Wednesday, April 19, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
C
O
M
M
U
N I
T
3
Y
Arbor Day celebration
set at park
Trees are an essential part
of the unique character and
identity of Sisters.
This year the City of
Sisters will be showing
appreciation for trees by
celebrating Arbor Day with
a proclamation reading by
Mayor Ryan followed by
a ceremonial tree plant-
ing at Village Green Park.
Sisters Elementary School
kindergarten students will
pitch in.
This special “benchmark
year” celebration, marking
10 years of receiving the Tree
City USA Award and seven
years receiving the Growth
Award is set for Friday, April
28, 11:45 a.m. at Village
Green Park.
Science celebration
underway in Sisters
A slate of events are under-
way in Sisters, all planned in
support of the national March
for Science on April 22, in
Washington, D.C. and spon-
sored locally by the Sisters
Science Club.
“We are grateful to the
Sisters community for its
support for science in the
schools,” said Dr. Robert
Collins, co-founder and presi-
dent of the Sisters Science
Club. “This celebration is a
great opportunity to thank
the community through
these special events in sup-
port of science education and
the research that impacts all
aspects of our lives.”
Science lovers will meet
to discuss “The Gene,”
by Siddhartha Mukherjee,
author of the Pulitzer Prize-
winning “The Emperor of
All Maladies: A Biography
of Cancer.” The Wednesday,
April 19 event will be at
Paulina Springs Books at
6:30 p.m.; on Thursday,
April 20, discussion of “The
Gene” will be at Roundabout
Books in Bend at 7 p.m. Both
discussions will be facili-
tated by Barbara Pettersen,
a nationally certified genetic
counselor.
On April 20-21, the
Deschutes Land Trust will
host two hikes at Whychus
Canyon Preserve to explore
the recent Whychus Creek
restoration. Hikers will tour
the restoration site and explore
the role science plays in mod-
ern restoration and manage-
ment of private lands. Hike
leaders will include Martha
Lussenhop of Sisters and Jen
Zalewski, land steward for the
See SCIENCE on page 20
PHOTO PROVIDED
Sam Lewis, left, got a traditional shirt-tail trimming from instrtctor Sam Monte.
Sisters student takes wing
Every pilot remembers
the first time they took to the
skies without the security of
an instructor sitting beside
them: The solo.
“It’s just me up here now.”
That’s what 18-year-old
Sam Lewis said to himself as
he maneuvered the Outlaw
Aviation Cessna 172 through
his first solo flight last week.
It was a day he will always
remember.
Lewis, a senior at Sisters
High School, is the latest stu-
dent to solo out of the Flight
Science program offered
at Sisters High School this
year. The course is an elec-
tive sequence running the
entire year, integrating the
study of aerodynamics, phys-
ics, chemistry, navigation,
and meteorology to prepare
students to pass the rigor-
ous FAA private pilot written
exam. Lewis took the Flight
Science course last year dur-
ing his junior year, and then
passed the FAA written exam.
In addition to the aca-
demic study of the ground
school, students pursuing
their private pilot license
must train in an actual air-
craft with a Certificated
Flight Instructor (CFI). Sam
Monte, the flight instructor
for Outlaw Aviation at the
Sisters Airport, is a gradu-
ate of the COCC Aviation
Department.
“Sam is an excellent stu-
dent, and has a real passion
for aviation. He’s an easy stu-
dent to teach, and just loves
to fly,” says Monte.
The tradition of the
instructor cutting the shirt
tails of the student after their
first solo originates from the
days when pilots were trained
in tandem aircraft, where the
student sat in front of the
instructor. Before enclosed
cockpits and headsets allowed
them to talk to each other, the
only way an instructor could
get the attention of the stu-
dent from behind was to tug
on their shirt tail. Once the
student demonstrated he no
longer needed the assistance
of an instructor by soloing,
the shirt tail was cut off.
In order to earn a pri-
vate pilot license, a student
must complete several steps:
they must pass a medical
exam from an FAA-certified
See LEWIS on page 25
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.
Sisters Walking Group Fridays,
10 a.m. at Village Green Park. All are
welcome to come walk! 541-410-9245.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
3rd Tuesday, 10 a.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
community room. 541-771-3258.
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
VFW 8138 & American Legion
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 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123 or
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Sisters Library. 541-977-8285.
community room. 541-923-1632.
541-549-1132.
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
CITY & PARKS
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 City Council 2nd & 4th
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
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.,
541-549-6022.
Military Parents of Sisters 2nd
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., 17549 Knight Rd.,
Church. 541-548-0440.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
Bend (Plainview area). 541-388-9013.
3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
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
Sisters Planning Commission
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
Sisters
Red
Hats
1st
Friday.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
Location
information:
541-279-1977.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
FIRE & POLICE
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545.
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
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 Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
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 fo
scheduled meetin r regularly
teresa@nuggetne gs; email
ws.com