We hope that by November 20, our country will have a clear cut answer as to who will be our president for the next four years.
As we write this column, polls in many states have just opened and already the political pundits on television are clamoring to tell us who they think is going to win.
So, when the hubbub dies out…when the foreign dignitaries sent here to monitor our elections (a sorry event at that) go back home…when all of the bickering subsides…
…we can get on to our daily lives again.
In Sweet Home, one of those special events is the work done by local quilters called Project Linus. Over the years, local crafts persons have made thousands of quilts to be given to children with cancer, those involved in auto accidents, or those in need at area crisis centers.
It is an outstanding program, all undertaken by volunteers.
To show others what Project Linus is all about and to help raise some funds for Project Linus expenses, local crafters are planning to show more than 100 of their quilts in the 1200 block of Main Street on November 20 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Peggy Sheldon, a long-time supporter of Project Linus is shown with a quilt that will be raffled. Tickets are 50 cents each or three for $1.
Project Linus is a nationwide program in which local Sweet Hometowners play a vital role.
For more information, call 367-8934.
Our vote is that this is a great project and something in which Sweet Home should take pride.
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Little did my wife Debbie know four years ago when she came up with the concept of having kids trick or treat local merchants that it would grow into such a wildly popular event.
Our office alone distributed more than 700 pieces of candy.
Parents are appreciative because they can take their children out for a fun time and it?s in the daylight hours. Kids are happy because they load up with sugar…sorry mom and dad.
Merchants can enjoy seeing the little goblins or princesses or sorcerers and take their mind off of the daily grind of work for a short while.