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26 Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service PHOTO PROVIDED Tiffany Tisdel and Deb Riehle celebrate Teague Wessel’s Geobee success. Fifth-grader wins middle school Geobee By Erin Borla Correspondent Fifth-grade student Teague Wessel is the Sisters Middle School Geographic Bee Champion. He recently tested for the regional champion- ship. If Wessel is in the top 100 students in the region he will attend the State event held in Salem. The National Geographic Bee is an annual competition organized by the National Geographic Society, designed to inspire and reward stu- dents’ curiosity about the world. Students from 10,000 schools across the United States compete in the 2017 National Geographic Bee for a chance to win college scholarships. Wessel says he was excited to win the first time in the competition. “My favorite thing is learning about the terrain on earth, like mountains,” he said. “It was cool to learn how the continents move.” Fifth-grade teacher Tiffany Tisdel worked to have fifth- and sixth-grade students at Sisters Middle School com- pete this year. Just fifth-grad- ers competed last year. Students competed in a written and verbal test, and the top 10 from each grade com- peted for the school’s title. The winning query at SMS’s event was, “name the country where the endangered snow leopard lives.” “I love it (the GeoBee) because it helps students see where we sit in the world,” says Tisdel. Her students prepare by doing weekly geography les- sons using printed atlases. “They (the atlases) are getting harder to find every year,” she says. “They keep going out of print. Something about looking at a map, it helps develop a sense of place.” Next year Tisdel hopes to include fourth and seventh grades and add in the eighth grade the following year. “I think others should par- ticipate because geography can be important later in life,” Wessel said. — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — This Week’s Crossword Sponsors WELL PUMP SERVICE Pump & Electrical Contractor PRESSURE TANKS • CONSTANT-PRESSURE SYSTEMS FREQUENCY DRIVES • MOTOR CONTROLS • PUMPS Hunter... A Division of Sisters Owned CCB#178543 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE Zach 541-420-8170 TAKEOUT AVAILABLE DELICIOUS PIZZA, FRESH SALAD BAR, BURGERS, SANDWICHES & MORE! FULL BAR • HAPPY HOUR 3-6 PM 541-549-8620 425 Hwy. 20 W. (Next to Bi-Mart) Mon-Fri 11 am-8 pm, Sat-Sun 8 am-8 pm, Bar Daily 11 a.m-Close Favorite Organic Line 8 years in a row! — Voted by Spa Professionals — Complimentary Samples PHOTO BY JACK MCGOWAN A great grey owl has taken up residence at a local Sisters ranch. NIC ORGA H WIT S LT RESU Essentials Skincare Never tested on animals • No toxic chemicals 541-480-1412 | 541-588-6271 | 492 E. Main Ave. | Mon-Sat Flexible Hours | www.SistersEssentials.com