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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 5 Street festoval marks transotoon of seasons By Jodi Schneider Correspondent Scores of folks enjoyed the last days of summer under sunny skies in downtown Sisters on Labor Day week- end, browsing through a vari- ety of arts and crafts for the 11th annual Sisters Fall Street Festival held at Oak Street and Main Avenue. The street festival fea- tured 60 vendors showcasing their handiwork from stone art to handcrafted woodwork- ing. There was something for everyone’s taste, including a multitude of activities for folks of all ages. Te r r i J e n s e n f r o m Redmond crochets unique dish scrubbies that really clean those dirty dishes. “I’ve crocheted wash cloths that you scrub your face with and figured that if I cro- cheted a little bit differently I could make one for scrubbing dishes,” Jensen said. “We tried them at home first and loved them and then gave a bunch of the ‘dish scrubbies’ to a facil- ity and everyone really liked them.” For 14 years Bend resident Mugsy Kolb has designed dragon eggs that nestle down into colorful box homes. Each dragon egg is up for adoption and comes with a book written by Kolb about the mythical creature “Lost Forest: Where Dragons Still Live.” “The key for kids is imagi- nation,” said Kolb. “I designed these to get kids to think about something besides computer games and to encourage imagination.” The mythical dragon eggs are made of polymer clay that you can bake in a home oven. Vendor and author Suzanne Grant of Bend writes who- dunit mystery novels and had three of her books on display for sale at the event. Grant is an award-winning author who caught the writ- ing bug while growing up in rural Central Oregon. Her life revolved around small-town life, music and horses, and her mysteries are peppered with Oregon’s rich history. “I started writing mysteries because that’s what I like to read, and since I love Oregon history I weaved true events of the state’s history into each novel,” she said. Each novel takes place in Oregon: “Tattered Lace” in Central Oregon, “Blue Bucket” in Aurora and “Doctor Truffles” on the Oregon coast. For more information about the author, visit her website at www.suzannegrant.com “I enjoy bringing new arti- sans and crafters to Sisters,” said event organizer Richard Esterman. “They are the back- bone of America. This country was and still is built on cre- ative ideas through the talents of artists and crafters.” PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER Smitty Erdel from Ohio buys photographs of moon phases from NASA and handcrafts personalized jewelry. Folks gathered around “My Mystic Moon” booth to discover photos of the phase of the moon on the day they were born with the help of owner Smitty Erdel from Ohio. Erdel buys photographs of moon phases from NASA and handcrafts custom person- alized jewelry. “Everyone’s birthday is at a different moon phase,” Erdel told The Nugget. “It’s really your true birth stone. It’s very earthy and very real.” Obotuary Eileen O’Brien November 24, 1929 — August 23, 2018 On August 23, Eileen passed into eternal life held in the loving embrace of Jesus Christ. Eileen was surrounded by the compe- tent caring staff at Bend Transitional Care, friends and family. Eileen’s life was rooted in her faith in Jesus, the love of her family and her many friends. She had four daugh- ters, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She loved adventure, trav- eling, making new friends always cherishing the old. She taught her daughters “to have a friend, one must be a friend” and “make new friends but, keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.” This example she lived as many of her friendships were still very active ties after 70 years. Eileen was a golden friend to all. Her per- sonality was warm, inviting and larger than life (as was her orange/red hair topped with a hat). Eileen made Sisters her home five years ago. Immediately, her love for Sisters and the people were quite obvious. We will all miss seeing her walk all about Sisters. A celebration of her life will be on September 6, at 10 a.m. at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church. All are welcome. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you wear your most colorful, sassiest outfit. The family of Eileen would like to thank Partners in Care. Partners in Care (Hospice) will always be seen as angels. Their loving, compassionate, professional, caring, gentle approach in such a difficult time is priceless. SISTERS LES SCHWAB REDMOND PRINEVILLE 600 W. HOOD AVE. • 541-549-1560 541-548-4011 541-447-5686 845 NW 6th 1250 East 3rd MADRAS La PINE BEND-SOUTH BEND-FRANKLIN BEND-NORTH 1412 SW Hwy. 97 52596 N. Hwy. 97 61085 S. Hwy. 97 541-475-3834 541-536-3009 541-385-4702 105 NE Franklin 63590 Hunnell Rd. 541-382-3551 541-318-0281
