• Food pantry gets hand from law enforcement
    Food pantry gets hand from law enforcement
    The clamor of brown paper bags being filled with edible goods echos throughout the Bread of Life food pantry at the New Hope Christian Center in Sisters. A team of volunteers fills 200 bags full of dried goods, fresh produce, and essentials to be handed out to local families during the weekly food drive.
  • Sisters navigating COVID-19 response
    Sisters navigating COVID-19 response
    As new restrictions continue to be imposed on activities, Sisters residents and businesses are trying to navigate an uncertain path. 
  • A wildfire campaigner retires
    A wildfire campaigner retires
    Jinny Reed has been working fire for 32 years. She has been with the Sisters Ranger District for 19 of those years working in wildfire prevention, education and suppression. After a career spanning most of her adult life after high school, Reed hung up her uniform and retired as of February 29.
  • Jean Wells Keenan honored with award
    Jean Wells Keenan honored with award
    Jean Wells Keenan is renowned in Sisters as an artist, a quilter, an entrepreneur and savvy businesswoman — and the founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. At heart, she is a teacher and mentor, wife, mother and grandmother. Last Wednesday night, she added the title Recipient of the Eighth Annual Ben Westlund Memorial Award. 
  • Awards mark high achievement
    Awards mark high achievement
    Sisters’ talented art students had their work judged against a fierce statewide competition — and came out winners.
  • Hoodoo Winter Carnival celebrates season
    Hoodoo Winter Carnival celebrates season
    Hoodoo’s premiere annual event kicked off on Saturday, February 8, amid winter’s fury, but that didn’t deter the crowds. 
    
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  • Sisters Rodeo cancelled due to pandemic
    The Biggest Little Show in the World is standing down this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sisters Rodeo President Curt Kallberg told The Nugget on Wednesday, April 8, that the Rodeo Board of Dir
  • In an effort to protect the safety of patients, volunteers and staff, and members of the community, Hospice of Redmond has made the difficult decision to cancel its children’s grief support camp
  • In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are still approaching the end of their lives for unrelated reasons — and Hospice of Redmond is still at work serving them. The organization, which
  • In a school district like Sisters, which is continually striving to keep students feeling engaged, prepared and connected, the “Distance Learning for All” mandate from Governor Kate Brown&
  • In an effort to protect the safety of patients, volunteers and staff, and members of the community, Hospice of Redmond has made the difficult decision to cancel its children’s grief su
  • Gonzaga students volunteer
    Eleven Gonzaga University students out of Spokane, Washington, spent their spring break in Sisters, volunteering for Sisters Habitat for Humanity as part of Habitat for Humanity International’s
  • Washington Federal Bank is offering small businesses lines of credit up to $200,000 interest free for 90 days for those affected by COVID-19. The bank, which has a branch in Sisters, has committed $10
  • Sisters businesses are finding creative ways to continue to serve their customers during these challenging, ever-changing times! The following list reflects changes of hours, delivery and pick-up opti
  • Durham named Woman of the Year
    Jesse Durham, co-owner of Sisters Coffee Co., has earned recognition as Woman of the Year from the Bend Chamber of Commerce. The annual award ceremony was held Friday evening at the Eagle Mountain Eve
  • Sisters Rodeo cancelled due to pandemic
    The Biggest Little Show in the World is standing down this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sisters Rodeo President Curt Kallberg told The Nugget on Wednesday, April 8, that the Rodeo Board of Dir
  • Arts organizations across the state — including those in Sisters — have been heavily impacted by the shutdown in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Nonprofit cultural organizations in
  • I like two kinds of books or movies: either the bad guy dies at the end or the couple live happily ever after. All my favorite books and movies are series. By the time I’ve read or watched a cou
  • After Governor Kate Brown’s announcement on Wednesday that Oregon schools will be closed to in-person learning for the remainder of the school year, the Oregon School Activities Association (OSA
  • Getting outdoors in the fresh air during the COVID-19 shutdown promises benefits to both physical and mental health. Yet campgrounds, sno-parks and trailheads are shut down. That has raised questions
  • Running commentary: the forest soothes
    As I watched my dogs Kinzua and Raven race up the red cinder 1008 road just north of Cold Springs Campground, I paused to take in my surroundings: mature, sun-splashed, yellow-bellied ponderosa pines
  • In an effort to protect the safety of patients, volunteers and staff, and members of the community, Hospice of Redmond has made the difficult decision to cancel its children’s grief su
  • A state task force warned against easing restrictions in the effort to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Oregon. The warning came as part of a Health Care System Action Plan developed by the &l
  • Animals help us in times of crisis
    The Centers for Disease Control and the American Veterinary Association have recently stated that pets are NOT a risk for spreading COVID-19. The World Health Organization has also recently reported t
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Because event schedules are changing daily with changing guidelines concerning COVID-19, we at The Nugget Newspaper recommend that you use the included contact information to confirm events and meetings before attending. --- All Sisters School District activities, including sports practices, have been suspended until April 28. --- The City of Sisters will be closing City Hall to the public during normal business hours until April 1. All board and committee meetings will be canceled through April 15. --- SPRD Coffield Center is closed March 17-April 5. All SPRD programs and classes are canceled March 17-April 5. All SPRD events canceled until May 15. This includes Summer Kickoff and Volunteer Fair, Earth Day Community Clean Up and SALI (Sisters Annual Lacrosse Invitational). --- Deschutes Public Library locations are closed to the public, with a tentative reopening date of April 1.
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Start Time: 7:00 PM
Location: The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
68825 Brooks Camp Road
Sisters
End Time: 12:00 AM
Phone: 541-548-0440
Meetings are held every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. at this location.
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