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Wednesday, May 24, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Gregg elected to Sisters School moard Nicki Gregg prevailed in the only contested race for Sisters School Board on May 16, taking 57.6 percent of the vote according to the unof- ficial tally of the Deschutes County Clerk. Gregg is a parent, teacher, and budget committee mem- ber and ran on the assertion that “It is important to have someone on the board that has teaching experience in a public school classroom. My experience as a parent in our schools and my background as a teacher makes me uniquely qualified for this position.” She defeated entrepre- neur and middle school par- ent David Wentworth to gain the seat. Jay Wilkins and incumbent Amanda Clark were elected after running unopposed. In the Cloverdale Fire District, Deanne Dement won 296 votes to oust Keith Cyrus (201) from his seat on the fire district board of directors. Jack McGowan won the contested seat on the Sisters- Camp Sherman Fire District board with 79 percent of the vote. Heather Johnson and Roger White ran unopposed. Cyclists set to Stampede into Sisters Cyclists from across the Pacific Northwest will roll into town this weekend for the annual Sisters Stampede Mountain Bike Race, set for Sunday, May 28. The Sisters Stampede is sanctioned by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association and runs on the Peterson Ridge trail network. The trails were built by the Sisters Trails Alliance. The race course fea- tures mountain views and roll- ing singletrack scattered with lava rock. The start/finish will be located just west of the FivePine campus, where Three Creeks Brewing Co. will be launching a “Ridge Trail” ale for the event and will host the after-race party. The race offers $1,000 cash prizes for top three men and women — either pro or expert. Other category winners will get a 21-oz. mug, custom tote bag, and other prizes from sponsors. There will be a raffle after the awards. “The Stampede always draws a big field, a competi- tive field,” said competitive cyclist Andrew Loscutoff. However, he noted, the See STAMPEDE on page 28 PHOTO BY CRAIG EISENBEIS Jen Zalewski, land steward for the Deschutes Land Trust, led the first tour of the Trust’s newest preserve at Willow Springs on Whychus Creek. Willow Springs Preserve makes debut By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent Earlier this spring, the Deschutes Land Trust made yet another land purchase to add to its growing list of pro- tected lands in the Deschutes River Basin. With the addi- tion of the Willow Springs Preserve, the Land Trust’s “Campaign for Whychus Creek” continues to steadily build momentum. The Land Trust’s newest preserve brings another 130 acres and an additional mile of Whychus Creek under its protective umbrella. Just upstream of, and nearly adjacent to, their precedent- setting Camp Polk Preserve stream rehabilitation project, the Land Trust has similar long-range plans for this new property. Those plans, however, remain very much in their infancy. Jen Zalewski, land steward for the Deschutes Land Trust, led the Trust’s inaugural on-site public “Show and Tell” last week. “Willow Springs is not open to the public at this time,” she explained. “But we will have visits by tours such as this one. We still have to evalu- ate ecological factors and impacts on our neighbors.” Amanda Egertson, stewardship director for the Deschutes Land Trust, explained about the “neighbors” on adjoining properties. “The county established a management plan for the property in the early 1990s when the Cyrus family created the Rim at Aspen Lakes subdivision,” Egertson said. “So we’ll be working with them, the neighbors, and funders on updating that plan. “In the coming months we’ll be conducting eco- logical surveys, establishing photo points ... to document change over time, and devel- oping a management plan that will guide the long-term stewardship of the property. In the short term,” she said, See PRESERVE on page 21 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. Sisters Walking Group Fridays, 10 a.m. at Village Green Park. All are welcome to come walk! 541-410-9245. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Sisters Caregiver Support Group Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place 3rd Tuesday, 10 a.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & community room. 541-771-3258. Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the VFW 8138 & American Legion 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 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123 or 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Library. 541-977-8285. community room. 541-923-1632. 541-549-1132. Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. CITY & PARKS 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 City Council 2nd & 4th noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., 541-549-6022. Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Park & Recreation District are held quarterly; please call for details. Church. 541-548-0440. Sisters Parent Teacher Community Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 541-388-9013. 3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters 6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091. 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 Sisters Planning Commission Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. City Hall. 541-549-6022. Location information: 541-279-1977. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. FIRE & POLICE Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. 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 Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. 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 fo scheduled meetin r regularly teresa@nuggetne gs; email ws.com
