Wednesday, May 24, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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 .
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