Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Renowned trail writer
to speak in Sisters
His presentation will high-
light recent changes and addi-
tions to local hiking options
and will include a slide show
featuring the exceptional
photography for which his
presentations have become
known. The event is co-
sponsored by Paulina Springs
Books and the Sisters Trails
Alliance (STA).
Over the last four years,
STA has sponsored a series
of public talks focused on
local outdoor recreation and
natural-resource issues. The
By Craig F. Eisenbeis
Correspondent
One of the Northwest’s
best-known and well-
respected trail writers will be
speaking in Sisters next week.
For many years, William L.
“Bill” Sullivan has been the
go-to source for trail and hik-
ing information in our area.
He is the author of 22 books,
including the updated “100
Hikes” series; and his “100
Hikes in the Central Oregon
Cascades” is considered by
many to be the hiking bible
for Sisters Country.
See TRAIL WRITER on page 31
PHOTO PROVIDED
Dan Rickards’ “Final Approach” is the theme award-winner for this year’s My Own Two Hands celebration.
Sisters to celebrate
pollinators
the western monarch tagging
and tracking program.
Featured speaker, Robert
Coffan, of the Southern
Oregon Monarch Advocates,
is part of a team that is cur-
rently performing the largest
single monarch habitat resto-
ration project in the western
United States. As SOMA co-
founder, Coffan will explain
how to restore monarch habi-
tat locally.
Susie Werts, Sisters
Middle School special-edu-
cation teacher, has used the
study of monarch butterflies
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Thanks to the efforts of
educators, kids and mem-
bers of the local community,
Sisters has become an impor-
tant hub in the migration of
pollinators.
On Saturday, May 5,
noon to 3 p.m., the public
is invited to Sisters Middle
School for the Journey
North Western Monarch and
Pollinator Spring Migration
Celebration. Keynote
speaker for the event is Dr.
David James of Washington
State University, founder of
See POLLINATORS on page 14
Sisters kicks off arts celebration
My Own Two Hands —
the annual celebration of the
arts and major fundraiser for
Sisters Folk Festival — kicks
off on Friday, April 27, at the
Fourth Friday Art Stroll.
My Own Two Hands
(MOTH) is in its 17th year
and includes a parade, art
stroll, free concert and auc-
tion as part of the community
celebration of the arts. This
year’s theme is “Take Flight,”
and more than 100 artists have
donated work for the fund-
raising auction that caps off
the celebration on Saturday,
May 12. Funds raised through
the MOTH auction sup-
port arts & music education
and programs in the Sisters
schools and community.
The first opportunity to
view the MOTH artwork is
this Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m.,
in two locations during the
Fourth Friday Art Stroll: in
the lobby and downstairs gal-
lery at Sisters Art Works, 204
W. Adams Ave., and at 142 E.
Main Ave. Refreshments will
be available and you can enter
the Sisters Arts Association
“Quick Draw” for a chance to
win a pair of tickets to the My
Own Two Hands Art Auction
& Party. Information about
the Fourth Friday Art Stroll is
available at www.sistersarts
association.org.
The MOTH parade on
Friday, May 11, launches
the weekend celebration of
the arts. Students in all three
schools participate, parading
their “Take Flight”-themed
artwork westward on Hood
Avenue, starting at 4 p.m. at
Spruce Street and ending at
Oak Street. The My Own Two
Hands Art Stroll is the sec-
ond opportunity to view the
donated art in 13 stroll-spon-
soring businesses through-
out downtown Sisters. The
stroll runs from 4 to 7 p.m.
and each of the stroll loca-
tions will feature live music.
After the stroll, people can
head over to The Belfry for a
free concert featuring Seattle-
based Kuinka.
This year’s MOTH award-
winners include Kathy and
See MOTH on page 37
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.
Alateen Thursday, 7 p.m., Episcopal
Church of the Transfi guration.
541-549-1527.
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 OR Spinners and Weavers
Guild 4th Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. Sisters
Library (Jan.-Oct.). 541-639-3217.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Area Woodworkers
1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse.
Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419.
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
3rd Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., Ray’s Food
Place community room. 541-771-3258.
Sisters Cribbage Club Tuesdays,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-923-1632.
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m.,
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Location information: 541-549-1193.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters
are held quarterly; please call for details. Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405.
541-388-9013.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m.,
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
& Enrichment) Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. to
Library community room. 541-549-1471. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Sisters Area Photography Club
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community 2nd Thursday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
community room. 541-549-6157.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSIDi Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Sisters Planning Commission
3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters
City Hall. 541-549-6022.
Three Sisters Lions Club 1st
Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
FIRE & POLICE
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Black Butte Ranch Police Dept.
Board of Directors Meets monthly.
541-595-2191 for time & date.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
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.
SCHOOLS
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 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.
This listing is for regular
Sisters Country meetings;
email information to
teresa@nuggetnews.com