Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) teams aided injured hikers in a couple of separate incidents in Sisters Country last week. On Saturday, September 3, at 11:51 a.m., 911 Dispatch received a call regarding an injured hiker near Chush Falls on Whychus Creek. The reporting person advised that a female hiker had fallen and sustained a knee injury, preventing her from being able teams aid
Thirty years ago this week, Sisters School District welcomed high school students into a brand-new building, marking the first time since 1967 that grades 9-12 did not have to be bussed to Redmond to go to school. Not only did the school opening change the lives of Sisters teenagers, it transformed the town in many ways.A dozen original staff members from the 1992 opening gathered recently at The Barn to reconnect and to celebrate what was created in essentially a grassroots effort to develop a school that has since gained notoriety for its unique programming, culture, and opportunities for youngDennispeople.Dempsey arrived on the scene in 1991 as the principal of the new school, from Homer, Alaska, where he had been named the state’s principal of the year, to assist in overseeing the building project and to find teachers and support staff for the next school year for grades 7-12. Sisters had a vibrant K-8 school, so Dempsey inherited some staff members already in place, including Sisters native Rand Runco, who still works for the theAccordingDistrict.toDempsey,communitywasheavily invested with everything that needed to be done to get the school up and running. “We had tremendous support from the very beginning and I think that is still evident today,” he said. Dempsey described his vision from back in 1992 this way:“My vision was that we would be a state-of-the-art school when it came to the use of technology. The goal was to be the best small high school in the country. I wanted it to be a place where students, staff, and parents felt welcomed and knew we were trying to do our best for the students we served. I
needssupport,receivesShelterspace See SHELTER on page 18 By Sue Stafford Correspondent See RESCUES on page 21 Outlaw Aiden Eckert scores in Outlaws soccer action against Redmond. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Goal!
Deschutes County is partnering with NeighborImpact to offer a new domestic well assistance grant and loan program. More than $527,000 in funds are available. “As groundwater levels decline, we continue to see an increased demand for domestic water assistance across the county,” said Commissioner Phil Chang. “We’re grateful that these funds are available to assist residents who are experiencingFundingissues.” for the program was provided through SB 5561. The County received $585,200 from the State to provide local domestic and community well assistance. Through this new program, the County has contracted with NeighborImpact, which will offer loan and rebate programs. “A lot of people’s costs have increased drastically as they work to deepen their wells or complete repairs,” said Commissioner Patti Adair. “We’re excited to get this funding out into the community to assist residents
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Sue Beck, Jeff Barton, Lora Nordquist, Glen Herron, Dennis Dempsey, Rob Phelps, Carol Dixon, Samra Spear, and Jim Reiss gathered to celebrate and reminisce on 30 years since the high school came back to Sisters.
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To the Editor: I’m dismayed by Bill Bartlett’s letter of August 31 about the future of EV cars being tenuous due to high cost and unavailability. Indeed, on two recent public radio programs I heard that e-cars constitute less than four percent of American vehicles on the roads currently and are the province of only the wealthy. These negative outlooks are unnecessary and self-fulfilling. It’s so important that we
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Lifelong resident Debbie Newport recalls that in the late 1980s Sisters was developing a tourist economy — “but,” she said, “I don’t think there was core to the community at that point.” In 1989, a wide range of community members — about 200 of them, a huge proportion of a small town — gathered at Sisters Rodeo Grounds to figure out how to build that core. Returning the students who had been going to high school in Redmond for decades back to the community quickly became the primary focus and the mission. The community took a risk; it put its money where its heart was. Voters passed a bond, and built what would become Sisters Middle/High School, which opened in 1992 — 30 years ago this month. (That facility is now Sisters Middle School.)
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Someone called us Outlaws
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Sisters High School was one year old when my wife, Marilyn, and I moved to Sisters.Ithought it was pretty cool that the outfit called themselves the Outlaws, because there were Outlaws at the hub of my musical and cultural wheel. I understood that the Western moniker “Outlaw,” as Sisters High School meant it, had nothing to do with robbin’ banks and stagecoaches — it was about being untamed and untrammeled, like the wild horse they chose for their logo. That set well with the Outlaw ethos embodied by my musical hero, Waylon Jennings, whose credo was, “Don’t ever try and be like anybody else and don’t be afraid to take risks.” From the very beginning, the Outlaws took risks and cut their own path. They set the bar for a Sisters High School diploma higher than the state standard. As Charlie Kanzig describes in this week’s page one story, teachers were empowered to experiment, to try different approaches to make education both academically and culturally more engaging. The community of Sisters bought in at the beginning.
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The first school board meeting I covered for The Nugget was packed . I thought, “Wow, this really is an engaged community!” What the agenda obscured was that the health curriculum discussion on tap revolved around sex education. Well, that explained it. Then as now, that sort of thing tends to get folks involved.
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Wildfire smoke infiltrates Sisters Country… Sisters Weather Forecast Wednesday September 7 Partly Cloudy 92/51 Thursday September 8 Sunny 84/48 Friday September 9 Sunny 82/48 Saturday September 10 Mostly Sunny 90/56 Sunday September 11 Partly Cloudy 87/52 Monday September 12 Mostly Sunny 82/48 Tuesday September 13 Partly Cloudy 76/46
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Smoke filtered sunrise the sunrise on the morning of September 1 as Dale Grimsman looked down Whychus Creek Canyon toward Smith Rock.
My first impression might have been exaggerated, but the community engagement was real. The Sisters School District has been able to deliver innovative programs that are the envy of many larger districts, through partnerships with community members and organizations committed to enriching the lives of Sisters’ young people. Sisters Folk Festival partnered with the School District — starting at Sisters High School — to create the Americana Project, which used music as a way of building a cross-curricular foundation for students. A luthier program was added where students get handson CAD instruction around building guitars. Outlaw Aviation offers students a rare opportunity to study toward a pilot’s license and a potential career in aviation. Where other districts cut arts programs, Sisters has been able to sustain them — because the whole community values them. Parents, volunteers, and the Sisters business community have developed a scholarship program — Sisters Graduate Resource Organization (GRO) — that ensures that every graduating senior has access to financial support for their post-graduation endeavors.Theexamples of valuable community engagement are legion — and a good bellwether of the health of the schools.Parents and community members without kids in the schools volunteer in the classroom and in co-curricular programs. Academic achievement has been solid and often outstanding. The Outlaws have punched above their weight in sports, and have a case full of trophies to prove it. Of course there have been bumps in the road — a share of the kind of missteps and controversies that inevitably dog any outfit that must serve a diverse and rapidly changing community over the course of three decades. There’s always room for improvement, and all of the schools have their work cut out for them getting back on an even keel after the disruptions of the past three years. But a 30-year anniversary is a good opportunity to step back and recognize how remarkable the achievements of the pioneers who created Outlaw culture were, and how valuable is the legacy they have handed to their heirs. Go Outlaws!
To the Editor, Like many, I am shocked and appalled by the recent needless violence in Bend. However, I wanted to remind everyone that this is exactly why we need to drop the attitude of “This is Sisters, that would never happen here.”What says that the shooter of the Safeway couldn’t’ve decided to come here instead, and shoot up our Ray’s, or Bi-Mart? Nothing! Nothing says that! And our tiny little sheriff’s outpost is ill-equipped to handle a mass shooting, meaning that extra response would be needed from Bend, which would take far too“Thislong! is Sisters, that would never happen here,” you say? Try telling that to the gentleman who worked at (a local business) and had his valuable motorcycle helmet stolen when someone ransacked his car. Try telling that to the gentleman who had a bunch of cash stolen from his car. Try telling that to myself. I had my bike stolen while working one shift. We all fell victim to that mentality of “This is Sisters, that would never happen here.” I am not saying a shooting will happen in Sisters. But this mentality makes it a lot easier for some fed-up 20-something-year-old dude to shoot up something of ours, and cause damage. Please remember that crimes like this can absolutely happen here. Nowhere is safe, so please be cautious out there.
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SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755.
Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654. SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203
Sisters Trails Alliance Board every other month, 5 p.m. varies from in-person to zoom. Info: info@sisterstrails.org
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
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.
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CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 5:30 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefire.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771. This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to nugget@nuggetnews.com
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-610-7383. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440.
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Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com. Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Sisters Episcopal Church. 541-771-3258. Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for details. 541-923-1632. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library 541-668-6599 Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-848-1970.
The last five to 10 years of wildfire seasons have been some of the most dev astating and destructive seasons in our nation’s his tory in the American West. The documentary film “Elemental” asks why that has been the case, and how we can learn to effectively live with “Elemental”wildfire.takes view ers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film screens in Sisters on Wednesday, September 14 (see sidebar) Director Trip Jennings is the founder of Balance Media and has worked as a filmmaker for National Geographic and PBS. He found his passion for film making at a young age and began shooting mini-docu mentaries in college, includ ing a student film about the Biscuit Fire in Southern Oregon in 2002, which burned 500,000 acres. “That was my first inves tigative documentary film about an issue, following the aftermath and impact of that fire,” said Jennings. In Eugene that year, during a screening of the film, Jennings met Ralph Bloemer, who helped Jennings put together a curated, edited version of the film. They have been working together to tell the story of wildfire ever since. In 2017, Jennings set out to film the aftermath of the Eagle Creek Fire in his home area of the Columbia River“WeGorge.really dove deep into fire and said to our selves, there is a story here,” saidBloemerJennings.has been work ing in forests for over 22 years with some of the top scientists in the world, learn ing how the forests interact and respond to fire. “I used to be in the mind set that there isn’t much left after a burn in the forest, and fire can destroy things, but the forest itself actually thrives with fire and it’s sort of like a young person full of life and potential and regrowth,” said Bloemer. Bloemer and Jennings BY SARA QUINN
Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
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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.
This is the 25th year the Episcopal Church has sup ported the Sisters community through its annual Country Fair. Through the years the church has contributed over $250,000 to local support agencies such as Family Action Network, Kiwanis Food Bank, NeighborImpact, Sisters Habitat for Humanity, Healthy Beginnings, Bethlehem Inn, Circle of Friends, and Saving Grace. This year the Country Fair and Silent Auction are September 16-17. Friday night is a reception, refresh ments, and a silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. The Country Fair will con tinue on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Country Store offers homemade preserves, fresh produce, candy, pies, cakes, home-baked breads and cookies, and plants. The Good Book store offers a great selection of gently read books. The Sweet Tooth Booth dishes up famous homemade Marionberry cob bler with ice Children’scream.games, fire truck tours, and animal visits — including mustangs this year — can be followed by pulled pork sliders, coleslaw, and chili at the Cafe’ Transfig. All proceeds go back to the Sisters 541-549-7087.ForandtheTransfigurationareAdmissioncommunity.andparkingfree.TheChurchoftheislocatedatcornerofHighway242BrooksCampRoad.moreinformationcall
Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815.
