10 Wednesday, January 12, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Sisters salutes... Hunter Education Class Parkinson’s Support Group Let’s Talk, Sisters! Classes start Tuesday, February 1. Sign up online at MyODFW.com. Questions? Call Rick Cole, 541-420- 6934. 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 restart 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 of Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, 541-668-6599 or carol@parkinsonsresources.org 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. Th e Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) In partnership with local churches, SCWS is providing free hot meals and a warm, safe place to stay this winter. Th rough out January shelter location is Wellhouse Market, 222 Trinity Way. Th e Shelter will open at 6 p.m. each night. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group PHOTO PROVIDED The Oregon State Sheriff’s Association honored Camp Sherman’s Mark Foster for decades of service to the community. " Mark Foster recently received the Oregon State S h e r i ff 9s A s s o c i a t i o n Meritorious Service Award. Jefferson County Sheriff Marc Heckathorn com- mended Foster for his long- time community service: I9d like to take a moment and introduce you to a true community hero that lives in Jefferson County and specif- ically in the Camp Sherman Basin. His name is Mark Foster and he9s been a criti- cal asset to this office and his community for nearly five decades. Mark Foster was hired as Jefferson County9s first resident deputy in Camp Sherman in 1981. Mark patrolled the greater Camp Sherman area where he9s lived for most of his life. Mark is an avid outdoors- man and recreationist. When Mark left law enforcement in the early 990s, Mark stayed with the office and founded the Camp Sherman Hasty Team and became the face of Search and Rescue for Camp Sherman and this office for the next 20 years. Mark fully retired from service with the office in 2011 but just six years later, in 2017, Mark had the con- tinued passion to serve his community but this time back in law enforcement and was commissioned as a spe- cial deputy who volunteers his time out on patrol. In 2019, our longtime resident deputy passed away unex- pectedly, and Mark stepped up and increased his own patrol presence and callout response capabilities. We have offered Mark the ability to be paid for his patrol ser- vices and after-hour callouts but Mark refuses any form of compensation and does it simply to serve his commu- nity. Mark is truly a one of a kind and humble man. Mark routinely is involved in law enforce- ment calls as well as search and rescue calls in the Camp Sherman Basin and is always quick to offer a hand or any advice. Mark9s expertise and knowledge about his com- munity and search and rescue techniques is beyond belief. Mark9s performance in supporting our mission to