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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon CLASSIFIEDS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Sisters Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing regarding the applications listed below. The hearing will be held according to SDC Chapter 4.1 and the rules of procedure adopted by the Council and available at City Hall. Prior to the public hearing, written comments may be provided to Sisters City Hall at 520 E. Cascade Avenue, Sisters (mailing address PO Box 39, Sisters, OR 97759) or emailed to nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. Comments should be directed toward the criteria that apply to this request and must reference the file number. For additional information, please contact Nicole Mardell, Principal Planner at (541) 323-5208 or nmardell@ci.sisters.or.us. The staff report and recommendation to the hearings body will be available for review at least seven days before the hearing. All submitted evidence and materials related to the application are available for inspection at City Hall. Copies of all such materials will be available on request at a reasonable cost. TTY services are available at the Sisters City Hall. Please contact Kerry Prosser, City Recorder, at (541) 323-5213 for arrangements. The Sisters City Hall building is a fully handicapped-accessible facility. Due to COVID-19 and required social distancing measures, the City will make accommodations for remote participation and strongly encourages all interested parties to participate remotely. Meeting access information will be posted on the Planning Commission Agenda on March 11, 2021 and can be found on https://www.ci.sisters.or.us/mee tings. Written comments will be accepted via drop off to the utility payment box at City Hall, 502 E Cascade Avenue, Sisters prior to March 18 at 3 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING: March 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. FILE #: MP 20-01/SUB 20-02 APPLICANT/OWNER: Kevin Spencer, Jeriko Develoment Inc. LOCATION: 800 W Barclay Pine Street, Sisters OR 97759, Taxlot: 151005D000100 REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a Master Plan and Subdivision application to allow for a 14-lot Light Industrial subdivision. APPLICABLE CRITERIA: Sisters Development Code: Chapter 4.1 3 Types of Applications and Review Procedures; Chapter 2.6 3 Light Industrial District; Chapter 2.15 3 Special Provisions, Chapter 3 3 Design Standards, Chapter, 4.3 3 Land Divisions, and Chapter 4.5 3 Master Planned Developments. SEEKING EMPLOYMENT? Check out the Help Wanted ads NEED ASSISTANCE? Advertise in the Classifieds Call 541-549-9941 HORSE: Community rallied to find and rescue runaway horse Continued from page 1 and helpers immediately set out to find him. It was getting dark, but there was snow on the ground, which readily showed tracks. <We were able to follow tracks to the north end of our property,= Brewer said. But the clear tracks dis- appeared in a spot where the snow had melted away, and darkness was descending. Brewer made the tough call to halt the search. <It9s one of the hardest decisions you have to make,= she said. Brewer sent texts to all her neighbors to be on the lookout, and contacted Kate Beardsley of Mustangs to the Rescue for advice on how to conduct an effective search. <She took 20 minutes to walk me through setting up search teams 4 how to orga- nize my volunteers, basi- cally,= Brewer said. The next day, numerous neighbors started hunting for sign of Mister. Vernon Stubbs cut tracks in the Stevens Canyon area. <I was off the crest off the windward slope in the woods 4 and I found horse tracks,= he told The Nugget. The tracks had been dusted with a skiff of snow, so they weren9t fresh. <When I cleared the snow on top, I saw a little bit of blood,= Stubbs said. Stubbs made contact with the Brewers and, with his dog, set out on foot to follow the tracks, which crossed a big meadow. Ann and Jon Brewer, and their ranch helper Carrie Coe, linked up with Stubbs and they fol- lowed Mister9s trail, know- ing from the snow on top of his tracks that they were miles and hours behind him. <Every time he came to a fence, you could see where he paced the fence until he found a place to get through,= Ann Brewer said. Mister hit dirt roads and stuck to them into the Crooked River Grasslands. The trackers didn9t find any sign that he9d paused to eat or even to poop. He was just moving. Though they knew Mister was far ahead, the search- ers did not lose heart. Jon Brewer, who has mountain biked all through the area, observed that Mister was headed directly toward the canyon where Whychus Creek flows. If Mister stopped at the creek, they had a chance to catch up to him. When the search party hit the creek, there was a moment of joyful relief. <Sure enough,= Ann recalled, <in the middle of river is Mister, just standing there looking at us.= The adventure wasn9t over, yet, by any means. They still had to catch Mister and get him out of the creek, back to a road, and into a trailer. Coe went into the swift, knee-deep water of the creek, went down, and got soaked, and then was able to approach Mister. Ann approached the horse from downstream and was able to get two halters on him 4 a spare in case one broke. She threw a line to Jon, who began to try to get the I’m Here For You… Sellers: Free consult & market analysis gets you the highest price for your home. Buyers: I’ve lived in Sisters 18 years. Let me help you put down roots in the town I know & love. Sheila Reifschneider, Broker, 541-408-6355 Licensed Broker in Oregon sheila@reedbros.com Coldwell Banker Reed Bros. Realty 1,500-pound Mister moving out of the frigid water. The horse had a hard time moving. He was injured 4 to what extent wasn9t imme- diately apparent 4 and was clearly at least verging on hypothermia. <At that point, he was shivering severely and he couldn9t move,= Brewer said. Finally, with tugging and coaxing, Mister gave a cou- ple of lunges and got up and out of the water. Then, the searchers could see that <he had a very good laceration on his right front leg,= Brewer said. Injured and cold, Mister still had a ways to go to get to safety. <Our only option was to hike him up the canyon to Wilt Road, which was a two- mile hike,= Brewer said. When they hit Wilt Road, Ann and Jon ran for the trailer. A Camp Sherman Hasty Team member, Laurie Adams, had shown up to help. With experience in horse rescue, Adams triaged Mister9s injuries, got the leg wrapped, and massaged him to mitigate the effects of hypothermia. Mister trailered up and blanketed without inci- dent, and Adams helped the Brewers get their rig turned around on the dirt road. 21 <I think we did a 12-point turn on Wilt,= Ann said. The couple drove Mister to Bend Equine Medical Center, where he spent a day-and-a-half in their inten- sive-care unit. In addition to the laceration on his leg, he had some trauma to his hooves from his unaccus- tomed 15-mile wilderness jaunt, and some swelling on his chest where he appar- ently hit the gate post in his flight. Mister remained on stall rest last week, and is expected to make a full recovery. He doesn9t seem to have any urge to head out for more adventures outside the fenceline. <He9ll be hanging out by the barn for a while,= Brewer said with a chuckle. Above and beyond the relief over the happy end- ing to a frightening ordeal, the Brewers are grateful for the community support they received. The couple moved to Sisters Country from Bend three years ago, seek- ing a deeper sense of com- munity connection 4 and they found it when it really counted. <Jon and I were blown away by all the help,= Ann said. <The selfless- ness and community spirit 4 that9s why we moved to Sisters.= A partnership beyond expectations Stop by and visit with Shelley Marsh & Tiana Van Landuyt. 220 S. Pine St., Ste. 102 | 541-548-9180 SUCCESSFULLY REPRESENTING B BUYERS U Y E R S & S SE E L L E R S SELLERS CLOSED CLOSED 291 W. Cascade Ave. 541-549-6000 616 Hat Rock Loop, Powell Butte 463 N. Village Meadow, Sisters PENDING CLOSED 69322 Lariat, Sisters CLOSED Discover the Difference with The Arends Realty Group 1050 E. 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