News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters School Superintendent Dr. Lynn Baker announced Monday night, April 12, that he will leave the Sisters School District at the end of his one-year interim contract in June. Baker is foregoing an additional two-year contract signed with the district earlier this year. "When I came to Sisters in July (2003), I planned to stay one year," Baker told the school board in a prepared statement. "It seemed at one time that a longer stay might be in order, but events of this past year have caused me to re-think my continued stay... Full story
Kathy Mattea performs Sunday. photo provided Country and folk performer Kathy Mattea will take the stage at the Sisters High School auditorium on Sunday, April 18, to close out this year's Sisters Starry Nights Concert Series. The concert series raises funds for financially strapped school programs through the Sisters Schools Foundation. "Kathy has long been on our wish list for Starry Nights," said event co-chair Jeri Fouts. "We've invited her over the years and she has always been so gracious, but it just never worked out w... Full story
When the newly-appointed budget committee looked at the first draft of the proposed city budget on Thursday, April 8, there was some concern over the costs to build a new City Hall. The $12.71 million budget is an approximate 27 percent increase from last year's $9.9 million budget. Eileen Stein, city manager, said she had not determined the specific reasons for the increase, but said it may be partly due to new grants and a "conservative" estimate for the expenses to build the new City Hall. The city budgeted $1.2 million... Full story
Rodger Hall (left) and Jim Leagjeld celebrate Joan Morris' restored hearing after Leagjeld provided her with hearing aids. photo by Jim Mitchell Longtime Sisters resident Joan Morris had lost much of her hearing by the time her friend and pastor Rodger Hall returned to Sisters after an extended absence. A small congregation from the previous Church of Christ had asked Rodger to re-establish the church as Christ's Church of New Beginnings. Hall became aware of Joan's plight and offered to raise money through the church to... Full story
Kerani Mitchell. photo by Rongi Yost Sisters High School Senior Kerani Mitchell recently won the coveted Sullivan Leadership Award from Seattle University. Each year seven high school seniors are selected to receive the award and competitors represent Oregon, Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana and Washington. The scholarship for Mitchell will cover the cost of tuition and room and board and is renewable for four years if academic and leadership requirements are met. Mitchell became aware of the scholarship just two short... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff Les Stiles has scheduled a Town Hall meeting at the Sisters Sheriff's Substation, 703 N. Larch St. on Monday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is one of six scheduled at different locations around the county. According to the sheriff's office, these meetings will give county residents an opportunity to learn about the sheriff's office and ask questions of the sheriff and other command staff. The agenda will include sheriff's office accomplishments; budget; future issues facing the sheriff's office,... Full story
Sisters High School's Concert Band continued its reputation for excellence and top performance by taking first place once again at the Capital Conference Band Festival on Wednesday, April 7. This is the fourth consecutive year the band has taken first place honors. In addition to first place the band earned high enough scores to be invited to the State Music Championships for the fifth consecutive year. Sisters' band will be one of only twelve 3A bands participating at the state level on May 14 at Oregon State University.... Full story
The City of Sisters Planning Commission will review plans for the proposed new Sisters Library on Thursday, April 15. The meeting, open to the public, is at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. "We have worked very hard on this plan," said head librarian Peg Bermel. "We are of the opinion that everything we learned from our numerous meetings with people in our community is included in these preliminary drawings." Richard P. Turi, from North Bend, architect for this planned new building, will be at the meeting to make the presentation and... Full story
The proposed new Sisters Library will be more than three times the size of the present building, according to the schematic layout being presented to the City Planning Commission April 15. "We'll have room for over 25,000 volumes, up from the present 11-12,000 books we now hold," said Peg Bermel, Sisters Library branch manager. In addition to the greater number of book racks, the new building will have a "multi-purpose" or public meeting room for 65 or more persons for community meetings and other library-related events. "We... Full story
click for PDF version of map. Deschutes National Forest officials will authorize entry into areas the B&B Complex and Link Fires burned last summer in the Sisters Ranger District starting Saturday, April 17. Visitors may then enter burned areas on foot or horseback. They may also drive on many roads on the east side of the fires, including the entire length of Forest Service Road 12. Open roads will be posted with orange dots on signs at intersections, but off-road travel remains prohibited. Forest officials instituted... Full story
ride. Designed to appeal to all those people who can not commit to a week-long ride in the fall, this year's summer event will be based in Sisters, on July 23-25. Ride organizers expect the event to bring about 500 people to Sisters. Participants will enjoy all the traditional Cycle Oregon comforts including a nice campsite, hot showers, cold beverages, a fully-supported course, gourmet meals and Cycle Oregon entertainment. Cyclists will enjoy two days of riding along the back roads of beautiful Central Oregon. Tour... Full story
As Sisters educators struggle to serve each student with shrinking resources, some parents are concerned that the district's best and brightest are getting short shrift. Oregon schools identify students as "Talented and Gifted" (TAG) starting as early as kindergarten, based mainly on performance on tests. Those students are supposed to get enhanced programs to keep them challenged and to allow them to pursue interests on a more intensive level. There are currently 126 TAG... Full story
A Sisters High School student is in custody in connection with the killing of a man in Drake Park on Friday, April 16. Bend Police detectives and Deschutes County Sheriff's deputies took 17-year-old senior Steven Withrow into custody without incident at the high school. The school was briefly under lock-down as the arrest was made. Sisters High School Principal Bob Macauley told The Nugget that at 10 a.m. on Monday, School Resource "Deputy (Tim) Hernandez informed me that the Bend detectives would be coming out to talk to one... 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: My name is Lauren... 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
The Easter Bunny shared chocolate eggs and hugs with children -- and photo opportunities with their parents -- at the annual Sisters Easter Egg Hunt. photo by Jim Cornelius It was all over in about three minutes. When the Sisters fire truck sounded its siren at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 11, hundreds of children from all around the Pacific Northwest surged onto the grass at Creekside City Park, snatching up colorful eggs and tossing them in Easter baskets. Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale fire district volunteers had scattere... Full story
- A deputy picked up a woman walking along the highway -- and ended up arresting her on a warrant. - Deputies arrested a man after a domestic disturbance at a motel. - A Sisters youth was cited for theft after he took some equipment from a Sisters shop without permission of the owner. - A deputy found a deer lying in the road, apparently uninjured and helped her on her way -- perhaps slightly annoyed at the interruption of her beauty rest. - Some Sisters kids started a brush fire when they lit up an ant hill. Sisters firefigh... Full story
