Wednesday, September 6, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Celebrating
Art at the Ranch
unhealthy air quality fore-
casted for last weekend, the
outdoor art fair scheduled for
Saturday was cancelled.
Art at the Ranch has
included paintings, sculp-
tures, pottery, jewelry, wood
crafts, fiber arts and more.
And board member Lynda
Sullivan, in charge of schol-
arships, remembers when it
was just a group of women
appreciating art.
“We started the art guild in
the late 1980s,” Sullivan told
The Nugget. “Back then the
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Black Butte Ranch Art
Guild has been supporting art
in Sisters schools with schol-
arships from the proceeds of
the annual Art at the Ranch
show for over three decades.
Last Friday evening, the guild
held its annual artist reception
and silent auction at the Black
Butte Ranch Lodge Brooks
Room, where guests mingled
with artists and bid on their
works in a fundraising silent
auction.
However, due to the
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE
See ART on page 31
Art quilts on display
at Sisters Library
are hanging in the computer
room at the Sisters Library,
as part of the September
Friends of the Sisters Library
art exhibit.
Carvahlo chose Sisters as
the place to retire to be close
to her daughter who lives in
Bend, and she thought Sisters
would be “a great place to
explore my art.” Prior to
moving to Sisters, she lived
in Virginia and worked as a
writer and editor for a vari-
ety of government agencies
in Washington D.C. She
originally came from the San
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Art quilting is a unique
way to express creativity
and explore new methods of
quilting. Rather than craft-
ing a quilt using traditional
patterns, the art quilt comes
in many forms and is often
inspired by the experiences,
imagery, and ideas of the
artist.
Two local quilters, Sharon
Carvahlo and Torrie Gordon,
have created a variety of art
quilts reflecting their per-
sonal experiences and indi-
vidual processes. The quilts
See ART QUILTS on page 20
Patrons checked out the wares of The Cuddly Pitchfork at last weekend’s Sisters Fall Street Festival.
Fall festival beats smoky weekend
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
The smoky conditions on
Saturday didn’t stop folks
from getting out to browse
through the 10th annual
Sisters Fall Street Festival that
lined Oak Street and Main
Avenue with a bright blend
of eclectic merchandise from
some 47 vendors.
Each year the festival gives
folks that last chance to savor
the final days of summer.
The festival featured
unique showcases of hand-
crafted arts and crafts. From
rake birdfeeders to hand-
designed jewelry, there was
something for everyone.
Vendor Karla Piatt from
Netarts has been selling her
uniquely creative fused-glass
art, Fusion, at shows for six
years. She has three kilns in
her studio that run almost con-
tinuously on weekends.
“Each design is made
of one piece of fused glass
that I personally design and
hand-cut. I melt all the curves
together to form whatever
shape I’m interested in,” Piatt
said. “I add decorations and
then it is mounted onto a rein-
forced designed canvas. But
this year I’ve added my fused
glass to wood panels. I wire
it through, but you can barely
notice.”
Bendistillery joined the
festival with a long table of
Crater Lake Spirits for the
tasting.
“We are giving samples of
fused vodka, gin and whis-
keys today and we carry sam-
ple packs, great for stocking-
stuffers,” said Oregon sales
manager Amy Saxton.
Jim Spiegel from Albany
has been a woodcraftsman for
over 20 years. His lamps are
made from Juniper and the
crowd favorite, a fishing rod
holder, is also made of juniper.
“I also make utility boxes
made out of pine and bird
houses,” Spiegel said.
First-time vendor Eric
Moberg and his wife, Patty,
featured recycled and weath-
ered wood from their thriv-
ing business, Bend Cottage
Furniture.
“I design all kinds of
See FALL FESTIVAL 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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