LakeView Millworks marks
over 15 years in jisters page 7
Lady Outlaws nab first
win in tennis page 17
Charro will thrill
rodeo audience page 23
The Nugget
Vol. XLI No. 16
A chimney fire that spread
to a shake roof was swiftly
extinguished thanks to a
neighbor’s quick call to 911,
and an immediate response by
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
District on Tuesday, April 10.
Renters and pets evacu-
ated the home at 468 S. Cedar
St. and got water on the fire,
which had spread to the shake
roof.
The first firefighting units
on the scene found a fire on
the roof near the chimney.
The blaze, approximately 20
by 30 feet in area, was quickly
extinguished with no damage
to the living area of the home.
Damage is estimated to be
approximately $5,000. Fire
crews removed burnt shingles
and put down plastic on the
damaged roof to help protect
More is changing at Sisters
Park & Recreation District
than the arrival of a new
executive director. Adult/
Senior Program Coordinator
Shannon Rackowski has ten-
dered her resignation effec-
tive in May.
According to SPRD Board
Chair Bob Keefer, “Shannon
has submitted her resignation
of her current position effec-
tive in May. It was her deci-
sion to leave.”
When contacted by The
Nugget, Keefer said he had
not seen the resignation letter.
Beware
of ticks
in jisters
forests
WIZ
OF THE
WEST
By Craig F. Eisenbeis
Correspondent
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Dozens of Sisters youths performed last weekend in Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production of
“The Wiz of the West.” The play, presented in partnership with Sisters Folk Festival, was an artistic and
educational success on every level, according to organizers.
Hikers are reporting an
inordinate number of ticks
on the loose as the spring
hiking season begins to take
shape. Since ticks can carry
a number of diseases, includ-
ing Rocky Mountain Spotted
Fever and Lyme Disease, it
makes sense to learn how to
avoid these obnoxious little
critters.
The former disease is more
common east of the Rockies
but is not unknown in Oregon.
Lyme disease, however,
is a malady that can pose a
greater danger in our area.
Even so, the disease is both
preventable and treatable; but
a little knowledge and pre-
ventive care can go a long
See TICKS on page 29
Changes underway
at jPRD
Correspondent
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
THE
See CHIMNEY FIRE on page 21
By Sue Stafford
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Chimney
fire
damages
home
Inside...
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
Rackowski provided her
resignation letter and a state-
ment to The Nugget: “I would
like to thank all my co-work-
ers, and Kris Harwell, Interim
Executive Director, for the
great working relationship
that was shared at SPRD. I
wanted to move forward with
Kris Harwell at the helm,
and that was not to be. I wish
SPRD all the best in their
future endeavors. Mahalo,
Shannon.”
“We’d love to have her
stay. We have nothing but
appreciation for all she’s
done,” Keefer said.
See SPRD on page 19
jisters Women Build project set
Sisters Habitat for
Humanity and Lowe’s are
calling on women across
Sisters Country to get
involved in their commu-
nity during National Women
Build Week 2018. More than
18,000 women construction
volunteers unite nationwide
to build up their communities
with Habitat homeowners.
National Women Build
Week runs May 5-13. In prep-
aration for the project, Sisters
Habitat is asking women to
sign up to volunteer May 8-12.
“We’re excited to part-
ner with Lowe’s to educate,
inspire and empower women
to advocate and help Habitat
homeowners love where
See HABITAT on page 30
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Women have been working on Sisters Habitat for Humanity homes during
National Women Build Week for the past seven years.
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