Letters, letters, letters

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To the Editor:

What should be the precedent-setting height of communication transmitting towers in Sisters? (See related story, page 7).

The City of Sisters has been asked to permit a 65-foot flagpole/tower for a cell phone company at the future city hall building on Adams Street.

The 18-inch-thick pole would stand over twice as tall as the building. Without native pines around it and , at 65 feet, being taller than all the existing trees in the area, the cellular tower will be a prominent feature in our mountain skyline.

With one or two flags lit up, the tower will be seen 24 hours a day from a long distance away.

Other cell phone companies use the tops of buildings, such as Soda Creek Gallery, for transmitting their signals. These arrangements are far less disrupting to our skyline and provide good transmission service to customers, although it requires more sites.

If the city approves a 65-foot flagpole/tower, we will be setting a precedent and will see more of them.

Call or write city hall or your city councilors as soon as possible and tell them you value our tree and mountain skyline and to keep cell phone sites either on existing buildings or towers at the minimum height.

Thank you,

Tim Clasen

Sisters City Council

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To the Editor:

I have lived in Central Oregon for over 20 years. I call this area my home because of the beauty I see here every day: the blue sky, the mountains, the juniper and the many people who have become friends.

A year and a half ago, I adopted a baby girl. She is the love of my life. I love her beauty, her smile, her hugs and her complete acceptance of life and everything around her.

I felt so comfortable bringing my daughter into this community because of what I knew of the people who lived here. And just as my daughter is accepting of those around her, the people of this community accepted my daughter with open arms. She brings them joy, happiness and a smile whenever they see her.

When I first heard that an individual dared bring the issue of racism into our community, I reacted with fear ("Recent hate messages mandate a response," The Nugget, October 13, page 2).

I wanted to protect my child and simply disappear. However, fear turned to anger as I resolved not to let racism destroy what so many of us have worked to create; a community of caring and thoughtful people.

Racism is pure hate, regardless of the motives. My daughter is raised in a loving environment and will always be taught to love and respect people. I have been blessed with a beautiful little girl who has been lovingly accepted by so many of you.

She is a child with brown skin and like all your children, she deserves to grow up free of hatred.

With respect,

Susan and Jesse Rose Sailor

Editor's note:

The hate messages referred to by Sergeant Wayne Inman in his column last month were disturbing. Sergeant Inman's cautions about letting the seed of racism grow are certainly sound.

However, it appears that the letters sent to a Sisters business and a church were the nearly-incoherent ramblings of someone who apparently suffers from some mental disturbance. The messages probably do not represent any broader racist tendency in the Sisters community.

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To the Editor:

On Saturday, October 23, my friend and I had driven 10 hours to spend a weekend in your beautiful town which I really love.

We missed the turn to where we were staying so I pulled off the road to make a U-turn and ended getting the rear tire stuck in the dirt. Well, first we put a blanket under the tire and the tire spun it right out, next not having much to work with we were putting cardboard under it, well you know that didn't work either.

You must remember we are city girls.

At this point I'm on the phone with AAA for 15 minutes trying to explain where we are.

Many men are driving by just kind of smiling at us, thanks a lot guys.

After about 20 minutes a big beautiful black truck ( a Dodge Ram I think) pulls over and the most beautiful little blond woman jumps out to help, she also had her little boy with her who is about three or four.

The first thing she says, "I can't believe no one stopped to help you, I had an errand to do down the road but I was so sure someone would help that I kept on going."

She goes to the back of her truck gets a shovel (bigger than her) starts digging the dirt out from under the tire, then she gets a block of wood out and puts that under the tire, takes my keys and pulls the car out.

She says I'm putting you up on the road and don't you dare back up. She truly is my little angel.

Dayvona thank you so much for helping us.

This is one of the many reasons I love Sisters so much.

Thank you,

Yvonne E. Moss

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To the Editor:

Thank you to everyone who sent cards and flowers and well wishes after my mother passed away.

It was a very hard time and I couldn't have gotten through it without all my friends and family.

A special thank-you to Kay, Diane, Lynn, Gudrun and Dad and Jeni.

Love you all,

Pam Creason and Sammie

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To the Editor:

Thank you, Cooper Nagel - you were a great assistant coach for the Pony Express soccer team. Your dedication to our team made the experience so much more enjoyable for all of us.

Thank you to the sponsor of our U-6 soccer team. Because of you we were able to experience the team play and sportsmanship that is so necessary for the development of young athletes.

Kirk Jacobsen