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The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 15

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Youth plant trees in Sisters Country By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

The wind was whipping off the freshly snow-clad Three Sisters, and the terrain was rocky and uneven, choked with fallen trees that have come down in the wake of the 2012 Pole Creek Fire. A small crew of tree planters strode across the rough country, shovel in hand and bags full of ponderosa pine seedlings on their hips. Mason and Ethan Gardner, both 17, and 16-year-old Kodee Sweat were in their second week of a planting project conducted under the auspices of the Sisters Ranger District. On Thursday, April 7, they had been working in balmy 70-degree conditions in the Metolius Basin. On Friday, they were on the wind-swept ridgelines south of Sisters and west of Three Creek Road, with temperatures in the low 40s. Working in less-than-optimal conditions was part of the gig for the crew from Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council’s (COIC) Youth Compass program. Matt Mahoney, a COIC youth employment counselor,

Schmidt seeks to be County Commissioner By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Morgan Schmidt has spent the past 15 years in nonelected public service. That changed last September when she chose to take her advocacy to the voters by filing to run for Position 3 on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, a seat now held by Republican Patty Adair who has filed for reelection. Schmidt, who just ended her time as a pastor with the First Presbyterian Church of Bend to concentrate on her campaign, is 36 and a Democrat. She was motivated to run for office after watching a County Commission meeting last May where Adair proposed an ordinance that Schmidt interpreted as

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diploma. Josh Lagalo, youth employment and training manager, explained the program for The Nugget: See TREES on page 30

See COLD CASE on page 8

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

stipulating the county would not enforce capacity limits for churches for public health reasons. “I couldn’t believe our elected officials would be working against the good of the people,” Schmidt said at the time. Schmidt has expressed further disappointment in positions Adair took with respect to COVID19 response. As the pandemic intensified, Schmidt launched a Facebook page — Pandemic Partners — that aimed to connect people in the community who needed help with those who could provide it. Since then she also has become a vocal advocate for Bend’s homeless population, and helped coordinate See SCHMIDT on page 25

best employee they can be — that’s the goal,” Mahoney said. “For this project, it’s more about being resilient.” The teenagers were working for $14 an hour — and credit toward a high school

Sisters woman helps resolve cold case Kylie Tigard of Sisters plans to bury her cousin Tammy on what would have been her birthday, April 18. The ceremony, which will be supported by the Patriot Guard of Oregon and other veterans groups, will bring “sadness and a sense of closure” to a long and tragic story that began in 1980, when Tamara (Tammy) Tigard went missing at the age of 20 from her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. She disappeared with no trace, leaving her family with only questions and loss. Her immediate family has since passed on. What would later be determined to be Tigard’s body was found on April 18, 1980, on what would have been her 21st birthday on an Oklahoma County,

Kodee Sweat was part of a COIC work crew out planting ponderosa seedlings south of Sisters last week. was out supervising the crew. He explained that the program builds job skills and work ethic, showing up on time and doing what’s asked of them. “To teach them to be the

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New path installed on Pine Street By Sue Stafford Correspondent

The installation of an eight-foot-wide multi-use path along the west side of North Pine Street, from West Main Avenue all the way north to the City limits, is currently underway. The project is being done

by Odyssey Contracting LLC with a price tag of $170,247.50. A projected completion date is June 30. The project is funded by a $100,000 grant from Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and money from systems development charges (SDCs).

This project is part of the 2021 Transportation System Plan (TSP) to continue the existing eight-foot concrete sidewalk that runs in front of the Sisters Ranger District office a few more blocks and then become a winding eight-foot-wide asphalt See PATH on page 20

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

A concrete crew laid a winding path along Pine Street earlier this month.

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Announcements...............12 Of a Certain Age ...............14 Fun & Games ................... 24 Classifieds..................27-29 Meetings .......................... 3 Entertainment .................13 At Your Service............ 15-18 Crossword ...................... 26 Real Estate ................ 29-32

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

Radical column

To the Editor: Ryan Moffat’s commentary “Easter for everyone,” (The Nugget, March 30, page 8) hangs on my refrigerator where I have read and reread it several times. My admiration for The Nugget has increased tenfold for the boldness of publishing such a radical piece. Yes, Jesus Christ remains the most radical association on the face of the earth. I know this firsthand. For the 25 years prior to 2019, I

would have written this letter in vehement criticism of publishing such a commentary. How dare you, I would have said. I was a derisive atheist cum apathetic agnostic cum new age seeker until the Holy Spirit overcame me, and I became a follower of Jesus Christ. No one was more shocked than me, but it has been the greatest gift I have ever received. In Christ, I now find the answer to the meaning of life, have a true understanding of See LETTERS on page 19

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Rodeo spruce-up…

The Sisters Rodeo Association is an all-volunteer outfit. Crews are already hard at work getting the Sisters Rodeo Grounds ready for the big event June 8-12. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Cutting trees to save the forest By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

I’m a bit of a tree hugger. I love our towering ponderosa pines. Heck, I even have a soft spot for junipers. There’s a big one in my yard that gives me pleasure every time I look at it (and the birds that flock to it), and there are a couple of venerable, gnarled specimens that I visit regularly on woods rambles. I’ve been known to talk to trees. Don’t make it weird. One of the things that I’ve learned over a lifetime of woods rambling is that sometimes loving the trees and loving the forest are at odds. Sometimes, in order for the forest to thrive, trees must fall. Sisters Country’s forests are not naturally dense. The historic forest was far more open and park-like than what we see in many places today. That’s a function of a hundred years of logging old growth and suppressing fire. We’ve changed the way we manage forests now, but there’s a lot of catching up to do to return them to a “natural” state. Sisters’ forests need fire — it cleans up the forest floor, removing choking underbrush, and small trees, and it makes the remaining trees more resilient. A spate of winter-like weather has delayed things, but Sisters is going into burning season, where foresters will be lighting prescribed burns to mimic natural fire patterns and restore forest health. It’s always a bit of a drag when there’s smoke in the air on a fresh spring day — but it’s good for both the forest and for us in the end. Burning isn’t the only tool foresters need to restore healthy forests. Logging to thin the forest is also critical. Burning and thinning projects also help protect Sisters from catastrophic wildfire. Work in recent years has created a belt of treated lands around local communities — and those treatment areas have proven vital to firefighting efforts. When a marching wildfire hits those areas, it “lies down” and that allows firefighters to get ahead of a blaze and

build containment lines. The work in Sisters Country has been promoted by the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project. That organization aims to restore local forests to a healthier, more resilient condition through sciencedriven restoration projects. The Collaborative is comprised of a volunteer stakeholder committee of 19 community members representing land management agencies, tribal groups, the timber industry, environmental nonprofits, recreational and tourism interests, scientists, government officials, and wildlife specialists. The Collaborative plays an active role in community education about the need for active forest restoration — and in lobbying to get the funds allocated to actually do the work. The Collaborative seeks to promote safer communities and improved wildlife habitat, and to protect water resources. By promoting forest projects, they seek to grow opportunities for jobs working in the forest, while protecting local economies from the often devastating effects of disruption from wildfire. The outfit and the Forest Service have recently taken some heat over the felling of some large trees in a project west of Bend. The trees, about 30 of them, were large and relatively old — but not old growth. Nevertheless, steering committee members have acknowledged that at least some of those trees might better have been preserved. Fair enough. Watchdog groups are right to keep an eye on projects, and every organization has room to learn and to do its work better. But it’s also important not to lose sight of the forest for the trees. The Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project and all of its partners — from agencies to logging contractors —have done some really outstanding work in Sisters Country, not only in forest restoration, but in building good faith relationships where there used to be suspicion. Sisters Country is better for their efforts.

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Community Garden honors

Bob Lawton

Writing for film makes author a happy camper By Kit Tosello Correspondent

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Sisters Community Garden volunteers paused in a Saturday work party to present a golden rake to Bob Lawton and recognize him for many years of service to the project. By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Members of Sisters Community Garden gathered Saturday for a work party and to bid retiring garden manager Robert “Bob” Lawton farewell. A cold wind blew, interspersed with snatches of sun and sprinkles of snow. Lawton was presented with a memory book and a golden rake in thanks for all his help and commitment. “I had a community garden plot in the Portland area; my mom was always a gardener,” Lawton told The Nugget. Growing up, he lived in West Linn, Oregon and Camas, Washington. “My dad worked at a paper mill,” he explained. Central Oregon was always part of his family’s

story. “My parents were both schoolteachers in the mid1930s in Bend,” he elaborated. “This is where they got to know each other.” Lawton and his wife lived in the Portland area and bought a second home in Sisters. “I started seeing what I could grow in the community garden on Adams Street,” he said, “around 2008 maybe.” Two years later, the Lawtons moved to Sisters full-time. Penny Elson, who frequently sits on the garden’s board of directors, described meeting Lawton along with Marvin Benson, back when the garden was moving from the site on Adams Street to its current location near the airport. Benson lived very close by.

“Marvin was our unofficial garden manager right off the bat because he lived right along here, and Bob was shadowing him the whole time on garden duties,” said Elson. “They pretty much took care of the garden.” When Benson became ill, “Bob took over for Marvin and became the Greenhouse Cop—because if somebody’s tomatoes got over five or six feet, nastygrams would have to go out. “Bob was always here, always working on equipment and fencing, irrigation,” she continued. “The berm became his baby; he ordered tree saplings to be planted on the berm. He was quite instrumental in the development of the garden.” See LAWTON on page 31

Sisters resident Melody Carlson began writing books with little more than a cando attitude, a yellow legal pad, and a dream. Thirty years and over 300 published books later, Carlson has long since exchanged her legal pad for a typewriter and her typewriter for a computer. But with the same unwavering pluck, she has now entered an all-new creative realm — writing for film. Recently Carlson was on location in Colorado to observe production of “The

Happy Camper,” the film adaptation of her novel of the same name. When Carlson penned the screenplay, she couldn’t have hoped for better than to place it in the capable hands of executive producer Brian Bird of “When Calls the Heart” fame. “He’s such a professional,” Carlson said. “He’s well-connected. He knows what he’s doing. All the cast, all the crew were just really nice folks.” The movie stars Daniela Bobadilla, best known for See CARLSON on page 20

Sisters housing costs continue to soar By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Neither the 15-month run-up in gas prices, now the highest ever recorded, nor the 40-year high in inflation, nor mortgage interest rates that just crossed 5 percent in some markets has slowed the market for single family homes in Sisters. To the contrary, March set yet another recent record with 38 transactions totaling $29,182,132. The average sale price was $767,951 and the median price was $712,500. Last June, typically the busiest month for realtors,

Sisters recorded 30 sales with a value of $22,307,273 averaging $743,576 and a median sales price of $622,500. The median price is a far more accurate gauge of the market as one or two large sales can skew the average. Thus, the market is showing a whopping 32-percent rise in the median price. The already higher single family home prices were making it difficult for firsttime or younger buyers to own in Sisters. Now it’s nearly impossible, lenders say, particularly with rates See HOUSING on page 22

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Al-Anon Mon., noon. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) p.m. at Sisters Community Church. 541-610-7383. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs., 7 p.m., Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Sisters Episcopal Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, Church. 541-771-3258. / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755. Transfiguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book details. 541-923-1632. 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the citizens4community.com Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Hills Lutheran Church / of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Location information: 541-549-1193. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 541-388-9013. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Parent Teacher Community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Church. 541-548-0440. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library. location, email: steelefly@msn.com. District. 541-549-2091. 541-668-6599 Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Location information: 541-279-1977. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Zoom. 503-930-6158. Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Sisters Area Photography Club Council on Aging of Central Oregon Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645. 2nd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., at Senior Lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Sisters Community Church. 12:30-1 p.m. Sisters Community Monday, 5 p.m. varies from in-person to 541-549-6157. Church. 541-480-1843. zoom meetings Contact info@sisterstrails. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Sisters Area Woodworkers org in advance for meeting info. 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ 541-231-1897. Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

