News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The llamas at Patterson Ranch lined up along the fence line on Saturday morning, August 11, watching with curiosity as visitors began streaming into the Episcopal Church grounds on Highway 242. Something big was up and the llamas knew it. It was the Sisters Country Fair. Hundreds of folks, mostly locals but many from out of town, turned out to enjoy a pleasantly warm afternoon of old-fashioned fun and entertainment. "This is a nice deal," one visitor said. "A real pleasant event." They dined on hot dogs and sauerkraut and... Full story
Cloverdale firefighters responded to two fires on consecutive days last week off Fryrear Road east of Sisters. According to Cloverdale Fire Chief Chuck Cable, the fires are considered suspicious and have been turned over to the Central Oregon Arson Task Force for investigation. Fire officials always investigate to determine the cause of a fire, Cable noted. There are many variables -- a cigarette that's not completely crushed out, carbon from an exhaust pipe. Such fire... Full story
Two Sisters women were injured Sunday afternoon, August 12, in a motor vehicle accident on Century Drive near the entrance to Entrada Lodge outside Bend. According to sheriff's office reports, Joan Smith, 63, and her passenger Linda Sundvall, 57, were traveling eastbound on Century Drive when a westbound vehicle driven by Franklin Hurlburt, 80, of Berkeley, California, turned into their path. Smith's 1986 Pontiac passenger car struck Hurlburt's 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck and spun, striking a roadside tree with the passenger... Full story
The modest home of a vital community resource. The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank is serving an average of 40 families per month, an approximately 20 percent increase over last year's record level of demand. At some times over the past few months, the food bank has served as many as 48 families. The ever-increasing demand puts a strain on the resources of the small food bank, according to food bank volunteer Glenn Keeran. "We're the smallest food bank in Central Oregon," Keeran... Full story
The Sisters School District wants a November vote to annex the approximately 98-acre site of the new Sisters High School into the City of Sisters. School board members Bill Reed and Heather Wester, along with school superintendent Steve Swisher, made their case for an early "authorization" vote to the Sisters City Council in a Thursday, August 9, workshop. The city charter requires a vote of the city residents to annex any land. The school district says the November vote is... Full story
Sisters Elementary School, new students: Tuesday, August 21 Kindergarten-Grade 5: 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Returning Students Grades 1-5 are already registered and do not need to re-register. School pictures will be taken September 28. Sisters Middle School: Students new to the district: Wednesday August 22, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All other middle school students must go to the middle school on Wednesday, August 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. to pay fees. School pictures will be taken September 11. Sisters High School:... Full story
Last year, 291 golfers hit over 7,000 balls searching for a winner. The Kiwanis Club of Sisters is inviting Central Oregon golfers to try their luck at the second annual Million Dollar Hole-in-One Shootout to be held on August 17, 18, and 19 at Aspen Lakes Golf Course. Qualification shots take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on August 17 and 18 and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 19. Semi-finals begin at 5 p.m. Starting at 7 p.m. on August 19, 10 finalists will have the opportunity at five separate holes to win the $... Full story
Kyle Rickards shows his prize pig. Even though it was the first year for most of the students to raise and show pigs, the newly-formed 4H pig club, Porky in the Pines, made an impressive start at the Deschutes County Fair earlier this month. "The kids were great," said their 4-H leader, Julie Rickards. "They were so supportive of each other and worked so hard. They did really well for their first year." Although Rickards had no previous pig experience, she decided to become a 4-H leader because there were no pig clubs in... Full story
The Sisters City Council is demanding that the Sisters Ranger District pay a $98,948 sewer bill before being allowed to hook up to the municipal system. The council rejected a Forest Service proposal to pay $16,140 for sewer hookup at its Thursday, August 9, meeting. That amount, offered in a letter from Bill Anthony, Sisters District Ranger, covers only equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) hook-up charges; Anthony rejected a $71,848 charge for a line running to the East Portal... Full story
The Sisters Folk Festival is offering a special ticket package for several performances during the September 7-9 weekend. The Saturday night, September 8, performance featuring Ian Tyson and Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer is sold out. However, tickets remain available for the Friday evening performance featuring contemporary folk artist Patty Larkin and Texas songwriter Slaid Cleaves and for Saturday and Sunday afternoon performances. A special $25 ticket package offers admission to the Friday night performance and both... Full story
The City of Sisters has inked a deal with Spectrasite Wireless Towers, Inc. to allow construction of a cell phone tower near the city's sewer treatment plant. The Sisters City Council agreed to a lease at its Thursday, August 9, meeting. Spectrasite will pay $1,500 per month base rent and an additional $500 per month for each service provider that takes a space on the pole. The lease covers a five-year period, with automatic renewal unless the city opts to renegotiate or... Full story
Some mighty fancy rigs are passing through... They came rolling in to Central Oregon from all around the Pacific Northwest, headed toward Redmond for a giant RV-ers' rendezvous. A few of the visitors to the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) convention came out to explore Sisters. John Bishop of Butte, Montana, held down a bench outside the Stitchin' Post while his wife, Suki, shopped. With him were a couple other RV-ers, Robert Smith of Sequim, Washington and Jim Goedde... Full story
Jackie Erickson (right) joined host Alex Anderson on "Simply Quilts." Sisters quilter Jackie Erickson traveled to Los Angeles last week to tape an installment of "Simply Quilts," a cable television show developed to promote an art form that has put Sisters on the map. Erickson demonstrated the creation of a queen-sized quilt replicating the design of the Human Quilt staged on the Sisters High School football field at the 2000 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. The show will open... Full story
Ian McAlister sprints down the basepaths in Outlaws tournament baseball action. Sisters American Legion Outlaws made their first-ever appearance in the eight-team State Tournament at David Douglas High School in Portland, finishing with a 1-2 record. The five-day double elimination tournament consisted of Canby, David Douglas, Sherwood, La Grande, Ashland, McKay (Salem), Yamhill-Carlton and Sisters. Sisters played a strong Canby team only to fall behind 8-0 in the first inning and 13-2 in the sixth inning. The kids adjusted... Full story
The Nugget ran a photograph last week of the shrouded body of a young woman on the pavement of Highway 20, after she was hit and killed by a pickup truck. Several people were outraged that we ran that photograph on page 1. Some demanded an apology to the community. We recognize that the photograph was disturbing. Images are sometimes disturbing precisely because they convey reality more powerfully than words -- no matter how skillfully or vividly crafted -- can ever do. No words could have adequately captured that stark... 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: This is in... Full story
On the highway, sunlight bounced off the pavement. Rugged, massive mountains loomed not far away, draped with a delicate white shawl of cloud. It was a nearly perfect Central Oregon day, hot but not unpleasant, except for the police cars and ambulance, their lights flashing. Faces of people walking away from the accident warned that a tragedy had occurred. When no one is hurt you can see relief in the faces of men and women at the scene. There was no relief on these faces. On the pavement, under a soft, light blue sheet, lay... Full story
- A cow and calf wandered onto residential property, no doubt looking for greener grass. The visit was a big surprise to the suburbanite sitting in his hot tub. - Tollgate management requested extra patrols around the pool area. A sign on the pool gate advertises a $200 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of those responsible for chucking rocks into the pool and damaging the cover. - A female transient passed out in someone's yard. She was roused and directed to the Village Green where her ride was to... Full story
