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12 Wednesday, March 11, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Casting for Recovery Fundraiser Dinner Go Fish Meeting Go Fish Group will meet Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at Sisters Casting for Recovery Oregon North, a self-funded organization Community Church. Th e Speaker will be Tye Krueger, owner which holds free weekend and operator of Confl uence fl y-fi shing retreats for breast Fly Shop and cancer survivors, Deep Canyon will hold a Outfi tters Guide fundraising Service. He has dinner and fi shed all over auction at 6 p.m. the world and on Saturday, has a passion for March 16 at Lake teaching others Creek Lodge in Saturday, March 16 how to cast a fl y Camp Sherman. Casting for Recovery Dinner rod and become All monies raised 6 p.m. at Lake Creek Lodge better anglers. will enable 14 He will present breast cancer Monday, March 18 an overview survivors to Go Fish Meeting of sub-surface attend our 7 p.m. at Sisters Community Church angling for trout sixth-annual in our local fl y-fi shing and Tuesday, March 19 waters. For more healing retreat ART-i-facts Art Experience information call free of charge. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Sisters High Gary Kutz. 541- Tickets are $75 771-2211 per couple, or $40 per person, CPR/AED and which includes wine and dinner. First Aid Class To purchase dinner tickets or to Th e next CPR/AED class is donate to Casting for Recovery scheduled for Saturday, April 13 Oregon North, please call at 9 a.m. Th e First Aid module Scott at 503-701-4632 or email is on Sunday, April 14 at 9 a.m. Humphrey@strategic-pr.com. Th e cost is $30, which covers Mom-to-Mom Meeting both modules, a workbook and Moms are invited to get completion card. Register by connected with other moms Tuesday, April 9th. To register, for support and fun! First go online to sistersfi re.com and Tuesday of each month, from select the CPR tab, or stop by and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hangar register at the Sisters Fire station at Sisters Community Church. during business hours (8 a.m. Also meeting the third Tuesday to 5 p.m.). Pick up the student of each month 10 a.m. to noon workbook at the station after you in the Fireside Room at Sisters register. If you have questions, call Community Church. Childcare Gail Butler at 541-595-5712. available in morning session — RSVP if needed. For information Free Pet Food call 970-744-0959. Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or Senior Luncheons & More Adults age 60 and older are invited cat? Stop by the Furry Friends pet food bank. We have all sorts of to join the Council on Aging pet supplies, too. Open Tuesdays Senior Luncheon, served every and Th ursdays, from 11 a.m. to Tuesday at Sisters Community 2 p.m. Located in the Sisters Art Church. Coff ee and various fun Works building, Ste. 109, 204 W. activities begin at 11 a.m. with Adams Ave. For more information lunch served at noon. Bingo is call 541-797-4023. played after lunch until 2:30 p.m. For information call 541-480-1843. Announce Your TH THIS HI S WEEK WEEK’S S Highlights Save the Rubberbands Celebrations! Business owners: Are you the recipient of a bundle (or more) of Nuggets each week? Th ose huge, fat rubberbands are nice and stretched out, and highly valued by the Nuggeteers that bundle your papers each week. If you can save them, we’d love to use them again. And to those of you who already return them to us: thank you! Questions? Call 541-549-9941. Share your good news with the community! Birth, engagement, wedding and milestone anniversary notices from the Sisters community may run at no charge on this Announcements page. All submissions are subject to editing for space. Email lisa@ nuggetnews.com or drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Deadline is noon, Mondays. ART-i-facts, an Interactive Art Experience (rescheduled) Tuesday, March 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. is a night of art in the Sisters High School Commons. Sisters Country is invited to attend the 22nd annual celebration of the arts at SHS! Bring the whole family to participate at our hands- on art stations. Student-designed silkscreen T-shirts, collaborative art stations, a take-away prize for visiting all the stations, and more! Enjoy our pop-up gallery of student art, luthier designs, and live entertainment from SHS music programs as well as refreshments. Admission is $5, $20 for family. For information call 541-549-4045. Healthy Living Information for Seniors Seniors and caregivers are invited to drop by the SAGE room at SPRD on the second Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. to meet local service providers and gather free information about aging in place from foot care to end-of-life planning. Call Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for information. Career Funds Available Applications are available for the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund to help adult residents of Sisters establish an occupational path. Pick up forms at the Kiwanis House, corner of Oak and Main, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Th ursdays, and during regular hours from the Sisters Habitat for Humanity offi ce. For additional information, please call 541-410-2870. