Sisters couple takes
the reins at ranch page 8
Paulina Springs marks 25 years
of bookselling in Sisters page 11
Getting ship-shape
for the road page 17
The Nugget
Vol. XXXX No. 25
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Cresting the Cascades on a glorious day
You just never know. Last
year, the Crest the Cascades
ride was a test of cyclists’
willingness to put up with
almost wintery temperatures
and cutting winds. This year,
thanks to perfect Saturday
weather, it was a postcard.
According to Sisters Park
& Recreation District, some
126 riders pedaled up the
McKenzie Highway on its
last car-free weekend, in a
ride that serves as a fundraiser
for the district’s programs.
Shannon Rackowski,
who worked the event from
SPRD’s headquarters next to
Sisters High School, said that
she believes a majority of rid-
ers took advantage of perfect
temperatures and bright sun-
shine to enjoy the ride over
the top of the summit and
down the other side – and
back again.
“Quite a few went to
Belknap (Hot Springs),” she
noted.
The Crest the Cascades
riders made up only about
half of the cyclists who
were out on the McKenzie
on a Saturday that offered
Correspondents
Few sights in nature can
equal the exquisite and awe-
inspiring beauty of a total
solar eclipse. To gaze upon
the sun’s pearly white corona,
upon which orange colored
prominences occasionally
dart from the limb of the
moon, all the while engulfed
in darkness, is an experience
never to be forgotten.
And, as luck would have
it, the laws of celestial motion
will align in such a way that
this phenomenon will grace
the skies of many Americans
from Oregon to South
Carolina on August 21, 2017.
Inside...
Students
build
guitars,
ukuleles
By Ceili Cornelius
Correspondent
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Cyclists enjoyed a pretty much perfect day during Saturday’s Crest the Cascades ride.
temperatures in the low-to-
mid-70s and just enough
breeze to cool down a
hard-pedaler.
Spectacular sky
show is on the way
By Jim Hammond, Ron Thorkildson
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Traveling at more than
2,400 miles per hour, the
umbra (where a total eclipse
is visible) of the moon’s
shadow will first contact
the west coast of the United
States just north of Newport,
Oregon, at 10:15:50 a.m.
PDT on Monday, August 21,
then race eastward across the
state, exiting it by 10:27:10
a.m. In this relatively short
span of time, weather permit-
ting, hundreds of thousands
of Oregonians and visitors
will have witnessed one of
the finest events that astron-
omy has to offer.
But what should observers
See ECLIPSE on page 24
Rackowski noted that
many riders returned to
SPRD and stayed for a couple
of hours to enjoy music and
food — and a shower.
“They were so excited
they could take showers,” she
said.
Last week students who are
part of the Woods 2 class at
Sisters High School presented
their completed guitars and
ukuleles to the public.
The showcase was held at
Sisters High School and was
presented in partnership with
Sisters Folk Festival.
The Woods 2 class is taught
by Tony Cosby, alongside vol-
unteers from the community
who come in and help students
build their guitars and ukule-
les. Marcy Edwards, Cory
Stengel and David Perkins are
a few of the many volunteers
with the ukulele program. It
takes one semester to make a
ukulele, versus the entire year
See LUTHIERS on page 29
Camp Sunrise helps youth grieve
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
The loss of a loved one is
never easy, but for a child the
trauma can create feelings
of confusion, overwhelm-
ing sadness, loss of control,
anger, guilt, and abandon-
ment. Most children, espe-
cially the younger ones, lack
the vocabulary to express
what they are feeling.
For 18 years, Camp
Sunrise — a place for griev-
ing children — has held a
weekend camp that provides
a safe, nurturing place for
children ages 7-14 to gather
with others who have lost a
loved one and explore their
grief and loss, and begin the
healing process.
When children arrive
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
A volunteer shares a quiet moment with a young camper at Camp Sunrise.
Friday evening at Camp
Sunrise, a program of
Hospice of Redmond held at
Suttle Lake United Methodist
Camp, they may be nervous,
scared, excited or a mix of
See CAMP on page 20
Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ....................8, 14 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Paw Prints ....................... 18 Classifieds ..................26-28
Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Sisters Salutes .................15 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32