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24 Wednesday, June 26, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Author of Western novel Quilt supports Furry Friends to visit book store PHOTO PROVIDED John Larison will read from his award-winning tale of the West. teacher before turning full- time to writing. <Whiskey When We9re Dry= was a Los Angeles Times Bestseller, an Indie Next Pick, and a final- ist for the Ken Kesey Award. It was named a Best Book by O Magazine, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Outside Magazine, Powell9s, N P R 9s All Things Considered, and others, and is currently being developed for a feature film. He lives with his family in Bellfountain, Oregon. Paulina Springs Books is located at 252 W. Hood Ave. For more information call 541-549-0866. Quality Truck-mounted CARPET CLEANING Quality Cleaning 16 years in Reasonable Prices Sisters! — Credit Cards Accepted — PHOTO BY JESS DRAPER A new quilt celebrates national parks — and pets. neuter sponsorships with the goal of helping families in need in Sisters. Sometimes a pet owner only needs a few weeks of food to assure their pets can stay with the family. The FFF mission is to help WE’RE NOT JUST TIRES! We do... Alignments, Brakes, Shocks, Struts, CV Joints, U Joints, Axle Shafts, Drivelines, & Tire Siping ...not only cars, but trailers, too! DAVIS TIRE 188 W. 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Sisters Park Dr. | PonderosaForge.com Quilt Drawing for FURRY FRIEND S 501 ( c )( 3 ) FOUNDATION 100% of the proceeds go to Furry Friends Foundation! “Bark for Our Parks II” quilt was designed, appliqued, and quilted by Valerie Fercho-Tillery. The original design and incredible detail make this a spectacular quilt! The quilt is currently on display at the Furry Friends offi ce, 204 W. Adams, Ste. 109, in the Sisters Art Works building (next door to the Habitat Restore parking lot.) Tickets are $1 each, six for $5 or go for it, 25 for $20. Tickets may be purchased at the Furry Friends offi ce or online at www.furryfriendsfoundation.org For more information: 541-797-4023 www.wheelercountybluegrass.org PHOTO BY ALEX JORDAN If <Mulan meets Deadwood in a Wild West novel narrated by its straight- shooting heroine= sounds like your kind of book, a visit to Paulina Springs Books might be in order on Saturday, July 6, at 6:30 p.m. John Larison, author of <Whiskey When We9re Dry= will be on hand to read from and discuss his acclaimed bestselling novel. In the spring of 1885, Jessilyn Harney finds her- self orphaned on the family9s remote ranch. She cuts her hair, dresses in men9s cloth- ing, and sets off on her under- sized horse to reunite with the only kin she has left 4 a big brother turned notorious outlaw. While wrestling with her brother9s identity, and haunted by questions about her own, Jess must outmaneu- ver those who underestimate her to find her brother before the law does. Told in Jess9s wholly original and unforget- table voice, <Whiskey When We9re Dry= is an epic as expansive as America itself 4 and a reckoning with the myths that are entwined with our history. Larison was born in Philomath, Oregon, in 1979 and was a fly-fishing guide and high school English Sisters quilter Valerie Fercho-Tillery has once again crafted a special fundraising quilt to support Furry Friends Foundation. <I just love what Furry Friends does to help people in Sisters keep their pets in their home,= Fercho-Tillery told The Nugget. <Bark for Our Parks II= features scenes from America9s national parks 4 which, along with animal welfare, are a passion for the quilter. Fercho-Tillery told The Nugget that the spectacu- lar Glacier National Park in Montana is her favorite of the parks she has visited. The quilt can be viewed at the Furry Friends office, 204 W. Adams Ave., Ste. 109 in the Sisters Art Works Building (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Funds will be raised through the sale of tick- ets for a drawing that will be held on September 9. Tickets are $1 each, six for $5 or 25 for $20. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to Furry Friends Foundation. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Furry Friends office or through a PayPal link at www.furryfriends foundation.org/quilt.html. Online ticket purchase will include a $1 fee to cover the cost of mailing. Furry Friends is a volun- teer organization that offers pet food assistance and spay/ “Bark for Our Parks II” - by Valerie Fercho-Tillery This ad sponsored by The Nugget Newspaper