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Elon Musk recently tweeted, “At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist. This would be a great loss for the world.” That’s probably not true. Japan will not disappear. But Musk is not alone in his concern. On June 22, 2022 there was a story in Bloomberg about Japan’s falling birthrate. The author wrote it’s hard to know why: “All fertile societies are alike; each infertile s... Full story
On July 12, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed the state’s fifth detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial flock in Deschutes County. The affected flock included approximately 30 chickens, 40 ducks, and geese. Since the owners sold their eggs to the public, USDA classified the birds as a poultry flock rather than a backyard flock, meani... Full story
If you talk with realtors and read national trend headlines you’d assume that the market for single-family homes in Sisters Country would be slowing, maybe even plummeting. If the raw data is any indicator — you’d be wrong. Homes are on the market for more days now and bidding wars are less common, but for some properties, price skirmishes are still happening. “Buyers are being a little more choosy and a little less panicky,” said Tina Perin at Coldwell Banker BAIN on Ca... Full story
Maybe you were out for a walk recently on a cool morning and then had to stop and stare at a familiar landscape, now painted with color. Tiny hot-pink monkeyflowers across a sandy flat, a pine forest bright with the yellow sunflowers of balsamroot, or a meadow scattered with waving stalks of blue flax. It’s been an exceptional year for wildflowers in Sisters Country and now is the time to enjoy them before late summer heat. Sisters has an unusual amount of plant diversity b... Full story
If you watch my Scotties’ daily activities, or any dog for that matter, you will think their purpose in life is simply to eat, to play, and to sleep. Yet, if you pay closer attention, you find that dogs clearly have a deeper purpose to life. Having descended from wolves, dogs carry a deep sense of purpose. They are all dedicated to protecting their pack and their territory. Modern dogs generally include the family they live with, and any close friends of the family who come to visit frequently, as part of their modern p... Full story
July one was a good day for Kornia Moyer-Weigand — and for Three Sisters Lions Club. The Sisters woman was the winner of an e-bike that Three Sisters Lions Club raffled with the assistance of Blazin Saddles bike shop in Sisters. The fundraising raffle raised more than $2,000 for the club’s initiatives in providing vision and hearing services — including glasses – to people in need in Sisters Country. Blazin Saddles fit Moyer-Weigand with a properly sized b... Full story
The committee responsible for the Sisters Community Labyrinth, in the southwest corner of the East Portal, is concerned about the future of the labyrinth, as the portal transitions to a “mobility hub.” The property was owned for years by the U.S. Forest Service, which recently completed its sale to the City of Sisters. The labyrinth was constructed in about 2012 as the final project of a Ford Family Foundation leadership program. Planning for the mobility hub, bounded by Wes... Full story
The Sisters Astronomy Club will conduct two public star-watches this summer. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, local amateur astronomers are once again eager to share the wonders of a dark night sky with all who are willing to look. The first scheduled star-watch of the season will take place on Saturday, July 23, at Sisters Park and Recreation District (SPRD), beginning at 9 p.m. A member of the Sisters High School astronomy club will give a brief presentation about... Full story
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture, The Roundhouse Foundation and Portland-based artist Alisha Sullivan invite Sisters community members of all ages to submit haiku poetry through July 31. Selections will be displayed in lights during the weekend of the Sisters Folk Festival, September 30-October 2. The project, “Thoughts on Living: Community Haiku,” focuses on how words connect us and how poetry can capture the universal experiences of community, coexistence, and connection to place. The selected haikus submit... Full story
Turkish-American artist Ayla Gizlice is in Sisters for a couple of weeks for an art residency at Pine Meadow Ranch (PMR), under the auspices of the Roundhouse Foundation. Her university studies are environmental science and art; many of her projects lie at the intersection of these disciplines. On Thursday, July 14, she and several co-residents and staff from PMR gathered to learn about one of Gizlice’s art projects, which combines lichens and traditional kilim weaving. Gizlice was born and raised in Raleigh, North C... Full story
Nathan (Nate) Lipscomb, an influential YouTube lawyer, died of a sudden heart attack at age 46. Nate was a senior product counsel leading a team of lawyers focused on YouTube’s efforts to foster a responsible and open platform, including content moderation, information accuracy, and election integrity. Nate was also a dedicated mentor to many young entrepreneurs who were focused on the developing world, education, space exploration, and advances in medicine. He loved surfing,... Full story
Deschutes County’s largest event — now more than a century old — is set to roll August 3-7. The Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo mixes tradition and innovation to bring the region entertainment ranging from an acclaimed rodeo to a slate of concerts to rides and exhibitions — all while promoting the tradition of youth animal husbandry. The four nights of rodeo are moving indoors this year. According to Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Executive Director G... Full story
