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20 Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon FIREFIGHTERS: Funds raised go to fighting cancer Continued from page 3 <We try to just stay in the best cardio shape that we can and keep our bodies in shape for what we are doing,= he said. Because it is such a large group of firefighters on the endeavor, they have to pace back at least 10 seconds apart from one another, but it ends up getting quite crowded and packed within the stair- well where it bottles up, but everyone gets to the desti- nation eventually. As far as hydration goes, Bootes says they have water stations, but mostly the water is not to drink, as that would be a hassle to take off the mask every time, so instead, they pour water down the back of them to attempt to cool off their bodies. Bootes says there is a common misconception that the fundraiser and the climb is just for the firefighters. Instead, they want the pub- lic to know that the climb doesn9t benefit them, but strictly the LLS and those patients it services. The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire team has already begun their own fundraising to raise a certain amount of money for LLS. <It is the only fundraiser we do, so we want people to know it is not for us, it is for the foundation and part of the climb,= said Bootes. Currently, the team has raised $10,577 and hopes to reach $18,000 by the time of the event in March. Rachelle Beiler and a few other fire- fighters have gotten word out via social media and friends to raise money for the LLS. They really want to get the word to the community and businesses around town. Businesses and families and friends of the community have already donated. <We really want to get the word out about what the fundraiser is for and really let the community know the cause we are raising money for,= Bootes said. The Sisters Camp- Sherman Fire partici- pants include: Jeremy Ast, Rachelle Beiler, Ben Duda, John Failla, Israel Pintor, Emily Spongnardi, Mitch Turpen, Travis Bootes, and David Ward. For more information on the climb and the LLS, visit www.llswa.org. Sisters residents make donations by keying in <Sisters Fire= and selecting the donation amount. NO BETTE R COFFE E NO BETTE R CAUSE LETTERS Continued from page 2 There is a bunch of crazy in the world, and leaving dog poop bags in the forest probably doesn9t register on the Looney Toon contin- uum but it sure is annoying for those of us who feel compelled to pick them up. I guess there are dog poop bag fairies, after all. Lisa Clausen s s s To the Editor: Imagine you went through a time as a teen- ager where you struggled to figure out who you are 4 to like and accept your body. Then slowly as you grow into an adult, the tumultu- ous teen years calm, and you come to accept yourself for who you are 4 only for you, it is too late. To your fury and frustration, adults who should have protected you and helped you accept yourself, instead used you as an exper- imental guinea pig for transgender fantasies. You will never be able to have children because your uterus was cut out or you were emasculated. Your health has been compro- mised because your body was chemically poisoned with cross-sex hormones. Hormones that are associated with a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, bone density loss, diabetes, and of course infertility and sexual dysfunction. You were given puberty-blocking drugs, which prevented you from growing up nor- mally, even though nobody knows, not even the FDA, what the long-term ramifications of those drugs will be. We only know that those drugs interrupt normal sexual development CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S NUGGET INSERTS! Bi-Mart Valentine Hearts, Plush Toys & Boxed Cards 20% off! 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Confused children deserve compassion, guidance, and protection4not health wrecked by adults with misguided beliefs. We should join South Dakota and pass laws to protect our children. Carol Lovegren Miller s s s To the Editor: I write this in response to Gary Leiser9s let- ter in the January 29 edition of The Nugget. He stated that it suggested a <lack of due diligence= on the part of the city council to not invite public discussion on allowing the Dollar General (not the Dollar Store!) store to open in Sisters. I am pretty sure America didn9t become great by <concerned= citizens getting together to decide whether or not a business was appro- priate for their town but by a true free market economy. My advice, asked for or not, is that if a particular store offends you, don9t go through their doors and give them any business. I am confident this addition will not be the death knell of Sisters as we know it. Allan Godsiff