The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLV No. 29 // 2022-07-20

The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 29

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

John Leavitt retires from Sisters Rodeo

Flying art...

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

PHOTO BY LYNN WOODWARD

Turkish-American artist Ayla Gizlice flew an art piece she created during a residency at Pine Meadow Ranch. See story, page 8.

John Leavitt is hanging up his spurs as a member of the Sisters Rodeo Association board of directors.

“It’s time,” he told The Nugget. “It’s been 45 years.”

Leavitt’s service to Sisters’ longest-running event may have spanned more than four decades, but he’s really been a rodeo man most all his life.

Leavitt grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Lakeview.

“We ran cattle on 37,000 acres,” he recalled. “It’s the best way to grow up… I went to my first rodeo when I was 8 or 9 years old. That was in Klamath Falls. I roped cows See LEAVITT on page 16

What is to become of community labyrinth?

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

The committee responsible for the Sisters Community Labyrinth, in the southwest corner of the East Portal, is concerned about the future of the labyrinth, as the portal transitions to a “mobility hub.”

The property was owned

for years by the U.S. Forest Service, which recently completed its sale to the City of Sisters. The labyrinth was constructed in about 2012 as the final project of a Ford Family Foundation leadership program.

Planning for the mobility hub, bounded by West See LABYRINTH on page 23

St. Charles Health System CEO steps down

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

St. Charles Health System CEO Joe Sluka is stepping down after eight years at the helm of the regional hospital system. The move was not entirely unexpected, given the recent news of the financial crisis in which Central Oregon’s only hospital chain

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finds itself (see “Perfect storm engulfs St. Charles,” The Nugget, June 22, page 1).

St. Charles operates four hospitals, one each in Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville.

Sluka cited the challenges of the pandemic and See CEO on page 18

Airport owner explains hangar plans

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Plans for the airplane hangars at Sisters Eagle Airport and a document filed with Deschutes County sparked a round of rumors in Sisters Country last week. The way the document was worded created the impression that 100 new condominium hangars would be built at the local facility.

Airport owners Benny and Julie Benson told The Nugget that this is not what is planned.

“We are not proposing to build 100 condominium hangars,” Julie Benson wrote in a letter responding to a query from The Nugget. “This was misleading fake information put out on social media by persistent opponents of the airport, with the intent to incite a flurry of opposition against any development at the airport.

“We are offering the option for the 10 existing hangar renters to purchase their hangar unit. In order for buyers to get financing,

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

Sisters Airport owners have explained plans for “condominium hangars.”

Hangar renters would have the option to buy their hangar. banks require ‘condo-izing’ the hangars under a shared roof and walls, and a land lease declaration, similar to what condos are. This enables individual ownership of the units, with a ground lease from the Sisters Airport.”

Currently, there are 10 airplane hangars owned by the airport and leased to pilots. In May 2022, Sisters

Airport Property, LLC filed a ground lease between them as landlord and SAP Hangars Condominium (tenant) to allow SAP to develop, lease, maintain, and use as a leasehold condominium, the 10 existing hangars.

By filing with the state to become a condominium, the pilots can purchase an See AIRPORT on page 22

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Obituaries ........................ 8 Entertainment ................. 11 Crossword .......................18 Classifieds................. 19-20 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............10 Scottie Wisdom & Faith ....13 Fun & Games ................... 22 Real Estate .................21-24

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Letters to the Editor…

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

Conspiracy theory

To the Editor: In response to Mitchel Luftig’s commentary “Inoculating children against conspiracy theories” (The Nugget, July 13, page 9), I ask the reader to consider how conspiracy theory is used in politics today.

Conspiracy theory, like other labeling terms (debunked, racist, domestic terrorist,

anti-vaccinator) is often used by the left to control a narrative. It is one of the tools used by cancel culture to silence voices, questions, and debate. Communists use this tactic quite successfully — they control all the narrative and all the media.

If I told you that the highly jabbed (3-4 times COVID-vaccinated) experience See LETTERS on page 23

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The Buck Moon setting at sunrise on the morning of July 14.

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The political lens

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Last week, The Nugget received a message on Facebook: The only thing that the Nugget is good for is to burn in my fireplace. Left leaning and disgusting!!

Burn it!

I’m pretty sure that this churlish little missive was meant to hurt our feelings, but it was kind of funny, actually. Because I’m also pretty sure that genuinely left-leaning readers don’t see The Nugget tilting their way. I have notes from them, too. They’re usually longer.

For a lot of folks these days, political ideology is inextricably tied up with cultural identity. For some people, their ideology isn’t just what they think — it’s who they are. It’s hard for folks who approach life that way to recognize that a lot of people just don’t look at the world through a political lens.

Like any citizen ought to, I do pay attention, I vote, and I have policy preferences. I’m not affiliated with any political party, and my positions on issues are somewhat heterodox — some would be probably be considered “conservative,” some “liberal.”

Like a lot of folks, I don’t really have a political home, because both parties currently demand either loyalty to personalities or ideological purity, or both, and I’m not willing to give it. I’d probably be a “Tom McCall Republican” if such a political animal could still exist anymore. Unfortunately, the habitat for such critters has long been destroyed, and they’ve been hunted to near extinction as “RINOS.” The other end of the spectrum seems determined to force-feed the Republic a fantasyland “utopia” rife with identity politics, economic sophistry, hectoring about what we should eat, drink, drive, and think — and a bizarre disconnect between crime and consequence. And they don’t want the likes of me and mine around, anyhow.

So, like a bunch of other citizens* I’m left to wander in the nonaffiliated desert with no affinity for the extremes that drive the gurning and yawping performance art that passes for political discourse c. 2022.

Nor am I willing to tie my cultural identity to a “red” or “blue” tribe.

A new music friend and I were talking recently about the various cultures within the bluegrass community, and she opined that “West Coast” bluegrass is often considered a little more freewheeling, a little more inclined to experiment and add in diverse and nontraditional influences.

That’s the kind of culture that always appeals to me.

I told her that my nature is to feel equally at home at a machine gun shoot in the middle of the Arizona desert, or at the Oregon Country Fair. She cocked her head and took that in for a moment, and then flashed one of her trademark dazzling smiles. I think she got it.

It used to be kind of an Oregon thing to be a maverick, hard to categorize or constrain within an ideological or cultural box.

Some of us are holding on to that spirit. My “liberal” friends tend to be outdoorsmen and women, and most of them are proficient with the tools of adventure in the outback, including firearms, which don’t have to be a cultural lightning rod. It’s not unusual to find some of my “right-leaning” friends sharing favorite Grateful Dead songs. They are — all of them, regardless of what bubble they fill in on their ballot — patriotic, hardworking, fun-loving, savvy, and creative folk.

Diversity, right?

Come right down to it, I just don’t really care what peoples’ politics might be.

It’s not something I find particularly interesting or important in a person. I’d a whole lot rather talk history, philosophy, psychology and culture, hiking, music, or the weather than delve into partisan politics and the divisive outrage du jour.

I don’t judge anybody by their politics. I will judge them by the way they behave. Like Woodrow Call, the curmudgeonly old Texas Ranger from “Lonesome Dove,” I hate rude behavior in a man. I won’t tolerate it.

This outlook works out pretty well from a newspapering standpoint, because we here at The Nugget really do enjoy presenting the diverse voices of the Sisters community. We’re going to keep doing that. * Really, a BUNCH; as of March 2022, there were more nonaffiliated voters in Oregon than there were either Republicans or Democrats — D = 34.36 percent; R = 24.39 percent; NA = 34.46 percent.

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Creek restoration work set to begin

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Large equipment will be arriving at Creekside Park during the week of July 25, in preparation for work being done on Whychus Creek between the Locust Street bridge and Highway 20.

The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) and the City of Sisters are partnering to restore areas on both sides of the creek and improve instream conditions for fish. Exclusion fencing will go up the week of July 25, with work slated to begin the week of August 1.

Sisters residents may notice

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Circle of Friends provides mentorship to young people in Sisters.

Circle of Friends to host Changing Futures event Circle of Friends offers every Sisters youth in need a long-term, caring relationship with a trained volunteer mentor.

Working closely with youth and families in the Sisters School District, numerous community partners, and community-based resources, Circle of Friends has developed a vital support system for youth in the community. These relationships

extend uninterrupted from pre-K through high school.

The organization will hold its annual fundraiser Changing Futures at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at Pole Creek Ranch, 15425 McKenzie Hwy. in Sisters.

Tickets are available at www.circleoffriendsoregon. org.

Those in attendance can learn more about Circle of Friends, support their

work, and enjoy an outdoor evening in Sisters at the Changing Futures event, which includes a live Circle of Friends youth and celebrity cook-off contest, whiskey tasting, a live and silent auction, food, drinks, live music by Kristi Kinsey & The Whiskey Bandits, dancing, and more.

Visit the website for more details, www.circleof friendsoregon.org.

dump trucks hauling rocks and logs for use on the project. The materials are being moved from a Forest Service staging area on Three Creek Road to Elm Street and over to Creekside Park.

August through October, Whychus Creek won’t be accessible to the public from either side, with exclusion fencing keeping people a safe distance from the work.

