Wednesday, January 1, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters woman battles
kidney disease
health problems.
<It9s very touchy,= she
said. <Anything I can catch, I
probably will.=
And anything she catches
often progresses into
pneumonia.
Troubling issues arose
this summer, with protein
showing up in her urine
and new problems crop-
ping up with blood pres-
sure, high cholesterol and
deteriorating eyesight. Then,
over Thanksgiving, she got
sick again. Again, she had
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Jamie Audrain of Sisters
is facing a sudden, dangerous
health crisis.
The mother of two was
diagnosed with an aggressive
form of kidney disease con-
nected with diabetes and has
seen her kidney function fall
from 60 percent this summer
to 28 percent currently.
Audrain has had <brittle=
Type 1 diabetes for about 15
years. This type of diabetes is
difficult to treat and control,
and it can trigger secondary
See AUDRAIN on page 23
Supporting youth
mental health in Sisters
programs.
Sisters School District
employs a total of four school
counselors. Kate Kuitert
serves grades K-4 at Sisters
Elementary, where she is in
her first year after 14 years
in Sherwood. Brook Jackson
works at Sisters Middle
School, where he has been
employed since 2012. Sisters
High School has two counsel-
ors, Lindy Weddel, in her first
year; and Rick Kroytz, who
has worked for the district
as the ASPIRE coordinator
since 2015 and moved into
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
A heavy emphasis has
been placed on mental health
among youth nationally, and
Sisters School District con-
tinues to focus on ways to
support students from kinder-
garten through graduation.
In order to best serve
students and families, the
district9s counselors are
working to help define their
roles as compared to other
counseling-related resources
4 including professional
therapists, psychologists,
and mental-health support
See YOUTH on page 22
PHOTO PROVIDED
Outlaws students trek in the Cascade high country as part of the IEE program at Sisters High School.
IEE fundamental to Outlaws culture
By Ceili Cornelius
Correspondent
IEE (Interdisciplinary
Environmental Expedition)
has been a fundamental part
of the culture of Sisters High
School for almost 20 years,
starting in 2000. It is one
of the unique offerings that
makes Sisters High School
stand out among its peers 4
even among larger schools.
And it has shaped the
lives of many an Outlaw (see
related story, page 17).
Boyd Keyser, then-prin-
cipal of SHS, believed in
integrative programming
and assigned three teachers
to create an interdisciplinary
class. Those teachers are still
teachers in the classes today:
Glen Herron, Rand Runco,
and Samra Spear.
Rand Runco created co-op
PE classes, integrating out-
door recreation. Samra Spear
taught English and literature;
Glen Herron taught geol-
ogy and science. Rob Phelps
brought in social studies. The
interdisciplinary class was
created around Sisters9 long
history of kids being outdoors
and learning outside.
<I think seeing the pro-
gram through the lens of
learning about a sense of
place and the importance of
that is why we do it,= said
Runco.
<I love to see kids develop
a love and respect for the
world around them,= said
Spear.
The instructors empha-
size the importance of having
a sense of place, not just in
Sisters, but wherever they
are. Spear loves seeing how
kids make the connection
between English and the
outdoors.
<With this integrative
teaching, nothing was bigger
than something else or more
important,= said Runco.
<I like seeing how it all
ties together for kids. I think
they retain more material
during the integration aspect
and realize the connection
between the classroom and
the outdoors,= Spear said.
Spear does a lot of themed
and place-based education
and projects in her classes.
Students read and focus on
things that have to do with
See IEE on page 16
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church. 541-549-8737 or
541-549-1527.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Area Woodworkers
1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m.,
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday,
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Sisters. 541-771-3258.
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays,
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632.
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at
Location information: 541-549-1193.
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
citizens4community.com
Church. 541-548-0440.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
are held quarterly; please call for details. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon,
541-388-9013.
Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Saloon. 541-480-5994.
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge.
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
& Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. 541-668-6599.
For Saturday meeting dates and
to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation
location, email: steelefl y@msn.com.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
District. 541-549-2091.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
Sisters Aglow Lighthouse
Guild One Saturday per month, Jan.
4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.
Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-480-1843.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support
Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m.
Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st
Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library.
Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
of Directors Monthly on a Friday. Call
541-549-4133 for date & time.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD
Admin Bldg. See schedule online at
www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
Sisters Middle School Parent
Collaboration Team 1st Tuesday,
2 p.m., SMS. 541-610-9513.
CITY & PARKS
Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays,
5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
FIRE & POLICE
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black
Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288.
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors
3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd.
541-548-4815. cloverdalefi re.com.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday,
5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
This listing is for regular
Sisters Country meetings;
email information to
lisa@nuggetnews.com