News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Power lines downed in heavy winds have contributed to devastating fires — including the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire in Santiam Canyon. Central Electric Cooperative (CEC), whose service area covers 5,300 square miles and includes parts of three national forests, spends large sums of money every year in pruning or removing trees that could fall on high-voltage lines. To put that in perspective, the City of Sisters is 1.88 square miles. This is in addition to the cost of pole r... Full story
Growth is a six-letter, one-syllable word that can conjure up a multitude of ideas, scenarios, fears, options, and consequences. Growth and its many impacts can give rise to differing opinions and create tension and division in a town like Sisters. On Thursday, May 12, Citizens4Community and The Nugget Newspaper are cosponsoring a town hall dealing with “Keeping Sisters, Sisters” while dealing with rapid growth and development. Rather than taking diametrically opposed pos... Full story
Colorful glass work by 220 Sisters Middle School students now graces the landscaping adjacent to the entrance of Sisters Art Works at 204 W. Adams Ave. in Sisters. The permanent art installation represents hours of work by students under the guidance of art teacher Judy Fuentes and renowned Sisters glass artist Susie Zeitner, assisted by volunteers from Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) . Zeitner, with her team of Patty Lahn and SFF staff Teresa Mills and Kate Kittell, conducted a... Full story
