Wednesday, January 27, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Obituary
Outlaw Robotics advances
Sisters Outlaw Robotics
team 8023 placed fourth out
of 24 teams in a tough com-
petition at the FIRST (For
Inspiration and Recognition
of Science and Technology)
Tech League Championship
on January 16 in Hood River.
The team now advances
to the next level, the FTC
Oregon Super Qualifier
Tournament, February 13-14
in Hillsboro.
Coach Jirka Novotny said,
“This is a great achievement
especially for our young team
of four freshmen and two
7th-graders: David Novotny,
Spencer Bordonaro, Tyler
Wonderly, Wyatt Adams,
Corbin Johnson and Aiden
Cummings. We’re a small
community team with limited
means up against strong com-
petitors who have outstand-
ing support and big corporate
sponsors.”
The Outlaw Robotics
team earned the Motivate
Award, which celebrates
teams that show team spirit
and enthusiasm. The judges
described Sisters Outlaw
Robotics team as “a big voice
in a small community,” valu-
ing the team’s enthusiasm,
inclusiveness, mentoring of
younger teams, and involve-
ment within the community.
The team also received the
Irvin Wayne Black
June 29, 1929 — January 5, 2016
photo provided
outlaw robotics was honored for skill and spirit.
3rd-place Inspire Award.
Teams receiving this award
serve as an inspiration to
what the FIRST Tech pro-
gram and the young minds
involved can accomplish.
this is a great
achievement, especially
for our young team...
— Coach Jirka Novotny
All members of the
Sisters Outlaw Robotics
team thanked their spon-
sors for supporting their
t e a m : O RTO P, S i s t e r s
Science Club, Tim Wonderly
Painting Co., Sisters Bakery,
Peak Performance Physical
Therapy of Redmond,
Catherine Zwicker and
Pacwest Custom Homes.
The robotic team is seeking
additional sponsors to help
them cover expenses for the
upcoming tournament in
February. Contact them at
www.sistersrobotics.com.
“We also want to thank
all of our parents for their
encouragements and every-
day support,” said captain
David Novotny on behalf of
all of the team members.
The Sisters Outlaw
Robotics team will be at the
Sisters Science Fair next
month.
Chess players shine at tournament
On January 23 Sisters
Middle School (SMS) stu-
dents Ashton King, Matthew
Falconer, Emily Huber (6th-
graders), and Brody Lofdahl
and Sasha Komar (8th-
graders), represented Sisters
Middle School at the annual
Chess for Success Regional
Chess Tournament held at
Ridgeview High School in
Redmond.
They won first place
as a team, which qualifies
them to advance to the state
11
tournament. In addition,
Brody Lofdahl and Ashton
King won their age bracket,
which allows them to compete
at State as individuals.
The
State
Te a m
Tournament will be held April
8 and the State Individual
Tournament will be held April
9 in Portland.
The SMS Chess Club
meets Wednesday mornings
before school and is coached
by high school sophomore
Ethan Ferwalt.
Irvin Wayne Black of
Sisters passed away on
January 5, 2016 at St.
Charles Medical Center in
Bend. He was 86.
Irvin was born June 29,
1929 in Wheeler, Kansas,
to Ernest and Carrie Black.
He grew up in Clatskanie
and attended Westport High
School, where he excelled
in football and baseball.
After graduating in 1949, he
joined the U.S. Army, fight-
ing in the Korean War where
he received the Bronze Star
and the U.N. Service Medal.
Irvin spent most of his
career working at Oregon
Tr a n s f e r / M e t r o H e a v y
Machinery as foreman,
transporting the impossible.
After retiring he continued
consulting for them.
On December 28, 1951,
Irvin married his high
school sweetheart, Christine
Brazeale in Westport. They
spent many years living in
Tigard, raising their four
children. Upon retiring, they
moved to Sisters to be closer
to family. They were well-
known by the student ath-
letes of Sisters High School,
as the 12th man, home and
away, always standing and
cheering at football, soccer,
and volleyball games and
everything in between. They
were known to all the kids
as “Gramps and Grandma.”
They did volunteer work
for Meals-on-Wheels and
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Irvin loved the outdoors,
especially fishing, camping,
four-wheeling, trail riding
and gaming with the horses.
His favorite pastime was
spending time with his wife,
Christine, at the Oregon
Coast. Their 15 minutes of
fame came when they were
chosen to be a extras in the
making of the movie “Free
Willy.”
Irvin is survived by
his four children, Elaine
(Richard) Church of Sisters;
Greg (Micheline) Black
of Gaston; Sue (Tom) of
Montana; and Peggy (Bill)
Koch, also of Sisters.
Grandchildren include
Travis (Aubrey), Cody,
Rory, and Nicholas Koch;
Jennifer, Stephanie and
Melissa Church; and three
great-grandchildren, Will,
Zoe, and Hayley Koch.
He was preceded in death
by his wife of 58 years,
Christine.
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