Wednesday, September 4, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Misty meadow...
Farmers market to host haiku contest
What¾s small, mysterious,
and bursting with flavor? A
truffle, perhaps. A perfectly
ripe raspberry. Or a tiny poem
about delicious local foods.
The State of Oregon¾s
official Poet Laureate, Kim
Stafford, has signed on as
the judge for the Food &
Farm Haiku contest at Sisters
Farmers Market¾s first Tea
& Poetry event, which takes
place September 22. Deadline
for entrants is September 18.
“Small, dusky, and mys-
terious, a haiku passes before
you like a bat, sweeping away
the mosquitos of annoyance,
and startling you awake to
the magic of the moment,”
said Stafford. A poet, educa-
tor, and delightful storyteller,
who has roots in the Sisters
area. When he was young, his
family — including his father,
poet William Stafford — built
their own cabin near town.
You don¾t have to be a
poet to dream up a short
poem and enter the contest.
All ages are welcome to jump
on in and try. Prizes have
been donated by Metolius
Tea, Jackson¾s Corner restau-
rant, Mahonia Gardens farm,
Paulina Springs Books, Suttle
Tea, Seed to Table education
farm, Mountain Rose Herbs,
and Bedouin clothing store
and café.
Winning haiku will also
be published in The Nugget
Newspaper, media sponsor of
Sisters Farmers Market.
“We invite you to cel-
ebrate the seasons and really
sink into your senses,” said
Tea & Poetry organizer T. Lee
Brown. “Write about food,
farms, or tea. Think about
how foods smell, look, and
taste; what they feel like roll-
ing around in your mouth;
what memories they invoke.”
Entrants may use the popu-
lar American style of writing
haiku: a three-line poem fea-
turing a five-, seven-, five-
syllable structure. Alternately,
they may choose to write in
the Japanese tradition, focus-
ing on how their words and
imagery evoke the seasons
rather than counting syllables.
With help from Aude
Girin, Seed to Table¾s
education coordinator, Brown
led the audience at a recent
Sisters Farmers Market talent
show in a group tasting and
writing exercise. An example:
Crisp green cucumber
Rests beside a bursting
peach—
Harvest time is near.
Food & Farm Haiku con-
test entries may be dropped
off at Paulina Springs Books
or Sisters Farmers Market.
The deadline for in-person
entries is September 18;
there is no fee. Entrants may
submit electronically via
Submittable.com for a small
fee. Details can be found
online at http://tinyurl.com/
foodhaiku.
Sisters Farmers Market
is open through the end
of September, on Sundays
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fir
Street Park, one block north
of Cascade Avenue/Highway
20. Co-presented by New
Oregon Arts & Letters, the
Tea & Poetry event is funded
in part by grants from The
Roundhouse Foundation and
the City of Sisters.
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
In the wake of thunderstorms, Sisters saw a misty dawn on
Thursday.
Entertainment & Events
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By Michael Kohn
The Bulletin
BEND (AP) — Danny
Martinez stood on a concrete
slab just off a remote road
on the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation and described an
unusual sight he witnessed
earlier this summer: water
gushing out from under the
concrete, greening up an oth-
erwise yellow hillside.
The source of the water
was a failing pressure release
valve under Martinez¾s feet.
Water was escaping at a rate
of at least 100 gallons a min-
ute. Cattails had grown near
the slab, creating an envi-
ronment that appeared well-
suited to frogs. Without con-
sistent pressure, the water sys-
tem was failing further down
the pipeline, too.
“It was blowing out pipes
and hot water heaters all over
the community, including my
office,” Martinez, emergency
manager for the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs, told
The Bulletin. <Blew »em out
because there was 165 psi
coming through pipes that can
only handle 85 psi. It¾s a self-
regulating pipe system that
was not regulating the water
pressure.”
Broken pipes and fail-
ing valves at Warm Springs
have resulted in several boil-
water notices over the past 12
months in the impoverished
community of around 3,000
people.
The longest boil-water
Welcome
Folk Festival
Musicians &
Patrons!
notice lasted 81 days, from
the end of May to mid-
August. While the water sys-
tem is operational now, the
summer-long failure left resi-
dents exhausted and frustrated
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See WATER WOES on page 27
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Open until 8 p.m.
Bring your own
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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.
Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting
5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or
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THUR Sisters Saloon Karaoke Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every
Thursday, no cover! For additional information call
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Warm Springs water woes aren’t over
Venues throughout Sisters Sisters Folk Festival It’s
the 23rd annual celebration of American music! For more
information call 541-549-4979 or go to sistersfolkfestival.org.
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.
Venues throughout Sisters Sisters Folk Festival It’s
the 23rd annual celebration of American music! For more
information call 541-549-4979 or go to sistersfolkfestival.org.
Cork Cellars Live Music with Megan Rose Ellsworth
5:30-7:00 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.
Venues throughout Sisters Sisters Folk Festival It’s
the 23rd annual celebration of American music! For more
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information call 541-549-4979 or go to sistersfolkfestival.org.
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Fir
Street Park Sisters Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SUN
Every Sunday: fresh local produce, lunch, live music, & yoga.
Call 503-997-0301 or go to sistersfarmersmarket.com.
Sisters Saloon Open Mic Night 9 to 11 p.m. For additional
information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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
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TUES call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
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WED
Sisters Saloon Poker Night 7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For information call 541-549-7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday Hosted Wine Tasting
5 to 7 p.m. For additional information call 541-549-2675 or
go online to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
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THUR 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.
SEPT
HAPPY
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MON-FRI 4-7pm
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BAKERY
Fresh, healthy, vegan, gluten-free!
Open Fri. & Sat. until 11:30 p.m.
— 121 W. Main Ave. —
New extended hours
ours
Wednesdays and Fridays
from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
beginning Sept., 18 & 20.
KARAOKE NIGHTS!
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FRI. & SAT. at 9pm
Prime Rib Fridays 5pm!
175 N. Larch St.
t.
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Fall music schedule coming
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— 302 E. Main Ave. —
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201 E. Sun Ranch Dr.,
Monday-Saturday,
7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Paulina Springs Books Author Presentation with Sam
Reinhart 6:30 p.m. The author will present from his book,
“Aligning Your Financial Goals with Your Values.” For more
info call 541-549-0866 or go to paulinasprings.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.
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