Wednesday, October 19, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Chair massage
available at SPRD
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) is offering
chair massage by Michelle
Farra on October 19.
Every four months for
the last two years, SPRD has
offered free health talks at
the Sisters Senior Luncheon,
according to Adult/Senior
Programs Coordinator
Shannon Rackowski. There
is an estimated group of 30 or
more seniors who attend these
luncheons every Tuesday
at Sisters Community
Church. The guest speaker
for September was Michelle
Farra, licensed massage thera-
pist, who started her business
in 2013 after graduating from
COCC’s two-year massage
program, in which she was
named student of the year.
Farra went to work first
at Shibui Spa here in Sisters,
then spread her wings to
include a chiropractic office
in Redmond and Opal Day
Spa in Madras, where she
continues to work several
days per week.
“Massage Therapist
Will Travel is what I con-
sider Michelle to be,” said
Rackowski. “After she spoke
and gave free demonstrations
of chair massage at SPRD’s
health talk, several people
asked me if it might be pos-
sible for Michelle to come
to SPRD on a monthly basis
to provide this same service
for the people of Sisters,”
Rackowski said.
Starting Wednesday,
October 19, Michelle will do
mobile chair massage from
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at
SPRD. She will have one of
the classrooms for privacy
during the massage, with no
appointment necessary.
Sisters royalty...
Sage Sihool ielebrates deiade
Sage School of Massage
& Esthetics is celebrating
a decade of educating stu-
dents in the art and science
of professional massage
therapy.
With their focus on a
holistic approach, the school
has graduated over 230 stu-
dents during the past 10 years
— some of them from Sisters.
These graduates have gone
on to build successful careers
in a variety of healthcare and
spa-related industries, both
in the local community and
across the nation.
Angie Ward, who is a
practicing massage therapist
in Sisters located at 412 E.
Main Ave., Ste. #1 (behind
The Nugget office), studied
at Sage School. Her prac-
tice offers therapeutic, trig-
ger-point, deep-tissue and
Swedish massage.
“I felt like I got a lot of
one-on-one experience with
my instructors,” she said.
“When I came out of school,
I felt really prepared for my
career ahead.”
Ward noted that she ini-
tially worked for Step &
Spine Physical Therapy after
her education at Sage School.
“There wasn’t anything
they asked me to do there that
I didn’t know how to do,”
she said. “I think that’s pretty
good coming out of school.”
In addition to the courses
directly related to massage
therapy, Ward also took
classes on the business side
of a practice, and on ethics.
She says she’s frequently
recommended the school to
prospective students.
I felt like I got a lot
of one-on-one
experience with my
instructors. When
I came out of school, I felt
really prepared for my
career ahead.
— Angie Ward
Sage School is committed
to the Central Oregon com-
munity and has contributed
by offering therapeutic mas-
sages to individuals, athletes
at sporting and charity events,
cancer patients and survivors,
employees at medical and
business corporations and
various other entities over the
years.
In August of 2015, Sage
added an Esthetics Program
focused on the health and
wellness of the skin. Student
Let Us Help You
Get Prepared
For Winter!
clinics offer facials, wax-
ing and makeup application
to the general public at a
reduced rate.
Deby Grant, founder and
owner, said, “It has been my
passion to raise the educa-
tional standards in both the
massage therapy and esthetic
industries and to prepare stu-
dents for dynamic and fulfill-
ing careers.”
An
Open
House
Celebration is set for Friday,
October 21, from noon to 6
p.m. All alumni, faculty, staff
and the general public are
invited to attend at 369 N.E.
Revere Ave. in Bend. For
more information visit www.
SageSchoolofMassage.com.
To schedule an appointment
call 541-383-2122.
Thanks for helping
us raise $360 for the
Sisters Library!
This week we’re donating to the
Bethlehem Inn Homeless Shelter
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Ryan Funk and Johanna Geisen were crowned 2016 Sisters High
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