Sisters photographer
shows at BBR page 9
Transfiguration choir
sings in Vienna page 15
The Nugget
Vol. XXXVIII No. 49
New teahouse serves up
Sisters specialties page 29
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Sisters canines meet Santa
Sisters
in giving
mode for
holidays
By Jodi Schneider McNamee
Correspondent
Animal lovers in Sisters
didn’t have to worry about
their pets feeling left out this
Christmas, because Santa
made a special appearance
for a howl-iday celebration on
Saturday at the Maida Bailey
building behind the Sisters
Area Chamber of Commerce
Visitors Center.
The jovial gathering of
canines and their pet parents
provided Fido with the oppor-
tunity to be photographed
with the “Big Dog” himself.
Many people consider
their pets cherished members
of the family; it’s no wonder
that folks want photos not
just of their kids with Santa,
but their furry kids as well.
And loads of folks and fami-
lies brought their beloved
furry friends inside the fes-
tive building Saturday to get a
portrait with St. Nick.
“Pet Photos with Santa
went fantastic on Saturday!
I think everyone had a good
time, people and four-leggeds
alike,” said Furry Friends
Foundation (FFF) Founder
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By Erin Borla
Correspondent
could be personalized with
your pet’s name. And custom
dog coats and sweaters hand-
made by Monica Rendon and
For the past several years
the Sisters-Camp Sherman
Rural Fire Protection District
and their staff have worked
alongside the Sisters Kiwanis
Food Bank and the Family
Access Network (FAN) to
ensure all families have a
happy holiday.
The Tree of Giving pro-
vides over 100 kids, aged
newborn to senior in high
school, with packages to
open on the Christmas holi-
day including needed cloth-
ing items and a new toy.
This, coupled with the Spirit
of Christmas Foodshare pro-
gram, allows for families
that may have fallen on hard
times to have a happy holiday.
See pEt phOtOS on page 30
See GIVING on page 23
photo by Jodi Schneider McnaMee
Greyhounds Charlie, Audrey, and Byron got a photo with Santa to please their people, Jeff Omodt and Winnie St. John.
Kiki Dolson. “The new loca-
tion at the Maida Bailey
building behind the Chamber
worked wonderfully with an
entrance and exit, so the dogs
didn’t have to cross paths.”
Many volunteers manned
the FFF table, where there
were plenty of pawsitively
great gifts for the holi-
days, such as hand-painted
Christmas ornaments that
Tree smashes into
house in Sisters
School maintenance is a big job
High winds snapped
off a ponderosa pine tree
about 10 feet above ground
level, sending the trunk and
branches crashing down on a
home at 208 W. St. Helens St.
in Sisters Monday evening.
There were no injuries
in the incident, although the
home was occupied.
Shirley Lalli reported
that the tree came down on
her kitchen at about 6 p.m.,
shortly after she had fixed
dinner and just before she
headed back in there to do
the dishes.
“Five more minutes, I’d
have been out there doing
the dishes,” Lalli told The
The maintenance staff for
the Sisters School District
always seems to be hard
at work on one project or
another. It’s their job through
the direction of the Director
of Operations Leland Bliss to
keep Sisters students safe and
the District’s buildings in the
best repair possible.
The three maintenance
men on staff include Tony
Adair, Guy Selig, and Gary
Pepperling. These three men
work 245 days a year, 8 hours
a day — unless there is an
after-hours emergency, snow-
storm, or other issue.
“My crew is amazing,”
says Bliss. “They work
Inside...
Nugget.
“The kitchen is gone,” she
noted.
A branch penetrated the
living room ceiling right
above her sister Leora’s head.
The fire department
required that the Lallis leave
the home overnight due to
the amount of weight that
was resting on the roof. On
Tuesday morning, Frank
and Shirley were awaiting
the arrival of an insurance
team to determine their next
actions.
High winds were expected
through Tuesday night and
See hIGh WINDS on page 30
By Erin Borla
Correspondent
photo by erin borla
Guy Selig, maintenance staff person for Sisters School District, works on
the scissor lift at Sisters high School.
especially hard — we have
been down one full-time
maintenance position for the
last five to six years – and
these guys always pick up the
slack.”
In addition to the loss of a
maintenance position several
See MAINtENANCE on page 25
Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements ............... 10 Student of the Month ....... 22 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................29-32
Meetings ........................... 3 Movies & Entertainment ....11 Obituaries ....................... 24 Classifieds ..................26-28 Sisters Salutes .................31