News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Work is about to get started on the East Cascade/Highway 20 realignment project. Contractor Knife River from Bend will start the project with work on East Cascade on Monday, August 18. That work is expected to be completed by Thursday, September 11. East Cascade will be closed to traffic while work is in progress, traffic to be rerouted through Cedar Street. The work along Highway 20 and Larch Street will start on Tuesday, September 2, and is expected to be completed by... Full story
Several million dollars worth of vintage cars rolled through Sisters last Thursday as the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic paused for a lunch break at Aspen Lakes' Brand 33 Restaurant. For the past four years, a couple of dozen motoring enthusiasts have made the trek from Seattle to Pebble Beach, California to indulge every car-lover's favorite extravaganza, the Concourse d'Elegance. Sisters is a lunch stop on a route that sends motorists meandering across Washington and Oregon... Full story
The National Ski Patrol awarded its Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol Award for the 2007-2008 ski season to the Santiam Pass Ski Patrol (SPSP), based at Hoodoo Mountain Resort. At the ski patrol's Northwest Division Convention, held in Spokane last weekend, National Chairman Terry LaLiberte presented the award recognizing SPSP as the best ski patrol with 40 or more individual members in the National Ski Patrol System. There are over 400 such patrols in the system. SPSP received the Large Alpine Patrol Award in the Pacific North... Full story
To the Editor: The headline on page 6 of the August 6 Nugget should be plural: "Sisters pianist(s) called exceptional." Donna Moyer is an exceptional pianist, teacher, accompanist, musician, and all around good person. That dear woman has helped more people in the Sisters community to appreciate, perform and bring music into their lives than there are bristles on a porcupine. If Cammi Benson rises to become a greater star in the world of music than she already is, you can bet your bottom dollar that Donna Moyer will be one of... Full story
The ball soars higher and higher. Finally, gravity wins and it lands... a long ways away. Michael Reeve grins in satisfaction. Reeve, 19, won a long drive contest at Crosswater Golf Club last summer, but no one knows how far that one went. The ball landed in some tall grass beyond the measuring zone and no one could find it. Reeve thinks it went between 330 and 340 yards. They gave him first prize anyway, a new Nike SQ driver. The 6-foot-3-inch youth doesn't wrap the driver... Full story
Susanna Julber, Consulting Planner, has been working with the Sisters City Council to help them formulate a long-term housing plan. In her presentation at a council workshop, August 7 at City Hall, Julber pointed out what can happen to communities when a lack of affordable housing exists. "A lack of affordable housing can cause distress on families who cannot easily find a place to live," she said. "It reduces supplies of low-cost labor sources and employers have difficulty recruiting and retaining their workforce. "It can al... Full story
Sisters Les Schwab Tire Center is hosting the "Tools for School" school supplies drive. Community members can drop off school supplies during regular business hours and help students in need begin the school year well equipped for a successful year. Items needed are: college-ruled notebook paper; one- and two-inch three-ring binders; tab dividers; college-ruled spiral notebooks; large and small index cards; composition notebooks; wooden rulers; colored pencils; markers; pencil pouches and pencil boxes; dry erase board... Full story
The annual Sisters Bead Roundup enlivened Barclay Park on August 9 and 10. Passersby and those intent on finding unique handmade beads to string together browsed in happy contemplation of the wares on offer. The event is sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, and stipulates that all the beads are handmade. That makes it a more upscale and, for some vendors, a more successful weekend than one shared by vendors of machine-processed beads. A steady stream of visitors... Full story
The evening after Michael Kevin Daly moved to Sisters, he walked over to the opening of Nancy Becker and Mark Gillem's Reride art show. The bleary-eyed newcomer hadn't even summitted the three steps to the porch, when he was greeted with "Hey Michael! How are you?" from one side, and handed a guitar on the other. His exhaustion lifted, "I felt so thoroughly welcome," he recalled. "Now I'll take folks seriously when they say, 'Bring your guitar.'" Or, he could bring his... Full story
This may be the year of the scorpion; they are popping up everywhere around Sisters: bedrooms; kitchens; garages; backyards; and gardens. A concerned mother, who found one in her children's bedroom and brought it to The Nugget office, is typical of most people when they encounter scorpions and spiders. She reacted to an innate fear that it could harm her or her family. The concern is unfounded. The most abundant scorpion found in the Sisters area is the harmless northern scorp... Full story
"Bach would have been delighted," Cammi Benson's piano judge wrote. The comment came on her evaluation at the National Piano Guild competition, July 24, at Long Beach, California. (See "Sisters pianist called 'exceptional,' The Nugget, August 6, page 6.) Cammi, 10, did not compete against other people, but she did face intense pressure. She performed in a small room with no parents or teachers, and played in front of just one judge for 45 minutes. Her selection was 10 songs... Full story
Those who care about wildlife know that old barbed wire fences can be fatal to deer, elk and birds moving through the forests and meadows near Sisters. The Sierra Club and East Cascades Bird Conservancy are looking for volunteers to join them in removing old fencing near Black Butte Swamp and Glaze Meadow on Saturday, August 16, to make this scenic area a little safer. Project coordinator Marilyn Miller is a certified naturalist with a passion for fence removal because of its... Full story
