Wednesday, August 24, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Planes are art at
BBR Lodge show
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Few aircraft have the old-
school charm and nostalgia of
World War I-era planes. Two
exquisite examples of the
era are suspended in flight at
Black Butte Ranch, courtesy
of model airplane crafter Lee
Kufchak.
His Fokker Eindecker E11
and Curtiss Jenny JN4 are a
featured part of the gallery
show at the Lodge Gallery,
which is running through
August as part of the run-
up to the annual Art at the
Ranch celebration September
2-3, featuring paintings,
sculptures, metal and pottery
items, jewelry, wood crafts,
books, fiber arts, candles,
toys and other exhibits.
Lee and his wife, Marti,
have been involved with Art
at the Ranch for many years,
serving as key organizers for
several of those years.
Lee’s particular art form
has been part of his life since
he was a kid building model
airplanes out of 10-cent kits.
With a background in engi-
neering and mathematics,
Kufchak’s work — which
takes between 1,000 and
1,200 hours and sometimes
See PLANeS on page 20
ID tags on lost pets
critical to recovery
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Animal rescue organiza-
tions across the United States
report that the vast majority of
dogs that come through their
doors are never reunited with
their owners. The fact is that
a lot of these pets are missing
some kind of identification,
leaving the shelters not know-
ing who to contact.
Kennel technician Carly
Brown, who works at
BrightSide Animal Center
in Redmond, sees lost dogs
coming through their doors
without ID frequently.
“Whether it’s a citizen
bringing in a stray dog or the
police, most of the dogs, even
if they have a collar, have no
identification. It’s definitely
harder to find their home,”
Brown said.
When BrightSide finds an
ID on a dog they immediately
make the effort in trying to
contact the pet parent.
“Finding an ID on the pet
is definitely a huge tool that
See Id TAgS on page 24
photo proviDeD
kimry Jelen’s work will be featured in the fur & feather Show at Sisters Art Works.
Art shows love for Furry Friends
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Art and critters seem to
go together in Sisters. Many
local artists feel a powerful
connection to wildlife, and
to the pets that are our daily
companions.
Kathy Deggendorfer and
Sisters Art Works are bring-
ing all that together on Friday,
August 26, 4 to 7 p.m. in an
artists’ reception for the Fur
& Feather Show — which is
also a benefit fundraiser for
Furry Friends Foundation.
The event is part of the Fourth
Friday Art Stroll in downtown
Sisters.
Furry Friends helps Sisters
families in financial hard-
ship by maintaining a pet-
food bank, offering spay/
neuter/vaccination sponsor-
ships, licensing fee sponsor-
ships and veterinary financial
assistance.
“I so appreciate Kathy
Deggendorfer,
The
Roundhouse Foundation and
all the local artists that sup-
port Furry Friends through
this event,” said Kiki Dolson,
founder of Furry Friends
Foundation. “I’ve previewed
the show and the art this year
is fantastic. I hope we have a
large turnout for this wonder-
ful evening.
“I’m not sure why, but
donations to Furry Friends
are down this year,” Dolson
noted. “Our spay/neuter spon-
sorships are up, so it’s events
like these that help make what
we do possible. We’ll be there
with this year’s raffle quilt
selling tickets and inevitably
exchanging dog stories.”
It’s not hard to find tal-
ented artists who like to work
in the theme represented in
the show.
“I’ve been drawing and
painting animals for 30
years,” said Ingrid Lustig,
one of the artists featured in
the show.
She’s particularly drawn
to wolves, having worked
in a wolf rescue program in
northern California in her 20s.
People in the Bay Area were
acquiring the great preda-
tors for pets — then finding
that that didn’t work so well.
Lustig spent hours interact-
ing with the wolves in her
program.
See ArT ShoW on page 28
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.
Sisters Area Photography Clubmmmmmm
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
2ndmWednesday,m4mp.m.,mSistersmLibrarym 2ndmWed.,m5:30mtom7mp.m.mSistersmArtm
communitymroom.m541-549-6157.
Works.mPublicmwelcome.m541-719-8822.
