Wednesday, April 5, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Dan Rickards is Quilt Show storyteller depicts a larger-than-life sto- rybook using quilts as pages. The storybook sits atop a wooden table. Whychus Creek, which runs through Sisters, and the Three Sisters Mountains create a stunning scenic backdrop. The storybook in his origi- nal artwork will come to life as a two-foot-by-three-foot leather-bound book of quilts that really do spin a yarn. “Every quilt tells a story,” Rickards told The Nugget. “And I took it very literal and By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent “Storytellers” is the theme for the 42nd annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) with the 2017 poster created by Sisters artist Dan Rickards. This will be Rickards’ fourth poster for SOQS since he was first selected in 2009. “The first poster I ever did for SOQS was a painting I named ‘Summer Bliss,’ of my daughter Emily running with a quilt through a field of flow- ers,” Rickards said. This year’s poster image See POSTER on page 29 PHOTO BY JEFF OMODT Sisters Bridge Club cruises the Caribbean cruiser and thought it would be fun to combine two of her favorite pastimes; and, last month, 14 of the club’s mem- bers took her up on the deal. Starting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the group boarded Holland America’s cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam for the club’s inaugural week-long cruise in the Caribbean. Ports of call included Grand Turk Island, Puerto Rico, and St. Maarten. Due to bad weather, a sched- uled stop at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas had to be By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent The Sisters Bridge Club is quite literally expanding its horizons. Last month, the local group of card-players took their card-playing skills to the Caribbean on the club’s first-ever bridge cruise. Although the Sisters Bridge Club has been around for decades, it was on life support until a few years ago, when membership suddenly exploded into the vibrant group that it is today. The Club’s current organizer, Susan Sandberg, is a frequent See BRIDGE on page 30 Young artists created ball gowns out of newspaper for a wearable art fashion show. Creativity on display in Sisters Guerrilla art and found- item upcycle fashion were features of the creativity — and spirit of fun — that were on display in Sisters last weekend. It was April 1, but the artists in town weren’t fooling around — at least not entirely. They were here for the 2nd annual High Fiber Arts Symposium at FivePine Lodge & Conference Center, hosted by the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. The symposium speakers — through workshops, art roundtables, and a wearable art fashion show — explored how the expressive needs of the artist have caused the use of fiber to transcend its hum- ble origins of “hand-crafted.” “Pat Clark and I have long envisioned bringing together fiber artists to share ideas and discuss the evolution of their work as they grow and learn,” said Jean Wells, founder of the Sister Outdoor Quilt Show. “Hosting this event in Sisters allows us the opportunity to learn, explore, and network with the vast array of fiber artists who are creatively influenced by envi- ronment, technology, aging, and evolving.” Trisha Hassler, the key- note speaker of the event, explored her approach to evo- lution and growth and how she keeps her creative work from going stagnant. Hassler, a life-long artist, incorporates textiles and found objects in a wide variety of work. Her keynote talk focuses on the importance of inspiration, how to know where to go next, and how life-challenges present opportunities for new ways of working Since childhood, Trisha has stitched, cut, and See FIBER on page 24 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 . This listing is for scheduled meetin regularly teresa@nuggetne gs; email ws.com