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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Community steps up in fire response
Sisters community grapples with bullying By T. Lee Brown Correspondent
Fire companies came from all over the Pacific Northwest, some from as far away as Whidbey Island and Chelan, Washington. Now that the Grandview Fire is contained, some personnel are leaving to return home and wait for the next assignment. The high school commons
While school is on its annual summer hiatus, folks in Sisters continue to discuss larger social issues relevant both inside and outside the schools. The Nugget previously spoke with Sisters School District superintendent Curt Scholl about issues specific to equity and racism. The conversation continues, discussing bullying and how community members can get involved (see “Responding effectively to bullying,” page 3). “We want to make sure that all of our kids have a voice and that we’re supporting them along the way,” Scholl said. If a child or adult witnesses
See COMMUNITY on page 15
See BULLYING on page 14
About 40 adults and children gathered at Sisters High School last Friday morning to paint signs of gratitude to those who worked the Grandview Fire. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
By Sue Stafford Correspondent
For a week, the sky over Sisters has been crisscrossed by helicopters towing buckets of water and tanker planes carrying fire retardant to slow the Grandview Fire and keep it from spreading through Squaw Creek Canyon Estates and vicinity and into Sisters.
All the efforts by 55 fire companies and seven agencies, amounting to 822 personnel at the peak of the fire, were successful in stopping the blaze at 6,032 acres, as of July 19. Not one structure or life was lost. The spirit of cooperation and generosity was apparent in Sisters Country in response to the fire and the efforts of
Local trekkers pass halfway mark of PCT By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
Melissa Stolasz and her daughter Sasha set out April 12 from the California/ Mexico border with the intention to through-hike the entire 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) with an eye to finish by August 27 in order to get back in time for both to return to school. Melissa teaches science and math at Ridgeview High School and Sasha is a seniorto-be at Sisters High. At the end of June they passed the halfway mark and took a break in Shasta, California for a resupply. While on the rest day the pair took a few minutes to check in with The Nugget. Melissa feels that the journey has gone very well so far, but dealing with the
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recent heat wave encompassing the west, the hikers made the decision to skip a threeday section in order to move northward toward the Trinity Alps to escape the triple-digit temperatures. “We couldn’t afford to sit and wait for the temperatures to cool, so at this point our plan is to come back to this area over Labor Day and finish this section so we can truly complete the entire trail,” said Melissa. Adjusting to conditions, circumstances, and personal needs is the name of the game on the PCT. A big adjustment came early in the trip when Brittany Terra, a cousin of Melissa’s husband Jeff, who had started out with Melissa and Sasha, decided to head home to Rhode Island 12 days into the venture. See TREKKERS on page 9
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those who fought it. As with previous fires, the Sisters Rodeo grounds hosted the fire camp, where personnel slept and ate. Sisters High School opened their air-conditioned gymnasium for sleeping during the day for those on the night crews. While there, they could avail themselves of showers in the locker room.
Drought worsens across county By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
U.S. Drought Monitor Oregon
It does not take a hydrologist to know that Sisters is in the midst of a drought. By the numbers, 100 percent of Deschutes County is affected by the drought — all 157,733 persons. June was the 38th driest for that month in 127 years and the eighth-driest year to date since records began in 1894. On the Palmer Drought Severity index Sisters was at 93 — “severe.” It is expected to reach a level of between 95 and 98 within four weeks — identified as “extreme.” Roughly a quarter of Deschutes County is already at the “D4 Exceptional Drought” level, the highest ranking on the Drought Monitor scale produced by University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the GRAPHIC CREATED BY DEBORAH BATHKE, NATIONAL DROUGHT MITIGATION CENTER nation’s definitive source. Deschutes County is all in drought, ranging from “moderate drought” at The accompanying graphic the western edge, to “exceptional drought” across a wide swath of the tells the story convincingly. region. Data generated July 6, 2021. The Drought Monitor focuses on broadscale conditions. Local conditions may vary. See DROUGHT on page 8 Announcements................10 Entertainment.................. 11
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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.
Off-leash dogs in forest
To the Editor: It would be nice if The Nugget had Bill Bartlett expand on his statement that there are 1,200 acres in the Deschutes National Forest which are open to off-leash dogs. I am sure this is true — but not a complete picture/ assessment of the off-leash rules. My experience and conversations with the sheriff’s office is that the dogs may be off-leash but must be under the control of
their owners. This means I assume, they must “come” when called. Also, they cannot chase deer. I know of almost no one who has a dog so well trained that it comes when called all the time. I have encountered many dogs who do not “come” when called. Friendly dogs are fine with me, I love them! But I have encountered many mean dogs who go after me and my leashed dog. It is a scary situation. See LETTERS on page 16
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City of Sisters bulletin By Cory Misely City Manager
We all understand and appreciate the importance of the small-town feel that makes Sisters so special. Over the many decades and accompanying changes this essence has evolved but remained strong. One factor that has impacted so many pieces of our community is traffic, especially on Highway 20 right through the middle of town. As we have grown, so too has Central Oregon to our east and the Willamette Valley to our west. As one of the few gateways into Central Oregon, Highway 20 has seen increasing numbers of trip counts, particularly in the summer months. The City of Sisters has long discussed this topic and the successful completion of the roundabout at Barclay and Highway 20 is a testament to the progress of planning, prioritization, and project management. Yet it is only half the necessary progress. There is not enough space here to cover the amount of discussion, work, and time that went into accomplishing the roundabout at Barclay and Highway 20. Many deserve praise, yet most of the same people involved then are still now and not satisfied because the purpose — a complete, functional alternate route away from Cascade for freight and through traffic — is only half accomplished. Like only having one bookend, the alternate route needs a roundabout at the Locust and Highway 20 intersection to complete the necessary movements heading either east or west through Sisters. It took over a decade with obstacles on many levels to complete the Barclay roundabout — at the time only the third roundabout on a state highway. In 2018, the City was told the state had no funding to put towards the Locust roundabout until, hopefully, the 2028/31 STIP (State Transportation Improvement Program). The project cost is estimated at $5.1 million and the state historically contributes the majority of funds.
This was unacceptable news and the City prioritized taking a decade-plus project to a self-revised goal of accomplishing it in half the time. To do so, there must be three main components: design and engineering, necessary property for the right-ofway, and the funding to build it. In 2018 there were none of those pieces in place. Since then, the City has taken significant steps to further this project and stay on track for the timeline goal. In the fiscal year 2019/20 budget, the City directed $250,000 to jumpstart the engineering and design process through ODOT. A partnership plan was successfully implemented with the Sisters School District for property acquisition for project footprint right-ofway (not yet completed). The Sisters Urban Renewal Agency, through the City, updated its project list and among other priorities added the Locust roundabout, allocating up to $1.1 million toward the project with support from local taxing districts, understanding the importance of this project for safety, mobility, and vitality. Just last week the City submitted an application to the federal government to bridge the multi-million dollar funding gap. This project has and continues to be at the top of the priority list for the City. It will take a partnership between the City, County, and ODOT (and possibly federal) to accomplish this project benefitting Sisters, Deschutes County, and the state/federal highway system. This partnership has been coming together through the leadership of the City. From the outside perspective it may look like no progress has been made since the intersection has not changed but there have been important steps taken. If the grant request is unsuccessful, we continue to monitor a new (albeit limited) funding source through the state and the on-going discussions of an infrastructure package through the federal government. One way or another, we are well on our way to making the project happen.
Views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer and are not necessarily shared by the Editor or The Nugget Newspaper.
PHOTO BY BY PETE RENGGLI, SISTERS-CAMP SHERMAN FIRE DISTRICT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER
Sisters-Camp Sherman firefighters were joined by a state task force in providing protection to local residences threatened by the Grandview Fire.
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Circle of Friends is a ‘Community Champion’ By Sue Stafford Correspondent
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
A contract firefighter from Ashland came by as a thank-you sign was being posted on the fence at the rodeo grounds. He was on his way into town to get ointment for blisters on his feet.
Residents threatened by Grandview Fire grateful for response By Sue Stafford Correspondent
The residents living up Wilt Road and in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates were particularly impacted by the Grandview Fire that broke out on Sunday, July 11 — and they witnessed the extraordinary work performed to safeguard the community. The residents of Squaw Creek Canyon Estates were so thankful for the efforts put forward by the firefighting personnel, that they ran an ad in this week’s Nugget thanking them. There was such an outpouring of support that, after the cost of
the ad was covered, they still had over $1,900 left to donate to the Wildland Firefighter’s Foundation to support families of those who died or were injured in the line of duty while fighting wildfires. To donate, go to www.wffoundation. org. Neighborhood resident Wendy Birnbaum spearheaded the ad and donation effort, aided by Karen Thrower who designed the ad. Rennie Merrill, who lives up above Sisters, told The Nugget, “I live out here in the hinterland, and I can tell you about how kind and helpful our local Sisters-Camp Sherman firefighters have
been. Our volunteers deserve particular recognition as they had to worry about their families and everyone else. Anytime night or day…. I have seen someone talking to them, getting the scoop! Their presence has been comforting and each time I have encountered them, they have been caring and responsive. One told me things were looking so much better that he thought I could sleep well that night. And I did. In the earlier days information was sparse, but ‘Our Guys’ were here to talk even though they could not tell us much. Never underestimate See GRATEFUL on page 14
Circle of Friends (COF) is helping to create a Connected Sisters. That earned the volunteer-based nonprofit here in Sisters “Community Champion” recognition from the City’s Vision Implementation Team. Since 2011, COF has been offering critical services to at-risk children and teens in Sisters Country through long-term mentorships with committed volunteers. These mentorships are designed to help end the cycle of poverty experienced by youth and families by providing opportunities for building life
skills, positive relationships, academic support, social and emotional development, independent decision making and more. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, COF joyfully celebrated all the milestones their 47 children and teens experienced during the pandemic to help maintain a sense of normalcy and hope. Their 23 mentors have made and delivered birthday cakes, celebrated a youth becoming a newly permitted driver, cheered for a budding young artist being selected to work on a mural at Sisters Middle School, championed a mentor See ‘CHAMPION’ on page 22
Responding effectively to bullying by T. Lee Brown Correspondent
School is out for the summer. But social conditions that allow for bullying happen year-round. The longterm effects of bullying can include depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and suicide attempts — effects that can last into adulthood and affect entire communities. Yet, bullying often goes unnoticed. Local mom Cheryl Soleim
noted, “If you have a child that’s doing well in school and has friends, just has minor problems, you may never realize how much bullying and prejudice goes on among kids.” Attending school in Sisters a few years back, her daughter Natalie experienced bullying that was found to include “sufficient evidence of a discriminatory environment,” as reported in See RESPONDING on page 17
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., meeting at Sisters Community Church. Al-Anon Mon., noon. / Thurs., 10 a.m., 541-549-6157. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Sisters Area Woodworkers 541-610-7383. 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., Email: sistersbridge2021@ 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, gmail.com. Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755. Sisters Caregiver Support Group Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Village Green Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Park. 541-771-3258. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., citizens4community.com Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for details. 541-923-1632. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. 541-388-9013. Church. 541-548-0440. Location information: 541-549-1193. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Prayer Shawl Group 2nd & 4th Sisters Parent Teacher Community Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Call for 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters For Saturday meeting dates and location: 503-819-1723. Saloon. 541-480-5994. location, email: steelefly@msn.com. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group Central OR Spinners and Weavers & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Meeting by Zoom. Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation 541-668-6599. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. District. 541-549-2091. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays, Community Church. 541-480-1843. Zoom. 503-930-6158. Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.
