Wednesday, May 27, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
RETAILERS: Patrons
were excited to
visit favorite shops
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were happy to open their
doors to The Hen9s Tooth.
Golden retrievers Barley
and Buster were standing
by greeting customers at the
door just like normal.
<It feels good to be back.
Everyone that has come in is
grateful that we are open,=
said Heather. <I even had a
woman cry when she came
in because she needed this
so badly, to be able to get out
and wander around in the
shops again.=
She added, <My mom
Debbie started this store in
the 1970s and we9ve been
here 42 years and I9ve been
here since I was 19. We9ve
been through a couple of
recessions; we9ve been
through the building being
on fire, but we9ve never been
forced to close. It9s hard to
plan for no income.=
They are observing extra
sanitation protocols.
<Our restrictions are
everyone be smart and be
safe. Hand sanitizer is avail-
able, and we are sanitizing
everything.=
Kara Calmettes was ready
for business Friday when
she reopened her down-
town shop, The Paper Place.
Calmettes had been operat-
ing a curbside service to cus-
tomers9 requests since the
shutdown.
She said, <We are mov-
ing in the right direction.
I9ve had a website up and
going since March tak-
ing orders, mailing orders,
curbside, whatever it took.
Since last Friday people
are thrilled coming back in
here. Everybody is happy to
be out and about. Basically,
I9m wearing a mask and am
asking for social distanc-
ing. I have hand sanitizer for
customers and am keeping
things sanitized.=
Further down the street
Western artist Dyrk Godby
was in the middle of moving
his art gallery, Dyrk Godby
Gallery, across the street to
a larger space and will be
reopening as soon as he9s
got things in order. Local art-
ist Jim Horsley was giving a
helping hand.
Horsley noted, <I9ve
been working in Dirk9s gal-
lery one day a week for over
about a year. It gives Dirk a
break and I get to have my
art up. We are very excited
about reopening.=
Across the street at
Bedouin, proprietor
Harmony Thomas said in
order to make up revenue for
the cancellation of Sisters9
large events, they will
be hosting mini events at
Bedouin and Good Day Café
featuring the artists that they
promote.
<We will continue with
our monthly art rotation
when we can do Fourth
Friday Art Strolls safely,=
Thomas explained. <Our
first jewelry trunk show will
be in June 4 no date set yet
because I think we are in a
new learning curve for the
next two weeks.=
Thomas and her staff
meet everyone at the door
with hand sanitizer and are
encouraging people to wear
a mask.
Over at Heritage Antiques
employee Karen Alexander
noted that she9s seeing happy
people that are glad to be out
of the house and in the store.
<People are grateful to
have a place to go&it9s like
Disneyland,= she said.
People were happy to
walk the streets downtown.
The sounds on Cascade
Avenue seemed to be slowly
coming back to life.
Over at Sisters Cascade of
Gifts, employee Beth Prince
said, <People are grate-
ful that we are open. When
people come in I think they
are buying because they are
thankful. They are trickling
in and out. But that9s OK;
baby steps. Let9s get the peo-
ple used to coming back in.=
Owner of the gift shop
Kara Lappe said she9s happy
to be open just to get a cash
flow, to pay the bills and
keep the lights on.
She noted, <People have
been very talkative and very
excited. We9ve had a lot of
local support when we first
opened. Our regular cus-
tomers have come in, and
they are making a special
trip here because they really
want to support us.=
Although the shutdown
order has devastated some
businesses, the pandemic
has had a surprisingly posi-
tive impact on a handful of
new businesses.
Lappe, also owner of BJ9s
Ice Cream, and her employ-
ees were dishing up cones
and milkshakes curbside as
fast as they could for folks
on Memorial Day Weekend
from behind a window, but
are planning an opening
with a fully revamped shop
very soon to introduce <The
SweetEasy Co.=
Lappe noted, <Though
the pandemic closed our
doors, we have been work-
ing on a full makeover
of the ice cream shop for
months. My employee Sana
Hayes and I personally
worked 10 hours a day in
the 2,000-square-foot space,
painting, paneling, getting
the menus ready and deep
cleaning.=
Local fabric designer
Valori Wells was happy to
tell The Nugget that Stichin9
Post is reopened to the
public.
She said, <People are so
excited for us to be open;
they just want to come in
and touch the fabric. We are
excited about the opening
and happy that people are
coming by, and we are see-
ing a lot of our friendly local
faces. We have our protocols
for the comfort of our staff
and the comfort of our cus-
tomers. We are following all
the guidelines to stay safe so
we can stay open. Masks are
fully encouraged in here and
we have hand sanitizer when
you walk in.=
HEROIN: Drug
team had been
investigating suspect
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alerted to the presence of
controlled substances in
Chamberlain9s vehicle.
A subsequent search
of the vehicle allegedly
revealed that Chamberlain
was in possession of approx-
imately four ounces of sus-
pected heroin, a user amount
of methamphetamine,
Xanax, brass knuckles,
and over $3,000.00 in U.S.
currency.
Chamberlain was lodged
in the Deschutes County
Sheriff 9s Office Jail on
charges of Possession of
Heroin, Delivery of Heroin,
Possession of Metham-
phetamine, Possession of a
Schedule IV Controlled Sub-
stance, and Felon in Posses-
sion of a Restricted Weapon.
The Deschutes County
Sheriff9s Office street crimes
unit focuses enforcement on
street level drug cases and
quality of life issues con-
nected to property crimes
throughout Deschutes
County.
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