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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Swimmers have busy weekend By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent The Sisters swim team got a taste of a long week- end 4 one that will be rep- licated when it comes time for district competition4 as they pulled off two meets in two days Friday-Saturday, January 17-18. The Friday meet at Philomath was a low-key three-team affair according to Coach Bryn Singleton. The Outlaws swam against the host Warriors and the team from The Dalles. Singleton indicated that the meet was more like a practice meet in a number of ways. <It was a low-key meet, which is great for the first meet of an overnight trip. It was great to see new swim- mers like Tanner Clem, Makenzie French and Ryan Ilmberger getting comfortable diving off blocks and discov- ering which events they9d like to focus on as we head into the last month before district.= The informal meet was good for some of the more experienced swimmers as well. <It was also fun to see veterans on the team like Connor Crowe and Laura Clem branching out and chal- lenging themselves with new events like the 100 fly,= said Singleton. No official results were made available from the meet. Saturday was a differ- ent story altogether, with the atmosphere of a cham- pionship meet, according to Singleton. Even its name, the District Spring Meet, sounds more serious. The meet 541-549-9388 22&14K, Fancy-Cut White Topaz included all the teams from the special district that Sisters belongs to, so it really is a foreshadowing of the coming championships. Singleton said, <This meet is intended as a run-through for districts and is the first time we have swum with every team in our district. Everyone on the team did a great job in a setting with many more people and teams than some of them have seen at a meet before.= Top performances on the boys side included Austen Heuberger9s third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:14.21. Sam Mayes also picked up a third place racing to a time of 25.15 in the 50-yard freestyle. Clayten Heuberger took third in the race in a time of 28.03. Clayten Heuberger and Osmond Bates duked it out in the 100-yard freestyle where Heuberger edged Bates for seventh place, 1:00.47 to 1:00.50. They placed seventh and eighth overall. Bates came back with a second-place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke, clock- ing 34.04 in his first shot at the event this year. Austen Heuberger finished fifth in the race in 35.62. The Heuberger brothers, Mayes, and Bates contin- ued their improvement and proved their competitive- ness in the 200-yard freestyle Prepare for WINTER TRAVEL! relay, where they finished second to Salem Academy in 1:43.66 4 a two-second improvement on their previ- ous best. <It was encouraging to see them improve even at the end of back-to-back meets,= said Singleton. Lydia Bartlett once again led the way for the Outlaws girls squad. She finished fourth in the 100-yard indi- vidual medley, which she was doing for the first time this season, (1:06.11), and came through with a dominant win in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:17.57, which was off of her best, but over 30 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Laura Clem placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (2:32.87), with Cambria Leaver on her heels in 2:38.37 for ninth place. Clem placed seventh in the 50-yard freestyle in 30.46 for her best time this year in the event. <I enjoy watching each swimmer in the team com- pete,= Singleton said, but I also just enjoy getting to spend time with them out- side of the pool; they are such a great group to be around. I also truly appreci- ate how many parents made the journey to cheer us on both days.= The Outlaws return to competition on Wednesday, January 22 in Redmond. Tires, Suspension, Brakes & Alignment DAVIS TIRE Located in Sisters Industrial Park across from Sno-Cap Mini Storage 188 W. Sisters Park Dr. | 541-549-1026 — Serving Sisters Since 1962 — Drop in for the day, join as a monthly member or pick up a punch card. Creative community, high-speed Internet, unlimited drip coffee 541-588-0311 201 E. Sun Ranch Dr., Mon-Sat 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. As library services change and evolve in Central Oregon, the Deschutes Public Library Board has requested that the <Friends= groups that sup- port the Library transition their support to the Deschutes Public Library Foundation. This includes the active Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL). The mission of Friends of the Sisters Library as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit has been to provide funds to support the library through donations and book sales. FOSL has also supported many of the Deschutes Public Library pro- grams and initiatives such as <Author! Author!=; early liter- acy; youth initiatives; <Novel Idea=; and summer reading programs. Deschutes Public Library plans to update all of the libraries in the district and needs the space once occu- pied by the Friends Book Corner. Sisters Friends Book Corner, the primary fund-rais- ing source for FOSL, closed in November. Central Oregon9s librar- ies are permanently funded through the county tax base. The Deschutes Public Library Foundation was founded to provide dependable and sus- tainable funding that supports and enhances library pro- grams and outreach services not funded through taxes. In an effort to consolidate fund- raising and provide better ser- vices, the role of the Friends groups is falling under the foundation9s umbrella. Over the next few months, Friends of the Sisters Library will begin the process to dis- solve the 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Sisters Library was officially established as a branch of the Deschutes County Library in 1939. The Friends of the Sisters Library was formed in 1985 to sup- port the Sisters Library. At that time the small two-room building that was the original Sisters Library on Cascade Avenue was moved to Spruce Street, and soon after a new library was built next to it, which is now the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center. The small building was restored by the Sisters Country Historical Society, with generous dona- tions by many Sisters resi- dents. It also was renamed the Maida Bailey building See FOSL on page 22 Personal approach to every property year-round! 23 years in business • LCB#9583 541-549-2882 Snow Blowing Shoveling • De-Icing Wood Stacking Clean-Ups • Hauling Frontiers in Science May PRESENTED BY THE SISTERS SCIENCE CLUB Vineyard Landscapes: Keep a low light plant in your bedroom for good health! — Dr. Matt Shinderman, OSU Cascades— Plants need nutrients. They need to be disease- and parasite-free. Plus, they need attention! Co-Working Space at Fika! Friends of the Sisters Library to change status Do you know that house plants only require water half as often in winter? I help owners of house plants get to know each plant they adopt. I off er house-plant decorating, repotting and plant-sitting in Sisters, Redmond, and most of Bend. $15/hr. for fi rst consult Plant Care & Decorating Available 9 Biodiversity and Conservation for Wine Lovers and Others How can viticulture contribute to conservation efforts and remain productive and profitable? Join us to find out more about the importance of connecting working farmlands to protected areas through innovative, biodiversity-enhancing projects. Complement the evening’s lecture with a free wine- tasting at 6 p.m., hosted by three Willamette Valley vineyards. For more insight and context: www.sistersscienceclub.org Tuesday, January 28 The Belfry, 302 E. Main Ave., Sisters | Lecture at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. for community hour, food & drink! ! Admission: $5; Teachers and Students - FREE A Growing Business Donna Lee Bolt, 541-740-4906 Donn Save the Date: Tuesday, February 25 Dr. Larry Price, “Dark Matter” BRING YOUR CURIOSITY AND AN APPETITE FOR KNOWLEDGE!