News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The roar of chainsaws split the chilly morning air in Sisters on Monday, April 29, as the long-awaited Highway 20 hazard tree logging project got underway. Towering ponderosa pines, brown and brittle, wavered then came crashing to the ground along the roadway, one after another after another. The project, expected to be completed May 22, will ultimately remove 2,100 trees — mostly ponderosa pines — that were killed due to the application of an herbicide along the h... Full story
An 18.11-acre parcel of Forest Service land located at Highway and West Barclay Drive in Sisters has been sold. Compass Commercial Real Estate Services announced the sale on Monday, April 29. Brokers Robert Raimondi, CCIM and Graham Dent represented the Forest Service, and principal broker Bruce Churchill represented the buyer, Three Sisters Holdings, LLC in the transaction valued at $1.5 million. The property is one of three parcels of the Forest Service’s approximately 8... Full story
Under a cloudless blue sky and tender spring sun, 10 middle school leadership students, all seventh-grade girls, put their backs into planting four deciduous trees in Fir Street Park in celebration of Arbor Day on April 26. Accompanied by leadership teacher Becky Aylor, the girls walked from the middle school to the park and back. Sisters Mayor Chuck Ryan greeted them and read the Arbor Day proclamation prior to the girls picking up their shovels and getting to work. Four... Full story
Four candidates are contending for the two open seats on the Sisters School Board. Current board members Stephen King and Jeff Smith are facing off in a contest for Position 3, while former board member Don Hedrick and local resident and volunteer Mandee Seeley are running for Position 4. In the Position 3 race, King left his incumbent position to run against Smith. King told The Nugget that he does not like the way school board elections are handled. “I think this process i... Full story
To the Editor: I just wanted to write in regards to the wilderness permit system the Forest Service wants to use for trails in 2020. This is absolutely not acceptable that our local forests are being turned into a bureaucratic moneymaking scheme. Trails should always be free, and if permits are necessary to limit the amount of visitors, those should be free as well. We are seeing a very blatant lie taking place right before our eyes. The lie is: that these permits are meant to protect the forest and to help maintain the healt... Full story
Spring springs fast in Sisters Country. One day we’re dodging dirty berms leftover from snowplows. Next day, sand lilies stretch out their tender petals. Manzanitas roll out tiny pink blooms. In my mailbox arrives another sign of spring: the voters pamphlet. I leaf through the local positions up for election. It’s mostly guys I don’t know, running for positions I’m clueless about, in parts of the county I rarely visit. Some provide only a few noncommittal words about themsel... Full story
From the second of your birth to this very moment, your brain has been rewiring its connections, based on what you see and hear, smell, taste and touch. Human brains are basically the same in their general organization and distribution of their 100 billion nerve cells. But at the microscopic level – varying on the strength of 1,000 trillion individual connections prompted by sensory input – each of us is unique. And thus, says Dr. Bob Collins, each brain builds a... Full story
The students of Sisters are on a quest to learn more about our local waters with the help of Kolleen Miller, education director of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, and her fellow educators. Water development projects are the backbone of agriculture in Sisters Country, and it’s vital that students understand the mechanics and biology of water in our lives. Within the high school’s tool box of learning there is a host of educational resources that every one of the stu... Full story
The Outlaws trounced Crescent Valley 13-2 on Friday, April 26, and a day later clobbered South Eugene 17-6. Ellie Cook started the scoring for Sisters on Friday’s game against Crescent Valley when she drove into the eight and took a high shot that sailed into the right side of the net for the unassisted goal. Pearl Gregg scored a big goal in the first half, when Mary Root transitioned the ball to Skylar Wilkins in the midfield. Wilkins passed to Pearl Gregg outside of the 12 w... Full story
Jaimi Warren and her husband, James, residents of Alfalfa, took over the reins as the new proprietors of Antler Arts, a mainstay in Sisters since 1995, just days before the well-loved store was to close permanently. “When my cousin told me that my favorite store was going out of business, we stopped by their huge blowout sale because we wanted a piece of history to take home,” said Warren. “My mom suggested that I offer to buy the inventory and keep the store open. I looke... Full story
More than 50 youth from Heart of Oregon Corps YouthBuild and the Sisters High School construction class will help with Sisters Habitat for Humanity’s next two homes. Last week, the future Habitat homeowners celebrated the beginning of the building process by breaking ground at the home- sites in the Village Meadows neighborhood. The Likens family will be working alongside the Heart of Oregon Corps YouthBuild crew. YouthBuild Program Director Kara Johnson told the crowd that 4... Full story
The annual celebration of the arts and major fundraiser for Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) kicks off on Friday, May 10 with a parade, art stroll and Community Arts Celebration. On Saturday, May 11 is the Art Auction and Party at Ponderosa Forge. This year’s theme is “We All Belong,” and more than 85 artists have donated work for the auction. My Own Two Hands is the primary fundraiser for the music and arts programs of SFF in the Sisters schools and community. Proceeds from MOTH... Full story
The annual Meet of Champions, held at Sweet Home High School on Saturday, April 27, featured an array of Outlaws standing high on the podium following season-best performances. The meet, which in recent years has been staged at Willamette University, took place at Sweet Home this year due to scheduling challenges. Due to the state meet being held a week earlier than normal, meet calendars for the 2019 season have been complicated for many schools since traditional dates for annual meets got jammed up, including the Sisters... Full story
Philippe passed away suddenly on April 14 in Bend. A talented songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, Frenchy was active in the Central Oregon music scene for many years. He wrote and recorded “Star of the Starry Night,” a song honoring the Sisters Starry Night performer Nicolette Larson. He recorded students for many years at his Mallen Music Ranch. He and wife Ruth contributed to local projects My Own Two Hands, Big Brother/Big Sisters, St. Charles Foundation and the Tow... Full story
Geoffrey was born in Flint, Michigan to Gordon and MaryAnne Chisholm, the sixth of seven children. Geoffrey loved the outdoors, the trees, lakes, rivers and boating. He excelled in all sports, especially if a ball was involved. He moved to Alpena, Michigan, in his teens and befriended the future “Florida Six.” Geoffrey received many awards and trophies for his sports and marathons, but only ever kept one, his MVP Trophy for Alpena Basketball, he said “my teammates voted for t... Full story
The grassy field of the Sisters Rodeo Grounds was full of horses, camping trailers, and excited riders on Saturday, April 27, for the beginning of the Sisters Endurance Boot Camp. In this boot camp, horses and riders learned the basics of endurance riding, tips on how to be more a efficient trail rider, and endurance riding horse care. The first event of the boot camp was learning how to do a vet check, led by Dr. Kelly Jones. A vet check consists of a veterinarian evaluating... Full story
