• Sisters salutes - 10/21/2020

  On behalf of Sisters High School, Tim Roth, Rand Runco, and Joe Hosang wrote: “We would like to salute the Sisters Athletic Club (SAC), Tate Metcalf, and every employee at SAC for their generosi
• Highway 22 reopens

  Travel between Sisters and the Willamette Valley took a long step toward normalization as Highway 22 reopened to traffic in the Santiam Canyon on Tuesday, October 11. Oregon Department of Transportati
• Prescribed burning set to begin in Sisters Country

  The season for prescribed burning has arrived. Sisters Ranger District fuels specialists have identified two critical areas — the Metolius Basin and areas adjacent to the Highway 20 and Ind

• Sisters Elementary preschool has openings

  The preschool conducted by Sisters Elementary School and funded through Oregon’s Preschool Promise Grant is still accepting applications from qualified families.  The preschool has hired te
• Sisters School Board snapshot

  • Martha Hindman, special programs administrator, gave an update at last week’s school board meeting on mental-health support still available through the Child Center with some changes. Stu
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  Sisters youth helps keep up bird habitat

  Henry David Thoreau wrote of the bird that “carries the sky on his back.” The Western bluebird has a sky-blue back and russet chest and flanks. They’re birds of open spaces, so look

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  Celebrating market success through the pandemic

  In a year marked by canceled events, separation, and loss, it can be difficult to focus on the positives. But one place that positive energy was palpable this summer was in Fir Street Park each Sunday
• EDCO announces BVC finalists for investment

  Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) has announced the top five Early Stage finalists advancing to the 17th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on October 15 and 16. These companies will co
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  Businesses support studio tour

  Two local businesses – Sisters Movie House and Hayden Homes – are joining with Sisters Arts Association to feature artists’ work on the days of the Artist Studio Tour. A wood carving

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  Sisters Folk Festival to dedicate art gallery

  Sisters Folk Festival is dedicating their new visual arts gallery in the Sisters Artworks Building in honor of Cindy and Duncan Campbell. The dedication is set for Friday, October 23, with a celebrati
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  Venardos Circus returns to Central Oregon with live show

  Get ready for the “Greatest Show on Earth” — Halloween weekend with the Venardos Circus when it returns to Redmond at the Deschutes Fairgrounds under the big top. The stage will have
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  The evil spirit of the Great North Woods

  As the seasons turn into the waning of the year, October is the month for exploring the uncanny. Through this month, The Nugget will explore some spooky folk mythology from various cultures that make

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  Exploring Scott Lake

  Highway 242 over McKenzie Pass has reopened. So, now is the time to take advantage of the wonders of the McKenzie Highway before it closes again for the winter. Our visit to Scott Lake actually took p
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  Tracksters wrap up ‘mini-season’

  The Sisters Outlaws hosted a three-way meet under blue autumn skies on Tuesday, October 6 to wrap up the spring sports mini season. Tuesday’s meet included a surprise school record in a seldom-r
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  Outlaws athletes are back on track

  Athletic contests, non-existent in the area for months due to COVID-19, are slowly returning, allowing Sisters High School track-and-field program to host an informal, abbreviated competition against

• Sheriff’s office launches ‘health of the force’ initiative

  In 2019, 228 law enforcement officers in the United States took their own lives. The profession of law enforcement is one of the most potentially dangerous and traumatizing careers in the country. &nb
• Asking the wrong diet questions

  As a nutrition coach working with people to help them lead a more healthful life, I get questions constantly — questions such as: “Should I avoid grains?” “Does fruit have too
• Staying fire-safe in the kitchen

  The fall ushers in the season of home-cooked meals with family — which means more time in the kitchen. And that’s the most vulnerable place in the house to fire. “Nationally, co

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