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Wednesday, April 18, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Making Sisters ‘age friendly’ By Sue Stafford Correspondent The Senior Alliance of Sisters is convening a facilitated Community Conversation, including a free light supper, on April 25 at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire District Community Hall at 301 S. Elm St. The community will have an opportunity to learn about and weigh in on issues around the effort to make Sisters an age-friendly community (AFC). The dinner, spon- sored by Ray’s Food Place and Sisters Coffee Co., will be served from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., followed by group dis- cussions beginning at 6 p.m. Planning for the April 25 event began in early January 2018 with the establishment of work groups to conduct research and collect informa- tion on the three key elements of an AFC — built environ- ment, service environment, and social environment. The information collected by the work groups will be shared at the Community See AGE FRIENDLY on page 22 Stove engineering improves health More than half the world’s population — three billion people — cook their meals over open fires on makeshift stoves that smolder all day. The result? Debilitating lung diseases, disfiguring and dis- abling burns, time and energy lost to the constant demands of wood-gathering, and a bil- lion tons of greenhouse gases released into the Earth’s atmosphere every year. StoveTeam International is tackling this complicated issue with a straightforward strategy: Replace open fires with efficient, safe, and affordable cooking stoves. On Tuesday, April 24, Nancy Hughes will describe how engineering, technol- ogy, innovation, and compas- sion have combined to build and deliver nearly 70,000 stoves in Mexico and Central America, improving the lives of more than half a million people. Hughes, who founded StoveTeam International just a decade ago, will speak at The Belfry as part of the Frontiers in Science lec- ture series sponsored by the Sisters Science Club. The See SCIENCE TALK on page 22 PHOTO PROVIDED Students to show Taekwondo skills Sherri Hermens could barely contain her glee. Her students have been invited to attend the Northwest Taekwondo Championships at Mt. Hood Community College on April 28. For Hermens, who is a parapro- fessional in the life skills pro- gram at Sisters High School, this trip is the culmination of three years of committed effort to get her students to the point where they are ready to show-off their “chops” in front of other high school tae- kwondo practitioners from all over the Northwest. “These kids have worked so hard to get to this point in their development,” said Hermens. “I couldn’t be more proud of them.” Sherri credits Master Daniel Graff, chief instruc- tor at High Desert Martial Arts in Bend, with the pro- gram’s success: “For the past two years, Master Graff has inspired us — students, instructors and volunteers — to raise our game.” Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) has hosted the weekly classes led by Master Graff and Sherri at no charge. According to SPRD Board Chair Bob Keefer, “This is exactly the kind of community partnership, with dedicated volunteers and a worthy cause, that SPRD is more than happy to support.” While the 10 life skills students and their five peer mentors will not spar against opponents at this event, they will show off an array of taekwondo skills including poomse (stances, blocks, punches and kicks logically arranged) and See TAEKWONDO on page 31 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
