The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLV No. 8 // 2022-02-23

The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 8

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Fires imperil homeowner’s insurance in Sisters Country

“OKLAHOMA!”

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) is an invaluable local program that offers free transportation for all Sisters Country residents, to Sisters, Bend, and Redmond for all nonemergency medical appointments: physicians, dental, vision, physical therapy, hearing, lab work, testing, and vaccinations.

STARS and COVID-19 came on the scene within months of each other, and yet STARS volunteers were able

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Sisters High School students are ready to present “Oklahoma!” to the community February 24-27. Tickets are available online at https://sites.google.com/ssd6.org/oklahomatix.

See STARS on page 22

Living amidst a forest in a multi-year drought has gotten the attention of your insurance company. After the catastrophic fires and resultant claims losses from western states wildfires, a number of insurance carriers have dropped homeowners insurance altogether. Others have raised rates or limited the areas they will insure.

Zip code 97759, Sisters Country, 97702 (south and See INSURANCE on page 23

Wilderness permit program sees changes

A life of aviation adventure

The Central Cascades Wilderness Permit System will see some changes, designed to improve the permit system following last summer’s implementation.

According to the Forest Service, the changes will increase permit opportunities for the public and simplify the permit reservation system.

The permit season will change to June 15 through October 15 every year rather than the Friday before Memorial Day through the last Friday in September.

This change aligns the permit season with the actual season of use. Last year, the Forest Service reported, people had permits in early June that were unusable due to snow and road conditions while the wildernesses were accessible in early October.

Day-use permits will not be available for full season advanced reservations.

All-day use permits will be released in a 10-day and two-day rolling window during the permit season. Last summer there was a significant number of “no-shows,”

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primarily caused by people making advanced permit reservations and not using their reservation.

The overnight permit system has changed the most.

The overnight permit quota is now based on the date of entry — meaning there is a daily entry quota for each trailhead allowing new groups to start their trip each day. This simplifies the reservation system because people will not have to block out all the days of their planned trip.

The 14-day maximum stay limit will remain in place.

Reservations for the overnight permits will begin on the first Tuesday in April (April 5) and 40 percent of overnight permits will be available for advanced reservation. Once the permit season begins, the remaining 60 percent of overnight permits will be available in a sevenday rolling window Permit quotas will slightly increase for most trailheads.

Hunters will continue to use their valid tag, issued through the Oregon See PERMITS on page 22

Jim Cornelius In the mid-1990s, Shane Lundgren was flying on the knife’s edge of adventure, in some of the most hostile environments known to aviators.

Those adventures, along with other achievements in the field, earned him nomination among the Living Legends of Aviation.

The Camp Sherman resident grew up on the wing. His father, Kim Lundgren, was a navigator for PanAm, and the founder in 1978 of Air Berlin.

Shane was born in Palo Alto, California, and went to university in San Diego, majoring in history and economics.

He thought he was headed into a career in law. But the pull of aviation was strong — he had started getting his ratings and licenses at the earliest possible ages. In 1982, he checked out in the Boeing 737 operated by Air Berlin.

At the age of 21, Lundgren was the youngest person to fly the 737 commercially.

He wasn’t going to law school.

From 1982 to 2012, he would fly as a captain for Air Berlin. These were historic

Shane Lundgren is taking his place as a Living Legend of Aviation.

PHOTO COURTESY SHANE LUNDGREN

times. Shane was on hand when the Berlin Wall came down.

“I kind of feel like Forrest Gump,” he said. “I was at the Wall, and all these historic events are going on around you.”

When the Wall fell, Air Berlin “was kind of this strategically placed airline,” Lundgren said. German investors bought in, and the carrier, which flew to Moscow, went from being

a U.S. airline to a German one — the only airline in history to change flags in this manner.

Flying for Air Berlin, Lundgren took routes to Moscow and beyond — and a wild notion began to grow.

“I got pretty interested in barnstorming across Siberia,” he said.

“Barnstorming” was a popular phenomenon in the See LUNDGREN on page 21

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Obituaries ..................... 5-7 Announcements...............10 Fun & Games ....................16 Classifieds................. 19-20 Meetings .......................... 3 News Nuggets ................... 8 Entertainment .................10 Crossword .......................18 Real Estate .................21-24

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Concerned about our town

Letters to the Editor…

By David Pruett Guest Columnist

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.

Town halls in Sisters To the Editor: We are not talking to one another! We are not listening to one another! We need to communicate to each other within our community in order to work together and get things done in our community. Yes, politics is everywhere and in everything you do but it is now the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Civility and speaking with respect to each other is essential in order to get things done — environmental action (wildfires/water preservation), racial reckoning, mask or no mask, women’s rights, voters’ rights, education, infrastructure, farming needs, drought, growth, political tenure, gun policies, houseless remedies, crime control, drug trafficking, See LETTERS on page 9

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Jasper Jensen battles for two against Summit in Sisters Shootout action over the weekend.

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Speaking out publicly is typically not my usual behavior. However, I felt compelled to comment after reading a series of articles (“City investigating new tourism model,” “Projected growth prompts planning projects,” “Focusing on livability,” and “City snapshot – traffic will have to slow down”) authored by correspondent Sue Stafford in the February 16 edition of The Nugget. Many thanks to Sue for writing these articles, which inspired me to think deeper about our community and the future of Sisters.

In the “City investigating new tourism model” article, Sue interviews Council President Nancy Connolly regarding the Council’s exploration of a Destination Management Organization (DMO) and better harnessing of the state-mandated Transient Lodging Tax (TLT). Nancy is quoted saying, “The goal is not to bring more people, the goal is to bring people who share our culture and values and to provide a sustainable yearround tourism base” and in particular “attracting visitors who want an authentic experience,” giving the example, “in our case ... a small-town Western experience.” She also mentioned that the Council is also trying to assure the “quality of life that attracted people to Sisters.”

As I read this article, we were driving into town passing by the new Sisters Woodlands property being developed on the former Forest Service property to the left and the Three Wind Development to the right, wondering how this level of development, in addition to the Hayden Homes developments near the high school, contribute to the “small-town Western experience” to be marketed with the proposed DMO. One also must wonder about summer traffic that residents, and the visitors anticipating a “small-town experience” attracted by the DMO marketing plan, will experience once these projects are completed.

The “Projected growth prompts planning projects” article delves into Sisters’ population growth projections, anticipated new residents, required housing, and Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) pressures. The article cites an anticipation of 1,100 new housing units in addition to those “already in the pipeline.” The article identifies UGB pressures indicating the city is approaching “build-out of its existing [available] land” making it

difficult to “accommodate the 1,100 housing units under existing circumstances.” The UGB pressures, described as “grow up” or “grow out” while “maintaining the city’s quality of life” lead to possible future consideration of UGB expansion to preserve the small-town Western experience and to provide housing for an anticipated additional 1,026 residents with the city limits. I look forward to future articles that will address water availability and infrastructure issues, especially given current summer traffic conditions and water availability during long-term drought and dry wells recently reported.

In “Focusing on livability” Connolly notes that “with a DMO, allocation of TLT (Transient Lodging Tax) could be focused on supporting a year-round program that correlates with our community values and potentially providing a future community amenity.” She states that in the past TLT funds have been turned over to the Chamber to use for tourism. It would be interesting to see in future articles how the Chamber has used these funds in the past to promote tourism, and how they might be leveraged in the future to promote additional tourism targeted at visitors anticipating enjoying a small-town Western experience. She notes that “Creating a DMO gives Council another way to help create a year-round program that benefits residents and tourists [while] ensuring we reach visitors with shared cultural values” in the same paragraph that describes the benefits of reduced speed on all city streets. Safety provided by reduced speed is important but also raises the question of increased congestion in the setting of promoting increased visitation with a DMO funded by leveraging TLT funds.

These comments are presented respectfully by someone who loves this town and surrounding area.

Growth and development are intertwined issues that every small town faces sooner or later. This series of articles caused me to be concerned about our town.

Embarrassingly, it made me “pull my head out of the sand” and look at things a bit differently. Perhaps that is the measure of good writing and journalism. I for one am thankful, because it caused me to do some additional reading and research.

It caused me to become a bit more informed, which is the effect I hope many will experience when reading these, and future, articles pertaining to the growth and development of Sisters.

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

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Neil Fendall has accepted a coaching position at Southern Oregon University.

Coach moves back to college ranks

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

If there is such a thing as a “football family,” the Fendalls — Neil, Lynne, Taylor, Hannah, and Gracie — are it.

Neil Fendall recently accepted the job as defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Southern Oregon University Red Raiders (SOU) and is already on the job in Ashland.

It is a return to the college ranks for Fendall.

In speaking with The Nugget, Fendall first and foremost wanted to make clear that the rest of the family is not going anywhere.

“I am going to be home weekends on the weeks that I need to be on-site in Ashland,” he said. “The rest of the family is staying put because of all the places we have ever lived, [this] is the

place we consider home.”

Taylor attends Linfield and plays football, Hannah is a junior at Sisters High School, and Gracie is in eighth grade at Sisters Middle School. Lynne works as the secretary to the superintendent at the district office. “ C l e a r l y, w e a r e enmeshed in the Sisters community,” Neil said.

Fendall, who coached football for five years in Sisters beginning in 2015 and most recently held the head position at the new Caldera High School in Bend, is no stranger to college coaching. Following high school jobs in Grants Pass and Oregon City, Fendall coached at the college level for a total of nine years, at Linfield and Cal Poly.

The new job came about over time, according to

Fendall.

“This was not a quick decision,” he said. “I have known the head coach, Charlie Hall, there for many years and we have kept in touch, so when this opening came up he reached out to me.”

With that said, Fendall knew it had to be the right opportunity for him to make the jump.

“I wanted something that was a drivable distance from Sisters, with the right staff and some level of familiarity. We lived in southern Oregon before and the distance is very manageable,” he said.

“Plus, when I went down to interview, I got a really good feeling about the place, the players, and the other coaches, which sealed my decision.

See FENDALL on page 18

“The Outside Circle: A Film of the Modern West” will have its world premier in “the best little documentary film festival in Texas” March 23-27.

Thin Line Fest is in its 15th year in Denton, Texas.

