Wednesday, March 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Firefighters fuddraise
for leukemia, lymphoma
The Sisters Country
Firefighters Team made up
of 10 firefighters from Black
Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire
districts participated in the
26th Annual Scott Firefighter
Stairclimb in Seattle last
weekend.
Firefighters must climb 69
floors — or 1,356 steps — in
full firefighter gear including:
boots, turnouts (fire-resistive
clothing), helmet and SCBA
( s e lf - contained bre ath -
ing apparatus – weighing
approximately 50 pounds).
The event takes place in the
Columbia Tower in Seattle
and drew 1,795 participants
this year. The top time for
all participants was 10 min-
utes 58 seconds. Sisters-
Camp Sherman Fire District
Firefighter Dave Keller
finished in 15 minutes and
placed 57th overall.
Each team participat-
ing held fundraisers prior to
the event, and 100 percent
of the money donated goes
directly to the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society for
blood cancer research. The
See FIREFIGHTERS on page 31
Rodeo poster a
collaborative effort
The 2017 Sisters Rodeo
poster was an inventive col-
laboration by three cele-
brated Sisters artists: classic
Western painter Dirk Godby;
international photographer
Gary Albertson; and life-
long graphic designer Dennis
Schmidling.
The concept was devel-
oped by Schmidling to main-
tain the rodeo’s tradition
of presenting the landmark
Three Sisters Mountains as
a backdrop to a rodeo action
scene. The finished work
draws on the strongest quali-
ties from the artistry of Godby
and Albertson.
“I believe the natural
beauty of Sisters Country
is what makes it the perfect
stage for our world-class
rodeo. Blending the fine art-
istry of Dyrk and Gary helps
to enlarge this portrait beyond
the rodeo arena and into the
viewer’s heart,” explained
Schmidling.
Godby, who is one of the
best Western artists in the
nation, offered a tie-down
roping cowboy dismounting
quickly from a colorful paint
horse. As a former rodeo
competitor, Godby is able to
See POSTER on page 34
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
Sandy McDonald is shelving her library career after three-and-a-half decades.
McDodald retiridg from Sisters Library
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
The Sisters Library will
say goodbye to a long-time
treasure on March 31, when
Public Service Specialist
Sandy McDonald retires,
after 35 years as an employee
of the library.
The public is invited to
stop by the library on Friday,
March 31, 2 to 4 p.m., for
an open house celebrating
McDonald’s long service and
her retirement. She is leav-
ing as the longest-serving
employee in the entire
Deschutes County Library
System.
McDonald began her
work at the little Maida
Bailey building, filling in
when librarian Peg Bermel
needed help. In those days,
the library was part of the
County, before the library
district was established. The
library had its own local
board, and funding was
touch-and-go at times.
McDonald fondly recalled
examples of the community
support for the library in its
early days. During the Great
American Read, community
leaders, including the police
and fire chiefs, would come
to the school and read to the
children. Bucks for Books
helped fill the library shelves
with books.
When the then-new library
building was built (the cur-
rent Chamber of Commerce
office), students formed a
“book brigade” from the
Maida Bailey building to the
new building, passing the
See MCDONALD on page 38
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 & 4th
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Wednesday, 6:30 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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