Wednesday, March 28, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 9
Sisters salutes...
Cal Allen wrote:
I want to thank those who
volunteered to put on this
year’s Science Fair.
While I could not be there
because of a recalcitrant bad
back, I heard from many that
it was another very success-
ful event.
The Sisters Science Club
could not make it happen
without support from the
Sisters School District and
the many wonderful teachers
that donate time and energy
to the Fair. The Science
Club is in debt to the Sisters
Kiwanis Club, the only Fair
sponsor, which has helped
with financial and volunteer
support for all seven Fairs.
I especially appreciate
the extra effort from Mark
and Bunny Thompson, Kent
Neff, Barbara and Kerry
Bott, and Bob Collins, who
took over my responsibilities
at the last minute and pulled
the event together.
T h e S i s t e r s - C a m p
Sherman Fire Department
was also there when we
really needed help.
Finally, my appreciation
goes to the Sisters com-
munity and students of the
school district. Your par-
ticipation in the Fair is what
makes it such a special and
enjoyable occasion.
Business roundup...
• Through the month of
April Aqua Hot Tubs will
be giving 50 percent of all its
profits to Sisters Christian
Academy and 10 percent of
all sales ongoing after April.
“We believe in this school
being part of our community
and we will do whatever we
can to help keep them here,”
said owner Brian Janke. “If
the school closes it would be
a loss of jobs in a community
that is always in need of jobs.
I ask that the community does
whatever they can to rally
around SCA to help them
get through this rough time
and either give monetarily,
shop at those locations giv-
ing proceeds to the school,
or whatever they can.”
• Sisters Farmers
Market is launching a spon-
sorship program to resotre
the organization’s finances
after last year’s Milli Fire
and its attendant smoke put a
damper on the weekly Friday
event. The 2018 Sisters
Farmers Market is set to run
June through September.
Sponsors can choose
various levels of support and
receive recognition for it.
The funds raised through the
effort will be used to market
the event. Information on the
sponsorship program will
soon be available at www.
sistersfarmersmarket.com.
School district needs bus drivers
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
One of the key compo-
nents of public education is
transportation. Somebody has
to get the kids to and from
school and to and from the
multitude of sporting and cul-
tural events and field trips that
make up the school week in
Sisters.
And there aren’t enough
bus drivers to get it all done.
Sisters School District is
actively recruiting bus drivers
— especially for the substitute
pool. They’re also looking for
one more regular driver.
Substitutes are a critical
element, because they cover
routes when other drivers are
on the road for special events.
“We’ve actually had to
cancel some trips this year
because we didn’t have
enough subs in the pool,”
Superintendent Curt Scholl
told The Nugget earlier this
month. “We’re always look-
ing to hire, especially in the
sub pool.”
At times Director of
Operations Ryan Stock has
had to get behind the wheel,
Wishing everyone a happy
and healthy Easter!
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PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Sisters has faced a shortage of bus drivers this year, forcing some trips to
be cancelled.
to either work another job or
Scholl said.
The position requires a for personal time.
Scholl acknowledges that
commercial driver’s license
and involves some train- Sisters’ pay scale has worked
ing and a test of physical against the district in hiring
new drivers.
capabilities.
“Our starting salary is
The hours are irregular
— with a 6 a.m. start for an lower than other places in the
approximately 2.5-hour-shift region for busses,” he said.
in the morning, followed “We catch up to them in the
by a similar shift later in the middle of the pay scale. It’s
day. Other trips may be inter- the first three or four years
spersed in the day or come where we’re lagging behind
after school. And, Scholl our competition.”
That starting compensa-
notes, it “doesn’t always
tion scale may be addressed
equate to full-time.”
The split-shift schedule in upcoming classified staff
can be difficult to manage, negotiations, Scholl said.
Those interested in driv-
though for some it works well,
giving them a large chunk of ing may contact the district at
hours in the middle of the day 541-549-8521.
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