News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The site of the current middle school may have three new looks over the course of the next year. A proposal for a public facilities campus on the site was presented to city councilors at a workshop last Thursday, March 27. Council members generally reacted positively to the idea. The latest suggestion is to turn the current middle school into school administration offices, the new library and a City Hall building, said City Administrator Eileen Stein. Eric Dolson (publisher of The Nugget) spoke on behalf of the school... Full story
(Left to right): Probationary Firefighter Larry Turin, Firefighter Student Rick Sniebel and Firefighter Jonn Thomas check out their new engine. Photo by Jaki Roberson The first of two 1986 Seagrave engines rolled into the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection (CRFPD) station on Wednesday, March 26. It was shipped by flatbed truck from Station 66 in Daytona Beach, Florida to Bend and then driven to Cloverdale by Fire Chief Chuck Cable. The engines originated in Houston and were traded to Florida in 1999. New, the engines cost... Full story
It would be a shame to build a new house and not have any furniture to put in it. The same would be true of a new school. This is not likely to happen with the new high school being built in Sisters, scheduled to open in mid-September. But the school board and administration have not found it easy to agree on exactly how to furnish the new structure or how to pay for it. In the meantime, some faculty members have said they heard that at its last meeting the board refused to approve furniture purchases. That's not correct.... Full story
GFP Fire Services, headquartered in Sisters, has deployed three 20-member crews to aid in the recovery of space shuttle parts in eastern Texas, following the explosion of the Challenger. The location is roughly 150 miles northeast of Houston, where the teams will work an area of approximately 300 square miles. Much like a fire fighting camp, the base facility provides showers, meals and laundry services under private contracts to the federal government. It is estimated that more than 1,000 troops are involved in the effort,... Full story
Jimmy Dean (poster), Roger and Carolyn Gabrielson, in her for-real wedding dress, welcome Lou Ann Gibbs and Bruce Gibbs aboard Gabrielson's copy 1929 roadster for a ride to the Senior Prom Night dinner-dance at Black Butte Ranch. Photo by Tom Chace We've barely gotten beyond Spring Break and already it's time for The Prom. "In The Mood" -- Glenn Miller. "Take the A Train" -- Duke Ellington. "Sentimental Journey" -- Les Brown. "Moon River" -- Henry Mancini. "Fly Me To the Moon" -- Joe Harnell. "Night and Day" -- Cole Porter.... Full story
(Clockwise from bottom): Jonathan Ayar, Charles Trego, Ryan Trego, Krystal Ayar, Jesse Ayar, Judy Trego. Photo provided Cordless phone poised in midair, Judy Trego answers the door with, "Excuse me, we have war things going on." It was not a flash of breaking news from the war front in Iraq -- but it was a huge flash of news for the Trego family. Daughter Krystal Ayar, an E-4 Administrative Specialist in the 98th Area Support Group in Wuerzburg, Germany, was calling home; she was calling her mother. Judy paced the floor and w... Full story
Helen "Seth" Sether sits on one of the new log benches in front of her home. The benches were placed throughout Tollgate last week for walkers and hikers. Photo by Tom Chace An informal poll of one suggests that among the residential areas in and around Sisters, Tollgate has more walkers per 100 residents than any other. TPOA (Tollgate Property Owners Association) last week started placing log benches along Lariat, the main loop around the community, and Wagon Wheel, an extension off Lariat, also used as an emergency fire... Full story
Lance Corporal Adrian A. Shaw, U.S. Marine Corps. Photo provided Lance Corporal Adrian A. Shaw, U.S. Marine Corps, helps maintain the electronic communications that are vital in the ultramodern and high tech war being fought in Iraq. Entering the Marine Corps on August 15, 2001, in peace time, "Spud" Shaw found himself, after September 11, 2001, in a wartime Marine Corps while still in boot camp. "It sure changed everyone's outlook on our training," he told his grandfather, Bob Grooney of Sisters. "Now all we're going... Full story
Jeff Holland is always at work. Photo by Jim Cornelius There are plenty of things Jeff Holland likes about his job as the on-site manager at Storage Sisters of Sisters. He loves Sisters and is happy to have work that keeps him here. He likes working with both his employers and his clients. "I love it here," he said. "If someone has a situation where they need to get in at other times (than regular hours), if they give a call I can let them in. "It's just better customer... Full story
All-events badges are available at an early discount for the Sisters Folk Festival. The Sisters Folk Festival, scheduled for September 5-7, 2003 carries on the traditions of American roots music, from blues to bluegrass. All-events badges for the three-day festival are $50 if purchased before August 1 ($60 August 1 and after). This year's festival features legendary singer-songwriter and musician Chris Hillman performing in a duo with Herb Pederson. Hillman and Pederson, who fronted the country music supergroup The Desert... Full story
Powell Butte horseman and clinician Clint Surplus will conduct a natural horsemanship clinic in Sisters on April 11-12. Held at Crooked Horseshoe Stables (on Crooked Horseshoe Road), the clinic will cover basic ground and under-saddle work. Those with young horses, riders just starting out and older horses needing a tune up will all benefit, according to Laura Shepherd, owner of the stables. Surplus is a native of Central Oregon whose parents are also skilled horse folks. He has spent time working on large cattle ranches and... Full story
Richard Greene and his assistant, Jayne Simmons, remove the winter locks on Richard's Produce Stand. Photo by Tom Chace With the opening of his produce stand next Monday, Richard Greene has officially proclaimed that, "Winter is over. Spring is upon us and it's time to get the fresh produce out once again." "I'm glad he's back," said one onlooker who thought the photo-op last weekend was the real thing. "I hate to go by this building and see it boarded up. You can't miss it from the highway and it looks so desolate, like... Full story
The fourth annual Sisters Rotary Track and Field Invitational is set for Saturday, April 12. The meet is not only the inaugural event on the Outlaws' new track, it is the biggest and most talent-laden track meet scheduled in Central Oregon this season, according to head coach Bob Johnson. "This meet features nationally ranked athletes along with some of the best track and field competitors in Oregon," said Johnson. "With 16 teams, every event should produce high quality marks." Central Oregon's own Dominique Easterling, a... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: I applaud the... Full story
- It was a week of canine carnage on Sisters highways. A single deputy had to deal with four dead dogs and one injured one over the space of a couple of days. - A Sisters woman reported that her son was attacked by a large white bird inside a Sisters business. The bird allegedly swooped down on the boy's head and pecked the top button off his baseball cap. The boy was uninjured. The woman was not seeking to press charges, but she wanted the incident logged just in case the bird went Hitchcockian again. - A Sisters man was... Full story
Two Sisters women are spearheading a community effort to provide aid and comfort to troops serving in the war in Iraq. Pat Dunlop and Sherry Diaz have turned their store Welcoming You to Central Oregon, 121 E. Cascade Ave., into the Sisters depot for "Caring for the Troops." "We are their official drop site," Dunlop said. The group is gathering materials ranging from telephone calling cards to lip balm and baby wipes to send to troops in the deserts of Kuwait and Iraq. Foods w... Full story