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Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group 2nd & 4th Tues, 1-2:30 p.m. Call for location: 541-410-9716. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Public welcome. 808-281-2681. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
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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Portrait photographer returns to roots in Sisters By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
There is a certain magic involved in truly beautiful portrait photography. Not every photographer has it — even some who are otherwise gifted in capturing landscapes or action. It has to do with connection, with an ineffable ability to allow the subject to be calm, open up and reveal their true nature. Loma Smith-Weber of Loma Smith Photography has the magic. She has built a thriving practice in portrait photography over decades — and now she is headquartered in Sisters. “My tagline is: ‘touching hearts and dancing with souls,’” Smith-Weber explained. “My art is very personal and I would say self-esteem-enhancing for my clients.” Smith-Weber loves to shoot in natural locations, and she spends a lot of time finding the right ones for her subjects. She truly enjoys engaging with people, which tends to put them at ease. Then, venturing out into nature for a shoot, they get to know each other. “I make it like an adventure,” she said. With the groundwork laid in, backed by years of training and experience, sessions go smoothly. “I let the universe and the
magic kind of take over,” the photographer said. “I don’t really have an ego in it.” The result is exceptional photography that captures people in their essence. “Portraits show up that I never really planned,” she said. Smith-Weber didn’t simply pick up a camera and start taking people’s pictures. The technical and artistic aspects of her work are built on a rigorously developed foundation. She studied at the University of Oregon under Milton Halberstadt, a renowned fine art and commercial photographer, a close friend of the legendary Ansel Adams. From Halberstadt she learned how to work with light and nature. “We would go out and sit in the woods and we’d watch the light go through the whole scene,” she recalled. Photography was not, however, an automatic career course for the young artist. Life’s adventures took her to the New England coast in the 1980s, where she worked on boats off Nantucket and Cape Cod. That life led her to pursue a different path. “I really wanted to be an interior architect in the boating world,” she said. She went to school to chase that dream — but found that photography kept calling to her, especially portraiture. For a time, she operated a studio
in Cherry Creek, Colorado. Married and with a couple of children in Los Angeles, she put career aside for a time, but kept her hand in with head shots for actors and the like. When she and her husband moved to Bend, she started her photography business up again. Her husband died, and she and her children moved to West Linn, where she opened a portrait studio. Business really took off, as people discovered her exceptional ability to capture personalities in photographs. Loma would meet her current husband John Weber in the most serendipitous manner: They shared a table at a busy Seasons restaurant in Sisters. John has roots in Sisters, and, as it turns out, so does Loma. “I was born in Sisters,” she said. “My dad was a logger with Barclay [Logging].” She learned to ski at Hoodoo on wooden skis made by her brothers, and developed a love for hiking and other outdoor adventures that drives her to this day. The couple took some time to travel, and then decided to return to those roots, moving to Sisters a year or so ago. The time out on the road in an Airstream reaffirmed Loma’s commitment to portrait photography. She is interested in putting her work on unique materials
Sisters wine bar to close doors After battling through a tough year of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, followed by staffing shortages, Cork Cellars is closing its doors. Jeannie Gilgenberg-Buck and Tom Buck made the announcement last week on social media. “It makes us very sad to announce that after six (mostly) wonderful years, we will be closing our doors. We’ve been honored to have had the opportunity to be a part of this community for the last six years, and will be
forever grateful for all of the support that we’ve received. We’ve enjoyed the wonderful people we’ve met, and will miss you all very much. As of now, our last day being open for business will be July 24, but that may change due to changes in staffing availability.” Jeannie told The Nugget that COVID-19 restrictions on capacity, which the small restaurant couldn’t really adapt to overcome, key staff moving away, and an acute shortage of work staff that has hit
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virtually every Sisters restaurant made it not viable to carry on. She said the decision was unrelated to a fine imposed by OSHA after the restaurant opened during a time when indoor dining was banned. That fine is under appeal. The couple took ownership of Cork Cellars in 2015, moving north from Los Angeles.
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Loma Smith-Weber has established her renowned portrait photography practice in Sisters, the town of her birth. and in continuing to use her work to enhance people’s lives. She has seen that beautiful portraits have a big impact on how people feel about themselves. “It’s getting them to let go and their hearts open up,
and they feel beautiful,” she said. “And if you feel beautiful, you are beautiful. That’s my trick. I help people to feel beautiful.” To view a portfolio, visit www.lomasmith.com. She can be reached at 503-475-0988 or loma@lomasmith.com.
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Sisters Fourth Friday All-Day Artwalk By Helen Schmidling Correspondent
Sisters’ Fourth Friday AllDay Artwalk features a little bit of history, mystery, and a whole lot of talent. Clarke Berryman is a classical realist. He has traveled the world in search of exotic subjects for his paintings. He has shown his art in many venues and was a finalist in the Art Renewal Center (ARC) Show, one of the world’s largest art competitions. He paints both portraits and wildlife, and sells his work at The Collection Gallery. Stitchin’ Post Gallery is featuring Sarah Kaufman’s vast collection of log cabin quilts she calls her Pandemic Potholder Passion. They will be on display through August.
“Old Gloves” by Sarah Kaufman at Stitchin’ Post Gallery.
H o o d Av e n u e and produces paintings Art’s featured artrich in both color and ists for August texture. He paints are painter both landscapes Kathleen and florals with Keliher and an emphasis on enamel artaspen trees and ist Alisa seasonal color. Looney. Sisters Gallery Paintings of Atomic City, site of the world’s first nuclear power plant, by Kathleen, & Frame will Linda Hanson are on display at Sisters Gallery & Frame. founder of feature Linda the Plein Air H a n s o n ’s o i l Ken Scott’s Imagination Realty in Sisters, two $50 gift Painters of p a i n t i n g s o f Gallery spotlights innova- certificates good for treasures Oregon, will Atomic City, pop- tive jewelry artist Bill Belli, in any of the participating be showing ulation 29, home whose work covers many galleries will be given away her plein-airof the world’s centuries in style. He will each month. You can sign inspired stufirst nuclear power show his craftmanship and up once per gallery. Please complete the entire ticket, dio paintings. plant, and located in creativity starting at noon. Alisa is best rural Idaho. She came Beacham’s Clock Co. as incompletes will not be known for her across Atomic City continues to amaze visitors considered. For the rest of the sumaward-winon her way home with unique clock curiosities, mer, Sisters Arts Association ning outdoor to Sisters from a including an original work “I am a River” by Alisa Looney. (SAA) artists will be feasculptures. photography expe- in progress by master clock tured during the Sisters Folk She has exhibited in the U.S. dition to Yellowstone. Her designer Ed Beacham. Festival’s summer concert and Canada and her work is oils preserve what Mother Other galleries open on series. The following artists in a multitude of private and Nature has left to the ele- Fourth Friday include Raven will be featured: Michelle public collections, including ments. On January 3, 1961, Makes Gallery, Clearwater Maryhill Museum of Art in a nuclear reactor the size of Gallery, Dyrk Godby Gallery, Deaderick (pottery), Clarke Goldendale, WA. Alisa will a small grain silo exploded and the Cindy and Duncan Berryman (painting), Paul be doing a live demonstration there. Now there is just one Campbell Gallery at Sisters Bennett (painting and printmaking), and Mary Jo Weiss of her enamaling work from store, a bar, an RV park, and a Art Works. 4 to 6 p.m. There will be live racetrack. Most of the people As you visit all of the (jewelry).We invite you music and refreshments. raised there are retired. galleries on Fourth Friday, to stop by the booth at the Marigold & True celJennifer Hartwig, “The remember to sign up for concerts behind Sisters Art ebrates its one-year anniver- Scratchboard Lady,” will Quick Draw. Thanks to a Works, and learn more about sary on Fourth Friday. Owner demonstrate how scratch- generous gift from Cascade these artists and about SAA. Save the dates: Sept. 25-26 Kelly Rae Roberts was not board art is done, also at Sotheby’s International for the SAA’s Fifth able to have a grand open- Sisters Gallery & Frame. Annual Artist Studio ing, “so we’re gonna have Discover the mysTour. Tour guides will an anniversary celebration,” tery of Mokume Gane, be available in August. she said. Save 20 percent on a 400-year-old Japanese This self-guided tour of everything, and enjoy wine, metal technique, at artists’ home studios is cookies, and a raffle to win a Bryan Lee Brown’s an opportunity for col$50 gift certificate. Metals Jewelry Studio. lectors to meet the artWildflower Studio will The result is “woodists, see their processes, be featuring oil paintings by grain metal,” like that and buy work directly artist John Runnels. John once used to embellish Miniature camera clock at Beacham’s Clock Co. from them. works with a palette knife samurai swords.
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Multiple rescues on South Sister South Sister beckons to hikers — and sometimes it leads them into trouble. In three incidents on Tuesday, July 13, rescuers responded to help hikers in distress. At about 5:36 a.m., Deschutes County 911 received a phone call from Bob Sebulski who reported his 19-year-old daughter, Madison, was injured while hiking South Sister. Deschutes County dispatch was able to obtain accurate coordinates for the hiking party who were about 300 feet southwest of the peak of Lewis Glacier. Nine Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers, along with two deputies, responded to the call. AirLink was contacted and agreed to assist SAR with the rescue. AirLink transported two SAR medical team members from St. Charles Medical Center to the general area of the party’s location. At 8:35 a.m. they were able to reach and stabalize Sebulski. At the same time, the remaining SAR members began to hike to their location from the Devil’s Lake Trailhead. At about 10:20 a.m. the remaining SAR volunteers reached the group and began transporting Sebulski via wheeled litter down the trail to a safe landing zone. AirLink was again contacted and agreed to respond and transport Sebulski to the hospital. At 1:13 p.m. AirLink transported her to St. Charles Medical Center - Bend with non-life-threatening injuries. The SAR volunteers then escorted her father back to the trailhead, arriving about 3 p.m. That afternoon, rescuers were back on the mountain. DCSO reported that the DCSO Special Services Unit was dispatched to an injured hiker on the South Sister Climbers Trail near the summit of South Sister at about 4:06 p.m. Dispatch was able to obtain accurate coordinates for the injured hiker which placed her near the summit of South Sister. Contact with the reporting party revealed Beverly Logan, 58, of Portland, was injured and would be unable
to walk down the trail without assistance. AirLink agreed to transport two SAR volunteers partially up the trail which would reduce the time and distance required to reach the patient. After attempting the flight, AirLink found weather/visibility conditions were so bad, they had to abort the flight. Nine SAR volunteers then drove to the Devils Lake Trailhead and began the hike up to the South Sister summit. Two members of the team proceeding ahead of the main group were notified of a second hiker on the trail who had suffered an injury and would be unable to make it down the mountain without assistance. Janusz Jurski, 45, of Beaverton, was completely separate from the first patient and was found on the South Sister Climbers Trail just above Moraine Lake. By approximately 9 p.m., SAR volunteers had made contact with and were providing care for both patients on the trail. The patients were separated by at least 1.5 miles of steep and rugged terrain, requiring the rescuers to exercise extreme caution. An additional seven DCSO SAR volunteers were summoned and responded to the scene to assist. Weather conditions had improved and AirLink
responded to the scene to assist with extrication. At 10 p.m., AirLink arrived in the area but found they were unable to get close to Logan for her removal. AirLink landed at a lower elevation and stood by for approximately three hours until SAR volunteers could move Logan to their location. After providing medical treatment and packaging her for transport, Logan was moved from an area of extreme elevation and angle using both hand and wheeled litter to the waiting AirLink helicopter. At approximately 2:57 a.m., Logan was released to the care of AirLink. At the same time, SAR medical team members assessed Jurski’s condition and prepared the hiker for transport down the trail with a wheeled litter. After the patient was secured in the litter, he was carried about three miles down the trail to the trailhead where he was going to seek his own medical treatment. Jurski was released to his family at 2:45 a.m. Deputy Kyle Joye, assistant SAR coordinator stated that, “The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank AirLink for their valuable help and assistance during this difficult rescue of two hikers.”
