News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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For families that have fallen on hard times, the Family Access Network (FAN) is a "one-stop shop" that can help families sort through what can be a dizzying array of available services. Due to the current economic crisis and the lack of jobs in Central Oregon, many families are coming up against challenges that they have never faced before. "We try to break the barriers and clear the roadblocks to services. Where do I go? Who do I call?" said Dawn Cooper, one of the two advocates in Sisters' FAN office. "We are traffic... Full story
A Sisters man was injured Friday afternoon in a near-head-on crash involving a car and commercial truck on Highway 20, about four miles west of Tumalo. On February 3 at about 1:29 p.m., a 2006 Mercedes driven by Jack Graham, 68, from Sisters, was westbound on Highway 20 near milepost 13 negotiating a curve when it crossed the centerline and collided with an eastbound 2000 Peterbuilt truck pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with lumber. A third vehicle, a 2009 Honda Civic, drove into the ditch to avoid the collision. Graham was... Full story
The spirit of generosity shone brightly Friday at the FivePine Conference Center, where Sisters Christian Academy (SCA) held their seventh annual fundraising auction. This year's theme, Denim and Diamonds, drew an enthusiastic crowed of over a 150 supporters and guests. Once inside the conference room, guests, dressed to impress in either their finest denim or ballroom gowns, were welcomed to the night's festivities by Master of Ceremonies Jim Gurney. Attendees were then... Full story
Big, brightly painted dog paintings by Sandy Melchiori and Cathy Warner are covering the walls at the Sisters Movie House (SMH) through February. An artists' reception and open house for the "Dog Arft Show" will be on Sunday, February 19, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Sisters Movie House. The public is invited to come and talk to the artists about their work. Melchiori and Warner, who are both Sisters business owners (Response to Nature and Central Bark, respectively), have been... Full story
Fur trade historian Nick Sheedy will give an informal lecture at the Hoodoo Ski Resort Lodge on Santiam Pass, Saturday, February 11, on "Donald Mackenzie's Travels, 1810-1820, and the Early Fur Trade in the Old Oregon Country." The presentation starts at 5 p.m. and coincides with Hoodoo's Winter Carnival. This is the first in a series of events planned this year for the McKenzie River Bicentennial Celebration, commemorating Donald Mackenzie's 1812 arrival in the Pacific... Full story
Sisters chess players formed teams to compete in a regional chess tournament Saturday, February 4 at the Redmond High Hartman Campus. The campus was packed with chess players, organizers and observing parents. All players played five matches in a tourney that ran from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Best teams and individual players won trophies and qualification to play in the state chess tournament in Portland, which will be held March 2-3. Nick Larson, of Sisters, took second place... Full story
Inspired by the musical success of local school kids, Jay Mather kicked off the new year by dusting off his old guitar and venturing into the inaugural Adult Americana class offered through Sisters Park & Recreation Department (SPRD). Mather joins a dozen other grown-ups with latent musical aspirations, gathering weekly for guitar and songwriting instruction that, up until now, has only been offered to middle and high school students. SPRD Executive Director Anne Heath wasn't... Full story
The Sisters Nordic team jumped into another non-league race Saturday and came through with strong showings in a 4,800-meter freestyle race against teams from the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association meet at Mt. Bachelor. Under blue skies, Courtney Blust placed third in a competitive girls' race, finishing in 16:47 behind Micaela Martin of Summit (16:07) and Hayati Wolfenden (16:17). Amity Calvin also placed in the top seven with a time of 18:20, while Elena Saldi... Full story
Resident timbersports champion David Green is taking his skills to the streets in a new tree service business, providing fire prevention work, tree limbing and tree removal for the entire Central Oregon area. Green, who was the Stihl Timbersports Western Collegiate winner for 2009 and 2010, has recently joined forces with his family's environmental clean-up and assessment firm, Green Environmental Management. Last year he was honored for his achievements by being selected to... Full story
The Outlaws boys basketball team continued their dominance in the Sky-Em with two more wins. Sisters easily handled the Huskies at Sweet Home to record a 73-38 win on Tuesday, January 31. On Friday, the Outlaws earned a 52-25 win at home against Junction City to push their league record to 7-0. Sweet Home ran a frantic press system in Tuesday's game, trapped everywhere on the court and forced an uptempo game. Coach Rand Runco told The Nugget that the Outlaws had practiced... Full story
The Outlaws wrestling squad hosted the Redmond Panthers in their final home meet of the year on January 21. Seniors Ryan Long and Wyatt Gladden were honored before the meet began. Grant Chisholm (106 pounds) went all three rounds with Corbin Carpenter. Chisholm led all three rounds, but with five seconds left in the final round Carpenter took Grant down, scored two points and won by decision. Josh O'Brien (138 pounds) defeated McKenna Dunn 5-0. Ryan Long (152 pounds) won by a 10-7 decision over Calixto Paniagua. In the... Full story
The Lady Outlaws basketball team trounced the Huskies 64-47 at Sweet Home on Tuesday, January 31, and three days later suffered a heartbreaking 36-32 loss at home to Junction City. In Tuesday's game against the Huskies, the Outlaws fought hard in the first quarter, with the score going back and forth between the two squads. Sisters put up two points to close out the period with a two-point lead, 13-11. Sisters came out very strong in the second period. Five players... Full story
