Wednesday, June 29, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Speaker seeks to take
“war out of words”
By sue stafford
Correspondent
Sharon Strang Ellison,
M.S., the author of “Taking
the War Out of Our Words,”
will be the featured speaker
on Tuesday, July 12, for
the free quarterly learn-
ing session sponsored by
Citizens4Community.
As part of the Sisters
Country Civility Project,
ongoing trainings are offered
to the general public at the
Sisters fire hall. From 5 to 6
p.m., there will be an intro-
duction to Speak Your Peace
and the Civility Project for
those who haven’t yet heard
about the program that began
locally last January.
At 6:30 p.m., Ellison will
lead a skill-building session
on how to give constructive
criticism, which is one of
the core tenets of the Civility
Project. She is a pioneer in
the field of eliminating defen-
siveness and has presented
her Powerful Non-Defensive
Communication process as
a guest speaker, presenter,
and keynote speaker to more
than a dozen professional
fields, in public workshops,
and for organizations and
associations. Her clients
See sPeAker on page 28
Garden quilts bring
color to Sisters
By sue stafford
Correspondent
Colorful quilts amid vivid
flowers will create a feast for
the eyes on Thursday, July 7
at the 19th Annual Quilts in
the Garden tour of two homes
and five gardens sponsored
by the Sisters Garden Club.
Club members and the
homeowners provide the
quilts, which hang between
the trees, on fences, and
among the flowers on the
tour. Five gardens and sev-
eral homes will be open from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the self-
guided tour. Tickets are $15
and may be purchased at
The Gallimaufry, the Sisters
Area Chamber of Commerce
office, or at any of the gar-
dens on tour day.
One of the stops on the
tour is the Sisters Community
Garden, located at Sisters
Eagle Airport off Barclay
Drive. Lunch will be avail-
able for purchase, and visitors
may eat in the garden while
admiring the lush vegetation
See GArdeN QuILts on page 22
photo provided
the Coach Pearl British basketball team is headed to town.
SPRD hosting summer camps
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) is bring-
ing in regional and interna-
tional coaching this summer
for sports camps including
UK Soccer, British basket-
ball, and lacrosse camp.
The coaching for each
of these programs draws
from a wealth of coaching
experience.
SPRD works with UK
Soccer to bring two soccer
camps to the Sisters commu-
nity in June and August. UK
Soccer fields coaches that
travel the West Coast dur-
ing the spring, summer, and
fall bringing soccer educa-
tion to communities. At the
younger ages, the focus is on
developing players’ coordina-
tion and building age-appro-
priate skills for attacking
and defending. As kids age
through the program, players
are provided with sessions
that help the athletes make
better in-game decisions.
Coach Stephen Pearl and
his British basketball team
are also making their way
back to Sisters this August.
Coach Pearl won an addi-
tional junior national team
title this past winter bring-
ing his total national titles
to nine. In addition to Coach
Pearl’s national titles, many
of his former players have
gone on to play D1 and D2
NCAA basketball. Coach
Pearl’s team will be assisting
the camp this summer pro-
viding Sisters youth a unique
cross-cultural learning expe-
rience. The camp is open for
grades one through eight.
True Idaho Lacrosse is
another summer camp where
Sisters kids will benefit
from talented coaching. True
Idaho is bringing coaches
who played D1 lacrosse and
run youth lacrosse camps in
Boise during the summer.
This camp will have both
men and women coaches
to go over the particulars of
each sport. Drills focused on
proper passing, shooting and
ground ball fundamentals, as
well as clearing, riding, fast-
breaks, extra-man offense,
and man-down defense.
Players will also participate
in games and scrimmages.
Kelly Crowther, program
coordinator at SPRD, is
excited these camps are com-
ing to Sisters
“It is unique that a town of
our size is able to host such
high-level coaching from
across the region and inter-
nationally,” he said. “The
young athletes of our town
get an exceptional opportu-
nity with soccer, basketball
and lacrosse to broaden their
sports education by coming
to these camps. It makes our
athletic programs much stron-
ger for the regular season.”
More information and reg-
istration information is online
at sistersrecreation.com.
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
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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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