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As early as next summer, Squaw Creek may flow through Sisters with enough water to support healthy fish populations. A combination of irrigation piping projects and a program to exchange well water for creek water is about to push the creek over the 20-cubic-feet-per-second (CFS) threshold scientists deem necessary to create good fish habitat. “It hasn’t seen that kind of stream-flow in a hundred-odd years,” said Todd Heisler of the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC). Heisl... Full story
Rain failed to dampen the spirits of almost 300 women taking part in the eighth annual “Sisters in Sisters” weekend celebration Friday-Sunday, September 30 to October 2. Group meetings and meals were held in the large tent at Spruce and Main Avenue across from the current Sisters Library on land loaned by owners of Wild Dusty Rose. From there, the women chose various all-day Saturday venues for entertainment and study. These included aromatherapy and essential oils cla... Full story
Hoodoo Mountain Resort is ready for action this winter — Mother Nature just needs to cooperate. Before last ski season, Hoodoo owner Chuck Shepard had completed most of the items on his list since buying the resort several years earlier. Shepard and his team built a new lodge, added lifts and parking and generally spiffed up the recreation area. But the snow was sparse and ski season was “terrible.” “This season, we hope, starts Thanksgiving weekend,” said Shepard, President of Hoodoo Family Recreation. Shepard said many... Full story
The Sisters Schools Foundation has approved distributions totaling $54,066 for 2005-06. The money will support projects and activities outlined in 39 individual requests from the district’s three schools. The schools made 55 requests for a total of $123,502. As in the past, most of the money for this fall’s distribution was raised in Starry Nights concerts in the spring. The format shifted to two concerts instead of three this year and the concerts (John Hiatt and David Jacobs-Strain in March, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in... Full story
Those pushing “Intelligent Design,” over the objections of the vast majority of scientists around the world are attempting to replace knowledge with superstition. They forget, “render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s.” They weaken religion, they weaken Faith. Because science will win. At one time theologians proved the solar system operated like a clock, with movements perfectly aligned. This “clockworks universe” obviously proved the existence of a “Clockmaker.” Then, in the late 1600s, Sir Isaac Newton showed the law of gravit... Full story
To the Editor: The Three Sisters Irrigation District scheme to remove free flowing water from the McKenzie Canyon riparian ecosystem and pipe it is tantamount to heedless destruction of streamside life by “creek riders.” (See “McKenzie Canyon piping project wins funding,” The Nugget, September 28, page 1). Water has been flowing down that lovely little canyon ever since the end of the last Ice Age. The irrigation district has been conveniently using the canyon as supply ditch, and by so doing, not only maintained the riparia... Full story
To the Editor: The Three Sisters Irrigation District scheme to remove free flowing water from the McKenzie Canyon riparian ecosystem and pipe it is tantamount to heedless destruction of streamside life by “creek riders.” (See “McKenzie Canyon piping project wins funding,” The Nugget, September 28, page 1). Water has been flowing down that lovely little canyon ever since the end of the last Ice Age. The irrigation district has been conveniently using the canyon as supply ditch, and by so doing, not only maintained the riparia... Full story
In the past year, the Kiwanis Club of Sisters donated more than $41,000 to nonprofit organizations in the community. In addition, the club distributed approximately $48,000 worth of food to families in need. At its annual installation dinner in September, Kiwanis released these figures in its annual report. Also, the club swore in new officers. Outgoing president Jeff McDonald said the club raised money through fundraising events such as selling See’s candy during the holidays, the rodeo Buckaroo Breakfast, a golf t... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a town hall meeting featuring State Representative Gene Whisnant on Monday, October 17, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Sisters High School lecture room at 1700 W. McKinney Butte Road. Whisnant is coming to Sisters to meet with constituents and review and discuss the 73rd legislative session. The town hall meeting is open to the public and people are encouraged to take this opportunity to discuss important issues or concerns. The agenda includes a review of the most... Full story
Where Advanced Placement classes are concerned, Sisters High School has gone from zero to three in less than two years. That may not make the school an academic Corvette, but it’s certainly not dawdling in this area of curriculum expansion. Both High School Principal Bob Macauley and Middle School Principal Lora Nordquist, who is the district’s curriculum coordinator, are happy about this development. Macauley says it is partly the result of two years of work by the school site council, which undertook intensive research to d... Full story
The boys soccer team notched two wins this week with a 4-2 victory at Cascade on Tuesday, September 27 and a win over Sweet Home in Sisters on Friday, September 30. Sisters started off the scoring in their matchup against Cascade just three minutes into the first half with a goal from Andy Phillips. “After that goal we turned it off and played a terrible first half,” Coach Rich Hummell said. “We were playing below our potential and Cascade came out with heart and put up a goo... Full story
A large crowd of Sisters area business people, officials and community service activists turned out for a sociable evening on Friday, September 29, at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce annual auction fund-raiser. Chamber events coordinator Jeri Buckmann said she has not calculated the funds raised at the auction and hesitated to make an estimate because the turnout was so large. “We had so many more people come for the dinner — a lot more than we expected,” said Buckmann. She said there were 150 people attending, not i... Full story
