News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Second-term Sisters City Councilor Wendy Holzman has resigned. Her departure means that only two remaining councilors on the five-member council - David Asson and Nancy Connolly - were elected to their positions. In announcing her resignation last Friday, Holzman cited the need to focus on helping her daughter recover from a life-threatening bicycle accident that occurred last April. Maya Holzman was completing her PhD work on the Soviet partisan movement during World War II... Full story
It was standing-room-only in Council chambers Thursday night, and some heated accusations were thrown out as the Sisters City Council unanimously approved the McKenzie Meadows Village (MMV) plans for a senior-living facility at the west end of town. That approval in effect denied the appeal brought by Pinnacle Alliance Group regarding the planning commission's approval on June 18 of MMV's master plan and site plan. The assisted-living facility (ALF) in Phase 1 of the MMV... Full story
Amy Burgstahler, a relatively new resident of Pine Meadow Village, was selected by members of the Sisters City Council to fill the seat left vacant by the recent resignation of Bill Hall. Hall resigned his position in June, after less than a month on the job, citing undue levels of stress imposed by a contentious civic climate in town. Burgstahler was sworn in and immediately took her seat at the July 23 council meeting. Her "baptism by fire" involved hearing extended... Full story
Sisters High School Flight Science student Cammi Benson is the first in the innovative program to complete the requirements and earn her private pilot certificate. This achievement is the culmination of two years of study, practice, and preparation. Benson began the process of becoming a pilot as a sophomore by enrolling in the Flight Science class offered at SHS. The year-long course uses a private pilot ground school as the curriculum, which prepared her to take the Federal... Full story
Every dog's gotta have his day, and here in Sisters that day is Saturday, August 15, at Village Green Park, south of downtown. Bring your pooch to the fourth annual Doggie Dash/Stroll and Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with on-site registration beginning at 8 a.m. Everyone's invited to come, with or without a dog, to mingle with dogs and their humans, participate in the 5K run/walk or two-mile stroll, and enter your dog or simply watch the five fun contests scheduled for the canines: Best Trick; Best Look-a-Like; Best Hair;... Full story
To the Editor: Recently local TV Channel 11 re-aired their coverage of the May 2015 meeting of the Bend City Club. A standing-room-only crowd of citizens heard a panel of wildland fire experts and local land managers discuss the role of planning in protecting our forest residential communities from forest fires The primary presenter was a resource economist with a background in forestry and wildlife. He discussed results of collaborative efforts of a group in Summit County, Colorado, west of Denver, incorporating planning as... Full story
Discernment: the ability to judge well. Thanks: an expression of gratitude. We all need to be questioning what we read in The Nugget and The Bulletin. Is it factual? Does it make sense? Do I agree or disagree with the writer or article? For example, in the July 1 Nugget Letter to the Editor," a visitor, Mr. Chris Schaffner (Tangent, OR), says regarding the trail system: "so the proposed path would benefit the same 'wouldn't it be great minority' (my italics) at the expense of all of you." According to what I have read in The... Full story
The Black Butte Ranch Board of Directors voted unanimously to reconfirm the Homeowner Association's philosophical support of a paved multi-use trail from Sisters to the Ranch at a regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, July 23. The board will send a letter of support for the path to Alan Unger, Deschutes County commissioner, with a recommendation that the U.S. Forest Service conduct a new environmental assessment for the proposed path. Commissioner Unger has requested letters from individuals and organizations in order to... Full story
Former Sisters resident and carriage-horse trainer extraordinaire Clay Maier was in Sisters Country recently to conduct a carriage-driving clinic at the Indian Ford property of Kanoe Godby. Participants from several western states turned up with their horses and carriages to tap into Maier's wealth of experience. Maier trained the Knapp Friesians a few miles down Indian Ford Road for 15 years, traveling across the country to carriage-horse shows in the early 1990s and later wowing crowds with the Friesians Spectacular, an... Full story
Nearly 50 artisans and vendors displayed a variety of handcrafted goods at Creekside Park for the 15th annual Sisters Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday. The park overflowed with creativity as folks browsed by booths filled with original art from unique paintings to hand-designed aromatherapy necklaces. Demonstrations by glass-blower and retired science teacher Lawrence Eichman drew a crowd. The art of glassblowing involves fire, molten sand, a long blowpipe, and an... Full story
Sisters is known as a delightful place to shop for a special gift or souvenir of fun times in Central Oregon. Dandelion Ranch, a newly opened boutique across from US Bank on Elm Street adds to the stable of quality stores in which to browse and buy. The store is owned by Lisa and Dave VandenBrink, recently arrived in Central Oregon from the small town of Salida, Colorado, where they owned a similar store. Their son, daughter-in-law, and young grandchild live in Bend, hence... Full story
