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14 Wednesday, April 24, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon KIDS IN PRINT SPONSORED BY KID MADE CAMP A service of The Nugget Newspaper Cub reporters hid from the rain in a survival-style shelter they found near the course’s first hole. Photo by the Kid Made Crew Junior reporters explore Hyzer Pines By The Kid Made Crew Seven roving reporters from Sisters Country walked into the forest near Coffield Community Center, the headquarters of Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD). They brought paper, pencils, notebooks, and pens. There they investigated Hyzer Pines Disc Golf Course. Instead of throwing discs, they made observations and took notes. Their assignment was to observe the forest around the first hole, also known as a basket. They also spent time looking at signage and maps. It was part of Kid Made Camp’s “Make Your Own Newspaper” class, produced in coopera- tion with SPRD and The Nugget’s Kids in Print initiative. All seven reporters and artists were attentive, quiet, and very observant. All are students at Sisters Elementary or Sisters Middle School, ranging from kindergarten through sixth grade. The junior reporters recorded their observations and questions in the form of writing and illustrations. Here are the results. Introduction to Hyzer Pines By Josiah Mensing With an astonishing 18 holes, this disc golf course is a family fun forest, but is still a very difficult mayhem with all the trees. The course extends all the way to a lake and past a wood-cutting place. The longest distance in a hole is a mind- boggling 439 feet. The course reminded me of the huge forests in California. It did have some cut-down trees; the leaning trees make it even more difficult to avoid the trees. • • • Personal Observations at Hyzer Pines By Kennedy Davis As I wander around the disc golf course I start to wonder, What are these plants? Gray with some sort of thorn, covering the course. I walk up to hole number 1 and notice there are seven bird houses in this par- ticular area. Then I notice two more. The nature out here is wonderful. In the distance I spot a sign. It reads, “Deschutes National Forest.” Three more bird houses. As I walk the holed course I see all the trees. Suddenly, I spot a road going through the middle of the course. Right next to it is a speed limit sign that reads, “Speed Limit 50.” I try to see if birds are living in these houses, but I can’t tell. • • • Note, Play, & Build By Gusty Berger-Brown We note. We play. We build. We’re the Roving Reporters, and we’re observ- ing on Hyzer Pines Disc Golf Course. There are 18 holes and 36 tees—two for each hole. It’s really fun there and it is located near SPRD and Sisters High School. It is near Highway 242. The game is played by trying to throw discs into the baskets. When I went out there I found cool wood forts, like wig- wams. Reporter Liam called them “little wooden tents.” They’re fun to build and play in. I love Hyzer Pines! PHOTO BY A. BOSCO Human-caused forest fire scene as imagined by Samuel Van Paepeghem, a 2nd-grader at Sisters Elementary School. Prescribed burns improve habitat By Jojo Souza First-grader Paxton Seeley wondered why this forested place—”this play’s”— has so many birds and deer. Imagine you are walk- ing through a sea of smoke, choking on your own breath. Squirrels and deer run for their lives as unknown people set fire to your forest. Why are they doing this and killing habitat? Well, they are doing prescribed burns to help the forest. Prescribed burns open up space and lower the chance of a wildfire coming through and burning the whole forest. Should we have more prescribed burns? Yes, the prescribed burns are good. They help the hab- itat improve. They burn hazards and they burn dead and fallen trees. Also, the bitterbrush lights like a match and it spreads really fast. The fires burn all the grass and shrubs which causes a lot of smoke. Overall the prescribed fires are a big help. Jojo Souza is a 6th-grader at Black Butte School. KID MADE CAMP Make, Earn, & Learn Third-grade student Amaya Wyrick said that she liked to draw in pencil best, though it can be hard to see when repro- duced in newsprint. NOWENROLLING— Summer Day Camps in Sisters & Bend Is your kiddo a budding chef, entrepreneur, or artist? They’ll love what’s on the menu at Kid Made Camp this summer! Now enrolling grades K-4 and 5-8. Liam Berray, a second-grader, focused on the course’s trees, towering over a rough survival shelter kids could play in. kidmadecamp.com | phone 760-415-6345 Looking for writing, photography, & journalism classes? Email t@kidmadecamp.com.