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to hopeafricakids. org or call Katie at 541-719-8727. Th e Sisters Community Garden has raised-bed garden plots available for the 2019 gardening season. Application materials and information are available on the Garden’s website, SistersCommunityGarden.org. For additional information, call 541- 549-8664. Women Making a Diff erence All women of Sisters are invited to a morning with Nicky Merritt, Executive Director of Circle of Friends on Saturday, March 23 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nicky has worked for non-profi ts in Central Oregon since 2011, addressing trauma, resiliency and generational poverty in at-risk children and families as well as children living in foster care. Th e event is being held in the Fireside Room at Sisters Community Church. Call 503-559-5245 for more information. Parkinson’s Support Group Th e second Tuesday of each month, Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group meets at Sisters Community Church from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (following the Senior Luncheon). All are welcome to learn, share, and receive support. For more info contact Lenetta at 907-687-8101 or Carol at 541-668- 6599. Th ich Nhat Hahn Sangha Meditation Group Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For more information please email Kathyn at Katindahood2@gmail. com. PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 A new nonprofi t is in the planning stages to educate the community on the importance of organ donation. Fundraisers and events will be discussed. If interested in taking part, please call Fifi Bailey at 541-419-2204. Th e Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | westsidesisters.org 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship Th e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 68885 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 541-549-6586 A free support group for caregivers of those suff ering with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia takes place the fi rst Tuesday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, meetings provide emotional, educational, and social support. Call 800-272- 3900 or go to alz.org/oregon. Donate Antiques & Jewelry Sisters Kiwanis takes donations of antiques & vintage jewelry throughout the year for its annual Antique & Collectibles Sale, held on Saturday every Memorial Day weekend. Your donation is tax- deductible! For more information call Karen at 541-480-1412; to arrange for pickup of large items, please call Pam at 541-719-1049 or Roger at 541-430-7395. You may also drop off small items at Essentials at 492 E. Main Ave. Tai Chi/Balance Sessions Tai Chi/Balance Classes based on the CDC “Steadi” Program to reduce injuries and falls in our community are being sponsored by Sisters Drug. Taught by Shannon Rackowski, classes are now off ered every Th ursday from 11-11:30 a.m. (except holidays and December 27.) Due to the popularity of the classes, they have been moved to SPRD Fitness Room at 1750 W. McKinney Butte Rd. in Sisters. For info: 541-549-6221. Sisters Libr ary coming events Family Fun Story Time for kids of all ages takes place at the Sisters Library on Th ursdays, March 14, 21 and 28 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078. Animal Adventures Live animals, stories, crafts with High Desert Museum for kids ages 3 to 5. It’s 30-45 minutes of adventure! Limited to 30 children and their caregivers. Sisters Library on Tuesday, March 19 at 11:30 a.m. Info: 541-617-7078. Support for Caregivers A free support group for those who provide care in any capacity meets at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 386 N. Fir St. at 10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Call 541-771-3258 for additional information. Dementia Caregivers Group Family Fun Story Time Organ Donor Awareness SISTERS AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Calvary Chapel (Nondenominational) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 541-550-0750 5 p.m. Praise and Prayer Service Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Community Garden Tween Writing Camp CRYSTAL: This very sweet 3-year-old domestic short-hair tabby just happened to come to HSCO in hopes of fi nding her forever home. She came to us as a stray so we do not know too much about her past, yet what we do know is she is such a gentle, affectionate girl and believe that she will thrive in a warm, loving home like yours. She is a bit shy, yet warms up quickly, just begging for gentle scratches under her chin and behind her ears. Sponsored by Workshops for budding writers ages 9 to 14 at Suttle Tea on Tuesday, March 19 at 4 p.m. Write about a new topic each week. Registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for information. Th e Library Book Club Read and discuss “Rocket Men: Th e Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon” by Robert Kurson with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, March 27, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078. Gmail Management Sisters Veterinary Clinic 541-549-6961 Learn to get the most out of Gmail on Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m. at Sisters Library Registration is required, along with familiarity with computers and internet. Call 541-312-1066. POLICY: Business items do not run on this page. Nonprofi ts, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary notices may run at no charge. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows. Email lisa@nuggetnews.com or drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Your text must include a “for more information” phone number. Deadline is noon, Mondays.