News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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There's probably a cougar in the woods near Tollgate, but Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Steve George doesn't think residents should be too concerned. "There's probably a cougar out there wandering around and it hasn't, as far as we're concerned, posed any kind of threat," he said. George said the department looked into some reported sightings and tracks found near Tollgate last week. Most of the tracks turned out to be from large dogs, but, George said, "we'... Full story
A sport will be squeezed out of the Sisters school program next year between the tightening jaws of flat revenues and increased salaries. The wrestling program, which has comparatively high costs per participant, is unlikely to be offered next year, according to Sisters Middle/High School Principal Dennis Dempsey. However, the final decision will be made by the school board next month. "Our recommendation is to cut wrestling 7-12. What actually gets cut is up to the school board because of the new policy (regarding cuts and... Full story
To the Editor: In regard to S. Rowe's letter (May 29 Nugget), in which she considers it okay for a man to rape a flirtatious young woman who came over, uninvited, I would like to respond. It is never okay to rape someone, regardless of the circumstances! No means no, at any time! As far as adult men having sex with underaged girls, this is against the law! What is terribly wrong in our society is that too many men get away with this. Sincerely, Susan Conner To the Editor: Over coffee this morning, I read through The Nugget... Full story
Spring comes rolling in like a giant sternwheeler, finally reaching our port and we tend -- with the exhilarating warm air, inspired by bits of brave, early greenery and occasional rampant birdsong, our hearts loosened by squeaks and friskings of lambs and rotund puppies--to jump aboard with abandon. Sweeping decisions are made in the early bright mornings. The sun peeks in the back windows in the afternoon and we dash inside and clean, at long last, the messy closet. The anthills glitter with their little roadster bodies... Full story
A volatile combination of alcohol and an excess of wild west attitude landed two men in jail over rodeo weekend and left a Deschutes County Sheriff's deputy with minor injuries. According to police, deputies and other law enforcement officers responded shortly after midnight on June 7-8 to a report of an altercation at the Hotel Sisters. Police reported that they were able to get the fight broken up and were attempting to remove the disruptive patrons from the premises when a... Full story
A search of a stolen vehicle stopped June 7 by Sisters Police turned up numerous checks that, according to police reports, "appear to have been taken from various victims' mailboxes in and out of the Central Oregon area." Sisters police arrested Susan Marie Vancil, 22, of Springfield, Oregon and Jade O'Donald Bartholow, 32, of Keizer, Oregon, for unauthorized use of a moter vehicle after stopping the 1978 Datsun they were driving in Sisters. The vehicle was reportedly stolen... Full story
The 1996 Sisters Rodeo June 7-9 lived up to its billing as "the biggest little show in the world," drawing some 700 cowboys from all over the country to compete for a purse of approximately $127,000. With that many cowboys and cowgirls registered to compete, there wasn't room in the three-day rodeo for everybody. That's a common occurrence in rodeo, taken care of by "slack" competition on the day before the rodeo. Contestants are chosen by lottery to compete during slack and... Full story
Nothing reminds Sisters residents of the city's traffic woes more vividly than a big-event weekend. Cascade Street turns into a log jam, making it next to impossible to cross between the north and south sides of town, and making a left turn anywhere requires almost infinite patience. Big events emphasize these problems, but conditions can get rough on any summer weekend. According to City Planner Neil Thompson, there's probably not much Sisters can do about the traffic on... Full story
Photo by Mike Reed A couple from Boring, Oregon were uninjured after their light plane clipped a hangar and crashed at Sisters Eagle Air airport on Saturday, June 8. Dan and Cyndi McKenna were flying into Sisters at about 3:30 p.m. in their 1971 Cessna 172. They hoped to join friends and camp under the wing of their airplane. Landing to the west on runway 20, McKenna brought his plane over Wild Horse Ridge and was making a good approach to the end of the runway with full flaps, according to witnesses. But there was a severe... Full story
