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12 Wednesday, December 20, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Last Day for Letters to Santa Santa Claus has a mailbox at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce so that children may leave letters for him. Hey kids, be sure to note your name and address so that Santa may write back! The last day to drop off letters is Wednesday, December 20. Questions? Call the chamber at 541-549-0251. Solstice Labyrinth Walk Thursday, December 21 at 4:45 p.m., all are invited to the Sisters Labyrinth for a meditation walk. Bring a candle in a jar, a stone (4-5"), warm clothes and headlamp if you have one. This is a time for refl ection and welcoming the return of the light. Instructions on walking the labyrinth will be given; Sisters Labyrinth is located in the Forest Service welcome area across from Les Schwab. Info: 541-420-3014. Book Corner December Sale The FOSL Book Corner is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. at the corner of Cedar & Main, and throughout December, all books are HALF OFF! With a huge selection of children’s books at just 25¢ each! Books are in excellent condition, suitable to wrap and put under the tree. Questions? Call Lynne at 541-588-6077. Boy Scouts Recycle Trees Local Boy Scout troops will collect and recycle Christmas trees December 30-31 and January 7. A donation of at least $8 is requested; all funds go directly to troops for their activities and service projects, and to replace worn-out equipment. Trees should be cleaned of all decorations and placed by the street. Place checks (to “Boy Scouts of America” or as specifi ed by fl yers in your area) in a plastic bag and secure it to the tree. For more info on Sisters pickup please call 541-385-2640. CPR and First Aid Class Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD will offer the AHA “Heartsaver” CPR/AED module Wednesday, January 3 and the First Aid module Thursday, January 4 at the Sisters Fire Hall. The cost is $30 which includes a student workbook and completion card. Register no later than Friday, December 29: online at sistersfi re.com (CPR tab) or at the Sisters Fire Hall, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For info call Beverly at 818-674-7686. Hunter’s Education Class Jazz Choir Holiday Grams Sisters High School Jazz Choir offers holiday grams that will all be delivered on Thursday, December 21. Email your order to 2019.chapman.leah@ sistersk-12.org or 2018.lukens. alana@sistersk-12org or call 541-588-2549. Cost is $5 for on-campus at SHS; $10 at Sisters middle and elementary schools; and $15 for addresses a 10-minute drive from the high school. The choir will also sing a carol via a phone call for $5! Furry Friends is Moving Furry Friends is moving to its new location at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave. #109, opening this Thursday, December 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The offi ce is on the main fl oor, to the right. Visiting dogs must be leashed at all times. Furry Friends offers many pet services to families and maintains a year-round pet food bank. For more information call 541-797-4023. Council Meeting Canceled Due to the holidays, the Sisters City Council has canceled the Wednesday, December 27 workshop and regular meeting. The next council meeting will be on Wednesday, January 10. For info call 541-549-6022. BBR RFPD Meeting Canceled The Board of Directors of the Black Butte Ranch RFPD has canceled the December board meeting. The next meeting will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 25 at the BBR Fire Station. Info: 541-595-2288. Harmony Holiday Festival Harmony Farm Sanctuary presents a holiday festival on Friday, December 22 from 3 to 10 p.m. Celebrate the season and meet the nonprofi t’s 85 farm animals! The fun includes elf face-painting, Christmas song singalong, camp fi res, puppy-kissing booth and vegan dinner. Adults are $20, youth 7-17 are $10 (kids 6 and younger free). There will be a no-host bar plus live music in the barn. All proceeds go to the care of rescued animals at the farm, located at 16054 Perit Huntington Rd. For additional information call 541-390-2769. Free Christmas Dinner On Christmas day, the Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Association present the annual Christmas dinner, free to the community. All are welcome to join them at the Sisters Fire Hall at 1 p.m., and no reservation is required. For additional information call 541-549-0771. Annual Chili Feed for Vets Ronnie and Susie Frigulti present their 5th annual free chili feed for veterans and their families on Saturday, January 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at Sisters Community Church. The meal includes homemade chili, sausage, coleslaw, cake, coffee and soft drinks. Please RSVP the number of attendees by Wednesday, January 17 at 541-549-1089 or via email to frigulti@bendcable.com. Veterans Meetings Sisters VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 regularly meet at 6:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall the fi rst Wednesday of each month, but no meeting will be held in January. All veterans in the Sisters area are welcome and encouraged to join, with the next meeting February 7. Info, call Lance at 541-903-1123. … is for FREE pets seeking homes and LOST & FOUND animals. The information is published free by The Nugget Newspaper. $300 REWARD FOR SAFE RETURN OF MUFFY! She went missing on Friday, December 15, off Bluegrass Loop in Crossroads. Muffy has long, fl uffy fur, mostly white with dark on her back, face, and tail. She’s not wearing a collar but she is microchipped. Muffy is very shy and she requires medication for a medical condition! Please call 541-549-3572. Birth Announcement Landon william Burke Pat and Stephanie Burke joyfully announce the birth of their son, Landon William Burke. Landon was born at St. Charles Birthing Center on October 23 at 11:48 a.m. weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and measuring 