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The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 23

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Fire season has arrived in Sisters By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

It doesn’t look like it, and it doesn’t feel like it, but fire season has arrived in Sisters. The day after the region’s fire chiefs closed outdoor burning in Central Oregon, an escaped burn on Wednesday, June 1 on a property on Wilt Road north of Sisters drew a heavy response from local firefighters, who were able to knock the blaze down. “We got on it pretty quick,” said Sisters Deputy Chief Tim Craig. Seven engines and two water tenders from SistersCamp Sherman Fire District, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Oregon Department of Forestry responded. “We were able to hit it pretty hard, which is why we were able to keep it to the two-acre size,” Craig reported. Craig noted that the property owner “was mistakenly under the impression that she had one more day” to burn, after the closure at midnight on May 31. “The property owner had lit a small burn pile and left when she thought it was out — and obviously it wasn’t,” Craig said.

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Firefighters knocked down an escaped burn on a property on Wilt Road last week. Burning season is closed. That’s a reminder that vigilance is required to make sure fires are dead out before stepping away from them — and that goes for campfires, which are still allowed in the forest. Craig said that, despite a wet spring, conditions are still ripe for wildfire. While late rains — including rain just this weekend — have

City urges water conservation By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Despite above-normal precipitation levels and below-normal temperatures in April, state climatology experts predict it will be warmer and drier than normal in the coming summer months. Snowpack and reservoir levels are currently below average for this time of year, and ongoing drought conditions are affecting both the local community and natural resources. With that prediction, the City of Sisters is encouraging community members to conserve water and reduce water waste. The City’s water supply comes from groundwater,

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and the City has been implementing efforts to ensure they can continue to provide the community with a reliable supply from this high-quality drinking water source. The City began practicing water conservation in 2011 when the Public Works Department installed subsurface drip systems along Main Street. Since then, City Hall has been retrofitted and the City flower beds throughout town are now irrigated with the same subsurface drip system. Public Works Director Paul Bertagna said that the drip systems save 50 percent of the City’s irrigation water. The splash pad in Fir Street See WATER on page 23

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greened up the small fuels like grasses, heavier fuels are still feeling the effects of long-term drought. Fuel moisture is actually low in trees and other heavier fuels. “The heavier fuels are really receptive to fire right now,” Craig said. “We’re just seeing more active fire than we would normally be seeing based on the weather

we’ve been having. It wasn’t enough over the winter to bring those fuel moistures up.” All of that adds up to the continued need to continue to be cautious about fire, and not let complacency creep in as the spring rains dissipate, temperatures rise, and Sisters Country starts to dry out.

Man arrested for murder near Sisters Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) deputies arrested 22-yearold Alexander Mark Smith of Redmond on Friday afternoon for murder and multiple other charges in connection with the death of 55-year-old Sisters-area resident Tina Lynn Klein-Lewis. Lewis’ body was found on Tuesday, May 31, on her property at 67450 Cloverdale Road, which is near the intersection with Highway 20 east of Sisters. According to the District Attorney, she was found by her boyfriend in the bucket of a tractor. The DA reported that on June 3, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a welfare check call at 16373 Jordan Road east of Sisters. The caller reported that an unknown man on the adjacent property asked him to call medics because he See MURDER on page 14

That’s a lot of bull By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Wednesday night is the start of the 80th Sisters Rodeo with the opening performance promoted as Xtreme Bulls. Saddle Bronc Riding is generally thought of as rodeo’s classic event — requiring strength certainly, but also a large serving of style and precision. It’s a lot more technical than it looks. If saddling up on a 1,200- or 1,300-pound wild horse isn’t enough adrenaline, getting on the back of 2,000 pounds of angry, contorting, pure muscle should do the job. Bull riding is called “the most dangerous eight seconds in sports.” Climbing on the back of a frothing one-ton bull evolved

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Bull riding is one of the most exciting —and most dangerous —sports in the world. It’s featured at Sisters Rodeo. from the fearless and occasionally fool-hardy nature of the American cowboy. The risk of serious or permanent

injury cannot be overstated especially considering the See BULLS on page 30

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Bunkhouse Chronicle ....... 11 Entertainment .................13 Obituaries ...................... 22 Classifieds................. 26-27 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............12 Wildfire Preparedness ......15 Crossword ...................... 25 Real Estate ................ 28-32

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

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To the Editor: As a city councilor for four years, I listened, assessed, and learned. When a citizen’s issue came before council, I attempted to wear their shoes and imagined myself in their situation. Being a councilor is not gloating over your name on a coffee cup and being on a name plaque at the diocese (sic). I recently learned the Veterans were required this year by the City to pay for their public event on Memorial Day. I wonder if the City Manager and City Council knew that they wouldn’t have their positions if it weren’t for our veterans making the ultimate sacrifices for our freedoms… In regards to [Sue] Stafford’s article on “New event fees under effect in Sisters,” The Nugget, June 1, page 1, Stafford’s article boasts about other venues wanting to come to Sisters. The Gem Show, after several years

stopped coming to Sisters due to City Hall turmoil and chaos within management at Public Works. Stafford also quotes the City in the article, about impacts and damage to the parks and that taxpayers shouldn’t be responsible. Public Works has never done a cost analysis even though I asked many times while I was on City Council. Public Works never kept records, and only based their costs on opinions and assumptions. Also all event promoters were required to pay a deposit in advance for damages that might occur. I found the whole article to be misleading. There is some very good staff at City Hall and there are some that are in management positions that should not be. This is your City, whether you live in the city limits or not. It’s time for more accountability, transparency, and a bipartisan City Council with term limits. I have no problem being transparent, speaking up, and criticizing. What about you? Richard Esterman

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Local activists with Indivisible Sisters continue to celebrate Jamie McLeod-Skinner’s ouster of incumbent Kurt Schraeder in the Democratic primary. PHOTO BY JOSH BERGER

Grandpa was a cowboy By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

My grandfather was a cowboy. That’s what my family told me when I was a little kid. Of course, that conjured up images of riding across the sage with spurs a-jingling, eating off a chuckwagon, maybe battling a bad guy or two. It wasn’t like that, exactly. Ken Ginter was actually a small rancher in South Dakota. Not the same thing. He and his dad ran cows, but they also grew a variety of crops, which made them as much farmers as ranchers — though they always identified as ranchers. My grandpa’s battles were not with outlaws, but mostly with extremely hostile weather, animals, and working conditions. Reading Bill Bartlett’s story on the matchup between man and bull reminded me of a piece of family lore about Grandpa’s epic battle with a bull, trying to rope a thousand pounds of extremely pissed-off critter and drag him out of a bog. He won the fight, but at the price of a beat-up horse and a beat-up roper. He was once caught in a sudden, blinding Dakota blizzard and probably would have perished except he ran into a barbed wire fence and was able to follow it to the barn. Ken married a spunky r e d h e a d e d p r e a c h e r ’s daughter named Evelyn, and brought her back to the ranch. It was not a good fit. Grandma, a town-girl through and through, had no romantic memories of ranch life, though she did master such arduous chores as cooking for an entire haying crew on a wood-fired stove. Grandpa lost a brother to a lightning strike, which implanted what we would now consider a PTSD response to any mutter of thunder. His father had lost an arm in a combine accident, and then in the early 1930s, he fell and broke his back. This was in the early and darkest years of the Great Depression. The family could no longer make a go of it on the ranch, so they did what so many were doing across the Great Plains: They headed for the Golden State of California. They lived in Long Beach, where Ken supervised a crew building Liberty Ships during World

War II. Then they moved to Glendale, then finally the leafy Los Angeles suburb of La Cañada. Grandpa never really settled into a permanent gig in California. Grandma thrived, becoming executive vice president of Alaskan Campers, which meant that she ran the show while its founder stalked the globe as a big-time trophy hunter. A huge stuffed Alaskan grizzly bear dominated the lobby where Grandma worked. Grandpa had a variety of jobs, and owned and managed an apartment building. He could never accept the consumer-driven, disposable-goods society that arose in America after the War. He retained the mentality that he’d grown up with on the ranch: If you need something, build it. If something breaks, fix it. He built an electric lawn mower out of a washing machine motor, and had a very precise system for mowing the lawn without running over the extension cord. When he “hired” me to mow the lawn, the contraption and the system drove me nuts. I thought it was lame. Why not get a real lawn mower? I see things differently now. He refused to install air conditioning in the Southern California climate, because it wasted electricity. Ditto running the AC in the car; it was bad for mileage. Three days after he died, Grandma had air conditioning in her house. My mother was aggrieved that he never once told her he loved her. He showed love by doing things for people. His kind didn’t have the words. He was stoic, but not stern; there was a twinkle in his eye, but he never verbalized emotions. In my early teens, I got into shooting, which I always had a knack for. People said, “Oh, you inherited your grandpa’s eye.” Apparently, he was a rifle-wielding holy terror to jack rabbits that raided the crops back in South Dakota. He would never shoot with me, though, because the emphysema that would kill him was already making his hands shake. He could still play a mean game of horseshoes, though. Yeah, looking back at my grandpa, he was a cowboy alright. Cowboy all the way.

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Sisters School Board snapshot By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

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Sisters Middle School students enjoyed the new model of OUtdoor School at Pine Meadow Ranch in Sisters.

Pine Meadow Ranch hosts outdoor-school activities

Sixth-graders from Sisters Middle School descended on the Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture (PMRCAA) May 18 and 19 for outdoor school. This was a first for both The Roundhouse Foundation and the teachers and students, as the outdoor school had previously been held at a venue which hosts kids for overnight stays. With uncertainty over COVID prevalence and protocols, Sisters Middle School Science Teacher

Melissa Stolasz pivoted to a day-camp model for 2022, and was actively looking for a new location when Ana Varas, arts project coordinator for PMRCAA, reached out to Stolasz about seeing her fiddle club. Stolasz was then invited to visit PMRCAA, and a match was found for the outdoor-school location. Melanie Petterson, director of The Roundhouse Foundation operations, said, “We seek any and all opportunities to help create lifelong learners who share a

love of community, arts, and their beautiful surroundings. Therefore, it was an absolute delight for us to host the next generation of youth for Outdoor School at Pine Meadow Ranch. These are Sisters kids, and we are part of their village.” During the two days, sixth-graders were put into eight groups of twelve students, each with its own leader. Seven of the groups were at PMRCAA, doing activities centered around See OUTDOOR on page 28

The monthly meeting of the Sisters School Board took place Wednesday, June 1, at the district office. Board members Jenica Cogdill, David Thorsett, Jeff Smith, and Don Hedrick attended. Edie Jones was absent. Prior to the start of the meeting Hedrick was honored by his board colleagues and other school staff with a reception. Hedrick, who is 88, announced last month that the June board meeting would be his last after 11 years of service. Curt Scholl said to Hedrick, “When I got here as a newbie, it was very nice to have someone on the Board

with public school experience and gave me great advice and support along the way.” Hedrick spent his entire career in education, including as a high school principal. The deadline for applicants interested in being appointed to the Board to replace Hedrick was June 4. Applicants will be reviewed in the upcoming weeks and one will be selected to complete the remaining 11 months of Hedrick’s term. In Board business: • The Board voted 4-0 to approve the school budget for the 2022-23 school year. The grand total of the budget, which includes the See SCHOOLS on page 29

Getting your rodeo on in Sisters By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Rodeo doesn’t end when the last horse or bull is corralled. If the 80th Sisters Rodeo is anything like the previous 79, the good times will roll on at watering holes and eateries all over town. Perhaps nothing more slakes rodeo thirst than the after parties at Hardtails Bar & Grill showcasing music by Redmond-based band Sleepless Truckers, June

9-11 on the patio stage. The Sleepless Truckers describe themselves as “[bringing] Outlaw Country, Americana, Southern Rock, and Red Dirt to the West, throwing in a Central Oregon Smoky twist for a redneck tilt-a-whirl experience you won’t soon forget.” Up and down the avenues, barkeepers and food purveyors will either increase hours, add music or otherwise try See RODEO on page 19

