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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Fire board positions up for election Two board of directors positions with the Sisters- Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District will go up for election on Tuesday, May 21, Director positions No. 1 and No. 2 are both up for election to two-year terms. Each candidate for an office listed above must file a declaration of candidacy or petition for nomination for office with the County Clerk of Deschutes County. The filing deadline is 5 p.m. on March 21. Filing forms are avail- able at the Deschutes County Clerk9s office, 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 202, Bend, and online at www.deschutes.org/ clerk. PHOTO BY TL BROWN Sisters teenager Chase Frankl balances screen time with trampoline time while his parents Jillian and Paul look on. Internships available for Sisters youth Youth Career Connect expanded their internship program to the Sisters com- munity late last year. With energy from both the business community and Sisters High School, internship opportuni- ties are quickly being created, with new potential presented each day. <Our school district strives to provide meaningful learn- ing experiences for all of our students,= said Joe Hosang, principal at Sisters High School. <In order to accom- plish this, a strong intern- ship program is one method that many principals, includ- ing myself, dream about. We have been lucky enough to be presented with the resources to capitalize on the willing- ness of our community part- ners to make it happen. I9m so excited that our high school has Larry Holeman to act as a liaison between us and our local businesses, mak- ing internship experiences equally valuable for both the business and the students.= Youth Career Connect is a regional initiative of Better Together, funded in part by East Cascades Works (EC Works), which connects young people to invaluable work experiences within local businesses. Larry Holeman, the internship coordinator in Sisters and Redmond, is housed within Economic Development of Central Oregon (EDCO) but relies on his relationship with each of the schools, spending one day per week on-site at Sisters See INTERNSHIPS on page 25 Old-fashioned parenting — with tech By T. Lee Brown Correspondent Paul and Jillian Frankl had decisions to make. When should their son get a cell phone? Smartphone or flip? How could they help him use it wisely? After reading articles on the subject, they settled on a contract. When Chase was 13, he was offered the option of using a cell phone that his parents would pay for4if he agreed to their terms of use (see sidebar, page 23). The Frankls establish tra- ditions and rules for the whole family. Mealtime is recom- mended by experts as a time to connect with family. <We make it a habit to actually eat dinner together at a certain time, everyone9s there and we aren9t allowed to have electronics at the table,= says Paul. Chase notices how other families interact with each other and their technology. <Sometimes we9ll go to restaurants and I9ll be, 8Wow, they9re just all on their phones. They9re not even looking at each other,9= he says. <I9m happy that we9re not like that, but then at other times I wish we were,= he admits. The Frankls lived in Portland and before that Cleveland, Ohio. Vacationing and camping in Central Oregon, they liked the peo- ple and kids they saw here. Eventually they moved a few miles outside Sisters. <The lifestyle is 4 it just seems like it9s that half-step off the real world,= says Paul. <Everyone9s got more time, is more patient, everyone knows each other.= Jillian tells a story about a recent youth group event at their house, when 15 teenag- ers spent the night. <They walked in the door on Friday afternoon and I had a basket, and that was where all the phones went,= she says. <And it was really interesting how quickly they adjusted to not having their phones.= <Some of them forgot their phones,= Chase puts in. <Yeah!= Jillian remem- bers. <The next day, we had two kids leave their phones, and we had to chase down their cars.= Turning off devices helps people of all ages learn to socialize. New research See PARENTING on page 23 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. 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