Wednesday, June 6, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Len Babb’s art recalls
the past in the West
He rode, and he rode hard.
And when he was done, he
painted, and did a little sculpt-
ing as well.
All during June, Len
Babb’s Western art is on
display in the Community
Room at Sisters Library.
Last month, he showed his
work at Black Butte Ranch,
and at Sisters HomeLand
Realty (the historic Hardy
Allen building) during the
Fourth Friday Art Stroll. Len
was also the featured guest
on the first Running Iron
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
There was a time, when
Len Babb finished a paint-
ing, he’d give it to a friend,
or maybe trade it, but mostly
he’d toss it into a corner and
then move on to the next one.
But that was before he real-
ized that, not only was he
creating a legacy of art from
Western history, he was craft-
ing iconic images for future
generations.
Len spent his life as a
buckaroo. He wasn’t out fix-
ing fences or baling hay.
See WESTERN ART on page 24
Sister Rotary provides
books for kids
January. A selection of six
hard-cover books, chosen by
a Rotarian committee with
help from the Sisters Library
staff, were read to the chil-
dren by their teachers over
the course of a few weeks.
The students each selected
a favorite, and that list was
given to Paulina Springs
Books in Sisters. The books
were duly ordered and upon
arrival were packed into spe-
cial bags at a Rotary meeting.
The bags also included good-
ies from the Forest Service,
Deschutes Public Library, US
By Kathryn Godsiff
Correspondent
One hundred and twenty
excited first-graders from
Sisters and Tumalo filed
into the Sisters High School
auditorium on Friday, May
25, all set to have some fun
with books. The 10th annual
Books for Kids literacy event,
sponsored by the Rotary Club
of Sisters, kicked off what
Rotarians hope will be a
reading-filled summer for the
students.
Friday’s gathering was the
culmination of several months
of anticipation that began in
See BOOKS on page 20
PHOTO BY JEFF OMODT
Kiwanians lay on the grub for a thousand hungry buckaroos each year.
Feeding hungry buckaroos at rodeo
A hearty breakfast is just
what’s needed to keep a cow-
boy on the trail — or a rodeo
fan full of fun.
For over 30 years, the
Sisters Kiwanis Club has
cooked a pancake break-
fast on Rodeo Sunday at the
rodeo grounds entrance. Fifty
Kiwanis volunteers serve up
stacks of pancakes, bacon,
sausage, cooked-to-order
eggs, orange juice, milk and
coffee.
On June 10, seven grills
will prepare breakfast for
1,000 hungry buckaroos who
will consume 225 pounds of
pancake mix, 300 pounds of
bacon, 200 pounds of sausage
patties and 180 dozen eggs.
Kiwanian Earl Schroeder,
who plans the food purchases,
describes the breakfast: “It’s
not just the food. What I like
best is maybe sitting at a table
with Sisters folks, rodeo visi-
tors, the Rodeo queen, bronc
riders, and grizzled cowboys.
It exemplifies the spirit of
Sisters and is a great social
experience.”
The Kiwanis motto is
“serving the children of
the world.” The breakfast
clearly illustrates that motto.
All proceeds go to Sisters
Kiwanis in support of Sisters
youth. Recipients include
high school scholarships,
Sisters Park & Recreation
District, Family Access
Network, Sisters Science
Club, Healthy Beginnings,
Little League, Sisters school
bands, the local dental van
and many others.
The breakfast runs from
7 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, June
10, at the Sisters Rodeo
grounds entrance. Adults cost
$12; children 4 to 12 years
old are $5; children 3 and
under are free.
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 Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
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
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., community room. 541-923-1632.
Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Location information: 541-549-1193.
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
Sisters Meditation Group Sundays,
are held quarterly; please call for details. 6 p.m., 484 W. Washington Ave. #A.
541-388-9013.
Text only (no voice) to 541-207-7266.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m.,
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.
3rd Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sisters
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
Elementary C-wing. 971-570-2405.
Black Butte Macintosh Users Group
SAGE
(Senior
Activities,
Gatherings
3rd Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sisters
Sisters Parkinson’s Disease Support
& Enrichment) Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. to
Library community room. 541-549-1471. 4 p.m. at SPRD. 541-549-2091.
Group 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Suttle Tea.
907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Sisters Area Photography Club
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community 2nd Thursday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
community room. 541-549-6157.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
CITY & PARKS
Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall.
541-549-6022.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Sisters Park & Recreation District
Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays,
6 p.m., SPRD building. 541-549-2091.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID 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.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
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.
SCHOOLS
Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors
3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd.
541-548-4815. cloverdalefi re.com.
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 5 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday,
5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771.
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-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills
Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall,
301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wednesday per month,
SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online
at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
This listing is for regular
Sisters Country meetings;
email information to
teresa@nuggetnews.com