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, 6 to 7:30 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: 541-848-1970. 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 every Sisters Community Church. 12:30-1 p.m. Sisters Community other month, 5 p.m. varies from 541-549-6157. Church. 541-480-1843. in-person to zoom meetings Contact East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Sisters Area Woodworkers info@sisterstrails.org in advance for 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ meeting info. 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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Running commentary By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Last week, I attended the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic track and field meet, which featured many of the best American and foreign athletes in a smattering of events at the ultra-modern Hayward Field in Eugene. The meet is just one of a series of high caliber meets to be held in Eugene this summer, including the NCAA championships, the U.S. National Championships, and the big daddy of them all, the World Championships. For the Worlds, it will be the first time ever the event has taken place in the United States. During the Pre Classic, I saw not only the Olympic 1,500-meter champion in the mile, 21-year-old Jakob Ingebritsen of Norway, cruise to victory (3:49.76), but also Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh win the women’s high jump at 6-feet5.5-inches, along with many other world leading results. Witnessing all of this world-class competition got me thinking about other high-level sports in Oregon and how these upcoming meets compare to the those offerings. Oregon has just three “major league” sports teams in the Portland Trail Blazers basketball team

and the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns soccer teams. Other than that, our biggest sports that gain statewide attention are at Oregon State and the University of Oregon. From a purely athletic standpoint, all of the upcoming meets at Hayward Field in the next six weeks feature some of the best athletes in the entire world. Many collegians competing in the NCAA meet will be future professionals and even Olympians. The U.S. championship meet is nothing short of the Olympic Trials in that the top three placers in each event have a shot to compete at the World Championships. And, the World Championships, being held virtually right in our backyard, will include athletes from over 200 countries, including scores of Olympians, a number of world record holders, and literally the greatest collection of athletes to ever be in Oregon at one time. What I am getting at is: Anyone reading this should get a ticket to partake in at least one of these meets. Eugene is called “Track Town, USA” for a reason. The entire region knows how to make these big meets happen. Hayward Field has been the site of nearly every Olympic Trials in the last two generations and has hosted the NCAA meet many times

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as well. The new facility is not only stunning to sit in, the seats are actually comfortable and there isn’t a bad seat in the house. What makes it especially exciting for Oregonians is when someone with ties to Oregon is competing. For example, Ryan Crouser, who grew up in Gresham, is the world record holder and Olympic champion in the shot put, while runners like Cole Hocker and Raevyn Rogers, who competed for Oregon, will be entered in the U.S. Championships and likely, the worlds. The crowd goes crazy for these situations and it makes the fan experience electrifying and more personal. These factors should give anyone who has never been to a big meet at Hayward Field confidence they will be in for a great experience, even if you don’t necessarily consider yourself a track-andfield fan. Those of us in Sisters Country are less than two hours away from Hayward Field. Parking is not an issue in that shuttles run from Autzen Stadium (or you can make the one-mile walk from there). Tickets, especially for

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Olympic champion Jakob Ingebritsen of Norway, being interviewed following his win at the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic. Ingebritsen, along with track athletes from all over the world will descend on Hayward Field in Eugene for the World Championships in mid-July. the World Championships, can be spendy, but as I said, it’s comparable to the Olympics. The NCAA meet takes place June 8-11 with an alternating schedule. Men compete on June 8 and 10 and women on June 9 and 11. Tickets can be purchased for one day or multiple days and range from $23 and up. The U.S. Championships are scheduled for June 23-26 and tickets start at about $20. (https://www.gotracktown usa.com/2022-usatf-outdoorchampionships) Like the Olympics, the World Ch amp io ns hips , dubbed “Oregon22,” run for a total of 10 days, July 15-24.

The entire schedule is on the Oregon22 website, along with ticket information. Even attending for one day would be a memorable experience. Organizers have been running some specials recently with ticket prices as low as $50. It is advisable to go to the Oregon 22 website to learn more and keep updated on ticket opportunities. Be aware that some tickets are hundreds of dollars. The Olympic Trials, NCAAs, and Pre Classic will take place at Hayward Field in future years, but the World Championships may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I hope to see you there!

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION Tuesday, June 21 • 4 to 6 p.m. • At Creekside Park

Help us celebrate the co completion of City projects and work being done toward Sisters Country Vision projects. Everyone welcome Bring a lawn chair or blanket Refreshments and snacks served 4:00-4:30 p.m. Refreshments and mingling 4:30-4:45 p.m. Presentations and awards 4:45-6 p.m. Self-guided project tours

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Outlaw Open draws supporters

CEC helps develop fire prevention drones

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The weather held, the golf was good, and the food was tasty at the Outlaw Open Golf athletic fundraiser held at Aspen Lakes June 3. Just over 80 golfers from all over the region and as far away as Seattle took part in the afternoon event, according to the Outlaws’ Head Football Coach Clayton Hall. “The staff at Aspen Lakes did a phenomenal job of hosting this event, including having a fleet of golf carts ready to go,” he said. “At 12:45 everything was ready to go and the golfing was a blast. Aspen Lakes is such a beautiful golf course. It was a peaceful and relaxing day of golf with lots of laughs and good times shared by all those who participated.” Ross Kennedy’s fourperson team took first place, just one stroke ahead of the foursome sponsored by Kyle Frick. Casey Meudt won both the longest ball contest and the “closest to the pin” competition as his ball stopped just four inches from the hole. Funds raised from the Outlaw Open will help the football team pay for equipment and offset the cost of going to the Linfield team camp later this month. Hall said the final tally of the proceeds would be known later

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Hayden Hudson sinks a putt at the Outlaw Open sports fundraiser. this week. Once all the golfers finished the 18 holes, participants moved inside to the Aspen Lakes Clubhouse for more socializing and dinner. The Jazz Folks played background music while the 100 dinner guests enjoyed a meal that included top sirloin, creamy artichoke chicken, garlic potatoes, and salad. A dessert auction provided fun competition as the highest bidders from each table got to pick dessert first. A silent auction included art items, Oregon football tickets, golf gear, and professional home cleaning. The fundraising was not over, however. Once dinner and dessert concluded, the live auction began. Auction items included a Sauer .300 Weatherby Magnum rifle, a McKenzie River raft trip for four, a couples massage, golf

packages at Aspen Lakes Golf Course, and more, according to Hall. “Our auctioneer, Chris Mayes, did a great job and had the crowd laughing, “ he said. “As the auction was going on, the football team lined the stairs that went up to the second floor, so it was neat to have the boys there to be a part of such a fun event.” Hall felt satisfied and gratified following the Open. “Being my first year at this I felt the event was very successful, and a lot of fun for those who participated. I am so grateful for the Outlaw Booster Club, for the Cyrus family who own Aspen Lakes, and all of our sponsors,” he said.

Brains4Drones, a small robotics company specializing in developing artificial intelligence (AI) on drones, will work with Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) to refine real-time visual intelligence sensors for offthe-shelf drones to perform inspections of power lines and vegetation encroachment. “We are thrilled to partner with Brains4Drones and serve as a resource in their research efforts to enhance drone-based solutions to perform aerial inspections of our electric system more efficiently in high-risk wildfire areas,” said CEC President and CEO Dave Markham. Brains4Drones research project will focus on adapting drone-based solutions to perform automated line inspections to gather and curate information on potential hazards. “Their work could, ultimately, translate into having affordable artificial intelligent equipped drones be another tool on the truck to assist line crews in performing inspections and addressing issues in real time. With

a service territory of 5,300 square miles, this technology will help us save time and money, and more importantly, help protect the members and the communities we serve.” The federal Department of Energy awarded Brains4Drones funding as Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research grant program. The announcement marks the company’s third grant, building on the success of the previous two focused on developing the technology to assist the electric sector during or right after catastrophic events. Brains4Drones also selected Consumer Powers Inc., an electric cooperative based in Philomath in the Willamette Valley, to participate due to its challenging forested terrain and proximity to Central Electric’s service territory. Brains4Drones will unveil and demonstrate the results of their research efforts, likely in late September. For more information visit Brains4Drones.

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Whispers from the past — Rodeo has a rich history By Sue Stafford Correspondent

The history of the Sisters Rodeo – The Biggest Little Show in the World – provides a window into the history of Sisters. From an informal bucking contest on wild horses held in 1910 on Fir and Adams Streets at the old baseball diamond, to the multiday event beginning with an evening of bull riding, three full rodeo performances, a Saturday morning parade, and a Sunday morning Buckaroo Breakfast, the Sisters Rodeo has been enthusiastically supported by the town and has brought thousands of visitors to Sisters over the decades. The current rodeo purse is the largest offered during the second weekend in June, and cowboys come from far and wide to beat the eight-second clock. The early days saw a great deal of variety in locations, sponsoring groups, and use of the proceeds. In 1914 and ’15, the Sisters Fair included bucking contests and horse races. The 1922 rodeo, sponsored by the Commercial Club, was held in the vicinity of Main and Oak Streets, consisting of races, bucking contests, and bull riding. The women of the group served dinner in the schoolhouse at noon on rodeo day. The proceeds went to promote the

town of Sisters. Tragedy struck during the 1924 rodeo, when a Plainview rancher was killed by a stampeding horse. The proceeds from that rodeo were used to start a fire department, following two disastrous fires in downtown Sisters, in 1923 and ’24. The First Rodeo Association In 1942, a group of local ranchers and businessmen organized with the purpose of putting on a rodeo, which has continued over the next 80 years. The association was incorporated in 1944. Initially, the association’s rodeos were held “down in the hole” at the old Creighton place near what is now the Sisters Airport. Actual rodeo structures were constructed, including fences, corrals, and chutes. Being wartime, many of the soldiers who were on maneuvers in Central Oregon attended not only the show in 1943, but a barbecue dinner served at noon at the rodeo grounds. Events included bucking horses, wild cow milking, cow riding, and calf roping. Twenty head of horses were rounded up from wild herds roaming the country and put in a pasture on Black Butte Ranch. Those horses were used for bareback riding and wild horse races. Royalty was part of the rodeo from the start. The

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first rodeo queen in 1942 was Mary Saxton of Terrebonne. Friday night saw the Queen’s Ball, with Jim Lawson and his Lumberjacks, a radio orchestra from Eugene. A buckaroo dance on Saturday evening featured old-time music. Both dances were held at the school gym. Because liquor was not allowed in the school, there was quite a bit of activity out in the parking lot. In 1944, the association purchased land adjoining Sisters on the north, from Blaine Gammon, about where Hoyt Lumber is now located. An arena and grandstand with 2,500 seats were built with lumber from Maurice Hitchcock’s mill just north of the rodeo grounds. Proceeds from the rodeo over the next years were put back into paying for and improving the grounds and the show. Rodeo weekends in the 1940s and ’50s consisted of performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoons with a parade Saturday morning, dances on Friday and Saturday nights, and a Buckaroo Breakfast on Sunday morning. Buffalo steak and burgers were featured as was Ellis Edgington’s pan bread prepared over an open fire. The association continued to put on the rodeo each year until 1956. In 1956 and ’57, the rodeo was sponsored by Sisters Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8138. Their 68 members made new corrals and repaired old ones, repaired chutes and the grandstand roof. They also constructed new concession stands. The proceeds from the rodeo helped the post purchase Sisters Cascade Theater, where the VFW showed movies for the public. The Sisters Fire Department sponsored Pat Fisk and his wife, of Antelope, to put on the 1961 rodeo. Fisk was well-known throughout the West and in

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Dot Tosta being tossed off a steer in the 1944 rodeo. Sisters as a rodeo contestant, stock contractor, pickup man, arena director, and chute boss. A New Association In 1964, a new rodeo association was formed. The rodeo grounds on the north edge of town had been purchased in 1963 by local businessman Pete Leithauser, from the old association. In 1968, the new association bought the grounds back.

Over the years, rodeo stock was provided by Christensen Brothers Rodeo Company of Eugene, Mack Barbour, Sunny Baines, and Billy Walker. In the 1970s, Sombrero Contractors, owned by Mert Hunking of Sisters, furnished the stock for the rodeo, after a week-long roundup, which included a See HISTORY on page 20

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Wolf Customers save the day at Sisters Farmers Market committee welcomes author to bookstore By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

The Wolf Welcome Committee will host an author event at Paulina Springs Books on Saturday, June 11 at 4 p.m., featuring the author of the New York Times bestseller “A Wolf Called Wander.” Rosanne Parry has written numerous books for youth. “A Wolf Called Wander” is based on the story of the famous wolf OR-7. And, in 2020, it was Paulina Springs’ best-selling book for tweens. Parry has taught writing at schools, conferences, educational nonprofits, and online at the Loft Literary Center. She will be sharing her passion for writing stories with animals as the main characters. Central Oregon’s Susan Strauss, a renowned storyteller and author, will open the event with some captivating wolf-based myths. Strauss weaves personal nature experiences and natural science with traditional myths from around the world. Performances and readings will be followed by an audience question-andanswer session and book signings by both authors. All ages are welcome. Both authors have a knack for drawing on science to create compelling narratives. Paulina Springs Books is located at 252 W. Hood Ave. in Sisters.

