Wednesday, October 21, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Habitat recognizes
dedicated volunteers
Six volunteers are new
members of Sisters Habitat
for Humanity9s 1,000 Hour
Club for having volunteered
more than 1,000 hours of
service. Three received
the Lifetime Achievement
Award for exceeding 4,000
hours of service Sisters
Habitat for Humanity in a
ceremony held on Tuesday,
October 6, to recognize their
dedicated volunteers.
The newest members
of the 1,000 Hour Club
are Nancy Anderson, Jerry
Baldock, Colleen Fenn,
Dana Hampton, Rosalie
Van Ness-Hanford, and Ray
Young. With the addition
of these six volunteers, the
1,000 Hour Club now totals
109 since records began in
2009.
Nora Ellison, and Mike
Anglea, (Steve Madsen
was not able to attend the
ceremony) were presented
with Lifetime Achievement
Awards for having exceeded
4,000 hours of volunteer ser-
vice. Board President, Chuck
Harper, expressed his sincere
thanks for all of their hard
work.
Nora Ellison started as
the volunteer treasurer/book-
keeper, she served on the
Sisters Habitat for Humanity
Board of Directors for six
years, is currently a mem-
ber of the Family Selection
Committee, cashiers at the
Thrift Store, and continues
PHOTO BY TL BROWN
Clydesdale horses pulled a carriage across a picturesque pumpkin patch and corn maze in Terrebonne. Pumpkin
patch visits are among the moderate-risk activities recommended for a COVID-careful Halloween.
See HABITAT on page 12
Halloween activities scaled back
Running promotor
donates $1,000 to STA
Alpine Running made a
$1,000 donation to Sisters
Trails Alliance (STA) this
month, as volunteers hosted
an aid station for the Three
Sisters Skyline Race on
October 3-4.
Janessa Taylor and Trevor
Hostetler selected STA as the
beneficiary for the race.
<We are runners, Janessa
said. <At the heart of Alpine
Running is a passion to
explore wild places, chal-
lenge ourselves, and build
connections within our
community. We are a two-
person grassroots team, who
have day jobs and kids. We
reside near Redmond and
spend countless hours run-
ning and maintaining the
Sisters trails. We also love
the local support of the City
of Sisters and businesses like
Sisters Bakery. The trails
here offer some smooth,
fast running, technical sec-
tions, and incredible views
of the Three Sisters and
See STA on page 31
By T. Lee Brown
Correspondent
When it comes to
Halloween, Sisters Country
doesn9t mess around. In
addition to nighttime trick-
or-treating, there are usu-
ally parades, parties, and the
annual firehouse carnival.
This year, many activities
will be canceled or scaled
back due to COVID safety
concerns.
At the town parade on
Halloween, kids usually
dress up in costumes and
walk along Main and Hood
avenues, hitting Cascade
Avenue and side streets too.
Local businesses admire cos-
tumes and hand out candy to
the kids.
<We regret that the
parade is canceled this year
due to COVID,= said Steve
Auerbach, past president of
Sisters Rotary, which typi-
cally co-sponsors the parade,
along with the Sisters branch
of Deschutes Public Library.
<It9s difficult to monitor
six-foot social distancing,=
said library supervisor Zoe
Schumacher, who also serves
as Secretary on the Board of
Rotary. <It wouldn9t be in
everybody9s best interest.=
The carnival at Sisters-
Camp Sherman Fire District
also fell victim to the scythe
of COVID this year. Instead
of offering spooky games
and a haunted house, the
Fire District plans to deliver
Halloween bags with treats
and fire prevention materi-
als to Sisters Elementary and
Black Butte schools.
Bringing sugary seasonal
joy to local kids, the bags
will be distributed to K-4
students, including those
enrolled in home-based
learning programs through
Sisters School District (SEO
and CDL). Bags will be pre-
pared with COVID safety in
mind.
Fire Chief Roger Johnson
said, <While we realize this
isn9t the typical Halloween
experience that local families
have come to love, we still
See HALLOWEEN on page 8
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