great pride in all the scenic diversity found throughout the state from the coastline where the beaches belong to the people, to the volcanic spine of the Cascade Mountains dividing western from eastern Oregon, from the geologic wonder of the Columbia River Gorge to the stark beauty of southeastern Oregon.

Former Governor Tom McCall was the one to issue the clarion call to the people of Oregon to protect the land in his famous 1973 speech to the state legislature castigating “sagebrush subdivisions, coastal condomania, and the ravenous rampages of suburbia.”

His call came on the heels of concerns about rapid population growth threatening the state’s two major industries, farming and timber harvesting. In the 1960s and early ’70s, the creation of Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) zones to protect agricultural lands, and the Beach Bill affirming the public’s right to Oregon’s dry-sand beaches, protected segments of Oregon land.

In the spring of 1973, SB 100 created the Land Conservation and

Development Commission (LCDC) and the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). In 1974, LCDC adopted the first 14 statewide planning goals which are still used today to govern the development of local comprehensive land-use plans.

Currently here in Sisters, a Comprehensive Plan update is underway, using those 14 goals as a ruler against which to measure the local land-use plan for Sisters. Goal 1 calls for public involvement in the Comprehensive Plan process and currently two advisory committees are filling that role.

The Stakeholders Advisory Committee is made up of public partners of the City — the Sisters School District, SistersCamp Sherman Rural Fire District, Deschutes County, among others. The Citizens Advisory Committee is made up of a variety of citizens providing input on updates to the Comprehensive Plan.

Goals 3 and 4 provide land-use protections for farms and forests. Deschutes County has been debating a proposal to rezone rural areas in the county, removing land protections for farm

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon and forest use on lands not currently being used for such purposes and permitting the development of rural housing developments. That proposal could have set a precedent to allow for future development of Central Oregon’s farm and forest land outside of urban growth boundaries (UGBs).

Last month, the Deschutes County Commission withdrew the proposal.

The Comprehensive Plan update is coming at a critical juncture for Sisters. Citizens are invited and encouraged to make their voices heard as to what they want and don’t want to see happen in the way of land use and development over the next 20 years. Meetings of the advisory committees, Planning Commission, and City Council are still being held via Zoom and the public is invited to join in. Thoughts can also be submitted in writing prior to the meetings.

There will also be a second public survey available online in the next month or two.

Te c h n i c a l s t u d i e s have been done to help inform changes to the Comprehensive Plan. A Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) and Economic

Opportunities Analysis (EOA), in the context of the City’s Urban Growth Boundary, provides a highlevel look at whether these analyses indicate that the City currently has enough land within its UGB to meet 20-year needs.

The City is not currently undertaking a UGB expansion with the Comp Plan Update, but may elect to do so after the plan is adopted, in a subsequent public process.

Each city in Oregon is required to establish a UGB. The purpose of UGBs in Oregon is to protect the state’s farmland and forests from the pressure of urbanization and sprawl and to promote more compact, efficient development within urban areas. A UGB designates where a city expects to grow over the next 20 years, and cities are not allowed to extend urban services such as water or sewer lines outside the UGB. Sisters city limits and its UGB are currently the same. Several times in the past, citizens have voted to annex land into the city, another way to expand buildable land.

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There are requirements that must be met before a UGB expansion is possible.

Efficiency measures for the use of land within the current UGB must be considered.

Such measures can include increasing the permitted density on existing residential land, financial incentives for higher-density housing, authorization of housing types not previously allowed by the plan or regulations, and reduction of minimum lot sizes for single-family detached housing in all zones.

As shown in the 2021 Sisters Housing Needs Analysis, the City of Sisters is forecast to grow from a 2020 population of 3,270 to 5,399 by the year 2041, a growth of 2,130 residents.

To accommodate this growth the City needs to add a total of 1,100 new housing units by 2041, which would represent a 65 percent increase in the current estimated supply. This figure includes both owned and rented housing units of all types, assumes a market vacancy rate of 5 percent, and accounts for continued development of vacation homes in the area.

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FOR SISTERS SCHOOL BOARD, POSITION #1 TEACHING FOR FUTURE SUCCESS I advocate teaching students HOW to think, not WHAT to think, how to debate issues civilly, about history and the constitution as founded, to read and write well, use math and scientific method, and learn technology and vocational skills.

AGAINST AGENDA-DRIVEN EDUCATION I am opposed to critical race theory, comprehensive sexuality education, and equity programming.

I BELIEVE, WITH A SOLID EDUCATION AND A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT, EVERY CHILD CAN MAKE THEIR WAY, FIND THEIR PURPOSE AND LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM.

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LETTERS

To the Editor: The time is approaching for us to vote on several new measures that, if passed, would raise our property taxes. One of these measures is measure 9-142, which pertains to the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. I want to encourage you to read the arguments in opposition to this levy in the Voters Pamphlet.

