The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLVI No. 34 // 2023-08-23

The Nugget

News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Country Fair brought small-town fun

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

Friday night at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Sisters was the scene of smooth jazz and over 300 silent auction items along with a wine and hot and cold appetizer spread that feted attendees. The night was filled with bargain hunters and curiosity seekers who sorted through a cornucopia of vintage and mercantile items in over 25 categories.

There was something for everyone — campers, toy and art collectors, fly fishers, home furnishers, gourmands, and fashionistas. For three hours a steady stream of Sisters folk wound their way through the church’s community hall and

See COUNTRY FAIR on page 8

Apples were fed into an old-fashioned cider press during Saturday’s festivities.

New application submitted for shelter

By Ceili Gatley Correspondent

The Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) board has reapplied for the emergency shelter proposed by the board to the City of Sisters initially on June 27. The new application is effective starting August 15.

A local nonprofit organization, SCWS advocates for the houseless community. The organization was awarded funding from the State through the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) to purchase and operate a shelter at a permanent location within

Sisters.

The board held a conference with COIC and invited City Manager Jordan Wheeler and Community Development Director Scott Woodford. Representatives from Salem were also present to help clear up some of the context in which the house bill legislation regarding emergency shelters was written.

Initially, the application for the shelter was made under Oregon House Bill 2006, which required certain specifications that the applicant must meet for their

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miles

of 242 closes due to fire

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

In an abundance of caution, ODOT announced Friday that it was closing 15 miles of the 82-mile McKenzie-Santiam Scenic Byway (Highway 242) between mileposts 61 and 76 due to activity from the Lookout Fire, reported on August 5, which so far has consumed over 11,000 acres.

The closure is 14 miles west of Sisters. The popular Dee Wright Observatory at mile post 77.5 remains open. ODOT’s decision was not based on the threat of actual fire reaching the iconic highway. Rather it was the concern that smoke would affect visibility on the winding road and lead to accidents.

Traffic on 242 has been diminished, with conditions caused by five fires burning in the Willamette National Forest. The always popular motorcycle and bicycle route has seen a noticeable drop in traffic.

Jodie Barram, public information officer for Northwest Incident Management Team

See ROAD CLOSURE on page 11

Monitoring the Metolius wolves

By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

The pair of wolves known as the Metolius pair are presumed — but not confirmed — to be a male and female.

On April 19, 2022 a new AKWA (Area of Known Wolf Activity) was designated in the Metolius wildlife management unit. Since August of 2021, there have been public reports of two wolves. Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) documented that the wolf activity appeared to be resident, prompting the AKWA designation. These two wolves were counted for the 2021 annual wildlife census.

The Metolius pair of wolves were caught on a trail cam recently.

three dozen cameras are deployed throughout Sisters

Last week The Nugget accompanied Aaron Bott,

ODFW’s regional wolf biologist, checking trail cameras in areas around Stevens Canyon and Garrison Butte. Some

See SHELTER on page 21 See WOLVES on page 12

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

Letters to the Editor…

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Emergency shelter

To the Editor: I would like for those who have strong feelings about the proposed homeless shelter to consider the following:

The town of Sisters has had an operational cold weather shelter for the past five years. This service has been conducted by local churches who are not equipped to provide the mental health services that a proper homeless shelter would.

There is now a precedent set for many of the homeless among us to spend a good deal of time in those areas surrounding the churches and more importantly, schools.

When comparing the locations of the current homeless hangouts to that of something in the industrial area, I would ask you to consider this:

Do you think it is a better plan to have the homeless — many of whom suffer various forms of addiction and/or mental illness — to be loitering around these areas adjacent to the schools and children? There are those of us who live in Village Meadows who routinely have the homeless hanging around in the vacant lot behind our house, next to the Christian school and common areas, rifling through our recycling — sometimes entering

See LETTERS on page 6

Sisters Weather Forecast

Good intentions are not enough

By Greg Walker (ret) Guest Columnist

According to ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer site, the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) officially became a registered nonprofit in January 2021. This fact is mirrored by Guidestar’s nonprofit profile of the same organization.

The only IRS tax filing to date listed by both ProPublica and Guidestar is for fiscal year 2022, when SCWS filed a 990EZ to include Schedule A. The SCWS offered its justification as a public charity is because it is “an organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).

(Complete Part II.)”

When I spoke with Luis Blanchard, president of SCWS, last Friday, he offered his understanding that SCWS had filed its taxes for 2020 and 2021 and he would be contacting their accountant on this matter.

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Per the IRS, SCWS as a nonprofit is required to file an annual information return (990, 990EZ, or 990N electronic postcard) yearly. Failure to do so for three consecutive years can result in its nonprofit status being revoked. Blanchard, who succeeded Molly Jones as president just three months ago, conceded the organization has yet to notify the IRS of the change in leadership and affirmed SCWS only incorporated in mid-2020.

Although the effective date of the IRS intent to grant exemption status for the SCWS was made on August 12, 2020, the actual ruling date, meaning all those documents submitted to the IRS for consideration had been reviewed and approved regarding its application was not made until January 2021. Blanchard offers the Sisters city attorney, when reviewing the new application, accepted the new document using the August 12 date as this would just give SCWS the required three years’ experience in providing professional services for the local homeless / houseless population.

accurately provide the true ruling date on their websites.

When asked how many beds would be available at the shelter, Mr. Blanchard stated the Sisters fire marshal just approved 40 “beds,” 20 “beds” more than the revised application states. And these are not beds, per se. “We provide pre-packed tote sacks to the clients,” explained Blanchard. He went on to say that sleeping bags are also provided and there are no beds [or even cots, apparently] available. Clients sleep on the shelter’s floor during their stay.

Safety-wise Blanchard made it clear that the State of Oregon’s criteria for the grant money SCWS would be using does not permit SCWS staff to search a client or his/her belongings when they come to the shelter. When asked if this meant a client could bring drugs and / or weapons into the shelter with them the response was, “Yes.”

Blanchard was swift to offer that in all the time he’s been involved locally with the homeless he has never heard of or experienced poor or illegal behavior taking place.

“We know many of our local homeless who are living in the forest,” he told me. “We’re a pretty good judge of character.”

Blanchard affirmed the initial involvement of Cheyenne Purrington in assisting his board in preparing its application for state funds. When asked if he was aware Ms. Purrington, hired by Deschutes County as its county homeless coordinator at $148,000 a year, had hurriedly resigned when it was learned her resume claims were inaccurate and the California Department of Justice, in lieu of an independent audit of the homeless nonprofit she was hired to manage in Lake Tahoe, assigned noncriminal mismanagement of the $8.1 million dollar state grant Purrington had wrangled from the state, he stated he was not aware of this.

This fawn took a long time to figure out just what the creature he encountered in a Sisters backyard was. The neighborhood cat appeared annoyed that his vole-stalking was interrupted.

However, my call to an IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities navigator revealed the ruling date, or January 22, 2021, is the official start date of SCWS’s nonprofit status, not August 12, 2020. In short, the organization does not possess the mandatory three years of work and services in this field.

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For all its good intentions and layman’s efforts, it is clear the folks at SCWS are not yet qualified, or ready to assume the responsibilities required of those who truly understand how best to serve our homeless population while likewise remaining a good steward of the Sisters community at-large.

“Good intentions that are not clothed in reason lead to greater disasters than those actions built on ill will or stupidity.”

— Henning Mankell, “The Fifth Woman”

PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

Sisters youths play for Maui Strong

By Jim Cornelius Editor

Maui, Hawaii, is as much home to Tristan and Gemma Marshall as Sisters is. When they saw the devastation wrought by a wildfire that destroyed the town of Lahaina, they wanted to help.

But Tristan is 13, and Gemma is 11. They don’t have an income from which to make a donation — so they decided to leverage their musical passion to raise funds for Maui Strong. The Hawaii Community Foundation Maui Strong fund is providing financial resources that can be deployed quickly for emergency relief and recovery for the devastated island.

BOARDS,

GROUPS, CLUBS

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

Alcoholics A nonymou s

High Camp Taphouse featured on Fieri’s show

By Katy Yoder Correspondent

High Camp Taphouse opened last summer. Since then, owners Nurbu and Pema Sherpa have steadily built a following of diners who love their Himalayan food and the welcoming atmosphere. Not only are their chairs, comfy couches, and bar stools often filled, High Camp also caught the attention of world-renowned chef and host of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” Guy Fieri.

When Pema Sherpa received the first email from the show, she thought it was spam and didn’t respond. A few weeks later, when another email arrived, she

opened it. “I don’t watch TV and didn’t realize what a big deal it was,” she said laughing. The show often referred to as “Triple D,” is one of the biggest shows on the Food Network with close to seven hundred episodes.

Being selected to be on “DDD” is no easy task. One important criterion is having an interesting backstory. A unique menu with food prepared from scratch and recipes that entice the producers and Fieri is a must. There are multiple interview rounds by producers that often cull out prospects before cameras arrive. After the Sherpas’ were vetted by producers both over the phone and then

The siblings, who learned to play ukulele on Maui, brought their instruments out last week to play at Fika Sisters Coffee House. A donation jar was set up on a table in front of them — and quickly filled. Their mother, Angela Marshall, reported that, “This morning’s fundraiser brought in $419 in cash donations. Two thoughtful contributors who donated via the QR code (on a flyer) came up to show the kids $350 they donated online, so that the kids could see their impact. So $769 was raised that we know of. We do know several others scanned the QR code and donated as well.”

The brother and sister plan to play in other

locations to keep the fundraising going.

The family moved to Maui when Tristan and Gemma were young, and lived there full-time for several years. Angela was raised in Sisters and has family here, so they recently began splitting their time between Sisters and Maui. Mike Marshall is a business owner, and Angela homeschools the children.

“We’re lucky to have community in both places,” Angela said.

The siblings got their instruments in Maui, and have been playing ukulele for a long time.

“I had a uke when I was, like, six,” Tristan said.

Citation issued in crash

A 39-year-old local woman was cited on a single infraction in relation to the July 30 crash at the junction of Highway 126 and Cloverdale Road east of Sisters. The crash took down power and Internet in the Sisters area for most of a day, disrupting life and having significant economic impact on local businesses.

