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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Nature connection helps locals of all ages By T. Lee Brown Correspondent PHOTO PROVIDED “Our McKenzie Pass” painting by Sisters artist Dan Rickards. My Own Two Hands event goes online In light of the COVID- 19 pandemic, Sisters Folk Festival will host the annual My Own Two Hands art fun- draiser as a completely online silent auction. The virtual auction will open on Friday, May 8 and close on Saturday, May 16, with more than 70 different items coming up for bid dur- ing that time. No ticket pur- chase is necessary to partici- pate in the auction, and bids PHOTO PROVIDED Five Panels, Five Leaves Lamp by Ken Scott, metal sculptor. can easily be placed from the comfort and safety of home via your cell phone or inter- net-connected device. Since 2002, local and regional artists have donated tens of thousands of dollars9 worth of artwork to My Own Two Hands (MOTH) in sup- port of Sisters Folk Festival9s mission of providing compre- hensive music and arts edu- cation. SFF recognizes the arts and music sectors have been among the hardest hit economically due to restric- tions on public gatherings during COVID-19, and also that humans turn to the arts for comfort, especially during these unprecedented times. Crista Munro, SFF execu- tive director said, <Like so many other arts nonprofits, Sisters Folk Festival faces an uncertain future. It9s critical that we move forward with our biggest fundraiser of the year 4 despite the current situation 4 and our hope is that the online auction format will increase exposure for the tremendously talented visual artists who9ve been so gener- ous to SFF through the years.= The organization antici- pates reaching a larger, more worldwide audience than ever before by going vir- tual and encourages folks to share the auction link with friends and family and any- one who wishes to support music and arts programming in the Sisters schools and community. Munro said, <The safety and well-being of our guests, artists, musicians, sponsors, Folk Art Circle members, volunteers, vendors and con- tractors is our top priority. Hosting an online auction is currently the only safe way to offer this beautiful art to our community, and it will help us to continue our programming into the future.= SFF hopes the My Own Two Hands online art auc- tion fundraiser will provide much-needed money for core mission support while show- casing the dozens of Central See MOTH AUCTION on page 7 The act of consciously being in nature is remarkably good for mental health and brain development. Simple techniques such as the <sit spot= help people lower their stress levels and feel more in tune with their environ- ment. Life coach and nature connection instructor Susan Prince helps people learn how. During the COVID-19 crisis, she is offering free ses- sions to help people cope. Anthropology and neu- roscience, among other dis- ciplines, suggest that aware time in nature <activates dif- ferent parts of our brains. This is how humans learned!= said Prince. <Everything we learned about how to survive was through our senses.= The knowledge gained over thousands of years, long before books and the Internet, still sits within all of us. According to Prince, <we don9t often use it. So when we do use it, we9re firing up parts of our brains that are latent.= Last year, Prince led sit spots with Sisters High School freshmen from Rima Givot9s classes. At the edge of the forest, <they spread out from each other 4 social dis- tancing 4 and went to their See NATURE on page 8 Golden eagle cam active in Sisters Raptor enthusiasts in Sisters can enjoy an astonish- ing view of the life of golden eagles thanks to the East Cascades Audubon Society cam project along Whychus Canyon. ECAS bears the out-of- pocket expense of running the camera. Several volun- teers and the property owner where the camera sits con- tribute to the considerable effort required to keep this activity running through the nesting season. Volunteer Jim Hammond noted, <For many years we have been streaming live video from a golden eagle nest on Whychus Canyon right here in Sisters. Folks can look there and see what golden eagles look like from hatching until and past when they leave the nest.= Eagle parents, Petra and Rocky, have one eaglet in the nest now and that eaglet, named Aspen, is thriving. It See EAGLE CAM on page 15 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