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The Nugget Vol. XLIV No. 44

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Restoring Lake Creek flows in Camp Sherman Sisters

community fills food bank coffers

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Lake Creek once again flows unvexed from Suttle Lake to the Metolius River. Once interrupted by irrigation diversions and dams, the creek now flows freely — while local water rights holders still get their water — thanks to a longterm project involving the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, and numerous partners, that removed the last diversion on the creek this fall. Since 2007, the Upper D e s c h u t e s Wa t e r s h e d Council, along with the Pelton Round Butte Fund and a variety of other project partners including the U.S. Forest Service, has been working with landowners on screening and fish passage projects on Whychus Creek and Lake Creek in Sisters Country. The results have created an “everybody wins” scenario, where streamflows, habitat, and fish populations have been restored, and recreational opportunities enhanced, while irrigators continue to get their allotments of water — often in a more efficient manner. The Nugget visited the site of the last diversion removal

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

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Two Sisters High School students are journeying abroad with instruments in hand as Oregon Ambassadors of Music (OAM). Norma Quero and Justin Bowe, both sophomores at Sisters High School, were nominated by their band teacher, Tyler Cranor, to be a part of the Oregon Ambassadors of Music program in their respective instrument areas. Quero will be performing on flute, and Bowe will play percussion. The OAM program takes nominations from across the state. According to their website: “The Oregon Ambassadors of Music has

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See LAKE CREEK on page 20

See FOOD BANK on page 16

Cari Press and Jabus Smith of the U.S. Forest Service and Matt Maloney of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) worked last week to finish up planting of native species in an area near Camp Sherman where a Forest Service road crew removed an irrigation diversion and headgate from Lake Creek. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

on Tuesday, November 2, as a Forest Service and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) crew finished up restorative planting where a Forest Service road

Students off to Europe as music ambassadors By Ceili Cornelius

we could,” said Cari Press, hydrologist with the Sisters Ranger District. Part of minimizing impact

The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank finds itself in an enviable position thanks to the generosity of Sisters community organizations, businesses, and individuals who have provided them financial support in the past. Theirs is a success story of having been in need several years ago, alerting the community, and receiving tremendous support. Les Schwab Sisters Taylor Tire Center provided $5,400; OnPoint Community Credit Union, $10,000; Sinclair Oil Corporation, $10,000; plus others; bringing the total to $60,000 to $70,000 collected within a week. As the traditional holiday giving season approaches, Kiwanis wants the public to know that the Food Bank’s operating reserves

been taking outstanding Oregon high school students to Europe since 1995. Through a director nomination process, students are offered the opportunity to join the OAM Choir or Band. After we prepare the music in a rehearsal day and a mini pre-departure camp, we travel and perform in select countries throughout Europe. We are truly Ambassadors. We bring our love of life and peace by sharing music and kindness throughout Europe.” Quero has lived in Sisters since she was 2 years old. She started playing piano at age 8 and fell in love with See AMBASSADORS on page 18

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crew had used heavy equipment to remove a headgate and a push-up dam and pull a roadbed back. “We were trying to do as low an impact footprint as

Winter starts with a blast — of fun By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

It only took a few snow flurries downtown Saturday to signal the start of winter play season. Folks from Sisters Country took off in droves, destination Ray Benson, Santiam, and Potato Hill Sno-Parks, anything above 6,000 feet that got a nice dumping Friday night, and throughout Saturday morning. Oregon Department of Transportation had already made a couple of sweeps as the weather changed seemingly by the minute, from hard-driving snow with 20 mph winds behind it, to popup sun and a wintry smorgasbord in between. As the 34 degrees at Suttle Lake quickly became 30 degrees a

mile farther west, cars were found in the ditches and trucks crawling. Oregon State Police and Lynn County sheriff’s deputies rushed to the

Announcements................10 Entertainment .................. 11

Holiday Gift Ideas .............19 Crossword ....................... 20

Folks in Sisters — people folks and canine folks alike — were thrilled with an early taste of winter recreation last weekend. PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

summit to curb driver enthusiasm and render aid. In the not-yet-opened See WINTER on page 16

Classifieds...................21-22 Real Estate ................. 23-24

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Sisters needs a permanent shelter

Those who served

The past few months have been hard on many of our military veterans. After two decades of war in Afghanistan, they had to watch helplessly as the fruits of a generation of labor fell to the Taliban in a shambolic and bloody withdrawal. Inevitably, many were called to question what it was all for — all the strain and sacrifice, the blood and the treasure expended in a cause where four presidential administrations and the top brass failed in their commitment — and consistently failed to tell the truth. That question is not reserved to those who served in Afghanistan. Since World War II, there have been few clear-cut victories and too many vague and poorly executed “exits.” That’s on our political leadership and ultimately on us — not on our veterans who served their country faithfully and well.

By Bonnie LaMont Rose

Veterans Day is an opportunity for us to recognize service to country, service that is honorable and valued, regardless of politically engineered outcomes. It’s also a time for the broader American community to recognize that the call to service always comes with a cost to the small percentage of men and women who answer that call. We owe them our thanks, and this day offers us a chance to offer them a salute. Those who are moved to do so can reach out to veterans through local organizations that are dedicated to helping those who served us and now need our support: • Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, www.covranch.org • Central Oregon Veterans Outreach, www.covo-us.org • Warfighter Outfitters, www.warfighteroutfitters.org Jim Cornelius, Editor in Chief

Letters to the Editor… Nonpartisan commissioners

To the Editor: Many of you have already signed the citizen’s initiative petition to make the Deschutes County commissioner seats and elections nonpartisan. Thank you so much for your support.

We do not have enough signatures and currently are 47 percent of our goal. We want it in the May 2022 election. Unfortunately, citizens’ initiatives can only be signed in person (no e-signature or online allowed). If interested See LETTERS on page 17

Sisters Weather Forecast Wednesday

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A recent Oregon poll found Central Oregon region in need of at least 100 units of long-term housing for the 18-24 age group, plus another 170 long-term housing units. There is a complexity of reasons for youth homelessness including family breakdown, mental illness, sexual assault, addiction, family financial difficulty, and/or social isolation. With the adult homeless population, add to that the possibility of PTSD, lowincome jobs, and unaffordable housing. Many of our adult homeless began down this road as teenagers and have grown up on the streets, further alienated, and losing hope of ever joining any community. A recent survey of Deschutes National Forest identified slightly over 100 individuals “permanently” residing in our local forest in tents or, often, broken-down RVs. Some are families with children, some are youth under 24. The Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) nonprofit has been working with the community since 2017 providing winter shelter for our homeless neighbors after a homeless man froze to death in his car in 2016 in Sisters. Their task is simply to save lives. Some living in the forest need winter food and shelter from the cold; others do fine in their RVs. Providing winter safe shelter and meals is terribly expensive and time consuming. The Sisters Cold Weather Shelter board yearly sends out 150 donor-request letters to concerned community members to cover their budget of up to $40,000 in past years; the Sisters community always generously donates. The board yearly requests shelter space from local churches. They arrange yearly required fire marshal inspection of the churches. They stock church kitchens and request volunteers to prepare, serve, and clean up after meals. They create tracking and screening forms to assure overnight guests and neighbors remain safe. Nightly they set up mats for sleeping, with required COVID spacing. And all this while changing from one church to another, month by month. To respond to the need for food and safe winter shelter in a more sustainable way, the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter board has requested $1 million of Deschutes County’s approximate $38 million federal American

Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to purchase and staff a building now on the market here in Sisters, ideal for short-term emergency winter shelter and possibly a year-round resource center providing showers, meals, trash dumpsters, and needed resources. This building has been used as an adult care facility in the past, making it perfect for our needs. One of the purposes of federal ARPA funds is to do exactly what the SCWS board is asking. The County has done a very thorough job of reviewing the board’s request and asking for further information. The request meets all requirements for ARPA funding. However, for the County to grant their request, the commission needs a letter of support from the joint Sisters City Council, mayor, and city manager. So far, the City Council has been unwilling to send such a letter. The City Council has given two reasons: First, they have said they believe the shelter is functioning quite well as is, which, of course, is depending on the goodwill of community donors, on churches to provide shelter space, and on volunteers. They have also said they do not think Sisters is ready for a permanent emergency shelter and resource center. Yet it is a permanent facility we desperately need. If the 100 individuals in the forest were lining our streets, as the homeless are in Bend, things might be different, but our forest neighbors are out of sight and that makes it easy for them to be out of mind. I do not want to believe the City’s refusal to support a shelter facility comes from the old “not in my backyard” response that has hampered so many attempts to incorporate the homeless across America. We live in one of the most generous and caring communities in America. Do you remember, years ago, when the Sisters community answered the call, pitched in, and created a much-needed classroom at the elementary school with just volunteer peoplepower? I do! I was so proud of us! And our city has created more Habitat for Humanity homes with only community volunteer labor than most cities our size. But that’s just who we are here in Sister — we care! I am still hopeful the City Council will change direction and provide that letter of support. The time is right, and Sisters is ready to see a permanent cold weather shelter within its city limits as a sustainable effort to save lives.

