News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is conjuring up some Mardi Gras magic at its masquerade ball set for Friday, February 22. Don your mask, catch a few beads, and find out the winners of the 2012 annual Sisters Country awards. The masquerade ball will include a full no-host bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres provided by The Depot Café, and a silent auction. At the event the Sisters chamber will present the 2012 annual awards for Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Non-profit of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Customer... Full story
On Monday, January 14, Ray's Food Place began implementing a new policy in which they will no longer offer customers the choice of plastic bags at checkout. Ray's parent company C&K Market made the change in response to the company's renewed commitment to be a leader when it comes to responsible, sustainable practices regarding plastic bag waste. "By making this change, we hope to make a positive impact on each local and regional community we serve," explained Greg Sandino,... Full story
Looking for a new class community service project for the month of December, Katie Parsons' third- and fourth-grade class at Sisters Elementary School picked The Humane Society of Central Oregon out of a group of 10 organizations and raised $700 through a pledge drive to read as many minutes as possible, for a certain pledge amount. The 24 students read 20,500 minutes in the month of December to raise the $700. "We came up with a list of 10 charities that we could possibly... Full story
Sisters High School students served up some probing questions for U.S. Senator Wyden Friday during a two-hour town hall meeting in the SHS auditorium. A number of local citizens and several veterans groups also quizzed the three-term Senator. When elected to the U.S. senate, Wyden committed to have a town hall meeting in every county in Oregon every year. The Sisters town hall meeting was the 640th such meeting and the topics covered included gun control, legislative... Full story
Mildred M. Swisher, 90, died Friday, January 11, at an assisted living home in Bend. Millie was a 72-year resident of Klamath Falls, relocating in June to the Central Oregon area to be near her son, Steven, and daughter-in-law, Novella. Mildred Mae Doyle was born in Roseburg on December 4, 1922. She grew up in Grants Pass and married her husband, Frank Keith Swisher, on February 9, 1940. They settled in Klamath Falls where she lived until her recent move. Keith preceded her... Full story
The Roundhouse Foundation of Sisters has offered a $10,000 challenge pledge to help make the proposed new Kiwanis Food Bank building a reality. The building project involves removal of the existing pre-World War II garage where Kiwanis presently operates the food bank, and construction of a safe and functional food bank warehouse, office, and reception area on the Kiwanis property at the corner of Main Avenue and Oak Street in Sisters. The overall cost of the project is $125,000. Kiwanis has operated a Food Bank to help... Full story
The next community meeting for the Cascade Avenue improvement project is set for Wednesday, January 23 from 8 to 10 a.m. at Sisters City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to report back to Cascade Avenue business and property owners about the placement of streetscape features, most notably street trees and other landscape features. The streetscape design team, SERA Architects, and Green Works Design met with individual business and property owners in early January to hear concerns about street tree placement and business... Full story
If you've lived in Sisters for long, it becomes clear that this little town has an uncanny ability to attract interesting, productive people. Whether it's through their volunteer work, past accomplishments or current endeavors these folks are a big part of what make Sisters special. An example is a woman who has lived in town since 2004. She came to Sisters through a serendipitous introduction and soon found she loved the town and the man too much to ever leave. Ten years... Full story
Sisters teen Lindsay Soliz has been named Jefferson County Rodeo Queen. Soliz, 17, will be a 2013 graduate from Redmond High School, with hopes to be on the livestock or meats judging team at Chico State University, where she will major in ranch management. Lindsay has always had a passion for animals. She began showing horses in 4-H with her rescue horse, Dodger. With performing events from showmanship to drill team, she has gained a greater understanding of how to... Full story
Mr. Protas, you are wrong on every point you raised in your opinion piece (The Nugget, January 9, page 2). However, it is your First Amendment right to have your views published. This constitutional right was made number one for a reason and correspondingly the Second Amendment was made number two in the bill of rights for good reason. You are correct that the context of the period in time and history relative to the Second Amendment is key. For the founders had just fought a revolution to cast off a tyrannical government.... Full story
