The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIV No. 30 // 2021-07-28 by Nugget Newspaper

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Motorcyclist killed in Highway 20 crash A 65-year-old Bend man died when he crashed his Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 20 Saturday, trying to avoid other vehicles. According to the Oregon State Police, troopers and emergency personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 88 by Suttle Lake on Saturday, July 24, at approximately 9:10 a.m. Preliminary investigation revealed Richard Cissna of Bend was westbound, operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle, when he attempted to avoid traffic that had slowed, lost control and crashed. Cissna sustained fatal injuries. OSP was assisted by Black Butte Police Department, Black Butte Fire District, and Oregon Department of Transportation.

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Black Butte Ranch home damaged in fire

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Kelsey Swenson, a graduate of Mountain View High School in Bend and currently a junior at the University of Idaho, won the overall title in the Hoodoo Run to the Top 3.5-mile course, in a time of 33:38 on Saturday. See story, page 7.

Homeowners in the Glaze Meadow area of Black Butte Ranch escaped injury when their home caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday, July 21. According to the Black Butte Ranch Fire District the owners, who are not full-time residents, heard a strange noise, realized the house was on fire, and called 911. Fire personnel responded at 3:28 a.m. First-arriving units found a medium-size two-story home on fire on the back deck, exterior walls and within the attic space of the garage. Fire crews performed a quick offensive fire attack to prevent further spread and allow them to extinguish the blaze in the attic space. See FIRE on page 18

Push on for nonpartisan Housing advocate honored for work county commission By Katy Yoder Correspondent

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

“Should Deschutes County Commissioners be nonpartisan and be selected in nonpartisan elections?” That is a question that could go to local voters, if proponents can get sufficient signatures to place the question on a ballot. Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang attended last week’s Sisters Kiwanis meeting to explain his support for Citizens’ Initiative 2021-01-1. According to the County Clerk’s voter statistics, the number of nonaffiliated voters registered in Deschutes County (47,810) is greater than either registered Republicans (44,386) or registered Democrats (47,033). Currently, Deschutes County is one of only 10 Oregon counties (out of 36) that has

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a partisan race for County Commissioner, shutting nonaffiliated voters out of primary elections. The County Commissioners are the only countywide elected officials who serve with political party designations and are the only countywide elected officials chosen in partisan races. This means that political parties nominate candidates, and the County Clerk places them on the general election ballot with other eligible candidates. The party affiliation of candidates is listed next to their names on the ballot. If this measure goes on the ballot and is approved, Deschutes County Commissioners would serve with no notation in government records of their membership, or nonmembership, in See NONPARTISAN on page 14

A favorite quote by author Arundhati Roy sums up Mandee Seeley’s work advocating for people experiencing houselessness in Sisters Country: “There’s really no such thing as the voiceless. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.” Seeley is a woman with grit and passion, who’s been a housing advocate in Sisters since 2016. That’s the year her family of four moved to Oregon and became houseless themselves. Her family, including two young children, had to move every 14 days. She describes the experience in one word: “brutal.” For seven months they lived in the forest in a tent. Not in the same tent, but several. That’s because one was chewed by an animal and the others didn’t hold up to the elements. Her family moved to

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Oregon from Florida. Seeley said living in an RV, even with cold, mountain winters, was easier in Oregon than Florida. “That’s because of the extreme heat and the people who are against houseless people,” she said. “There was little kindness and no forest land to park on, but we did it.” Seeley is a proud member

of the Residents Organizing for Change (ROC), a statewide network committed to advocating for safe, stable, and affordable housing for all Oregonians. After she lost her job due to COVID in April of 2020, she committed to the cause full-time. ROC fit well with her lived experience and See SEELEY on page 23

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Obituaries .....................8-9 Entertainment ................. 11 Fun & Games ....................16 Classifieds.................. 19-21 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............10 Running Commentary ......15 Crossword .......................18 Real Estate .................21-24

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Editorial…

A little grace Outrage is America’s drug of choice these days. Somebody says something or does something we don’t like, we take a BIG hit of that 150-proof outrage and start mashing the buttons on our social media. Social media is a powerful accelerant and amplifier of the high. Not only can we indulge our own craving for some righteous anger, if we can really get it going, we can share the experience with a whole bunch of other angry, outraged people. It’s a party! Trouble is, benders are destructive — not just to those on the receiving end of the outrage binge, but also to the perpetrators. You can’t make yourself big by making someone else small. In fact, in humiliating and diminishing others, we diminish ourselves. The remorse hangover from that doesn’t feel too good. We all screw up sometimes. We say something that comes out wrong; we do the easy wrong thing instead of the hard right thing; we’re impatient when we should be patient. When we blow it, we hope others focus on our good intentions, rather than our words or actions. We hope they recognize that maybe

we were just having a bad moment. We hope for a little grace. All too often, we’re slow to extend to others the kind of grace we want for ourselves. We assume the worst of them, that they’re acting in bad faith or out of meanness or some other selfish or unsavory motive. Maybe we need to take a step back and put down that outrage-delivery device and cut each other some slack. People have been under real stress for a long time. Businesses here in Sisters that are trying to recover from COVID19 restrictions are facing acute staffing shortages that make it hard to serve their customers. Those who are working are trying to do more than they realistically can. The constant threat of wildfire in a deep drought has us all on edge. It may momentarily feel good to release some of the tension we all carry with a good shot of outrage — but the short-term high isn’t worth the long-term damage. We’ll all be better off if we can offer each other a little grace. Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Letters to the Editor…

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

Critical Race Theory

To the Editor: My 13-year-old son and I read your article guest column on CRT and had a discussion (“Critical Race Theory and Sisters schools, The Nugget, June 30, page 1; “Don’t be fooled by Critical Race Theory,” The Nugget, July 14, page 2). He was quite upset after reading and could not understand why Sisters would not include this discussion in their school curriculum. Having lived in Atlanta, Georgia, India, and now Sisters (not to mention visiting 15 countries) he has seen the world as few his age has. Why are we so afraid of having a discussion? In Atlanta we could see the effect to this day that laws and highway systems — made

100 years previously — were still having on the African-American community. The reality is Sisters is an overwhelmingly white community which can easily ignore Critical Race Theory. I’m not saying let’s open the doors and embrace it. But, why are we so afraid to let our teachers and children have a discussion about this subject? Maybe we are too afraid of what we would uncover. Shelby Murray

Going bananas

To the Editor: I will apologize ahead of time as this letter has See LETTERS on page 9

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Smoke and mirrors on Critical Race Theory By Susan Cobb Guest Columnist

Consider the facts so readily available online via many credible resources. Herein, sharing two of them. From Wikipedia (sans footnotes and links) we learn that “Critical Race Theory” (CRT) is a body of legal scholarship and an academic movement of civil-rights scholars and activists in the United States that seeks to critically examine U.S. law as it intersects with issues of race in the U.S. and to challenge mainstream American liberal approaches to racial justice. CRT examines social, cultural, and legal issues primarily as they relate to race and racism in the U.S. CRT originated in the mid-1970s in the writings of several American legal scholars, including Derrick Bell, Alan Freeman, K i m b e r l é C r e n s h a w, Richard Delgado, Cheryl Harris, Charles R. Lawrence III, Mari Matsuda, and Patricia J. Williams. It emerged as a movement by the 1980s, reworking theories of critical legal studies (CLS) with more focus on race. CRT is grounded in critical theory and draws from thinkers such as Antonio Gramsci, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and W. E. B. DuBois, as well as the Black Power, Chicano, and radical feminist movements from the 1960s and 1970s. Thus, one immediately understands, CRT is not being taught or studied in grade, middle, or high school but rather in law schools. It also is not, as some would have you believe, evil. Here is an excerpt from Britannica on the topic: In their work Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, first published in 2001, the legal scholars Richard Delgado (one of the founders of CRT) and Jean Stefancic discuss several general propositions that they claim would be accepted by many critical race theorists, despite the considerable variation of belief among members of the movement. These “basic

tenets” of CRT, according to the authors, include the following claims: 1. Race is socially constructed, not biologically natural. 2. Racism in the United States is normal, not aberrational: it is the common, ordinary experience of most people of color. 3. Owing to what critical race theorists call “interest convergence” or “material determinism,” legal advances (or setbacks) for people of color tend to serve the interests of dominant white groups. Thus, the racial hierarchy that characterizes American society may be unaffected or even reinforced by ostensible improvements in the legal status of oppressed or exploited people. 4. Members of minority groups periodically undergo “differential racialization,” or the attribution to them of varying sets of negative stereotypes, again depending on the needs or interests of whites. 5. According to the thesis of “intersectionality” or “anti-essentialism,” no individual can be adequately identified by membership in a single group. An African American person, for example, may also identify as a woman, a lesbian, a feminist, a Christian, and so on. 6. The “voice of color” thesis holds that people of color are uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of other members of their group (or groups) regarding the forms and effects of racism. This consensus has led to the growth of the “legal storytelling” movement, which argues that the selfexpressed views of victims of racism and other forms of oppression provide essential insight into the nature of the legal system. With just these two authoritative examples, one can readily understand that the hype being promulgated across the USA about CRT is just that. It is a “look over here” effort to distract wellmeaning voting parents with scary words like “critical,” “race,” and “theory,” so they won’t otherwise focus on the efforts happening across the USA to reduce nonwhites’ right to vote. Smoke and mirrors folks — don’t get caught up in it.

