The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLV No. 34 // 2022-08-24 by Nugget Newspaper

See COUGARS on page 8 decades of service

Letters/Weather ............... 2 Meetings .......................... 3 Obituaries Announcements.........................7...............10 Entertainment ................. 11 Crossword ....................... 18 Classifieds ................. 19-20 Real Estate ................ 20-24

Sister Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Sharlene Weed presented Jan Baldwin with the organization’s President’s Lifetime Achievement Award last week.

Inside... See ALTERNATE on page 16 See VOLUNTEER on page 16

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By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Jan Baldwin was part of the team that established Sisters Habitat for Humanity in 1991. In 1993, she was asked to help open the Thrift Store, operated to raise funds for the building program and to offer low-cost goods to localBaldwinfamilies.and her husband, Frank, moved to Sisters from Alamo, California in 1989. The couple cherished their family time vacationing in Sisters Country. They knew that eventually they wanted to retire in the area. Jan believes when you move to a new place, volunteering is a good way to meet nice people and give back to your community. Her philosophy proved to be correct — and Sisters folks have certainly benefited from her hard work. The little house that Habitat first occupied for its thrift store was demolished, and they moved into the two-story building on Main Avenue.“Itwas easy to do for me. Kathy Goodwin and I were co-chairs,” Baldwin recalled. “Her husband, Sam Goodwin, who was a realtor, found a place to sublet next to Angeline’s Bakery. Kathy and I were part of the original team to start the thrift store. There were so many others who were part of the efforts. My husband, Frank,and Kathy’s husband, Sam, were incredibly helpful. We couldn’t have done it without them.”Last week, Baldwin received an award for her service and volunteer hours with Habitat for Humanity. She was given the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 4,000 hours of service. “Actually,” she said, Habitat volunteer honored for By Katy Yoder Correspondent

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Two cougars shot near Sisters

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The complete alternate route around downtown Sisters is closer to a reality as planning and right-of-way acquisition for the Locust/ Highway 20 roundabout is ramping up. The third piece of the alternate route involves improvements to Barclay Drive, being designed by Kittleson & Associates.Theproject began last month, July 2022, with completion of design and bidding tasks expected by March 2023. Construction will occur between March and November 2023. The Planning for alternate route ramps up

An evening squall that moved across Sisters Country on Wednesday, August 17, made for a spectacular sunset at Black Butte Ranch.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies, and personnel from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) responded to a report that two cougars were treed on a property in the Foothill Loop area east of Camp Polk Road and near Indian Ford Creek. Neighbors told The Nugget that a property owner’s dog had been barking incessantly at the treed cats.

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

By Bill Bartlett

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT Sisters,

Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers shot and killed two cougars in a neighborhood just northeast of Sisters on Sunday, AugustTroopers,21.

E.F. SuperfoodsacquirebidunsolicitedmakesHuttontoLaird See LAIRD on page 23

Laird Superfood, the U.S.-based maker of protein bars and plant-based creamers headquartered on Lundgren Mill Drive in Sisters, has received a takeover offer from investment bank EF Laird,Hutton.listed on the NYSE-American as LSF, which last week announced a first-half net loss of $19 million, said the approach has been made via a special purpose vehicle of EF Hutton

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To the Editor: Water again. I wonder if the residents of greater Sisters are as confused as I am about the City’s water policies? In the hearing in 2021 to consider the Woodlands development, which will increase the population of Sisters by 30 percent and extract tens of thousands of gallons of water from our aquifer, the City Council gave little thought to water. They seem to have considered it to be an infinite resource, as if this were 1921 and only a handful of people lived in Sisters.

The City has now compounded the negative effects of this development by approving the Sunset Meadows development. Although smaller, it will still extract a significant amount of water from our aquifer. In the same issue of The Nugget in which the latter development was announced (July 13, 2022), there was a story about how the City was encouraging residents to conserve water. Having thrown caution to the wind by approving urban sprawl, this sounds like a case of being penny-wise and pound-foolish.

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DeVoto is interested instead in the brief period when the whites who came into the West did so without an eye to conquest or even settlement. DeVoto’s purpose was not to absolve the trappers of their complicity in a system that ended up destroying the free West they inhabited and loved, but to show how the engines of capital and commerce coopted them into that destruction, against their own desires and interests.”

It’s a story that resonates today, as we who love the West contemplate the impacts of drought, fire, climate change, and way more people than the land can carry.

Pogue’s essay reflects on the legacy of Bernard DeVoto’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 history of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, “Across the Wide Missouri.” DeVoto recognized the destructiveness of the fur trade, but he pushed back against the already-fashionable academic framing that portrayed the western frontier experience as a simplistic litany of assault by white Americans upon an innocent indigenous population and the land they inhabited.Poguewrites, “In all of his writings he is resistant to the idea that settlers and smalltime workers of the West were the engines of the genocide and despoliation that came to the region in their wake. In DeVoto’s telling, these people were complicated moral agents and often victims themselves, caught up in a churning machine of capital and government that, by the 20th century, had created a Western system defined by ‘laissez-faire capitalism with socialism, ownership rights without responsibility, investment but not regulation.’ It was a picture of the corporatism that now colors every single part of American life, and DeVoto saw it as emerging in its first clear form in the government protection of powerful extractive industries in the Mountain West.” DeVoto wasn’t letting anybody off the hook, but he also wasn’t falling into the trap of “presentism” that was already rearing its head in 1947 and is rampant in any historical discourse“Thistoday.narrative will not be suspected of admiring the business ethics of the Company,” he wrote, “but it must protest the tendency of 20thcentury historians to hold the 1830s in American history to ideas which the 1830s had never heard of, which they would not have understood, and which produce confusion or nonsense when imposed on themDeVototoday.”would be appalled — but completely unsurprised — by the level of confusion and nonsense that prevails these days. Since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by the Mountain Men. As Pogue notes: “The fur trappers on whose labor the industry relied lived some of the most difficult lives anyone has ever lived, and almost none of them made much money. They were always hard men, often cruel. But they were also joyous, and the best parts of the book involve a series of retellings of the annual summer rendezvous, when trappers and native tribes gathered in drunken comity to trade, party, have sex and marry (intermarriage between whites and natives was the defining social structure of the mountain trade), and load up supplies for the winter.

LETTERS on page 17

“The picture here is very different from the one we get about Western history today, one that focuses on whites as the agents of genocide and ‘settler-colonialism.’

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

A friend of mine has a plot of land north of Sisters that he loves as deeply and profoundly as a person can love a place. “I’ll never develop my land,” he told me. “It’s truly wild out there.” This friend of mine is not what you’d picture if you were to commission a forensic sketch of an “environmentalist,” but his depth of ecological understanding and his love for land and landscape is unmatched. He’s what you might call a “green-neck,” a term I hadn’t heard for a while till I ran into it again in an essay by journalist James Pogue, writing on UnHerd. com.UnHerd.com is a wonderful compendium of wellwritten commentary that — as the site’s handle suggests — is unified by its maverick leanings.Pogue notes, “The terms (green-neck and 4Runner environmentalist) denote a mix of cultural and political tendencies that cut across some of America’s great divides. They tend to be progun but knowmostlyness,oftocorporations,bothflaws,butinregulation,pro-environmentaltohavedeepfaiththeAmericanexperimentadeepawarenessofitstobesuspiciousofbiggovernmentandbigand,aboveall,hatethetwinnedpowergovernmentandbusi-whichistheforcethatshapestheWestasweit.”Mykindafolks.

Mountain Men & green-necks

Water and development

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Letters to the Editor…

See STARSHINE on page 18

Sisters Habitat honors volunteers

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-610-7383. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transﬁguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transﬁguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440.

Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wednesday monthly Sisters School District Administration Building. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.

Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755. Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk 3rd Monday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP at citizens4community.com Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details. 541-388-9013. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation District. 541-549-2091.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity honored their hardworking volunteers at the 14th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue in Village Green Park on Wednesday, August 17. Sisters Habitat boasts nearly 200 volunteers, who serve in many capacities from board and committee members to homebuild ers and Thrift and ReStore workers. Collectively in the past year, Sisters Habitat volunteers served over 24,500 hours —averaging 471 hours per calhourshoursvolunteers,sentedServicePresidentialweek.VolunteerAwardswerepretoatotalof99forvolunteerinexcessof100duringthelastfisyear.Therewereeight new members of the 1,000 Hour Club and one Lifetime Award recipient this year. The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Jan Baldwin. Ms. Baldwin has exceeded 4,000 hours of volunteer service since the early 1990s (see story, page 1) In the fiscal year, Sisters Habitat stores raised over $445,000. Volunteers built four new homes and refur bished one, fulfilling the dream of homeownership for five families. Two of the homes were built by Heart of Oregon Corps – Youth Build. Habitat volunteers also completed four home repair projects. All of this was done despite supply chain challenges, and an increase in lumber costs.

“We entered a kind of ‘touch desert’ and were instructed not to hug, shake hands, or touch surfaces that others may have touched, in fear of spreading or contract ing the virus,” recalls Sisters artist Paul Alan Bennett. People masked up, stayed six feet away from each other, and sanitized their hands before unpacking gro ceries that were delivered to their homes by couriers. Bennett responded by cre ating dozens of monotype images of people wearing their masks, often embellish ing the concept with every thing from feathers to suits of armor. Eighty-eight were ‘Hug’ book a sign of the times for Sisters artist

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Sisters Habitat for Humanity celebrated their volunteers with a barbecue at Village Green last week. See

Sisters Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Zoom. 503-930-6158. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., at Sisters Community Church. 541-549-6157. Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-231-1897.

