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. 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