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Wednesday, June 10, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — PHOTO PROVIDED Black Butte School’s Parent Teacher Organization made an engaging project out of cleaning up dispersed campsites in the Metolius Basin at the end of May. CLEAN UP: Effort rallied children, parents, and staff from school Continued from page 3 earned gift certificates to the Camp Sherman Store, which donated $55 of prizes. A $100 cash grand prize was awarded to the contestant with the highest totals across all categories. Special recog- nition went to the weirdest item (a 1990s flip phone) and most useful item collected (fly fishing reel). The contest9s successes were announced to students during a daily school meeting via Zoom: 25 people spent 95 total hours cleaning up 64 dispersed campsites and decommissioning 22 illegal fire rings. This resulted in a whopping 262 total pounds of garbage collected. One fam- ily even collected a mattress. Stewardship is an impor- tant aspect to students9 edu- cation at Black Butte School, and the contest provided an opportunity to make a posi- tive impact on the environ- ment and community. As a part of their schoolwork, they created signs to promote the contest and <Leave No Trace= ethics, which were set out in Camp Sherman before the holiday weekend. Many worked alongside their par- ents picking up trash during the contest; the grand prize winner logging over 12 hours of work. For more information, visit www.blackbutte.k12. or.us/stewardship and watch a video, <How to Rehabilitate a Campsite,= created in part- nership with Pete Blau of the Metolius Basin Institute. This Week’s Crossword Sponsors Greg Wieland L.Ac. Practicing since 1989 352 E. Hood Ave., Ste. E Sisters Acupuncture Center 541-549-1523 When the going gets tough, even the tough call us. Banr Enterprises, llc Consult | Construct | Complete Earthwork • Utilities • Grading • Rock Walls • Snow Removal Residential and Commercial Contractor CCB: 165122 www.banr.net | 541-549-6977 PHOTO PROVIDED First graders Zoe and Eden Gonzalez made signs urging leave-no-trace camping. 25