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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Science Club speaker will explore genetics Barbara Pettersen under- stands genetics from a very human perspective. As a certified genetics counselor for more than 30 years, she has guided families through some of life’s most challenging decisions: What are our options for having a child, given our genetic test results or family history of inherited disorders? Should I have that surgery to pre-empt the possibility of breast can- cer? One of my parents has Huntington’s Disease – will I develop it, too? Pettersen can’t answer those questions for her clients but she can share the com- plicated science of genetics with clarity, compassion and understanding. On Tuesday, January 30, Pettersen will speak on “The New Genetics: Promises and Pitfalls” at The Belfry for the Sisters Science Club “Frontiers in Science” series. After an overview of medically accepted and highly accurate genetic tests, Pettersen will address Direct- to-Consumer (DTC) tests See GENETICS on page 31 Stitchin’ Post reopens with a new look Outdoor Quilt Show, has been inducted into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame and has authored close to 30 books. Now it’s time for Jean to hand Stitchin’ Post to her daughter Valori Wells- Kennedy and see Valori ful- fill her creative vision. It’s an exciting time for the mother/daughter duo as Jean gives Valori support and encouragement to take the shop in a direction that reflects her daughter’s per- sonal style and what she has achieved as a multi-talented By Katy Yoder Correspondent In 1975 Jean Wells opened Stitchin’ Post with a little bit of money and big dreams. With help from a business mentoring program she got the tools she needed to methodically grow her busi- ness and her brand. A pas- sionate teacher and advocate for the arts, Wells has taught internationally and single- handedly introduced Sisters to thousands of people. Since she opened her shop, Wells founded the world-renowned Sisters See STITCHIN’ POST on page 23 PHOTO BY JIM ANDERSON The Inflatable Universe, unrolled, puffed up and ready to go in the high school lecture room. Students roll out inflatable universe By Jim Anderson Correspondent If there’s one thing Sisters High School science teacher Rima Givot loves to do, it is teach astronomy to her stu- dents — and to anyone else who will listen. That’s the reason she keeps the universe rolled up and stored away in the high school. Last week, she got her stu- dents Amy Hills and Rylee Funk to give her a hand haul- ing her portable planetarium — with attached universe — into the school’s confer- ence room, hook it to the air compressor and in a huff-and- a-puff, it was ready to go. Givot and her students, many of them members of the Sisters High School Astronomy Club, are get- ting the jump on the upcom- ing Science Fair to be held March 17. That’s when she and her students will be using the inflatable planetarium to teach anyone who crawls inside about what’s in the dark sky over our heads at night. In addition to helping the people of Sisters Country recognize and understand the coming and going of the objects in our night sky, Givot also uses the portable planetarium to take part in RECON — Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network. This is a unique citizen science research opportunity that engages students, teach- ers and residents from over 50 communities in the west- ern United States to investi- gate the outer solar system. SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Central Oregon Council on Aging Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-678-5483. Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 4th Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. location information: 541-549-2072. 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 Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters Area SketchUp Users Group 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Earthwood Timber Frame Homes. 541-549-0924. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 541-549-1527. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Sisters Library (Jan.-Oct.). 541-639-3217. 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 Woodworkers Guild 2nd Tuesday. 541-639-6216. 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 Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-771-3258. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Friends of the Sisters Library Board 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 Sisters Library. 541-977-8285. community room. 541-923-1632. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m., are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 541-388-9013. 3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters Black Butte Macintosh Users Group Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. 3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Library community room. 541-549-1471. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. 7. 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, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-977-6545. . room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., Three Sisters Irrigation District Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wednesday per month, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002. CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. 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. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 9 a.m. (weigh-in is at 8:30 a.m.), Sisters Community Church., 541-602-2654. FIRE & POLICE SCHOOLS 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. Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203. Sisters Christian Academy Board of Directors 2nd Thursday, 8 a.m., RE/MAX Out West Realty offi ce at Outlaw Station. 541-549-4133. This listing is for scheduled meeti regularly teresa@nuggetn ngs; email ews.com Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date.
