News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters High School (SHS) Equestrian team participated in their second District Meet April 15 -18 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. In keeping with the COVID-19 requirements, athletes hauled in to the meet each day and no overnight stalls or camping was allowed. The team has worked hard to practice all their different individual and team events; the athletes started working in early December 2020 and attend up to four practice sessions per week. The weather was wonderful for Meet 2, which truly was a blessing as... Full story
Sunshine is seeping through the slats in the bedroom window shades. Bernie, our oldest Scottie, says it’s time to get up. He shakes his head, and the other two Scotties join the program, telling me I’ve got to get up with them. It’s spring! Crocus, primroses, and now daffodils burst forth to herald renewal. Despite the beautiful day, without Scottie’s urging I’d stay in bed. But who can resist the pleading of three Scottie dogs encouraging me to get up and go see the sun? Each day is a gift. I recently read that a day is 84... Full story
Julia Boris was recently hired as the new head coach for the girls lacrosse program, and she is excited about the opportunity and the season ahead. Boris started to play lacrosse when she was four years old and played through high school. She was a center midfielder on the varsity squad all four years. Julia graduated in 2018 from Rising Sun High School, a small town in Maryland about one hour outside of Baltimore. From there she played on a travel team for two years all over... Full story
How much impact can one act of your kindness have? And how can it lead to new connections? Let me tell you a story. Because Cathey Armillas urged the members of our mastermind group to be creative with our updates in last month’s meeting, I wrote a song about moving to Sisters, Oregon. After I performed the song, my fellow mastermind speaker, Patrick Galvin, sent me a kind note that encouraged me to play the song on Cascade Avenue, as a way of finding fellow musicians in my n... Full story
Over the decades, Naomi Rowe has known hardship and many blessings. Growing up in Central Oregon, her family sometimes struggled. In 1952, when Rowe was 14, her family moved to Sisters. “There were times I couldn’t participate in school activities because the money wasn’t there,” she recalled. “When we had basketball games at Sisters High School, we had a trampoline and a bunch of us performed during halftime. But I couldn’t join the Glee Club because we didn’t have the money.... Full story
In Gretchen Matos’s column, “It’s All About the Little Things,” in the March 24 edition of The Nugget, she talks about the value of volunteering and highlights the many opportunities there are in Sisters. She points out that it’s many little things, that create the fiber that makes up our very special community. I agree with her and would like to encourage all of us to look for ways we can add to that fiber. One area I hope we don’t overlook is recognizing the benefits of volunteering with our kids. Whether it’s puttin... Full story
The northern shrike (Lanius borealis) is a predatory songbird, who perches quietly, often in the top of a tree, before swooping down after insects, mice, and small birds. It kills more than it can eat, impaling the prey on a thorn or wedging it in a forked twig. Like other northern birds that depend on rodent populations, the northern shrike’s movements are cyclical, becoming more abundant when northern rodent populations are low. They hunt from an open perch, where they s... Full story
When Jonathan and Autumn Gooden moved to Sisters last year, they brought more than their two daughters and their earthly possessions. They carried with them their dream – Wonderland Chicken Co., a food truck opening its windows this week at Eurosports Food Court Garden. The truck, a trailer actually, was built from the ground up by Jonathan who has worked construction. He has also been a sous chef at a well-regarded Hilton Hotel in the east. The Goodens consider... Full story
Hospice House at Partners In Care in Bend provides more than end-of-life care for their patients who are on the last leg of their journey. Tollgate resident Dave Lysne describes it as “a place of extreme professionalism that is so obvious and calming,” that family members find it “very easy to go there and exhale.” That place of calm where she could exhale was exactly what Dave’s wife Dale needed after seven years of intense caregiving – three when Dave experienc... Full story
The boys lacrosse squad lost both their games this past week — both to schools much larger than Sisters. The Outlaws were defeated 18-1 at Mountain View (6A) on Wednesday, April 21, and two days later they lost 10-4 on the road at West Albany (5A). Tuesday’s game against Mountain View was a rough one, and at halftime the Outlaws trailed by 10 at 1-11. Adam Maddox-Castle had Sisters’ only goal, which came in the second quarter. Wyatt Maffey led the teams with six ground balls. Mountain View has skilled and big physical p... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws wrapped up an adjusted “winter” sports season this month. The coaches at Sisters High School shined a spotlight on two standout athletes: volleyball ace Greta Davis and cross-country state champion Ethan Hosang. Coach Rory Rush said, “Greta has averaged 15 kills per game this year. She leads by example on the floor and is a go to for us when we need to put the ball away. She is always first to the gym and last to leave. She always has an encouraging word fo... Full story
Melissa Stolasz thinks big. That trait likely helped her being chosen as the Central Oregon Teacher of the Year last year. But her latest big idea is one that many consider but never act on because of the preparation, time-commitment, cost, and risks involved: To complete a through-hike of the entire 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Stolasz, 49, her daughter Sasha, 17, and a family cousin Brittany Terra, 28, from Rhode Island, left Sunday, April 11 for the U.S./Mexican bo... Full story
