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The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 51 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Sisters celebrates newest Habitat home Krista Palmer and her two sons, Nick and Nate, are the latest in a long line of new Sisters Habitat for Humanity homeowners. A dedication ceremony was held on Sunday, December 8, attended by approximately 75 people including friends, Habitat volunteers and supporters. Palmer thanked supporters who volunteered many hours to help her reach her goal 4 including Compass Church of Bend, coworkers from Sisters Western Title & Escrow, and many friends from Sisters and Bend. <My parents came for a Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Dancers journey out ‘One Winter’s Night’ ... Correspondent PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK The Sisters Dance Academy marked the season with their annual dance recital at Sisters High School Auditorium on Saturday, December 14. The Intermediate Hip Hop class (13- to 14-year- olds) performed a song called “X.” See story, page 11. Friday the 13th turned out to be a day of good for- tune at the Sisters Kiwanis Club Food Bank. OnPoint Community Credit Union representatives Steve Wymer and Rocky Johnson were in town to present a check for $10,000 to support the Food Bank. Wymer, regional director for OnPoint, said they are set up to work with communi- ties like Sisters. <OnPoint knows when we all work together, dona- tions are increased. We try to bridge the gap in funding to help support communities,= he said. Johnson, chairman of the board for OnPoint, was happy to be in Sisters to spread some holiday and New Year cheer. <Both Steve and I saw Inside... Residents of Sisters Country can rightfully take pride in the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District that their tax dollars support. The numbers in the 2018 Annual Report paint the pic- ture of a well-run, profes- sional, financially stable com- munity asset, meeting the var- ious fire prevention services and protection needs of the community, as well as playing a major role as a community healthcare provider. See FIRE DISTRICT on page 15 Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank gets big boost Correspondent Fire district leads on public safety in Sisters By Sue Stafford See HABITAT on page 31 By Kema Clark PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 a need here in Sisters and immediately wanted to help,= he said. Doug Wills, president of the Kiwanis Club of Sisters, was very thankful, since 75 percent of the donations the Food Bank receives come in October, November and December. Tom Hespe, Food Bank coordinator for the Kiwanis Club, stated they have tried different promotions to encourage everyone in the community to give through- out the year, but nothing has really caught on to help them provide for clients who need them. <Monthly we get about 130 families and 30 home- less citizens. Each family comes through every two weeks. That9s 260 fam- ily visits and about 10,000 pounds of food monthly. The See KIWANIS on page 30 Chamber celebrates 45 years By Sue Stafford Correspondent More than 100 mem- bers of the Sisters commu- nity gathered last Thursday evening at the FivePine Conference Center to cel- ebrate this year9s Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce annual award-winners. Chamber Executive D i r e c t o r J u d y Tr e g o announced the Chamber is celebrating its 45th anniver- sary this year. What began as the Sisters Organization of Businesses (SOBs), with meetings held at a local bar, has grown into one of the largest institutional organi- zations in Sisters with 280 members representing 1,500 employees. A volunteer nine-member board of direc- tors oversees the Chamber activities. The Business of the Year award went to Beacham9s Clock Company, and Citizen of the Year is Toni Landis (see related stories pages 24 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Judy Trego, right, presented Toni Landis with the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. and 25). Volunteer of the Year Gary Frazee is perhaps best known as the long-serving Public Works Director for the City of Sisters until 2007, when he <retired.= From 1973, when Frazee moved to Sisters, he also owned and operated several businesses while working at the City, raised a family, and still found time for a busy volunteer career with numer- ous organizations spanning over 40 years. He served as a reserve officer for the City of Sisters See AWARDS on page 23 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Obituaries ......................... 5 Entertainment ..................13 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Kids in Print .....................20 Classifieds ..................26-28 Property Guy .....................31