In August, habitat restoration to restore eroding streambanks, improve passage for fish, and create new habitat in the creek will be taking place. Four access points See RESTORATION on page 16

Sheriff’s deputies to host ice cream social The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting National Night Out in Sisters on August 2, 6 to 8 p.m. at Village Green Park, 125 E. Washington Ave. The event will allow the citizens of Sisters Country to interact with deputies and look at emergency vehicles from patrol, K-9, and the Special Services division.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will provide drinks and ice cream to those in attendance in an ice cream social-style meet and greet.

Deputies will provide giveaway items for children and

allow them to tour vehicles and have opportunities for photos.

National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August. The event has been held annually since 1984, and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States.

This event is meant to increase awareness about the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s presence in Sisters, and to build trust and relationships between the Sheriff’s office and citizens.

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.

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

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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Commentary...

The end of the world — and ants

By Melody Carlson Columnist

Our new home was recently visited by teeny tiny ants. A neglected mound of construction dirt outside our kitchen became the ants’ new happy habitat, with an invisible trail that led them straight inside. While I enjoy most of our neighborhood critters, ants that forage for toaster crumbs on my countertops rank very low on my list. In my efforts to evacuate the pesky interlopers without nasty toxins, I stumbled across something those little buggers really hate. Dawn liquid dish soap. Pour a bit on a paper towel, give them a wipe, and you not only instantly exterminate them, your countertops will sparkle. But I digress. This isn’t a dish-soap ad.

In my war on ants, I soon discovered I could lasso a large invading herd in a circle of blue dish soap. It kept them contained and confined — unable to escape behind canisters and such.

So early one morning, I corralled about fifty pesky pests.

Pleased with my neat little round-up, I just stood and watched the activities within the thin blue fence-line. Now I’m no entomologist, but for some reason I became fascinated by the captured ants’ behaviors.

A number of them ran straight into the dish soap and instantly died. A few remained alone, frozen in place, wringing their tiny hands as if they knew the end was nigh. The largest group

was clumped together in a black blob. I couldn’t tell if they were trying to protect the herd, or just desperately hoping to die together ... you know how misery loves company. The most active ants were a couple of highly motivated loners who rushed busily about, going from group to group, sometimes sniffing the deadly blue line before racing back to inform others of impending disaster. Others huddled in small social gatherings of three or four, moving about a bit, looking around then pausing as if to discuss the problem with their friends, perhaps making a plan. To me they seemed the happiest of the captives.

As I watched the teeny tiny ants, I thought about people, community, the world ... and even God. Comparing people to ants, I considered how, when faced with impending disaster, some people rush straight toward the danger. But without plan or forethought, they’re destined to perish. Meanwhile others freeze in frightened isolation — a lonely sort of demise. Always there will be the multitudes who frantically flock together. Perhaps they believe there’s safety in numbers, but mob mentality can quickly turn lethal. I do admire those few brave loners who seek out answers and solutions—not only for themselves but to help others too. We definitely need good leadership. But I suppose I’d be in the group that takes comfort in connecting with friends, family, neighbors — helping and encouraging one

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another, hoping for survival.

Even if we don’t make it, at least we’ll have each other.

So why had I gotten so philosophical about ants?

Was it because I hadn’t had my coffee? Or could I blame it on Jim Cornelius? Jim recommended Peter Zeihan a few months ago and I’d just read Peter’s latest book (“The End of the World is Just the Beginning”). According to Mr. Zeihan (and I’m not arguing) the world as we know it (or knew it) is just about over.

Our way of life is about to go through a major overhaul — and not for the better. I guess Peter is like one of those energizer ants racing about trying to warn everyone. His book perceptively explains how globalization is dying; how superpowers are about to radically change; and how the world’s economy is doomed.

Not only that, but pirates will take over the high seas. And, oh yeah, we all should’ve had more babies. Baby boomers are busted. Honestly, I’m

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not poking fun — I actually respect Zeihan’s incredible breadth of knowledge and his ability to communicate it.

His predictions actually make sense in a mind-blowing sort of way.

And for some reason, the ants nearing demise reminded me of Peter’s prediction that our world is on the cusp of a major change. Like the ants, we will all react differently to what may feel like impending doom — or perhaps simply the end of a comfortable era. Some will isolate in fear, some will flock to dysfunctional urban blight.

Hopefully most of us will be somewhere in between — helping and caring for loved ones and neighbors. It makes me very thankful to live in a small, caring town like Sisters. Because it seems certain, we will all need community more than ever to get through tough transitions. We will need to work together.

But back to my corralled ants — and my mention of

God. My teeny tiny ants were perplexed by their hopeless predicament. They were doomed. There was only one hope for them. Only one person who could spare their little lives that morning. And honestly, if one single ant had raised a tiny hand and spoken up and begged for mercy, I would’ve scooped them all into a glass jar (well, after scraping myself off the floor from shock), and I’d have relocated them elsewhere. But ants don’t talk to humans, and so they went on to their happy hunting ground ... maybe some big crumbfilled kitchen in the sky.

Fortunately, we have a much more merciful God. He hears us when we cry for help. He listens and responds.

So that’s the rest of my go-to plan when times get tough.

And I’m no stranger when it comes to begging God for help in rough patches. I’ve had lots of practice! And help has always come. My Creator never let me down.

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July Artwalk warms up at Sisters galleries so no two ever look alike.” Amelia O’Dougherty.

Sharon Reed creates wearRaven Makes Gallery Correspondent able art: unique jewelry in offers works from museumIf the summer seems combinations of textured quality masters to innovative to be flying by, it’s true. metal, stones, and fossils. new talent. Indigenous artThere are five Fridays in Danica Cartwright designs ists continue to bring positive July, and the Fourth Friday colorful glass beads, and energy and beauty to art lovArtwalk, on July 22, will you can watch her pro- ers worldwide. mark the halfway point of cess between 4 and 6 p.m.

Wildflower Studio welSisters Arts Association’s There will be music by comes Ron Rogers, a local 2022 Fourth Friday events.

David Skelton, appetizers, artist who is both a photograThis month, we weland wine. All artists’ work pher and a woodworker. His come a new gallery after will be displayed through- newest endeavor is a series almost a year of design and out August, along with of handmade wooden cheese construction. Toriizaka Art work by 40 local Central boards. His landscape photos will open its doors at 222 Oregon artists. will also be displayed. Come PHOTO PROVIDED W. Hood Ave. on Friday “Love the Sunlight” by Dau Hai Phong, Sisters Gallery & by to enjoy wine, light appefor a “soft opening.”

Frame Shop will hold tizers, and conversation from featured at Toriizaka Art. The gallery primarits final Fourth Friday 4 to 7 p.m. ily features a selection of hand dyeing, screen-printing, Artwalk in its current location On the way, stop at Metals accomplished contemporary and painting. She generates before moving a few steps to Jewelry Studio to see new and Asian artists from Vietnam her own designs from fabric the East on West Hood. Stop masterful jewelry and metal and Japan. Throughout the she has created, as well as by to meet Jennifer Hartwig, work by Bryan Lee Brown. late summer and early fall, from old and new collected the Scratchboard Lady, and Featured this month at the newly designed space will fabric. “I am hand stitching several of the other gallery Clearwater Gallery is local showcase a selection of works my screen prints, exploring artists. Work on the move to artist Sarah B. Hansen. She from gallery artists. Please all the colors that are pres- the West Bay of 222 West will be unveiling her new stop by to see the art, the gal- ent in the print. You can see Hood Avenue starts right after show, “Hope and Healing lery, and to meet Jack Bird how my work has evolved by Fourth Friday.

Through Nature.” Usually an and Karen Thomas.

The Campbell Gallery at avid hiker, birder, and advenbeing actively involved in two Just when you think quilt groups and a community Sisters Art Works continues turer, Sarah had to slow down you’ve seen everything quilt- of fiber artists and mentors.” to display the new pieces by due to a surgery on her right wise, Stitchin’ Post’s exhibiHood Avenue Art shines a tion wall will be filled with spotlight on four artists. Gin “Possibilities with Cloth Laughery makes monoprints: and Stitch” by Betty Davis abstract landscapes that comDaggett. In her artist’s state- bine subtle use of color and ment, she says, “Cloth is my texture to bring a sense of joy medium of expression. Color, and tranquility to any space. line, and texture have been Watercolor and multimedia my guideposts. I enjoy what artist Vivian Olson’s love of nature presents and architec- animals serves as an inspiratural structures.” She began tion for her paintings. “The her journey using commercial animal friends I had as a child textiles and traditional meth- marked me for life. Wild or ods of construction for cloth- tame, they have been my ing and quilt making. Now focus all these years. I porPHOTO PROVIDED she creates her own cloth by tray each animal as unique, “The Big Open” by Gin Laughery, featured at Hood Avenue Art.

By Helen Schmidling

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“Choral Chords” by Sarah Hansen at Clearwater Gallery.

hand. Now on the mend and back at the easel, she focused on moving forward with hope and encouragement for the future. Most of the pieces in this series are painted from her imagination and memory as opposed to photo references. The Clearwater Gallery will not be participating in this month’s Art Stroll due to a private event. However, they invite you to spend an evening with Hansen on the night before, Thursday July 21, for the first of their 2022 Meet the Maker dinner series. The event includes a six-course dinner curated by executive chef Julia Rickards, an artist meet and greet, live demonstration, and the exciting sale of the on-site painting.

