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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Sisters Rodeo to unveil poster on Friday The 2019 Sisters Rodeo poster will be unveiled at a ceremony on Friday, February 22, at Dixie9s in Sisters from 4 to 6 p.m. Serendipity sometimes takes charge, as Sisters Rodeo experienced in the develop- ment of this poster. R o c h e l l e Vi l l a n u e v a attended her first Sisters Rodeo in 2018, where she took lots of photographs. She was inspired to share a rivet- ing shot of a barrel racer with Sisters Rodeo through the rodeo email address. The photograph was so impressive that it was for- warded to the rodeo9s board of directors. Rodger Dwight, who manages the rodeo post- ers, responded that this would make a great poster. A request to Villanueva was greeted with extreme excitement, since part of the reason for the rodeo visit with her husband, Kevin, was to practice her photography. She is a member of a photography club in Eugene. Villanueva, whose fam- ily immigrated to the United See RODEO POSTER on page 30 Scientist delves into fake news, propaganda The Internet and social media make information eas- ier to find than ever before. From pranks to parody to propaganda, we are exposed to misinformation every day. Companies such as Facebook and Google have pledged to fight back with artificial intelligence, devel- oping algorithms to detect falsehoods automatically. But will it work? Dr. Daniel Lowd says the answer is complicated. He will speak at The Belfry on Tuesday, February 26, for the second winter lecture in the 2018-19 Frontiers in Science series, sponsored by the Sisters Science Club. Staying even one step ahead of determined <fakers= is a major challenge. <Neural networks can find patterns in text and graphs,= he explains, <but artificial intelligence itself can be fooled.= For example, some algo- rithms consider how many people follow a Twitter account, but such followers can be bought. <Likes= for false Facebook posts can be paid for and mass-produced, See SCIENCE on page 23 PHOTO BY T. LEE BROWN Poet Aurora Masum-Javed and artist Larry Krone enjoy the “magical” winter welcome at Caldera. Poets and artists welcome visitors By T. Lee Brown Correspondent Nine artists and writers will share their work this Saturday at Open Studios for Caldera9s AiR (Artists in Residence) program. Guests can hear new poetry, see works in progress, meet the residents, and tour studios on the shores of Blue Lake. <Amazing,= says poet Aurora Masum-Javed of her residency at Caldera. <It9s so magical.= Residency programs nour- ish artists and other creatives by providing space and time specifically for creating their work. Yaddo, an East Coast residency, is famous for its social scene and cock- tails. Northwest residencies like Hypatia-in-the-Woods, Soapstone, and Signal Fire have been treasured for their remote, natural locations. Caldera combines the two modes. Artists in residence find plenty of solitude, living and working in simple cab- ins, dorm rooms, and private studios. They hike the lonely hills of Deschutes National Forest outside their doors. Yet community also devel- ops. Residents share group meals once a week. They may meet up in the Brad Cloepfil- designed Hearth Building, cooking lunch, rehearsing with a grand piano, or hang- ing out in the library. Masum-Javed says the combination of solitude and companionship of other art- ists gives her <a contagious feeling of permission.= Winner of the Winter Tangerine Award, Masum- Javed was a finalist for the Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize and the BWR Flash Prose Contest. She was also a Pushcart Prize nominee. After teaching for about 10 years, Masum-Javed saved enough money to write intensively for a year or so, residency-hopping as she goes. She plans to share new work from a collection of poems focused on her rela- tionship with her mother, a physicist and single mom. Exploring the political iden- tity of daughterhood shapes the work. See CALDERA on page 20 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843. Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Friends of the Sisters Library Board Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Church. 541-548-0440. Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver are held quarterly; please call for details. Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, 541-388-9013. Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. District. 541-549-2091. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. nugget_2019-02-20.indd 3 Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-923-1632. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Sisters Parent Teacher Community 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994. 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 Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599. Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse Admin Bldg. See schedule online at 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002. Location information: 541-279-1977. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. 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 1st & 3rd 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 2/19/19 10:56 AM