Wednesday, July 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Circle of Friends is a
‘Community Champion’
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
A contract firefighter from Ashland came by as a thank-you sign was being posted on the fence at the rodeo
grounds. He was on his way into town to get ointment for blisters on his feet.
Residents threatened by
Grandview Fire grateful for response
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
The residents living up
Wilt Road and in Squaw
Creek Canyon Estates were
particularly impacted by
the Grandview Fire that
broke out on Sunday, July
11 4 and they witnessed
the extraordinary work per-
formed to safeguard the
community.
The residents of Squaw
Creek Canyon Estates were
so thankful for the efforts
put forward by the firefight-
ing personnel, that they ran
an ad in this week9s Nugget
thanking them. There was
such an outpouring of sup-
port that, after the cost of
the ad was covered, they
still had over $1,900 left
to donate to the Wildland
Firefighter9s Foundation to
support families of those
who died or were injured in
the line of duty while fight-
ing wildfires. To donate,
go to www.wffoundation.
org. Neighborhood resident
Wendy Birnbaum spear-
headed the ad and dona-
tion effort, aided by Karen
Thrower who designed the
ad.
Rennie Merrill, who lives
up above Sisters, told The
Nugget, <I live out here in the
hinterland, and I can tell you
about how kind and help-
ful our local Sisters-Camp
Sherman firefighters have
been. Our volunteers deserve
particular recognition as
they had to worry about their
families and everyone else.
Anytime night or day&. I
have seen someone talking
to them, getting the scoop!
Their presence has been
comforting and each time
I have encountered them,
they have been caring and
responsive. One told me
things were looking so much
better that he thought I could
sleep well that night. And I
did. In the earlier days infor-
mation was sparse, but 8Our
Guys9 were here to talk even
though they could not tell us
much. Never underestimate
See GRATEFUL on page 14
Circle of Friends (COF) is
helping to create a Connected
Sisters. That earned the
volunteer-based nonprofit
here in Sisters <Community
Champion= recognition
from the City9s Vision
Implementation Team.
Since 2011, COF has been
offering critical services to
at-risk children and teens
in Sisters Country through
long-term mentorships with
committed volunteers. These
mentorships are designed to
help end the cycle of pov-
erty experienced by youth
and families by providing
opportunities for building life
skills, positive relationships,
academic support, social
and emotional development,
independent decision making
and more.
Despite the COVID-19
pandemic, COF joyfully cel-
ebrated all the milestones
their 47 children and teens
experienced during the pan-
demic to help maintain a
sense of normalcy and hope.
Their 23 mentors have made
and delivered birthday cakes,
celebrated a youth becom-
ing a newly permitted driver,
cheered for a budding young
artist being selected to work
on a mural at Sisters Middle
School, championed a mentor
See ‘CHAMPION’ on page 22
Responding
effectively to bullying
by T. Lee Brown
Correspondent
School is out for the sum-
mer. But social conditions
that allow for bullying hap-
pen year-round.
The longterm effects of
bullying can include depres-
sion, drug and alcohol
abuse, and suicide attempts
4 effects that can last into
adulthood and affect entire
communities. Yet, bullying
often goes unnoticed.
Local mom Cheryl Soleim
noted, <If you have a child
that9s doing well in school
and has friends, just has
minor problems, you may
never realize how much bul-
lying and prejudice goes on
among kids.=
Attending school in
Sisters a few years back,
her daughter Natalie expe-
rienced bullying that was
found to include <sufficient
evidence of a discriminatory
environment,= as reported in
See RESPONDING on page 17
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect gatherings, please contact individual organizations for current meeting status
SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR
East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th
Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’
Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.
Sisters Area Photography Club
2nd Wednesday, 4 p.m., meeting
at Sisters Community Church.
Al-Anon Mon., noon. / Thurs., 10 a.m.,
541-549-6157.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday,
Sisters Area Woodworkers
541-610-7383.
7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All
1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-639-6216.
ages welcome. 541-771-2211.
Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. &
Sisters
Astronomy Club 3rd
Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers)
Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846.
Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City
Church of the Transfi guration / Mon.,
Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays,
12:30 p.m., Email: sistersbridge2021@
5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday,
gmail.com.
Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon,
1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755.
Sisters Caregiver Support Group
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church /
Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk
3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Village Green
Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m.,
Park. 541-771-3258.
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at
Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., citizens4community.com
Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for
details. 541-923-1632.
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Military Parents of Sisters Meetings
Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board
noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m.
541-388-9013.
Church. 541-548-0440.
Location information: 541-549-1193.
Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters
Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 7 to
Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club
Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.,
8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at
Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469.
Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870.
room. Partner required. 541-595-6236.
Prayer Shawl Group 2nd & 4th
Sisters Parent Teacher Community
Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild
Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Call for
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
For Saturday meeting dates and
location: 503-819-1723.
Saloon. 541-480-5994.
location, email: steelefl y@msn.com.
SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group
Central OR Spinners and Weavers
& Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Meeting by Zoom.
Guild One Saturday per month, Jan.
to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation
541-668-6599.
thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217.
District. 541-549-2091.
Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday.
Location information: 541-279-1977.
Sisters Aglow Lighthouse
Council on Aging of Central Oregon
Senior Lunch Tuesdays, noon, Sisters 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by
Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Thursdays,
Community Church. 541-480-1843.
Zoom. 503-930-6158.
Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645.
BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS
Sisters Speak Life Cancer Support
Group 2nd & 4th Tues, 1-2:30 p.m.
Call for location: 541-410-9716.
Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st
Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library.
Public welcome. 808-281-2681.
Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon,
Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123.
Three Sisters Irrigation District
Board of Directors 1st Tuesday,
4 p.m., TSID Offi ce. 541-549-8815.
Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd
Tuesday, noon, Ray’s Food Place
community room. 541-419-1279.
VFW Post 8138 and American Legion
Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123.
Weight Watchers
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters
Community Church. 541-602-2654.
SCHOOLS
Black Butte School Board of
Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m.,
Black Butte School. 541-595-6203.
Sisters School District Board of
Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD
Admin Bldg. See schedule online at
www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.
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., 5:30 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