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Outlaws Together hosts community bingo page 11 Cloverdale fire station progressing page 21 The Nugget Vol. XXXIX No. 1 Cancer survivor rescues two cats page 23 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Sisters Country is getting a real winter photo by KAte thomAS Keown The Black Butte elk herd was out for a holiday stroll last week. Much to the joy of skiers, snowshoers, snowmobilers — and irrigators — Sisters Country is enjoying a real winter. Not only did the area expe- rience a white Christmas, the snow lingered on the ground under temperatures that did not crack the freezing mark through the last week of December and into January. See WEATHER on page 20 Civility project gets underway in Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent Speak Your Peace: The Civility Project (SYP), a community-building initia- tive aimed at improving civil discourse, will be introduced to residents of Sisters Country on January 14-15, in a series of meetings. With funding from the Ford Family Foundation, SYP national spokesperson Rob Karwath is being brought to Sisters by the local non- profit, Citizens4Community (C4C). Karwath will intro- duce the SYP fundamen- tal principles of civility and facilitate discussions about how Sisters might adopt, cus- tomize and utilize the prin- ciples to enhance community interaction. “I will be presenting the story and tools of SYP and listening to where people think problems lie,” he said in an interview with The Nugget. Karwath will share stories of how communities, organi- zations, and businesses across the country have benefitted Inside... from adopting SYP. “Everyone who has used it (SYP) has gotten some good from it. There is no place that it has fallen flat,” he shared. There will be three presen- Everyone who has used it (SyP) has gotten some good from it. There is no place that it has fallen flat. — Rob Karwath tations on Thursday, January 14. Service organizations, hosted by Sisters Kiwanis Club, will meet 7 to 8 a.m. at Aspen Lakes Lodge. Anyone wishing to attend please RSVP to Kiwanis program coordinator Jim Horsley at jimhorsley4@gamil.com. Nonprofit and govern- ment organizations, as well See CIVIlITy on page 30 Sisters youth earns Eagle rank By Sue Anderson Correspondent The prestigious rank of Eagle Scout was awarded this past Saturday evening to Rory Petterson, a member of Troop 188, centered at the Sisters Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. More than 50 friends, family, and community mem- bers attended the Court of Honor celebrating Petterson’s achievement of attaining scouting’s highest award. Officiating were Ren Broomhead, troop advisor, Barrett Ford, past scoutmas- ter of Troop 188, and Eric Liddell, current scoutmaster. Others on the stand included former Eagle Award recipi- ents and two members of the local Post of the Veteran of Foreign Wars. After the posting of the colors and the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, Barrett Ford pinned the award emblem to Petterson’s shirt, changed his scarf to reflect his new status and presented him with his official certifi- cate. Petterson’s parents, Mel and Swen, stood beside him and joined with the audience photo by Sue AnderSon Barrett Ford presented Rory Petterson with his Eagle Scout honors. in applauding his new rank. As is traditional, Petterson then presented each of his parents with a pin to represent their role in his achievement. He also wanted to recognize two mentors who were of considerable assistance and encouragement along the way, and those two pins were given to Barrett Ford and Petterson’s father. Next, Eric Liddell read The Eagle Charge, a scout- ing document that reminds all Eagle Scout recipients that they must remain true to the pledges they made during their scouting career, includ- ing living by the principles of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Two members of Local VFW Post 8138, Bill Anttila, commander, and Earl Schroeder, senior vice commander, then presented Petterson with a flag that had flown at the request of Senator Jeff Merkley over the See EAglE SCouT on page 20 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Naturalist ...............4 Announcements ................12 Looking Outward .............. 16 Classifieds .................. 25-27 Meetings ........................... 3 Paw Prints ......................... 9 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Crossword ....................... 24 Real Estate .................29-32