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

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Author will explore trails in Fireside Story By Sue Stafford Correspondent

PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD

Students are planting native species along the banks of Whychus Creek.

Students rehab Whychus Creek banks By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Sisters youth are helping to restore the creek that runs through their hometown. Sisters High School (SHS) juniors in the Interdisciplinary Experiential Education (IEE) program participated in the planting of streamside vegetation to rehabilitate the banks of Whychus Creek, where the 17th and final dam/irrigation diversion was removed to allow for safe fish migration in the creek. Two groups of about 20 students each spent the afternoon on two days October 26-27, planting 450 small

starts of red twig dogwood, willow, and spirea, all native to the area and grown by Clearwater Native Plant Nursery from cuttings taken along the creek. Using local materials enhances the plants’ chances of getting established and surviving. The roots of the plants act like fingers in the soil, holding water and stopping erosion, as well as providing shade for fish in the creek. The students were led in their efforts by Kolleen Miller, education director for the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) and Mathias Perle, UDWC program manager, who has worked for over a decade on

habitat and restoration along Whychus Creek with projects to re-meander the creek and create fish passage. Three Sisters Irrigation District did all of the instream work on the creek, adding boulders and smaller rocks to recreate the original slope of the creek after removing the dam, which created a five-foot drop in the creek bed. There is now a 400-foot natural riffle where the dam used to be (see related story on page 9). The students were provided with gloves and trowels to do the planting. One See REHAB on page 23

Bill Sullivan, a wellknown Oregon author of outdoor guidebooks, is the featured speaker at the Three Sisters Historical Society’s first Fireside Story Evening of the 2021-22 season on Tuesday, November 16, 7 p.m., at the FivePine Conference Center, 1021 E. Desperado Trail. Sullivan will be sharing a visual presentation from his book, “Hiking Oregon’s History,” an armchair hiker’s tour of Oregon’s most historic sites. He describes the evening as “a glimpse into Oregon’s largest museum

— the great outdoors.” The talk will combine Oregon history with photos of related trail hikes, highlighting some of the state’s most interesting and scenic sites. A prolific writer, Sullivan has penned over 22 books and numerous articles about Oregon, since his first book was published in 1988. Along the way he established his own publishing company, Nauville Press. Sullivan’s roots grow five generations deep in Oregon. His father, J. Wesley Sullivan, was the editor of Salem’s Statesman Journal newspaper. His father ’s See SULLIVAN on page 14

Sisters to weigh in on future of school site Once a new Sisters Elementary School is built on the campus at the west end of town in 2023, the current site on the corner of Highway 20 and Locust Street will become a community asset. How that asset might best be used is at the forefront of a community conversation. Citizens4Community (C4C) will kick off that conversation with a November 15 “Let’s Talk” session. These talks are conducted monthlyby C4C on a variety

of issues important to Sisters, but they are making a particular effort to bring the public into the discussion of the future of the elementary school site. “We want to make sure the public is heard,” said C4C Executive Director Linda Cline. “It’s for everybody in the community.” The session will include presentations by Sisters City Manager Cory Misley See LET’S TALK on page 23

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 Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-231-1897. Al-Anon Mon., noon. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. 541-610-7383. 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & p.m. at Sisters Community Church. Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com. Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Sisters Caregiver Support Group Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Village Green 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Park. 541-771-3258. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755. Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / details. 541-923-1632. Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., citizens4community.com Location information: 541-549-1193. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at 541-388-9013. Church. 541-548-0440. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Sisters Parent Teacher Community Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Saloon. 541-480-5994. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting by Zoom. 541-668-6599. For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation location, email: steelefly@msn.com. District. 541-549-2091. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Zoom. 503-930-6158. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Sisters Area Photography Club Council on Aging of Central Oregon Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., at Sisters Public welcome. 808-281-2681. Community Church. 541-549-6157. Community Church. 541-480-1843.

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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 Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Spoons Restaurant. 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 beth@nuggetnews.com

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Outlaws soccer coach proud of team’s play By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws played on the road at Marist, a private school that draws club players from all over the area, in the first round of the State playoffs, on Tuesday, November 3. Although the game ended in a 3-1 loss for the Outlaws, their coach couldn’t have been more proud. “Our girls played so good,” said Coach Brian Holden. “They came out so ready. They passed the ball around Marist on the ground and controlled the ball, creating goal-scoring opportunities from our wings and down the middle. “Our girls had control of the game the entire first half,” added Holden. “Honestly, I could hear the Marist girls yelling at each other; they were so frustrated. They were scrambling and it was impressive to watch our girls play with that confidence against such an experienced team like Marist.” The Outlaws struck first just 10 minutes into the contest. Hollie Lewis received the ball and slotted it through to Anya Shockley, who finished with a rock-solid shot into the upper left corner for the score. Just before the half, the referee awarded Marist a questionable penalty kick. The Spartans capitalized on the opportunity and tied the game 1-1.

The second half was a physical battle, with both teams fighting hard. After battling back and forth for the entire second half, the score remained deadlocked 1-1. Teams went into a 10-minute overtime and the physical battle continued. Neither team was able to get a goal in the net and so a second 10-minute overtime followed. The Spartans packed players in front of the goal and were able to tap it in and take a 2-1 lead. Sisters placed more players forward, and took more of a risk to try and get a goal and get back in the game. Shockley did a good job handling two to three defenders at a time, and Lewis was able to break free and find free space. The Outlaws’ hold midfield clogged the middle and prevented Marist from getting a ball through. The Outlaws just couldn’t finish their opportunities and score a goal. With 10 seconds left in the second 10-minute overtime, Marist was awarded another PK, and scored their final goal with a shot into the left corner of the net, to seal the win. Holden said, “Other than a couple of free kicks, our girls denied Marist from scoring. They couldn’t get through our midfield or defense. I have to praise our girls for how hard they worked. They never gave up, and finished the game with class and sportsmanship.”

Girls finish XC season at State The Sisters girls crosscountry team completed its surprising season with an eighth-place finish at the OSAA 4A Championships, held Saturday, November 6, at Lane Community College in Eugene. At the outset of the fall, the Outlaws faced a numbers crisis. There were barely enough girls to field a complete varsity team, but little by little things improved to the point of qualifying for the State meet. “I give these girls a lot of credit and their finishing second at District and making it to State was a major accomplishment,” said Coach Charlie Kanzig. The lack of experience and depth hurt the Outlaws’ chances of a top finish at State, however, according to Kanzig. “Though the new girls improved tremendously during the year, the time gap between our first and fifth runners made it hard to go head-to-head with the teams with more depth,” he said. Returning runners Ella Bartlett (20:50), Sasha Stolasz (21:15), and Brooklyn Liddell (21:25) placed 20th, 29th, and 34th respectively for the Outlaws. Junior twins Nevaeh (23:07) and Delaney McAffee (25:04) both ran personal bests to complete their first season. Mae Roth (26:19) and Dulce Dunham (26:20) also competed at State for the Outlaws. Siuslaw edged Philomath 85-86 to win the team title. Marist was next with 93, and

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Brooklyn Liddell ran hard for the Outlaws in State competition.

I give these girls a lot of credit and their finishing second at District and making it to State was a major accomplishment. — Coach Charlie Kanzig La Grande snagged fourth place with 111 points. Valley Catholic (120), Phoenix (139), Klamath Union (161), Sisters (184), Baker (199), Tillamook (244), Estacada (268), and Corbett (347) rounded out the leader board. Emily Tubbs, a sophomore from La Grande, won the

individual title in 19:04. Ella Thorsett of Sisters placed sixth at the 6A State meet to lead the Summit Storm to its 13th consecutive state title by just three points over Jesuit High School. Thorsett, a junior who won the State 4A title as a freshman and placed second last year, clocked 18:02 for the 5,000-meter course. Coach Kanzig has high hopes for the Outlaws going forward. “While we will miss our two seniors, Sasha and Brookyn, tremendously, we look forward to next year already with hope to add to our numbers and continue our strong cross-country tradition at Sisters High School,” said Kanzig.