Several of the Friends of Cloverdale Fire District, as well as Keith Cyrus and Nyle Head, have given their assessment of this levy. These are people that have lived in the area for many years and know the district and what the true needs are.

Their conclusion is that there is no justification for the additional services this measure proposes. It will not guarantee better or faster services. Those in the district who are promoting the levy will benefit the most from it, by pay raises and increasing our administrative expenses. It will more than double the current fire district tax rates.

This is not something we need, folks. Please look at the facts and make the right decision. Vote no on this measure.

Richard McDaniel s s s To the Editor: Please support Measure 9-142 This levy is about providing the residents of this community with the security in knowing that when they are having one of the worst moments of their lives, be it a fire or a medical emergency, they can be sure that the help they need will be on its way immediately. Not just with the properly trained staff, operating our most up-to-date equipment this district has ever had, but that the help they request will be able to respond faster because the station that the assistance is coming from is staffed 24/7.

There are members within our own volunteer ranks who I feel are undermining the fair voting process. They were able to silence some volunteers through intimidation by stating that if the volunteer association voted to support this levy there would be letters to the editor stating that all volunteers did not vote to support. When confronted that their statement sounded like a threat, the person who made that comment stated it was a fact.

The resulting vote was that the volunteers would not take a stand, but stay neutral. This individual is now spreading false and inaccurate information to anyone who will believe him because he is a longtime volunteer member.

I have been a volunteer with this fire district for almost 25 years now, as a firefighter, operator/engineer, emergency medical responder, and over 20 years as a fire officer. I have seen a lot of changes within this district — its personnel, its equipment and its stations. This district is growing, and with it the needs of our community. The passage of this levy is the next needed step to assure the evolution of our mission statement: Dedicated to providing the best and safest levels of service with pride in our community.

Thank you all for your support to this community, this fire district, our citizens and all their needs. Your YES vote on Measure 9-142, will help ensure that support continues.

Rex Parks Sr. Lieutenant, Volunteer Firefighter, EMR Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District s s s To the Editor: I am writing in regards to the Cloverdale Fire ballot measure 9-142. I am bewildered by the lack of substantiated information concerning this proposed tax levy. To the extent there has been information provided by the District, I find it inadequate and confusing for such a large tax measure.

This tax levy is based, in large part, on a proposed Interagency Agreement with Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire.

However, there is no detailed information provided on what that important agreement looks like. This reminds me of the old saying: “Never buy a pig in a poke!”

What little has been discerned is that the unpaid volunteers who make up the bulk of the firefighters and EMTs, and to whom we owe a debt of gratitude, will not receive anything from this proposed levy. It’s probably no wonder that the District apparently has difficulty in recruiting volunteers.

I wonder if the District has evaluated the “best practices” of other successful volunteer departments?

Seemingly, the entire levy, about $572,000 per year, would be used for personnel costs for full-time employees, including transitioning the chief to the Sisters Fire wage scale and benefit package, along with pay increases.

I personally support strong fire and life safety functions with the best response times reasonably and affordably possible. I don’t believe, however, that the case has been made that this levy will deliver benefits to district residents commensurate with its cost. My calculations show that the District will have raised taxes by 246 percent since 2011 if this levy is passed.

This is a five-year levy, at the end of which it is difficult to see how the absorption of Cloverdale Fire District into Sisters Fire would not occur.

In my opinion, there are too many unanswered questions to lend any support to this expensive tax proposal.

Steve L. Loveland

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“In Pursuit of Delight” by David Mensing, at Clearwater Gallery.

ART WALK: Event is back with COVID-safe protocols Continued from page 5

overcrowding.

Visitors can stroll through town, engaging with artists and the wide variety of methods that they use to create art.

Most galleries will be hosting featured artists, doing live demonstrations and showing examples of their work. For instance, on May 28 at The Clearwater Gallery, David Mensing will be painting on and off during the day, outdoors in the gallery’s courtyard.

Growing up in Iowa, David was captivated by wide prairies and carefully groomed cornfields. He loved camping, backpacking, and biking trips.

When he moved to the West as a young man, David fell in love with its raw beauty. He has worked professionally as an architect and a camp director. He has been certified as a whitewater rafting guide and at one time was a talented pole vaulter. As an artist, he draws on his life experiences, and feels the importance of compelling designs and details relating to every aspect of the presentation of his art.

Even his titles reflect the character and spiritual basis of his work. David and his wife, Tina, live in Sisters with their three children.

Many of the galleries in Sisters will be featuring an artist onsite for every Fourth Friday Artwalk. Visitors will have ample opportunity to get to know more about the artists and their work, see demonstrations, participate in learning, and otherwise become more engaged with the art

community in Sisters.