The Outside Circle depicts western artist Len Babb, a fifth-generation rancher, and a Paiute-Shoshone rodeo champion, all of whom are determined to preserve their heritage, traditions, and livelihoods. The Outside Circle explores the common thread

in their modest adherence to the values of faith, family, friends, and community.

Writer Craig Rullman makes his directorial debut with the film.

According to Rullman, the festival slot is a major step in getting wide distribution for the documentary, which was filmed in Paisley, Oregon, and in northern Nevada. Sam Pyke of Hill Shadow Pictures in Sisters is cinematographer on the film. Sisters filmmaker Cody Rheault also contributed to the film.

Local woman finds blessings during crisis

By Katy Yoder Correspondent

Tr a c y Ly n n L i s i u s (Hendrickson) is a Sisters resident, a mom, and — before her health declined — an employee with the U.S. Forest Service. She’s an example of what can happen when medical issues deplete and eventually decimate savings.

Before her health worsened, she was living a full life.

“I was trying to be my most healthy self, keeping fit and active. I worked full-time on fire incidents in Central Oregon,” she said.

Now using a power chair and special upright walker, she only leaves home for doctor’s appointments. Her life

has changed in many ways, but her attitude remains positive.

“I still enjoy leaving my sparkle of hope with people.

I like to smile a lot,” she said from the home she shares with her son and service dog, Lulu.

Tracy Lynn has EhlersDanlos Syndrome (EDS), as well as a condition called dysautonomia. Because EDS is rare and has a complicated set of possible symptoms, she was misdiagnosed for most of her life. EDS is a syndrome often referred to as rare connective tissue disorder. Once she understood her symptoms and began working with a See BLESSINGS on page 15

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.

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

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.

This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to beth@nuggetnews.com

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Of a certain

AGE Sue Stafford Columnist

COVID fatigue takes a toll Over the past two years, during this time of forced seclusion due to the pandemic, I have felt deep in my soul the need for faceto-face human connection: smiles, handshakes, hugs and kisses, and meaningful conversation. This has been an empty, unsatisfying time, and my psyche has reacted in surprising ways.

If I had to describe my feelings, I would say I have been languishing.

I promised the editor I would write an “Of a Certain Age” column about COVID fatigue, but have been putting it off all week, mainly due to COVID fatigue, which has zapped my creativity and energy!

When COVID first hit and everything went into lockdown, I remember hearing warnings about impending depression and questioning why that might happen — it certainly wouldn’t bother me.

Two-plus years into this shrunken world phenomenon, I can attest that depression related to the restrictions and length of the pandemic is very real, indeed. I have felt disconnected from my purpose, asking myself, “Why am I here?”

I have gained weight due to eating to break up boredom. In the depth of my depression, I looked in the mirror and saw dark

circles and a draining tiredness that was bone deep.

I’ve bothered to put on makeup maybe five times over the past two years. My everyday shower became a thing of the past. Jeans and sweatshirts have been my uniform. For quite a while I could see only traces of my former self. Fortunately, the beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures of the last couple of weeks have definitely lifted my spirits.

I have never minded being by myself because I could choose when to be alone and when to engage.

I realize as an American my freedom to choose was natural, taken for granted, a given for the past 75 years. With the pandemic restrictions, nothing seems certain. Something as simple as making plans to go out for lunch can go awry when I arrive to find the restaurant closed for COVID-19 exposure, lack of staff, or any number of reasons. Long wait times on the phone, long lines at Bi-Mart, months-long waits for service repairs or home goods deliveries. Supply chain delays.

Lack of sufficient personnel. Yes Rodeo, no Rodeo, yes Folk Festival, no Folk Festival. Plans for trips or special events having to be cancelled at the last minute.

Certainty and reliability have been out the window.

All the way through this artificial environment, I have played by the rules.

I’m two-times vaxxed, onetime boosted. I have masks stowed everywhere and

don’t go into public indoor places without wearing one covering my mouth and nose.

Reduced normal inperson interaction with friends and family, and even strangers, has shrunk my world to watching television, reading, walking the dog, meeting by Zoom, and writing, which just doesn’t compare to in-person contact. The impetus to do anything more just hasn’t been there.

With people wearing masks (and I thank you for it), what I miss is seeing people’s individual expressions and smiles. The community seems populated by featureless humanoids who talk in a muffled voice. I so look forward to free and open expressions and experiencing whole humans.

So many have lost so much and experienced great heartache. I am fortunate. I haven’t lost a loved one to COVID-19, and I have managed to stay well (knock on wood). But I do think our world has been changed so that there is no “going back,” rather just going forward to a “new present.” I hope for Sisters that we resurface as that caring community with the can-do attitude, respecting one another and our beautiful natural surroundings that hold us all.

I would love to hear from anyone who would like to share what COVID seclusion has been like for you. You can leave me a comment under this column on www.NuggetNews.com.

By Robin Galloway Correspondent

Are you looking for a free educational outdoor experience to engage a child in appreciating birds and developing observational skills?

Families are invited to participate in a Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) project to monitor nest boxes for native cavity-nesting birds.

The youth will select a few nest boxes already placed on trees in the Terrebonne area and agree to visit them during the nesting season. The youth will learn about the birds that occupy them and observe such things as: how many eggs are laid, how

many chicks hatch, and how many chicks fledge. If the baby birds are banded by a wildlife specialist the youth can be present to help with that procedure also, including holding the chicks. Once the nest is empty it needs to be cleaned out. Basic record keeping is part of the project.

There is no charge, and whole families may be involved with each child “adopting” a box. The project coordinator is Robin Galloway, a FANs member who was formerly a 4-H educator. COVID safety rules will be applied to all aspects of the project. For information or to sign up contact Robin by emailing rgalgarden@gmail. com by March 15.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Outlaws dismantled on hardwood

Obituaries Betty Lou Farm

January 28, 1933 — February 9, 2022

Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws boys basketball squad lost both their games this past week against the top two teams in the state. The Outlaws boys fell 50-32 at Philomath on Tuesday, February 15, and three days later were beaten with a score of 55-38 at home against Cascade.

On Tuesday, the Outlaws traveled to Philomath and faced the No.-1-ranked Warriors. It was senior night for Philomath and the team came out fired up in the first quarter. A three-pointer from Max Palanuk gave the Outlaws their lone lead of the game. From there, the Warriors went on a 14-2 run. The Warriors forced turnovers on nine consecutive Outlaw possessions and scored 12 of their 16 quarter points as a result.

The Outlaws tried to get the tide to turn in the second quarter by playing a 1-2-2 zone defense. That didn’t slow the Warriors down as they shot four-for-seven from the three-point line.

The Outlaws were forced to go back to their man-to-man defense to try and take away the Warriors’ outside shot.

Ricky Huffman scored four points and Jessey Murillo contributed two points, for Sisters’ only points in the quarter. At the half, the Outlaws trailed 11-32.

In the third period, the Outlaws were able to cut the halftime deficit down behind a timely triple-try

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Ricky Huffman puts up two vs. Cascade. from Palanuk and baskets from Huffman and Jamen Schwartz, but the Warriors closed out the quarter on a 10-3 run.

Despite the large deficit, the Outlaws never quit and ended the game by winning the final quarter 11-4. Palanuk hit his fourth long ball of the game, and AJ Scholl contributed four points in the quarter, along with some terrific offensive rebound put-backs.

Palanuk led the team with 15 points. Huffman scored

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six points, and Scholl and Murillo added four points each.

Coach Chad Rush said, “This was another game where our turnovers sabotaged our game plan by allowing an already very good team to score some easy baskets and increase a lead each quarter. We must continue to get better as we look to finish off the season with some more tough opponents.

See BASKETBALL on page 11

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Betty Farm, formerly of Sisters and Camp Sherman, passed away peacefully on February 9.

Betty was born in South Dakota and was raised on a farm with seven siblings, Viola, Bernetta, Roy, Norma, Harvey, Melvin, and Roger.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Hugo and Emilia Diede; Viola Liedle, Roy Diede, and great-grandson Blake Spohn.

Betty is survived by four children, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Betty moved to Salem in 1959 with her two children, Robert and Debra, from a prior marriage.

In 1962 she met Lee Farm on the dance floor at Crystal Garden, whom she would marry and spend the next 51 years beside and dancing with. They create the blended family of Robert and Debra Benson and Anne and Sherri Farm. Betty was brought up old-school and baked, canned, and sewed clothes for the family. Her baking and canning skills took her to the Polk County Fair where she reigned as Queen of the Kitchen for multiple years. She then went on to make awardwinning sewing projects that took her to the State Fair at which she won ribbons and a new sewing machine.

Lee and Betty moved to

West Salem after all the kids graduated and moved on.

She was a grocery clerk at Marth’s IGA for many years at the West Salem store.

In 1990 Lee and Betty moved to Camp Sherman into a home that Lee built for them. They became an integral part of the Camp Sherman Community. Betty was a member of the Pine Needlers quilting group and created many wonderful quilts for friends and family, and each grandchild was greeted with a custom quilt. Betty’s jams, jellies, and candies always seemed to go over good at the Camp Sherman Christmas Bazaar.

Betty and Lee moved into Sisters in 2007, where they lived together until February 2014 when Lee passed away.

Betty stayed in Sisters for five years and then moved to Eugene where she lived with daughter Debbie and sonin-law Ernie Connelly for approximately three years, until her peaceful passing on the ninth of February.

A celebration of life will be held later.

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Obituaries Thomas James Barrier Jr.

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October 3, 1932 – January 17, 2022

Thomas J. Barrier Jr. was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on October 3rd, 1932. He died on January 17th, 2022, peacefully in his sleep, holding the hand of his loving wife, Lorraine Barrier. He was 89 years old.

Tom is survived by his devoted wife of 22 years, Lorraine; his children, Tim, Kate, Louisa, Irene, Lara, and Patti; and stepchildren Michael and Lisa.

His daughter Jamie and son Barlow preceded him in death.

His children all were prolific and left him with 21 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Tom grew up moving from upstate New York to Long Beach, California multiple times until he and his family settled in Long Beach, California. Tom’s parents, Thomas and Irene Barrier, had four children: Mae, Louise, Thomas, and Robert. Tommy, as he was known to his siblings, was the last of his immediate family to pass.

