The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLIV No. 52 // 2021-12-29

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Bring it on Well, that was… interesting.

As I recall, most of us were thinking at this time last year that the weirdness that was 2020 would dissipate in 2021. Of course, calendars, like clocks, are just something we create in the feeble hope of imposing order on the course of events, which have a way of ignoring such contrivances and rolling along inexorably on their own chaotic path.

The Year 2021 started weird, right from January 6, and kept on rolling through 12 months of social and economic turmoil. COVID-19 refused to consign itself to history after a one-year run, and launched a summer tour riffing on the Delta blues. The bug is still with us as we roll into 2022, singing an even catchier tune, though perhaps with less bottom.

Can we catch a break here?

We might be forgiven for looking at 2022 with wary skepticism rather than eager anticipation. We know we’re not out of the woods on any of the ailments that afflict us. Yet it might be good to pause a moment and reflect on the light that has shined across a couple of pretty dark years.

The bizarre politicization of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic has obscured the truly remarkable achievement that the COVID vaccines represent.

In the spring of 2020, there was great skepticism that

a vaccine for a coronavirus was a viable possibility.

Yet, here we are. The vaxxes are not perfect, and we have not “crushed” COVID, but they provide a high degree of protection from serious illness and death.

Monoclonal antibody treatment and other antiviral treatments are advancing rapidly — all of which holds out the promise that it won’t be too long before we can push COVID-19 into the background and simply live with it.

Here in Sisters Country, we did a pretty good job of rolling with the waves and making the best of things — despite COVID, despite staffing shortages and supply chain struggles, and despite the constant threat that our national divisions will infiltrate our local way of life.

Quilts blossomed again across downtown Sisters in the return of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, and music filled the air as the Sisters Folk Festival brought live music back through the summer and fall. We rang in the autumn with a bustling Harvest Faire as in days of old. The organizations that create these events worked tirelessly to stage them safely and responsibly. Hats off to ’em.

Hopefully, 2022 will see the Sisters Rodeo ride back into its rightful spot on the calendar, and the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Fest will serve up some real Delta Blues.

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Kids are back in classrooms, the fellowship of churches is strong, neighborhoods are vibrant. New businesses are opening and new neighbors are fulfilling dreams of making Sisters their home.

Folksinger Slaid Cleaves, who has performed many times in Sisters, asked in song for one good year: Just give me one good year To get my feet back on the ground I’ve been chasing grace But grace ain’t so easily found One bad hand can devil a man A good one can turn him around I gotta get out of here Just give me one good year Maybe 2022 will be that year, maybe it won’t. But Slaid’s got another song that we can all sing as we flip the calendar: I don’t ask for mercy, it just don’t work that way Today I’m down but hope will rise another day Bring it on, bring it on

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW JANUARY Sisters rider shines in rodeo competition

Adriene Steffen has added to her collection of rodeo trophies with a Reserve Champion finish in pole bending at the Junior World Championships Rodeo held December 7-12 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The 15-year-old rodeo competitor from Sisters has racked up considerable success in the arena, competing nationally since 2017.

Restaurant to open despite ban

For Tom and Jeannie Gilgenberg Buck, keeping their wine bar and bistro closed indefinitely isn’t an option. The couple opened Cork Cellars for in-restaurant dining on January 1 — in spite of state mandates prohibiting indoor dining in counties deemed at “extreme risk” in the current surge of COVID-19 cases.

“Tom and I seriously considered closing,” Jeannie told The Nugget on December 31. “If we don’t do this, there will not be a Cork Cellars.”

The restaurant opened with the same safety and sanitation protocols that were in place before Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) imposed tighter restrictions in November. Those restrictions prohibit all indoor dining, gym openings, and indoor entertainment in “extreme risk” counties — including Deschutes — in an effort to blunt a surge in COVID-19 cases that has seen more hospitalizations and fatalities in Oregon than at any time during the pandemic.

The bistro will require patrons wear masks when not at the table eating, will separate diners, and will not offer wine tasting or music events.

The couple argues that restaurants with safety protocols including heavy sanitation efforts in place have not been shown to be a significant factor in COVID-19 spread.

Sisters artist creates ‘Pandemic Portraits’

When the world went into lockdown in mid-March 2020, people — when they did venture out of their homes — could be seen wearing masks of various kinds. The masks caught the eye of Sisters artist Paul Alan Bennett.

After much careful thought, Paul, a painter and a printmaker, decided to create portraits of people wearing their masks.

And though he’s traditionally been known for creating colorful gouache paintings using a “knit stitch,” this time Paul limited himself to one color, black, and one format: monotype.

Bennett’s first portrait was of a clerk at Ray’s Food Place.

“When I posted it on Facebook, it got a lot of response, and I thought I’d do some more,” Bennett said.

The 96-page book, “Pandemic Portraits,” includes 88 of the monotype images.

Folk festival expanding online programming

Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) has announced a new session of winter programming to expand virtual education outreach programs for adults and youth during COVID-19.

Registration is now open for educational offerings planned for this winter and spring, including multi-week songwriting and performance classes, instrumental music and engineering workshops, and three separate Sisters Songworks offerings taught by both regional and nationallyrecognized instructors and musicians.

In response to the global pandemic, SFF redesigned many of their traditional offerings in 2020. The cultural nonprofit is now looking to build on the success of those reimagined programs with a slate of online music education courses and workshops rolling out this winter.

Broadband internet on tap for Camp Sherman

After more than a decade of false starts, broadband internet service is coming to Camp Sherman via Sureline Broadband in Madras.

Local realtor and Camp Sherman native Shane Lundgren has been heading

up a group of Camp Sherman residents since 2009 to secure internet access for the community. According to Lundgren, the original impetus was the government’s “No Child Left Behind” program in 200910, to bring internet learning opportunities to students at the Black Butte School in Camp Sherman.

Schools set plans for return to in-person learning

All students in the Sisters School District are scheduled to return to some level of inperson learning by February 1, according to a communication sent out January 6 by superintendent Curt Scholl.

Sisters Elementary School has been operating with inperson instruction since early in the school year. The middle school and high school will soon have the opportunity to attend in-person classes on a part-time basis using a hybrid model.

The opening of schools in Sisters comes after Governor Kate Brown announced the move to making school-opening guidelines “advisory” rather than mandatory earlier this month.

School staff begin receiving vaccine

About 30 specialists, paraprofessionals, and support staff were the first of the Sisters

School District staff members to receive their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.

The vaccinations come amidst concern that Oregon’s supply may not be as substantial as first reported.

In a news conference on Friday, January 15, Governor Kate Brown expressed her dismay that the total number of available vaccines was apparently misrepresented, but vowed to get as many teachers in Oregon vaccinated as possible in a timely manner, with a target of 12,000 doses a day being maintained. Brown said she is still committed to ensuring Oregon teachers will be vaccinated in large numbers, albeit slightly later than planned, due to the discovery that national reserves of the vaccine are either in shorter supply or nonexistent.

What’s happening with Sisters’ weather?

Except for a couple of light dustings of snow that quickly came and went, Sisters Country has been remarkably free of winter-like conditions even as we advance deeper into the heart of the cold season.

Last fall weather prognosticators advertised a La Niña was on the way that would likely result in a colder and wetter than normal winter. Not only was her arrival right on time, but she’s been gaining strength and is now classified as a strong La Niña.

While scientists aren’t quite sure why this La Niña is behaving oddly, many of them suspect climatic teleconnections, the interaction of several different atmospheric circulations with varying time scales.

Climate change may also be a player.

Looking ahead from now through the end of March, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation levels for our area.

New well will add to Sisters’ water system

Sisters is adding a new well to its water system, which will substantially increase its pumping capacity.

At last Wednesday’s City Council meeting, the City awarded a public improvement contract to J. P. Prinz Co. LLC in the amount not to exceed $713,317, the lowest of five bids received for the construction of a new Well 4, Phase B. Phase A, just completed, was the drilling of the well by Abbas Drilling on land at the east end of the Creekside Campground.

While Phase A was underway, the design for the well house and all the equipment (Phase B) was being finalized. The well depth ended up being 293 feet.

Work included drilling, casing, screening, grout seal, developing, and testing as required for a complete 1,500-gallons-perminute well.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Sisters Folk Festival is ‘Holding Hope’

Artists are invited to share their finest work in the 2021 virtual My Own Two Hands (MOTH) fundraiser art auction May 10-15.

Sisters Folk Festival staff and board have announced this year’s theme: “Holding Hope,” offering the encouragement of the prospect of better days ahead and a closer connection to community in our near future.

Secondary students return to school

“Snow on the ground, sun is out, kids are coming back — life is good!” said Sisters Middle School (SMS) Counselor Brook Jackson on Monday, January 25, as students returned to classrooms for the first time in months.

After nearly 11 months of receiving instruction through Comprehensive Distance Learning, secondary students in Sisters School District returned to the classroom this week under the “Hybrid Model,” which allows them to be in school part of the week, while continuing distance learning in the remainder.

Winter finally shows up in Sisters

Sisters got its first decent winter snowfall last week as a storm that was supposed to provide just a dusting proved considerably more robust and blanketed town with better than four inches of the white stuff.

Friday’s snowfall snarled traffic on local highways, with different crashes throughout the day periodically closing Highway 20 both west and east of town and blocking traffic on Highway 126 toward Redmond.

Beloved Sisters veterinarian is retiring

After more than two decades of practice at Broken Top Veterinary Clinic, Dr. Little Liedblad is transitioning

(slowly) into retirement.

Liedblad said, “I may be working part-time (one day a week) at the clinic for a while, but Melvin B. Scorch was set free and has flown away with his big, beautiful wings carrying his little body up and away.”

Zadow marks 20 years of helping Sisters heal

In January of 2001, Zadow Physical Therapy was officially open for business and Greg Zadow was looking forward to bringing his specialized manual therapy skills to the community of Sisters.

What started as a one-man operation with limited hours grew. In those early days, Zadow couldn’t have imagined it would evolve into what is now Green Ridge Physical Therapy & Wellness.

The business was created from a “build it and they will come” model with a few key principles. Zadow describes his ideals in this way: “Do what you are passionate about, to the best of your ability, every day.

Surround yourself with people who will reflect and become an invested part of that commitment and focus 100 percent on what is best for the patient.”

