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12 Wednesday, November 2, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S SISTERS SCHOOLS HONOR OUR VETERANS Veterans Day Breakfast Sisters High School will host a hot breakfast, assembly, and reception on Thursday, November 10, for area veterans who have nobly served our country. Veterans and their families are invited. Breakfast is at 8 a.m. in the Sisters High Lecture Drama Room; assembly at 9:30 a.m., followed by a reception. 541-549-4045. SCA Veterans Chapel The community is invited when our veterans are honored and celebrated by the students of Sisters Christian Academy at Sisters Community Church at 1 p.m. Monday, November 7. Refreshment will follow. For more info call 541-549-4133. Assembly at SES Sisters Elementary School will hold a breakfast for veterans, Middle School Assembly followed by an assembly, on Sisters Middle School will Wednesday, November 9. hold their annual assembly Veterans and their families to honor our veterans on are invited for breakfast at Thursday, November 10 at 1:45 8:30 a.m. and the community p.m. Sisters Veterans will be is welcome to attend the posting colors, and there will assembly, scheduled from be homemade goodies and 9:20 to 10 a.m. Veterans are coffee in the library following encouraged to dress in uniform! the ceremony until 4 p.m. For For more information call the more info call 541-549-2099. school at 541-549-8981. CPR and First Aid Class Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD will offer the American Heart Association “Heartsaver” CPR class on Sunday, November 6 at the Sisters Fire Hall, 9 a.m. to about 5 p.m. Cost is $10 ($15 if you require the AHA certifi cation card). Log on to sistersfi re.com and select the CPR tab, or stop by the Sisters Fire Hall to register and get more information. Questions? Call Gail at 541-595-5712. Animal Adventures with the High Desert Museum On Tuesday, November 8 at 11:30 a.m. at the Sisters Library, the High Desert Museum will present live animals, plus stories and crafts! Arrive early; it is limited to just 30 kids, and parents or caregivers must attend. For info: 541-312-1072. Family Art Night at SES A Family Art Night will be held at Sisters Elementary School on Thursday, November 10 from 5 to 7 p.m., free! Activites are for kids ages 4 to 10 and include mask-making, building with clay, watercolor painting, sewing bean bags, making magnets and more. Families may bring a picnic dinner or purchase food on site. For info call Haley Ellis, 971-570-2405. STEAM Team Activity ~ Gooey Playdough The Sisters Library invites tweens and teens ages 9 to 17 to make their own “no-cook” ooey, gooey playdough at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 12. For info call 541-312-1072. AARP Driver Safety Class AARP’s Driver Safety Course, a classroom refresher for motorists 50 and older, will be offered on Tuesday, November 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. There will be a one-hour lunch break. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 non-members. Please register in advance by calling 541-390-6075. Snowfl ake Boutique The Snowfl ake Boutique will be held Friday, November 4 from 1 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, November 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Deschutes Co. Fairgrounds and Expo Center. Entry is $3.50 and net proceeds go to FAN. Info: 541-923-6535 or snowfl akeboutique.org. Winter Sports Registration Students at Sisters High School may now register for winter sports in the school offi ce. There will also be registration in the SHS commons on Wednesday, November 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a mandatory parent/player meeting that night from 7 to 8 p.m. The fi rst day of practice is Monday, November 14. Participants must be cleared with paperwork, physicals, fees and any fi nes before that day. Info: Tim Roth, 541-549-4045. Operation Christmas Child Samaritan’s Purse delivers shoeboxes fi lled with gifts to children affected by war, poverty, disease and famine in more than 100 countries. Fill a shoebox and drop off at Sisters Community Church, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or Sunday mornings. Final dropoff date is Monday, Nov. 21 by 10 a.m. Boxes and instructions are at the church offi ce. Info: Joanna, 541-588- 0886, or Sheryl, 541-549-1201. Bingo & Dessert Auction Fundraiser for Camp A fundraising Bingo Night & Dessert Auction will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16 at Sisters Coffee Company for Camp Eagle Cap, a camp experience offered free of charge to local youth who are in diffi cult circumstances. For more information contact Fabian at 541-550-9671. Women’s Cancer Support On Thursday, November 17 at 10 a.m. at Sisters City Hall (conference room B), Sisters Cancer Support Group will meet for support and to plan for 2017. Info: Jan at 541-549- 2015, Marilyn at 541-382-4492, or Maggie at 541-815-8131. All Veterans Invited Sisters VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 meet this evening, Wednesday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. (and the fi rst Wednesday of each month) at Sisters City Hall. All veterans in the Sisters area are encouraged to join. For more information call Lance Trowbridge at 541-903-1123 or Bill Anttila at 541-549-1132. Used Book Sale Saturday! Friends of the Sisters Library is holding a special used book sale on Saturday, November 5 from 1 to 3 p.m., in the library’s community room and the Book Corner. Fiction and nonfi ction books will be just $1 each, with kids’ books just 50¢ each! Info, call Lynne at 541-588-6077. eBooks Downloads Lab On Wednesday, November 9 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Sisters Library, a free lab will be held on how to use Overdrive to download ebooks and audio books. Space is limited, so registration is recommended by calling 541-312-1072. November Board Meeting Change for BBR RFPD Enter the Christmas Parade The Sisters Christmas Parade on Hood Avenue is on Saturday, November 26 at 2 p.m. Parade applications are available by contacting Jeri at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce at 541-549-0251 or email jeri@sisterscountry.com. The deadline to turn applications in is Wednesday, November 16. 