News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Remembering a contributor The first time I met Dave Moyer, he was fighting to save a man’s life. It was the first City Council meeting I covered for The Nugget as a freelance reporter — February 1994, if memory serves. The tiny council chamber was packed; the agenda featured a proposed ordinance to allow snowmobiles to ride on the streets of Sisters. As sometimes happens in Sisters, the issue had stirred some passions. Dave Moyer was presiding as mayor. Suddenly, a man who was sitting behind me pitched out of his seat and hit... Full story
The best - and the worst - part of fly-fishing is that there is always more to learn. Two fish showed me this during this past week. A lot of people don't like fishing in hot weather, but I love it. The warm air sparks a lot of aquatic insect hatches, and this gets the trout going. Most of the time, our Central Oregon trout, especially on the Metolius and the Deschutes, don't like to rise to hatching bugs in bright sunshine. That's why you see many anglers - including me - arr... Full story
Janie Buell, 73, of Sisters, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2023. Janie was born on October 9, 1949 to Charles and Helen Kuhlman in Culver City, CA. After she graduated from high school in 1967, she went on to earn a degree in business administration and finance from Woodbury University in Los Angeles, CA, where she earned her place as a Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society member. Janie started her first job as a teller at Ranchers Bank in Quartz Hill, pretty much in the... Full story
Longtime resident of Black Butte, Sisters, and Bend, John Anderson passed away at age 95. John married Marilyn McAllister in 1953 and honeymooned on the Metolius River. He worked as an orthodontist in Beaverton, Oregon, but the family spent every free moment in Central Oregon, at their cabin at Indian Ford Ranch. John and Marilyn moved to Black Butte Ranch when he retired, and they lived there for many years perfecting their birdwatching and golf game. They later moved to... Full story
William "Dave" Moyer, 76, of Sisters passed away on July 7, 2023. Born November 15, 1946 in Gooding, Idaho to his parents Samuel and Geneva Moyer. He lived with his family in Shoshone, Idaho until 1955 when they moved to Powell Butte, Oregon. He graduated from Crook County High School in 1965. While attending high school he was actively involved in 4-H and mentored others. He worked at the local feed store while attending Central Oregon Community College, where he received... Full story
The duo The Erins will offer a special show at The Open Door in Sisters July 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., with their songwriter friend from Portland Julian Müller. The Erins (Erin Cole-Baker and Erin Zurflu) are a Central Oregon-based duo making harmony-driven music. The duo first met in a summery backyard music session in 2006, and their harmony-rich sound quickly became a staple in the local venue and festival scene. The Erins played at Sisters Folk Festival, drove across the U.S. in a VW bus, and toured France together. After a... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) presents Sisters Hometown Hang - a celebration of local music with performances from Skillethead, Quattlebaum, Beth Wood and Dennis McGregor, and Skybound Blue on Friday, August 11, at 7 p.m. The free show will be the third of four Summer Concerts at Sisters Art Works (SAW) with Ron Artis II & The Truth performing on Saturday, July 29, followed by Rainbow Girls on Saturday, August 19. The brainchild of late-night jams and carrot-picking daydreams,... Full story
A seemingly benign recommendation on the social media platform Next Door for the movie Sound of Freedom has ignited a storm of debate. The nationwide app is divided into neighborhoods, with Sisters being one. It is an innocuous site usually filled with notices of lost cats, recipe exchanges and recommendation requests for local services. But when a user posted: “I saw an extremely powerful movie last night in Sisters at the Movie House” the community conversation changed dra... Full story
I’d been searching for a new author for months and couldn’t find one that kept me interested. Until I read Tracy Clark’s “Broken Places,” the first in her Chicago Mystery series. It’s made even better by knowing that Clark was born in Chicago and has lived there her entire life. She knows the streets, the personalities, and the types of characters that are all over the city. Cass Raines is the lead detective in the Chicago Mystery series — she goes out on her own as a private detective after a tragic experience with the Chic... Full story
Voices, guitars, banjos, bass, mandolins, and kazoos rang out from the outdoor stage at The Barn on Friday afternoon as kids in grades five through nine showed their talent. The public performance culminated last week's creativity camp at Sisters Folk Festival. Teaching artist Joe Schulte led up the "Seed to Sprout" music camp. A mandolin player and bandleader known for his work with Moon Mountain Ramblers, Skillethead, Cascade School of Music, and String Theory Music School... Full story