In a response to a city councilor’s question regarding regulations for the new electric “one-wheelers,” Davis said they can travel up to 30 mph. Their regulations are like those for bicycles. Because they are motorized, they are not allowed on the Peterson Ridge Trail.
• Lt. Chad Davis of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reports his officers have made several mental health calls, transferring peo ple to the stabilization center in Bend for help. They have also conducted a warrant sweep, resulting in several arrests. The Sisters substation is being updated to create an additional office, shower, a briefing/interview room, and provide safety upgrades.
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.
Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.
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Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation District. 541-549-2091. Sisters Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Zoom. 503-930-6158. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., at Sisters Community Church. 541-549-6157. Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-231-1897.
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• Jon Stark, CEO of Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO), in his report to the City Council, announced that a hotel is coming to the Redmond air port. There is a van pool from Prineville that travels through Redmond to Sisters
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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.
Gracie Vohs makes a kill in the Outlaws’ battle against Burns.
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The Lady Outlaws started their week at Crook County on Tuesday, August 30, with a tri-match against the Crook County Cowgirls and Caldera. Sisters easily beat Caldera in three straight sets, and then battled hard to earn the win over the Cowgirls. At home two days later, the Outlaws defeated Cascade Christian in three straight sets, and went on to defeat Burns, the defending 3A champions, in fourInsets.Tuesday’s first match against Caldera, Sisters’ intimidating front line was at the top of their game from the get-go and sparked the Outlaws to an early lead. They dominated play against the 5A team, which struggled to hit through the Outlaws’ blocks. Middle blocker Molly Meyer led the team with three great blocks, and outside hitter Gracelyn Myhre led the team with eight kills. Sisters grabbed early leads in all three sets and never looked back. They took the match with scores of 25-17, 25-14, andThe25-16.Outlaws went on to outlast a gritty Crook County squad in a four-set victory led by timely hits from outside hitter Gracie Vohs, who finished with 24 kills. Sisters also executed strong defense, led by libero Mia Monaghan, who recorded 22 digs. Sisters took the first set with a score of 25-16, but the Cowgirls battled back, and the Outlaws lost a hard-fought second set 23-25. Sisters bounced back in the third set with great passes from the back row. Girls dove all over the floor in a fine defensive effort, and they came out on topIn25-16.the fourth set the Outlaws committed 17 unforced errors. With Sisters down 13-20, Coach Rory Rush called a timeout and urged her team to “take a deep breath and calm down.” Rush told them, “We know who we are as a team and right now we’re frazzled and losing focus. We need to play together, clean up our passes, and execute a crisper offense.”Rush added, “We came out of the timeout with a set play to run a stunt to get our outside hitter Gracie to run in the middle instead. It was a quick strike and was executed perfectly.”After that point, the Outlaws remained focused, went on a 12-2 run, and secured the win. Sisters continued their tough preseason schedule two days later with a threeway match in Sisters against 3A State qualifier Cascade Christian, and defending 3A state champion Burns. Stellar defense was key in the Outlaws’ quick lead against Cascade Christian. The Lady Challengers couldn’t adjust to the defense they faced. Every hit the Challengers put over the net was met with a great dig from the Outlaws, followed by a quality pass that led to a quick-strike offense. Sisters took early leads in each set, dominated play, and won with scores of 25-14, 25-9, and 25-15.Sisters faced their toughest test of the year with a battle against the Lady Highlanders. The defending champs hit the court with confidence, and planned to show the Outlaws they were still the team to beat.Burns came out swinging with strategic hits and strong blocks along the front line. The Outlaws struggled to adjust early in the first set, and the Hilanders went on a run.Rush said, “We’d seen them play last weekend, and we were set up on defense expecting them to hit hard. We set up our defense with a heavy block and our defense back. They tipped over our blocks in the first set. “Being able to cover the tip effectively requires seeing the floor and quick reflexes,” added Rush. “We struggled to find their hitters quickly enough and read what was happening. So, we got caught not being able to pick up the tips and off-speed balls. We needed to regroup after that first set. Once we did that we were competing at a high level.”The Outlaws were a different squad in the second set. Rush noted that the team looked focused, and prepared to compete. Their poise and scrappiness brought them a 25-22 second-set win. Burns didn’t fold, and used two big runs in the third set to beat the Outlaws 25-17. The Outlaws entered a must-win, pivotal fourth set. Every run the Hilanders went on the Outlaws matched. Both teams made big plays all over the court, but the Outlaws prevailedTeams25-20.entered to the winner-take-all final set, and Sisters began with a quick 5-0 lead behind the serving of setter Hannah Fendall. Burns called a quick time-out, but Sisters continued to put on the pressure. The Hilanders dug in and went on a 5-0 run to get right back in the game. The score continued back and forth and fans could feel the tension in the gym. Burns began an onslaught of attacks, but Sisters met every hit with some stellar defensive passes. When the final ball hit the floor, Sisters was on the winning side of an epic preseason game in a final score of 18-16. Rush said, “Tonight we played an extremely wellcoached and gritty Burns team. They are a top team at 3A and they showed it tonight. Tonight was a measuring stick for us. I am proud of our girls, and I am excited to continue to grow with this group of girls. We have a lot of growth ahead of us, but I am excited about the heart of this team!” The Outlaws were to begin their Mountain Valley opener at Elmira on Tuesday, September 6. They will head to a 4A tournament at Cascade on Saturday, September 10.
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The Outlaws opened their season at Madras against the White Buffaloes and after a hard-fought battle fell 2-3. Another tough battle at home against Redmond two days later ended in a 1-3 loss. The boys team was evenly matched against the White Buffs in Tuesday’s contest. Coach Jeff Husmann told The Nugget the team has been stressing the impor tance of setting the tone and tempo early in a game, and the Outlaws did just that. In the seventh minute, Vincent Christian scored off an assist from Danny Benson. It was Benson’s first start as an Outlaw, and he didn’t disappoint.Husmann said, “Vincent has such a high work rate and is such a crafty player. He did such a great job of finding space behind their defensive unit and capitalized early.”
Husmann also noted that teams are most vulnerable the first few minutes after they score, and that proved to be the case. Madras countered and scored just one minute later, which gave them the momentum. The White Buffs scored again at the 14-minute mark and took a 2-1 lead. Teams battled evenly for the remainder of the first half. Sisters did have several shot attempts but just could not get the ball into the net. In the beginning of the second half, Sisters con trolled possession of the ball, but midway through Madras tested the Outlaws’ defense. Madras put pressure on the defense and the Outlaws got a bit out of sync. Midway through the half, a foul was called inside the Outlaws’ own box, which resulted in a penalty kick. Senior Taine Martin made an outstanding save, prevented the score, and kept the game close. In the 71st minute the White Buffs scored and went up 3-1. Despite the heat and fatigue, the Outlaws contin ued to fight. Christian scored with just five minutes left in the contest, with a beautiful assist from Aidan Eckert to close the gap to 2-3. Husmann said, “Aidan is often involved in helping orchestrate our attack-minded offense. This energized our team; however, we were unable to get the tying goal. I was very pleased with the work of our players and their belief in each other. We’re learning the character of this team, and so far it looks quite promising.”Husmann also made note of several of his defensive players.“Gus Patton, senior and co-captain, is the leader of the defensive back line, is a very smart player, and commu nicates well, said Husmann. “Freshman Jesse Polachek is part of our one-two punch at center back and he established himself as a stout and speedy defender in his first varsity match of the season. “Logan Ryba joins us from football and has shown his willingness to improve and will be a big part of this defense,” added Husmann. “This group is learning how to play together and as they do, we will be tough to beat.” Two days later the Outlaws battled a tough Redmond squad. The Panthers quickly showed their offensive power and speed and eight minutes into the contest scored on a well-timed run. Sisters was not able to establish their possession game in the midfield and as a result had to weather several early attacks. They were also a bit disorganized on defense, and in the 21st minute the Panthers scored again. Seven minutes later Redmond knocked in another goal to take a 3-0 lead, which held until Husmannhalftime.said, “Though it’s tough to come back from three goals down, what impressed me was the resil ience of this group of young men. We could have folded, yet there was optimism and a greater sense of urgency as the second half got under way. I am proud of how our guys regrouped and showed a better brand of soccer in the second half. This tenacity and mental fortitude will serve us well when we get into league play.”Husmann noted a few positive takeaways from the game.“Micah Dachtler, in just his second varsity match, played an outstanding game as an outside midfielder,” said Husmann. “He played the entire 80 minutes, chased down loose balls, and played scrappy defense. He showed that he can play at this level and that he is up for the challenge.“Another positive is the continued growth of our defensive unit,” added Husmann. “They are learn ing their respective respon sibilities and strengths. Evan Martin played a very solid game at right back, and Logan Ryba improves in left back every time he takes the pitch.” Sisters was scheduled to play at Mt. View on Tuesday, September 6. They will play at home against Crook County on Thursday, September 8.
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I am proud of how our guys regrouped and showed a better brand of soccer in the second half. This tenacity and mental fortitude will serve us well we get into league play.
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Boys soccer defeated in tough preseason games
Up-and-coming Outlaws...
