The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLV No. 39 // 2022-09-28

City Council candidates to appeal to voters

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Sisters residents will have the opportunity to hear from the candidates for Sisters City Council in person at the Sisters Fire Station Community Hall.

The City Club of Central Oregon (CCCO) and the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County (LWVDC) have partnered

to bring Deschutes County voters a series of in-person candidate forums for positions on the general election ballot. The Sisters forum on Wednesday, October 5, at 6:30 p.m., will be the first one.

The purpose of the forum is to provide impartial discourse, educate voters about candidates’

See COUNCIL on page 18

ODF sets new timelines on wildfire protection

The state forestry department’s wildfire risk map barely got out into the public before the agency pulled it back, in the face of significant pushback from citizens and lawmakers.

Last week, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) announced a revised action plan and timeline

for engaging the public on wildfire protection efforts as part of the state’s strategy to create more fire-resilient communities.

“A big part of our work over the next year is focused on engaging with, listening to, and informing the

See ODF on page 14

Best of Show…

Farmers Market to close season

By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Locally grown tomatoes. Green veggies. Berries, peaches, and fragrant flowers. Eggs, meat, baked goods, handcrafts, and artisanal foods. Crops vary from week to week, but Sisters Farmers Market delivers a wide array of local goods every Sunday — until next week.

This Sunday, October 2, is closing day—the last chance to shop at the Farmers Market this year.

Marketgoers can sip small-batch, wood-fired local coffee as they browse the booths at Fir Street Park and listen to live music with

Restoring a Sisters Country landmark

By Cody Rheault Correspondent

On the east shore of Suttle Lake, the picnic shelter is getting an overdue facelift. Friends of the Metolius and the Forest Service are dedicating time and resources to rehabilitate the common-use shelter for extended use and restoring it to near-original condition.

Built in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the officially named Cinder Beach Community Kitchen Shelter is a testament to hard work and craftsmanship during the Great Depression. Men were hired to build recreational structures and conduct conservation work as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal legislative efforts to employ young men and bolster the economy.

The effort was nationwide; in Sisters they built structures intended for public use and community gatherings with an eye for conservation. The Suttle Lake picnic shelter was an original structural mainstay before the Suttle Lodge

was developed, one of four historical original buildings in the area, and acted as the meeting center for the former camping area.

Archival images show the shelter utilized as a kitchen and community gathering area. Over the years, the structure decayed in the weather and with a degree of neglect started to deteriorate. In 1986, the Forest Service conducted restorative efforts

on the roof, replacing a few shakes and purlins. But now, after nearly 90 years in operation, further decay within the structure showed demand for restoration.

Rot has developed on the upper purlins resulting in a sagging roof and compromised function of the shakes that maintain a proper weather seal. The top logs on

The restoration project, expected to be completed in mid-October, is the most expansive in 90 years.

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

This 1939 Chevrolet two-door hardtop sedan owned by Jerry Kjensrud earned Best of Show honors at the Glory Daze Car Show on Saturday, September 24. See story, page 7.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

OPINION

Letters to the Editor…

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

“Pity” = liberal arrogance

To the Editor:

Man, oh man, am I glad to live in a country where President Trump fought tirelessly for me to have the ability to disagree with every single line stated in “Trump and the law,” John Apres, Letters to the Editor, The Nugget, September 21.

To suggest “pity” oozes the liberal arro gance and condescending nature of dismiss ing the voting choice of more than 80 million Americans. Fortunately, even with the chaos of the current administration and its inflation, recession, crime, open borders, lack of conse quences for violence, vandalism etc. we will undoubtedly have another election where if you are an American citizen and can prove it you will be able to make necessary changes once again.

Brian Chugg

To the Editor:

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Regarding Mr. Lyons’ self-pity regarding those who favor Mr. Trump “The Nugget, Letters to the Editor, “Trump and the law,” September 21) : He writes of “alternative facts,” yet doesn’t cite any facts in his let ter either for or against his opinion. Like the one-sided media outlets, Mr. Lyons is telling everyone to take pity on those who support Mr. Trump. Though Mr. Lyons titles his let ter “Trump and the law,” I’m extremely sur prised that throughout his letter, there is not one absolute, stated fact of law. Rather, a leftsided opinion piece that continues to echo hate wrapped in a package that is disguised as “pity.”

He goes on to write that “those individuals,

while earning pity, merit accountability for their actions.” I can’t agree more. Let’s see accountability for those who let cities burn and called them peaceful protests; those who “defunded the police,” while crime continues to skyrocket in most major metropolitan cit ies; skyrocketing inflation that has hindered families to be able to afford the basics to sur vive; and a border that should be considered a humanitarian crisis if it was happening in any other country.

Mr. Lyons, how did you feel when Senator Schumer threatened Brett Kavanaugh, incit ing an assassination attempt? How did you feel when Maxine Waters stated, “We’ve got to get more confrontational,” as major cities in America were on fire? Is that “constitu tional”? Mr. Lyons, if you’re going to title a piece with the words “The Law,” then please use facts to support your opinion rather than providing another inaccurate opinion that lim its substance to back your claims.

Brent Irwin

Zombie ballots

To the Editor:

I was at an event the other day and got into a brief conversation with a local who told me that in-person voting was far safer than vot ing by mail. How so? Because it’s too easy for hundreds of dead people to vote by mail. I asked for examples and was told that a daugh ter’s friend had a deceased relative who voted. How did the friend learn of that, I wondered aloud. Not known, but the person died years ago. Hmmm...

More recently, I took a tour of the Deschutes County elections process and

See LETTERS on page 21

The world’s all right

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Editor’s note: Jim Anderson, long-time natu ralist columnist for The Nugget died September 22, at the age of 94. At his fam ily’s request, we’re repub lishing a column published in August of 2020, when he moved to Eugene and “retired” from writing. That didn’t stick; his col umn on the Reno Air Races can be found on page 16. It was a great honor and privilege to know and work with Jim Anderson, who, in Rudyard Kipling’s immortal phrase, “filled the unforgiv ing minute with 60 seconds of distance run.”

It must have been the haze of wildfire smoke. When I sat down at my desk at The Nugget over the weekend to open an email from Jim Anderson, my eyes got a little watery.

The message was one I knew was coming, but it was mighty poignant all the same. The message read:

“OK, here it is Good People, the Last Story, all 2,700 words of it. I hope you’ll run it, perhaps in two editions...or whatever. It’s going to be a very sad day for me when Sue and I walk out of our home of almost 50 years and leave this land of Central Oregon that I love, but the one constant in Nature is change...”

Jim and Sue are heading to the Willamette Valley to be closer to family. It’s the end of an era.

Who am I fooling? It wasn’t the smoke.

Jim’s message was poi gnant, sure, but also funny. It’s just like Jim to leave his editor with a massive 2,700word column. He’s known since before I became his editor that columns really should max out at about 800 words. So… the “last story” will have to be three.

I don’t think Jim would mind me telling you that he is a bit of a handful for an editor. Word counts, like the Pirate Code, are “more guidelines than actual rules.” And he was never really comfortable with the distinction between a news story and an opinion

column. Keeping his opin ion and voice out of a piece wasn’t something that came naturally, and Jim could be mighty set in his ways…

But, after all, Jim Anderson has a wonder ful and distinctive voice, and strong passions for the things he holds dear: avia tion; family; the bounty of Nature. Come right down to it, it’s a voice that shouldn’t be muted. And it’s a voice we’ll miss.

Jim is a man of strong principles and a caring heart. I’ve seldom met any one so genuinely warmhearted, so thrilled to see others thrive and succeed. He was so proud of his chil dren’s accomplishments — and he was proud of yours, too. About the only thing that could obviate his com passion and love for his fel low man was seeing Man damage and destroy his beloved natural world. For those who would deliber ately and wantonly destroy Nature, he reserved a fiery and righteous anger.

But even when he had to be a warrior, he was a happy one — and he knew that the best way to combat a destructive mentality is to educate people and imbue in them an understanding and appreciation for its joys and wondrous beauty. Jim is a teacher, perhaps above all else — formally, through his writing, and simply through casual conversation.

We should all do so well as to fill 92 years of life with real living, as Jim Anderson has. We shared a love for the poetry of Robert W. Service, and it’s fitting that he signed off with a favorite passage:

The World’s all right; serene I sit, And joy that I am part of it;

And put my trust in Nature’s plan, And try to aid her all I can;

Content to pass, if in my place

I’ve served the uplift of the Race.

Truth! Beauty! Love! O Radiant Day — What ho! The World’s all right, I say.

Beer festival’s return was hopping

By Ceili Gatley Correspondent

Breweries from across Central Oregon put their best fresh hop beverage forward last weekend, for the 2022 Sisters Fresh Hop Festival.

On an idyllic, warm fall Saturday, 23 breweries brought fresh-hop beer and selections of cider to Sisters locals at the Three Creeks Brewing Co. production facility in Sisters for a funfilled day of local eats, local music, and — most impor tantly — local beer.

This year’s hop fest was the first after a two-year hia tus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was music by Tony Lompa and Oregon Fryer throughout the day, with the Festival running from noon to 6 p.m. There

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

Al-Anon Mon., noon., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-610-7383.

were a few local vendors, including Sisters Hats and Co., as well as two local food trucks, at the event.

Three Creeks Brewing Co. Owner, Wade Underwood said, “We certainly hoped for a turnout as big as this on a beautiful day with no smoke after two years off.”

Patrons at the event could purchase a glass and a certain number of drink tickets to try the variety of fresh-hop beers from Central Oregon breweries. Every brewery in attendance brought a beer brewed using fresh hops. Avid Cider Co. had two ciders, an apple cider and an apricot cider brewed using fresh hops in the mix.

Fresh-hop beer must be brewed within 24 hours of getting the hops to the

facility to maintain their freshness, and the hops can only be harvested in late summer, early fall.

