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Wednesday, August 12, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Sisters Doggie Dash & Fest
The Doggie Dash & Fest is this
Saturday, August 15, 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. at Village Green Park.
With or without a dog, make
the 5K run/walk or 2-mile walk,
see canine contests, agility
course, rescue groups & more.
The run/walks are $25 if you
register at sistersfol.com or at
the Sisters Library in advance;
$30 at the event. Fundraiser for
Friends of the Sisters Library
and Furry Friends Foundation.
Questions? Call 541-977-8285.
Volunteer for Book Corner
Friends of the Sisters Library
needs volunteers to work the
Book Corner 2-1/2 hours once
a month, Tuesday or Saturday.
The program supports the
library, offering exhibits, events,
scholarships, and adding to the
collections. If you like books
and want to support your
library, it’s perfect for you!
Contact Lynne at 541-588-6077
or lwood7150@gmail.com.
Christian Basics Bible Series
Beginning August 20, the fi rst
and third Thursday each month
from 5 to 7 p.m., Christian
study on many topics will take
place at 324 W. Washington
Ave. A light dinner is available
if you call ahead at 541-219-
6739. Discussions will include
Christ, character, commitment,
hope, prayer, perseverance,
witnessing and much more. It’s
a three-year period with a new
topic every 7th meeting.
Join the shorale!
Rehearsals begin soon for the
Sisters High Desert Chorale’s
upcoming concerts. There are
no auditions and no experience
is required; just come if you
enjoy making music together!
Contact Irene at 541-549-1037
or lidenmezzo@gmail.com.
City Council Vacancy
Interested parties may apply
for the seat vacated by Wendy
Holzman by submitting an
application to City Recorder
Kathy Nelson by Friday, August
21. Applications are at City Hall
or ci.sisters.or.us. You must be
a qualifi ed elector who has
resided within city limits the
preceding 12 months. Meetings
are the 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7
p.m.; workshops are the 1st and
3rd Thursday, 8 a.m. and the
2nd and 4th Thursday, 6 p.m.
Contact Kathy at 541-323-5213
knelson@ci.sisters.or.us or.
Sports Registration with
Speaker Rosalyn Eaton
Thursday, August 13 at Sisters
High School, a mandatory
player/parent meeting is from
7 to 8 p.m. for all players and
families in fall sports at SHS,
and Aston Easton’s mother
Rosalyn will be on hand to
discuss sports parenting.
Registration is 5:30 to 7 p.m.
First day of practice is Monday,
August 17. Students must
be cleared with paperwork,
physicals, fees & fi nes by then.
Info: Tim Roth, 541-549-4045.
Luau with SPRD!
Don’t miss the 2nd annual Luau
with Sisters Park & Recreation
District! Thursday, August 13
at 6:30 p.m. at Village Green
Park, you’ll enjoy incredible
food and live entertainment by
Bill Keale, Kurt Silva, Uhane
Hawaii dancers, Sisters Ukelele
Players, DJ Boogie and Shey
Quandt. Tickets are $10 per
person. Purchase at SPRD or by
calling 541-549-2091.
Volunteer for Parks Board
The City of Sisters is accepting
applications for two volunteers
for the Sisters City Parks
Advisory Board: one “in-city”
and one “out-of-city” with
terms for both expiring 8/1/18.
The board advises the City
Council on matters pertaining
to public parks, trails and open
spaces. Applications are online
at www.ci.sisters.or.us or at City
Hall, accepted until 5 p.m. on
Friday, August 28. Questions?
Contact Patrick, 541-323-5219,
or pdavenport@ci.sisters.or.us.
Register for SPRD Sports
Sisters Park & Recreation
District is now registering for
soccer, football, volleyball
and cross-country. Skills
assessments for soccer and
football take place Saturdays,
August 22 & 29. 541-549-2091
or go to sistersrecreation.com.
Ice sream Social
The Camp Sherman Historical
Society presents the fi lm,
“Finding This Place: An Early
History of Camp Sherman,”
along with an old-fashioned
ice cream social on Saturday,
August 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Camp Sherman Community
Hall. For info: 541-595-2719.
