The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 28
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Quilt Show is a Sisters sensation
Using water wisely in Sisters
By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
Would you pay $2,399 plus airfare to come to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show? Of course not. You live here. But 80 did, all part of Country Heritage Tours’ “2022 Sensational Sisters.” Two luxury motor coaches collected the group in Portland, gave them a drive-by tour of the Oregon Coast and the Columbia Gorge before bringing them to Sisters, the centerpiece of their weeklong excursion. They hailed from 17 different states, with one in the entourage from the Netherlands. On Friday they joined others at the high school as the four-day-long Quilter’s Affair drew to a close. In all, over 900 registered for Quilter’s Affair, which featured classes for every skill level taught by 26 master instructors. Quilters journeyed to Sisters from across the states. Apart from Oregon and neighboring states, the majority of visitors were predominantly from southern and southeastern states, where quilting has deep roots. Left behind were whatever concerns they had about record inflation and gas prices. It
By Sue Stafford Correspondent
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Contractors and electric utilities nationwide are sounding the alarm over the global shortage of electric transformers — those ubiquitous green boxes or gray cylinders that sit on ground pads or hang on utility poles transforming high voltage to that which your house, office, or store can use. A transformer is a piece of equipment that either increases or reduces the voltage as electricity is transferred across the electrical grid to customers. Home builders are especially concerned as their projects come to a halt or
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customers unable to complete a purchase. Attendees knew how to party, too. They kept
Summer has arrived, and this week the temperatures are forecast to be in the 90s. The slash pad at Fir Street Park will be busy providing cool water for the kids to play in. Water in that splash pad gets treated and recycled rather than draining away into the sewer. That recycling is just one way the City is using its water wisely, which is what they are encouraging Sisters residents to do to reduce water waste. Some citizens have expressed confusion, some frustration, some anger that they are being asked to use less water. Some think conservation is being promoted to allow enough water for the new building going on in Sisters. City Manager Cory Misley told The Nugget, “Nothing tells us we are
See QUILT SHOW on page 7
See WATER on page 23
PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT
People came from all points of the compass to explore the quilt-wrapped streets of Sisters. was Quilt Week in Sisters and in they came, flashing broad smiles — and their wallets. Quilters traditionally spend generously across town. Shopkeepers and
Transformer shortage impacts construction By Bill Bartlett
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are slowed, awaiting power. While it is more pronounced in other areas, Sisters Country is not immune. Central Electric Cooperative (CEC), which supplies Central Oregon, reports that inventory is currently below historical levels for some transformers. Brent ten Pas, CEC director of member and public relations, told The Nugget: “CEC has been working with its current vendors and refurbishing manufacturers to secure new and refurbished transformers to maintain an adequate supply to meet residential and commercial demand. In addition, CEC is See POWER on page 22
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food-and-beverage purveyors strained to meet demand, complaining privately about the hardship imposed by continuing staffing shortages, which left some
Sisters works to preserve dark skies By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Outdoor string lights prompted much discussion at last week’s Planning Commission workshop regarding the proposed Development Code amendment to the Dark Skies ordinance. As growth and attendant light pollution threaten one of Sisters special features — dark, star-spangled night skies — more attention is being drawn to measures necessary to protect that night sky. The Sisters City Council made it one of their goals to update and fully implement the City’s Dark Skies ordinance in the Sisters’ Development Code (Section 2.15.400), which was adopted in 2010 but never fully Announcements...............10 Entertainment ................. 11
PHOTO BY KRIS KRISTOVICH
Light pollution threatens one of Central Oregon’s precious natural resources — a magnificent dark and star-spangled sky. implemented or enforced. In crafting the development code amendment, City staff has held numerous workshops to get feedback. The Planning Commission reviewed it on September 16, 2021, January 20, 2022, Obituaries ....................... 17 Crossword .......................18
and February 17, 2022. City Council discussed it on January 12 and February 9. Based on all the feedback, staff brought the development code amendment forward See DARK SKIES on page 16
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Respect Sisters Country
To the Editor: I am a resident of our beautiful area and have been for 40-plus years. I used to live on a quiet country road. It has become a highway, drag strip, and area of great concern to me. The wildlife is killed on a daily basis, and the construction trucks drive with reckless speeds while garbage blows out of the back of trucks and trailers. If you are building, moving, spending time here, get to know the history, the fragile
ecosystems, and our water issues of our area. Become a steward and make it better, not worse. Just because you moved here does not mean you belong here. Be more respectful in your process of becoming a citizen of this area. Slow down and let the wildlife survive and continue to be here. It is imperative to work together, because the growth is becoming unmanageable. Rebecca French See LETTERS on page 14
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Quilts in the garden...
Docents welcomed those who joined the tour of garden quilts in the days running up to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. This quilt found its home in the Garden of Monica Tomosy. PHOTO BY ZENIA KUZMA
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A prayer for the ardent hearted By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
What he loved in horses was what he loved in men, the blood and the heat of the blood that ran them. All his reverence and all his fondness and all the leaning of his life were for the ardent hearted and they would always be so and never be otherwise. — Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses This is a prayer for the ardent hearted. For, like McCarthy’s cowboy hero, John Grady Cole, I hold reverence and fondness for those for whom the blood burns in their veins, whose passions drive them — and sometimes threaten to consume them. Every athletic coach has seen a player who has “heart.” If they’re really lucky, they might coach an entire team that has heart. I don’t believe heart can be trained or taught. It’s innate. It’s always magnificent — and sometimes heartbreaking — to see someone who will never stop trying, who will try to make the play even if it kills them. When it’s married to talent and discipline, heart can carry a person to the very pinnacle of the mountain. Witness the tennis great Rafael Nadal, winning his 14th French Open on a damaged foot that he can’t feel, and winning through a 2022 Wimbledon quarterfinal with a 7mm abdominal tear. The man has nothing to gain from punishing his 36-year-old body. His net worth is greater than the GDP of small nations. He has nothing to prove; he will go down in history as perhaps the greatest tennis player of all time. It is the heat of the blood that runs him that drives him to seek the top of that mountain just one more time. See Cameron Hanes, a self-confessed “small-town loser” from Eugene who decided to become the best bow hunter he could possibly be, testing his mettle on rugged hunts in the Three Sisters and Mt. Jefferson wildernesses. His quest has led him to run ultra-marathons just to train for the hunt. His obsessive commitment to a heroic ideal has made him a living legend.
Ardent-heartedness need not always be so epic. Last week, Sisters was full of people whose passion for the art and craft of quilting brought them here from all points of the compass, sometimes at great expense, to pursue what many might regard as a mere “hobby.” It is so much more than that. For the quilters The Nugget interviewed this year, the joy of creating with fabric is as compelling and consuming as any heroic quest. I have little affinity for the craft itself, but I love telling these quilters’ stories, because their passion and commitment resonates, and all the leanings of my life are for the ardent hearted. You find the ardent hearted at the Sisters Farmers Market. The vendors there are not flogging plastic widgets from some soulless corporation. They are offering up homegrown foodstuffs and crafts created through an alchemy of heart and soul — and it is evident from the way they interact with Sisters market-goers that they believe deeply in the ability of their creation to make our community and our individual lives better. The ardent hearted are usually mavericks — outlaws, even — who naturally resist being defined by others, being pushed into cultural or ideological boxes of someone else’s device. Their work is not calculated for mere gain or to further some agenda; it is simply what is within them, what they must manifest to feel whole and fulfilled. You won’t find the footprints of the ardent hearted on the path of least resistance. The road of the ardent hearted is often steep and rocky, with dangerous passages where a catastrophic fall is never far from possibility. For some, that risk is part of the call. This is not the path they chose; the path chose them. This is a prayer for the ardent hearted: that those who brave the dangers of the trail find their way through the shadow side to be true to the upward path; that they continue to give us the gift of their passion and achievement. May it always be so and never be otherwise.
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Photography Club seeks members By Sue Stafford Correspondent
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George Hale, co-founder of Woodhill Homes, with Judy Trego and Turi Shergold of Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, following a presentation on Woodhill Homes’ new development, Sunset Meadows.
More housing is coming to Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent
When completed, the planned Sunset Meadows housing development by Woodhill Homes will provide 130 new dwelling units on one of the last available large parcels of land in Sisters, according to Woodhill CEO George Hale, who spoke at last week’s Chamber of Commerce coffee hour. The 12.85-acre parcel is located on the McKenzie Highway (Highway 242) between West Hood Avenue and North Brooks Camp Road. The development will include three distinct types of housing. On the back of the property will be 76 three-story marketrate apartments. There will be surface parking for the professionally managed apartments. There will be 17,000 square
feet of open space around the apartments and along Highway 242, with two to three amenities for the residents. In front of the apartments will be small, detached, single-family houses with alley-loaded garages, similar to some of the smaller homes in Saddlestone in northeast Sisters. Fronting along Highway 242, but buffered by a wide green space, will be higher-end single-family attached homes with back-loaded garages and the view across Pole Creek Ranch to the Three Sisters. The largest lots in Sunset Meadows will be 32 feet by 80 feet in size. Houses will run 1,500 to 2,400 square feet. Prices are estimated to run from the high $400,000s to the low $600,000s. All the necessary plans and paperwork have been submitted to the City, which
has 90 days to complete its review. Woodhill hopes to begin work on the land sometime in spring 2023, with the infrastructure taking about six months to install. Woodhill Homes was cofounded 20 years ago by Hale and Jay Campbell when they built Willow Springs in Redmond. They now build in Redmond, Bend, Sisters, Madras, Corvallis, and Boardman. They are beginning Haystack Butte, a development in Culver, which will provide entry-level homes from the mid to high $300,000s. In Redmond they are working on Sunrise Meadows and Rimview Estates. With four other builders, they are developing Countryside in southeast Bend, a Northwest Crossing-style project with architectural restrictions.