Sisters’ own Three Creeks Brewing Co. brought out their award-winning Conelick’r fresh-hop beer for the Festival.

Brandon Davidson, Head Farmer from BC Hop Ranch in Woodburn, spoke of the long-standing relationship they have had with Three Creeks.

“We are going on 10 years of working with them with fresh hops for their beers,” said Davidson.

BC Hop Ranch started with Jim Davidson, who bought land in the Willamette Valley and began farming in 1940. The ranch is fourth generation,

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Creek restoration near completion

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

A handsome new cedar split-rail fence runs along the top of the bank adjacent to Whychus Creek in Creekside Park. Shortly, a matching fence will be installed on the other side of the creek in the Creekside Campground. The cedar fence material was pro vided by Hoyt’s Hardware & Building Supply. The instal lation is being done by a work crew of high school students from the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council’s alternative educa tion program (see sidebar)

The fences are part of the final in-city creek restoration work being overseen by the

Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) in part nership with the City. The UDWC raised $350,000 in grant funds for the proj ect. Additionally, the City secured grant funds and allo cated some City budget for their parts of the project.

According to Mathias Perle, UDWC program man ager, “All the work we do on both public and private land is 100 percent grant-funded.”

Planning for the restora tion work had been ongo ing for a number of years, but was delayed due to COVID-19, a change of engineering firms, and for est fires. The first step in

Sisters Folk Festival offers guitar raffle

Patrons of the Sisters Folk Festival have a chance to go from spectator to player — with a brand-new Breedlove guitar.

The Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is hosting the 2022 JAM (Journey, Adventure, Music) Silent Auction & Raffle Fundraiser, con ducted in tandem with the 25th annual Sisters Folk Festival happening Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2 through out downtown Sisters.

Proceeds will support SFF’s education outreach

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR

Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

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.

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.

Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.

Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755.

Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk 3rd Monday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP at citizens4community.com

Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details. 541-388-9013.

Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.

SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation District. 541-549-2091.

Sisters 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.

Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.

Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com.

Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Sisters Episcopal Church. 541-771-3258.

Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for details. 541-923-1632.

Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193.

Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.

Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994.

Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library 541-668-6599

Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-848-1970.

Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.

Sisters Trails Alliance Board every other month, 5 p.m. varies from in-person to zoom. Info: info@sisterstrails.org

Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.

Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors

1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815.

Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Spoons Restaurant. 541-419-1279.

VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., The Hanger, Sisters Community Church. 847-344-0498.

Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.

SCHOOLS

Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203

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

and programming in Central Oregon.

Local Bend company Breedlove Guitars has gen erously donated a master class custom concertina to SFF to be raffled off. The handcrafted guitar features a master-grade myrtlewood top, back, and sides; semi gloss finish; an ebony fret board and bridge; the words “25 Years” inlaid at the 12th fret to honor the 25th Annual Sisters Folk Festival; and figured walnut binding and

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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

PHOTO BY JAROD GATLEY

The Sisters Fresh Hops Festival drew a huge crowd of folks eager to sample the region’s best fresh-hops beers on an exceptionally beautiful autumn day, Saturday, September 24.

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Outlaws capture No. 1 spot in league

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Sisters volleyball squad traveled to Creswell on Monday, September 19 and logged a four-set victory, which put them at the top of the pack in conference play. Two days later they notched a sweep at home against Siuslaw.

Tuesday’s action pit ted the top two teams in the Mountain Valley Conference. The Outlaws posted scores of 25-21, 25-27, 25-22, and 25-19 in an exciting four-set match that earned them the win — and sole possession of first place in conference play.

Sisters showed a new lineup against the Lady Bulldogs with Gracelyn Myhre start ing at the libero position and Bailey Robertson sliding over to outside hitter.

It was a back-and-forth affair with 15 lead changes in the first set. In the end the Outlaw hitters proved to be too much for Creswell to handle and Sisters tallied the win. The second set was more of the same with both teams trading points back and forth. The set went into extra points and the Lady Bulldogs squeaked out a slim two-point win.

The Lady Outlaws stormed out of the gate in the third set and momentum shifted in their favor. They dominated play and accrued 15 quick points and held on

for the win.

As the match shifted to the fourth set the Outlaws showed determination and focus, and according to Coach Rory Rush they had one of their best defensive efforts to date along the front line. The effort was led by some stellar plays from Kathryn Scholl and Ila Reid.

The entire set was a series of runs with both teams stringing together service scores. With the game on the line, Reid went up to stuff an attack by Creswell on the right side, and the ball fell to the floor. The Outlaws cel ebrated not only the win, but moving to the top of the heap in league.

Rush said, “We have more work to do to clean up some unforced errors and defensive alignments, but I couldn’t be more proud of this group! The girls could have crum bled emotionally numerous times in a loud environment on the road, but they were unflappable in their focus, managed every run that came their way, and matched it with one of their own. I am a proud coach tonight!”

Rush added, “We are continuing to work on our depth, while also aiming to build continuity and chem istry within our team. I was very proud of the team we are becoming and the unity we are showing as we build depth.”

On their home court Wednesday night, the No. 1

Outlaws took on a confer ence battle against No. 8ranked Siuslaw.

After multiple games without a full squad, this time around everyone was available to play. The Lady Outlaws came with a bal anced offense and were fir ing on all cylinders. Starting setters Hannah Fendall and Holly Davis spread the offense around, and the Lady Vikings were stifled and completely unable to set up their defense.

Sisters recorded a very quick 25-9 first-set win, and never looked back. Siuslaw did manage a strong run in the second set, but it wasn’t enough for the powerful Outlaw squad, who took the set 25-19. In the third and final set the ball fell to the

floor off a strong down ball by Gracie Vohs, and Sisters celebrated the 25-14 win and the three-set victory.

Vohs led the team with 17 kills and three blocks, fol lowed by Robertson, who logged eight kills and six blocks. Fendall dished out 19 assists.

Rush said, “It was nice with a full roster to get back

into a rhythm tonight. We showed great balance and were at ease tonight.”

Sisters remains unde feated in league play and was to wrap up the first half of the season on Monday, September 26, at home against La Pine. The Lady Outlaws will take on Elmira at home on Thursday, September 28

Gracelyn Mhyre makes a kill vs. Siuslaw. The Outlaws have exhibited league-leading play on the hardwood.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

HOUSELESS IN SISTERS

Thursday, October 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m., beverages and cookies • 6 p.m., panel discussion followed by Q&A Sisters Fire Hall Community Room • 301 S. Elm St.

Citizens4Community presents a forum for Sisters residents to learn more about local houseless topics from the experts, with an opportunity for dialogue about this critical issue affecting Sisters Country.

Moderator: Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief, The Nugget Newspaper

Speakers: Buddy Blair Forest Dweller Lois Kaping Faith-Based Advocate

Ian Reid Sisters District Ranger Colleen Thomas Deschutes County Administrator

Andrea Blum Sisters City Council Lt. Chad Davis Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office

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Girls soccer is winning

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws soc cer squad continued their dominance in league play with two more wins this past week. They’ve won with grace and humility and are endearing themselves to the other teams in the league.

Sisters posted an 8-0 shut out on the road at Siuslaw on Monday, September 19, and at home two days later recorded a 7-1 victory over Santiam Christian.

In Tuesday’s matchup, Juhree Kizziar and Marley Holden each tallied two goals, and Shae Wyland, Izzy Schiller, Tatem Cramer, and Becca Clausen added one goal each. Zoee Bafford logged two assists, and Lily Sundstrom and Trinity Alvarez recorded one each.

Coach Brian Holden told The Nugget that the win was a great group effort.

“The girls are continuing to grow as athletes and in learning the game of soccer. I’m so proud of their sports manship. They’ve been on the receiving side of other schools being arrogant and unsportsmanlike, and that was the catalyst for the girls to decide they were not going to be like that. The way they are conducting themselves on the field as sportsmen is how every high school, col lege, and professional athlete should be conducting them selves. Sisters is setting the bar.”

After the match with the Vikings, Holden received

an email from Siuslaw’s head coach, Amy Tregoning, in which she thanked the Outlaws for making the long trek to Florence, and com mended the girls for their outstanding sportsmanship, and Holden for his part in shaping his team.

Tregoning stated, “Even though your girls shut us down, my girls told me your team was the nicest team we’ve played yet. As you know, we’re a brand-new, first-year team made up of freshmen and sophomores. Through the loss, my girls learned a lot about what soc cer should be, and your girls embody that. They are very talented, upbeat, and polite. Their skills and sportsman ship are fantastic!”

A short time later, Shae Wyland beat her opponent on the outside and crossed the ball to Marley Holden at the 18-yard box. Holden, with one touch, beat the keeper with a low shot into the net, and the Outlaws went up 2-0.

Just before the whistle sounded the end to the first half, the Eagles scored. The ball went off the crossbar, deflected back to another Eagle player, who shot the ball in the upper right corner to make it a 2-1 game.

Holden told The Nugget his players were a bit ticked off they’d been scored on. They had a reset in the locker room and came out hungry. Sisters scored five addi tional goals to seal the win. Marley Holden scored three of them, one of which was a penalty kick, and Cramer and Schiller each scored one.

Schiller’s goal was excep tionally nice. Bafford took the corner kick and crossed it into the box. Schiller took a one-time volley off her foot, which grazed the post and went in.

their recent sportsmanship nomination.

She stated, “In a recent match, your varsity girls soc cer program exhibited the great qualities that the OSAA looks for in teams, programs, and communities across the state, and your match official

noticed! Keep up the great work!”

Sisters was to play at home against Central Linn, the No. 1 team in the league, on Monday, September 26. They will play at home against Creswell on Wednesday, September 28.

At home two days later, the Outlaws notched a win over Santiam Christian in a very physical contest.

Three minutes into the game, Cramer took a pass from Kizziar and booted a 25-yard shot over the keep er’s head for the score.

Coach Holden couldn’t be more proud of his team, not only their wins, but their exceptional behavior on and off the field. But he did tell his girls that there were two sides to sportsmanship, and it’s easy to show when you win, but you have to show that when you lose, also.