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Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Planner wants public involved in facing growth By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

It’s obvious to everyone that Sisters is growing and changing at a rapid pace. Finding a way to accommodate growth while maintaining the qualities that make Sisters an attractive place to be is the mission — and the challenge — that sits on the desk of City of Sisters Community Director Scott Wofford. Wofford will be one of the panelists at a town hall on “Keeping Sisters, Sisters” on Thursday, May 12. The event is sponsored by Citizens4Community and The Nugget Newspaper. The planner sees community involvement as especially critical at this moment in time, as Sisters sets a course to manage growth that is expected to push the population inside the city limits to 5,200 people by 2041. “I really see it as an important point in Sisters’ history,” Wofford told The Nugget. “We’re on the cusp of making decisions that will have a big impact on the community.” The town hall will be an opportunity for the public to better understand the parameters in which the City can act in managing growth. Many citizens would prefer that Sisters just stop growing, fearing that the community is at a tipping point where quality of life here could be eroded by accommodating more people who move here to enjoy it. Wofford explained that the City cannot simply impose a moratorium on growth because citizens think we’re big enough. State law mandates that cities plan to accommodate growth within Urban Growth Boundaries (UGB) “You can’t just say we don’t want any more growth,” Wofford said. “That’s not an opportunity that exists in Oregon.” State land-use planning law requires that cities maintain a comprehensive plan to make sure that they have adequate housing, transportation, water, sewer, and other infrastructure. The City of Sisters just completed a major update to its comp plan. The City of Sisters Development Code is derived from the goals and projections set out in the comprehensive plan. Wofford said that, over the rest of this year, planners will be looking at what changes may be made to the code to meet planning goals. Sisters can’t, as of now, accommodate the expected population growth. “Right now, we don’t have enough properly zoned land in our UGB to accommodate

You can’t just say we don’t want any more growth. That’s not an opportunity that exists in Oregon. — Scott Wofford that population,” Wofford said. The City is currently working with a consultant on an efficiency exercise to see how the City might use existing land inventory more efficiently — while still meeting goals of preserving community character and urban forest environment. That could mean allowing greater density of residential development and/or allowing taller buildings. “[There’s] a whole matrix of criteria we’ll use to evaluate these changes and how effective they would be,” Wofford said. If tweaks to allowed uses don’t achieve the goal of accommodating increase growth, the City will be forced to consider expanding its UGB, which is a significant process involving review by the state. Wofford said there will be ample opportunity for the public to weigh in. “These are potentially

significant changes to the community, and we want to make sure the community is aware,” Wofford said. Housing is not the only issue the public cares about, Wofford noted. He gets a lot of queries about traffic and water. He said that citizens ask how the City can be comfortable adding more traffic through development when there is a lot of traffic through town already. The City recently updated its Transportation System Plan (TSP), seeking to “keep a level of service that’s acceptable to the community.” Traffic is another topic that isn’t amenable to simple solutions along the lines of “Why don’t they just build a bypass?” The Sisters community has seriously considered seeking a bypass for highway traffic several times over the past three decades. Not everyone finds such a proposal desirable — and if the community decided it was, the cost of acquiring right-of-way and constructing it would be enormous — and take many, many years. [A bypass is] not in our Transportation System Plan as of now,” Wofford said. The City is currently focused on getting a roundabout built at the junction of Locust Street and Barclay

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Drive as part of a local alternative route to “try to encourage [through] traffic to go around downtown.” Wofford notes that residential development is not the cause of most of Sisters’ heavy traffic. “The traffic problem is largely not Sisters residents,” he said. Much of the traffic that often clogs Cascade Avenue (which is a state highway) is passing through, going backand-forth from Bend to the Willamette Valley. “It’s really a larger regional issue too,” Wofford said. Local residents have also been raising concerns about the long-term availability of water. The City has high confidence in the aquifer the City of Sisters sits over — but they are paying attention to concerns about drought and long-term accessibility. The “Keeping Sisters, Sisters” town hall will take place at the Sisters-Camp S herman F ire D is trict Community Hall located at 301 S. Elm St., on Thursday, May 12. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for coffee and light snacks, with the program running 6 to 8 p.m.

Voter reg. deadline near Deschutes County voters have until Tuesday, April 26, to register to vote in advance of the upcoming May 17 Primary Election. April 26 is also the party choice deadline. Voters who wish to vote in the Democratic or Republican closed primary elections need to be registered as a member of that party by the deadline. Voters can update their party affiliation online at www.oregonvotes.gov/ myvote. Voters who are not affiliated with a major party will receive a nonpartisan ballot that will only contain nonpartisan state and local offices and measures. “Now is a great time to check your voter registration to make sure you’re prepared to vote in this spring’s primary election,” said County Clerk Steve Dennison. Ballots for the primary election mail on April 27. Voters can check and update their registration status here or with an Oregon Voter Registration Card. For more information, call the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office at 541-388-6547.

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Outlaws softball program is strong Sisters High School’s softball program is underway this spring — and building strength. Coach Gary Barr said, “We have grown to 15 players on the high school varsity this year, with at least nine players currently in the Sisters Little League Junior program who will be incoming freshmen next year. I expect SHS will have enough players to have a JV team in the next few years, which will be a nice boost to the high school softball program.” Coach Barr has a straightforward approach to improving the Outlaws on the field: “Our coaching focus is on improving pitching and hitting the ball hard. A team that can pitch well and hit for power and average will be hard to beat.” Barr has support from Assistant Coach Abby Barr, who has played fastpitch travel softball from age seven through 18, winning the 18A ASA Oregon State Championship. Abby also played for West Salem High School and Western Mennonite High School taking second in OSAA State Playoffs. She ended her playing career with Eastern Oregon University. Her true love and primary position was pitcher, throwing seven different pitches. Barr has a bachelor’s degree in community health education. He himself has 16 years of coaching experience with “A” level travel softball and a combined three years of coaching high school softball at Sweet Home and Western Christian. Gary has given over 8,000 baseball and softball instructional private lessons at his previous sports practice facility in Salem and now at the Bend Elks. Additionally, Gary is the author of three softball and baseball hitting and skillbuilding books. Barr says, “This year’s players are an especially fun group to coach. They are close-knit and have a great time playing together. “We are fortunate to have terrific upper-class leadership. Seniors Mackenzie Shelswell-White and Daisy Patterson are the team

We have grown to 15 players on the high school varsity this year... I expect SHS will have enough players to have a JV team in the next few years... — Coach Gary Barr

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Ella Davis lays down a bunt in Outlaws softball action against Philomath. captains and do a great job helping the team stay on track and providing leadership to the younger players. Senior Olivia Richard provides a further stabilizing influence. “Junior Hannah Fendall is a tremendous athlete who hits for a high average and plays infield and outfield. Our rock behind the plate is junior Taylor Foley, who already has the throwing speed to the bases of a college catcher. Another junior, Chloe Frazee, brings her positive spirit and ability to drive the ball to the outfield. And sophomore Cooper Alport provides us a hard-hitting left-side batter. “Junior Anna Landon and promising freshman Brooklynn Cooper give us speed on the basepaths and in the outfield.

“Three talented freshmen, Kathryn Scholl, Ella Davis, and Emerson Symonds, have made immediate contributions. Kathryn is a promising college-level pitcher. Ella can play any position and hits with home-run power. And Emmy is a hard worker with a high talent ceiling. “Other freshmen, Alexis Lajko, Layla Hicks, and Alex Smith, are valued studentathletes who will make big contributions in the near future. “We encourage fans to come out and follow the progress of this exciting group. A good turnout builds excitement and helps motivate the team to do even better.” The softball schedule is available at https://www. osaa.org/teams/44668.

Ha y Easter

Oregon honors 911 operators and dispatchers Oregon’s 911 emergency operators and dispatchers answer nearly 2 million emergency calls annually. Over the past two years, these professionals have additionally served on the front line through unprecedented disaster response efforts. In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 10-16, Governor Kate Brown has issued a proclamation recognizing the critical role the state’s 911 operators and dispatchers play in keeping our communities safe and secure. “Oregon’s 911 telecommunicators are heroes devoted to public safety and helping others. They work long hours, remaining calm in all types of situations and quickly constructing plans of action based on limited information,” said State 911 Program Section Manager Frank Kuchta. “They are lifelines in an emergency, and this observance honors their skills, dedication,

and commitment to helping Oregonians.” 911 call takers, dispatchers, and technicians work behind the scenes to help citizens during emergencies ranging from mental health crises, car accidents, missing person reports, burglaries, and domestic violence disturbances. Since early 2020, Oregon’s 911 professionals have had the added responsibility of serving throughout a pandemic, historic wildfires, heatwaves, winter storms, floods, and staffing shortages. “On any given day, our public safety dispatchers have an incredibly stressful job; during the last two years, that’s been compounded as they’ve responded to unprecedented disasters in which they were the first to answer the call,” said Kuchta. “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week brings well-deserved attention and recognition to these invaluable professionals.”

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Emergency center plans move ahead Plans for a dedicated Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) and integrated public safety training center campus on a site adjacent to the Redmond airport have moved closer to reality. In response to requests from regional public safety agencies, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) convened a diverse, multi-agency steering team composed of 25 regional and state public safety agencies to plan the proposed facility, which is scoped at $41 million for Phase 1 (including a full Emergency Coordination Center/classroom building and a variety of highpriority emergency training facilities). Due to the statewide significance of the proposal, and the wide and diverse commitments from regional and state stakeholders, Representative Jack Zika successfully incorporated $9.5 million in state funding for CORE3 in the 2022 Oregon legislative session. “I’m pleased that at the end of the 2022 legislative session, I was able to help secure $9.5 million dollars in funding for the Regional Center for Public Safety and Training right here in Redmond,” said Zika. “This critical infrastructure is vital in case of a Cascadia event and illustrates that, working together, we can find solutions that serve the needs of Oregonians at large.” Furthermore, thanks to Oregon Senators Wyden

and Merkley, the recently approved federal appropriations bill included $750,000 in congressionally directed spending (formerly known as “earmarks”) for CORE3. “Keeping Oregon communities safe is a worthy investment in the future of our state,” said Senator Ron Wyden. “I’m gratified to see these federal funds will go toward achieving key resilience and emergency preparedness objectives in Central Oregon. I will keep fighting for resources so that Central Oregonians can continue to prevent, prepare for, and address disasters.” “Oregon’s first responders are vital to keeping our communities safe in the face of ever changing challenges,” said Senator Jeff Merkley, who serves as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee that wrote the bill. “I am proud to have secured funding for the CORE3 Project in Redmond, which will make the region and Oregon safer by providing important training and resources to help dedicated Central Oregon emergency responders keep us safe.” At their March 2 meeting, the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners agreed to dedicate 300 acres of land for the facility, with an appraised value of $16.3 million. “I am committed to supporting public safety and our communities’ needs to be prepared for any

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Rock climbing in Central Oregon — how to get started Correspondent