Tack/Barn/Swap Sale
Build! Read! Play! On Saturday,
August 15 at 10 a.m., all ages
are invited to the Sisters Library
to join other builders and a
zillion Legos! 541-312-1072.
The Sisters Area Chamber is
sponsoring a Tack & Barn Swap
Sale Saturday, August 22 at the
Sisters Rodeo Grounds. $15 fi rst
space; $10 for each additional.
Entry fees go to the Chamber’s
scholarship program. For more
info contact Jeri, 541-549-0251
or jeri@sisterscountry.com.
Art at the Library
Tree Yoga at the Preserve
Lego® Block Party
Art at the Sisters Library until
Sept. 15 is “Off the Wall,” art
on loan from art committee
members; display cases to
celebrate Sisters Folk Festival’s
20th year; and kids’ art
depicting “super heroes” and
“super animals.” The exhibits
are sponsored by Friends of the
Sisters Library. 541-312-1072.
Cancer Support Group
Picnic in August
The Sisters Cancer Support
Group for women will meet on
Thursday, August 27 at noon
for a picnic at Creekside Park.
Bring a folding chair and lunch!
Questions? Call Jan at 541-549-
2015, Maggie at 541-815-8131,
or Marilyn at 541-382-4492.
Thursday, August 20 from 6:30
to 8 p.m., join Deschutes Land
Trust and Maret Pajutee for a
meditative night at Indian Ford
Meadow Preserve. Register at
aug20treeyogaifm.eventbrite.com.
Questions? Call the Deschutes
Land Trust at 541-330-0017.
55 and over? Need a Job?
Experience Works provides
paid community service with
public and nonprofi t groups
and is funded by the U.S.
Dept. of Labor. Applicants
must be unemployed, 55, and
low income (within poverty
guidelines you can assess at
877-779-7905). Questions? Call
Carole, 503-804-4757 or go
online to experienceworks.org.
CPR and First Aid Class
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
will offer the AHA “Heartsaver”
First Aid & CPR class Monday,
August 17 at Sisters Fire Hall
for $10 ($15 if you require the
AHA certifi cation card). Forms
are at sistersfi re.com or stop in
at the fi re hall. Questions? Call
Gail Butler at 541-595-5712.
SHS Freshman Orientation
New-student orientation
for incoming freshmen (9th
graders) is Monday, August 31,
7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will
be small group activities in
the morning, and after lunch
students will get their locker
assignments and run through
a shortened version of their
daily schedule. Bus routes will
run morning and afternoon;
route times are on the district
website. Questions? Call Mrs.
Greaney at 541-549-0200 or
Mrs. Rawls at 541-280-6691.
SHS Transfer Student
Open House (Grades 10-12)
Transfer students grades 10-12
are invited to the high school
Monday, August 31 for an open
house from 9 to 11 a.m. Stop
by any time for a tour, your
locker, and help with your
schedule. Questions? Call Mrs.
Greaney at 541-549-0200 or
Mrs. Rawls at 541-280-6691.
Get Ready for Kindergarten
Friday, August 21 at 10:30 a.m.,
a special program for children
entering kindergarten will
feature stories, songs, crafts
and fun. Parents or caregivers
are required to attend with the
child. Info, call 541-312-1072.
“Tools for School”
Les Schwab Tire Center in
Sisters is now hosting an annual
school-supplies drive. Supplies
will be distributed from the
Sisters FAN offi ce the week
of August 24. Please drop off
items at the Sisters Les Schwab.
New supplies needed include
index cards, wooden rulers,
1-1/2" three-ring binders,
composition notebooks, Fiskars
scissors, glue sticks, pencils,
pens and backpacks for all
ages. Info, call 541-549-0155.
Free SFF Concert
On Saturday, August 22, Sisters
Folk Festival presents a free
summer concert! Enjoy singer/
songwriter Keith Greeninger’s
easygoing California folk music,
with Anna Tivel opening.
The show will take place at
Fir Street Park at 6:30 p.m.
The concert is funded by The
Roundhouse Foundation. For
more info call 541-549-4979 or
go to sistersfolkfestival.org.
