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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y For concerned citizens, ‘Green Forests Matter’ Sisters Library through April. <We think that what hap- pened in California could happen here,= Wilson told The Nugget. <And there are some obvious opportunities to change that.= The women hope to effect change through education, and they9re bringing sub- ject matter experts to Sisters to talk about smoke reduc- tion zones; the potential for biomass to jumpstart for- est health projects; and the Greater Sisters Community By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Susan Wilson and Virginia Silvey are concerned about the ever-present threat wild- fire poses to the future of Sisters. Watching the horrific events of the Camp Fire unfold in Paradise, California, last summer spurred them to action. The Sisters women are in the process of form- ing a non-profit called Green Forests Matter 3 and they9re hosting a series of presenta- tions on wildfire mitigation at See WILDFIRE on page 30 Artist Paul Alan Bennett has released a collection entitled “Night Skies.” PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Land-use codes can mitigate wildfire danger outcomes. Sisters Country is no exception. Recent large fires like Milli and Pole Creek were in striking distance to Sisters, and the Rabbit Brush fire burned within the community, destroying two homes. It is not a matter of if fire strikes again in the Sisters community, but when. Today, one-third of all U.S. homes are in the WUI, the area where flammable vegetation and homes meet or intermingle. With more By Doug Green Correspondent As wildfires grow in size and frequency 3 and as the dangers rise 3 helping communities reduce wild- fire risks and costs is a top priority. Protecting homes and structures threatened by wildfires depletes local, state and federal agency budgets, and increasingly places fire- fighters9 lives in danger. The effects of climate change, alongside increasing devel- opment within the wild- land-urban interface (WUI), amplify these adverse See LAND USE on page 21 Artist’s book celebrates ‘Night Skies’ By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Sisters artist Paul Alan Bennett9s latest venture makes it very easy to have his world-renowned art in your home 4 and in your hands. He has combined a life- long fascination with the night sky 4 which he has depicted often in his art 4 and his love for Greek mythology in a new book titled <Night Skies.= The book features 44 paint- ings with text that feature the night sky. Bennett has had a long relationship with the night sky. <I remember being about 10 and looking at the night sky and feeling like some- thing wonderful was about to happen,= he said. <I felt it in every cell of my body.= Then, with his trademark sly grin, he said, <I think the next day I went through puberty!= Bennett has been painting the night sky for years, some of the paintings inspired by long drives across Central Oregon, with the headlights probing the vault of the heavens. <It9s part of our landscape, just like the mountains, the rivers, the trails,= he said. Greek myth, which Bennett became enamored with during his art studies in Greece as a young man, also play into the narrative of Night Skies. The Greeks threw their mythology into the skies and named the constellations that we know today. <It9s all quite wondrous, I think,= Bennett said. Bennett plans to tour Oregon bookstores in support of Night Skies, 4 and play- ing related original songs on his ukulele, yet another of his artistic passions. <Music is such a wonder- ful way to create that whole other world where anything is possible,= he said. Like music, the night sky can be enjoyed and appre- ciated without an intricate knowledge of how it is com- posed. And Bennett urges his fellow Sisters residents to See BENNETT on page 29 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Friends of the Sisters Library Board 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sisters Caregiver Support Group Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258. Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. community room. 541-923-1632. Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Location information: 541-549-1193. Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., Military Parents of Sisters Meetings are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at 541-388-9013. Church. 541-548-0440. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Sisters Parent Teacher Community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Saloon. 541-480-5994. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community District. 541-549-2091. Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse For Saturday meeting dates and 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. Location information: 541-279-1977. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Area Photography Club Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. community room. 541-549-6157. Council on Aging of Central Oregon Sisters Trails Alliance Board Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Community Church. 541-480-1843. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 1st Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place community room. 541-419-1279. 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 VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. SCHOOLS Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 7 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefi re.com. 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 School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002. CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022. 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