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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Virus-time anxiety increased on devices news.= Price researches the phys- iology behind our behaviors, so we can have more control over how we spend our time 4 and how we feel. <Basically, when we9re stressed out, the part of our brain that9s in charge of rational thought goes com- pletely offline,= explained Price. <It9s kind of unfortunate. In the moments when you might need it most, the pre- frontal cortex 4 the area of your brain that9s in charge of this 4 is like, »See ya later! I9m going to go hide under a rock. I9m gonna let your primitive brain take over.9= The primitive part of By T. Lee Brown Correspondent What9s stressing you out more: the coronavirus, or thinking about it all the time? The Internet, TV, news, and smartphones help people stay informed and feel con- nected during the COVID-19 crisis. Unfortunately, there are side effects, including anxiety and addiction. We turned to Catherine Price for advice. The founder of the Screen/Life Balance program and author of <How to Break Up With Your Phone,= Price is producing a series of #QuarantineChats on Vimeo.com. From the confines of her apartment, she recently explored <com- pulsively checking the See DEVICES on page 16 The Quarantine List More reading and listen- ing to enrich the quarantine experience& Sisters artist Norma H o l m e s l o v e d < M r. P e n u m b r a 9s 2 4 - H o u r Bookstore,= a novel by Robin Sloan. <The cover glows in the dark!= Holmes says. <The opening sentence has me smiling. Sloan paints a pic- ture in words, a visual that puts me right beside the main character, Clay Jannon. He is standing on top of a ladder, stretching upward to reach a very old leather-covered volume. Clay is a night clerk in Mr. Penumbra9s 24-hour bookstore in San Francisco. <I9m finding it difficult to put the book down. I9m lim- iting my chapters, spread- ing the descriptive enter- tainment-excitement over a few days as Sloan takes me on a journey, using today9s See READING on page 23 GRAPHIC PROVIDED Sisters Habitat for Humanity will build six townhomes in the ClearPine development. Affordable housing projects underway By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief A project that will add eight affordable housing units to the local inventory is underway at the ClearPine development at the north end of Pine Street in Sisters. The 2007 development agreement between the City of Sisters and developer 3 Sisters Partners required that the developer provide for eight affordable units. According to developer Peter Hall, that requirement is being fulfilled by two rental units being constructed by the developers themselves, and six townhomes to be built by Sisters Habitat for Humanity. The development agree- ment called for occupancy by May 2020. Hall says that the rental units will be com- pleted and on the market by May; the timeline has been pushed out on the Habitat homes. The rental units consist of a two-bedroom/two bath- room house and a detached one-bedroom unit on Heising Drive. <The main house can accept a family of four, and the detached unit will accom- modate a family of two peo- ple,= Hall told The Nugget. The rents for both units will be based on HUD (Housing and Urban Development) rental sched- ules with renter income levels not to exceed 80 per- cent AMI (average median income) for Deschutes County. <Designed by Adam Peterson of Muddy River Design, these units will blend very well with other homes in ClearPine,= Hall said. <The construction fea- tures all the latest appli- ances, HVAC systems and premium building materials throughout. It will earn an Earth Advantage Platinum certification when complete, which means very low utility bills for occupants.= Sisters Habitat for Humanity will build six townhomes designed by Jason Todd Design. Todd, a Sisters resident, designed adjacent townhomes in the development, and the Habitat homes are designed to fit the character of the neighborhood. <Jason works with Peter, and Peter asked him to help us 4 and we said thank you,= said Habitat Executive Director Sharlene Weed. The project utilizes fund- ing from Oregon9s Local Innovation and Fast Track (LIFT) Housing Program, which helped offset land costs, Weed told The Nugget. Five of the townhomes will be 807 square feet and one will be 661 square feet. <It9s a little smaller than we usually build,= Weed said. Habitat has built zero-lot- line homes and townhouses before, but it9s been three or four years since they9ve done such a project, Weed said. The houses will be suit- able for single occupants, a couple with no children or a single parent with one child. Weed said that two fami- lies have been designated for homes and others are in See HOUSING on page 16 As the COVID-19 crisis affects gatherings, please contact individual organizations for their current meeting status or alternate arrangements. 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. 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. 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 “Sisters Businesses are Here to Serve” page to find curbside pick up, delivery, and more.