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Wednesday, May 3, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Asgen Lakes marks 20-year anniversary family did things their own way. And it worked. This month marks the 20th anni- versary of Aspen Lakes Golf Course, which has become one of the premier courses in Oregon. Along with Black Butte Ranch’s Glaze Meadow and Eagle Crest Resort, they hosted more than 300 golfers last weekend in the Central Oregon Shootout. The idea for a golf course and a cluster development dates back to the 1980s, when the Cyrus’ excavation outfit, By Jim Cornelius News Editor When the Cyrus family set out to build a quality 18-hole golf course just east of Sisters back in the mid-1990s, they weren’t just “thinking outside the box.” “We didn’t know where the box was,” Matt Cyrus recalled. From an unconventional approach to designing and building a course to filling bunkers with picturesque red cinders instead of typi- cal white sand, the Cyrus See ASPEN LAKES on page 29 By Sue Sdafford Correspondent and supersedes the previous municipal code concerning taxi and public conveyance regulation and licensing. The new ordinance allows for Uber and any other transpor- tation network companies to operate within the Sisters city limits. That will make it possible for passengers to uti- lize Uber to travel within and between Sisters, Redmond, and Bend. City Manager Rick Allen is hopeful that Uber service in Sisters will begin in time for Memorial Day week- end, the start of the tourist season. • The Creekside Correspondent • All four current members of the Urban Forestry Board were reappointed by the City Council to fill two- and three- year terms. Dave Moyer, Marcus Peck, Pat Burke and Gerry Bertagna will continue as board members. There is one vacancy still to be filled. The board meets the second Monday of the month at 3 p.m. at City Hall. If interested in filling that vacancy, contact Nicole Abbenhuis at the City, 541-323-5220. • Council approved a new ordinance (474), which repeals, replaces, Muddy hands are proof of dhe planding done by dhe kindergarden class. Getting muddy for Arbor Day City snagshot By Sue Sdafford PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD See SNAPSHOT on page 31 Wielding trowels and a few “big-people” shovels, excited kindergartners cele- brated Arbor Day by planting trees at Village Green Park last Friday morning. The day dawned with blue skies and sunshine, allowing the eager gardeners to walk from Sisters Elementary School to the park, where they were greeted by Sisters Mayor Chuck Ryan, Community Assistance Forester Katie Lompa of the Oregon Department of Forestry, and employees of the City Public Works Department. Mayor Ryan read a for- mal proclamation regarding Arbor Day, followed by Lompa’s presentation to Ryan of two awards from the Arbor Day Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. The Tree City USA award recognizes the City’s commitment to effective urban forest management by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department (Sisters’ Urban Forestry Board); a tree-care ordinance; an annual com- munity forestry budget of at least $2 per capita; and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. This was the 10th year the City received the award and the seventh year for the Growth Award for demonstrating environmen- tal improvement and higher urban forest management above and beyond the four standards. The Tree City USA award was given to 60 other Oregon communities and over 5,500 communities nationwide. Salem has received the award for all 41 years that it has been given. “Healthy city trees con- tribute to the livability of every city,” Lompa told the gathering at the park. “The trees right outside our doors provide critical benefits to people and wildlife. Over the next 50 years, urban areas are projected to increase substan- tially. The role of trees and See ARBOR DAY 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. 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 541-719-1230. 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 Meetings Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Park & Recreation District are held quarterly; please call for details. Church. 541-548-0440. Sisters Parent Teacher Community Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 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