This will be a memory worth making. Please visit www. theclearwatergallery.com for more information.

B e a c h a m ’s Clock Company joins Artwalk with the exciting mixed media work of Don Griffith from Happy Valley. He will show several of his images of the inside workings of old pocket watches and alarm clocks from noon to 7 p.m.

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Running commentary

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

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Roy Gannon is National American Miss 2022 Miss West Virginia.

Sisters grad is Miss West Virginia Roy Gannon was selected as the National American Miss 2022 Miss West Virginia.

Gannon is in her fourth year at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, where she is studying for a degree in hospitality and tourism. She will spend her year of service volunteering, making appearances at local events, and promoting her platform, The I Got This Project: The Motto That Motivates.

Roy will be attending the national pageant in Orlando, Florida this November, where she will have a chance to receive cash scholarships and other prizes.

Sisters salutes...

Patricia Janego wrote: We recently flew into Roberts Field, Redmond at 12:15 a.m. Our ride did not show to take us home to Sisters. We were so fortunate that another Sisters couple offered to let us cram into their cab with them to deliver us all home in the middle of the night.

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Eugene cannot be described as cosmopolitan, or even really urban, but during the World Athletics (track-and-field) Championships, which have attracted hundreds of athletes and thousands of fans from over 200 countries for the meet that runs July 15-24, “Track Town, USA” has certainly taken on a distinctive international flavor.

As I parked near Mac Court on the University of Oregon campus Thursday evening to pick up my media credentials, I looked across the street to the pioneer cemetery and saw a group of four Kenyan runners cruising along in stride on the dirt path as part of a workout. A contingent of smiling and laughing Jamaican fans clad in the bright yellow and green of their country told me, “We love our track-andfield!” In the line to drop off my bike at the valet, a family from Germany asked how to find Prince Puckler’s ice cream shop.

And once inside the new Hayward Field, an opportunity to rub elbows with the world exists at every turn.

A Japanese coach

anxiously watched lap after lap to see if his steeplechaser would make it to the final, and the two of us attempted to communicate as best we could. Finally, it was his smile that told me his runner had met the goal. A Korean journalist spoke proudly of his country’s high jumper named Woo Sang-hyeok, who achieved the top qualifying mark to make the final.

“He is world indoor champion!” the man said.

A group of Canadians cheered wildly along the last loop of the marathon Sunday morning, as their compatriot moved into fourth place and looked to be in contention for a podium finish. Later that afternoon, a Kenyan journalist, in her first visit ever to the U.S., as a correspondent for the BBC, described her surprise at just how small Eugene is compared to other world championship cities.

“They don’t even have an Apple store here,” she said.

As exciting as the action on the field is, the cultural infusion is equally enjoyable. Watching the athletes hugging or slapping each other on the back after a hard-fought race to the finish line indicates a mutual respect that we can all use as a lesson in humanity.

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Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda smiles broadly after talking about his bronze medal in the 10,000 race at the world championships.

Sports do have a way of encouraging diplomacy and goodwill across borders.

Ukrainian athletes get an extra dose of cheer when their names are announced compared to other visitors.

The last-place finisher in the marathon gets equal crowd reaction as the leaders. The gold and bronze medalists in the 10,000 meters, from Uganda, happily let me take

their pictures to share with my sister-in-law who lives there. Fans from all over the globe are “birds of a feather” as track-and-field lovers and everyone is in good spirits. The “us versus them” mentality common in other sports is more like “we.”

And that alone makes being present here worthwhile.

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Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo gets ready to ride Deschutes County’s largest event — now more than a century old — is set to roll August 3-7.

The Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo mixes tradition and innovation to bring the region entertainment ranging from an acclaimed rodeo to a slate of concerts to rides and exhibitions — all while promoting the tradition of youth animal husbandry.

The four nights of rodeo are moving indoors this year.

According to Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Executive Director Geoff Hinds, the move reflects the popularity of the event.

“We know how much Central Oregon loves rodeo,” Hinds said.

The outdoor arena

couldn’t accommodate the full spectator demand last year, so the event is coming in to the state-of-the art indoor arena, which features 4,000 permanent seats.

“It’ll allow us to take the rodeo to that next level,” Hinds said.

The rodeo performances are included with fair admission.

Three major new attractions will be featured in this year’s fair.

• Milord Entertainment offers an acrobatic highdiving show. Learn more at www.milordentertainment. com.

• Hinds noted that the fair will honor the county’s heritage in the timber industry with the Paul Bunyan

Lumberjack Show, running three or four times a day, with various activities including log rolling, crosscut sawing, axe throwing, and more.

“It really speaks to what Central Oregon used to be and where we come from — and what we still are and always will be,” Hinds said.

• Remembering Our Fallen is an exhibition that pays tribute to all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on Terror.

Traditional fair fare, like shopping and fair food, will be featured — with an additional six new food vendors debuting this year. Exhibits of exotic reptiles, openclass competitions, and lots of carnival games and rides make for a traditional slice of

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Four nights of rodeo action will take place in the indoor arena during Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo.

Americana that fairgoers have loved for 102 years.

This year’s slate of concerts features five days of entertainment — with the first-time addition of a Sunday show. Concerts are included with that day’s paid fair admission. The concert schedule is: • Wednesday, August 3: Chase Rice • Thursday, August 4: Daughtry • Friday, August 5: Cheap Trick • Saturday, August 6: T.I. • Sunday, August 7: Virlan Garcia.

Tickets to the Deschutes

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The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show will honor Deschutes County’s timber heritage.

County Fair & Rodeo and carnival wristbands are available for purchase at https:// expo.deschutes.org/p/fair/ tickets--hours.

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The carnival rides will bring smiles and thrills to riders of all ages.

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Obituaries

Artist soars with traditional weaving

Nathan (Nate) Lipscomb Nathan (Nate) Lipscomb, an influential YouTube lawyer, died of a sudden heart attack at age 46.

Nate was a senior product counsel leading a team of lawyers focused on YouTube’s efforts to foster a responsible and open platform, including content moderation, information accuracy, and election integrity.

Nate was also a dedicated mentor to many young entrepreneurs who were focused on the developing world, education, space exploration, and advances in medicine.

He loved surfing, snowboarding, and barbecue.

But he loved his two boys, Jackson and Mateo, and his wife, Rosie, more than anything else.

Nathan was born in Salem in 1976, the eldest child of Paul and Donna Lipscomb, now of Sisters. Nate graduated from Salem’s Sprague High School, where he was elected student body president, and then from Stanford University with a B.A. in political science in 1998. He was an online mediator after college, which allowed him to work from Hawaii and Colorado, where he lived for several years.

In 2006, Nate graduated from Columbia Law School as a James Kent Scholar. He met his wife, Rosie, during the summer between their first and second years of law school, while the two were both on human rights fellowships in Tanzania. They climbed Mount Kilimanjaro together, went on photo safaris, and fell in love in Zanzibar before returning to New York to join the Columbia Law Review.

They were married the following summer.

After law school, Nate clerked for Federal Judge Emilio Garza on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Both Nate and Rosie subsequently joined the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell in Menlo Park, California, where they have resided for the last 15 years.

Nate took a break from his career to be a stayat-home dad for several years, and, in the evenings, taught himself to code and developed a learn-to-read app for children, Skyfish Phonics. Marketed through his own educational company for preschool children, Knowbility, Skyfish quickly rose to the top of the charts in the App Store.

Nate returned to Davis Polk briefly and then joined Google’s legal team in 2014 where he focused on children’s privacy and consumer protection before moving to YouTube, where he worked

By Lynn Woodward Correspondent

at the time of his death.

Nate earned widespread admiration and respect as one of the sharpest minds in the legal department and was a superb colleague, friend, and teacher to everyone who worked with him. He took care of his team with dedication, love, humor, and respect, and he leaves a legacy of deep caring for everyone around him.

But Nate’s first priority was always family. He and Rosie encouraged their boys to become citizens of the world and traveled as a family to varied locations like Costa Rica, Fiji, Africa, Japan, Bali, and the Maldives. He was an outstanding father.

Nate is survived by his wife, Rosie, and their two sons, Jackson (16) and Mateo (12); as well as by his parents, Donna and Paul Lipscomb of Sisters (where Nate loved to visit), and his siblings, Shannon Lipscomb of Bend, and Ryan Lipscomb of Nashville, Tennessee.

Turkish-American artist Ayla Gizlice is in Sisters for a couple of weeks for an art residency at Pine Meadow Ranch (PMR), under the auspices of the Roundhouse Foundation. Her university studies are environmental science and art; many of her projects lie at the intersection of these disciplines.

On Thursday, July 14, she and several co-residents and staff from PMR gathered to learn about one of Gizlice’s art projects, which combines lichens and traditional kilim weaving.

Gizlice was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, and explored her Turkish grandmothers’ history of weaving kilims.

Gizlice experimented with using lichens to dye the wool used in weaving her small kilim, noting that even a small weaving such as this takes many, many hours and significant planning and focus.

