Wednesday, March 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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 .
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