News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Outlaw golfers suffered a huge setback on the first day of Capital Conference District competition on Monday, May 9. Scott Barton, who has led the Outlaw team all season, was disqualified for signing an incorrect score card. At the end of day one Sisters trailed second-place Molalla by 19 strokes. Scott Barton told The Nugget that at the end of the match he signed the scorecard and then it was brought to his attention there might be a mistake regarding the score on the... Full story
Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) is looking for new Friends to join the ranks of those willing to go the extra mile in support of their library system. The new library is shaping up on the former site of Sisters Middle School. While the new facility is expected to serve the Sisters community better than the present library, it’s going to take a lot more people to make the wheels turn smoothly — and that’s where volunteers come in. In the photo are two ladies who work... Full story
The Outlaws defeated Culver 7-5 and 11-0 in a doubleheader on Friday, May 13. In the first game the Outlaws jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Jeff Fitter and Jeff Sampson singled and Nate Jackson got a double. Culver came back in the second to tie the game 3-3. Sisters added a run in the third and held the lead the remainder of the game. Additional single runs for the Outlaws came in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. One offensive highlight for Sisters came in... Full story
The Outlaws lost 5-3 to league leader North Marion on Wednesday, May 11. Sisters jumped out early in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Jeff Fitter singled and then Andy Burke got hit by a pitch, which put runners at first and second. Fitter later scored on a ground ball by Blake Poynor and Burke scored off a single by Jesse Stevens. The Huskies scored two runs on a two-out error in the third inning to tie the game at 2-2. Both teams put another run on the scoreboard in the fourth to keep the game tied at 3-3. Burke hit a d... Full story
• Sisters Market is open under new ownership at the corner of Cascade Avenue and Elm Street. • Shibui is open in its new location in the FivePine development behind Sisters Athletic Club. • Silli Chili is featuring hand-painted pottery and medicine boxes by Native American artist Apache Joe. • Tramondo’s Trattoria is now featuring Ladies Night every Thursday starting at 6 p.m. Special appetizers will be offered. • Leavitt’s is giving away rodeo tickets every week until the event starts June 10. Purchase any item and ente... Full story
Sisters defeated the Huskies 3-1 in softball at North Marions Wednesday, May 11. Sammy Stoneback pitched a one-hitter. “The only ball to leave the infield was a single in the fourth inning,” said Coach Doug McDonald. “Sam found her change-up and that was the key to keeping North Marion totally off balance. It was a phenomenal effort.” The Outlaws had 10 hits as a team with multiple hits from Katie Hughes and Courtney Overstreet. Hughes was 2-3 and Overstreet was 2-4 with two RBI. The following day Sisters lost 10-0 to Casc... Full story
Matt Craven, a math teacher and assistant track coach at Sisters High School for the past two years, will leave at the end of the school year to teach math and become the head track coach at Bend High School. It’s not just a routine career step for Craven. In Bend, he will be taking a coaching position held by his father, Mick, from 1978 to 2003. A pole vaulter and sprinter, Matt was coached by his father in high school. He graduated from Bend High in 1993 and went on to Linfield College. Before returning to Central O... Full story
One way or another the City of Sisters is going to finance the construction of a new City Hall. Included in an estimated $12.9 million in expenditures this next fiscal year is a $2 million debt for the city hall, which the Urban Renewal Fund will carry. City Manager Eileen Stein has written other scenarios into the budget for this next fiscal year that could be played out in order to cover the cost of the new facility. According to Stein, the Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee already anticipates a $2 million debt for the... Full story
Senior Daniel Holloman jumped and ran his way to three individual titles at the Capital Conference District Track and Field Championships May 13 -14 at Sisters High School. In the process he helped his team finish a surprisingly close third in what was considered a rebuilding year for the boys. Molalla won the meet with 158 points, followed by Stayton (140), Sisters (138), Cascade (134), Sweet Home (49), and North Marion (38). On Friday Holloman captured his second career... Full story
Parents Jeff and Anne Blake are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Justin Ethan. He was born at St. Charles Medical Center on Monday, May 9 at 1:06 p.m., weighing 7 lbs., 14 oz. and 20 inches long. Congratulations also to proud grandpa Byron Blake of Sisters!... Full story
Cary Rost and Conrad Kiefer were wed on April 20 in Jamaica. The bride is the daughter of Dale and Cindy Johnson of Sisters and Craig Babcock of Bend. She is an esthetician. The groom is the son of the late Charles Patrick Kiefer and Lindsay and Jayne Simmons of Sisters. He works as a firefighter for the Forest Service. The couple spent their honeymoon in Jamaica at Sandals Negril.... Full story
