Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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