The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLVI No. 39 // 2023-09-27

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Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Sisters welcomes thousands for weekend

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

On any given summer Saturday or Sunday some 500 to 1,000 tourists make their way to Sisters. Last weekend that number swelled to 2,000-3,000 as visitors feasted on four events. Precise estimates are not available but even an untrained observer could see packed streets, galleries, studios, and tents.

Saturday began with the Giddy Up 5k/5Miler Ranch Run through picturesque Pole Creek Ranch. About 150 ran or walked, with another hundred or so cheering them on. The event included yard games and a country band.

In the heart of town, the Glory Daze Car Show brought over a hundred cars and at least 1,500 onlookers. All before noon. Glory Daze gave way to the Fresh Hop Festival over at Three Creeks Brewing, where another nearly 1,000 dropped in and out for the good times throughout the afternoon.

All the while the 2023 Artist Studio Tour feted hundreds of art lovers at no less than 19 studios or galleries, an event extended into Sunday, the same day when

Sisters Farmers Market welcomed a few hundred as it ended its summer season. This unordinary ordinary weekend in Sisters included three weddings, one packing a ranch, and another with nearly 200 guests as the bride and groom — activeduty U.S. Navy personnel

Car show was a big draw in Sisters

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

They roared into town last Saturday, engines reverberating, some from over 100 miles away. Volunteers methodically marshaled the pristine cars and trucks, several dating over 80 years, into position as they lined the three blocks of Main closed to regular traffic from Elm to Larch for the Glory Daze Car Show. Many came in groups — car clubs or just garage buddies.

One hundred and two registered out of 110 openings. The event, sponsored by SPRD (Sisters Park & Recreation District), is growing in popularity. Next year

City ruling is a final ‘no’ on shelter

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

After weeks of heated debate and discussion across the community, the Sisters City Council officially said “no” to the application by the nonprofit Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) for an emergency shelter to be located at 192 W. Barclay Dr. in Sisters.

the event may need to add the block between Larch and Cedar.

“Wouldn’t it be great if you guys had a motorcycle show in Sisters? At least a combined event,” said Willy Tanner, one of 11 bikers who accidentally discovered the event while following a group of six 1954 to ’57 Chevys all the way from Bend.

“Wherever they were going, we were, too,” he said.

Tanner and his pals were spotted later at the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival (see story page 6) where they were still talking about the car show. The show was a magnet for

— tied the knot at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. The formal affair was complete with a crossed-swords military honor guard. Of course there was the usual entourage of regular tourists just dropping in and delighting in the serendipity

By Ron Thorkildson Correspondent

There is an increasing probability that the upcoming winter weather will be orchestrated by a moderate to strong El Niño. What that means in our part of world is that warmer and drier than normal conditions will likely prevail. But please read on, for as it’s oft said, the devil is in the details.

After influencing global weather patterns for three straight years, La Niña is now gone. Her departure is making way for the El Niño Southern Oscillation’s (ENSO) warm phase, namely El Niño himself.

of the extracurricular happenings. ( See related stories pages 1, 6, and 14 ). The good times continue next week with the sold-out Sisters Folk Festival.

It has been said often that Sisters punches above its weight class, and last weekend proved just that.

The Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday, September 19, to adopt written findings by staff supporting denial of the application. Susan Cobb cast the sole vote in favor of the application, arguing that she believes the applicant met the requirements set out by the State of Oregon in House Bills 2006 and 3395.

Councilor Andrea Blum had voted in favor of approval at a September 5 public hearing, but she joined Mayor Michael Preedin, and councilors

See SHELTER on page 13

The Sisters got their first dusting of snow last weekend. Does it portend a snowy winter? Or will El Niño exacerbate drought?

Atmospheric scientists explain that the easterly trade winds in the tropical Pacific Ocean have weakened, or

even reversed direction. This is allowing warmer water in the western Pacific to be transported eastward.

When sea surface temperatures (SST) in the central and

See CAR SHOW on page 20 See WINTER on page 9

J. Chester Armstrong’s workshop was one of the stops on the Sisters Artist Studios tour last weekend.

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT What

Letters to the Editor…

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Unconditional love

To the Editor: Grace and Peace to you. I understand you are having a vicious time with this homeless condition. I want to tell you a little about my beliefs and experiences regarding the homeless. The cornerstone of my beliefs is based on unconditional love. The ones I want to speak up for are the women and children. I hear there are a dozen of them attending school in Sisters. Unconditional love dictates that you will help them and shelter them. Remember that they are just like you and just like me; we have to have three things a day. If one of these things are not obtained your day will become miserable quick.

1. Something to wear.

2. Someplace to sleep.

3. Something to eat. What I want you to do is to go out and find

these children at their camp in the woods and tell them to their face that you do not want them in town, you do not want them to have shelter in town, you do not want them to be safe. If you can do that then there is no unconditional love in your heart.

Speaking to the churches of this community. You have vans to pick people up. If the families are able to stay in the shelter then you can pick them up and take them to church. If you can do this know that they will feel absolutely safe in your sanctuary. They will feel safe and know comfort. Once they return to the world outside of the church then they are entering a place of fear based on danger. By giving them this small relief it can change their lives.

My experience in shelters for homeless people goes like this. After four children and

See LETTERS on page 4

Sisters Weather Forecast

On the trail of the buffalo

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

“The morning was fair and the plains looked beautifull . . . . The air was pleasant and a vast assemblage of little birds which croud to the groves on the river sung most enchantingly. . . . Proceeded with the party across the plain to the white bear Islands . . . through a level beautifull and extensive high plain covered with immence hirds of buffaloe. It is now the season at which the buffaloe begin to coppelate and the bulls keep a tremendious roaring we could hear them for many miles and there are such numbers of them that there is one continual roar. our horses had not been acquainted with the buffaloe they appeared much allarmed at their appearance and bellowing. The missouri bottoms on both sides of the river were crouded with buffaloe I sincerely belief that there were not less than 10 thousand buffaloe within a circle of 2 miles arround that place.”

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Meriwether Lewis, Corps of Discovery.

The American Buffalo seems to be “trending” lately. Maybe I’m just more alert to tatanka’s shaggy presence because I spent a day recently in Wyoming’s Cody Center of the West, named for William F. Cody, who made his name — Buffalo Bill — by killing buffalo to feed workers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad in the late 1860s.

No… we’re actually hearing the thunder of the herd.

Last week, new bipartisan legislation to boost buffalo conservation was introduced in Congress:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) introduced the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act, legislation to create a permanent buffalo program at the U.S. Department of the Interior and help promote and develop Tribal capacity to manage buffalo.

The Indian Buffalo Management Act provides secure, consistent funding for Tribes and Tribal organizations that have an established buffalo herd and management program, as well as provides resources for Tribes that would like to establish new herds.

Next month, on Monday, October 16, PBS will air

a two-part documentary by Ken Burns titled “The American Buffalo”:

“The American Buffalo, a new two-part, four-hour series, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal’s evolution, its significance to the Indigenous people and landscape of the Great Plains, its near extinction, and the efforts to bring the magnificent mammals back from the brink.”

There is no more potent symbol of the West than the American Bison — more commonly referred to as buffalo. Native peoples of the Great Plains had built a culture and way of life around the vast herds long before Lewis and Clark beheld them in awe as they crossed the continent.

There were an estimated 30 million buffalo — maybe twice that many — ranging from Canada to Texas at the beginning of the 19th Century. By century’s end, there were fewer than 1,000 left. Overhunting started early, among both native and Euro-American hunters, as a big trade in buffalo robes developed. Habitat disruption due to climate change and migration across the Oregon Trail threatened populations, and they became vulnerable to disease. After the American Civil War, Americans began hunting buffalo on an industrial scale, an activity encouraged by the U.S. Army and government as a means of undermining the independence of the Plains tribes by eliminating their commissary.

The catastrophic collapse of the great buffalo herds is along with the extinction of the once sky-darkening flocks of Passenger Pigeons perhaps the most telling example of the ecological damage wrought by the explosive expansion of the American frontier. The story of the buffalo is also, as the Burns documentary promises to recount, an example of pulling back from the edge of total destruction, as hunters-turned-conservationists, scientists, and native peoples saved remnants that were the seed stock for a remarkable comeback.

Despite it all, the buffalo still stands on the prairie, a symbol of the West that was, the West that is, and the West that may yet be.

Returning home

By Cody Rheault

To return home is a gift. That seemingly trite observation didn’t resonate with me until a flag-covered casket was slowly, solemnly lowered from the forward cargo hold of American Airlines into the hands of six whiteuniformed Navy sailors. I was at the San Jose Mineta International Airport. The sky was clear, the air warm, and a hero was coming home. I and fellow cinematographer Bradley Lanphear respectfully moved within the scene to capture the moments on camera as they unfolded before us. The Navy casket bearers methodically ushered the casket into a hearse.

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

Al -Anon

Mon., noon, Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church. 5 41-610 -7383.

Alcoholics A nonymou s

A two-hour procession to Seaside, California ensued. Atop every overpass along highway 101 were scores of firefighters and policemen; veterans flew American flags and raised stoic salutes at our passing motorcade. It was a welcome home long overdue. Seventy-nine years to be exact.

We were escorting the remains of Wilbur Mitts, who was a radioman in a Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber in the Pacific theater of World War II. He and his crew were part of the initial bombing of Operation Stalemate II, an attempt to weaken Japanese forces before the U.S. invasion of Palau. Their final act was lining up for a bombing run against the Japanese forces

but antiaircraft fire was thick and precise. The last thing Mitts saw was enemy antiaircraft fire setting ablaze the sky around him before shredding apart his plane. Witnesses saw the plane spin out of control at 5,000 feet. No parachutes were seen. The wreckage was strewn over land and sea. He and two other crew members had their fate sealed on September 10, 1944. Into the blue depths of its waters, Palau would be his grave. He was 24 years old. It would take more than seven decades to solve the mystery of Wilbur Mitts’ whereabouts. But thanks to Project Recover, a team of dedicated men and women with the mission to see MIAs (missing in action) return

home, had successfully researched, documented, and recovered the remains of Mitts in September 2021. That process took a total of 20 years. They have recovered the remains of 19 veterans in 22 countries since their founding in 1993. Their work continues today with a backlog of more than 700 actionable cases. They cooperate with the DPAA (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency) and the government, but work mainly with private funding and are the only organization capable of researching and recovering remains. That’s a small group with a huge task. With over 81,000 MIAs recorded since World War II, the scope of the mission is staggering.

Project Recover invited me to capture the story of Wilbur Mitts in early September. My work with veteran storytelling has spanned five years, but the opportunity to document the homecoming of a 79-yearold MIA case was a new experience. To be invited into the folds of such a solemn moment was humbling, and I cherished the tender moments I caught in still photos and video. For me, this was one of the most meaningful stories I’ve told in my career. It’s my hope that the stories will inspire people to support Project Recover and remember our MIAs.

The family was gracious

See HOME on page 5

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR

Council on Aging of Cent ral O rego n

Senior Lunch In- person community dining, Tues. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Grab -and -go lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs 12:3 0 to 1 p.m. Sisters C ommunity

Church. 5 41-4 8 0-18 43

Sisters Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Zoom. 503- 93 0- 6158

Sisters Area Photography Club

2nd Wednesday, 3:3 0 p.m., at Sisters Communit y Church. 5 41-5 49 -6157.

Sisters Red Hat s 1st Friday. For location infor mation, please c all:

541- 8 48 -1970.

Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 5 41-760 -5 64 5.

Sisters School District Board of Directors O ne Wednesday m onthly, Sisters School District Administr ation Building. See schedule online at www ssd6.org. 5 41-5 49 -8 521 x5 002.

Thursday, 7 p.m., Episc opal Church of the Transf iguration / Satur day, 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration / M onday, 5 p.m., Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tuesday, noon, Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church / Gen tlemen’s meeting, Wednesday, 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meet ing, Thu rsday, noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fr iday, noon, Shepherd of t he Hills Lutheran Church. 5 41-5 48 -0 440.

