Wednesday, May 25, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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City snapshot
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
• Mayor Chris Frye
signed the contract appoint-
ing Rick Allen as a limited-
duration city manager for a
set term through November
18, 2016 or upon termination
at a point, whichever comes
earlier.
Allen hit the ground run-
ning last Thursday with a
morning council meeting
and workshop, tour of the
city, planning commission
workshop, budget commit-
tee meeting in the evening,
and meeting all of the staff.
One of his first duties will
be to circulate a Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) for a
new city attorney. (See story,
page 1.)
Allen’s position is part-
time, so he will probably be
physically in Sisters two,
sometimes three, days a
week. One of those days will
be Thursday due to council
meetings, workshops and
planning commission meet-
ings. The other day may be
Monday. Allen reminded the
council this will be a fluid
time that will require flex-
ibility on everyone’s part.
“This is a six-month
interim time. Some proj-
ects may just sit. It will not
be business-as-usual. Some
things may have to take a
back seat,” Allen said.
• The City of Sisters
Budget Committee met last
See CITY on page 29
Veterans mark Armed Forces Day
SPRD opens new
playground
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) held a grand
opening for their community
preschool’s new playground
on Thursday, May 19.
The community Preschool,
housed at Sisters Elementary
School, was able to adapt a
small gravel section behind
the classrooms to a new
dynamic play area over the
course of the last several
months, Thursday repre-
sented their community grand
opening.
“I love it!” said one three-
year-old Grasshopper Class
photo provIded
Tom Barrier presented an electric bicycle to raffle-winner Tom Buck.
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
member. “I loved building the
castle on the stage with the
new puzzle pieces.”
Students could be seen
bouncing on ride-on toys,
playing in the new outdoor
playhouses, making water
and sand flow with the new
play tables, and even planting
flowers.
One of the most unique
items is an eight-foot-long
play wall — complete with
everything a young pre-
schooler would want to try to
See SPRd on page 36
For a large contingent of
Sisters area veterans, their
lives continue to be filled
with the kind of mission and
purpose that drew them to
serve their country.
The Sisters chapter of
Band of Brothers filled the
banquet room at Takoda’s on
Saturday evening for an event
marking Armed Forces Day.
Co-founder Tom Barrier
recalled starting the chapter
with Dave Culver and Merle
Holm. Now it’s grown to
60 members, devoted to fel-
lowship and helping veter-
ans and others in the Sisters
community. It’s all about con-
tinuing the ethic of service to
others.
“It gives you such an
uplift to know you did some-
thing for somebody today,”
Barrier said.
To help fund their pro-
grams, veterans from Band of
Brothers put in 170 volunteer
hours selling raffle tickets at
Ray’s Food Place for an elec-
tric bicycle. They raised a
gross of $4,800.
Jim Mandel rode the bike
over to Takoda’s from Ray’s
for Saturday’s raffle drawing.
“It rides like a dream,”
he said. “I wanted to keep
going.”
Sisters resident Tom Buck,
owner of Cork Cellars, was
the winner.
Veterans from Sisters
VFW Post 8138 and
American Legion Post 86 will
host Memorial Day obser-
vances at Sisters’ Village
Green Park at 11 a.m. on May
30, featuring keynote speaker
Karl Baldessari, Captain,
U.S. Coast Guard, Retired.
This is the 150th anniver-
sary of the national holiday,
which was originally estab-
lished to honor Civil War sol-
diers who died in the conflict.
Sisters residents and visi-
tors are invited to attend
the special event and a bar-
becue lunch following the
observances.
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
Al-Anon Monday, noon, Shepherd
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group
of the Hills Lutheran Church •
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood
Wednesday, 6 p.m., The Episcopal
4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924.
Church of the Transfi guration.
location information: 541-549-2072.
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Central Oregon Spinners and
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Weavers Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to
Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., The
3
p.m.
Sisters
Library.
541-639-3217.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
Episcopal Church of the
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Transfi guration. 541-549-1527.
Central Oregon Woodworkers
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Guild 1st Tuesday. 541-639-6216.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thursday &
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Sunday, 7 p.m., The Episcopal Church
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
Wednesday, September-June, Stitchin’ community room. 541-923-1632.
of the Transfi guration • Saturday,
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
8 a.m., The Episcopal Church of the
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
Transfi guration • Monday, 5 p.m.,
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Location information: 541-549-1193.
• Tuesday, noon, Big Book study,
Sisters Library. 541-977-8285.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church •
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Thursday, noon, Sober Sisters Women Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
Church. 541-548-0440.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 3rd Wednesday, 3:15 p.m., Sisters
Authors Support Group 2nd Friday,
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304. Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405.
10 a.m., Sisters Area Chamber of
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Military Parents of Sisters 2nd
Commerce. 541-588-0081.
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd., Location information: 541-279-1977.
Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
2nd Wed., 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sisters Art
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., Black Butte
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Ranch community room. All welcome;
& Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
partner required. 541-595-6236.
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW 8138 & American Legion
1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 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 Out West Realty 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.
This listing is for reg
scheduled meetings; ularly
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