Wednesday, September 9, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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New trail connects
users to PRT
Thanks to the hard work
of many volunteers, folks
living west of Sisters can
now access the Peterson
Ridge Trail (PRT) system
via the new PRT-Whychus
Footbridge Tie Trail.
Almost two miles of new
trail connects the Elk Ranch
Loop (from Edgington Road
across from the Middle
School) via the footbridge on
the Brooks Scanlon Logging
Road to the existing trail
system.
The new trail eliminates
the need for residents of
Tollgate, Crossroads and
other areas to the west to
ride or walk on city streets in
order to access the Peterson
Ridge trails. This connec-
tor also allows mountain
bike riders on the PRT to
access the Metolius Windigo
Connector to dramatically
expand options to the south
and west of town for cyclists.
The new PRT-Whychus
Footbridge Tie Trail is for
hiking and mountain biking
only. No motorized vehicles,
e-bikes or equestrian use are
allowed.
Project <scoping= and
approving new trail can be
a lengthy process; this new
section of trail was initially
proposed almost six years
ago and has been actively
in the works for at least
three years. Sisters Trails
Alliance (STA) volunteers
Gary Guttormsen and Patrick
See NEW TRAIL on page 9
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER
The Sisters Street Fair went forward under COVID-19-safe protocols last weekend. Local and regional crafters
welcomed the opportunity to show their wares.
Street fair adapts to COVID-19 rules
Some students may
go to school this month
As COVID-19 cases in
the region continue to drop,
some Sisters students may
be able to return to school in
September.
In a message to parents,
Superintendent Curt Scholl
said, <On September 8, we
start comprehensive distance
learning for all. We are target-
ing September 28 as a return
time for K-3, as we have been
consistently meeting the met-
rics set by Governor Brown
to serve those students. If the
metrics continue to improve,
we are hopeful that we
can include our 4th grade in
this return on the 28th and all
of our elementary students
back to school under our
reopen plan.=
Middle and high school
students can still expect six
weeks in Comprehensive
Distance Learning as the
school year begins.
<As we track our county
and state metrics, we will
continue to communicate
See SCHOOL on page 30
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
People enjoyed the last
days of summer in down-
town Sisters on Labor Day
weekend browsing through a
variety of arts and crafts for
the 13th annual Sisters Fall
Street Festival held at Oak
and Main Avenue.
Vendors could operate by
preparing and following a
COVID-19 safety plan.
Event Organizer Richard
Esterman said, <I know about
all the COVID-19 require-
ments and we are following
them. I was raised that if an
obstacle is in front of you,
you overcome it, and there9s
nothing that you can9t over-
come. We just move forward.
We can still do events; let9s
not all hide in the closet.=
He added, <I fought really
hard for this and found that
events can be done with
some extra creativity. I used
common sense; I have one-
way aisles with arrows, have
sign-in sheets, sanitizer sta-
tions, social distancing and
mask signs throughout the
event.
<I9m showing that it can
be done right, so other event
promoters can say, 8Hey, we
can do this.9=
Robert Reyes, a regu-
lar vendor at Esterman9s
Central Oregon Shows, is
enthusiastic to be back out-
doors selling Bakke Brothers
Jerky.
Reyes said, <This is the
first show I9ve done since the
first of March. All my other
gigs have been canceled. It9s
been rough and I haven9t had
any income other than a few
online sales. I didn9t moni-
tor it as much as the shows
because normally we have
samples for what we sell and
now we can9t do that. This
is a gourmet product. It9s
not your average jerky that
you buy in the grocery store.
Most people want a sample to
try it and see if they like it.=
See STREET FAIR on page 30
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