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needed to provide fixed wireless service to Camp Sherman and they are cur-
Sherman] have been super nice and easy to work with. As we roll out rently testing that service at Lundgren’s House on Metolius. He reports that it is both fast and reliable.
Richesin commented, “We are excited to be in and we are standing on the the service in Sisters will be
Owners Josh and Shelly Richesin established Sureline in February 2014 in Madras and have built their customer base throughout Central Oregon. With the addition of Camp Sherman, their service is available from the border of the Warm Springs reservation to La Pine and from Prineville to Camp Sherman covering in excess of 3,664 square miles, with 37 current towers providing dedicated fixed wireless service.
Boileau and Richesin have enjoyed working with the people in Camp Sherman.
“They have been super
Internet provider will offer range of packages
As it brings longawaited broadband internet service to the relatively isolated environs of Camp Sherman, Sureline Broadband offers a series of service packages, each named after a mountain in Central Oregon. At $39 per month, the Mt. Washington is good for surfing the web and checking email, offering up to 5Mbps.
There are four more packages available from $49 to $79, each offering a dedicated connection, unlimited data use/ no data caps, no contracts, and no taxes or additional fees. Email is also offered on all packages. The top package available to Camp Sherman will be the Three Fingered Jack (also called the Gamers Package and/or Home Business Package) which is for gaming, hosting, and 4K/HD streaming, or connecting with several network devices. It offers up to 20 Mbps for $89.99 a month.
They are currently taking orders for service in Camp Sherman, which can be done by calling the office in Madras at 541-699-0030 or filling out the order form on their website: www. They [the people in Camp our service, it will require patience and time. — Boileau and Richesin
nice and easy to work with. As we roll out our service, it will require patience and time. Not everyone will immediately have service. They are a really pleasant community to work with,” they agreed.
Both men also acknowledged they are cognizant of the fact that some people will not welcome the internet.
“We understand people’s desire to unplug and that’s one of the things they have liked about Camp Sherman — no internet or cell service,” they pointed out. Accordingly, they don’t expect to have everyone subscribe.
Camp Sherman. This has been a long time coming shoulders of others. Now it’s our job to get it done.”
Future plans include offering service in Sisters, first as dedicated wireless and eventually offering fiber optic. Richesin indicated surelinebroadband.com.
commercial-grade. Jeanne Ellen Easterling January 5, 1932 — November 27, 2020
Jeanne Ellen (Tiedje) Easterling was born on January 5, 1932, in Tucson, Arizona, to William David Tiedje and Lucile Margaret (Ewer) Tiedje.
Her family moved to Creswell, Oregon, in 1943, where she attended Creswell schools. She was an excellent student — serving in many leadership roles — and graduated in 1949.
In 1955 she married Paul Topf and had two children. In 1967, she married Jerry Easterling and they had a daughter. Together she and Jerry moved to Grand Ronde, where they raised their family and lived on a farm for over 30 years. After Jerry retired, they eventually settled in Sisters.
Jeanne had the rare gift of perfect pitch, and enjoyed both vocal and instrumental music. She was an accomplished pianist and accompanied many school and church choirs, played for numerous weddings and funerals, and many family gatherings.
She was also an excellent secretary and bookkeeper. She worked for State Farm for many years, the Holt Adoption Agency (which originated in Creswell), and for watercolor artist Judy Buswell. Judy used Jeanne’s beautiful handwriting for the messages inside her
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Jeanne was a great cook and excellent baker — and was famous for her chocolate chip cookies. When people walked into her kitchen that was sometimes the first thing they looked for!
She was also an avid reader, often reading several books at a time, and loved playing pinochle, doing crossword puzzles, and she cherished time spent with family.
Jeanne is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Easterling, and her sister, Betty Gilman.
She is survived by her three children, Susan Mason of Camas, Washington; Steve Topf of Newberg; and Leith Easterling of Sisters; six grandchildren; and her sister, Barbara Few, of Creswell.
