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16 Wednesday, November 8, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters parks get some new features By Sue Stafford Correspondent PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS The first light snowfall dusted Sisters Country on Friday. Forecasters expect a chilly, wet November. Expect a chilly November PHOTO BY GARY MILLER According to preliminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton Oregon, tem- peratures at Sisters averaged colder than normal during the month of October. The average temperature was 43.6 degrees, which was 2.8 degrees below normal. High temperatures averaged 58.9 degrees, which was 3.7 degrees below normal. The highest was 78 degrees on October 2. Low tempera- tures averaged 28.3 degrees, which was 1.9 degrees below normal. The lowest was 18 degrees, on October 31. There were 24 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 1.25 inches during October, which was 0.20 inches above nor- mal. Measurable precipitation — at least .01 inch — was received on three days with the heaviest, 0.8 inches, reported on October 23. Precipitation this year has reached 8.75 inches, which is 0.95 inches below normal. The highest wind gust was 51 mph, which occurred on October 22. The outlook for November from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for below-normal temperatures and above normal precipi- tation. Normal highs for Sisters fall from 54.0 degrees at the start of November to 41.0 degrees at the end of November. Normal lows fall from 29.0 degrees to 23.0 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.86 inches. Showers are in the forecast all through the next week. The metal letters spelling out Songbird Stage have been installed on the stage at Fir Street Park. The name reflects the theme of the artwork on the back wall of the stage, cre- ated by local Sisters artist Paul Alan Bennett. The letters were crafted by Sisters resident Martin Peck. An information kiosk with the map of downtown indicat- ing the location of Chamber of Commerce member busi- nesses has been installed in Barclay Park on Cascade Ave- nue, next to The Gallery Res- taurant. Funds for the kiosk came from a grant received by the Chamber. In other parks-related news, Senior Planner Bre- Anne McConkie reported that the $48,000 grant (80 percent funding) received by the City from the Ore- gon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to make ADA improvements to the approaches to the Creekside Park/Campground pedestrian bridge, will be consolidated with the overall Whychus Creek riparian project and leveraged with the funding being pursued by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Coun- cil (UDWC). OPRD is sup- portive of using their grant for matching funds toward the larger grant. The riparian project will include bank stabilization, improved controlled creek access points, and improve- ment of two sewer lines that will be rerouted for safety and to improve fish passage. The riparian improve- ment grant proposal to the Oregon Watershed Enhance- ment Board (OWEB) was submitted on September 30. The Technical Review Team reviewed the application by October 31. Verbal feedback from OWEB on application questions and a general feel on whether funding will be approved is due November 15. A final decision on whether or not the grant will be approved is due December 1. If the grant is approved, a signed agreement will be in hand by February 1, 2018. PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD Locally crafted metal letters proclaim the name of Songbird Stage. SHOP LOCAL The Nugget is brought to you weekly because of our advertisers’ support. So we ask you to support the local businesses which S help make your community, hometown newspaper possible. he
