News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Right about midnight on Saturday, July 29, a vehicle northbound on Cloverdale Road came through the intersection and collided with a westbound gasoline tanker truck on Highway 126. The truck carried a 5,000-gallon tank, with another 6,000-gallon tank in tow on a trailer. “When the crew arrived, they found the (rear trailer) tires were on fire and impinging on the tank,” Cloverdale Fire District Chief Thad Olsen told The Nugget. Firefighters hoped to attack the fire before the... Full story
Central Oregon Veterans Ranch (COVR) has received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) for $25,000, which will fund continued agri-therapy programs to support rural veterans. The Ranch is a sanctuary and community hub reconnecting veterans of all eras of service to purpose and meaning in their lives. In partnership with the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, the Veterans Ranch will continue supporting disabled and at-risk rural veterans by applying this grant funding to its existing agri-therapy... Full story
Saxophone artist Tom Bergeron brings a unique quintet of jazz artists to the Sisters Depot stage on Saturday, August 5. Bergeron is a master of Brazilian music, and was a professor of music at Western Oregon University for 28 years. His wealth of experience and virtuoso saxophone skills will be on display as part of the Jazz at the Depot jazz series. This Metolius Quintet is vastly different from Bergeron’s Brazilian band. Except for vocalist Rosi Bergeron, every player in this band is new and each brings a considerable j... Full story
It’s getting weird out there. The Vice President of the United States was in California recently claiming that the average American is only $400 dollars from declaring bankruptcy, while on the other end of the continent a delusional, dizzy, and clearly scrambled President was claiming that “Bidenomics” has created the greatest economy since—well, ever. They can’t both be true, can they? Mixed messaging from the great Head Shed in Washington seems to be the order of the day,... Full story
A Portland woman died in a crash on Highway 20 in Tumalo last week. On Friday, July 28, at approximately 4:26 p.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 15. According to OSP, preliminary investigation indicated a Subaru Forester operated by Janet Diane Abelein, age 68 of Portland, was traveling eastbound on Highway 20 in Tumalo when the driver made a U-turn in the middle of the highway. The Subaru was T-boned by a Ford F350 operated by Policarpo Vasquez Prudente, age 46 of... Full story
Bend author and sociologist Marcia K. Morgan, Ph.D. will present her book "Should I Change My Name? The Impact of Your Last Name on Identity, Marriage, and Happiness" at Paulina Springs Books on Thursday, August 10, at 6:30 p.m. The book is a historical and cultural investigation into why married women delete their names in our country, since most women in the world do not. Why did this practice ruffle the feathers of the suffragists? If 30 percent of U.S. women keep their... Full story
The Barn Swallow's [Hirundo rustica] distinctive long-forked tail makes it one of the easier North American swallows to identify. It has the most widespread natural distribution among birds in the world. When flying, the feathers are swept back and form a single long point behind the bird. A friend to farmers, these swallows are on an endless search for insects throughout the season. Barn Swallows build nests under eaves, bridges, cliffs, and maybe your patio. Nests are constr... Full story
This is a new, regular feature The Nugget will run periodically. If you have a favorite hike or trail, send it along in about 500 words to editor@nuggetnews.com using the following format, including a photo. Patjens Lake Loop Trail is in all its floral splendor, at least for the next week or two. The bear grass (Indian basket grass) is especially abundant standing as high as six feet. Likewise lupine, scarlet gilia, and Washington lily is in full glory. Why go? It's an easy,... Full story
Two visitors met up with friends at Fir Street Park last Sunday, aiming for Sisters Farmers Market. "Our phones are down!" cried one young woman. "Oh my God!" responded another. A small crowd gathered, discussing the collective tragedy of having zero bars on their mobile phones. Kids shouted in the background, running through the fountains of the splash pad. "I find I'm getting anxious without my phone on," said one woman. "I keep wondering, what's going on?" Close by was... Full story
"Why do they insist on calling it an air show?" Those are the words of Don Riordan of Sisters as he mused about the upcoming annual event in Madras. When The Nugget asked Riordan what he would call it instead, he stroked his chin a bit and pondered. "Gosh, not sure," he said. "Maybe extravaganza. Maybe festival. It's a heckuva lot more than airplanes," he said. And in looking at the lineup for the two-day affair, Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26 at the Madras... Full story
Once again, the annual migration is underway for thousands of backpackers trying to complete a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650-mile footpath from Mexico to Canada. Possibly you have seen them resupplying, doing laundry, going to the post office, or removing the miles of caked dust from their tanned limbs as they take a "zero" day (non-hiking) and move through Sisters for a quick return to the trail. As in 2017, a previous heavy snow year, the remains of winter... Full story
A human being wrote this column. You’ll just have to take my word for it. Strange way to start a column, right? Well, we’re living in strange times. Times in which this column you’re reading might well have been created by a chat bot — and you might not be able to tell the difference. I’d like to think that I have a distinctive enough voice that you wouldn’t mistake a chat bot for me — but actually there’s enough of my writing out there in the world that Artificial Inte... Full story
No bull To the Editor: As an avid user of our trail system, I have seen my fair share of wildlife — coyotes; bobcats; a herd of elk, etc. — but this sighting was unique for me. On a run with my dog I hear some rustling off-trail and stop to see a huge bull staring at me from 50 yards away. My first thought was “This is not normal.” He stared at me for a minute and then went on his way. Finishing the run later, the story became clear as I came upon several cowboys on horseback searching for an escaped bull from the nearby... Full story
4-H has been around for 121 years, and for 75 of those years 4-H has thrived in Sisters Country as Cloverdale Livestock Club. 4-H is the nation's largest youth development organization, surpassing scouting. The 4-H idea is simple: Help young people and their families gain the skills needed to be proactive forces in their communities, and develop ideas for a more innovative economy. Today, 4-H serves youth in rural, urban, and suburban communities in all 50 states. 4-H-ers are... Full story
“It’s great to be doing this again in Sisters.” That was the widespread sentiment expressed as EDCO — Economic Development for Central Oregon — hosted one of its annual Pub Talk events in Sisters last week. The Pub Talks are open to the public and are an opportunity for community members, entrepreneurs, and business owners to connect, network, and hear from a select few speakers. The event was hosted at the Three Creeks Brewing Co. facility off Barclay Drive, providing... Full story
In what looks like a first-of-its-kind partnership, Sisters Woodlands, a 300-plus mixed-use community under construction in Sisters, is partnering with Sisters Habitat for Humanity to build affordable homes for low-income dwellers. There is no affordable housing requirement in the City's Development Code when permitting large-scale projects like Sisters Woodlands. Some projects, such as ClearPine, included affordable units in its master plan as a negotiated provision with the... Full story
