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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 5 Group Sydney the cygnet part of Summer Lake community offers education on local government By Jim Anderson Correspondent The local political organi- zation Indivisible Sisters will explore the role of local gov- ernment in the daily lives of Sisters citizens in an event set for Thursday. Those attending can explore the role of Sisters City Council with City Councilor Andrea Blum and City Manager Cory Misley. They can learn how to run for election (there will be three openings next year). The gathering is set for Thursday, April 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. (6 to 6:30 p.m. social) at the Sisters Public Library conference room. Indivisible Sisters is a citi- zen organization that, accord- ing to its Facebook mis- sion statement, <champions democracy by building com- munity through conversation and action.= For more information call 541-760-5320. Last week hosted another exciting 4 and positive 4 event in the saga of the Cyrus9s Aspen Lakes trum- peter swan community. When the Cyrus family decided to create a housing community out of their ranch and farming land, in order to make it look good and be attractive to buyers they built a water feature and named it Aspen Lake, using their allotted irrigation water. Then, to enhance the beauty of the lake even more, they purchased two pairs of trumpeter swans and turned them loose. Three of the four swans are now deceased, but the surviving one, a female named Eloise, has become a mother. Thanks to the gen- erosity of the Aspen Lakes homeowners, a partner for Eloise, Pete, was purchased from a swan-raising facil- ity back east. The pair9s cygnet, (baby swan) named Sydney, has become part of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife9s (ODFW) and The Trumpeter Swan Society9s (TTSS) trum- peter swan community at the Summer Lake Wildlife Management Area. But the capture of Sydney didn9t happen without a lot of anxiety, hard work and that now-full-grown swan trying to sink ODFW wildlife biolo- gist Simon Wray9s kayak. It took a team of six volunteers quite some time to get Simon close enough to Sydney 4 who weighs about 25 pounds and has enough power in her wings to knock a grown man to his knees 4 to get her into a net, and then a great deal of creative boating to get said swan and net to shore. Others placed the unhappy bird in a carrying cage and safely transported her to Summer Lake. Now Sydney will become a vital member of ODFW9s trumpeter population, and hopefully be productive in the growing family of swans at Summer Lake. The cooperative efforts of the Aspen Lakes community keep Eloise and Pete safe, and fed with a daily food supplement. The kindness and generosity of the home- owners supplied the birds with an automatic feeder and a bubbler to keep the pond from freezing. According to resident and swan volunteer Robin PHOTO BY ROBIN GOLD ODFW Wildlife biologist Simon Wray with trumpeter swan juvenile, Sydney, he captured. Gold, <The Aspen Lakes swan story is one of a com- munity collaboration for the greater good of nature. It9s Big City Style an inspiring story, particu- larly in this troubled world. The fact that it9s successful makes it even better.= Small Town Welcome 152 E. Main Ave. • 541-549-8771 Grand Opening Celebration! Sunday, April 14 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ribbon-cutting, bb presentations & tours of f our beautiful 5-acre, 62,000 sq. ft. Lodge community at 411 E. Carpenter Lane, Sisters Complimentary food and beverages provided by our culinary staff ...Smoked meats, heavy appetizers, live cooking station, desserts and mimosas! For more information: Th e LodgeInSisters.com 541-719-8513