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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Sheriff to visit Sisters for open house Sheriff L. Shane Nelson will host Coffee with the Sheriff in Sisters next week. This is one of five sessions put together in partnership with local organizations to give community members an opportunity to have coffee and conversation with Sheriff Nelson. Coffee with the Sheriff events are two hours long and will follow an open-house format. Community members are welcome to drop in at any time during the scheduled event and stay for some or all of the time. The Sisters event is set for Thursday, October 10, 4 to 6 p.m. at Sisters Coffee Company, 273 W. Hood Ave. Sheriff Nelson9s visit comes at a time when the Sisters community is scru- tinizing its law enforcement and community safety ser- vices in regards to cover- age and response times to incidents. PHOTO PROVIDED Che Apalache will bring a cross-cultural musical mix to The Belfry October 11. Author focuses his sights on rural America SFF presents Latingrass band Dry of eastern Montana. His debut novel, <Fall Back Down When I Die,= speaks to the community, struggle, vio- lence, and care Wilkins knew growing up in the rural West. As stated by his web- site: <Brought to life with rich and vivid brushstrokes, Wilkins9s characters will win you over from the moment you meet them. Wendell, a young ranch hand, is living in a state of chronic despair. He9s recently lost his mother, leaving him an orphan. His father met a violent end more than a decade earlier. The list of Wendell9s woes goes on4 his bank account holds less By Ceili Cornelius Correspondent Joe Wilkins never thought that writing could be a career when he was growing up. He was an avid reader because he grew up in a rural town with not much to do. <I read all the time, it was how I passed the time in my small town in Montana, it was my way to have com- pany around= said Wilkins. Now a highly regarded author living in the Pacific Northwest, he will be fea- tured at the Sisters Festival of Books, October 18-20. Wilkins was born and raised north of the Bull Mountains, out on the Big See WILKINS on page 29 Coming off a strong 2019 event featuring numerous Latin American-influenced artists, Sisters Folk Festival will present the cross-genre latingrass band Che Apalache on Friday, October 11, at 7 p.m. at The Belfry. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Che Apalache is a four- man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. The group9s founder is Joe Troop (fiddle), a North Carolinian multi-instrumentalist, singer- songwriter and composer who moved to Argentina in 2010. While patiently carv- ing out a niche in the local music scene, Troop taught bluegrass and old-time for a living. That9s how he met Pau Barjau (banjo), Franco Martino (guitar) and Martin Bobrik (mandolin), his most dedicated students. They quickly became picking bud- dies and in 2013 decided to hit the stage. Che Apalache began as a bluegrass band, but even- tually incorporated Latin American styles into their repertoire. Combining instru- mental prowess with tight vocal harmonies, they have curated an authentic blend of genres to reflect the nature of their lives, evoking images from Appalachia to the Andes. Immigration is a power- ful topic for bandleader Joe Troop. A polymath, polyglot, and world traveler, Troop left home at a young age, emigrating from this coun- try in search of a better life. Raised in the North Carolina Piedmont, in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, Troop came of age to the music of bluegrass and all- night jam sessions at festivals, but being a young, queer man in the South, at a certain point he no longer felt welcome in his own home region. He took refuge abroad, traveling Europe and immersing him- self in his two great loves: See LATINGRASS 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, 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