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild m
4thmSaturdays,m10ma.m.mtom4mp.m.mForm
locationminformation:m541-549-2072.
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group mm Sisters Veterans Thursdays,mnoon,m
Takoda’smRestaurant.m541-903-1123.
2ndmWednesday,m7mp.m.,mEarthwoodm
TimbermFramemHomes.m541-549-0924.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1stmTuesday,m
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rdm
Tuesday,m7mp.m.,mSPRD.m541-549-8846. 4mp.m.,mTSIDmOffimce.m541-549-8815.
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,m5:30mp.m.,m17549mKnightmRd.,m
Bendm(Plainviewmarea).m541-388-9013.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Groupmm
3rdmThursday,m3:30mtom5:30mp.m.,mSistersm
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Librarymcommunitymroom.m541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays,m11:30ma.m.,m
Takoda’smRestaurant.m541-408-5594.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Tuesdays,m12:30mp.m.,mBlackmButtem
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Ranchmcommunitymroom.mAllmwelcome;m
& Enrichment) Wednesdays,m1mtom
partnermrequired.m541-595-6236.
4mp.m.matmSPRD.m541-549-2091.
Sisters Bridge ClubmThursdays,m
12:30mp.m.,mThemPinesmClubhouse.m
Novicesmwelcomed.m541-549-9419.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1stm
Thursday,mnoon,mRay’smFoodmPlacem
communitymroom.m541-419-1279.
VFW 8138 & American Legion m
Sisters Caregiver Support Groupm
3rdmTuesday,m10ma.m.,mRay’smFoodmPlacem 1stmWednesday,m6:30mp.m.,m
SistersmCitymHall.m541-903-1123morm
communitymroom.m541-771-3258.
541-549-1132.
Sisters Cribbage ClubmTuesdays,m
11ma.m.mtom1:30mp.m.,mRay’smFoodmPlacem
CITY & PARKS
communitymroom.m541-923-1632.
Sisters City Council 2ndm&m
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
4thmThursday,m7mp.m.,mSistersmCitymHall.m
of Directorsm4thmTuesday,m6mp.m.m
541-549-6022.
Locationminformation:m541-549-1193.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Sisters KiwanismThursdays,m7mtom
Board of Directors 1stmTuesday,m
8:30ma.m.,mBrandm33mRestaurantmatm
6mp.m.,mSPRDmbuilding.m541-549-2091.
AspenmLakes.m541-410-2870.
Sisters Planning Commissionmm
Sisters Parent Teacher Communitym
3rdmThursday,m5:30mp.m.,mSisters
3rdmWednesday,m3:15mp.m.,mSistersm
CitymHall.m541-549-6022.
ElementarymC-wing.m971-570-2405.
Sisters Red Hats 1stmFriday.m
Locationminformation:m541-279-1977.m
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays,mnoon,m
AspenmLakesmLodge.m541-977-6545.
FIRE & POLICE
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meetsmmonthly.m
541-595-2191mformtimem&mdate.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Directors 4thmThursday,m9ma.m.,mBlackm
ButtemRanchmFiremStation.m541-595-2288.
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors m
3rdmWednesday,m7mp.m.,mMainmStation,m
GeorgemCyrusmRd.m541-548-4815.mSeem
themagendamatmwww.cloverdalefimre.com.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rdmTuesday,m
5mp.m.,mSistersmFiremHall,m541-549-0771.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills m
Mondays,m7mp.m.,mSistersmFiremHall,m
301mS.mElmmSt.m541-549-0771.
SCHOOLS
Black Butte School Board of
Directorsm2ndmTuesday,m5mp.m.,m
BlackmButtemSchool.m541-595-6203.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
of Directorsm2ndmThursday,m8ma.m.,m
RE/MAXmOutmWestmRealtymoffimcematm
OutlawmStation.m541-549-4133.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors OnemWednesdaympermmonth,m
SSDmAdminmBldg.mSeemschedulematmwww.
sisters.k12.or.us.m541-549-8521mx4011 .
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