News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) has come a long way from its origins in 1995 as a one-day music event held at what is now Sisters Middle School. The festival organization now stages a nationally renowned three-day music festival on the weekend after Labor Day; a major arts event called My Own Two Hands in spring; winter and summer concert series; and two songwriter camps. In addition, Sisters Folk Festival has pioneered innovative music education programs in Sisters and elsewhere, along with a guitar-building program at Sisters H... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) has come a long way from its origins in 1995 as a one-day music event held at what is now Sisters Middle School. The festival organization now stages a nationally renowned three-day music festival on the weekend after Labor Day; a major arts event called My Own Two Hands in spring; winter and summer concert series; and two songwriter camps. In addition, Sisters Folk Festival has pioneered innovative music education programs in Sisters and elsewhere,... Full story
Friends and community members are planning fundraisers in coming weeks to aid the family of Jenny Cashwell. The 37-year-old Sisters woman was killed in a shooting on Saturday, January 12, leaving behind two young daughters, ages 8 and 10. Cashwell was a weightlifter at Level 5 CrossFit Sisters, which will hold a "Lift for Jenny" fundraiser on Saturday, February 2, starting at noon. Level 5's Facebook page announced that: "the Sisters Community will come together for one afternoon to celebrate her life by doing one of her... Full story
A 37-year-old Sisters man was arrested on multiple charges after an incident at St. Charles hospital in Redmond on Tuesday, January 22. Redmond Police Department officers were called to the emergency room at St. Charles Redmond at approximately 6:45 a.m., regarding a man - later identified as Scott Bulloch - who had engaged in a physical dispute with a security guard at the location. According to police, the man displayed "threatening and tumultuous behavior" and damaged property while in the building. Security and other hosp... Full story
A little over a week ago, the Internet lost its collective mind over a pseudo-event. The scene was the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. A kid smirked; a First Nations man beat a drum; Black Hebrew Israelites threw out some taunts. That's it. Not exactly Days of Rage, but social media kicked into high gear, followed by hours of cable TV news analysis and exclusive interviews. And then came death threats and the ritual menacing with lawsuits. America 2019. We've been hacked, and we're being played, by the data-gathering and... Full story
Idling a vehicle unnecessarily adds CO2 to the atmosphere, increasing global warming. Even though I don't travel much and don't live where hurricanes, floods and tornadoes are a threat, the impacts of global warming on me are still significant. I breathed toxic smoke from the California fires last year for two months, not to mention smoke from other local Oregon fires. Scuba trips to dive on reefs are disappointing because 50 percent of the reef is dead. Salmon and steelhead fishing in Oregon is getting harder because of... Full story
Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS ) is hosting a meeting on Monday, February 4, at 6 p.m. in the Sisters Fire Hall community room. Interested members of the public and neighbors who live near the churches providing shelter accommodations are invited to come hear from shelter organizers and to engage in a conversation about neighbor concerns regarding the shelter, including possible remedies. A number of topics are possible for discussion, including: the shelter's "screening... Full story
Many happy tears and thank-yous were shared last week as Silvia Ayala and her three children celebrated the dedication of their new Habitat home. The Ayala family is the 66th family to purchase a home through Sisters Habitat for Humanity homeownership program, and this home is the second home to be built in partnership with the Heart of Oregon Corps YouthBuild. "This is one of the most important days of our lives. My mom is a single mother. She works very hard and deserves... Full story
To the Editor: Kudos to Craig Rullman, who always speaks his mind, and expressed so well the divisive hyperbole going around these days! Our First Amendment free speech rights are in danger as are other freedoms we hold dear. Carefully weigh and investigate what comes across the media. There is a lot of hype and hysteria out there. Jeanne Brooks ••• To the Editor: I was delighted to see the stories in The Bulletin on January 24-25 about the improvement in graduation rates throughout the state, and especially... Full story
The Outlaws boys ski team finished fourth in their race at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday, January 26, and the girls posted an eighth-place finish under sunny, warm, and calm conditions. The course got a bit soft and wet with the heat, and there were a record number of crashes among all the teams, but the Sisters teams finished strong and scored well. The boys varsity team posted a team time of 6:48.77 for their fourth-place finish, just behind Mt. View's third-place finish... Full story
The Outlaws hosted their first tournament ever on Tuesday, January 22. Prior to the tourney, they celebrated senior Dalton Ford and his four years as a varsity wrestler. In the first dual face off of the night, Sisters had some exceptional matches, but lost to The Dalles River Hawks in a final score of 42-29. Four wrestlers who had strong performances. Freshman Wyatt Maffey (132 pounds) technical-faulted his opponent 20-3 at the 4:40 mark in the match. Coach John Downs said... Full story
A group of Tollgate residents is concerned about the impact of a trail rehabilitation effort on their private property rights. The Tollgate residents and one from Crossroads addressed Sisters City Council last week regarding the proposed refurbishing of the trail near Tollgate by the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA). The project was described in last week's Nugget and explained on a guided walk along the trail the Saturday before. The article outlined plans by the STA to... Full story
Small towns in America typically aren't associated with art. Their identity is usually based on one of the following: remote location; nearby job-related industry such as agriculture, mining, ranching, logging, commercial fishing, or manufacturing; serving as a bedroom community to a nearby larger town. When the identity shifts, due to loss of the original causation, the town will wallow and gradually stagnate, or it might attempt to gain a new identity, which carries a certain risk. Small towns that are art destinations... Full story
