News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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To the Editor: How long do we have to look at the eyesore that used to be the Ski Inn? That's prime real estate in our beautiful new downtown. There are laws against abandoning cars, is there a law about abandoned buildings? Just tear it down. A half-day job for an excavator. And why in the world is the City working on a way to give away money to attract business when we don't have housing for their employees? This is putting the cart before the horse. If the City has money to throw away, they should use that money to... Full story
A Sisters man was taken into custody along Highway 126 after a pursuit involving Redmond police, state police, and Deschutes County sheriff's deputies. According to the Redmond Police Department, on Tuesday, February 23, at approximately 4:16 p.m., an off-duty Redmond police sergeant was driving a marked patrol vehicle westbound on Highway 126 near mile post 106 when an eastbound full-size Ford van drove across the centerline and nearly collided with the patrol vehicle. The sergeant reportedly had to take evasive action to... Full story
Sisters City Council has unanimously adopted a wastewater system capital facilities plan with a $1.5 million price tag. Improvements are planned for wastewater collecting, treatment, and effluent disposal. The current permitted limit of 178 acre-feet of effluent will be exceeded in 2018. One feature of the capital facilities plan includes utilizing new forest land and the Lazy Z property for effluent dispersion (2017/18). Those 49 additional acres will allow for a maximum... Full story
Nugget freelancer Jay Mather encountered several massive blow-down trees on a hike along the popular Metolius River Trail in Camp Sherman. Mather contacted Chris Sabo, the trails supervisor for the Deschutes National Forest, to find out how the local ranger district handles such obstacles. "His sense of things is that there won't be any removal of the numerous trees that have fallen along the trail on the west side of the Metolius River below the Canyon Creek Campground trailhead until spring," Mather said. "Also, he said... Full story
A public memorial service has been set for Bob Chandler, who died suddenly last Wednesday. The memorial will be held at Sisters High School at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11. Chandler was attending the awards presentation for the SHS Pursue Your Passion entrepreneurial class when he collapsed. His wife Yvette Chandler expressed her appreciation for the swift actions of community members who attempted to save his life. She also thanked the community for its support. "The community has just really given so much support; we can't... Full story
Family Art Night was back last Thursday at Sisters Elementary School (SES), after a few years' hiatus. And it was back in a big way. More than 200 people, parents and students alike, filled the commons and tried their hands at over a dozen different arts and crafts projects. "It was amazing to see so many kids and parents sitting down together and working on projects," said one of the art night coordinators, Mary Dethlefs. Dethlefs not only helped to coordinate the Sisters Parent Teacher Community (SPTC)-driven event with... Full story
The Nathaniel Talbot Trio CD release concert is scheduled at The Barn in Sisters on March 3, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature Nathaniel Talbot on guitar and vocals, Anna Tivel on violin, and Sam Howard on bass. Sisters' own Raman Ellis and Benji Nagel will open the show. Nathaniel Talbot's music has dirt under its fingernails, the product of decades of hard work and crafting - retuning, replanting, and retelling. The result is true American roots music, combining the... Full story
One of the hallmarks of Sisters School District is the focus and support for the arts, all of which were on display Monday evening, February 22, in the commons at Sisters High School. Bethany Gunnarson, visual arts teacher for Sisters Middle School and High School, co-directed the event with vocal music instructor Rick Johnson. The evening featured performances by the Sisters High School jazz choir, the high school band, and a number of individuals from the Americana Project.... Full story
Paige Bruguier is contributing one of the more unique art pieces to the My Own Two Hands (MOTH) art festival in May. The event is the primary fundraiser for the outreach programs of Sisters Folk Festival - programs Bruguier says helped launch her on her path as an artist. Last week, the Sisters artist was completing a full-size tipi, painted in the traditional manner, at her studio in the Sisters Industrial Park. The finishing touch was hand-prints from various members of the... Full story
Lois Brandt, author of the children's book "Maddi's Fridge," will be visiting Sisters Elementary School and Sisters Christian Academy on March 9 and 10 thanks in part to a grant from the Sisters-based Roundhouse Foundation. The 2014 children's book is a story about friendship, with a deeper discussion of childhood hunger from a young person's perspective. The book and author were chosen to coincide with a kick-off of the first-ever Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive at Sisters Elementary School. Years ago, Brandt peeked into her... Full story
Sisters brought four girls to the state swimming championships held at Mt. Hood Community College on Friday and Saturday, February 19-20, and Brooke Robillard and Hawley Harrer both made it to the finals. Hawley Harrer swam in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. Harrer made it to the finals in both events. Hawley finished sixth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.60, and took fifth in the 100 freestyle with a time of 57.12. "Both of these races were incredibly fast this year," said Coach Brittany Morioka. "The... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival presents "Acoustic and Electric - An Evening with Keith Greeninger and David Jacobs-Strain," Sunday, April 24 at the Tower Theatre in Bend. Tickets are expected to go fast for this first-ever presentation by the festival at Bend's landmark venue. Keith Greeninger and David Jacobs-Strain first got the chance to perform together at the Sisters Folk Festival a few years back, when they sat in on each other's sets. While teaching at the Americana Song... Full story
