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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Over 1,000 will experience Civil War The word is out to Central Oregon educators that one of the best ways to learn about history is to see it, talk to it and experience it. This will happen Friday, May 20, when 1,175 stu- dents from 14 schools will visit a full Civil War reenact- ment and engage with “living history.” “This is our third year in Central Oregon and the most students we have ever hosted for our school day,” said event coordinator David Banks. “We park a lot of bus- ses in the forest that day.” Students tour the camps and interact with reenactors portraying a range of per- sonalities as they go about jobs undertaken in the 1860s. These activities range from daily civilian life involving cooking, sewing and chores to military activities like marching, tenting, caring for horses and artillery pieces. Everything possible is done to ensure credibil- ity. There are no electronic devices, autos or modern conveniences. Reenactors wear authentically repro- duced clothing, fire black- powder weapons, cook over open fires, use antique tools See WAR on page 21 Outlaw Open and Hall of Fame on horizon Sisters comes together every year with two events in support of Sisters High School and its athletic and extracurricular programs: The Outlaw Open Golf Tournament and the Outlaw Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony. Since 1998, The Outlaw Open has been among the highlights on Sisters’ events calendar. The Outlaw Open will be back for its 19th edi- tion on Friday, June 17, at Aspen Lakes Golf Course. The scramble tournament begins with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The tournament has always been a fun afternoon and evening for the attendees — and it has been the Outlaw Booster Club’s crucial fund- raiser for Sisters schools’ extracurricular programs. The Outlaw Open has raised more than $250,000 for Outlaw athletics, includ- ing more than $30,000 since the Outlaw Booster Club began pairing The Outlaw See OPEN on page 20 photo by erin borla Rima Givot consults with Steve Peterzen at the Sisters HIgh School balloon launch last week. Students launch weather balloon By Erin Borla Correspondent Students in Rima Givot’s Chemistry 2 class had the opportunity to work with scientist Steve Peterzen throughout the last two weeks to launch a 600-gram balloon — complete with experi- ments they designed — and capture live data. Peterzen’s company, The ISTAR Group, just opened a satellite office at Sisters Eagle Airport. ISTAR launches stratospheric bal- loons for the purposes of test- ing experiments in near-space conditions. Using Helium, Peterzen and his crew launch the balloons into the atmo- sphere with tools and instru- ments in order to allow for companies to experiment and to introduce students to near- space research for a frac- tion of the cost and time of launching a satellite. “I’ve been all over the world,” said Peterzen. “I’ve enjoyed working with the kids — but it’s funny because I never finished school. I was in college and knew I wanted to study science, but I saw all my friends taking jobs in physics and focusing on only one specific thing. I wanted to travel.” Peterzen has lived throughout the world, includ- ing nine years in the Antarctic launching stratospheric bal- loons. From 1992 to 2001 ISTAR successfully man- aged 14 separate 800,000- cubic-meter balloons from Antarctic and launched over 20 smaller balloons. According to ISTAR’s website, they were contacted in 2001 by the Italian Space Agency to manage and lead the development of the first long duration balloon pro- gram in Europe through the University of Rome La Sapienza. Currently, ISTAR is based in Svalbord, Norway. Norway offers ease of access to the arctic and incredible infrastructure. Since con- necting with the University of Rome the company has launched 13 balloons from their Nobile/Amundsen Stratospheric Balloon Center. Peterzen, through Bob See BALLOON on page 23 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-AnonmMonday,mnoon,mShepherdm ofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•mmm Wednesday,m6mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalm ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration.m 541-549-8737morm541-549-1527. Alateen Thursday,m7mp.m.,mThem EpiscopalmChurchmofmthem Transfimguration.m541-549-1527. Alcoholics AnonymousmThursdaym&m Sunday,m7mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchm ofmthemTransfimgurationmm•mmSaturday,m 8ma.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem Transfimgurationmm•mmMonday,m5mp.m.,m ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm •mmTuesday,mnoon,mBigmBookmstudy,m ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•m Thursday,mnoon,mSobermSistersmWomenm Meeting,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm Church.m541-548-0440. Authors Support Groupm2ndmFriday,m 10ma.m.,mSistersmAreamChambermofm Commerce.m541-588-0081. Central Oregon Council on Aging Senior Lunch Tuesdays,mnoon,mSistersm CommunitymChurch.m541-678-5483. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild m 4thmSaturdays,m10ma.m.mtom4mp.m.mForm locationminformation:m541-549-2072. Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild 4thmSaturday,m1mtom 3mp.m.mSistersmLibrary.m541-639-3217. Central Oregon Woodworkers Guild 1stmTuesday.m541-639-6216. East of the Cascades Quilt Guildm4thm Wednesday,mSeptember-June,mStitchin’m Post.mAllmaremwelcome.m541-549-6061. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2ndmTuesday,m9mtom11ma.m.,m SistersmLibrary.m541-977-8285. Heartwarmers (flmeecemblanketmakers)m 1stm&m3rdmTuesdays,m1mp.m.,mSistersmCitym Hall.mMaterialsmprovided.m541-408-8505.m Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday,m1mtom 4mp.m.m541-549-1028morm541-548-3304. Military Parents of Sisters 2ndm Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd., Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013. Black Butte Macintosh Users Groupmm 3rdmThursday,m3:30mtom5:30mp.m.,mSistersm Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Librarymcommunitymroom.m541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays,m12:30mp.m.,mBlackmButtem SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Ranchmcommunitymroom.mAllmwelcome;m & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to partnermrequired.m541-595-6236. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 3rd Wednesday, 3:15 p.m., Sisters Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. VFW 8138 & American Legion 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Service offi cer available. 541-903-1123 or 541-549-1132. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Main Station, George Cyrus Rd. 541-548-4815. See the agenda at www.cloverdalefi re.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771. CITY & PARKS SCHOOLS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX Revolution offi ce at Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wednesday per month, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule at www. sisters.k12.or.us. 541-549-8521 x4011 . FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Thismlistingmismformregu scheduledmmeetings;me larlym teresa@nuggetnews.c mailm om
