News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Local farmers are committed to a belief that everyone should have access to nutrient-dense food that is good for people and for the environment. The effort to improve access to quality, locally grown food got a boost this season. The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is partnering with local farmers and the Pacific Northwest CSA Coalition (PNWCSA) to launch a new supported CSA program. A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is one in which an individual pays a farm for a membership that entitles them to a... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is getting ready to host its largest annual fundraiser and community arts celebration, My Own Two Hands, taking place April 29-30. Proceeds from the event support SFF’s mission of strengthening community and transforming lives through music and art. Awards will be presented to the artists during the fundraiser festivities, and SFF has announced its Award of Excellence winners. Theme: Amelia O’Dougherty’s original watercolor “Spring Portal... Full story
My friends must have thought I had seriously over-caffeinated Friday afternoon. I took a late lunch break and went out to Zimmerman Butte for some kettle-bell-and-gunpowder therapy, and on the way out there I fired up the latest episode of Jack Carr’s Danger Close podcast, featuring geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan. As soon as I pulled into the Pit, I pulled out the phone and ordered all of Zeihan’s available books from the Deschutes Public Library. After my session, I sta... Full story
Beware of socialism To the Editor: For those who claim to be “secret socialists” obviously do not understand what socialism is all about. They want to control your lives. What you think, what you buy, what you say, basically to control your whole lives. You want the government to give you free health care, free daycare, free colleges, and pay off your college loans, while some of you have six-figure incomes. Nothing is free. Someone is paying for it. The hardworking Americans would be paying for it with the taxes we pay. The... Full story
He weathered the illness well enough, but the mere act of getting tested set off a cascade of troubling interactions with public health officials that raise significant questions about the level of government intrusion into our private lives and the relationship between American citizens and our government. Dolson wrote “Profiled in Deschutes County” about his experience, which you will find under the “Opinion” tab/“Columns” at www.nuggetnews.com. Why there and not on these pages? There was no way to present the information... Full story
Commentary…. On a Monday last October, I was told by a friend with whom I’d had coffee they’d tested positive for COVID. I was fully vaccinated so I didn’t think much about it. But two days later, on Wednesday, October 27, I was feeling lousy and decided to be tested. The test came back positive. Due to my age, asthma, and a fresh, new coronary stent, I qualified for an infusion of monoclonal antibodies. I received these the next day, Thursday, October 28, then went... Full story
With military-like precision 15 personnel from three national forests removed a dangerous tree along the west bank of the Metolius last Thursday. The precariously perched ponderosa pine was uprooted and looming at a 45-degree angle over the popular hiking trail, one mile downstream from “downtown” Camp Sherman. High winds were the cause, and another tree immediately next to it had been fully knocked down and lay blocking the trail. The danger tree, as such trees are cal... Full story
On Wednesday afternoon, March 16, Sisters citizens witnessed an arrest in the parking lot at Ray’s Food Place. The Nugget sought information on the incident. Sergeant Kent van der Kamp of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Team reported: “I can confirm that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and CODE Detectives arrested two men yesterday in the City of Sisters. This remains an active investigation, and no details are available.” The Nugget will report further information as it becomes availab... Full story
The public raised a unified voice against the sale of 400 acres of Department of State Lands (DSL) land on Cline Buttes to the developer of the proposed Thornburgh destination resort. DSL staff heard testimony at their virtual public hearing on March 10. With more than 200 attendees via Zoom, there was only time allotted to take questions and testimony from about 55 attendees, all of whom spoke against the sale for a variety of reasons. Two weeks ago, Central Oregon LandWatch... Full story
Residents in Camp Sherman have the opportunity to indicate their interest in obtaining fiber optic broadband. Connectivity currently is poor, unreliable, or nonexistent. If residents submit a non-binding letter of interest now, before planning begins on the system, the plan can be designed right to their homes or businesses and their hookup cost will be covered by grants secured for installation of the system. Residents who choose to wait and hook up after the system is in... Full story
Sisters Arts Association will do a soft kickoff to its Fourth Friday Artwalks for 2022 on Friday, March 25, as the galleries of Sisters dust off the winter doldrums. Call it Fourth Friday Warm-Up, if you will. Stop by any time during the day and reintroduce yourself to the lively arts scene. This month’s Artwalk is a prelude to the official events that begin on the fourth Friday of April. The popular Quick Draw give-away of two $50 gift certificates to local galleries will s... Full story
