12 Wednesday, April 7, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Veterans Meeting Th e VFW and American Legion are having a meeting at the quonset hut (Th e Hangar) on W. McKinney Butte Rd. on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. All veterans in the area are encouraged to join! For more information call Lance Trowbridge at 541-903-1123. Sisters Ranger District Virtual Open House On Tuesday, April 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. there will be a virtual open house hosted by the Sisters Ranger District’s Holly Jewkes and Ian Reed to discuss the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit System, the status of the Vegetation Management Project, recreation program updates, the spring and fall prescribed burning plan and wildfi re outlook, and more. Community comments and questions will be available via online chat and text. Connect via Microsoft Teams at http://bit.ly/ SistersRDOpenHouse2021 or via Facebook at http:// www.facebook.com/ deschutesnationalforest. 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 booking free, nonemergency medical rides and deliveries 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 required. STARS is booking free COVID vaccine rides Monday through Friday with rides available 7 days a week. If no answer when requesting a vaccine ride, please leave your name and number and a dispatcher will call you back promptly to book your ride. Rides are based on volunteer driver availability, but people needing rides to vaccination sites are being given special attention. STARS dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545. Sisters Elementary School Kindergarten Roundup Volunteer with Sisters Habitat for Humanity Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors Sisters Elementary School (SES) will hold the annual Kindergarten Roundup preregistration on Friday, April 16. Please sign up by going to the district website at www.ssd6.org. Due to COVID, we are requesting one parent and one child per appointment. Children who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2021 are eligible for the 2021-22 school year. Enrollment forms may be picked up at the SES offi ce between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Th e school will be closed March 22 through April 1 for spring break. Forms need to be completed and returned to the school offi ce on April 16 at the time of your scheduled appointment. Th e following documents are required to register: enrollment packet; copy of birth certifi cate; immunization records. Students will not be registered until all three forms are returned. Info: 541-549-8981. Have fun, make new friends and be involved with an amazing organization! Positions are available at the Th rift Store, ReStore and on the construction site. All areas follow strict COVID-safety guidelines. New volunteer orientations are off ered each Tuesday, Wednesday, or Th ursday at 12 noon at the Sisters Habitat Offi ce, 141 W. Main Avenue (upstairs). Please RSVP at 541-549-1193 or marie@ sistershabitat.org as space is limited. Th e Council on Aging of Central entral Oregon is serving seniors (60+) 60+) free Grab-N-Go lunches on n Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and d Th ursdays each week. Th e lunches are distributed on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis sis drive-through style from 12 2 to 12:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. Seniors may y drive through the parking lot ot and pick up a meal each day ay of service. Come on by, no need ed to make a reservation. Info: 541- 678-5483. Free Legal Assistance in Deschutes County 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. Free Pet Food 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. Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support Group Th is cancer support group meets the second and fourth Monday of every month, time and location to be determined. Caregivers, as well as patients and family members, are welcome to join in. Please contact Suzi Steele at 503- 819-1723 for more information. 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. Sponsor an Impoverished Child from Uganda Hope Africa International, based in Sisters, has many children awaiting sponsorship! For more information go to www. hopeafricakids.org or call Katie at 541-719-8727. Please call the church before attending to verify current status of services as restrictions are adjusted. SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES 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 Memorial Service rvice A memorial service to celebrate brate Frances Brown’s life will be held on Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at Tumalo Community Church located at 64671 Bruce Avenue, Tumalo. Contributions to honor Frances can be made to the Gideons International Memorial Bible Fund or the Tumalo Community Church Building Fund. Please be prepared to honor COVID precautions at the church for this celebration. 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) LUNA is AMAZING with all the new humans she has met here, yet she is a bit of a bull in a china shop, so we require a home with no children under 6, as she may unintentionally knock the little ones over. Bring your doggie to come meet this adorable girl to help ensure all get along. All this wonderfulness all rolled up into one classy canine and all she asks is for a second chance to prove what a great gal she is. To meet Luna, come in to HSCO. SPONSORED BY Black Butte Veterinary Clinic Prayer Shawl Ministry Looking for yarn donations of any kind that are washable — even remnants — for knitting or crocheting blankets, scarves, and lap robes for people in need of comfort and love. If you are interested in joining this prayer shawl ministry, please call or text Suzi at 503-819-1723. PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society y of o Central Oregon 541-382-3537 541-549-1837 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. 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