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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
JASCHKE: Family
lost their home to
fire last winter
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help the family.
<We are incredibly thank-
ful and didn9t know how to
adequately show our grati-
tude to the community for the
gracious outpouring of love
we received,= said Tianna sit-
ting at her new kitchen coun-
ter. The whole community
reached out, including Sierra
and Josie9s classmates. When
Tianna and Jason decided to
send the girls back to school,
they knew getting back into
their routine would be good
for them. But they couldn9t
help worrying that it might
be too soon.
<So much of the help and
heartfelt gifts came from the
kids,= said Tianna. <When
our daughters approached
the doors of the elementary
school, they were met by a
big group of friends. Their
friends gave them gifts right
out of their own closets.
There were sacks of clothes
and toys. Later, the kids loved
seeing the girls wearing the
clothes they gave them.=
Local businesses stepped
up, too. Three Creeks
Brewing Company provided
dinners, so the family didn9t
have to cook, and Your Store
donated gift certificates, so
they had warm sweatshirts.
<The police officer who
showed up on scene woke up
his own family and gathered
stuff that night and brought
us things we needed right
away,= said Jason.
Word spread quickly, and
Tianna9s dental hygienist co-
workers from Bend Family
Dentistry pulled through
with all kinds of help. People
they9d never met brought
them stuff, too. Then there
were the first responders
including firefighters and
police officers who worked
so hard to try and save their
shop. They also helped the
family find their animals
that night. A GoFundMe was
started for the family that
helped them rebuild their
home.
All of the generos-
ity has left the Jaschke9s
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feeling grateful and a bit
overwhelmed as they try to
find the best way to express
their thanks to everyone.
When Jason took on the
job of doing the demolition
it became a way for him to
heal. He wanted to make sure
the many friends who helped
him sift through the ashes
and remnants of their home
know how much his fam-
ily appreciated all their help
after the fire.
<We found things we
could save,= he said. <If we
hired someone, they wouldn9t
have cared as much as we
did and wouldn9t have sifted
through everything.=
All that painstaking work
was worth it. They found
Tianna9s jewelry, including
a gold elk tooth that Jason
made for her. All of Tianna9s
rings including the first ring
he gave her were eventually
found. The most precious
to Tianna was realizing that
her computer9s hard drive
survived.
<A computer guy told me
that the motherboard was sal-
vageable. We got all of our
daughters9 photographs,= she
said.
She found that when
boxes were stored inside
larger boxes, they had a bet-
ter chance of surviving.
The timing for the com-
pletion of their new home
couldn9t have been planned
better. They broke ground on
September 27 of last year;
exactly one year after the
fire, they were in their new
home.
<From burned down to
brand new in one year9s
time,= said Tianna.
The Jaschkes are also
grateful for the folks at Adair
Homes and their heart-felt
customer service throughout
the building process.
<We already felt so vul-
nerable and were unsure what
to put back on the property,=
Tianna said. <We needed
somebody to hold our hands.
Adair was able to stream-
line and help us through the
process.=
The Jaschke family wants
everyone who showed so
much generosity to know
how grateful they are, and
that the kindness showed by
so many will never be forgot-
ten. They9re ready to close
that chapter and start a new
one. Finally, back in a home
they love and can call their
own is a blessing they plan to
savor for years to come.
PHOTO BY KATY YODER
The Jaschke Family lost their home and all their possessions in a fire last
winter. The Sisters community’s response was life-affirming.
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