Twenty years later, Zadow has such heartfelt gratitude for the initial welcome that he and his family received here in Sisters and for the ongoing support and trust he continues to receive as a healthcare provider, business owner, and member of the community.

FEBRUARY Sisters Folk Festival moves to October

Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is packing up its big tents and moving to October.

The Festival has announced a permanent move away from the traditional festival weekend that could begin as early as 2021 — if the pandemic is controlled enough to allow the event to take place safely.

“It was chilling to think that, had the Sisters Folk Festival

not been postponed due to the pandemic, we would have been looking at our second festival cancellation due to wildfire smoke in four years,” said SFF Executive Director Crista Munro. “It was clear to the board and staff that difficult decisions had to be made for the long-term survival of the festival.”

The organization is hopeful that this date change will put SFF outside of the wildfire smoke season, and they are cautiously optimistic that having a festival will be possible this year, amid COVID-19 concerns.

City launching major biosolids project

The City of Sisters is not letting waste go to waste.

The Sisters City Council last week awarded a publicimprovement contract in the amount of $153,092 to Clear Harbors Environmental Services of California for the Biosolid Removal Project at the City’s wastewater treatment plant. The project is part of the 2016 Wastewater Capital Facilities Plan and was estimated to occur in 2021 — 20 years from when the plant was started up.

Biosolids removal includes the removal of “sludge,” or the material that remains in the ponds after treatment. These biosolids, which are two to three feet deep, accumulate in the ponds.

The treated biosolids will then be tested and pumped into a tanker and hauled out to the existing effluent field on 50 acres of the Lazy Z Ranch property owned by the City. The application of the biosolids will provide fertilizer which will be disced into the soil, then a crop of orchard grass will be planted to take up the nutrients.

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Cloverdale Fire District to seek local option levy

The Cloverdale Fire District Board of Directors voted unanimously last week to place a local option levy on the May ballot to fund enhanced emergency medical and fire response for District residents. The Cloverdale District lies in the rural lands east of Sisters.

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

According to the District, funds from the levy would be used to ensure two paid firefighter-medics will staff the main station 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At least one of the two on duty would have paramedic advanced life support training. Paramedics with advanced life support skills bring a level of emergency medical help on scene that was once only available at a hospital.

Students create content for trail signs

Through a collaborative effort of the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA), Rima Givot’s Sisters High School biology students, and Bethany Gunnarson’s art students, interpretive signs are being created for the Tollgate Trail that winds through Trout Creek Conservation Area (TCCA) in the woods adjoining the high school.

SHS football gets green light to play

Sisters High School football players, coaches, and fans

got a welcome message last Friday, when Governor Kate Brown announced that outdoor contact sports for the upcoming “fall” season will be allowed for many teams in Oregon, including Sisters.

Not surprisingly, there are strings attached, including the need to offer on-site responsive testing for symptomatic individuals and close contacts, protocols in place for contacttracing purposes, and written waivers identifying health and safety risks, as well as a commitment to isolation and quarantine if exposed to COVID-19.

Wilderness-permit program to move ahead

Beginning May 28 and ending on Friday, September 24, day-use permits will be required for 19 out of 79 trails in the Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, and Three Sisters wilderness areas. During the same period, overnight-use permits will be required for all trails in those same three wilderness areas.

There are some exceptions for Pacific Crest Trail hikers, volunteers, and hunters.

Sisters School District to put up building bond levy

Sisters voters will be asked May 18 to pass a bond for the construction of a new elementary school to replace the current building that is undersized and in need of major renovation.

A 2001 bond that was used to build Sisters High School is “retiring,” which means that if the levy is passed the tax rate of 93 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value would simply continue, allowing the creation of a $33.8 million fund for construction of the new school and

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW renovations and upgrades on other district property.

Population growth in Sisters has forced the issue for the district, according to school board chair Jay Wilkins.

Sisters School District officials say the need for space is immediate.

Downtown Sisters fire determined to be arson

A fire that damaged a structure in downtown Sisters earlier this month has been determined to be arson. The damage to the residence is now estimated to be $75,000.

According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the City of Sisters were among those dispatched to a residential house fire at 152 N. Larch St. in Sisters on the night of Saturday, February 13.

An investigator from the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s Office and a detective from the Oregon State Police Arson Unit responded to the scene and conducted an origin-and-cause investigation at the residence.

Camp Sherman students remember Deputy Dave Blann

When students at Black Butte School in Camp Sherman were invited to write a letter to Deputy Dave Blann in January, some of them remembered his laugh and playful nature. Others were too new to Camp Sherman and never got to meet him before he passed away last year.

For 24 years, “Deputy Dave,” as he was widely known, lived in the Camp Sherman community and was a friend and protector for his neighbors. By the time students finished their letters and illustrations, even those who never met him knew he was a very special person.

For his wife, Bethanne Kronick Blann, awarding the students for their entries in the essay contest was the culmination of a memorial for Deputy Dave. The event took place just a few days after the second anniversary of his death.

MARCH Alpine ski teams win league titles

The Sisters Outlaws alpine ski girls and boys teams both won league titles based on performances over four meets during the regular season of Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association.

The Outlaws came out on top against squads from Redmond, Albany, Corvallis, and Eugene and will finish the season with a strong contingent of skiers competing at the state championships scheduled for March 4 and 5 at Mt. Hood Meadows.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity dedicates 71st home

Family members and a handful of Sisters Habitat for Humanity volunteers gathered on Cowboy Street in Sisters on Wednesday, February 24, to celebrate the completion of the

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Volunteers and the Sitton family worked alongside each other to complete the home.

This is Sisters Habitat’s 71st home in the area. The home is one that Sisters Habitat purchased from a previous Habitat homeowner. A ground-floor bedroom and bath were added to accommodate the family.

Two escape serious injury in crash

Two Bend residents escaped serious injury when the Outlaw Aviation Cessna 172 they were flying went down in a field to the west of the runway at Sisters Eagle Airport on the evening of Wednesday, March 3.

The pilot, Madison Stieber, 23, received non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by private vehicle to St. Charles-Bend, where she was treated and released. The passenger, Connor Schaab, 24, received minor injuries and was evaluated by medics from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District at the scene.

Two arrested in shooting incident near Sisters

Two 19-year-olds have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in the forest outside Sisters on January 17.

In that incident, a mid-1990s Chevrolet Tahoe was shot multiple times by an unknown subject near a long-term camp in the area of USFS Road 1510 near the 450 spur, approximately five miles west of Sisters. The vehicle was in very close proximity to a tent that was being used for housing.

Silicon Valley firm moves HQ to Sisters

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Iconic Sisters ranch pursues regenerative agriculture

Regenerative farming and ranching are fast becoming mainstream — and one of Sisters’ most iconic ranches is heading at full steam into the movement.

Last June, John and Renee Herman purchased the Lazy Z Ranch. The Hermans relocated from California with their 5and 3-year-old children and set about their vision to remake the ranch into a model for regenerative agriculture.

Under regenerative practices, agriculture goes beyond sustainable. Regenerative agricultural methods seek to add to the soil through a self-nourishing ecological system. It’s a closed-loop system that doesn’t halt humans’ impact on the environment — but reverses it.

New scholarship honors beloved naturalist

Naturalist Jim Anderson is well-known to readers of The Nugget for his columns over the past 20 years in which he has shared his vast knowledge of the flora and fauna of the Central Oregon region in layman’s terms — accompanied by a sprinkling of old-fashioned humor.

Anderson, who is 93, and his wife, Sue, recently moved out of the area to be closer to family in the Willamette Valley, but his impact and educational influence will be remembered for years to come thanks to a scholarship established in his honor by a Sisters couple, Karen Lord and John Klement.

Cash donation boosts Food Bank clients

The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank serves dozens of clients each week when they come to select foodstuffs at the pantry on Main Avenue on Thursdays.

Earlier this month, those folks got an additional boost from an anonymous donor who provided a small cash stipend for each visitor to the Food Bank.

Food Bank Coordinator Naomi Rowe told The Nugget that the donor approached her with $700 in cash in $20 bills for individual distribution.

Planned industrial park clears hurdle

The face of Sisters is changing and nowhere more than on the west end of town. The sale of the Sisters Ranger District’s headquarters property has opened up that piece of Sisters to a variety of developments.

The proposed Three Peaks Industrial Park, located at 800 W. Barclay Dr., cleared another hurdle as the Sisters Planning Commission approved, with conditions, their master plan and subdivision proposal.

Entrepreneur finds sweet opportunity in Sisters

It’s hard to think of a better example of the kind of business Sisters has set itself to attract than Holy Kakow.

The Portland-based craft food maker of chocolate syrup, coffee syrups, and cacao powder is relocating here in a few weeks.

They will take up 5,000 square feet in the nearly completed structure at 260 E. Sun Ranch Dr. The mostly steelsided building, developed by Art Blumenkron, features 17,000 sq. ft. of light industrial on the ground floor and three apartments on a second level.

The 1687 Foundation occupies the bulk of the building.

Burglars hit Sisters Rental

A crew of burglars struck Sisters Rental at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, March 24, and made off with an estimated $13,000 in Stihl saws.

According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at 6:47 a.m. on Thursday, March 25, to Sisters Rental on the corner of Pine Street and West Barclay Drive on the report of a burglary.

An investigation determined that at approximately 8:57 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, two suspects broke through a glass door.

APRIL Stancliff named Sisters High School principal

Steven Stancliff has been named the new principal of Sisters High School, replacing Joe Hosang, who, after 10 years as principal, is moving to a new position at the district’s administrative office.

Stancliff, a native of Alaska and resident of Central Oregon since 2005, comes from a background in teaching, as well as a variety of administration positions. He is finishing up his fifth year as principal of Pilot Butte Middle School in Bend.

Sisters: A history of pioneer resilience

Sisters is marking a significant anniversary in 2021 — the 75th anniversary of the 1946 incorporation of the City of Sisters.

Sisters long predates incorporation. It was “discovered” long before Euro-American settlers found it — as a place where Paiute, Warm Springs, and Wasco peoples stopped during movement across the broad Central Oregon landscape. The name of Whychus Creek, which runs right through town, comes from a Sahaptin phrase, “The

Place We Cross the Water.”