She wove this kilim using traditional Turkish weaving symbols, including water, harvest, fertility, unity, and peace. The lichens used to dye came from North Carolina and Oregon; locals will be familiar with the wolf lichen she used that produced the bright

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Turkish-American artist Ayla Gizlice flew an art piece she created during a residency at Pine Meadow Ranch. yellow-green color, although several of the lichens used produced colors other than how they appear to our eyes growing in nature.

And to combine the two ideas “air and joy,” she chose a kite-flying gathering. The kilim did not fly easily or very high, but it did enjoy the strong breeze that came up just as Gizlice finished her presentation and

all prepared kites for an hour of playing with Sisters’ clean air and wind on a hot day.

For more information, visit Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture/ The Roundhouse Foundation at https://roundhousefoundation.org/pine-meadow-ranch/ residencies/.

More information on Ayla Gizlice is available at https:// ayla-gizlice.com.

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Calling all haiku

Oregon fire season underway PORTLAND (AP) — The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) said Monday, July 11, that all of its fire districts, which combined cover about 16 million acres, are officially in wildfire season.

Heavy rainfall stalled the start of the season for parts of the state. But with drier, hotter conditions here or forecast, fire officials are urging Oregonians to take steps to prevent blazes, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.

The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings for portions of South and Central Oregon last Tuesday and Wednesday.

The official start of fire season means people can expect public-use restrictions such as campfire bans where fire danger is high, said Jessica Prakke, public affairs officer with ODF. The ODF recommends drowning campfires, monitoring debris piles, not parking cars on dry grass, and properly disposing of cigarettes.

The fewer human-caused fires on the landscape, Prakke added, the more resources fire officials can devote to other blazes.

The latest fire season outlook from the National Interagency Fire Center shows the highest fire risk in Central and Southern Oregon from the Columbia River down to the California border as well as Southeast Oregon for July.

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Local astronomy enthusiasts are invited to join a community star-watch at Sisters Park & Recreation District on Saturday evening.

Turn your gaze to the stars in two events The Sisters Astronomy Club will conduct two public star-watches this summer.

With the easing of COVID19 restrictions, local amateur astronomers are once again eager to share the wonders of a dark night sky with all who are willing to look.

The first scheduled starwatch of the season will take place on Saturday, July 23, at Sisters Park and Recreation District (SPRD), beginning at 9 p.m. A member of the Sisters High School astronomy club will give a brief presentation about what can be seen that evening. Visitors will then move out of the building into the parking lot, where a variety of telescopes will be set up to offer

spectacular views of all manner of celestial treats. Many constellations and bright stars will also be identified.

The event is free, open to everyone, and runs from 9 to 11 p.m. Free hot beverages and cookies will be provided

by SPRD. SPRD is located adjacent to Sisters High School at the west end of the south parking lot.

Should inclement weather threaten to cancel the event, a go/no go decision will be made by 3 p.m. that afternoon. Call Ron Thorkildson at 541-549-8846 for that determination.

A second star-watch will take place on Saturday, August 27.

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Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture, The Roundhouse Foundation and Portlandbased artist Alisha Sullivan invite Sisters community members of all ages to submit haiku poetry through July 31.

Selections will be displayed in lights during the weekend of the Sisters Folk Festival, September 30-October 2.

The project, “Thoughts on Living: Community Haiku,” focuses on how words connect us and how poetry can capture the universal experiences of community, coexistence, and connection to place. The selected haikus submitted by Sisters locals will be projected in lights at various locations throughout town. For the three days of the Folk Festival, visitors and residents can take in thoughts and sentiments of those who call Sisters home.

Residents are invited to share through poetry their experience of living in Sisters, coexisting with other community members, beloved activities, or feelings and dreams you hold for the future. Let your imagination be your guide.

All members of the

community are invited to participate; no prior poetry experience necessary. All submitted poems will appear online.

Rules for submission: • More than one entry per person is allowed, but only one may be selected.

• Entries must be in the form of a haiku.

How to write a traditional Haiku poem: The format is 17 syllables divided into three lines: five syllables in the first line; seven syllables in the second line; and five syllables in the third line. Haikus do not need to rhyme. Example: We all walk this Earth Each searching for the same thing A place to call home — John R. Deadline for entries is July 31, at 5 p.m.

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S

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.

Ice Cream Social Come join us for an oldfashioned Ice Cream Social in Camp Sherman on August 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Camp Sherman Community Hall, sponsored by the Camp Sherman Historical Society. Enjoy ice cream and increase your appreciation of the history of Camp Sherman.

Maret Pajutee, former ecologist with the Sisters Ranger District, will share “The Secrets of Allingham Meadow.” No charge, donations gladly accepted. For info call 541-595-2719.

National Night Out The Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office is hosting National Night Out at the Village Green Park on Tuesday, August 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. Come and interact with your deputies assigned to the city of Sisters. They invite citizens of Sisters Country to look at emergency vehicles from patrol, K-9, and the Special Services Division. Drinks and ice cream provided in an “ice cream social” style meet and greet. Deputies will provide giveaway items for children, allow them to tour police vehicles, and offer photo opportunities. This event is meant to increase awareness about the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office’s presence in Sisters and to build trust and relationships between the Office and citizens. For more information call 541-312-6023.

Coexistence and Regeneration: Learning from Rural Voices, Ecology + Craft Award-winning independent radio and podcast journalist Ashley Ahearn, takes you behind the scenes of her series covering women ranchers across the West in “Riding and Recording the Urban/Rural Divide” on Thursday, July 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. Sally Linville, founder and creative director of The City Girl Farm is a fiber artist and furniture designer who sculpts natural materials—wool, wood and bronze—into sophisticated yet charming, acclaimed works.

She will talk about her artistic process, and the role of art in treasuring who we are as people—our memories, our senses and our relationships with one another. It’s part of the Coexistence and Regeneration Lecture Series, presented

by Pine Meadow Ranch for Arts and Agriculture and The Roundhouse Foundation.

To sign up go to www. eventbrite.com/e/lecture-seriescoexistence-and-regenerationtickets-342448622047.

For more info inquires@ roundhousefoundation.org

Friends of the Metolius Interpretive Walks Join Susan Prince on the fourth walk in the Friends of the Metolius Interpretive Walks series. The Camp Sherman Bridge to Allingham Bridge & back walk will be held July 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. Observe the unique riparian habitat of the Metolius ecosystem that includes charismatic species such as osprey, river otters, and merganser ducks. Learn about recent changes to enhance habitat for fish and native plants.

Susan’s cabin on the river has been in her family since the 1930s. Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fish-viewing platform. For more info call 415-233-3243.

Covid Booster Clinic There will be a free Covid Booster Clinic, Friday, July 29, from 1 to 5 p.m., Camp Sherman Community Hall, put on by Jefferson County Public Health Department. First and second doses also available. Contact Jefferson County Public Health with questions: 541-475-4456.

Crafters Wanted Quality craft-consigners wanted for 46th Snowflake Boutique, November 4-5. Juries will be held on Saturdays, August 13, September 3, and October 1, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond and Monday, October 17 at 6 p.m. Info: www. snowflakeboutique.org or call Tina 541-447-1640 or Jan 541-350-4888.

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, 541-549-1866.

Sisters Pickleball Courts Pickleball courts are now open at the old elementary school tennis courts. Bring your friends and your own water. Parking is available in the school parking lot in July and August (not at City Hall or the SSD administration lots). Organized play, available to everyone, is coming soon! For information call 209-743-1937.

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.

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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.

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 om 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. down from o ers activities and and alsoo off information about health, community resources, and nutrition. On Wednesdays and Thursdays lunches are offered drive-through style, from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. and seniors can drive through the parking lot to pick up a meal on those days. Come on by; no need to make a reservation for any of the free lunch meals. For more information please call 541-678-5483.

Green Drinks at Seed to Table Come join TheEnvironmental 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 farm- fresh appetizers, sip on beer, wine, or kombucha, win some awesome prizes! Please RSVP in advance at www. eventbrite.com/e/greendrinks-at-seed-to-tabletickets-374555665077. Parking at the farm is limited; please try to walk, bike, carpool or walk. For info 541-385-6908.

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. For info: www.FamilyKitchen.org.

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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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Enjoy YOUR SPACE

WEDNESDAY • JULY 20

SATURDAY • JULY 30

Sisters Art Works Live Music: Watchhouse 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.

Hardtails Gold Dust a tribute to Fleetwood Mac, 8 p.m.

Summer Tribute Series. Tickets at www.BendTicket.com.

Sisters Depot Luau Party Fundraiser for Hawaiian Mike 4 p.m. Hawaiian meal with live music by Bill Keale, dancing by Hokule’a Ohana. Tickets at www.sistersdepot.com.

Black Butte Ranch Live Music: Anvil Blasters 6-8 p.m.

Free. On the lawn beside old rec center; bring chairs or a blanket. More info at www.anvilblasters.com.

THURSDAY • JULY 21

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.

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

WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 3

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.

Black Butte Ranch Live Music: Anvil Blasters 6-8 p.m.

Free. On the lawn beside old rec center; bring chairs or a blanket. More info at www.anvilblasters.com.

THURSDAY • AUGUST 4

The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Skillethead Thursday House Band, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages. More information at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.

