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Wednesday, October 26, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Candidate forum set just before election day By Sue Stafford Correspondent The November 8 election is only two weeks away, and Oregon ballots have already been received in the mail. The candidate forum here in Sisters to meet and hear from the four candidates (three on the ballot and one write-in), who are running for three Sisters City Council seats, is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2 at 6 p.m., in the Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Community Hall, 301 S. Elm St. The four candidates are: current Council member Andrea Blum; event organizer Richard Esterman; financial analyst Chuck Ryan; and write-in candidate Kathryn Lindbloom. Citizens4Community, sponsors of the forum, are cognizant of the fact that a number of citizens may have already completed their bal- lots prior to November 2, but are hopeful people will wait to hear from the candidates before voting. When considering the choices for City Council, as well as other candidates for state and national office, a See FORUM on page 25 Students to dig in on Great Potato Harvest By Erin Borla Correspondent Rainshadow Organics and students from the Sisters High School Sustainable Agriculture and IEE (Interdisciplinary Environmental Education) classes are teaming up to get locally grown organic food into the Central Oregon community. This year represents Rainshadow Organics’ 4th Annual Great Potato Harvest. In the past, community members have been able to come to their farm and help harvest the potatoes; this year it’s being run a bit dif- ferently. Sisters High School students in the agriculture class and IEE program will go on a farm tour led by Seed to Table coordinator and sus- tainable agriculture teacher Audrey Tehan, participate in farm-based science activities, and learn what it means to be a farmer by helping harvest the potatoes. See POTATOES on page 31 PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON Lynne Wood, manager of the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) Book Corner and volunteer Larry Nelson, loading up for the coming Book Corner book sale. FOSL book sale set for November 5 By Jim Anderson Correspondent Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) Book Corner, located on the north end of the library, is going to have a special pre-win- ter book sale on Saturday, November 5. Thanks to the generosity of Sisters Country residents, the Book Corner’s storage area is filled to the ceiling and it’s time to share the gifts. The sale will be held simultaneously in the Book Corner and the library com- munity room. The sale will feature all the used books customers have come to expect in the Book Corner. Book Corner Manager Lynne Wood says, “There will be a selection of fic- tion and non-fiction at the low, low price of $1 per book, making it the best buy in town! Also offered will be children’s books, CDs, DVDs, books on tape and books by local authors at special prices.” The FOSL cookbook fea- turing local recipes is a pop- ular item and is frequently purchased for gifts at a price of $15. The cookbook is sold at the Book Corner, as well as local businesses, including Seasons and Paulina Springs Books. FOSL is dedicated to supporting our local library through its Book Corner pro- ceeds, which supports col- lections and programs at our local library. FOSL’s goal is to provide an opportunity to buy used books at low, low prices, and at the same time help support the library system. Zoe Schumacher, Sisters branch manager, has this to say about the income from the FOSL Book Corner: “ The profits from the FOSL Book Corner sales go to support the library in vari- ous ways. Annually the Friends of the Sisters Library give funds to support early See BOOK SALE on page 31 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Monday, noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church; Wednesday, 6 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 541-549-1527. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration; Sat.,8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration; Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church; Tues., noon, Big Book study, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church; Thurs., noon, Sober Sisters Women Meeting, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440. Authors Support Group 2nd Friday, 10 a.m., Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. 541-588-0081. Black Butte Macintosh Users Group 3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-1471. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Central Oregon Council on Aging Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-678-5483. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild 4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For location information: 541-549-2072. Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Sisters Library. 541-639-3217. Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924. Central Oregon Woodworkers Guild 2nd Tuesday. 541-639-6216. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday, September-June, Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tuesday, 10 a.m., Ray’s Food Place Sisters Library. 541-977-8285. community room. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays, Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Military Parents of Sisters 2nd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd., Location information: 541-549-1193. Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. Sisters Aglow Lighthouse International Fellowship 1st Saturday, Ponderosa Room, Best Western Ponderosa Lodge. 541-699-9522. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. 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 p.m., Sisters Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. 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. CITY & PARKS 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. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. FIRE & POLICE Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. 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. SCHOOLS 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 . This listing is for reg scheduled meetings; ularly email teresa@nuggetnews.c om