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Country Fair moves to September

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Nick and his father, Bill Anthony, hit the cross-country trails.

Sisters graduate Nick Anthony focuses on cancer research By Katy Yoder Correspondent

Nick Anthony was inspired by teachers and experiences he had growing up in Sisters. Now living near the shores of Lake Michigan, he’s taken what he learned in school and work into his career in a research lab in the biomedical engineering department at Northwestern University. Working for one of the country’s leading private research and teaching universities, Anthony is working with people and research that are sometimes even hard for him to grasp. “We have a lot of scientists and students who come

through and have various projects related to how the structure of chromatin in a cell affects its behavior. It’s closely related to cancer and the exact reason why some cells are cancerous. There’s still a lot to be understood about that,” he said. Although he supports biologists, Anthony’s background is in physics. His role in the lab involves a lot of microscopy techniques which can’t be done with a normal microscope. “We have a lot of custom microscopes. I’m in charge of building and understanding how they work and making sure they are reliable so the biology-focused people

can trust the results as they do various experiments on DNA, chromatin, and cells,” he explained. After spending a couple of years as a device systems engineer and research associate, he found himself wanting to do more physics and optics work. “I get that in my current job. I’m drawn to working on research that will be made publicly available versus working on privately owned results. Work on products that can save lives is the hope,” he said. Sisters High School construction and AutoCAD See ANTHONY on page 18

At this time of summer, the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Sisters is usually getting ready for the Country Fair & Art Show. Preparations for the 25th edition of the event are, in fact, underway — but the dates have been moved to September 10-11. The Country Fair & Art Show raises funds for the Episcopal Church’s local outreach to support local entities that provide services to the people of the Sisters community. For over a quarter-century, the fair has raised thousands of dollars to support a

range of agencies. Even though there was no 2020 Country Fair & Art Show due to the coronavirus pandemic, the church came together to give $18,000 to agencies that support the Sisters community. The 25th anniversary of the Country Fair & Art show will feature the event’s famous Marionberry cobbler and ice cream (always a hit and always selling out). There will also be outstanding art from local artists, silent auctions, book sales, Country Store, plant sale, children’s activities and more.

Sisters author pens new book Sometimes it is amazing what love can do. Two years ago, they hadn’t even met. Then COVID-19 hit the U.S. in 2020 and students had to move into remote learning. Two young girls, Aila and Lily, temporarily relocated to Sisters, to their grandparents’ vacation home, getting away from the crowds of California. One morning in late March, Jean Russell Nave — Jean Nave’s nom de plume — walked her three Scotties past the girls’ window while they were eating breakfast. The girls waved. Jean waved

back. That spurred the girls into running outside to greet the Scotties. A warm friendship ignited. Over the ensuing months the friendship grew to the point that Lily started to call Jean, Grandma Jean. As more time passed, the girls read all of Jean’s illustrated Scottie books. Then one night they had a sleepover at Jean’s house and they all read several books together before bedtime. Soon after that Jean began hearing from one of See NAVE 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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Have you met your new neighbors? By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

With very close to 30 real estate closings a month in Sisters that means virtually every day somebody from somewhere else is a new neighbor. Just who are they and from where are they coming? There is no single database per se that is easily accessed that would reveal the information so The Nugget has to rely on anecdotal evidence. Who better to know than the realtors and title companies? We started with Jen McCrystal of ColdwellBanker Reed Brothers whose current list of shoppers includes two prospective buyers from the Santiam fires, a couple from Leavenworth, Washington, and another from San Mateo, California. Coming from further away are her prospects from North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Not everybody is from outof-market. McCrystal says that a fair number of locals are trading close in or downtown properties for more rural spots with more acreage, especially homes that have a barn or space for horses. A few are doing the reverse, downsizing closer to town. The market is blistering hot, realtors report, and while that translates into higher commissions, they share a concern that Sisters, already unaffordable for most young, working families is going to price those buyers completely out and cement our reputation of being dominated by retirees and empty nesters. Agents from Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty are seeing a few more Bend arrivals — nearly all age 60+ — trading traffic and urbanization for a less hectic life here. Chuck Harper at Keller Williams ZoselHarper finds Washingtonians and Californians leading the buying surge for higher-end homes. He is still seeing the Willamette Valley being very

key. His agency recently closed with a buyer from New Hampshire. He too lamented the lack of entry-level homes, agreeing that the market is still favoring older clients with buying power. That is not to say that there are no buyers with school-age children, as evidenced by the recent growth in school enrollment, primarily K-4. Guy Lauziere at Ponderosa Properties is more optimistic about the demographics and sees them trending down in age with more 40- and 50-somethings moving to Sisters. He is amazed at how many all-cash deals are taking place, especially by buyers from California where they are cashing out of single-family homes with median prices of $1.2 million, coming to Sisters and paying $800,000 for a better home, and pocketing the difference. In the process they are driving up the price of homes in Sisters to the point where discussion of affordable housing is only theoretical. The short-term rental program instituted by the City at the end of 2018 has curtailed the number of buyers buying up properties as Airbnb investments, Lauziere said. Tim Kizziar, principal broker at Stellar Really Northwest, was most definitive in his answer: “Seattle, Portland, the Bay Area, and Bend, in that order.” He, too, is seeing more young families move in looking for an escape from the distress of the cities they are vacating. “Since the pandemic anybody with job skills and a bit of equity has learned to work from home and there’s no going back to the older model,” Kizziar said. Like Lauziere, Kizziar sees metropolitan dwellers run up big gains in their home values and eager to cash them out in favor of the quality of life offered by Sisters, along with

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safe schools for their children. Hayden Homes, who has built some 500 residences in Sisters, is essentially out of inventory, having sold out its Village at Cold Springs development a year ago and having less than a handful left in the current phase of McKenzie Meadows Village. The asking price there for a 1,621 sq. ft. home is $507,106 or $312 per square foot — still considered a bargain in a market where the average sales price last month was $734,000. Katy Wooderson, marketing director for Hayden Homes, tells The Nugget, “We have seen a major majority of interest and homebuyers from within…Oregon, followed by California and Washington… We really see a mix of interested buyers, from first-time homebuyers, those with families, all the way through those who are entering or in retirement.” Shelley Marsh, escrow officer at Western Title & Escrow finds California leading the pack for transplants, but only by a little. Immigration from the ‘Valley’ is still robust she said but her company services the occasional buyer from the northeast. She is also closing sales for second homes at a steady pace, many from Portland who can reach Sisters in under three hours. As for emigration: “I am seeing more and more sellers in Sisters head for the east coast and southern states and a good number to Idaho, but none to the Midwest,” Marsh said. She couldn’t cite cause.

Narrative enameling...

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Alisa Looney demonstrated her enameling technique outside Hood Avenue Art, to admiring onlookers during last Friday’s Art Walk sponsored by the Sisters Arts Association. Looney merges sculpture design and narrative enamels. She loves sharing enameling techniques through workshops in her Bend studio and is currently developing online classes for enamelists.

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SPRD board member loves outdoors since moving to Sisters. She wanted to become a board Correspondent member to represent a demoIf you’re looking to find graphic that she feels was Molly Baumann, the newest underrepresented. “I will be the only board member of the board at Sisters Park & Recreation District member with school-aged (SPRD), outdoors might be (young) children in the Sisters the best place to start — at School District. I feel repHoodoo during the winter and resenting that piece is very outside in the woods or on the important. Being a parent with kids in SPRD preschool and at water the rest of the year. Baumann is a native the elementary school makes Oregonian, having grown up me want to be involved, not in Portland. She graduated in only for their future, but for Recreation Management from others’ kids and for famithe University of Montana lies within the community. and worked for Montana I am excited to be on the SPRD board,” Fish, Wildlife, Baumann told and Parks for seven years, Being a parent with TheTNugget. he new with her last position there kids in SPRD preschool board member admits to keepas a river recreation manager. and at the elementary ing herself busy with boards, She returned t o O r e g o n , school makes me want jobs, kids, and all while where she to be involved ... I am play, parenting solo worked for the Bureau of Land excited to be on the most the time as her husband Management as an outdoor SPRD board. works out of town, weeks at recreation plan— Molly Baumann a time. ner and where She is just she married her about at the end husband. They moved to her hus- of her three-year term on the band’s home state, Minnesota, City Parks Advisory Board. where their two boys, now 6 She has also been on the and 4, were born. About four SOAR Foundation board for years ago, they came back to about a year. For the last three springs, Oregon, specifically to Sisters, to be back in the mountains she has served as an adminand close to a ski hill. They istrative assistant for the love the small-town feel and Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. having recreation right out the During three ski seasons, she has worked at Hoodoo as a front door. Baumann is currently ski instructor, Hoodoo Alpine working for the U.S. Forest Race Team (HART) coach, Service. Since spring 2020, and as a SnoLab employee. she has been a field ranger out Her oldest boy has been racof Bend-Ft. Rock and Sisters ing with HART for two searanger districts. Two weeks sons and her youngest will be ago, she started as the devel- starting next winter. Baumann’s love of the outoped recreation manager in a temporary position into the doors started at an early age as a member of an “outdoorsy” fall. Baumann’s sons have par- family who enjoyed Alaskan ticipated in SPRD activities adventures, many camping By Sue Stafford

trips, ski days and weekends, and outdoor adventures. As an adult, she loves to hunt, fish, ski, bike, float, hike, and more. She is particularly proud of bagging her first elk last March a few days before the pandemic shutdown. “I have a beautiful pair of elk ivory earrings that I love! And our dog enjoys the antlers,” Baumann said.

