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Wednesday, April 18, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
AGE FRIENDLY:
Free meeting set on
April 25 in Sisters
Continued from page 3
Conversation so that par-
ticipants will have factual
information in order to make
informed decisions when pri-
oritizing the senior issues and
needs  identified  at  the AFC 
town hall held last November.
During that meeting, Dr.
Margaret Neal of the Portland
State University Institute on
Aging shared how Portland, 
Oregon led the World Health
Organization’s  (WHO)  first 
age-friendly initiative in the
United States.
At  the  November  2017 
meeting, several groups iden-
tified what is already working
for seniors in Sisters, what are
current barriers to improve-
ment, and what are sugges-
tions for improvement and to
bring change, focusing on the
three key elements of an AFC. 
The breakout sessions on
April 25 will prioritize issues 
for action, and will discuss
short-, mid-, and long-term
goals and action planning for
each of the key elements.
The built environment
group will look at issues
regarding housing, transporta-
tion, and outdoor spaces and
buildings. Community and
health services and communi-
cation/information comprise 
the topics considered under
the service environment.
The social environment sub-
categories include employ-
ment and the economy, civic
participation and volunteer-
ing, social participation, and
respect and social inclusion.
Four main areas emerged
across all three environments
as needing to be addressed
—  isolation,  transportation, 
housing, and healthcare.
All four are intertwined and 
impact one another. To create
an AFC, it is helpful to take 
a holistic approach, address-
ing a number of interrelated
issues that impact all citizens,
not only seniors. It will take
the interest and commitment
of people of all ages to move
the AFC  initiative  forward, 
according to Robyn Holdman
of Citizens4Community.
Several positive steps have
already been taken toward
creating a more age-friendly
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community. Two local Sisters
residents, Toni Landis and
Dixie  Eckford,  have  been 
appointed to the Council on
Aging  of  Central  Oregon 
(COA) advisory council, the 
first representatives ever from
Sisters.
Since  the Alliance  began 
meeting, Landis said their
overall goal has broadened to
encompass all adults, regard-
less of age.
“Everyone is an aging
adult,” she said, “and what we
do to improve transportation,
emergency care, and an acces-
sible environment for seniors
will benefit moms with stroll-
ers, students needing flexible 
transportation, and anyone
needing local emergency care.
That is what makes a commu-
nity age-friendly; it’s good for 
everyone.”
COA has funded Landis as 
an information and resource
specialist in Sisters every
Monday from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. to work with aging
adults 60 and older needing
assistance, information, and
access to a variety of services.
Landis offers her services in
the Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) Sage Room, 
which hosts senior activities
weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
“My position is a direct
result of efforts of the Sisters
Senior Alliance  to  examine 
the needs and concerns of
local seniors,” Landis said.
People are asked to RSVP
for the free April 25 commu-
nity dinner to ensure there is
sufficient food for the event.
Additional information about 
the Community Conversation
is available on the C4C
website at www.citizens4
community.com or by calling
541-549-1482.
SCIENCE TALK: Stoves
help individuals and
environment
Continued from page 3
lecture begins at 7 p.m.
The StoveTeam endeavor
began in 2007 when Hughes
and a team of volunteers
from the Eugene Southtowne
Rotary Club wrote a Rotary
matching grant and invented
a small portable stove they
dubbed the Ecocina. The
little stove produced almost
no smoke and used less than
half the wood of an open fire.
Declared one of the most effi-
cient “rocket stoves” in the
world, the Ecocina reduced
carbon emissions from a
cooking fire by 68% and par-
ticulate matter by more than
86%.
Demand for the stove was
immediate and immense.
I n 2 0 0 8 , S t o v e Te a m
International began helping
local entrepreneurs estab-
lish sustainable factories to
produce Ecocina stoves. The
factories, funded initially
by Rotary matching grants,
use all local materials and
employ only local men and
women, an important eco-
nomic contribution in devel-
oping countries where unem-
ployment sometimes exceeds 
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PHOTO COURTESY STOVETEAM INTERNATIONAL
Pupusas cooked on an Ecocina stove in El Salvador are shared with a
StoveTeam volunteer.
50 percent.
StoveTeam International
has received ongoing and
generous support from Rotary
clubs in the United States,
Mexico and Central America; 
Hughes was the recipient
of  Rotary  International’s 
Champion of Change award
in 2013. In addition to her
evening lecture at The Belfry
on April 24, she will be the 
luncheon speaker for the
Rotary Club of Sisters meet-
ing at Brand 33 Restaurant at
noon.
Hughes travels regu-
larly to Mexico and Central 
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five stove factories in vari-
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build and test stoves, work
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Social hour begins at 6
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