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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters salutes… Hodges hanging up his baseball cleats By Rongi Yost Correspondent PHOTO PROVIDED Brogan Petterson earned Eagle Scout rank. • On August 10, Brogan Petterson from Team 9188 in Sisters earned his Eagle Scout Rank. His parents are Swen and Melanie Petterson from Sisters. His Eagle Scout project was to develop and build campsites at Sisters Eagle Airport. • Sisters Habitat for Humanity would like to give a shout out to the Sisters Community Garden for hosting music in the park with The Jazz Folks earlier this month. Nearly $400 was 7 raised for Sisters Habitat’s building program! Many thanks to all who came out and for the generous donations. • Jacob Loren Jeppsen is a 2014 Sisters High School graduate. Last month he graduated boot camp from the United States Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He will move on to pursuing Special Forces as a TacP. His parents, Monte and Jillian Jeppsen, are very proud of him. Eleven years ago, Steve Hodges took over as the boys head baseball coach and took a team that was going through a few bumps to a successful, viable program. Over the past 11 years, Hodges has led the Outlaws to six league cham- pionships, and nine of those 11 years they made appear- ances at the state tournament. His overall record is 219 wins and 79 losses. Hodges told The Nugget there always has to be a beginning and an ending, and that he figured he’d know in his heart when it would be time for him to enter another chapter in his life. “I knew this was the time,” said Hodges. “I’m going to be 61 in the next three weeks and I’ve coached for over 30 years. I also referee basketball games and officiate at football games, and my wife has spent many Friday nights alone. It’s time for me to spend Friday nights with my wife, do a bit more fishing, work on my golf game, and be a spectator of the sport.” Reflecting on the past 11 years Hodges said, “It was gratifying to hear positive feedback over the years from coaches, umpires, and the base- ball community at large throughout the state. They saw how great our kids handled them- selves on the field and they saw how hard they competed. I’m very grateful for the privi- lege of coaching a lot of great young men. One of the rewards was to watch these guys grow up and be successful.” Hodges Thanked key people for their support over the years. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOOCK “I’m so thankful for Hodges led the Outlaws baseball program Linda (wife) for her in becoming a premier competitor. dedication and being so supportive of my coaching knowledge and passion for all these years,” said Hodges. the game of baseball will be “And, there are a number of greatly missed. His accom- people over the years who plishments as a head coach really stepped up and helped speak for themselves, and make field improvements, if you look at the quality of donated equipment so we athletes he has coached that could work on the field, and have gone on and played at in addition donated many the next level show just how hours of their time and effort. much of this knowledge and A program can’t be success- passion were passed on to ful without that support, so these players. There is a tre- thanks to all of you who mendous amount of time, helped out.” effort, and sacrifice needed to G a r y T h o r s o n , a t h - run a quality program, and I letic director of Sisters greatly appreciate all he did High School said, “Steve’s for Sisters athletics.” From the Sisters Meat and Smokehouse Family to Yours… Thank you for your support our fi rst year in business! 541-719-1186 | 110 S. Spruce St. Open 9 AM -7 PM Every Day MEATS • CHEESES S • EA EATERY A T E R Y • DRINKERY D R I IN N K E R Y