The Nugget
Vol. XLIII No. 42
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Golden days...
Inside...
Spirit of
Central Oregon
Magazine
PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT
The Sisters Country landscape has entered gracefully into the beautiful months of autumn —which many find our best time of the year.
Sisters man arrested for
Ballots headed
September 30 vehicle break-ins
to Sisters
area mailboxes
Sisters Country
Prepared
& Ready Guide
Ballots for the November 3 election
went out Wednesday, October 14.
Sisters voters will decide who will
sit on the City Council. There are five
candidates for three positions. The top
two vote-getters will serve four-year
terms; the third-highest vote-getter will
serve for two years. Candidates are
See BALLOTS on page 9
Noah Kirshner of Sisters has been
arrested in connection with a series
of vehicle break-ins in the local area.
This is just the latest in a years-long
string of run-ins with the law for the
21-year-old.
According to the Deschutes County
Sheriff9s Office, City of Sisters depu-
ties received seven reports of vehi-
cle break-ins on September 30. All
occurred between 3 and 6 a.m. on the
south side of Sisters.
All of the cases involved vehicles
that were left unlocked in driveways
of residences. In one case, a 9mm
pistol was stolen from an unlocked
vehicle, along with other valuables.
Additionally, one of the victim vehi-
cles had damage to a stereo and dash-
board from the suspect9s attempting to
steal the stereo.
Deputies conducted interviews,
See KIRSHNER on page 19
Sisters Habitat for Humanity dedicates 70th home
Are we headed
into a cold, wet
winter? page 6
Letters/Weather ...2
Meetings ..............3
Announcements .. 10
Entertainment .....11
Obituaries .......... 14
Crossword .......... 14
Classifieds ......15-16
Sudoku ............... 16
Real Estate .... 17-20
The Neal family
of Sisters has
come home.
They celebrated that homecoming
in a Sisters Habitat for Humanity dedi-
cation ceremony on October 6, in the
Village Meadows neighborhood. The
family of five expressed their thanks
and appreciation for everyone who
made their home a reality.
John Neal said, <Thanks to every-
one coming together and getting this
done (during) this challenging year.
It9s one positive thing coming out of
2020. Thanks everybody!= Ashley Neal
echoed her husband9s sentiments, say-
ing, <To all the volunteers and all the
people at Habitat, our family partners,
we9re very glad to see the finish line!
Thank you!=
The children, Henry, Gwen, and
Tristan, squealed with delight as they
showed off their new rooms; one room
has a rainbow painted across the corner
and ceiling.
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
The Neal family of Sisters celebrated the dedication of their new Sisters Habitat for Humanity
home last week.
Susan Cobb makes a quilt for every neighborhood with words from neigh-
Habitat home dedication and one was bor, Michelle Ehr.
presented to the Neal family.
The Neals were welcomed to the
See DEDICATION on page 12