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Beginning Thursday, September 1, Knife River will begin mobilization for a twoweek period of street repairs to take place in Sisters, while the summer weather prevails. All the projects, except for Main Avenue, will begin at 7 a.m., with streets open again to traffic at approximately 6 p.m. Main Avenue work will be done at night. Actual projects will begin September 6, the day after Labor Day.
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Sisters veterans gathered last week to present a Quilt of Valor to Bob Grooney of Sisters. Grooney is a 93-year-old Marine veteran, who joined the service at the age of 15 during World War II. At the age of 16, he fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Quilt of Valor was crafted by Sandra Radtke of Bend. Bob Grooney was a pioneering businessman in Sisters, founding The Gallimaufry and Sisters Liquor Store. He served the Sisters Kiwanis Club and the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce for many years.
Cultural and historic perceptions have changed from a century ago, and the importance of Whychus Creek has been milesThemultipleestablishedfirmlyinarenas.uppermost15ofthecreek have been designated as Wild and Scenic under the Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1988. Over the past two decades, the creek’s importance has been re-established with the removal of 17 barriers to fish passage, the restoration of more water flowing in the creek year-round, creating cooler water temperatures, and major projects that have restored shaded pools and gravel reaches, in a meandering creek giving rise to meadows and greatly improved habitat for fish andWithwildlife.thearrival of white settlers to the area in the late 1800s, the name of the Whispers from the past: Whychus?
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The name of Whychus Creek was recorded in the 1855 Pacific Railroad guage.SahaptincomescrossingWhychus,itsindicatingReports,thatwashistoricname.mean-“theplacewethewater,”fromthelan-Inthosedays, the creek flowed freely and ran wild. The Native Americans in the area fished its waters and followed it up into the mountains in the summer to gather berries and herbs, hunt deer, and pick pine nuts.Since that time, settlers, farmers, and the Army Corps of Engineers have tried to tame the creek, turning it into one large irrigation canal, spreading its waters out over the farmland every summer. By 1912, sections of Whychus Creek were hot and dry, leaving the creek no longer habitable by native cold-water fish populations. For many years, any water running in the creek was considered a waste.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for homeownership. At its meeting last Tuesday evening, the Habitat Board of Directors voted to increase the salary threshold to 80 percent of area median income for Deschutes County. The previous salary threshold was 60 Underpercent. the new schedule, a family of three with an income between $28,350 and $64,800 may qualify to purchase a Habitat home.
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“I’ll never forget that I was in this job when I turned 30 and that’s a milestone – ‘where were you when?’ And the pandemic. That was a curveball that none of us saw coming when I took this job. That was a whole other layer that we worked through together – both in elected roles and administrative roles. A pretty unique experience. Something we’ll never forget, or maybe, hopefully, never experience again.“A big thank-you, and I look forward to keeping an eye on all the good work that all of you [City Council] are doing and the staff is doing. They’re rock stars and their hearts are in the right place, and I’m really proud of
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Cory Misley is departing Sisters for a position at Portland Sate University. The City Council presented him with a parting gift.
City Councilor Gary Ross bid farewell to City Manager Cory Misley at the August 24 Council meeting with his own rendition of “Happy Trails.” That meeting was Misley’s last before his departure for new employment at Portland State University in intoputgoodheadsaItingsafterCouncilasandthoughtsbackground.SistersMerrillCanyonaorsofingwiththeirning,ThroughoutSeptember.theeve-councilorsshowedaffectionforMisleygood-spiritedcajol-andteasing.Attheendtheevening,council-presentedMisleywithhandcraftedplatterfromCreekPottery’sKendepictingtheThreemountainsonablackMisleysharedhisfinalwiththeCouncilstaff,thankingeveryonehesignedoff:“ThisismylastCitymeetingforawhilesevenyearsofmeet-inLaPineandSisters.hasbeenaprivilege,andlotoffun.Wecanholdourhighforhowmuchworkwegotdone.Weourmindsandourheartsalotofthework,and
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enforcement agency to report school threats or threats in the workplace — to bring all the little pieces of concerning information to one table — one table where crisis intervention specialists connect the dots and get that person helpWatchimmediately.”foraThe Signs Are There seminar coming this fall. For more information visit org.preventmassshootingsnow.tactshootingsnow.orgwww.preventmassorcon-NeusteteratLezlie@
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The Nugget last May, Neusteter noted that “at the center of every mass murder is a person in total despair. Mass shooters are not sociopaths... they are broken, angry people. The vast majority of mass shooters are extremely depressed, lonely, in crisis and seeking attention. The catalyst is unaddressed pain and social rejection, not psychopathy.”Sheasserted that “Mass shooters are almost always suicidal before they are homicidal. They don’t expect to live, and they always give off signs. There are always red flags, such as self-harm (cutting), passive threats of violence online called ‘leakage,’ suicidal thinking, substance abuse, a drastic change in appearance, excessive time on social media, increased agitation or more withdrawn, a fascination with past mass shootings, extremist ideologies and seething hatred, or a newfound obsession with weapons.”Weall need to know — and heed — warning signs when we see them (for a full list of common warning signs visit
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The shooting that left three dead (including the shooter) at The Forum Safeway in Bend Sunday evening is a stark reminder that no community is insulated from the plague of mass-shooting violence that has accelerated alarmingly across the nation. We all recognize on some level that an active shooter can enact his violent fantasies in any community — including our own — but our protective psychological mechanisms kick in, causing us to recoil from such a stark reality. We act as though we’re somehow protected by virtue of our smallness, our community ties, our bucolic environment. We can’t afford to do that anymore. Sisters is as vulnerable as any other place. It can happen here. Truly accepting that reality demands of us some level of preparation. Developing situational awareness and a “tactical” mindset may seem to some to be an unpleasant way to live, but living in a more alert condition actually can bring us more in tune with our Muchsurroundings.likelivingwith the threat of wildfire, it’s a good idea to have a plan. When you go into a crowded situation — whether it’s an event or a grocery store — know where the exits are, and know how you’re going to get out of Dodge if something untoward occurs. Know how you will communicate with and rendezvous with your loved ones in an emergency.
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To the Editor: On Tuesday, August 23, The Bulletin ran a front-page article titled “3 Cougars shot, killed over weekend in Bend, Sisters.” They were apparently within city limits and deemed to be a potential danger to homes nearby. Two of the three were shot in Sisters after they had “run up a tree.” When my husband and I moved to Sisters in June of 2012, the only subdivision west of North Brooks Camp Road off Highway 242 and McKinney Butte was Village at Cold Springs, and of course the church structures in Heavenly Acres. Otherwise the area was forested all the way to the middle school, high school and out to Tollgate. This was all natural habitat for quail, deer, coyote, and, yes,Sincecougars.2012, we have watched the forests be systematically cut down in order to accommodate one subdivision after another — to name a few: four additional phases of Village at Cold Springs off of Railroad Avenue; McKenzie Meadows; ClearPine; Grand Peaks; Saddlestone; and Coyote Springs. And, as if this weren’t enough
Disheartened by cougar killing
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Some folks carry a handgun for personal defense — but simply having one is not enough. Those who carry a handgun must train to a level where they will be capable of acting in a responsible and decisive manner when it actually hits the fan. Perhaps most importantly, we all need to do our part to push back against the darkness, to support upstream intervention that could head off such incidents before they materialize.Thatisthe work of Sistersbased forensic social worker Lezlie Neusteter, founder of the nonprofit Prevent Mass Shootings Now
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.
CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.
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
Beth Wood, poet and local musician, is releasing her latest full-length album. Wood moved to Sisters from Portland in April of 2020 during the beginning stages of the COVID-19 shutdown.“Itwas a weird time to move for sure, but I had to move out of the house I was in, in Portland, and I was also realizing that I am not a city girl,” said Wood. Wood has always had a soft place in her heart for the Sisters community after coming here for many years as an artist and instructor for Sisters Folk Festival and the Americana Project song camp. Wood has also been the leader of the Sunday community celebration during Sisters Folk Festival, inspiring with her words and bringing the artists together for a morning of celebration.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.
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Once a month, a half-hour chair exercise class before lunch offers seniors exercise suitable for all abilities. See FILM on page 21 See ALBUM on page 22
Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-610-7383.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-848-1970. Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.
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Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
COVID-19 put many local happenings on hold for a long time, one of those being the Tuesday senior lunches sponsored by the Central Oregon Council on Aging at Sisters Community Church. Those in-person lunches have started up again, and the organizers hope to see many familiar and new faces on Tuesdays. Prior to COVID-19, they regularly had about seven tables filled for lunch, and their restart has been a little slow.The meals are appreciated by those who participate, as evidenced by the comment made by Gaylene Craven on her way out the door.“That’s the best roast beef I’ve had in a long time,” she said about the pot roastTheserved.participants who were there on August 23 indicated the main reason they come each week is for the socializing and relationships formed with other people. So many felt isolated during the pandemic, and they said it is good to be back in face-to-face interaction. They also enjoy the variety of activities and entertainment.Aluauwas planned for Tuesday, August 30, complete with leis provided for everyone and music by the Sisters Ukulele Group, as well as food, games, and prizes. Several weeks ago, summer campers from SPRD came and shared their artwork with the seniors. Jan Hodgers of the Three Sisters Historical Society and Sisters Museum was a recent visitor and talked about the history of the Camp Polk Cemetery, which everyone found fascinating.Attendees are welcome to arrive at the church, which is located at 1300 McKenzie Hwy., at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays for socializing and coffee. At 11:30 a.m. there may be an activity like chair exercise or entertainment by a local
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193.
