News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Cyclists approach the finish line on Three Creek Road. photo by Elise Gourguechon While Lance Armstrong battled in the first week of the Tour de France, more than 200 Olympic-level men and women cyclists from throughout the U.S. and Canada tested their strength, speed and stamina in last week's 25th Cascade Cycling Classic (CCC), the second stage of which passed through Sisters on Thursday, July 8. In fact, Armstrong is a former participant in the CCC, winning the race in 1998. Similar to the Tour de France, the CCC includes... Full story
Those who dream of one day seeing steelhead and perhaps even Chinook salmon in Squaw Creek as it runs through Sisters will mark Tuesday, July 13, as an historic day. Some 22 parties including Portland General Electric (PGE), the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the U.S. Forest Service, Sisters Ranger District, were to sign a landmark Pelton-Round Butte Dam relicensing agreement on Tuesday that will make it possible to restore historic fish runs in Squaw Creek and other tributaries of the Deschutes River. The dam... Full story
Sisters developer Shane Lundgren and a group of investors called Dutch Pacific have purchased approximately 40 acres of industrial land at the north end of Sisters. The parcel includes land formerly owned by Multnomah Publishers. Multnomah had intended to develop a "campus" on the property. The development group also purchased Conklin's Guest House. The purchase price for the former Multnomah property was $2,235,000 and the approximately four-acre Conklin's Guest House parcel sold for just over $1 million, according to Steve... Full story
Tonye Phillips and Susan Shaull at work on a quilt during the Camp Sherman show. photo by Conrad Weiler More than 600 people visited Camp Sherman's historic Community Hall for the annual summer Pine Needlers quilt show last Friday, July 9. Colorful quilts were hung from the rafters, on walls and the loft overhang as locals, out-of-staters and foreign visitors mingled with each other and the quilts throughout the day. Quilt tags described each quilt and told of the love and joy each quilt brought to the maker and other family... Full story
Teachers in Sisters schools will get a 2 percent pay hike next year under a new contract ratified by the school board Monday night. The pay boost will, however, be largely nullified if the board cuts five days off the end of next school year as it is authorized to do by the contract. The board has previously acknowledged that next year's budget is based on the assumption that those days will be cut in the face of tight state funding. The contract also calls for the district to cover $708.75 of teachers' insurance premiums.... Full story
Hundreds of cyclists will roll into Sisters July 23-25 to participate in the first Cycle Oregon Weekend ride. Eight-hundred cyclists will make their home at Sisters Middle School for two days and nights. Days will be spent riding to Smith Rock State Park, up the McKenzie Pass, or to the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery in Camp Sherman. Evenings will be spent enjoying the hospitality of Sisters and listening to music by "3 Leg Torso" and "The Shanghai Woolies." Local residents are invited to attend both concerts, which begin at 8... Full story
The local option tax levy that has kept Sisters schools operating since voters approved it in November 2000 will run out at the end of the next school year. The more than $700,000 provided by the local tax of 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation is a vital part of the school district budget. So the question becomes, when to ask voters for a renewal. The board has three options: next November, March or May. Board member Jeff Smith urged his colleagues Monday night to weigh the decision carefully. In November, the... Full story
Bill Adams, Sisters' new planner. photo by Jim Mitchell Bill Adams of Portland and his planning services firm will take over the reins as Sisters' new planning director this month. City Manager Eileen Stein announced this week that the City of Sisters will enter into a contract with Adams Planning & Development Services. Adams will begin work on July 26. Adams proposed a structure in which he would contract his services to the city. In essence the city will be contracting with Adams Planning & Development Services rather than... Full story
Sisters' leaders continue to wrestle with a fundamental question that will shape the city's future: How to preserve Sisters' semi-rural character while accommodating a predicted population explosion over the next few years. City councilor Lon Kellstrom said at a workshop on Thursday that many small cities in Oregon do not prohibit developers from building only one or two houses on an acre. But the Sisters City Council voted in May to adopt a controversial ordinance that requires developers to build four to eight units per... Full story
Quilters jammed the Village Green for their annual picnic. photo by Jim Mitchell The finale of the week-long Quilter's Affair class program was a picnic complete with music and, of course, more quilting. After a week of classes, lectures, and demonstrations, 650 quilters were served by Bronco Billy's Ranch Grill & Saloon in the Village Green Park. Musical entertainment during the meal was provided by Jody Henderson, Sisters school band director and his jazz ensemble. Ann Richardson, executive director, started the program.... Full story
A young volunteer helps out. photo by Jim Mitchell It's the volunteers who make the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show possible. Some have been publicly acknowledged with words and/or awards. But many more have been satisfied with a quiet "Thank you." Jean Wells, founder of the Quilt Show, and Ann Richardson, this year's Executive Director, constantly emphasize the importance of the many volunteers, seen and unseen, who handle planning, receiving, sorting, paper-work, sponsor and business contacts, hanging, collecting garbage, and an... Full story
Sisters missionaries are headed to Uganda. photo by Charlie Kanzig A group of 10 Sisters residents led by Mike Parker and Sisters Community Church pastor Tim Kizziar will depart for Uganda on Thursday, July 15, on a short-term mission trip that will conclude July 27. Parker, who is founder and president of All Nations Ministries, traveled to Uganda in November and looks forward to sharing the experience with fellow Christians from the Sisters area on this current trip. Team members include Parker, Kizziar, Dr. Scott and... 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: Sometimes I would... 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
Sisters firefighters helped hang quilts where others couldn't reach. photo by Jim Mitchell Warm weather -- but not too warm -- contributed to a near-record crowd at the 29th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Although nobody can, or will, estimate the size of the crowd at the annual event, estimates have been bandied about in the 20,000 range for previous shows. Judging by the available walking space in town, the length of the bathroom, food, and ATM lines and the number of charter buses, this year's event drew at least that... Full story
- A woman called to complain about a peacock on her second-floor balcony looking in at her. Now that's what you call a peeping "tom." - A woman (not the same one) called for advice on how to get a chipmunk out of her bathroom. A neighbor came over and helped her out. - A gas station reported a theft of $24 worth of gasoline. - A man reportedly ran over a dog and left the scene. A deputy tracked the man down and the man agreed to reach a civil agreement with the dog's owner to resolve the issue. Black Butte Ranch Police - An... Full story
