Wednesday, September 21, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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New teachers at Sisters
Elementary School
By erin Borla
Correspondent
Sisters Elementary School
welcomed three new teachers
this fall.
Students welcomed
Ashleigh Thomas, replacing
longtime P.E. teacher Mark
Lamont; Danielle Pulliam as
a new third-grade teacher and
Ashley Bye as the new Title
Teacher for both reading and
math.
Both the P.E. and title
position replaced staff who
have moved on from the
Sisters School District.
Pulliam’s position is new
to the District — added this
year to help keep class sizes
small as promised by District
personnel. Superintendent
Curt Scholl credits the pass-
ing of a bond in May, which
helped the District pay off
the full-faith and credit obli-
gation and put that money
directly into the classrooms,
for the third-grade teaching
position.
Pulliam began her teach-
ing career overseas in Taiwan
teaching English to young
children. She then moved
back to the states and taught
many English As A Second
Language (ESL) classes in
See teaCHerS on page 24
Correspondent
The sky is the limit for
students in Sheryl Yeager’s
classes at Sisters High School
(SHS).
T h a t ’s b e c a u s e s h e
teaches two sections of Flight
Science, and the 50 students
who are enrolled could be
well on their way to having a
pilot’s license by next spring.
“It’s not very common,”
Yeager said. “I didn’t even
know anything like this
existed.”
Well-wishers came out to support Justin Veloso (right) in his cancer fight.
Community rallies for Justin Veloso
By erin Borla
SHS flight class
has new instructor
By Steve Kadel
photo by erin borla
Correspondent
She worked as a substi-
tute teacher at SHS and other
Central Oregon schools last
year. When Sisters School
District advertised for a flight
instructor, Yeager had all the
credentials — including an
appropriately famous last
name.
She’d had a pilot’s license
since 1999, was a certificated
Oregon teacher, and she lived
locally. Her takeoff as a full-
time Outlaw instructor fell
neatly into place beginning
See Yeager on page 26
“There is so much love in
this room.”
That’s what one event-
goer said to Justin Veloso as
Dennis McGregor and The
Spoilers hit the stage at the
Belfry last Thursday night
after a live auction raised
over $27,000 for the 28-year-
old’s cancer treatment and
recovery.
Veloso, a lifetime musi-
cian and drummer who gradu-
ated from Sisters High School
in 2006, was diagnosed with
thyroid cancer in February.
In March, he had surgery to
remove his thyroid and some
lymph nodes and is on the
road to recovery with a life-
time of hormone replacement
drugs in his future.
After Veloso’s diagnosis
the community rallied around
him and planned this benefit
evening for the young man.
Local business owner
Jennifer McCrystal, along
with Angeline Rhett, Katy
Yoder, Benji Nagel, Carys
Wilkens, Audrey Tehan,
Maren Burck and several
other volunteers planned the
evening. Dinner was coor-
dinated by volunteers and
included everything from
curry to gluten-free shep-
herd’s pie and desserts.
According to volunteer
Katy Yoder, the group initially
wasn’t sure how it was all
going to get pulled together
— but it did.
“From the food to the
donations to the auction to
everyone that showed up,”
she said. “It was beautiful to
see people from all different
generations in Sisters come
out for this event.”
The evening began with
Justin performing with one of
his drum students, 6-year-old
Frankie Borla. Then Veloso
played his own drum set
along with keyboardist Andy
Armer.
An emotional Veloso
shared his gratitude and
thanks for the community
supporting him through this
effort. He kept it short in
front of the crowd and instead
offered personal thank-yous
to individuals throughout the
night.
After Veloso performed his
See VeloSo on page 18
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
Central Oregon Spinners and
Weavers Guild 4thmSaturday,m1mtom
3mp.m.mSistersmLibrary.m541-639-3217.
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group mm Sisters Veterans Thursdays,mnoon,m
Takoda’smRestaurant.m541-903-1123.
2ndmWednesday,m7mp.m.,mEarthwoodm
TimbermFramemHomes.m541-549-0924.
Al-AnonmMonday,mnoon,mShepherdmofm
Three Sisters Irrigation District
themHillsmLutheranmChurch;mWednesday,m Central Oregon Woodworkers
Board of Directors 1stmTuesday,m
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rdm
6mp.m.,mEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem
Guild 2ndmTuesday.m541-639-6216.
Tuesday,m7mp.m.,mSPRD.m541-549-8846. 4mp.m.,mTSIDmOffimce.m541-549-8815.
Transfimguration.m541-549-8737morm
Three Sisters Lions Club 1stm
East of the Cascades Quilt Guildm4thm Sisters Bridge ClubmThursdays,m
541-549-1527.
