Wednesday, February 8, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisbers arbisb bakes a
crack ab ‘The Voice’
for my dreams, and how I’ve
never taken that last step
to bring them to fruition.
I’ve talked myself out of it
because I’m afraid to fail,
or I think it looks hard and
maybe even impossible. But,
when life hands you a second
chance you have to ask your-
self what you are waiting for.
I have no excuses anymore, I
have nothing to lose.”
While she did not get
selected for the show,
Funk is continuing to pur-
sue her passion for music.
She had announced the
desire to record her fourth
Sisters resident and inde-
pendent recording artist
Rhonda Funk headed to Las
Vegas last weekend for an
open casting call for NBC’s
hit music show “The Voice.”
Funk, who suffered a
mini-stroke last fall which
led to the discovery of a
brain aneurysm that required
surgery, said before leaving,
“It’s a long road to make the
live shows on The Voice.
And, I’m a little hung up on
the fact that they probably
are not looking for a 46-year-
old grandmother! But, then
I pause and think how much
time I’ve spent imagining
what it would be like to reach
PHOTO BY STEVE KADEL
David Novotny, who plays in the Sisters after-school jazz combos, performed on flute during a fundraiser for the
arts at Sisters High School. Band member Oscar Rhett accompanied Novotny on bass.
See FUNK on page 22
Sbudenb musicians garner honors
2017-18 school
schedule unveiled
Sisters School District’s
schedule for 2017-18 was
approved by the School
Board last Wednesday, except
for a date for classes to start
in the fall. That component
is expected to be determined
during the March 1 board
meeting.
During last week’s meet-
ing, board member Stephen
King proposed the potential
of extending the school year
by adding two days of student
contact time to the beginning
of the 2017-18 school year.
However, the board would
like time to review the finan-
cial impact of adding the two
days and discuss the issue
further, Superintendent Curt
Scholl said of the reason no
start date for classes was
voted upon.
Among the dates that
have been set by the board’s
vote, Thanksgiving vaca-
tion will be from November
20-24; Christmas vacation
will be from December 25
through January 5; and spring
break will be from March 26
through April 6. Classes are
scheduled through June 13.
By Steve Kadel
Correspondent
Five members of the jazz
band from Sisters Middle
School and Sisters High
School received awards
January 28 during the Oregon
Jazz Festival at the University
of Oregon School of Music
and Dance in Eugene.
Recipients of Outstanding
Musicianship Awards were
Lydia Bartlett, freshman, alto
sax; Oscar Rhett, seventh
grade, bass; Simon Rhett,
eighth grade, tenor sax; Max
Springer, eighth grade, trum-
pet; and Jack Ogan, eighth
grade, trombone/tuba.
“I wasn’t surprised by how
good they sounded because
I know how far they have
come this year,” said jazz
band director Tyler Cranor.
“However, I was pleasantly
surprised at how much work
they put in over winter break,
and with all of the snow days.
“We performed ‘A Night
in Tunisia,’ which is by far
the most difficult tune we
have tackled so far. I was
stressed about it because I
hadn’t seen the whole band
between December 15 and
January 9. They came back
ready to go, and really dug
in the two weeks before the
festival.”
The event was educational,
not competitive. Students
performed for 30 minutes,
then received a clinic by a
professional jazz musician,
followed by a 30-minute
sectional from graduate music
students at the University of
Oregon, Cranor said.
Members of the Sisters
jazz band are Barlett, Conner
Martin, Nancy Montecinos,
Simon Rhett and Nathaniel
Hicks, saxophone; Novotny,
flute; Kaylee Huber and
Ogan, trombone; Dalton
Gonzalas, Springer, Hollie
Lewis, Eli Johnson and
Sydney Wilkins, trumpet.
The band’s rhythm section
includes Ben Hills, Judah
Keeton, Sam Dierenger-
Lukens, drums; Oscar Rhett,
bass; Nick Manley, piano;
and Johnny Burrer, guitar.
The band will take part in
the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
on May 5-6, which will be a
competitive event.
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For
location information: 541-549-2072.
Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m.,
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Sisters
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
Library (Jan.-Oct.). 541-639-3217.
Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration.
541-549-1527.
Central Oregon Woodworkers
Guild 2nd Tuesday. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group
2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood
Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW 8138 & American Legion
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
3rd Tuesday, 10 a.m., Ray’s Food Place Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123 or
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
community room. 541-771-3258.
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
541-549-1132.
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Friends of the Sisters Library Board
Sisters
Cribbage
Club
Tuesdays,
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
CITY & PARKS
Sisters Library. 541-977-8285.
community room. 541-923-1632.
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
Sisters City Council 2nd &
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
4th Thursday, 7 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
541-549-6022.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Location information: 541-549-1193.
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
Sisters Park & Recreation District
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-548-3304. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri.,
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
Military Parents of Sisters 2nd
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Sisters Planning Commission
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd.,
Church. 541-548-0440.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013.
3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405.
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
FIRE & POLICE
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
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, 0 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 .
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