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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters economic activity percolates Boys soccer knocked
out of playoff run
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Several local businesses
were recently visited by a
contingent of Australian eco-
nomic developers, accord-
ing to Sisters EDCO man-
ager Caprielle Foote-Lewis.
Sisters Coffee, glass artist
Susie Zeitner, and Laird
SuperFood were all part of a
tour for the Australians.
“There appears to be a
synergy between the Pacific
Northwest and Australia,”
Foote-Lewis reported.
At each one of the busi-
nesses, good connections
were made and something
was accomplished. The
Australians are looking at
growing their market for
functional art and culinary
art.
EDCO is a nonprofit cor-
poration with a mission to
create a diversified local
economy and a strong base of
middle-class jobs in Central
Oregon through encouraging
businesses to move here, to
start up here and to grow.
At the October 18 EDCO
(Economic Development for
Central Oregon) meeting,
Community Development
Director Patrick Davenport
reported that Laird
SuperFood has received
their permit for their new
building, and construction
on the foundation is under-
way in the light industrial
zone.
Davenport also reported
that HousingWorks is near
receiving site plan approval
for its 48-unit low-income
apartment development
on Brooks Camp Road.
Construction should begin
in spring 2018. The Sisters
project progress was delayed
because it was tied to a simi-
lar project in La Pine for
funding, which took a little
longer for approval.
In Spring 2018, the local
EDCO board will be spon-
soring the city’s first “Made
in Sisters” event to show-
case local traded-sector busi-
nesses. The day will include
a luncheon and tours of busi-
nesses for EDCO members
and investors. The tours will
provide opportunities for
local businesses to share their
successes and challenges and
how they have solved prob-
lems. The tours may also
open doors for further inves-
tor involvement.
B r i t t We h r m a n o f
BendBroadband gave a
comprehensive report to
the board to update them on
current capacity and future
plans for the company. He
provided some background
on Telephone and Data
Systems (TDS) that acquired
BendBroadband in 2014
from Amy Tykeson of Bend.
“TDS has a footprint
across 40 states,” reported
Wehrman.
Their operations include
U.S. Cellular, One Neck IT
Solutions, Suttle Strauss,
TDS, and BendBroadband,
among others. It is a $4 bil-
lion company with signifi-
cant resources. They just
recently acquired Crestview
Communications that serves
Madras, Prineville, and
La Pine.
They have three main
types of business — wire-
line operations, cable oper-
ations (in Bend and the
southwest U.S.), and hosted
and managed services with
data centers in six states
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Wehrman discussed the
huge impact of services
like Netflix on their traffic.
Currently, between the hours
of 8 to 10 p.m., the busiest
demand time, Netflix makes
up more than 70 percent of
their traffic.
TDS has spent $28 mil-
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as there are now 15 billion
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and a proliferation of end-
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Wehrman reported that
their service has diverse
entry and exit points into
Sisters with built-in redun-
dancy so that traffic will
reroute and not “dead-end.”
Because there are multiple
nodes, there is no singular
point of failure in the sys-
tem. He said the most fre-
quent choke point is usu-
ally in the individual router
in a customer’s home or
business.
The next EDCO meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday,
November 15, 3:30 p.m., at
City Hall.
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By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws soccer team
fell 0-2 in their play-in game
against Mazama on Saturday,
October 28, which ended
their hopes for a playoff run.
Sisters kept the score
even for the first 60 min-
utes of play before Mazama
scored on a deflected cross.
The Outlaws pushed hard to
try and get the equalizer, but
Mazama scored again on a
counter.
The Outlaws played
well the entire game, but
unfortunately missed some
great opportunities to
score, which resulted in the
loss.
Coach Rob Jensen told
The Nugget that Colby
Simeral, Asher Bachtold, and
Keaton Green all had great
games and passed the ball
well.
Jensen said, “The boys
executed the game plan, but
we just couldn’t get any fin-
ishes. They played hard and
with class, and I’m super-
proud of them.”
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Brogan Petterson intercepts ball and moves up-field vs. Mazama.