The woman allegedly ran through the stop sign in a passenger vehicle as she traveled northbound on Cloverdale Road about midnight, and ran into the back axle of a gasoline trailer

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.

truck headed west toward Sisters on Highway 126. The tank breached, causing a significant fire. The truck driver was uninjured and the woman apparently did not suffer serious injuries.

Oregon State Police were reticent with details about the crash. Captain Kyle Kennedy told The Nugget last week only that, “A citation was issued for failing to obey a traffic control device. At this time, we do not have further comment as to the cause of the crash until the issue has been through the court process.”

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 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 49 -6 022.

Sisters Park & Recreation District

Board of Dire ctor s 2nd & 4th Tues., 4:30 p.m., SPR D bldg. 5 41-5 49 -2091.

Sisters Pl anning Commission

FIRE & POLICE

PHOTO COURTESY ANGELA MARSHALL

Gemma and Tristan Marshall played their Hawaiian ukuleles at Fika Sisters Coffee House in a fundraiser for Maui Strong.

See HIGH CAMP on page 14

in Chief

See MAUI STRONG on page 7

Volleyball poised for strong season

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

This year’s volleyball squad will carry on a rich tradition of elite volleyball at Sisters High School. Players are ready for an exciting season. The Lady Outlaws return a bevy of seniors, and some experienced and impactful juniors. Nine of the 12 players on the roster are returnees from last year.

Sisters’ front line boasts six players that all hover around six feet tall, which will impose a very strong defensive and offensive presence across the state.

The six returning seniors include Gracie Vohs, Gracelyn Myhre, Mia Monaghan, Bailey Robertson, Katie Buller, and Ila Reid.

Vohs returns as the reigning 3A State Player of the Year, and will bring a tenacious hitting and blocking effort to the team. Gracie is a four-year varsity player and will play as an outside hitter and as a middle blocker.

Myhre has also been on the varsity squad for four years. Coach Rory Rush said that “Gracelyn is a very cerebral player who does whatever the team needs to win on defense and offense.”

Monaghan has been on varsity for three years and is the anchor of the Outlaws’ defense as their libero. She’s a leader on the floor and has a deep knowledge of the game.

Robertson (three-year varsity player) will play at middle and as an outside hitter. She is an established force at the middle position, as she offers a very imposing block and finishes with power. Buller will play right side and middle blocker and will be another imposing defensive threat due to her size and the way she can read the other team’s attacks. Katie has been on varsity for two years.

Reid rounds out the returning senior players and has been on the varsity squad for two years. Ila will offer a strong presence on the right side of the floor with her focused defense.

Three juniors, Kathryn Scholl, Holly Davis, and

Jordyn Monaghan, are also returnee players.

Scholl will be an offensive threat for the team as she brings an aggressive approach to both offense and defense. She’s been on varsity for two years and will play as an outside hitter and a middle blocker. Davis (twoyear varsity player) returns as a seasoned and skilled setter with hitters all around, and her court vision will lead a high-octane offense.

Monaghan (two-year varsity player) will switch roles and play as another setter for the team this year. According to Coach Rush, her court vision and enthusiasm on the floor will be a great addition to the setter position.

Three junior players join the varsity squad for the first

time this year: Sophie Rush, Kristen Elbek; and Brooklyn Cooper.

Rush will add skillful serving and stable defense to the team, while Elbek will be a valuable utility player and will bring aggressive serving and enthusiasm to the squad. Cooper will also be a valuable utility player and will bring consistent passing to the team.

Coach Rush said, “This year’s season is bound to be a thrilling season full of intense matches and unforgettable moments. While the team’s expectations are high, the players are excited to pass the challenge and hit their goals, which are to have better ball control, better servereceive and serving than our opponents.”

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The Lady Outlaws will kick off their season Thursday, August 24, at the Summit High School Jamboree, facing Bend at 9:30 a.m., Lincoln High School at 11:30 a.m., and South Medford at 1 p.m. They will take on both Caldera and Crook County at home on Tuesday, August 29. Matches are at 3 and 6 p.m., respectively.

Sandy Reilly of Sisters raised $1,800 for the Rotary’s Ride for Alzheimer’s earlier this month.

According to Tate Metcalf of Sisters Athletic Club (SAC), Reilly organized approximately 14 donor/riders for a two-hour spin ride at SAC for the fundraiser.

“He loves to ride and he’s very passionate about (combatting) Alzheimer’s,” Metcalf said.

Sisters Rotary has been engaged in raising awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. They held a series of talks in July on the subject.

The statistical impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia is staggering.

• About one in nine people age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s.

• Almost two-thirds of those are women.

• Overall, an estimated 6.7 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in 2023.

• One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

• Deaths from Alzheimer’s have more than doubled between 2000 and 2019, while those from heart disease — the leading cause of death — have decreased.

While the team’s expectations are high, the players are excited to pass the challenge and hit their goals...

Coach Rory Rush

Celebrate late summer at Friday’s Artwalk

By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

This month, Sisters Arts Association (SAA) welcomes Canyon Creek Pottery to Fourth Friday Artwalk. The event features some of Sisters’ finest traditional artists plus a few new talents.

Canyon Creek Pottery (310 N. Cedar St.) is home to an array of handmade pottery, all produced by potter Ken Merrill in the studio situated behind his gallery. The gallery’s selection incudes lamps, mugs, dinnerware, and wall art, and custom creations are available. It’s a few steps beyond the downtown core, but well worth the walk.

The Rickards Gallery features father-and-son oil painters Jerry and Dennis Dame. Jerry’s landscapes draw the viewer into serene experiences of fly-fishing on the Metolius River or hiking up Whychus Creek. He captures scenery that is both imaginative and familiar. With an art background that spans dozens of mediums and industries,

Dennis finds creativity in each new painting. Shapes, values, and colors are arranged to convey something that cannot be said with words. They will be at the “Meet the Makers” dinner on August 24. Tickets are still available. On Friday, both artists will be at the gallery from 4 to 7 p.m. with live music beginning at 6.

Toriizaka Art’s Nguyen Thanh Binh likens his preference for simplicity in composition and design in his artwork to his own way of life. His paintings often express his sorrow and the sorrow of many in his generation. Although most well-known for his paintings of women in Ao Dai, he is also passionate about music, dance, architecture, and flowers, and is most interested in following his passions at this point in his career. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with refreshments from 4 to 7.

Sisters Gallery & Frame’s featured artists are the prolific acrylic painter Brad Earl, and Jennifer Hartwig,

aka The Scratchboard Lady. When Earl moved to Sisters, he went from being a fulltime architect with a painting hobby, to an artist with an architectural hobby. His art is architectural and nostalgic: old buildings, classic cars, traditional tractors, vintage campers, and antique typewriters. Scratchboard allows Hartwig to etch light from dark with fine precision and subtle shades. She is one of only a few scratchboard artists to add full color. Visit the gallery between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., with refreshments starting at 4.

Hood Avenue Art features work by JoAnn Burgess, Susie Zeitner, and Art Blumenkron. Burgess has been creating pastel landscapes and abstracts for more than 15 years. Blumenkron enhances the characteristics of the wood slab he’s working on, often inspired by his morning walks in the forest. Zeitner fabricates glass-andsteel totems and two-dimensional glass wall art that is

painted then fused in kiln, and mounted on rusted metal.

Stitchin’ Post’s exhibit is “The Gift of Water” by June Jaeger of Sisters. Concerned about the natural resources that surround her, Jaeger immerses herself in water, nature, and the outdoors. Working with fabric and paints, she tunes out the world and becomes absorbed in creating her vision of nature. The opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m.

Raven Makes Gallery is one of the few galleries nationwide to work directly with artists to share special jewelry. The Puebloan Hopi Tribe of Northern Arizona is known for their silver overlay jewelry. Designs may be highly symbolic or realistic. Pictorial pieces are often based on ancient sources such as potsherds, petroglyphs, or spiritual beings, and often reflect symbols depicting prayers for moisture and rain.

Karla Diaz Cano is the featured artist at the Campbell Gallery. She uses different media to explore and deepen her creativity and inspire others to open their hearts to the creative magic within and around us. For her, this creativity is a deeply healing, spiritual experience.

Wildflower Studio welcomes new work from stained glass artist Mitch Saba. He uses color and composition to depict landscape and traditional design. Edie Shelton also works in glass, but uses a

fused glass process. Her newest work features landscape and flowers in clear glass. Wildflower’s wine, snacks, and art will be served from 4 to 7 p.m.

The work of abstract landscape artist Lindsey Luna Tucker is featured at Space in Common. Each painting is a compilation of sketches, photos, sentiments, and memories that seeks emotional truth over visual representation. The paintings are less about the subject itself and more about the act of searching for answers but never fully resolving the question.

Be sure to sign up for Quick Draw, as SAA will award two $50 gift certificates, good at any participating gallery. Register once per gallery visit to increase your chances. The SAA thanks Coldwell Banker Bain of Sisters for their generous donation that makes this possible.

“Tranquility Base” by Brad Earl is at Sisters Gallery & Frame.

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“Fireside Motel” by Dennis Dame at Rickards Gallery.

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“The Gift of Water,” a collection by June Jaeger, is at Stitchin’ Post.

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Football squad full of young talent

By Rongi Yost Correspondent

A handful of returning players, including Dustin DeSmet, Scott Henderson, Triston Madron, Tony Gonzalez, Ethan Eby, Kalvin Parker, Hudson Beckwith, and Dolon Pool bring varsity experience on both sides of the ball, and will lead this year’s young and inexperienced Outlaws football squad.

Although the team is young, Coach Gary Thorson told The Nugget that they will bring a lot of talent to the field.

Several players are competing for the quarterback position, including junior Kale Gardner, and sophomores Hunter Bronson, Trent Gordon, and Reid Woodson. Gardner is an aggressive athlete who will help the Outlaws out at wide receiver, tight end, and will also compete for time as a defensive back. Woodson, Gordon, and Bronson will also have time on the field as defensive backs.

Several players will see time at the running back position, including seniors DeSmet and Gonzalez, juniors Beckwith, Kolbi Cotner, and Kale Mock, and sophomores Eby, Reese Moore, and Jace Owens.

