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16 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Obituary Sisters salutes… Gwen l. Newport March 9, 1928 — August 25, 2016 Gwen is survived by two sons, Chuck and Jim of Sisters; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family is very grate- ful to Absolute Serenity, David and Leah Tolle, the caregivers at Pennington Place and Partners in Care for her care during the last months of her life. Remembrances can be made in her name to Partners in Care, 2075 N.E. Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701. Carl and Gwen have been reunited. The family will have a private gather- ing in her honor at a later date. U Ron Leis Celebration of Life photo by Jim Cornelius Ten Friends sold empty mugs as a fundraiser — and friend raiser. financial contributions of all who purchased cups will help fund our education and health projects in Nepal. Thank you all. • The Country Fair and Art Show salutes Tumalo Coffee House, who generously donated a beautiful and deli- cious cake to our Cake Walk so that others in our commu- nity might benefit! • Warfighter Outfitters thanks Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and The Notables Swing Band for the benefit concert they put on Sunday, August 28. The event raised $870, which will go directly to providing out- door experiences for disabled veterans. • A 21-woof salute to Sisters Art Works and The Roundhouse Foundation for hosting the Fur & Feather Art Show reception this past Friday. Many thanks to Sisters Art Works owner Kathy Deggendorfer and Susan Robinson, managing director of the foundation, for organiz- ing the event. Thank you to all the art- ists who provided the fantas- tic art for the show. Some of the artwork is still available for sale and can be viewed at the Sisters Art Works Entry Gallery through September 21. A portion of art sales will go to Furry Friends Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization provid- ing services to families with pets in the Sisters area. Serving Sisters Since 1976 V Gwen Newport, long- time Black Butte Ranch resident, passed away qui- etly at Absolute Serenity’s Pennington Place in Sisters in the early hours of August 25. Born on March 9, 1928, in LaJunta, Colorado, she was the youngest of two daughters of Kay and Gus Remington. She grew up in Colorado and Nebraska, moving to Oregon in the 1950s and spending much of the last 40 years at Black Butte Ranch. On March 9, 1944, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, she met Carl Newport at the nearby Army Air Force base USO dance on her 16th birthday. It turned out that it was also Carl’s birthday. They were together from that day forward. In 1947, Carl and Gwen were mar- ried, Carl received his B.S. in Forest Management, and they headed west to begin his career as a forester as District Ranger in Gunnison, Colorado, where their first son, Chuck was born. They spent several summers in the Rocky Mountains, living in wall tents and mountain cabins. In the fall of 1950, the family relocated to Corvallis, Oregon, where Carl pursued his M.S. in Forest Management. In 1951 he enrolled at New York State College and received his Ph.D. in Forest Economics. They moved back to Colorado for him to teach Forest Economics at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where their second son, Jim was born. The family eventually settled in Portland and lived there from 1959 until Carl retired. During those career years for Carl, Gwen stead- fastly supported him and her two sons, growing up through grade school, high school and college. During those years, many trips were made to Central Oregon, and in 1971 they purchased a lot a Black Butte Ranch and built their retirement home. In retirement, Carl served on the Board of Directors of the World Forestry Center. He and Gwen traveled all over the world, attending conferences and meetings and exploring during those years. She loved traveling and everything in the outdoors. She was very athletic and remained active into her 70s, skiing, hiking, golfing and playing tennis. • Rand Runco, Mark LaMont, and Sally Benton of Ten Friends wrote: Hood Avenue Art Gallery’s fundraiser last Thursday for Ten Friends Project combined a warm summer evening, daz- zling artwork, delightful music and an enthusiastic crowd. We have many people to thank, starting with Michelle Deaderick of the Hood Avenue Art Gallery, whose vision leads us all, and local potters who donated beautiful cups. We were so lucky to have our amazing local musicians Doug and Katie Cavanaugh, Brad Tisdel, Jim Cornelius and Mike Biggers, Bubba Clement and Margaret Wood, and The Love Puppies enter- taining us. Deschutes Brewery pro- vided delicious beer, and we had culinary help from Jon Renner, Peggy Benton, Melvin Herburger and Melissa Ward. We also thank The Nugget Newspaper, XPress Printing, Bonnie LaMont Rose, Karen Withrow and Joanna and Bob Burgess for their assistance in making this event happen. The support of Ten Friends’ work in Nepal is so appreci- ated. 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