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Molly Baumann and family. Baumann has joined the SPRD board of directors.

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A word about inner freedom By Bren Gates Guest Columnist

Last week I saw a man carrying a sign on the streets of Sisters saying “take the diaper off your face.” I felt a flash of anger, then purposely squelched the fire. That man happens to live in a country where He is FREE to have an opinion and to express it, even if it shames and belittles others. He is free. Still, I will suggest there is another freedom slowly being syphoned from our precious moments. It concerns the pursuit of happiness, inner freedom. This inner freedom is being replaced daily with provoked indignation, disquiet — a brooding spirit. It’s fun to be part of a tribal thought, belong to an ideal. But do we really understand that we are being programmed? That our peace of mind and peace of heart are being channeled, replaced by anger and indignation. That our autonomy is being stolen? All of us, on all sides, are being told our freedoms are being sabotaged by the other. Voices of righteous outrage spew from the thin, rectangular box in our hand, and the mental

entanglements in the forehead — our thoughts — when we idolize the echochamber it creates. We are being played, manipulated by principalities of the air — hot air. The egocentric breath of leaders and talking heads stirring the pot of chaos for ratings, or power. Which by the way, translates into money. Unfortunately, deep down, most of us know this and partake anyway. It’s become an addiction. P a n d o r a ’s B o x h a s always been open in America. We are free to choose our self-destructive focus. But we are also free to choose self-regulation, self-control, inner peace. We are free to be our best self. I understand it can be fun to utter anything that crosses one’s mind, casting the other in terms of babyhood and idiocy. America is divided. We always have been, but it is civility that unites us, makes this country The United States of America, and that is being eroded. There is power in disdain, unity in herd mentality, but who wants to walk around with anger churning their gut for a false sense of self and belonging? I refuse to be inflamed and incensed

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by the idol of identity. I am done with that. I have better things to do and think about. I acknowledge that what I pay attention to defines me, programs me. It is what I become. Let me repeat; I become what I pay attention to. Only I can redirect the programming. I will place my focused attention where I can make a difference. I will fill my life with positivity and inner calm. I will recognize the egocentric pundits fighting for my attention as programing, and be careful what controls my mood and attitude. I will try to see each person as a nuanced individual, no matter the signs they carry, or self-branding they display. I am hoping we will all start to address the disquiet in our lives and begin to ask questions. What am I giving away? Am I losing inner freedoms to outer programming? Am I bringing life to my community, or adding to despair? Do I spend my precious moments on this planet in pursuit of indignation, or the pursuit of happiness?

Art at The Ranch closes in on $10,000 raised for schools By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

From a scene right out of Claude Monet’s France, nine Plein Air Painters of Oregon (PAPO) gathered at Black Butte Ranch for the annual fundraising event that garners money for the Sisters School District art programs. As part of the event on July 9th, PAPO and featured Black Butte Ranch artists competed in a timed en plein air painting competition on the Ranch properties during the day. Artists painted at Black Butte from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., then framed and turned in their paintings. The works were on display with ballots for attendees to vote for their favorite painting in the People’s Choice Awards, presented during the fundraiser ’s silent auction. Proceeds from registrations for the event went to the Sisters School District art programs. David Kinker took firstplace at the competition with his painting “Peekaboo.”

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Janet Rawling’s “On the Bike Trail” scored second place, and Patricia Kirk’s “Cascade Summer” was awarded third place. The promoters report that the event was well attended following a two-year hiatus with 2020 canceled by COVID and 2019 by smoke. “It was amazing that so many came out for the day after such a long absence,” said Linda Goebel, spokesperson for the event. She added: “The attendees were having a wonderful time, happy to be in the clear air setting and contributing to the worthy cause.” Contributions continue to trickle in, and Goebel expects proceeds to reach $10,000. The donations are divided among Sisters High School students pursuing a vocation of art and the art departments for the elementary and middle schools. PA P O m e m b e r s a r e already anticipating next year’s event, reports PAPO member Sue Lyon-Manley. Goebel expects an even bigger rendition in 2022.

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Run to the Top draws strong numbers By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Hoodoo Run to the Top 5k and Half Marathon delivered as advertised, as both courses concluded at the tip top of Hoodoo Butte — an arduous one-mile-plus climb. The Saturday running event drew over 100 entrants in its return to action after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. About 50 intrepid runners departed the start at 8 a.m. sharp, for the 13.1-mile course under clear blue skies. The course began at the edge of the Hoodoo parking lot near the access to the Nordic trails. The long dry summer made for very loose, dusty conditions for the runners much of the way, which, combined with the very challenging uphill finish meant no one came through with a personal speed record. Stefan Ball navigated the course in 1:46.37, just under a minute ahead of runnerup Devin Vanscoy. The top female finisher, Jessica Leigh West, took fourth place overall in a time of 1:59:12. Eric Liddell of Sisters finished sixth overall in 2:03:30. All told, 44 runners completed the half-marathon. In the 5k run, which began at 9 a.m., youth prevailed.

Kelsey Swenson, a graduate of Mountain View High School in Bend and currently a junior at the University of Idaho, won the overall title in a time of 33:38 for the 3.5 mile course, which was a bit longer than an actual 3.1-mile/5-kilometer race. A total of 62 entrants finished the race. George Roberts, an incoming freshman at Sisters High School, placed fourth overall in 40:04, just behind fellow Sisters resident Colleen Oliver who finished in 38:39. After the race, Oliver said, “It was a challenging course, but a lot of fun. It was my first post-COVID race so it was very exciting to be out there and run with a group of people. When asked specifically about the hill to the top she had a one word response: “painful.” Roberts said, “It was tougher than I thought it would be. I didn’t expect so much loose dirt. That made it more challenging, and that last part on the gravel road was really steep, but I only walked about 150 yards at the most,” he said. Roberts’ parents, Katie and John, along with his sister Mary, also took part in the race. Race Director Suzy Ramsay explained that the

race is the main fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club this year, due to COVID interruptions. “Normally, we can start planning for the race in January, but we didn’t get started this year until it was clear we could actually hold the event,” she said. “The Kiwanis Club really came through with virtually every member helping in some way to make it happen.” Hoodoo, Sisters Saloon, Therapeutic Associates, Les Schwab Tires, and Ray’s Food Place were the main sponsors, and other local businesses chipped in as well, including Laird Superfoods and Bedouin. “The sponsors have been so generous to us,” said Ramsey. Kiwanis members also contributed as individuals, including buying beer from Three Creeks Brewing Co., paying for the porta-potty rentals, and covering some of the cost of refreshments. The members did this so that all of the proceeds could be directed to the Kiwanis Club programs that focus on youth, including scholarships, Family Access Network, and other student-oriented projects, according to Ramsay. “The funds are all used to help kids in the Sisters community,” she said.

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Obituaries Martha Jayne Hawley Vaden

Gitta Storch

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Martha Jayne Hawley Vaden was born to parents Glenwood Hawley and Alyce Hensley in Los Angeles, California, on March 30, 1932. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 11. Mardi grew up in the Los Angeles area and graduated from George Washington High School in 1950. She migrated to Orange County, California, where she raised her four children, Teri, John, Gary, and Janice. She worked 25 years for the U.S. Post Office and retired in 1998. Gram journeyed over the Pacific to live on the island of Oahu, Hawaii to be closer to her daughter Janice and Janice’s husband Tom and their growing family. When the Harrers moved to Sisters in 2007, Gram also made the move. Her greatest passion were her grandchildren, and she was always their number one fan! Gram spent hours watching and supporting the Outlaws, especially when her grandkids, Hannah, Justin, and Hawley, competed while at Sisters middle and high schools. Mardi was a member of Vast Church, and loved attending Sunday service where she could connect with friends in the community. One of her favorite Bible verses is Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” Mardi was also very active in the Sisters seniors community and loved Tuesday luncheon and bingo at Sisters Community Church. She helped start up Mexican train at SPRD, and hosted weekly card games in her home. She was an avid cribbage player and was

Mom, Nani, friend, teacher, and mentor Gitta Eva Storch passed away on March 30, in Walla Walla, Washington in the arms of her children. Born Gitta Eva Feierabend on July 30, 1933 in Berlin, Germany, to Erich and Clara Feierabend, Gitta had a love for life like no other! Growing up during the War, she spoke about hiding in bomb shelters and long visits to the country to find safety with her aunt. After the War, she went to nursing school to become one of the youngest students to graduate. She met her future husband, Werner, as a patient in Berlin (he complained of cold feet — she snuck him extra socks), and in 1957 they immigrated to America, settling in Portland, Oregon. Together, they learned to speak English by going to movies and reading dictionaries. She worked for several years as a nurse, then became a full-time mom to Andrea (Jeff), Craig (Norma), Danielle (Kevin), and Tyson (Melissa). Her life was a whirlwind of horse shows, sports games, and swim meets! Later in life, she adored her role as a grandmother of six children — Kalie, Brennan, Joshua, Olivia, Isabelle, and Sebastian — climbing trees, attending plays and soccer games, and trying hard to pass down her native language. In the 1990s and 2000s, with an empty nest and newly single, Gitta hit the retail world, working at Meier and Frank, Saks Fifth Avenue and finally, Louis Vuitton, selling beautiful

Truck driver-logger in Oregon worked for California Cartage in California, Pozi, First Interstate, and Ruth Shaffer. While living in Sisters, he belonged to many horse clubs, riding and trail cleaning with Oregon Equestrian Trails. He belonged to other clubs: Back Country Horsemen, Redmond Saddle Club, Mr. Long Ears and a few others. He loved riding his mules, Elmer and Ezer. Born in Algoma, Oregon, to Cecil L. Jimerson and Leah M. Peterson. Lived in Oregon until 1967. Lived in Norco, California, until 1987. Moved back to Sisters where he lived with his wife, Gerry, of 34 years on their ranch until he died. He is survived by his wife Gerry; daughters Judy Goodell, Jenny Hammack; sons Tim Jimerson, Bryan Jimerson; grandsons Dustin Hammack, Kyle Hammock and Cody Goodell; and two great-grandchildren, Riggin and a baby sister on the way.

