Wednesday, August 19, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Group working on community website Citizens for Community (C4C), and the Community Website Partnership have teamed up to create a community-driven web- site called Sisters Country Community Connects. The website will be a one-stop- shop for all things Sisters and its community. It is intended to cre- ate awareness, connect and engage organizations and people. The website will be a place to access volunteers from around the community. It will also strive to create a place to connect with orga- nizations and businesses as well as the media. The partnership is being run by community build- ers from different orga- nizations around Sisters Country. Leadership team members include people from the City of Sisters, Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), Vision I m p l e m e n t a t i o n Te a m (VIT), executive committee, fire district, school district, park and recreation district, church, and several non- profit organizations. The group is hoping to launch the website in a few 17 The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service months time. Churches, nonprofits, government agencies, clubs and businesses are invited to participate in the community website as partners/users, inputting their own informa- tion into the website. The Community Website Partnership and Citizens 4 Community are looking to organizations and businesses in Sisters for feedback on what they want from a com- munity website. Volunteers are being sought to help create and manage the website. Tasks include: creation of content, editing, monitoring of web- site features/areas (calendar, directory, news, volunteer recruitment, etc). As partners welcomed into the Community Website Partnership, a value of $8,500 in Hub team time, talent, and expertise and Ford Family Foundation funding will be committed to Sisters Country. C4C will serve as the financial spon- sor to launch the website, contributing $1,200 towards the project. People who want to get involved should contact C4C at citizens4community@ gmail.com. — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — Vehicles getting towed at crowded rec areas PORTLAND (AP) 4 Public officials in Oregon and Washington have a warning for people visiting trailheads and recreation areas across the region: park illegally and you might get towed. The U.S. Forest Service tweeted a photo Thursday showing a car being towed from a trailhead parking area in the Mount Hood National Forest, saying law enforce- ment agencies would ticket and tow parked vehicles that pose a danger to pub- lic safety, The Oregonian/ OregonLive reported. Earlier in the week, the Clackamas County Sheriff9s Office said 16 cars were towed for parking illegally at a popular stretch of the Clackamas River in Oregon. Forest Service and state park officials said Friday that while illegal parking is nothing new, it9s been a big- ger problem this summer as huge crowds flock to natural areas across the region amid the coronavirus pandemic.