Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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‘Pachyderm Intrigue’ on
tap with Science Club
In 1965, Don Miller was
on a science trip with natural-
ist and nature photographer
Jim Anderson.
“Jim noticed I was trying
to repair my point-and-shoot
camera with chewing gum,”
Miller recalls. “He gener-
ously loaned me one of his
SLR cameras for the remain-
der of the trip — and pro-
vided some tips on creative
photography.”
The two have been friends
ever since, making Miller’s
upcoming lecture as the first
Jim Anderson Chair speaker
especially meaningful.
On Tuesday, November
28, Miller will speak on
“Pachyderm Intrigue &
Elephant Lessons” at The
Belfry for the Sisters Science
Club “Frontiers in Science”
series.
Miller ’s lecture, co-
sponsored by the Friends
of the Sisters Library and
supported by FOSL’s Jim
Anderson Chair endowment,
will explore the sophisticated
nature of elephant society and
communication. A conserva-
tion photographer, Miller has
See ELEPHANTS on page 37
Camp Sherman woman
joins land trust board
The Deschutes Land Trust
has announced that Inge
Wells of Camp Sherman and
Melissa Kent of Bend have
joined the Land Trust’s board
of directors. Both women
bring unique skills, expertise,
and passion for conserving
land in Central Oregon to the
Land Trust.
Inge Wells is a Senior
Assistant Attorney General
in the Appellate and Civil
Enforcement Divisions of
the Oregon Department of
Justice. Wells grew up in
the Willamette Valley, and
attended law school at the
University of Washington.
She and her husband pur-
chased a home in Camp
Sherman in 2002, and moved
there full-time in 2012. Inge
began working in DOJ’s
Bend office in 2016, and is
thrilled to be able to live and
work in Central Oregon. She
enjoys camping, hiking, and
spending time outdoors.
Melissa Kent is the retired
CFO of a private investment
firm and is a founder and
executive chair of The Office
Group, a nonprofit that pro-
vides mentoring, tutoring
and college counseling to
See WELLS on page 38
PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON
Connie Gunterman, new Sisters High Desert Chorale direntor, and nhorale pianist Donna Moyer preparing for the
weekly Monday night rehearsal at The Episnopal Churnh of the Transfiguration.
Sisters chorale has new director
By Jim Anderson
Correspondent
The Sisters High Desert
Chorale came under new
direction this spring when
Connie Gunterman was cho-
sen as choral director follow-
ing the retirement of Irene
Liden. Connie brings over 25
years of choral-conducting
experience.
“I grew up in a musical
family in rural Kentucky,
where music was always a
part of my life,” she said.
“My mom’s family formed a
regional gospel quartet, and
my earliest memories have a
soundtrack of four-part har-
mony. Music gave me oppor-
tunities and challenges that
have shaped my personality
and attitude.”
Gunterman’s first directing
experience began early. As a
junior in high school she was
student conductor for both the
school chorus and pep band.
“My small high school had
no football, soccer, or even a
track team; but we did have
basketball, and the pep band
played at every home game,”
she recalled. “I had wanted to
be drum major for the march-
ing band but wasn’t selected
because the suit didn’t fit me
— so the job went to a tall
drummer! It was even better
for me when I was picked to
be the conductor for the pep
band.”
Gunterman sang in the
Kentucky All State Chorus
during her junior and senior
years and fell in love with
big chorus sound. After
high school, she attended
See CHORALE on page 34
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 Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., Three Sisters Irrigation District
Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
CITY & PARKS
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
3rd Tuesday, 10 a.m., Ray’s Food Place Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
community room. 541-771-3258.
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123 or
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
541-549-1132.
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
Weight Watchers
Sisters Library. 541-977-8285.
community room. 541-923-1632.
Thursdays, 9 a.m. (weigh-in is at
8:30 a.m.), Sisters Community Church.,
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
541-602-2654.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
SCHOOLS
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Black Butte School Board of
are held quarterly; please call for details.
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.,
Sisters
Parent
Teacher
Community
541-388-9013.
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
Oregon
Band
of
Brothers
–
Sisters
Elementary
C-wing.
971-570-2405.
Sisters Christian Academy Board
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters
of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m.,
Library community room. 541-549-1471. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
RE/MAX Out West Realty offi ce at
Location
information:
541-279-1977.
Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133.
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.
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. .
4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri.,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church. 541-548-0440.
Central Oregon Council on Aging
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-678-5483.
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
822.
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wednesday per month,
SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online
at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
This listing is for
scheduled meeti regularly
ng
teresa@nuggetn s; email
ews.com
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.