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always looking for someone who could give her a challenge. One of her biggest loves was the Los Angeles Dodgers, as she was a diehard fan for 75 years. The evening of July 10, the Dodgers franchise made history and sent Mardi V home to heaven in grand style with eight home runs, two grand slams, and 22 runs. Her four surviving children are daughters, Teri Pemberton and Janice Harrer, and sons Gary and John Vance; and her four grandchildren, Shannon Johnson Cotter, and Hannah, Justin, and Hawley Harrer. A fondest aloha to Gram/ Mardi V! A memorial celebration will be held on Saturday, July 31, at 11:30 a.m. at Sisters Community Church Fireside Room.

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handbags. She took her work very seriously and once hauled her 90-pound 4-foot11-inch frame at top speed after a young man who stole a bag off the counter — high heels and all! He only got away because he had a bike at the bottom of the stairs. She also taught at a German Kinderschule working with kindergartners — a job she adored. After retirement, she moved to Sisters, to be near her daughter Danielle. There, she continued to teach German to children and adults. She was active in her church and volunteered at Sisters Park & Recreation District preschool and Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank. In 2017, Gitta moved to Walla Walla to live near her daughter Andrea. She deeply enjoyed Walla Walla and was active in the Life Church, where she continued to volunteer with children. On Saturdays, you could find Gitta at the local farmers market, doling out samples for the Walla Walla Cheese Company with gusto! Though we are truly heartbroken she is gone, we will do our best to live life as she did — with love, enthusiasm and kindness toward all. She often told us, “Halt die Ohren steif” — “Hold your ears stiff” or “Stay strong” — and we’ll do our best.

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Nancy Burnham Seaward December 8, 1936 – July 21, 2021

Nancy B. Seaward, beloved wife, mother, sister, and Nana, passed away on July 21, 2021, due to complications of cardiac heart failure. She was born in Laconia, New Hampshire, and raised in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts with her older brother, John, and parents, Harold and Mildred Burnham. They spent summers at the family home on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Nancy attended the University of Maine, Orono, earning her bachelor’s degree in Education in 1959. Always an outdoor enthusiast, Nancy became a member and officer of The Maine Outing Club, and it was during this time that she met forestry student, Warren P. Seaward. Immediately after her graduation in 1959, they married and their honeymoon was spent driving to Quilcene, Washington, to begin their life together. They had two daughters, Christine, born in 1960, and Linda, born in 1961. Nancy was always the educator, tutoring special education students in Quilcene and, in 1968, when they moved to the Ripplebrook Ranger Station,

Mt. Hood National Forest, she became the health and PE teacher for the Three Lynx School. While on the Mt. Hood, they reconnected with their love of Nordic skiing and became very active members of the Oregon Nordic Club. In 1978, they moved to Sisters. While Nancy enjoyed her Nordic skiing on the snow-covered roads of the Deschutes National Forest, she was eager to have more dedicated Nordic ski trails. Partnering with her Forest Service husband and the Sisters Ranger District they planned and designed the Warren and Nancy Nordic Trails at the Three Creeks Sno-Park in the Deschutes National Forest. After Warren’s retirement, they started traveling each year to stay on Sanibel Island, Florida, eventually spending six months in Florida and six months in Oregon. Nancy always loved to be busy and involved, which led her to be active in the Homeowners Associations in Sage Woods, and Gulf Shores, Sanibel. She volunteered her time for many years to the High Desert Museum, Sisters Habitat Thrift Store,

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Friends of Metolius Walk

Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m. to noon, enjoy a free interpretive walk from Camp Sherman Bridge to Allingham Bridge and back. Scott Blau will explore early Camp Sherman history and discuss changes to the river that enhance fish habitat. Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fishviewing platform. Wear sturdy footwear and bring water. For more information please call 503730-8034 or 541-595-6439.

New FF Pickup Schedule

Pet food and pet supply pickups from Furry Friends are now one day a week, every Thursday after 12:30 p.m. If you would like to schedule your pickup for free pet food for your dog or cat, call the Furry Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4023. Located at 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind The Nugget office.

Calling Craft-Consigners

Quality craft-consigners wanted for 45th Snowflake Boutique, November 5 and 6. Juries will be held Saturdays, August 14, September 4, and October 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond and Monday, October 18 at 6 p.m. Info: www.snowflakeboutique.org or call Jan 541-350-4888 or Tina 541-447-1640

Kiwanis Funds Available

Sisters Kiwanis has monetary funds available to be dispersed to nonprofit organizations located within the Sisters School District. Organizations whose focus is serving children are eligible to apply. Others who have specific programs for children but whose overall mission is broader than serving just children may also apply. Application deadline is Friday, August 27. Mail letter explaining how the money will be used to: Sisters Kiwanis, PO Box 1296, Sisters, OR 97759 or call Doug Wills 541-719-1254 for more information.

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.

Music in the Garden

Please join the Sisters Community Garden for an uplifting and relaxing event with traditional Irish music band The Ballybogs on Monday, August 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring along your picnic dinner and lawn chair. Donations of nonperishable food items (Kiwanis Food Bank) or monetary gifts (Warfighter Outfitters) are appreciated. The Sisters Community Garden is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. The garden is located at 15860 Barclay Dr. east of the Sisters Eagle Airport. Info: sisterscommunitygarden@ gmail.com.

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 more information call 541678-5483.

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.

Tai Chi/Balance Sessions

Free Tai Chi/Balance Class by Shannon Rackowski on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to noon, Location: Fitness Prescription (Shannon’s studio next to Oregon Eye Care), Sponsored by Sisters Drug. All ages are welcome to attend. Seated instruction for mobility impaired. Sign up at the class. For additional information, call Shannon at 541-272-0529.

Celebration of Life

Organ Donor Awareness

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

A memorial service for Lindsay Simmons will be held on Saturday, August 7 at 9 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. All who knew Lindsay are invited. Light refreshments will be served after the service.

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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)

Free Legal Assistance in Sisters

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon and Legal Aid Services of Oregon are working together to offer legal services to low-income older adults living in Central Oregon. These services are provided to adults 60 years and older with preference to those in greatest social and economic need, with particular attention to low-income, minority and frail individuals. The next Legal Assistance sessions for Sisters/ Bend will be held virtually or by telephone August 9-13, specific days and times TBD by individual attorney offices There are 5 client appointments available for each location and are limited to 30 minutes each. To make an appointment in Sisters call Bonnie Hall at 541-678-5483, or find helpful resources at www. oregonlawhelp.org.

An Evening with Evergrow

Sisters Church of the Nazarene is hosting a free outdoor concert Saturday, August 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring Evergrow, a local husband-and-wife duo. Bring a chair or blanket to sit out in the grass. The church is located five miles east of Sisters at 67130 Harrington Loop. For additional information call Jason at 575-791-8356.

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How did Sisters become the community it is today? For those who’ve lived here for many years, the answer often goes back to volunteers, businesses, and nonprofit organizations who’ve invested sweat, dollars, and time. For Debbie Newport, it’s important for those new to Sisters to understand what it took to make Sisters special. Newport typifies the character, commitment, and courage needed to create a community always striving to be better and reach youth in need. Her dedication throughout the pandemic has helped the nonprofit, Circle of Friends, remain resilient and able to fulfill its mission to mentor young people in need of longterm support. Her work was acknowledged by the Sisters Country Vision Implementation Team, who sponsored the 2021 Community Champions Awards. Sisters community members and businesses who have risen to the occasion during COVID-19 were nominated for their work to keep Sisters prosperous, livable, resilient, and connected. A retired school counselor and administrator, Newport championed efforts to improve lives of children in Sisters Country. She was surprised

to hear she’d won an award but appreciated receiving it. Looking back over her career working with struggling kids, she saw the need for resources, programs, and mentors to guide children towards healthy outlets and a positive future. “Those kinds of resources, we’re building in the community, add to that kind of support. I believe in those things,” she said. Even before she retired as an administrator for the Redmond School District, she worked with Circle of Friends doing visioning work in 2011. “I was part of a community group formed to ascertain if that kind of organization was needed in Sisters, and how it might be developed,” she said. Newport’s work building special-needs programming for kids from age 6 to 22 who were outside the mainstream because of special needs, and later because of behavioral and emotional issues, gave her insights into what was missing for students. She knew a program like Circle of Friends could benefit students and give them a firmer foundation as they navigated school and family life. Newport has helped nonprofits who were in transition like Sisters Folk Festival Inc., Circle of Friends, and C4C (Citizens4Community). Being brought in from the outside

allowed her to help the organizations navigate rough times and transition. Her role included reminding staff that the work they were doing was important, and that they’d get through it. “My perspective allowed them to see that there’s a bigger picture out there,” she said. “If I can support them through the transition part then everybody can be stronger in the end. At least that’s the hope. Those three nonprofits all provide such important resources for people in our community.” Her latest role with Circle of Friends involved hiring a new executive director during COVID. The hurdles caused by the pandemic were high. “The new executive director, Nicole Swisher Woodson, was hired with zero face-toface time until the very end,” said Newport. “That was a new experience for everybody. Prior to it, I wouldn’t have thought it could be possible.” Newport believes dedication to the Sisters community can happen in a myriad of ways. But there’s one key ingredient: “Just show up somewhere. I worry sometimes with so many more people moving into our community, they won’t understand how we got where we are today.”