The Sisters Photography Club, like so many other local groups, took a hit during COVID-19, dropping from about three dozen members to a hardcore 16. Meeting via Zoom for a year just wasn’t the same as being able to share their photos and ideas in person. They have undertaken a rebuilding campaign, and anyone can join, no requirements. “In fact, a person doesn’t even have to be a member to attend a meeting, or two, or three — or more. Anyone can come on in and look us over.
Membership is required to participate, however. By that, I mean submission of photos in response to the monthly challenge,” explained club president Bill Birnbaum. The club, which started back in the mid-1990s, meets once every month, usually the second Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Sisters Community Church. Occasionally, a meeting may be moved up or back a week, as schedules dictate. The meeting in December is a holiday party at the home of one of the members, with a slideshow of the members’ See PHOTOGRAPHY on page 21
SPRD has offerings for Sisters this summer Sisters Park& Recreation District (SPRD) has a variety of programs to offer for most ages and all abilities ranging from free to low cost. Executive Director Jennifer Holland reminds the community that it’s not too late to get in on the action. The Playground Program is a free program staffed by SPRD in partnership with the City of Sisters. The program takes place from 9 a.m. to noon at Village Green Park on Mondays and Wednesdays, and at Cliff Clemens Park on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. During these times staff will play games and facilitate fun activities with registered participants. This program will continue through August 26. The Outlaw Club, a program for Sisters Middle School students, will be hosting two excursions this summer: canoeing on July 28, and a day of climbing on August 18. The cost is $10 per trip and registration closes the Monday prior to each trip date. All trips will See SPRD on page 18
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., The Hanger, Sisters Community Church. 847-344-0498. 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
Track-and-field fans are in for a 10-day treat as the World Athletics Championships begin on Friday, July 15, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Previous championships, which take place every two years, have been held in major cities, including London, Beijing, Moscow, Berlin, and Osaka. How is it possible, considering where the past World Athletics Championships have been held in previous years, that athletes from over 200 countries will be competing for world titles in Eugene? Truly, the collection of athletes and countries represented is beyond even the Olympics, not to mention the World Cup or Wimbledon. Considering the meet is taking place less than two hours away from Sisters, even people not particularly interested in track-and-field may want to take in this opportunity of being part of an international event. Eugene has hosted the Olympic Trials numerous times, along with the NCAA Championships and the Prefontaine Classic, all of which I have attended, but when I walked into the newly constructed Hayward Field for the first time last
year it was clear that benefactor Phil Knight of Nike fame, along with other visionaries, wanted to fully establish Eugene as the place to be in the United States, and maybe the world, for track-and-field. There is no facility of its equal anywhere. In 1978, when I arrived at the University of Oregon, the yellowish-colored track had seen better days and was quite slippery in the rain. The wooden grandstands on the east side were over 50 years old and featured a huge handmade clock that athletes would use to get a rough idea of their interval splits during workouts. The infield was natural grass and the warmup facility behind the west grandstands was a six-lane cinder track perpetually puddled in the wet spring of the Willamette Valley. The facility was never locked, so the entire university, as well as the rest of the running-crazed community, could access the track day and night. Even though the former facilities sound humble, Hayward Field has always been the place athletes and fans wanted to be. Hayward Field hosted the Olympic “tryouts,” the predecessor of the Olympic Trials, as early as 1944. Now, following two years of pandemic-related delays,
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the best athletes — world record holders, national record holders, and rising stars — along with their coaches and other supporters, and thousands of fans from around the globe, will experience for themselves the Hayward Field experience. Even back in the days of wooden stands, slick surfaces, and no video screens, athletes continually referred to the “Hayward Field magic.” Some worried that the razing of the old facility might dampen that aura, but in its first 18 months of use, athletes from high schoolers to world champions agree the place is still magical, and the record books bear that out. The track is fast, the facilities provide everything athletes need. The crowds remain as enthusiastic as ever, which most observers agree is where the magic is derived to begin with. Carnegie Hall is considered the international standard for musical excellence. Even before its renovation,
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Olympic champion Jakob Ingebritsen of Norway, shown here in the mile race at last month’s Prefontaine Classic, will return to Hayward Field along with hundreds of other world-class track-and-field stars to compete in the upcoming World Athletics Championships July 15-24. Hayward Field has been described as Carnegie’s athletic equivalent. Landing the world championships in a medium-sized city that has no comparison to Berlin, Paris, London, Beijing, or Moscow is a testament to just how special Hayward Field is viewed. It is my hope that people from Sisters Country will seize the chance to not only experience the Hayward Field magic, but also take in what may be a once-in-a-lifetime
athletic opportunity. I can’t wait. As of press time, tickets remain available. The meet is spread over 10 days, with most dates featuring morning and afternoon/evening sessions. Dates that feature finals in popular events tend to be pricier than preliminary heats, but remember those prelims feature the eventual finalists. A Google search of “Oregon 22” will lead you to the World Athletics website for schedule and ticket information. • Large organic produce selection • Huge organic & natural selection storewide
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Sisters women make connection with Ukrainian refugees By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
Thirteen women, members of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Sisters, are engaged in Prayer Shawl Ministry. In 1998, Janet Severi Bristow and Victoria Galo, two graduates of the 1997 Women’s Leadership Institute at the Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut gave birth to a worldwide movement as a result of their experience in a program of applied feminist compassion, and the love of knitting/crocheting combined into a prayerful ministry and spiritual practice that reaches out to those in need of comfort, solace, celebration, or joy. Blessings are prayed into every stitch. They go by various names — prayer shawls, comfort shawls, peace shawls, or mantles — the making of which begins with prayers and blessings for the recipient. The intentions are continued throughout the creation of the shawl. Upon completion, a final blessing, in this case by Rector Joseph Farber, is offered before the shawl is sent on its way. The Prayer Shawl ministry in Sisters has been ongoing for years. The latest beneficiaries are 10 women
refugees from Ukraine who have sought asylum in Ireland. As the Ukraine conflict gained worldwide condemnation and an outpouring of compassion, churches and civic organizations around Sisters began asking themselves what they could do, however small, to alleviate some of the disruption and dislocation. Thus was the genesis for shawls being dispatched to the Anglican Church of Ireland, St. Mary’s parish, in Killarney, County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The shawls took a circuitous route. We’ve all done it: using pull-down menus on our computer until we find our birth year, or state, or some other piece of information to complete the transaction. A slip of the mouse and the wrong information goes into the data field. In this case the Sisters Post Office dispatched the shawls to Iceland, not Ireland, due to their being one in front of the other on the pull-down list. So off to Iceland the shawls went, the error promptly discovered by Icelandic postal workers who returned the package to Sisters for rerouting to Ireland. At last, on Sunday, July 3, during the regular worship service, the Venerable Simon Lumby, archdeacon, called
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Ukrainian refugees in Ireland received prayer shawls crafted in Sisters. forth to the sanctuary the 10 refugees and a translator and the shawls were gifted. The gift garnered considerable media attention in Ireland, both print and broadcast. The service was recorded and is available on YouTube. Lumby made note of the event as taking place in the sanctuary, an apt setting for refugees seeking safe harbor from the atrocities in their home country. Each shawl was wrapped in blue and yellow tissue, colors of the Ukraine
flag. Attached to each gaily wrapped package with large ribbon and bow, in English and Ukrainian, were the words recited by Lumby during the presentation: “May God’s grace be upon this shawl, warming, comforting, enfolding, and embracing. May this mantle be a safe haven, a sacred place of security and wellbeing sustaining and embracing in good times as well as difficult ones. May the one who receives this shawl be cradled in hope, kept in
joy, graced with peace, and wrapped in love.” The shawls varied in shape from triangular to square to rectangular. They are made with acrylic yarn for durability and washability. The ministry is led by Adrienne Brown. Her fellow knitters are: Tracy Anderson, Carol Ast-Milchen, Margaret Doke, Dixie Fairfield, Jan Farber, Bernadette Labrie, Diana Lovgren, Sandy Seymour, Marjie Tipton, Judy Troike, Sandra Weible, and Claudia Williams.
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Festivals join for an evening of blues COCC abuzz with ‘Bee Campus’ recognition
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Jontavious Willis is one of three artists scheduled for a special collaboration between Sisters Rhythm & Brews Festival and Sisters Folk Festival on August 11. Tickets are available now. as a bluesy outfit that incorporated soul and became an immediate phenomenon following their 2018 self-titled debut album, which reached number one on the Blues Album chart before being honored with Blues Music Awards’ Best Emerging Artist Album. They followed up that initial success with 2019’s “Keep On,” to worldwide critical acclaim and their first Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album. With veteran producer/Los Lobos member Steve Berlin behind the controls, their latest album, “ Be the One You Want,” has the band morphing into a soul force that works blues into
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other native flowering plant gardens and trees on the Bend campus and developing an integrated pest management plan that stresses prevention and limits the use of pesticides.” According to the Xerces Society, a national nonprofit organization based in Portland, pollinators such as bumblebees, sweat bees, mason bees, honeybees, and others are responsible for the reproduction of almost 90% of the world’s flowering plant species and one in every three bites of food. There are 140 Bee Campus USA affiliates across 45 states. Bee Campuses renew their affiliation each year and report on accomplishments from the previous year.
