Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Buddy Walk raises $200 for Down syndrome support...
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Saturday morning was crisp and sunny, perfect for a community event. Twenty-eight people met at
the Sisters High School track to participate in Central Oregon’s Buddy Walk. With the support of ALSO
(Advocates for Life Skills and Opportunity), Sisters Opportunities for Unified Living, and The Roundhouse
Foundation, they walked the track and raised $200 for the cause. Masks, hand sanitizer, and a few puppies
were present to keep everyone safe and happy.
Road work will continue Future of
for months on highways marijuana
Damage from wildfires
and danger from falling
trees and rocks will make
reopening Highways 22 and
126 between Sisters and the
Willamette Valley a slow and
arduous process.
ODOT reported last week
on work on Highway 126 to
Eugene.
<Once initial tree and rock
removal and stabilization is
done, ODOT crews will be
repairing burned pavement,
replacing destroyed guardrail
and signs, and clearing cul-
verts and ditches. Travelers
should expect multiple work
zones with lengthy delays for
months to come.=
ODOT opened Highway
242, the Old McKenzie
Highway, up to the McKenzie
summit on Friday, September
25. Access is allowed ONLY
from the gate west of Sisters
to the summit at about Dee
Wright Observatory. No
access will be allowed on the
western portion of the high-
way until additional firefight-
ing and danger-tree removal
has been completed, ODOT
reports.
Highway 22 remains
closed indefinitely from
Gates Hill Road (milepost
33) in Gates to the Highway
22/20 intersection at Santiam
Junction.
<The wildfires damaged or
destroyed tens of thousands
of trees along (Highway
22),= ODOT reported. <These
hazard trees are a threat to
the road and to the travelers
that use it. Crews have been
working hard to remove them
so we can open up other sec-
tions of the highway. Also,
miles of guardrail and hun-
dreds of signs have been dam-
aged or destroyed and will
eventually need to be repaired
or replaced.
<ODOT9s immediate goal
is to get the hazard trees
cleared, and then use pilot
cars from the east and west
to open these communities
while we work on the other
repairs. ODOT continues to
work closely with the Oregon
State Police, and the Marion
and Linn County Sheriff9s
departments on a daily basis
and will continue to coordi-
nate our efforts with them to
open up the communities of
Detroit and Idanha.=
Other highways in the
state are also closed because
of wildfire damage to the
roads. ODOT is working
to open these highways as
quickly and safely as possible
to allow access for property
owners and the communities
that were impacted.
Highway 22 and Highway
126 are major commercial
routes across the Cascades
and primary routes for
travelers.
growing on
November
ballot
Right now, there is a
moratorium on new mari-
juana growing operations
in Deschutes County. In the
November election, resi-
dents of Deschutes County
can decide whether to make
that ban on new grows
permanent.
Measure 9-134 asks vot-
ers whether additional mari-
juana producers, processors,
and processing sites should
be allowed in Deschutes
County going forward. A
<yes= vote would overturn
the moratorium established
by the Deschutes County
Board of Commissioners
in August 2019 and allow
additional growing opera-
tions to be established in the
county; a <no= vote would
keep the current ban on new
operations in place.
The ban does not affect
operations that were in
place before the morato-
rium took effect, and the
vote will not impact them
either. Retail marijuana
businesses and recreational
or medical use of marijuana
will note be impacted by the
vote.
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EDCO announces BVC
finalists for investment
Economic Development
for Central Oregon (EDCO)
has announced the top five
Early Stage finalists advanc-
ing to the 17th Annual Bend
Venture Conference (BVC)
on October 15 and 16. These
companies will compete for
an investment of $30,000
from Portland Seed Fund.
The Early Stage competi-
tion includes companies that
have a great idea and are
close to <proof of concept.=
They are pre-revenue (or very
early) and are in the process
of testing their product in the
market.
Ten companies took the
stage both virtually and in
person to pitch during the
September 24 Central Oregon
PubTalk. Masa won the audi-
ence vote and received a
$3,000 cash award, courtesy
of Portland Seed Fund and
Elevate Capital.
The five finalists that will
compete at BVC are:
1. ADHERE GEAR Tech
Corp. (Portland): Deploying
shared-use luggage and travel
gear for passengers to create
a safer and cleaner environ-
ment for their personal items.
2. Cozera (Portland):
Creating verified digital
identities for remote and in-
person identity verification to
increase customer satisfaction
and deter identity fraud.
3. Masa (Portland): The
first online farmers market,
bringing farmers markets to
people via an online market-
place (think Etsy for farmers).
4. MustDeliver (Portland):
A digital marketplace deliv-
ering industry-leading clarity,
control, and communication
between shippers and drivers
in the trucking business.
5. YesOMS (Bend): A
platform for merchants and
brand owners to offer a supe-
rior user experience to their
customers through their own
branded mobile application.
Tickets to BVC are on sale:
www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-
bend-venture-conference-
tickets-107892112212.
The City of Sisters is accepting
applications for volunteers to serve in
an advisory capacity to the City Council.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Three openings. All posi-
tions will be appointed to 4-year terms.
BUDGET COMMITTEE: Four openings. All positions
will be appointed to 3-year terms.
HOUSING POLICY ADVISORY BOARD: Two openings.
Both positions will be appointed to a 3-year term.
URBAN FORESTRY BOARD: One opening. This posi-
tion will be appointed to a 3-year term.
CITY PARKS ADVISORY BOARD: Two openings. One
position is for a 3-year term, and one position is for a
1-year term.
PUBLIC WORKS ADVISORY: Five positions. Three
positions will be appointed to a 3-year term, and
two positions will be appointed to a 2-year term.
Applicants for open positions must live within the City limits with
the exception of two members of the Public Works Board. Two of
these board members can live outside of the City limits, but must
live within the School District Boundaries.
Applications can be found at www.ci.sisters.or.us/bc and will be
accepted until 5 p.m. on November 6, 2020. Applications can be
emailed to kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us or sent to Kerry Prosser,
City Recorder/City Hall, P.O. Box 39, Sisters, Oregon 97759
Interviews will occur in late November, appointments will happen
in December, with terms beginning with the first meeting of the
Board, Committee or Commission in early 2021.