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Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Friday Car Show 5-6:30 p.m. Bring your cool or vintage car for the free Friday car show. For more information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. Sisters Church of the Nazarene An Evening with Evergrow 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Local husband-and-wife duo share contemporary favorites, as well as classic hymns. Bring a chair or blanket to sit out on the grass. For additional information call 575-791-8356. Hardtails Bar & Grill Live Music with Washed in Black 8 p.m. Tribute to Pearl Jam on the outdoor stage. Tickets at www.bendticket.com. For additional information call 541549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com. Outdoor Stage at Sisters Depot Live Music with Eric Leadbetter 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 Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fresh local produce. Every Sunday June to October! Go to www.sistersfarmersmarket.com for more information. Sisters Saloon Patio Stage Live Music with The Brothers Reed 6 p.m. For additional information call 541549-7427 or go to www.sisterssaloon.net. Sisters Community Church Live Music with Crystal Peaks Refuge Band 6 to 9 p.m. Free summer concert series outside on the lawn! For additional info call 541-549-1201 or go to www.sisterschurch.com. Sisters Community Garden Music with The Ballybogs 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Donations appreciated of nonperishable food items or monetary gifts. Bring along your picnic dinner and lawn chair. For info www.sisterscommunitygarden.org. Events Calendar listings are free to advertisers. Submit items by 5 p.m. Fridays to Angela@nuggetnews.com

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Elisabeth Kokesh was one of many Sisters folks who pushed their musical passions all the way to Montana July 16-18.

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wo weekends ago, a number of Sisters locals chased their musical passions more than 600 miles to Under the Big Sky Music and Arts Festival in Montana. Running July 16-18, the massive festival staged by promoter Outriders Present is located in the picturesque Big Sky Country, nestled in the Bitterroot Mountain Range. Under The Big Sky is held on Big Mountain Ranch, a 350-acre working ranch located just over a mile east of the city limits of Whitefish. This was

the festival’s second year. There were approximately 25,000 people in attendance including those with roll-over tickets from the COVID-canceled 2020 festival. There were two stages at the festival, the main stage, the Great Northern Stage located at the edge of the grounds in a large grassy field to accommodate the crowds. There was also the second and slightly smaller stage, the Big Mountain Stage, located at the entrance of the grounds — a natural amphitheater style with a tributary

running in front of the stage. The lineup this year consisted of a few Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) alumni acts, including Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) and The Lil Smokies. The White Buffalo (aka Jake Smith), the son of Jeff and Ginny Smith of Sisters, has played both the Sisters Rhythm & Brews Festival and SFF and proved to be a big draw on The Big Mountain Stage. Other artists included Ryan Bingham, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Charley Crockett, Riddy Arman, Paul Cauthen, Colter Wall, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Big Sky City Lights, Lily Hiatt, Brothers Osborne, Tyler Childers, and more. Ryan Bingham and Colter Wall, two of the big-name artists at the festival, had the attention of thousands of people with just their guitars, singing cowboy songs. This gives Jim Cornelius, co-founder of SFF, “hope for the future of music.” Billy Strings capped out the Friday evening special-event performance with a 90-minute set of pure and raw guitar talent. Strings played his signature Preston Thompson Guitar made in Sisters (see story below).

One of the bands that made quite the splash — being the only band to play two sets on the weekend of the festival — was Hogslop String Band. They will be performing in Sisters as part of the SFF 2021 lineup. Hogslop String Band brought huge energy to the Big Mountain Stage with audiences climbing the fence and splashing in the creek (also due to the extreme heat wave that was present at the festival). There were also sightings of dancing pigs storming the stage; we will see if that happens at SFF. Elisabeth Kokesh of Sisters was in attendance at the event taking photos for Colter Wall and Riddy Arman’s record label La Honda Records. “Like Colter Wall sings, ‘when I first saw Montana, I knew I would love her,’” she told The Nugget. “Unfortunately, our eastern neighbors were just as smoky under wildfire skies as in Central Oregon, but it did make for a beautiful sunset .... After a year of solitude and longing for not only live music, but the community of friends that come with the territory of the country music scene, this weekend solidified my conviction in never again taking weekends like this for granted.”

Sue Boettner, former board chair of SFF, was also in attendance. “Under the Big Sky Festival, what a lineup!” she said. “Jason Isbell stole the festival in my opinion. Loved Jade Jackson, and Ryan Bingham’s sets — they both need to come to Sisters Folk Festival. Shovels & Rope played an amazing set of new and old songs, they are so talented! Lilly Hiatt was really great; the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Emmylou Harris at 74 was amazing as usual, her voice still incredible, but the Red Dirt Boys (her band) brought it also and they performed a rocking set!” Jennifer McCrystal, co-creator of Jen’s Garden and now a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Reed Bros. Realty, was also at the music festival. “We were long overdue for adventure, post-COVID,” she said. “I heard about Under the Big Sky and decided to check it out. My significant other and I drove from Boise 11 hours and met up with three Bend couples. Three days of great music, gourmet camp food, and just reconnecting in person! The 16-hour drive back to Sisters passed in the blink of an eye

as I reminisced about a weekend of music in one of the most beautiful venues I have ever experienced.” Throughout the weekend, between sets on the Big Mountain Stage, there were 30-minute heats of rough stock rodeo. Bronc-riding and bull-riding were the main events. Where else but Montana can you pair a country music, roots festival with rodeo? A number of the performers kept saying, “We thought we’d never get to do this again.” This was one of the first of many festivals slotted for this year after a year and a half off of performing due to the pandemic. Now with vaccine rollouts and regulations changing, these festivals are made possible again. Concluding his Friday night show, Dwight Yoakam said, “We gotta start living life; if we don’t start living life, there won’t be any life to get back to living.” Many of the performers at the festival were performing in front of the largest audiences of their careers in a setting that is unmatched. This type of success at a festival encourages the growing number of independent country and roots music fans, including the Sisters locals in attendance.

Billy Strings takes the stage with Sisters-made guitar By Ceili Cornelius | Correspondent Preston Thompson Guitars in Sisters works with a number of bigname guitar players. Billy Strings, rising Americana and roots guitar player is one of those musicians. According to their website:

“Preston started making guitars in the 1980s. Charles Sawtelle and Peter Rowan were among the first to enjoy the quality and sound of Preston’s builds, along with his friendship.” Many years ago, Billy Strings was in Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville where he found a

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Billy Strings is taking the independent folk, country, and bluegrass music world by storm — and he’s doing it on a custom-made Preston Thompson Guitar made in downtown Sisters. The company created a signature model off of the design.

Thompson guitar. Shortly after came the order for his next guitar. He ended up doing a meet-up at the shop before his show in Bend at the Volcanic Pub Theater in August of 2017. Since then, Preston Thompson Guitars has collaborated with Billy Strings to create a limited-edition Brazilian Dreadnought signature model guitar. Strings wanted to decide what elements to include. According to the guitar maker, the model is a DBSEIA with an Adirondack top, made from East Indian rosewood backing and sides with a Honduran mahogany neck. It has slotted diamonds and squared fretboard markers with a special inner stone. It also has the Billy Sunburst – Nitrocellulose Lacquer and an 18-style three-ring rosette. This guitar is based off the classic D-93 Martin Guitar. Preston Thompson Guitars is one of few guitar shops with an in-house inlay artist with Simon Haycraft doing inlays, building and finishing of the guitars. Billy Strings wanted a specific jade-green inlay torch on the guitar that can be seen on the headstock of the signature model.

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Billy Strings visited Preston Thompson Guitars in 2017 to pick up his custom made guitar. The Sisters company created a Billy Strings Signature Model (now sold out). Preston Thompson Guitars got the OK from Strings to create a signature model based off of his original guitar design. They put 33 model guitars out for sale. They have since sold out of the model and are still in the process of building each one sold. “Strings designed the logo and signed each of them for the model,” said Christine Funk, general manager of Preston Thompson Guitars. Strings specified the “specs,” or specifications of the guitar,

including special pickups and microphones for plugging into his pedal board to create his unique sounds in performance. Billy Strings has been to the shop in Sisters twice now, once in 2017 to pick up his second Preston Thompson that he had specially designed, after getting his first one at Carter’s in Nashville. He was there once again to get a tour of the building process in 2019. They did most of the design work and discussion over the phone over the

months of build. A video of Strings picking up the guitar in 2017 can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Ghx9UqKYI18&t=9s. Preston Thompson Guitars and Billy Strings have no exclusive contract, just a mutual love for playing and creating high-quality handmade classic guitars. “We try to keep in touch with him and promote what he’s doing with our guitars,” said Funk. For more information, visit www. pktguitars.com.