Jeanne was a loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother and faithful friend. She will be deeply, deeply missed.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
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Winnie St. John
Our friend Winifred Amanda St. John passed peacefully in her sleep in her home in Sisters, on the morning of December 5. Her husband of 40 years, Jeff Omodt, and her two beloved greyhounds were at her side. It was a quiet conclusion to a five-year struggle with a degenerative brain disease. In addition to Jeff, Winnie is survived by two sisters, Valerie Durbin of Davis, California, and Pamela Zurer, of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Winnie grew up in Berkeley, California, and received a degree in elementary teaching from UC Berkeley. While she loved her five years of teaching second and fifth grades, she began to crave adult conversation too. So she returned to school at Cal and completed an MBA in finance. Off she went to her new career of accounting and finance in nearby Silicon Valley. From her start as a financial analyst, she moved quickly into supervision and management. Perhaps it was the natural teacher in her that made it so easy for her to manage and supervise others. “Everybody should have a boss like Winnie,” they all said.
After separating from a 12-year marriage, Winnie was all set to enjoy the single high life in Silicon Valley. But it was not to be: along came Jeff, also recently divorced. They met, dated for six weeks, and moved in together for what turned out to be 40 years. Asked how she knew Jeff was the one for her, Winnie always had a ready answer: “blue eyes, cute butt, all good.” And it was.
Setting up house together soon included the pitter patter of little feet — well, big feet. Winnie was taken by the rescue and adoption needs of former racing greyhounds. Adopting, advocating, and lobbying for their welfare became a passion for the rest of her life, and greyhounds became a part of the family from then on.
Spurred initially by Jeff’s business travel, it became their tradition to see how far they could go and visit in just two weeks of vacation every year. After seeing most of wonders of the world, their destinations began to shift to animal and wildlife journeys. Conservation, ecotourism, and awareness of wildlife’s plight became a new advocacy for Winnie. Among her favorites causes were elephants and giraffes.
As the allure of Silicon Valley faded, it was time for a career change. In 1993, Winnie and Jeff moved to Napa, California. Jeff became a college professor teaching business and computer science and Winnie a controller for a worldrenowned winery. Discovering that there actually could be too much of a good thing — fine food and the best wines — they decided it was time to retire.
After visiting friends in Eugene, Oregon, that looked like the place to go. They moved to Springfield with five fenced acres for the dogs to run. It seemed perfect at first, but wait, where did the sunshine go? With Springfield too gray and wet for Winnie, she needed one more move. Her sister Pam, a quilter, suggested they all visit the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. So, the sisters went to Sisters in July, 2007, and found 80 degrees, abundant sunshine, and streets filled with color: perfect!
It was love at first sight: A beautiful community with a welcoming and inclusive spirit. Let’s move! Winnie and Jeff decided. It didn’t take long before Winnie was involved and over-committed to some of the happiest work she’s ever enjoyed.
One of Winnie’s favorites was PEO, a women’s philanthropic educational organization. PEO women are dedicated to raising funds to support scholarships for deserving young women to pursue higher education. (Winnie’s mother was a PEO member who was delighted when Winnie joined the group, as did her sister Valerie.) Winnie jumped in to help form a new local chapter. In the process she made deep and lasting friendships with so many amazing new “sisters.” Many of the comments from those sisters talk about Winnie’s “natural ability to make everyone feel welcome, included, and listened to;” she was loved.
Another favorite connection was her beautiful friends at the Shepherd of the Hills church. She was constantly volunteering for everything, including several years as treasurer for the church
Always a teacher, she loved tutoring elementary kids who were struggling with reading skills. She was a favorite teacher because “she was also my friend,” her tutees said.
Throughout her life, Winnie was beloved for her compassion, intelligence, sense of humor, quick wit, and generosity. She brought passion to all she undertook.
In 2015, hiking with her greyhounds one day along the Metolius River, Winnie fell and sustained a serious
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head injury. It was the beginning of a five-year degenerative disease that ultimately took her life. Before the impairment was too advanced, Winnie and Jeff were able to take their dream trip of a lifetime: a photo safari to go tent camping for two weeks off the grid on the Serengeti in Tanzania. It was a life-affirming experience.