It’s no secret that Central Oregon is one of the premier locations for rock climbing. With Smith Rock and a multitude of bouldering areas close by, Central Oregon has some of the most unique routes and popular areas in the Pacific Northwest. The Nugget spoke with a few climbing experts and guides about the growing popularity of the sport, as well as how to get started. Josh Spoelstra, a Central Oregon local, spent most of his young life serving as a youth group leader, as a climbing guide, and made it part of his career. Originally from the Seattle area, he began climbing in high school with his church youth group leader. “The climbing community is friendly and inclusive and always willing to bring someone in, no matter the skill level. So, the first thing I would say is find a friend and then learn some information about climbing and go out together,” said Spoelstra. It is important, when entering rock climbing, to know your own skill level and to understand that indoor climbing in a rock gym is an entirely different experience than climbing outside. “Gyms give you a good idea of what climbing a route is like, but the elements aren’t there. So get a feel for it and move into outdoor climbing with a partner after that,” he said. One of the best places to get started in the Central Oregon area is the Bend Rock Gym (BRG). Jeremy Wassenaar, director of operations, spoke to the importance of starting out in a rock gym. “Come into your local gym and just start asking questions. We have highly trained people working here, willing to help you get started,” said Wassenaar. “I am really proud of how welcoming of a team we have here.” Bend Rock Gym has harnesses, shoes, and belay equipment all available to rent if you come in without your own gear. The gym also caters to climbers of all skill levels with differently ranked routes based on difficulty throughout the gym. Bend Rock Gym offers two main types of climbing for beginners. There is auto-belay climbing (which is a main feature at BRG), where the rope is worked into a machine system at the top of the route; when you hook into it, you can complete the route on your own, because the rope contracts as you get higher up. Autobelay is a good beginner type

of climbing because it allows you to feel what it is like to climb on a route. Top-rope climbing is one of the most common types of climbing at the rock gym, where you have a belay partner at the bottom. “Top-rope is where you learn the knots and ties for belaying,” said Wassenaar. You and your climbing partner are roped together using different knots, and the bottom partner uses a belay device to keep the rope moving through as you climb up the route. Bend Rock Gym offers programs and classes for climbers at any skill level. “The best class is a basics climbing class where you learn the knots, safety checks as a climber, and some techniques for climbing indoors,” said Wassenaar. The gym also partners with guides and programs at Smith Rock for outdoor climbing classes. Smith Rock is one of the most well-known climbing destinations in the Central Oregon area. “There are routes for every type of climber, even beginners, at Smith Rock,” said Spoelstra. Smith Rock and BRG combine to bring climbers together and partnered up to learn the routes and understand outdoor climbing. “If you want to start outdoor climbing, for sure go out with someone that knows the area and terrain, so you can remain safe, because outdoor climbing is totally different than in a gym,” said Spoelstra. Wassenaar and Spoelstra, both having worked in the climbing world for many years, spoke to the things to remember when starting out in climbing. “Understanding your limits is a big one — what are you most comfortable with? Because climbing is a very

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Starting in a rock gym is a good way to get a feel for climbing. However, climbing in the outdoors is a different experience. mentally challenging sport. Also making sure you have a partner you can trust is important because climbing is a very trusting sport,” said Wassenaar. “Find a friend, go into the gym, and build that endurance and understand the mechanics, and then go outside, and there is really where you feel the mental, physical, and spiritual engulfing experience climbing can be,” said Spoelstra. “Finding someone that knows more than you will really benefit your climbing experience, and [then] just go out there and start climbing. It’s a fun sport.” The climbing community in Central Oregon is growing as the area and the popularity of the sport grows. It is important to understand your limits, plan for how you want to pursue it, find a friend that is willing to do it with you, and get some training. With more popularity comes more responsibility. For more information on climbing stewardship, see https://nuggetnews.com/

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Tamara (Tammy) Tigard was the victim of a 1980 cold case homicide. Her cousin Kylie Tigard of Sisters, one of her last living relatives, will finally lay her to rest on Monday, April 18.

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Oklahoma, riverbank. There were three gunshot wounds to the body, indicating a homicide. The Oklahoma County Sheriff ’s Office investigated the murder, which would become their “most publicized Jane Doe case.” Tigard’s killer had poured quicklime over her in an apparent attempt to speed up decomposition, which, in fact, had preserved her remains. Police were unable to identify the body, and, due to the condition in which she was found, she became known as “The Lime Lady.” She became a 40-year-long cold case. Through DNA databases, the DNA Doe Project located the last living relatives of Tammy Tigard — her first cousins, Kylie Tigard and Conan Tigard. Kylie lives in Sisters. In 2020, Detective Cathy Foote with the Oklahoma County Sheriff ’s Office contacted Kylie, asking if she was related to a Tamara Tigard. She was. Kylie had taken a DNA test for family heritage reasons. “It was not more than 30 days that they found me,” she told The Nugget. Tammy was serving in the U.S. military at the time of her disappearance. Kylie recalls that she and her brother were told when they were young that she had been entered into the witness protection program. “It was really hard when I first heard the story,” she said. She noted that Detective Foote was nearly in tears when they talked — she had been working the cold case for most of her career. It was important to Kylie and Conan that Tammy Tigard be properly honored in her burial, which they plan to conduct April 18 at 11a.m. at Valley View Cemetery in Sutherlin, Oregon. She will be laid to rest next to her parents, even though there was no family plot. Kylie

expressed appreciation for the manner in which the cemetery — and everyone else — has conducted themselves in connection with the recovery of her cousin’s remains. “Everybody’s been gracious,” she said. She appreciates that the Patriot Guard and other veterans will turn out for the interment, which will be conducted with military honors. “I didn’t want to be just standing there burying her with my brother like her life didn’t matter, like her story didn’t matter,” she said. Kylie and Conan have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for expenses in order for Tammy’s remains to be placed alongside her parents, allowing her to rest in peace, with honor and dignity. “That, to me, is the most I can do as her cousin,” Kylie Tigard said. The GoFundMe page can be found at https://www. gofundme.com/f/lime-ladyveteran-missing-for-40-yrsfuneral. They note that any additional proceeds from this fundraiser will be donated to the following: DNA Doe Project: https://dnadoeproject.org. Patriot Guard Oregon: https://www.patriotguard. org/or-state-page/.

The Outlaws boys lacrosse team buckled down, took care of business, and crushed Hillsboro 12-3 at home on Saturday, April 9. In the first quarter Eli Johnson got the Outlaws on the scoreboard early with two goals. Kyle Pilarski and Max Palanuk also scored to give Sisters a 4-1 lead at the close of the period. The Outlaws added three goals in the second period, one each from Cooper Merrill, Eli Palanuk, and Adam Maddox-Castle, and at the half were on top 7-2. Sisters continued their scoring streak with three additional goals in the third quarter. Eli Johnson scored his third goal of the contest for a hat trick to highlight the final quarter. The team had a great offensive effort with seven different players scoring. Johnson led the team with three goals. Pilarski, Max Palanuk, and Eli Palanuk scored two goals each, and Merrill, Maddox-Castle, and Wyatt Maffey added one goal each. Coach Paul Patton noted that Pilarski’s goals were noteworthy as Kyle is a long pole player and spends most of his time on the defensive end of the field. The Outlaws also did a great job on defense and held Hillsboro to just three goals, and totally shut them out in the final quarter. Twenty players got time on the field, and many of those were ones who had to step in for sick or injured starters. Freshman Bodie Schar and sophomore Eli Palanuk got their first varsity starts at attack, as did sophomore Scotty Henderson on defense. Maffey had a strong

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Ricky Huffman advances the ball vs. Hillsboro. overall game at middie and led the team with eight ground balls, scored one goal, and played solid defense all four quarters. Pilarski also was solid in the middle on defense, and finished with six ground balls. Tanner Pease won 10 face-offs to their seven, and his face-off wins really helped the Outlaws keep control of the game. Justin Blake played big in the goal with eight saves in the game, and helped keep Hillsboro’s score down. Coach Patton said, “The team was hit hard this week with a cold/flu-like illness

that depleted us to just 14-16 guys out of 28 on the roster who were able to practice on most days. Without some of our usual starters other boys had to play different positions and also play through the fatigue of being out there for more minutes. Weather conditions were also challenging with cold temperatures and snow flurries off and on throughout the game.” Sisters was scheduled to play at Sprague on Tuesday, April 12. The Outlaws will be play at home against Corvallis on Friday, April 15, and at home against West Salem on Saturday.

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Deadline for writing prize approaches Writers have less than one month to submit their work for the High Desert Museum’s 2022 Waterston D e s e r t Wr i t i n g P r i z e . Submissions will be accepted through Sunday, May 1 at 11:59 p.m. The Prize honors literary nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy with the desert as both subject and setting. The Prize supports literary nonfiction writers who are completing a book-length manuscript focused on any desert region. The Prize award grew to $3,000 this year. The winner also receives a residency at PLAYA at Summer Lake, an arts and sciences residency campus located on Summer Lake, Oregon, and will be featured in a reception and awards ceremony at the Museum in Bend, Oregon in September 2022. Inspired by author and poet Ellen Waterston’s love of the High Desert, a region that has been her muse for more than 30 years, the Prize recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and human narrative. In 2020, the High Desert Museum — which has long hosted events for the Prize — adopted the program. “With less than one

month left in the submission window, we’re anticipating a wealth of thoughtprovoking work,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “The Waterston Desert Writing Prize submissions take us to deserts around the globe.” The winner of the 2021 Waterston Desert Writing Prize was Ceal Klingler (lookwhereyoulive.net) for “How We Live With Each Other.” Klingler’s submission addressed how animals, plants, and other organisms have created livable places with each other at the hard edges of heat, cold, dehydration, floods, and fires at the westernmost overlap of the Mojave and Great Basin deserts. The 2021 finalists were Charles Hood (workman. com/authors/charles-hood) for “Deserts After Dark,” and Joe Wilkins for “Desert Reckoning” (joewilkins.org). For more information about the Waterston Desert

Writing Prize and how to submit an entry, visit h i g h d e s e r t m u s e u m . o rg / waterston-prize. The High Desert Museum also announced the return of the Waterston Student Essay Competition, open to young writers from Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson, and Lake counties. It’s open to students in grades nine through 12, in public or private school, or home schooled. Students may submit essays of 750 to 1,000 words of nonfiction prose to waterston@highdesertmuseum.org through May 1. The submissions will be judged on originality, clarity of expression, accuracy, and their contribution to the understanding and appreciation of desert regions. To learn more about the Waterston Student Essay Competition and how to submit an entry, visit h i g h d e s e r t m u s e u m . o rg / waterston-student-prize.

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More flooding, mudslides in Oregon By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capitol Chronicle

Oregon will face more mudslides and flooding during the next 80 years as a result of extreme wildfires followed by extreme rains, according to scientists in Colorado, California, and Washington. The findings, published in Science Advances – the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science – show that extreme wildfire events across the West will increase in the next several decades, and by the later half of the century, extreme rainfall events will be just as common. The combination of the two will lead to greater risk of flood and mudslides due to landscapes destabilized by fires, the scientists concluded. Danielle Touma is a climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric R e s e a r c h i n B o u l d e r, Colorado, who worked on the study with researchers from the University of California in Santa Barbara and from Washington State University in Vancouver. “ Yo u ’ r e g e t t i n g a n increase in one of these ingredients at the beginning of the 21st century,” Touma said, “and by the end of the 21st century you’re getting both.” She said that of the 11 states they looked at, Oregon “will have the largest changes in terms of extreme weather events.” Maps of wildfire and rainfall projections show the greatest growth in fire and rainfall will occur in eastern Oregon. Touma said she and her colleagues ran hundreds of years of climate data to reach their projections, but did not explore why the eastern half of the state appears to have more fire and rain events through the rest of the century. Touma cited ongoing drought in the eastern part of Oregon as well as effects of air pressure and temperature increases east of the Cascades in the decades ahead. The projections were based on greenhouse gas emissions continuing without climate mitigation efforts outlined in the Fifth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on

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Trail runners rumble in Sisters Colorado, kept an 8:02 per the Bend Marathon event mile pace to win the 40-mile decided to move their race race in 5:21:17, just under to the same date, which was four minutes ahead of Eric unfortunate,” he said. “Also, Yan of Portland. there was a big trail run in Emily Perttu of Silverton the Columbia Gorge just last won the week as well.” w o m e n ’s b y R a c e r s nearly an hour received It was another m e m o r acomin a time of tive 6:42:20, which great day to rumble. socks at the finwas nineteenth ish and dined place overall. We’ll be back next on well-earned Meissner food from year for year 21! L o n g b o a r d noted that after years of adjustLouie’s follow— Sean Meissner. ing the race. ments to the 40mile course, Meissner this year’s veracknowledged sion actually measured right the many volunteers who at 40 miles. helped out on the course and “We added a loop up at the finish line. “We had across the road at the top of members of the high school the Peterson Ridge trail and and middle school crossrunners said they really liked country teams, as well as a the change,” he said. variety of friends and family A total of 72 runners com- helping to make the race run pleted the 40-mile race. smoothly and safely.” “We did have a few more Some proceeds of the race people than normal not are given to the cross-country make the cut-off time at the teams to help cover costs of 25-mile mark, but with the entry fees, purchases, and cold weather and the longer events. course, that was not surpris“It was another great day ing,” Meissner said. to rumble,” said Meissner. Though the Rumble “We’ll be back next year for drew a larger crowd than year 21!” last year’s pandemic event, Complete results can Meissner said that his over- be found at the Run Wild all numbers were down a bit Adventures website at https:// from “normal.” www.runwildadventures. “ T h e o rg a n i z e r s o f com.

