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30 Wednesday, May 11, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon LETTERS Continued from page 8 favor appeared in the first two pages of that column (pages 2 and 9), while those opposed were relegated to the last two pages (pages 10 and 30). Something’s getting crammed down our throats. Michael Cooper • • • To the Editor: Re: Edinburgh, Scotland - best festival city in the world,” (The Nugget, May 4, page 20): Great article and travel tips! We travel reg- ularly to Copenhagen, Denmark. Next time we will visit Edinburgh first! Gary Breaux • • • To the Editor: I lived in Central Oregon from 1999 to 2009, then moved to Ashland. Last July I began exploring the possibility of relocating back to Central Oregon again, finally moving to Sisters just a month ago. During this nine- month process, I initiated and held individual “creative conversations” with 45+ commu- nity leaders from the public, private, and non- profit sectors in Central Oregon. I wanted to learn their perspectives about what is happen- ing currently and what they saw as the needs, challenges, and opportunities. I found a culture of strong cooperation, collaboration, respect, generosity, and syn- ergy in Central Oregon, with visionary, com- munity-minded “possibility leaders” engaged for the greater good of the larger whole. This culture is unique in my experience, and signif- icantly different than anything I’ve ever found anywhere else. It is a form of real wealth, as much as our natural resources, financial wealth, and other more commonly identified forms. It’s a different form than many people expect, and perhaps a surprising one. As one bank executive said to me, “You definitely captured the essence of our region’s ‘secret sauce’!” I am passionate about helping businesses and organizations build vibrant cultures in workplaces and communities so that we all thrive. To that end, since moving to Sisters I volunteered and helped organize the Sisters Country Civility Project, “Speak Your Peace,” in April as a way to contribute to building and strengthening that kind of culture. It is encouraging that the Ford Family Foundation is also exploring various ways to support community-building activities and processes here. From my perspective, this culture is one of Sisters’ and Central Oregon’s biggest assets As I see it, strengthening and building on that culture will be vital in order for Sisters and Central Oregon to successfully navi- gate the current growth-related changes and challenges and become increasingly healthy, vibrant communities. I will continue to do whatever I can to help this happen. Elaine Cornick • • • To the Editor: We received the final on our new home in October of 2015. The driveway was paved shortly after. The paving covered a much- used access point of the Peterson Ridge Trail, which had been erroneously placed there many years before. The Sisters Trails Alliance removed the signage and tacked up a small sign stating that the trail was now closed. Since then, a handful of times, we have seen hikers heading down our driveway. If I could, I would politely let them know that the trail access points were now on Elm Street, at the end of Locust Street and behind FivePine. With the advent of all this fine weather, we have experienced a dramatic increase in trespassers. I understand that we humans are creatures of habit. We don’t like to be inconvenienced, but we also need to respect the property and privacy of homeowners. The other day I was sitting by the big picture window overlooking our back- yard when a group of hikers approached the house from the woods. They passed by a few feet from where I was sitting in my bathrobe sipping coffee (no face cream or curlers, thank goodness). Second in line, a woman, made eye contact, smiled and waved… It was disconcerting to say the least. Today, a group of four bike riders zoomed out of the driveway (passing my son’s parked truck) and plowed through the new rock we had lining our pavers—leaving tire tracks and spraying rock. Naturally, we are concerned, but what really scares me is the danger it poses every time I back out of the garage — not expect- ing or seeing someone on foot or bike. So, if it looks like a driveway, and there is no sign to say that it is a trail access point (even if it appears on an old trail map) it probably is a driveway, and for the safety and consideration of all concerned, please look for another entry point. Robin Lewis Kane Hope for a child. Change for a nation. There are a million perfectly understandable reasons not to help. Thankfully, love trumps them all. $37 a month. All the difference in the world. 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