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
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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
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Meetings ........................... 3 Paw Prints ......................... 9 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Crossword ....................... 24 Real Estate .................29-32