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A looming winter storm warning did not deter any of the nearly 400 trail runners from taking part in the 20th annual Peterson Ridge Rumble 20- and 40-mile trail race. “In fact, the weather turned out to be way better than the forecast, so finishers stuck around after the race and enjoyed good food and fellowship,” Race Director Sean Meissner told The Nugget. Meissner did concede that runners faced strong wind the last two miles of the 20-miler, coming in on the Brooks-Scanlon Road. A total of 294 runners completed the 20-mile race, led by Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, who held off Mike Mazzotta to win by 18 seconds in 2:19.11. The women’s race was also close as the top three runners were all on the track at the same time, according to Meissner. “That was cool to see it be so tight after a full 20 miles,” he said. Barrett Gray ended up taking the women’s title in 2:31:14, ahead of Marci Witczak (2:32:02) and Eliza Irish (2:32:14). Kyle Curtin of Durango,

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Sisters Rodeo Parade

The parade is Saturday June 11, 2022 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. To enter the parade visit www. sistersrodeo.com to sign up. Be a part of this rodeo tradition. Deadline is May 15. Entries are limited. For more information call 541-549-0121.

Kindergarten Round-Up

The Round-Up will be held at Sisters Elementary School Friday, April 22. Sessions available 9-10 a.m. or 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Children must be 5 years old by 9/1/2022 to attend kindergarten. Bring birth certificate and immunization records when registering. Call 541-549-8981 to register for a session.

A Fireside Story Evening with Maret Pajutee

Presented by the Three Sisters Historical Society. Maret Pajutee will be our featured speaker. The topic will be “Forests, Fires, and Rangers-A Historical View of Sisters Country” and Maret will dip into how our diverse landscapes have changed and how we and the Forest Service have changed with them. Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. (doors will open at 6:00 p.m.) at the FivePine Conference Center, 1021 E. Desperado Trail. Admission is $10, free to TSHS members. Call 541549-1403 with any questions or stop by the Sisters Museum on Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Weekly Food Pantry

Wellhouse Church has a weekly food pantry at 222 N. Trinity Way every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. until food has been distributed. Both drive-through pick-up and shopping-style distribution are available. Call 541-549-4184 for more information.

Let’s Talk, Sisters!

Citizens4Community invites all area residents to the monthly Let’s Talk, Sisters! discussion series — a forum where people learn about local topics of interest and exchange diverse viewpoints in a lively but respectful setting. Let’s Talk! is free and spotlights a different local topic each third Monday of the month. Learn more at Citizens4Community. com/events or call 541-549-1482.

Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free grab-n-go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week. The lunches are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, drive-through style, from 12:30-1 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by; no need to make a reservation. For more information call 541-678-5483.

Come Sing with Us

The Sisters High Desert Chorale will begin practice for its spring concerts on April 4, 6:30 p.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Brooks Camp Road. Singers of all ages and abilities are welcome to join the community choir. No auditions required. The Chorale meets every Monday night at 6:30 p.m. until our Spring Concerts begin. For more information call Connie Gunterman at 541-588-0362.

Sisters Quilts in the Garden 25th Anniversary Tour

The tour this year is Thursday, July 7. Tickets are now on sale through the Garden Club website www.sistersgardenclub.com. A limited number of tickets are available. Contact 971-246-0404 for more information.

Go Fish Group

The group will meet on Monday, April 18 at Sisters Community Church, at 7 p.m. Speaker Frank Turek of the Bend fly-fishing club will present on Kokanee Karnival, which is a program to educate children about fishing, conservation, and stewardship. There will also be a demonstration on Tenkara fishing. For more information contact Gary Kutz at 541-771-2211.

Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival

Registration opens April 9 at 8 a.m. for the 10th annual Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival in Sisters, June 2-5. To register go to www.ecaudubon.org/deanhale-woodpecker-festival or email DHWF2022@gmail.com.

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City of Sisters Seeking Applicants for One Planning Commission Member

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for an open position on the Planning Commission. Applicants must reside within the city limits Open until filled.. If interested please complete an application and return it to Kerry Prosser, City Recorder at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade, or mail to P.O. Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759; or email to kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us.

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The Nugget has old issues that are ready for recycling. Pick up a stack from the front porch at 442 E. Main Ave.; 541-549-9941.

Ladies Golf League, 18 holes

Experience required to join. Starts May 10, 11 a.m. at Aspen Lakes. Must sign up by Monday at noon. To sign up call Debbie at 813-8187333 or the Pro Shop, 541-549-4653.

Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS)

Dispatchers are booking non-emergency medical rides Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rides are based on volunteer driver availability and are provided Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At least 48 hours advance notice required. STARS Dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545.

Easter Church Services & Events

Easter at Sisters Nazarene Church

Let’s celebrate together that Jesus is alive. Join us in person or online for our Easter service at 10 a.m. You can watch live on either Facebook or YouTube. Easter Services are Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Our children’s ministry is ready to welcome your kids with Children’s Church, and we’ll have an Easter egg hunt following the service. We hope to see you this Easter. For more information call 541-389-8960.

Shepherd of the Hills

Come celebrate the source of our hope. Easter Sunrise Service, April 17, 8 a.m. (outside). Easter Worship Celebration, April 17, 10 a.m. For more information call 541-549-5831.

Easter Services at Church of the Transfiguration

Holy Week services are: Maundy Thursday, April 14, 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. Stations of the Cross; noon, Good Friday Service; 6:30 p.m., Stations of the Cross; 7 p.m., Good Friday Service. Easter Sunday, April 17, 8:30 a.m., Ecumenical Celebration of Easter; 10:15 a.m., Episcopal Easter Celebration. For more information call 541-549-7087.

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Thelma’s Place Adult Day Respite Program in Redmond hosts a monthly support group for those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia-related disease. The support group is held every third Wednesday of the month from 4:30-5:30 p.m. This is a free family-caregiver support group featuring local organizations For more info call 541-548-3049.

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Easter Services at Sisters Community Church

On Friday, April 15, Vast Church and Sisters Community Church will hold a Good Friday service at 6 p.m. An Easter Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 17. For more information call 541-549-1201 or 541-719-0587.

Easter Services at St. Edward the Martyr

The Easter services are as follows: Holy Thursday, April 14: Mass of the Lords Supper, 7 p.m.; Good Friday, April 15, Stations of the Cross, 6:30 p.m. and Celebration of the Lord’s Passion is at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, April 16, Easter Vigil is at 8:30 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, April 17, Mass at 9 a.m. For more information go to www.stedwardsisters.org.

Easter Egg Hunt

Children from infant to 11 years of age are invited to participate in the Annual Easter Egg Hunt co-sponsored by Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale fire departments. The event will take place on Easter Sunday, April 17, at 1 p.m. at the adjoining Creekside and Three Sisters Overnight parks, regardless of weather. The Easter Bunny will be present to greet all! For more information, call 541-549-0771.

Sweetie pie Splash was brought to HSCO to find the good life in a new, luxurious retirement home. Splash is a 10-year-young senior lady with many years of love to give and has really grown to be charming since she initially came to us. She is a great little gal who, when given the patience and respect she so clearly deserves, will curl up to you and warm your heart. Splash has lived with other dogs and cats and has been an indoor-only kind of gal. Cats like Splash require socialization, attention, and a commitment of up to around 20 years of age. Are you ready? Then this golden girl may be the kitty of your dreams!

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SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass • 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Rd. • 541-389-8960 www.sistersnaz.org • info@sistersnaz.org 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Baha’i Faith Currently Zoom meetings: devotions, course trainings, informational firesides. Local contact Shauna Rocha 541-647-9826 • www.bahai.org or www.bahai.us

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Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenominational) 6 p.m. Saturday Worship 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. (Sisters Community Church Fireside Room) 541-719-0587 • www.vastchurch.com Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship www.episcopalsisters.com

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Festival to host live auction and party For the first time in more than two years, the Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) will host a live, in-person My Own Two Hands (MOTH) Art Auction & Party. The event will be held at the Sisters Art Works building at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. Admission will include a catered dinner by Bowtie Catering Co., drinks, and live music by the Seattlebased funk & soul group, True Loves. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an auction and paddle raise. Other activities that evening include the drawing for the Preston Thompson raffle winner and the wine bottle ring toss. Funds raised through the MOTH event and auction will support arts and music education in the Sisters schools and community. This year’s auction will offer a virtual bidding component with exclusive access to 84 unique art pieces and experiences. Artwork will be unveiled in the Cindy & Duncan Campbell Gallery at the Sisters Art Works building at 204 W. Adams Ave, and in select galleries and businesses in town the week prior, at the Fourth Friday Art Stroll on April 22. Participating MOTH art hosting locations can be

found at https://sistersfolk festival.org/my-own-twohands/. Bidding will close at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, during the MOTH party. Self-described as “its own block party,” the musical performance by the True Loves is sure to get attendees up on their feet and grooving on the dance floor. Garnering acclaim for their 2017 debut instrumental LP, “Famous Last Words,” the group has performed at PNW favorite festivals like Sasquatch, Doe Bay, and Upstream. What started as a group of three musicians getting together for informal jam sessions has grown into an eight-piece lineup of horn players, a bassist, guitarist, and drummer delivering a distinctive new sound in Seattle and beyond. Tickets can be purchased for $90/person at https://sff moth2022.ggo.bid/bidding/ package/13646348. In light of recent changes to statewide COVID-19 mandates, masking will be optional and at the discretion of each individual attendee. Seating will be offered on a firstcome first-served basis but groups of four to 10 people may contact SFF to be seated together at a table. The party will be held under a tent at

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Facebook, and Twitter for up-to-date information. To participate in the online art auction fundraiser, visit https://sffmoth2022.ggo.bid.

For information about this year’s My Own Two Hands slate of events, and other upcoming programming, www.sistersfolkfestival.org.

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Nike co-founder fills candidate’s war chest PORTLAND (AP) — Nike cofounder Phil Knight made another large contribution — $750,000 — to the Oregon independent gubernatorial campaign of Betsy Johnson. The Oregonian/ OregonLive reports Knight’s donations to Johnson’s campaign now total $1 million, according to state campaign finance records. Oregon remains one of five states without any political donation caps. This is not Knight’s first six-figure donation during an Oregon governor’s race. In 2010, he gave $400,000 to Republican gubernatorial candidate and former NBA player Chris Dudley. In 2014, Knight spent $250,000 to help Democratic former Gov. John Kitzhaber win reelection. In 2018, the billionaire gave a total of $2.5 million to moderate Republican lawmaker Knute Buehler, who was attempting to unseat current Gov. Kate Brown. Brown, a Democrat, cannot run again due to term limits. Democrats have held the governor’s office since 1987. Johnson is a former Democratic state senator who frequently voted with Republicans on issues like gun control, taxes, and climate change. She resigned from the Senate in December to focus on her gubernatorial bid. As an independent, Johnson avoids a crowded Democratic field in the primary and will not need to run a primary race to make the November ballot. Instead, she has to collect roughly 23,750 valid signatures from Oregon voters _ an amount equal to 1% of the statewide vote in the 2020 general election. Johnson has raised far more than any other gubernatorial candidate, with her campaign war chest sitting at a reported $5.1 million on Monday, April 4. Former House Speaker Tina Kotek, a high-profile candidate among the Democrats for the governor’s seat, has a cash balance of about $1.15 million. On the Republican side, Christine Drazen — the former House minority leader — has a balance of about $1.2 million.