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To help with the kickoff of this year’s Sisters Rhythm & Brews Festival, the Sisters Folk Festival and Rhythm and Brews are teaming up to put on a special acoustic evening of country blues and gospel, accompanied by tasty barbecue. An Evening with the Blues, Thursday, August 11, showcases generational talents J o n t a v i o u s Wi l l i s , Southern Ave., and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, each doing a unique set leading up to the Rhythm and Brews Festival, August 12-13. Every generation or so, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community. The 24-year-old Greenville, Georgia resident and multiinstrumentalist Jontavious Willis has just that effect on people. With Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ producing his latest Grammy-nominated album “Spectacular Class,” the gifted musician delivered a timeless album featuring dynamic vocals, stand-out fingerpicking, flat picking, and slide guitar prowess. Willis will open the evening, starting his set at 6 p.m. Hailing from Bentonia, Mississippi, the 74-yearold Jimmy “Duck” Holmes is known as the last of the Bentonia Bluesmen, a unique sound first brought to light with the 1931 recording of “ Skip James’ “Devil Got My Woman.” With producer and guitarist Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, Holmes put out his 11th recording with the 2021 Grammy-nominated Best Traditional Blues Album “Cypress Grove.” Memphis-based and Grammy-nominated quintet Southern Avenue began
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QUILT SHOW: Event is an international destination Continued from page 1
watering holes up late, and Sisters Liquor had to add three staff to keep quilters in good spirits. The event caught some visitors by surprise. Saturday is typically a big day at Hardtails Bar & Grill on Larch, with dozens of serious Harley riders motoring to Sisters. Mike Allen spoke for his group of 11 riders, bewildered by the festivities and the several quilts hanging from the pub’s front porch as they entered. “This seems to be a pretty big deal,” he said. “Hadn’t quite factored that in for today.” They doffed their leathers and helmets and took a stroll up Cascade to see what it was all about. Lt. Chad Davis, head of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Sisters Station, covered the day on bicycle while his deputies managed traffic on Cascade. Drivers were both well-mannered and
gobsmacked. They often forgot to keep moving and gaper blocks formed frequently. Most transiting Sisters got an up-close look at Americana in full display. They waved at pedestrians, snapping pictures and trying to comprehend the goings on. It wasn’t just quilts. The town had a festival quality about it. Musicians and dancers entertained. Shopkeepers donned costumes. Austin Pfeiffer from Bend played his guitar, moving every half hour to a new spot, spreading his tunes around. Two for Jazz, a brass combo, took up a prime spot at Barclay Park offering popular favorites onlookers recognized. The Sisters Dance Academy worked its way up and down Hood Avenue, stopping every block or so, drawing audiences as they performed athletic renditions in front of a boom box. Michael Jackson music got the spectators in a dance mood. Cell phone cameras “rolled,” capturing the animated moves. One would be forgiven if they mistook Saturday as a hat show. For every quilt there was a bonnet or sun hat that served to shield its wearer from the bright sun
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The art of quilting was on display throughout Sisters last Saturday. — and serving as a fashion statement. Men joined in with a wide range of straw fedoras and Panama hats. Spectators in walkers or wheeled chairs were not daunted, and navigated the crowded sidewalks deftly. For every 10 humans there seemed to be a dog, not infrequently in strollers. Hundreds took in the exhibition on bikes, although with so much to see the bikes were quickly parked or walked. Maria Shell, a renowned Alaskan Quilter ’s Affair instructor, said: “It just doesn’t get better than this. I teach all over the country and there’s nothing else that comes close to what happens in Sisters.” Mary Jean Collier from Memphis was taking in her 32nd Sisters Quilt Show. She and friends make the trip yearly as a way to reconnect or keep close. “Sure, we’re quilters, but we’d come anyway. Sisters is just way too
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much fun,” Collier beamed. Mary Kimberly came from Decatur, Georgia with her pal Charlotta Norley, who lives in Danville, Kentucky. They were here for the week, regulars since 2006. “It’s not just quilting,” Kimberly said. “We’re birders too and y’all got such awesome places to find birds, way different than what we have.” “Oh, you can’t beat this if you’re a serious quilter,” Cleo Urban said, speaking for her quilting club, 14 in number, who were making their ninth Show, a long drive from
Bellingham, Washington. “What a super neat place this is.” The postcard-perfect weather was a big topic of conversation, especially among those from the southern U.S. escaping temperatures near 100 with humidity to match. The quilts came down at 4 p.m. on Saturday, as fast as they went up that morning, and by Sunday Sisters was back to the usual flow of summer tourists. No doubt talk of Quilt Week will continue for some time to come.
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City snapshot
Rural voices raised in lecture series The second in a threepart lecture series presented by Pine Meadow Ranch in Sisters for Arts and Agriculture and The Roundhouse Foundation is set for July 28. July’s lecture, entitled “Coexistence and Regeneration: Learning from Rural Voices, Ecology + Craft,” features two speakers: award-winning independent radio and podcast journalist Ashley Ahearn, and fiber artist and furniture designer Sally Linville. Ahearn takes you behind the scenes of her radio series, “Women’s Work,” covering women ranchers across the West in a talk called “Riding
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and Recording the Urban/ Rural Divide.” Linville, who is the founder and creative director of The City Girl Farm, sculpts natural materials (wool, wood, and bronze) into sophisticated, charming, acclaimed works. Participants will hear about her artistic process, and art’s role in treasuring who we are — our memories, senses, and relationships. The lecture series is free; however, advance registration is required. The event is set for 6 to 8 p.m. at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave. For more information visit www.roundhousefoundation.org/events.
• Tuesday evening, August 2, will be the National Night Out with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office from 6 to 8 p.m. at Village Green Park. There will be opportunities to meet Sisters’ deputies and lieutenant, Search and Rescue personnel, a canine unit, and to explore emergency vehicles. • July is the month for local Sisters nonprofits and other service organizations to apply for community grants offered by the City Council. A total of $20,000 is available for disbursements. Deadline for turning in an application, which is available on the City website, is July 31. • Vicki Hickman has been named as the newest member of the Planning Commission, replacing former commissioner Mark Hamilton who stepped down several months ago. • The City Parks Advisory Board (CPAB) received an update from Cameron McCarthy consultants on the progress of the Parks Master Plan update, summarizing findings from initial community
outreach and involvement, and outlining draft deliverables, including the Community Profile and Demographic Trends, and Inventory and Conditions Report. Following that background, the consultants and the CPAB conducted a broad policy discussion of desired plan goals, using the 2020 Sisters Comprehensive Plan Parks and Recreation Goal (Goal 7) as the basis for discussion. Two new areas of emphasis that will be addressed in the new plan are equitable access and overcoming barriers. The CPAB will receive another consultant update in September. Documents outlining the information reviewed are available on the City website, www.ci.sisters.or. under 2022 City Parks Master Plan Project. • Recommended City water system improvements between 2022-2040 were reviewed by the Public Works Advisory Board at their June 14 meeting. Those improvements include rebuilding Well No. 1 pump station, constructing a new, larger reservoir, replacing aging asbestos/cement pipes, which are
undersized, with PVC pipe for added capacity and fire flow in several areas, installation of several looping systems, Well #3 pumping station improvements, constructing Well No. 5, and the ongoing water meter replacement program. The total anticipated costs for all projects over the next 18 years is projected to be $19.1 million, paid for through systems development charges and applications for state and federal grants. • Recommended improvements to the City wastewater system that were also reviewed include the Rope Street lift station, where there are electrical issues and the pumps are nearing the end of their useful life, construction of new lift stations on the west side and Creekside Court, headworks improvements at the treatment plant, replacement of the pond’s 2 and 3 aerators, Phases 1 and 2 Lazy Z improvements, and periodic biosolids removal. The total anticipated costs for all projects over the next 18 years is projected to be $10.4 million, which will be covered by systems development charges and applications for state and federal grants.
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Inoculating children against conspiracy theories
By Mitchell Luftig Columnist
We are sense-making creatures, trying our best to understand the world we live in. But how do we make sense of mass shootings and gun deaths on the rise, a global pandemic endangering our health, Islamic militants who threaten our way of life, or natural disasters that occur with greater frequency and ferocity? Conspiracy theories are attractive because they provide a straightforward and satisfying explanation for events in the world while clarifying who the good guys and bad guys are. According to psychologist Daniel Romer, “Conspiracy theories make people feel as though they have some sort of control over the world. They can be psychologically reassuring, especially in uncertain times.” But they also instill a sense of worry in individuals who feel strongly connected with and care about a group who they perceive to be under threat from a hostile group. Conspiracy beliefs evolve when people feel threatened — for example, by the power politicians wield or by minority groups and immigrants who appear threatening because negative stereotypes about them instill suspicion. Conspiracy theorists often share similar characteristics: finding meaning in random stimuli; a belief that every event is caused by an intentional actor. Conspiracists may be eccentric and suspicious of others; they are anxious, have difficulty tolerating uncertainty, and experience lack of control over their world; their emotions and intuition shape their belief system. They often have received
less formal education. Individuals join conspiracy groups in order to feel special or unique, and for a sense of belonging. Membership also conveys a sense of moral superiority. Conspiracy theories have real-world consequences for our health, interpersonal relationships, and safety. Throughout the pandemic, conspiracy theorists challenged the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and claimed that state actors wanted to inject people with bots to control their minds. According to Brown University researchers, “Of the more than 641,000 people who died from COVID19 after vaccines were available, half of those deaths could have been averted … had every eligible adult gotten vaccinated.” The claim that COVID19 was manufactured in a Chinese lab to be used against Americans as a bioweapon fueled attacks on Asian Americans. Conspiracists who insist that climate change is just a hoax undermine our willingness to reduce our carbon footprint or engage in prosocial behaviors. Conspiratorial beliefs have shaped the thinking of vulnerable young men who,
having decided that it is their patriotic duty to violently defend their group against its enemies, engage in mass shootings: Replacement Theory, which claims that a Jewish cabal is conspiring to replace the majority white population through an influx of immigrants, may have inspired a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, and motivated attacks on immigrant groups. Fear by white supremacists of being relegated to second-class citizenship by the growing influence of African Americans likely contributed to mass shootings at Black churches, and more recently at a market in Buffalo, New York frequented by Black families. Some followers of QAnon have engaged in such violent crimes that the FBI labeled the group a potential domestic terrorist threat. President Trump’s exhortation to “stop the steal” of the 2020 presidential election by preventing the counting of electoral votes led to the invasion of the U.S. Capitol by violent supporters, and the subsequent the death of five Capitol Police officers. We can inoculate our
children against conspiracy theories: According to The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), “Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication.” With parental encouragement, children can learn to assess the accuracy and reliability of information by asking themselves: • Why was this made? • Who made it? • What is missing? • How might different people interpret it? • What techniques are used and why? • Who might benefit from this message? • Who might be harmed? Parents can teach their children how to conduct a lateral literacy search by seeking corroboration of information from reliable sites.