You could date the founding to 1888, when the area post office moved from Camp Polk to Sisters, or perhaps more solidly to July 10, 1900, when Alex and Robert Smith platted the town, with many of the street names still in use today.

Any way you define it, Sisters was a pioneer town, the hub of a small homesteading community and for a while the only town between the Cascades and Prineville. As a pioneer town, operating in relative isolation and conditions we would consider primitive, Sisters had to be self-reliant and resilient.

Those qualities have continued to be a hallmark of the community.

Saving a majestic heritage tree

It was a sapling when Cortez burned his ships and moved inland to take on the Aztec empire. It was a robust young tree when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

By 2021, the 180-foot tall, 64-inch-diameter ponderosa pine that looms over Graham Corral west of Sisters posed a potential danger. With a major codominant fork, and standing as it does amid a recreational area that serves the Sisters equestrian community, the Sisters Ranger District labeled the tree as a potential hazard.

That could have meant the end of this 500-year-old tree.

The Forest Service sought a different alternative.

On March 31 arborist Nate Goodwin, proprietor of Timber Stand Improvement, and his crew headed out to Graham Corral to stabilize the tree with a nylon harness.

Now the tree will preside over Graham Corral for many years to come.

Hardtails Bar & Grill celebrates 10 years in Sisters

It’s not easy for any bar and grill to make it for a decade, especially when they go through a year as tough as 2020.

Steve and Darcy Macey, owners of Hardtails Bar & Grill know this — and they’re grateful to the Sisters community for supporting them through the years.

Local district wins conservation grant

The Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) was one of only 20 conservation districts in the nation this year awarded an Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant. It is also the first time that an Oregon conservation district received funding from the program.

DSWCD will partner with The Environmental Center to implement soil-health improvement practices with Central Oregon Youth and Schools.

The grant focuses on improved soil health through the creation of a school-gardens workshop for Central Oregon educators and provides support to amend

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Volleyball takes silver at State

The Lady Outlaws won their first two games of the 4A 2021 Showcase and then fell in the championship game to Sweet Home.

Coach Rory Rush said, “While our season didn’t end as we had hoped, I am so very proud of the girls for putting everything into our season and leaving nothing on the court.

They worked tirelessly during the off season and while this was an unconventional year they never let the craziness of the season detour them from their goals. They had great team chemistry and battled together to the end.

Medical emergency leads to crash

A 58-year-old man from Madras suffered a sudden medical emergency while driving into Sisters on Thursday morning, causing him to lose consciousness and crash his truck and 21-foot toy-hauler trailer at about 8:50 a.m. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a light pole, went into a gravel drainage ditch, and then impacted a large tree.

Deputies began performing CPR on the driver and were joined moments later by an offduty paramedic from the Black Butte Ranch Fire Department and an off-duty nurse. Working together, they continued CPR on the driver and utilized an AED (Automated External

Defibrillator) until medics from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District arrived and took over lifesaving efforts.

The driver was transported to St. Charles in Bend for continued care. The two passengers were also transported to St. Charles in Bend with non-lifethreatening injuries.

Ethan Hosang is state champion in cross-country

Ethan Hosang capped his high school cross-country career with a dominating performance on his way to winning the 4A state championship held Saturday, April 10 at Marist High School, helping his team to a very close third-place team finish.

The Outlaws girls team also had a banner day, placing second place as a team, just six points behind the Siuslaw Vikings.

The meet took place thanks to a grassroots effort.

Sisters Museum to celebrate City’s 75th

The board and volunteers of the Three Sisters Historical Society are making preparations for the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Sisters in April 1946.

Throughout 2021 the Sisters History Museum is collaborating with the City, the Sisters Arts Association, and local businesses and organizations to sponsor a number of special observances of Sisters’ 75th Anniversary. Events will necessarily be planned around whatever current COVID-19 restrictions are in place.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Reward boosted in poaching case

The Oregon Hunters Association has boosted the reward up to $6,500 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in the case of three elk that were poached on or about October 28, 2020 east of Sisters.

Local author creates new children’s book

Sisters artist and author Dennis McGregor has finished the sequel to “You Stole My Name,” a collection of paintings and verses about animals with shared names.

The new book, “You Stole My Name Too,” features plants with animal names. Some of these combos, like Gooseberry, Crab Apple and Tiger Lily, are well-known. Others are more remote and may cause a bit of head scratching.

This new book features the same look and feel as the first book, which was sometimes referred to as a “kid’s coffeetable book” for its large size and lush printing.

Sisters Ranger District unveils HQ plans

Initial plans for the proposed new Sisters Ranger District headquarters were outlined at last week’s virtual open house.

(Video of entire meeting available on Deschutes National Forest Facebook page.)

The current office was built in the 1950s and has a

number of safety and accessibility issues. According to Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid, “The new station is necessary to keep us here (in Sisters).”

By dividing the 80-acre parcel of Forest Service property into three pieces and selling them separately, while retaining the southeastern part of Parcel 2 for the new headquarters, money will be available to construct the new buildings. It was necessary to get special authority from the U.S. Forest Service to divide and sell the property.

Rodeo canceled for second year

In the face of rising COVID19 cases in Deschutes County, and restrictions limiting capacity enforced by local and state government agencies, the Sisters Rodeo Association (SRA) Board of Directors announced a unanimous decision on Tuesday, April 13, to cancel the 2021 Sisters Rodeo.

This is the second year in a row that the coronavirus pandemic has forced cancelation of the event.

Burning to protect and restore forest

Sisters residents get jittery when they see a big plume of smoke on the horizon. Two decades of wildfires that have seriously disrupted life in Sisters Country will do that.

But the smoke that billowed up to the south of town last week bodes well for Sisters, fuels specialists and fire managers say. The smoke came from a multi-day prescribed fire in the

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“It looked to me like a beautiful, textbook burn,” Rod Bonacker told The Nugget.

Peterson Ridge Rumble returns to live action

All runners agree that doing a race virtually is no comparison to the real thing. The participants in the 19th Annual Peterson Ridge Rumble, held Sunday, April 11, couldn’t have been happier to be back on the trail after the event was derailed last year due to the pandemic.

Race Director Sean Meissner said, “The Peterson Ridge Rumble was a huge success! There were a lot of COVID protocols that had to be met and all of the participants and volunteers graciously complied.”

GPS dart helps nab wanted driver

A deputy deployed a GPS tracker dart in an effort to nab a driver wanted by law enforcement.

A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted the wanted man’s vehicle on April 18, at approximately 11:15 a.m., while he was driving in the area of Highway 20 and South Pine Street in the City of Sisters. The deputy observed a 2004 GMC Yukon on South Pine Street. The registration for the vehicle was allegedly expired. The sheriff’s

office reports that there was also history of this vehicle being associated with a subject the deputy knew to be wanted on pending criminal charges.

Sisters home destroyed by fire

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

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

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

Man arrested after SWAT response

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

The sheriff’s office reports that deputies were dispatched at approximately 1:21 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21, to a report of an assault at a residence in the 67000 block of Harrington

Loop Road. Responding deputies learned Thomas Lingo had assaulted another person at the residence.

Sisters actor accorded rare honor

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

He has been granted a Fulbright John Wood Scholarship that will allow him to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). LAMDA has a one-percent acceptance rate — and a huge success rate for the actors who come out of the school. The award pays full tuition and a living stipend to cover the one-year classicalacting master’s degree offered by the institution.

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

Organizers cancel music festival

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

“As much as we want to, we cannot in good conscience bring 65 musicians plus 2,000 festival-goers into town, let alone having a viable framework to do so based on our current and projected restrictions,” the Rambos said.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Voters asked to support new elementary school

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

A 2001 bond that was used to build Sisters High School is “retiring,” which means that if the levy is passed the tax rate of 93 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value would simply continue, allowing the creation of a $33.8-million fund for construction of the new school.

Construction of the school is the primary focus of the endeavor, but any funds left over could be allocated to renovations and upgrades on other district property.

Voters to decide on fire district bond

In the May 18 election, Cloverdale District voters will decide whether to approve a five-year local option levy to fund enhanced emergency medical and fire response.

The District voted unanimously in February to place the levy (Measure 9-142) on the ballot. The levy carries a tax rate of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed property value (not market value) for a period of five years.

According to the District, funds from the levy would be used to ensure two paid firefighter-medics to staff the main station 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At least one of the two on duty would have paramedic advanced life support training. Currently, the District has two staff members — the fire chief and training officer — who provide response from the station while onduty. The District also relies on volunteers to respond to calls.

Locals set out on adventure of a lifetime

Melissa Stolasz thinks big.

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

Stolasz, 49, her daughter

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

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

MAY Vohs pitches no hitter in Outlaws win

Garrett Vohs pitched a nohitter in Sisters’ win at home against Woodburn on Thursday, April 29. Vohs finished the game with 11 strikeouts, and also had one hit and one RBI in the contest that ended with the Outlaws on top 10-0.

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

Worker shortage causing woes

There are plenty of job openings in Sisters, but the lack of applicants is reaching critical proportions for area businesses.

Help Wanted signs appear all over town and in The Nugget there have been multiple ads in the classified section for a range of jobs. Some employers have taken to running color ads in the main section of the paper in hopes of drawing more notice.

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

The first problem for all Sisters employers for jobs under $25 per hour is a small labor pool. Area population is dominated by retirees and empty nesters, even as our schools are adding students. Affluence in the community is a negative when attracting employment with starting wages. The median income for ZIP code 97759 is $76,012. In Redmond, where the majority of our workers live, it is $65,788 and the median age is 39.7 vs. 53.7 for Sisters.

Roth named principal at Sisters Middle School

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

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

Roth is no stranger to the community; he worked as the athletic/activities director at Sisters High School from 20122017, including one year as vice principal.

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

Grappling with homeless issues

Like communities across the nation, Sisters is grappling with the complex issues surrounding homelessness.

Because of where it’s situated, Sisters’ homeless population largely camps on public lands in the Deschutes National Forest. The most recent homeless count indicates that there are 83 homeless people living in the Sisters forest.

Colleen Thomas is Deschutes County’s homeless services coordinator. She and the county’s new homeless outreach coordinator, Katie DeVito, are working with the Sisters Ranger District to reach out to that population.

That outreach involves making contact with people camping in the forest and making sure that basic needs are being met — needs like water, food, propane for heating and cooking, clothing. Thomas has helped people obtain other needs, such as eyeglasses, as well.