The planned emergency shelter at 192 W. Barclay Dr. is of apparent concern to some in the community. Mayor Michael Preedin tells The Nugget that he has received a large number of calls regarding the location and use of the commercial property, a 6,000-square-foot, two-story structure. Much of the curiosity revolves around zoning and permitting. City Planning Director Scott Woodford said, “It will all be driven by HB2006. The legislation overrides any other consideration for pe... Full story
Ladies of Summer brought an array of vocalists from around Central Oregon to the outside patio of Sisters Saloon on Saturday. Presented by Silent Echo Theater Company, the evening's bill of casual entertainment was composed of summer-themed songs, mostly covers, classics, and standards. The show's starting time was moved back to 8 p.m. as temperatures reached 99 degrees Fahrenheit. Janelle Musson and Clay Hult sang cover tunes to start things off, and provided accompaniment... Full story
The Shadow Project is an organization dedicated to making school more accessible and engaging for children with learning challenges so they can achieve their full potential in school and beyond. The organization is looking to partner with Sisters students and Sisters schools and get the word out about their programming. The Shadow Project was created by a mother who advocated for her special needs son's learning. She ultimately built a business around helping other kids who... Full story
Circle of Friends will host a Chili Cook-Off at Sisters Rodeo Grounds as their second annual fundraiser. The event is set for Saturday, July 22, at 6 p.m., featuring the culinary work of Sisters Meat and Smokehouse, The Open Door, and Three Creeks Brewing Co. There will be a live auction, a paddle raise, a bucket auction, and a live country band with line dancing (with instructors). The master of ceremonies for the event is Jeff Johnson, owner of Sisters Meat and Smokehouse. Circle of Friends is a Sisters mentoring program... Full story
Where can you get famous Marionberry cobbler? At the Country Fair in Sisters! This is the 26th year the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration has supported the Sisters community through its annual Country Fair. Through the years the church has contributed over $320,000 to local support agencies such as Family Action Network, Kiwanis Food Bank, Neighbor Impact, Sisters Habitat for Humanity, Healthy Beginnings, Bethlehem Inn, Circle of Friends, and Saving Grace. This year the... Full story
The parking lot at Ski Hoodoo looked like an outdoor camping show last weekend, as 1,000 archers from around the globe set up camp for the second leg of the Hoyt Northwest Mountain Challenge (HNWC). The first occurred June 9-11 at Tamarack in Idaho. The series ends at Stevens Pass, Washington July 28-30. All three venues are ski resorts. The NWMC started in 2012 as a single event in Idaho, and has become the premier 3D archery triple-crown event in the West. It is not your eve... Full story
Last winter the news of a plan to “supersize” the Space Age gas station got the attention of many Sisters residents. Most agreed it was a poorly conceived plan. Not only would it be an eyesore upon entering town and worsen our ongoing traffic problem, a lot of folks regretted the loss of our charming plant nursery and produce stand. Both would be ousted in the process of constructing a truck-stop-like gas station. Despite local concern, most people believed it would be a losing battle to speak out. Our small town was already... Full story
If all goes to plan, Forest Road 16, which has been closed above Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park for refurbishing, will reopen July 28 - to the relief of hundreds of recreation users. The rescheduled opening is two weeks later than planned due to this year's deep snow and the degree of degradation discovered as work began. Work on the rutted and deep-pocked road is long overdue users say, as they bumped and gritted their way to popular Three Creek Lake and the Tam McArthur Rim... Full story
With a unanimous vote at their July 13 public hearing, all seven members of the Sisters Planning Commission agreed to deny the Space Age application to redevelop their gas station at 411 W. Cascade Ave. The commissioners agreed with City staff, who had recommended denial of the application based on the incompatibility of the proposed station with the surrounding businesses and neighborhoods. They cited the size of the convenience store at 3,500 square feet, and the size and... Full story
Two buzz words increasingly used when talking about present-day farming and ranching operations are "agritourism" and "regenerative agriculture." Both are departures from traditional farming practices. By diversifying their operations to offer opportunities for the public to experience what goes on at a working ranch or farm, farmers and ranchers can create additional income. Agritourism allows people to connect with the products, practices, and places that produce our food,... Full story
Ninety bulls came to Sisters Rodeo Grounds Saturday, none too happy about it. Who could blame them? It was 100 degrees. Upon arrival they were herded not onto a grassy pasture but a dirt pen. By the time they were checkerboarded to the bucking chutes, they'd worked up a head of steam. They were not about having a cowboy get on their back. Such was the scene of the inaugural Red Rock Bucking Bulls Futurity. This was not a contest of cowboys but of the bulls themselves. And... Full story