Parents can show their children how to examine news stories to see if they convey accurate information, understand the techniques advertisers use to try to persuade children to buy a new toy, how to recognize scams that are “too good to be true,” how a child’s private information might be unscrupulously used by others, and the importance of getting permission to use original content. Parents can help their children understand how conspiracy peddlers are motivated by personal gain. For example how they profit from selling health supplements that fraudulently claim to “prevent and treat” COVID-19, how TV personalities spread conspiratorial beliefs in order to grow market shares, or how politicians spread false beliefs to whip up their followers and increase their political power.
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S Founder’s Day Celebration Join Three Sisters Historical Society on Friday, July 15 to celebrate the 121st anniversary of the July 1901 official platting of Sisters. Noon to 2 p.m. at Fir Street Park. There will be oldtime music, historical characters, stories, activities for kids, tours of the museum, and a fried chicken picnic. Reservations for the meal are necessary and can be made at threesistershistoricalsociety@ gmail.com or by calling 541-610-6323. There is no charge for this event and it is open to all. Bring your lawn chairs and join the fun! For more information call 541-549-1403. Changing Futures Fundraiser Circle of Friends will be hosting a “Changing Futures” fundraiser at Pole Creek Ranch on Saturday, July 23. It will feature Kristi & The Whiskey Bandits, live and silent auctions, kids’ cook-off, and whiskey tasting by Cascade Spirits! Food and beverages will be provided. For more information contact Karen@ 808-281-2681 or visit www. circleoff riendsoregon.org. Candidate Forum Candidate Forum with Emerson Levy, Oliver Tatom, and Morgan Schmidt. Indivisible Sisters invites you to meet three great candidates running for office. Levy is running for the Oregon House, Tatom and Schmidt are running for the Deschutes County Commission. July 25, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sisters Public Library, 110 North Cedar St. Free and open to the public. For more information call 541400-8312. Deschutes Public Library Online Discovery Pass Customers can now 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 information visit www. deschuteslibrary.org/books/ beyond-the-books. GO FISH GROUP The GO FISH GROUP will meet on Monday, July 18 at Sisters Community Church at 7 p.m. The program will be presented by Mathias Perle, the Restoration Program Manager for the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council where he has worked the last 14 years. The program will focus on Whychus Creek for restoration efforts to support salmon and steelhead reintroduction. For information call 541-771-2211.
Friends of the Metolius Interpretive Walks Join Metolius amateur botanist David Miller on the third walk in the Friends of the Metolius Interpretive Walks series. The Plant I.D. Walk Along the Metolius will be held July 16 from 9 to 11 a.m. David will share his knowledge and love of the many beautiful plants that live in this incredibly pristine and diverse habitat. Learn to identify some plants, trees, and shrubs that perhaps you’ve wondered about. Approximate distance is 2 miles. Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fish-viewing platform. For information call David at 541-550-1441. 5 Ways Technology Will Change How You Age A new array of devices and services is transforming aging, making it easier for you to continue working, stay healthy, live at home, and remain connected to friends, family, and life’s small pleasures as you grow older. Join us to hear research from the MIT AgeLab. See how broad the universe and scope of these devices is for everyday tasks, and gain a better understanding of how these apps and devices can improve your quality of life and how easy they are to use. Guest presenter: Casey Miller; Tuesday, July 26, from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m., downtown Sisters. Free, but must RSVP. To register and confirm location, call the Edward Jones office of Karen Kassy, 541549-1866. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has children awaiting sponsorship! For information go to hopeafricakids.org or call Katie at 541-719-8727 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. Free Pet Food Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furry Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4023 to schedule your pickup. They have all sorts of pet supplies too. Pickups available Thursdays, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Located at 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind The Nugget office. 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.
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 drivethrough 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 please call 541-678-5483. Social Security: Unlock Its Potential When should you begin taking social security? What if you continue to work? What about taxes? Social Security is likely very important to you—and we want to help you see the big picture as you prepare for it. Join us to learn the options and implications for taking Social Security benefits and how to maximize them, with guest presenter Casey Miller on Wednesday, July 27 from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m., downtown Sisters. Free, but must RSVP. To register and confirm location, call the Edward Jones office of Karen Kassy, 541-549-1866.
Green Drinks at Seed to Table Come join The Environmental Center and Seed to Table for July Green Drinks! Thursday, July 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Seed to Table, 998 E. Black Butte Ave., Sisters. Tour the farm, snack on farmfresh appetizers, sip on beer, wine, or kombucha, win some awesome prizes! Please RSVP in advance at www.eventbrite. com/e/green-drinks-at-seedto-table-tickets-374555665077. Parking at the farm is limited; please try to walk, bike, carpool, or park at Sisters Elementary School, and walk if you can. For more information call 541-385-6908. Crafters Wanted Quality craft-consigners wanted for 46th Snowflake Boutique, November 4-5. Juries will be held on Saturdays, August 13, b 3, and October September ni at 9:30 a.m. at 1, beginning Highland Baptist Church, Redmond and Monday, October 17 at 6 p.m. Info: www. snowflakeboutique.org or call Tina 541-447-1640 or Jan 541350-4888. Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) Dispatchers are booking non-emergency medical rides Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rides are based on volunteer driver availability and are provided Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At least 48 hours advance notice required. STARS Dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545. STARS is an Age Friendly Sisters Country Action Team.
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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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THURSDAY • JULY 14
The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Sun Threaders 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Skillethead 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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The Belfry Live Music: Abbey Road Live 7:30 p.m. $15. Tickets at www.bendticket.com. Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: Toothpick Shaker 5-7 p.m. Free. Family- and dog-friendly. Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.
Sisters Saloon Live Music: Boomer Country 6 to 8 p.m. All ages. Free. For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill. Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music by Victor Johnson, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. www.sistersfarmersmarket.com.
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The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Miguel Hernandez Big Lawn Series, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.
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The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Zach Person Big Lawn Series, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.
Sisters Depot Live Music: Steve & Margot Show 6-8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com. The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Honey Don’t 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook.
The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Holy Smokes 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Boomer Country Thursday House Band, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings. Sisters Depot Live Music: Vianna Bergeron Brazilian Jazz 6-8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com. 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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Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Artwalk 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Galleries and shops feature art and demonstrations. For additional information go to sistersartsassociation.org Sisters Depot Live Music: Bob Baker & Brian Odell 6-8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com. 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. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.
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Sisters Depot Live Music: Jazz Folks Quartet 6-8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com. The Barn in Sisters Live Music: The Lowest Pair 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook.
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The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Nick Delfs Big Lawn Series, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.
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Paulina Springs Books Author reading with Marina Richie 6:30 p.m. More information at www.PaulinaSpringsBooks.com. The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Honey Don’t Thursday House Band, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings. The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Evergrow 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. 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. Sisters Art Works Live Music: Rising Appalachia Presented by Sisters Folk Festival. 7 to 9 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. All ages welcome. More info, 541-549-4979. Tickets at https://aftontickets.com/SFFRisingAppalachia.
Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music by Melanie Rose Dyer, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. www.sistersfarmersmarket.com. Sisters Community Church Live Music: Motel Kalifornia a tribute to The Eagles. Summer Concert Series on the lawn. 6 p.m. Free (donation to featured nonprofit, Sisters Cold Weather Shelter, is appreciated). Bring chairs or blanket. Food trucks onsite at 5 p.m. More info at www.SistersChurch.com. Sisters Saloon Live Music: Anvil Blasters 6 to 8 p.m. All ages. Free. For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.
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The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Skillethead Thursday House Band, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings. The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Buffalo Kin 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. 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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Sisters Art Works Live Music: Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricus Presented by Sisters Folk Festival. 7 to 10 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. All ages welcome. More info, 541-549-4979. Tickets at www.sistersfolkfestival.org/SFF-Presents. Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: NTT Kevin & Chriss 5-7 p.m. Free. Family- and dog-friendly. Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471.