20.5 inches. Landon was welcomed by proud big sister, Emma Jane (age 3-1/2), as well as grandparents, Bill and Norma Pledger and Mike and DeeDee Burke, all of Sisters. For a hunter’s education class beginning Tuesday, February 6, register online at odfw.com (hunting–resources–education). It runs two nights per week for three weeks, plus a required fi eld day. Questions? Please call Rick Cole at 541-420-6934 or Dave & Donna Moyer of Sisters will Dave & Donna Moyer Dave Jones at 541-863-0955. celebrate their 50th anniversary. They See’s Candy from Kiwanis were married December 2, 1967 in Prineville, Oregon. To honor their The Kiwanis Club of Sisters parents, their children will host an is holding their annual See’s open house with friends and family Candy sales fundraiser out at Sisters Community Church from of a trailer in the Ray’s Food Place parking lot, now through 1 to 4 p.m. on December 30. Dave worked for the US Forest Service until Saturday, December 30 (or his retirement in 2011. He still enjoys until it sells out!), 10 a.m. to working logistics on wildland fire and 6 p.m. daily (but closed on volunteering at Sisters Outlaw sporting Christmas Day). Profi ts go to events, hunting, and small tinkering scholarships, career-change projects around the house. Ms. Donna worked for the Crook County assistance, and other Kiwanis and Sisters school districts until retiring in 2014. She enjoys teaching service projects. For additional piano, volunteering at Outlaw sporting events, and crocheting. information call 541-588-6255. 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 Shelter Volunteers Sought Volunteer monitors are needed for the 5 p.m.-to-midnight shift at Sisters Cold Weather Shelter. Duties include checking in guests, helping with dinner and cleanup, and following the established evening checklist. There are two monitors per shift and training is provided. Volunteer applications are available at the Sisters Library; background checks will be completed. Info: 541-719-8415. Habitat Gingerbread Trail Follow the Sisters Habitat for Humanity Gingerbread Trail this season! Vote for your favorite gingerbread house by placing a donation in the wooden house at each location. Maps of the 21 participating businesses are at the Chamber, Habitat Thrift Store & ReStore, and each business. All funds go toward building homes for families in Sisters. For info: 541-549-1193. This little Curly Q, DEBBIE, is seeking her new forever home. She’s a 9-year-old miniature poodle mix, part of a transfer from California to help overpopulated shelters. Debbie is extremely sweet and would be the perfect cuddle buddy for anyone. She is looking for a home full of hugs and love, in a family that can take care of her older-dog needs. Come meet this cutie today! SPONSORED BY PONDEROSA PROPERTIES, LLC 541-549-2002 800-650-6766 Christmas Church Services in Sisters Country Christmas Eve in the Park PET PLACE ... PEt of the Week Vast Church invites the community to a Christmas Eve service at Fir Street Park Sunday, December 24 at 4:30 p.m. It will include the Christmas story, hot cocoa, singing of Christmas songs and candle-lighting. 541-719-0587 or vastchurch.com for info. Christmas at Westside On Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, Westside Sisters will hold services at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and a candlelight service at 4:45 p.m. – with light refreshments at 4 p.m. Celebrate at a time that works best for you and your family. For info call 541-549-4184 or go to westsidesisters.org. Christmas Services at Sisters Community Church Shepherd of the Hills Everyone is invited to Sisters Christmas Services Community Church Sunday, December 24 for a joyful, family-friendly Christmas Eve candlelight service at 10 a.m. For info call 541-549-1201 or go to sisterschurch.com. On Sunday, December 24 at 10 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church presents a worship service with special Christmas choral music and carols. And that evening at 9 p.m., a traditional candlelight Christmas Eve in Christmas Eve service takes Camp Sherman place with carols, a message, All are welcome to the Chapel and the Christmas story. For in the Pines Christmas information call 541-549-5831. Eve Service, which will be held at the Camp Sherman Christmas Eve at Sisters Community Hall (F.S. Rd. Church of the Nazarene 1419). There will be carols, All are invited to a Christmas the Christmas story, and gifts Eve service,”What Child is for the children! The service This?” geared for the whole begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, family at Sisters Church of December 24. Questions? the Nazarene. This special Contact Kathi at 541-549-9971 candlelight service on Sunday, or kathibeacham@gmail.com. December 24 begins at 4 p.m. (The regular worship service is Christmas Services at at 10:45 a.m.). The church is at St. Edward the Martyr 67130 Harrington Loop Rd., off Mass at St. Edward the Martyr Gist Road. Info: 541-647-4838. Roman Catholic Church Episcopal Church for Christmas is as follows: Christmas Eve Mass will be Christmas Services at 5:30 p.m.; Christmas Day On Christmas Eve, Sunday, Midnight Mass is at 12 a.m. December 24, The Episcopal with Latin Mass at 6 a.m. and Church of the Transfi guration Mass at 10 a.m. Solemnity of invites everyone to a 4 p.m. Mary Mass will be at 5:30 p.m. family service with Holy New Year’s Eve and at 10 a.m. Eucharist, and a traditional on New Year’s Day. For more service with Holy Eucharist at info call 541-549-9391 or go 9 p.m. Childcare provided at online to stedwardsisters.org. both. For info: 541-549-7087. POLICY: Nonprofi ts, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary notices may run on this page at no charge. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows, fi rst-come-fi rst-served. Email to: teresa@nuggetnews.com or drop off at The Nugget, 442 E. Main Ave. Your text must include a “for more information” phone number. 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