BENNETT on page 21

Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com. Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Sisters Episcopal Church. 541-771-3258. Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for details. 541-923-1632. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library 541-668-6599 Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-848-1970. Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645. Sisters Trails Alliance Board every other month, 5 p.m. varies from in-person to zoom. Info: info@sisterstrails.org

Speaking at the event, Executive Director Sharlene Weed said: “Thank you for another successful year, building homes, commu nity, and hope. You are Habitat heroes! You make dreams come true! Your commitment and dedication to build good housing for our neighbors who need it is inspiring. It is critical work at a time when housing — especially home ownership — is out of reach for most of us.”Sisters Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1991, providing homeown ership for 76 families to date. Those who are inter ested in volunteering should call the office at 541-5491193 or email sistershabitat.org.kristina@

COMMUNITY

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

Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Heartwarmers (ﬂeece blanketmakers) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR

What’s better than a hug? It’s how we greet an old friend, share triumph and compassion, comfort a child, and embrace our significant other. It wasn’t always that way. Think back to March of 2020, in the first stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steeleﬂy@msn.com. Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch In-person community dining, Tues. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grab-and-go lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs. 12:30 to 1 p.m. Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

It started in 2019. Jennie Sharp, local educator and mom, thought that the kids of Sisters Country should have more access to handson theater experience. Local schools offered some pro gramming—including the beloved winter performance by Black Butte School stu dents in Camp Sherman, directed by Sharp herself. Beyond school, though, there didn’t seem to be many options other than driv ing to Bend. Sharp founded Starshine as a way for kids to create devised theater, using play and workshop techniques to create a whole show in less than a week. “I did some theater camps in Sisters, and it was very involved,” she elaborated. Jennie wrote a script for each camp, while the kids were inventing their charac ters and the plot. This took a great deal of work. “And it was indoors,” she added. Sharp’s background involves the outdoors, since long before COVID hit. She grew up doing music, dance, and theater performance, but moved toward nature educa tion in college. “I always loved the Starshine offers new programs and locations

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 nugget@nuggetnews.com

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By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Bither’s previous two events in Sisters, The Ugly Sweater Run in December and the Lucky Leprechaun Run in March, benefitted Circle of Friends and the SHS tennis teams respectively. The Ugly Sweater Run is sched uled for December 3, and will once again support Circle of Friends, according to Bither. Complete results can be found on the Eclectic Edge Racing website and information about Run Sisters Run, including upcoming events, can be found at www.runsistersrun.com.https://

PHOTO BY JACK TURPEN As City Manager Cory Misley bids adieu to Sisters, the process to find his replacement is already under way. Jensen Strategies LLC of Portland emerged as the preferred recruiting firm. Jensen has worked with the City before, so they are familiar with Sisters as well as Oregon recruitment, public meetings, and public records law. Some of the recruit ment team are former public administrators and they work with cities across the state and the western region. The recruiters have already met with the City to finalize the scope and time line of their contract. Last week and this week they conducted stakeholder inter views, and held a virtual pub lic input meeting on August 23. There is an online survey link located on the City web site under (www.ci.sisters.or.us),Announcementsin which citizens can indicate their preferences in a poten tial candidate. The survey closes August 25. Between now and midNovember (approximate) a probable scenario will look like the following: City Council will adopt an official candidate profile and hiring process, a recruitment bro chure will be developed, and the position will be adver tised. Applications will be screened, preliminary Zoom interviews will be held, fol lowed by recommendation and selection of finalists. Background and reference checks on the finalists are done before they are invited to come to Sisters for formal in-person interviews, fol lowed by Council’s selection of their preferred candidate. Contract negotiations will complete the process. The cost of the recruit ment process is estimated to be $35,000. While the recruitment process is under way, Finance Director Joe O’Neill will serve as City Manager pro tem. city manager

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The Pole Creek Ranch property has a history of run ning cattle, elk, llamas, and even a camel, but for the first time Saturday, August 20 it was 120 people of all ages that had run of the place, at the inaugural Giddy-Up Ranch Run sponsored by Run SistersTheRun.Cole family, own ers of the ranch, are moving toward allowing a limited number of events on the prop erty in the future and opened the place up for race director Kelly Bither as a way to fos ter community connections.

Bither said, “The Pole Creek Ranch folks were so welcoming to let us be out on the ranch. It was a great, safe, beautiful venue to stage a run.”The Giddy-Up featured a short children’s run before the five-miler and five-kilometer racers toed the line. Little ones as young as two made a circuit out around the fin ish line area to enthusiastic cheers from the older runners.

“It was great to have a lot of families take part in the race,” said Bither. The five-mile and fivekilometer courses looped through the spacious ranch land on the dirt and gravel roadways that criss-cross the property.Sisters runners and walk ers made up just over half of the field of 90 finishers, with a total of 47 taking part in the 5K.Wyatt Montgomery, a senior at La Pine High School, won the race in 17:39, while Ellie Coquhoun, a sophomore at Caldera High School in Bend, won the female division, placing sixth overall in 22:50.3. Top finishers from Sisters included Danny Harris, who took third place in 20:56. Heather Yeoman was the first local female to finish, placing 14th in 26:06. Annelise Jones (14) and Iain Bennette (12) both cracked the top 20 to finish among the top youngsters in the Claudiarace.

Williams of Sisters, 74, who took up run ning in her 60s, held her own in 76th place as the eldest finisher in the 5K (46:09), while Charlie Janov, age four of Sisters, was the youngest finisher.Atotal of 23 runners took on the five-mile course where Samantha Winter, 32, led from start to finish, crossing the line in 37:38. The top four finishers in the race were women — including 65-yearold Elizabeth Carey, who fin ished a very impressive sec ond in Jordan40:10.Walker, 29, of Sisters took the top spot among men, in 41:53, and Denise Hicks was the first local woman to complete the five-miler, in a time of 53:16. Following the race, par ticipants were treated to cold drinks and “boot-stomping” tunes by the Dry Canyon Stampede band in the corral. Concessions were also avail able for Bitherpurchase.thanked members of the Sisters High School cross-country team for vol unteering as course moni tors and finish-line helpers by donating $500 of the race proceeds to the team.

Samantha Winter led from start to finish on the five-mile course, in Saturday’s Giddy-Up Ranch Run.

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Runners giddy-up at Pole Creek Ranch

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at Clearwater Gallery is local artist David Mensing and his new show,

By Helen Schmidling

Correspondent

Raven Makes Gallery shows new works from Acoma Pueblo award-winning potter Sandra Victorino and Hopi silver overlay jewelry pieces.

Artwalk wraps up summer at Sisters galleries

Metals Jewelry Studio’s owner, Bryan Lee Brown, has created a specialty bolo made from a customer’s father’s watch, by recycling all the gold in the watch case and parts of the band. Stop by and see what he can make for you. Wildflower Studio will feature Kathy Deggendorfer’s original paintings, prints, and tiles. Deggendorfer’s vibrant, saturated colors combine with pattern to depict landscapes and wildlife. Wildflower has a wide selection of local gifts, candles, diffusers, lotions, jewelry, art supplies, glass, and art Featuredprints.

“Heartfelt” by Paul Alan Bennett, featured at Sisters Gallery & Frame.

PHOTO PROVIDED “Abound” by David Mensing at Clearwater Gallery.

PHOTO PROVIDED “Thermal Pool” by Betty Gientke at Stitchin’ Post.

At Stitchin’ Post, “Inspired by Yellowstone” is Betty Gientke’s textile exploration of thermal pools in Yellowstone National Park. Her medium is silk and silk organza combined and overlapped with hand-dyed fabric, cotton, and velvet. She was so inspired that she even wrote a poem about the pools. As always, Sisters Arts Association’s Quick Draw will award two $50 gift certificates to lucky recipients. Be sure to sign up as often as once per gallery, for each place you visit on the Artwalk. The Quick Draw is made possible thanks to a generous incentive from Coldwell Banker Bain in Sisters.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 5 Summer may be winding down but the Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk is going strong, with a gallery grand opening, a soft opening, and some of Sisters’ finest featured artists ready to meet you and discuss their latest work. Toriizaka Art is thrilled to be a part of the Sisters arts community and the gallery is thriving in The Hood. “We have received a very warm welcome during our soft opening and are looking forward to our official opening this Friday,” said co-owner Karen Thomas. “Please join us as we continue to exhibit a wide variety of figurative and landscape works from our gallery artists. This month, Don Zylius, a Sisters icon and well-known watercolorist, will be joining us to share stories about his many years of painting and fishing (his favoriteSisterspastime).”Gallery & Frame spent August on the move to its new space next to Toriizaka, and welcomes visitors to its soft opening. Paul Alan Bennett and Rochelle Carr will be featured artists. Visitors can meet Paul in support of his forthcoming book, “HUG,” and purchase signed copies of his previous two books, “Pandemic Portraits” and “Night Skies.” Rochelle is a new artist to Sisters Gallery. Hood Avenue Art features Glen Corbett, who does extraordinary botanical watercolors and woodcut prints that show off our Central Oregon landscape. JoAnn Burgess, a pastel artist with an extraordinary sense of colors, is unveiling new work including abstracts, aspens, and mountains. Art Blumenkron creates furniture with a raw edge using mostly Oregon walnut, as he lets the wood decide what it wants to be. Greg Davidge, who lived in Hawaii for many years, is known for creating amazing guitars from woods that musicians love to play. Music will be by Kurt Silva and refreshments will be served. The Campbell Gallery’s show is “Life After” by June Park, a multidisciplinary artist. They draw inspiration for their art from the rhythm and energy of the natural world, and the perspective they’ve gained moving through this world as a nonbinary femme queer Korean American who grew up in rural Idaho. The artist says, “My artwork focuses on challenging, shifting, and deconstructing mainstream narratives and stereotypes about nature, life, and death, and the multitude of identities we each hold, by invoking visuals through the lens of my experiences as a rural American, Korean immigrant, and nonbinary queer.” With a variety of media and techniques to fit each body of work, they use imaginative storytelling to evoke intuitive knowing and empathy to guide creating artwork that moves the viewer toward acceptance of ourselves, others, and our shared humanity.

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“The way that the kids talked about it when they came back, the experience rippled and reverberated back home to families,” said Fuentes. “I couldn’t have anticipated all the joyful benefits of atconnection.”intergenerationalThesongswerefunnytimes—someseasoned citizens did not appreciate holey jeans, baggy pants, or disco—but sometimes touch ing. As campers Pollard, Taylor Pearlston, and Mia Ferguson sang, to cowbell accompaniment:“MetinCali/ Born in the ’30s/ Together in 1949.... Seven grandkids, a dog named Lola / Families grow apart over time... 66 years together/ True love that never dies / Having a sense of humor/ is also very wise.”

Instructor Beth Wood, left, accompanies Nature of Expression campers Mia Ballinger, Olivia Lajko, Addison Griffin, Daniella Chadsey, and Kaila Lang in a song inspired by the lives of local senior citizens.

The kids of Mountain Road group sang their cho rus about a day of love and unity. In their song, each verse focused on a particu lar elder’s story. “She sur vived World War II/ Hid in a basement for a week...She is 92 years old/ Her name is Whitey,” went one. Another celebrated: “He has cockatoos and parakeets/ Dedicated acres to wildlife... His favorite food is rotisserie chicken/ His name is Ben.” Kaila Lang, a 12-yearold with strong performance skills and stage presence, joined Wood in playing gui tar while the group sang.

