Wednesday, March 23, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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.
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