News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Charlie Kanzig, counselor at Sisters High School, is retiring after this school year after nearly 35 years working with students. Kanzig has been in and out of Sisters in his career but was happy to have completed his career at Sisters High School as the counselor for the past four years after a brief interlude working in South Korea. Kanzig began his career as a language arts teacher for seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Mary’s grade school in Stayton, Oregon. He g... Full story
Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band will be performing their one and only Central Oregon show on Wednesday, June 27, at Sisters High School, as part of the celebration of the organization’s campaign purchase of the Sisters Art Works building, where it has its headquarters. “The capital campaign is titled Connected by Creativity and is basically a two-phase process to purchase this building that can be developed as a center for creativity in the community,” said Sisters Folk... Full story
Maggie Bidasolo, a 2017 Sisters High School graduate, was destined to be a Duck since birth. Now a sophomore at the University of Oregon, Bidasolo is making a difference in children’s lives through her involvement with the organization Youth Movement at the University. Bidasolo is a sports business major at the University. She always knew she wanted to enter the business program and college with a passion project. “I entered my freshman year eager to find a passion pro... Full story
Wyatt Hernandez, a senior at Sisters High School, has signed with Willamette University in Salem to be the placekicker for their football team. Hernandez overcame significant adversity to stay in a game he loves. He was injured during a football practice his freshman year of high school. He suffered a severe concussion, which resulted in loss of memory, a severe speech impediment, and inability to read. Hernandez worked with speech therapists and with his teachers and family... Full story
Five-piece Celtic super group 'mar is set to warm up snowy Sisters on the Sisters Folk Festival Winter Concert Series stage as the third and final installment of the concert series on Monday, March 18. The band consists of five current and former members of the Celtic bands Manaran, RURA, Talisk, Barrule, Cara, Mabon, Mec Lir and The Lowground, all of which have collectively won titles including multiple BBC Radio Folk 2 awards. Talisk performed at the Sisters Folk Festival... Full story
Boston-based band Darlingside will be returning to Sisters March 6 for their fifth time, as the second installment of the Winter Concert Series. Darlingside first came to Sisters for the Sisters Folk Festival in 2014. Since, they've returned to play the festival again as well as the Winter Concert Series and other fundraising events. The band has become a favorite within the community, especially among younger audiences. "We always know we are going to be going back to Sisters... Full story
Shuler's Pizza, newly opened in the former Papandrea's building, is bringing a fondly remembered past into the future. "I remember Papandrea's (Pizza) being there and just knew that that building had to be a pizza parlor," said co-owner Darla Shuler. Shuler's Pizza is owned by Darla, son Zac and daughter-in-law Haley. Haley grew up in Redmond and went to high school there. She then moved to the valley where she met Darla's son, Zac. They married six years ago, and moved to... Full story
Nicole Duenes, local freelance artist, recently painted the murals of the arena and entryway to Cascade Laser Tag. Duenes' kids take classes at Outlaw Martial Arts, also owned by Cascade Laser Tag founders Marty and Jaymie Kaczmarek. The family and the couple made a connection and would always see one another at classes. The Kaczmareks mentioned that they were opening a laser tag place next door to Outlaw Martial Arts, and Duenes offered to paint anything they needed. Duenes a... Full story
Running through a black-lit, fogged-up arena, players fire infrared beams across the room. The players wear colored vests and aim for sensors in order to "tag" their opponent. It's happening now in the shopping plaza near Bi-Mart. Marty and Jaymie Kaczmarek, owners of Cascade Laser Tag, opened up their arena for games on Halloween night. The couple and their sons decided to open up laser tag because of their fun experience with it on spring break vacation in Arizona. Jaymie -... Full story
Old-fashioned poker is heating up winter at Sisters Saloon. Traditional poker nights held in Sisters have been going on for more than 20 years. However, this year, a new poker instructor came to town - and he has increased attendance at Wednesday-night poker upstairs in the historic Sisters Saloon. Bud Wells recently moved to Sisters as he has relatives close by, and he started hanging around at Wednesday-night poker. Wells comes from a poker-playing family. "When I was... Full story
Wonderly Painting in Sisters is changing hands at the start of the year. Tim Wonderly started his own painting business in November of 2005 and has been working in and around the community of Sisters since then. Wonderly started out in the restaurant and food-management industry. That is how he ended up in Central Oregon. He was working at the Marriott Hotel in Portland back in the 1990s, but it wasn't his cup of tea. He started putting his resumé out and saw a job openin... Full story
Amy Helm, a singer-songwriter with influences of Americana, country, blues and gospel will be returning to Sisters as a performer at the Sisters Folk Festival. Helm comes from rock-and-roll royalty, being the daughter of The Band's drummer and singer, Levon Helm. But she has made a name for herself playing in a number of bands over the years, since she was 14 years old. "From the time I was young I knew I wanted to be in the music industry. I continued to play in bands and... Full story
