Wednesday, October 26, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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
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