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Search-and-rescue personnel bring an injured hiker down South Sister in one of three rescues performed on Tuesday, July 13.
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Data from balloon launch under analysis High-altitude balloons lofted into night sky above Sisters Eagle Airport last month as the airport once again hosted the science team from the University of Washington’s Space and Earth Science department led by Associate Professor Michael McCarthy. For the June 2021 launch program, three balloons were sent aloft at night during the week of June 20. The first launch took place at 11 p.m. on June 22, followed by a launch on June 24-25 between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Launch operations were performed by ISTAR (International Science Technology And Research of Sisters). The ISTAR team launch effort was orchestrated by Steven Peterzén , President of ISTAR, Francie Peterzén, Rima Givot, Teri Ast, Rod Moorehead, Chris McDougall, and Rod Gunson, all of Sisters, along with Kyle Peterzén of Albany. All three balloons climbed out easterly turning to the west before reaching a float altitude of 39 km (127,953 feet). The balloons performed perfectly and stayed at the desired altitude for more than four days, with the termination of the flight along the coast of Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, where recovery operations took place. Data analysis is now being examined. Todd Anderson, researcher with the University of Washington Space and Earth Sciences explained, “The science experiment is measuring the electrical properties of the atmosphere or the electrical current flowing between the upper atmosphere and the earth. Measuring the current is best done far from pollutants and weather effects that are near the Earth’s surface so we make use of high altitude balloons. By measuring the electric current at high altitudes and simultaneously monitoring thunderstorm activity with a global lightning network, we can get this measurement with higher accuracy than previous work.”
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
City’s Comp Plan nears finish line By Sue Stafford Correspondent
T h e y e a r- l o n g p r o cess of crafting an updated Comprehensive Plan for the City is in the home stretch, according to Community Development Director Scott Woodford. Over the next month, City staff will take the final draft prepared by the consultants hired to conduct the update process, and will create the narratives, adding photos and resources that will put the goals and policies into a cohesive document. Woodford indicated he has been pleased with the process, which included considerable outreach to the community, even without being able to have large in-person meetings. They were able to conduct smaller meetings with a variety of community groups, two online open houses, two online surveys, and tabling events around the city to gather input from the public. The two advisory committees, Community and Stakeholders, represented a broad cross-section of Sisters residents and City partners.
to hear something new by the time we were through with the process. But until the Council gives its final approval, the plan is still considered in process and comments from the public are accepted,” Woodford offered. The two major concerns that surfaced out of all the comments received dealt in some way with the pace of growth in Sisters and — if Sisters must grow — how it can be done successfully while finding ways to balance the options of infill within the current Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and possible outward expansion of the UGB into underutilized farm and forest lands, all without destroying the unique character of Sisters. The Comprehensive Plan process is one required of every sized city, town, and village in the state of Oregon. Because Sisters has less than 10,000 residents, the Comprehensive Plan is not required to be updated as often as in larger cities.
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DROUGHT: In 4 weeks, area expected to be in “extreme” drought Continued from page 1
Unless you are a farmer or rancher, your understanding of the drought is usually connected to the corresponding heat. For most of us, we turn on the water, and out it comes, with as much as we want. For boaters and lake fishers the drought is more obvious. Wickiup Reservoir, just south of Bend, is at its lowest level for this date in its 75-year history — just 14 percent of capacity. Clear Lake, west of Sisters, is at 16 percent. Ochoco Reservoir is also at 14 percent. Prineville Reservoir by comparison looks healthy at 40 percent, but that is far less than its historical average for mid-July. By mid-August Madras and surrounds, the top crop-production area in Central Oregon, will be without water and losses to farmers and ranchers will be catastrophic, according to Deschutes Basin Watermaster Jeremy Griffin. Ranchers are already selling off portions of their herds as they cannot afford rising hay prices caused by lack of water. Cattle prices are depressed as a result. Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife instituted “Hoot Owl” regulations for parts of the Deschutes River and all of the John Day River in an effort to preserve fish taking a beating from the warm waters and low stream flows. That means no fishing from 2 p.m. to one hour before sunrise. Whychus Creek is running
Governor Kate Brown signed an executive order declaring a state of drought emergency in Deschutes County due to lack of precipitation and unusually low snowpack and streamflow. City of Sisters Public Works Director Paul Bertagna stated that the City does not anticipate any shortages of water supply in this drought year. The City’s source of water supply from groundwater wells combined with an emphasis on water conservation have positioned the City well heading into the future. However, the City is encouraging water conservation through water-wise irrigation practices that includes irrigation restrictions between the hours of 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and no use of hoses for irrigation unless under direct supervision. We also want to ask during this time with the high fire activity for voluntary water conservation from our customers due to the large amount of water getting pulled from the system to support firefighting efforts. The City itself has cut back the park and streetscape irrigation by 50% to help provide additional system capacity. at around 26 cubic feet per second in keeping with its historical averages for mid-July. The Upper Deschutes water basin is at 81% of normal as a casual glance at our mountains show. Three Creeks Meadow has received 32 inches of precipitation year to date vs. its 40.1 average, although the lake is full, as is Suttle Lake and other popular nearby recreational pools that derive water from snow melt and/or ground water. Groundwater tables are showing distress. One has to drill 301 feet on average to find water in Deschutes County today, approaching the 1994 maximum of 302.72 feet. We are in no danger of running out of water in Sisters, which is served by three deep wells and a 1.6-million-gallon reservoir. Roughly 2,900 of us use an average of 113 gallons per day. That doesn’t seem like much until you do the math. 327,700 gallons per day; 2,293,900 gallons per week; 9.8 to 10.2 million gallons per month.
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Historical water abundance means taking water for granted which means less conservation efforts. Experts tell us the first place to start is with our lawns. Lawns don’t need to be watered every day, even during the summer. The fact is, if you water just once every three days, you promote deeper root growth, making your lawn healthier and more water-efficient. Water evaporates quickly when the sun is out. So, if you water during the day, you’re not watering the lawn, you’re watering the sky. Instead, water in the early morning, evening or at night. It’ll keep the water where you want it: in your lawn. Those whose full-time jobs are to track water are urging conservation at all levels. Hobby farmers and ranchers will be hurt the most — those with llamas, alpacas, goats, and pumpkins. Expect Halloween gourds to soar in price. As of now, there is no relief in sight.
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TREKKERS: Local PCT hikers “Halo” and “Chief” halfway there Continued from page 1
“That was tough because we were not even two weeks in and hadn’t really even found our rhythm yet, but that was one of many adjustments we’ve had to make along the way,” said Melissa. Sasha began the journey with the trail name of “Camel” based on her ability to go for miles without taking a drink of water, but it didn’t take long before she earned a new name based on her ability to organize, lay out plans, and generally take charge. “We referred to her as the CEO, but shortened that down to ‘Chief,’” said Melissa, whose trail name is “Halo.” “She just started taking ownership of the hike within the first two weeks and has continued being in charge of a lot of what we do.” Chief also has taken on more of the video editing for the pair’s YouTube channel (HRC on the PCT), according to her mother. In reflecting how the adventure has gone thus far, Chief said, “It’s been a really, really amazing hike so far. Every section has something new to bring. One of my favorite sections was in the Sierras where we crossed through the five big Sierra
passes. For example it was so amazing to be up on the Muir Pass and to be able to look out and see forever.” Halo said that she has learned that being a throughhiker is much different from going on a shorter backpacking trip. “If you plan a four-day backpacking trip you get to cherry pick the places you want to go and the sights you want to see, but when you are through-hiking you have to deal with what you get, whether it is the heat, the mosquitos, or whatever,” she said. “The PCT continually throws wild-cards at you forcing you to adjust and pivot. Plus, the daily mileage we are doing is much more than what you would normally do on a backpacking trip.” Chief remembered the one time so far on the trip that they hiked at night to avoid the heat of the day. “We picked a good section to do in the dark because the trail parallels the California Aqueduct for a few miles and it is barren country basically on a roadway,” she said. A particular highlight took place in late June near the Donner Pass when they got to join a group of fellow fiddlers led by Alasdair Fraser, a master musician and teacher who has performed at the Sisters Folk Festival. “Chief and I are both fiddlers and had worked with Fraser in the past at his camps,
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon so we planned a big fiddle jam up there in the mountains,” said Halo. “That was my favorite part of the PCT so far.” A video of the jam can be viewed on the YouTube channel. Overall the journey has gone according to plan and the two are holding up physically quite well even as they have continued to average 20 miles a day. There is a downside to their fast pace, according to Halo. “One thing we didn’t foresee is the lack of flexibility we have because we need to finish earlier than most other hikers,” she said. “We have met some amazing people who are our ‘trail family,’ but we can’t readily take rest days with them just to hang out because we need to keep moving.” Halo, 49, admits that her body is taking a beating. “You are hurting every day,” she said. “My body is basically destroyed.” Yet, she continues on, remembering that she heard from one through-hiker that it can take three months after finishing for the “hurt” to dissipate. She had plans to buy some new shoes on the stop in Shasta to help combat a very sore Achilles tendon. A common issue among PCT through-hikers is either starting out with too much, too little, or the wrong gear, but Halo and Chief said that
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Melissa “Halo” Stolasz and Sasha “Chief” Stolasz mark the milestone crossing the California/Oregon border along the Pacific Crest Trail. the only gear change they have made thus far was to give up on the solar phone chargers and add an extra charging brick instead. “After two different solar chargers not working out for us, we ditched them,” said Chief. “Other than that, we have had all the right gear
from the very beginning.” Halo and Chief expect to be passing through the Sisters area in late July, where they will once again see family, along with friends. “It will be exciting to make our way into Oregon,” said Halo, “but we need to take this journey one day at a time.”
