Wednesday, June 24, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Habitat to host art auction
The folks at Sisters Habitat
for Humanity ReStore and
Thrift Store will host a Chair-
A-Table upcycle/recycle art
silent auction Saturday, July
4 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Hop
& Brew, located at 523 E.
Highway 20.
Artists have been busy
creating new objects out of
old items, and those pieces of
art will be auctioned off dur-
ing the festivities.
Light finger food and a no-
host bar will be offered.
Local musician Doug
Wi l l i a m s w i l l p r o v i d e
entertainment.
Artists still have time to
create items for the auction.
All donated art is due at the
ReStore by June 28. For more
information call Robin at the
ReStore at 541-549-1621.
Floodplain restoration in final phase
The Deschutes National
Forest, a consortium of local
nonprofits and representa-
tives from Pine Meadow
Ranch will be initiating the
final phase of a 1.25-mile
river and floodplain restora-
tion project on July 1. This
final phase of restoration
involves filling old ditches
with gravel and adding whole
trees to the stream for fish
habitat.
Along with the stream
work, the Forest Service
will replace the trail bridge
over Whychus Creek on the
Mainline Road.The existing
bridge is in need of repair and
will be replaced with a wider
spanning bridge to better pass
large floods. This project
supports a long-term effort
to restore the historic native
fisheries in Whychus Creek.
The 170-acre floodplain
restoration is one component
of a multifaceted restora-
tion project being completed
by the Deschutes National
Forest, the Upper Deschutes
Wa t e r s h e d
Council,
Deschutes River Conservancy
and Pine Meadow Ranch.
Other components of the
project included removal
of the last concrete dam on
Whychus Creek, opening up
13 miles of spawning and
rearing habitat for trout and
salmon, 1.25 miles of stream
channel restoration in the
vicinity of the old dam, res-
toration of one cubic foot
per second (CFS) of perma-
nent streamflow in Whychus
Creek, and an upgrade of
Pine Meadow Ranch’s irri-
gation system that reduces
water usage.
During construction,
from June 22 to September
30 the area surrounding the
creek, the bridge crossing,
and the gravel pit along the
Three Creeks Lake Road will
be closed to public access
for safety reasons. Also,
dispersed camping in the proj-
ect area and near the Three
Sisters Irrigation District
diversion will be temporar-
ily closed for the next year
starting June 22 to reduce
conflicts with the operation
and reduce conflicts between
campers and visitors using
the area for day-use activities.
The project’s total cost
is estimated to be $2 mil-
lion, supported by funding
from the Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board,
Pelton Round-Butte Fund,
Deschutes National Forest,
National Fish & Wildlife
Fund’s Columbia Basin
Water Transactions Program,
The Nature Conservancy,
Reser Family Foundation,
National Forest Foundation,
and Patagonia.
Questions about the proj-
ect can be directed to Mike
Riehle, project manager
at Sisters Ranger District,
541-549-7702.
A stormy day in the life of a survivor
By Katy yoder
Columnist
I lost it this morning
(written June 9). I came
apart. I threw my glasses, my
phone and wanted to chuck
the computer through a win-
dow. The piles of medical
papers all around me felt like
they were closing in. I can’t
take the clutter, it’s choking
me. I have to change. I have
to change. I have to change.
NOW!
Lighten my load, get
rid of things I don’t need.
I have to honor what I’ve
been through by moving
ahead. Changing, having the
courage to take risks, throw
things away, have faith that
all is well right now in this
moment and all the moments
I have left on this planet in
this body in this beautiful
place we call home.
Not having the pass-
word for my new computer
threw me over the edge.
Frustration, anger, rage
boiled to the surface. I want
to be happier, I want to be
healthier, and I want to feel
good about how I spend my
days and my nights. I want
to fall into bed tired and con-
tent from a good day’s work.
I want to realize my dreams,
my purpose, my calling. I
want to contribute, help oth-
ers and mine my soul for the
gifts I was given by God.
I don’t want to forget
how I felt this morning. I
don’t want to settle back
into the routine that is not
contributing to my evolution
and enlightenment. I feel
weighted down, I feel slow, I
feel stagnate. I choose grace,
power, strength, confidence,
love and laughter. I want to
take full advantage of the
blessings in my life.
I feel better after los-
ing it. I feel a release and I
see things with fresh eyes.
Maybe those tears washed
away the grime that has
accumulated over many
years and I will see more
clearly. I lost it and now it’s
my challenge to see what I
can find in the wake of my
upset.
I won’t go back to sta-
tus quo. I won’t reengage
in unhealthy relationships
that suck me dry. I will stand
my ground and be strong.
Dynamics in my life — long
set and familiar — must
shift, and I know I’m the
only one who can make that
happen. Each moment is
my opportunity to make a
change and do better.
I reread Science of Mind
for today. The Daily Guides
for June 9, was exactly what
I needed to remember:
Finding Comfort in the
Uncomfortable
There is no certainly;
there is only adventure. Even
stars explode. Dr. Ernest
Holmes taught that we are
more than anything that can
happen to us. We can use
spiritual principles to over-
come any condition that
life presents to us. We can
move beyond fear and doubt
to grow wiser and more
serene when we see every
experience as being capa-
ble of teaching us a lesson.
Whether we grow or become
a victim is entirely up to us.
I’ll be reading that page
over and over until it sticks.
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