Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Scottie Wisdom&Faith Jean Russell Nave PHOTO BY RICHARD SANDNESS Gravel riding, also called gravel grinding or adventure riding, is exploding in popularity — and Sisters is the perfect spot for it. Children with Scotties Cyclists travel on gravel for adventure rides When my Scotties and I were doing a lot of read- ings to children of the Harry and Lola adventure books throughout Central Oregon, I received a call from a Head Start program leader in Bend. She invited the Scotties and me to read to her group of about 30 youngsters. The day before the read- ing, she called me to talk about her students. She had several students that were shy and very timid with dogs. We agreed that the Scotties would stay on leash and that we would keep everything calm. The kids had a differ- ent plan. My approach to each reading was to bring the three Scotties 4 Harry, Lola, Bernie 4 into the room and introduce them to the chil- dren. I then offered kibble pieces to any child who wanted to feed the Scotties. This always proved to be a wonderful way to make a connection between kids and By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief Bicyclists are taking to the gravel in big numbers. Gravel riding 4 or