(CENTER PHOTO) The White Buffalo (aka Jake Smith) is the son of Jeff and Ginny Smith of Sisters. He has built a passionate following for his music, which has been featured at the Sisters Folk Festival and the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival. He drew a big crowd at the Under the Big Sky Music and Arts Fest in Montana this month. (RIGHT PHOTO) Hog Slop String Band blew the doors off at the Under the Big Sky Music and Arts Fest in Montana. They will bring stellar picking and a highenergy stage show to town for Sisters Folk Festival, October 1-3.

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music connection

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Sisters makes with Montana

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a political party (other than voter registration records). Political parties would no longer nominate candidates for Commissioner. All eligible candidates, regardless of political affiliation, would appear on the ballot with no party affiliations listed. This measure would take effect beginning in 2022. Chang explained that he is promoting a ballot measure to “reduce toxic partisanship by making Deschutes County Commissioner a nonpartisan position. When I couldn’t persuade the other two commissioners to refer a measure directly to the voters, I began supporting citizen petitioners who are gathering signatures to get the measure on the ballot in 2022.” Chang believes that local government has no need for partisan politics because almost all decisions at the county level are nonpartisan in nature. In his view, County government should be doing its best to serve the people of the county, not playing partisan politics. Nonpartisan elections are more inclusive — nonaffiliated or thirdparty voters have the same county ballot as major party voters. Moderates and thirdparty candidates are not excluded from the primary election process. The election cycle could be shorter for county seats, cutting the cost of running for office nearly in half. If a candidate received over 50 percent of the vote in the primary, they wouldn’t have to run in the general election. Minor-party candidates would enter each election on an even playing field with major-party candidates. As part of his presentation, Chang provided background information regarding the basic areas of responsibility that the commissioners oversee. Acting as the local public-health authority, the commissioners are responsible for preserving and promoting the overall well-being of the county residents. Their response to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the mass-vaccination center at the Deschutes County fairgrounds where 120,000 doses were administered, in partnership with St. Charles Health Services, the Oregon National Guard, and other collaborators. Vaccination clinics are now distributed throughout the county. Chang has participated in homeless workgroups with the cities of Bend and Redmond to site, fund, and develop managed camps, shelters, transitional housing,

and permanent supportive housing. The commissioners have begun obligating funds to these projects so that construction can begin. Commissioners have approved the purchase and remodeling of two buildings to become a new North County Health Services campus in Redmond. The County’s Public Health and Behavioral Health divisions provide 30 percent of their services in Redmond, but right now only 10 percent of the Health Services Department’s office and clinic space is in Redmond. The 2021-22 County budget includes investments in prevention of suicide, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and bullying for kids in partnership with the Bend-La Pine Schools. The program will embed health specialists in the schools. For six months, the County has successfully operated the 24-7 County Crisis Stabilization Center to deal with mental-health crises with a 24-hour crisis phone line, walk-in crisis services, short-term respite unit, mobile crisis-assessment team, co-responder program where a master’slevel mental-health clinician is embedded with Bend Police Department’s Community Response Team, mental-health court, civil commitment investigations, case management, peer support, and forensic diversion program. Land-use regulations regarding land lying outside the County’s municipalities Urban Growth Boundaries govern agricultural and forest lands and provide zoning and housing regulations. Chang’s testimony to the Oregon state legislature resulted in new opportunities for rural residents of the county to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to house family members, home health care providers, farm workers, and others (SB 391). Short-term rentals would not be allowed. He has also advocated for land donations to partners such as Habitat for Humanity, Housing Works, and Community Land Trust so they can provide affordable housing for the community. County land contributions to housing partners have resulted in hundreds of units of affordable housing already and the need for

these projects has never been greater, according to Chang. The county currently owns no land in Sisters. T h e c o u n t y ’s s o l i d waste also comes under the purview of the County Commissioners. At the current pace, the county landfill is predicted to be at capacity by 2028, which would require expenditure of $14 million for a new landfill or finding other locations to which the solid waste could be diverted. A recycling modernization bill would help get recyclable materials where they belong. At this time, many of them end up in the landfill. Public safety within the county is a big area of responsibility for the commissioners. The 911 dispatch center, the budgets for the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office and the District Attorney’s office, and the facilities and auxiliary staff of the Circuit Court are all funded by the County. Chang’s testimony in Salem helped secure two new badly needed Circuit Court judges to help alleviate the two-tothree year wait for civil cases to be heard. When asked what the counterarguments are for keeping the County Commissioner election partisan, Chang mentioned that partisan voters (identify with one particular party) tend to be “hard core” voters who vote in every election (primary and general) and vote the party ticket rather than for a particular individual. Nonaffiliated voters tend to be moderates and centrists. Chang used the term “lowinformation voters,” those who are less likely to vote and when they do, they generally vote for a candidate they find personally appealing, rather than having developed clear-cut ideological preferences. The argument might be made that partisan voters are better informed on the issues, although voting the party ticket doesn’t require an understanding of the issues. The initiative effort is being led by Susan Cobb, Democrat of Sisters; Mimi Alkira, former Republican and now Independent and vice president of the Deschutes County League of Women Voters; and Drew Kaza, Independent and owner of Sisters Movie House.

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The Olympic Trials last month in Eugene provided my first opportunity to see the new Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus, which replaced the old historic facility. I have to be honest, I felt a bit of ambivalence about the thought of entering the spaceship-like stadium in place of the wooden, green-painted East Grandstands that literally came to the edge of lane eight, close enough for athletes on their victory lap to high five adoring fans. But once inside and sitting on my comfortable cushioned seat — one of 16,000 that will accommodate future fans at the 2022 World Championships along with the future NCAA, Olympic Trials, and Prefontaine Classic Diamond

League meets — perspective changed. The new Hayward Field is spectacular and the athletes vying for spots on the Olympic team broke it in well with outstanding performances. In the span of eight days, two world records were established, numerous worldleading marks recorded, and scintillatingly close contests for athletes vying to stamp their tickets to the Tokyo Olympics. It was too bad the stands were nowhere close to capacity due to COVID protocols, but having 5,000-plus avid fans provided plenty of electricity. If the stadium had been full when U of O’s Cole Hocker, a 20-yearold sophomore, outkicked 2016 gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz, a former Duck, in the 1,500 final, the crowd’s roar would have rolled all the way to Sisters like a thunderstorm out of the west. For anyone in Sisters Country who has never been to a high-level track-andfield meet, I encourage you to find a way to get to one. Go and watch athletes like

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Ryan Crouser, the 2016 gold medalist in the shot put and native of Oregon propel a 16 pound metal sphere over 76 feet — further than anyone in history. Witness 21-year-old Sydney McLaughlin blaze over hurdles for 400 meters at a speed faster than most humans can run that distance without hurdles — 51.9 seconds. Be there to join a standing ovation for Deanna Price, who, after spinning like a dervish, sent the hammer nearly the length of a football field — and almost out of the field — for a world-leading mark and American record. Even with Hayward Field only partially full, the energy and enthusiasm of the fans definitely made a difference to the athletes. It will be interesting to see how it will be for the Olympics in Tokyo with virtually no one on hand. I watched the opening ceremony and sensed that the athletes, though grateful and excited to have the Olympics happening, would have much preferred the applause of thousands as each nation was introduced. Regardless, once the

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29 and continues through August 8. Even if you haven’t been a track-and-field fan in the past, take in some of the action. It might inspire you to trek to Hayward Field in the future for some live action. According to NBC’s website, track and field will consist of a morning session on Peacock and primetime sessions on USA and NBC. Apparently USA and NBC will split the primetime events, with some airing across both networks at varying times. The full morning and night sessions are also available to stream on NBCOlympics.com.

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her favorite book characters, Starprancer, the golden winged horse. Jean tried to ignore her prodding, but Starprancer was insistent. She told Jean she had to write another book and Aila and Lily had to be in the book. It had been a few years since Jean had written a book about any of her Scottie dog supporting characters. Two rounds with cancer had taken the edge off that kind of flight of fantasy. But slowly a story developed that was begging for a chance. “The power of writing fiction is that you are drawn into the characters and the story,” said Nave. “COVID-19 and politics just vanish. The world becomes beautiful and filled with everything that you love. That’s the joy of storytelling.” Nave grew up with horses. They have always been in her blood. Her best illustrations are usually horses because she has been drawing them since she was 5 years old, when she got her first horse. In addition, Jean’s father spent many years as a small airplane pilot, so visualizing the world from a few thousand feet in the air comes naturally to her. She says those two elements are part of the charm of writing fantasy which includes flying horses. “Starprancer at Wild Horse Cave” is an illustrated chapter book for middle-school-age readers. Starprancer asks Aila and Lily one night to help her rescue a small band of wild horses living in a wilderness area in the Ochoco Mountains. The rescue effort becomes complicated and saving a woman’s life gets into the mix. Meanwhile, the reader gets to feel the thrill of flying over the amazing Central Oregon landscape in the middle of the night. They even get to fly west, over the Three Sisters, viewing the Willamette Valley’s dramatic splashes of sparkling gold cities from the air. “Starprancer at Wild Horse Cave” is available for $7.95 on Amazon.com or for $6.95 at Paulina Springs Books.

