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The Nugget
Vol. XXXIX No. 15
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P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Runners survive a warm Rumble
Maret
Pajutee
caps forest
career
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
The 14th edition of the
Peterson Ridge Rumble 20-
and 40-mile trail race started
Sunday, April 10, with a crisp
clear morning that turned
into one of the warmer race
days in the history of the
event. Nonetheless, a total of
452 runners completed their
respective courses, making
it the largest overall finish
number since the race began
back in 2003.
Race director Sean
Meissner could not recall
temperatures climbing into
the mid-70s in previous
years.
“That made it a little
tougher than normal, espe-
cially for the 40-milers,” he
said.
“The silver lining is that
the fantastic weather made
the post-race hang-out condi-
tions very pleasant for all the
tired runners as they feasted
on food and drink on the
infield of the track,” he said.
Meissner’s prediction of
a runner breaking two hours
in the 20 mile race did not
By Craig F. eisenbeis
Correspondent
Inside...
finished second in 2:06:13.
Local favorite Ashley
Maret Pajutee, district
ecologist for the Sisters
Ranger District, will bring
her lengthy Forest Service
career to a conclusion with
a final address at the Sisters
Trails Alliance (STA) speak-
ers forum next week.
For the past 25 years,
Pajutee has been a fixture in
the ecological world of Sisters
Country. While she has no
plans for that to change, her
official role with the Forest
Service is coming to an end.
For her Forest Service
curtain call, she says she will
“pull out the crystal ball to
discuss the future of Whychus
Creek and the Metolius River
in a presentation called Tale
See RumBle on page 16
See PAjutee on page 31
photo by Charlie Kanzig
A runner and his best buddy approach an aid station during the Peterson Ridge Rumble.
quite pan out, but Thomas
Morgan of Bend gave it his
best shot on his way to win-
ning in 2:03.31. Ian Dobson,
Rimrock Ranch to be
acquired for habitat
The Deschutes Land Trust
announced Monday that it
has finalized an agreement to
purchase 1,120 acres of land
along Whychus Creek north-
east of Sisters. The agreement
allows the Land Trust to raise
the funds necessary to pur-
chase Rimrock Ranch.
This iconic property
includes rugged canyons,
pine forests, and almost two
miles of Whychus Creek.
Rimrock is home to a variety
of wildlife species including
salmon and steelhead, mule
deer, Rocky Mountain elk,
golden eagles, and numerous
bats, raptors, and songbirds.
The ranch is a cornerstone
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feature of the Land Trust’s
Campaign for Whychus
Creek.
“This agreement to pur-
chase Rimrock Ranch is a
great example of how The
Campaign for Whychus
Creek can help conserve the
best of Whychus Creek,”
said executive director Brad
Chalfant.
“The owners of Rimrock
Ranch began working with
the Land Trust in 2003 to
conserve this unique property.
Our shared long-term vision
for Rimrock Ranch was that
the Land Trust would one day
See hABItAt on page 24
a former Stanford University
star and Olympic 5,000-
meter qualifier in 2008 who
grew up in Klamath Falls,
Major Hwy. 126 wreck caused injuries
A 22-year-old Corvallis
man was critically injured in
a major wreck on Highway
126 east of Sisters Tuesday
afternoon, April 5.
According to Oregon State
Police, troopers and emer-
gency personnel responded
on April 5, at about 5:21 p.m.,
to the report of a multiple-
vehicle crash on Highway
126 near milepost 98 at the
intersection of Holmes/
Fryrear Road.
Preliminary investigation
revealed that a 1998 Ford
Escort sedan was traveling
southbound on Holmes Road
when it failed to obey the stop
sign at the intersection with
Highway 126. As the Ford
attempted to cross Highway
126 to Fryrear Road, it was
photo by gary Miller
A serious accident at highway 126 and holmes/Fryrear Road sent three
people to the hospital.
struck in the driver’s side by intersection. After impacting
a westbound 2015 Toyota the Ford, the Toyota spun out
4runner.
and was struck on its driver’s
The Ford spun around and side by a westbound 1997
crashed through a fence on
the southwest corner of the
See WReCK on page 17
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