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At the camp’s final per formance on Friday, the Stargazer group performed “Jo-Ann Says.” The catchy chorus was chanted rather than sung: “Jo-Ann says! Strawberry ice cream and cinnamon rolls — but not the jeans with 16,000 holes!” Wearing jeans with a whole lot of holes, camper Brennan Johnson sang: “We used to use barrels as skis/ I’m 92 but I’m not crazy,” quoting an interviewee. The Nature of Expression was one of several daytime art and music “creativity camps” presented by Sisters Folk Festival. Instructors strung together art forms— painting, poetry, music, songwriting — to weave a multidisciplinary, interdisci plinary arts experience. The instructors are uncommonly gifted and experienced, both as teach ers and as artists.

Young artists from a creativity camp performed original songs, read poetry, and showed their paintings at Sisters Art Works last Friday. But this camp had a spe cial twist: the kids also cre ated songs inspired by local elders.Earlier in the week, camp ers attended the senior lun cheon at Sisters Community Church. They asked ques tions, listened, and took notes on their elders’ life stories, favorite foods, and more.Back at camp, youth came up with song ideas based on luncheon conversations.

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As for her singing chops? “I just sing because I love to sing,” Lang said. “I loved it,” she said of the camp. “It was great to meet kids in Sisters, other kids that like music and art. The teachers were great. Miss Beth has an amazing voice, and Miss Judy is an amazing artist.” Camp co-instructor Judy Fuentes is the art instructor at Sisters Middle School, with over twenty years’ experi ence teaching. An artist her self, Fuentes studied art at the University of Michigan. “What was cool and what surprised me was how engaged and eager the stu dents were to participate and explore and play in the visual and lyrical arts,” she said. Many kids used nature as a metaphor or subject for poems, artwork, and songs. Meeting with elders was a new addition to the curricu lum, dreamed up by Fuentes and Wood in a brainstorm ing session about art being of service. Fuentes used the term seasoned citizens rather than senior citizens. “What I found especially delightful was the kids’ abil ity to descend upon the sea soned citizens and ask heart felt questions about their sto ries and their lives,” Fuentes said.Abriana Pollard, a 14-year-old freshman at Sisters High, showed a paint ing that popped with elec tric-blue skies and a bright red mushroom. “I was a bit intimidated at first,” Pollard said of the seniors. But once the interviews began, “they were really nice to us.”

Entering seventh grade, Lang attends Redmond Proficiency Academy online. She said she’s been writing her own songs since she can remember.Herolder brother taught her three chords on the uku lele long ago. When her fam ily moved to Sisters Country, she began guitar lessons from “Miss Becky,” Becky French of Bald Eagle Music.

Beth Wood is known as a Sisters Folk Festival performer and direc tor of Sisters Songworks. She is also a published poet, winner of an Oregon Book Award.

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Potential titles included “They Know More, Thanks,” “Respect Your Elders,” “Disco Junk,” and “25 Cents a Gallon.”

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“We did a lot of collabo ration, group songwriting,” said Wood of camp. “What I find is so wonderful about this group is that they were really open to all ideas. There was nobody saying, ‘No! I don’t like that.’ Listening to each other and honoring each other’s contributions — it was really fun.”

Russell John Ribb, Jr. 28, 1927 – April 16, 2022

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He then attended Pasadena City College before attend ing the brand-new Mt. Sac Community College in 1946. This is where he met the love of his life, Marilyn Shock. Then on to Whittier College, when, on the night of his graduation, they married, June 10, 1950.

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Russ enjoyed all sports — playing, coaching, and watching, church activities, golf with Marilyn, square dancing, card games, camp ing, fishing, the beach, trav eling, and was a dancer like no Inother!1992, following their kids, they moved to Sisters. They loved attend ing every event they could of their grandkids and were actively involved at Sisters Community Church. Later years they settled in Bend. Russell is survived by his wife of 72 years; their children Ken Ribb, Janet and Scott Lamoreaux, Dan and Robin Ribb; grand children David Ribb, Loni Ribb Dahlberg, Josh Ribb, Matthew Ribb, Robert Leib, Dena Leib Dunn, Kristen Lamoreaux Hansen; two step-grandchildren, Brandi Lee Gilmore and Ryan Lee; 27 great-grandkids, and his first carrythebutanddeath.whomgreat-great-grandsonhemetjustpriortohisRussellisgreatlymissedwaslovedbysomany,hisloveforJesusandmemoriesourheartsholduson.

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On Saturday April 16, Russell John Ribb, Jr. went home into the loving arms of his Savior. Russ was 94, born August 28, 1927, in Sherwood, North Dakota. Being an only child, he enjoyed their move to Donnybrook, North Dakota, being close to grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. In 1937, they headed out west to Long Beach, California, and then settled in La Puente. This is where Russ started attending church as a young boy and accepted the Lord as his Savior at age 10. Attending La Puente High School, Russ’ words: “My high school years were a blast!” He played football, basketball, the clarinet, but his greatest athletic achieve ment came in track-and-field, running the mile, getting to CIF finals at the Coliseum. The race was the first time to wear track shoes; prior to this race he always ran barefoot. In 1945, after high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Victoryinghetraining.engineering/meteorologyAfterthewarended,wasdischarged,earntheAsiaticPacificArea,MedalWorldWarII.

Russ and Marilyn settled in La Puente, California, where Russ started teach ing, then principal, then on to Hudson School District office. During this time they had three children: Kenneth Ribb, Russell Dan Ribb, Janet Ribb Lamoreaux. The family moved to Hacienda Heights, California, and Russ retired as superinten dent of Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, summer 1985.

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On Saturday, August 6, the town of Sisters lost a local who will be forever missed. Conrad Charles Kiefer was born in Eureka, California, where he lived for most of his childhood until moving to Sisters in 1996.Conrad graduated from Sisters High School in 1999. After High School, he worked as a wildland firefighter. No one knew the Deschutes wilderness better than Conrad. Conrad worked for the City of Sisters, Knife River, and most recently McKenzie Cascade Excavation. He would spend his summers cutting as much wood as they’d let him (and maybe a little more) and spend win ters burning the fire so hot that guests either didn’t stay long or stripped down to their underwear, and candles melted where they stood. Conrad was diagnosed with brain cancer in June of 2011 (you guessed it, he was cutting wood when he had that awful seizure) and he gave cancer the fight of its life, surviving multiple brain surgeries and treat ments. At the young age of 41, Conrad lived more than most.He is survived by his wife, Cary Kiefer; his children, Sawyer Kiefer and Madison Gibney; his mother, Jayne Simmons; his brother Bruce Kiefer, stepbrother Mosby Simmons, and step-sister Jennifer Simmons. Conrad has many aunts, uncles, cous ins, nieces, nephews, and so many friends that were fam ily to him. To know Conrad was to love him and to love him was to share laughs, good times, and (his personal favorite) good food. He was a great softball player (“lover” could really hit a ball) and an even bet ter friend. His passion was cutting wood and spending time with his family and friends outdoors. Hold your loved ones close and take nothing for granted. F&%k cancer.ACelebration of Life is planned tentatively for September 17, 2022.

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The Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) childcare program will be able to serve many more fam ilies thanks to a funding boost approved by the Deschutes County

• Use animal-proof gar bage cans if necessary.

• Be more cautious at dawn and dusk, when cougars are most active.

• Remove heavy brush from near the house and play areas.•Install motion-activated light outdoors along walk ways and driveways.

• Don’t leave food and garbage outside.

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• Carry deterrent spray.

• Steer clear of baby wild life. Mother is likely nearby.

• Do not feed any wildlife. By attracting other wildlife, you may attract a cougar.

• Keep areas around bird feeders clean.

According to OSP, responding officers found the cats in adjacent trees; a third cat ran off. The troopers were advised that the area was a populated neighborhood and that the property owner had a young child on site. The area is also used for outdoor recreation.“Based on the location, it was determined that they were a threat to the neighbor hood and [they] were eutha nized,” OSP reported. Debbie Earle was gar dening on the neighboring property when the incident occurred. She said that she heard shots fired and “my thoughts went in a different direction, and I hid behind a tree.”She saw law enforcement officers with rifles, and she stepped out from behind her cover with her hands up to identify herself. She said that an officer told her there was a cougar in the area and to go indoors.Earle told The Nugget she has mixed feelings about the killing of the cougars, wish ing there was a different way of handling such situations in the wildland-urban interface. She noted that humans have moved into cougar habitat. “I hate to see anything be killed, but I understand,” she said. “You have to err on the side of Signscaution.”ofcougar presence had been reported in the area in recent Cougarweeks.encounters are rare. According to ODFW, there are approximately 6,000 cougars in “NativeOregon.toOregon, cou gars range throughout the state,” ODFW notes. “Their primary food source is deer, but they will also consume elk, raccoons, bighorn sheep, and other mammals and birds. Cougars are territorial animals and maintain home ranges of up to 100 miles. Most active at dawn and dusk, cougars are lone hunters. They are gener ally solitary animals, except for mothers who remain with kittens for about two years. While actual cougar sightings have increased, coyotes, bob cats, and dogs are often mis taken for cougars. A cougar can be identified by its large size, cat-like appearance, consistent tan or tawny body color, and long tail. An adult cougar’s tail is nearly three feet long and a third to a half of its total Residentslength.”are asked to report any cougar sighting or encounter to a local ODFW office or Oregon State Police office.The ODFW has developed a set of guidelines for living in cougar country. If you live in cougar country:•Learn your neighbor hood. Be aware of any wild life corridors or places where deer or elk concentrate.

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• Be alert when sitting qui etly or stopping to rest.

• Cougars often will retreat if given the opportu nity. Leave the animal a way to escape.•Staycalm and stand your ground.•Maintain direct eye contact.•Pick up children, but do so without bending down or turning your back on the cougar.•Back away slowly.

• Deer-proof your garden and yard with nets, lights, fencing.•Fence and shelter live stock. Move them to sheds or barns at night. If you recreate in cougar country:•Be aware of your sur roundings at all times.

• If the cougar seems aggressive, raise your arms to make yourself look larger and clap your hands.

• Be cautious at dusk and dawn.•Never feed any wildlife. Prey attracts predators.

To learn more about the County’s ARPA investments, visit www.deschutes.org/ arpa.

• Be aware that animal calls and animal kills can attract a cougar. If you encounter a cougar:

• Do not run. Running trig gers a chase response in cou gars, which could lead to an attack.•Raise your voice and speak firmly.

