News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Volunteers pack up a holiday dinner for a Sisters family.
Sisters Elementary School was abustle on Friday as Sisters Kiwanis and other volunteers doled out Holiday Gift Baskets to 137 families in the Sisters area.
There were Christmas dinners of turkey and ham with all the trimmings, pet food for the families' "furry friends" and toys from the Sisters fire department's annual toy drive.
The school was packed with boxes and bags, but the scene was well-ordered. The Kiwanis have been putting together their food drive for years and have their system running like a well-oiled machine.
Two days before, on Wednesday, a crew of volunteers loaded a rental truck with over 6,000 pounds of pet food from the Furry Friends Pet Food Drive. The drive served a total of 297 animals.
American Nutrition provided four pallets full of dog and cat food that made all the difference in serving the record number of pets.
"We couldn't have done it without this donation," said Furry Friends organizer Kiki Dolson.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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