SAA is also bringing back its very popular Quick Draw, which gives away two $50 gift certificates each month, good in any of the participating galleries. Visitors can register once per gallery, during their stroll. The tickets are collected after the Art Walk, and two winning tickets are drawn. Winners can exchange their gift certificate for $50 worth of art or other merchandise in any one of the participating and supporting galleries. Thanks to Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty in Sisters for underwriting this year’s Quick Draw.

The Art Walk season will run from the May through September, concluding with SAA’s Fifth Annual Artist Studio Tour at the end of September.

Participating and supporting galleries on Hood, Cascade, and Main include: Hood Avenue Art, Gary Cooley Collection Gallery, Marigold & True, The Clearwater Gallery, Beacham’s Clock Company, The Stitchin’ Post, Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop, Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery, Metals Studio Gallery, Wildflower Studio, Dyrk Godby Gallery, Cindy and Duncan Campbell Gallery at Sisters Art Works, Grizzly Ridge Makers Market, Antler Arts Gallery, and Raven Makes Gallery.

For more information, visit the SAA website, www. sistersartsassociation.org, email events@sistersarts association.org, or phone 541719-8581. Maps and guides will be available on the website later this month. They will also be available at businesses and galleries throughout Sisters.

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Pete Shepherd, a freelance correspondent for The Nugget, is preparing a series of features on a few of the veterans selected from among the approximately 313 men and women listed on the memorial plaques in the Village Green Park.

Are you a relative or a friend of one of the veterans

listed? We’re especially interested if you retained letters, photos, or records about their service.

If you’d like to share your relative or friend’s story, with or without documents from the time of their service, call or email Shepherd at 503-8713787 or pete.sisters@gmail. com.

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CATEGORIES: 101 Real Estate 102 Commercial Rentals 103 Residential Rentals 104 Vacation Rentals 106 Real Estate Wanted 107 Rentals Wanted 200 Business Opportunities 201 For Sale 202 Firewood 203 Recreation Equipment 204 Arts & Antiques 205 Garage & Estate Sales 206 Lost & Found 207 The Holidays 301 Vehicles 302 Recreational Vehicles 401 Horses 402 Livestock 403 Pets 500 Services 501 Computer Services 502 Carpet Upholstery Cleaning 503 Appliance Repair & Refinish 504 Handyman 505 Auto Repair 600 Tree Service & Forestry 601 Construction 602 Plumbing & Electric 603 Excavations & Trucking 604 Heating & Cooling 605 Painting 606 Landscaping & Yard Maint.

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1936 Wurlitzer jukebox. Plays 78s. Works well. Looks great.

You pick up from Tumalo area.

Includes original 78s. Also have 1920s vintage Brunswick Victrola. $1750 for both, $1500 for Wurlitzer. 541-220-1915.

Office space for lease. The Place on Main. 101 Main Ave. in Sisters. Three spaces available. $575/month and up. Call Ralph 541-390-5187 CASCADE STORAGE 205 Garage & Estate Sales (541) 549-1086 Estate Sale, Fri. & Sat., 581 N. Larch – 7-Day Access 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14 & 15, 5x5 to 12x30 Units Available 5x5 - 8x15 Climate Control Units 359 S. Jefferson Way. Variety of furniture, kitchen items, books, On-site Management bed, mattress, etc. Pine Meadow.

MINI STORAGE Happy Trails Estate Sales Sisters Rental and online auctions!

331 W. Barclay Drive 541-549-9631 Selling, Downsizing, or Deaths?

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Sizes 5x5 to 15x30 and outdoor Daiya 541-480-2806 RV parking. 7-day access.

Sharie 541-771-1150 Computerized security gate.

Moving boxes & supplies.

Junk removal, new home, garage & storage clean-out, construction & yard debris.

You Call – We Haul!

541-598-4345.

Black Butte WINDOW CLEANING Commercial & Residential.

18 years experience, references available. Safe, reliable, friendly.

Free estimates. 541-241-0426 SMALL Engine REPAIR Lawn Mowers, 301 Vehicles Chainsaws & Trimmers Sisters Rental 331 W. Barclay Drive 541-549-9631 Authorized service center for Stihl, Honda, Ariens/Gravely, Classic Car Garages For Lease Cub Cadet, Briggs & Stratton, 1975 MGB Roadster - $9,995 HEATED, lighted, 110 outlet, Kohler, Kawasaki Engines Great condition, 73,625 original indoor wash, clubhouse, YOU NEED STUFF miles. Nice leather seats, no rust, $175 monthly, call/text Jack HAULED? I NEED TO HAUL always garaged. Extensive 541-419-2502.

STUFF! SPECIALIZING IN maintenance history.

