News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes County Sheriff's Office personnel deployed a robot and a muzzled canine to resolve a situation that evolved out of an attempt to serve a warrant in the Tollgate subdivision on Tuesday morning, March 20. DCSO Sergeant Mike Sundberg told The Nugget that deputies attempted to serve a felony warrant for a drug-related parole violation on Sarah Rose Heisler, 38, on Silver Spur in Tollgate Tuesday morning. Heisler allegedly ran into her house and locked herself in a... Full story
The Outlaws baseball team started their season with a 7-6 win over 5A Mt. View on Tuesday, March 13, but three days later fell 9-7 to Stayton. In Tuesday's action, the Outlaws' season-opener ended with a sweet victory at home over Mt. View. In the seventh inning, with the bases loaded, Hunter Spor drew a walk, and the Cougars were speechless as the Outlaws walked off the field with their first victory of the season. The Outlaws started four freshmen and two sophomores, and... Full story
A year ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation sent a demand letter to Benny and Julie Benson, owners of Sisters Eagle Airport, seeking the repayment of $377,152 in ConnectOregon V grant funds and payment of an additional $13,033 to meet the minimum requirement for matching funds for grants entered into in 2015. The state agency alleges that the airport "misexpended" grant funds allocated for specific airport improvement projects. (See "ODOT demands repayment of grant fun... Full story
The air vibrated with electricity in the Sisters High School commons as students from all three Sisters public schools shared their creative abilities and knowledge in the seventh annual Sisters Science Fair. Hundreds of folks got involved through hands-on challenges with science experiments, activities and demonstrations from constructing rockets and the magic of slime, to learning about aeroponics in Sisters High School greenhouse. The fair was sponsored by the Sisters... Full story
Residents who live within Sisters city limits will have the opportunity in the November 2018 general election to vote on whether or not marijuana-related businesses should be allowed in the city and whether a three percent tax should be levied on the sales. Despite the fact that Sisters voters approved state Measure 91, making recreational marijuana legal, with a 51-49 percent split, and the measure carried statewide, Mayor Chuck Ryan told Council at their March 14 workshop... Full story
Sisters Rodeo has selected Bullfighter Rowdy Barry as the 2018 Grand Marshal of the Rodeo Parade to honor his decades of dedication to the sport and 25 years of "membership" in the Sisters Rodeo family. Barry is retiring from bullfighting after the 2018 season. Barry began his career with Rob Smets, a legendary bullfighter who was his mentor. He worked with Smets for several years at Sisters Rodeo. "Sisters is a special rodeo for me, beginning with Smets, but it is also like... Full story
Sisters City Council concurred with the recommendation of the Sisters Art Selection Committee and voted unanimously to select Danae Bennett Miller's art proposal, "A Land of Contrasts," for the roundabout at the Highway 20/Barclay Avenue intersection. In making the recommendation to Council, Public Works Director Paul Bertagna said, "It was clear who the preferred artist was," based on the over 700 comment forms filled out by the public. The committee reviewed those comments... Full story
To the Editor: Sisters Habitat for Humanity has made such a wonderful difference in the lives of so many of our local people. I am very impressed with all they do. Every time I hear from a Habitat homeowner about how buying a new, well-insulated house has changed their lives, I get tears in my eyes. Thank you to all the people in the Sisters area who have made this possible Sue Edgerton ••••• To the Editor: Let us be honest, all accidental deaths by cars, drugs, guns and yes cell phones are a... Full story
How many times last winter did we grab the hand or arm of a friend and carefully, cautiously inch our way across ice-covered sidewalks and roads? Walking on a slippery slope of any kind is best done when we hold hands. In our current culture, raising children can be a very slippery slope. Racism, violence, disrespect, greed for money and power are on every social media source, in the newspaper, and on the television. Lives can be torn apart in seconds and in only seconds more, the world can see and hear it. It concerns all... Full story
• The community is invited to attend a public meeting on March 21, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sisters High School Lecture Room regarding a future land use application to be submitted by Hayden Homes located at 1680 W. McKinney Butte Rd. The land use applications will consist of zoning map amendment to shift 1.8 acres of open space zone to another area on the project site, a master plan and tentative subdivision plat. The proposed project will enable the construction o... Full story
City Council decided they need another workshop to discuss further the City's noise ordinance. Staff and councilors were all in agreement about one factor: there should be specific clear criteria regarding noise levels to make enforcement fair and easy. Areas of consideration include time restrictions: What are they and should they be different for weekdays and weekends/holidays? Should there be exemptions granted for certain events or businesses? Can a variance be issued for... Full story
The Sisters High School Concert Choir exceeded all expectations at the Central Oregon District Choir Festival last Tuesday. "The choir started the school year with the successful musical 'Cinderella'," said Choir Director Rick Johnson. "We then focused our energy on our Holiday Showcase performance. In January, we realized that we were behind in starting our festival music due to the time we spent on the musical. However, we were prepared to dig in and do our best. Due to... Full story
The Lady Outlaws kicked off their season with a bang, with three games in one week. Sisters started strong with a 19-7 win at home against Redmond on Monday, March 12. On Thursday, Sisters suffered a tough 6-15 loss to Bend United, but bounced back strong with an 18-4 victory over Roseburg on Saturday. In Monday's win against Redmond, the Outlaws posted 13 of their 19 goals in the first half. Sydney Head started at center for the Outlaws for the majority of the contest and... Full story
