Wednesday, October 14, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Folk Festival
to dedicate art gallery
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
With determination and innovation, the Sisters Farmers Market ran through the summer, a bright spot in a
summer plagued by canceled events.
Celebrating market success
through the pandemic
By Caroline Hager
Sisters Farmers Market Manager
In a year marked by canceled events, sep-
aration, and loss, it can be difficult to focus
on the positives. But one place that positive
energy was palpable this summer was in
Fir Street Park each Sunday. The success of
Sisters Farmers Market can be attributed to
a few factors 4 perhaps the most prominent
being the community support.
In March, the pandemic threatened the
possibility of holding markets this sum-
mer. It was the community of vendors from
past seasons of Sisters Farmers Market that
advocated for the continuation of the in-
person events. The Seed to Table team, in
their first year managing the Market, hit
the ground running to plan safe infrastruc-
ture for opening day on June 7. The City of
Sisters provided guidance and resources to
ensure the safety of the event in the context
of the coronavirus. With crucial volunteer
support, an online pre-order service was
created to provide a contactless pick-up
option for vulnerable community mem-
bers. Seed to Table provided a Food For
All Discount at their weekly booth, giving
those financially impacted by COVID-19
access to vegetables and other essential
items at discounted rates or free of charge.
In addition, vendors who themselves were
vulnerable to COVID-19 were able to sell in
a contactless method as well. Special thank
you to The Roundhouse Foundation and the
Central Oregon Health Council for making
our COVID-19 discount program possible!
By opening day, 10 different vendors
were scheduled for the season. Volunteers
arrived early to set up the one-way flow,
give friendly distancing reminders, and
help hand out free KN95 masks and hand
See SUCCESS on page 8
Sisters Folk Festival is
dedicating their new visual
arts gallery in the Sisters
Artworks Building in honor
of Cindy and Duncan
Campbell. The dedication is
set for Friday, October 23,
with a celebration from 4 to
7 p.m.
Sisters Folk Festival
finalized the purchase of the
Sisters Art Works Building
in December of 2019, com-
pleting a two-year, $1.4 mil-
lion capital campaign that
included upgrades and addi-
tions to their home office and
site of their largest festival
venue.
Consistent with the
original vision that build-
ing owners Kathy and Frank
Deggendorfer imagined
when they donated more
than $500,000 in equity to
kick off the campaign, SFF9s
ownership of the building
has allowed the organization
to begin offering music and
arts education programming
to adults and children at their
facility starting this fall.
Two of the largest contrib-
utors to the campaign were
Cindy and Duncan Campbell,
who are well known in
Oregon for their philan-
thropic efforts as founders
of Friends of the Children, a
nationwide organization ded-
icated to breaking the gener-
ational cycle of poverty. The
Campbells see their support
of Sisters Folk Festival as
consistent with their giving.
<Almost all of our philan-
thropy is focused on children
and youth 4 from children
facing some of the big-
gest barriers in life to youth
See ART GALLERY on page 17
Bend firm will design
Ranger District compound
After a competitive public
solicitation process, Steele
Associates Architects of
Bend has been selected to
design the new Sisters Ranger
District Compound in Sisters.
The new facility will be
located at the current Sisters
Ranger District site.
Phase 1 will include
design and construction of
a 12,000- to-14,000-square-
foot district office, and
Phase 2 will include the
design and construction of
a 4,980-square-foot district
storage facility that includes
eight individual storage units,
four individual heated ADA
restrooms/shower rooms, and
a heated combined workshop.
The project will be
designed to meet Green Globe
2 sustainability requirements.
<The Steele Team couldn9t
be more pleased to have won
See ARCHITECT on page 11
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.
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