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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
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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
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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
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