Wednesday, October 24, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sheriff to host
citizens academy
Registration is open for
the 2019 Deschutes County
Sheriff ’s Office Citizens’
Academy, to be held in the
Bend sheriff’s office. This
10-week course is designed
to give attendees an in-depth
look at the different divisions
of the Sheriff’s Office and
educate the public about what
your Sheriff’s office does and
is responsible for.
In addition to the class-
room instruction, participants
can go out on a patrol ride-a-
long, and tour the Deschutes
County Jail. There are also
two optional Saturday ses-
sions; participants can expe-
rience Emergency Vehicle
Operations (EVOC) during
one session and a shooting
range during the other.
The academy is scheduled
every Wednesday night from
6 to 9 p.m., starting February
6, 2019 and continuing
through April 17, 2019.
There is no cost to attend this
academy.
The deadline for receiving
applications is December 3.
Interested persons can
pick up an application at the
main Sheriff’s Office in Bend
at 63333 W. Highway 20,
Bend, OR 97703. Additional
information and an online
application can be found at
www.deschutes.org/sheriff.
Click on “Community” then
“Community Program”
and then select “Citizens’
Academy.”
Call 541-388-6655 for
more information.
Starry Nights to
return to Sisters
The Sisters Starry Nights
Benefit Concert Series returns
with “An Acoustic Evening
with Lyle Lovett and John
Hiatt” on Tuesday, January
29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sisters
High School Auditorium.
These two musical leg-
ends, longtime friends and
frequent collaborators, will
join forces for a performance
where they alternate songs
from their respective careers.
Their distinctive voices,
compelling storytelling and
witty wordplay will be mem-
orable in this intimate format.
Starry Nights benefit
concerts have raised over
$1 million for the Sisters
Schools Foundation since
the first show in 1997. After
being an annual event for
over a decade, the fundrais-
ing event’s format changed
due to changes in the music
See STARRY on page 29
PHOTO PROVIDED
Nathan Woodworth has earned stellar notices for his work in the L.A. stage production of “Johnny Got His Gun.”
Actor wins performance accolades
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Nathan Woodworth of
Sisters drew accolades from
L.A. Times theater critic
Daryl H. Miller for a “riv-
eting” performance in the
Actors’ Gang’s presentation
of “Johnny Got His Gun.”
The theater company’s
artistic director is renowned
actor Tim Robbins, who
directs the play.
“Johnny Got His Gun” is
based on the powerful and
bleak anti-war novel of the
same title, written by Dalton
Trumbo and published in
1939. Many high school liter-
ature classes assign the novel.
The story focuses on an
American World War I sol-
dier who awakens in a hospi-
tal devastatingly wounded —
with no arms, legs or face. He
is a prisoner in his own body
— with a perfectly function-
ing mind.
The Times review notes
that, “In Robbins’ version,
most of the text is … spoken
by a single actor, the riveting
Nathan Woodworth, but he is
surrounded by eight others.
They are like neurons firing
in his mind, multiplying out
through space. They echo
the soldier’s thoughts, mirror
his emotions and occasion-
ally become the people in his
memories…
“Woodworth and the
actor-neurons work with such
precision and surging excite-
ment here that you want to
stand and cheer them on.”
Woodworth is gratified
by the strong response to the
work.
“I didn’t even know the
reviewer was in the house,”
he said with a chuckle. “I’m
glad I did well.”
The play has drawn celeb-
rity attendees from Jack
Black to Jackson Browne,
and left audiences profoundly
moved, often to tears.
The young Sisters actor
acknowledged that the play
See WOODWORTH on page 29
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m.,
Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration.
541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527.
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.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
Support Group 1st Tuesday, 11 a.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
For Saturday meeting dates and
location, email: steelefl y@msn.com.
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
Guild One Saturday per month, Jan.
thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Community Church. 541-480-1843.
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m.,
Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
Go Fish Fishing Group 2nd Monday,
7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All
ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
are held quarterly; please call for details.
541-388-9013.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-408-5594.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
& Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation
District. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse
4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge
Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library
community room. 541-549-6157.
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 Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258.
Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays,
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-923-1632.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Sisters Meditation Group Mondays,
5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 4 p.m. 420 N
Tamarack St. Text only (no voice) to
541-207-7266.
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
Saloon. 541-480-5994.
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group
2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community
Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board
1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art
Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
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.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
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 offi ce. 541-549-4133.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wed. monthly, 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,
5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 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 Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd.
541-548-4815. 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
lisa@nuggetnews.com