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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Folk festival makes organizational changes Sisters Folk Festival is making some changes in the way the organization is led. For the past 18 months, the Sisters Folk Festival Board has pursued a strate- gic initiative, called <Build Organization for the Future= that includes organizational structure, staff alignment with key priorities, succession planning, and more. According to SFF, the goal of this work is to address the internal and external chal- lenges created by a co-direc- tor leadership model. <This work led to a con- clusion that an executive director (ED) model would better serve our organiza- tion, community and mis- sion,= SFF reported in a press release. <While creating an ED position will impact every staff position, it has a material cost and scope overlap with the current managing director position. After a considered decision by the board, Sisters Folk Festival has chosen to adopt the executive director model and eliminate the man- aging director position.= The SFF board of direc- tors statement noted that See FOLK FESTIVAL on page 19 Caldera AiR welcomes visitors to meet artists conversation. Young people from Caldera9s youth pro- gram join in, too. Link Creek burbles out- side, carrying water from the volcanic caldera of nearby Blue Lake. Stands of burnt pine from the B&B Fire guard over the proceedings. <It feels pretty amazing for me to be working in this place,= artist Anna Gray told The Nugget. <Blue Lake was where I came every summer as a child& I always felt there was a magic here, and I still By T. Lee Brown Correspondent Once a month in the heart of winter, Sisters Country gets a special glimpse into arts and literature. This Saturday, the Artists in Residence program at Caldera, nicknamed <AiR,= welcomes locals to its first 2019 Open Studios. Visitors gather in the Hearth Building, a soaring space of wood and natural light, to meet artists from around the country and tour studios. Artists share per- formances, readings, and See CALDERA on page 17 PHOTO PROVIDED Kaenon Francis with his grandmother Laurie Francis and mother Ashlee Francis. Empty Bowls nourish local sparrow By Katy Yoder Correspondent When Kaenon Francis enters a room, his smile and playful eyes light it up. As he rests happily on his mother Ashlee9s hip, his personality brings joy to everyone around him. It9s clear his birth has been a blessing for his family and the many old and new- found friends he9s met. Life has been one chal- lenge after another for Kaenon. In his seven months of life, he9s had seven surger- ies. When his mother, Ashlee Francis, was visiting her fam- ily in Sisters she went into early labor and gave birth on March 21. Like so many new parents, they expected a healthy, robust little boy to raise and enjoy. Hours after he was born, it became clear Kaenon needed specialized medical care 4 immediately. Ashlee explained Kaenon9s evolving medical challenges. <He was born with severe complications that weren9t discovered until his birth,= she said. The celebration for this precious, new life became a race to save him. He was flown along with his father by Life Flight to Randall Children9s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in Portland. After Ashlee was released from the hospital she and her mom, Laurie, drove through a blizzard, arriving late that night. <I was just visiting from Santa Barbara, where I9ve lived for the last 12 years,= said Ashlee. <My parents had just left for Hawaii that morn- ing and a friend had to take me to the hospital.= Ashlee hasn9t left Central Oregon since Kaenon9s birth. When Kaenon was two months old, the family was hit hard again. <Then my dad passed away,= said Ashlee. <It helped my mom to have me here at that time. My mom and I have such an unshakable, special relationship. She9s been amaz- ing through everything. I9m also lucky to have a sister in Bend as well.= Ashlee has experienced the immensely helpful attitude the Sisters community is known for. Supporting those in need often starts at a young age. Through organizations like See KAENON on page 19 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, noon, 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. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. 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. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details. Location information: 541-549-1193. 541-388-9013. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Saloon. 541-480-5994. & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group District. 541-549-2091. 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599. Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. 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
