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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
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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
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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
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