Wednesday, October 7, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Sisters youth Outlaws athletes helps keep up are back on track bird habitat to use the OSAA <Season One= to offer mini-seasons prior to the start of sanc- tioned seasons which begin in late December. Hudson Jones had a ban- ner day in the field with per- sonal records on his way to victory in all three throwing events. Jones put the shot 42 feet 9 inches, winged the dis- cus 134 feet 11 inches, and chucked the javelin 145 feet 2 inches. <Hudson made the most of getting back into com- petition,= said Coach Jeff Larson. <I9m not sure when the last time we had an Outlaw pull off that trifecta.= By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Athletic contests, non- existent in the area for months due to COVID- 19, are slowly return- ing, allowing Sisters High School track-and-field pro- gram to host an informal, abbreviated competition against Ridgeview High on Wednesday, September 30. Events are being handled carefully. The non-scored meet featured just five run- ning events, along with all the field events other than triple jump, in the first meet for most of the athletes since the spring of 2019. Sisters, along with other regional schools, elected Jordan Oathes cleans out old bluebird nests to make them welcoming for bluebirds. PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER By Jodi Schneider Correspondent Henry David Thoreau wrote of the bird that <car- ries the sky on his back.= The Western bluebird has a sky- blue back and russet chest and flanks. They9re birds of open spaces, so look and lis- ten for them year-round near fields, parks, pastures, and open woodlands 4 any place with junipers is a good bet. You can find them in rural areas around Sisters in places like Camp Polk Meadow, Camp Sherman 4 and in and around the open area where local quilter Diane Tolzman resides. Tolzman9s grandson, 7-year-old Jordan Oathes, has been helping the bluebirds build their nests every spring by leaving out quilting thread and just recently was inspired to give them more assistance by cleaning out the old nests in the nesting boxes in the fall. <Jordan has been clean- ing out bluebird houses in our neighborhood as a home-school project,= Tolzman said. Oathes told The Nugget, <I saw the nesting box we have and asked my dad if I could look at the nest. I didn9t think the bird could make any more nests in there because the sticks that the birdhouse were made from looked so old.= Tolzman added, <Since he already wanted to clean out the nest boxes, I thought it would be a good science- type home-school project. See BLUEBIRDS on page 11 See TRACK on page 23 Staying fire-safe in the kitchen The fall ushers in the sea- son of home-cooked meals with family 4 which means more time in the kitchen. And that9s the most vulnera- ble place in the house to fire. <Nationally, cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, with unattended cooking being the leading cause of fires in the kitchen,= said Assistant Chief Deputy Claire McGrew of the Oregon State Fire Marshal9s Office. <In Oregon, cooking was the leading known cause of residential structure fires over the past five years, through 2019.= According to data col- lected from the Oregon fire service for the National Fire Reporting System, home fires caused 29 deaths in Oregon in 2019, and fire agencies in Oregon responded to 2,790 home fires; and cooking was the leading known cause of See FIRE SAFETY on page 18 As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status AREA MEETING CALENDAR sis meeting SISTERS cal.eps; 9.7125 in; 5.4 in; Black; - 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. Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Sisters Aglow Lighthouse 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m. Meeting Room. 503-930-6158. Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723. East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. Sisters Area Photography Club 2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., meeting by Zoom. 541-549-6157. Sisters Area Woodworkers Friends of the Sisters Library Board 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216. of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m., Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com. Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All 12:30 p.m., The Pines Clubhouse. ages welcome. 541-771-2211. Novices welcomed. 541-549-9419. Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Sisters Caregiver Support Group 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters. 541-771-3258. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board 4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230. of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Location information: 541-549-1193. Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at citizens4community.com Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Sisters Parent Teacher Community are held quarterly; please call for details. 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters 541-388-9013. Saloon. 541-480-5994. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Meeting by Zoom. 541-668-6599. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation District. 541-549-2091. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Location information: 541-279-1977. Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays, Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645. 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 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