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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Sisgers Arg Works hosgs fundraising evengs The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank will benefit from the December 2 Holiday Open House through the platters and textiles fundraiser. The Entry Gallery in the Sisters Art Works building will display the work of local artists who have hand-painted and hand-quilted each item. Platters will sell for $100 and textiles will be priced at $40. Visitors can add to their own holiday gifting or tradition while knowing their donation provides meals for needy families. Furry Friends Foundation will benefit from pet photos with Santa. Bring your pet and get a picture with Santa. Photos are taken for a $10 donation to Furry Friends, which provides food for pets belonging to families in need. Santa will make an appearance from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for pet photos. PHOTO PROVIDED Middle schoolers work go save bags Susie Werts is at it again. First she was saving the mon- arch butterflies, and now bats. Susie started this project by educating her students about bats. There are 1,200 species that we know of. A plague is affecting our bat population called White Nose Syndrome (WNS). It’s a fun- gus passed from bat to bat and also in various U.S. caves. So how is Werts saving the bats? This is where Steve Madsen comes in. He is a cabinetmaker who donated his time to show middle school students how to build bat houses. The students caulked and screwed four of these houses together. Each house can hold about 100 bats. They are being donated to the Deschutes National Forest and hung in local for- ests with the hope of curbing the spread of WNS. Werts’ favorite bat is the spotted bat, though the houses will most likely become home to the more common brown bat. Both bats are threat- ened, in part from WNS and humans invading their homes. The brown bat is more com- mon in Sisters, eating insects and living in the bark of trees, attics, and porches. In winter they hibernate in caves, leav- ing on occasion to find food. While out in the forest keep your eyes open for the bat houses. Sisters Middle School hopes to partner with the high school to build larger bat houses. Volunteers and sponsors made it possible to serve 250 meals at the Sisters Community Thanksgiving Dinner last Thursday. Communigy dinner highlighgs holiday The fourth year of the annual Sisters Community Thanksgiving Dinner is behind us, but the thankful- ness is far from over, accord- ing to Jennifer Knowles- Seher, one of the event’s organizers. More than 50 volunteers came together to pitch in and serve more than 250 hot, delicious meals to the community, including the on-shift firefighters of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District on Thanksgiving evening. The event was held at Sisters Community Church. “Volunteer time isn’t all that makes it happen, though,” Seher said. “This year, we’ve had many local community businesses pitch in to help offset the costs of the food needed to make this a free event for all who wish or need to have a meal.” (See “Sisters salutes,” page 11). This is the second year the community event has been held to provide meals for people who may not have another place to go to cel- ebrate Thanksgiving. “As a host and sponsor, I couldn’t have imagined just how big this would have grown in such a short time,” Seher said. “I can say, how- ever, that Thanksgiving has become a day I look forward to every year for JUST this very reason. I can’t thank everyone involved enough for all the time, effort, thoughts, prayers, contributions and hard work. “Coming together to share a meal with precious friends, neighbors and family is what As a host and sponsor, I couldn’t have imagined just how big this would have grown in such a short time. — Jennifer Knowles-Seher Thanksgiving is — and this particular event defines what community is, and why I love Sisters so very much.” 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.
