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14 Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon BULLYING: Step up if you witness bullying or harassment GRATEFUL: Residents very appreciative of all the hard work Continued from page 1 Continued from page 3 bullying or harassment, Scholl recommends that they step up. <I think it9s always worth it. I don9t think it9s easy for anybody in any situation, to step up,= but if schools are not notified of the problem, they can9t respond. However, he believes step- ping up can mean confronting the person who has said or done something hurtful, not necessarily calling for help right away. <We try to promote to our students to advocate for themselves...= Scholl said. <If someone says something that has an impact on you, it9s okay to tell [them] that.= He praised the work of local organization Citizens 4 Community (C4C), which hosts the program Let9s Talk, in which people can share and listen to different viewpoints. <I was really happy with some of the work with C4C, understanding that it9s okay to have civil conversations,= said Scholl. <Not combat- ive, but if somebody says something, it9s an ongoing process.= He noted that what a person says and what they intended to say <may be dif- ferent from the way you took it. And that9s the messiness of this.= Placing the responsibility to speak up on the person who feels hurt may add to their burden. However, Scholl said, <If I said something to you, for example, that didn9t feel good to you, if I didn9t know that and it wasn9t the way I intended it, I would never know that unless you shared that with me.= The district has begun how them just being here with us made a difference. We are very lucky to have them.= Another resident to the north, Clara Hughes, offered, <I want to express our appre- ciation to everyone who worked so hard keeping our little community in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates safe! Their presence was so com- forting. I loved that they can- vassed the area talking with people, walking our property to ensure safety, and making notes of propane tanks and water sources. It gave us a sense of peace and security. These guys were absolutely amazing 4 and many of them were from Washington state. Rebecca French of Bald Eagle Music lives up on Mustang Drive and painted a picture of living with the fire. <The tanker trucks and fire trucks were here from Yamhill, Multnomah, and other counties. The bombers were flying overhead with the rumble of the helicopters in the distance. The thick ash and burnt pondo bark were drifting and blowing with the wind gusts. The sun was a burning ball through the thick smoke. When the wind shifted and cleared the sky, we wit- nessed a golden eagle flying over our heads. There was a moment9s sense of peace and calm.= Officers from the Sisters office of the Deschutes County Sheriff patrolled the neighborhoods off Wilt Road while the residents were evacuated from their homes, providing peace of mind to residents who had to leave all their belongings behind. Many of the firefight- ers commented that most of the homes in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates seemed defensible and prepared for See BULLYING on page 19 Large Selection of Healthy, Clear-the-Air House Plants! Orchids, too! 541-549-8198 • We deliver! 243 N. Elm St., Sisters Summ er Cleaning! • Window & gutter cleaning, power washing • Residential & commercial screen cleaning/repair & glass restoration • Housekeeping & deep cleaning • Monthly, bi-monthly, move in/out Mendoza’s Cleaning Services LLC 541-610-5760 • Cesar FREE ESTIMATES! fire safety. That is thanks to the volunteers at the Sisters- Camp Sherman Station 703 and Firewise Committee led by Doug Myers, a retired fire battalion chief who lives in the neighborhood. Along with the all-volunteer crew from the neighborhood sta- tion, Myers helped educate, encourage, and instruct the homeowners on how to make their properties defensible. They held meetings at the fire hall, organized work parties to clear brush and trim trees, and other tasks to create and maintain safe, defensible spaces. The neighbors offered their thanks to Myers and the crew from Station 703 for their guidance, perseverance, and continued dedication to their neighbors9 safety. Myers is still fighting fires and was out on the front lines on that first Sunday when the fire started and, pushed by winds, ran toward the neigh- borhood. Myers and three other members of Station 703 jumped into action with a light brush engine and large water tender. Crews from Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD, Cloverdale RFPD, and Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire District provided struc- ture protection until the gov- ernor brought in statewide fire crews late Monday evening. Firefighting runs in the Myers family. Myers9 son Stefan is a Public Affairs Officer with his father9s former department, as well as being the lead Public Information Officer with the Oregon State Fire Marshal9s Incident Management Team, which was deployed to Sisters to help manage the logistics, safety, structure protection, and public information at the Grandview Fire. Seven responding agencies Bureau of Land Management Crooked River Grasslands Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon State Fire Marshal US Forest Service Fifty-five responding fire districts Adair Rural Fire & Rescue Albany Fire Department Amity Fire District Aumsville RFPD Bend Fire and Rescue Black Butte Ranch Fire Department Boardman Fire Rescue District Carlton Fire District Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue Chelan Fire & Rescue City of Arlington Fire Department City of Everett Fire Department Clackamas Fire District Cloverdale RFPD Coburg Rural Fire District Columbia River Fire & Rescue Dayton Fire District Eastside Fire and Rescue – Issaquah Eugene/Springfield Fire Halsey-Shedd RFPD Harrisburg Fire & Rescue Idanha-Detroit RFPD Jackson County RFPD Jefferson Fire District Keizer Fire District Lafayette Fire Department Lane Fire Authority Lebanon Fire District Marion County Fire District #1 McKenzie Fire & Rescue McMinnville Fire Department Monroe RFPD Mt. Angel Fire Department North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Philomath Fire & Rescue Pleasant Hill/Goshen Fire & Rescue Redmond Fire & Rescue Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District Scio Rural Fire District Sheridan Fire District Silverton Fire District Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Skagit County Fire District 14 Skagit County Fire District 3 Snohomish County Fire District 22 Snohomish County Fire District 26 Snohomish County Fire District 21 South County Fire & Rescue South Lane Fire & Rescue Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance Tangent Fire District Valley Regional Fire Authority Vernonia RFPD Yamhill Fire Protection District DAVIS TIRE Our family can take care of your family of autos & trailers Brakes • Axles • Ball Joints • Suspension • Shocks • Struts TIRE INSTALLATION, ALIGNMENT, REPAIR, BALANCING, ROTATION Sisters Industrial Park 188 W. Sisters Park Dr. Serving Sisters Since 1962 541-549-1026
