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Wednesday, March 11, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Science Fair takes on deer migration Have you ever wondered why some of the mule deer in Sisters leave for migration and others stay and endure the snow and bitter winter here? Where do the migrating deer go for their winter migration? Who tracks these migrating/ non-migrating deer? If those questions and oth- ers often spring to mind as you drive through town and wait at a crosswalk for the deer to cross, then come to the Sisters Science Fair this Saturday, March 16, from noon to 4 p.m. at Sisters High School. Protect Animal Migration (PAM) will have an exhibit about the mule deer migra- tion in Sisters Country, and they will be showing movies every half hour throughout the day. PAM is working on the urgent need for habitat connectivity and for barrier- free migration for mule deer and elk. Frequent collisions with these animals cost thou- sands of dollars and have severe consequences for the wildlife and for the Central Oregon economy. See SCIENCE FAIR on page 21 Project documents history of quilts members of the East of the Cascades Quilters conducted the two-day event. <The documentation pro- vides a record of an object that embodies elements of both history and art, within its geo- graphic context. If the quilt comes with a detailed history of its making and its maker, that opens a window into the life, cultural background, and motivation of its maker, usu- ally a woman, whose contri- butions to society may have otherwise gone unrecorded,= said Eileen Fitzsimmons, the By Sue Stafford Correspondent The back room at The Stitchin9 Post last Friday and Saturday was awash in colors and patterns and prints as pre- cious quilts were being laid out on large tables to be phys- ically examined, evaluated, measured, and photographed with attendant documentation recorded for posterity. Sisters was the final stop for the Oregon Quilt Project, a 10-year program that doc- umented over 1,600 quilts throughout Oregon. Nine project volunteers and 13 See QUILT HISTORY on page 18 PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING Husband-and-wife painters Gordon and Kay Baker are the featured artists at Sisters Library. Art from different perspectives By Helen Schmidling Correspondent Husband-and-wife paint- ers Gordon and Kay Baker are the featured artists at Sisters Library this month. Both artists paint primarily land- scapes, but their approach to art is wildly different. Kay and Gordon moved to Bend in 1995 after Gordon9s retirement from a major oil company. For many years, they were active in the local arts scene, as members of Plein Air Painters of Oregon and Oil Painters of America. They showed their work at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop from 2014 until 2017, when they sold their home in Bend, and moved to Prescott, Arizona. Last year, a visit to friends and family prompted a decision to move back home, where the arts com- munity suits their souls. They re-joined the Sisters Arts Association, and are back showing their work at Sisters Gallery and Frame. <Ever since I can remem- ber, I have loved to draw and paint,= Kay says. Her life9s work has been about the study of art. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree, and continues to refine her techniques via workshops with well-known artists. She works in oil and pastel and is primarily a plein air landscape painter. <I want the viewer of my paintings to sense the emotions I experi- ence when I am painting,= she said. One of her favorite teachers, Jean LeGassick, urged her to write down what she wanted to express in her painting before she started. <This helps me to focus on my idea as I am painting, and not get sidetracked on non-essential details.= Her impressionistic style exagger- ates light and color <some- times leaving out some of what I see in order to estab- lish a pleasing composition.= She doesn9t limit her work to paintings of the mountains and high desert. She loves to travel and paint what she sees, from lavender fields to mountains and meadows. The paintings in the Computer Room of the library depict scenes from both Arizona and See PAINTERS on page 17 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