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S 5-Day Club
Your child is invited to attend a fun club for boys and girls ages 5 to 12! Sisters Church of the Nazarene will host 5-Day Club on July 19-23, running from 1:30 to 3 p.m. each day. Clubs are like a Vacation Bible School where kids play games, sing songs, have a snack, learn verses, and hear stories from the Bible. The club is put on in partnership with Child Evangelism Fellowship, a Bible-centered ministry serving in over 190 countries around the world. All teachers and helpers have been trained and screened to ensure your child’s protection. Parents are welcome to attend with their kids as well! If you have questions, please contact Janet Culver at 541-549-7831.
Sisters Garden Club Puzzle Sales
Sisters Garden Club thanks the Sisters Community for supporting the club in helping to sell the 1st Edition “Quilts in the Garden” Puzzle. You can currently purchase the puzzle for $20 at the following locations: Ray’s, Pony Express, The Gallimaufry & Common Threads. The club is so thankful to these stores for their support. Contact 971-246-0404 for more information.
Friends of Metolius Walk
Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to noon, enjoy a free interpretive walk from Camp Sherman Bridge to Allingham Bridge and back. Susan Prince will talk about the riparian habitat of the Metolius. Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fish-viewing platform. Wear sturdy footwear and bring water. For more information please call 415-233-3243.
Free Nonemergency Medical Rides
Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) is booking free, nonemergency medical rides. Dispatcher hours are Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with rides available Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. STARS asks for 48 hours or more advance notice to find a driver, as rides are based on volunteer driver availability. STARS dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545.
Free Outdoor Concert
Dennis McGregor and the Spoilers will perform a free outdoor concert on Sunday, August 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate music and our Sisters community after a difficult year. Event is sponsored by the Lutheran Church, located at 386 N. Fir St. Sisters. The seating for the concert will be in the shade of a tent on the lawn. Contact: 541-549-5831.
City of Sisters Community Grants Program Applications The City of Sisters is seeking to award grants to nonprofit community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2021/22 fiscal year. The city will award up to $20,000 in grants for Sisters community projects. Interested organizations should submit a Community Grant application and letter of interest by Friday, July 30, attention Kerry Prosser, City Recorder. Applications are available on our website: www. ci.sisters.or.us. For information contact Kerry Prosser at 541-3235213 or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us.
Weekly Food Pantry
Wellhouse Church has a weekly food pantry at 222 N. Trinity Way every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. until food has been distributed. Both drive-through pickup and shopping-style distribution are available. For more information call, 541-549-4184.
Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group
This cancer support group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month, 1 to 2:30 p.m. at JoAnn Roberts’ home. Caregivers, as well as patients and family members, are welcome to join in. Please call JoAnn at 541-410-9716 or Suzi at 503-819-1723 for more information.
Free Pet Food
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.
Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors
The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a firstcome, first-served basis drivethrough style from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by, no need to make a reservation. For info call 541-678-5483.
Summer Scavenger Hunt
Sitting all day long online for work and play? Circle of Friends has a plan to get you off-line and outside for a grand adventure. From now until Tuesday, September 7 make a donation and gain access to the first-ever Circle of Friends Scavenger Hunt! The Scavenger Hunt will take place in the Historic City of Sisters and will be guided by your smartphone. With your donation, we’ll send you details of how to play and enter you into a raffle for a gift basket valued at $200. Have fun learning about the City of Sisters History while supporting Circle of Friends! Info: 541-588-6445 or go to www.circleoffriendsoregon.org/.
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 more information, call 541-719-1254.
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Business owners: Are you the recipient of a bundle (or more) of Nuggets each week? Those huge, fat rubberbands are nice and stretched out, and highly valued by the Nuggeteers that bundle your papers each week. If you can save them, we’d love to use them again. And to those of you who already return them to us: thank you! Info: Call 541-549-9941.
Celebration of Life Friends of Margie Black (aka Grandma B) are invited to her Celebration of Life on Saturday, July 24th at 11:30 a.m. at 442 N. Trinity Way.
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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.
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SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass • 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith 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 Outdoors Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (Indoor & Outdoor Venues) Vast Church (Nondenominational) 541-719-0587 • 5 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Worship at 442 Trinity Way (Wellhouse building). See www.vastchurch.com for details. Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare)
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The Coffis Brothers headed to Sisters Entertainment & Events
By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent
The Coffis Brothers will bring roots rock to the Sisters Summer of Festival concert series on Saturday, July 31. Jamie and Kellen Coffis were born and raised in the mountains of Santa Cruz, California. They took their musical inspiration from bands they listened to when they were young. According to their website bio, “nothing in their repertoire is overwrought or outstays its welcome. This is pure roots rock, focused on melody, harmony, rhythm, and mood. There are echoes of The Byrds, Tom Petty, and The Jayhawks, and from years of touring, they have honed their sound into shimmering, high-energy rock and roll.” “We like to say rock ’n’ roll, which for us encompasses blues, folk, and country,” said Kellen Coffis. “For us it’s really about melody and groove and then the words come after that.” Jamie and Kellen began singing music at a young age, singing in a children’s choir with their mom. When Jamie was attending San Francisco State, he began delving into more rock ’n’ roll music, singing and playing with buddies. “Playing in college really gave Jamie a solid foundation and when he came back from college, we began booking some gigs so we could play together so he could have some accompaniment,” said Kellen. They got a few close friends together to create a
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The Coffis Brothers will bring roots rock to Sisters in the Sisters Folk Festival’s Summer of Festival concert on Saturday, July 31. band and have been touring and recording full-time for six years. Their first record came out in 2011. “We started the band originally with our longtime friend Kyle Poppen, who plays lead guitar in the five-piece band,” said Kellen. Jamie and Kellen do most of the writing and production of the songs on their records, and are accompanied by friends/bandmates. All songs were written and sung by Jamie (vocals and keys) and Kellen (vocals, guitar), and were performed by Kyle Poppen (lead guitar), Aidan Collins (bass, backing vocals), Sam Kellerman (drums and percussion), and Tim Bluhm (backing vocals, and guitar.) “The band formed really organically over the years, and we really just love playing music together and going from being rocking and loud to a bit of a slower-paced tune,” said Kellen. Most of their performance set is composed of original
songs, but they do a few covers here and there if they feel like it fits the vibe of the evening. Most of the cover songs they choose to do are within that rock and blues genre. “We try to shy away from classic rock tunes, but we aren’t shy to play covers if it’s a song that interests us,” said Kellen. Due to the pandemic, See COFFIS BROS. on page 23
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Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Singer-Songwriters on Thursdays 6 to 8:30 p.m. Reservations recommended. For info call 541-904-4660 or go online to www.sistersdepot.com. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Sign up 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Free. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.
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Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Art Stroll 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Galleries and shops feature artists, some demonstrating their techniques, every fourth Friday of the month! For additional information go to sistersartsassociation.org. Hood Avenue Art Featured Artists Alisa Looney and Kathleen Keliher 4 to 7 p.m. Art demo with Alisa Looney. Live entertainment with Melanie Rose Dyer Trio. For more info go to hoodavenueart.com. Sisters Saloon Patio Stage Live Music with Jenner Fox Band 6 p.m. Special Friday show at the Saloon. For additional information call 541-549-7427 or go to www. sisterssaloon.net. Hardtails Bar & Grill Live Music with The Sleepless Truckers Band 7 p.m. Outlaw country music on the outdoor stage. Free! For additional information call 541549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Friday Car Show 5-6:30 p.m. Bring your cool or vintage car for the free Friday car show. For more information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. Hardtails Bar & Grill Live Music with Gold Dust 8 p.m. Tribute to Fleetwood Mac on the outdoor stage. Tickets at www.bendticket.com. For additional information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Live Music with Mike Vaughn 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover charge. Reservations recommended. For info call 541-904-4660 or go online to www.sistersdepot.com. Fir Fir Street Street Park Park Sisters Sisters Farmers Farmers Market Market 11 11 a.m. a.m. to to 22 p.m. p.m. Fresh local produce. Every Sunday June to October! Go Fresh local produce. Every Sunday June to October! Go to to www.sistersfarmersmarket.com www.sistersfarmersmarket.com for for more more information. information. Sisters Sisters Community Community Church Church Live Live Music Music with with High High Street Street Party Band 6 to 9 p.m. Free summer concert series Party Band 6 to 9 p.m. Free summer concert series outside outside on on the the lawn! lawn! For For additional additional info info call call 541-549-1201 541-549-1201 or or go go to to www.sisterschurch.com. www.sisterschurch.com. Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Music and Spoken Word 5 to 7 p.m. Local artists are invited to share poetry and music. Submit to perform at least one day before. For info go online to www.sistersdepot.com. Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Singer-Songwriters on Thursdays 6 to 8:30 p.m. Reservations recommended. For info call 541-904-4660 or go online to www.sistersdepot.com. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Sign up 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Free. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. Sisters Art Works Live Music with David Jacobs -Strain Band with Bob Beach & Tony Furtado Trio 7 p.m. Sisters Folk Festival Summer Concert. Ticket information: www. sistersfolkfestival.org or 541-549-4979. Hardtails Bar & Grill Live Music with Nightlife 7 p.m. AC/DC to New Country and everything in between on the outdoor stage. Free! For additional information call 541549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Friday Car Show 5-6:30 p.m. Bring your cool or vintage car for the free Friday car show. For more information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. Sisters Art Works Live Music with The Mother Hips & The Coffis Brothers 7 p.m. Sisters Folk Festival Summer Concert. Ticket information: www.sistersfolkfestival.org or 541-549-4979. Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Live Music with Bob Baker & Brian Odell 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover charge. Reservations recommended. For info call 541-904-4660 or go online to www.sistersdepot.com. Sisters Saloon Patio Stage Live Music with Dry Canyon Trio 6 p.m. For additional information call 541549-7427 or go to www.sisterssaloon.net. Events Calendar listings are free to advertisers. Submit items by 5 p.m. Fridays to Angela@nuggetnews.com
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On the lookout
With its expansive overview of Sisters Country, Black Butte remains a perfect spot for a lookout, and a destination for thousands of hikers.
