Wednesday, September 20, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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A ringside seat for
Milli Fire fight
By Emily Woodworth
Correspondent
When the Milli Fire burst
onto the Sisters horizon in
August, Doug and Jessica
Mohr occupied a front-row
seat. Situated past the Cow
Camp off J-15, the Mohr
residence commands a stellar
view of the mountains. From
the comfort of their porch,
they remember watching
the flames during a party on
Saturday, August 12.
“On August 16, I sent
Doug a picture of the fire
burning behind our house,
saying ‘should we now
be concerned?’” Jessica
recalled. A contact in the
Forest Service let them know
an evacuation of their prop-
erty was likely, what Jessica
called an “informal Level 1.”
By the next day they were
given the official Level 2,
which soon turned into a
Level 3 as Milli fed off the
winds and dry conditions to
make a run at their property.
The Mohrs focused on
evacuating their large ani-
mals first. Jessica and Doug
See MOHRS on page 29
Sisters Science Club
blasts off with NASA
Gabe Gabrielle is a
believer — in the magic of
believing in yourself.
The former director of
engineering for the U.S. Air
Force’s Special Operations
Command, Gabrielle is cur-
rently assigned to NASA’s
Speakers Bureau. Using
NASA’s space program as his
vehicle, Gabrielle’s motiva-
tional message “To Infinity
and Beyond” will launch the
Frontiers in Science lecture
series on Tuesday, September
26, at 7 p.m. at The Belfry.
Gabrielle is noted for
his inspirational talks, not
only for scientists and other
space “junkies,” but also for
his ability to connect with
students. During his stay in
Central Oregon, he will visit
with classes at Sisters High
School, speak at all-school
assemblies at Sisters middle
and elementary schools, and
appear at schools in Redmond
and Bend.
Gabrielle has traveled
the world for NASA. He
has been at Kennedy Space
Center as a contractor for
NASA as an engineering
programmer for approxi-
mately 17 years; a member of
See SCIENCE on page 22
PHOTO BY ERIN BORLA
Sisters Middle School students are celebrating the success of their monarch butterfly project — including the
creation of a waystation and a book that has earned them international recognition.
‘Journey’s Flight’ was educational
By Erin Borla
Correspondent
Sisters Middle School
students can be proud of
what they have accom-
plished: raising and releas-
ing a record-setting Western
monarch butterfly, creating a
monarch waystation to help
the dwindling monarch pop-
ulation — and now a pub-
lished book.
“Journey’s Flight — One
Western Monarch’s Record-
Setting Migration” went on
sale to the public through
Paulina Springs Books in
Sisters and Amazon.com last
Friday. The book project, a
collaboration between Susie
Werts’ reading class and
other Sisters students; the
United States Forest Service;
representatives from U.S.
Fish and Wildlife; and local
writer Jean Russell Nave, is
a celebration of an amazing
accomplishment.
After reading a story
about the Western mon-
archs’ winter migration in
the spring of 2016, Werts’
class decided to create a
monarch waystation at the
middle school. Local busi-
nesses and community mem-
bers donated their time,
products and services to help
create the waystation with
milkweed and nectar plants.
These two plants created the
perfect home for the mon-
arch to grow, feed and thrive.
On September 15, 2016,
Werts and her students
See BUTTERFLY 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
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
community room. 541-419-1279.
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
Weight Watchers
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Thursdays, 9 a.m. (weigh-in 8:30 a.m.),
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Location information: 541-549-1193.
Sisters Comm. Church, 541-602-2654.
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
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.,
SCHOOLS
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
are held quarterly; please call for details.
Church. 541-548-0440.
Black Butte School Board of
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
541-388-9013.
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 0 p.m.,
3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405.
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters Christian Academy Board
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m.,
Location
information:
541-279-1977.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
RE/MAX Out West Realty offi ce at
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133.
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wednesday per month,
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
Sisters Area Photography Club
SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule at www.
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
community room. 541-549-6157.
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. sisters.k12.or.us. 541-549-8521 x4011 .
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
CITY & PARKS
Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
FIRE & POLICE
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.
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