• Sandy Goodsell, a principal broker of RE/MAX Revolution, has been awarded the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Central Oregon Chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors. The annual award recognizes a realtor member who fully exercises their potential as an entrepreneur and real estate industry leader, and who shares their time, talent and experience with others in the profession and community. • The Sisters community is invited to help "Pack the Pickup for FAN" on February 11. Collections wil... Full story
• Sisters High School senior Brian J. Henson has been awarded a Certificate of Merit and has advanced to finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The selection process of some 8,400 merit scholarship winners from the group of more than 15,000 finalists is now in progress. Beginning in March, NMSC will be mailing scholarship offers to winners and notifying their high school principals. • Evelyn Parker Brush wrote: I want to thank the community of Sisters for their 10 years of... Full story
David Jacobs-Strain is returning to the Pacific Northwest after a long national tour. Joining him is his band the Crunk Mountain Boys. Jacobs-Strain will perform in a Sisters house concert on Saturday, February 11 at HarmonyHouse. David Jacobs-Strain is a virtuosic guitar player and storyteller with a passionate one-man show that is humorous and deeply lyrical. A bridge between today's indie folk troubadours and the delta guitar slingers of the 1930s, David plays with precision and sings with emotional abandon. Doors open at... Full story
William Cyrus, a senior at Sisters High School, achieved an honor he began working on when he was a Tiger Cub in Cub Scouts over 11 years ago: Last Sunday evening an Eagle Court of Honor was held for Will at Brand 33 Restaurant at Aspen Lakes. "The pathway to Eagle Scout can be described as a steep trail leading up to three peaks, the highest being that of Eagle Scout," said Scoutmaster Gene Trahern. "Officially the trail begins with the Tenderfoot rank, and continues through... Full story
In the last meet before district championships, the Outlaws put on an excellent performance against Blanchet Catholic, Junction City and Toledo High School at the Kroc Center on Saturday, February 4. Sisters won the combined team events with 265.5 points, ahead of the host, Blanchet Catholic, with 232.50 points. The girls' score was tight, with only three points separating Sisters from Blanchet, but the 30-point lead on the boys' side secured the overall win for the Outlaws.... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival received a grant from the BendBroadband Community Partners Program, which provides free Internet and video services to nonprofit organizations. BendBroadband's community relations manager, Sonja Donohue, visited the Sisters Folk Festival offices to present a plaque commemorating the award last Friday. BendBroadband provides advertising support for thousands of public service announcements and also offers complimentary or discounted BendBroadband services... Full story
Martyn Joseph has spent a lot of time in Sisters over the past couple of years. First invited to the Sisters Folk Festival in 2010, he proved such a hit that organizers invited him back as the 2011 "encore performer." Now he's returning again for the second in the Sisters Folk Festival's Winter Concert Series, set for Friday, February 10, at the Sisters High School Auditorium. Joseph arrived in the area on Tuesday. "I get to spend time off in one of my favorite places," he told The Nugget on Monday. "I've made so many good... Full story
It's no wonder we're known as The Beaver State; aside from the coyote and wolf, no other mammal - including cows - have figured so dramatically in the commercial history of the state of Oregon as the North American beaver. Wars were fought over beaver, and much of western Oregon was impacted by the trapping of beaver and the sale of their fur. So much so that by the mid-1800s they were almost extinct from over-trapping. Our native American beaver is the largest native rodent... Full story
Thomas G. Miller, formerly of Sisters, passed away January 30 at home in Green Valley, Arizona, after a short battle with cancer. In 1988 he married Karyn Carlson. Memory books are filled with road trips, festivals, and celebrations with each other and friends. Tom is also survived by: sisters Leava Pender and Joy Hergert; children Bart Miller and wife Heidi, Brian Miller and wife Tamra, Debbie Malcolm, Brenda Lovell and husband Thomas; grandchildren Apryl Miller,... Full story
Laurence C. "Laurie" Peterson of Black Butte Ranch, a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, passed away on February 1, from complications of lymphoma. He was 80. A memorial service was held on Monday, February 6, at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church. A celebration of the life of Laurie immediately followed at the Brooks Room at the Black Butte Ranch Lodge. Laurie was born on November 30, 1931, in Jamestown, New York, to Clifford and Marjorie... Full story
A bright, sunny day on the mountain served as a perfect antidote for the mid-year doldrums for the eighth-grade class from Sisters Middle School on Thursday, February 2, as the group took part in the annual Winter Retreat at Hoodoo. But rather than boarding down the slopes and chilling in the lodge, the students spent a full day testing themselves in teams, experiencing new activities, and even gaining tips on outdoor survival. Brad Tisdel, best known for his work with the... Full story
For three decades, The Paper Place has been one of those destination stores in Sisters - the kind of place folks make a point of visiting each time they come to town. Owner Jerry Petersen recalls a hotel administrator who would come in and spend hundreds of dollars on greeting cards, picking out the perfect card for each individual he interacted with. "There's people who come over three times a year and they stop and load up on cards for the year," said Petersen's daughter, Ka... Full story
