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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
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.
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.
Papers for Fire-Starters
Th e Nugget Newspaper has lots
of back issues that are ready for
recycling. Come by and pick up
a stack from the crate on the
front porch at 442 E Main Ave.
or stop by during business hours
to take home a whole box. Call
Lisa at 541-549-9941 for more
information.
‘Meet the Deputies’ at
Next Let’s Talk!
Citizens4Community invites
residents to Let’s Talk! — a
monthly discussion series where
attendees learn and talk about
local topics of interest. Let’s Talk!
(held via Zoom) on Monday,
November 16 from 6 to 7:30
p.m. will off er an opportunity
to talk with the team of offi cers
dedicated to serving Sisters
under the City’s new contract
with Deschutes County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce. Unit leader Lt. Chad Davis
— a longtime Sisters resident
who previously worked for the
former Sisters Police Department
— and City Manager Cory Misley
also will share what inspired
the new contract and what it
means for Sisters. To RSVP and
receive the meeting’s Zoom link,
email: citizens4community@
gmail.com. Read more at
Citizens4Community.com/
events.
SMS Selling Sisters Strong
Shirts/Decals
Th e student leadership group at
Sisters Middle School is hoping
to make a diff erence in our
community. Th ey are selling
shirts and decals featuring a
newly designed Sisters Strong
logo. Th e proceeds of the sales
will go to Kiwanis Food Bank,
Family Advocate Network, and
the school’s leadership program.
So far they have raised $1,200,
although they are still hoping
to raise more money for these
organizations. Shirts and decals
can be purchased online and
picked up downtown at either
Paulina Springs Bookstore or
Canyon Creek Pottery. Please go
to sistersstrong.org to purchase
your items. Shirts are $15 and car
decals are $4. For more info email
jeff .schiedler@ssd6.org.
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! For
more information and to arrange
for pickup of large or small items,
please call Pam at 541-719-1049.
Organ Donor Awareness
A new nonprofi t is in the
planning stages to educate the
community on the importance
of organ donation. Fundraisers
and events will be discussed. If
interested in taking part, please
call Fifi Bailey at 541-419-2204.
Halloween fun in Tollgate...
Weekly Food Pantry
DLT Walk & Hike Series
Furry Friends Has Moved!
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 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.
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. To schedule an
appointment 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.
Operation Christmas Child
Th e countdown is on. National
Collection Week for Operation
Christmas Child is November 16-
22, 2020! Since 1993, Samaritan’s
Purse has delivered 157 million
shoebox gifts to children aff ected
by war, poverty, disease, famine
and disasters in more than 160
countries. Use your own shoebox
or pick up a pre-printed box
and label at Sisters Community
Church, 1300 McKenzie Hwy.
If you can’t go shopping, you
can now fi ll a shoebox online
at www.samaritanspurse.org/
operation-christmas-child/
buildonline/. Please drop off
shoeboxes at the church during
national collection week. For
details visit samaritanspurse.org/
occ or contact Joanna Cooley at
541-588-0886.
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.
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
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.
Announce Your
Celebrations!
Birth, engagement, wedding and
milestone anniversary notices
from the Sisters community
may run at no charge on this
Announcements page. All
submissions are subject to editing
for space. Email lisa@nuggetnews.
com or drop off at 442 E. Main
Ave. Deadline is 5 p.m. on Fridays.
Meet ASLAN, a very handsome
and regal cat who is searching
for a family to reign over with
wisdom and righteousness!
This blue-eyed philosopher
has a warm personality and
welcomes everyone into his fold
with deep soothing purrs. Aslan
is dangerously charismatic and
his magnanimous presence can
be too much for the weak-willed,
so be prepared for greatness if
you are looking to adopt. Hurry
down to the shelter and feel the
soothing presence of Aslan today!
SPONSORED BY
YOUR PET-FRIENDLY REALTOR!
ALI MAYEA, Principal Broker/Owner
541-480-9658 • 541-588-6007
Please call the church before attending to verify schedules as buildings begin to reopen.
SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES
PHOTO BY KATHY CAMPBELL
Tollgate families celebrated a safe and happy Halloween
tradition, supported by Tollgate Village, the new intergenerational
community project of Age Friendly Sisters Country. More than
three dozen trick-or-treaters registered to follow a map of
designated COVID-safe treat stations, supervised by an inventive
group of grandparents and other generous grown-ups.
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