By Maret Pajutee | Correspondent
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mountains where summer lightning fires have a tendency to sweep towards town, driven by evening downslope winds. In 1915 a delimbed pine tree over 100 feet tall was fitted with iron steps made by blacksmith Hardy Allen to provide a perch to watch for wildfires. An early photo taken from the tower was hand labelled to show the Hotel Sisters (still standing today) as well as such long-gone places as Allen’s Blacksmith Shop and George Aitkens Drugstore. Few structures escaped the fires which devastated Sisters in 1923 and 1924. Black Butte had a sweeping vista of Sisters Country. So, in 1910 Ranger Harve Vincent constructed 2 lookout trees on the summit and someone would climb up to scan the forest. By 1912, phone wires were strung to the top on ceramic insulators attached to trees and a “crow’s nest” platform supported by four trees provided a view towards town. As interest in fire detection increased, more lookouts were built. There was a time when nearly every butte had a lookout. The lonely watchers would compete to see who turned a smoke in first and would chat after hours on their radios. In 1938, the Deschutes National Forest had a high of 32 lookouts, many built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. As techPHOTO PROVIDED nology improved, The Black Butte Lookout Tower in 1919. most were iving among the pine forests of Sisters, many of us enjoy a feeling of solitude with only trees, birds, and wind for company. But sometimes there’s been someone watching over us. For over 100 years there have been people climbing swaying trees, scaling towers, and living on mountain tops scanning the sky. I was lucky to be one of the sentinels. Most of the time nothing happens as you watch the mountains and they watch you. Then in an instant the work begins, scanning and mapping the wisp of smoke that could quickly darken to a black column that blocks the sun. Wildfires are an important part of our forests, and it’s complicated, but they pose a threat to buildings made of wood. Sisters is close to the
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
PHOTO BY MARET PAJUTEE
dismantled or abandoned. By 1991, only nine were active. But human eyes in the sky are often less expensive and more discerning than cameras or planes and there are still active lookouts on prominent peaks, including Black Butte, Henkle Butte, and Green Ridge. As a kid I fell in love with the idea of lookout life. In 1964, my father built a summer cabin on a hill facing Henkle Butte. We visited the lookout often and, for an introvert, it seemed like the perfect job. Endless time to be alone, read, draw, watch clouds, and learn how to play the harmonica. I went to college, got a degree, then became a ski bum for a few years working at Hoodoo. I asked a Forest Service guy I met if they had any jobs for an entomologist. He said “No, but they always need a lookout for Black Butte.” I jumped at the chance of a lookout job and was hired for the summer in 1984. The previous lookout, Gail, escorted me up to show me the ropes. It was a brutal environment for old buildings and she warned me the old 1934 tower would shake in a high wind like a train. Sometimes I had to kick off layers of rime ice to ascend and gloves were required to avoid nasty splinters from the railing. You entered through a heavy trapdoor in the floor. The 7-by-7-foot cab had layers of every color paint with a final coat of deep blue. The catwalk boards were so old and dry and you could pull the nails out with your fingers. Old chairs and a wood box provided three places to sit as the day heated up, but the best place to sit was in the window frame which opened to the catwalk on the eastside. It was a warm spot in the early morning sun, and in the evening you could watch the triangular shadow of Black Butte move eastward, knowing you were riding on the top of the shadow where it glowed bright. The 1922 cupola was in
bad shape as well, and was used to store piles of fivegallon water containers, tools, and garbage which was hung from rafters to foil the packrats. I lived in the log ground house built in 1979. It was cozy with a propane stove and fridge, wood stove for heat, and a sleeping loft where I would watch the lights of cars coming down from Santiam Pass. The 1934 outhouse was rickety, but had interesting graffiti left from the CCC guys living at Riverside Campground below (then Camp White). It could be brutally hot in the tower and the flying ants that lived in the roof and
yellow jackets were a torment, so windows had to stay closed. But after my shift ended at 6 or 7 p.m., I would wander the butte for long hours searching for mariposa lilies, talking back to the crows, and communing with the ghosts of lookouts past. Lookout Lynn Wilson carved a rock by his ground cabin below the crow’s nest marking his tenure in 1919 June-September. Rusty metal shards and a piece of purple glass were all that remained. The many women who worked on the Butte over the years had left no trace. Earliest was Gertrude Merrill, a stenographer from the Portland District Foresters Office who worked the fire season of 1921. Hazel McKinney, her two daughters, and their black collie Snip enjoyed living and working in the new Lookout Cupola in 1922-1927. Hazel was often mentioned in The Bend Bulletin and famously demonstrated the advantages of the cupola by turning in a wildfire from bed at 1 a.m. Ed Park, who became a well-known writer, left another rock message proclaiming he was “The Bearded Bachelor of Black Butte 194849” as well as a gravestone for a lynx he killed there.
Friends of the Metolius led the restoration of the UFS cupola on Black Butte.
Carl Demoy worked the lookout for many years and liked his pet chipmunks more than people. He was notoriously unpleasant to visitors, being accused of dropping rocks and “yellow fluid” down the tower stairs. Carl had an interesting garbage dump I liked to investigate. He appeared to live on a diet of canned ham, peanuts, and paperback novels, he would tear the covers off to write his lookout notes then throw the books down the mountainside. Finally, one year he
PHOTO BY MARET PAJUTEE
refused to come down at the end of the season, filled the cupola with firewood, and insisted he could winter over.
PHOTO COURTESY USFS
The Forest Service burned down the old ground cabin on the site after it had been condemned.
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After they insisted he come down to cash his paychecks he had a stroke. The lookout who took over for him visited me one day, bringing fresh peaches. He had visited Carl in the hospital and reported he had yearned for his little animal pals and implored him to “please feed my chipmunks.” By the time the 1934 tower fell in the winter of 2001 I had married two men I met on the Butte, and spent my second honeymoon in the 1979 ground house. I had a real job as a botanist/ecologist but worked relief whenever I could, even working from the old cupola after the tower was condemned in 1990. The old tower shattered and fell in the winter of 2001, in a coat of ice with high winds. I helped with planning of the new 1994 tower and worked on home & office, small event & wedding styling home decor & gifts home staging & styling services
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rehabilitation of the sensitive habitats impacted by the hundreds of people who climb Black Butte. These days, my older legs
protest on rare climbs to the summit. I marvel at the beautiful restoration work done by the Friends of the Metolius to bring the 1922 cupola back to life. Little remains of the tower where I began, and my honeymoon cabin was condemned and burned in 2016. But I still know where the tree tower ladders lie half burnt in the brush. And I wonder if my spirit will someday wander the Butte, keeping company with the lonely ghosts of others who loved living on a mountain top, keeping watch over us.
PHOTO BY KIRK METZGER FOR GLEN CORBETT PHOTO
A new lookout tower overlooks the ruins of the old one as work crews dismantle it.
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On the lookout
With its expansive overview of Sisters Country, Black Butte remains a perfect spot for a lookout, and a destination for thousands of hikers.
By Maret Pajutee | Correspondent
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mountains where summer lightning fires have a tendency to sweep towards town, driven by evening downslope winds. In 1915 a delimbed pine tree over 100 feet tall was fitted with iron steps made by blacksmith Hardy Allen to provide a perch to watch for wildfires. An early photo taken from the tower was hand labelled to show the Hotel Sisters (still standing today) as well as such long-gone places as Allen’s Blacksmith Shop and George Aitkens Drugstore. Few structures escaped the fires which devastated Sisters in 1923 and 1924. Black Butte had a sweeping vista of Sisters Country. So, in 1910 Ranger Harve Vincent constructed 2 lookout trees on the summit and someone would climb up to scan the forest. By 1912, phone wires were strung to the top on ceramic insulators attached to trees and a “crow’s nest” platform supported by four trees provided a view towards town. As interest in fire detection increased, more lookouts were built. There was a time when nearly every butte had a lookout. The lonely watchers would compete to see who turned a smoke in first and would chat after hours on their radios. In 1938, the Deschutes National Forest had a high of 32 lookouts, many built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. As techPHOTO PROVIDED nology improved, The Black Butte Lookout Tower in 1919. most were iving among the pine forests of Sisters, many of us enjoy a feeling of solitude with only trees, birds, and wind for company. But sometimes there’s been someone watching over us. For over 100 years there have been people climbing swaying trees, scaling towers, and living on mountain tops scanning the sky. I was lucky to be one of the sentinels. Most of the time nothing happens as you watch the mountains and they watch you. Then in an instant the work begins, scanning and mapping the wisp of smoke that could quickly darken to a black column that blocks the sun. Wildfires are an important part of our forests, and it’s complicated, but they pose a threat to buildings made of wood. Sisters is close to the
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
PHOTO BY MARET PAJUTEE
dismantled or abandoned. By 1991, only nine were active. But human eyes in the sky are often less expensive and more discerning than cameras or planes and there are still active lookouts on prominent peaks, including Black Butte, Henkle Butte, and Green Ridge. As a kid I fell in love with the idea of lookout life. In 1964, my father built a summer cabin on a hill facing Henkle Butte. We visited the lookout often and, for an introvert, it seemed like the perfect job. Endless time to be alone, read, draw, watch clouds, and learn how to play the harmonica. I went to college, got a degree, then became a ski bum for a few years working at Hoodoo. I asked a Forest Service guy I met if they had any jobs for an entomologist. He said “No, but they always need a lookout for Black Butte.” I jumped at the chance of a lookout job and was hired for the summer in 1984. The previous lookout, Gail, escorted me up to show me the ropes. It was a brutal environment for old buildings and she warned me the old 1934 tower would shake in a high wind like a train. Sometimes I had to kick off layers of rime ice to ascend and gloves were required to avoid nasty splinters from the railing. You entered through a heavy trapdoor in the floor. The 7-by-7-foot cab had layers of every color paint with a final coat of deep blue. The catwalk boards were so old and dry and you could pull the nails out with your fingers. Old chairs and a wood box provided three places to sit as the day heated up, but the best place to sit was in the window frame which opened to the catwalk on the eastside. It was a warm spot in the early morning sun, and in the evening you could watch the triangular shadow of Black Butte move eastward, knowing you were riding on the top of the shadow where it glowed bright. The 1922 cupola was in
bad shape as well, and was used to store piles of fivegallon water containers, tools, and garbage which was hung from rafters to foil the packrats. I lived in the log ground house built in 1979. It was cozy with a propane stove and fridge, wood stove for heat, and a sleeping loft where I would watch the lights of cars coming down from Santiam Pass. The 1934 outhouse was rickety, but had interesting graffiti left from the CCC guys living at Riverside Campground below (then Camp White). It could be brutally hot in the tower and the flying ants that lived in the roof and
yellow jackets were a torment, so windows had to stay closed. But after my shift ended at 6 or 7 p.m., I would wander the butte for long hours searching for mariposa lilies, talking back to the crows, and communing with the ghosts of lookouts past. Lookout Lynn Wilson carved a rock by his ground cabin below the crow’s nest marking his tenure in 1919 June-September. Rusty metal shards and a piece of purple glass were all that remained. The many women who worked on the Butte over the years had left no trace. Earliest was Gertrude Merrill, a stenographer from the Portland District Foresters Office who worked the fire season of 1921. Hazel McKinney, her two daughters, and their black collie Snip enjoyed living and working in the new Lookout Cupola in 1922-1927. Hazel was often mentioned in The Bend Bulletin and famously demonstrated the advantages of the cupola by turning in a wildfire from bed at 1 a.m. Ed Park, who became a well-known writer, left another rock message proclaiming he was “The Bearded Bachelor of Black Butte 194849” as well as a gravestone for a lynx he killed there.