A busy crowd, live music, and sunshine characterized opening day at Sisters Farmers Market last Sunday. So did wild bursts of wind, smatterings of hard rain, and a runaway booth tent. Jessie Curry moved to Sisters about a year ago but has spent time here seasonally for a decade. “My mom is visiting from out of town, and we decided to check out the farmers market after having lunch at the Saloon,” she said. “A big gust of wind came in, and a bunch of people lifted their hands up, and I saw a giant tent floating over another tent.” The wind carried Seed to Table’s extra-large pop-up canopy into the air — complete with metal poles — then landed it on the next row of vendor booths. People scattered to avoid getting hit, then they moved right back in, toward the looming canopy rather than away from it. As the tent bobbed and puffed in the wind, the scene looked like a team of wranglers trying to herd a giant jellyfish. With some leadership from Seed to Table programs manager Hannah Joseph, the jellyfish was eventually reduced to a heavy rectangle of poles and fabric. “We just worked together and cinched it back into its tent form,” said Curry. “Luckily no heads were

bonked or anything.” Another market-goer watched the wind rip through the awning of Well Rooted Farm, threatening to topple cartons of eggs. He ran over to help the vendors safely disassemble the pop-up. “It was about to take off,” he said. Customers throughout Fir Street Park helped vendors remove tent walls, prop up signs, and hold down poles in the wind. “There’s definitely teamwork and community here,” Curry said of her new town. “People don’t hesitate to pitch in.” Market manager Michelle Jiunta said that vendor regulations require a weight of 15-20 pounds per leg of each pop-up; she also sends weather forecasts to vendors. She plans to send vendors additional information and check weekly with each booth to make sure they have weights. The Seed to Table “veggie tent” was appropriately weighted. “The wind gust still seemed to come at the perfect moment, speed, and angle to pull up the canopy,” said founder Audrey Tehan. “We are so grateful for the market shoppers who quickly helped us wrangle it in. And that no one got injured!” L a rg e r w e i g h t s a r e planned for the future. “Keeping Sisters Farmers Market safe is a top priority for us,” said Jiunta. “I’m relieved that the errant canopy did not cause damage

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Traditional archers hit the mark By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Roughly 300 archery enthusiasts showed up for the 13th annual three-day rendezvous event known as Stick & Sage. Held under a special use permit issued by the Deschutes National Forest, the group gathered just west of Camp Sherman, deep in the woods. Lenny Ferris leads TACO —Traditional Archers of Central Oregon. “We have 140 registered archers this year, the first after a COVID hiatus. That’s down from our usual 150200, probably due to the cost of gas,” he said. With family, friends, vendors, and the curiosity seekers, it grew the crowd to some 300 who came to see the 8,000-year-old practice kept alive — in Deschutes County at least. Archers from four states were registered for the non-competition event. Three courses were arranged so that the traditional and primitive archers could test their skills. Life-size soft foam animal targets are scattered around the woods. Known as 3D targets, there were full-scale elk, deer, bear, turkeys, and a wild boar hidden in the trees. The camping event was clearly all about fun. “Stick & Sage is all about camaraderie,” said Ferris. He cited in contrast the more than half-dozen statewide competition events, where archers compete for money and the rivalries are intense. The event is intergenerational, providing opportunities for young archers to match skills with older, more experienced marksmen. Fun is a major design component for the affair, including the targets themselves, one a dinosaur and another a COVID-19 ball, a sphere that resembles the virus’ cell. Easton Hatfield of Estacada is six. Not only did his arrow strike the evil COVID, but he did so as it was swinging through the air. Later, 32 lucky archers, some who stood in line for hours for the limited spots, took their aim in the Milk Jug Competition, in which 96 gallon jugs were shredded by dispatched arrows. What is a traditional bow? A traditional bow is one with no mechanical additions: no sights, range finders, cambers; no gadgets, just a sleek design. The kind you’ve probably seen in movies like “The Hunger Games” and “The Avengers” series. Hollywood loves traditional equipment because of its easily recognizable and undeniable aesthetic quality. Traditional bows are

naturally beautiful, and shooting them is a harmonious experience, because there are no gadgets to interrupt the flow of your shooting. While accuracy is more attainable with a high-tech compound bow, traditional bows often give more gratification in exchange for immediate accuracy, users say. Tr a d i t i o n a l a r c h e r s employ two primary bow designs — recurves and longbows. The bow chosen is largely personal preference. A recurve bow has swept tips that curve away from the archer. Recurves typically shoot arrows at faster speeds than what straightlimbed longbows can deliver. Longbows lack the recurve’s curved tips, but when strung they have a graceful bend and classic design that dates back centuries. They are not always wood. Traditional bows can be composites, made from wood, animal horns, and sinew. The bow is laminated together. The sinew and horn bow can store more energy than a purely wood bow of

the same length. The origins of the composite bow date to Asiatic farmers who used them for daily activities. Today, wood and fiberglass or wood and carbon fiber combinations are common, and bows can be remarkable works of art, with inlays and other embellishments that can fetch close to $1,000, although $500 to $600 is the typical cost of entry to the sport. At Stick & Sage, vendors displayed about $25,000 in merchandise. Traditional archery is organic, with many target shooters and hunters making their own bows and/or arrows. Yew is the favored wood. Likewise, they repair their own equipment when needed. “It’s not so much as a hobby, but a way of life,” said Vanessa O’Dell from Sherwood, Oregon, as she took aim and hit a 3D bull elk from 45 yards. If you’re “old school,” advocates say it doesn’t get much better than traditional archery. The bow and arrow

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Jon Fogarty is on a mission to get more kids on bikes in Sisters. The coach is building a Sisters-area mountain bike racing team — Deschutes Composite — under the auspices of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). “I’ve been involved since the league started in Oregon,” he told The Nugget. “It’s cross-country mountain bike racing, similar to the Stampede.” The team is open to youth in sixth through 12th grade. Boys and girls are both encouraged to join. “The big vision of NICA is that every school will have its own team,” Fogarty said. “That takes time. I’m trying to get an Outlaws team that is just a Sisters team.” It doesn’t take much to get going. “Ideally, they have a functioning bicycle, and you can go from there,” Fogarty said. “If they have a bike and some enthusiasm, that’s really all they need.” There is a series of

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— racing is in my blood,” he said. His son is one of the riders for Deschutes Composite. Cross-country mountain bike racing is a fast-growing sport, attractive to athletes of all kinds, including many who aren’t motivated by traditional team sports. And it’s a “lifetime” sport; as the Sisters Stampede shows, everyone from kids to seniors can get out on the trails and go for it. To learn more about Deschutes Composite and NICA, email Jon Fogarty at dcmtbteam@gmail.com.

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Boys golf team wraps up season By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys golf squad had only one player out for the sport this season, sophomore Devin Coverdale, who stuck with the sport through cancelled matches, and courses covered with snow that made the game unplayable. Coverdale played at Tokatee in early March under favorable weather conditions, and then took a week off for spring break. Glaze Meadow at Black Butte Ranch was covered in snow the first three weeks of April, which prevented any practice, and the tournament at Aubrey Glen was also cancelled due to snow on the course. The last three tournaments of the season were at Meadow Lakes in Prineville, Widgi Creek in Bend, and the Crosswater Invitational at Sunriver. “Crosswater was the best course any Sisters team has ever played on,” said Coach Bill Mitchell. “It was sad we had only one player to enjoy it.” Coverdale shot a 45-51 (96) at Crosswater and tied for 19th place. The highlight of his match was a par on both the No. 3 and No. 7 holes. “Devin hit his irons great,” said Mitchell. “He hit the green both times with one

shot and then two-putted for par.” The 4A Special District Golf Championships were held Monday and Tuesday, May 9-10, at the Tokatee Golf Course. Coverdale shot a 95 on Monday, and a 93 on Tuesday, which marked his best score of the year. Coverdale shared his thoughts on the season with The Nugget. “A few things were special to me,” said Coverdale. “Every time I played in a tournament, I was able to improve my score, and I was especially proud of my score at Districts, because it was the best I’ve shot in a tournament. I worked hard practicing in the off-season and felt like it payed off. I also got to play on some pretty cool courses, my top three being Crosswater, Tokatee, and Widgi Creek. I also got to meet some cool golfers from other schools. I’m looking forward to improving my game this summer and what that will bring for next year. Hopefully, we will have a team next year!” Mitchell said, “Devin didn’t break 100 his freshman year, and this year he was under 100 every round. He improved in his chipping and his putting, which made the difference in the lower scores this year. His goal next year is

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The Bunkhouse Chronicle Craig Rullman Columnist

Slouching toward Uvalde

Within hours of the mass murder of school children and teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, public scrutiny of the law enforcement response turned accusatory, with a pile of unanswered questions landing squarely at the feet of Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo. Rightly so. Post Columbine, the universal tactic adopted by law enforcement agencies in the United States has been to immediately locate, close with, and terminate an active killer. That does not appear to have happened in Uvalde. The best, and most reliably sourced, reporting thus far indicates an abject failure at the command level. It has been reported that Chief Arredondo arrived on scene without a radio, without a rifle, and apparently also without a clue. His on-scene decision to prevent officers from immediately breaching the classroom door was utterly appalling at every level. It was appalling because every parent who sends a child to a school in this country has the right to expect that law enforcement will respond to an active killer in their child’s classroom with speed, intensity, and violence of action. Every parent of a student in this country has the right to demand that officers are trained and equipped to the highest imaginable standard, and will arrive prepared to eliminate the threat and save lives. There can be no compromise in properly training and equipping officers to that task. But the reality is that law

enforcement agencies are forced to compromise every single day, because the first casualty of budget cuts is always training. P o s t - G e o rg e F l o y d , poorly reasoned movements to defund police agencies have only exacerbated existing shortfalls in officer training. It’s a simple equation: if we want better police officers, we have a responsibility to select only the very best candidates, and to train them to the highest imaginable standard. Those trainings are widely available in the United States, designed and hosted by subject-matter experts, but only when, and if, departments have the public, budgetary, and administrative support necessary to send their officers. Those who have, for years now, been perpetuating the damaging lie of “militarized police” do no one any favors. While uniforms, weapons, technology, and tactics have necessarily evolved — and will continue to evolve — to meet and defeat the stunning variety of lethal threats that exist in our community of American sociopaths, law enforcement agencies have not been “militarized.” If anything, law enforcement’s ability to deal effectively with active violent crime often lags well behind the capability of even unsophisticated criminals — to say nothing of highly motivated active killers who, by their mid-teens, have often spent thousands of hours receiving effective training in first-person-shooter video games. Worse, the mass exodus of veteran law enforcement officers — and in the present environment who can blame them — has pushed many agencies across the country to lower hiring standards just to maintain minimum staffing levels. The end result of that is obvious: Lesser-qualified candidates will receive even less training, while the public rightly continues to demand unassailable integrity and zero-defect, constitutional police work. Sorry folks, but you just can’t have it both ways. It has been reliably reported that in Uvalde Border Patrol Tactical

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Officers, commonly known as BorTac, incensed by Chief Arredondo’s stubborn (and just plain wrong) refusal to immediately breach the classroom door, finally ignored his orders and made entry into the classroom with an ad-hoc team of other officers. This was the right decision made, tragically, 40 minutes late by frustrated officers in a friction-filled environment with poor communication and a chain of command made out of jello. They did so, God bless them, with a ballistic shield and within moments eliminated the killer. What has not been reported is that every BorTac officer is also a highly trained rolling armory, with individually assigned SUVs filled to overflowing with an assortment of tactical gear to meet a wide variety of potential scenarios. They also receive many thousands of hours of advanced training to properly respond to critical incidents. The vast majority of police officers, most particularly if they are not members of a tactical team, and through no fault of their own, do not receive anything approaching that kind of training, equipping, and preparation. It is fair to ask what administrative fear of liability or, as in many cases I am aware of, fear of mere optics, prevented Uvalde school officers from having the appropriate equipment immediately available, including a master key to the classroom door, and the training to make it useful. Chief Arredondo, who reportedly attended recent active-killer training — which begs the

question whether his officers did, too — simply has no excuses whatsoever. His alleged reasoning — that the scene had turned from an active killer to a hostage situation — is absurd given that an immediate entry was the only solution in either case because people had already been killed and there was an ongoing and immediate threat to more life. No rational person would imagine sending fire personnel into a burning building without the proper training and equipment, but properly addressing the necessary training and equipping of police officers — particularly school police officers —remains an agonizing tale of woe, political hucksterism, and institutional inertia. There is a gold standard, and parents should know what it is. I was fortunate to serve at an agency, and on a tactical team, that helped create that standard. We trained at every school in our jurisdiction that would have us. Some schools, concerned about optics, would not let us, which is a shameful failure of leadership. We provided every school with a security plan unique to their situation, and immediate actions to help protect their children and staff. We trained every officer in our agency in highly realistic, and frankly quite disturbing, schoolshooting and active-killer scenarios using actors, moulage kits, and simunitions. We trained them repeatedly, and to a standard far and above the thin gruel of POST requirements. Furthermore, we trained extensively with neighboring agencies, tactical dispatchers, SWAT

