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Holidays in Sisters
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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PARADE: Hardy souls braved chilly
conditions for annual event
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drawn carriage.
Kaia Backouris, age 8, moved to Sisters
recently and began attending Sisters Elementary
School. This was her first time being in snow.
<I just love everything about snow,= she
said, eyes wide. She described the parade as
<really cool and fun.= Her favorite part was
<the rodeo queen and her horse.=
Sixteen-year-old Hope Johnson and her
dad, Jeff, were visiting from Corvallis.
<Community and coming together,= is
what holiday celebrations in Sisters represent
to Hope. Her favorite part of the parade was
<being warm and welcome, seeing everyone
come together and celebrate Christmas as a
community.=
The Johnson family lives in Corvallis and
has owned a second home in Sisters Country
for <probably 30 years,= according to Jeff.
<Our family9s come over here quite a bit. We
come over at Thanksgiving time; it9s nice
because there9s snow. That9s the fun part. Snow
is Christmas!=
<Seeing the different floats, seeing what
people are putting together,= is what draws Jeff
back to the parade every year. <It9s nice to see
the little things, the new ideas. There9s always
something a little different every year.=
This year9s parade, with the theme <A
PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT
Newfoundlands were a friendly feature of the
Christmas Parade.
Sisters Country Christmas,= was sponsored by
Hayden Homes and presented by the Sisters
Area Chamber of Commerce. Afterward, folks
gathered at the Chamber9s visitor center on
Main Avenue. There, people of all ages min-
gled and chatted while waiting in line to meet
Santa Claus.
<Seeing the fire engines was my favorite part
of the parade,= said Alexei Peters with a chuckle,
as his kids hid shyly behind him, munch-
ing on parade candy. <And of course, Santa.=
Peters said his Portland-based family comes
to Sisters Country almost every Thanksgiving.
<We stay at Black Butte Ranch. We always
come to the parade,= he said. <Last year9s was
longer, because it was a little bit better weather.
Only the hardy people came out this time.=
Beacham’s Clock Co.
The venerable trade of clockmaking has one of f the
world’s premier representatives right here in Sisters with
ith
Beacham’s Clock Co. Since 1978, Beacham’s Clock Co.
has dazzled visitors from around the world with a dis-
play of exquisite clocks.
You can give the “gift of time” quite affordably with
a visit to Beacham’s. There are charming novelty clock
items for as little as $20. Retro clocks are popular
right now, and Beacham’s has a wonderful selection.
Globe clocks are a perfect desk item for the home or
office, and mechanical models by UGears out of Ukraine
make truly unique — and affordable — gifts.
Kits for kids to make their own clock can be found here,
and Beacham’s also offers watch and clock repair for those pre-
cious family heirlooms.
Visit at noon and prepare to be dazzled by all the clocks chiming together. The symphony
is simply striking.
Stitchin’ Post
You’ve got a whole lot of people on your nice list — and
they’ll all be delighted that you stopped in at Stitchin’ Post.
st.
Stitchin’ Post is justly world-renowned for its fabrics
and quilting supplies — but it is actually one of the
most eclectic shops you could find, its gift department
offering a wide range of hand-crafted items from local
artists and craftspeople.
Here you’ll find creative gift cards; lotions that
make wonderful stocking-stuffers; plaques; painted
handtowels and tablecloths.
Your season will be made with a selection of specialty
teas, mulling cider — and chocolate.
Come in and browse from the eclectic selection — you’ll
surely find unexpected treasures that will make all of those nice
people on your Christmas list smile this holiday season.
