Sisters salutes...

• The Sisters OSEA (Oregon State Employees Association, School Classified Employees Union) Chapter 92 fund-raiser for scholarships in honor of Carlos Valdez was completed earlier this year. The organization thanked the following businesses for helping to make the scholarship fund-raiser a success through providing gift certificates for raffle:

• Papandrea’s Pizzeria and Sisters Video — won by Jim Wysong and Mary Lesowske.

• The Gallery — won by Cathy Terheggen.

• Bronco Billy’s Ranch Grill & Saloon — won by Sylvia Caldwell.

• Harvest Basket — won by Karl O’Brien.

• Depot Deli — won by Robert Givens.

• Sun Buster Video — won by Cal Allen.

• Cascade Fitness membership — won by Terri Brown.

• Bright Spot — won by Verle Weitzman.

• Seasons — won by Karl O’Brien.

• Wild Dusty Rose gift basket — won by Joyce Burk Brown.

• Sisters Coffee Co. — won by Reid Davis.

• Aspen Lakes, two rounds of golf — won by Connie Neilson and Wess Mace.

Sisters OSEA offered a special thank-you to Ray’s Food Place for allowing them to sell tickets in their store and to all who purchased tickets. The raffle raised over $600 for scholarships for graduating seniors.

• Sally Howick reported a “random act of kindness”:

“Recently our two daughters took us to Eagle Crest for a lovely dinner to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. A grandson also joined us.

“After the main meal, Don and I were presented with a yummy dessert at which time the waiter and waitresses sang to us and other customers joined in.

“When our daughters were presented with the bill the head waitress said, ‘It’s been taken care of’ and she pointed to the table next to us where a young couple with two small boys had been eating.

“We were dumbfounded and wanted to thank them but they were long gone.

“We had never seen them before but want them to know we certainly appreciate their generosity.”

• Karissa Wellman, Sisters High School, Class of 2000, earned her Master’s degree in teaching from the University of Portland.

She will be teaching third grade at Oregon Trail Elementary School in Portland in September.

• Michelle Elpi of Sisters graduated from the University of Oregon on August 12 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She minored in chemistry.