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Renée Reitmeier uses to heal after cancer By Katy Yoder | Correspondent
If you’ve spent any time at the Sisters coffee shop Fika on East Sun Ranch Drive, there’s a good chance you’ve experienced the meaning behind the name. Inspired by Swedish tradition, Fika is both a noun and a verb: One can enjoy afika, and one can fika. It’s a daily ritual that promotes gathering together to take a break from everyday routines with coffee and pastries. When founder Reneé Reitmeier envisioned Fika’s mission she wanted to encourage customers to catch their breath, gather together, and enjoy the beauty of life. Now she understands she needed more Fika in her life, too. For almost a year, Reitmeier has been mostly absent from her beloved business. Customers have missed her beaming smile and warm, welcoming personality. Reitmeier opened Fika’s doors in 2019. She dedicated countless hours to creating a friendly, casual environment where people can enjoy something sweet with a cup of coffee or tea. When the pandemic hit a year after the shop opened, Reitmeier did everything she could to keep her
business afloat. She admits now that while running the coffee shop, she didn’t always listen to what her body was telling her. “I just got up, made scones, served coffee… all things I love to do; but all of sudden my body said, ‘It’s my time to have control.’” Diagnosed with breast cancer in August of last year, Reitmeier now sees there were signs that something wasn’t right. Hearing those dreaded words from her doctor was a shock. “I didn’t have time to have cancer,” she said. “That was a real battle at first.” Just considering giving over control of her business was hard to imagine. Like many small business owners, she thought she had to be there most of the time for it to be
successful. That’s when her staff stepped in and told her it was their time to run the business. “Trusting people and letting my employees run the shop was hard at first. Letting them love and care on it as much as I would was such a blessing. Employees who helped so much were Michele, Amanda, and Scout. They took on all the responsibilities for running the shop and assured me they were happy to do it,” she said. To add to the challenge, Reitmeier’s family was hit hard, with both Renée and her father being treated for cancer. “Dad and I were talking to our oncologists at the same time,” she said. Sadly, her father did not survive,
leaving the family missing him, and worried about her. Reitmeier’s sister was her main support, taking her to treatments and helping her in a myriad of ways. During her husband’s illness, Reitmeier’s mother focused her time taking care of him until he passed away. The two women needed to be together. “I moved in with Mom. People came to help, and we moved what I needed over there. It was such a gift
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for the two of us. When you don’t feel well, you want your mom. I’m so lucky to have her. We’re both missing dad but its better doing that together. “We have a leisurely morning routine,” she said. “Every morning we do our devotionals or read and eat breakfast together.” Everyone has a different way to handle going through cancer. Reitmeier envisioned a “Star Wars” scene with a battle underway.
“During chemo, I told myself I have a few Death Stars in my body, and I need the Rebel Alliance to go in there and explode them. The force is with me, and my Jedi knights are fighting for me,” she said with a laugh. “That helped me a lot during chemo.” Reitmeier called the chemo liquid light. Her sister made her a play list that helped give her courage. “I have had some serious Jedi training,” she said. “There’s a lot of
Rebel Alliance, good people in this town. They supported me in so many ways, and in some cases in ways I don’t even know. I can’t imagine going through this without their help and prayers. It pulled away from focusing on the bad so I could see the good all around me. The prayers sustained both Mom and I so we could heal.” A friend gave her a purple T-shirt that says, “Triumph Team,” because she called her chemo day Triumph Thursday. Through it all her faith was her main source of strength, hope, and resiliency. “I’m so grateful for my faith. It got rocked. I had some intense conversations with God, asking what was going on. Especially losing my dad at the same time,” she said. Saying goodbye to her father made her own mortality more real. She also could see the fear in family members as they dealt with his death and the possibility they could lose her too. A lover of romantic comedies, Reitmeier always saw herself as more of a Meg Ryan character in the movie “You’ve Got Mail,” but after her diagnosis, she had to become more of a Lara Croft-type woman. With treatment finally behind her, Reitmeier has taken some sage advice she received from a customer who asked her how she was doing. “I said I felt like a volcano had erupted in the middle of my life, and hot lava was all around me. His reply was so special. He said, ‘You know lava turns into new land.’ That helped me frame this experience while the hot lava flowed. Now that
it’s stopped and hardened into something new, I’m learning how to navigate my new land.” Looking back over the last year, Reitmeier is grateful for the integrative therapies offered through the St. Charles Cancer Center. “The acupuncture, Reiki, and massage therapists knew what my body was going through. They brought relief and often explained what was happening in my body as the chemotherapy worked itself out of me. It’s so different from how the doctors treat me. These women really understood what I was going through and have such healing energy. Going to the Cancer Center purely for healing therapies was such a good way to not feel anxious when I enter the building,” she said. There have been so many blessings during her cancer treatment. People helped by providing food, praying for her family, and offering her gifts that encouraged her to slow down and look inward. “As I move into being more present, I have the chance to be involved in my business differently,” she said. “It’s a new season now, with different rhythms. They were so ingrained but I’m more dialed into what’s important in my life. Family and friends are so important, and I want to spend more time with them. I can have more balance in my life. It feels good to be needed, but also to be independent and able to do other things. I’m curious to see how life will look and how I will structure my time. There are so many things I want to do in this beautiful place that we live.”
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Local duo takes pickleball gold Riley McHugh and Georgie Scott recently won the mixed doubles 4.0 level gold medal at the 2022 USA Pickleball Northwest Regional Championship in Spokane, Washington. This level is the highest rated level for the 70-74 age bracket. This win provides them a “golden ticket” to the November national championships in Indian Wells, California. McHugh, a Sisters resident, plays at the Pineview Tennis Club in Sage Meadow and is a member of the Sisters Country Pickleball Club. Scott lives in Eagle Crest and plays for the Eagle Crest Pickleball Club. This is their third trip to nationals in mixed doubles. Weather is always a factor in outdoor play. In 2021, the weather at the Boise regional tournament was 101 degrees. At the nationals in December 2021, their gold-medal match was rained out in Indian Wells. This year in Spokane, the rain again impacted play and the tournament was moved inside into brutally hot conditions. The Spokane regional five-day tournament attracted 700 players from across the west in men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles, and singles matches. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation. In 2021, there were over 4.8 million active players and 38,000 courts nationwide.
To the Editor: Re: Letter to Editor from Terry Wygandt, The Nugget, June 29: The letter from Mr. Weygandt was written a short time following the Uvalde mass murder at the hands of a disturbed young citizen. The hardest among us cannot help but feel sorrow and outrage in the aftermath of that atrocity. Now, heaped upon the horror of Uvalde, we have the Chicago Parade Killer. The left, once again, supported by such people as the author of the letter, attacks “the usual suspects:” guns and lawful gun owners. And he continues his attack by personally naming a member of our local community who has devoted much of his life in service to the United States and defense of our American way of life as a member of law enforcement. The author’s shameless attack is disgusting. What life experience does he base criticism of one of our fundamental rights upon? America is not the only country with the issue of mass shootings or school shootings in particular. Other countries have solved this issue by hardening their institutions of education. This has been accomplished by improved security to the physical complex itself and by training and arming teachers (male and female) with effective counter terrorism weaponry. Yes, there is a cost to that option, but ask any parent of one of the victims at Uvalde or Chicago if it would be worth it. Both of these shootings occurred by deranged shooters who acquired their weapons legally. Illinois has among the toughest gun regulations in the U.S.A. Virtually every gun control law that has been proposed by the left was in place in Illinois. They failed. The regulations failed to stop the shooting. In both cases there was ample warning that the shooter had a “screw loose” prior to the criminal act. Nobody did anything. The only people who obey the law are law-abiding citizens. Mass murder, or the desire or intent to do so does not fall under “law abiding.” What you never see or hear in the “mainstream” media is anything about the 1 million times-plus each year that law-abiding,
legal firearms owners use their firearm to protect themselves or their families (U.S. government statistic). Numerous — like more than once a week — instances where legally armed good guys and gals with personal protection either stop or prevent violent crime — goes unreported by the “mainstream” media. Mr. Weygandt, I would strongly suggest that you arm yourself with factual information. First, you should read about the history of the United States. What inspired the “shots heard round the world” that were fired at Lexington and Concord? You might get some insight into why the “gun culture” as you call it is so important in the fiber of patriotic Americans. Rather than simply regurgitate the same putrid offal that is the mantra of your fellow travelers, why don’t you open your mind a little and learn such interesting facts, like, 97 percent of mass shootings in this country have occurred in “gun-free zones.” I will leave you with one final thought: You sleep safely and peacefully at night because rough men are willing to do violence in your behalf to give you that privilege. Harry Pollard
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Just pick up your trash, ok? Two weeks ago The Nugget profiled some forest residents, each portrayed as good citizens caught in hardship but doing a commendable job of keeping their forest homes safe and tidy. Two took aim at some of their fellow forest neighbors whose housekeeping left much to be desired. Nobody that I know is more dedicated to preserving the beauty and safety of our woods than my neighbor Dave, a nurse. Dave and his wife live within 20 yards of the Deschutes National Forest, and have direct view of the increasing number of forest dwellers who camp semipermanently nearby within walking distance to town for work in some cases and shopping. Dave is a bit of a walking dichotomy. He regularly treks into the woods within a three-mile radius of downtown and picks up trash. Lots of trash. If only it were trash. He often encounters a sanitation nightmare, carefully documenting it on a geo-mapping app on his phone. He reports his activity and findings to the Forest Service, who allow him use of their trailer and dumpster for picking up and disposing of the bags and bags of debris, trash, and discards he and his fellow volunteers have collected. A week ago he was aided by two ninth-graders doing a practicum on forest management, one of their teachers, and a forest protection officer, in cleaning up a patch about a half-mile north and west of North Pine Street, where the pavement ends and dirt road begins. We have a tireless volunteer toiling to rid the woods of unsightly and occasionally dangerous trash. This
same volunteer complains vocally and regularly of the misdeeds and wanton carelessness of some of his forest neighbors. Last month, he used a three-minute allotment of time to address City Council, where he spoke of the problem. “They asked questions and seemed genuinely concerned about the problem,” Dave told me. I get it. He’s entitled to gripe. I can sense his deep frustration. He’d like those he thinks enable such behavior, who he finds are somewhat blinded by their idealism, to take over his “job” in the forest — for only a day or two, or a week. Admittedly, I haven’t pitched in with hard labor. Instead, I’m sitting comfortably at my keyboard, trying to see and report on all sides of an issue that seemingly is getting more agitated. As the forest heats up with summer temps, so do the tempers of those who predict gunfire or wildfire caused by a stoned or schizophrenic forest dweller that might have a catastrophic impact on our otherwise idyllic village. We referenced Dave’s last name and location of where he lives in an article several months ago that gave him enough concern of retaliation that he bought a video surveillance system for his home. Thus, I’m skipping his surname. Why spend so much time
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picking up trash and then complain about it? I asked him bluntly. “If I don’t or somebody doesn’t, it will get just worse and worse and start to look like the entry to Salem or Eugene. We can’t let that happen here.” Talk about investment in community. We talked about how much worse it is in Bend, where a crackdown is underway and eviction notices are being issued in a notorious area of the Deschutes National Forest known as China Hat, home to hundreds of forest dwellers. I ask myself if some of those folk will make the woods around Sisters home. Before anybody pops off about compassion, Dave’s understanding of the houseless issue exceeds those most likely to find fault with his griping. He is a regular member of the Sisters Homeless Networking Group, an advocacy ensemble that meets monthly. What’s the answer, I ask him? “Just pick up your trash!” he says pleadingly. The pictures shown here of the before-and-after of last week’s outing make the point. He is not calling for eviction or strict enforcement of the 14-day camping rule. He knows that for a lot of our forest dwellers, they have no option.