And the icing on the cake came Friday when Holden received an email from Jen Beyrle, associate director of the OSAA, congratulat ing the Lady Outlaws on

Marley Holden drilled a penalty kick into the net against Siuslaw.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

The way they are conducting themselves on the field as sportsmen is how every high school, college, and professional athlete should be conducting themselves.

—Coach Brian Holden

Classic cars hit Sisters streets last weekend

By Ceili Gatley Correspondent

On an unseasonably warm September day in Sisters, patrons walked down Main Avenue, checking out clas sic rides at the 2022 Glory Daze Car Show, presented by Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD).

With cars ranging from Chevys to Fords to Corvettes, to MGs and everything in between, car fanatics and everyday spectators were able to take in the beauty and nostalgia of vintage Americana. Car owners from across Oregon brought out rigs old and new, to showcase engines, chrome detailing, and paint jobs.

Classic ’50s tunes by DJ Chuck Boogie echoed down Main Avenue from Fir Street Park. The event was spon sored by the Sisters Rotary Club, and they provided concessions and information about the cars. The event was also sponsored by GrandStay Hotel & Suites and Sisters Mainline Station and Market.

The oldest car in the show was a 1929 Ford Model A Town Sedan owned by Bill Worden. There was a total of 110 cars at the event, which

is 35 more than last year’s event.

Al Zemke and Cheryle Bridge were among the entrants, and they brought their 1956 yellow Ford Thunderbird to the Show.

It was one of few “little birds” that Ford produced in that era. Their Thunderbird has both a hard top and con vertible top, one yellow that matches, and one black zipdown top that helps contrast the yellow color of the body and chrome accents.

Zemke has had this Thunderbird for three years.

“I always wanted one, and we kept it completely stock and wanted to keep all its parts, the original ones, and then I farm out the parts that need fixing to the profession als,” said Zemke.

Zemke and Bridge were showing off what was under the hood for patrons.

Bridge kept with the 1950s-era theme, wear ing a poodle skirt getup that attracted event photographers.

The only thing Zemke upgraded on the Thunderbird was the interior upholstery, but he kept the traditional yellow and black and real chrome theme.

“The design on these is why I love them. The design and fenders really lengthen the car and has a simple, tasteful feel to it,” said Zemke.

A unique feature of Thunderbirds were the side vents on the driver and pas senger doors that could be opened down by the feet for more ventilation (cars in those days didn’t have AC).

The 1956 Thunderbird took first place in the Stock Restored (pre - 1960) cat egory in the Show.

Spectators rode bikes and walked down Main Avenue, taking in the view of multigenerational cars, including a unique one to the Show, a Puma GT 1972 Coupe. John Mood, owner of the car, believes his Puma is one of just a few in the United States. The Puma hails from

Sao Paulo, Brazil, where Mood picked it up.

“We have maintained it and kept up with the engine, but it is all original paint and windows and interior,” said Mood.

Safron Canja, a Sisters local since 1989, brought his bright red 1932 MG J2. Canja purchased the car in England and had it shipped overseas to Baltimore in 1974 and then trailered to his then-home in Alabama.

“I took it all apart and rebuilt it and put it back together and haven’t done much to it since,” said Canja. “It’s got a very reliable engine, and I don’t drive it much, but it’s the original one.”

Canja believes there are only 12 J2s in the United States.

As patrons walked, you

could hear echoes of excite ment that the event was hap pening on a day of lovely weather and good turnout.

“One thing I love about Sisters is when they do stuff like this,” said one spectator.

Event Coordinator and Executive Director at SPRD Jennifer Holland said, “We at Sisters Park & Recreation District love putting on this event. It brings together a great group of people in the idyllic setting of downtown Sisters.”

The 1939 Chevrolet twodoor hard top Sedan owned by Jerry Kjensrud won first place for Best in Show (see photo, page 1).

Next year’s event will be September 23, 2023, and reg istration will open April 3, 2023. For more information visit sistersrecreation.com/ activity/glorydaze/.

Cheryle Bridge carried the theme through with a poodle skirt as she posed next to a 1956 Thunderbird.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

the back wall showed accel erated decay due to improper flashing of the fireplace around the chimney. And alterations to the fireplace, along with removal of the bilateral cook stoves, resulted in pour ventilation, causing smoke to linger within the shelter and stain the logs with a black, sooty surface.

The decay of the histori cal picnic shelter garnered the attention of Matt Mawhirter, former district archeolo gist for the Sisters Ranger District. Of the few remain ing historical sites surround ing Sisters, the shelter made his developing list of restor ative goals. Of the top three were the Cupola on Black Butte and three cabins along the Metolius River. During his tenure with the District, Matt pioneered efforts to pre serve these historical sites by drawing on his personal back ground as a contractor. But much of his work didn’t hap pen until Mike Boero filled his position and took up the mantel, ultimately fulfilling his vision.

Boero oversaw the res toration of the Black Butte Cupola in 2019 and fostered the Forest Service’s partner ship with the Friends of the Metolius, a volunteer organi zation based in the Metolius basin, who saw that to com pletion. That cooperation has continued today with work on the picnic shelter.

“Our resources and time are limited,” said Boero, now

acting district archeologist. “So having a working part nership with the Friends of the Metolius is critical to see ing these restorative projects through.”

Boero says the picnic shelter is a valuable com munity asset, especially with so few remaining his torical structures in the area.

Even though the National Historical Preservation Act of 1966 created a legal respon sibility to preserve sites such as these, Mike says the dedi cation to preserving these important landmarks goes deeper than a legal obliga tion. Organizations like the Friends of the Metolius fill a void when the restorative work needs to get done.

“We shouldn’t lose sight of that,” says Boero. “We have limited time and resources at the Forest Service, so having volunteers who can see it to completion is appreciated. It’s definitely the exception and not the rule when it comes to restoring these historical landmarks.”

Friends of the Metolius focuses on restoring histori cal sites within the Metolius basin and has a long track record of donating innumer able man hours and resources to them. In 2019, they donated over 2000 volunteer hours to restore the 100-year-old D-6 cupola atop Black Butte. The picnic shelter restoration project is expected to exceed 200 volunteer hours by its completion in mid-October, and more than 20 volunteers have given their time to this project.

Initial planning began in fall of 2021, and physi cal labor early September. Volunteers began by removing

rotted logs and decaying parts of the structures. Remaining logs of sound structure were pressure-washed, removing decades of soot and revital izing the appeal. The south west corner of the founda tion was sagging, so a new concrete footing was poured. Weathered shakes and per lins were stripped from the ceiling and the unsightly ply wood from the 1986 repairs removed. Volunteers stripped new logs and installed new heavy beams into place.

Purlins were doubled to provide a more secure foun dation for new shakes, and fresh beams were installed to cap the ends for a finished look. Chainsaws made quick work of trimming and fitting logs together.

Local builder Rick Geraths donated his time and log-home building expertise to cut, notch, and form the primary logs into place.

“Without him this project probably wouldn’t happen,” admitted Doug Hancock, president of the Friends of the Metolius.

Donations from Friends of the Metolius and a gener ous contribution from The Roundhouse Foundation in May 2022 provided the financial resources. The local Corbett family donated their personal tamarack trees to replace rotted logs. Boero says tamarack trees are hard to get and the donation critical.

Despite the decay, the craftsmanship and materials used in the original structure are a testament to its longev ity. Modern-day chainsaws and electric tools weren’t an option for the 1930s work ing crews, so workers used

hammers, chisels, and hand saws to shape the structure and fit the log joints - impres sively detailed work for a simple picnic shelter. Nearby tamarack wood, dense and durable, was harvested within the vicinity of the shelter.

Lanny Schreiner, a retired contractor and head of con struction for the project, says that choice of lumber is the reason why the structure held up for so long.

“This wouldn’t be salvage able if it was pine,” he says.

Despite the structure’s sturdy bones and solid lum ber, the many years meant the aged edifice still needed help. The structure now incorpo rates four different lumbers:

restorative efforts with avail able lumber. But this restora tion will be the most in-depth since its induction nearly 90 years ago.

A letter for fundraising written by Friends of the Metolius states the work will “revitalize the spirit of con servation and community.”

It reads, “Without urgent rehabilitation or restoration, the Community Kitchen will certainly be lost, and with it a legacy of equal recreation access and community.”

For the Forest Service, in partnership with Friends of the Metolius, the work is a critical step in preserv ing history and those values. The renovation will provide

LANDMARK: CCC shelter was built in the 1930s at Suttle Lake

Local volunteers have been hard at work restoring the Civilian Conservation Corps shelter at Suttle Lake.

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

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the project included removal of the sewer line from the upstream side of the South Locust Street bridge and burying it in the creek bed.

Following the installa tion of the ADA ramps on the pedestrian bridge across the creek, the City public works crew made modifica tions to the bridge, creating bump outs where people can stop to enjoy the views of the creek, allowing others to pass by. Ponderosa Forge created the metal railing with artistic panel insets on the ADA approach ramps to the bridge, and the public works crew installed the railing.

The actual instream and bank restoration work was accomplished in three weeks this past August by M&M Services LLC of Medford. The disruption in the park was minimal due to their years of experience with stream restoration work.

Perle said M&M understood and appreciated the impor tance and high visibility of the park.

All the rocks, trees, and stumps used on the project were hauled from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) col lection site off Three Creeks Road as they were needed, so they could immediately be put in place, eliminating the need for storage of materi als in the park. Much of the natural material came from the Three Sisters Irrigation District canal piping proj ects. Perle said the entire project was an impres sive collaboration of mul tiple local businesses and agencies.

The M&M stone mason who built the four sets of stone steps down to the creek

handpicked his stones from the USFS site and marked them for delivery to the creek. He personally directed the placement of each stone by a mini excavator, assur ing they were all level. The fences will have openings at the top of the four sets of steps, allowing access to the creek.

