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Wednesday, April 1, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Furry Friends Pet Food
Th e Furry Friends (FF) offi ce is
closed but is still off ering free
dog or cat food to those in need.
Pet food can be left outside the
Sisters Art Works building where
the FF offi ce is located. It will be
marked with your fi rst name only.
Pick-ups are available at an agreed
upon time. (It can’t be left outside
for very long as other critters may
get into it.) Please call or text Furry
Friends at 541-797-4023.
Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends, a mentoring
program in Sisters, is continuing
to fi nd innovative ways to reach
out and assist their mentors,
children and families. Current
needs include childcare to allow
parents to continue to work,
internet/computer access for
online learning, supplies for at-
home learning and activity kits,
and even basic needs, such as
food and medical access. Circle
of Friends has also established
an emergency fund to provide
immediate response for the most
pressing needs. Contact Kellie at
503-396-2572 to help.
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
info and resources needed.
Community Assistance
During COVID-19 Pandemic
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.
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.
Sisters Community Church
AA Meetings
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.
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.
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/.
Sisters Business Online
Forum
A new online forum for all owners
of businesses located in Sisters
has been created. If you have any
business — retail, professional,
trade or otherwise — you can
sign up for free. Th is is not a news
or chamber site, but rather an
exchange of ideas to help your
business survive the Coronavirus
and thrive once the crisis is past.
Initially the discussion will relate
to handling the eff ects of the
virus. When the virus threat is
over the forum will function
as a community hub, sharing
details of ideas, events, sales,
marketing, and basically any other
information related to running a
business in the wonderful town
of Sisters. Share your business
and marketing ideas that have
worked for you, and even some
that haven’t. Th ere’s strength in
community! Register online at
SistersBizOwners.freeforums.net
WORDFIND! IS IT SPRING YET?
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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
Temporarily meeting virtually. See sisterschurch.com
for details. | 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 | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com
Temporarily meeting virtually. See sistersnaz.org for details.
Westside Sisters
442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184
Temporarily meeting virtually. See westsidesisters.org for details.
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
5 Day/500 Mask Challenge
Sisters resident Pete Shepherd led
an eff ort last week to sew masks
for healthcare providers in Sisters.
As of noon on Friday, March 27
almost 50 people had contributed
to producing 390 masks which
will be distributed to Th e Lodge
in Sisters, Dr. May Fan’s offi ce
and Our House, an adult foster
care home in Sisters. Medical
professionals will use the masks
to help protect patients, staff and
residents. When this eff ort began,
few healthcare providers in the
region were formally encouraging
the production of homemade
masks. Th at quickly changed.
Now, healthcare providers like
St. Charles Health System have
published preferred designs. Pete
encourages the community to
continue making masks according
to the St. Charles model and to
coordinate eff orts through one of
the social media networks, such as
Central Oregon Emergency Mask
Makers (see other announcement
this page).
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
Meet LITTLE GIRL, a sweet
long-haired kitty who is ready
to fi nd her forever family! This
adorable cat was born with a
deformed paw and should be
indoors only as she may have
diffi culty escaping predators.
Little Girl is a little on the shy
side at fi rst, but loves to receive
butt rubs and head scratches
from friendly humans! If you
are looking for an adorably
sweet kitty with a great
personality then Little Girl is
the cat for you!
SPONSORED BY
YOUR PET-FRIENDLY REALTOR!
ALI MAYEA, Principal Broker/Owner
541-480-9658 • 541-588-6007
Central Oregon
Emergency Mask Makers
Central Oregon Emergency Mask
Makers is a Facebook group
started to produce Personal
Protective Equipment for
medical personnel and people at
risk. Th e group is working closely
with St. Charles and currently
has over 2,000 members and
is still growing! Eff orts now are
focused on Phase 1, which is
cloth masks. Coming phases will
include face shields, which will
require volunteers with access
to 3D printers. Th e owner of
Stitchin’ Post has helped with
fabric donations and the group
hopes to rally more people in
the Sisters community to join
the eff ort. See the Facebook
page at www.facebook.com/
groups/2621082848019730/ or
email Laura at chopsticks0036@
gmail.com for more information.
Habitat Th rift Store
Sisters Habitat Th rift Store and
ReStore will remain closed until
Governor Brown cancels the
“stay home” executive order.
However, the ReStore may be
of assistance if anyone is in
emergency need of a household
appliance. Contact Sisters
Habitat at 541-549-1193.
Sisters Libr ary
Coming events
In light of recent developments,
all Deschutes Public Library loca-
tions are closed to the public.
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 an internet con-
nection, including eBooks and
audio books, streaming movies
and television shows, digital
magazines and music, informa-
tion databases, and more. Th e
library is increasing its collec-
tion of digital materials, such as
eBooks and digital audiobooks,
during this time. Visit www.
deschuteslibrary.org/books/
downloads for more informa-
tion about digital resources, and
www.deschuteslibrary.org/about
/news/news?NewsID=8273 to
explore more of what’s available
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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