Wednesday, June 21, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Round-Up of
Gems will rock Sisters
Every year for the past
few decades, the Sisters
Round-Up of Gems has rolled
into town for the Fourth of
July weekend. This year, the
roundup will be held June 30
through July 4 at Creekside
Park. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. through Monday, and 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Gems including opal,
Oregon sunstones, ruby,
aquamarine, lapis, malachite,
agates and more — both
rough and cut — will line the
vendor tables. Minerals, crys-
tals, beads, stone carvings,
jewelry, lapidary tools and
equipment, meteorites and
fossils from all regions of our
world will sparkle brightly,
waiting to find their home.
Craftsmen, miners, art-
ists, and rockhounds dig,
cut, polish, set, transport
and display all of these trea-
sures for patrons to behold,
take home, enjoy or to give
as unique gifts. Perhaps the
most enjoyable aspect of the
event is engaging with all of
the enthusiastic people who
share a love for geology and
rocks.
Creekside Park is located
at 504 S. Locust St.
used tools needed for simple
bike maintenance repairs, a
manual pump, hanger arms
on the top that will accom-
modate most types of bikes,
and a QR code on the front
of the station that will take
smart-phone users to a com-
prehensive bike repair web-
site. Each tool is secured
to the station with braided
stainless steel aircraft cables.
The screwdrivers and Allen
wrenches are on swivel con-
nectors for easier use. The
station was acquired by the
Sisters Trails Alliance.
• During a public hear-
ing at last week’s Council
Correspondent
• Don’t forget the barbe-
cue at City Hall on Thursday,
June 22, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.,
to meet the City Councilors,
City staff, and new City
Manager Brant Kucera.
There will be free hamburg-
ers and hotdogs for everyone
and live music by The Anvil
Blasters.
• Sisters City Council
approved the placement of a
bicycle fix-it station near the
bike lockers at Village Green
Park. The four-foot-tall sta-
tion, which is only 6-1/2
inches in circumference,
contains the most commonly
Kiwanian Jack McGilvary presents a career grant award to Lori-Jean Pruitt.
Kiwanis awards career grant
City snapshot
By Sue Stafford
PHOTO BY DAN STEARNS
See CITY on page 16
Sisters Kiwanis recently
awarded a career grant to
Lori-Jean Pruitt.
Her award brought the
total Kiwanis grant awards
past $75,000.
Pruitt’s grant is per-
haps the most unusual in
the history of the program.
Lori-Jean, with the aid of
the Kiwanis grant, will be
attending ATA Tattoo School
in Salem. Her objective is to
launch a career in cosmetic
medical tattooing. There are
a number of tattooing tech-
niques that help patients.
Procedures include skin
camouflage to improve the
appearance of persons with
skin diseases. Scar camou-
flage improves the appear-
ance of patients injured in
accidents, from burns or sur-
geries. Tattoos can also help
congenital disorders such as
cleft palate or beauty marks.
These are just a few exam-
ples; there are many more
physical imperfections that
can be improved with cos-
metic tattooing.
ATA Tattoo School is
an Oregon State certified
school but students are not
able to qualify for federal
student loans. The Kiwanis
grant allows Pruitt to pay
her tuition and achieve her
life-long goal of a profes-
sional career that helps oth-
ers. When she completes
the program, she will take
an Oregon exam to become
a licensed cosmetic medical
tattooist.
Sisters Kiwanis awards
career grants to Sisters area
adults who are seeking a
career change. This program,
known as the Kiwanis Career
Opportunity Fund (COF)
assists adults (25 or older)
who are financially unable
to return to school or retrain
for a career change. In recent
years, Kiwanis has awarded
grants to more than 30 local
residents. Examples of recent
grants include dental hygiene
school, floral design train-
ing, and vocational welding
classes.
The Kiwanis Career
Opportunity Fund provides
assistance to start, augment,
or complete a career that may
See GRANT on page 30
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 .
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