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The Outlaws shut out the Hilanders 23-0 at Burns on Friday, September 2, in their season opener. It was a hot bus ride over to Burns, and 91 degrees at kickoff, but none of that derailed the Outlaws’Sistersfocus.started their scor ing in the second quar ter. Easton Moore made a 10-yard touchdown run on a quarterback keep, set up by a seven-yard run by Tony Gonzalez and an eightyard run by Adam MaddoxCastle. Brody Duey kicked it through the uprights for the point-after, and the Outlaws took a 7-0 lead that held until the buzzer sounded the end of the first half. With three minutes left in the third quarter the Outlaws’ defense forced a fumble, which was recovered by Gonzalez. Maddox-Castle made a nice 13-yard catch to put Sisters within field goal range, and Duey was good on the three-yard field goal attempt. At the end of the third the Outlaws were on topApproximately10-0. four min utes into the final quarter Ben Cooper made a 43-yard reception, which was fol lowed by a four-yard touch down run by Justin DeSmet to put the Outlaws up 16-0. The Outlaws kicked off, and DeSmet recovered a live ball in Hilander territory. Gonzalez put the icing on the cake with a 30-yard run down the right sideline for the touchdown. Duey made the PAT and the game came to an end in a final score of 23-0.Quarterback Moore went 7-15 passing, with 103 pass ing yards and one rushing touchdown.Gonzalez carried the ball 17 times for 104 yards, with one rushing touchdown and one catch for four yards. Maddox-Castle also helped carry the load on offense with 11 carries for 53 yards, and three receptions for 21 yards.Coach Clayton Hall said, “Adam has a great ability to get yards after contact, and he did a great job tonight.” Justin DeSmet also pitched in on offense. He had six carries for 30 yards, one rushing touchdown, and one reception for 17 yards. Ben Cooper helped out with a timely 43-yard reception in the third quarter, which set up the DeSmet touchdown. Mason Sellers made two receptions for 18 yards. Brody Duey did a fan tastic job with extra points, a field goal, and punting for the Outlaws. Duey was twofor-three on PATs and onefor-one on field goals. Hall said, “Brody did a great job pinning down the defense deep into their own territory on kickoffs and punts.”Sisters finished the night with 293 yards of total offense: 190 yards rushing and 103 yards receiving. The defense was excep tional, holding the Hilanders scoreless. They flew to the football and tackled well. Triston Madron came up with a big interception in the sec ond quarter, and both Tony Gonzalez and Ben Cooper came up with fumbles. Jessey Murillo and Mason Sellers led the Outlaws with five tackles each, followed by Maddox-Castle, Ben Cooper, and Dolan Pool, who each had four. Hall noted he was impressed with Sellers’ run and pass defense in the flat, and stated he flew to the foot ball and made great tackles. Gonzalez and Murillo commented on the game. Gonzalez said, “Our team played great! We were very positive even when some one made a mistake. We just said, ‘next play’ and kept it going.”“We got off the bus fired up and ready to go,” said Murillo. “We started off a bit sloppy in the first half, but we took charge during the second half and showed them what we’re about. This team put in a lot of hard work this summer and this was a great win to start our season.” Coach Clayton Hall said, “I felt that our boys played a complete game and it was a great team win. Our defense played extremely well. Coach DeSmet, our defensive coordinator, called a great game and had the Burns offense flustered all night. It’s always great to start the year with a shutout on the Theroad.”Outlaws football team to Madras on Friday, September
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The Outlanders run right against the Burns Hilanders. The Outlaws football program had sufficient turnout this season to fill a junior varsity squad. That’s beneficial to the players who get more playing time, and to the program, which benefits from more on-the-field experience.
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Eleven fires being fought are large enough to be tracked by InciWeb the federal, state, and local interagency all-risk incident information man agement system. Four are in Wallowa National Forest. One, the Double Creek fire, had exploded to 38,538 acres as of press time, double the Rum Creek fire in the Rogue River/Siskiyou National Forest clocking in at 19,945 acres, and 34 percent con tained. It was started by light ning on August 12. The Nebo was at 6,304 acres and the Sturgill at 12,121, both in the Wallowas, and both caused by lightning strikes.The periodic smoke in Sisters is likely coming from the Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake. It too is only 12 percent contained and had consumed 16,715 acres at press time, doubling in five days.A trio of fires — the Potter, Big Swamp, and Windigo in the Umpqua National Forest — have burned a combined 2,500 acres and are now in mopup operation. The Crockets Knob fire has grown to 4,265 acres and is only 20 per cent contained. It sits in the Malheur National Forest. Eight of Oregon’s fires being battled are lightning caused, from an August 22 event that saw thousands of strikes across Central Oregon.Brown’s action appears to have been motivated by the Rum Creek fire. Southwest Oregon has been particu larly hard hit with fire the last three years. Centered near Galice, a highly popular fishing and rafting recreation area on the Rogue River, the fire has destroyed one house and two mining structures thus far. It is not expected to be fully contained until OctoberAccording31. to Brown’s announcement, “The Governor’s declaration authorizes the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, in coordination with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, to utilize personnel, equipment, and facilities from other state agencies in order to respond to or mitigate the effects of the wildfire emergency. The declaration allows state agencies to temporarily sus pend any rules that impair the response to wildfires, if needed, and also allows the state to request assistance from other states through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact if necessary.”Brownsaid the National Guard would be used if other resources are depleted. At the Sisters Ranger District parking lot, almost every day is the scene of a huddle of Forest Service workers, and some indepen dent contractors. They are on loan from other forests as far away as New Mexico and Colorado. They rotate in to take preventive and preemp tive action, often to remove fuel in targeted locations. Campers on the entire stretch of the Metolius were gratefully surprised Sunday by visits from teams checking on campsites for illegal fires. Open fires, including wood stoves and charcoal briquette fires, are currently prohibited in the Sisters Ranger District, except in the following des ignated Camp.andThreeLake,SouthSheepFord,South,LowerLinkCreek,Corral,Driftwood,CandleBlueAllencampgrounds:Springs,Allingham,Bay,CampSherman,Creek,ColdSpring,Gorge,GrahamIndianFord,JackLavaCampLake,Creek,LowerBridge,CanyonCreek,PerryPineRest,PioneerRiverside,ScoutLake,Spring,SmilingRiver,Shore,ThreeCreekThreeCreekMeadow,CreekHorseCamp,WhisperingPineHorse
Sleepy fire season awakes across Oregon
By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
Deschutes County is seek ing new volunteer members for its Board of Property Tax Appeals (BOPTA), responsible for hearing taxpayer appeals for reduction of real market or assessed value of their real and personalCandidatesproperty.should have a working knowledge of the local real estate market, both residential and commercial; be willing to participate in public hearings, can quickly review documentation while listening to the public, and can make reasonable decisions with the affected parties in atten dance; have mediation skills, real estate appraisal, financ ing, or related background as a strength; and be familiar with Oregon property tax. Members of BOPTA are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and may consist of residents of the county who are not employ ees or members of a govern ing body of the County or of any taxing district within the county. Members receive a per diem rate of $85 per day. Training sessions are provided prior to the hearings process. The term for new members begins on October 15 and ends on June 30, 2023. During the period of time that appeals are heard (February through April 15), BOPTA meets for 40 hours each week. Members are scheduled on a rotating basis. To apply, visit https://bit.ly/ apply-BOPTA. For more infor mation, contact Beckey Nelson at 541-388-6548.
All over Sisters Country much of the talk this sum mer, and into the holiday weekend, was the dearth of wildfires this year as com pared to last. Indeed the skies over Sisters until just the last few days have largely been crystal blue with excellent air quality.Expressions of gratitude were heard in coffee spots, stores, and gas stations all around“Weathertown. is always what I hear when customers want to chitchat,” said Darrell, a gas station attendant. “And this summer it almost always includes talk about the wild fireWorkingsituation.”around thou sands of gallons of highly combustible material, Darrell has a sixth sense about fire. Things are changing, however. On August 29, Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide fire“Withemergency.wildfire behavior increasing across the state, and with the threat of fire not likely to recede in the near future, it is imperative that we act now to prevent further loss — of life, prop erty, business, and our natu ral resources,” Brown said in her statement announcing the emergency declaration.
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By rough count there are between 300 and 400 exterior mounted security cameras in Sisters, frequently called CCTV (closed circuit televi sion), installed by businesses. That doesn’t include an even greater number of resi dential cameras. The Laird Superfood campus alone has 30. The various self-storage businesses are prime users of the technology with some two dozen at Sisters Self Storage’s twoOflocations.course, the banks are well equipped with the units. Their ATMs have built-in cameras as well, watch ing your every move — and anything that moves near the electronic mini vaults. ODOT is watching us 24 hours a day when we travel through the roundabout. Inside, it’s the same story, with CCTV cameras dis creetly — and some not-sosubtly — recording the scene. Next time you drop into Sisters Coffee, smile for the cameras, one on each level. There are at least 10 at Ray’s Food Place. Even small shops like Sisters Liquor and Sisters Cascade are keeping a watch ful eye on shoppers — and employees.It’stheinteraction between clerk and customer that’s of most interest. The majority of interior cameras are placed adjacent to or above the reg ister. This is where scam mers try to game the system. Like telling the owner they handed over a $20 and only got change for a $10. Nope, a quick review of the camera footage shows. And employees knowing they are under the electronic eye make better employ ees, according to business operators.Shoplifting is the principal reason shopkeepers employ the devices. Banks have one over every teller and in other key spots. Financial branches are more likely to have an armed holdup than, say, the dress shop. But after last week’s tragedy at a Bend Safeway, retailers are more concerned that if it happened there, it could happen here. It’s not just in stores and banks. The growth of video home security systems is exploding from $5 billion in 2021 to a forecast $25 bil lion by 2030, a quintupling in nine years. Realtors tell The Nugget that roughly half of all new homes have the tech nology installed and, by some estimates, almost 90 percent of all Sisters Country homes with an appraised value of $1 million or more have the smart technology. A study by Houzz found that homeowners are quick to spend nearly $500 on smart home and security equipment, especially in voice assistants, video doorbells, and smart lights. Improvement in net work bandwidth and related infrastructure has drawn attention to cloud-based stor age for live feeds in home security.Among all the applica tions, video surveillance has been gaining the maximum market share. Surveillance systems implemented at homes have varied applica tions, such as monitoring and access control. These systems are also equipped with fea tures, such as motion detec tion and night vision. Sisters has very few home break-ins. Porch and garage theft may be more of a threat. 210 million packages were stolen last year in the U.S. and one in five homeown ers have been victims of the growing problem.
