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Long-time Sisters educator retiring page 11 Outlaws peak at state track meet page 14 UV awareness bracelets alert kids page 15 The Nugget Vol. XXXX No. 21 P OSTAL CUSTOMER PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, May 24, 2017 mlue & Gray battle it out in Camp Sherman City considers changing annexation agreement By Jim Cornelius News Editor Pipes skirled; banners snapped in a stiff breeze; drums tapped out their cadence; hooves thundered and cannons and musketry boomed, pouring clouds of white smoke across the lush green of a meadow along the Metolius River last weekend. The meadow at House on Metolius was a time por- tal, taking visitors back to the height of the American Civil War. Reenactors pitched their canvas tents across the meadow, where visitors got a glimpse of camp life during the conflict and insight into daily life for men and women, North and South. And twice daily, the Blue and the Gray clashed on the meadow grass, depicting one of thousands of nameless skir- mishes that marked the most violet upheaval in American history. On Saturday afternoon, By Sue Stafford Correspondent didn’t like the way things were going,” he explained. Schnetzky said he saw a Civil War reenactment some years ago and loved it — but A property annexed into the city limits in 2006 — which has remained undevel- oped for more than a decade — may soon be governed by a new set of rules. A public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 24, at 6:45 p.m. at City Hall regard- ing a request to revise and restate an annexation agree- ment regarding McKenzie Meadow Village, located at 1680 W. McKinney Butte Rd. The property was annexed See CIVIL WAR on page 25 See ANNEXATION on page 16 PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Confederate artillery fired a smoky barrage in a battle reenactment last weekend. Orrin Schnetzky of the 2nd Maryland Line sat before his tent loading cartridges for his Enfield rifled mus- ket — the standard arm of the Confederate forces. It was the Tigard man’s first reenactment. He was portray- ing a recruit from a border state that stayed in the Union, but remained full of Southern sympathizers. “Defectors come down here (to Virginia) ’cause we Sisters will salute the fallen on Memorial Day Sisters’ Pearl Harbor survivor The Memorial Day week- end is the traditional kick-off for summer — an occasion for outdoor activities, barbe- cues and celebration. Yet, the real purpose of the national holiday is a sol- emn observance of the lives lost in armed conflict across American history. Sisters’ veterans organizations have for many years made certain that that purpose remains front and center, with a pow- erful ceremony each year at Village Green Park. Sisters’ annual Memorial Day Ceremony will take place at Village Green Park this year on Monday, May 29 at 11 a.m. The Redmond High School Marine Junior ROTC will post colors and Chelsea Anttila will sing the National Many Sisters residents have seen Marvin Emmarson around town. He’s easy to recognize because he wears a ball cap designating him as a Pearl Harbor survivor. Now 95, Emmarson recently sat down with The Nugget to discuss his extraordinary ser- vice in World War II. Emmarson was born in Astoria, Oregon, in 1922, and joined the U.S. Navy out of a Portland recruiting office along with his good friend Owen Bauserman. The war had not yet started. After basic training they were both assigned to the USS Selfridge, a steam-pow- ered Porter Class destroyer, and flagship of the Navy’s Destroyer Squadron 4. The Selfridge was assigned to Inside... Anthem. Mayor Chuck Ryan will make introductory remarks and retired Brigadier General Martha Meeker is the keynote speaker. Meeker graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a double degree in math and computational science with plans to be a high school math teacher. A summer internship at NASA Langley changed the course of her life. When she walked on the base and saw the wind tunnel and the parts being manufac- tured for the space station, this Star Trek fan was capti- vated. Realizing it would take her six more years to earn her Ph.D. to work in the aero- space field, she opted instead See MEMORIAL DAY on page 29 By Craig Rullman Correspondent PHOTO BY CRAIG RULLMAN Marvin Emmarson, 95, survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor. Emmarson, Bauserman, and their Selfridge ship- mates had been at sea for several weeks, engaged in an escort run from Palmyra See EMMARSON on page 29 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements ................12 Paw Prints ........................17 Obituaries ....................... 23 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Sisters Naturalist ............. 18 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32