Thursday,mnoon,mRay’smFoodmPlacem
Wednesday,mSeptember-June,mStitchin’m 12:30mp.m.,mThemPinesmClubhouse.m
Alateen Thursday,m7mp.m.,mEpiscopalm
communitymroom.m541-419-1279.
Post.mAllmaremwelcome.m541-549-6061.
Novicesmwelcomed.m541-549-9419.
ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration.m
VFW 8138 & American Legion m
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
541-549-1527.
1stmWednesday,m6:30mp.m.,m
of Directors 2ndmTuesday,m9mtom11ma.m.,m Sisters Caregiver Support Groupm
Alcoholics AnonymousmThurs.m&m
3rdmTuesday,m10ma.m.,mRay’smFoodmPlacem SistersmCitymHall.m541-903-1123morm
SistersmLibrary.m541-977-8285.
Sun.,m7mp.m.,mEpiscopalmChurchmofmthem
communitymroom.m541-771-3258.
541-549-1132.
Transfimguration;mSat.,8ma.m.,mEpiscopalm Heartwarmers (flmeecemblanketmakers)m
ChurchmofmthemTransfimguration;mMon.,m
1stm&m3rdmTuesdays,m1mp.m.,mSistersmCitym Sisters Cribbage ClubmTuesdays,m
5mp.m.,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm
Hall.mMaterialsmprovided.m541-408-8505.m 11ma.m.mtom1:30mp.m.,mRay’smFoodmPlacem
CITY & PARKS
Church;mTues.,mnoon,mBigmBookmstudy,m
communitymroom.m541-923-1632.
ShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranmChurch;m Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday,m1mtom
Sisters City Council 2ndm&m
4mp.m.m541-549-1028morm541-548-3304. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
Thurs.,mnoon,mSobermSistersmWomenm
4thmThursday,m7mp.m.,mSistersmCitymHall.m
of Directorsm4thmTuesday,m6mp.m.m
Meeting,mShepherdmofmthemHillsmLutheranm Military Parents of Sisters 2ndm
541-549-6022.
Locationminformation:m541-549-1193.
Church.m541-548-0440.
Thursday,m5:30mp.m.,m17549mKnightmRd.,m
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Authors Support Groupm2ndmFriday,m
Bendm(Plainviewmarea).m541-388-9013.
Sisters KiwanismThursdays,m7mtom
Board of Directors 1stmTuesday,m
10ma.m.,mSistersmAreamChambermofm
8:30ma.m.,mBrandm33mRestaurantmatm
6mp.m.,mSPRDmbuilding.m541-549-2091.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Commerce.m541-588-0081.
AspenmLakes.m541-410-2870.
Chapter Wednesdays,m11:30ma.m.,m
Sisters Planning Commissionmm
Black Butte Macintosh Users Groupmm Takoda’smRestaurant.m541-408-5594.
3rdmThursday,m5:30mp.m.,mSisters
Sisters Parent Teacher Communitym
3rdmThursday,m3:30mtom5:30mp.m.,mSistersm
CitymHall.m541-549-6022.
3rdmWednesday,m3:15mp.m.,mSistersm
Librarymcommunitymroom.m541-549-1471. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
ElementarymC-wing.m971-570-2405.
& Enrichment) Wednesdays,m1mtom
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
4mp.m.matmSPRD.m541-549-2091.
Tuesdays,m12:30mp.m.,mBBRmcommunitym
Sisters Red Hats 1stmFriday.m
FIRE & POLICE
room.mPartnermrequired.m541-595-6236.
Sisters Aglow Lighthouse
Locationminformation:m541-279-1977.m
International
Fellowship
1stmSaturday,m
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays,mnoon,m
Board of Directors Meetsmmonthly.m
Senior Lunch Tuesdays,mnoon,mSistersm PonderosamRoom,mBestmWesternm
AspenmLakesmLodge.m541-977-6545.
PonderosamLodge.m541-699-9522.
541-595-2191mformtimem&mdate.
CommunitymChurch.m541-678-5483.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
Sisters Area Photography Clubmmmmmm
Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild m
2ndmWednesday,m4mp.m.,mSistersmLibrarym 2ndmWed.,m5:30mtom7mp.m.mSistersmArtm
4thmSaturdays,m10ma.m.mtom4mp.m.mForm
Directors 4thmThursday,m9ma.m.,mBlackm
locationminformation:m541-549-2072.
communitymroom.m541-549-6157.
Works.mPublicmwelcome.m541-719-8822. ButtemRanchmFiremStation.m541-595-2288.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
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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scheduledmmeetings;me larlym
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