News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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There are three campgrounds on Suttle Lake, located 13 miles west of Sisters in the Deschutes National Forest - a total of 100 campsites. Sherwood residents Neal and Tammy Andrade enjoy camping at the South Shore area with their two cats, Hamilton, a shy 3-year-old gray and white cat, and Sweetpea, a 10-year-old female calico. "Sweetpea has come camping with us many times. She never strays too far away on her leash," Neal Andrade told The Nugget. "This was the second time we... Full story
Sisters is getting the kind of weather people daydreamed about when we were buried under three feet of snow and looking at a thermometer stuck at nine degrees last winter. Temperatures are supposed to hover in the low-to-mid-90s through the week, possibly peaking out near 100 degrees next weekend, under sunny skies. That will doubtless send many locals and visitors to Whychus Creek, the Metolius River or local lakes to cool off. Folks dipping into the waters should bear in mind that Whychus and the Metolius are both... Full story
Firefighters and training staff from Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire districts met in the Sisters High School parking lot on Monday evening, July 17, to train on some of the most dangerous aspects of their profession. The training was designed to refresh old hands and train newer recruits on the correct and safe methods of attacking and extinguishing fires that are burning flammable liquids or gases for fuel - such as propane or gasoline. Trainers and training props... Full story
To the Editor: This is in response to Craig Rullman's Bunkhouse Chronicle, "Don Jr. goes to Hollywood." (The Nugget, July 19, page 10). Mr. Rullman suggests the reporting by the New York Times, Washington Post, and CNN, among others is overwrought, breathless, hysterical and generally way over the top. He minimizes this story to a mere kerfuffle oversold by liberal media, similar to the tack taken by the Trump administration. After all, Mr. Rullman says, Mr. Smith does not go to Washington anymore without taking a few... Full story
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at throwing a pot, or color your world with pastels on paper? Maybe you've always wanted to see how a sculptor works on a large piece of art, what it takes to turn sheets of glass into fine art, or how an artist creates "knitting stitches" in paintings. Sisters Arts Association celebrates Sisters' community of artists at its first Artist Studio Tour, Saturday, July 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a first for the Sisters Arts... Full story
Swarms of folks browsed through hand-crafted goodies and vintage trinkets at Sisters Arts & Crafts Festival and Antiques in the Park at Sisters Creekside Park, in a weekend of rare finds. This year, event organizer Richard Esterman combined Antiques in the Park and Sisters Arts & Crafts Festival together into one large and eclectic show. "The combination of two events together complement each other and was a tremendous success," Esterman said. Wide assortments of collectable... Full story
Sisters outdoor enthusiasts can connect with fellow hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians at the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) Toast the Trails event at Three Creeks Brewing Co.'s tasting room on Thursday, August 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. STA is partnering with Three Creeks Brewing Co. to offer tastings, tours and door prizes for anyone interested in networking with trail users or learning more about craft beer, brewing and STA. This is an opportunity to sample local craft beer and support the organization that keeps local trails... Full story
The Lake Creek Trail from Suttle Lake to Camp Sherman has been in existence for seven years, but is still somewhat off the radar for many local hikers. This is a convenient, well-defined - and mostly unburned - forest outing that requires little advance planning. At about 4.5 miles in length, the trail comprises a very easy walk in the woods that is still long enough to make it feel like a worthwhile accomplishment. The western terminus of the trail can be found near Suttle... Full story
"Dunkirk" is a magnificent telling of an extraordinary story. It is a visceral, gut-wrenching depiction of the evacuation of British (and some French) forces from the English Channel port of Dunkirk in France in 1940 - a World War II defeat that should have been a catastrophe for the Allies. Thanks to the extraordinary courage of ordinary people, utter catastrophe was averted, and a defeat was turned into a kind of victory. Director Christopher Nolan wisely eschews the... Full story
On April 2, 1852, the family of my great-great grandfather John Tucker Scott, age 43, his wife, Ann Roelofson Scott, age 40, and their nine living children bid farewell to their farm, family, and friends in Groveland township, Tazewell County, Illinois, to travel several thousand miles on the Oregon Trail to settle in the Willamette Valley near Lafayette. Along the way, Ann would succumb to cholera and be buried 30 miles west of Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Also lost on the trail... Full story
Splitting up is never easy, especially when there is a beloved pet involved. Whether you and your ex decide to share custody, give the dog to solely one of you, or draw up visitation rights, make sure that you have your dog's best interest at heart. With dogs increasingly considered family members, pet parents face challenges after a breakup: Care and custody arrangements for Rover, division of expenses for feeding and vet appointments, and arguments over whom the dog prefers... Full story
Judith Carol Ann Fogo, 74, of Sisters, died March 24, 2017. Beloved mom, gram, sister and friend, Judy passed away on March 24, 2017. Judy was born to the late Jack Merritt and late Emily Elizabeth Hanson on January 10, 1943 in Fremantle, Western Australia. Late in 1943 Jack moved his wife and young daughter to Oregon. Upon arrival, they lived with Jack's parents at their Clackamas-area farm while he continued his naval service abroad. Judy's brother, the late John Charles... Full story
He was a man of many trades. A teacher to those willing and eager to soak up his knowledge, not just about the law, but about life. Right and wrong. A lover of all things covered in butter or chocolate or infused with garlic. A friend - the kind that you stumble upon but a few times in life. A sailor of the seas. Graceful, much too smart for his own good, and stubborn as hell. Of all the things he was, he was a son, a brother, a husband, a father and a grandfather. He had... Full story
This is Sisters' season of "right turns only" when every weekend offers a special outing and community fun. That means it's time again for Sisters' Country Fair and Art Show. The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Brooks Camp Road will have its 22nd annual fair on August 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The juried art show begins on Friday, August 11, from 5 to 8 p.m., offering art from more than 40 Northwest artists. This year features acrylic artist Charles Chamberlain, and the 2017 juror for the show is JoAnn Burgess, an... Full story
It must seem like a pretty good joke in the labyrinthine halls of the Kremlin: the Americans in a giant twist about Russian interference in the 2016 election. We ought to recognize it when we see it. The Russians understand - better than 99 percent of Americans - that the USA is the world champion of meddling in the internal political affairs of sovereign nations. Of course, when WE do it, it's "promotion of democracy." One might forgive the spider in the Kremlin for rolling... Full story
A Facebook video post showing Sisters Mayor Chuck Ryan taunting a neighbor from his porch created a stir online last week, before the woman who posted the video took it down. She now faces a misdemeanor charge for making the recording. The approximately 31-second cell phone video was taken by Robin Lewis Kane and shows Ryan standing on his porch in a Sisters neighborhood on Sunday evening, July 16, repeatedly calling Kane a "nutjob" in a falsetto, sing-song voice, mocking her... Full story
The video that surfaced this week on BookFace of Sisters Mayor Chuck Ryan in a rant directed at one of his neighbors was certainly evidence of bad behavior - most likely personally embarrassing, and definitely intriguing, but hardly worthy of a 60 Minutes segment. If you haven't seen it, I strongly encourage you not to bother. The background story, as I've learned it, is fairly mundane, and open to all kinds of interpretation. It's barely even a story, really, except that Mr. Ryan is the mayor of Sisters, and therefore... Full story