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Outlaws turn in stellar performance in State cross-country In the f inal OSAA coaches’ poll of the season, the Sisters Outlaws boys cross-country team was not listed in the top 10. So how then did it turn out that the group finished second at the OSAA State 4A Championships on Saturday, November 6 at Lane Community College? “All season long we told the kids that our tight pack and teamwork would prevail over teams that didn’t have the depth that we have,” said Coach Charlie Kanzig. “Even

the morning of the race we reminded them that ‘Team is the Theme.’” Even so, no one — including Kanzig — could have predicted a second place finish, which matched the highest team finish in boys crosscountry in school history. “I felt confident we could be in the hunt for a trophy — probably fourth, maybe third — but as things turned out our guys ran as a group and even moved up over the final mile to inch into second place,” Kanzig said.

PHOTO BY KRIS KRISTOVICH

The Outlaws boys cross-country team stunned the field with an outstanding second-place finish in State competition.

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For senior Kaleb Briggs, who ran a personal best, the result produced tears of joy. “It’s crazy to see what this team did, which proves that we can do anything we put our hearts into,” he said. “Even when not many people expected us to get a trophy we kept on going.” Juniors Hayden Roth (17:33) and Cole Jervis (17:34) ran together throughout the race, and finished 17th and 18th respectively. Briggs was close behind in 20th (17:44), while senior Max Palanuk (18:12) and freshman Spencer Tisdel (18:32) placed 29th and 36th to complete the scoring. Freshmen Cole Middlestetter and George Roberts finished in 19:32 and 19:34 respectively. Once the individual runners were removed from the scoring, the Outlaws points were 11, 12, 14, 22, and 29. “I had hoped before the race our top five would be between 15 and 35, so they actually hit above that mark,”

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Kaleb Briggs, eyeing the finish line, moved up four places in the final mile to help the Outlaws push into second place at the State meet on Saturday. said Kanzig. Siuslaw, the heavy favorite and defending state champion, won easily with 42 points. Sisters scored 88 to edge Cottage Grove and

Valley Catholic, who each scored 93. Cottage Grove placed third based on the tiebreaker of the sixth runner. Philomath, who beat the Outlaws for the District title last week, ran without their lead runner and finished a distant seventh. Kanzig appreciated the leadership of the two seniors on the State trophy team. “Kaleb and Max did such a great job of leading our relatively young team both in and out of practice and were a steadying force on race days,” said Kanzig. “Of the other trophy teams, five freshmen ran and three of them were Outlaws.” Dennis Dempsey, a longtime volunteer coach for the program said, “It was sure fun to watch the boys team exceed their own expectations and their finish should be a catalyst for the returning runners. The team leaders really set the tone all season and helped continue the great tradition of cross-country at Sisters High.”

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

ASPIRE program invites new volunteers By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Sisters High School (SHS) counselor Rick Kroytz is a fervent believer in the impact the ASPIRE mentoring program can have in the lives of high school students as they explore their post-graduation options. Kroytz is the ASPIRE coordinator for the school district and he’s in search of a new crop of mentors to help juniors and seniors at SHS. Sisters High School has long been considered a leader among ASPIRE programs in Oregon, but the impact of COVID-19 has taken a big toll on ability to facilitate the program, according to Kroytz. “We are in recovery mode since, for over a year, we were not able to have mentors meet in person with their students, and I think that disconnection has led to some of those helpers no longer being part of the program, and has also impacted our ability to recruit new members,” he said. Kroytz says he could immediately use at least 10 new mentors for this school year. “We are looking for adults who have a heart to work with kids and help them begin the process of post-high school planning,” he said. “Mentors need to have a certain amount of patience as they work with kids who may just be considering their options in a real way for the first time.” Kroytz explained that potential mentors are provided with both training and follow-up support once they agree to step in to help out. “We provide instruction about the ‘college-going’ process along with support along the way,” he said. The program goes beyond supporting students planning to attend traditional college, even though they use the term “college” throughout the program.

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“We work with kids to plan whatever their next level of education might be, including military service, technical schools, associate’s degree programs, four-year schools — you name it,” Kroytz said. Mentors give educated advice about choices after high school, provide assistance on applications and essays, help students keep track of deadlines, and more. Mentors are asked to commit to at least two years of time so that they can start with juniors and work with them until they graduate. In a typical year, mentors meet four to six times with their students. Some mentors take on just three or four kids and others handle more. Kroytz provides a space for the meeting and assists in scheduling time slots so that mentors can meet with a number of kids the same day in order to be more efficient. Requirements for mentors include a brief application and a volunteer background check to get started. Currently ASPIRE mentors are required to wear masks in the building, use social distancing protocols, and be vaccinated. Susan Parker, a mentor for the past nine years, got involved at the suggestion of a friend not long after she

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Susan Parker works with junior Hannah Fendall as an ASPIRE mentor. retired. “What I have discovered is that I get a lot out of volunteering myself and it feels good to know I am helping these young people,” she said. “Once you get to know the kids, suddenly you are attending their concerts and their games in addition to following their academic progress.” Parker says that mentors need to be flexible. “Prospective mentors need to know that sometimes things come up and a kid has to take a test and can’t be at the meeting on time — things like that — but Rick helps work all those things out. The school has been incredibly supportive in making the program work,” she said. Parker also serves on the board of the Graduate R e s o u r c e O rg a n i z a t i o n (GRO), which administers the

treasure trove of local scholarships that has developed in Sisters over the years. According to Parker, “GRO and ASPIRE really do go hand in hand because posthigh school plans usually require funds, so in essence both programs are in place to help kids meet their future goals.” Mentors tend to come from two populations in the community. “Some parents get involved so they are more knowledgeable about helping their own students, and many mentors are retirees like me that have time and interest to help out,” Parker said. To learn more, email Kroytz at rick.kroytz@ssd6. org and visit http://shs.ssd6. org/academics/aspire/ and https://oregonstudentaid.gov/ aspire.aspx.

Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) deputies arrested Tracy Syanovitz, 58, of Sisters on a domestic assault charge late last month. According to DCSO’s public information officer Sgt. Jayson Janes, “Our office received a report of a possible assault on October 30, 2021 at 2:20 a.m. During the investigation the deputy obtained statements and evidence that gave them probable cause to believe Tracy Syanovitz committed the crimes of Assault IV Domestic Violence and harassment. The victim was a 52-year-old male subject. Syanovitz resisted arrest and was also charged with resisting arrest.” The incident occurred in the 300 block of East Cascade Avenue in Sisters. Assault in the fourth degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Syanovitz was lodged in Deschutes County Jail on those three charges.

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Outlaws boys fall in first round of State soccer playoffs By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Sisters faced No. 6 seed North Marion in the first round of the 4A State playoffs on Wednesday, November 3. Due to excessive rain the game was held on the turf at Canby High School. The Outlaws worked extremely hard all season to achieve the goal of making it to post-season play, and the seniors led the way and provided the leadership needed to make it happen. Although they lost the contest 3-2, they put up a great fight and proved they could match up against anyone in the league. In the first 15 minutes of the contest, North Marion controlled much of the possession and threatened to score. Coach Jeff Husmann told The Nugget that the Outlaws’ energy was good, but they struggled to keep the ball and were forced to play defense. Sisters weathered the storm and in the 17th minute earned a free kick after being fouled in their defensive third. Senior center-back Sean Alvarez’s strong leg got the Outlaws on the scoreboard. Alvarez was approximately 55 yards from North Marion’s goal and ripped a blazing ball that grazed off one of the Huskies’ legs and into the net for the score. Husmann said, “Sean is a dangerous weapon in such situations. The goal provided a much-needed spark for us, and certainly changed the balance of the game.

Over the next 20 minutes the game went back and forth. Sisters was able to move the ball on the flanks with good combination play from Tate Kaczmarek, Ricky Huffman, and brothers Vincent and Gavin Christian. Sisters suffered a hard blow when Gavin Christian took a hard shot to the face. He went down hard and was unable to play the remainder of the game. The Outlaws held on to the 1-0 lead until just two minutes before the half, when the Huskies’ central midfielder hit a scorching shot from 25 yards out to even the score. A minute later the Outlaws responded. Aidan Eckert played a beautiful through ball to Ricky Huffman, who held off the defensive pressure, and pounded the ball into the back of the net to put the Outlaws on top 2-1 as teams entered the half. Both teams came out aggressive in the second half. Just a few minutes in, the Huskies scored the equalizing goal. Sisters’ defense was busy most of the night, and worked well together. Outside defenders Noah Pittman and Baylor Dyer were on top of the Huskies’ counter-attack style of play and helped keep the Outlaws in the game. In the 62nd minute, a questionable foul was called on the Outlaws inside the box, which earned North Marion a penalty kick. Their striker drilled it and the Huskies took a 3-2 lead with

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said Husmann. “At the beginning of the year, he held a starting position on defense. However, Baylor’s (Dyer) speed helped him earn that spot. That is a tough place to be in as a senior. AJ’s role on the team changed to a sub who would play his minutes as a striker. He took it upon himself to always cheer for his teammates, and share his analysis of the game with his coaches. This is a testament to AJ’s character and models the ‘We Before Me’ mantra we have cultivated on this team. This is precisely why he has worn the captain armband all season.” Husmann added, “This