Friends of the Metolius led the restoration of the UFS cupola on Black Butte.
Carl Demoy worked the lookout for many years and liked his pet chipmunks more than people. He was notoriously unpleasant to visitors, being accused of dropping rocks and “yellow fluid” down the tower stairs. Carl had an interesting garbage dump I liked to investigate. He appeared to live on a diet of canned ham, peanuts, and paperback novels, he would tear the covers off to write his lookout notes then throw the books down the mountainside. Finally, one year he
PHOTO BY MARET PAJUTEE
refused to come down at the end of the season, filled the cupola with firewood, and insisted he could winter over.
PHOTO COURTESY USFS
The Forest Service burned down the old ground cabin on the site after it had been condemned.
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After they insisted he come down to cash his paychecks he had a stroke. The lookout who took over for him visited me one day, bringing fresh peaches. He had visited Carl in the hospital and reported he had yearned for his little animal pals and implored him to “please feed my chipmunks.” By the time the 1934 tower fell in the winter of 2001 I had married two men I met on the Butte, and spent my second honeymoon in the 1979 ground house. I had a real job as a botanist/ecologist but worked relief whenever I could, even working from the old cupola after the tower was condemned in 1990. The old tower shattered and fell in the winter of 2001, in a coat of ice with high winds. I helped with planning of the new 1994 tower and worked on home & office, small event & wedding styling home decor & gifts home staging & styling services
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rehabilitation of the sensitive habitats impacted by the hundreds of people who climb Black Butte. These days, my older legs
protest on rare climbs to the summit. I marvel at the beautiful restoration work done by the Friends of the Metolius to bring the 1922 cupola back to life. Little remains of the tower where I began, and my honeymoon cabin was condemned and burned in 2016. But I still know where the tree tower ladders lie half burnt in the brush. And I wonder if my spirit will someday wander the Butte, keeping company with the lonely ghosts of others who loved living on a mountain top, keeping watch over us.
PHOTO BY KIRK METZGER FOR GLEN CORBETT PHOTO
A new lookout tower overlooks the ruins of the old one as work crews dismantle it.
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BULLYING: Step up if you witness bullying or harassment
GRATEFUL: Residents very appreciative of all the hard work
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bullying or harassment, Scholl recommends that they step up. “I think it’s always worth it. I don’t think it’s easy for anybody in any situation, to step up,” but if schools are not notified of the problem, they can’t respond. However, he believes stepping up can mean confronting the person who has said or done something hurtful, not necessarily calling for help right away. “We try to promote to our students to advocate for themselves...” Scholl said. “If someone says something that has an impact on you, it’s okay to tell [them] that.” He praised the work of local organization Citizens 4 Community (C4C), which hosts the program Let’s Talk, in which people can share and listen to different viewpoints. “I was really happy with some of the work with C4C, understanding that it’s okay to have civil conversations,” said Scholl. “Not combative, but if somebody says something, it’s an ongoing process.” He noted that what a person says and what they intended to say “may be different from the way you took it. And that’s the messiness of this.” Placing the responsibility to speak up on the person who feels hurt may add to their burden. However, Scholl said, “If I said something to you, for example, that didn’t feel good to you, if I didn’t know that and it wasn’t the way I intended it, I would never know that unless you shared that with me.” The district has begun
how them just being here with us made a difference. We are very lucky to have them.” Another resident to the north, Clara Hughes, offered, “I want to express our appreciation to everyone who worked so hard keeping our little community in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates safe! Their presence was so comforting. I loved that they canvassed the area talking with people, walking our property to ensure safety, and making notes of propane tanks and water sources. It gave us a sense of peace and security. These guys were absolutely amazing — and many of them were from Washington state. Rebecca French of Bald Eagle Music lives up on Mustang Drive and painted a picture of living with the fire. “The tanker trucks and fire trucks were here from Yamhill, Multnomah, and other counties. The bombers were flying overhead with the rumble of the helicopters in the distance. The thick ash and burnt pondo bark were drifting and blowing with the wind gusts. The sun was a burning ball through the thick smoke. When the wind shifted and cleared the sky, we witnessed a golden eagle flying over our heads. There was a moment’s sense of peace and calm.” Officers from the Sisters office of the Deschutes County Sheriff patrolled the neighborhoods off Wilt Road while the residents were evacuated from their homes, providing peace of mind to residents who had to leave all their belongings behind. Many of the firefighters commented that most of the homes in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates seemed defensible and prepared for
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fire safety. That is thanks to the volunteers at the SistersCamp Sherman Station 703 and Firewise Committee led by Doug Myers, a retired fire battalion chief who lives in the neighborhood. Along with the all-volunteer crew from the neighborhood station, Myers helped educate, encourage, and instruct the homeowners on how to make their properties defensible. They held meetings at the fire hall, organized work parties to clear brush and trim trees, and other tasks to create and maintain safe, defensible spaces. The neighbors offered their thanks to Myers and the crew from Station 703 for their guidance, perseverance, and continued dedication to their neighbors’ safety. Myers is still fighting fires and was out on the front lines on that first Sunday when the fire started and, pushed by winds, ran toward the neighborhood. Myers and three other members of Station 703 jumped into action with a light brush engine and large water tender. Crews from Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD, Cloverdale RFPD, and Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire District provided structure protection until the governor brought in statewide fire crews late Monday evening. Firefighting runs in the Myers family. Myers’ son Stefan is a Public Affairs Officer with his father’s former department, as well as being the lead Public Information Officer with the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Incident Management Team, which was deployed to Sisters to help manage the logistics, safety, structure protection, and public information at the Grandview Fire.
Seven responding agencies Bureau of Land Management Crooked River Grasslands Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon State Fire Marshal US Forest Service
Fifty-five responding fire districts Adair Rural Fire & Rescue Albany Fire Department Amity Fire District Aumsville RFPD Bend Fire and Rescue Black Butte Ranch Fire Department Boardman Fire Rescue District Carlton Fire District Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue Chelan Fire & Rescue City of Arlington Fire Department City of Everett Fire Department Clackamas Fire District Cloverdale RFPD Coburg Rural Fire District Columbia River Fire & Rescue Dayton Fire District Eastside Fire and Rescue – Issaquah Eugene/Springfield Fire Halsey-Shedd RFPD Harrisburg Fire & Rescue Idanha-Detroit RFPD Jackson County RFPD Jefferson Fire District Keizer Fire District Lafayette Fire Department
Lane Fire Authority Lebanon Fire District Marion County Fire District #1 McKenzie Fire & Rescue McMinnville Fire Department Monroe RFPD Mt. Angel Fire Department North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Philomath Fire & Rescue Pleasant Hill/Goshen Fire & Rescue Redmond Fire & Rescue Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District Scio Rural Fire District Sheridan Fire District Silverton Fire District Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Skagit County Fire District 14 Skagit County Fire District 3 Snohomish County Fire District 22 Snohomish County Fire District 26 Snohomish County Fire District 21 South County Fire & Rescue South Lane Fire & Rescue Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance Tangent Fire District Valley Regional Fire Authority Vernonia RFPD Yamhill Fire Protection District
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was the scene of a “paint-in” last Friday morning with about 40 adults and children gathering to create 75 signs thanking the firefighters and support personnel on the Grandview Fire. Citizens4Community organized the event and artist Kit Stafford rounded up the art supplies and provided guidance for the effort on Friday. Superintendent Curtis Scholl and Sisters School District provided the venue. Volunteers posted the signs throughout Sisters and the surrounding area where fire personnel would see them. A group of eight girls aged 8 to 12 from Sisters Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had planned a bike ride for Friday. When they heard about the sign-making project, they decided to ride their bikes to the high school and participate. Cheryl Scheer, Yvonne Suckow, and Ben Cogdill were the adults riding with the girls. The bikers were: Kate Cogdill, Elin and Kinley Faldmo, Fiora Dunham, cousins Paige and Campbell Lydell, Riley Davis, and Wyatt Keifer. Two stories to come out of this fire event began with negative situations, but ended with remarkable acts of caring and generosity: Glen Corbett, longtime resident of Camp Sherman, has been a summer fire lookout since 1990, serving in Central Oregon lookouts atop Henkle Butte, Black Butte, Wolf Mountain, Green Ridge, and Lava Butte. After many years, she retired but returned this summer to Henkle Butte, which is located north of Sisters, off Wilt Road. A day after the Grandview Fire erupted on July 11, Corbett left her post and went home for the night. Two teenage boys from the surrounding neighborhood climbed Henkle Butte for a view of the fire.
