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Wednesday, September 28, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
FAN works to keep
food program alive
By erin Borla
Correspondent
The Sisters Family Access
Network (FAN) is work-
ing hard to maintain a pro-
gram which retired elemen-
tary school custodian Deb
Hook began three years ago.
The “Backpack Food” pro-
gram was something Hook
started in order to support
Sisters School District chil-
dren who may not have
food at their homes over the
weekend.
Throughout the week,
the federally subsidized free
and reduced lunch program,
available through each of
the schools in Sisters, helps
to feed those students who
may need an extra hand
throughout the week. Hook
noticed that many of those
same students who benefit-
ted from that program were
struggling to find food when
not in school. She began
loading backpacks with food
she purchased to ensure no
kid went hungry over the
weekend.
This program demon-
strates Sisters students are
supported beyond the walls
of the school building.
When Hook retired last
June there was no ques-
tion among local educators
and service providers that
the program needed to con-
tinue. FAN jumped in to
make sure all needs were
met. Theresa Slavkovsky
and Dawn Cooper, both FAN
advocates, are coordinating
food donations and student
participation.
Right now, Slavkovsky
notes there are between 30
and 40 students that can ben-
efit from the program.
Both Cooper and
Slavkovsky’s goal is for each
bag to be sent home from
school on Fridays with par-
ticipating students to have
two options for breakfast,
lunch, and snacks.
“The hope is that the
food options sent home
would mimic what would
be available to the child dur-
ing their school day,” said
Cooper.
All students in the pro-
gram are confidential.
Registration will be done
through a permission slip
sent home based on Sisters
School District staff recom-
mendations. The permission
slip talks about the program
and also alerts participat-
ing families of potential
allergens.
Volunteer Coordinator
Bill Anttila with Sisters
Kiwanis has organized
older students from Sisters
Christian Academy to help
pack the bags. He will
deliver them to the appropri-
ate school on Fridays for stu-
dents to pick up on their way
home.
Community members
can donate non-perishable
foods for weekend meals
including items like indi-
vidual packages of snacks,
granola bars, applesauce,
trail mix, dried fruit and oat-
meal. Donations of individ-
ual soups, small plastic jars
of peanut butter and jelly, or
small boxes of cereal are also
accepted.
Slavkovsky estimates that
each bag will cost approxi-
mately $7 to fill. Some orga-
nizations have chosen to
sponsor a bag with a cash
donation.
All donations can be
dropped off at the FAN
office, within the Sisters
School District Office at
525 E. Cascade Ave. and are
tax-deductible through the
Family Access Network.
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The boys soccer team
tallied a huge 7-1 victory
over the Huskies at home on
Tuesday, September 20, and
on the road two days later
defeated the Elmira Falcons
2-1.
Sisters started their scor-
ing spree in the first minute in
Tuesday’s game against Sweet
Home. Asher Bachtold fed the
ball to Jude Kokesh-Carhart
on the left side, and Jude put
in the close-range goal.
In the 14th minute, the
Huskies got the whistle for a
hand ball in the box. Malachy
Sundstrom converted on the
penalty kick. At the half the
Outlaws held a 2-0 lead.
Sundstrom scored again
for Sisters 11 minutes into the
second half. Malachy received
the ball from the midfield just
beyond the half, dribbled
through the defense, clicked it
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it with his right foot at the six-
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around the keeper from 25
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minute. Keaton green hit a
low hard shot from the right
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off the bounce for the goal.
Three minutes later, Malachy
rounded the right corner and
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Sweet Home scored off a
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Outlaws nailed down the
win with a final goal from
Sundstrom. Malachy dribbled
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Coach Rob Jensen told The
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were very unselfish in their
play. Keegan greaney and
Anson Ricker were solid in
the back line throughout the
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On Thursday, Elmira
scored first with a goal in
the 14th minute, but Sisters
answered two minutes later
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a handball in the box, and
Sundstrom converted on the
penalty kick.
The Outlaws scored their
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the second half when the ball
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who pinged it across the mid-
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Sisters had several good
opportunities throughout the
rest of the contest, but failed
to convert.
The Outlaws were short a
couple of players in the back
line and Andrew Mayes really
stepped up to fill the gap.
Ryan Funk played big for the
Outlaws and recorded some
great saves in the box, and
Asher Bachtold won a lot of
balls in the middle.
Sisters was to play at
home against Junction City
on Tuesday, September 27.
The Outlaws will play at
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