Wednesday, March 29, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Folk Festival
announces initial lineup
The Sisters Folk Festival
released the 2017 Festival
initial artist lineup for the
annual event, September
8-10.
Celebrating the 22nd
anniversary of one of the
most well-respected acoustic
music events in the Pacific
Northwest, the Sisters Folk
Festival is produced through-
out Sisters, where “All the
Town’s a Stage.”
Festival passes are $150
for adults and $50 for those
18 and under.
The Sisters Folk Festival
welcomes patrons for three
days of world-class perfor-
mances by artists spanning
multiple styles, cultures and
genres. Artists include multi-
award-winning bluegrass
singer Claire Lynch; flat-
picking genius Billy Strings;
Grammy-nominated Robbie
Fulks; SFF encore artists
from Prince Edward Island,
Canada The East Pointers;
Irish super-group We Banjo
3; old-timey medicine show
The Dustbowl Revival; Amy
Helm and her band; indie-
folk group Parsonsfield;
PHOTO PROVIDED
Sisters Unified Taekwondo held a belt test earlier this month.
See LINEUP on page 18
Youth test for belts in bartial arts
Sisters student
to study in Europe
whole college experience,”
Robillard said during an
interview last week.
The university’s highly
selective German language
and business program usually
doesn’t admit U.S. students
because of the need for top
skills in reading and writing
German. However, Robillard
has studied the language
since he was an eighth-grader
and continues to be tutored
by former SHS teacher Isolde
Hedemark.
Robillard furthered
his German ability for
By Steve Kadel
Correspondent
A senior at Sisters High
School will travel to England
this fall to begin his college
education.
Devin Robillard, who has
compiled a 3.5 grade-point
average at SHS, is enrolling
at York St. John University
in York, England, to study
German and business. He’ll
spend a year at York before
moving on to Germany for
his second year and back to
England to finish his bache-
lor’s degree in the third year.
“I’m excited about the
See STUDENT on page 22
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
Ten Sisters youth tested
for new belts in martial arts
last week.
The youth are part of the
Sisters Unified Taekwondo
program, which serves 16
youth in Sisters schools, all
of whom are on an individual
education plan.
“They all have differ-
ent challenges,” said Sherri
Hermans, a black belt who
leads the program with assis-
tance from other martial art-
ists, including Master Dan
Grass of High Desert Martial
Arts. Black Belts Victoria
Graves and Sarah Wilder,
along with a soon-to-be black
belt Kim Manley also assist
with the program. Sisters
Park & Recreation District
allows the program to use its
space.
“Without their support,
without all the people, we
couldn’t do the program
we’re doing,” Hermans said.
“We’re able to actually teach
real taekwondo classes,
because the (instructor-to-
student) ratio is like 2-1,
3-1 with the kids. Each kid
is on their own journey, but
they’re earning real belts in
taekwondo.”
The students stood at
attention, and demonstrated
ability to make low and high
blocks and other aspects of
the martial art, depending on
their sill level and capability.
Testing itself was an impor-
tant achievement.
“I went through and made
an individual (testing) sheet
for each kid,” Hermans,
explained. “Actually having
them test is a really good life
skill.”
Each kid is on their
own journey, but they’re
earning real belts
in taekwondo.
— Sherri Hermans
The students were nervous
about testing, and felt a sense
of accomplishment in per-
forming their work. And they
were excited to have earned
recognition.
“It’s working,” Hermans
told The Nugget. “The kids
are getting it.”
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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