This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to nugget@nuggetnews.com
Senior lunches return to Sisters
Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
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Sisters Trails Alliance Board every other month, 5 p.m. varies from in-person to zoom. Info: info@sisterstrails.org
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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.
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755.
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 School District Board of Directors One Wednesday monthly Sisters School District Administration Building. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
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.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815
Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for details. 541-923-1632.
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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 Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Sisters Episcopal Church. 541-771-3258.
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.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation District. 541-549-2091.
Florida-based Horse.TV has acquired the worldwide subscription video rights to “The Outside Circle: A Movie of the Modern West,” written and directed by Sisters resident Craig Rullman. It is now available for Thestreaming.movie was filmed over two years, in five western states, and features interviews with acclaimed Sisters author and historian Dr. Larry Len Peterson, western scholar Dr. Jeremy Johnston of the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming, film director and photographer John Langmore, founding member of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Cary Schwarz, and international performer and cowboy celebrity Waddie Mitchell. Horse.TV says: “‘The Outside Circle’ tells the stories of Len Babb, a lifelong buckaroo and accomplished western artist — the Murphy family, fifth generation Oregon ranchers fighting to preserve their land and legacy — and Victoria Jackson, a Paiute-Shoshone rodeo champion, whose family history in the Great Basin stretches back over 14,000 years. Determined to preserve their traditions and livelihoods far from the dominant cultural, political,
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Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com.
Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-231-1897.
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library 541-668-6599
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203
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.
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Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District responds to an average of 300 calls per year, with an average of 90 percent being medicalrelated. Due to many of the Ranch’s year-round residents and guests being older, they tend to have more cardiacrelated calls per capita than the average fire district.
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Like all such departments, the Black Butte Rural Fire Protection District is paid by taxes levied on its 1,253 homeowners, in this case $1.47 per $1,000 assessed property values. The District also gets up to $1.76/$1,000 from a voter-approved, fiveyear local option levy. Of the total $2.22 million budgeted operational cost of running the department, $1.73 million is forThepersonnel.District currently maintains a fleet of appara tus consisting of one Class A engine, one 75-foot lad der truck (the only one in Sisters Country), one heavy brush engine, one light brush engine, two advanced life support ambulances, two command vehicles, one duty officer vehicle, and one utility vehicle. The Nugget met with new Deputy Chief Jason Ellison last week. He had just com pleted the weekly (summer) station tour where visitors get a chance to meet firefighters and check out the equipment. Guests can even put out a sim ulated house fire. Ellison and his team see this as a good way for chil dren to become familiar with the operation, learning who they are, what they do, and when it is a good time to call 9-1-1.Becoming deputy chief is a dream come true for Ellison, whose family has been con nected with the Ranch for 65 years. He can’t remember too many Thanksgivings not spent on the Ranch. Those vivid memories enabled him to give up a 20-year career in a much larger department — Clackamas County — where he rose through the ranks. When he and his wife made the decision to accept the Black Butte position, he was a battalion chief in the 335-firefighter ranks. “It’s just such an amaz ing feel to be here. This is community firefighting at its best,” he said. “You can’t begin to know everybody you serve in a big department but you can here.”
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The chief and deputy chief are provided housing at the Ranch; otherwise it would be difficult if not impossible to recruit and retain top talent, residents say. They are glad to have a manager generally onsite 24/7/365 as a result. Ellison expects to finish his career in the District. The Ellisons have three children — ages 9, 7, and 3. Two will be in school in Historically,Sisters.Black Butte Ranch’s demographics do not support a traditional volunteer fire department system. Thus in 1986 they developed a “Resident Volunteer Program” that provides opportunities for aspiring, career-minded young adults who affiliate with Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District to vol unteer their time in exchange for training, hands-on experi ence, and educational support in pursuit of college degrees in fire/EMS-related fields. “Staffing is going to be a problem,” Ellison said. “Firefighting is losing its appeal, and for those choos ing it as a career they will be attracted to bigger depart ments with bigger pay.” He’s hoping to build an ethos for those in their late teens and early 20s who will choose community over the size of their paycheck. fire department covers big area
The location of the District along Highway 20, and its position relative to the City of Sisters, provides potential for significant emergencies, including structure fires and wildland fires, multi-vehicle accidents, and commercial transportation accidents/ spills. The District is trained and prepared to assist mutual aid partners for terror/mass casualty incidents, severe flooding, and other large-scale emergencies.Driving times from an incident within Black Butte Ranch to the nearest hospital can be more than 40 minutes in the winter months. Three work shifts are staffed by a captain/paramedic and a fire fighter/paramedic. Normal minimum staffing is two careerThepersonnel.District’s fire and emergency medical services (EMS) training is made pos sible through cooperation and innovation with neighboring districts (Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District and Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District) under a mutual “interagency coordi nation”Throughagreement.Vector Solutions software (formerly Target Solutions), a comprehensive training schedule has been implemented and allows for continuous monitoring/sched uling of fire and EMS train ing daily throughout all three agencies. Cooperation with neighboring agencies provides for standard training methods to boost knowledge, efficien cies, and safety throughout the greater Sisters area.
Jason Ellison was recently sworn in as Deputy Chief of the Black Butte Ranch Fire District.
Inmonths.addition, District person nel provide advanced life sup port emergency medical ser vices, vehicle extrication, and ambulance transport services to their ASA (Ambulance Service Area) of over 12 square miles. The District takes in about $50,000 each in ambulance reimbursement.
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Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District is a combination career and vol unteer department that serves approximately three square miles, an area almost double Sisters’ 1.88 square miles. The department covers the resort community, which has a yearround population of about 300 residents and a destination population that can be as high as 5,000 during the peak sum mer
The Lady Outlaws will face some very tough com petition and talented teams from the get-go. They’ll start preseason with a home trimatch on Tuesday, August 30 and will play Burns, the state champions from last year, and Cascade Christian, another State-qualifying team.
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“With Sisters moving to a new state classification and league this season it brings with it new challenges and competition for us,” added Rush. “We are excited to be part of the 3A Mountain Valley League, and playing new teams and creating new rivalries will be a fun test and adventure for us this season.”
Volleyball eyes another state berth
Coach Rory Rush said, “They are hungry to get back to the state playoffs again this year and are willing to do the work day in and day out, to ensure they are taking steps to get closer to their goal, while also building consistent chemistry with the newcom ers to the varsity team.” Fendall will run the offense as the Outlaws’ setter. She’s a floor leader and has a great understanding of the game. She knows the offense well as she has been in the program for four years. Rush said that Fendall’s hard work and hustle set the tone for the rest of the Landonteam.will play as a setter and also a defensive specialist. She’s a hardwork ing player with grit and determination.“WhileAnna has a quiet disposition, on the floor she is all about hard work and doing whatever the team needs,” said Rush. “She is a fantastic teamVohsplayer.”returns as a power ful hitter and an aggressive blocker. Her presence at the net will give the Outlaws a definite advantage over their opponents. She will be a force to be reckoned with when she is on the Myhrefloor.has great court sense and will be another powerful weapon as an out side hitter in the Outlaws’ balanced offense. Rush noted that Myhre is “a powerful and a very cerebral player.” Robertson is poised and ready to be an aggressive blocker and an explosive hit ter for the Lady Outlaws. Monaghan rounds out the returning players and will play libero (a defense spe cialist position). She passes the ball with determination and leads by example. She will be the anchor of the back row defense and will provide calm leadership that is needed in the Outlaws’ serve receive and overall defense. Rush told The Nugget that Monaghan has a great court sense and can read and react to the ball and will be a key part of their system.
Seven new players will join the team this year, includ ing senior Adrienne Steffens, juniors Katie Buller and Ila Reid, and sophomores Holly Davis, Molly Meyer, Jordan Monaghan, and Kathryn Scholl.Steffens returns to the Outlaws after sitting out the last couple of years due to injury. She will play as a defensive specialist, and coaches are excited she’s back. She will bring athleti cism and energy to the floor, and will provide strong pass ing. Buller will see time in the middle and will bring hustle and energy to that position. She worked hard in the offseason to increase her quick ness and will be a blocking threat to opponents. Reid brings athleticism and a big, strong block to the right side for the Outlaws, and coaches are excited to have her creativ ity and energy on the court. Davis worked hard to gain the knowledge and technique as setter during the offseason, and will see time on the court at that position. She will also play as a defensive special ist. Davis has quick feet and the ability to see the floor, and will be a great addition to the Outlaws’ multiple-attack offense.Myers is a transfer from Ridgeview, and will play at middle and outside hitter. Molly will provide offense, blocking, and strength needed in theJordanmiddle.Monaghan is work ing hard to establish herself as one of the team’s best passers. She has the ability to read the ball well and can anticipate the other team. Her quickness and instincts will be a great addition to the Outlaws’ backrowScholldefense.is going to be a dynamic threat on offense as a right side hitter and she’ll also provide a big block on defense. She will also see time as Rushsetter.said, “With her height and passion for the game and her ability to read the floor she will be a won derful addition to our team.”
