Wednesday, October 21, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Soup’s on in Empty
Bowls fundraiser
The National Empty Bowls
project is celebrating its 25th
anniversary, and soup’s on as
the project returns to Sisters on
Tuesday evening, November
3, 6 p.m. in the Sisters High
School cafeteria.
Founded in 1990 by art
teacher John Hartom of
Bloomfield Hills High School
in Michigan, empty bowls
began as an effort to help out
with a local food drive. John
had his art students throw, dec-
orate, and fire ceramic bowls.
Staff members from the high
school were invited to come
to the cafeteria to select a
bowl and enjoy a simple meal
of soup and bread. Students
helped with all the setup and
clean-up and listened as John
spoke to the staff about hunger
in their community, thanked
them for their donations, and
had them take their bowls
home with them as a reminder
of those with “empty bowls.”
See Empty bowls on page 30
Groundbreaking musical
program comes to town
An innovative music diplo-
macy program is coming to
Sisters on Friday, October 30.
At 7 p.m. at the Sisters High
School Auditorium, Sisters
Folk Festival and Caldera
present OneBeat — featuring
25 musicians from around the
world.
These boundary-break-
ing fellows from 17 differ-
ent countries and territories,
including Russia, Cuba,
Zimbabwe, Egypt, Venezuela,
and the U.S., bring singular
and compelling stories, and
range from experimental pro-
ducers to deeply rooted tradi-
tional virtuosi to indie-rockers
and more.
Tickets are $10 for adults,
$5 for youth (18 and under)
and are available at www.
sistersfolkfestival.org/
sff-presents.
At OneBeat performances,
people of all ages and back-
grounds have the rare oppor-
tunity to experience live what
it sounds like when adventur-
ous musicians from different
parts of the world combine
forces, and learn first-hand
about the process of cross-
cultural dialogue and creative
collaboration.
OneBeat (1beat.org) is the
pioneering music diplomacy
program initiated by the U.S.
Department of State’s Bureau
of Educational and Cultural
Affairs and produced by Bang
See music on page 31
photo provided
New equipment bays are up at Cloverdale’s fire station.
Cloverdale bond provides buildings
The Cloverdale Fire
District is moving forward
with improvements from last
year’s bond measure.
The new apparatus bay at
station 601 on George Cyrus
Road now has the wall and
roof structure installed.
“It’s starting to look like a
fire station again,” said Fire
Chief Thad Olsen.
Other monies have been
spent to purchase two new
command vehicles which
were delivered within the
last two weeks. They are cur-
rently in service and awaiting
the installation of reflective
striping on the bodies.
The two new pumper
trucks have been ordered and
are currently in the build-
ing process in Wyoming,
Minnesota. The cab and
chassis are expected to be
completed near the end of
October. At that point the
chassis will be moved to the
Rosenbauer plant in Lyons,
South Dakota, for installa-
tion of the pumps and water
tanks, and completion of the
firefighting body portion of
the trucks. Chief Olsen is
hopeful that the trucks will
be completed and moved
to the dealer in Spokane by
the first of the year for final
outfitting.
The district’s board of
directors has completed
plans for the building at sta-
tion 602, on Cloverdale Road
This project is expected to go
out to bid in the near future
with construction expected to
start during spring 2016.
The district is currently
waiting on the Deschutes
911 system to make a deter-
mination on radio equipment
upgrade specifications before
making a major radio pur-
chase to update existing radio
equipment.
The district board and
volunteers again expressed
their thanks to the commu-
nity for approving this bond
measure.
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Al-Anon Monday, noon, Shepherd
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group
of the Hills Lutheran Church •
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood
Wednesday, 6 p.m., The Episcopal
4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924.
location information: 541-549-2072.
Church of the Transfi guration.
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Central Oregon Spinners and
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., The
Weavers Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to
Episcopal Church of the
3 p.m. Sisters Library. 541-639-3217.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
Transfi guration. 541-549-1527.
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Central Oregon Woodworkers
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thursday &
Guild 1st Monday. 541-610-9022.
Sunday, 7 p.m., The Episcopal Church
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
of the Transfi guration • Saturday,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
Wednesday, September-June, Stitchin’
8 a.m., The Episcopal Church of the
community room. 541-923-1632.
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Transfi guration • Monday, 5 p.m.,
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, noon, Big Book study,
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Location information: 541-549-1193.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church • Sisters Library. 541-977-8285.
Thursday, noon, Sober Sisters Women
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 a.m.,
Meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City 541-410-2870.
Church. 541-548-0440.
Hall. Just bring scissors! 503-880-5832.
Authors Support Group 2nd Friday,
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
10 a.m., Sisters Area Chamber of
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 3rd Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Sisters
Commerce. 541-588-0081.
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304. Elementary School loft. 971-570-2405.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Military Parents of Sisters 2nd
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Location information: 541-279-1977.
Library community room. 541-549-1471. community room. 541-647-7483.
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., Black Butte
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters Trails Alliance Board of
Ranch community room. All welcome;
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
Directors 2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m.
partner required. 541-595-6236.
The Pines Clubhouse. 541-719-8822.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Celebrate Recovery Thursdays,
& Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
7 p.m., Westside Church-Sisters
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Campus. 541-389-6859.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
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.
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, 541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Mondays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
CITY & PARKS
SCHOOLS
Sisters City Council 2nd &
4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
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 .
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.
This listing is for reg
scheduled meetings; ularly
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