Lyricist and singer-songwriter Dar Williams will play next weekend's Sisters Folk Festival for the first time as a headliner. Williams is a well-known singer-songwriter who has been performing and writing songs most of her life. "I don't know how well being a singer-songwriter would work without the combination of writing a story and then performing that story," Williams told The Nugget. Williams' most recent album, "Emerald," was released a few years ago, but many of the... Full story
Melody Youngblood, singer-songwriter and Oregon native, now living in Kentucky, is returning to her home state and home community to perform at the Sisters Folk Festival. Youngblood grew up in the Portland area with her family. When she was 16 years old, she left her family and went over the mountains to Sisters to be a part of the Americana Project. She started out living out of her car and attending Sisters High School. People in the community took her in and gave her... Full story
For the third year in a row, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District is hosting firefighters from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in southern England. Returning for his third time, Station Manager and International Exchange Director David Hodge came with shift supervisors and firefighters Dan Burden and Rob Gargaro, who are visiting Oregon for their first time. They were training and touring Oregon with the Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD for two weeks. "It was advertised to our... Full story
Ron Artis II and his band The Truth are among the headliners for this year's Sisters Folk Festival. Artis' voice contains elements of old-style jazz, with a driving blues beat from the band behind him. He produces a smooth blues guitar sound and rich vocals. Based out of the North Shore of Hawaii, Ron Artis II, named after his father, is the eldest son in a family of 11. Artis grew up making music with his family and played in the Ron Artis Family Band. Until 2015, the band... Full story
Alana Lukens, graduate of the class of 2018, has been busy in the summer leading up to her first year of college. Lukens, 18, decided to put on a fundraiser for the homeless community of Bend. Lukens approached the Backdoor Café as well as leaders at the Bend United Methodist Church to put on a fundraiser to raise money for the homeless community to have resources made available to them. "I had the idea to do a concert at the location, and thought it would be cool to... Full story
The Celtic band Altan is the third and final installment of the Sisters Folk Festival Summer Concert Series sponsored by First Interstate Bank. Altan is known worldwide for their traditional Irish sound. Their sound varies from sensitive and touching old Irish tunes to hard-hitting Irish jigs. Altan has danced away audiences all the way from Donegal to Tokyo and all the way to Sisters. The band founders are Irish natives, as stated by their website: Belfast flute-player... Full story
A 75-year-old woman hailing from Tillamook County was found safe Saturday evening, after being reported missing with her dog by her husband from Creekside Park in Sisters. Roberta Siegmann was reported to have memory issues. Her husband, Gerry Siegmann, who was a vendor at the Antiques in the Park fair, called the sheriff's office at about 6 p.m. to report his wife missing when he realized she was gone from the city camp. Sheriff's deputies were able to canvas the area and... Full story
Sisters local Zachary Lusby, a recent graduate of the University of Oregon, is off to teach English in Japan. Lusby grew up in Sisters and attended Redmond Proficiency Academy and then the University of Oregon. Lusby received his first paycheck from The Nugget in 2008. Lusby was a correspondent for a time, writing stories about events at Sisters Movie House, including the "Twilight" series screenings. He also wrote pieces on youths' reception of certain films that would come... Full story
David Jacobs-Strain, an Oregon native and frequent performer in Sisters, will be returning with his band, The Crunk Mountain Boys on Friday, June 29, to kick off summer concerts at Angeline's Bakery. Jacobs-Strain and his band have frequently performed in Sisters - at least twice a year - and David returns as a solo artist throughout the year. David Jacobs-Strain made his debut in Sisters when he was 17 years old at the Sisters Folk Festival. David has a special place in his... Full story
Thomas Arends, a Sisters High School graduate, class of 2009, will be returning to work at the University of Oregon this upcoming season - as Director of Player Personnel. Arends attended the University of Oregon from 2009-2012 studying economics with a minor in business. He had always had a natural interest and inclination toward sports. "When I was young, at sleepovers I wouldn't want to watch cartoons or movies, I would want to watch SportsCenter," he said. He always had a... Full story
Sisters knows better than most communities how much wildfire can affect the environment, the economy, and people's health and well-being. The community hosted Dr. Paul Hessburg on Thursday evening at The Belfry to talk about living with the ever-present threat of wildfire. Hessburg is a landscape ecologist with the Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station and a member of the University of Washington's affiliate faculty. His presentation, "The Era of Megafires," came... Full story
Sisters favorite Darlingside is set to return as the third installment of Sisters Folk Festival's Winter Concert Series. It will be their fourth time on the Sisters stage; they first came to the Sisters Folk Festival in 2014. "Sisters is a place we always look forward to going," Dave Senft told The Nugget. Darlingside is known around the nation for their unique folk/alternative sound. However, they don't like labels on their music because they incorporate many different genres... Full story
We Banjo 3 is a Celtic/ bluegrass band hailing from Galway on the west coast of Ireland. The band is made up of two sets of siblings: David and Martin Howley and Edna and Fergal Scahill. They will take the stage at the Sisters High School auditorium on Monday, February 12, in the second Sisters Folk Festival winter concert of the season. David Howley spoke with The Nugget after his return home to Nashville, Tennessee, after touring Europe. Howley now resides in Nashville. The... Full story