By Bill Bartlett
an ‘eye’ on Sisters
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Turn on TV and you’ll often see video footage of what’s known as “porch pirates,” or package thieves, stealing packages in plain sight off doorsteps across the nation. With 77 percent of consumers now wanting their online purchases delivered to their homes, the packagetheft pandemic isn’t likely to go away any time soon. Porch theft is a common crime, because porch pirates don’t have to be particularly skillful, as most packages are left in plain sight on a resi dent’s“Doorbell”porch. cameras and other smart technology home systems are quite robust and capable of seeing more than just the person at the door in some cases. While there’s no specific federal law that regu lates how to use a home secu rity camera, there are national consent and privacy laws that apply to video surveillance. There are also different regu lations for recording audio and video footage. In the U.S., it’s usually legal for you to install a residential security camera and record video. But U.S. citizens are also guaranteed a reasonable expectation of pri vacy, which extends to video recording. Neighbors may not Some privacy experts are expressing concern about the proliferation of home security systems. Police and insurers on the other hand see them as a useful tool in combating
Obituary
On August 23, Sylvia Faye Foster left earth when God called her home to enter her rest and joy with her Savior Christ Jesus. Her family was at her side when she peacefully passed away after suffering a long jour ney with Parkinson’s dis ease. Sylvia was 89 years old and a two-time cancer survivor. She will be forever missed by her family and by the community of Camp Sherman.Sylvia was born on May 2, 1933, in Camas, Washington, the oldest of three siblings. Sylvia and her family moved to Bend, Oregon in 1947. She met her future husband, Leon Foster, in Bend High School. She married her sweetheart Leon on November 29, 1950, liv ing together for 71 fruitful years. Five children were born to Sylvia and Leon; Leon (Jr), Mark, Susan, David, and Jeff. One of Sylvia and Leon’s earliest jobs in the 1950s was with the U.S. Forest Service as lookouts on Cache Mountain and Trout Creek Butte. During the late 1950s, both Sylvia and Leon were employed at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort from the time that Mt. Bachelor began its operations. In 1965, they left Mt. Bachelor and began managing Hoodoo Ski Area at Santiam Pass until 1975. In 1968, after the Hoodoo Lodge burned down, Leon and Sylvia moved to Camp Sherman, Oregon and pur chased the Camp Sherman Cold Springs Summer Resort where they resided. Leon and Sylvia sold Cold Springs Summer Resort in 1981 and went prospecting in California. In 1990, they returned to Camp Sherman to assist their son Mark Foster operate the Camp Sherman House on Metolius Resort. Sylvia loved to sew clothing for her family and enjoyed crocheting scarves, hats and slippers for folks. Her absolute favorite color was purple and she loved pansy flowers and rhodo dendrons. Sylvia delighted in singing the old gospel hymns at the Camp Sherman Chapel in the Pines. Both Leon and Sylvia enjoyed spending winters in Arizona where they prospected for gold as a hobby. Husband Leon lovingly says, “She made life work well.” Sylvia was preceded in death by her son David Foster; grandson Tyler; brother Jim McLean; and by her parents, Cora and SylvesterSylviaMcLean.issurvived by her husband, Leon Foster; brother Lester McLean; children Leon Foster, Mark Foster, Susan Foster Stills, and Jeff Foster; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great grand son; as well as CampSWChapelbutionswithSeptemberCampatcelebrateandShetouchedhearted,carecompassionatelyBend,inandLakesBend,thankstep-great-grandchildren.step-grandchildrennumerousandThefamilywishestoDr.EdenMillerofformerlyofHighHeathCareofSisters,thestafffromPartnersCareHospiceHouseinwhotenderlyandprovidedforSylvia.Sylviawasakind-thoughtfulsoulwhocountlesspeople.willliveoninourheartscherishedmemories.AmemorialservicetoherlifewillbeheldTheChapelinthePinesinShermanonSaturday,17,at2p.m.,MarkFosterofficiating.Inlieuofflowers,contricanbemadetoTheinthePines,25767SuttleShermanRoadinSherman.
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Author and retired fisher ies scientist Dennis Dauble will present from his books “Chasing Ghost Trout” and “Bury Me with My Flyrod: The Unvarnished Truth About Fly Fishing” on Tuesday, September 13, at Paulina Springs Books. “Chasing Ghost Trout” was a finalist in the Outdoor Writers of America Excellence in Craft contest for 2021. In his most personal book to date, Dennis Dauble shares the events and people that shaped his love for wild trout and the streams of Oregon’s Blue Mountains. “Chasing Ghost Trout” is a rollicking ride through five decades of heartfelt memories that show how the spirit of family and a love of nature can carry us through life. Dauble tells stories about encounters with wood ticks, a first steelhead, cleavage from heaven, sib ling rivalry, old trucks, giant bull trout, organized religion, and a legendary rock forma tion. Even through the pain and uncertainty of his battle with pros tate cancer and the loss of dear family members, comfort is found in the afterWashington,inLaboratoryNationalNorthwestfromretiredtrout.”collection—creelbatteredhiscompanionshipconstantofGrandpaHarry’swillow—akafishboxanditselusiveof“ghostDennisDaublein2008PacificRichland,a35-year career as a fisheries scien tist. He has since written five books about fish and fish ing, including the natural history guidebook “Fishes of the Columbia Basin,” three short-story collections (“The Barbless Hook,” “One More Last Cast,” and “Bury Me with My Fly Rod”) that won awards for excellence from the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association. Dauble speaks widely to museums, public libraries, civic and sportsman groups on such topics as the history of fish and fishing in the Columbia Basin, ecology of fish-eat ing birds, water manage ment conflict, and fly fish ing Blue Mountain streams. His website is paulinaspringsbooks.com.0866information252Springsstartsdennisdaublebooks.com.https://Thefree,all-ageseventat6:30p.m.PaulinaBooksislocatedatW.HoodAve.Formorecall541-549-orvisithttps://www.
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Four Sisters throughfares 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. Please notif y your employees and everyone in your household or expected guests of the pending street work . For more information call 541-549- 6022
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Sisters High School Bingo ursday, September 15 with dinner at 5 p.m. and bingo at 6:30 p.m. $15 or a 4 pack for $50 All proceeds directly benefit Sisters School District athletics Sisters High School Commons , 170 0 W. McKinney Butte Drive For more information call 541 549-4045 . All ages welcome!
Silent Echo eater Company Auditions Auditions for Silent Echo eater Company’s Holiday Edition One Acts will take place September 18 and 19 f rom 7 to 9 p.m. at Sisters Community Church . No preparation is required . Sides will be provided the night of auditions . Per formances will take place November 3-6 For more information email agmsilentechotheatercompany@ail.comorleaveamessaget310-710-2874.
Weekly Food Pant ry e Wellhouse Church will have a weekly food pantr y on ursdays at 4:30 p.m. (222 N Trinit y Way) Both drive-through pick-up and shopping-st yle distribution are available 541-549-4184 for information 25th Annual Countr y Fair in Sisters at e Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Silent auction and reception Friday, September 16 , 5-8 p.m. Silent auction and Country Fair Saturday, September 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Church is located at corner of Highway 242 and Brooks C amp Road. Saturday includes music, homemade Marionberry cobbler & ice cream, café, children’s games and activities , animals , Country Store, book sale, and more. Free admission. All proceeds donated to local community support agencies . Info: 541-549-7087.
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Join Equine Community Resources for their annual gelding program f undraiser and the third collaborative ride in the Cascade Triple Trail Challenge. Bring your horse buddy for a judged obstacle trail ride on Sat. Sept. 18 ($45) from 9 to 11:30 a .m. Ride for fun or compete in one of three classes with awards . A special award for the high point rider who rode in Mustangs to the Rescue’s Still Memorial, Bandit Springs , and Saturday’s Clippit y Clop rides. Ride Sun., Sept. 18 ($15 1 hand , addt’l hands , $5) from 9 to 11:30 a .m. in the Poker Ride. See you at Cow Camp in Sisters . For more info go to equinecommunit yresources.org or find ECR on Facebook.
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
Volunteers Wanted! e Family Kitchen Tuesday dinner meal in Sisters is almost a year old. We’re ser ving bet ween 70 and 10 0 meals each week thanks to wonderful volunteers and our dedicated kitchen coordinator, Jeremy. We’d like to spread the love so our regular volunteers don’t get burned out It’s a 3 to 7 p.m. commitment once a week or once a month or once a quarter or . It’s up to you! Please sign up to help cook and ser ve the meal on Tuesdays here: www.signupgenius.com/ go/10C0C45A5AF2E A1FAC16tuesday. Call 541-760 -5677 for more information
LW V Voter Registration e League of Women Voters of Deschutes Count y will be registering voters outside the Sisters Library 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.
Black Butte School Fundraiser Black Butte School to host Gear Swap f undraiser at Hike-N-Peaks Saturday, September 24 f rom 10 a .m. to 4 p.m. Donate, sell, or buy quality used outdoor and sporting equipment . Drop o items to donate Friday, September 23 f rom 4 to 7 p.m. or Saturday, September 24, 8 to 10 a .m. at Hike-N-Peaks. 07spwww.blackbutte.k12.or.us/ecialevents.Call(541)904-78formoreinformation 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
Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595- 6770 , 541-30 6-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship
Sisters Garden Club Puzzle Sales ank you to our Sisters Communit y for supporting our club in helping us sell our 25th Anniversary Edition “Quilt s in the Garden” Puz zle. You can currently purchase the puzzle for $20 at the following locations: Ray ’s Food Place, e Gallimaufry, Fika Co eekous e & Metamorphosis Salon. We are so thankf ul to these store s for their support. Purchase your puz zle now before they are all gone. ey make great gif ts . Call 971 24 6-040 4 for more information
Historic Sisters Landmark Walking Tour Join the ree Sisters Historical Societ y for a tour on Friday Sept. 16 or Friday, Sept. 30. Both will begin at 9 a .m. Learn about Sisters’ history and listen to entertaining stories by your guide. Tours are f ree but reservations are required . Space is limited to ten due to headset availability. It takes about 1-1/2 hours and the walk is about one mile. Donations are welcome! Call 541-549-1403 or email threesistershistoricalsociet y@ gmail.com . Bring f riends, neighbors or the f amily!
Americ an Legion and VF W Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 7, 6:30 p.m. at e Hangar, 15211 W. McKinney Butte Rd . Members invited to attend . For more information call L ance Trowbridge, 541-233-8399
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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 every 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.
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Sisters Garden Club Monthly Meeting e Sisters Garden club’s next monthly meeting will be held Saturday,September 10 . e public is invited to come hear the guest speaker, a master gardener . e meeting will start at 9:30, doors open at 9 and will be held at the Sisters Communit y Church , 130 0 W. Mckenzie Hwy. For more information call 971-246-0404.
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Sisters Habitat Accepting New Volunteers! Sisters Habitat for Humanity is accepting new volunteers for the rif t Store, ReStore, Construction, and Home Repair teams. New volunteers must attend a New Volunteer Orientation, which is o ered ever y Tuesday, Wednesday, and ursday at noon at the Sisters Habitat O ce, 382 E. Hood Avenue, Suite A-West (across from Sisters Ace Hardware). e orientation takes approximately one hour. To reser ve your spot, call Kristina at 541-549-1193 or by email kristina@sistershabitat.org. A ordable Homeownership Opportunit y Sisters Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for its homeownership program. If you have lived and/or worked in Sisters for at least a year, need housing , have verifiable income, and are willing to contribute up to 50 0 hours of sweat equity, this program may be for you. Please review Habitat’s qualification guide online at: www.sistershabitat.org/housing-programsorpickoneupattheHabitatoce,382E.HoodAve,,SuiteA-West.Questions,pleasecall541-549-1193.
