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4 Wednesday, January 22, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Fans reach out to help ailing singer By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief In April 2009, a full-house crowd gathered in the Sisters High School Auditorium for a concert by Hal Ketchum, part of the Starry Nights series that has raised over $1 mil- lion for the Sisters Schools Foundation. Katie Cavanaugh9s voice rang out in the darkened audi- torium as the veteran country music singer-songwriter took the stage. Ketchum looked up from tuning his guitar, nodded, then ambled to the microphone. <What9s left of me,= he said. Then his band ripped into a driving version of <Past the Point of Rescue= to kick off a 90-minute set that covered Ketchum9s full career to that point. It was one of the high- light events among years of stellar musical experiences in Sisters. After years of bat- tling severe medical issues, Ketchum has been diagnosed with Alzheimer9s disease and has been forced to retire from the stage. A GoFundMe page has been established to raise funds for Ketchum9s medical expenses at w w w. g o f u n d m e . c o m / f / halketchummedicalfund. PHOTO PROVIDED Hal Ketchum, who performed in Sisters Starry Nights concerts in 2002 and 2009, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Fans and friends, including those in Sisters, are reaching out to assist with expenses. In addition, Gruene Hall in Austin, Texas, is organizing a benefit show for him on February 23. Starry Nights co-founder Jeri Fouts and her husband, Dan Fouts, are helping secure auction items and have commitments from Vince Gill and are reaching out to other friends. Jeri recalled that, <Hal has been so generous in sup- porting many causes across the country over the years, and he especially loved com- ing to Sisters and helping support the Sisters Schools Foundation. His shows were in 2002 and 2009, and many locals will remember the sweet moments when he sang <She Is= with young Noel Chen and Felicia Zandonatti, or performed <Hang In There, Superman= with elementary school singers.= Completely In-Canal, Discreet Hearing Aids Are Our Specialty — We Accept All Insurance Plans — 541-317-1265 | 1625 NE 2nd St. | Bend, OR $ 5 In 1916, voters estab- lished Deschutes County in a break from Crook County and Prineville to better control their own destinies. Among the accomplishments of the young County was the founda- tion of the Deschutes County Library system in January 1920, with 3,488 books in cir- culation and 1,252 cardhold- ers by the end of that first year. Now, 100 years later, Deschutes Public Library has grown into a robust library system with six locations in Deschutes County, hundreds of thousands of items in its collection and nearly 90,000 library cardholders. <Central Oregon has grown so much in the last 100 years, and we9re proud to have grown right along with it,= said Library Director Todd Dunkelberg. <The Library is the center of every community in Deschutes County. From Sisters to La Pine and all cit- ies in between, we have a lot to celebrate this year.= All of Central Oregon is invited to join the celebration in 2020 as the Library looks back on a century of commu- nity. For the first 10 months of the year the Library will high- light a different decade of its history during each month4 the 1920s in January, the 1930s in February, the 1940s in March and so on. Look for fun displays in libraries that highlight each decade, watch for special <Deschutes by the Decade= programs honoring Library history, pick up a free 100th anniversary sticker and be sure to check out the new, limited-edition anniversary library cards. It all culminates with a grand masquerade ball in the fall, a nod to the Library9s hugely popular mas- querade ball of 1920. Each decade is also high- lighted on the library website (www.deschuteslibrary.org/ anniversary). <With the countywide pop- ulation projected to grow to more than 240,000 residents by 2025, we are finding new and innovative ways to serve our growing community. While we reflect on the past century of growth, we have our eyes on a bright future ahead as we create dynamic libraries to serve our popula- tion for the next 100 years,= said Dunkelberg. New Year…fresh Look ! 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