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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 3 C O M M U N I T Y SFF hosts cross- cultural music event Sisters Folk Festival, in collaboration with Caldera, presents OneBeat, a cross- cultural initiative bringing young musicians from all over the world together to present new music. The concert, Saturday, September 30, at The Belfry at 7 p.m., will showcase newly created work by musi- cians from 17 countries. The “fellows” are currently in residence at Caldera, a com- munity arts center, before embarking on a unique five- week tour and engaging in community integration visits throughout the west- ern United States. In addi- tion, artists will visit the Sisters School District as part of Sisters Folk Festival’s Americana Project educa- tional outreach program. OneBeat, a public-private cultural diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation, seeks to explore how the arts can renew and restore perspectives, spaces, and See ONEBEAT on page 20 Sisters Rodeo crowns 2018 queen H a i l e y K o n z e o f Redmond was crowned the 2018 Sisters Rodeo Queen at the rodeo grounds on Sunday, September 17. A crowd of rodeo members and fans greeted the selection with cheers of approval. “She has a wonderful personality that stood out throughout the whole compe- tition,” said Amorita Anstett, member of the Sisters Rodeo Queen Selection Committee. That opinion was shared by many others in attendance. “She was well prepared and had a very polished deliv- ery,” said Diane Prescott, rodeo member. “Her speech was a hard act to follow.” Konze, a Redmond High School honors graduate, will be pursuing a nursing career with a specialty in neonatal care after her year representing Sisters Rodeo. She has two years of under- graduate education from Cottey College for Women in Missouri. Currently, she is enrolled in pre-med classes at COCC. “I love children,” said the effervescent 22-year-old. Konze is in high demand as See RODEO QUEEN on page 24 PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON SHS science teacher, Rima Givot, and members of her freshman class beginning the annual study of the Trout Creek Conservation Area ecosystem. Learning on the land in Sisters By Jim Anderson Correspondent Sisters High School sci- ence teacher Rima Givot took 21 of her freshman out of the classroom into the Trout Creek Conservation Area (TCCA) earlier this month for their first look at methods of conducting field studies. For several of the students this was their first close look at the natural world around them, but for others it was an experience in using the scientific method scrutiniz- ing something they’ve been doing with their families for most of their lives. The key to what Givot was exposing them to was how to ask the right ques- tions while interacting with nature, looking for the ele- mentary facets of what’s in the world around them, and how to record what they see, feel, and think in a scientific way in their personal jour- nals — the journal being the key to the project. As the students entered into the TCCA, Givot asked them to not go off on a tilt and allow themselves to be tempted to shout to each other, or connect themselves in any other way than care- fully looking around where they were, and allow their minds and hearts to see all that was around them. And it worked. No horse- play took place, each stu- dent looked and felt with their eyes, mind, and heart at what was around them. About 50 yards into the for- est Givot stopped to tell them the history of the TCCA, who managed it and what it was for. They stopped at an area where a clump of trees were all tagged with small, long-lasting numbered metal markers. She explained that these trees were first identi- fied and marked back in 2009 when a series of study plots were set up for long-term studies still ongoing today. Several SHS graduates See FIELD STUDIES on page 30 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. This listing is for scheduled meeti regularly ng teresa@nuggetn s; email ews.com