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SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 10 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.
The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Eric Leadbetter 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Free For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471
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Sisters Depot Live Music: Gabrial Sweyn 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover charge More information at www.sistersdepot.com.
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
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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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Bromus tectorum , known as downy brome, drooping brome, or cheatgrass, is an annual invasive grass that is native to Europe and eastern Asia, not North America. It was brought to Oregon by European settlers in the mid to late 1800s. It overtook native vegeta tion when pioneers introduced large numbers of livestock like cattle and sheep into sage brush country. Oregon’s pal atable native grasses weren’t adaptable to such high levels of overgrazing by domestic livestock, which created a void that cheatgrass quickly filled.Cheatgrass is now found in at least 49 states, although it’s most devastating in the semiarid Great Basin — which stretches across portions of Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, andUnlikeCalifornia.perennial native grasses, cheatgrass is an annual grass that grows in the spring and then dies off between late April and June just in time to provide fuel for the West’s fire season. Cheatgrass dries out much earlier than native vegetation. It bears fine leaves and stems that make it ignite easily, causing fire to spread rapidly. Cheatgrass grows densely, up to 10,000 plants in a square yard, creating a continuous fuelCheatgrassbase. creates a vicious fire cycle. Cheatgrass roots grow when it is cool outside, earlier in the spring than most native plants in sagebrush habitat, and con tinue growing into the fall. The cheatgrass plant produces an extensive root system that is able to take up more water and nutrients before native plants have even started to grow.Cheatgrass then dries out by late spring or early summer and provides fuel for wildfires that clear established native plants nearby, making room for more cheatgrass to seed. Each year, the process restarts. Native plants, unable to com pete, and unable to withstand frequent fire, soon give way to cheatgrass monocultures. Biologists say it has spread across 9 million acres of east ern and central Oregon in the past 130 years, using more than its share of precious water and crowding out other plants and wildlife species. Cheatgrass on your land doubles the risk of wildfire. It ignites as easily as tis sue paper and causes fire to spread rapidly. Where cheat grass has taken over grazing lands, fires can occur every three to five years, as opposed to the historic average of 50 to 100Cheatgrassyears. can be a thorn in the side for hikers. The seeds of cheatgrass are relent less. They shed easily from mature plants, getting stuck in most fabrics or socks, which can be painful or annoying. Regrettably for dogs, cheatgrass is a common part of a Sisters Country veterinar ian’s summer day as the insid ious seeds penetrate between toes, invade ears, creep under eyelids, and make armpits, groins, and mats miserable. It can even get into a tear duct. For cattle and sheep it eventually becomes ined ible, and can even pack up seeds under the tongues of livestock. It causes trouble because each seed has long, flexible barbs that sweep backward, causing it to bur row forward like a porcupine quill. It is not to be confused withThefoxtails.bestway to deal with cheatgrass is to avoid it — a nearly impossible feat. Longer-haired dogs should have the hair between the toes clipped to bare skin. With many dogs, trimming the hair around and under the ears is recommended. Some heavycoated dogs benefit from being shaved underneath and mats should always be clipped away for summer.
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The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Guacalypso 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Free For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471
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Sisters Saloon Live Music: The Brothers Reed 6 to 8 p.m. All ages Free For more information see facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.
Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music featuring Sean Paul, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. Info: sistersfarmersmarket.com.
The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Bart Budwig Band 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.
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.
Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Artwalk 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Galleries and shops feature art and demonstrations. For additional information go to www.sistersartsassociation.org.
Cheatgrass has spread across nine million acres of Central and Eastern Oregon.
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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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When they were children, Emily Rickards’ and Jon Luz’s families moved to Sisters for the same reason: a better place to raise their kids. Emily (now Luz) graduated from Sisters High School in 2010. Jon graduated in 2015. They left town to pursue their dreams, but both knew eventually they’d settle in Sisters. Now they’re raising their own children and loving life near family and friends old and new.
Jon Luz, holding 9-month-old Luella, and his wife, Emily, holding their son, Matteo.
Working, parenting, andthriving in Sisters
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Jon and Emily have always laughed at the fact that she never even applied to an Oregon school. “I think it’s because I knew I was going back. But I needed to get out for a certain time, or I’d never do it,” she said. “I always knew I wanted to work in a place that I loved. I was confident I could do any kind of work as long as I enjoyed it. I wasn’t ever motivated to get a top position somewhere, and go into business for marketing or strategy. I just wanted to do something I loved, surrounded by people I loved. Then I started working at our family restaurant and started managing a year after that. My job is evolving into more of an ownership type of position. It’s been really rewarding, challenging in the best ways, and it keeps me learning and growing. It’s a vocation, and I love that Jon and I get to do it together. We get to see each other in a workday — but not all the time. Sometimes we’re just tagging each other out, more like a baton in trackand-field. We love working in a family Alongenvironment.”withmany blessings in their lives, Jon and Emily have had their share of trials, shaping them into the people they are today. For Jon, one huge challenge has been navigating the loss of friends who died young. “I had four friends in four years take their own lives. That was hard; the second person was one of my best friends. I had no clue how to deal with it. I had two roommates at the time, all four of us were good friends, but we didn’t know how to talk about it. Being a man, sometimes it feels like you’re supposed to just suck it up; keep it light and put on a good face,” he said. Thankfully, when Jon was learning how to integrate grief into his life, it was also the beginning of the couple’s“Emilyrelationship.wasreally the one who taught me how to have a conversation — something as simple as that. Reading and writing were always a challenge, so speaking wasn’t something I felt good about,” he said. As he became a better
When Jon started working at Emily’s family-owned restaurant, The Open Door, he was smitten with her right from the start. It took her a bit longer to realize her coworker was her future husband. “We had so many beautiful, amazing women working for us. I never thought Jon would be interested in me,” said Emily with a chuckle. After graduation, Emily and Jon left for college. Emily graduated from Seattle Pacific University, where she studied international business and French; she also received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration. Jon had high hopes for a baseball scholarship, which didn’t happen, but he did study kinesiology at Oregon State University. After two years in Corvallis, Jon felt a strong pull back to Central Oregon, so he transferred to OSU-Cascades. “I prefer living in a place with 300 days of sun to 300 days of rain,” he said, holding their 9-month-old daughter, Luella, while their son, Matteo, slept. “I started at The Open Door as a summer job after I moved back. Eventually, I went full-time at theWhenrestaurant.”Emily headed off to college, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to pursue. “I went into writing because I love doing it. I had a poem published in a contest. I tried fashion for a while but really found my niche in international business,” she said. In high school, Emily took French from instructor and cherished mentor Susanna Harrison. “I took French because I was planning to go to Madagascar during my senior year. I took two months off and went spring term after a nonprofit hired me as a writer. Then I went to France for six months during college and stayed with a family while I studied international business,” she said.
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I am an expert at this. Figuring out my identity was a challenge that didn’t happen until I was in my mid-20s,” Emily said. Jon is grateful for people like Kent and Cara Boles, who have been in his life for so long and pushed him to be better. The Boleses were instrumental in the growth of Jon’s faith. “Emily and I talk to Matteo about faith, and pray over our kids. It’s brought empathy and kindness to his heart and teaches me to be more kind to them too,” Jon said. “It’s been a huge part of our marriage,” said Emily. “To know when to release the things we can’t control, when we feel like we’re hitting a wall. It’s hard to think or imagine there are people who feel they have to feel the weight all on their shoulders. I don’t want to carry it all or be the judge of what others are doing. I want to be proud of the lives we live and remain humble when we do it wrong. It’s about saying sorry, and doing it better the next time.”
Coming from a small town, certain things were let slide, and teachers would let her turn in things late. “I learned how to stand up for what I wanted and look for solutions instead of problems. Ultimately that was what college taught me,” she said. “It was an investment made by challenging myself to be uncomfortable at times, to not always be good at everything, to fail and be in situations where my emotional stamina and ability were tested. The beautiful thing that I took away from college was that I was around people who didn’t know me my entire life. They were addressing or recognizing the skills and talents that I brought to the world.”Itmeans a lot to Jon and Emily when people come into the restaurant and compliment them on their skills and“Whetherprofessionalism.it’smixology for Jon or organizing a wedding event or wine tastings, they’re skills we’ve grown into. It’s affirming to hear people who recognize that we’re good at our jobs. They see us as experts — it makes me think maybe
One of the hardest things Emily went through in high school was not being able to be an IEE intern. (The Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition is a physically challenging course for juniors that covers English, environmental science and outdoor recreation). Former IEE students can become interns their senior year. “I remember Rand Runco saying he was so sorry, but it just wasn’t something he thought I could physically do. Because of that, I went to Madagascar and pursued other things and branched out. He was totally right; it wasn’t something I really wanted to do, but it was the thing that you did in high school — a cool thing to do. Not doing it was experiencing rejection in a different way. It was a very real, honest life lesson that opened other doors,” she said. In college Emily learned how to be responsible for herself. She could no longer rely on people knowing her since she was little. “If I was late, they locked the door. It didn’t matter if I was a good person; it was their rule and I had to follow it,” she said.
conversationalist, Jon gained a lot of confidence.“Thefact that I wasn’t hiding behind silence helped me open up and just feel. That’s been huge,” he said.Looking back, Emily says that, although she was surrounded by amazing teachers and friends, she wasn’t her best self in high school. “There were challenges like break-ups or not getting invited to lunch with everyone else, but the biggest thing was not knowing right away what I was going to do in college. It felt like I was letting people down,” she said.
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“I talked to one member, and he said to me, ‘I don’t fight fire, I light fire,’ and I knew that he was going to be a part of this documentary to show how the natives worked with fire in the land to help treat it,” said Jennings.
The Native Americans would often use fire in their home areas to create a for est that was dense with berry plants, food sources for other animals, which in turn would provide food for them. In that landscape, fire allowed for prosperity.“Elemental” highlights the importance of the use of fire on the forests, but also highlights
“Most people can look around them and see that weather is changing in our world, and we just have to look at the hand we are dealt and play that hand, because that’s what we’ve got and it’s up to us to figure out how to live with it,” said Jennings. He emphasized the idea that we can’t fight every sin gle wildfire, but we can help raise awareness to the public of how to adapt to changes.
some of the historical prac tices that have allowed for the types of ideals and thoughts we hold about fire today.
