News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Articles from the March 4, 2020 edition


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  • Contract will give Sisters more deputies

    Jim Cornelius, News Editor|Updated Mar 4, 2020

    More deputies will patrol Sisters in coming years under a contract that is currently awaiting approval by the Sisters City Council. In a workshop on Wednesday evening, February 26, council members weighed two contract options — one that would provide for a dedicated Sisters lieutenant and four deputies and one that would provide for a lieutenant and three deputies. The consensus was to go with the three-deputy option for a total annual contract cost of $771,200. The... Full story

  • Artist reveals 2020 Quilt Show poster

    Jodi Schneider, Correspondent|Updated Mar 4, 2020

    Local artist Dan Rickards knows there’s something magical about Sisters. This year’s poster, “My Kind of Town,” created by Rickards for the 45th Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) captures the essence of this charming town. “There are quite a few elements that need to come through in every poster,” Rickards told The Nugget. “The Sisters mountains, a quilt, and the theme involved that needs to be threaded in.” Rickards painted the majestic Three Sisters Mountains under... Full story

  • Durham named Woman of the Year

    Jim Cornelius, News Editor|Updated Mar 4, 2020

    Jesse Durham, co-owner of Sisters Coffee Co., has earned recognition as Woman of the Year from the Bend Chamber of Commerce. The annual award ceremony was held Friday evening at the Eagle Mountain Event Center in Bend. Durham described the award as “a huge honor,” placing her among women who have a major impact in the life of Central Oregon. “I think the spirit of the award is just to recognize women who are advancing in leadership and have achievements and are contr... Full story

  • Letters to the Editor… 03/04/2020

    Updated Mar 4, 2020

    To the Editor: With great sorrow we watch as the star-filled nights of Sisters dim and fade into history. The grandeur and beauty of this awesome mountain range will rise above — that’s if you can still see them. The incredible peace and quiet of the wilderness will remain — if you can still hear it. The pure cold waters and clean mountain air — the incredible wildlife still here — all are doomed. Not long ago men and women of vision set aside these lands for future generations. We should honor and c... Full story

  • Filmmakers producing new documentary

    Carol Statton|Updated Mar 4, 2020

    For Eli and Kelly Pyke, living a life of adventure and exploration has provided a sense of freedom and rejuvenation not easily found in traditional day-to-day life. In 2015, the Pykes were at a critical point in life and marriage; they had become first-time parents, were struggling to find balance in their relationship together and realized they needed a big change. An idea was formed to purchase a used motor home and travel the country with their young son. The trip was a... Full story

  • Families celebrate Screen-Free Week

    T. Lee Brown|Updated Mar 4, 2020

    Sisters Elementary School invited students and their families to put down their digital devices and turn off the TV for a week. Screen-free bingo cards went home, offering a plethora of activity ideas: hiking, baking, and playing board games among them. To cap it off, Hoodoo Ski Bowl gave families a coupon for steeply discounted lift tickets and rentals for Friday-night fun. Classrooms with good success on their bingo cards could collectively earn rewards. “I’m doing it for... Full story