Wednesday, April 8, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
March
was warm
and wet
NeighborImpact seeks
Head Start students
According to preliminary
data received by NOAA’s
National Weather Service in
Pendleton, temperatures at
Sisters averaged warmer than
normal during March.
The average temperature
was 42.8 degrees, which was
3.3 degrees above normal.
High temperatures averaged
59.3 degrees, which was 7.6
degrees above normal. The
highest was 77 degrees on
March 27. Low tempera-
tures averaged 26.3 degrees,
which was 1.1 degrees below
normal. The lowest was 11
degrees, on March 1.
There were 24 days with
the low temperature below
32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 1.36
inches during March, which
was 0.38 inches above nor-
mal. Measurable precipitation
— at least .01 inch — was
received on five days with the
heaviest, 0.50 inches reported
on March 23.
The highest wind gust was
51 mph, which occurred on
March 15.
The outlook for April from
NOAA’s Climate Prediction
Center calls for near-normal
temperatures and near-nor-
mal precipitation. Normal
highs for Sisters rise from 55
degrees at the start of April
to 62 degrees at the end of
April. Normal lows rise from
29 degrees to 32 degrees. The
30-year normal precipitation
is 0.95 inches.
This was the fourth-warm-
est March on record. The
warmest was 43.5 degrees in
2004.
Recruitment efforts for
Head Start are already under-
way for next school year, as
NeighborImpact celebrates
the 50th anniversary of Head
Start and the 20th anniver-
sary of the Oregon Head Start
Association.
Since the summer of 1965,
more than 31 million children
have benefitted from Head
Start’s comprehensive ser-
vices. The program provides
a broad range of services in
addition to classroom educa-
tion. Health, nutrition, and
family support services are
complemented by a vast array
of NeighborImpact programs,
which support families in all
areas of their lives.
“Head Start works to
expand parenting skills, eco-
nomic stability and to ensure
that unmet medical and den-
tal needs are addressed,”
explains Patty Wilson,
NeighborImpact deputy
director. “We not only advo-
cate for the child, but the par-
ents as well.”
NeighborImpact has been
providing Head Start services
in Deschutes and Crook coun-
ties for the past 13 years. Last
year, the agency served 505
children in 23 classrooms. 92
percent of four-year-old chil-
dren were ready to enter pub-
lic schools and all children
were connected to health and
nutritional resources.
There are eligibility
requirements for Head Start.
Priority is given to children
who are homeless, identi-
fied special-needs, foster
children and children who
have suffered from abuse,
neglect and early childhood
Sisters salutes..
trauma. NeighborImpact con-
ducts rigorous assessments,
and more than 95 percent of
the children enrolled in Head
Start enter kindergarten hav-
ing met national standards.
Head Start works to
expand parenting skills,
economic stability, and
to ensure that unmet
medical and dental needs
are addressed.
— Patty Wilson
“Head Start is unique
because of its specialized ser-
vices. We want to make sure
that all kids have the oppor-
tunity to overcome learning
barriers so they can succeed
in the public school system,”
said Wilson.
To qualify, children must
live in Deschutes or Crook
counties and be 3 or 4 years
old on September 1, 2015.
Applications and informa-
tion regarding eligibility
documentation is avail-
able for download at www.
neighborimpact.org. Families
can also call 541-323-6527 to
have an application mailed.
Recruiting efforts begin
every spring with the goal of
filling all available slots by
June.
photo provided
rick Johnson, Amy Johnson (Snowman Foundation), and Brad tisdel at
a gala before the presentation of four pianos to the music programs.
• Sisters High School
has been awarded four pia-
nos through the Snowman
Foundation Piano Forte
Guild. Sisters choir pro-
gram and Americana Project
teacher Rick Johnson
wrote the grant. Johnson
and his wife, Tara, along
with Sisters Folk Festival
Creative Director Brad
Tisdel traveled to Portland
last weekend where Johnson
accepted the grant on the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall stage.
The pianos arrive in
Sisters on April 16.
• Jeff and Gina Kindle
and their “canine crew”
wrote:
On March 25, we
watched as our rental home
of 10 years – in its dilapi-
dated state – burned to the
ground. The 29 firefighters,
assisted by law enforcement,
were quick to respond. Their
superb skill and teamwork
was incredible. Hats off to
each and every one of you!
The past few weeks have
been challenging as we
attempt to rebuild; yet, tragic
as our situation seems, we
have been truly blessed with
the outpouring of support
from this community. We
are truly grateful to the City
of Sisters, its proprietors,
our friends (including the
new friends we’ve met and
those who choose to remain
anonymous). Your emo-
tional and financial support
has lightened our burden and
eased our path to recovery.
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town with a big heart. Shine
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