Wednesday, November 16, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Commentary...
Thanksgiving: What does it mean for your kids?
By Edie Jones
Columnist
Thanksgiving – what a
wonderful holiday! We hear
that more people travel for
this yearly celebration to be
with family and friends than
any other during the year. Its
traditions, wonderful food,
reconnecting and bringing
out the fine china. For our
kids it’s time to play with
cousins, greet grandparents,
get dressed-up, hear their
parents exclaim over a beau-
tifully cooked turkey, and
feel connected to family.
And – that’s about it. Or,
is it? Do your children really
know what we’re giving
thanks for?
At school, especially if
they are preschoolers or in
kindergarten they will reen-
act (and probably invite
you) to a presentation of
the first thanksgiving, with
some playing the parts of
Native Americans, some the
pilgrims.
Older kids may get
a geography lesson on
Jamestown or the colonies to
learn about life at the time of
our country’s birth. They’ll
hear about the difficulties on
the Mayflower and the other
two boats that brought new
inhabitants to a new land and
a new way of life. They’ll
hear about oppression and
the lack of freedom under
a king and why these brave
folk took the risk and made
the journey.
So — is that it? Is that all
they know about why our
nation sets aside a day to
say, “Thank you?”
Let’s be sure it’s not.
Having just finished an elec-
tion that even our youngest
kids are aware of, let’s insist
they understand what that
means. I’m not talking about
whether we’re happy or sad
with the results. Talk with
them, young and old, about
the privilege we have to cast
our vote, how our legislation
happens and how we can
each work to make this the
country of the “land of the
free, home of the brave.”
Help them recognize that
at least two of the state mea-
sures that passed will affect
them. If they are a fifth- or
sixth-grader they will ben-
efit from Measure 99, which
creates funding to provide
outdoor school statewide. If
they are a high school stu-
dent they’ll have the benefits
from Measure 98 which will
fund dropout-prevention and
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Fri., Nov. 18 – Thurs., Nov. 24
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Where to Find Them (PG-13)
Fri 4:30, 7:15
Sat-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:15
Thurs 11:30 a.m.
Edge of Seventeen (R)
Nov 19 / Sat / 8-11 PM
Hillstomp
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Fri 5:00, 7:30
Sat-Tues 2:15, 5:00, 7:30
Wed 2:15, 4:45
Trolls (PG)
Fri 3:15, 7:30
Sat 2:30, 4:45; Sun 4:45
Mon 2:00, 6:45
Tues 4:45; Wed 3:00
Certain Women (R)
Fri 5:15; Sat-Sun 7:00
Mon 4:15; Tues 2:30, 7:00
Wed 7:15
Mumford & Sons —
Live from South Africa (NR)
Sun 2:00 - Only Showing in Ore!
Moana (PG)
Wed 5:00; Thurs 12:00
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career and college readiness.
Whether we agree with
our citizens’ choice or
not, let us teach our kids
to respect that choice. Of
course, many of you are dis-
appointed. Many of you feel
the change that is promised
will not be the change for
which you hoped. In respect-
ing the fact that we all could
voice our opinion, that we
all still have peaceful ways
to let our leaders know what
we want or don’t want, we
teach our kids the reason this
is a great country and how it
can be even greater, no mat-
ter our political views.
Many years ago, one of
our daughters was aghast
at the fact that her friends
had marched in school with
candles, as if at a wake, the
day after a national election.
It wasn’t that she disagreed
with them, it was the fact
that, “this was the President!
You don’t treat him that
way.” She was talking about
respect for the position
and for what it stood. My
answer to her was that this
is how parents feel when we
are disappointed with our
kids. Disappointed doesn’t
mean we stop loving them.
Disappointment doesn’t
mean we stop working to
make things better.
Perhaps you aren’t feel-
ing respect for the person
we elected. Perhaps you,
too, want to march through
the downtown streets of
Manhattan. How wonder-
ful we have the freedom to
do that. This Thanksgiving
season, make sure your
kids understand what that
means.
Entertainment•Arts•Special Events
Thursday~Nov. 17
Sisters High School SFF
Winter Concert with The
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
7 to 9 p.m. Don’t miss this
family band of 7 brothers! $15
adults, $10 youth online at
sistersfolkfesival.org. For more
information call 541-549-4979.
