News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters community members turned out under clear blue skies on Wednesday, May 1, to watch school officials turn the first symbolic shovelfuls of dirt for the new $21 million Sisters High School. Those attending the groundbreaking ceremonies were treated to a presentation by architect Scott Steele showing the site plan, floor plans and some conceptual drawings of the new school. Representative Ben Westlund congratulated the community for its efforts. "A new school says... Full story
Volunteer Gene McMullen surveys with a staff. Metolius redband counts are up -- way up -- again this year; and counting isn't even complete yet. "Redband" is the name now applied to native populations of what we used to know as rainbow trout. They're still rainbows, of course, but "redband" is kind of an aristocratic appellation used by fish aficionados. It's intended to distinguish the wild variety. Scott Cotter is Assistant District Fisheries Biologist for the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest, and... Full story
Jacob Merrell (left), C.J. Adams and Nolan Tichener (front) display their history competition medals. Two local students will be heading to the finals in National History Day competition after racking up a victory in state competition. Junior C.J. Adams and sophomore Jake Merrell of Sisters High School placed first in last month's senior finals held at Willamette University in Salem after winning earlier regional competition in Madras. The pair performed "The Life of Sir William Wallace" and will compete in next month's... Full story
Long-time Sisters Rodeo volunteer Mike Reed is this year's parade grand marshal. Sisters Realtor Mike Reed has been named grand marshal for the 2002 Sisters Rodeo Parade. The parade will be held on Saturday, June 8 starting at 9:30 a.m. in downtown Sisters as part of the 62nd Sisters PRCA Rodeo. "I am extremely honored to be the parade grand marshal for the 2002 'Biggest Little Show In The World'," Reed said. Reed's involvement with the Sisters Rodeo goes back many years and includes his participation as a spectator,... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 19-year-old Bend man after he allegedly crashed into a power pole, causing a power outage in the Sisters area. The accident occurred just before midnight on Thursday, May 2 on Highway 20 near Fryrear Road. When deputies arrived they found that a red Chevrolet two-door driven by Rafael Diaz Quintana had been westbound on Highway 20 when it left the roadway and clipped a Central Electric Cooperative power pole. The vehicle then continued to the next power pole which it sheered off... Full story
The Sisters Jazz Band wowed the judges at two recent competitions. Once again the Sisters High School Jazz Band, under the leadership of Jody Henderson, has proved it's the best in the region. On Wednesday, May 1, the jazz band traveled to Sweet Home to compete against the seven other bands in the district. This was the band's third trip to district, and for the third year in a row it brought home top honors. The district honors came on the heels of another signal accomplishment. The band placed second at a festival in Reno... Full story
The Sisters Library's Preschool Parade program, "Let's Make Some Noise" will be held on Thursday, May 9, at 10:30 a.m. Each Preschool Parade session features stories, finger rhymes, songs and movement skills appropriate for children ages three through six. Parents or caregivers are required to attend with the child and encouraged to participate in all the activities. The Sisters Public Library is located at 291 E. Main Ave. For more information call 549-2921.... Full story
The collapsed Black Butte Tower will be salvaged. Ice and snow may have toppled the historic fire lookout atop Black Butte but, thanks to a grant from the Samuel S. Johnson Foundation, the story of the 1934 tower is not quite over yet. The grant of $5,000 is designated "to salvage, sort, archive and assess the ruins of Black Butte Tower." Maret Pajutee, Ecologist for the Sisters Ranger District, explained that the foundation's participation means much more than the face value of the grant. "Partnerships are important because... Full story
Robert Fass engaged an interested audience at a Sisters COCC Lunch and Learn. There is something fundamentally mysterious about long-lived marriages, according to artist Robert Fass. Fass, an Artist in Residence at Camp Caldera west of Sisters, is studying long-married couples in America using interviews and pictures to capture their relationships. Fass shared his work with a Lunch and Learn audience at Sisters College Center. Fass' project started when he took pictures of his parents on a vacation in West Virginia. They had... Full story
When Tim and Deanna Muir bought Sisters Drug and Pharmacy 19 years ago, little did they know that they would also operate a high-end gift store, as well as a gourmet food and chef shop. The Muirs began business in what is now The Palace on Cascade Avenue. Two years later, they moved to their present location. "The original store was about 6,000 square feet," Deanna said. Sisters Drug and Pharmacy has since expanded into 11,000 square feet. The secret to their success, she maintains, is change. The diversification of products... Full story
Crossings at Canyon Creek will be consolidated. A Forest Service project to enhance the health of Canyon Creek, including important bull trout habitat, is nearing completion this week. According to Assistant District Fisheries Biologist, Scott Cotter, the project began nearly two years ago when biologists determined that an abandoned bridge crossing was restricting stream flow and resulting in excessive sediment deposits. Finishing touches are being applied this week by a Job Corps crew from the Civilian Conservation Center... Full story