The $81,000 allocated to Furnish Hope will help build capacity so that the nonprofit, which was established in 2019, will be able to serve more“Furnishfamilies.Hope is thrilled to have been awarded $81,000 in ARPA funding from the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners to support our goals and ensure that we can continue to turn empty houses into welcom ing homes for those in need of basic household furnish ings,” said Megan Martin, director of Furnish Hope. Deschutes County has received more than $38 mil lion in ARPA funds. The Board has allocated more than $37.7 of those funds.

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• Be especially alert at dawn and dusk, when cougars are most active.

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• Keep pets indoors at dawn and dusk. Shelter them for the night.

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• Leave your dog at home or keep it on a leash. Pets run ning free may lead a cougar back to you.

• Feed pets indoors.

• Do not approach any wildlife; stay at least 100 yards away.

• Walk pets during the day and keep them on a leash.

The Center Foundation is offering ImPACT Concussion Baseline testing for children ages 12 through 18 who have not already received the base line in the past two years. Group testing will be avail able on Monday, August 29, 9 a.m. with more times added as needed.According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, concussions are second only to auto accidents as the leading cause of child hood injury. It is estimated that 15 to 20 percent of high school athletes receive a con cussion in any given year. If an athlete returns to play before the brain is fully healed, they are at risk of Second Impact Concussion Syndrome. In this condition, the brain swells rapidly with, sometimes, fatal consequences. As part of the effort to reduce Second Impact Syndrome, The Center Foundation has adopted the ImPACT Concussion Baseline Test. It is recommended that stu dent athletes have a baseline test every two years. ImPACT Concussion Baseline testing is a computerized “snapshot” of how a child’s healthy brain is functioning. The test takes less than an hour. The base lines are not MRIs or scans — they are computerized assess ment tests. Baseline results are electronically stored for use in the event the child suf fers a concussion. In that case, medical professionals can access baseline results and compare them to post-injury tests conducted at an appro priate stage in the recovery process.Thecost of each baseline test is $20, cash or check made out to The Center Foundation. Registration is required by contacting Stuart Schmidt, program manager, at 541-322-2323. Baseline tests are held at The Center, 2200 NE Neff Rd. in Bend.

• Hike in groups. Make noise to alert wildlife of your presence.•Keep children close to you. Teach them about wildlife.•Keep campsites clean. Sleep 100 yards from cook ing•areas.Store food in animalproof containers.

• If in the very unusual event that a cougar attacks you, fight back with rocks, sticks, bear or pepper spray, tools, or any items available. of big cats had been reported in recent weeks

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It was in April that the City brought Jacob Smith on board as its first ever code enforcement officer. He had been in a similar position in Redmond for 13 years. Our July 5 story on overgrown weeds and grass pointed out a sizeable part of Smith’s job.We wanted to get more in-depth with him, to get the bigger picture on his role and how he’s adapting to it. True, “vegetation” issues as he calls them are at the top of his work pile, as we are now into the peak of the summer growing season. He seemed to want to avoid the use of the word “weeds” when he sat down with us last week for a lengthy interview. In fact, weeds are popping up all over town, especially those around the post office, which have garnered consid erable conversation and con sternation in the community. So we brought it up. “Off limits, pure and simple,” he said. “Federal property and we have no authority.”According to postal work ers who would prefer to remain unnamed, only the postmaster or postmistress can issue a work order to get the weeds weeded. Sisters has not had a postmaster for several months now, unable to fill the position, normally a highly sought-after civil serviceSomewhatjob. related, the post office, according to staff, has not paid its bill to Republic Services, the trash hauler, and trash was piling up last week as shown below. Again, nothing Smith can do about it. Efforts to reach a regional postal employee with authority to intervene yielded no results when The Nugget attempted to make contact.Smith talked eloquently about the fine line between using a carrot versus a stick in gaining compliance. It’s his and the City’s preference to use the former, and it must be working. In May, Smith issued 30 notices and 28 have been remedied by the offender. In June it was 52 of 54. In his entire career with the City of Redmond he had a 96 percent compliance rate. The Nugget asked if most of his work was pro-active or reactive and he did not hesitate: proactive. That’s not to say that citizens don’t call, mainly for ques tions, and occasionally with complaints.Someof the more vocal of citizen complaints deal with the Dark Skies initia tive, to which the City gives full-throated support. Smith himself is personally a Dark SkiesOtheradvocate.than “vegetation” (weeds), Smith covers a broad range of municipal codes, from signage to con struction sites, the latter seemingly a full-time job in itself given the ongoing, nonstop construction boom in Sisters.When we asked about the amount of litter at con struction sites for example, Smith told us that litter is one of those things that is complicated. While true that litter on a property is the responsibility of the prop erty owner, the owner prob ably didn’t put it there. The wind did, or perhaps nearby workers. He’s not inclined to penalize the property owner and works softly to get resolution.Heseemed surprised when we asked about cracked and broken sidewalks caused by building contractors. That was an area among others where he hasn’t received complaints. Unless and until citizens complain, some codes do not get attention. He and the City are driven first by safety. He’s had to get a number of sidewalk signs by merchants removed, for instance, code viola tions of course, but poten tially an immediate risk to an accident.Wetalked at length about the emphasis on safety ver sus aesthetics. Neither he nor his bosses see their role as enforcing some code of beauty. Safety is objective; aesthetics are subjective. He pointed out the high expectations Sisters citi zens have for how the city is managed and maintained — expectations he is trying to meet.“Sisters is a town of 4,000 but expects services as if it were 50,000,” Smith declared.

Overgrown weeds at the Post Office have attracted community attention, but there’s nothing the City of Sisters can do about it.

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Star watch Saturday evening August 27 Sisters A stronomy Club, a committee of Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), will hold its ﬁnal public starwatch of 2022. Join amateur ast ronomers who bring their telescopes to share views of the celestial objects of the summer night sky. Learn how to recognize constellat ions and the names of the brightest stars .

Voter Registration e League of Women Voters of Deschutes Count y will be registering voters outside the Sisters Librar y on Tuesdays, September 20 , October 4 and 11. e last day to register to vote, declare or change a party a liation, or put through a change of signature or address is October 18 , 2022. For more information, info@lw vdeschutes org. Parkinson’sSupportGroup Are you a person experiencing Parkinson’s disease (PD) or a care partner/f amily member desiring to better support your loved one with PD? We invite you to join our support group to experience f riendship, shared experiences , and a better understanding of PD. Please join us the second ursday of the month 1-2:30 p.m. at the Sisters Librar y, 110 N . Cedar St. Sisters For more information contact Carol Pfeil, program coordinator of Parkinson’s Resource s of Oregon, 541-6 68-6599 or carol@ parkinsonsresources.or Free Weekly Meal Se rvice Family Kitchen is hosting a weekly to-go hot meal ser vice on Tuesdays f rom 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Sisters Communit y Church, 130 0 W. McKenzie Hwy. For info: www.FamilyKitchen .org Sisters Pickleball Cour ts are now open at the old elementar y school tennis courts . Bring your friends and your own water Parking is available in the school parking lot in July and August (not at Cit y Hall or the SSD administration lots). Organized play, available to everyone, is coming soon! For information call 209-743-1937. Memorabilia Needed e ree Sisters Historical Societ y is planning a new exhibit about the history of log ging and the mills around Sisters But they need your help. If you have artif acts , old photos, memorabilia, or even remember the log ging days and old mills , please contact the Museum at 541-549-14 03 . ey would love to see what you have, and hear your stories!

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Free Lunches For Seniors e Council on Aging of Central Oregon is ser ving seniors (60+) f ree lunches on Tuesdays , Wednesdays, and ursdays at the Sisters Communit y Church located at 130 0 McKenzie Hwy., Sisters . e Tuesday meal is sit down f rom 11 a .m. to 1 p.m . and also o ers activities and information about health, communit y resources , and nutrition. On Wednesdays and ursdays lunche s are o ered drive-through style, f rom 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 reser vation. For more information call 541 678 5483

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Free Pet Food Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furr y Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4 023 to schedule your pickup. Located at 412 E . Main Ave., Ste. 4 m rowo Chapel in the Pine s Camp Sher man • 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.shepherdof thehillsluther anchurch.com St . Edward the Mart yr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinit y Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass • 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinit y Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670 ; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacr ament Meeting Calvar y Church 484 W. Wa shington 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 , 541-30 6-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship Baha’i Faith Currently Zoom meetings: devotions , course training s, informational firesides. Local cont ac t Shauna Rocha 541647-9826 • www.bahai.org or www.bahai.us Wellhouse Church 442 Trinit y Way • 541-549-4184 ht tps://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday Worship e Episcopal Church of the Tr ansfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Rd . • 541-549-70 87 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship 10 :15 a.m. Episcopal Sund ay Worship www.episcopalsisters.com Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Rd . • 541-389-8960 www.sistersna z.org • info@sistersna z.org 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Communit y Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hw y. • 541-549-1201 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com SISTE RS -A REA C HUR CH ES Please call the church before at tending to verify current status of services as restrictions are adjusted. POLICY Nonprofits schools , churches bir th engagement, wedding , and anniversar y notices may run at no charge. Business items do not run on this page. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows Email nug get@nug getnews .com or drop o at 4 42 E . Main Ave Text must include a “for more information” contac t. Deadline is 5 p.m. on Fridays ANNOUNCEMENTS #Cleartheshelters Special! Waived adoption fee! MEET

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Camp Sher man Pancake Breakf ast. Bring your family and f riends to a traditional pancake breakfast at Camp Sherman Communit y Hall, Sunday, September 4, 8-11 a.m. Enjoy all-you-can-eat ham, eggs , pancakes , orange juice, and co ee. Adult s $10 , children 5-10 years $6 , under 5 f ree. Proceeds benefit Camp Sherman Historical Societ y and Friends of the Metolius . More information: 541-595-2719. Friends of the Metolius Interpretive Walk s Join Susan Prince on the ninth walk in the Friends of the Metoliu s Interpretive Walks series . e Camp Sherman Bridge to Allingham Bridge & back walk will be held August 27 f rom 9 to 11 a .m. Obser ve Information: 541-549-7087. High Desert Chorale Needs Singer s e Sisters High Deser t Chorale is gearing up for Christmas and we’re inviting singers of all ages and abilities to join us! Practices for our Christmas concerts begin Monday, September 19. We meet ever y Monday evening at 6:30 at the Church of the Transfiguration on Brook s Camp Road . No auditions required. For information, contact Connie Gunterman at 541-588-0362. Weekly Food Pant ry e Wellhouse Church will have a weekly food pantr y on ursdays at 4:30 p.m. (222 N Trinit y Way) Both drive-through pick-up and shopping-st yle distribution are available 541-549-4184 for information 25th Annual Countr y Fair in Sisters at e Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Silent auction and reception Friday, September 16 , 5-8 p.m. Silent auction and Country Fair Saturday, September 17, 10 a .m. to 3 p.m. Church is located at corner of Highway 242 and Brook s Camp Road. Saturday includes music, homemade Marionb erry cobbler & ice cream, café, children’s games and activities, animals , Countr y Store, book sale, and more. Free admission All proceeds donated to local communit y support agencies. Info: 541-549-7087.

