C4C Events
In the lead-up to C4C’s spring Community Forum focused on housing affordability, we invite you to dive deeper into this timely issue – one that stretches far beyond the borders of Sisters Country. Join C4C and Paulina Springs Books for a discussion of Golden Gates: The Housing Crisis and a Reckoning for the American Dream. (RSVP requested).
Citizens4Community (C4C) is partnering with SAGE’s Citizen Project to host a cross-partisan workshop for Sisters Country. The event will offer community members a chance to learn about civil discourse best practices while thoughtfully debating the tradeoffs inherent in different policy positions.
We’re all going to die; why don’t we ever talk about it? Join C4C plus several local caregivers and “death doulas” as we discuss one of society’s most taboo topics.
We’re excited to bring back a C4C fan-favorite – our Let’s Sing community singalong! This year, we’re adding a seasonal twist to this popular event – come celebrate the winter solstice and spread some cheer at our free, family-friendly holiday singalong.
C4C is proud to partner with Oregon Humanities to bring their Conversation Project series – and multi-talented regional artist Jason Michael Graham, a.k.a. MOsley WOtta – to Sisters Country this November. This FREE workshop at The Belfry will investigate the relevance of making art during times of personal, communal, or global crisis. (Registration requested)
We’re excited to announce another FREE and impactful workshop with Scott Crabtree, C4C Board Member and Chief Happiness Officer at Happy Brain Science! This workshop will help you collaborate better by more candidly conducting difficult conversations.
We’re continuing to experiment with adaptations of our traditional “Let’s Talk” event series. This month, we invite you to PLAY with us – it’s game night at Paulina Springs Books!
This month, we’re adding a twist to our “Let’s Talk” event series. Instead of a sit-down discussion, we’ll be pairing up and walking a mile (or other agreed upon distance) together around downtown Sisters.
Please join us for this month’s “Let’s Talk: Parks and Open Spaces”
Join us in this conversation with local leaders guiding the use and development of Sisters Country's parks and open spaces.
Who?
Executive Director Emmy Andrews - Central Oregon Trail Alliance
Sisters Community Development Director - Scott Woodford
Kellen Klein – Sisters community member, C4C board member (moderator)
What topics?
Learn about the City's new parks master plan, the evolution of our local trail system, and how your voice can help guide future local recreational opportunities.
Please RSVP to Josie at director@citizens4community.com if you have any questions or would like to get involved.
Please follow our Facebook page for any updates about the event.
Please join us for this month’s “Let’s Talk: Wildlife”
Join us in this conversation with local biologists and wildlife experts!
Who?
Sarah Riutzel – Wildlife Biologist, USFS Sisters Ranger District
Susan Prince – Co-Founder, Wolf Welcome Committee
Reese Mercer – Program Director, Beaver Works Oregon
Mary Shivell – Board President, East Cascades Audubon Society
Kellen Klein – Sisters community member, C4C board member (moderator)
What topics?
What critters call Sisters Country home?
How are they reacting to recent growth and changes in our community?
How do our decisions and behaviors impact their ecosystems, populations, and way of life?
And what can we be doing to become better neighbors and stewards of local fauna?
and more…
A little bit about Sarah Riutzel:
Sarah Riutzel is a native Oregonian and Wildlife Biologist with the US Forest Service. Currently on loan to the Sisters Ranger District through June 2023, Sarah has been a wildlife biologist serving the public land owners of Eastern Oregon since December 2020. Prior to rejoining the Forest Service in a permanent capacity, Sarah worked for the Quileute Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington as a Timber-Fish-Wildlife technician.
From Sarah “I grew up in the Willamette Valley, and feel so fortunate to know the coastline, mountains, rivers, and forests of Oregon as intimately as I do. My natural resources background includes fire, fish, forestry, wildlife, and working closely with partners and collaborators. My time as a technician and as a professional has taken me all over Oregon and Washington, and my professional interests align closely with my personal love of the outdoors. Professionally, I have served on the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society board since February 2021. I am interested in community outreach and conservation education, meadow and wetland habitat restoration, large mammal conservation and monitoring, and continuing to learn more about the diverse array of avian species that call Oregon home year-round and seasonally. I like to spend my free time exploring and hiking with my bloodhound, Theo, landscape photography, baking bread, and enjoying time with friends and family. I have spent many summers exploring the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests, and can remember a time when Sisters was a small town most known for Sno Cap’s amazing milkshakes.”
More about Sarah.
Please RSVP to Josie at director@citizens4community.com if you have any questions or would like to get involved.
Please follow our Facebook page for any updates about the event.
Please join us for this month's "Let's Talk: Celebrating Women of Sisters" at Paulina Springs Bookstore March 20, 2023, from 6-7:30PM. Please RSVP to Josie at director@citizens4community.com if you have any questions or would like to get involved.
A big thanks to Paulina Springs Bookstore for offering a 20% off coupon for any books by women authors and 20% off any books on their women's history display at the front counter. Available to anyone attending this event!
