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PULL-OUT SECTION INSIDE! Partners in Giving 8 pages featuring many of the nonprofit organizations of Central Oregon who serve our vulnerable populations with dedication and passion. The Nugget Vol. XLIII No. 45 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Sisters students in grades 4-6 may return to school soon Wednesday, November 4, 2020 School grapples with online behavior It’s a catch... By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Sisters students in grades 4-6 may be returning to in- person learning as early as November 10, joining grades K-3 which have been in school for five weeks. That possibility arises in the wake of Governor Kate Brown9s October 30 press conference regarding adjust- ments to health metrics in Oregon. Sisters students would still be considered to be following a <hybrid= model, since stu- dents will attend Monday- Thursday and take part in online learning on Fridays. PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Fly-fishing on the Metolius River is challenging. A pair of fishermen took advantage of beautiful autumn conditions for a successful day of catch-and-release. See SCHOOL on page 6 The challenge of distance learning took an ugly twist as some seventh- and eighth- graders at Sisters Middle School recently experienced three separate incidents of students using racially and sexually charged language during classes being con- ducted through Zoom. Families first heard of the incidents through an email letter from principal Alison Haney that was followed later by a second letter that clari- fied, to some extent, what had taken place. The initial letter focused on the acts being racist in nature and was strongly worded, including refer- ring to the incident as an <assault.= The second letter See ONLINE on page 12 Arts get a financial shot Volunteers install kiosk at trailhead in the arm in Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent By Jodi Schneider Correspondent Sisters arts organiza- tions got a significant finan- cial shot in the arm from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Coronavirus Relief Fund Cultural Support (CRFCS) grant awards totaling $25.7 million are being distrib- uted to 621 organizations across Oregon. These funds, approved by the Emergency B o a rd o f th e Oreg o n Legislature in July, were allo- cated to the Oregon Cultural Trust to support cultural orga- nizations facing losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last Wednesday Cate O9Hagan, co-chair of the Inside... Deschutes Cultural Coalition, a program in partnership with Oregon Cultural Trust, dis- tributed relief fund checks for the arts in Sisters outside on the steps of Sisters Art Works. Funding went to the Sisters Folk Festival ($194,998), Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show ($10,205), Sisters Rodeo Association ($32,798) and Silent Echo Theater Company ($4,630). O9Hagan, known for serv- ing over two decades as exec- utive director for Arts Central in Bend, helped decide how to allocate the funds that recently flowed into the See ARTS on page 8 In last Saturday morn- ing9s chilly temperatures and bright sunshine, eight local Sisters men 4 all members of both Sisters Area Woodworkers (SAW) and Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) 4 gathered at the Peterson Ridge (PRT) trail- head to install a handsome new informational kiosk they constructed last week. Kris Calvin, owner of Earthwood Timber Frame Homes, was the foreman on the project and provided his homebuilding workshop and equipment for construction and installation of the kiosk. Calvin designed it last See KIOSK on page 18 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Local woodworkers have built a kiosk to grace the new trailhead opened several months ago for the Peterson Ridge Trail. Letters/Weather ............... 2 Fit for Sisters .................... 5 Entertainment ................. 11 Hike .................................13 Classifieds ................. 20-22 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements ...............10 Sisters Naturalist ............. 11 Crossword .......................19 Real Estate ................ 22-24