Central Oregon F ly Tye rs G uild

For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelef ly@msn.c om

Ci tizens4Communit y New neighbor meetup, last Tuesday of t he month, 5 to 6:3 0 p.m. at T he Bar n in Sisters

Ci tizens4Communit y C ommunity Builders meeting, 3rd Wednesday, 10 to 11:3 0 a.m. V isit citizens 4c ommunity.c om for loc ation.

East of the Cascades Quilt Guild

4th Wed. (September- June), Stitchin’ Post . A ll are welcome. 5 41-5 49 -6 061.

G o Fish Fishing G roup 3rd Monday

7 p.m., Siste rs C ommunity Church.

541-771-2211

Hear twarmers (f leec e blanketmaker s)

2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Siste rs Communit y Church. M ater ials provided.

541- 408 -8 505.

Hero Q uilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 5 41-6 68 -1755

Milita ry Parent s of Sisters M eetings are held quarter ly; please c all for details. 5 41-388 -9 013.

Oregon Band of Brothers Sisters Chapter meets Wednesda ys, 11:3 0 a.m., Takoda’s Rest aurant.

541- 549- 64 69

SAGE (Senior Activities, G athering s & Enrichmen t) M onday- Fr iday, 11 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at Sisters Par k & Recreation

District. 5 41-5 49 -2091.

Sisters Area Woodworke rs First Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 5 41-231-18 97

Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday 7 p.m., SPR D. 5 41-5 49 -8 8 46

Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. at Sisters C ommunity Church. Email sister sbridge2021@gmail.com.

Sisters Caregi ver Suppor t G roup

3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Siste rs Episcopal Church. 5 41-719 -0 031.

Sisters Cribbage C lub M eets 11 a.m. ever y Wed. at S PR D. 5 09 -9 47-574 4.

Sisters Garden C lub For monthly meetings visit: SistersGardenClub.com.

Sisters Habitat for Humanit y Board of D irectors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Location infor mation: 5 41-5 49 -1193.

Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:3 0 a.m., at Aspen Lakes Golf Cours e. 541- 410-2870

Sisters Parent Teacher Communit y

2nd Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Sisters Elementary School Commons.

917-219-8298

Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Rest aurant.

541- 903-1123

Sisters Trails A lliance Board

Meetings take plac e ever y other month, 5 p.m. In- person or zoom. Contact: info@sisterstrails.org

Three Sister s Irrigation Distric t Board of Direc tors M eets 1st Tuesday 4 p.m., TSI D Of fice. 5 41-5 49 -8 815

Three Sister s Lions Club 2nd

Thursday, 6:3 0 p.m., Spoons Rest aurant. 5 41-419 -1279.

VF W Po st 813 8 and A merican

Legion Post 8 6 1st Wednesday of the mont h, 6:3 0 p.m., M ain Church

Building Sisters Community Church. 8 47-344 -0 49 8

SCHOOLS

Black Bu tt e School Board of Direc tors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black But te School. 541- 59 5- 6203

CITY & PARKS

Sisters Ci ty Council 2nd & 4t h Wednesday, 6:3 0 p.m., Siste rs City Hall. 5 41-5

FIRE

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

Diana Ward, born three days after her uncle’s death in 1944, and the closest living relative, embraces the flag that draped over his casket.

Correspondent

12 years of marriage, our marriage ended. I went in circles for the first five years, meaning everything was nothing. It would be another five years of crawling out of that abyss that I had fallen into. At the age of 42 I came in off the streets. After a year of being “clean” I studied to become a Christian counselor. After obtaining that certificate I began doing just that, two years at one shelter and three years at another. We were always eyeballs deep in the homeless and those with mental issues.

The truth of my experience is this, it takes a well-trained and experienced staff to help others. There will always be wolves among the sheep. Be vigilant, be aware, be ready to report suspicious activity and individuals to the authorities. Always look to deescalate and have safe boundaries. I remember sitting down with a woman who hadn’t been for medical care in a long time. It was only because she felt safe that she was able to take the next step and ask for help. I will always remember hearing her tell me and doctor about the abuse she suffered as a child. I believe that having unconditional love gives us the opportunity to help others, and in one moment, that love can change someone’s life.

Chuck Morse

s s s Shelter denial

To the Editor:

The recent behavior of my fellow citizens in opposition to the Cold Weather Shelter brought back some memories of Steinbeck novels depicting times when starving on the road and living in irrigation pipes was common. “She’s a nice country, but she was stole a long time ago.”

In the Depression it was Okies. Make them live in camps, starving. Angry mobs drive them out with guns and bats. Fear and hate. But for the grace of God go we.

“For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” — Deut. 10:17-19

Mark Tyler

Sisters Country birds

By Douglas Beall Correspondent

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We are all family

To the Editor:

I have been reading all the commentary in The Nugget around the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter, and the houseless situation in general over the past several months. What strikes me about this dialog is how similar it is to our discussions around pretty much every contentious issue that has come before us in recent years.

The focus seems to be on our differences, with no attempt to find guiding principles that we can all agree on. It seems to me that if we could approach this, or any other difficult problem, from a point of agreement, we are more likely to produce viable solutions to the problems we face.

Concerning this issue, I suggest that the guiding principle be that the houseless are human beings and, as such, we are all family. I suggest that we hold true that all human beings have value, and that we are the same in that we experience joy and pain, and that we all struggle at times. I think we can all agree that when we struggle, help from those around us is invaluable, if not essential. If you were able to see this issue in this light, does it change how you feel about it?

We need to come together to solve this problem. If we approach this from an understanding of our common humanity, we are more likely to be led by love instead of by fear, which is the path required to build a better community.

Ken Collis

The Cooper’s Hawk [Accipiter cooperii], was named after naturalist William Cooper of the New York Museum, and inhabits woodland areas, where their diet consists of birds (95 percent) and small mammals (25 percent). This of course varies depending on the season and area hunted. These mid-sized hawks at maturity are 14-17 inches tall and weigh 16-24 ounces. The females are 1/3 larger than the males. They are referred to as “chicken hawks” “blue darter,” or “swift hawk”,” and were fiercely hunted until the Migratory Bird Treaty Act was amended in 1972 to protect owls and hawks.

The Cooper’s Hawk will hide in trees and wait for opportunities to dive quickly onto their prey, often crashing through branches to finally capture their quarries. Specimens of this hawk have been found with numerous broken and healed chest bones caused by this reckless hunting style.

The nest of the Cooper’s

Hawk is normally found within the tree canopy 25-50 feet high and often will use mistletoe clumps as nesting sites. Two to six bluishwhite eggs are laid,which incubate for 30-36 days ,and fledging takes place in approximately five to seven weeks. This hawk is a common visitor to our bird feeders in search of an easy meal. Green Ridge is used as a migration route during spring and fall. A group of Cooper’s Hawks is referred to as a “boil,” a “kettle,” or a “cast.”

PHOTO BY DOUGLAS BEALL

HOME: Repatriation

Continued from page 3

to share with me an old footlocker filled with images and letters Mitts had sent home before his death. I saw tearstains dot the Western Union telegram expressing the Navy’s deepest regrets for their loss. I photographed aged letters - with immaculate penmanship - as Mitts regaled his family of his

aerial exploits and his longing for family. On September 3, 1944, he wrote his final letter. “I promise, I will come home one way or another,” he once wrote.

It would be another year before the U.S. claimed victory over Japan, in September 1945. Mitts would never participate in the victory celebration. The ticker-tape parades, he wouldn’t see. The love of his family, he would never feel again. His family became one of the 5 million MIA families who were left wondering and hoping for answers. All

the family ever wanted was for him to come home.

On September 11, 2023, Mitts, with the help of Project Recover, kept his promise to come home and was laid to rest at his home in Seaside, California. Taps played, 21 guns blasted, and the family looked on as a 79-year mystery was finally laid to rest. Diana Ward, the niece who was also born three days after his death, clutched the folded flag once draped over his casket. There was a sense of finality in that cool ocean breeze as he was lowered into

the earth. Mitts was home.

The day after the ceremony, I was landing at the Redmond Airport when I saw the Three Sisters on the horizon — a welcome greeting from many returning journeys. My wife and kids embraced me with smiles and love, the Central Oregon air was cool with the smell of fall. The smoke had cleared

and the leaves were turning yellow as we drove into Sisters. It’s always good to be back. I’m thankful to the men and women who gave it all so I have this blessing called freedom. It’s a gift to return home.

To learn about Project Recover and their work to return MIAs to their families, visit projectrecover.org.

The Navy honors team lifts and folds the American flag during the burial ceremony on September 11, 2023.

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

The family of Wilbur Mitts, nieces and nephews and their descendants, place their hands on the casket of a once long-lost family member.

PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT

Brew festival gets Sisters hoppin’ with fresh

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

The 12th annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival opened its doors at noon Saturday, by which time more than 100 were waiting in line. By the time the last beer was poured and the music came to a close at 6 p.m., as many as 1,000 had taken part in the merriment.

While most were serious beer aficionados, it was a family affair. Kids were treated to a giant inflatable slide and kid-friendly food and beverages. Spun cotton candy was a favorite. Kids in fact were the beneficiaries of the event, a charity fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Circle of Friends, a Sisters-based child mentoring program was one of the co-hosts.

Attendees were there primarily for the fresh hop beer. In order for a beer to be considered “fresh hopped,” the hops must be picked and then brewed within 24 hours. The only time fresh hop beer can be created is during harvest season in late summer/early fall. Think of it as an herb: dried vs. fresh. You will still get the herbal notes from the dried herb, but when it’s fresh, you can taste the difference.

Most hop production in the U.S. occurs in the Pacific Northwest, given its rich soil, rainfall, and mild air.

What drove most of the attendees was the vast number of options – more than 20 Oregon breweries. They all gathered at Three Creeks Brewing’s production facility on Barclay Drive. Three Creeks was a cosponsor and entrant.

Drinkers got to vote for their favorite brew, and the competition was intense at times as voting was cumulative throughout the afternoon.

As with all such events in Sisters, volunteers were critical to the success. Around 100 performed every possible task and did so cheerfully.

The event played live on The Peak (104.1) FM. Consumption took place under a cavernous tent, where brewers lined two sides. Live music by Tony Lompa & Huck Finn Yacht Club played to the festive mood.

Outside, families gathered, standing at tables or laying on blankets. Festivalgoers recalled last year when temperatures were hot. This day they donned flannel shirts or light jackets as the sun hid mostly behind a thin layer of clouds. Only a hint of smoke was in the background.

There were at times as many as 50 dogs, who remained outside with their

owners, not being allowed in the tent. An assortment of vendors and food trucks had a steady stream of customers.

As The Nugget made the rounds of happy beer drinkers, it seemed the majority were from Bend, where they know something about craft beer. Generally they came in groups of four to eight and took the judging seriously, with frequent good-natured debate.

“This is one of our favorite events. Really wouldn’t miss it,” Marla Langley of Bend said on behalf of her group all nodding in agreement.

“It’s always a hoot coming to Sisters. It never ceases to surprise us,” commented Neil Richey from Madras.

Felix and Dee Everling from Prineville led a group of seven.

“We wish we had something like this closer to home,” Dee said. “But then we wouldn’t get to Sisters as often.”

Parking required some effort, with numerous patrons having to walk a quarter mile or more.

“It’s well worth the walk,” said Vic Whelan from Redmond who with his wife, Nina, and their three kids

hoofed it from Sun Ranch Business Park to join six others, four of whom had just come from the Glory Daze Car Show downtown.

Large numbers could be found later in town waiting patiently — up to an hour — for a table at one of the packed eateries in Sisters who benefited from the event.

Patrons and vendors enjoyed a hoppin’ Sisters Fresh Hops Festival last weekend.

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

Lady Outlaws stay unbeaten

Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Lady Outlaws soccer squad remains undefeated, as they beat Elmira on the road 6-1 on Tuesday, September 19, and shut out La Pine 8-0 at home two days later.