Paulina Springs Books Author reading with Kelsey Freeman 6:30 p.m. More information at www.PaulinaSpringsBooks.com.

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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Hardtails Live Music: Nightlife 7 to 10 p.m.

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Sisters Depot Live Music: Steve & Margot Show 6-8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com.

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Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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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.

MONDAY • JULY 25

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.

THURSDAY • JULY 28

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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Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: Smoke Drifters 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: Rubbah Tree 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.

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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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Hardtails Petty Fever a tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, 8 p.m. Summer Tribute Series.

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Sisters Depot Live Music: David Tutmark 6 to 8:30 p.m. More info at www.sistersdepot.com.

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Sisters Community Church Live Music: High Street Party Band Summer Concert Series on the lawn. 6 p.m.

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Sisters Saloon Live Music: Brian Odell Trio 6 to 8 p.m. All ages. Free. For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.

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

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Black Butte Ranch Live Music: Anvil Blasters 6-8 p.m.

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Officials highlight excessive drinking

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Doug Stevens of Three Sisters Lions Club with Kornia Moyer-Weigand of Sisters, who won an electric bike in a club raffle fundraiser.

Sisters woman wins e-bike in Lions Club fundraiser July one was a good day for Kornia Moyer-Weigand — and for Three Sisters Lions Club.

The Sisters woman was the winner of an e-bike that Three Sisters Lions Club raffled with the assistance of Blazin Saddles bike shop in Sisters. The fundraising raffle raised more than $2,000 for the club’s initiatives in providing vision and hearing services — including glasses – to people in need in Sisters Country.

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The Lions Club meets on the second Thursday of each month at Spoons, 281 W. Cascade Ave., at 6 p.m.

Three Sisters Lions Club is a service club dedicated to supporting those in need to improve health and wellbeing and to build community. They are actively seeking new members.

Those interested are welcome to attend a meeting, or contact Kathleen Davis at 541-410-6831.

Concerned that some Oregonians may be harming their health through excessive drinking, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has launched “Rethink the Drink.” The program is a statewide campaign to build healthier communities by calling attention to the harms caused by excessive alcohol drinking.

Rethink the Drink asks people living in Oregon to consider the role of alcohol in their lives and communities.

Oregon is the first state in the country to launch a campaign of this scale, which will target adults aged 21 and older.

“Summer is often a busy time for events and occasions that are celebrated with excessive drinking, from festivals to weddings, river outings, and barbecues. Our research shows people are ready to talk about drinking and the way alcohol affects our lives,” said Dr. Tom Jeanne, OHA’s deputy state health officer and deputy state epidemiologist.

The share of Oregon adults who drink excessively is bigger than most of us realize — more than 1 in 5. Most people in this group are not affected by alcoholism or an alcohol use disorder. However, by drinking excessively, people increase their odds of developing an alcohol-use disorder

later in life. It’s not just a problem for high school and college kids: people in their 30s and 40s binge drink at close to the same rates as younger people.

The OHA uses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of excessive alcohol use.

Excessive drinking includes both heavy drinking and binge drinking: • Heavy drinking, which can lead to chronic diseases and other problems over time, is eight or more drinks per week for women or 15 or more drinks per week for men.

• Binge drinking is consuming four or more drinks on one occasion for women or five or more drinks on one occasion for men.

“We need a new way to think about alcohol,” said Rachael Banks, MPA, OHA’s public health director. “Many cross the line into drinking too much, partly because society makes it so easy. We aren’t telling people to stop drinking; we are asking that they pause for a moment, learn about how much drinking is harmful, and think about the way alcohol is prevalent in their lives and communities.”

National data show that alcohol consumption increased during the COVID19 pandemic as people coped

with the stress and changes to daily life caused by the virus.

Excessive drinking causes health harms that include increased risks for cancer, liver failure, heart disease, and depression. Beyond the health harms to the individual, excessive drinking affects the entire community, costing Oregon $4.8 billion per year from lost earnings for workers and revenue for businesses, health care expenses, criminal justice costs, and car crashes.

That’s $1,100 for every person in Oregon, according to a report by ECONorthwest. “ We r e c o g n i z e t h a t the alcohol industry provides thousands of jobs for Oregonians and that we make some of the world’s finest beers, wines, and spirits,” added Dr. Jeanne. “At the same time, excessive drinking carries heavy costs for all of us, whether we drink or not. It affects everyone from children and families to businesses and taxpayers. This effort encourages people to consider whether we could be handling alcohol use in different ways than we are now.”

Rethink the Drink advances Healthier Together Oregon, the 2020-2024 State Health Improvement Plan.

Learn more about the Rethink the Drink campaign at www.rethinkthedrink.com.

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A Scottie’s purpose in life If you watch my Scotties’ daily activities, or any dog for that matter, you will think their purpose in life is simply to eat, to play, and to sleep. Yet, if you pay closer attention, you find that dogs clearly have a deeper purpose to life.

Having descended from wolves, dogs carry a deep sense of purpose. They are all dedicated to protecting their pack and their territory. Modern dogs generally include the family they live with, and any close friends of the family who come to visit frequently, as part of their modern pack.

Many books and articles describe heroic deeds done by dogs who have saved family members, sometimes costing them their lives.

After living nearly forty years with Scottie packs, I would never underestimate my Scotties’ dedication to protecting what they see as their responsibilities.

Let’s turn to the purpose in life for humans.

There does seem to be a collective, common human purpose.

By exploring other faiths or cultures one sees a few values — which are foundational for building purposes — that are common to the majority of societies.

These include kindness, helping others, contributing to society, and leaving the world a better place.

Most faiths believe in something greater and better than humanity.

Looking at the daily movements and actions of people may not validate the above list of values. As a matter of fact, eat, play, and sleep covers most of what we see people doing every day.

They may work, but that is just so they can do the other three things. In America, unless one is very poor or homeless, play is the driving force for making most people work. We live in a materialistic society.

Many people don’t spend much time thinking about anything spiritual or deeper than just getting off work so they can go play with their toys.

If this brings true happiness, that’s great. But based upon the rate of drug and alcohol use, it seems possible that the toys’ joys are superficial and temporary.

As people age, many start looking for more meaning in their lives.

Historical biographies show how, with aging, the lives of most rich or famous people change as they try to find more meaning,

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Today’s high-tech billionaires, some of whom were merciless on their climb to the top, now give billions to improve their names.

Besides giving away money, which keeps us locked in thinking about the material world, there has to be another approach to finding meaning in life.

You have undoubtedly heard the phrase “God is Love.” How well do you understand that? You have heard of Christianity. What does that really mean to you? Finding a full understanding of these two ideas is an excellent way to find a fulfilling meaning of life.

You don’t have to go to any organization to get the answers; you can, but everything you need is inside your heart.

We are each divine spirit.

God is our core, our soul.

We have all hidden that soul under material thoughts of jobs, play, toys, and everything else. The material chase has taken the real meaning of life out of our lives. But it is there, and you can find it.

Real Christianity, the way it was taught by Jesus, boils down to one main thing, practicing the

presence of God. Remember how Jesus left the disciples and spent many days in the wilderness before facing the ordeal that included crucifixion.

He didn’t take anything with him. He didn’t take books to read. He left to focus on the presence of God. He had to feel God’s force in his body. He had to deepen his understanding of God’s amazing love, good and power. And he had to possess that energy with the power and strength that would carry his material body through the crucifixion and on to resurrection.

You may ask, “How do I practice the presence of God?” The answer begins with thinking about all you know about God, then believing that God is the only true power in the universe. If you have read this column before, you have heard about the seven main aspects of God, including: God is Love, God is Life, God is Knowledge, God is Truth, God is Spirit, God is Soul, God is Principle. Take time to dig into these concepts, think about how they have applied or could apply to your life.

You don’t need to spend a lot of time with this at each sitting. You’re not trying to

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prepare yourself for crucifixion. You’re trying to find meaning for the rest of your life.

Use a session to begin looking at the natural world.

Let the wonder and miracle of nature fill your heart with joy. God is joy. The one true God is not glum, dull, or angry. God can fill you with joy when you do things you love and help others find joy in their lives. With time, spending a few minutes each day thinking about God and his Glory, you begin to reach deep into your beautiful soul and find meaning and direction for your life.

From Jesus to Buddha, there have been divine spirits — remember you are divine spirit — who have offered a path filled with love, joy, and holiness.

Jesus never told you to hide from life. Life is to be lived to the fullest. It is only through living with challenges and overcoming them that we can grow into better souls.

Discover human foundational values, returning to love and kindness. That is the way to fulfillment.

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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had to stop and stare at a familiar landscape, now painted with color. Tiny hotpink monkeyflowers across a sandy flat, a pine forest bright with the yellow sunflowers of balsamroot, or a meadow scattered with waving stalks of blue flax. It’s been an exceptional year for wildflowers in Sisters Country and now is the time to enjoy them before late summer heat.

Sisters has an unusual amount of plant diversity because of the variety of habitats here.

There is a steep moisture/rainfall gradient from the deep snows of the Cascades to the arid desert edge. This spring and early summer, soaking rain and moderate temperatures allowed hidden seed banks everywhere to explode. Forests and flats are supporting a wildflower party.

