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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Chessdplayersdstrongd atdregionaldtournament Sisters youths are learn- ing the ancient game of chess — and improving their minds and having fun while learning to compete. The list of benefits of play- ing chess is long. It is known to improve children’s cogni- tion and problem-solving, verbal skills, critical think- ing and mathematical skills. Chess increases emotional intelligence and helps with understanding the importance of planning. Most historians believe that a variation of the game was started in India, Persia or China over 1,320 years ago. It became popular in the Muslim world, then car- ried across North Africa to Europe. If you like playing chess it is worth a look into the history and legend of this board game. The Sisters Chess Club meets Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. at Sisters Middle School overseen by Coach Jennifer King. This is the second year of this iteration of the Sisters Chess Club. The club thanked the See CHESS on page 24 Studentdartistsdhonoredd indannualdawards also by gaining some perspective.” Gunnarson says that in addition to being recognized for their accomplishments, students benefit by learning the process of how to submit artwork to a competition. She says, “That’s a valuable skill if they move on to be artists after graduation.” The Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards Program, which includes Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties, is part of the national Scholastic Arts By Susan Springer Correspondent The creative talents of Sisters’ students are being honored in the annual Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards Program. These young artists will have their works on display at an art gallery in Bend this month. “Sometimes students are surprised to have won an award and are encour- aged by that,” says Bethany Gunnarson, art teacher at Sisters High School. “And if a student didn’t win, they can learn from that experience See ART AWARDS on page 28 PHOTO PROVIDED We Banjo 3 will offer up some “Celtgrass” in the Sisters Folk Festival’s Winter Concert Series on Monday. Celtic/bluegrassdbanddtodtakedstage By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent We Banjo 3 is a Celtic/ bluegrass band hailing from Galway on the west coast of Ireland. The band is made up of two sets of siblings: David and Martin Howley and Edna and Fergal Scahill. They will take the stage at the Sisters High School auditorium on Monday, February 12, in the second Sisters Folk Festival winter concert of the season. David Howley spoke with The Nugget after his return home to Nashville, Tennessee, after touring Europe. Howley now resides in Nashville. The band has been playing together for around seven years. “It started as a passion project centered around banjo, just three guys playing banjo for fun,” Howley told The Nugget. That is how the name “We Banjo 3” originated: three guys in the band play- ing banjo. They eventually transitioned to playing other instruments: fiddle, guitar, and mandolin. David and his brother, Martin, were influenced by the music their father played in their house when they were growing up in Galway. “Our father was a mas- sive fan of American music, so we had an interesting con- coction of music in our youth — a mish-mash of American bluegrass as well as tradi- tional Celtic music,” Howley said. “We started to grow an appreciation for all types of music.” The Scahill brothers bring more of the traditional Irish music into the group. “We love the pyrotechnics of bluegrass and the sound of traditional Irish music, so we started mixing those things together,” Howley said. Their sound grows from the power of meeting musi- cians in both disciplines, learning how to play their own style better individually, and then bringing those things together to form the unique sound they have today. “We aren’t Irishman try- ing to be bluegrass musicians, and we aren’t bluegrass musi- cians trying to play traditional See WE BANJO 3 on page 30 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.www.sistersfol.com. 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 Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. to 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.
