Wednesday, September 9, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Grandparents Day September 13th
By Edie Jones
Correspondent
As September rolls across
the landscape and the tem-
peratures change to requir-
ing a sweater, our thoughts
automatically calculate
that it’s time for school to
begin. Young ones adjust
to a daily schedule and life
gets back to a pace consid-
ered by many to be more
“normal.”
What sometimes is over-
looked is how life is going for
those on the other end of the
age spectrum: the grandpar-
ents of all those young ones.
From the nationally recog-
nized program Zero to Three
we learn that September
13 is Grandparents Day.
Starting with September 6
all the way to the September
13, we have Grandparents
Week.
It seems like a grand time
to do something grand for
any grandparent or older citi-
zen you know.
Parents, help your kids
look around for those of
the older generation and
encourage them to think of
something they may do to
brighten up a life. It is well
documented that older peo-
ple often respond better to
healthcare when they are in
an intergenerational relation-
ship. Whether or not biologi-
cal grandparents are nearby,
a gesture of connection by
your kids to an older person
may make a tremendous dif-
ference in the quality of life
of that individual.
Skype or Facetime are
wonderful ways for grand-
children and grandparents
to stay in touch even though
miles may separate. Those
connections are important on
both ends of the spectrum.
Young ones need to know
that it’s important to extend
love and respect for grand-
parents as well as accepting
the love and affection that
is being generated toward
them. Grandparents can
share stories and experiences
with their grandchildren that
will be remembered for years
to come.
All of this is important for
the continued self-esteem of
the older person, as loneli-
ness is often an obstacle that
deprives grandparents of the
satisfying life they deserve
and want.
In far more families than
is usually recognized, grand-
parents are the ones raising
the grandchildren. This may
be as the daytime caregiver
while a parent works, or as
the full-time “parent.” In
most cases, this is not what
was expected or planned
and can be a challenge, both
physically and emotionally.
Many years may have gone
past since their own children
were toddlers, elementary
age or teenagers and being
confronted with the difficult
job of raising young ones can
be overwhelming to an older
adult.
To help with this, the
parent education program
Together For Children will
be offering a support pro-
gram for grandparents, start-
ing in October. Time and
Runners will tackle
Black Butte for Kiwanis
Sisters Kiwanis is orga-
nizing a 10K run to the top
of Black Butte. Proceeds
from the race will support
the Sisters Kiwanis Club
scholarships and community
service projects.
The challenging 10K
race — with 3,200 feet of
elevation gain — is sched-
uled for September 19. The
race will start near Camp
Sherman Road 14/Highway
20. Shuttles will be provided
from registration at the park-
ing lot at Black Butte Ranch
to the race starting line.
Return shuttles to the BBR
parking lot will be available
at the aid station after the
race.
From 8:30 to 11 a.m. dur-
ing the Run to the Top event,
greater-than-normal traffic
can be expected both on the
roads to the trailheads and
on the trail itself. Sisters
Kiwanis is working in part-
nership with the Sisters
Ranger District on the event.
The number of run-
ners is limited. Sign up
at: http://tinyurl.com/
BlackButteChallenge.
The $60 fee includes a
T-shirt. Registration closes
on September 16 at 11:59
p . m . F o r m o r e i n f o r-
mation about registra-
tion call Matt Kirchoff at
541-647-7586.
An after-party barbecue
will be held at the Camp
Sherman Store. The post-
race barbecue and one beer
(for runners over the age
of 21) will be free for run-
ners at the Camp Sherman
Store. Price of the bar-
becue for a guest will be
$7.50 and does not include
beer.
place will be announced
in the near future. To learn
more about the organization
check out the website www.
together-for-children.org
and to indicate an interest
in any of the offerings, call
541-420-8110.
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Account set up for injured man
A donation account has
been set up to aid the fam-
ily of Don Hundt, who was
seriously injured in a motor-
cycle accident on Highway
242 west of Sisters last
month.
Hundt, who formerly
co-owned Mountain Supply
in Sisters, suffered a T4 spi-
nal injury in the accident.
The donation account
to help defray medical
and other expenses can be
accessed at www.gofundme.
com/2x3a4zbw.