Wednesday, July 19, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Cyclists will roll through Sisters in big numbers
Sisters sees a whole lot
of folks on two wheels on
an average day in the sum-
mertime. But this week, the
numbers are going to increase
a whole lot, with two major
events sending cyclists
through Sisters.
On Wednesday, July 19,
the first stage of the Cascade
Cycling Classic, which starts
in Prineville, will send rid-
ers through town and up the
McKenzie Highway (242)
to finish at the Dee Wright
Observatory.
The 2017 Oregon
Bicycle Ride “Crown of the
Cascades” will be touring
through Central Oregon July
22-29. This week-long, fully
supported road-bike ride
will start and end in Sisters
and will make a scenic loop
that will include Crater Lake
and multiple passes over the
Cascades.
The ride is staged by
Bicycle Rides Northwest,
who notes that a recent study
shows that recreational bicy-
cle tourism brings about $400
million a year into the state
of Oregon. Bicycle Rides
Northwest tours showcase
the rural regions that make
Oregon special, through
scenic routes, historic land-
marks, parks, public lands,
scenic bikeways and friendly
communities.
Covering over 450 miles
in seven days, the Oregon
Bicycle Ride is a true Oregon
experience that will include
some of the most challenging
and beautiful roads in the
Cascades and Central Oregon,
including Cascade Lakes
Scenic Bikeway, Crater Lake
Rim Road, Aufderheide
Memorial Drive and
McKenzie Scenic Pass.
Overnight camping will be
at Sisters Middle School.
Bicycle Rides Northwest
expects about 300 riders for
this ride.
Sanna Phinney, executive
director for Bicycle Rides
Northwest, said, “For 2017
we’ve picked one of the clas-
sic Oregon routes in ‘Crown
of the Cascades.’ Besides the
highlight of riding the Rim
Road around Crater Lake, this
route showcases some of the
state’s finest forest roads and
mountain vistas. Our riders
will be surrounded by natural
beauty every day, and staying
in welcoming communities
along the way. They always
cite the interactions with peo-
ple in the communities along
the way as among the most
memorable parts of the tour.”
For more information,
visit www.bicycleridesnw.org
or contact Sanna Phinney at
info@bicycleridesnw.org or
541-382-2633.
Ex-Oregon
governor
and fiancee
face ethics
investigation
PORTLAND (AP) — The
Oregon Government Ethics
Commission has voted to a do
full investigation into whether
Cylvia Hayes used her rela-
tionship as the fiancee of
then-Gov. John Kitzhaber to
win contracts for her consult-
ing business.
The commission sus-
pended a preliminary review
in February 2015, when it
learned a criminal investiga-
tion was underway.
The U.S. Department of
Justice said last month that
the pair won’t face criminal
charges, prompting the ethics
panel to restart the prelimi-
nary review.
The commission decided
Friday to go ahead with a
full investigation that could
last six months. The vote was
unanimous.
Ethics rules bar public
officials from using their
positions for personal gain.
Kitzhaber has maintained he
did nothing wrong. He said he
resigned in 2015 because the
media frenzy prevented him
from being effective.
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