Wednesday, May 20, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Circle of Friends names
new executive director
mentorship for youth. She
has worked in Texas in the
world of education, fos-
ter care and child protec-
tive services for the past
25 years. But working with
children with needs is much
more than a profession for
her.
<It9s my passion in life,=
she told The Nugget.
That passion has been
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Sisters9 youth mentorship
program Circle of Friends
has a new pilot at the helm.
Nicole Swisher Woodson
will take on duties as execu-
tive director of the program
starting June 1.
Woodson brings to bear
a deep professional back-
ground in providing care,
special education and
See DIRECTOR on page 16
PHOTO BY CAROL STATTON
Library establishes
plan for reopening
Deschutes Public Library
has announced its reopening
plan, which will begin the
last week of May. The plan,
approved by the Library
director and board, lays out
three chapters that move
the library toward a return
to a <new normal= for its
operations.
<The past two months
have been unlike anything
the country has ever expe-
rienced,= said library direc-
tor Todd Dunkelberg. <In
Deschutes County, and par-
ticularly here at Deschutes
Public Library, our vibrant
and welcoming culture was
disrupted. We are used to
putting books on hold, but
few if any of us were pre-
pared to put our lives on
hold.=
Dunkelberg said the
reopening plan will be rolled
out in three chapters to
ensure the safety of staff and
CLARIFICATION
market will run from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at its traditional
location at Fir Street Park
(150 N Fir St., on the corner
of N. Fir Street and E. Main
Avenue).
See LIBRARY on page 19
Last week9s story, < New
Sisters Farmer9s Market to
launch June 7= omitted the
location of the market. The
Hailey Weston, Stormy and Blitz at Hailey’s home at the Sisters headquarters of Weston Equine Service.
The Sisters youth is at work in a mustang program that will ready Stormy for life with a new family.
Sisters youth works with mustang
By Carol Statton
Correspondent
E a r l i e r t h i s y e a r,
11-year-old Hailey Weston
applied and was chosen
to participate in Mustang
Madness 2020. This event
is organized by Mustang
Yearlings/Washington Youth
(MYWY), a nonprofit whose
principal belief is that <Kids
make better mustangs, and
mustangs make better kids.=
MYWY runs this well-
respected program in part-
nership with the Oregon
BLM Wild Horse Corrals
in Burns. Each approved
participant is paired with a
yearling mustang to work
with for a minimum of 90
days.
For Hailey, this is the
next step in a horse life that
she was born into and seems
completely comfortable
with... and for Stormy, a
yearling mustang born in the
corrals, life has just taken a
whole new course.
Their journey together
will help Hailey grow in
her confidence and training
skills and will eventually
bring Stormy into a new life
with a new family who will
fall in love with this charm-
ing and spirited little filly.
Daily life on the Weston
family ranch includes inter-
actions and responsibilities
with many critters. Chickens,
dogs and a chummy goat all
fit nicely into this equine
facility that houses not only
the family9s personal horses,
beautiful gypsy vanners, but
other boarded horses as well.
Hailey9s mom, Alison, is
a respected trainer and her
father, Paul, is a trusted far-
rier. There simply could be
no better place to grow up
and develop an interest in
and love of horses, and no
better learning platform to
draw from.
Hailey9s first horse was
an adult mustang named
Faith. Their bond was strong
and Faith was the horse that
really progressed Hailey9s
desire be a horsewoman.
With an open heart, she
developed a deep love for
Faith and had planned for a
See MUSTANG on page 14
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