Wednesday, April 8, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Feeding Sisters
By Audrey Tehan
Correspondent
I am prouder than ever
to be a veggie farmer in
Sisters.
Resilience and the
strength of our community
will surely come to shine
in the next few months.
Everyone has been play-
ing critical roles and it is
in these times when new-
found strengths and <silver
linings= emerge. One silver
lining I want to shed light
upon is the growth of inter-
connectivity between our
local food system and com-
munity. Feeling more vul-
nerable during these uncer-
tain times, more people
have been turning to our
farmers for the most basic
of needs: food. You can be
assured that Seed to Table
Farm, along with many
other local farmers, is here
for you and your family.
Oh, how I do wish the
fields were overflowing
with sweet greens at this
very moment. But now
more than ever, we need
something lovely to look
forward to; Central Oregon
grown veggies are on their
way! Seed to Table is cer-
tainly missing having stu-
dents on the farm.
Currently we are craft-
ing lessons that all stu-
dents can participate in
from home! Our team has
jumped into action and
we are developing emer-
gency food relief programs
and we will be overflow-
ing with even more fresh
produce! Our staff is more
focused and determined
than ever. As we navigate
the changing climate of
COVID-19 we will con-
tinue to adjust. National,
regional and local resources
are helping increase our
already diligent food safety
program. Local farmers
are certain we can provide
you with safe, organic and
nutrient dense produce.
The heart of our farm is
SUDOKU
SOLUTION
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stronger than ever.
Your local farmers have
been here for you, learn-
ing how to thrive in this
harsh climate and we are
here for you now. The
power and importance of
our local food system has
never been more apparent.
Personally, the more local a
product and store, the safer
and more reassured I feel.
A familiar face of someone
who cares about the health
of my family and busi-
ness. A product where I
know about the production
chain. To me, Sisters has
always done <local= great,
and with this crisis we will
make it even stronger. I am
filled with gratitude for
the cultivation of commu-
nity support we have been
growing for years. During
these times of hardships
and feelings of vulnerabil-
ity, Seed to Table9s team
(along with many other
local farmers) is joining in
the cause to assure that we
can keep being as local as
possible. We are inspired to
feed our neighbors (with a
wave through the car win-
dow) and our skills gained
from past seasons are help-
ing us get through these
April snowstorms!
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technology to unravel the
mystery of an ancient book
cult.
<Think I9ll read it again
slowly, just to savor the
writing.=
Nugget Editor in Chief
Jim Cornelius has already
made his call for Novel of
the Year for 2020: <Pride of
Eden= by Taylor Brown.
<It doesn9t take a virus
to make me want to hole up
with this book,= Cornelius
says. <Taylor Brown is a
badass. He9s as good as
they come. I devoured his
»River of Kings9 in great
bloody chunks, and I9ve
done the same with his new
one.=
Here9s the caper:
Retired racehorse jockey
and Vietnam veteran Anse
Caulfield rescues exotic big
cats, elephants, and other
creatures for Little Eden,
a wildlife sanctuary near
the abandoned ruins of a
failed development on the
Georgia coast. But when
Anse9s prized lion escapes,
he becomes obsessed with
replacing her even if the
means of rescue aren9t
exactly legal.
Anse is joined by Malaya,
a former soldier who hunted
rhino and elephant poach-
ers in Africa; Lope, whose
training in falconry taught
him to pilot surveillance
drones; and Tyler, a vet-
erinarian who has found a
place in Anse9s obsessive
world.
From the rhino wars
of Africa to the battle for
the Baghdad Zoo, from the
edges of the Okefenokee
Swamp to a remote pri-
vate island off the Georgia
coast, Anse and his team
battle an underworld of
smugglers, gamblers, breed-
ers, trophy hunters, and
others who exploit exotic
game.
<If you9re a podcast lis-
tener and love history as I
do, check out Black Barrel
Media9s Legends of the Old
West and Infamous America
podcasts (https://black
barrelmedia.com). They9re
very well-researched and
skillfully and dramatically
told stories of outlaws, witch
trials, feuds and the wild and
weird characters that made
America.=
DRUG BUST:
Nearly two pounds
of meth seized
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arrested Shannon Ritchie,
48, and Kristin Loranger,
39, at the intersection of East
Cascade Avenue and North
Fir Street at about 11 p.m.
Both were contacted during a
traffic stop of a silver Honda
CRV in which Loranger was
the driver and Ritchie was the
passenger.
The CODE Team reported
that during a search of the
vehicle at the time of the
stop, approximately 1.8
pounds of methamphet-
amine was located con-
cealed within the vehicle,
along with other evidence of
the sales and distribution of
methamphetamine.
Ritchie and Loranger
were transported to the
Deschutes County Adult Jail
on charges of possession and
distribution of a controlled
substance.
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