Wednesday, April 6, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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
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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.
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