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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Sisters to host holiday basketball tourney Sister High School is hold- ing its annual holiday basket- ball tournament. Sisters var- sity and JV high school teams are participating. Updated brackets will be posted outside of the main gym at SHS for all games and times. SHS varsity girls play their first game at 5 p.m. on December 27; SHS varsity boys play their first game at 7 p.m. on December 27. Tournament games will be played at both Sisters High School and Sisters Middle School. Bracket times are subject to change. Boys teams: Sisters, Junction City, Henley, Baker, Banks, Cottage Grove, Mazama, Marist. Girls teams: Sisters, Junction City, Henley, La Grande, Baker, Molalla, Crook County, Banks. Varsity game times: December 27 games at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 5 p.m.; 7 p.m. December 28 games at 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 5 p.m.; 7 p.m. December 29 games at 10 a.m.; noon; 2 p.m.; 4 p.m. Tickets are $4 for child/ senior; adult, $7; family, $20. Three-day passes available. Thorsett sworn in to school board at meeting stepped down and the board will review applications for her replacement in the weeks to come. The deadline for applying for the opening was December 13. Prior to the official start of the meeting two athletes, including Thorsett9s fresh- man daughter Ella, and junior John Peckham, were recog- nized for winning individual state titles in cross-country. Recognizing state champions at board meetings has become a tradition over the past few years. By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent David Thorsett was offi- cially sworn in to the Sisters School Board in the seat vacated last month by Nikki Gregg as the first order of business at the monthly board meeting held Wednesday, December 11, at the school district office. Board chair Jay Wilkins explained that Thorsett was selected to the board from among six <incredibly quali- fied= applicants for the open- ing. Since Gregg9s resigna- tion, Amanda Clark also See BOARD on page 22 PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD Gabrielle Franke smooths out a cradle for the Central Oregon Woodworkers’ annual toy project. Local woodworkers are ‘Santa’s elves’ By Sue Stafford Correspondent The lobby at Touchmark at Mount Bachelor Village in Bend looked like Santa9s workshop last week when the residents and members of Sisters Area Woodworkers (SAW) and the Central Oregon Woodworkers (COW) of Bend gathered to celebrate the completion of their annual toy project for children at risk. The cooperative effort includes beautifully hand- crafted wooden toys made by the woodworkers and finished by residents of Touchmark before being wrapped in cel- lophane and finished off with bows. The toys are given to Deschutes Children9s Foundation to distribute to Head Start, the Deschutes County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, and Healthy Families. About 50 residents par- ticipate as part of the Life Enrichment program at Touchmark. For the girls, there are cradles, which are sanded and stained by Jim Levin and his crew. Kay Shockley heads up a group of 10-12 women who meet an hour a week year-round to knit, crochet, and sew quilts and blankets plus pillows and mattresses for the cradles. Each cradle is fully outfitted with bedding and a brand- new baby doll to delight some little girl. Jack Keeney marshals the sanders and painters who finish the toy airplanes, mod- eled after the biplane flown by the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. Keeney said a group of about 14 residents worked for 16 days to fin- ish the planes. There were originally 49, but two <got shot down somewhere over France.= At last week9s celebration, there were 47 planes and 26 cradles ready to make some special memories. Dana Eng of the COW group made 30 of the planes himself with production-line efficiency. The good feelings experi- enced by all who participated in the project were palpable in the room as a video showing all the stages of production See TOY PROJECT on page 18 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 541-549-8737 or 541-549-1527. 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 Friends of the Sisters Library Board Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Sisters. 541-771-3258. Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at Location information: 541-549-1193. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran citizens4community.com Church. 541-548-0440. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Military Parents of Sisters Meetings 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver are held quarterly; please call for details. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon, 541-388-9013. Sisters City Hall. 800-272-3900. Sisters Parent Teacher Community Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Saloon. 541-480-5994. Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge. Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. 541-668-6599. For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. District. 541-549-2091. Location information: 541-279-1977. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Council on Aging of Central Oregon Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters Community Church. 541-480-1843. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., Sisters Library community room. 541-549-6157. Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m. Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723. 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 Monthly on a Friday. Call 541-549-4133 for date & time. 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