DeSmet is a returning AllLeague and All-State player at both the running back and defensive back positions, and is a great leader on the field. Gonzalez and Eby are both very physical runners offensively, and will play linebacker on defense.

Beckwith will compete for time at the running back position and is a returning starter as a defensive back. Mock also runs and catches the ball well, and will see time at both running back and defensive back. Cotner is expected to contribute good things from the safety position, and could also be a huge assist at special teams, as well as sophomores Eby, Moore, and Owens. Cotner, Moore, and Owens will also see time at the defensive back position.

Seniors Chance

Hamlington, Scott Henderson, and Jayden Vogt will all see time as both offensive and defensive linemen. Antonio Guzman

(junior), and sophomores

Kody Cassano, Jozua Miller, and Kalvin Parker will also play on both sides of the ball. All of these linemen will be key in the team’s success this year.

Henderson and Pool are both athletic at the guard position, and, according to Thorson, they pull and run very well.

Returning senior Triston Madron contributed last year at defensive back and also on special teams, and is expected to do the same again this year. Junior Dawson Roberson will play at wide receiver and at the defensive back positions, and is one of several receivers competing for playing time. Thorson said that Roberson is an explosive athlete with great potential. Joe Souza (junior) is expected to contribute from the safety position and could also be a huge asset in special teams play.

Junior Garrett Sager is back with the program after being away a year, and will be a force at tight end. He is also competing for time at the linebacker position.

The team has had solid senior leadership through their daily double practices, and according to Thorson the team has been very focused.

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“Despite spending so much time in the gym due to the smoke issues, we are progressing well and the attitude and effort of the team has been fantastic!” said Thorson. “The team has some very good depth at most of the skill positions, so there is good competition for playing time, and we will be a much stronger team because of it.”

The Outlaws’ goal this year is to improve each week, and Thorson told The Nugget he believes they will do that.

“We have a staff and team that is excited about football and it shows in their enthusiasm at practice,” said Thorson. “I see this team having good success both on and off the field, and we are going to have some fun in the process.”

Assistant coaches this year include Hayden Hudson, Dave DeSmet, Jordan Wilkins, Jim Gurney, Eli Gurney, Joe Gordon, and Eric Beckwith.

The Outlaws will kick off their season with a jamboree at Santiam High School on Friday, August 25, with a 5 p.m. start time. The following week, Friday, September 1, they will play at home against Burns in a non-league contest. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

privately fenced yards to do so. We’ve had people pitching tents and carrying on at 2 a.m., dealing and doing drugs next door to the preschool at Wellhouse and behind the homes of families with children..

I would respectfully ask you all to carefully look at our priorities as a community. What is more important? The safety of children and homeowners, or the safety of businesses?

It is a very real question and I am not saying businesses are not important. I’m saying that this is a more complex set of issues than just NIMBYs, and children are more at risk than adults operating businesses.

Michelle Ehr

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Houseless kids

To the Editor:

What is the City of Sisters doing or attempting, to help the 26 Sisters children living without a home?

Very concerned regarding the mayor’s comment about the 26 Sisters children that are houseless during the Emergency Shelter meeting.

Carrie

Buchanan

To the Editor:

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Divisive opinion

Reading the latest Nugget I see that I’m not the only community member who was concerned by Rullman’s August 2 “Bunkhouse Chronicles” statement that our sitting president is a “demented, octogenarian bigot.” Free speech notwithstanding, that kind of “opinion” is part of what drives people apart. Kudos, however, for getting the “whack job” characterization correct.

Brad Earl

MAUI STRONG: Sisters youth play ukuleles to raise funds to donate

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“There’s this little green church on the beach… and every Thursday night, one of the local Hawaiians whose whole family had lived there a really long time hosted a Thursday night uke jam,” Tristan said.

The church is a 100-yearold institution in Kihei; the jams are led by Kumu Kealoha.

“The jam emphasizes traditional Hawaiian music and culture,” Angela said. “The wonderful community there really embraced our kids. They fostered Tristan and Gemma’s love of ukulele, Hawaiian music, and culture.”

Music seemed like the natural way to reach out to help a community they care deeply about.

“We love that community, and they’re going through a hard time, and we wanted to help them,” Tristan said.

In addition to music, outdoor activity is a big part of the allure of both of the Marshalls’ homes.

Asked what she loves about Maui, Gemma said, “Definitely the beach. All the people there are really nice. The sunsets there are really pretty.”

Here in Sisters, the Marshalls enjoy all the bounty the forest has to offer.

“We like to bike ride, we like to go camping, we go paddling,” Gemma said. “Camping is one of my favorite things we do here.”

Mike Marshall said the brother and sister want to continue their efforts.

“We are working on setting up more opportunities for them to play, raise awareness, and raise funds for Maui,” he told The Nugget “They will be playing at the First Friday art walk (in Bend) on September one, starting around 5 p.m. and playing off and on until about eight p.m. They will be set up directly across from the Oxford Hotel outside of Thump.”

Anyone interested in having the Marshalls play for a Maui Strong fundraiser may email Angela at angela@ alohalifestylegroup.com.

To donate directly to Maui Strong, visit www. hawaiicommunityfound ation.org/strengthening/ maui-strong-fund.

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Jazz jams bring music community together

By Olivia Nieto Columnist

In the creatively inclined town of Sisters, music can usually be found just around the corner. From hosting musical venues throughout the area, to being the origin of the Sisters Folk Festival, music is a passion many Sisters citizens share.

Robert Sposato, previous college professor and current father and arts activist, is a man who encourages this passion.

“I love jazz,” said Sposato. “Ever since I heard Coltrane play ‘Round Midnight,’ I was hooked. But now it’s a lot about the audience…there are really great and amazingly supportive people here.”

Unlike the majority of Central Oregon music that falls under the genre of folk, country, and bluegrass, Sposato makes jazz a priority. He has been growing

the jazz community around Oregon for over 10 years. Since 2019 he has been hosting Jazz Jams at The Belfry, Sisters Depot, and numerous other locations.

These jams invite local jazz players, new and seasoned, to collaborate

in performing for their community.

Although these jam sessions were temporarily put on hold due to COVID, Sposato has been slowly reintroducing them since 2022 with the intention of continuing the music over

the next few years.

The performance at The Depot on Sunday, August 13, was a great example of the fruition that comes with hard work and community involvement. A laid-back and friendly atmosphere enveloped the evening as over 20 local musicians played together for two hours.

Many experienced jazzers joined younger ones, high schoolers, and collegeage students, in playing 15 great songs, including, “The Girl from Ipanema,” “Just One of Those Things,” and “Mr. P.C.”

These events have been so successful that the growing enthusiasm for jazz in Sisters is apparent, and music enjoyers of the like are certain to find more fun with Jazz Jams in coming years.

Editor’s note: Olivia Nieto was a participant in the August 13 jam session.

Sisters High School students Olivia Nieto, Jesus Quero, and Ian Landon joined seasoned jazz musicians in a Jazz Jam at Sisters Depot.

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vestibule, transformed into a showroom and galleria of new and like-new goods.

In the background Jazz Folks, a quartet of drums, trumpet, guitar, and keyboard, kept the mood airy.

Saturday was a wholesale shift from the prior evening’s mellow theme. Transfiguration’s lawns and parking lot took on the look of a classical country fair complete with all the trappings — jams, jellies, preserves, candies, baked goods, handmade gifts, live flora, and a food court.

The “doors” opened at 10 a.m. Lines were often a dozen deep for the Fair’s signature dish of homemade Marionberry cobbler and ice cream. Across the parking lot savvy shoppers were scouring through The Good Book tent filled with hundreds of paperback and hardcover titles.

Dennis Richards scooped up two bags’ worth.

“I have a year’s worth of reading for under 50 bucks,” Richards said.

“This is the best part of the Fair,” said Roberta Hughes from Cloverdale as she escorted her two grandsons through the bins upon bins of books.

The boys, Gavin and Levi (8 and 6), thought the books could wait a bit longer. They wanted to get to what was clearly the day’s biggest draw: snakes. As in, eight of them, including a nine-foot

boa constrictor that wiggled and slithered and mesmerized onlookers.

Little ones waited patiently to mount Duncan, a wild mustang rescue who has been deployed by the Forest Service in recent times for logistical work on wildfires. Duncan was among a menagerie of animals on hand to entertain the many families with children who partook of the day’s kid-friendly activities, including face painting and lawn games.

Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District was highly visible with a fleet of fire and rescue rigs open for public inspection. Kids of all ages scampered about the vehicles, taking the wheel and controls in makebelieve firefighting.

In another corner apples were fed into an old-fashioned cider press from which sweet juice flowed. A mix of rock ’n roll and show tunes and other familiar music by DJ Rodger Gabrielson played in the background. The silent auction continued inside, with some bidding becoming intense among friends.

Showing the range of the day, a fly-tying demonstration was put on by Roger Fairfield and Chuck Christopher.

Before long pulled-pork sliders and chili with a variety of side dishes appeared. Hungry lines formed, moving rhythmically through the buffet. Throughout the afternoon as visitors departed new ones took their place. It was always full but never crowded, with guests easily flowing to and from the myriad tents of purveyors.

All of the income from the two-day affair is redistributed into the community in the form of unrestricted gifts to various and sundry charitable and public service providers. While the take from the weekend was not fully tabulated by press time, Fair officials were gleeful over the community support.

The preceding 25 fairs have generated $320,000 in collective funds put back into the community. The annual event is a church-wide effort requiring hundreds of volunteer hours.

The Church of the Transfiguration is a unique blend of worshippers. There is no Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, or Congregational church in Sisters. Instead they form one half of the congregation and worship at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays at the Episcopal parish.

At 10:15 a.m., Episcopalians, who formed the parish in 1993, hold traditional Episcopal services. It’s all blended as “one congregation with two worship styles,” led by an Episcopal rector. Transfiguration holds

Sunday school and maintains a choir and two highly regarded organists playing

on a Rodgers organ, considered the best such instrument of its kind in the area.

FAIR:

A nine-foot boa constrictor mesmerized onlookers.

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

Kate Beardsley treated fairgoers to horse rides.

PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT

Banana soaks in some sunshine, while Parmesan makes fast friends with the children thrilled for the opportunity to learn about and interact with ball pythons at a booth operated by World Wide Animal Ambassadors.

PHOTO BY JESS DRAPER

Waterston prize winner announced

How can or can’t species adapt to the effects of climate change? For decades, Thor Hanson, Ph.D. — respected biologist, author, Guggenheim Fellow and Switzer Environmental Fellow — has travelled the world, written several books, and won the renowned John Burroughs Medal in pursuit of answers to this pressing question.

As the keynote speaker at this year’s Waterston Desert Writing Prize Ceremony, Hanson will speak on this all-too-relevant topic and later participate in a book signing alongside decorated writer and this year’s guest judge Rena Priest, and the 2023 award winner Anna Welch. The Prize ceremony will take place on Thursday, September 14, at the High Desert Museum.

The Waterston Desert Writing Prize honors a writer who uses the desert as both subject and setting and illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy. The winner — emerging, mid-career, or established — must also be in the process of completing a book-length manuscript focused on any desert region.

The evening will open with the presentation of the 2023 Waterston Prize to Anna Welch by guest judge Rena Priest. The prize includes a $3,000 award and residency at PLAYA at Summer Lake, an arts and sciences campus located in south-central Oregon.

“Thanks to Rena Priest’s

thoughtful judging, we have the opportunity to recognize an intrepid and talented new desert writer in Anna Welch,” said Prize founder Ellen Waterston. “Now in its ninth year, the growing numbers of winners and finalists of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize distinguish the mission of the Prize and individually do creative justice to desert literature.”

Readings by Welch and Priest will be followed with Hanson closing out the evening.

“We are honored to have these incredible writers join us at this year’s Waterston Desert Writing Prize,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “Thor Hanson’s extensive research on climate and climate change make for deep storytelling about this iconic desert place — all of which fits into the Prize’s aim to elevate desert landscapes through literary nonfiction.

“Rena Priest’s most recent book “Northwest Know-How: Beaches,” which includes poems, retellings of legends, and descriptions of 29 of the most beloved beaches in the Pacific Northwest, will undoubtedly inspire and spark discussion,” Whitelaw continued. “And every year brings a new desert writer to this distinguished group—Anna Welch’s work will be a wonderful addition to this year’s program. We’re so pleased to welcome them all.”

Welch will read from her winning submission, “Momentum: A

Trans-Continental Bicycle Journey,” which details her 2019 adventure 3,700 miles across the continental United States. During that substantial bicycling trip, Welch encountered her first desert, an experience she eloquently expands upon within her winning text.

Welch holds a degree in English literature from the University of Otago and currently plants trees and surveys wildlife. Her work has been published in Wilderness Magazine and was most recently featured in the anthology “True Travel Tales” by Fine Line Press. She is originally from New Zealand and currently resides in Scotland.

Priest, an enrolled member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation, served as the first Native American Poet Laureate in Washington state. Her debut collection, “Patriarchy Blues,” earned an American Book Award. Later in her career, Priest was named the 2022 Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writing Fellow.

Hanson is the author of “Buzz,” “The Triumph of Seeds,” “Feathers and the Impenetrable Forest,” as well as the illustrated children’s favorite “Bartholomew Quill.” Honors for his books have included the John Burroughs Medal, The Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, The AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize, and three Pacific Northwest Book Awards. His writing has been translated into more than 10 languages.

The award was initially

inspired by author and poet Waterston’s love of the High Desert, a region that has been her muse for more than 30 years. The Prize recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and human narrative.

In 2020, the High Desert Museum—which has long hosted events for the Prize— adopted the program. The mission and goals of the Prize complement those of the High Desert Museum, emphasizing the importance of protecting deserts and creating important conversations about the issues affecting them.

The event will start at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, at the Museum with a reception. After, the program will span from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and a book signing will take

place from 8 to 8:45 p.m. For tickets to the event, visit www.highdesertmuseum.org/ 2023-waterston-ceremony. The 2023 Waterston Desert Writing Prize is possible with support from Charles Redd Center for Western Studies and in partnership with Oregon State University-Cascades.

Anna Welch is the Waterston Desert Writing Prize winner.

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Silent Echo eater

Evening of Story telling

Silent Echo eater Company presents “Mixed Bag: An Evening of Storytelling ” at Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill ursday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open and dinner ser vice begins at 6:30 p.m . Per formance ticket s are $15 per person online ($20 at the door). Dinner and drink s are not included in the ticket price. For more information visit www slientechotheatercompany.org or call 310 -710 -2874.

Silent Echo eater

Dinner Cabaret

Silent Echo eater Company presents “ e Heat Is On: A Dinner Cabaret ” celebrating heat in all its v ariations, at Sisters Saloon and Ranch Grill Saturday, August 26 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open and dinner ser vice begins at 6:30 p.m. Tic ket s are $20 per person online ($25 at the door). Dinner and drink s are not included in the ticket price. For more information visit www slientechotheatercompany.org or call 310 -710 -2874.

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.

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.

Sisters High Deser t Chorale Rehearsals

Rehearsals for the chorale will begin Monday, September 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Episcopal church. No audition required and all singers are welcome!

Come join us for our upcoming December concert. For more information call Irene Liden at 541-549-1037 or email lidenmez zo@gmail.com

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

Celebr ate Summer with the Library

It’ s not too late to join a summer of reading , exploring, and earning great prizes at the Sisters library! All ages can participate. ere will be f un giveaways and the chance to win some amazing prizes. For more information and to sign up, visit the librar y website: www.deschuteslibrar y.org/ summer

Free Pet Food

Need pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furr y Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4 023 to schedule your pickup. Located at 412 E . Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind e Nug get

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Camp Sherman Pancake Breakfast

Bring your family and f riends to a traditional Pancake Breakfast at the Camp Sherman Communit y Hall, Sunday, September 3 , f rom 8 to 11 a.m. Enjoy all-you-can-eat ham, eggs , pancakes , orange juice, and co ee. Adult s $12; children 5 to 10 years $8, under 5 f ree. Proceeds benefit Camp Sherman Historical Societ y and Friends of the Metolius . For more information contact Lorie at 541-595-2719.

Sisters Farmers Market

Seek s Volunteers

Sisters Farmers Market is looking for Market Day helpers

Volunteers assist with market set-up and breakdown, sta the information booth, and help with a variet y of other tasks . To learn more, call 541-9 04-1034 or email sistersfarmersmarket@ gmail.com . Sisters Farmers Market is located at Fir Street Park, 150 N Fir St., Sisters . e market is open Sundays , 10 a .m. until 2 p.m., through September

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.

Central Oregon Federated Republican Meeting

COFRW (Central Oregon

Federated Republican Women) meet s the first ursday of every month f rom 10:45 a .m. to 1 p.m. at Brand 33 at A spen Lakes Golf Club, Sisters. Meetings include lunch for $27. R SVP required . On September 7 the special guest speaker will be Jonathon Choe, a journalist and senior fellow with Discover y Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty. Learn more about upcoming meetings and speakers , and RSVP at www COFRW.net.

All Ages Ukulele Party

Borrow a uke or bring your own for this high-energ y music party Saturday, August 26 at 3 p.m. at the Sisters Firehouse Community Hall. Ages 10 and up. More info at https://deschuteslibrar y.org/ kids/programs.

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 Brook s Camp Rd . Sisters . For info call Margaret Doke at 541-588-2784.

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. Go to www sisterscommunity.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 541-549-1403 . Or take the “Camp Polk Cemeter y Tour ” led by a direct descendant of our earliest families . “Martha Cobb” has stories to tell! Aug. 27 or Sept. 2 at 10 a .m. C all Jan at 541788- 0274 to make a reser vation

Join a Saturday Morning Interpretive Walk

Friends of the Metolius sponsors free Saturday morning walks to all interested persons. Children are more than welcome, but dogs are not appropriate. Wear sturdy footwear and bring water. August 26 f rom 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. join Bird Walk Along the Metolius. Longtime birder Tim Bickler will help look and listen for the rich birdlife on the Metolius. Watch for woodpeckers, songbirds, dippers , and mergansers while exploring the ways in which they live in this riverside habitat Bring binoculars and a bird guide if you have them. Meet at the Camp Sherman Bridge fishviewing platform at 8:30 a .m. For information call 503-801-1435.

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 project s 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.

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.

Deschutes Public Librar y Is Seeking New Art

New construction and upgrades to our Deschutes Count y libraries have created an oppor tunity for our Deschutes Libraries to expand their art collections . e Art Committee seeks art in all media and genres: this can include painting , printmaking , sculpture, glass , fiber, f unctional, digital, photography, installation, mixe d-media, and new media genres . Applications f rom artists will be accepted through the CaFÉ website. Visit https:// artist.callforentr y.org/festival s_ unique_info.php?ID =116 44 Send direct questions to: DPL art.commit tee@gmail.com.

Stop Shouting!

Collabor ation rough Candid Conversation

On Wednesday, September 6 at 9 a .m. at the Sisters Firehouse Community Hall a free workshop will be o ered by Citizens4Communit y with Scott Crabtree, C4C board member. Come improve your abilit y to skillfully navigate disagreements so that everyone fares better. Learn more at www citizens4community.com/event s.

Announce Your Celebr ations!

Sisters community birth, engagement, wedding , and anniversar y notices may run at no charge Email nug get@ nug getnews .com Deadline is 5 p.m . on Fridays

e Wonder of Gothic Architecture

Explore the Gothic cathedr als of Western Europe in this Deschutes Public Librar y event on ursday, August 24 at noon at the Sisters Firehouse Communit y Hall. More info at https://deschuteslibrary.org/ calendar/adult

PET OF THE WEEK

Humane Societ y of Central Oregon 541-382-3537

ARCHIE

is 7-month-old pit bull pup is looking for companionship and guidance from his new adopters. He would love a fenced yard so he can run o energ y between adventures with his people. Archie is going to be a per fect candidate for Good Pup training , and a f ree week is included with ever y adoption at HSCO! With the right training and enrichment, Archie is going to be a loyal, fun forever friend.

