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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Sisters Community Garden
Th e Sisters Community Garden
has raised-bed garden plots
available for the 2021 gardening
season. Application materials
and information are available
on the garden’s website,
SistersCommunityGarden.org.
For additional information, call
541-410-3896
Free Rides for Vaccinations
Sisters Transportation and Ride
Share (STARS) is off ering free
COVID-vaccine rides 7 days a
week for those who need help
getting to a scheduled vaccine
appointment. To request a ride,
call STARS dispatch at 541-904-
5545 Monday through Friday
between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. At
least 24 hours advance notice is
needed. If no answer, please leave
a message. Rides are based on
volunteer-driver availability, but
special eff orts are being made to
accommodate people needing
rides to vaccination sites. More
info at www.starsride.com/covid-
vaccine-rides. Free nonemergency
medical rides not related to
COVID vaccines may be booked
Tuesday and Th ursday 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m., with rides available
Monday through Friday between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. At least 48
hours advance notice is needed.
Sisters Library
Children’s Activities
Deschutes Public Library is
off ering virtual events and take-
home activities for children.
On Tuesdays at 10 a.m. join
community librarians and other
preschoolers for songs, rhymes,
stories and fun. Online story time
is live at 10 a.m. on Th ursdays,
where children can develop
literacy skills and join in music
and movement. Parents, don’t
miss the opportunity to pick up
a story time activity kit for your
preschooler at Sisters Library
on Th ursdays starting at noon.
Available while supplies last. Go
to www.deschuteslibrary.org/kids/
programs or call 541-312-1032 for
more info.
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.
Sisters Woodlands
Neighborhood Meeting
A neighborhood meeting/open
house will be held for the Sisters
Woodlands Development on
Wed., March 31 from 5 to 6:30
p.m. via a Zoom online meeting.
Please email Woodlands@buildllc.
com to request the virtual
meeting information and link.
Alternatively, if you are not able
to join the meeting but wish to
request project information, please
contact the team at the above
email. Sisters Woodlands is a 35-
acre development located in the
heart of Sisters, on land previously
owned by the U.S. Forest Service.
Free Weekly Grab-N-Go
Lunches For Seniors
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. Info: 541-678-5483.
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. For more
information, please call
541-549-4184.
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 541-719-1254.
Weekly Grief Support
Grieving the loss of someone
close to you? GriefShare is here
to off er help and encouragement
after the death of a spouse, child,
family member, or friend. Th is
special weekly support group
is designed to help you rebuild
your life after losing a loved
one. Our group is led by caring
people who have experienced
grief and want to help you
through the diffi cult days ahead.
We know it hurts, and we want
to help. GriefShare meets at
Sisters Church of the Nazarene
on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. beginning on March 2. Th e
group runs for 13 weeks, and you
can join at any time! For more
information, contact Jason Visser
at 575-791-8356 or visit www.
griefshare.org.
Sisters History Museum
Now Open
Sisters History Museum is open
at the historical Wakefi eld
Building, 410 E. Cascade St.
(corner of Larch) on Fridays and
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Entry is free, with private tours
on other days by appointment.
Th e public is invited to visit
the exhibits on Sisters-area
history, gift shop and bookstore.
Th e museum welcomes new
volunteers (training provided)
and book donations (all genre).
Books can be dropped off
at the porch during open
hours Friday and Saturday
or by prearrangement. Email:
threesistershistoricalsociety@
gmail.com. or leave message at
541-904-0585.
Council on Aging of Central
Oregon and Legal Aid Services
of Oregon are working together
to off er legal services to low-
income older adults living in
Central Oregon. Th ese services
are provided to adults 60 years
and older with preference to
those in greatest social and
economic need, with particular
attention to low-income,
minority and frail individuals.
Th e next legal assistance
sessions will be held virtually
or by telephone April 12-15,
specifi c days and times TBD
by individual attorney offi ces.
Th ere are 5 client appointments
available for each location and
are limited to 30 minutes each.
To make an appointment in
Sisters or Bend call Bonnie Hall
at 541-678-5483.
Celebr ation of Life
Th e family of
Dallas D. Rollins Hallingstad
is having a celebration of her
life at Camp Polk Cemetery on
Saturday, April 3 at 11 a.m.
Budget tight this month, but you
still need pet food for your dog
or cat? Call the Furry Friends pet
food bank at 541-797-4023 to
schedule your pickup. We have all
sorts of pet supplies too. Pickups
available Tuesdays and Th ursdays,
beginning at 12:30 p.m. Located
at 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind
Th e Nugget offi ce.
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.
SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES
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
www.sistersnaz.org • info@sistersnaz.org
10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship
Wellhouse Church
442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184
https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com
10 a.m. Sunday Worship (Indoor & Outdoor Venues)
Vast Church (Nondenominational)
541-719-0587 • 5 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Worship
at 442 Trinity Way (Wellhouse building).
See www.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 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)
PET OF THE WEEK
Humane Society of Central Oregon
541-382-3537
Spring has sprung and so will
LULU; right into that warm
windowsill of yours! Lulu may not
be a spring chicken, but she has
many more years ahead of her and
still has that sassy feline spunk
with an amazing personality to
boot! Being 12-years-young she
is now ready for that luxurious
retirement home where she can
reign for the rest of her life. If you
are looking for loving companion
and lap guest, Lulu may be the
one for you!
Sponsored
by
Sisters
Veterinary Clinic
Free Pet Food
Please call the church before attending to verify current status of services as restrictions are adjusted.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA)
386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
www.shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com
Sisters Community Church
(Nondenominational)
1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
www.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 • www.ccsisters.org
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
Currently Zoom meetings: devotions, course trainings,
informational fi resides. Local contact Shauna Rocha
541-647-9826 • www.bahai.org or www.bahai.us
Free Legal Assistance in
Deschutes County
541-549-6961
CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES...
SISTERS CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Michael Preedin
mpreedin@ci.sisters.or.us
Council President
Nancy Connolly
nconnolly@ci.sisters.or.us
Councilor Andrea Blum
ablum@ci.sisters.or.us
Councilor Gary Ross
g.ross@ci.sisters.or.us
Councilor Jennifer Letz
jletz@ci.sisters.or.us
Sisters City Hall
520 E. Cascade Ave.
PO Box 39
Sisters, OR 97759
541-549-6022
Rep.DanielBonham@
oregonlegislature.gov
www.oregonlegislature.gov/
bonham
OREGON STATE SENATE
Senator Lynn Findley
District: 30
503-986-1730
900 Court St. NE, S-301
Salem, OR 97301
Sen.LynnFindley@
oregonlegislature.gov
www.oregonlegislature.gov/
fi ndley
Senator Tim Knopp
District: 27
503-986-1727
900 Court St. NE, S-309
Salem, OR 97301
DESCHUTES COUNTY
Sen.TimKnopp@
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS oregonlegislature.gov
Commissioner Patti Adair
www.oregonlegislature.gov/
Patti.Adair@deschutes.org
knopp
541-388-6567
U.S. HOUSE OF
Commissioner Phil Chang
REPRESENTATIVES
Phil.Chang@deschutes.org
Cliff
Bentz
541-388-6569
Congressional District 2
Commissioner
541-776-4646
Anthony DeBone
14 N. Central Ave., Suite 112
Tony.DeBone@deschutes.org
Medford, OR 97501
541-388-6568
www.bentz.house.gov/contact
OREGON HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Daniel Bonham
District: 59
503-986-1459
900 Court St. NE, H-483
Salem, OR 97301
U.S. SENATE
Sen. Ron Wyden
www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
email-ron
Sen. Jeff Merkley
www.merkley.senate.gov/contact
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