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Old friends are the golden thread The summer I graduated from college, 1966, I was a bridesmaid in my best friend’s wedding in Portland. We met as freshmen in high school, having many classes together and turning out our freshman spring for the high school tennis team as doubles partners. Karen was the better player, but together we were a pretty powerful duo, making it to the state tournament our junior year. But I digress, just like when the two of us are together talking. As Karen’s attendants helped her change in preparation for her leaving the reception with her new husband, I felt great sadness, tears betraying me on this, Karen’s happy day. I was sure I was losing her to married life, which included a move to Southern California. What I didn’t know then was that true, meaningful friendships built on trust and respect can grow deeper and

richer over time. Fifty-six years later we are still best friends, both having weathered the triumphs and vicissitudes of life, the sweetness and the pain of this human experience, and the joys and struggles of married life and motherhood. As I watched Karen descend the curving staircase in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel on the way to her new life, I remember thinking she had arrived at the beginning of her future adult life. I was single, part of the National Teacher Corps program, looking at an unknown future. I felt left behind by my “good bud.” Several years later, I did marry, had a baby, got divorced, married again to become instant stepmother to four children, and gave birth to my second son. From 1966 to 1985, Karen and I stayed in touch, but barely. Our families filled our days and required our attention and energy. A few times we were able to spend several hours or days together with short visits. By then, Karen and her family were living in Spokane and my first husband’s job had taken us to Seattle, where I would spend the next 33 years. With the end of my second marriage, Karen’s and my friendship returned to a level reminiscent of our early years. I came to Sisters to visit her several times after she and Joe built their beautiful home on a ridge with a magnificent view of the mountains. Ever since my childhood summers spent in Camp Sherman, I had always wanted to live in Sisters. In • Large organic produce selection • Huge organic & natural selection storewide

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2004 — I made that dream a reality, and the icing on the cake? Karen lived 10 minutes away. Her husband could never figure out what we could possibly have left to talk about, but the well has never run dry. We joined the Sisters Garden Club together. We took the OSU Extension Office Master Gardeners classes together. We didn’t play tennis together, both having had shoulder surgery for torn rotator cuffs. About eight years ago, Karen and Joe decided to sell their too-big house and acreage and move away to be closer to a son and his family. My heart was broken. Again, I was losing my best friend, the sister I never had. But the bonds of our friendship are strong and resilient. Phone calls, emails, and texts keep us linked. I have visited her once in her new home and she just spent three days/ night with me here in Sisters. We talked and laughed nonstop. And I came to the realization that spending

time with my dearest, longtime friend was the very best therapy I could have ever hoped for. Coming out of two years of COVID doldrums, being with Karen reminded me who I am and of what I am capable. She was able to shine a light in my darkness. Being totally myself, able to share everything – the good, the bad, the ugly – is a healing, liberating experience with lasting benefits. Karen probably knows me better than anyone else on earth. We are each other’s listener, secret holder, dream catcher, and unflagging supporter. We became companions on this life journey during the innocence of our youth. As we approach our 78th birthdays this summer, we are still companions in the winter of our lives, each acting as a bookend on our span of time together. Old friends provide the mirror with which we see ourselves. Treasure them and nourish those relationships. They are the pure gold thread that runs through our lives.

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make your home environment beautiful, the knowledgeable staff can provide advice and tips to ensure your success. C&C is famous for its hanging baskets, which you’ll see on Sisters’ streetlight poles through summer. They expect a good supply by Mother’s Day — but you don’t want to wait too long to get yours, because they are very popular and go quickly. In addition to the nursery business, C&C handles all aspects of landscape maintenance — and they’re hiring hardworking, capable people who like to work outdoors.

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Prayer’s Dog Biscuits is the classic entrepreneurial story of a business that grew out of an individual need. Missy Ornsbee needed quality training treats for her service dog, Prayer, so George Ornsbee started making some. The trainer thought they were great, and a business was born. Prayer’s Dog Biscuits are healthy, with no fillers or preservatives , which minimizes risk of allergies. They’re also low calorie. Most importantly, dogs love them! A yummy training tool makes working with your dog a pleasure — both for you

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good and evil, and — importantly — know what to do and where to go with my grief, pain, and fear. Thank you for sharing Mr. Moffat’s exceptional piece. What an encouragement it was! It’s never too late to open our hearts to Jesus, and there is no amount of cultural or scientific criticism that can undermine the truth of the gospel. Praise the Lord! Dawn Bernhardt

No to Schrader

To the Editor: An unfortunate possible result of Sisters Country becoming a part of Oregon’s 5th Congressional District is the fact that we may be represented in Congress by incumbent Kurt Schrader. This guy is bad news and ought not be reelected to office. Schrader is a classic example of a politician in the pocket of big business. His first Oregon campaign in 2008 was funded by inherited family wealth earned from Pfizer and he has been on the pharmaceutical take ever since, having received nearly $700 million in campaign funds from the pharmaceutical industry. In 2021 he was the No. 1 Democratic recipient of money from pharma company PACs (Opensecrets.org). He’s taken money from 19 of the world’s top 20 pharma corporations. The dark money group Center Forward is financing the media blitz we are now seeing in Central Oregon. Schrader’s record in Congress reflects his pharma support. In 2021 he voted against President Biden’s Build Back Better plan that would have allowed Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. He brags about lowering the cost of insulin as a result of a bill he didn’t sponsor, thereby taking credit for what his colleagues accomplished. In 2020, nearly $360 billion was spent in the U.S. on prescription drugs. That’s an increase of 40 percent over the past decade. Per capita, this is higher than any other country.

Jamie McLeod Skinner is opposing Kurt Schrader in the upcoming 5th District primary. She offers a much better alternative to pharmaceuticalbeholding Schrader. Roger Detweiler

Real Easter

To the Editor: Let a real Easter bloom in Sisters. Can you make a flower? You probably think you can, since flowers are blooming everywhere. We can buy the seeds, plant them in the soil, water them, and in time a flower will sprout up and bloom. But who created the soil, the water, the sunlight, and the seeds themselves? Who created life? The life inside each little seed inside that little envelope we buy in the store? That we take for granted? The same one who breathed the very essence of life from his own mouth into the nostrils of Adam, the first human being, when he created him from the dust of the ground, and he became a living being (Gen 2:7). God’s very breath keeps our hearts beating, our brains functioning, our nails growing, our eyes seeing, our ears hearing, and our lives living. We are able to walk, talk, and reproduce because of him. He makes the sky blue, the sun to shine, the wind to blow, the clouds to form, the rain to fall, and the birds to sing. He parted the Red Sea, calmed the storm, and walked on water. God gave us our first Christmas gift, the gift of love, his son. Jesus gave us the second gift of love to this broken world, his life. He died on the cross so we could live. We need to search, each our own hearts. Are we really true Christians? Are we living his words and setting his example every day, not just in church on Sundays? God gave us his son, out of his deep love for us. Jesus gave his life for us out of his deep love for us. What have we given back to them to show our deep love for them? Let’s put our greatest thank-you into Easter this year. Let’s show them our love for them by making more than a flower bloom. Let’s make love bloom, “their kind.” Let Sisters lead the way. Let her be the first to

put God and Jesus back where they belong. Where they’ve earned the right to be, filling every store, office, school, every home, family, and heart in Sisters, Oregon with their very presence and love, as our brave forefathers and mothers did when they made them the foundation, guide, and protectors of our whole country when they founded it. They made America God’s own country. Amen. Let Sisters lead the way. Let Sisters bloom for God, Jesus, us, and love this Easter. Amen. C. Johnson

Switching to McLeod-Skinner

To the Editor: Jamie McLeod-Skinner is bringing a unique vision of unity and prosperity to Oregon. Though I have voted for Kurt Schrader for years, this year I will vote for Jamie McLeod-Skinner in Congressional District 5 in the May primary. Despite feel-good TV ads and mailers portraying him as a veterinarian and a farmer, Shrader has lost touch with those he represents. His votes against stimulus checks, raising the minimum wage, allowing Medicare to negotiate on pharmaceutical prices, and doing little to address climate change hint that the lobbyists may be calling many shots. He has received over $600,000 from big pharma and $300,000 from the oil and gas industry. His votes and his track record, as well as the great experience and vision of his opponent, Jamie McLeod-Skinner, led the Marion, Linn, Deschutes, and Clackamas County Democrats to vote to endorse her in the race. She brings broad experience in local government leadership, wildfire recovery management, raising funding for housing and work in war zones in refugee resettlement and reconstruction. She will act boldly on our priorities as Oregonians and is reaching out to conservatives, liberals, city dwellers, and rural folks alike, with a vision of unity and prosperity. Learn more at JamieforOregon.com. Please vote for Jamie McLeod-Skinner on May 17. Lee Mercer

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path all the way down North Pine Street. The decision to go with an eight-foot-wide winding path helps to minimize the impact to existing trees. At the intersection of North Pine and West Barclay Drive, the path will connect to the concrete sidewalk on the south side of Barclay and the asphalt path on the north side of Barclay that both go to the roundabout at Highway 20/Barclay. Pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to continue east on asphalt paths on either side of Highway 20 into downtown or cross over the intersection to sidewalks on McKinney Butte Road. The Pine Street asphalt path will continue across West Barclay, carrying users to the north city limits where the paved road turns to gravel. At the intersection of West Barclay and North Pine, as well as intersections of North Pine with West Main and Adams Streets, there will be improvements including ADA curb ramps and crosswalks, plus signage at Barclay. The original engineer’s budget estimate was $175,000, which included bollard lighting along the entire path. Staff put the project out to bid in February 2022 and received five bids, with the lowest bid provided by Odyssey in the amount of $292,518.50. Due to the high bids, staff removed the lighting line items from the project to get the cost back within budget. Doing this puts the onus on the adjacent developers to install the lighting when they construct their frontage improvements for Sisters Woodlands, so that the path will ultimately have bollard lighting as originally intended.

her role as Sam Goodson in the FX series “Anger Management,” and Beau Wirick, known for playing the role of Sean Donahue on the sitcom “The Middle.” Carlson is pleased with the lead actors’ on-screen chemistry. In real life, the couple is married. In Carlson’s fictional story, a young, disillusioned woman returns to her hometown in Oregon and undertakes to rehab a dilapidated trailer. In the process, she reinvents her life and finds romance. When comparing any book with its film adaptation, Carlson notes that it’s helpful to remember the key word is adaptation. “There are things you can do in a book that you can’t do in a movie due to budget and timeframe,” she said. “[Otherwise] it would be 10 hours long. I’m learning you have to tell the story as well as you can in the form of a screenplay. I have to think about what things cost.” For example, in Carlson’s original novel the main character, Dillon, is a swimming instructor, which she points out is too impractical for film. Instead, in the Brian Bird production, Dillon directs a children’s choir, which Carlson said, “ends up being fun, cuz these kids are super talented.” While the novel takes place in Oregon in summer, the movie version will be set in Colorado in autumn. Due to a series of scheduling delays, the film was shot in the Colorado Springs area in the dead of winter. Freezing temperatures caused filming to be relocated indoors. In writing “The Happy Camper,” Carlson drew on her own experience of fixing up a 16-foot 1963 Oasis with an overcab. At a key time in her life, the project offered a

