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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Flight Science student earns wings Tyler Head, a graduate of the Sisters High School Flight Science program, earned his FAA Private Pilot Certificate last week. Head’s interest in aviation began when a friend of the family and Sisters resident, Blake Weber, took Head for a flight in his Cessna 170 from Sisters to Minam River Lodge for breakfast. An avid back- country pilot, Weber showed Head the scenic views from the peaks of the Cascades to secret fishing spots only accessible by backcountry planes near Joseph, Oregon. “I was hooked on flying after that trip,” Head recalled. Anxious to begin the pro- cess of becoming a pilot, Head, then a junior at Sisters High School, signed up for the Flight Science class, which was becoming a popu- lar offering in its second year. The teacher at the time, Jon Renner, organized Young Eagles flights for all the stu- dents in the class. Seven pilots of the Sisters Airport EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) chapter provided See PILOT on page 25 PHOTO PROVIDED Community members took a moment to ink their visioning-related comments onto quilt squares at Ray’s. New hotel slated for Sisters weather, is included in the building. Rodgers estimates the average stay will cost $120- $140 per night with lower rates during the winter. “We want the hotel to be cost-effective, so that people coming for basketball and lacrosse tournaments have another option for lodging,” Rodgers said. “We’re look- ing forward to attracting more overnight people to come to Sisters to help the businesses.” The Rodgers family has By Sue Stafford Correspondent By this time next year, there will be a brand-new hotel on the west end of Sisters, built, owned, and managed by longtime Sisters residents Steve and Robin Rodgers and their family. The GrandStay Hotel and Suites in Sisters will have 39 rooms, including two whirl- pool suites and four two-room extended-stay suites with kitchenettes. An indoor pool and spa with 16 ft.-by-8 ft. glass garage doors, that open onto a patio during warm See HOTEL on page 22 Residents share vision, values More than 100 people shared while they shopped at “Values & Visioning” booths stationed last weekend at Ray’s Food Place. Organized by Citizens4Community, the booths were part of the kick- off of the public engagement phase for the visioning effort, “Sisters Country Horizons.” City and county Horizons project reps were on hand, and passers-by shared what they value most about Sisters and offered ideas for what might make the community better. Participants also took surveys, and many wrote their values and ideas on quilt squares for a Community Quilt Project. The quilt will be sewn together by the East of the Cascades Quilters, and the finished piece will make its debut at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. The C4C booths and free quilt-signings will continue 2 to 5:30 p.m. this Friday at Sisters Library, and 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Suttle Tea. For booth and quilt project details, visit www. citizens4community.com. Participants voiced opin- ions on a range of topics, including the local arts scene, marijuana, and the economic and physical growth the city. Several people also expressed a deep gratitude for Sisters’ culture of caring. For sharing their thoughts at the C4C booths, partici- pants earned free cans of Progresso soup. As a bonus, many participants donated their cans; so 112 cans are now set to be delivered to the Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank. This spring and summer, the Horizons project will offer a variety of ways for com- munity-members and visi- tors to express their thoughts and ideas for Sisters’ future. Events will include large community forums as well as intimate “kitchen-table conversations” led by local residents. An online survey will be available in about a week, when the official www. sistershorizons.org website launches. 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. 541-760-5645. . 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.