medics, and EMTs so that we could better coordinate our response in the critical first few minutes of an active killer incident, either in our jurisdiction or neighboring ones. This interagency dedication to purpose paid dividends when an active killer went on a rampage at a local distribution facility and shot and killed six people. We not only trained, we also studied. We studied every available school shooting case. And because our city was a known target of international terrorists, we also studied the horrific Beslan, Russia, tragedy, among other school-terror incidents. A lone gunman is one thing, a team of terrorists with heavy weapons, explosives, and pressure-switches creates an entirely new set of problems. It is every police agency’s solemn and sworn responsibility to have a plan to deal with those contingencies, and to train extensively and repeatedly for them. Complacency kills. It kills a lot of cops every year. It also kills innocent civilians when police agencies are not up to the many, many challenges they are sworn to address. Chief Arredondo, it breaks my heart to say, clearly wasn’t up to the task. But the blame doesn’t end there. It falls on every one of us when we listen to that little whisper that is always saying: “It can’t happen here.” Because it can. Craig Rullman is a retired narcotics detective and SWAT team leader. He is a qualified expert on law enforcement responses to terrorism and active killer incidents.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Support 2022 Graduates Please come out and support the 2022 SHS graduates on Friday, June 10! Show your support by coming out and cheering on the graduates as they drive down Cascade Avenue after their graduation ceremony. The buses should be rolling down Cascade Ave about 9 p.m. For more information call 541-220-1258. Deschutes Public Library Online Discovery Pass Starting June 15, customers can use the Discovery Pass system to check out a Wilderness Pass, which is now needed when hiking certain trail systems in the Central Cascades from June 15–September 15. Discovery Pass streamlines the system, making it easy for customers to check out available passes online from anywhere they happen to be with internet access. Passes, much like books and other items in the Library’s collection, are limited in number, but viewing available dates is easy with the online system. For more informatio visit www. deschuteslibrary.org/books/ beyond-the-books. Wolf Author Event Meet Rosanne Parry, author of best-seller “A Wolf Called Wander,” and hear a wolfbased myth from storyteller Susan Strauss, at Paulina Springs Books. Q&A and book signing to follow. All ages welcome! June 11 at 4 p.m. More information at wolfwelcomecommittee@ gmail.com or 541-645-0688. Community Celebration Join us for a community celebration at Sisters Creekside Park, Tuesday, June 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. Sponsored by Citizens4Community. For more information call 541-306-9797 Electric Bike Raffle Three Sisters Lions Club is having an electric-bike raffle. We are raffling a 2022 Giant Roam E + STA Electric Bike. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Deri’s Hair Salon, Davis Towing & Tire, and Spoons. Only 250 tickets will be sold! Drawing will be July 1, 2022. For more information contact Deri 541-419-1279 or Kathleen 541-410-6831. Must be 18 or older to purchase tickets. Free Weekly Meal Service Family Kitchen is hosting a weekly to-go hot meal service on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. No reservations required. For more information visit www. FamilyKitchen.org. Ladies Golf League, 18 holes At Aspen Lakes. Experience required. Call Debbie at 813818-7333 or the Pro Shop, 541549-4653, to sign up by noon the Monday before play.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group 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. Together for Children After two years of not being able to meet, Together For Children will hold play labs at SPRD, every Wednesday morning through June 15, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of the program is $10 per visit. Register online at www.togetherfor-children.org. Open to all families with children from 18 months to five years old. Join the fun and learn the value of playing with your youngster. Hearth Festival Caldera Arts invites the community to join us for the first annual Hearth Festival on June 10-12. Hearth Festival is a joyous return to shared space and experiences, celebration, playfulness, and community. Join us on Saturday, June 11, for an open gathering of community, meditative engagement with the land, and a shared visit with the beautiful Blue Lake. For info go to calderaarts.org. Mosaic Medical Mobile Community Clinic The Mobile Community Clinic will be coming to the Family Kitchen feeding site at Sisters Community Church. The Mobile Clinic provides health care for acute and chronic problems for those who are houseless, or anyone in need. For more information, contact Elaine Knobbs at 541-383-3005. Celebrating Rural Oregon Collaborative Fundraiser Celebrate the unique rural communities of Oregon during Community Website Partnership’s (CWP) annual collaborative fundraiser auction. The CWP network helps to support local community websites like Sisters Country Connects (SCC). Partial proceeds will benefit SCC to help expand its reach in our community. Bidding is open June 8-18 at 32auctions.com/cwp4. Learn more about SCC at sisterscommunity.org. For more information call 541-719-8576. Round Up for Students at Oliver Lemon’s For the entire month of June, shop at Oliver Lemon’s and “Round Up” for the students of Sisters School District. Every dollar and cent goes to benefit the Sisters Schools Foundation to support, enhance, and enrich learning in our Sisters Schools.

Sisters Garden Club Puzzle Sales Thank you to our Sisters Community for supporting our club in helping us sell our 25th Anniversary Edition “Quilts in the Garden” Puzzle. You can currently purchase the puzzle for $20 at the following locations: Metamorphosis Salon & Spa, Fika Coffee House, Ray’s Food Place, Common Threads, and The Gallimaufry. We are so thankful to these stores for their support. Contact 971-246-0404 for more information. Weekly Food Pantry The Wellhouse Church will have a weekly food pantry on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. (222 N. Trinity Way) Both drivethrough pick-up and shoppingstyle distribution are available. 541-549-4184 for information. Sisters Trails Alliance Toast the Trails with Sisters Trails Alliance and welcome our new executive director, Scott Penzarella. Thursday, June 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Left Coast Lodge (formerly Sisters Motor Lodge). Light snacks and beverages provided – all are welcome! RSVP at www.sisterstrails.org. Parkinson’s Support Group Are you a person experiencing Parkinson’s disease (PD) or a care partner/family member desiring to better support your loved one with PD? We invite you to join us at our Sisters support group to experience friendship, shared experiences, and a better understanding of PD. Please join us the second Thursday of the month 1-2:30 p.m. at the Sisters Library, 110 N. Cedar St. Sisters. For more information contact Carol Pfeil, program coordinator of Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, 541-668-6599 or carol@ parkinsonsresources.or.

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 541-9045545. STARS is an Age Friendly Sisters Country Action Team. Sisters Quilts in the Garden 25th Anniversary Tour Thursday, July 7. Tickets on sale now through the Garden Club website, www. sistersgardenclub.com. Limited number of tickets available. Info: 971-246-0404. Free Lunches For Seniors The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at the Sisters Community Church located at 1300 McKenzie Hwy, Sisters. The Tuesday meal is sit-down from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and also offers activities and information about health, community resources, and nutrition. On Wednesdays and Thursdays lunches are offered drive-through style, from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., and seniors can drive through the parking lot to pick up a meal on those days. Come on by; no need to make a reservation for any of the free lunch meals. For more information call 541-678-5483. Sisters Kiwanis Buckaroo Breakfast Join us for the 38th Sisters Kiwanis Buckaroo Breakfast community fundraiser on Sunday, June 12, 7 to 11 a.m. at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds Entrance. Adults, $15; Kids 4 to 12 $7; Kids 3 and under free. All are welcome to come and enjoy a delicious breakfast!

Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to hopeafricakids.org or call Katie at 541-719-8727

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SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.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 Calvary Church 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship

Baha’i Faith Currently Zoom meetings: devotions, course trainings, informational firesides. Local contact Shauna Rocha 541647-9826 • www.bahai.org or www.bahai.us Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday 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 Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Rd. • 541-389-8960 www.sistersnaz.org • info@sistersnaz.org 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com

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Bringing people together with music By Jim Cornelius

Entertainment & Events WEDNESDAY • JUNE 8

Editor in Chief

Tom Nechville is renowned among instrument makers for his innovative banjo design, creating a line of banjos that are aesthetically pleasing, play well, and — most of all — sound wonderful. They are found in the hands of some of the finest professional players in American music. While his main factory remains in Minnesota, he and his partner, Linda Leavitt, a talented bluegrass and folk musician, have located Banjos West at 411 E. Main Ave. in Sisters. They plan a lot of activity around bluegrass jams at their retail shop. “This new phase of my life is more oriented around the hands-on dealing with the people of the community,” Nechville said. That new phase kicks off like a brisk bluegrass tune on Saturday, June 11, as Nechville welcomes the community to an open house at the shop. Visitors can tour the small shop and enjoy music from musicians joining in informal jam sessions. There will be coffee, tea, and baked treats to enjoy as you listen — or participate. “It’s a good opportunity to walk through the door and take a look at some of our instruments,” Nechville said. The Nechville banjo is a classic example of ingenuity and innovation growing out of a desire to make something great better. As a player, Nechville felt the frustration that virtually all banjo players experience: You can spend

Sisters Rodeo Arena Sisters Rodeo Extreme Bulls 6:30 p.m. Tickets at www.sistersrodeo.com. Sisters Saloon After Rodeo Party with Live Music by The Shining Dimes & Dancing 8:30 p.m. No cover. www.SistersSaloon.net. Sisters Depot Trivia 6 to 8 p.m. For information call 541-904-4660 or visit www.sistersdepot.com.

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Tom Nechville and Linda Leavitt will be hosting a bluegrass open house and jam on Saturday, June 11 in Sisters. as much time trying to get the instrument set up right as you do playing it. Nechville’s solution was to create what became his patented Heli-Mount Frame, which operates similarly to a mason jar lid, creating even tension all around the instrument’s head. Adjustment is easy and takes minutes. Other innovations include adjustable action, comfortable wooden armrests, and a radiused neck that makes the banjo comfortable and easy to play. Nechville banjos also tend to be considerably lighter than many others. It’s all in the service of making the beloved instrument more accessible. “My passion was really about the instrument being more popularized,” Nechville told The Nugget. “We’re true to the sound and tradition of the banjo, but we’ve come up

with different ways of making the sound that are more practical.” Nechville banjos ring out on international stages, played by the likes of Emily Strayer of The Chicks, the See BANJOS on page 23

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The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Travis Ehrenstrom Band 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Hardtails After Rodeo Party with Live Music by The Sleepless Truckers Free admission to local’s night starting at 8 p.m. Music starts by 9:30 p.m. For more information call 541-549-6114. Sisters Saloon After Rodeo Party with Live Music by Joe Slick Band & Dancing 8 p.m. www.SistersSaloon.net. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Free. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

FRIDAY • JUNE 10

Sisters Rodeo Arena Sisters Rodeo 7 p.m. Tickets at www.sistersrodeo.com Hardtails After Rodeo Party with Live Music by The Sleepless Truckers Free admission to local’s night starting at 8 p.m. Music starts after the rodeo (or by 9:30 p.m.). For more information call 541-549-6114. Sisters Saloon After Rodeo Party with Live Music by Joe Slick Band & Dancing 9 p.m. www.SistersSaloon.net. Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show 5-7 p.m. bring your cool or vintage car for the free Friday car show. For more information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

SATURDAY • JUNE 11

Downtown Sisters Sisters Rodeo Parade 9:30 a.m. Sisters Rodeo Arena Sisters Rodeo 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Tickets at www.sistersrodeo.com Nechville Banjos West Bluegrass Open House 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Workshops, jams, and the latest in Nechville’s cutting-edge banjo technology. www.banjoswest.com. Paulina Springs Books Author reading with Rosanne Parry & Susan Strauss 4 p.m. All ages welcome for “A Wolf Called Wander” plus wolf-based myths. www.PaulinaSpringsBooks.com. Sisters Depot Live Music by Doc Ryan Trio & Friends! 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover. For info call 541-904-4660 or visit www.sistersdepot.com. The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Alicia Viani Duo 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Hardtails After Rodeo Party with Live Music by The Sleepless Truckers Free admission to local’s night starting at 8 p.m. Music starts after the rodeo (or by 9:30 p.m.). For more information call 541-549-6114. Sisters Saloon After Rodeo Party with Live Music by Joe Slick Band & Dancing 9 p.m. www.SistersSaloon.net.

SUNDAY • JUNE 12

Learn about innovative L Nechville banjos. Bring your instrument in for setup & advice. Meet your musical neighbors and build Sisters’ jam community. Join a bluegrass jam. Listeners are welcome! vitt Hosted by Tom Nechville & Linda Lea

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Sisters Rodeo Arena Sisters Rodeo 1 p.m. Tickets at www.sistersrodeo.com Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music by Linda Leavitt, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. Info at www.sistersfarmersmarket.com.

MONDAY • JUNE 13

The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Dave Simonett Big Lawn Series, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.

