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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
KIWANIS: Food Bank
has faced increasing
demand
SKI: Coach expects
team to be very
competitive
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Food Bank has to purchase
over 50 percent of this sup-
ply. This check is a kickstart
for 2020 and OnPoint has
done this for us,= he said.
Wills shared information
on how the process works
when individuals or families
come in for help.
<The amount each client
can take home is based on
their family size,= he said.
<They complete an applica-
tion on their first visit, then
can visit every two weeks to
pick up food supplies to help
them through hard times.=
The Food Bank has a gro-
cery cart for clients to use, so
they can choose what food
they need and want.
When the Kiwanis Club
first started the Food Bank,
they were telling people
in need what to take. They
found food was being
returned because it wasn9t
something the family could
use or would eat.
Johnson thought it was
great that the community
members can feel in control
and choose items they know
their family will enjoy and
appreciate. Wymer was in
complete agreement.
<Giving people the
respect they deserve and the
dignity to take home what
they need is another key
part of the work the Food
Bank performs,= he said.
<The new system of letting
another season.
Junior Skylar Wilkins
is out for her third year
and has the experience to
really move up in the rac-
ing order this season. Skylar
was selected to be captain
of the girls team this year
and Coach Chladek noted
he expects her to be a break-
through racer this season.
Hollie Lewis (sophomore)
returns as a second-year var-
sity racer and was Sisters9
fastest girl last year. Hollie has
a strong skiing background
and, according to Chladek,
a lot of natural skill. She
is aggressive on the course
and should be in the top of
the overall pack this year.
Piper Adelt and Sydney
Wilkins (sophomores) are
both athletic and raced on
the team last year, and with
a year of experience under
their belts are expected to
score points for the var-
sity team this season.
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this year are freshmen Tatum
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is much more efficient and
effective.=
The entire group appreci-
ated Sisters9 local support of
the Food Bank, including:
Wander+NW donated 144
pounds of food from their
December 12 event, Sisters
Cub Scout Troop collected
over 700 pounds November
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OnPoint have put in over
10,000 hours volunteer-
ing in communities all over
Oregon. OnPoint is happy
to help the Sisters Kiwanis
Food Bank get over the fin-
ish line of 2019 and move
them into 2020.=
For more information
on volunteering or donat-
ing, visit Sisters Kiwanis
on Facebook or www.sis-
terskiwanis.org. The Sisters
Kiwanis Food Bank is
located at 328 W. Main Ave.
and is open Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
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Both girls are new to ski
racing, but do come with
previous skiing experience,
and are working hard in dry-
land training. They are both
expected to be solid members
of the varsity team.
<I think that overall the
Sisters team is going to be
very competitive this season,=
said Chladek. <Last year we
moved solidly into the fourth-
place spot in the league and
even took a third-place finish.
We only graduated one senior
last year and the boys team
is going into this year with a
lot of upper-classmen and a
couple of freshmen with pre-
vious club race experience.
Our girls team has filled out
a six-lady varsity and has a
lot of collective experience. It
will be an exciting season for
the Sisters team this year!=
Rima Givot has helped
Chladek coach the last three
seasons and will be by his
side again this year. Grant
McDonald has also stepped
in to help coach. Grant raced
in high school, and has been
helping with the dry-land
training. Chladek noted that
with 23 racers this season,
McDonald9s help has been
very valuable.
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