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Wednesday, January 1, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Furry Friends Needs Help
Cash donations are down this
holiday season and Furry Friends
Foundation needs your support.
Please consider a donation to
this vital Sisters-area program.
By operating two pet food
banks, a coat and pet supply
bank, sponsoring spay/neuters/
vaccination, Furry Friends helps
keep pets at home and out of
shelters. Donate online at www.
furryfriendsfoundation.org or call
541-797-4023.
Seed to Table Seeks
Board Applicants
Seed to Table is seeking applicants
for an open board position. Th ey
operate a 1.5-acre nonprofi t farm
in Sisters educating 1,300 students
a year and feeding 200 families a
week nutritious and locally grown
produce, in season. Th e mission is
to increase health and wellness of
the Central Oregon community
through providing equal access
to locally grown, nutritious foods
and off ering opportunities in farm-
based education. Th e board meets
monthly. Interested parties should
email board chair Jeff Tryens at
jeff .tryens@gmail.com to receive
a board job description and
application form. Th e deadline for
applying is January 7, 2020.
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 for
more information.
Your Announcement Here
Schools, churches, nonprofi t
recreational and community
groups: this is your page to
announce your free gatherings
and events! Regularly occurring
Sisters Country meetings are
listed on the Sisters Area Meeting
Calendar on page 3 and special
events or featured meetings
can be listed on this page. All
submissions are subject to editing
and run only as space allows.
Email lisa@nuggetnews.com or
drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Your
text must include a “for more
information” phone number.
Deadline is noon, Mondays.
THIS WEEK’S
Highlights
Thursday, January 2
Habitat New Volunteer Orientation
noon to 1 p.m. at 141 W. Main St.
Saturday, January 4
Library Art Exhibit Submissions
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Library
New Year’s Resolution!
Do your New Year’s resolutions
include being more active in
your community? Interested in
making new friends and being
involved with an awesome
organization? Look no further!
Sisters Habitat for Humanity will
host New Volunteer Orientations
on Th ursdays, January 2 and 23,
2020 from noon to 1 p.m. at 141
W. Main St. (upstairs). Volunteer
positions are available in the Th rift
Store, ReStore and Construction.
Please RSVP with Marie – marie@
sistershabitat.org or 541-549-1193.
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 contact Carol at 541-
668-6599.
Sponsor an Impoverished
Child from Uganda
Hope Africa International, based
in Sisters, has many children
awaiting sponsorship! For more
information go to hopeafricakids.
org or call Katie at 541-719-8727.
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.
Veterans Meetings
Th e Sisters VFW Post 8138 and
American Legion Post 86 meeting
at Sisters City Hall at 6:30 p.m.
on the fi rst Wednesday of each
month. All veterans in the area are
encouraged to join! For more info
call Lance at 541-903-1123.
Weigh-In Sisters 2020
Prevent Diabetes Central Oregon
presents a free year-long program
to learn how to eat healthy, be
active, lose weight and prevent
disease. Welcome sessions will
be held Th ursday, January 9 from
noon to 1 p.m. and Th ursday,
January 23 from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. at the Sisters Library. For
more info and to sign up for the
program call Kylie at 541-447-3260.
CPR/AED and
First Aid Class
Th e next CPR/AED/First Aid class
is scheduled for Saturday, January
11 at 8:30 a.m. Th e cost is $30,
which covers both the CPR and
First Aid modules, a workbook
and completion card. Register
by Tuesday, January 7. To register,
go online to sistersfi re.com and
select the CPR tab, or stop by and
register at the Sisters Fire station
during business hours (8 to 5). Pick
up the student workbook at the
station after you register. If you
have questions, call Beverly Halcon
at 818-674-7686.
World’s Children Speaker
Sisters nonprofi t World’s
Children is off ering a speaker
for your club, church group
or classroom. Topics include
street children in developing
countries; child traffi cking; and
child marriage. Each talk is given
with a PowerPoint presentation
that explains why these issues
exist in developing countries
and what can be done about
them. For more information call
541-904-0789 or email info@
worldschildren.org.
Support for Caregivers
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.
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.
Th ich Nhat Hahn Sangha
Meditation Group
Weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
at 737 E. Black Butte Ave. For
more information please email
Kathyn at Katindahood2@gmail.
com.
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 Church (NW Baptist Convention)
484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288
10 a.m. Sunday Worship | ccsisters.org
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
Call to Artists for Library
Annual Art Exhibit
Th e Sisters Library Annual Art
Exhibit is happening January
8 through February 28, 2020.
All Sisters Country artists who
want to participate are invited
to submit work on Saturday,
January 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the library’s Community Room.
Invitations may be downloaded
from the website sistersfol.com,
or are available at the library’s
information desk. People’s Choice
Awards will be announced at the
Reception on Friday, January 24
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more info,
please call Zeta at 541-549-6157.
NeighborImpact’s
Homebuyer Workshop
NeighborImpact’s Homebuyer
Workshop will help prospective
homebuyers successfully navigate
the homebuying process from
start to fi nish. Th e workshop is
being held Saturday, January 11
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sisters
Library. Learn about what the
homebuying process entails
including how to improve your
credit, how to fi nd safe mortgage
loans and discover fi rst-time
homebuyers. Don’t disqualify
yourself! Hear from experts in the
fi eld. Call 541-548-2380 or info.
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.
Dark Sky Project
Sisters High School Astronomy
Club, Sisters Astronomy Club
(SAC), Sisters Movie House, Paul
Alan Bennett, and International
Dark-Sky Association (IDA)
Oregon Chapter are sponsoring
a screening of “Saving the Dark”
at Sisters Movie House on
Wednesday, January 15 at 7 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Th is
free event will include the fi lm
screening, along with a Q&A
panel, public outreach tables,
ukulele music, and the book
“Night Skies” for sale by Paul
Alan Bennett. Questions?
Contact Rima Givot at rima.
givot@ssd6.org.
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.
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. For information call 541-
480-1843.
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
Sisters Libr ary
January events
Family Fun Story Time
Family Fun Story Time for kids
ages birth through 5 takes
place at the Sisters Library on
Th ursdays, January 9, 16, 23, and
30 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.
Know ’20s — Modern or
Modernistic?
Consider art deco architecture
and design with Keith Eggener,
professor of Architectural
History at University of Oregon.
Friday, January 17 at noon at
Sisters Library. No registration
required. Call 541-312-1032 for
more information.
Th e Library Book Club
Read and discuss “Arctic
Dreams” by Barry Lopez with
other thoughtful readers at the
Sisters Library on Wednesday,
January 22, from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. Info: 541-617-7078.
Meet CHIEF, a fun-loving
shepherd mix. This adorable
pup loves to romp and wrestle
with his canine buddies and
is very respectful of kitties! If
you already have a dog in the
home a meet-and-greet will
be required before adoption to
make sure everyone gets along
okay. If you are looking for
an excellent jogging buddy or
hiking partner then Chief is the
dog for you!
SPONSORED BY
YOUR PET-FRIENDLY REALTOR!
Music in Public Places
Enjoy an hour of music from
the Central Oregon Symphony
at Sisters Library on Saturday,
January 25 at 2 p.m. No
registration required. Call 541-
312-1032 for more info.
ALI MAYEA, Principal Broker/Owner
541-480-9658 • 541-588-6007
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