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The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon both have a passion for pre senting a story that respects its viewer and presents the infor mation in a way the audience can understand, and apply it to their own communities. The challenge with a film such as “Elemental,” is the various subjects and nuances that live within any discussion about interacting with wildfire. “There is such a depth of the subjects with fire, it is not black and white, one way or another, and so we grappled with figuring out a way to show that depth of the subject. And seeing that process unfold was reward ing and allowed us to cre ate relationships with those experts and communities that were impacted by fire,” said Bloemer.The2017 Eagle Creek Fire was the beginning of a proj ect that would take over five years to complete. Jennings set out to tell the story of how fire is impacting the land, and why these fires have become so much more devastating to communities. Jennings recruited Bloemer to be the executive producer on the film and the two worked closely to bring it together. Jennings also worked with Sara Quinn, the producer/editor of the film. With her background in cul tural anthropology, Quinn brought the slow, intentional approach of ethnography into her storytelling. She has been making award-winning films and shorts with Balance Media for eight years. By 2020, the film was pretty much completed, with footage from the 2018 Camp Fire that devastated Paradise, California, and other fires in Oregon that year, telling the story of the impact of hotter, drierButseasons.thepandemic hit, and it wasn’t the best time to pre miere the film. A few months later, the 2020 fires that dev astated western Oregon and the rest of the state occurred. “We knew people that lost everything in those fires in 2020, and we knew that had to be a part of the story in the film,” said Bloemers. The 2020 fire season was one of the most devastat ing in Oregon’s history, with over one million acres burned and thousands of homes destroyed. The impact of the fires that year was significant to the bigger-picture story Jennings was trying to portray. “I set out to string together a narrative film that people can watch and understand where we are at with fire and kind of go, okay, I get it, let’s do something, but it really evolved as we went through it,” said OriginallyJennings.the film was going to be focused on the use of prescribed burning. “You go into a project with one idea and realize, OK I was totally wrong, and then take a different direction. That direction became focused on researching the idea of start ing from the impact on the home, outward to the for est and vegetation where fire occurs, and looking at the homes first,” he said. During the research and filming phases of the proj ect, Jennings and Bloemer met many scientists and fire experts; they also met members of the Yurok Tribe located on the Klamath River in California about their approach to fire, and using it to work with the landscape.
“Historically, the wetter climate in the 1940s and 50s, the way they treated forests then, it was conducive to that, but now, we are in a hotter, drier environment and fire is inevitable, so now it’s up to us to figure out how to change our narrative towards it,” said Jennings.Thefilm interviews various fire experts and home safety experts about how the public can better prepare their homes and communities for when fire does reach their neighbor hoods. In the film, they visit fire labs, where researchers torch entire houses to learn why some homes burn and others“Wesurvive.oftenget thank-yous from the public for making a film that highlights what they can do to prepare as well as understanding the impact on the first responders and agen cies in telling them that they can’t battle with fires of this magnitude,” said Bloemer.
The impact of the 2020 fires, for example, showed the pressure the fire departments were“Theyunder. don’t have the machinery or personnel to save all the homes or fight the fire, so it’s important for the public and policy mak ers to look at the bigger pic ture of where we can spend the money to have the most impact on keeping communi ties safe,” said Bloemer.
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“We need policies and resources to support that adap tation for people, especially in low-income housing where fire would be devastating, so we see success as mak ing sure there is knowledge and resources and policies that support people adapting their homes and communities, and having strategies to sur vive the coming years,” said Jennings.
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Editor’s note: As part of its coverage of the August 28 shooting at the Forum Safeway, The Bulletin published a story on the background of Safeway employee Donald Surrett, who was killed as he engaged the shooter, and is cred ited by police as having potentially saved other lives. The story was controversial, and Bulletin editor Gerry O’Brien published an editorial on Sunday, September 4, explaining why the paper published the story. This is the piece to which Ross Flavel’s letter, below, refers.
To the RegardingEditor:The Bulletin’s “Editor’s View: Why we published more details about Surrett’s
By Ceili Gatley
“Elemental,” a documentary film about the impact of wildfire in com munities, will be screening in Sisters on atSistersSeptemberWednesday,14,atMovieHouse7p.m.asaticketed event. Trip Jennings, who directed, and Susan Waddell, Firewise lead at Black Butte Ranch, will conduct a question-and-answer ses sion after the screening of the“Elemental”film. was funded through grants from National Geographic and Patagonia, procured by Jennings.Thefilm is distributed throughout Oregon with the help of the Oregon Community Foundation and their Community Rebuilding Fund, which launched in September of 2020 following the wild fire season. Multiple foun dations contributed to the Community Rebuilding Fund, and additional dona tions have been received from hundreds of individual, corporate, and foundation donors. The Community Rebuilding Fund is a part nership between Oregon Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Ford Family Foundation, and the American Red Cross. They have provided support to bring “Elemental” to people across Oregon and spur con versations about and action toward talkthebycommunitieswithmagininglaunchingacrossingProducertohelpingofthecommunities,acommunities.wildfire-resilient“Wesharedthefilmwithnetworkoffire-impactedandtheysawreactionandimportancethisfilmandtheneedforthemostvulnerablerebuild,”saidExecutiveRalphBloemer.TheyhavebeenorganizscreeningsofthefilmtownsinOregon,adialogueofreiourrelationshipwildfirewithinthemostimpactedit.“Iamlookingforwardtoscreeningandgettingtoandmeetpeopleafterwards;that’salwaysthemostfunaspecttothisprocess,”saidJennings.Getticketsforthefilmscreeningathttps://bit.ly/ElementalTickets.
background:”Whetheror not reporting on the deceased’s convictions gives an editor pleasure or not is of no concern to me nor should it be to reporters! A superfluous report of circumstances occur ring decades ago and damaging to one’s repu tation certainly does take away from that per son’s current standing in the community and the memory of Newspapershim!pick and choose what to report every single day. It is their job to do so and fundamental to the profession. We get it. If the a person involved in a piece is a celebrity or public figure? Well, if it happened yesterday, it’s news! If it is ancient history and not perti nent to the story, then it’s not. No one is even suggesting that a story be buried so none are offended. But neither should a newspaper go out of its way to be offensive. Does the public also deserve to have a full and fair picture of this person? If you’re doing a biography, then, yes. The story generally is, first and foremost, the primary goal. As far as comments regarding difficult truths, the editor’s remarks were self-serving. Newspapers censor their content every day just with the sources they choose to republish alone. Editors should be ever mindful of the following: Is it news? Is it true? Is is accurate? Is it complete? Is there a compelling reason for or against Regardingpublication?thenewspaper to which I refer not being “in the business of concealing”: Really? I won’t address the rest of the editor’s journalistic back-patting other than to say that I am curious as to exactly what “decisions” we readers are to make in light of this nugget of information provided. Nugget, don’t be them! Ross Flavel s s s
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Mr. Bartlett is concerned that visitors are using Sisters’ precious electricity to charge their EVs; why couldn’t there be a charging fee to offset the expense to our community? Sharon Booth s s s Editorial standards
Correspondent not identify challenges as complete barriers to progress. A little creative and positive think ing coupled with action go a long way toward achieving goals. Please don’t dismiss these importantAlthoughefforts.full EVs are indeed expensive, hybrids may be a good stepping stone toward the ultimate goal of eliminating petroleumfueled cars. The newer hybrids spend much more time in electric mode now. The new Corolla hybrid is priced at $20,000, as is the Ford hybrid pickup truck. More used hybrids will become available before long. To my knowledge the federal rebate applies to hybrids still, not just EVs — but please confirm that when you go looking at them.
Each month The Nugget will go into a different classroom within the Sister s School Distr ict and highlight what they are lear ning. Sponsorship is for nine months (the school year) and r uns the last week of the month in The Nugget, September through May To reser ve your space call Vicki at 541-549-9941 or email vicki@nuggetnews.com by Fr i., Sept. 16. ll Vi ki t541 actual ad size Ad Size is 2.3 x 1.6 inches Education Spotlight 201 E. Sun Ranch Dr 541-588-0311 Fr om 3-5 daily… Buy 1 drink & get the 2nd 1/2 OFF! Monday-Satur day, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fika with a Friend! • Large produceorganicselection • Huge organic & natural selection storewide • Meat cut & ground fresh daily • Huge deparbulk-foodstment • All your favorite local brands & items • Only 20 minutes from Sisters • Proud to be 100% locally owned & operated Located in the Cascade Village Shopping Center, Bend Open ever y day, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m Isolated shopping hour: 6 to 7 a.m •••••Local is what we are. Local is who we love.
The changes in leader ship are as follows:
WELLS: Borrowers must be Deschutes County homeowners Continued from page 1 How fantastic was it to rodeo again in Sisters? After being shut down, quaran tined, and sent home, the Sisters Rodeo is back. 2022 saw some big happenings, as well as changes in lead ership. First, we enjoyed sold-out crowds for all per formances. Yes, the rain was a challenge, but it dampened very few — if any — spirits. I do believe a good time was had by all. The new addi tion of the Red Rock Corral was a fantastic venue on the rodeo grounds for those who could not purchase a ticket due to a sold-out show. They were able to purchase a wrist band that gave them access to the rodeo grounds and the Red Rock Corral itself, where they were able to enjoy food and drink while watching on several bigWescreens.said “so long for now” to three beloved directors: John Leavitt, Tom Crowder, and Rodger Dwight, who have stepped down after many years of great service. (We only let them go after getting their pledge of continued support and “expert sage advice” for those of us following along in their footsteps.)
• Amanda Fildes, sec retary. Amanda has been a volunteer since she was six years old. In 2016, she was honored as volunteer of the year. Amanda is a lover of “The Biggest Little Show in the World,” and we are delighted to have her as our newInsecretary.another first for the Sisters Rodeo, serving direc tor Amorita Anstett will take up the role of arena director from John Leavitt. She is a very capable horsewoman, with a knowledge of live stock, perfectly capable of handling the pressures of the job as arena director. Again, one of just a handful of women arena directors in theNewPRCA.directors include Dani Biolous, Scott Telerico, Amanda Fildes, Hank Moss, Matt Dennis, and Brian Boher, all of whom bring lots of varied experience and expertise in their own right to this fan tasticLastorganization.butnotleast, what does the Sisters Rodeo do for our community? To start with, $2,500 went to the Sisters High School OSET team. These were proceeds from this year’s contestantautographed poster, which was auctioned off at the appreciation party. Many thanks to our very gener ous members who made this happen. The Sally Leavitt Queen Scholarship provided $3,000 to our queen, Mary Olney, who is pursuing a nursing career. The Sisters Rodeo Association also supports many agriculturerelated nonprofit organiza tions such as Youth Rodeo. The Rodeo also bring visi tors from near and far to make for some of the largest shopping days of the year for the hotels, restaurants, and fuel providers of the Sisters area.
