News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Ranger District will touch off the first controlled burn of the season along Highway 20 west of Cascade Meadow Ranch on Thursday, April 20. According to fire specialist Kirk Metzger, the burning is expected to continue on Friday and “on every open day we can after that,” Metzger said. “Usually we have 400 or 500 acres burned by now, but because it’s been a wet spring we have been unable to conduct any controlled burning,” he said. That means the Forest Service will... Full story
Undersheriff Larry Blanton hopes this spring is the last time he has to hammer in yard signs urging voters to keep the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office running. Blanton was in Sisters last week to ask the Sisters City Council for an endorsement of a pair of permanent taxing districts to provide the sheriff’s office with a stable funding base for the first time in its history. The proposal won the council’s unanimous endorsement; now he hopes the voters will turn out to make... Full story
The Sisters Camp-Sherman Rural Fire Protection District has tightened security measures after someone broke into an ambulance at Sisters Fire Hall on Sunday night, April 9, apparently in a futile attempt to steal narcotics. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the break-in. According to Fire Chief Tay Robertson, a person or persons unknown snuck into the station past the duty officer and entered the ambulance, breaking into one of two locked medical c... Full story
To the Editor: It was with interest I read the notice in “Sisters Salutes” that saluted Sisters businesses for their contributions that recently allowed the Sisters High Cascades Off Road Triathlon, an XTERRA event to donate $7,500 to the Rotaty Club for use in their local projects. I would hope that some of that money would be used to maintain the garden the Rotary Club has started on the west entry to Sisters. As a member of the Sisters Garden Club it was my understanding that funding for the garden was running short and ou... Full story
The Sisters School Board filled three positions on the district budget committee at the same time that it received two pieces of good fiscal news at its last meeting, April 10. Board Member Rob Corrigan, who is also a board member of the Sisters Schools Foundation, told his colleagues that two local developers have announced grants for the schools. The Cyrus family, developers of Aspen Lakes Golf Course on Highway 126, has committed itself to gifts of $5,000 for each lot sold in its newest residential phase. The money will... Full story
A limited number of tickets are available for the upcoming Sisters Starry Nights Concert; they can be purchased at Leavitt’s, 100 E. Cascade Ave. The show is set for Saturday, April 22, at 7 p.m., and will feature two artists who delighted the Sisters crowds during their past performances at Starry Nights: acclaimed singer-songwriter Leslie Satcher and dynamic new country-rock act, Hanna-McEuen. Satcher, who first performed at Starry Nights in 2002 as the guest of Vince Gill and Amy Grant, is considered one of the top w... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District should be in a new headquarters in Sisters in July 2008. Rod Bonacker and Bill Anthony of the Sisters Ranger District explained the Forest Service’s timeline on its relocation project to the Sisters City Council at a workshop on Thursday, April 13. Bonacker said the agency hopes to have a 53-acre portion of the current headquarters site located along Pine Street on the market in September of this year, with an anticipated sale in the spring of 2... Full story
Singer/songwriter Katie Cavanaugh has been given the 2005 “Folk Song of the Year” award by the Central Oregon Songwriters Association. This is the second year in a row Cavanaugh has received this honor. She was also won second place in the “2005 Central Oregon Songwriters Association People’s Choice” contest. The competition was held at McMenamins with a standing-room-only crowd. A group of 15 professionals from the music, television and radio industry judged this competiti... Full story
St. Charles Foundation’s award-winning Expanding the Vision Through Photography community outreach project will be exhibited April 28-May 26 at Sisters Art Works and 5 Elements Healing Arts Center in Sisters. The center is located at 204 W. Adams Ave. The public is invited to attend an Artist’s Reception on Friday, April 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. Sisters photographers and project participants Hadley McCann and Brent McGregor will give brief presentations about their project experiences documenting the Emergency Room and Air Lif... Full story
The search for a successor to Sisters Middle School Principal Lora Nordquist has already begun. If all goes as Superintendent Ted Thonstad hopes, he will have someone appointed by May 26. “I’d like to have it done before Memorial Day,” he said last week. Nordquist announced recently (see The Nugget, April 12, page 1) that at the end of the school year she will leave the principalship she has held for the past six years and take a newly created administrative post with Crook County schools in Prineville. Thonstad’s first s... Full story
Sisters Little League will start the 2006 season this week with the largest number of participants in the organization’s history. There are 234 Sisters area kids signed up to play ball. “We’ve been around for over 28 years, as far as anyone can recall, and this spring has been the most popular and active than any,” said Brian Witt, Sisters Little League President and coach. Opening day ceremonies are this Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. at the Sisters Community Church ball fields. “We need all teams to arrive, in uniform,... Full story
From wild game entrees to steak or a Ploughman’s Platter, The Grange will offer a new choice to Sisters residents wanting to dine out this summer. The husband and wife culinary team of Juli and Ramsey Hamdan are planning to offer “contemporary Western style that has global influence.” Ramsey is the chef and brings an international approach to his cooking. The former Conklin’s Bed & Breakfast site on the corner of Camp Polk Road and Barclay Drive is now being transfo... Full story
Sisters High School auditorium will play host on Wednesday April 26 to a unique Road to Reno Jazz Concert. The concert, which starts at 7 p.m., will feature bands traveling through Sisters en route to the 44th annual Reno International Jazz Festival. Several college bands will be stopping in Sisters to perform, including two Jazz Ensembles from the University of Oregon, as well as the Lane College Jazz Ensemble. The Sisters High School Varsity Jazz Band will also perform. All the bands playing on the Sisters concert have regu... Full story
