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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
ELWHA RIVER: Science
Club sponsors talk
on dam removal
Shootout brought
hundreds of visitors
Continued from page 3
tell the story of the Elwha in
the next Frontiers in Science
lecture, set for 7 p.m. at The
Belfry, sponsored by the
Sisters Science Club.
Praised as a top-notch sci-
ence educator with an impres-
sive ability to make scientific
research projects accessible
to the public, Freilich served
at six national parks during
his three decades with the
National Park Service.
When the Elwha dams
came down, 15 million cubic
yards of silt, sand and gravel
were released to rebuild
salmon habitats, beaches
and the estuary. Scientists
are closely monitoring every
aspect of the river restoration,
including the return of crab-
bing to the new beach at the
river’s mouth.
The river itself is con-
sidered a cultural resource
– annual fish runs produced
400,000 salmon before the
dams and sustained a thriving
tribal presence for thousands
of years. The land is sacred,
recovered again as reservoirs
were drained and the river
wanders freely along old and
new paths.
Social hour begins at 6
p.m. with light fare, beer, and
wine available. The lecture
begins at 7 p.m. Admission
is $5; Science Club donors,
teachers and students are
admitted free. The Belfry is
located at 302 E. Main Ave.,
Sisters.
PHOTO COURTESY ELWHAJEFF, 2017
The story of the Elwha River is the focus of a Frontiers In Science talk at
The Belfry on Tuesday, February 27.
The annual Sisters
Shootout Tournament run by
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) and Outlaw
Basketball Club has wrapped
up another successful season.
There were tournaments
this year in January and
February.
SPRD wrapped up the two-
day event hosting 62 teams
from all over Oregon and into
Washington attracting over
1,500 visitors, including play-
ers, coaches and families. A
dedicated cadre of employees
and volunteers worked from
sun-up to sun-down for mul-
tiple days to make the event
happen.
SPRD thanked the Sisters
School District for opening its
facilities to host the event.
The funds raised at the
tournament go to the Sisters
boys basketball program.
SPRD is contracted to man-
age the event, and the six
months of planning it takes
to pull off the event. On the
day of the event, all the high
school players work the
scorers tables, with the high
school coaches and parents
taking spectator entry fees.
SPRD staff handle the sched-
uling and tournament director
duties.
“Over the years it has been
a great partnership not only
for the school team and the
parks and recreation district,
but for all the businesses of
Sisters who benefit from the
thousands of visitors these
tournaments bring to town
every year,” said Kris Harwell
of SPRD.
Over the years it
has been a great
partnership not only for
the school team and the
parks and recreation
district, but for all the
businesses of Sisters...
— Kris Harwell
MAP COURTESY NOAA, 2008
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