News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A pair of Outlaw girls competed in the XC Oregon skate ski race at Mount Bachelor on Saturday, January 28. The 4.7-kilometer freestyle race attracted teams from all three of the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association–Nordic (OISRAN) divisions, Northern, Southern. and Mt. Hood. Ten teams in all took part in the race. Ella Bartlett placed 28th (18:26) and Nevaeh McAfee 58th (21:42) among 85 racers. Piper Widmer of Bend High, one of the top age-group skiers in Oregon, won the race in 14:04. The Outlaw Nordic team... Full story
Despite February’s propensity for clouds and cold temperatures, there are many fine spectacles to behold in Central Oregon’s starry realm when skies are clear. This month’s constellation of focus is Canis Major. It is a medium-sized constellation, 43rd largest, and is situated southeast of Orion. Canis Major is unique among the constellations in that it contains the brightest star in the sky, namely Sirius, which shines with a blazing apparent magnitude of -1.42. This brillian... Full story
It might be said that I grew up in community. My parents divorced before my first birthday, and Dad and I went to live with my grandparents. My dad was the youngest of their 11 children, and we all lived together in a big three-story house. Aunts and uncles and cousins lived on the first floor. Dad and I and my grandparents and an uncle lived on the second floor. On the third floor were more aunts, uncle, and cousins. It seemed like the original big fat Greek family. While I... Full story
Carter Van Meter pushed his season record to 6-8 on his way to fifth place at 120 pounds in the Tod Surmon Mid-Valley Classic wrestling tournament hosted by West Albany High School last week. After losing by fall (5:25) to Joey Evanston of Mountainside, Van Meter took down Sam Calderon of McNary in under a minute and then beat Rodney Cheever of South Albany by fall (2:23). The 132-pound Tyson Kemp lost a 5-2 decision in his initial match to Taylor Gauntlett of West Albany, and after a bye in the next round lost to David... Full story
The Lady Outlaws struggled on the hardwood in their first two of three games this past week, a 59-45 loss at La Pine on Monday, January 23, and a 30-20 home loss to Elmira on Wednesday. Two days later, however, the Outlaws snapped their five-game losing streak with a 34-19 win on the road at Siuslaw. On Monday against the Hawks, the Outlaws again found themselves short-handed, with Josie Patton and Jenna Lake both out with concussions, and Shae Wyland unable to play due to... Full story
The Outlaws packed in three games this past week — and tallied wins in all three. Sisters started their week with a 51-47 win at La Pine on Monday, January 23, followed by a 46-24 home victory against Elmira on Wednesday. They wrapped up the week on the road with a 51-37 victory against the Falcons of Siuslaw. The Outlaws currently are in second place in the Mountain Valley Conference. On Monday the Outlaws traveled to La Pine and took on the Hawks. The scoring went... Full story
Clayten Heuberger and Joseph Souza shined for the Outlaws at the nine-team White Buffalo Classic hosted by Madras High School on Saturday, January 28. The meet included teams from Redmond, Klamath Union, La Grande, Henley, Ridgeview, The Dalles, Cove, Sisters, and the host White Buffaloes. The boys finished seventh as a team with 98 points. The La Grande Tigers won the meet in dominant fashion with a total of 338 points. The girls team scored 44 points, and placed ninth. Redmond took the team title with 300 points. Heuberger... Full story
Sisters Outlaws Alpine Ski Team finished first in a giant slalom race on Saturday, January 28 at Willamette Pass. Conditions were mostly sunny and calm and the snow was fast. Both the boys and the girls team finished first to maintain their winning streak this season. On the boys side, Colby Maupassant of Marist High was the first-place winner with a combined first- and second-run time of 1:34.76. Outlaws’ Bela Chladek was the second-place finisher with a combined run time of... Full story
Jean Nelson-Dean has been working with federal natural resource agencies for close to 20 years. Her journey started in archaeology and quickly evolved into combining her love for the forest and natural lands with her communications experience. She’s now retiring from her position as Deschutes National Forest public information officer. Nelson-Dean grew up in Helena, Montana and attended the University of Oregon for college. She started studying archeology, something she had a... Full story
Virginia Rhett left us peacefully on January 10. She was surrounded and cared for in her final days at home by her family and friends and her sweet kitty. She was able to eat ice cream for breakfast and hot cocoa for dinner. It is exactly what she wished. She was 91.... Full story
Sylvester resided in Sisters in 2022. He enjoyed friends and activities at The Lodge, attended Shepherd of the Hills Church, and gave the Memorial Day ceremony address. Sylvester Van Oort was born on the family farm in Iowa in 1925, the second son of Henry and Nellie Van Oort. His life is the story of America for the past 100 years. He was born on an Iowa farm in the boom years of the 1920s, grew up farming with horses during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, served in the... Full story
Ruth Lois Lovegren was born on July 1, 1932, along with her twin brother, Reuben Lowell Prinzing, in Faribault, Minnesota, to Raymond Edward Prinzing and Pearl Dorothy Louise Prinzing. Ruth passed ahead peacefully, steadfast in her faith in God, on January 27, at the age of 90. Ruth was the peacemaker in the middle of three girls and three boys. Her family moved to Idaho when she was nine, where her father bought a farm to raise Jersey dairy cows and also became a gypo logger.... Full story
