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Wednesday, August 3, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Halley to play in All-Star
Football game
By rongi yost
Correspondent
Chance Halley was cho-
sen to participate in the East
West Shrine All-Star Football
Game, which will be held on
Saturday, August 6, in Baker
City. Halley will play on the
East team, which consists
of 32 players from multiple
leagues in the 4A, 3A, 2A,
and 1A levels.
The whole experience is
much more than just a game.
All-star players will play for
children who are patients of
Shriner Hospital for Children.
Players visit the hospital and
meet the kids that they will
play for.
Once the game begins,
players participate with a
common goal, and even
though they play on two dif-
ferent teams, they are united
in their purpose, and are only
opponents on the field.
Chance will be playing
wide receiver and defensive
back during the game, as
well as some special teams.
This past season, while play-
ing for the Outlaws, Chance
was part of a handful of tal-
ented seniors that helped pro-
pel Sisters to the conference
championship.
Coach Gary Thorson, who
was chosen to coach the East
team said, “Chance was one
of our hardest workers on the
team, was always quick to
help out where needed, and
played multiple spots for us.”
Halley told The Nugget he
is really excited and honored
to get the opportunity to play
for something much bigger
than himself.
“My dad grew up in
Shriners hospital for most
of his childhood, so this is a
great way to give back,” said
Halley.
On Friday, July 28, play-
ers headed to Wilsonville
and toured the Shriners
Hospital. From there they
boarded the bus and traveled
to Eastern Oregon University
in La Grande, where they will
stay for a week and practice
for the game.
Halley shared his thoughts
about the tour at Shriners.
“Our time at the hospital
was truly an amazing experi-
ence,” said Halley. “The kids
had a such a positive outlook
on life. It was very inspira-
tional. Not one of the kids
let their troubles bring them
down.”
Over the course of the
week, several activities
will be held to celebrate the
game and serve as additional
fundraisers for the hospi-
tal, including a parade at 11
a.m. on game day. Kickoff is
scheduled for 7 p.m. and will
be aired on ROOT Sports
Network.
After the Shriners game,
Halley will continue his
football career, along with
teammate Logan Shutte, as a
Linfield College Wildcat.
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up multiple times a week by people seeking
donations and assistance. While trying to help
as many causes as possible, it can be difficult
and really expensive.
I don’t know where you stand on the air-
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Thank you for your support.
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To the Editor:
The July 20 story of the “Marines land in
Camp Sherman” (The Nugget, page 1) rekin-
dled many a memory for me.
Back in the summer of 1955 or ’56, I had
the good fortune of working on a fire-sup-
pression crew headquartered at Allingham.
Translated, our crew followed the logging
companies around and piled brush for fall
burning. Our crew consisted of four or five
forestry students from the Southern states, plus
three or four local youth. My dad, Howard
Anderson, was the Forest Service lookout
(for 9 years) stationed on Abbot butte, 5 miles
northwest of Camp Sherman. Lee and Bunny
Morton were in charge of the Allingham Guard
Station.
Our crew bunked in two small cabins. The
building torn down was the cookhouse, where
we prepared our own sack lunches, and had
dinner prepared for us each night by Faye
Brown, wife of Bill Brown, our foreman. One
member of our crew was a local boy, Dan
Barclay, of a prominent area logging family.
Dan got to drive our crew truck each day to
the work site and back.
Each night, returning from work, we’d be
dust-covered and odiferous. So, armed with
our own swim trunks, a bar of soap and a
towel, we’d head for the Allingham Bridge.
Jump in, get out, lather up, jump in again, get
out and towel off. This was our daily routine.
Many memories; sorry to see that part of
history go.
Duane C. Anderson
Tualatin
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To the Editor:
Sisters Park & Recreation District would
like to thank the community for their support
of the 2016 Glory Daze Car Show. There was
an increase of about 60 cars over last year’s
show, and the spectator attendance this year
was fantastic! Thank you to the many Sisters
community members who were involved as
sponsors, participants, judges, and spectators.
It is because of your participation that the
show was a huge success this year!
Rob Meeter
To the Editor:
The flashing speed limit signs as you enter
Sisters City Limits are nice, but can’t we get
some actual speed enforcement?
To be brief, I’ll just suggest a focus on
South Pine Street. This is a narrow street in a
residential area. This an area favored by walk-
ers, runners, kids, dogs and bicycles, many
from Blazin Saddles.
Posted speed limit is 25 mph. Actual has to
be 40-plus mph.
Greg Waddell