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From the Front Desk
In my role at the front desk of The Nugget I get to handle a wide variety of tasks, from managing databases for subscriptions and classifieds to designing the weekly Announcements page and... — Updated 4/11/2024
Announcements
Sing Your Hearts Out, Sisters! Sing your hearts out with the Low Bar Chorale at The Belfry on Saturday, April 13. Hosted by Age Friendly Sisters Country, it's a night of community, music, and pure energy. These professional musicians will ba... — Updated 4/9/2024 Full story
Letters to the Editor 3/27/2024
Don’t reuse eclipse glasses To the Editor: There is an important safety issue that people should be made aware of concerning the upcoming eclipse on April 8, 2024. People should NOT use old eclipse glasses, especially ones that they used d... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
9 Ways to Gain Media Coverage
“How do I get featured in the media?” It’s a question I hear a lot. Business owners, nonprofits, event producers, entrepreneurs, artists: they all ask. The answers reflect my exper... — Updated 2/20/2024 Full story
Letters to the Editor 2/14/2024
A sick society To the Editor: American society is sick in so many ways. No surprise really, given all the obvious symptoms. Before going further, I know many of you would dismiss my views as negative and offering no solutions. So be it. And... — Updated 2/13/2024 Full story
Old growth to get additional protection under updated plan
America’s oldest trees, most of which are in the West, will get added protection from wildfire and climate change under updated forest plans from the U.S. Forest Service. In announcements over the past week, officials from the Forest S... — Updated 1/2/2024 Full story
Holiday season is in Sisters galleries
This will be the last Sisters Arts Association Fourth Friday Artwalk of 2023. It’s a great opportunity to find gifts that may be just what you’ve been looking for. Canyon Creek Pottery will feature “Raku After Dark.” Master Potter Ken Mer... — Updated 12/19/2023 Full story
A gift for the imagination
What if kids could read and focus? Hey, it happens! Magazines for kids, youth, and children of all ages bring them inspiration and knowledge. Reading on paper helps people develop a level of... — Updated 12/12/2023 Full story
Sisters Folk Festival tickets are on sale
The music is coming back to Sisters next fall. Tickets to the 2024 Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) went on sale Wednesday, December 13. The Festival will take place September 27-29, 2024 at several venues around downtown Sisters. Three-day... — Updated 12/12/2023 Full story
Big Ponderoo Music and Art Festival returns
The second annual Big Ponderoo Music and Art Festival will be held June 29-30, with lively bluegrass and Americana music on the stage at the Three Creeks production facility. The event, under the umbrella of SFF Presents, celebrates the... — Updated 12/5/2023 Full story
C4C names executive director
Kellen Klein was chosen as the new full-time executive director of Citizens4Community (C4C) as of mid-November. He has been serving as the interim director for the past five-and-a-half... — Updated 12/5/2023 Full story
Sisters in Sisters celebrates one-year anniversary
Sisters in Sisters celebrated its one-year anniversary with food and drinks at The Barn on Thursday, during Pride Month. The monthly meetup offers a casual gathering space for LGBTQIA+ folks... — Updated 6/20/2023 Full story
Emergency preparedness is a year-round job
While the general public often only hears about the activities of Sgt. Nathan Garibay’s Deschutes County Emergency Management and Preparedness office during an emergency, his two-person s... — Updated 1/31/2023 Full story
Sisters Folk Festival 2023 tickets go on sale
Tickets to the 2023 Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) go on sale Wednesday, December 14 at 10 a.m. The Festival will take place September 29 - October 1, 2023 at seven venues around downtown Sisters. Three-day all-events tickets will be available... — Updated 12/14/2022 Full story
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oregon Battle of the Books Twelve teams from regional schools, ranging from 3rd to 12th grade, will compete at the Performing Arts Center in Madras on Saturday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. OBOB is a statewide voluntary reading... — Updated 9/27/2022 Full story
Letters to the Editor 08/17/2022
Roundabouts are the right choice To the Editor: In response to Ross Flavel’s letter last week about roundabouts in Sisters, his suggestion of a one-way couplet in town was thoroughly reviewed, and rejected, during the 2008 TSP update. U... — Updated 8/16/2022 Full story
Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival returns
After a two-year hiatus, the Rhythm and Brews festival will be returning to Sisters in 2022. “We are elated to be back this summer,” said festival co-creator Joe Rambo. “Once again makin... — Updated 5/4/2022 Full story
Erin Lane lives out equestrian passion
Erin Lane has always had a passion for horses, ever since she was a young girl. Five years ago, she shifted her career path to combine her passion for horses with her expertise in the... — Updated 3/29/2022 Full story
Determining the future of SES land
With the Sisters School District soon starting construction on a new elementary school, a common question in the community is: “What will become of the current school building?” The building is located at the corner of Highway 20 and North L... — Updated 1/19/2022 Full story
Sisters Garden Club creates quilt puzzle
The Quilts in the Garden Home and Garden Tour organized and conducted by the Sisters Garden Club has been a highlight of Quilt Show Week for the past 20-plus years — that is, until the... — Updated 6/29/2021 Full story
School board spotlight —challenges faced and met
The Sisters School Board at their Wednesday, June 2, meeting honored Ethan Hosang as a double state champion following his wins at the 4A cross country meet and in the 3,000 meters at the 4A track and field meet. The board met at the distric... — Updated 6/8/2021 Full story
City snapshot — wetlands, a mural, and a budget
• Public Works Director Paul Bertagna and Community Development Planning Technician Carol Jenkins both recently celebrated 20 years as City employees. • At the May 20, 5:30 p.m.... — Updated 5/18/2021 Full story
Great Oregon Shakeout: Preparing for the ‘full rip’
January 26, 1700, approximately 9 p.m. — the earth ruptures, coming unzipped along 600 miles of coastline from what is now British Columbia into what is now northern California. The whole world shakes, and it seems like it will never... — Updated 10/6/2020 Full story
Letters to the Editor - 9/23/2020
To the Editor: I started my career as a licensed helicopter mechanic in the early 1970s. I worked heavy-lift helicopter for the good part of 46 years. We pioneered a real environmental-friendly way to yard timber-helicopter logging. All... — Updated 9/22/2020 Full story
Schools will be online for six weeks
In a letter shared with school district staff and families dated July 30, Superintendent Curtiss Scholl announced that school will be conducted under Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) model for the first six weeks of the 2020-21 school... — Updated 8/4/2020 Full story