The sign above the door in Camp Sherman says "Chapel in the Pines, Church Service 10:00, Everyone Welcome." Words one might imagine would be on the little brown church in the vale. Everyone Welcome. All denominations. The epitome of the small town church in a community that has retained its charm for the past 100 years. Occasionally, passing horses and their owners sidle up to the deck rail to listen to the sermon whose sounds are carried outside by the one modern... Full story
There was a packed house for the Art Show at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Friday night. Art enthusiasts viewed 200 original works, bid on items at a silent auction, and enjoyed refreshments. Art Show Director Mike Matyniak said 48 area artists participated. All types of art media were offered, including oil, water colors, acrylics, mixed media, sculptures, pottery, jewelry and fine woodwork. He said artists like participating in this show because they pay only... Full story
The Sisters City Council has quietly dropped the idea of restricting traffic on Barclay Drive to right turns only onto Highway 20. The council had floated the idea as a means of increasing safety at the Barclay Drive/Highway 20 intersection, which has been the site of several serious accidents. However, according to Sisters Public Works Director Brad Grimm, the council backed away from the plan because they were concerned it would actually create more problems than it would so... Full story
All day kindergarten is available at no cost for children in the Sisters School District this year. In past years, kindergarten has been offered half-day for free, but parents had to pay if they wanted their child to attend all day. Depending on family finances, the fee for all-day last year was as high as $225 per month, according to the district, so the savings could be significant and affect registration. According to Schools Superintendent Elaine Drakulich, the district received funds from the State of Oregon for... Full story
Ten former California inmates got a new sense of the possibilities of life with a visit to Camp Sherman this summer. St. Vincent de Paul's Catherine's Center in San Mateo, California started five years ago as an extension of their jail ministry. Their mission: to provide a home where women coming out of prison could be supported for all their needs. The women are in residence for about a year. The Sisters sought to take the women out of the city and their familiar environment to show them another side of the real world.... Full story
The lightning storm that rumbled across Central Oregon started several fires in the Sisters area. The largest, the #601 fire burning in the Mt. Washington Wilderness, grew to about 45 acres and threw up smoke that occasionally drifted across Highway 20, according to Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch. A 16-person smokejumper crew is on the fire and a helicopter dropped water on the blaze on Friday and Saturday. The fire is remote and butted up against terrain burned in last... Full story
The annual "Art at the Ranch" art show and sale is set for Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30 at Black Butte Ranch. The popular event includes artwork created by Black Butte Ranch owners, employees, friends and gifted artists from Sisters High School. The art is exhibited in a tent located between the Lodge and the Recreation Barn at Black Butte Ranch. Many artists will display a broad spectrum of art including paintings, sketches, sculpture, photography, pottery,... Full story
Stunning views of the Three Fingered Jack crags and lush fields of wildflowers make Canyon Creek Meadows one of the premier hikes in the Sisters region. Access was somewhat limited this year by heavy winter snows coupled with a cool spring, but it's all clear sailing now. The meadows are not a very well-kept secret. Last Sunday, we counted 21 cars in the Jack Lake trailhead parking lot. Even so, the trail did not seem crowded. A loop trail leads to the meadows, and the Forest... Full story
•A Jeep collided with a log truck on Highway 20 east of Sisters near the viewpoint. Remarkably, there were only minor injuries. •Deputies and a Black Butte Ranch Police officer made a warrant arrest at a Sisters apartment complex. •Cattle got out of a pasture and damaged hay and irrigation lines nearby. The cattle's owner blamed the county for cutting the fence that held the cattle in, but was able to offer no proof on that score. •A woman hit a man on the head with a bottle in a bar. No one is sure why,... Full story
•Sage Antiques has just opened across from the Post Office in the former Sisters Antiques and Sundries location. They will be open early this Antique Faire weekend for a porch sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Look for antiques, collectibles, furniture and more. Call 549-6984 for more information. •Richard's Produce will be hosting "Bear Hugz" through the end of August. Stuff and dress your own bear and friends. They will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information,... Full story
The Central Oregon Roundup Square Dancers were back in Sisters for their annual event this weekend. They started 26 years ago at the old fairgrounds in Redmond and have danced their way into the hearts of Sisters Country. Most of the dancers were just at the 36th Annual Diamond Lake Square Dance Festival and are still going strong. Friday was Jamboree night at Sisters High School. The event was for all levels of dancers. Dave Cooper started the Friday night festivities as... Full story
This is has been one whale of a summer - figuratively speaking. I have had the opportunity to accompany my wife, Sue, three days a week every-other-week to Lava Beds National Monument where she is doing a butterfly census. We did not see one whale, but we've encountered thousands of butterflies, a few of them "Lifers." If you're are a birder and keep a "Life List," you know what a thrill it is to see a new bird for the first time. It's the same for me when I see anything in na... Full story
