Wednesday, June 29, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Habitat dedicates two new homes
Sunday was a day of
smiles and sunshine as two
Sisters families became the
59th and 60th homeown-
ers with Sisters Habitat for
Humanity’s home build-
ing program, which began
locally in 1991.
Alexandra Lantaler and
her daughter Jessica will be
the first family to move into
Habitat’s 17-lot neighbor-
hood, Village Meadows. Her
home was dedicated while
many volunteers, family and
friends, and community sup-
porters cheered. Alexandra
handed out small wooden
homes as a thank you to the
many people who have vol-
unteered through the home-
building process.
“Thank you to all those
who have been a part of this
realization for me and my
daughter. This home is a
dream come true for us,” she
said.
She thanked God for her
many blessings through-
out her life and said many
people say she is lucky, but
she said “I am blessed.”
She said she is grateful to
Habitat for Humanity and its
“amazing” home-building
program.
Audra Garbrecht and
her sons Samuel and Alex
also celebrated the dedica-
tion of their home. The pro-
cess of becoming a hom-
eowner through Habitat can
take up to two years once a
photo by Jerry baldoCk
Proud homeowners Alexandra and daughter Jessica cut the ribbon.
photo by Jerry baldoCk
Fellow Habitat homeowners (left) share home dedication for Alex, samuel, and Audra Garbrecht.
family submits an applica-
tion. Sometimes, a family
will move out of a Habitat
home and the home can be
bought back and refurbished
for a new family.
Audra and her sons will
be the third family to live
in the Habitat house on
Cowboy St. The home was
originally built in 2000. The
first family who lived in the
home moved and Habitat
purchased it back and refur-
bished the house for a sec-
ond family. When the sec-
ond family moved, the home
was refurbished again for
the Garbrecht family. The
home was updated with new
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repaired where needed.
“When we have an oppor-
tunity to buy-back a home,
we review the future hom-
eowners who have applied
and determine if we have
any suited for that home,”
Sharlene Weed, executive
director of Sisters Habitat
said. “The Garbrecht fam-
ily was a good fit, and
it’s so great that they
can move in a little more
quickly.”
“I just want to thank
everyone for everything,”
Audra said. “This will
always be a home base for
my boys to return to Sisters
and that means the world
to me.”
this will always be a
home base for my boys to
return to sisters and that
means the world to me.
— Audra Garbrecht
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ing its 25th anniversary of
building affordable homes
in Sisters and will host a
banquet on September 18 at
FivePine Lodge.
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