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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Sisters Community Garden Community Assistance
Th e Sisters Community Garden
During COVID-19 Pandemic
has raised bed garden plots
available for the 2020 gardening
season. Application materials
and information are available
on the garden’s website,
SistersCommunityGarden.org. For
additional information, call 503-
313-3076.
Furry Friends Foundation
Furry Friends offi ce will be closed
through March. At this time
individuals can still pick up pet
food from the Sisters Kiwanis
food bank, Th ursday, 9 am to 2
pm. If you are out of pet food
and do not have the means to
purchase during this period, call
or text 541-797-4023 to arrange
for a pick up outside. Pick ups
are available outside the Sisters
Art Works building at an agreed
upon time. (It can’t be left outside
for very long as other critters
may get into it.) Our services are
confi dential. Our goal is to keep
pets in their homes.
Habitat Th rift Store
Th e Sisters Habitat Th rift
Store, ReStore, construction
site and administrative offi ces
are temporarily closed to the
public. We hope to re-open on
Tuesday, March 31 if possible.
You can check the Sisters
Habitat for Humanity Facebook
page for updates. All staff will
be reporting to work as usual
for the time being and will be
available if anyone needs anything.
If members of the public need
something from the Th rift Store,
Restore, or the Admin Offi ce, they
can contact Habitat via phone or
email. Administrative Offi ce: 541-
549-1193. Th rift Store: 541-549-
1740. ReStore: 541-549-1621.
Age Friendly Sisters Country
announced that VAST church
is eager to help, picking up
prescriptions, delivering groceries
or food, helping however they
can. People in need can call
541-719-0587 and press 1 to be
connected to Mikee Stutzman,
Ministry Coordinator or email her
at admin@vastchurch.com. VAST
Church is willing to help as long as
resources and volunteers allow.
Weekly Food Pantry
Westside Sisters Church has a
weekly food pantry on Th ursdays.
For the next several weeks, food
will be distributed drive-through
style from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the
New Hope building, 222 N. Trinity
Way. People in need of food may
drive through the parking lot and
pick up a bag of food for their
household. Other Sisters-area
churches are joining with Westside
Sisters to contribute fi nancially to
help sustain the program. Call 541-
549-4184 for more information.
Sisters Community Church
Do you need help with running
errands or deliveries or more?
Sisters Community Church
has volunteers available and is
cultivating a caring community.
Call Wendy at 541-389-6859.
Visit the church website at www.
sisterschurch.com.
Kiwanis Food Bank Change
Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank is
making an operational change
based on the evolving response
to COVID-19. Beginning
Th ursday, March 19, visitors
will be encouraged to shop
for two weeks instead of one
week. Th e Food Bank will then
be closed every other week
temporarily Th is action is for
the protection of volunteers,
reducing their exposure by half.
Th e Food Bank opens at 9 a.m. on
Th ursday. Questions? Email info@
sisterskiwanis.org.
Family Access Network
Since FAN is a Sisters School
District program and in
view of the social distancing
requirements, FAN will be closed
for the Sisters School District two
week spring break, planning to
return on April 6. Sisters FAN
has been checking in with the
most vulnerable clients before
the two week spring break. Th ey
have food and supplies needed.
All clients can call the 211 hotline
for information and resources
needed.
Matter of Balance Falls
Prevention Class
Pandemic Partners Sisters
Facebook Page
A Facebook page has been set
up to connect Sisters community
members needing help with those
willing to volunteer. Go to the link
below, then ask to join and the
moderators will approve those
who qualify: www.facebook.com/
groups/502740160418961/.
Th is community workshop will
teach practical coping strategies
to reduce the fear of falling. Th is
evidence-based class includes
some lecture, discussion and
exercises to work on at home.
Classes will be held at the Sisters
Fire Station Community Hall
on Mondays from 1 to 3 pm
between April 6 and June 1 (no
class on Memorial Day). Cost is
$10 for the 8-week session. Please
contact Shannon Rackowski at
shanrack@gmail.com or 541-272-
0529 to register.
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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
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
6 p.m. Worship the 3rd Tuesday of each month
Vast Church (Nondenominational)
541-719-0587 • 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship
Temporarily meeting virtually. See vastchurch.com for details.
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
Sisters Chorale
Cancellation
Th e Sisters High Desert Chorale
is cancelling its Spring season set
to begin on March 23 at 6:30
p.m. Th is cancellation includes
all Monday night rehearsals and
concerts. Th e Chorale apologizes
for any inconvenience and
disappointment resulting from
this change. Any questions may
be directed to Connie Gunterman
at 541-588-0362.
AA Meetings
As a result of COVID-19 mandates
on meeting size and locations,
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
in Sisters are currently continuing
in creative ways. Some meeting
times have moved to an online
Zoom platform. Others are not
meeting at this time. To talk
to an alcoholic, fi nd out about
Zoom meetings in Sisters, or any
other questions about Alcoholics
Anonymous you can call one of
the numbers below or go online
at coigaa.org. Call Anne Z: 503-
516-7650 or Jan: 541-647-8859 or
Agnes: 541-588-6778.
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.
Because event schedules are
changing daily with changing
guidelines concerning COVID-19,
we at Th e Nugget Newspaper
recommend that you call to
confi rm events and meetings
before attending.
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
Meet EROS, a wonderful
two-year-old Lab mix who
is looking for his forever
home! This dapper dog can
be a little nervous around
new people, but becomes a
friendly snuggle-bug when he
knows you! Eros is looking for
a family that can provide him
with daily exercise to keep him
happy and healthy! If you are
looking for a friendly young
lab to add to your family then
Eros is the pup for you! Come
meet Eros today!
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PONDEROSA
PROPERTIES, LLC
541-549-2002
800-650-6766
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 more
information, call 541-410-2870.
Antiques & Jewelry
Donations Needed
Sisters Kiwanis takes donations
of antiques, collectibles and
jewelry throughout the year for
its annual Antiques, Collections
& Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday
every Memorial Day weekend.
Your donation is tax-deductible!
New jewelry donation drop-off
box at Washington Federal Bank
in Sisters. For info please call Pam
at 541-719-1049.
Black Butte Ranch RFPD
Meeting Canceled
Th e Black Butte Ranch Rural
Fire Protection District board
meeting scheduled for March 26
has been canceled.
Sisters Libr ary
Coming events
In light of recent developments,
all Deschutes Public Library loca-
tions will close to the public at 7
p.m. on Monday, March 16. Th e
plan is for a tentative reopening
date of April 1. Library material
due dates will be extended to
an appropriate date following
re-opening.
While all locations will be closed,
Deschutes Public Library off ers
a wealth of free online resources
that the public can access from
home or anywhere they happen
to be with
wit an internet con-
nection, including eBooks and
audio
books, streaming movies
a u dio bo
and
television shows, digital
a nd telev
magazines
magazine and music, informa-
tion data
databases, and more. Th e
library is increasing its collec-
tion of digital
materials, such as
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eBooks and
a digital audiobooks,
during this
th time. Visit www.
deschuteslibrary.org/books/
deschute
downloads
downloa for more informa-
tion about
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online.
During the closure, library staff
will work to provide online
tutorials to help customers
learn how to access the digital
resources available to them, and
will livestream via Facebook se-
lect programs that were original-
ly planned to take place in the
libraries (www.facebook.com/
deschuteslibrary). Story time vid-
eos for young children will also
be available beginning March 18
on the library’s kids’ page (www.
deschuteslibrary.org/kids). If
the public has questions, they
can phone their local library
between the hours of 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Th e phone number for Sisters
Library is 541-312-1070.
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