Wednesday, March 30, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Community
Garden plots available
As Old Man Winter begins
to head out of town, the
Sisters Community Garden is
springing back in action.
Located at 15860
Barclay Dr., next to Sisters
Eagle Airport, the Sisters
Community Garden provides
area residents of all income
levels the opportunity to
grow their own fresh fruits,
vegetables and flowers while
gaining new gardening skills
with this enthusiastic group
of local gardeners.
Currently, there are indi-
vidual plots still available
for the 2016 season, but they
won’t last long. The fees
for 2016 are $50 for a large
bed and $30 for a small bed.
Anyone interested in a bed
for the 2016 garden season
must fill out an application,
release form, and pay the gar-
den fee.
Forms can be found online
at www.sisterscommunity
garden.org or can be found
in the little shed at the gar-
den itself. For more infor-
mation about plot availabil-
ity, contact Trine Benson at
trinemarvin@hotmail.com.
Photo by Jim cornelius
Ashley and Aaron okura have done extensive work to get Sisters Saloon ready for an April 1 opening.
FOSL Spring Fling
Book Sale on tap
By Jim Anderson
Correspondent
The “Spring Fling” book
sale at FOSL’s Book Corner
will take place on Saturday,
April 2, in the Sisters Library
from 1 to 3 p.m. To make
sure everyone attending the
sale will have the opportu-
nity to find the book(s) they
want, the sale will be held in
the Book Corner on the north
end of the library and at the
same time in the community
room on the south end.
This will be a special
event, according to Book
Corner manager Lynne Wood.
The library has donated
Iconic location hosts Sisters Saloon
By Jim cornelius
several boxes of books to
FOSL after their quarterly
“house cleaning,” which bur-
ied the Book Corner under
piles of wonderful titles look-
ing for new owners.
To sweeten the day, Wood
will be offering a number of
quilting books she normally
sets aside for Sisters Outdoor
Quilt Show Day. To make the
Spring Fling even more fun
for Sisters Country residents,
Wood has also put in place
a buy-three-get-one-free
sale.
FOSL, Friends of the
Sisters Library, is a vital
See BooK SAlE on page 24
News Editor
For the past several
months, Aaron and Ashley
Okura have been working to
bring the iconic Hotel Sisters
into the 21st century — and
back to its historic 1912
roots.
Sisters Saloon & Ranch
Grill will celebrate its grand
opening on Friday, April 1,
putting on a fine spread for
the Sisters community.
Extensive restaurant expe-
rience and design expertise
have come together to create
a contemporary menu that
will be served up in a setting
that even in the details hear-
kens back to the turn of the
20th century.
“We have modernized
the menu a little bit,” Aaron
explained. “It’s still cowboy
grub, but we’re using fresh
ingredients and doing more
from scratch.”
First-class burgers are a
priority, and Sisters Saloon
& Ranch Grill will serve
them up with Sisters-raised
grass-fed beef. The steaks,
too, will be Oregon-raised
beef, and the produce is fresh
and locally sourced wherever
possible. There will be vege-
tarian and gluten-free options
as well.
“We’ve got a couple of
really good fish dishes,”
Aaron said. “The scratch
cooking is so full of flavor.
I’m so excited about it.”
Ashley Okura turned her
interior design background
to making the 1912 building
resonate with its heritage in
every way.
All the woodwork has
been restored and refreshed.
“On all the walls we did a
hand-troweled plaster, which
is what would have been
done in the early 1900s,” she
said. “I chose a color palette
that actually is from the early
1900s.”
Even the bathrooms have
an authentic touch: the men’s
room features a sink that is a
replica of one from 1910.
The famous, ornate
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SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
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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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