Although that was to be the third and “final” Africa trip, it wasn’t long before talk of another “final” Africa trip arose — maybe just one more. Sadly, Winnie did not regain enough stamina to make another trip, but she did enjoy reliving the previous trip through the over 5,000 photos that Jeff took in just two weeks.
Winnie’s journey included a series of rescued ex-racing greyhounds. Each came with bad experiences and special needs, but each had an unlimited capacity to love and forgive. While these beautiful souls were here, she shared love, adventure, and travel with them until they could no longer manage. When they left us, so much richer, we were comforted by the legend of the “Rainbow Bridge.” It’s a place where animals go when they pass, to be restored to full health and to bound around happily waiting for their humans to join them. Winnie has a lifetime of 15 special greyhounds at the bridge now. She has gone to join them, to be restored from her infirmities and walk and run again with them all. How perfect is that? Life is very good!
The outpouring of love has been overwhelming. We need to get together to celebrate Winnie’s life well lived. But in the depths of winter, locked down, with COVID19 abounding, now is not the time. But wait: Winnie’s sisters regularly make a family reunion visit in July and include the amazing Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.
So that’s the plan, a celebration for Winnie in early July 2021. For quilters there will be a “Celebrating Winnie” quilt exhibit. (Start sewing your entry now.)
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job to perform on Wednesday, January 6. The Constitution of the United States required him to verify the count of certified electors from each state.
Yet, when the legally certified electors of Pennsylvania were presented to the Congress assembled, he chose to join a political stunt with no merit and no chance of affecting the election. And this occurred after an attempted coup personally directed by the President that led to the death of six people, so far, including two Capitol police officers.
So much for law and order, representative Bentz. You are a disgrace to Oregon.
Dean Billing
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To the Editor:
An open letter to Jim Adkins, Jefferson County Sheriff; Shane Nelson, Deschutes County Sheriff; and Mike Krantz, Chief of the Bend Police Department: I am horrified and outraged by the violence and anarchy perpetrated upon the people of this great country during the insurrection on January 6 in Washington D.C.
Each and every rioter who invaded the Capitol on that infamous day should be identified, arrested and appropriately charged. There are many eyewitness reports claiming that law enforcement officers participated in this seditious activity. I am asking that each of our local law enforcement agencies investigate and hold accountable any officers who were involved. It would be wonderful news to learn that none participated; public confidence in these agencies would be greatly enhanced.
I fully support and defend all lawful expressions of our First Amendment rights related to freedom of speech, but the violent mob and the deadly events that unfolded were unlawful and should be confronted swiftly and decisively. Law and order applies to all Americans; no one is above the law.
Janet Keen
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To the Editor:
It was encouraging to hear about Lezlie Neusteter’s work to help drug addicts, once released from jail, to have access to addiction treatment.
The power of drug addiction cannot be cured tary “Seattle is Dying” gives an in-depth view of the success of Rhode Island’s MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) program. Amazing documentary that all should watch! Treatment actually starts during the inmate’s incarceration to assist them with withdrawals during their prison term and to get their addiction under control. The treatment continues after their prison term is completed to help them stay sober, get jobs and live a drugfree life, thus helping to break the incarceration and homelessness cycle. These programs, done right, have proven to cost less than the repeated incarceration of drug-addicted inmates.
I was dismayed to see Neusteter having to ask for donations to support this type of important work. I believe the state of Oregon should focus more on funding these types of programs immediately to help address drug-related homelessness and crimes.
Thank you, Lezlie, for your commitment and social service!
Cheryl Pellerin s s s
To the Editor:
The U.S. Supreme Court on October 28 voted unanimously to not block the Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court decision to allow Pennsylvania to accept absentee ballots for several days after Election Day.
The Pennsylvania case was an example of the complications that COVID-19 and a USPS system, slowed by the Trump administration, presented.