The Lady Outlaws posted two wins this past week; a 5-3 victory over the Lady Buffs at Madras on Tuesday, April 20, and a 5-3 win at North Marion three days later. Sisters won three singles and two doubles matches on Tuesday against Madras. Juhree Kizziar did a tremendous job at No.1 singles. She dominated play on the court and blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Kizziar played a very consistent game, and identified and attacked her opponent’s weaknesses. Katie Ryan, at No. 3 singles, covered the court well and hit deep shots that... Full story
After a challenging yet constructive 2020 season, Sisters Farmers Market is gearing up for an even more robust summer season this year. The weekly event will kick off the first Sunday of June (June 6), featuring live music. Although COVID-19 regulations like social distancing, wearing facial coverings, and limited gathering will remain in effect, the music will bring back a lively element to the market that was missed by vendors and shoppers alike last year, according to market manager Caroline Hager. The market will return... Full story
The Outlaws defeated North Marion 3-2 at home in Sisters on Friday, April 23, for their first win of the season. Sisters came out on top in three close singles matches. Dexter Payne (No. 2 singles) and Jaxon Barry (No. 3 singles) both won in long, grueling, three-set matches. Payne beat Alex Farren 6-0, 4-6, 6-4. Dexter got down 1-4 in the final set, and the situation looked bleak. But the sophomore, who is new to tennis, turned it around. Coach Carl Click told The Nugget... Full story
Janet Power was born in Prineville. She is the daughter of William E. Power and JoAnn Forbes Power of Sisters. They lived in Madras for seven years. Medford became her next home. Her third was Salem, where she went to Salem schools and graduated from Sprague High School in 1977. She received nursing credentials from COC in Bend in 1981. Janet was a nurse, loving and kind, for over 30 years, beginning at St. Charles Hospital, Bend. She and Tim Hulsing of Bend were married for 42 years. They lived 31 of those years in the... Full story
The Outlaws were defeated 8-4 in their match-up against the Cubs at Newport on Monday, April 19. Sisters scored four runs on eight hits, and they had two errors in the contest. Garrett Vohs’ go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the seventh was the big highlight for the Outlaws. Vohs talked with The Nugget about his big hit. “It felt really good off the bat, but when I got down in the count I was just trying to make contact,” said Vohs. “I knew the kid was going to throw a... Full story
David Thorsett is running unopposed for Position No. 2 on the Sisters School board. He has held the seat since being appointed to the board in 2019. The Nugget profiled candidates for the other two open positions in previous weeks. Ron Cooper is running against Jenica Cogdill for Position No. 1 and Kevin Eckert is challenging incumbent Edie Jones for Position No. 5. All three positions up for vote are for four-year terms. Thorsett, an orthopedic surgeon, his wife Sarah, and... Full story
Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District recognized outstanding personnel in their annual awards ceremony last week. Again this year, the event was conducted virtually due to pandemic restrictions. Length of Service Awards Five Years: Damon Frutos, Beverly Halcon, Ernie Halcon, Tim Craig, David Ward, Ken Ammann, Travis Bootes, Angel Cisneros-Thorsvold, Tom Haynes, Kay Johnson, Heather Miller Ten Years: Stephen Huffman, Marsha Marr 15 Years: Bill Hayes 25 Years: Scott Michalek, Dave Parman 30 Years: Thornton Brown, Rita Hodge 45... Full story
Voters in the Cloverdale Fire District will decide in the May 18 election whether to approve a five-year local option levy to fund enhanced emergency medical and fire response. The Cloverdale District lies in the rural lands east of Sisters. The Cloverdale Fire District voted unanimously in February to place the levy (Measure 9-142) on the ballot. The levy carries a tax rate of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed property value (not market value) for a period of five years. For... Full story
If Sisters-area voters approve Measure 9-141 on the May 18 ballot, there will be a new Sisters Elementary School in a new location in 2023. A 2001 bond that was used to build Sisters High School is “retiring,” which means that if the levy is passed the tax rate of 93 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value would simply continue, allowing the creation of a $33.8-million fund for construction of the new school. Construction of the school is the primary focus of the end... Full story
The theme of the upcoming My Own Two Hands community arts fundraiser to benefit Sisters Folk Festival is “Holding Hope.” Some 100 original art pieces will be sold in both a silent and live auction held online from May 10-15. Bidders will have an opportunity to view the works to be offered in advance at times to be announced. Pieces to be included will represent a broad spectrum of art including ceramics, sculpture, carvings, paintings, lithographs, furniture and fabric art... Full story
Cloverdale Fire Volunteer I’m encouraging the citizens of Cloverdale to vote yes on levy 9-142 to support the Cloverdale Fire District and their board’s unanimous decision on preparing our district to better serve the community. Typically, our emergency responders have an 8- to 12-minute delay in response to the station. At that point, we have a standard operating guideline of at least 2-3 qualified staff, depending on the apparatus being dispatched. A large house fire a half-mile from station 602 on Thanksgiving 2019 too... Full story
Response to Craig Wessel To the Editor: The April 21 Nugget carried a guest column by Craig Wessel. He references the problems facing many Central Oregonians in finding affordable housing as well as employment paying family-level wages. These problems are especially pressing for today’s younger people; every generation has had its own set of difficult circumstances with which to deal. Craig states that people his age are getting the “short end of the stick,” and just want “a share of the pie their parents and grandpa... Full story
Nathan Woodworth has received a unique opportunity in his acting career.... Full story
