Volunteers build
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Restoring Indian
Ford Creek page 13
Lady Outlaws sting
Hornets page 18
The Nugget
Vol. XL No. 44
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Watch out for deer on local highways
Sisters Country drivers
should be especially alert for
deer along local roadways —
particularly early and late in
the day.
Deer and elk are on the
move this time of year, due
to their annual migrations
that see them crossing major
Oregon highways to get from
higher elevation summer hab-
itats to lower elevation winter
habitats. Deer are also on the
move due to their annual “rut”
or breeding season, which
lasts from late October until
mid-to-late November. Fewer
daylight hours also contrib-
ute to higher incidences of
collisions.
Wildlife-vehicle colli-
sions peak this time of year.
According to ODOT statis-
tics, there were 1,160 such
collisions in November of last
year and 1,052 in October,
compared to just 377 in
December 2016.
“Be extra-careful driv-
ing this time of year, espe-
cially where there is a lot of
vegetation next to a road, or
when going around curves
Spirits of times past
arise at cemetery
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Last Friday, October 27,
on a perfect late-autumn
afternoon, the spirits of early
Sisters residents were up and
roaming about at Camp Polk
Meadow and the Camp Polk
Cemetery.
As part of the Deschutes
Land Trust annual Spirits
of Camp Polk walk, visi-
tors were treated to a living
history event peopled by
volunteers playing the roles
of Samuel Hindman, his
daughter-in-law Martha, and
native women who visited
the meadow long before any
white settlers arrived, as well
as numerous early Sisters
Inside...
too. Finally, if you can, stay
in your lane because serious
See DEER on page 20
See WRECK on page 31
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
settlers up in the cemetery.
The Native Americans had
camped in the meadow for
centuries, where they found
abundant food and water.
The Wascos and Piautes
made seasonal migrations
through this area that served
as the hub of all the sur-
rounding waterways – the
Deschutes River, Whychus
Creek, Indian Ford Creek, the
Metolius River, and numer-
ous other creeks and rivers.
In the early 1800s,
European trappers and
explorers entered the area.
In 1843, Captain John C.
Fremont crossed the meadow
on his way to California.
See CEMETERY on page 30
see an animal near the road-
way should try to reduce their
speed and be aware that other
animals will often be crossing,
Rider
lays down
motorcycle
on Hwy. 20
A 34-year-old man was
forced to lay down his motor-
cycle on Highway 20 to avoid
a rear-end collision last week.
On Saturday, October
28, Deschutes County
Sheriff ’s Office deputies
and Cloverdale Fire/EMS
responded to a report of a
motorcycle-versus-vehicle
crash on Highway 20 near
Gist Road. Information
relayed to 911 dispatchers
indicated that the motorcycle
was on fire.
When emergency person-
nel arrived, they determined
that a 2008 GMC Yukon had
stopped behind a vehicle
turning left into a driveway
off Highway 20 near Gist
Road.
Sisters’ deer are out and about. Keep an eye out for them on the road.
as wildlife near the road
might not be visible,” said
Oregon State Police Captain
Bill Fugate. “Drivers who
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Sisters firefighters aid California
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
When the Milli Fire reared
up and roared across the
landscape, forcing hundreds
to evacuate their homes,
firefighters from around the
state of Oregon converged on
Sisters to provide depth to the
firefighting response.
Last month, three Sisters
firefighters undertook the
same sort of mission, roll-
ing south as part of a strike
team requested to aid in the
response to devastating wild-
fires in northern California.
The call came in at 10 p.m.
on October 11, requesting a
strike team from Deschutes
and Klamath counties.
Jeremy Ast, David Ward,
and Travis Bootes saddled up
in one of the Sisters-Camp
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Three Sisters firefighters joined a strike team to assist the battle against
massive California wildfires.
Sherman District’s Type 3
heavy brush engines and
rolled out at midnight. They
returned 10 days later.
“I think they were
impressed at the speed with
See FIREFIGHTERS on page 22
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Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Sisters Naturalist ..............17 Crossword ....................... 26 Real Estate .................29-32