Wednesday, November 18, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Caldera program
honored at White House
The youth outreach pro-
gram at Caldera, located at
Blue Lake west of Sisters, is
among 12 organizations that
received the 2015 National
Arts and Humanities Youth
Program Award on Tuesday,
November 17.
Caldera student Alena
Nore, of Sisters, and Tricia
Snell, Caldera’s executive
director, were at the White
House on behalf of Caldera
to accept the award from First
Lady Michelle Obama.
“It is an honor to be the first
nonprofit in Oregon to receive
this prestigious award,” Snell
said. “This award inspires all
of us at Caldera — youth,
staff, board, volunteers, sup-
porters — to reach for new
heights in our work. We are
in this work for the long
term, and we are excited to
learn from the other awardees
and continue to expand and
improve our work!”
Obama invited the 12 win-
ners of the 2015 National
See CalDeRa on page 30
Starry Nights to host
Karla Bonoff show
Starry Nights returns next
spring with a performance by
an artist considered one of
the finest singer-songwriters
of her generation — Karla
Bonoff.
“Starry Nights Presents
Karla Bonoff” will take place
on Sunday, April 3, at The
Belfry. The concert is a ben-
efit for the Sisters Schools
Foundation. Since its incep-
tion, Starry Nights has con-
tributed more than $1 mil-
lion to the Sisters Schools
Foundation to fund class-
room and co-curricular pro-
grams and activities at Sisters
schools.
Bonoff was the very first
artist to perform at Starry
Nights when she appeared
for the concert series’ debut
in February 1997. Known for
writing such classic songs
as “Someone To Lay Down
Beside Me” and “All My
Life” for Linda Ronstadt,
“Home” for Bonnie Raitt and
“Tell Me Why” for Wynonna,
Bonoff continues to enjoy
critical acclaim, enduring
popularity and the unwaver-
ing respect of her peers. Most
recently, Bonoff was fea-
tured alongside such artists
as Bruce Springsteen, Keb’
Mo, Lyle Lovett and Shawn
Colvin on the 2014 release
“Looking Into You: A Tribute
See StaRRY NIGhtS on page 30
photo by rongi yost
Rachel Gonzalez of Camp Sherman assists her son Zion, 5, with his shoebox for Operation Christmas Child.
Sisters church offers gift of giving
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Vast Church held their
annual packing party for
Operation Christmas Child
(OCC) on Sunday, November
15. In an hour-and-a-half
just over 2,000 shoeboxes
were packed full and stacked,
ready to be taken to the pro-
cessing center in Bend.
Operation Christmas
Child is one arm of
Samaritan’s Purse, a humani-
tarian aid organization that
seeks to provide immedi-
ate, no-red-tape response to
the physical and spiritual
needs of individuals in cri-
sis situations —victims of
war, disease, disaster, pov-
erty, famine and persecution,
especially in locations where
few others are working.
Operation Christmas Child
started in 1993, and aims
to collect and deliver shoe-
box gifts filled with hygiene
items, school supplies, toys,
and notes of encouragement
to millions of needy children
around the world, in order
to bring a message of hope
and love to their desperate
circumstances.
The packing party began
15 years ago, in the home of
Blake and JamiLyn Weber
and their two kids, Rylee
and Nate. That first year they
packed six shoeboxes. Since
then, the church has gotten
involved and it has become
one of the most looked-for-
ward-to events of the year.
See ShOeBOXeS on page 30
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Al-Anon Monday, noon, Shepherd
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group
of the Hills Lutheran Church •
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood
Wednesday, 6 p.m., The Episcopal
4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924.
location information: 541-549-2072.
Church of the Transﬁ guration.
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Central Oregon Spinners and
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., The
Weavers Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to
Episcopal Church of the
3 p.m. Sisters Library. 541-639-3217.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
Transﬁ guration. 541-549-1527.
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Central Oregon Woodworkers
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thursday &
Guild 1st Monday. 541-610-9022.
Sunday, 7 p.m., The Episcopal Church
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
of the Transﬁ guration • Saturday,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
Wednesday, September-June, Stitchin’
8 a.m., The Episcopal Church of the
community room. 541-923-1632.
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Transﬁ guration • Monday, 5 p.m.,
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, noon, Big Book study,
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Location information: 541-549-1193.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church • Sisters Library. 541-977-8285.
Thursday, noon, Sober Sisters Women
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 a.m.,
Meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Heartwarmers (ﬂ eece blanketmakers)
Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City 541-410-2870.
Church. 541-548-0440.
Hall. Just bring scissors! 503-880-5832.
Authors Support Group 2nd Friday,
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
10 a.m., Sisters Area Chamber of
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 3rd Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Sisters
Commerce. 541-588-0081.
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304. Elementary School loft. 971-570-2405.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Military Parents of Sisters 2nd
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Location information: 541-279-1977.
Library community room. 541-549-1471. community room. 541-647-7483.
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., Black Butte
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters Trails Alliance Board of
Ranch community room. All welcome;
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
Directors 2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m.
partner required. 541-595-6236.
The Pines Clubhouse. 541-719-8822.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Celebrate Recovery Thursdays,
& Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
7 p.m., Westside Church-Sisters
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Campus. 541-389-6859.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
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.
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, 541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
CITY & PARKS
SCHOOLS
Sisters City Council 2nd &
4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
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 .
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.
This listing is for reg
scheduled meetings; ularly
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