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Wednesday, March 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Student art on display at Sisters Library By Sue Stafford Correspondent For the month of March, visitors to the library are in for a special treat. Practically every bit of wall space throughout the library, as well as the entryway display cases, are filled with art created by the students in Sisters schools, public and private, for the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) monthly exhibit. Sisters students are for- tunate to have access to arts education from kindergarten through 12th grade. Two of the art teachers and supplies are funded by a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), through the Sisters Folk Festival. Sisters is one of 18 grant sites funded by the OCF. Studio to School is a multi- year program to support col- laboration between schools and community arts organiza- tions to design and deliver sus- tainable arts education oppor- tunities. The Sisters project infuses the arts into learning experiences for all students, grades K-8, and helps develop a culture of music and art See STUDENT ART on page 31 OSU natural resources instructor to speak By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent Matthew Shinderman, Senior Natural Resources Instructor at Oregon State University Cascades, will be the guest speaker next week on Thursday, 23 March, for the Bjarne Holm Memorial Speaker Series. This series of outdoor oriented talks is spon- sored by the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA). “I’ll be discussing what sustainability means and how the concept relates to the development of trail and recreation management sys- tems on national forests,” said Shinderman. His emphasis will be on the types of tradeoff decisions required for achiev- ing a balance between eco- logical, social, and economic values associated with public lands and how those consider- ations fundamentally change outcomes. “Finally,” he said, “I’ll discuss some of the impend- ing issues a sustainable trails and recreation system must address.” See SPEAKER on page 26 PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Gary Yoder puts a kimura hold on Marty Kaczmarek in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Sisters man thrives with BJJ By Jim Cornelius News Editor Turning 60 is a mile- stone in any man’s life. Like most, Gary Yoder of Sisters found himself at a kind of crossroads. “When I turned 60, I thought I could get a rocking chair and be an old man — or I could try something new,” he told The Nugget. Intrigued by the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) program offered by Outlaw Martial Arts in Sisters, he decided to hit the mat and give it a try. BJJ is a grappling-based mar- tial art that emphasizes control of an opponent through locks, chokes and submission holds. BJJ workouts and sparring are known as “rolling.” “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done,” Yoder said of the martial arts practice. “I feel better than I have in 20 years.” Now 63, Yoder recently qualified for his blue belt — a major milestone in BJJ. “It’s a very significant step,” said Outlaw Martial Arts proprietor and BJJ instructor Marty Kaczmarek. BJJ is not about constant validation, with regular pro- gression through the ranks, Kaczmarek notes. “It’s an art that’s really true to itself,” he told The Nugget. “It takes, typically, three to four years between belts.” Thus, a blue belt could be considered close to the equivalent of a black belt in many other martial arts sys- tems. As a blue belt, Yoder has the skills, knowledge and technique to handle himself in ground grappling — even against a younger, bigger and stronger opponent. A skilled practitioner can neutralize a size and strength deficit and compel his opponent to “tap out” in ways that are quite mysterious to the uninitiated. “They don’t understand what just happened half the time,” Kaczmarek said. That’s because BJJ is all about efficiency of move- ment, and technique. It’s a methodical practice of working into position, and it See MARTIAL ARTS on page 30 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild 4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For location information: 541-549-2072. Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., Central OR Spinners and Weavers Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Sisters 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. Library (Jan.-Oct.). 541-639-3217. Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 541-549-1527. Central Oregon Woodworkers Guild 2nd Tuesday. 541-639-6216. Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. VFW 8138 & American Legion Sisters Caregiver Support Group 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., 3rd Tuesday, 10 a.m., Ray’s Food Place Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123 or Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & community room. 541-771-3258. Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the 541-549-1132. Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Friends of the Sisters Library Board Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays, Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran CITY & PARKS Sisters Library. 541-977-8285. community room. 541-923-1632. Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. 541-549-6022. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sisters Park & Recreation District noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., 6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091. Military Parents of Sisters 2nd Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Planning Commission Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd., Church. 541-548-0440. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013. 3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Black Butte Macintosh Users Group Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. 3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. FIRE & POLICE Location information: 541-279-1977. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Board of Directors Meets monthly. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Central Oregon Council on Aging Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-678-5483. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Station 602, 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. See the agenda at cloverdalefi re.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771. SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 0 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX Out West Realty offi ce at Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wednesday per month, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule at www. sisters.k12.or.us. 541-549-8521 x4011 . This listing is for scheduled meetin regularly teresa@nuggetne gs; email ws.com