Thomas J. Barrier joined the U.S. Armed Forces in 1953, and retired from active service in 1964. He achieved the rank of U.S. Army Captain and had a distinguished military career.

His career spanned the globe with highlights in Vietnam, with his favorite posting being a POW training camp he established and ran in Oahu, Hawaii.

Tom was always a very

December 8, 1955 – February 14, 2022

hardworking man. Early on he owned and operated his own gas station. There he learned the customer service skills that directed his business life. In 1982 Tom formed an electrostatic painting company, Oregon Mobile Refinishing, OMR, in Portland and grew that business into a large painting company employing many.

In 1997 Tom sold OMR to his daughter, son-in-law, and longtime accountant and retired to Central Oregon, where he remained until his death.

Although Thomas Barrier was a decorated Army veteran, his true pride and joy came from his family. He spent most of his active life surrounding himself with family and friends and was always the organizer for family reunions. He invested in boats, campers, and all outdoor recreational equipment so that once or twice a year his family could gather and spend time on the multiple rivers and lakes he enjoyed. He always prided himself on having the very latest in technology so that he could record every event in pictures and home movies. His family is left with a rich trail of Tom’s handsome mug spanning 89 years.

Thomas Barrier met and married Lorraine Hageman in 1999 and counts the years he spent with her as having “saved his life.” They spent their honeymoon on the back of their full-dress Harley Davidson, riding thousands • Large organic produce selection • Huge organic & natural selection storewide • Meat cut & ground fresh daily

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Thomas J. Barrier will be honored in a private family ceremony on February 27, 2022, at his and Lorraine’s family home. He will be buried alongside his daughter Jamie in San Diego, California, in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, any donations can be made to two of Tom’s favorite veterans support groups: Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, and Sisters Band of Brothers.

Organizations and recently became a volunteer Board Member with Habitat for Humanity.

Gail is survived by spouse of 32 years, Roger; son, Roy John (Tonya); three grandchildren, Ryan, Ava, and Roy Jr.; four sisters, Lynn, Terry, Jan, and Caryl; Riley and (‘OMG I finally got a thoroughbred’) horse, Max. A keen equestrian throughout her life, an annual scholarship fund is being established in her name to encourage young riders.

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Obituaries Thomas W. Landis

April 12, 1942 — February 25, 2021

Tom Landis, longtime resident of Camp Sherman, died peacefully at home with his wife, Madeleine, by his side, almost a year ago.

He died after a remarkable six years fighting esophageal cancer and subsequent mycobacterium infections in his lungs.

Tom was born in Long Beach, California to Bettie and Robert Landis. Raised in Los Angeles, the central themes of Tom’s life were the mountains and the ocean. His family spent weekends hiking in Southern California mountains and in summer they took week-long trips in the High Sierra with the Sierra Club.

Tom often backpacked with his Boy Scout troop, becoming an Eagle Scout in Troop 121 at age 16. He knew a lot of useful knots! As an adult, he led Sierra Club trips and private groups, often teens, in the Sierra, and later with llamas in the Cascades, Steens, and Sierras.

His love for the ocean began with summers living on Balboa Island with his grandparents. There he learned everything ocean: swimming, body surfing, surfing, paddling. He became an LA County lifeguard, working at beaches from Zuma to the South Bay. Watching the

ocean for hours from his lifeguard tower he learned the ways of the ocean.

Tom graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1960, where he was on the swim team and entered UCLA the same year. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and was on both the UCLA swim team and water polo team. He majored in geography, later earning a master’s in physical geography. He married Toni Palmgren in 1963. While completing his master’s they moved to Sydney, Australia.

While there, Tom won many surf lifesaving competitions, and once swam to an offshore island in a shark cage.

Tom’s daughter Brooke was born there in 1967. After two years in Sydney, they returned to Laguna Beach and Hayden was born in 1969. Tom became a social studies teacher and water polo coach at Fountain Valley High School. In 1977, the family moved to Brownsville, Oregon. There they got into llama breeding and started one of the first llama packing businesses.

In 1987, Tom, and Madeleine Watters, moved to Sisters and continued leading llama trips for 13 years.

They bought a little cabin and moved to Camp Sherman in 1989 and married in 1990.

Tom enjoyed their view of

Mt. Jefferson until the day he died. In 1990, Madeleine started Wilderness Weddings, performing nondenominational weddings all over Central Oregon, and Tom became her “overflow” minister. He performed weddings in a kayak on the Deschutes and on top of South Sisters among other wild places.

In his late 50s, Tom started swimming again with Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (COMA) in Bend. At first the only pool was an hour drive away, until Sisters Athletic Club opened a pool and graciously sponsored him. Under the great coaching of Bob Bruce, he worked hard and blossomed into the champion he said he was too lazy to be in college. He started winning state, then national, and world age-group records, and also open water lake and ocean swims. He swam tow sections of a relay swim across the English Channel in the ’90s, in colder water than he liked, but for a good cause.

He was best at middle-distance freestyle but excelled in both shorter and longer distances and other strokes too. Tom broke his first world masters record at age 60.

Between age 60 to when he was diagnosed with cancer at age 72, he won a total of eight world records, 20 national and U.S.M.S. records, had 94 #1 U.S. rankings, and won

numerous relays. His last world record was at age 70 in a relay, much to the delight of his teammates.

Tom was also a great ballroom dancer and after discovering the Sisters Jazz Festival, went to at least three festivals a year in the west. They had a separate life cutting up the dance floor and he had many fans there who loved to watch his happy smile and smooth moves. As he became weaker, they still danced every night in their living room, sad that COVID eliminated all travel.

After retiring from llamas, Tom and Madeleine returned to their roots, making several rugged 10-day backpacking trips in the High Sierra every summer. That was his spiritual home. In 2011 he also hiked over 500 miles across California with Cal French on public lands from the Colorado River to SLO, to show the importance of connectivity of wildlands. Tom was very involved in the local search and rescue HASTY team in Camp Sherman for many years. He was on the board of Sisters Jazz Festival, and treasurer of Friends of the Metolius for decades. Tom cofounded an online Swim Forum for elite swimmers that had hundreds of swimmers sharing health tips and all things swimming, which continues to this day.

Tom is survived by his

wife, Madeleine Landis; children, Brooke Landis (Bill Hammond), Hayden Landis (Melissa Monterrosa); grandchildren Blair Hammond, Wren Landis, Skye Landis Hammond, Sydney Monterrosa Landis, and Wyatt Hayden Landis; their paternal grandmother, Toni Landis; and his siblings Bettie Sue Walters (Ken Walters), Sally Landis (Michael White) and Wayne Landis (Margorie Landis).

Tom’s sunny disposition and mellow outlook on life is missed by many. Because he had such amazing doctors and excellent care at OHSU, where we feel they extended his life by many years (being in fantastic physical shape helped too!), any donations to OHSU would be appreciated: OHSU Foundation, Esophageal Cancer Program, “In memory of Thomas Landis,” 1121 SW Salmon St., Ste. 100, Portland, OR 97205.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

NEWS NUGGETS

Snippets and tidbits from Sisters Country

By Bill Bartlett • Correspondent • Housing sales show no sign of cooling off. The singlefamily home market in Sisters Country continues its red-hot pace in an otherwise usually tepid January. Another 32 homes closed with a median price of $771,750, which is $72,000 more than November.

The average price of all homes sold was $852,369 — a gain of more than 10 percent over last year’s blistering gains.

Eight of the sales exceeded $1 million, with one commanding $2.2 million.

Buyers continue to pour in from Portland, Seattle, and California with quality of life given as the primary reason for the migration.

Good luck finding an apartment in Sisters. There were zero listings on Sunday for traditional apartments to rent. Seven rental homes were advertised for rent at an average of $2,585/month.

• Construction Zone.

Sisters is in the midst of a surge in new construction particularly at the commercial level.

The trees have been cut and removed from the Woodlands project at Barclay and Pine.

The superstructure for the

new Sisters Coffee roastery is finished, with siding and roofing to start any day.

Ten of 50 new apartments at the Threewinds project located behind Bi-Mart are ready for occupancy and 10 more are within a few weeks of tenants moving in. The five buildings offer a range of one-, 2- and 3-bedroom units — mostly one-bedroom, where demand is greatest.

A convoy of concrete ready-mix trucks arrive daily for the 18-acre project on West Barclay and North Pine, as activity ramps up for the commercial center that will house six to eight light industrial units, the first of which is the Sisters Storage Annex where floors are poured and walls are going up.

One of six of the Sisters Cottage Inns on Locust Street behind City Hall is standing with floor, siding, and roof, while foundations for the others have been poured and framing underway.

• Gas busts the $4 per gallon threshold. Regular unleaded at both ends of town is $4.09 a gallon. The average of all four Sisters stations is $4.04, 11 cents higher than the Oregon average. With the price of crude over $90 and predictions of $100 per barrel, forecasts are being made of $5 gas in some parts of Oregon

by May. Uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine crisis is adding to the uptick.

Since January of 2021 the nationwide average has spiked

from $2.42 to $3.53, a 46-percent increase that is severely affecting the Sisters workforce, who must commute to Bend or Redmond or vice versa for their job.

• Over 125 unfilled jobs remain in Sisters. At least 89 are advertised and another roughly 30 are posted on merchant and restaurant windows. More than 40 offer salaries between $40,000 and $70,000, a majority with benefits. Some jobs lay unfilled for 18 months. As many skilled as unskilled openings exist in town. McDonald’s is offering up to $42,120 for some shifts, which has contributed in large part to a 10 to 15 percent menu price increase for the ubiquitous chain.

• Ad hoc citizens group forms to promote sister city. Scott Bowler, Karen Kassy, Barb Schultz, Bruce Williamson, and this reporter will meet soon to explore in greater detail the value of a sister-city relationship with an international town of similar size and characteristics to Sisters.

The group aims to present a proposal to City Council in May at the latest.

• Warm weather nets a good fishing report. The Metolius has seen decent fishing the past few weeks due to the unseasonably warm weather. The hatches are reported as odd on the river right now with lots of October caddis, as well as some smaller size 14-18 dark

tan caddis.

