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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
HOCO-Ween
All Saints Day Event
Weekly Food Pantry
DLT Walk & Hike Series
Furry Friends Has Moved!
Sisters High School is hosting
HOCO-Ween — a celebration
of our 2020 Homecoming Court,
and Halloween! Cruise in to the
high school parking lot between
5 and 6:30 p.m. on Th ursday,
October 29 to get some delicious
Halloween candy, see your
peers and teachers, celebrate
our Homecoming Court, and
see some wicked decorations!
Th is event will follow all CDC
and Oregon Health Authority
Guidelines. Students will only be
allowed to be in cars with family,
not other students. In order
to avoid potential gatherings,
walkers will not be allowed —
you must come in your car. If you
have further questions, please
contact Tyler Cranor at tyler.
cranor@ssd6.org.
On All Saints Day, Sunday,
November 1 from 2 to 4 p.m.,
there will be a drive-thru blessing
from Fr. Joseph at the Episcopal
Church and also a collection site
for non-perishable food, paper
goods, pet food, or fi nancial
donations for the Kiwanis Food
Bank! Th is will help make up
for not having the Halloween
Parade canned food collection
that usually happens in October.
Come visit us at 68825 Brooks
Camp Road and help the Food
Bank! Call 541-549-7087 for info.
Wellhouse Church has a weekly
food pantry on Th ursdays. For
the next several weeks, food will
be distributed drive-through
style from 12:30 until all food
is distributed at the Wellhouse
Market building, 222 N. Trinity
Way. People in need of food
may drive through the parking
lot and pick up a bag of food for
their household. Other Sisters-
area churches are joining with
Wellhouse Church to contribute
both fi nancially and with
volunteers to help sustain the
program. Info: 541-549-4184.
Deschutes Land Trust is
encouraging people to get out
and explore protected lands on
their own through self-guided
walks in Whychus Canyon
Preserve, Camp Polk Meadow
Preserve, Metolius Preserve, and
Indian Ford Meadow Preserve. Go
to deschuteslandtrust.org/hikes
for all the listings. For additional
information call 541-330-0017.
Th e Furry Friends offi ce is now
located at 412. E. Main Ave., Ste.
4 behind Th e Nugget offi ce.
Th ough the offi ce is closed to
the public, the pet food bank is
still open for no contact porch
pick ups. Call to order your pet
food for pick up during our
regular weekly pickup time on
Th ursdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
or by appointment the rest of
the week. For more information
call or text 541-797-4023.
I Like Pie Run/Walk
Th e tradition continues virtually
this Th anksgiving with the iconic
“I Like Pie” Run/Walk, with all
proceeds benefi ting the Boys
and Girls Clubs of Bend, Girls on
the Run of Central Oregon, and
NeighborImpact. Participants
choose their own small group,
route and distance, and complete
their run/walk on any date
between Monday, November
23 and Sunday, November 29.
Prizes will be awarded for the
most creative group pictures, best
costume, most creative pie and
more! First 2,500 to register will
receive a one-of-a-kind winter
I Like Pie beanie! To register
or for more info go to www.
cascaderelays.com/events/i-like-
pie or call 541-350-4635.
Sisters History Museum
Th ree Sisters Historical Society
seeks history enthusiasts to
volunteer in our new museum.
Don’t know anything about
Sisters history? No problem, we
will provide training so that you
can lead our guests through the
museum and its exhibits. Enjoy
sharing our Sisters history and
learning special stories that few
people know! Interested? Leave a
message at 541-904-0585 or email
to tshsvolunteers@gmail.com.
Sisters Rotary Mega Raffl e
Rotary Club of Sisters is
sponsoring a “Mega” Raffl e to
benefi t service projects in Sisters
Country such as Books for Kids,
Sisters High School scholarships,
Sisters Park & Recreation District,
Family Access Network, Adopt-
A-Road, Operation School Bell
and more. Winners for 12 prizes
totaling $3,000 in value will be
drawn Saturday, October 31. Only
500 tickets will be sold — odds of
winning a prize are 1 in 41! Among
the prizes are a 3-night stay at
an Oregon beach house, a $250
case of wine from Cork Cellars, a
$450 value family photo package,
dinners and fi ve $100 certifi cates
at Sisters retailers. Donations to
Rotary Club are $10 per ticket.
Purchase tickets by calling 541-
301-0300. For a description of
prizes visit sistersrotary.org or call
541-301-0300.
Sponsor an Impoverished
Child from Uganda
Hope Africa International, based
in Sisters, has many children
awaiting sponsorship! For more
information go to hopeafricakids.
org or call Katie at 541-719-8727.
Free Medicare Open
Enrollment Counseling
Th e Council on Aging of Central
Oregon is providing free Medicare
counseling to support older
adults in navigating the annual
open enrollment period, which
runs through Monday, December
7. Th e one-on-one phone or
Zoom sessions are provided by
Senior Health Insurance Benefi ts
Assistance (SHIBA) certifi ed
volunteers and assist seniors in
reevaluating their coverage —
whether it’s Original Medicare
(Parts A & B) with supplemental
drug coverage (Part D), or
Medicare Advantage (Part C) —
and make changes or purchase
new policies if they want to do
so. To schedule an appointment
for Medicare counseling, call the
Council on Aging’s SHIBA line
at 541-678-5483, extension 211.