Cliff Bentz objected to these court decisions and used the certification of the Electoral College votes to voice his objection. Bentz has no say in how Pennsylvania runs its elections. As Senator Graham later said, this was not the time or venue for that objection. Trump attorneys and supporters never presented verifiable evidence of voter fraud to the courts. Attorney General Barr stated there was no widespread fraud. Yet, Trump continues with false claims of fraud, and Bentz feeds that narrative. Five died. Trump told the crowd to fight or you will not have a country. He said he would walk to the Capitol with them. He did not walk with them. He watched TV, in a safe place with his Secret Service protecting him, while his crowd called for Vice President Pence to be hung. While five died. by incarceration alone. The YouTube documen-
I called (1-202-225-6730) Representative Bentz’s office many times objecting to his contesting the Pennsylvania certified vote. If you objected and did not call, call now. He claims the bulk of his constituents agree with him.
Nancy Kelm
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To the Editor:
The world has never been out to get me. The world doesn’t owe me anything because I’m here. The world certainly doesn’t revolve around me.
It astounds me to encounter so many people who view things the opposite of these tenets. They do know that the world is out to get them. Or it owes them things because they exist and have “rights,” which seem more about claims of entitlement than it does about actual rights. Or they offer what they know can be the only correct perspective(s) and the sooner that we all get in line with that thinking the better.
The past four years and particularly what occurred on the afternoon of January 6 at the U.S. Capitol Building have brought to bear the vastly differing ranges of perspectives and ways of behaving that people have for dealing with this existence.
It also brings to mind something written by T.S. Eliot a century ago:
“Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm; but the harm does not interest them. Or, they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.”
Chris Morin
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To the Editor:
For weeks now, debates have been raging throughout the country about whether Trump and his supporters were attempting to overthrow our democratic and secure election. Phrases like “soft coup” were thrown around as it became obvious that Trump would never accept his defeat.
January 6 their attempt to overthrow the will of the people stopped being “soft.” Rioters forced their way into the Capitol Building and violently confronted police officers, damaged and looted staff offices, and most damningly, forced the presidential certification process to be delayed.
We know that someone died from a gunshot wound, and officers have been sent to the hospital.
In conjunction with this obscene violation of democratic tradition, at least one explosive device was found outside the Republican National Committee headquarters. This is not a normal expression of free speech. This was a concerted and organized effort to obstruct the presidential transition and cast our democracy into chaos. Without doubt, it is a case of domestic terrorism, and likely a treasonous action, for it is an explicitly
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Is our housing market crazy? Yes it is…
Dear Property Guy
By Mike Zoormajian
Dear Property Guy:
What is happening in Central Oregon? I have lived here all my life and have been renting a long time. It’s basically impossible to find a rental. Did I miss something? — Bend Local
Dear Local:
It’s not your imagination. You are right now experiencing the reality of some pretty big social shifts. People are leaving big cities for places like Bend. Other cool cities like Boise, Laramie, and South Jordan are experiencing the same thing. The result is locals getting pushed out by new arrivals, rising prices, and new construction not keeping up with demand.
My crystal ball doesn’t show what the future will hold. But I do know that over the past several months we’ve definitely had a sharp run-up in both rental rates and housing prices. I’ve also seen reduced supply for both, with houses receiving multiple offers and going pending in days. Rentals aren’t lasting long on the market either.
The only thing I can offer you is the assurance that it’s a crazy housing market out there, and it’s not just you… It’s a Bend thing. And a Redmond thing. And a Sisters thing. — Mike
Dear Property Guy:
We’re taking off for Hawaii this winter. We were thinking of renting our house out while we are gone. What do you think? — Sisters Snowbird
Dear Snowbird:
If you can make it work for you, furnished monthlyrentals are pretty hot items. Not only for people who want to come here to vacation or to check it out, but also for people who are moving to Central Oregon and need transitional housing.
Renting your personal residence is kind of a big deal, so think hard on it. I personally wouldn’t want strangers sleeping in our bed, but everyone has their own level of comfort for that sort of thing.
