Sisters salutes...

 

Sisters Habitat for Humanity volunteers did extensive maintenance work in Rock-the-Block PHOTO PROVIDED

• Sisters Habitat for Humanity wrote:

Thank you to the following companies and individuals who helped make Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s “Rock-the-Block” event such a big success! In one day, three homes were painted, a deck rebuilt, and landscaping cleared and replanted: Sisters Habitat Build Crew volunteers; Kristi Amsberry; Marybeth Beall; Barbara Reynolds-Mayo; St. Charles Health System volunteers; Heart of Oregon – YouthBuild; Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District; Sisters Coffee Company; Oliver Lemon’s; The Gallimaufry; Sisters Rental; Sisters Ace Hardware; Hoyt’s Hardware & Building Supply; Lowe’s Home Improvement; Ranch Country Outhouses; and Deschutes County Solid Waste.

• Kiwanis Club of Sisters wrote:

The Sisters Kiwanis Antiques, Collectibles and Jewelry Sale for 2022 was a major success after our two-year closure due to COVID. Thank you to everyone that attended.

We kept collecting and storing in spite of the setback, in anticipation of a future sale when restrictions were changed or lifted. The event happened and we are so glad to share the results with our community. The donations were great, the volunteers outstanding, and our income toward scholarships and awards will go a long way.

We were so honored to have had the Heart of Oregon Corps, YouthBuild volunteers, directed by Dave and Steve, and the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints assist us with loading, hauling, and setting up and taking down our sale.

Thank you again to the Sisters Fire Department for use of the Community Center.

And another thank-you again to the Sisters Art Works for the use of their easels.

We are already planning the sale for next year and asking for donations of antiques, collectibles, and jewelry. Please call Shirley at 541-977-6643, Jeff at 541-815-9299, or Jerry at 541-771-4554.

• Bruce Carpenter, president of Sisters Country Pickleball Club, offers:

A huge thank-you to those who helped make the Sisters Country Pickleball Club’s (SCPC) first tournament a success. On Saturday, 32 players competed in a two-bracket round-robin tournament. This venue was hosted as a thank-you to the 140-plus club members who have supported the public courts mission through the pandemic and into the cold rainy 2022 spring!

We had to limit tournament participation due to court availability. Thankfully, the school district superintendent granted us access to the tennis courts to place temporary nets and to tape the court lines. Without this access, the tournament would not have happened.

As you may know, Sisters does not have public pickleball courts. We sit alone in the region as a location without planned or existing courts. The Club was organized in 2019 with the single focus of bringing this sport to the public arena in Sisters. While we are surrounded by neighborhoods that have private pickleball courts, the public and visitors have no place to enjoy this game.

Our thanks are endless.

To Jennifer Holland and to Sisters Park & Recreation District for including the club as a sanctioned committee.

To Curt Scholl for his support allowing temporary courts on the school tennis courts.

To the SCPC board: Lori Chase, VP; Robin Lewis-Kane, secretary; Vivian Bousquet, treasurer; Clark Brody, Black Butte advisor, and Rod Stuve, Aspen Lakes advisor.

They’ve all worked tirelessly to help bring the dream to reality.

To Beth Carpenter and Karen Freeman, for court install support. To Randy Robinson, Black Butte Ranch tournament director.

To Sue Stafford, The Nugget, who has followed and reported on the club’s journey.

And, finally, to all the club members, who showed up in mass wearing their SCPC T-shirts, who’ve written letters supporting public courts, and for being positive ambassadors for the sport. Thank you.

 

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