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10 Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Rock Painting at the Market Pop into the Kid Made Camp booth for rock-painting fun. Sisters Farmers Market at Fir Street Park, Sunday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. #SistersRocks! More info at sistersfarmersmarket. com or 503-997-0301. See page 20 for announcements of upcoming children’s events in Sisters. Debate Watch Party: 2020 Starts Now Join others to watch the fi rst Democratic presidential debates. Popcorn provided! Presented by Indivisible Sisters on Th ursday, Free Pet Food June 27 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Budget tight this month, but you (debate begins at 6 pm) at Sisters still need pet food for your dog Library. Note: Th e debates run or cat? Stop two nights in by the Furry a row, 6/26 Friends pet food and 6/27. Th is bank. We have event is 6/27 all sorts of pet only. Both supplies, too. debates can Open Tuesdays be watched at and Th ursdays, Thursday, June 27 nbcnews.com. from 11 a.m. to More info: 541- Debate Watch Party 2 p.m. Located 400-8312 5:30 p.m. at Sisters Library in the Sisters Art Career Works building, Friday, June 28 Funds Ste. 109, 204 Camp Eagle Cap Haircuts Available W. Adams Salon Renaissance Applications Ave. For more are available information call for the Sisters Sunday, June 30 541-797-4023. Kiwanis Career Rock Painting at the Market Opportunity Tai Chi/ 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fir Street Park Fund to help Balance adult residents Sessions of Sisters Free Tai Chi/ establish an occupational path. Balance Classes based on the Pick up forms at the Kiwanis CDC “Steadi” Program to House, corner of Oak and Main, reduce injuries and falls in our 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Th ursdays, and community are being sponsored during regular hours from the by Sisters Drug. Taught by Sisters Habitat for Humanity Shannon Rackowski every offi ce. For additional information, Th ursday from 11-11:30 a.m. please call 541-410-2870. (except holidays) at the SPRD Fitness Room next to Sisters High Dementia Caregivers School. Open to all ages. For info: Group 541-549-6221. A free support group for TH THIS HI S WEEK WEEK’S S Highlights Senior Luncheons & More Adults age 60 and older are invited to join the Council on Aging Senior Luncheon, served every Tuesday at Sisters Community Church. Coff ee and various fun activities begin at 11 a.m. with lunch served at noon. Bingo is played after lunch until 2:30 p.m. For information call 541- 480-1843. Margie Figueras is holding a hairdressing event once a month to help benefi t Camp Eagle Cap, which is dedicated to children in our area under extreme adverse circumstances. Hairdressing appointments are available every fourth Friday at Salon Renaissance by donation only to Camp Eagle Cap. Th is month’s event is on Friday, June 28. Call 503-980-8581 for more information or to make an appointment. Parkinson’s Benefi t Hike Join Hiking Sisters & Misters on August 10 on a hike to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease’s impact on women and to benefi t Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. Th e hike will be to Moraine Lake on the South Sister. Register and donate at www. parkinsonsresources.donordrive. com/index.cfm. Call Jane at 630- 564-2624 for more information. Lunch in the Garden See quilts at the spectacular setting of the Sisters Community Garden while enjoying lunch on Th ursday, July 11, 11 a.m. until all lunches are sold. Enjoy a delicious fresh medley of three salads with bread, beverage, and dessert for just $10. Th is is the nonprofi t garden’s annual fundraiser. Turn off Camp Polk to the Sisters Airport; the garden is 1/4 mile beyond it on the left. For info call 541-390-9025. Quilt Week Breakfast dementia takes place the fi rst Tuesday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, meetings provide emotional, educational, and social support. Call 800-272- 3900 or go to alz.org/oregon. Monday-Friday, July 8-12 from 6:30 to 9 a.m., breakfast will be available at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church. A daily special will be $10 with Continental breakfast for $4. Prepared by women of the Altar Society, this is their largest fundraiser of the year. A raffl e is also featured, $1 per ticket or six for $5, with the drawing on Sunday, July 22 (need not be present to win). For more info call 541-549-2053. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Lions Club Yard Sale Healthy Living Information caregivers of those suff ering with Alzheimer’s or other forms of for Seniors Seniors and caregivers are invited to drop by the SAGE room at SPRD on the second Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. to meet local service providers and gather free information about aging in place from foot care to end-of-life planning. Call Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for information. Camp Eagle Cap Haircuts Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to hopeafricakids. org or call Katie at 541-719-8727. Th ich Nhat Hahn Sangha Meditation Group Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For more information please email Kathyn at Katindahood2@gmail.com. In late July the Th ree Sisters Lions Club will be hosting a yard sale to raise funds for senior scholarships, sight & hearing testing and more local projects. Donations are being accepted to make this event a success from May 18 through July 14. Drop-off location is on Hwy 242 next to Les Schwab on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 