The six experienced, vet eran players include seniors Hannah Fendall and Anna Landon, and juniors Gracie Vohs, Gracelyn Myhre, Bailey Robertson, and Mia Monaghan. These girls are very motivated after coming up short the past two years.
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Sisters Lady Outlaws return six players from last year’s squad that made it to the State Championship game. They came up just short of their goal last year, but are determined to put in the work needed to make another State appearance, and hopefully compete for the big prize.
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Rush shared her thoughts on the volleyball program and the upcoming season. “We have a strong tradition of excellence in our Sisters High School volleyball pro gram,” said Rush. “Every player and coach in this pro gram takes great pride in con tinuing on in that tradition each and every year. Carrying on the legacy that many great players and coaches created many years ago is an honor.”
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Pictures of Prineville circa 1880 show a sea of grass and very few trees. The landscape drew ranchers by the hundreds to settle in Central Oregon. Today, like much of the east ern and Central Oregon sage brush sea, the steppe is cov ered with juniper, and — more worrisome — cheatgrass. The western juniper is native to Oregon, with fre quent references to it being a weed. In the 1870s, settlers raised large numbers of cat tle that feasted on the native grasses growing among the sagebrush. Only 3 to 5 percent of the juniper on today’s high desert landscape was there during frontier days. More than one million acres of sagebrush grazing lands in Oregon have turned into piñon-juniper forests in the past two decades alone. This slow but steady inva sion is largely a result of how we’ve changed the way grasslands are managed. Unlike the settlers, Native Americans used to set fire to the grasslands to keep them open. No longer. We do our best to suppress fires because they threaten livestock and property.Thisapproach left less fuel for fire, and soon nothing was keeping junipers confined to their steep, rocky sanctuar ies. Across Central Oregon, juniper populations exploded. Today, juniper’s range is expanding by roughly 1.5 per cent per year, even moving into pine forests, as seen all
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grasses become scarce, the number of cattle a piece of land can support plummets. Depending on the site and how advanced the juniper growth is, the tree’s invasion can decrease the amount of forage by 30 to 90 percent. The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association has called juni per “one of our most noxious invasiveYoungspecies.”junipercarry flames during range fires. But as they age, junipers dry out the soil so desert grasses and sage brush disappear, leaving deer and elk with little to eat and no ladder fuels to carry a range fire, say biologists, who also believe that causes steepslopeJunipererosion.long ago dried up many of the bubbling desert springs where homesteaders builtJuniperscabins. are simultane ously revered and reviled. The juniper tree symbolizes strength, wisdom, usefulness, and beauty. The strength of the juniper tree is seen in its capacity to survive in harsh and bare climates, growing out of rocks and surviving in areas with very little water. The wisdom of junipers is seen in its ability to live in almost every continent in the world. It is also one of the old est living species of tree. The oldest living juniper in the U.S., the Bennett Juniper is thought to be 6,000 years old. Junipers have the capacity to self-prune, shedding branches for survival, and its sap is rot-resistant.In2016, a few miles east of Bend, a juniper thought to be 1,000 years old was ille gally poached and is probably home décor today. Junipers are probably the oldest trees in Oregon.NearFort Rock, 90 min utes from Sisters, is a living specimen believed to be over 1,600 years old. Its exact location is not on any map for fear of vandalism or worse. Cutting one down on public land is punishable by a fine of $100,000 and up to a year behindDespitebars. their longevity, junipers rarely exceed 30 feet in height or three feet in diameter.Juniper berries and sap have been used medicinally in Chinese and Native American cultures, and the berries sup ply food and shelter for native animals. Early pioneers and cowboys have used juniper trees for a range of purposes, from building to using its soft bark to make bedding and even toilet paper. The juniper is a gnarled icon of the Sisters Country — a long-term, adaptable survivor. trees By Bill Bartlett Correspondent The historic Tumalo Canal Trail is home to numerous gnarly junipers twisting from rock formations.
Our love-hate relationship with juniper
over Sisters Country. Juniper trees outcompete the grasses and shrubs of the sagebrush steppe. In extreme cases, nothing but bare soil and shallow-rooted invasive grasses remain between the trees, dramatically decreas ing habitat quality for many species.
“It was worth the trip to brush country just to sit above Ol’ Gotch and feel his shoulders roll, watch his ears work and head drop low when he looked an old steer in the eye,” said cowboy humorist Will Rogers after his visit to a South Texas ranch during the 1920s. Cattle are herd animals, so they will instinctively return to the group if sepa rated. With that in mind, a horse and rider team quietly ride into the herd, select and “cut,” or separate, one cow at a time from the group. Once the cow has been cut, the rider is no longer allowed to use their reins. Trained cutting horses are required to think on their own and anticipate the cow’s moves. The competition is judged on difficulty, finesse, and how well the horse anticipates and reacts to the cow. This is the only equine competition where the horse is required to think for itself. The first advertised cut ting contest was held at the 1898 Cowboy Reunion in Haskell, Texas. Ranch hands competed against each other to see who could separate and isolate the cattle the fast est and cleanest. This soon turned into an official, timed competition with rules to show the finesse of the cow horse. From cutting’s roots in Haskell to Australia each year there are thousands of cutting events, attracting rid ers aged eight to 80 compet ing in levels separated by the age of the horse or the amount of money the horse or rider has Cascadeswon.Futurity and Aged Event is Oregon’s only premier National Cutting Horse Association event, where competitors of all divisions compete for over $500,000 in total paid out. This premier cutting brings serious competition from over 10 states, many who have won millions of dollars. For Hall of Fame riders com peting in this sport, it’s a way of life and a living. Not only will you be immersed in an Old West competition, but Cascades also offers a Western Heritage Vendor Expo fea turing the 1904 Mercantile. Western-based vendors, food, and a saloon for spir ited drinks offer something for everyone. The 15- to 20-minute break between sets is a perfect time to get someThereprovisions.aremany cutting events around the world, but few are produced by a staff of women like Cascades Futurity, which was started in 2018 by Bend resident and owner of Clarke Butte
Have you ever sat in your living room watch ing “Yellowstone,” and the Dutton Ranch hands work ing horses, wishing that you could watch these cowboys and cowgirls work their magic live? If the answer is yes, you must attend the Cascades Futurity and Aged Event, a cutting horse com petition, at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, September 8-18.Just like in “Yellowstone’s” Season 4 episode with Jake Ream, it is not magic, but instead hard work, dedication, and cour age. You will witness cow boys and cowgirls working 2.5 minutes against cattle for big payouts. Watch their dance, watch their finesse –rider and horse – trapping the cow in the center of the show pen. This necessary skill continues today on ranches worldwide, when separating cattle from a herd to doctor or vaccinate.Duringthe era of the open range, cattle from dif ferent outfits would often drift apart. So in the spring and fall, neighboring ranch ers joined together for a roundup to sort out their brands. Ranchers and their remudas (horses that ranch hands chose to mount daily) accomplished the task of separating the cattle. Each cowboy had several horses in their remuda, each welltrained and suited for spe cific jobs. A steady mount was needed to patrol the herd during the night, and during
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Ranch Julie Clarke. A great deal of collaboration, orga nization, and hard work goes in to putting on this annual event, and when you attend you will see a bit of America’s agricultural his tory. Clarke and her team handle cattle contracts, mar keting and advertising, setup and tear down, development, styling, and running a con cierge booth. Team members include Maria Salazar, Pilot Point, Texas; Jennifer Friend, Sisters; Jody Gray, Cool, California; Aubyn Koch, Sisters; JoHanna Symons, Madras; Theresa Nelson, Idaho; Laurie Errington, Utah; Ashley Hallinan, Lockeford, California; Morgan Cromer, Templeton, California; Cheryl Callis, Texline, Texas, and intern Betsy Sandstrom, Bend. For more information com,emailwww.cascadesfuturity.com,seeinfo@cascadesfuturity.orcall503-501-6498. Cascade
the morning a spirited bronc would be used to quickly travel to the far reaches of theTheroundup.cutting horse was the elite member of the remuda — a horse that pricked its ears toward a cow, watched it travel, wary of its every move, instinctively know ing how to handle the cow. These abilities were nurtured and prized among cowboys. This type of horse made sep arating branded cattle easier.
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The Outlaws football pro gram currently has 40 players on the roster, up 10 from last season. With the added num bers the Outlaws will have a full nine-game JV schedule. Coach Clayton Hall says that having a JV team will be huge for the development of the athletes and the program. The Outlaws varsity squad return 11 experi enced players, including seniors Easton Moore, Adam Maddox-Castle, Mason Sellers, Ben Cooper, Gabe Bailey, Hudson Symonds, Jessey Murillo, and Henry Rard, and juniors Scott Henderson, Dolon Pool, and TonyMooreGonzalez.will direct the offense as the Outlaws’ start ing quarterback. Easton had a strong off-season, and has improved in arm strength, accuracy, and overall com mand of the offense.