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Two decades of Whychus Creek restoration By Sue Stafford Correspondent

A 20-year collaboration involving federal, state, and local agencies and organizations, as well as local farmers and the Tribes, has brought about the restoration of a once neglected Whychus Creek. Prior to the arrival of American settlers in the Upper Deschutes Basin in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Whychus Creek was a source of fish and water for the native tribes who lived and traveled through the region. Then came settlement of the western United States, encouraged by passage of the Carey Act in 1894. Settlers were given 160 acres of land if they lived on it, and within 10 years’ time cultivated at least 20 acres with irrigated agriculture. Lying in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, the High Desert receives only about 13 inches of rain a year, and almost none in the summer months. In order to successfully farm, irrigation would be needed and all eyes turned toward the neighboring mountains and their glacier-fed lakes and streams. All that was needed was to divert the streams into man-made canals and ditches that could carry the water to the farms, a

difficult and time-consuming process. Eventually, Sisters Country was crisscrossed by numerous ditches with names such as Plainview, Uncle John, and Leithauser. Soon after those first irrigation diversions were established along the settlerrenamed Squaw Creek in 1871, the summer months would see the creek occasionally run dry as irrigation demands increased. By 1912, a dry creek was a regular occurrence. Between 1960 and 1999, two out of every three years saw the creek run dry in summer. Squaw Creek Irrigation District (SCID) and its farmers began to consider that conservation of water might help avert future conflicts while delivering more water to the farms. Starting in 1998, in partnership with Natural Resources Conservation Service and the SCID farmers, the District began piping 11 private laterals to stop the loss of almost 50 percent of the diverted flow to seepage into the ground and evaporation. In 1999, changes in the way the creek was viewed led a collaboration of farmers, government officials, and conservation organizations to start working together to bring back summer streamflow to Squaw Creek. That was the

beginning of a massive effort spanning the next 20 years to restore the creek to health in order to support the reintroduction of anadromous fish (migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn in fresh water) population above the PeltonRound Butte dams. Other cultural perspectives and values began to change as well. In 2001, a state law made it illegal to use the word “Squaw” in a name. The U.S. Forest Service, in consultation with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, chose to change Squaw Creek back to historic Sahaptin name, Whychus Creek, meaning “The Place We Cross the Water.” The irrigation district changed its name to Three Sisters Irrigation District (TSID). Portland General Electric, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and Oregon Department of Fish and

Wildlife led the effort to reintroduce salmon and steelhead to Whychus Creek. The concerted efforts of many local, state, and federal partPHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD ners and A new irrigation diversion with fish screens is in place funders, on Whychus Creek. who came together in support of suc- One of the largest projects cessful restoration work in the was the re-meandering of the creek, have enabled restored creek through Camp Polk stream conditions to support Meadow, creating lush wetthe successful reintroduction lands supporting native vegof salmon and steelhead. etation, providing safe pools Upper D e s c h u t e s for fish, and allowing for natWa t e r s h e d C o u n c i l ’ s ural flooding of the creek out (UDWC) Mathias Perle has over the meadow. overseen the habitat restoraThe USFS, which oversees tion work along the creek for the Deschutes National Forest the past decade, creating envi- in which Whychus Creek is ronments that will bring back See WHYCHUS on page 12 and sustain fish and wildlife.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S The Sisters Country Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, November 27 at 2 p.m. Line-up is at 1 p.m. on Hood Ave. If you are interested in participating in the parade please contact kathy@sisterscountry. com or call 541-549-0251. Deadline to reply is November 15.

Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free grab-n-go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis drive-through style from 12-12:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by; no need to make a reservation. For more information call 541-678-5483. The City Council Meetings Due to the holidays, the City Council will only have one meeting each in November and December. The November meeting has been moved off of the biweekly schedule and will now be on Wednesday, November 17, and there will only be one meeting in December, on Wednesday, December 8. At this time both meetings are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Regular schedule will return in January. For more info call .541-549-6022 Let’s Talk! The Future of the Current Elementary School What will become of the current elementary school building when students inhabit the new building? Join Citizens4Community for a Let’s Talk! discussion 6-7:30p.m. Monday, November 15. Together we’ll learn about the site, ownership, and zoning, and we’ll also hear about past repurposing ideas. Participants can ask questions and share thoughts. This will be C4C’s first step into a new series of public input activities related to this project. Let’s Talk! is free and spotlights a different local topic each third Monday of the month. To RSVP/ receive the Zoom link, email director@citizens4community. com.

BBR RFPD Meeting Date Change The regularly scheduled Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors meeting for November has moved to November 18 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Questions? Call (541) 595-2288. Sisters Garden Club Puzzle Sales Thank you to our Sisters community for supporting our club in helping us sell our 1st Edition “Quilts in the Garden” puzzle. You can currently purchase the puzzle for $20 at the following locations: Metamorphosis Salon & Spa and Three Sisters Floral, both on Elm Street. We are so thankful to these stores for their support.Purchase your puzzle now before they are all gone. They make great gifts. For info call 971-246-0404. An Evening with Bill Sullivan On Tuesday, November 16, at 7 p.m. in the FivePine Conference Center, 1021 E. Desperado Trail, join the Three Sisters Historical Society for their first Fireside Chat of the season with Oregon’s own Bill Sullivan, who will give a slideshow presentation from his book “Hiking Oregon’s History,” an armchair hiker’s tour of Oregon’s most scenic historic sites. Doors open at 6 p.m., with books and artwork available for sale. Admission is $10; current Society members are free. Masks required for all attendees. Presentation available live on the Three Sisters Historical Society Facebook page. For info call 541-549-1403. Three Sisters Lions Club 10th Annual Holiday Faire 142 E. Main Ave. in Sisters. Open daily Nov. 26 to Dec. 18. Monday - Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Great selection of handmade items from local vendors. Free admission. HBC Christmas & Crafts Bazaar Saturday November 13, 9 am-4 p.m. This will feature high quality handcrafted items by local artisans. . A portion of proceeds supports Highland Baptist Church short term mission trips. The Bazaar will be held at 3100 SW Highland Ave. Redmond, OR.

Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) Dispatchers are booking nonemergency medical rides Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rides are based on volunteer driver availability and are provided Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At least 48 hours advance notice is required. STARS Dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545. Those interested in volunteering may complete the STARS application form at www.agefriendlysisters.com/ stars-application. Surviving the Holidays: Grieving? Know someone who is? When you are grieving a loved one’s death, the holiday season can be especially painful. Our Surviving the Holidays seminar helps participants discover how to deal with emotions, what to do about traditions, helpful tips for surviving social events, and how to find hope for the future. Please join us on Sat. Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sisters Church of the Nazarene. For Info contact Jason Visser at 575-791-8356. St. Thomas’ Annual Homespun Holiday Bazaar Sat. Nov. 13th 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Handmade crafts, baked goods, and like-new items! St. Thomas Parish Center Gym, 1720 NW 19th St., Redmond. Entire proceeds help with Altar Society projects.

Sisters Museum Seeks Volunteers Three Sisters Historical Society, now open Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at a new location, the Maida Bailey Building, 151 N. Spruce St., seeks volunteers. Training provided for volunteers interested in Sisters history to host visitors for 3-hr. shifts. Email threesistershistoricalsociety@ gmail.com or call 541-549-1403. 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 pick-up and shopping-style distribution are available. Call 541-549-4184 for more information.

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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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Rd. • 541-389-8960 www.sistersnaz.org • info@sistersnaz.org 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Outdoors 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

Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenominational) 6 p.m. Saturday Worship 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. (Sisters Community Church Fireside Room) 541-719-0587 • www.vastchurch.com 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)

Holiday Pet Food Drive Furry Friends Foundation needs dry and canned dog and cat food, plus pet treats for their holiday pet food drive. Please drop your pet food donations off for Furry Friends at WaFd Bank, 610 N. Arrowleaf Trail by Ray’s. For more information call 541-797-4023 or 541-549-8110. SHS Veterans Assembly Join us for our virtual Veterans Assembly on Tuesday, November 9 at 10 a.m. Sisters High School students will be presenting a ceremony to honor all of the veterans in our community. You can go to the following link to view the ceremony. You will be able to view it at any time afterward at the same link, https://youtube/SzBTmH66S3E. Operation Christmas Child This year, collection week is November 15-22, so now is your chance to pick up school supplies, toys, hygiene, and clothing items to put in a box for kids around the world! (Please, no liquids, toothpaste, or candy.) Use your own shoebox or pick up your preprinted box & label at the back of the church and return November 16-22 at the church office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. If getting out to go shopping and dropping off the shoebox is a problem, you can now fill a shoebox online: https:// samaritanspurse.org/operationchristmas-child/buildonline/. If you have questions, please contact Sisters Community Church at 541-549-1201.

