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28 Wednesday, June 28, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Longtime-mail carrier retires Former OSP evidence room worker arrested By Jim Cornelius News Editor Fifi Bailey brought the old saw about mail delivery in rain, snow and dark of night to life for 38 years, work- ing six days a week across Sisters Country. The day she got the mail delivery contract, she gave birth to her daughter, and nothing has slowed her down since. She brought mail from Bend in a pickup truck with a tall canopy, delivered it through the area, then returned with mail to Bend. “I’ve been through three post offices in Sisters,” she noted. Her routes got trimmed back several times, and so she started operating Fifi’s Hauling Service, hauling yard debris, during her after- noon layovers. She’ll con- tinue operating that business, because clients depend upon her. And clients is what it’s all about for Bailey. She cheerfully acknowl- edges that, on paper, her job wasn’t the best. “It’s a lousy job,” she told The Nugget. “No ben- efits, low pay. So — ask me why I’ve been around for 38 years? It’s the people… It’s been fulfilling because of the people.” The people she grew to know and to love on her route supported her through a dark time when her son Brian suffered kidney failure at 16, and required a trans- plant. He continues to deal with after-effects of his kid- ney malfunction. Sisters Country itself has kept her content on her route. K L A M AT H FA L L S (AP) — A former evidence technician with the Oregon State Police accused of steal- ing more than $10,000 from a Klamath Falls evidence locker is facing a charge of aggravated theft. Police say 57-year-old Mark Matlick was arrested Friday and also faces mul- tiple counts of computer crimes, tampering with public records, forgery and official misconduct. Authorities say Matlick worked for the Oregon State Police from 2007 through 2015 at the Klamath Falls Area Command. Authorities say supervi- sors became aware in October 2016 that evidence had been unlawfully removed. Officials say an investiga- tion found more than $10,000 was missing and that the evidence database had been tampered with to hide the thefts. It’s not clear if Matlick has an attorney. www.NuggetNews.com PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Fifi Bailey is retiring after 38 years on the road, delivering mail across Sisters Country. “I am still awestruck by the fall colors, by the win- ter after a snowstorm,” she said. “Seriously, I’m still awestruck.” It’s a long way from her native Iowa, where she got her degree in English and journalism and trained to be a teacher. But she’ll tell you that life takes you in direc- tions you don’t expect. Now her direction is pointed toward raising awareness for organ dona- tion. She’s working on sev- eral ideas for a major Sisters fundraiser for that cause. “I’ve got all kinds of ideas, I just need help pull- ing it all together,” she said. “I want to make what hap- pened to Brian happen for a reason.” Her many friends on her route will host a retirement gathering on Thursday, June 29, from 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Camp Sherman Post Office. The public is invited. Those interested in help- ing her with raising aware- ness for organ transplant issues may contact her at 541-419-2204. I Live in Sisters and I Love it Here Out West Realty — Serving all of Central Oregon — Sandy Goodsell Principal Broker Jonathan Hicks Broker ABR, CDPE, CIAS, GRI, SRES 541-480-0183 865-335-6104 LICENSED BROKERS IN THE STATE OF OREGON goodsellandhickssellcentralor.com Wishing you a sparkling 4th of July Stop by and visit with Tiana Van Landuyt & Shelley Marsh. 220 S. Pine St., Ste. 102 | 541-548-9180 67312 Bass Lane, Bend $829,000 MLS#201705764 Custom 2,154 sq. ft. home on 4.77 acres. Lighted 936 sq. ft. barn, 1,204 sq. ft. studio/guest house, 2,561 sq. ft. fi nished shop complete with wine cellar. Call for complete list of features. Come C o m e by b y & see me Happy 4th of July from your pet-friendly realtors at… 70120 Longhorn Dr., Sisters $549,900 MLS#201705458 Custom 3,148 sq. ft. ranch home with additional 1,142 sq. ft. fl ex space for total 5 bedrooms. Granite counters, Italian tile, bamboo fl ooring and many more special features. 541-419-8156 Lic#200511204 Out West Realty — Serving all of Central Oregon — Sandy Goodsell Principal Broker Jonathan Hicks Broker ABR, CDPE, CIAS, GRI, SRES 541-480-0183 Sisters HomeLand Realty Ali Mayea & Jill A Jarkesy 541-588-6007 | 401 E. Main Ave. 282 Cedar St., Sisters (Behind Hop-n-Brew) 865-335-6104 LICENSED BROKERS IN THE STATE OF OREGON goodsellandhickssellcentralor.com