In Tuesday’s contest at Elmira, the Outlaws started out a bit disorganized, and the Falcons did a good job of pressuring them early.

Sisters only managed to score once in the first half, with a goal from Juhree Kizziar. At the 38-minute mark Ella Davis collected the ball in the middle and fed it through the Falcons’ defense to Kizziar, who ran onto the ball and finished in the left corner of the net.

Coach Brian Holden said, “The girls were a little slow in their passing game and came out slow. They needed to just settle down and play their game.”

The Outlaws did settle in, and five minutes into the second half Shae Wyland scored a beautiful left on a free kick to put the Outlaws up 2-0.

At that point the goals started to trickle in. Katie Ryan scored a goal, followed by Kizziar with an assist from Shae Wyland. Ella Davis put another one in off a Marley Holden assist, and then Lilly Sundstrom wrapped up the scoring spree when she was fed out wide, cut to the middle, and finished with a one-touch to the upper left.

The Outlaws gave up their first goal of the season in the final minute off a penalty kick.

Time expired and the Outlaws recorded their sixth straight win.

Holden said, “We are working on not creating opportunities for other teams. We’re striving not to foul and give them scoring opportunities. I feel like we have one of the better defenses in the state and very few have goalscoring opportunities against us.”

Two days later the Lady Outlaws crushed the La Pine Hawks 8-0.

Sisters will play at home against Creswell on Thursday, September 28.

WORD OF THE DAY… Collogue

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Talk confidentially or conspiratorially.

Tales of PCT trek on tap at bookstore

By Sue Stafford Correspondent

Oregonian Bob Welch is the consummate storyteller.

He will bring that storytelling gift to Paulina Springs Books on Wednesday, October 5, with his latest book, Seven Summers (And a Few Bummers): My Adventure Hiking the 2,650Mile PCT.

He and his brother-inlaw, Dr. Glenn Peterson, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail trek over the course of seven summers, spanning a decade. The different sections of the trail were taken in no particular order, but by August 10, 2022, they had covered the entire trail between the Mexican and Canadian borders.

Taking the PCT in sections had advantages and disadvantages compared to those who do it in one big gulp, as Welch pointed out.

“Mentally, my advantage was not having to face month after month of hiking 15 to 25 miles every single day. About the time I was emotionally spent, boom, I was on an airplane flying back from LA to Eugene. The most my brother-in-law and I did was 20 days.

“But physically, we faced

a huge disadvantage,” he said. “Every day throughhikers are getting stronger and stronger; the journey becomes their training. They amortize daily so by the time they reach Oregon, the same effort that netted them 15-20 miles in the early goings nets them 20-25. And by the time they reach Washington they are going 25-30 with the same effort. They are like well-trained distance runners. Meanwhile, as soon as I would start getting in shape, boom, I was back home, and having to fit swimming or hiking around a busy writing schedule to even maintain a semblance of conditioning.

“We started and stopped the trail 17 times, so another disadvantage was time and money. We traveled nearly 18,000 miles just getting on and off trailheads, and I spent probably three times the amount of money ($17,000) than the average throughhiker spends.”

Welch’s tales from the trail are insightfully personal, instructive for those contemplating tackling the PCT, and filled with humor and selfdisclosure, going far beyond an ordinary trail diary, accompanied by maps, sketches, and over 150 photographs.

Welch is the accomplished author of more than

two dozen books, including The Wizard of Foz , Track & Field Writers of America’s 2019 Book of the Year, and American Nightingale , an Oregon Book Award finalist featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Seven Summers is the sequel to his 2022 book, Cascade Summer, capturing the 465 miles of the PCT that run through Oregon and above Sisters.

As a longtime columnist for The Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon, Welch twice won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ “Best Writing” award. He is a former adjunct professor at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, and founder of the Beachside Writers Workshop in Yachats, Oregon. He has also

conducted several writing workshops with Prineville author Jane Kirkpatrick here in Sisters.

The event runs 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., October 5. Paulina Springs Books is located at 252. W. Hood Ave. in Sisters.

Each fall I throw together my saddle, bedroll, and bridles, and make a pilgrimage down to Lake County for the fall works — gathering, sorting, and shipping cattle — in the herculean effort to feed America. I do it to help my friends, but the rewards are mostly selfish. I get to cover the country horseback, in a way most folks don’t anymore, and work with people whose shared sensibilities and sense of purpose are a balm against the industrial levels of friction found almost everywhere else — and increasingly here in Sisters.

But friction finds a way, and this year we were gathering cattle out of the Morgan Fire, watching sugar pines blow up like rockets, manzanita thickets roaring in flame, and wondering why ten million dollars of equipment was parked a half mile from the head of the fire — doing nothing — by order of the federal government. You can ask that question all day long, and you should, but good luck getting an answer out of anybody.

Things just don’t, if they ever did, work that way anymore. So, with unusual speed and intensity, and gulping smoke, we trailed hundreds of cattle through a pile of bulldozers, skidders, and feller-bunchers parked like fossilized dinosaurs while the forest burned.

Like so many other aspects of life, it’s often what gets left out that helps define what something is. In art they call it negative space, the space between the leaves that helps define the tree. That’s true of cowboying, and ranching, and with something folks don’t often see from afar — the ranch kids.

Sienna Cooper, for instance. Sienna wakes up at 4 a.m. like everybody else on the ranch, saddles her horse in the dark, and by sunrise is right there with us, chousing cattle up out of the sage and timber on a horse called Chief. She never complains. She’s funny. She’s smart. She looks you in the eye when she’s talking. She raises market pigs and sells them at the county fair to build her college fund.

At 14, Sienna has more grit, drive, and responsibility than many people who claim to be functioning adults. She wears a big hat, is all-in for the life, and more than that she’s a hand in a family that works together — that must work together — to build each other’s futures against outside forces that are trying—by design or deliberate ignorance--to destroy their way of life.

Perhaps more is asked of Sienna — and her third-grade brother, Kylin, who rides all day next to his grandfather, watching and learning the ways — than other kids their age. What’s clear to me is that they can handle what is asked of them, and that they are being trained to handle adversity, to tackle difficult challenges with reason and resilience. Watch Sienna chase a feral steer through the brush, swinging her rope and hell-bent for leather, and you might feel some relief that someday she will vote — that a kid like her will get a say in how the country shakes out.

Moving cattle through big and woolly country can

be, and usually is, a contemplative exercise. I was feeling contemplative not long ago when I wrote — on a lark, not expecting a reply, an astrophysicist with some questions about the Big Bang. Turns out, you can ask an army of bureaucrats why they let a fire burn, with the means on-hand to put it out, and you won’t ever get an answer. But you can query an astrophysicist about the Big Bang and get an answer back right away.

I was thinking about the reply while we chased after cows in the dark timber, pushing them up and down the cliffs, through the trees, away from fire, and into the big meadow at South Flat. I was enveloped by the woods and the sage, the horses and the cattle, the good working dogs, the kids, and the great people who live on the country because they love the life and what it has given them. What they love isn’t money. There is precious little of that. Rather, it’s the freedom, the responsibility, and the sense of utter satisfaction at the end of a long season of toil.

“Craig,” my new favorite scientist, wrote, “The Big Bang did not happen at a single place in space. Rather it happened at a single time and, at that single time, the entire universe was born infinite in size. That is why we can look all around us to see the vestiges of the Big Bang. Light can only travel so fast, so when we look at light that has travelled 13.8 billion light years (light that is 13.8 billion years old), it shows us a picture of the earliest universe. Because we see that picture in every direction, we know that the Big Bang happened

everywhere at once.” That wasn’t how I thought of it, and that’s heady stuff when you are following cow tracks in roadless country, can hear the crackle of fire, and know that a cow will just stand there with her calf and let the fire consume them both.

And then I remembered a photo I’d taken of young Sienna Cooper, on the shores of Summer Lake, when she seemed to represent, fleetingly and precisely, both the past and the future, which in the sudden sunlight seemed to be everywhere at once.

Craig Rullman Columnist

Sienna Cooper at work.

PHOTO BY CRAIG RULLMAN

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eastern Pacific become warm enough, an El Niño is officially born.

An often-used indicator for monitoring the ocean component of the seasonal climate pattern is the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI). When the value of this index becomes greater than 0.5 degrees C, an El Niño is said to exist. The most recent observations show the ONI to be 1.6 degrees C, already putting the developing El Niño in the strong category.

The Climate Prediction Center has stated that there is a 95 percent chance El Niño will continue through the winter, with a greater than 70 percent chance it will become a strong event at its peak.

A typical El Niño weather pattern across the U.S. features a quasi-stationary highpressure ridge situated over Oregon and Washington, extending into British Columbia. This often causes the polar jet stream to split just offshore, weakening and dividing incoming Pacific storms. Part of this energy is diverted northward into British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, while some of the moisture finds its way to California, leaving the Pacific Northwest high and dry.

If the blocking ridge has enough amplitude, the jet stream will occasionally draw arctic air southward from higher latitudes into the Great Lakes area, overspreading the northeastern part of the country.

Meanwhile, El Niño sometimes displaces the subtropical jet stream farther to the north than normal, causing wetter weather to overspread southern California and the southern tier of states.

But there is a caveat here: If the El Niño is sufficiently strong, it can push the subtropical jet far enough north to impact our region to produce warmer and wetter weather.

The last time El Niño paid a visit was the winter of 2015-16, and it was a strong one too. So, is there any evidence to suggest that winter was warmer and wetter than normal here in Central Oregon?

Available data from the Cooperative Observer Network collected at Redmond and Sisters during the 2015-16 El Niño shows that both stations recorded precipitation amounts far above normal in December, while temperatures were in the normal range. February was warm and exceedingly dry at both stations.

November, January, and March were about average with regard to temperature and precipitation. Hence, there appears to be no clear signal that the subtropical jet was active in our region.

For the three-month period November through January 2023-24, the Climate Prediction Center is calling for a 50 to 60 percent chance of above-normal temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, northern New England, and northern Alaska. In no part of the country are below-normal temperatures expected.

Less than normal precipitation amounts are expected in the Northwest eastward across the northern plains into the Great Lakes region. Greater than normal levels of moisture are called for from New Mexico eastward through the southern states, extending up the eastern seaboard to New Jersey, and in northern Alaska. This pattern is much the same for December through February and January through March, except that Southern California gets wetter as winter progresses.

If the actual weather we get this winter is anywhere close to what is projected, the result will negatively impact the skiing industry, with less snow in the mountains, and at higher elevations, and further exacerbate our ongoing drought.

But it’s important to remember that these prognostications describe general trends over a period of a few months.

According to Dr. Nicholas Siler, associate Oregon state climatologist, “seasonal forecasts have never been particularly accurate, in part because most of the yearto-year variability in our weather is a result of chaos in the atmosphere, which is inherently unpredictable.”

Asked whether he thought global climate change is making forecasting more difficult, Siler said, “It’s hard to say…we’re seeing seasurface temperature patterns around the globe that have no historical analog.”

Pete Parsons, lead meteorologist for the Oregon Department of Forestry, believes winter-like conditions should arrive early this year. He points out that in years with similar ENSO signals to what we’re seeing now, volatile weather has occurred in December, such as windstorms and arctic intrusions.

Fire danger drops to ‘moderate’

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District has moved down to a “moderate” fire danger level and additional restrictions under Regulated Use Closure will be terminated for all lands protected by the district. While conditions have dropped to moderate fire danger, backyard debris burning continues to be prohibited on ODF-protected lands within Central Oregon District.

Although rain has fallen and there may be more rain in the forecast, Central Oregon District remains in fire season. ODF encourages the public to be mindful of activities that could

cause a wildfire, as conditions can vary across the district.

Additional fire restrictions or regulations may apply depending on the various fire risks. Check the full list of restrictions at https:// www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/ pages/restrictions.aspx.

