Wednesday, August 2, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Trails Alliance
seeks ‘trail adopters’
Sisters Trails Alliance
(STA) is recruiting volun-
teers for their Adopt a Trail
program. The goal of the
program is better-maintained
and safer trails through
community ownership and
stewardship.
Trail adopters are the
superheroes of our trail
system. They do periodic
inspection and minor main-
tenance on an assigned sec-
tion within the STA trail sys-
tem and keep us up to date
on trail conditions. Potential
Adopters should have a mod-
erate level of fitness to serve
in this role, but no direct
experience is necessary and
See TRAILS on page 22
Volunteers sought for
stream monitoring
Upper
Deschutes
Watershed Council is host-
ing their ninth stream sam-
pling on Whychus Creek on
Saturday, August 12 — and
folks in Sisters are encour-
aged to participate.
“We’re actively recruit-
ing volunteers for the event,”
said Lauren Mork, stream
monitoring coordinator for
the Council.
Volunteers will meet at
Creekside Park in Sisters at
8:30 a.m. (coffee and snacks
are provided).
“We do a brief introduc-
tion to UDWC and the stream
restoration and steelhead and
salmon reintroduction that
are happening on Whychus
Creek, followed by a sam-
pling protocol training with
aquatic entomologist Celeste
Mazzacano,” Mork said.
In teams of three or four,
volunteers sample one or two
sites along Whychus Creek.
Sampling includes wading
in the creek, using heels and
hands to dislodge aquatic
macroinvertebrates from the
bottom of the stream, and
transferring them from the
net to sample bottles.
Samples are accompa-
nied by a stream habitat
description and stream mea-
surements. Sampling teams
typically wrap up by 3 p.m.
and return their samples to
Creekside Park.
Samples are sent to a lab
for identification. The result-
ing data allow us to under-
stand how stream conditions
are changing with restora-
tion actions and a changing
climate.
Stream sampling reveals
See WHYCHUS on page 30
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE
Dry Canyon Stampede entertained a record crowd at the Sisters Rotary’s Hoedown on Saturday night.
Hoedown draws record turnout
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Hundreds of guests
showed up for a record turn-
out for the 2nd annual Sisters
Rotary Hoedown. Folks
dressed their Western best
for the family-friendly event
to enjoy live country-western
entertainment by Dry Canyon
Stampede, great food, a silent
auction, live auction, and
a raffle draw on Saturday
evening.
A vast indoor horse arena,
located on Cloverdale Road,
was donated for the evening
by Julie and Vito Bartolotta.
Hal Darcy, Rotarian and
coordinator for the event, has
been Sisters Rotary’s fun-
draising chairman for three
years.
“Last year we had 375
people and it looks like this
year we are sold out at over
500,” Darcy said. “We tried
to keep the same format from
the feedback that we received
last year. But we tightened
up our schedule and the pro-
gram. Our goal was to do bet-
ter at everything.”
The event was a bulk
fundraiser for the four non-
profit organizations that
were invited to partner with
Sisters Rotary for the event.
They were Seed to Table,
Harmony Farm Sanctuary,
Circle of Friends, and Sisters
High School Flight Science
Program. Each nonprofit had
an information table and a
color-coded silent auction
table with items donated from
artists and businesses around
Sisters.
Former Circle of Friends
executive director Debbie
Newport was on hand with
new Executive Director
Nicky Merritt.
“We don’t have the capac-
ity to put on an event like
this,” Newport told The
Nugget. “And when Rotary
called us and invited us it
was a wonderful surprise
and an incredible partnership
opportunity.”
Hoyts Hardware &
Building Supply donated a
flatbed truck that was used
as a stage for the country-
western band Dry Canyon
Stampede.
The band got off to an
early start when the very first
See HOEDOWN 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 .
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