Coach Hall said, “I’ve been really pleased with Easton’s dedication this sum mer and I look forward to him having a great season of football. I think he’s going to surprise a lot of Maddox-Castlepeople.”wasin the weight room over the sum mer, and increased his physi cal strength. Adam will play running back and line up in the slot on offense, and on defense will play defensive back. Hall said that “the sky’s the limit for this young man.” Sellers has great hands, is a shifty athlete, and will play a big role as a wide receiver/ running back and on defense will play strong safety and defend the flats. Coaches are excepting a great season from Sellers on both sides of theCooperball. worked hard over the summer and has devel oped his skills at both wide receiver and defensive back. He’s speedy and has great hands, and coaches will look to Cooper to make big plays on offense and play aggres sive on Baileydefense.isslotted to play tight end on offense and linebacker on defense. Gabe put in work this summer to increase his strength and improve his game, and will make an impact on both sides of theTheball.offensive line returns three starters, including Hudson Symonds, Henry Rard, and Jessey Murillo. Symonds, who’s very ath letic and strong, will play at guard and defensive end, and coaches are expecting him to have a breakout year at both those positions. Rard returns on both offense and defense and will play center and nose guard. Henry will be a leader on the offensive line as cen ter and will create chaos on the defensive side of the ball at nose guard. The Outlaws should get big hits from Rard on both sides of the ball. Murillo is a returning second team all-league offensive and defensive lineman. He’s quick, athletic, has good technique, and will make big contributions at tackle and defensiveJuniorsend.Scott Henderson and Dolon Pool also return, and will help anchor the offensive line. Henderson will play at guard on offense and nose guard on defense. Henderson has lots of stamina and is expected to make big contributions on both offense and defense. According to Hall, Pool is a high-energy, wiry football player with a motor, and should make big plays for the Outlaws this year. Junior Tony Gonzales rounds out the returning play ers. He put in a lot of work over the summer and coaches will look to Gonzalez to be aggressive and make big plays at fullback and middle linebacker this season. Seniors Brody Duey, Patrick Silva, and Hayden Kunz, and junior Justin DeSmet are new additions to the team this year. Duey has a strong leg and will kick for field goals, punts, and kickoffs. He’s an athletic player, and will play wide receiver and defensive back. He’s demonstrated his ability to run good routes and catch the ball on offense, and also covers the ball well on defense.Silva will play tight end and corner. At tight end he’s expected to run crisp routes as he has great hands and blocks well. He also covers well on defense, and coaches expect big plays from him thisKunzseason.will play at receiver and at corner. Hall noted that Kunz is aggressive, flies to the ball, and is continuing to develop as a solid defender. DeSmet is a transfer from Dayton High School and will play at running back and cor ner. Hall told The Nugget that he will have an immediate impact on the success of the Outlaws football program. Hall noted that DeSmet is very aggressive, has a strong work ethic, is a hard run ner, and loves contact. On defense DeSmet is great in coverage and has a nose for theHallball. shared his thoughts about the upcoming season. “We’re going to have four really good running backs this year which will allow us to do some things differ ently on offense and help our offensive production,” said Hall. “Adam Maddox-Castle, Justin DeSmet, Tony Gonzalez, and Mason Sellers have the potential to be very explosive as running backs this“Iyear.think we have the potential to be a good football team if the boys buy in, work hard, dedicate themselves to improving each week, and if we can stay healthy,” said Hall. “Many of our athletes have worked hard this sum mer at Linfield team camp, at 7-on-7s with the Bend and Redmond schools, and in the weight room. I think our boys are pretty hun gry for success and it will be fun to see how we stack up against the teams in our new conference (Mountain Valley Conference: Creswell, Elmira, Harrisburg, La Pine, Siuslaw, Pleasant Hill, and Sisters).”TheOutlaws’ first game of the season will be a nonleague game at Burns on Friday, September 2. By Rongi Yost Correspondent I think we have the potential to be a good football team if the boys buy in, work hard, dedicate themselves to improving each week, and if we can stay healthy. — Coach Clayton Hall
Outlaws get good turnout for football squads
For Tehan and the S2T board, the evening is also about thanking the com munity and the many ways people have supported S2T whether through volunteer ing on the farm, partnerships, donations, CSA member ships, or sponsorships by local“Everyonebusinesses.is invited to purchase tickets,” said Tehan. “We love celebrating the harvest with folks who are closely related to S2T as well as those who are just becom ing acquainted with what we do.”Cooking for the event comes easily for Chris and Emma, who share S2T’s phi losophy and efforts to provide locally grown foods that pro mote sustainability and carry a low carbon footprint. “All of this is really dear to my heart,” said Leyden. “I let the harvest drive the menu. After Audrey sent me a list of what was available, that shapes the menu choices. It’s exciting to present my food to so many people. I want them to know that we provide dishes for every one whether it’s vegetarian or vegan or animal proteins. We see ourselves as freestyle contemporary American cui sine. We let the food dictate what we create. We keep it open and have food for every one. The food becomes the inspiration.”TheSeed to Table Harvest Dinner will be on September 10, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the S2T website www.seedtotableoregon.org/at fallharvestdinner
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Former 900 Wall chef de cuisine Chris Leyden and wife, Emma Reko, who are owners of The Feast Food Company in Redmond will be preparing the dishes for the Seed to Table Fall Harvest Dinner. The event is on September 10 and takes place at the Seed to Table (S2T) farm. Chef Chris is thrilled to prepare the feast featur ing S2T produce and locally grown products. There will be three courses featured in a family-style format. Tickets for the event are still available but usually sell out quickly. The dinner takes place on the S2T farm nestled near the crops that have been feeding the community all season. There will be farm tours during the evening and an opportunity to meet S2T staff and board members, as well as the guests seated at a long, family-style table. S2T Executive Director Audrey Tehan is excited to finally host the event after several years of tiona“Thisfood,”cancellations.pandemic-related“I’mexcitedaboutthesaidChefLeyden.harvestdinnerisreallycelebrationoftheculminaoftheyearandallthe
hard work of our team, part ners, and community mem bers to grow and distribute all the produce. Fall is the most bountiful time of year, and it takes a huge effort to get here… there’s no better way to celebrate. This dinner acknowledges and heralds the people and community mem bers who make all the locally grown produce possible.”
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. 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.
Friends of the Metolius Interpretive Walk s Join Susan Prince on the tenth walk in the Friends of the Metolius Interpretive Walks series . e Camp Sherman Bridge to Allingham Bridge & back walk will be held September 3 f rom 9 to 11 a.m. Obser ve the unique riparian habitat of the Metolius ecosystem that includes charismatic species such as osprey, river otters , and merganser ducks . Learn about recent changes to enhance habitat for fish and native plants. Susan’s cabin on the river has been in her family since the 1930s . Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fish-viewing plat form. For more info call 415-233-3243 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, eg gs , 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.
LW V 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 SupporParkinson’stGroup 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 Memorabilia Needed e ree Sisters Historical Societ y is planning a new exhibit about the history of logging 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!
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
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 n
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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-style distribution are available 541-549-4184 for information
Craf ters Wanted Qualit y craf t-consigners wanted for 4 6th Snowflake Boutique, November 4-5 . Juries will be held on Saturdays , September 3 and October 1, beginning at 9:30 a .m. at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond and Monday, October 17 at 6 p.m. Info: www snow flakeboutique.org or call Tina 541-4 47-164 0 or Jan 541-350-4888 Save the Rubb erbands Business owners: Are you the recipient of a bundle of Nug gets each week? ose f at rubberbands are highly valued by the Nug geteers that bundle your papers each week . If you can save them, we’d love to use them again. Questions? Call Janice at 541-549-9941.
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.
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
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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. PA SRD Board Openings ere are t wo openings on the Panoramic Access Special Road District Board of Directors . One is a f ull three-year term and the other will expire at the end of 2023 . Applicants must reside within the road district and be a registere d voter. Letters of interest for both volunteer positions can be sent to Sistersorpanoramicroads@gmail.com,PASRD,POBox1226,,OR,97759
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.
“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 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 Siste Librar y, 110 N . Cedar St. Microwave-friendly, Plan Based 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 that gave us much of our current cultural connectivit y. Saturday, September 10, 2 p.m., live online, www deschuteslibrary.org For more information about these programs , visit www deschuteslibrary.org
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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
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Scheduled Street Repair Four Sisters throughf ares are scheduled for repaving during Sept. 6 through Sept. 16: S Rope St. f rom E . Cascade Ave to E . Timber Pines Dr. to S Creekside Dr. will take place Sept. 6 - 8 . Main Avenue f rom N . Pine St. to N . Locust St. work will be Sept. 6 -Sept. 9. S . Pine Meadow St. to W. Je erson Ave & W. Je erson Ave. to S . Pine St. work will be done Sept. 12 -15 S . Birch St. f rom W. St. Helens Ave. to W. Hope Ave. work is Sept. 14 – Sept. 16 . Please park in private driveways or adjacent side streets (if needed). Standard work hours start at 7 a .m. Streets will reopen to f ull tra c at approx . 6 p.m. Homeowners/ resident s should look for posted directional signage. For more information call 541-549-6022.
The Outlaws were to play at home against Caldera and Crook County on Tuesday, August 30. They will play at home against Cascade Christian and Burns on Thursday, September 1.
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.
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The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Blackstrap Bluegrass 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook.
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Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: Skybound Blue 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
SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 4 Sisters Saloon Live Music: Thomas T & The Blue Chips 6 to 8 p.m. All ages Free For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.
Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.
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.
Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.
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.
Sisters Depot Live Music: Gabrial Sweyn 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover charge More information at www.sistersdepot.com.
SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 11 Sisters Saloon Live Music: The Brothers Reed 6 to 8 p.m. All ages Free For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.
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.
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The Lady Outlaws com peted against tough teams at the Mt. View Invitational held Thursday and Friday, August 26-27. Due to a lack of offi cials in Central Oregon, the tournament looked a bit dif ferent this year. Instead of pool play followed by bracket play, teams just competed in pool play, and each of those gamesSisterscounted.started off with a win over Caldera in straight sets, 25-21, 25-21. They found themselves down 8-1 in the second set, but climbed back in and earned the win. After a three-hour break, the Outlaws took on a very strong Thurston team. The girls came out flat in the first set. They couldn’t find their groove passing, struggled offensively, and lost 15-25. The second set was a differ ent story. Sisters was ready to play, served tough, had a quick attack, and took the set 25-15. They controlled momentum in the third set, and midway through, with the score tied 12-12, starting mid dle Bailey Robertson went down with an ankle injury. The Outlaws lost momentum and fell From12-15.there the Outlaws took on a strong South Medford squad that boasts a quick offense and tough serv ing. Sisters headed into the battle without their starting middle, and a bit apprehen sive of how the match would go. Katie Buller and Molly Meyer stepped up into the middle position and provided strong blocks and offense. Buller and Ila Reid set up an incredible block to start the first set against South Medford’s best hitter. The duo blocked her twice in a row, and forced her to hit the ball out of bounds. That fired up the Outlaws and sparked momentum. Sisters fought hard to get the 25-22, 25-20 win against the Panthers, a top 6A team in the state. Coach Rory Rush com mented on her exceptional hitters.Rush said, “We have such talented hitters this year in all rotations. They are power ful and smart and will be an offensive threat against any team this season.”
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: Paul Eddy 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
SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 18
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.
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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
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
The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Bart Budwig Band
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
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.
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Sisters Saloon Live Music: Holy Smokes 6 to 8 p.m. All ages Free For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.
Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music by John Rundle community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. For info visit sistersfarmersmarket.com.
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: 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
Sisters Depot Live Music: John Shipe 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover. More info at www.sistersdepot.com Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.
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FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 2 Angeline’s Baker y Brent Alan and His Funky Friends 7 p.m. in the backyard $5-$10 sliding scale For more information call 541-549-9122.
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 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.
The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Fractal 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook.
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The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Helga with Profit Drama 6 to 9 p.m. Weather permitting For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook.
FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 23
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. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.
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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
By Rongi Yost Correspondent
Grant will boost Together for Children
The most widely spread sandpiper in N. America is the Spotted Sandpiper [actitis macularius]. They live along rivers, lakes, and ponds, bobbing and teeter ing upon the shoreline to eat many bugs and crusta ceans. They are often called a teeter-tail, tip-tail, or perk bird. Their chicks start to “teeter” as soon as they hatch. It is not known what function this serves. Spotted Sandpipers get their name from the dark spots that appear on their white breast during the breeding season. Their back is dark brown, and during the winter, their breast is plain white. When flying, spotted sandpip ers have a thin white stripe that appears along their wings. Their diet includes almost anything that is small enough for them to eat. Common foods include midges, mayflies, flies, grasshoppers, crick ets, worms, snails, and small crustaceans. Spotted Sandpipers are foragers; they’ll poke into sand or mud with their bills, lunge at moving prey, catch flying insects, or pick bugs off of plants.Spotted Sandpipers breed between May and August. Females arrive to the breeding grounds earlier to establish and defend territory. They will sometimes also mate with multiple males, with each male caring for the clutch of eggs. Females gener ally lay a clutch of four eggs, and they can lay up to five clutches a year. These birds are unusual in that the males provide the major ity of parental care. Chicks are able to walk within four hours of hatching, and can feed themselves shortly after.A group of sandpipers are called a “hill,” a “fling,” a “bind,” a “contradiction,”
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Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation and The Roundhouse Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $15,000 to longtime Central Oregon nonprofit Together for Children. Grant funds will be used to rebuild programs serving children and families in the local area. Programs to ensure children are ready to learn when they enter kindergarten were sus pended during the COVID19 pandemic, leaving many families without the nec essary tools and resources to support early childhood development.Togetherfor Children was founded in 1988 to provide parents of infants and tod dlers the mentoring and skills needed to prepare their chil dren to enter school ready to learn. The highly successful programs are remembered by former participants as “life-saving,” and credited with helping parents, “raise strong, competent young peo ple,” often resulting in life long relationships between adult mentors, parents, and participating children. Many parents have expressed doubt about their ability to success fully parent their children without the help of Together for TheChildren.Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation and The Roundhouse Foundation, along with Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration and City of Sisters, have recognized the need to financially sup port the organization so that it continues to offer these programs in the local com munity. Individuals, organi zations, and businesses who wish to contribute to the ongoing success of Together for Children are invited to contact Edie Jones at together-for-children.org.edie@
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Bähko Eyewear offers 100 percent UV 400 protection, shatterproof lenses, and rug gedly built and lightweight frames — all of it conform ing to Reynolds’ tagline: “Built to BE OUTSIDE.” Reynolds wanted his eye wear to be rugged enough to live up to his principle that, in outdoor adventure, “if you’re not falling, you’re not trying hard enough.” His eyewear had to be rugged enough to withstand punishment.
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Doug Reynolds has led an active, outdoor life since youth. An eye condition drove him to create functional, rugged, stylish eye protection.
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“That’s the primary stan dard for what we do,” he said.A spring hinge flexes instead of bending, and the frames are light and comfortable.“We’refocusing on elas ticity as opposed to rigidity,” he said. “If you’re focused on functionality, you’re natu rally going to get to a lighter weight.”Reynolds’ goal was to provide premium eyewear at an accessible price. Because he is pretty much a one-man show, selling his product online and at farmers mar kets, festivals, and other events, he is able to keep his prices in reach for regular folks.“Value for dollars, that’s really where it is,” he said. “I’m super proud to be able to serve that market.” He has some limited retail availability in Bend and plans to explore the potential for retail outlets in Sisters. Reynolds’ own vision challenges lend urgency and passion to his work. He is as interested in educating peo ple on the importance of eye protection as he is in selling eyewear.Thecondition that is steal ing his eyesight is hereditary — his father and one brother developed it. “I was an adult before I knew that I had this condi tion,” he Workingsaid.in the computer industry, he noticed that his vision was less acute than it had been. He knew that there was a one-in-three chance of developing the condition his father had, and he decided to get thoroughly checked out. “I just remember the moment the doctor (gave) half a gasp and backed away from the viewing device,” he recalled. “He said, ‘You have the eye of an 80-year-old!’ I was 29 at the time. That was a moment for me. “It’s a lot worse in my right eye than my left,” he noted. “My right eye, I’m legally blind in.” The diminishment of his vision has had an effect on the outdoor way of life he loves.“It’s a balancing act between looking on the bright side, and coming to terms with limitation,” he said. Building good-looking, highly functional eyewear that provides real protec tion — at a price accessible for just about everyone — is a means of creating mean ing and purpose in the midst of a bad situation. For more information, visit https:// bahkoeyewear.com/.
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Doug Reynolds’ life has revolved around outdoor adventure since he was a kid growing up in rural Connecticut.“Fromas long ago as I can remember, in all my free time I was tromping around in the woods,” he said. He was an active Boy Scout, skiing, backpack ing, camping, and whitewa ter rafting. And he learned the ethic of respect for the environment.“Allofthat stuff sort of molded who I became as an adult,” he said. “It’s really been the primary focus of my whole life. It’s primary to who I am as a person.” His active outdoor way of life has been imperiled by a rare, hereditary degenerative ocular condition that is rob bing him of eyesight. That is compounded by retinal sun scarring from a life of playing and working outside without proper protection from the sun’s harsh rays. Diagnosed in 2005, Reynolds has embarked on a mission to protect his own vision and that of others through a line of sunglasses that provide excellent eye protection, first-class functionality and performance for active out door athletes — and style.
Bähko Eyewear lenses can withstand an FDA drop-ball test, determin ing that they are, in fact, shatterproof.
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artisanal beverages? Is it the four-season climate, proximity and access (without the traffic) to other larger cities like Portland, Seattle, Boise and northern California? Is it the interesting life stories of neighbors? Is it the endless philanthropic opportunities? The short answer is probably a spirited quality of life. But there’s so much more to it than that... Expand your market reach in Sisters, Redmond, Bend, Sunriver, Madras, and Prineville… 20,000 COPIES PRINTED (plus digital distribution) Magazine inserted inside The Nugget to reach every household in the Sisters School District Distributed at high-traffic locations throughout Central Oregon. Digital magazine available year-round on NuggetNews.com, Facebook, and issuu.com. Contact The Nugget Newspaper’s Community Marketing Partner Vicki Curlett to reserve your space: 541-549-9941 or vicki@nuggetnews.com spir·it (noun) A personal attitude and energy for life or toward other people... enthusiastic, determined…creatingadventurous,apowerfulindependentcommunityspirit. tt A TTENTION BUSINESS O WNERS: LAST CHANCE to reserve advertising in Spirit of CentralOregon Magazine...Deadline F ri., Sept. 2!
