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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Coping with Grief and Loss
Join the Sisters School District and
Th e Dougy Center of Portland on
Th ursday, November 12 at 6 p.m.
for a free opportunity to learn
information and skills to help our
loved ones and our community
cope with grief and loss. Th e
Zoom meeting includes a
60-minute presentation followed
by 30 minutes of question and
answer. Featured guest is Donna
Schuurman, Ed.D., F.T. of Th e
Dougy Center. Registration is not
required. Space is not limited.
Join via Zoom at https://zoom.
us/j/93786970017 or by phone at
1-253-215-8782.
Surviving the Holidays
Grieving? Know someone who
is? When you are grieving a loved
one’s death, the holiday season
can be especially painful. Our
Surviving the Holidays seminar
helps participants discover how
to deal with emotions, what to do
about traditions, helpful tips for
surviving social events, and how
to fi nd hope for the future. Please
join us on Saturday, November
21 from 10 a.m. to noon at Sisters
Church of the Nazarene for this
encouraging seminar. Info: contact
Jason Visser at 575-791-8356.
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.
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.
‘Meet the Deputies’ at
Next Let’s Talk!
Free Weekly Grab-N-Go
Lunches For Seniors
Operation Christmas Child Antiques & Jewelry
Donations Needed
Th e countdown is on. National
Citizens4Community invites
residents to Let’s Talk! — a
monthly discussion series where
attendees learn and talk about
local topics of interest. Let’s Talk!
will be held via Zoom on Monday,
November 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
and 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
25-year DCSO offi cer and Sisters
resident — and City Manager
Cory Misley also will share what
inspired the new contract and
what it means for Sisters. To
RSVP/receive the meeting’s Zoom
link, email: citizens4community@
gmail.com. Read more at
Citizens4Community.com/events.
Th e Council on Aging of Central
Oregon is serving seniors (60+)
free Grab-N-Go lunches on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Th ursdays each week. Th e
lunches are distributed on a fi rst-
come, fi rst-served basis drive-
through style from 12 to 12:30
p.m. at the Sisters Community
Church, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy.
Seniors may drive through the
parking lot and pick up a meal
each day of service. Come on by,
no need to make a reservation.
For more information call 541-
678-5483.
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.
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.
Deschutes Public Library
Online Programs
PET OF THE WEEK
Career Funds Available
Applications are available for
the Sisters Kiwanis Career
Opportunity Fund to help adult
residents of Sisters establish an
occupational path. Pick up forms
at the Kiwanis House, corner of
Oak and Main, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Th ursdays, and during regular
hours from the Sisters Habitat
for Humanity offi ce. For more
information, call 541-410-2870.
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.
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.
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.
Weekly Food Pantry
Wellhouse Church has a weekly
food pantry on Th ursdays. Food
is currently being 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.
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.
Info: www.ci.sisters.or.us.
DLT Walk & Hike Series
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.
Furry Friends Has Moved!
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.
Th e library is conducting online
programs for both kids and
adults. Upcoming programs for
adults include Make Your Own
Kimchi on Th ursday, November
12 at 6 p.m.; Healthy Gut with
Fermented Foods & Probiotics
on Tuesday, November 17 at 2
p.m.; and Make Your Own Hot
Sauce on Sunday, November 22
at 3 p.m. Join the Library Book
Club at Sisters for an online
discussion with the author of
“Learning to See,” Elise Hooper,
on Wednesday, November 18 at
5:30 p.m.
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 info.
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
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 Meet MAYBELLE, a fun-loving
Pitty girl who is ready to fi nd
ages 3-5, join in online Music
her
forever family! Maybelle is
and Movement on Th ursday,
November 19 at 10:30 a.m. Older a friendly and playful girl who is
for a family with enough
kids can join Dancing Popcorn, a looking
time to help teach her how to be
simple science experiment online
the best dog she can be! This
to follow along with from home adorable lady loves her squeaky
beginning Th ursday, November
toys and has shown herself to
19 at 10 a.m. Pick up a story-time
be a natural talent for playing
fetch! If you are looking for a
activity kit for preschoolers on
fun pup with an outstanding
Th ursday, November 12 and 19
personality then come meet
while supplies last. Information
Maybelle today!
and registration for these
programs and more can be
SPONSORED
viewed at www.deschuteslibrary.
BY
org/calendar/ or call 541-312-1032.
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.
541-549-2275
541-549-8836
541
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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 Rd. • 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 Rd. • 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
10 a.m. 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 St. • 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
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