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DARK SKIES: Council divided on compliance timeline Continued from page 1
for a public hearing with the Planning Commission on May 19. After hearing a staff presentation and taking public comment, the Commission voted to remand the proposal back to staff and another work session for more discussion. Community-led efforts to strengthen and update the lighting ordinance have also inspired this effort, including those of the Sisters High School Astronomy Club, which for a number of years has been providing community education about the impacts of poorly designed and unshielded lighting on the ability to see the stars at night as well as negative impacts on wildlife and the environment. Community input to the updated Comprehensive Plan and multiple letters to The Nugget have supported the need to update the ordinance. Sisters High School teacher and advisor for the Astronomy Club, Rima Givot, told the Planning Commission, “As leaders of our community, you are at a critical point. You can decide to help our community continue to be able to claim we have amazing starry skies here. I encourage you to have the courage to make smart long-term decisions that will benefit our great-grandchildren and keep giving them the ability to see the Milky Way. This is not something to take for granted, and we are currently part of the small fraction of people who have this amazing opportunity.” The Planning Commission would like to receive input from businesses regarding regulations for public outdoor lighting and signage. The subject of outdoor decorative lighting, including string lights on both businesses and residences, was thoroughly discussed with many points of view considered. The consensus seemed to be to require shielding on the string lights. Commissioners also stated their belief that public City lighting should not be exempt from the regulations. More information is needed from the Oregon Department of Transportation before addressing the lighting on Cascade Avenue, as that is a State highway under the auspices of ODOT. There were mixed opinions among the Commissioners as to the amount of time that should be granted for lighting, both publicly and privately owned, to be brought into conformance. Three years, five years, and 10 years were considered, with a compromise reached on five years. City Council may have different thoughts on the
implementation time. All these considerations are open for public input either through written comments to the City or at the next public hearing, date to be announced. The Dark Skies Standards, the proposed ordinance updates, and a lighting resource guide are all available on the City website www.ci.sisters.or.us/communitydevelopment - dark skies ordinance. All applicants for site plan review and/or building permits must include lighting
plans showing location, type, height, color temperature, lumen output, and amount of all proposed and existing light fixtures, along with light fixture cut sheets from the manufacturer. The applicant must provide enough information to verify that proposed lighting conforms to the City’s Dark Sky Standards. The community development director may request any additional information necessary or appropriate to evaluate compliance with the standards.
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Lighting up the night disrupts the billions-of-yearsold cycle of day and night. Plants and animals depend on that daily cycle of light and dark to govern life-sustaining behaviors, such as reproduction, nourishment, sleep, and protection from predators. Artificial light at night has negative and potentially deadly impacts on numerous animals, birds, insects, amphibians, and plants. Migration, nesting, hunting, foraging, mating, and other behaviors are all impacted by artificial light at night as is the human biological clock, our circadian rhythm. Nighttime exposure to artificial light suppresses the melatonin production that helps keep us healthy in a myriad of ways. The newer compact fluorescent lightbulbs and LED lights are more energy efficient, but they produce more blue light, which has adverse health effects like those mentioned above and others. Glare from poorly shielded outdoor lighting is also harmful to your health because it decreases vision
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by reducing contrast, which limits the ability to see potential dangers at night, especially in aging eyes. The southeastern part of Oregon is one of the largest pristine dark-sky areas in the United States. Sisters and all Central Oregon influence that area with our lighting. Responsible lighting practices in Sisters will protect not only local dark skies but will buffer the area to the southeast. Light pollution is caused by unshielded lights, blue/ white lights, excessive lighting, and inappropriate lighting. All those factors give rise to light trespass, glare, and sky glow. Responsible outdoor lighting should: • Be targeted & shielded to prevent glare and light trespass on others’ property. • Be as dim as possible and as warm as possible. • Provide a safe and secure environment. • Be controlled with motion sensors, timers, or turned off when not needed. • Enhance visibility, not impede it.
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Teague Kennedy, Bjorn Johnson, Mac Maloney, and Cameron Brang served up lemonade at the Sisters Airport 4th of July celebration in a fundraising effort to aid Hawaiian Mike Alayon, a Sisters resident who is battling a terrible health crisis. He has been hospitalized for weeks fighting necrotizing fasciitis, a rare and dangerous bacterial infection that requires surgery and intravenous antibiotics. Kennedy, Johnson, Maloney, and Cameron Brang, as well as Mason Brang, Camas Luhning, and Gryff Dyer worked the booth and raised $1,400 — 100 percent of which goes to Hawaiian Mike’s care. Donations of supplies were made by Sara and Scott Brang, Jill Dyer, and Joe Maloney. Hawaiian Mike has a GoFundMe page at https://www.gofundme. com/f/Help-Hawaiian-Mike-on-his-medical-journey.
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CDC recommends wearing masks in Deschutes County PORTLAND (AP) — People in 24 Oregon counties should resume maskwearing indoors in public and on public transportation, according to recommendations from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data from the CDC shows the counties are considered high risk for COVID-19 infection, KPTV reported. The Oregon counties include: Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Lake, Wasco, Sherman, Hood River, Clackamas, Washington, M u l t n o m a h , M o r r o w, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Baker, and Malheur. The most recent community levels were calculated June 30. High risk means the counties have had 200 or more new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, or they’ve had more than 20 new COVID19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people within a seven-day period. Unvaccinated people have a six times higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared with people with at least a primary series of shots, the CDC estimated based on available data from April.
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Obituaries Beverly Israel Eigner
Celia May (Park) Nix
My dear mother, Beverly Israel Eigner, passed away on June 25, full of grace and gratitude. Beverly was born in Seattle, Washington to Jewish immigrants Gentil Levy and Morris Israel. She graduated from University of Washington and had a 22-year career as an educator at City College of San Francisco. She married Richard Eigner, who she met serendipitously. Their marriage lasted 53 years until Richard passed at 91 years of age. She had two children (David and Danielle) and four grandchildren (Rebecca, Hannah, Caleb, and Jakob). She moved to Sisters last year to be with me, her daughter. In Sisters, she enjoyed quilting with the Mission Quilters and beheld the Three Sisters Mountains from her bedroom window. Beverly I. Eigner was deeply good and will be profoundly missed.
Celia was born to James Ernest Park and Inga Cecilia (Bergstrom) in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada. She grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, with her younger brothers, Jimmy and David, and adopted older sister, Harriet. Ernie was the Chief Horticulturalist/ Landscape Architect for the Province of Saskatchewan. The family lived on the Parliament Building grounds, surrounded by woods and flowers planted by her father. Her love of gardening came naturally, and she tended plants and flowers throughout her life. Celia was drawn to the written word at an early age, developing a lifelong passion for reading and writing. She wrote a book of poetry in her early teens and was made editor of her high school paper. She majored in English at the University of Saskatchewan, became a reporter for the Regina Leader Post, and earned her masters of arts in creative writing at San Diego State in 1984. Celia met Jack Nix through a friend while Jack was playing pro football for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Just before Jack arrived at her home for their first date, Celia noticed an effigy her mother had made, complete with the number 58 on its jersey and crossed eyes! She pulled it down, but couldn’t control her brothers, who were excited to meet the football legend.
July 25, 1934 — June 25, 2022
July 18, 1929 — May 18, 2022
Although they only knew each other three months, they were married January 16, 1952. The newlyweds headed to Quantico, Virginia, where Jack was a U.S. Marine Corps officer. The following November, he suffered a football-career-ending knee injury. She rushed to be with him and spent the night sobbing at his bedside, wearing the corsage he had given her for the U.S.M.C. Ball. In July of 1953, they moved to Fallbrook. Celia was thrilled to be in beautiful California, but soon the Marine Corps shipped her husband to Korea. On the ship, Jack’s orders were changed to Tokyo, the Lord’s intervention in many ways. They owned three homes, where they raised their family: first, La Mirada; next, Brea; and then, Santa Ana. Celia was busy with three children; two cats; a dog; and her lovely home and garden. In 1985, she became a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. Following that were her children’s weddings; grandchildren’s births; babysitting far and wide in Southern California; 49er alumni reunions; USC football games; travel, gardening and dancing! In 2002, Jack and Celia built a new home in
Fallbrook, nearly 50 years after they first lived there in the Marine Corps. Celia celebrated her 90th birthday there a few years ago and their 70th wedding anniversary this January. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Jack Nix (Fallbrook, California); daughter, Cindy (Rob) Bell (Sisters); son, Mike (Jackie) Nix (Santa Clarita, California); son, Dave (Tracy) Nix (Huntington Beach, California); seven grandchildren: Ryan, Todd, Chad, Courtney, Grant, Garrett, and Brody; and her three great grandchildren, Karter, Jovie, and Jack. Her brother, David, is living in North Vancouver, BC. A Celebration of Life was held June 25, 2022, at Riverview Church in Bonsall, California.