STORAGE WITH BENEFITS PROPERTY CLEANUP AND 503-449-0438 • 8 x 20 dry box ITEM REMOVAL. CALL We Buy, Sell, Consign Quality • Fenced yard, RV & trailers THE WORKIN' MAN AT Cars, Trucks, SUVs & RVs ~ • In-town, gated, 24-7 541-610-2926.

Call Jeff at 541-815-7397 Kris@earthwoodhomes.com MOVING TRUCK FOR HIRE Sisters Car Connection da#3919 Prime Downtown Retail Space –COMPLETE MOVING, LLC– SistersCarConnection.com Call Lori at 541-549-7132 Sisters' Only Local Moving Co.!

Cold Springs Commercial Two exp. men with 25+ years 401 Horses comm. moving. Refs! ODOT Lic. 103 Residential Rentals Class 1-B • Call 541-678-3332 PONDEROSA PROPERTIES –THE NUGGET– –Monthly Rentals Available– Call Debbie at 541-549-2002 501 Computers & Full details, 24 hrs./day, go to: Communications PonderosaProperties.com SISTERS SATELLITE Printed list at 221 S. Ash, Sisters TV • PHONE • INTERNET Ponderosa Properties LLC Your authorized local dealer for DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet R&B Ranch L.L.C. offering 104 Vacation Rentals and more! CCB # 191099 horse boarding services.

Details CASCADE HOME & 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729 available at rbhorseranch.com or VACATION RENTALS call 541-325-3020.

Technology Problems?

Monthly and Vacation Rentals I can fix them for you.

Certified Weed-Free HAY. throughout Sisters Country.

Solving for business, home & Orchard Grass or Alfalfa Hay, (541) 549-0792 A/V needs. All tech supported.

Sisters. $275 per ton.

Property management Jason Williams Call 541-548-4163 for second homes.

Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience CascadeVacationRentals.net MEADOW GRASS HAY 541-719-8329 ORCHARD GRASS HAY ~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ New crop. No rain. Barn stored.

Private Central OR vac. rentals, 502 Carpet & Upholstery 3-tie bales. $190-$250/ton. Hwy. Property Management Services Cleaning 126 & Cline Falls. 541-280-1895 541-977-9898 M & J CARPET CLEANING www.SistersVacation.com SistersOregonGuide.com Area rugs, upholstery, tile & dryer-vent cleaning. Established 202 Firewood 500 Services & family-owned since 1986.

SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS BOOKKEEPING SERVICE 541-549-9090 DAVE ELPI – FIREWOOD ~ Olivia Spencer ~ GORDON’S • SINCE 1976 • Expert Local Bookkeeping!

LAST TOUCH Doug Fir – Lodgepole – Juniper Phone: (541) 241-4907 Cleaning Specialists for DRIVE-IN WOOD SALES www.spencerbookkeeping.com CARPETS, WINDOWS – 18155 Hwy. 126 East – ~ WEDDINGS BY KARLY ~ & UPHOLSTERY SistersForestProducts.com Happy to perform virtual or Member Better Business Bureau Order Online! 541-410-4509 in-person weddings.

• Bonded & Insured • FIREWOOD, dry or green Custom Wedding Ceremonies Serving Central Oregon Lodgepole, juniper, pine.

20+ years • 541-410-4412 Since 1980 Cut & split. Delivery included. revkarly@gmail.com Call 541-549-3008 eaglecreekfire@yahoo.com • DERI’s HAIR SALON • Call 541-419-1279 504 Handyman 204 Arts & Antiques GEORGE’S SEPTIC SISTERS HONEYDO JEWELRY REPAIR & TANK SERVICE Paint, stain, screen repairs, CUSTOM DESIGN “A Well Maintained carpentry, drywall, plumbing, Graduate gemologist. Over 45 Septic System Protects raised beds, deck restoration. years experience. Cash for gold. the Environment” 25+ yrs. prop. mgmnt. / Refs.

Metals • 220 S. Ash St. Suite 1 541-549-2871 Scott Dady 1-541-728-4266.

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JONES UPGRADES LLC Home Repairs & Remodeling Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, Fences, Sheds & more.

Mike Jones, 503-428-1281 Local resident • CCB #201650 LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 541-549-1575 Maintenance / Repairs Insurance Work CCB #194489 Home Customizations, LLC Res. & Commercial Remodeling, Bldg. Maintenance & Painting Chris Patrick, Owner homecustomizations@gmail.com CCB #191760 • 541-588-0083 THE NUGGET NEWSPAPER 541 - 549 - 9941 www.NuggetNews.com

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Top Knot Tree Care can handle all of your tree needs, from trims to removals.

Specializing in tree assessment, hazard tree removal, crown reduction, ladder fuel reduction, lot clearing, ornamental and fruit tree trimming and care.