Sisters Country folk in numbers headed northeast Friday and Saturday, mak ing the 50-minute journey to the air festival in Madras, more commonly known as Air Show of the Cascades. Among them were three gen erations of Johnsons — Jace, age 6, Lia, age 8, dad, Gunnar, and Grandpa Andy. “We are having an amaz ing time,” Gunnar said as he hoisted the kiddos into an ArmyAndyhelicopter.wasdelighted to have a “boys’ day out,” add ing: “This is something all of us like, nobody having to be talked into coming.” And did theyFridaycome. night saw three times as many patrons as 2021, and Saturday, a pictureperfect day in the mid 70s, required acres of parking to accommodate the specta tors who hailed from a dozen states, as far away as New York.Joe Krenowicz, execu tive director for the Madras Chamber of Commerce, knew by Thursday that it was going to be a barn burner. Advance ticket sales set off alarm bells as organizers scrambled to Show thrills record crowds Bill Bartlett F-18 produces wing vortex vapor.
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To the Editor: Here’s something to think about. I popped into City Hall a week or so back. To get there I passed the Union 76 at Sisters Pumphouse where gas that day was $4.99, since declined a few cents. In front of City Hall were the newly installed Level 2 EV
“The bottlenecks will take years to unclog. Carmakers and suppliers of batteries and chips must build and equip new facto ries. Commodity suppliers have to open new mines and build refineries. Charging com panies are struggling to install stations fast enough.“With so much demand, carmakers have little reason to target budget-minded buy ers. Economy car stalwarts like Toyota and Honda are not yet selling significant numbers of all-electric models in the United States. Scarcity has been good for Ford, MercedesBenz, and other carmakers that are selling fewer cars than before the pandemic but recording fat profits.”
I wonder if while these cars were being juiced the owners were shopping in Sisters? It would take almost five hours to fully charge one of these guys; enough time to have lunch, maybe buy some souvenirs or some nice duds or a piece of art. Who knows? Or did they just top off? Get them to Bend or Eugene or Salem? Even then they might have grabbed a cup of joe or gotten a sandwich.
To the Editor: The two small aircraft noisily fighting to gain altitude over me in town within the last half-hour prompted this missive. The facts reported in your hangar-rental issue some time ago gave me pause. As a frequent visi tor, I enjoy the somewhat rural nature that remains of this little town. If I were a local, I’d fight to keep it that way. More hangar space, more air traffic just means more noise, more uncontrolled growth. I doubt pilots in their noisy cockpits think about their noise below! I understand that this community supports pilot training for youth. That’s great, but keep the air-traffic hub somewhere else, like Bend, where noise is not the issue it would be here.
Pulling out of the parking lot I mused that I could buy three of my four-cyclinder Jeep Renegades for the price of that Tesla. As I say — something to think about. Bill Bartlett
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Leslie Haggard s s s Getting a charge out of Sisters
(electronic vehicle) charging stations, where two cars can be charged at a time. Both “pumps” were attached, one to a new Tesla Model Y that carries a list price of $65,990. The other by a 2019 Chevy Volt, a comparative bargain at $35,275. Each bore California plates and each was getting “gassed” in Sisters for free, courtesy of tax payers and good intentions. That same day The New York Times reported that electronic vehicles “remain largely the province of the rich.” Their report ing continued: “But an uncomfortable truth remains: Battery-powered cars are much too expensive for a vast majority of Americans.
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Why do people choose to build their lives in Central Oregon? The answers might surprise you! Is it the chance to let talent and passion soar in an entrepreneurial small business? Is it the bounty of locally grown fresh food and
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Bernie, our black, 11-year-old Scottie, loves to sit on the rock step to our back door. It’s high up, so that he can survey the acres of land all around him that he loves. He’s at peace there. Watching him on a beautiful summer morning reminds me of the numerous times in the Bible when someone goes up the mountain to find God. “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain.”
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In 2014 she w as in vited back to Sisters by Sisters Science Club and Sisters School District in 2014 to pioneer Seed to Table, a local co-op providing fresh food and vegetables from their four acre plot. T he o pportunity was a chance to pu t her passions to work. Now in its ninth season, the operation has been a repeated success, providing fresh produce to 700 individuals per week and growing 50,000 pounds of fresh produce a year
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THIS MONTH’S “POR TR AITS OF SISTERS”
— Audrey Tehan
The promise, then, is that all the good things of life—joy, peace, prosperity—come to us the closer we align our hearts to God. Most people have heard the Lord’s Prayer. That means that you have heard and probably said, “Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” When you say these words, you are expressing a desire to align your heart with God’s Will. Is this really something you want to do? Or are you afraid that when you do God’s will you will have to give up much that you love aboutMylife?experience with many years in sales, working with people, and then many more years as a motivational speaker, has shown me that lots of people don’t want to give up all the goodies and toys they have. They believe following a life closely aligned with God’s Will requires giving up their “stuff.”
The creek that runs through Sisters has had several names — and Whychus is its most historic one.
For Tehan, the journey is a dream turned reality Relationships with her colleagues and community are built via fresh, locally grown produce, bringing her long-held passions to fruition.
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Note — Clarifications re: “Whychus restoration project completed,” The Nugget, August 24: The number of riparian plants to be planted in October will total 2,700 and the split-rail fence will be constructed in September by a crew of teenagers from Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council.
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Butte dams), private citizens and school children, and other groups and funders, the monumental restoration work on Whychus Creek has restored it from a mere summer trickle to an abundant, free-flowing creek that is able to begin welcoming back native fish.
WHYCHUS: Creek’s name reverted to historic monicker Continued from page 1
Isaiah 11:9 Peace, joy, health, harmony are all promised to us if we will earnestly search for God. The Bible uses a lot of sacred-word symbology to give the fullest meaning to its messages. One of these symbols is a mountain. Going up a mountain means that you are raising your consciousness up, to be closer to God.
From the far reaches of southern Chile to her home in Sisters, Audrey Tehan’s life work is c ultivating food a nd people. Born a nd raised in Sisters, she fell in love with gardening at a young age, captivated by the process and ability to feed her family from the earth. Tehan embraced the problem-solving, the hard work, and the nature of growing organic foods from the soil.
“It helped me navigate my relationship with food.”
That is an error in thinking. God is Divine Love. God’s Will is that we are joyous, at peace, with no nagging fear, and living in a world filled with harmony andButbounty.you’ve heard that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, a narrow and low gate, than it is for a rich person to get into heaven. The problem is not that some people are rich in material things. It’s that they are so tied to those things that the stuff has become a false god to them.
Af te r graduating fr om Southern Oregon University with an education in environmental pol itics and conservation, her work took her to Santa Cruz, and then southern Chile in 2011, where she wo rked a smal l vegetable garden a nd n annied two children on their small farm.
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They worship the money and stuff more than they want to revere God. You have probably seen the bumper sticker that says, “The one who dies with the most toys wins.” Whoever believes that is worshiping those toys to the level of a false god. You can have the toys, you can have the gold; just keep all of it in proper perspective. Use it to do good and remember to help others less fortunate. Go skiing on the weekend, and remember to be kind and generous to everyone all weekAlignlong.your will with God’s by being compassionate, forgiving, caring, non-judgmental, and tolerant of others’ views. Pray regularly, asking God to help you get better at these things. When you master these characteristics and keep them as an integral part of your personality and inner soul, you will have taken a giant step toward being aligned with God’s will.You don’t have to give up your money or your toys to begin to find inner peace, freedom from fear, and true joy. Just focus on all the great attributes of love Then you will be able to sit on the holy mountain, like Bernie, and enjoy the glorious view. One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray and spent the night praying to God. (Luke 6:12, NIV)
• Kathleen and Jack of Sisters wrote: On Monday, August 22 at approximately 7:30 p.m. two of our dogs, J and Teeter, got on the scent of something and ended up behind the high school. There was a sighting at 8:30 p.m. and they were running at top speed chasing something. The had collars and tags, just not their GPS collars.Our tireless search began. We put an ad on Craigslist as suggested by the Sheriff’s Department. Cat from Pet Evacuation Team (PET) reached out right away and posted their flyer on the Deschutes County Lost and Found Facebook page and directed us to the Hahns, who are the Sisters reps for PET, and they searched for the dogs. Karen Wadell reached out early on as well, and she and her husband, Dale, went out sometimes twice a day to search for them. Our neigh bors in the Edgington Road district searched and prayed. We heard there were a lot of people that live behind the high school searching for them. Furry Friends reached out and encouraged us to go to The Nugget, where a clas sified ad was put together. A dear friend suggested that we find a way to con nect with the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hikers and net work with them. After a long day searching on Saturday, August 27, Kathleen came across a hiker (Hobbs) in the Bi-Mart parking lot and asked how we could connect with them. He took a pic ture of the flyer and posted it on the PCT navigation app to alert hikers on the trail. When Kathleen was headed home, she saw Hobbs with a sign that he needed a ride to the observatory. She picked him up and took him up there, where they placed a flyer at the bathrooms. He headed up the trail. A few hours behind him were four hikers that had been hiking frequently with Hobbs. Cookie had brought a pizza from Bend for his group, Unit, Trench, and Bam. Bam went to throw out the pizza box in the garbage can at the bathrooms and saw the flyer. They headed out on the trail toward the Big Lake Youth Camp’s PCT hut. The next morning, they stopped for a break at the Santiam Pass/Big Lake junction. That is when the dogs came toward them from southBambound.said he started “freaking out and couldn’t believe” what he was see ing. The rest of his group thought he was confused about their location and he explained that he thought they were the dogs on the flyer that he had seen. The dogs warmed up to the group after a couple barks. The hik ers found a shoestring and a thin rope to tie to them. Unit called us and told us she had them. We were in disbelief. She convinced us they were with them, and they would be going to the PCT hut at Big Lake. We left immediately and reunited with our dogs and the hik ers. It was a tearful reunion for all involved, including Les, the camp director, and Kasondra, the employee that was documenting the hik ers’ story and getting pho tos prior to our arrival. The hikers gave the dogs trail names. J has been named ShoeLace and Teeter has been named HB/Homeward Bound after the movie. They have lost quite a bit of weight and have some raw spots on their legs; otherwise they are in good shape for being out in the woods for six days and nights. We want to thank every one involved for their assis tance posting our flyer in their businesses and for the continued support. Not only did we get our dogs safely home, we also added five wonderful PCT souls to our family who we will eter nally hold dear to our hearts. Thank you with all of our hearts.•Mandee Seeley wrote: Thank you to everyone who came out on August 20 to clean up our national for est. The small but mighty crew of nine adults and two kids removed nearly 6,000 pounds (three tons ) of trash in only three Shout-outhours!tothe drivers who took loads to the trans fer station, and to Deschutes County for allowing us to dump free that day. We didn’t only help the planet, we had fun and built community at the same time. Let’s do it again on September 17 for World Cleanup Day. Reach out if you want to donate funds or supplies.Also, if you’re a business owner who wants to partner and give back to those who help keep Sisters a beau tiful place for all, I want to talk to you, too! mandeeseeley@gmail.com.Email
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A small but mighty crew of volunteers removed three tons of trash from National Forest lands in Sisters.
