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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Sisters youth want to save dark skies By Sue Stafford Correspondent
What creates a greater sense of awe and wonder than standing outside and gazing up into the crystalclear dark night sky over Sisters? Stars twinkling, constellations readily visible, satellites passing overhead. Sisters is on the precipice of losing that amazing night sky to growing light pollution. In a presentation to the City Council on February 23, members of Sisters High School Astronomy Club presented data highlighting the increase in light pollution of Sisters’ dark skies, and the importance of protecting those skies. Students making the presentation included sophomores Molly Greaney and Kaleb Woods, and junior Lizzie McCrystal, with work on the presentation also done by Paola Mendoza. Other Astronomy Club students include: Zoey Lorusso, Dominic Martinez, Soyla Martinez, Emma Sahlberg, Annalycia Erdekian, Erik Ryan, Daisy Montecinos, Adriana Luna, and Zach Theis. Rima Givot is their faculty advisor. One photograph taken last month showed the existence of a light or sky dome over
Sisters, something that up to this point in time the area has never had. As the population increases and more building takes place, the selection of appropriate outside lighting fixtures and bulbs takes on added significance. One of the special attractions Sisters offers to residents and tourists alike is the ability to experience viewing of the dark night sky with all the stars and constellations that humans have used for navigation for centuries. Local artist and 31-year resident of Sisters, Paul Bennett, presented an advertising slogan to the Council. He pointed out that Sisters is marketed as “the town of tiny lights.” He expanded that to “the town of tiny lights and dark skies.” A number of Bennett’s paintings feature the local starlit sky. Responsible lighting not only protects the dark skies, but it provides energy savings. Shielding lights and reducing glare helps improve safety. More light doesn’t always result in a safer environment. What matters more is the way an area is lit. Lowering and shielding lights illuminates the area intended to be lit while preventing See DARK SKIES on page 23
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City to contract for water conservation expertise By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
The Milky Way over Sisters. Dark night skies are one of the attractions of Sisters Country — but they are endangered by increase lighting demands. PHOTOS BY KRIS KRISTOVICH
The City of Sisters, in recognition of the worsening drought picture, is in the final stages of being able to hire outside consultants to prepare a water conservation plan. City Manager Cory Misley said: “We are trying to get ahead of the problem. Even though the City itself is in a fairly good water position, especially with bringing well number four online, we know the situation requires more preparation.” Misley expects a contract can be ready within a week or two. The scope of work is being drafted to meet the budget parameters. Conditions in the western U.S. are now being described as “megadrought,” and a report from UCLA describes the situation in startling terms, producing headlines like this from around the See WATER on page 22
Sisters Country resident Hunters support wildlife crossing seeks reelection By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
The first thing Patti Adair wants you to know about her is that she’s a country girl. She doesn’t mean her preference in music. She’s talking about her roots. That was a key takeaway when The Nugget chatted at length with her Saturday. Adair, 70, who claims Sisters as home, lives with her husband, Bob, on their horse ranch on Edmundson Road. The native Oregonian currently holds Position 3 as a Deschutes County Commissioner to which she was first elected in 2018. The Republican is chair of the board, a rotating position.
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Adair’s family settled in Eastern Oregon near Ukiah in the 1850s. She grew up in Heppner “with the joys and struggles of rural life on a ranch.” Much of her early years were spent in 4-H and rodeo royalty. She received her bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Oregon. She earned a CPA after attending Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Adair didn’t imagine being an accountant when growing up but has found the discipline of making budgets and numbers add up an advantage in governance. She laughed when we pointed out See ADAIR on page 17
A coalition of hunters, anglers, Tribal representatives, and conservation groups released a priority list of wildlife crossing project needs across the state where wildlife-vehicle collisions create hazards for drivers and animals. One of the identified projects would include work on Highway 20 between Suttle Lake and Bend. The report comes as the House Interim Committee on Environment and Natural Resources recently passed the Wildlife Crossings Investment Act (HB 413001) that will invest $7 million toward creating wildlife crossings at wildlife-vehicle collision hotspots around the state. The legislation now awaits a vote in the Ways and Means Committee.
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Mule deer populations are under threat in Sisters Country, in part due to fatalities on the highways. “Our mule deer herds have declined 30 to 40 percent over the last decade or less,” said Ken McCall,
northwest director for the Oregon Hunters Association. See CROSSINGS on page 19
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To the Editor: In Central Oregon, we pay a lot of attention to water — water we drink, water used in agriculture, water used for recreation, water that provides and sustains the habitat for our fish and wildlife. But Kurt Schrader doesn’t share our values when it comes to water. He voted four times to eliminate the Clean Water Rule that protects the waterways that feed into the drinking water of one in three Americans, as well as the streams, headwaters, wetlands, and other water bodies that serve as habitat for wildlife, reduce flooding risk, and naturally filter pollution. Instead, Schrader casts votes that serve
the interests of his corporate PAC donors. One of Schrader’s long-time donors is Koch Industries, which has been fined repeatedly for violating state and federal environmental laws. Jamie McLeod-Skinner is a pragmatic progressive who’s running against Schrader in newly redrawn Congressional District 5. She’s never taken corporate PAC money. Instead, she’s driven 45,000 miles listening to what ordinary Oregonians have to say. She’s worked tirelessly to help communities recover from the devasting 2020 wildfires and has been a leader in drought mitigation. That’s why she wholeheartedly supports reasonable environmental protections to safeguard our water. See LETTERS on page 7
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Students had a lot of fun with a pie-throwing event that served as a fundraiser for the Mr. SHS pageant. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Political tribalism crops up everywhere these days. Last month, I traveled to Savannah, Georgia, for a newspaper conference. With a free Saturday in hand, I figured to indulge my historical proclivities and headed down to the Savannah History Museum in the beautiful city’s lovingly cared-for historic district. The fellow at the front desk — a gentleman of retirement age and appropriately gregarious demeanor — asked me where I hailed from. I told him I had traveled from Sisters, Oregon, on the east slope of the Cascades. Then he said something strange: “I consider myself a liberal kind of guy — the kind you probably hate.” Huh? I told him that he was making a mighty big assumption and asked what made him think such a thing. He replied that, “All you people east of the Cascades want to join Idaho.” He didn’t mention it, but I suspect he had also profiled me on the basis of my hat, which some folks can’t seem to help seeing as an ideological emblem. This was all a preamble to a friendly sermon on the importance of neighborliness regardless of ideologies and politics — a point of view I heartily endorse. But that’s a really strange lead-in which read to me like: “Let’s be neighborly, even though you probably hate me for my politics, which you wouldn’t have known a damn thing about if I hadn’t told you. I know you probably hate me because, well, just look at you, and everybody knows what those people that live on the east side of the mountains are like… Enjoy the museum.” Weird.
But this, apparently, is how we roll in the USA these days. A friend of mine was welcomed to a new neighborhood with a query as to what he thinks of Donald Trump. I thought the standard was, “Welcome to the neighborhood; here’s a rhubarb pie,” or something like that. I guess it’s more important to know right away what little ideological box we should stuff people into — in a neighborly way, of course. This wacky sort of discourse is annoying. I have political views and policy preferences, of course, like any citizen should. Like many people, my views are actually pretty heterodox, and don’t fit neatly into prefabbed ideological boxes. Being profiled and stereotyped by somebody who just clapped eyes on you two seconds ago is obnoxious. But what’s really irritating is that people feel compelled to shove their politics in your face at the drop of a hat, under any social circumstances whatever. I may have my opinions, but I don’t look at the whole wide world through a political lens, and a person’s political and ideological leanings are way down the list of things I might find interesting about them. I sure wasn’t interested in a political discussion with the greeter at the museum and visitors center in Savannah, Georgia. I agreed with the fellow that neighborliness is a good thing, and he pointed me to the museum entrance. I spent a couple of enlightening hours there, and enjoyed a tour with a reenactor of the Spring Hill Redoubt American Revolutionary War battle site. The program was called “Loyalists & Liberty,” and it was all about men trading musket fire and sticking each other with bayonets over their political differences.
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Matthew Martin looks forward to contributing to the collaborative team at City Hall.