The long-term goal is to connect them with housing.

Sisters Movie House to reopen after long year

Following a COVID-19compelled closure of over 400 days, Sisters Movie House is finally reopening for business.

The theater on the FivePine campus at the east end of Sisters will once again welcome back patrons on Friday, May 21.

Quilt Show planning to move ahead

Fire officials complete national training

The path isn’t completely clear yet, but Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) Executive Director Dawn Boyd reports the outlook is positive for a modified show Saturday, July 10.

SOQS has submitted a health and safety plan for the outdoor event, and Boyd said that the City of Sisters has indicated that it is satisfied with it.

The Deschutes County Health Department has to sign off, but that is not expected to be a major hurdle, Boyd told The Nugget.

Two officials from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District (SCSFD) have completed training programs through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA).

Firefighter/Paramedic Damon Frutos has completed the managing officer program, and Deputy Chief Tim Craig has completed the executive fire officer program.

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Track athletes shine at Districts

Many of Sisters’ signature events have slid off the roster over the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic. While it might not be thought of in the same context as big music and art festivals and the Sisters Rodeo, Sisters Annual Lacrosse Invitational tournament (SALI) — which brings dozens of teams and thousands of people to town — has earned its place as one of Sisters’ premier events. And the community has felt its absence in May for two years running.

In addition to being a highlight of the year for lacrosse athletes, the tourney is a major economic shot in the arm early in the season.

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Camp Sherman resident Gary Albertson is celebrating a big milestone this week.

Twenty-five years ago, he received a kidney transplant from his older sister, Judy Zellers, at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland.

The average lifespan for a transplanted kidney is 10-12 years and Albertson has defied that timeline. He credits all the similarities he shares with Judy for the near-perfect match. He said in a family of dark-haired, dark-eyed siblings and parents, he and Judy shared the only blond hair and hazel eyes. Their temperament and mannerisms are similar.

Albertson and his sister both said that through the donation process they have become each other’s hero — Judy for her selfless act of donating a kidney and Albertson for providing Judy with her reason for being on this earth.

Thirteen members of the Outlaws track-and-field program punched their tickets for the 4A state championships based on their strong performances at the Oregon West District Meet held May 14-15 at Stayton High School.

Both the girls and boys teams finished third in the team standings among the seven schools in the Oregon West Conference.

Operation Appleseed restores forest

Worthy Brewing Company in Bend seeks to maintain sustainable brewing practices — and enhance the planet.

The Worthy Garden Club, a nonprofit organization and philanthropic arm of the Worthy Brewing Company, recently extended their ongoing philanthropy project Operation Appleseed to the Whychus Creek area west of Sisters.

The Whychus Creek work is unique because, not only are they planting more trees, but the group is also working on decommissioning an old logging road.

Buckmann retiring from Sisters Chamber

When Jeri Buckmann closes the door of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center building behind her at the end of this month, she will be saying goodbye not only to her 21-year job as event coordinator but also to a way of life.

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Having always been involved with horses, joining the Sisters Rodeo Association in 2000 seemed like a good fit, and she has held many volunteer positions there. Both of her children volunteered along with Jeri and her husband, Bob, always making it a family affair.

Weber takes second at tennis districts

Nate Weber earned a secondplace finish in the singles event of the OSAA Special District No. 2 Tennis Tournament held at Black Butte Ranch May 10, 13, and 14.

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Local woman donates historical mural

Sisters is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Sisters with a new historical mural on the South Fir Street side of the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store.

Sisters resident Melanie Nelson contacted Minnesota muralist Steve DeLaitsch and his assistant Scott Duffus for the project. Nelson formerly lived in Owatonna, Minnesota, and worked with them both on previous mural projects.

When Nelson read in The Nugget about the 75th anniversary, she approached the City about the possibility of funding a mural depicting important moments in the history of Sisters. The City put her in touch with the Three Sisters Historical Society and Sisters History Museum. They, in turn, contacted Sisters Arts Association (SAA), because the project aligned with one of their goals — to create a stronger public art program in Sisters.

The SAA negotiated with Sisters Habitat for Humanity to place the mural on the side of their thrift store, which was originally the Leithauser Grocery Store.

This collaboration of three Sisters organizations and the City “is a watershed moment,” according to SAA President Dennis Schmidling, “and hopefully the first of many collaborations related to public art.”

hydrologist to know that we are in the midst of a drought, worsening by the week. A look at the snow cover on the mountains, streamflows in nearby rivers, and reservoir levels reveals telltale signs of what forest and fire district managers see as potential danger signs as the summer progresses.

Nearly 70 percent of Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties are in level D3 (extreme drought) as of May 13, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of southwestern Deschutes County are at the top level — D4 (exceptional drought). The problem is statewide and the governor has already declared Klamath, Jackson, and Lake counties disaster areas.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of cycling season in Sisters.

Estimates are that a thousand riders visited Sisters over the holiday weekend. Five hundred took part in the annual Sisters Stampede on Peterson Ridge.

Event officials told The Nugget that entrants from at least nine states registered for this year’s ride. A cyclist from New Jersey traveled the farthest and a rider from Tucson made the 1,250mile journey to compete in one of two timed events — the short course (14 miles) and the long course (25 miles).

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Sisters Dance Academy was able to hold a live performance on Thursday, May 27, at Sisters High School featuring the studio’s competitive dance teams.

“What a joy it was to be able to perform for a live audience again,” Liddell said. “We haven’t been able to do that since December of 2019 due to all of the restrictions surrounding COVID-19. To feel the energy and emotions of being on our home stage with a live audience cheering all throughout the performance felt so amazing for our dancers and has been a long time coming indeed.”

Sisters Habitat for Humanity has won approval to build at greater density in a neighborhood at the west end of town.

The Sisters Planning Commission voted 4-2 to approve — with conditions — an application from Habitat for Humanity to make 10 lots from an existing six lots to accommodate attached or detached single-family houses in the Village Meadows subdivision.

C4C has new president

The local community-building nonprofit Citizens4Community (C4C) last week installed Jane Paxson as president of its board of directors. Paxson succeeds founding President Robyn Holdman, who has led C4C since its beginnings in 2015.

Voters approve school bond

There will be a new Sisters Elementary School in a new location in a couple of years — thanks to a resounding “Yes” vote from the Sisters community on Measure 9-141 in the May 18 election.

The passage of the levy with a tax rate of 93 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value will allow the creation of a $33.8-million fund for construction of the new school.

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celebrate Grad Week and the Class of 2021.

The senior banner project, now in its second year, is a collaborative effort led by SHS and the local nonprofit Citizens4Community.

Bikes deployed in expanded community policing effort

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office owns a small fleet of mountain bikes, two of which are new and garaged at the Sisters substation. Lt. Chad Davis who heads the station and Deputy Brian Morris inaugurated routine bike patrol in Sisters last week.

Davis says Sisters can expect to see patrolling most every day of the week during good weather months, from one to four hours per day. The patrol area will be limited to downtown and areas frequented by tourists such as Creekside Campground.

Wrestlers heading to Districts

Following a flurry of meets over the past two weeks, the Sisters Outlaws wrestling squad is headed to the District meet on Saturday, June 12, in La Grande.

The Outlaws competed in five meets since May 25 in the run-up to the District meet.

The season has continued for the program in a whirlwind of wrestling meets the last two weeks.

Sisters youth is a rodeo champion

Gabby Bartolotta of Sisters rode her 7-year-old quarter horse Jess to a state championship in pole bending in Oregon Junior High Division Rodeo competition in Burns May 28-30. The 14-year-old rodeo champ is headed to nationals in Des Moines, Iowa, June 20-27.

Sisters athletic director earns Sisters Outlaws step honors Athletic Director out into a new world GaryOutlaws Thorson is the Oregon 4A

The theme of the Sisters High School Class of 2021 motto shone throughout commencement ceremonies held outdoors at Reed Stadium on a perfect late spring evening on Friday, June 4. The motto, a quote from Morgan Harper Nichols, says, “Going through things you never thought you’d go through will only take you to places you never thought you’d get to.”

Principal Joe Hosang elicited applause as he welcomed everyone to the ceremony, saying enthusiastically, “We are together!”

Sisters Folk Festival makes comeback

The Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is coming back this fall.

SFF is moving forward with plans for a seven-venue festival scheduled for October 1-3. The annual festival of roots music held throughout the town represents a long-awaited return to live music, and a celebration of the Sisters community.

SPRD outdoor parks soar in popularity

The three outdoor parks — bike, disc golf, and skate — located adjacent to the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) Coffield Center are proving extremely popular with the public — residents and tourists alike.

According to SPRD Executive Director Jennifer Holland, “While this last year has been a rollercoaster, we have been thrilled with the increased use of our specialty parks… As assets of the park and recreation district, these parks belong to the community.

Seeing the skate park busting at the seams, families taking their little ones to the bike park, and all the out-of-state license plates parked at the disc golf course warms my heart.”

Athletic Director of the Year for 2020-2021.

“This recognition is long overdue for Gary,” said Sisters High School Principal Joe Hosang. “The guy can’t say no and works so extremely hard.

Most people don’t see what he does to keep athletics moving forward. He will come in early on Sundays and work late at night to schedule, reschedule, make phone calls, set up transportation, connect with officials, and then do it all again when a game is changed. He works countless hours to help the coaches fundraise, ordering and ensuring every coach has the appropriate training.”

Sisters ministry distributes 20 million free books

The 1687 Foundation based in Sisters has completed the consolidation of its activities at a new 16,000 sq. ft. location in Sun Ranch Business Park. The unmistakable twostory building, developed by Art Blumenkron, dominates the park’s growing list of occupants.

Registered as a 501(c)(3) charity in Plano, Texas, the Foundation has from its inception made Sisters the base of its principal mission: providing books of hope and encouragement to the incarcerated, first responders, and the military.

Small fires a warning to Sisters

Recent incidents remind Sisters residents and visitors that fire is an ever-present danger.

A fire broke out in the woods about five miles west of Sisters, about a quarter-mile northwest of Zimmerman Butte on Sunday. Firefighters from the Forest Service and SistersCamp Sherman Fire District (SCSFD) responded quickly

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW and kept it confined to 6/10 of an acre. Fire officials report that the fire was human-caused, but have not determined specifically what sparked the blaze.