• Locally owned and operated • • Senior and military discounts • • Free assessments • • Great cleanups • • Licensed, Insured and Bonded • Contact Bello @ 541-419-9655, Find us on Facebook and Google CCB#227009 Sisters Tree Care, LLC Preservation, Pruning, Removals & Storm Damage Serving All of Central Oregon Brad Bartholomew ISA Cert. Arborist UT-4454A 503-914-8436 • CCB #218444 TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT Tree care and vegetation management Pruning, hazard tree removal, stump grinding, brush mowing, certified arborist consultation, tree risk assessment qualified, wildfire fuels assessment and treatment, grant acquisition, lot clearing, crane services.

Nate Goodwin ISA-Cert. Arborist PN-7987A CCB #190496 * 541.771.4825 Online at: www.tsi.services 4 Brothers Tree Service Sisters' Premier Tree Experts!

– TREE REMOVAL & CLEANUP – Native / Non-Native Tree Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency Storm Damage Cleanup, Craning & Stump Grinding, Debris Removal.

– FOREST MANAGEMENT – Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush Mowing, Mastication, Tree Thinning, Large & Small Scale Projects!

Serving Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman & Sisters Area since 2003 ** Free Estimates ** Owner James Hatley & Sons 541-815-2342 4brostrees.com Licensed, Bonded and Insured CCB-215057

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Sisters Premier Tree & Forestry Service since 1997 (formerly Bear Mountain Fire) High-risk removals/storm damage. Pruning of all native non-native trees, shrubs. Forestry thinning, mowing, fire fuels abatement. Year-round firewood sales. Snow removal.

Eagle Creek Partners LLC CCB #227275 EagleCreekFire@yahoo.com 541-420-3254

C L A S S I F I E D S ROBINSON & OWEN Heavy Construction, Inc. All your excavation needs *General excavation *Site Preparation *Sub-Divisions *Road Building *Sewer and Water Systems *Underground Utilities *Grading *Snow Removal *Sand-Gravel-Rock Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #124327 (541) 549-1848 Full Service Excavation

Construction & Renovation Custom Residential Projects All Phases • CCB #148365 541-420-8448 Carl Perry Construction LLC Construction • Remodel Repair CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991 LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 601 Construction 541-549-1575 For ALL Your Residential Construction Needs CCB #194489 www.laredoconstruction.com CASCADE GARAGE DOORS Free On-site Visit & Estimate Factory Trained Technicians Tewaltandsonsexcavation@ Since 1983 • CCB #44054 gmail.com 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553 Lara’s Construction LLC. 541-549-1472 • CCB #76888 McCARTHY & SONS CCB#223701 Drainfield CONSTRUCTION Offering masonry work, • Minor & Major Septic Repair New Construction, Remodels, fireplaces, interior & exterior • All Septic Needs/Design Fine Finish Carpentry stone/brick-work, build & Install 541-420-0487 • CCB #130561 barbecues & all types of General Excavation masonry. Give us a call for a free CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC. • Site Preparation estimate.

Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers • Rock & Stump Removal 541-350-3218 CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 • Pond & Driveway Construction www.CenigasMasonry.com JERRY WILLIS DRYWALL Preparation & VENETIAN PLASTER Earthwood Timberframes • Building Demolition All Residential, Commercial Jobs • Design & construction Trucking 541-480-7179 • CCB #69557 • Recycled fir and pine beams • Deliver Top Soil, Sand, Gravel, • Mantles and accent timbers Boulders, Water Kris@earthwoodhomes.com • Dump Trucks, Transfer Trucks, CCB #174977 Belly • The Whole 9 Yards or 24 Whatever You Want!

Custom Homes • Additions Residential Building Projects Serving Sisters area since 1976 Strictly Quality CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 Pat Burke 541-549-9764 LOCALLY OWNED John Pierce CRAFTSMAN BUILT jpierce@bendbroadband.com CCB: 288388 • 541-588-2062 OLIN SITZ EXCAVATION www.sistersfencecompany.com Call us for all your excavation SPURGE COCHRAN needs!

Now delivering rock and BUILDER, INC. Construction Contractors other construction materials.

General Contractor Licensing ~ Roads-Utilities-Septic-Ponds Building Distinctive, An active license means your CCB #220140 • 541-589-0737 Handcrafted Custom Homes, contractor is bonded and insured.

Additions, Remodels Since ’74 The State of Oregon provides 604 Heating & Cooling A “Hands-On” Builder details at the online Oregon ACTION AIR Keeping Your Project on Time Construction Contractors Board Heating & Cooling, LLC & On Budget • CCB #96016 at www.oregon.gov/CCB Retrofit • New Const • Remodel To speak to Spurge personally, Consulting, Service & Installs 602 Plumbing & Electric call 541-815-0523 actionairheatingandcooling.com SWEENEY CCB #195556 PLUMBING, INC. 541-549-6464 “Quality and Reliability” Repairs • Remodeling Custom Homes 605 Painting • New Construction Residential Building Projects Central Color Painting • Water Heaters Concrete Foundations Specializing in interiors and 541-549-4349 Becke William Pierce exteriors and also offering Residential and Commercial CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384 pressure-washing. Free estimates.