She wants to help people understand the importance of really engaging in the community and building relationships with organizations and agencies that have contributed to a community culture of giving and participating. For Newport, the strength and uniqueness of Sisters Country comes from a volunteer spirit. “It’s not just one more vacation destination and cool little town to hang out in for a weekend,” she said. “It’s the infrastructure and relationships that built what it is today. I want people to know the community they’ve moved into and some of the ways we made it such an amazing town. I’d like to say, ‘come on in and let me show you some of the things we’ve done and are doing.’ That’s hard with everybody being busy and having life stuff.

Being able to go one step further and say, what can I give to this community that makes it better for me and for everyone else is what’s helped us become who we are.” Like everyone else, Newport’s life has been affected by the pandemic. “I’ve had a lot of fun canceled this year,” she said. “We’re not ready to get out there yet. We’re also downsizing right now, and reconfiguring our life, which is exciting. We’re starting to think about traveling again, maybe to Asia where our daughter was working. We love it there. That won’t be for a while though. For now we’ve got a few river trips planned and a few in the mountains. I’m chomping at the bit to do a big trip.” With no projects on the horizon, she’s figuring out how to best stay involved. She’ll continue to find ways to support nonprofits. “How they imbed their work in the culture of the community is really important going forward. Part of that is because our

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teacher Tony Cosby taught Anthony skills directly related to what he’s doing now. The Americana Project was also a big part of his formation as a high-school student. Anthony thought music was what he’d be doing for a career. But then he took a Physics of Sound class his first year at University of Oregon and it really clicked with him. “I built a guitar in Tony Cosby’s woodshop class and took an AutoCAD class with him that I really enjoyed,” he said. “Just this morning I was making AutoCAD drawings. That’s something I started learning in that class and continued to do. Like many people, a lot of my job is computer work but I really enjoy doing hands-on work. That started by taking woodshop, and in the second year, making a guitar. I still have the guitar I made with me. I try

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to find time for music. I listen more than I play now. It’s hard to find the time.” If Anthony could whisper some words of advice into his teenager ear, he’d say, hard work does pay off. “I was skeptical of that and just wanted to skate by a lot of the time,” he said. “But I rarely put a lot of work into something and then in the end said that was a big mistake. There’s always something good about that.” Married this summer, Anthony enjoys spending time windsurfing and learning how to sail. But he always enjoys coming back to Central Oregon. “I miss skiing in Central Oregon and having more access to wilderness,” he said. “The last time we were back we did some cross-country skiing.” Anthony considers himself fortunate to have grown up in Central Oregon. There’s been a lot of hard work along the way, but it’s brought him to a place in his life and a career that’s both rewarding and interesting.

additional units from SistersCamp Sherman Fire District, and one unit from Cloverdale Fire District, with a total of 22 personnel. Deschutes County Sheriff ’s deputies also responded to the scene. Fire Chief Dan Tucker said, “The quick response as well as the continued efforts that Sisters-Camp Sherman, Cloverdale, and Black Butte Ranch fire districts have made towards enhancing interagency coordination between the agencies was essential to a safe outcome on this fire.”

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C L A S S I F I E D S 102 Commercial Rentals

107 Rentals Wanted

Classic Car Garages For Lease HEATED, lighted, 110 outlet, indoor wash, clubhouse, $175 monthly, call/text Jack 541-419-2502. STORAGE WITH BENEFITS • 8 x 20 dry box Rental needed for 2 horses • Fenced yard, RV & trailers (drylot) and one quiet, square, • In-town, gated, 24-7 employed senior who raised 2 Kris@earthwoodhomes.com Eagle Scouts. Sisters resident Prime Downtown Retail Space since 1984. Dog and cat. Within Call Lori at 541-549-7132 45 miles of Costco. Single story Cold Springs Commercial only. Needed by August. Office space for lease. The Place Excellent references. on Main. 101 Main Ave. in sueinsisters@gmail.com Sisters. Three spaces available. LOOKING FOR RENTAL $575/month and up. Call Ralph CLOSE IN TO SISTERS. 541-390-5187 I am looking for a shared rental CASCADE STORAGE or attached apartment; ground (541) 549-1086 level or with a few stairs. I am 581 N. Larch – 7-Day Access currently living in an upstairs 5x5 to 12x30 Units Available apartment where stairs are 5x5 - 8x15 Climate Control Units becoming difficult. Please call or On-site Management text Ellie @ 503-274-0214. FOR LEASE – Approx. 202 Firewood 420 sq. ft. office suite available at 220 S. Pine St. building. Suite is SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS $600/mo., light & bright, with DAVE ELPI – FIREWOOD mountain views. Email: • SINCE 1976 • lorna@nolteproperties.com or Doug Fir – Lodgepole – Juniper phone – 541-419-8380. DRIVE-IN WOOD SALES Lorna Nolte, Principal Broker – 18155 Hwy. 126 East – Lic. #200105010 SistersForestProducts.com Order Online! 541-410-4509 MINI STORAGE Sisters Rental DRY PINE FIREWOOD 331 W. Barclay Drive Available for immediate delivery. 541-549-9631 You haul optional. Bear Mtn. Sizes 5x5 to 15x30 and outdoor Fire. Call or text 541-420-3254. RV parking. 7-day access. Ponderosa firewood for sale. Computerized security gate. Split or round, pickup or deliver. Moving boxes & supplies. Call 541-350-7755.

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Room available. Brand new JEWELRY REPAIR & home built 2 yrs. ago. Squaw CUSTOM DESIGN Creek Canyon Estates on 2.5-acre Graduate gemologist. Over 45 lot. Westside wing, one bedroom, years experience. Cash for gold. private bathroom, all utilities, Metals • 220 S. Ash St. Suite 1 wifi. Maid cleans bathroom and 541-904-0410 linens once a month. $750/month 541-549-4117 or text 205 Garage & Estate Sales 707-688-2800 Happy Trails Estate Sales PONDEROSA PROPERTIES and online auctions! –Monthly Rentals Available– Selling, Downsizing, or Deaths? Call Debbie at 541-549-2002 Locally owned & operated by... Full details, 24 hrs./day, go to: Daiya 541-480-2806 PonderosaProperties.com Sharie 541-771-1150 Printed list at 221 S. Ash, Sisters 206 Lost & Found Ponderosa Properties LLC Found: belt w/very unique 34-ft. RV trailer with slide-outs, buckle. Lower Squaw Creek full hook-up water, electric and crossing. Tuesday before the septic. $700/month plus deposit. Grandview fire started. Call to Call Steve Rollins at identify. 541-549-6466, leave 541-549-6213 for more info. message.

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CASCADE HOME & VACATION RENTALS Monthly and Vacation Rentals throughout Sisters Country. (541) 549-0792 Property management for second homes. CascadeVacationRentals.net ~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ Private Central OR vac. rentals, Property Management Services 541-977-9898 www.SistersVacation.com CLASSIFIEDS! It pays to advertise in The Nugget Newspaper Deadline is Monday before noon, 541-549-9941 or online at NuggetNews.com Uploaded every Tuesday at no additional cost to you!

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1929 Model A Ford 2-door sedan, and a Big Tex Trailer both for $20,000. Black with dark blue fenders. Excellent restoration. 541-848-1790. We Buy, Sell, Consign Quality Cars, Trucks, SUVs & RVs ~ Call Jeff at 541-815-7397 Sisters Car Connection da#3919 SistersCarConnection.com

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RV FOR SALE 2005 Alpha See Ya Gold 40' Class A. No accidents, less than 1k miles. Stored inside a barn since 2018. 400 HP diesel pusher. It has everything one needs for first-class living or traveling. Call Vern 408-335-8774.

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Technology Problems? I can fix them for you. Solving for business, home & A/V needs. All tech supported. Jason Williams Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience 541-719-8329 SISTERS SATELLITE TV • PHONE • INTERNET Your authorized local dealer for DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet and more! CCB # 191099 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729

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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. JONES UPGRADES LLC Home Repairs & Remodeling Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, Fences, Sheds & more. Mike Jones, 503-428-1281 Local resident • CCB #201650 LAREDO CONSTRUCTION 541-549-1575 Maintenance / Repairs Insurance Work CCB #194489 HAVE A SERVICE TO PROVIDE? Let the public know what you have to offer in The Nugget’s C L A S S I F I E D S!