The final work on the project will be the planting of riparian-appropriate trees, shrubs, and plants along both sides of the creek between South Locust Street and the Highway 20 bridge. Plants are coming from Clearwater Native Plant Nursery in Redmond and will include willow, alder, wood rose, and red twig dogwood. The UDWC’s education director Kolleen Miller will over see crews of volunteers and students for the planting

effort to be done in October. Two interpretive signs will also be placed on either side of the creek explaining the restoration project and its importance in enhanc ing fish passage in Whychus Creek. Perle described the outcome of all the work done: “Whychus Creek through Sisters is ‘a lot more fishy.’ ” In other words, more fish-friendly with places in the creek for fish to hide and rest.

Perle praised the City public works department for all their good work and great assistance, on the project. They offered a lot of extra assistance like moving the piles of cedar posts to the other side of the creek for the COIC crew as well as loaning their utility trailer to the crew to haul gravel from Sisters Rental to the creek site.

Youth crew builds Sisters fence

The installation of the new cedar split-rail fence in Creekside Park has been done by a youth crew from the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) alternative edu cation program, under the supervision of Matt Mahoney, youth employ ment counselor for COIC.

A former wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service, Mahoney has held his current position for seven years. He explained the alternative program has been in existence for over 20 years, and “there are stu dent success stories being written every quarter.”

Some students are in the

program to earn their GED, some for credit recovery after getting behind in classes.

The program has three certified teachers and an education program man ager, with classes held in Bend. Besides earning education credits, students earn $14 an hour for their work on community proj ects throughout the tricounty area, like the fence in Creekside Park.

The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council’s Mathias Perle said they have used COIC crews on a number of their projects and have had very positive experiences with them.

CREEK: Fence will protect riparian area of Whychus Creek

Matt Mahoney, COIC youth employment counselor and crew boss, right, and COIC youth crew member Carson digging post holes for installation of the split-rail fence in Creekside Park.

PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD

Community Flu Shot Clinic

Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District and BestMed will be hosting a Community Flu Shot Clinic on Tuesday, October 4 f rom 1 to 5 p.m. in the Sisters Fire Communit y Hall, 301 S Elm Street. No appointment necessar y. Please bring ID and insurance card . Most insurance pays 100% . Cash prices also available. Regular and high/ senior doses o ered . For more information call 541-549-0771.

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

Free Pet Food

Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furr y Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4 023 to schedule your pickup. ey have all sor ts of pet supplies too. Pickups available ursdays , beginning at 12:30 p.m. Located at 412 E . Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind e Nug get o ce.

Historic Sisters Landmark Walking Tour

Join the ree Sisters Historical Societ y for a tour on Friday, September 30 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.

Free Pet Microchipping

BrightSide Animal Center will o er f ree microchipping on Saturday, October 1 f rom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be able to ser ve 50 pets . Pet owners are encour aged to download the microchip authorization form at brightsideanimals.org/microchip, fill it out in advance, and bring it to the shelter on Oct. 1 to expedite the process . e clinic includes a brief exam of each animal, insertion of the chip, and the necessar y paper work . No appointment is necessary. Pets will be microchipped on a first come, first served basis . For more information, contact Pat Bowling at 541-923-0 882 or accounting@ brightsideanimals.org.

Seed to Table Fall Farm Tour

Seed to Table Farm is thrilled to invite you to explore the farm and experience the fall bount y! Find cucumbers growing to the ceiling in greenhouses get a taste of what students experience on field trips , and ask questions of the farmers who steward the land to grow nearly 55, 00 0 pounds of produce on just a few acres Preregistration required at www seedtotableoregon.org/tours.

Kids encouraged! Corner of Dee Wright and Black Butte Call 541-203-0152 for more information

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 shoppingst yle distribution are available Plea se call 541-549-4184 for information

LW V Voter Registration

e League of Women Voters of Deschutes Count y will be registering voters outside the Sisters Librar y on Tuesdays on October 4 and 11. e last day to register to vote, declare or change a part y a liation, or put through a change of signature or address is October 18 , 2022. For more information, info@ lw vdeschutes .org

Sisters Garden Club Puzzle Sales

ank you to our Sisters Communit y for supporting our club in helping us sell our 25th Anniversar y 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 Gallimauf ry, Fika Co ee House & Metamorphosis Salon. We are so thankful to these store s for their support. Purchase your puzzle now before they are all gone. ey make great gif ts Cont act 971-246-040 4 for more information

Craf ters Wanted

Qualit y craf t consigners wanted for 46th Snowflake Boutique, November 4 & 5. Juries will be held on October 1, beginning at 9:30 a .m. at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond and October 17, 6 p.m. For info go to www snow flakeboutique.org ; Tina 541-447-16 40 , Jan 541-350 -4888

Free Weekly Meal Se rvice

Family Kitchen is hosting a weekly to-go hot meal ser vice on Tuesdays f rom 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Sisters Communit y Church, 130 0 W. McKenzie Hwy. For info: www.FamilyKitchen .org

SHS Gr aduation Night Fundraiser

An October fest graduation night f undraiser for the senior class of 2023 will be held Saturday, October 29 f rom 5 to 9 p.m. at Sisters High School. Wonderful auction and ra e items , including a week at a Hawaii home, a Sedona house rental, and Pacific Cit y options. Beer, wine, dinner, and entertainment. E arn wonder ful prizes and contribute to an ama zing cause. Tickets include dinner and a drink $30 if purchased by 10/1. $40 if purchased af ter 10/1. Purchase tickets in advance at www eventbrite.com/e/oktober festtickets-417568186687, in-person at Sisters High School or Deri’s Salon (20 8 S . Cedar St., Sisters). Cont act Kelly Davis Martin at kad_ martin@hotmail .com

Benefit for Together for Children

Announcing the 16th annual Big Rig Celebration, benefiting Together For Children and sponsored by Knife River, located at 6 450 0 OB Riley Road, Bend on October 1, 10 a .m. to 2 p.m. e event is for children t wo to 12. e first 10 0 children get in f ree. Af ter that, it’s $5 per child Parent s and guardians are free. Come and enjoy climbing on and in backhoes, dump truck s, bulldozers , mixer trucks , and much more. E xplore and honk the horns of these big rigs . Bring your own construction toys to play with in a gigantic sand pile. Together For Children is a non profit parent education/support program for families of young children in Deschutes Count y.

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Americ an Legion and VF W Meeting will be held Wednesday, October 5, 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. BrightSide Animal Center to o er f ree microchip clinic

Free Lunches For Seniors e Council on Aging of Central Oregon is ser ving seniors (60+) f ree lunche s on Tuesdays, Wednesdays , and ursdays at the Sisters Community Church located at 130 0 McKenzie Hw y., Sisters . e Tuesday meal is sit down f rom 11 a .m. to 1 p.m . and also o ers activities and information about health, communit y resources , and nutrition. On Wednesdays and ursdays lunche s are o ered drive-through style, f rom 12:30 p.m . to 1 p.m. and seniors can drive through the parking lot to pick up a meal on those days . Come on by ; no need to make a reser vation. For more information call 541-678-5483.

Papers for Fire-Starters e Nug get Newspaper has old issues that are ready for recycling. Come by and pick up a stack from the front porch at 442 E . Main Ave. Call 541-549 9941 for more information

MEET LORETTA! Look at me! My name is Loretta and boy, oh, boy am I ever ready to go home with you. I began my life born in the great outdoors but have quickly realized what a wonder ful, fun-packed world there is on the inside ! I am amused with entertaining cool toys , exciting places to explore, and I really dig that litter box! Provide me with all I need and I will happily give you 15+ years of love and ador ation! Check out my cute little face and beautiful coat at HS CO! Hurr y, I won’t hang around long !

SISTER S- AR EA C HURCH ES

Chapel in the Pine s Camp Sher man • 541-549-9971

10 a.m. Sunday Worship

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831

10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.shepherdof thehillsluther anchurch.com

St . Edward the Mart yr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinit y Way • 541-549-9391

5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass

9 a.m. Sunday Mass • 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass

e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinit y Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670 ;

10 a.m. Sunday Sacr ament Meeting

Calvar y Church 484 W. Wa shington St Ste. C & D • 541-588- 6288

10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org

Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595- 6770 , 541-30 6-8303

11 a.m. Saturday Worship

Baha’i Faith

Currently Zoom meetings: devotions , course training s, informational firesides. Local cont ac t Shauna Rocha 541647-9826 • www.bahai.org or www.bahai.us

Wellhouse Church 442 Trinit y Way • 541-549-4184 ht tps://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com

Outlaws fall to the La Pine Hawks in first home game

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws football squad lost 26-14 to La Pine at home on Thursday, September 22. The game was moved from Friday to Thursday night due to a shortage of officials, but the change didn’t affect the Outlaws fan base or commu nity support, and a large stu dent section cheered on their team in their first home game of the season.

The Outlaws started off a bit slow and had some jitters that needed to be worked out at the start of the game, and as a result were down 0-14 at the close of the first period.

Sisters had two strong scoring drives in the second quarter, the first capped by a one-yard touchdown run by Tony Gonzalez. With six seconds left in the first half, quarterback Easton Moore threw a touchdown reception to Patrick Silva. The Hawks also scored six points in the quarter, and at the half Sisters trailed 14-20.

The Outlaws got the ball to start the second half, and put together a beautiful drive. Sisters marched all the way

down the field to the six-yard line, and were ready to punch the ball into the end zone, but they fumbled the ball, and La Pine recovered.

Coach Clayton Hall said, “We really had La Pine on their heels and they were scrambling defensively. If we had scored, I believe the game would have had a dif ferent outcome.”

Despite the turnover, the Outlaws put their nose to the grindstone and continued to battle hard on both sides of the ball for the remainder of the contest, holding the Hawks to just six points in the second half.