Job boards, those online recruiting engines, are chock-full of well-paying jobs in Sisters. Jobs like a bank branch manager with an annual salary as high as $82,000 DOE (depending on experience). The Sisters School District apparently needs an accounting specialist for $42,000 to $45,000 per annum or a data and student information specialist that pays $4,000 to $4,667 per month. The District is also looking for a permanent, full-time custodian with a pay scale of $31,000 to... Full story
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 staff is fully engaged year-round with local and statewide partners to ensure that programs, protocols, and personnel are in place and trained to respond to any kind of an emergency. Sgt. Garibay, the Deschutes County emergency manager in the Sheriff’s Office, provided an update to the Sis... Full story
If you get in about 20 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity a day, and do some lifting a couple of times a week — congratulations. You’re meeting the minimum recommended standards for good health. And you’re ahead of nearly 75 percent of Americans. In a study that may dismay fitness professionals, but certainly doesn’t surprise them, the Department of Health and Human Services reported last week that only 28 percent of Americans are meeting basic physical activ... Full story
Last October, The Nugget reported on the commercial construction boom in Sisters, with close to 100,000 square feet of new development rising out of the ground. Some of these projects have spring delivery dates. Might they soon stand empty, glass-and-steel white elephants? When Laird’s 50,000 square feet of empty mixed-use space is included in the mix, one could wonder just who will come to fill them with workers, goods, or services. Kevin Eckert knows something about developm... Full story
According to the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles, after you get your provisional driver license, your driving is restricted as follows: Until 18 years of age: • You cannot operate a motor vehicle while using a mobile communication device, including talking on a cell phone and texting. Hands-free accessories are not allowed. First 6 months: • You cannot drive with a passenger under age 20 who is not a member of your immediate family. • You cannot drive between midnight and 5 a.m. unless you are: —... Full story
In a recent editorial, Jim Cornelius offered up his views concerning our reluctance to hold to account those in powerful positions, as opposed to our willingness to take decisive action against those in positions of lessor status or importance. This phenomenon exists in the private sector as well as in a public forum. Holding to account requires confrontation, and I have come to believe the failure to demand an accounting at any level, on a myriad of issues, rests more with our reluctance to confront, rather than our desire... Full story
Prospects for affordable housing To the Editor: Wow. Astonishment of astonishments! Imagine that! The new home developments (i.e. Sisters Woodlands) in Sisters are not panning out as originally planned. Well, congratulations once again, our planners and council people have not listened to the actual people who live here, and this is what we get. More homes for out-of-towners to buy, rent, and continue to bog down a once comfortable place to live. Welcome to Bend, Scottsdale, Vail, Jackson, Bozeman, etc. Well done! Brian... Full story
The face of a portion of West Cascade Avenue is in for a big change. The current Space Age gas station at 411 W. Cascade Ave. is slated to be replaced by a much larger station and convenience store. The Community Development Department has received an application from Stephen Williams for a site plan review and minor conditional use permit to replace the existing Space Age station with an approximately 3,500- sq.-ft. convenience store, a canopied fuel island with 16 gas pumps... Full story
It’s often overlooked or ignored, but new young drivers operate with restrictions on their license. Those restrictions are designed to minimize distractions while new drivers learn how to drive on their own. Under Oregon law, new drivers are provided with a provisional license, which restricts the number of passengers allowed in a vehicle — no passengers under 20 (unless family members) or driving between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. for the first six months; no more than three p... Full story
A wildfire risk map that was rolled out last year, and quickly withdrawn in the face of significant backlash over concerns about insurance coverage, has been placed on hold again. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), the Oregon Legislature will be considering a number of recommendations for changes to the statewide wildfire risk map during the 2023 session, some of which would substantively change the map itself. In a news release, ODF stated that “following conversations last week with the Senate C... Full story
A City Council goal for 2022/23 is to identify land in the city and find a development partner(s) for a future multi-family workforce housing rental project. By December 2026 Sisters hopes to meet that goal. The City received a proposal in August 2022 from NW Housing Alternatives (NHA) headquartered in Milwaukie, Oregon. Founded in 1982, NHA is a leading not-for-profit developer of affordable and workforce housing throughout Oregon. Their mission is to create individual... Full story
