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26 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Commentary... Page by Paige By Paige Bentley-Flannery Community Librarian Community Librarian Paige Bentley-Flannery serves up a historical fic- tion recommendation from the shelves of the Sisters Library: “Love and Ruin” by Paula McLain. When Martha Gellhorn meets Ernest Hemingway on a family vacation in Florida, a writing friendship develops and eventually evolves into a passionate love story. Gellhorn is a journal- ist and professional writer of short stories who travels the world capturing historic events. She is one of the few women to be in the middle of multiple wars where her compelling journalist style allows her to report on areas most correspondents never see. When she travels to Spain to cover the Spanish Civil War, their love story begins and years later they marry, in 1940. As the couple trav- els the world, Cuba becomes their sanctuary where they The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service both can write and find ref- uge. Gellhorn’s writing continues to flourish. But so does Hemingway’s as he publishes “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” Can this journalist and third wife of Hemingway overcome liter- ary critics constantly com- paring her work to the great American writer? McLain’s latest historical novel highlights an adventur- ous female character who is relevant today. Readers will experience her struggles, success and love of writing. Curious readers can look for nonfiction favorites about Gellhorn or Hemingway including: “Travels with Myself and Another: A Memoir by Martha Gellhorn” and “Gellhorn: A Twentieth- Century Life” by Caroline Moorehead. Travel the world and fall in love with best-selling author McLain’s latest novel. Her strong, real-life heroine makes for a perfect summer read. Visit your local library for more amazing historical fiction books. — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — City of Sisters to host barbecue Citizens of Sisters and folks from throughout Sisters Country are invited to come out to City Hall on Tuesday, June 19, starting at 4:30 p.m. The agenda for this meet- ing includes burgers, hot dogs, all the fixin’s, local musicians performing and an opportunity to talk with city councilors, city staff and the facilitators from the Sisters Country Horizons project. This is the second annual barbecue, an event con- ceived by Councilor Richard Esterman as a way for the City to reach out and connect with the citizens. The barbecue will run until 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall parking lot. City Hall is located at 520 E. Cascade Ave. Representatives from Sisters Country Horizons Community Visioning will be at the barbecue to answer questions and take input. The next Sisters Country Horizons community forum is set for Monday, June 18, 1 to 4 p.m. The topic is “Resilient Sisters” and deals with mat- ters of health and safety. The meeting will be held at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Community Hall at 301 S. Elm St. Sisters Country Horizons is a community visioning pro- cess designed to help Sisters Country position itself for the future — retaining the things the community values most while considering what may need to change going forward. The community forums are designed to take a “deeper dive” into specific areas of life in Sisters. The conversa- tional forums offer an oppor- tunity for in-depth community input. That input — along with that received through the interviews, survey, and community meetings — will go into crafting a community vision for the future. A Vision and Action Plan will be released in late 2018 or early 2019. A citizen-based Vision Action Team will be formed later this summer to steer development of the plan. Once completed, the Vision Action Plan is to help guide government agencies, nonprofit groups and the pri- vate sector in planning and projects. For more information on the barbecue, contact Sisters City Hall at 541-549-6022. For information on Sisters Country Horizons, visit www. sistershorizons.org. This Week’s Crossword Sponsors When the going gets tough, even the tough call us. Banr Enterprises, llc Consult | Construct | Complete Earthwork • Utilities • Grading • Rock Walls • Snow Removal Residential and Commercial Contractor CCB: 165122 www.banr.net | 541-549-6977 Greg Wieland L.Ac. Practicing since 1989 352 E. Hood Ave., Ste. E Sisters Acupuncture Center 541-549-1523
