Wednesday, June 3, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters woman
hits lottery win
Lorna Hewitt of Sisters
didn9t expect a few hours in
front of a sewing machine
would produce nearly
$127,000 in addition to the
facemasks she was making.
After being laid off
from her job at a restau-
rant, Hewitt found part-
time work at a local grocery
store. It was there she got
the idea to make facemasks
for her co-workers.
<They liked them so
much, they started giving
me some money for them,=
Hewitt said. <So, I started
selling them, because my
boss couldn9t order any
more; there was a shortage.=
Hewitt said using money
from making facemasks,
she bought a Keno 8-spot
ticket from Sisters Mainline
Station.
<I don9t play a lot, but
thought I was doing some-
thing to help, maybe I
would win,= she said.
Her father, Keith Miller,
used to play Keno 8-spot, so
that9s what she chose. She
bought $100 worth of play.
Hewitt, who lives in Sisters
with her mother, Shirley
Miller, said the pair were
sitting on the couch and she
was monitoring play on the
Lottery app.
<I was on my 45th game
See LOTTERY on page 24
Creating community
one ‘Village’ at a time
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
In last year9s Sisters
Country Vision project, one
of the most important ele-
ments identified that resi-
dents care about is main-
taining the livability of
Sisters Country as the pop-
ulation increases. Currently,
a group of neighbors think
they have found a way to
encourage creating, main-
taining, and deepening the
sense of community that
makes Sisters such a spe-
cial place 4 growth or not.
While we9ve all been
sequestered in our homes
due to COVID-19, these
community builders in
Tollgate, with the assistance
of the Age Friendly Sisters
board of directors, have
been researching, planning,
and establishing what they
hope will become a series
of geographic <Villages=
under the umbrella of the
See COMMUNITY on page 31
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Grads face college altered by pandemic
By Ceili Cornelius
Correspondent
This is the second of a two-
part series profiling Sisters
High School (SHS) graduates
who have seen their college
experience disrupted by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Kendra Kemp, SHS Class
of 2015, recently graduated
from Loyola Marymount
University in Marina del Ray,
California, majoring in dance.
Her passion and major
lie in one of the fields most
affected by COVID-19: the
performing arts. <This profes-
sion is going to look a lot dif-
ferent after this and I am look-
ing ahead and preparing for
the future,= said Kemp.
Kemp has been keeping
busy doing her dance classes
online and preparing for what
auditions look like in the near
future, post-graduation. She
is in the process of buying
equipment for an in-home stu-
dio set-up so she can send in
audition videos versus audi-
tioning in person.
During this time, Kemp
has had some opportunities
she never thought possible,
including a workshop with
choreographer Tina Landon
who has worked on a number
of musicals and with a number
of famous dancers.
<I9ve gotten to have con-
versations and opportunities
that were never on my radar
before, including feedback on
choreography, because pro-
fessional working actors and
dancers now have the time to
give feedback,= said Kemp.
The commencement
PHOTO PROVIDED
Kendra Kemp, a dance major, recently graduated from Loyala Marymount
University. She heads into a greatly changed performing arts field.
ceremony for LMU was post-
poned and was held virtually.
<This time is really a fast
track to post-graduation life,
figuring out where to go next
in an industry that is on hold,=
Kemp said.
Kemp misses her in-person
dance classes and her family
the most while living in Los
Angeles.
<I9ve enjoyed working with
people virtually but I do miss
human interaction the most
and hope to continue making
plans for the future here in
L.A.,= she said.
A junior at the University
of Oregon, Maggie Bidasolo
is also learning to adapt to the
new instruction format for this
school year.
<I have had to figure out
coordinating study groups
because I learn things better
by talking through it,= said
Bidasolo.
During the school year
See GRADUATES on page 24
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