The Nugget
Vol. XLII No. 45
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Outlaws runners take first District title
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
After a number of close
calls this season, the Outlaws
boys cross-country team
finally got the best of the
Philomath Warriors as the
two teams battled hammer
and tongs at the Oregon
West District Cross-Country
Championships held on
Saturday, November 2 at
Stayton.
Sisters edged Philomath
behind the 1-2 punch of John
Peckham and Will Thorsett
and a timely season-best by
Ethan Hosang.
<All seven of our guys
ran great, but we really got
a boost in particular from
Ethan today,= said Coach
Josh Nordell following the
meet.
Sisters scored 39 points
to edge Philomath9s 43 as
both teams advanced to
next week9s OSAA State
Championships, where they
will face off again to con-
tend for the state title. The
two teams are considered
by many to be the top two
teams in the state among 4A
schools.
Newport finished third
PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
John Peckham set the pace from start to finish at Saturday’s Oregon West District Championships, leading his
team to the District crown and a berth at State.
(62), followed by Sweet
Home (110), Stayton (117),
Woodburn (199) and Cascade
(200).
Peckham (16:10) and
Thorsett (16:19) broke away
Demand is up at
Kiwanis Food Bank
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Sisters Kiwanis Food
Bank is vital to the food secu-
rity of a significant segment
of Sisters9 population. As the
food bank moves into its busi-
est season, demand for its ser-
vices is outpacing its funding.
Tom Hespe, who over-
sees the Food Bank project
for the service club, told The
Nugget that cash donations as
of September were keeping
pace with 2018, at just under
$32,000. However, food
expense is up four percent
at $53,576 and the amount
of monthly food distribution
is up 3 percent at 118,489
pounds (9,874 monthly
average).
Inside...
The number of clients
served is up significantly,
among both families who
have shelter (31 percent) and
those who are homeless (34
percent).
What that means is that the
Food Bank is in serious need
of donations 4 especially
cash donations 4 as it hits an
especially busy time of year.
<This is not a marathon 4
it9s a sprint through the giving
season,= Hespe said.
Cash donations are espe-
cially important.
<They9re No. 1,= Hespe
said. <It allows us to be more
selective about what we have
on our shelf.=
<We have to buy 50 to
See FOOD BANK on page 21
from Stayton9s Ben Kirby
(16:33) by the final mile to
lead the Outlaws. Hosang
pulled through with his best
time of the year in 10th place
(16:55) one place ahead of
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Josh Liddell (17:00), the only
senior on the varsity team,
Vicente Rebolledo com-
pleted the scoring for the
See CHAMPS on page 30
Sisters
had coldest
October
on record
The frost was on the
pumpkin in a serious way in
October.
According to preliminary
data received by NOAA9s
National Weather Service in
Pendleton, temperatures at
Sisters averaged much colder
than normal during the month
just past.
The average temperature
was 38.8 degrees, which was
7.6 degrees below normal.
This made for the coldest
October on record. The previ-
ous coldest was 41.9 degrees
in 2002.
High temperatures aver-
aged 54.1 degrees, which
was 8.5 degrees below nor-
mal. The highest was 71
degrees on October 8. Low
temperatures averaged 23.5
degrees, which was 6.7
degrees below normal. The
lowest was 5 degrees, on
October 30.
See RECORD COLD on page 11
Sisters celebrates one of its icons
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
George Sproat9s fam-
ily invited the community
to come to Takoda9s last
Friday night to celebrate his
90th birthday with a sur-
prise party. It was standing
room only as young and old
alike gathered to offer Sproat
warm birthday wishes.
As Sproat was escorted
into the restaurant by his
daughter Tana, to be greeted
with applause, smiles, and
strains of <Happy Birthday,=
he turned to Tana, saying,
<I told you I didn9t want a
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
party.= But a party he had, A gathering at Takoda’s paid tribute to George Sproat on his 90th birthday.
complete with birthday cake
topped with a likeness of the
birthday boy and mini-cup- abounded, willingly shared been George9s neighbors for
cakes and lots of pizza for and accompanied by smiles eight years recalled the time
the guests.
and laughter.
See SPROAT on page 23
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