Fire season in Central Oregon saw multiple blazes, but strong response with robust resources kept them small.

The region was, however, heavily impacted by smoke from other areas.

For more information visit https://odfcentral oregon.com/. For tips on wildfire prevention, visit www.keeporegongreen.org.

WINTER: El Niño often causes split in jet stream here

Social Security:

Unlock Its Potential

When should you begin taking social securit y? What if you continu e to work? What about ta xes? Social Securit y is likely ver y important to you and it helps to see the big picture as you prepare for it. Join guest presenter Casey Miller to learn the options and implications for taking Social Securit y benefits and how to maximize them.

Wednesday, September 27, f rom

5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in downtown Sisters . Free, but you must R SVP. To register & confirm location, call Edward Jones o ce of Karen Kassy, 541-549-186 6.

Weekly Food Pantry

e Wellhouse Church hosts a weekly food pantr y ursdays at 3 p.m. at 222 N . Trinit y Way

Both drive-through pick-up and shopping-st yle distribution are available. Call 541-549-4184 for information.

Free Weekly Meal Service

Family Kitchen hosts weekly togo hot meals on Tuesdays , 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sisters Community Church, 130 0 McKenzie Hwy Visit www.FamilyKitchen .org

Free Lunches for Seniors

For those 60+, the Council on Aging of Central Oregon o ers a f un, no-cost social lunch every Tuesday, 11 a .m. to 1 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 1300 McKenzie Hwy. No reser vations needed. No-cost Grab-N- Go lunches take place weekly on Wed . and urs ., f rom 12:30 to 1 p.m. Call 541-797-9367.

STAR S Seeks

Dispatch Volunteers

While working from home, help STAR S transport Sisters Country resident s to nonemergenc y medical appointments . Needed: A computer, the abilit y to use online apps, and a telephone. Call 541-9 04-5545 . STAR S is an AFSC Action Team.

Making a Di erence Made

Easy in Sisters Country

Age Friendly Sisters Country (AFSC) fiscally sponsors three great Action Teams, and two of them currently need your help to advance their projects to improve livabilit y in Sisters Countr y. Help the Family Friendly Restroom Team get their project (literally!) o the ground by going to www agef riendlysisters .com and following the links to volunteer Go to starsride.org to learn more about their Action Team. Call AFSC directly at 541-241-7910 to learn more about what we do.

Garden Club Journal

Sisters Garden Club has a Garden Journal that is available for $15 at Paulina Springs Books , e Gallimauf ry, ree

Sisters Floral, Home Styled & Metamorphosis, all in Sisters e multi-year journal includes pages for notes on weather, monthly garden activities , plant details , and more. Sales support the Club and other local nonprofits . Get your copy now ey make great gif ts . Please call 971-24 6-040 4 with questions

A NNOUNCEMENT S

Craf ters Wanted

Qualit y craf t-consigners

wanted for the 47th Snowflake Boutique, Nov. 3 & 4, 2023 . A jur y will be held on Saturday, October 7, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Highland Baptist Church, Redmond . An evening jur y will be Monday, October 16 at 6 p.m . Find more information at www.snowflakeboutique.org or call Tina 541-4 47-164 0 or Kim 541- 640-2536

Volunteer Oppor tunities in Sisters

Sisters Countr y Connects is a website that allows volunteers to connect with oppor tunities to ser ve in Sisters Country Organizations post volunteer needs and those seeking to serve can read details about oppor tunities and find contact information. Find the website at www.sisterscommunit y.org/ volunteer/

Historic Sisters

Docent-led Walking Tours

Family-f riendly and free! Take the “Downtown Sisters L andmarks

Tour ” and learn the histor y of Sisters’ oldest buildings and early pioneers . Held Wednesdays and Sundays at 10 a .m. For reservations email museum@ threesistershistoricalsociet y.org or call the Sisters Museum at 541-549-14 03

STAR S Seek s Volunteers to Transpor t Patients

Help Sisters Countr y residents get to nonemergenc y medical appointments in Sisters , Redmond , and Bend . Attend a free t wo-hour training. Emails from STAR S dispatchers allow you to accept dates and times that work for your schedule, and a mileage reimbursement is included . Learn more at www starsride.org. STAR S is an AFSC Action Team.

Americ an Legion and VFW Meeting s are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 130 0 McKenzie Hwy. All members invited to attend . Call Charles Wilson, 847-344-0498.

Sisters French Club

For people interested in French culture and language, Sisters French Club meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m . at e Barn, 171 E . Main Ave. All levels are welcome. e next meeting will be August 7. For more information, visit Facebook @SistersFrenchClub.

Sisters Cribbage Club

Since the early 1980s , the Sisters Cribbage Club has continued to meet once a week. Originally the Club met upstairs in Bronco Billy’s , now known as Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill. e man to beat was Curt. In 2013 the Club began meeting in the Communit y Room at Ray ’s , and now meets in the SPRD building , just west of Sisters High School, ever y Wednesday at 11 a .m. e group is always looking for new members , and questions can be answered at 509-947-574 4.

Bingo Night at SHS to Suppor t Athletics

Plea se join the Sisters High School Black and White Club for a night of Bingo in support of Outlaw athletics on Wednesday, September 27. Call Sisters High School at 541-549-4045 to purchase ticket s in advance Preorder ticket s will be available for pick-up upon arrival. Silent auction and spaghetti dinner begin at 5:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. If you are unable to attend Bingo night and would like to donate to the SSD Black and White Club, contact Katie Arends , 541-549-4045 or email: katie. arends@ssd6.org.

Bike Park 242 Social

Plea se join the Grand Opening of Bike Park 242 at 1750 McKinney Butte Rd., located west of Sisters High School, 11 a .m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 7. Bring your bike to ride the new and improve d jump lines and beginner-friendly technical features! Free helmets with professional fitting , cour tesy of St. Charles Family Care Sisters and local bike shop Blazin Saddles . Helmets are limited, first-come, first-ser ved for youth ages 5-15, and the child must be present to obtain a helmet. Reps and volunteers from Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) and Central Oregon Trails Alliance (COTA) will be demonstrating bike park features , explaining the rules and right-of-way

Panoramic Access Special Road Distric t Board

e Panoramic Access Special Road District (PASRD) has an opening on its 3-member Board of Commissioners beginning Januar y 1, 2024. e term of ser vice is three (3) years: Jan/2024 - 12/31/2026 . Interested candidates should contact the PASRD Board of Commissioners at panoramicroads@gmail. com for information about the position and the application process . Applications requested no later than Nov. 30 , 2023.

Sisters Habitat Volunteers Needed

Now that the children are back in school, are you looking for something fun to do with your free time? Come volunteer with Sisters Habitat for Humanity!

Call 541-549-1193 to get started

Americ an Legion and VFW Meeting s are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 130 0 McKenzie Hwy All members invited to attend. Call Charles Wilson for more information, 847-344-0498.

Central Oregon Federated Republican Meeting

COFRW (Central Oregon Federated Republican Women) meet s the first ursday of every month f rom 10:30 a.m. (registration) to 1 p.m. at Brand 33 at Aspen Lakes Golf Club in Sisters. Come learn f rom quality speakers, and hear and question local and state candidates. Meetings include lunch for $27 RSVP required to attend. Learn more about upcoming meetings and speakers , and RSVP at www.COFRW.net

Sunday School for Children

Church of the Transfiguration is now o ering Sunday School for children, ages 5 to 12, regardless of church a liation, during both Sunday worship ser vices. Protestant/ecumenical ser vice is at 8:30 a .m. and Episcopal service begins at 10:15 a .m. e church address is 121 Brooks C amp Rd . Sisters . For information call Margaret Doke at 541-588-2784.

Sisters Bell Choir is would be a great year to tr y e Twelve Tone bell choir for their 15th anniversar y in Sisters! e bell choir will be performing with the Sisters High Desert Chorale for Christmas concer ts , as well as 3 or 4 other venue s on their own around town in December. For more information please call or text Lola Knox at 541-390-4 615 or email 4tayknox@gmail.com.

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. Pickups available ursdays , beginning at 12:30 p.m . Located at 412 E . Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind e Nug get

Humane Societ y of Central Oregon 541-382-3537

FR ANCIS & STELL A

Francis and Stella came to HSCO together looking for a new home. ese two playful ferrets are ver y social, curious creatures. ey love new adventures and they especially enjoy time out of their cage. Make sure they are supervised because ferrets can be delight fully mischievous! If you have not owned ferrets before, it’s best to do some research. If you think they are the right pets for you, come to HSCO and meet Francis and Stella today!

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SISTER S- ARE A C HURCH ES

Baha’i Faith

For information, devotions, study groups , etc , contact Shauna Rocha 541-6 47-9826 • www.bahai.org • w ww bahai.us • w ww.bahaiteaching .org

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

10 a .m. Sunday Worship

e Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration

121 N Brook s Camp Rd. • 541-549-7087

8:30 a .m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship

10 :15 a .m. Episcopal Sunday Worship www.transfiguration-sisters.org

Sisters Church of the N az arene

67130 Har ring ton Loop Rd . • 541-389-8960 www.sistersna z.org • info@sistersnaz .org

10 a .m. Sunday Worship

Sisters Communit y Church (Nondenominational)

130 0 W. McKenzie Hw y. • 541-549-1201

9:30 a .m. Sunday Worship www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com

Chapel in the Pines

Camp Sherman • 541-815-9153

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 Mar tyr Roman Catholic Churc h

123 Trinit y Way • 541-549-9391

5:3 0 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass • 9 a .m. Sunday Mass

12 p.m. Monday Mass • 8 a .m. Tuesday-Friday Mass

e Church of Jesus Christ of L at ter-Day Saint s

452 Trinit y Way • Branch President, 541-420 -5670;

10 a .m. Sunday Sac rament Meeting

Calvar y Church 484 W. Washing ton St. , Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288

10 a .m. Sunday Worship • w ww.ccsisters.org

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

386 N . Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306 -8303

11 a .m. S aturday Worship

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Outlaws crush La Pine on the gridiron

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The Outlaws football squad soundly defeated the La Pine Hawks on the road this past Friday night. Despite the fact that the squad had a difficult week with numerous players out with injuries and sickness, they prevailed in a final score of 40-12.

La Pine got on the scoreboard three minutes into the contest and took a quick 6-0 lead, but from that point on the Outlaws took control of the game. One minute later, Justin DeSmet intercepted the ball and ran 33 yards for the touchdown. Sisters missed the point-after attempt, but tied it up 6-6. Two minutes later the Outlaws scored again. Hunter Bronson made a 45-yard touchdown pass to Hudson Beckwith and the Outlaws went up 12-6.

Sisters scored three times in the second quarter and held a 33-6 advantage at the half. Kale Gardner had an interception and ran 18 yards for a touchdown, followed by a two-point conversion. Bronson threw a 38-yard pass to Landon Scott for a TD, and Beckwith, with great speed, capped off the second quarter, scoring with a 70-yard TD run.

Tony Gonzalez scored on a one-yard run in the third, the PAT was good, and at the end of the third period the Outlaws held a commanding 40-6 lead.

La Pine was able to score with just under three minutes left on the clock (missed the PAT), and the Outlaws walked off the field with the win.

Several younger players stepped up and played big roles in the game. Freshman Kayden Morris made his first Friday night debut as a starter and played well at linebacker. Finn Stancliff started once again at center and also did a great job.

Coach Gary Thorson told The Nugget the coaching staff has been pleased with the effort the running backs are showing when they block for each other.

“Our offense depends on that, and we have an unselfish group that is not worried about stats and that makes us all the more better,” said Thorson.

Freshman running back Spencer Davis came into the game in the fourth quarter, ran well, and even showed more depth for the Outlaws at that position.

On the offensive side of the ball, the Outlaws had good moments both running the ball and passing. Hunter Bronson was very accurate. He finished five for six for 119 yards, and two touchdowns.