Eugene cannot be described as cosmopolitan, or even really urban, but during the World Athletics (track-and-field) Championships, which have attracted hundreds of athletes and thousands of fans from over 200 countries for the meet that runs July 15-24, “Track Town, USA” has certainly taken on a distinctive international flavor. As I parked near Mac Court on the University of Oregon campus Thursday evening to pick up my media credentials, I looked across the street to the pio... Full story
Roy Gannon was selected as the National American Miss 2022 Miss West Virginia. Gannon is in her fourth year at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, where she is studying for a degree in hospitality and tourism. She will spend her year of service volunteering, making appearances at local events, and promoting her platform, The I Got This Project: The Motto That Motivates. Roy will be attending the national pageant in Orlando, Florida this November, where she will... Full story
Patricia Janego wrote: We recently flew into Roberts Field, Redmond at 12:15 a.m. Our ride did not show to take us home to Sisters. We were so fortunate that another Sisters couple offered to let us cram into their cab with them to deliver us all home in the middle of the night. We want to thank you Vito, and Julie, for your selfless act of kindness! We will remember to do the same for others in a tight situation. Can we buy you a beer sometime?... Full story
If the summer seems to be flying by, it’s true. There are five Fridays in July, and the Fourth Friday Artwalk, on July 22, will mark the halfway point of Sisters Arts Association’s 2022 Fourth Friday events. This month, we welcome a new gallery after almost a year of design and construction. Toriizaka Art will open its doors at 222 W. Hood Ave. on Friday for a “soft opening.” The gallery primarily features a selection of accomplished contemporary Asian artists from Vietnam and... Full story
Our new home was recently visited by teeny tiny ants. A neglected mound of construction dirt outside our kitchen became the ants’ new happy habitat, with an invisible trail that led them straight inside. While I enjoy most of our neighborhood critters, ants that forage for toaster crumbs on my countertops rank very low on my list. In my efforts to evacuate the pesky interlopers without nasty toxins, I stumbled across something those little buggers really hate. Dawn liquid dish soap. Pour a bit on a paper towel, give them a w... Full story
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting National Night Out in Sisters on August 2, 6 to 8 p.m. at Village Green Park, 125 E. Washington Ave. The event will allow the citizens of Sisters Country to interact with deputies and look at emergency vehicles from patrol, K-9, and the Special Services division. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will provide drinks and ice cream to those in attendance in an ice cream social-style meet and greet. Deputies will provide giveaway items for children and allow them to tour veh... Full story
Large equipment will be arriving at Creekside Park during the week of July 25, in preparation for work being done on Whychus Creek between the Locust Street bridge and Highway 20. The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) and the City of Sisters are partnering to restore areas on both sides of the creek and improve instream conditions for fish. Exclusion fencing will go up the week of July 25, with work slated to begin the week of August 1. Sisters residents may notice... Full story
Circle of Friends offers every Sisters youth in need a long-term, caring relationship with a trained volunteer mentor. Working closely with youth and families in the Sisters School District, numerous community partners, and community-based resources, Circle of Friends has developed a vital support system for youth in the community. These relationships extend uninterrupted from pre-K through high school. The organization will hold its annual fundraiser Changing Futures at 5... Full story
Last week, The Nugget received a message on Facebook: The only thing that the Nugget is good for is to burn in my fireplace. Left leaning and disgusting!! Burn it! I’m pretty sure that this churlish little missive was meant to hurt our feelings, but it was kind of funny, actually. Because I’m also pretty sure that genuinely left-leaning readers don’t see The Nugget tilting their way. I have notes from them, too. They’re usually longer. For a lot of folks these days, politic... Full story
To the Editor: In response to Mitchel Luftig’s commentary “Inoculating children against conspiracy theories” (The Nugget, July 13, page 9), I ask the reader to consider how conspiracy theory is used in politics today. Conspiracy theory, like other labeling terms (debunked, racist, domestic terrorist, anti-vaccinator) is often used by the left to control a narrative. It is one of the tools used by cancel culture to silence voices, questions, and debate. Communists use this tactic quite successfully — they control all t... Full story
Plans for the airplane hangars at Sisters Eagle Airport and a document filed with Deschutes County sparked a round of rumors in Sisters Country last week. The way the document was worded created the impression that 100 new condominium hangars would be built at the local facility. Airport owners Benny and Julie Benson told The Nugget that this is not what is planned. “We are not proposing to build 100 condominium hangars,” Julie Benson wrote in a letter responding to a que... Full story
