News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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If salmon runs are ever to be restored in the Metolius River, Lake Creek will play a vital role. That's why the Deschutes Basin Land Trust (DBLT) is working to protect land along the three arms of the creek from development. "Lake Creek is a whole order of magnitude more important than any other (tributary) in terms of Chinook (salmon)," said Brad Chalfant, DBLT executive director. The four-mile stretch of Lake Creek is also an important link in restoring sockeye runs. To pres... Full story
Governor Ted Kulongoski visited the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store during an informal visit to Sisters last weekend. Photo by Shane Simonsen Governor Ted Kulongoski and his wife Mary spent last weekend in Sisters, strolling through downtown shops and talking with members of the community. The governor has made a practice of such informal visits to Oregon communities in an effort to learn first-hand the concerns and issues facing Oregonians and to let people know that his administration is interested in serving all... Full story
Justin Thomas concentrates at the gate before one of his two crucial runs on Saturday, where he led the Outlaws to a league title. Photo by Todd Williver The Outlaws boys ski team held off a late-season onslaught from the Bend High Lava Bears to clinch the first Central Oregon Ski League championship since Sisters entered the league in 1992. The Sisters varsity boys, led by two near-perfect runs by Justin Thomas, finished the day second overall, accumulating enough points to secure the league championship. Michael Timm of... Full story
City officials are trying to quell the public outcry over changes to neighborhoods allowed by the Sisters Development Code. In a workshop on Wednesday, February 12, City Planner Neil Thompson proposed changes to the development code, all addressing issues that residents have raised over density and the changing character of Sisters. "It went as well as I could have expected," said Thompson after the meeting, which was held at the Sisters Fire Hall. A public hearing on the proposed changes will be held at the city council... Full story
The Sisters area will have a role in the May election of board members for Central Oregon Community College. Four positions on the seven-member board will be on the ballot, including the one for Zone 7, which covers Sisters. John Overbay of Sunriver, current occupant of the Zone 7 seat, has filed for re-election. He was first elected in a contest for an open seat in 1999 and is completing that four-year term. Overbay, 68, lives in Sunriver. He is the former owner of the Wagner Markets and still owns the land and buildings on... Full story
The truck was in even worse shape... Photo by Jim Cornelius Deputies tracked a Sisters man to his home in Tollgate by following a trail of coolant left after he rammed his pickup truck into several trees and pilings along Tollgate Road on Friday night, February 14. According to sheriff's office reports, the driver of a 2001 pickup truck was headed south on the road entering the subdivision at a high rate of speed when he left the roadway. The truck plowed through the brush for several hundred feet, uprooting and breaking... Full story
The City of Sisters hopes that residents and tourists will be flushing toilets downtown by Quilt Show Weekend. Although funds are still needed, planners of the Barclay Memorial Park recently set dates for its completion. The city will close Ash Street on Friday, March 7. A groundbreaking ceremony will happen that same day at 3 p.m. Street removal starts the following Monday. Located downtown between The Gallery Restaurant and The Jewel, the park will feature much-needed bathrooms, drinking fountains, street lamps and power... Full story
Two missing hikers walked out of the woods near Upper Three Creek Lake on Sunday, February 16, after they came across the snowmobile tracks of rescuers sent out to look for them. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, Bruce Flaming, 67, of Black Butte Ranch and Karen Enns, 42, of Hood River, were hiking with Mark Flaming, 44, of Hood River on Sunday afternoon. The party split up to take different routes on the return leg of their hike. Mark Flaming reported that he became lost and later walked out, catching a... Full story
Pine Needlers Jan Andrews-McKirdie, Martha Cathcart, Neva McCarty and Joan Weiler enjoy a break at the quilt show. Photo by Conrad Weiler The winter crowd that visited Camp Sherman's Community Hall last Sunday was treated to another colorful Pine Needlers quilt show. Quilters displayed their wares throughout the historic hall's main floor. Upstairs, the attic displays were more fanciful and included teddy bears, a favorite with the young in age and heart, clothing items and smaller quilts. But this quilt show is more than... Full story
Lauren Shultz and Eric King helped transport one of more than 15 pieces of recording equipment donated to the Sisters High School Music Department by local musician and business owner Ed Fitzjarrel. Photo by Jody Henderson Music students at Sisters High School will work with top-quality digital audio recording equipment thanks to a donation by Ed Fitzjarrel of Sisters. "Students in Concert Choir and Concert Band, the Jazz Choir and Jazz Band, and the Americana Project Class will benefit from the equipment in being able to... Full story
Deschutes Resources Conservancy hopes to restore stream flow and improve water quality for a growing Deschutes Basin. Scott McCaulou, project manager for DRC, met with the Friends of Black Butte Ranch on Thursday, February 13, to describe goals of his organization and how BBR might participate. The Deschutes Basin is the second largest watershed in Oregon, according to McCaulou. The population of the region is exploding. Deschutes County is projected to have a 99 percent growth rate from 1990 to 2010, with 76 percent and 42... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: In his op-ed... Full story
Henry Ford apparently knew more about economics than George Bush. He wanted to make money from producing Model T Fords but he understood that as they rolled out of the assembly line there was the need to have enough customers to purchase them, so he decided to pay workers $5 a day, well above the normal wage. He knew people would work for less, but he also knew that it does no good to keep making cars unless people have the money to buy them. His insight was more advanced than those who have created American policy for the la... Full story
- Someone reported armed, camo-clad men lurking in Dry Canyon. They were engaged in fierce paintball combat. - Deputies responded to two non-injury rollovers on icy roads on Monday morning. - A woman found a pick-up truck with two flat tires abandoned in the woods. - Idaho police notified local deputies to be on the look-out for a man with connections to the area whom Idaho had released from jail by mistake. Information in "Sisters sheriff's calls" is taken from log entries and reports of the Deschutes County Sheriff's... Full story
Skiers are complaining and irrigators are worried, but dry, warm winter weather has been a real boon to the construction crews building the new Sisters High School. "The weather has been absolutely phenomenal for us," said Sisters School District Construction Projects Manager Bob Martin. "We are anticipating by the end of the month we will be dried in completely." It is not clear yet whether weather-related gains will allow the school to open next fall instead of in January... Full story