Hood Avenue Art Benefi t
Concert with Melanie Rose
Dyer, Daniel Cooper, and
Bob Baker 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Americana, blues, folk and
fi ddle! Funds go to Heart of
Oregon YouthBuild. Suggested
donation, $10. Food and drink
for purchase. 541-526-1380.
Saturday~Nov. 19
Sisters Saloon Live Music
with Bobby Lindstrom’s All
Three Cylinders 8 to 11 p.m.
No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-7427
or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Doug & Katie
Cavanaugh 7 to 9 p.m.
No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-2675
or go to corkcellars.com.
The Belfry Live Music with
Hillstomp & Kory Quinn 8
to 11 p.m. Pub opens one
hour before the show for
refreshments. 541-815-9122 or
go online to belfryevents.com.
Thursday~Nov. 24
Sisters Community Church
Annual Community
Thanksgiving Meal noon to
4 p.m. Free! All are welcome!
For info call Jennifer at 541-
390-4597 or Deri at 541-419-
1279; to volunteer to help call
Kimber at 541-788-2929.
Friday~Nov. 25
Fir Street Park Sisters
Christmas Tree Lighting
Ceremony 5:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Chamber.
Sing Christmas carols and
warm up around the fi re pit!
Three Sisters Lions Club will
sell popcorn & hot drinks. For
info call 541-549-0251.
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.
Downtown Sisters 4th
Friday Art Stroll 4 to 7 p.m.
Galleries & shops feature live
entertainment & refreshments!
For additional information go to
sistersartsassociation.org.
Saturday~Nov. 26
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Jazz Folks 7 to 9 p.m.
No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-2675
or go to corkcellars.com.
The Belfry Live Music with
The Weather Machine
8 to 11 p.m. Pub opens
one hour before the show
for refreshments. For more
information call 541-815-9122
or go to belfryevents.com.
Sisters Saloon Live Music
with the Tommy Hogan
Band 8 to 11 p.m. Electric
blues, no cover! For additional
information call 541-549-7427
or go to sisterssaloon.net.
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Find handmade
treasures & unique gift items
from local vendors! For more
information call 206-850-5352.
Hood Avenue Sisters
Christmas Parade 2 p.m.
And after the parade....
Chamber Offi ce Visit
with Santa! Enjoy holiday
refreshments, too! Sponsored
by the Sisters Area Chamber.
For info call 541-549-0251 or
go to sisterscountry.com.
Black Butte Ranch Turkey
Trot Fun Run & Walk
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register at
10:15 a.m. at the Lakeside
Activities Center. Fundraiser for
the SHS Nordic ski team, $10
entry. With raffl e after the run/
walk. Info, call 541-595-5879.
Sunday~Nov. 27
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.
Monday~Nov. 28
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.
Events are subject to change. Deadline to submit
items is by 5 p.m. Fridays to teresa@nuggetnews.com
Tuesday~Nov. 29
Tu
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.
Wed.~Nov. 30
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.
Thursday~Dec. 1
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.
Friday~Dec. 2
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.
Saturday~Dec. 3
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Jim Cornelius & Mike
Biggers 7 to 9 p.m. No cover!
For more info call 541-549-
2675 or go to corkcellars.com.
Sisters Art Works Holiday
Open House 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come for holiday cheer from
the studios of artists! And Pet
Photos with Santa 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. inside SAW, the
annual fundraiser for Furry
Friends Foundation! 541-549-
9941 or sistersartworks.com.
The Belfry Holiday Art
Extravaganza! 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Creations from local
artists & vendors and music
from the SHS choir, jazz
band, and Americana Project
students. belfryevents.com.
The Belfry CD Release
Show with Moon Mountain
Ramblers 8 to 11 p.m. Pub
opens one hour before the
show for refreshments. For
more info call 541-815-9122 or
go to belfryevents.com.
352 E. Hood Ave. 6th
Annual Three Sisters Lions
Club Holiday Faire 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Handmade treasures
& unique gift items from local
vendors! Info: 206-850-5352.