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Wednesday, July 3, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 29 Changing the way we eat Providing Camp Sherman coverage By Bonnie Malone Correspondent There is a food com- munity in Central Oregon with a goal to change the way people eat and under- stand food. At the Anthony Bourdain Dinner on the Ranch, guests learned about the cooperative efforts of these groups in bringing healthy local foods to the table. They have a special kind of bond, beginning with a focus on food sus- tainability, availability and shared resources. NeighborImpact is cen- tral collective for these organizations that include High Desert Food and Farm Alliance, Locavore, Seed to Table, Mahonia Gardens, Rain Shadow Organics, Boundless Farms and sev- eral farmers markets. <We have 28,000 food insecure people in Central Oregon,= said Meiko Lunetta of High Desert Food and Farm Alliance. <The challenges in getting healthy food to people are both geo- graphic and economical. There needs to be nutrition- ally affordable foods avail- able in broad locations so people don9t stop at the fast food joint.= As Lunetta explained NeighborImpact food edu- cation programs, Chef James Fink of Wild Oregon Foods Restaurant impul- sively offered to teach some classes. His natural energy surges when he talks about using local food sources, which was mirrored by people from each of these healthy foods programs. <While I went expecting to find out more about the providers,= said Janet Stover McClain, <the most impact- ful part for me was hearing how these farmers either pair up with, or actually are non-profits who work within the community to educate about food, and to provide fresh, healthy nutri- tion to those who normally assume this quality of food is only available to those who can afford the quality,= McClain, a dinner guest, is a retired school teacher. So far this year, 4,000 pounds of food has been donated to food banks in Central Oregon. Even farm- ers markets have vendors who donate their leftover foods at the end of a market day to food banks and nutri- tion programs. Audrey Tehan from Seed to Table told the story of two elderly women who cried when they saw the high quality of produce available to them at the Kiwanis Food Bank in Sisters. <Those are the rewards,= she said. Food-education pro- grams are a big part of this healthy future for Central Oregon. Seed to Table edu- cates 2,000 school children a year in how to grow produce organically. Locavore holds classes for another 700 ele- mentary school children, including what tools are needed and when to plant. The grocery itself is stocked with organically grown local foods seasonally dictated. Jenna Pike expressed the enjoyment of educating the public on the variety of beef cuts and exposing the popu- lation to more interesting meats like tongue. Nicole, a guest who is a nurse in Prineville, finds all the food education programs in the region to be inspir- ing and extremely helpful in generating better health. <People are beginning to understand the importance of what they eat,= she stated simply. For more information: NeighborImpact: www. neighborimpact.org; High Desert Food and Farm Alliance: www.hdffa.org; Splitting Aces Livestock: www.aceslivestock.com; Seed to Table: www.seed- totable.org; Locavore: www. centraloregonlocavore.org; Rain Shadow Organics: www.rainshadoworganics. com. Projects Small Or Large Start With Our Dream Team of Building Pros GOT QUESTIONS? Lumber • Paint Hardware • Tools • Siding • Doors Windows • Fencing • Decking Plumbing & Electrical Supplies FREE Local Delivery Serving Sisters Since 1976 Hours: M-F 8-5, Sat. 8-4:30, Closed Sundays 440 N. Pine St. • 541-549-8141 • www.hoyts.net By Conrad Weiler Correspondent Camp Sherman has a pop- ulation of 250 residents and until recently had a resident Deputy Sheriff, Dave Blann. With his recent passing, local residents have worried about local police coverage. Many people in Camp Sherman felt the community was safe because of Blann, whether he was actually there physically or not. <I was unaware that Dave only worked the area part of the time 4 one thought he was around full-time,= said Peggy Anderson. Camp Sherman is in Jefferson County. The county has a population of 24,000 and a land area of 1,700 square miles. That9s a large area for police coverage, and, emer- gency coverage may become more important in summer months when the camp- grounds fill and many visitors come to the local area. S h e r i ff J i m A d k i n s , Jefferson County Sheriff, ear- lier this year held a community meeting with Camp Sherman residents to answer questions about future police cover- age. The Jefferson County seat is in Madras, 80 miles from Camp Sherman. Sheriff Adkins explained that depu- ties from other county areas would cover Camp Sherman in a sharing nature. S h e r i ff A d k i n s s a i d he would return to Camp Sherman and continue discus- sion with local folks about PHOTO BY CONRAD WEILER Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office personnel visited Camp Sherman to discuss emergency coverage. police coverage. Wednesday meetings between Ellen of last week saw Sheriff Wood, Lorie Hancock, and Adkins back, true to his word, a committee with Sheriff and much of his department Adkins concerning Camp came with him to meet with Sherman police coverage and local folks in Camp Sherman finding a resident replacement for Blann. and discuss coverage. Some of the recommen- The meeting was held at the Camp Sherman Community dations for safety included Hall and the many deputies remembering to lock doors at explained their duties and home, lock parked cars, and backgrounds with the large place light movement sensors around the outside of homes. crowd. In an emergency, not only There was discussion of the would some of these deputies possibility of neighborhood respond to Camp Sherman, watch teams. Residents should other police agencies would be alert for suspicious activity also respond. The Black Butte in the area, and call 911 for Ranch Police, U.S. Forest emergency help. A demonstration of work- Service personnel, Oregon State Police, Deschutes ing together in emergency situ- County Sheriff9s deputies, and ations was the recent fire train- two reserve members from ing exercise in Camp Sherman Sisters would also be available w i t h t h e S i s t e r s - C a m p in cases of Camp Sherman Sherman Fire Department and Cloverdale Fire units to emergencies. Presently, Deputy Sheriff become familiar in Camp Mark Foster, a Camp Sherman Sherman with fire hydrant resident, volunteers his time locations, take water out of to monitor and protect his the Metolius River to fight fires, and practice other skills. community. Also, there are ongoing