10 Wednesday, July 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Tollgate Chair Chats Tollgate residents are invited to the next “Chair Chat,” set for 9:30 a.m. on Th ursday, July 16 on the Tollgate Commons. Bring your chair and join us to learn more about the new Tollgate Village project. For more information, email tollgate@agefriendlysisters. com or call Jane, 458-206-0169. Road Maintenance Traffi c Delays Th e City of Sisters Public Works Department is announcing temporary road closures or delays from Monday, July 27 through Wednesday, July 29 for chipseal work. Th e roads aff ected will be Hood Ave. from S. Pine St. to Hwy. 242, Washington Ave. from S. Locust St. to S. Pine St., Sisters Habitat and Youth and S. Locust St. from Hwy. 20 Build team up to celebrate! continuing south. Please consider Please join Sisters Habitat for access and parking alternatives. Humanity, the Gookin and Yates Th e City apologizes in advance families and Heart of Oregon for any inconvenience. For Corps YouthBuild to virtually comments or questions, please celebrate the groundbreaking call the City of Sisters at 541- of the fi rst four Habitat for 549-6022. Humanity homes in the ClearPine Neighborhood. Join Sisters Habitat Volunteers! the event with us via Facebook Th e Habitat Th rift Store, ReStore, live-stream on Wednesday, July and Construction sites have 15 at 2 p.m. It will be streamed recently opened up and could on both the Heart of Oregon use your help! New volunteer and Sisters Habitat’s Facebook orientations will take place pages. Call 541-549-1193 for more every Tuesday, Wednesday and information. Th ursday at noon at the Sisters Habitat offi ce upstairs at 141 Vigil in Honor of W. Main Avenue. An RSVP is Black Lives Lost required as space is very limited Indivisible Sisters will gather for in the socially-distanced meeting a peaceful, solemn vigil marking room. Each person must wear the second month since the a mask and sanitize their hands death of George Floyd. Join when entering the building. A others at Village Green Park mask will be provided if needed. on Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Please contact Marie at marie@ for an evening of solidarity and sistershabitat.org or 541-549- contemplation honoring George 1193. Floyd and the many Black lives lost to violence. For more Sisters Library Reopening information call 541-400-8312. Chapter 2 of the Deschutes Public Library reopening plan is Notice of Election for now in eff ect, with customers Sisters City Council having limited access to library Notice is hereby given that a buildings and able to pick general election will be held on up and check out their own November 3, 2020, for three materials at self-serve kiosks. positions on the Sisters City Meeting and tutor rooms, public Council. Th e fi rst day to fi le computers and children’s early for a City Council position is learning spaces will remain Wednesday, June 3, 2020. To be closed. Programs, classes and eligible one must be registered to events (story times, computer vote in Oregon and must have labs, lectures, etc.), as well as the been a resident of the City of processing of library cards, will Sisters for 12 months preceding continue online only during this the election. Election materials time. Modifi ed hours remain can be found on the City website in place at the Sisters library: at: www.ci.sisters.or.us or picked Tuesday through Saturday, 10 up from the City Recorder at a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Sundays, City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Avenue. Mondays All library staff Th e terms of City Councilors members are required to wear Andrea Blum, Chuck Ryan, and facemasks. Customers are Richard Esterman will expire on encouraged but not required to December 31, 2020. All three are wear facemasks as a courtesy to eligible to apply for re-election. staff and other members of the Candidates are encouraged public. While public restrooms to obtain election materials are closed during the initial by August 10, 2020 and must phases of reopening, outdoor submit perfected petitions hand-washing stations and hand by August 25, 2020 at 5 p.m. sanitizer are available for library to qualify for the ballot. For customers. Customers will be questions about the application guided to maintain a six-foot process, please contact City distance between staff and other Recorder Kerry Prosser at 541- customers. Library customers 323-5213, by e-mail at kprosser@ with questions about the phases ci.sisters.or.us, or stop by City Hall or their accounts can call or text at 520 E. Cascade Avenue. their questions to 541-617-0776. Circle of Friends Circle of Friends, a mentoring program in Sisters, is continuing to fi nd innovative ways to reach out and assist their mentors, children and families. Current needs include childcare to allow parents to continue to work, internet/computer access for online learning, supplies for at- home learning and activity kits, and even basic needs, such as food and medical access. Circle of Friends has also established an emergency fund to provide immediate response for the most pressing needs. Contact Kellie at 503-396-2572 to help. Sisters Community Church Do you need help with running errands or deliveries or more? Sisters Community Church has volunteers available and is cultivating a caring community. Call Wendy at 541-389-6859. Visit the church website at www.sisterschurch.com. 