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The Nugget
Voc. XLI No. 40
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Foresters
are taking
down
danger
trees
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Celebrating fresh hops...
Sisters
teen
arrested
for thefts
from autos
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Eighty-six “danger trees”
have been identified between
Pine Street in Sisters and the
turnoff from Highway 20
to Jack Lake 16 miles to the
west. They have been tar-
geted for immediate removal.
The trees are dead or dying
and at risk of falling onto the
highway.
Removal operations are
underway and are expected to
be completed this week. There
may be traffic delays.
Wood will likely be left in
PRE-SORTED STANDARD
ECRWSS
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
Sisters, OR
Permit No. 15
PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT
Sisters Fresh Hops Festivac has become a cecebration of fresh hop beer and the turning of the season
throughout Centrac Oregon. Breweries from across the Pacific Northwest were represented at Saturday’s
event. (See story, page 5.)
See DANGER TREES on page 22
A 19-year-old Sisters man
was taken into custody on
Wednesday on multiple counts
relating to a series of thefts
from vehicles.
According to the Deschutes
County Sheriff’s Office, depu-
ties and Black Butte Ranch
police responded at about
3:49 p.m. on September 26,
to a report of a domestic dis-
pute at 576 E. Jefferson Ave.
in Sisters. When law enforce-
ment arrived, they contacted
Noah Kirshner outside the
residence. Investigators
determined that Kirshner had
caused extensive damage to
See ARREST on page 30
Project will enhance Whychus Creek
Public can meet two
finalists for city manager
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
The Sisters City Council
has announced two finalists
for the position of city man-
ager: Cory Misley and Tom
Pessemier.
Cory Misley is the cur-
rent city manager of La Pine,
where he has served since
2015. He holds a Bachelor
of Science in Political
Science and Psychology from
Portland State University and
a Masters of Science in Public
Policy and Management from
Carnegie Mellon University.
Tom Pessemier most
recently worked for the City
of Sherwood. Since 2005 he
has served in several posi-
tions including: assistant city
manager, city manager pro-
tem, community develop-
ment director, city engineer,
Inside...
and civil engineer. He holds
a Bachelor of Science in
Civil Engineering from
Portland State University
and a Bachelor of Science
in Economics from Oregon
State University.
The community can meet
the finalists in person at an
event on Monday, October 8,
from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Sisters
City Hall, 520 E. Cascade
Ave. Attendees will have an
opportunity to ask questions
and discuss topics of interest
with the finalists in an infor-
mal setting. Light refresh-
ments will be served.
Final interviews will
be conducted on Tuesday,
October 9; the City Council
expects to make its selection
by Wednesday, October 10.
Whychus Creek is one of
the most important features
of the landscape of Sisters.
The stretch where it runs
through town is slated for
enhancement.
The Sisters City Council
reviewed concept designs
for the Creekside Park and
Campground Fish Passage
and Restoration Project at
their September 26 workshop.
Mathias Perle, program man-
ager for the Upper Deschutes
Watershed Council (UDWC),
made the presentation.
The City and UDWC
are collaborating to restore
and enhance the section of
Whychus Creek between the
Locust Street bridge and the
Highway 20 bridge, where the
creek runs between the park
Whychus Creek
runs through Sisters.
It is scated for restorative work.
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
and the campground. This is
a complex project that will
involve a number of regula-
tory and permitting agencies.
The consolidated project
addresses issues of concern
See RESTORATION on page 19
Letters/Weather ................ 2 Announcements ................12 Sisters Naturalist ............. 14 Stars over Sisters ............ 24 Classifieds ..................26-28
Meetings ........................... 3 Entertainment ..................13 Bunkhouse Chronicle ........21 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32