Nymphing can be productive all hours of the day anglers tell The Nugget, liking golden stone nymphs, Psycho Princes, Pheasant Tails, eggs, baetis patterns, and midges.

This month, the most likely dry fly hatches will be BWOs and a few species of caddis.

Fine fluorocarbon tippet is a necessity. Fish 5x fluoro on a relatively long leader (12 feet is a good length).

• Reservoirs stuck at depressing lows. Wickiup, the granddaddy, is at 44-percent capacity. Prineville is only at 19 percent, while Ochoco is hurting at 11 percent of its volume. These numbers do not bode well for the ongoing drought that The Nugget continues to cover in detail.

• Snowpack showing weakness. Water equivalent readings at nearby points are discouraging. Santiam Junction at 3,740 feet is 90 percent of median. Three Creek Meadow measured at 5,690 feet comes in at 89 percent the same for all of the Upper Deschutes and Crooked

River Basin.

Our southerly neighbors are faring far worse. The Klamath Basin is clocking in at an 81-percent median as compared to a worsened outlook for the Rogue/Umpqua Basin registering 79 percent, giving cause for grave concern in the upcoming fire season that by all accounts will arrive early this year.

• In case you missed the bus. The Bend-Sisters and Redmond-Sisters bus routes 28 and 29 discontinued Saturday service as of February 5 due to staffing shortages. A new glass shelter at the Arrowhead Trail terminus has been installed giving protection against the elements.

• Need a rodeo fix? If you can’t wait for the Sisters Rodeo June 8-12, and are hankering for some super-charged action, then you could add the High Desert Stampede at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, March 25-27, to your warmup list. It’s a PRCA event with top name cowboys and cowgirls.

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Thankful for Title IX

Not so secret

To the Editor: Thank you to Paul Bennett for celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX in his recent letter to the editor, and for inspiring me to respond to how it had an effect on my life. Title IX had a huge impact on my life prior to and post-passage in 1972. I was born in the middle of six boys who were all very active in multiple sports. I wanted to play competitive sports such as basketball and football, but most competitive sports weren’t available for girls at my high school.

When I decided to try out for quarterback of the boys’ high school football team, my mom told me to give up on my dream and that the coach would just turn me away. Unfortunately she was right. Yet I persisted by asking the boys’ coach if he would coach our powder-puff girls’ football team. We practiced for several weeks to play one 30-minute game for the season, yet I was excited and I got to be the quarterback.

When girls’ competitive tennis was available in my high school in 1970, I jumped all over it, even though I had never played before. Our coach hadn’t either.

Today, I have switched from tennis to pickleball. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States, and is expected to be an Olympic sport in the year 2028. It’s a sport for all people of all ages. Title IX has taught me to advocate for recreation for all people of all ages and especially for public recreation. Learning to advocate for sports for women prior to and post-Title IX has inspired me to help promote the sport of pickleball and to pursue public courts for our Sisters community.

Our Sisters Country Pickleball Club partnered with Sisters Park & Recreation District to promote the joy of pickleball to our Sisters community.

We all know the benefits of recreation and thanks to Title IX, in the United States; we now have equity in opportunities and funding on the basis of sex.

Yes, the 2022 Olympics are an excellent display of the positive results of Title IX. They just held the first-time Mixed Team Aerials competition. And yes, there are even girls on the boys high school football teams today. And yes, Sisters will someday soon have public pickleball courts for our Sisters community and visitors. Paul Bennett, thank you again for inspiring me to use my voice.

Lori Chase

To the Editor: I hate to tell you, but the notion of secret socialists has long since passed in the state of Oregon as well as our shrinking island of conservative American values in Central Oregon. Bend left the party a long time ago and Redmond and Sisters have quickly followed.

All you have to do is look at the makeup of local government and the infiltration of not-so-secret is staggering. Yep, these “secret socialists” are crazy like a fox. Just take a look at the “new” District 5.

Brian Chugg

LETTERS

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COVID (vaccines), and many other policies are taking a backseat to politics.

I am sure I forgot something on this long list of issues our state, our country, and the global population face, but this is a very stressful list of issues we face every day.

Do you want to be part of the many decisions we face? Do you want to help? We have Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and those who do not care and don’t want to be involved — fine! But if we don’t communicate to one another in some type of town hall or forum, then we will just be going in circles trying to help our community deal with these issues and those coming in the future. We need to govern in a respectful, inclusive manner. If we can put our personal anger, frustration, and knowledge in a direction of calm, understanding, and growth, this community will be rewarded.

Let’s get our City Council and local leaders to allow this to happen. They need to schedule town halls not council meetings — to be allowed to discuss and respond to the many decisions we are faced within our city.

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Perhaps the City should develop a process by which potential visitors can be certified as to their acceptability prior to visiting. These people can be issued a Certificate of Acceptability (COA) that can be displayed at entrance gates to be installed at City entry points.

Perhaps our local realtors could be “deputized” by the City to assist with the issuance of COAs since they are already doing a good job of making sure those who visit and decide to stay possess at least a half million dollars should they want to buy a house here.

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Throughout February, trades or community college.

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BASKETBALL: Outlaws put up a fight against pair of dominant teams Continued from page 5

PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG

Ella Bartlett, Clayten Heuberger, and Joe Souza were all smiles following the State swimming meet.

Heuberger medals in State swimming Byline Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Clayten Heuberger brought home two medals from the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A championships held Saturday, February 19, at Tualatin Valley Swim Center, completing a stellar season for the junior.

Heuberger placed third in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.86, which was 1.5 seconds faster than his seed time entering the meet. Akira Van de Groen of Catlin Gabel won the race in 53.83.

In the 50-yard free, Heuberger kept pace in a very close race, setting a new personal best of 22.86 to place fourth. The three seniors ahead of him, including the winner Carson Washburn of North Valley (21.78), all swam season bests.

“Clayten had an outstanding day,” said Coach Alex Bick.

Freshman Joe Souza narrowly missed a medal, finishing seventh with a tremendous improvement in the 100-yard breaststroke, lowering his time by nearly five full seconds, clocking 1:07.47 —a school record.

“What a great experience for Joe,” said Bick.

Ella Bartlett swam in two races, taking 10th place in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:18.7) and 11th in the 500-yard freestyle (6:01.21). Both times

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were season bests for Bartlett, who is also on the Nordic ski team this winter.

Catlin Gabel won the boys team title with 53 points, followed by Newport (39), St. Mary’s (36), and Madras (27), who took home the remaining trophies.

Heuberger’s efforts totaled seven points, which placed Sisters in a tie for 11th among 17 scoring teams.

The Huskies of Sweet Home added another top trophy to their collection, easily outdistancing the competition with 87 points. Catlin Gabel (66), Newport (25), and Henley (18) rounded out the trophy winners.

Coach Bick praised the efforts of his swimmers and expressed his thanks for the team’s support.

“The kids have been great and we all want to thank Black Butte Ranch for the use of the Glaze Meadow pool,” he said. “There is no way we could have a team without their help.”

“I was proud of how the boys finished the game in the fourth quarter,” added Rush.

“That will hopefully give us something to build off of as we prepare for our remaining games of the season.”

After three weeks on the road the Outlaws finally got to play on their home court on Friday, but were upended by top-ranked Cascade. The Cougars’ 6-foot-11-inch and 6-foot-7-inch posts, along with their highly skilled perimeter players, were too much for the Outlaws to handle.

Sisters started the game with competitive play behind some solid baskets from Adam Maddox-Castle. The Cougars’ big men got some easy shots and extended Cascade’s lead to eight points at the end of the first quarter.

In the second period the teams played even. Schwartz scored five points, including a big three-point shot to keep the Outlaws within striking

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distance. Sisters was only outscored by two, 11-9, in the period. The Cougars hit a three-pointer at the buzzer and at the half the Outlaws trailed 18-28.

The Outlaws struggled offensively in the third. They put two points on the scoreboard off a lay-up by Ricky Huffman, and then Palanuk hit a long ball at the buzzer to give the Outlaws five points in the period.

Sisters didn’t quit, buckled down, played a good fourth quarter, and outscored the Cougars 15-11. Huffman had a solid quarter, scored four points, and played with hustle and energy. Scholl and Murillo also scored four

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Huffman finished with eight points, Schwartz had seven, Noah Pittman contributed six, and Palanuk tallied five. Murillo and Scholl added four points each.

Rush said, “I was pleased with how the team competed tonight against top-ranked Cascade. Playing against a team as talented and skilled as Cascade poses a challenge, but our kids did a terrific job of fighting, scrapping, and making Cascade earn their points and final outcome.”

The Outlaws were to wrap up league play at home against Woodburn on Tuesday, February 22.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

PHOTO BY MARET PAJUTEE

Prince Glaze and the lost mountaineers

By Maret Pajutee, Correspondent

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Guy Ferry was a 26-year-old University of Oregon graduate who loved to climb and explore the Cascades with his good friend, 23-year-old Henry Cramer. They grew up in The Dalles and had been in a fraternity together at the university. It was early September, 1927, and fall in the Cascades can be so beautiful. They took off in a Model T for Frog Camp off the McKenzie Pass, to climb mountains.

Frog Camp was in Forest Ranger Prince Glazeʼs territory, and he came across the young climbers on September 5. They reported they had climbed North Sister and, not deterred by the incoming wet weather, were planning to climb South Sister.

Prince thought they may have been confused in the fog and had actually climbed Middle Sister. When they didnʼt return on time and the Model T was found sitting where they left it, a search was called. Prince searched the area alone in the snow for two days before help arrived.

It became the largest search conducted up to that time and the Forest Service, mountain climbers, skiers, law enforcement, and pilots were

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called out. The search dominated the front page of the Eugene Register Guard for five days, with headlines like “South Sister Holds the Secret of Lost Boys,” “No Trace of Lost Youths — Secret of Cascades Well Kept.”

Then, strangely, on September 10, it was announced, “Boys are Thought Alive — 20 Volunteers are Sought.”

A message had come in from a remote forest phone, relayed with difficulty.

It said they had reason to believe one boy was hurt and the other standing by, but they needed help quickly.

Only experienced mountaineers, familiar with the Sisters area were wanted, and they needed to bring their own equipment and be ready to sleep in the snow.

