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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Art at the Ranch features art, events One of the oldest and most enjoyable of traditions at Black Butte Ranch will be returning the first weekend in September. Art at the Ranch has been a highlight for the past three decades and has included paintings, sculptures, metal and pottery items, jewelry, wood crafts, books, fiber arts, candles, toys and other exhibits. New this year is a gallery show at the Lodge Gallery running September 2-3, fea- turing painters, photogra- phers and mixed media. The festivities will begin at the Lodge on Friday, September, 2 with a wine and appetizer reception between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., with live music by Chris Patrick and Selah Broderick. During this time guests can meet the artists and bid on their works in a silent auc- tion. During the reception the founding Art Guild members will be honored. On Saturday, September 3, Art at the Ranch will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with live music 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. by singer/song- writer duo Rindy and Marv Ross. Another new feature of photo by JiM corneliuS Doug Meyers was instrumental in Squaw creek canyon estates achieving firewise status. See Art ShoW on page 21 Neighborhood is now Firewise Volunteering with Habitat offers rewards Many a study found in medical journals and on the Internet promote volun- teering as a road for good physical and mental health. If that’s the case, the more than 250 volunteers with Sisters Habitat for Humanity are some of the happiest and healthiest people in town. These volunteers were honored last week during Sisters Habitat’s Board of Director’s Eighth Annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. The volunteers gave more than 19,000 hours dur- ing the past year helping sort donations at the Thrift Store and ReStore, build- ing at the construction site, and serving on numerous committees. Seventy-one people and two groups were hon- ored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award last week. These Habitat support- ers were given a certificate and letter from President Obama and a bronze, silver See VoLuNteerS on page 29 By Jim cornelius News Editor Residents of Sisters Country have learned to live with fire. We’ve seen our share, through more than a decade of blazes that have threatened — and in a couple of cases destroyed — homes, forced evacuations and scarred the local landscape. Living with fire does not simply mean bowing to its power — it is possible to make our homes and com- munities more resilient. Last week, Squaw Creek Canyon Estates celebrated its status as one of those resilient com- munities. The residential sub- division along the Whychus Canyon rim northeast of Sisters has become Oregon’s 100th Firewise Community. “As a Firewise Community, you are a role model for the way things should be,” State Forester Doug Decker told an assem- blage at the satellite fire hall in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates. Firewise Communities work together to ensure that individual properties main- tain a defensible space and to encourage the use of fire- resistant construction materi- als. Fuels reduction is key to helping communities weather the storm of wildfire. Speakers at last Friday’s celebratory event quoted fire incident commanders who affirmed that Firewise communities are safer for residents and for firefight- ers who enter them to protect structures during a wildfire. They assure homeown- ers that their work makes it more likely that firefighters can successfully defend their homes. Doug Meyers, a vol- unteer with the Sisters- Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District, spear- headed the effort in his home community. He noted that not only are homeowners clear- ing defensible space around their own homes, they are also reducing fuels on 39 un- built lots. The community also stepped up to improve See fIreWISe on page 30 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 2ndmTuesday.m541-639-6216. 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.mMaterialsmprovided.m541-408-8505.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 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. Thismlistingmismformregu scheduledmmeetings;me larlym teresa@nuggetnews.c mailm om
