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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
WEATHER: December
outlook is pretty
wet and chilly
SHELTER: Variety
of volunteers and
services needed
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degrees.
Precipitation totaled 0.29
inches during November,
which was 1.57 inches below
normal. Measurable precipita-
tion — at least .01 inch — was
received on five days with the
heaviest, 0.20 inches reported,
on the November 15.
Precipitation this year has
reached 7.87 inches, which
is 3.69 inches below normal.
Since October, the water year
precipitation at Sisters has
been 2.51 inches, which is
0.40 inches below normal.
The highest wind gust was
47 mph, which occurred on
November 27.
The outlook for Decem-
ber from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
near-to-below-normal tem-
peratures and near-to-above-
normal precipitation. Normal
highs for Sisters fall from 41.0
degrees at the start of Decem-
ber to 39.0 degrees at the end
of December. Normal lows
fall from 23.0 degrees to 22.0
degrees. The 30-year normal
precipitation is 1.97 inches.
This was the third warm-
est November on record. The
warmest was 42.0 degrees in
1999.
is serving as the group’s
secretary.
If you are interested in
helping out with logistics
or materials, or are drawn
to actually staffing the shel-
ter with other volunteers,
there will be a training on
Monday, December 12, 4 to
6 p.m. at Westside Church,
442 Trinity Way in Sisters.
Staff from The Shepherd’s
House in Bend will be con-
ducting the training. It is esti-
mated there will be a need
for four overnight volun-
teers each night the shelter is
open.
Earlier this fall there was
concern for the families with
children who were forced to
camp in the woods due to
lack of housing. The Family
Action Network has been
successful in finding lodging
for all of the families.
For January, the focus
will be on a number of home-
less men camping or living
in vehicles in and around
Sisters. Some of these men
may have addiction or men-
tal health issues and some are
simply down on their luck.
Westside Church is hop-
ing to be able to provide
the space and coordination
to set up the shelter. They
hope to start the shelter and
run it through the month of
January. In February, after
all the kinks are hopefully
worked out, it is hoped that
another church or community
space will be willing to host
the shelter. The hope is that
all churches in town will join
the effort in some way.
In Redmond, there is a
successful shelter program
like the one proposed for
TIME TO PUT ON
WINTER TIRES
Call and make your appointment now for
Sisters. In that program,
four churches each host the
shelter for one month every
winter.
Target date for open-
ing the shelter is January 1,
2017. There is a need for
shelter volunteers who will
be welcoming to those com-
ing through the door and of
assistance as needed through
the night. Also needed are
people to make and pour
coffee, help provide break-
fast, and setup and cleanup.
Background checks will be
conducted on volunteers.
The group is looking for
a place or people willing to
take in animals belonging to
those who come to the shel-
ter for the night.
Kaping is beginning to
gather supplies needed for
the shelter, and she has a list
of needed items. If you are
interested in donating, she
can be contacted at loiskaping
@bendbroadband.com.
Jen Binks is working on
materials to advertise the
shelter, including a call-in
number that people seek-
ing shelter can call. She has
also established a Facebook
page for the shelter. On
Facebook just type “Sisters
Cold Weather Shelter” in the
search box.
Items yet to be addressed
include solutions for stor-
ing personal items (storage
units, lockers, etc.), identi-
fying other needs that the
homeless population may
have (clothes, showers), pos-
sible fundraising ventures,
and deciding whether Sisters
will participate in the Point
in Time homeless count in
January.
“All the people involved
so far have their hearts in
the right place,” said Pastor
Gregg. “Currently I am the
only clergy in the group, but
many of the churches have
laity involved.”
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