Ranger Perry South from Sisters led one search team, McKenzie Ranger Smith L. Taylor a second, and Prince Glaze led the third. As the weather cleared, airplane flights were sent to scan the high slopes, but deep snow covered any traces. The searchers decided there were three possibilities: the boys had hidden in caves on Middle Sister, were lost in the forests below the mountain, or had crawled

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into the lava beds.

The search became a cause and was funded by the Portland Ad Club.

The mayor of Bend was reportedly directing the search, Mazamas provided leadership, and Wasco County, the home county of the two climbers, paid for food for the searchers. The Forest Service provided their best people, including Prince Glaze.

The boysʼ parents were there.

Henry Cramerʼs father went out with the searchers while Mr. and Mrs. Ferry waited anxiously at Frog Camp.

On September 12, Bend hometown heroes Nels Skjersaa and NJ Wulfsberg made a treacherous ascent of South Sister in a whiteout and were hailed for their climb — but nothing was found. Others took on climbing Middle Sister and found a note from Henry and Guy in the Summit box saying, “We were up here yesterday in such a blizzard that we could not find the register box. Stormy and cold today.” They must have climbed it twice to sign the register. One rescuer was lowered on a rope into a deep crack of the Renfro glacier and reported he could not see the bottom.

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“There is little doubt that the boys were bewildered and lost their way in the snowstorm.”

Bewildered is a strangely real-feeling word for what it must have been like, lost in a swirling blizzard in the wilderness.

The rescuers swelled from 25 to over 100, and the cold nights around the campfires at Frog Camp were an incubator for ideas for helping people negotiate mountains in the future.

As they huddled at the icy staging area, they talked about how to create search and rescue organizations and more.

On September 13, after the climbers had been missing nine days, the treacherous search was called off with the stark headline, “Fathers to return next summer for bodies.”

Guyʼs mother, Mrs. Ferry, was heralded as displaying “such fortitude that her grief-lined face and anxious eyes are enough to give courage to the weak. There is not a man at Frog Camp who would not go out over the Skyline Trail, even in the face of the

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present storm, if Mrs. Ferry said the word.”

Frog Camp quickly emptied except for Prince Glaze and another forest guard who were left to dismantle the temporary guard station and retreat to lower elevations when the weather was safe. A hearty group of Eugene climbers, Mazamas, and the Bend contingent rallied on September 16 to search during nice weather, but soon gave it up.

The two friends were to sleep under the deep snows in a basin between South and Middle Sister for two years. On September 2, 1929, a climbing party from Eugene spotted a body with a belt buckle engraved with an “H.” Henry had been hidden by snows near a small lake in the Chambers Lake basin between the two mountains. He was found undisturbed, wearing a sweater coat,

Prince Glaze on horseback at Scott Mountain in 1936.

boots, with goggles in his pocket. His peaceful position, facing east with left arm at his side and right one on his chest, suggested to some that his friend had laid him out respectfully before stumbling on.

Then on September 4, 1929 the headline read “Skeleton of Ferry found near Cramer.” Guy Ferry had made it another 68 paces before falling face down into the snow. He was found lightly dressed in oxfords — traditional lace-up dress shoes, white trousers, and had a sock on one of his hands. Neither of the young men were found to have been injured. A tender story in the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society News showed a photo of the single tombstone the two friends share in a cemetery in The Dalles with “Guy” carved on the top right ledge of the stone and “Henry” on the left.

Somehow this sad event catalyzed a movement toward love of the wilderness, the formation of iconic Oregon clubs, organized search and rescue, winter sports, outdoor

The “Musketeers of the Mountains” Nils Wulfsberg (left), Emil Nordeen (center), Nels Skjersaa (right), and Chris Kostol (not pictured) circ. 1927, Skyliners founding members. education, and grew the popularity of the outdoor lifestyle that has made the Central Oregon area boom for decades.

On their return to Bend, the expert Scandinavian mountaineers and forestry workers Kostol, Skjersaa, and Nordeen were inspired by NJ Wulfsberg and decided to form a ski club, later named the Skyliners Club, to promote winter sports and provide rescue expertise. A fresh graduate of Oslo University, Wulfsberg is credited with promoting the idea that a ski club would extend the tourist season and help the economy.

Wulfsberg made a splash, married in Bend, and then left the following year for a faculty job at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Shockingly, the heroic climber died in bed of a heart attack a year later on November 9, 1928, at the young age of 28.

The same year, the new Skyliners Club built their first ski hill only a few miles from Frog Camp as the crow flies, eight miles from Sisters off McKenzie Highway. In 1935,

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they built Skyliners Lodge much closer to Bend, 10 miles up Tumalo Creek. It caught on. And the rest is skiing history.

Eugene outdoor lovers formed the Obsidians, and other outdoor and rescue groups were organized.

Although The Skyliners Club has disbanded, their influence is still felt by our mountain-loving residents.

The Eugene Obsidians are still going strong, introducing people safely to outdoor adventure. Both clubs acknowledge the 1927 tragedy in their origin stories.

Prince Glaze was one of the many heroes of the tragedy, but he travels quietly through the news stories.

Maybe his role drew attention and led to the formal photos of him that survive. And each year the snow falling on the Three Sisters hides the footprints of those who wandered lost, and the tears of heartbroken parents, the stories of old tragedies and their strange, hopeful children. All seems forgotten and at peace under a cover of deep white.

Behind the dollars and operation of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, Julie Spor is 19 years into her community-driven work. Originally from Burns but now a happy convert to the charms of Sisters Country, she’s helped the department grow from humble beginnings. Since 2003 she’s been involved in grants and the financial load behind running a successful department. Budgets, payroll, audits, and the responsibility of utilizing public funds fall on her shoulders. Running a fire department is neither easy nor cheap but Julie says her passion for admin work — a love she’s had since her high school days — is still alive and well to this day. “The line staff takes care of you on your worst day, and I enjoy supporting them in that role,” she says. With such a varied job, she’s become a jack-of-alltrades. But her favorite projects are community events, particularly the Spirit of Christmas Giving Tree event, which brings a charitable community together. Outside of the office you might find Julie with her family enjoying local hikes and fishing, appreciating the landscape and town she has come to love and support.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

PHOTO BY MARET PAJUTEE

Prince Glaze and the lost mountaineers

By Maret Pajutee, Correspondent

PHOTO COURTESY THE DESCHUTES HISTORICAL MUSEUM

PHOTO COURTESY BOWMAN MUSEUM

Guy Ferry was a 26-year-old University of Oregon graduate who loved to climb and explore the Cascades with his good friend, 23-year-old Henry Cramer. They grew up in The Dalles and had been in a fraternity together at the university. It was early September, 1927, and fall in the Cascades can be so beautiful. They took off in a Model T for Frog Camp off the McKenzie Pass, to climb mountains.

Frog Camp was in Forest Ranger Prince Glazeʼs territory, and he came across the young climbers on September 5. They reported they had climbed North Sister and, not deterred by the incoming wet weather, were planning to climb South Sister.

Prince thought they may have been confused in the fog and had actually climbed Middle Sister. When they didnʼt return on time and the Model T was found sitting where they left it, a search was called. Prince searched the area alone in the snow for two days before help arrived.

It became the largest search conducted up to that time and the Forest Service, mountain climbers, skiers, law enforcement, and pilots were

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Then, strangely, on September 10, it was announced, “Boys are Thought Alive — 20 Volunteers are Sought.”

A message had come in from a remote forest phone, relayed with difficulty.

It said they had reason to believe one boy was hurt and the other standing by, but they needed help quickly.

Only experienced mountaineers, familiar with the Sisters area were wanted, and they needed to bring their own equipment and be ready to sleep in the snow.

Ranger Perry South from Sisters led one search team, McKenzie Ranger Smith L. Taylor a second, and Prince Glaze led the third. As the weather cleared, airplane flights were sent to scan the high slopes, but deep snow covered any traces. The searchers decided there were three possibilities: the boys had hidden in caves on Middle Sister, were lost in the forests below the mountain, or had crawled

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into the lava beds.

The search became a cause and was funded by the Portland Ad Club.

The mayor of Bend was reportedly directing the search, Mazamas provided leadership, and Wasco County, the home county of the two climbers, paid for food for the searchers. The Forest Service provided their best people, including Prince Glaze.

The boysʼ parents were there.

Henry Cramerʼs father went out with the searchers while Mr. and Mrs. Ferry waited anxiously at Frog Camp.

On September 12, Bend hometown heroes Nels Skjersaa and NJ Wulfsberg made a treacherous ascent of South Sister in a whiteout and were hailed for their climb — but nothing was found. Others took on climbing Middle Sister and found a note from Henry and Guy in the Summit box saying, “We were up here yesterday in such a blizzard that we could not find the register box. Stormy and cold today.” They must have climbed it twice to sign the register. One rescuer was lowered on a rope into a deep crack of the Renfro glacier and reported he could not see the bottom.

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“There is little doubt that the boys were bewildered and lost their way in the snowstorm.”

Bewildered is a strangely real-feeling word for what it must have been like, lost in a swirling blizzard in the wilderness.

The rescuers swelled from 25 to over 100, and the cold nights around the campfires at Frog Camp were an incubator for ideas for helping people negotiate mountains in the future.

As they huddled at the icy staging area, they talked about how to create search and rescue organizations and more.

On September 13, after the climbers had been missing nine days, the treacherous search was called off with the stark headline, “Fathers to return next summer for bodies.”

Guyʼs mother, Mrs. Ferry, was heralded as displaying “such fortitude that her grief-lined face and anxious eyes are enough to give courage to the weak. There is not a man at Frog Camp who would not go out over the Skyline Trail, even in the face of the

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present storm, if Mrs. Ferry said the word.”

Frog Camp quickly emptied except for Prince Glaze and another forest guard who were left to dismantle the temporary guard station and retreat to lower elevations when the weather was safe. A hearty group of Eugene climbers, Mazamas, and the Bend contingent rallied on September 16 to search during nice weather, but soon gave it up.

The two friends were to sleep under the deep snows in a basin between South and Middle Sister for two years. On September 2, 1929, a climbing party from Eugene spotted a body with a belt buckle engraved with an “H.” Henry had been hidden by snows near a small lake in the Chambers Lake basin between the two mountains. He was found undisturbed, wearing a sweater coat,

Prince Glaze on horseback at Scott Mountain in 1936.

boots, with goggles in his pocket. His peaceful position, facing east with left arm at his side and right one on his chest, suggested to some that his friend had laid him out respectfully before stumbling on.

