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12 Wednesday, April 29, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Grand Opening Celebration for A Home To Share National Wildfi re Preparedness Day A Home To Share will host its Grond Opening Fridoy, Moy 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. ot Mory Ellen’s Ploce, 506 S. Spruce St. The community is invited to join the celebrotion ond portoke of music, oppetizers, ond pleosont conversotions ond see whot the buzz is oll obout with this unique housing opportunity! Coll Sondy for odditionol informotion ot 541-420-0641. Sisters-Comp Shermon RFPD presents the second onnuol community event on wildfi re preporedness on Soturdoy, Moy 2 from 9:30 o.m. to noon ot the Sisters Fire Holl. Locol fi re ogency professionols will speok on the upcoming wildfi re seoson ond how you moy protect your property. Free to oll. For more informotion, pleose coll 541-549-0771. Taking Flight with Jim A! Tea & Fashion Show Jim Anderson will discuss and demonstrate radio-controlled aircraft, cars, and boats in the fi nal presentation of this year’s Diane Jacobsen Speaker Series at the Sisters Library at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. The R/C world has become a tool of industry, deadly force in times of war, and useful in surveillance. Have your picture taken by a friendly drone and watch the maneuvering of these R/C vehicles! For more information call 541-549-5582. Cinco de Mayo Festival Sisters Pork & Recreotion District is presenting o fi esto ot FivePine Lodge! The ofternoon includes o Mexicon celebrotion, outhentic food, entertoinment ond ouction. It will be held on Sundoy, Moy 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. ond is for 21-and-older only. Cost is $18 ond tickets must be purchosed in odvonce by colling 541-549-2091. Funds will go to SPRD youth sports progroms. For info, coll or emoil sprd@sistersrecreotion.com. Open House on Peterson Ridge West Trail Oregon Porks ond Recreotion Dept. (OPRD) will host on open house on Wednesdoy, Moy 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ot the Aspen Lokes clubhouse. OPRD seeks public comment on designoting the Peterson Ridge West Troil os o Stote Designoted Regionol Troil. For more info contoct Rocky Houston ot 503-986-0750 or rocky.houston@oregon.gov. Digital Downloads Lab On Wednesdoy, Moy 13 from 9:30 to 11 o.m. ot the Sisters Librory, o free open lob is offered where you con get help on eReoders, eBooks, digitol music, mogozines ond more. Spoce is limited, so registrotion is recommended: ot the librory or by colling 541-312-1072. Antiques Sale Now Accepting Donations The 4th Annual Sisters Kiwanis Antiques Sale to be held May 23 is accepting donations and this year will feature jewelry: costume, vintage, and more! Old watches, rhinestones, even broken items are welcome for this year’s “bling in the spring.” Large items and furniture also sought. Donations are tax deductible; funds go toward scholarships for Sisters students. To donate call 541-480-1412. Enter the Rodeo Parade! Entry forms for the 75th Sisters Rodeo Parade are now online at www.sistersrodeo.com. The deadline to apply is May 15 or as soon as it’s full. Questions? Contact Jeri at 541-588-0689 or buckmann88@gmail.com. Past Sisters Rodeo Queens, call Yvette at 541-549-6691; you’re invited to be in a special entry! The 15th onnuol teo ond foshion show presented by St. Edword the Mortyr Cotholic Church will be held ot the church on Soturdoy, Moy 9 ot 11 o.m. This is o speciol “high teo” inspired lunch, including dessert, with o roffl e ond foshion show. Proceeds support St. Winefride’s Gorden ot the church, the porish youth progrom, ond ministries thot support Sisters Kiwonis ond FAN. Tickets ore $20 ond ot the church offi ce, or coll 541-549- 9391 or 541-548-5416. Community Assets Survey Paper surveys provided by the Community Assets Committee to attendees at the Town Hall meeting may be dropped off at City Hall; electronic surveys must be completed by May 16 (on the City website). Results will be tabulated, analyzed, and presented to City Council. For questions, contact Kathy Nelson at 541-549-6022. Parent-Teacher Conferences Sisters High School Porent- Teocher Conferences will be held ofter school from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdoy, Moy 13 ond Thursdoy, Moy 14. There is no school on Fridoy, Moy 15. Questions, coll 541-549-4045. Sisters Folk Festival Seeks Volunteers The 20th onnuol Sisters Folk Festivol con use enthusiostic, hordworking volunteers! The festivol tokes ploce September 11-13 ond volunteers who put in 10-12 hours helping out receive on All-Event Poss! There ore mony woys to help. Sign up to volunteer ot sistersfolkfestivol.org or coll 541-549-4979 with questions. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information visit www.hopeafricakids.org or call Katie Keranen at 541-719-8727. Register for FCA Camp The 2015 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sports Camp will be held June 23-27 at NW Nazarene U. in Nampa, Idaho. Grades 7-12 may sign up for football, track, cross-country, swimming, soccer, softball, baseball, volleyball, wrestling, lacrosse, tennis, basketball or golf. Cost is $375 (golf $450) and scholarships available. Register at fcacamps.org. Info: 541-815-1274 or dlegg@fca.org. Family Fun Story Times Family Fun Story Times for kids ages birth through 5 are held at the Sisters Library at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays. Songs, rhymes and crafts are interactive and designed to grow readers! Caregivers must attend. For more info call 541-312-1072. Women’s Drum Circle The Library Book Club Stars Over Sisters Star Party Reod ond discuss “Oronge is the New Block,” by Piper Kermon, with other thoughtful reoders ot the Sisters Librory on Wednesdoy, Moy 27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The book is one of the librory’s Author! Author! Literary Series selection. Questions? Pleose contoct Lindo ot 541-312-1074 or lindok@deschuteslibrory.org. Leorn obout the night skies! Storgozers ore invited to gother ot the Sisters Pork & Recreotion District building on Soturdoy, Moy 16 ot 9 p.m. for o presentotion ond slide show. If weother then permits, plon on heoding out to the SHS sports fi elds to observe the night sky through powerful telescopes. Free! Coll Ron ot 541-549-8846 for more informotion. Women ore invited to join o gothering of kindred spirits for o time of connection ond resononce. Bring your drum, rottle, shoker ond friends (drums ore olso ovoiloble) the fi rst Soturdoy eoch month, 10 o.m. to noon, to The HormonyHouse, 17505 Kent Rd. The next drum circle is on May 2. For directions or more info coll 541-280-1821. Annual Prayer Breakfast Pet of the Week Win Rodeo Tickets! The Sisters High School Grod Night Porty Committee is roffl ing four tickets to the 1 p.m. Sundoy, June 14 performonce ot Sisters Rodeo. $1 per chonce or $5 for 6 chonces. All proceeds will go to the Drug- ond Alcohol-free All-night Porty for the SHS senior closs of 2015. Buy ot Common Threods or coll Rosie ot 541-390-6917 for info. First Aid & CPR/AED Class The next CPR/AED and First Aid class provided by the Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD will be held Monday, May 11. For detailed information log on to sistersfi re.com and select the CPR tab, or stop in at the Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St., to register. Cost is $10 (or $15 with AHA certifi cation card). Class size is limited, so register early. Questions, call 541-549-0771. Library Presents “Know Crime & Punishment” At the Sisters Librory ot noon on Tuesdoy, Moy 5, Morisso Wilson discusses incorcerotion: intoke through releose. Wilson is the Tronsition Coordinotor ond Public Informotion Offi cer ot Deer Ridge Correctionol Institution in Modros. For more informotion coll 541-312-1034. Spinners/Weavers Group The Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild will meet at the Sisters Library on Saturday, May 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. All fi ber enthusiasts are welcome to attend! For additional information call 541-639-3217. The annual breakfast held in Sisters for the National Day of Prayer will take place this year on Thursday, May 7 from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at Sisters Community Church. The breakfast is sponsored by Sisters Christian Academy, and guest speaker will be author and Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Olympian Dave Johnson. Cost is $45 per person, with table sponsorships also available. For information contact Sisters Christian Academy at 541-549-4133. Cancer Support Group “Support Our Sisters” meets the fourth Thursdoy eoch