Wednesday, January 8, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
People’s Choice voting open at show
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SPOR: Executive
assistant is point
of public contact
By Helen Schmidling
Correspondent
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The Sisters Library Annual
Exhibit, sponsored by the
Friends of Sisters Library, is
now open. Local art lovers can
stop in during library hours
and vote for their favorite
pieces. The People9s Choice
awards are a beloved feature
of the annual event, and the
winners will be announced at
a reception on Friday, January
24.
This year, there are 139
pieces of art in the non-jur-
ied show, which is a com-
munity event, open to new
and seasoned artists. One of
the newcomers is Marguerite
<Maggie= Saslow. She docu-
ments her daily walks with her
pup, Roka, choosing to shoot
small details on the way: ice
crystals, mud puddles, wild-
flowers, trees, and even her
own shadow on the snow. She
framed two of these walk-
about moments for the show.
Saslow said one of her hiking
buddies, upon seeing her pho-
tos, wondered if they were on
the same hike, and her picture
framer commented that she
needed to take up hiking.
According to her artist bio,
Bonnie Kimmel started paint-
ing with pastels in 2005.
<I love the vibrant col-
ors that you get with pastels,
that complement the high
desert landscapes of Central
Oregon. I want to thank the
Sisters Library for giving new
artists the opportunity to dis-
play their work and give them
a chance to meet other artists
in the community,= she said.
Painter Rae Ann Leach,
born in 1943 in Hutchinson,
Kansas, moved to Sisters six
years ago. Her submission is
the acrylic painting <Kansas
Sunflower,= a tribute to her
home state.
Sunflowers also capti-
vated professional landscaper
and amateur photographer
Scott Dady, who just recently
PHOTO BY HELEN SCHMIDLING
Artists brought their work for display to the Sisters Library for the annual
community art exhibit.
moved to Sisters. <The two
sunflowers are from an eco-
system I created behind my
former workplace, where
they grew and created a living
fence. Beetles, bugs, and bees
enjoyed this habitat as much
as I enjoyed planting it,= he
wrote.
In addition to these first-
time exhibitors, former
People9s Choice Award win-
ners Austin James Jackson,
Steve Mathews, and Chuck
Chamberlain all have pieces
in this year9s show. So do vet-
eran artists Randall Tillery,
Randy Redfield, Paul Alan
Bennett, Mark Thompson,
Laurence Dyer, and Dennis
Schmidling.
But even these veterans
are exploring new media, new
colors, new ideas, and new
textures. Thompson crafted a
bee box from recycled mate-
rials, and Schmidling turned
some National Geographic
photographs into a mon-
tage straight out of the pages
of Dame Agatha Christie.
Bennett stepped aside from
his colorful Night Sky paint-
ings into a world of black-
and-white, while Redfield
jumped into a much more
colorful palette, and Tillery
moved from oils to acrylics.
Zeta Seiple is chairperson
of the FOSL Art Committee.
<We9re really pleased with the
turnout this year, and we9re
anxious for the public to see
it,= she said.
Visitors to Sisters Library
can see the artwork dur-
ing library hours, which are
Tuesdays through Fridays
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Art is displayed through-
out the library, including the
display cases, Fireside Room
and the Computer Room. The
reception, with music and
refreshments, will be Friday,
January 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Most of the art on the
walls and in display cases
is for sale, and anyone who
wishes to purchase a piece
may complete an intent to
purchase form, located on the
table at the entrance to the
Community Room. Twenty
percent of the purchase price
will be donated to the Friends
of Sisters Library. All of the
artwork will remain on dis-
play through the duration of
the show, until February 27.
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for administrative personnel
serving Oregon fire service
agencies 4 from fire chiefs
and administrative assistants
to entry-level clerk positions.
Spor started her career
with the Fire District in 2003
as an administrative assistant
and ambulance billing spe-
cialist. As the District added
programs and services, Julie9s
responsibilities also increased.
In recent years, the District
contracted out ambulance
billing services and finan-
cial management functions.
Spor9s duties now include
some financial and budgetary
work, and she has returned to
school to enhance her knowl-
edge and skills in these areas,
Chief Johnson reported.
Julie works full-time for
the District and attends col-
lege through a distance edu-
cation program. Julie and her
husband, Eric, have two sons,
Hunter and Jackson, who
attend school in Sisters.
Chief Johnson said, <I
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Julie Spor has taken on an
enhanced role with the Sisters-
Camp Sherman Rural Fire
Protection District.
know how hard it is to bal-
ance school, work and family
life and I couldn9t be prouder
of the work Julie is doing for
our community.=
Board of Directors
President Chuck Newport
congratulated Spor on her
promotion and thanked her
for invaluable support of the
board over her tenure at the
Department.
<Our job is made much
easier as a result of her atten-
tion to details, creation of
agendas, compiling of board
packets and taking minutes,=
Newport said. <Thank you,
Julie!=
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