News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The City of Sisters is seeking to award community grants to non-profit community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2022/23 fiscal year. The City will award up to $20,000 in grants this year for Sisters community projects. The average grant award is approximately $1,400, and the City has awarded over $283,000 in grants to 61 local groups over the past 19 years. Organizations that serve the Sisters community, but are not designated non-profits, will need to meet at least one of the following... Full story
Many women are crushed by the Supreme Court ruling on Roe V. Wade. I empathize. The ruling gives more power to states over what happens within a woman’s body. I can think of no similar laws allowing one human being to appropriate the biology of another. Restrictions on abortion are unique. At the same time, women’s intimate role in the life of another is also unique. That’s the crux: If a court’s role is to protect rights of an individual against an unfair majority, then wh... Full story
Our poor, old porcupines have been in man’s gunsights since the first pioneer deemed it a pest. When I rolled into Bend in September of 1951 there were signs all over the forest, “Please kill porcupines!” And the impact of that movement can still be seen today. Porcupines are a very rare sight throughout their range, even in the alfalfa fields where they were once a serious threat when they got killed by the mower then baled up and later fed to cows. Nature designed porcu... Full story
After that injury from accident, joint replacement, stroke, or even everyday backache; after the doctors, the hospital, or the rehab center, come the visits to physical therapists some liken to medical mechanics. Whatever one chooses to call these trained professionals, hundreds and hundreds of Sisters Country folk count themselves among the grateful for the healing arts they’ve received from one of Sisters’ skilled PT providers. There are 110,000 licensed physical the... Full story
Local musician Gabrial Sweyn will bring his evocative folk, country, and blues inflected music to Sisters Farmers Market this Sunday, July 10. The show begins at 11 a.m. at Fir Street Park and continues through 2 p.m. Melodic and tuneful, Sweyn’s voice carries an undertow of grit and melancholia. He formerly played with Holy Smokes & The Godforsaken Rollers in Portland and across the country. The band then flew to South Africa, where they performed “just a ton of shows, a few... Full story
The Deschutes County Commissioners voted last week to impose public-use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to help prevent human-caused wildfires. The restrictions mirror restrictions on Oregon Department of Forestry protected lands in Deschutes County. Unprotected lands are defined as unincorporated lands that are not a part of a rural fire protection district or protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. Landowners can visit https://maps.deschutes.org/c... Full story
Deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a single-vehicle rollover crash involving a downed power line on Cline Falls Highway near the Tumalo Cemetery. The wreck took place Tuesday afternoon, June 28. Responding deputies arrived to find a 2021 silver Subaru Forester resting on the driver’s side on the southbound shoulder. The initial investigation determined the Subaru Forester was being driven by a 34-year-old woman. While the Subaru was hea... Full story
Along with fresh local produce, handcrafted goods, and locally pastured meats and eggs, Sisters Farmers Market will feature something different this Sunday: quilts for display and raffle. “We are big fans of the quilt show here at Sisters Farmers Market,” manager Michelle Jiunta told The Nugget. “In addition to the beautiful quilt donated by Katy Yoder for our raffle, Seed To Table will be displaying their beautiful farm quilt by Janet MacConnell.” Sisters Outdoor Quilt S... Full story
When imagining the creation of contemporary art, a working ranch is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. But far from universities, gallery spaces, and artists’ studios, Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture (PMRCAA) is fostering the creation of new work by artists, ecological scientists, and scholars. An exhibit of work by PMRCAA residents will be on view at the Pendleton Center for the Arts July 7-30 in the East Oregonian Gallery. Pine Meadow Ranch C... Full story
The Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer was released online Wednesday, June 29. Given the intense interest by property owners to learn about their land’s or building’s risk rating, the system’s server was clunky and struggling to keep up with demand. It improved the next day, but it may not be up to full speed for a few more days, as it is a statewide tool (bit.ly/WildfireRiskExplorer). It appears to be intuitive and fairly easy to use for everyday Internet users. The Nugget picke... Full story
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about 30 percent of water usage for the average American family occurs outdoors, such as watering lawns and gardens. The same agency says that in the West, where water is lost almost instantaneously to either the blazing sun or thirsty vegetation, outdoor water usage increases to about 60 percent of total household use. John Berggren, a water policy analyst with the conservation organization Western Resource Advocates... Full story
I’ve been waxing nostalgic about Los Angeles lately. I know. Weird. I was born and raised in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles — a town called La Crescenta to be specific. My wife, Marilyn, and I left Southern California for Oregon in 1993 — 29 years ago. So I’ve spent more of my life in Oregon than I did in LA. Yet part of me still thinks of LA as “home,” which is probably the way most of us think of the place where we grew up. Folks are sometimes taken aback w... Full story
The Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi (pop 400), is the oldest surviving juke joint in Mississippi and a key stop on the Mississippi Blues Trail. Its proprietor, 74-year-old Jimmy “ Duck” Holmes, is known as the last of the Bentonia Bluesmen. One of 10 children, Holmes took over running the cafe in 1970 shortly after his father passed away and continued to operate it as an informal, down-home blues venue that gained international fame among blues enthusiasts. Along the... Full story
Sisters’ new code compliance officer (CCO), Jacob Smith, has been busy monitoring the city’s overgrown grass and weeds which can create a fire risk as they dry out. Our wet spring provided extra moisture, which promoted healthy growth of a variety of vegetation. Hot summer temperatures will soon dry out a good share of that vegetation, which should be cut down now to a maximum height of four inches. The Code Compliance Chart and Timeline provides information on how the pro... Full story
Firefighters were called to the Zimmerman Butte cinder pit last week to extinguish a brush fire caused by a bullet that ricocheted into the nearby sage, igniting it. The area, close to Sisters, is popular with target shooters. The flames were doused quickly, nobody was injured, and no citations were issued, officials deciding it was a one-off, unintended event. The Nugget asked Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid to discuss forest safety in general. He started by saying, “This i... Full story
Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) and Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) have partnered to bring the OAS community cycling series to Sisters. On Friday, July 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., OAS and SPRD will offer a free event at SPRD at the Sisters High School parking lot (1750 McKinney Butte Rd.). Adaptive handcycles, recumbents, electric assist, and tandem bikes, along with helmets and adaptive gear, will be on hand for anyone to try, from kids to adults, to experience and to learn about adaptive cycling. With the help... Full story
A throng of celebrants 2,000 strong turned out to Sisters Eagle Airport on Monday for the annual Fourth of July Fly-In that has become one of Sisters’ signature events. The Independence Day celebration was about more than just airplanes. There was a 5k run, a vintage car show, demonstrations by Cascade RC (remote control) Flyers Club and a pancake breakfast served by Rotary Club of Sisters. Spectators lined up before 7 a.m. Rotary servers were concerned they would run out o... Full story
