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20 Wednesday, November 8, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Furry Friends Foundation to relocate By Jim Cornelius Editor For more than a decade, the Furry Friends Foundation (FFF) has operated out of the offices of The Nugget Newspaper. Now that publisher and FFF founder Kiki Dolson has sold The Nugget, she is look- ing for a new location for the nonprofit. (See related story, page 1.) Furry Friends helps families keep their pets in their homes by operating a pet-food bank, and providing spay/neuter sponsorships and assistance with emergency medical needs to families in financial hardship. Dolson plans to continue operating the nonprofit — and looks forward to doing even more to help local families and their pets. “I think it’s going to be an opportunity to really increase the services we offer, but I need a location desperately,” she said. For more information, v i s i t w w w. f u r r y f r i e n d s foundation.org. To con- tact Dolson regarding Furry Friends, email info@furry friendsfoundation.org. MULLEN: Nugget staff remains on the job in Sisters Continued from page 1 experience. I think they’re going to bring something to the newspaper with their broad experience that I couldn’t.” Louie Mullen, who lives in Buffalo, Wyoming, said that he and his father, Tom, were drawn by the quality of the newspaper and the vibrancy of the Sisters community. “Sisters is a fantastic place,” he said. “The local ownership that is here is a rep- resentation of how people feel about their community. Small businesses are the backbone of this country, and that gets lost on the national plane. All you have to do is go down Cascade Avenue and look right and look left and you see that people care about their community.” Mullen noted that the paper will continue to be operated by the local staff — some of whom have been working for The Nugget for more than two decades. “It’s the best-looking paper… the editorial content is great — and local. The staff is fantastic,” he said. Dolson said that the high- light of her tenure as publisher has been “working with my staff and developing those long-term friendships, and creating a product that was so well-received by the Sisters Great place to hang out, use the wi-fi , meet up with old and new friends and eat some freshly prepared food. Or take it to go! a Always ert p x e t mea ! on duty er Pre-Ord rkeys! u T d e k o Sm Supply Limited community. I’ll miss (the staff); I’ll miss the day-to-day. I really enjoyed it. It’s always been fun being ‘in the know,’ but also a huge responsibility. “Sisters is such an involved, vital community,” Dolson continued. “The news- paper has always been the voice of this outspoken, active town. There is always some controversy; the sign of an involved, caring community. When I and my then-partner, Erik Dolson, first owned the newspaper, in 1982, the big controversy involved the busi- nesses and dumpster pads. Yes, Sisters has changed.” Dolson recalled Sisters as it was in the early 1980s — much smaller and very intimate. “The chamber office back then was in the president’s place of business. I remember making huge wreaths to hang throughout the town in Toby and Eva Poole’s barn. I think Toby and Glen Miller went out and cut a whole tree down for us to use. “I remember the activ- ists Nancy Zirkle, Betty Marquart, Dorro Sokol and Cliff Clemens — all passion- ate about this community. I think about Bill and Jan Reed, who were so instrumental in developing Sisters into the town it is now… The commu- nity has grown so much since then, with the revitalization of the downtown core, public restrooms and even a splash pad!” She said that she is grati- fied that the Mullens share Quality Truck-mounted CARPET CLEANING Quality Cleaning 16 years in Reasonable Prices Sisters! — Credit Cards Accepted — WARM UP WITH US! Reuben - SMS Smoked Pastrami French Dip - SMS Roast Beef Cotto Salami - SMS own salami adds spice to your life! Variety of daily soups ENVIROTECH 541-771-5048 PHOTO PROVIDED Louie Mullen and his father, Tom Mullen (not pictured), are the new owners of The Nugget Newspaper. the sense of responsibility she always felt in community journalism. “I am honored to have been a part (of Sisters’ devel- opment) and I am glad the Mullen family shares the same sense of importance and responsibility a small-town newspaper plays in the com- munity,” she said. Leith Easterling, who has worked for The Nugget for 26 years, recalled starting in 1991 with no computer experience at all, when weekly paste-up was still done with X-ACTO knives and wax. “(It was) a three-person staff for quite a while,” she said. “Long hours; late hours — but, always excited, always loved the outcome. I always loved working for the news- paper. (Dolson) has always been a great boss and a really good friend…You don’t stay with somebody for 26 years if you don’t really like some- body and love your job. You just don’t. So that really says something about her — and about the newspaper.” Dolson plans to stay in the Sisters community and will continue to operate Furry Friends Foundation, which helps pets remain in their homes by operating a pet-food bank, and providing spay/ neuter sponsorships and assis- tance with emergency medical needs to families in financial hardship (see related story, page 20). She expressed deep appre- ciation for Sisters: “I just want to thank the community for embracing the newspaper for the past 35 years, and I also want to thank the business community that has been so supportive, also, these past 35 years.” Veter ans, we thank you for you r ser vice. Licensed • Bonded • Insured • CCB#181062 541-549-4349 RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 260 N. Pine St., Sisters Licensed Bonded / Insured CCB#87587 Hope for a child. Change for a nation. 110 S. Spruce St. | 541-719-1186 Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Every Day DON’T MISS OUT on this week’s inserts in the Nugget: Paulina Springs Books: The 2017 Holiday Shopping Guide has great gift ideas, and all books listed in it are discounted at 30% off ! Ray’s Food Place: Buy a Smithfi eld® Spiral Sliced Ham for $29.99 (not less than 7 lbs.) and receive a FREE Butterball® Turkey (10-12 lbs.)! Bi-Mart: Save 37% on the 1.1 cubic foot Black & Decker Microwave! Now just $49.99 with Bi-Mart’s $30 discount! 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