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Outlaws earn silver at State volleyball tourney By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Sisters Lady Outlaws battled five grueling sets and came out on top against P h i l o m a t h o n F r i d a y, November 5, earning a berth in the finals at the State tournament at Corvallis High School. Another five grueling sets followed on Saturday in the championship game against Cascade. This time, the Outlaws fell short and had to settle for silver. The Oregon West League teams were impressive, and it was a league battle for the top three spots in the tournament. Cascade finished first, Sisters took second, and Philomath took third. On Friday against Philomath, it took the Outlaws five hard-fought sets to come out on top. Sisters grabbed the first two sets with scores of 25-21, 25-23. The Outlaws took the lead in the third set and then the Warriors went on a sevenpoint serving run to narrow the gap. Toward the end of the set, Sisters had a chance to go up by one, but missed the serve and went down 23-24. The Warriors won the set on a hit off the block and forced game four. The Outlaws fell 22-25 in the fourth set, and the match went to the fifth set to decide the winner. Sisters jumped

out quick with a 6-1 lead. Philomath slowly worked their way back into the game and got to within two points toward the end of the set. Bailey Robertson had a huge block to give the Outlaws the serve, and Gracelyn Myhre served two aces to put the Outlaws on top 14-11. Bre White slammed down a crosscourt kill for the 15-11 win, and sent the Outlaws to the championship game. Gracie Vohs led the Outlaws with 20 kills and nine blocks, followed by White, who tallied 15 kills. Mia Monaghan logged 22 digs and Hannah Fendall dished out 42 assists. The Outlaws faced league rival Cascade in the championship game in a tooth-andnail battle that also went five full sets. Sisters had the momentum at the start of the first set. A big kill from Gracelyn Myhre and Robertson, and a serving ace from Vohs, helped push

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the Outlaws to a 8-3 lead. The Outlaws kept up their aggressive play, and kills from Vohs and Sydney Myhre energized the team as they took a 25-15 advantage. The Cougars didn’t relent and fought to tie it up 21-21. The score was tied point-by-point all the way to 27-27. A kill from Gracelyn Myhre, and then an attack error by the Cougars, gave the Outlaws the 29-27 win. Sisters struggled in the second set. They had several attack errors, went down 14-20, and lost the set 17-25. The third set was one of the Outlaws’ best games of the season. They passed the ball well, were in system, and ran their offense to perfection. Sisters went up 7-4 behind great serves from Maddie Pollard, and powerful kills from Vohs and White. Sisters held the lead for the remainder of the game and won with a score of 25-17. Cascade dominated the fourth set from the start. The Outlaws went down 9-17, were never able to recover, and lost 18-25. In the final set, Sisters came out confident and strong and jumped out with a 4-1 lead, but then their game unraveled. Cascade’s libero stepped back to the service line and tied it up 4-4. The Outlaws called a time-out, but that didn’t deter the Cougars, who added six quick points to

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Gracelyn Myhre with a kill in State final action against Cascade. go up 10-4. The Outlaws lost the set 7-15. Cascade earned the win and the championship trophy, and Sisters finished second for the silver. Vohs led the Outlaws with 19 kills, two aces, and six blocks. Gracelyn Myhre had 10 kills, and Sydney Myhre posted seven kills. White finished with four kills

and Robertson added three. Hannah Fendall recorded 40 assists. Mia Monaghan and Sydney Myhre led the team with 12 digs each. Gracelyn Myhre posted 10 digs, and Maddie Pollard added eight. Coach Rory Rush said, “This has been an amazing See VOLLEYBALL on page 18

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Sisters Middle School student wins Patriot’s Pen award Sisters VFW Post 8138 presented the annual Patriot’s Pen essay contest award on Friday, November 5, 2021, to Jonathan M. Burks (aka Max). Jonathan received an achievement letter, a Patriot’s Pen medal, a check for $400, and two flag pins for his parents. Jonathan’s essay on “How Can I Be A Good American” follows: “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your c o u n t r y, ” e n c o u r a g e d President Kennedy. Living the American dream means no matter where you come from, no matter who you are, you decide what you want to do, and who you want to be. It takes hard work, dedication, ingenuity, and hope. America was bravely founded by immigrants who wanted liberty, equality, and the right to practice religion. These immigrants were exceptional people; and we can still be so today. Many people, who want to help our country, serve and assist us through the military and public protection. Another way we can help is through donation. Thousands of us have donated to shelters and helped others who were struggling to get back on their feet. A good American protects the people they love. Civil service, which is one of the most critical jobs, keeps this country safe. They keep us from fires, rehabilitate us through infirmaries, and keep lawbreakers behind bars. One of the key goals in the military is to protect our nation. This conglomerate of synchronously moving individuals are standing by in case of an emergency or threat to the general public. They improve our prosperity by stopping those who seek to do us harm. These soldiers are fearless, since thousands of men and women have laid down their lives to keep us safe. They keep order and what helps most people fall asleep at night, knowing that others are there to protect them. With their constant avail, they destroy the chaos that would reek as far as the eye can see. Jonathan is a 13-year-old student at Sisters Middle School.

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located, has provided hundreds of trees from their thinning projects to be added to the creek bank and in-stream to create natural spawning and rest areas for the fish. They also provided habitat boulders, gravel, and cobble for the in-stream restoration work. A consortium including the UDWC, Deschutes River Conservancy, and the Deschutes Land Trust (DLT), with TSID, has done the bulk of the work in the creek. Large sections of the 41-mile creek have been preserved for all time under the protection of the DLT. The UDWC has planned and supervised large and small in-stream restoration projects and repair of riparian areas and will continue monitoring the stream. All 17 dams/barriers have been removed, fish screens installed to keep fish out of the agricultural diversions, stretches of the creek remeandered, and thousands of young fish reintroduced to the creek, to hopefully complete

the life cycle by making it to the ocean and returning to the creek to spawn. Mike Riehle, USFS District fish biologist, reported that last spring a Chinook salmon was spotted close to Sisters and steelhead have come as far as a mile and a half from the Plainview project above Sisters. “Now that the last dam has been removed and a fish screen installed, fish have the whole Whychus drainage open to passage,” Riehle said. “High water temperatures on the lower part of the creek are still being evaluated, however.” Fish native to Whychus Creek are cold-water fish. According to TSID District Manager Marc Thalacker, the irrigation district has piped 60 of 65 miles of irrigation canals, to help restore water to the creek while maintaining and improving water distribution to the District’s patrons. Three hydroelectric facilities have been built with the ultimate goal of making TSID carbon neutral. All of these projects are designed to return the creek to ecological health while at the same time supporting community needs such as farming, improved energy conservation, and recreational access.

Sisters will soon be moving snow Early signs indicate a snowy winter — raising the hopes of a drought-stricken region. Snowfall also brings chores, including snow removal. The City of Sisters will remove snow from the downtown commercial core from Hood Avenue to Adams Avenue and from Pine to Locust Street on all public sidewalks, parking areas, and non-private alleys. When snowfall reaches three inches and it’s still snowing, the City will mobilize its snow-removal contractor to start plowing operations that night, with a target to be done by 10 a.m. the following morning. Business and property owner responsibilities: • Move all vehicles out of the public parking spots before a storm. • Snow removal on all private sidewalks and private parking areas. • Property owners are responsible for snow removal in their private parking lots.

