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10 Wednesday, September 21, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S YouthBuild Open House and Pancake Breakfast Wednesday, September 21 from 9 to 11 a.m., Heart of Oregon YouthBuild invites the community to a Pancake Breakfast Open House at Cloverdale School, 68797 George Cyrus Rd. Learn about the program, meet students and staff, and feast on pancakes prepared by the students, free! Questions? Call 541-526-1380. Hike with STA You can still register for a free Sisters Trails Alliance Wednesday hike! September 21, a moderate hike from 9 to 11 a.m. on the PRT West Ridge leaves from the Sisters Park & Recreation District building; wear sturdy shoes, and bring water and snacks. Register at 541-719-8822 or email annie2sisters@gmail.com. The Hoodoo Challenge: Run to the Top! Sisters Kiwanis presents the Hoodoo Challenge Saturday, September 24, a half-marathon fundraiser for scholarships and community projects. 13.1 miles with 1,035' elevation gain. Cost is $70, which includes a T-shirt and after-party! Registration at ultrasignup.com closes Sunday, September 18 or until full. For additional information call Matt Kirchoff at 541-647-7586. Acoustic Music Jam On Sunday September 25, all are invited to join in “Strings In Sisters” from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at The Pines Clubhouse, 612 Brooks Camp Rd. Questions? Please call 541-719-0497. Rodeo Queen Tryouts Tryouts for the 2017 Sisters Rodeo Queen will be held at the Sisters Rodeo grounds on Sunday, September 25 at 1 p.m. The public is invited. Tryouts are open to young women ages 18-23 (as of June 1). Info, call John Leavitt at 541-419-3310 or Yvette Moore at 541-420-3333. Pickleball Demonstration & Yard Sale Fundraiser Come see the fastest growing sport in the country on Saturday, September 24, from 10 a.m. to noon. Pineview Tennis and Pickleball club, 69921 West Meadow Parkway, Sage Meadow. Yard sale fundraiser 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p. For more information call: 541- 588-6859 Sisters Children’s Choir Sisters Children’s Choir will begin rehearsals Monday, October 3, 4:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 386 N. Fir St. The choir is open to all children who love to sing. This year the choir will be singing two numbers with the Sisters High Desert Chorale and Bell Choir in the 2016 Christmas Concert. Come join the choir for an exciting season! For information call Lola Knox at PJ Party Story Time Every Tuesday evening at the Sisters Library at 6:30 p.m. kids ages birth to 5 are once again invited to evening story time with songs, rhymes, crafts and pajamas! Parents or caregivers must attend. For more information call 541-312-1072. Buried Beef & Brew Returns Women’s Cancer Support On Thursday, September 22 at 10 a.m. at Sisters City Hall (conference room B), Sisters Cancer Support Group will meet. Janet Storton will discuss her projects in Uganda. For information call Jan at 541-549- 2015, Marilyn at 541-382-4492, or Maggie at 541-815-8131. Child Car Seat Checkup On Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to noon, the community is invited to have their child car seats checked at the Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. Questions? 541-549-0771. Limited-duration City Council Position Open The Sisters City Council has an open limited-duration Council position due to former Mayor Frye’s move outside city limits. This would fi nish out his term (ending January 2017), but this person would not automatically be appointed Mayor; Council votes on that. Applications are at www.ci.sisters.or.us or City Hall and must be submitted by Friday, September 30. You must be a qualifi ed elector and have resided within city limits during the preceding 12 months. For more info call 541-323-5213 or email knelson@ci.sisters.or.us. CPR Training Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD will offer the AHA Heartsaver First Aid and CPR/AED class at the Sisters Fire Hall Saturday, October 15 from 9 a.m to about 4:30 p.m. Class size is limited to 12, so register early. Log on to sistersfi re.com and print the registration form from the CPR tab, or stop by the fi re hall, 301 S. Elm St., to register. Questions? Call 541-595-5712. Stars Over Sisters Star Party Learn about the night skies! Stargazers are invited to gather at the Sisters Park & Recreation District building on Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m. for a free presentation and slide show. If weather then permits, plan on heading out to the SHS sports fi elds to observe the night sky through powerful telescopes. Info: 541-549-8846. Half-priced Books! Friends of the Sisters Library is offering a special September sale, with all non-fi ction books 1/2 price! Check out the sale collection (history, biographies, Native American, geography, travel and more); shop excellent and low-priced fi ction. And donate your books! Those in good condition (fi ction 10 years or newer, non-fi ction 5 years or newer) are always accepted, with receipts upon request. Open Tuesdays and Saturdays, 1 to 3 p.m. at the northwest corner of the library. Questions? Call 541-588-6077. Need a Storage Shed? The Sisters High School construction class is interested in building a storage building for someone in the community. Please call instructor Tony Cosby at 541-410-1018. BBR RFPD Meeting Change For September only, the regular meeting of the Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors will be held on the 5th Thursday of the month, not the 4th. The meeting will be on September 29 at 9 a.m. For more info call 541-595-2288. Career Funds Available Sisters Park & Recreation District presents the annual Buried Beef & Brew event on Saturday, September 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 at Fir Street Park. Tickets must be purchased in advance: $12 adults and $5 for under age 18. With live music by Dry Canyon Stampede! Call SPRD at 541-549-2091. Applications are available for the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund to help adult residents of Sisters establish an occupational path. You may pick up forms at the Kiwanis House, corner of Oak Street and Main Avenue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays, and during regular hours from the Sisters Habitat for Humanity offi ce. Info, call 541-410-2870. Open Computer Lab Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sisters cibrary, all are welcome to practice computer skills and get help with specifi c problems at the library’s open computer lab. Questions? Please call the library at 541-312-1072. Pastor Ron Gregg will facilitate a new 12-week course: Great World Religions: Islam, starting Wednesday, October 5 at noon at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church; timely in light of current events and helpful in understanding Islam. Lectures are taught by Professor John Esposito of Georgetown University, followed by discussion. Question? Call Ron Gregg at 541-549-5831. Sisters Area Churches St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Sat. Vigil Mass | 9 a.m. Sun. Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Westside Church – Sisters Campus 442 Trinity Way • 541-382-7504 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship westsidechurch.org Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (SHS) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenom.) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com Calvary Chapel (Nondenominational) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D 541-588-6288 • 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Chapel in the Pines – Camp Sherman 541-549-9971 • 10 a.m. Sunday Worship At The Belfry on Tuesday, September 27, Sisters Science Club presents Frontiers in Science with Emily Ho, PhD, speaking on nutrition and cancer prevention. The lecture is at 7 p.m. and $5 (but free to students, teachers, and club donors). Doors open at 6 p.m. for food and beverages. Info: 541-419-4679 or go online to sistersscienceclub.org. Sisters Aglow Lighthouse International Fellowship Sisters Aglow will meet on Saturday, October 1, 10 a.m. to noon in the Ponderosa Room at the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, and the fi rst Saturday of each month, same time and location. Info: 541-699-9522. Family Fun Story Time Family Fun Story Time for ages infant to 5 are held at the Sisters Library at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday and feature songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. For more information call the library at 541-312-1072. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information visit www.hopeafricakids.org or call Katie Keranen at 541-719-8727. Food Assistance at the Kiwanis Food Bank Your family may be eligible for food assistance at the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank. Find eligibilily rules online at www.fns.usda.gov/tefap or visit the food bank for more information; located at the corner of Main Avenue and Oak Street. It is open every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Box Tops for Education The Box Tops for Education drive has begun! You can clip box tops from General Mills, Old El Paso, Ziplock products and more, and drop in the special pencil boxes located at Sisters Park & Recreation District, the Sisters School District main offi ce, and The Nugget Newspaper. Each is worth 10¢ for Sisters Elementary School programs. For more info call Mylee Card at 541-549-8981 or email mylee.card@sisters.k12.or.us. Art at the Library Now through September 30, art on display at the Sisters Library features a history of Sisters Folk Festival posters, most created by Sisters artists; along with a raptors exhibit featuring images by Central Oregon artists and photographers. Questions? Please call 541-312-1072. Raptors by Jim Anderson There will be a presentation on Raptors by naturalist Jim Anderson and several of his fellow birders on Friday, September 30, 2016 1:30 p.m., Sisters Library Community Room. Photographs and artwork of raptors on display in the library community room will be available for purchase. For more info. call Jim Anderson at 541-388-1659 or email: jimnaturalist@gmail.com ~ RON LEIS ~ Celebr ation of Life On Saturday, September 24 at 2 p.m., a celebration of life for Ron Leis will be held in the Cross Barn at Hinterland Ranch, 67750 Hwy. 20 (across from Sisters Rodeo grounds). Come join family and friends! CAT of the Week DOG of the Week Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 BrightSide Animal Center 541-923-0882 Adult Class on Islam Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship Science Club Presentation New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 503-910-9069 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship TOM is a handsome .-year-old tabby seeking his forever home. He is an inside/oxtside boy who eqxally enjoys exploring aroxnd, and cxddling xp with his people. Tom has been slacking on his exercise roxtine lately, so he’s hoping his new home will help him lose a few poxnds and get back in shape! He’s an oxtgoing gxy who will eagerly greet yox with a meow the moment yox meet him! Sponsored db by SISSY is a sweet and very friendly pit mix. She is 5 years old so she is still young but beyond the puppy stage! She walks well on a leash but a little training would be benefi cial. She demands to be the only animal in the home, which she so rightly deserves, so no other cats or dogs please! Sissy loves people of all ages, but would do best with a family with kids over 5. She is a Wings of Rescue dog from Tracy, California. S SPONSORED P O N S O R E D B BY Y YOUR PET-FRIENDLY REALTOR! Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 68885 Trinity Way • 541-977-2766, 541-549-4587, 541-549-1385 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Classes & Discussion Call for location and times • 541-549-6586 Essentials Skincare Karen Keady, RN/NCEA Certifi ed Esthetician 541-480-1412 ALI MAYEA , Broker GRI, SRS, CNE SISTERS HOMETOWN REALTY 541-480-9658 aliofsisters POcICY: Nonprofi ts, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary notices may run on this page at no charge. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows, fi rst-come-fi rst-served. Email to: teresa@nuggetnews.com or drop off at The Nugget, 442 E. Main Ave. Your text must include a “for more information” phone number. Deadline is noon, Mondays.