Licensed • Bonded • Insured Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com 971-255-6271 • CCB #235560 CCB #87587 JOHN NITCHER ~ FRONTIER PAINTING ~ R&R Plumbing, LLC CONSTRUCTION Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. > Repair & Service General Contractor Refurbishing Decks > Hot Water Heaters Home repair, remodeling and CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620 > Remodels & New Const. additions. CCB #101744 www.frontier-painting.com Servicing Central Oregon 541-549-2206 Riverfront Painting LLC Lic. Bond. Ins. • CCB #184660 Interior/Exterior • Deck Staining 541-771-7000 SHORT LEAD TIMES Ridgeline Electric, LLC Travis Starr, 541-647-0146 Serving all of Central Oregon License #216081 • Residential • Commercial SIMON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Residential Remodel Building Projects Bruce Simon, Quality craftsman for 35 years 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 bsimon@bendbroadband.com

• Industrial • Service 541-588-3088 • CCB #234821

603 Excavation & Trucking BANR Enterprises, LLC Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls Residential & Commercial CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977 www.BANR.net

All Landscaping Services Mowing, Thatching, Hauling...

Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740.

Complete landscape construction, fencing, irrigation installation & design, pavers/outdoor kitchens, debris cleanups, fertility & water conservation management, excavation.

CCB #188594 • LCB #9264 www.vohslandscaping.com 541-515-8462 J&E Landscaping Maintenance LLC Clean-ups, raking, mowing, hauling debris, gutters.

Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 jandelspcing15@gmail.com Set up your own vegetable or perennial garden! Master Gardener/instructor at COCC in organic garden design would love to assist you. 541-668-1728.

From design to installation we can do it all! Pavers, water features, irrigation systems, sod, plants, trees etc.

541-771-9441 LCB #8906 bendorganiclandscaping.com – All You Need Maintenance – Pine needle removal, hauling, mowing, moss removal, edging, raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, gutters, pressure washing...

Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 Austin • 541-419-5122

701 Domestic Services

BLAKE & SON – Commercial, Home & Rentals Cleaning WINDOW CLEANING! Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897

802 Help Wanted

SISTERS LANDSCAPE is hiring for landscape construction and maintenance positions. Full-time work available now. Send resume to sisterslandscape@gmail.com or call for an interview, 541-549-3001.

House on Metolius is now hiring seasonal housekeeper, grounds maintenance, laundry service.

Resumé to rachel@metolius.com

Now Hiring – Three Creeks Brewing Join our crew and help deliver the finest beer, food and service to Central Oregon and beyond!

Full- and part-time positions available including server, host/hostess, line cook and production packaging lead. Pay depends on experience and position. Email your resumé to resumes@threecreeksbrewing. com to apply.

Pine Meadow Village HOA. Seasonal landscape position.

40 hours per week.

Compensation $18.00 an hour.

541-410-3981 dan.pmvhoa@gmail.com Holy Kakow is excited to relocate our operation to Sisters.

Food manufacturer seeking hard-working, detail-oriented individuals to join our fast-paced small team. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Starting Pay: $17/hr.

Full time. Mon-Fri. Health insurance available.

Applicants please email the following items to wyatt@holykakow.com: • Resume • Reason for applying for this particular position • Some general information about yourself and work history.

THE NUGGET SISTERS OREGON online at NuggetNews.com The Garden Angel is now filling landscape supervisor and maintenance crew member positions. LCB #9583. Inquire at 541-549-2882 or thegardenangel@gmail.com HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED! Looking for an energetic, independent and experienced housekeeper for vacation homes in and around Sisters. Good pay for good work. Part/full time, seasonal. Call Anna @ Sisters Vacation Rentals, 541-420-5296.

THE LODGE IN SISTERS is now hiring for: Care/Med Tech All shifts with a sign-on bonus of $500.

Full-time server in kitchen & part-time driver.

Contact us at 541-904-0545.

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Keeping Sisters Country Beautiful Since 2006 candcnursery@gmail.com 541-549-2345

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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!

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NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sisters Park & Recreation District, Deschutes County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 will take place on place on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. with the option of continuing the meeting to Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. if needed.

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 Budget Committee. Visit the district website for link.

A copy of the budget document may be viewed or obtained on or after April 30, 2021 by emailing SPRD@sistersrecreation.com or calling 541-549-2091.

