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12 Wednesday, November 4, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S CPR and First Aid Class Annual Veterans C Chapel Calling all veterans and their Calli families! Sisters Christian Academy invites all veterans and the community to its Veterans Chapel on Monday, November 9 at 1 p.m., held in the main auditorium of Sisters Community Church. Coffee and cookies will follow; come join in honoring their service! For more info: 541-549-4133. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD will offer the AHA “Heartsaver” First Aid and CPR class on Thursday, November 12, 9 a.m. to about 4:30 p.m. at the Sisters Fire Hall. Cost is $10 ($15 if you require the AHA certifi cation card). Log on to sistersfi re.com and select the “CPR” tab to print the registration form, or stop in at the Sisters Fire Hall. For info: Gail at 541-595-5712. Enter the Parade! Sisters Christmas Parade All Veterans Invited! applications are now available Sisters VFW Post 8138 and at the Chamber offi ce or by American Legion Post 86 will calling 541-549-0251. Deadline meet Wednesday, November is Wednesday, November 18. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Sisters City The parade is at 2 p.m. on Hall. All veterans in the Sisters Saturday, November 28 and area are encouraged to join. has been moved this year to For more info call Lance Main Avenue (which will be Trowbridge at 541-903-1123 or closed from Pine to Larch, 1:45 Bill Anttila at 541-549-1132. to 3 p.m.). This year’s theme is “A Red, White and Blue School Events for Veterans Sisters’ three public schools will Christmas” and will include a honor veterans at several events tribute to our military. on Tuesday, November 10. The Child Seat Safety Checks Sisters High School Leadership Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Committee invites veterans and will offer free child safety seat their spouses to breakfast at checks on Saturday, November the high school at 8 a.m.; the 21, 10 a.m. to noon. Seats will community is then invited to be evaluated for recalls, proper an assembly at 9:30 a.m. Sisters fi t in the vehicle, and fi t for the Elementary School will host child. Kids under 4'9" should students’ grandparents who be in some sort of child safety are veterans at an assembly at seat. Questions? 541-549-0771. 12:25 p.m., and Sisters Middle School invites veterans and “Urinetown” on SHS Stage their spouses to an assembly at Thursday through Sunday, 2 p.m. Questions? Lance, 541- November 12-15, the Sisters 903-1123 or Bill, 541-549-1132. High School musical theater class presents “Urinetown,” Candy for Veterans a Broadway musical. In a The Sisters Parent Teacher post-apocalyptic world, the Community is collecting extra poor must pay a fee to get into Halloween candy to donate the public amenity bathroom, to veterans groups. Drop off and the money goes to the candy at Sisters Elementary rich. Enjoy complex musical School or at Deri’s Hair Salon numbers and a ton of laughs! (behind Hop & Brew) through Shows through Saturday are at Friday, November 6 for it to 7 p.m., with a Sunday matinee be included in the shipment. Questions? Call 541-480-5994. at 2 p.m. Tickets at the door are $8 for students and $12 for adults. For info: 541-549-4045. Digital Downloads Lab On Wednesday, November Operation Christmas Child 11 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Operation Christmas Child Sisters Library, a free open lab collects and delivers shoeboxes is offered where you can get fi lled with toys, hygiene items help on eReaders, eBooks, and more to millions of needy digital music, magazines... children around the world. Register at 541-312-1072 or Vast Church (at SHS) will hold online at deschuteslibrary.org. a packing party at 9:37 a.m. on Sunday, November 15. Food Senior Lunches and More will be served, all are invited! Meet your fellow seniors at Questions? Call 541-390-8724. the Sisters Senior Luncheon! Lunch is served every Tuesday Panoramic Special Access at noon at Sisters Community Road District Board Term Church with a $3.50 suggested Letters of interest are being donation for those over 60. The accepted for a 3-year-term espresso hour runs 11 a.m. to volunteer position on the noon, and BINGO is played PSARD three-member board. after lunch until 2:30 p.m. A Must be a resident of the free blood pressure clinic is Panoramic Special Access Road offered the last Tuesday of the District for more than 90 days month from 11 a.m. to noon. and a registered voter. Send to: For info, call 541-678-5483. PSARD, POB 1226, Sisters, OR 97759. For info: 541-610-6731. Art Quilts at the Library An exhibit of art quilts by Volunteer for Technical Sisters resident Leotie Richards Advisory Committee is now on display at the Sisters The City invites those interested Library. It includes a series to apply for the Community featuring American folk heroes, Assets Technical Advisory and is sponsored by Friends of Committee to advance two the Sisters Library. Questions? project concepts identifi ed by Please call 541-549-6157. the committee as feasible: a Field House, and Combination Pajama Parties for Kids Project (to include a convention Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m., center with winter sports park kids from birth to age 5 are & arts/science/history building). invited to the Sisters Library for Applications are at City Hall or evening story time with songs, www.ci.sisters.or.us; accepted rhymes, crafts and PJs! Parents until Friday, November 27. or caregivers must attend and are encouraged to participate in Questions? Kathy, 541-323- 5213 or knelson@ci.sisters.or.us. all the activities! 