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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A little boost from Santa Claus...
STEM NIGHT: Hands-on
learning was the order
of the day
Continued from page 3
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Kelly Newcombe (center) of FivePine Lodge & Conference Center
presented Dawn Cooper and Theresa Slavkovsky of Sisters FAN
with a check for $2,774, proceeds of Breakfast With Santa in
December. The funds will go to Deschutes County Family Access
Network to help fund programs that support families in need.
Judge: Climate change kids
should simplify case
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) —
A federal judge says law-
yers representing a group of
youths arguing over climate
policy should simplify their
case if they want to make it to
trial later this year in Eugene.
T h e R e g i s t e r- G u a rd
reports that during a U.S.
District Court hearing on
Tuesday, Magistrate Judge
Tom Coffin told the plaintiffs
they should narrow the scope
of the case, which seeks a
court order requiring the gov-
ernment to quickly reduce
carbon dioxide emissions,
which many scientists have
linked to global warming.
Coffin says the case could
be headed for trial later this
year.
Attorneys for the gov-
ernment and trade groups
representing energy com-
panies, which are named as
defendants in the case, say
the plaintiffs’ request for all
climate change-related docu-
ments will take too long to
collect and are asking to
delay the trial.
apart.) Parents were also
interested in knowing more
about the scientific ‘why’
of the experiment as much
as enjoying their children’s
excitement.”
One of the favorite exhib-
its of the night was the great
horned owl brought by Jim
Anderson, a local naturalist.
“The owl was so cool!”
said one wide-eyed kinder-
garten student. “I’ve never
been able to see an owl that
close before!”
The Sisters High School
Astronomy Club showcased
their telescopes and dis-
cussed the night sky to won-
dering youngsters and Sisters
Middle School teacher Susie
Werts and her class brought
a creative game for families
to enjoy about the migra-
tory pattern of monarch
butterflies.
SPTC also had opportuni-
ties for science art. Students
learned about reactions
within watercolor painting
and all about bubbles while
creating bubble art prints.
Local teacher and volunteer
Shawn Steele also created
several math games for stu-
dents to learn new techniques
with numbers.
Throughout the evening
students had a chance to try
different experiments and
learn new and exciting ways
to ignite their interest in the
sciences. Many students
learned more about how to
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Jim Anderson was a hit with his great horned owl.
participate in the upcoming
science fair and even signed
up to participate in the SciArt
contest as well as make a
mousetrap car to showcase at
the event next month.
Jodi Winnwalker, a vol-
unteer for the Sisters Science
Club, hosted the worm-com-
posting station — and loved
it.
“It was a delightful wig-
gly, squiggly evening with
precious children, parents,
grandparents and worms,”
she said. “One of my favorite
quotes from an eight-year-
old at the event, ‘What do
worms eat? I only like one
green vegetable, but I can’t
remember what it’s called.’”
Overall STEM Night
proved to be an example of
community collaboration and
fun.
Families can look forward
to attending the next Family
Night, Reading & Literacy
Night, hosted by the SPTC
on Friday, April 21.
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