Wednesday, July 15, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Care-A-Vanners came to town
Sisters Habitat for
Humanity recently benefit-
ted from the efforts of two
couples that are part of the
Habitat for Humanity Care-
A-Vanner program.
C a r e - A - Va n n e r s a r e
Habitat volunteers who
either live the recreational
vehicle (RV) life on the road
full-time, or just squeeze in
an adventure when they can
and help build homes wher-
ever they are needed. Usually
Care-A-Vanners travel in
large groups and make a
huge impact wherever they
stop and volunteer their
skills. Some prefer to travel
alone or in pairs as <orphans=
and are less dependent on
a schedule. Since Sisters
Habitat builds homes year-
round, many <orphans= enjoy
coming here whenever they
are available. In this era of
COVID-19, more and more
Care-A-Vanners are traveling
alone or in smaller groups.
Some Care-A-Vanners
are trained Disaster Rebuild
Teams to help communi-
ties recover after a disaster.
There are many skilled, and
unskilled, volunteer oppor-
tunities available throughout
the country.
Dan
and
Susie
Campaña and Cindy and
Peter Cambrier are two
See VOLUNTEERS on page 26
Beth Wood sticking ‘Close to Home’
By Ceili Cornelius
It was interesting making
the move in the middle
of a pandemic but I had
been drawn to Central
Oregon for a while...
— Beth Wood
Correspondent
Beth Wood, musician,
poet and singer-songwriter,
has been considered a Sisters
local after many years of
hosting the Sunday commu-
nity celebration at the Sisters
Folk Festival.
She first hosted the cel-
ebration at the Village Green
tent in 2011, which was
the anniversary of the 9/11
attacks.
<It was a wonderful, mov-
ing and rewarding experi-
ence 4 it was a bit out of
my comfort zone but I loved
it and the feeling in that tent
on Sunday morning of the
festival weekend,= she said.
Wood has been hosting the
community celebration ever
since.
Wood is now actually a
Sisters local after moving to
town April 1.
<It was interesting mak-
ing the move in the middle
of a pandemic but I had been
drawn to Central Oregon for
a while and I knew it was the
place I wanted to be,= said
Wood.
Wood had been living in
Portland but had never really
thought of herself as a city
girl. Over the years of Wood
attending the Sisters Folk
Festival, she developed rela-
tionships with the staff and
the community of Sisters.
<This place had all the
things I was looking for:
community, music and artis-
tic values, and it really rang
true,= she said.
She thought she would
take a leap and see if it would
work to live in Sisters. It has
been working well for her so
far and she is thankful to be
in a place of natural beauty
during the pandemic era.
<Some days I cope better
than others, but it9s nice to
walk outside and have access
to natural beauty,= she said.
Beth Wood will be return-
ing to the Sisters stage yet
again for the Sisters Folk
Festival9s Close to Home
concert event on August 1.
The event is taking place on
the back lawn at the Sisters
Artworks Building and will
bring some festival-favorite
Oregon-based artists. The
See WOOD on page 9
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Katy Yoder has produced a book of essays celebrating the 50th
anniversary of Black Butte Ranch.
Book celebrates 50 years
of Black Butte Ranch
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Black Butte Ranch is
marking its 50th anniversary
this summer 4 and a key ele-
ment of celebration is a new
book <Black Butte Ranch:
There Is A Place,= featuring
essays on the history of the
Ranch by Katy Yoder.
The 88-page volume, rich
in historical and landscape
photographs, was coordi-
nated by legendary Oregon
photographer Rick Schafer.
Yoder was a natural
choice to create the keepsake
collection of essays. She is a
professional writer (including
freelancing for The Nugget
Newspaper) 4 and she9s got
See BBR BOOK on page 23
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,
Noon, Aspen Lakes. 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