Wednesday, September 25, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Book festival to
feature poet laureate
will have multiple opportu-
nities to hear from Stafford,
depending on what tickets
they purchase. If having din-
ner with Stafford and other
authors on Saturday night
at Paulina Spring Books
sounds like fun, Friends of
the Festival packages are
available for purchase. He
will also be presenting during
the day on Saturday at Sisters
Middle School, for which
general admission tickets are
available. More information
is available, and tickets can
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
<Sisters is graced with one
of Oregon9s great indepen-
dent bookstores,= said author
and Oregon Poet Laureate
Kim Stafford. <Paulina
Springs will bring the expe-
rience of books, usually a
solitary pleasure, to the wider
community. I can9t wait to be
part of this festival.=
Stafford will be one of the
featured authors at the first
Sisters Festival of Books,
October 18-20.
Attendees at the festival
PHOTO BY JAYDE SILBERNAGEL
Mama Celia’s Gourmet Foods has been a staple at Sisters Farmer’s Market this season, offering tasty samples.
See POET on page 30
Farmers market to close out season
Sisters Rodeo
selects 2020 queen
The 2020 Sisters Rodeo
Queen, Mary Olney of Warm
Springs, was chosen at Sisters
Rodeo grounds from a group
of highly qualified cowgirl
competitors on September 22.
Mary is the niece of
Warm Springs Chief Delvis
Olney, Sr. She was raised in
a rodeo family. Her father
was a rough-stock rider and
her three brothers are all
bronc and bull riders. Even
her grandmother, Catherine
Watah, was a bareback rider.
<I was raised by some of
the toughest cowgirls in the
Northwest,= Olney explained,
<They instilled in me a love
for animals, rodeo and the
Western way of life.=
Three weeks ago, Sonia
Heath, Mary9s mother,
dreamed that Mary was cho-
sen as Sisters Rodeo queen.
<I couldn9t have had a bet-
ter daughter than the one I
have,= Sonia said. <She her-
self is a dream for any mother
of daughters.=
The new queen, a graduate
of Madras High School, has
served on student council and
was a member of National
Honor Society and FFA. She
played soccer and softball,
See RODEO QUEEN on page 29
Music, bellydance, and
beekeeping will enliven this
Sunday9s closing-day cel-
ebration at Sisters Farmers
Market. Organizers are invit-
ing the community to <Come
bee happy with us!= at Fir
Street Park 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Appaloosa will play an
hour-long set of their origi-
nal <High Desert Americana=
tunes at 11 a.m., followed by
a bellydance performance by
SheyZa Samson, a teacher at
Life. Love. Yoga.
On the sweet side of
things, honey will be avail-
able for sale 4 and Master
Beekeeper Jimmy Wilkie of
Broadus Bees will present a
special hive demonstration for
kids and adults alike.
Vendors can change from
week to week, but recent
highlights include crunchy
fresh carrots and fragrant
herbs from Seed to Table,
melt-in-your-mouth golden
potatoes from Mahonia
Gardens, and freshly baked
bread from Boone Dog9s
wood-fired ovens.
Chanterelles from Clover
Canyon Farms, infused oils
and vinegars from Mama
Celia9s, fresh peaches and
nectarines from Baird Family
Orchards, and Coho Coffee9s
tasty cookies and pastries
tempt shoppers, too.
Locally handcrafted items
include unique Sisters-themed
T-shirts, stickers, and cork
caps. Natural body-care prod-
ucts, art and photographic
goods, local CBD, and envi-
ronmentally friendly shoe-
shine have been available
in the market9s September
lineup, along with locally
ranched and pastured meats,
eggs, and cheeses.
Open from the beginning of
June to the end of September,
the market is supported by
Metabolic Maintenance,
The Cottonwood Café, The
Nugget Newspaper, She
Soars Psychiatry, Plazm and
Xpress Printing, along with
donors, volunteers, and ven-
dors. Grants from the City of
Sisters and The Roundhouse
Foundation support late-sea-
son cultural and community
programming.
Sisters Farmers Market
runs every Sunday through
the end of September at Fir
Street Park. (located one
block north of Cascade Ave./
Highway 20 at the corner
of East Main and North Fir
Street). Learn more at www.
sistersfarmersmarket.com.
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,
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All
3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in
ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
Sisters. 541-771-3258.
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays,
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. community room. 541-923-1632.
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
541-388-9013.
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.
Saloon. 541-480-5994.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group
& Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge.
to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation
541-668-6599.
District. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Family Aglow Lighthouse
4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon,
Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.
Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645.
Sisters Area Photography Club
Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.
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