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The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 6

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Bulge is reminder that we live among By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Scientists have detected an increase in the rate of uplift of the ground surface in the Three Sisters volcanic region of the Central Oregon Cascade Range. The United States Geologic Survey (USGS) released an information statement last week from the Cascades Volcano Observatory with respect to Three Sisters Volcano (complex). The volcanoes’ status remains normal/green, and there is no sign of an imminent eruption. Episodes of increased uplift have been observed in this area before and are attributed to small pulses of magma moving deep into the volcanic region. Jon Major, scientist in charge at the observatory, said the activity is probably coming from pulses of magma moving about four

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A bit of uplift in the Three Sisters Volcano complex is no cause for alarm —but an interesting reminder of the geology of the region we call home. underground. If the volcano much faster pace,” Major miles underground. “ T h e r e ’s n o i m m i - were close to erupting, the said. “There would be a lot nent threat,” he said. “Our magma would be breaking interpretation is it’s prob- more rock, generating bigger more signs that magma was ably related to ongoing earthquakes, releasing gases, See BULGE on page 21 small inputs of magma deep and lifting the ground at a

Cocaine trafficking bust in Sisters A traffic stop on Highway 20 in Sisters, at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 2, capped a longterm Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team investigation with the arrest of Dorian Jay Decker, 28, of Bend. According to the CODE team, detectives identified Decker as a cocaine trafficker in Central Oregon. Decker allegedly has imported large quantities of cocaine from other parts of Oregon into the Bend area, where it is distributed through various networks. After a multi-county See COCAINE on page 16

School district acquires When the well runs dry Wildhaven Preserve By Sue Stafford Correspondent

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Sisters schools will soon have an exceptional outdoor environmental education classroom in the Sisters backcountry. The Wildhaven Preserve, a 160-acre property in the Stevens Canyon area that has been cared for and protected as far back as 1970, became the responsibility of the Sisters School District following a transfer from the Nature Conservancy, which had overseen the land since 1982. Originally purchased as a private conservation area by Vivien and Gil Staender in 1970, the land includes a unique ecosystem of native grasses, ponderosa pines, and ancient junipers. It is also a haven for wildlife. From the outset, the Staenders named the Nature Conservancy to inherit the property, in order to ensure that it remain environmentally protected in perpetuity. According to a recording by Gil Staender relating

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the history of the place, the Staenders became disheartened by the rapid development of the area where they lived near Lake Oswego and went looking for a property they felt they could actually conserve. According to the recording, the Staenders bought the land for $100 an acre from a man who claimed to have won the property in a poker game. The Staenders, who were true pioneering environmentalists, had made a plan to live in the Alaska wilderness, literally in the Arctic, for a year around the time of the purchase, and drew up a will naming the Nature Conservancy as the beneficiary of the property in case they didn’t survive their Arctic experiment. The Staenders did survive, and returned to Oregon to live on the property. They lived in tents for nearly seven years before completing the Nature House, built almost entirely of native rock from the area. Gil Staender taught See PRESERVE on page 15

Braxton Holly has lived on his 10-acre parcel of land off Holmes Road over 25 years. When he moved from the valley to Sisters, it was 10 acres of scrub, trees, rocks, and no surface water. The surrounding properties are all five- and 10-acre parcels, each requiring a well to provide running water. Back behind his property there is an old dry lakebed, indicating that at some point in time, the area contained a surface water source, but no more. One of the challenging geological features of that area is underground lava tubes and caverns which create voids that a drill will encounter when drilling for water. If the voids are left open while drilling, when the drill hits water, it can run out into those voids. Filling them with concrete can reduce the chance of that happening, but it doesn’t always work, as was the case for Holly. Another challenge is presented by the rock beneath the soil. Holly faced both those challenges when he drilled

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Braxton Holly ended up spending about $70,000 getting a new well installed when his original well ran dry. his original well — and the new one he drilled last summer. The initial well was at a depth of 550 feet. After about 15 years, the pump died and

the well-drillers declared the well dead. Not one to give up so easily, Holly asked them to See WELL on page 18

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Announcements...............10 Entertainment ................. 11 Obituaries .......................13 Classifieds................. 19-20 Meetings .......................... 3 Fun & Games ....................10 Stars over Sisters ............14 Crossword .......................18 Real Estate .................21-24

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

Nonpartisan county commission

To the Editor: On January 3, the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office updated the voter registration database. At that time there were 153,912 voters across the county registered to vote in federal elections. Of these, 31 percent are registered for the Democratic Party and 29 percent for the Republican Party. The remaining 40 percent are not affiliated with either of the two major parties in the state: 33 percent are nonaffiliated voters (NAV) and 7 percent are registered for one of the seven minor parties (e.g., Independent, Libertarian, etc.). Many of these voters may not realize that their May 2022 primary ballot will only have nonpartisan seats on their ballots. For example, two of the three Deschutes County Commissioner seats are up for reelection in May and only those voters who are registered for one of the two major parties will see the partisan (D or R) candidates on their ballots. Then, in the November 2022 general election, all voters see all candidates. The 40 percent have no say during the primary. To correct this situation, last year we started a grassroots effort to make our county commissioner seats and elections nonpartisan. This petition requests the elections of county commissioners be nonpartisan, like all other elective county positions. Currently in Oregon, 72 percent of the 36 counties have nonpartisan elections of commissioners. If on the ballot and passed, Deschutes would follow the trend that Oregonians prefer, and making it 75 percent of all counties. Along with a small army of volunteer circulators, and in spite of COVID restrictions, we have managed to collect 66 percent of the

minimum required signatures (5,766). With 1,967 to go, we are in an all-out push to find potential petition signers, places to sit and collect signatures (tabling), and more volunteer circulators. Should this measure pass, it will make it possible for all voters to have a voice in the elections of our county commissioners. We hoped to have Initiative 2021-01-I before the voters in May 2022. If we fall short of the goal for May election, we will continue to work until the August deadline for the November 2022 election. In the next few weeks, we will be out in as many places around the county as we can. We would love for others to join our group of circulators, sign the petition (if you have not already), and offer places for us to table to seek potential signers. If you want to learn more, track our progress, read the initiative text, or contact us, please go to https://www. nonpartisan-deschutes.org. The Nonpartisan Deschutes County (NCC) Committee would also like to remind voters to check their registration status before the April 26 voter registration deadline. Susan Cobb

Decline of CNN

To the Editor: As we observe the apparent decline of CNN in viewership, could it be due to their honesty, integrity, and strict adherence to the Journalistic Code of Ethics? I guess you may think so if still addicted to 24/7 messages of hate, racist rhetoric, lies, disinformation, See LETTERS on page 17

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Poverty next door By Judy Trego Guest Columnist

People all around us every day — people we never think about or see, the gas station attendant, waitress, barista, cashier, fastfood drive-through person, or clerk at the store you are shopping at — may be living below the poverty line. Sisters’ poverty rate is 12 percent. That means every one out of eight people you see are struggling in Sisters. We need to look out for each other, see our neighbors. You may have a single mom or dad living next door; they look just like you, but their water just got shut off and they are walking their kids to the park to use the bathroom and wash up before the school day begins. Their heat just got shut off so they are wearing three pairs of pajamas. They are embarrassed to go the food bank due to lack, because lack and shame go hand in hand. They can’t ask for help because of the deep isolation that makes them feel like they’re the only one in the community going through this; after all, everyone has money, right? They question: Why didn’t I? What is wrong with me? What did I do wrong? Nothing, is the answer. We are all equally important to our communities, and while others have much, there are so many with so little due to some unfortunate circumstance. Not everyone can pick themselves up by their bootstraps. So, what can we do as a community? See each other. Watch out for each other. If we can slip the person pumping our gas a few extra dollars, you’d be surprised how grateful they will be and how a little bit of kindness can make someone’s entire day and possibly give them enough money to buy

their lunch that day. Watch for signs in our everyday activities because, if we do, we will be able to see, and, seeing, become conscious of the needs of people in our community. The more you look, the more you see. Help without wanting anything in return, give grace. Help without judging, help without recognition, help without reservation. All of us together can change an entire community. We never know by the way someone looks if they need help. Unkempt children may mean they might not have a place to lay their heads. Our server or dishwasher in the restaurant may not have eaten that day. A parent may be working three jobs and not be able to fully support his or her children’s education. We shouldn’t look down on someone standing on a street corner because we don’t know how they ended up there. A family may have eaten pancakes for breakfast every morning for six months because you can buy a bag of mix for $8; they may have eaten pasta every night for six months because $10 worth will last all week. They may have never been to a school dance because they didn’t have the proper clothes. They may have never been on a vacation and never been able to fully answer the question, “What did you do this summer?” These are things many of us never even have to think about, but it is the reality of many and the poverty next door. Let’s change this together. We can do it! To access information on poverty statistics for Sisters visit: https://worldpopula tionreview.com/us-cities/ sisters-or-population.

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

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Davis earns scholarship to Sacramento State By Rongi Yost Correspondent

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Sisters youth can learn at Sisters Folk Festival’s summer camps.

