Letters, letters, letters

To the Editor:

The Squaw Creek Committee is delighted that you printed the story about our efforts to improve the watershed. I do however, need to call attention to one mistake in the headline and lead paragraph ("Local watershed committee to restore creek flows," December 9, p. 16).

The Nugget stated that we were "restoring pre-irrigation flows to Squaw Creek." It is not and has never been our intent to restore flows to pre-irrigation levels.

It is true that the creek is currently oversubscribed, but it is not true that it cannot support appropriate irrigation. Without irrigation, we would see Sisters return to the desert. Agriculture would disappear. The many beautiful farms and ranches that provide open space and wildlife corridors would no longer meet agricultural land laws. They would either turn to sagebrush or conceivably be converted for suburban housing development.

This is not the vision that we own.

We voted to improve the flow of Squaw Creek. We see improved creek flow coming from conservation, identifying new sources of water available with our improved technology, and purchasing land which is leaving agricultural status. We are hoping to achieve more balance in our watershed, not to exclude humans

altogether.

Sincerely,

Bob Bridgeford, Chairman

To the Editor:

Why is Sisters abandoning its 1880s Western theme?

The new building at Cascade and Larch is clearly Victorian architecture. Now we read that a new hotel is proposed that will be 45 feet high, exceeding the city standard of 30 feet. Western and/or Frontier building styles of the 1880s were not 45 feet high.

The city is rapidly losing its identity. Are the planning commission and city council asleep?

Howard Paine

To the Editor:

I am writing on behalf of the Animal Rescue League which is a non-profit

organization working to prevent cruelty to animals by housing the homeless and sick animals of our community until quality homes can be found for them.

At this time of year, when everyone's financial focus is on the holidays, we find it hard to acquire the money needed to support the animals entrusted to us.

We currently have 200-plus animals in our facility at 63350 N. Hwy. 97 and another 200 in foster homes. Many of our animals require medical care and special diets this time of year due to the weather. These demands on finances can be overwhelming. We are in need of your support. A donation at this time would be greatly appreciated.

From our families to yours "Happy Holiday Season!"

Sincerely,

Rita King

President, Animal Rescue League

To the Editor:

Thanks to generous church contributions and the volunteer power of Sisters Habitat for Humanity, several families from The Pines that needed help relocating received assistance.

Over a hundred volunteer hours were given and about $1,500 was donated. This money was used to help with moving expenses, temporary lodging, utility hook-up charges etc. It is a certainty that without this help some of the families who were without options would have faced homelessness.

Thank you for caring.

Sisters Ministerial Association and Sisters Habitat for Humanity

To the Editor:

Somewhere in this house is a little book: the story of the gingerbread man who, when still half-baked,popped from the oven and ran down the lane.

Through the village he ran saying, "Run, run, as fast as you can but you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man."

In the end, he was ferried across the river by a fox who gobbled him up.

Today we are watching the drama of two presidents - one who evades weapons inspectors by retreating to any of his scores of palaces and one who plays hide-and-seek with words.

Are we watching unfold the fable of two runaway cookies or are Clinton and Saddam just a pair of crummy sneakers?

Frances S. Head

To the Editor:

What I like about getting older: I can feel my whole face when I smile, so who cares about wrinkles; my happiness shows to all as well as me.

When you're older, you know what tastes you like, but you might be willing to others.

You can count on your friends, but you can't count them on your fingers or toes.

Just when you've lost touch of your childhood, another child reminds you of it. When the smell of a new box of crayons is better than every other smell.

How about when you sneeze, who says "Bless you!"

Koren Sasson