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 info: 541-312-1072. See’s Candy from Kiwanis The Kiwanis Club of Sisters will hold their annual See’s Candy sales fundraiser out of a trailer in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot, beginning Saturday, November 19 through Saturday, December 31 (or until it sells out!), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily (half-day on Thanksgiving and closed Christmas Day). Profi ts go to scholarships, career-change assistance, and other Kiwanis service projects. Questions? Call 541-588-6255. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the regularly scheduled board meeting of the Black Butte Ranch RFPD will be held one week earlier, on Thursday, Humane Society of Central Oregon November 17. It returns to its 541-382-3537 regular 4th Thursday of the month in December. For more information call 541-595-2288. “Know National Parks” at the Sisters Library Thursday, November 3 at noon at the Sisters Library, U of O geologist Marli Miller will discuss volcanoes with a free slide show and hands-on presentation, including samples of volcanic rocks from Crater Lake and Mt. Rainier national parks. Info, call 541-312-1032. Panoramic Special Access Road District Board Term Letters of interest are being taken for a 3-year volunteer term on the PSARD 3-member board. You must be a resident of the Panoramic Special Access Road District for over 90 days and a registered voter. Send to: PSARD, POB 1226, Sisters, OR 97759. For more information call 541-610-6731. Help for Veterans American Legion Post 86 Service Offi cer Tom Barrier is available to veterans seeking assistance with the Veterans Administration. Those needing help applying for disability benefi ts, with vision or hearing appointments or enrollment procedures should call Tom at 541-408-5594. Please note: No questions are insignifi cant! CAT of the Week DOG of the Week BRIGHTSIDE ANIMAL CENTER 541-923-0882 Call to Actors Actors of all ages are invited to audition for Silent Echo Theater Company’s evening of one-act plays. Auditions are Sunday and Monday, November 13 & 14 at 7 p.m. at Sisters Community Church (readings provided); shows will be on February 3, 4, 10 & 11 at Sisters Community Church. For more info call the nonprofi t at 541-719-8779. Open Computer Lab Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sisters Library, all are welcome to practice computer skills and get help with specifi c problems at the library’s open computer lab. Questions? 541-312-1072. Large Dog Coats Needed Furry Friends Foundation is seeking dogs coats, especially for larger dogs: new or clean and in good condition. Anyone in need of a coat for their dog is welcome to come into the Nugget offi ce and hopefully fi nd the perfect pooch fi t! The current selection is mostly for smaller dogs, so the large dog coats are especially needed. Questions? Please call FFF at the Nugget at 541-549-9941. PET PLACE ... … is for FREE pets seeking homes and LOST & FOUND animals. The information is published free by The Nugget Newspaper. LOST DOG: PRISSY (MISS PRISS) is a 13-year-old black Pomeranian, missing since Friday, October 14 from East Cedar Street. She has white around her mouth, weighs about 13 lbs. and is a foot-and-a-half tall. Priss is wearing a pink collar with ID (hidden by her fur). Please call 541-604-6248 or 541-604-0017 if seen. Lost pets? Contact the Humane Society of Central OR (Bend), 541-382-3537; BrightSide Animal Center (Redmond), 541-923-0882; Deschutes County Animal Control, 541- 388-6596; Sisters Vet Clinic, 541-549-6961; Black Butte Vet Clinic, 541-549-1837; Broken Top Vet Clinic, 541-389-0391; and go to Facebook.com/FurryFriendFinderBend?fref=ts MALALA is a lovely 3-year-old short-haired kitty who’s patiently waiting for someone to take her home. Malala has lived her life as an indoor/outdoor cat, and her biggest request for a new family is that there be no canines in the household. If this beautiful green- eyed girl sounds like the perfect one for you, come to the shelter and meet her today! “Hi I’m WALKER! I’m a senior Lab with adolescent Lab energy! I love to explore, eat, play and explore a little more. I’m an ideal hiking/walking buddy because I’ll go as long as you’ll let me, and I’m very good on a leash. Please stop in and take me for a walk; I’m such a happy pup and I promise we’ll have a good time!” SPONSORED BY YOUR PET-FRIENDLY REALTOR! SPONSORED BY Black Butte Veterinary Clinic ALI MAYEA , Broker GRI, SRS, CNE 541-549-1837 SISTERS HOMETOWN REALTY 541-480-9658 aliofsisters 60 th wedding anniversary ~ bill & carol griffin ~ Bill & Carol Griffi n were honored by their children with a 60th wedding anniversary celebration at Aspen Lakes Golf Club in Sisters. High school sweethearts, they married in Richland, WA on November 3, 1956. They have two sons, Scott and his wife, Marie; and Cory and his wife, Jennifer; and four grandchildren including twin grandsons Chase and Casey; and granddaughters Lauren and Brooke. After retirement in 1998 they moved to Sisters. Bill coached Outlaws pitchers for a season, and they fell into the rodeo and horse-riding culture. 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