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802 Help Wanted

NOW HIRING FOR RETAIL ASSOCIATES 605 Painting Marigold & True is a newish ~ FRONTIER PAINTING ~ shop in Sisters. It's a small, Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. thoughtfully curated shop Refurbishing Decks featuring a variety of lifestyle CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620 products with a focus on www.frontier-painting.com small-batch artisan producers. We are hiring for part-time Central Color Painting Serving Black Butte and Sisters. positions (6-30 hrs/week) with a start date of early August. Must Interiors, exteriors, stain work be willing to work weekends. and pressure washing. Please stop by the shop 971-255-6271 • CCB #235560 (open everyday 11-5) with your 606 Landscaping & Yard cover letter and resumé to be considered. Maintenance 351 W Hood Ave, Sisters. J&E Landscaping Maintenance Part-time Sales Associate LLC Clean-ups, raking, mowing, We are looking for a person who hauling debris, gutters. is friendly, outgoing, and Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 reliable; someone who enjoys jandelspcing15@gmail.com working with the public in a team environment. Work days would be Thursday - Sunday. Applications available at the Complete landscape construction, Stitchin' Post, 311 West Cascade in Sisters or by email fencing, irrigation installation & diane.j@stitchinpost.com. design, pavers/outdoor kitchens, Questions? Contact debris cleanups, fertility & water diane.j@stitchinpost.com. conservation management, Now Hiring – excavation. Three Creeks Brewing CCB #188594 • LCB #9264 Join our crew and help deliver www.vohslandscaping.com the finest beer, food and service 541-515-8462 to Central Oregon and beyond! ASPEN TREE LANDSCAPES Full- and part-time positions (Fire Suppression) property available including server, clean ups. We trim trees. Take host/hostess, line cook and out an old yard and put in a new production packaging lead. Pay one. 541-419-5643. depends on experience and All Landscaping Services position. Email your resumé to Mowing, Thatching, Hauling... resumes@threecreeksbrewing. Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740. com to apply.

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Six things being houseless taught me

By Mandee Seeley Guest Columnist

I do not use the term homeless anymore. After a conversation with another woman who was experiencing houselessness about three years ago, she said “I wish people would stop calling us homeless. I know it doesn’t fit the idea others have of home, but my tent is my home.” The respectful way to describe this group is to say people experiencing houselessness, because they are people first and foremost, and words matter. I had never been tent camping before I moved to Oregon and spent seven months in one with my family, including our two young children. We had just moved from Florida in April of 2016, where we couldn’t find jobs, had lost our home, and prices were rising too fast to keep up with them. Knowing we were losing our home, we watched the free YouTube documentary about mobile living called Without Bound, and decided to buy an RV. When that didn’t work due to getting kicked out of nearly every place we parked, we sold it, packed up everything we owned into a rental truck with no plan or vehicle, and headed to the Pacific Northwest. Little did we know the housing crisis was even worse here. After the tent, we were housed for two years on the Rapid Rehousing program.

The goal is to get people experiencing houselessness back into permanent housing as quickly as possible with subsidized rent and services, however, you only get two years to make that happen. In Sisters, where we moved, that was nearly impossible with job wages not matching rent or mortgage costs that were continually rising. We bought our second RV six months before the program ended so we’d have somewhere to go, and we lived in that over two years in the forest surrounding our city until getting housed with the Housing Voucher program five months ago. It took nearly five years for us to obtain stable housing, and this is what that experience taught me: 1. Advocacy: My advocacy journey began when we got housed in November of 2016. A week later, a friend told me that a group of locals was trying to start a cold weather shelter and that my perspective would be important. We did open that shelter in January of 2017, but we were too late to save one man who died in his car that December. One preventable death is too many, and I still think of him whenever someone acts like housing is a privilege instead of a basic human need. 2. Awareness: I used to believe the dominant narrative that people experiencing houselessness were dangerous and scary. Becoming

“There’s no place like home!”

houseless showed me that these are human beings without a house, that’s it. People in houses struggle with addiction, criminal history, and mental-health issues at a much higher rate than unhoused folks do. They’re also more likely to be a victim of crime than commit one. Fear and misinformation lead the stigma against these folks; awareness is step one to solving this issue. 3. Community: Before moving to Sisters, I never had a sense of community or lived in one that felt like home to me, like I belonged. I moved around a lot as a kid and never got involved in anything before, even well into my thirties. Maybe it’s the small-town feel or being heard for the first time in my life, but this place changed me. People care about each other here and want to make the world a better place, and I’m honored to be a part of that. Giving back feeds our souls, and I feel that now. I am finally home. 4. Education: The average person doesn’t know the difference between transitional and workforce housing, or the Housing Voucher and the Rapid Rehousing programs. There is so much to understand about the housing crisis in America; from structural barriers that keep people in poverty, to untreated trauma, to discriminative policies in our cities. It’s a bit overwhelming, but the more you know the more you grow, and if we learn

together, we can fight this crisis together and get our neighbors out of the forests and streets. We knew nothing of dispersed camping, forest stay limits, or Leave No Trace when we were thrown into houselessness, but we would learn. Being houseless is living in constant survival mode, and education is the key to unlocking a flourishing future for all of us. 5. Passion: I’ve always been passionate about whatever I’m into at the time, which changes frequently thanks to my ADHD brain. However, after experiencing houselessness I had a renewed sense of passion to speak up for those still going through it. I want to end and prevent it, period. My experience also gave me a passion for political science, which I’m going to Portland State University online this fall to study. We need more people in office and making decisions who understand the struggle of poverty and houselessness from lived experience. We are the experts now. 6. Purpose: Since I was around 10, I’ve had this overwhelming feeling that I was meant to do something big. For a long time, I hoped it might be winning the lottery, but my priorities have changed since then. Now, I’m inspired by activists like Greta and Malala, and I hope to make an impact in houselessness as they have for women and the planet

by continuing to speak out against discrimination, fear, and misinformation, and for compassion, love, and truth. “There’s really no such thing as the voiceless. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.” — Arundhati Roy It’s hard to understand something we haven’t experienced ourselves, such as addiction and houselessness, and we naturally fear the unknown. While I wouldn’t wish either of those experiences on anyone, they changed my life and made me a better person. The most important thing we can do right now is listen to people with lived experience. Hear their stories, see the themes in the problems, and help us do something about it. We need every voice in this fight, including yours. If you are currently experiencing houselessness in Sisters and don’t know where to turn, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I hear you, I see you, I care. Call or text 458-206-1927.

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SEELEY: Advocate has experienced ‘houselessness’ Continued from page 1

passion for helping people without a house. She was recognized by the Sisters Country Vision I m p l e m e n t a t i o n Te a m who sponsored the 2021 Community Champions Awards. She was honored as a Livable Community Champion, for her ongoing work to help make Sisters Country a more livable community. She is an original committee member of the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter and helped restart the Sisters Houseless Networking group. Prior to working with ROC, Seeley hadn’t met another person who was fighting to end houselessness and had also experienced housing instability in Central Oregon. “ROC introduced me to a network of others like me. That really fueled my passion and made me want to fight harder for all of us,” said Seeley. ROC has been a gateway for Seeley, opening doors and expanding her understanding of the complexities involved in solving houseless problems in Sisters and beyond. “In my short time with them, I have gained confidence as a constituent and grown a deeper appreciation for policy work, which has

taught me that my story and perspective is necessary when talking to legislators representing my community,” she said. She’s participated in a national housing justice narrative fellowship with other advocates with lived experience across the country, creating more connections and a unified voice as they work to end houselessness and housing instability. “I was asked to join the Project Turnkey Advisory Council that provides funds to Oregon organizations to turn motels into housing for wildfire victims and others experiencing houselessness,” she said. Seeley has also learned how to help others share their story by speaking to future members at ROC’s virtual Housing Opportunity Week. “None of this would have happened without ROC. I’m so thankful to call myself a member,” she said. When she was a houseless advocate, COVID added challenges like virtual meetings. “I was getting kicked off during meetings and calls and missing meetings, because of difficulties finding WiFi. All the groups I worked with were patient and understanding.” Now that her family is in a house, she’s doing more to support people facing houselessness “I still have the cheapest Internet offered so it’s not ideal

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon even in a home,” she said. Receiving an award for her work was a welcome accolade. “It felt awesome and I was surprised to be recognized. I’ve felt appreciated with the feedback from people I work with even without receiving the award,” she said. “On a community level I’m very proud of it.” Having lived experience qualified her for the work she’s doing, but Seeley is still deciphering acronyms and vernacular her cohorts use. “Even after five years doing this, I’m still learning and catching up to know what we’re talking about half the time,” she said. “There are people without personal experience, who just don’t get it and say things that are offensive and hurtful. There’s been quite a few times I’ve felt like just saying forget it, and it’s not worth doing anymore. But being in this community makes it better. This community embraced our family. We never experienced the level of discrimination I see happening for the houseless folks in the community now. I think if I’d experienced that in the beginning, I wouldn’t be sitting here doing this work now. “Being houseless can be incredibly isolating because of the stigma of being without a home. I want our neighbors in the forest to know that people in this community care, regardless of what they may

This community embraced our family. We never experienced the level of discrimination I see happening for the houseless folks in the community now. — Mandy Seeley hear or see around town or on Facebook, which is incredibly toxic in Sisters.” Seeley learned quickly when she shared her story and perspective, that people really appreciated hearing it. “They got past their fear. I did a talk with a few others in the community on homelessness, and when I mentioned my husband and I spent seven months in a tent with our children, there were shocked reactions from the audience. When we arrived in Sisters, I heard people say, we don’t have a homeless problem and I’d think, ‘Yeah, you kinda do!’” she said. Assuaging people’s fears and seeing the difference in certain community members who were concerned about what homeless folks in the woods were up to has helped. Every person has a story and reasons why they’re houseless. “For the last 20 years of my life I’ve been that angry person because of things that

happened in my life,” Seeley said. “I’ve been the addict. I’ve been the criminal and have experienced mentalhealth challenges. This community changed all that for me. And because I’ve been all of those things, and was able to change my life with love and support, I understand that we should be showing everyone the same level of kindness. Who knows what they can accomplish? Some people just need a little more help than others. These aren’t bad people, they’re struggling people, but they’re still people, first.” Seeley can be reached at 458-206-1927.

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