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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Native Bird Care rescue center expands releasing healthy, hearty, and sound individuals back into the wild. “Native Bird Care may be small in perspective, but the work we do is critical. The needs of the birds we work with are often underesti- mated,” Wolf said. Each species is unique, and the rescue center must cater to each type of bird and their appropriate needs in care and housing. In 2014 the rescue center built a 500-square-foot indoor By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent Over the past nine years, Native Bird Care of Sisters, a nonprofit rescue center founded by Elise Wolf, has grown substantially. With the closing of a large wildlife rehabilitation facility in Bend about two years ago, Native Bird Care went from caring for 30 birds a year to over 200 rescues. The rescue facility offers specialized care and rehabili- tation for shore, water, and songbirds, with the goal of Western author Rick Steber headlines ‘Fireside Stories’ See BIRD RESCUE on page 29 Schedule for visioning meetings announced running through the end of April. About a dozen meetings will be conducted in and around the city of Sisters as well as more rural areas of Sisters Country. Meetings are free and open to the public. Below is a schedule of meet- ing dates, times and venues. Email info@sistershorizons. org with any questions about specific meeting dates, ven- ues or times. Thursday, April 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD community hall; By Sue Stafford Correspondent Sisters Country Horizons is launching the next phase of its public-engagement activi- ties for the community vision- ing process with a series of community meetings begin- ning this Thursday evening, April 12, and running through mid-May. The meetings are a contin- uation of public engagement activities begun with inter- views of community leaders in February and March and an online community sur- vey launched in March and See MEETINGS on page 22 PHOTO BY MARY ALICE WILSON By Sue Stafford Correspondent Renowned Western author, historian, and storyteller Rick Steber will close out the free Fireside Stories series spon- sored by the Three Sisters Historical Society on Tues- day, April 17 at FivePine Conference Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. Steber will present his “Wandering the Native American Trail,” sharing stories about Native Ameri- cans including Jackson Sun- down, who was featured in Steber’s “Red White Black.” Sundown was born Waaya- Tonah-Toesits-Kahn, mean- ing Blanket of the Sun, in 1863. He was a rodeo rider who has become a folk hero for his mythic performance in the 1916 Pendleton Round- Up when in his 50s. Sundown made his living by breeding, raising, break- ing, and selling horses. To make additional money he entered rodeos, where he was best known for bareback and saddle bronc riding. He was known for his brightly col- ored shirts, large and elegant woolen chaps, and his long braids that he tied under his chin. Steber, who grew up on a ranch in Klamath County, is the author of more than 40 books with sales of more than a million copies. The recipi- ent of national acclaim for See STEBER 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 Tuesdays, 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
