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22 Wednesday, February 19, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon CHESS: Young players develop passion for the game SHROVE MEAL: Church marks seasonal tradition Continued from page 1 Continued from page 3 King told The Nugget, <I got into leading the chess club because it9s my son Ashton9s passion. And I9ve only been playing chess as an adult for five years. It9s chal- lenging and I9m always learn- ing something new about it. <We have a core group, but a maximum of 30 kids that are registered in the Outlaws Chess Club. Learning the game teaches them strategy, how to plan ahead and criti- cal thinking.= Recently 13 of these youth chess players from the Outlaws Chess Club com- peted at the 2020 <Chess for Success= regional chess tour- nament, held at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. The Chess for Success program is for all students 4 from public schools, pri- vate schools, and for home- schooled children. Chess for Success orga- nizes the annual regional and state championship tourna- ments for elementary, middle and high school students. The nonprofit organiza- tion was started in 1992 in Portland by three fathers who noticed that their kids who learned how to play chess well also performed better in school. King noted, <Those kids who place first move on to the state tournament in Portland. We had five middle school students, six elemen- tary and two high school stu- dents compete in the regional competition. The kids played a total of five games. They got paired up with other kids depending on their wins and losses.= King9s son Ashton, a 10th- grader, placed second at the regionals, but since he was only half a point behind, he was invited to the state chess competition in Portland. Ashton has been a mem- ber of the Outlaws Chess Club since fifth grade and has been teaching the younger members how to play the game since eighth grade. He said, <I9ve been play- ing chess since I was five. My dad taught me, and now I can beat him. I like the strat- egy and the actual thought that you put into the game. It9s not just a simple process based on a book. Just in the first four moves there9s over 2,000 combinations that you can play. The game helps you in different skills like math and planning.= Ashton has been invited to the state competitions four times in the past. Benjamin Franklin was one of America9s first and on April 12. Lent, the time between Ash Wednesday, the day after Shrove Tuesday, and Easter is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebration of Easter. In earlier years, and even now in some places, having pancakes was a way to use up eggs and fat before Lent starts on the next day. Though we in our country are lax about ridding our homes of dairy products, fat and eggs prior to Lent, we still practice PHOTO PROVIDED Outlaws chess players battled it out in regional competition last weekend. Several players will move on to state competition. most famous chess players, and he was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in 1999. Franklin was once quoted saying: <Chess teaches fore- sight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by hav- ing to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life 4 that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, stead- fastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems.= Outlaws Chess Club mem- ber Lex Jeffrey started play- ing the game when he was 5. <Chess really gets your brain moving. It teaches you focus, and it9s fun,= Jeffrey said. Mackenzie Frutos, a fourth-grader in the club, likes chess for the competition. She said, <It9s a compe- tition between two people, no physical contact, only the battle of minds. My dad and brother play chess, and I wanted to see how it worked for me. And I really like the game.= using up those ingredients by adding some flour and mak- ing delicious pancakes. The primary ingredients of pancakes have special signifi- cance this time of year. Eggs represent creation, flour is the staff of life, salt is whole- someness and milk is purity. Here in Sisters, every- one is invited to share in this Shrove Tuesday tradi- tion. It will happen Tuesday, February 25, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. The cost is $4 for adults; children ages 4-12 are $2; children under four eat for free; a family of 4 or more pays $10. www.NuggetNews.com THE ARENDS & SCOTT REALTY GROUP Discover the Diff erence Phil Arends Chris Scott Principal Broker Broker 541-420-9997 541-588-6614 phil.arends@cascadesir.com chris.scott@cascadesir.com Licensed in the State of Oregon Licensed in the State of Oregon OUTLAW CHESS CLUB MEMBERS THAT TOOK PART IN THE REGIONAL CHESS COMPETITION ARE: Grades K-5: Jackson Vogt (2nd grade); Joel Vogt (4th grade); Mackenzie Frutos (4th grade); Siena King (4th grade); Tristan Harry (4th grade); Brandon Goff (5th grade). Grades 6-8: Brennan Frutos (6th grade); Chloe Freeman (6th grade); Dominic Pulver (6th grade); Les Jeffrey (7th grade); Ryan Goff (8th grade). Grades 9-12: Justin Blake (9th grade); Ashton King (10th grade). The elementary team placed sixth; the middle school team placed second. Chloe Freeman placed first for sixth graders. 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