On Wednesday, June 2, U.S. Forest Service firefighters knocked down the blaze that started from an unattended and escaped campfire about three miles west of Sisters off Highway 20. The fire was about 1.2 acres in size.

The previous week, on May 28, a trailer burned to the ground on the outskirts of town near the north end of Pine Street, with the fire spreading to adjacent trees and brush.

Crest the Cascades offers cyclists spectacular ride

More than 50 cyclists started a journey on Saturday at the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) Coffield Center and rode the Oregon Scenic Bikeway over Highway 242 to the top of the old McKenzie Pass last weekend in the annual Bjarne Holm Crest the Cascades event.

Fire Chief Roger Johnson named ‘Community Champion’

Sisters Fire Chief Roger Johnson has been named a Community Champion by the Sisters Country Vision Implementation Team for his efforts in helping Sisters become a more resilient community.

Team members surprised Chief Johnson with the award last Wednesday. In its citation, the team stated that: “Chief Roger Johnson is the fearless leader of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District who calmly and humbly manages a very high level of responsibility and a very demanding workload, never more so than during the pandemic, a year that also included devastating wildfires and other challenges for our community. For the Sisters COVID-19 immunization popup clinic, Chief Johnson immediately volunteered the fire station and his crew.”

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“It was definitely a great event that was long anticipated,” said Sisters Dance Academy Founder and Teacher Lonnie Liddell.

The newspaper theme came out of a desire to “spread good news” after a long and challenging year and a half of virtual instruction.

Funding will help Whychus Creek flows

Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) is working with funding from Coors Seltzer to further incentivize water leasing in Whychus Creek, a reach that used to run dry two of every three years.

Three Sisters Irrigation District (TSID) diverts flows from the creek for area irrigators. DRC and TSID have worked steadily over the past 20 years to bring back yearround flows through water transfers and piping to permanently protect up to 34 cubic feet per second (CFS) of water rights instream. DRC’s instream leasing program augments these flows further.

Continuing to improve conditions in the stream is critical for migrating and native fish including redband trout, steelhead, and bull trout.

Burglary suspect sought

The Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office and the Redmond Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in multiple burglaries to businesses in Sisters and Redmond. The burglaries took place overnight between June 17-18.

The alleged burglar hit Takoda’s, Bi-Mart, and The Gallery Restaurant.

Deputies save men from drowning at Lake Billy Chinook

Jefferson County Deputy Marty Kaczmarek helped to save swimmers in trouble at Lake Billy Chinook on

Saturday, June 26.

Kaczmarek is a resident of Sisters Country, better known locally as “Master K,” founder of Outlaw Martial Arts.

One night, three missions for search and rescue

The Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) team assisted with three separate missions around the county on the evening of Friday, June 25.

At about 5:54 p.m., a DCSO special services deputy was dispatched to an injured hiker near Broken Hand who required immediate medical attention and evacuation.

At 8:07 p.m., a DCSO special services deputy was advised of a lost hiker near the South Sister Climbers Trail who had separated from his group.

At about 10:40 p.m., a DCSO special services deputy was dispatched to a lost motorist near Fredrick Butte Road, on the south side of Highway 20 east, between Brothers and Hampton.

Teacher raises last walls for Habitat

For years, Sisters High School’s woodshop and construction program teacher Tony Cosby has led crews of students in framing and raising walls for Habitat for Humanity homes in Sisters Country.

Last Wednesday, he hit the job site for the last time with a student crew. Cosby is semiretiring and passing his hammer to Jason Chinchen, who plans to keep the Habitat program rolling.

‘Mr. A’ ends long teaching career

A lot has changed in Sisters since 1983, but there has been one constant in town, a man who impacted the lives of hundreds of school-aged kids: Sisters Elementary School teacher Kirk Albertson, or “Mr. A,” as he is affectionately known.

Albertson has decided to retire, ending a teaching career spanning 38 years, 36 of which were in Sisters.

JULY Escaped cooking fire blamed for blaze

A 42-year-old man was cited for reckless burning after his cooking fire escaped and spread into the forest near Sisters.

On July 1 at approximately 10:47 a.m., the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office received a call of a fire on USFS land west of the City of Sisters, along the Forest Road 100 spur.

When deputies arrived on scene, the fire was approximately 25 yards in diameter.

The fire department was able to get a line around the fire and keep it from spreading further.

Quilt Show marks comeback for Sisters events

Just as Oregon emerges from COVID-19 restrictions, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is set to bring back Sisters’ major events.

The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) is set for Saturday, July 10.

The show is modified somewhat, as organizers had to plan for it without knowing what Oregon’s status would be. Plans currently call for about 50 percent of the usual amount of quilts to be on display, more widely separated than they ordinarily would be.

‘Planes, pancakes, flying chickens’ — event celebrates America

Sisters Eagle Airport treated Sisters residents to a full show of airplanes and vintage and hot-rod cars at the annual Sisters Eagle Airport Fly-In event on the Fourth of July. A typical dry, hot summer day on the tarmac at Sisters Eagle Airport had several hundred patrons out and about to see the air show and drag racing to

celebrate America’s birthday.

The familiar sound of helicopters and other aircraft echoed down the runway all morning in Sisters Country.

Michele Hammer wraps up teaching career in Sisters

When Michele Hammer started working for the Sisters School District in 2005, she couldn’t really picture the varied positions she would hold over the next 16 years. Now, after officially retiring in June, she looks back with a feeling of satisfaction as an educator who served where needed, and as an advocate for students.

Completing a long career that included over 30 years working with youth, Hammer is glad she wound up her professional life in Sisters.

“I can honestly say it’s been such a privilege to work in the district,” she said.

Sisters enjoys return of Quilt Show

The sense of community was palpable as quilters reunited after a 19-month absence.

“I have made so many friends at the Quilt Show and so missed them,” Miki Denton from Snoqualmie, Washington said. “Zoom is no substitute for something so sentient.”

The Nugget spotted license plates from no fewer than 16 states. Carol Dixon of Sisters, the featured quilter of this year’s show, reported a visitor from Burlington, Vermont.

Other exhibitors talked about folks from Canada and states on the East Coast.

SAC named ‘Community Champion’

In honoring SAC, the Sisters Country Vision Implementation Team noted: “The Sisters Athletic Club is not just a place for exercise but also a community hub where people can connect and socialize. During

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Sisters-Camp Sherman firefighters were joined by a state task force in providing protection to local residences threatened by the Grandview Fire. the pandemic, SAC owner Tate Metcalf and his team showed unending resilience, positivity, and dedication to the health and safety of their members and staff while still creatively providing programming and services to their members. The SAC provides more than 35 local jobs, and was nominated by five different staff members.

Run to the Top draws strong numbers

The Hoodoo Run to the Top 5k and Half Marathon delivered as advertised, as both courses concluded at the tip top of Hoodoo Butte — an arduous one-mile-plus climb.

The Saturday running event drew over 100 entrants in its return to action after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Sisters wine bar to close doors

After battling through a tough year of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, followed by staffing shortages, Cork Cellars is closing its doors.

Jeannie Gilgenberg-Buck and Tom Buck made the announcement last week on social media: “It makes us very sad to announce that after six (mostly) wonderful years, we will be closing our doors.

We’ve been honored to have had the opportunity to be a part of this community for the last six years, and will be forever grateful for all of the support that we’ve received.”

City’s Comp Plan nears finish line

The year-long process of crafting an updated Comprehensive Plan for the City is in the home stretch, according to Community Development Director Scott Woodford.

Over the next month, City staff will take the final draft prepared by the consultants hired to conduct the update process, and will create the narratives, adding photos and resources that will put the goals and policies into a cohesive document.

Fire breaks out northeast of Sisters

The smoke plume erupted on the northeast skyline of Sisters at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 11 — and Sisters Country residents fell into the yearly cycle of wildfire.

The Grandview Fire, burning on Oregon Department of Forestry-protected rangelands and the Crooked River National Grassland, roughly 18 miles northeast of Sisters, spread rapidly through grass and juniper, growing from its start to 60 acres and to 300 acres in rapid fashion. As of press time on Monday, the fire was estimated at 4,000 acres.

Level 3 evacuations (“Go Now”) were announced Sunday afternoon on areas north of Squaw Creek Canyon Estates along Wilt Road in Jefferson County.

Artists painted at Black Butte Ranch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., then framed and turned in their paintings. The works were on display with ballots for attendees to vote for favorites Proceeds from registrations and the fundraiser’s silent auction are divided among Sisters High School students pursuing a vocation of art and the art departments for the elementary and middle schools.

Contributions continue to trickle in, and Linda Goebel expects proceeds to reach $10,000.

The promoters report that the event was well attended following a two-year hiatus with 2020 canceled by COVID and 2019 by smoke.

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Boyle, owner of Hop in the Spa in Sisters, was arrested on

Wednesday, June 30, on charges of harassment, sex abuse, and performing illegal massage.

Boyle told The Nugget that he intends to sue the State of Oregon, contending that the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office filed a false affidavit in order to obtain a search warrant on his business, based on the allegation that he was practicing massage without a license.

Sisters students will have to mask this fall

Sisters students will have to mask up when they return to class at the end of the summer, under a new directive from Governor Kate Brown.

Last Thursday, July 29, Governor Brown directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for K-12 schools statewide for the 2021-22 school year. The move is, according to the governor’s office, “in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recently updated guidance, and based on the latest science on the spread of the Delta variant.”

Hedrick takes reins as school board chair

The Sisters School Board has installed Don Hedrick as its new chair.

Hedrick, a long-serving member of the board, takes over for Jay Wilkins, whose term ended this year and who did not seek re-election to the board.

David Thorsett was chosen as vice-chair.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Air support helps battle lightning fires

Cooler weather on Sunday assisted firefighting crews in gaining increased containment on Sisters Country fires that were sparked by lightning in a storm that moved across the region last Thursday, August 5.

The Bean Creek Fire and Monty Fire started about a mile apart east of the Monty Campground near Lake Billy Chinook.

Air resources were a significant help in keeping the fires from getting big.

McDonald’s did not turn away firefighters

Sisters McDonald’s has taken a severe beating in the news and on social media for the past month — for something that did not happen.

