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16 Wednesday, April 29, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon QUILT SHOW: 45th anniversary show will be virtual Continued from page 1 SOQS stated. For 45 years the event has blanketed the entire town with up to 1,400 quilts, offer- ing a rainbow of art and color and welcoming many thou- sands of visitors who travel here from around the world. This year9s show will be rei- magined into a virtual expe- rience. SOQS guests will be able to see many of the same exhibits and quilt displays that are already planned, but they will enjoy show day online from the safety of their homes. <Ultimately, the SOQS board is committed to cele- brating our 45th Anniversary this year,= Boyd said. <This may look different from pre- vious years, but we will con- tinue to embrace the beauty and art of quilting with everyone.= Boyd noted that making the call to cancel was driven in part by the need to plan for an alternative. <To do something and do it well, you need to have something to aim for,= she said. Boyd and the SOQS board are fully cognizant of the economic impact a can- cellation will have. Many of Sisters9 retail businesses and restaurants report that the Quilt Show is the high-point of their sales season. <My heart hurts for our local businesses,= Boyd said. In a Facebook post, Valori Wells expressed her sorrow and resolution: <It was the hardest deci- sion but the best one under the circumstances,= she wrote. <This afternoon it has really hit me. I was almost 2 when my mom started the show and three years later Quilter9s Affair, I don9t remember a July that wasn9t filled with quilters and quilts. As the tears flow I think of how much I will miss every- one and all the creative energy that fills our commu- nity that week, the smiling faces and laughter.... all the quilts and endless inspira- tion! Thank you to everyone who has ever attended our events, I am grateful for you and I hope to see everyone next year!= In the days since the announcement of the cancel- lation, Boyd reported that the organization has received <lots of support 4 that9s the good thing. The response has been very supportive and understanding.= SOQS will continue to post updates on virtual show day activities via their social media accounts and website, www.soqs.org. LETTERS Continued from page 14 House Representative two years ago. Boy-oh-boy did District 2 Oregonians give Representative Greg Walden a run for his war chest. You all should be proud. Jamie thought long and hard about whether to run for U.S. House or Secretary of State and reached out to many others to garner input on the pros and cons of either choice. She had meetings with Governor Brown, the current Secretary of State on down to discus- sions with citizens, including members of Indivisible Sisters. I was one of many who urged her to run again for Walden9s seat. It became obvious to her that the position in which she could do the most good for Oregon would be as Secretary of State. Her reasoning is clear in her statements on www.jamiefororegon.com. I will only add, Jamie is very qualified, smart, honest, ethical, works hard and is effective in any endeavor. She is the leader we need to assure the forthcoming redistricting is equitable to all parties and fair to all voters in Oregon. If you are unfamiliar with her, please do check out the website noted above. I have no doubt you will find her an excellent choice for Secretary of State. Susan Cobb ó ó ó To the Editor: This global disaster of the Coronavirus requires universal cooperation from multiple agencies to control and devise an extermina- tion plan. Decisions have to be made; will those decisions be made for political reasons or because it9s what9s best for its people? The immensity and mysteriousness of this virus is beyond belief. The decisions that need to be made to control and eliminate this virus will have to cover a vast diversity of its people. <One size does not fit all.= The pending rules and restrictions were derived from thousands of conference calls and meetings throughout the world. There is no shortness of opinions as to medical advice. Subsequent to obtaining this vast amount of medical knowledge, our president, governors and mayors went to their constituents and mandated what they can and cannot do. The President says this, the Governor says that and the Mayor says, <we9re going to do it this way.= The people have become confused and have simply drawn a line between the government9s mandates and their own needs. Their decision is based on the least amount of interruption to the norm of their lives. The Governor of Michigan is facing 10,000-plus citizens rallying in the streets against her stringent stay-at-home orders; she is clearly <caught between a rock and a hard spot.= While I watch this I have no idea who9s right or wrong; all I can think is, I9m glad, I don9t have to make these life and death deci- sions. We are a republic, having a democratic process to elect our leaders. We choose those leaders; let them lead or try to lead. If you don9t respect their decision at least respect the fact they had the balls to make it. You9ll See LETTERS on page 17 Dr. Thomas R. Rheuben ~ Your Dentist in Sisters Since 1993 ~ TREATING EMERGENCIES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD General, Cosmetic, Implant & Family Dentistry 541-549-0109 | 304 W. Adams Ave. | Sisters Portraits OF SISTERS Holistic Mental Health Solutions Medication Management Counseling • Functional Medicine Audry Van Houweling PMHNP-BC Quick and Affordable Help 541-595-8337 • www.shesoarspsych.com 102 E. Main Ave., Downtown Sisters For 16 years Pastor Jerry Kaping has been a part of the Sisters Community. A Coast Guard veteran and avid hunter, he and his wife raised two sons. For the last seven years he has pastored Wellhouse Church (for- merly known as Westside Sisters). On any given day you can find him doing a number of things; plodding along a for- est road in his restored 1973 Ford F-150, or glassing the backwoods terrain in preparation for hunting season, or hand- ing out bags of food at the Bread of Life food pantry. For Jerry, Sisters is more PHOTO AND STORY BY Cody Rheault than home. “It’s a family,” he says. This week’s “Portraits of Sisters” presented by The Nugget Newspaper. Future portraits are available for sponsorship, call 541-549-9941 or email ads@nuggetnews.com for information. Visit NuggetNews.com or Facebook.com/NuggetNews for breaking news, updates and the