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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y Davis earns scholarship to Sacramento State By Rongi Yost Correspondent PHOTO PROVIDED Sisters youth can learn at Sisters Folk Festival’s summer camps. SFF offers educational programs Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) has announced its slate of educational offerings planned for this spring and summer, including a weekly songwriting class in March and five-week-long summer creativity camps for kids. Beginning March 1, Sisters resident and musical artist Jenner Fox will offer A Song a Week Songwriting Workshop, a five-week course on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sisters Art Works building. This will be a small group workshop limited to just 10 participants. Registrants are asked to come prepared to write songs, share, and dig deep for inspiration. Participants will write from prompts, explore individ- ual <taste,= dissect favorite songs, share originals and support one another in their musical journeys. All genres of music are welcome, and some level of musical expe- rience is encouraged. Fox, who tours the world as a river guide, guitar player, and multi-instrumen- talist songwriter describes the workshop setting as <a welcoming place to find inspiration and carve out time to write and share and make music.= A student from the last workshop that Fox facili- tated said, <We learned so many ways to approach songwriting and every sin- gle person wrote songs 4 beginners like me and pro- fessional musicians! Life changing and super fun! I highly recommend it!= Registration for A Song A Week opens February 2; the suggested fee for the five- week class is $150 but reg- istrants will be able to select an amount that is based on what they can afford when they register. In the summer of 2022 SFF will once again offer Creativity Camps for mid- dle school-aged students that will include music, visual art and general cre- ativity. From July 11-15, Joe Schulte, mandolin player and band leader from Moon Mountain Ramblers and String Theory Music School in Bend, will offer the Seed to Sprout Music Camp for players with minimal pre- vious music experience on their chosen acoustic instru- ment. Joe will teach the students songs that can be played with the most basic common chords with short, easy-to-learn melodies to memorize. This session is open to students going into grades 5-8. Then, over the week of August 1-5, Schulte will See MUSIC ED on page 16 Greta Davis9 dreams of playing Division 1 volley- ball have come true. Davis, who has played volleyball since she was in elementary school, has earned a full ath- letic scholarship to play vol- leyball for the Sacramento State Hornets. Davis has lived in Sisters her whole life, and started playing volleyball in third grade when the Myhre family introduced her to the sport. In fifth grade she started to play on a local club volleyball team and has been on a club team ever since. In the eighth grade, Davis joined the NPJ (North PAC Juniors) Club team and played with the same group of girls all through high school. The team traveled extensively, including big tournaments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Missouri, Columbus, Ohio, Salt Lake City, Utah, Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, and Spokane, Washington. The NPJ attended at least four big tournaments every year, plus participating in local power leagues 4 local meaning the I-5 corridor. Davis has always played as an outside hitter, and she9s received many awards over See VOLLEYBALL on page 23 Sisters School Board snapshot By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent The Sisters School Board monthly meeting took place Wednesday, February 2, at the school district office. Community members who were not involved with the content of the meet- ing attended via Zoom. Edie Jones, David Thorsett, Jeff Smith, and Chair Don Hedrick were in attendance. Jenica Cogdill was absent. " Paul Andrews of the High Desert Education Service District (HDESD) made the annual presenta- tion regarding the services offered to Sisters School District, which include such things as administrative sup- port, legal support, support to students with disabilities, technology, and much more. Andrews also informed the board of some new services that include enhancements to the Culture of Care, Career/ Technical Education, and Family Engagement Support (through programs such as Better Together). See SCHOOLS on page 22 SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR Sisters Area Woodworkers 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. 541-231-1897. Al-Anon Mon., noon. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. 541-610-7383. 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 ages welcome. 541-771-2211. p.m. at Sisters Community Church. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs. & Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com. Sun., 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Heartwarmers (fl eece blanketmakers) Transfi guration / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Sisters Caregiver Support Group Church of the Transfi guration / Mon., Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Village Green 5 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Park. 541-771-3258. Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, Church / Big Book study, Tues., noon, Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / details. 541-923-1632. Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., citizens4community.com Location information: 541-549-1193. noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at 541-388-9013. Church. 541-548-0440. Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Sisters Parent Teacher Community Black Butte Ranch Bridge Club Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., BBR community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Saloon. 541-480-5994. room. Partner required. 541-595-6236. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library. For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation 541-668-6599 location, email: steelefl y@msn.com. District. 541-549-2091. Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Location information: 541-279-1977. Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Zoom. 503-930-6158. Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645. Sisters Area Photography Club Council on Aging of Central Oregon Sisters Trails Alliance Board 1st 2nd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., at Senior Lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs Monday, 5 p.m. Sisters Library. Sisters Community Church. 12:30-1 p.m. Sisters Community Public welcome. 808-281-2681. 541-549-6157. Church. 541-480-1843. BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061. 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 beth@nuggetnews.com