Wednesday, October 7, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
DEPUTIES: Three
will be assigned
to Sisters station
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PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
The Outlaws girls competed in the 200 meters.
TRACK: Spring sports
moved to fall due
to COVID-19
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Cody Anderson won
the 100 meters (11.98) and
Hayden Sharp established a
new personal best for sec-
ond place in the long jump
at 20 feet 8.5 inches, just 3.5
inches out of first place.
On the girls side, Shelby
Larson led a Sisters sweep
of the top four pole-vaulting
places, winning the event at
nine feet, while Hollie Lewis
took top honors in the long
jump with a mark of 15 feet
1 inch.
Anya Shockley cleared
4 feet 8 inches in the high
jump for the first time and
Lewis finished third at 4 feet
6 inches.
Regardless of results, ath-
letes appeared quite pleased
to be able to take part in
the meet on a warm, sun-
splashed fall afternoon.
<I saw smiles and genu-
ine appreciation from kids
on both teams, Larson said.
<None of these kids will ever
take for granted something
so mundane as a dual meet.
What was so special is that
there was literally noth-
ing at stake. It was just a
chance to compete, have fun
and do what kids do. I9m so
very grateful our AD, Gary
Thorson, had the willingness
to make this happen for us.=
Following the meet,
Larson reflected further on
the positivity surrounding the
afternoon.
<It was a perfect day for
a track meet 4 beautiful
weather, wonderful facilities,
great volunteers, friendly
competition. The meet rep-
resented what high school
sports should be about and
was so welcome and needed
in abnormal times.=
Some traditional spring
sports will continue a <mini
season= through mid-Octo-
ber, followed by fall sports
four weeks and culminating
with winter sports, which
will begin in November.
Sisters hosted another
meet Tuesday, October
6, against Redmond and
Ridgeview and the team
is scheduled to travel to
Prineville Thursday, October
8, to face Crook County and
Ridgeview.
unique opportunity with the
number of deputies hired out
here,= Morris said.
He likes the idea of com-
munity-oriented policing and
getting to know the business-
people and residents in Sisters.
<I9m looking forward to
getting to know them. I9d
like the community to know
we are always open to talk,
answer questions, stop by.
The more we interact, the bet-
ter,= Morris said.
Those same sentiments
were expressed by Deputies
Allie DeMars and Mike
Hudson. DeMars invites peo-
ple to flag her down.
<Come up to me and let
me know of any problems
in the community,= she said.
<Wave me down. We can9t fix
problems if we don9t know
about them.=
DeMars9 work as a deputy
is built on a foundation of
wanting to help people.
<I enjoy meeting people
and helping them in their
worst moments,= she said.
She enjoys people9s reac-
tions when they realize she is
a deputy.
<I especially enjoy when
little girls realize they could
become an officer,= she said.
Coming from a military
family (both parents were
career Air Force), she lived in
a number of places around the
U.S. She studied sociology at
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San Jose State and earned a
criminal justice degree from
the University of Maryland.
While working for the
Department of Defense in
Germany for two-and-a-half
years as a school safety offi-
cer on U.S. bases, she had the
opportunity to travel to 19 for-
eign countries. She returned to
the states and worked for the
Bend Police Department as
a records specialist, attended
the four-month training at the
police academy, and joined
the DCSO in 2017.
Before being assigned to
the Sisters substation, she
said, <I loved every time I
worked out here. I like see-
ing the same people, so
they feel comfortable to
talk to me. I look forward
to expanding those rela-
tionships. I always like all
the great events out here.=
Deputy Mike Hudson
said he hails from <south of
La Pine= 4 a reference to his
California roots. He served
in the Marine Corps for five
years before using the GI bill
to earn an associate degree.
He plans to complete a bach-
elor9s degree in psychology.
Looking to relocate,
Hudson and his spouse found
Bend. He had fond memories
23
of visiting Black Butte Ranch
as a child. He worked in
the banking industry for a
dozen years, all the while
also serving in the Oregon
Army National Guard. He
was deployed to Afghanistan
in 2015. He is now in the
Oregon Air National Guard.
Being a police officer had
been Hudson9s dream since he
was a little boy and in 2018,
his dream came true when he
joined the DCSO. Based on
his own experience, Hudson
offered a reminder, <Never
give up on your dreams.=
He enjoys helping people
and brings that quality to his
duty in Sisters, which reminds
him of the small shops in his
childhood.
<I look forward to getting
to know the town residents.
The community here seems
close knit. It will be good to
get out of the car and talk with
people,= he said.
Hudson would like peo-
ple to know that the deputies
are available to do vacation
checks of homes while resi-
dents are gone out of town.
Just call the Sisters office.
To the community Hudson
said, <Thank you for having
us here. We9re honored to be
here.=