Wednesday, July 7, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon VIRTUAL Calendar Cromwell brings life experience By Sue Stafford Things to participate in online while staying safely at home. Correspondent Tanner Cromwell, hired six weeks ago as the new program director at Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), brings to the position some valuable life experience that he isn9t hesitant to reveal. Cromwell, at 30 years old, has experienced more of life than a number of his peers. While enrolled in col- lege, painkiller use derailed his plans and dropped him into the dark world of addic- tion. He finally reached out to his parents to let them know he was in trouble and needed help. After going to treatment at the well-respected Hazelden program in Minnesota, he got sober at age 22. He stayed in Minnesota in a sober-living house, where he was sur- rounded by positive influ- ences and the support he needed. While there, he vol- unteered at a community cen- ter with Americorps working with pre-kindergartners. When he left Minnesota, Cromwell returned home to Kent, Washington, and his family and enrolled at Western Washington University (WWU) in Bellingham. He had discov- ered during his treatment and while working his recovery program that recreating in the out-of-doors was a good way to keep himself on track, so he majored in recreation man- agement at WWU. While he was still a student, one of his professors pointed him in the direction of a job with SSC Contractors, working with 16- to 19-year-old members of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe building trails on Mount Rainier. After graduation, he worked for the Bellevue Parks Department in Washington leading outdoor trips. Cromwell hiked South Sister last summer and liked the area, so when he saw the SPRD position advertised online he applied. After being 11 Tanner Cromwell was hired as SPRD’s new program director. JULY 8 THUR JULY 15 THUR Deschutes Public Library: Finding Grants from Home 10 a.m. Learn how to use Foundation Online Essential to fi nd grants for your nonprofi t. Registration required at www. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/. Paulina Springs Books Virtual Event 6:30 p.m. Jonathan Evison presents from his new book, “Legends of the North Cascades.” Call 541-549-0866 or go to www. paulinaspringsbooks.com to register. Paulina Springs Books Virtual Event Noon. Doireann Ní Ghríofa discussing her new book, “A Ghost in the Throat,” alongside fellow poet Éireann Lorsung. Call 541-549-0866 or go to www.paulinaspringsbooks.com to register. Entertainment & Events PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD hired, he was fortunate to meet local tiny-home builder Jeff Miller, who agreed to rent him one of his houses that has air conditioning and is a half-block from the Peterson Ridge Trail. His general hopes for his new position include