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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Civil War to be re-created near Sisters circumstances of 1863. This is the fifth Civil War living history event held at the site and the only event of its kind in Central Oregon. The reenactors also donate their time Friday, May 18, for School Day, when the camps of the Blue and Gray are open just for students on school field trips. More than 1,100 students will participate this year. House on Metolius, near Camp Sherman, is a secluded mountain meadow with The sound of fife and drums and the pungent smell of blackpowder smoke will fill the air in Camp Sherman next weekend as reenac- tors and visitors travel back in time to the 1860s and the American Civil War. The nonprofit Northwest Civil War Council will pres- ent a full Civil War reenact- ment at House on Metolius, Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20. The historically accurate tent camps house more than 200 Civil War reenactors pre- senting living conditions and PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE Keller Williams Realty associates left the office for a day of service, including work at Harmony Farm Sanctuary. See CIVIL WAR on page 14 Local realtors give back to community Unlocking the secrets of prehistoric poop Eighty years ago, excava- tions at the Paisley Caves in south-central Oregon revealed exciting evidence suggest- ing that people may have lived there as early as the late Pleistocene epoch, some 12,000 to 15,000 years ago. But it was not until recent developments in ancient DNA testing that the evidence has become fully accepted. Dr. Dennis Jenkins has been instrumental in verify- ing and expanding the Paisley Caves research first conducted by Dr. Luther Cressman in the late 1930s. Dating of camel and horse bones, artifacts, twigs, and dried human feces containing Native American DNA between 12,900 and 14,500 years ago indicates that people lived in the caves and probably hunted camels, horses, and other animals at the end of the Pleistocene. Dr. Jenkins, a senior research archaeologist at the University of Oregon, will speak at The Belfry as part of the Frontiers in Science lecture series sponsored by the Sisters Science Club and supported by the UO’s Museum of Natural and See PREHISTORIC on page 18 By Jodi Schneider McNamee Correspondent Each year since 2009, on the second Thursday in May, tens of thousands of associ- ates from Keller Williams Realty across the country participate in the RED Day (Renew, Energize, Donate) initiative. They donate that day to a wide range of proj- ects, devoting their time to community service through activities ranging from food and blood drives to rebuilding homes and schools for com- munity members in need. On Thursday, May 9, Keller Williams Central Oregon Realty associates shut down their offices for the annual RED Day effort. “We had over 150 of our Keller Williams Central Oregon brokers participate from our local office in some way or another,” said Sisters resident Jodi Satko, broker for Keller Williams. “It was an awesome privilege to be the organizing chairperson for such an amazing community event. The committee worked tirelessly to vet the charities and make sure we fulfilled their needs.” The associates split into groups serving four charities in Central Oregon and had an in-office collection for Bethlehem Inn Bend shelter and rehabilitation center for the homeless. One group volunteered with property cleanup at the new Wellness Ranch in Tumalo, a nonprofit organi- zation that provides equine- assisted psychotherapy, acupuncture, yoga, and other holistic and integrative mental health and wellness services for veterans, trauma survi- vors and local community. Another team picked up over two truckloads of debris for a Forest Service trail cleanup. Another helped with reno- vation for Band of Brothers Redmond Chapter. The other team helped with cleanup at Harmony Farm Sanctuary in Sisters. Courtney Satko and Shaini Bourland, both agents from Keller Williams Bend, headed up the team of 25 volunteers at Harmony Farm Sanctuary in Sisters. Lurch, a friendly male turkey, is Harmony Farm Sanctuary’s ambassador and See REALTORS 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. 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
