Wednesday, May 13, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Three candidates
interviewed for council
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
C h u c k Ry a n , A m y
Burgstahler, and Bill Hall
all threw their hat in the ring
for the Sisters City Council
seat vacated by McKibben
Womack. City Council mem-
bers interviewed the can-
didates in their Thursday-
morning workshop last week.
Each possesses an impres-
sive résumé and wide-ranging
experience that would serve
the City well.
When asked what motivated
him to apply for the vacant
seat, Ryan cited his love affair
with Sisters. He moved here to
retire and has “lots of energy,”
and wants to stay involved.
He has a long career in finan-
cial management, believing it
important to look at all sides
of an issue or project. He likes
to dissect and analyze issues,
and then build consensus.
Important issues that Ryan
sees facing the City in the next
two to three years include “the
need for Council to regain the
trust and respect of the popu-
lace.” He believes that sound
finances are important, and
he would be able to offer his
strong financial background
as needed. He cited economic
See COuNCIL on page 14
one Arm Bandit headed
back to sisters
The most popular act in
Sisters Rodeo history is com-
ing back to celebrate the
rodeo’s 75th anniversary. The
One Arm Bandit is bringing
his black mouth cur hounds,
horse or mule, and buffalo to
town.
John Payne, the One Arm
Bandit, has won the national
Professional Rodeo Cowboy
Association Specialty Act of
the Year 12 times, including
2014. There is just nothing
else like this performance, an
unbelievable display of com-
munication between a man
and his animals. Wherever he
performs, he steals the show.
Whip in hand, dogs at his
bidding, he herds buffalo from
horse or muleback onto the
bed of a truck and even on the
roof of a stock trailer.
He will also take his act
to the Sisters Rodeo Parade,
sometimes in a breathtaking
performance with his horse
on the roof of a moving stock
trailer.
John Payne was born on an
Oklahoma ranch. The cowboy
has spent his entire life on a
horse with dogs at his side. He
partners with his dad and four
brothers as ranchers in his
home state, but his showman-
ship keeps him on the road
See PaYNe on page 31
photo by Gary miller
These women and more put in hard work at Habitat homesites in Sisters.
sawdust flies during Women Build
By diane goble
Correspondent
It’s not often that you
walk onto a construction site
and come upon a bunch of
women in pink T-shirts up on
ladders, wielding hammers
and wrangling two-by-fours.
But for three days last week
that’s how it was on East
Cascade Avenue, where two
townhomes were under con-
struction as part of National
Habitat for Humanity’s
Women Build Week.
Fifty female volunteers
from around Sisters Country
strapped on their tool belts
and hard hats, picked up their
hammers and power tools,
and did a smashing good job
framing and sheeting, helping
to build affordable housing
for two Sisters families.
The Maxwell family and
the Spain family will be living
next door to each other in
their respective new two- and
three-bedroom townhomes
“by September 1,” according
to team leader Larry Lennon.
Lennon enjoys work-
ing with the women volun-
teers, who call him the “go-
to guy,” because they can
“admit when they don’t know
something and are better at
taking direction. Men tend
to think they’re supposed to
know everything and don’t
ask questions, which can lead
to mistakes that have to be
redone.”
The women who volun-
teer are given some basic
training and safety instruc-
tions through Lowe’s national
partnership with Habitat for
Humanity, and a number of
the women, who have been
volunteering for Women
Build two or more years,
have acquired various skills
in home construction.
Several of the volunteers
work with new homeowner
Kristina Maxwell at US Bank,
which encourages volunteer-
ism among its employees.
She has them writing their
names on the studs of the
rooms they work on so they
are always part of her expe-
rience as a homeowner. She
spoke about what a privilege
it was “to be working along-
side these wonderful people.”
Judy Osborne is the
Maxwell family partner from
Habitat, who guides them
through the process and is a
huge part of their journey to
home ownership. She had
decided when she retired
that she wanted to volunteer
for Habitat for Humanity.
She finds it “very rewarding
to see such dedication from
See WOMeN BuILd on page 24
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
location information: 541-549-2072.
ALANON Monday, noon, Shepherd
of the Hills Lutheran Church •
Central Oregon Spinners and
Wednesday, 6 p.m., The Episcopal
Weavers Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to
Church of the Transfi guration.
3 p.m. Sisters Library. 541-639-3217.
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
Central Oregon Woodworkers
Alcoholics Anonymous Thursday &
Guild 1st Monday. 541-610-9022.
Sunday, 7 p.m., The Episcopal Church
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
of the Transfi guration • Saturday,
Wednesday, September-June, Stitchin’
8 a.m., The Episcopal Church of the
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Transfi guration • Monday, 5 p.m.,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Friends of the Sisters Library
• Tuesday, noon, Big Book study,
Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church • 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Library. Public is
Thursday, noon, Sober Sisters Women welcome. 541-977-8285.
Meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Church. 541-548-0440.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Authors Support Group 2nd Friday,
Hall. Just bring scissors! 503-880-5832.
10 a.m., Sisters Area Chamber of
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
Commerce. 541-588-0081.
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Military Parents of Sisters 2nd
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-647-7483.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., Black Butte
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Ranch community room. All welcome;
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
partner required. 541-595-6236.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group
2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood
Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
community room. All are welcome.
541-923-1632.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 a.m.,
Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes.
541-410-2870.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board of
Directors 2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The Pines Clubhouse. 541-719-8822.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd
Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW 8138 & American Legion
1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. Service offi cer available.
541-903-1123 or 541-549-1132.
CITY & PARKS
Sisters City Council 2nd &
4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
5:30 p.m., SPRD building. The public is
welcome. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
FIRE & POLICE
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black
Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288.
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors
3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Main Station,
George Cyrus Rd. 541-548-4815. See
the agenda at www.cloverdalefi re.com.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday,
5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St.
541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
SCHOOLS
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m.,
RE/MAX Revolution offi ce at Outlaw
Station. 541-549-4133.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wednesday per month,
SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule at www.
sisters.k12.or.us. 541-549-8521 x4011.
This calendar is for reg
scheduled meetings; ularly
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