Sisters golfers raised more than $3,000 in a benefit tourney to help school teams with transportation, coaching, green fees, golf balls and other expenses. As a result of beating up on the bigger schools in the area, the Outlaws can lay claim to being the best high school golf team in Central Oregon. The boys traveled to Mallard Creek in Lebanon on Tuesday, April 30, to take on the rest of the Capital Conference in a league match. With a team score of 312, Coach Jeff Barton said, "we won by an overwhelming 18 strokes. We... Full story
Owner Tamara Emberton celebrated the opening of Scents and Non-Scents at her new location last week. Scents and Non-Scents celebrated its opening at Barclay Square with an open house on Friday, May 3. Classy Kids Korner offers new and used children's clothing at 192 East Main Ave. (former site of Sisters Feed Company). Sisters Feed Company has moved up the block to larger quarters at 102 E. Main Ave. Dr. Inice Gough of Three Sisters Chiropractic Clinic recently introduced the Insight Millennium into her practice in Sisters.... Full story
The Sisters High School Varsity Jazz Band made a second place finish in its division at a major festival in Reno last month. The Sisters band was one of about 330 bands to perform in the Reno International Jazz Festival the third weekend in April. The Reno festival is the largest festival of its kind in the Western United States. The Sisters jazz band tied for second place with Brookings out of the 18 bands in its division. The bands were judged on the same criteria used at the district competition (see story, page 3). The... Full story
Brad Martell and Mark Hedford serve pizza by the slice (and whole ones, too) at Martolli's Pizza. Brad Martell and Mark Hedford have realized a lifelong dream by starting their own pizza restaurant here in Sisters. "We grew up in Portland and went to grade school, middle school, and high school together," said Mark. "We worked in a pizza place together as teenagers and always wanted to open our own place, and here we are." It didn't happen overnight. The two friends moved to Central Oregon six years ago. Brad worked at Pizza... Full story
Carl Perry operates Trail's End BBQ with his wife Avril and daughter Amanda. Sisters folks with a hankering for good barbecue can get their fill with Trail's End BBQ Co. "Our specialty is Memphis-style pulled pork," said Carl Perry, who launched his portable barbecue business last year. According to Perry, the secret to pulled pork is to cook a pork shoulder for about 16 hours, after rubbing it down with his special blend of ingredients (all top secret, of course). Then it is shredded and mixed with one of his original... Full story
Byron and Melissa Jungjareon. Melissa Jungjareon is used to challenges. She has neurofibromatosis (NF), a neurological disorder that causes tumors to grow on the nerves. She has had three brain tumors removed and watched her father die from the effects of the same disorder. The 25-year-old South San Francisco resident is taking her fight against NF on the road in a awareness-raising walk from Oregon to Illinois. Jungjareon started her walk in Albany last week and got to... Full story
Effective pitching and a balanced attack contributed to two more wins in the Capital Conference for the Outlaws baseball squad last week. The Outlaws visited Sweet Home on Tuesday, April 30 and came away with a 9-2 victory. With the score 4-0 going into the fifth inning, Sweet Home scored two in the bottom of the fifth to make a game of it at 4-2. But Sisters bounced right back with four more runs in the top of the sixth to put the game out of reach. Mike Greene pitched a complete game for the win. He scattered four hits, wit... Full story
Haley Gordon and Trista Elliot show their High Point Trophy. Sisters High School's equestrian team won the High Point Trophy for small schools this season. The team doubled in size, adding Shira Spahn, Monet Tyler and Caroline Stout to the roster this year. The team, in its third season, competes against Mountain View, Bend High School, La Pine, Lakeview, Dufur, The Dalles, Hood River and Redmond. At state they will compete against most of the 86 schools in Oregon and southern Washington. Seniors Haley Gordon and Trista... Full story
The reservoir on the shoulder of the Oregon Cascades is nearly full from the North Santiam River boiling down its channel brown with mud cut from the mountains above. Only a few days before, stumps were visible in mud flats off the point of the town of Detroit but now they are covered, only the top branches of Aspens that grew tall over the last few years of drought poke above the water, young trees that found a place to grow in fertile earth long covered by shallows. Stumps and new growth together form an ebb and flow of... 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 letter (The... 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., 1st Monday each month, high 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 Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors meets the 2nd Monday each month, 8 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7... Full story
How we vote... Circuit Court Judge: We support Stephen Forte for this newly-created circuit court position. Forte's day-in, day-out work on the bench -- which includes regular handling of the kinds of cases he would hear as a circuit court judge -- qualifies him for this position. Forte has earned the respect of his professional peers, as evidenced by their significant support in an Oregon State Bar preference poll. Local attorneys believe Forte is highly qualified; they praise his work ethic and, most importantly, they... Full story
- A Sisters man was arrested for menacing after he allegedly pelted his future ex-wife's car with beer bottles. The couple was arguing on a forest road south of town when the incident occurred. The woman was uninjured, but deputies reported dents in the hood of her car, damage to the windshield and a broken window. The man claimed the woman drove the car at him. - Deputies investigated an incident in which a five-year-old riding on a school bus was injured. The child fell out of his seat and hit his head, requiring stitches.... Full story
