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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Astronomy Sisters athletes earn spotlight
Club hosts
talk on
space
telescope
The Sisters Astronomy
Club will host Dr. Ron
Polidan, former NASA sci-
entist, to speak about the
recently launched James
Webb Space Telescope
(JWST) at their meeting on
Tuesday, February 15, at
7 p.m.
It will be a virtual meet-
ing only, accessible online
to anyone through Zoom by
clicking on the following
link or scanning the QR code
below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
j/81963561802?pwd=MmZ
ZVzVNVmJPeUlROG04dE
ZROEdZQT09.
Polidan will discuss the
development history and
technology of the JWST, its
launch and in-space deploy-
ment, current status, and
plans for its commission-
ing. Easily the most com-
plex space science observa-
tory ever built, the JWST is
expected by many astrophys-
icists to offer new insights
into the nature and possible
origin of the universe.
Polidan is an astrophysi-
cist/space technologist who
has over 45 years of space
mission experience. He
retired and moved to Oregon
in 2016. He unretired in 2020
and is currently employed
by Lunar Resources, Inc.,
a space industrialization
company based in Houston,
Texas, as their director of
programs.
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Outlaws wrestler Daisy
Patterson and basketball
plenary Max Palanuk were
selected by coaches at Sisters
High School for a moment in
the spotlight.
Wrestling Coach Gary
Thorson said, <Daisy will be
the first female wrestler to let-
ter and compete all four years
for Sisters High School. So
far this year, she has a record
of 16-7 and has been instru-
mental in helping to grow the
numbers in our program and
has been a great help in lead-
ing and modeling the other
girls who have wrestled for us
this year.=
Patterson took third
place at the Lady Dragon
Invitational in Dallas where
she went 4-1 in her tourna-
ment and collected four pins
for the Outlaws. On Saturday,
January 29, she went 2-0 with
two pins at The Todd Sermon
Invitational in Albany.
<Daisy has
a great work
ethic and pos-
itive attitude
that rubs off
on everyone,=
Thorson said.
<She has
taken on the
unofficial
title of 8Team
Mom,9 as she
takes care of
many of the
needs of the
PHOTOS BY JERRY BALDOCK
other wres-
Max
Palanuk
is
a
leader
on
and
off the court.
tlers and is a
huge help to
everyone!=
percent (35 percent from
Coach Chad Rush praised the three-point line). He has
Palanuk9s leadership on and been a consistent scorer for
off the court.
a team that has struggled to
<Max has established find a flow and rhythm on the
himself as a leader on and offensive end at times. Max
off the floor this season,= he has gained the attention of
said. <Through 15 games, our opponents, always draw-
Max is averaging 17.6 points ing the team9s best defender.
per game while shooting 44 He also is third on the team in
rebounding at 4.4 per game.=
Rush continued, <Max
has worked hard to make his
senior year the best possible.
He is very coachable and has
changed aspects of his game
that coaches have asked him
to change. He has done it
despite it being harder work.
His buy-in to the changes in
the basketball program expec-
tations has been instrumental
in helping the team win as
many games this season as
PHOTOS BY JERRY BALDOCK
Daisy Patterson brings a strong work ethic and positive attitude to the in the previous two seasons
combined.=
Outlaws wrestling squad.
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Fire district
seeks board
candidates
Sisters-Camp Sherman
Rural Fire Protection District
is extending the application
period to fill a vacant posi-
tion on the board of directors.
Completed applications need
to be returned, with a cover
letter, to the Fire District9s
administrative office no later
than Friday, February 25 at
5 p.m.
After reviewing all appli-
cations, the board of directors
will appoint the successful
candidate to the vacant posi-
tion through June 30, 2023.
The board of directors meet
each month at 5 p.m. on the
third Tuesday. In addition,
all members of the board of
directors serve on the Sisters-
Camp Sherman Rural Fire
Protection District Budget
Committee.
Members of the board of
directors must be a resident
or own real estate within the
boundaries of the Fire District
which includes Sisters, Camp
Sherman, Squaw Creek
Canyon Recreational Estates,
Tollgate, Crossroads, and
other small subdivisions.
Applications may be
picked up at the Fire District9s
administrative office at 301 S.
Elm St., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or
online at www.sistersfire.com.
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