SFF offers educational programs Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) has announced its slate of educational offerings planned for this spring and summer, including a weekly songwriting class in March and five-week-long summer creativity camps for kids. Beginning March 1, Sisters resident and musical artist Jenner Fox will offer A Song a Week Songwriting Workshop, a five-week course on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sisters Art Works building. This will be a small group workshop limited to just 10 participants. Registrants are asked to come prepared to write songs, share, and dig deep for inspiration. Participants will write from prompts, explore individual “taste,” dissect favorite songs, share originals and support one another in their musical journeys. All genres of music are welcome, and

some level of musical experience is encouraged. Fox, who tours the world as a river guide, guitar player, and multi-instrumentalist songwriter describes the workshop setting as “a welcoming place to find inspiration and carve out time to write and share and make music.” A student from the last workshop that Fox facilitated said, “We learned so many ways to approach songwriting and every single person wrote songs — beginners like me and professional musicians! Life changing and super fun! I highly recommend it!” Registration for A Song A Week opens February 2; the suggested fee for the fiveweek class is $150 but registrants will be able to select an amount that is based on what they can afford when they register.

In the summer of 2022 SFF will once again offer Creativity Camps for middle school-aged students that will include music, visual art and general creativity. From July 11-15, Joe Schulte, mandolin player and band leader from Moon Mountain Ramblers and String Theory Music School in Bend, will offer the Seed to Sprout Music Camp for players with minimal previous music experience on their chosen acoustic instrument. Joe will teach the students songs that can be played with the most basic common chords with short, easy-to-learn melodies to memorize. This session is open to students going into grades 5-8. Then, over the week of August 1-5, Schulte will See MUSIC ED on page 16

Greta Davis’ dreams of playing Division 1 volleyball have come true. Davis, who has played volleyball since she was in elementary school, has earned a full athletic scholarship to play volleyball for the Sacramento State Hornets. Davis has lived in Sisters her whole life, and started playing volleyball in third grade when the Myhre family introduced her to the sport. In fifth grade she started to play on a local club volleyball team and has been on a club team ever since. In the eighth grade, Davis

joined the NPJ (North PAC Juniors) Club team and played with the same group of girls all through high school. The team traveled extensively, including big tournaments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Missouri, Columbus, Ohio, Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, and Spokane, Washington. The NPJ attended at least four big tournaments every year, plus participating in local power leagues — local meaning the I-5 corridor. Davis has always played as an outside hitter, and she’s received many awards over See VOLLEYBALL on page 23

Sisters School Board snapshot By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Sisters School Board monthly meeting took place Wednesday, February 2, at the school district office. Community members who were not involved with the content of the meeting attended via Zoom. Edie Jones, David Thorsett, Jeff Smith, and Chair Don Hedrick were in attendance. Jenica Cogdill was absent. • Paul Andrews of the High Desert Education Service District (HDESD)

made the annual presentation regarding the services offered to Sisters School District, which include such things as administrative support, legal support, support to students with disabilities, technology, and much more. Andrews also informed the board of some new services that include enhancements to the Culture of Care, Career/ Technical Education, and Family Engagement Support (through programs such as Better Together). See SCHOOLS on page 22

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

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East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Spoons Restaurant. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.

SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203 Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.

CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.

Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.

FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 5:30 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefire.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.

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Sisters Community Garden seeks new manager, new members By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

It’s that time of year again. Crusts of half-melted, icedover snow dot the winter earth. Shafts of cold, slanted sunlight glance off withered grasses and amber pine needles. Just the time to think of bright garden veggies and bursts of colorful flowers. Summer may seem far away, but gardening preparations start soon. For Sisters Community Garden, that means it’s membership season: time to round up last season’s members, to see if they’d like to keep their garden plots near the airport for another year. After that, it’s open season. Anyone in Sisters can apply for their own plot of soil in a raised bed. This year, the garden is also looking for a new manager. The garden contains 49 raised beds of differing sizes. “We have one that’s dedicated for community flowers. Another one is milkweed to attract monarch butterflies,” said current manager Bob Lawton. Members pay $20–35 per year, depending on the size of their plot. “For that they get dirt and a bed, a plot. They get water at the plot in a spigot. We provide a pile of soil amendments and horse

manure and that kind of stuff,” Lawton said. “It’s a pretty good deal,” he said. “We have a greenhouse, too.” A resident obtaining such infrastructure, soil, and amendments on their own would likely spend far more getting set up. Several scholarships are available for those who cannot afford the annual fee. The organization’s goal is to establish “a beautiful garden that fosters community connections among Sisters, Oregon area residents.” Additionally, the garden serves as “a gathering place for a mosaic of people, a venue for education, a farmto-table resource for local food banks, and an opportunity to realize the benefits and pleasure derived from gardening.” The volunteer position of garden manager involves leadership and hands-on work including repair. “There’s some weed-whacking that needs to be done,” said Lawton. A berm to protect the garden from wind also requires some work. As for urgent, last-minute help the manager provides? “It’s usually a leaky faucet,” said Lawton, “Or someone calls up saying, ‘Critters are coming in and eating my lettuce.’” “The garden manager

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Dozens of people enjoyed last summer’s music presentation at Sisters Community Garden.

takes care of the operations,” he explained. “We also have a social director, who’s in charge of organizing the music and the lunch in the garden.” “The garden’s original purpose here in Sisters was a place where people could come together and get to know one another,” Lawton said. “The other thing we try to do is give back to the community. For the last eight years, in August on an evening, we hire a band, people can bring their dinner, we provide beverages, potluck... In the twilight, people can listen to the music.” Music in the Garden has always been fun, according to Lawton. Musicians have included “Anvil Blasters, Benji Nagel, many of the local bands. Last year we had an Irish group from all over [Central Oregon].” Sisters Community Garden also collaborates with Sisters Garden Club and Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show on an annual lunch fundraiser. Vast Church is allocated a raised bed where vegetables are raised to feed single mothers and their children. Additionally, the garden works with Sisters High School’s Life Skills program. “Students come out to the community garden once a week, and have different tasks depending on their interests and abilities,” Lawton said. They plant trees, spread wood chips, plant, and harvest. “We’ve really tried to have it be a community garden, not just a garden where people try to grow some turnips.”

The garden hosts three or four work parties a year. “We ask all the gardeners to come out and do things for the greater good; someone needs to organize that, and look after the garden tools. The manager does all that with a lot of help from the gardeners,” Lawton said. Lawton and his predecessor, Marvin Benson, worked hard in the manager role, taking on new projects and putting in many hours. Lawton said the manager role might be broken into several pieces, so that more than one person could share responsibilities. Lawton has no plans to exit

the garden completely. “As long as we’re in Sisters I’ll probably still be involved,” he said. “I felt it was time to pass the torch. I’m getting older and I tore my Achilles [tendon] this year. I’m reading what my body is telling me.” Sisters Community Garden is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The board of directors consists of Lawton together with Penny Elson, Nancy Bright, Diane Mattson, Karen Lord, Mimi Shaefer, Darlene McGrady, and Chloé Lepeltier. For more information, visit www.sisters communitygarden.org.

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Boys basketball split games on the hardwood By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws hoopsters started their week on Monday, January 31, against the Riverdale Mavericks, who are located in Portland near Lake Oswego, in a non-league game rescheduled from earlier in the season. Sisters walked away with a 44-37 victory. On Thursday, the Outlaws lost on the road to top-ranked Stayton 28-52. In Monday’s matchup, the Mavericks came out smoking hot and quickly took a 7-0 lead against what Coach Chad Rush called an “uninspired Outlaw defense.” Jessey Murillo broke the scoreless stretch with a free-throw almost two minutes into the contest. The Outlaws began to execute their offense, and at the close of the first quarter held a 12-0 lead. Max Palanuk and Jamen Schwartz both hit long balls in the period to help the Outlaws during their 12-2 run that closed out the quarter. In the second period the Mavericks pulled ahead early off of several Outlaws turnovers that they converted into fast-break layups. Ricky Huffman scored six points, and was the lone Outlaw to score in the quarter. At the half the Outlaws trailed 18-22. Sisters regrouped at halftime and came out in the third,

put pressure on the Mavericks, and went on an 11-2 run in the first four minutes. Huffman and Palanuk scored all of the Outlaws’ points in the quarter, eight from Huffman and seven from Palanuk. The fourth quarter started even with both teams trading baskets. The Mavericks cut the Outlaws’ lead to one point at 37-38 with just over a minute left on the clock, but those proved to be the last points they would score in the game. Sisters buckled down on defense and hit four of five from the charity stripe to seal the victory. The Outlaws went 11-14 at the free-throw line, which Rush told The Nugget was a huge lift for the team when they were trying to get going offensively early, as well as keep the lead late in the game. Huffman led the team in scoring for the second straight game and finished the night at 16 points. Palanuk scored 14, Mehkye Froehlich tallied seven, Murillo four, and Schwartz added three. “I was very proud of our team for finding a way to win tonight,” said Rush. “There were several moments when the team was able to take momentum from the Mavericks and stop their run. That is something we have been working on and talking about for several weeks now, so that was good to see.”

