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4 Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon F T O H S E E M T O E N L TH H T ★ OUTLAWS ★ A POET: Event is free and open to public from arts/history community Continued from page 3 SPONSORED BY ROBBERSON FORD ★ ★ ★ MICHAELA MADSEN ★ ★ ★ SKYLAR LARSEN ★ ★ ★ Project Unify participants ticipants honor honored bounds,= says Project ect Unify Coach Josh Nordell. ell. <Michaela9s skills in bas- ketball are remarkable. le. She is a consistent scorer, er, responds to her team- - mates, and makes the hard shots. In soccer her ability to move with the ball and understanding the flow of the game have made her a major piece in the Outlaws9 attack. attac As her coach, I find Michaela remark- able in every way on and off the field. I am incredibly proud of the woman she has become, her work ethic and her wonderful sense of humor. She is won treasure to our community and I a tr am lucky to have her as part of my life.= Nordell states that,=Skyler Larson has been an incred- La ible partner to the Project Unify ib team.= A partner is an individual who serves as a teammate, mentor se a and inspiration to non-typical students. <Skyler excels in this posi- tion and has been commit- ted to the betterment of the Y BALDOCK RR JE BY O PHOT Project Unify Athlete Michaela Madsen and Project Unify Partner Skyler Larson are Athletes of the Month for the Outlaws. Michaela began as an individual- skills athlete, where she has won state championships over six times and through time has progressed to full competition. <Michaela9s skills development, understanding of the game of bas- ketball and relationships with her teammates has grown by leaps and PHOTO BY JE RRY BALDOC K Project Unify Program,= Nordell says. <Skyler understands what it means to be a great teammate and facilitate learning through sport. His positive attitude and commitment to those on the Project Unify team is exceptional. Skyler9s actions and his friendships touch those around him on the team daily. He understands the importance of the program and it has made a difference in his life and the lives of the athletes he has cho- sen to serve. Skyler embodies what makes Project Unify so powerful. He understands no matter our differ- ences, we are stronger together.= <100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared,= and <Wind on the Waves: Stories from the Oregon Coast.= In 2016, the 30th-anniversary edi- tion of his collections of essays, <Having Everything Right,= came out from Pharos Editions. He has taught writing in dozens of schools and community centers, and in Scotland, Italy, and Bhutan. Although he has published books and taught in hundreds of classrooms, Stafford says, <It9s really about one page at a time, and one fellow writer at a time, in the mystic encounter of the deep mys- tery of our existence with the trick of beginning.= <On my tombstone,= he has told his wife, <you might inscribe, 8He was easily pleased by a few words.9= Besides the Tuesday- evening Confluence, Stafford will visit Judy Fuentes9 7/8 art class at Sisters Middle School, Samra Spear9s IEE class, and creative writing class at Sisters High School, several of the Mandarin Chinese classes at the high school and will meet at Sisters Middle School with all fifth-graders. He will be conducting a writer9s work- shop Monday evening. The evening Confluence event is free of charge; dona- tions are welcome. Tasty THURSDAY March 21, 5-7 p.m. LIVE MUSIC Sat., March 23, 6-8 p.m. Mark Conklin Sat., March 30 J Jazz Folks 391 W. Cascade Ave. | 541-549-2675 corkcellarswinebistro.com PIZZA • CALZONE • SALAD • BEER & WINE Protect Your Most Valuable Asset PIZZA D E L I V E R e Y r You never know who you will spot at... AND we deliv BEER & WINE! ! ue Yes, it’s tr Made-from-scratch e - f r o m - s c r a t c h d dough o u g h SHULERS’ PIZZERIA www.shulerspizzeria.com 442 E. Hood Ave., Sisters • 541-549-1960 Jeff, Theresa, Ann, Jamie, Shiela, Terri, Shanntyl 152 E. Main Ave. / 541-549-8771 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. • Sunday 12-7 p.m. • Re-Roof & New Construction • Ice Dam & Roof Snow Removal • Rain Gutters • 10-Year Workmanship Guarantee 541-526-5143 ccb#203769 | Family Owned & Operated for 19 Years