The Cyrus family of Sisters is considering further development near their Aspen Lakes Golf Course along Camp Polk Road east of Sisters. The family owns 900 acres between the Panoramic subdivision and The Rim at Aspen Lakes housing development. “It’s zoned destination resort, so we’re looking at those options,” Matt Cyrus told The Nugget. Cyrus said the family has filed a variance application with Deschutes County dealing with road setbacks. However, he said, any project... Full story
The Lady Outlaws took down the Sweet Home Huskies in their volleyball league opener at home on Tuesday, September 27. Scores from the four-game match were: 27-25, 19-25, 25-21 and 25-21. Sophomore Kali Ulmer finished with seven digs, eight kills and two aces. Heather Schaab added nine kills, five blocks and two aces. Cindy Harp had a top notch performance at the service line with five aces. The Outlaws recorded 14 aces. Kayla Krumvieda set for the entire match and dished out... Full story
The selection of a family for a Habitat for Humanity home is just the start of a process that can take nearly two years to complete. Conventional home ownership has a family moved in, unpacked and rearranging the landscaping in the time it takes a Habitat family to build enough “sweat equity” to break ground on their homesite. After that, there are months of working with the volunteers who are building the home and contributing more sweat equity into the house — in many cases holding together a job and family all the while... Full story
Brent McGregor has been turning gnarled and twisted juniper deadwood into magnificent sculpture and furniture for decades. Last week he imparted the wisdom and experience gained over those years to four students in a woodcrafting workshop sponsored through Art at the Barn. The four students gathered at McGregor’s home and studio in the Panoramic subdivision for four days of intensive study — and fun. “I wanted to learn to make sculpture out of wood and I love juniper and I... Full story
The fledgling Sisters Country Historical Society (SCHS) held its first interviewing session with five older Sisters area residents last week to start collecting early history from this area. Audio and visual recordings were made as well as copies of historical documents, newspaper articles and pictures. The interviews are part of the “Wisdom of the Elders” project being undertaken by the Society. Georgia Gallagher, Edith Leithauser, Bernardine Lowery, Barbara Meyers and Naomi Smith recalled stories covering the past thr... Full story
Joanne Chlopek died on Saturday, October 1. She was 75. She was born in Bend in 1930 and graduated from Bend High School in 1948. She attended the University of Oregon and married Phil Chlopek in 1952. She loved gardening in Oregon and California and was happy to return to Central Oregon after retirement. She was active in church ministries and caring ministries to shut-ins. She also assisted her husband with the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ participation in Memorial Day Ceremonies and with the VFW wood yard in Sisters. She w... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District is set to begin its annual prescribed burning program on 700 acres around Sisters. These area are located in the Canal treatment area one mile southeast of Sisters near Squaw Creek canal. Another project area is Underline located south of Sisters High School. Within the Highway 20 project area there is an 80-acre unit across from the entrance to Black Butte Ranch. Underburning reduces excess fuel in and around highways and communities like Sisters, Crossroads, Tollgate, Black Butte Ranch, Cascade... Full story
• Belladawna welcomes hair stylist Linda Reinwald, who formerly worked in Bend. • Sisters Drug & Gift will hold a flu clinic Friday, October 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For this flu clinic shots are only available to individuals 65 and over and at-risk patients. A second flu clinic open to the public will be held Tuesday, October 25, also from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call Sisters Drug at 549-6221 for further details. • A cookbook signing by best-selling Oregon author Maryana Vollstedt will be held during Harvest Faire Satur... Full story
The Outlaws cross country teams traveled to Oregon’s largest state park for the final meet of September last Thursday, September 29, at Silver Falls State Park. They showed that they are rounding into racing form entering the second half of the season. The varsity girls team ran as a pack in the initial mile of the race before stretching out a bit over the hilly course that features a nearly mile- long ascent in the middle of the course. Jena Rickards and Kaitlin McAlister ended up in fourth (21:17) and fifth (21:25) places r... Full story
Sisters resident and cichlid expert David Soares will host a program at the Sisters Library on Wednesday, October 12, at 6 p.m. David Soares has been keeping tropical fish for thirty years. For the past 12 years he’s dealt exclusively with the fresh water fish known as the Apistogramma or dwarf cichlid. Found in the wilds of South America and Africa, cichlids are also well suited for aquarium life. Soares says that dwarf cichlids are beautiful to look at and surprisingly easy to care for. “They are easy to maintain, even in... Full story
The Lady Outlaws soccer squad defeated the Stayton Eagles 5-1 in their league opener at home on Monday, September 26. The Eagles scored their first and only goal in the 18th minute of the first half. Sisters ended the half down 1-0. Coach Lee Bellahdid said, “The girls dropped their level of play and stepped softly on the field. They weren’t intense. That changed dramatically in the second half. The girls came back very intense and took the game very seriously.” Kelly Morto... Full story
• Kyle Rickards — “Future Mountaineer” — wrote: “I just got back from the IEE (Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition) mountain trip and felt the urge to let the community know just how blessed we are to have such amazing teachers who would put together a program like this. My life has been changed. “I wish I could accurately convey what changed in me but, as any of you who have been in the wilderness know, it is a totally indescribable experience. My hope would be to someday meet and thank each volunteer by name, to e... Full story
The Sisters High School football team won with a score of 33 to 15 at Philomath on Friday, September 30, despite muddy, wet and miserable weather conditions. Coach Bob Macauley said, “I was happy with our intensity and happy with Andy Burke (quarterback) and the leadership he showed running the offense on the field.” During the first half both teams made numerous mistakes due to a sloppy field and at the half the score was 0-0. The Outlaws scored 27 points in the third quarter and added a touchdown just two minutes into the f... Full story
