12 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S SPRD Board Meeting Changes Dark Skies Documentary Women’s Conference Sisters Astronomy Club and Sisters Community Church will host a women’s conference Sisters Park & Recreation District the Oregon Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association entitled “A Pitcher Full of Hope” Board Meetings for the month (IDA-OR) on Friday of November will not be held evening, on their normal schedule on the present a public showing of the November 8 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Instead, documentary and Saturday, there will be a board retreat on fi lm “Saving the November 9. Wednesday, November 6 from Dark” directed Th e speaker 4 to 8 p.m. Th ere will be a board by Sriram Murali. will be Rebecca business meeting on Tuesday, Small, with November 19 (the third Tuesday) Saving the Dark Thursday, October 31 explores the worship led from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call Halloween Trick-or-Treat Parade need to preserve by Starlene SPRD at 541-549-2091 for more 3:15 p.m. at Fir Street Park night skies and Haney. Register information. what we can do in person at Sisters Country Healthcare to combat light the church Tuesday, November 5 Age Friendly Sisters Country is pollution. Free by Monday, Novel Writers Month Meeting hosting a gathering for those and suitable for November 4. 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Suttle Tea interested in working to improve all ages. Saturday, Call 541-549- healthcare in Sisters Country. November 9, 1201 for info. Denise Bacon, Newburg city from 2 to 3 p.m., councilor and fi eld coordinator for in the Sisters Library meeting room National Novel the Ford Family Foundation, will Writers Month For more information contact facilitate the discussion. Denise November is National Novel Jim Hammond, drjhammond@ has successfully launched a similar oldshoepress.com, or 541-617-1086. Writers Month, Nanowrimo. eff ort in Newburg. Th e gathering On November 1, participants will be held at the Sisters Library begin working toward the goal of DLT Walk & Hike Series on November 7 at 1 p.m. Please writing a 50,000-word novel by Deschutes Land Trust volunteer RSVP at agefriendlysisters@gmail. naturalists lead free walks and 11:59 p.m. on November 30. Write com. Limit 25. Call 541-604-6001 hikes in small groups. Upcoming together and get support from for information. others with no critiquing. Learn walks include: Summit Loop Geology Hike at Smith Rock State more at nanowrimo.org. Meeting Operation at Suttle Tea every Tuesday in Park on Th ursday, November 7 Christmas Child November, from 1 to 2:30, starting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Post-Turkey Th e countdown is on to Day Hike in the Whychus Canyon November 5. Note: Showing National Collection Week for gratitude to the tea house with Preserve on Friday, November Operation Christmas Child on patronage is appreciated. Info: 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 18-25, 2019! Since 541-504-0166. Online registration is required at 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has deschuteslandtrust.org/hikes. For Bell Choir Seeks Players delivered 157 million shoebox more info call 541-330-0017. Sisters High Desert Bell Choir has gifts to children aff ected by immediate openings for 2 players. war, poverty, disease, famine Veterans Day Chapel Music reading is essential and and disasters in more than 160 Please join Sisters Christian practices are on Tuesdays at 1:30 countries. Drop-off location Academy students as they honor p.m. Th ere will be free training during national collection week the veterans in the community available to anyone who applies. is at Sisters Community Church, with a chapel service held For more information call Lola at 1300 McKenzie Hwy. For details Th ursday, November 7 at 10 a.m. visit samaritanspurse.org/occ or at Sisters Community Church. Call 541-390-4615. contact Joanna at 541-588-0886. 541-549-4133 for more info. Organ Donor Awareness A new nonprofi t is in the planning Sponsor an Impoverished Veterans Meetings stages to educate the community Child from Uganda Th e VFW and American on the importance of organ Hope Africa International, based Legion will meet Wednesday, donation. Fundraisers and events in Sisters, has many children November 6 at 6:30 pm at City will be discussed. If interested in awaiting sponsorship! For more Hall. All veterans in the area are taking part, please call Fifi Bailey at information go to hopeafricakids. encouraged to join! For more info 541-419-2204. org or call Katie at 541-719-8727. call Lance at 541-903-1123. TH THIS HI S WEEK WEEK’S S Highlights 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 more information please call 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. Free Pet Food Th e Annual Halloween Trick or Treat Parade is happening on Halloween afternoon, Th ursday, October 31. Open to children aged 0-10 and their parents/ caregivers. Gather at the Fir Street Park by 3:15 p.m., in costume, ready to follow a route through town, trick-or-treating at local businesses. Registration is required and forms are at the Sisters Library and the elementary school. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Kiwanis Food Bank. Call 541-410-9070 for more info. Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or cat? Stop by the Furry Friends pet-food bank. We have all sorts of pet supplies, too. Open Tuesdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Th ursdays, 2 to 5 p.m. Located in the Sisters Art Works building, Ste. 109, 204 W. Adams Ave. For more information call 541-797-4023. Christmas Parade Applications Sisters Christmas Parade applications are now available at the Sisters Chamber of Commerce. Parade is Saturday, November 30 at 2 p.m. on Hood Ave. Please call Jeri at the Chamber 541-549-0251 or email jeri@sisterscountry.com if you would like to participate. Deadline is Friday, November 22. Ribbons awarded to participants and 1st thru 3rd place for Best Th emed Entries. Senior Luncheons & More Adults age 60 and older are invited to join the Council on Aging Senior Luncheon, served every Tuesday at Sisters Community Church. Coff ee and various fun activities begin at 11 a.m. with lunch served at noon. Bingo is played after lunch until 2:30 p.m. Info: 541-480-1843. Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group Th is cancer support group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at Suttle Tea in their back room from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Caregivers as well as patients and family members are welcome to join in. Please contact Suzi Steele at 503- 819-1723 for more information. PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 Career Funds Available Applications are available for the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund to help adult residents of Sisters establish an occupational path. Pick up forms at the Kiwanis House, corner of Oak and Main, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Th ursdays, and during regular hours from the Sisters Habitat for Humanity offi ce. For additional information, please call 541-410- 2870. 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) Halloween Parade 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 Parkinson’s Support Group Th e second Tuesday of each month, Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group meets at Th e Lodge in Sisters from 2 to 3:30 p.m. All are welcome to learn, share, and receive support. For more info call at 541-668-6599. Sisters Libr ary 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 31 and November 7, 14 and 21 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. Th e Printing Press and American Broadsides On Friday, November 8 at noon, Kristin Dorsey, Assistant Professor at COCC will present the history of American printing at the Sisters Library. Th is talk will focus on broadsides — large, single printed sheets that conveyed news and information to communities. No registration is required. Info: 541-312-1032. High Desert Stories Find out what makes a snake a snake at this High Desert Museum presentation at Sisters Library on Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. No registration is required, limited to 30 children. Ages 3-5. Info: 541-617-7078. DIY Candy Spoons Make and take a variety of no- bake, DIY dipping spoons and stir sticks using sweet treats at the Sisters Library on Tuesday, November 12 at 4 p.m.No registration required, but supplies are limited. Ages 10-17. Call 541-617-7078 for info. LEGO Block Party Meet GIZMO, HEDWIG, and PIKACHU! These three adorable chinchillas are eager and ready to fi nd their forever home! Chinchillas are incredibly cute and fun, but they also need daily care and socialization to keep them happy and healthy. If you’ve never had a chinchilla before we suggest doing a little research before adopting. If you are looking for three adorable and clever chinchillas to add to your family then these are the chinchillas for you! SPONSORED BY Broken Top Veterinary Clinic 541-389-0391 Kids of all ages can join the fun Saturday, November 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Sisters Library. No registration required. Call 541-617-7078 for more info. Th e Library Book Club Read and discuss “Friday Black” by Nana Kwame Adjei- Brenyah with other thoughtful readers at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, November 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Call 541-617- 7078 for more info. Representations of Animals in Media Debra Merskin, PhD, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Oregon, will lead a discussion on the use of animals in media at noon on Th ursday, November 21 at the Sisters Library. 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