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T h u r s d a y ’s m a t c h u p against the Stayton Eagles marked the first game of the second half of league play, and Stayton’s stellar play showed why they are the No. 6-ranked team in the state. The Eagles shut down the Outlaws’ offensive rhythm and held them to just 28 points in the game. The first quarter started off slow for both teams and halfway through the period the Outlaws trailed 1-6. Sisters’ only point came from Murillo, who hit a shot at the charity stripe. Later in the quarter, Froehlich followed his own miss for a put-back layup to score the only field goal of the period. At the end of one, Sisters was down 3-11. The second quarter didn’t bode well for the Outlaws. The team was held scoreless until midway through the period when Schwartz hit the triple-try and broke the scoring drought. On the flip side, the Eagles forced multiple turnovers with their defensive pressure and scored 12 points in transition off of the

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Mehkye Froelich goes up for two against the Mavericks. Outlaws’ turnovers. At the half, Sisters found themselves down by 25. Sisters had their best scoring quarter in the third. They were a lot more patient, while still being aggressive against the Eagles’ defense. Despite their effort they were still outscored 13-23 in the quarter. Due to new rules, the fourth quarter was a running time clock because the lead was at or over 30 points. Despite a quicker than usual quarter, the Outlaws buckled down and held the Eagles scoreless for the entire eightminute period, which Coach Rush told The Nugget was a

positive way to end the night. Palanuk scored seven points, followed by Huffman who put up six. Murillo contributed four points, Froehlich had three, and Taine Martin added two. “This was not the outcome we had in mind when we traveled to Stayton tonight,” said Rush. “However, I was proud of the team for never quitting, and for continuing to play hard for the entire 32 minutes. We will regroup in practice this week and get ready for Sweet Home on Tuesday.” The Outlaws will hit the road again on Friday, February 11, for a game at Newport.

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Black Butte inks McCance as new CEO By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Shawn McCance, who has served as Black Butte Ranch’s CFO since May of 2018 and its interim CEO since the departure of Jay Head last summer, has been named chief executive officer, effective immediately. McCance, after serving a couple of months as interim, was encouraged to seek the position. He realized that, while he’s steeped in the finance and accounting side of resort management, the role of CEO was equally compatible with his skill sets. “It was not a slam dunk, even though I was a known entity,” McCance said when The Nugget interviewed him shortly after his appointment was made public last week. “I had to be vetted by the outside search consultants like all the other candidates, of which there were a number highly qualified. That included the interesting process of being interviewed by colleagues here at the Ranch.” Apparently his coworkers were, like the board with whom McCance has worked closely, favorably disposed to making his temporary gig permanent. “I feel honored and supported,” he said. He came to Black Butte f r o m A u b e rg e R e s o r t s Collection, whose portfolio includes Pronghorn, a highend property in Bend. He and his wife, who have raised seven children, have lived in Bend eight

years. They came to Central Oregon from Colorado, where McCance also worked as a finance executive at Viceroy Snowmass. His early work in Colorado was as CFO of Arrowhead Conference Resorts. He started as a staff accountant for a CPA in Omaha in 1987. Ever since he has been in financial leadership in the high-end and luxury resort industry. McCance is a graduate of Creighton University, where he earned a BSBA in accounting in 1987. While he is at home with numbers and budgets, several owners The Nugget encountered at the Ranch’s Bistro are well pleased with his selection to manage the sprawling operation. “Shawn’s not an extrovert but is approachable and listens,” one homeowner told us. Another said, “He’s a team player who will be good at his job and able to see the big picture.” B ig is an ad eq u at e descriptor. At 8.22 square miles, the prestigious 50-year-old resort and community is four times the physical size of Sisters. It maintains its own fire and police services for the 1,253 housing units, approximately 400 of which are occupied year-round. During the tourist season, as many as 5,000 people are on the Ranch property on any given day. We asked McCance what his biggest challenges would be as CEO. “Wildfire mitigation and staffing, and for 2022,

construction of the new 22,100-square-foot lodge and event center,” he answered. The old lodge was deconstructed last fall. Its replacement won’t come online until 2023, putting a dent in wedding and other social event income for this year. Design and construction itself is a $12-million-plus undertaking, one of the largest singlestructure projects in Sisters Country. “Inflation is hurting us badly,” McCance said. “Gas especially, since the majority of our workforce drive from Redmond or Bend.” He spoke with The Nugget at length regarding staffing shortages, not just hiring new workers but retaining the best of their staff, who are living with the nearly $4 per gallon fuel expense. These workers are in high demand by other, closer resorts like Eagle Crest and Brasada Ranch. The Ranch employs close to 120 permanent workers, and in season that number jumps to between 350 and 400. The continuing drought worries McCance and his firefighters. The Ranch has recently been certified as a Firewise USA community largely through the efforts of ad hoc community members who are now leading the charge to have each Ranch property more defensible against wildfire. McCance’s commute takes about 40 minutes each way from Bend, where he has a small parcel of land on which he is raising three black angus steers. Perhaps

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Laird Superfood names new CEO By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Forty-nine-year-old Jason D. Vieth is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Laird Superfood (NYSELSF), Sisters’ largest full-time employer and rapidly growing, plant-based producer of human food products. He will also serve as a director. The Nugget reached Vieth shortly after the announcement. Laird projects sales in the fourth quarter just ended at $9.4 million, a 29 percent increase over the like quarter in 2020. For the full year 2021, the company is likely to report $36.8 million in revenue, an increase of 43 percent. The company’s stock, traded publicly on NYSE American, closed Friday at $6.81, down 48 percent since January 1 and 87 percent in the last 12 months. The appointment was announced by Paul Hodge, Jr. who will step down as founding CEO in a planned transition, which was posted last August when the search for his replacement began. Vieth’s extensive experience in the food and beverage industry includes his most recent position as executive vice president of Sovos Brands, where he managed the Breakfast and Snacks

Group. Other prior experience includes nearly a decade spent at WhiteWave Foods, most recently as senior vice president and general manager of the yogurt business that included Horizon Organic, Wallaby Organic, Silk, and So Delicious. In addition, he has led other food and beverage businesses such as Poppi and Life Time Fitness’ LifeCafe. Vieth is the father of three and a Boulder, Colorado, resident. In a prepared statement from the company, Geoffrey Barker, chair of the board of directors said, “We are delighted to have Jason join the Laird Superfood team to lead the next chapter of our growth story. His breadth of experience and impressive track record of leading highgrowth CPG brands, particularly in the wholesale channel, will be a powerful accelerant to our digitally native brand. Paul Hodge, our founding CEO, built a remarkable brand and platform, and Jason’s strong operational background, experience with plant-based beverages, and strategic mindset make him the ideal candidate to lead Laird Superfood and make it a nationally recognized brand.” When we asked what was

the deciding factor to accept the offer, Vieth gave a lengthy list of the qualities he finds in Laird’s products and people, a team he praises as passionate. He knows Sisters fairly well having vacationed at Black Butte Ranch and Sunriver. He’s an ultra-marathoner and long-distance cyclist who finds natural compatibility with Sisters. Vieth said: “Relocating to Sisters is TBD since I have three children (ages 18, 13, and 11) and we need to see how the whole COVID thing plays out.” His experience with Laird Superfood began years ago when he was introduced to the company’s signature product, Superfood Creamer. “My wife and I are both active outdoors and heard about this Laird Hamilton guy and his creamer. We fell in love with it instantly,” Vieth said. He went on to relate their humorous encounters in trying to get through airport security with large amounts of the white powder. Both he and his wife are also consumers of Picky Bars, the Bend company acquired by Laird last year. The performance snack is a favorite of athletes, particularly runners like Vieth. “So, knowing the product

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Jason D. Vieth is the new CEO of Laird Superfood. and then meeting the team, who are so totally focused on a holistic approach to foods, it was easy to say yes,” Vieth said. “The right food is medicine.” Vieth has not been sedentary in his career, which started in 1995 as a senior manager with Accenture, the worldwide consulting firm. That was followed by a year as a senior program manager with GE Capital before quickly moving to Boston Consulting Group as a project leader. From there he moved to Colorado, working his way to senior vice president and general manager of WhiteWave Foods, leading a $150 million yogurt business. His nine-year tenure ended when he took on the role of senior vice president of Life Time – Healthy Way of Life with

more than 110 nationwide locations. Next it was back to Colorado in the role of executive vice president and group manager for Sovos Brands, from where he was recruited by Laird. Vieth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Miami University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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Patterson fifth in girls wrestling regional meet By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Sisters High School senior Daisy Patterson completed her high school wrestling career on Saturday, February 5, just short of her goal of qualifying for the state tournament for the first time. Patterson fought her way through the bracket after a second-round loss and had a shot at third place and a state qualification, but it was not meant to be. The Special District 3 Regional Tournament, held at Redmond High School, was one of four regional meets held around the state and serves as the qualifier for the state tournament for all classifications 6A-1A. The top three finishers in each weight class in each region advance to State. “It’s very competitive to make it to State,” said Coach Gary Thorson. Reaching the pinnacle of her high school career had some ups and downs, according to Daisy. “I had some injuries when I was younger and that’s when I decided to only wrestle against girls,” she said. “I worked really hard this year in order to reach my goals.” At the tournament, Patterson started the day strong, with a victory by fall over Dayana Sepulveda of Riverside High School. But when she went up against Kirsten De Lazerda of Estacada, she was pinned at the 2:48 mark.

