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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Fire district honors its own at banquet By Craig Rullman Correspondent A full house was on h a n d S a t u r d a y, M a r c h 19, at FivePine Lodge & Conference Center to enjoy and celebrate the annual Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District awards. Nearly 100 honored guests, family, and friends enjoyed a roast beef or salmon dinner, and a motivating keynote talk from guest speaker Paul LeSage. LeSage, a retired assistant chief from Tualatin Valley, Oregon, spoke to the assembled crowd about lead- ership and teamwork, critical elements of the fire service, and reminded everyone that good leaders strive to make the people around them better. LeSage was followed by Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Board President Chuck Newport, who spoke in praise and appreciation of the professional dedication and exceptional service pro- vided by both the volunteer and career EMS and fire ser- vice employees in the district. Deputy Chief Tim Craig followed with a review of the prior year’s highlights, which included a visit by five members of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service from England. The deputy chief played a short YouTube See FIRe AWARds on page 21 Sisters gets set for annual Easter Egg Hunt Children from infants to 11 years of age are invited to participate in the annual Easter Egg Hunt co-spon- sored by the Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale fire departments. The event will take place on Easter Sunday, March 27, at 1 p.m. at the adjoining Creekside Park and Creekside Campground, regardless of weather. The Easter Bunny will be present to greet all. Parking is limited, so plan to arrive early. Children wish- ing to participate are asked to be at the parks by 12:40 p.m. so they can be divided into the appropriate age groups. Children are divided into the following groups: Infant to 2 years old will be in the red area; 3-5 years will be in the yellow area; 6-8 will be in the blue area; and 9-11 will be in the white area. Be prompt; the eggs disap- pear fast! photo provided emporia state University students spent spring break working with sisters habitat for humanity. University students volunteer Eleven students from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, spent their spring break in Sisters last week, helping build two homes for Sisters Habitat for Humanity. They left 70-degree weather and flew to Portland. While driving past Government Camp they were greeted by a snowstorm and didn’t arrive in Sisters until after midnight. Yet they were up the next morning, ready to start work on the homes at 412 and 402 N. Desert Rose Lp. “They are one of the most eager and fast-learning groups that I have worked with,” Habitat’s Construction Manager Darleene Snider said. The trip was part of the national Collegiate Challenge Build through Habitat for Humanity International. Elayna Coleman, 21, the community service coordina- tor for the alternative spring- break program at the uni- versity, picked Sisters as the location for the team’s visit because it was affordable to get here and it looked like a neat town, she said. “It’s one of the most wel- coming communities we’ve been to,” she said. The community did wel- come the students. They stayed at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and were given access to Sisters Athletic Club to shower. Sisters Bakery donated donuts to the students and construction volunteers, and several Habitat volunteers cooked lunches for the group while they worked at the job site. Zach Mandell, 20, shared how he wanted to join the group because he had worked with Habitat for Humanity in Kansas and fell in love with Habitat and its cause. “I would rather build with Habitat than go to Padre. It’s great doing some- thing for someone else,” he said of coming to Sisters instead of the popular Texas island where many stu- dents venture for spring break. See VolUNTeeRs on page 31 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-AnonmMonday,mnoon,mShepherdm ofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•mmm Wednesday,m6mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalm ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration.m 541-549-8737morm541-549-1527. Alateen Thursday,m7mp.m.,mThem EpiscopalmChurchmofmthem Transfimguration.m541-549-1527. Alcoholics AnonymousmThursdaym&m Sunday,m7mp.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchm ofmthemTransfimgurationmm•mmSaturday,m 8ma.m.,mThemEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem Transfimgurationmm•mmMonday,m5mp.m.,m ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm •mmTuesday,mnoon,mBigmBookmstudy,m ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurchmm•m Thursday,mnoon,mSobermSistersmWomenm Meeting,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm Church.m541-548-0440. Authors Support Groupm2ndmFriday,m 10ma.m.,mSistersmAreamChambermofm Commerce.m541-588-0081. Central Oregon Council on Aging Senior Lunch Tuesdays,mnoon,mSistersm CommunitymChurch.m541-678-5483. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild m 4thmSaturdays,m10ma.m.mtom4mp.m.mForm locationminformation:m541-549-2072. Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild 4thmSaturday,m1mtom 3mp.m.mSistersmLibrary.m541-639-3217. Central Oregon Woodworkers Guild 1stmMonday.m541-610-9022. East of the Cascades Quilt Guildm4thm Wednesday,mSeptember-June,mStitchin’m Post.mAllmaremwelcome.m541-549-6061. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2ndmTuesday,m9mtom11ma.m.,m SistersmLibrary.m541-977-8285. Heartwarmers (flmeecemblanketmakers)m 1stm&m3rdmTuesdays,m1mp.m.,mSistersmCitym Hall.mJustmbringmscissors!m503-880-5832.m Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday,m1mtom 4mp.m.m541-549-1028morm541-548-3304. Military Parents of Sisters 2ndm Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd., Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013. Black Butte Macintosh Users Groupmm 3rdmThursday,m3:30mtom5:30mp.m.,mSistersm Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Librarymcommunitymroom.m541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays,m12:30mp.m.,mBlackmButtem SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Ranchmcommunitymroom.mAllmwelcome;m & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to partnermrequired.m541-595-6236. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 3rd Wednesday, 3:15 p.m., Sisters Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. 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. Thismlistingmismformregu scheduledmmeetings;me larlym teresa@nuggetnews.c mailm om