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Melody Carlson on set of the production of “The Happy Camper,” a movie adaptation of one of her novels. healthy outlet. “At the time, I was tired of writing,” she said. “I was in transition. I saw an old, beat-up trailer on the side of the road (in Sisters) for $2,000.” The seller asked for payment in the form of a brown paper bag filled with cash. “I gave him the bag. He gave me the title. He didn’t even count the money,” she recalled. Throughout the process, Carlson sensed some kismet. The name on the title, as it turned out, was Carlson. She also discovered the name on an old army jacket inside the trailer. Applying an aquaand-orange Southwestern theme, Carlson overhauled the camper top to bottom, inside and out. Living in Central Oregon provides Carlson with endless inspiration. “I set many of my novels in the Northwest — Washington, Idaho, Northern California,” she said. “But it’s always Oregon in my mind. I’ve been all around the world, and what could be better?” “The Happy Camper” is the second of Carlson’s novels to become a movie. The first, “All Summer Long,” premiered on the Hallmark Channel in 2019. A number of her other projects appear to be on their way to the screen as well. Carlson is in talks with two production companies

interested in the screenplay adaptation she wrote based on her latest novel, “Looking for Leroy.” And Sony’s new family-friendly division, Pure Flix Entertainment, has plans to turn Carlson’s 16-book “Diary of a Teenage Girl” series into a made-forTV series for teens. That collaboration is looking good, but as she puts it, “Nothing’s ever sure until it’s sure.” So what makes Carlson a happy camper? Staying true to the way she was designed. It’s that combination of creativity and pluck. “If I’m not doing something creative, I’m not happy,” she said. “Gardening, home decorating, anything. I just grew up thinking that was normal. My sister and I were raised by a single mom with limited financial resources. But you name a craft, we did it — stained glass, candles, macramé.” Carlson and her husband, Chris, recently completed a new home for which Melody contributed the design

work and Chris most of the construction. “Even as a young person, I was always a risk-taker,” said Carlson, who by the age of 18 already had her associate’s degree and was on a boat headed for Papua New Guinea. There she taught preschool for a year before traveling the world by herself. “I’m wired that way. Writing is risky, throwing yourself out there. I’m one of those people who couldn’t not write.” Carlson anticipates “The Happy Camper,” now in post-production, will release this fall.

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Rise in nonaffiliated voters spurs push to open Oregon primaries By Julia Shumway Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon voters who aren’t registered with any political party reached a significant milestone in March: They now outnumber Democrats. Nonaffiliated voters have long been the second largest bloc in the state, behind Democrats and ahead of Republicans. Their continued growth, due in part to a 2015 law that automatically registered people getting or renewing driver’s licenses as nonaffiliated voters, could give them more political power. But they don’t get a say in picking candidates in most primary elections. As of March 18, Oregon had 1,022,556 nonaffiliated voters, 1,019,668 Democrats and 723,728 Republicans. When county clerks mail ballots in May, nonaffiliated voters will see one major statewide race for the nonpartisan commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, some state and local judges, and possibly other local races, depending on where they live. They won’t get to vote on nominees for Congress, governor, or the Oregon Legislature. Nonaffiliated voters have until April 26 to change their party registration and become eligible to vote in the Democratic or Republican primary. They can switch their registration back after that. News that nonaffiliated voters surpassed registered Democrats brought more attention to a pending attempt to change the Oregon Constitution to allow all voters to participate in statefunded primary elections. Ed Doyle, president of Oregon Open Primaries and the chief petitioner for the proposed constitutional amendment, said he’s been a registered voter with both major parties at different points in his life and was always frustrated by how primaries limited his

choices. “I’ve always kind of been bothered by the fact that I was limited,” he said. “I’ve always voted for the person, not the party.” Doyle and other petitioners gathered more than 1,000 signatures from Oregon voters, the first step in getting a proposed amendment on the ballot. They’re now reviewing a draft ballot title from the Oregon Justice Department, and once that ballot title is complete, they must collect nearly 150,000 signatures from Oregon voters by July 8 for the measure to appear on the November ballot. It’s a difficult task for a group that now has about $6,500 in a campaign bank account and will need to pay petition circulators. “It’s really an uphill battle for us to actually get the signatures in order to get on the ballot,” Doyle said. “It will really depend on funding as we go forward.” The proposed initiative is simple – just a two-sentence addition to a section of the Constitution. It would require that all voters be able to vote in a state-funded primary for any candidate for Congress, U.S. Senate, the Oregon Legislature, and statewide elected offices like governor, regardless of political party. It wouldn’t apply to presidential primaries or to partisan primaries for local races like county commission. It also doesn’t prescribe how the state would hold open primary elections, just that all voters must be able to vote for all candidates. That could take the form of the top-two primaries held in Washington and California, or it could resemble a new Alaska election system that will be used for the first time in a special congressional election this summer. Alaska voters in 2020 established an open primary that sends the top four votegetters to a general election. Voters then rank their first

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through fourth choices in the general election, and if no candidate is the first choice of more than 50 percent of voters, vote tabulators look at the second choices from voters who picked the candidate who came in last place. In some other Western states, nonaffiliated voters can participate in primaries – but they have to choose a party’s ballot. In Colorado, nonaffiliated voters receive both Democratic and Republican ballots in the mail and choose one to fill out. In Arizona, nonaffiliated voters who opted to receive ballots by mail have to contact their county clerk ahead of time to request a Republican or Democratic ballot. Otherwise, they can go to a polling place in person and ask for a partisan ballot. Doyle said a system like that in Colorado or Arizona isn’t the goal, but that the initiative is purposefully vague on what Oregon’s election system should look like. It would force the Legislature to pass laws that would comply with the amended Constitution. “It may be top two,” he said. “It may be top four. It may be something completely different. Our initiative isn’t defining the solution. It’s opening the door to guarantee the rights for all voters and all candidates.” Doyle said he anticipates opposition from Democrats and Republicans, who have opposed similar efforts over the past two decades. Oregon voters defeated ballot measures in both 2008 and 2014 that would have created a

top-two primary system akin to California and Washington. State Sen. Dallas Heard, a Roseburg Republican who until recently chaired the state GOP, proposed opening the Republican primary to nonaffiliated voters. Other party leaders rejected the idea. Carla “K.C.” Hanson, chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon, said party leaders will decide whether to support or oppose the initiative if it moves forward, but they’ve historically opposed the idea of opening primaries to all voters. “In the past, the Democratic Party has not viewed it as a viable option and neither have the people of Oregon,” she said. “Oregon voters have consistently voted it down every time it comes up, and they’re right.” The rise in nonaffiliated voters, though, means both parties need to reach voters in the general election who haven’t chosen either party. Pollster John Horvick said when he first entered the polling industry 15 years ago, nonaffiliated voters tended to respond more like Democrats than Republicans. But as the population of nonaffiliated voters has grown, they’ve become harder to map. On some issues, like education funding and taxing the wealthy, nonaffiliated voters tend to align with Democrats. When it comes to trust in institutions or government spending, they’re closer to Republicans. “Big picture about nonaffiliated voters is that they pay less attention to political

issues,” he said. “They have idiosyncratic positions on issues. Give them a list of 10 different things and they’d be conservative on some and might be liberal on others.” Nonaffiliated voters tend to be younger and less engaged in politics than partisan voters. In the general election in 2020, about 91 percent of registered Democrats and Republicans returned their ballots, compared to just 65 percent of nonaffiliated voters. Turnout is typically lower among all groups in midterm elections. In 2018, 82 percent of Democrats, 81 percent of Republicans, and 48 percent of nonaffiliated voters cast ballots in the general election. In the primary, 44 percent of Democrats, 47 percent of Republicans, and 14 percent of nonaffiliated voters chose to vote. Nonaffiliated voters would likely still lag partisans in voting even with open primaries, Horvick said, but they might have more of an incentive to participate. “If you’re a nonaffiliated voter in Oregon, you have less incentive to vote in the primary,” he said. “You don’t get to vote in the gubernatorial election, in the presidential election, your legislative election, for secretary of state, or any of those other races. And it would make sense that if you don’t get a voice in those elections, that you would vote less because literally your vote doesn’t matter.” Republished under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 courtesy oregoncapitalchronicle.com.

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Girls tennis squad splits matches By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws lost 3-5 in a hard-fought match at home against Cascade on Thursday, April 7, but a day later they rebounded with a 7-1 win at home against Henley. In Thursday’s match the Outlaws’ top three singles players won. In the No. 1 spot, Juhree Kizziar had control from start to finish and blanked Kyra Arneson 6-0, 6-0. Kizziar’s defense, fast ground strokes, and top spin server were too difficult for her opponent to handle. Brooke Harper earned a 6-2, 6-0 win over Victoria Hall at No. 2 singles. Harper was very patient and waited for her opponent to make mistakes. Maddie Pollard’s (No. 3) foot speed and forehand winners gave her the 6-1, 6-0 victory over Less Le. Coach Bruce Fenn told The Nugget that the doubles teams got beat up pretty badly, but learned strategies and better skills that will help them in the future. On Friday, the Outlaws hosted the Henley Hornets. Kizziar (No. 1 singles) continued her hot streak with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Sophia Gratsch, and remains undefeated so far this season. Harper (No. 2 singles), with her consistent defending baseline game, took down Grau Bernadine 6-1, 6-0. The No. 2 doubles duo, Leah O’Hern and Lanie Mansfield, were strong at the net and defeated Mikell Lowery and J. Halsey 7-5, 4-3 Retired (opponents were not able to finish). Henley had to forfeit four matches and Sisters recorded the 7-1 win. Fenn said, “We have improved greatly since our first match against nonleague Ridgeview. We are

not the same team. Our singles players all know how to hit the ball better, move on the court more effectively, and serve better. The doubles teams know where to stand and move as a team during each point, and communicate better as to what is working and not working.” The Lady Outlaws are currently 1-1 in league and 4-4 overall. Sisters was scheduled to play at Molalla on Tuesday, April 12. They will play at home against Madras on Thursday, April 14.

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“That essentially rules out 98 percent of younger buyers or first-time buyers,” Tony DiMarco, another broker, said. What’s driving the market? Realtors say it’s two things. One, the classic laws of supply and demand. More people are wanting to move to Sisters than there are homes to supply them. As of last Friday, only 22 homes were listed for sale in Sisters, eight of which were asking over $1 million, including one at $7.3 million. Not exactly starterhome territory. The other, and even bigger factor in driving up prices professionals tell The Nugget, is the high number of cash buyers, more than half by some estimates. This is a fictional story but very real in context, realtors say. In 1975, Dick and Jane bought a threebedroom, one-bath, 1,455 sq. ft. home in Lafayette, an East Bay, San Francisco suburb. With a $5,000 loan from their parents and $5,000 in savings, they bought the home for $165,000. Dick worked as an engineer and Jane was a teacher. After raising their kids and paying for college, their 30-year mortgage now fully paid, they sold that home for $1,197,000 (in two days, in a bidding war). Eager to leave the high traffic, hectic Bay Area for quieter times, flush with their sales proceeds, they came to Sisters and plopped down $709,000 for a brand-new, three-bedroom, three-bath,

1,875 sq. ft. home in one of the newer Sisters developments. And pocketed almost a half million dollars. This repeat scenario all over Sisters is pricing locals out of the market. “Kids that went to Sisters schools all their lives can no longer afford to live here when they come back from college,” one realtor lamented. “There are no more starter homes in Sisters,” another said. A once “affordable” or starter home on Brooks Camp that Hayden Homes sold at the end of 2018 for $343,474 sold last week for $608,000, almost 6 percent above its asking price and 77 percent higher than its first sale in a little over four years. It should be no wonder that only the Dicks and Janes of the world can afford to live in Sisters. The impact on workforce housing is devastating, employers say, as they struggle to recruit and retain employees who find it less difficult to afford housing in Redmond, Prineville, Madras, and La Pine, where jobs also go unfilled. Telecommuting, work-from-home jobs are plentiful and preferable to younger workers. They will shun working is Sisters even for $50,000 or more, knowing they cannot afford to live here. Policy makers have little to nothing in their arsenal to reverse the trend and worry that the character of Sisters will be forever changed.