You will also need to decide if you want to rent it on a monthly basis or as a short-term unit. Either way there is good demand for situations like this. You’ll also need to think if you want to do it yourself or hire a pro. Remember, if you are in the city of Sisters and want to rent it as a short-term (less than 30 days) rental, you’ll need the golden-ticket permit from the city and to pay the appropriate fees. — Mike
Mike Zoormajian is principal at WetDog Properties in Sisters, providing property management and investor services. Questions, comments to: letters@wetdog pnw.com. Free legal advice is worth what you pay for it. Consult an attorney before doing anything crazy.
ODFW wildlife art contest opens
Artists in Oregon and throughout the world are invited to compete in one or all three of ODFW’s 2022 stamp art competitions.
The winning artist in each contest receives a $2,000 award and winning artwork is used to produce collector stamps and other promotional items with sale proceeds benefiting Oregon’s fish, wildlife and their habitats.
Habitat Conservation Stamp: Art entries must feature an eligible species from the Oregon Conservation Strategy in its natural habitat. Species include birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, plants and algae. See contest rules and entry form with a list of eligible species.
Waterfowl Stamp Contest: Art entries must feature the Northern Shoveler in its natural habitat setting.
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Contest: All entries must feature the Chukar partridge in its natural habitat setting.
Entries will be accepted between August 27 and September 24, 2021, by 5 p.m., at ODFW headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr., SE, Salem, OR 97302.
Artwork can be mailed or hand delivered. Packaging tips can be found on the final page of the contest rules. ODFW welcomes all ages and skill levels to participate.
A panel will judge artwork based on artistic composition, anatomical accuracy of the species and general appeal. All artwork submitted will be showcased at a free art show open to the public.
Collector’s stamps, art prints and other promotional materials are produced from first-place artwork. Proceeds from product sales are used for wildlife habitat improvement, research projects and conservation efforts.
Interested artists are encouraged to visit ODFW’s stamp art competition webpage for more information on the contests and to view entries from previous years.
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Ramp up resolutions this time around
Resolutions are coming.
Many of you reading this are rolling your eyes, ready to turn the page. Stick with it! There’s an important lesson everyone ought to consider: A resolution by nature sets you up to fail — and there are many ways around this.
Social expectations: Most of the time a resolution is based on what a person thinks they’re expected to do, not what they want to do. Anyone ever vowed to give up carbs then realized they actually really love bananas? This makes for a resentment of the resolution, and the bottom quickly falls out.
Making things too hard: A person who has never hiked before wouldn’t look at the tallest peaks and set off for glory (and make it back to tell about it) — but people are always doing your capabilities — yet this is the most common way to approach a resolution.
Not doing the homework: What does it take to lose weight? Do you actually know the components of nutritional eating? Or did you find something on the guaranteed to give better this with New Year’s resolutions. Making a plan to lose 50 pounds with little to no experience in proper nutrition, habits, and practices is equivalent to taking
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Wyden plans to seek 2022 reelection
PORTLAND (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says he’s seeking re-election in 2022, ending speculation that Oregon’s senior senator might retire and pave the way for a crowded lineup of potential replacements.
Wyden, 71, told Oregon Public Broadcasting that he believes he has more work to do in Washington D.C.
“Of course I’m running,” the Democrat said. “There’s so much to do for Oregonians, and I’d very much like to have the honor of representing ... again.”
One of his priorities in the coming Congress, Wyden said, is wildfire preparation on a trek that’s way beyond
web that said sugar is bad? Do you know portion sizes, nutrients, and amounts you need? Are there ways to help (like eating more protein at breakfast) that are and prevention.
results? Study the basics, master the practices, and make a plan. Otherwise, your resolution won’t be effective and giving up is imminent.
Last point to consider: January 1 rolls around, now all of the sudden a person who indulged all winter is somehow changed? The calendar changed, but the persona has not. Changes actually take work. Start to ask why. Why do you stand in front of the fridge with a piece of cheese and deli meat? Why do you enjoy cupcakes with the grandkids? Why should you try to force yourself into giving it up? Do you want to give it up? Are you ready to? Deeper thinking will often show that there are some very revealing truths that need to be addressed before going on a kale and lemon juice cleanse.