City welcomes new principal planner By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Matthew Martin is the newest member to join the City of Sisters staff. He is principal planner in the Community Development Department. Martin said that one of the biggest draws and a deciding factor for accepting his new position was the current staff at City Hall. “The team at City Hall that serves Sisters is a good bunch. They are dedicated, passionate public servants. They have been very welcoming and supportive of me,” Martin said. Being a contributing member of a collaborative team is an important value
for Martin. “Throughout my career, and even while growing up, my goal was to make a positive, lasting impact on my community by being engaged in public process,” he said. Martin likes to establish relationships that can be built on with understanding and clear communication, so everyone can move forward collaboratively with respect. Participation in the Boy Scouts was a big part of his childhood, and Martin considers that time as part of his broader formative experience that he carries with him today. He became a senior patrol leader for his troop, and scouting provided him with outdoor and camping
skills still in use today. Martin is the youngest of four children, and the only boy. His family lived in the mid-Willamette Valley, in Dallas, where he graduated from high school. College followed at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, where he graduated with a degree in environmental studies with an emphasis in geography and a core of classes in public policy. While in school, he had internships in Jackson County, one of which involved wildlife habitat mapping. Following graduation, his first position was as an assistant planner for See MARTIN on page 14
On the evening of February 20, residents in a wide area east of Sisters reported two loud and intense explosions, one at about 9 p.m. and another, more intense, at about 9:45 p.m. A woman who lives off Fryrear Road described the second explosion as “a shock wave hitting the house.” Numerous other residents reported windows rattling and feeling the shock wave. On February 21, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) reported that “detectives with the assistance of Oregon State Police bomb squad detectives located the site of the
explosions. The site is in the area south of Jordan Road near Fryrear Butte.” According to DCSO, “Based on evidence located at the scene, detectives believe the explosions were possibly caused by Tannerite or similar exploding type targets.” Some shooters familiar with Tannerite exploding targets are skeptical that Tannerite alone could produce an explosion as large and intense as the ones reported by local residents. The incident remains under investigation and DCSO says that further information will be released at a later time.
Grant funds support Meals on Wheels Four foundations have stepped up with $20,500 in grants to support the tricounty Council on Aging of Central Oregon Meals on Wheels program. The grants will provide over 4,000 meals to homebound seniors across Central Oregon. The Meals on Wheels program enhances the quality of life of home-bound individuals by providing nutritious home-delivered meals, personal contact, and related services. It provides nutrition risk screening, nutrition education, and
nutritious meals for persons 60 years of age or older who are home-bound because of illness, incapacity, disability, and/or lack of family support. Last year Council on Aging of Central Oregon delivered nearly 100,000 meals across the tri-county, thanks to many senior center partnerships and 400+ volunteers. “We love all the wonderful work that you do,” said Sharon Smith, president of the Barbara Emily Knudson See GRANTS on page 14
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., Sisters Episcopal 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / details. 541-923-1632. Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., citizens4community.com Location information: 541-549-1193. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at 541-388-9013. Church. 541-548-0440. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Sisters Parent Teacher Community Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Saloon. 541-480-5994. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library. For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation 541-668-6599 location, email: steelefly@msn.com. District. 541-549-2091. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Location information: 541-279-1977. Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Zoom. 503-930-6158. Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645. Sisters Area Photography Club Council on Aging of Central Oregon Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st 2nd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., at Senior Lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Sisters Community Church. 12:30-1 p.m. Sisters Community Public welcome. 808-281-2681. 541-549-6157. Church. 541-480-1843.
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East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Spoons Restaurant. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203 Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.
FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 5:30 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefire.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
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Wrestlers wrap up season at State By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
None of the four wrestlers representing Sisters High at the OSAA 4A State Championships made the podium, but according to coach Gary Thorson, the boys have no reason to hang their heads. Cascade High School hosted the 4A tournament as part of the OSAA’s decision to split up the meet to separate sites in order to minimize crowd sizes due to COVID19 concerns. “Once again, like we have all year, the kids wrestled very hard, but we did not wrestle our very best, and at that level there is no room for error,” Thorson said. “We had a great week of practice and felt very good headed into the tournament. Other than Ben Cooper, who has had a bad wrist for weeks, we went in pretty healthy for this time of year.” Thorson said, “Three of the four won at least one match, which was good to see, but we really did expect to see a few of the kids on the podium this time around.” Hayden Kunz started the tournament on a tough note with a loss by fall at the 3:45 mark in round one of the 138pound class, at the hands of Tanner Wood of Mazama. Kunz responded with a 7-4 victory over Jackson Lyda. In his final match Kunz came up short against Enrico Cervantez of Elmira/Crow, who topped Kunz in a 4-1 decision. The junior ended the season with a record of 20-16. In the 145-pound class, Ben Cooper battled Jacob Hughes in a contest of wills before being edged by one point in a 5-4 decision. Cooper bounced back in the consolation round to win 7-1 over Luke Bozied of Banks, but Benito Roman of Woodburn out-pointed Cooper in the second round of consolation 7-3. He ended his season with a 39-15 record that included 29 pins. Wyatt Maffey made quick work of Landon Myers in the first round of the 152-pound class, with a pin in just under two minutes. In the quarterfinal round North Marion’s
Landon Wing took the upper hand and beat Maffey by technical fall 19-3. Maffey moved to the consolation round and stayed alive with a major decision over Ashton Swanson of Sweet Home 27-10. He then lost a close decision 7-5 against Ridge Kehr of La Grande and finished the season with a record of 33-12. In the 220-pound division, Henry Rard faced off against the eventual third-place finisher in round one, Jackson Contreras of Tillamook, who took Rard down at the 1:16 mark of the match. Rard moved on to face Cort Waggoner of Siuslaw, but once again fell victim to a fall, this time at the 4:02 mark, ending his season with a record of 20-18. La Grande, with 18 wrestlers in the meet, won the team title with 275.5 points, Sweet Home was second (250.5), Tillamook third (187), and Philomath fourth (118). Thorson concluded his comments, saying, “As coaches it was very difficult to see our kids struggle like they did, after they did everything we have asked all year long and us knowing how badly they wanted to perform well. It was a bummer way to end a great season in which the program took some more strides. All of us hated to see this season end, but on a positive note, it was a fun ride for us coaches with a great group of kids and very supportive parents and fans.”
Lady Outlaws fall in first round By Rongi Yost Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws traveled to Corbett on Saturday, February 26, for the first round of the OSAA state basketball playoffs. Sisters, seeded 22nd, was pitted against Corbett, the 11th seed. The Cardinals entered the game with a 19-3 record, with two losses to No. 7ranked Madras by three and four points respectively and one loss to No. 5-ranked Gladstone. Despite an excellent overall record, those losses placed them third in the Tri-Valley Conference. The Outlaws were the sixth-place team from the Oregon West Conference and squeaked into the playin game despite their 7-16 record. Sisters made it strictly on the strength of their league schedule, with three of the teams ranked in the top seven in the state, and also their five preseason wins. Coach Paul Patton told The Nugget that the Lady Outlaws had hopes going into the game that if they played well and Corbett had an off night they might have a chance at an upset. Unfortunately for the Outlaws, that wasn’t the case. The Cardinals came out on fire, and easily made shots from the outside. At the
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and a taste of playoff basketball. Even though we came away with a tough loss, the fact that we got to play an extra game this season, and had three more practices before that, will help us moving forward.” “We are better off for the experience, closer as a team, and more determined to keep moving forward,” added Patton.” Patton noted seniors Emma Lutz, Payden Petterson, and Reese Harwell, who saw their last action with high school basketball. He told The Nugget he’s grateful for their contribution to and leadership of the team, and said they will be missed greatly. Next year the team will return nine as senior players, along with some talented underclassmen, which gives them optimism about the future of the program. Patton stated the team just has to back up that optimism with continued hard work and dedication.
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close of the quarter they’d racked up 24 points, including four shots from behind the arc. (Corbett tallied a total of 10 three-pointers in the contest.) Sisters finished the period with seven points. Sisters struggled against Corbett’s extended pressure on defense. They turned the ball over numerous times, and did not get very many opportunities to score. The Cardinals continued to score and extend their lead, and crushed the Outlaws with a 23-71 victory. Ila Reid stood out for the Outlaws with her tough play on both ends of the court and Josie Patton also played her heart out. Haleigh Froehlich was a bright spot with a relentless desire to score, and her team-leading six points were hard-earned. “The girls continued to play hard and compete for the duration of the contest despite the lopsided score,” said Patton. “I’m proud of the fact we were able to give 14 athletes time on the court
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Nordic skiers wind up season at State By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent
The Nordic ski racers wound up their season on Friday and Saturday, February 25-26 at Mt. Bachelor, with the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association (OISRA) State Championships, sponsored by the Oregon Nordic Ski Foundation and Central Oregon Radiology. The OISRA is the governing body for high school ski racing in Oregon for both the Nordic and alpine divisions. The alpine State meet is set for March 3-4. Schools represented at the meet in addition to the Outlaws included Bend, Summit, Mt. View, Corvallis, Hood River, Redmond P r o f i c i e n c y A c a d e m y, La Pine, St. Mary’s Academy,
and Ashland. The first day of the state competition featured the fivekilometer freestyle (skate) race. Brooklyn Liddell skated to an impressive 12th-place finish, clocking a time of 16:59. Ella Bartlett placed 42nd (22:19) and Josie Berg 55th (25:35) to complete the scoring for Sisters. Neve Gerard of Bend Senior High won the race with a blistering time of 14:19.4. For the boys, Evan Eby came through first for the Outlaws in 15th place with a time of 14:50.1, which was 2:12 back from Zach Jayne of Summit who won the race in 12:37.5. Kaleb Briggs placed 38th (16:58.98) and Jackson Griffin 58th (19:19.8) to round out the results for Sisters. In Saturday’s four-kilometer classic race, Liddell crossed the line in 18th place with a time of 19:16. Bartlett came in next in 29th place (21:33.4) and Berg 62nd in 28:05 among 77 finishers. Sophie Corkran of Mountain View took top honors in 14:27.7. Evan Eby cracked the top dozen in the boys classic,
finishing 12th in 14:47. Briggs placed 30th (16:52) and Griffin 62nd (20:51). Jayne completed his sweep of the weekend by winning the classic in 12:11.8. Three-person teams combined for a relay event to cap the meet in which Sisters placed sixth among the girls’ teams, while the boys finished fifth. Two-day combined scores resulted in Liddell and Eby each placing 12th overall as individuals. Team scores are determined by the places of the top three finishers in each race from each school. Summit won the overall girls division with 40 points, while Summit took the top trophy on the boys side with 21 points. Sisters placed fifth among girls teams and sixth among boys. Dave Smullin, who oversaw coaching duties for the Outlaws in addition to skiers from Redmond, said, “I am incredibly impressed with these six athletes. They have been a really fun group to work with and I will be sad to lose 5 of them to graduation.” Bartlett is a sophomore, while the rest of the team will
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could train only three days a week and considering most of them had never skied competitively before, they still came out among the top non-club skiers.” Smullin hopes the team will continue next year with a return of Bartlett and a new crop of skiers. “Hopefully we can recruit another bunch and keep this going.”