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wrestling in Oregon and how much traction the sport had gained.” He chuckled, remembering how he decided to let her proceed. “I told her if she really wanted to wrestle she would have to prove it, so I told her and her brother to strip down to their underwear and wrestle right there in the living room and if she could get him on his back, I’d let her wrestle. She did it and the rest is history.” Brady Patterson, Daisy’s mother, said, “I love it now, but it was tough at first to watch. It’s a brutal sport, but it’s what she wanted to do and we have supported her fully.” Daisy hopes to see more and more girls consider wrestling as a sport. “I think for girls it’s important to put yourself out there and get out of your comfort zone, which will definitely happen if you choose to wrestle,” she said. “I have learned a lot from wrestling, including how important it is for me to carry my weight on a team.” She continued, “Wrestling is really hard, so to become successful you really have to push yourself, and by doing that you gain a lot of confidence in general.” In reflecting on the tournament, Daisy said, “Even though I didn’t make it to State, I am thankful for my coaches, friends, family, and other teammates who came to watch me and support me,” she said. “That means

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Lady Outlaws skiers continue winning streak Outlaws drop game against Stayton By Rongi Yost Correspondent

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The Lady Outlaws hoopsters fell 48-35 on the road at Stayton on Thursday, February 4. The Eagles are a good team and entered the contest with an 11-4 record. In the Outlaws’ last matchup against Stayton they fell 24-45, so they did perform better this time around. Emma Lutz, Ila Reid, Haleigh Froehlich, and Josie Patton combined for Sisters’ 10 points in the first quarter. Stayton put 16 points on the scoreboard to lead at the end of one. In the second quarter, Lutz and Froehlich scored the Outlaws’ only buckets. The Eagles managed to score six and entered the half up by 12. The third quarter proved to be a repeat of the first, with the Eagles outscoring the Outlaws 16-10. The Outlaws won the fourth quarter by one point, but ended up with a 13-point loss. Sisters was a bit too quick in shooting the long ball, and finished 3-17 from behind the arc. Lutz and Reid led the Outlaws in scoring with nine points each. Lutz also contributed four rebounds, four steals, and two assists. Payden Petterson tallied seven points, four rebounds, and two assists. Froehlich led the team in rebounds with 10, and also scored five points. Patton pulled down six rebounds, and tallied four points, two assists, and two blocks. Coach Paul Patton praised the play of point guard Emma Lutz, and told The Nugget she had one of her best games of the season. Of the game Patton said, “We played with great effort and made them work for every point they got. Offensively, we ran our action as well as we have all year and got good shots.” “We are improving as a basketball team.” Patton added, “What we need to continue to work on is building confidence in ourselves and playing in a joyful way that makes success more likely.” The Outlaws are currently 1-6 in league and 6-12 overall. Sisters was scheduled to play on the road at Sweet Home on Tuesday, February 8. They will travel to Newport on Friday.

The Outlaws boys and girls ski teams had a bye week after taking firstplace finishes at Hoodoo on Wednesday, January 26. The victories maintain a seasonlong winning streak. The skiers enjoyed beautiful sunny skies and a clear starry night, and cold east winds kept the snow dry and firm for fast racing conditions. On the boys’ side, Bela Chladek’s lead over the rest of the league widened with another first-place win with a combined time of 1:34.13. Coach Chladek said, “Bela’s technique is moving into the next level and it’s starting to really separate him from the rest of the pack.” Corbin Fredland took second with a combined time of 1:37.28, Styopa Myagkov took fourth (1:43.19); Emerson Backus, eighth (2:00.50); Gus Patton, ninth (2:00.83); Spencer Tisdel, 11th (2:05.37); Cooper Merrill, 14th (2:35.99); and Kellen Petke, 18th (3:09.65). Brody Duey got a 59.95

on his first run, but disqualified after he missed a gate on the second run. Jack Turpen also disqualified on his first run, and recorded a 1:14.71 on his second run. Presley Adelt took first place on the girls side with a couple of very clean runs that combined for a time of 1:50.88. First-year racer Ella Eby is catching on to the sport fast and moving up in the ranks. She finished fifth with a combined time of 2:02.98. Chladek said, “Ella was another standout skier. She’s a first-year racer and has started consistently finishing in the top ten. She’s demonstrating a high level of athleticism on the course.” Tallis Grummer finished sixth (2:03.25), Ava Riehle 10th (2:21.02), Mae Roth 11th (2:21.36), and Annie Cohen 12th (2:22.95). Piper Adelt got a 1:01.15 on her first run and crashed out on her second run. Lauren Sitz got a 1:18.85 on her first run and disqualified after missing a gate on her second run. Araiya Grummer didn’t finish her first run, but logged a 55.12 on her second run, which was the fastest

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time on the second run on the girls side. Charlotte Seymour didn’t finish her first run, and scored a 59.07 for a fourthplace finish on the second run. Kiara Martin disqualified after she missed a gate on her first run, and logged a 1:16.02 on her second run. Molly Greaney also disqualified on her first run, and got a 1:47.49 on her second run. Coach Gabe Chladek said, “The entire team is skiing exceptionally well and having a really enjoyable season together. The Outlaws’ team dynamic is great this year; they have a great work ethic when it comes to training, and it’s really paying off in the competitions. We’ve got the fastest racers in the league on the team and they’re setting a great example and really pushing the new racers to move up the ranks quickly.” Next up for the Outlaws will be a slalom race at Hoodoo on Wednesday, February 9, and the last

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STA seeking executive director Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) is seeking an experienced nonprofit leader, interested in sharing their talents in a part-time position for the local nonprofit. The activities of STA are currently managed by a cadre of board members and volunteers. The executive director (ED) will provide organization, structure, and leadership to board and committees, lead fundraising efforts, manage external communications, and coordinate events as well as day-to-day activities of STA. The ED will be the lead spokesperson for the group and work to deepen relationships with members, donors, volunteers, and partners. The STA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect people and communities to each other and their natural surroundings. In cooperation with the Sisters Ranger District, the organization builds and maintains nonmotorized trails in the Sisters area including the renowned Peterson Ridge Trail system. The Alliance produces a free trail map, hosts an annual speaker series, and supports trail-related activities. The organization is an active advocate for trails and trail-related issues for our community. Interested candidates can view the position description at www.sisterstrails.org/hiring. Send cover letter, resume and at least three references to info@sisterstrails.org or mail to P.O. Box 1871, Sisters, OR 97759. Applications will be accepted through March 15.

Sisters Folk Fest ‘going Rogue’ with river trips Sisters Folk Festival is offering a pair of musicthemed whitewater rafting trips on the Rogue River in southern Oregon this summer. The SFF will once again collaborate with American River Touring Association (ARTA) to operate specialty five-day/four-night music rafting trips featuring professional musicians who will provide nightly entertainment and the opportunity to interact informally with their fellow trip participants. The Rogue River is designated as a National Wild & Scenic River. The first trip is “Going Rogue with Rainbow Girls,” June 12-16. Vanessa May, Erin Chapin, and Caitlin Gowdey seamlessly combine soul-touching harmonies, varitextured instrumentals, and poignant lyrical content into a beautiful sonic tapestry. Throughout their performance, voices are paired with an ever-changing amalgamation of acoustic and slide guitar, upright bass, harmonica, and an array of vocal techniques that create an engaging and often emotionally moving live show.

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Their music delves deeply into themes of the human experience: hopeful love, honest self-reflection, and pursuits of social justice. The second trip is “Going Rogue with Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius,” August 15-19. Tim O’Brien is a legend in the folk and bluegrass world. The Grammywinning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist first came on the bluegrass scene with Colorado’s Hot Rize starting in 1978. His songs have since been covered by New Grass Revival, Kathy Mattea, and Garth Brooks and he has recorded with the likes of Steve Earle, Mark Knopfler, and Sturgill Simpson. The International Bluegrass Music Association has twice awarded him with Song of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year prizes. Tim O’Brien performs in a duet setting with his partner Jan Fabricius on harmony vocals. Featuring his solid guitar, fiddle, and mandolin, the shows cover a range of original compositions and traditional arrangements mixed with stories and Tim’s self-deprecating humor.

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Music and rafting go together in a Sisters Folk Festival summer offering. “Going Rogue with Rainbow Girls” goes on sale Monday, February 28, at 10 a.m. and “Going Rogue with Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius” opens on Monday, March 14 at 10 a.m. The cost for each trip is $1,800 per person, which includes all meals while on the river. There is a maximum of 20 spots available per trip and last year both Going Rogue trip offerings sold out quickly on the first day. A not-for-profit organization, ARTA was founded in

1963 and runs whitewater rafting trips throughout the western United States — from half-day recreational outings to week-long transformative expeditions. They donate a portion of profits to organizations that are working to protect the special places in which they operate. The 25th Annual Sisters Folk Festival will take place September 30 through October 2. For more information about these trips and SFF’s other programs, visit www. sistersfolkfestival.org.

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Astronomy Sisters athletes earn spotlight Club hosts talk on space telescope The Sisters Astronomy Club will host Dr. Ron Polidan, former NASA scientist, to speak about the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at their meeting on Tuesday, February 15, at 7 p.m. It will be a virtual meeting only, accessible online to anyone through Zoom by clicking on the following link or scanning the QR code below: https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/81963561802?pwd=MmZ ZVzVNVmJPeUlROG04dE ZROEdZQT09.