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. Let’s Talk! to Explore Race and Community Citizens4Community invites residents to Let’s Talk! — a monthly discussion series where attendees learn about and exchange diverse views on topics of interest. Monday, July 20, Let’s Talk! (held via Zoom videoconference) will look at issues related to race and recent civil unrest — how they impact Sisters and how we can address race in a way that brings people together, instead of dividing us, to have a welcoming community for all. Th e talk will run from 6-8 p.m. To RSVP and receive the Zoom link prior to the meeting, email: citizens4community@ gmail.com. Read more at Citizens4Community.com/ events. DLT Walk & Hike Series Deschutes Land Trust volunteer naturalists will be leading virtual events where you can learn from the comfort of your own home. Upcoming events include: All About Bats! on Wednesday, July 15 at 5 p.m.; Virtual Tree Yoga on Th ursday, July 16 at 5 p.m.; and Magnifi cent Monarchs on Wednesday, August 12 at noon. Registration is required to receive the virtual event link. Register for these events at deschuteslandtrust.org/hikes. For more information please call 541-330-0017. Weekly Food Pantry Wellhouse Church has a weekly food pantry on Th ursdays. For the next several weeks, food will be distributed drive-through style from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Wellhouse Market 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 Wellhouse Church to contribute both fi nancially and with volunteers to help sustain the program. Call 541-549-4184 for more information. Announce Your Celebrations! Birth, engagement, wedding and milestone anniversary notices from the Sisters community may run at no charge on this Announcements page. All submissions are subject to editing for space. Email lisa@nuggetnews. com or drop off at 442 E. Main Ave. Deadline is 5 p.m. on Fridays. Questions? Call Lisa at 541-549- 9941. City of Sisters Community Community Assistance Grants Program Applications During COVID-19 Th e City of Sisters is seeking Pandemic to award grants to non-profi t community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2020-21 fi scal year. Th e City will award up to a total of $40,000 in grants for Sisters community projects. Interested organizations should submit a Community Grant application and letter of interest by Friday, July 31, 2020, attention Kerry Prosser, City Recorder. Applications are available on our website: www. ci.sisters.or.us. For information contact Kerry Prosser at 541-323- 5213 or kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us. Habitat Stores Are Accepting Donations! Sisters Habitat for Humanity ReStore is now accepting donations by appointment only. Go to the ReStore webpage at sistershabitat.org/restore/ and click the SignUpGenius button to make an appointment. When delivering your donation, go to the big gray tents in the “back lot.” Th ere is one tent per donation day and when that tent is full, no more donations will be accepted that day. If you are donating heavy items, make sure you bring extra help with you. Staff and volunteers are not allowed to assist with off -loading. g. All donations are quarantined for at least 4 days before being available for sale. Sisters Habitat is not off ering pick-up service at t this time as a safety precaution for our staff and volunteers. Donations for the Th rift Store are only being accepted off -site at the old Th rift Store at 141 W. Main Ave. on Th ursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Parking spaces are reserved on Main Ave. in front of the building for those donating items. Th e Th rift Store and ReStore are both open for business Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shoppers are required to sanitize their hands and wear a face mask before entering. A maximum of 15 shoppers are allowed in the store at any one time. For more information please contact the Habitat offi ce at 541-549-1193 or email info@ sistershabitat.org. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to hopeafricakids. org or call Katie at 541-719-8727. VAST church is eager to help, picking up prescriptions, delivering groceries or food, helping however they can. People in need can call 541-719-0587 and press 1 to be connected to Mikee Stutzman, Ministry Coordinator or email her at admin@vastchurch.com. VAST Church is willing to help as long as resources and volunteers allow. Furry Friends Pet Food Th e Furry Friends (FF) offi ce is closed but is still off ering free dog or cat food to those in need. Pet food can be left outside the Sisters Art Works building where the FF offi ce is located. It will be marked with your fi rst name only. Pick-ups are available at an agreed upon time. (It can’t be left outside for very long as other critters may get into it.) Please call or text Furry Friends at 541-797-4023. PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 Meet OIN, a dapper little guinea pig who is eager to fi nd his forever family! Oin came to the shelter with his nine brothers and sisters and they are all very adorable! They especially love watermelon and snuggling with their favorite humans! If you are looking for a friendly little guinea pig to add to your family then Oin is the guinea pig for you! Come down to the Humane Society of Central Oregon and meet Oin today! SPONSORED BY PONDEROSA PROPERTIES, LLC 541-549-2002 800-650-6766 Please call the church before attending to verify schedules as buildings begin to reopen. 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 Meeting virtually and in small groups. 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 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.