News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A cabin under construction at Lake Creek Lodge. photo by Conrad Weiler Voting 3-0, Jefferson County Commissioners last week approved changes submitted by owners Gordon and Jeff Jones to their proposed Lake Creek Lodge. These changes come after LUBA (Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals) remanded back to Jefferson County two of the nine challenges filed by the Friends of the Metolius. The project calls for 23 new cabins to be built on the 41.9-acre site. These would join the existing 16 older cabins already on the grounds. A... Full story
Steve Burch tees off. photo by Conrad Weiler The "three Ps" of a Robert Graves-designed golf course are Playability, Practicality and Pulchritude (great physical beauty and appeal). All three were much in evidence last weekend as 170 pro and amateur golfers competed at Black Butte Ranch's Big Meadow Golf Course, which was designed by Graves. Thirty-six teams (one pro, four amateurs) played rounds on Saturday and Sunday under warm, sunny skies during the 70th Oregon Open ProAm. Shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.... Full story
Paul Bennett discusses his tapestries during the Sisters Art Stroll. The artist worked for years with Pendelton Woolen Mills to develop the tapestries. Hundreds of people turned out for the stroll on Saturday. photo by Conrad Weiler Balmy weather greeted throngs of strollers at Sisters' sixth annual summer Art Stroll last Saturday, June 19. The mellow crowd was treated to a wide variety of art, dancing, food and music throughout town. Highlighting events was Paul Bennett's unveiling of his new series of tapestries at the High... Full story
New cabin under construction at Lake Creek Lodge. photo by Conrad Weiler June 25, 2004 -- Voting 3-0, Jefferson County Commissioners approved changes submitted by owners Gordon and Jeff Jones to their proposed Lake Creek Lodge at last week's meeting in Madras. These changes come after LUBA (Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals) remanded back to Jefferson County two of the nine challenges filed by the Friends of the Metolius. The project calls for 23 new cabins to be built on the 41.9-acre site. These would join the existing 16... Full story
Grant Carleton displays his catch, assisted by Sherrie McCord. photo by Conrad Weiler About 600 children enjoyed a dream day of fishing last Saturday, June 12, at Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery in Camp Sherman. Each child, 10 years old and under, gets to catch one "big one" from the large holding pond at the hatchery. "This event has been going on for about 15 years," said Mike Sims, fish specialist at the hatchery, as he helped children weigh their catch and prepared them to take it home in an iced bag. Mike and about 40 other... Full story
Dwight Smith, right, confers with Todd Dunkelberg about library plans. photo by Conrad Weiler Todd Dunkelberg told the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOL) that the new Sisters Library should be completed by late next year (2005). Dunkelberg, who is assistant administrator for the Deschutes Public Library System, made his prediction at the annual potluck meeting for the group held at Sisters Community Church meeting hall last week. He said negotiations with the City of Sisters are continuing. "The location of the new library... Full story
Mark Thompson takes a look back at NASA's technological history. photo by Conrad Weiler There's a lot of interest in digital photography these days, with sales of digital cameras surpassing film cameras. Mark Thompson of Sisters remembers building the first digital camera for NASA in the early 1990s. "We were working on the space shuttle program and the astronauts would use Nikon F4s and Hasselblad film cameras to record images from space and bring them back," Thompson said. "However, we were looking for a quicker way to see... Full story
Fran McNa displays jewelry at her new gallery in Sisters. photo by Conrad Weiler The newly opened Wild Rivers Gallery in Town Square offers a variety of watercolors and mixed media artworks by several Northwest artists. Of particular interest are the watercolor landscapes of Hank Weber, "Pots of Color" by Carolyn Gunderson and L. Marie Miller's humorous "Two Cranky Girls." Owner Fran McNa also features jewelry, pottery and textiles in her nicely decorated shop. She was born in Salem and now lives in Sisters. "The shop's name... Full story
