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Wednesday, April 13, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Boom, bubble or bust for Central Oregon? Lady Outlaws win Sky-Em opener Bend – Is Central Oregon in another boom? At the Bend Chamber Real Estate Forecast Breakfast, panelists will compare then and now and discover if the recent growth in housing prices is based on sound eco- nomic ground, or speculative growth. On April 20 at the Tower Theatre, state economist and moderator Damon Runberg and panelists Dan Hobin, CEO and co-founder of G5; Jay Lyons, principal broker at Compass Commercial Real Estate Services; Todd Taylor, CEO of Taylor Northwest; Steve Klingman, presi- dent of Hayden Homes; Jon Skidmore, assistant city man- ager for the City of Bend; and Wendy Adkisson, managing principal broker of Keller Williams Realty will educate the audience on what all of this may mean for our com- munity and businesses. “The Holy Grail for econ- omists is to find a leading indicator that can be used to explain current economic conditions; the trigger that foreshadows expansion or recession,” said Runberg. “The rapid recovery has given many that sense of déjà vu, a sense that these economic conditions are similar to those years of rapid growth during the housing boom.” Panelists will first travel back in time to 2005-2007 After getting its first win of the season over Cottage Grove, the Sisters High School varsity softball team discov- ered why Elmira and Sweet Home are ranked among the state’s top 4A teams. The Outlaws started the week with a 19-9 win over Cottage Grove, but then fell in five-inning contests to unbeaten Elmira, 16-0, and Sweet Home, 18-0. Dating back to the 2015 season, the win over Cot- tage Grove was the locals’ third-straight Sky-Em League win. But the ensuing losses dropped the Outlaws to 1-2 in league and 1-5 overall. In beating Cottage Grove, junior lefty Amanda Smith struck out 17 in the six-inning contest. She recorded all of the Outlaw outs by strikeout with the exception of one. Smith also hit a three-run home run and singled twice. In addition to her roundtripper, the Outlaws had a surplus of offense as senior Leah McIn- tosh tripled and singled three times and Zoe Nason doubled and added three singles. Also getting base hits for SHS were Sarah Hartford, Haley Mag- alic, Sophia Affatati, Marie Coffee and Kylie Steiner. The 10-run victory was the Outlaws first run-rule victory (leading by 10 runs or more after five innings) in three sea- sons, dating back to 2013. All total, Sisters collected when Central Oregon’s econ- omy was “booming” to learn from the past. Next, they will jump back to the present to discuss how the election and the erratic stock market will impact growth trends, prop- erty prices, construction and Bend’s urban growth bound- ary remand. It’s about getting stakeholders in the room who can give us knowledge we wouldn’t otherwise have access to and sharing that information with the community at large. — Robin Rogers “At the Real Estate Forecast Breakfast, my goal is to really look at what impacts us: employers, employees, residents, homebuyers and homeowners,” said Bend Chamber Vice President of Programs and Events Robin Rogers. “It’s about getting stakeholders in the room who can give us knowledge we wouldn’t otherwise have access to and sharing that information with the com- munity at large. The audi- ence will get their questions answered and their concerns addressed.” Your Care Can Treat You For Your Allergy Symptoms Today! X-R C OPEN EVERY DAY INCLUDING WEEKENDS S W alk-in • Urgent Care • Occupational Medicine 541-548-2899 3818 SW 21st Pl. Pl Hwy. 126 to Redmond, two turns and you’re there! (Near fairgrounds) YourCareMedical.com By Tom Mauldin Correspondent 9 two-dozen base hits. They committed 16 errors, giving them 35 in the three Sky- Em League games. The Outlaws, however, were on the other side of run-rule decisions against Sweet Home and Elmira, the Ore- gon Schools Athletic Association’s No. 2-ranked team with a 13-0 record. Smith had 14 strikeouts in five innings against Sweet Home (7-5 on the season), but walked seven and the Outlaws com- mitted a dozen errors. “Sweet Home is a good ball team,” said Outlaws photo by Jerry baldock Coach Dave Smith. “ T h e y c a m e t o Shauna Ferrel makes the play in centerfield. play and they did.” S a v a n a Ry a n doubled to lead the Outlaws coming along,” said Smith, against Elmira. who praised the play of Miranda Jensen pitched a Steiner, who has caught, two-hitter with eight strike- played shortstop and second outs, had three hits and scored base this season. four times to lead Elmira’s He also praised the play of (3-0 Sky-Em) win. Josie outfielder Shauna Ferrel. Dickson added two hits and The Outlaws were sched- three runs batted in. uled to complete the first Due to injuries, Smith has round of Sky-Em League play been forced to put players in by hosting Junction City on positions they don’t normally Monday and travel to Suther- play, but found many silver lin on April 13. They open linings in the lineup changes. the second round of Sky-Em “I am impressed with action on April 15 at Cottage the way these girls are Grove.
