The Nugget Vol. XLVII No. 47
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
How will Sisters grow?
fish have returned!
The City of Sisters will host an open house on its Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) Expansion process on Monday, December 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the new Sisters Elementary School. City staff is inviting the public to come learn more about the future of the community and make their voices heard. All are invited to the open house: Sisters residents, as well as those living in Sisters Country and beyond. Attendees will learn more about progress made so far on the UGB expansion project — including on how much land is needed to address needed housing, businesses, parks, roads, and other elements of the community to keep up with the
PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT
An art display of wooden fish painted by Sisters students as far back as 2016 was reinstalled on the fence along Highway 20 at the east end of town last week. Laura Campbell, who led the original project, worked with Sisters Elementary School teacher Clay Warburton to bring the fish back, after the display was removed during construction of the roundabout.
See UGB on page 17
22 reasons to sweat for veterans Community forum explores youth well-being Cody Rheault Correspondent
Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
Folks in Sisters turned out on a snowy evening on Sunday to take stock of the well-being of youth in the community. The broad conclusion of the Citizens4Community (C4C) forum “Are the Kids Alright?” held at Sisters Elementary School was that Sisters has a lot of assets that support youth well-being — but there are still challenges
that the community should work to address. Panelists were Lindsey Overstreet of Mosaic Community Health’s schoolbased health clinic in Sisters; Ami Formica of Well Wired, a Bend-based tech advocacy group; long-time school counselor Charlie Kanzig; and Faith Keeton, Sisters High School senior class vice president. Discussion touched on the See YOUTH on page 18
It was 6 a.m. last Saturday at Level 5 CrossFit when a group of 33 men formed a loose circle around Ryan Hudson, owner. It was an uncanny hour for such a workout, if not for the cause it represented. “Blood, sweat, and tears for those who have served our country, that’s why we’re here,” he says. “Every rep represents a veteran fallen to suicide. Every minute stands for them.” This particular workout was the first of its kind.
Consisting of 22 movements, 22 reps each, over a 22-minute time frame. It stood for the average 22 veterans who take their own lives every day in America. He quotes the Bible verse Psalms 23:4 which says, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Looking at the men in the circle, Hudson says, “When veterans come home, they enter a new valley. But God shares in our suffering. This
workout represents that journey.” After a group prayer the men split into pairs. At the trigger of the timed clock and a loud “go,” men drop to the floor, hands shoulderwidths apart, into a pushup and the first of 22 symbolic movements. Discussions around suicide are delicate, shrouded in shame or profound confusion, but for veterans of America’s military the reality is more real than many know. According to a 2020 See 22 REASONS on page 19
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