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541-549-2275 • 541-549-8836

SISTER S- ARE A C HURCH ES

Baha’i Faith

For information, devotions, study g roups , etc. , contac t Shauna Rocha 541-6 47-9826 • www.bahai.org • www bahai.us • www.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-sister s.org

Sisters Church of the N az arene

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

10 a .m. Sunday Worship

Sisters Communit y Church (Nondenominational)

130 0 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201

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

Chapel in the Pines

Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971

10 a .m. Sunday Worship

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N . Fir Street • 5 41-549-5831

10 a .m. Sunday Worship

www.shepherdof thehillslutheranchurch.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 • www.ccsisters.org

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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

11 a .m. S aturday Worship

POLICY: Nonprofits, schools , churches , birth, engagement, wedding , and anniversar y notices may run at no charge. Business items do not run on this page. All submissions subject to editing and run as space allows . Email janice@nug getnews .com or drop o at 4 42 E . Main Ave. Deadline is

Range Hoods & Counter tops

Sisters-Area Events & Enter tainment

ROAD CLOSURE: Fire continues to grow in McKenzie Canyon

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6, told media the highway closure is in place until further notice and in coordination with the Lane and Linn county sheriff’s offices, the Willamette National Forest, and officials with the incident management team and Oregon State Fire Marshal Team.

“The fire is not that close,” Barram said. “With the evacuation level changes around popular recreation destinations yesterday and today, a Red Flag Warning for the area from 11 a.m. Saturday through 9 p.m. Sunday, and an active wildfire creating significant smoke impacts, you can understand the hazards that it creates for such a winding and (usually) scenic highway.”

Drivers should check with tripcheck.com for updated information before using the road.

In addition, a Forest Service emergency closure order issued for the Lookout Fire area on the Willamette National Forest has been expanded to include Blue Pool, Sahalie Falls, and other popular recreation areas. The closure order, which is for public and firefighter safety, will be in effect until September 18, 2023, unless rescinded or modified sooner. This order supersedes and rescinds previous orders.

Closed trails and trailheads now include: Blue Pool/Tamolitch Falls, the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail and trailheads, and the Waterfalls Loop Trail.

WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 23

Lake Creek Lodge Live Music: Brent Alan 5-7 p.m. Multi-instrumentalist Americana Project educator Brent Alan brings his music to the deck. 13 375 SW Forest Service Rd #1419, Camp Sherman. Info: www.lakecreeklodge.com/events/.

THURSDAY • AUGUST 24

Angeline’s Baker y* Live Music: Keith Greeninger with special guests Brad Tisdale and Benji Nagel

7 p.m. Singer-songwriter Keith Greeninger ’s masterfully crafted tunes and powerful presence have earned him top songwriting awards. Cover is $10 to $15 sliding scale Info: 541-549-9122. *If conditions are too smoky, show will move toTheBelfry

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 For info call Eurosports at 541-549-2471

FRIDAY • AUGUST 25

Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Artwalk 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Galleries and shops feature art and demonstrations. For additional information go to sistersartsassociation.org.

The Open Door Live Music: Heller Highwater

6-8 p.m. in the yard Info: www opendoorwinebar.com.

The Belfr y Live Music: Mama’s Broke with Drew Harrison 7 p.m. Mama’s Broke brings their dark, fiery folk-without-borders sound to The Belfry! Americana Project alumni Drew Harrison opens the show. Presented by The Whippoorwill Presents. Tickets, $20, at www.bendticket.com.

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

Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show/Live Music: Dust Devils 5-7 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471

SATURDAY • AUGUST 26

Hardtails Live Music: In The Pink a tribute to Pink Floyd Special 3-hour performance with light show starts at 8 p.m. Summer Tribute Series. Tickets at www.BendTicket.com.

Sisters Depot Live Music: Jim Cornelius & Mike Biggers 6-8:30 p.m. Jim’s rich baritone and accomplished rhythm guitar make for fine delivery of well-crafted story-songs. Mike’s originals are a fun mix of sweet and hysterical, and he laces in bright lead guitar and mandolin throughout. $5 cover. Reservations recommended. Info: www.sistersdepot.com/events.

SUNDAY • AUGUST 27

Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. For info visit www.sistersfarmersmarket.com.

Sisters Saloon Live Music: Fog Holler

6 to 8 p.m. on the patio All ages Free Information at facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.

TUESDAY • AUGUST 29

The Belfr y Live Music: Kruger Brothers 7 p.m. The Kruger Brothers personify the spirit of exploration and innovation that forms the core of the American musical tradition. Presented by The Whippoorwill Presents. Tickets, $30 at www.bendticket.com.

WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 30

Lake Creek Lodge Live Music: Dirk Van Houweling 5-7 p.m. Info: www.lakecreeklodge.com/events/.

THURSDAY • AUGUST 31

Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night

Sign up at 5:30 Starts promptly at 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.

Dog-and family-friendly Free For info call Eurosports at 541-549-2471

FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 1

Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Live Music: Paula Dreyer Canoe Concert Series, 4 to 6 p.m. Enjoy the concert on the lawn, or take a pair of headphones out in a canoe (your own or one of ours) Paula will be accompanied by painter Karen Eland for this special performance. Tickets $10 at https://bendticket.com.

Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show/Live Music: Toothpick Shaker 5-7 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471

Sisters Depot Live Music: Robert Lassila Quintet

6-8 p.m. Reservations recommended. Info: www.sistersdepot.com/events.

SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 2

Sisters Depot Live Music: Doc Ryan Trio & Friends

6-8 p.m. American Roots music $5 cover. Reservations recommended. Info: www.sistersdepot.com/events.

SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 3

Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. For info visit www.sistersfarmersmarket.com.

Sisters Saloon Live Music: Pete Kar tsounes

6 to 8 p.m. on the patio All ages Free Information at facebook.com/SistersSaloonAndRanchGrill.

WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 6

Lake Creek Lodge Live Music: Connor Bennett 5-7 p.m. Information: www.lakecreeklodge.com/events/.

THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 7

Paulina Springs Books Book Talk David Stevenson presents “Points of Astonishment: Alpine Stories.” 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info: PaulinaSpringsBooks.com.

FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 8

Sisters Depot Live Music: Bob Baker & Mark Barringer 6-8 p.m. $5 cover. Reservations recommended. Info: www.sistersdepot.com/events.

Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show & Live Music: Desert Sons 5-7 p.m. Free Family- and dog-friendly Bring your cool or vintage car for the car show — or come to see them! For more info call 541-549-2471

SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 9

Sisters Depot Live Music: Use’ta Do 6-8 p.m. Bend-based roots-country and bluegrass band, performing with a nod to great musical eras. $5 cover. Reservations recommended. Info: www.sistersdepot.com/events.

SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 10

Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live music, community booth, vendors, kids activities, and more. For information visit www.sistersfarmersmarket.com.

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High Desert Museum fundraiser is online now

Bidders have through noon next Monday to get in on the action in High Desert Rendezvous ’ VIP experiencepacked silent online auction.

The Rendezvous is the High Desert Museum’s signature fundraising event.

The auction is live at https://hdm2023.ggo.bid/ bidding/package-browse. The auction features once-in-alifetime experiences that vary from courtside tickets to the Portland Trail Blazers to VIP passes to Modest Mouse at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale.

The public can also bid on four-day ski passes to Central Oregon’s Mt. Bachelor, golfing for four at Black Butte Ranch, and tickets to see the Eugene Symphony. Other items include customized bundles catered toward idyllic date nights in Bend, handcrafted clothing, and first-chances at spots in the Museum’s popular 2023-2024 Kids Camp programs. Online

bidding ends on Monday, August 28 at noon.

“It’s heartening to see the community come together to support our exhibitions and programs,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “We are excited the fundraiser involves participants outside the Rendezvous tent walls with the online silent auction and raffle.”

This year’s raffle winner will have the opportunity to name the Museum’s brandnew bobcat. The male bobcat

kitten arrived at the Museum in October weighing less than three pounds. By April, he had matured enough to begin making appearances in an atrium habitat across the hall from the permanent Spirit of the West exhibition.

Raffle tickets are still available at $50 each and the winner will be drawn at approximately 7:30 p.m. during Rendezvous on August 26. Ticket purchasers need

not be present at the gala to win. The raffle does place parameters on appropriate names for the bobcat. Raffle tickets can be purchased at https://highdesertmuseum. ejoinme.org/MyEvents/ HighDesertRendezvous2023/ RaffleTickets.

This marks the 34th year of the High Desert Rendezvous, making it one of the longest-running fundraisers in Central Oregon. The Museum features up to nine temporary, rotating exhibitions annually, cares for more than 100 animals, and welcomes more than 8,600 school-age children per year for educational field trips and programs. Rendezvous helps to support these exhibitions and programs, as the Museum continues to serve children and lifelong learners throughout Central Oregon and beyond.

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Country to aid in gauging wolf population and activity.

Some private landowners also use cameras in assistance of managing their herds.

“Cameras give us a

picture, but not the whole picture,” Bott said. “It’s quite possible that a wolf walks right past the tree on which the camera is set, but the other side of the tree, away from the lens. Or if a pack, the entire pack may not pass in front of the camera.”

When activated by motion, the cameras collect 15 seconds of high-definition video.

On this outing, three

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cameras were inspected and their memory cards swapped out for fresh ones as well as performing a battery check.

The first stop yielded a black bear in one clip and a mounted cowboy in another, herding a solo steer. No wolves.

The second camera was a jackpot, with clear, unmistakable footage of the Metolius pair. Bott knows these wolves

well and to him, an expert, they are at once distinguishable. For 15 seconds they walked in tandem past the camera and down the Forest Service road.

Bott picked up their tracks about a hundred yards before the camera. First in the parade of tracks were deer, followed by elk, and finally by the wolves. Wolves dine almost entirely on elk. They will prey on deer and occasionally ranch livestock, but their preferred diet is elk.

The pair has exhibited male and female behavior and scat samples suggest both genders are represented, yet it’s not a 100 percent certainty unless or until they are trapped and collared. One was trapped recently but escaped before Bott could get to the location.

“These are among the world’s smartest and most adaptive animals,” Bott said. “They will both know of the traps now and it’s very unlikely they will fall for the trap again.”

Collaring wolves is more for the public’s benefit than for biologists, Bott explained.