16 Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon who need it.” More than $396,000 will be available through the NeighborImpact Home Preservation Loan program. “Thank you to the State for allocating these funds and our existing community action agency, NeighborImpact, who knows how to get these resources out to our com munity,” said Commissioner TonyToDeBone.qualifyfor a loan, bor rowers must be Deschutes County homeowners with annual household incomes at or below 100 percent of the area medium income (AMI) by family size for the current year. Borrowers are eligible to borrow up to $50,000. More than $166,000 will be available to fund domestic well and assistance rebates. These one-time rebates are intended to offset cost incurred by homeowners to replace or repair wells. Rebates should not exceed $2,000 and are available on a first come, first served basis. Projects that incurred costs beginning on January 1, 2021 are eligible. Costs incurred prior to January 1, 2021 are ineligible.Fora full list of loan requirements, visit 541-323-0399.neighborimpact.org,wellrebateneighborimpact.org/home-preservation-loan/.neighborimpact.org/https://Toapply,visithttps://orcontactrebate@Formoreinformationcall
• Patty Cordoni, presi dent. This dynamic lady has served as a director for six years and is now the first female presi dent of the Sisters Rodeo, and one of only a hand ful of women presidents in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). We are looking forward to Patty’s stores of experience and leadership.
• Brian Witt, vice presi dent. Brian has been a vol unteer for over 10 years and served on the board for three years. Brian was instrumen tal in the implementation and operation of the online ticket platform and in secur ing significant grant funds for the Association. Brian also provides ongoing contract review, and legal support.•Rick Wageman, trea surer. Rick has been a vol unteer for nine years, six of those as a director, with many duties from a multiyear bleacher project to contracts with national sponsors, and almost every thing in between. In his cur rent role as treasurer, the transparency and cash flow management has been sec ond to none.
A note from Sisters Rodeo
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 17 for employees working in Sisters. He also men tioned that Sisters Meat and Smokehouse has plans to expand. If Facebook and Google are taken out of the equation, there are more tech companies in Sisters than elsewhere in Central Oregon. Stark also said they are plan ning another Sisters Pub Talk and possibly a Made in Sisters tour to raise aware ness and encourage EDCO membership.EricStrobel, the EDCO Sisters Country associ ate director, indicated he is doing work behind the scenes regarding land use, childcare, non-traded-sector business development, and affordable/ workforce housing, all of which help attract business to Sisters.•City Manager Cory Misley presented a review of the grant agreement and memorandum of under standing (MOU) between the destination manage ment organization (DMO) Explore Sisters and the City of Sisters for the first three years of operation. Explore Sisters will receive $100,000 for setting up the DMO and $350,000 for their first year. The MOU is for three years with two one-year exten sions. Years two and three, the DMO will receive 33 percent of the transient lodg ing tax (TLT) which must go toward tourism. It is projected the TLT will con tinue to increase annually, so the yearly amount should increase from the first year’s $350,000. The agreement can be amended at any time, but Misley thinks “it is good enough to get started.”
A rich assortment of locally farmed foods and artisanal goods hits the stands at Sisters Farmers Market through October 2, from vendors including Deschutes Garlic.
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• New school zone sig nage was installed prior to the opening of school in all three school zones. • The Sisters School District has decided not to open the new elementary school mid-year so it will be opened for Fall 2024. Due to a tight budget, the play ground equipment at the old school will be repurposed for the new school.
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Harvest season comes to Market
SNAPSHOT: Work going on behind the scenes on childcare, housing from 3 Sisters Country has just four weeks left to enjoy its local farmers market. The bounty of harvest season brings a rainbow of fresh produce to Sisters Farmers Market. Bright, luscious tomatoes and tempting salad mixes are laid out on the gingham-checked tables. Colorful squashes and beans grown in Sisters soil pile up in baskets.Rich,pungent garlic is available in a variety of types, each with its own flavor profile. Local pas tured and grass-fed meats sit alongside fine arts and crafts, wines and kombucha, breads and pastries, coffee and CBD. Each week has differ ent offerings, as vendors and cropsThischange.Sunday, September 11, will find Oregon-born Sean Paul, stage name The Feel Button, performing music throughout the market day, which starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. With their unique take on the pressing concerns of climate change, reuse, and recycling, the Environmental Center will be on hand at the market for conversations and volunteer opportunities.
By T. Lee Brown Correspondent
• There will be a joint meeting of the City Council and the Deschutes County Board of byyard,SpringsLocustinmatePortalbeenmentDrive,cornerandbyofsessionFriday.and4:30nowisSistersWednesday,CommissionersCountyonOctober26atCityHall.Thepublicwelcometoattend.•HoursthatCityHallisopenare7:30a.m.top.m.Monday-Thursday7:30a.m.tonoonon•TheCityhastakenposofthecornerTractASistersWoodlands,ownedPX2InvestmentsLLC,locatedonthenortheastofU.S.20andBarclayforeventualdevelopofapublicpark.•FuelreductionworkhasconductedattheEastbyaDeschutesCountycrewandalongSouthStreetfromCoyotetothegateattheCitya250-to300-footstrip,aHeartofOregoncrew.
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“We believe the quest for a better world starts right here in Central Oregon — in our homes, local schools,
By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Service
SHELTER: Organizers have funds for rent, but no space yet Continued from page 1 The Nugget Newspaper Crossword
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18 Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon the Shelter from 5:30 to 10 p.m. There have been mon etary as well as material donations.TheCity Council just awarded a $1,250 grant for pantry provisions. A ben efit concert this summer at Sisters Community Church netted $3,600 in donations for the Shelter. Angeline’s Bakery provided leftover baked goods last year. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Sisters Church of the Nazarene each provided one meal a week during shelter season. The Family Kitchen pro vided meals as well. Sisters residents have provided pro pane, water, and gasoline on occasion.Themajor problem fac ing the Shelter this year is the lack of a location. Last year, COVID-19 was a big concern. Sisters Community Church and Wellhouse opened their doors for November and December 2021. In January, February, and March the Shelter rented the former Habitat for Humanity offices on Main Avenue. The scramble to find space for January left no time to notify the neigh boring businesses of their presence before guests began arriving. That created some concern and a rough start for the Shelter in that location, but the situation resolved itself.This year, for a variety of reasons, churches are unable to provide shelter space. Sisters Community Church and Vast Church have merged, which has created a congregation of 350, with a very large youth group that will utilize The Hangar where the Shelter wasThehoused.Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration wanted their members to serve as monitors, but not enough people have volunteered, so it is unavailable. Last year, they were unable to partici pate because they wanted proof of vaccination for COVID-19 from the Shelter guests. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church offered space one winter, but their physical layout doesn’t work well for the WellhouseShelter.Church is unable to confirm one way or the other, as the build ing where the shelter was housed is currently undergo ing remodeling, which will result in a number of offices which will be occupied when completed. A deci sion will be made at a later date.During the 2021-22 winter, the Shelter provided for 40 different people over the winter, averaging about 10 guests for dinner and five or six for the night. The board reported that, since the Shelter opened in 2017, permanent housing has been found for a variety of former guests, which is one of their goals.According to board mem bers, those now utilizing the Shelter are, for the most part, those with no resources and multiple barriers to employ ment. Some experience chronic mental illness, are not employed or have only odd jobs, and have diffi culty caring for themselves. Some who come for dinner return to their campsites for the night. Most of the people who camp in the woods are more self-reliant; 40 percent live in campers, cars, and hard-shell shelters. Those with animals prefer to stay at their campsite so they don’t have to leave their pets for theThenight.Sisters Cold Weather Shelter is considered a lowbarrier shelter, which means guests can’t use drugs or alcohol on site, but don’t have to be abstaining from usingThegenerally.Shelter board reported they have the resources to pay for rent ing space(s), but appropriate spaces are scarce. They need room to put four to six sleep ing mats on the floor, bath room facilities, and some type of kitchen availability. They are proud to report they have never not served a meal.The shelter has a good working relationship with the Sisters deputies of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, who occasion ally bring them a guest who needs to get out of the cold.The 5:30 to 10 p.m. moni tors are volunteers, and those who cover 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (two people) are paid. The organizers are looking for both types of monitors for the coming winter. The vol unteer monitors check guests in as they arrive and serve dinner. The overnight moni tors serve a simple breakfast and sanitize the space after guestsTheleave.Shelter board is hoping for a solution to the lack of shelter space to come from the community. Money is not the issue. As noted, they have funds to pay to rent or lease space(s). Some of the grants for which they could apply require they already have a shelter space.Anyone with available space or a good idea is asked to contact the board mid-March.songmail.com.sisterscoldweathershelter@atTheshelterseaismid-Novemberto
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 21 to hike back to the trailhead on her own; she would need assistance from DCSO SAR. Eleven SAR volun teers responded to assist the injured hiker. Personnel reached the trailhead at approximately 1:10 p.m. and walked approximately 2.3 miles to the patient, arriving at approximately 2:05 p.m. A medical assessment was done and the DCSO SAR volunteers placed the injured hiker into a wheeled litter and wheeled her back to the trail head. The injured hiker was transported to the hospital by medics for further medical treatment.Rescuers were back at Chush Falls on Sunday, aid ing a 52-year-old Bend man who experienced a medical problem while hiking. Dispatch received a call on the incident September 4, at 2:01 p.m. The report ing person advised he was approximately five miles in on the trail at the upper falls and was having a medi cal issue. The hiker advised 911 he was unsure if he was going to be able to make it back to his vehicle without assistance.TwoATV deputies and one Special Services deputy were initially dispatched to the call. The ATV deputies responded directly to the trailhead and began to hike to the patient. At the time of the call, two Deschutes County SAR volunteers happened to be working, and the caller/ patient was conferenced in with the Special Services Deputy and one volunteer with Advanced Life Support (ALS)Thecertifications.volunteerwas able to complete a medical assessment over the phone. Afterward, 15 volunteers responded with a wheeled lit ter and medical equipment to theThetrailhead.ATV deputies were able to make contact with the patient at 3:10 p.m. and the SAR medical team made contact with him at 3:35 p.m. After medical assessment the patient walked to the trail head while being escorted by the volunteers, where he was released to the care of family members.Volunteers also assisted a lost hiker on the South Sister. On Tuesday, August 30, at about 1 a.m. Deschutes County 911 received a request from a Lane County Sheriff’s Office SAR coordi nator for assistance in locat ing two lost hikers from Minnesota who were about a half-mile west of the South Sister Climber’s Trail in Lane County. Earlier in the eve ning, the two hikers called in saying they were lost. Both a Lane County and Deschutes County SAR coordinator assisted the hikers via phone in locating the Climbers Trail, and the hikers informed them they were headed back down to the trailhead. During the following few hours, they lost the trail again, which prompted the phone call to dispatch in the early morning hours. It was also reported a woman had slid approximately 30 feet down a slope and had injured her knee. Deschutes County 911 was able to ping the female’s cell phone, which confirmed they were still west of the trail. One Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office deputy, along with eight DCSO SAR vol unteers, responded to the call. An initial hasty team con sisting of three DCSO SAR members headed to the sub jects’ location. An additional team of four SAR members — along with three members of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office SAR — headed up the trail with a wheeled litter in the event the woman was unable to walk out on her own.The hasty team was able to get a visual on the hikers at 6:45 a.m., but due to the terrain not able to reach them until 7:30 a.m. They con ducted an assessment of the woman’s injuries and deter mined she was able to walk on her own. The SAR teams escorted both hikers back down the trail, reaching the trailhead at 11:50 a.m. The hikers did not need any addi tional medical attention. RESCUES: Volunteers had a busy week helping hikers Continued from page 1 Chush Falls on Whychus Creek. PHOTO PROVIDED www.NuggetNews.com Jen McCr ystal, Broker 541-420-4347 • jenmccr ystal@cbbain.com Cascade Ave., Sisters 541-549-6000 | www.cbbain/sisters.com 9.9 acres with unobstructed views of seven mountain peaks in Grandridge Estate. 3,861 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 3 full/1 partial bathrooms. Main floor has a greatroom with soaring vaulted ceilings, primary suite with private patio/hot tub, addt’l en suite bedroom, laundry and half bath. Extensive landscaping, raised-bed garden, radiant heat and extra-deep garage. $1,940,000. 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“If you look at the things that make Sisters schools unique it doesn’t take long to see that the schools are a reflection of the community,” he said. “The schools are vital to the community and viceSpearversa.” also credits Dempsey for giving staff room to be creative and try new things. “Dennis trusted us and allowed us to take risks as long as we could show how it would benefit the students,” she said. “It was that sort of trust that eventually led us to be able to start programs like IEE, Americana, guitar building, and aviation, because we have had a culture that allows us to come up with things that other schools don’t do.”
