Wednesday, March 11, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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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