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The Nugget
PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Vol. XLVI No. 27
www.NuggetNews.com
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Six decades of quilting By Sue Stafford | Correspondent
An afternoon spent listening to Kathie Olson talk about her life as a quilter was filled with fun stories, amazing creativity, and great humor expressed when considering her long dedication to the art and craft of quilting. Olson said her sewing machine died years ago and she just never replaced it. For all the years since the machine’s demise, Olson has hand-stitched every bit of every quilt to create professional pieces that are a feast for the eyes. See KATHIE OLSON on page 18
Kathie Olson will have her quilts displayed in front of Beacham’s Clock Co. on Quilt Show Saturday.
County scraps mule deer inventory By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
A plan intended to protect mule deer populations in Central Oregon has ended up as roadkill. At its June 26 meeting, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to withdraw the County’s mule deer inventory update project. The project had included community conversations about the potential creation of the 2023 Mule Deer Winter Range Combining Zone. In May, the Deschutes County Planning Commission had deliberated on the zone following two public hearings in April and recommended approval by a 5-1 vote. P l a n n i n g s t a ff h a s thereby withdrawn the proposal from the Department of Land Conservation and Development. The Board of Commissioners will discuss implementing the Planning Commission’s recommendation to convene a stakeholder group on this topic at the See MULE DEER on page 20
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
Police nab fugitives near Sisters
Don’t be rattled by snakes
A Black Butte Ranch police officer deployed spike strips to stop a fugitive’s vehicle, and Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) deputies took two men into custody on Highway 20 west of Sisters last week. The men arrested were suspects in a shooting incident in Redmond. According to Redmond Police Department (RPD), officers responded to the 1900 block of NW Cedar Ave., at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Monday, June 26, regarding a shooting that had just occurred. Witnesses reported that a black passenger car drove by a residence,
Your odds of seeing a rattlesnake inside the city limits of Sisters are too low to calculate. Nobody seems to remember seeing one in town. Just east and north of town, it’s a different story — although sightings are low, bites lower, and there is no record of death by bite in Deschutes County, although some bites have resulted in emergency care. Your dog is more at risk than you, vets say, as they are naturally prone to get off trail and flush out movement. Curiosity can kill our fourlegged friends, so the best advice is to avoid known rattler areas.
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stopped, and a person inside the vehicle fired multiple rounds from a firearm at a male resident who was in the driveway. The suspect left the location. Officers and Redmond Fire and Rescue personnel provided emergency first aid to the victim, 42-year-old Esaui Mutchler, who died of his wounds on Saturday, July 1. RPD shut down the surrounding area and the Major Incident Team (MIT) was activated to assist RPD in investigating the case. Later on June 26, the Bend Police Department located See FUGITIVES on page 16
By Bill Bartlett Correspondent
PHOTO BY MARK LEPPIN
They’re scary — but they’ll leave you alone Rattlers do not respond to sound. They react to vibration. They rarely, if ever, bite except in a defensive posture.
if you leave them alone.
They will go to great lengths to avoid humans, biologists See RATTLESNAKES on page 19
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