“Producers (ranchers) feel more secure knowing wolves are collared, and wolf advocates like knowing where they are and that they are in good health,” he said.

In fact wolves do not always stay in their pack throughout the day or week, so telling a rancher that part of the pack, the collared one(s), are miles away, doesn’t mean the entire pack is.

Moreover, wolves cover up to 30-plus miles a day, so knowing where they were at 7 a.m. doesn’t mean that’s where they will be a few hours later.

Commentary... What is a wolf — a bigger view

By Wendy von Kalinowski Guest Columnist

If someone were to ask me, “What is a wolf?” I’d pause, as there is no simple answer. They are a dynamically complex species, legendary in fiction and lore; historically persecuted, used when convenient as an image for sport teams, travel trailers, movie villains, and even insurance companies. Wolves are primarily misunderstood and all too often marginalized.

I am an avid “wolf watcher” returning annually to watch the wolves in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Personally, I am fascinated by the wolf’s family social dynamics which reflect many of our own social family behaviors. Although I prefer to focus on their pack life, a bigger view will give us a look at their relationship to nature and why they are truly important. Again it is complex, because the wolf

as an apex predator is the key to a balanced and healthy ecosystem.

Due to a unique experiment, when wolves were first reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 – 1997, we have been fortunate to witness the unexpected changes that wolves were the catalyst of. In the last 25- plus years, biologists have been able to study wolves in the wild after more than 70 years of absence, and the impacts that they have made on the landscape. Initially the goal was to restore wolves to help balance the void of top predators due to the extirpation policies of wolves and cougars in national parks and states alike, and indirectly their absence allowed for the overpopulation of other species such as elk, deer, and coyotes. However, what they discovered was far broader and more significant in restoring the entire landscape to a naturally balanced ecosystem.

At the time of wolf reintroduction, YNP was a greatly altered environment. Without its top predators of wolves and cougars, which primarily prey on elk, herds overgrazed meadows and streams, and populations swelled in extremes. Montana and YNP had to cull herds, trying to reduce their numbers.

It may be hard to imagine how the role of one species can effectively change an ecosystem from the top down, but the wolf did! Through the process of trophic cascade, wolves reestablished biodiversity (see infographic, page 19).

With wolves now living on the YNP landscape, elk were forced to move more frequently in their grazing patterns. Tender grasses, willow, and new aspen shoots were allowed to grow and eventually mature. Where stream and river riparian zones were previously eroded, banks became stabilized, roots formed,

While wolves are notoriously fierce predators, it is their skill, not their brawn, that enable them to take down prey often seven or eight or nine times their size. A wolf pack’s ferocity and apparent brutality is really a defensive measure.

It is common for a wolf to be seriously injured by flailing hooves and slashing antlers. A well-placed kick can break a wolf’s jaw, rendering it unable to feed itself. It is much safer to harass the prey and let it tire out before moving in close.

By all appearances the Metolius pair have been unsuccessful in producing offspring. They have had two years now in which mating could have occurred, and on this day any pups whelped this spring would be loping along behind the adults in sight of the trail camera.

Bott is not optimistic that the Metolius wolves will survive more than another year or two. Wolves have a very hard life, living on average only two to four years. Although, some live to be 10 or 12 — particularly in larger packs where other wolves can share the work.

One of these two is missing an eye, visible in nighttime images caught by the trail cameras. For a pair, the work of hunting is exhausting. And winters can be harsh in Central Oregon.

Bott runs down every call to www.odfw.com/wolves or his office. Despite widely held beliefs that packs as large as 10 to 14 are roaming Sisters Country, ODFW is yet unable to find any conclusive evidence to support such reports.

See related column, page 16.

and shrubs and trees grew to provide shade and habitat for other species. Increased shade along waterways encouraged growth in trout populations, which benefited returning residents of river otter, osprey, golden and bald eagles. With an increase in willows, beavers returned and built dams creating new wetlands, which benefited other species including amphibians.

In the pre-wolf landscape coyotes had become the primary predator. They had greatly reduced diverse populations of rodents and

other smaller animals, such as hares and rabbits, thereby directly reducing the needed food source for birds of prey and other mammals. With wolves on the scene the coyote population was naturally reduced, as wolves will kill coyotes, but populations of foxes, lynx, bobcats, wolverines, pine martens, and badgers also increased as more food was now available. Scavenger animals such as vultures, eagles, crows, ravens and even grizzly bears

Biologists only have evidence of the pair

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with a visit, Fieri made the final decision.

Nurbu said Fieri was cracking jokes from the start of their time in the kitchen.

“He made cooking with him easy. It was a blessing that he came to High Camp, and for us to be part of the Triple D family,” said Nurbu.

The episode aired August 18 with High Camp featured along with two other restaurants. It was obvious Fieri found Nurbu’s recipes and food both mouth watering and beautiful on the plate.

“We heard from various sources that if Fieri eats more than one bite of your food, he really likes it,” said Jim Lanzarotta, who’s a Ten Friends board member and an ardent supporter of High Camp’s amazing food and revolving craft beer on tap.

Lanzarotta has been a part of the Sherpas’ humanitarian work in Nepal and their decision to join forces with the nonprofit, Ten Friends two months ago.

The High Camp DDD episode, which taped in

Friday. Diners ate Nurbu’s delicious food while watching him on screen bantering with Fieri and showing him how to prepare dishes from Pema’s family recipes.

“When Nurbu came to America, he didn’t know how to cook. In our culture boys get to play and only girls learn to cook. He had an interest in cooking because he loved good food,” said Pema.

him to cook. He took it to the next level and now he’s the main cook.”

Lanzarotta introduced Pema and Nurbu before airing the DDD episode. Behind where the couple stood was a new piece of art on the wall. The black canvas with red stencil has Fieri’s image and the words “Guy Fieri ate here.” It’s the sign that identifies restaurants who’ve been

featured on the show.

Along with preparing food with Fieri in the High Camp kitchen, Nurbu told Fieri about the couple’s work helping marginalized people in Nepal. Nurbu and Pema set aside a percentage of their restaurant profits and all of their fundraising dollars to pay for school supplies, uniforms, and tuition for fifty-three children who are part of the Musuhar Caste in the village of Tilhi. The Sherpas’ organi-

between classes of Nepalese people, contribute to the plight of these impoverished people who are isolated due to language barriers and traditions that leave whole communities with little chance for a better life. Elevate is working to break the cruel cycle of exclusion, which can improve health and well-being for Musuhar women and children. “We want these people to all be equal like us,” said Nurbu

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The decision to join forces with Ten Friends was based on Nurbu’s longstanding history with the organization. He was instrumental in the first trip to Nepal by Rand Runco. Ten Friends, started by Sisters teachers Rand Runco and Mark LaMont, has provided opportunities for Central Oregon students and adults to spend time in Nepal while supporting Ten Friends’ work educating young women, bringing much-needed supplies, and providing libraries to remote villages. A Ten Friends group of students and adults just returned from Nepal.

“Nurbu and I have benefited from traveling the world and receiving an education,” said Pema .“We believe offering a chance for an education for children in Nepal and throughout the world is one of the best ways to contribute. The reason we opened High Camp in Sisters was to offer a place with good food, good spirit, and a place for community engagement. We both came to the USA with $300 in our pockets and a dream to make our life here. We are blessed for the opportunities that have allowed us to give back.”

Promoting connection is a big part of the Sherpas’ mission.

“We don’t have televisions blasting in the room,” said Nurbu.

“We want families and friends to engage with each other. People are losing the benefits of reaching out and getting to know the person sitting next to them. We want our guests to focus on the food and each other so they can really enjoy it. Through our restaurant and giving to others, we hope to contribute to a more compassionate world. Many of our customers have become friends and sometimes help us in the restaurant. Some customers are surprised at how we’re able to bring people together in a divided world,” said Pema.

Pema says that when making food, how you’re feeling can be absorbed by the food.

“Nurbu’s energy transfers to the food and enhances the flavor that comes from his

love and joy. It enhances the flavor and nutritional value of the food. We don’t cook when we’re grumpy.” Still recovering from the busy night, she quipped, “I need to learn how to be grumpy more often.”

Edna Parzybok and her family were at the viewing.

“Food is a huge central part of our lives,” she said. “We moved from Seattle and wanted to build community here. We were looking for some great Asian food. We came to High Camp when it had just opened. They made us feel part of their

community right away. Nurbu and Pema were so kind and brought us into their fold. These are our people. We’re happy more people will learn about High Camp. We tell everyone about it.”

High Camp Taphouse will be listed as a location blessed with Fieri’s millions of viewers. Flavortownusa.com is a good way to find locations like High Camp, and Bend’s Broken Angel, which was featured on DDD in July.

High Camp Taphouse is located at 523 E. Highway 20. Visit their website,

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Roundabout SISTERS

Bill Bartlett Columnist

country

In your lifetime there are two odds of seeing a wolf in the wild: slim and none. Just ask Emily Weidner of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), a biologist based in Bend. She’s made a career of tracking and monitoring wolf activity, and just saw her first live wolf three weeks ago.

I had the pleasure of meeting Weidner and her Oregon state counterpart, Aaron Bott, last week. We sat down at Angeline’s before Bott and I struck out to check trail cameras near Sisters (see related story, page 1). Both are what you’d expect Hollywood might come up with for casting wolf biologists. Young, clear eyed, careful smiles. Relaxed but alert.

They are serious about their jobs but don’t take

themselves too seriously. They have lives other than wolves — or in Weidner’s case sage grouse, her specialty. Bott and his wife live in Prineville and have four children, a 4-year-old and 2-year-old triplets.

“Three 2-year-olds is much scarier than wolves,” Bott jokes as we strike off.

He and Weidner have exchanged notes, GPS locations, and swapped camera memory cards. She says that two of the three cameras we will be checking have had recent wolf activity, raising my excitement. Just seeing any on camera will be more than sufficient for me, knowing the odds of seeing one in person.

Bott has seen a lot of wolves, as he covers a land area comprising two-thirds of Oregon. He is one of four dedicated wolf biologists in the state. A dream job. In his spare time, such as it is — he’s often gone weeks at a time and puts a thousand miles a week on his truck — he is working on his doctorate. About wolves, of course.

