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12 Wednesday, July 10, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Historic Walking Tour Lunch in the Garden On Friday, July 12 at 10 a.m. meet in front of City Hall for a walk down Cascade Ave. to hear the stories behind the “false fronts.” Led by Th ree Sisters Historical Society and free to all. Call 541- 549-2107 for more information. 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. Sisters Farmers Market seeks volunteers to work on-site or from home. Help is needed with stage, sound, signage, and Info Booth on-site; email sistersfarmersmarket@gmail.com. To join the marketing team and help with posters, calendar listings, etc., email tiff any@plazm.com or phone 503-997-0301. Inquiries from experienced nonprofi t development folks welcome, too! Quilt Week Breakfast Hoodoo Challenge Run Stars Over Sisters Party Learn about the night skies! Stargazers are invited to gather at the SPRD building on Saturday, July 27 at 9 p.m. for a free presentation and slide show. If weather then permits, plan on heading out to the SHS sports fi elds to observe the night sky through powerful telescopes. For more information please call 541- 549-8846. Habitat Volunteers Needed Sisters Habitat for Humanity is seeking volunteers to help with donation intake and lift and move items at the ReStore Tuesday- Sunday. If you are interested, new volunteers are asked to attend a volunteer orientation. Th e next session is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17 at noon at the Habitat offi ce, 141 W. Main Ave. (above the old Th rift Store). Please contact Marie, 541-549-1193 or marie@sistershabitat.org to RSVP and for info. TH THIS HI S WEEK WEEK’S S Highlights Wednesday-Friday, July 10-12 Quilt Week Breakfast 6:30 to 9 a.m. at the Catholic Church Thursday, July 11 Lunch in the Garden 11 a.m. at Sisters Community Garden Thursday, July 11 Talk with a Ranger 6:30 pm. at Sisters East Portal Friday, July 12 Historic Walking Tour 10 a.m. in front of Sisters City Hall Saturday, July 13 Friends of Metolius Walk 10 a.m. to noon in Camp Sherman Monday, July 15 Go Fish Group 7 p.m. at Sisters Community Church Fishing Group for All Sisters High School Graduates and staff from 1993-2003 are invited to join the Class of 2019 to celebrate their 20th reunion on Saturday, July 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill. For more information go to sistershighschool.eventbrite.com or email sistershighschool1999@ gmail.com. Th e Go Fish Group will meet on Monday, July 15 at Sisters Community Church at 7 p.m. Our speaker will be Marc Williamson of Sunriver, and he will present a program on “Fishing Moving Water.” He will discuss how to read moving water, defi ne the types of lies that trout prefer, and equipment and techniques for fi shing for them. For more information contact Gary Kutz at 541-771-2211 Lions Club Yard Sale Sisters Community Garden 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 Deri at 541-419-1279 for more information. 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. SHS 20th Reunion Child Seat Safety Clinic Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Corps will hold a clinic on Wednesday, Organ Donor Awareness July 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A new nonprofi t is in the planning at the Fire Department, 301 S. stages to educate the community Elm St., to inspect and educate on the importance of organ caregivers on how to install and donation. Fundraisers and events properly use their child safety will be discussed. If interested in seats, not just for infants but also taking part, please call Fifi Bailey at for children who ride in boosters. 541-419-2204. Call 541-549-0771 for information. 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 information call 541-549-2053. Th e fourth annual Run to the Top 5K and half marathon is Saturday, July 27. Th e half marathon starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K starts at 9 a.m. Th ere are new routes for both races, beginning at the parking area, following scenic trails and fi nishing at the top of Hoodoo! After-race party at the Hoodoo Lodge. Sign up online at tinyurl. com/ToTh eTop2019 by Th ursday, July 25. Proceeds benefi t Sisters Kiwanis. Info: 541-647-7586. CPR/AED and First Aid Class Parkinson’s Benefi t Hike Th e next CPR/AED/First Aid class is scheduled for Th ursday, July 18 at 9 a.m. Th e cost is $30, which covers both modules, a workbook and completion card. Register by Monday, July 15. To register, go online to sistersfi re.com and select the CPR tab, or stop by and register at the Sisters Fire station during business hours (8 to 5). Pick up the student workbook at the station after you register. If you have questions, call Chris Carr at 415-860-3697. Friends of Metolius Walk Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to noon, enjoy a free interpretive walk along the Metolius River with amateur botanist David Miller. Learn to identify plants, trees and shrubs. Walk is approximately 2 miles. Children are welcome, but please, no dogs. Meet near the Camp Sherman Bridge fi sh viewing platform. For more information please call 541- 550-1441. 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. Info: 630-564-2624. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda 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. PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 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. Contact Kerry Prosser at 541-323-5213 or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us. Talk With A Ranger Join Discover Your Forest and U.S. Forest Service rangers in an informative talk about current happenings in the Sisters Ranger District on Th ursday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the East Portal Community Labyrinth. After a 30-minute talk, you are encouraged to ask questions about the topic of the night, “Recreation Opportunities.” Free to the public! Please bring camping chairs for comfort. Info: 541-383-5572. Tai Chi/Balance Sessions Free Tai Chi/Balance Classes based on the CDC “Steadi” Program to reduce injuries and falls in our community are being sponsored by Sisters Drug. Taught by Shannon Rackowski every Th ursday from 11-11:30 a.m. (except holidays) at the SPRD Fitness Room next to Sisters High School. Open to all ages. For info: 541-549-6221. Sisters Libr ary coming events 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. 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. Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 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 Library Book Club Healthy Living Information for Seniors 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 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) Farmers Market Volunteers Needed Th e Beginning & End of the Universe Meet MAX! This sweet 4-year- old Corgi/German Shepherd mix cannot wait to meet his forever family. Max is so sweet and kind to anyone he has met here at the HSCO. He has been quite stressed since arriving and we know he needs the perfect family to help him open up and show his true personality. Come meet this good boy at the HSCO today! SPONSORED BY Broken Top Veterinary Clinic 541-389-0391 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. eBook Downloads Learn how to download eBooks and audio books from the library’s collection on Tuesday, July 30 at 10 a.m. at Fika Sisters Coff eehouse. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more information. Know Pressure – Handmade Cards Use handheld paper punches, stamps, stickers, fl owers, and more to embellish handmade cards on Tuesday, August 6 at noon at the Sisters Library. Call 541-312-1032 for more info. POLICY: Business items do not run on this page. Nonprofi ts, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary notices may run at no charge. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows. Email lisa@nuggetnews.com or drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Your text must include a “for more information” phone number. Deadline is noon, Mondays.