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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Grants help business buy defibrillators When someone collapses in sudden cardiac arrest, quick action means the differ- ence between life and death. Quick access to an automatic external defibrillator (AED) can save someone’s life. Sisters-area businesses and organizations can now apply for grant money to purchase an AED. The grants range from $250-$750. Sudden cardiac arrest is an abrupt loss of heart func- tion usually as a result of an abnormal heart rhythm. It is a leading cause of death in the United States. An AED is a See AED GRANTS on page 24 Seeking candidates for school boards Sisters School District will have three board positions up for election on the May 16 ballot. If Sisters conforms to statewide trends, most or all of the positions will be uncontested. According to the Associated Press, a profes- sional association is hoping to get more people excited about school board elec- tions in Oregon. The Oregon School Boards Association reports that nearly three-quar- ters of the seats for school boards, education service districts, and community col- lege boards were uncontested during the last round of board elections in 2015 and eight percent of available seats drew no candidates at all. With such low turnout, the association has launched a campaign to recruit more candidates to take part in the upcoming school board elec- tions in May, AP reports. Association spokesman Alex Pulaski says it’s unclear why people aren’t interested in some races, though there is little interest in seats in rural Oregon. Pulaski says the association is working to edu- cate people about how school boards affect policy in hopes of energizing new candidates. In Sisters, positions 1, 2, and 5 on the school board are elected for four-year terms. The candidate filing period ends March 16. Interested candidates must file with the Deschutes County Clerk no later than 5 p.m. on March 16. Forms are available at the Sisters School District admin- istration office, Deschutes County Clerk’s office and online at https://www. deschutes.org/clerk/page/can didate-measure-filing-forms. PHOTO BY MARTHA PETERSON Students learning about pH with red cabbage juice. Kids get hands-on science experience By Erin Borla Correspondent Close to 175 students and parents at Sisters Elementary School enjoyed the first ever S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Night last Friday, February 10. The event was hosted by the Sisters Parent-Teacher Community (SPTC) with significant collaboration from community organiza- tions. Over a dozen different experiments and activities were housed throughout the elementary school for fami- lies to enjoy. The Sisters Science Club developed and displayed sev- eral hands-on experiments for students to learn about pH, chemical reactions, worm composting, electric circuits and more. “I was most impressed by the parent participa- tion in and enjoyment of the event,” said Cal Allen, of the Sisters Science Club. “Clearly the students were excited and ready to try every experiment. However, parents often seem reticent to participate. Not at this event — even though it was not easy for adults to kneel on the floor and participate with their children in blowing ping pong balls out of a stack of blocks or blowing through straws between pop bottles to see what would happen to the bottles. (The bottles moved close together, contrary to most opinions that the blown air would move them further See STEM NIGHT on page 30 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., Station 602, 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. See the agenda at 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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