Wednesday, May 20, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Ranger’s
Corner
Ian Reid
Sisters District Ranger
Spring 2020
As a 20-year veteran of the
U.S. Forest Service, I thought
I had seen a lot in my career:
fires, floods, furloughs, drug
cartels, timber thefts, dar-
ing rescues and tragic fatali-
ties. But there was no play-
book preparing me for the
uncertainty of the last several
months. This global pandemic
has challenged Forest Service
employees just as it has tested
all of you. At times two of our
agency core values 4 service
and safety 4 felt at logger-
heads with each other.
Managing an organiza-
tion mindful of the needs and
safety of our employees and
the public while being respon-
sive to the stewardship of over
300,000 acres of your pub-
lic land on the Sisters Ranger
District has redefined leading
through change and taken some
very difficult decisions. Some
of these decisions were post-
poning or canceling planned
work to improve national for-
est lands and provide economic
opportunities. Among these
were deferring a large refor-
estation contract, suspending
our spring prescribed burning
program, postponing our wil-
derness limited-entry project,
closing our developed recre-
ation sites and ranger station
to the public, delaying some of
our important aquatic restora-
tion projects, pausing our tre-
mendous volunteer program,
and canceling our spring public
open house.
While we deferred some
of our projects, most of our
employees teleworked over
the last couple months and
were busier than ever. Through
detailed risk assessments
and constant communication
with our partners we con-
tinued some of high-priority
work planned for 2020. Our
firefighters are trained and
prepared for another active
fire season and have already
responded to several wildfires
in Sisters Country this spring.
We signed a decision to
authorize powerline clearing
and pole replacement along
13 miles of utility right-of-
way between Sisters and Camp
$10 Lunch Specials TO GO!
11:30 AM-3:30 PM all week
541-549-3594
Chicken Tortilla Soup
1
Originally of Merida, Yucatan. Fried tortilla slices, shredded chicken, avocado
slices, melted cheese, cilantro, onions and lime on the side. (Add rice $1)
Tijuana Taco Salad Bowl
2 Crispy fried fl our tortilla bowl topped with beans, choice of chicken. ground beef,
or pork, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and mild salsa.
Enchilada/Taco Combo
3
A cheese and onion enchilada and a ground beef taco.
Served with rice, beans, and sour cream.
4
A tortilla fi lled with fresh spinach sauteed with green onions and tomatoes in a
garlic butter creamy sauce. Topped with a green sauce, Jack cheese, sour cream,
green onions and red diced peppers. Includes rice and black beans.
Spinach Enchilada
Colorado Burrito
5 Flour tortilla stuffed with chunks of beef cooked in a tasty red sauce. Topped with
Colorado sauce & melted cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, and sour cream.
Expreso Burrito
6 A fl our tortilla fi lled with choice of chicken, shredded beef or ground beef, rice &
beans. Topped with sauce, guacamole, lettuce, tomato & cotija cheese.
Two Enchiladas Verdes
7 A combination of two enchiladas fi lled with chicken. Topped with green tomatillo
sauce and cheese. Served with refried beans, rice and sour cream.
Macho Burrito
8
A fl our tortilla rolled and fi lled with pork carnitas, rice, and beans. Topped with
melted Jack cheese, sour cream, lettuce and a chipotle cream sauce.
Pollo Rancho
9 Strips of chicken breast cooked with green peppers, onions, zucchini, mushrooms.
Served over a bed of rice, topped with melted Jack cheese. Served with tortillas.
10
Chile Verde
Chunks of pork slow cooked in light green tomatillo sauce
made with peppers, onion, and spices. Served with tortillas.
150 E. Cascade Ave. • ranchoviejosistersoregon.com
TAKE-OUT
& DELIVERY
541-549-9122
Every day 8 am-2 pm • 121 W. Main Ave., Sisters
Breakfast Bagel Toasty Bagel with cream cheese,
mustard, tomato and our egg/spinach/cheese patty ......... $6.50
Breakfast Burrito Whole-wheat wrap
with our roasted potato/black bean hash,
savory scrambled eggs, cheese and salsa ....................... $7.50
Vegan Cinnamon Rolls ............................................. $4.25
Signature Scones (Marionberry, Blueberry, Peach) .... $3.75
Spinach Mushroom Quiche (Gluten-free) ................ $7.00
Enchilada Plate with Salad (Gluten-free) ............. $12.00
Toffee & Lemon Bars, Brownies, Carrot Cake .. $4.00
Fruit Smoothies (choice of alt. milks or orange juice) .. $6.00
Famous Bagel Sandwich, Veggie or Turkey!
Homemade Soups, Salads GF/Vegan, and lots more!
Full menu & online ordering at AngelinesBakery.com
GLUTEN-FREE & VEGAN OPTIONS • GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
TAKE-OUT & DELIVERY: 541-549-7427
Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
★ ★ ★ FAMILY MEALS ARE FUN! ★ ★ ★
BBQ Family Meal $16/person (minimum 4 people)
Includes house-smoked ribs and chicken, salad, roasted
vegetables, choice of starch (homemade potato crisps, fries,
sweet potato fries, or mashed potatoes), and dessert.
Burger Family Meal $13/person (minimum 4 people)
Includes Saloon Burgers made from all-natural locally
raised, grass-fi nished beef, salad, roasted vegetables,
choice of starch (homemade potato crisps, fries,
sweet potato fries, or mashed potatoes), and dessert.
Soups and Saloon Chili
Soup of the day and our award-winning chili made fresh
from scratch to stock your fridge! Available by the
cup, bowl, and now also by the quart and gallon!
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
WE HAVE OUR LICENSE TO DELIVER
BOTTLED BEER, WINE, CIDER AND WHITE CLAWS!
Full Menu Available At SistersSaloon.net
541-549-RIBS ★ 190 E. Cascade Ave.
SISTERS TAKE-OUT MENU GUIDE
The
Sherman and those crews are
working to improve safety and
operations along their pow-
erline corridor. We recently
awarded a contract to remove
diseased and dying trees
around Suttle Lake. With this
work in mind, please be aware
of logging truck and equipment
traffic and local trail closures
in the Suttle, Scout, and Dark
Lake areas over the spring and
summer.
We awarded a contract to
construct a new trailhead for
the Peterson Ridge Trail sys-
tem and a local contractor is
making excellent progress.
Understanding the public9s
need to plan ahead for the fol-
lowing winter, we temporarily
waived permit requirements on
personal use firewood allowing
up to four cords free per house-
hold. In addition, we paused
permits and offered free per-
sonal use mushroom collection
and botanical transplants.
We continue forward on the
pending land sale of the Sisters
Ranger Station administrative
site, while retaining 12 acres
for a new ranger station.
Finally, we hired three new
leaders to the district: Haley
Anderson will serve as the
vegetation management staff
and lead silviculturist; Sara
Baughman will manage the
recreation and wilderness pro-
grams; and Lisa Paddock will
oversee the administrative and
visitor services department.
Also, John Soules was tapped
to replace Fred Perl as Law
Enforcement Officer stationed
in Sisters.
What9s next as we work
closely with the State of
Oregon and other jurisdictions
to find some semblance of nor-
malcy? We hope to open many
day-use developed sites such
as trailheads, picnic areas, boat
ramps, and the 16 Road snow
gate prior to Memorial Day
weekend, however services
will be unavailable at many
sites so please come prepared.
We anticipate some of our
campgrounds to open by early
June. We know closed camp-
grounds have contributed to
increased dispersed camping
pressure right now and ask that
campers please follow leave no
trace principles, pack out their
trash, and properly bury human
waste.
Until we open the ranger
station again to the public, you
can call 541-549-7700 during
weekday business hours and
be forwarded to one of our
teleworking employees that
can answer your questions.
Or email us at mailroom_r6_
central_oregon@usda.gov.
When we do reopen, we will
be focusing on employee and
public safety in our front office
environment.
Thank you in advance for
your patience and contin-
ued support in the weeks and
months to come and we can9t
wait to have you back enjoy-
ing the bounty of the Sisters
Ranger District!
7