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The Nugget Vol. XLII No. 22 P OSTAL CUSTOMER News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon www.NuggetNews.com Two arrested after dispute, gunfire Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Manhunt in Sisters nabs Sweet Home murder suspect And they9re off! A dispute that had alleg- edly built over several days culminated in shots fired and the arrest of two men on Thursday. The Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office reports that on May 23, at approximately 9:17 p.m., Deschutes depu- ties were dispatched to a dis- pute near the intersection of USFS Road 1505 and USFS Road 1513, in the woods about five miles southwest of Sisters. The caller reported that he was assaulted with a firearm by his employer after a physical altercation at a campground. PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK The elite men’s division took off onto a perfect course in the Sisters Stampede Mountain Bike Race on Sunday, May 26. See related story, page 17. A major manhunt in Sisters on Sunday evening, May 26, ended with the arrest of a man suspected of the murder of a Sweet Home man and the wounding of another last Friday. C h i e f J e ff Ly n n o f the Sweet Home Police Department confirmed that the suspect taken into cus- tody in Sisters is Page Lee Butterfield, age 25. He said that Butterfield <has local ties to our area,= but as of Monday the department had not con- firmed his current residence. Sweet Home police reported that on Friday, May See ARRESTS on page 30 See MANHUNT on page 31 Police seek information on Sisters assault Memorial honors sacrifice For the past month, the Deschutes County Sheriff9s Office has been trying to find out what happened to a 24-year-old Sisters man on the night of April 18 in the 100 block of North Tamarack Street. That night, there was a gathering at a residence on the block. The next morning, deputies were dispatched to contact the Sisters man, who was found at his resi- dence in the adjacent home. According to Sgt. William Bailey, the young man had significant, non-life-threaten- ing <injuries consistent with being assaulted.= Investigating deputies learned about the social gathering and found that sometime after 11 p.m. par- ticipants of the gathering started to disperse from the residence where the gather- ing occurred. According to the sheriff9s office, evidence Memorial Day honors the sacrifice of those who have fallen in American wars. Each year, Sisters veterans groups gather on the desig- nated holiday to remember and honor that sacrifice. Due to inclement weather, last Monday9s ceremo- nies were moved from their traditional Village Green venue to the sanctuary of Sisters Community Church. There, keynote speaker Jim Cunningham spoke to them of sacrifice. Cunningham, who served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and as the commander of the Oregon Air National Guard, framed his remarks around the third verse of the famous World War One poem <In Flanders Fields=: Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw Inside... PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15 indicated that the young man was assaulted in the drive- way where the gathering occurred. <Deputies have been actively investigating this assault case and interviewing all known witnesses since it was reported to us,= Sgt. Bailey reported. Bailey told The Nugget that investigators have exhausted their current leads and need public assistance in getting to the bottom of the incident. <We9re looking at all possibilities,= he said. <We want to get the whole story.= Investigators are ask- ing any additional witnesses or anyone with informa- tion about this incident to come forward and speak to a deputy by calling non- emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911, reference case 19-123753. By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Master of Ceremonies Lance Trowbridge salutes the flag at Sisters Memorial Day observances at Sisters Community Church. The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. <I see the fallen soldiers calling upon me to do my duty,= Cunningham said. What is the nature of that duty? <It is every citizen9s civic responsibility to sacrifice,= Cunningham said. That sacrifice may not be the ultimate sacrifice of a service member, but it entails the willingness to give up time, effort and to suffer a degree of hardship to par- ticipate in the civic life of the community and the nation, Cunningham believes. <It9s not important how we take responsibility,= he said. <It9s only important that we do. You don9t have to serve in See MEMORIAL DAY on page 22 Letters/Weather ................ 2 Sisters Salutes .................. 6 Entertainment ..................13 Obituaries ....................... 22 Classifieds ..................26-28 Meetings ........................... 3 Announcements ................12 Sisters Naturalist ............. 14 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32