Communit y shredding event will be held Saturday, August 27, 10 a .m. to Noon at Sisters Sheri ’s O ce Subst ation, 703 N . L arch St. is is a residential f ree shred event and is not intended for business/ commercial shredding. Items accepted are paper clips and staples , but not plastic bags or three-ring binders. Medications accepted are: prescription, patches , ointments , over-thecounter, vitamins , samples , and medications for pets . No sharps or thermometers . Also, if anyone has an old, t attered American ﬂag they would like properly disposed of, it can be done at these event s . Food donations are accepted for Kiwanis Food Bank. Information: 541-388-6 655. Sisters Transpor tation and Ride Share (STARS) Dispatchers are booking non-emergenc y medical rides Tuesdays and ursdays , 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rides are based on volunteer driver availabilit y and are provided Monday through Friday, 8 a .m. to 5 p.m. At least 48 hours advance notice required . STAR S Dispatcher number for all rides is 541-9 045545 . STAR S is an Age Friendly Sisters Countr y Action Team.

“Know Flavor ” with Deschutes Public Librar y Flavor, spice, and everything nice to make your taste buds sing. Learn easy, microwave-f riendly vegan recipes and attend a traditional Kimchi workshop. Uncover a world of flavor hiding in your spice cabinet and discover how spice traveled via the Silk Road to play a critical role in world history. Programs marked with an asterisk. Kimchi Work shop Learn to make t wo types of this traditional Korean dish. Leah ompson demonstrates how to make a fermented kimchi and a f resh kimchi salad to be eaten immediately. Registration required . ursday, September 1, 3 p.m. at Sisters Librar y, 110 N . Cedar St. Microwave-friendly, PlantBased Recipe s Discover easy, microwave-f riendly vegan recipes . Cookbook authors Robin Coarts and Jules Schnedeker share tips, tricks , and recipes f rom their latest cookbook, “PlantBased College Cooking: the Ultimate Guide for the Broke + Busy ” Wednesday, September 7, 6:30 p.m., l ive online, www.deschuteslibrar y. org. Tastes Along the Old Silk Roads Discover how flavors , spices , and trade traveled the world via the Silk Road. Author and Professor of History Roxann Prazniak focuses on the first global era of trans-Eurasian exchange gave of current Saturday, September 10, 2 p.m., deschuteslibrary.org at 541-719-8727. PIPER! Piper is an 8-year-old kitty who was surrendered because a family member developed severe allergie s to her. She has been indoors only, around kids over 7 years, is litterbox trained, used to brushing , and enjoys a scratching post Piper can be shy at first so a family that will give her a few days to warm up will be best for her. She has never been around other animals and with her shyness with new people, she would probably do best in a quiet home. If you think this sweet girl could be your new feline companion, come meet Piper! 541-382-3537

House Concert Live Music: Jeff Plankenhorn 6:30 p.m. $20 Hosted by Kev and Karly Lusby of Sisters RSVP for address: lassenbutterﬂy@gmail.com; www.jeffplankenhorn.com.

Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.

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Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114. Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: The Quons 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

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Eric Leadbetter 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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The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Sarah Clarke Big Lawn Series, 6 to 8 p.m., free all ages More information at www TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.

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SATURDAY • AUGUST 27 Sisters Depot Live Music: Ty Curtis 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com

Sisters Saloon Live Music: The Brothers Reed 6 to 8 p.m. All ages Free For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill. Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music featuring Sean Paul, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. Info: sistersfarmersmarket.com.

THURSDAY • AUGUST 25

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Guacalypso 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 Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114. Entertainment & Events Calendar listings are free to Nugget advertisers. Non-advertisers can purchase an event listing for $35/week. Submit items by 5 p.m. Fridays to nugget@nuggetnews.com. EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 201 E. Sun Ranch Dr Monday-Satur541-588-0311ComeSeeUs!day,7a.m.to5 p.m. DayBrew-TifulIt’saforaFika! Get Up & ComingScooElectricGo…tersSoon!541-904-4673411E.CascadeAve.,Sisters Sun-Wed 8 -5  Thurs-Sat 8 -7  541-549-9631 W Barclay Dr Sisters Mon-Fri: 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. www.sistersrent al.com HEADACHE RACKS CAB AVCROSSRACKSBOXESFLATBEDSTRUCKACCESSORIESAILABLENOW!

Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music by Doug Williams, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. Info: sistersfarmersmarket.com.

Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: Lilli Werona Band 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

The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Ryan Sollee (Opener: Steven Sczepanik) Big Lawn Series, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages More information at www TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.

THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 8

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Shaene Marie Pascal 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information ﬁnd The Barn in Sisters on Facebook.

Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114. 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

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FRIDAY • AUGUST 26 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 Community Church Live Music: Anvil Blasters, Pete Kar tsounes, and Bob Baker Summer Concert Series on the lawn. 6 p.m. Free (donation to featured nonproﬁt, Family Access Network, is appreciated). Bring chairs or blanket. Food trucks onsite at 5 p.m. More information at www.SistersChurch.com. Sisters Saloon Live Music: John Shipe, Mark Ransom, and Friends 6 to 8 p.m. All ages Free For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.

Sisters Depot Live Music: Bob Baker & Pete Kar tsounes 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover charge. More information at www.sistersdepot.com.

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

Sisters Depot Live Music: John Shipe 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com

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Sisters Saloon Live Music: Thomas T & The Blue Chips 6 to 8 p.m. All ages Free For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.

Madras Airport Airshow of The Cascades 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Air show and displays, car show, live music by Sweet Red & The Hot Rod Billies. Veterans and kids 5 and under get in free Tickets at www cascadeairshow.com.

SUNDAY • AUGUST 28 Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music by Whychus, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. For info visit www.sistersfarmersmarket.com.

Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.

Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114. Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: Dave & Melody Hill 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

MONDAY • SEPTEMBER 5

SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 4

Madras Airport Airshow of The Cascades 2 to 11 p.m. Air show and displays, car show, live music by Precious Byrd, ﬁreworks. Veterans and kids 5 and under get in free Tickets at www cascadeairshow.com.

THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 1

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Fractal 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information ﬁnd The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Bart Budwig Band 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information ﬁnd The Barn in Sisters on Facebook.

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Maxwell Friedman Group 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information ﬁnd The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Devils Thursday House Band, 6 to 8 p.m., free, all ages More information at www TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Gabrial Swayn 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information ﬁnd The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.

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A Deschutes Forest crew. PHOTO COURTESY U.S. FOREST SERVICE SMITHOMAPHOTOBYL The Nugget is brought to you weekly because of our advertisers’ suppor t. So we ask you to suppor t t he local businesses which help make your community, hometown newspaper possible. SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY

If you park at the Allingham Bridge in Camp Sherman and walk upstream on the west side of the Metolius River Trail, you walk beside Allingham Meadow. First you cross a small spring on a bridge and then wind through shady trees to begin the river trail. There are big ponderosa pines strangely in a row and massive trees with fire scars. It is peaceful and wild. But if you look very closely you may see wires high up in big pine, a small concrete block in the grass, a fleck of obsidian, or a piece of a pipe in the adjacent forest. With a whiff of campfire smoke from the nearby campground and a little imagination, you might think you hear voices in the sounds of the river, the murmur of a family’s dinner hour, young men laughing, or children’s excitement as they catch a fish. The first people to rest in the meadows were Native American tribes who came for the good fishing in the first five miles of the Metolius. A river full of spawning “Metolo,” or Chinook salmon. Sockeye salmon runs also came by on their way to Suttle Lake, continuing their long swim from the Pacific Ocean to travel up Lake Creek to their spawning ground in the tiny stream that links Blue Lake and Suttle Lake.

The secrets ofAllingham Meadow

A man named Bob Pyett squatted on the meadow in 1880, building a rough cabin and corral. In 1888, he traded it all for two horses, and Margaret and David Allingham moved in. Pioneers from the Midwest, they expanded the meadow, dug an irrigation ditch from Lake Creek, and raised hay and livestock. In 1890 they bought lumber from the Stanton Mill near Black Butte and built the first real house in the basin. Some sources report they had nine children, but only Dollie, a younger daughter lived with them. David would herd his cattle on a long journey to The Dalles to sell, while Margaret briefly served as the first postmaster. In 1900, they sold to a Mr. Alley, who eventually traded the place to the U.S. government, and in 1906 the Forest Service moved in and stayed at Allingham for the next 100Perryyears.South, the first forest ranger of the Metolius, lived there with his wife, Leda, as they started their family. After Perry moved to Sisters, other rangers and forest guards lived at the old ranch house with their families.Anaccount by Lora Zumwalt, Leda South’s sister, can be found in the classic Sisters history “That Was Yesterday.” Lora describes her demanding life as a guard’s wife from 1918-1924 as she managed the station when her husband, Frank, was gone chasing fires. Lora was responsible for feeding official and nonofficial visitors from her garden, their animals, the fish in the river, and her busy oven. She was allowed to charge 45 cents a meal. The demand for bread from visitors and locals was so great she sometimes baked twice a day, as well as crafting many delicious “cream and lemon pies.” Their Model T would take her to the Allingham bridge and young fisherman circa 1930. Meadows are rare in the deep forests of Sisters Country. Found near rivers and springs, their deeper loamy soils grow grasses and summer wildflowers and, when wet enough, discourage trees.

People have been drawn to meadows for centuries, to camp, graze animals, cultivate grasses, and gaze at a portal to the open sky.

By Maret Pajutee Correspondent

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 13 valley to pick fruit to preserve. A long line of forest guards and rangers lived in the old ranch house after that. Young men from the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), living where Riverside Campground stands today, worked on the irrigation ditch and remodeled the house in 1938. They found walls papered with newspapers, once in 1902, probably by Mr. Alley, and again in 1908 during Perry South’s tenure. They determined Mr. Alley read the Oregon Statesman , NW Pacific Farmer , Home Queen , The Housewife , and the Christian Standard. Perry South preferred the Morning Oregonian and The Dalles Weekly Chronicle By 1942, the CCC boys were gone but the need for work crews to fight fires, improve roads, pile brush, and thin trees remained, so the Allingham Project Camp was developed. Details from the 1958 Site Plan show the ranger station, a cookhouse, bunkhouses, and a garage. In an oral history captured by Jill Benhower, longtime Sisters resident, Don Rowe described life in 1957-58 in the old, uninsulated bunkhouses with 20 men and their amazing one-armed cook, PricePriceGarlington.wasskillful with his sharp cleaver but Don helped him with some tasks in exchange for a discount on his meals. They ate well, Friday night hamburgers on huge homemade buns, lots of steak and pork chops, and homemade cookies and cakes. The Allingham crew pay was $1.52 an hour and out of that they had to pay back room and board.Price ran a clean ship, and if anyone skipped the wash basins outside and came in dirty, he stood there with his sharp cleaver and yelled “OUT! You don’t come in my cookhouse looking like that!”

