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Wednesday, December 25, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Burglary suspect nabbed in Sisters A 26-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly broke into an occupied residence in Sisters. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office, at about 8:07 p.m., law enforcement was dispatched to a report of a burglary in progress near the 1600 block of Perit Huntington Road at the east end of town. A deputy arrived and spotted a man walking in between two houses in the neighborhood. The man was identified as 26-year old Stephen Calhoun of Redmond. He was alleg- edly intoxicated, and the dep- uty detained him. Additional deputies responded to the residence, along with assistance from the Black Butte Police Department and the Oregon State Police. Law enforce- ment personnel surrounded the home and all the residents of the home were evacuated. The homeowners believed there was still someone in the residence as law enforcement arrived. PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER Brenda Simpson, senior product development lead from Lonza Pharma & Biotech (formerly Bend Research), poses with Inventerprise winners from Sisters Christian Academy. See SUSPECT on page 10 Students earn Inventerprise awards Sisters charity provides Christmas to 3,200 kids Sisters charity World9s Children is providing Christmas to 3,200 children on December 25. All of the children live in orphan- ages in India, Ethiopia and Guatemala. Each year World9s Children collects funds for Christmas through- out the year and then wires whatever money it has col- lected to each of 29 orphan- ages, with a combined 3,200 kids. Every child gets one gift, typically a new arti- cle of clothing, and a Christmas feast is cooked. Christmas dinner in the India orphanages doesn9t include turkey or ham, as it would in the U.S., but is comprised of rice and a special curry sauce. This year several donors did something for the chil- dren that had never been done before. One man in California had 700 greeting cards made with a picture of Santa and Mrs. Claus on the front. He hand-wrote a personal mes- sage on each card as though from Santa. All the chil- dren in five orphanages will receive a card on Christmas morning. See CHIRSTMAS on page 10 By Jodi Schneider Correspondent Students at Sisters Christian Academy earned awards for their proposals on how to clean the oceans as part of the 28th annual Inventerprise Science Contest Challenge. Brenda Simpson, senior product development lead from Lonza Pharma & Biotech, presented awards to six students at Sisters Christian Academy. The contest is sponsored by Bend Research, which is now a part of Lonza Pharma & Biotech, with support from Bend-La Pine Schools, Central Oregon Community College and the Riverhouse on the Deschutes. Central Oregon students had the opportunity to address the crisis created by the mas- sive accumulation of dis- carded plastic based on this year9s competition problem statement: <Plastic, Plastic Everywhere. One of our great- est inventions is now a global threat. What will you create to address this problem?= <This year we had 1,200 entries from students all over Central Oregon,= Simpson said. <There was a lot of competition and just over 160 students won awards and only 114 student winners in grades K-6 received specially designed T-shirts and will be invited to a special Science Night presentation at Lonza9s Tumalo facility. This includes the six students from Sisters Christian Academy.= The Inventerprise con- test was open to all Central Oregon students in grades K-12, including home- schooled students. Entries were judged on originality, usefulness and development of the concept. D o r y K o e h l e r- K i n g , Inventerprise contest director, said, <The excitement that the students bring to this contest every year is truly inspiring.= Inventerprise winners from Sisters Christian Academy are Emily Carnahan, second grade, for her project <River Claw=; Judy Jeppsen, Hayley Strasser, and Peyton von Pohle, third grade, for their project <The Ocean Cleaner=; and Mary Miracle, fourth grade, and fifth-grader Ally See CONTEST on page 16 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