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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
WHYCHUS: District has
returned substantial
water to creek
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piping another six miles of
canal that will power a second
hydroelectric project. TSID
sees this production of clean
and renewable energy from
an existing resource as yet
another milestone in meeting
the region’s future needs.
Holm explained how TSID
came to his attention.
“My wife and I had
been hiking in areas of
the Whychus Creek drain-
age upstream from the city
of Sisters that had recently
been rehabilitated, when we
saw how part of the creek-
flow was being diverted for
irrigation.
“We saw the path the piped
irrigation water made as it
flowed to the east...Where the
piped water crossed Highway
20 we decided to take a closer
look. We found the headquar-
ters buildings for the Three
Sisters Irrigation District,
and we introduced ourselves.
To our pleasant surprise
we were driven around and
offered a fully guided tour of
the complex, including the
newly installed hydroelectric
turbine.”
Holm was very impressed
with what he saw. “What an
incredible effort of coop-
eration we thought... It is
remarkable how irrigation
for farming and ranching
in Sisters Country has been
cooperatively assured while
protecting and enhancing our
natural environment. This
cooperation between differ-
ent user groups in our local
community is particularly
impressive.”
As a result of his visit to
TSID, Holm asked Thalacker
if he would agree to give a pre-
sentation to the public as part
of the Sisters Trails Alliance
speaker series. Thalacker
readily agreed, and the pro-
gram will take place next
week, Thursday, March 24,
in the Sisters Camp Sherman
Fire Station Community Hall
in downtown Sisters at 355 S.
Elm St. Doors will open at 6
p.m., and the formal program
will begin at 7 p.m. The pro-
gram is free and open to the
public. Snacks and refresh-
ments will be provided.
For more information
about STA visit https://sisters
trailsalliance.wildapricot.org.
is so special.”
Sisters hosted the event for
the first time, which included
elementary, middle, and high
school teams from Redmond,
Bend, Tumalo, La Pine and
even as far away as Fossil.
Teams of four compete
head-to-head against one
another in tournament style.
Points are accrued during the
first two rounds to determine
what teams will advance on to
the finals, culminating in the
top two teams from each divi-
sion going on to a statewide
competition.
A moderator reads the
questions, and teams are
given 15 seconds to answer.
Two judges are present to
help resolve any questions or
disputes.
Each round consists of
two types of questions pulled
from a collection of books.
First, students are given a
factual question from a book
and must give the title and the
author of the book from which
it comes. Secondly, they are
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asked to give factual answers
from a given book. Points are
awarded for correct answers.
If one team fails to answer a
question, the other team has
an opportunity to “steal” those
points.
A complete list of the
books used for the com-
petition can be found at
the OBOB website, http://
oboblsta.pbworks.com
Riehle brought the Battle
of the Books contest to Sisters
Middle School three years ago
when she arrived after work-
ing at Tumalo Community
School. Tiffany Tisdel, a fifth-
grade teacher, and Kathy Few
from the elementary school
were instrumental in build-
ing up the program, accord-
ing to Riehle. Eighth-grade
teacher Kimberly Strong
jumped on board last year as
well. After last year’s compe-
tition, Sisters became excited
to have the opportunity to host
the event this year.
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“And we hosted it in true
Sisters style,” said Riehle,
indicating that all sorts of
teachers and community
members stepped in to help
make it all happen.
In addition to Strong,
Tisdel and Few, Riehle
wanted to acknowledge the
support of middle school
staff members, students, and
principal Marshall Jackson,
as well as volunteer organiz-
ers Kerry Prosser and Sherri
Kissinger.
“It’s amazing how the
Sisters community and our
schools came together to
make this happen,” said
Sister Middle School teacher
Susie Werts, who served as a
timekeeper.
Sisters Middle School’s
fifth-grade team finished in
second place and will compete
at the state level on April 9 in
Salem, according to Riehle.
“That just topped the day
off well,” she said.
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