The Library Book slub
Ten Friends Fundraiser
“Jammin’ for Nepal” will be
held at Hood Avenue Art on
Thursday, August 13 from 5:30
to 8:30 p.m. Free, but for a
donation of $15 for Ten Friends,
you’ll receive a handmade
pottery cup with beverage!
Local artists and musicians are
donating musical talents and
p
y Info, call 541-719-1800.
pottery.
Pet of the Week
Read and discuss “The
Orchardist” by Amanda
Coplin with other thoughtful
readers at the Sisters Library
on Wednesday, August 26 at
6:30 p.m. Questions? Please
contact Linda at 541-312-1074
or lindak@deschuteslibrary.org.
Change Your Life,
Pursue Your Passion
All are invited to a free monthly
support group meeting on
Monday, August 17 at 7:30
p.m. at the Sisters Library.
Questions? Call 360-216-6095
or go to liveyourlegend.net.
Stars Over Sisters Star Party
Stargazers are invited to gather
at the Sisters Park & Recreation
District building on Saturday,
August 15 at 8:30 p.m. for a
presentation and slide show.
Then head out to SHS sports
fi elds to observe the night sky
through powerful telescopes.
Free! Info: Ron, 541-549-8846.
Interpretive Walks with
Friends of the Metolius
Learn about the 1930s Civilian
Conservation Corps camp on
a round-trip walk from the
Camp Sherman Bridge to the
Riverside Campground on
Saturday, August 15, 10 a.m.
to noon. Meet at the Camp
Sherman Bridge. Info, call 503-
675-7764 or 541-595-6439.
Sweet, almost-7-year-old GRACIE
is a pit bull mix whose owner moved
and couldn’t take her. She’s now
seeking her forever, loving home.
Gracie rides well in a car and loves
to go walking, hiking, biking and
swimming, along with playing fetch
with tennis balls! She also likes to
be indoors, just being part of her
family’s daily life. (Hanging out in the
backyard by herself is not for her!)
Call the Humane Society of
Central Oregon at 541-382-3537
Sponsored
by
Sisters
Veterinary Clinic
541-549-6961
We welcome with love...
Journey Velvet Bradley
Spinners/Weavers Group
The Central Oregon Spinners
and Weavers Guild will meet at
the Sisters Library on Saturday,
August 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. All
fi ber enthusiasts are welcome!
Info: 541-639-3217 or weave-
spin-centraloregon.org/wp.
The future Mr. & Mrs. Brandon and Mia Bradley welcomed a baby girl on
July 13, 2015 at 6:50 p.m. Journey Velvet weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and was
20 inches long. Journey joins her older sister, Chelsea. Proud grandparents
are Kathy Savory and Gary Bood, Cris Maddox and Glen Bradley.
SISTERS AREA CHURCHES
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA)
386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831
shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com
10 a.m. – Sunday Worship
The Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration
68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087
8:30 a.m. – Ecumenical Sunday Worship
10:15 a.m. – Episcopal Sunday Worship
Kids’ crafts and childcare at both services
Sisters Community Church (Nondenom.)
1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201
10 a.m. – Sunday Worship Service
sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com
Sisters Church of the Nazarene
67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960
10:45 a.m. – Sunday Worship | sistersnaz.org
St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church
123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391
5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass
9 a.m. Sunday Mass
8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass
Calvary Chapel (Nondenom.)
484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288
10 a.m. – Sunday Worship
Westside Church – Sisters Campus
442 Trinity Way • 541-382-7504
10:45 a.m. – Sunday Service | westsidechurch.org
Vast Church (Nondenom.)
1700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 541-719-0587
9:37 a.m. – Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303
11 a.m. – Saturday Worship
New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God)
222 Trinity Way • 541-549-2277
10:30 a.m. – Sunday Worship
sistersnewhopechristiancenter.com
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
68885 Trinity Way • 541-977-2766, 541-549-4587, 541-549-1385
10 a.m. – Sunday Sacrament Meeting
Chapel in the Pines
Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971
10 a.m. – Sunday Worship
Baha’i Faith Meetings
Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion
Groups. Call for location and times • 541-549-6586
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