12 Wednesday, October 9, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Sisters Street Closure Silent Echo Kids Improv Sisters Harvest Faire will require a street closure on Main Ave. from Hardtails to Sisters Feed starting Friday, October 11 at 8:30 a.m. until Sunday, October 13 at 6 p.m. Th ere will be access to First Interstate Bank until 5:30 p.m. Friday and walk-up ATM through the weekend. Kids grades 2 to 8 are invited to join Silent Echo Th eater Company for a series of classes and performances on October 1, 15 and 29. Details and registration information are available at silentechotheatercompany.org Volunteer for Parks Board Th e City of Sisters is accepting applications for a volunteer position on the City Parks Advisory Board for a 3-yr. term. Applicants must live within the Sisters School District boundary. Th e Board advises the Council on matters pertaining to Presidential the acquisition, Debate development, Spanish Conversation Watch Party maintenance Join Indivisible Group Forming and A Spanish conversation group for Sisters to watch preservation of the fourth anyone and any level to practice public parks, Democratic Spanish will begin on Th ursday, trails & open Tuesday, October 15 presidential October 17 at 10 a.m. at Fika spaces, meeting Childhood Trauma Resilience debate. Popcorn Sisters Coff eehouse. Th e group every fi rst 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Church will meet weekly if there is enough provided! Wednesday Tuesday, interest. Contact Dick Falxa at at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 15 October 15 dfalxa@bendcable.com or 541- Applications from 4:30 to 7:30 280-2742 for more information. Presidential Debate Watch Party are at www. p.m. (debate 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sisters Library ci.sisters.or.us Painting Exhibit at runs from 5 to or at Sisters Black Butte Ranch 7 p.m.) at Sisters City Hall at 520 An exhibit of Barbara Cella’s Public Library E. Cascade Ave. Applications will landscape paintings of Central Conference room. For more be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, Oregon lakes and waterways, informarion call 541-400-8312. October 25. For info contact including international award- Patrick Davenport at 541-323-5219 winning paintings, is on display at Resilience from or at pdavenport@ci.sisters.or.us. Black Butte Ranch Lodge through Childhood Trauma the month of October. Call 925- TRACEs Central Oregon and Women’s Conference 878-9723 for more information. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Community Church will Church are off ering a free class host a women’s conference Art in the Library series to reduce the incidence and entitled “A Pitcher Full of Hope” Members of the Central Oregon impact of childhood trauma while on Friday evening, November 8 Spinners & Weavers Guild will building resilience in individuals, and Saturday, November 9. Th e hold their annual fi ber exhibit of family and the community. speaker will be Rebecca Small, handspun and handwoven art at Sessions are off ered on Tuesdays, with worship led by Starlene the Sisters Library from October October 15, 22, 29, and November Haney. Register in person at the 1 to 29. Demonstrations will be 5 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pre- church by Monday, November 4. included on Saturday, October 12. registration is suggested. Call Ron Call 541-549-1201 for more info. For information call 541-312-1070. Gregg at 541-549-5831 for more Social Security: information. Save the Rubberbands Unlock Its Potential Business owners: Are you the Healthy Living Information Join Casey Miller of Hartford for recipient of a bundle (or more) of for Seniors this 45-minute lunch-hour class Nuggets each week? Th ose huge, Seniors and caregivers are invited on Th ursday, October 24 at 12:15 fat rubberbands are nice and to drop by the SAGE room at p.m. at the Sisters Library to learn stretched out, and highly valued SPRD on the second Monday of the options and implications for by the Nuggeteers that bundle every month from 1 to 3 p.m. taking Social Security benefi ts and your papers each week. If you can to meet local service providers how to maximize them. Call 541- save them, we’d love to use them and gather free information 549-1866 for more information. again. And to those of you who about aging in place from foot already return them to us: thank Senior Luncheons & More care to end-of-life planning. Call you! Questions? Call Lisa at 541- Adults age 60 and older are Diane Goble at 541-588-0081 for 549-9941. invited to join the Council information. on Aging Senior Luncheon, Parkinson’s Support Group World’s Children Speaker served every Tuesday at Sisters Th e second Tuesday of each Sisters nonprofi t World’s Community Church. Coff ee and month, Sisters Parkinson’s Children is off ering a speaker various fun activities begin at 11 Support Group meets at Th e for your club, church group a.m. with lunch served at noon. Lodge in Sisters from 2 to 3:30 or classroom. Topics include Bingo is played after lunch until p.m. All are welcome to learn, street children in developing 2:30 p.m. For