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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Tis The Season
Traditional tree-lighting
unites community
By Jodi Schneider McNamee, Correspondent
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This year four
singers from The
Victorian Carolers,
a professional a cap-
pella group who per-
forms in Period cos-
tume from Central
Oregon, began the
festivities with the
classic Christmas
song, “Oh Come All
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Ye Faithful.”
Folks
in Sisters came out
Director
of
to
Fir
Street park for the
the group, Steve
annual lighting.
Osterkamp, who has
an extensive background singing with holi-
day quartets, also sang with Dickens carolers,
a professional caroling company from Seattle
for six years before moving to Central Oregon.
“We have a group of about eight this season,
but I work with about four singers at a time.
We are all classical trained singers,” Osterkamp
told The Nugget.
The ceremony closed with the lighting of
the tall live tree at the east side of the park.
The crowd cheered as they walked over to see
the glistening bright white lights while taking
photos of family in front of the magnificent
Christmas tree.
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An enthusiastic crowd gathered in Fir
Street Park on Friday evening, radiating with
Christmas cheer, for the annual Christmas Tree
Lighting Ceremony.
Folks didn’t notice the cold, with the
warmth from the firepit and the warm savory
taste of hot chocolate, coffee and fresh-popped
corn provided by the Three Sisters Lions Club.
Most important was the warmth of comrade-
ship that this annual Sisters tradition brings to
everyone who partakes.
Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director Judy Trego kicked off the
festivities by thanking the Sisters business
community for sponsoring the annual tree-
lighting event for the past 14 years.
Hayden Homes helped sponsor this year’s
event.
A popular custom is to bless the Christmas
tree before lighting. Peter Storton, the leader
and founder of the Sisters National Day of
Prayer, took the honors, ending the prayer with
the heartfelt words:
“The tree stands in our midst as a tree of
light that we might promise such beauty to one
another and to our world.”
Mayor Chuck Ryan welcomed everyone
to the event and stated that “The great city of
Sisters is the best city in Oregon by far.”
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ily operation. Owner Dera Rainwater has welcomed her
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operation.
That family, homey feeling is part of every aspect of
Rainwater Café. They serve breakfast and lunch, and
offer delicious take-and-bake pizza (perfect for the busy
holiday season). And Dera and Krista are now offering
a range of delightful baked goods all made from scratch
and including moist, flavorful gluten-free and sugar-
free options.
The Rainwater Café is a great place to get your holiday baked goods — from pies to breads.
Come in during your holiday round and relax and refresh yourself with something from
the espresso bar featuring a proprietary roast by Cascades Estate Coffee.
Whether you are looking for a delicious meal while you’re out putting check-marks on your
Christmas list, or creating your holiday meal, you owe yourself a visit to The Rainwater Café.
Lions Club Holiday Faire
A handmade gift can be the most thoughtful kind
of gift you can give. The Three Sisters Lions Club
Holiday Faire makes it easy to find one-of-a-kind
handcrafted gifts of exceptional quality.
At a new and welcoming location at 142 E. Main
Ave. (just east of Sisters Feed Co.) the holiday faire
runs through December 17.
From wonderful holiday décor items that will
put your home or business in the Christmas spirit,
to unique gifts that will be appreciated and handed
down, you’ll find a host of treasures at this annual event.
Magnificent cutting boards have been a big hit this year, as are clever “pocket purse,” hand-
crafted pottery, affordable fleece dog coats — all kinds of unique gifts made by local artisans.
And your gifts give in multiple ways. Of course they will delight the loved ones on your list.
They’ll also support the thriving arts economy in Sisters, while supporting the vital outreach
of the Three Sisters Lions Club.