It’s a bumpy ride once we get off Indian Ford Road and into Stevens Canyon. There’s nobody in sight. No campers, loggers, hikers. Just us and the remote possibility of wolves or their prey.

When I say bumpy, I mean bone-jarring in some parts. I can hardly hold my camera, but Bott is hanging out his rolled-down window

looking for wolf tracks. Sure enough, he finds them and we alight from the rig. They were almost impossible for me to see until I was within two feet.

Could it be my heart raced? Might I defy all the odds? Alas, no, but I was like a kindergartner on the first day of school when camera check two produced 15 seconds of crystal-clear footage of the Metolius pair. They had passed by the camera only two days before.

Bott is a walking encyclopedia on wolves, and I couldn’t stop asking him questions to which he never tired of answering. Not methodically as an academic. He met my clear admiration and curiosity for wolves as a father might answer a child. I am twice Bott’s age.

Tracking wolves turns out to be easier than I thought. Like humans, they mostly stay on the trail or road, not wasting energy bushwhacking. Just as we tend to do, they walk on the edge of the road where the footing is a little softer, not as compacted or rutted.

Bott’s love for wolves is apparent but it’s not sentimental. It’s rooted in respect for their cunning and sociability; their place in history. Wolves are everywhere in the world, having arisen in the middle of the Great Ice Age about 1 million years ago from a lineage of smaller dog-like forms native to

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Eurasia.

The grey wolf was well established in North America by the time the first Native American and Inuit peoples came across the Beringia about 18,000 years ago.

Wolves in Oregon are controversial, and in some parts of the state they have to be removed by lethal means. Three weeks ago, four were removed from the Lookout Mountain Pack in Wallowa County. Two weeks ago in the same county, two from the Wildcat Pack were lethally removed due to depredation of livestock.

This too is part of Bott’s job — keeping the peace between ranchers and the wolves. He finds ranchers are almost always unfailingly

polite and interact with him respectfully. Many ranchers have a high degree of respect, even if grudgingly, for wolves, who are very wary of humans and are quite elusive.

Cameras as a means of entering into the wolves’ world are old-school. Bott is in awe of newer audio technology that can capture much more data from a great distance. Every wolf, like a human, has a unique voice print. Listening systems can pick up in detail the number, sex, and general age of an entire pack.

My awe, however, is for two young, dedicated biologists often alone in the field living out their dream jobs. How many of us can say that of ourselves?

Aaron Bott checks an ODFW trail camera that monitors wolf activity.

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Book Covers

By Kema Clark

A hiker’s bible

A few months ago the Sisters Library had a book signing with William “Bill” Sullivan. Since the library is undergoing a massive remodel, the signing was held at the Sisters Firehouse Community Hall on Elm Street. When I saw a few of the books that Bill has published, I decided I would get out of my comfy chair and go.

I’m glad I did go. Bill was very down to earth, knew his subjects and made the entire event interesting. One of the books I saw in his list was “100 Hikes / Travel Guide: Central Oregon Cascades.” It’s even better than it sounds and now has a new home with me. The book was originally written in 1998, but he gave it a huge makeover this year.

Sullivan updated the original 100 hikes to give details on fire damage, changes in the trails, and more. Each hike has full information on difficulty of the trail, length, months open and closed, plus how to get to the trail and what you’ll see along the way.

He also added 104 additional hikes to the book. Each of these hikes is described basically the same as the original hikes, with information on how to get there, difficulty of the hike, etc., but the description is not as detailed and there are fewer pictures than the original 100 hikes. The shorter descriptions are still perfect for deciding if it’s a hike for a beginner, family, or experienced hiker.

At the book signing the author had several more of his books available to purchase (we got a really good discount on extra books).

I purchased “Oregon’s History: The Stories Behind Historic Places You Can Walk To See,” just because I love reading the history of Oregon from all different points of view.

This book covers the entire state and describes the history and trails in over 50 locations. It tells you how to get there, how long the trail is, the history associated with the area

you’ll be going through, and more. In the introduction, Sullivan says it well: “The story of Oregon is printed on the land for hikers to read. Oregon’s grandest museum is the great outdoors.”

Both of these books are perfect to take with you on a hike or keep by your chair in the living room. You can read as much or as little as you feel like and you’ll enjoy the trip. If you get the chance to go to one of Sullivan’s signings, do it. He will answer any questions you have plus provide a great presentation on his books, writings, and travels.

You can go to https:// www.oregonhiking.com/ for more information on Bill Sullivan’s adventures, books, and more.

Firefighters slow Juniper Creek Fire

Firefighters from the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue, contractors, and local partners have significantly slowed the Juniper Creek Fire through an aggressive initial attack.

Firefighters were able to establish a control line completely around the fire and were continuing firefighting operations night and day. Control line is the term used to describe dozer and hand-line used to create a fire break. The Juniper Creek Fire is located near the Three River area west of Lake Billy Chinook. It’s 16 miles northeast of Sisters on ODFprotected lands.

As of Monday, ODF had three aircraft, five dozers, nine engines, two tenders, and around 100 personnel providing initial attack. A portion of these resources were from an ODF strike team that was prepositioned to the area to provide capacity for this purpose.

Fire operations are being managed by the Central Oregon Fire Management Service (COFMS) Type-3 Incident Management Team under Incident Commander

Cason McCain.

Early on, the fire was burning southeast and quickly grew to 100 acres. Active on three sides and driven by wind, the fire was running and spotting ahead of the fire. Crews initially ordered two single-engine tankers, but they were called off due to poor visibility.

Fire officials are asking

the public to avoid traveling on area roads near the fire to allow for emergency responders and equipment to reach the fire. For information about evacuations, contact Sergeant David Pond at 541-475-6520 or dpond@jcso.law.

The fire started sometime around 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 20. The cause is under investigation.

Aggressive attack with staged resources caught a new fire 16 miles northeast of Sisters.

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WOLF: Learning to value a keystone predator

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now had new partners to help support their food intake.

As carcasses were consumed and distributed along the landscape, their decomposition supported beetles and other invertebrates thus providing nutrients to the soil and vegetation. Plants that were not allowed to flower from the intense grazing of elk now bloomed, attracting pollinators and other insects. Songbirds returned to find a variety of food and restored native habitat. The landscape had radically changed, bringing in a healthy and rich biodiverse ecology.

All because a wolf, a keystone predator, was back on the landscape as nature intended! The wolf is nature and we often forget that we humans are part of nature (we even share 84 percent DNA with wolves and dogs alike, and our beloved dogs share 99 percent DNA with wolves), yet we have a long history of trying to manage nature to benefit us in the short-term. With wolves now dispersing through Oregon and some taking up residence here in Central Oregon, what will their new story become on this landscape? Will we have the patience to fully see their significance? I believe we still have much to learn, both from wolves and our human place in nature. If we can understand what a wolf is, can we learn to value it?

That Spirit is reflected in an adventurous way of life. Some of that adventure is found out in the landscape, on the trails and rivers. But adventure is also found in the creative and entrepreneurial Spirit that shows up in local businesses, philanthropic efforts, the work of artists and musicians — even in the food and drink we enjoy. It’s a can-do Spirit, a Spirit of exploration that isn’t found just anywhere. We take inspiration from the magnificence of nature — and also from the dedicated work that so many of Central Oregon’s people are involved in, from nonprofits to arts and entertainment to specialty manufacturing and unique dining. That’s the Spirit of Central Oregon.

Spirit of Central Oregon is a “keeper” magazine, widely distributed in mid-October throughout Central Oregon.

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SHELTER: Organizers sought ‘cleaner’ application

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application to be approved. One of the requirements was that the applicant needed to be operating as a nonprofit for over five years. If they had not been operative for five years, they needed to prove collaboration with another nonprofit entity. The SCWS had not reached that five-year mark.

Luis Blanchard, SCWS board president, spoke to The Nugget about the decision to reapply under a different house bill, HB3395.

“In that conference conversation, there was some discussion in how [HB2006] was written. Just to make that application cleaner, we were close to our three years that new HB3395 qualifies us for; let’s make it clean for the City and all of us,” said Blanchard.

According to the application documents, an IRS letter to SCWS states their “effective date of exemption” as August 12, 2020, putting them just at the three-year mark for the qualification of operating as a 501(c)(3) under HB3395.

However, there remains some question as to what should be considered the determining date as it pertains to SCWS as a “qualified operator” for the shelter — the August 12, 2020 date, or January 22, 2021, the date the letter confirming nonprofit tax exemption was issued.

The Nugget sought clarification from the City of Sisters as to which date the City is considering determinative.

“The City considers the effective date of their IRS exemption to be August 12, 2020 based on the letter from the IRS dated January 22, 2021 that notes the effective date of the exemption to be August 12, 2020,” City Manger Jordan Wheeler reported. “However, the City’s legal counsel has cautioned that the language … is somewhat ambiguous on which date is to be used, and that may have to be resolved by the courts in the future.”

Wheeler stated that “the decision to withdraw the original application and reapply was the sole decision of the applicant. City staff originally determined that the original application did not comply with Section 3 (2)(b)(c) of House Bill 2006, upon which the applicant informed the City of HB 3395 that updated HB2006 and reduced the eligibility requirements pertaining to IRS exemption status to three years from the date of application.

“Since they were close to meeting that date, the applicant inquired if they could modify or withdraw their application to account for the changed dates and staff informed them that there was no restriction on withdrawing and reapplying under HB 2006 or HB3395 to comply with that new requirement.”

HB3395 details many different elements to shelters and affordable housing, but the specifications when it comes to applications are not much different from HB2006.

According to Blanchard, the SCWS board felt reapplying was a way to clean up the decision-making process in the application for everyone involved, and cut out the vagueness of the HB2006 requirements for a shelter. The information on the rest of the application is consistent with the former application, meaning no new information must be reviewed.

According to HB3395: “A local government shall approve an application for the development or use of land for an emergency shelter, as defined in [section 2 of this 2021 Act] ORS 197.782, on any property, notwithstanding this chapter or any statewide [plan] land use planning goal, rule of the Land Conservation and Development Commission or local land use regulation, zoning ordinance, regional framework plan, functional plan or comprehensive plan, if the emergency shelter... Includes sleeping and restroom facilities for clients; Will comply with applicable building codes...