month, with the next meeting on Moy 28 ot 10 o.m. Women who hove been diognosed with concer ore invited to shore experiences ond informotion on resources. For locotion or other info coll Jon ot 541-549-2015. Career Funds Available Kiwanis’ Career Opportunity Fund provides fi nancial assistance to start, augment, or complete a career (vocational, technical, artistic, general) and is available to qualifi ed adults over 25, residents of the Sisters School District. Applications are available at the Sisters Habitat offi ce, the FAN offi ce, online at SistersKiwanis.org, or please call 541-410-2870. Volunteer for the Ride! Volunteers ore needed for the “Ride for Two Rivers” on Soturdoy, Moy 30, ot Creekside Pork ond on the ride route. The ride roises funds for restorotion projects on Whychus Creek. Fun jobs ore ovoiloble oll doy ot ride registrotion, rest stops, ond fi nish lines! For odditionol informotion coll 541-815-4546. OPAL is a beautiful tortoiseshell, about 7 years old, who came to the shelter because she was a bit too rambunctious playing with her canine friend. Opal has been around young kids and has lived her life as an indoor-outdoor cat; she would love to have a similar new home. If Opal sounds like the perfect kitty for you, stop by and meet her today! Call the Humane Society of Central Oregon at 541-382-3537 Sponsored by 541-549-4151 Pet Place ... … is published by The Nugget Newspaper free of charge for FREE PETS seeking homes, and LOST & FOUND animals. FOUND DOG: Large shepherd mix, mostly tan, older with white muzzle, found off Elm St. Colorful collar but no tags. Please call Karen at 541-480-1412. Contacts if you’ve lost or found a pet: Humane Society Central Oregon, 541-382- 3537; BrightSide Animal Center, 541-923- 0882; Deschutes County Animal Control, 541-388-6596; Sisters Vet Clinic, 541-549- 6961; Black Butte Vet Clinic, 541-549-1837; Broken Top Vet Clinic, 541-389-0391. SISTERS AREA CHURCHES Sfepferd of tfe Hills Lutferan Cfurcf (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 54.-549-583. shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com .0 a.m. – Sunday Worship Tfe Episcopal Cfurcf of tfe Transfi guration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 54.-549-7087 8:30 a.m. – Ecumenical Sunday Worship .0:.5 a.m. – Episcopal Sunday Worship Sunday School and childcare at both services Sisters Community Cfurcf (Nondenom.) .300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 54.-549-.20. .0 a.m. – Sunday Worship Service sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com Sisters Cfurcf of tfe Nazarene 67.30 Harrington Loop Road • 54.-389-8960 .0:45 a.m. – Sunday Worship | sistersnaz.org Mountain Range Cfristian Cfurcf (Nondenom.) Meets at Rio Restaurant • 54.-390-0569 9:30 a.m. – Sunday Worship Westside Cfurcf – Sisters Campus 442 Trinity Way • 54.-382-7504 9 a.m. & .0:45 a.m. – Sunday Services | westsidechurch.org St. Edward tfe Martyr Catfolic Cfurcf .23 Trinity Way • 54.-549-939. 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. & 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Vast Cfurcf (Nondenom.) .700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 54.-7.9-0587 9:37 a.m. – Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Calvary Cfapel (Nondenom.) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 54.-588-6288 .0 a.m. – Sunday Worship Cfapel in tfe Pines Camp Sherman • 54.-549-997., 54.-389-74.0 .0 a.m. – Sunday Worship Seventf-Day Adventist Cfurcf 386 N. Fir Street • 54.-595-6770, 54.-306-8303 .. a.m. – Saturday Worship New Hope Cfristian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 54.-549-2277, 54.-504-922. .0:30 a.m. – Sunday Worship sistersnewhopechristiancenter.com Tfe Cfurcf of Jesus Cfrist of Latter-Day Saints 68885 Trinity Way • 54.-977-2766, 54.-549-4587, 54.-549-.385 .0 a.m. – Sunday Sacrament Meeting Bafa’i Faitf Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 54.-549-6586 Announcements zolicy: Nonprofi t organizations, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding & anniversary notices are welcome to run on this page (no charge). Sisters community events take fi rst priority. Submit in writing at NuggetNews.com (contact list, Teresa Mahnken), email teresa@nuggetnews.com, or drop off at The Nugget offi ce, 442 E. Main Ave. You must include a “for more info” phone number. Deadline is noon, Mondays.