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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Hoodoo running race will Runners rumble down the runway
benefit Kiwanis programs
By Charlie Kanzig
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
The Kiwanis Club of
Sisters is excited about
the return of the Hoodoo
Challenge: Run to the Top
half-marathon and five-
kilometer race scheduled for
Saturday, July 24.
The event, in its fifth year,
did not take place in 2020 due
to the coronavirus pandemic.
Both races finish at the top
of Hoodoo, a change from
previous years when the 5K
did not go up the mountain.
The half-marathon course
traverses forested trails that
include a scenic view from the
top of Potato Hill, while the
5K run and walk will begin in
the Hoodoo parking lot before
heading up the hill.
Following completion of
the races, participants will
walk back down the moun-
tain for a hosted lunch and the
awards ceremony. In addition,
all entrants will receive a pair
of Dri-Fit socks printed with a
race logo.
T-shirts and trucker hats
will also be available for sale.
The top male and female fin-
ishers of the half-marathon
will receive a season pass for
Hoodoo.
All proceeds of the race
will go to fund charitable
work done by Kiwanis Club
of Sisters.
For more information
about the Kiwanis Club of
Sisters and to find the ultra-
signup link to register for
the race go to https://sisters
kiwanis.org/runtothetop/.
Correspondent
In what may be the most
unique start of a race in
Oregon, 66 runners and walk-
ers headed out on the 5K
Rumble on the Runway fol-
lowing a low passover by a
plane and behind the roaring
engines of a hot rod and a
souped-up semitruck.
The event is part of the
Fourth of July celebration
held annually at Sisters Eagle
Airport.
The race, which ben-
efits the Sisters Schools Life
Skills program9s involve-
ment in Special Olympics-
related activities, attracted
participants of all ages.
Despite some reported
wrong turns, all of the starters
made their way safely back to
the finish line.
Will Thorsett and John
Peckham crossed the line
together as the top male fin-
ishers in a time of 16:52. The
recent graduates of Sisters
High School (SHS) will both
be running for Division 1 col-
leges in the fall 4 Thorsett
at Gonzaga and Peckham at
University of Idaho.
Iris Powell, a 2005 gradu-
ate of SHS, stopped the wom-
en9s field in a time of 19:15.
Race Director Bryn
Singleton, who works in
the Life Skills program, felt
positive about the turnout in
the race9s return after being
cancelled last year.
<I thought it was a great
turnout and it was so nice to
see people out enjoying a com-
munity event,= she said. <We
really appreciate the support
for the Life Skills program
and are so grateful for the
generosity of the airport for
including us in their event.=
The Eagle Airport Fourth
of July events also included
a fly-in, pancake breakfast,
helicopter rides, and a classic
car show. Proceeds of those
events are earmarked to sup-
port the aviation program
at Sisters High School. (See
related story, page 8.)
Public-use restrictions
increased in wilderness
With continuing extreme
temperatures and drying veg-
etation at higher elevations,
Deschutes National Forest in
coordination with Willamette
National Forest has imple-
mented public-use restrictions
within five wildernesses.
Effective July 2, open fires,
including woodstoves and
charcoal-briquette fires, are
prohibited in all designated
wildernesses on Deschutes
National Forest. These wil-
dernesses include the Mt. Jef-
ferson, Mt. Washington, Three
Sisters, Diamond Peak, and
Mt. Thielsen. Under the pub-
lic-use restrictions, smoking
also is prohibited unless in an
area at least three feet in diam-
eter that is barren or cleared of
all flammable material. These
public-use restrictions are
added to those that began June
25 on Deschutes National For-
est, which had excepted these
wildernesses.
Public-use restrictions
implemented last month pro-
hibited open fires, including
woodstoves and charcoal-
briquette fires on Deschutes
National Forest, except in
designated campgrounds on
Sisters Ranger District: Allen
Springs, Allingham, Blue
Bay, Camp Sherman, Candle
Creek, Cold Spring, Drift-
wood, Gorge, Graham Cor-
ral, Indian Ford, Jack Creek,
Lava Camp Lake, Link Creek,
Lower Bridge, Lower Can-
yon Creek, Perry South, Pine
Rest, Pioneer Ford, Riverside,
Scout Lake, Sheep Spring,
Smiling River, South Shore,
Three Creek Lake, Three
Creek Meadow, Three Creek
Horse Camp, and Whispering
Pines Horse Camp.
Public-use restrictions
protect the forest and visitors.
Every year lightning-caused
fires place a heavy demand on
firefighting resources and put
forests, firefighters, and com-
munities at risk. Fires caused
through human carelessness
or negligence create unnec-
essary, added risk. Fireworks
are prohibited year-round on
all national forest lands.
For current Central Ore-
gon wildland fire information,
visit centraloregonfire.org or
follow fire information on
Twitter @CentralORfire.
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