The boys tennis squad played their first match of the season at Ridgeview on Thursday March 15, and battled through light hail, a bit of wind and rain, and in the end lost the contest 6-2. Jed Kizziar dominated his match against Keven Vivenco at No. 1 singles, and won the match in two sets with scores of 6-1. 6-1. At No. 2 singles, Nate Weber persevered in a close match and came out on top. Nate fell 6-7 in a tie-breaker to Ethan Hicks, and came back to win in close second and third sets (6-4, 6-4). Weber was down 3-4 in the... Full story
The boys lacrosse team pulled off an exciting 10-9 win in overtime against Forest Grove on Saturday, March17, and a day earlier steamrolled over Hillsboro in an 8-1 victory. Sisters scored eight goals on 40 shots in their win over Hillsboro on Friday. Stadeli scored four goals and had three assists, Morgan scored three goals and had one assist, and Judah Keeton rounded out the scoring effort with one goal. Casey Warburton had a great game in the goal. Casey only allowed Hillsboro to score once, and he made some big... Full story
A three-way meet in Bend in cold conditions was not the type of competition where coaches and athletes expect great marks, but the Sisters Outlaws saw some bright spots in the first outing of the season. Teams scores were not kept for the meet. Jordan Pollard provided two of the highlight wins for Sisters within the first four running events of the meet. The senior followed a strong 1,500-meters performance (4:22.81) with a stellar time in the open 400 minutes later in 52.47. "I honestly couldn't believe it when I saw his... Full story
Sisters High School's varsity softball team rode the bats of Jourdan Andrews, Tatum Sitz, Isabelle Spitler and Anessa Stotts to explode for 18 hits and 21 runs in opening the season with a 21-14 win over Klamath Union of Klamath Falls. The host Outlaws scored in every inning, including five times in the fourth when Andrews hit a two-run homer over the right-centerfield fence and Spitler had a run-scoring double. Freshmen Sitz and Stotts drove in runs in the Outlaws' third and... Full story
The Outlaws were glad to get outside and play on an actual course this past week. The boys played in the Tokatee Invitational on Tuesday, March 13, and the girls participated in the Crooked River Ranch Icebreaker a day later. On Tuesday, the boys played under horrible weather conditions, which included cold and steady rain for five straight hours. Only three players were able to finish: Wyatt Hernandez finished with a 98, Peyton Myhre was just one stroke back at 99, and Connor Crowe carded a 122. Patrick Dingeman and Colby Pa... Full story
The third and final group of artists and writers are working on a variety of creative projects at Caldera Arts Center, and starting to think about what they will be sharing with the public during the last open studios event this Saturday. Maesie Speer, Arts Center programs manager, talked about how each group of artists is unique and different. Caldera hopes these three-and-a-half-week residencies "make it possible for people to explore parts for their identities as artists, teachers and parents." This cohort of seven include... Full story
Earning a black belt in a martial art is a significant accomplishment, representing years of dedication and passage of a test that is often grueling - as much psychologically as physical. Five taekwondo practitioners with Outlaw Martial Arts recently stood that test and passed, earning the honor of wearing the belt - and the satisfaction of knowing that they have accomplished something remarkable. Anessa Stotts is just 14 years old, and she achieved her black belt after eight... Full story
Legendary blues musician John Mayall will be joining a diverse lineup of blues, soul and funk acts from around the country, in Sisters on August 3 and 4 as part of the first Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival. The event feature blues legends John Mayall and Walter Trout along with an award-winning lineup including: 2017 Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year Curtis Salgado; 2016 Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Shemekia Copeland; 2016 Album of the Year award-winner The... Full story
Since Sandy Hook, when 20 children and six adults were gunned down by an adult using an AR-15-style rifle, 7,000 more young people have been killed by gunfire. 7,000 empty shoes filled the grounds outside of the Capitol building last Tuesday, and activists everywhere demanded action to honor the lives lost to gun violence. That morning, to show support for the families of the survivors and victims of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School last month, a national school... Full story
"All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know." - Ernest Hemingway Nugget columnist Jim Williams lost his long battle with cancer on March 10, dying in hospice here in Central Oregon, with his extended family by his side. It was a battle he documented in his column "Cancer and me," an unflinching and sometimes harrowing window on what it is like to face a cancer diagnosis for the third time in his life. Jim didn't flinch. It's hard eno... Full story
Sisters resident Norman F. Berhorst passed away March 10, following an extended illness. He had lived in Sisters for the past 14 years and was well known by many for his sense of humor and his entertaining stories of his life. Norman was born October 28, 1936 in St. Paul, Oregon, the son of Frank and Irene Berhorst. He graduated from St. Paul High School and served as an altar boy for the St. Paul Catholic Church. He was active as a volunteer and participant in the St. Paul... Full story
LaVerne Edris Sawyer (called "Lu" by many friends and family) was born to Clara and Eddie Holm on June 6, 1923 in Moorhead, Minnesota. She was the oldest of four children and resided in Minnesota until she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to work in the shipyards during the war. She met Wesley Sawyer in San Jose, California, and they were married in July of 1947. Their son Tom was born in 1953 and daughter Gayle in 1956. In 1963, the family moved from San Jose to the... Full story