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Obituary Carol Jean LeFavor (Hardy) January 11, 1945– February 27, 2022
Carol Jean LeFavor (Hardy) passed away at age 77 peacefully with her husband at her side on February 27, in her home in Pinehurst, North Carolina, due to complications from Alzheimer’s. Carol was born on Thursday, January 11, 1945, on the second floor of St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, to Paul J. (age 40) and Cecelia P. Hardy (age 33). It was at the moment of her birth that she met the first most important man of her life other than her father — Dr. Spicer. Dr. Spicer was the family obstetrician and helped bring her two children into the world on the same floor of the same hospital two decades later. Carol grew up with her older (by 11 years) sister, Gloria Anne, and her younger (by three years) brother, Timothy Michael. Gloria was already married and moved out of the house when they tragically lost their mother at age 47, when Carol was only 12 years old. The young and rambunctious redhead completed her education at Santa Monica High School, graduating in 1963 with a class that included Rick Monday, a future professional ballplayer. Soon after her graduation, an independent young Carol took a job as switchboard operator at a motel in Venice Beach as well as moved in and shared an apartment with three girlfriends who all became lifelong friends. Not long after, she met the second important man of her life, Robert Warner “Lukky” Preedin, at a bowling alley, where he got Carol’s attention with his bowling prowess. Family legend is that Bob apparently said, “Watch this” and immediately threw a strike in her honor. They later bowled together in leagues for many years. Carol married Robert on November 6, 1965, at St. Monica’s
Cathedral in Santa Monica, California and thus began her time as a homemaker. They had two children during their marriage, Michael Thomas (1966) and Suzette Mari (1969). They purchased a home in Thousand Oaks to raise their small family and to be close to her sister, Gloria, and their family in neighboring Westlake. They fixed up a little house and grew corn in the backyard. That first house became small quickly and they purchased a new house nearby that was also large enough to accommodate her father as he grew older. Paul Hardy passed away in August of 1976. Life was enjoyable, but unfortunately the marriage to Robert ended amicably in 1977. Carol took a job with Red Carpet Realty and was able to use that knowledge to purchase her first house as a single mom. This began a lifetime of one success after another when purchasing houses. Carol was a quick learner and always did well in her future real estate purchases. After getting into the mortgage loan business, she took a job in Colton, California, and commuted from T.O. for many months. She eventually bought a cabin in the mountains in Crestline, California, and moved with the kids out there. While in Crestline, she opened a macrame shop with a friend as a side business. She loved living in the little mountain town. It was at this point that Carol met the third and most important man of her life, George Edward “Frenchy” LeFavor. While out with the girls at the Howard Johnson’s cocktail lounge on a Friday night, June 13, 1980, she serendipitously met the love of her life. Frenchy was an Army helicopter pilot who happened to be on temporary
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all. She resumed her mortgage loan officer career there and moved into management while working for a local bank or two. She made many dear friends in Tennessee and even picked up a Southern accent. All four children graduated high school in Clarksville and entered into adulthood from there. Once all the kids were gone and Frenchy had retired from the Army, Carol and Frenchy moved to where it was best suited for his postmilitary consulting career, to Gig Harbor, Washington; back to Clarksville, Tennessee; for a spell, Pinehurst, North Carolina; and Virginia Beach, Virginia; before finally settling back in Pinehurst. It’s there where they bought their final house together, “The Mayor ’s House,” overlooking a lovely nine-hole golf course. Carol loved taking care of the house and Frenchy while he worked well into his seventies. She loved watching the ducks out on the pond outside the kitchen and dining room windows as well as shopping and dining in oldtown Pinehurst. In h er f i n a l y e a r s , Alzheimer’s incessantly and horribly took her memories away, but it never took our memories of her wonderful life that she shared with us. She was a great wife, friend, and mother to all of her kids and kids’ friends. Her beautiful smile, laugh, and her love of her husband, Frenchy, family, and extended family/friends is already and will always be missed. Carol was a kick in the pants. Thank
you for brightening our lives! She is survived by her loving husband, George LeFavor; two children, Michael Preedin and Suzette Preedin Tingley; step-daughter, Lesley Yoho; one brother, Timothy Hardy, and one sister, Gloria Ann Gish; two nieces, Kendra Lynn and husband John Steinmeyer and family, and Kathryn Ann Berrend and her children. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Kristen Yoho, Alicia Rapini, Jordan Tingley, and Robert Chandler LeFavor; and four great-grandchildren, Auktober Genzmer, Kyah Delgado, Riley Morgan, and Leonidas LeFavor. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul J. Hardy and Cecelia P. Hardy, step-daughter Laurel Anne LeFavor, brother-inlaw Richard William Gish, nephew William Fredrick Gish, and niece Kimberly Jean Gish. No ceremonies are planned. Carol’s ashes will be spread into the Pacific Ocean at some point in the future. Any correspondence with the family can be sent to Michael Preedin, PO Box 2093, Sisters, OR 97759.
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Fifty-three percent of the voters in CD5 are new. All of us in this new CD5 have a fresh chance to make a change in the May 17 Democratic primary — we can choose a candidate who shares our values regarding water and other natural resources instead of one who will vote for the interests of his donors. Mary Chaffin
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To the Editor: In response to Kris Calvin’s letter to the Editor published in the February 9 edition, I would like to express my desire to join the Sisters Socialist Society and commune with fellow socialists and RINOs on a weekly basis. I find, as a recent transplant to Central Oregon, that I am unsure how to interact with people in the community because so much of who I am is a person concerned about her neighbors and affairs of our states and country. I am worried about the evil street we are heading down. Now we have our European allies threatened by a force that we have not seen since World War II. Are we so far away from that history that we cannot remember the tales from our relatives who fought to save the world from tyranny? Are we so blind to the hatred that grew from that awful time? Why are there groups of citizens that want to remove this history from our children’s textbooks and not pass it forward to the future generations? I pray for what is happening in Ukraine; I support our country’s decision not to engage in a third world war, but I am not insensitive to how easily we could find ourselves repeating what our past generations fought so hard to prevent. So, yes, include me in your meetings and I will bring the cookies. Laura Smith
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To the Editor: The standards used by insurance companies to judge your home’s worthiness for coverage are flawed, and apparently not as precise as Bill Bartlett’s article (“Fires imperil homeowner’s insurance in Sisters Country,” The Nugget, February 23, page 1) would suggest. After receiving a notice praising me for my attention to a phantom letter — no such letter was ever received — purporting to outline the fire-hazard issues with our homeowner’s coverage, our insurance company followed up by telling me they would be sending an “inspector” to our property. I suggested that making an appointment was an appropriate way to do that, but the insurance company is under the impression I work for them and so negotiations failed. Several weeks later a 19-year-old raver with ruined credentials showed up at my front door — unannounced. What followed from that unfortunate collision of interests was a letter declaring that it was likely our coverage would not be renewed. I asked repeatedly for a copy of the “inspection” report, and to this day have never seen one. What I did receive was a series of photographs taken by the hapless Pinkerton who, admittedly, was probably not on his A game after the long drive over from Mumbles, Oregon. These photos were a master-class lesson in intense myopathy: the fall wreath on our front door, two chickens staring at a bug, and a very odd collage of the upper third of several ponderosa trees. Each of the photos was captioned “brush,” and indicated a cardinal direction. Apparently the Pinkerton is firm in his belief that south is north, east is west, and the bovine intellects at the underwriter’s office agree — which probably shouldn’t surprise anybody.
