Letters, letters, letters

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To the Editor:

Reading about the police department vs. the City of Sisters has gone on long enough, don't you think?

There's obviously some bad blood between people, past and present. Who is the common denominator? Where do all these problems stem from? Why is this person still employed?

Whoever the person/persons are, they are costing the city a tremendous amount of money, wasted energy and very bad PR.

Fire them/him/her and move on.

Sincerely,

Roy Manbeck

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To the Editor:

Thank you for printing the picture of the church group that helped spruce up the Kiwanis Community Services Building two weeks ago. It always is a pleasure to see positive stories and pictures about young people.

For the sake of proper recognition, though, your readers should know that these energetic workers were from the United Methodist Church camp at Suttle Lake. They have come to our area from many places in Oregon and the Northwest, including Canada.

Their help was very much appreciated by our members, some of whom have worked hard to prepare the building for expanded public use.

The Family Access Network soon will join COCOA and the Community Food Bank in the building, as will the Deschutes County Victim's Assistance program. Other civic or service organizations needing temporary space for meetings or consultations are urged to contact Kiwanis at 5494112.

Lorri Craig, President

Kiwanis Club of Sisters

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To the Editor:

In two weeks my family and I will be moving back to "the big city." It is an eagerly anticipated move, but one mixed with regret after more than six years in Sisters. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay here: the beautiful scenery, the wildlife. and especially the people!

In leaving, I do want to say thank you to all the wonderful folks who make this such a special place that will be missed. In particular I also want to thank several of those who helped me in my pursuit of employment and a living.

When I moved here I knew that I would be changing careers. There were three that interested me. One was timber framing. Many thanks to Kris Calvin and his Earthwood Homes for giving me a chance to learn about and help build timber frame houses.

I also wanted to check out carpentry work. Many thanks to Tony Meyers of X-Press Printing for helping me get a remodeling job at an incredibly beautiful Camp Sherman site.

The third interest, and the one which became my new career, is teaching. A huge thank you goes out to the staff at Sisters Elementary and especially to Marilyn Charles for all the help and encouragement I received as a teacher intern in 1992/93. Apparently they did excellent work, for it led quickly to a job in Redmond and now a new position in Beaverton.

Finally, another immense thank you goes to Sandi and Richard Boley of the Depot Deli. They gave me that very important first job in Central Oregon and have provided a fun and entertaining summer job ever since.

Once again, to those special people, and to the many others who have made our stay here so rewarding, thank you!

Jim Zaworski

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To the Editor:

Once again I would like to thank the fantastic efforts and community support for our school. An anonymous person replaced our plants that had been removed from our grounds. The new groundcover looks great. Thank you!

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our community for their continuing support of our classroom-raising effort. We are making progress thanks to so many people donating their time, money, labor and great ideas.

Everyday, someone new steps forward to lend a helping hand. We are very fortunate to witness the positive contributions of so many great people. Feel free to drop in and lend a helping hand on Thursdays and Saturdays at the project.

These seem to be the days of most work needed so far.

Tim Comfort, Sisters Elementary School Principal

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