News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Due to COVID-19-related restrictions, Sisters’ traditional Memorial Day observance has been significantly altered. No public gathering will occur on Monday, May 25. A small group limited to 10 veterans will conduct a 15-minute ceremony at the Village Green in remembrance of fallen service members from all of America’s wars. The Nugget will publish biographical information on World War II veteran Leon Devereaux, as well as the names of the Sisters veterans who passed over the past year in the edition of May 27.... Full story
As a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service, I thought I had seen a lot in my career: fires, floods, furloughs, drug cartels, timber thefts, daring rescues and tragic fatalities. But there was no playbook preparing me for the uncertainty of the last several months. This global pandemic has challenged Forest Service employees just as it has tested all of you. At times two of our agency core values — service and safety — felt at loggerheads with each other.... Full story
The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District will keep outdoor debris burning closed for the remainder of the spring burning season. Outdoor debris burning is now scheduled to reopen in the fall, after the fire season ends. Deschutes County fire departments closed burning on April 10, when the impacts of the COVID pandemic were not fully known. Fire departments were seeing an increase in escaped fires as a result of outdoor debris burning, and were concerned about the health impacts of smoke on vulnerable populations. Also, in... Full story
