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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Free Weekly Grab-N-Go
Lunches For Seniors
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.
SMS Selling Sisters Strong
Shirts/Decals
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.
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. Info: 541-549-4184.
Sisters Habitat for
Humanity Th rift Store
Extends Saturday Hours
Sisters Habitat for Humanity
Th rift Store has extended
Saturday shopping hours to 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Face masks and
sanitized hands are required
before entering the store. For
more information please contact
the Habitat offi ce at 541-549-1193
or email info@sistershabitat.org.
Sisters Habitat Volunteers!
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. For more
information please contact Marie
at marie@sistershabitat.org or
541-549-1193.
2020 Walk to End
Alzheimer’s
Join others at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, September 12 for
the Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Central Oregon. Th e world may
look a little diff erent right now,
but one thing hasn’t changed:
our commitment to ending
Alzheimer’s. Th is year, Walk to
End Alzheimer’s® is everywhere
— on every sidewalk, track and
trail. Your health and safety are
our top priorities. We won’t have
a large in-person gathering —
instead, we invite you to walk in
small teams of friends and family
while others in your community
do the same. Because we are
all still walking and fundraising
for the same thing: a world
without Alzheimer’s and all
other dementia. Visit alz.org/
walk to register today. For more
information please call 503-
416-0213.
Celebr ation of Lif e
A Celebration of Life service for
Gordon “Spud” Halsten will be held
on Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. at
Sisters Community Church in the
Fireside room. COVID guidelines will
be in place. You may also view the
obituary and make comments at www.
autumnfunerals.net. Donations would
be greatly appreciated at Hospice of
Redmond, 732 SW 23rd St., Redmond,
OR 97756.
Furry Friends Has Moved!
Th e Furry Friends offi ce is now
located at 412. E. Main Ave., Ste.
4 behind Th e Nugget offi ce.
Th ough the offi ce is closed to
the public, the pet food bank is
still open for no contact porch
pick ups. Call to order your pet
food for pick up during our
regular weekly pickup time on
Th ursdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
or by appointment the rest of
the week. For more information
call or text 541-797-4023.
Antiques & Jewelry
Donations Needed
Sisters Kiwanis takes donations
of antiques, collectibles and
jewelry throughout the year for
its annual Antiques, Collections
& Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday
every Memorial Day weekend.
Your donation is tax-deductible!
New jewelry donation drop-off
box at Washington Federal Bank
in Sisters. For more information
and to arrange for pickup of
large or small items, please call
Pam at 541-719-1049.
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
Meet TOBY, a handsome one-
year-old kitty who is eager to
fi nd his forever family! This
big boy is a little shy around
strangers, but turns into a
real snuggle monster when he
knows you! Toby has lived with
other cats and dogs in the past
and would do well with any
family! If you are looking for a
big friendly kitty with a lot of
love to give then Toby is the cat
for you!
BLOOD DRIVE: Red
Cross is conducting
COVID antibody tests
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us all feel so helpless, so
this was a way people could
help. I think that was a big
motivator for people to
donate blood, in addition to
finding out if they have the
COVID-19 antibodies,=
Vanderhoef commented.
Rebecca O9Rourke,
account manager for
American Red Cross PNW
who coordinated the event
with ESI, said, <We are so
thankful that ESI contacted us
and hosted the blood drive at
Sisters Airport. There were 24
donors signed up, and many
were first-time donors. This
is vitally important, and we
hope they continue to donate
three to four times a year. ESI
employees were very sup-
portive, and the airport was
a great location to host the
blood drive. We were able to
easily park our semi-trailer
there, and when the wind
kicked up and blew our tent
over, they brought their big
ESI service truck over to tie it
to and be a wind block. It was
a great community effort.=
<Blood is a never-ending
need. This summer we are
in a dangerously low situ-
ation. Blood and platelets
are needed for many differ-
ent reasons. Accident and
burn victims, heart surgery
patients, organ transplant
patients, and those receiv-
ing treatment for leukemia,
cancer or sickle cell disease
may all need blood,= said
O9Rourke.
The American Red Cross
is testing all donors for the
COVID-19 antibodies. If the
antibodies are found to be
present, the donor is notified
of the results in seven to 10
days. They are then encour-
aged to donate convalescent
plasma, for use in the treat-
ment of active COVID-19
cases. Convalescent plasma
products are now being dis-
tributed faster than donations
are coming in, creating an
emergency shortage.
Individuals who have
fully recovered and received
a verified COVID-19 diag-
nosis are urged to sign-
up to give convalescent
plasma by completing the
Donor Information Form on
www.RedCrossBlood.org/
plasma4covid.
<We were very happy to
host the blood drive for the
Red Cross here at Sisters
Airport. This is just one more
way for the airport to support
the Sisters community. We
hope they will come again
on a regular basis,= said Julie
Benson, owner of Sisters
Airport.
Sponsored by
POLICE: Interim Sisters
deputies have been
on the street in town
Essentials Skincare
Karen Keady, RN/NCEA
Certifi ed Esthetician
541-480-1412
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)
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Sisters resident Jamie Vohs offers a ‘thumbs up’ on giving blood.
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
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to be vacated by the three
more-experienced officers
who are being assigned to
Sisters.
Lt. William Bailey is in
Sisters as the interim super-
visor in the Sisters substa-
tion and two deputies have
been temporarily assigned
to Sisters. According to Lt.
Bailey, the City is not pay-
ing the new contract rate until
all of the Sisters positions are
permanently filled.
<Interviews for the three
Sisters deputies have been
completed and we expect to
announce them in the near
future,= said Bailey.
A permanent selection
for the lieutenant position,
now being filled by Bailey, is
expected to take place before
the end of the year.
Since June 1, there have
been interim dedicated City
deputies in town. Their cur-
rent schedule allows for the
City to have a dedicated
deputy in town seven days a
week, unless one of them is
on vacation. There is also a
deputy assigned to the larger
Sisters Country. So, in addi-
tion to Bailey, at most times
there are two to three depu-
ties in the Sisters area work-
ing together to serve western
Deschutes County.
When queried as to
whether officer recruitment is
more difficult given the cur-
rent protests against police
departments, Bailey said,
<More recently we have seen
less applicants for a hiring
process than in the past, but
it may take some more time
to understand how what is
going on across the county
will impact recruitment and
filling vacant positions in the
future.=