Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Rimrock Ranch
preserved by DLT
The Deschutes Land
Trust (DLT) announced last
week that it has purchased
and protected 1,123 acres of
land along Whychus Creek
northeast of Sisters. Rimrock
Ranch includes rugged can-
yons, pine and juniper for-
ests, and almost two miles of
Whychus Creek.
<The owners of Rimrock
Ranch began working with
the Land Trust in 2003 to
conserve this unique prop-
erty,= said founding direc-
tor Brad Chalfant. <From
the outset, our shared long-
term vision for Rimrock
Ranch was that the Land
Trust would one day own
and ensure permanent pro-
tection of its remarkable
natural resources. Thanks
to stalwart donors who sup-
ported our Campaign for
Whychus Creek, an amazing
landowner, and our conserva-
tion partner McKenzie River
Trust, we have now realized
that vision.=
Rimrock Ranch9s grass-
lands, forests, and creek are
home to a wide variety of
species, including reintro-
duced Chinook salmon and
steelhead, mule deer, rocky
mountain elk, golden eagles,
and numerous songbirds. The
diversity of natural features
at the ranch, combined with
the property9s connection to
surrounding undeveloped
lands means it will continue
to provide a refuge in the
See RANCH on page 23
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER
Susan Cobb organized a special quilt display celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage. Quilts will hang at
Beacham’s Clock Co.
Exhibit honors women’s suffrage
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
A new quilt exhibit at
Beacham9s Clock Co. is cel-
ebrating a century of wom-
en9s rights.
In the fall of 2019, East
of the Cascades Quilt Guild
(EOCQ), a Sisters-based
quilt guild, was taking theme
ideas and voting on which
one they wanted to do for a
special exhibit in the 2020
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show
(SOQS). The guild had a
tie between celebrating 100
Years of Women9s Suffrage
and My Kind of Town, the
theme for the 2020 SOQS.
(Five Central Oregon guilds
had a special exhibit of 12
quilts in the 2020 SOQS vir-
tual show on July 11.)
Sisters resident and guild
member Susan Cobb said,
<We opted to do both, and
I was asked to coordinate
the 100 Years of Women9s
Suffrage exhibit.=
The women9s suffrage
movement was a decades-
long fight to win the right
to vote for women in the
United States. (See related
story, page 15.)
She added, <The idea for
this special exhibit began
because we wanted to honor
the centennial anniversary
of the 19th Amendment. In
a planning meeting of the
EOCQ guild, we decided,
due to the importance of
the topic, that we would
open this special exhibit up
to include quilters from the
various guilds in Central
Oregon. We had six guilds
See QUILTS on page 15
Tree removal blocks
access to Dark Lake
Those who want to visit
Dark Lake over the next
couple of weeks are having
to hike in.
Forest Service Road
2066-600, which provides
access to Dark Lake and
Camp Tamarack, has been
closed while contractors con-
duct tree removal work as
part of the Suttle Lake Veg-
etation Management Project.
The work started on August
10, and the resulting clo-
sure is expected to last for
approximately two weeks.
During the closure, visi-
tors can access Dark Lake by
parking at Scout Lake Day
Use Area and hiking approx-
imately half a mile on the
Two Lakes Trail.
The Suttle Lake Vegeta-
tion Management Project pro-
vides treatment and removal
of dead and dying trees or
trees showing signs of future
failure within organizational
camps, campgrounds, and
along roads in the greater
Suttle Lake area. Contractors
started work in May 2020.
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status
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.
541-610-7383.
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