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COVID-19 emergency to be lifted in April By Sara Cline Associated Press/Report for America
PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday, February 24, she will rescind her statewide COVID-19 emergency declaration on April 1. In addition, Oregon’s mask requirement for indoor public places and schools will be lifted on March 19, officials said. Both announcements come as COVID-19 hospitalizations and case numbers continue to decrease in the state. “ L i f t i n g O r e g o n ’s COVID-19 emergency declaration today does not mean that the pandemic is over, or that COVID-19 is no longer a significant concern,” Brown said. The emergency declaration, which was first announced in March 2020, has been the legal underpinning for the executive orders the governor has issued throughout the pandemic — including orders surrounding reopening the state, vaccine mandates, childcare, liability protections for schools and higher education operations. While many of Brown’s coronavirus-related executive orders were lifted in June 2021, the declaration has also been used to provide help to overwhelmed healthcare systems, by activating the Oregon National Guard and providing volunteer medical providers in hospitals and at vaccination clinics, during the omicron surge. Oregon officials also announced that indoor mask requirements will be lifted on March 19, nearly two weeks ahead of the state-set March 31 deadline. Officials say that the reasoning behind lifting the mask requirement earlier is due to decreasing hospitalizations. Health officials predict that by March 20, there will be 400 or fewer people per day hospitalized with the virus in Oregon—a level the state experienced prior to the arrival of the omicron variant. Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations have declined 48 percent since peaking in late January. Over the past two weeks, hospitalizations have fallen by an average of more than 30 a day. Yesterday, there were 579 people hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state.
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Our issue was ultimately resolved by a letter from the fire marshall stating that our home and property meets or exceeds all standards set by the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District. But the experience is a warning shot across the bows of local homeowners. The inability to acquire or renew insurance coverage will ultimately have a deleterious impact on real estate values, and may ultimately prevent the ability to sell your home — a thing many are considering as Sisters continues its relentless campaign to pack 20 pounds of crap into a fivepound bag. Craig Rullman
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To the Editor: The first words in the Constitution of the United States are “We the people.” What it most certainly does not say is “we the pharmaceutical industry.” Unfortunately, Kurt Schrader, who is running for reelection in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, which now includes Central Oregon, takes this oligarchic approach to politics. However, Jamie McLeod-Skinner is challenging this incumbent, and unlike Schrader, she does not seek support from these powerful corporations. Let’s start with the facts. During 2021 and 2022, Kurt Schrader’s top contributor was the pharmaceutical industry, at a grand total of $92,500 so far, as reported by opensecrets.org. Furthermore, as reported by outlets last September, Shrader opposed an opportunity to reduce drug prices through reconciliation. As an alternative, he proposed a separate bill, which hasn’t moved forward since. Coincidence? I think not. As someone who depends on prescription medication for my well-being, I was heartbroken by this. That being said, I am not alone in my frustration, as I am one of many who pay ludicrous prices for prescription drugs that yield the pharmaceutical industry’s absurd profits. However, Jamie Mcleod-Skinner, in her past campaigns, has never taken a single dollar of money from the pharmaceutical industry. She is continuing this pledge with her current campaign, and with her candidacy we have a chance for change. To my fellow Central Oregonians, if we wish our government to represent us and not big-pharma, unseating a politician like Schrader and electing a grassroots candidate like McLeod-Skinner is a first step. If you are registered to vote The Law Office of
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To the Editor: Congratulations to Sisters High School and everyone who had a hand in producing Oklahoma. It was a fantastic performance with a large cast. Only one down side: A lot of the dialogue was unclear to understand. Even though they were miked the words did not come through clearly. What an undertaking. Well done! Diana Raske and Al Lovgren
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To the Editor: Vote in May because your vote counts! Unless you are not registered as a Republican (R) or a Democrat (D); in which case, your voting power is limited. May primary elections include partisan and nonpartisan open seats. Only partisan seats have a primary; candidates of the same primary party compete to be the one D or R candidate in the November election. Nonpartisan seats generally have one-and-done elections. No matter your party affiliation, nonpartisan candidates are on your May ballot per your voting districts. Sisters’ redefined districts are Congressional District 5 (used to be in CD2) and State House District 53 (no longer in HD54). Sisters is still in State Senate District 27. Each of these district seats is partisan. If not registered R or D, you will not have any partisan candidates on your May ballot. This is because Oregon has closed primaries. Thus, you will have no vote in deciding which D or R candidate is on your ballot in November. Understandably, you may not like either party. Unfortunately, these are the only parties in primaries and their candidates usually get elected and then, make decisions impacting all voters. What to do? You can temporarily change your party affiliation before May and change it back before November. This expands your voting power and actually reduces electing fringe officials into office because historically, it’s the most incentivized/fringe voters who vote in May primaries. Voters have until April 26 to register or to change registration information for the May primary. Susan Cobb
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The magic elixir
By Mitchell Luftig Columnist
I am going to tell you about a magic elixir that if taken regularly will: 1. Reduce the buildup of toxins in your brain. 2. Control inflammation, which may reduce the likelihood of developing certain cancers. 3. Boost your immune system. 4. Restore energy and vitality. 5. Promote creative problem-solving. 6. Enhance concentration and improve memory. 7. Support better regulation of your emotions. 8. Help to process painful emotions and experiences. The magic elixir in question is a few weeks of good sleep. (“Why Do We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams,” by Matthew Walker). In our fast-paced society this magic elixir is often underutilized. There are several reasons why we may get suboptimal sleep: • Working long hours to complete projects. • Shift work/frequent travel with jet lag. • Staying up late to hang out with friends. • Viewing sleep as time wasted (“I’ll have plenty of time to sleep when I’m dead.”) • Noisy sleep environments and excess artificial light in modern cities. • Round-the-clock entertainment. When we miss weeks of good sleep, we lose out on the benefits that sleep confers on us. And when we try to make up for lost sleep through extensive napping or sleeping late on weekends we may further disrupt our sleep patterns. Not getting sufficient sleep can be harmful to your health: Research is demonstrating a connection between poor sleep and “hypertension, obesity and type-2 diabetes, impaired immune functioning, cardiovascular disease and arrhythmias, mood disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, and dementia, and even loneliness.” ( h t t p s : / / w w w. n c b i . nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC6281147/)
ADDENDUM Sisters Middle School eighth-grader Saylor Weston achieved a 3.5 GPA, making the honor roll for the first semester.
The timing of sleep According to the National Sleep Foundation’s website, “Your urge to sleep is guided by two factors: your sleep drive and your circadian rhythm. Sleep drive refers to a homeostatic system in your brain which makes you feel sleepy. With every hour that you are awake, your sleep drive gets stronger. The sleep/ wake circadian rhythm is your body’s internal system that triggers both feelings of sleepiness that send you to bed and feelings of alertness that tell you it’s time to get up.” Excessive consumption of caffeine (more than two to three cups of coffee per day) disrupts the sleep drive because it blocks the uptake of adenosine, a chemical that signals the body that it’s time to become drowsy to rebuild energy reserves. Excess adenosine makes us feel groggy the next morning. Loading up on caffeine to compensate for morning grogginess perpetuates poor sleep, and can make us feel tired all day. Blue light emitted by computers and smart phones interrupts the circadian rhythm by fooling the brain into thinking that it’s time to wake up, rather than priming the brain for sleep by melatonin release.
How we sleep We sleep in 90-minute cycles. During the first half of the night the 90-minute cycles are comprised of lots of deep sleep and very little REM sleep. During the second half of the night, REM sleep dominates the sleep cycle. Both are critical to our well-being. According to Matthew Walker, we need deep sleep before we learn something new so we can empty out our short-term memory cache. Our brain is now primed to receive new information. “But we’ve also learned that you need sleep after learning to then take those freshly minted memories in the brain and cement them and solidify them into the neural architecture of the brain.” “But what dream sleep does by interconnecting them is it shifts us from knowledge, which is the individual facts, to wisdom, which is knowing what it all means when you fit it together.” (https://www.npr.org/ transcripts/964209001) Taking full advantage of the magic elixir of sleep • Set a schedule — go to sleep and wake up at the same time each day. • Exercise 20 to 30 minutes a day but no later than
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a few hours before going to bed. • Avoid caffeine and nicotine late in the day and alcoholic drinks before bed. • Create a room for sleep — avoid bright lights and loud sounds, keep the room at a comfortable temperature (about 65º F), and don’t watch TV or have a computer in your bedroom. • Expose yourself to sunlight as soon as you wake up — this helps to keep melatonin levels in sync with your circadian rhythm. • Don’t lie in bed awake. If you can’t get to sleep, do something else, like reading or listening to music, until you feel tired. • See a doctor if you have a problem sleeping or if you feel unusually tired during the day. Most sleep disorders can be treated effectively. Detailed information about the brain’s role in sleep and wakefulness can be found at https://www.ninds. nih.gov/Disorders/PatientCaregiver-Education/ Understanding-Sleep.
Oregon to get $262M in wildfire recovery funds SALEM (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service in Oregon will receive more than $262 million in federal disaster funding to help with wildfire recovery. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the money is part of a $1.1 billion disaster assistance bill that passed last year to help regions across the country recover from a variety of natural disasters over the last three years. Oregon’s Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats, supported the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act of 2021, which passed in September with more than a billion dollars in funding for recovery efforts after wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. More than a million acres of land across Oregon burned in Labor Day 2020 wildfires, calling attention to the need.
