Letters to the Editor 12/4/24

Law enforcement and immigration

To the Editor:

I want to thank Sheriff Vander Kamp for his open and unwittingly timely response to “law enforcement and immigrants ” in the November 13 edition, stating “We won’t participate just based on state law,” he said. “We can’t.”

Now two weeks later I’ve noticed a shift in the new administration’s game plan as to how to coerce, bargain, threaten, (pick one that fits) local law enforcement agencies into doing the scud work for Tom Homan (border Czar) and I.C.E. agents, rounding up illegals and holding them for I.C.E. to gather up for transportation to facilities, a.k.a. concentration camps, like the one being purposed in Texas on 1,400-plus acres near the border.

It’s my understanding that law enforcement agencies within communities that willingly participate in these round ups and temporarily hold illegals will be rewarded, while communities that refuse to cooperate will be held accountable in some nefarious and negative fashion. It sounds to me as though there will be no middle ground according to Homan. Google it!

I personally will not be pointing the finger or turning in my neighbor to representatives of I.C.E, but who’s to say that the person two doors down from me won’t? I look to Germany during the rounding up of Jews just as an example and that disturbs me to my core!

Maybe the town I live in can get ahead of this storm barreling down on us by having a long, hard public discussion on how we are going to handle and prepare for it, not if, but when it arrives at our front door. Over and over again I’ve read, heard, been told how Sisters is a community that comes together during hard times. Those times are here, in my opinion, and we can’t ignore that. Playing catch-up is a losing strategy.

I’ll end this with another comment from Sheriff Vander Kamp from the same article on November 13. He interprets his election as a mandate for change. Quote: “We have to build trust,” he said.

W.L. Duggan

Many thanks

To the Editor:

During this season of gratitude and giving, the Seed to Table board and staff extend their thanks for the generous gift, opportunity, and support from the Sisters 100+Women Who Care in November. Funds raised will go to many good uses as Seed to Table prepares its soil for planting, educational programming, and Sisters Farmers Market. Like so many nonprofits, 2024 has been challenging to raise funds with so many worthy causes requiring resources and funding. 100+ Women Who Care has come on strong as a new chapter in Sisters.

The Seed to Table team feels lucky to be chosen to receive funds. Early next year, because of funding like this, Seed to Table Founder and Executive Director, Audrey Tehan, and the fabulous farm team will be starting seeds that will be planted on the farm to provide healthy, locally grown food to families who might not be able to afford quality veggies. Our Education Director, Hannah Joseph, is planning curriculum for farm-based learning for over 1,000 Sisters School District students and many other Central Oregon children. Willa Bauman, our manager for the Sisters Farmers Market, is excited about next year’s market and will be signing up small batch makers and growers for the 2025 season. With support from organizations like 100+ Women Who Care, the future of Seed to Table is bright and full of hope for a wonderful new year.

Many thanks!

Katy Yoder & the Seed to Table Team

Obnoxious

To the Editor:

I found the remarks made by Lisa May on November 20 as a guest columnist to be obnoxious. While she is welcome to believe in her faith, I think it is unacceptable to read about her dogma in The Nugget. The Nugget is for news and information that serves our shared space.

Sunday school is the place for speak or write about one’s biblical convictions, not the community newspaper.

William Davis