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Sisters School Board spotlight By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Sisters School District (SSD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 via Zoom. All board members including Edie Jones, Don Hedrick, David Thorsett, Jeff Smith, and Jenica Cogdill were in attendance. • Steve Swisher, the budget committee chair and former SSD superintendent, spoke during the community comments, once again sharing his position that the school district proceed thoughtfully when it comes to the use of the current elementary school and district office after the new elementary is completed in 2023. The gist of his message included that population predictions over the next 20 years will likely result in the need for more space for students, particularly in the younger grades and that the current elementary facility could be brought back online to house the added students (see related story, page 1). • Peyton Petterson was introduced as the student representative to the school board. • Sisters High School Principal Steve Stancliff reported on the many community connections that

contribute to student learning at the high school. “Our students get experiential learning opportunities, often with the help of community volunteers, that help them apply their learning to real world settings,” he said. He mentioned the IEE program, in-the field science studies, and a new science program that connects with NASA scientists, as examples. The high school continues to work on the theme of “Belong” with focus on identifying student/adult connections, rebooting the Sources of Strength program, and the ongoing efforts regarding culturally responsive teaching practices. • Sisters Middle School Principal Tim Roth celebrated the fact that during the COVID pandemic the middle school had only one student club operating, but thanks to the efforts of both staff and students 26 different clubs are now active, most of which are held on early-release Fridays. These changes are part of the school’s work on the “Belong” theme. Sisters Middle School is also emphasizing participation in afterschool athletics, which had dwindled during COVID. • Sisters Elementary School Principal Joan Warburg reported on the

progress of the “Leader in Me” program. In addition she spoke about how excited the students felt to be able to have assemblies again. • In the area of “Prepare,” the school has been analyzing data in math and reading to find areas that need improvement. One-on-one assessments are being completed with students. • The summer learning program showed significant gains in the students who took part. The STEAM program (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) involves all age groups including kindergarten. The greenhouse at the school has been refurbished and is being used. •   L o r n a Va n G e e m reported on special programs that include special education and counseling. Counselors from the district will attend the national school leadership

conference in February. She mentioned the “reboot” of the Sources of Strength program, as well. Paraprofessionals in the district got training centered on coping with students regarding related to FAT (frustration, anxiety, and tension). • Enrollment is flat at this time according to Superintendent Curt Scholl, but many districts in the state have actually lost enrollment since COVID. Bend-La Pine is down over 1,000 students, according to Scholl. • Regarding the elementary school building project the bond oversight committee will meet at 5 p.m. on November 17, at the district office. The same night at 6 p.m. at the elementary school will be a community meeting about the project. •  The Citizens for Community (C4C) monthly “Let’s Talk” will take place on Monday, November 15,

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lifelong advocacy of wilderness conservation encouraged Sullivan’s love of the outdoors, which has played a major role throughout his life, beginning at age five when he started hiking. He continues today for enjoyment and to conduct research for his books. He also enjoys crosscountry skiing and reading foreign language novels. He plays the pipe organ and harpsichord. After graduating from South Salem High School, Sullivan received a two-year scholarship to small, remote Deep Springs College in the Southern California desert for more experiences in nature. He received his bachelor’s degree in English from Cornell University, attended Heidelberg University for two years, where he studied linguistics, and returned to the University of Oregon, where he received his Master of Arts in German Literature in 1979. Sullivan and his wife, Janell Sorenson, will be coming to Sisters from their home in Eugene. They spend their summers on the Siletz River, at a remote cabin they built together by hand over 25 summers using pioneer tools and building techniques. The cabin is where he does much of his writing and is the subject of his memoir, “Cabin Fever: Notes from a PartTime Pioneer.” In 1985, he hiked the breadth of Oregon from Cape Blanco, the state’s

westernmost point of land, to Hells Canyon in the far northeastern corner. While covering over 1,300 miles in two months, Sullivan kept a journal of his travels in the backcountry wilderness, which became the basis for his book “Listening for Coyote.” In 1989, the book was chosen as an Oregon Book Award creative nonfiction finalist. It was recognized again in 2005 by the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission as one of the 100 most significant books in Oregon’s history. In 2000, Sullivan began publishing his popular hiking guides. The first was titled “Oregon’s Trips and Trails,” highlighting 100 Oregon outdoor destinations, and included 800 maps and photographs. He followed that first guide with his many “100 hikes” books covering all sections of Oregon and Southwest Washington. All of the guides contain information on local history, geology, plants and animals, as well as detailed trail maps, area photographs, and directions. He updates all the guides every few years to keep them current. Sullivan offers a free copy to anyone who finds an error in one of the guidebooks, thus getting help from the public to be sure the guides are accurate. Besides his guidebooks, Sullivan has written a number of mystery, history, and fiction books, including a fictional account of the D. B. Cooper airplane hijacking. His collection of short stories titled “Oregon Variations: Stories,” includes at least one story from every Oregon county. Doors at the FivePine

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Five members of the Sisters Country Pickleball Club won medals in the Pickleball Zone Fall Bend Classic this past weekend. Robin Lewis-Kane and Cheryl Pellerin won gold in the Women’s Doubles 55+ 3.5 level. Jim Kane and Bruce Carpenter won silver in the Men’s Doubles 55+ 3.5 level. Jim Kane and Robin Lewis-Kane won bronze in the Mixed Doubles 55+ 3.5 level. Riley McHugh and Georgie Scott (Bend Pickleball Club) won bronze in the Mixed Doubles 55+ 4.0 level. The Sisters Country

Pickleball Club boasts 113 members and is actively promoting pubic pickleball courts in Sisters for both residents and visitors. There are over 4.5 million players in the nation and over 38,000 courts. Sisters and Madras are the only two Central Oregon cities without public pickleball courts. Travelers are increasingly researching places to play when selecting vacation destinations. As a preferred vacation destination, the Club is seeking to get Sisters into the game. For more information visit www. sisterspickleballclub.com.

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Sisters book publisher small in size, large in impact By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Deep River Books is headquartered out of a small, second-story office on Hood and Pine that is easy to miss driving or walking by. Passersbys wouldn’t guess that the classic mom-and-pop business has published some 550 titles, written by roughly 400 authors. The books, Christian and inspirational in theme, are sold worldwide. Some have been translated into Portuguese, Korean, and Spanish, among other languages. The Christian book market is around $1.2 billion annually, some 10 percent of total book publishing. Mom and pop in this case are Nancie and Bill Carmichael, who have resided in Sisters Country since 1979. They have five children and 16 grandchildren. Son Andy — nicknamed Roo — is now the publisher, giving Bill and Nancie more time to dote on grandchildren, but they both remain intimately connected to Deep River. Each is an accomplished author in their own right, with a combined 15 books still in print. They describe the business as hybrid publishing, neither a vanity press nor a Simon & Schuster. Their authors often have a stake in the book includng an agreement to purchase a set number of copies and/or to actively promote the book in their blogs, seminars, speaking engagements, social media, or on their websites.

A number of their authors from all over the U.S. — although surprisingly none from Sisters — count ministry as their primary vocation. Deep River finds them and develops them into writers, some catching on with readers. “We are no different than the biggest publishers in the business,” Bill Carmichael said. “About 25 percent of our books are financial successes and 75 percent eventually are removed from print.” Some books have been on the backlist since 2001 when Deep River Books began. The Carmichaels got their start in magazines, as founding publishers of Good Family Magazines which included “Christian Parenting Today” “Virtue,” and “Parents of Teenagers,” with 350,000 paid subscribers followed by over one million readers. At the time they had 30 employees in Sisters. Bill saw the erosion the internet was having on magazines and they sold the titles, which eventually landed in the Christianity Today stable, the global media ministry cofounded by Billy Graham. They turned to book publishing with apparent success. The firm’s name stems from a passage in the Gospel of John: “Out of the heart will flow rivers of living waters.” “I wanted to spend more time in the creative realm than managing staff,” Carmichael said. “We have less than a handful of salaried employees, yet worldwide we have some 50-60 freelancers working for us.” Bill Carmichael

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explained. There are the editors, manuscript evaluators, compilators, proofreaders, cover designers, typesetters — some as far away as India — and sales representatives. Deep River’s books are distributed by Baker & Taylor, a major international company with thousands of titles. The company contracts with three to four printers. Amazon accounts for 55 percent of their sales. Barnes & Noble is part of the mix of outlets, as well as independent bookshops, primarily those who specialize in Christian titles. “It all begins with a manuscript,” Bill Carmichael said. Fewer than 10 percent of submissions make it to the editing desk, and fewer still to print. Deep River Books runs on words and is in constant pursuit of authors, not all of whom have ever given thought to writing professionally. Finding them and nurturing them gives the Carmichaels their greatest sense of success. Roy Goble, author of “Junkyard Wisdom,” had this to say about Deep River: “I’ve always loved to write, and for years had considered a book project. But I was relatively

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Bill and Nancie Carmichael of Deep River Books, who have resided in Sisters Country since 1979, are accomplished authors. unknown. I’ve never run a large company, or led a big church, or built a huge Twitter following. So, most publishers — and agents for that matter — paid scant attention to this former junkyard kid.” A conversation with Bill Carmichael changed that. The book had modest success, yet Goble found it life-changing. “It also taught me a lot about the writing process, the publishing industry, and the marketing side of being an author. They were all lessons that led me to a second book deal, with a traditional publisher.” Feeling like you have

words to share but don’t know how to get started? Do not drop into the Sisters office. Email your proposal to submit@deepriverbooks. com. They accept proposals by email only. When sending your initial query/proposal, you do not need to send your entire manuscript. Send a synopsis (one page or less), an outline (two pages or less), and two or three sample chapters. Send them in a common font (Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, or Verdana), double-spaced, in a Microsoft Word document (a .doc file). Include a brief resume about the author.