A viral Facebook post, amplified by a story run on KTVZ-21, led people across the nation to believe that the local McDonald’s had refused service on July 13 to firefighters battling the Grandview Fire. But a timeline and evidence from security cameras, confirmed by Oregon Department of Forestry officials, demonstrates that, as owner Scott Acarregui asserts, “McDonald’s did not at any point refuse service to any firefighters.”

Sisters Woodlands marking trees for preservation

Hundreds of trees at the future site of the Sisters Woodlands housing development along Pine Street are festooned with green and blue ribbons. The ribbons identify trees that will be preserved as the 200-plus-unit development moves forward.

Among the trees that will be preserved are five very large ponderosa pines, including a 58-inch diameter pondo that is believed to be the oldest tree in Sisters.

The property is heavily treed, and preservation is a key goal. Initial estimates suggest 200 trees will be preserved.

Tensions over masking at school board meeting

The boardroom at the Sisters School District office was packed with over 30 citizens for the monthly meeting held Wednesday, August 4.

Most were there to express their opposition to the recent mask mandate for K-12 students handed down by Governor Kate Brown two days earlier.

Twelve of those in attendance spoke during the community comment portion of the meeting, addressing concerns about masks along with the issues of critical race theory, bullying, and Black Lives Matter.

Laird CEO steps aside, will remain on board

For the second quarter ending June 30, Laird Superfoods (NYSE: LSF) reported net sales increased from $5.6 million for the same period in 2020 to $9.2 million for the most recent quarter. The jump in sales did not translate to profit as the largest employer in Sisters is reporting an operational loss of $6.3 million.

Paul Hodge, cofounder, president, and CEO, who has been with the fast-growing company since its inception, will be stepping down as soon as a successor can be found.

Creek restoration Scholl affirms school underway at Rimrock standards in Sisters Ranch News regarding the passage

Another section of Whychus Creek that runs through Rimrock Ranch is undergoing large-scale restoration to improve habitat for fish and wildlife in and around the creek. The property belongs to the Deschutes Land Trust (DLT). Crestline Construction is executing the design created by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council.

The entire project was threatened when the Grandview Fire broke out on July 11 and burned over 6,000 acres in Jefferson and Deschutes counties. The fire burned across portions of the north boundary of the ranch, but thanks to the efforts of employees from Crestline Construction and firefighters working to contain the fire, restoration work on Whychus Creek was able to resume on July 19.

Country Fair canceled due to COVID concerns

The 25th Anniversary of the Country Fair and Art Show at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration will have to await another year.

“With great sadness we announce that our celebration will not happen this year,” said Sydney Harrison, who handles publicity for the fair committee.

of Senate Bill 744 and subsequent approval by Governor Kate Brown might be compared to the wildfires burning all around the state this summer: Citizens are hot.

Public outcry has been strong, as many Oregonians view the move as a step backward in education standards.

Curt Scholl, Sisters Schools superintendent, spoke with The Nugget last week and strongly affirmed that standards for Sisters students will be unchanged.

Ski Inn completes its reincarnation

Eight years after a large, 150-year-old ponderosa pine tree fell on the original Ski Inn located on East Cascade Avenue, the newly redesigned and rebuilt lodging and dining establishment is in full swing on the same site.

Traffic stop in Sisters yields meth bust

A traffic stop in downtown Sisters in the early hours of Thursday, August 19 led to the arrest of three people from Salem and the seizure of more than four pounds of methamphetamine and over $9,000 in cash.

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Habitat for Humanity honors volunteers

About 100 volunteers, staff, and supporters of Sisters Habitat for Humanity gathered last Wednesday in Village Green for the 2021 Presidential Service Awards ceremony. Accompanied by a barbecue and festive dinner, 51 volunteers were merited with Bronze recognition, 23 earned Silver status, and five were honored with Gold achievement.

In 2020, 198 volunteers contributed 23,127 hours serving on committees, staffing the stores, helping in the office, or working on construction sites.

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The construction volunteers are part of the RV-CareA-Vanners program through Habitat for Humanity International. The program started back up this past June after being put on hold because of COVID-19 restrictions.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Local farmers providing for at-risk neighbors

A partnership between Sisters Farmers Market, Seed to Table Oregon, and The Roundhouse Foundation is putting fresh food on the table for folks wanting to improve access to healthy sources of nutrition.

Market Manager Caroline Hager says a grant from The Roundhouse Foundation funded efforts to launch the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the Market this season.

Bidding wars continue over Sisters real estate

If the second half of September is anything like the first half, home sales in zip code 97759 will surpass records.

While single-family home sales in Bend and Redmond appear to be calming, the market in Sisters remains red hot.

The median price of homes in Sisters Country rose from $600,000 to $665,000 from July to August according to Beacon Appraisal Group.

Grand jury charges spa owner with sex abuse

Mike Boyle of Sisters is facing multiple counts of sex abuse and other charges, after a Deschutes County Grand Jury handed up an indictment on Tuesday, September 7.

District Attorney John Hummel declined to file charges last July against the 60-yearold owner of Hop in the Spa in Sisters, after he was arrested on June 30 by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Detectives.

Support, concerns on shelter

Members of the public voiced their support for the proposed permanent Cold Weather Shelter during visitor communication at last week’s City Council meeting — as well as concerns about the shelter’s location.

The adjacent property owner to the proposed shelter runs an adult foster care home in a matching building. She voiced concerns that the proposed shelter property has no yard, no driveway, and is connected to her building with a pathway.

She is concerned about having shelter guests who may have mental health, addiction, or criminal issues right next door.

ODOT will remove hazard trees along highways

Dead and dying trees will be removed in coming months along Highway 20 and 126 east of Sisters. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will cut down trees that are deemed a hazard.

ODOT spokesman Peter Murphy told The Nugget that trees in the right-of-way are being evaluated; when they are determined to be a hazard, “we will remove them through our hazard tree removal process.”

Making the Metolius a healthy home

For more than a decade, the Forest Service has been making home improvements for the fish population of the Metolius River. Work crews conducted the latest phase of a project adding large logs and downed trees to the stream to restore fish habitat.

The work is part of an ongoing project that began in 2008 to restore large wood to the river to improve fish habitat. Nearly 1,000 trees have been placed in the river since that time.

Certain areas were left alone to act as a “control” sample for the effects of the additional habitat.

Glory Daze was ‘glorious’ & ‘dazzling’

Those were two of the many superlatives tossed about Saturday when Glory Daze commandeered three blocks on Main Avenue to showcase 75 vintage or pristine cars and trucks. The car show is sponsored by Sisters Park & Recreation District.

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Established in 1989, the local coffee roaster will be taking over the location previously operated by Strictly Organic Coffee of Bend.

Inaugural 100-mile run draws 200

The first annual Oregon Cascades 100, organized by Alpine Running, started at 6 a.m. Saturday morning, August 28, from Pacific Trail Middle School in Bend and wended its way through the Mrazek trails, past Swampy Lakes and Dutchman, Skyliner’s trail and over to Park Meadow, before descending to Sisters.

The first finisher crossed the line at the Sisters Middle School track over 18 hours later under clear, starry skies.

Urban renewal will take place on Adams Sisters Historical Avenue Museum in new Big changes are coming to Adams Avenue. The street is location zoned downtown commercial according to different standards within the District, so there can be a mix of single-family residential, apartments, and businesses along Adams. Zoning dictates higher density be focused west of Fir Street.

The purpose of this streetscape project is to spur development. East of Fir, eightfoot-wide parallel parking will be available on both sides of the street. There will be a sixfoot-wide meandering pedestrian path on the north side of the street and a meandering bike path along the south side.

The Three Sisters Historical Society’s museum is moving into a new location.

The museum will be housed at the historic Maida Bailey Old Library building at 151 N. Spruce St., between Cascade Sotheby’s on Cascade Avenue and Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce on Main Avenue.

Opening in 1939 as the Sisters Library, this building was originally located on the west end of Cascade Avenue approximately where Sisters Depot is now. It served in that function for over 50 years, before being moved to its current location in 1990 and retired as the active library.

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They came from a dozen or more states as far away as New York, artists and attendees both.

Concert-goers were busy exchanging notes on who was a must-see. Lists were swapped, maps and schedules reworked, strategies formed by ticket holders wanting to get as much out of the jam-packed weekend as possible. Locals were suddenly tour guides, restaurant critics, and music impresarios.

Festival organizers limited ticket sales to 75-percent capacity as a COVID-mitigation measure. There were fewer acts and fewer venues, which made for a relaxed atmosphere.

Bi-Mart pharmacy closing, store to remain

In a move that surprised the seven-member team of Bi-Mart pharmacy in Sisters, they were informed Tuesday, September, 28 of the acquisition

by Walgreens of all pharmacies throughout the 80-store chain in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington.

“This decision, while difficult, is strategically important as we move to strengthen our solid financial position and expand our plans for future growth in the Northwest,” CEO Rich Truett said in a press release.

Outlaw Hall of Fame inducts two classes

The Sisters High School Hall of Fame committee inducted 10 individuals and two teams at a banquet ceremony Saturday, October 2, held in the high school commons.

Honorees included seven outstanding athletes, two athletic teams, a musician/athlete, and two special contributors.

The inductees represented two “classes” since the event was not able to be held last year due to COVID shutdowns.

St. Charles to require vaccination for visitors

Starting next week, all visitors to St. Charles Health System hospitals or clinics will have to be be fully vaccinated.

Effective October 18, visitors will only be allowed if they provide acceptable proof that they are fully vaccinated. On October 18, health care workers are also required to be fully vaccinated by the state of Oregon.

SHS welcomes new teachers

It’s a year of change at Sisters High School, with the addition of six new certified staff members along with a new principal.

Steve Stancliff, most recently the principal at Pilot Butte Middle School in Bend, took over the helm this fall, replacing longtime principal Joe Hosang who is doing administrative work at the District office.

Honor flight takes off

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The Nugget Newspaper Crossword

By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service

After more than a year of cancellations and postponements, Honor Flight of Central Oregon took off for Washington D.C. on September 22. Twentythree veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars joined this year’s trip, which served as an opportunity to honor them for their service.

Three lucky Sisters residents were among those elated with the news. Terrel Roberson (U.S. Army, 1968-1970), Hal Busch (U.S. Coast Guard, Korea 1948-1952), and Earl Schroeder (U.S. Air Force, 1958-1966) all checked in for their opportunity to witness firsthand the foundations of the nation they all fought to preserve.