Then on September 4, 1929 the headline read “Skeleton of Ferry found near Cramer.” Guy Ferry had made it another 68 paces before falling face down into the snow. He was found lightly dressed in oxfords — traditional lace-up dress shoes, white trousers, and had a sock on one of his hands. Neither of the young men were found to have been injured. A tender story in the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society News showed a photo of the single tombstone the two friends share in a cemetery in The Dalles with “Guy” carved on the top right ledge of the stone and “Henry” on the left.

Somehow this sad event catalyzed a movement toward love of the wilderness, the formation of iconic Oregon clubs, organized search and rescue, winter sports, outdoor

The “Musketeers of the Mountains” Nils Wulfsberg (left), Emil Nordeen (center), Nels Skjersaa (right), and Chris Kostol (not pictured) circ. 1927, Skyliners founding members. education, and grew the popularity of the outdoor lifestyle that has made the Central Oregon area boom for decades.

On their return to Bend, the expert Scandinavian mountaineers and forestry workers Kostol, Skjersaa, and Nordeen were inspired by NJ Wulfsberg and decided to form a ski club, later named the Skyliners Club, to promote winter sports and provide rescue expertise. A fresh graduate of Oslo University, Wulfsberg is credited with promoting the idea that a ski club would extend the tourist season and help the economy.

Wulfsberg made a splash, married in Bend, and then left the following year for a faculty job at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Shockingly, the heroic climber died in bed of a heart attack a year later on November 9, 1928, at the young age of 28.

The same year, the new Skyliners Club built their first ski hill only a few miles from Frog Camp as the crow flies, eight miles from Sisters off McKenzie Highway. In 1935,

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they built Skyliners Lodge much closer to Bend, 10 miles up Tumalo Creek. It caught on. And the rest is skiing history.

Eugene outdoor lovers formed the Obsidians, and other outdoor and rescue groups were organized.

Although The Skyliners Club has disbanded, their influence is still felt by our mountain-loving residents.

The Eugene Obsidians are still going strong, introducing people safely to outdoor adventure. Both clubs acknowledge the 1927 tragedy in their origin stories.

Prince Glaze was one of the many heroes of the tragedy, but he travels quietly through the news stories.

Maybe his role drew attention and led to the formal photos of him that survive. And each year the snow falling on the Three Sisters hides the footprints of those who wandered lost, and the tears of heartbroken parents, the stories of old tragedies and their strange, hopeful children. All seems forgotten and at peace under a cover of deep white.

Behind the dollars and operation of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, Julie Spor is 19 years into her community-driven work. Originally from Burns but now a happy convert to the charms of Sisters Country, she’s helped the department grow from humble beginnings. Since 2003 she’s been involved in grants and the financial load behind running a successful department. Budgets, payroll, audits, and the responsibility of utilizing public funds fall on her shoulders. Running a fire department is neither easy nor cheap but Julie says her passion for admin work — a love she’s had since her high school days — is still alive and well to this day. “The line staff takes care of you on your worst day, and I enjoy supporting them in that role,” she says. With such a varied job, she’s become a jack-of-alltrades. But her favorite projects are community events, particularly the Spirit of Christmas Giving Tree event, which brings a charitable community together. Outside of the office you might find Julie with her family enjoying local hikes and fishing, appreciating the landscape and town she has come to love and support.

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BLESSINGS: Help needed covering medical expenses Continued from page 3

team of doctors who understood her unique and rare medical condition, she found more strength to advocate for herself.

“EDS is a nebulous and complicated condition,” she said. “Because of the dysregulated emotional component, it’s often misdiagnosed or dismissed as anxiety; instead of seeing the correlation with symptoms of blood pressure, heart rate, gastrointestinal, insomnia, lack of ability to eat, and brain fog.”

Adding to her current health situation, she got COVID-19 in early 2020.

Already compromised, having PTSD and COVID made her situation worse.

Being her own best advocate, Tracy Lynn made some hard decisions about who to have in her life. As sad as it was, she chose to end her marriage. With all the challenges she’s facing, she continues to focus on gratitude and life’s blessings. These days, it’s not always easy. But she tries anyway. Even when she’s in obvious emotional and physical pain, her smile can light up the darkest moments.

With disability benefits and other financial support still in limbo, concerns about her health are compounded by running out of money.

That means her living situation, medical costs, and paying bills for she and her son, who has autism, is a challenge each month. Debbie Dyer of Ponderosa Properties helped her find a safe place to live in Sisters. Her landlord has been working with her, along with many other individuals and organizations, to get her rent paid. Those kind acts keep her going.

She’s working with several legal and medical professionals to access funds and health care, but in the meantime, she’s had to rely on the generosity of neighbors, the Sisters

community, and family.

Uncomfortable with asking for help, Tracy Lynn has learned to receive love in many forms from people she sees as angels in her life.

Her friend and former Forest Service coworker, Kristin McBride, set up a GoFundMe campaign last September.

Tracy Lynn is grateful to everyone who donated, b u t d o n a t i o n s h a v e n ’t reached what’s needed. Her GoFundMe is focused on alleviating her medical debt so she can focus on her health and not outstanding bills she can’t pay. To contribute, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/ help-tracy-alleviate-debt-andfocus-on-health.

Tracy Lynn has a saying: “When you see people without a smile give them yours.”

She knows everyone’s suffering in their own way.

“If we connect with kindness, little things can become so big. Positivity is infectious.

I keep building my faith and the power of prayer. I pray for everything now. I keep faith… not just in God but my community, too,” she said.

Wendy Bachmeier is another of Tracy Lynn’s angels. Bachmeier is a member of the Sisters Community Church and is working hard to get Tracy Lynn the help she needs. The church provided some support, but when those funds were utilized, Bachmeier recruited other parishioners, who have been providing resources through a Blessing Box set up on Tracy Lynn’s porch. Each time there’s something new in the box, Tracy Lynn remembers she’s not alone and people care.

“I never thought I’d be in this situation. I want to turn it into hope for others and myself,” she said. “The kindness of people I’ve never seen in my whole life has blown me away. I share my story and the miracles I’ve experienced with people I come in contact with whenever I can.”

Circumstances like complications from having COVID19, her doctor retiring, and cancelled physical therapy

due to pandemic restrictions have made her circumstances worse. She can’t get the Watsu water therapy her body needs to keep her joints mobilized because of the pandemic.

Through all the obstacles, Tracy Lynn keeps focused on the many people who are helping her along.

“I have a counselor, Vicki Boudinot, of Deschutes Behavioral Health. She saved my life because she believed in me. Over the years, I told her I knew something was still wrong. She encouraged me to find other doctors who would believe me. She rescued me and helped me get out of an unsafe living situation, then put together a team to check on me.”

Tracy Lynn understands there are many people in medical crisis who lack resources and can fall through the cracks.

“I was worried all the time I’d wake up in one of those tents along the highway,” she said. “If it wasn’t for Vicki I would have been there. She’s put together such an amazing team for me. I’m not confident about dealing with legal decisions and I can no longer work… It was scary leaving the job I love.”

One way she can give back is by encouraging people experiencing a health crisis to just hang on. “Keep going; it’s worth it,” she said. “Focus on nature and the little things, like butterflies landing on the wall; don’t focus on the storms because they pass! I really love people. There’s healing power in this area, the people, and the mountains.”

Sharing her story is both an opportunity to create awareness for her needs and express thankfulness for what she’s received. She doesn’t want to lose sight of the blessings she has in her life.

“It took 50 years to finally get diagnosed,” she said. “I was born with this. I went through a lot of misdiagnoses, and incorrect treatments, which created a challenging path to find answers. Now I want to help others.”

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Tracy Lynn Lisius on the job before her health declined.

Tracy Lynn has created greeting cards available for purchase.

and ladies from her church, Tracy Lynn is making beautiful, handmade greeting cards.

They are for sale, including Mother’s Day cards, at Sisters Floral (243 N. Elm St.), Gypsy Junk (141 W. Main Ave.), and in Bend at Healing Bridge Physical Therapy through another one of Tracy Lynn’s angels, Allison Suran

(354 NE Greenwood Ave. Ste. #105). To purchase cards directly, email Tracy Lynn at: tracylynnlisius@outlook.com.

Tracy Lynn continues to rely on faith, choosing hope, and sharing her philosophy whenever she can: “Miracles are everywhere! You can’t be grateful and sad at the same time.”

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health, as depression and suicide rates have hit unimaginable levels.

We tolerated tyranny and we gave up liberties in the name of “safety.” Good luck to us getting it all back. But it absolutely starts with unmasking our vulnerable children immediately.

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Masks and fear To the Editor: On Wednesday, February 2 at the Sisters School Board meeting, two deputy sheriffs came demanding I leave the meeting. It begs the question: Why? School board meetings are public meetings. I’m a citizen that lives in and pays taxes to the school district. Why was I denied my right to address the school board with my concerns? Was my behavior outrageous? No. Was I being obnoxious and disruptive? No. Was I being loud? No. When I spoke to the superintendent prior to the start of the meeting, he informed me that if I wanted to speak in the public comment portion, I would have to go home and do it on Zoom. I was set aback but I did not argue, I simply took a seat in the back of the room.

During the flag salute I did say “one nation under God,” without a pause because there is no comma in that phrase. Was that my offense?

So why was I asked to leave? For the chairman of the board, it was about my refusal to wear a mask. He said I had to either put on a mask or leave. I chose to peacefully not comply because I don’t

believe he has the authority to make that medical decision for me. The other 20-plus people that filled the room made the decision to wear a mask. And that’s their choice to make. What I’m not OK with is being forced to live at their level of fear; that’s not liberty. Remember that phrase in the flag salute, “with liberty and justice for all.” If other people need a mask to alleviate their fear, that’s fine. If, by being in a room wearing a mask while I’m unmasked is too high of a level of fear for them, it is they who should leave and watch on Zoom from the safety of their own home. My being unmasked has not infringed upon their liberty to make their own choices.

