Wednesday, June 10, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Camp Sherman residents
clean up the forest
PHOTO PROVIDED
Joel van der Loon will be featured on the History Channel show “Alone,” premiering Thursday.
Survival show features local resident
By T. Lee Brown
Correspondent
Joel van der Loon of
Sisters Country has faced
survival challenges before:
in Africa, in the Americas,
and at sea. He recently docu-
mented his struggles and
triumphs in the Canadian
Arctic for show <Alone.= It
premieres Thursday, June 11
on the History Channel.
The premise: Ten partici-
pants are challenged to spend
up to 100 days in the Arctic,
all by themselves, select-
ing just 10 items of survival
gear to bring along. Winners
receive a cool one million
dollars. <Over six seasons,=
the History Channel noted,
<no one has ever lasted this
long.=
Originally from South
Africa, van der Loon spent
significant time with the
indigenous Masai people
in his younger years, which
inspired his passion in primi-
tive skills (see related story,
page 31).
<The Hadzabe bush-
men, in Northern Tanzania,
they were a huge influence
later on in my life,= he said.
<They are some of the last
true hunter-gatherers on the
planet.=
<They9ve been a huge
influence because I9m
an avid hunter, and these
guys are sensational,= said
van der Loon, who speaks
Swahili. <They build their
own bows and arrows4they
hunt everything, up to large
game, with things that they
make, from nature.= He also
learned jungle survival skills
from the Rama people in
Nicaragua.
A Discovery Channel
show called Bushcraft
Buildoff first featured van
der Loon, in episode three.
Later he was selected for the
seventh season of <Alone.=
<You get dropped off in
the Arctic on your own with
your ten items, your cloth-
ing, and a whole bunch of
camera equipment,= said
van der Loon. <You have to
document your whole expe-
rience while you try to sub-
sist off the land.=
Shows like <Survivor=
pit competitors against each
other in a social setting,
See VAN DER LOON on page 30
As reported in The Nugget
last week, there is concern
about the increase in dis-
persed camping throughout
the National Forest. Camp
Sherman residents have
seen firsthand the negative
effects in the Metolius Basin:
trash, human waste, and fire
hazards.
Community members have
taken action.
The Metolius Basin Clean
Up Contest, a community-
wide project spearheaded by
Jennie Sharp and sponsored
by the Black Butte School
Parent Teacher Organization,
took place May 26-31.
Individuals and families set
off with a mission to clean up
their beloved forests, com-
peting in the following four
categories:
1. Most pounds of trash
collected.
2. Greatest number of
hours logged.
3. Greatest number of
campsites cleaned up.
4. Greatest number
of illegal campfire rings
decommissioned.
Those who scored high-
est in a category won a $25
gift card to a local business,
including Paulina Springs
Books, Spoons, Hike-n-
Peaks, and The Paper Place.
Others who participated
See CLEAN UP on page 25
Dance academy keeps
in step during COVID-19
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
The dance goes on.
Sisters Dance Academy
has been adapting while being
closed since March 21 because
of COVID-19 precautions.
How do you teach a live
performance art when you
can9t gather to practice live
performance? Lonnie Liddell,
owner of Sisters Dance
Academy, and the other teach-
ers quickly got to work creat-
ing class and choreography
videos for their students to
follow from home.
<We knew we needed to be
able to somehow keep offer-
ing classes 4 not only to keep
the dance academy alive as a
business, but to give our stu-
dents a way to stay connected
and a sense of normalcy in a
very difficult and uncertain
time of life,= said Liddell.
The dance studio has taken
classes that traditionally
would be conducted in person
See VIRTUAL DANCE on page 24
As the COVID-19 crisis affects gatherings, please contact individual organizations for their current
meeting status or alternate arrangements. See Announcements on page 10 for more information.
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church. / Thurs., 10 a.m.,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.
541-549-1527.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church. 541-548-0440.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon,
SPRD bldg. 800-272-3900.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
For Saturday meeting dates and
location, email: steelefl y@msn.com.
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
Guild One Saturday per month, Jan.
thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-480-1843.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Area Woodworkers
1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m.,
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday,
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Sisters. 541-771-3258.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632.
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at
Location information: 541-549-1193.
citizens4community.com
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
are held quarterly; please call for details. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
541-388-9013.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Saloon. 541-480-5994.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge.
& Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. 541-668-6599.
to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
District. 541-549-2091.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Aglow Lighthouse
4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays,
5:30 p.m., Takoda’s. 541-760-5645.
Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support
Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m.
Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st
Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library.
Public welcome. 808-281-2681.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd
Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
of Directors Monthly on a Friday. Call
541-549-4133 for date & time.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD
Admin Bldg. See schedule online at
www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
Sisters Middle School Parent
Collaboration Team 1st Tuesday,
2 p.m., SMS. 541-610-9513.
CITY & PARKS
Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays,
4:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
FIRE & POLICE
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black
Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288.
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors
3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd.
541-548-4815. cloverdalefi re.com.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday,
5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
This listing is for regular
Sisters Country meetings;
email information to
lisa@nuggetnews.com