Wednesday, April 22, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Uganda steals hearts
of Sisters travelers
By Jodi schneider mcNamee
Correspondent
At the beginning of spring
break the Project Uganda
team checked 28 suitcases —
donated by members of the
Sisters community — at the
Redmond airport on their way
to Uganda. Weighing in at 50
pounds each, the suitcases
were filled with 250 brand-
new athletic shoes, donated by
Sisters Middle School (SMS)
social studies teacher Casey
Pallister, and 451 menstrual
kits handmade and donated by
volunteers from Days for Girls
Organization.
The bags also included
clothing, hygiene products,
medical products, schoolbooks
and toys that were all on their
way to 1,200 students at the
Good Samaritan School in
Kiwangala.
Seven adults and seven stu-
dents from the Project Uganda
team reached their destina-
tion at the Good Samaritan
School, 8,989 miles away from
Sisters, in the small village of
Kiwangala, deep in the interior
of Uganda.
“On Monday (March 23)
we went from the airport in
Entebbe to Kampala, and
Osborn Muyanja, the director
See uGANDA on page 23
photo by diane Goble
A mobile dental van is bringing vital dental care to those in need in sisters country.
Dental van brings care to Sisters
By Diane Goble
Correspondent
Sisters gets set to
celebrate the arts
Sisters’ annual spring cel-
ebration of the arts kicks off
next month with a parade,
art stroll, and art auction
fundraiser.
My Own Two Hands
(MOTH), the annual fund-
raiser for Sisters Folk
Festival’s educational out-
reach programs, begins on
May 8 with a parade at 4
p.m. on Main Avenue, an art
stroll at 22 local businesses
from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., and a
Community Arts Celebration
at 6:30 p.m. at The Belfry.
On Saturday, May 9 at 6
p.m. Ponderosa Forge and
Ironworks will be transformed
into an auction and party
venue for the Sisters Folk
Festival’s annual fundraiser.
Started 14 years ago,
MOTH is an annual two-day
event with two purposes; raise
funds for arts and music pro-
gramming in Sisters Country,
and bring the community
together to celebrate the
arts. The theme this year is
“Imagine,” and has inspired
an impressive collection of art
donations.
Each year, MOTH awards
are given in several cat-
egories. Merit awards were
given to Preston Thompson
Guitars, Jennifer Hartwig &
See moth on page 30
You might have wondered
what the story is behind that
dental clinic on wheels you
may see parked occasionally
in front of the Kiwanis build-
ing on Main Avenue. The idea
grew from the dream of Celia
Grayson, who wanted to help
break the cycle of poverty in
Sisters.
She recognized that bad
teeth can make a bad impres-
sion on employers during the
hiring process and, because
gum disease can lead to seri-
ous illnesses when regular
cleanings are delayed for
financial reasons, it may
lead to missing work for
medical appointments and
recovery. The result is often
unemployment.
When Grayson met Jan
Failing, dental hygien-
ist to husband Dr. Hank
Failing, while hiking with a
group from Sisters Park &
Recreation District (SPRD)
over five years ago, the idea
was hatched to start a preven-
tive and restorative dental
clinic for our adult commu-
nity with no insurance, low or
no income (following income
guidelines of the Kiwanis
Food Bank), as the two hiked
around Sisters Country and
talked about their dreams.
Dr. Failing had been retired
for a couple of years and had
plenty of projects around their
old farmhouse, but missed
his work, so he was excited
about the prospect. Next
Grayson approached Debbie
Stumbaugh, who manages the
“urgent care” dental van clin-
ics in Central Oregon, and she
jumped on board. This is the
only preventive and restor-
ative mobile dental clinic to
routinely serve a city in this
area.
Jeld-Wen donated the van
that Stumbaugh, now Medical
Teams International Dental
Van manager and the only sal-
aried member, drives all over
Central and Eastern Oregon
where she has volunteer den-
tists and hygienists ready to
meet the needs of low-income
patients in their towns.
Dr. Failing and his team,
consisting of dental assistant
Stumbaugh, hygienist Linda
Robinson, and dental assistant
Julie Mansfield (she and her
husband own Sisters Olive &
Nut), are kept on track by Jan
Failing, who also helped run
her husband’s dental practice
in Portland, as well as being a
practicing hygienist and assis-
tant. She juggles appointments
for cleanings and dental care
patients between two chairs
inside the fully equipped den-
tal van every month.
See DENtAL VAN 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. 541-595-6967.
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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