Please follow our Facebook page as we announce our guest speakers for the event and some of the amazing women to honor this month.
Citizens4Community invites Sisters Country to ring in the new year with a robust, Let’s Talk! panel discussion 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18.
This Let’s Talk! will explore the idea of “social capital” and how it relates to the health and welfare of communities, especially rural communities like Sisters.
Diverse perspectives are welcome as we discuss ways Sisters Country does (or can) come together to identify and pursue common goals, despite any differences that could divide the community. READ MORE…
If you’ve been reading the pages of the Nugget recently, you probably know the City of Sisters just inked a new contract with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO). We now have our own team of police officers dedicated to serving Sisters.
It’s a great time to engage and learn more, so RSVP now to join the next Let’s Talk! discussion, set to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 (held via Zoom). During the approximately 90-minute session, we’ll be highlighting the new contract; and you’ll have an opportunity to talk with the seasoned officers tapped to work specifically in the Sisters unit.
WHAT DO YOU WANT SISTERS TO LOOK LIKE IN 20 YEARS?
As the City launches the update of Sisters’ Comprehensive Plan, we’re inviting you to help shape that plan and share your thoughts about local growth. Join a collaborative discussion with city leaders during the next Let's Talk!—set for 6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 (via Zoom video-conference).
Please join us for a focus on our local schools during COVID-19—the fourth topic in a series of recent Let’s Talk discussions examining the pandemic’s impact on the local community. The Sept. 21 event will feature leaders from the school district, including:
• Curtiss Scholl, Superintendent, Sisters School District
• Jay Wilkins, Chair, Sisters School Board
Participants will have an opportunity to hear from local education leaders as they share government requirements for in-person learning and their personal plans and priorities for educating our local youth during the pandemic.
In July, we’re inviting the community to continue a discussion begun at February’s Let’s Talk!, where participants examined ways in which Sisters Country may or may not be welcoming. The conversation will address this issue in light of race-focused protests and civil unrest that have made headlines for more than a month.
Plans are to host this July 20 Let’s Talk! via Zoom video-conferencing. Community members with diverse perspectives are invited to join us for a robust but respectful facilitated conversation.
Federal, state and local governments order social-distancing. Schools, churches, public spaces and businesses are closed. Many lose their jobs and security. Meanwhile, others face grueling work hours. Amid these struggles, a man is tragically killed in a confrontation with police and a wave of demonstrations ensues.
You are invited to join C4C for our monthly Let's Talk! discussion. This month we will again host this opportunity to connect as a community via Zoom video-conferencing.
On Thursday, May 21 we'll spend about 90 minutes (6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) with area business and economic development experts and we’ll hear the area’s latest economic impact reports. We’ll learn about COVID-19-focused programs and resources that are helping Sisters and Central Oregon businesses and employees.
Citizens4Community invites all area residents to Let's Talk, Sisters!—a facilitated discussion series where attendees learn about local topics of interest and exchange viewpoints in a lively but respectful setting. Talks run 5:45 to 8 p.m. every 3rd Monday at Paulina Springs Books.
C4C is changing up how we do things, given the current Covid-19 situation. We’ve said from the day we launched our website back in 2015 that, “We’re All in This Together.” And that’s especially true now. …
Special guests are set to include:
• Ian Reid, Sisters District Ranger for the U.S. Forest Service
• Roger Johnson, Fire Chief, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District
• Cory Misley, City Manager for the City of Sisters
• Curtiss Scholl, Superintendent of Sisters School District
Citizens4Community invites all area residents to Let's Talk, Sisters!—a facilitated discussion series where attendees learn about local topics of interest and exchange viewpoints in a lively but respectful setting. Talks run 5:45 to 8 p.m. every 3rd Monday at Paulina Springs Books.
Roundabouts; Transit Options; Pedestrian & Bike Zones.…C4C will kick off 2020 with a Let’s Talk focused on Sisters Country transportation issues. What’s working well? What areas might need more work? Please mark your calendars and plan to join us Monday, Jan. 20.
Citizens4Community invites you to participate in our monthly "Let's Talk" small-format discussion series. In December we'll be looking at the topic of Affordable Housing in Sisters, where we will be joined by Patrick Davenport, Community Development Director for the City of Sisters, who can help give us insight about past and current local affordable housing efforts as well as future plans. The discussion will be co-moderated by professional facilitators Chris Laing and Terry Buchholz. Stephen King will lead the Let’s Talk warm-up session.
C4C’s “Let’s Talk, Sisters” small-format discussion series was in October wrapped into the larger, Community-Wide Conversation on Freedom of Speech. But in November, Let’s Talk will be back to its normal time and place—the 3rd Monday (Nov. 18) of each month at Paulina Springs Books. The topic will focus on recreational gun use on public lands.
Citizens4Community invites you to participate in our monthly "Let's Talk" discussion series. In July we'll be looking at the topic of the importance of local media in small town communities. Nugget Newspaper editor and manager Jim Cornelius has offered to serve as a guest to provide helpful information for an informed discussion.
