10 Wednesday, December 1, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Sisters Garden Club Puzzle Sales T i and d Sisters Transportation Ride Share (STARS) Th ank you to our Sisters community for supporting our club in helping us sell our 1st Edition “Quilts in the Garden” puzzle. You can currently purchase the puzzle for $20 at the following locations: Metamorphosis Salon & Spa and Th ree Sisters Floral, both on Elm Street. We are so thankful to these stores for their support. Purchase your puzzle now before they are all gone. For info call 971-246-0404. Dispatchers are booking non- emergency medical rides Tuesdays and Th ursdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rides are based on volunteer driver availability and are provided Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At least 48 hours advance notice is required. STARS Dispatcher number for all rides is 541-904-5545. Th ose interested in volunteering may complete the STARS application form at www.agefriendlysisters.com/ stars-application. Camp Sherman Winter Parade Parade is presented by Black Butte School Friday, December 10, at 3:30 p.m. Meet outside Black Butte School wearing red and white. Treats and hot drinks at Camp Sherman Store to follow. For information call 541-595-6203. Th ree Sisters Lions Club 10th Annual Holiday Faire 142 E. Main Ave. in Sisters. Th e Th ree Sisters Holiday faire is open daily through December 18. Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Come shop for a great selection of handmade items from local vendors. Free admission. Holiday Pet Food Drive Furry Friends Foundation needs dry and canned dog and cat food, plus pet treats for their holiday pet food drive. Please drop your pet food donations off for Furry Friends at WaFd Bank, 610 N. Arrowleaf Trail by Ray’s. For more information call 541-797-4023 or 541-549-8110. Camp Sherman Holiday Bazaar December 10-11. Join in a festive community gathering at the Community Hall with wreaths, crafts, and goodies, for sale. Friday hours 5 to 9 p.m. Enjoy soup dinner while you browse. Saturday hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come fi nd that special gift! 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 Museum Seeks Volunteers V l N d d Volunteers Needed Ci Council C il M i City Meetings Furry Friends is looking for volunteers to help with bottle- and-can fundraiser once a week (Saturday or Sunday but other days OK too). It takes about 45 minutes (and is easiest with a team of two) to put donated bottles and cans in blue fundraiser bags at donation drop-off spot on Th e Nugget’s porch, then bags are delivered to the BottleDrop at Ray’s. To volunteer call 541-797-4023 or email info@furryfriendsfoundation.org. Due to the holiday, Sisters City Council will only have one meeting in December on Wednesday, December 8. Th e meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Th e regular schedule will return in January. For more information call 541-549-6022. Th e Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) Th ree Sisters Historical Society, now open Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Maida Bailey Building, 151 N. Spruce St., seeks volunteers. Training provided for volunteers interested in Sisters history. Email threesistershistoricalsociety@gmail. com or call 541-549-1403. In partnership with local churches, SCWS will once again be providing free hot meals and a warm, safe place to stay this winter. Th e Shelter will be open for the months of December, January, and February, starting December 1 at Sisters Community Church in Th e Hanger, 1300 McKinney Butte Rd. Th e Shelter will open at 6 p.m. each night. Young Life Christmas Tree Hunt at Kalamataca Ranch Panoramic Access Special Road District (PASRD) December 4-5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Come learn about and support Sisters Young Life, and enjoy a day of fun! Find and cut a natural white fi r tree on 80 acres, then enjoy hot cocoa, marshmallows, chili, and corn bread around the fi re! Other activities include sledding (if we have snow), craft table with peanut butter & pinecone bird feeders, and centerpieces or swags from greens. Saws, sleds, rope, and permits provided. (We can also cut a tree and bring it out to you if you are not able to navigate the terrain.) Cost: Donation of any amount. Directions: Head west on Hwy 20, through Sisters, past Black Butte Ranch. Turn left on McAllister Road and follow the signs. For more information call Shannon 206-356- 0972 or Brooke 541-588-0408. Board Position Letters of interest are solicited for a three-year volunteer position on the PASRD board of commissioners. Applicants must reside within the road district and be a registered voter. Send letters of interest to: panoramicroads@gmail. com, or to PASRD, PO Box 1226, Sisters, OR, 97759. Let’s Talk, Sisters! Citizens4Community invites all area residents to the monthly Let’s Talk, Sisters! discussion series — a forum where people learn about local topics of interest and exchange diverse viewpoints in a lively but respectful setting. Let’s Talk! is free and spotlights a diff erent local topic each third Monday of the month. Learn more at Citizens4Community. com/events or call 541-549-1482. SUDOKU Level: Easy Answer: Page 30 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 12-12:30 p.m. at 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. Weekly Food Pantry Wellhouse Church has a weekly food pantry at 222 N. Trinity Way every Th ursday at 12:30 p.m. until food has been distributed. Both drive-through pick-up and shopping-style distribution are available. Call 541-549-4184 for more information. Sisters American Legion VFW Meeting Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Sisters Community Church Fireside Room. For more information call Lance Trowbridge at 541-903-1123. Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District December Board of Directors meeting canceled. Th e regularly scheduled Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors meeting for the forth Th ursday in December (12/23/2021) has been canceled due to the holiday. For more information Call 541-595-2288.- PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 Blue Christmas Th is season can be hard for those who mourn and those going through painful passages in their lives. Blue Christmas welcomes those with heavy hearts to this quiet service of music, devotion, and refl ection. Everyone is welcome. Tuesday, December 21 at 4:30 p.m. at Sisters Community Church Fireside Room, 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy, in Sisters. For more information call 541-389-6859. Parkinson’s Support in Sisters Are you a person experiencing Parkinson’s disease (PD) or a care partner/family member desiring to better support your loved one with PD? We invite you to join us in Sisters for a re-start of our support group to experience friendship, shared experiences and a better understanding of PD. Please join us the second Th ursday of the month 1-2:30 p.m. at the Sisters library, 110 N Cedar St. Sisters. For more information contact Carol Pfeil, program coordinator Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, 541-668-6599 or carol@ parkinsonsresources.org. Save the Rubberbands Business owners: Are you the recipient of a bundle (or more) of Nuggets each week? Th ose huge, fat rubberbands are nice and stretched out, and highly valued by the Nuggeteers that bundle your papers each week. If you can save them, we’d love to use them again. And to those of you who already return them to us: thank you! Questions? Call Beth at 541-549-9941. Belle is a busy, energetic four-year-old Lab that loves to play; especially adores those tennis balls! She is hoping for an active, adventurous family that can provide exercise and training yet above all, a family that will last forever. Belle enjo y s playing with other dogs so a meet-and-greet is required to assure those energies match, Belle prefers not to have the company of cats, yet overall is pure fun and will make the right family very happy. SPONSORED BY Black Butte Veterinary Clinic 541-549-1837 Please call the church before attending to verify current status of services as restrictions are adjusted. SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down, and each small nine-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine. 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 Th e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Rd. • 541-389-8960 www.sistersnaz.org • info@sistersnaz.org 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Outdoors 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 Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Vast Church (Nondenominational) 6 p.m. Saturday Worship 1300 W. Mckenzie Hwy. (Sisters Community Church Fireside Room) 541-719-0587 • www.vastchurch.com 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) POLICY: Business items do not run on this page. Nonprofi ts, schools, churches, birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary notices may run at no charge. All submissions are subject to editing and run only as space allows. Email beth@nuggetnews.com or drop off at 442 E. 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