Wednesday, November 23, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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OSP urges safe
travel over holiday
With at least 10 peo-
ple losing their lives on
state highways over the
past week, OSP is urging
motorists to travel safely
this Thanksgiving holiday
weekend.
This holiday period
(Wednesday through Sunday)
will see one of the highest
volumes of traffic in over a
decade according to AAA
Oregon/Idaho. As with other
holiday weekends, OSP is
urging motorists to plan
ahead, expect heavy traffic,
expect poor driving condi-
tions with rain expected at
lower elevations and snow
in the mountain passes, and
take your time (see traveling
tips at the end of this release).
Know the road conditions
before traveling by going to
www.tripcheck.com
Those traveling in lower
elevations should expect rain
and wet roadways. Increase
your following distances due
to decreased traction on those
wet roadways.
For those traveling
Oregon’s mountain passes,
expect snowfall and winter
See SAFE TRAVEL on page 38
PHOTO PROVIDED
The Outlaws volleyball team visited Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
Volleyball team finds way to give back
Sky is no limit for
aviation students
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
The Sisters High School
Aviation program was well-
represented at the National
Symposium of High School
Aviation Conference last
week.
The seminar was
hosted by the largest avia-
tion organization, AOPA
(Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association) at the Museum
of Flight in Seattle. Sisters
was represented by Sheryl
Yeager, Flight Science
teacher, Benny and Julie
Benson, owners of the
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
Sisters Eagle Airport, and
Bob Ramsey, coordinator for
COCC Aviation program.
There were more than 200
people attending from 32
states and Canada.
Boeing has projected a
shortage of 617,000 pilots
within the next 20 years, due
to the retirement rate of aging
pilots, increased demand
for commercial flights, and
fewer student pilots currently
in the pipeline. Many air-
lines are offering very attrac-
tive incentives to encourage
youth to pursue a career in
See AVIATION on page 30
Champion sports teams
are typically comprised
of a group of highly moti-
vated individuals coached
by knowledgeable, effective
leaders who gel together for a
common goal. This chemistry
is rare and often includes both
overt and subtle values that
can result in not only winning
state titles, but in the develop-
ment of good character and
being able to see the “big pic-
ture” in life.
Such was the reason
behind coaches Rod Jones
and Brad Bulloch helping
arrange a trip for the Outlaws
varsity volleyball team to
visit Doernbecher Children’s
Hospital in Portland the
day before the 4A State
Championships.
The players and coaches
arrived for a two-hour visit on
November 3, where they got
to interact with some young
patients. The team had col-
lected a few hundred dollars
worth of toys and games to
donate to the hospital and had
the privilege of being able to
individually deliver blankets,
games, team T-shirts, stuffed
animals, puzzles, and art
supplies.
“The generosity of the
girls and their parents was
amazing and actually quite
touching,” said Bulloch.
The genesis of the idea of
going to Doernbecher actually
dates back to when Bulloch
was the head volleyball coach
for the Outlaws.
“I have always thought
that we owed it to our ath-
letes, who are young, healthy
and relatively privileged, to
gain perspective by visiting a
place like Doernbecher where
children are facing health
challenges that are potentially
life-ending,” he said.
The team received the idea
of reviving the Doernbecher
tradition with enthusiasm.
“I asked Jessie Brigham
and Ashlynn Cantwell what
they thought, and that got the
fire started,” said Bulloch.
See GIVING BACK on page 37
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 OR Spinners and Weavers
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group
Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Sisters
2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood
Library (NOT Nov.-Dec.). 541-639-3217. 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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