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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 Nutrition Animal adventures in Sisters Education volunteers sought By Jim Anderson Correspondent Concerned about the food and shopping choices people are making that affect their health? If you would enjoy sharing research-based infor- mation about healthy eating on a budget then you might enjoy becoming an Oregon State University nutrition edu- cation volunteer. Volunteers demonstrate cooking healthy recipes at local food pantries or lead small groups with fun, interactive nutrition activities. To become a volun- teer, applicants take a five- hour class on Wednesday, December 7, 9 a.m. at the OSU/Deschutes County Extension office in Redmond. Once trained and certified, volunteers commit to dem- onstrating healthy recipes six times over six months. See the nutrition education volunteer application link at http://extension.oregonstate. edu/deschutes/nutrition-edu cation to read more about the program. To apply, send your application to Katie Ahern, family & community health instructor, by December 5 to katherine.ahern@ oregonstate.edu or OSU Extension, 1900 N.E. Division St., Suite 107, Bend, OR 97701. For more informa- tion call 541-306-6067. Last month marked the first monthly cooperative program offered by the High Desert Museum (HDM) and Deschutes Public Library System. The presentation was on nocturnal animals, focusing on bats and owls. To begin the program, Alyisa Wolf, assistant curator of wildlife for HDM, removed a lively adult barred owl from its car- rying case and gave each of the children and parents in attendance a close-up look at this controversial nocturnal owl. The barred owl is an alien species that is creating great concern within the circle of scientists working with our indigenous northern spotted owl. The now-infamous barred owl’s presence in the Northwest is causing seri- ous biological and genetic problems for native northern spotted owls throughout their home range. Barred owls have traveled from eastern North America to western North America via thousands of Canadian and U.S. log- ging clearcuts, feeding on the abundant terrestrial rodents populating the unnatural habitat. Unlike the northern spot- ted owls that are specialists, utilizing arboreal voles for food, barred owls are gener- alists and can get by on just PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON Brooke Frutos with daughter Henley, and Leah Stoudt with her grandpa, Pop Kemle, took part in Sisters Library’s Animal Adventure program, watching Alyisa Wolf of the High Desert Museum show off a barred owl. about any rodent they catch and consume. Further, barred owls are genetically so close to spot- ted owls they can interbreed, giving rise to “sparred owls,” which threaten the gene pool of northern spotted owls. To remove this threat, U.S. Fish and Wildlife has been using what they term “lethal removal” of the alien barred owls. However, they’ve decided to live-capture the owls and offer them to zoos and museums as “educational birds,” which have been put to work in libraries, muse- ums and school educational programs. The program smoothly shifted from owls (as Wolf carefully and quietly placed the barred owl back in its Sunday mornings we open the bar at 9:30 so you can catch the 10:00 NFL games over breakfast and a Bloody Mary. Thank you to our ul Customers! Wonderf TRAVEL SAFE THIS HOLIDAY Designate a Driver! DAVIS TIRE Serving Sisters Since 1962. 541-549-RIBS sisterssaloon.net 541-549-1026 188 W. Sisters Park Dr. In Sisters Industrial Park across from SnoCap Mini Storage carrying case) to bats, as Glynis Bawden presented the children with construc- tion materials to make their own paper-and-bead bats. At that time, the lesson opened the door to bats in general, what they are, what they do — and how. After the talks each child went home with a model bat to share with par- ents, siblings, and friends. 190 E. Cascade Ave., Sisters Gifts For Gentlemen Handsome gifts for the handsome one in your life. Gifts that are stylish, a bit vintage, and designed for the rigors of today’s modern life. Gentlemen’s Hardware • Henley Hook Line & Sinker • Rae Dunn Verbena Chocolat • Mistral Aggie’s Soy Candles 541.549.6061 | 311 W. Cascade Ave.