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Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture (PMRCAA) is seeking proposals for its 2022 Quilt Garden. The project includes a signature garden space at the ranch that is inspired by a quilt design, along with the creation of a quilt fashioned to reflect the garden space. Proposals are sought from Central Oregon quilt makers, artists, and/or designers experienced with quilt patterns. Pine Meadow Ranch is a working ranch at the southwest corner of Sisters, focused on arts, agricultural and ecological projects, Proposals are due March 31, and the selection will be made the first week of April. The garden at Pine Meadow Ranch will be a 10-foot-by10-foot bed as a “Quilt Block Design” or “Quilt Design” out of plants and flowers. Planting for this growing season will begin in early April. Implementation of the garden space quilt pattern will be led
by the PMRCAA’s Garden Manager, and the accompanying quilt is to be completed in time for display at the 2022 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, set for July 9. The Quilt Garden program will be a permanent asset at PMRCAA, and the plantings within the bed will be changed annually for new artists. Every year, signage with the title and designer’s name will be placed near the bed, along with other celebratory and programming activities. More outreach will also be done throughout the season to highlight the chosen designer, and the finalist will receive a stipend of $750. This will be the second annual Quilt Garden. The inaugural garden was launched in 2021 to honor the nationally recognized quilting tradition celebrated in Sisters. Interested parties are encouraged to apply at https:// roundhousefoundation.org/ pine-meadow-ranch/2022quilt-garden-proposals/.
Baker too much for Outlaws in play-in game By Rongi Yost Correspondent
The Outlaws basketball squad traveled five long hours to Baker on Saturday, February 26, and faced the Bulldogs in a play-in game that ended in a 61-38 loss for the Outlaws. The loss brought the Outlaws’ season to a close. No. 7-ranked Baker plays an aggressive, pressurepacked type of defense that the Outlaws knew would be difficult to figure out. Although they’d simulated the style in practice, the live game play proved to be different, and the Outlaws committed nine turnovers in the first period, giving up 11 transition points to the Bulldogs. In addition to the transition points, the Bulldogs hit three shots from behind the three-point arc. The odds were against the Outlaws, but they continued to battle and ended the quarter on a 5-0 run behind a Max Palanuk layup and a three-pointer from Mehkye Froehlich. It was a rough second quarter for the Outlaws. After trading baskets for the first three minutes of the period, the Bulldogs went on a 12-2 run to close out the quarter with an 8-21 advantage. Baker scored 10 points off turnovers, and once again
hit three three-pointers in the period. The Outlaws did a much better job against the Bulldogs’ pressure in the third quarter. Unfortunately for the Outlaws, the Bulldogs continued their hot shooting from behind the arc. The Outlaws switched to a 1-3-1 zone late in the quarter and were able to slow the Bulldogs’ attack a bit and reduce the Bulldogs’ scoring run. As was the case with the Outlaws all season, they never stopped in the fourth quarter, but buckled down and gave their all. Sisters won the quarter 7-6. AJ Scholl hit the final bucket of the season for the Outlaws with a rebound and put-back. Palanuk led the Outlaws with 18 points and Ricky Huffman followed with eight. Jessey Murillo tallied four points, Froehlich and Noah Pittman contributed three points each, and AJ Scholl added two. “Despite the loss, I am so proud of this team for working hard all season and getting an opportunity to play in the postseason,” said Coach Chad Rush. “This team should not be defined by the score of this game, but rather for earning the opportunity to play in this game. We hope this will be the first of many postseason appearances for the Outlaws.”
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Skiers race at Mount Ashland By Rongi Yost Correspondent
Seventeen Outlaws skiers traveled to Ashland on Friday and Saturday, February 18-19, for a twoday ski race between the Southern League and the Emerald League. This was the last race of the season for many of the Outlaws’ racers, and the skiers who will participate at State were able to race against some new competitors. While the weather was clear, calm, and warm, the snow was thin, and race officials had to avoid rocks while setting the course, which posed some challenges throughout the two days of racing. Thirty-six women competed in the giant slalom race on Friday. Mira Saturn from Ashland won with a combined time of 1:03.72. Outlaws freshman Tallis Grummer placed seventh with a combined time of 1:08.94, followed by freshman Ella Eby, who finished 10th with a combined time of 1:09.63. Presley Adelt finished 11th with a time of 1:10.90. Freshman Ava Riehle finished in 19th place, Piper Adelt 20th, freshman Kiara Martin 22nd, freshman Mae Roth 25th, and freshman Lauren Sitz 30th. Sophomore
Araiya Grummer competed well with a third-place finish in her second run, but crashed out on her first run. In the women’s slalom race on Saturday the placers came down to the last racers standing, as many of the racers crashed and either had to hike or did not finish a run. Mariana Austbo from Ashland won the race with a combined time of 1:16.90. Tallis Grummer’s consistency kept her on the course, racing well, and again she led the Outlaws with a fourth-place finish with a combined time of 1:23.55. Ella Eby was seventh with a time of 1:24.73, and Piper Adelt finished eighth with a time of 1:28.21. Araiya Grummer took 10th after hiking in her second run. Mae Roth finished 15th, and Kiara Marin was 16th. Presley Adelt finished third in her second run, but crashed on her first run. Ava Riehle finished 19th on her second run, but also crashed on her first. There were 48 skiers on the men’s side, and the
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Outlaws did an excellent job in both the giant slalom and the slalom races. One of the challenges most of the boys faced was that they had to battle the deep ruts that formed around the gates. In the giant slalom, the Outlaws grabbed the top three spots. Junior Bela Chladek was aggressive and consistent and won with a combined time of 1:00.16, followed by freshman Styopa Myagkov, who took second with a time of 1:02.59. Corbin Fredland (junior) took third with a time of 1:03.14. Junior Gus Patton placed 20th, John Berg was 27th, and Spencer Tisdel finished in 33rd place. Jack Turpen and Cooper Merrill also competed well, but crashed out on one of their runs. In the slalom race on Saturday, Chladek again took first place, with a combined time of 1:05.75. Max Gallo of Grants Pass broke the Outlaws’ sweep to take second with a time of 1:09.67. Outlaw Corbin Fredland took third with a time of 1:10.28,
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Santiam Canyon residents burned out by trauma, red tape By Molly Rosbach Oregon State University
CORVALLIS — More than a year after wildfires devastated Oregon’s Santiam Canyon, an Oregon State University report paints a challenging picture: Residents are struggling to find housing, wrestling with government bureaucracy, and worried about toxins in the water, air, and soil, all while burdened by the trauma of losing their homes. For the Santiam Canyon Community Health Impact Assessment, OSU researchers conducted surveys and interviewed dozens of canyon residents, community leaders, and agency personnel. They heard firsthand the toll the fires continue to take on survivors’ mental and physical health. “One thing that really came across is just the excruciating chronic stress that these folks were dealing with on a daily basis, in the context of the trauma they experienced — losing their homes, losing all their possessions, fearing for their lives,” said Sandi Phibbs, coauthor on the report and the innovation, evaluation, and research manager in OSU’s Center for Health Innovation. “They weren’t able to live the way they were before. From diet to relationships, it impacted every corner of their lives.” Starting just before Labor Day in 2020, massive wildfires burned through more than a million acres in Oregon. At least nine people died and thousands of homes were lost, with the Santiam Canyon towns of Detroit, Gates, and Mill City being among the most severely affected. The report focused on Santiam Canyon because Marion County had community development block grant funding and reached out to the OSU Extension Service to partner on a study.
In studying the aftermath, OSU researchers looked at five main areas of concern: environmental health; housing; mental and behavioral health; food security and adequate healthy eating; and personal health. Detroit did not have functioning infrastructure for drinking water until seven months after the fire, but while the water is now clean, residents are having a hard time trusting it, said coauthor Amanda Rau, an assistant professor of practice and regional fire specialist with the OSU Extension Fire Program. While 28 percent of survey respondents said breathing problems presented at least “some difficulty” for them prior to the fires, that number jumped to 55 percent after the fires. “They were still sick because they were breathing in heavy metals and other contaminants stirred up by wind from the buildings that burned, but that’s not being tested for or accounted for,” Rau said, noting that current air quality monitors do not capture heavy metals. “So residents are controlling what they think they can control — water — but they’re actually suffering from what they can’t control.” More than 700 families lost their homes, but one year after the fire, only 13 percent of displaced households managed by the Santiam Service Integration Team, which provides case management for residents and links them with resources, had entered permanent re-housing. The remaining 87 percent were still in temporary housing, such as hotels, RVs or couchsurfing. Others may have left the area entirely. One Canyon resident said in a focus group interview, “The way I describe it is I feel like I’ve been erased … I just look around where I’m staying now, and I just
feel like my whole life has been erased. Because I can’t go back and tell any stories about where this came from, and this belonged to your great-grandmother, and you know, so what happened to my life? It’s gone.” The lack of permanent housing ripples into every corner of people’s lives, said principal investigator Marc Braverman, a professor and Extension research and evaluation specialist in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences. For example, the limited space in RVs makes it hard for people to cook healthy meals or find ways to exercise. And while it’s important to ensure that building permits are not granted for substandard housing, Braverman says residents need some form of relief from the bureaucracy and paperwork as they try to construct new homes. “It’s literally a roller coaster that you have to live 15 times over. Because each agency wants verification,” a focus group participant said. “And I mean, you give up. You give up after the fourth time.” On top of paperwork challenges, many residents cannot secure housing appraisals because the fires destroyed all the nearby homes that might have served as “comparables.” And in the year since the 2020 fires, construction costs rose roughly 25 percent, and many residents’ home insurance policies do not cover costly items like wells or septic systems. The report’s authors include several key recommendations for addressing these issues, including streamlining paperwork when possible, addressing the shortage of mental health providers in the area, creating a health registry to track survivors, and establishing more concrete emergency response plans for future disasters.