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The young men played poker, played tricks on their rivals the Sugarpine Crew on Green Ridge, went to the campgrounds to meet girls, and swam at Scout Lake. Several Camp Sherman ladies married men from the crew. The Trail crew kept their mules in the meadow inside a rickety barbed wire fence. The Allingham crew spent many evening hours chasing stray mules, because they were always getting out. By 1959, the cookhouse was closed and the crews ate at a restaurant in Camp Sherman. The old guard station house was removed in the 1960s but the cookhouse continued to serve as Forest Service housing into the 1990s. The mules were long gone by the time the bunkhouses were moved to Sisters. Friends of the Metolius volunteers removed scattered tatters of the barbed wire fence to protect wildlife. No trace of the cookhouse remains. It

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An old-growth pine with fire scar in Allingham Meadow. Margaret and David Allingham.

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The Outlaws boys soc cer squad has made steady improvements, and their collective skill and “soc cer IQ” has grown tremen dously, thanks to Coach Jeff Husmann, who has coached them the past four years. Husmann noted that with the improvement the team’s expectations for success has grown and the boys are up for the Sisterschallenge.has shifted to 3A, and the change will allow the Outlaws to be even more competitive.According to Husmann, the seniors are the spirit and identity of this year’s team. They have raised the bar of the program as they have put in the work, and stepped up as positive leaders. They have high expectations for this year and model to the other play ers what it takes to be suc cessful. Seniors include Aidan Eckert, Corbin Fredland, Tate Kaczmarek, Taine Martin, Zenus Ortega, and Gus Patton. Eckert is a four-year starter, a very skilled player, and often orchestrates the offensive attack. He’s also skilled on defense as he dis rupts the opponent’s offensive threat. Kaczmarek is also a fouryear starter, and Husmann noted he’s highly motivated to lead the team. He is attackminded, has a high work rate, is passionate about the game, and is skilled and physically fit. Patton has come to own the center-back position. He’s a smart, tough defender who communicates well with his teammates. Gus is the leader of the Outlaws’ defensive unit and truly enjoys playing the game.Fredland emerged as the Outlaws’ starting goalkeeper last season, and has fully com mitted himself to improve ment at that position. He is very athletic and has great field vision. Husmann noted that this year he will also con tribute in the midfield, as he is speedy and Martin,fit.according to Husmann, has shown the greatest improvement from last season. He understands his role well, can be a nui sance to other teams, and his speed will help the Outlaws surprise their opponents this year. Martin is part of the Outlaws’ one-two punch at goalkeeper and has improved in that position as well. The juniors, Carson Bell, Vincent Christian, Austin Dean, Baylor Dyer, Evan Martin, and Dylan Rundle, will bring a lot of experience and toughness to the team. Most notable is Vincent Christian, a three-year starter. Christian is passionate and highly motivated, and played several positions for the Outlaws last year. With the team’s increased skill level, it’s likely Christian will be in a more attacking role this year. He has an impressive skill set and understands the gameDeanwell.is once again going to be a force to be reckoned with. He is physical, scrappy, and highly coachable. He was a versatile player last year and has the ability to immediately impact a game. He most likely will play as a defensive mid fielder, but he also has the speed to make smart, attack ingDyerruns. had a breakout year last year, and earned a starting spot as an outside back. He is tenacious and speedy and continues to learn his role as a contributor to the team. He also likes to get forward with the attack-minded offense. Martin is another player who has shown solid improve ment from last year. Husmann stated that although Martin is somewhat unorthodox in his playing style, he is quite effective as a defender. He’s excellent at challenging the offensive threat and savvy at leading the counter attack. Bell is a skilled player and understands the game well. He was a strong leader on the JV squad last year, has steadily improved, and will be a big contributor on the var sity team this year. Rundle is an intelligent player, is com mitted to improve, and is very coachable.Sophomores

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Daniel Benson, Micah Dachtler, Bryant Davis, Andrew Islas, Keegan Kroytz, Cooper Merrril, Levi Szesze, and Max Verbitsky will also play for the Outlaws this year. Husmann noted that the great est improvements from last year have come from this group of guys. The coaches have high expectations for these guys and several will be vying for time on the varsity pitch.Benson, Dachtler, and Merrill are all sophomore standouts.Benson is a very crafty, offensive-minded player, more confident this year, and motivated to improve. Dachtler put in a lot of time in the off-season, and is a knowl edgeable and versatile player.

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Husmann noted that Merrill has developed into a rugged and intelligent defender, and is hungry to Freshmenimprove.thatjoin the Outlaws program include Joseph Dirksen, Dugan Draper, Rylan Holden, Jesse Polachek, and Frank Trask, and Husmann has noticed their commitment to improve. They arrive early and work on skills before practice even begins, and have a shared pas sion and love for the game. Husmann said, “It can be a bit daunting to be the young guys on the team, but they are very coachable and motivated. Jesse Polachek is certainly a standout among this group. He comes with a lot of club soccer experience and will certainly be a contributor on the varsity team. Ryan Holden is also a skilled player and has a strong soccer background. It will be exciting to see the growth of these players.” This year’s squad is physi cally fit, balanced, understand the game well, and have set high goals for the season. Their goals are to foster a positive team culture, win their division, go deep into the state tournament, and have fun along the way. Sisters will kick off their season with a non-league matchup against Madras on Friday, August 30.

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The wait is over. After nearly a year, Toriizaka Art has opened at 222 W. Hood Ave. in the space formerly long occupied by Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery. The new gallery was rebuilt from the skeleton up — new floors, new walls, new windows, new roof, new plumbing, all-new electric, brand-new kitchenette, and a paint job inside and out. The renovated space is nothing of its former self. The curator, Karen Thomas, has taken art in Sisters to a new height. She and her husband, Jack Bird, owners, have not only an expansive collection, but a sense of design and style that you’d expect in LA’s Art District or New York’s Soho. Over 200 works are dis played on uncluttered walls.

At Toriizaka, visitors are greeted first by the energetic and knowledgeable Thomas, and then by a range of con temporary Asian art not at all what one typically imagines. The works are large, many framed. One triptych mea sures 51 inches by 102 inches, and is the most expensive piece in the gallery. Prices range from $450 to $25,000. Eight paintings are marked at $12,500, one at $16,500 and dozens in the low to mid $4,000s.This is serious art from noted artists, mostly from Vietnam, and several from Japan. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Vietnam was a French colony, and the European rule had great effect on the artistic produc tion in the Asian country, spe cifically through the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine, founded in 1925. Now the Vietnam University of Fine Art, the school left a lasting impression that was picked up by many masters of Vietnamese modern and con temporaryThomasart.and Bird now reside permanently in Black Butte Ranch, following years of seasonal residency. They lived in Japan from 1992 to 2018 and opened a salonstyle gallery in Tokyo in 2006. Thomas has no formal art or design training, acquir ing a passion for art simply by seeing it and feeling it that drives her to this day. They have four adult chil dren spread across the coun try. Travel was a major com ponent of their lives, giving them the opportunity to expe rience and collect art, adding a following of collectors.

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“Most of our patrons come to us by word of mouth and many have become lifelong friends. Art displayed on their walls and in the various col lections we’ve curated has fueled interest in our gallery and our sales have been to collectors around the world,” ThomasAmongsaid.her accomplish ments, Thomas has curated hundreds of pieces of art for leading Japan hotels like the Hilton and the 950-room spaceInterContinental.The5,600-square-footisdivided,with Toriizaka using 4,100 and Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop leasing the remainder. Paulina Springs Books is expand ing into the space previously occupied by Sisters Gallery & Frame.The museum-level gallery lacks nothing in state of the art design. The picture rails all but disappear into the ceil ing. The wall colors are subtle backdrops for the art, which is generally vibrant in color and rich in texture. There are also scattered sculptures in wood or bronze, accents primarily to the paintings. Lighting is remarkably technical. The gallery is divided into 14 vignettes (salons), none of which is crowded. Viewing benches on oriental rugs are strategically positioned for study or simply to gaze in wonder. Toriizaka imagines musi cal events enhancing its tran quil setting. Thomas envi sions string quartets or small chamber ensembles adding to the ambience, but any num ber of genres could enrich the setting. classes to the gallery for field trips, where they can browse, study, or have work shops. Most of the salons can hold 30 to 40 comfort ably. Likewise, the gal lery can be made available for charitable fundraisers. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appoint ment. Winter hours will be adjusted to allow Thomas

By Bill Bartlett Toriizaka Art is Sisters’ newest gallery.

“I wanted a wabi-sabi feel,” she said, as Bird quoted the essence of the words: “In traditional Japanese aesthet ics, wabi-sabi is a worldview centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciat ing beauty that is ‘imperfect, impermanent, and incom plete’ in nature. It is preva lent throughout all forms of Japanese art. It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence, impermanence,specificallysuffering, and emptiness or absence of self-nature.”

