News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Hello Nugget supporters: The staff here at The Nugget thought it would be fun and interesting to share some of the inner workings of the paper with those who have stepped up to support our work. Hence, this newsletter. What's news: The big news item this month should be a planning commission ruling on the Space Age Gas renovation. The City of Sisters Planning Staff has recommended denial of the application on the basis of incompatibility with the neighborhood. The PC left the...
• I found the absolute perfect place to board Bingo, when needed. Not only is she safe, she has a pen and access to the “bitch barn.” She has a view of all that goes on on a farm with a big family with lots and lots of critters, way cool old machinery, and any number of outbuildings. Just like it used to be. • It feels like a lot of things that used to be shiny are turning into yard art right before my eyes. Vernon’s old 1968 shoein’ truck has even begun to sink into the ground, and when I pulled my 36 year old stock trail... Full story
The Jazz in Sisters summer series at Sisters Depot kicks into high gear this month with a concert on Friday evening, July 21. An area native and now-Bend resident, Andrew Lion, brings his Telegraph Trio PLUS, a jazz quintet to Sisters for a night of straight-ahead jazz and high-level improvisation —“the heart and soul of the jazz experience,” according to promoter Robert Sposato. Lion relocated to Bend during the pandemic, and now makes connections between his past in the big city with the talent he finds here in Orego... Full story
Notwithstanding that some 1,000 quilters were in town on Independence Day, downtown was eerily quiet. The quilters were mostly ensconced in classrooms at Sisters High School for Quilter's Affair. Most everybody else in Sisters - at least those who stayed in town for the holiday - made way to Sisters Eagle Airport for the 10th Rumble on the Runway and fly-in event. Cars were parked three quarters of a mile in every direction. About half came on foot or bike, many pushing stroll... Full story
Zeta Seiple wrote: I want to express my sincerest gratitude to the Emergency Response Team of the Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD, who thoroughly checked me out after my fall on the sidewalk near Oliver Lemon’s two weeks ago. Thank you for being so kind and professional as you took my blood pressure, made sure I had no broken bones, and asked all the pertinent questions to ensure I was doing well enough to go home. It is a good feeling to know we have such a professional, well-trained group of emergency personnel here in S... Full story
Though he died more than a half-century ago, Jimi Hendrix continues to influence virtually everyone who picks up an electric guitar with intent to rock. Few have been as powerfully influenced as Randy Hansen, who will bring his tribute to the rock legend to Hardtails Bar & Grill on Saturday, July 29. Hansen's journey with the guitar began when his father was killed in a car wreck when Randy was 10 years old. His father, who was a coach and mentor, was hit head-on by a drunk... Full story
The Sisters Planning Commission’s public hearing on the controversial plan to renovate the Space Age Fuel station at the corner of Cascade Avenue and Pine Street will pick up again on Thursday, July 13, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. The hearing is a continuation of a session held on June 15. City staff has recommended denial of the application for the owner of the Space Age Fuel station to rebuild the current facility. The recommendation is based on the development standard of compatibility. Based on the information in the r... Full story
Quick action by citizens, law enforcement and firefighters kept a fire in Sisters Industrial Park from getting out of hand. The fire was reported on Aylor Court off Barclay Drive in the industrial park at 5:12 p.m. on Monday, July 3. “It was a small grass fire,” Fire Chief Roger Johnson told The Nugget. “Somebody was cutting metal on the grass. It ignited the grass and spread to the fence.” According to Johnson, a snowplow on an adjacent property sustained some damage. Citizens reportedly got a hose on the fire quickly... Full story
“Ladies of Summer,” a dinner cabaret featuring songs about summer, will be performed at Sisters Saloon and Ranch Grill this Saturday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open and dinner service will begin at 6:30 p.m. The cabaret is part of a summer series of events produced by Silent Echo Theater Company (SETC) and hosted by Sisters Saloon. Admission is $20 (covers performance only). “We are thrilled to be partnering with the Sisters Saloon, so we can do what we love and support local businesses at the same time, ” SETC’s Producing... Full story
Adriene Steffen of Sisters is closing out a stellar high school rodeo career with a trip to the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyoming to be held this July 16-22. She will compete in four events: Breakaway Roping, Barrel Racing, Cutting and Reined Cow Horse. Steffen is coming into the worlds largest rodeo in a strong position: She is Oregon's High School Rodeo State Champion in Breakaway Roping, Barrel Racing and All-Around Cowgirl. That designation is on goal... Full story
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, a project of the Roundhouse Foundation, will host the third installment of the 2023 Food & Agriculture Lecture Series, scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, July 27, at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters. Speakers will share a diverse range of perspectives and insights surrounding water. Speakers will delve into topics like reclaiming water, harvesting traditional foods, and addressing issues with and reusing marine debris. "What About... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson will hang up his badge after a 30-year law enforcement career. Nelson made the announcement of his pending retirement last week, stating that he will serve out the remainder of his term, and retire on January 3, 2024. In a letter to DCSO staff, he wrote: “It has been my greatest professional honor to serve as your Sheriff. I have been blessed with a wonderful family, great teammates, and supportive community members.Together, you all have ensured a strong and effective Sheriff’s Off... Full story
