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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Working on a vision for Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent The Sisters Country Horizons project is progress- ing on schedule, accord- ing to Steve Ames and Ruth Williamson, of NXT Consulting, in their report to Sisters City Council last week. The project is expected to result in a long-term vision for the community, with shorter-term action plans, Already some major themes are beginning to emerge as the community leaders’ interviews (75 to date) wrap up and more than 140 online surveys begin to collect, the consul- tants reported. The consul- tants have learned there is something they are calling the “Sisters Way” that resi- dents identify as small-town friendliness, a culture of volunteerism, and a “can- do” attitude. Those factors, coupled with a culture of liv- ability, connection, family, and pride of place creates the feeling that “we are all in this See VISION on page 18 PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING Conrad Weiler’s photographs are on display at Sisters Library. City snapshot — noise, pot and paving various opinions, just as are the citizens. Staff received some direc- tion from Council regard- ing variances and decibels and will continue refining the draft ordinance. All five counselors were in agree- ment that as much ambiguity as possible needs to be elimi- nated. Steve Macey, owner of Hardtails Bar & Grill, pre- sented a document containing 100 signatures gathered in 24 hours supporting chang- ing from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. the time music must end on By Sue Stafford Correspondent • Senator Jeff Merkely will host a Town Hall at the Sisters High School audito- rium on Wednesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. • The City Council is con- tinuing deliberation on a draft noise ordinance that would spell out in much greater detail the who, what, where, when, and how of require- ments, variances, measuring of noise levels, and enforce- ment of the code. It was apparent at their last work- shop that councilors are of See CITY on page 14 Viewing Sisters through camera lens By Helen Schmidling Correspondent Photographer Conrad Weiler is prolific. He heads outdoors with camera in hand nearly every day. After a short walk, a longer drive, or a kayak paddle, he returns to his home in Camp Sherman to harvest that day’s crop of images. Some get posted on his Facebook account. Others he mails to friends. The best he has printed and framed. Many of these are on display throughout the month of April at Sisters Library, in the entry- way and community room. Weiler’s favorite subject matter is right at his door- step. The rivers, lakes, and mountains around his Camp Sherman home change their colors day by day, and some- times hour by hour. The col- lection in the library is rep- resentative of Weiler’s favor- ite scenes, with a few birds, flowers, horses, apples, and abstracts sprinkled in for fun. Born in New York City in 1933, Weiler grew up mostly in New Jersey, and served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Two of those years were spent at Atsugi Naval Air Station in Japan, and for a year he was also an instruc- tor in atomic, chemical and biological warfare. Out of the service, Weiler studied biol- ogy at Fairleigh Dickenson University in Rutherford, New Jersey, where he met his life- long partner, the former Joan Schneider, in a microbiology class. They were married in her hometown of Suffern, New York, 59 years ago this June. Moving to the West, he embarked on a teaching career, moving rather quickly from Pasadena City College, to Glendale College, and Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California. As the youngest faculty, he was recruited to do a TV show (just one show) on genetics, because no one else was willing to perform. That appearance impressed the president of Santa Barbara City College, who called and See WEILER 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 Thursday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSIDi Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. 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. 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 Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-771-3258. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654. Friends of the Sisters Library Board Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Location information: 541-549-1193. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405. Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m., are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. 541-388-9013. Location information: 541-279-1977. Black Butte Macintosh Users Group Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Library community room. 541-549-1471. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594. Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. SCHOOLS Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. 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. 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 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. FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. 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. This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to teresa@nuggetnews.com