THURSDAY • JUNE 16

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Oregon Fryer 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Jenner Fox Band Thursday House Band, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Free. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

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MURDER: Citizens dissatisfied with DCSO communication Continued from page 1

had infected feet and needed medical attention. Sheriff’s deputies arrived, located the person who was alleged to be in medical distress, identified as Alexander Mark Smith, and eventually arrested him for the murder of Tina KleinLewis. He was lodged at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Adult Jail on charges of second-degree murder; abuse of a corpse; seconddegree burglary; trespass; unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle; and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. There is no known connection between Smith and the victim. Some neighbors in the Cloverdale Road area have expressed dissatisfaction with the way information was provided by the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office. News releases from DCSO provided little detailed information on the initial death

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investigation, which DCSO spokesman Sgt. Jayson Janes explained this way: “There is a large amount of evidence that still needs to be processed and analyzed in order to get the most accurate account of what took place. We understand the need for information. Our goal is to conduct the most complete and thorough investigation possible. Further information will be released when it will not affect the investigation.” Judey Berray, who lives off Cloverdale Road, told The Nugget that she and other neighbors think DCSO would have held a press conference and provided enough information to assess a potential threat to their safety. “The overwhelming feeling was that the information being provided (by the Sheriff’s Office) was very vague. Are we supposed to be on the lookout for someone?” she said. “Finding out days later that it was someone who was

possibly on the loose in our neighborhood was very frustrating. And we’re not the only ones who feel that way. It just felt like they let us down as neighbors. Did they know that there was potentially a murderer on the loose in our neighborhood and they didn’t tell us? Where had he been all that time?” When The Nugget reached out to the Sheriff’s Office regarding citizen concerns, Sgt. Janes provided a statement: “The Sheriff’s Office has heard the concerns from residents in the Cloverdale Rd. area. These types of investigations are complicated and not always clear cut. Determining the cause of death and processing evidence takes time. DCSO detectives were continually working on the circumstances of Tina Klein-Lewis’ death up until the arrest was made for her murder. We are not always able to release as much information as the public would like during

these complex and extremely important investigations. One of our highest priorities is to maintain the integrity of the investigation and ultimately achieve successful prosecution if and when a case goes to court. We endeavor to keep the public informed while not jeopardizing the integrity of an investigation.” A man who says he played a stepfather’s role in the life of the accused killer reached out to the news station KTVZ in Bend over the weekend. KTVZ reported that Michael Moorman said that Smith had been a standout student and athlete in Redmond and was on track to graduate from Oregon State University with a chemical engineering degree when he dropped out of school last year, and began to exhibit signs of serious mental illness. Moorman said the family was unsuccessful in obtaining help for Smith, and reported that Redmond police released him after arresting him for trespassing

and theft. KTVZ reported that Moorman told them, “When you are telling law enforcement that somebody is escalating mentally, and they’re not doing anything about it, or they can’t do anything about it, then there’s a major flaw in the system.” In a media statement, District Attorney John Hummel said, “By all accounts, Tina Klein-Lewis was a loving, kind, and gentle person. She leaves behind many people who loved her. Tina Klein-Lewis’ absence creates a void in our community. My colleagues and I in the District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, are giving this investigation our full attention and we will ensure that justice is done.” This is a developing story and more information will be provided as it becomes available. For ongoing coverage, monitor www.nuggetnews. com and/or The Nugget’s Facebook page.

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PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE IN SISTERS COUNTRY

WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS OPEN HOUSE Monday, June 13, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Community Hall 301 South Elm Street • Sisters Join area fire officials for updates on local efforts to prevent wildfire and gather information on what you can do to be prepared for wildfire in Sisters Country this summer. • State and local overview of Senate Bill 762 and how it will impact you as a property owner. • Local wildfire mitigation efforts and the new role of the Office of State Fire Marshal in local efforts. • City of Sisters’ role in preventing wildfire within the City limits. • Your local Fire District resources and programs available to you as a property owner within the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District.

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ESCAPED DEBRIS BURNS ARE THE #1 HUMAN CAUSE OF WILDFIRES IN OREGON Outdoor yard debris burning is closed for the summer fire season for residential and private lands across the Northwest Fire agencies of Cloverdale, Sisters and Black Butte Ranch Fire Districts as of May 31, 2022. Until the burn season re-opens in the fall, homeowners can utilize options such as chipping debris, hauling it to a local landfill or transfer site, or piling and covering it until fall. Area Fire Chiefs strongly urge residents to create defensible space around their property during the closure.

Defensible Space THE GOAL OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE IS TO: • Eliminate pathways for a wildfire to burn directly to the home • Reduce radiant heat exposures • Reduce the potential for embers to ignite vegetation and other combustible materials adjacent to the home • Provide a safe place for fire personnel to defend the home and allow safe routes for evacuation. Defensible space is the buffer you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs, or any wildland area that surround it. Defensible space will help slow or stop the spread of wildfire and protect your home from catching fire – either from direct flame contact or radiant heat. Defensible space is also important to help protect firefighters when they are defending your home. Your home may be the most valuable investment you ever make. If you live in a high-risk fire hazard area, protect against the chance of losing that investment by creating defensible space and hardening your home with fireresistant construction materials and design. Creating defensible space does not mean you need a ring of bare dirt around your home! Through proper planning, you can have both a beautiful landscape and a fire-safe home. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District recommends homeowners utilize the “Home Ignition Zone” concept to make up the recommended 100 feet of defensible space. Three zones make up the recommended 100 feet of defensible

Creating defensible space does not mean you need a ring of bare dirt around your home! Through proper planning, you can have both a beautiful landscape and a fire safe home.

space: • Zone Zero extends zero to five feet from structures, including the building itself, and should be completely free of combustibles. • Zone 1 begins five feet from your house and extends 30 feet away. The most aggressive clearance is required closest to the structure. • Zone 2 lies beyond the home defense zone, extending at least 100 feet from the house or to your property line. Greater defense zone widths may be necessary if your home is on a steep slope or in a windswept exposure.

ZONE 0 OR “ZONE ZERO” ZERO TO FIVE FEET Zone 0, sometimes referred to as the “Immediate Zone” is the area nearest your house, 0 to 5 feet, including the surfaces of the structure itself. There should be ZERO combustibles in this zone! Take steps to harden your home with fire and ignition-resistant materials and design! This zone extends 0 to 5 feet from your house. It’s the area closest to your house, including plants, decks, outdoor furniture, and the outside walls and coverings. This area is most vulnerable and should be more aggressively maintained for fire resistance. • Remove combustible outdoor furniture. Replace with metal or non-combustible varieties. • Replace jute or natural-fiber doormats with heavy rubber or metal grates. • Remove or relocate all combustible materials including garbage and recycling containers, lumber, trash, and patio accessories. • Clean all fallen leaves and needles. • No vegetation is recommended within 5’ of any structure. • Remove tree limbs that extend into this zone. Fire-prone tree varieties should be removed if they extend into this zone. • Do not store firewood, lumber, or combustibles here, even (especially) under decks or

overhangs. Move stored combustibles inside or at least 30’ from any structure. • Use only inorganic, non-combustible mulches such as stone or gravel. • Hardscaping is strongly recommended around the base of structures.

ZONE 1 FIVE TO THIRTY FEET Zone 1, sometimes referred to as the “Home Ignition Zone,” extends from your house’s exterior walls to a distance of 30 feet (the “Lean, Clean, and Green” zone). This extends 0′-30′ out from buildings, structures, decks, etc, and overlaps the Home Ignition Zone described above. • Remove all dead grasses, weeds, plants, & foliage. • Remove all fallen leaves, needles, twigs, bark, cones, and small branches. • Use only compost or heavy bark mulch to maintain soil moisture, or for erosion control. • Choose only fire-smart plants, and keep them healthy and well irrigated. • Remove fire-hazardous plants. • Provide spacing between shrubs, at least 2 times the height of the mature plant. Add space on steeper slopes. • Trim trees to remove limbs 6’ to 10’ from the ground. • Remove branches that overhang your roof or within 10’ of chimneys. • Move firewood & lumber out of Zone 1, or cover in a fire-resistant enclosure. • Remove combustibles around and under decks and awnings. • Clear vegetation around fences, sheds, outdoor furniture, play structures. • Outbuildings and liquid propane storage tanks should have at least 10’ of clearance. • Maintain regularly, focusing on the areas closest to structures.

ZONE 2 30 TO 100 FEET Zone 2 extends from 30′ to at

least 100’–more defensible space may be required based on topography, vegetation, or building construction (for example, if you live on a hill, in a drainage, or an area surrounded by unusually dense or flammable vegetation, or have a wood shake roof, as much as 150′ may be required). This zone should include at a minimum: • Cut or mow annual grass down to a maximum height of 4 inches. • Create horizontal spacing between shrubs and trees. • Create vertical spacing between grass, shrubs, and trees. (See diagram) • Remove fallen leaves, needles, twigs, bark, cones, and small branches. However, they may be permitted to a depth of 3 inches if erosion control is an issue. • Remove all piles of dead vegetation.

ZONE 3 THE “ACCESS ZONE” Zero to 10 feet horizontally and 14 feet vertically from roads and driveways. Zone 3, the “access” zone, extends from 3′ to at least 10′ horizontally from the edge of roads and driveways, and 14′ overhead. Access roads are critical for evacuation and first responder access. Maintenance is required year-round. • Clear vegetation 14’ overhead and 10’ from sides of roads and driveways in the same manner as Defensible Space Zone 1. • Maintain 12’ of unobstructed pavement for passage of vehicles. • Within this zone, plantings shall be fire resistant and must not extend into the roadway. • 4’ of clearance is required above the roadway for emergency vehicle access. • Address numbers must be clearly visible from the road, with at least 4” numbers on a contrasting background. Reflective or lighted numbers are best. • Create vertical spacing between shrubs, and lower tree limbs. Cut all grasses.

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Another COVID (workplace) casualty I never thought I’d be writing this, or at least that it would have been at the beginning of the pandemic, not two years later. I quit my job. A job that I loved. A job perfect for me. A job immediately tailored to my needs, and then again after my first baby and then my second, remote and flexible before that was a thing. A job that allowed me to raise those babies, now 11 and 13, in my office and at home. A job where my boss became one of my best friends and biggest supporters. But I’m done. It feels so cliché — another mom that couldn’t survive all that was asked of her during the pandemic leaving the workforce. And I had it good. A husband who still went to work every day. Two kids who I adore in a school system that supported them. A fourth-grader back in a school building way before most of the state. Weekly coffee dates over Zoom, then six feet apart in a field, then the Fika parking lot, and then finally back inside where I got to laugh and cry with friends who helped hold my stress when I just couldn’t anymore. And yet it wasn’t just a miracle or good fortune or smart choices that got me through. Zoom therapy, antianxiety medication, a newly created, often-ignored living room exercise routine, daily 3 p.m. ice cream, a lot of wine, and loads of tears all played their part.. And now the decision to quit. So did I actually make it through? Why now? I wish I could put it clearly into words. More for other people’s sake than my own. This decision didn’t come quickly or easily and I’m terrified to feel the consequences. For all of the people asking, “What are you going to do?” and offering “Congratulations!” and “Happy Retirement!” I wish it was that simple. Each time I fake my way through those conversations it adds another layer of uncertainty and fear. As silly as it may seem to others, so much of my identity comes from being the finance director of the Sisters Athletic Club for over 16 years. When my kids were crying babies and naughty toddlers, and I got a break, where did I go? I went to work. The place where I felt the most “me.” The job that measures success in black and white — the checkbook balanced, employees got paid. Gold

nothing compared to yours, but it is big for me. And yours are big for you. To the members, past and present, of Sisters Athletic Club: Thank you. There is no Sisters Athletic Club without you; you give staff a reason to come to work each and every day. I had an identity in part because of you. Enduring the pandemic was near impossible, but Tate’s relentless effort and passion for your well-being allowed Sisters Athletic Club to get this far. Tate created a space for your health and wellness for the sole purpose of your health and wellness. Please appreciate the emotional cost of its survival. To the staff, you consistently provide some of the best customer service I’ve

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PREPARE FOR In Sisters Country, wildfires aren’t a question of if, but only a question of when. If you choose to live near a natural area, you are at risk for wildfires and it’s your responsibility to prepare yourself, your family and your home. And that preparation starts with three simple steps: READY, SET, GO! Please use this checklist for preparing for the upcoming wildland fire season over the next seven weeks and be part of the movement #WildfirePreparedSisters.

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star! You did it! I’m putting this out there because I know I’m not alone. We’ve all been through more than we ever could imagine and we’re not done yet. People are burnt out and we don’t just need self-care. The hardest part is that we don’t know what we need. I need to be more kind. To myself. To others. Less pressure. More listening. Some fun. Check on your people. Some of us are not OK but we’ve been faking it for too long for anyone to realize. I know that I’ve probably been nonchalant about other people’s life changes, and if I’ve said anything to add to your weight I’m sorry. I get it now. Transitions are hard and big and scary and different for everyone. My big transition may feel like

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Are the rain gu ers and roof free of leaves, needles and branches? Are all vent openings screened with 1/8 inch mesh metal screen? Does your home have a metal, composi on, or le (or other Class A) roof? Does the house have noncombus ble or igni on-resistant siding material? Are the eaves “boxed-in” using noncombus ble materials? Has the 0-5 foot noncombus ble zone been developed and maintained? Is the underdeck area free of combus ble material? Is all firewood at least 30 feet from the house?

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Are you able to monitor fire weather condi ons and fire status? Are you ready to evacuate as soon as you are aware of a possible threat to your home or route?

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Have you shut off natural gas and propane? Are you able to stay close to your house, drink plenty of water and keep an eye on family/pets un l it is me to leave?

