Wednesday, June 7, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Rodeo volunteer
believes in horse power
— had been visiting Black
Butte Ranch and Sisters
Country for years before
making it their permanent
home. Rodger, who in addi-
tion to restoring classic cars
— including Model As and
Model Ts — enjoys hunting
and fishing, told The Nugget,
“We just love the area, it has
everything we want to do.”
Invited by Sisters Rodeo
legend Glenn Miller —
who was also building the
Dwights’ new home in
Sisters — to participate as
By Craig Rullman
Correspondent
Sisters Rodeo board mem-
ber Rodger Dwight believes
in horse power. When Rodger
and his wife, Sandy, built a
barn on their property, the
neighbors eagerly inquired if
they would fill it with horses,
but Rodger had other ideas. It
is now home to his restored
classic Corvettes.
Originally from Lake
Oswego, Rodger and Sandy
— an accomplished moun-
taineer and former member of
the Mazamas climbing club
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
See DWIGHT on page 27
Lifesaving devices
installed across Sisters
Five area businesses and
one church recently were
awarded grant funds from
the Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire District for the purchase
of an Automatic External
Defibrillator.
The goal of the grant
program was to maximize
the survivability rate from
incidents of Sudden Cardiac
Arrest (SCA). One of the
best ways to do that is to
have as many AEDs as pos-
sible deployed throughout
our fire district.
The grant recipients
are: Three Creeks Brewing
Company, Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church,
Metabolic Maintenance
Products, Green Ridge
Physical Therapy, Sisters
Bunkhouse and Suttle Lodge
and Boathouse.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is
an abrupt loss of heart func-
tion. It is a leading cause of
death in the U.S. An AED
is a lightweight, portable
device which can deliver an
electric shock through the
chest to the heart, which in
many cases will restore nor-
mal heart function.
Once the AED is installed
See AED on page 18
Jeffrey Schuler, Jr. (11) and Triston White (12) have reaped many honors in club wrestling.
Wrestlers bringing home the iron
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Sisters athletes Jeffrey
Schuler and Triston White
may be new to wrestling, but
they haven’t lost any time
making their presence felt on
the mats.
The Deschutes Mat Club
wrestlers have reaped a har-
vest of iron on their way to
qualifying for regional cham-
pionships in Pocatello, Idaho,
later this month.
White, age 12, has had a
particularly impressive run,
taking Triple Crown honors
with first-place finishes in
Folk Style, Free Style, and
Roman-Greco wrestling.
He attributes his success to
his exceptional strength, but
he’s also quickly learning
technique.
Schuler, age 11, qualified
for regionals with fifth-place
finishes in free-style and
Roman-Greco.
He, too, is new to the sport.
His dad, also Jeffrey, sug-
gested that they give the sport
a try. Jeffrey Senior does not
have a wrestling background
himself.
“I was a gymnast,” he
said. “But I’m so bought into
it now.”
Schuler has seen his son
and Triston change over
the past year. Young Jeffrey
lost weight and gained con-
fidence, and both youths
have grown physically, men-
tally, and emotionally more
resilient.
The elder Schuler notes
that the kids have had to learn
to eat right and stay hydrated.
“Wrestlers know that sugar
is not their friend,” he said.
The mental and emotional
resilience comes through
being tempered in the fires of
a tough and highly personal
sport.
Jeffrey recalled crying
when he won a match in
Reno.
“I didn’t know I was going
to win that match, because
that guy was really hard,” he
said.
Losing is tough.
“You pretty much wres-
tle your heart out and you
find out you lose — you’re
See WRESTLERS on page 29
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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