Wednesday, October 28, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Outlaws sing out —
virtually
Over the past month, the
Sisters High School Concert
Choir has been busy creating
their first virtual song per-
formance 4 which can be
found at bit.ly/OutlawsSing.
<Choir rehearsals have
been challenging since dis-
tance learning began seven
months ago, choir direc-
tor Rick Johnson reported.
<Zoom and Google Meet
online software is not pow-
erful enough to allow mul-
tiple students to share audio
at the same time. We have
been rehearsing with every
student microphone on mute.
The students can hear me, the
director, but they cannot hear
each other. I also cannot hear
the students.=
Throughout rehearsal,
the students send chat mes-
sages to Johnson, telling him
where they are having prob-
lems with the music and then
they focus on those problem
areas. After learning all their
notes and rhythms, every
member of the 34-member
choir recorded their voice
parts from their homes into
an online recording software
called Soundtrap.
Johnson took the record-
ings of individual voices,
balanced their volumes, and
digitally combined them into
a virtual choir audio record-
ing. He then recorded a video
of the choir Zoom class sing-
ing along with their virtual
choir audio.=
<There is a special mes-
sage written and narrated by
Ian Cash in the middle of the
song,= Johnson said. <Ian,
our student of the month,
does a great job of reflect-
ing how the song applies to
our current lives. While this
virtual choir performance is
not perfect, it does show that
the music can go on 4 even
from distance learning.=
Halloween traditions
in a spooky year
for Halloween.
The night sky on October
31 will be illuminated by the
second full moon in a month.
The relatively rare occur-
rence happens once every
two-and-a-half years, on
average, which is the origin
of the saying <once in a blue
moon.=
By Jodi Schneider
Correspondent
Between a once-in-a-life-
time comet and a near-miss
with a close asteroid, 2020
has been as strange a year
for outer space as it has been
right here on Earth.
This October offers up an
extraordinary treat bringing a
<blue moon= 4 just in time
See HALLOWEEN on page 22
PHOTO BY KEN BALL
Darek Staab led students from Black Butte School on a field trip to Link Creek.
Locals raising funds for Link Creek
By Katy Yoder
Correspondent
Link Creek, which con-
nects Suttle Lake with Blue
Lake, needs restoration to
repair damage from dams
and logging. The waterway
meanders through property
purchased for the Caldera
Arts Center, an environmen-
tal and arts education non-
profit serving children from
Portland9s inner city and
Central Oregon.
Over the years Caldera
Arts staff have been restor-
ing Link Creek but knew
they needed help from gov-
ernment and private agen-
cies to get the job done right.
That9s where local retired
ecologist Maret Pajutee came
in. She9s part of the Oregon
Conservation and Recreation
Fund (OCRF) Advisory
Committee that recom-
mended approval of eight
grants for projects throughout
Oregon.
One of those will be a Link
Creek restoration project.
Through private and
public partnerships, OCRF
approved $120,456 in fund-
ing. Recipients will focus
on a variety of wildlife and
habitats as well as recre-
ation and education for sea-
soned nature lovers and folks
who9ve never spent time in
wild places.
Pajutee admits 2020 is a
tough time to raise money.
<We don9t want to com-
pete with so many other
important efforts, but want
to complement them with
money quickly to the ground
for wildlife and recreation
projects to support part-
ners doing good work,= said
Pajutee.
To raise money for
projects, OCRF created
a crowd-sourcing cam-
paign looking for 100,000
Oregonians to contribute $10
to OregonIsAlive.org.
Link Creek Restoration
Project received grant
approval in September. It9s
the first round of grant fund-
ing available from OCRF
since it was established in
2019 by the state legislature
in House Bill 2829.
<Now more than ever, the
people of Oregon are rec-
ognizing our connections to
Oregon9s natural places,=
said Dr. Karl Wenner,
Chairperson, Conservation
and Recreation Advisory
Committee. <This first round
of projects is a momentous
See RESTORATION on page 23
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