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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 3 C O M M U N I T Y Open House features art and fundraisers S i s t e r s a r t i s t K a t h y Deggendorfer will host her annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sisters Art Works. The open house fea- tures her own artwork and gifts, hand-knit and woven wearable art by local artist Sharyl McCulloch and more. Original art dessert plates, festive garlands and banners created by local artists will be for sale benefiting Sisters’ Kiwanis Food Bank. Pet photos with Santa from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. is an annual fundraiser for Furry Friends Foundation, which helps people in Sisters by providing a pet food bank and other services to keep pets in their homes. Black Butte School will be selling holiday wreaths as a fundraiser. Sisters Art Works is located at 204 W. Adams Ave. in Sisters. PHOTO BY XXX The highly skilled crew at Preston Thompson Guitars has launched a Masterpiece Series. Group encourages Sisters to ‘Go Fish’ By Jim Yuskavitch Correspondent A decade ago, Gary Kutz and his wife, Cookie, moved to Sisters from California after careers building and managing retirement facili- ties. A dedicated angler, the many outstanding fish- ing opportunities in Sisters Country offered a major reason drawing Kutz here. Since last summer he has been helping more area resi- dents learn about fly-fishing and places to fish through the Go Fish Group that meets monthly at the Sisters Community Church, which sponsors the club. Growing up in Nebraska fishing for bass and crappie, Kutz didn’t take up fly-fish- ing for trout until he moved to California, when 30 years ago he and a friend start- ing talking about giving it a try. It turned out his friend’s father had enough fly-fishing gear to give them a start. The sport resonated with Kutz and he eventually joined the Fly Casters of San Jose, one of the larger fly-fish- ing groups in the state, and became actively involved in several other fly-fishing clubs over the years. The Go Fish Group was created through the Sisters Community Church’s desire See GO FISH on page 25 Guitar masterpieces in action By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief A small shop on Main Avenue is producing some of the most highly regarded guitars in the world. Touring artists, including many Sisters Folk Festival alumni, have laid the vintage tone and meticulous craftsmanship of Preston Thompson Guitars in front of audiences around the world. On December 5, folks in Sisters will get to see and hear these masterpieces of the luthier’s art in action in an intimate concert at The Belfry, featuring award- winning bluegrass flatpicker Chris Luquette of Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen along with Nick Dumas of the band Special Consensus. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $15 to $20 at the door. The concert will be very much like the intimate shop concerts Preston Thomspon Guitars occasionally hosts with its featured artists. The players will be down on the floor with the audience rather than up on the stage. “We’re just going to do a U-shape of chairs — no PA system,” said Christine Funk of Preston Thomspon Guitars. “Just like we would do in the shop, but with a little more room.” The Sisters-based com- pany employs nine people full-time and will make roughly 140 guitars in 2018, Funk told The Nugget. “We recently added our 20th dealer in the U.S., and our reputation is being rec- ognized in the boutique mar- ketplace and in the bluegrass circles,” she said. All that has been accom- plished in the face of a major, life-threatening health crisis for founder Preston Thompson, who has been hospitalized in Portland since June 29. Funk said that Thompson has faced serious complications from a major surgery. “He’s turned a corner and he’s recovering — just slowly,” she said. A GoFundMe donation account has been set up to help his family cope with See GUITARS on page 22 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. 541-549-6469. 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
