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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 3 C O M M U N I T Y Youth group welcomes gamers and more By T. Lee Brown Correspondent There9s a new youth group in town. It doesn9t have a name. It charges no fees. And it allows no electronics. So far it9s helped stage a Halloween flash mob, arranged for fly-fishing les- sons, and hosted several <jazz cafés= with young musicians and guest performers. There9s also a youth choir and a weekly gathering of OGG, the Outlaw Gamer Group. <The idea is that if a young person has a calling and wants to do something, we have a group of people who are there to support them,= said Stephen King, who helped get the group started about six months ago. <We have a space,= he said. <We have snacks, we have money, we have adults that are there for the young people.= The one rule is: no electronics. OGG meets on most Saturdays. Participants can play games such as Magic See YOUTH GROUP on page 24 Quilts on the farm fence By Sue Stafford Correspondent The gardens of the farm- based education program at Seed to Table will serve as the backdrop for quilts created by local quilter and retired pedi- atrician Jill Martin during the Quilts in the Garden tour on Thursday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Martin9s mother was an active crafter, influencing her interest in handmade items. For her first quilt effort, Martin created squares and sewed them together for a bedspread for her college dorm room. While in medical school, she decided to try her hand at an intricate Lone Star patterned quilt that was on the cover of a Better Homes and Gardens quilting book. Turned out the template provided wasn9t correct and had to be redrafted by her husband. Martin admits it took her five years to com- plete the quilt. It took her several years to piece it and then she decided it should be hand-quilted. Besides the quilt and her medical prac- tice, Martin was also busy raising three boys with her husband. After moving to Corvallis, where she joined her first See QUILTS on page 29 PHOTO BY SUE ANDERSON New Eagle Scouts L-R Brogan Petterson, Aaron Johnson, Drew Ellis Collins-Burke, Scoutmaster Eric Liddell, Ryun Ford, Josh Liddell. Five eagles get their wings By Sue Anderson Correspondent Last Saturday evening five local boys from troop 188 of Sisters received their Eagle Scout award, the high- est rank in the Boy Scouts. The Court of Honor was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and included a dinner, display and the presentation. Close to 100 people attended, filling the church chapel. To achieve this status, boys must be active mem- bers of the Boy Scouts who have advanced through all of the previous ranks. They then have to accomplish all the tasks required of an Eagle Scout, including a large service project to benefit a religious organization, school, or community. Brogan Petterson9s service project was the completion of a number of campsites at the Sisters airport. The camp- sites had fire rings, tables, and were outlined and numbered. For Josh Liddell9s project he built 10 wooden desks for the nonprofit organization in Redmond called Beulah9s Place, a shelter for homeless and abused teens. Ryun Ford organized a food drive in Layton, Utah and was able to collect more than 500 pounds of food to donate to the Ogden Rescue Mission. The Camp Polk Cemetery now has some new grave- stone markers made of laser- cut steel thanks to Aaron Johnson. Lastly Drew Ellis Collins- Burke built flower boxes for the Sisters Middle School, filled them with soil and planted them with an assort- ment of flowers. Porter Liddell conducted the ceremony. While par- ents looked on, each scout was presented his award by Scoutmaster Eric Liddell along with a pin for his mother, one for his father, and a mentor pin to give away. Then his green kerchief was exchanged for a blue Eagle Scout kerchief. He then gave a short talk to the audience. The newly minted Eagle Scouts took their seats and listened intently while Eagle Scout and former scoutmaster See EAGLE SCOUTS on page 29 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Wed., 6 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-548-0440. Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild For Saturday meeting dates and location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843. 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, Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Sisters. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Military Parents of Sisters Meetings of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. are held quarterly; please call for details. Location information: 541-549-1193. 541-388-9013. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Sisters Parent Teacher Community SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group District. 541-549-2091. 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge. Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse 541-668-6599. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st CITY & PARKS Wednesday, 5 p.m. The Pines Clubhouse. Public welcome. 541-719-8822. Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, 541-549-6022. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Sisters Park & Recreation District Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. 4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815. Sisters Planning Commission Three Sisters Lions Club 1st 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters Thursday, noon, Ray’s Food Place City Hall. 541-549-6022. 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. 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