Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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.
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