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Church offers service at Rodeo Grounds Wellhouse Church is taking their Easter celebration to new levels with an open invitation to the entire Central Oregon community to join them at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds this year. Sunday morning, April 17, gates open at 8:30 a.m. at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds, followed by a pancake breakfast at 9 a.m. The service starts at 10 a.m. led by Pastor Jerry Kaping, who will preach about Jesus’ death and resurrection with an open baptismal invitation to follow. Dutch Bros. will also be on site to serve coffee and other beverages. Kids are invited as well and will find a number of activities in place for them to enjoy, including a bounce house, rock wall, and an Easter egg hunt to follow the service. Additionally, 5,000 eggs will be dropped by helicopter at noon. Easter services are no stranger to the Sisters Rodeo Grounds. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Pastor Jerry preached atop his blue Ford truck bed to a congregation staying in their cars for social distancing. This year Wellhouse Church is looking forward to interacting face-to-face with the community, to bring a sense of normalcy and fellowship to the celebration of Easter. For more information visit www.wellhousechurch.org

Sisters School Board snapshot By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The monthly meeting of the Sisters School District board of directors took place on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Sisters Elementary School. • A reception was held for Avanza award winners, which honored second language students who had worked hard and attained a level of proficiency in English literacy comparable to native English speakers. The district created the award locally to reward the hard work the students have undertaken to become English proficient. (A full story on the program will appear in next week’s Nugget.) • Also prior to the official start of the meeting, Bela Chladek, a junior at Sisters High School (SHS) was honored for the individual title in alpine skiing that he won earlier this winter. • Rodney Cooper appeared as the lone citizen with community comments and recounted the story of his being asked to leave the previous board meeting due to failure to wear a mask. He asked the question: “Can you explain how a public school meeting can be invite only?” Note: Like many meetings in the past months, the meeting to which Cooper referred was open via Zoom for those citizens wishing to attend who were not presenting at the meeting. • The budget and business report by Sherry Joseph indicated everything is in good shape. Superintendent Curt Scholl’s report included: • Continued progress with the design and

development of the new Sisters Elementary School. • Working with ODOT to iron out traffic flow for the new school, especially during pickup and drop-off times. • The budget process for the 2022-23 school year will begin this month. • Enrollment is up one student this month. • The district website will be updated in the near future to be more accessible as an informational tool for the community. • With a number of hires to make, Scholl plans to take part in the upcoming job fair to recruit. • SHS Principal Steve Stancliff shared about professional development for staff based on recognizing assets that students bring to the table and how to capitalize on those. Continued work on building a community of learning, developing rapport with students, and enhancing partnerships. • Principal Joan Warburg elaborated on the Avanza program and reflected on the success of career week at Sisters Elementary School. • Sisters Middle School Principal Tim Roth, shared the work that art teacher Judy Fuentes is doing with a guest artist provided by the Sisters Folk Festival as an example of the kind of partnerships the school has with the community. Work done will be on display at the Sisters Art Works building. He also said that students continue to adapt to being back in regular school, including regarding behavioral issues. Some students are working with Molly Pearring to help address bullying. Roth also expressed

excitement about the ability to get parents back into the school as volunteers and plans for a “Spring Fling” after school one day this spring. Board members Edie Jones and Jeff Smith both said they look forward to also being back in the buildings as volunteers. • Amy Johnson reported on behalf of special services and told the board about her presentation for the Oregon Tr a n s i t i o n C o n f e r e n c e regarding the summer program model that is being used in Sisters. She said other districts were very enthusiastic about incorporating such programs in their districts. • In other board business, Edie Jones was appointed as representative for the Sisters School District on the High Desert Education Service District. The board also accepted the resignations of Karen Williams, Tyler Cranor, Elisabeth Miller, and Elizabeth De Franco. The board also approved the hiring of Kelsey Jaeckel (SMS Counselor) and Hattie Tehan (SMS teacher). The next school board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 4 at 6 p.m., and will be followed by a budget meeting.

Wolf killed in Eastern Ore. RICHLAND (AP) — A wolf was killed in northeast Oregon and the state is seeking the public’s help to find the person or people involved. The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division said in a news release that the wolf was killed in the Keating Wildlife Management Unit. Fish & Wildlife officials said their troopers were told by Fish & Wildlife personnel on March 25 that a gray male collared wolf, OR117, was likely dead in the foothills of the Richland valley near the small town of Richland. Fish & Wildlife Troopers believe the approximately one-year-old wolf died on March 12 or 13. The Oregon Wildlife Coalition, a group of wildlife conservation organizations that work collaboratively to advocate for the state’s wildlife, is offering a $11,500 reward that leads Fish & Wildlife troopers to an arrest and/or issuance of a citation stemming from this incident. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Oregon State Police through the Turn in Poachers (TIP) hotline at 1-800-452-7888.

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emergency shelters for extreme weather events, like cold and smoke. Her career is long on community building. Beside leading Pandemic Partners, she has served as director of the Bend Youth Collective, chair of the Homeless Leadership Coalition’s Community Engagement Committee, chair of the Presbytery of the Cascades Wildfire Response Committee, and cofounder of Clergy for Justice of Central Oregon. A native of Anaheim, California, Schmidt essentially grew up in St. Charles, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, before attending Gordon College in Boston, earning a degree in youth ministries and biblical studies. While at college she did an internship in Seattle, where she fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. She earned a graduate degree from the Seattle School of Psychology & Theology, and seven years ago a colleague invited her to serve on the clergy team at the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. “I have had the privilege of serving as a community organizer and pastor in Bend for the last seven years. I led a collaborative youth program for teenagers that were looking for a safe space to belong, and we became a haven for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and allied youth. Every summer we would visit someplace much different than Bend — Oakland, Seattle, the borderlands between San Diego and Tijuana — to learn about peacemaking, human dignity, and social justice from local leaders and community organizers,” Schmidt said. She is not challenged in the May primary, but that is not stopping her from actively introducing herself to voters. If she were to prevail against Adair in the November general election, Schmidt said her main goals as commissioner would be collaborating with cities to address the shortage of affordable

housing, expanding and funding more mental health services, and addressing Central Oregon’s fast-growing homeless population. Schmidt is especially interested in expanding a mental health crisis response team that would respond to mental health-related calls in lieu of police officers. Schmidt said, “I want the county to have leadership that helps meet people where they are at in life.” She speaks passionately about the houseless. “We are facing a crisis of affordable workforce housing and already experiencing the consequences in our communities,” she said. “People we love are being forced to move away. Businesses are chronically understaffed, always hiring, or closing for good. We are missing out on the value that a diverse and talented workforce could bring to our communities if they could only afford to live here.” In describing herself she says: “In my personal life I am a tireless extrovert and all about spending time with my people. I love line dancing, even though I struggle with rhythm, and I love riding horses any chance I get. Like everyone in our county, I love being outside in our truly great outdoors. I’m thankful to share life with beloved friends and family, and of course Buddy, my threelegged golden retriever with an inexplicable hairdo.” Schmidt believes she is qualified for the office because of what she feels is a track record of successfully leading grassroots efforts in addition to listening and working with people who disagree with her. “Listening to all voices is important,” she has said, “and not operating in an echo chamber.” The Nugget asked about her experience or familiarity with Sisters. “I am just getting to know Sisters some and look forward to learning more about the community,” she said. Her campaign has a Meet and Greet event scheduled at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, May 4, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Ranch set to host lecture series Sisters will be host to an upcoming lecture series with the theme of “Coexistence and Regeneration.” Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture (PMRCAA), a working ranch in Sisters, Oregon focused on arts, agricultural, and ecological projects, and The Roundhouse Foundation, which supports innovative programs in Oregon’s rural communities, are offering the program. The theme is also the focus of this year’s artist in residency program at the Ranch, and seeks to offer a more expansive perspective that recognizes the power of diverse ways of knowing and being. Lecturers in the upcoming series offer perspectives from across the arts, humanities, and environmental sciences to share their knowledge and experiences on connecting history, living culture, and ecology. Ana Varas, Arts Projects Coordinator for PMRCAA, said, “Our selected speakers are a great fit for our program theme this year, helping to provide fresh perspectives and new connections. Here at the Ranch, we concern ourselves with how to instill ethical relations of production and explore the role artists, culture bearers, scientists, scholars, and researchers play in nourishing radical imagination and facilitating transformative change. The lecture series will help bring these concepts to life over the next few months.” “Coexistence and Regeneration: Connecting history, living culture and ecology” is set for April 28, 6 to 8 p.m. at

the Sisters School District Administration Building, 5 2 5 E . C a s c a d e Av e . Speakers are: • Rebecca Dobkins, professor of anthropology and American ethnic studies, Willamette University, and curator of Indigenous art, Hallie Ford Museum of Art. • Erin Moore, AIA, p r o f e s s o r, D e p a r t m e n t of Architecture and Environmental Studies Program, University of Oregon. • Colin Fogarty, executive director, Confluence. “Coexistence and Regeneration: Learning from rural voices” will be held July 28, 6 to 8 p.m. at Sisters Art Works Building, 204 W. Adams Ave. Speakers are: • Ashley Ahearn, independent science/environment audio journalist, producer/creator of Grouse podcast and Women’s Work. • Sally Linville, founder and creative director of The City Girl Farm and Chicken Foot Stools. “Coexistence and Regeneration: Rethinking Fire” is set for September 29, 6 to 8 p.m. at a location to be determined. Speakers are: • Ken Van Rees, professor forest soil, University of Saskatchewan and artist. • Marko Bey and Belinda Brown, executive director & tribal partnership director of Lomakatsi Restoration Project. • Nils Christoffersen, executive director of Wallowa Resources. Lecture series information can be found here: https://round housefoundation.org/ pine-meadow-ranch/events/.

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103 Residential Rentals

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104 Vacation Rentals

Vacationing in Maui? Vacation Condos in Maui…Call Donna Butterfield, Realtor, (S), RSPS, ILHM, RS-74883 Coldwell Banker Island Properties, The Shops at Wailea Phone: (808)866-6005 E-mail: donna@donnabutterfield.com Downtown Vacation Rental Five star. 1 and 2 bedroom. SistersVacationRentals.net Great pricing. 503-730-0150 CASCADE HOME & PROPERTY RENTALS Monthly Rentals throughout Sisters Country. (541) 549-0792 Property management for second homes. CascadeVacationRentals.net ~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ Private Central OR vac. rentals, Property Management Services 541-977-9898 www.SistersVacation.com

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FURRY FRIENDS helping Sisters families w/pets. FREE Dog & Cat Food No contact pick-up by appt. 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4 541-797-4023 Three Rivers Humane Society Where love finds a home! See the doggies at 1694 SE McTaggart in Madras • A no-kill shelter Go to ThreeRiversHS.org or call 541-475-6889