The officers that were called, upon entering the room, demanded that I leave. There was no curiosity of the circumstances nor investigation of facts.

As near as I can recall their demand was “Mr. Cooper, you need to leave now or you’re not going to like what happens next.” Under the weight of such heavy intimidation, I chose to leave.

Later I conversed further with one of the officers. I asked him why I had to leave the public school board meeting, when Sheriff Nelson has stated that he will not enforce the mask mandate.

It wasn’t really about masks. The officer told me the phone call he received from the superintendent indicated the meeting was “by invite only.”

This raises another question: Why are some people allowed to assemble physically at the public school board meeting while others can only join on Zoom?

Are we back to pre-1964 where there were separate “drinking fountains” for the maskers and non-maskers; the privileged and the bullied?

Rodney Cooper

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3.5 and above: Backouris, Kaia; Barlow, Jade; Behnke, Max; Labhart, Maren; McShane, Keagan; Molesworth, Annabelle; Morris, Kole; Roberts, Tucker.

Sixth Grade 4.0: Anderson, Carter; Anderson, Quinn; Benton, Phineas; Chapen, Amelia; Davis, Kennedy; Durham, Madison; Freeland, Avery; Gibney, Tanner; Jensen, Jasper; Ladd, Meron; Magner, Lola; McGee, Kadence; Newton, Olivia; Nieto, Alexander; Riemer, Brecken; Van Handel, Mason; Walker, Ella; Willard, Christopher.

3.5 and above: Beaver, Elizabeth; Brent, Verbena; Fredland, Molly; Fuentes, Josta; Jordan, Addison; Kennedy, Teague; Luhning, Camas; Roberts, Mary; Smith, Wynonal; Stelle, Ryan; Talus, Henri; Alvarez, Lara; Berry, Maxwell; Clark, Sophia; Cohen, William; Harry, Isabella; Howdyshell, Bella; Hoyt, Willa; Johnson, Bjorn; Kirkpatrick, Makayla; Marsh, Dillon; Moss, Natalie; Pulver, Olivia; Roth, Ellie; Sybesma, Corbin; Vanhouten, Ariana; Warren, Addison; Dean, Skye;

Farmer, Simon; Huffman, Dominic; Jarvis, Leila; Johnson, Parker; Kirkpatrick, Madison; Maloney, McGinnis; Miller, Josie; Moen, Stella; Nickelson, Connor; Osegueda, Bryan.

Seventh Grade 4.0: Backus, Juliette; Buller, Emmitt; Corcoran, Audrey; Crabtree, Althea; Davis, Spencer; Ellis, Bauer; Few, Shanitah; Goe-Alayon, Kainoa; Grimes, Jesse; Hamerly, Thomas; Hubbell, Liam; Labhart, Kieren; Lindsay, Brooke; Morris, Kayden; Morris, Luxen; Ryan, Josie; Velikonia, Juliette.

3.5 and above: Chadsey, Daniella; Brang, Mason; Quistgard, Hunter; Retherford, Axton; Riemer, Daniel; Benson, Vivienne; Fogarty, Allison; Keyes, Penelope; Roberson, Grant; Stahn, Jessica; Carter, Caitlin; Howdyshell, Nevaeh; Wright, Lucas.

Eighth Grade 4.0: Bick, Rylie; Burks, Jonathan; Dean, Weston; Duey, Brooke; Fendall, Gracie; Gerke, Sophia; Gordon, Trent; Miller, Georgia; Nieto, Olivia; Nothiger, Addison; O’Neill, Ava; Parker, Kalvin; Roberts, Colby; Singleton, Kate; Skeels-Sutton, Bailey; Welsh, Teagen; Yoakum, Brenden.

3.5 and above: Fedder, Landis; Heuberger, Haven; Landon, Ian; Moen, Charles; Schwartz, Teagan; Eby, Ethan; Gibney, Alexis; Riemer, Reagan; Smith, Serafina; Thorsett, Norah; Weston, Hailey; Beutler, Josh; Polachek, Jesse; Stotts, Ava; Bafford, Zoee; Derksen, Joseph; Funtanellas, Sailor; Hummel, Jayce; Jordan, Cash; Roth, Audrey.

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FENDALL: Family will stay at home in Sisters

My brain thrives on the problem-solving and a massive addiction to the

“When I got out of college coaching I told people I was doing it to spend more time with my family, since that sounded like the noble reason to do it, but over the years it’s actually been my kids who have been positive about the idea of me going back to the college ranks,” he said. “We’ve been tossing this around for more than a couple of years and now that the kids are older it’s workable.”

In truth, Fendall explained, he was spending very long days at the high school level, away from home.

“You’re up early to prepare for teaching, have class all day, then spend three hours after school at practice, wrap things up and get home well past dinner time,” he said. “I would be home for half an hour, and it would be time for bed.”

Fendall says the draw for him of college coaching is the focus he can have on the nittygritty of the game without a lot of non-coaching duties to deal with.

Southern Oregon is in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which is a governing body similar to the NCAA. The football team competes in the Frontier Conference, which is made up of Eastern Oregon, College of Idaho, and four Montana schools.

For other sports, SOU competes in the Cascade Conference, which includes more of the small colleges in Oregon.

The players are doing winter conditioning until spring

film and the diagramming.

— Neil Fendall practices start in March, according to Fendall.

“I am learning a lot about the language the coaching staff uses for the Xs and Os of playmaking and strategy,” he said. “The coaches are working together to label things in a way that works for our new group.”

According to Fendall, SOU is on the rebound after struggles in recent years following the death of their head coach and the challenges of the pandemic. But he thinks they are moving into a good place going forward.

“I am jumping in at the right time and I think the team will make up for the big gap of the past two years when the Montana and Idaho schools were not as shut down as things were here in Oregon, so they operated almost as business as usual,” he said.

Fendall is excited about his return to the college level.

“My brain thrives on the problem-solving and creativity of the game,” he said. “I have a massive addiction to the film and the diagramming, and I don’t just learn something and keep doing that. I am a tinkerer and like to try new things. I love it.”

In taking on a job away from home, Fendall points back to the Sisters community for all of its support of him and his family.

“We will always have a place here,” he said.

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Are you curious about the long list of books nominated for the 2022 Deschutes Public Library “A Novel Idea” community reading program?

“Swimming Back to Trout River” by Linda Rui Feng In the summer of 1986, in a small Chinese village, Junie receives a letter from her parents who fled to America years ago. They want to reunite their family with her father, Momo, promising to bring her to America before her 12th birthday.

But Junie loves living with her grandparents in the countryside and isn’t sure she wants to leave.

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longer living together. They both endured tragedies in their youth during China’s Cultural Revolution and harbor family secrets. Who is the violinist Momo knew years ago? And can Junie’s mother, Cassia, overcome a brutal act from her past?

Told in alternating chapters from the past to the present, family traditions are at the center of this story about love, immigration, culture, and growing up.

Feng’s debut novel is filled with grace and honesty.

It is a poetically written book that talks about a family’s struggles and connections, yet leaves readers with hope.

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LUNDGREN: Camp Sherman man had a storied career Continued from page 1

early days of aviation, when pilots would fly into rural communities, often landing in a field near a barn, and put on impromptu airshows. It has come to designate an expedition that travels town-to-town in short hops.

With Russia opening up to the West after the fall of the Soviet Union, it seemed that it would be possible to barnstorm from village to village across the vast spaces of arctic Siberia. It took years to bring the project to fruition, but in 1994, WIRED Magazine got behind the idea — and it became the first “online” expedition, recounted on the then-new World Wide Web, as well as on the pioneering magazine’s pages.

“It was chaotic to try to organize that trip,” Lundgren recalled.

Folks in Arctic Siberia who had lived under the controls of the Soviet Union were not used to foreigners showing up in Russian Atonov An-2 biplanes and pulling out giant satellite phones. And “uploading” stories and photos from Siberia wasn’t viable for an infant Internet — Lundgren and his colleagues had to work the old-fashioned way, dictating the text of stories, and entrusting digital photo files to a businessman who was returning to the United States and offered to deliver them to WIRED. The adventure was wild and woolly — but satisfying enough to do it again the following year, this time under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute’s Arctic Studies Center, who wanted to visit and chronicle the lives of indigenous peoples in the wilds of Siberia, from Yakutsk to the Bering Straits.

During this time, Lundgren had taken to carrying the Explorer’s Club Flag #7, an honor accorded to few explorers. Lundgren’s Living Legends of Aviation nomination notes that “carrying the historic Flag #7 from the Explorers Club across Siberia led Shane to cross the paths of historic early arctic pilots George Hubert Wilkins and Ben Eielson, who attempted flying over the top of the world in the late 1920s.”

Lundgren recalls that he “got increasingly intrigued with the idea of flying to the North Pole.”

In 1997, he and several other adventurers made an attempt to reach the North Pole in Lundgren’s Atonov An-2 biplanes. They were turned back by mechanical problems. The unsuccessful attempt was documented

by National Geographic in a film titled “Antonovs

Over the Arctic,” which can be viewed on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ZGc2KbB7HMc In the film, Lundgren says, “We could have made the Pole, we just wouldn’t have ever come back from the Pole. And it’s just like going to the summit of Everest — if you’re within a hundred meters and you know you can make it, but you don’t think you can get down, what’s the point? The point is to live and to come back and to do other things.”

The following year, Lundgren and his team returned for another shot.

The North Pole offers a very narrow weather window when a pilot can hope for sufficient light to see where to land and no fog to obscure the view. For Lundgren the window opened on April 13, 1998.

Landing itself is tricky, since the North Pole is not a land mass, but all ice.

“You have to find a piece that’s big enough to land,” Lundgren said.

Then the pilot must make test touch-downs to make sure the ice will hold.

Lundgren found his spot and made his landing. He said

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Landing on ice at the North Pole, Shane Lundgren led two attempts to make the pole in Russian biplanes. it was -30 degrees, but beautiful. The team left the engines running while they took in the moment — then they climbed back in the cockpit and took off.

The return flight was not without adventure. Strongerthan-expected headwinds meant they had insufficient fuel to hit their destination of Spitsbergen, Norway, so they had to divert to a Danish Air Station at the top of Greenland before making the Norway leg.

