Wednesday, December 13, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Library
is full of art
Garzon Vargas, are fea-
tured in the computer room.
Newton’s black-and-white
photography captures loca-
tions along the Oregon Coast,
from Astoria to Gold Beach.
“From the very start of
my photographic interests,
black-and-white film has
been my preferred medium
and coastal landscapes a
constant inspiration,” said
Newton. “Through photog-
raphy it is possible to cap-
ture both the visual coastal
landscapes and the culture of
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Sisters Library is full of
beautiful art for the month of
December.
In addition to Caroline
Stratton-Crow’s watercol-
ors and acrylics in the com-
munity room (“Art in the
natural world,” The Nugget,
December 6, page 5), the
computer room and entryway
display cases are showcas-
ing three artists who work in
very diverse media.
Two library employees,
Katie Newton and Carly
See LIBRARY ART on page 20
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
A grant-funded project is shoring up the remaining skeleton of the historic Hindman Barn at Camp Polk Meadow.
Dancers set to perform
Shoring up a piece of Sisters history
in holiday showcase
performance of this year will
be the annual winter dance
recital where all 150 Sisters
Dance Academy students
will perform. This perfor-
mance will take place at the
Sisters High School audito-
rium on Saturday, December
16, at 6:30 p.m.
The event will tug on
holiday heart strings with the
theme All You Need is Love.
Tickets can be purchased in
the Sisters Dance Academy
front office at 625 N.
Arrowleaf Trail #107 in the
shopping center next to Ray’s
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
It is performance sea-
son for the Sisters Dance
Academy. The dancers will
culminate a busy season with
two performances over the
weekend.
The performance ensem-
ble is set to perform at the
upcoming Holiday Showcase
at Sisters High School,
put on by the Sisters High
School Jazz choir on Friday,
December 15, at 7 p.m. The
event is a fundraiser for the
choir program.
The
culminating
See DANCERS on page 14
By Jim Cornelius
Editor
Only a skeleton remains of
the interior of the Hindman
Barn, which was built on
Camp Polk meadow in 1871.
A grant-funded project
undertaken by Deschutes
Land Trust and Blackrock
Contracting Inc. is ensur-
ing that that skeleton of the
historic building remains
standing.
Blackrock Contracting is
removing rotten sills and rot-
ten portions of vertical posts;
re-pegging dislocated posts;
and making the structure
plumb and stabilizing it with
knee braces and guy wires.
They are also jacking up and
stabilizing all post bottoms,
putting the posts on concrete
footings which will help pre-
vent rot. The concrete will be
buried and not visible to the
casual eye.
The Land Trust will also
mark the extent of the origi-
nal footprint of the 75-by-
50-foot post-and-beam struc-
ture, which is larger than the
interior skeleton that remains.
The wooden structure has
been battered by time and the
elements.
According to Deschutes
Land Trust, “In 1990 a wind-
storm severely damaged the
failing roof, after which the
owners removed the remain-
ing section of roof and all
of the siding. In 2000, when
the Deschutes Land Trust
acquired the land and created
Camp Polk Meadow Preserve,
the remains of the barn were
shored up and supported by
cables and rope. However,
the barn timbers continued to
deteriorate and destabilize.”
For several years, the Land
Trust has contemplated how
best to handle the structure.
“This included consult-
ing with Deschutes County
and its Historical Landmarks
See BARN on page 29
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.