Harvest Faire draws a horde to market

This year’s Faire felt especially celebratory as the crowds of market-goers returned after a year hiatus forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shoppers strolled among the stalls of dozens of vendors — many of whom have been regulars at the Faire for as long as 20 years.

Judging from the burdens they carried back to their vehicles parked all across Sisters, they weren’t just looking.

— Last Week’s Puzzle Solved —

Lady Outlaws are league champs

The Lady Outlaws volleyball team swept their way to the top spot in the 4A Oregon West Conference. They defeated Cascade in three straight sets on October 19, and two days later on senior night they posted a 3-0 win over Woodburn. The wins gave them cochampion status with Cascade.

SPRD seeks more staff for preschool

The rooms at Sisters Park and Recreation District (SPRD) preschool are cheerfully bright, with mini tables and chairs for the pint-sized students.

Everywhere is evidence of the fun, yet important, learning and creating that takes place in these rooms every weekday. The only thing missing? Two and a half more teachers.

Valerie Selig and Carissa Gascon — both well-qualified, experienced, and dedicated teachers — are each responsible for up to 15-18 little ones.

Despite recruiting, SPRD has been unable to hire the two needed teachers. They are in the process of trying to reinstitute a program for parent volunteers.

Tourists satisfied, but room for improvement

Visitors enjoy Sisters, but several key areas — traffic, and the availability of dining options and overnight accommodations — could be improved.

Those are conclusions drawn from a series of surveys conducted in order to create data for the destination tourism management work going on in the City of Sisters.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Captain James Edwin Richards

Ronald Mohler 1931 — Feb. 24, 2021

Aug. 10, 1942 — Nov. 20, 2020

Jeanne Ellen Easterling

Those we lost...

Molly O’Connor Niebergall

Leslie Doyle Bolton

James Nelson Standerfer

Roxalee Jean Waloweek

Deegan Domion Ceniga

Nov. 29, 1983 – June 28, 2021

James “Jim” Gordon Fisher

Sept. 14, 1934 – June 28, 2021

April 7, 1929 — April 6, 2021

Sept. 19, 1933 — June 11, 2021

May 14, 1932 — Feb. 24, 2021

Richard A. Davis

Nov. 13, 1937 — Feb. 19, 2021

Jan. 5, 1932 — Nov. 27, 2020

George Arthur “Art” Barker III

Oct. 14, 1934 – June 6, 2021

Feb. 5, 1931 — April 9, 2021

July 26, 1954 — Feb. 17, 2021

Norma Joan Funai May 9, 1929 — Feb. 16, 2021

Winnie St. John

Frances Lorraine Brown

Passed Dec. 5, 2020

James M. Whitney

Al Mengert

Travis Napier

Oct. 16, 2002 — April 7, 2021

Nov. 16, 1925 — March 7, 2021

Caroline (Carrie) Cheatham Nov. 5, 1948 — Feb. 2, 2021

Sept. 27, 1937 — Dec. 10, 2020

Richard Oscar Carlson Feb. 25, 1927 — March 1, 2021

Feb. 20, 1935 — April 14, 2021

Evonne M. Helwig

James Lesesne Smith May 22, 1933 – July 6, 2021

Jim McWilliams

Passed away Dec. 13, 2020

Sylvia Grace Hatton July 2, 1933 — Feb. 5, 2021

Gitta Storch

Thomas Harrer

July 30, 1933 — March 30, 2021

July 2, 1961 – April 26, 2021

John Anthony Pagano

Verla May Swehosky

Alice Lee Schneider June 5, 1934 – July 2, 2021

Dr. M. Lindsay Simmons III

June 6, 1934 – Jan. 30, 2021

Kate Aspen Catherine Janicki Jan. 13, 1956 — Feb. 13, 2021

William Boland Merrill III April 22, 1937 — Feb. 6, 2021

Mylon Lee Buck

Aug. 17, 1932-March 1, 2021

July 22, 1952 — April 13, 2021

Jan. 19, 1932 – May 12, 2021

Frank Conte

Feb. 2, 1929 – July 5, 2021

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Donald Lee Jimerson Sept. 7, 1932 — June 23, 2021

Irving L. Givot, D.C. Aug. 2, 1944 — Aug. 8, 2021

Those we lost...

John W. James Passed Aug. 10, 2021

Catherine Johnston Childress Nov. 13, 1945 — Sept. 2, 2021

John V. Hicks

June 6, 1940 — Sept. 17, 2021

Linda Joyce Tilson Davis Oct. 2, 1944 — Oct. 30, 2021

Nancy Burnham Seaward Dec. 8, 1936 – July 21, 2021

Wilma ‘Sam’ Manasse Sept. 17, 1924 — July 27, 2021

Thomas Aaron Ward Jr. Nov. 16, 1954 — Aug. 6, 2021

Charlotte Kiffe Milam Dec. 14, 1926 – Sept. 11, 2021

Bonnie (Bay) Howells March 24, 1941 – Nov. 19, 2021

Martha Jayne Hawley Vaden March 30, 1932 — July 11, 2021

Meredith Chaffin McKittrick Taylor

Laurietta Renee (Glover) Akaka

Thomas A. Stoery Feb. 25, 1932 — Aug. 19, 2021

Nov. 26, 1961 — Aug. 9, 2021

Debora Lynn Stevens

Aug. 17, 1923—July 26, 2021

Susan Richardson Miner

Carl Eugene Snyder

Frederick Clayton Judy

Aug. 30, 1956 - July 23, 2021

Les Zemansky

Amy Louise McDonald

Feb. 17, 1944 - Oct. 3, 2021

Wes Knodel 1955 — 2021

Jan. 7, 1941 – Nov. 25, 2021

Andrew Thomas Niebergall, Jr.

May 12, 1932 — Aug. 17, 2021

1941 — May 12, 2021

Hedwich (Louise) Jacobs Harold Ellsworth Jacobs 1937-2021

Feb. 18, 1947 – Nov. 20, 2021

Oct. 30, 1959 — Aug. 9, 2021

Oct. 26, 1938—Aug. 5, 2021

Walter (Wally) Henry Rietz, Jr.

Jan. 13, 1924 — 2021

Jay Edwin Leonhardy

Passed July 26, 2021

Marvin Benson

Mary Love McGuckin

1925-2021

March 8, 1927-December 5, 2021

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’21 IN REVIEW Forest restoration plans in the works

The Sisters Ranger District released a draft environmental assessment of the Green Ridge Landscape Restoration Project for a 30-day public comment period last Friday.

The 25,000-acre project area is located about nine miles north of Sisters. The goal of the project is to promote ecosystem sustainability, resilience, and health under current and future conditions in the Green Ridge project area. The assessment addresses both land and water issues.

Habitat celebrates home ownership

Habitat for Humanity homeowners must always take a long road toward the moment when they cut the ribbon on their new abode. For Terri Gookin and Patrick and Diane Yates, who celebrated the dedication of their new homes on Bluebird Street in the ClearPine subdivision on Friday, October 22, the road was longer — and more filled with rocks and potholes — than most.

Volunteers and families spent the past two years working in pandemic conditions, with growing supply interruptions. Construction Manager Darleen Snider acknowledged all the local suppliers who help provide materials, and the volunteer “cast of characters it takes to build one of these houses.” The threat of COVID19 reduced that cast of characters from around 20 to “six hardcore guys who have finished these houses.”

Snider said that “with COVID, it has become a definite challenge.”

Controlling speed in a neighborhood

Traffic volume and speed are increasing all over town, especially in the downtown core. In an attempt to bypass that bottleneck, residents and tourists alike are using neighborhood streets as alternative routes, especially on Jefferson, Washington, and Creekside Drive. Instead of traveling at the posted speed of 25 mph, drivers often far exceed that.

The Timber Creek homeowner’s association voted to install three speed “humps” on their private Timber Creek Drive. Homeowners decided to install the humps to discourage cut-throughs.

The City agreed to install two speed humps on either end of the Creekside Drive bridge.

All five humps were installed.

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Daniel O’Neill, a Sisters High School (SHS) teacher, is teaching young people the culture of skateboarding – not just how to be a better skater, but the life lessons that can be learned from getting into skateboarding.

O’Neill is instructing a class this year at the high school called Skatepark. The skatepark class is offered to anyone who

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW skates, and those who want to be involved in furthering the building project on the Sisters Skate Park located next to SHS. This is the first year Skatepark is offered as an actual class at the high school.

This year’s class goal is to build a mini halfpipe that serves the needs of beginner skaters, as the park right now is tailored to more advanced skaters.

Sisters’ Roundhouse Foundation is growing

Sisters is home to a unique private family foundation that began in 2002 with a focus on supporting a creative economy in Sisters. Today, almost 20 years later, that same Roundhouse Foundation has grown — in assets, in programs and partners, in staff, and in geographic reach.

Founder, trustee, artist, and local Sisters resident Kathy Deggendorfer, in collaboration with her mother, Gert Boyle, the matriarch of Columbia Sportswear, established The Roundhouse Foundation with the original desire to focus on supporting ideas and projects that created positive change.

NOVEMBER Boys soccer advances to first round of state playoffs

The boys soccer squad hosted Gladstone in a Division 4 play-in game on October 30, and walked off the field with a 1-0 win. It was the first time in four years the Outlaws made it to postseason play.

Lady Outlaws win State play-in game

The Lady Outlaws soccer team were seeded No. 1 as they entered the State play-in game at home against Elmira on October 29. Sisters put on a show the entire game and blanked the Falcons 8-0.

The Lady Outlaws were scheduled to play at Marist in the first round of the State playoffs on November 2.

Supply chain woes hit Sisters businesses

If you own a business in Sisters that sells “stuff,” it’s a particularly frustrating time.

Merchant after merchant told The Nugget how much they envy their colleagues who sell services, like insurance.

Contractors have been lamenting since the start of 2020 the difficulty in getting building materials, appliances, and fixtures. Concrete is about the only thing not tied up on a boat in Los Angeles or stuck in a warehouse or mill struggling to find workers to fill orders or drivers to deliver the finished products.

Emergency preparedness gets real in Sisters

Bare shelves due to staffing shortages and the slow or nonexistent delivery of goods due to a frayed supply chain are just a foretaste of what might befall Sisters Country in the event of a major disaster.