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The roaster is in the house...
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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT
From the factory in Emmerich, Germany, by truck to Antwerp, Belgium, by boat to Los Angeles, and a long truck ride later, a new Probat G45 roaster capable of roasting 330 pounds of beans an hour was welcomed by Sisters Coffee Company. The roaster was unloaded last week at their new roastery in Sun Ranch Business Park. It will be installed, tested and operational within two weeks.
SPRD: District partners with Oregon Adaptive Sports Continued from page 3
meet at the Coffield Center and participants should plan to provide their own lunch. SPRD is partnering with Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) to offer an opportunity to explore and ride various adaptive street and road bikes as part of the OAS community cycling series. With the help of OAS volunteers, participants will be exploring the surrounding Sisters bike paths. This free event is open to all ages and experience levels and will take place in front of the Coffield Center on Friday, July 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Adult Ballet Barre and adult Jiujitsu are joining the already popular Zumba and Power Hour fitness offerings. Costs range from $6 to 12 per class and take place at the Coffield Center. More information, including days and times, can be found on the SPRD website. In addition, a new cornhole league will be starting Wednesday, July 20. Cost is $70 for a team of two. There’s still time to register. If you are a local business looking to share your expertise, SPRD is accepting proposals for fall programs. Call Julia Conrad at 541-5498542 for more information. For more information about these or other district programs, including scholarships, visit www.sisters recreation.com or call Sisters Park & Recreation District at 541-549-2091.
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The toll-free 541-904-0410 504 Handyman telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. 103 Residential Rentals Home Customizations, LLC 205 Garage & Estate Sales CLASSIFIED RATES Res. & Commercial Remodeling, Mountain Top Moving Sale Patio & indoor COST: $2 per line for first insertion, Bldg. Maintenance & Painting Short-Term Recreational $1.50 per line for each additional furniture, tools, July 16th, 7 a.m. Chris Patrick, Owner Properties insertion to 9th week, $1 per line -1 p.m., 481 W. Hope St. Sisters homecustomizations@gmail.com Property Management 10th week and beyond (identical Junk removal, new home, 1061 E. Timber Pine Dr. ad/consecutive weeks). Also included CCB #191760 • 541-588-0083 Save 10-50% on Mgmt. Fees garage & storage clean-out, Saturday, 7/16, 9 a.m. - noon. in The Nugget online classifieds at no www.MountainTopSTRP.com JONES UPGRADES LLC construction, yard debris. additional charge. There is a Kayak, women's bike, 541-588-2151 Home Repairs & Remodeling You Call – We Haul! minimum $5 charge for any paddleboard, smoker, old hope Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, classified. First line = approx. 20-25 541-719-8475. chest. Cash only, please. characters, each additional line = Fences, Sheds & more. ADVANCED COMMERCIAL approx. 25-30 characters. Letters, Happy Trails Estate Sales Mike Jones, 503-428-1281 CLEANING spaces, numbers and punctuation = 1 and online auctions! Local resident • CCB #201650 character. Any ad copy changes will We do exactly what our name Selling, Downsizing, or Deaths? be charged at the first-time insertion says – we CLEAN! 600 Tree Service & Locally owned & operated by... rate of $2 per line. Standard Our customers are offices, hotels, Daiya 541-480-2806 abbreviations allowed with the Forestry restaurants, schools, warehouses, approval of The Nugget classified Sharie 541-771-1150 Tree Services: Tree Removal, medical facilities, industrial, department. NOTE: Legal notices 3 BDRM, 2.5 BA, fenced back Tree Pruning, Stump Grinding, placed in the Public Notice section apartment buildings, 301 Vehicles are charged at the display advertising yard, high efficiency heat pump. Emergency Tree Services. site & kitchen clean-ups, Wanted -Porsche 912. rate. Attached 2 car garage, irrigation. ISA Certified Arborist floor maintenance, DEADLINE: MONDAY, noon Call Jay 503-789-7183 $2675/mo. Call Lynn at Owner / Operator: Erin Carpenter and check-in & check-out. preceding WED. publication. We Buy, Sell, Consign Quality 541-549-0792 for details. lolotreeworks.com PLACEMENT & PAYMENT: We have experienced cleaners Cars, Trucks, SUVs & RVs ~ Call / Text: 503-367-5638 Office, 442 E. Main Ave. Phone, CASCADE HOME & available to work in Bend, Call Jeff at 541-815-7397 541-549-9941 or place online at Email: erin@lolotreeworks.com PROPERTY RENTALS Redmond, and Sisters! NuggetNews.com. Payment is due Sisters Car Connection da#3919 CCB #240912 Monthly Rentals throughout Please call us at 541-749-8974 upon placement. VISA & SistersCarConnection.com Sisters Country. 4 Brothers Tree Service for a FREE quote! MasterCard accepted. Billing 541-549-0792 available for continuously run Sisters' Premier Tree Experts! Hablamos Espanol! 403 Pets classified ads, after prepayment of Property management – TREE REMOVAL & Von Der Haus Drei first four (4) weeks and upon for second homes. CLEANUP – approval of account application. Schwestern Kennels CascadeHomeRentals.com Native / Non-Native Tree CATEGORIES: German Shepherd Pups (2M, 1F) Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk PONDEROSA PROPERTIES 101 Real Estate Sisters, text 775-250-6662, Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency 102 Commercial Rentals –Monthly Rentals Available– reduced price. 103 Residential Rentals Storm Damage Cleanup, Call Debbie at 541-549-2002 104 Vacation Rentals FURRY FRIENDS Craning & Stump Grinding, Full details, 24 hrs./day, go to: 106 Real Estate Wanted helping Sisters families w/pets. Debris Removal. PonderosaProperties.com GEORGE’S SEPTIC 107 Rentals Wanted FREE Dog & Cat Food – FOREST MANAGEMENT – Printed list at 221 S. Ash, Sisters 200 Business Opportunities TANK SERVICE No contact pick-up by appt. 201 For Sale Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush Ponderosa Properties LLC “A Well Maintained 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4 202 Firewood Mowing, Mastication, Tree Septic System Protects 203 Recreation Equipment 541-797-4023 104 Vacation Rentals Thinning, Large & Small Scale the Environment” 204 Arts & Antiques Three Rivers Humane Society Projects! Vacationing in Maui? 205 Garage & Estate Sales 541-549-2871 Serving Black Butte Ranch, Vacation Condos in Maui…Call Where love finds a home! See the 206 Lost & Found SEEKING AFFORDABLE 207 The Holidays doggies at 1694 SE McTaggart Camp Sherman & Sisters Area Donna Butterfield, Realtor, (S), ADVERTISING? 301 Vehicles in Madras • A no-kill shelter since 2003 RSPS, ILHM, RS-74883 Do You Have A 302 Recreational Vehicles Go to ThreeRiversHS.org or ** Free Estimates ** Coldwell Banker Island 401 Horses BUSINESS TO PROMOTE? call 541-475-6889 Owner James Hatley & Sons Properties, The Shops at Wailea 402 Livestock PRODUCTS TO SELL? 403 Pets 541-815-2342 Phone: (808)866-6005 SERVICE TO PROVIDE? 500 Services 500 Services 4brostrees.com E-mail: Place your ad in The Nugget! 501 Computer Services MOVING TRUCK FOR HIRE Licensed, Bonded and Insured donna@donnabutterfield.com 502 Carpet Upholstery Cleaning DEADLINE for classifieds –COMPLETE MOVING, LLC– CCB-215057 503 Appliance Repair & Refinish ~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ is MONDAYS by NOON Sisters' Only Local Moving Co.! 504 Handyman Top Knot Tree Care Private Central OR vac. rentals, Call 541-549-9941 or submit Two exp. men with 25+ years 505 Auto Repair can handle all of your tree needs, Property Management Services online at NuggetNews.com 600 Tree Service & Forestry comm. moving. Refs! ODOT Lic. from trims to removals. 541-977-9898 601 Construction Class 1-B • Call 541-678-3332 Specializing in tree assessment, 501 Computers & www.SistersVacation.com 602 Plumbing & Electric We’ve got your cats covered! 603 Excavations & Trucking hazard tree removal, crown Communications Downtown Vacation Rental 604 Heating & Cooling Sisters-Tumalo-PetSitting.com reduction, ladder fuel reduction, Five star. 1 and 2 bedroom. SISTERS SATELLITE 605 Painting 541-306-7551 • Julie lot clearing, ornamental and fruit SistersVacationRentals.net TV • PHONE • INTERNET 606 Landscaping & Yard Maint. tree trimming and care. BOOKKEEPING SERVICE 701 Domestic Services Great pricing. 503-730-0150 Your authorized local dealer for • Locally owned and operated • ~ Olivia Spencer ~ 702 Sewing DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet 703 Child Care • Senior and military discounts • 201 For Sale Expert Local Bookkeeping! and more! CCB # 191099 704 Events & Event Services • Free assessments • Phone: 541-241-4907 Delta 40-650 variable speed 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729 801 Classes & Training • Great cleanups • www.spencerbookkeeping.com scroll saw. $125. 541-420-6091 802 Help Wanted Technology Problems? • Licensed, Insured and Bonded • 803 Work Wanted ~ WEDDINGS BY KARLY ~ SISTERS I can fix them for you. 901 Wanted Contact Bello Winter @ Happy to perform virtual or OREGON Solving for Business & Home 902 Personals 541-419-9655, Find us on Google in-person weddings. NEWS SOURCE Computers, Tablets, Networking 999 Public Notice www.nuggetnews.com • • • • • Breaking News / Road Reports Weather / Letters Editorials / Commentary
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TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT TREE SERVICES: tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, brush mowing, Firewise compliance. — Certified Arborist — Nate Goodwin 541-771-4825 Online at: www.tsi.services CCB#190496 • ISA #PN7987A
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Construction & Renovation Custom Residential Projects All Phases • CCB #148365 541-420-8448 CASCADE GARAGE DOORS Factory Trained Technicians Since 1983 • CCB #44054 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553
Pat Burke LOCALLY OWNED CRAFTSMAN BUILT CCB: 288388 • 541-588-2062 www.sistersfencecompany.com Earthwood Timberframes • Design & shop fabrication • Recycled fir and pine beams • Mantles and accent timbers • Sawmill/woodshop services www.earthwoodhomes.com
Custom Homes • Additions Residential Building Projects Serving Sisters area since 1976 Strictly Quality CCB #16891 • CCB #159020 541-549-9764 John Pierce jpierce@bendbroadband.com Information on Licensing for CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS ~ An active license means your contractor is bonded and insured. The state of Oregon provides detail at the Oregon Construction Contractors Board online. More information is at www.oregon.gov/CCB
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PHOTOGRAPHY: Club getting back to in-person activities Continued from page 3
