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8 Wednesday, January 1, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Academy Writing contest open offers public to high-school students safety education PHOTO PROVIDED Members of the Aspen Lakes Estates Owners’ Association contributed significantly to this year’s Spirit of Christmas Giving drive. Homeowners contribute to spirit of giving The Aspen Lakes Estates Owners9 Association (ALEOA) contributed in the spirit of giving to the Sisters- Camp Sherman Fire District9s annual gift drive. The association held its annual Holiday Quarterly Connection at the Brand 33 clubhouse on the evening of Thursday, December 5. In addition to bringing appetizers to share that cel- ebratory evening, homeown- ers wished to contribute to the Sisters community in a mean- ingful and charitable manner. In conjunction with Sisters- Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District9s annual sponsorship of the <Spirit of Christmas Giving 2019,= providing Christmas gifts and assistance to families in need in Sisters Country this holiday season, the ALEOA members gifted over $1,000 in mon- etary donations, as well as purchasing many specific gifts requested by the receiv- ing families for their children. This local opportunity, developed and coordinated with the Fire District9s per- sonnel, added a new and refreshing meaning to the annual Aspen Lakes9 holi- day evening, the association reported. More than 50 residents gathered at Brand 33, shar- ing a little holiday cheer; each guest drew a tag from the freshly decorated pon- derosa pine tree and proudly deposited their donation into the fireman9s boot. Donning a fireman9s helmet, Social Committee Co-Chairperson Laurel Olson and her com- mittee members gathered to showcase the <Spirit of Christmas Giving= opportunity. 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The academy is sched- uled to begin on Wednesday, January 22 and will run Monday and Wednesday evenings through February, excluding President9s Day. There is no cost to attend the academy. The deadline for receiving applications is January 10. Interested persons can pick up an application at the main sheriff9s office in Bend at 63333 W. Highway 20, Bend, OR 97703. Additional information and an online application can be found at www.deschutes.org/sheriff. Click on <Community= then <Community Programs= and then select <Public Safety Academy.= For more informa- tion call Lt. Joe DeLuca at 541-312-6020. The Waterston Desert Writing Prize has announced a new award focused on writ- ing about the Oregon High Desert 4 open only to high- school students in Central Oregon. The winner, to be notified in early April, will receive a $250 cash prize and will be celebrated at the prize9s annual award cer- emony at the High Desert Museum on June 24. The competition is open to students in grades nine through 12, in public or private school, or home- schooled, who live in Crook, Deschutes or Jefferson coun- ties. Students may submit essays of 750 to 1,000 words from January 1 through February 29, 2020. The essays may address any aspect of the Oregon High Desert and will be judged on their contribution to the understanding and apprecia- tion of the high desert area of Oregon, originality, clar- ity of expression, accuracy, and grammar, spelling and punctuation. Submissions will be judged on a blind jury basis by the prize9s board of directors. The mission of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize is to strengthen and support the literary arts and humanities in the high des- ert region of the Northwest through recognition of liter- ary excellence in nonfiction writing about desert land- scapes, through community interaction with the winning authors of the annual prize, and presentations and pro- grams that take place in asso- ciation with the prize. For more information about the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, the new high school student award, and how to enter the contest, visit www.waterstondesertwriting prize.org/student-contest. www.NuggetNews.com 2015 RAM 3500 4X4 SLT Crew cab, diesel, dually, 47K miles, long box, gooseneck, tow package. Best Price! No Hassles! CARFAX Certifi ed! Bring us your trade-ins and low-mileage consignments! $ 39,900 Sisters Car a C ar Connection o n nec onn ection t o 541-815-7397 192 W. Barclay Dr., Sisters YOUR LOCAL WINDOW COVERINGS EXPERT NTED LADY PAI Antiques 541-904-0066 141 E. 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