14 Wednesday, November 13, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters Rodeo serves up clothing sale Sisters Rodeo is offering an early Christmas shopping opportunity on November 16, at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds. The Sisters Rodeo Merchandise Blow-Out Sale will offer discounts up to 40 percent on clothing for men, women and children, including T-shirts, sweat- shirts, vests, hats, jackets and more. Cash or a credit card are acceptable means of purchase. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds of the sale benefit Sisters Rodeo out- reach programs, including scholarships. ISTANBUL: Trip establishes common ground of humanity Continued from page 8 growing up and getting old could be attempted, and com- mon-ground understandings for our personal humanity might be offered. On the Metro today, I asked an elderly Middle Eastern looking man if the tram that we9d impetuously hopped on would be going across the bridge, where we needed to go, or if it stayed on this northern side of the city. My feet and legs were dog tired from walking all day on concrete sidewalks, stone streets, and asphalt; I preferred to walk as little as possible from here on out. He was truly local, wasn9t sure of my origins, and didn9t understand a word I said. Taking a long look at me, he got up from his seat and tried a remarkably proper response in what sounded to be broken French, perhaps guessing that was my nation- ality. I furrowed my brow and slightly shook my head