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New Central Bark owner cares for pets in Sisters By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
Our dogs aren’t just pets here in Sisters Country — they’re our companions; they’re members of the family. That means it’s a really big deal to entrust our furry friends’ well-being to another when we’re at work or when we go out of town. For years, folks in Sisters have relied on Central Bark for doggie day-care and boarding that they can trust — and on Groomingdales for keeping dogs looking and feeling their best with skilled and attentive grooming. Calvin Hasse recognized the quality of the business Cathy Warner and Sam Hernandez built here over some 15 years, and saw an opportunity. “It was for sale and it grabbed me,” he said. “They built a good business, a good clientele. They had a good referral business.” Hasse took ownership of the operation in January. A native of New Zealand, Hasse moved to the United States seven years ago, and to Bend a year ago. Hasse has owned a wide array of businesses over the years — from a car wash in Lahaina, Hawaii, to a fishing tackle
shop, from working in real estate, to now operating a beloved Sisters institution. But Central Bark & Groomingdales is not simply another entrepreneurial opportunity for Hasse. He loves animals, and has fostered them on a volunteer basis in the past. He noted that, “New Zealand has a lot of feral cats.” His fostering work prepared those who were viable candidates for homes and others for a “job” in barns and the like. His rapport with his charges was evident as The Nugget walked through the facility with him last Friday, among a horde of friendly and excited dogs of every breed imaginable. Often there are multiple dogs from a single family on hand. “We have some dogs that are here every day,” Hasse said. Central Bark’s day care offers dogs a chance to be among friends while their person is at work, or when they’re otherwise occupied. It can be a benefit for any dog to spend some social time with other dogs, and Hasse noted that a spell of day care can be beneficial to seniors who have high-energy dogs. “The dogs are nackered at the end of the day,” he said. “They want to go home and
sleep.” Folks who are nervous about boarding their dog can give day care a try first, Hasse notes. Day care is available Monday through Friday, and boarding is available through weekends. It’s best to book boarding early if possible. “The more notice the better,” Hasse said, noting that one week is good. The work is very handson. Some dogs require special diets and/or medications, and Central Bark is on top of that. Between the boarding facility and the grooming facility, Central Bark & Groomingdales has eight employees, and Hasse said a new groomer is coming on board. Hasse doesn’t plan any immediate changes to an operation that has served Sisters well for so long. “To be honest, I just want to run it as it is for a few months and evaluate,” he said. “Ideally, I’d like to make improvements, but I don’t know what those would be yet.” Like most folks, Hasse was drawn to Central Oregon by the natural beauty and the lifestyle. He loves to golf and he’s taken up skiing — when he’s not surrounded by a bevy of happy dogs.
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MARTIN: New principal planner is on the job in Sisters Continued from page 3
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Charitable Foundation, “and your commitment truly makes Oregon a better place to live. We are pleased to be able to support your Meals on Wheels program.” Council on Aging of Central Oregon received grants from Barbara Emily Knudson Charitable Foundation, OnPoint Community Credit Union, First Interstate Bank, and Brooks Resources for its Meals on Wheels program. Brooks Resources awarded $2,500 to support meals for seniors in Deschutes County. Their mission is to support social services, arts, culture, and education in Bend. The Barbara Emily Knudson Charitable Foundation awarded $12,000 to the Meals on Wheels program. Their mission is to promote education, health, and vibrant communities in Oregon. OnPoint Community Credit Union donated $5,000. OnPoint believes communities grow and thrive when we all work together to support those most in need. First Interstate Bank contributed $1,000 to address food insecurity in our older adult population in Central Oregon. “We are so grateful that these foundations recognize the food insecurity issues our seniors are facing in Central Oregon. Their continued support of our Meals on Wheels program is a vote of confidence that together we can make a difference in the health and well-being of our elders,” said Council
We are so grateful that these foundations recognize the food insecurity issues our seniors are facing in Central Oregon. — Susan Rotella
on Aging’s executive director Susan Rotella. “These awards will help us meet the growing food insecurity needs this year.” Central Oregon organizations, foundations, and local residents are welcomed and encouraged to support the Council on Aging’s Meals on Wheels program. To make a donation, visit www.council onaging.org/donate. For more information about resources for older adults, call the Council on Aging at 541-678-5483, visit www.councilonaging.org, or their Facebook page a t www.fac eboo k . co m / CouncilOnAgingOfCentral Oregon.
Deschutes County. He and his wife, Valerie, settled in Bend and decided “this was a place I want to put down roots.” He became an associate planner during his five years at the county. After the experience of dealing with short-range rural planning, Martin went to the City of Bend where he worked on urban planning during the peak of activity prior to the 2008 recession. After the recession, Martin broadened his experience further with regional planning while working for Commute Options in ODOT Region 4. He also did some contract work for Jefferson County and private developers. He became the manager for NeighborImpact’s weatherization program before returning to Deschutes County to do long-range planning. Along the way, Martin’s daughter, Paige, was born, and she is now 14 years old. With his multitude of work experiences, Martin brings with him to Sisters a full grasp of Oregon land-use
laws as well as both urban and rural long- and shortrange planning experience. He is well acquainted with regional organizations and people within Central Oregon. He already was familiar with Sisters from working with the Sisters Country Vision Project and the Deschutes County Historic Landmarks Commission. He also already has established relationships with some of Sisters’ public servants. Martin views his position of principal planner this way: “I know I’m here to represent the community and the citizens of Sisters by addressing the goals and needs of the community. I will be accessible and available to them and be sure their voices and interests are incorporated into the planning for the City.” A big influence in Martin’s life was his dad, who lived with multiple sclerosis until seven years ago. He was confined to a power wheelchair, which he drove with his chin. Martin’s experience with his father provided him a broader
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Brynn Beaver When Brynn Beaver moved to Sisters in the summer of 2021, she did not know what to expect from her new — and much smaller — high school. “I moved right in the middle of the pandemic,” she recalled. “What a time to be a new student.” Any concern about finding her place in her new school was quickly alleviated by a warm welcome from both students and teachers. Brynn found a natural home in the music and theater program. “It’s always felt like kind of my ‘thing,’” she said. Last month, she found herself in the spotlight with the major role of Ado Annie Carnes in the SHS production of “Oklahoma!” The role tested Brynn’s vocal chops — and she found she could do things she didn’t initially think she could do. “I’ve done that a lot here, as a student,” she said. “I think its just learning not to turn down opportunities that are presented to you because you don’t think you can pull it off. That was my biggest hurdle.” She said that she has learned to trust that her teachers believe in her, and that helps her believe in herself and achieve more than she thought herself capable of. Brynn is planning to attend the University of Oregon with a major in psychology, a passion that she hopes to pursue
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into graduate school and beyond. But she won’t leave the stage behind. “I would love to keep the arts and theater in my life,” she said. Brynn is a wonderful, spirited, kind, and always curious human who brings light and love to the world. — Susie Seaney Brynn Beaver is a shining star in the Sisters High School music program. She is a strong singer in the Concert Choir and a valued percussionist in the Band. Brynn was a giant part of the school musical Oklahoma this past weekend. She played the powerhouse leading role of Ado Annie - adding lots of perfectly-timed comic relief to the show. Brynn also helped design the costumes in the show. Brynn’s lighthearted spirit and extreme talent elevates everyone around her. Congratulations Brynn! — Rick Johnson In class, Brynn is an asset in so many ways. She is open-minded, insightful, sincere, and intentional. She is able to look beyond the literal and present her thoughts in an effective manner. She cares about people and does her best to make all feel welcome. She makes a strong effort to show her selfless attitude. With a strong desire to support mental health and to help make changes, she plans on pursuing a degree in Psychology. I have witnessed a plethora of examples that illustrate qualities that show that she would be
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ADAIR: Sisters Country resident will be on the May 17 ballot Continued from page 1
the usual reserved and introverted image of accountants, as she exudes an entirely different personality. During the 2018 general election she learned that her grandfather had been an Umatilla County commissioner. “I guess being a commissioner is in my genes,” she said. It took some number of years before she competed in political life, but she has long been politically active, including two years as chair of Deschutes County Republicans. The Nugget asked Adair’s thoughts on the grassroots movement to make Deschutes County commissioners nonpartisan. It was the only time in the conversation where she demurred on a subject. Otherwise she was energetic in discussing her role as commissioner and at times passionate in talking about her favorite projects or goals. She is most proud of her work and lobbying in securing two more Deschutes County Circuit Court judges, and helping jumpstart the recently completed Veterans Village project for homeless veterans. ”And not raising county property taxes,” she said. If reelected Adair intends to push for an unused portion of Deer Ridge Correctional Institute to be turned into a psychiatric hospital. The prison is located in Jefferson County. Initially her goal was
to see a new facility increase the county’s psychiatric bed capacity, then saw potential in Deer Ridge after touring the facility in August. Thus far, with the filing date for candidacy a few weeks away, Adair’s Position 3 has also drawn a filing from Morgan Schmidt, a Democrat and youth pastor. Adair often gets into the weeds of an issue and can be relentless in pursuing a solution or change such as the long-festering parking problem at Smith Rock, which attracts nearly one million annual visitors. Her advocacy for even seemingly small issues is part of her “brand.” She likes to think that she is pragmatic and collegial. “Raising three boys and horses has been good training ground for serving as a commissioner,” she said. Her list of current memberships and affiliations is reflective of her hands-on approach to problem solving. Locally she has served on the Sisters Vision Implementation Team and Sisters Park & Recreation District Budget Committee. Over the years she has
coordinated various fundraising projects, serving in leadership roles ranging from schools to hospitals. Her advocacy for small business often takes her to stores, coffee shops, restaurants, and mom-and-pop businesses where she finds she can relate. “I had my first job when I was 5,” she said. “Working a ranch has given me a lot of respect for the little guys, the family-owned businesses that make up so much of the Deschutes County economy.” Workforce housing, an issue that is oft discussed in Sisters, is one that Adair has added to her list of problems to solve. The position held by Commissioner Tony DeBone, a Republican, is also up for election. He is being challenged in the May Republican primary by Tom McManus, a retired health and safety consultant, and Scott Stuart, an insurance agent associated with the People’s Rights organization. The winner will face Oliver Tatom, a Democrat and primary care clinic manager. The primary election is May 17 in Oregon.