The energy was as high and wide as the beautiful hats worn by guests at the annual fundraising auction for Sisters Christian Academy last Friday night. The year's theme, "A Race for the Roses," brought more than 160 people to FivePine Lodge & Conference Center, where hearty Southern-style appetizers, mint juleps and fun bidding were enjoyed by all. The emcees for the evening, Dr. Kevin and Dr. Eden Miller, kept things lively by jokingly predicting dire medical problems for... Full story
The annual Mr. SHS (Sisters High School) pageant is scheduled for Friday, March 4, at SHS auditorium at 7 p.m. Each year SHS staff members select eight senior boys and eight senior girls to participate in the pageant. The selected are students that excel in leadership, community service, academics, the arts, sports, and/or have been active and dynamic Outlaws during their time at SHS. The contestants and their escorts are: Seth Larson/Maggie Bidesolo; Steen Johnson/Taylor Eagan; Rob Merola/Tara Greaney; Ross Grant/Chelsey... Full story
Your child's education and development doesn't start when she walks through the doors into kindergarten. In fact, much of your child's critical development takes place before kindergarten starts. There is much every parent can do to assure their child has an "educated" beginning and is prepared for kindergarten. The research is adamant about the importance of the first five years of a child's life in terms of brain development. What nurtures that development are experiences - those provided by loving parents and caregivers.... Full story
For once it wasn't raining, snowing or windy, and eagles were soaring by all day at the Oregon State Park's 2016 Eagle Watch event held last Saturday and Sunday at PGE's Round Butte Overlook Park near Culver. Both golden and bald eagles passed by the observation areas where spotting scopes were set up, causing people to exclaim, "Oh, look, you can see the white head of that bald eagle!" and, "Wow! See how the gold shows on that adult golden eagle..." More than 800 people from... Full story
The Outlaws had to match up against Junction City on Tuesday, February 23, in a seeding game, since both teams tied for a second-place finish in Sky-Em play. The game would determine which team would represent the league in the second- and third-place positions. The Outlaws lost 55-20 to the No. 6-ranked Tigers. After the first quarter the Tigers held a 4-2 lead. Both teams put forth strong defensive efforts, but neither team shot the ball well. Coach Rand Runco told The Nugget that it was a very physical contest, and no... Full story
Jack Kerouac, who was himself no stranger to subterranean bars, smoky jazz drinkeries and blues joints, offered us this bit of wisdom: "Try never to get drunk outside of your own home." I think that's excellent advice, for any number of reasons. It's probably better advice to never do it all. But that's a different column. Alarming news out of Patos, Brazil, last week tells of a capuchin monkey, a bar mascot that got into the leftover rum, armed itself with a knife, and began... Full story
Nancy Jo Bailey passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 peacefully in her home in Sisters. She was 68 years old. Nancy was born in North Bend on March 8, 1947, to Floyd and Bessie Hill. She had one sister, Carolyn DeRosa. All preceded her in death. Nancy received a scholarship out of high school for beauty college. After working as a beautician for many years, she settled down to be a stay-at-home mom. She did not return to the workforce for 13 years, and then went to work f... Full story
Shirley Beck, 85, died February 16 at her home in Sublimity. She was born in Swea City, Iowa, living in Sisters (which she loved) from 1989 until moving to Sublimity in 2015. Shirley was an accounting clerk for 15 years, last working at Cal State University, Northridge. She married William "Bill" Beck, Sr. on March 15, 1952, in Duluth, Minnesota. Shirley was a very devoted mother and grandmother and loved the outdoors. She was a wonderful cook and entertainer, and loved entertaining her family and friends. She is survived by... Full story
Legalization of recreational marijuana use in Oregon has created a complicated web of issues to iron out as Deschutes County attempts to establish rules under which marijuana growing operations might operate in the unincorporated county. Potential growers see substantial benefits economically and in the suppression of a black market, while opponents raise concerns about impact on quality of life and property values for rural residents - and the local Farm Bureau is concerned... Full story
The constellation Camelopardalis can be found in the northern sky this month all night, lying just above Cassiopeia. The Greek name means giraffe, which it got because of its long neck. It was named by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 1642. The easiest way to find Camelopardalis is to find the Little Dipper, and from the cup along the handle to the North Star and continue that arc right into the giraffe. CS Camelopardalis is the second-brightest star within the... Full story
What is also true is that the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives - you know, that, casts a long shadow. And that's still part of our DNA that is passed on. We're not cured of it. - Barack Obama I watched President Obama's last State of the Union speech with some regret, as it was his last. I also got angry looking at Paul Ryan's condescending expression throughout the entire speech - or perhaps it was more disdain on his face. It is a take on how far we have come over the... Full story
One hundred years ago, on March 9, 1916, Mexican revolutionary leader General Francisco "Pancho" Villa led an incursion across the border and attacked the sleeping hamlet of Columbus, New Mexico. It was, prior to September 11, 2001, the most significant terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Local historian, writer, and musician Jim Cornelius and The Anvil Blasters will mark that historic centennial with an evening of borderland history and border ballads at Paulina Springs Books in... Full story