Are you prepared to leave early enough to avoid being caught in fire, smoke or road conges on? Do you have your predetermined loca on set when you evacuate? Do you have several travel routes in case one route is blocked by the fire or emergency vehicles? Do you have your families/pets emergency supply kit with all your necessary items?

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The Paper Place has new owners Correspondent

Josh Smith and his wife, Stephanie, took over ownership of The Paper Place on May 26. The Smiths are from Salem and plan to live in Sisters once the housing market opens up a bit. Their two children, a 7-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter, will be attending Sisters schools. Stephanie will work at the store part-time, and eventually they look forward to their children working in the store as well. “We’re excited to have the business pass from one family to the next,” said Josh Smith. Kara Petersen, whose parents owned the store for 40 years, is thrilled to see their family legacy continue. She plans to move to Arizona in August to start a new chapter and experience living somewhere else. She will continue working at the store and helping Josh with the transition through June. Petersen said the end of her family’s legacy wouldn’t be complete without a toast to her mom, the original Queen Bee of The Paper Place, Jerry Petersen. Smith has a background in store management with Ross,

Marshalls, and T.J. Maxx. “It was time for me to venture out and be a small-business owner,” he said. “I was looking before the pandemic, and when this one popped up, I knew it was the right one. I got to know Kara and the history of the business. Being a part of a small community has always been something I’ve wanted to do. I look forward to helping the community in any way I can as we continue to carry the torch of the store.” The Paper Place is a staple in the community for locals, and tourists that come back every year. Smith knows there’s no reason to change a business that’s serving the community and has been successful for decades. “The only changes planned for the store are the usual shifts based on trends just like Kara has done over the years. Changing everything would be crazy and unnecessary,” he said. Smith wants people to know that he’s all about working with and supporting the community. “I want to support in any way I can via fundraisers or whatever comes up,” he said. “We want people to feel

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Josh Smith is the new owner of The Paper Place, taking over from longtime owner Kara Petersen. comfortable approaching us. We’re not a new, big company coming in to make money in a business. We want to be a part of something special.” Smith says even in the short time he’s been working in the store, he loves hearing the giggles from the card department where customers

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can’t control their laughter when they open a card and find the perfect, hilarious caption for someone they know would enjoy the card. Smith invites locals to come by and introduce themselves. “Sisters is a special town, and we’re happy to be a part of it now,” he said.

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RODEO: Post-event entertainment is on tap throughout Sisters Continued from page 3

and meet the merriment demands of fans and the 500plus cowboys and cowgirls who will perform or work in the rodeo. The only damper is staffing, a continuing and chronic issue affecting businesses nationwide. More so, area merchants say, as Sisters does not produce enough local workers, and it’s getting harder and harder with $5 gas discouraging workers from Bend and Redmond to commute to work here. Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill will host the Joe Slick Band for a party under the tent Thursday-Saturday, and rotate two bands indoors for their Rodeo after parties, local favorite Dry Canyon Stampede and The Woodsmen from Bend. Food will be limited as is the case with Hardtails, as each stashes tables to make room for larger

numbers of rodeo afficionados and would-be cowboys and cowgirls mixed in among the genuine article. The Gallery Restaurant & Bar say they’re already maxed out on how many they can accommodate as a result of worker shortages. They’re braced to receive an influx of rodeo fans with their outdoor tent for the overflow, but they won’t add any special rodeothemed activities. It’s the same story at The Barn, which is often at full capacity without Rodeo. The Ski Inn Taphouse will add two hours, maybe more if needed from the 8th to the 12th. Sisters Depot Kitchen & Cocktail Bar thinks they’re in pretty good shape and will feature area musicians Doc Ryan Trio & Friends Saturday night to celebrate Rodeo. Steve Macey, who owns Hardtails, said, “We’re not sure what to expect after a two-year layoff. We’re ready for whatever comes our way and we know it will be good times even without our mechanical bull that we usually have in connection with

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rodeo week.” The bull is currently in Florida, and the promoter has raised prices beyond Macey’s budget. Cowboys, real and imagined, will no doubt find other creative ways to impress cowgirls. Kara Lappe, owner of The SweetEasy Co. and Sisters Cascade gift store, will see the sunrise side of rodeo and will open early on Saturday morning for the parade. “They’ll smell our baking so we won’t need any signs. They’ll follow their noses,” she said. It’s the same up and down the Cascade Avenue parade route, where stores will be trying to cash in on the hundreds of paradegoers. They will need to pull their sidewalk merchandise inside to make room for parade viewing. Major national brands will be on hand in Sisters to promote goodwill among their customers and prospects. Crown Royal, the recognizable whiskey and official liquor of professional rodeo, will be working the streets with tastings at Sisters Liquor June 8-11 The iconic Crown Royal Girls will rotate between Hardtails and Sisters Saloon for photo ops and to introduce new flavored offerings. Pendleton Whisky, a popular libation of cowboys, is

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Doc Ryan Trio & Friends will be at Sisters Depot Saturday night. distilled in Canada but bottled in Hood River. It will be on sale during Rodeo week. Coors, the official beer of professional rodeo, has their banners all over town and instore promotions as they try to connect Western heritage to beer drinkers with price reductions. Not to be outdone, Angels & Cowboys, a hot Sonoma County, California vintner is promoting its red and rosé offerings in area stores. The ongoing rodeo party continues Sunday morning at the rodeo grounds with the

annual Kiwanis Buckaroo Breakfast. This is the 38th such event, an all-you-can-eat fundraiser that includes hotcakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee, and juice. It’s open to everybody from 7 to 11 a.m. and is often a good opportunity to mingle with rodeo performers and stock handlers. “Rodeo in Sisters is more than a rodeo. It’s a happening,” Johnny Morris of Madras said as he and wife, Trudy, were outfitting themselves at Dixie’s. “We’ve been coming about 30 years now and wouldn’t miss it.”

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HISTORY: Sisters Rodeo is woven into fabric of the community Continued from page 6

delicious barbecue dinner over an open fire prepared by local women. Barbour imported Brahma bulls from Mexico, introducing them to the 1953 Sisters rodeo spectators. The 1955 Sisters Rodeo program contained a vivid description of the Brahmas. “Brahmas are fast as deer, mean as wolves, and can jump as though their legs were a combination of springs and India rubber. The explosive temperament of Brahmas is just the challenge which delights the cowboy who feels he must ride anything with four legs that refuses to be ridden. From the time a Brahma storms out of the chute until he’s confined again, no man is safe. Mack Barbour has some of the speediest and ugliest Brahmas in the world – watch them go!”

Rodeo clowns and trick riders have long been a fun and exciting part of the rodeo. One clown, Troy Neighbors, had his trick mule Peanuts, and his educated horse, “Sug.” In 1963, Ted Billings, with his famed mule WhirlyGig, had a new companion that year, Cheeta, a trained chimpanzee purported to have been in over 50 Tarzan movies. A Permanent Home In 1980, the rodeo association purchased land from Virginia Campbell four miles east of Sisters on Highway 20 to Bend. They developed an excellent arena and grounds, which continue to regularly receive upgrades. The rolling green lawn under the trees at the front of the property looks more like a park than rodeo grounds, until the second week in June when trucks, trailers, horses, and cowboys make it their home. The Biggest Little Show in the World has put Sisters on the map and is an important part of the rich history of this corner of the world.

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Mike Durre is a lifelong Central Oregon resident, and he feels rooted here. “I just love the area,” he said. That sense of rootedness informs his work with Bisnett Insurance as a producer/agent. For Durre, it’s about relationships with clients. “I’m going to work for them and help them meet their needs and help do what’s best for them,” he said. “I think the biggest thing is consistency.” Durre had been working for Colonial Life when he reconnected with professional colleague Tammy Taylor of Bisnett Insurance. Things aligned for Durre professionally. “About a year and a half ago, I got my property and casualty license,” he said. “The door had opened up and an opportunity had arisen.” So Durre made the move to Bisnett, where he is now working out of the Sisters office. “My primary objective and purpose is writing personal and commercial lines,” he said. “Auto, home, life, and then commercial lines of protection for businesses.”

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SHS greenhouse is growing strong By Katy Yoder Correspondent

Since the Sisters High School (SHS) greenhouse opened in 2016, it’s been used for many science and occupational training activities. It serves as a classroom and lab for science students. A state-of-the-art design, it’s used to grow starts and hanging baskets sold to raise funds for greenhouse expenses and programming. The space also provides opportunities for Amy Johnson’s students in the Youth Transition Program. Johnson, a transitions specialist employed by the Sisters School District, teaches students from age 14 to 21. Kaci Rae Christopher is a paraprofessional at SHS. She teaches classes in the greenhouse and oversees outdoor growing areas. “We have a mix of kids, some from the transition program and general education students. The greenhouse is a space of possibilities and so many opportunities that we’re slowly growing into,” said Christopher. Having a space where people can interact and work together has provided opportunities for students to expand and discover personal skills and interests. At the first Sisters Farmers Market, students from the greenhouse club were selling plants to raise money for greenhouse expenses. “The fundraising effort is student-led from freshman to seniors. Some students have Individualized Education Plans (IEP), and some are in the Youth Transition Program, and some aren’t. They’re all working together growing and selling plants in the greenhouse,” said Johnson. J o h n s o n ’s Yo u t h Transition Program (YTP) got involved with the greenhouse two years ago during COVID. At the time, Seed to Table (S2T) was managing the greenhouse. Johnson knew the building’s full potential wasn’t being utilized. “After spring planting the greenhouse sat unused with a few biology classes being taught. During COVID-19, it was a great space for our kids to learn work skills through gardening and planting,” said Johnson. “We could do work evaluations while being outside. Audrey Tehan gave us leeway with what we wanted to do. Now it’s exploded with activities,” said Johnson. With all her responsibilities as a transitions specialist, Johnson asked Christopher to step in. “She’s a published author of a school garden curriculum, has taught school

garden programs in Portland, and has a huge amount of knowledge about it. I happily passed it on to her. She’s taken the program in new directions with her greenhouse class. Now there’s a greenhouse club formed by students who are really taking the lead on the care and maintenance of the plants. It’s been really neat to watch a student-led club versus us trying to wrangle students to help,” said Johnson. S2T’s role supporting the greenhouse has shifted from hands-on to fiscal support. “They still provide on-call support if we need expertise or materials. They’re always ready to have someone come out and diagnose issues with pests or plants. Hannah Joseph and Audrey Tehan are a presence and support,” said Christopher. “Seed to

Table provides funding for greenhouse activities and sponsored my flight to go to the Growing School Garden National Summit on garden education. That was a huge help. I presented on the work Amy and I have been doing.” Being nationally recognized for their work as instructors using the greenhouse to inspire and teach students has been a great experience. Both women have learned from other school-based greenhouse programs. “I co-presented with a special education teacher from the Detroit School District,” said Christopher. “I felt kind of like the country mouse. It was interesting to have that juxtaposition. I tried to represent our students and community and the context we’re growing

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The Sisters High School greenhouse serves as a practical science lab for education programs. and working in. The Detroit teacher had a huge program with lots of resources,” she said. “I took voice recordings from students and what they’d learned working in the greenhouse. Amy did the interviews, and they really reflected our students. I got good feedback from that. The emphasis was how important community connections are like Seed to Table, local businesses, and staff members. We had a slide devoted to the people and organizations that support us. Our strength is in our students’ voices and the strong community support for the work we’re doing. It was neat to represent Sisters

along with lots of very large cities like Los Angeles and New Orleans.” The greenhouse was originally created and funded by the Sisters Science Club. Member David Hiller is thrilled to see how the greenhouse he helped create with Cal Allen and so many Science Club volunteers is thriving and growing. “I’m proud of what they’re doing now,” Hiller said. “Audrey invited me to be in the greenhouse last year. They’ve got some great things going with the kids planting in the greenhouse and going out to Seed to Table.”

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Obituaries Hal Henry Reitmeier 1946 — 2021

Work hard, play hard. Keep a smile on your face. Remember to be kind. These were words Hal frequently said to his family and he truly lived by them. Hal Henry Reitmeier went to his heavenly home on November 13, 2021, and will be very missed by anyone who knew him. He had a zest for life and a willingness to be a friend to all. Hal was born in Tacoma, Washington, on July 7, 1946, to the parents of Harold and Agnes Reitmeier. He lived in Puyallup, Washington on a daffodil farm with his parents, his brother, Doug, and his sister, Sharon. The family moved to Orange, California when Hal was 8. He graduated from Orange High School, then attended the California State University, Long Beach, where he graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering. He took his first job at Orange County Flood Control. It was on a project in Yorba Linda for the Flood Control that he met his future wife, Deni. Hal and Deni were married in 1973. In 1977, the family moved to Portland, Oregon and were blessed with three children, Renee, Lisa, and Scott. Faith, family, and friends were Hal’s treasures. He shared his beautiful faith in many ways. He was a Sunday school teacher and a youth leader with Deni. Later in life, he enjoyed leading impromptu Sunday school lessons with his grandchildren. Hal’s love of learning and his faith were a driving force in starting Pilgrim Lutheran School in Beaverton, Oregon. Hal worked at Industrial Design Corporation (IDC) in Portland, Oregon for most of his career. His work took him all over the world, to Ireland, Japan, Brazil, India, and finally, Dubai, where Hal and Deni lived in 2003. His love of travel inspired an 80-day trip around the United States with his family in 1991. Every summer, the family enjoyed trips to Central Oregon. When Hal retired in 2008, Hal and Deni moved to Sisters, Oregon. His retirement from IDC prompted his second career as an entrepreneur.