Coach Gary Thorson said, “We have a handful of kids that can catch the ball and run well after they do, and that showed tonight. Landon Scott is a threat every time

the ball is thrown to him and his work ethic in practice makes everyone he goes up against better.”

On the receiving end, Beckwith had one catch for 45 yards and a TD, Scott had three catches for 67 yards and a TD, and Kolbi Cotner, one catch for seven yards.

In rushing DeSmet had six carries for 24 yards; Gonzalez, six carries for 11 yards and a TD; Ethan Eby, five carries for 14 yards; Kale Mock, three carries for 14 yards; Spencer Davis, three carries for 60 yards; Beckwith, two carries for 62 yards and a TD; and Cotner, one carry for seven yards.

Sisters finished the night with 192 yards rushing, while La Pine recorded 56.

On defense, Kale Gardner and Eby both had six tackles, and two of Eby’s were quarterback sacks. DeSmet, Cotner, and Gonzalez added four tackles each. The Outlaws recorded four interceptions on the night, one each from DeSmet, Gardner, Dolan Pool, and Gonzalez.

“The defense played their best game of the year and we had a handful of interceptions that were key for

us,” said Coach Thorson. “Gardner had his best game yet from his safety position and we got good performances at linebacker from Eby and Gonzalez, whose physicality and confidence seem to be growing each week.”

Sisters was missing their kicker, Reid Woodson. Dawson Roberson and Tony Gonzalez filled in and did a solid job. Roberson had a great kickoff return in the third quarter that almost went the distance and put the Outlaws in good field position.

Thorson noted that sophomore Reese Moore is “one of the kids that plays with his

hair on fire” and every week comes up with big plays on special teams.

Thorson said, “Our staff is having a blast coaching this group of young men, and I am excited for them and the progress they are making. Kennedy will be a great test for us as they are currently No. 1 in the OSAA polls and took second at State last year. It’s a non-league matchup that will have no bearing on our league standings, but it is a great challenge and test for us to see where we are at. I am excited for our team, for this opportunity, and know they will play hard and represent our school well next week.

Hunter Bronson carries for the Outlaws.

PHOTO BY OLIVIA KENNEDY

It feels good to have a scapegoat sometimes. The perception that we ourselves are free from blame, and that our challenges are the fault of circumstance or others, is an alluring reprieve from our own culpability. In our attempts to bypass blame, we also put our scapegoats on a pedestal, holding the power to hijack our sense of agency and joy.

We live in a shame- and blame-based culture, too frequently practicing outdated beliefs that shaming and punishment are prerequisites to desired behavior. Shaming others often comes from a place of insecurity, and is itself a form of scapegoating. Those who have been shamed are also less likely to have a sense of individual grounding, making them, too, more likely to blame and shame. Our culture has produced a cycle of patterned projection where we trade

self-awareness and responsibility for the disempowered convenience of blame.

What if we accepted that our reactions are 100 percent our responsibility? What if we acknowledged that our perception is, yes, informed by a rich collection of factors, but ultimately our own creation?

Everything we experience is a projection of what’s inside of us. The concept of radical responsibility necessitates that we intentionally step out of the blame game by prioritizing the practice of looking inward. Taking full ownership for our personal circumstances is the conscious choice to return to a place of agency and selfempowerment. And before I go further, please know that self-responsibility and selfreliance are not synonymous. One of the most powerful acts of radical responsibility we can take is asking for help and taking steps alongside others to fortify our own emotional awareness.

Steps to Cultivating Radical Responsibility

• Practice looking inward: When we are met with challenges, the tendency can be to look outward and blame. This unwittingly can strip us from our own agency and power. The practice of asking ourselves, “what can I do?” is a simple and transformative question in itself.

• Get familiar with personal triggers: We all have our own layers of shame and emotional trigger points.

Those places where we feel the most shame are also the places that can trigger us most to shame and blame others. Identifying the areas where we ourselves are most emotionally vulnerable, finding safe spaces to process shame and trauma, and becoming more acquainted with our own shadows can help us better create strategies around self-care and self-regulation.

• Invite solitude: When we live in a shame- and blame-based culture, our worth becomes dependent on the opinions of others, and it is easy to lose our sense of personal identity and grounding. Practicing solitude and stillness is one of the better ways to cultivate self-trust and become familiar with our own thoughts and perceptions. It takes courage to sit still with our own emotional landscape without distraction or feedback from others, but it often provides the space necessary to navigate and process.

• Don’t depend too much on an outcome: Planning and purposefulness are important, but let’s face it, life can change on a dime. Sometimes we lean too heavy on a particular outcome to feel “okay.” All of us are entitled to disappointment, but learning that the extent of our disappointment rests much more on trusting ourselves to ride the waves of life and accepting responsibility for our responses versus outside and uncontrollable factors,

can be liberating.

• Challenges can be opportunities: Rather than feeling defeat or bitterness, we can choose to also see our challenges as opportunities for growth and resilience-building. This does not mean that heartache, grief, and worry should not be acknowledged, but that we also hold space for the paradox that amidst tough feelings, doors can also open for self-discovery, empathy, and spiritual growth.

• Find a sense of meaning: It is easy from a place of existential doom and gloom to not care too much about our own footprint on this world. Joy can feel elusive and outside our control. Find the ways big and small that give you a sense of meaning. Make somebody smile, take a walk in the woods, have dinner with your family, embrace your spiritual side.

• Take care of ourselves: Self-care is accepting the responsibility that the energy you bring to this world matters, and has real-world consequences. Eating real food, moving our bodies, getting good sleep, getting outside, and connecting with others are the foundations of radical responsibility.

Radical responsibility upholds our personal freedoms — it does not subtract from them. Taking full ownership for how we treat others and ourselves is the mainstay, and one of the most important steps toward the joy and peace so many of us desire.

Grant helps caregivers

The Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) recently granted $50,000 to Partners In Care to support development of a program aimed at increasing wellness for hospice and home health nurses.

The Care for the Caregivers program starting at Partners In Care is aimed at increasing the well-being of hospice and home health nurses, reducing burnout, and ultimately improving patient outcomes. This system-level environmental intervention addresses the high levels of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue experienced by nurses by offering a series of inclusive wellness workshops and a wellness stipend. These resources aim to enable nurses to prioritize self-care and increase their wellbeing activities to prevent the negative impact of stress on their overall health.

“I am beyond excited and grateful that Partners In Care has been chosen to receive a grant from the Oregon Center for Nursing. We can’t wait to begin our project- Care for the Caregivers: A Holistic Approach to Wellness for Home Health and Hospice Nurses,” said Jodi Bigness, BSN, RN, CHPN, Hospice Nursing Supervisor. “This is a great opportunity for our nurses to learn new ways to practice self-care while also bringing our teams together. I know that caring for ourselves first can only make us better at caring for others, but sometimes we all need to be reminded of that.”

The project’s implementation across Central Oregon, including lowincome and rural areas with limited healthcare, emphasizes the project’s critical nature.

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Jennifer

Blum said that she had originally been inclined to approve the application with a list of stringent conditions, but had concluded that such conditions — even if they are allowable under the legislation that enabled the application — would tie the City of Sisters to the operation of the shelter and create an unsupportable burden on staff.

“I have concluded that I cannot proceed with approval of the application,” she said.

Councilor Letz emphasized that the Council is committed to working on the issue of homelessness around Sisters.

“This is a denial of this application,” she said. “This is not a denial of shelters.”

She noted that the process had been “extremely

emotionally draining.”

The SCWS had applied to site the emergency shelter under a pair of state bills — HB2006 and an update HB3395 — that were designed to circumvent local land use processes to lower barriers to siting shelters in communities.

“The State bill was very badly written and incredibly hard to interpret,” Letz said. “Shame on the State for that — for putting that on us.”

Both Letz and Preedin indicated that there is broad community interest in find

ing ways to address the issues around homelessness in Sisters.

Gary Ross said that the written findings “helped me clarify my decision” to deny the application.

The most significant findings focused on safety and access to transportation and medical services — criteria for consideration laid out in the House bills.

“Of greatest concern to the Council,” the findings read, “sidewalks do not currently exist on Barclay

Drive between the subject property and the intersection of Barclay Drive and N. Pine Street going west, or between the facility and the intersection of Barclay Drive and N. Larch Street, nor is there any street lighting. Moreover, there are no bike lanes and limited to no shoulders. Council finds this particularly troubling because the emergency shelter is proposed to be sited in an industrial area frequented by oversized vehicles that will be principally operated during non-daylight hours in the winter when visibility will be limited and snow and ice will be prevalent… Council finds that access to the site by walking or biking to the facility is not safe, convenient, or reliable.”

The Council found that lack of safe pedestrian and bicycle access; over-reliance on emergency services to provide medical services; and “lack of evidence provided by the applicant as to the operational capacity of

— Andrea Blum

that it can’t meet the criterion “will not pose an unreasonable risk to public health or safety.”

The SCWS could appeal the Council ruling. Under the applicable legislation, that means taking the City to court. After the September 5 preliminary vote went against the shelter, SCWS Board President Luis Blanchard told The Nugget, ““It could very well be that the shelter board is going to wait for another chance. According to the governor’s office, there will be more funds coming through. If this thing gets drawn out to beyond the time we can use these funds, which must be spent by January 10, then we

Letz and Gary Ross in the denial on September 19.

I cannot proceed with approval of the application...

Studio Tour finds favor with art lovers across Sisters

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

The 2023 Artist Studio Tour sponsored by the Sisters Arts Association left many wanting more.

“We just don’t get anything like this in Bandon, where we have many fewer galleries and artists of this level,” Beth Urban told The Nugget during a visit with some of the 34 artists in 19 studios within 15 minutes of Sisters.

Urban was at Kimry Jelen’s in Cloverdale. Jelen, an equestrian, is an acrylic painter known for her textured, highly colorful style that flows freely from abstract to representational, most prominently in horses. Urban has a Tennessee Walker mare and an Appaloosa gelding who are at the center of her life, and she dabbles at painting.

“I get so much inspiration every time I come to Sisters (about four times a year). The depth of talent here is astounding,” she exclaims. Terrence Evans of Yachats agrees. “We are considered an art town and have maybe five or six galleries, but nothing like Sisters,” Evans said. “And the way it’s all organized… wow… pretty impressive,” he added.

Evans, a retired cabinetmaker, was on his way to C. Chester Armstrong’s studio. Armstrong is a prolific wood sculptor, who has finished some 5,000 pieces in a 50-year career. He was showing tools of his trade to one couple and explaining the essence of a life-size piece to another.

There was a lot of traffic, despite the studio being two miles down a dusty gravel stretch on Peterson Burn Road.

On Sunday the weather took a turn for the worse with a steady, light drizzle and temperatures in the low 50s dampening enthusiasm. Still, a number of hardy folk worked their way around the lengthy circuit that stretched to Tumalo and Eagle Crest.

Merrilee and Clement

Stillman from Portland didn’t mind the distance between studios. “It’s such a pretty drive,” Merrilee said. “It’s no fun driving around Portland these days.” Clement joked: “Coming to Sisters is therapy.”

The Studio Tour was preceded with the regular 4th

Friday Artwalk, a staple of the Association. But in harmony with the Studio Tour a number of galleries had working artists on premises. One was Lim Khim Katy.

Katy recently immigrated to the United States from Vietnam and is currently settling into her new life. Over the past two decades, Katy has been painting with immense passion and dedication, in two very different styles — realistic portraits that depict the lives and struggles of the urban poor in Saigon and the surrounding Mekong Delta, and eyepopping landscapes that represent dreams of peace and tranquility.

She described: “The series of paintings that I have made since 2019 are my best to date. When my technique was still ‘young,’ there were certain visual and academic things that limited me. I needed to paint, to read, to be sensitive and get hurt by life; all these factors were

absorbed and helped build the reserve of compassion I called upon to create this body of work.”

She is being hosted by Toriizaka Art on West Hood. Several of the Studio Tour artists were located at the gallery representing them, such as Taylor Manoles, Raina Verhey, and Maren Burck, who set up mini-studios at Space In Common, which conducts hands-on creative workshops.

