News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The City of Sisters is looking for a citizen to serve on the Sisters City Council, replacing Councilor Deb Kollodge. Kollodge is stepping down from the council effective July 30. Her replacement will serve out Kollodge's term, which expires in 2006. Candidates for appointment must live within the city limits of Sisters. "The council's job is to set policy for the city," said City Manager Eileen Stein. According to Stein, the position entails about five to 10 hours of work per week. Council meetings are held on the second and... Full story
Most local opinion on a proposed couplet has been negative, judging from the response at a public meeting held last month on the City of Sisters' Couplet Refinement Plan. The city is proposing a Hood Avenue/Main Avenue couplet to relieve traffic on Cascade Avenue during peak periods. If a couplet is built, locals prefer a design that encourages access to Cascade Avenue and keeps speed limits at 25 miles per hour. Workshop groups discussed couplet options at a public meeting last month. Only one of the six groups reported at... Full story
Three Sisters City Council seats will be in play in the November 2 general election. The terms of Councilors Dave Elliott (Mayor), Judy Trego and John Rahm will expire on December 31. All three are eligible to seek reelection. Those interested in being elected to a city council position must file a "perfected" petition with the City Recorder by 5 p.m., August 24, to be placed on the November 2 general election ballot. A perfected petition requires obtaining signatures of at least 10 registered voters in the city and... Full story
Sisters native Lee Ingham has worked as an engineer for the oil producer Aramco in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade. And, despite recent terrorist attacks on western oil workers and the beheading of American arms industry consultant Paul Johnson, Ingham will stay in the country. Ingham acknowledged in an interview with The Nugget that many westerners with whom he has worked are leaving -- "moreso than ever before." But there's more involved than fear of al Qaeda terrorism and U.S. government advisories to get out of Saudi... Full story
Shoppers inspect the wares at the Sisters Summer Faire. photo by Jim Cornelius Sisters was bustling with activity during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The newly-minted Sisters Summer Faire drew large crowds both Saturday and Sunday, promoting Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce event organizers to rate the first-time two-day event a success. The craft fair replaced the traditional one-day Village Green Saturday Market that had become a Sisters tradition during the summer months. According to Jeri Buckmann, events... Full story
A Washington church group lent Habitat for Humanity a hand. photo by Jim Mitchell Sisters Habitat for Humanity received extra help last week. Sue Logghe, Associate in Ministry at Faith Lutheran Church, brought two other adults and eight of the church's youth from Bellingham in northwest Washington for a week of house building in Sisters. They worked on houses in the Edge of the Pines subdivision near Sisters Elementary School. Logghe, through a friend-of-a-friend, made contact with Marie Clasen at Sisters Habitat. Because... Full story
Jerry Sandver and Max enjoy the view at Three Creek Store. photo by Jim Mitchell He is living his dream. After 30 years of traveling hundreds of miles a year to his favorite mountain lake, Jerry Sandver has made Three Creek Lake his home away from home. Sandver had been coming to Three Creek Lake since the mid-1970s. Several years ago while he was buying ice, the previous owner noted that Sandver had been "coming here for a long time." She asked, "Have you ever thought about owning it?" He told her, "Oh, don't tease me. You... Full story
The deadline is at the end of this month for entries into the Sisters Folk Festival Songwriting Contest. This contest is an integral part of The Sisters Folk Festival set for September 10-12 in Sisters. The Songwriting Contest is a showcase for outstanding but under-recognized performing songwriters. Past winners such as Darryl Purpose, Bob Hillman, Chuck McCabe and Christopher Smith have gone on to make their marks on the contemporary folk music scene. The late Dave Carter was the winner of the first Sisters Folk Festival... Full story
SOAR Americana students perform. photo by Jim Mitchell The Americana Project is expanding to the elementary and middle schools after several years at Sisters High School. A step in that process is The Americana Project Summer Classes presented by SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation). Subtitled "Guitar, Songwriting, and the Creative Process" the classes are an extension of the Sisters Folk Festival Americana Project, bringing guitar instruction and songwriting to middle school students. Last week students... Full story
A haze of smoke drifting down from fires in Washington created a smog-like haze over the Sisters area on Thursday, July 8. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the smoke was "residual" from the Pot Peak, Freezeout and Beebe Bridge fires. The Beebe Bridge fire is four miles east of Chelan, Washington, and is 70 percent contained at 4,200 acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Freezeout is 65 miles northeast of Bellingham, Washington and is only 17 percent contained at 150 acres. The 7,550-acre Pot Peak... 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: Mad Clown Disease... 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
- Deputies were looking for a young Sisters man who was on house arrest, unplugged his monitoring ankle bracelet and took off. - A woman reported that a man got out of his car and tried to stop her as she was jogging. The woman ran away. Deputies were unable to locate the man the woman described. - A Sisters man received a bizarre phone call from a woman who said she was going to die on Sunday. - Deputies dealt with several lost dogs over the holiday weekend. - A woman reported the theft of several items from a house she... Full story
Geese are the only creatures in the water. photo by Jim Cornelius Swimmers and recreationists were advised to stay out of the water at Suttle Lake over the Fourth of July weekend due to the presence of blue-green algae, according to the Sisters Ranger District. A health advisory posted at the lake stated that "Contact with these waters may be harmful to your health. Swallowing or inhaling droplets of water are especially to be avoided." The advisory advised people and their pets to avoid contact with Suttle Lake waters,... Full story
