10
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Sisters High School
Graduation
Due to Covid-19 restrictions the
class of 2020 will have a unique
commencement ceremony Friday,
June 12 at the Sisters Rodeo
grounds. Th e one-of-a-kind
ceremony will take place at 7 p.m.
Graduates and their guests will
remain in their cars. Unlike normal
years, the live event will be limited
to seniors and their guests — just
two cars per graduate, but audio
will be broadcast on FM radio
104.9 and the event will be posted
online following the ceremony.
Let’s Talk! Explores Mental
Wellness in Stressful Times
Weekly Food Pantry
Habitat Stores Are Open!
Westside Sisters Church has
a weekly food pantry on
Th ursdays. For the next several
weeks, food will be distributed
drive-through style from 12:30
to 1:30 p.m. at the New Hope
building, 222 N. Trinity Way.
People in need of food may
drive through the parking lot
and pick up a bag of food for
their household. Other Sisters-
area churches are joining with
Westside Sisters to contribute
fi nancially to help sustain the
program. Call 541-549-4184 for
more information.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity
Th rift Store and ReStore are now
open. Th e hours for both stores
are: Monday thru Saturday from
11 a.m. to noon is reserved for
vulnerable groups and noon to 3
p.m. is open to the general public.
Shoppers are required to sanitize
their hands and wear a face mask
before entering. A maximum of
10 shoppers are allowed in the
store at any one time. Donations
for the Th rift Store are only
being accepted off -site at the
old Th rift Store at 141 W Main
Ave. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
and Th ursdays from 9 to 11 a.m.
Parking spaces are reserved on
Main Ave. in front of the building
for those donating items. ReStore
donations are not being accepted
at this time. For more information
please contact the Habitat Offi ce
at 541-549-1193 or email info@
sistershabitat.org.
Citizens4Community invites area
residents to Let’s Talk, Sisters! — a
discussion series where attendees
learn about and exchange views
on local topics of interest. On
Monday, June 15, Let’s Talk! (held
via Zoom videoconference)
will focus on the mental and
emotional impacts of living
through diffi cult times. Th e
talk will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Several guests with mental health
expertise will be on hand to
answer questions and discuss
ways to adjust and stay well and
AA Meetings
help others. To RSVP and receive
As a result of COVID-19 mandates the Zoom link for the meeting,
Sisters Community Church
on meeting size and locations,
Do you need help with running
email: citizens4community@
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings gmail.com. Read more at
errands or deliveries or more?
in Sisters are currently continuing Citizens4Community.com/events. Sisters Community Church
in creative ways. Some meeting
has volunteers available and is
times have moved to an online
AARP Driver’s Safety
cultivating a caring community.
Zoom platform. Others are not
AARP’s Smart Driver, a classroom
Call Wendy at 541-389-6859. Visit
meeting at this time. To talk
refresher for motorists 50 and
the church website at
to an alcoholic, fi nd out about
older, is currently available online
www.sisterschurch.com.
Zoom meetings in Sisters, or any
at 25% off the normal price.
Tollgate Chair Chats
Circle of Friends
other questions about Alcoholics Register at aarpdriversafety.
Tollgate residents are invited to
Circle of Friends, a mentoring
Anonymous you can call one of
org and use the promo code
“Chair Chats” this week to learn
program in Sisters, is continuing
the numbers below or go online
“DRIVINGSKILLS.”.
more about the new Tollgate
to fi nd innovative ways to reach
at coigaa.org. Call Anne Z: 503-
Village project. Bring your chair
Kiwanis Food Bank
out and assist their mentors,
516-7650 or Jan: 541-647-8859 or
to a nearby cul-de-sac today
Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank is
children and families. Current
Agnes: 541-588-6778.
(Wednesday, June 10) at the
returning to a weekly operating
needs include childcare to allow
following times: 11 a.m. on Easy
Sisters Library Schedule
schedule. Th e next open date is
parents to continue to work,
Street; 2 p.m. on Conestoga;
and Online Events
June 11 and the food bank will be
internet/computer access for
and 4:30 p.m. on Silver Spur. On
Th e Deschutes Public Libraries
open every Th ursday. from 9 a.m.
online learning, supplies for at-
Saturday, June 13, the “Chair Chat”
are reopening in three steps,
to 2 p.m. Questions? Email info@
home learning and activity kits,
will be 11 a.m. on the Tollgate
or “chapters,” with each
sisterskiwanis.org.
and even basic needs, such as
Commons. For more information,
chapter being implemented in
food and medical access. Circle
email tollgate@agefriendlysisters.
Furry Friends Pet Food
consultation with government
of Friends has also established
com or call Jane, (458) 206-0169.
Th e Furry Friends (FF) offi ce is
and public health offi cials.
an emergency fund to provide
closed but is still off ering free
Book drops are now open at
immediate response for the most Community Assistance
dog or cat food to those in need. pressing needs. Contact Kellie at
all libraries, so you can return
During COVID-19 Pandemic
Pet food can be left outside the
your library materials at a time
VAST church is eager to help,
503-396-2572 to help.
