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Wednesday, March 11, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Volunteers offer medical transportation in Sisters A team of dedicated vol- unteers, working under the umbrella of Age Friendly Sisters Country (AFSC) has launched an all-volunteer no- charge medical transportation service for Sisters Country: Sisters Transportation and Ride Share, or STARS. Currently, this no-charge round-trip service will only be available for medical appointments in Sisters, Bend or Redmond. As more volunteer drivers and dispatchers are added to the action team, it is antici- pated that the service will expand to include shopping and errand stops. Further expansion will include coordination with other <for- fee= and volunteer services such as CET, Lyft, SPRD, and local cab and shuttle companies. How does STARS work? " Call the STARS vol- unteer dispatcher (541- 904-5545) on Tuesday or Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to schedule a ride to your medical appointment for any future weekday. Rider information and appointment date/time will be logged into the Spedsta software. " Ride requests should be made at least 48 hours ahead of the appointment See STARS on page 23 PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER Rodger Dwight discovered Valerie Smith’s art at the Sisters Harvest Faire. Jazz enthusiast launches jam night at The Belfry New artist creates 2020 rodeo poster By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Jazz is a life9s passion for Robert Sposato. He moved to Sisters in 2017, and he9s having a sig- nificant impact on Sisters9 thriving music scene, cre- ating a monthly jam night for young musicians at The Belfry. And he9s developing a jazz series to be launched later in the year. Sposato can trace his pas- sion for jazz to a specific moment. Growing up in the 1960s, he enjoyed the rock music of the day, including a six-month infatuation with the Grateful Dead. Then he heard the Miles Davis Quintet9s 1955 recording of <Round Midnight= with John Coltrane on tenor saxophone. <That was it,= he told The Nugget. Sposato would go on to create a life in jazz. While his musical passion sometimes See JAZZ on page 21 By Jodi Schneider Correspondent Sisters Rodeo9s 80th anniversary poster by art- ist Valerie Smith portrays a rodeo cowboy saddle bronc rider. Smith9s draw- ing captured the true spirit of the classic rodeo event. The poster also includes a historical representation of the past using six black and white photos from the Sisters Rodeo archives that surround Smith9s artwork. Smith told The Nugget, <We9ve gone to the Sisters Rodeo quite a few times, and my husband, William, takes a lot of photos. I chose that photo from 2019 to create 8Buckaroo9 using pastels and colored pencils because it9s the classic pose with heels up and head down.= Smith, a Crooked River Ranch resident, was <discov- ered= by Rodger Dwight, a Sisters Rodeo board director, last October during the annual Sisters Harvest Faire where Smith was showcasing her <Crazyhorse Art= paintings. <I was walking through the event when I saw her paint- ings and thought that her art- work would be perfect for this year9s rodeo,= Dwight said. <She had other paintings, but that particular one jumped out at me.= Mostly a self-taught artist, Smith9s mission is to bring out the inner beauty of wild horses through her paintings. See POSTER 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, SPRD bldg. 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. Friends of the Sisters Library Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Sisters. 541-771-3258. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) 2nd & 4th 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 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Takoda’s. 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 2nd Tuesday, 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, 3:30 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, 4:30 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