In dry, sandy soils and shrublands, many people have noticed the lavender flowers of thin-leaved phacelia. Phacelia often formed a carpet of light lavender hues, punctuated by bright yellow Oregon sunshine.

Threadleaf phacelia.

Areas near water are always a great place to see many different wildflowers.

Big leaf lupine is in its prime along moist creeks and rivers.

White bog orchids can light up banks along with beautiful shrubs of purple Douglas spirea and wild roses.

Pine forests in Sisters support a variety of flowers, including several species of penstemon, a species with the inelegant but descriptive common name of Beardtongue, referring to the fifth stamen, which is often covered with hairs. The American

Penstemon Society just visited Sisters to see the rare Peck’s penstemon, in its multicolored glory from pinks to blues, as well as the beautiful deep blue lowly pentstemon, the large showy penstemon, and the glaucus penstemon, which can form a ground cover of grayish-blue leaves with tall blue flowers, especially after fires. Our claim Phacelia and Oregon sunshine.

to penstemon fame is that Peck’s penstemon grows only in Sisters and nowhere else in the world.

The flower displays at the highest elevations are said to be spectacular on the Willamette National Forest’s Cascade Crest areas this year. Favorite high areas near Sisters are just opening up and will soon to display pink and yellow monkeyflowers, strange exquisite orchids like ladies’ tresses and the blue ash penstemon. Yes, the scientists have been busy with name changes and monkeyflowers have left Blue flax. the nice Latin name Mimulus behind for the tongue twisting Erythranthe Erythranthe.

Like life, peak wildflower bloom goes by too fast. It’s fun to visit a certain place on repeat, a week or two apart, and see what new has arrived. The local Forest Service office can give you guidelines on ethical native plant collection, and it’s fun to tuck a few seeds of a favorite in your pocket for your native plant garden. Watch out for invasive weeds, but please don’t pull the nice native thistle.

That shady high meadow you like will soon be full of Indian paintbrush. They are out there waiting for you.

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Are Sisters home sales cooling?

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If you talk with realtors and read national trend headlines you’d assume that the market for single-family homes in Sisters Country would be slowing, maybe even plummeting. If the raw data is any indicator — you’d be wrong.

Homes are on the market for more days now and bidding wars are less common, but for some properties, price skirmishes are still happening.

“Buyers are being a little more choosy and a little less panicky,” said Tina Perin at Coldwell Banker BAIN on Cascade Avenue.

Her boss, Brian Houston, sees some softening in the market but says that Sisters remains a place people want to live. The numbers support his opinion. Rising interest rates, which were 3.2 percent on January 1 and are now 5.51 percent for a 30-year jumbo loan, are more likely to impact lower-end homes and have little bearing on homes above $750,000, still dominated in Sisters by cash buyers.

June 2022 over June 2021 sales contradict any chatter of a declining market. A year ago there were 30 sales in zip code 97759, totaling $22,307,273, with five homes fetching over $1 million. The average sales price then was $622,500 and the median price, a far better gauge of the market, was $743,576.

Fast-forward a year, and last month there were 26 transactions — only four fewer than 2021 — totaling $21,826,347. The average jumped dramatically to $839,745, with six selling for over $1 million. The median did decline to $691,250. That compares to the statewide median of $509,539, further proof that Sisters is “hot” even if the market here is no longer sizzling.

The price per square foot in Sisters Country remains stubbornly high due to materials and labor shortages.

Tradesmen, the vast majority of whom live more than 50

miles roundtrip from Sisters, have to charge more for their labor, especially when diesel, what most need for their rigs, is $6.49 gallon.

This June had three sales on the low end of the spectrum: one at $430,000, one at $256,000 (a 961-square-foot cabin), and one at $215,000.

These were the only three under $500,000 as compared to June of 2021 when there were 10 under $500,000.

On the other end, a 5,170-square-foot home on Golden Stone garnered $2.6 million, finishing at $503 per square foot.

So far in July, signs of a cooling market are not readily evident, although Ben Diamond, an appraiser in Bend with Home Advisor Network said: “It’s as if the switch went off on June 15.

New orders came to a complete standstill.”

Through July 14, Sisters Country posted eight sales, for $12.58 million, including two at $3.3 million each, one clocking in at $613 per square foot and the other at a whopping $793. A year ago July, in the same 14-day period, there were 10 sales, for $11,837,967, with six over $1 million.

Even with the many cash buyers, home lending has been disrupted in several ways. Borrowers typically get mortgage locks on prospective purchases from 60 to 90 days, in some cases 120. Delays in construction are resulting in many of those locks expiring, and buyers being forced to pony up more or to figure out how to exit their contract.

Sellers in Sisters remain stubborn, realtors say. They saw their neighbors or friends getting big prices earlier in the year and think the same will or should hold for them.

Predictions are that at some point the market will adjust to national trends, as cash buyers particularly have seen an erosion in their portfolios or retirement plans by 25 percent or more.

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the price. Real estate is historically cyclical, and even Sisters cannot defy gravity forever.

“I can’t afford to buy my own home” is a common refrain for buyers who purchased homes in Sisters between 2014 and 2018.

So-called starter or affordable homes — those in the $300-per-square-foot range, such as Hayden Homes’ Cold Springs Village, would now be selling for at least $395 per square foot for the same unit today.

A two-bedroom, two-bath on West Jefferson sold for $473 per square foot, and two cottages in ClearPine under 1,200 square feet brought $500 per square foot.

Sisters is attracting more buyers who work from home. They are less stymied by higher prices, seeing it as a cost of doing business for them, with many subsidizing their higher purchase price by the home office tax deductions they take on their Schedule Cs. The simple fact is that Sisters is attractive to empty nesters, retirees, and the continuing exodus from big cities of higher earners, particularly those where quality-of-life issues are forcing relocation.

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with steps will also be created to improve and consolidate access to the creek from the park and campground.

This work will culminate with construction of rustic fencing in the fall by a Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council youth crew. Planting of native riparian plants along the creek will be done by Sisters students and volunteers throughout September and October.

Creekside Campground will remain open during the work, but the hiker/biker campsites adjacent to the creek will be moved to other sites during construction.

The pedestrian bridge over the creek between the park and the campground will remain open, perhaps closing for brief periods of time as necessitated by nearby work on the stream or banks.

The restoration work is being done by M&M Services, LLC, of Medford.

Kris Knight, executive director of UDWC, told The Nugget, “They are a small family business very skilled in this type of stream restoration. They have previously done work in this area on Tumalo Creek and Camp Sherman’s Lake Creek.”

The project is estimated to cost about $300,000, to be paid with money from grants submitted by and awarded to the UDWC. That total also includes money for the fencing and native plants.

here in Sisters when I was 16… My sister barrel-raced.”

Leavitt credited his parents, Darrell and June, for an exceptional upbringing.

“I had great parents, that’s for sure,” he said. “Without them, I wouldn’t be where I am, that’s for sure. They just encouraged us in everything we did. We always had good horses. That was my folks.

They always made sure we were mounted.”

At the age of 24, Leavitt toured Europe with the Rodeo Far West Tour, organized and sponsored by Wrangler, Coca Cola, and Ford Motor Company. The tour was a Wild West show similar to the Buffalo Bill shows at the turn of the 20th Century. The tour included 60 people — cowboys, barrel racers, 15 Sioux Indian dancers, and livestock.

The tour performed in Italy, Switzerland, and France.

“It was a good deal,” Leavitt said. “Probably the most fun I’ve ever had.”

In addition to ranching, Leavitt’s father and uncles owned a trucking company.

On one trip up Highway 20 through Sisters in 1976, they noticed a western wear store on Cascade Avenue. The store was owned by Sisters pioneers Harold and Dorothy Barclay, whom the Leavitts’ knew through ranch and rodeo connections. They were interested in selling the business, which they had operated for a year. They told John about this potential business

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opportunity, and Leavitt roped it and tied it down, taking ownership of what would become Leavitt’s Western Wear in March 1977.

The store quickly became one of the linchpin retailers in Sisters — and John became an active participant in Sisters Rodeo.

“With the store and all, it made sense to do that,” he said. “But I’d have done it anyway.”

Leavitt became a board member in the 1980s and

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They always made sure we were mounted.

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served as an arena director and timed-event coordinator, as well as serving on the queen-selection committee. And throughout most of those years, he was also a contestant.

“I steer-wrestled, teamroped, and roped calves,” he recalled.

“He did just an outstanding job of doing his job,” Sisters Rodeo Association President Curt Kallberg told The Nugget. “He was super strong on the timed events.”

That was a critical role, where mix-ups can cause a lot of headaches. That was never a worry with John Leavitt in charge.

“He just made the Rodeo run so smooth because he was just so good at his job,”

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Leavitt said he plans to simply enjoy his time in retirement, and work on the place where he and his wife, Kathryn, make their home on the outskirts of town.

Reflecting on his decades of service to the iconic Sisters event, he noted, “Everyone’s replaceable. It’ll go on like it always has.”

Kallberg isn’t so sanguine about the departure.

“I hope we can replace him,” he said. “But it won’t be easy.”

John Leavitt can ride off into the sunset knowing that he helped the Sisters Rodeo truly live up to its reputation as “The Biggest Little Show in the World” — and he leaves a big pair of boots to fill.

