Wednesday, May 16, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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