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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
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WEEK’S
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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.
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