News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Lake Creek will be preserved by the Deschutes Basin Land Trust. photo provided Some 1,240 acres of forest along Lake Creek west of Sisters will remain the haunt of songbirds and Roosevelt elk. The Deschutes Basin Land Trust (DBLT) met its Friday, July 25 deadline to purchase forest land optioned from Willamette Industries just before they were taken over by Weyerhaueser. The purchase required a Herculean fund-raising effort that targeted $3 million for the purchase and for... Full story
Mac Gould on McKie, her seven-year-old paint gelding. photo by Kathryn Godsiff It's fair time again and the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center horse barn was humming with activity last weekend. The 4-H horse fair was on, and Sisters riders were represented in at least four clubs. Sisters Stompers, Sisters Outriders, and Terrebonne Troopers each fielded several local riders. High Desert Horsemen of Bend includes Annie Hancock of Camp Sherman in their membership. Horse fair is a summer highlight for these kids. For some,... Full story
McKinney Butte Road off Hwy. 20, west of Sisters, is now open past The Pines subdivision. photo by Tom Chace The first phase of a through road from Highway 20 to the new high school opened last week without much flourish. The complete extension, including a sewer hookup to the City of Sisters system, is scheduled to be ready by the time school opens this fall. A major sewer line is already installed, serving the numerous churches in the area. The line will be hooked to the high school by late August, according to Rob Ring,... Full story
Several Sisters teachers and other school employees who are the parents of preschool children will have one less worry in the coming school year: Their need for daycare can be met by a high-quality daycare center located in the district's middle school. The Sisters School Board approved plans to rent space to such a center at a special meeting July 21. The center will occupy an unused room on the ground floor of the former high school building, which is being remodeled to become the middle school. The school district will... Full story
Brad Tisdel, second from right, leads students learning "This Land Is Your Land." photo by Jim Cornelius Sisters children got a taste of American roots music over the past two weeks through a SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation) music program led by Brad Tisdel. According to Tisdel, the two-week SOAR music program is part of an effort to expand the wildly successful Sisters Folk Festival Americana Project into the middle school and eventually into the elem... Full story
Word spread throughout Black Butte Ranch last week that a potential donor has been found to help Carol Woosley in her fight against cancer. "We won't know for a week or two," said Maxine Braune, head of the Black Butte Lodge Restaurant where Carol worked for 16 years. "But we're all optimistic and Carol is still very positive as we are trying to be." Woosley needs a bone marrow transplant and a matching donor is not easy to find. Her husband Michael indicated that their eldest daughter might make that match. "We've got our... Full story
City officials and community activists will gather on Friday, August 1, at 5:30 p.m. for the official dedication of the Harold and Dorothy Barclay Memorial Park. The park is located on a decommissioned portion of Ash Street adjacent to The Gallery Restaurant. It was named in honor of two of Sisters' pioneering spirits. Harold Barclay was instrumental in helping Sisters' transition from a resource-based economy to a tourist-based economy. He provided the impetus for the creation of Sisters' Western architectural theme. The... Full story
Rick Gottdenker (right) and Marilyn Richter (left, behind table) describe fly rods. photo by Conrad Weiler Bring together fly-fishing enthusiasts, fine weather, a nearby wild and scenic river, good food, bamboo rods, a mellow crowd and you have the makings of a fine weekend. And that describes the second annual Bamboo Rod and Fly Fishing fair held at Camp Sherman's historic Community Hall on Saturday, July 26. During the all-day event, several hundred people visited the vendor booths and displays set up on the grassy area... Full story
Construction is well underway on the new Sisters Athletic Club. photo by Tom Chace Walk through the double "air-lock" entry doors and a huge boulder, from which water is cascading, will greet the eye. Behind that is a magnificent stone fireplace, with leather chairs for lounging while awaiting friends. This is a gym? By next spring it will be the new Sisters Athletic Club. The building, now under construction on Highway 20 east of town, will be "top-notch, smart, with the latest of everything in athletic and training... Full story
A piece of performance art... photo by Brad Tisdel Creativity abounded earlier this month at an annual art camp at Camp Caldera along the shores of Blue Lake west of Sisters. Local children, many of them participants in the SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) program -- 51 in all, gathered to make reading come alive through music, visual arts and dance. The program is part of the ReAct program designed to meld literature and acting for children. According to activity director... Full story
Brad Smith (right) works with his son Austin. photo by Conrad Weiler Sisters' popular Paulina Springs Book Company has a new owner, Brad Smith. "We have a pre-selected offering of books," said Smith. "Avid readers find a great selection of books on various topics and brief reviews by our sales staff." No immediate changes are planned, according to the new owner. "I'd like to acquaint myself with the community and the store over the summer and decide what's best after that exposure," he said. "It's been a delight to meet... Full story
Extreme fire danger in Central Oregon has prompted fire officials to restrict activities on public lands on the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests, and Crooked River National Grassland. Effective July 25, open fires are permitted only in certain designated campgrounds on the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and Prineville Bureau of Land Management. These are improved areas posted for public use. Portable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuel may be used in all... Full story
The Squawback Anvil Blasters are (l.-r.) Jim Cornelius, Lynn Woodward, Dianne Herauf, Charley Engel, Al Herauf and Jeff Wester. photo by Tom Chace "At the End of a Dusty Road" could well be the name of a folk song, but Sunday afternoon, July 27, it was the destination of several dozen music lovers headed for the "Harmony Ranch" home of Doug and Katie Cavanaugh. Clusters of eight or 10 aficionados gathered here and there on colorful, webbed chairs and beach towels in the shade of nearby juniper trees to hear the music of the... Full story
Flora and Fran Steffan. photo provided Flora and Fran Steffan's home is itself the perfect advertisement for their new, on-site nursery business. The log home is surrounded by artistic landscaping designed by Flora and featuring antique western paraphernalia -- and a riot of colorful flowers. The house is also festooned with the Double F Nursery specialty -- hanging baskets. "None of this was available in Sisters," Flora said. "Everybody was going over to the Valley to get... 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: We find it very sad... Full story
- Deputies assisted Jefferson County sheriff's personnel with the arrest of a 13-year-old girl after a fight at Suttle Lake. - A deputy investigated a report of a faint cry for help in the woods. The deputy was unable to locate any person in trouble and the deer and squirrels weren't talking. - A controversy between neighbors over allegedly stolen rocks was cleared up after it was determined that the rocks were not in fact on the aggrieved neighbor's property. - A truck driver got stuck trying to turn his rig around and had... Full story
Rod Wymore and Hazen Barnard check out a 1934 Ford at the custom car show. photo by Jim Cornelius The streets of Sisters resonated with that familiar rumbling sound as the High Desert Rod & Custom Car Classic rolled into town last weekend. Dozens of cars of vintages ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s shone in the sun on Saturday during the "show and shine" at Sisters Comfort Inn and Mountain Shadow RV Park. Folks strolled among the cars, admiring the rich paint jobs, the... Full story