541-419-1279 for info. SISTERS AREA CHURCHES Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing) sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass Calvary Chapel (Nondenominational) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship New Hope Christian Center (Assembly of God) 222 Trinity Way • 541-550-0750 5 p.m. Praise and Prayer Service Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Th e Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration 68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday school, childcare) Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com Westside Sisters 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | westsidesisters.org 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenominational) 1700 W. McKinney Butte (Sisters High School) • 541-719-0587 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship | vastchurch.com Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship Th e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Baha’i Faith Meetings Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion Groups. Call for location and times • 541-549-6586 City Of Sisters Community Grants Program Accepting Applications Th e City of Sisters is seeking to award grants to non-profi t community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2019-20 fi scal year. Th e City will award up to a total of $20,000 in grants for Sisters community projects. Interested organizations should submit a Community Grant application, which is available on our website: www.ci.sisters.or.us or at City Hall, and letter of interest by Friday, July 19, 2019, attention Kerry Prosser, City Recorder. For information contact Kerry Prosser at 541-323- 5213 or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us. Sisters Community Garden Th ere are a few raised-bed garden plots available for the 2019 gardening season at the Sisters Community Garden, near the airport. Application materials and information are available on the Garden’s website, SistersCommunityGarden.org. For additional information, call 541- 549-8664. Parkinson’s Support Group Th e second Tuesday of each month, Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group meets at Th e Lodge from 2 to 3:30 p.m. All are welcome to learn, share, and receive support. For more info contact Carol at 541-668-6599. Support for Caregivers Quilt Fundraiser for FFF Th is year’s fabulous fundraising quilt for Furry Friends Foundation, designed & quilted by Valerie Fercho-Tillery, is on display on Tuesdays and Th ursdays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 204 W. Adams Ave. Ste. 109. Purchase tickets at the offi ce or online at www. furryfriendsfoundation.org for $1, 6 for $5, or 25 for $20. Info: 541-797-4023 or email info@ furryfriendsfoundation.org Healthy Living Information for Seniors Seniors and caregivers are invited to drop by the SAGE room at SPRD on the second Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. to meet local service providers and gather free information about aging in place from foot care to end-of-life planning. Call Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for information. Organ Donor Awareness A new nonprofi t is in the planning stages to educate the community on the importance of organ donation. Fundraisers and events will be discussed. If interested in taking part, please call Fifi Bailey at 541-419-2204. Sisters Libr ary coming events Th e Library Book Club A free support group for those who provide care in any capacity meets at Th e Lodge in Sisters at 10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Call 541-771-3258 for additional information. Read and discuss “Th e Huntress” by Kate Quinn with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, June 26, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No registration required. Call 541- 617-7078 for more info. PET OF THE WEEK eBook Downloads Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 Learn how to download eBooks and audio books from the library’s collection on Tuesdays, July 2 and 30 at 10 a.m. at Fika Sisters Coff eehouse. No registration required. Call 541- 617-7078 for more information. Solar Viewing Oregon Observatory at Sunriver will be providing telescopes to safely view the sun and explain what you are looking at. Sisters Library south patio on Wednesday, July 10 at 11:30 a.m. No registration required. Call 541-312-1032 for more info. JASMINE: This 2-year-old pit bull cannot wait to explore a whole new world here in Central Oregon. This girl is friendly and loves to be around people. Jasmine is hoping that her family is willing to provide her with training and patience as she adjusts to her forever home. We are asking her new family to use caution with feline friends. If you think you can provide Jasmine with her happily ever after, then come to HSCO today! Sponsored by Sisters Veterinary Clinic 541-549-6961 Th e Library Book Club Read and discuss “French Exit” by Patrick deWitt with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, July 24, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No registration required. Call 541- 617-7078 for more info. Th e Beginning & End of the Universe Dr. Wendi Wampler, Assistant Professor of Physics & Engineering at COCC, will introduce Big Bang Th eory events and evidence, then outline possible fates of our universe at the Sisters Library on Friday, July 26 at noon. No registration required. Call 541- 312-1063 for more info. See page 20 for upcoming Sisters Library children’s events. POLICY: Business items do not run on this page. 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