Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters business marks
30 years in the saddle
Eurosports Bikes, Skis,
Beer and Food Carts is cel-
ebrating its 30th anniversary
with a live music event, sale,
and beer tasting.
Owner Brad Boyd started
Eurosports in 1989. A former
member of the University of
Oregon cycling team, Boyd
moved to Central Oregon in
1986, worked at various jobs,
including at Mt. Bachelor,
and started a family.
To have a retail business in
the seasonal town of Sisters
for 30 years can be challeng-
ing. Weather, forest fires,
and the economy can affect
any business. Despite all the
challenges, Boyd says, <In
30 years, I can count on one
hand the times I haven9t been
excited about work.=
He recalled, <I really was
drawn to move to the moun-
tain town of Sisters. It9s an
amazing combination: really
nice people, only 25 minutes
from Hoodoo Ski Area, won-
derful road-biking and moun-
tain-biking, hiking and back-
country trails near town.=
Over the years, Boyd has
been instrumental in add-
ing to some of these natural
assets, including co-found-
ing the Peterson Ridge Trail
(PRT) more than 28 years
ago. <As a lifetime member
of Sisters Trails Alliance, I9ve
been pleased to see the work
this organization has done to
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
See EUROSPORTS on page 26
Sisters folks gather to
share language learning
Food, wine, and the chat-
ter of Italian is a weekly
occurrence in downtown
Sisters. Some might be sur-
prised to hear the language
from a country almost 6,000
miles away, but in Central
Oregon there are weekly
groups that meet to have
fun and practice speaking a
range of languages, includ-
ing Italian, French, Spanish,
German, and Russian.
The Sisters Italian group
has been meeting for 12
years. Long-time organizer
of the group, Bruce Williams,
explained that initially the
group had only four or five
people who would meet, but
now there are over 15 people
who enjoy one another9s com-
pany regularly. The group can
often be found dining at Open
Door on Wednesday evenings
where their boisterous activ-
ity often attracts other res-
taurant customers who are
See ITALIAN on page 31
Volunteers gathered to celebrate — and to raise funds for several Sisters programs.
Rodeo volunteers aid Sisters causes
By Bonnie Malone
Correspondent
An auction raised $4,200
for a local charity and youth
program at the annual Sisters
Rodeo Appreciation Party
on August 17. Nearly 200
guests 4 who were being
thanked for their volunteer
work 4 were pumped up for
the prizes offered.
A striking quilt donated to
the rodeo by Sandy Strader
of Sisters brought in $3,500
after a rousing bidding pro-
cess. The quilt is made
from over 100 Crown Royal
bags. The surgical nurse was
thrilled when she learned her
quilt funds were dedicated to
Sisters High School9 eques-
trian team.
The second item was a
current rodeo poster signed
by all the competitors at
the rodeo. It raised $700
for the 1017 Project, a cat-
tle program developed by
Shiloh Ranch Church for
food-insecure people. To
date, they have distributed
more than 76,000 pounds of
meat to hungry families and
individuals.
Rochelle Villanova, the
poster artist, and her husband
were at the event.
<I am so happy with how
much money was raised from
my artwork through Sisters
Rodeo,= she said. <This is
wonderful.=
Her poster raised a total of
$13,300 for charities.
The enthusiastic crowd
cheered for the three rodeo
members who were selected
as Volunteers of the Year.
Marilyn Barker received a
silver Sisters Rodeo bracelet
along with a plaque for her
outstanding service in her
relatively few years of mem-
bership. She, along with her
See VOLUNTEERS on page 31
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