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10 Wednesday, March 27, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C4C sponsors Track competitive at relay meet collaboration workshop Charlie Kanzig Correspondent By Sue Stafford Correspondent <Getting the Most from Collaboration= is the topic for the April 19 quar- terly workshop offered by Citizens4Community (C4C) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sisters Fire Hall Community Room. Steve Greenwood, the workshop instructor with 35 years of experience, is the fac- ulty leader for Portland State University9s graduate certifi- cate program in Collaborative Governance, as well as direc- tor of Training and Academic Services for the National Policy Consensus Center at PSU. He is the former direc- tor of Oregon Solutions and has taught collaborative skills at conferences and seminars nationally and internationally. Like C4C, he is partici- pating in a statewide Ford Family Foundation ini- tiative aimed at building stronger, more connected and resilient communities. Greenwood is a graduate of the School of Community Service and Public Affairs at the University of Oregon, and received his Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. In 1991, he received a Fullbright fellowship to help the government of Portugal with its solid-waste policy. In 2007, he earned the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Oregon9s Planning, Public Policy, and Management Program. <We really appreciate the work of presenter Steve Greenwood, and we9re excited to have someone with his expertise and background leading this upcoming work- shop. Attendees typically would pay a lot more for this kind, length, and caliber of course, but because of Steve9s generosity and that of some key sponsors, we9ve been able to keep the costs quite low, so we expect a strong response,= said C4C repre- sentative Amy Burgstahler. This workshop is part of a C4C ongoing leadership and community-building series designed to cultivate a more engaged and enabled commu- nity of local leaders and con- nectors. It comes on the heels of C4C9s January 30 event on building facilitation skills. <Existing and aspiring community leaders had the chance to hone their skills for facilitating projects and meet- ings,= Burgstahler said. Workshop attendees will learn Greenwood9s concepts and skills that can be applied to a broad range of situations 4 including civic projects, policy-making, business and workplace, and even family dynamics. After learning col- laborative principles and ele- ments of process, participants will try hands-on skill-build- ing and gain collaborative tools to make working with others more rewarding. Grants awarded to C4C by St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County are helping to bring this local learning opportunity to the Sisters Country community at a reduced rate of $30 per person. Ray9s Food Place and Sisters Coffee Company will again provide food and beverages. Seating is limited and advance registration is required online via the C4C website, www.citizens4 community.com. A few dis- counted scholarships will be available. Registration and payment should be done by April 10. After three-plus weeks of training, largely indoors, one canceled meet, and other challenges, the Sisters High School track and field team got its first taste of compe- tition at the Crook County Relays held in Prineville on Thursday, March 21. A total of nine teams com- peted, including La Grande, Mountain View, North Lake, Redmond, Ridgeview, Paisley, Madras, and Sisters, along with the host Cowboys. Relay meets are common at the start of the season as a way to give athletes more of a <soft= entry into the season as virtually all running events are run in non-traditional relay fashion, which gives athletes a unique opportunity to work together teams of four, some as coed. The 4x100 team of Korbin Sharp, Ben Johnson, Brody Anderson, and Hayden Sharp won the boys9 race in a time of 44.91, narrowly defeat- ing Mountain View by .07 seconds. The girls9 4x100 of Ana Cole, Alexa Stewart, Samantha Silva, and Hollie Lewis placed fourth, clock- ing 55.18. The Sharp brothers along with Anderson and Skyler Larson placed fourth in the 4 x 400 relay in a time of 3:40, while the girls9 group of Lewis, Stewart, Ella Cole, and Maddi Busick finished sixth in 4:48. Busick teamed with Iris Diez, Chase Frankl and Collin Fischer in the Sprint Medley relay (100, 100, 200, 400) which was timed in 2:03.4. A shuttle hurdles relay team for Sisters won the event in 1:12.18, though the results did not clearly indi- cate the actual entrants. The 4x800-meter team of John Peckham, Sam May, Natalie Sitz and Kate Bowen placed fourth in 9:53.9 to complete the running events for the Outlaws. Hayden Jones had a good day, placing sixth in two throwing events, establishing a personal best in the shot put (36 feet 10 inches) while also chucking the spear 134 feet 2 inches. He placed eighth in the discus with a toss of 91 feet even for another personal record. Garrett Kersavage placed second in the pole vault with a personal best of 12 feet 6 inches and Orry Abbenhuis was two places behind, also with a personal best at 10 feet 6 inches. Kersavage also claimed the runner-up spot in the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 39 feet 3.75 inches. Hayden Sharp landed a personal best in the long jump where he placed sixth with a mark of 18 feet, 9.75 inches. Three Outlaw girls snagged second-place fin- ishes. Shelby Larson cleared 8 feet 6 inches in the pole vault, Ryliereece Morgan soared 16 feet 2.5 inches in the long jump, and Samantha Silva went 31 feet 10.5 inches in the triple jump. ...the kids had a fun time and it’s good to start the competitive season with a meet like this. — Jeff Larson <It was good to get on a track that wasn9t covered with snow, smiled Jeff Larson after the meet. <Seriously, the kids had a fun time and it9s good to start the competitive season with a meet like this.= The Outlaws have no competitions during spring break, but return to action with a home-league meet on April 10 against Cascade and Sweet Home. Offering delicious breakfast and lunch options that accommodate our locavore, carnivore, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free friends and neighbors! Come on in for a bite! Open 7 days a week, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. 403 E. Hood Ave. 541.549.2699 Serving Breakfast & Lunch Winter is Pretty…In Pictures! 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