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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
EAGLE SCOUT:
Project built pavilion
at Fir Street Park
Continued from page 1
photo by Jim corneliuS
Sisters Country is enjoying a real winter this year, helping to make up for a dry one last year.
WEATHER: Temps
will be in the 30s
this week
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Snow measurement sta-
tions in the Cascades are
showing snowpack in the
mountains above Sisters at
or above average. The snow
water content in the Deschutes
Basin is at 123 percent of the
30-year median.
That’s a critical measure-
ment in a region that really
began to see the effects of
drought last year.
Surprisingly, despite the
late-month cold snap, tem-
peratures at Sisters aver-
aged slightly warmer than
normal during the month of
December. That’s according
to preliminary data received
by NOAA’s National Weather
Service in Pendleton,
Temperatures and snowfall
Year-round
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totals vary across Sisters
Country, with the west end of
the area usually a few degrees
colder than town, and receiv-
ing more snowfall.
The average temperature
in Sisters was 31.1 degrees,
which was 1.0 degree above
normal. High temperatures
averaged 40.5 degrees, which
was 1.6 degrees above normal.
The highest was 61 degrees on
December 9. Low tempera-
tures averaged 21.7 degrees,
which was 0.5 degrees above
normal. The lowest was -5
degrees, on December 1.
There were 26 days with
the low temperature below 32
degrees. There were five days
when the high temperature
stayed below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 4.07
inches during December,
which was 2.10 inches above
normal. Measurable precipita-
tion — at least .01 inch — was
received on 12 days with the
heaviest, 0.90 inches reported
on December 17.
Snowfall totaled 15 inches
with at least one inch of snow
reported on four days. The
heaviest snowfall was seven
inches reported on December
17. The greatest depth of
snow on the ground was seven
inches on December 17.
The highest wind gust was
63 mph, which occurred on
December 8.
Temperatures this week are
expected to climb back into
the mid to upper 30s during
the day, with lows dropping to
the low 20s. There is a slight
chance of snow through the
week.
The outlook for January
from NOAA’s Climate Predic-
tion Center calls for near- to
above-normal temperatures
and near-normal precipitation.
Normal highs for Sisters dur-
ing January are 40.6 degrees
and normal lows are 22.8
degrees. The 30-year normal
precipitation is 1.89 inches.
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U.S. Capitol on November
14, 2015. By November
Petterson had passed his
board of review and the flag
was flown in honor of his
accomplishments.
An additional tradition,
unique to the Sisters troop, is
to present a handmade knife
to the Eagle awardee. This
was done by Mac McKibbin,
maker of the knife, who
warned him of its potential
for injury.
At Petterson’s request,
three speakers then made
remarks about their asso-
ciation with the Eagle Scout.
Andrew Ellis, past young
men’s leader and seminary
teacher at the church, Gary
Thorson, high school football
coach, and Jess Risenmay, the
church branch president, all
remarked about Petterson’s
integrity, dependability, aca-
demic excellence, and perse-
verance in getting a job done
and done well.
Petterson himself then
took the stand and thanked
all those who had helped him
along his scouting journey,
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which has been for the past 10
years. He especially appreci-
ated those that had dedicated
time, energy, finances, and
talents, especially his parents
and those who had helped
with his Eagle Scout project.
Every Eagle Scout hope-
ful is required to do a proj-
ect benefitting his local area.
Petterson’s was assisting in
the creation of the outside
amphitheater for the new Fir
Street Park at the intersec-
tion of Main Avenue and Fir
Street in Sisters. He worked
more than six months, most
often during weekends and
after school, learning the art
of mortise & tenon construc-
tion under the guidance of
Kris Calvin of Earthwood
Timber Frame Homes. The
massive structure was set in
place in June 2014, shortly
after Petterson turned 16.
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scouts earn their Eagle Scout
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