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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Main Avenue to close for Harvest Faire A portion of Main Avenue will be closed Friday in anticipation of the weekend Harvest Faire. The street closure will run from Larch Street on the east side to Elm Street on the west, allowing for vendor booths to be set up on the roadway. Fir and Spruce streets will also be closed from south of Main Avenue to the alley, Friday morning starting at 8:30 a.m. The First Interstate Bank drive-thru will be open until 5:30 p.m. on Friday, then will be a walk-up only until Sunday evening. All alleyways will remain open throughout the week- end. Main Avenue will reopen Sunday evening by 6 p.m. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce will host the annual fall mar- ket event on Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The event is located on Main Avenue, next to Fir Street Park, offering plenty of parking and extensive shopping that makes this event a tradition. More than 150 juried artisan vendors will be present selling quality handcrafted items including pottery, metal art, photogra- phy, painting, jewelry, cloth- ing, furniture, home décor, See MAIN AVENUE on page 21 The 48 students of the SHS Flight Science Class on a field day to the Erickson Aircraft Collection Museum. Sisters High School is flying high By Jim Anderson Correspondent Sheriff’s office investigates break-ins The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is investi- gating several car break-ins that occurred on the night of October 4, and a burglary that occurred on the night of October 7, in the city of Sisters. The car break-ins occurred on South Oak Street, South Pine Meadow and on North Songbird Street. The bur- glary occurred at Richard’s Produce at 411 W. Cascade Ave. PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON The Sheriff’s Office is reminding the public to lock vehicles and remove any valuables from the interior of vehicles to pre- vent becoming a victim of theft. Citizens can remain anonymous and still pro- vide valuable information on these cases. Anyone with information on any of these cases is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 541-693- 6911. Last Saturday was a high- flying day for the 48 mem- bers of the Sisters High School Flight Science class. They all got together at Sisters Eagle Air at 9 a.m. for a day to head out for the Erickson Aircraft Collection Museum in Madras. Getting from Sisters to Madras and back can be achieved several ways: A bus would work; so would car- pooling. The students went another way: plane-pooling. Several Sisters airplane- owners — members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) — offered their services and airplanes to haul the students to Madras and back. Benny Benson transported flight science class teacher Sheryl Yeager and a bunch of students in his twin Baron; Dave Hoffman rolled out his Beech Bonanza and beat up the sky both ways with stu- dents; Sam Monte, Outlaw Aviation Flight Instructor, and Julie Benson of Sisters Eagle Air also hauled kids in the high school’s Cessna 172, as did Dave Hoffman in his Beech Bonanza. One EAA aircraft was there to participate, a Flight Design Light Sport, piloted by Jim Hamilton; while Brian Lansburgh, a taildrag- ger flight instructor, drove Julie Benson’s tricycle- geared Cessna 182 with three students; and last but not least was John Dunlap in his classic Cessna 180. Some of the aircraft own- ers gave up the left seat of their aircraft — where the pilot in command sits — so one of the students would have the opportunity to be at the controls during the flight. The pilots, as members of EEA, are qualified pilots in the EAA Young Eagles pro- gram. For a few of the future pilots this was their first time to feel what it is like to actu- ally fly the aircraft they were riding in. On the first flight from Sisters to Madras, one of the pilots helping out, FAA cer- tified flight instructor Brian Lansburgh invited student Ty Beatty to take the controls of Julie Benson’s Cessna Skymaster once the aircraft was out of the Sisters traf- fic pattern — Beatty’s first time to be at the controls of See AVIATION on page 8 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & community room. 541-419-1279. 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 Weight Watchers 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m. (weigh-in 8:30 a.m.), Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Location information: 541-549-1193. Sisters Comm. Church, 541-602-2654. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 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., SCHOOLS Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran are held quarterly; please call for details. Church. 541-548-0440. Black Butte School Board of Sisters Parent Teacher Community 541-388-9013. Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5:00 p.m., 3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters Black Butte Macintosh Users Group Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. 3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Sisters Christian Academy Board Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., Location information: 541-279-1977. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club RE/MAX Out West Realty offi ce at SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Wednesdays, 1 to Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wednesday per month, Central Oregon Council on Aging Sisters Trails Alliance Board Sisters Area Photography Club SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art Community Church. 541-678-5483. community room. 541-549-6157. Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002 . East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. FIRE & POLICE 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. This listing is for scheduled meeti regularly ng teresa@nuggetn s; email ews.com