Hal attended Santa Claus school in Denver, Colorado. For the next nine years, Hal spent the holidays as Santa Claus. He spread the Christmas spirit and joy in the Sisters Holiday Parade, at private family gatherings, business parties, and even via Skype. In 2013, Hal started a longarm quilting business called The Finishing Touch. He quilted hundreds of quilts for local quilters, most of them during the pandemic. Hal could often be seen outside the Sisters Post Office with a sign in the shape of a coffee cup to promote his daughter Renee’s coffee shop around the corner, Fika Sisters Coffeehouse. Hal could also be seen on his front porch inviting all that passed by for a friendly conversation. Hal is survived by his sister, Sharon Martinson; his brother-in-law, Paul Martinson; his sister-in-law, Jean Reitmeier; his wife, Denise; three children, Renee Reitmeier of Sisters, Lisa Reitmeier (Timothy Blackburn) of Portland, and Scott Reitmeier (Sara Courtney) of Maplewood, New Jersey; and five grandchildren, Clara and Maeve Blackburn, and Henry, Theodore, and Harriet Parker Reitmeier. He is predeceased by his parents, Harold and Agnes Reitmeier; and his brother, Doug. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 25, at 11:30 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bend, Oregon. Donations can be made to the Pilgrim Lutheran Christian School Foundation or Bethlehem Inn homeless shelter in Bend, Oregon. The family would like to extend its gratitude to the Partners In Care Hospice team, Autumn Funerals of Bend, Oregon, and the community of Sisters.

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BANJOS: New music store will host open house on Saturday Continued from page 13

legendary Bela Fleck — and Billy Failing, who plays with Billy Strings, possibly the highest-profile performer in the bluegrass (and jam band) scene these days. Billy Strings plays a Sisters-built Preston Thompson guitar and Failing plays a Nechville banjo, putting Sisters at the epicenter of a genuine musical phenomenon. There’s always been a bit of tension between tradition and innovation in the bluegrass world. “There’s different schools of bluegrass,” Leavitt notes. The West Coast has always tended to be a little more on the freewheeling side, and Nechville acknowledges that his innovations have had their best reception in the West — specifically in this region. That influenced his decision to move out here. “We had a sales guy here named Al Price, in Seattle, who retired,” Nechville said. “I wanted to begin my retirement from everyday building in the shop to expanding our presence in the part of the country that has been most accepting of (the Nechville banjo) — and that’s the Pacific Northwest.” Nechville’s father had lived in Bend, and the family visited Sisters. “I always remembered Sisters,” he said. When seeking a spot to land, Sisters stood out to them as being centrally located, offering everything he and Leavitt value. “It’s the best of country and city life, and we’re close to nature,” he said. And there’s already a thriving music scene here that he and Leavitt can contribute to. The shop itself is part of that contribution — a resource for local acoustic musicians. “It’s not a full-line music store,” Nechville notes. “We’re really specializing in

I wanted to begin my retirement from everyday building in the shop to expanding our presence in the part of the country that has been most accepting of (the Nechville banjo) — and that’s the Pacific Northwest. — Tom Nechville banjos and we spill over into other bluegrass instruments.” They’ll do repair work, and they offer strings, tuners, and sound reinforcement equipment. And, of course, banjos. Nechville and Leavitt will also consult with musicians on equipment and instrument needs. “We can help people decide what they need and either source it for them or order it for them,” Nechville said. And the shop will serve as a hub for jams and lessons and workshops. “We really value this community idea,” Nechville said. “We’re kind of promoting a lifestyle of music being one of the major social vehicles to connect and bring people together.” Visit www.nechville.com for more information.

WATER: City is urging citizens to conserve resource Continued from page 1

Park is being retrofitted to recycle the water. It will be treated with ultraviolet light to keep users safe. In addition to the drip systems, the City has a Water Management and Conservation Plan approved by Oregon Water Resources Department and has implemented a number of water conservation measures beginning seven years ago. These efforts have included: • Replacing turfgrass in medians with low-water-use landscaping. • Updating road design standards to use drain rock in swales instead of turf in all new subdivisions. • Implementing a leakdetection program, including replacing old water lines. • Educating the community about water conservation through information on the City’s website, and providing water-saving devices free of charge. While the City anticipates that the municipal water supply will be sufficient this summer, water in the High Desert remains incredibly precious. Bertagna urged the public to use our water responsibly, to maintain the livability and prosperity of our community. “In drought conditions,

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we all need to make an effort to use our water wisely. Water conservation is key in reducing pressure on our groundwater sources, and our biggest opportunity for water savings is from more efficient irrigation practices,” said Bertagna. Here are some ways community members can help reduce their irrigation water use during the ongoing drought: • Irrigate at night or in the early morning to reduce water loss to evaporation. • Check for leaks in irrigation lines, outdoor spigots, and indoor water fixtures – even a slow drip adds up to a lot of wasted water. • Adjust sprinkler heads if you see runoff on the driveway, sidewalk, or street. • Use a hose timer or install a weather-based irrigation system controller or a soil moisture sensor to prevent overwatering. • Replace all or part of your lawn with native, lowwater-use plants. The City monitors water usage every day, 365 days a year at all four municipal wells. The average usage in November is 500,000700,000 gallons a day. Last summer, there were 2.5 million gallons pumped in one day.

The charges for City water include a base rate determined by the meter size plus $1 for every 100 cubic feet of water used (100 cu. ft. = 750 gallons). With the June utility bill from the City, whether mailed or online, is a flyer – Help the City of Sisters Conserve Water. Anything you can do to water more efficiently, to prevent waste, and to minimize irrigated areas will help protect the resiliency of Sisters Country. On the City website under Public Works is a detailed discussion on both summer and winter outdoor water conservation. On June 21, from 4 to 6 p.m., there is a Celebrate Sisters function at Creekside Park, sponsored by Citizens4Community and the City. There will be a pop-up display by the Public Works Department dealing with conservation of water. They will have low-wateruse landscaping pamphlets, outdoor water gauges, and indoor conservation kits to hand out at no charge, while supplies last. The conservation kits include low-flow shower heads, sink aerators, and a bag to put in the toilet tank to reduce water usage. These materials are also available at City Hall.

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Pickleball tourney set for Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent

A pickleball round robin tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 18, as a way of saying thank you to the Sisters Country Pickleball Club (SCPC) members for all their support with the club’s mission to spread the joy of pickleball in the Sisters community through clinics, tournaments, and providing places to play. Two tournaments are being offered for two different levels of players. Levels 2.4 – 3.4 will play from 9-11 a.m. and levels 3.5 – 4.5 will play 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The tournaments will be held on the high school and middle school tennis courts. There will be a photo op of supporters wearing their SCPC T-shirts at 11. Pickleball is a simple paddle game played using a perforated, slow-moving ball (like a whiffle ball) over a tennis-type net on a badminton-sized court. The paddle is about 15 inches in length, with a broad face and short handle. Paddles are made of wood, carbon fiber, or graphite. The rules are simple, and the game is easy for beginners to learn. Pickleball is played either as doubles (two players per team) or singles.

The same size playing area and rules are used for both singles and doubles. It was invented in 1965 by three dads on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Sign-ups for the tournaments are available now and are limited to 16 per level. Anyone who would like to participate can become a member and play for $15. Sign-ups are available at https://sisterspickleballclub.com/ membership%2Fdonations. Those who are already members can play for free but must sign up. Board president Bruce Carpenter shared that as of February 16, 2022, pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation for the second year in a row, growing by 39.3 percent. Recently, the national pickleball body, the USAPA, reported growth to 4.8 million players and nearly 40,000 courts nationwide. The sport is recognized and played in 68 countries. A count last year identified 93 private courts and 49 public courts in Central Oregon. Of those, 37 were indoor courts. Sisters and Madras are the only two cities without public courts, but the Madras Parks Department is working on a public court option next to the swimming pool.

There are currently no existing public City courts in Sisters. As of May, the SCPC has 140 members, growing steadily with one-to-two new members a week. The SCPC continues to seek a location suitable for courts and one that will be a good neighbor to the community. Ideally, they are interested in eight pickleball courts to support tournament play. Eight courts require less than a one-halfacre footprint. Eight pickleball courts take the same footprint as two tennis courts. Like any park, courts would need restrooms and parking, so an acre or more would be able to accommodate everything. The club is looking for suitable available property. Funds for public courts could come through a variety of sources. The Club is currently a committee of Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), so any donations would be to a nonprofit and would be tax deductible. “We are fortunate to be partnered with Sisters Park & Recreation District to fulfill our commitment to our Sisters community to build eight public courts and to offer pickleball clinics and events,” said Lori Chase, SCPC vice president. To make a donation, go to the club’s website

to support their efforts at www.sisterspickleballclub. com. They have received two grants so far; a $1,000 Momentum grant from Citizens4Community and a $2,000 grant coming from COVID funds from SPRD to provide pickleball opportunities for the Sisters community. There are also economic development and civic grants. SPRD has one of the lowest property tax rates of Central Oregon cities and towns. If the rate was increased, SPRD would be able to better serve the recreational needs of the entire community, not just pickleball. The current rate is one-quarter of Bend’s $1.46 per thousand. So where do club members play if there aren’t any public courts? Members who live at Black Butte Ranch, Tollgate, Sage Meadow, and Aspen Lakes play at their private courts. Others travel to Redmond or Bend for outdoor courts and to the Pickleball Zone or Widgi Creek for indoor opportunities. This winter, the Sisters Community Church opened their gym with three courts available three times a week for indoor play at $20 for two hours. The SCPC has held discussions with the Sisters

School District regarding use of the two tennis courts located at the elementary school, but due to the eventual construction of a roundabout at Highway 20 and Locust Street, which would take the land on which the courts sit, that option is not a permanent fix. C l a r k B r o d y, B l a c k Butte Ranch representative to the SCPC board, said that according to Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Judy Trego the average amount spent, per person, by an overnight visitor, is $246. Many pickleball enthusiasts plan their trips around available pickleball facilities. If pickleball courts cause visitors to select Sisters over locations without sport facilities, or they extend their stay additional days, the economic impact is positive. Eight public courts in Sisters would allow SCPS to offer major tournaments, which would provide enough profit to maintain the courts. Carpenter reported that he just helped Rev. Sibi Poulose Palluppetta at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church tape off the lines for a pickleball court on the parking lot behind the church. The court will be open to the public. Check the TeamReach app for pickup games.

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The Sisters High Desert Chorale offered their spring concert last weekend at Sisters Community Church.

Chorale singers delight audience By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

The Sisters High Desert Chorale returned to the stage Friday and Sunday after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus. Under the direction of Connie Gunterman, the community singing group, totaling 27, performed a mix of well-known tunes ranging from Simon & Garfunkel, to Disney soundtracks, to a John Denver medley, and a Rodgers & Hammerstein medley before closing with a stirring “America My Home,” an arrangement of “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” and “America the Beautiful.” The performances opened with the Renaissance Sisters, a recorder group who played a mix of six Bach and Telemann classics. Both performances at Sisters Community Church were well received by audiences who rewarded the g ro u p w ith expr essive applause. While the audiences were not as large as for the Chorale’s Christmas concert, they were nonetheless enthusiastic and could be seen tapping their feet and mouthing the words. The youngest chorister is 10 and some are in their 80s. Donna Moyer is the piano accompanist for the group. Matt Faldmo played the djembe to accompany “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and Lola Knox was on alto recorder for James Taylor’s “That Lonesome Road.” As a community-based group, soloists are not a part of their programs. Gunterman told The Nugget: “It feels wonderful to be back on stage in front of an audience. We see our singing as a service to Sisters. Live music is somewhat hard to find these days so it was a joy to sing again. We didn’t take the virtual path during COVID, but just waited for mask restrictions to dissolve.”

