Wednesday, August 21, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Furry Friends needs
donation facility
<It9s our biggest funding
source,= said FFF founder
and director, Kiki Dolson.
All of those cans and
bottles require sorting 4
according to Dolson, about
22,000 per quarter 4 which
are picked up by Oregon
Beverage Recycling.
The person who has
picked up, sorted, and stored
the materials for pick-up for
the past seven years is step-
ping away from the task 4
and FFF needs a new place to
do the work.
When the Sisters com-
munity drops off redeemable
bottles and cans on the side
porch at The Nugget, they are
incrementally contributing to
the health, well-being, and
happiness of many Sisters
families. Furry Friends
Foundation (FFF) helps
families in need keep their
beloved pets in their home
by providing pet food, sup-
porting emergency veterinary
services, and sponsoring spay
and neuter services.
The redeemables collec-
tion brings in about $8,000 a
year.
See FURRY FRIENDS on page 29
Stone sculptors make
rock solid art, friendships
in spite of the <Do Not
Touch= signs. The sculptures,
both real and abstract, were
displayed atop rough wood
pedestals; and as the morn-
ing sun rose higher in the sky,
each reflected or refracted
light in different directions.
Such is the beauty of carved
and polished stone.
Symposium Director
Doug Wiltshire said that at
any given time during the
week, between 50 and 60
sculptors worked on their art,
sponsored by the Northwest
Stone Sculptors Association
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
Turning a stone into a work
of art is hard work. It9s dirty.
It9s noisy. It can be toxic. And
it9s addicting. Ask any one of
the artists participating in the
International Stone Carving
Symposium this week at
Suttle Lake Camp. The camp
wrapped up with a big out-
door show of stone sculptures
on Saturday.
Dozens of people roamed
the site, running their hands
over finished work, and barely
resisting the temptation to
touch sculptures-in-progress,
See SCULPTORS on page 24
PHOTO PROVIDED
Ron Artis II is returning to the Sisters Folk Festival next month.
Fan favorite to play, teach at festival
By Ceili Cornelius
Correspondent
Ron Artis II & The Truth
are the encore artists for the
Sisters Folk Festival this year.
After their rousing suc-
cess at last year9s festival, the
band will be back perform-
ing their soulful blues-rock
at multiple venues in town.
Artis, who recently moved
himself, his wife and three
daughters to Portland, is
looking forward to playing
the festival again this year.
They moved to Portland due
to the fact that his touring has
taken off in the past months,
and it was easier to be closer
to things, versus their home
in Hawaii.
Artis, who grew up play-
ing music, loved the range of
talent on stage at the Sisters
Folk Festival.
<One of my favorite parts
of playing the festival was
recognizing the educated ears
of listeners there, and the fes-
tival is very specially curated
and organized and I felt hon-
ored to be there,= said Artis.
Artis is not only returning
to play, but will be one of the
instructors at the Americana
Song Academy at Caldera the
week leading up to the festi-
val. It is his first time teach-
ing at the camp.
<I am really looking for-
ward to not only teaching my
own classes, but sitting in on
a few of the others taught by
fellow artists,= he said.
Artis will be teaching
three days of classes, each
with its own theme. The first
day9s goal for his students
is to find out who they are
musically and what is their
own sound and story, and
take that journey.
<That part of it 4 finding
who you are as an artist 4 is
equally as hard as the craft
itself,= he said.
The second day will be
about finding your groove
and feel as a performer.
<I will teach ways of find-
ing a rhythm and focus on an
emphasis on listening,= he
said.
The third day will be even
more of a focus on learn-
ing how to listen to your
bandmates and fellow musi-
cians and really highlight the
importance of collaboration.
See RON ARTIS II 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
Wednesday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library.
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