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Flu outbreak sparks alert over backyard chickens

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

On July 12, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed the state’s fifth detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial flock in Deschutes County.

The affected flock included approximately 30 chickens, 40 ducks, and geese.

Since the owners sold their eggs to the public, USDA classified the birds as a poultry flock rather than a backyard flock, meaning a regional quarantine is demanded.

Additionally, federal and international disease control protocol requires the state veterinarian to issue a regional quarantine. The purpose of the quarantine is to prevent the movement of poultry and poultry products from within the affected area, giving state and federal officials time to conduct surveillance to ensure no additional cases of HPAI exist.

Avian influenza refers to disease in birds caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) Type A viruses.

Avian influenza A viruses have been isolated from more than 100 different species of wild birds around the world.

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These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal species.

Wild aquatic birds include waterbirds (waterfowl) such as ducks, geese, swans, gulls, and terns, and shorebirds, such as storks, plovers, and sandpipers. Wild aquatic birds, especially dabbling ducks, are considered reservoirs (hosts) for avian influenza A viruses.

Wild aquatic birds can be infected with avian influenza A viruses in their intestines and respiratory tract, but some species, such as ducks, may not get sick. However, avian influenza A viruses are very contagious among birds, and some of these viruses can sicken and even kill certain domesticated bird species, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys.

Avian flu has spread to locations in the Willamette Valley. In May, the disease was detected in backyard poultry in Linn County. A few weeks later, several Canada goslings at Eugene’s Alton Baker Park tested positive for avian flu. Officials say that was the first finding of the highly pathogenic illness in wild birds in Oregon.

It all began on May 17 in Lane County. The USDA confirmed a case within a 500bird backyard flock, according to inspectors.

Michelle Dennehy with Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife said they’ve also found it in an osprey and a red-tailed hawk in the Eugene area.

Officials are asking people not to feed wild birds for now.

That can encourage birds to congregate, thereby potentially increasing the spread of the disease. Waterfowl typically carry the virus, but it can also infect the birds that prey on or consume sick or dead waterfowl.

With avian flu cases still spreading in wild birds in the Willamette Valley, wildlife rehabilitation centers can no longer accept sick or injured waterfowl. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is asking anybody who sees sick or dead wild waterfowl not to intervene, but instead to report it to the local ODFW. The continuing spread of the virus among birds in the Willamette Valley has been a difficult time for veterinarian Ulrike Streicher and other staff members at the Cascades Raptor Center in Eugene.

Last month roughly a quarter of the 40 red-tailed hawks brought in showed symptoms of the disease and had to be euthanized, since there is no way to treat it, Streicher reported.

“I know it’s important for containing the disease and

particularly also protecting other birds in our care, but at the same time it’s totally heartbreaking,” she said.

While avian flu is very contagious and is deadly for some birds, the risk to humans is low, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Avian influenza does not affect poultry meat or egg products, which remain safe to eat. As always, both wild and domestic poultry should be adequately prepared and cooked, health officials caution.

The Deschutes quarantine encompasses the city of Bend and much of the outlying area. The ODA provides an online map of the quarantined sites in Oregon. People may also enter their address using the online tool to determine whether their property is included in the quarantine area. The ODA will lift the quarantine as regional surveillance is completed.

The local quarantine also applies to importing all birds from states where a state or federal quarantine is in place.

In partnership with the ODA, USDA humanely euthanized the birds on the local property to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock will not enter the food system.

Wild bird enthusiasts wonder if they should take down backyard feeders. Since

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Avian influenza is present in Deschutes County. songbirds very rarely catch the illness, experts say there is no need.

“Veterinarians tell us there is very low risk to native songbirds from the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain,” said Dana Sanchez, Oregon State University Extension Service wildlife specialist. “At this time there is no official recommendation to take down wild bird feeders. We still recommend that everyone practice good everyday hygiene for the wild birds by regularly cleaning feeders and birdbaths because of salmonella, mold, and the ‘everyday’ health concerns that we can combat with regular cleaning of surfaces that get a lot of use.”

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CEO: Joe Sluka cites pandemic challenges and financial woes Continued from page 1

the financial fallout from that effort at St. Charles Health System as reasons for stepping down.

The separation appears to be cordial and at the decision of Sluka, with Board Chair Jamie Orlikoff telling local media outlets: “This was his decision, his call. He’d been kind of deliberating this. He told me he has never quit anything in his life. But after going on vacation to step back and reflect, Sluka decided it was time to step down.”

Orlikoff said that Sluka had served “about double the average tenure” of hospital CEOs. The American College of Healthcare Professionals found that the average tenure of a CEO was about five years, and just over half (51 percent) had previously been a CEO at another hospital.

When it came to why they left their position as CEO, about two-thirds said the decision to leave was entirely or mostly their own decision.

The majority of CEOs perceived that community relations, medical staff relations, hospital culture, and employee morale suffered as a result of their departure.

On the other hand, 60 to 73 percent felt like turnover improved financial performance, employee morale, medical staff, board and community relations, and hospital culture when they took over as CEO. Sluka will remain in an advisory capacity to St. Charles. He won’t endure any financial loss from the decision, however, keeping his current salary, according to spokesperson Lisa Goodman.

“If Joe wanted to stay, he’d be the leader,” Orlikoff said. “No one is happy anywhere in health care. We were seeing a generational turnover among baby boomer CEOs prior to the pandemic, but we anticipated this. The pandemic has significantly accelerated this.”

The severity of the system’s financial health forced it to lay off 105 caregivers and freeze 76 positions in May. More than 300 providers announced plans to form a union called Central Oregon Providers Network. Hospital executives have said the layoffs came as a result of the pandemic, but union organizers have claimed financial mismanagement at the hospital stretching back to before COVID-19.

“St. Charles made what we consider very poor decisions before and during the pandemic that put our health care system in this terrible financial crisis,” said Dr.

Joshua Plank, a hospitalist at St. Charles.

The proposed union would consist of around 300 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care workers.

Organizers said an election to approve the union is expected soon. The pending union issued a statement last week noting St. Charles had asked the National Labor Relations Board to dismiss its petition for an election.

That wouldn’t be the first union at St. Charles.

Technical workers and the hospital entered into a collective bargaining contract in 2021 following a strike.

Dr. Steve Gordon, an experienced health care executive and former member of the St. Charles Board of Directors, will serve in the interim CEO role as Sluka transitions to what the health system called “a strategic advisor position.”

Orlikoff said St. Charles “lucked out” with Gordon agreeing to take over as interim CEO. He added that Gordon has no interest in the permanent job.

Gordon is a primary care and internal medicine physician by training and worked as a health care management consultant with Point B, Inc. since 2016. He has served in executive leadership roles for PeaceHealth in Vancouver, Washington, Providence Health and Services in Portland, and Salem Health.

He is a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

“We thank Joe Sluka for his service and wish him well in the next chapter of his life,” said Joel Hernandez, a registered nurse at St. Charles and Oregon Nurses Association board member. “He led St. Charles during an important period of expansion and change and helped build upon our reputation as an outstanding community hospital and health system.”

Former board member and state Rep. Knute Buehler said that Sluka’s retirement presents a further challenge for the hospital system.

“This is a very perilous time for St. Charles, with ongoing labor strife, poor physician relations, a deteriorating financial condition, and now key leadership changes,” Buehler said. “A turnaround is needed, which will require a transformational leader or being acquired by an outside health system due to the complexity of the problems.”

A nationwide search is underway, but prospects are few and despite high rankings for quality of life in Central Oregon, fast trackers and high achievers on the career ladder may be more likely to look for openings in larger markets or hospitals closer in proximity to medical universities or prestige specialties.

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Commentary...

Falling population will bring challenges

By Erik Dolson Columnist

Elon Musk recently tweeted, “At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist. This would be a great loss for the world.”

That’s probably not true.

Japan will not disappear. But Musk is not alone in his concern. On June 22, 2022 there was a story in Bloomberg about Japan’s falling birthrate. The author wrote it’s hard to know why: “All fertile societies are alike; each infertile society is infertile in its own way.”

Which is probably not true, either. There are consistencies.

A common explanation used to be that birth rates declined as people “moved off the land,” that babies were the result of needing farmhands. More machinery, fewer hands needed.

More recently, women in the workforce, overtime in a post-industrial age, changing structures of families, etc. have been blamed, with birth rates falling faster in richer countries than poorer.

It is complicated.

Bloomberg quotes Mikko Myrskyla, director of the Rostock, Germany-based

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

“Economic conditions are not so helpful in explaining persistent trends…

Scientists are somewhat helpless in explaining what then drives the long-term change.”

Let me try.

There seems to be an assumption that larger families are “preferred,” that growing populations are “normal.” But is this true? What does “normal” really mean? Are we forgetting that description is not explanation?

We all know how powerful the sex drive can be.

Genetic commands to procreate have upended lives, if not civilizations. What if higher birth rates in the past were simply biology asserting itself, and not the result of intent?

What if the power of the sex drive was simply, until recently, greater than the power to live an easier life without children?

What if contraception has allowed our species to find a new normal, more in line with what people really want?