Archie Phelps and his partner, Ben Kirwin, were enroute to Bend from Eugene on Saturday when they stopped for coffee.

“Five hours later we’re still driving around and meeting these amazing artists,” Kirwin said. “How did we not know about this?” Phelps said in amazement.

“We always thought of Sisters as this cute little Western town. Had no idea it’s such an art center,” Kirwin said.

Sisters-Area Events & Enter tainment

THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 28

Space In Common Art Workshop

“Intro to Pastels - Part 2” 1 to 4 p.m. with JoAnn Burgess Information and signups at www.spaceincommon.com.

351 W. Hood Ave., Sisters

Sisters Movie House Autumn Arts & Adventure:

“Nothing’s For Free: The History of Freeride Mountain Biking” 7 p.m. Info and tickets at www.sistersmoviehouse.com.

Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 7 to 11 p.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.

Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night

Sign up at 5:30 Starts promptly at 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Dogand family-friendly Free From 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Lazy Z will be offering tastings of their sustainably and locally produced honey mead and wine For info call Eurosports at 541-549-2471

FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 29

Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: Skybound Blue 4-6 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471

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

WEDNESDAY • OCTOBER 4

Paulina Springs Books First Wednesday Open Mic Bring a poem, song, or short story to share — or come listen! 5 minutes per reader 6:30 p.m. Info: PaulinaSpringsBooks.com.

THURSDAY • OCTOBER 5

Sisters Movie House Autumn Arts & Adventure: “Carole King: Live in Central Park (encore)” 7 p.m. Information and tickets at www.sistersmoviehouse.com.

THURSDAY • OCTOBER 5 (cont.)

Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 7 to 11 p.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.

Paulina Springs Books Book Talk Bob Welch presents “Seven Summers (And a Few Bummers): My Adventure Hiking the 2,650-mile PCT.” 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info: PaulinaSpringsBooks.com.

FRIDAY • OCTOBER 6

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

SUNDAY • OCTOBER 8

The Belfr y Live Music: The Sam Chase and The Untraditional with Billy and the Box Kid 7 p.m.

The Sam Chase has a voice like a Nun on the lam with a mouthful of cigarettes and curse words in a lonely bar, drunkenly dancing next to a broken jukebox. Presented by The Whippoorwill Presents. Tickets, $20, at www.bendticket.com.

THURSDAY • OCTOBER 12

Paulina Springs Books Poetr y Reading with Jennifer Reimer and Irene Cooper sharing from “spare change” and “Keske.” 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info: PaulinaSpringsBooks.com.

Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 7 to 11 p.m. For more information call 541-549-6114.

FRIDAY • OCTOBER 13

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

SATURDAY • OCTOBER 14

The Belfr y Live Music: Jenner Fox Band 7 p.m. Jenner Fox tells the stories of people and places with unparalleled compassion and respect. His artful tone, poetry, and fluency on his guitar do something only the brave ones do: let us in. Presented by

Lim Khim Katy at work at Toriizaka Art.

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

I get so much inspiration every time I come to Sisters…

JONATHAN KELLY • 8TH GRADE MATH ON

Middle school is a watershed moment for many student s, especially when it comes to math. That’s where 8th grade math teacher Jonathan Kelly steps in.

“Math is something student s can struggle with, and get locked into that mentality: ‘ Well, I’m just bad at math,’” he says. “And I don’t think that ’s true.”

While some student s may be more naturally gifted or inclined toward math, Kelly f irmly believes that anyone can develop competency in a skill that can be developed through pr ac tice.

“Everyone can improve with prac tice,” he says

Kelly, who has been teaching in Sisters since the 2018-19 school year, strives to get his student s up out of their desk s and moving around, working on whiteboards.

“I think math is a lot of fun, and I just tr y to f ind ways to make it fun for my student s,” he said.

One of his peers noted that Kelly even incorpor ates dance into teaching math. She said he’s a tremendous asset to the school.

A native of Michigan and a lifelong runner, Kelly came west to Ore gon, drawn in large par t by the running culture here. He coaches middle school cross -countr y and high school track — and he sees many parallels bet ween the running trail and the classroom.

“I had some phenomenal coaches growing up,” he said. “And running changed my life for sure.”

Kelly says that he learned critical personal lessons abou t dedication, teamwork — and dealing with adversi ty

“I think running is a great sport to teach you how to deal with failure and disappointment in a ver y healthy way,” he said.

Ou t side the classroom, Kelly runs 20 to 30 miles a week, concentrating lately on speed workou ts . And he likes to stream track meet s.

“I’m just a total running nerd,” he said with a laugh.

Kelly says that he deeply appreciates the passion, hard work , and dedication his peers bring to their work with student s . They are invested, and always striving.

Personal bests abound at Champs Invitational meet

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

With many of the best 3A/2A/1A cross-country teams toeing the line, the Champs Invite, held Friday, September 22, lived up to its name, and the flat course, coupled with top-ranked teams, resulted in season best times for most of the Outlaw runners.

The junior varsity boys got things hopping with three runners finishing in the top 10 of the 3,000-meter race. George Roberts placed fifth (11:15), Emerson Backus eighth (11:36) and Eli Palanuk (11:45) ninth, among a field of 72 finishers.

“It was good to see these guys really racing,” said Coach Charlie Kanzig.

The girls’ varsity race included the top two 3A/2A/1A individuals, including defending state champion Daisy Lalond of

East Linn Christian and Jaya Simmons of Valley Catholic, last year’s third-place State placer. In addition, the teams from Valley Catholic, Siuslaw, Banks, Bandon, and Sisters are all ranked in the top six in the state.

The Outlaws finished fifth as a team with 146 points, well behind Valley Catholic which won the title with 44 points, followed by Siuslaw (91), Banks (119), and Bandon (130), among 17 complete teams.

Sisters was without number-two runner Brooke Duey, but the rest of the team did all they could to compete, according to Kanzig.

“We knew without Brooke our chances of finishing in the top three were remote, but the rest of the girls did their best without a doubt,” he said.

Ella Bartlett placed fifth (20:06), while Lalonde and Simmons battled it out up front with Lalonde prevailing by seven seconds to win in an impressive 18:09 over the 5,000-meter course.

Josie Ryan established her personal best, finishing 11th in 21:04 and was honored as the top freshman finisher. Kolby McMahon (23:04) nipped Mae Roth (23:08) as the third and fourth scorers for the Outlaws and Kiara

Martin (26:10) completed the scoring with her best time ever.

“Mae had a huge breakthrough for us,” said Kanzig. “We talked before the race about taking risks to give herself a chance to run in the 23s, and she did it.”

The boys’ team also faced tough challenges in the team race against the top three 2022 state placers, Siuslaw, Valley Catholic, and Santiam Christian, but rose to the challenge.

Valley Catholic put four runners in the top ten to eclipse the rest of the field with 37 points. Siuslaw came through in second (54) and the Outlaws placed third (91) among 27 complete teams.

Once again it was the packing of runners close to one another that put the Outlaws in front of most of the other teams. Freshman Will McDonnell outkicked teammate Spencer Tisdel as the pair placed 11th and 12th. McDonnell’s time of 17:59.83 established a personal best and earned him a spot on the podium as the top freshman boy of the day. Tisdel’s 18:00.03 was a season best.

Colton Middlestetter rallied in the final mile to placed

nineteenth (18:21), while Thomas Hamerly (18:29) and John Berg (18:52) finished twenty-fourth and thirty-fourth among a big field of 197 finishers. Jack Turpen (21:32) and Broderick Womack (22:56) completed the varsity team for the Outlaws.

“We are coming together and are about where I hoped

we would be at this point,” said Kanzig. “I believe we will continue to improve fairly substantially as we get into October and will get ever closer to the teams that beat us this time.”

The Outlaws are scheduled to compete at Nike Portland on Saturday, October 30 at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.

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2. Fill the bag with Oregonredeemable bottles and cans. (Max 20 lbs. per bag.)

3. Drop off at any BottleDrop location including Ray’s in Sisters (scan code on bag to open door), or on The Nugget’s porch (now on the right side).

Ella Bartlett shows strong running form in Outlaws cross-country action.

PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG

We are coming together and are about where I hoped we would be at this point

— Charlie Kanzig

Boys soccer team snaps losing steak in dramatic fashion

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys soccer squad snapped their four-game losing streak with a dramatic game that ended in a 3-1 victory on the road at East Linn Christian Academy on Wednesday, September 20.

Sisters started the game with energy and focus, and hit the field ready to play. The Outlaws controlled play in the midfield and created several chances, but too often blasted their shots off target, and never really tested East Linn’s keeper.

East Linn’s plan was to counter-attack, and try to make big cross plays to

catch the Outlaws’ backs out of position. For most of the game, Sisters was able to spoil those plans.

Midway through the first half, East Linn was given a set piece from about 30 yards out from the Outlaws’ goal. It was a well-played ball that found its way over the Outlaws’ defense and dropped to the feet of their striker, who slotted the ball into the net. The half ended with the Outlaws down 0-1.

Momentum and energy quickly shifted in the Outlaws favor at the start of the second half. At the four-minute mark a long ball was played into the mouth of their goal, and got knocked around and

found its way to Cooper Merrill’s feet, who hit the half volley into the net and knotted up the game 1-1.

“Cooper’s a leader on this team and it’s great to see him get a goal,” said Coach Jeff Husmann. “He’s highly coachable and it was so nice to see him bring us level.”

Midway through the half, an Outlaws player was issued a red card and the team had to play with just 10 men for the last 20 minutes of the contest.

“We could have just packed up and been satisfied with a draw, but our boys were hungry,” said Husmann.

Vince Christian was finding space behind their last defender and was creating

chances. Finally, in the 75th minute he lowered his shoulder, dribbled around the last defender, and drilled the ball into the net to make it a 2-1 Outlaw lead.

A couple of minutes later the Outlaws earned a penalty kick. Christian calmly and confidently placed it past the keeper to make it 3-1 as time expired on the clock.

“I’m so stoked for these boys,” said Husmann. “We needed this win and it helps send a message to the teams in our league that last year was no fluke.”

Husmann noted a couple of players who he felt really stepped up in the Outlaws’ win.

“Nick Palmer (sophomore) played a tough game, and continues to find his rhythm in the outside midfield,” said Husmann. “He is gaining fitness and is a toughminded kid.”

“Andrew Islas (junior) really played an outstanding game,” added Husmann. “He is soft-spoken, but he is a gritty and crafty player. He played as a striker and was very active on and off the ball, and made runs to create space behind their defense. Fellow striker Danny Benson and he are really working hard to take ownership of their positions. We have high expectations for these guys and they all are stepping up.”

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NUGGET FLASHBACK –32 YEARS AGO

Obituary

Casey Benjamin Johnson

March 28, 1980 – September 12, 2023

Casey Johnson was born March 28, 1980 in Salem, Oregon, raised in Sisters, (graduating from Sisters High School in 1998), and died in Ventura, California, September 12, 2023. He is the oldest child of Vern and Betsy Johnson, who still reside in Sisters.

Casey worked at Black Butte Ranch as a lifeguard while attending high school and Western Oregon State, where he studied law enforcement. He was also in Boy Scouts, where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, and was on the staff at Camp Pioneer several summers. He also served as a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Deputy Bike Cadet in Sisters. His plans to join the military and goal to become a police officer were derailed by a back injury that occurred his junior year in high school, either in football or downhill ski racing.

He moved to Ventura in 2005 to take a position in quality operations with the Sabroso Company, putting him on a new career path. He continued working and

advancing in several different companies, and eventually became the plant manager at AgriFrost. Casey’s talents as a problem solver, organizer, and his self-taught skills in mechanical and electrical engineering increased his employer’s productivity and profits, while ensuring employee safety; he took care of his employees and they loved him. He won a national award for the increased production for one of the companies.