Moore finished the night six-for-13 for 79 yards. Adam Maddox-Castle led the rush ing effort with nine carries for 43 yards. Justin DeSmet had 11 carries for 39 yards and Gonzalez nine carries for 23 yards.

DeSmet, Maddox-Castle, Reese Larabee, Ben Cooper, and Silva all combined for a total of 79 yards receiving. Total offense for the night was 182 yards.

Jessey Murillo led the

defense with 10 tackles, Maddox-Castle and DeSmet recorded five each, and Cooper, Gonzalez, and Mason Sellers added four tackles each. The defense also had four stops on La Pine’s twopoint conversion attempts.

Hall said, “I think the

biggest takeaways for this game is that we can compete with teams like La Pine, and we are so close to turning the corner in our program. It is fun watching our young men progress each week on the football field. I’m proud we never quit despite being

down early in the game. That says a lot about their charac ter and what we are trying to accomplish as a team.”

The Outlaws will play at home in a non-league game against 5A Thurston JV on Saturday, October 1. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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Brody Duey adds the extra point in Outlaws football action against La Pine.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Eight mountain bike rac ers from Sisters are rolling in style through their inaugural season under the auspices of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).

The Nugget caught up with team members as they prepared to head out the Peterson Ridge Trail for a practice session on Thursday. They’re halfway through their four-race season, and they’re making big improve ments quickly.

The second race of the season, held in Prineville last month, set a solid benchmark.

“Everybody did really well,” said Coach Jon Fogarty. “Big improvements from their first race.

Brecken Riemer, a middle school racer, placed 18th in Newport and jumped to 11th

in Prineville. He would have made the top 10, except that he stopped to help another racer who had a flat.

That reflects the culture of the team and the program.

“I like the way every body’s, like, encouraging each other,” said Riemer. “The community around bik ing is just awesome. I haven’t met a mean person… They’re looking out for you.”

Will Fogarty had a strong Prineville race, finishing second among varsity boys. Connor Seile, another middle

schooler, said he’s tried a bunch of sports and really likes mountain bike racing. He said he’s surprised at how fast he is.

Seile’s goal in the next race is simply to get faster. Riemer wants to hit the top five — and Fogarty wants to win.

Coach Fogarty said the program is short on high school riders, so they can’t officially represent Sisters High School. He noted that it can be hard initially to convince young athletes to

hit the trail, because crosscountry mountain biking is hard — but once they race, they usually get bitten with the bug.

Cross-country mountain bike racing is a fast-grow ing sport, attractive to ath letes of all kinds, including many who aren’t motivated by traditional team sports. It’s a “lifetime” sport that they can pursue way into adulthood.

To learn more, email Jon Fogarty at dcmtbteam@ gmail.com.

Sisters cyclists are improving fast as they ride through their inaugural mountain bike racing season.

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The Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District has received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.

The award reflects the commitment of the govern ing body and staff to meet ing the highest principles of governmental budgeting. The District had to satisfy nationally recognized guide lines for effective budget presentation. These guide lines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an opera tions guide, and a communi cations device.

When a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is granted to an entity, a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Presentation is also presented to the individual(s) or department designated as being primar ily responsible for having achieved the award.

The award recognizes the work of Fire District Executive Assistant Julie Spor.

RAFFLE: Event is set for September 30 through October 1

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rosette with bone nut and saddle. The guitar comes with a hardshell case and is valued at $5,000.

Only 400 raffle entries will be sold, at $25 each. They can be purchased online at sff2022.ggo.bid or in person at the Sisters Folk Festival JAM tent (until sold out). The winner will be drawn on Sunday, October 2 at 3 p.m. from the Sisters Art Works stage. The winner need not be present to win.

In addition to the Breedlove raffle, the silent auction boasts a number of other packages up for bid. Journey and adventure pack ages include: a handmade Bamboo fly-fishing rod; handmade fly boxes chockfull of hand-tied flies from local masters; golf packages; dinner for 12 at The Open Door, plus other fun pack ages that include Shibui Spa treatments, hydration packs, and a handmade leather port manteau, among many other unique treasures. Musical packages include two tick ets to the 2023 Sisters Folk Festival with Private Early Access Line benefits that will also include a special edition Lange wine com memorating the 25th Sisters Folk Festival; signed and framed vintage Festival

posters; registration for the 2023 Americana Song Academy; and vintage hard back festival posters.

All bidding can be done online via smartphone or other mobile device. Attendees of the upcoming Sisters Folk Festival, and the general public alike, can visit the JAM tent located at Sisters Art Works to view the packages and get registered for the auction with the help of volunteers. No wristband required. JAM tent hours are Friday from 5:30 to 11 p.m., Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5:30 p.m.

Those not in attendance can check out all the auc tion packages and set up an electronic bidding account by visiting SFF2022.ggo. bid. The bidding will close at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 2. Winners may stop by and pick up items at the JAM tent up until 5:30 p.m. Arrangements can be made to ship items for those who are unable to take them in person.

The Festival will be held at seven venues throughout downtown, including Sisters Art Works, The Belfry, The Depot, Open Door, Sisters Saloon, Oliver Lemon’s, Village Green Park, and a “KidZone” at Fir Street

Park on Saturday, October 1. Three-day all-events passes and single-day tickets are still available for purchase at sistersfolkfestival.org/

festival-ticket-info/. Follow @SistersFolkFestival on Instagram and Facebook for updates and additional information.

Breedlove Guitars has donated a masterclass guitar to Sisters Folk Festival for its annual fundraising raffle, held in tandem with this weekend’s Festival event.

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public about wildfire risk,” said Cal Mukumoto, Oregon State Forester and director of ODF. “This engagement will involve visiting communities across the state, talking with people, addressing concerns and answering questions.

Ultimately, all of the agencies involved in this effort want to make sure Oregonians in the most at-risk communi ties know what they can do to better protect themselves, their families and friends, and their homes from wildfire.”

In the past decade, wild fires have been burning sig nificantly more acres than before, while also becoming more challenging and cost lier to fight. Between 2012 and 2021, the state of Oregon spent $85 million annually on wildfire suppression costs. That is compared to the pre vious 10 years in which the state spent $17 million annu ally. The scale, devastation and statewide reach of the 2020 Labor Day fires brought this reality home for many. Less than a year later, Senate Bill 762’s statewide frame work for advancing wildfire protection in Oregon moved through the Oregon State Legislature with bipartisan support.

The revised plan will be implemented in collabo ration with Oregon State University’s (OSU) College of Forestry, the Oregon State

Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS).

“Most Oregonians under stand wildfires are becom ing more catastrophic and more frequent. I have wit nessed, across the state, that Oregonians want to be part of the solution in protecting our communities,” said Doug Grafe, Wildfire Programs Director with the Office of the Governor. “It’s clear that steps can be taken to increase the survivability of homes and communities when wild fires do occur, including cre ating defensible space, hard ening homes and implement ing hazardous fuels reduction projects.”

One component of SB 762 was the creation of a state wide wildfire risk map to serve as a planning and infor mation tool for Oregonians, communities and state and local government. The pur pose of the map — a col laboration between ODF and wildfire scientists at OSU’s College of Forestry — to provide transparent and science-based informa tion to Oregonians about the factors near them that drive wildfire exposure including weather, climate, vegetation and topography. The tool will also be used to guide the state in directing resources to com munities with the greatest likelihood of wildfires.

“Oregon State University’s College of Forestry has used, and will continue to use, the best sci ence to contribute to state wide wildfire risk mapping,” said Tom DeLuca, dean of

OSU’s College of Forestry. “We support the importance of changing the timeline for the mapping component of SB 762. This added time pro vides an opportunity to better share information and con duct authentic community engagement by listening to Oregonians and community leaders across our state in the implementation of the new law. Even with the timeline change, we must all recog nize that addressing fire risk in Oregon is a priority that will require all of us to work together.”

Based on feedback and concerns raised from the ear lier version of the wildfire risk map, the state revised its timeline for implementing the map to allow for “robust community engagement, out reach and education.” The revised timeline is as follows:

• October through February 2023: Public and stakeholder engagement, out reach and education. Includes wildfire science, risk and mit igation outreach and educa tion, with focus on the most vulnerable areas; identifying opportunities for investments in wildfire prevention; com pleting building codes and defensible space standards for the most vulnerable commu nities; compilation and analy sis of feedback received; and technical refinements.

• March 1, 2023: Public rollout of draft wildfire risk map. Draft map shared with

the public.

• March through September 2023: Public outreach, engagement and education on draft wild fire risk map. Includes working with ODF, OSU College of Forestry, local governments, planning departments, Department of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon State Fire Marshal and the state Building Codes Division to review the draft map; pub lic outreach, education and engagement on the draft map and related topics including building codes and defensible space standards; and mak ing any necessary revisions based on feedback received on updated map.

• October through December 2023: Final wild fire risk map shared with the public for implementation. Includes sharing a final wild fire risk map with the public, initiating a 60-day appeals process and notifying those who are in the most high-risk areas about the steps needed to protect their homes and properties from catastrophic wildfires and how to comply with defensible space stan dards and building codes.

“The revised plan and timeline allow us to prioritize engagement, collaboration and communication,” said Grafe. “We are committed to ensuring people understand what they can do to increase the likelihood their homes

and properties will survive wildfires. The wildfire risk map is one of several tools we will use to inform this work.”

SB 762 directs state agen cies to focus resources in Oregon’s highest-risk areas to ensure homes are adhering to building codes and defen sible space standards. These building codes and defen sible space standards will not be adopted or implemented until the wildfire risk map is finalized in late 2023, but will be available in the near future so people can familiar ize themselves with the new expectations.

The DCBS Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) confirmed last month that no Oregon insur ance company used the origi nal map to set rates (rating) or as part of a decision to offer or renew insurance cover age (underwriting), and none planned to use it for those purposes in the future. The DFR continues to conduct work to ensure that wild fire mitigation activities are accounted for in underwriting and rating processes.