Polidan will discuss the development history and technology of the JWST, its launch and in-space deployment, current status, and plans for its commissioning. Easily the most complex space science observatory ever built, the JWST is expected by many astrophysicists to offer new insights into the nature and possible origin of the universe. Polidan is an astrophysicist/space technologist who has over 45 years of space mission experience. He retired and moved to Oregon in 2016. He unretired in 2020 and is currently employed by Lunar Resources, Inc., a space industrialization company based in Houston, Texas, as their director of programs.

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Outlaws wrestler Daisy Patterson and basketball plenary Max Palanuk were selected by coaches at Sisters High School for a moment in the spotlight. Wrestling Coach Gary Thorson said, “Daisy will be the first female wrestler to letter and compete all four years for Sisters High School. So far this year, she has a record of 16-7 and has been instrumental in helping to grow the numbers in our program and has been a great help in leading and modeling the other girls who have wrestled for us this year.” Patterson took third place at the Lady Dragon Invitational in Dallas where she went 4-1 in her tournament and collected four pins for the Outlaws. On Saturday, January 29, she went 2-0 with two pins at The Todd Sermon Invitational in Albany.

“Daisy has a great work ethic and positive attitude that rubs off on everyone,” Thorson said. “She has taken on the unofficial title of ‘Team Mom,’ as she takes care of many of the needs of the PHOTOS BY JERRY BALDOCK other wresMax Palanuk is a leader on and off the court. tlers and is a huge help to everyone!” percent (35 percent from Coach Chad Rush praised the three-point line). He has Palanuk’s leadership on and been a consistent scorer for off the court. a team that has struggled to “Max has established find a flow and rhythm on the himself as a leader on and offensive end at times. Max off the floor this season,” he has gained the attention of said. “Through 15 games, our opponents, always drawMax is averaging 17.6 points ing the team’s best defender. per game while shooting 44 He also is third on the team in rebounding at 4.4 per game.” Rush continued, “Max has worked hard to make his senior year the best possible. He is very coachable and has changed aspects of his game that coaches have asked him to change. He has done it despite it being harder work. His buy-in to the changes in the basketball program expectations has been instrumental in helping the team win as many games this season as PHOTOS BY JERRY BALDOCK Daisy Patterson brings a strong work ethic and positive attitude to the in the previous two seasons combined.” Outlaws wrestling squad.

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Fire district seeks board candidates Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District is extending the application period to fill a vacant position on the board of directors. Completed applications need to be returned, with a cover letter, to the Fire District’s administrative office no later than Friday, February 25 at 5 p.m. After reviewing all applications, the board of directors will appoint the successful candidate to the vacant position through June 30, 2023. The board of directors meet each month at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday. In addition, all members of the board of directors serve on the SistersCamp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District Budget Committee. Members of the board of directors must be a resident or own real estate within the boundaries of the Fire District which includes Sisters, Camp Sherman, Squaw Creek Canyon Recreational Estates, Tollgate, Crossroads, and other small subdivisions. Applications may be picked up at the Fire District’s administrative office at 301 S. Elm St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or online at www.sistersfire.com.

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Obituaries Allen J Ver Bouwens Passed January 31, 2022

Allen J Ver Bouwens, Big Al, Al VB, Husband, Dad, Pop-pop, Grandpa Al, Son, Uncle, and Friend left his human body on Monday, January 31 at home surrounded in a cuddle puddle of love. What a lot of people didn’t know about Big Al, with his pale skin, bright blue eyes, and flaming red hair, is that he was a direct descendent of the Cheyanne Sioux Tribe of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. His amazing forever-young long red locks told of his native heritage and had us all convinced that he knew magic. Allen was a creative, always working on hobbies and the next big idea. To the dismay of his children, Al VB does not leave behind generational wealth or hidden Swiss bank accounts, but instead many great times were had in Allen’s company. Countless dinner tabs paid on his way to the bathroom, drinks for everyone, not a friend or stranger excluded. Al’s generosity was shared with whoever needed it and he happily took in all the stray teenagers, dogs, friends, and family members that needed nurturing. Allen enjoyed travel, road trips, boating, fishing, and camping adventures with his family and friends. Seafood boils and BBQs — the more the merrier!

Allen J Ver Bouwens was loved by those who knew him well and by those that just passed through his life. He had a roll-withthe-punches attitude. Life wasn’t always easy, but he kept his glass half full. “Life Is Good” was Al’s signature quote. He was brave and punching until his last breath. He was adored by babies, senior citizens, and all members of the animal kingdom. Pop-pop could party with the best of them, and in the years before he gave up the hangover, he never met a tequila bottle that didn’t assist him in getting the party started. Allen worked until the end with one of his best friends, John Anderson, never complaining, always wanting to produce his best works. Allen is preceded in death by his oldest son, the most bad-ass biker that there ever was, Micheal Yankish; and his older sister, Mary,

the South Dakota beauty queen. Allen is survived by the Bonnie to his Clyde, wife Jan Ver Bouwens of Sisters (along with all the sister wives he drove home from book club); twin sister, Judy Palmer and her husband, Greg “F-You” Palmer, of South Dakota; siblings, Mike and Patty; and a handful of distant dysfunctional family members; his trash-talking son, John Yankish of Santa Cruz, California; his superstar hairdresser daughter and her husband, Shonna and Steve Pease of Sisters (Shonna always kept Al’s long locks shiny and trimmed. Al, always the salesman, approved his death for a free plug: Shonna works at Metamorphosis in Sisters. Book now!); his fiery redheaded twin spirit daughter, Tana Ver Bouwens of Portland — she never married but is passionate about writing an obituary that captures her dad’s endless wit and love; his two puppies, Aggie the terrorizing Jack Russell, and Ruby the posh poodle; many deeply loved grandkids, nieces, nephews; best friends; as well as all the dogs, birds,

Outlaws to host regional wrestling tourney raccoons, African elephants, and chickens he adopted along the way. Special shout-out from our hearts to the Johnson, Needham, Wortinger, and Garvey families: You were his family too! To quote the great folk singer Steve Poltz, “I just want all my friends to be happy,” and so did Allen. His family and friends were his greatest accomplishment. The last full sentence Grandpa spoke, after being read all his text messages, was “What a way to go. I was loved!” Reach out to your loved ones today and raise a glass for Allen and for the love we are all capable of. You are loved!

Sisters High School will host the 4A Special District #4 Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, February 12. The top four wrestlers from each weight class will advance to the State Championships on February 26, at Cascade High School in Turner, Oregon. The action starts at 10 a.m., featuring teams from Baker, Corbett, Gladstone, La Grande, Madras, McLoughlin, Ontario, and Sisters. Spectators can attend for $8 for adults; $6 seniors; $5 students; youth under three are free. Sisters High School is located at 1700 W. McKinney Butte Rd.

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Firefighters Stars over Sisters will get live fire training By Paola Mendoza Correspondent

If you look up into a cloudless sky after sundown this month, you will have a great view of Auriga, the Charioteer, located nearly overhead. Visible to observers in the Northern Hemisphere, this constellation is bordered by its celestial neighbors Camelopardalis, Gemini, Lynx, Perseus, and Taurus. While Auriga isn’t the biggest piece of real estate on the celestial sphere, it ranks 21st largest among the 88 constellations. Identifying Auriga is not hard since many of its brightest stars are arranged in the shape of a pentagon, though the five sides are unequal in length. But it is the brilliance of Capella (sixth brightest star in the sky) that affirms you have found the Charioteer. Located just 43 light-years from the sun, Capella appears as a single star to the unaided eye, but it is actually a quadruple star system organized in two binary pairs. Because a branch of the Milky Way runs through the constellation, it is no surprise that Auriga has an abundance of deep-sky objects. Most of these bodies are young open star clusters, the brightest of which are M36, M37, and M38. The most photogenic of these objects, however, is IC 405, otherwise known as the Flaming Star Nebula. It is both an emission and reflection nebula. Ultraviolet light from a bright nearby star is exciting gaseous hydrogen atoms to glow (red color) while interstellar dust is reflecting a portion of the star’s visible spectrum (blue color). IC 405 lies at a distance of approximately 1,500 light-years. Auriga is rich in ancient sky lore. According to one Greek legend, Auriga is often identified as the mythological

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District (SCSFD) plans to conduct live fire training exercises on Sunday, February 13 and Sunday, February 20 at 201 N. Pine St. in Sisters. The exercise will provide invaluable training to our firefighters using live fire, according to Deputy Fire Chief Tim Craig, who serves as the district training officer. District firefighters will be practicing search and rescue skills along with fire attack, ventilation, and exposure protection activities. “Successful prevention efforts and modern fire codes have created fewer opportunities for our firefighters to gain live fire experience with structure fires, so this type of training is invaluable,” said Craig. Smoke from the burn will be kept to a minimum when possible, but the Fire District asks that area residents and businesses keep their windows closed during the exercises. Fire personnel and apparatus will remain on scene throughout the evening to monitor any continued burning, and each fire will be extinguished by Monday, February 14, and Monday, February 21. Activity will be noticed during the days leading up to the live fire dates, and fire personnel will be on and off the site throughout that time for training and preparation. Safety and control are the primary concerns at this training, Craig reported. Extra equipment and trained personnel are on scene at all times. For more information or to relay concerns regarding this exercise, contact the Fire District Administration office at 541-549-0771.

