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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.
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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
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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
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s
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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
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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