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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Support programs that
make Sisters a community
By Peggy Tehan and family;
John, Audrey, Hattie and JC
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To the Editor:
Americans have owned “weapons of war”
ever since the American Revolution; hence the
Second Amendment.
The seizure and destruction of citizen’s fire-
arms valued at $500 to $2,500 and the reversal
of the concept of Americans’ right to keep and
bear arms might well have government party
stalwarts dancing in the streets, while the con-
fiscated firearms are melted down and cast
into a statue of Michael Bloomberg, who will
undoubtedly be financing your operation.
You could also rejoice at the prospect of
untold thousands of fly-over country depora-
bles being converted into felons. In the often-
used terminology of the left, “This may not
solve the problem, but it is a good first step.
Larry Benson
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To the Editor:
Here is some news for most of you out
there: The school levy is up for renewal. That’s
right, a simple renewal. This is not a new tax
on your property. Your taxes will not go up as
a result of this renewal. It is very simple that
all you need to do is VOTE FOR the continua-
tion of the local option. Yes, that is correct just
vote YES for measure 9-121.
But why continue the local option? Well, it
is the cheapest of the Central Oregon School
districts for one. The schools here are great for
two; which by the way raises all of our home
values because people want to raise families
here. Finally this is an easy way to show our
teachers, support staff and children that we
care for them and appreciate them. The last
time we voted on this it passed with a 79
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My family and I would
like to convey our strong
support of both the Sisters
School District and Sisters
Park & Recreation District
five-year operating lev-
ies on the upcoming May
15 election. For the com-
munity of Sisters, the say-
ing “it takes a village” not
only applies to the villag-
ers but also to the pub-
lic entities that serve the
village.
I have served on the
Sisters Park & Recreation
District (SPRD) Board of
Directors for the past 10
years.
During that time, SPRD
has strengthened its core
offering of youth programs
and now includes a broad
spectrum of adult programs.
A room in SPRD’s Coffield
Center has recently been
dedicated to daily adult use
for scheduled programs,
“drop-in” activities, and on
Mondays, it’s home to the
senior services advocate.
SPRD initiated “Partner
Committees” such as
Farmers’ Market, Lacrosse
Club, Astronomy Club,
Volleyball and Basketball
Club, maximizing the use of
SPRD’s facilities and staff.
SPRD also administers part-
ners’ special events such
as basketball and lacrosse
tournaments, bringing large
numbers of out-of-town
participants who contribute
to Sisters’ overall economy.
Two other partner commit-
tees, under the guidance
of SPRD, used volunteer
hours, donated materi-
als and matching grants to
add significant community
assets to the SPRD cam-
pus with construction of
the Sisters Skate Park and
soon-to-be completed Bike
Park 242.
We have seen the same
innovative thinking from
the Sisters School District
(SSD) with programs like
Chinese language, Flight
Science, IEE, the Luthier
Program, Americana, Seed
to Table, and Greenhouse
Science. The school dis-
trict has demonstrated an
ability to balance a mandate
on strong academics with
a willingness to seek out
and implement other cre-
ative learning experiences.
Our three children attended
Sisters schools K through
12; we see the lasting effects
of their Sisters school expe-
rience every day…three
confidant, independent and
employed young adults who
possess handmade guitars,
a passion for experiencing
and preserving our beauti-
ful surroundings (our shop
full of their kayaks, tents,
raft, snowboards, skis and
etc.), college degrees and a
bountiful harvest from their
garden.
SSD and SPRD have col-
laborated on many fronts to
meet the needs of our com-
munity. SPRD’s preschool
operates in the elementary
school building, addressing
childcare needs, providing
early childhood education
and preparing them for kin-
dergarten — that classroom
of kids just down the hall.
School gyms and fields
are scheduled to meet the
needs of SPRD after-school
sports activities, as well as
weekend tournaments. After
school, elementary students
are bussed to SPRD for the
homework club and enrich-
ment activity programs.
SPRD runs the middle
school sports programs of
football, volleyball, wres-
tling, basketball and track.
This sharing of assets, “can-
do” attitude, and combined
vision of service is to be
commended.
Sisters School District
and Sisters Park &
Recreation District are
essential elements of what
makes our community
unique — and the place we
want to live. On May 15,
we can acknowledge their
commitment to serve the
education and recreation
needs of Sisters Country.
Please join us in voting
“Yes” for Measure 9-120,
Sisters Park & Recreation
D i s t r i c t ’s F i v e - Ye a r
Local Option Levy and
“Yes” for Measure 9-121,
Sisters School District’s
Five-Year Local Option
Renewal.
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