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The Flaming Star Nebula is located approximately 1,500 light-years away in the constellation of Auriga. Greek hero Erichthonius of Athens. He was the son of the fire god Hephaestus, who was raised by the goddess Athena. Erichthonius was credited to be the inventor of the four-horse chariot, which he used in battle to defeat the Amphictyon army, an event that made him king of Athens. Erichthonius’ chariot was created in the image of the sun’s chariot, the reason Zeus placed him in the heavens. Because of his dedication to Athena, and to honor his ingenuity and heroic deeds, Zeus raised Erichthonius into the night sky. By mid-month we will be saying goodbye to Jupiter as an evening planet as it finally succumbs to the relentless advance of the sun. It will not reappear this month. Both Uranus and Neptune will hang tough in the western sky for a while longer before eventually being swept off the evening stage too. Saturn reached

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Partners In Care CEO announces retirement After 16 years in service of the region’s hospice care needs, Eric Alexander, the president and chief executive officer of Partners In Care, will retire effective March 31. “I have been honored to work with a great team in nurturing this special enterprise. I owe much to those who came before me and it is now time to give another leader the privilege of serving the people of our 10,000-squaremile region,” said Alexander. During his tenure, Alexander founded Partners In Care through the merger of the region’s two largest Home Health & Hospice Care providers and further expanded the new organization into a coordinated set of six services focused on the needs of an aging population. It now has the largest service area of any end-of-life care organization in the state and operates the only Hospice House inpatient facility east of the Cascades. “Eric’s vision is rooted in his strong belief that effective collaboration will strengthen the overall health care system,” said Board Chair Suzanne Lafky. “His strategic thinking and passion for excellence has set the standard for quality end-of-life care in Central Oregon.” During the pandemic, Alexander and his management teams worked to protect the 200-person workforce from infection, job interruption, and the anxiety and fatigue of frontline caregivers, while pressing forward to double the bed capacity for its new 14,000-square-foot Hospice House. “A leader couldn’t ask for a more satisfying note on which to depart,” said Alexander. “For an organization that began more than 40 years ago as an all-volunteer group of concerned citizens focused on the ‘new’ hospice philosophy of care, we have come quite a distance!” Prior to his leadership at Partners In Care, Alexander served as the regional chief operating officer for St. Charles Medical Center; as CEO for the nine-hospital Central Oregon Hospital Network; and founded the

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Eric Alexander is retiring after serving 16 years as president and chief executive officer of Partners In Care. St. Charles Medical Center Foundation. He is a former naval aviator with combat service in Vietnam. He and his wife, Marlene, have lived in Bend since 1971 and have two grown children. As to Partners In Care’s future, Board Chair Lafky said, “Our board is committed to continuing the strong, creative, and clear leadership that Eric has established. We wish him all the best after a brilliant career.”

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for a few years in Sisters schools, and he and Vivien used the property as a living example of conservation of a wild place, which included having visitors come and learn there. In 1982, the Staenders dedicated the property to the Nature Conservancy in a ceremony highlighted by a message from former Governor Tom McCall, a Central Oregon native, who wrote, “Few, if any of our (Nature Conservancy) preserves have ever come to us with their management and education program in place and operating, as at Wildhaven. Already you have given to many a nature experience never to be forgotten and you taught the true meaning of the term ‘environmental ethics’ to many hundreds of children. Your decision is an act for which future generations will be thankful.” Vivien Staender died in 1997, and Gil Staender in 2016. In recent years, the Nature Conservancy had shifted its approach to managing conservation properties and sought to find a separate entity to oversee Wildhaven.

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Nature House was built by hand by Gil and Vivian Staender. It appeared the Forest Service would take on that role. But regulation issues, along with other complications and conflicts, arose and those plans didn’t pan out. However, in the discussion about the property, the notion of the school district becoming steward arose. This ultimately led to the district acquiring the property with the intent of continuing its protection as well as using the property for educational purposes “in perpetuity.” The school district is committed to continue managing and protecting Wildhaven as the Staenders wished, according to superintendent Curt Scholl. The caretakers who have lived on the property for over 20 years remain on site. Discussions have begun about what will happen next

with the property, and Scholl says the district completely understands and respects the legacy of the Staenders, as well as their wishes for how the property will be managed and cared for in the years ahead. “Considering the Staenders and their history in our community, being able to use the property for education is great as long as we can maintain a full commitment to protect the property as a whole,” said Scholl. Scholl affirmed that there is much to think about and share with the community in the days ahead. “Now that the transfer has taken place we will need to focus on next steps,” he said. “I see it as a tremendous asset for environmental education to all of our K-12 students.”

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offer the Branch to Fruit Music Camp for players who are comfortable on their acoustic instrument and relatively fluid in the common major and minor chords found in popular music. This camp will break out into some small group ensemble sessions in which two to four players will work out tunes that may include custom song arrangement, individual solos, harmonies, and improvisation. Branch to Fruit is open to students going into grades 6-10. Judy Fuentes, the art teacher at Sisters Middle school, is planning two weeks of half-day visual art camps. August 1-5 will be focused on felting and fiber arts, and August 8-12 is primarily centered around watercolor painting and drawing. These week-long camps are open to students going into grades 5-8 with a maximum of 15 participants. Both will be held at Sisters Art Works in the mornings. August 14-19 will bring songwriter-poet (and winner of the Oregon Book Award for Poetry) Beth Wood together with Judy Fuentes once again to teach The Nature of Expression. This popular creativity camp explores art, music, creative writing, and nature. Campers will investigate animals and nature through sounds and

surveillance operation, law enforcement CODE Detectives applied for and received a search warrant for Decker’s black Honda Fit. They contacted Decker during a traffic stop on Highway 20 at the east end of the City of Sisters, made under the authority of that search warrant. A Warm Springs Police narcotic K9 assigned to CODE alerted to controlled substances inside the Honda. A subsequent search of the car allegedly located a sizeable amount of cocaine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), scales, and packaging. Decker’s three passengers were released without charges. Decker was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail on charges of unlawful possession, manufacture, and attempted distribution of cocaine; unlawful possession, manufacture, and attempted distribution of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (mdma); unlawful possession of a schedule I drug. D e c k e r ’s b a i l w a s enhanced due to the commercial quantities found in his possession. The CODE Team was assisted in the investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police, and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.

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Jenner Fox will teach a songwriting workshop for adults on Tuesday evenings in March. color, and explore storytelling and self-expression through art, creative writing, and music. Each day will include immersive experiences in both visual arts and creative writing, as well as time for reflection and making new friends. The goal of the camp is to have fun with many forms of creative expression through awareness, discovery, and play. This camp is open to students going into grades 5-8 and will be capped at 20 participants. Registration for the three full-day summer camps opens March 2, and all three opportunities will offer the option to “pay what you can afford” at registration, with scholarship support available through SFF. No student will be turned away for inability to pay. Details about registration for the half-day camps is forthcoming. For registration and additional information on all Sisters Folk Festival programming, please visit www. sistersfolkfestival.org.

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OSU-Cascades to launch degrees in economics, poli sci By Christine Coffin Correspondent

BEND – Oregon State University – Cascades will offer new bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science beginning fall 2022. The degree programs were approved by the OSU Board of Trustees last month. “The new degree programs in economics and political science will attract students seeking careers in business and finance, public policy and government, and law and help them develop the critical skills needed to address some of society’s biggest challenges,” said Interim Vice President Andrew Ketsdever. The new majors will leverage courses already offered at OSU-Cascades, as well as faculty expertise. Students will be able to pursue a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in either major. The economics degree curriculum includes courses in economic theory, micro and macroeconomics, public policy, as well as subjects that build skills in oral and written communication, and in quantitative analysis. Students will select from specialized options within the program including general economics; law, economics and policy; managerial

economics; and mathematical economics. In the political science program students will take foundational courses in U.S. government and politics, international relations and political thought, as well as persuasive writing and speaking. They will also discuss and debate current world events. Program options in political science include environmental and energy politics; international affairs; and law and politics. OSU-Cascades also offers a minor in political science. Students studying in these new degree programs will be encouraged to pursue internship, undergraduate research and other educational opportunities beyond the classroom, including with organizations based in Central Oregon. The degrees are offered through OSU’s College of Liberal Arts. Other degree programs at OSU-Cascades offered through the College of Liberal Arts include American studies; art; arts, media and technology; liberal studies; psychology; and social science. Implementation of the new degree programs are pending support by the Oregon public universities’ provost council and the state Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