Homeowners in Sisters Country have reported con cerns about their ability to retain their homeowners insurance in fire country. Homeowners are encouraged to contact DFR’s consumer advocates at 1-888-877-4894 with questions or concerns about their insurance policy.

PRESCHOOL PROMISE ON

Mylee Card has been a kindergar ten teacher, so she knows how vital pre -kindergar ten classroom time can be in set ting young children up for success

A s current leader of Sisters Elementar y School’s Preschool Promise program, she and her sta are helping 18 three - and four-year-old youngsters f rom the communit y get ready for that big step into the world.

Pre school Promise (PSP) is a grant-funded program that o ers f ree, high- qualit y preschool to Oregon families whose incomes, at the time of enrollment , are at or below 200 percent of the Feder al Pover t y Guidelines, and children in the foster care system. There is no cost to the families . At Sisters Elementar y School, the program is also ser ving Spanish-speaking familie s.

“We use Creative Curriculum, which is play-base d learning,” Card explained.

Children learn through interac ting with their peers in pl ay. It’s more abou t socialization than it is abou t academic s — and that , Card says, is what matters most at this age.

“It makes a huge di erence for those kids who h ave been in a classroom setting before kindergar ten,” she said.

The need for learning to interac t with others is especially acu te for this cadre of student s, whose world was shaped and constrained by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.

“There’s a couple of kids who i t’s ver y apparent that they ’ve been at home and only at home and they just don’ t know how to interac t with others,” Card said.

She said that it’s the job of her and her sta to help them bridge that gap.

Pre school Promise creates that interac tive environment for the children, and Card says that she expec t s that in a month or so, the kids will all be at a similar level of comfor t and socialization.

The program is in it s third year at Sisters Elementar y School, and has moved into an expansive classroom space. Card says that having the program at SES is an additional bene fi t in making a smooth transition to kindergar ten, because the children are already used to being in the SES environment, know who the kindergar ten teachers are, and are already on the school’s schedule .

Thestudentsattend the program f rom am to 2:45 pm thhe same

The students attend the program f rom 8:15 a.m. to 2:4 5 p.m. — the same schedule as kindergar ten, except that the PSP kids go four days a week and are not in the building on Fridays.

About half of the students are the “big kids” — the 4 -year- olds who have been in the program and know the ropes .

Card said that it is hoped that the program will become permanently funded, bu t currently, “i t’s truly year to year through the Preschool Promise grant .”

by Jim Anderson

the raceway so I could get a snappy photo of his air racer to use in a story I was writing for the newspaper back home. Little did I know he’d be that helpful, or get himself into so much hot water doing it.

Editor’s note: Jim Anderson died on September 22, at the age of 94 (see obit uary, page 17). Jim A., as he was affectionately known at The Nugget , theoretically retired after more than 30 years of writing columns, in August 2020, when he moved to Eugene to be close to his children (see column, page 2). However... his heart remained, in part, here in Central Oregon, and as soon as he got settled he “unre tired” and started sending columns again. It seems fit ting that the edition that marks his passing includes a column on the Reno Air Races, which he loved and wrote about many, many times.

You just never know how the mind of a 94-year-old naturalist/writer is going to work at 11 o’clock Sunday morning in church.

There I was sitting in the pew, listening to a beautiful, newly married young woman talking about her conver sion, when suddenly I saw a 1936 GB R-1 air racer wav ing in the air up ahead of me, clutched in a little boy’s hand.

What a magic moment that was! In a split second I could hear the roar of the big 800hp radial engine again as that magnificent air plane went blasting over me, and I was back at the Reno Championship Air Races lay ing flat on my stomach in the sagebrush.

I had met the pilot of the GB, Delmar Benjamin, about 10 minutes earlier and asked him for a low pass in

It just so happened that Old Man Murphy was stand ing between me and two guys from the FAA when we heard the GB coming. I got the photo I was looking for but when we all got up and out of the sagebrush and back on our feet, Murphy’s Law was acti vated, which states, “If some thing can go wrong, it will.”

Those two FAA guys didn’t feel good about getting a face-full of Nevada desert sand and gave poor Delmar a big penalty for doing what he did —even though I thought his low pass was quite nor mal and wonderful; after all, we were standing on the race course.

I got into aviation and started flying in 1940, when air racing was the talk of the town. Lindbergh’s great adventure was still hot in the news, and within the air rac ing world were the Granville Brothers, who designed and built the GB R-1 Racer, then flown by Jimmy Doolittle and Eddie Rickenbacker of World War I fame.

A racing champion pilot by the name of Col. Roscoe Turner entered my life at that time, when he got himself hooked up with a growing oil company.

Turner was quite a show man and placed a baby lion in the cockpit of his Turner Racer, made sure the press knew about it, and went from one airport to the other with his lion cub, Gilmore, on his lap. Which put him in my personal hero status, where he still is today.

Because of my rich inter est in air racing, it was no surprise to anyone then that I could be found at the Reno Air Races on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in early September not long after I rolled into Bend on my beau tiful Harley-Davidson 1952; when that replica GB went by I was in seventh heaven!

The original GB Racer was built by the Granville Brothers — Zantford, Thomas, Robert, Mark, and Edward — in 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts. They kept fiddling with the original design until it morphed into the R-1, which won many races and awards.

Prior to the racer they had designed and built three biplanes they named the Sportsters. The GB R-1, however, was designed by Zantford, who had the nick name of Granny and was no stranger to aircraft as he ran an airplane repair business in the old Springfield Airport.

The GB R-1 racer won the 1932 Thompson Trophy race, piloted by the famous World War I ace Jimmy Doolittle (who was also the leader of the Doolittle Raiders that bombed Tokyo, Japan in World War II).

Doolittle also set a new land plane speed record of 296 mph in the Shell Speed Dash of 1932. (The distinc tion of a land plane speed record was noteworthy because, at that time, rac ing seaplanes often outran land planes, such as the then-current speed record holder, a Supermarine S.6B, built in Great Britain, which had averaged 407.5 mph in September 1931).

The Springfield Union newspaper of September 6, 1932 quoted Dolittle saying, “She is the sweetest ship I have ever flown. She is per fect in every respect, and the motor is just as good as it was a week ago. It never missed a beat and has lots of stuff in it yet. I think this proves that the Granville Brothers up in Springfield (MA) build the very best speed ships in

America today.”

And that was one of the big reasons the last man to fly the replica of the GB R-1, Delmar Benjamin, could use it to perform one of the most brilliant performances of the Reno Air Show and

Championship races, before he retired that beautiful air plane in 2002 to where it rests safely today in Florida’s Fantasy of Flight Museum.

Maybe young Cal Walker will fly his airship to the moon or beyond someday.

Three-year old Cal Walker flying his GB at full throttle!

PHOTO COURTESY LAURA WALKER

Obituary

2022

Jim was born James Oscar Anderson, Jr. on March 27, 1928, in West Haven, Connecticut and raised on a small farm. For 16 years, he never had cold hands or a cold forehead — thanks to his grandfather teaching him how to milk cows.

He leaves wife Sue, who has lived with him for nearly 50 years, six chil dren: Kristen, Dean, Ross, Reuben, Caleb, and Miriam, 16 grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.

It was on the farm that Jim learned the Conservation Ethic at the age of 11. “You eat what you shoot,” his grandfather said, as he inspected a great horned owl Jim had shot and taught him the positive role of owls in the environment.

It was also in West Haven that Jim began a long love affair with airplanes and fly ing. He used a horse-drawn mowing machine to cut the grass on a small airport close by, and took his wages in flying time. (This experi ence eventually led him to become an FAA-certified commercial pilot and flight instructor in gliders.

Jim rolled into Bend on his Harley-Davidson in September of 1951, after spending four years in the U.S. Navy serving on subchasers in the Caribbean. The day after he arrived in Bend, he was fighting forest fires, using his motorcycle for transportation on moun tain roads.

In the mid-1950s Jim spent time with Fort Rock horseman Reub Long, author of “The Oregon Desert,” to see if he wanted to be a buckaroo. After pull ing calves at 16-below zero, he decided he didn’t.

Jim logged, mined pum ice, and studied coyotes — especially the response to poisons (and subsequent impact on non-target spe cies, such as raptors), and what effect “control” had on reducing livestock damages. He also became involved with the Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) and USFWS apprehending criminals shooting raptors and other wildlife. In later years, he contributed to studies for ODFW on bats, eagles, hawks, owls, cormo rants, and osprey.

Jim worked for The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland as a naturalist for several years, implementing outdoor education and sci entific activities for families, students and teachers. He took hundreds of children on field trips throughout

the Northwest in the OMSI Space Cruiser bus. He was also involved in operating OMSI’s science camps. He then became the director of the Children’s Zoo and conservation and education programs in what is now the Oregon Zoo in Portland.

Jim has been involved in studying and banding rap tors in Central Oregon for over 50 years. He and wife Sue recently completed their part of a 10-year survey of the golden eagles in Oregon, taking them to many remote places in Oregon’s outback where they loved to spend their time.

Jim has been writ ing a nature column for The Nugget Newspaper in Sisters and The Source of Bend for many years. He is also the author of a book, “Tales from a Northwest naturalist.” He was a self-taught naturalist. (In his case a “Naturalist” is a biologist who flunked chemistry.)

Jim traveled to Australia and lived with Aborigines in the Northern Territory for a time, and studied spi ders in Melbourne. He was the manager of the Nature Conservancy’s Ramsey Canyon Preserve in Southeast Arizona for three years. He then origi nated the nature programs at Sunriver in the early 1970s, working with John Gray and the original landscape archi tect, Bob Royston.

He conducted Elder Hostel programs for Central Oregon Community College, Sunriver Nature Center, and Southern Oregon University for sev eral years, and enjoyed working with OPB and the crew with Oregon Field Guide. One of his favorite activities was taking a great horned owl into a classroom and introducing children to the wide world of nature.

