Wednesday, January 13, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Three school board
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PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING
Paul Alan Bennett shows one of the monotype prints featured in his upcoming book.
Sisters artist creates
‘Pandemic Portraits’
After much c a re fu l
thought, Paul, a painter and a
printmaker, decided to create
portraits of people wearing
their masks. And though he9s
traditionally been known for
creating colorful gouache
paintings using a <knit
stitch,= starry night skies,
and mythology (as in his
2018 book, <Night Skies=),
and repurposing his art as
clothing and Pendleton tap-
estries, this time Paul limited
himself to one color, black,
and one format: monotype.
He created all of the
images on the presses at
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
When the world went
into lockdown in mid-March
2020, people 4 when they
did venture out of their
homes 4 could be seen
wearing masks of various
kinds. The masks caught
the eye of Sisters artist Paul
Alan Bennett.
<My eye was drawn to the
variety of masks, and in as
much as they were awkward,
there was both a strangeness
and a sense of humor about
them,= he said.
Studio 6000, here in Sisters.
Bennett9s first portrait
was of a clerk at Ray9s Food
Place.
<When I posted it on
Facebook, it got a lot of
response, and I thought I9d
do some more,= he said. <At
first, I just did portraits of
my fellow artists at Studio
6000 and then I expanded
to the nearby coffeehouse,
Fika, the employees there,
and people who would stop
there for coffee.=
Paul continued to make
See BENNETT on page 22
Three positions on the
Sisters School District board
of directors will be up for
election on the May 18 bal-
lot. Positions 1, 2, and 5
will be elected for four-year
terms.
Position 1 is currently
held by Board Chair Jay
Wilkins; Position 2 by David
Thorsett; and Position 3 by
Edie Jones.
The district notes that to
be eligible, a candidate must
live in the school district, not
be an officer or employee of
the district, and be a qualified
voter in the district. The can-
didate should participate in
school activities, be active in
the community, be a positive
problem solver and commit
time to review materials and
attend board meetings.
The candidate filing
period begins February 6, and
ends March 18. Interested
candidates must file with the
Deschutes County Clerk no
later than 5 p.m. on March 18.
Forms are available at
the Sisters School District
Administration Office,
Deschutes County Clerk9s
Office and online at https://
www.deschutes.org/clerk/
page/candidate-measure-
filing-forms.
St. Charles boosts
C4C Latino outreach
Citizens4Community
(C4C) has received a $5,000
grant from the St. Charles
Health System, helping the
nonprofit organization to bet-
ter connect with their Latino
neighbors in Sisters Country.
Grant funds are being used to
pay for Spanish translation
services in both digital plat-
forms and in print, including
the written translation of the
newly launched community
website, Sisters Country
Community Connects, an
online communication and
resource hub.
Verbal interpretation will
also be provided for com-
munity meetings and the
very popular monthly <Let9s
Talk= series, featuring live
community discussions
geared to inspire and inform
patrons on local topics of
interest.
<C4C is thankful for
St. Charles9 assistance as
we ensure that all voices
are heard, and community
resources are available and
understood by all Sisters
Country community mem-
bers,= said Robyn Holdman,
C4C Board President.
Since 2015, C4C has
been fostering a connected
community by encouraging
civility, collaboration and
civic engagement. To further
See GRANT on page 23
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters
Al-Anon Mon., noon, by Zoom. / Thurs., Community Church. 541-480-1843.
10 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Church. 541-610-7383.
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
Friends of the Sisters Library Board
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 9 to 11 a.m.,
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Sisters Library.www.sistersfol.com.
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday,
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505.
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs.,
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, 1 to
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
4 p.m. 541-549-1028 or 541-719-1230.
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri.,
Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at
Church. 541-548-0440.
citizens4community.com
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
Support Group 1st Tuesday, noon,
are held quarterly; please call for details.
SPRD bldg. 800-272-3900.
541-388-9013.
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
& Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.
For Saturday meeting dates and
to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation
location, email: steelefl y@msn.com.
District. 541-549-2091.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
Guild One Saturday per month, Jan.
thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., meeting by
Zoom. 541-549-6157.
Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support
Group 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 1 p.m.
Suttle Tea. 503-819-1723.
Sisters Area Woodworkers
1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st
Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library.
Public welcome. 808-281-2681.
Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Sisters Bridge Club In-person
gathering suspended until further notice. Three Sisters Irrigation District
For free online bridge info,
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
call Barbara 541-914-6322.
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., The Lodge in
Sisters. 541-771-3258.
Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd
Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for
details. 541-923-1632.
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
Saloon. 541-480-5994.
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group
Meeting by Zoom.
541-668-6599.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD
Admin Bldg. See schedule online at
www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Aglow Lighthouse
4th Saturday, 10 a.m., Ponderosa Lodge Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays,
Meeting Room. 503-930-6158.
Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.
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