Wednesday, December 13, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
City snapshot
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
• Sisters City Council
approved adoption of
Ordinance 483 that estab-
lishes procedures to declare
a state of emergency and
impose emergency proce-
dures and regulations.
The purpose of this ordi-
nance is to provide a pro-
cedure to minimize injury
to persons, property, and/
or the environment if a state
of emergency exists within
the city. A state of emer-
gency may be declared
by the mayor, the Council
president when the mayor is
absent, and/or the city man-
ager if the manager confers
with the mayor or Council
president.
• Sisters resident Dixie
Eckford has been reappointed
to serve another three-year
term on the City Parks
Advisory Board.
• A 150-year-old heri-
tage ponderosa pine tree was
removed from the public
right-of-way along Locust
Street near East Green Ridge
Avenue. The tree had died
after water from an irriga-
tion ditch that ran near the
tree went dry when the water
was redirected into Whychus
Creek to improve stream
flow.
• City recorder Kerry
Prosser announced that the
City website update is going
well and should be up and
live in mid-to-late January.
Until that time, the old web-
site is in operation.
• The assisted-living facil-
ity slated for construction
between North Larch and
Locust streets next to the
Post Office is moving for-
ward and construction should
begin soon. The Community
Development Department
is waiting for some final
paperwork.
Supermoon...
PHOTO BY OUTLAWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Crisp winter air made for a sharp view of a supermoon over
Sisters earlier this month.
Fit For
Sisters
Andrew Luscutoff
Columnist
Out-of-the-box
gifts for the fitness
enthusiast
The stockings are hung,
and all through the land
gifts will soon appear under
the tree. Christmas gift giv-
ing is a tradition in which
half the fun is finding that
perfect gift. If a loved one
is into fitness, recreational
sports, or the outdoors read
on; here are some out-of-
the-box ideas for Christmas
gift giving.
It’s an amazing time
for the self-serve health
nut. You can now get their
genome sequenced, read,
and interpreted exposing
data useful for a variety of
considerations. DNA shapes
many things, our propen-
sity to develop heart disease
and diabetes, which types
of foods are tolerated better
than others, and much more.
A simple saliva sample sent
to a lab can give tons of
insight. For $150 dollars this
can be had with 23andme.
com. See the website for
much more information.
Sipping a tropical drink
and sitting on the beach is
not everyone’s idea of an
ideal getaway. For a fitness
enthusiast, part of relaxing
and getting away is doing
something active. There
are several vacations that
feature camps, clinics, tour-
ing, and wellness coach-
ing. An example: SkyTerra
outside of Ashville, North
Carolina, does fitness
classes, health screening,
healthy-food menu, well-
ness and much more. Visit
Skyterrawellness.com.
If cycling is your gift-
recipient’s thing, nothing
can change a ride like some
added comfort. Comfort can
be had by adjusting and fit-
ting a bike to the rider’s spe-
cific dimensions, flexibility,
and riding ambitions. A bike
fit is much more than set-
ting someone’s seat height.
Bar position, reach, stack,
saddle fore/aft, and body
angles are just the begin-
ning. A good bike fit turns a
sore and stiff back or neck
into a pleasurable ride.
Bowen Sports Performance,
or the REP lap at Rebound
Physical Therapy provide
a service in which video
analysis, body mobility, and
cycling-specific injury pre-
vention is considered. Both
are located in Bend. Check
with local bike shops for fit-
ting advice.
Subscriptions to a meal
delivery service are more
popular than ever. These
services take much of the
planning and shopping
out of the equation. They
come with pre-portioned,
wrapped-and-ready com-
ponents which the home
11
cook just unpackages and
prepares. Some assembly
is required but these are
good for people who like
to eat healthy and not have
to spend the time involved
in doing so. A meal or two
from these is less than a din-
ner out and by far healthier.
Look at Hellofresh, Plated,
or Green Chef as some of
the healthier options.
Young athletes are asked
to perform on the field at
younger and younger ages.
Whether this is the right
approach or not, it’s what is
happening. These athletes
can easily become injured
or passed up for the teams
they’re hoping to make. At
the ages of 12-plus, sports
training become appli-
cable to young athletes.
This doesn’t mean muscle-
building weight training,
but more movement prac-
tice, agility, core work, and
injury prevention. Find a
good coach to help. Seek out
a local gym or fitness center
for the on-staff trainer who
would be the right fit. Often
a package can be had; the
winter season is a perfect
time for gym work.
Many of these gifts go
far and beyond a new pair
of running shoes or fitness
apparel — they offer an
experience, a more nuanced
understanding, or expert
advice. All of these are
much more valuable than
the sticker price. Gift giv-
ing is fun, and the fitness,
health, and recreational
athlete in anyone’s life
can feel appreciated when
an out-of-the-box gift is
under their tree this holiday
season.