Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
THINK WILD: New
facility is a product
of a love for animals
Entertainment & Events
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help it to get better,= Payton
said.
Payton and her mom kept
hauling injured and sick ani-
mals from the La Pine coun-
tryside to the facility, and
stayed to pitch in and do laun-
dry, and mix bird food two
days a week. It9s a little over
24 miles from her house to
the facility one way. It wasn9t
uncommon for her and her
mom to make that 24-mile
run in the middle of the night
when someone delivered a
sick or injured bird to the
Johnston9s home.
Then, in 2017, Payton
started her injured wildlife
hotline. She also began mak-
ing special shoe-box sized
shipping containers she used
to transport her injured birds
and other animals to the
clinic.
Payton said, <I don9t like
spiders, but everything else
is OK= 4 and <everything
else= includes song birds,
porcupines, rabbits, skunks,
ducks and just about any wild
animal she could get into the
family car to haul to the clinic
in faraway Bend.
When the previous facility
folded up, Payton discovered
Elise Wolf9s Native Bird Care
rehabilitation clinic in Sisters,
and made arrangements to
meet Elise in Bend to deliver
sick or injured birds.
Now Payton shares tips
about what9s going on in
the injured wildlife world
via the Think Wild website:
https://www.thinkwildco.org/
paytons-wildlife-tips
Executive Director
Michelle van Hilten stated
that, <We have a part-time
volunteer wildlife veterinary
technician, and 10 certified
veterinary technicians who
will be doing volunteer rota-
tions throughout the week.
<We will be in regular
communication with ODFW
SUMMER
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Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. Sign up by 6:15 p.m. For additional information
call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.
Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting
5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or
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go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
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The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Wine Tasting 5 to 7 p.m.
THUR
Free and open to everyone 21+. For additional info call
541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.
Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every
Thursday, no cover! For additional information call
541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON
Reece Mercer and Payton Johnston practicing anesthesia on a toy hawk
under the watchful eye of Max Lipman.
(Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife) and USFW
(U.S. Fish and Wildlife), sub-
mitting monthly updates on
the patients and impacts we
are seeing around our com-
munity. We will be supporting
the wildlife rehab community
in filling gaps for wildlife
care and working collabora-
tively with these specialists,
and are providing support for
the rehab community and the
general public through our
wildlife hotline, which is cur-
rently operational seven days
a week.=
A big part of Think Wild9s
mission is education outreach
for students as well as being
a liaison to the community
on conservation issues fac-
ing wildlife. They plan to be
available for K-12 schools
and educational facilities
throughout Central Oregon in
the future.
Think Wild encourages
community support to help
build a series of outdoor
enclosures designed to reha-
bilitate and condition patients
for successful release back
into the wild. Anyone can
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support an enclosure through
various levels of sponsor-
ship 4 more details are
available on the website at
www.thinkwildco.org.
The wildlife hospital,
located at the northeast cor-
ner of Neff and Erickson
roads in Bend, is not open to
the public and the staff asks
that anyone needing to bring
in an injured animal call the
wildlife hotline first: 541-
241-8680, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Prime Rib Fridays 5pm!
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Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Live Music with Juju
Eyeball 5 to 7 p.m. Beatles tribute. Dogs, children & adults all
welcome! For information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.
Angeline’s Live Music with Brent Alan & His Funky
Friends 7 p.m. Summer music in the backyard. $5 cover.
For additional information call 541-549-9122.
The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Live Music with Alex
Crowson & Jeffrey Silverstein 6 to 8 p.m. Big Lawn Music
series with food & beverages for purchase. For additional info
call 541-638-7001 or go to thesuttlelodge.com.
Paulina Springs Books Author Presentation with Tom
Sims 6:30 p.m. The author will present from his book, “On
Call in the Arctic.” For more info call 541-549-0866 or
go to paulinasprings.com.
Deschutes Historical Museum, Bend The Little Woody
Barrel-Aged Beer, Cider & Whiskey Festival 5 to 10 p.m.
Tickets & info at thelittlewoody.com
Hardtails Bar & Grill KJ Annie Rawkstar Karaoke
Night! 9 p.m. Every Friday, no cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Deschutes Historical Museum, Bend The Little Woody
Barrel-Aged Beer, Cider & Whiskey Festival noon to 10
p.m. Tickets & info at thelittlewoody.com
Oak & Main, Sisters Fall Street Festival 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Featuring arts, crafts, antiques, food, beer garden
and entertainment. For info call 541-420-0279 or go to
centraloregonshows.com.
Chops Bistro Live Music with Bob Baker & Mark
Barringer 6 to 8 p.m. Fundraising performance to support
Mark’s fi ght against cancer. $20 suggested donation at door.
For additional information call 541-549-6015.
Sisters Saloon Live Music with Bobby Lindstrom
Band 7 to 10 p.m. For more info call 541-549-7427 or go to
sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Live Music with Gabrial 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
No cover! For information call 541-549-2675 or go online to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Hardtails Bar & Grill KJ Annie Rawkstar Karaoke
Night! 9 p.m. Every Saturday, no cover! For additional
information call 541-549-6114 or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Fir Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Every Sunday: fresh local produce, lunch, live music, & yoga.
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Call 503-997-0301 or go to sistersfarmersmarket.com.
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SUN Oak & Main, Sisters Fall Street Festival 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Featuring arts, crafts, antiques, food, beer garden
and entertainment. For info call 541-420-0279 or go to
centraloregonshows.com.
Sisters Saloon Open Mic Night 9 to 11 p.m. For additional
information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
SEPT
Paulina Springs Books Music, Storytelling & Poetry
Open Mic 6 p.m. First Monday of every month. For
information call 541-549-0866.
SEPT
Sisters Saloon Trivia Night 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is
at 6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday! For additional information
call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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