541-312-1072. Good News Club for Kids Friday, November 6, an after- school Good News Club for Sisters Elementary School-aged children begins. The club will meet at homes near SES, and the required registration forms are on the SES message board. The club teaches Bible truths with songs, games, fun and activities (snacks included). Volunteer teachers are trained and vetted by Child Evangelism Fellowship®. Questions? Call Phyllis Yankey, 907-252-4294. Free Smoke Alarms Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD and American Red Cross volunteers will go door-to- door on Saturday, November 14 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. to check and install smoke alarms, targeting homes over 10 years old near Sisters Elementary School. If you live in this area and would like to schedule an appointment (or for more info), please call 541-549-0771. Want to Perform on Stage? Teens and adults are invited to audition for one-act plays on Sunday & Monday, November 15 & 16 at 7 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. No prep or acting experience required; just commitment to rehearsals and a love of theater. Plays will be performed February 5 & 6 at The Belfry; produced by Silent Echo Theater Productions and Sisters Classic Old-Time Radio Experience. Questions? 541-480-1843 or silentecho theatercompany@gmail.com. Missing Masterpieces Curious about which famous paintings walked out of a museum? Is that painting an original or an excellent forgery? Vermeer, Renoir, Rembrandt and more! Paige Bentley- Flannery investigates heists of the art world at noon on Tuesday, November 10 at the Sisters Library. 541-312-1034. Career Funds Available! Applications are available for the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund to help adult residents of Sisters establish an occupational path. You may pick up forms at the Kiwanis House, corner of Oak Street and Main Avenue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays, and during regular hours from the Sisters Habitat for Humanity offi ce. Info, call 541-410-2870. Register for Winter Sports Open House at Caldera Winter sports registration for Sisters High School takes place Thursday, November 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the SHS commons, along with a mandatory parent & player meeting that night from 7 to 8 p.m. Students must be cleared with paperwork, physicals, fees and fi nes before practice starts (Nov. 16). Info: 541-549-4045. On Saturday, November 14, Caldera Arts & OSU-Cascades presents an Open House on “The Artist’s Life” from 3 to 5 p.m. at Caldera Arts Center at 31500 Blue Lake Dr. Listen to readings from faculty, join in an interactive creative exercise with students, join an art installation & more! Questions? Call Emily Carr, 541-322-2033. “Near Space” Presentation Women’s Cancer Support At The Belfry on Tuesday, November 17, Sisters Science Club presents Steven Peterzen of ISTAR. Peterzen will discuss “Near Space Research – A Stratospheric View.” The lecture is at 7 p.m. and $5 (but free to students, teachers, and club donors). Doors open at 6 p.m. Info: 541-549-8374, go online to sistersscienceclub. org., or visit theistargroup.com. Chess Clubs Need Coaches The chess clubs at Sisters Elementary and Sisters Middle School are seeking volunteer coaches. If you enjoy playing chess, want to pass it on to eager students ages 6-12, and have an hour every Wednesday morning to give, contact Mary Kay Ferwalt at 541-550-6744. Sisters Cancer Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 19 at Sisters City Hall. For more info, please call Jan at 541-549-2015, Maggie at 541-815-8131, or Marilyn at 541-382-4492. Spinners/Weavers Group The Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild will meet at the Sisters Library on Saturday, November 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. All fi ber enthusiasts welcome! Questions? Call 541-639-3217. Pet of the Week Volunteers Needed at Circle of Friends Sisters’ mentoring organization, Circle of Friends, can use volunteers in a variety of ways, not just as mentors. You can teach a cooking class, help decorate for the annual holiday party, fold newsletters for mailing and much more. Have a few hours to give? Go to acircleoffriendsoregon.com and check out all the current volunteer opportunities! Questions? Call 541-588-6445. Open Computer Labs Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sisters Library, all are welcome to practice computer skills and get help with specifi c problems at the library’s open computer lab. Questions? Call 541-312-1072. Family Fun Story Times Family Fun Story Times for kids birth through 5 are held at the Sisters Library every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and feature interactive songs, rhymes, and crafts. Parents or caregivers are required to attend. For more information call 541-312-1072. Wile E. is a sweet 2-year-old pit bull mix who arrived as a stray and was never reclaimed. His history is unknown, but this boy has a great personality! He loves to be around people and loves to receive affection. Are you the forever family he’s been hoping for? Come meet him today! Call the Humane Society of Central Oregon at 541-382-3537 Sponsored by Sisters Veterinary Clinic 541-549-6961 SISTERS AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdhillslutheranchurchsistersor.com 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 Sunday School and childcare at both services Sisters Community Church (Nondenom.) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) 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 Westside Church – Sisters Campus 442 Trinity Way • 541-382-7504 | westsidechurch.org 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenom.) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Calvary Chapel (Nondenom.) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 68885 Trinity Way • 541-977-2766, 541-549-4587, 541-549-1385 sistersnewhopechristiancenter.com 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 ANNOUNCEMENTS POLICY: Nonprofi t organizations, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary notices may run on this page at no charge. Sisters events take fi rst priority. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows. Email to: teresa@nuggetnews.com or drop off a hard copy at The Nugget, 442 E. 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