Concurrently posted on the Sisters Park & Recreation District website at www.sistersrecreation.com.

Published: The Nugget, April 28, 2021 May 5, 2021

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETINGS A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Sisters and the Sisters Urban Renewal Agency, Deschutes County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, will be held at City Council Chambers, City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters, OR 97759.

The first meeting will take place on Monday, May 17 at 3:30 p.m. via the Zoom online meeting platform. Links to the meeting can be found at the City of Sisters website, www.ci.sisters.or.us. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive public comment on the budget.

The meeting may also include a public hearing to discuss possible uses of state revenue sharing funds.

The public is invited to provide comments on the proposed budget. Written communication can be provided by mail at PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759 or submitting an email to: kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us The public can request to speak during Public Comment by submitting your name, address and phone number to kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us. All communication and requests to speak must be submitted by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting.

A copy of the document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 6, 2021 at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Listed below are times of scheduled Budget Committee Meetings.

DATES AND TIMES: Monday, May 17, 2021 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 (URA) 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 (if needed) 3:30 p.m.

A copy of this notice is available on the City of Sisters website, www.ci.sisters.or.us. For additional information, please contact: Joseph O’Neill, 541-323‐5222.

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the Fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, will be held via GoToMeeting. In response to the current health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, District facilities are currently closed to the public and meetings are being held electronically.

The meeting will take place on May 18, 2021 at 3 p.m. A second meeting, if needed, is scheduled for May 19, 2021 at 3 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget.

Public comment will be taken in written and phone-in format.

Written comments received by

9 a.m. on May 17, 2021 will be read during the public comment section of the meeting on May 18, 2021. Comments by phone will be taken on a scheduled basis during the public comment section of the meeting on May 18, 2021. Comments, both written and phone in, will be subject to a three-minute limit per community member. To schedule public comment, please provide your name, phone number, and address to the district at 541-549-0771, or email to spor@sistersfire.com. Public comment must be scheduled no later than 9 a.m. on May 17, 2021.

This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place.

Call-in instructions are as follows: Tue., May 18, 2021, 3 p.m.

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CANDIDATES: All candidates know firefighting well

COVID: Multiple students are quarantined

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with the RFD for more than 20, serving as a firefighter, budget committee member and board member. She sees challenges facing the District from steady population growth and land-use mix.

Dement is challenged by Michelle (Mikee) Stutzman, a ministry coordinator. Her service to the District includes working on fundraising events, meal provision during fire emergencies, and dinners for association meetings.

Stutzman expresses concern for the levy. She sees her contributions to the board as a facilitator, describing herself as a rule-follower.

Position 5 Cindy Kettering, the incumbent, is running for her third four-year term. She also is Deputy Fire Marshal for Bend Fire & Rescue, a position she has held since 2004.

Her background includes volunteer positions in firefighting and as an EMT with agencies in the Willamette Valley and Mt. Hood. Her resumé includes an associate’s degree in fire science and prevention in addition to her bachelor’s degree in public management.

She is challenged by Marcus Peck, a volunteer fireman for over 45 years, 13 with the Cloverdale District.

He has a degree in business management with a minor in farm management. Peck has enough reservations about the levy to oppose it. He also sees little to no value from the levy to the District’s north end that includes Aspen Lakes, benefiting mostly the southern side.

None of the four candidates is prepared to predict the outcome of the election for either the levy or their

Sisters Middle School. The schools were thoroughly cleaned in the wake of reports.

Classes resumed Monday.

The school cases were reported as Deschutes County moved back into the “Extreme Risk” category. On Thursday, Deschutes County reported 125 new COVID19 cases, the second-highest single-day report since the beginning of the pandemic.

As of Friday, April 30, St. Charles Health System reported 31 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, six in the ICU, with three on ventilators.

The Associated Press reported that “Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday extended Oregon’s state of emergency for COVID-19 until June 28, saying a fourth surge of the pandemic is being driven by variants of the disease and causing increased cases and hospitalizations.”

The declaration allows Brown to issue executive orders restricting activity, and helps the state access and use federal COVIDrelief funds, according to the

Deanne Dement.

Cindy Kettering.

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candidacies. Because the 3,500 persons in the District are geographically dispersed, there is no door-to-door canvassing for votes. The COVID-19 environment has further reduced traditional campaign tactics. The Voters Pamphlet for the levy carries nine “Arguments” in its pages, four in opposition and five in favor of its passage.

All four candidates acknowledge that the most active voices on social media and word of mouth are generally in opposition but there is no polling to gauge sentiment accurately. Stutzman does not believe that the levy was brought to the ballot with adequate transparency or community engagement. Peck argues that it was rushed, kept somewhat in secrecy, and is poorly worded.

Both incumbents support the levy based on what they perceive as need. All four candidates were asked

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Michelle (Mikee) Stutzman.

