Wednesday, January 20, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters woman receives
Kiwanis scholarship
The Sisters Kiwanis
Club awards financial aid
to adults who are seeking
a career change. This pro-
gram, known as the Kiwanis
Career Opportunity Fund
(COF) assists local adults (25
or older) who are financially
unable to return to school or
retrain for a career change.
Aleshia Detweiler, a
Sisters resident, was recently
awarded a COF scholar-
ship that will allow her to
enroll in the Nutritional
Therapy Practitioner (NTP)
program at Central Oregon
Community College. The
NTP program is a distance
learning holistic nutrition
course where students learn
tools for assessing the body’s
nutritional deficiencies and
how to address those weak-
nesses through diet, supple-
ments, and lifestyle changes.
Upon successful completion
of the NTP course, students
graduate with a certification
from the Nutritional Therapy
Association.
Detweiler said that
Kiwanis financial support
makes it possible for her to
enroll in the NTP program
that begins in February.
The Kiwanis Career
Opportunity Fund provides
See KIWANIS on page 15
‘Hillbilly sheepherder’
looks to the stars
By Bonnie Malone
Correspondent
A young Ken Robbins
was foiled early in life with
every future he dreamed. Yet,
at almost 92, his life is filled
with wonder, having found
new opportunity beyond
every closed door.
His work will bring him to
Sisters as a guest at the Sisters
Science Club presentation
by Scott Fisher, professor of
astronomy at the University
of Oregon on January 26. (See
announcements, page 12.)
Robbins, a civil and geo-
technical engineer, con-
sulted on the construction of
six Portland-area hospitals,
Portland’s Veterans Hospital,
the OHSU and Veterans
Hospital Sky Bridge, the
“Pill Hill” parking tower,
and water and sewer district
developments throughout the
Northwest.
His geotechnology exper-
tise was sought in construct-
ing landmark buildings and
infrastructure at Sunriver, The
See roBBINS on page 18
photo proviDeD
Local firefighters are preparing for the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb.
Local firefighters take on cancer
On March 6, firefight-
ers from throughout the
Northwest, and indeed the
world, will travel to Seattle to
participate in the 25th annual
Scott Firefighter Stairclimb.
The Scott Firefighter
Stairclimb offers firefight-
ers the chance to display
their physical conditioning
by climbing the second-
tallest building west of the
Mississippi River — the
Columbia Tower. At 69 sto-
ries, this is a physical chal-
lenge that can be quite for-
midable. Each firefighter is
timed and monitored through-
out the climb. The climb is
performed in full firefighter
gear, including SCBA, or
self-contained breathing
apparatus, the air tank that
firefighters wear to have
breathable air when enter-
ing hazardous environments,
such as burning buildings.
Typical equipment such
as boots, fire-resistant cloth-
ing, helmet, and SCBA can
weigh 50 pounds or more.
Each firefighter is checked
prior to the climb to ensure
that his equipment meets the
requirements of the National
Fire Protection Association
(NFPA). This is the organi-
zation that sets national stan-
dards for firefighting equip-
ment and response. If his
equipment has been modified
and no longer meets the stan-
dard, that firefighter is not
allowed to climb the building.
Attended by both paid
and volunteer firefighters
from departments large and
small alike, the event is a
fundraiser for the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society, to sup-
port their research into curing
blood cancers. In 2015, the
event featured 1,900 fire-
fighters from over 330 differ-
ent departments and brought
in a record $2.2 million for
blood-cancer research and
patient services.
Cloverdale Fire District’s
Lieutenant Clinton Weaver
said that “from last years’
experience, performing this
climb at 56 years old was not
easy. It was quite a feeling of
accomplishment to know that
I could finish this climb. It
was even more gratifying to
know that I could finish in
under 30 minutes, and come
out somewhere in the middle
See StAIrcLIMB on page 10
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 to
Meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Aspen Lakes. 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, 7 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd.,
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013.
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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