Trespassing over the second story railing of the lookout and through the locked trap door, they climbed to the roof. While on the deck, they apparently stole a pair of West Marine binoculars, purchased by Corbett for her work. The boys were spotted by two radio techs who had come up to the butte to install a communication system for the Grandview Fire personnel so they can communicate with dispatch and each other. The techs yelled at the boys to get off the roof, and as they left, the techs noticed that one young man had a pair of distinctive blue West Marine binoculars. In response to a question about where they lived, the boys pointed off to the community below Henkle lookout. The next morning, another lookout reported to work, only to discover the binoculars were missing. Having no binoculars puts a fire lookout at a distinct disadvantage for spotting new wildfires. But there was a happy ending. A family in the adjacent neighborhood heard about the missing binoculars, went into Bend REI, bought a new pair of the exact same binoculars, and were waiting for Corbett to arrive at the butte the next morning to present them to her. The thieves should know that Corbett reported the theft to Lt. Chad Davis, of the Sisters Deschutes County Sheriff’s substation. She doesn’t intend to press charges because she “doesn’t want the boys to have a record.” She would appreciate a face-to-face meeting with the boys so they could admit what they did was wrong and apologize for their actions. She would also love to have the binoculars returned. She is asking everyone to keep their eyes open for a pair of blue binoculars. Former fire lookout and U.S. Forest Service employee
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When I have encountered an aggressive dog — the first thing I hear from the owner is, “My dog can be off leash out here.” Total ignorance of the owner’s responsibility to maintain control of their dog. They do not know that they have a responsibility to control an off-leash dog. My understanding, after talking to the sheriff’s office a couple of years ago, is that I have the right to do whatever I feel necessary to protect myself from a dog who is “in my space” unwanted, and/or aggressive, if I feel threatened. I am not sure what the standard is for feeling threatened. It was suggested to me that I carry bear spray because it is hard to get off of the dog and the owner may think twice about letting their aggressive or inadequately trained dog off leash again. I never asked — but I wonder. With all the people carrying guns today — is your dog at risk of being lawfully shot if a person carrying a gun feels threatened? That would be a terrible situation, but frankly, I would blame the owner for not being realistic about their dog’s behavior and training level. Just not fair to the dog. I think that the mere statement that dogs are allowed off-leash in the Deschutes National Forest is not enough information. Please do a follow up article and educate the public. Thanks! Nancy Kelm
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To the Editor: Many thanks to Rev. Anne Bartlett for her clarifying explanation of “Critical Race Theory” as a metaphor for living in an old house in need of updating. Somehow this way of truthfully framing the actual history of our nation has become a source of fear to those who do not fully understand what is included, how it is taught, nor why it is so important in understanding the current culture in our country. When Jeff Mackey repeatedly asserts that our schools and teachers are forcing Marxist propaganda at every grade level to make children hate America and each other, that Critical Race Theory is racist and part of the Marxist agenda, and teachers are revising our actual history (Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, and Fourth of July articles), I vehemently object! Mackey may not know that in the two blocks containing his house there are 21 teachers and additional administrators from every level of education, elementary through college, public and private, who have taught from the west to east coast and in Europe in almost every subject area. We are all curious about his evidence, school experience, and credible authority in making such unsubstantiated claims, and, indeed, indignant! I invite him to sit down with any or all of us and share his basis for such accusations and baseless claims. Without actual evidence, Mackey merely stokes the flames of ignorance, fear and divisiveness rather than his calling for “loving one another” (July 7, 2021). Wendie Vermillion
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doesn’t agree with them. Our country was founded on life, liberty, and justice for all. We are not perfect and in our history we have had the good, bad, and the ugly. But we have come a long way to fix that. We all love our families, even if sometimes we don’t agree with them. We do not want our history destroyed, nor do we want our precious children and grandchildren taught to hate each other because of their skin color. The CRT [Critical Race Theory] agenda is evil. The Bible tells us to love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Pat Farr
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To the Editor: Once again, Mr. Mackey hits the mark and arouses the wrath of our woke neighbors. Not wishing to further inflame, I will refer to the statist, collectivist politically correct open border government party as the champions of Critical Race Theory; as they endeavor to expunge themselves of their white guilt. Please don’t shut me up and set me down by calling me a racist, sexist, fascist, xenophobic, deplorable. Just let me plead guilty to being a patriotic old white boy. Larry Benson
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To the Editor: Fade in: The Nugget editorial section, latest submissions — Wednesday. The 2016 Presidential election was stolen, and President Trump was an illegitimate president. The 2020 Presidential election was stolen, and President Biden is an illegitimate president. Russia! China! The January 6 Capitol insurrection was the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War. Antifa are domestic terrorists that have been attacking our Federal buildings with impunity for more than a year. Trump thinks Hitler did some good things. Biden is a racist who eulogizes ex-Klan leaders. Trump is in bed with Putin. Biden is in bed with Iran and Russia. Trump is a narcissist who beds prostitutes. Biden is a career politician who is suffering from dementia. Trump and his family are corrupt and criminals. Don Jr.! Ivanka and Jared! Biden and his family are corrupt and criminals. James! Hunter! 10 percent for the Big Guy! Black Lives Matter! All Lives Matter! Racist! Racist! Mandatory vaccines. My body, my choice. You are literally killing grandmas. Outlaw abortions. My body, my choice. You are literally killing grandbabies. Critical Race Theory. School Choice. Ban guns. Reform the police. Stop and frisk. Back the blue. You’re literally a Fascist! Your literally a Communist! Its “you’re” not “your” you redneck idiot. You spelled “Its” wrong you elitist grammar Nazi. You’re the Nazi, fascist! You’re the Nazi, communist! Narrator: Isn’t there one subject you all can agree on besides both being racist Nazis? I am so thankful for the fire fighters, police, and other first responders. Thank God for the fire fighters, police, and other first responders. I don’t believe in God… (End scene). S. Woodson
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RESPONDING: It’s important to not let bullying go unnoticed Continued from page 3
The Nugget previously. Sisters Country residents of all ages can help reduce bullying and harassment. Here’s how: If you see bullying or racist behavior Experts recommend that kids band together as a group. Say forcefully to the bully, “Stop doing that,” or “That’s not okay.” If there is a racism incident, follow up afterward. Natalie urges kids to help the person through it: “Be a good friend, try to comfort them, make them feel better.” Receiving support from friends “feels really good,” she said. “It makes you feel like you’re not worthless and you can get through anything.” If you’re bullied or called names Know that it’s not your fault if you get bullied. Reach out to a trusted adult. Natalie says, “Tell your parents.” A relative, teacher, or counselor might be your trusted adult. See “Reach out” below for advice if you’re feeling down. If your child is bullied Natalie says parents should act immediately. Achea Redd of youth organization On Our Sleeves recommends, “Talk to the teachers, other parents, and administration. Be very vocal.” “The more involved you are, the better. Do not let yourself feel like you’re a burden to the school if you sense something is awry,” explains Redd. “You need to
be in touch with the school and work together to make sure your child is safe.” Outside of school, talk to summer camp counselors, parents, coaches, and other involved adults. Hang in there Reporting an incident won’t necessarily stop the problem right away. A person who bullies may have a difficult home life or mental health issues. Intervention can be complicated. Zero tolerance and expulsion are not effective approaches, according to experts. Escalate Natalie was harassed for 2.5 months after her family first reported it to the school. Eventually her family contacted the State of Oregon Board of Education, which stepped in. The federal government recommends starting with the child’s teacher when reporting school bullying. If you suspect the school is not adequately addressing harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion, escalate the issue to the school superintendent. Then move on up the chain: Oregon Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice. If your child bullies others If a child shows bullying behaviors at home, school, or elsewhere, put a stop to it — but don’t spank or use physical violence as a punishment. That can backfire. Guidance is available at StopBullying.gov. Push for accountability “Hold the people who are bullying accountable for what they’re doing,” Natalie
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon recommends. “Deal with it.” When adults respond quickly and consistently, they send the message that bullying is not acceptable, according to StopBullying. Four essential strategies for reducing bullying in a community are: 1. Talk with children about bullying; 2. Encourage kids to do activities they love; 3. Model kindness and respect; and 4. Show kids how to seek help. Work to create community-wide bullying prevention strategies. Redd notes that kids need adults to advocate for them, not just against student bullies but against “political systems and school boards who refuse to protect the children they have vowed to serve.” Model positive behavior When kids see powerful adults abusing positions of power, covering up for bullies, or making light of hate-filled talk, they get the impression that bullying is OK. Create a culture of respect in the community at large to counteract this influence. Down with violence Kids can be exposed to violence at home, in video games and movies, and in the media. Reducing exposure can lower the amount of violence kids commit, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Adults are advised to monitor youth screen time, including gaming and movies (free ratings are available at www.commonsensemedia. org). Child abuse prevention programs also reduce youth violence. Reach out if you’re feeling troubled No matter your age: if you
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Natalie Soleim (left) and her mother, Cheryl, learned a lot after a series of bullying incidents at school. feel sad or angry for a long period of time, or if you’re concerned you might hurt yourself or someone else, reach out. Call 1-800-2738255 English, 1-888-6289454 Español, or 1-800-7994889 for the deaf. The comprehensive website at StopBullying.gov contains a wealth of resources on bullying. For advice on talking with your children about moods and mental health, visit OnOurSleeves.org. Local
resources include the Family Resource Center of Central Oregon (www.frconline. org) and Deschutes County Behavioral Health at 541-3227500; press 9. Teens help each other on YouthLine, 4 to 10 p.m. via phone or text; during other hours, adults are on-hand. Call 877-968-8491 or text Teen2teen to 839863. For LGBTQ+ youth, the Trevor Project offers a confidential helpline at 866-488-7386.
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BULLYING: Peer programs seek to help with problem solving Continued from page 14
rolling out a program called Sources of Strength (SOS), first at the high school, then the middle school. “How do we rely on kids’ strength as part of their problem-solving so we can build a toolbox of responses and support systems, not just adult support systems along the way?” he asked. SOS helps make progress in that regard. SOS works to prevent suicide, bullying, and substance abuse, according to program materials. It’s also “about building networks for kids to talk with both adult and peer networks and to build on their strengths on problem solving,” according to Scholl. When a kid gets in a difficult situation, ideally they will have people they know they can reach out to, people who recognize their strengths and potential, “instead of making poor choices.” Scholl is frank about the difficult task the district faces. “Our real work is, how do we support all kids in our buildings? How do we make all kids feel welcome? That is the interesting or challenging work that is never finished.” He said, “We know that kids who are more connected to their systems are more successful; that’s the support we need to provide. The more I learn the more I understand it’s messy and interconnected.” Scholl and the district have become more immersed in these issues since Oregon Department of Education (ODE) investigated the Natalie Soleim case and found evidence of discrimination. ODE mandated a follow-up timeline of items for the district to achieve, along with meetings between the district, an ODE representative, and the Soleim family. During this process, Scholl said, “I reflect more on my childhood and things we would not even say today that were part of the vernacular... grandparents and the way they would refer to things.” Changes in how people speak represent “a reflection of how far we’ve come, yet we’ve still not come far enough.” For parents of kids who experience bullying or harassment, Scholl encourages reporting first to the teacher involved. He said of the procedures for reporting and then following up on an incident, “I believe they should be clear. We’ve done work to improve our website, to put up information about what the next step is or communicate that verbally when people come to us.” On the district’s website
at www.ssd6.org, a search on the word “bully” brings up a link to a page titled “Equity, Title IX, and Discrimination.” Names, phone numbers, and email addresses are listed for district staff members who handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination. Numerous PDF files are available for download, often thick with legal and bureaucratic language. Scholl acknowledged there was room for continuing improvement. Scholl was asked how people in the wider community can help Sisters School District improve the learning environment in terms of bullying and discrimination. What can individuals do if they feel concerned? “I think the first thing is to not engage in rumor-spreading,” he said. “That’s the challenge from the District side, is that we cannot talk about other people’s children.” He said it’s hard to respond to the rumor mill, and hard to promote approaching the principal every time a new rumor comes up. “I don’t want our administrators responding to rumors all the time instead of really actively supporting kids,” he said. “If we play the Telephone Game on social media... an issue [such as a bullying incident] becomes much different than it really was.” For those that are really concerned, dialogue with a staff member is a good step. “Typically we like to respond to issues at the lowest level,” he said. A concerned community member should first approach a staff person involved with an incident, such as a teacher. Scholl said if someone has a question about a policy, or wants to address a hypothetical situation about how the school would respond to a particular type of bullying or discrimination among students, they should also approach a staff member. Scholl stressed the importance of each building — meaning each of the district’s three separate schools—having its own chain of communication. Phone numbers are listed at http://ssd6.org/ contact/. “I think your community is your strength,” said Scholl. For example, “the outreach around some of the mental health issues that have impacted this community, that’s not only a school issue.” He noted that communities across the nation have demonstrated to support equity changes. “That’s the strength of the Sisters community,” Scholl said. “We don’t always agree on every issue, but we do agree on: how do we support kids? Ultimately that’s what it’s about, at least for us in education — supporting our kids.”