Residents who have been caught short on everything from toilet paper to prescriptions are getting a sharp reminder of just how vulnerable our just-in-time-oriented society can be.

Sisters Country is vulnerable to wildfire and severe winter storms that can cut power and isolate people in their homes.

The most extreme scenario is a major earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone.

Family Kitchen offers free meal service

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Cross-country teams Outlaws turn in stellar punch ticket to performance in State meet Leading up to the Oregon State cross-country West District cross-country meet, the girls on the Sisters Outlaws team knew that all five scorers had a job to do for them to have any hope of finishing in the top two and qualifying for the state championships. There was no room for error.

The races were held Thursday, October 28, at Lane Community College. While it was clear that none of the other teams in the league could take down Philomath, the number two-ranked team in the state, the second qualifying spot was expected to be a battle between Stayton, Cascade, Newport, and the Outlaws.

The Outlaws ended up placing three girls in the top 10, giving Sisters a five-point edge over Newport — and a ticket to the State meet.

In the final OSAA coaches’ poll of the season, 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.’”

Students off to Europe as music ambassadors

Jennifer Banning has been knocking off masters weightlifting titles at a torrid pace.

The elite Olympic weightlifter accomplished an exceptionally challenging goal: She completed a grand slam, winning gold in USA Masters Weightlifting’s Nationals, PanAms, World Championships, and the American Masters within a single calendar year.

Banning competed in the 50-54 age bracket and the 55-kilogram weight class. She also won best lifter for the age group across all weight classes.

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.

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.

Sisters woman is grand slam champion

Food truck cuisine tempts diners

Virtually overnight the number of food trucks in Sisters doubled when The Barn opened November 4. The project, begun almost a year ago, looks like it has been a fixture at Main and Fir for years. That’s due in part to its architecture and design plan, giving the appearance of a farm building that may have been renovated and converted for food and beverage.

Sisters community fills food bank coffers

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. Theirs is a success story of having been in need several years ago, alerting the community, and receiving tremendous support. Kiwanis wants the public to know that the Food Bank’s operating reserves are estimated to be sizeable enough to fund the operation for about two years.

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.

Outlaws earn silver at State volleyball tourney

Sisters Lady Outlaws battled five grueling sets and came out on top against Philomath on 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.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW Community ponders future of school site

A new elementary school to replace the existing one in Sisters is scheduled to be completed to start the 2023 school year. That leaves the school district and the citizens of Sisters to answer the question: What should be done with the property and buildings on the current site?

One of the first steps of the process took place on November 15 when Citizens4Community (C4C) hosted a Zoom meeting to begin gathering input from interested members of the community.

The 90-minute meeting was facilitated by C4C Director Linda Cline and board member Jim Barnett. The purpose of the meeting was two-pronged: to elicit ideas about what should be done with the property, and to define the process in which decisions should be made.

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

Planners hear case for development in Sisters

A project that would add approximately 359 new housing units to Sisters got a hearing before the Sisters Planning Commission on November 10.

No final decisions were made: Commissioners voted in favor of continuing the hearing on the Sisters Woodlands project to December 2.

Local man commemorates Unknown Soldier flight

Gary Yoder has lived in Sisters Country for close to 30 years. He’s co-owner of Black Butte Realty Group and a retired Flight Engineer in the U.S. Air Force. He spent 20 years as a flight crew member on a C-141B cargo transport jet.

He was stationed at Travis Air Force base in California. When he retired he had over 7,300 hours flying time.

Yoder and the crew flew with the casket containing the Unknown Soldier from Vietnam, from Travis AFB to Andrews AFB in Washington D.C. This Veteran’s Day, Yoder and his wife, Katy, flew to Washington D.C. along with the crew members, Tomb Guards, and their families to commemorate the holiday. They spent their time learning more about

the Tomb Guards and the sacred role they play in honoring those soldiers whose loved ones were never able to bring them home for burial.

Sisters holiday events back on the calendar

DECEMBER SHS ski team fields record numbers

The COVID Grinch stole Sisters’ traditional Christmas holiday events last year — but now they’re back, with some modifications.

The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2021 Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Friday, November 26. The Holiday Parade will be the next day on Hood Avenue.

This year’s Sisters High School ski team will field the largest number of racers in Outlaw history. Twenty-seven racers are out for the sport; 14 girls and 13 boys. Head Coach Gabe Chladek and Assistant Coach Rima Givot are excited about the upcoming season as they start their fifth year as the ski team coaches.

Sisters ski teams will compete in the newly revitalized Emerald League of the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association this season. The league is made up of schools from Eugene, Albany, Corvallis, Philomath, Redmond, Prineville, and Sisters. The number of students participating in high school ski racing has grown in the past few years and necessitated the reformation of the league.

Sisters fire captain headed into retirement

Over the past three decades, countless Sisters area residents have called for aid in an emergency — and got a response from Captain Thornton Brown of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District.

As of December 1, Captain Brown will hang up his turnout gear and call it a career.

His colleagues know that he’s leaving big boots to fill.

Brown managed the physical facilities, from the central station to the District’s training grounds to the outlying stations in Camp Sherman and Squaw Creek Canyon Estates. And he’s helped to train countless students and volunteers.

in what Sisters Trails Alliance Secretary Ann Richardson called “by far our biggest volunteer work effort of 2021.”

Park opens at McKenzie Meadows

Sisters has a new park — and some of the people behind it celebrated its opening last week. In lieu of their meeting on December 1, members of the City Parks Advisory Board gathered at the new McKenzie Meadow Village park located in the latest Hayden Homes project in Sisters.

Elementary school celebrates Firebusters win

Black Butte Ranch Lodge comes down

Black Butte Ranch (BBR) is bidding adieu to its original lodge, built over 50 years ago.

After several renovations it was clear it was time to start over and create a space and experience only possible by removing the original structure.

The project carries a $19.5 million price tag. Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company is the general contractor for the project, to be finished by Christmas 2023.

Planners give green light to development

It’s not everyday that a helicopter lands on the playground at Sisters Elementary School, but thanks to being chosen as winner of the 2021 Central Oregon region Firebusters award, the school was treated to a visit by emergency personnel and their equipment and vehicles on December 2.

With a unanimous vote of 6-0 in favor of approval with staff conditions, the Sisters Planning Commission gave a green light to the Sisters Woodlands Master Plan development, tentative subdivision, cottage development, and major variance request, at their continued public hearing on December 2.

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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW More water to flow in Music program Whychus Creek performs holiday The Deschutes River showcase Conservancy and Deschutes Land Trust have completed a water rights transfer that will help return more water to a local stream, providing a buffer for future drought years.

They recently completed a transfer to move 40.2 acres of irrigation water rights (up to 0.59 cfs or 214 acre-feet) to instream use in Whychus Creek. This transfer will add over 69 million gallons of water to Whychus Creek from April to October.

Mule deer in steep decline in Sisters Country

The numbers of deer wandering through town, lounging beneath juniper trees, grazing on lawns, and crossing Cascade Avenue in the crosswalks may give a deceptive picture of the health of mule deer populations in Sisters Country.

While there are lots of healthy “town deer,” populations across the Deschutes National Forest as a whole have declined 56 percent from 2004 to 2021. In the Metolius Basin, the surveyed population of 3,359 mule deer is 46 percent short of the objective of 6,200; in the Upper Deschutes range, the population of 800 is 60 percent below the desired threshold of 2,000.

Event commemorates houseless struggle

After months of restrictions on live audiences, Sisters High School and Middle School choir director Rick Johnson desperately wanted to get back to some semblance of normalcy for his music students. The result was a “Holiday Showcase” featuring a variety of performances on December 10 in the high school auditorium.

To limit crowd size for health safety, only students’ families, staff members, and a few special guests were invited to the performance.

Approximately 200 attendees were spread around the 600seat auditorium.

The Longest Night is a national event memorializing the lives of people who died due to conditions of houselessness. During the Winter Solstice Labyrinth Walk on December 21, local advocate Mandee Seeley will undertake a labyrinth walk to commemorate folks who have died while unhoused in Sisters Country over the last several years.

In 2020, when the annual solstice walk was canceled due to COVID-19, Seeley had the idea of connecting the large national memorial with a labyrinth walk in Sisters.

Last Friday, December 17, the Whychus Creek overlook was the stage for presenting Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) a much-deserved award. The STA was named winner of the 2021 National Wild and Scenic Award for Outstanding Stewardship, one of four Wild and Scenic River Management awards. The much-heralded, all-volunteer organization received the award for its efforts at restoring Whychus Creek. The creek is an essential branch of area tourism and a respite for myriad Sisters Country recreationalists.

peting on a more level playing field next year.

Last week, the Oregon Schools Activities Association (OSAA) executive board announced the realignment of the six classifications for high school sports in the state. The process to finalize a new plan had been a work in progress for months.

There will still be six classifications for athletics and activities governed by the OSAA from 6A to 1A. In the new alignment, Sisters will move to the 3A classification, from the 4A ranks, starting in the

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Athletic Director Gary Thorson sees the move as positive overall for the Outlaws, including academic benefits as the overall travel for sports will be slightly reduced.

Sisters receives grant funding for affordable housing

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners awarded $1.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in support of affordable housing in Sisters.

Habitat for Humanity received $800,000 to purchase ten 2,800-square-foot lots in Sisters Woodlands, where they will construct single-family cottages.

The City of Sisters received $500,000 in reserve for 12-18 months to give the City time to find land and a partner who builds affordable housing to build 40-50 units. This will be a multi-million-dollar project, according to City Manager Cory Misley.

Construction class has new project

Jason Chinchen needed a new project for his Sisters High School construction class this term when the traditional job of creating walls for a Habitat for Humanity house had to be put on hold until new construction begins on the next house.

Chinchen wanted the students to have a similar learning experience in wall-building so the idea of creating sturdy 8-by10-foot storage/garden sheds took hold.

Hoodoo opens with eagerness

Hoodoo Ski Area opened Friday, December 17. The weather for opening day was as if Matthew McFarland, general manager, ordered it from the Chamber of Commerce — clear, sunny skies, little wind, and all that unspoiled powder that had been accumulating since the first snowfalls in November.

Saturday brought light, intermittent showers that did not dampen enthusiasm one bit.

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