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CROSSINGS: Priority list of wildlife crossings across Oregon released Continued from page 1
“While the reality of human development, habitat loss, and poaching negatively impacts deer populations, Oregonians can have a proven and measurable impact in reducing wildlifevehicle collisions by installing wildlife safe passage crossings on our highways.” Between a five-year span through 2017 and 2021, the Oregon Department of Transportation recorded 30,951 wildlife-vehicle collisions, resulting in damage, injury, and fatalities to motorists and significantly impacting the state’s iconic wildlife, such as mule deer, elk, and pronghorn. In 2021, the average cost of a vehicle collision with a mule deer — the most common collision type — was $9,086 and collisions with elk cost $24,006, totaling $56.9 million in 2020 alone. This includes vehicle damage, medical expenses, and lost hunting value. Between 2015 and 2020, Deschutes County averaged 533.83 wildlife crashes per year. Most of those involve deer. More cars on the highways obviously increases the odds of collisions that don’t end well for deer. Late last year, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) told The Nugget that mule deer populations across the Deschutes National Forest as a whole have declined 56 percent from 2004 to 2021. In the Metolius Basin, the surveyed population of 3,359 mule deer is 46 percent short of the objective of 6,200; in the Upper Deschutes range, the population of 800 is 60 percent below the desired threshold of 2,000. The report, which can be viewed at https:// oregonhunters.org/wpcontent/uploads/2022/02/ OAT-Wildlife-CrossingsPrioritization_FINAL_0201-2022.pdf calls for a full planning process to determine project design — including an underpass, overpass, or other measures along Highway 20 near ODFWdesignated Metolius Deer Winter range. Project planning is estimated at $66,330, with design, feasibility, and construction currently not estimated. The project would be expected to include fencing, a crossing structure, deer guards, and would require potential easements. About a dozen wildlifevehicle hotspots across the state have been identified for wildlife crossing projects. In addition to Highway 20 in the Sisters area, the report calls out Highway 20 near Juntura;
I-5 between Ashland and the Oregon-California border; on I-84 near Meacham; and several places on Highway 97 in Central Oregon. Funding needs are estimated to be between $22 million and $36 million to address these known hotspots. The Wildlife Crossings Investment Act was introduced by Rep. Ken Helm (D-34, Washington County) and has 33 sponsors so far. The bill would invest at least $7 million in targeted projects that will reduce wildlifevehicle collisions to make roads safer for people and wildlife. These dollars can also be used for federal grant match requirements, allowing Oregon taxpayers’ dollars to be leveraged for a greater return on this initial investment. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 provides $350 million over five years in the form of competitive grants to states, Tribes, and municipalities to create wildlife crossing solutions, and the monies from HB 4130-01 could be harnessed in this way. To date, Oregon has only five wildlife crossings, considerably fewer than other western states —Colorado has 69, Utah and California both enjoy 50, and Nevada has 23 for large mammals alone. Yet, a recent State Farm insurance analysis found that Oregon has the highest likelihood of wildlife crashes among West Coast states. “The OAT (Oregon Action Team) priority list is a wellthought-out and analyzed list providing a great look at the on-the-ground opportunities to improve wildlife movement that HB 4130-01 could help bring to fruition to put Oregon on a path toward leadership in wildlife crossing infrastructure,” said Zach Schwartz, Oregon program manager for the Wildlands Network. The Lava Butte underpass near Bend reduced wildlifevehicle collisions by more than 85 percent, and Utah saw a 98.5 percent reduction in deer mortalities when it built two animal underpasses on a stretch of highway that blocked traditional migratory routes. Because so many Oregonians are impacted by wildlife-vehicle collisions, there is broad bipartisan support for wildlife crossings from voters across Oregon. A 2020 poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted by the firm GBAO found that 86 percent of Oregonians favor constructing more wildlife crossings on roads and highways and 75 percent of voters from across the political and geographic spectrum support increased funding to build more wildlife crossings on roads and highways.