The girls’ softball team lost 12-1 at home on Thursday, April 13. The Sweet Home Huskies sent the Lady Outlaws to the locker room in just five innings due to the 10-run rule. Katie Hughes and Camille Pedersen were the only Outlaws players to get hits in the game. The defense didn’t shine either. Coach Doug McDonald said, “We’re just not playing good defense.” Two days earlier the Outlaws suffered a 10-0 shutout at Stayton. Becky Bremer hit a double off the left field wal... Full story
Five Sisters area residents asked some detailed questions at an April 13 public hearing in Sisters to review a proposed conservation agreement on 1,233 acres on the Rimrock Ranch along Whychus Creek north of Sisters. Most were neighbors to the ranch along Wilt Road and all who commented supported the proposed agreement. The purpose of the grant award is to protect and conserve the property’s ecological values in perpetuity. The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board conducted the hearing at the Sisters Fire Hall. Last S... Full story
• A Joyful Noise is now accepting preschool registration for the 2006-07 school year. Call 549-2066 for a brochure or to schedule a tour. The summer program schedule will be available soon. • There will be a sidewalk sale at The Town Square on Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants include: Common Threads, Sundance Shoes, Silli Chili, Hucklebeary’s, Rexford Holly, Cork Cellars and Newport Kidsport. • The Barclay Gallery of Sisters is organizing live musical entertainment and artist-led demonstrations in the cou... Full story
For nearly 15 years, Crossroads residents have been cleaning up Highway 242 between the Sisters Middle School and Cold Springs Campground. Working under the oldest Adopt-A-Highway permit of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) in Central Oregon, residents have been picking up litter left by summer and winter tourists to the area, but mostly litter tossed out by their own neighbors. “We know we are our own worst enemy with litter,” said Dorene Fisher, vice chair of... Full story
A contingent from Sisters’ Habitat for Humanity chapter is heading to Katrina country this week. Ten hardy workers will make Abita Springs, Louisiana home base for a week, as they make their contribution to one of many Habitat homes being built in the area. Gale and Molly Larson, brigade leaders for the Sisters Habitat for Humanity affiliate, have built homes in many countries of the world. This is their first build in the United States. They’ll be leading the team, all volunteers paying their own way. Included are Dwi... Full story
The gaping hole at the former site of Sisters Chevron has been filled in. A dump truck poured in a load of fill dirt last week that was spread by a skip loader, closing the excavation that had been open for months. However, the filling of the excavation site does not indicate that the contaminated site has been cleaned up. Joe Klemz of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) told The Nugget, “Last time I spoke with the consultant for the owner, they were going to do s... Full story
Local trails advocates took some time last week to make sure that they are on the right path in creating a trails network around Sisters. The Sisters Trails Committee took a long look to the past and a short look to the future during a three-hour workshop last Thursday evening. Objectives of the workshop were to review successes and challenges of the trails program, to determine if the committee is still on the right path and to determine how best to move ahead, according to Committee Chair Jeff Sims. The Sisters Ranger Distr... Full story
The girls varsity golf team placed third in their first Capital Conference match, which was held Thursday, April 6, at the Arrowhead Golf Course in Molalla. Molalla was the tournament leader at 419. Blanchet placed second (458), Sisters third (481), Kennedy fourth (536), Sweet Home fifth (549), Stayton sixth (563) and Cascade seventh (690). Alexis Wainwright led the Outlaws in individual scoring with 110. Maureen Broadbent carded a 118, Carolyn Bird shot a 122 and Meghan Crowder and Mac Gould both shot 131. Jessica Little... Full story
The boys golf team took first place honors at the tournament held at Aspen Lakes on Tuesday, April 11. The Outlaws finished at 334 which was the team’s best score of the year. Cascade was the runner-up at 353. Sweet Home placed third (366) and North Marion was fourth (381). Scott Barton had six birdies for the day and shot a 70, two under par, to win the tourney. Other individual scores for Sisters were: Miles Johnston (86), Billy Jacobson (87), Evan Mitchell (91) and Kyler Miller (96). Johnston’s and Jacobson’s scores were... Full story
Sisters riders under the tutelage of trainer Karen O’Neal will perform in the “Swing Into Spring Dressage Show” scheduled for Sunday, April 30, at Horse Butte Equestrian Center, 60360 Horse Butte Rd. in Bend. The show will begin at 8 a.m. and runs to 5 p.m. According to organizers, 35 horse-and-rider pairs will be featured, including riders from Oracle Stables in Sisters. The show will be judged by “L”-rated judge Kathy Casey. Dressage tests will be conducted from introductory through fourth level. The public is invited t... Full story
Christine Currier of Sisters died on April 10. She was 72. She was born on February 18, 1934 to Arthur and Lucille (Davis) Bliss in Gresham, Oregon. She married Donald W. Currier on June 26, 1959, in Bend. She worked as head housekeeper at Ponderosa Lodge in Sisters and was a former member of the Soroptimists Club. She enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and camping with her family. She is survived by her husband Donald of Sisters; son Ronald Currier of Salem; daughter Dawn Spencer of Bend; sister Dorothy Lawson of Eugene;... Full story
Sisters’ wintery Easter weekend weather loosened its grip for a couple of hours on Sunday, April 16, and let the sun shine down on Sisters’ annual Easter Egg Hunt. As always, it was all over in minutes. Children from all around Central Oregon swarmed across Creekside City Park and Three Sisters Overnight Park at the sound of a fire engine siren at 1 p.m. They snatched up some 4,000 plastic eggs placed throughout the park by The Sisters-Camp Sherman Volunteer & Ambulance Ass... Full story