The move to California also created an opportunity to meet another life changing force, the love of his life, Shanon Rice. Their childhood interests and activities, as well as their post high school and college adventures, ran almost parallel. They were married September 4, 2016 in a beautiful sunset ceremony at the Ventura Botanical Gardens.

Casey was a quiet, humble, kind, selfless, and caring man who worked and played hard, and interjected his subtle and quirky sense of humor whenever possible. He was into the outdoors, riding his bike and Segway, adventure and travel. As a Boy Scout he went to Camp Philmont

in 1994, and spent 10 days hiking 100 miles with other scouts and his father. He took Spanish classes in high school and college, lived in Mexico for two semesters in a language immersion program, and became proficient in Spanish. He found great joy in camping and loved to demonstrate his Boy Scout skills to Shanon and their friends. He enjoyed being around water, swimming, boating, and fishing. He loved his time coming back to his family home in Sisters and helping his father work on cars. On a lark, he found a cheap airline ticket online and headed to Chile the next day for a week.

Casey used his otherwise quiet demeanor to cover his absolute delight playing practical jokes on others, especially Shanon. While they were dating, he showed up to a Halloween party she was hosting, unrecognizable, with his head shaved into an old-man male pattern baldness, wearing an oversized old suit from a thrift store. His shenanigans usually were done in such a subtle way that those around him would turn to find him fiddling with his phone with

Portraits OF SISTERS

In many ways, Jim Gurney’s life is one happenstance after another, resulting in what he describes as a blessed life by the hand of God. Fate, it appears, continues to land on the side of favor. After growing up in Alaska he stumbled into Bible school in Portland; on a whim he signed up. education led to a job as the youth pastor for Cascade Community Church (now Sisters Community Church) in 1997. But it wasn’t until he fell into coaching U6 socce something truly clicked. Much to his surprise his wife had signed him up for it. He was instantly hooked. “I had the opportunity to teach kids life skills and life pillars,” he sa He’s now an assistant football coach at Sisters High School, where his passion for guiding young men through life has blossomed. “It’s so much more than a silly leather ball, he proclaims, “but an opportunity to mentor young men through life with love and purpose.” Whether operating his business, Dream Cleanz, or coaching kids on or of f the field, Gurney says he believes he exists to bless others. “I belie I was created with purpose. Very simply called to love and people.”

a twinkle in his eyes and a smile on his face.

In many ways he was like a 12-year-old kid. He became addicted to the Ventura County Fair and would attend for about an hour every day, riding on all of the most awesome rides. He hated tattoos, but would get a henna tattoo each day, usually on his face or neck, often saving them from one day to the next to create a giant work of art; he delighted in the reaction he got, especially from Shanon and his friends.

Shanon encouraged him with a surprise birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese, where he played all the games, won lots of prizes, and went into the Ticket Blaster to get more tickets.

He cherished the time he had with his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He held to family traditions such as not opening gifts till the actual day of the event (birthday, Christmas, etc.), popcorn, marionberry pie, Spam sandwiches, and helping put together toys for Christmas and birthdays.

Casey is survived by his wife (Shanon), parents (Vern and Betsy), sister (Molly), numerous aunts, uncles,

cousins, nieces, and nephews, who all loved him and miss him very much.

Informal celebration of life gatherings will be held in Ventura at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, at the Ventura Museum and in Sisters at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, at Aspen Lakes Golf Course. Please bring your favorite memories, stories, and photos to share as we honor Casey.

Casey is forever a Boy Scout! Donations can be made as a memorial to Casey here: https:// fundraise.givesmart.com/ f/2llm/n?vid=10r8mm Camp Pioneer, Cascade Council. Please add “donation to Camp Pioneer” in the Acknowledgement/Name/ Address box.

PHOTO AND STORY BY Cody Rheault

Visitors to

Glory

CAR SHOW: Event

Car Show got an up-close look at some classics.

showed off cars — and Sisters’ sense of fun

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families, many intergenerational, dozens pushing strollers and/or towing dogs.

“I must have gotten a thousand questions today,” said J.J. Patterson owner of a muscle car that looked straight out of “The Dukes of Hazzard.” “I do a lot of these shows and the folks here are very curious and respectful,” Patterson said appreciatively. By respectful he meant

that spectators always asked before touching the car. Owners of cars like these are ultra-sensitive about any risk to their highly polished steeds, even a fingerprint or falling leaf.

The range of vehicles thrilled. From less than 100 horsepower to 670, the latter displayed by five of 12 Corvettes on display. There were brand- new Vettes, a Ferrari, and a Jaguar at the upper end of speed and price. On the spectrum was a 1938 Packard V12 and an Amphicar from the 1960s, an amphibious auto of which 4,000

The winners circle

Muscle Car

1st: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, Jim Kreminski

2nd: 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge, Jeff Grayson

Pickup/Off Road

1st: 1956 Ford F100, Paul Pence

2nd: 1965 Chevrolet C10 Short Bed, Bruce Hannah

Stock Restored

1st: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, Ken Ennor

2nd: 1954 Ford F100, Duane Van Cleave

Stock Unrestored

1st: 1960 Cadillac Coupe De

Ville, Same Polaimo

2nd: 1938 Packard 12, Mark Knopf

Corvette

1st: 1956 Corvette Roadster, Rodger Dwight

2nd: 1966 Corvette Roadster, Julio Gogas

Modified Group A

1st: 1933 Ford Victoria, Mel and Stacey Matsuda

2nd: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, David Helm

Modified Group B

1st: 1960 Chevrolet Brookwood

Wagon, Peter Noyes

2nd: 1963 Chevrolet Nova, Dave Whitaker

Sports Car

1st: 2016 Jaguar F Type R, Jeff Spry

2nd: 2013 Ferrari California, Albert Zemke

Street Rod

1st: 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, Duane Van Cleave

2nd: 1932 Ford 3- Window,

were built and in 1961 cost $2,800. Today, if you could find it, would fetch about $125,000.

There was everything in between. Owners paid a $40 entry fee. The show was judged by volunteers from Rotary Club of Sisters, who also provided the marshals and grilled sausages and hot dogs.

“We’ll be back next year,” swore Edie and Carl Kessler of Salem, first-time Sisters visitors. “We didn’t realize what a fun town this is.”

Peter Noyes won “Best in Show” and “People’s Choice.”

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Outlaws continue to dominate hardwood

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

In volleyball the Lady Outlaws started their week at home with a sweep (2624, 25-16, 25-15) against the Creswell Bulldogs. Two days later they made the long road trip to Siuslaw, and quickly swept the Vikings with scores of 25-10, 25-16, and 25-9.

In Tuesday’s action, the Bulldogs showed a lot of fight in a gritty matchup against the top-ranked Outlaws. The first set was back and forth. Both teams struggled at moments and at other times both showed signs of brilliance. The Outlaws squeaked out the first-set win.

Sisters slowly and methodically worked through their offense in the second and third sets. They weren’t rattled, took what the Bulldog defense gave them, and cruised through to a 3-0 victory.

Two days later against Siuslaw, the Outlaws again took the match in three straight sets. Sisters was strong from the service line, and the Vikings struggled to get into any rhythm on offense.

Robertson was aggressive on the block and did a great job of shutting down the Vikings’ best hitter. Vohs and Myhre both played strong and were smart from the outside.

Vohs led the squad with 15 kills and Myhre tallied 12. Mia Monaghan finished with 15 digs on the night, and Vohs added 10. Davis recorded 30 assists.

“We are almost to the half point in our season and the girls have worked so hard,” Coach Rory Rush said. “We played three tournaments in a row and battled some tough teams in our preseason and first half of league. Each day they show up and put in the work, not only physically, but mentally. They are hungry to get better and grow together as a team. As they continue to learn through the ups and downs, I couldn’t be more proud as their coach to watch them take ownership of their journey. I’m excited to watch them continue to grow throughout the second half of our season.”

Sisters was to play at La Pine on Tuesday, September 26. They will play on the road at Elmira on Thursday.

Runners ‘GiddyUp’ at Pole Creek Ranch

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Cool fall weather greeted just over 200 runners and walkers at the second annual GiddyUp Run organized by Kelly Bither of RunSistersRun, held Saturday, September 23 at Pole Creek Ranch.

Action got underway with a short Buckaroo Run for about 50 kids 10 and under and then moved on to the 5mile race and the 5-kilometer run/walk, which totaled 175 participants according to Bither.

Members of the Sisters High School Alpine ski team served as course monitors, for which Bither made a donation to the team’s upcoming season.

In addition to her appreciation to the Cole family at Pole Creek Ranch, Bither got great support from sponsors Three Creeks Brewery, Lucky Woodsman, Wild Roots Spirits, Sasquatch Water, and Wyld Sparkling Water.

Anderson Turner of Bend won the five-mile race in 29:43. Complete

race results were not published before race time, but will be available at eclec ticedgeracing.com. Next up on the RunSistersRun calendar is the third annual Ugly Sweater Run set for Saturday, December 2. Registration information can be found at www. runsistersrun.com.

Anderson Turner of Bend came in first in the GiddyUp Run at Pole Creek Ranch last Saturday.

PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG

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102 Commercial Rentals LONG-TERM RV & TRAILER PARKING. New 23' spaces available in Sisters for immediate occupancy. Gated and secure with 24/7 surveillance and personal lockbox code.

www.travelersrestrvstorage.com

541-719-8644

MINI STORAGE

Sisters Rental 331 W. Barclay Drive

541-549-9631

201 For Sale

VHT Guitar Speaker Cabinet

Special 6 112 1x12 Closed-Back

We’ve got your cats covered! Sisters-Tumalo-PetSitting.com 541-306-7551 • Julie

Sizes

5x5 to 15x30 and outdoor RV parking. 7-day access. Computerized security gate. Moving boxes & supplies.

STORAGE WITH BENEFITS

• 8 x 20 dry box

• Fenced yard, RV & trailers

• In-town, gated, 24-7 EWDevcoLLC@gmail.com

103 Residential Rentals

Available November 1, 2023 in Sisters near Creekside Park

• Fully furnished apt. 1 bedroom, 1 full bath, open kitchen, greatroom, deck, washer/dryer, complete with all bedding and kitchen with new appliances. $2,000/mo.

• Studio apt. with all it takes to live simply and elegantly. Full bath, microwave, and small refrigerator. $1,300/mo.

Lease both together for $3,000/mo.

Call Susan for more information: 801-674-6265 (text only)

60 watts, 16 ohms, 2 speaker jacks, black tolex, 35 lbs.

Like new, $240. 541-977-8494 (call/text)

10-ft. garage door, brown, all parts, good condition. $325. 541-549-6950

Traveler Ultra-Light Guitar

Smallest, lightest, full-scale travel guitar!

Right-handed, acoustic/electric, satin-finish maple, Piezo pickup, 1.75" nut width, 22 frets, 24.75" scale length. Size in gig bag: 30" long, 3 lbs. 12 oz. Comes with removable lap rest, gig bag, strap, picks, and Vox Classic Rock headphone amp. $365 value Like new, $260. 541-977-8494 (call/text)

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202 Firewood

CASCADE HOME & PROPERTY RENTALS

Monthly Rentals throughout Sisters Country. 541-549-0792

Property management for second homes. CascadeHomeRentals.com

PONDEROSA PROPERTIES

–Monthly Rentals Available–Call Debbie at 541-549-2002

Full details, 24 hrs./day, go to: PonderosaProperties.com

Printed list at 221 S. Ash, Sisters Ponderosa Properties LLC

104 Vacation Rentals

Downtown Vacation Rentals

Popular 1 and 2 Bedroom SistersVacationRentals.net

Great pricing. 503-730-0150

~ Sisters Vacation Rentals ~ Private Central OR vac. rentals, Property Management Services 541-977-9898

www.SistersVacation.com

SUDOKU SOLUTION

for puzzle on page 11

Free firewood. Assorted lumber. Keep yourself warm. You haul, Camp Sherman. 541-595-2003 SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS

DAVE ELPI – FIREWOOD

• SINCE 1976 • Doug Fir – Lodgepole –Hardwood – Juniper – Fir Compost by the yard DRIVE-IN WOOD SALES – 18155 Hwy. 126 East –SistersForestProducts.com Order Online! 541-410-4509

LODGEPOLE PINE

Very Seasoned Firewood Logs

Delivery avail. • Call for quote 541-306-8675

203 Recreation Equipment

• Elliptical trainer, gym quality, $275.

