Wednesday, March 11, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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