10 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Outdoor Worship Services Fiber Market Day Sisters Church of the Nazarene invites you to join them on Sundays at 10 a.m. for outdoor worship services this summer! As long as the weather holds, they will gather to worship God outside together in the open air! You’re welcome to bring your blanket, shade, or chair, or you can feel free to use one of their chairs. Sisters Naz is located 5 miles east of Sisters on 67130 Harrington Loop. Call 541-389-8960 for info. High Desert Wool Growers will be holding their 23rd annual Fiber Market Day on Saturday, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. Th ere will be demos and sales, live animals, spinning and weaving supplies, and much more! Email questions to highdesertwoolgrowers@ gmail.com or go to www. highdesertwoolgrowers.com. Free Rides for Vaccinations Th roughout May residents will be able to dispose of yard debris for free during spring FireFree events across Central Oregon. Wildfi re season is approaching, and now is the time to improve the defensible space around your home. FireFree events will be held at Northwest (Fryrear) Transfer Station near Sisters from Wednesday, May 26 to Saturday, May 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again Wednesday, June 2 to Saturday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Th ere will be additional events in early May at Knott Landfi ll in Bend. Grass clippings, brush, pine needles, pinecones, weeds, trimmings and branches, stumps or trees (no larger than 12” in diameter) may be dropped off during the FireFree events. Visit the FireFree website at www. fi refree.org for more information about how you can prepare your property for wildfi re season. Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) is booking free, nonemergency medical rides. Dispatcher hours are 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. STARS asks for 48 hours or more advance notice to fi nd a driver, as rides are based on volunteer driver availability. STARS dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545. 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, call 541-549-4184. 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. Call 503-819-1723 for information. 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. FireFree Debris Disposal 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. 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. For more information call 541-678-5483. 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. Th e City of Sisters will undertake pavement maintenance and improvements on a number of streets throughout town in early to mid-June. Work is scheduled for Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Streets will reopen for full use after 6 p.m. each day. Signage and fl aggers will be on site to assist with traffi c. Personal & business vehicles will need to be removed from street parking prior to work beginning each morning at 7 a.m. Residents and businesses should consider parking on side streets the day work is performed. Th e following is a list of streets and dates when work will take place: • Th ursday, June 3 – N. Pine St. • Wednesday, June 9 – S. Starry Skies Ct.; S. Maple St.; E. Tyee Dr.; E. Tyler Ave.; S. New Moon Ct.; and E. Coyote Springs Rd. • Th ursday, June 10 – W. Black Crater Ave.; N. Pine St.; and N. Oak St. • Friday, June 11 – S. Pine Meadow St. and W. Hope Ave. Celebration of Life: Tom Harrer PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 NALA just loves her new cattery here at HSCO, strutting her stuff showing you what a cool kitty she is along with her spunky personality! Nala will entice you to come in and give her a little one-on-one petting session, on her own terms that is! Nala does have the tendency to overstimulate so no children under 12 please. This nature- loving gal fancies a breath of fresh air; therefore she desires a home that will allow supervised outdoor time. Come to HSCO and fall in love with this spirited mini lioness! June 5, 2021 1 p.m. Sponsored by Wellhouse Church, 442 N. Trinity Way CUSTOM HORSE CARE Refreshments & fellowship following ceremony. Suggested attire is aloha style – colorful and festive. 50th Wedding Anniversary Jim & Marion Harrison will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 12, 2021. Th eir daughters, Crista Hagan & Laurel Fooks, invite you to join in the celebration with a card or note sent to 3111 NE 127th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98682 or emailed to mamahagan@gmail.com. June 12 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 Street Pavement Project 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 Outdoors 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) Susan Marcoux 541-410-1421 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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