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WINTER: Families frolicked in early snow conditions Continued from page 1

Hoodoo Ski Area parking lot, more than 75 cars were congregated. Apparently this is the go-to meeting place for families and friends making connections. From there they caravan down Big Lake Road, pulling off at various openings or Nordic ski trails not officially open. The more adventurous car pooled to the Pacific Crest Trailhead to see how close to Three Fingered Jack they could get. The scene resembled a winter sports shop. From the doors and rear hatches, out came skis, snowshoes, sleds, tubes, saucers, and passels of kids and dogs. The mere 10 inches of white stuff, a bit heavy, was all fun seekers needed. Moms and dads were ready. Mittens, goggles, hats — a veritable how-todo-winter-right guide book on display. The frolicking was highly entertaining. There were the obligatory snowball fights and hastily constructed snow persons, as well as the occasional tube and sled crashes, which often appeared intentional, to amp the fun. Dads and older siblings strained to get the kiddos up hills, some steep — all randomly made — for the downhill delights. Cross-country skiers angled for first tracks. Snowshoers just latched up and took off, nowhere in particular, only wanting to savor the experience. This was the moment winter enthusiasts have been imagining for the past two weeks as they saw

snow building on the Ladies and Jeff. They got a further positive sign driving past Black Butte, now liberally blanketed. Will it last? “Who knows, who cares,” said members of the Parker family with beaming smiles. Joined by their friends, the Summers, all of Sisters, the two families and their combined six kids and three dogs could make their own team of anything they wanted on Saturday. And have a blast doing it. Hello winter. “The thing about snow is that the kids tend to stick together, regardless of age or school,” said Lauren Bailey. “A 7-year-old and a teen are not so far apart in the snow,” she added. Her husband, Greg, agreed. “Snow is the one thing that we do as a family where we all hang without the older kids pairing with other kids their ages.

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Or taking off, leaving the younger ones behind.” The five-day forecast for Santiam Pass promises more snow. Visibility will be reduced yet that is not expected to lessen the fun. Like Mt. Bachelor, Ski Hoodoo is hoping for a Thanksgiving Weekend opening. The operative word is hope, and no formal date has been announced.

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are estimated to be sizeable enough to fund the operation for about two years. “We feel this situation is a great blessing,” said Kiwanian Doug Wills. “However, there are other unmet community needs. Kiwanis is suggesting that instead of donating to the food bank this holiday season, consider donating to the Sisters Kiwanis Community Service Foundation, a separate Kiwanis funding source which supports a number of other worthy causes, or give to other Sisters’ charities.” Kiwanis finds themselves not needing funds for the food bank for two main reasons: The first is the aforementioned level of financial support given the food bank. Secondly, the amount of food distributed over the last year has dropped. They are not sure why food demand has declined. The main expenses for the food bank are utilities and insurance. The building itself is free and clear. Because of their dedicated volunteers, the food bank has essentially maintained its normal weekly operating schedule all through the COVID

pandemic this past year. They also maintained or improved the range of food products and fresh vegetables given out (when available). The Sisters Kiwanis Foundation is solely operated by Club members and other community volunteers. There are no paid positions. All the money donated to the Foundation is distributed to worthy causes, charities, or individuals. The Foundation supports numerous local charities, capital improvements, and scholarships. It built and operates the food bank. The Foundation board is made up of Dave Cox, president, Jan Failing, vice president in charge of fundraising and allocation, Doug Wills, vice president in charge of the food bank, Dick Steiner, secretary, and Mike Robillard, treasurer. The Kiwanis board is made up of 12 other Kiwanis members. According to Wills, “Funds will continue to be used to provide food to those in need in the Sisters community. When the time comes to replenish the food bank’s operating reserves, Kiwanis will communicate the need for more funds. We are confident the Sisters community will respond to that call. At this time, we want to thank everyone for their amazing support.”

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ODOT must act on dead trees

To the Editor: I would like to thank Editor Jim Cornelius for the article dated June 23 titled “ODOT will look into tree die-off along highways,” and the follow-up article dated September 29 titled “ODOT will remove hazard trees along highways.” As you may recall, ODOT admitted in 2018 to using the now-banned herbicide Perspective along highways to control weeds. It was proved that this herbicide killed 2,000-plus pine trees that needed to be removed between Sisters and Suttle Lake north of town. I own 200 acres two miles east of town on Highway 126. I have over 20 dead or dying pine trees on my property — all of which are right along the highway. My property has well over 500 pine trees, all of which seem to be healthy. The only dead trees are right along the highway. There are also many dead pine trees south of town on Highway 20. Could it be that the herbicide ODOT sprayed was not just limited to Highway 20 north of town? After countless calls to various ODOT employees and administrators, I now no longer can get anyone on the phone, and my voicemail messages go unanswered. Not only are my dead pine trees a fire hazard to me and my neighbors, but as we know, dead pine trees fall over. Being right along a busy highway, you would think that the risk to life would make these dead trees a top priority. Not so far. Dave Helm

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To the Editor: To the amazing Sisters Varsity Volleyball team, thank you! Thank you for such an exciting season. Thank you for stepping up when losing your star player to a leg injury early in the season. Thank you for continuing to give it your all on the court every game. You have brought me and many other parents, grandparents, and spectators so much joy watching you. I know the championship gold slipped away at the last minute, but remember YOU got to play for that title. Others didn’t get there. You played hard against a tough team and earned second place in the state! That is something to be extremely proud of. We are all so proud of you! There are good teams and then there are great teams; cheers to this great team! No. 2, Greta Davis; No. 1, Bailey Robertson; No. 7, Sydney Myhre; No. 3, Mia Monaghan; No. 8, Maddie Pollard; No. 4, Skylar Hartford; No. 13, Bre White; No. 5, Gracie Vohs; No. 6, Hannah Fendall; No. 9, Anna Landon; No. 11, Gracelyn Myhre. Cheryl Scheer

Sisters Woodlands project

To the Editor: The project to develop the 31 acres of land at 201 N. Pine St., Sisters, for mixed housing and industrial use must be rejected. This project, which would result in some 359 residential units and 44,000 square feet of commercial and light industrial space, is tantamount to building a small town in the middle of Sisters. It would dramatically alter, indeed, destroy, the character of the City. It would fly in the face of certain critical provisions of the City’s master plan. For example, it would nullify the City’s goal “to conserve, and enhance the quality of the City’s natural and scenic resources; maintain the quality of its air, land, water, and wildlife habitat; and improve community health.”Among other things, the “Woodlands” project would, in fact, eviscerate the woodlands on the acreage and obliterate whatever natural beauty and habitat there are left in the city. Moreover, the project would inject some 600 to 700 vehicles into the City, with their accompanying pollution. When these vehicles are combined with those associated with the housing under construction next to Dollar General and from the industries being enticed to move to the lots north of the project, not to mention “normal” traffic through town, the result will be paralysis on the streets. The fact that the developer is including parking space in the project for the expected vehicles is not a solution. The problem begins when these vehicles start to move. Tourists are already complaining about the traffic in Sisters. Who wants to visit a traffic jam? The Woodlands project will make a mockery of Sisters as a tourist destination. In addition, and this is extremely important, the development will require an enormous amount of water, which will be extracted from our aquifer. We are in the midst of a drought. The City has had to drill wells to meet water requirements. How will the developer replenish the lost ground water? He can’t. Paying a fee for water is not a solution. The residents of Sisters will pay the real price. In short, the Woodlands project would be a catastrophe. Its approval would be completely irresponsible if not suicidal for Sisters. Gary Leiser

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AMBASSADORS: Sisters youth will represent the U.S. in Europe Continued from page 1

music. “I loved playing piano and I saw a video of someone playing the flute at church and decided I wanted to play that too,” said Quero. Quero began training on the flute with Rebecca French at Bald Eagle Music in Sisters and began practicing every day. She had been working with French primarily on piano, then switched to practicing on the flute for school band class. Quero played the flute in middle school and high school band starting in sixth grade. Quero was playing in high school band class one day when her teacher mentioned an opportunity to travel to Europe and perform. “I didn’t know what it was, and he mentioned we go with other Oregon kids and asked us to raise hands if we would want to go. I had always wanted to travel and to be able to travel, and perform music is something I couldn’t pass up,” said Quero. A few weeks later, she got a letter in the mail informing her she had been nominated for a spot on the Oregon Ambassadors of Music playing flute. “My parents were really proud, and we decided to

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Norma Quero is an Oregon Music Ambassador on the flute.

PHOTO BY CEILI CORNELIUS

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accept and go through the process of being a part of the team and register for the program,” she said. She has started saving up for the trip, including launching a GoFundMe to cover the rest of the travel expenses (see link above). “I learned so much from Rebecca, not only about music but also about life after being with her for eight years at Bald Eagle Music,” said Quero. Even during the height of the pandemic, they were able to continue with lessons via Skype.

