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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Fly-tyer represents Sisters in new book email. “It was from John Bryan, the chief editor. I’d never met him, but he was reaching out for help getting the word out to all the really high-end tyers to see if they wanted to con- tribute,” said Steele. She agreed to canvass at some conferences, and started considering her own contribution. Based on the title, Steele initially assumed that the volume would feature the most popular flies used in By Emily Woodworth Correspondent I n e a r l y J a n u a r y, “America’s Favorite Flies” hit the presses. It is a thick volume full of flyfishing flies and the personal sto- ries of the anglers who have used them. Featured among the cadre of contributors is Sisters’ own Sherry Steele, a flyfisher, tyer and teacher, and a familiar face to anyone who knows the fishing scene in the Northwest. Steele’s involvement with the book started with an See BOOK on page 28 New Sisters Ranger to speak at STA forum impacts of the recent fire sea- son, the role of recreation in the forest, and other issues as time permits. Since 2014, STA has sponsored a series of public talks focused on local out- door recreation and natural resources. The Bjarne Holm Speaker Series was launched by the late Bjarne Holm, for whom STA named the series in 2016. Since its inception, the purpose of STA’s series has been to enhance outdoor public recreation opportuni- ties and to educate the public By Craig F. Eisenbeis Correspondent The Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) is off to a quick start in 2018 with their first pub- lic speaking presentation of the new year on Thursday, January 18. The speaker will be the Deschutes National Forest’s new ranger for the Sisters Ranger District, Ian Reid. Although new to the Sisters area, Reid has deep roots in Oregon and with the National Forest Service. He will be discussing future plans for the Sisters Ranger District, See RANGER on page 23 PHOTO COURTESY DESCHUTES COUNTY HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION Aitken Drug Store was owned by George and Grace Aitken. The original store burned in the 1923 fire along Cascade Avenue. The Aitkens rebuilt, and that enlarged store escaped the 1924 fire. It contained a marble-top soda fountain purchased from a Portland saloon. People came from miles around for huckleberry sundaes. A glimpse of Sisters’ past By Sue Stafford Correspondent Did you know... The blue building located at 101 E. Cascade Ave., which currently houses Drawstrings of Malibu clothing store, is officially known as the Aitken Building and designated as an historic building. At other times it was home to Sisters Olive and Nut Company and The Palace Hotel. George Aitken was born in 1867, on a farm near Sublimity in the Willamette Valley. After attending busi- ness college in Portland, he returned to Salem to work in his father’s grocery store. But adventure called and he left Oregon to work in a Virginia City, Nevada, gold mine. Next he traveled to Baker, Oregon, where he worked in a butcher shop as well as in a county office. He came to Sisters in 1912 at the age of 45, and estab- lished the first Sisters news- paper, The Herald, serving as owner, publisher, and printer for several years. After dis- continuing the paper, he pur- chased a drug store. Mary Grace Cyrus was born on a ranch in the Gray Butte area northwest of Prineville on December 29, 1886, to Oregon pioneers Enoch and Mary Cyrus. In the early 1900s, they moved to a half-section land claim five miles east of Sisters. Grace was very good at math and generally a strong student. After high school, she began working for Robert Smith, the local postmaster who owned the general mer- cantile store in Sisters. Five years later, in 1912, she was promoted to postmistress, a position she held until 1937. George Aitken and Grace Cyrus were married in 1916, and worked together in their drug store. They raised two sons, Kenneth and Donald. The store burned in the Sisters fire of 1923. When it was rebuilt, the store was enlarged to include sporting goods, souvenirs, and a soda fountain. The soda fountain, See DID YOU KNOW on page 31 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) Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. 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.