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Protecting wolves

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believe Adam Schiff still has Russia evidence on Trump, or that Michael Avenatti would be a perfect presidential candidate. Personally, I think CNN is experiencing the result of their behavior as “everything but honest journalism.” Or, to put it another way, “the chickens have come home to roost.” I am not inclined to gloat about their misfortune. Rather, it would be nice to see humility and an apology from new leadership to Americans for CNN’s past; and a new commitment to the freedom granted by the Constitution in a manner established by our founders. Hopefully, this may even affect other major players in media. Maybe it’s already starting: “NYT sues State Dept. to get Hunter Biden emails.” Remember how the Hunter laptop story was handled right before the election? We need a media that works for “we the people,” not special interests or a specific political party. The treatment of Trump vs. Biden has made that point more clear than any time I can remember in the last 50-plus years. Additionally, we now have an agenda of censorship like never seen, conducted by big-tech narcissists and woke hate. Nurses treated as heroes early in their dedication to the pandemic yet later fired for failing to comply with the left’s insatiable lust for power regardless of the harm to our nation and children. There are multiple sources that have grown out of the massive push to censor everything that does not agree with the “narrative.” One of those that can be explored is Rumble.com, where a daily segment from X-22 can be found with opinion and information challenging the “narrative.” The Epoch Times is a refreshing change to major news outlets with both printed and online news, opinion, and information free of declaring everyone a racist or traitor for not taking an experimental vaccine. It’s time to reclaim our freedom of speech. Jeff Mackey

To the Editor: As of late January 2022, 30 percent of Yellowstone National Park wolves have been killed since the start of the 2021-2022 hunting season, when they crossed the invisible boundary into Montana and Idaho. Both states allow baiting and night hunting on private land. In Montana, an individual can kill up to 20 wolves a year. In Idaho, there is currently no limit on wolf tags, and hunters can legally lure wolves using bait, run them down using ATVs, snares, and aerial hunting. In Wyoming, there is no limit on the number that can be killed across 85 percent of the state. The New York Times recently ran an essay entitled “A Slaughter of Wolves Like This Hasn’t Been Seen in a Century.” In October 2020, all remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves were removed. Predators such as gray wolves are critically important to control populations of deer and elk, among others. Wolves in Oregon (population estimated at 172) still have some protection under the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. Hunting and trapping remain banned statewide. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says the state will not kill wolves unless “non-lethal measures” such as fencing prove unsuccessful. However, in October 2021, ODFW announced they had killed three more members of a wolf pack in Baker County, including two pups too young to hunt. Annual confirmed and probable wolf-caused losses on average amount to only 0.001 percent of Oregon livestock. Oregon has a wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance program to compensate ranchers for proven or probable wolf predation. In October of 2021, Senator Cory Booker wrote a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland requesting emergency protection for wolves; the letter was signed by 20 senators. In December 2021, Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon and a group of 85 representatives sent another letter to Sec. Haaland. All pleas have been ignored by the Biden administration. I urge concerned citizens to write to Sec. Deb

Haaland, your senator, and representatives to advocate for Oregon’s wolf population, which urgently needs help and intervention in order to not only thrive, but survive. Ann Thompson

Pearl Harbor

To the Editor: Val Anderson’s new book, “Pearl Harbor’s Final Warning,” is a fascinating account of family vignettes that crisscross the months and days before the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. Her story focuses on missed opportunities in communications between top brass in Washington, D.C. and military leadership in Hawaii, as a decrypted message had alerted officials in Washington that an attack was imminent, but clumsy, outdated methods prevented the warning from reaching Pearl Harbor in time. Val’s grandfather, the Honolulu RCA manager, discovered too late these bungled efforts. Tracing his research from the time, Val puts together a fascinating story explaining the mystery and the consequences for servicemen and local residents after the attack. Val is a local resident and friend. Edie Jones wrote a compelling introduction with Val in last week’s paper. I hope it encourages local residents with a penchant for history to purchase this book at their favorite local bookstore. Jim Barnett

Water problems

To the Editor: I cannot help but wish that some of the realtors quoted in “Water problems?” beginning on page 1 of the February 2 issue of The Nugget had a larger perspective than selling more properties and what their wealthier customers can ignore. People need to be very much aware that we See LETTERS on page 22

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WELL: New wells and wells gone dry have kept well-drillers busy

providers required to put in a new well have been busy of late due to a number of wells in the area needing to be made deeper, or new ones drilled. Continued from page 1 Holly said that when drill a foot deeper and lower the drillers say it will cost the new pump to the bottom $40,000 to drill a new well, of the well. The result: water that just gets the hole drilled. for 12 more years — until this He shared the total cost past summer when the well of his new well: $40,000, really did go dry. hole drilled; $2,500-$3,000, An entirely new well had plumber; $4,500, electrician; to be drilled, going down 764 $10,000, excavation of threefeet. At 660 feet, they found foot deep trench from well to water that provided about four tank (rock had to be chipped gallons/minute, so they went out); and $10,000, concrete to deeper until it ran at eight gal- fill voids. lons/minute, which Holly said Holly said that after six is adequate for a single person. truckloads of concrete didn’t The new well is a pitless fill the voids, the driller system, which means that the brought in a combination drill/ waterline running 30 feet from casing rig to finish the job. the well to the well house runs If that rig had been in place three feet underground to help from the start, the concrete keep the pipe from freezing. wouldn’t have been necessary. The pump discharge pipe is The cost of the well necesinstalled below the surface sitated a mortgage through using a pitless adaptor, which NeighborImpact on Holly’s ensures that a sanitary and property that will be payable frost-proof seal is maintained. when he leaves the property. Holly elected to install the Holly had a reminder for pitless system because other well owners: If the well head used to your well runs freeze. dry, be sure For people who rs to turn off Well-drillers te is S to have moved and all the your water ropolitan other service heater. Country from met

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ey needed to areas, where all th er was turn on do to get their wat derstanding a faucet, a basic un Oregon here your Central w of Those livbeen the is water comes from ing within the intencity limits of tion to important. Sisters still just turn on the faucet to access the municipal water supply, which comes from four wells and a reservoir owned and operated by the City. Residents pay the City a monthly charge for their water. If something goes wrong with one of the wells, or a water main breaks or leaks, it’s up to the City to address the problem. Residents living outside the city rely either on a water company that serves a particular area or have their own private well, like Braxton Holly (see story, page 1). Water companies, like Sun Mountain Water System or Squaw Creek Canyon Water Co., are established to provide water to subdivisions or developed areas. The company owns and maintains the wells and waterlines to individual lots. Because the State of Oregon owns all the water in the state, the companies must secure a permit to pump water out of the ground to provide to their customers. They are limited on the amount of water they can pump. During the summer, there is greater demand for water when sprinklers are running. The water is intended to supply customers with domestic water (for homes) and small lawns and gardens. It has never

provide irrigation water for large properties or agriculture. Sun Mountain reports that of the 300 homes on their system, during the summer, 75 homes never exceed 10,000 gallons/ month. Eighty-five percent of customers use less than 70,000 gallons/month in the summer. Only a handful of the 300 homes on the system use more than 4,000 gallons/month during the winter (November-March). However, two properties used more than 250,000 gallons/month for multiple months. Starting January 1, 2022, new water rates were established for Sun Mountain customers, 85 percent of whom won’t be affected by the rate increase. It will only affect those customers with high water usage during the summer for irrigation. Property owners outside the city who are not customers of a water company need their own well, which they must maintain. As seen in Holly’s example, new wells can be an expensive proposition. Regardless of the source of your water, water conservation is going to be a more and more important practice everywhere in Central Oregon.

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BULGE: Rate of uplift is increasing but “there’s no imminent threat” Continued from page 1

making its way to the surface and poised for an eruption,” he elaborated, adding, “We’re not seeing any of that right now.” The last eruption on any of the Three Sisters was a mere 2,200 years ago – yesterday in geologic time. The stratovolcanoes were constructed between 150,000 and 50,000 years ago for North Sister and 50,000 to 15,000 years ago for Middle and South. What USGS is seeing with the aid of satellite imagery is an upward shift in the ground of less than an inch, across a 12-mile area west of South Sister. One might ask if it’s even worth mentioning. Maybe. Maybe not. But if USGS finds it interesting, then by extension so do we, yet in a wider context. There are morainedamned lakes on the Sisters, some of which hold a lot of water. These freshwater lakes are formed behind a moraine or ice dam. One in particular, Carver Lake on the east side of South Sister about 12 miles from town, could be breached in the event of a major seismic event. Should we worry? Not seriously, according to scientist David George, who studies in detail things most would find tedious. George notes that the outlet channel for Carver is a small tributary of Whychus Creek. Models, however, illustrate that a big chunk of town could be under anywhere from .05 to .25 meters (1.95 to 9.75 inches) of water, and in areas close by Whychus and smaller creeks, double that. That would seem fairly catastrophic to the untrained o b s e r v e r. B u t G e o rg e explained in a seven-page technical report: “Compared to earlier studies employing 1-D equations and coarse topography, our modeling suggests a strikingly different result for our test case involving inundation near Sisters. Owing in part to the use of 2-D equations as well as high-resolution lidar topography, our results suggest that flow avulsion and diversion on the alluvial fan surrounding Sisters would lead to a less severe flood hazard to the community.” (Emphasis added.) Seismic activity like this also gets the attention of the Forest Service, who maintains two earthen dams at Upper and Lower Three Creeks Lake. Sisters District Manager Ian Reid tells The Nugget that it is only coincidental that these dams are under review in 2022. “It’s part of a routine

inspection and analysis that we undertake every so many years,” he said. “These are old dams.” The larger of the lakes is 28 acres and is 28 feet deep in the center. That equates to about 230 million gallons of water. Reid says that water, if breached, would not find its way to the city. And while old and under observation, there is nothing to suggest an imminent break. Officials regularly warn of a potentially devastating earthquake at the Cascadia Subduction Zone just off the Oregon coast. Central Oregon is affected by the same subduction zone, which created the Cascades millions of years ago. At the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the Juan de Fuca Plate is being subducted under the North American Plate, creating the potential for both quakes and eruptions. When that happens, the plate goes down and creates lava, magma. Below the Cascades, there are magma chambers. It’s simple: the Cascade Mountain Range is an active volcanic area, and activity occasionally reminds us that we live among volcanoes.