Justin Bowe, also a sophomore at SHS but new to the band program, is participating in OAM on percussion. Bowe was born in Salem but grew up in Sisters, first attending Redmond Proficiency Academy before transferring to Sisters schools. Bowe had always been interested in playing a percussive instrument and started on bass guitar and then worked up to a drum kit. “I had four years of piano and then delved into percussion since 2016,” said Bowe. Bowe plays bass guitar, drums, and electronic drum

kit for the band at Sisters High School. “I feel very honored to be nominated and very thankful to my teachers for this honor,” said Bowe. Rebecca French was his first music teacher and he is still working with her, practicing percussion and gearing up for the OAM trip next year. Bowe studies piano and percussion every week with French and plays in the band at Sisters High School with Cranor. “I am very thankful to my teacher for nominating me and I wish him all the best with future students,” said Bowe. The students will be traveling to France, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany over the span of 14 to 15 days, performing as a team of students selected from across Oregon. Rehearsals for the trip begin officially in April. The students will attend a camp at Oregon State University to learn the material for the concerts in three weeks before leaving for Europe. “I am really excited to play and I look forward to meeting new people and traveling,” said Quero. For more information visit https://sites.google. com/view/oregon-ambass adors-of-music/about.

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VOLLEYBALL: Lady Outlaws played hard at State tournament Continued from page 11

season with a great group of girls. They played their hearts out this weekend and left nothing on the court. We finished second in the state and that’s amazing! Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us this weekend.” Gracie Vohs was named player of the match along with Lucretia Benolken of Cascade, and both Vohs and Sydney Myhre made the alltournament team. Rush noted Vohs and Myhre for their impressive play. “Gracie played aggressive and confident at the net,” said Rush. “She stepped up this weekend and had big kills in crucial moments for us. She has grown so much this season and has two more years to look forward to. “Sydney has been a leader on and off the court all season. She played great defense and had some big kills for us this weekend. Her presence and court sense will be missed next year, but I am so proud of her for raising the level of Outlaw volleyball over her four-year career.”

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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service

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Lake Creek is excellent habitat for fish — now that removal of this diversion means they can move unimpeded.

LAKE CREEK: Project enhances fish passage in key watershed Continued from page 1

multiplicity of water rights, then working with water rights holders and landowners to come up with an acceptable and viable plan, took considerable time and work. Ultimately, the diversion for Metolius Meadows’ water was moved to the edge of the meadow, on private land, and a pump with a fish screen installed to pump water from the diversion to the end users. Fish passage is the ultimate goal of these projects, and Lake Creek has particular significance in that regard. “Lake Creek is really significant because it’s the connection between the Metolius and Suttle Lake,” Perle said. “There’s great habitat — we just need to open it up and let fish move through it.” Historically, the council notes, Lake Creek “provides more spring Chinook rearing capacity than any other stream in the Metolius watershed. In addition, Suttle Lake… was historically an essential part of the sockeye salmon life cycle and is one of only two lakes in Oregon that historically supported native sockeye runs.” By opening the creek up to fish passage and ensuring the health of native plants and habitat, local landowners, the Forest Service, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, and the Sisters and Camp Sherman communities at large are preserving and enhancing a natural gem in the heart of Sisters Country.

was starting natives in the area to “re-veg” the work area and prevent non-native colonization. The crew, which included a couple of COIC youth workers who Press said “did a great job (Monday) in the rain,” planted approximately 425 starts of alder; dogwood; rose; spirea; nine bark; snowberry; sedge/rush; elderberry; and serviceberry. When the project started in 2007, Upper Deschutes Watershed Council reports that “there were 24 fish passage barriers and/or unscreened diversions on Lake Creek associated primarily with private irrigation diversions. If these passage and screening barriers are left untreated, fish lost to irrigation systems and blocked from upstream and downstream migration will severely limit the success of (fish) reintroduction.” The long-term work has been funded by grants from the Pelton Round Butte Fund. Funds for fish screening and passage were allocated in 2006 as part of a relicensing process for the dam. The Lake Creek project decommissioned a ditch that had been used for decades to bring irrigation water to what is now the Metolius Meadows subdivision. The irrigation system off the creek was comprised of unregulated open ditches that were quite leaky, and diversions that were often just piles of rocks, fence posts, and found objects, according to Project Manager Mathias Perle of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council. “This was one of the few diversions on the Lake Creek system that actually had PHOTO PROVIDED a headgate,” Perle said. This old diversion and headgate have been Untangling the removed from Lake Creek in Camp Sherman.

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REHAB: Sisters students helped to plant banks of creek Continued from page 3

group of students donned fishing waders to cross the creek and plant the far bank. Two juniors, Sage Wyland and Zoey Lorusso, agreed that experiences like this with IEE are a great way to apply science to the outdoors. “It provides a good experience,” they said. The girls also talked about their night spent in a snow cave they dug near Mt. Bachelor. They had participated in the ECOS program

at Sisters Middle School as eighth graders. Accompanying and supervising the students were senior class interns who were IEE students last year. Intern Oly Thorson said she wanted to be an intern to “make IEE special for them (juniors) just like it was for me.” After all the plants were safely in the ground, the students were asked to take a little time and write a reflection about their experience, as if they were the creek (see “Reflections on Whychus Creek” below). Miller congratulated the students for a job well done, saying, “They did a great job. In fact, the students do a better job than a lot of the adults

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon who come out to plant.” IEE is conducted over two quarters, in the fall and spring. The goal of the program is to create a sense of stewardship and place by getting the students out into Sisters’ backyard. the surrounding forest and mountain wilderness, for hands-on learning in environmental science, physical education, and language arts. The teachers involved in the IEE program include Glen Herron, Samra Spear, and Rand Runco. The IEE program has served as the initial step for a number of SHS students who have pursued a career in the environmental sciences and related fields.

Reflections on Whychus Creek As part of their experience on Whychus Creek with the Interdisciplinary Environmental Education (IEE) class, students wrote reflections about the creek they are working to restore — from the point of view of the stream. Two examples follow:

I Am Whychus Creek

by Makenzie French I am from glaciers, melting every year, little by little. I flow down from the Sisters mountains, a long journey. I am the home to many, some past and now returning. I flow through the small city of Sisters. All my dams have been removed, allowing me to flow freely for the first time in many years. My banks are covered in willows and cottonwood, surrounding me and around other parts of Sisters. My life is long and I see a future with the return of those lost. I am Whychus Creek.

Whychus Story

by Matthew Riehle From the beginning, I flowed. They came, softly at first, in reverence of my water and its gifts. They were kind, respectful, took only what they needed and left me unimpeded. Those first hands were gentle… Onwards I flowed.

SUDOKU SOLUTION

After a time, a newer kin of my first companions arrived at my banks. Pushing out their predecessors, they set upon me with rough hands, tearing my flora away and siphoning my blood to sustain their land-bound and alien crops and animals. Some seed of resentment flourished, and eventually I lashed out in flood, a feeble roar, twisted agony for my once kind caretakers. My keepers, fueled by self-preservation, destroyed my vestiges of the former age, my meandering path straightened. Still I flowed, dejected

and drained. I lost much — my fish, my plants, my life. I felt I was dying. It was long before I felt their hands again. Gently, they reached into my aching soils to gift me back the life I lost to their forefathers’ hubris. Seeing my sickness hurt the land, they realized their mistake, and sought to correct their wrongs. Through years of toil they have mended me; my meandering and wildlife I lost seen returning to full glory. Now I flow, the murmurs of gratitude bubbling within me.

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LET’S TALK: Nov. C4C session will discuss future of school site Continued from page 3

and Sisters School Board Member Edie Jones, as well as discussion on past conversations and current thinking about the site from Sisters Schools Superintendent Curtiss Scholl and Jennifer Holland, Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) executive director. The session will be conducted via Zoom on November 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. To participate, email Cline at director@ citizens4community.com. She will send out Zoom links on the day of the meeting. Cline acknowledged that there have been some preliminary discussions about the possibility of SPRD using some of the facility space, but no decisions have been made. “Nothing’s written in stone yet,” Cline said. “We really want the community to

be able to give some thought to it.” The meeting is designed for the public to learn about the site the building sits on; explore ownership and zoning of the property; discuss past exploration into repurposing the building; ask questions; and share thoughts regarding alternative models that could be added. The session will not be the only community outreach. Cline said that C4C plans to facilitate a broad community input process, modeled on the City of Sisters’ effort to bring the public into the shaping of an updated comprehensive plan over the past year. “They got a lot of public input — and they did that during COVID,” Cline said. “We’re going to model it somewhat on what the City did for the comp plan.” She said, “We hope to know by spring what the public wants to do.” The November 15 session will be recorded and posted to www.citizens4community. com.

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