Sisters salutes...

• David Perkins, Sisters High School Mandarin Chinese teacher, wrote:

The Mandarin Chinese class at Sisters High School would like to thank "Peggy's Pin Pals" of the Black Butte Ranch Art Guild for the donation of the awesome Christmas quilt to support our students' trip to China next summer.

We sold opportunities to win the quilt beginning at the Sisters Harvest Fair, and ending Saturday, December 5th at the Sisters Art Works' Christmas Open House. The lucky winner was Ms. Michelle Malone of Sisters. Congratulations Michelle!

We would also like to thank Mr. Zhang Chi Hong of SOJI's Noodle & Rice for donating his time Saturday, doing Chinese calligraphy, which we sold to raise money for our students' trip. Mr. Zhang is an accomplished poet and calligrapher, and we are very appreciative of his willingness to help for the students.

• Sandy Melchiori, Sisters Elementary School Family Art Night coordinator wrote:

Thank you to everyone who put their time, energy and creativity to make Family Art Night a success! What a wonderful event for our families and children!

The following people worked beyond my expectations to make the event happen.

Thank you: Bob and Sofia Frack, Sarina, Blake, Jaym Henderson, Jenifer Beales, Sean, Jody, Keely, and Keever Malloy, Daryl Tewalt, Jana Novotny, Chuck Humphreys, Tim Calmettes, Wendy Vernon, Athena, Eunwa, Reno, Cindy, Logan Holler, Clay and Casey Warburton, Stephanie Jensen, Darcey Ling-Scot, Stephanie Blakelock, Emily and Sidney Head, Kara Jensen, Wendy Von Kolonopski, Mark Smetzer, Kevin (SES custodian), Jan Silberman, all of those I am forgetting, and parents who stayed and helped clean up.

I can't say enough about how much I appreciate your help of this well-attended annual event.