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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Council signs off on Creekside fixes By Sue Stafford Correspondent Patrick Davenport, City of Sisters community develop- ment director, reports that the Sisters City Council reviewed the CPAB recommenda- tions for improvements to the Creekside Campground, agree- ing to most of them, including performing a traffic study to modify ingress/egress, and constructing a berm along Locust Street. The proposed berm along Tyee Drive was replaced with enhanced landscape plantings in order to reduce the cost of the project. Davenport reviewed for the parks advisory board a progress draft of the new mas- ter plan for Creekside Park and Campground, including exist- ing conditions and overall goals and objectives for improve- ments. The prioritization of the goals is outlined in the proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for all the City parks. Davenport advised the board that the overall City Parks Master Plan has to be completed before the CIP goes to Council for their approval. The final draft of the Creekside Park Master Plan will be returned to CPAB for review once the traffic study around the campground is completed and the parks CIP document is approved by City Council. photo by Jodi Schneider McnaMee Art in the Park vendor dave Cretsinger at his Tumbleweeds art booth. Eclectic treasures for visitors By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent Forestry board: keep ground cover By Sue Stafford Correspondent The Urban Forestry Board has instructed the City of Sisters to discontinue its cur- rent practice of removing all ground cover from public treed areas, such as behind the truck scales on the east end of town. City Manager Andrew Gorayeb had directed the pub- lic works department to do the clearing using Deschutes County inmate work crews to create a cleaner look, to reduce fire danger from thrown cigarette butts, and to improve visibility of deer attempting to cross highways. The clearing extends 50 feet in from the edge of the road. Urban Forestry chairman Dave Moyer, who is retired from 42 years with the U.S. Forest Service, elaborated on studies that showed such prac- tices are bad for the health of the forests. “When the ground under the trees is stripped of all vegetation and duff (tree nee- dles, etc.), the healthy growth See TReeS on page 20 Sisters offered sunny skies on Saturday for Art in the Park, an added attraction for visitors to enjoy during rodeo weekend in Sisters. Creekside Park was filled with over 85 vendor booths for folks to take in. Ken and Sandy Ash, first- time vendors from Roseburg, really stood out to the crowd with their unusual birdfeed- ers and flower plates that add charm and color to your garden. “I recycle decorative plates that I buy from just about any- where, and attach them to electrical conduit poles. Then for the birdfeeder stacking I use ceramic cups, saucers, planters or vases and put it all together with industrial strength glue,” Sandy Ash Snake River Net Co. booth said. had homemade fishing nets Lots of folks stopped made by founder Mike Avery by the “Tumbleweeds” from Idaho Falls. One big home décor booth where net, full of bugs, was ready owner Dave Cretsinger to catch every customer that from Redmond reclaims and strolled by; you couldn’t help restores old weathered mate- but stop and take a peek to see rials to create original works if they were real. of functional art from cof- “We make handmade fee tables to unusual frames. wood nets that are crafted The eye-catcher was this from exotic hardwoods from year’s Sisters Rodeo poster around the world. The handle by Dennis McGregor, in a end widens so the fisherman Cretsinger signature frame. does not lose the net by it “We love Sisters, and we slipping out of his hands. The used to be locals when we had reason for the bugs is to show our store, Tumbleweeds, here that you can easily “match 10 years ago,” said Cretsinger. the hatch” with our net. It’s a Country/Western music common term for fly fishing. and rodeo go hand in hand In fly fishing matching the and lots of folks gathered hatch means to literally match round in their Western gear to the hatching insects that the listen to Briana Renea. It was trout are eating, it’s matching Renea’s first time entertaining See ART iN The PARk on page 24 at Art in the Park. 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 em teresa@nuggetnews.c ail to om
