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Sisters bookstore
fights for survival
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
One of Sisters9 iconic busi-
nesses has launched a crowd
funding campaign to raise
$75,000 in order to survive
the economic fallout of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Paulina Springs Books
was founded in 1992, and
has established a national
reputation as a fine indepen-
dent bookstore and a cultural
hub in Central Oregon. But,
like most retail businesses in
Sisters, it relies on a thriving
summer season in order to
sustain itself 4 and that9s not
in the cards this year.
<We basically operate at a
loss for three-quarters of the
year or a little longer,= said
owner Lane Jacobson. <And
we rely on a really busy sum-
mer to cover that.=
With most of Sisters9
major events already canceled
this summer and the prospect
of a constrained summer tour-
ist season at best, Jacobson
was forced to face a grim
reality and seek a lifeline.
<I9m stubborn, and it9s
humbling for me to do this,=
he told The Nugget. <It9s time
to face the reality that we
probably won9t survive with-
out extra help through this
year.=
See BOOKSTORE on page 7
Mother’s Day when
you cannot go out
it is still all about cherishing
the relationships with the
moms in your life.
Mother9s Day is a special
day to show your gratitude
for the maternal figure in your
life. Whether it9s your mom,
your grandma, an aunt, your
wife, or someone else, honor-
ing that person might look a
bit different this year as we
deal with the coronavirus
pandemic.
Given this year9s unique
circumstances, many of you
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
With cities and communi-
ties still under stay-at-home
orders across Oregon and
schools and offices closed for
the foreseeable future, it9s not
surprising that COVID-19
would impact Mother9s Day
plans this year.
It has been 106 years since
President Woodrow Wilson
proclaimed the second
Sunday in May as Mother9s
Day. Mothers need to be cel-
ebrated, and on May 10, 2020 See MOTHER’S DAY on page 22
PHOTO BY SUE ANDERSON
Birders looking to count golden eagles in one of the Deschutes River canyons.
Birding’s big day still on the calendar
By Jim Anderson
Correspondent
On May 9, you may come
upon someone with binocs
staring at you. If you do,
look behind you. Chances are
there9ll be a bird close by that
the person wants to record,
both physically and perhaps
vocally.
That day there will be
thousands of people, world-
wide, doing their best to
record every bird they see
and hear. It9s what Cornell
University9s Ornithology Lab
calls, <Global Big Day.=
Last year, in the Western
Hemisphere, participants and
species seen during the Big
Day were in the thousands.
In the United States there
was a total of 727 people act-
ing as leaders on trips, but in
Columbia there were 1,595.
The Global Big Day was
the brain child of Cornell
Laboratory of Ornithology.
John Fitzpatrick, director of
the lab, says:
<If there9s one basic thing
that the Lab stands for, it9s the
idea that we have an oppor-
tunity to make a difference.=
(View his video at www.
birds.cornell.edu/home/.)
Global Big Day is also
an annual celebration of the
birds around you, and this
year is no different. It9s also
an opportunity to place the
new birds you see on your
Life List. Joining the cele-
brants will make you a part of
a global birding community.
Participating is relatively
easy; you can even report
birds seen from your home
window.
To report your observa-
tions, go to www.birds.corn
ell.edu/home/, click on Get
Involved, then choose eBird.
You will be asked to sign up
for a free eBird account. Or
you can download the Lab9s
free eBird mobile app.
If you have more time,
and are so inclined, you can
also submit checklists of
birds throughout the day at
different times. You never
know what you might spot.
Your observations will help
to better understand global
bird populations through
products like the animated
abundance maps supplied by
eBird Science.
If you ever had the incli-
nation to get into what is
known as <bird watching,=
which today we know as
<birding,= and want to put
these birds on your personal
Life List, this is the time to
not only get involved, but to
have people all around you
to help. On top of that, the
Cornell Lab is offering par-
ticipants the opportunity to
help financially. Visit the web
site for more information.
As the COVID-19 crisis affects gatherings, please contact individual organizations for their current
meeting status or alternate arrangements. See Announcements on page 10 for more information.
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