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BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ~ Olivia Spencer ~ Expert Local Bookkeeping! Phone: (541) 241-4907 www.spencerbookkeeping.com ~ WEDDINGS BY KARLY ~ Happy to perform virtual or in-person weddings. Custom Wedding Ceremonies 20+ years • 541-410-4412 revkarly@gmail.com MOVING TRUCK FOR HIRE –COMPLETE MOVING, LLC– Sisters' Only Local Moving Co.! Two exp. men with 25+ years comm. moving. Refs! ODOT Lic. Class 1-B • Call 541-678-3332 • DERI’s HAIR SALON • Call 541-419-1279
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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 SISTERS HONEYDO Small projects, paint, stain, screen repair, carpentry, drywall, plumbing, deck restoration. 25+ yrs. prop. mgmnt. / Refs. Scott Dady 1-541-728-4266.
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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 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 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 removal, trimming, stump grinding, brush mowing, lot clearing, crane services, certified arborist consultation, tree risk assessment, fire risk assessment/treatment 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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Keeping Sisters Country Lara’s Construction LLC. Beautiful Since 2006 CCB#223701 candcnursery@gmail.com Offering masonry work, 541-549-2345 fireplaces, interior & exterior J&E Landscaping Maintenance Custom Homes stone/brick-work, build LLC Clean-ups, raking, mowing, Residential Building Projects barbecues & all types of hauling debris, gutters. Concrete Foundations masonry. Give us a call for a free Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 Becke William Pierce estimate. jandelspcing15@gmail.com CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384 541-350-3218 Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com 701 Domestic Services SPURGE COCHRAN BUILDER, INC. BLAKE & SON – Commercial, General Contractor Home & Rentals Cleaning Building Distinctive, WINDOW CLEANING! 604 Heating & Cooling Handcrafted Custom Homes, Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897 ACTION AIR Additions, Remodels Since ’74 Construction & Renovation 802 Help Wanted Heating & Cooling, LLC A “Hands-On” Builder Custom Residential Projects Retrofit • New Const • Remodel Keeping Your Project on Time Be a part of Shibui Spa at All Phases • CCB #148365 Consulting, Service & Installs & On Budget • CCB #96016 FivePine 541-420-8448 actionairheatingandcooling.com To speak to Spurge personally, Carl Perry Construction LLC CCB #195556 call 541-815-0523 Construction • Remodel 541-549-6464 Beaver Creek Log Homes LLC Repair 541-390-1206 CCB #201709 • 541-419-3991 605 Painting beavercreeklog@yahoo.com LAREDO CONSTRUCTION Central Color Painting Log repairs, log railing, 541-549-1575 Specializing in interiors and log accent, log siding, etc. For ALL Your Residential exteriors and also offering Part and full-time massage CCB #235303 Insurance & Bond Construction Needs pressure-washing. 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Inquire at Licensed • Bonded • Insured 541-549-2882 or CCB #87587 Complete landscape construction, thegardenangel@gmail.com R&R Plumbing, LLC fencing, irrigation installation & Now Hiring – > Repair & Service design, pavers/outdoor kitchens, Three Creeks Brewing > Hot Water Heaters debris cleanups, fertility & water SIMON CONSTRUCTION Join our crew and help deliver > Remodels & New Const. conservation management, SERVICES the finest beer, food and service Servicing Central Oregon excavation. Residential Remodel to Central Oregon and beyond! Lic. Bond. Ins. • CCB #184660 CCB #188594 • LCB #9264 Building Projects Full- and part-time positions 541-771-7000 www.vohslandscaping.com Bruce Simon, Quality craftsman available including server, Ridgeline Electric, LLC 541-515-8462 for 35 years host/hostess, line cook and Serving all of Central Oregon ASPEN TREE LANDSCAPES 541-948-2620 • CCB #184335 production packaging lead. Pay • Residential • Commercial Property clean ups. We trim bsimon@bendbroadband.com depends on experience and • Industrial • Service trees. Take out an old yard and McCARTHY & SONS position. Email your resumé to 541-588-3088 • CCB #234821 put in a new one. 541-419-5643. CONSTRUCTION resumes@threecreeksbrewing. New Construction, Remodels, com to apply. 603 Excavation & Trucking – All You Need Maintenance – Pine needle removal, hauling, Fine Finish Carpentry Moving Help Wanted Full Service Excavation mowing, moss removal, edging, 541-420-0487 • CCB #130561 One person for two to three days. raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, JOHN NITCHER $20/hr. cash at the end of the day. gutters, pressure washing... CONSTRUCTION Current driver's license required. Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 General Contractor Call 541-678-3332 Austin • 541-419-5122 Home repair, remodeling and additions. 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‘CHAMPION’: Circle of Friends helps create a connected Sisters Continued from page 3
Help Wanted Please send an email to sistersfencecompany@gmail.com with letter of interest. NOW HIRING FOR RETAIL ASSOCIATES Marigold & True is a newish shop in Sisters. It's a small, thoughtfully curated shop featuring a variety of lifestyle products with a focus on small-batch artisan producers. We are hiring for part-time positions (6-30 hrs/week) with a start date of early August. Must be willing to work weekends. Please stop by the shop (open everyday 11-5) with your cover letter and resumé to be considered. 351 W Hood Ave, Sisters.
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Council to consider proposed changes to the FY 2021/22 Adopted Budget A proposed supplemental budget for the City of Sisters, Deschutes County, State of Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 will be considered at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters, Oregon as part of the City Council’s regular business on July 28 at 6:30 p.m. The proposed change to the budget is less than 10% of the affected fund. A copy of the supplemental budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after July 21, 2021 at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters, Oregon 97759 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For questions contact Joseph O’Neill at joneill@ci.sisters.or.us 541-323-5222.
coming to the clubhouse to provide much-needed haircuts, supported distance and in-person school successes, and found ways to keep children active and involved in creative and fun ways. Duncan and Cindy Campbell, who have a home in Sisters, were the driving force behind building resilient children by founding COF in 2011. They brought to the table their wisdom and experience from launching a similar mentoring program, Friends of the Children, in Portland in 1993. According to the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, “The single most common factor for children who develop resilience is at least one stable and committed relationship.” Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter. Ultimately, mentoring connects a young person to personal growth and development, and social and economic opportunity. Yet one in three young people will grow up without this critical asset. Here in Sisters, there is COF. Mentors are dedicated volunteers who believe all youth have the capacity to pursue meaningful lives. They help give children the tools and support to achieve their fullest potential. Mentors are
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professionally trained to aid youth in developing resiliency through learning and teaching the COF nine core assets. To find out more about becoming a mentor, call 541-588-6445. The organization underwent a leadership change in 2020 when Nicole Swisher Woodson accepted the position of executive director. She and her family returned to Oregon, and Sisters, after living in Texas for the past 22 years. Woodson has 20 years of special-education teaching experience and 15 years of experience as a foster parent. She also served as a Region Foster Parent Advocate representing and serving 30 counties and nearly 5,000 children in the central Texas region. On Wednesday, September 29, COF will be hosting a dedication of their forever home, Campbell House, made possible with the community’s support of their capital campaign, supported by donations from several foundations as well as individuals. It is with the support of the community that COF is able to provide their vital services. With the help of a grant from the Roundhouse Foundation, COF purchased a new Integrated Flat Panel (IFP) for the Campbell House. This technology helps engage youth with interactive touchscreen capability, bringing concepts and activities to life and allowing for increased access to transformative experiences and mentoring. Donated windows and sliding doors, installed by Newport Construction, bring light into the Campbell House that is enjoyed by the youth, volunteers, and mentors. The space allows for more
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Circle of Friends mentees build a worm composting farm for their raised garden beds. programming opportunities, and a new ramp and decking provides easier access to the yard and building. “I would like to thank the community for their continued support of our programs and our children. Together we really are transforming lives, one child at a time,” said Woodson. A collaboration with the Sisters History Museum helped develop the first annual scavenger hunt, celebrating the history of Sisters. Anyone with a smartphone can play after making a donation for which a confirmation will be sent with the QR code instructions on how to play. The route of the scavenger hunt is approximately 1.6 miles and could take from 45 minutes to two hours to
complete. Entrants may participate on their own or with a group of friends or family. Just one smartphone is needed to complete the hunt. Participants will be automatically entered to win a gift basket valued at $200 at the end of the summer. Register by going to the COF website. Other summer programs will include outreach events at Campbell House in collaboration with the Deschutes Public Library Sisters branch. Through innovative highquality programming and ongoing support, COF is helping Sisters become a more connected and resilient community one child at a time, making them the perfect choice to be named Connected Community Champions.
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Circle of Friends Board of Directors
The Circle of Friends (COF) Board of Directors includes: Cheryl Olson, retired director of clinical services in the Home and Community Services Division of Providence Health/Oregon, is the current board chair. Marilyn Barnett, retired teacher, elementary principal, and mental health professional, serves as vice chair. Secretary Marti Ayers is a past board chair, retired postsecondary educator, public speaker, and a communications trainer in business and industry. Treasurer/mentor representative is Terry Buchholz, principal facilitator and strategist for Integrated Water Solutions. Carolyn Gabrielson, the
fund development chair, retired from the Federal government where she worked in international exchange programs. Retired psychiatrist Kent Neff is chair of the program committee. Other board members include Barbara McCormick, retired president/CEO of Children At Risk, in Houston, Texas; Wade Underwood, general manager of Three Creeks Brewing Co.; and Bob Keefer, who serves on the Sisters Park & Recreation District Board after a career in parks and recreation, joined the Circle of Friends Board of Directors in January 2021. Learn more about COF at www.circleoffriendsoregon. org.
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COFFIS BROS.: Santa Cruz roots rockers will be in Sisters July 31 Continued from page 11
the production of their latest album was put on hold, but they were still able to push new music out virtually in 2020. They released their fourth full-length record in April of 2020, “In the Cuts.” “We did a Zoom album release party and just chatted with the band and producers. It wasn’t what we were planning, because it feels like it was missing something being in the hands of a live audience, but in the last few months, we’ve felt it’s been more out there more with being able to get it in people’s hands as we start to gig more,” said Kellen. The album consists of 12 songs that they produced and learned over the course of 6 months.
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The band worked with producer and member of The Mother Hips (the co-bill for the summer concert performance), Tim Bluhm. The Coffis Brothers had opened for The Mother Hips a few times and built up a relationship with Bluhm. “We all really looked up to Tim and we worked up the courage to ask him to be the producer on this album and he said yes. We booked a studio in Oakland and recorded In the Cuts,” Kellen said. “We were really lucky that the timing worked out with him, and we hope to work with him on another album in the future.” Jamie and Kellen did most of the writing and creation of the songs off the record at the start, they then took them to the rest of the band to let everyone take their own creative spin with it. “Sometimes
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the songs change a lot, and other times, they stay pretty similar to how they began,” Kellen said. The Coffis Brothers have never performed in Sisters but have played a few times in Bend. “We are really excited to finally get to play in Sisters,” said Kellen Coffis. The Coffis Brothers and The Mother Hips will be performing on a co-bill on Saturday, July 31, at 7 p.m., outdoors at the Sisters Artworks Building, 204 W. Adams Ave. Other musicians on the bill for summer concerts include David Jacobs-Strain/Tony Furtado Trio, Sway Wild/ True North, Making Movies/ Raye Zaragoza. For more information and tickets visit https://sistersfolk festival.org/sff-presents/.
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