Over the years, a multi tude of possible scenarios for relieving the traffic conges tion have been explored and rejected for several reasons, most notably cost. A couplet, with one-way east-bound traffic on Hood Avenue and one-way west-bound traf fic on Main Avenue, was considered multiple times without gaining traction. With a couplet, freight traf fic would still be traveling through downtown. The old Brooks Scanlon logging road on the south side of Sisters was studied as a possible bypass route around Sisters, but land acquisition and con struction costs were found to be prohibitive.Barclay Drive was identified in the 2021 Transportation Safety Plan as an alternate route around downtown Sisters, connect ing Locust Street to the US 20/Barclay roundabout. The project entails improving the existing Barclay Drive roadway to a three-lane arterial section, with two 10-foot, curb-tight multiuse pathways. From the Highway 20/Barclay round about to Pine Street, the roadway will be re-striped after development on both sides (Sisters Woodlands and the industrial park) has widened the roadway to accommodate the three-lane section.Pine Street to Locust Street will be widened to accommodate turn lanes, which will require acquisi tion of a handful of small rights-of-way to increase the curve radii for large truck movements. The realign ment of the Locust/Barclay intersection will also assist in making the northboundwestbound movement from Locust Street the primary route. Additional items Kittleson will be charged with designing include dark sky-friendly LED Cobra lighting, franchise utility coordination, and significant tree and existing landscape preservation.Thepublic involvement/ outreach will consist of a presentation to the Public Works Advisory Board and a City Council presenta tion. City staff are to work with the community toward enhancing the functions and livability of the business and property owners affected by the project. 1 doing a few calculations, “I’ve volunteered for over 16,000 hours with the Thrift Store.”Baldwin, who prefers serving out of the limelight, is always quick to point out that many people were responsible for the Thrift Store’s success. “It was lovely receiving the award and much appre ciated. Sharlene Weed and Carmel Johnson did a fine job during the presentation,” sheBaldwinsaid. received a large, framed print signed by the President of the United States.Much more comfortable talking about the Thrift Store than herself, Baldwin remi nisced about the growth and transitions the store has made over the years.

Baldwin loves running into customers who often feel like family. She enjoys catch ing up with people who have been coming in for years. It’s also a treat when she attends groundbreaking ceremonies for new Habitat homeowners. “I enjoy meeting the fami lies and sometimes volun teering with them in the back room,” she said. Among her cherished memories are Christmas sea sons when children shop in the Thrift Store for their par ents and siblings.. “We wrap their gifts for them so they can have some thing special under the tree,” she said. “That’s a nice time for me. It’s all about helping others.”Volunteering is some thing Baldwin always recom mends. Working at the Thrift Store with people who share a spirit of giving and volun teerism has allowed Baldwin to meet so many like-minded people.“You get paid in friend ships and the many wonder ful things that happen day to day,” she said. To learn more about vol unteering with Sisters Habitat for Humanity visit

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“We remodeled the twostory building and opened May of 1993. Over time, we outgrew the space due to all the lovely donations we received,” said Baldwin. Running out of space wasn’t the only problem with the location.

“My husband Frank had built dressing rooms in the carport in back of the home where the store was located. They had dirt floors and were just little things. One morning when I was open ing the shop and cleaning out the dressing rooms, I saw that there were icicles in the dressing rooms,” she said, laughing.After eight years work ing full-time as a volunteer managing the Thrift Store, in 2000, Baldwin retired, or more accurately shifted gears and took some time off — at least from the Thrift Store. She continued volun teering for other organiza tions and giving back to her community.WhenSisters Habitat for Humanity was able to open a thrift store in the old Sisters Drug building in 2019, Baldwin was thrilled. She began volunteering again for the store, working in the back room sorting donations with about a dozen other vol unteers. The back room is a bustling, busy place where donations are cleaned, pro cessed, and organized before arriving on the store shelves.

16 Wednesday, August 24, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon total cost for design and bidding comes in at just under $100,000, to be paid out of the Street System Development fund. When the Locust/ Highway 20 roundabout and Barclay Drive improve ments are complete, trucks and through traffic will be able to enter the roundabout at either end of town to access Barclay Drive, which will carry traffic around Cascade Avenue, thus reduc ing the current congestion on Cascade Avenue at heavy traffic times and the impact of large trucks in downtown.

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To the Editor: When people tell me the election was stolen, what I hear them saying is that the Democrats are brilliant. I mean astonishing brilliant! They successfully stole the election from a sitting U.S. president despite the fact he knew it was going to happen four years in advance, and relentlessly shouted it out to the entire world. It’s like he could see into the future — amazing!

I’m at an age where I’ve seen a fair amount of our crazy history. I was old enough to see some of the McCarthy era hearings, the wacky 1960s, Vietnam, oil embargoes with gas lines, an entire embassy of hostages taken, 9/11, etc., etc., etc. In all that time I was never fearful for our country until now. There are people in this country who are try ing to figure out how they can take it over and instill their way of thinking. Even in the worst of the ’60s, with some of the most violent and radical leftist groups setting off bombs and robbing banks, I was never wor ried for the whole country. I knew the much greater majority of the left was against such methods and knew those thugs for who they were. This time it’s different. The radical right has metastasized into the mainstream right and a large majority of them think that the only way to get their way is through violence. They’ve been suck ered into cult thinking and big lies. They can’t even see the hypocrisy in their lead ers. They think that they have the monop oly on patriotism. They think the left is to blame for everything wrong in this country. The left is not their enemy; they are their enemy. “An honest but mistaken man, when once shown the truth, either ceases to be mistaken, or ceases to be honest.”

Finally, the latest issue of The Nugget (August 17) has the headline “City plans for water system upgrades,” which has the ring of panic. Apart from general maintenance, we are told of the imminent need to improve and expand the water system, which will cost millions of dollars. Why? The main reason is obvious: overdevelopment; but this is not mentioned. And who will pay for it? We can easily guess. It is not difficult to imagine future lawsuits against the City and devel opers over water issues. We will be in for a roughGaryride.Leiser s s s It can happen here

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Furthermore, we must recognize that Sisters’ aquifer cannot be considered in isola tion. It extends far beyond the City’s urban boundary. It underlies the hopscotch develop ment around the city and nearby farms and ranches. Do we even know approximately the total amount of water being extracted by all users and the effect on the aquifer even if we were not in a drought? Some wells around the city are having to be sunk deeper and deeper.

Yet, again in the same issue of The Nugget, the city manager says, “Nothing tells us we are running out of water.” What is the evi dence for this, a few test wells? He goes on to say that “developers are required to pay for water mitigation.” Does this simply mean that they must pay to dig deeper wells, which is an admission that the aquifer is being dimin ished? Or do they make up for the loss of water by trucking it in?

To the Editor: Fascism: A political system based on a very powerful leader, state control of social and economic life, and extreme pride in coun try and race, with no expression of political disagreement allowed.

— Cambridge Dictionary Let’s break this down: A very powerful leader. This would be a leader who felt he ( or she, but not likely) could do or say whatever he wants. This sounds familiar. I think we just had a leader who thought he could do whatever he wanted, and I think we’ve got another potential one in the wings down in Florida, who seems even scarier.State control of social and economic life. You know, like changing tried-and-true teach ing methods, removing any historical refer ence to anything that might make the white race feel uncomfortable, taking away rights of women to control what happens to their bodies, as some examples. Extreme pride in country and race. OK, I have extreme pride in my country but I don’t believe it’s “My country, right or wrong.” I believe in “My country, right the wrong.” I don’t believe in “ America, love it or leave it.” I believe in “America, love it and fix it.” As far as race goes, I do have pride in my race — the human race. I think we should take great pride on how far we’ve come (well, some of us) from when we were factious apes in the trees. But this is not what is meant in a fascist system. In a fascist system you make it a crime, punishable by imprisonment or death to speak against your government and you deal with any race, religion, nonconform ing people that you don’t like by deportation, imprisonment, or murder. No expression of political disagreement allowed — I think a good example of this is how the Republicans have turned on many of their own people for expressing a different viewpoint then their dear leader. Liz Cheney, who I probably never would’ve agreed with politically, has shown herself to be a true American (“my country, right the wrong”) and, I have the feeling, will be back to get revenge in the near future.

So, apparently the Democrats success fully recruited legions of loyal operatives from federal, state, and local governments, along with a countless number of election volunteers in all 50 states, along with con spirators to fill out fraudulent mail-in bal lots and forge all the signatures. This was no small feat. Especially impressive was the successful bipartisan recruitment efforts of key Republicans, including Mike Pence, Bill Barr, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Brad Raffensperger, and Mitt Romney to name the obvious; without them the plan would have surely failed. They played their roles perfectly. Remember when Bill Barr declared no election fraud and then quit? Masterful. And let’s not forget all the recruited judges who tossed out some 60 lawsuits. And the unsung heroes, the coders or hack ers that corrupted the Dominion voting machines. What’s truly staggering was that not one person leaked a single word or document to the press and no whistle blower has stepped forward to expose the conspiracy.Everyone should be humbled by the unwavering commitment to the Democrats’ cause. People will be studying this for years to come. So what I’m saying is that if you believe the election was stolen, then you must admit that the Democrats are the superior party; if not you must admit that Mr. Trump lost the election fair and square. Personally, I believe the Republicans and Democrats are equally pathetic, and Joe Biden was the lucky winner of an election between two substandard candidates — politics as usual. Plenty of room for improvement.

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Creekside, lake beach, the Lodge’s great lawn, the forest — each area feels different.

Another new step for Starshine is stargazing. Sharp produces stargazing programs for guests at Suttle Lodge, Black Butte Ranch, and Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman. That knowledge comes “straight out of the naturalist stuff” in her background.Someprograms are available only to resort guests. Others, though, can be enjoyed by Sisters-area residents. Sharp has been known to show up as Nightingale the Fairy to make magical things happen at birthday parties, too. “If you want to do a birthday party or any kids programs at Suttle Lodge, or stargazing at Suttle Lodge? Those are all available to the general public,” she said. Learn more about Starshine’s programs at www.starshinetheater.com.

STARSHINE: Program offers kids creative outlet Continued from page 3 Starshine founder Jennie Sharp parades toward a forest stage with one of her campers.

“We build fairy and gnome homes with beautiful things we find along the lake,” she said. “The kids build things on their own, like elaborate cities with levee systems that get destroyed by waves.”

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outdoors,” she said, sitting alongside Suttle Lake by her pop-top van. She did a forestry program at the University of California at Berkeley, finished her teaching degree, and then went to the Yosemite Institute. Now called Nature Bridge and involving multiple locations, this environmental education organization was then located in Yosemite National Park. The institute gave Sharp valuable experience as a teacher and naturalist.“Ihad groups of school kids come for the week,” she explained. “I would be their trail leader, about the same size as my camps now— between 10 and 15 kids. I did that for three-and-ahalf years, met my husband there, and then went back to school.”She studied education leadership and earned a master’s degree focused on sustainability education from Portland State University. But until the pandemic hit, Sharp hadn’t combined her three areas of study and experience: performance, education, and the great outdoors. In 2020, Starshine camps were put on hold for a COVID hiatus. That summer, Suttle Lodge reached out to Sharp, asking her to lead short programs for children of guests at the Lodge. Now she also holds Starshine’s week-long day camps at Suttle Lodge in summer. Immersion in nature has become part of the program. “Suttle Lodge has been really supportive,” said Sharp. “There are a lot of cool little nooks around the property. We can start in one area, then go 200 yards away and be in a completely different environment.”