Celebrating their Wohelo award: (L.-R.) Rikki Glick, Jackie Grittman, Crystal Metcalf, Teresse MacKenzie, Amber Craigg, Josh Simone. photo by Conrad Weiler Celebrating many years of friendship and service through Camp Fire USA, six local students received their Wohelo (Work, Help, Love) awards at Sisters High School on Sunday evening. A large group of family, friends, and officials applauded the efforts and accomplishments of Amber Craigg, Rikki Glick, Jackie Grittman, Teresse MacKenzie, Crystal Metcalf and Josh Simone in... Full story
Since 1963, when local farmers got together, Cloverdale has had a rural fire protection district. "May is the annual drive to enlist new volunteers to join this elite local group," said training officer and Captain John Thomas. Cloverdale has two stations and covers 50 square miles of territory between Sisters, Redmond and Bend according to Thomas. "We have the latest tech in our department. Each station has an engine, tender (with 3,000 gallon water capacity), a heavy brush rig, and a first-response vehicle with... Full story
Sisters' new softball field was a labor of love for many local community members. photo by Conrad Weiler The vision of a new softball field becomes reality this week for coaches and players of the Lady Outlaws' young team. "We'd like to invite all our loyal supporters out for Thursday's (May 13) 5 p.m. game with Stayton and our final game with North Marion on Monday afternoon," said assistant coach Amber McCloud. "The new field has been completed and we're ready for action." And supporters there are, including Mike Burke of... Full story
Kris Martinson points out areas requiring recreation passes. photo by Conrad Weiler Folks interested in local hiking, picnicking and boating using Forest Service recreational facilities this summer will be faced with an array of different options for recreation passes. "This is part of a national strategy offering consistency," said Martinson. "There are some changes in this new phase for recreation access and the public will have to do some shopping for what pass or passes work best for them." The good news is that the... Full story
Camp Sherman residents have been wondering when roads closed after last summer's B&B Complex Fire would reopen. Now they have an answer. "We'll start opening some roads starting on Saturday, April 17," said Kris Martinson of the Sisters Ranger District. "This will be in stages with Priority 1 roads being opened first and then, as snow recedes, Priority 2 roads will be opened. The 'open' roads will be marked with orange dots (on road markers) to alert people which roads are legal to travel on." There will be 16 Priority 1... Full story
Citizens review ODOT's plans for a bridge. photo by Conrad Weiler Local residents weighed in last week on a proposal to replace a bridge over Lake Creek near milepost 87 west of Sisters on Highway 20. A meeting hosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was held Thursday, March 18, in the Sisters Best Western Ponderosa Lodge conference room. ODOT unveiled the agency's current preferred option for the bridge, which is located between the old Suttle Lake Resort access road and the lake's newly-constructed access r... Full story
Jean Nave, President of the Sisters country Historical Society, displays ancient artifacts uneartheed at Black Butte Ranch. photo by Conrad Weiler The Black Butte Ranch Historical Society has grown to become the Sisters country Historical Society. "We wanted to expand community involvement in our group and have more local area people with an interest in history come together," said President Jean Nave. "The recent "History of Central Oregon" presentation at Sisters COCC's Lunch and Learn program had 48 people sign up from... Full story
Lake Creek Lodge. photo by Conrad Weiler The future of Camp Sherman's Lake Creek Lodge is up in the air again as Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) sent back for review Jefferson County's decision approving expansion of the lodge. The three-member LUBA Board denied seven of nine errors charged by petitioner Friends of the Metolius. However, the board sustained two claims of error on the part of Jefferson County. The remand clouds the future of Gordon and Jeff Jones, owners of Lake Creek Lodge, and their year-long... Full story
Clair Kunkel (left) discusses cougars with Lee Farm. photo by Conrad Weiler Heightened local interest in cougars brought Clair Kunkel as guest speaker to the Saturday, February 28, Cabin Fever Potluck at Camp Sherman's community hall. Kunkel, who is a manager with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) stationed in Bend, reported two recent cougars trapped by officials in the Sisters country, plus a third killed by a hunter on Green Ridge. "You're living in a wildlife refuge," Kunkel told his audience, "and what... Full story
