Wednesday, April 1, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Seven vie for seats
on school board
Seven community mem-
bers have stepped up to seek
seats on the Sisters School
Board in the May 19 election.
Lachlan Leaver and Greg
Zadow will contest Position
No. 2. Jeff Smith is running
unopposed for Position No. 3.
Three candidates will vie for
Position No. 4: Stephen King,
who currently holds the posi-
tion by appointment; Karen
Swaner, and Steve Mathews.
Amanda Clark is running
unopposed for Position No. 5.
An unusual number of
seats are up for election in
May due to the resignations
of Kay Grady and Justin
Durham who both left the
board due to other commit-
ments. Melvin Herburger and
Andrew Gorayeb did not seek
reelection.
photo by Jerry baldoCk
dan rickards hosted kolleen Yake and ryan Houston, executive director of the upper deschutes Watershed Council.
Sisters to host
Easter Egg Hunt
Sisters’ popular annual
Easter Egg Hunt is set for
Easter Sunday.
Children from infant to 11
years of age are invited to par-
ticipate in the annual Easter
Egg Hunt co-sponsored by the
Sisters-Camp Sherman and
Cloverdale fire departments.
The event will take place on
April 5, promptly at 1 p.m. at
the adjoining Creekside Park
and Creekside Campground,
regardless of weather.
Gallery celebrates Deschutes River
The Easter Bunny will be
present to greet all.
Parking is limited, so plan
to arrive early. Children wish-
ing to participate are asked to
be at the parks at 12:40 p.m.
so they can be divided into
the appropriate age groups.
Children are divided into the
following groups: Infant to
2 years old will be in the red
area, 3-5 years old will be in
the yellow area, 6-8 years old
will be in the blue area and
9-11 years old will be in the
white area.
Participants must be on
time; the eggs disappear fast!
For more information con-
tact the Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire District at 541-549-0771.
Creekside Park is located 657
E. Jefferson Ave.
By Jodi schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Clearwater Gallery hosted
the third annual Wild River
Show during the Fourth
Friday Art Stroll last week.
The gallery featured the
Deschutes River with inter-
pretive works of over 20
Northwest artists.
The Wild River Project
was launched in February of
2013 by Clearwater Gallery
featuring the magical Metolius
River. Collaborating with
“Friends of the Metolius,” the
nonprofit organization bene-
fited from the sales generated
by a community art show.
This year’s Wild River
Project sought to raise pub-
lic awareness for the Lower
Deschutes River. Clearwater
Gallery owner Dan Rickards
continues his commitment to
the preservation of Northwest
rivers by donating 20 percent
of the proceeds from his prints
from this year’s Deschutes
River painting, “Afternoon
at Steelhead Falls,” to the
Upper Deschutes Watershed
Council, a nonprofit that
actively supports the wild and
scenic Deschutes River.
Rickards explained why
he was inspired to paint
Steelhead Falls for his wild
river series this year.
“I have been living in
Central Oregon for 20-plus
years and had never been
to Steelhead Falls until this
past summer. It was my old-
est son Kyle’s bachelor party
day before he got married,
and we had gone on a few
outings throughout the day in
our area and one of the stops
was to see Steelhead Falls and
to jump off the cliffs into the
pool of water. From a sce-
nic river perspective it’s just
one of those iconic gorgeous
spots, and it’s quite the fun
spot for kayaking and fishing.
It’s obviously a very popular
spot since several of the other
artists chose that area to depict
in the show.”
Each artist captured the
essence of the Deschutes
River in their own unique
artistic expression.
Local artist Curtiss Abbott
submitted two of his photo-
graphs for the juried art show,
one titled “Steelhead Falls.”
“Dennis Schmidling and
I went out to Steelhead Falls
in January to photograph the
area. I was looking at the
bluffs and the water and at that
time of day, the right light-
ing, that’s what I was shoot-
ing for, to be able to pick up
what the eye is really seeing,”
said Abbott. “The shadows
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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
Meeting 2nd Thursday, 8 to 9:30 a.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. 541-595-6967.
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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