The nugget. (Sisters, Or.) 1994-current, August 01, 2018, Page 32, Image 31

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    32
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
LETTERS
Continued from page 2
those who met Naomi Smith were blessed to meet
and know her. The citizens of Sisters, Oregon,
salute you. God bless Naomi Smith and all her fam-
ily, a true Oregon Pioneer.
Lance Trowbridge
s
s
s
To the Editor:
My bad: I complained last week about the “live”
ODOT Sisters roundabout cam not being “live.” It
turns out the live roundabout cam IS available on
tripcheck.com
Judy Bull
s
s
s
To the Editor:
Just say no to drugs! The vote to allow legal-
ized marijuana sales in Sisters is not about letting
people get a little high in the privacy of their homes.
This vote is about an in-your-face attempt at making
drugs socially acceptable and being able to publi-
cally advertise it.
I travel a lot for work, and people now openly
smoke marijuana on the streets of Portland and
Seattle. It is readily available; Sisters will be no dif-
ferent. The Sheriff’s Department is spread too thin
to have officers walking the streets of Sisters look-
ing for violators.
The argument that legalized weed will attract
additional business in Sisters is ridiculous. The
same could be said about porn shops, strip clubs and
casinos. Sisters is a family-friendly tourist town.
In the long run, many tourists will avoid Sisters if
they have to walk down the streets looking at signs
which promote drug use. I can see it now:
Son: “Mom, can we go into that shop?”
Mom: “No, that one is for adults only. It’s where
they buy drugs.”
Son: “Oh cool, I can’t wait to be an adult!”
And to our “Leaders”: Shame on the City
Council for even considering marijuana sales and
changing the ambiance of Sisters. The additional
revenue would amount to less than 1 percent of
your operating budget. This is a TOURIST town.
Regardless of how hard you try to bring in addi-
tional businesses or make it a bedroom community
to Bend, it will first and foremost be a tourist town.
Please don’t destroy what is left of our quaint little
town by making it a drug mecca.
If pot sales are allowed, then Sisters should add
yet one more sign to the hundreds that already exist.
It should read: “Families are not welcome.”
Eugene Trahern
s
s
s
To the Editor
I have a theory about Trump and his wealthy
friends, especially those in the White House and
Congress. Some of these people are smart. They
must realize that scientists are right when they say
that global warming is changing the world’s cli-
mate. So why do they continue to get rid of policies
meant to help this terrifying situation?
The smart ones do believe that our climate is
changing in frightening ways. But they also believe
that they—rich people and their families—will be
able to survive in style. The more money they have,
the better the style. They can build their own private
islands, pay architects to construct floating build-
ings, and fly on private jets to visit wealthy friends.
That’s why they’re doing everything they possi-
bly can to make more wealth flow into their bank
accounts now, before the weather and climate get
even worse.
Some of the not-so-smart privileged people don’t
want to believe anything odd is happening. They
want to protect the system that made them rich, so
they wear the best earplugs and blinders money can
buy in order to ignore reality. Finally, we get to the
“upper class twits of the year,” as the Monty Python
players named them.
People who fall into any of these three groups
probably have a better chance to survive than aver-
age or poor people. The smart ones have a plan, and
it doesn’t include the rest of us. They simply don’t
care if we survive or not, and they don’t care what
happens to our planet as long as they can continue
to live in style. This is the only theory that makes
any sense to me.
But we can’t give up. We have an entire planet
to protect. Most of Oregon’s congressional delega-
tion believes as we do and is fighting those who are
rolling back protections. That leaves Greg Walden.
Call his office in Bend at 541-389-4408 or send him
an email at https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/
email-me and tell him how you feel about climate
protections.
Paula Surmann
s
s
s
To the Editor:
We would like to thank all of the first responders
for their efforts in controlling the fire that occurred
on West St. last week.
It’s very unfortunate that our neighbors lost their
home and a couple others suffered some property
damage, but it could have been so much worse with
the dry conditions and the wind that always seems
to be blowing.
We would like to especially note the Cloverdale
volunteer firefighters. They arrived quickly, and I
think it was largely due to their efforts that more
damage wasn’t done. They are a very dedicated
group that give up their time and put themselves in
danger to help their community.
To just say thank you doesn’t seem adequate, but
do know that we all appreciate you! This is the sec-
ond time in two years that they have saved homes
close by due to fire (2016 fire on Fryrear Road).
We wish you the best and safety in your work.
Jo & Bill Kilmer
The Nugget
Photo by Jerry Baldock, outlawsphotography.net
8.15.18
Health & Fitness Issue
ENLIGHTENING
ENGAGING
SPUNKY
The opportunity for a healthy, active lifestyle in an
environment that promotes wellness for mind and
body is one of the main attractions of living in Sisters.
We invite you to explore the Health & Fitness special
edition of The Nugget Newspaper August 15.