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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Festival of Books has activities for everyone activities from Saturday and Sunday authors. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. activities for children will include: a story hour featur- ing bilingual stories, music with Dennis McGregor and others, coloring, and other activities; a roundup of kid and young-adult authors; and Jonathan Tweet presents <Grandmother Fish= with activities. Told in an engaging call and response text where a child can wiggle like a fish or By Sue Stafford Correspondent Families and community are the focus all day Sunday, October 20, at the Sisters Festival of Books. All events except one are free and open to the public. Paulina Springs Books will be the site of a major- ity of the events. All day long at the store there will be free Leuchtturm 1917 Journal embossing with jour- nal purchase. Signing tables will also be available all day with drop-in signings and See FESTIVAL on page 29 PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING Middle school students shared their picks for favorite paintings with artist Dan Rickards at Clearwater Gallery. Sisters festival brings renowned author transcended both region and genre to win national acclaim from critics and readers alike. Joy is one of the featured authors at the Sisters Festival of Books this month, and will present his work at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 19, in Room C at Sisters Middle School. In an interview with The Nugget, Joy reflected on how themes resonate out from the local and particular. <I think what you9re get- ting at is something that9s been addressed by lots of By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief David Joy writes from the beauty and darkness of his home country in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. His <Appalachian noir= novels 4 <Where All Light Tends To Go,= (an Edgar finalist for Best First Novel); <The Weight of this World=; and most recently <The Line That Held Us= are deeply steeped in the culture and the land- scape of the region 4 yet the writing and the storytell- ing is so powerful that it has See AUTHOR on page 19 Art students tour Hood Ave. galleries By Helen Schmidling Correspondent Two dozen art students from Sisters Middle School art classes walked to town Thursday for a colorful tour through four galleries on Hood Avenue. First, they gathered in front of Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop. Dividing into small groups, they alternated among the galleries for a different expe- rience in each location. For some, it was their very first opportunity to visit an art gallery and meet with work- ing artists. At Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop, small groups cut glass petals under the expert supervision of fused glass artist Mel Archer. It was hands-on all the way. Archer brought his worktable, panels of bright yellow glass, safety glasses and glasscutters. He also brought samples of fin- ished work so the students could picture what they were about to create. After a firm lesson on how to handle the glass and the tools, the young artists donned goggles, and with little trepidation, zipped the cutting wheels across the glass surface. When prop- erly executed, the motion of the wheel on glass sounds exactly like a zipper. Then, <Crack!= they carefully split the glass pieces, right along the zip line. During the afternoon, Archer9s toolbox filled with golden glass petals that he will fuse into a glass portrait of sunflowers for the class. <They loved the opportu- nity to touch the raw material of glass and look forward to seeing its final product,= said Sisters Middle School art instructor Judy Fuentes. Archer thoroughly enjoyed the exercise, even See ART STUDENTS on page 22 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 2nd & 4th 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