The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 45
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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Citizens turn out to oppose project
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By Sue Stafford Correspondent
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First-team all-tournament player Gracie Vohs makes a kill shot against Siuslaw. The Outlaws finished with a victory to claim third place in the state tournament last weekend.
Can housing ever be affordable in Sisters? By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
There is considerable conversation and consternation about the lack of affordable housing in Sisters. This was never more evident than three weeks ago when close to 200 citizens gathered at three overlapping meetings in town. One, a Planning Comm-
ission public hearing, was somewhat vocal. Opposition was front and center toward a planned 13-acre housing development at Highway 242 known as Sunset Meadows that could have in excess of 200 dwelling units. A deputy sheriff was posted outside Council chambers as a precaution, the subject See HOUSING on page 14
Fire destroys motor home on Halloween Firefighters with the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District responded to a motor home fire early Halloween evening at the intersection of Hood and Highway 242. A 911 call was received at 5:59 p.m., and firefighters arrived within four minutes to find a motor home fully engulfed in flames, which were spreading to the grass and brush around the vehicle.
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Firefighters extinguished the fire and remained on scene for more than an hour cooling the smoldering vehicle. The motor home was a complete loss. The motor home was a 1981 Fleetwood Jamboree and was owned and occupied by Brittany Goodwin of Salem. Goodwin told See FIRE on page 18
Citizens packed the hearing room at City Hall last week to register their opposition to the proposed development of Sunset Meadows by Woodhill Homes on Highway 242. At the first public hearing before the Planning Commission on October 20, it was standing room only and the hearing was continued to Thursday, November 3. There were over 60 people in attendance at Thursday’s meeting, with 17 people testifying. No one testified in See PROJECT on page 20
Sisters youth honor veterans By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
There are more than 200 grave sites at Camp Polk Cemetery, five miles north and east of Sisters. Some 40 are the final resting spots of U.S. military veterans. The historic cemetery is not professionally nor civically maintained. It’s not even clear who owns it. When it starts to get overrun with weeds or debris, somebody always steps up unofficially, and freshens it up. This year the grassroots task fell to young people from YouthBuild, part of Heart of Oregon Corps, a Central Oregon nonprofit engaging local youth ages 16-24. Every year they provide job skills training, education, and leadership development to over 300 local young people who face major barriers to success. They are hoping to empower a generation of young people to believe in themselves and achieve self-sufficiency. As part of their workforcetraining mission, members are expected to give back to the community in public service, such as tackling the
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Lyle Musel works on a new memorial stone at the Village Green. The names of Sisters veterans who have passed will be placed on it. cemetery’s condition. And tackle it they did, 33 of them along with mentors and various veterans from VFW Post 8138, American Legion post 86 and Band of Brothers. In all 50 were on hand to do the hard work of keeping the landmark in good repair. The morning began with Three Sisters Historical Society presenting a short program on the history of Camp Polk. Afterward, the young helpers raked the entire cemetery, removed
pine needles and cones, trimmed grass and trees, and picked up any brush or dead limbs throughout the cemetery. All this was done without disturbing or removing anything that had been placed on grave sites. A large dump trailer was filled with pinecones and needles along with several large trailer loads of limbs and brush. After the cleanup was completed, a See VETERANS on page 15
Letters/Weather ............... 2 Bunkhouse Chronicle ........ 9 Entertainment ................. 11 Crossword ...................... 28 Obituaries .......................31 Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements...............10 Fun & Games ................... 26 Classifieds................. 28-29 Real Estate ................ 30-32