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C L A S S I F I CE DL SA WATER: S SCity ofI Sisters F I E D S
ural Fire Protection Part-Time District Sales to Associate provide 24/7 Wein-station are looking fire for a person who fficer/medical is staffing friendly, - one outgoing, and ficer per shift reliable; - by hiring someone two who enjoys additional working full timewith Fire the public in a team fficer/EMTs.environment. The levy would Workdays are lso provide funding Saturday for threeand Sunday. dditional student Applications firefighter available at the cholarshipsStitchin' for a total Post, of two 311 W. Cascade dents per shift.Ave. The additional in Sisters or by email tudents woulddiane.j@stitchinpost.com. allow for the housing of Firefighter/EMT Questions? Contact udents in the North diane.j@stitchinpost.com. station for quicker response times. Citizens4Community (C4C) The primaryseeks reasonsa District dynamic, experienced unteers and leaders are asking non-profit leader to serve as for theExecutive levy are: Director. The ideal 1. An increase in candidate calls and has strong duction in administrative volunteer officers skills is and is eager king it difficult to maintain the to connect and engage with isting levelpeople of service our andthat organizations as they mmunity has come to expect. address challenges and pursue The coverage opportunities commitment for to strengthen e existing officers has Country. become This is a 32 Sisters unsustainable. hr/week position with potential The Districtfor desires to improve full-time. Full job details at sponse times and availability. www.Citizens4Community.com. he five-year levy would fund Sisters Landscape Co. is hiring rvices at a fixed rate of $0.69 for multiple positions — crew per $1,000.00 leadsoftoassessed laborers — with potential property value. For everyand advancement. for growth 00,000 of assessed value - not necessary. No experience rket value ->>> the cost would be $18-$25/hour DOE <<< $69 a year or about Potential wage increase for $5.75 a month. motivated employees. timated revenueAll forwork each year in Sisters area, of the levy: easy drive from Bend or $315,744 inRedmond. 2022-2023 Email resumé to $328,373sisterslandscape@gmail.com in 2023-2024 $341,508 in 2024-2025 or call 541-549-3001. $355,169 in 2025-2026 $369,375 in 2026-2027 otice of Receipt of Ballot Title Notice is hereby given that a lot title for a measure referred by Cloverdale Rural Fire otection District has been filed Lake Creek Lodge Job Fair h the Deschutes County Clerk March 12th, 10am-4pm February 23, 2022. The ballot Join our summer camp culture at e caption is: Cloverdale RFPD Lake Creek Lodge. ve-Year Local Option Tax for We're recruiting for: strict Staffing. An elector may Maintenance, Housekeeping le petition for review of this Guest Services, Bartenders, ballot title in the Deschutes Baristas & Kitchen Team County Circuit Court no later We are proud to offer flexible an 5:00 p.m., March 4, 2022. schedules, excellent Steve Dennison compensation & opportunities Deschutes County Clerk for on-site housing. EEKING AFFORDABLE www.lakecreeklodge.com ADVERTISING? 13375 SW Forest Service Rd Do You Have A Camp Sherman #1419, BUSINESS TO PROMOTE? PRODUCTS TO SELL? 999 Public Notice SERVICE TO PROVIDE? Notice of District Measure lace your ad in The Nugget! Election DEADLINE forCloverdale classifieds Rural Fire is MONDAYS byProtection NOON District Call 541-549-9941 or Notice issubmit hereby given that on online at NuggetNews.com Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a • • • • • • • measure • • • • • • • election •••• will be held in
Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District located in Deschutes County, Oregon. The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the district’s voters on this date: CAPTION: Cloverdale RFPD Five-Year Local Option Tax for District Staffing QUESTION: Shall the District impose a five-year levy starting 2022-2023 of $0.69 per $1,000.00 of assessed value for 24/7 officer staffing? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent. SUMMARY: If approved, this measure would allow Cloverdale
Rural Fire Protection District to provide 24/7 in-station fire officer/medical staffing - one officer per shift - by hiring two additional full time Fire Officer/EMTs. The levy would also provide funding for three additional student firefighter scholarships for a total of two students per shift. The additional students would allow for the housing of Firefighter/EMT students in the North station for quicker response times. The primary reasons District volunteers and leaders are asking for the levy are: 1. An increase in calls and reduction in volunteer officers is making it difficult to maintain the existing level of service that our community has come to expect. 2. The coverage commitment for the existing officers has become unsustainable. 3. The District desires to improve response times and availability. The five-year levy would fund services at a fixed rate of $0.69 per $1,000.00 of assessed property value. For every $100,000 of assessed value - not market value - the cost would be $69 a year or about $5.75 a month. Estimated revenue for each year of the levy: $315,744 in 2022-2023 $328,373 in 2023-2024 $341,508 in 2024-2025 $355,169 in 2025-2026 $369,375 in 2026-2027 Notice of Receipt of Ballot Title Notice is hereby given that a ballot title for a measure referred by Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District has been filed with the Deschutes County Clerk on February 23, 2022. The ballot title caption is: Cloverdale RFPD Five-Year Local Option Tax for District Staffing. An elector may file petition for review of this ballot title in the Deschutes County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 p.m., March 4, 2022. Steve Dennison Deschutes County Clerk SEEKING AFFORDABLE ADVERTISING? Do You Have A BUSINESS TO PROMOTE? PRODUCTS TO SELL? SERVICE TO PROVIDE? Place your ad in The Nugget! DEADLINE for classifieds is MONDAYS by NOON Call 541-549-9941 or submit online at NuggetNews.com ••••••••••••••••••
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world: “…worst in at least 1,200 years.” (UK Guardian). The latest look at the US Drought Monitor shows 42 percent of Oregon is under extreme drought and around 16 percent is under the worst level of drought. Since the beginning of November 2021, 72 percent of Oregon has been under an extreme drought rating. A quarter of the state was also under the worst level of drought measurement system, only a slight improvement. Within the city limits water usage is not as large a factor as outside the town boundaries, where some small farmers’ and ranchers’ dependence on water is a matter of survival for their operation. Suddenly, talk is changing from wringing of hands to how to conserve. Two of the largest users of water in the city are the City itself and Sisters School District. The City waters parks and street landscaping. The School District keeps vast lawns and playing fields hydrated, and supplies heavily used bathrooms. Watering grass and shrubs is always the first target when it comes to conserving H2O. Letting lawns go dormant deals a blow to the attractiveness of a community, especially one like Sisters that depends so much on tourism. “It’s just not a good look,” a tourism official said. “Imagine browned-out grass at Village Green for the Festival.” Browned-out lawns might be in the cards, experts statewide are predicting. And possibly curtailments on washing cars. It’s that bad, they say.
The average household uses about 138 gallons of water a day. Average may be misleading if one family member showers for three minutes and another for 15. Or if one turns the tap off when shaving or brushing teeth and the other leaves it running. Of that 138, 18 on average is from leaks. Much of Sisters is new, built with the latest plumbing technology, so leaks are not much of an issue. Checking for leaks is still a good idea, particularly in older dwellings. Options available to the City include an inclining rate structure that has a base fee and commodity charge, using block rates under which the price per unit of water increases as metered consumption passes one or more usage thresholds. This encourages conservation by sending a price signal to customers that their consumption costs more, as more water is consumed. An alternative is a seasonal rate structure that has a base fee and commodity charge using a seasonal differential that charges more per unit of water consumed in the dry season (on-peak), compared with the wet season (off-peak) to encourage water conservation during peak use periods.
Or there is a drought rate structure that has a base fee and commodity charge similar to seasonal rates, but instead of applying higher rates during an entire season, the supplier adjusts rates based on Sisters’ level of drought. Higher levels of drought result in higher prices for water in order to encourage water conservation. The block rate structure has already been instituted by some Sisters Country private water suppliers in and around Cloverdale, where it had been reported that some users were consuming as much as 20 times per acre of their neighbors. With regard to irrigation water, Oregon law requires that all water diverted by water right holders be used beneficially and without waste. This means that a water right holder is required by law to use only the amount necessary for the intended purpose and no more, up to the limits of the water right. Recent rain has been minimal, not enough to change the dynamic. A look at the long-range forecast — the next 30 days — is discouraging. Look for continuing coverage by The Nugget of the emerging water and drought crisis.
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DARK SKIES: Students from SHS Astronomy Club presented to City Council Continued from page 1
glare. Warmer-colored lights have a lower impact on night vision. The students illustrated how Sisters’ night skies are currently very similar to what the Portland area had in the 1950s. They told Council, “We are at a critical time, with the increase of population growth in Central Oregon, to have a chance to influence our ability to see stars into the future. Costs and efforts we pay now will be far outweighed by benefits in the future.” The students are asking Council to update and fully implement the City’s dark-sky ordinance, which was written in 2010 with five years given for implementation. Up to this year, little has been done and Council is intent on changing that. The students would like to see public education to raise awareness regarding appropriate lighting as well as enforcement of the code. The southeastern part of Oregon is one of the largest pristine dark-sky areas in the United States. Sisters and all of Central Oregon influences that area with our lighting. The students urge the use of responsible lighting practices in Sisters to protect our dark skies and to buffer the area to the southeast. Light pollution is caused by unshielded lights, blue/white lights, excessive lighting, and inappropriate lighting. All these factors give rise to light trespass, glare, and sky glow. Responsible outdoor lighting should:
• Be targeted and shielded to prevent glare and light trespass on others’ property. • Be as dim as possible and as warm as possible. • Provide a safe and secure environment. • Be controlled with motion sensors, timers, or turned off when not needed. • Enhance visibility, not impede it. With a new compliance officer joining the City staff in March, there will be personnel available to offer education and awareness regarding dark skies and, if needed, enforce compliance with the ordinance.
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PHOTOS BY KRIS KRISTOVICH
Sisters’ night skies offer spectacular experiences —if we keep them dark.
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA — www.darksky. org) offers advice on lighting — and how to productively approach your neighbors about theirs... “We suggest taking the following steps to educate your neighbor, and by extension your community, about the value of dark-sky-friendly lighting,” IDA states. • Make friends, not enemies. Your neighbors probably don’t even realize their lighting is bothersome. • Stay positive and don’t argue. Be tactful and understanding about your neighbor’s right to light their property. • Suggest alternatives to their current fixture. Ask them to move the light, shield it, or add a motion sensor so it’s activated only when needed. Offer to help get this done. • Be informative. Talking to your neighbor is a great opportunity to be an advocate for good lighting. There are many reasons to use dark-skyfriendly lighting. Read up on the
issues regarding light pollution. A number of educational resources are available through IDA. • It’s useful to know the local costs of electricity (cents per kWh) and the local lighting control ordinances. This information is available on most city websites, from your regional utility company, and on your utility bill. Visit IDA online for a useful guide to help you find out if there is a lighting ordinance in your town. • You may also want to compile a list of local businesses or homes in the neighborhood with good quality lighting as an example of effective security measures that are dark-sky friendly. • Having a list of shielded light fixtures to provide as alternatives to your neighbor’s current lighting is also recommended. Use IDA’s
Fixture Seal of Approval database to find dark-sky-friendly fixtures and devices. • Don’t dismiss their need to feel safe. Remember that home is a place where everyone wants to feel relaxed and safe. • Explain that light trespass is a form of light pollution, but don’t threaten legal action. The idea of a lawsuit can create bad feelings among the whole neighborhood. • Remember that everyone wants the same thing: a chance to relax in his or her own environment. Work together to create an atmosphere that benefits the community. It’s not difficult or expensive to each do our bit to make Sisters more dark-sky-friendly. It just requires a little awareness and effort to help each other (not) see the light.
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