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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y New burn permit system launched Those burning their yard debris this spring will be utilizing a new online burn- permitting system. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Chief Roger Johnson said, <We are extremely pleased to offer the commu- nity a more user-friendly, free, online permitting sys- tem enabling users to obtain important information and services online while allow- ing district staff to track out- door burns more effectively and disseminate important fire safety information.= Permits must be obtained online by visiting the dis- trict9s website: https://www. sistersfire.com. To regis- ter for a permit, your name, street address and phone number are required. Those who do not have Internet access can go to the main fire station at 301 S. Elm St. in Sisters and use a public- access computer to apply, or have district staff sign them up. This new online system will be very user-friendly after initial setup, the fire See BURN PERMITS on page 22 PHOTO PROVIDED SPRD to present executive candidates 6:15 p.m., at which time the formal session will end for informal mixer time. The SPRD Board was pleased to have 19 appli- cants. Following phone inter- views on April 2 and inde- pendent ranking exercises by each board member, the field was reduced to four finalists. Jeff Tryens, board chairman, said all four of the candidates are highly qualified. Three come from within Oregon, and one is from out of state. At the time of The Nugget deadline, one candidate had By Sue Stafford Correspondent The community is invited to a meet-and-greet on Friday, April 12, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to meet the final candidates being consid- ered for the new executive director at Sisters Park & Recreation District. Those who attend will hear a three- to five-minute introduction from each can- didate. Community members will receive an index card to write down questions for the candidates, which will be asked by a facilitator until See SPRD on page 21 Artist Gary Hirsch will share “Joy Bots” with Sisters students this week. SFF brings artist to Sisters students Artist, illustrator, and speaker Gary Hirsch will share his talents with Sisters students this week. Sisters Folk Festival, with a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation9s Studio to School initiative, will welcome Hirsch to pro- vide a three-day, K-12 com- munity-wide arts residency in the Sisters schools, April 11-13. On Saturday, April 13 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Hirsch invites the community to join a presentation: <Joy Bots: A Conversation and Community Paint Out with artist Gary Hirsch= as a cul- mination of his visit. The presentation will consist of a TEDx talk, with a painting session immedi- ately following in the Sisters Middle School commons. Admission is free and all community is welcome. You can see Hirsch9s TEDx talk at www.botjoy.com. Hirsch is a dynamic artist, illustrator and speaker; he founded <On Your Feet,= a consultancy in Portland that uses principles of improvisation to help companies around the world relate, create and collaborate. Hirsch9s most recent work is Joy Bots 4 tiny (and some- times big) robot armies that bring people joy, hope, cour- age and inspiration. Sisters elementary and middle school art classes are already incorporating his ideas into their own projects, and kids are familiar with the <bots.= With enthusiasm and support from SSD art teachers Judy Fuentes, Karen Williams and Bethany Gunnarson, Sisters Folk Festival has the oppor- tunity to bring Hirsch to all three schools for classroom workshops and assemblies. See HIRSCH on page 24 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 Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Shepherd of the Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Hills Lutheran Church. 541-771-3258. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Military Parents of Sisters Meetings of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Church. 541-548-0440. are held quarterly; please call for details. Location information: 541-549-1193. 541-388-9013. Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Sisters Parent Teacher Community SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation For Saturday meeting dates and Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group District. 541-549-2091. location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. 2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m., Sisters Community Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse Church. 907-687-8101 or 541-668-6599. Central OR Spinners and Weavers 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Area Photography Club Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. community room. 541-549-6157. Community Church. 541-480-1843. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Art Works. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. 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. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654. 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 School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002. Sisters Middle School Parent Collaboration Team 1st Tuesday, 2 p.m., SMS. 541-610-9513. 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