10 Wednesday, July 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Vigil in Honor of Black Lives Lost Road Maintenance Traffi c Delays Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors Indivisible Sisters will gather for a peaceful, solemn vigil marking the second month since the death of George Floyd. Join others at Village Green Park on Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. for an evening of solidarity and contemplation honoring George Floyd and the many Black lives lost to violence. For more information call 541-400-8312. 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., and S. Locust St. from Hwy. 20 continuing south. Please consider access and parking alternatives. Th e City apologizes in advance for any inconvenience. For comments or questions, please call the City of Sisters at 541- 549-6022. Th e Council on Aging of Central Oregon is serving seniors (60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Th ursdays each week. Th e lunches are distributed on a fi rst- come, fi rst-served basis drive- through style from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may drive through the parking lot and pick up a meal each day of service. Come on by, no need to make a reservation. Questions? Call 541-678-5483. Sisters Habitat Volunteers! Th e student leadership group at Sisters Middle School is hoping to make a diff erence in our community. Th ey are selling shirts and decals featuring a newly designed Sisters Strong logo. Th e proceeds of the sales will go to Kiwanis Food Bank, Family Advocate Network, and the school’s leadership program. So far they have raised $1,200, although they are still hoping to raise more money for these organizations. Shirts and decals can be purchased online and picked up downtown at either Paulina Springs Bookstore or Canyon Creek Pottery. Please go to sistersstrong.org to purchase your items. Shirts are $15 and car decals are $4. For more info email jeff .schiedler@ssd6.org. 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. Th e Habitat Th rift Store, ReStore, and Construction sites have recently opened up and could use your help! New volunteer orientations will take place every Tuesday, Wednesday and Th ursday at noon at the Sisters Habitat offi ce upstairs at 141 W. Main Avenue. An RSVP is required as space is very limited in the socially-distanced meeting room. Each person must wear a mask and sanitize their hands when entering the building. A mask will be provided if needed. Please contact Marie at marie@ sistershabitat.org or 541-549-1193. Sisters Library Reopening Chapter 2 of the Deschutes Public Library reopening plan is now in eff ect, with customers having limited access to library buildings and able to pick up and check out their own materials at self-serve kiosks. Meeting and tutor rooms, public computers and children’s early learning spaces will remain Circle of Friends closed. Programs, classes and Circle of Friends, a mentoring events (story times, computer program in Sisters, is continuing labs, lectures, etc.), as well as the to fi nd innovative ways to reach processing of library cards, will out and assist their mentors, continue online only during this children and families. Current time. Modifi ed hours remain needs include childcare to allow in place at the Sisters library: parents to continue to work, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 internet/computer access for a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Sundays, online learning, supplies for at- Mondays All library staff home learning and activity kits, members are required to wear and even basic needs, such as facemasks. Customers are food and medical access. Circle encouraged but not required to of Friends has also established wear facemasks as a courtesy to an emergency fund to provide staff and other members of the immediate response for the most public. While public restrooms pressing needs. Contact Kellie at are closed during the initial 503-396-2572 to help. phases of reopening, outdoor Sisters Community Church hand-washing stations and hand sanitizer are available for library Do you need help with running customers. Customers will be errands or deliveries or more? guided to maintain a six-foot Sisters Community Church distance between staff and other has volunteers available and is customers. Library customers cultivating a caring community. Call Wendy at 541-389-6859. Visit with questions about the phases or their accounts can call or text the church website at their questions to 541-617-0776. www.sisterschurch.com. Birth Announcement T had Lounsbury Corey and Tara Lounsbury of Panama City Beach are excited to announce the birth of their son, Th ad, on July 7. He was born at 11:58 a.m. weighing 8 lb. 9.7 oz. Th ad joins his three older brothers, Rafe, Owen and Cal. Trudy Lounsbury of Sisters is the happy grandmother. SMS Selling Sisters Strong Shirts/Decals 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. 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. One upcoming event is Magnifi cent Monarchs on Wednesday, August 12 at noon. Registration is required to receive the virtual event link. Register for this event at deschuteslandtrust. org/hikes. Info: 541-330-0017. City of Sisters Community Grants Program Applications Community Assistance During COVID-19 Pandemic Th e City of Sisters is seeking 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. 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. 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 d donation, o nation, go to the big gray tents t s in the “back lot.” Th ere There is one tent per donation day and n d when that tent is full, no more donations will be accepted that a at t day. If you are donating heavy items, make sure e you bring extra help with you. Staff t a ff and volunteers a are re not allowed to assist t with off -loading. All d donations onations are quarantined for at least 4 days before being available a ilable for sale. Sisters Habitat is s not off ering pick-up service a at t this time as a safety precaution i on for our staff and volunteers. Donations D onations 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. 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 BUDDY, a sweet and dapper senior kitty who is eager to fi nd his happy retirement home! Buddy loves to spend his mornings chasing birds in the yard, while his perfect afternoon entails lounging in the sun with his favorite humans! This big kitty has a great personality and is going to make some lucky family very happy! If you are looking for a sweet senior kitty to add to your family then come meet Buddy today! SPONSORED BY Francois’ Workshop 541-549-0605 541-815-0624 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.