The time to start is now. Ask the questions, do the homework, make a sensible educated goal, plan accordingly. Start with the habits and practices now, fail and succeed; it’s part of the process. Move forward with each step.
Commentary... The wind is shifting
By Katy Yoder Columnist
The holidays are behind us. There’s fresh snow on Mt. Jefferson. A white beret rests on Black Butte’s peak. The American flag snaps towards the west. Another storm on its way. Clear skies, bluest overhead, fade into pale grays. Memories from the last two weeks blow in on the breeze… reminders of hard-won time spent with loved ones. We are a pod. We have been tested. We have been careful. But is it enough?
A virus lives among us. It always has. It’s spread around. Hiding and waiting for an opportunity to strike. A round, living blob with red-tipped tentacles lurking on our skin, in the air and on handles we touch. Disarming. Too small to see.
There’s also a virus of distrust. Lodged deep in our hearts and brains ideas agitate. Truth is twisted into shapes and stories that defy logic. But we want to believe, so we twist along with the contorted phrases and words designed to confuse and slice us apart. Truth’s shadow side is cut into bite-sized pieces easily swallowed and forgotten until they begin to move through our bodies and find permanent homes in the crevices of our gut.
We become enemies. We see nothing but our conflicts. We consider violence. We understand civil war and families fighting each other — firing guns at those who share meals and holidays and ancestors. The bond is broken, sliced with a serrated knife designed to move easily and with stealthy precision. Love dies. Replaced with disdain, distrust and a loss of hope. We are victims of our predecessor’s actions — and our own. We are paying karmic debts that hurt all beings born and unborn. The gift of this planet is forgotten.
Why are we so angry? So willing to believe lies? Still searching for the doctor that tells us what we want to hear: “You’re not sick. What you are doing isn’t bad for you. It’s not your fault. Just take this pill. Cut this out and you’ll live forever.”
The truth hurts. Demands something from us. The truth heals. Invites us to join hands. Looking clean, speaking well, rolling in a fancy car isn’t enough.
We’ve lost the feel of the earth between our toes. When was the last time you felt rain on a naked face, back and chest? The wind is shifting. It’s tired of waiting. It’s ready to blow and anything not deeply rooted will be taken and flung like tumbleweeds across the open spaces. The wind, the sun, the rain, the snow, the stones will prevail. They are our family too. Disconnection leaves you vulnerable. Unable to dance together. Love and live together.
The wind is blowing. There are opportunities to capture its power and move in a healing direction. Reach each other. Stand on common ground. See each other. Hear each other. Harness love’s power. There’s a pull towards hate.
Choose love. Compassion. Deep discernment that casts off assumptions and falsehoods. Every day, every moment there’s new water rushing past. We never stand in the same river twice. There’s hope. There’s renewal and opportunity to chart a new course. Try. Turn away from that clenching feeling activated by disagreements.
I will speak up while I lay down preconceived notions about the ones I don’t understand. I will use my stubborn nature and ignorant hope to overcome the odds, and someday embrace even those who wish me nothing but harm. We share blood, we share ground, we share breath — what else can we
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literal attack on the very foundation of our democracy, and by extension, the American people.
It is time to loudly announce what this is — a coup.
We crossed beyond the time for discussion. We face a determined opponent who is willing to disregard every freedom and belief we hold dear, and we must rise to meet them immediately. The path forward must be peaceful and measured, but it must also be walked with the greatest passion, discipline, and conviction that we can muster. The future of our American experiment in democracy rests on the actions that everyday people take now and in the following days. Talk to family and friends, make a plan to support the peaceful transition of power, and never forget the freedoms we are bound to defend.
Riley Paine
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To the Editor:
Cliff Bentz has just been sworn in as our 2nd district representative to the U.S. Congress. His first official act was to join a group of Republican congressmen in an attempt to disenfranchise the tens of millions of voters who elected Joe Biden as President.
Greg Walden at least had the integrity to resist the pressure from President Trump and other Republicans and understood the seditious nature of this attempt to overturn the election results.
