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Author to explore life decision at event By T. Lee Brown Correspondent Should a person become a parent? More specifically, should a woman become a mom? Such questions weren9t always asked in ear- lier generations; people sim- ply had kids. No longer taken for granted, these decisions inform the twists and turns of a contemporary life path. As many women do, Jackie Shannon Hollis faced losing her love relationship if she chose to prioritize hav- ing children. In her book <This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story,= Hollis explores her journey. She will read from the book and sign copies at her in- store appearance at Paulina Springs Books this Saturday, November 16, at 6:30 p.m. The memoir offers sto- ries of Hollis9 childhood on her family9s historic ranch in Condon in the 1960s. Her adult life takes her to Eugene and Portland, where she focuses on college and career. The reader follows Hollis through a tumultuous time in society, when gender roles began to change fast 4 changes that caused pain and confusion while open- ing up new opportunities and possibilities. Throughout the book, Hollis9 life interweaves with the lives of her friends and family, most of whom go on to have children. <As a childless woman surrounded by children (with PHOTO PROVIDED Author Jackie Shannon Hollis will visit Paulina Springs Books. over 40 nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and -neph- ews), Jackie believes we all have an important role in supporting the children in our lives,= according to a pub- lisher9s statement. Hollis9 short stories and essays have been pub- lished in The Sun, Slice, Inkwell , High Desert Journal, VoiceCatcher, Nailed, Rosebud, and other publications. She said of Sisters Country: <The landscape and wide-open skies around Sisters feel like home for me. I love the town, which has such a sense of community, and I9m lucky to have fam- ily there. Plus, Sisters has Paulina Springs Books which offers something for every reader.= Paulina Springs Books is located at 252 W. Hood Ave. in Sisters. More information is available at www.forest avenuepress.com. Wednesday, November 13, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Artist in residence offers free talk Anna Ialeggio, who is the current Artist in Residence at Pine Meadow Ranch, will give a free talk and invite conversa- tion about her process and her art on Thursday, November 21, at 5:30 p.m. at Studio 6000 in Sun Ranch in Sisters Industrial Park. Ecology, Clowning, and Performance 4 an informal artist talk by Anna Ialeggio will be the final Pine Meadow Ranch artist resident talk for the year. Ialeggio says that she <is on a slippery slope somewhere between journalism and myth, infrastructure and wilderness, immersion and self-awareness, capital and autonomy& At heart, concerned with articu- lating and celebrating the bio- Anna Ialeggio will share her art in Sisters on November 21. diversity of ecosystems and ideas.= The event is free to the pub- lic, refreshments will be served. The Roundhouse Foundation is sponsoring this event. Studio 6000 is located at 200 E. Sun Ranch Dr., #103 in Sisters. For more information please contact Kit Stafford, 541-771-2787 PHOTO PROVIDED Your Career at Your Care is looking for A Great Doc to join our team. DINING & TAKE-OUT until midnight every night Menu at SistersSaloon.net 541-549-RIBS 190 E. Cascade Ave. Email your CV to deb@yourcaremedical.com 3818 SW 21st Pl. • YourCareMedical.com Hwy. 126 to Redmond, two turns and you’re there! 541-548-2899 WALK-IN • URGENT CARE • OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE • X-RAY CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS MULTI-STATE November 25 • 6 p.m. only Open Enrollment Starts November 1! Have questions before enrolling or changing plans? Call our local COUNTRY Financial ® Representative, Linda Alldredge at 541-549-6946. Your appointment is FREE! Best Western Ponderosa Lodge• 500 Hwy. 20 W., Sisters MULTI-STATE $ 80 including Oregon OREGON ONLY $ 45 For more information: www.FirearmTrainingNW.com FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com | 360-921-2071 9 Linda Alldredge L 541-549-6946 5 1 S. Elm St., Ste. 100, 178 0 Si Sisters t l linda.alldredge@countryfi nancial.com | countryfi nancial.com/linda.alldredge Health insurance policies are purchased through CC Services Inc., from a third party insurer not affi liated with COUNTRY Financial. Availability differs by state. 1018-001