Sisters Art Works building where
that’s convenient for you. Due
picking up prescriptions, delivering
the FF offi ce is located. It will
Sponsor an Impoverished
dates are extended until June
groceries or food, helping however
be marked with your fi rst name
Child from Uganda
15 on all materials that were
they can. People in need can call
only. Pick-ups are available at an
Hope Africa International,
circulating before the March
541-719-0587 and press 1 to be
agreed upon time. (It can’t be
based in Sisters, has many
closure. Customers who had
connected to Mikee Stutzman,
left outside for very long as other children awaiting sponsorship!
materials on hold before the
Ministry Coordinator or email her
critters may get into it.) Please
For more information go to
March closure may pick their
at admin@vastchurch.com. VAST
call or text Furry Friends at
hopeafricakids.org or call Katie
materials now at the Sisters
Church is willing to help as long as
541-797-4023.
at 541-719-8727.
Library, Tuesday thru Saturday,
resources and volunteers allow.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed Sundays
and Mondays). Items can only be
picked up at the location where
the hold was originally placed.
All staff will be wearing masks
… is for FREE pets seeking homes and LOST & FOUND animals.
and following social distancing
The information is published free by The Nugget Newspaper.
protocols; we encourage the
public to wear masks as well. You
CAT FOUND NEAR GIST RD.
can place new holds on library
This beautiful cat has been hanging around a house on
materials starting June 10. You
Gist Road for a week now. She is estimated to be about
can still access and place holds on
2-3 years old, with calico coloring, very sweet, purrs a
eBooks and digital audiobooks
lot and talks a lot too! Do you recognize this kitty? If so,
through OverDrive and Libby.
call 541-788-4818
Th ere is no waiting/holds when
accessing eBooks and digital
Lost pets? Call Humane Society of Central Oregon, 541-382-3537; BrightSide
audiobooks on Hoopla. Meeting
Animal Center, 541-923-0882; Des. Co. Animal Control, 541-388-6596; Sisters Vet
rooms and tutoring spaces will
Clinic, 541-549-6961; Black Butte Vet Clinic, 541-549-1837; Broken Top Vet Clinic,
remain closed and unavailable for
541-389-0391. And go to: Facebook.com/FurryFriendFinderBend?fref=ts
reservations until further notice.
Call or text questions to 541-617-
Please call the church before attending to verify schedules as buildings begin to reopen.
0776 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Notice of Election for
Sisters City Council
Notice is hereby given that a
general election will be held
on November 3, 2020, for
three positions on the Sisters
City Council. Th e fi rst day to
fi le for a City Council position
is Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
To be eligible one must be
registered to vote in Oregon
and must have been a resident
of the City of Sisters for 12
months preceding the election.
Election materials can be found
on the City website at: www.
ci.sisters.or.us or picked up
from the City Recorder at City
Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue.
Th e terms of City Councilors
Andrea Blum, Chuck Ryan, and
Richard Esterman will expire on
December 31, 2020. All three are
eligible to apply for re-election.
Candidates are encouraged
to obtain election materials
by August 10, 2020 and must
submit perfected petitions
by August 25, 2020 at 5 p.m.
to qualify for the ballot. For
questions about the application
process, please contact City
Recorder Kerry Prosser at
541-323-5213, by e-mail at
kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us, or stop
by City Hall at 520 E. Cascade
Avenue.
Organ Donor Awareness
A new nonprofi t is in the
planning stages to educate the
community on the importance
of organ donation. Fundraisers
and events will be discussed. If
interested in taking part, please
call Fifi Bailey at 541-419-2204.
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
PET PLACE ...
A library of Story Time Online
videos in both English and
Spanish is available for kids at
www.deschuteslibrary.org/kids/
storytime-online. A schedule
of other online programs is also
available at the library website:
www.deschuteslibrary.org
Save the Rubberbands
Business owners: Are you the
recipient of a bundle (or more) of
Nuggets each week? Th ose huge,
fat rubberbands are nice and
stretched out, and highly valued
by the Nuggeteers that bundle
your papers each week. If you can
save them, we’d love to use them
again. Questions? Call Lisa at 541-
549-9941.
SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA)
386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com
Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational)
1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201
10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing)
sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com
St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church
123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391
5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass
9 a.m. Sunday Mass
8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass
Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention)
484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288
10 a.m. Sunday Worship | ccsisters.org
Th e Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration
68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087
8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school,
childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday
school, childcare)
Chapel in the Pines
Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
Sisters Church of the Nazarene
67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org
10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com
Westside Sisters
442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | westsidesisters.org
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
6 p.m. Worship the 3rd Tuesday of each month
Vast Church (Nondenominational)
541-719-0587 • 9:37 a.m. Sunday Worship
Temporarily meeting virtually. See vastchurch.com for details.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303
11 a.m. Saturday Worship
Th e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670;
10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting
Baha’i Faith Meetings
Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion
Groups. Call for location and times • 541-549-6586
Meet MELLISA, a sweet senior
kitty who is eager to fi nd her
retirement home! Mellisa is
looking for a wonderful family
that will continue to spoil her
silly! This gorgeous tabby loves
to spend her time basking in
sunny windows and cuddling
with her favorite humans! If
you are looking for a friendly
kitty with a great personality
then Mellisa is the cat for you!
Call the Humane Society of
Central Oregon and schedule an
appointment to meet her today!
Sponsored
by
Sisters
Veterinary Clinic
541-549-6961
POLICY: Business items do not run on this page. Nonprofi ts, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary notices may run at no charge. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows.
Email lisa@nuggetnews.com or drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Your text must include a “for more information” phone number. Deadline is 5 p.m. on Fridays.