News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters School District has a reputation for focusing on and promoting student creativity. On Wednesday evening the commons at Sisters High School was transformed into a unique collaboration of the arts. Students, teachers and guests gathered for the 22nd annual art night event with a fresh new look and a revamped name. Art night is a chance for Sisters High School arts students to show off what they have created in the last year, and to get the community of all ages... Full story
The exquisite artistry and creativity exemplified by all three finalists in the selection process for the Highway 20/Barclay Drive roundabout art will likely make the final decision of the Sisters Art Selection Committee a difficult one. The public is invited to view models of the three entries at City Hall during business hours between now and February 16. There are forms available for leaving comments to be considered by the art committee as they make their selection.... Full story
In her article "Mental illness and places of worship," ("Your story matters," The Nugget, January 31, page 7) Audry Van Houweling makes some valid points. Throughout history, the mentally ill typically have not been able to find refuge in places of worship and have instead been faced with shame at their presumed lack of faith or pressure to put on a happy face despite their internal turmoil. However, I thank Ms. Van Houweling for noting that many churches now "recognize the prevalence and impact of mental illness" and are... 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
The creative talents of Sisters' students are being honored in the annual Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards Program. These young artists will have their works on display at an art gallery in Bend this month. "Sometimes students are surprised to have won an award and are encouraged by that," says Bethany Gunnarson, art teacher at Sisters High School. "And if a student didn't win, they can learn from that experience also by gaining some perspective." Gunnarson says that in ad... Full story
I am viewing this winter's mildness as a sort of an apology from Mother Nature for last year's historic and long-lasting snowfall. And though we all want the snowpack up in the mountains to build up soon for the sake of water supplies, I am hoping this spring-like winter is not going to turn into a winter-like spring. The lunar eclipse last week pulled me out of bed early in the hopes of a peek of the blue moon being overtaken by earth's shadow. When I headed out the back gate with my two dogs the sky was very dark and I... Full story
Gene Frechette knows something about baseball. Frechette, a former resident of Sisters now living in Eagle Crest, has spent 55 years associated with professional baseball, and he's on a mission to preserve the arms of young pitchers. Frechette is among the deans of professional pitching instruction. Orlanda Cepeda, a 1999 inductee into the baseball Hall of Fame, had this to say: "In my career as a player I hit against many premier pitchers who had exceptionally good pitching... Full story
Sisters held on at the end to earn a 47-45 victory over the visiting Cottage Grove (CG) Lions on Friday, February 2. It was a tight, intense, action-packed contest from buzzer to buzzer. The first two-and-a-half minutes of the contest were back and forth, and neither team was able to get a shot to drop. Finally, CG hit a big three to get the scoring started. Sisters answered back on the next possession when Zach Anderson scored a bucket to make the score 2-3. The score remained close, and with approximately one and a half... Full story
To hear Gary Leiser tell it, he wrote his Oregon Book Award-nominated scholarly tome on prostitution in the eastern Mediterranean world of the Middle Ages "by accident." Over a period of 20 years of study in various Middle Eastern topics, he kept coming across references to the oldest profession. "On a whim, I started collecting these references," he said. "Twenty years later, I discovered I had 80 pages of notes." Combining those notes with fresh research, Leiser produced... Full story
One of those marvelous phone calls came in the other day about "wild turkeys" messing up a Sisters resident's porch - and I mean really messing it up. There was turkey poop at least an inch thick all over the back porch that fell from turkeys spending the night in pines towering over the home. Turkeys eat; turkeys poop. That's just the way it is. And there's a lot of 'em here in Sisters Country. The big reason the turkeys perch over that poor woman's home is that her neighbor... Full story
In the early days of Sisters, during long winter evenings, families gathered beside the fireplace for light and warmth while sharing stories of their day. Three Sisters Historical Society will re-create that cozy gathering on Tuesday, February 20, 7 p.m., at FivePine Conference Center with the family-friendly Fireside Stories - Oregon History Show and Tell. Oregon Historical Society Executive Director Kerry Tymchuk will be the entertaining storyteller as he shares his trunk... Full story
In response to multiple recent instances of trees being either cut or pruned without authorization within the city limits, the City has sent a letter out to all tree service professionals in the area, reminding them of several important requirements. The exact penalties for the recent infractions are currently under consideration by the City's legal counsel. Providers were instructed to be sure their work will comply with specific guidelines before performing any tree work in the city. Sisters has earned the designation of... Full story
Two weeks in a cabin alone. Just me for a roommate. Facing the past head-on. No cell service or Internet connection. Now that's a recipe for upheaval - or possibly epiphanies. That's where I'm headed and that's what terrifies me. When I applied for a residency at PLAYA, near Summer Lake in Oregon, (not Mexico, as some of my optimistic friends surmised!) I really didn't think I'd be accepted. I looked at the people on their website who had received residencies and they all sounded hip, courageous and well-educated in their... Full story
The bludgeoning of our Republic continues. For the sake of argument, consider this: Suppose the Republicans are right, and the Russian collusion narrative is, in the words of Victor Davis Hanson, "an incoherent effort to destroy Donald Trump's candidacy beyond the bounds of normal politics and later a renewed and unprecedented endeavor to abort his presidency." Suppose the collusion narrative actually is manufactured out of circumstantial evidence, combined with a wildly... Full story
From the moment we received my diagnosis, this has been about more than just me and the impact it has had on my life. It's about the impact it has had on my family as well - in particular my courageous wife, Katie. After the shock and awe of a third diagnosis subsided, it was time to get to work, and I don't think anybody worked harder than Katie. Having gone through this twice before, I told her that I had to just be the patient this time, that I couldn't handle trying to... Full story
The threat of fire was very real in the early days of Sisters, when all the structures were crafted from wood and the city didn't have a professional fire department. Fires in 1923 and 1924 destroyed a good share of downtown, which partially accounts for the small number of remaining original structures along Cascade Avenue. The front page of the June 27, 1960, Bend Bulletin was emblazoned in large bold type - "Fire Wrecks Sisters Garage" - accompanied by a black and white pho... Full story
A local nonprofit outfitter that serves veterans has a new piece of gear. It's not a truck or a boat or a fly rod or a rifle: it's an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), which could provide vital life-saving service out in the backcountry. Warfighter Outfitters of Sisters received the AED through the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District's AED grant program. The goal of the grant program is to maximize the survival rate from incidents of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). One of... Full story
The Alpine Ski Team raced under mixed conditions in their slalom race at Mr. Bachelor on Saturday, February 3. Skiers raced in misty rain, sun, and wind, and despite the weather, skiers continued to improve. Holland Hartman and Skylar Wilkins, the only two girls on the team, both improved their combined times. Hartman finished 32nd, and Wilkins was right behind her at 33rd. "These girls are both getting closer to making the top 30 at each race," said Coach Gabe Chladek (see story, page 19). "The top 30 racers score points... Full story
With the recent mild, almost spring-like temperatures, many locals and visitors alike are taking to the water, rather than the ski slopes, to recreate in Central Oregon. The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District warns that complacency on the water - especially when water temperatures are low - is extremely dangerous. That danger was highlighted last month when a Prineville man died in Ochoco Reservoir when his canoe overturned. One occupant of the canoe made it to shore, the othe... Full story
