Wednesday, January 24, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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.
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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.