favorite photos of the year. For August, the club will be meeting the first Wednesday, August 3. At least twice a year, the club invites outside speakers to come and present on an area of their expertise. Around four years ago, former Sisters resident Jay Mather was the speaker. About 60 people attended to hear from the local Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist. Each month, members are asked to submit photos to the club’s Smug Mug site based on a particular topic or theme. For their June meeting, they were encouraged to “Do Something Different.” Shoot new subjects, try different settings or focusing methods, use a different camera, or whatever might be different for them. After viewing and discussing the submitted photos, there is generally a presentation on a particular topic by a member, which may include outside sources like videos on YouTube. Birnbaum has served as president for four years and has been a member for nine. “I very much enjoy working with our board of directors. Our board is a team of committed, hard-working
Ziegenhagen, secretary; Bruce Barnes, treasurer; Wood. “Light Beam In Cave” by Joan Joan Wood, member-at-large; individuals who happen to Kathy Turner, and Jim Greer. Ziegenhagen has been a have quite a bit of knowledge and skill in the area of member since 2008 and thorphotography,” Birnbaum oughly “enjoys the camaraanswered, when asked what derie of the friendly, easy-tohe enjoys most about being get-along-with members.” She said, “It is fun to share an active member. The other board mem- information, ideas, and help bers include: Boyd Turner, with people who have the v i c e p r e s i d e n t ; L i n d a same interests. This is a cool
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about landscapes as he climbed the peaks of the California Sierra Nevada range. In the late 1990s, he began his interest in street photography. “My membership in the club has opened my eyes to other subjects. Jim shoots photos of birds. Boyd likes to shoot moving water. “Waterfall” by Boyd Turner. Joan shoots flowers, and Linda shoots old glass bottles which her group that is social yet very husband collects. All of this professional. We have all lev- I find fascinating… I guess els of ability. We are not com- what I’ve discovered through petitive with one another and membership in the club is everyone is generous with that photography is anything their information, tips, and you want it to be,” concluded Birnbaum. tricks.” Membership dues are The different interests of the members provide a vari- annually $25 for an indiety of subject areas and open vidual, $35 for a family, and up new vistas for members. $15 for a student. For more Birnbaum’s photography information, contact Bill back in the 1970s was all Birnbaum at 541-647-4711.
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working with members and developers to provide transformers on a case-by-case basis for residential and commercial applications. “Manufacturers of transformers are telling CEC it can take anywhere from 12 to 24 months to deliver a transformer. Central Electric Cooperative has had some success in circumventing the supply chain delays by working with vendors who purchase, rebuild, and sell the equipment to get it sooner.” Transformers can be repaired or refurbished, but the few shops that specialize in such service are being crushed with orders, pushing turnaround times to months from weeks as more and more transformers are being rebuilt rather than discarded. Wildfire can destroy transformers, and the impact can be significant and widespread. “If a catastrophic wildfire took out large segments of CEC’s electric system, we would face a significant challenge in obtaining the damaged equipment promptly,” ten Pas said. “To help combat this, CEC is part of a statewide mutual aid program to help supply labor and materials in time of need.” Extreme weather events such as storms, wildfires, and drought are becoming more common in the United States. Consumer power use is expected to hit all-time highs this summer, which could strain electric grids at a time when federal agencies are warning the weather could pose reliability issues. “Increasingly frequent cold snaps, heat waves, drought, and major storms continue to challenge the ability of our nation’s electric infrastructure to deliver reliable, affordable energy to consumers,” Richard Glick, chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), said in late June. According to a report by Thompson-Reuters, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the American Public Power Association told U.S. Energy
Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a May letter that some utilities are facing waiting times of more than a year for transformer parts, Summer is just starting, but according to data provider Refinitiv, U.S. weather so far this year has already been about 21 percent warmer than the 30-year norm — although Sisters Country has enjoyed a cooler spring extending into July. What does it mean for Sisters construction activity? Dan Waters is a custom home design/builder specializing in larger homes on sites with two to five acres outside the city limits. “It’s a non-issue in Sisters,” he said. “Virtually all new homes in Sisters, maybe 98 percent, are in PUDs (planned urban developments) planned out months, even years in advance. The long infrastructure build-out — sewer, water, electric — is factored into the project.” Planned urban development is the industry term for large-scale projects like McKenzie Meadows Village, Saddlestone, Sisters Woodlands, ClearPine, and Grand Peaks, which according to builders account for
the vast majority of new construction here. “The problem for me is cable,” Waters said. “Right now I’m looking at December to get broadband to sites.” Industry reports indicate that fiber optic cable lead times have more than doubled to 12 months. Carl Tegan, another builder, agreed that getting electrical hookup in Sisters is not problematic. He did suggest though that delays in projects in Bend and Redmond, where demand remains high for multiunit projects, means that more buyers are choosing Sisters. “That helps keep your home prices artificially high,” he said. Realtors concur that, as buyers from Portland and Seattle are tapering off, Bend purchasers are plentiful. Tegan thinks that Oregon House Bill 2120, passed last year, is a deterrent to building affordable apartments and condos in Sisters. The bill mandates EV (electric vehicle) charging stations. “Just one more expense and wait time that builders will avoid,” he said. “It’s like bike racks. We have to put them in, whether anybody
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Electric transformers — and parts — are in short supply across the U.S. The problem is not so acute in Sisters Country, but Central Electric Cooperative is working to stay ahead of the issue. uses them or not.” Waters has to plan more carefully and allow more lead time if his clients want Level 3 EV charging in their garage. “That takes twice the
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WATER: City seeks conservation of natural resource
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In fact, he regularly picks up the bagged trash of some forest dwellers who keep a clean site but have no car or place to take their refuse. We have a shared sense that this is often seen as a littering issue. It’s not litter. He and occasional other volunteers like his wife, Sharon, or our joint neighbor Scott, find the ugliest assortment of feces, putrescibles, needles, razors, spent cartridges, and worse that, apart from their odiousness, are a threat to pets and wildlife. He reached out to me after my characterization of forest dwellers as neighbors. “These aren’t neighbors — those who trash our woods,” he said. “Maybe in some biblical sense, but not in any civilized way are these my neighbors.” Dave knows that the abandoned RV here, now in its third year of residency, will be re-occupied in another week or two and he will have to clean it up all over again. The truly good neighbor won’t be seeking any recognition. He’ll just trudge on, and I doubt that we’ll soon reach a time where folks just pick up their trash.
running out of water. With our system development charges (SDCs), growth pays for growth. Developers are required to pay SDCs for the water they will need. If a new well is required, those SDCs help finance its construction. If land is annexed into the City, developers are required to pay for water mitigation.” Misley went on to say “All natural resources are finite. We are protecting our water for today and tomorrow by encouraging using water smarter. Our purpose right now has to do with peak summer usage, mainly due to irrigation.” We live in the High Desert with an annual rainfall of about 14 inches a year. Sisters’ water supply comes from groundwater fed by rainfall, snowpack, and
glaciers on the Three Sisters. The water levels in the City of Sisters water supply wells fluctuate over time in sync with the long-term climate cycles. There will be periods when the water levels in the City’s wells rise and periods
when the water levels will be falling. Although the aquifer in the vicinity of Sisters shows large swings in water levels, the aquifer system is a robust groundwater resource that officials believe will provide a sustainable long-term
supply for the City. The City’s position is that wise use of water now will pay dividends with adequate water for years to come. Because of climate change, everyone everywhere should be practicing wise water usage.
The biggest opportunity for water savings is from more efficient irrigation practices. Some ways to join wise conservation efforts this summer include:
• Water during the cool part of the day to minimize water lost to evaporation. Early morning hours (4 to 8 a.m.) are the best, and the peak water consumption hours (4 to 9 p.m.) should be avoided. Avoid watering during midday hours when it is hot and sunny to prevent scalding the turf. Avoid watering during rainy or windy weather conditions. • Don’t overwater. Lawns need less water than you might think. Once or twice a week is generally sufficient. • Check for and fix leaks in irrigation lines, sprinkler heads, outdoor spigots, and inside faucets — even a slow drip adds up to a lot of wasted water.
• Adjust sprinkler heads to prevent runoff on the driveway, sidewalk, patio, or street. Runoff can also be a sign that you are applying too much water too quickly. • Rethink your landscape. Replace all or part of your lawn with native or lowwater-use plants. Use the Water-Wise Gardening in Central Oregon guide to help you at https://bit.ly/3xiC566. • Use a hose timer or install a weather-based irrigation system controller or a soil moisture sensor to prevent overwatering. • Keep soil moist by adding mulch around plants to help the ground retain soil moisture.
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