Base from U.S. Dept. Agriculture orthophototgraph, 2014. Cultural features modified from U.S. Geological Survey and State of Oregon digital data, various scales. Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 10 projection. North American Datum of 1983.

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SCHOOLS: Annual HDESD proposal approved 4-0 Continued from page 3

Concluding his presentation, Andrews requested that the board approve the HDESD proposal, which they did on a 4-0 vote. Andrews went on to explain that HDESD Board Member Carol Moorehead of Sisters, who has been on the board for over a decade, will be stepping down in June after two years in her latest fouryear term and that the school board would be in a position to approve her replacement. School Board Member Edie Jones expressed interest in the position. A decision will be made at a later date. • A group of five freshmen from Rima Givot’s high school biology class gave the annual update of the Trout Creek Conservation Area (TCCA), a 160-acre protected forest, which sits due north of the rest of the Sisters High School property. Enhancing protection of the protected property in light of the encroachment of housing development near the area was one recommendation made by the group. • Jeff Schiedler, Sisters Middle School (SMS) leadership class teacher, along with three students, informed the board about the variety of ways the leadership class is working to positively engage the student body, which they said was especially important coming out of the isolation of the pandemic. • Jocelyn Blevins, Sisters Elementary School (SES)

STEM (Science/Technology/ Engineering/Math) teacher, presented on the K-4 program started under her guidance this year. All students get weekly instruction on topics including native plants (greenhouse and garden), robotics, and environmental science. • Amy Johnson gave an overview of the last year of the Youth Transition Program (YTP) that serves students 18-21 with identified barriers to regular employment training and opportunities (IEP, 504, other). The YTP offers eight weeks of training and work during the summer and last year served sixteen students through jobs with Laird Superfood and the Sisters School District. The program has been active for 21 years in the Sisters School District and has served over 200 students. Learning opportunities are available to students during the school year as well. • Enrollment in the district is stable. • The elementary school building project is on schedule for a fall of 2023 opening. Some community members toured the current Sisters Elementary building as part of the Citizens4Community work being done to help determine the community’s ideas for use of the building in the future. • Work on the 2022-23 school year calendar has begun. The middle and high schools are looking at adjustments to the daily schedule from changes that were made during the pandemic. • Up to $2 billion from unallocated stimulus money may be made available in Oregon for continued support

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of students related to the pandemic and its aftermath. • Superintendent Curt Scholl asked the board to permit him to formally accept the gift of the 160-acre parcel of land known as the Wildhaven Preserve currently held by the Nature Conservancy (see related story, page 1), to which the board voted 4-0 in favor. • The board voted 4-0 to re-adopt 16 policies up for review and approved the first readings 4-0 of 12 other policies. • The board approved 4-0 the consent agenda, which included the resignations of high school Spanish teacher Rebekah Dunkle (effective at year’s end) and middle school counselor Brook Jackson (effective the end of March). The hiring of Kurtis Bower (SMS physical education) and Jennifer Morris (SES nurse) were also approved. The board meeting was suspended for approximately 10 minutes at the outset due to citizen Rodney Cooper’s refusal to wear a mask. He ultimately left the building of his own volition and the meeting reconvened. The next board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2, following an executive session to complete the evaluation of the superintendent, which will begin at 6 p.m. At that time, the meeting is expected to be conducted via Zoom with the exception of board members and individuals or groups on the agenda. Community comments will be handled via Zoom.

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live in the high desert. Water is not unlimited. We take it for granted, until we can’t. A neighbor’s well runs dry or ours does. Thornburgh gets permits to build yet another resort with more golf courses, multimillion dollar houses get built. Yes, these all bring money and jobs into the community, but at what cost, and how often does the money go to outside investors? Then there is another topic of where ordinary people are to live… These issues and more, but especially that concerning water, are difficult and require that we see with a larger perspective. Money should not be the bottom line. What do we want for our community, for this beautiful place we live, and what is possible? Winnie Givot

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To the Editor: In last week’s Nugget, a contributor attempted to contrast virtuous “patriots” with devious leftists and socialists, wrapping up with ... “be aware folks, they walk among us.” Well, to those who subscribe to this train of thought, I have news for you. We are hidden in plain sight. And why do I consider myself a “clever” leftist and socialist? Because, if the ideology that writer and accompanying guest columnist espouse is on the right side of the room, I choose to be on the far opposite or left, if not entirely outside. The secretive Sisters Socialist Society meets every Thursday evening at my shop to plot how we might storm City Hall, take hostages, then shower them with homemade cookies and praise for the thankless, difficult, but valuable socialist work they do maintaining and improving our community. And yet, despite the agenda, we end up playing table tennis. Rabid Republican spies are among us, but they are most likely RINOs. That is, they are educated, well-informed, ethical, Party-of-Lincoln conservatives who are able to distinguish fact from Fox fantasy—and execute a wicked rightist side spin. They are also privy to our society’s secret handshake, which is, by charter, left-handed. Now that the local leftist leader has come to light, I have to wonder if I can expect Trumpian-style raids on my home and businesses by J6 Sorry-Boy “patriots” exercising “legitimate political discourse.” Kris Calvin

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VOLLEYBALL: Davis will play indoor and beach volleyball for Hornets Continued from page 3

the years for her stellar play. Awards include First-Team All Conference her freshman, sophomore, and junior years. She earned All-State Honorable Mention her freshman year, All-State Second Team and All-State First Tournament Team her sophomore year. Her junior year she was named Co-Player of the Year. An unfortunate accident caused Davis to miss her entire senior season, except for the very first league game. Her outstanding play over the previous years was noticed, and although she only played in one league game she was dubbed Honorary Player of the Year, and also Honorary First-Team All Conference. In addition to indoor volleyball, Davis joined a beach volleyball club in Bend her freshman year, and has played beach volleyball every summer. Davis was noticed by colleges from all over the country as early as her sophomore year, including Dartmouth, West Point, the Naval Academy, Syracuse University, University of Alaska — Anchorage, and Gonzaga. Davis told The Nugget

that, for a time, she thought she wanted to go to a military academy. In the fall of 2021 she went to the East Coast and visited the Naval Academy and West Point. She also made a point to visit Dartmouth while she was in the area. In the spring of 2021 Davis visited the University of Alaska — Anchorage. Davis said, “What I wanted kept fluctuating constantly and I just wanted to keep my options open.” In the spring of 2021 Davis was at the Triple Crown West Tournament in Salt Lake City when she was noticed by Sacramento State. The day after Davis got home she received a call from Head Coach Reuben Volta. Volta flew to Portland the following weekend, where Davis was playing in a regional tournament. He watched her play, and they met following the tourney. Volta invited Davis for an official visit, and the following weekend he flew her to Sacramento. Davis got to stay with some of the players on the team, had a tour of the campus, and at the conclusion of the weekend Volta offered Davis a full athletic scholarship. “He gave me two weeks to think about it,” said Davis. “I wanted to make the right decision, but I knew that what they were offering me was unmatched. I stress about things a lot, so I took

the full two weeks and then I called him back and accepted the offer.” At Sacramento State, Davis will play both indoor and beach volleyball. Davis told The Nugget that she’s very excited about that opportunity, as most Division 1 schools don’t allow their athletes to play both. “I love them (indoor and beach) both so much, and wouldn’t want to have to compromise and choose just one,” said Davis. “The time commitment will be much more because I’ll be playing two Division 1 sports and won’t have an off-season.” Davis explained the difference between indoor and beach volleyball. “Beach is definitely a game of ball control and volleyball IQ, with more responsibility, and indoor you have a smaller responsibility but contribute to a larger team,” said Davis. “I just love volleyball! I love the competitiveness. I like being part of a team, and I just have a passion for the game.” Sisters High School’s head volleyball coach Rory Rush had high praise for Davis. “Greta has established herself as one of the best outside hitters in the state,” said Rush. “She is powerful and smart when planning her attack and is constantly keeping the opposing defense on their toes. She has worked

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Greta Davis will play volleyball for the Sacramento State Hornets. hard over the last four years to not only be a great hitter, but an all-around player as well, which gives her the ability to provide a powerful attack from anywhere on the floor. She is a dynamic player and leader on the floor. Sacramento State will be gaining a powerful, smart, and competitive hitter to add

to their program.” Davis will graduate on June 10 as Sisters High School’s salutatorian, and then head to Sacramento on July 20. The university is going to pay Davis to run volleyball camps for high school students for two weeks, and then practice will start the beginning of August.

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