News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The bucking events always provide the greatest excitement at the Sisters Rodeo. photo by Jeff Sperber Huge crowds turned out to cheer for the top cowboys and cowgirls in the 64th Sisters Rodeo last weekend. Blair Burke took All-Around Cowboy honors, winning $2,546.25 in tie-down roping and team roping. Mike Beers of Powell Butte turned in a stellar performance to claim second place winnings of $1,415.71 through his combined scores in those same events. Mike and Brandon Beers took first place in the team roping competition's... Full story
Identity thieves can attach false readers to ATMs (bottom) or cameras in pamphlet holders (top) to steal card numbers. Identity theft affects millions of people each year, causing severe financial damage. photos provided They won't pull a gun on you, but they'll rob you of everything they can get their hands on. Identity thieves are stalking victims everywhere -- including here in the Sisters area, according to Black Butte Ranch Police Chief Gil Zacarro. Their techniques range from simple mail theft to technologically... Full story
Lauren Statton, valedictorian. photo by Peggy Chesser Seated under the class motto, "Nothing we do can change the past; everything we do changes the future," the graduating class of 2004 looked poised to take on the world at Sisters High School's 56th commencement ceremony held Thursday, June 10, at the high school gymnasium. About 90 minutes after it started, following speeches, a song and a special video, each graduate, diploma in hand, walked out of the gym and into the next stage of life. The evening began with a brief... Full story
Grant Carleton displays his catch, assisted by Sherrie McCord. photo by Conrad Weiler About 600 children enjoyed a dream day of fishing last Saturday, June 12, at Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery in Camp Sherman. Each child, 10 years old and under, gets to catch one "big one" from the large holding pond at the hatchery. "This event has been going on for about 15 years," said Mike Sims, fish specialist at the hatchery, as he helped children weigh their catch and prepared them to take it home in an iced bag. Mike and about 40 other... Full story
Rodeo clown Burt Davis paid a visit to Sisters Elementary School with his performing dogs. The visit delighted the children who also got a quick history lesson about their hometown rodeo. photo by Jim Mitchell Students at Sisters Elementary School were treated to a rodeo performance of their very own on Thursday, June 10. Burt Davis, a rodeo clown here to work the Sisters Rodeo, paid the school a visit with his trained dogs. To set the mood, Jenny Gregory, this year's Sisters Rodeo Queen, dressed Principal Tim Comfort in a... Full story
Some of the finest singers to be found anywhere will grace the stage at Bronco Billy's Ranch Grill & Saloon on Saturday, June 26, as "Sisters Sings" brings light opera and show tunes to Sisters. The event is a fund-raiser for Bel Canto Northwest International Vocal Institute and the Sisters Rotary Club. It may seem incongruous to some to stage opera at a Western-style saloon, but it's actually a type of event that has deep roots in the West where theatrical and opera companies from major metropolitan areas would entertain... Full story
Sisters' art galleries and merchants are gearing up for the annual Sisters Art Stroll scheduled for Saturday, June 19, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Locals and visitors alike may enjoy strolling the streets of town during extended store hours. Twenty-five art galleries and Sisters merchants will host the public for artist exhibits, music, refreshments and more. The Sisters Gallery Association sponsors the event. Planned artist exhibits include: Wendy Vernon, Deb Sether, Barbara Walter, Ken Merrill, Julianne Tierney, Dan Rickards, Sam... Full story
The Sisters School Board approved a 2004-05 budget of $8.5 million on Monday, June 14, but not without drawing fire from teachers' representatives. Rob Phelps, a social studies teacher who serves as a high school union representative, argued that the board was not passing a balanced budget. Phelps told The Nugget that, at his prompting, the board and Superintendent Lynn Baker acknowledged that the budget is based on the assumption that the district will cut six school days next year. The district is facing a shortfall of... Full story
The Sisters City Council voted unanimously to waive a $2,994 Systems Development Charge for a property owner to connect to the municipal sewer system. Sewer fees have been a controversial issue among city staff and property owners over recent months, but this is the first time the city has responded to a resident who owned a property which existed before the 1999 cut-off date for the original city sewer plan. Residents who owned property before December 1999, only paid $1,000 to connect to the city sewer. Peggy and John... Full story
Dwight Smith, right, confers with Todd Dunkelberg about library plans. photo by Conrad Weiler Todd Dunkelberg told the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOL) that the new Sisters Library should be completed by late next year (2005). Dunkelberg, who is assistant administrator for the Deschutes Public Library System, made his prediction at the annual potluck meeting for the group held at Sisters Community Church meeting hall last week. He said negotiations with the City of Sisters are continuing. "The location of the new library... Full story
Deputy Davis and Ike. photo by Jim Cornelius Sisters is used to Outlaws excelling in statewide athletic competition. Last month a law dog turned in a stellar performance against the toughest field the state could muster. A Deschutes County Sheriff's Office K-9 team of "Ike " and Deputy Chad Davis took fourth place overall in the second annual Police K-9 Trials held in Central Oregon on May 23. The eight-year-old German shepherd was put through his paces in events testing his agility; skill at suspect apprehension and area... Full story
A seat on the Sisters City Council will soon be open. The council voted unanimously on Thursday to accept a letter of resignation "with regret" from Deb Kollodge, a councilor who has served since December 1, 2001. Kollodge is resigning so she can work with her husband in their fishing-rod building business. Kollodge and her husband Jerry own Sisters Compound Rods and they have been selling a new concept in fishing rods through the business for six years, Kollodge said. Kollodge told The Nugget she is stepping down from the co... Full story
Gene Garton was born in Toledo, Oregon in 1946, the middle son of a school teacher and fireman. Growing up in a small coastal town, while having its many rewards, also had its many drawbacks. Being a local football hero in high school, he was always in the center of the action in town, but longed for something more in life. The world was a different place in 1963 when he graduated from high school. A little known sliver of land in a far off place called Vietnam was in the early stages of a horrific war which would end the... Full story
Mark Thompson takes a look back at NASA's technological history. photo by Conrad Weiler There's a lot of interest in digital photography these days, with sales of digital cameras surpassing film cameras. Mark Thompson of Sisters remembers building the first digital camera for NASA in the early 1990s. "We were working on the space shuttle program and the astronauts would use Nikon F4s and Hasselblad film cameras to record images from space and bring them back," Thompson said. "However, we were looking for a quicker way to see... Full story
The Deschutes Basin Land Trust will dedicate its new Metolius Preserve on a 1,240-acre forest tract just west of Camp Sherman on Saturday, June 19, at 1 p.m. The Metolius Preserve contains over three miles of Lake Creek, a primary tributary to the Metolius River, including habitat critical to efforts by Portland General Electric, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife to reintroduce salmon to the upper Deschutes River. Prior to the construction of Pelton and Round Butte dams,... 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: I read with... 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., 2nd Monday each month, middle 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 RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall. 549-1223. - Sisters Habitat for... Full story
- A woman reported that cars were swerving at her as she walked to her motel. She may have been swerving a bit herself, as she was judged to be intoxicated. - Another apparently inebriated woman fell and hit her nose on a pole while she was dancing (not dancing on the pole). She was bleeding but otherwise okay, more or less. - A deputy responded to a verbal disturbance at a gas station that stemmed from a man's perception of a woman's jealousy due to her perception about his talking to other women. Or something like that.... Full story
