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Wednesday, July 3, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Dinner celebrated food, human connections The 50 assembled guests were selected by a social media lottery to enjoy this fresh, on-site prepared meal that included the lesson that <food connects.= The dinner was the idea of Catrina Sneva, a professional event planner, as a way to educate and inform while cel- ebrating the life of the world- traveling chef whose life ended last year. She is the sis- ter of Jenna Pike, who owns Splitting Aces Livestock with her husband, Remington. By Bonnie Malone Correspondent Splitting Aces Livestock hosted an Anthony Bourdain Day Dinner on the Ranch on June 25, serving their own grass-fed livestock and pro- duce from Seed to Table. In boundless enthusi- asm, the evening was remi- niscent of an old-fashioned tent revival. This time it was about food. The bustling cooks and servers infected every guest with a passion for local, heathy, and naturally grown food. See BOURDAIN on page 28 PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS George King visits his son Stephen and family each year from the UK. Recalling naval action in Korean War By Jim Cornelius City snapshot — changes afoot in Sisters He is an Oregon residential contractor with experience building in Sisters. Hamilton has 15 years experience as a real estate appraiser. There were five applicants for the two positions. One withdrew due to schedule conflicts and one didn9t show up for the interview. The Planning Commission meets the third Thursday of every month, with workshops at 4 p.m. and public hearings at 5:30 p.m. " The Planning Commission and Housing Policy Advisory Board will By Sue Stafford Correspondent " Two new commission- ers have been appointed by Mayor Chuck Ryan, and con- firmed by the City Council, to fill two in-city open seats on the Planning Commission. Scot Davidson will fill the remaining 18 months left in David Gentry9s term. Mark Hamilton was appointed to a full four-year term previously held by Daryl Tewalt, who served as a commissioner for 16 years. Davidson is retired from a career in business leadership and management. See CHANGES on page 39 Editor in Chief The Korean War is often called <The Forgotten War.= Falling between the great conflagration of World War II and the divisive conflict in Vietnam, the 1950-53 war is not well-understood in the United States. George King was there 4 as part of operations most Americans know nothing at all about. First of all, King is British. While Americans made up the bulk of the United Nations forces assisting the South Korean military in the face of a massive invasion by North Korea, many other countries sent contingents as well, including the UK. King served in the Royal Navy 4 and we seldom think of Korea as a naval conflict. King visits his son Stephen King and his family in Sisters each year, and he sat down with The Nugget last month to describe some of his experiences. Just 17 when he joined the Royal Navy in 1947, he signed on to make some money for his family in the midst of Great Britain9s post-World War II years of austerity. He spent 3-1/2 years deployed to the Far East. He survived in sup- port of a counterinsurgency against a Communist revolt in Malaysia, and was stationed on a frigate just off of Pusan in the desperate moments when North Korean forces had the South Koreans and UN troops routed and pushed into a corner of the south end of the peninsula known as the Pusan Perimeter. <One of our regiments, the Gloucesters, were stuck back in the hills there, so they were fighting for their lives all the time,= King said. His frigate bombarded the perimeter to provide support to those beleaguered troops. The fighting was intense. <We were in the highest rise-and-falling tide in the world then,= King recalled. <When the tide ebbed and flowed, you had the bodies floating past you all the time.= The memories of those terrible days have stuck with King all his life, as have memories of coming under fire from Chinese forces dur- ing reconnaissance missions on rivers in North Korea. King and his fellow sail- ors were tasked with rowing whale boats up into rivers at the 49th parallel to conduct surveys, and reconnoiter. See KING on page 13 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440. Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Sisters. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Military Parents of Sisters Meetings of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. are held quarterly; please call for details. Location information: 541-549-1193. 541-388-9013. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Sisters Parent Teacher Community SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group District. 541-549-2091. 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge. Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 541-668-6599. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st CITY & PARKS Wednesday, 5 p.m. The Pines Clubhouse. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, 541-549-6022. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Sisters Park & Recreation District Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Sisters Planning Commission Three Sisters Lions Club 1st 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place City Hall. 541-549-6022. community room. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654. SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX offi ce. 541-549-4133. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002. Sisters Middle School Parent Collaboration Team 1st Tuesday, 2 p.m., SMS. 541-610-9513. FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefi re.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771. This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to lisa@nuggetnews.com