Cliff Bentz is a lawyer by profession. As a lawyer he knows that an allegation needs evidence before it can be taken to a jury. So why would he willingly join a coup attempt in the absence of any evidence of election fraud? All of the bogus lawsuits about election fraud filed since the election have been thrown out because of a total lack of evidence. Those rejecting these meritless lawsuits include more than 60 judges including Trump appointees, the former attorney general of the United States, and the U.S. Supreme Court. What is one to conclude?
All I can conclude is that Mr. Bentz is a man lacking integrity who is not worthy of the votes that were legally cast (including mine) at the last election. We have now seen firsthand the consequences of his willingly following a leader who incited violence and insurrection in our nation’s Capital. From this point forward, I will do what I can to make sure Cliff Bentz is not returned to Congress in two years.
Dennis Tower
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To the Editor: So much to forgive. So much to be forgiven. Judy Bull
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To the Editor:
As we move into a new year I keep asking myself the question: What will help unite us as Americans again? What more do we need to encounter before we are each willing to really listen to each other, to really hear what people who think differently than we do think, without interrupting them with our own facts and opinions? What will help us narrow the gap rather than widen it with our need to justify our positions?
The majority of people agree that being heard is a very important part of any successful relationship. And yet, many people feel they are not heard when they try to share their thoughts and beliefs. They experience others interrupting to defend their beliefs because they have information that will prove they are right and the other person is wrong. I wonder what would change if, instead of justifying our “right” position or defending our “right” reasoning or protecting our position based on our facts and information sources, we really took the time to sit and listen to each other? I have recently shared with my adult children and friends I am going to ask before we start a difficult conversation, “What is our common ground? What do we agree on?”
I believe there is often common ground if we are willing to be patient and take the time to listen to one another. We all care about our families. We want those we love to stay healthy, although we may differ on how that occurs. We want our children to have an education although we may differ on how that should continue with COVID. Ask yourself if you are willing to pause five seconds when in conflict to ask the question, “What do we have in common?” See if each of us can hear something new we did not know we had in common.
Be willing to pause long enough to truly see if there is a middle way not yet discovered because we were so set on our own way. We can all give by listening to one another in the same way we would want them to listen if we were talking. Maybe in the listening, the pause, the hearing, and in finding common ground, we can slowly move forward together as individuals, as a community and as a country.
Linda Wolff The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service
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BENNETT: Artist has created series of masked portraits
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the portraits and post them to Facebook, where they continued to get positive response and build interest.
Our searching can be a very healthy thing. I know that for me,
Bennett always gets a person’s permission to take their photo with his cellphone, and after showing examples of the monotypes, they usually agree.
“It’s become fun, and when I saw anyone who had a different kind of mask, or hairstyle, or who was doing something where I could include some elements of their work — whether in an auto shop or a bicycle repair shop — I incorporated that,” he said.
Thus, he has portrayed his doctor, May Fan, in her mask alongside a figure of a 17th Century plague doctor with his beaked mask, the beak that was filled with fragrant herbs to filter out the smell of death while protecting the all-important doctor; and his dental hygienist, Melissa, swathed in a halo of PPE.
“Every new piece gives me ideas for the next one,” he said.
He has introduced elements like wind blowing through the hair, water in the splash pad, flames of wildfire, and hands raised in gratitude by a couple who narrowly escaped from their home in McKenzie Bridge. Animals joined their owners in several portraits: Kimry with her horse, Dhiaa; Hattie with her sister’s chickens; Steve with his penguins; Danae with her sheep.
Each portrait led to another, then another, and by the time Paul had made 20, people began to suggest that he should do 40. At that point, the idea of publishing the collection in book form seemed quite possible. There are 88 portraits in the book, but he’s up to a hundred monotypes and still creating.
Paul has started a Kickstarter campaign for this new book, “Pandemic Portraits.” You can support Paul’s Kickstarter campaign at www.kck.st/2KQTGfA (see sidebar).
“Most of the people I interviewed started telling me how their lives had changed during the pandemic, and that became as much the subject of the book as the portraits,” he said.