Sisters City Councilor Gary Ross has always been interested in serving his community and being involved in key decisions. He brings his career skills and passion for public service to the city council. Ross started his career as a high school teacher in Maine at 20 years old, just out of school. He taught what is now known as the Professional Technical Classes, aka shop class. Ross moved west and received his master's degree in education in Utah, and worked from there in... Full story
For 48 years the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show has been a source of creative and communal fun in the Sisters area. In addition to showcasing stunning works of art, the quilt show also aids in fundraising for several different causes. One of these fundraisers is the bed and breakfast hostel for quilt show attendees, hosted at Sisters Middle School (SMS). Its goal is to fundraise money towards the music program at Sisters High School (SHS), including instrument repair, festival... Full story
Jimmy Crow of Sisters, died suddenly on April 22, 2023. He was born November 2, 1953 in Myrtle Point, Oregon to Ken and Lois Crow now deceased. Soon after they moved to Albany, Oregon, where he lived until leaving in his early 20s for 25 years in Alaska. He had received his commercial plumbing license prior to going and while in Alaska he got his commercial pilot's license. Not willing to leave Alaska to pursue an airline career, he became a bush pilot, and continued his... Full story
As the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show drew to a close Saturday, a moving ceremony took place at West Hood Avenue and South Elm Street, when three military veterans were presented with Quilts of Valor. The quilts were made by Salem Star Valor Quilters of Oregon. Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream, literally a dream. Founder Catherine Roberts' son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine, "The dream was as vivid as real life. I saw a young man sitting on... Full story
The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show ended Saturday in brilliant sunshine with breezes so light they never caused a ripple in the hanging quilts - all 1,166 of them. They came by the busloads, literally. Exploration Tours of Rochester, Washington brought 45 as did Country Heritage Tours of Bedford, New Hampshire. Portland Modern Quilt Guild brought a smaller bus as did others with group sizes of nine to 20. Getaway Vacations from Alberta, Canada landed a luxury coach full of... Full story
Sisters resident Steve Hagan is an avid hunter. He counts himself fortunate to have spent 43 years in a row hunting with his dad. He's passionate about hunting and has dedicated countless hours supporting it. Since 2021, he's been the Turn-in-Poachers (TIP) coordinator for the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA). He's also the OHA President for Oregon. When Hagan became the TIP coordinator, he inherited an egregious poaching case that took place in Dry Canyon three months before.... Full story
Around 6 p.m. on Friday, phone texts were interrupting dinners around Sisters with an urgent plea for 25 more volunteers to hang quilts the next morning at 7 a.m. Within 30 minutes the cadre was rounded up, all first time donors of time to the event. Armed with nothing more than a desire to serve their community they met team leaders Saturday morning at the show's storage and assembly operation on Sisters Park Drive. In military-like precision, off they went with quilts,... Full story
Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) has adopted a new mission statement: "To protect and preserve the outdoor experience through the stewardship of multi-user, non- motorized trails and their adjacent wild places." It is a subtle change in wording but its intent is marked. The previous version read: "To connect a community of trail users and their natural surroundings through the stewardship of our multi-user, non-motorized trails." By the addition of "... adjacent wild places" the... Full story
Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) has turned down the water flow. Established in 1918, the District's system consists of two main canals: the Pilot Butte Canal, which runs north, through Bend, Redmond and Terrebonne; and the Central Oregon Canal, which runs east, through Bend, Alfalfa and Powell Butte. Both canals divert water from the Deschutes River providing water for about 45,000 acres within a 180,000 acre area in Central Oregon. More than 700 miles of canals... Full story
The Vietnam War shaped all of our lives. I have friends who fought in that war and friends who demonstrated against it. The war, in large measure, set the course of their lives. But even people only tangentially affected by the fighting and the protests — and people unborn when Saigon fell in 1975 — live in an America whose contours were mapped by the conflict in Southeast Asia 50 and more years ago. In Vietnam was born the distrust of institutions that is the hallmark of our... Full story
Us vs. them To the Editor: I wish to thank Jim Cornelius for his reminder how the lack of trust between Russians and NATO allies in 1983 (“The most dangerous year,” The Nugget, July 5, page 2) nearly annihilated us. Those wise words extol us to contemplate King Mongkut’s puzzlement: “Is a danger to be trusting one another One will seldom want to do what other wishes But unless someday somebody trust somebody There’ll be nothing left on earth excepting fishes” Given the certainty of uncertainty in Eastern Europe, heeding the c... Full story
The Cold Weather Shelter, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Sisters, has won final approval of a $1.46 million grant from the recent tranche of $13.9 million provided to Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. The funding comes from the $98 million pot enacted by Senate Bill 5019 that gives sole authority of the funds' disbursement to Gov. Kotek who has made fighting homelessness in the state her top priority. The $13.9 million emergency funding is intended to create 111 new shelter... Full story
