Sway Wild headed to The Belfry April 6 page 13 Well-known chef takes helm at local restaurant page 17 Cold Weather Shelter organizers address concerns page 28 The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 14 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Cloverdale FD honors volunteers The volunteer members of the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District are a dedicated group of individu- als who are true volunteers. They receive no monetary reimbursement for their time and service to the constitu- ents of the District. The District does cover all the cost of their training, per- sonal protective equipment and all related costs of their accreditation as firefighters and EMS first responders. On Sunday, March 17, the Cloverdale RFPD held its annual awards banquet for recognition of the District9s volunteer members 4 and noted that numbers of those volunteers are dwindling. As Fire Chief Thad Olsen conveyed in his State of the District speech, the pool of volunteers in the District has been slowly eroding. While many members have been with the district for over 10 years, recruitment of new PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Foster on patrol in Camp Sherman By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Fighters Association presi- dent. Stutzman has been As Camp Sherman slowly adjusts to life without their resident deputy Dave Blann, a familiar face is on the road, making sure that the commu- nity continues to have law- enforcement coverage. Jefferson County Deputy Mark Foster has been work- ing as a reserve for years, covering Blann9s days off and sometimes respond- ing to nighttime calls. When Blann died suddenly on February 15 at the age of 63, Foster stepped up to cover his shifts. See VOLUNTEERS on page 29 See FOSTER on page 30 PHOTO BY MICHAEL VALOPPI Marcus Peck, Turner Stutzman, Joel Stutzman and Kyle Wattenburg were each honored for their service to the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. volunteers has been a chal- lenge. Cloverdale RFPD is looking to bolster its ranks. New volunteers will serve alongside some stalwart members of the District. Joel Stutzman was awarded Rookie of the Year. In his first year, Joel stepped up as the Festival will bring blues Bend man killed in rollover wreck to Sisters again By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival will return to Sisters for its second year on July 26-27. Sisters residents Jennifer and Joe Rambo are back for another round after last year9s successful event.