The portraits and text, together became the story of Sisters, a microcosm of a small community and how we’ve been affected by the pandemic. “I’ve tried to show visually and in story as many different angles as possible,” he said.
Asked if any of his subjects objected to the masks, he nodded. One gentleman
complained that he’s being this has been the most creative time of my life. — Paul Alan Bennett
“forced” to wear a mask in order to do his job. Not everyone appreciates the principle of masking up during this time. On the other hand, another subject told how she’s made and sold thousands of masks, raising enough money for a down payment on a home.
The idea of “Pandemic Portraits” is in no way designed to minimize the severity of the novel coronavirus, or its effects on individuals and society as a whole.
“We hear tragic stories every day, so this is a different take, from an artistic point of view. I hope there’s some optimism in these images,” Bennett said. “While this book is quite specific to Sisters, it’s quite universal in its story, because this is happening in every community around the world. I’m not trying to paint a bleak, depressing portrait of what’s going on. I’m trying to show a variety of options as to how people are dealing with these times, and there’s tragedy and comedy combined.”
Bennett said that rather than becoming overwhelmed or depressed, many artists have used these times to become more expressive. The news, he said, becomes fodder for the imagination. He genuinely feels that whether it’s poetry, song, or visual arts, there will be great creativity as a result of this time, some of which we won’t know for a while.
“Our searching can be a very healthy thing,” he said. “I know that for me, this has been the most creative time of my life.”
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What are the pandemic portraits?
Each of the portraits is a monotype, (mono meaning one). Paul Alan Bennett created all of the Pandemic Portraits as monotypes on the presses at Studio 6000 in Sisters.
“Having the print studio, Studio 6000, here in Sisters is a great asset to the arts community of Sisters,” Bennett said. “It’s a members’ workshop space, not a retail space. Once the pandemic is over, Studio 6000 will have special events that will be more open to the public.”
The 96-page book, “Pandemic Portraits,” includes 88 of the monotype images, but Bennett continued to create others since the book was sent to the publisher for printing.
How can I get a copy of Pandemic Portraits?
The best way to get a copy of Paul Alan Bennett’s forthcoming book, Pandemic Portraits, is to support his Kickstarter campaign online at www.kck.st/2KQTGfA.
The campaign has a deadline of February 4, with a goal of $12,000.
Bennett’s Kickstarter campaign offers several donation options, and most options include at least one copy of the book. One of the options, at $350, will enable the donor to purchase a print, or their original monotype if it’s one that he has included in the book. At higher amounts, you can even commission a monotype of yourself or a loved one.
Also on Kickstarter, you can view a video of Bennett explaining his creative process, and a sampling of some of the portraits.
Why Kickstarter?
Bennett says, “I need your help with funding. The financial risk is always the biggie. That is why I’m running this Kickstarter campaign. It just takes a big chunk of cash to get a “Pandemic Portraits” is a 96-page book including 88 monotype portraits of people wearing their COVID-19 masks.
project like this done. The funds are needed for the following: printing and shipping costs, internet advertising, layout and design work, video, postcards, paper and envelopes, and framing. I learned a lot from my first book, “Night Skies.”
“Mainly, such a project takes a lot of time and energy but, once finished, it can feel quite satisfying. The Pandemic Portraits book is a very different kind of book for me. It feels like something I’m being called to do. Perhaps it will offer some badly needed healing for these times.”
Where can I see Paul Bennett’s original monotypes?
Most of the collection of original monotypes will be displayed in February, floor to ceiling, on the west wall of Good Day Café, at Bedouin at 143 E. Hood Ave. and at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop, 252 W. Hood Ave. The monotypes will be for sale, with the entire purchase price going toward funding the book.
When will the book be available?
Unlike Bennett’s previous book, Night Skies, this book will be printed in the USA, so he won’t have to wait two months or more to receive them. It will be six-by-nine inches, and soft-cover, but with twice as many illustrations and twice as many pages as Night Skies. The inside front and back covers unfold to reveal the entire collection of images included in the book. Printing, binding, and shipping all take time, but this book will be available soon.
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