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Eagle Watch 2016
set for weekend
By Jim Anderson
Correspondent
Setasidesometimenext
weekend to attend the 2016
Eagle Watch ceremonies at
“Eagle Village” at Round
Butte Overlook Park’s visi-
tor center, 10 miles west of
Madras.
The two-day celebration
runsfrom10a.m.to4p.m.
Saturday, February 27 and
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday,
February28.
Thiswillbethe21stannual
Eagle Watch celebration, a
free event honoring eagles
andotherraptorsofOregon.
HostedbytheOregonParks
and Recreation Department
(OPRD), Portland General
Electric (PGE), and the
ConfederatedTribesofWarm
Springs, the event features
activitiestoexplorethenatu-
ral and cultural significance
ofthebirds.
“Thiseventhassomething
for the entire family,” said
eventcoordinatorandOPRD
Park Ranger Erin Bennett.
“Visitorswillhavetheoppor-
tunitytoglimpseourresident
baldeaglesandgoldeneagles,
as well as learn about the
significance of the eagle to
tribalcultureandtraditions.”
See EAGLE WATCH on page 23
Bumper Jacksons set
to swing into Sisters
Bumper Jacksons fold
sounds of jazz, early blues,
old-time music, and coun-
try swing into an exhilarat-
ing repertoire of modern
Americanrootsmusic.
OnSaturday,February27,
theWashington,D.C.-based
bandwillbringtheirswing-
ingpartyenergytoSistersin
the season’s second Sisters
FolkFestivalWinterConcert.
W i t h t h r e e r e c e n t
Washington Area Music
Awards and many dozens
ofjubilantliveshowsunder
theircollectivebelt,they’ve
producedtheirsecondalbum,
“TooBigWorld,”asweetly
balanced collection of hot
swing numbers, heartbreak
ballads,andlate-nightmoon-
shinefoot-stompers.
Front-womanandFlorida
native Jess Eliot Myhre
(clarinet,vocals,washboard)
honed her musical chops in
jam sessions in the streets
and clubs of New Orleans,
immersed in the music that
fuelsthecity’shumid,carni-
valesqueall-nightparties.In
See MUSIC on page 29
photo by Jim Cornelius
Heartwarmers gathered at City Hall to work on donation pieces last week.
Heartwarmers at work in Sisters
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
The children being men-
toredthroughSistersCircle
of Friends were gifted with
morethanjustwarmhatslast
Thanksgiving.Theyreceived
theworkoflovinghandsthat
createdthosehatsespecially
forthem.
And so it is with every
single item handcrafted by
the members of the three
Heartwarmers groups in
Sisters,Bend,andRedmond.
What started as a small
seed of an idea in the heart
of Fryrear resident Mary
Tomjackthreeyearsagothis
month has become a full-
blown garden of delightful
color,creativity,andcaring.
After Tomjack received
agiftofacut-and-tiefleece
Whenever someone new
blanket from a friend, she arrives,Tomjacktellsthem,
envisioned a new chari- “Just bring scissors and a
tableefforttoprovidethose smile,” and she always has
blankets to Central Oregon extrascissors.
residentsinneed.Thatidea
I n t h r e e y e a r s ,
has attracted many like- Heartwarmers has become
minded generous hearts a501(c)(3)charitableorga-
to help Tomjack’s dream nization that creates not
grow beyond her wildest only fleece blankets, but
imagination.
alsofleeceandknittedhats,
Walk into the council scarves, baby blankets, lap
chambersatSistersCityHall robes,capes,andponchosfor
any first or third Tuesday 26CentralOregonagencies.
afternoon between 1 and
Averyspecialadditionto
2:30 p.m., and you will be theHeartwarmers’effortsare
engulfed by the warmth, theteddybearsknittedona
love,andcreativeenergyof round loom and stuffed by
the people gathered around retired postal worker John
thelargetables,cuttingand Nelson of Redmond and
tying colorful fleece blan- assembled by his mother,
kets as they amiably chat JoyceMiles,whosewsthem
withneighbors,friends,and
See HEARTWARMERS on page 24
newcomers.
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, 3:15 p.m., Sisters
Commerce. 541-588-0081.
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304. Elementary C-wing. 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., 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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