The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 20 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Arts program announces awards The award recipients for this year9s My Own Two Hands exemplify the spirit of the Sisters community in their work and in their generosity in donating to the Sisters Folk Festival9s programing. Sisters Folk Festival9s annual My Own Two Hands art auction and fundraiser will be a completely online silent auction this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual auction will open on Friday, May 8 and close on Saturday, May 16, with more than 70 different items coming up for bid during that time. Since 2002, local and regional artists have donated tens of thousands of dollars worth of artwork to My Own Two Hands (MOTH) in sup- port of Sisters Folk Festival9s mission of providing com- prehensive music and arts education. The theme of this year9s My Own Two Hands event is <A New Dawn.= <The theme was decided well before the COVID-19 pandemic in order to give art- ists a focused theme to create their pieces around, and we believe the theme couldn9t be more appropriate as we look forward to better days and opportunity ahead,= the folk festival stated. Editor in Chief Sisters9 civic leaders are looking toward the next phase in the community9s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sisters City Council will meet in a workshop via Zoom on Wednesday, May 13 to discuss next steps and how the City will sync up with the state and county in a phased <reopening= of the local economy. Those inter- ested in attending the meet- ing can request the Zoom link by emailing kprosser@ ci.sisters.or.us starting May 8 up until 4 p.m. on May 13 and also through the City9s website. A call-in Inside... Sources of Strength school program takes action By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent PHOTO BY CEILI CORNELIUS Beth Wood got on the bandwagon to offer a little mobile music to Sisters. The Sisters Folk Festival artist and educator launched what will be an ongoing effort to serve up a little fun and raise awareness of festival programing. Sisters Folk Festival announced the 2020 My Own Two Hands Award Recipients: The Theme Award is given to the artist and artwork that most closely adheres to or interprets the yearly theme. It went David Mensing, for his illuminating oil painting, Letters/Weather ..................2 Meetings .............................3 excellence in craft, execution and/or interpretation in their chosen medium. " Janice Druian9s beau- tiful capturing of <Dawn9s Early Light.= Druian says the unique painting <is from a photo I took of pinnacles at See AWARDS on page 12 See SOS on page 14 By Katy Yoder Correspondent option will be available. Topics will include whether or not to extend the City9s State of Emergency Declaration, which is due to expire. Extending the State of Emergency Declaration preserves legal authorities to take actions related to the crisis and maintains funding eligibility 4 it does NOT mean COVID-19 related lockdowns will extend for the length of the state of emergency. City Manager Cory Misley and Mayor Chuck Ryan told The Nugget last week that the Council will likely discuss when and how to reopen the recycling See CITY RESPONSE on page 16 <Plenary.= Mensing stated, <It is my honor to participate in support of My Own Two Hands and The Sisters Folk Festival. The value they bring to my family and the commu- nity can9t be overstated.= Three Awards of Merit were given to artists and artwork recognized for Earlier this year, the Sisters School District implemented a program called Sources of Strength (SOS) to form a foundation for interconnect- edness and well-being for stu- dents, staff, and community. In light of the ramifi- cations of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SOS team at Sisters High School (SHS) has jumped into action, offer- ing a variety of resources and activities designed to help people cope with these chal- lenging circumstances. In the fall, 60 high school students and some staff were trained in the program as mentors, which high school teacher Matt Bradley over- sees with the help of coun- selor Lindy Weddel and other Zemko marks century of joyful living City eyes next moves in pandemic response By Jim Cornelius PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 Being alive for 100 years is a milestone most people would like to experience, but probably won9t. Imagine the changes and lessons learned in that time. Dinzel Zemko doesn9t have to: she turned 100 on April 23. She9s seen her share of hardships and challenges, but she learned long ago to keep the faith, stay positive and let go of things you can9t change. Celebrating her 100th birthday didn9t go as planned. PHOTO PROVIDED Her family made the pain- Dinzel Zemko has lived a full, rich life across a century. ful decision to cancel her long-awaited party to keep everyone safe. Calling was disheartened, but knew plan and focus on the many FinePine Lodge and let- dwelling on it wouldn9t do blessings in her life. ting them know her big day any good. So, she did what was off was tough. Zemko she does best, trust God9s See 100 YEARS on page 23 Announcements ................. 10 HIke ....................................11 Obituaries ......................... 17 Crossword ......................... 19 Classifieds ....................20-22 Real Estate ...................22-24