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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
COuNCIL: Filling
seat left vacant
by resignation
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This was the first move in
their married life, having
lived in the same house in
suburban Chicago from 1978
to 2010.
Hall was born and raised in
Illinois, graduating as a chem-
ical engineer from University
of Illinois. Probably the great-
est asset Hall brings to the
Council is his decades-long
experience with problem
analysis and problem solv-
ing. He began working for
Union Carbide as a chemi-
cal engineer and eventually
transitioned to being a proj-
ect manager, overseeing the
construction of new facilities
and later working in quality
assurance.
He spent 15 years work-
ing at the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange, which deals with
the buying and selling options
and futures. His job was to
oversee the quality of ser-
vices provided for all 2,000
traders on the floor of the
Exchange. In an effort to edu-
cate the public about options
and futures, a variety of digni-
taries were invited to visit the
exchange. During those vis-
its, Hall had the opportunity
to meet Senator Bob Dole,
Chicago Bulls star Michael
Jordan, and Russian president
Mikhail Gorbachev.
The last job before Hall’s
retirement was in quality
assurance for MPC Products.
They manufacture products
for the aerospace industry,
including for the international
space station, NASA, the
United States military, and
commercial aircraft manu-
facturers like Boeing and
Lockheed.
When it was time to retire,
the Halls had already decided
they wanted to live someplace
new, exploring locations in
Colorado, Montana, Idaho
and Oregon. They visited
Sisters several times before
they found the lot on which to
build. They enjoy having four
seasons, and like our Central
Oregon winters.
Hall likes the ability to
“go to town” by traveling
only a few blocks, and finds
the residents of Sisters to be
very friendly. One of the most
enjoyable aspects of living in
Sisters is that they are steps
away from the trails in the
National Forest.
Bill and Kathy enjoy
birding, hiking, and perus-
ing garage sales. Kathy has a
plot at the Sisters Community
Garden, in addition to their
lovely yard full of birds and,
of course, the deer.
Hall’s years of experience
in project management and
OHSET meet set for June
photo by sue stafford
Bill Hall.
quality assurance have proven
there is an important key to
any type of successful project.
It is necessary to analyze
a situation or problem
in order to understand
it. only then can you
start crafting a solution.
otherwise, you have the
cart before the horse.
— Bill Hall
“It is necessary to analyze
a situation or problem in order
to understand it. Only then
can you start crafting a solu-
tion. Otherwise, you have the
cart before the horse,” he said.
After an outbreak of
Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-
1) forced the cancelation
of the Oregon High School
Equestrian Teams state cham-
pionship last week, officials
have settled upon an alterna-
tive date after school lets out.
The
rescheduled
2015 Oregon High
School Equestrian State
Championship Meet will be
held at Deschutes County Fair
& Expo Center in Redmond,
on Wednesday, June 24
through Saturday, June 27.
Each day starts at approxi-
mately 8 a.m., free to the
public and vendors on site.
There will be approxi-
mately 550 riders competing
from 100 schools represent-
ing the eight districts in the
state of Oregon.
Sisters Country birds
The pygmy nuthatch [Sitta
pygmaea], chatters its high
pitch staccato call year-round
in the ponderosas of Sisters.
Gleaning insects and
seeds, it forages the entire tree
from trunk to needles. This
tiny bird — 3.75 to 4.5 inch
— is monogamous, bond-
ing year-round with its mate.
Both male and female help in
excavating nesting cavities in
dead trees and also employ
helpers in the nesting and the
feeding of their young.
When breeding season
ends, the pygmys will form
flocks combining several
family groups. As the winter
cold begins they will roost
together to assist in maintain-
ing body heat. As many as 150
photo provided
pygmy nuthatch.
individuals have been found
in a single roosting cavity,
and the pygmy nuthatch can
enter a torpor state to resist
extreme cold temperatures.
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