Aquila the Eagle is one of nine constellations that represent various types of birds. However, only it, Corvus the Crow, and Cygnus the Swan can be seen from Central Oregon's latitude. The remaining six lie deep in the celestial southern hemisphere, well beyond our view. Aquila is bisected by the celestial equator so that roughly half of it is in the northern hemisphere, half in the southern hemisphere. It is bordered by Sagitta to the north, Hercules, Ophiuchus, Serpens... Full story
You've been busier than normal and haven't had time to groom or brush your long-haired Shetland sheepdog in quite a while. You've started to notice that he's been scratching a lot, even though he's already been treated for fleas and ticks. So you decide to bring him for a visit to the groomer, and what she discovers after bathing your furry friend is an underlying skin condition causing him to feel very uncomfortable and itchy. Grooming isn't a canine luxury, it's a necessity... Full story
On Thursday, August 6, Austin songwriter "Matt the Electrician" will perform, and on Saturday, August 22, Keith Greeninger will bring his easygoing California folk to downtown Sisters. These shows, supported by The Roundhouse Foundation, provide an opportunity for Sisters Folk Festival to give back to the community that supports its programs so well. "I believe the opportunity to present world-class songwriters for free, and two of our audience favorites over the years, is a step in saying thank you - for another sold-out... Full story
Wind-power investors really know how to use their money: They buy a politician to help them make it - so they can kill more birds. This year, with unprecedented power and gall, Representative Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, inserted a rider - a type of amendment - into the budget for Commerce, Justice and Science that would prevent federal prosecutors from enforcing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Undoing a law of such historical importance should be discussed and... Full story
Evelyn Zehntbauer Lundgren, age 100, passed away in Wilsonville on Friday, July 3. She was born on October 6, 1914 in Portland. She attended Laurelhurst Grade School, St. Helens Hall, and University of Oregon. At an early age Evelyn began piano lessons. Everywhere she lived, she always had a piano. She played regularly, taught and guided many of her grandchildren, accompanied students performing in Black Butte School, played during Sunday services at Chapel in the Pines. She... Full story
Camp Sherman is a community founded on good times and sweet memories. The original campers returned year after year, creating a legacy of peaceful and relaxing summer vacations. Lake Creek Lodge has been part of that legacy since its creation in the 1920s, when it was known as Hansen's Resort. Generations of families have been coming to the Lodge, passing down stories and memories. Juli Tantum is the daughter of one of those families that has been vacationing at Lake Creek... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District is proposing to relocate and designate a new trailhead for the Chush Falls area. The local ranger district also wants to decommission Forest Service system roads; close Forest Service system roads; convert Forest Service roads to a trail; remove the damaged Snow Creek snowmobile bridge; and reroute a portion of the Cross District Snowmobile Trail. The project is located about 11 air miles southwest of Sisters. The Chush Falls Trailhead Relocation Project draft environmental assessment (EA) is... Full story
Driving at five miles an hour on the rutted and bumpy dirt of Road 20 near the California-Oregon border to intercept my 24-year-old daughter Erin and her friend Lani Ulmer on the Pacific Crest Trail last week took all the patience I could muster as I anticipated our reunion after a full year apart. As we rounded one corner after another climbing slowly and steadily I kept my eyes on the road while my wife Deirdre scanned for the two hikers who had pushed the pace over the... Full story
Every year an eclectic mix of artists from Central Oregon honor the love of canine friends through their art. And for the seventh annual Dog Show, "A Fetching Display of Canine Imagery," 15 artists showcased their creative skills on Friday evening at Sisters Art Works, sponsored by The Roundhouse Foundation. One of the featured artists, Miranda Rommel from Pedee, Oregon, explained to a few of folks how she needle-felts small versions of dogs out of wool and then pulls... Full story
Many of us have our own places in the mountains that have special meaning. One reader and long-time Nugget subscriber, a California resident named Ricks Mattson, contacted me to share just such a special spot. The place is Robinson Lake, a not-too-distant wilderness site that I was completely unfamiliar with. Mattson proposed to his late wife at Robinson Lake, and he still returns there to honor her memory. So, to follow up on this tip, I first had to locate the place.... Full story
Sisters' second food cart has put down its wheels in the backyard at Eurosports. And that backyard gave the eatery its name: Backyard Bistro. "We walked out here and I said, 'Man, this is just like your backyard," said owner/operator Scott Summers. The backyard at Eurosports is located on the corner of Hood Avenue and Fir Street. Eurosports owner Brad Boyd has the capability to house up to five carts in what he refers to as a "food cart pod." Backyard Bistro is a family... Full story
