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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Ann Richardson joins Land Trust of Commerce. Ann9s cur- rent business, AHRichardson Nonprofit Consulting, capi- talizes on her experience as both a board member and executive, providing advisory services to small-to-medium- sized nonprofits. Ann and her husband, Clyde, love to hike, bike, whitewater raft and travel around the West. <I9ve admired the work of the Land Trust for years and am honored to be helping to guide an organization that Ann Richardson of Sisters has joined the Deschutes Land Trust9s Board of Directors. She brings unique skills, expertise, and passion for conserving land in Central Oregon to the Land Trust. Richardson has lived in Sisters since 1999. She has been executive staff for two nonprofits, Sisters Folk Festival and Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. She is cur- rently the board treasurer for Sisters Trails Alliance and has served as board president for the Sisters Area Chamber See RICHARDSON on page 11 Edie Jones appointed to school board to be considered for the position. Board Chairman Jay Wilkins said, <I am so grate- ful to all the talented and capable candidates who were willing to serve on the School Board. Any of the applicants would have been great, but we landed on Edie due to her deep expertise in early child- hood and development.= In other business, Sherry Joseph, business manager for the District, announced that Sisters School District will be acquiring three new buses at a By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Edie Jones became the newest member of the Sisters School Board follow- ing a unanimous vote at the monthly Board meeting held Wednesday, January 8. Jones got the nod over two other candidates who had applied for the position. She will take over the remain- der of the term vacated by Amanda Clarke, which will run until June 30, 2021. Two other community members, Kirk Schlemlein and Jeff Stolasz, also applied See BOARD on page 17 PHOTO PROVIDED Steve Lent, Bowman Museum’s historian, will present “The Rise of the Timber Industry in Central Oregon” at FivePine Conference Center as part of the Three Sisters Historical Society Fireside Stories Evenings. Author to describe timber history By Sue Stafford Correspondent Timber and railroads were what built and supported Central Oregon in the early 20th century. Local historian Steve Lent, of the Bowman Museum in Prineville, will bring that time alive with his photographic presentation of <The Rise of the Timber Industry in Central Oregon= on Tuesday, January 21, 7 p.m., at the Three Sisters Historical Society Fireside Stories Evening at FivePine Conference Center. Lent, a Prineville native, is well-known in the area for his keen interest in local history. His guided history tours and local presentations are always popular events as he shares lively stories and vintage photos of significant histori- cal events, people, and places throughout Central Oregon. The earliest mills were small local operations to pro- vide lumber for homestead- ers and early ranchers to build homes and barns. Those mills, numbering in the hun- dreds, were either steam or water powered and had lim- ited production capabilities. When the timber sup- ply began to be exhausted in the northern woods of the Midwest, large timber opera- tions looked to the West to acquire large holdings in Central Oregon. The area was covered by dense forests of ponderosa pine, so large they were called <monarchs= 3 165 feet tall and four feet around. Lumberman M. J. Scanlon of Minnesota purchased 16,000 acres of forest in Central Oregon in 1898. Dr. Dwight Brooks, also from Minnesota, joined Scanlon in purchasing more timberland in Deschutes County. They then waited for the necessary rail lines to be built (1911) to carry finished lumber out of their proposed Brooks- Scanlon mill, which eventu- ally produced 625,000 board feet of lumber per day in 1926. Lent will relay the his- tory of that mill as well as See TIMBER on page 15 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS Al-Anon Mon., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. 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 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. 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Caregiver Support Group ages welcome. 541-771-2211. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Sisters. 541-771-3258. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Cribbage Club Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ray’s Food Place Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to community room. 541-923-1632. 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at Location information: 541-549-1193. citizens4community.com Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to Military Parents of Sisters Meetings 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at are held quarterly; please call for details. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. 541-388-9013. Sisters Parent Teacher Community Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Saloon. 541-480-5994. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., The Lodge. & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. 541-668-6599. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. District. 541-549-2091. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Rotary Tuesdays, noon, Aspen Lakes Lodge. 541-760-5645. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. 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 Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Public welcome. 808-281-2681. 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