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SEPTEMBER CLASS SCHOOL TEACHER LESSON WORKSHEET BOOK MATH PENCIL BACKPACK SCHOOL BUS PAINTS CALCULATOR ENGLISH GEOGRAPHY HOMEWORK Find words forward, backward, horizontally, or diagonally. K R O W E M O H U G B J E R U G A P S C G S F H T C L Q B E B P A H T L L E S S O N L O Y E K N E L I C N E P S O G T D I C G E C S A J D H O R E A S F A W T O H R W B H A P N Y S G B M R X Y B O C P R X O O A M J P E D B O S H C A L C U L A T O R B K C Y N H L Y O K C N M O U V W T R E B M E T P E S L T H P O Y E A W W Z R U D O R R K K R T E O R E X A D O C I S C H K J N H U W H A H A Z BA CK TO SCHOOL W ORDFIND HELP THE GIRL GET TO SCHOOL!
Pacific Crest Trail hikers Hobbs, Trench, Cookie, Unit, and Bam with German wire-hair pointers ShoeLace (J) and HB/Home Bound (Teeter). The hikers found the dogs after they had been lost for six days.
Sisters salutes...
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD project, consisting of grinding and asphalt overlay, is sched uled for the east end of town, on South Rope Street from East Cascade Avenue to East Timber Pine Drive and South CreeksideSeptemberDrive.6-9: The grind ing and asphalt paving on all of Main Avenue from North Pine Street to North Locust Street will occur at night, so please use alternate routes those evenings and be sure no vehicles are parked along MainSeptemberAvenue.
group. Lunch, which is free of charge, is served at noon by community vol unteers. The healthy meals are prepared by chefs in Bend and transported to Sisters.Agrab-and-go lunch program was started during COVID, when congregate meals were not possible; that is still available at the church on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. Seniors, or those doing pickup for them, can walk up or drive up in front of the church to receive a meal and a carton of milk. This pro gram is also free of charge and does not require a reser vation or Participantsorder. can get a ride to the meal site and home again with Cascades East Transit. A ride can be arranged by calling 541385-8680, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., at least 24 hours in advance.
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On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, grab-and-go meals are available in front of Sisters Community Church at 12:30 p.m. Walk-ups and drive-ups are both welcome.
12-15: South Pine Meadow Street up to West Jefferson Avenue and West Jefferson Avenue east to South Pine Street will have grinding and asphalt overlay work done during the day. September 14-16: Grinding and prep work will be done September 14-15 with asphalt overlay applied on Friday, September 16 on South Birch Street from West St. Helens Avenue to West Hope Avenue. Residents in those areas are asked to park in private driveways or, if needed, on adjacent side streets so the affected streets will be clear of vehicles. Homeowners and residents should look for posted directional signs dur ing this time period. The City asks residents to notify every one in their household, and expected guests, of the sched uled street repair work.
STREET WORK: Keep streets free of vehicles for paving Continued from page 1
SENIORS: In-person lunches are back in Sisters every Tuesday Continued from page 3
Income ranges vary depend ing on the size of the family. Sisters Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to providing affordable, energy efficient housing for indi viduals and families who live or work within the Sisters School District boundaries. To date, Sisters Habitat has sold affordable homes to 76 families. Mortgage pay ments for homes recently sold average $800 per month (including property taxes and insurance). Homes are zero-interest mortgages. Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s criteria for selec tion of home buyers is based on the family’s need for adequate shelter, the ability to pay for the home, and the willingness to partner with Habitat. Home buyers are required to invest 500 “sweat equity” labor hours prior to occupying their home. All homes are built by volunteers working under the supervi sion of a professional con struction manager. A complete qualifica tion guide can be found at information382uphousing-programswww.sistershabitat.org/orpickedattheHabitatofficeatE.HoodAve.FormorecallKristina guidelines
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Meals have been pro vided by the Council on Aging to Sisters seniors for 30 years, with the program hosted in numerous local churches over the years. Volunteers are always appre ciated for setup, serving, and cleanup. Sign up by calling the Central Oregon Council on Aging office at 541-6785483. The meal site man ager is Emily Wells, and the director of communica tions and programs is Emma Fried-Cassorla.
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The Navy aircraft, the F-18 Growler, is a prominent air craft in the recently released “Top Gun: Maverick” movie, and was in this year’s lineup both days. A pair started their routine at 600 mph, 100 feet over the runway. The car show stretched two football fields and featured pristine restorations dating nine decades. Nostalgia ruled the scene. People recollected their first experience with the perfect specimens in front of them, wanting to touch but knowing better. RVs that were there for multiple days had prime spots lined up like dominoes fac ing the taxiway with unob structed views. There were 100 or more in a partylike atmosphere that included front-row seats to the Friday night firework extravaganza as well as being within ear shot of the live music events. Renny Price is a larger than life character who is beloved throughout the airshow world as much for his one-of-a-kind personality as he is for his aggressive aerobatic routines. Flying the legendary Russian Sukhoi-29, Price is known as one of the world’s greatest aerobatic pilots. His maneu vers had the audience gasping. The festival-like atmo sphere was a food court bonanza from simple hot dogs and pizza to “walking tacos” to smoked barbecue and fried ravioli, the latter a first for Bucky Cummings of Cloverdale.Acropduster earlier in his ranching career, he normally has poutine, which reminds him of his youth in Alberta. “I think I’ll stick with the poutine,” he said as he raced off to catch the A-10 Warthog demonstration, a major and somewhat last-minute addi tion to the jam-packed lineup. There were steady lines for rides on a number of craft, including the B-17, a Leading Edge helicopter, and a High Desert soaring glider. Mostly, spectators were struck by the intimacy of the event, being able to walk right up and touch the aircraft or in many instances sit in the cockpit. The Johnsons were grateful for the up-close, first-hand look crews provided, and how pilots talked with children, never rushed, always patient. Many wandered for hours at the permanent Erickson Aircraft Collection, display ing a vintage aircraft assem blage. The portfolio features more than 20 rare aircraft, most of which are still in fly ing condition. The Collection features rare aircraft, such as the P-38 Lightning, P-51 Mustang, Ki43 Hayabusa, F4U Corsair, SBD Dauntless, Grumman Duck, and B-17 FlyingTheFortress.Erickson Aircraft Collection is open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Monday. The Collection is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter Sunday.
Golden Knight parachutists size up wind and landing target as they prepare to jump from 12,000 feet.
AIR SHOW: Event drew many people from Sisters Continued from page 14 The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service This Week’s Crossword Sponsors Greg Wieland L.Ac. Practicing since 1989 352 E. Hood Ave., Ste. E 541-549-1523Sisters Acupuncture Center 171 E. MAIN AVE. LIVE MUSIC!LIVE M U S I C ! EVERY THURS DAY & SATUR DAY, 6-8 PM WEATHER PERMITTING SEE MUSIC EVENT CALENDAR AT THEBARNINSISTERS.COM — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved FINANCING AVAILABLE • FREE DELIVER Y STOSOLOVES&ZAOVENS F N A N C I N G AVA L A B L E • F R E E D ELI I IZZ CREATE A HOME OA SIS ! Hot Tubs • Swim Spas • Saunas Maintenance Plans • Chemicals • Filters Firepits • Pellet Grills • Accessories FIN E L V E RIIN NCING DELAILABLE DE www.aquaho ub.com | 541-410-1023 | 413 W. Hood Ave., Sisters Monday-Friday 9 a.m .-5 p.m.; NOWOPENSaturday10a.m.-4p.m C w
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find 10 more port-a-potties only to realize they’d need yet 10 more as sales kept ringing. Naturally, aircraft were the centerpiece of the two-day affair. A large cadre of air planes were on the ground and in the air. Pilots from several nearby states flew in to kick things off. Their planes were a mixture of vintage mod els, aerobatic models, war planes, gliders, choppers, and helicopters.TheBuckleys from Black Butte Ranch came with five grandchildren. Grandpa Dale was a little bit frazzled by 2 p.m., as each child — all teens — had his or her own idea of what they wanted to see next. The options were endless. The Nugget had a bird’seye view of the event as an onboard guest of the crowdfavorite Golden Knights, one of only three Department of Defense-sanctioned aerial demonstration teams, along with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.Theprecision unit made three jumps, to the thrill of the onlookers gazing into a crys tal-blue sky. For those needing an adrenaline rush, the Airshow had you covered. But many needed to cover their ears.
