News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Katy Yoder and Mimi Graves check out the art at the "My Own Two Hands" auction. photo by Jim Cornelius If there were any doubts that Sisters has become a vital center of the arts in Central Oregon, the "My Own Two Hands" Art Stroll and Auction on Friday and Saturday, April 2-3, dispelled them. Hundreds of people roamed the town on Friday, looking at locally created works of art displayed by Sisters merchants. Then they gathered at Bronco Billy's Ranch Grill & Saloon to enjoy live music presented by Sisters High School... Full story
The "Y" intersection will be replaced by this new configuration. map courtesy of ODOT Click for larger image The "Y" intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 242 will soon be safer, according to officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Construction workers broke ground on Monday, April 4, to begin construction of the Sisters Intersection West Project, which will reconfigure the intersection. The $565,300 project is slated for completion on June 30. The new alignment will allow eastbound traffic on Highway 20 to... Full story
City planner Neil Thompson has left his post, effective Monday, April 4. According to City Manager Eileen Stein, Thompson has taken a job as a planner in Southampton Township, New York. "He comes from New York originally, so this is kind of a return home for him," Stein said. Thompson was hired as city planner for the City of Sisters on October 31, 1994. During his tenure, the city has grown considerably. The city established a municipal sewer system and expanded its Urban Growth boundary, adding new residential and... Full story
Neighborhood postal boxes are springing up all over town. photo by Tom Chace Cooperation between the City of Sisters and the U.S. Postal Service will mean a savings in both time and money for many area residents. The city gave the go-ahead a few weeks ago to place clustered centralized mail boxes in several subdivisions, eliminating the need for those neighborhood residents to pay for a post office box at the central post office. "So far, we have three new areas we'll be serving by contract carrier route," said Pat Green,... Full story
Two land-use watchdog groups are set to appeal the Sisters Comprehensive Plan to the state Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), arguing that its population forecast is too high and that it will bring too many acres of farm land into the city's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). To accommodate expected population growth, the city will add 134 acres to the existing 1,124 acres in the Urban Growth Boundary, according to the plan. Paul Dewey, an attorney, filed a notice of intent to appeal the Sisters Comprehensive Plan. The notice was... Full story
Camp Sherman residents have been wondering when roads closed after last summer's B&B Complex Fire would reopen. Now they have an answer. "We'll start opening some roads starting on Saturday, April 17," said Kris Martinson of the Sisters Ranger District. "This will be in stages with Priority 1 roads being opened first and then, as snow recedes, Priority 2 roads will be opened. The 'open' roads will be marked with orange dots (on road markers) to alert people which roads are legal to travel on." There will be 16 Priority 1... Full story
Sarah McWhorter on Justin, a five-year-old Appaloosa mustang. photo by Kathryn Godsiff Wild horse enthusiasts, potential adopters and the curious converged on Catalyst Farms Equestrian Center last weekend for a free Wild Horse Gentling Clinic and Adoption. The event, which drew around 50 people from both sides of the Cascades, was sponsored by the Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition, with the venue donated by Catalyst Farms. Cooperating with the Ochoco National Forest and Prineville and Lakeview Bureau of Land Management,... Full story
Brian Green, No. 30, and his brother, Mike, No. 10, of Sisters, played in a semi-pro league football game at Sisters Middle School football field. photo by Tom Chace Football was in action in Sisters last Saturday night, April 3, even though it is spring, not fall. The Central Oregon Stampede, a semi-pro team with a roster of 44 area residents, took on the Rogue Warriors from Medford at the Sisters varsity football field adjacent to the middle school, where Sisters High School plays home games. Played under the lights, the... Full story
(Clockwise from top) Blake Ehr, Andrew Wilson, Emery Meyer, Ashton Simms, Katherine Ruettgers, Rachael Tenneson. photo provided It started badly. The flight out of Redmond was canceled at the last minute, causing the anxious group to arrive late in Washington, D.C. But the rest of the educational trip "was superb" for the 14 participants from Sonrise Christian School here in Sisters. "My main objectives in leading this trip were to have the students learn a greater appreciation of our country's history and heritage and to... Full story
The annual Small Farmer's Journal auction draws people literally from all over the U.S. and some foreign countries to Sisters. Lynn and Kristi Miller, publishers of the Small Farmer's Journal in Sisters, stage the event, scheduled for Friday-Sunday, April 16-18. Miller farms his own property with horses and is a recognized authority on the subject. The event begins at 8 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. on Sunday. Harness and miscellaneous items are sold each morning; major auction items in the afternoons. On Friday, the "F... Full story
Dog sled teams and top-rated mushers will converge on Sisters for the Atta Boy 300 IFSS World Sled Dog Championships set for January 5-14, 2005. Atta Boy has sponsored races in Central Oregon for several years. Landing a world championship race is a significant coup. Jerry Scdoris, Race Director of the Atta Boy 300 Oregon World Cup Sled Dog Race for Vision, said, "We are thrilled that the IFSS has chosen Central Oregon as the site for the 2005 World Championships. "This is the Super Bowl of sled dog racing," he said. "We are... Full story
Smoke rose over Sisters on Monday afternoon when Oregon Department of Forestry and Forest Service fire personnel burned 120 acres on the Deschutes National Forest a mile and a half southeast of the city. A prescribed fire crew composed of 22 people ignited brush and woody debris near Forest Service Road 4606 and the Squaw Creek Irrigation Canal to reduce hazardous fuels that can encourage wildland fires threatening Sisters to burn more intensely. Winds were expected to blow smoke away from residential areas. However,... 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: Recently Nancy... Full story
- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall. 549-1223. - Sisters Habitat for... Full story
- Sheriff's deputies arrested 22-year-old Travis James Downing on Friday, April 2, after a wreck in which his car struck a juniper tree on Cline Butte Road. Two passengers were injured. They were treated and released at St. Charles Medical Center. Downing was charged with driving under the influence, three counts of reckless endangering and third degree assault. A passenger was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol. - A motel manager reported finding drug paraphernalia in a room. - An elderly man who went missing... Full story
Eric Dolson stated that President Bush has "failed miserably" at "cutting taxes, reforming education, strengthening our energy supply, controlling unnecessary spending and bolstering our national security," ("A storm is coming," The Nugget, March 31, page 2). 1. You state that President Bush gave "tax cuts to the top few percent of Americans, not the rest of us." Taxes were cut for everyone that pays taxes. My taxes were lowered, and like most Americans I received an $800 refund as well. Last time I checked, I wasn't... Full story
