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4 Wednesday, June 7, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Quilt will help support Furry Friends Roundabout to serve as Central Oregon gateway “This one was hard to let go,” Valerie Fercho-Tillery said of the quilt she has donated to raise funds for the Furry Friends Foundation. It’s easy to see why the quilter grew particularly attached to the whimsical quilt featuring dogs and even a couple kitties engaged in all kinds of recreation. The color and detail are exceptional. Entitled “Pets Just Wanna Have Fun,” this year’s origi- nally designed quilt is truly a work of art. For Fercho-Tillery, it’s more about the cause than it is about the quilt, so it now hangs at The Nugget Newspaper office, where it is up for grabs in the Furry Friends annual quilt drawing. I so appreciate Valerie’s dedication to Furry Friends. She’ll even be on hand Quilt Show Saturday to help sell the tickets. — Kiki Dolson “This is one of big- gest fundraisers each year. Last year’s quilt raised over $2,000. That goes a long way By Sue Stafford Correspondent PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS Valerie Fercho-Tillery and Monica Rendon display “Pets Just Wanna Have Fun.” Furry Friends Foundation to stock our two pet-food banks,” said Furry Friends helps families in Sisters by maintaining two pet-food Founder Kiki Dolson. “I so appreciate Valerie’s banks, providing assistance dedication to Furry Friends. with emergency veterinarian She’ll even be on hand Quilt bills, and sponsoring vacci- Show Saturday to help sell nations, spay and neutering through Bend Spay & Neuter the tickets,” said Dolson. This is the fourth quilt Clinic. Tickets are available at crafted by the Sisters quilter, who moved here in 2013. She www.furryfriendsfounda was inspired to take up the tion.org and at The Nugget craft by a visit to the Sisters Newspaper office. Tickets Outdoor Quilt Show some 10 are $1 each, 6 for $5 or 25 for years ago. And she’s a dyed- $20. The drawing will be held in-the-wool animal lover. She on Labor Day, September 4. volunteered at the Folsom You need not be present to Zoo in California for 29 win, and the quilt can be years, and she and her hus- shipped to the lucky winner. band are pet-parents to rescue dog C.J. When the new roundabout at the Highway 20/Barclay/ McKinney Butte intersection is completely finished, there will be native landscaping, lighting, and a singular piece of artwork in the center. According to Abbey Driscoll, the Region 4 com- munity liaison for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), the artwork will denote the roundabout “as a gateway to the city of Sisters, the Central Oregon region, Deschutes National Forest, and the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass National Scenic Byway.” She also said that the artwork will “reference the theme, ‘A Journey Through the Passes is a Journey Through a Land of Contrast,’ which is the theme of the Scenic Byway, and describes the unique natural environ- ment of Sisters.” Beginning last June, a process was undertaken by the Sisters Arts Association, Sisters Ranger District, City of Sisters, and ODOT to acquire an appropriate piece of artwork to serve as the centerpiece of the round- about. This process included securing funding, determin- ing the selection committee and technical advisory com- mittee members, writing the call for artists (RFP), and determining requirements for art on a state highway. “Each partner has been instrumental in this process,” said Driscoll. “ODOT and the Sisters Ranger District (U.S. Forest Service) co- wrote the initial applica- tion for funding. The City took the lead in conven- ing all partners, including Sisters Arts Association, on a monthly basis to write the call for artists and determine the final selection process.” A nationwide call to art- ists is being launched on the CaFE for Artists web- site (CaFE = Call for Entry). The Sisters Arts Association and Sisters Ranger District will make up the art selec- tion committee whose job will be to narrow down the field of submissions to eight See ARTWORK on page 20 T Y S E E N B E SWE ALLS THE INST ! LY D N E FRI cements. & T a FAS pairs. Rep l Remodels. Re 541-549-4349 260 N. 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