information call 541- share, and receive support. For countries; child traffi cking; and 480-1843. more info contact Carol at 541- child marriage. Each talk is given 668-6599. with a PowerPoint presentation Support for Caregivers TH THIS HI S WEEK WEEK’S S Highlights Th ich Nhat Hahn Sangha Meditation Group that explains why these issues exist in developing countries Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and what can be done about at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For more them. For more information call information please email Kathyn 541-904-0789 or email info@ at Katindahood2@gmail.com. worldschildren.org. A free support group for those who provide care in any capacity meets at Th e Lodge in Sisters at 10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Call 541-771-3258 for additional information. 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) 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 6 p.m. Worship the 3rd Tuesday of each month 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 DLT Walk & Hike Series Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Carol Wall to explore the 150- year old Santiam Wagon Road at Whychus Canyon Preserve on Th ursday, October 10 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Hike back in time and imagine traveling west in a wagon train to transport wool from Eastern Oregon to the Willamette Valley, or east to graze livestock on the grasses of the desert. Register at www. deschuteslandtrust.org/hikes- events or call 541-330-0017. Volunteer for Sisters Festival of Books Sisters Festival of Books could use a few more volunteers on Saturday, October 19 for the author readings at Sisters Middle School. Interested? Email info@ sistersfob.com or call Ann at 541- 549-0998. 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. Dementia Caregivers Group A free support group for caregivers of those suff ering with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia takes place the fi rst Tuesday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, meetings provide emotional, educational, and social support. Call 800-272- 3900 or go to alz.org/oregon. Sisters Libr ary Furry Friends Blue Bag Fundraiser Collecting bottles and cans for Furry Friends is now easier than ever. Pick up the plastic blue bags at our offi ce or from the basket on Th e Nugget porch. Fill the bag with your returnable bottles and cans and Furry Friends gets the funds. For more information pick up a fl yer at your next drop-off or call 541-797-4023. Creative Crafters Wanted Soroptimist Holiday Bazaar will be held at Crook County Fairgrounds Grizzly Building on Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Booths are available for crafters to display and sell their creations. For more information call Neva 541-447-4290. One-Act Play Submissions Silent Echo Th eater Company is seeking one-act play submissions from local playwrights for possible use during the 2020 Evening of One-Acts happening in late winter. Plays should be between 10 and 20 minutes long and need to be submitted to silentechotheatercompany@ gmail.com by Tuesday, October 15; play selections by November 1. Directors are also wanted for the event — please email your theater experience and contact information. For more information call 541-719-8862. Organ Donor Awareness A new nonprofi t is in the planning stages to educate the community on the importance of organ donation. Fundraisers and events will be discussed. If interested in taking part, please call Fifi Bailey at 541-419-2204. PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 coming events Family Fun Story Time Family Fun Story Time for kids ages birth through 5 takes place at the Sisters Library on Th ursdays, October 10, 17, 24 and 31 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with songs, rhymes and crafts, all designed to grow young readers. Caregivers must attend. Info: 541-617-7078. Oregon Ghost Stories Join historian and paranormal investigator Rocky Smith for a presentation of history, folklore and the paranormal. Rocky will share some unbelievable ghost stories on Friday, October 11 at noon at Sisters Library. No registration is required for this adult program. Call 541-312-1032 for more information. Th e Library Book Club Read and discuss “Th e Wife” by Alafair Burke with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, October 23, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Info: 541-617-7078. Pumpkin Party Meet BUTTER BEAN, an incredibly sweet bunny! Butter Bean is a friendly rabbit who loves cuddling with her humans! Amazingly enough, this cute little hopper had free range in her previous home and is already house trained! If you are looking for a cute little bunny with a great personality then Butter Bean is the rabbit for you! Come down to the Humane Society of Central Oregon and meet Butter Bean today! SPONSORED BY ALLAN GODSIFF SHEARING 541-549-2202 Pumpkin-decorating, stories and games for ages birth to 11. No registration required. Sisters Library on Saturday, October 26 at 10 a.m. Info: 541-617-7078. 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.