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18 Wednesday, February 23, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon FENDALL: Family will stay at home in Sisters My brain thrives on the The Nugget Newspaper Crossword problem-solving and By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service creativity of the game. I have Continued from page 3 a massive addiction to the <When I got out of col- lege coaching I told people I was doing it to spend more time with my family, since that sounded like the noble reason to do it, but over the years it9s actually been my kids who have been positive about the idea of me going back to the college ranks,= he said. <We9ve been tossing this around for more than a couple of years and now that the kids are older it9s workable.= In truth, Fendall explained, he was spending very long days at the high school level, away from home. <You9re up early to pre- pare for teaching, have class all day, then spend three hours after school at practice, wrap things up and get home well past dinner time,= he said. <I would be home for half an hour, and it would be time for bed.= Fendall says the draw for him of college coaching is the focus he can have on the nitty- gritty of the game without a lot of non-coaching duties to deal with. Southern Oregon is in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which is a governing body similar to the NCAA. The football team competes in the Frontier Conference, which is made up of Eastern Oregon, College of Idaho, and four Montana schools. For other sports, SOU competes in the Cascade Conference, which includes more of the small colleges in Oregon. The players are doing win- ter conditioning until spring film and the diagramming. — Neil Fendall practices start in March, according to Fendall. <I am learning a lot about the language the coaching staff uses for the Xs and Os of playmaking and strategy,= he said. <The coaches are work- ing together to label things in a way that works for our new group.= According to Fendall, SOU is on the rebound after struggles in recent years fol- lowing the death of their head coach and the challenges of the pandemic. But he thinks they are moving into a good place going forward. <I am jumping in at the right time and I think the team will make up for the big gap of the past two years when the Montana and Idaho schools were not as shut down as things were here in Oregon, so they operated almost as busi- ness as usual,= he said. Fendall is excited about his return to the college level. <My brain thrives on the problem-solving and creativ- ity of the game,= he said. <I have a massive addiction to the film and the diagramming, and I don9t just learn some- thing and keep doing that. I am a tinkerer and like to try new things. I love it.= In taking on a job away from home, Fendall points back to the Sisters community for all of its support of him and his family. <We will always have a place here,= he said. — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — This Week’s Crossword Sponsors Commentary... Page by Paige By Paige Bentley-Flannery Columnist Are you curious about the long list of books nomi- nated for the 2022 Deschutes Public Library <A Novel Idea= community reading program? <Swimming Back to Trout River= by Linda Rui Feng In the summer of 1986, in a small Chinese village, Junie receives a letter from her parents who fled to America years ago. They want to reunite their fam- ily with her father, Momo, promising to bring her to America before her 12th birthday. But Junie loves living with her grandparents in the countryside and isn9t sure she wants to leave. What Junie doesn9t know is that her parents are no longer living together. They both endured tragedies in their youth during China9s Cultural Revolution and harbor family secrets. Who is the violinist Momo knew years ago? And can Junie9s mother, Cassia, overcome a brutal act from her past? Told in alternating chapters from the past to the pres- ent, family traditions are at the center of this story about love, immigration, culture, and growing up. Feng9s debut novel is filled with grace and honesty. It is a poetically written book that talks about a family9s struggles and connections, yet leaves readers with hope. Explore the full list of 2022 A Novel Idea nomi- nated books at www. deschuteslibrary.org. Paige Bentley-Flannery is Sisters Community Librarian. Radiant Day Spa Welcomes Talia! Providing Brow Sculpt & Tint and the Éminence Facials you love! Mention this ad for 20% OFF any service with Talia through 3-25-2022. 492 E. Main Ave. | 541-904-0706 | www.radiantdayspasisters.com JENALEE PIERCEY Mortgage Advisor NMLS#1778674 • Lic. in OR jenalee@nwhomeloans.com 541-591-5405 906 NW Harriman St., Bend Northwestern Home Loans, NMLS #227765 Visit NMLSConsumerAccess.org Roth IRAs: Make Retirement Less Taxing Contact your fi nancial advisor today to learn about investing strategies that could benefi t you. Karen Kassy Financial Advisor 541-549-1866