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NOTICE OF BUDGET NOTICE OF BUDGET 999 Public Notice COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE GIVEN Two public meetingsIS of HEREBY the Two public meetings of the that a petition has been filed with Budget Committee of the Black Budget Committee of the Black the Board of Directors of the Butte Ranch Rural Fire Butte Ranch Rural Fire Irrigation District ProtectionThree District,Sisters Deschutes Protection District, Deschutes by ofJared and County, State Oregon, to Crystal Vogt, County, State of Oregon, to change of District discuss therequesting budget for theafiscal discuss the budget for the fiscal and year Julyboundaries 1, 2022 to June 30,inclusion within year July 1, 2022 to June 30, District of the following 2023, will bethe held at the Black 2023, will be held at the Black described lands, towit: Butte Ranch Fire Station, 13511 Butte Ranch Fire Station, 13511 tractBlack of land HawksABeard, Buttein the North Half Hawks Beard, Black Butte of thetoSouthwest Ranch. In response the current Quarter of Ranch. In response to the current Sectionresulting 18, Township 15 South, health emergency resulting from health emergency from Range 11 East of the Willamette the COVID-19 pandemic, the the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meridian, Deschutes County, meetings are also being offered meetings are also being offered Oregon, described electronically through zoom. For as follows: electronically through zoom. For Beginning at a electronic meeting information,point South 0° electronic meeting information, contact the01'46" district East, at (541)263.50 feet and contact the district at (541) South 79°47'19" East, 1907.76 595-2288 or email to 595-2288 or email to feet from the West Quarter coner jvohs@blackbutteranchfire.com. jvohs@blackbutteranchfire.com. of said The first meeting willSection be held onI8, said point The first meeting will be held on being the Northeast comer of the May 3, 2022 at 9 a.m. The May 3, 2022 at 9 a.m. The land conveyed to Todd S. purposetract of theofmeeting is to purpose of the meeting is to Eshleman etux,and by deed recorded receive the budget message and receive the budget message November 27, 1974 in Book 213, to receive comment from the to receive comment from the Page 698, Deschutes County public on the budget. The second public on the budget. The second Deed Records, meeting is tentatively scheduled and running meeting is tentatively scheduled thence South on May 10, 2022 at 9 a.m. along and the Easterly on May 10, 2022 at 9 a.m. and lineplace of said will take on Eshleman tract a will take place on of 716.93 feet to the an asdistance needed basis. an as needed basis. of said Public commentSoutheast will be takencomer in Public comment will be taken in Eshleman tract, said point also written and phone-in format. written and phone-in format. being received on the by South Written comments 9 line of the Written comments received by 9 the Southwest a.m. on MayNorth 2, 2022 Half will beofread a.m. on May 2, 2022 will be read Quarter; thence South 89°40'23" during the public comment during the public comment alongonthe line of said section of the meeting on May 3, section ofWest the meeting MaySouth 3, Eshleman tract will and the South line 2022. Comments by phone will 2022. Comments by phone of the North be taken on a scheduled basis Half of the be taken on a scheduled basis Quarter a distance of during Southwest the public comment during the public comment to 3,the Southeast section of the306.02 meeting feet on May section of the meeting on May 3, comer the tract of land 2022. Comments, bothofwritten 2022. Comments, both written conveyed to Kurtz by and phone-in, will be subjectRobert to a and phone-in, will be subject to a recorded June 8, 1978 in three-minutedeed limit per community three-minute limit per community Book 275, Page member. To schedule public 422, Deschutes member. To schedule public Deeds comment,County please provide yourRecords; thence comment, please provide your Northnumber, alongand the Easterly line of name, phone name, phone number, and Kurtzattract address withsaid the district (541) a distance of address with the district at (541) 773.80 feet 595-2288, or email to to the Northeast 595-2288, or email to comer of said Kurtz tract, said jvohs@blackbutteranchfire.com. jvohs@blackbutteranchfire.com. begin Publicpoint comment muston be the North line of Public comment must be Eshleman scheduled no later than 9tract a.m. onas described in scheduled no later than 9 a.m. on Book 213, Page 698, Deschutes May 2, 2022. May 2, 2022. County Deed Records; thence A copy of the budget document A copy of the budget document may beSouth inspected79°47'19" online at East along the may be inspected online at North line of saidor Eshleman tract www.blackbutteranchfire.com or www.blackbutteranchfire.com distance obtained by mail on or aafter April of obtained by mail on or after April 310.95 feet to 26, 2022, via email request tothe beginning. 26, 2022, via email request to EXCEPTING THEREFROM jvohs@blackbutteranchfire.com jvohs@blackbutteranchfire.com that portion or phone request to (541) lying within or phone request to (541) 595-2288. These areJordan public Road. 595-2288. These are public The deliberation Board of Directors of the meetings where of meetings where deliberation of District will sit in a regular the Budget Committee will take the Budget Committee will take session May 3rd 2022 in place. Any person mayonprovide place. Any person may provide Sisters, Oregon comment at the meetings. at 10:00 am for comment at the meetings. the transaction Notice of publication is also of District Notice of publication is also business. available at Those persons with available at objections to said inclusion www.blackbutteranchfire.com. www.blackbutteranchfire.com. should attend this meeting at 68000 Highway 20 West Bend, Oregon or submit written comments or objections to the district office at P.O. Box 2230 Sisters, Oregon 97759 no later than April 27th, 2022. THREE SISTERS IRRIGATION DISTRICT by Marc Thalacker, Manager. SEEKING AFFORDABLE ADVERTISING? Do You Have A BUSINESS TO PROMOTE? Last call forPRODUCTS classifieds is TO SELL? Last call for classifieds is SERVICE noon every Monday. TO PROVIDE? noon every Monday. Place ad in The Nugget! Don't miss youryour chance! Don't miss your chance! Place aDEADLINE classified ad for classifieds Place a classified ad is MONDAYS by NOON in The Nugget. in The Nugget. 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Local farm is culinary destination Rainshadow Organics, a full-diet farm in Central Oregon, has made a niche for itself through the commercial kitchen located on its farm. While food travels an average of 1500 miles to get to a consumer’s plate, the vegetables used in the farm-to-table kitchen at Rainshadow Organics travel only a quarter mile — from the field, to the kitchen, to the plate. All are invited to partake in a meal on the covered porch or in the garden, to share in this culinary experience which showcases local, nutrient-dense, intentional cuisine. The culinary team at Rainshadow Organics, led by Chef Nic Maraziti, has crafted the Farm-to-Table Kitchen into a culinary destination by emphasizing the full-story approach to ingredients. The quality of Rainshadow’s nutrientdense ingredients and the health benefits they imbue are the reasons that “we are leading the discussion of intentional sourcing” says Chef Maraziti. “I want to show the true connection between food and agriculture at the table. I want that connection to deepen what is happening on the plate for guests at the Kitchen.” “The idea of a farmto-table kitchen came

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into being in 2015” says farmer and owner Sarahlee Lawrence. Connecting community to land and fresh produce has been foundational to Rainshadow. Opening a commercial kitchen has allowed the farm to vastly expand its food offerings. The kitchen began as a means of delivering nutrient-dense, local, organic food year-round by preserving the bounty of the season in the form of sauces, pickles, and ferments and making them available in the shoulder seasons. “Another important component,” says Lawrence, “is hosting communityoriented dining experiences that provide opportunities for community members to learn about where their food comes from, while enjoying a culinary experience unique to our farm.” What does a farm-totable dinner look like?

A dinner at Rainshadow Organics reflects the season in which the dinner is taking place. As an advocate for seasonal eating, Chef Maraziti says, “I want our guests to find the beauty in what is seasonally available and experience the dynamic of a food system that is more locally and seasonally driven.” Guests gather on the covered porch or in the garden, depending on the event and the season of their choosing, and take their seats. While you sit at a longtable with your party, you also sit with folks you’ve never met before. This is one of the most cherished parts of farm-to-table events: the creation of community and the connections that are established during dinner. For information on events, visit https://www. rainshadoworganics.com/ calendar/

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Sisters residents needed for county planning Deschutes County is seeking volunteers from the Sisters area who are interested in serving on the County’s Planning Commission. Applications will be accepted through Friday, April 29, at 5 p.m. The Planning Commission reviews land use policy and zoning regulations and makes recommendations to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Members are the official citizen involvement committee on land use planning for the unincorporated area of the County, providing a forum for community input. There is one vacancy on the Planning Commission for a Sisters area member. The Sisters area member will serve a full term from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026. Planning Commissioners are not paid for their time and serve for four-year terms. The Planning Commission meets at the Deschutes Services Center (1300 N.W. Wall St.) in Bend, on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. Additional meetings and locations throughout the County may be required. Residents who are interested in serving are invited to submit a brief application and letter of interest. To learn more and apply, https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/deschutes/ jobs/3425211/planningcommission-sistersarea?pagetype=transfer Jobsisit

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TREES: Youth earn money and school credit with work Continued from page 1

“COIC’s Youth Compass (YC) program is both an alternative education program and employment and training program,” he said. “We partner with local school districts to provide dropout prevention and recovery, credit recovery, and GED prep and testing, along with many other wraparound services funded by both federal and state grants. One of our program pieces is our YC field crews that operate out of Bend, La Pine and Prineville. Eligible youth go into the field three days per week with highly qualified YC staff and receive hands-on work training while engaging in scheduled field projects. “Youth are between 16-24 and are paid an hourly wage,

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A COIC tree-planting crew worked in rocky soil on Friday, planting in the Pole Creek burn area. earning school credits along with highly valuable work skills training, all while enrolled in school, as they attend class the other two days per week.” If Friday’s work was about resilience with challenges from the elements and the terrain, the crew was passing the test. They worked quickly

and efficiently, covering the terrain at a rapid clip — and in good spirits. “I like it,” Ethan Gardner said. “I enjoy it a lot, actually.” Scott Sweat said they were learning “a lot about nature” as they worked. Each crew member dug holes and pushed in seedlings

at approximately 15-foot intervals — “five decentsized steps,” as Mason Gardner put it. On Friday, they were expected to get about 500 seedlings into the ground. For more information, v is it h ttp s ://w w w. co ic. org/employment-training/ alternative-education.

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LAWTON: Garden manager honored for service Continued from page 3

She was also impressed by his service on the garden’s board. “We have always honored his opinion and his advice,” said Elson. “And we’re going to miss him.” Lawton has enjoyed meeting the folks of Sisters Country at the garden. “I find it to be a really great place to interact with people in the community, most of whom I wouldn’t otherwise rub shoulders with,” Lawton said. “Great people show up to have interest in gardening. That’s been the pleasure.” “The events have always been fun,” he added. “Anvil Blasters, Benji Nagel, many of the local bands. Last year we had an Irish group with musicians from all over the place.” Weed-whacking, bermbuilding, and fence-mending have all been part of the job. But Lawton’s biggest challenge by far has been critters. “We have a fence that keeps the deer out. There are a lot of critters: bunnies, sage rats, marmots, and mice and chipmunks that like to eat fresh vegetables. They find that we have a smorgasbord! “I’ve never lived or

gardened in a place where there are so many pests that you’re working constantly to thwart, and this is such a short growing season,” Lawton said. “It’s a challenging endeavor, if you want to garden in this climate. It’s fun.” To the tune of “When You’re Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands,” gardeners sang a tribute to Bob written by Martha Lussenhop. “Is it time to whack some grasses? Bob’s right there / Need to clear a lot of knapweed? Bob finds where... Need some tools to mend a fence? Bob will fetch ’em, he plans ahead / Just don’t forget to return them to the shed!”

It’s a challenging endeavor, if you want to garden in this climate. It’s fun. — Bob Lawton As the song pointed out, Lawton’s outsized role will be filled not by merely one new manager. “We’ve got three co-managers that are going to fill his shoes,” said Elson. “We have Cheryl Miller, Janie Boyl, and John Lancaster.” Elson was pleased to report that the garden has 16 new members this year. The

group looks forward to their annual all-gardeners meeting in April, and to resume hosting a fundraiser luncheon during Sisters Garden Club’s Quilts in the Garden Tour on July 7. “Then of course we’ll do our Music in the Garden fundraiser in the summer,” she said. Toni Del Guidice participated in Saturday’s work party. An original founder of the garden on Adams Street, “back in the early, early days, when the group met at City Hall,” Del Guidice is an artist and educator with experience in garden design. Returning to the Sisters area after a number of years, on a retirement income, she found the real estate market going wild. She was thankful for the opportunity to purchase a Habitat for Humanity house but disappointed that it meant going without ample gardening space. Enter Sisters Community Garden to fill the need. The location near the airport boasts far more infrastructure than the original garden Del Guidice remembered. Raised beds, irrigation, a cozy toolshed, fencing, and a beautiful greenhouse are among the amenities. Most of it was built and maintained with Lawton’s help. “Anyone that has volunteered for this cause as long as Bob has deserves sainthood,” Del Guidice said.

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