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12 Wednesday, January 26, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A N N O U N C E M E N T S Hunter Education Class Take a Tour! Take Th e Survey! Let’s Talk, Sisters! Classes start Tuesday, February 1. Sign up online at MyODFW.com. Questions? Call Rick Cole, 541-420-6934. Th e Sisters School District has asked Citizens4Community (C4C) to help identify the best future use of the current elementary school. C4C has created a public survey that will generate ideas and help indicate the viability of these and previously submitted ideas. Later in the spring, the community will be asked to assist with further prioritization. Th e survey link, map, fl oorplan, and more can be found at https://www.citizens4community. com/elementary-school-outreach. Become more familiar with the site by taking a building tour Feb. 1, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., and Feb. 5, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at 611 E. Cascade Ave. 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 Th elma’s Place Adult Day Respite Program in Redmond hosts a monthly support group for those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia-related disease. Th e support group is held every third Wednesday of the month from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Th is is a free family-caregiver support group featuring local organizations each month who join to share their experiences and resources. Free Weekly Grab-N-Go Lunches For Seniors Free Pet Food Budget tight this month, but you still need pet food for your dog or cat? Call the Furry Friends pet food bank at 541-797-4023 to schedule your pickup. We have all sorts of pet supplies too. Pickups available Th ursdays, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Located at 412 E. Main Ave., Ste. 4, behind Th e Nugget offi ce. 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 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. 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. engagement announcement Jim and Marilyn Cornelius of Sisters are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ceili, to Jarod Gatley, son of Brian and Beth Gatley of Redmond. Ceili is a 2021 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism and works in public relations. Jarod is a landscape photographer and director of Bend Adventure Sports. They plan a summer 2022 wedding. PET OF THE WEEK Humane Society of Central Oregon 541-382-3537 Meet precious JACK! Jack came to us as his loving owner passed away. Jack was a miracle from the moment he was born. He was a stillborn at birth, but his family wanted him so badly that they ended up being able to revive him. Jack is just trying to fi nd a new loving family to spend the rest of his happy years with. He does not enjoy being restrained, so he needs to fi nd a family without children under fi ve who may want to give him extra-tight hugs. He would love a family that can give him the unconditional love and attention that he will give right back! If Jack sounds like the perfect new member of your family, then come on down to HSCO and ask to meet him! SPONSORED BY SCHOOLS: C4C will lead discussions on school site Continued from page 3 reported on the continued work at Sisters Elementary School with the <Leader in Me= program that focuses on seven habits for success- ful students. The elementary school is focusing on two of the habits, including being proactive and beginning with the end goal in mind. " Sisters Middle School Principal Tim Roth and Sisters High School Principal Steve Stancliff teamed up to report on the re-ignition of the Sources of Strength pro- gram, which was suspended during remote learning over the past two years. The focus of the program is to give students tools in which to cope with social and emo- tional challenges by helping them identify the people and other resources in their lives they can rely on for support. Additionally the program pro- vides opportunities for strong social/emotional develop- ment. Stancliff and Roth con- firmed that there is a very high correlation between social/ emotional well-being and suc- cessful learning in school. " Joe Hosang gave an update on the Student Investment Account (SIA) grants and the use of the funds to keep class sizes small, and said that a prog- ress report on the SIA will be forthcoming. The SIA is part of the Oregon Department of Education9s Student Success Act, which allocated $200 million to enhance the State School Fund. The SIA money is from a noncompetitive grant that Sisters received. The Student Success Act also includes components such as <Freshman on Track= accord- ing to Hosang. " Superintendent Curt Scholl touched on a number of items: Sisters School District has not seen widespread in-school transmission of COVID-19, and has been able to retain in-school instruction while other districts in the region have had some temporary shutdowns. Plans for what will happen with the current elementary school building continue to be discussed with help from Citizens4Community, includ- ing an eventual survey. Enrollment in the district rose by a few students since winter break, while many school districts have expe- rienced losses in enrollment (3-5 percent statewide). The opening of the new elementary school building is still on track to happen by the fall of 2023, though the construction schedule is <per- haps ambitious,= according to Scholl. " The board asked Scholl how the district is faring regarding finding substi- tutes since there is a shortage throughout the state, to which he explained that there have been shortages at times, but that overall with help from the ESD and new recruiting things have gotten better. " The board accepted the resignations of SMS teacher Julee Davis and SES school nurse Acacia Knutzen " The board went into executive session regarding a personnel issue and after the session formally concluded the board meeting. " The next board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 2, at 6 p.m. American Legion gathers... BROKEN TOP Veterinary Clinic 541-389-0391 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 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) PHOTO PROVIDED American Legion National Vice Commander James Higuera of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and District 5 Commander Lance Trowbridge met at the Department of Oregon Executive Committee meeting January 8-9, in Wilsonville.