“The approval or denial of an emergency shelter under this section may be made without a hearing. Whether or not a hearing is held, the approval or denial is not a land use decision ...”

The City’s process for approval is not affected by the reapplication. The decision will be made by Sisters City staff, based on the requirements laid out in the legislation; if SCWS meets all of the necessary requirements, their application will be approved.

“We are still in the process of reviewing the resubmitted application, and we continue to receive and review public comments,” said Wheeler.

We are still in the process of reviewing the resubmitted application, and we continue to receive and review public comments.

Jordan Wheeler

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• In-town, gated, 24-7

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Storage Space, 20 x 8 ft. $150/month. Available now. Mt. High RV Storage. Call 541-410-0458.

MINI STORAGE Sisters Rental 331 W. Barclay Drive 541-549-9631

Sizes 5x5 to 15x30 and outdoor RV parking. 7-day access.

Computerized security gate. Moving boxes & supplies.

103 Residential Rentals

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

P E R

C L A S S I F I E D S!! They're at NuggetNews.com ~ Uploaded every Tuesday afternoon at no extra charge! Call 541-549-9941

Deadline for classified is Monday by noon

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

107 Rentals Wanted Looking for a room/loft

LODGEPOLE PINE

Very Seasoned Firewood Logs Delivery

541-306-8675

205 Garage & Estate Sales

*SISTERS ESTATE SALE* antiques, Avon, furniture, kitchenware, appliances, clothes, tools, yard equip, snowblower, sports gear, CD/DVD/VHS, books, canning jars, quilts, PLENTY more to buy!

Fri-Sun, Aug 25-27, 10-6. 14426 Crossroads Loop

LARGE GARAGE/ESTATE

SALE. Sunday, 8/27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Furniture, lamps, antiques, bolts of fabric, tools, kitchenware, art & more. 255 S. Larch St., behind Ace Hardware. Happy Trails Estate Sales and online auctions!

Selling, Downsizing, or Deaths?

Locally owned & operated by... Daiya 541-480-2806 Sharie 541-771-1150

403 Pets

GERMAN WIREHAIRED

POINTER PUPPIES. Excellent hunting bloodlines, purebred, born to hunt. Ready end of Sept. $1,000 each. Call 541-408-6256

500 Services

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

We’ve got your cats covered!

Sisters-Tumalo-PetSitting.com 541-306-7551 • Julie

M & J CARPET CLEANING

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

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

TIMBER STAND

IMPROVEMENT

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

— Certified Arborist — Nate Goodwin 541-771-4825

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

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

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

Sisters Tree Care, LLC

Open daily 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 253 E. Hood Ave., Sisters. – Sisters Oregon Guide –Pick one up throughout town!

301 Vehicles

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

302 Recreational Vehicles EXCELLENT CONDITION

Class B 2021 RoadTrek Zion. $109,900. $104,000. One owner, used only one season, under 15,000 miles. Modern, fully contained interior; exterior is Sandstone Pearl. Extras incl. Sumo Springs, StowAway rear locking compartment, Fiama bike rack. Call 402-496-9579.

401 Horses

ALFALFA TRITICALE

ORCHARD GRASS HAY

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

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

HAVE A VACATION HOME?

Advertise it in The Nugget

502 Carpet & Upholstery

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

601 Construction

541-390-1206 beavercreeklog@yahoo.com

Log repairs, log railing, log accent, log siding, etc.

CCB #235303 Insurance & Bond Earthwood Timberframes

• Design & shop fabrication

• Recycled fir and pine beams

• Mantels and accent timbers

• Sawmill/woodshop services EWDevCoLLC@gmail.com

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

CENIGA'S MASONRY, INC.

Brick • Block • Stone • Pavers

CCB #181448 – 541-350-6068

www.CenigasMasonry.com

CASCADE GARAGE DOORS

Factory Trained Technicians

• CCB #44054

Since 1983

541-548-2215

• 541-382-4553

602 Plumbing & Electric

Ridgeline Electric, LLC

Serving all of Central Oregon

• Residential • Commercial

• Industrial • Service

541-588-3088 • CCB #234821

SWEENEY PLUMBING, INC.

“Quality and Reliability” Repairs • Remodeling

• New Construction

605 Painting

EMPIRE PAINTING

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

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

CCB #131560 • 541-771-5620 www.frontier-painting.com

DECKS

Same day refinish. 15+ years experience. CCB# 240780

Call 541-706-1490

Pat Burke

LOCALLY OWNED

CRAFTSMAN BUILT

CCB: 288388 • 541-588-2062

www.sistersfencecompany.com

PERENNIAL BUILDING LLC

Local | Quality | Experienced Currently scheduling projects for winter.

www@perennialbuilding.com

541-728-3180 | CCB #226794

From Ground to Finish

Accurate and Efficient

541-604-5169

CCB#233074

Construction & Renovation

Custom Residential Projects

All Phases • CCB #148365

541-420-8448

• Water Heaters

541-549-4349

Residential and Commercial Licensed • Bonded • Insured CCB #87587

ELECTRICIAN West Starr | CCB#234287

541-815-6912

603 Excavation & Trucking Full Service Excavation

Free On-site Visit & Estimate Tewaltandsonsexcavation@gmail .com

541-549-1472 • CCB #76888

Drainfield

• Minor & Major Septic Repair

• All Septic Needs/Design & Install

General Excavation

• Site Preparation

• Rock & Stump Removal

• Pond & Driveway Construction

Preparation

• Building Demolition Trucking

• Deliver Top Soil, Sand, Gravel, Boulders, Water

606 Landscaping & Yard

Maintenance

– 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

J&E Landscaping Maintenance

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

801 Classes & Training

ART STUDIO CLASSES

Pottery and Painting Classes limited to 6 students, ages 12 and up. Weekly on M, Tu, W starting August 28. 4-wk class for $160, includes supplies. Also Paint 'n Sips available for parties in my studio or your home. Call 541-388-8337 or sign up at www.OffTheWalzStudioArt.com

802 Help Wanted

Store Assistant Position: Join the energetic, positive Sisters Habitat Thrift Store and ReStore staff. Store Assistant works with customers, donors, volunteers, and other staff. Responsibilities include accepting donations, cashiering, supporting volunteers, and other tasks as needed. Work schedule is 19.25 - 26.25 hours per week (set schedule) plus fills vacation days, holidays, and sick days for other staff members. This position is part-time permanent. Pay range starts at $19.57 per hour, depending on experience. Email cover letter and resume to rick@sistershabitat.org.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City of Sisters Planning Commission will conduct an in-person public hearing at Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters, on September 7, 2023 at 5:30 PM regarding the applications listed below. The hearing will be held according to SDC Chapter 4.1 and the rules of procedure adopted by the Council and available at City Hall. Prior to the public hearing, written comments may be provided to Sisters City Hall at 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters (mailing address PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759) or emailed to eshoup@ci.sisters.or.us. Comments should be directed toward the criteria that apply to this request and must reference the file number. For additional information, please contact Emelia Shoup, Associate Planner at (541) 323-5216 or eshoup@ ci.sisters.or.us.

Custom Homes

Additions - Remodels

Residential Building Projects

Becke William Pierce

CCB# 190689 • 541-647-0384

Beckewpcontracting@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

• Dump Trucks, Transfer Trucks, Belly

• The Whole 9 Yards or 24

Whatever You Want!

ROBINSON & OWEN Heavy Construction, Inc.

All your excavation needs

*General excavation

*Site Preparation

*Sub-Divisions

*Road Building

*Sewer and Water Systems

*Underground Utilities

*Grading

*Sand-Gravel-Rock

Licensed • Bonded • Insured

CCB #124327

541-549-1848

BANR Enterprises, LLC

Earthwork, Utilities, Grading, Hardscape, Rock Walls

Residential & Commercial CCB #165122 • 541-549-6977

www.BANR.net

Alpine Landscape Maintenance

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

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

Keeping Sisters Country Beautiful Since 2006 candcnursery@gmail.com

541-549-2345

All Landscaping Services

Mowing, Thatching, Hauling and SNOW REMOVAL

Call Abel Ortega, 541-815-6740 Buried in Pine Needles?

Check out The Nugget's Yard Care advertisers!

701 Domestic Services House Cleaning

Sisters & Black Butte Free Consult 503-750-3033

We are Hiring!

Join our summer camp culture at Lake Creek Lodge. We're recruiting for: Housekeeping, Maintenance, 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 NEED ASSISTANCE?

Use The Nugget Newspaper's Help Wanted column! 999 Public Notice NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE

Notice is hereby given that a ballot title for a measure referred by Camp Sherman Road District #18 was filed with the County Clerk of Jefferson County on August 16, 2023. This measure will be on the November 7, 2023, Special Election Ballot.

The ballot title caption is “Renewal of current three-year local option tax for general operations.” The full text of this ballot measure is available at the Jefferson County Clerk’s office, 66 SE D Street, Suite C, Madras, OR 97741 or on the Jefferson County website: www.jeffco.net/cc

The staff report and recommendation to the hearings body will be available for review at least seven (7) days before the hearing. All submitted evidence and materials related to the application are available for inspection at City Hall. Copies of all materials will be available on request at a reasonable cost. The Planning Commission meeting is accessible to the public either in person or via Zoom online meeting. Meeting information, including the Zoom link, can be found on https://www.ci.sisters. or.us/meetings.

PUBLIC HEARING:

September 7, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

FILE #: AP 23-02

APPLICANT: Joseph Angel

REQUEST: Appeal of staff decision for file no. TU 23-05, a Temporary Use Permit to allow for a mobile food unit on 410 E. Cascade Avenue for a period not exceeding 180 days.

APPLICABLE CRITERIA:

SDC Chapter 2.4 – Downtown Commercial District; Chapter 2.15 – Special Provisions; Chapter 4.1 – Types of Applications and Review Procedures.

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

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

An elector may file a petition for review of this ballot title in the Jefferson County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 p.m. August 25, 2023.

Katherine Zemke, Jefferson County Clerk

Published Pursuant to ORS 250.195

Published Nugget Newspaper, August 23, 2023