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8 Wednesday, May 9, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon City snapshot By Sue Stafford Correspondent • Deschutes County bal- lots must be received in the County Clerk’s office or at Sisters City Hall by 8 p.m., May 15 in order to be counted. Postmarks don’t count. Voter pamphlets and mail ballots should have been received two weeks ago. Be sure to turn over the ballot as there is a measure on the back to vote on. The Sisters School District local option levy; a local option levy for SPRD and the Deschutes County Commissioners’ primary are all on the ballot. • A community meet- ing for the Sisters Country Horizons visioning project is scheduled for Thursday, May 17, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Camp Sherman Community Hall. Watch the Sisters Country Horizons Facebook page for any other meetings that may be scheduled. • T h e P u b l i c Wo r k s Department is making prepa- rations for the approaching summer. The irrigation is on in all the City parks and mowing of the lawns has begun. The splash pad in Fir Street Park will be turned on sometime in May, depending on night-time temperatures. The East Portal will open when ODOT opens Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Scenic Byway. • Jack Nagel has been reappointed to a four- year term on the Planning Commission. Two more commissioners’ terms will expire in June, and interested residents are encouraged to apply. Contact City Recorder Kerry Prosser 541-323-5213 for more information. • Henderson LLC of Lake Oswego and Bend is the firm selected to do the design work for the ripar- ian restoration on both sides of Whychus Creek where it runs between Creekside Park and Creekside Campground. They previously did the res- toration project on the creek when the Leithauser dam was removed. They were chosen due to their expertise working in busy urban areas including parks, neighbor- hoods, and a highway, in a project involving multiple stakeholders. • Michael Preedin has been appointed to a three- year term on the City Budget Committee that will meet this month to establish the City budget for 2018-19, which begins on July 1. • The proposal for the “pollinator park” in the north end of Sisters received approval from the Parks Advisory Board. It was decided there should be a naming contest to deter- mine what to call the park. The idea for the park grew out of a project by seventh- graders Jaxon Wetherell and Coral Pappe, students in Mrs. Burden’s language arts class at Sisters Middle School. Jaxon was at the Parks Advisory Board meeting to present their design concept. • On May 18, Economic Development of Central Oregon will be hosting a by-invitation-only tour of several Sisters businesses. Local, state, and county offi- cials as well as stakeholders will have the opportunity to see what is going on in com- munity businesses first-hand. • The dishwashing sta- tion has been installed at Creekside Campground and is ready for use by camp- ers. The station was added to encourage campers to not wash their dishes or other belongings in Whychus Creek. • A dog waste station will be installed at an unofficial Peterson Ridge trailhead located at South Locust Street and Tyee Drive near the gate that leads to the City’s treat- ment plant. Dog waste has become an increasing prob- lem for neighbors in the area. If you walk your dog in this area, please be mindful of your pet’s impact on the neighborhood. As an aside, the City provides 20,000 dog waste bags a year for use by citizens and visitors. • Seven choke cherry trees were planted along the east side of Clemens Park for Arbor Day. Students in Josh Nordell’s Life Skills class did the planting. • Correction: The free City barbecue will be held on Tuesday, June 19. The date has been changed from the original June 21. • Due to dramatically increased usage of wilder- ness areas in both Deschutes and Willamette National Forests, the U.S. Forest Service is discussing with the public five possible per- mitting options being consid- ered to help protect wilder- ness areas from overuse and degradation. The five areas being studied are the Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Diamond Peak and Waldo Lake. The goal of the overall project is to sustain access to the areas, balance human needs and ecological health, and meet the long-term needs of communities and the wil- derness. Public comment is still being taken. For more information, contact Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid at 541-549-7701 or Beth Peer at 541-383-5554. Documents are available online at data. ecosystem-management.org/ nepaweb_project_exp. • The Deschutes Country Sheriff’s Office will be hold- ing a document-shredding and prescription medicine turn-in in Sisters on June 23. Watch for details. Outlaws lose to Cottage Grove By Tom Mauldin Correspondent In a game that likely determined the bottom of the Sky-Em League standings, Sisters High School’s varsity softball team lost to Cottage Grove, 5-4. “Defensively we played well, and Isabel Spitler pitched well, but our bats just didn’t show up,” said third- year Outlaw Coach Dave Smith. Sisters scored 28 runs in two previous games against the Lions. The Outlaws are 2-20 and 1-13 in the Sky-Em League. The Outlaws and Cottage Grove split a double-header earlier in the Sky-Em League season. With one game remaining, Cottage Grove was 2-12 in the Sky-Em and 4-16 overall. The Outlaws were sched- uled to close the season on Tuesday (May 8) against 16-7 and playoff-bound Sweet Home, while Cottage Grove ended its season against 11-11 Sutherlin, a team it lost two in a pair of run-rule games previously. The Outlaws were slated to play at No. 1-ranked Junction City on May 4, but were unable to secure transportation for the away game and thus were handed two forfeit losses by the Oregon School Activities Association. Junction City (14-0) cap- tured the 2018 title, followed by 11-3 Elmira, 9-5 Sweet Home, 5-9 Sutherlin, Cottage Grove and Sisters. This is the Outlaws’ final year as a member of the Sky-Em along with Elmira, Sutherlin, Sweet Home, Cottage Grove and Junction City. Due to OSAA realignment starting in fall 2018, In spring 2019 they will compete in the Oregon West League with Newport, Philomath, Sisters, Stayton, Sweet Home and Woodburn. Current enrollments of the Sky-Em are Cottage Grove (648), Sweet Home (612), Junction City (492), Sisters (404), Sutherlin (357) and Elmira (345). Projected enrollments for the Outlaws’ 2019 Oregon West League include Woodburn (1105), Sweet Home (610), Stayton (577), Newport (515), Philomath (415) and Sisters (371). Serving Sisters Since 1976 ng i r p s r u o For all y t needs projec ! s r e t s i S n e i FREE right her Local Delivery Lumber • Hardware • Paint Fencing & Decking • Doors & Windows Hours: M-F 8 to 5, Sat. 8 to 4:30, Closed Sundays 440 N. Pine St. • 541-549-8141 • www.hoyts.net