Lundgren donated his Antonov An-2, dubbed Polar 1, to the Museum of Flight in Seattle Washington. To get it there, in 1999 he flew across the North Atlantic and across the USA to its final home.

Lundgren lives in Camp Sherman, where he served on the Black Butte School Board

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for a decade from 2007 to 2017.

“Since I’ve been here, its been raising a family and being a developer,” he said.

He still has his hand in the aviation world, as CEO of the company he founded in 2015, Metolius Aviation Capital, which provides financial services to the commercial aviation market.

Lundgren is modest — almost abashed — about being honored as a nominee

by Living Legends of Aviation at a gala in Beverly Hills, California, on January 21.

The event’s emcee was John Travolta, and many actors and other celebrities — such as Harrison Ford — who have a passion for aviation attended.

As its website notes, the “Living Legends of Aviation” are remarkable people of

extraordinary accomplishment in aviation including: entrepreneurs, innovators, industry leaders, astronauts, record breakers, pilots who have become celebrities, and celebrities who have become pilots. The Legends meet yearly to recognize and honor individuals that have made significant contributions in aviation.”

“It’s celebrity-meets-aviation, a little bit,” Lundgren said. “It’s a nice mix of interesting people who are genuinely interested in aviation.”

Lundgren’s exploits in Siberia and the Arctic, and his ongoing work in the field, will place him with the likes of Chuck Yeager, Bud Anderson, Tom Cruise, and Harrison Ford — and his father Kim Lundgren — among the Living Legends of Aviation.

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STARS: Service has proved vital to seniors in Sisters Continued from page 1

to provide 146 rides in under a year’s time in 2020 with hefty pandemic restrictions in place.

In 2021, volunteers provided 389 rides totaling over 20,000 miles. As one rider said, “I don’t know what I’d do without you guys,” a sentiment expressed by many of their passengers.

The STARS program is one of the Action Teams under the umbrella of Age Friendly Sisters Country (AFSC), which was established in 2019 with a sevenmember board of concerned Sisters citizens. The organization has been officially recognized by the World Health Organization as one of the eight Age Friendly communities in Oregon.

With input from the former Senior Alliance, CFC, AFSC, and data gathered during the Sisters Country Visioning Project, transportation services for those who don’t drive was identified as one of the big needs here in Sisters.

After the formation of AFSC, a group of local citizens applied to them for Action Team status to establish a ride-share program.

The AFSC provided board support, administrative assistance, and fiscal support for STARS, which now is under the leadership of Toni Landis, Rennie Morrell, Tom Gonsiewski, and Frank Flannery. Morrell reports they currently have about 50 qualified volunteer drivers, 91 enrolled passengers, and nine trained dispatchers, with three more Spanish-speaking volunteers receiving dispatcher training this week.

The STARS program is organized around a software program called SPEDSTA. Someone needing a ride can call in on Tuesday or Thursday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to make a request at least 48 hours in advance.

Rides are available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The requests are posted on the website for drivers to see. If a volunteer driver can take the ride, he/she calls the passenger to arrangement for pick-up and return.

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Drivers for STARS are community members who donate both time and gas so that Sisters Country residents can get much-needed help.

Drivers must pass a background check, provide proof of automobile insurance, and go through training.

A new addition to the STARS offering is the ability for Spanish-speaking neighbors to call in on Monday or Wednesday to book rides.

They will be provided with a driver who speaks Spanish.

The move to this service began when Volunteers in Medicine began booking rides for their Spanishspeaking Sisters patients, and the need was recognized to provide rides to our Latino neighbors.

Monetary and in-kind donations have helped grow the program. A partial list of donors includes C i t i z e n s 4 C o m m u n i t y, City of Sisters, St. Charles Health System, Roundhouse Foundation, STARS passengers, and several anonymous donations, including one that allowed for the purchase of the software program.

“What we have been able to do in two short years, especially considering COVID, has been miraculous,” said Morrell.

She credits the generosity and caring of local community members and the flexibility of the program for much of their success.

“Anyone who needs a non-emergency medical ride has access to one through STARS,” Morrell noted.

A STARS passenger for part of 2021, Steve Jenkins needed rides into Bend three times a week for dialysis,

with each appointment lasting up to four-and-a-half hours.

Of the drivers, Jenkins said, “Every one of them were super great people.

People who do that driving are outstanding to take their time to drive us.”

Karen Thrower, a local designer and artist, has served as one of the dispatchers who volunteers about three days a month to answer those Tuesday-Thursday calls from passengers.

“I love helping our community,” Thrower said, “being part of such a vital, much-needed service.”

The feedback she hears from riders include great appreciation for the service, delight with the conversations they have (both riders and drivers), and much gratitude. Thrower said in all her time as a dispatcher, she has only had one request that couldn’t be filled. She said the volunteer drivers are wonderful about making sure the riders are taken care of.

Temporarily, STARS added an important service during COVID, delivering meals to homebound residents. But, once meals resumed at Sisters Community Church, they were no longer needed. They also provided rides to get vaccinations and boosters. They do some pickup and delivery of preordered, prepaid groceries, health care products, and prescription refills.

Dixie Eckford, a volunteer driver who has also been instrumental in AFSC, provides rides about five times a month because, she said, “I like to meet people. Everyone is wonderful. And I want to

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Wilderness permits are required for all overnight use within the Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, and Three Sisters wilderness areas. Dayuse permits are required on 19 of 79 trailheads within those same three wilderness areas.

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Search for “Central Cascades Wilderness.”

There continues to be a $1 processing charge for dayuse permits per individual and a $6 processing charge for overnight-use permits per group. An overnight group can be from one to 12 people.

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build up good karma. The day may come when I need STARS’ help.”

Eckford’s passengers Claudia Holle-Langer and her sister Marti Cockrell really enjoyed their ride with Eckford, who drove them into Bend and back. Cockrell found the ride relaxing and thought it was nice to meet new people. Holle-Langer saw the information about STARS in The Nugget and, since she has no car, was very happy to find their services.

Eckford encourages others, “If you like to drive and want to meet your neighbors, join up.”

To learn more about STARS, go to the website www.agefriendlysisters.com and click on Action Teams.

On that same website, a donation may be made designating STARS. To arrange a ride, call the dispatch office at 541-904-5545 on Tuesday or Thursday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at least 48 hours prior to your appointment.

Volunteers are also always welcome.

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INSURANCE: Wildfire losses have made companies step back Continued from page 1

southeast Bend), and 97739 (La Pine) are in the crosshairs according to Jennifer Burroughs, an agent with Farmers Insurance in Sisters run by Jason Rybka, a 12-year career insurance specialist.

Burroughs tells The Nugget that Farmers is being far more selective and conservative in their underwriting.

She and Rybka are often not able to write policies for new homeowners in much of 97759.

“If you live outside the city limits, we basically cannot write you,” Burroughs said. “Our existing clients are grandfathered for the most part, but are unlikely to get policies adjusted to cover additions to the home, like porches, workshops, any add-on. And if any premium is delinquent, the policy is canceled and cannot be renewed.”

She urges homeowners to stay current with premiums and not give insurers any reason, however slight, to walk away from the policy holder.

“It all is driven by your FireLine Score,” Burroughs said.

Think of it much like you would a credit score only for your home. Instead of how

creditworthy are you, how defensible is your home?

Insurers use risk predictions to draw hard assessment lines around homes, making some properties uninsurable by name-brand companies like State Farm, Farmers Insurance, and AAA. The most popular wildfire risk model, known as FireLine, uses a 0 to 30 scale, with a score of 30 assigned to the riskiest homes.

Several researchers say the insurance industry’s models don’t use all available fire science.

FireLine essentially considers three things: topography, the amount of burnable vegetation around a home, and how easily fire departments can reach a home.

Those factors certainly help predict fire. But scientists say all kinds of other things make a home more or less likely to burn, including whether the home is new and built with fire-resistant features. FireLine does not account for how a home is built.

Most homes in Sisters Country score no higher than a 5 and most, like those in town, are a 2 or 3. Based on an area’s fuel, slope, and access, a score is assigned to a property. A score of 0-1 is negligible or low fire risk.

A score of 2-3 is a moderate fire risk. Scoring 4-12 means you are at high risk. Extreme wildfire risk is between 13

and 30. If your score is over 3, be prepared to be canceled, limited to existing policy coverages, and/or see a rate increase.

How it is calculated • Fuel: The type/amount of brush, trees, and vegetation within a one-quarter- to onemile radius that can catch on fire. This type of “fuel” can feed a wildfire. Many carriers decline to quote a home insurance policy if they are within 100 to 2,500 feet of brush.

If a home is surrounded by unmanaged vegetation and/ or trees hang over or touch the roof, this may be an issue (regardless of how close your home is to brush).

• Slope: The combination of the land’s slope, terrain, and wind pattern can cause a fire to move faster or slower.

• Access: This is how easy (or difficult) it is for a fire truck to access your property.

Is the road paved? Is it wide enough? Is there more than one point of entry (or only one way to get it in and out of the area)? Is the home located on a cul-de-sac? How far is the property from the main road? Answers to these questions can affect the accessibility for firefighters to reach a property to attempt to save it.

B u rro u g h s h as b een unable to write new policies for Tollgate and even in Cold Springs Village; she reports that a home inside the city limits near the high school yet close to the open forest

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The Green Ridge Fire north of Sisters — one of many wildfires that have disrupted life in Sisters Country. was denied. She expects the problem to worsen, particularly if we have another year of record wildfire losses.

She is pleased, albeit confounded, that they can still issue policies for homes in Camp Sherman, which was perilously close to a wildfire in 2020 and whose terrain is much like Sisters. They are in zip code 97730, unaffected.

Tammy Taylor of Bisnett Insurance in Sisters is finding similar distress for area property owners. Unlike Rybka and Burroughs, who represent only one company, Taylor has more options as an agent for

multiple carriers. With that said, she admits that it is of major concern and a daily topic of discussion.

FireLine is not to be confused with Firewise, the standards and practices that many Sisters Country homes and subdivisions are adopting.

The national Firewise recognition program provides a collaborative framework to help neighbors in a geographic area get organized, find direction, and take action to increase the ignition resistance of their homes and community and to reduce wildfire risks at the local level.

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