Gunterman explained how she arrives at the repertoire. “For song selection, I provide the group with 12 to 15 song arrangements of diverse genre. The group listens to the songs then votes on the ones that seem most appealing to the people of Sisters. That becomes our core program.” Tewenty-seven is smaller by half than in the past, the seeming nature of an all-volunteer chorus. “So much of our work happens over many weeks of practice, then it’s showtime for whomever shows up,” Gunterman explained, adding, “Although small for spring, our group truly works to present good music, done well, that enriches the lives of those who attend.” The group, originally formed as Sisters Community Choir in 2007, was rebranded in 2014 by founding director Irene Liden, whose career included 40 years teaching music theory, music ensembles, classes, and private voice; and as a professional opera singer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, performing with the Shreveport Opera Company in Louisiana, and Chautauqua Opera Company in New York. Gunterman took the reins in 2016 when Liden retired. Gunterman’s first directing experience began early. As a junior in high school she was student conductor for both the school chorus and pep band. She sang in the Kentucky All State Chorus during her junior and senior years and fell in love with big chorus sound. After high school, she attended the University of Kentucky, majoring in music. During her junior year, she was selected student conductor for the University Chorus, where she had the opportunity to conduct a group of over 100 voices. To add your voice to the group, call 541-588-0362.

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OUTDOOR: Format provides daytime activities for kids Continued from page 3

music, art, and team building, while one group at a time ventured offsite on a walking field trip to nearby Whychus Creek for hands-on scientific learning. Stolasz used the natural area around Whychus Creek to further students’ learning about groundwater and riverbeds, something they have studied in the classroom. One of her goals for the field trip was for students to use their observation skills to identify abandoned stream beds.

Sixth-grader Bjorn Johnson said, “The Whychus Creek starts in the mountains and is made from snow melting down, making the water flow cold and clear. The flow can divide up into many little – or one big – stream, depending on how much snowmelt there is. We discovered dried creeks by seeing how the rocks are smooth and there is less dirt or sediment left behind.” An overarching goal of the outdoor school was also to get kids out of their comfort zones and into their stretch zones, said Stolasz. Intermittent times of cold and adverse weather made students aware of their place in nature and created

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conversations about how our ancestors survived and thrived without modern comforts. Students also connected to nature through tree sniffing (ponderosa pines can often smell deliciously like vanilla), log crossing, and geocaching (in which participants use navigational techniques to find hidden containers called “geocaches” at specific locations marked by coordinates). “Something new and interesting that I learned at Outdoor School was geocaching,” said Johnson. “We searched for the geocache on a GPS, then had to locate it on the map. We searched through a log and finally found the box and got some cool items. We added items for others to find in the future, too.” The size and diversity of PMRCAA allowed groups to spread out for various arts and music activities, as well as for team-building. Students enjoyed interacting with the motion-activated, light-and-sound art piece “Light Chimes,” created by the Portland and Amsterdambased artist team Sticky Co., installed in the ranch’s historic, century-old round barn. Stolasz said, “When you give them that kind of canvas, they are going to come up with something amazing. I’m so grateful because it turned out to be the perfect spot for this year,” she said. Student Willa Hoyt said,

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Time in te forest builds confidence... “I loved ODS because it was a learning experience that wasn’t in a classroom. We practiced skills and lessons on creating, open-mind thinking, art, and more. A personal favorite was art with Ms. Fuentes. Instead of being in her classroom maybe working on clay, or following step-by-step drawing videos, we had the opportunity to be open and sketch whatever we saw or thought out in our very own ODS journals.”

Varas said the trip exemplified foundation goals. “Our work is grounded in a strong sense of place and community,” she said. “Programs like the outdoor school are an opportunity for students to learn valuable lessons outside the classroom. Partnering with programs like this allows us to create a positive impact by encouraging creative problem solving, innovative thinking, and cultivating community.”

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nearly $40 million for the new elementary school, is $67,787,275. The resolution to adopt the budget also included agreement on making appropriations and categorizing and levying taxes. • Tim Ross, chairman of the Graduate Resource Organization (GRO) presented the Board with data from the 2022 allocation of local scholarships that GRO facilitates. A record $273,000 was awarded to 60 graduates this year as the organization continues to gain new contributors. Fifty-seven percent of the contributors are private individuals, 22 percent civic organizations, and 21 percent are local businesses. • Each of the school administrators presented on their building goals related to the District vision on the themes of “Belong, Prepare, and Inspire.” • Special Programs Director Lorna Van Geem briefly related that the transitions for her students are underway from elementary to middle school, middle school to high school, and high school to next steps. • Five new staff members got formal approval to

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be hired, including middle school health/PE, sixth grade science, elementary art, high school band/music, and high school counselor. • The regular meeting adjourned and the Board moved to executive session for the annual evaluation of superintendent Curt Scholl, whose contract was renewed for three years. • The Board will hold an organizational meeting in lieu of the regular monthly meeting on July 6, at 6 p.m.

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St. Charles Urgent Care clinics are now federally designated Test to Treat (T2T) sites where people at high risk of severe COVID-19 illness can get fast and easy access to therapeutics. At each T2T site, people can get tested for COVID-19. If they are positive and at high risk of severe illness, they can receive and fill a prescription for an oral therapeutic or schedule monoclonal antibody treatment — all in one visit. Additionally, COVID-19 vaccines are available at T2T sites for people wanting to start their series or get a booster. In early March, the federal government expanded access to COVID-19 therapeutics for those who are at high risk for severe illness. Until recently, Walgreens was

the only pharmacy chain with T2T sites in Oregon. “COVID-19 treatments only work if they are started early,” said Dr. Cynthia Maree, St. Charles’ medical director of infection prevention. “At T2T sites, people can quickly get tested and start or schedule treatment in one visit. With COVID-19 cases on the rise once again in Central Oregon, T2T sites will be an important resource, especially for those who are at high risk of severe illness.” St. Charles’ T2T sites include St. Charles Urgent Care Bend South — 61250 Southeast Coombs Pl. Appointments are required and can be scheduled through the St. Charles website at www.stcharleshealthcare.org/ T2T.

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bull has horns. Nonetheless cowboys do it and fans love it making bull riding one of rodeo’s most popular events. Some would argue the absolute top draw. Bull riding, apart from being dangerous and crowd pleasing, is demanding, necessitating extreme physical prowess, enormous concentration and raw grit. As with bareback and saddle bronc riders, bull riders may use only one hand to stay aboard during the eight-second ride. Touching the bull or himself with his free hand results in no score. The artistry of staying on a bull The rider clenches a flat braided rope that is wrapped around the bull’s chest just behind the front legs and over its withers. The end of the bull rope, called the tail, is threaded through a loop on the other end and tightened around the bull. The rider then wraps the tail around his hand, sometimes weaving it through his fingers to secure a better grip. With a nod of the cowboy’s head, the chute gate opens, and he and the bull explode into the arena sometime as if shot by a cannon. No two bulls buck the same. A bull might swerve to the left, then to the right, then rear back. Some spin or circle continuously in one spot in the arena. Others add jumps or kicks to their spins, while others might jump

and kick in a straight line or move side to side while bucking. It’s billed as Xtreme because the stock provider enters their best, i.e. wildest, most menacing bulls for an eight-second challenge as bull riders hang on for a high score and an even bigger payday. Judges aren’t just looking for them to “make the 8.” Scoring is complex, measuring the rider and the bull. There’s a big difference between “scoring” and “winning.” It’s not simply holding on. There are two judges watching each ride, scoring both the rider and the bull 0-25. The four scores are added up with a total maximum score of 100 points. Wade Leslie is the only bull rider in history to score a perfect 100 when he rode Wolfman back in 1991. The cowboy’s points are awarded based on how well he covers the bull. Judges are looking for riders that are balanced and in control of the ride. Extra points will be awarded if the rider spurs the bull to encourage bigger bucks. The stock points come from the ferocity of the bull. Bulls, for example, that run and kick in a straight line won’t score the number of points of bulls that spin and buck close to the chute gates. Judges look for a bull’s style of movement, overall agility, and speed of its moves. In general, bulls have a raw power that can buck cowboys off instantly with quick spins and vertical bucks, making it crucial for cowboys to be balanced and

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ever seen. You go above and beyond for your coworkers and especially the members. You face each challenge with a smile and it shows. Thank you to Ms. Debbie for helping raise my kids; Brittany and Rebecca for teaching them to swim; Andrew and Tate for encouraging the athletes in them; and countless others for keeping them occupied so I could just get payroll finished or sneak in a workout. Cindy, Stephi, and Rebecca, we made quite a team, and some of my best memories stem from our work trips to visit other clubs. To Tate Metcalf: owner, general manager, friend. I don’t think our back-andforth of “I couldn’t do this without you” does our relationship justice. Thank you for seeing what we could be from that very first interview. You’ve supported me every step of the way, allowed me to speak my mind, often when it disagreed with

yours, encouraged me to be myself, but also challenged me to grow and change, loved my kids as though they were family, and been there with a listening ear and box of tissues through some of the hardest moments of my life. Don’t worry, that part won’t end; I’ll be there often for coffee with you and the guys. Frank says he’s buying. To my family, thank you for helping me find the mostly balanced way to be a wife, a mom, and an employee. I know work often took priority, but hopefully you’ve seen that it was for a bigger cause, be it part of my lifeblood and place to use my brain, to show you that women and moms can be an important part of a business, or to be a part of something bigger than ourselves by supporting the health and wellness of our community. We scheduled family vacations around membership billing and payroll for our whole existence as a foursome. I look forward to a summer with you unscheduled. Thanks for supporting me through this transition. And if you can occasionally toss me a gold star, I’ll be forever grateful.

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CORVALLIS – With the current outbreak of avian flu, wild bird enthusiasts wonder if they should take down backyard feeders. Since songbirds very rarely catch the illness, experts say there is no need. “Currently veterinarians tell us there is very low risk to native songbirds from the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain,” said Dana Sanchez, Oregon State University Extension Service wildlife specialist. “At this time there is no official recommendation to take down wild bird feeders. We still recommend that everyone practice good everyday hygiene for the wild birds by regularly cleaning feeders and birdbaths because of salmonella, mold, and the ‘everyday’ health concerns that we can combat with regular cleaning of surfaces that get a lot of use.” Whether there is a disease outbreak or not, cleaning all bird feeders once a week is essential. Moisture contributes to mold, which causes diseases transmitted on avian feet after perching on feeders. Discard any feed left in the feeder, scrub inside and out with a long-handled

brush – available in different sizes and lengths at bird shops or online – and follow with a rinse of bleach solution at a ratio of 10 parts water, one part bleach. Let it dry thoroughly before filling. For more information on the avian flu and wild songbirds, see The Cornell Lab. To limit the spread, people who own their own backyard chicken coops must be vigilant, according to Ryan Scholz, Oregon Department of Agriculture state veterinarian. He recommended building fences so wild birds, like ducks and geese don’t interact with domestic birds and wiping down shoes and clothing before coming home after visiting a park where wild waterfowl frequent. Bird owners should also report sick birds to either the Oregon Department of Agriculture or a local veterinary clinic. The public can also call the state veterinarian at 503-986-4711. For homeowners who put out supplemental food for songbirds, high quality is essential, Sanchez said. Mixes with red millet, golden millet, flax seed, rape seed, and oats are a waste because birds will just kick those fillers out of the feeder, where they’ll fall on the ground and attract unwanted visitors like

rats. They’ll also sprout and grow into undesirable plants. Put black oil sunflower seeds top on the list because they attract so many different bird species, Sanchez said, including chickadees, blackheaded grosbeaks, house sparrows, northern flickers, and song sparrows. To enjoy finches, offer their favored nyjer seed, also called thistle seed, in specialized feeders with openings small enough to hold the seed in and perfect for their tiny beaks. Many birds – waxwings, grosbeaks, chickadees, and robins – love fruit, which can be put out on elevated platform feeders. People enjoy watching woodpeckers going at suet blocks. The fat-and-seed mixtures are best used in fall and winter when birds need the extra energy to keep warm. In warm weather suet goes bad quickly, which is not good for birds. So, if you want to use suet in summer, check it often and remove it as soon as it starts to smell. How you arrange feeders around the yard doesn’t seem to matter to birds. In patio gardens or apartments, gathering them together in groupings is usually the only option. A larger garden allows for more feeders and more areas for placement.

There are times when you put feeders where humans can see them, but birds won’t use them if there’s not a shrub nearby. Having food somewhat close to cover is a key consideration. — Dana Sanchez “You’ll notice no matter how many ports you have, there will be competitions,” Sanchez said. “It’s a matter of ‘Get off that perch; it’s mine.’ You’ll see a lot of movement around.” Regardless of how many feeders you have and how you’ve arranged them around the yard, be sure to provide shrubs and trees for shelter

from wind and predators. “Birds at feeders are always on the lookout for danger,” Sanchez said. “There are times when you put feeders where humans can see them, but birds won’t use them if there’s not a shrub nearby. Having food somewhat close to cover is a key consideration.” Birds need water, too. Serve it up in a shallow, flatbottomed bowl with up to one inch of water. Place it in either sun or shade, clean it often, and change the water daily or at least every other day. Most of all, if you’re going to attract birds to the garden, don’t spray chemicals or use pelletized weed and feed or moss killer. “We really need to be thinking about what we’re putting on our gardens,” Sanchez said. “We need to be cautious.”

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