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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Hundreds of runners will Rumble into Sisters By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent The 14th annual Peterson Ridge Rumble 20- and 40-mile trail run is set for Sunday, April 10, with a full field of runners in both distances. Race Director Sean Meissner, a former resident of Sisters now living in Durango, Colorado, is in town all week getting the course checked over and marked before the 8 a.m. start of the 40-mile race. “The trails look to be in good shape due to the recent weather not being overly win- try,” he said. “Some years we have to deal with snow.” The course starts at the junction of Edgington Road and McKenzie Highway near Sisters Middle School and uti- lizes the Peterson Ridge and Metolius-Windigo trail sys- tems. The finish line is on the track at Reed Stadium. The 40-mile race is part of the Oregon Trail Ultra Series and attracts some of the best ultra runners from around the Northwest. Some 150 runners See RuMBLe on page 22 Class prepares volunteers to mentor Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent. After initial training and comprehensive back- ground checks, volunteers are matched with children in Sisters that share similar interests and activities and commit to spending a few hours a week together for a minimum of one year. This time is often spent going to community events, working on homework, attending art programs, participating in sports, or simply hanging out and talking. On Saturday, April 16, COPY will offer an orienta- tion/training class. This six- hour class covers program policies, how to establish a mentor relationship, the impact incarceration has on families, and communica- tion skills. There is no cost to attend. For information call 541-388-6651 or email COPY@deschutes.org. Information is also available at the sheriff’s office website, www.deschutes.org/copy. photo by hADLEy mCCANN All kinds of rigs hit the trail in sisters last weekend for Mush Without slush. Mushers roll out on back roads The cinder roads around Zimmerman Butte turned into a course for sled-dog teams last weekend in the annual Pacific Sled Dog and Skijor Association Mush Without Slush event. Mushers using a variety of contraptions from wheeled sleds to modified bicycles ran several loops of varying distances. Each course was run as a class. Within that, folks could run any of the team size and configurations listed for that class. Teams for each course ran the trail together; awards were presented to each cat- egory within the class. Rigs were required to be dog-pow- ered, which means that quads had to be run without motor assist. Courses ranged from 1.6- mile out-and-back to loops of 4.2 miles; 5.8 miles; and the long-distance loop of 9.7 miles. Configurations ranged from single-dog runs to full teams. The event is a way for sled-dog enthusiasts to indulge in a little friendly competition on dry land, and a way for folks new to the activity to get practice work- ing their teams. For more information on the Pacific Sled Dog and Skijor Association visit www. psdsa.org. 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