He died, reluctantly, on September 22, 2022, and his final resting place will be in full view of his beloved Ft. Rock in Central Oregon. A celebration of life is planned for the near future.

Those wishing to honor Jim with a donation can send it to the Deschutes Land Trust, one of his beloved organizations for preserving Central Oregon’s special lands for future generations.

Portraits OF SISTERS

The student photos on her classroom walls are an homage to those come and gone — they’re her most valued relics from the many years past. For Samra Spear teaching is life, students her passion, and dedication to education her legacy. Spear entered 31 years of teaching at Sisters High School this month, a milestone she says went by fast. It’s a long way from where she started. Her career began in Sisters at just 22 years old. With a MINT degree in education from Western Oregon University, she secured a job with the Sisters School District with the unofficial job title as a jack-of-all trades; she taught middle school and high school, coached volleyball and basketball, and substituted, but ultimately found her true calling teaching high school English. Literature fascinates her. She finds comfort in a good book and getting lost in those pages. Translating that into teaching, she loves discovering topics with her students through literature that cultivates conversation. Another unique aspect, she says, “is that she get to communicate with her students through their writing.” Spear says teaching high school “just felt right,” and, “they also get my sarcastic sense of humor.” Teaching allowed her to show students they are valued, and to help prepare them for life outside the classroom walls. She also teaches the Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition course (or IEE) and shares a passion for the outdoors. But every student over those 30 years has left an impr sion. Most of their senior photos now adorn her walls, a mural of memories and smiling faces she once taught. Nurturing students into adulthood is a team eff though. Spear says her legacy is hardl her own but the fruit of many labors. staff and district have created what she describes as a unique culture of value and student investment. Spear says, “I’m just proud to be a part of it.”

Jim Anderson

PHOTO AND STORY BY Cody Rheault

Youngsters to play on construction equipment

The young children of Central Oregon will have the opportunity to swarm the Knife River Heavy Construction company’s site at 64500 OB Riley Road in Bend on Saturday, October 1.

After a two-year hiatus, the Big Rig Celebration is back, benefitting the parent education program Together for Children.

The first 100 children will be admitted free, com pliments of Knife River. All others under the age of 12 will pay $5, while their par ents, guardians, and older siblings will be admitted free.

Sitting in the cab of backhoes will fuel the imagination of young construction workers, while pint-size “drivers” will be guiding the dump trucks, bulldozers, and mixer trucks. Lots of horn honking will delight the children and be

tolerated by the adults. The question of whether they too can play always comes up and is encouraged, no matter the age.

Participants are asked to bring their own construc tion toys to build with in the gigantic sand pile Knife River employees will create.

Edie Jones recalls how, during the first year of the celebration, Hap Taylor, the then-owner of Knife River, sat in the cab of an excavator. One by one, each child joined him to dig a huge shovel of sand, wheel it around, and dump it in the growing pile.

This memory causes her to smile and rejoice over the fun of this extraordi nary event. The organiza tion is extremely grateful to Knife River for continuing to provide such an unusual opportunity.

COUNCIL: Forum set for October 5 at Firehall Community Room

Continued from page 1

views on issues, and stimu late voter participation in the November 8 general election.

The Nugget editor Jim Cornelius will act as mod erator for the evening, asking questions of three of the four Sisters candidates for City Council — Gary Ross, Sarah McDougall, and Susan Cobb. Incumbent Mayor Michael Preedin will be out of town at the time of the forum. The format consists of opening remarks, questions asked of the candidates by the modera tor, and closing comments.

There is no cost or preregistration for the forum, and entrance will be granted until the room is full. The forum will be recorded for

viewing and posted at least 48 hours following the event. Questions may be submitted via the events page on the LWVDC and CCCO websites and at Vote411.com. If there is time that evening, written questions may be submitted at the forum. All questions, whenever submitted, will be screened by the sponsoring organizations.

Attendees at the forum are asked to conduct themselves with civility. According to LWVDC President Carol Loesche, civil discourse means, at a minimum, mutu ally respectful, courteous, constructive, and orderly communication.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan politi cal organization encouraging informed and active participa tion in government. It influ ences public policy through education and advocacy. They never support or oppose any political party or candidate.

Mandee Seeley wrote:

On September 17 (World Cleanup Day) our crew of 25 volunteers cleaned up 3,000 pounds (1.5 tons!) of trash in honor of this global movement to love our planet. Thank you to everyone who showed up, and a special shoutout to all of our partners: Deschutes County, R Spot, The Barn, Sisters Ranger District, Keep Nature Wild, SOLVE Oregon, Citizens4Community, Coco Loco, and High Desert Peace Kitchen.

By volunteering, some won gift cards to support these local businesses: High Camp Taphouse, Wonderland Chicken, Rancho Viejo, and Chulitas. We are so grateful to have such awesome busi nesses and partners, and we couldn’t have done it without them. If you’re a local (or far away) busi ness or resident, and you’d like to get involved in the next effort, contact me at mandeeseeley@gmail.com. We’d love to partner with you!

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On 10/12/2022 at 1 p.m.: The entire contents of C-19, Container-12, and Container-9 belonging to Chris Laird will be sold to the highest bidder.

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The proposed starting salary is based upon qualifications, skills, and experience. To be considered, a completed City of Sisters application and résumé must be submitted to human resources no later than 5 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2022.

Application and detailed job description are available at City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Ave., or at www.ci.sisters.or.us

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Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the County of Pierce Juvenile Department to:

1. JAVURAE EDISON, father of KA’LAYAH TAYLOR; DOB: 4/4/12; Cause No. 21-7-00495-4 A Termination Petition was filed 8/3/21.

2. JAVURAE EDISON, father of TA’LEAH EDISON; DOB: 4/20/10; Cause No. 21-7-00494-6; A Termination Petition was filed 8/3/21.

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A Fact Finding hearing will be held on this matter on: October 18, 2022 at 8:45 a.m. at Pierce County Family and Juvenile Court, 5501 6th Ave., Tacoma, WA 98406. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you are encouraged to participate in this hearing by video at https://zoom.us/join or telephone at 253-215-8782 using Zoom Meeting ID 983 8387 6659, Passcode 256739.

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highly recommend it! As a result, I would be extremely surprised that a forged signature could get past the signature validation process. If a person fills out a ballot and submits it via USPS or drop box and then dies, that ballot is acceptable for counting votes — assuming signature passes scrutiny and other envelope validity tests.

How would the friend know that the dead relative’s ballot was counted? I mean, we all can go to the Secretary of State’s Office website and enter My Vote with our name, birth date, and zip code to confirm our ballot was received. But votes counted?

From USPS or ballot box, once in the clerk’s office, our ballot envelope is scanned for several bits including presence of signature. Those with signatures are checked by human eyes for validity, and when a valid match, the ballot is separated from the envelope. No names are on any ballot — only on the envelope. Counting numbers of ballots and scanning votes is a separate process. That way, only you know who or what you voted for or against.

We will know if our envelope was rejected for invalid signature per a letter from the County Clerk stating that we have until 21 days after election day to return the signature card via mail or in person. By the way, if we do not respond, our registration is inactivated.

If a voter does try to vote more than once using a deceased person’s name, they have two big hurdles: They must be able to accurately forge the signature, and they must have access to additional ballots. As indicated on the ballot envelope, signing a ballot for someone else is a felony punishable up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. No person or entity can go to a county clerk’s office or the Secretary of State’s Office and pick up a stack of blank enveloped ballots.

We cannot get another ballot unless we go to the county clerk and explain why we need a replacement ballot. Maybe the dog chewed the mail, you voted for the wrong person, etc.

The only way people do submit more than one ballot in Oregon is if they had lived with or cared for a recently deceased person, had received the dead person’s ballot in the mail and for some reason decided to vote again by forging the deceased’s signature. Interestingly, the county regularly reviews the obits in all the local papers and cancels deceased voters from the system.

Zombie ballots are extremely rare. Example from Ballotpedia: USA 2020 general election (of) 161,303,109 total ballots, 560,177 ballots were rejected, or 0.8 percent. Within rejected ballot reasons, 8,403 were because the voter was deceased. Thus, in 2020, a mere 0.00005 percent were rejected zombie ballots. Oregon’s vote-by-mail never has hundreds of ballots from dead people.

Susan Cobb

Conspiracy theories

To the Editor:

Observation: We live in an age of conspiracy theories.

Conspiracy Theory —a theory that rejects the standard explanation for an event and instead credits a covert group or organization with carrying out a secret plot.

Hallucination — a false perception of objects or events involving your senses: sight,

seem real, but they’re not.

If we become a nation that relies on conspiracy theories as the source of what we believe is real, we will become a halluci-nation.

Lawrence Stoller

Morgan Schmidt for County Commission

To the Editor:

Morgan Schmidt is the leader that Deschutes County needs right now. Anyone who has followed what Morgan is doing for Deschutes County residents knows she has a proven track record, inspires hope and optimism, and leads from a place of compassion and understanding. Morgan also respects science, asks questions, and embraces logic. Deschutes County is not well-served by elected officials like Patti Adair who have extreme and illogical views. Commissioner Adair has repeatedly made decisions based on her personal politics, often going against the recommendations of County staff. During the COVID-19 pandemic Adair undermined the County’s public health experts. She fought against mask requirements (the purpose of which was to keep anyone vulnerable from getting sick), fought to open churches during the peak of spread in 2020, and vocally supported Ivermectin; a snake-oil treatment scam pushed by a charlatan Florida organization. (Ivermectin is an anti-parasite drug for horses.) It is deeply troubling that any government official tasked with overseeing a public health department spouts unfounded ideas.

One must wonder if anyone adhered to Adair’s unwise advice and what impact her poor public health performance had on the health of Deschutes County residents. In contrast, Morgan Schmidt responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by forming Pandemic Partners, an online resource that aided thousands of Central Oregonians, and while doing so, she sought the opinions of people who are experts in their fields. The COVID pandemic won’t be the last major challenge facing the County, where basic sciences ought to be respected by public leaders. I want to trust my County Commissioner to seek and use factual information, because not to do so is simply irresponsible to all of us.

