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20 Wednesday, June 1, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon New greenhouse is shaping up By Jim Cornelius News Editor Back in February 2014, a massive snowstorm hit Sisters Country, dropping nearly three feet of snow in a couple of days. The greenhouse at Sisters Middle School, where students learned about plant life, couldn’t handle the load. It collapsed in a pile of bent and twisted metal and plastic, never to rise again. But the community of vol- unteers who cared about the greenhouse, from teachers to seed-to-table advocates to the Sisters Science Club and Sisters Kiwanis weren’t about to let the greenhouse die an ignominious death. After determining that it would better serve students if located at Sisters High School, a volunteer crew began making preparations for building a new, improved greenhouse. It hasn’t been easy. Insurance money only covered a portion of the new greenhouse, which required a much more robust design, capable of withstanding the kind of snowfall that killed its predecessor. The school district had a little bit of money to contribute. “The rest of it came from photo by david hiller The greenhouse is structurally finished. community donations,” said Kiwanian and project leader David Hiller. “We’ve had a brand-new family move into town and they’ve been very generous.” A slab was poured and the parts ordered for a custom greenhouse. But there were the kind of complications you get when you try to mix a custom design with standard- ized parts: difficulties getting the parts to match the plan — or the plans to match the parts as the case might be. Greenhouse technician Steve Leitzel took it upon himself to come to Sisters from Salinas, California, to get the project lined out. “He was exceptional,” said Hiller. “He worked all day.” With Leitzel’s expertise, a volunteer crew was able to get the structure up. “It’s structurally finished,” Hiller told The Nugget. Trenching was to get underway this week for wir- ing and utilities, and the greenhouse is slated to be finished and operational by September 1, so that stu- dents can begin using it for their science classes and their seed-to-table curriculum. Best Vue Blinds With an intense focus on service, quality and value, Best Vue Blinds is making it simple to get exactly what residents in Sisters Country want. Best Vue Blinds offers a range of quality products at a variety of price points. They offer a wide variety of win- dow-covering materials with a variety of functions — all at competitive prices. Now they are able to meet local residents’ Hunter Douglas needs, which gives their product line the full range of good-better-best. Best Vue Blinds is moving into commercial appli- cations as well, providing window coverings for apart- ments and businesses — and they’re looking at going statewide. Their success is directly attributable to providing qual- ity products and a level of service you just cannot expect at a big-box store. Add to that a commitment to get things right, and Best Vue Blinds is a superior deal. Tailored to Your Budget A division of Lakeview Millworks Graber • A&I Hunter Douglas $50 Dining Voucher for one of these Sisters Restaurants: Takoda’s, The Gallery, Depot Café, Ali’s Townsquare Deli, Season’s Café, Rancho Viejo or Los Agaves with a FREE complete home estimate on your window blinds. (8-blind minimum. One dining voucher per family). For appointment call 541-588-6201 or 541-241-7582 Visit our showroom in Sisters at 141 E. Cascade Ave., #202. BestVueBlinds.com – 541-588-6201