22 Wednesday, September 7, 2022 knew we had to create a culture from scratch, where academics, sports, and the arts were married together with high expectations for arrivalthatItjustcensusto700,timeCitywithinTheeveryone.”populationtheSistersLimitsatthewasaroundcomparedthecurrentcountofover3,000.isundeniabletheschool’sattractedfamilies with school-aged children to the area, and the schools have become deeply interwoven with the a identity. Lora Nordquist, who worked as a language arts teacher at the outset, and went on to be the middle school principal, and now is a deputy superintendent for Bend-La Pine School District, remembers that even the interview process for staff included the community. “I think there were a total of 15 people involved in the interviewing, including students and community members. They were so invested and it was clear from the beginning that they were looking for people who put kids first and had the ability to be flexible enough to figure out how to make a new school Suzannefunction.”Lindworked in the front office for many years.“It was complete buy-in by all of the staff,” she said. “I don’t remember any slackers. It was a very special time, and one that I will cherish for a lifetime.” She and others cite Dempsey’s leadership as key to the formation of what is now considered the “Outlaw Culture.”“Allthe preplanning that Dennis led us through established the culture that we embraced,” said Lind. Sue Beck worked as the media specialist and photography“Dennisteacher.set the tone that our first priority was to do what was best for kids, and he trusted us to create curriculum and programs and culture that would ensure that,” BeckCohesiveness,said. collaboration, creativity, and flexibility were necessities for everyone involved. When the school year began and most of the furniture had still not been delivered, students sat on the floor. A heavy snowstorm followed by rapid melting started a flood of water that entered to prevent the water from getting to the brand new wooden floor in the gym. “We were all in it together,” said Nordquist, “and the kids themselves played a big role. “You can’t build culture overnight,” Nordquist said. “Our juniors and seniors had been sort of outliers in Redmond, and now they had a school of their own. Dennis was instrumental in teaching students the importance of getting involved in school activities.”ShaneWeibel, one of 36 graduates in the class of 1993 said, “It was cool because I grew up in Sisters, and being able to have the opportunity to come back to my hometown was really amazing.” Weibel explained that, as a Sisters kid in Redmond, there was “a disconnect.” The experience in Sisters was vastly“Atdifferent.SHSittruly felt like the entire town was invested in us and the school,” he said. “It was like a homecoming, because some of the staff we had known from our junior high days were still there, including Rand Runco, (Dennis) Dempsey, Lindahl, (Jeff) Barton, (Chuck) DeKay, (Diana) Prichard, (Jim) Green, Pinky (Pagano), and Mrs. SamraLind.Spear was in her first year of teaching and is one of the last remaining crew members from 1992, along with Runco. She feels deeply grateful to not only have been part of the opening of the high school, but for the mentoring she received from fellow language arts teachers Lora Nordquist and Carol Dixon, and the rest of the original staff.
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“As a new teacher and in the years that followed, every single person on the staff had a positive impact on me,” she said. “There was such a positiveDempseyenergy.” attributes the success of the school over the years to the school staff, school built in the first place has never wavered.
“Jon had an idea and got the green light to make it happen for the kids and the community,” said Dempsey. While high standards and expectations were emphasized, there was also plenty of time built in for fun and memory making. For the first few years Dempsey and the staff organized a field day in the spring known one another in silly games like “Chubby Bunny,” three-legged races, relays of all sorts, and everyone’s favorite: Jello, mud, and even Top Ramen wrestling. That was the last for the wrestling event, after a
Another unique start-up initiated through the school was Outlawnet. Technology teacher Jon Renner saw the need for Internet service in Sisters and created the business, which he operated with the help of students.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 23 black bear showed up after school attracted to the dumpster filled with beef-flavored ramen.“Clearly some of that stuff can’t be done anymore, but everything we did was designed to give kids a good education and to make some memories along the way,” saidDempseyDempsey.said, “We knew that the students had to have the same level of buy-in as the staff and it was our job to help them take ownership, which they Athleticdid.”teams had to be built from scratch. Bob Macauley taught middle school language arts at the time and coached the fledgling football team, which went 2-7 in its first year, but had nearly 40 kids on the squad in a school of fewer than 200 students. Before the decade was over the Outlaws had won two state titles. Volleyball, cross-country, track, and other sports have become perennial contenders at the state level, and Sisters still has a high percentage of students involved in athletics. Dempsey recalled the first home football game with laughter.“Wedidn’t have lights yet at the field so we had to play on Saturday afternoon and I announced the game from the bed of a pickup truck parked on the sidelines,” he said. Rand Runco may have the deepest and widest view of all among SHS staff members. He grew up in Sisters and did the commute to Redmond throughout his high school years, and then returned to Sisters as a young teacher two years before the high school opened. He’s there today, as the dean of students.Oneof the key cultural aspects that developed right from the beginning, according to Runco, was the honest, straightforward communication between staff, students and parents, which was modeled by Dempsey and the veteran“Beingteachers.anOutlaw was really special and I think we still have plenty of students who feel that way. Graduates continue to return and volunteer and be part of our school. Others have started families of their own and have come back to Sisters to be in our schools,” he said. Like the original Outlaws in the new school, Runco sees current students who are ready to work hard, get involved, and be part of something beyond themselves. But he acknowledges that with time passing, the advent of digital rather than face-to-face communication, and the interruption of COVID-19, along with larger cultural change, the school has to be very intentional in keeping a culture that reflects the traditional Outlaw spirit. Rima Givot, now in her 20th year as a science teacher at SHS, moved to Sisters in 1992 as a junior in high school. She echoes many of Runco’s observations. “The teachers and staff are the culture keepers,” she said. “The commitment of our staff has remained strong since the beginning, and the relationship with the community is still vibrant, as is the collaboration that takes place.”Carol Dixon taught 10thand 12th-grade language arts. Though retired, she says that when she reads essays for scholarship applications, kids always comment on the level of support they experienced as students.“Theysay, ‘I know my teachers and my teachers know“Theme.’”staff built a culture that made it fun to go to work,” Dempsey said. “We weren’t perfect and we made mistakes, but everyone kept rowing in the same direction to get our new school going in the right direction. We were all in the right place at the right time when we opened Sisters High School. We didn’t waste the opportunity to create a great school.”
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celebrate animals: pets, livestock, rescue animals, and wild creatures alike. Look for more information in an upcoming issue of The Nugget October 2 is Closing Day — last chance to enjoy the market until next summer. Folks can stock up on holiday gifts and preserved foods for winter, along with October produce. The acoustic duo If & When will play Americana and folk music.Sisters Farmers Market is located at Fir Street Park, a half-block north of Cascade Avenue/Highway 20. For history buffs, the Sisters Museum is usually open across the street from the park’s southeast corner during market hours. The market takes place every Sunday through the first week of October. Market time is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. SNAP/EBT and other currencies are accepted. Seed to Table Oregon is the nonprofit organization that presents Sisters Farmers Market. For more information, visit www.seedtotableoregon.org.farmersmarket.comwww.sistersand
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Continued from page 22 and businesses,” states the Environmental Center. “It starts with you.” The September 18 market will feature a raffle drawing on the Songbird Stage. Also taking the stage that day will be musicians John and Teresa Rundle, a.k.a. Bit of Alright.The grand prize raffle winner will receive a getaway at the beautiful House on Metolius in Camp Sherman. Other prizes include locally grown and handcrafted goods donated by market vendors. Tickets are available any Sunday at the market’s Info Booth near the corner of Main Avenue and Fir Street during market hours. Online, tickets can be purchased any time at upMichelle25.onmarket.com/raffle.www.sistersfarmersAnewprogramcalledFurFirwilldebutSeptemberMarketManagerJiuntadreamedthisspecialoccasionto
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