Morgan is the leader that we deserve in place of Patti Adair. Join me in voting for Morgan Schmidt for County Commissioner in November, for real leadership and fact-based decision-making in Deschutes County.

Monica Tomosy

Offensive flag

To the Editor:

I usually enjoy my trip into Bend over Fryrear Road. It’s a quiet, rural road, and I can have calming thoughts about the day ahead.

Last weekend, as I came around a curve, I was jolted from those thoughts by a huge, glaring Trump flag. OK, people have their rights, but under the flag was the extra, added, huge “F--- Joe Biden” flag.

It was, of course, offensive to me on so many levels, but as I passed it, I realized that this country road is also a Sisters School District bus route. It’s so disheartening that politics can take priority over common sense and morality.

Outlaws run in another strong outing

The Champs Invite cross-country meet hosted by East Linn Christian gave the Outlaws teams a chance to see some more of the other best 3A/2A/1A teams in Oregon on Friday, September 23 at Cheadle Lake Park.

Runners from over 40 schools took part in the meet under sunny skies on a flat, open course.

Junior Ella Bartlett placed fourth among over 130 finishers to lead the Outlaws to a fifth-place team finish behind Siuslaw. Siuslaw was the 4A champion last year, and also moved to 3A this year. The Outlaws also chased Oregon Episcopal, Bandon, last season’s 3A/2A/1A champions, and Central Linn.

State leader Daisy Lalonde took top honors in the race, finishing in 19:07. Bartlett crossed the line in 20:18.

Freshman Brooke Duey had another strong showing, placing 14th in 21:36. Nevaeh McAfee nearly set a new personal best (23:14) on her way to 35th place. Mae Roth (25:37), Delaney McAfee (25:38), and Freja Pederson (26:07) rounded out the rest of the team.

The key for the Outlaws’ continued improvement is closing the time gap between the third through seventh runners, according to Coach Charlie Kanzig.

Hayden Roth had a

similar experience to Bartlett as he toed the line against the top two ranked 3A runners in a high-quality field of runners.

Benjamin Bourne of Santiam Christian battled Olin Gilster throughout the 5,000-meter course, and finally prevailed with a two-second victory in 16:09. Gilster placed third at last year’s 3A State Championships, and Bourne was sixth.

Roth took sixth in 16:59 in one of his best career efforts.

“Hayden really raced today,” said Assistant Coach Dennis Dempsey.

Cole Jervis had his best race of the year and placed sixteenth (18:14), while the remaining scorers bunched together within seven seconds of one another. John Berg (19:12), Ace Chew (19:17), and Spencer Tisdel (19:19) placed 36th, 37th, and 39th among the field of 182 runners. Daniel Miller, despite having a rough outing, finished in the top half in a time of 21:19.

Siuslaw (61) edged Santiam Christian (65) for the team title, while Oregon Episcopal (89) and Sisters (111) completed the top four team spots among 19 complete teams.

The Outlaws stay close to home this week to compete in the Oxford Classic at Drake Park, hosted by Bend High on Saturday October 1.

Boys soccer posts two wins

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys soccer squad logged two wins last week: a 3-0 shutout at Siuslaw on Monday, September 19, and, two days later, an 8-1 victory at home against Elmira.

On Tuesday, the Outlaws took the field ready to play in their match up against the Vikings. Coach Jeff Husmann told The Nugget that even in warmups he could sense that the boys were relaxed, but also focused on the task ahead of them.

Sisters took control of the midfield early in the game and created several scor ing opportunities. Siuslaw’s goalie was very athletic and did a great job making saves.

At the 28-minute mark Sisters scored when Carson Bell, off an Aidan Eckert assist, hit a beautiful bending ball into the back of the net.

The Outlaws scored again in the 36th min ute when Corbin Fredland played a through ball to Tate Kaczmarek for the goal.

Sisters knocked the wind out of the Vikings’ sails when they scored a third goal in the 65th minute off a goal from Eckert.

Husmann said, “Aidan was due to score a goal. He creates so many chances for our team, but has been a bit frustrated with his ability to finish. It was a well-deserved goal. He has such superb ball control and nearly dribbled into the net for the goal.”

The Outlaws have been working at pressing as a group, and that effort proved to be effective and caused the Vikings to turn over the ball numerous times.

Husmann told The Nugget

that the Outlaws played as a cohesive unit in all aspects of the game, and played with energy and purpose.

In Wednesday’s game at home against Elmira, the Outlaws scored early and often.

Kaczmarek scored just one minute into the match, and that proved to be the theme for the night as he scored again four more times. Micah Dachtler scored his first varsity goal of the season, as did Cooper Merrill with an assist from Danny Benson. Vincent Christian capped the scoring with a goal that came with four minutes left on the clock. Elmira got their lone goal at the end of the first half.

“This was the kind of

game where we could exper iment with personnel a bit more, giving some of our guys the needed experience to be ready to play at the var sity level,” said Husmann. “Though we had control of the game, I was a bit disap pointed in the way we started to play midway through the first half. We got away from playing as a unit and became more selfish in our attack. I would like to see us stay poised and play our style of soccer regardless of the qual ity of our opponent. This is an area of growth for us.”

Sisters was to play at Creswell on Monday, September 26. They will play at home against East Linn on Wednesday.

Obituary

Dorothy Meade

Nordhill, 97, of Black Butte Ranch died September 23.

“Dee” was born to Murray and Dorothy Meade in Norwalk, California, and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon. She received her bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University in 1946, and went to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

In November 1952, she married Daniel W. Nordhill and raised three children, Karen, Dan, and Kevin, in Portland. In 1985, Dee and Dan moved to the place she loved most, Black Butte Ranch, where she lived a long and blessed life.

She is survived by her three children, six grandchildren (Nicole, Gar, Erin, Alison, Chris, and Mike); four great

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grandchildren (Gabby, Gigi, Hadley, and Emmett); her brother Murray; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was an avid golfer and an exceptional bridge player, doing both well into her 90s.

She attributed her long and healthy life to raking pine needles year around. She was a consummate hostess, and loved making milkshakes for children and baking her famous homemade pizzas. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 4, at St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Sisters. In lieu of flowers, any donations may be made to the St. Edward’s Catholic Church P.O. Box 489 Sisters, OR 97759.

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Austin Dean passes ball vs. Siuslaw.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Dorothy Meade Nordhill

acoustic duo If & When.

“It’s a good time to stock up for the winter and holi days,” said Market Manager Michelle Jiunta. “We’ll have it all — a full slate of food, coffee, crafts, arts, and produce.”

Beef, lamb, and eggs pastured on the outskirts of Sisters are typically avail able. Jewelry, artwork, wood carvings, and locally roasted coffee beans make regular appearances. A local goat farmer makes beautiful soaps from her goats’ milk.

Pickles, dog biscuits, and artisanal popsicles are popular, too. Every Market features a different array of crops and products.

Jiunta was pleased with last week’s special Fur on Fir event.

“It was so fun,” she said. “It was incredible how many dogs came through the park.”

Funds were raised for local nonprofits, and signa tures gathered for the Wolf Welcome Committee.

For closing day, the acoustic duo If & When will perform folk, rock, Americana, and more. Nonprofit organization FANs — Friends and Neighbors of Deschutes Canyon — will

bring activities for the kids and volunteer opportunities for adults who love the great outdoors.

Marketgoers are encour aged to bring their own shopping bags. Alternately, they can pick up something new from vendor Rainbow Harvest Baskets or get a Sisters Farmers Market bag from the info booth (near the splash pad fountain). Styles range from simple to tiedyed, depending what’s in stock.

Local businesses support the Market through sponsor ships. Top-level sponsors for 2022 include health supple ment manufacturer Metabolic Maintenance, Ace Hardware

in Sisters, Black Butte Realty Group, and the design and communications firm Plazm.

Sisters Farmers Market takes place Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fir Street Park, a half block north of Cascade Avenue/Highway 20 in downtown Sisters. SNAP/ EBT and other currencies are accepted. Learn more at sistersfarmersmarket.com; see also @sistersfarmers market on Instagram.

The market is presented by nonprofit Seed to Table, providing equitable access to locally grown, farm-fresh produce and offering oppor tunities in farm-based edu cation. Learn more at www. seedtotableoregon.org.

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and Brandon Davidson rep resents the third generation. BC Hop Ranch supplied over 15 breweries with fresh hops this season.

“We were at 15-20 in the years before the pandemic and then went down to three or four during those two years, and are now back up in supplying these brewer ies,” said Davidson. “We’ve had such a great relationship with Three Creeks over the years and we are honored to supply for them.”

BC Hop Ranch grows a variety of hops, but Conelick’r was brewed with the famous Centennial hops.

“We think it’s so special to join together to make the best product we can and an award-winning fresh-hop beer,” said Davidson.

The Pacific Northwest is

one of the prime hops grow ing locations because of the climate.

Attendees of the event all echoed the same sentiment: They were happy to have the Festival happening again after two years, and on a fall day with no smoke in Sisters.

Included in their ticket purchase, patrons were able to vote for the people’s choice bunny award for Best Fresh Hop Beer for 2022 by putting a beer top in jars for the different breweries. The winner of this year’s bunny trophy for Best Fresh Hop Beer 2022 was Three Creeks with Conelick’r. Second place went to Bevel Brewing out of Bend, and tied for third were Crux and Boneyard Brewing.

Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities, Circle of Friends, and the Oregon Brewers Guild. The Oregon Brewers Guild is a nonprofit whose mission is to promote and protect the state’s brewing industry.

FESTIVAL: Proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House

MARKET: Event raised funds for animal welfare

Ripe tomatoes tempted shoppers and their furry friends at last week’s farmers market. This Sunday will be the last market day of the year.

PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK