Wednesday, August 5, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon C O M M U N I T 3 Y The history of a successful trail proponent, worked with for- mer Sisters District Ranger Bill Anthony, also an avid cyclist, to form a partner- ship between the U.S. Forest Service and the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) as part of a community vision process in 2005. Since that time, the STA has become a force in the community, not only advocating for expanded and improved bike, hike, and equestrian trails, but taking on rallying public support, putting their money and physical labor where their mouth is. According to STA9s Gary Guttormsen, the original trail was called the Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent The Peterson Ridge Trail, which now has a new trail- head (see story, page 1) has become one of the signa- ture recreational amenities of Sisters. Its creation was a true grassroots effort. Beginning in 1987, Eurosports owner Brad Boyd and a few friends cre- ated the first