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Wednesday, June 29, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
Continued from page 2
Bensons, will provide opportunities for more
economic development in our community. This
growth may result in the occasional disruption to
our way of life. I am willing to accept this. I view
the increased activity at the airport as a sign of new
energy coming into our community. Something
very much needed.
Mike Anglea
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To the Editor:
The complete lack of even a hint of traffic
enforcement in Sisters is getting dangerous.
Friday, coming back from Black Butte Ranch, I
watched a Schulz Transportation semi tailgate the
car behind me for miles. That car turned at Barclay,
so now he’s tailgating me. Traffic was stopped. I let
some cars in since I couldn’t clear the intersection.
The semi driver comes up about three feet from my
bumper and lays on the horn.
This is crazy. Someone is going to get seriously
hurt and the highway will be shut down for hours.
Three feet is not a safe following distance at any
speed, there are laws about this. They need to be
enforced.
Bruce Berryhill
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To the Editor:
I live in Southern California and have been com-
ing to Sisters with my family for years. We spend
several weeks here and look forward to relaxing
among the pines and hearing the wind through the
trees and spending time barbecuing and enjoying
the quiet.
However, this last trip was pretty much ruined
with hearing a constant and steady drone almost all
day for many days. I found out this was due to a
new skydiving business. The take-off and landing
of planes is not an issue; however the steady drone
of the skydiver plane is terribly disruptive to the
usual quietness that Sisters had to offer.
Unfortunately, we are saddened to say after all
these years of enjoying Sisters, we will probably be
looking elsewhere for our getaway.
Donna Lowe
Claremont, CA
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To the Editor:
The Sisters airport has been in existence since
the Sun was a tiny little thing, there weren’t no
Moon, and the Big Dipper was a little tin drinkin’
cup. Airplanes come with noisy contraptions; quite
often the tip of the propeller(s) that move a private
airplane through the sky break the sound barrier.
It’s been that way ever since the Wright Brothers
conducted their magnificent art at Kitty Hawk.
The people who purchased their homes and
property within the operating zone of the Sisters
Airport must have known that. If they didn’t,
well…
Back in the 1970s there was a glider operation
going full-bore at the Sisters airport; an airplane
equipped with a VERY noisy seaplane propeller
was towing gliders into the air all day long several
days a week. If the folks complaining about today’s
airport noise had been living here then they’d have
really gone berserk.
There is no getting around the fact that airports
are noisy places, it’s a fact of life. The noises they
create are what it takes for their operation to stay
afloat and (not often enough) make a profit. The
City of Sisters and FAA have approved what the
airport does, the parachute outfit operates under the
strict rules of the FAA, everything they do is on the
up-and-up.
It seems obvious to me that if those who don’t
like — or want — to tolerate the aircraft noise
over and around their homes, they should just sell
out, go live where it’s quieter and leave the airport
alone to do what airports do: make noise and pro-
vide other residents of Sisters Country a place to do
business as they should be allowed to.
Or, if you’re interested in a swap, call me. I live
in a nice quiet place, several miles from the noisy
old airport; and obviously airport sounds are, to
me, another kind of music.
Jim Anderson
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To the Editor:
Re: “Increase in airport activity irks some
neighbors,” The Nugget, June 22, page 1:
It seems like people are just being whiny. It
sounds as though there is a NIMBY attitude pres-
ent among the complainers.
Sure, I understand that suddenly they have air-
plane noise that is annoying them. I understand that
suddenly an unexpected event has changed their
daily living significantly, in an unpleasant way.
Even so, I think they need to get over themselves,
in the same way we all have to get over ourselves.
Life goes on. We have to roll with the changes.
Just because you retired here doesn’t mean that
we, as a town, have retired. Growth and change are
always going to be here.
Michelle Ehr
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To the Editor:
What happened to the peace and quiet in Sisters?
I have a vacation home in Sisters that I take my
family to several times a year to get away and enjoy
the outdoors. When we were there last, I found our
stay totally miserable as we were annoyed by the
constant noise from the skydiving plane.
We couldn’t get away from it! We have to liter-
ally go inside our house, close all the windows, and
turn on the T.V. or radio to get a break from the
constant airplane noise.
We have property in Sisters and go up there to
get away from noise. It’s actually louder in Sisters
than it is where we live which is a big metropoli-
tan city. This is the first time since we have had
our vacation home in Sisters I’ve looked forward
to going back home to get away from the constant
noise.
My intentions were to retire in Sisters because it
was one of the most peaceful and beautiful places
I have ever been to in my life. I’m now in a “hold-
ing pattern” to see what happens with the skydiving
operation. Is this a temporary trial thing or are they
here to stay? If they are here to stay, I’m out!
Chris Moody
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To the Editor:
Ron Leis was one of the gifts that came to my
life during the years I served as a pastor in Sisters.
He was, I believe, the real deal. To his beloved
family, the Lord’s comfort to you. He’s in the best
of Good Hands!
Harold Gott
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To the Editor:
From dpreview.com:
“A studio in India, founded by British photog-
raphers Charles Shepherd, Samuel Bourne and
William Howard in 1840 will close its doors after
176 years in operation. Considered the oldest con-
tinuously operating photographic studio, Kolkata-
based Bourne & Shepherd’s current owner cites the
recent major changes in photographic technology
as a reason for the closure.
The studio was known for its portraiture, pro-
ducing images of religious figures and govern-
ment officials, from the British Raj era onward.
Speaking to Indian publication The Hindu, a former
employee explains that the shift to digital made it
difficult for the studio to survive, saying ‘How can
you expect that a studio can operate in this genera-
tion where everyone is clicking photos from their
mobiles and digital cameras?’”
Though the studio will no longer be in opera-
tion, the current owner says that he’ll continue to
maintain the shop’s collection of historic photos
and equipment.
I remember “Fotos in a Flash” on Hood Avenue
in Sisters years back. John ran a good photo shop.
Thinking about it, there were photo shops in Bend.
See Letters on page 29
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