• Recumbant exercise bike, $150.

• Recumbant road bicycle, good shape, $300.

• Canoe, 16-ft. $75.

• Polaris ATV 2x4, it starts, but needs work, $200 541-549-6950

Eddyline Equinox 15' Kayak Red • $1,600

• 541-610-6695

205 Garage & Estate Sales

Happy Trails Estate Sales and online auctions!

Selling, Downsizing, or Deaths?

Locally owned & operated by... Daiya 541-480-2806

Sharie 541-771-1150

HERITAGE USA

Open daily 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

253 E. Hood Ave., Sisters.

301 Vehicles

For Sale: 4 Studless Snow Tires

Make: Continental.

Size: 255/45 20. Low mileage.

75-80% tread. Paid $1,252.

Asking $600. 541-588-0328

For Sale: 4 studded tires.

Cooper Evolution winter tires. P215/70R 16. Used 2 seasons.

$250 541-904-4666 (no text)

We Buy, Sell, Consign Quality

Cars, Trucks, SUVs & RVs ~ Call Jeff at 541-815-7397

Sisters Car Connection da#3919

SistersCarConnection.com

CUSTOM CAR GARAGES

HEATED, INSULATED 541-419-2502

401 Horses

IN GREAT NEED OF A PASTURE for 4 well-behaved mini-horses. Self care preferred. Great refs available. Current on shots. Please help, urgent! Call 541-610-5902 or 541-410-8001.

ALFALFA TRITICALE

ORCHARD GRASS HAY New crop. No rain. Barn stored. 3-tie bales. $250-$390/ton. Hwy. 126 & Cline Falls. 541-280-1895

403 Pets

FANTASTIC DEAL! Leaving the business. Three pure-bred German shepherd puppies. 2 F, 1 M. Available for pickup October 1, 2023. Call early for your pick at 510-459-5898. $200 per puppy. Parents on property.

GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER PUPPIES

Three Devils bloodline, parents strong upland and waterfowl dogs. Ready Sept. 23. Call 541-408-6256

Chihuahua puppies. Females, 8 weeks. Call 530-905-2250. No texts. $500 each.

Three Rivers Humane Society

Where love finds a home! See the doggies at 1694 SE McTaggart in Madras • A no-kill shelter Go to ThreeRiversHS.org or call 541-475-6889

500 Services

SMALL Engine REPAIR

Lawn Mowers, Chainsaws & Trimmers

Sisters Rental 331 W. Barclay Drive

541-549-9631

Authorized service center for Stihl, Honda, Ariens/Gravely, Cub Cadet, Briggs & Stratton, Kohler, Kawasaki Engines

Located in Sisters, we specialize in payroll solutions that fit your needs! Give us a call for more information on how we can help you and your business. Contact jennifer@ makinandassociates.com, or call 503-826-7909.

GEORGE’S SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

“A Well Maintained Septic System Protects the Environment” 541-549-2871

• DERI’s HAIR SALON • Call 541-419-1279

Junk removal, new home, garage & storage clean-out, construction, yard debris. You Call – We Haul! 541-719-8475

501 Computers & Communications SISTERS SATELLITE

TV • PHONE • INTERNET

Your authorized local dealer for DirecTV, ViaSat HS Internet and more! CCB # 191099 541-318-7000 • 541-306-0729

Technology Problems?

I can fix them for you.

Solving for Business & Home Computers, Tablets, Networking Internet (Starlink), and more! Jason Williams Sisters local • 25 yrs. experience 541-719-8329

Oregontechpro.com

502 Carpet & Upholstery

Cleaning

M & J CARPET CLEANING

Area rugs, upholstery, tile & dryer-vent cleaning. Established & family-owned since 1986. 541-549-9090

GORDON’S LAST TOUCH

Cleaning Specialists for CARPETS, WINDOWS & UPHOLSTERY

Member Better Business Bureau • Bonded & Insured • Serving Central Oregon Since 1980 Call 541-549-3008

504 Handyman

JONES UPGRADES LLC

Home Repairs & Remodeling Drywall, Decks, Pole Barns, Fences, Sheds & more. Mike Jones, 503-428-1281

Local resident • CCB #201650

600 Tree Service & Forestry

Sisters Tree Care, LLC

Tree preservation, Pruning, Removals & Storm Damage Brad Bartholomew ISA Cert. Arborist UT-4454A 503-914-8436 • CCB #218444

LOLO TREE WORKS

Tree Services: Tree Removal, Tree Pruning, Stump Grinding, Emergency Tree Services.

ISA Certified Arborist

Owner / Operator: Erin Carpenter lolotreeworks.com

Call / Text: 503-367-5638

Email: erin@lolotreeworks.com

CCB #240912

TIMBER STAND

IMPROVEMENT

TREE SERVICES: tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, brush mowing, Firewise compliance.

— Certified Arborist — Nate Goodwin 541-771-4825

Online at: timberstandimprovement.net

CCB#190496 • ISA #PN7987A

4 Brothers Tree Service

Sisters' Premier Tree Experts!

– TREE REMOVAL & CLEANUP –

Native / Non-Native Tree Assessments, Pruning, High-Risk

Removals, 24 Hr. Emergency

Storm Damage Cleanup, Craning & Stump Grinding, Debris Removal.

– FOREST MANAGEMENT –

Fire Fuels Reduction - Brush

Mowing, Mastication, Tree

Thinning, Large & Small Scale Projects!

Serving Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman & Sisters Area since 2003

** Free Estimates **

Owner James Hatley & Sons 541-815-2342 4brostrees.com

Licensed, Bonded and Insured

CCB-215057

601 Construction

Uncompromising quality. Local and personal. You can trust me.

All projects: From new construction to those little projects you don't seem to get to.

My team of local subcontractors and I will get it done right, fair, and pain-free so you can make your spouse happy.

Call Jared 503-949-9719

PERENNIAL BUILDING LLC

Local | Quality | Experienced

Currently scheduling projects for winter.

www@perennialbuilding.com

541-728-3180 | CCB #226794

605 Painting

~ FRONTIER PAINTING ~ Quality Painting, Ext. & Int. Refurbishing Decks

CCB #131560

• 541-771-5620

www.frontier-painting.com

EMPIRE PAINTING

801 Classes & Training

HAVING A PARTY?

CREATE A LASTING MEMORY

From Ground to Finish

Accurate and Efficient

541-604-5169 CCB#233074

Construction & Renovation

Custom Residential Projects

All Phases • CCB #148365 541-420-8448

CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC.

Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers

CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068 www.CenigasMasonry.com

CASCADE GARAGE DOORS

Factory Trained Technicians

Since 1983 • CCB #44054 541-548-2215 • 541-382-4553

541-390-1206

beavercreeklog@yahoo.com

Log repairs, log railing, log accent, log siding, etc. CCB #235303 Insurance & Bond

602 Plumbing & Electric

Ridgeline Electric, LLC

Serving all of Central Oregon

INC. “Quality and Reliability”

Interior and Exterior Painting and Staining

CCB#180042

541-613-1530 • Geoff Houk

METOLIUS PAINTING LLC

Meticulous, Affordable Interior & Exterior

541-280-7040 • CCB# 238067

606 Landscaping & Yard

Maintenance

J&E Landscaping Maintenance

LLC Clean-ups, raking, hauling debris, gutters, thatching, aerating, irrigation. Edgar Cortez 541-610-8982 jandelspcing15@gmail.com

With a canvas or ceramic bowl painted by your guests. Paint and Sip parties by Off the Walz Studio Art! Adults and children, min. 6 participants, up to 20! We come to your house or team-building location — all supplies, setup, cleanup included. Call to schedule, 541-388-8337

802 Help Wanted PT/FT

Server: starting at $16.50 + Tips.

Custom Homes • Additions

Residential Building Projects

Serving Sisters area since 1976

Strictly Quality

CCB #16891 • CCB #159020

541-280-9764

John Pierce

jpierce@bendbroadband.com

Lara’s Construction LLC. CCB#223701

Offering masonry work, fireplaces, interior & exterior stone/brick-work, build barbecues, and all types of masonry. Give us a call for a free estimate 541-350-3218

Alpine Landscape Maintenance

Sisters Country only All-Electric Landscape Maintenance. Text/Call Paul 541.485.2837 alpine.landscapes@icloud.com

Cook: starting at $17.50 + Tips. Apply/bring resume in person to Sno Cap, 380 W. Cascade. Central Electric has a full-time customer service position available in our Redmond office. In addition to competitive wages, we offer a full array of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, medical/dental/vision benefits, 401(k) plan and disability. For complete job description and to apply online, please visit: www.cec.coop/about/careers. EOE

SEED TO TABLE SEEKS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Apply by October 18

Complete landscape construction, fencing, irrigation installation & design, pavers/outdoor kitchens, debris cleanups, fertility & water conservation management, excavation.

CCB #188594 • LCB #9264 www.vohslandscaping.com 541-515-8462

Custom Homes Additions - Remodels

Residential Building Projects Becke William Pierce

CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384

Beckewpcontracting@gmail.com

Earthwood Timberframes

• Design & shop fabrication

• Recycled fir and pine beams

• Mantels and accent timbers

• Sawmill/woodshop services EWDevCoLLC@gmail.com

SPURGE COCHRAN BUILDER, INC.

General Contractor Building Distinctive, Handcrafted Custom Homes, Additions, Remodels, Cabin

Renovations Since ’74

A “Hands-On” Builder

Keeping Your Project on Time & On Budget • CCB #96016

To speak to Spurge personally, call 541-815-0523

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PRODUCTS TO SELL?

SERVICE TO PROVIDE?

Pat Burke

LOCALLY OWNED CRAFTSMAN BUILT

CCB: 288388 • 541-588-2062

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DEADLINE for classifieds is MONDAYS by NOON

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604

Keeping Sisters Country Beautiful Since 2006 candcnursery@gmail.com 541-549-2345

All Landscaping Services

Mowing, Thatching, Hauling Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740

– All You Need Maintenance –Pine needle removal, hauling, mowing, moss removal, edging, raking, weeding, pruning, roofs, gutters, pressure washing. Lic/Bonded/Ins. CCB# 218169 Austin • 541-419-5122

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701 Domestic Services

BLAKE & SON – Commercial, Home & Rentals Cleaning WINDOW CLEANING!

Lic. & Bonded • 541-549-0897

I & I Crystal Cleaning, LLC

Specializing in Commercial, Residential & Vacation Rentals.

Licensed, Bonded & Insured. 541-977-1051

Organizing, decluttering, downsizing, moveouts Fast working/honest/$20 hr. 541-588-4186.

House Cleaning Sisters & Black Butte Free Consult 503-750-3033

Seed to Table seeks a collaborative, hands-on Executive Director to advance our work building community through fresh produce. Full-time, in-person position. The Executive Director will shepherd Seed to Table’s next round of strategic planning, aiming to deepen and sustain the organization’s work rather than emphasizing continued growth. See the Seed to Table website for a complete job description: www.seedtotableoregon.org/joinour-team

We are Hiring!

Join our summer camp culture at Lake Creek Lodge.

We're recruiting for:

Maintenance Manager, and Front of House: Barista, Concierge. We are proud to offer flexible schedules, excellent compensation, and opportunities for onsite housing. www.lakecreeklodge.com

13375 SW Forest Service Rd.  #1419, Camp Sherman

• Wed. thru Sat.

• Able to lift liquor cases

• At least 18 years old

• Positive workplace

• Flexible time off 110 W Cascade Ave.

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