News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Tate Metcalf's mission and vision in operating Sisters Athletic Club did not include striving to win awards for the business. However, thanks to the club's commitment to making a difference in the community, SAC won the prestigious IHRSA Outstanding Community Service Award for 2018. IHRSA (International Health Racquet and Sports Club Association) received a nomination from Sisters resident Josh Nordell in 2017 and Metcalf was notified on November 27 that SAC had been chosen... Full story
Creekside Park was dressed to its best in sparkling colors of the rainbow on Sunday, with 6,000 shiny plastic eggs "hidden" on the lawn, in pine needles, behind trees, bushes and some out-of-the-way nooks and crannies for hundreds of young treasure hunters to seek. Earlier on Easter morning, Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale fire department volunteers divided the park up into four areas by age from infant to 11, scattering the brightly colored eggs for the annual Sisters... Full story
Former Sisters Schools Superintendent Jim Golden is under investigation in his current position as superintendent of Greater Albany Public Schools. The Albany-Democrat Herald reported last week that "The Albany School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night (March 27, 2018) to place Superintendent Jim Golden on paid administrative leave, pending the conclusion of an investigation." The investigation is reportedly related to complaints received by the board; the school board chair declined to comment on the nature of the... Full story
Sisters Park & Recreation District has a new executive director. The Sisters Park & Recreation District board of directors announced that Todd Garrett has been chosen for the post until recently held by Liam Hughes, who has moved on to a position in Pendleton. According to Sisters Park & Recreation District Board Chair Bob Keefer, "We had three excellent candidates but Todd's deep and diverse experience in the field of recreation caused him to rise to the top of our list." Todd is the former director of the fairgrounds in... Full story
Aspen Lakes near Sisters, in cooperation with The Trumpeter Swan Society (TTSS), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW), and benevolent members of the Aspen Lakes homeowners, is about to become involved in an exciting wildlife project. There are only three trumpeter swans in the breeding program in Oregon, and of these, only one now has a mate. Other participants include the Sunriver female whose mate was recently shot and killed,... Full story
When my daughter was in middle school, she would take umbrage when I said that politicians or others engaged in public discourse were "acting like middle schoolers." "Dad," she would say, "we don't act like that." Fair enough. So, let's just say that a whole lot of actors on the public stage lack the maturity of middle schoolers. Last week, Fox News commentator Laura Ingraham was forced to make a public apology after sponsors started fleeing her show because she thought it was appropriate to publically mock 17-year-old David... Full story
To the Editor: Your editorial, "Nobody is coming for your guns?" misses the mark and endorses the false premise that the real agenda for common-sense gun reform is to "disarm law-abiding Americans". Oregon Initiative Petition 43 is an attempt to manage the burgeoning private ownership of weapons of war, firearms specifically designed to kill the maximum number of victims quickly and efficiently. Guns used for hunting and individual self-protection are not addressed in OIP 43. There is no hidden agenda here to remove such... Full story
• Senator Jeff Merkely will host a Town Hall at the Sisters High School auditorium on Wednesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. • The City Council is continuing deliberation on a draft noise ordinance that would spell out in much greater detail the who, what, where, when, and how of requirements, variances, measuring of noise levels, and enforcement of the code. It was apparent at their last workshop that councilors are of various opinions, just as are the... Full story
The Sisters Country Horizons project is progressing on schedule, according to Steve Ames and Ruth Williamson, of NXT Consulting, in their report to Sisters City Council last week. The project is expected to result in a long-term vision for the community, with shorter-term action plans, Already some major themes are beginning to emerge as the community leaders' interviews (75 to date) wrap up and more than 140 online surveys begin to collect, the consultants reported. The... Full story
Photographer Conrad Weiler is prolific. He heads outdoors with camera in hand nearly every day. After a short walk, a longer drive, or a kayak paddle, he returns to his home in Camp Sherman to harvest that day's crop of images. Some get posted on his Facebook account. Others he mails to friends. The best he has printed and framed. Many of these are on display throughout the month of April at Sisters Library, in the entryway and community room. Weiler's favorite subject matter... Full story
The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District is hosting a fast-paced, one-day glimpse inside the exciting world of emergency services. The event scheduled for April 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Station at 301 S. Elm St. in Sisters, will provide participants - all women - an opportunity to learn more about local fire and emergency service agencies including: Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, Black Butte Ranch Fire District, Cloverdale Fire District, USFS Sisters Ranger District, and Oregon Department... Full story
Teresa Mahnken can scarcely believe 18 years have passed since she first walked through the door of The Nugget Newspaper. She came to The Nugget simply seeking a job and wound up finding a family. In the year 1999, Teresa and her husband, Barry, left Seattle, Washington, looking for a change - a place with four seasons, a place on a smaller scale than the booming tech capital Seattle had become. They found themselves in Reno, Nevada, but that wasn't quite the right fit. "Barry's folks, prior to us leaving Seattle, had moved... Full story
Long-time Sisters residents Eli and Kelly Pyke have just launched the public release of the trailer to their upcoming documentary film, "The Far Green Country," along with a crowdfunding campaign to provide the finances to finish off the film. "The Far Green Country" is a documentary film about travel, national parks, living full-time on the road with a family, as well as deeper themes such as marriage, childbirth, and parenting. Three years ago, while experiencing challenges... Full story
Kathryn Kati Lindbloom Renner was born on October 15, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, and died at her home in Sisters on February 28. Her parents were Arthur and Dorothy Lindbloom. Surviving her are her husband of 40 years, Vernon Renner; sister Janice Lindbloom; brother Arthur Lindbloom; nephews Mike Lindbloom, Bob Lindbloom; niece Stephanie Ruttert; four step-children, Melanie, Julie, Brent and Amy. Kati attended schools in Chicago having graduated from Morgan Park High School.... Full story
Sisters resident Phyllis G. Pintarich passed away of complications of pancreatic cancer on March 22, surrounded by family. She is survived by her brother Lawrence Gates; three daughters, Jennifer Humcke, Sarah Short, and Amy Hamilton and their families; and her extended family from her 30-year marriage to Stan Pintarich. Phyllis was born in 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri. She moved to Georgia after contracting polio, then the family moved to the California Bay Area where she... Full story
If there is a perfect hometown for Darlene and Mick McGrady, a place filled with music, horses and wide-open spaces, Sisters is most definitely it. Enjoying a morning at their home surrounded by a plethora of musical instruments including two standing Irish harps, Darlene told me of her prolific and joyous career in music, one that included touring with the 1960s folk group the New Christy Minstrels. "I have been in music since I was knee high to a grasshopper," she laughed.... Full story
Folks in Sisters are used to seeing deer roaming around town, even crossing Cascade Avenue in a crosswalk. Now there's one jumping across the moon. A work crew last week installed Dennis McGregor's mural of "Buck" leaping across the face of a full moon and over the Three Sisters mountains on the face of The Gallimaufry on the corner of Cascade Avenue and Elm Street. Building owner Mike Reed wanted to do a mural with McGregor, and put his niece Ashley Okura in touch with the... Full story
