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Wednesday, September 8, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Writers to host acclaimed author for workshop PHOTO PROVIDED Tony Cosby speaking to Ethan Kennedy about the guitar he built in 2018. Retiring SHS teacher plans reunion for guitar builders By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent Since 2005, Tony Cosby has directed hundreds of Sisters High School students through the detailed process of building their own gui- tars. As he eases into his last year of teaching the class on his way to full retirement, Cosby has come up with a plan to bring his former stu- dents together for a reunion. A reunion for students from over all the years is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 17 at the Sisters Artworks building from 4 to 7 p.m. Cosby sees it as a way to celebrate the program, the relationships that were formed in the process, and as a perfect way to close out this chapter of his profes- sional life. According to Cosby, the guitar-building class was created after Cosby met Jayson Bowerman of Breedlove Guitars during a river clean-up activity. The two started talking and before long the brainstorm became a plan and soon the plan became a reality. <Both of us think it was our own idea,= said Cosby, laughing. <Seriously, Jayson deserves a ton of credit because without him none of this would ever have taken hold.= The Sisters Folk Festival has been a supporter of the program from the outset as well, along with the many adult volunteers who have stepped in to help over the years. <Sisters turned out to be the perfect community for something like this to happen,= said Cosby. <The enthusiasm, the focus on the arts, the support for expe- riential learning all came together to make this pro- gram what it is today.= Cosby explained that, See REUNION on page 23 Sisters Writes, a small read-and-critique writing group in Sisters, is sponsor- ing a craft workshop with acclaimed author, Amanda Skenandore. Skenandore is known for her ability to create mood and tone using pace, setting, dialogue, syntax, and char- acter. She is the author of three historical fiction nov- els published by Kensington Books Publishing. <Between Earth and Sky,= her first novel, was named winner of the American Library Association9s reading list award for Best Historical Fiction. Publisher9s Weekly said, <Skenandore9s intensely emotional debut reveals the difficulties faced by Native Americans who were torn from their culture to integrate into a white society where they were not accepted... [Her] deeply introspective and moving novel will appeal to readers of American his- tory, particularly those inter- ested in the dynamics behind the misguided efforts of white people to better the lives of Native Americans by forcing them to adopt white cultural mores.= The workshop on <Mastering Mood= will be held at Brand 33 Restaurant, Aspen Lakes Golf Club, See WORKSHOP on page 22 Middle school mural embraces community By Sue Stafford Correspondent Sisters Middle School Principal Tim Roth believes that <when you walk into a building, the walls speak to you about what the people who work there (staff and stu- dents) believe and stand for.= Upon entering the middle school commons, the mes- sage is simple, yet impactful. There, 20-feet up on the wall, to the right of the stage, is a 10-foot-high by 28-foot-long painted canvas mural embla- zoned with the words, <You are loved.= This summer, middle school art teacher Judy Fuentes worked with a group of approximately 20 middle school students for five afternoons (about 18 hours) to create this message. They designed and created it, working cooperatively at every phase of the project. <I am impressed with how See MURAL on page 22 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 Tuesdays, 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 Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Spoons Restaurant. 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