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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Commedtary...
Outlaws golfers play at Crooked River
Kdow to whom you’re
trustidg your childred
By Edie Jones
Columnist
I gasped with horror as I
read the Bulletin article on
Saturday, March 18, about
the children left unattended
in a daycare in Bend. Seven
little ones, from the age of
six months to four years old,
were found alone by officers
who entered Little Giggles
Daycare on Wednesday of
last week. The story went
on to say that the daycare
owner had left to get a tan.
(See story, page 30.)
That account alone was
enough to send shivers up
my spine. However, that
was mild when I read that
she has twice since 2014
been investigated by the
Oregon Office of Child
Care for presumably break-
ing the rules on the number
of children she could legally
watch, has several felony
identity-theft convictions
and is not allowed to have
custody of her own two
children.
This was a person par-
ents were leaving their pre-
cious children with, expect-
ing them to be safely cared
for and nurtured!
Please, parents, take
this as a “heads-up” to the
importance of knowing with
whom you are entrusting
your children! Even if you
trust the word-of-mouth
reference from a friend or
relative ask for references,
and then check them out. A
friend who does childcare
in many locations shared
that even though she gives
references to parents they
are seldom called. It takes
little time to follow through
on this. It is extremely
important.
One of the best ways to
know that you are hiring
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
a quality childcare person
is to go through our local
Child Care Resources, a pro-
gram of NeighborImpact,
541-548-2380. Child Care
Resources supports parents
in their search for qual-
ity childcare by explaining
the types of childcare in
Oregon and what quality
childcare looks like. They
can also provide a list of
interview questions to ask
when interviewing a child-
care provider. The office
of childcare is the place
to call to find out if a per-
son is licensed and if they
have any complaints filed
against them. The number is
See CHILDCARE on page 37
The young girls golf squad
played at Crooked River on
Wednesday, March 15, in their
first high school golf game of
the season.
Emma Farley, Cylie Lagao,
and AriAnne Griffey, all three
freshman players, played in
cold and rainy weather, which
made for a demanding round
of golf. Since the Outlaws
only had three players, they
posted individual scores.
Lagao shot a 57-53 (110) to
lead the trio. Farley shot a
63 on the front and back nine
for a total of 126, and Griffey
recorded a 64-62-126.
“This was the girls’ first
high school event, but they
finished, which isn’t easy,”
said Coach Bill Mitchell. “All
four girls, including Rose
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Sisters golfers are out on the links.
Williams, who will play on
Monday, have been regulars
at practice and want to be suc-
cessful. And, with four play-
ers, we will now be able to
post a team score, which will
be exciting.”
The Lady Outlaws were
to play at Eagle Crest on
Monday, March 20. The team
will take some time off for
spring break and be back at it
on Monday, April 10, with a
tournament at Broken Top.
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Frontiers In Science
MONTHLY SYMPOSIUM IN SISTERS
EUTROPHICATION OF LAKE TAHOE
AND SIMILAR MOUNTAIN LAKES
DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
By Dr. Alexander Forrest,
Assistant Professor Dept. of Civil & Environmental
Engineering, University of California, Davis
Working from an impressive
background in science and engi-
neering, Dr. Forrest will be speak-
ing about how eutrophication (the
process whereby lake ecosystems
are enriched through the addition
of chemical nutrients through run-
off from human activities as well as
climate change) degrades aquatic
health. Dr. Forrest is a principal re-
searcher in this area, and will help
us understand how this process can fundamentally change
the ecosystems of our lakes and reservoirs and have poten-
tially greater implications for watersheds on both regional
and global scales.
This speaker and topic also made possible by
the support of the Friends of the Sisters Library,
Jim Anderson Chair Program.
Tuesday, March 28
At The Belfry, 302 E. Main Ave., Sisters
One-hour lecture begins at 7 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for
food and beverage.
Admission: $5;
Science Club Donors,
Teachers and
Students - FREE
Bring your curiosity and an appetite for food, drink & knowledge!