News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Old Man Winter took his time getting here, but he finally drew his blanket of snow across Sisters Country over the weekend. Depending on where you were in Sisters Country, you got perhaps five inches of the white stuff in the first real snowstorm of an unusually mild and snow-free winter. The storm was led into the region by a sharp edge of wind. Heavy gusts brought down trees across the area. Along Cloverdale Road, a falling tree took down power lines on Saturday, knocking ou... Full story
Incidents such as the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last week hit educators, parents and students hard, no matter where they are. The sheer shock and horror that such an event can happen at all is compounded by the realization that it can happen anywhere. "We know that time and time again, people are saying 'We never would have thought it would happen here,'" Sisters High School Principal Joe Hosang told The Nugget last week. "We know we're not immune to it." School... Full story
In a wide-ranging discussion regarding possible marijuana-related businesses in Sisters, the City Council spent 90 minutes at last week's workshop listening to and questioning City legal counsel Alan Dale in front of a packed Council chamber. Passage in 2014 of state ballot Measure 91 legalized the "recreational use of marijuana, based on regulation and taxation to be determined by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission." However, Sisters business license code currently states,... Full story
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel made a presentation to Sisters City Council about Community Safety and Reporting, on the most recent crime statistics for the County as well as the first months of the new Goldilocks program. Juvenile crime and dependency filings are projected to decrease for 2017-18 as a result of a different approach to handling juveniles who come into the system. The aim is to conduct risk assessments on the youths and get them, and their families if indicated, the help they need so they... Full story
To the Editor: In the Letters section of the February 14 Nugget, Terry Weygandt, in referring to Craig Rullman's Bunkhouse Chronicle of February 7, seemed to make some pretty bold claims that seem questionable. Initially Terry claims, "there is absolutely no evidence that Democrats attempted to influence the election in favor of Hillary Clinton." I would suggest that millions of Bernie supporters would argue the real evidence says different. And, with ongoing investigations still in progress it may be a bit premature to use... Full story
I went home with a waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians too? - Warren Zevon, "Lawyers Guns and Money" The sense that Russia - and more specifically its president, Vladimir Putin - were the big winners in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is only enhanced by the indictment of 13 Russians handed down by special counsel Robert Mueller last week. These bad actors and a Russian Internet troll farm - none of which are likely to ever see the insi... Full story
Sisters Rodeo is having a contest for residents of Central Oregon who would like to sing the National Anthem at a rodeo performance this year. Peggy Tehan, who has been singing the anthem for 27 years, is retiring except for Wednesday night at the Xtreme Bulls performance. She will chair the judging committee for the contest. Any Central Oregon resident can enter the contest. The person must send a visual recording of singing the anthem to [email protected] rodeo.com by April 15. These recordings can be from cell phones... Full story
Seven multidisciplinary artists and writers from the West Coast will share their creative projects at the Caldera Artists in Residence Open Studios event this Saturday, February 24. Maesie Speer, Arts Center programs manager, describes these unique residencies as a way for Caldera to offer its resources and facilities to support artists, creative thinkers and performing ensembles, and to invite their neighbors in Sisters Country to experience a range of arts that is unique to... Full story
Rev. W. Thomas Faucher, 72, who served as parish priest at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church in Sisters for six years ending in 2002, was arrested on February 2 in Boise, Idaho, on multiple charges involving child pornography and drugs. The Idaho Statesman reported on February 5 that Faucher, now retired, "is charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, and two counts of distributing sexually exploitative material involving children. His last two charges are... Full story
All of the Winter Olympics action isn't in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Students at Sisters Middle School staged their own version last week. The event opened with a moment of silence to honor the students and coach who died the day before in a school shooting in Florida. "I spoke briefly about realizing what we have in Sisters and how we need to take care of each other, stand in the gap for each other - no one eats alone," said leadership coordinator Becky Aylor. "The entire... Full story
