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Wednesday, February 28, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Darlingside to return to the Sisters stage However, they don’t like labels on their music because they incorporate many differ- ent genres into their music. “We all bring different backgrounds of music into our sound, including classi- cal to ’60s pop and folk,” said Senft. The band is made up of four friends who attended Wi l l i a m s C o l l e g e i n Massachusetts: Dave Senft on bass, kick drum and vocals; Don Mitchell playing electric guitar, banjo, acoustic guitar By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent Sisters favorite Darlingside is set to return as the third installment of Sisters Folk Festival’s Winter Concert Series. It will be their fourth time on the Sisters stage; they first came to the Sisters Folk Festival in 2014. “Sisters is a place we always look forward to going,” Dave Senft told The Nugget. Darlingside is known around the nation for their unique folk/alternative sound. See DARLINGSIDE on page 31 PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Jeff McDonald: giving back to his community parents with medical bills and a place to stay during trips to Portland. That support of Doernbecher continues today as C & K Markets (Ray’s par- ent company) supports the Children’s Miracle Network fund drive each June, with all money collected at the Sisters Ray’s going to Doernbecher. From that early begin- ning in Merlin, Oregon, McDonald’s level of com- munity involvement has continued every place he has lived, as evidenced by all the By Sue Stafford Correspondent Jeff McDonald, the man- ager of Ray’s Food Place in Sisters for the past 18 years, understands what it means to give back to his community. As a high school courtesy clerk (box boy) at the North Valley Sentry grocery store, he organized a car wash and car show to raise money for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. One of McDonald’s sisters had undergone a number of sur- geries there, and he was aware of how the hospital helped his See MCDONALD on page 24 Marty and Bear Gray broke snowy ground on their future home. Longtime locals find a new home When Mary Gray first moved to Sisters nearly 30 years ago with her two boys, she lived off of Brooks Camp Road in the logging cabins owned by Brooks-Scanlon Lumber. Last week, she and her husband, Bear, returned to the Brooks Camp Road area to break ground at their future Sisters Habitat home site. This time, however, the home they will move into will be their own, which they will purchase through the Sisters Habitat homeowner- ship program. The Grays are well-known in the community, and that was evident from the many folks who came out for the celebration. “Bear and Mary are very community-minded and active,” Marsha Lewis told the crowd. Lewis and Gayla Nelson are family partners with Bear and Mary. Family partners are Habitat volunteers who are paired with future homebuyers to help navigate the homebuyer process. “It was divine interven- tion that we were paired with them. They are huggers, and Gayla and I are huggers, too,” Lewis said. With fresh snow on the ground, Nelson thought it appropriate to give the couple a snow shovel. Mary started shoveling and even found dirt. With laughter, smiles and some teasing from Bear to toss some snow to the onlookers, they were handed the golden digging shovel while the crowd applauded. “When the studs are up, I’d like everyone to come and write their name, the date and a prayer on the stud,” Bear told the crowd. The group finished the cel- ebration with hugs for Bear See HOME on page 20 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 Thursday, 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.
