Wednesday, March 7, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
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these toys than it is to take them out of the
hands of an unbalanced person?
I agree that legislation won’t work. But
we can affect the sea change in our culture
necessary to address this problem. We have
made great progress against drunk driving
and smoking. We realized that the pleasure
derived from these actions was not worth the
cost.
We are facing a daunting issue. We won’t
solve it by screaming, preaching with moral
indignation or digging our heels in and refus-
ing to face the facts. It is going to require
civil conversations between responsible peo-
ple with differing points of view who realize
that we must come together to solve a terrible
problem. Let us begin.
Al James
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To the Editor:
I was just reading an article in another
newspaper about the City of Sisters nearing
an agreement about a low-cost housing proj-
ect in the Sisters area. As I recall the proj-
ect happens to be in the approach path to the
Sisters Airport.
The City has a letter on file from the State
of Oregon’s Board of Aeronautics stating that
they think this is a BAD idea. So why is the
City of Sisters proceeding with this project?
Remember all the complaints regard-
ing the skydiving operations at the airport?
Does the City think that the low-cost housing
residents will not complain about the airport
noise? Why create another problem?
In my opinion this proposed project does
a disservice to the low cost housing residents
and also disrespects the airport users. Seems
like another unfriendly attitude toward the
public.
I am also puzzled as to why one state
agency would proceed with a project over
the objections of another state agency. Do
they not realize they are wasting taxpayer
resources.
This proposal seems to reinforce the City’s
history of making bad decisions.
Dave Marlow
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To the Editor:
Kudos to Craig Rullman, once again.
His column is the first thing I read in The
Nugget, every week. He hit the nail squarely
on the head with his column this week (The
Nugget, February 8, page 7), citing the role
of violent video games in shaping the charac-
ters of the children who are exposed to them
day in and day out.
I went a long time not wanting to believe
video games could be such a factor in creat-
ing the sociopathic culture that seems to be
spreading in our society, but I finally con-
vinced myself that indeed they could. Mr.
Rullman summarized my thoughts on the
subject better than I could have, at least not
without many hours’ labor, and he did it
eloquently.
We are indeed creating predators among us
that previous generations didn’t have to cope
with, and until we recognize the problem that
glorifying anti-social behavior produces we
will continue to create these predators while
the hand-wringers will continue to wonder
where they came from.
Thanks, Mr. Rullman, for such a pertinent
column. Keep up the good work!
Jerry Wright
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To the Editor:
A January 8, 2017 article in The Bulletin
referred to the roundabout in Sisters as
“being viewed as a grand entrance to Central
Oregon.”
The art in the roundabout in Sisters should
reflect Central Oregon’s natural environ-
ment, not man-made objects like “high tech
bikes, skis and outdoor clothing” as alluded
to in Joellyn Loehr’s February 28 letter to the
editor.
The only roundabout choice that reflects
Central Oregon’s natural beauty and wildlife
is “Land of Contrasts.” Ms. Loehr referred to
“Gateway” as “the expected choice, which
is a strong reason to look deeply at who we
are and whether the expected solution still
works.” (I’m not aware of an entry titled
“Gateway,” so I assume she is referring
to the entry titled “Land of Contrasts.”) A
roundabout at the entrance to Central Oregon
should not compel us to “look deeply at
who we are”; rather it should mirror Central
Oregon’s natural beauty.
To borrow Ms. Loehr’s word “contempo-
rary”: If residents and visitors seek “contem-
porary” they would probably be more ful-
filled visiting or living in Portland or Eugene.
“Mountain Helix,” created by an individ-
ual from California, and “Butte,” created by
an individual from Seattle, Washington with
the collaboration of Jeff Wester of Sisters’
Ponderosa Forge and Ironworks, are works
more suited to industrial parks or college
campuses. “Land of Contrasts,” a work of art
created exclusively by a local artist should be
the roundabout choice. We have had too many
people moving to our area from large urban
sprawls, implementing changes to our region
that reflect the populous areas they left.
Glenda Leutwyler
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To the Editor:
Rullmam always has a column I look
forward to read. “Our predator problem” is
sooo right on. Mr. Cornelius, you’re produc-
ing a great product; your “Warriors of the
Wildlands” is my Christmas gift to friends
next year.
Jim Anderson is a treasure.
Leigh Copley
Two die in tree wells
on Mt. Bachelor
BEND (AP) — A snow-
boarder and skier died on Mt.
Bachelor in separate inci-
dents on the same day; each
fell into holes at the base
of trees and were covered
by snow, Central Oregon
authorities said.
The Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office identified
the victims on Friday as
snowboarder Alfonso Braun,
24, of Bend, and skier Nicole
Panet-Raymond, 19, of
Eugene.
“Our entire mountain
community is shocked and
saddened,” John McLeod,
Mt. Bachelor’s president
and general manager, said
in a statement. “We are
heartbroken, and our deep-
est condolences go out to
the affected families and
friends.”
Authorities
told
KTVZ-TV in Bend that ski-
ers and snowboarders found
Braun buried in snow at
about noon and dug him
out. Life-saving efforts
failed, and he was pro-
nounced dead about an hour
later.
Officials say a few hours
after that they received a
report of a missing skier,
and that evening found
Panet-Raymond dead in
a tree well. Sheriff ’s Lt.
Bryan Husband said authori-
ties used cellphone loca-
tion technology to find
her.
Braun was found in ter-
rain reserved for experts, and
Panet-Raymond in interme-
diate terrain.
Detectives said the acci-
dents are being investigated
and Panet-Raymond’s prior
movements are also being
analyzed.
Late-season snow-
storms in recent days have
drawn thousands to Mt.
Bachelor, a popular ski des-
tination with 11 lifts and
access to all levels of ter-
rain. The company warned
on its website for “current
conditions” of the dan-
gers of falling into the con-
cave areas called tree wells
often found at the base of
trees.
“With all this new low-
density snow comes a
reminder about tree well
and snow immersion haz-
ards,” the company wrote.
“A good time to get caught
up on good safety practices
and always ski or ride with
a buddy in eyesight if you’re
headed off-trail.”
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