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FILM: Rullman’s film is now available for worldwide streaming
Texas-based Executive Producer Jeffrey Brown, whose credits include “Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait,” “Cowboys Without Borders,” and over 30 other documentary films said: “The film is beautifully shot, and I wanted to work on ‘The Outside Circle’ because it tells a unique story about the Great Basin which audi ences likely know little about, especially the PaiuteShoshone scenes in the film. Having been part of other recent cowboy documenta ries I felt confident I could help the film reach audiences and be well received. Happy to say both have happened.”
Rullman said, “I set out to make an authentic inde pendent film about the mod ern, very rural West, places almost nobody visits and very few people even think about. I wanted to give the audience a window into a life they don’t see very often, and let them hear voices they rarely hear from. We were very fortunate to build a team of talented people around that vision. And I think we accomplished our goal in a visually stunning, mean ingful, and enduring way. Horse.TV has been quietly building an excellent catalog of independent films, and we are honored to have secured a place among them.”
Continued from page 3 Cast and crew members from “The Outside Circle: A Movie of the Modern West” at the film’s world premier at the Thin Line Film Fest in Denton, Texas. Writer and director Craig Rullman (second from right), and cinematographer and camera operator Sam Pyke (third from left), both of Sisters, shot the film that is now available for streaming. PROVIDED
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“The Outside Circle” was filmed and edited by Sisters native Samuel Pyke, with additional cam era work by Cody Rheault, and features original music from local musicians Jim Cornelius, Mike Biggers, and Lilli Worona. The film marks the premier of a new song by Western Heritage Award winner and Billboard recording artist Adrian Brannan.“Iwanted to cook with local ingredients,” Rullman said. “And as much as pos sible, we stayed true to that vision all the way through.” The film was produced by Craig Rullman and Cris Converse, of Sisters, and enjoyed its world premier at the Thin Line Film Fest in Denton, Texas, earlier this year. It has been featured at the Hill Country Film Festival in Fredericksburg, Texas, and will be featured again at the WYO Film Fest in Sheridan, Wyoming, in October. The film has also been picked up by MVD Entertainment Group, recently named an “Indie Power Player” by Billboard Magazine, who will pursue additional on-demand licens ing arrangements and distri bution platforms around the world.Acollector’s edition com panion book of behind-thescenes photography is forth coming from Smoke Creek Press.
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and economic centers of wider America, the narra tives find a common thread in their adherence to values that have sustained them against the odds: faith, fam ily, friends, and community. Set in some of the most beautiful and remote regions of the American west, “The Outside Circle” offers a vision of ardent optimism against the raging tempests of our Austin,age.”
They recorded at different times, putting the songs together with Fortier. When David Jacobs-Strain was in town, Wood and JacobsStrain recorded a song with Keith Banning at The Belfry. “It was very minimal production-wise putting it together to create this record,” said Wood. The record is titled “Love is ontoWoodYou.”released three singles leading up to the record release August 30, including “The Speed of Lonely,” which is inspired by where she grew up in West Texas with wide-open sky where you can see for miles. “I wrote that imagining what that sounds like,” she said.The second single, “Keep the Change,” is a song Wood wrote with her dad and recorded at The Belfry. The rocker of the album is “Love Keeps the Flame,” the third single released ahead of the drop.Writing was a way to soothe Wood during tough times in 2020. “I draw a lot of inspiration from the natural world, learning from nature, which I did a lot during those times. I also draw from words themselves, from reading, and listening in my community. I wrote these words to help process the overwhelming emotions,” said Wood.Aside from Wood’s musical endeavors, she is working at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, surrounded by words all day long. “It is so much fun on so many levels and it’s really fun to go into work and interact with people and learning the book publishing industry,” she said.Wood soon will start working as their event coordinator, hosting events and talks.“We all know how important story is to human-beings and it’s fun to work within it,” she “Lovesaid.isonto You” is out as of August 30, and will be available on all streaming platforms as well as a physical CD. Connect with Beth Wood on her patreon/.www.bethwoodmusic.com/orwww.bethwoodmusic.comwebsite:viaherPatreonpageat
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22 Wednesday, August 31, 2022 the world changed — it’s been amazing, and I could have never predicted how different life could be. And I am so thankful to be putting down roots somewhere,” said comescopingcreativityandThepatronssharedstreamssaid.thingaccountabilitymusicplaceportiveusedpage,Woodtainable,”wasbeingmoreabebyWoodeveryonemusiciansingtouringingalsoMusically,Wood.everythingchangedforWooddur-thepandemicbecausestopped,andrecord-in-studiowithotherstopped,andwasathome.foundasilverliningbeinggivenachancetostillandstopmovingforwhile.“Itwasnicetofigureoutofabalanceoflife,andontheroadallthetimeexhaustingandnotsus-shesaid.Rightaftertheshutdown,launchedherPatreonasubscriptionservicetosupportartists.“Ithasbeensuchasup-communityandatomakeandshareandpoetry,andhavetowritesome-neweachweek,”sheWooddidsomelive-viaZoom,andanewsongwithhereverysingleweek.pandemiccreatedatimeplaceforWoodwherewasthewayofwiththetimes.Wood’slatestrecordfromthecollection of songs Wood wrote for her patrons each week. “I didn’t set out to write a new record but realized I had all these songs that I had written already, and they were just stripped-down acoustic songs,” she said. The songs were just Wood, her guitar, and her words, and when she decided to make the record, she turned to Keith Banning, local producer, at his Grange Recorders recording studio right here in Sisters. “I recorded the songs with Keith Banning and just wanted to add some sparkle to the songs,” she said. The bare-bones recordings were done with Banning and then a friend of Wood’s, producer Tyler Fortier out of Eugene. He added some other musicians and sounds to the bare-bones recordings. Fortier plays multiple instruments, and she gave him free reign to add elements to the songs.“We also didn’t want to detract from the intimate feeling of the songs, and adding the musicians added the sparkle,” she It was eyeopening for Wood, as she and the musiciansotherontherecordwereneverinthesameroomalltogether.
ALBUM: Wood’s latest album is now available Continued from page 3
Charles Wilson V, (right) is the new Commander of American Legion Post 86. He was sworn in August 3. Lance Trowbridge is the District 5 Vice Commander.
MISELY: City manager earned praise for his leadership
PHOTO PROVIDED I just want to say thank you for the investment you’ve made into the Sisters community. Your contribution, ideas, and commitment to intentional growth will have a positive impact on Sisters for years to come. Best of luck in your new endeavors! — Jesse Durham Working with Cory over the better part of four years has been fantastic. — Mayor Michael Preedin
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Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid told The Nugget , “All of us with the U.S. Forest Service in Central Oregon appreciated Cory’s steady leadership and vision as Sisters City Manager. He got a ton done in a relatively short amount of time, which included some very complicated projects. We will miss his can-do attitude and wish him the best in his new position.”
“I am sorry to see Cory leave the City of Sisters,” said Sisters Fire Chief Roger Johnson. “While the Fire District has always had a great relationship with the City, the level of cooperation on critical public safety issues was enhanced under Cory’s leadership.”
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Mayor Michael Preedin said, “Working with Cory over the better part of four years has been fantastic. Cory has a strength of looking at an individual situation and suggesting varying courses of action for City Council to take. To say he was very good at his job is an understatement. Our next city manager has their hands full to match the momentum that Cory has created.”Council President Nancy Connolly said, “After my early years on Council with constant change and different personalities, it has been a joy working with Cory in his role as city manager. He is a highly skilled administrator who possesses strong team-building abilities. So much progress has been made in the City with Cory at the helm and he will be greatlySistersmissed.”Public Works Director Paul Bertagna said, “Cory provided great leadership through one of the most challenging times of growth that the city has ever experienced.”Thecitymanager built relationships with other public agencies whose work impacts the City.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 23 them,” Misley concluded. Many compliments and thanks came Misley’s way before his final day in the office, August 31.
“I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work for Cory,” said City Finance Director Joe O’Neill. “He is an exceptional leader and his management style, communication, initiative and goals embody that. Cory is leaving big shoes to fill and will be missed by all of us.” The city manager also worked with the local business community, particularly in helping to navigate pandemic-related restrictions. “I just want to say thank you for the investment you’ve made into the Sisters community,” said Sisters Coffee Company’s Jesse Durham. “Your contribution, ideas, and commitment to intentional growth will have a positive impact on Sisters for years to come. Best of luck in your new endeavors!”
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