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22 Wednesday, August 5, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Extraordinary cars to roll into bbR Some of the most extraor- dinary cars in the U.S. will roll into Black Butte Ranch on Thursday during the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic. A group of car enthusi- asts makes the journey each summer from Washington to Pebble Beach, with an annual lunch stop at BBR. They arrive at the Ranch on Thursday, August 6, start- ing at about 1 p.m., and will park their gorgeous cars TRAIL: Board sees tourism, health amenity Continued from page 3 considers our entire trails system a community asset and aligns with the commu- nity’s goal to minimize the impact of vehicular traffic, to promote pedestrian, bicycle, cross-country skiing and other modes of non-motorized travel.” According to the board, a trail would help promote on the lawn in front of the Lodge. All of the cars are classics, and some are extremely rare. Group leader Al McEwan reports a record turnout for this year’s tour. Members of the Sisters community are invited to come to the Ranch to view these exceptional cars before they wend their way south for the annual Concourse d’Elegance at Pebble Beach, California. healthful living among locals and attract people to local businesses. The board lauded Unger’s “thoughtful and considered response to the communi- ties (sic) request to reengage in the process, consider and mitigate opponents concerns and build this addition to our current trail system that the community has valued and used for more than a decade.” Last month, the Black Butte Ranch Homeowners Association also affirmed support of a proposed paved path. OPEN HOUSE Saturday, August 8 • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 70095 Appaloosa Dr. Squaw Creek Canyon Estates 2,080 sq. ft. home on nearly 1 acre. Built in 2006, with new fl ooring, interior doors, new fi nishes, hardware, exotic hardwoods. Freshly painted. Great setting and move-in ready. $339,000. TERI AXMAKER Real Estate Broker teriaxmaker@gmail.com www.Ask4Teri.com 541-350-8424 LETTERS Continued from page 2 I have traveled across the U.S. four times in the last year-and-a-half and have appreci- ated the many bike trails in parks, National Parks and cities. We in Sisters Country would do well to continue pursuing our bid for a trail. It doesn’t have to be a paved trail; hard-packed sand (with a binder in it) is an alternative. Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC has an excellent bike trail all the way around the peninsula made of hard-packed sand, as does much of the waterfront. Merrill Kneeland s s s To the Editor: Over the past 20 years or so we have allowed a toxic political atmosphere to grow at the national level. It should be no surprise that it has now descended to our state and even local level. We get the government we deserve. If we elect abusive people and treat our elected officials with contempt, only abusive and contemptuous people will be willing to govern us. Wendy, Bill and McKibben are examples of how we could have done better in the sense that if we hadn’t run them out of office we’d still have those good people (on council). Lou Thompson s s s To the Editor: As a mediator, I am saddened by the tone of some of the letters being written about the proposed bike path. I know and understand why many of those writing in support for the path feel extremely frustrated and angry that their years of time and money spent on path planning is being blocked by opponents and that they sin- cerely believe that the path would benefit our greater community. And I know and understand that while the opponents are not necessarily against a bike path per say, they have concerns about the proposed path on their forest, safety, privacy and pocketbooks. Is it not human to want to protect family and property? The bottom line is that both sides have a right to their viewpoints. However, if one of the goals of the bike path is to bring our extended communities closer together, I believe these letters are moving us in the opposite direction. Sheila Seitz Black Butte Ranch s s s To the Editor: The article in the July 29 Nugget headed “BBR Board votes support of paved trail” (page 3) is nicely written and overall accurate. However we would like to add a note to clarify the language about the homeowner survey referenced. A more accurate descrip- tion of the survey results is: “In response to survey questions, 61 percent of homeowners who responded to the survey indicated sup- port for the trail, 14 percent were undecided, and 25 percent were opposed.” Thank you for the important role The Nugget plays in community communications. Dennis Tower BBR HOA Board Chairman