News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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An 18-year-old Sisters Rodeo arena record bit the dust Saturday night as barrel racer Meka Farr of Honeyville, Utah, made a 17.29-second run, supplanting a record previously set in 2001 at 17.34 by Amy Dale Coelho from Echo, Oregon. The Rodeo also set some organizational records, selling out multiple performances. “We have never sold out a Sunday performance, but we did yesterday,” Rodeo board of directors member Bonnie Malone told The Nugget on Monday morning. “In fact,... Full story
Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band will be performing their one and only Central Oregon show on Wednesday, June 27, at Sisters High School, as part of the celebration of the organization’s campaign purchase of the Sisters Art Works building, where it has its headquarters. “The capital campaign is titled Connected by Creativity and is basically a two-phase process to purchase this building that can be developed as a center for creativity in the community,” said Sisters Folk... Full story
Graduates from the Sisters High School class of 2019 were showered with scholarship money at the annual GRO Senior Celebration on Thursday, May 30. Sisters GRO (Graduate Resource Organization) has continued to expand local scholarship offerings each year, resulting in over $208,000 of locally generated awards, represented by 69 separate scholarships that included 140 individual awards. Sisters School employee Rick Kroytz is on the GRO board and operates the high school’s ASPIRE program, which is designed to help guide student... Full story
To the Editor: This is in response to T.Lee Brown’s column in the June 5 issue (“In the Pines,” page 18). Her reminisce of Sisters Coffee Company a few years back hit a chord with this long-time patron of the business. However, when she “commenced eavesdropping” on a nearby conversation, my hackles went up and alarm bells started ringing. It’s bad enough that Facebook invades our privacy and Alexa butts into conversations, but for someone to actually admit that she is listening to a private conversation, and is now getting... Full story
Visitors to the gardens and homes on this year’s 22nd annual Quilts in the Garden tour on July 11 are in for a number of special treats. Each property is unique in its own way due to its history, current usage, or items on display. Sponsored by the Sisters Garden Club, this self-guided tour will visit five locations plus the Sisters Community Garden where lunch can be purchased, by the first 150 patrons, from members of the garden. The Community Garden, located on East B... Full story
The showcase of fine arts and crafts that spread across the manicured lawns of Creekside Park drew in thousands of visitors on Saturday for the 17th annual Art in the Park, an added attraction for visitors to enjoy during rodeo weekend in Sisters. More than 90 artisans displayed hundreds of pieces of original artwork, including paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, fine glass, woodwork, mixed media and photography. People strolled through an eclectic variety of... Full story
Ever stand in front of strangers and share your original songs, stories, or poems? Given the right circumstances, it can be rewarding and downright fun. The atmosphere was friendly, appreciative, and nonjudgmental—in other words, perfect—at the Paulina Springs Books open mic last week. More formally known as “Music, Poetry & Storytelling Open Mic,” the monthly event invites the Sisters community to share their work in a low-pressure environment, free of cha... Full story
Nathaniel Brodie’s interest and research into the deserts of the Southwest has brought to light the existence of large felines more commonly found in tropical jungles. His winning submission to the Waterston Desert Writing Contest tells the story of the Sky Islands, a region often neglected in Western literature. He’s quick to point out that his book, entitled “Borderlands,” is still in the discovery process. But excerpts and ideas from the book were enough to win him the $2,... Full story
The “modern” appearance of many Native American artists’ paintings can cause viewers to construe incorrect perceptions about its “Native-ness.” Paintings that are oil on canvas, for instance, give the impression of a European genre. Yet, paintings have a distinct artistic lineage for North American tribes. The First Peoples of North America painted on rock walls for millenniums, leaving behind tens of thousands of still-existing pictographs. At some point, early Native Americans also began painting on animal skin, sometimes... Full story
A 21-year-old man fell while hiking and skiing on North Sister on Monday, June 10, and required air rescue. Deschutes County Sheriff’s office reported that a call came in at about 10:21 a.m. to 9-1-1 dispatch from Robert Kalmbach of Eugene, who reported he had injured himself while hiking/skiing North Sister and needed assistance. Kalmbach and his friend, Michael Martin, also 21, had set out earlier in the morning from the Pole Creek Trailhead with a plan to summit North Sister and then ski back to the trailhead. Kalmbach r... Full story