If this speculation is true, then all the fertility programs, state-supported kindergartens, and reduced overtime hours might have

little effect on birth rates. In such a world, populations will continue to fall because people may simply not want to raise children.

Regardless of the cause, there will be consequences.

The pyramid scheme of social security, where an increasing population of productive younger people sustains a population of nowless-productive oldsters, will be threatened. Where would you invest resources? Who eats at the dinner table, on a societal level? Now there’s an ugly Thanksgiving!

Capitalism, dependent on growing markets, might be upended. Battles for market share could become even more aggressive as we discover new limits on how many cars are needed per person, how many cell phones one can actually use.

Fascists in places like Russia and China might run short of human cannon fodder, a primary source of their strength and influence.

Okay, all this is pure speculation. But if population decrease is in fact “natural,” perhaps we need to be thinking about developing new economic and social models besides capitalism, communism, and fascism.

Perhaps there’s a healthy economic model that recognizes that humanity will

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continue to exist in the future, in Japan and elsewhere, people who must be fed and housed, even as there will be fewer of us to both produce and consume.

That could be a great place, you know, with greater individual freedom because of fewer conflicts in less crowded conditions; with wealth from advanced productivity shared more equally in recognition of the value of each consumer; with less competition for not-as-scarce resources.

Perhaps smaller populations, with fewer people fighting viciously over smaller scraps of leftover productivity, are not that hard to understand and not a bad thing. Perhaps the future could be one with much less harm to our beautiful blue marble of a planet.

Nah. It’s far more likely we’ll continue our ape-like ways, with power-hungry autocrats fanning flames of white versus brown, Christian versus Muslim, with northern-hemispherions

challenging the humanity of those from the south.

With turmoil erupting as cities along coasts drown in rising seas, with deserts creeping over once-fertile heartlands, all because until recently the drive for sex overwhelmed the ability to avoid having babies.

That’s our history as a species. So it’s more likely, but maybe not inevitable.

Mr. Musk, Japan will not cease to exist. Japan could even become more like it used to be. Europe and North America could even evolve into regions with more of the characteristics you so admire. Poorer places in the world could actually begin to catch up, move away from subsistence and starvation, and add even more to their contribution to human existence.

But first, we need to be honest with ourselves about a future with fewer people.

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AIRPORT: Master plan limits number of hangars possible Continued from page 1

individual unit. The ground under the hangars belongs to, and is being leased from, Sisters Airport Properties, LLC by SAP Condominium.

As an example, a pilot pays $10,000 for a hangar space in the 10-unit condo. He will then have an additional monthly lease payment of, say, $100 that goes toward the infrastructure and utilities expenses in the common area of the airport (the landlord). Benny Benson indicated that many pilots would prefer to own their hangar.

The 10 existing hangars will be available for purchase.

In the original master plan for the airport approved by the City in 2014, there was approval for 48 hangars – 30 regular, 10 executive, three replacement hangars, four pilot overnight accommodation/hangars, and one pilot lounge hangar. Currently, there are the 10 regular hangars that constitute the SAP Hangars Condominium Project. If more hangars are built and sold, they will become part of the condo project and pay a monthly ground lease fee.

The wording in the ground lease says that the leasehold condominiums will be done in stages, and “may contain up to 100 units.” When a condo project is submitted to the state, a total number of maximum units must be stated. They don’t all have to be built, but once the number is recorded, it can never be increased.

For a property owner, it is better to overstate the proposed number than to understate it. If in the future, SAP Condominium Project decided they wanted more than 48 units, they would have to go back to the City and apply for an amendment to the original master plan.

The Bensons’ attorney, Michelle DaRosa, explained that a condominium, whether residential, commercial, hangars, storage spaces, or anything else, is simply a legal construct in which multiple owners each own their own space (unit) and share the building and land. In the case of the airport, the airport owns the land, and the condo owners pay a monthly ground lease fee.

Benny Benson said the airport would like to begin building and providing some of the other approved projects listed in the master plan, like the four pilot accommodations/hangars. By selling the 10 existing hangars, some capital would be available for such projects.

There is currently a waiting list for hangars. Benson is hopeful they might be able to begin some building next summer.

“I’m not a developer,” said Benson. “I’m an engineer. My bigger goal is to build an office building for my engineering company and other businesses.”

In her letter to The Nugget, Julie Benson expressed frustration toward critics of Sisters Eagle Airport’s activities and appreciation for community support.

“The attendance at our July 4 Rumble on the Runway Celebration was evidence of extraordinary level of community support for what we are doing in aviation,” she wrote. “Our pilot training program at the Sisters High School is the most successful and biggest aviation program at a public school in the country, enabling students to earn their pilot certificate and college credit toward a degree in aviation while in high school. This is made possible by the commitment of the Sisters School District and flight science teacher, and by the collaboration with Outlaw Aviation for

simulator and in-flight training at the Sisters Airport.

“But mostly the success of this innovative program is due to the generous support from the Sisters community. The funds we raised at the July 4 event will provide several flight scholarships to SHS students. We recognize how unique this type of enthusiastic support is in today’s negative world, and we are extremely grateful to the Sisters community, many local volunteers, and our adamant defenders on social media.

“The future of air travel is dependent on the availability of well-trained pilots.

We are proud to do our part in supporting this program and general aviation. We would like to invite those that choose to be persistent opponents of everything at the Sisters Airport to come with us on a scenic flight or a flight lesson with a SHS student pilot, and experience the wonder of flight in the real world, rather than wasting time on the computer looking for ways to tear down and discredit.”

Read Julie Benson’s full letter accompanying the online version of this story at www.nuggetnews.com.

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immune imprinting and are the highest risk group for COVID infection, reinfection, and chronic infection, I could be called a conspiracist or anti-vaccinator. Even though I have the data (C.J. Reynolds et. al., Science; July 2022).

In the United Kingdom, the UK government quietly reported the vaccinated account for 94 percent of all COVID19 deaths since April. Ninety percent of these were triplejabbed (The Expose, July 2022). Nine billionaires were created from the sale of the leaky COVID vaccines, while the low-cost, repurposed, lifesaving drugs were canceled. If I questioned why emergency-use authorization was given to a new, poorly tested, trivalent spike protein (super dangerous immunologically for imprinting) vaccine, when there is no public emergency, what kind of label would I get?

President Trump did ask Pence to send the electoral vote count back to the contested states to make sure there was no steal. This procedural path is provided legally in the U.S. Constitution. Pence denied him the reconciliation. Does this factual account qualify me as a conspiracist or domestic terrorist?

No Capital Police were killed on January 6, 2020. This was left-wing misinformation and a lie. The only person that was killed, was Ashli Babbitt, the U.S. Air Force veteran and mother. One police officer died two days later of unrelated causes, as reported by the Justice Department.

If I said I wanted a closed border to stop fentanyl deaths, the rapes, the human trafficking, 3 million illegal aliens not paying taxes with severe and rising inflation, and I was worried for the safety of my family and Americans — would I be labeled a white supremacist or a racist?

What if I was worried that the war on energy was devastating our economy, creating fertilizer shortages, fueling famine around the globe, not to mention no power to charge those cute electric cars? I would be a climate denier! Texas is already recommending alternating days to charge vehicles to prevent blackouts.

We must have freedom of speech and debate. Children must have excellence in education, not a brainwashed one.

Our young people must have open minds that can think for themselves.

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LABYRINTH: Plans for East Portal are not settled yet Continued from page 1

Hood Avenue, Highway 20, and McKenzie Highway, has begun, with the transportation engineering firm Kittleson and Associates leading the effort. A mobility hub is a focal point for multi-modal transportation uses, including bikes, pedestrians, cars, and public transportation.

Kittleson representatives and members of City staff walked the property in late June to consider existing conditions, facilities, uses, and possible changes and improvements. Usage of the site is generally light. On-site community features — an interpretive center and the labyrinth — get minor usage.

There is also a restroom building, water, and power.

The project team agreed that nothing is off limits when evaluating future options for the site.

Members of the labyrinth committee – Sharlene Weed, Jan McGowan, Pat Leiser, and T. Brown – say they have not received a clear response from the City of Sisters to questions about the future of the labyrinth. Will it remain in place? If not, will the City move it?

City Manager Cory Misley could not give a definitive

answer on those questions when queried by The Nugget, as the evaluation of the site is still underway. Misley said that at this point in time, they don’t know anything for certain, but the property is currently a “blank slate” to be designed as a mobility hub.

“The money for the hub is from an Oregon Department of Transportation grant, and they will need to work within the confines of that grant,” he said.

Traffic flow is a primary consideration. Saving as many of the large trees as possible is a priority.

Leiser said that the labyrinth is a sacred place for some community members.

There are four formal events held there throughout the year — the summer and winter solstices and the spring and fall equinoxes. They average about 25 participants at each event. The labyrinth is under a committee of Sisters Park & Recreation District.

“It would be very sad if the labyrinth were to go

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away. The movement of the solar system as we see it from earth is one universal constant that everybody can see,” Leiser said.

Utilizing the labyrinth in the seasonal celebrations is meaningful to the participants.

A labyrinth is an ancient symbol of wholeness. The imagery of the circle and spiral combine into a meandering but purposeful journey.

The labyrinth represents a journey or path to one’s own center and back again out into the world. Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools.

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