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8 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters-area vet makes honor flight On Wednesday June 6, 25 Korean and World War II Veterans from Central Oregon met at the Portland Airport Shilo Inn to kick off the Central Oregon Honor Flight back to Washington, D.C. Accompanying the vet- erans were 25 guardians and staff to ensure that each vet- eran remained safe, healthy, worry-free, and enjoyed this life-changing experience. Flying out of Portland early on June 7, the hon- ored veterans would experi- ence two days visiting the World War II Memorial, t h e U . S . C a p i t o l , t h e Lincoln Memorial, the FDR Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam M e m o r i a l , t h e N a v y Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, the Women in Military Service for America Museum, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Arlington National Cemetery. The veterans were wel- comed first by Congressman Greg Walden at the World War II Memorial, where each was presented an American flag that had flown over the Capitol. During the two days in D.C. the veterans were greeted by hundreds of tour- ists thanking them for their service. While touring the Capitol Building a young Korean woman approached several in the group and expressed obvious emotion as she thanked them over and over for what they had done for her family and Korea. Topping off all the expe- riences the veterans enjoyed EXPLORERS: Group gets kids out on bikes in Camp Sherman Continued from page 6 PHOTO PROVIDED Jeff Mackey VFW Post 8138, Guardian, (left) with Korean War veteran Lanny Jones at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. was a visit to the Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was the first time for most, as they got the chance to see a change of the guard as well as a wreath presentation ceremony. The Tomb has been guarded 24/7 since 1937. On the return trip home there was a surprise “mail- call” — something all vet- erans cherish when serving away from home. The vet- erans received letters from family, friends, neighbors and school children. It was RESILIENT SISTERS How can we be a safe, healthy community? an emotional time for the vet- erans as grateful Americans expressed their thanks. Korean War Veteran Lanny Jones wanted to express his sincere thanks to his friends from Sisters Elementary School and Sisters Christian Academy. Lanny was also thrilled to get letters from Indian Hills Elementary School in North Little Rock, Arkansas; and two other individuals, Reese Towle and Angelo Turchi. up time is 3 p.m. Kids and volunteers will need to come equipped with their own mountain bike, helmet, back- pack, lunch, water bottle and small camera. The first cou- ple of weeks the focus will be on basic bike skills and big on safety — like how to carry a butterfly net without going over the handle- bars or crashing into a tree. Trails are easy to mod- erate to operate on with not many inclines, but many, many observation and interest nature stops. Wa l d e n a n d crew will provide journals for the kids to draw in and PHOTO BY HEATHER WALDEN record their own observations and One of last summer’s Black Butte Eco Bike trail maps. Every Explorers showing off a just-caught crawdad, just other week the before it was placed back in the Metolius River. GOT DENTS? Save TIME and MONEY by using PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR Independently owned local business - 24 years experience Save hundreds of dollars on your repair versus going to an autobody shop Fast – most repairs are completed in under an hour We offer a mobile service coming directly to you Mike Cmelik 541-588-2299 CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS — The fourth of four forums — M U LT I - S TAT E JOIN THE CONVERSATION… … Monday, June 18, 1-4 p.m. Sisters Fire District y Meeting g Room Community t t! Please email to reserve your seat! jpieper@ci.sisters.or.us group will ride up to Suttle Lake to cool off and swim on the hot summer days. The other weeks they will return to Camp Sherman in the afternoons to work on art projects with treasures found from nature and or art pieces from scraps found on their explorations. Registration is through the website. MULTI-STATE including Oregon There’s something special about gathering around a GLOWING FIRE! 80 $ OREGON ONLY $ 45 We have many fire pits to choose from! June 28 • 6 p.m. only Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, 500 Hwy. 20 W., Sisters “Your Local Welding Shop” CCB# 87640 541-549-9280 | 207 W. Sisters Park Dr. | PonderosaForge.com For more information: www.FirearmTrainingNW.com FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com | 360-921-2071
