Letters to the Editor 07/09/2014

To the Editor:

This is to Ms. Linda Davis' response about Tollgate being surveyed (Letters to the Editor, July 2).

We live in Tollgate and we were NEVER asked or surveyed about whether we wanted a trail. I don't oppose the trail - just put it closer to Highway 20 and not closer to us.

Carin Baker

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To the Editor:

Kudos to Linda Davis for her excellent letter regarding bike trails to and from Sisters. She said just what many of us in Tollgate and Sisters feel, in a very succinct and clear manner.

I wanted to reply to Greg Werts in a letter to The Nugget, but Linda has said it perfectly.

I fervently hope that a paved trail between Sisters and Tollgate and on to Black Butte Ranch will be a reality in the near future. Some of us cannot wait too long, or we will not be able to use the trail.

Sue Edgerton

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To the Editor:

It worked for me! Jim Anderson wasn't kidding last week speaking of the "fearsome" pileated woodpecker decoy. After several weeks of annoying racket and about a half-dozen new holes in our cedar siding I asked Jim what I could do about it.

He said, "I have the answer" and loaned me the decoy, which I mounted near the new holes. After that I'm aware of only one visitor, who didn't hang around long. After five

or six days I removed it, then mixed wood putty with cayenne pepper and filled the openings.

It's over a month later now and the silence is golden. And thanks too to Don Rowe, the decoy's creator, for offering up this unique solution.

Frank Baldwin

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To the Editor:

Your commentary on World War I ("June 28, 1914: The day the world changed," The Nugget, June 26) was an exceptionally well-articulated summary of the cause, impact, and effect today of World War I. I'd be pleased if you would publish my compliment to you.

Dave Johnson

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To the Editor:

Thank you to The Nugget for publishing the honor roll to acknowledge our students' achievements. I'm amazed that there are so many students doing so well. At my last recollection, the graduating class was about 100.

In my counting the names listed, it appears that if you're in the top 70 percent of your graduating class you've made the list. What an achievement!

What does above 4.0 mean? Is it 4.0-6.0? Why not list the top 5 percent instead of above 4.0. Then the next 10 percent instead of 3.5-4.0?

I believe that the current method gives our students a false feeling of accomplishment. Let's be honest with our evaluation of our students based on their standing among their peers. If the system is too easy, then not enough information is being given in the classroom to challenge their learning

process.

If we as a community wish to embrace the quality of the education provided, there needs to be a real measurement of the level of learning. I challenge the schools to reevaluate how they announce to the community the level of learning here in Sisters.

Greg Stohl