Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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SPRD camp supports
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PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
The Sitton family cut the ribbon on their new Sisters Habitat for Humanity home last week.
Sisters Habitat for Humanity
dedicates 71st home
Family members and a
handful of Sisters Habitat
for Humanity volunteers
gathered on Cowboy Street
in Sisters on Wednesday,
February 24, to celebrate
the completion of the Sitton
family9s home. A video
of the socially distanced
outdoor ceremony will be
released in March.
The family of three
expressed their thanks and
appreciation for everyone
who made their home a
reality.
<I want to thank you
all for making our dreams
possible. Growing up, I9ve
always wanted a house of
my own.= Robyn Sitton said.
A beautiful quilt created
by local quilter Susan Cobb
was presented to the family.
Cobb makes a quilt for each
new Habitat homeowner.
Volunteers and the Sitton
family worked alongside
each other to complete
the home. This is Sisters
Habitat9s 71st home in the
area. The home is one that
Sisters Habitat purchased
from a previous Habitat
homeowner. A ground-floor
bedroom and bath were
added to accommodate the
family.
Construction began in
the fall of 2019 but was on
hold during much of 2020
because of the pandemic.
Many volunteer hours went
into completing this home.
Construction Manager
Darleene Snider gave spe-
cial recognition to volun-
teer <super trooper= Dennis
Mills, who put in 456 hours
on the project.
Those interested in
homeownership, home
repair, or volunteering with
Sisters Habitat can visit the
website www.sistershabitat.
org or call the Habitat office
at 541-549-1193.
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) has been
working closely with Sisters
School District since fall to
determine how to best sup-
port students and families
during the 20/21 school year
due to the impacts of COVID.
While elementary stu-
dents were able to return to
in-person learning rather
quickly, middle-school stu-
dents remained in compre-
hensive distance learning
(CDL) for months. Since
N o v e m b e r, S P R D h a s
offered a specialized day
camp, Camp SPRD, that is
designed for middle-school
youth to support their CDL
needs. Thanks to a close
partnership with Sisters
Middle School and through
grants made possible by
Better Together, this pro-
gram was offered for 11
weeks at no charge.
While grant dollars have
been exhausted and students
have transitioned into hybrid
learning (two days at-home
learning and two days in-
school learning), the pro-
gram remains open, with a
new format.
Camp SPRD now runs
Monday through Thursday
with a Monday/Wednesday
a n d Tu e s d a y / T h u r s d a y
option to support the hybrid-
learning schedule. The
morning hours are dedi-
cated to school work while
afternoon is all about play.
Throughout camp, students
have made a variety of
crafts, as well as created a
few new games including the
current favorite, giant four-
square. Additionally, camp
staff have stayed in close
contact with Sisters Middle
School staff. This open line
of communication helps to
ensure students are set up for
success.
See CAMP SPRD on page 22
Roundhouse provides
major boost to museum
The
Roundhouse
Foundation, based in Sisters,
is awarding $6 million to the
High Desert Museum, the
largest single donation in the
Museum9s nearly 40-year
history.
The gift will support more
capacity for educational
programming, immersive
experiences to bring visitors
into the forest canopy, and,
in collaboration with tribal
partners, an update of the
Museum9s permanent exhibi-
tion on the past and present of
the indigenous people of the
Columbia Plateau, <By Hand
Through Memory.= That
exhibition opened in 1999.
See MUSEUM 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,
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755.
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 Aglow Lighthouse
4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by
Zoom. 503-930-6158.
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 Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays,
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