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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 5 Rides take cyclists out on the gravel Cyclists in Sisters are get- ting off the pavement and onto the gravel as part of a growing national trend. Gravel-riding 4 aka gravel-grinding or adventure-riding 4 is the fast- est-growing aspect of the sport and Sisters is uniquely poised to take advantage of that. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Sisters businesses stepped up in a big way for Women Build week for Habitat for Humanity. Women Build for Sisters Habitat Last week more than 50 local women, including teams from Washington Federal Bank and Heart of Oregon Corps YouthBuild, worked on four homes in Sisters Habitat9s Village Meadows neighbor- hood as part of Sisters Habitat for Humanity9s Women Build Week. <Sisters Habitat has hosted a Women Build for eight years, and this is the first year that we have sought local sponsorship to help fund the event, as Lowe9s discontin- ued its sponsorship of events in small towns,= Habitat9s Family Services Manager Marie Clasen said. <We had such a great response from businesses supporting our event.= The sponsors made it pos- sible to purchase T-shirts and building supplies. Sponsors were Washington Federal Bank, Zosel-Harper Realtors, Sisters Ace Hardware, Hoyt9s Hardware, Gmars Consulting, Metabolic Maintenance, Sisters Saloon and Premier Mortgage Resources. Each day, 10 women and two leads worked at differ- ent homes painting, land- scaping, building heat pump enclosures and deconstruct- ing foundation forms. Habitat families worked alongside the teams during the week. <This is always a great week for local women from our community to come together with purpose; help- ing families achieve stability and independence through safe, decent and afford- able housing. There9s a lot of laughter and camarade- rie throughout each day as new friends work together addressing our local housing challenge in a concrete way,= volunteer and Women Build team lead Toni Landis said. Women can help build year-round at the job site. Anyone interested in volun- teering can call the office to sign up for a volunteer orien- tation. The next orientation is scheduled for June 5 at noon at the Habitat offices at 141 W. Main Ave. More informa- tion is available by calling 541-549-1193. Sisters Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and world- wide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserv- ing homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS How to take diffi cult conversations and make them productive Presented by Kelly Fried Licensed Family Therapist SATURDAY, MAY 18 • 9 AM - 3 PM At Sisters Community Church 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy., Sisters $15 per person includes working lunch For reservations or questions CALL 541-549-1201 Brad Boyd of Eurosports reported that, as he has a new gravel bike, the shop9s free public rides on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays will be mixed-surface; some road, some gravel and dirt roads, and a little easy single-track. Cyclists are invited to bring a gravel or mountain bike and meet at Eurosports on the cor- ner of Hood Avenue and North Fir Street at 10 a.m. ride days. Rides will be in the 2- to 2.5-hour range to start. For more information call 541-549-2471.