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 21 collected in a self-published book he called “Pandemic Portraits.”Inthespring of 2021, vac cines became available, and there was a sense of relief. “COVID times were end ing,” Bennett said. “The world of touch — our first sense — merged back into our lives. We could now meet in large groups, shake hands, and hug again. We were back in touch.” After “Pandemic Portraits” was published, the plastic shields came down, people stopped wear ing masks, and it seemed that we were done with the pandemic. People greeted one another with hugs, and Bennett captured these hugs in photographs, which he turned into monotypes.

Paul Bennett with a sample copy of his new book, and some framed images from “Pandemic Portraits” and “HUG.”

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people wondered if perhaps we shouldn’t hug quite yet. In a world still filled with anxieties, Bennett said, “it felt more like a time that called for self-care.” So the artist asked his subjects to give themselves a hug. “Loving yourself, pay ing attention to yourself and your needs to survive these times were important. People enjoyed doing that, and it was accompanied by a lot of laughter,” he said. Then came the news: the war in Ukraine, school shootings, the economy, floods, drought, and natural disasters.Itseemed like the hug theme needed to show ele ments of grief, loss, and selfprotection. Bennett grappled with the need for a hug that depicted more than a happy release from the captivity of a mask.“How could the hugs express the ideas that reflect these times?” he asked. The compassionate art ist created more hug images, each of which reflected the turmoil of our times. “Besides hugging one another or themselves, what other things do we embrace that give us a sense of con nection: our pillows, our clothing, our dogs and cats, even our coffee cups, and the activities that we enjoy,” he said. “This gives us some solace and connection during these times. We hug what we love – a person, a thing, an activity.”Thuswas created “HUG: A Visual Chronicle of Our Need to Touch.” Bennett envisions this book – his third after “Night Skies” and “Pandemic Portraits” – as a hug in itself. “Often we buy books with the thought that we want to give them to oth ers. Give someone a ‘HUG!’ It’s a good play on words, not just giving someone a book that you like, but a message. A hug. Everyone deserves a hug.”Bennett is an artist and an art teacher who for years has created meaningful art work that is both traditional and contemporary. He is known for his “knit” style that emerged after he painted a wool glove, purchased at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Using opaque and translucent watercolor, he creates a bridge between sur face design and traditional and contemporary methods of painting and printmak ing. Bennett is continually inspired by the world around him and his love for art history.Hestudied fine art and ceramics at The Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore and received a master’s in Greek history from the University of La Verne in Athens. He has had more than 25 one-man shows and his work has frequently been used for book and CD covers and magazine illustrations. After retiring from teach ing art at Central Oregon Community College, Bennett continues his creative jour ney, including publication of threeAsbooks.withhis previous two books, Bennett is starting a Kickstarter campaign to publish this one. Information on the Kickstarter campaign will be made available once the project is approved by the crowdfunding site. Bennett will be the fea tured artist at Sisters Gallery & Frame during the Fourth Friday Artwalk on August 26. Visitors can meet the art ist, support publication of the book, and purchase signed copies of his previous two books.

“I got to thinking about the hug theme as a fun series. It didn’t need to have the sur real edge, like a costume, that the masks offered,” Bennett recalled. At first, the hug itself was enough, “the emotion of the hug and the expression on the face said it all.” For Bennett, photographing peo ple hugging each other was fun, and a good way to return to working with people in the community. He returned to an almost-daily practice of creating monotypes of these images at Studio 6000 in Sisters.The next logical step seemed to be gathering many new images into a book to follow up on “Pandemic Portraits.” A book of hugs! The joyful momentum was building, but the events of the day were not all blue skies and happiness. As COVID persisted, with all of its variants,

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• Enhanced crosswalk striping at Washington and Elm.•Sidewalk repairs adja cent to city-owned property for pedestrian safety.

• Installed additional speed zone signage on McKinney Butte. To be done this summer/ fall:

Traffic safety projects reviewed

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

• Work with City traffic engineer to determine the appropriate timing for imple menting all-way stop control and crosswalk modifica tions at Main Avenue and Fir Street.•Work with City traffic engineer and ODOT staff on the design of East Cascade Avenue/North Locust Street intersection in conjunction with the final Highway 20/ Locust roundabout design, which will provide a cohe sive safety project through that Locust Street corridor much like was done with the Barclay roundabout and Railway improvements.

New stone steps were built on the banks of Whychus Creek to reduce wear and tear.

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• Installed four traf fic-calming speed humps (Creekside Drive, campground).•Installed new ADA ramps and reduced turn radii at Barclay/Pine.•Installed10 new ADA crossings (Pine, McKinney Butte, Hood, Barclay).

• Reduced speed on Main Avenue to 20 mph.

• Implement all-way stop control and modify cross walks at Larch and Main. This was recommended due to the crash history at this intersec tion (six crashes 2014-2018).

• Developed and approved the 20-mph residential speed zone (Ordinance 521).

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Plan (TSP) amendments were adopted in December 2021. Since that time, almost a dozen safety improvements have already been made in the first seven months of 2022, according to Public Works Director Paul Bertagna. This summer and fall six more projects will be completed.

• Signed and implemented the 20-mph residential speed zone signs (over 100 signs).

• Worked with ODOT and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to get larger speed zone signs on Highway 20/126.

• Installation of bike lane striping on West Hood from Pine Street to Highway 242. This will provide bike lane connectivity from Hood to Cedar and Hood to Highway 20/126.•Elimination of one park ing space at the southwest corner of Hood Avenue and Pine Street to increase inter section site distance.

True to plan, M & M Services completed their instream restoration work on Whychus Creek in three weeks. The work involved the stretch of creek from the Locust Street bridge to the Highway 20 bridge where it runs between Creekside Campground and Creekside Park.Four new stone stair ways provide designated access to the creek, to reduce wear and tear on the creek banks.The streambed was modi fied so the concrete that was part of the sewer sys tem is lower in the water and won’t impede fish pas sage. Boulders, stumps, and logs were added along the banks to reduce erosion, and instream to create areas of quiet pools where fish can rest. Members of the Heart of Oregon Corps will be con structing split-rail fencing along both sides of the creek to naturally funnel creek access to the four sets of stone steps. In the fall, 40,000 riparian plants and trees will be planted on the creek banks by Sisters students and volunteers working with the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC). Signage will be installed to explain what restoration was done andThewhy.UDWC secured all the grant funds for the proj ect. Planning for the project began in February of 2018 and included ADA access on the bridge across the creek. With delays due to COVID and a change in contractors, as well as cost estimates being too high, alterations in the plans became necessary and the City Public Works crew took on the bridge work.

• Install new school zone signs on McKinney Butte that will say “Speed limit 20 mph when flashing.” There will be driver feedback signs under the speed limit signs to provide consistency with the flashing school zone signs on Highway 242.

“The Laird Superfood board of directors will care fully review the proposal and determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of the company and all Laird Superfood share holders,” the business said in a brief statement August 17. Founded in 2015 by renowned surfer Laird Hamilton, the company added Picky Bars of Bend to its portfolio last year through an acquisition valued at $12 mil lion. Picky Bars makes protein bars, granola and oatmeal, and Drizzle brand nut butters. Other areas of Laird’s range, marketed online and through retail and food ser vice, include plant-based creamers such as oat and coconut, coconut waters, and mushroom protein powders. The company had its first ever quarterly sales decline in the most recent quarter. The first-half loss to June 30 was based on sales of $18 million, a 9.9 percent improvement from a year ear lier, which the company said reflected online growth and the Picky Bars transaction. However, the net loss widened from $11.6 million. Laird also reported an operating loss of $18.9 million, compared to a $11.6 million loss in the cor responding period. In its results commen tary, the company said: “We are operating in an unusually uncertain economic environ ment with the highest inflation rates in decades, particularly in food and fuel, which has created more pressure on mar gin mix and operating costs than we had anticipated in the beginning of the year.”

Thomas Wetherald, who until December was Laird’s board chair, is the second-largest shareholder with an 8 percent stake. Laird Hamilton owns 774,984 shares, 8.5 percent of the Intotal.six months, the com pany has replaced its CEO, CFO, COO, and board chair. On May 30, 2017, the com pany entered into a forgiv able loan agreement with the City of Sisters in the amount of $51,000. This forgivable loan was issued to help the company expand its business operations in the city through eligible jobs. The company had until May 30, 2020 to create jobs for 30 full-time employees with an average annual sal ary of $40,000 per person, and, once created and filled, the company was required to maintain those jobs for an additional period of three years for the loan to be con verted to a grant. The com pany created the eligible jobs as of April 1, 2018, and the loan was converted to a grant effective December 8, 2021. Much of the “chatter” on various online finance forums regarding Laird evolves around the rate of cash burn, roughly $3.5 million per quar ter, and the cost of Laird oper ating as a public company. Almost 9 percent of its sales so far in 2022 have been con sumed by professional fees — the monies paid to lawyers, accountants, and compliance consultants.Someof that money was a result of the separation from the company by its top executives.Lairdisobligated with sub stantial leases on its Lundgren Mill campus. The leases, val ued at around $5 million, run until 2029. The most recent addition to the campus of a 20,000 square foot production facility is highly technical and built around food processing. It is more valuable than an ordinary warehouse space. In previous statements to The Nugget Laird expressed its commitment to remaining in Sisters. It is not clear from the Hutton offer how or if the business might be repostured geographically. Laird’s mar gin is impacted with sales to the populated eastern sea board especially with higher fuelOfcosts.some controversy in 2017 and 2018 was the fear by some Sisters residents that Laird’s ambitious goal of 500 employees would negatively impact traffic and its smalltown feel. Laird has reduced its workforce and it is now estimated at 75-82, down from approximately 150 in January.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 23 for $3 a share, in what it called an “unsolicited offer.”

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The stock jumped on the news from $2.25/share to $2.85 but pulled back to $2.60. A year ago it was trad ing at $19.95 and at its peak shares sold for $57.10. That the shares did not rise to the $3 offer price suggests that the market does not expect the deal to close at the $3 price. Laird, at $3 per share, is considered a good deal for any buyer as the $28 million offer would gain them the $24-plus million cash on hand Laird had at the end of June. In other words the buyer would basi cally be buying the company with its own money, some thing the financial chat rooms don’t see happening. Major institutional inves tors are included among its shareholders including some of the most recogniz able names in the investment world. Laird has 139 institu tional owners and sharehold ers that have filed 13D/G or 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). These institutions hold a total of 2,199,191 shares, 24 percent of the total outstand ing. Largest shareholders include names like Fidelity, Vanguard, Putnam, Prescott, andIndividually,BlackRock.

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