Wednesday, June 24, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Stabilization Center
opens doors in Bend
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Local dignitaries made the dirt fly at a groundbreaking ceremony for MidOregon Credit Union.
MidOregon invests in Sisters
after moving into rented
space next to the sheriff9s
substation in 2017. The
3,400-square-foot, full-ser-
vice facility is expected to
open this fall.
<I9m very excited that
we9re able to bring this new
branch to the community,=
said Mike Powell, chair of
the credit union9s board of
directors. <The Sisters com-
munity has been very wel-
coming to MidOregon.=
The Sisters branch is
the seventh for MidOregon
Credit Union, which was
founded in 1957 by a group
of teachers in Prineville. The
credit union now employs
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
The walls are already
going up on MidOregon
Credit Union9s new facility
that lies directly across the
parking lot from Ray9s Food
Place, so a groundbreaking
ceremony is a little belated.
That9s just how things roll
in 2020, and regardless of
timing, a host of dignitaries
broke out the golden shovels
last week and made the dirt
fly.
The ceremony celebrates
a significant investment on
the part of the credit union,
building its own facility
130 people.
President and CEO
Bill Anderson noted that
the branch will feature
MidOregon9s first interactive
teller machine, and said, <our
new digital banking is lead-
ing edge.=
Deschutes County
Commissioner Tony DeBone
was on hand, and noted that
the event was a positive
moment in an uncertain eco-
nomic climate.
<This is another one of
those great investments in
our community,= he said.
<A little economic activity
when people are a little on
edge.=
The Deschutes County
Stabilization Center is now
open and serving chil-
dren and adults who are in
need of short-term, mental-
health crisis assessment and
stabilization.
The Stabilization Center,
located in north Bend, will
also address the needs of citi-
zens in mental health crisis
who have been referred to
law enforcement or the emer-
gency department.
<We9re so excited that
this facility is now open
and staff continue to work
with local law enforce-
ment to meet our commu-
nity9s needs,= said Deschutes
County Commissioner Phil
Henderson. <The stabiliza-
tion center, which is meant
to help people with serious
mental health issues before
they end up in the criminal
justice system, has been one
of the Board9s top priorities.=
Local law enforcement
agencies have seen increases
in calls related to mental ill-
ness over the past several
years. In many instances,
officers would transport
people experiencing a crisis
to the emergency depart-
ment. The Stabilization
Center will provide a much
needed alternative and
should ease the burden on
See CENTER on page 21
Library turns the
page to ‘Chapter 2’
No one was sure what
the future would hold when
Deschutes Public Library
closed its doors to the pub-
lic on March 16. The dura-
tion of the closure, how to
continue serving the com-
munity, even what to do with
checked-out books 4 it was
all an unknown. But in recent
weeks the library began a
limited return to operations,
and in early June customers
started picking up and plac-
ing holds on materials. The
next chapter in the Library9s
phased reopening started
on June 22, when custom-
ers were allowed to enter the
buildings again 4 albeit in a
limited way.
<We are happy to provide
a gradual reintroduction to the
library as we enter Chapter 2
of our reopening plan,= said
Library Operations Manager
Holly McKinley last week.
<Starting June 22, customers
will have limited access into
Library buildings. Staff will
See LIBRARY on page 21
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.
541-549-1527.
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