Marcus Peck.

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directly: why not just merge the District with the larger Sisters-Camp Sherman District. To varying degrees all four admitted to the emotional pride of having Cloverdale have its own fire department. More than one candidate sees the possibility of a merger as a likely progression in the coming years.

governor’s office.

The move back into the “Extreme Risk” category forced restaurants in Sisters to close indoor dining.

AP reports that, “The restaurant sector has objected to Brown’s action, with the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association declaring that the state lost more than 1,000 food-service businesses in 2020 and that 200 more closed permanently so far this year.”

In a statement, Brown offered a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

“I intend to fully reopen our economy by the end of June, and the day is approaching when my emergency orders can eventually be lifted,” she said. “How quickly we get there is up to each and every one of us doing our part.’’

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Skilled labor shortages are equally distressing. As recently as two years ago a new custom home could be built in Sisters in five or six months. Now it takes nine months or longer to finish a house. Some of that is material shortages, but for the most part, it is a lack of workers.

Mike Davis, a framing contractor, blames a big chunk of the problem on cultural shifts.

“For the last two decades educational focus has been on a four-year college degree, with almost zero investment or policy interest in vocational schools,” he said.

He opines that the same system unintentionally stigmatizes working with one’s hands or building things.

“Kids with a degree today would rather be a bank teller for $18 an hour than sling a hammer for $25 or $30,” he said.

Apprentice electricians can earn $40 to $50 per hour, and still there are shortages reported by the Oregon Association of Building Contractors. Appliance repair technicians who can make $80,000-$100,000 per year are scarce as well. You learn that when your dishwasher goes kaput and you have to wait weeks for service.

Similarly, McDonald’s finds itself competing for workers due to the changing image in the fast-food industry. Starbucks has no shortage of workers earning similar pay as the cachet of being a barista outranks flipping burgers. The dated, albeit iconic uniforms worn by generations of McDonald’s workers have been replaced with trendy tee shirts and flattering pants, yet that’s done little to

move the needle.

The Lodge in Sisters offers a $500 signing bonus as a recruitment incentive. FivePine Lodge & Conference Center provides a $150 monthly bonus for fulltime employees, plus membership to Sisters Athletic Club, to induce applicants.

Another Sisters employer provides $50 to $100 monthly merchandise gift cards for store workers in her shop to retain them.

Rising gas prices, up 60 cents per gallon since January, further exacerbate the issue for Redmond workers calculating the cost of commuting to Sisters — even more the case driving from Bend.

Ray’s Food Place is in urgent need of workers to fill some 20 openings, not just for cashiers and clerical positions but also better-paying jobs like butchers.

The pandemic has had a major impact on hiring. Some workers are leery of returning to work, citing increased health risks of being in the workplace. Others are forced to stay home to care for school-aged children as the return to full-time, in-person

Kids with a degree today would rather be a bank teller for $18 an hour than sling a hammer for $25 or $30.

— Mike Davis, contractor

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The majority of employers cite as the overwhelming cause being the unintended consequences of congressional actions that pay some people more to stay home than go to work.

The original $600 per week added federal-unemployment benefit has been lowered to $300 until October. If you were working for $15/hour ($31,200/year) pre-pandemic, Oregon pays you $390 per week plus the federal add-on of $300, and that works out to $35,880 per year. It’s hard to blame lower paid, entry-level workers for taking advantage of the inverse incentive.

Downstream, the problem is compounded. At the same time the State is paying record unemployment claims to remain-at-home workers, those same workers are not having income taxes withheld from paychecks. In a State with no sales tax, only income taxes, a budget shortfall of up to $1.6 billion is projected.

As local employers lament, there appears no end in sight to the problem.

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ROTH: Principal has roots in Sisters School District Continued from page 1

to ensure our instructional team continues to use highyield teaching strategies that work.”

Roth is well-acquainted with the staff at SMS and feels the school is on very solid footing to accomplish his goals and satisfy his vision.

“I would put our teaching team up against any team in the state,” he said.

“They are superb teachers and human beings. Such a great group of people.”

Roth believes his role is crucial to the well-being of the school community.

“We need to continually maintain our care for each other, for our students, our families, and the community,” he said. “I want to provide hope and support ways to make learning meaningful and enjoyable.”

His philosophy is summed up in his motto: “Outlaws Together.”

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Tim Roth has been selected to lead Sisters Middle School.

Roth believes that during the middle school years, learning must be relevant, and the experience of being in school needs to feel safe for kids in these first stages of adolescence.

“I want to have our school be a place where every student finds a group of people to which they feel they belong and where teachers and other adult mentors help ignite a spark in each student that inspires them to explore and dive into their passions for the rest of their formal and informal educational lives,” he said.

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