Callers will be asked to leave a
message, which will be returned
by a certifi ed SHIBA counselor,
usually by the end of the next
business day. Due to COVID-19
safety precautions, all Medicare
Counseling appointments will be
over the phone or Zoom only.
Deschutes Public Library
Online Programs
Th e Library is conducting online
programs for both kids and
adults. Upcoming programs for
adults include virtual Cheese
Tasting with Market of Choice
on Th ursday, November 5 at 6:30
p.m.; Make Your Own Kombucha
on Sunday, November 8 at 3 p.m.;
and Make Your Own Kimchi
on Th ursday, November 12 at
6 p.m. For kids, Online Story
Time with songs, rhymes, and
more is available for ages 0-5 on
Tuesdays and Th ursdays at 10
a.m. For kids in grades 3-5, join
in a live reading of the beginning
of “Unusual Chickens for the
Exceptional Poultry Farmer,” one
of Oregon’s Battle of the Books
titles for this school year on
Wednesday, November 4 at 3 p.m.
Information and registration for
these programs and more can be
viewed at www.deschuteslibrary.
org/calendar/ or call 541-312-1032.
Sisters City Council
November Meetings
Th ere is a change in the
November City Council dates
due to the Veteran’s Day and
Th anksgiving holidays. Th e new
meeting dates are Wednesdays,
November 4 and 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Go to www.ci.sisters.or.us for info.
Volunteer with Habitat!
Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s
Th rift Store, ReStore, and
construction sites need more
volunteers! Are you interested?
New Volunteer Orientations take
place every Tuesday, Wednesday
and Th ursday at noon in the
Sisters Habitat offi ce, upstairs at
141 W. Main Ave. CDC protocols
are followed. RSVPs are required
as space is very limited in the
socially-distanced meeting
room. Each person must wear
a mask and sanitize their hands
when entering the building. A
mask will be provided if needed.
Please contact Marie at marie@
sistershabitat.org or 541-549-1193
to save your spot.
Antiques & Jewelry
Donations Needed
Sisters Kiwanis takes donations
of antiques, collectibles and
jewelry throughout the year for
its annual Antiques, Collections
& Jewelry Sale, held on Saturday
every Memorial Day weekend.
Your donation is tax-deductible!
New jewelry donation drop-off
box at Washington Federal Bank
in Sisters. For more information
and to arrange for pickup of
items, call Pam at 541-719-1049.
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
City of Sisters Seeks
Board Members
Th e City of Sisters is accepting
applications for volunteers
to serve on its Boards and
Commissions. Th ere are open
positions on the Planning
Commission, Budget Committee,
Housing, Parks, Public Works
and Urban Forestry Boards.
Information on open positions
can be found at www.ci.sisters.
or.us/bc. Th e City will be
accepting applications for these
positions until Friday, November
6 at 5 p.m. Interviews for open
positions will occur in late
November, and appointments will
happen at the fi rst City Council
meeting in December. If you
are interested in serving please
complete an application form
and return to Kerry Prosser, City
Recorder at P.O. Box 39, Sisters,
OR 97759, or kprosser@ci.sisters.
or.us.
Snow Plow Service Bids
Th e Sisters-Camp Sherman
R.F.P.D. is soliciting sealed bids
for snow removal of parking and
access areas until 4 p.m. on Friday,
October 30. Solicitation details
can be obtained by request at
541-549-0771 or online at www.
sistersfi re.com.
Please call the church before attending to verify schedules as buildings begin to reopen.
SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA)
386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com
Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational)
1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201
10 a.m. Sunday Worship (with signing)
sisterschurch.com | info@sisterschurch.com
St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church
123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391
5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass
9 a.m. Sunday Mass
8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass
Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention)
484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288
10 a.m. Sunday Worship | ccsisters.org
Th e Episcopal Church of the Transfi guration
68825 Brooks Camp Road • 541-549-7087
8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship (Sunday school,
childcare) 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship (Sunday
school, childcare)
Chapel in the Pines
Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
Sisters Church of the Nazarene
67130 Harrington Loop Road • 541-389-8960 | sistersnaz.org
10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship | 2sistersnaz@gmail.com
Wellhouse Church
442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 | wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com
10am Sunday Worship (Indoor & Outdoor Venues available)
Vast Church (Nondenominational)
541-719-0587 • 5 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Worship at
442 Trinity Way (Wellhouse building). See vastchurch.com for details.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
386 N. Fir Street • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303
11 a.m. Saturday Worship
Th e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670;
10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting
Baha’i Faith Meetings
Devotional Gatherings, Study Classes and Discussion
Groups. Call for location and times • 541-647-9826
Meet LUNA, a sweet 7-year-old
kitty cat who is ready to fi nd
her forever home! This cuddly
snuggle bug loves attention
and makes friends easily with
her warm personality! Luna
is looking for a loving home
without dogs as they tend to
give her anxiety. If you are
looking for an affectionate kitty
with a lot of love to give then
Luna is the cat for you! Hurry
down to the shelter and meet
Luna today!
SPONSORED BY
Francois’ Workshop
541-549-0605
541-815-0624
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