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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 Sisters man Stars over Sisters links activists with law enforcement By Olivia Newton Correspondent Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly (C.O.B.L.A.) has tapped Greg Walker of Sisters to serve as a law-enforcement liaison. In a release, C.O.B.L.A. stated that the organization <has determined from its efforts in the community at large regarding the need for improved/transparent law enforcement in Deschutes/ Jefferson/Crook counties, the need to have a qualified, edu- cated, experienced, proactive, and published law-enforce- ment professional familiar with Central Oregon on staff as C.O.B.L.A.9s law-enforce- ment liaison (LEL).= Walker, a Special Forces veteran and retired law- enforcement professional who worked in Deschutes County, will serve temporar- ily in the unpaid position, serving as a link and conduit between local, state, regional, and federal law-enforcement senior administrations and C.O.B.L.A. <to help navi- gate, mediate, negotiate, and de-conflict matters of interest and concern between these agencies and (C.O.B.L.A.)& The LEL assists in bringing matters of concern and inter- est through meaningful part- nerships with our senior law- enforcement administrators in a manner that promotes growing trust and progress in Central Oregon.= Within 90 days C.O.B.L.A. is seeking to transition to <a qualified and experienced law-enforcement professional who is a Person of Color/ LGBTQ candidate coming from the Central Oregon com- munity of former or retired law-enforcement officers,= according to the press release. Walker will assist C.O.B.L.A. (https://mycobla.com) in achieving that goal. As April begins, the sun is in Pisces as it continues to ascend in the sky on its east- ward trek along the ecliptic. By month9s end our life-sus- taining star will advance well into Aries. During this time, a greater collection of springtime con- stellations will become avail- able for evening viewing, as those of winter sink lower in the west. For many, the zodiacal constellation of Leo the Lion is a favorite. There are prob- ably many reasons for this, but the two most obvious are the fact that its constitu- ent stars are relatively bright, and their arrangement does suggest the shape of a reclin- ing cat. The sickle-shaped stel- lar grouping, or backwards question mark, represents the lion9s head and mane. Farther to the east three stars form a right triangle that symbolizes his haunches. The constella- tion9s brightest star, Regulus, represents the beast9s heart. The constellation is bordered by Cancer to the west and its eastern neighbor Virgo and lies about 30 degrees south of the bowl of the Big Dipper. There is an impres- sive collection of deep sky objects in Leo, five of which are listed in Messier9s cata- log, while several others are recorded in the New General • Risk-Free Landscape Services • Irrigation Installs • Repairs • Start Ups • Water Features • Maintenance • And More Call or email for more information 541-598-4125 goldmtnbend@gmail.com LCB#9674 – CCB#214597 Catalog (NGC)4and all of them are galaxies! Three of the most impres- sive of these galaxies are known as the Leo Triplet, consisting of M65, M66 and NGC 3628. While each of them is a spiral galaxy, NGC 3628 does not display the typical swirly pattern because we are viewing it edge-on. The members of this galactic trio are quite close together in space, so much so that they gravita- tionally interact with each other. The celestial three- some is located about 35 mil- lion light-years from Earth. According to Greek mythology, Leo is associ- ated with the powerful lion that terrorized citizens of Nemea. The beast9s hide was so tough as to be invincible to weapons made of iron or stone. Meanwhile, as pen- ance for killing his family (brought on by a madness induced by Zeus9 jealous wife Hera), Hercules was required to perform Twelve Labors, feats of strength and heroism. The first of these labors was to slay the Nemean lion, which he did by strangling it to death. Zeus honored the achieve- ment by placing the lion in the sky. The reliable but relatively weak Lyrid meteor shower occurs from around April 16 through the 25. This year the best time to watch for these shooting stars will be during WHAT’SNEWAT SISTERSRENTAL? PHOTO BY IGNACIO DIAZ BOBILLO. Three prominent galaxies, known as the Leo Triplet, lie at a distance of about 35 million light-years in the constellation of Leo. the two-hour period after moonset and dawn on the morning of April 22. Expect to see approximately 10 to 15 meteors per hour that will appear to emanate from near the bright star Vega. Although still dimming, ruddy Mars is nevertheless the most prominent planet in the evening sky. It spends most of the month in Taurus before cruising into Gemini toward the end of April. On the evenings of the 26th and 27th, Mars will be near the open star cluster M35 at the foot of the twin Castor. While Mercury and Venus are now officially evening planets, both are still too close to the sun to be easily spotted. Look for them low near the western horizon about 30 minutes after sunset on April 30. Jupiter and Saturn are both in Capricornus this month; Saturn rising just after 4 a.m. on April 1, fol- lowed by Jupiter 35 min- utes later. 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