10 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Outlaws struggle defensively, lose three By Tom Mauldin Correspondent After dropping three games and struggling defen- sively, Sisters High School’s varsity softball team will “get back to some basics” during spring break, said Outlaws Coach Dave Smith. The Outlaws lost their home opener to Madras, 12-1, then ran into a buzz- saw in Prineville at Crook County High School as the Cowgirls won 18-0 and 10-0. All totaled for the three games, the Outlaws commit- ted 47 errors. “This was a hard week for the Outlaws,” said Smith, the second-year SHS coach. “We came in undefeated and we beat ourselves. I know the potential of these girls. They have been working hard, but they have been making fun- damental mistakes, so Coach (Kerry) Mooers and I are tak- ing them back down a notch to the basics.” The Outlaws opened the week with their home opener, but fell to Madras after com- mitting 14 errors. They col- lected six base hits led by Amanda Smith and Bethanne Yount. Against Crook County, Sisters managed just three hits in the two games – one in the five-inning first game that ended 18-0, and two in the 10-0 second game. Both were run-rule limit games lasting five innings. In the opener of the non- league twinbill, the Outlaws totaled 19 fielding miscues. The Cowgirls scored six in the first, nine in the second, and three in the third. Smith found a few silver linings against Crook County, noting that Cassidy Ling- Scott got time in the circle and Yount was impressive in catching both games. The Outlaws, 3-3 on the season, open Sky Em League play on April 5 hosting Elmira. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Bethanne Yount connects vs. Madras. City snapshot By Sue Stafford Correspondent • Keep your eyes peeled for a bit of guerrilla art in downtown Sisters this week- end. In conjunction with the High Fiber Arts Symposium to be held at FivePine Lodge & Conference Center, local students have prepared to “yarn-bomb” locations in town. Those locations remain classified, but will become highly visible once the action is undertaken. • Framing has begun on the Dairy Queen being con- structed on the corner of High- way 20 and McKinney Butte. To meet City requirements, it will incorporate Western fea- tures and significant use of natural stone. There will be a drive-through window as well as 30 parking spaces. • According to Public Works Director Paul Ber- tagna, the paving on Barclay Avenue for the roundabout will start this week and should be done by mid-April, when work will begin on McKinney Butte. An arrangement has been agreed upon between the City and the owner of the property behind the new Dairy Queen. There will be access across that property between the Bi-Mart parking lot and the Ray’s parking lot. The new access will replace that lost by the closure of the other cut-through when the Dairy Queen construction began. • The new restroom/ shower building for Creekside Campground will be delivered the week of April 3. • Restrooms at Village Green Park are once again open and operational. • Paul Bertagna reports that on a busy summer weekend, 50,000 vehicles pass through Sisters. On the weekend of the total eclipse, August 19-20, 2017, an estimated 100,000 vehicles are expected, as Madras is the epicenter for the best viewing of the eclipse. Rick Allen estimates that the week before and week after will also see increased tourist traffic. • The Public Works Depart- ment, working with City Engi- neer Eric Huffman, have iden- tified 18 projects that form the basis of the 2017 Water Capital Facilities Plan Update that provides a planning doc- ument good through 2037, when the population of Sis- ters is projected to be 4,579. The plan looks at the cur- rent water production and demands, operation and main- tenance needs, current water sources, and water distribu- tion. It also looks beyond 2037 to new pipelines that will be determined by future development, a new transmis- sion main to provide reliabil- ity and redundancy, and a new 1.6-million-gallon reservoir to meet fire-flow requirements. There will be a public hearing in April to provide an oppor- tunity for the citizens to view the proposed improvements and make comments. Sisters has the highest water usage per capita of any town in Central Oregon. Ber- tagna attributes that to the fact that Sisters’ water is compara- tively cheap, residents like to have green lawns, thousands of tourists visit Sisters annu- ally, and everyone gets the first 7,500 gallons basically free. • Council voted to approve requested street closures for 2017 events. My Own Two Hands parade on Friday, May 12, will close Hood Avenue from North Spruce Street to North Pine Street for 30 min- utes. The Glory Daze Car Show, sponsored by Sisters Park & Recreation District, on Saturday, July 15, will close East Main Avenue from North Elm Street to the west side of North Larch Street. SPRD Executive Director Liam Hughes reported that the growing popularity of the car show has created a capac- ity issue. Last year they had over 140 cars, up one-third from the previous year. This year they are expecting 200 cars, and they need increased capacity. Hughes said they are open to any suggestions as to how to accommodate the increased number of exhibitors. Central Oregon Shows requested road closure for four events. Art in the Park and the Arts & Crafts Festi- val request closures on Fri- day and Sunday, June 9 and 11 and July 21 and 23, 4 to 7 p.m., for set-up and tear-down on East Jefferson Avenue between South Locust Street and Highway 20. 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