Qwest's Ron Trullinger (r.) explains DSL service to Mitch Martin at the Camp Sherman General Store. photo by Conrad Weiler Qwest Digital Subscriber Internet service (DSL) now covers most of the Camp Sherman community. An earlier report (The Nugget, October 29, 2003) explained that Qwest's initial DSL service served only part of Camp Sherman. At that time, Ron Trullinger, Qwest Regional Community Manager, had promised a possible solution during the first quarter of 2004. That commitment has been met during February 2004. "We... Full story
Central Oregon artist Cate O'Hagan held a meeting in Sisters last week describing future planning and funds distribution for the Deschutes County Cultural Coalition (called DC3 for short). In a meeting at the historic old Sisters Library O'Hagan outlined past, present and future goals for the organization. "We support cultural resources and encourage greater awareness of local culture in Central Oregon. Our group covers Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties," she said. "Our organization strengthens relations between local... Full story
The ongoing debate over the future of Camp Sherman's Lake Creek Lodge continued last week at a Salem appeal hearing before the state Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). For the past nine months, brothers Gordon and Jeff Jones, owners of Lake Creek Lodge, have been moving their proposal for adding 23 new cabins, a meeting hall and refurbishing the existing cabins through a series of governmental processes. This included meetings with Camp Sherman's Local Area Council (LAC), Jefferson County's Planning Commission and the... Full story
Well-known Camp Sherman master quilter Andrea Balosky will be heading for language school in Darjeeling, India, in March. First she plans a visit with her mother in Oahu, Hawaii, where she was born and raised; then she is on to India to start the nine-month Tibetan language program. To help finance her trip, Andrea recently held a sale of many of her possessions. A weekend sale in Sisters attracted a large number of friends and well-wishers. "I want to thank all the people who came to my sale and the help they gave me," said... Full story
Camp Sherman residents line up for dinner at a Cabin Fever Potluck. photo by Conrad Weiler January's snow created some genuine cabin fever --and produceda large turnout for Camp Sherman's first Cabin Fever potluck dinner of the New Year on Saturday, January 24. Meeting at the historic Community Hall, friends, neighbors and guests basked in friendly conversations and the warmth of the large fireplace during the social hour. Dinner supplied a large variety of tasty foods including salads, pizza, meat loaf, stuffed cream puffs,... Full story
The elusive Camp Sherman area cougar was captured early Sunday morning, January 18, near Pine Lodge Road. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and Forest Service personnel set a large animal trap near the swimming pool and cabana in the Metolius Meadows residential area. The trapping procedure started one week ago. The animal has been seen around housing areas for quite some time. Since this is an inhabited area with small children around, officials considered the cougar a threat. A resident's household cat had been... Full story
Kathy Johnson, library volunteer, with the kestrel bird house she won at Sisters Library Christmas dinner. Jim Anderson is at right. photo by Conrad Weiler Peg Bermel, Sisters Library Manager, hosted the annual Christmas party for library volunteers at Sisters' St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church meeting hall last week. The event honoring 28 volunteers featured a social hour, dinner and dessert and stories from local naturalist Jim Anderson. Also recognized during the evening's ceremonies were Friends of the Library Board;... Full story
Cathy McLaurin (r.) explains her work to artists Janit Brockway (l.) and Kit Stafford. photo by Conrad Weiler A gathering of local artists met last week at the CATS (Community Action Team of Sisters) office in Sisters to hear Cathy McLaurin describe her Installation Art projects. She is currently a visiting artist at Camp Caldera near Blue Lake. Installation Art uses a wide variety of media in a created location -- an installation. One of McLaurin's projects involves collecting secrets. She started this in the Boston area... Full story
