News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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It seemed last week that drivers couldn't keep out of each others' way. Several wrecks throughout the week blocked or slowed traffic from Sisters west to Suttle Lake. None of the accidents caused serious injuries. Three vehicles crashed Wednesday afternoon in a posted construction zone on Highway 20 near Suttle Lake. The crash was reported at 1:20 p.m. According to Oregon State Police reports, Bradley Zelmer, 18, was westbound on Highway 20 driving a 1998 Ford Mustang along with his passenger, Callie Cattell, 15, both of... Full story
Don and Bea Pray celebrated their 56th anniversary on August 4, 2007. They were married in Los Angeles in 1951 and have lived in Sisters with their children for over 15 years. Some folks just don't know how to age ~ forever young, Don and Bea...Congratulations!... Full story
The rest of Oregon now knows what many folks in Sisters have known for quite a while: Jen's Garden is one of the very best restaurants in Oregon. Chefs TR McCrystal and Caryl Hosler proved that point in The Bite of Oregon competition in Portland last weekend. Their competitors were other Iron Chef winners from across Oregon, including Chef Daniel Mondok, who was defending his title as Iron Chef of Oregon 2005 and 2006. Even with all the pressure to win, TR chose to keep the... Full story
Jefferson County has stepped into the growing line-up of those who don't like the way the City of Sisters does business. On May 24 of this year, the Sisters City Council passed a resolution, in support of Senate Bill 30 (SB 30) which would ban the construction of destination resorts in neighboring Jefferson County in or near the Metolius Basin. SB 30 subsequently died in committee after a veto threat by Governor Ted Kulongoski. Then on June 26, the City of Sisters sent a letter to the governor expressing concerns about the im... Full story
The 12th annual Sisters Country Fair went forward under blue skies at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Saturday, August 11. The event is held in conjunction with the church's annual art sale (see related story, page 3). Music was provided by DJ Rodger Gabrielson, who treated the role like a professional... complete with facial hair that had been artistically painted on for effect. "I have been doing this for about 10 years, and I really enjoy it. I always have a... Full story
To the Editor: It looks like a small group of Realtors and builders, aided by the editorial inclinations of The Nugget, are ganging up on the city council and city government. In two parallel stories at the end of July, city leadership and the processing time for applications and systems development fees were called into question. Last week, conflict of interest charges were raised. There was also a fatuous comment that city government is no different from any retail business in that it needs to provide good service to its... Full story
The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration turns into a community art gallery each year at Country Fair time - to the benefit of both the Sisters community and the artists who participate. The juried exhibit and sale was held last Friday evening and Saturday, August 10-11, in the church's community hall. This year's art show, as always, was paired with the popular Country Fair that has entertained Sisters young and old for the past 12 years (see related story, page 1).... Full story
The art of beading, like quilting, becomes a passion. An awareness of this passion prompted Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Events Director Jeri Buckmann four years ago to incorporate a handcrafted bead show into the attractions the Sisters Chamber sponsors each summer. The event attracted hundreds to Barclay Square in the center of town last Saturday and Sunday. "I wanted to do something different that is not in Central Oregon - or actually anywhere that I know of," Buckmann... Full story
Endurance racing in its various forms has always been the tested the true mettle of the athlete, be it the 24 hours of Le Mans for the sports car set or the drama of the New York marathon for the fleet of foot. Sisters had a chance to join the elite when it hosted an endurance race for the horsey set. The race began and finished at Sisters Rodeo Grounds. The longest loop for the Sisters event was 80 miles, and there were seven entrants. The 50-mile event had 84 competitors, an... Full story
Recyclers in Sisters will have to start taking their glass, cardboard, plastic and other recyclables to the industrial park -though not yet to the new city recycling facility. "Because of the construction at the Fire Hall, we had to relocate a little earlier than we expected," said public works operations director Gary Frazee. The city recycling bins have been moved to a vacant lot owned by G.J. Miller, who is building the new city recycling facility. The new location is at... Full story
•The Pony Express is offering an additional 10 percent discount on school packets purchased at The Pony Express to be donated to the Taylor Tire Les Schwab FAN School Supply Fund-raiser. They will also deliver donated supplies to Les Schwab. Call 549-1838 for more information. •Touch Of Class Tours has moved to a new location. The new address is 3200 S.E. Yuma in Prineville. Connie Boyle can be contacted at her new phone number: (541) 447-8577. •Sisters Athletic Club is hosting a benefit for the American... Full story
Anyone connected to the Sisters music scene knows that Brad Tisdel is a major force. As the co-founder and director of the Americana Project, he has fueled the musical dreams of dozens of Sisters students. As the artistic director of the Sisters Folk Festival, he has helped turn the 12-year-old event into one of the premier music festivals in the country. But Tisdel is first and foremost a singer-songwriter, and he's returned to refresh himself at that well with his new CD,... Full story
Fifth, sixth and seventh graders from the Sisters Girl Scouts Junior Troop spent most of the day last Saturday scrubbing and shining cars. The car wash fund-raiser behind Napa Auto Parts in the Three Wind Shopping Center parking lot helped to fill the scouts' coffers. The goal was to raise ample funds for the Sisters Girl Scouts Service Unit, which encompasses both Sisters and Camp Sherman, to purchase camping equipment. "The money raised is going to help all the Girl Scouts... Full story
Sisters state representative Gene Whisnant is asking the Oregon State Legislature's Legislative Counsel for an opinion about the legality of school districts issuing full faith and credit obligations without first seeking voter approval. Whisnant was unable to answer this question when Sisters School District resident Mike Morgan raised the issue with him. "I have asked the Legislative counsel to provide information for me to respond to a constituent, Mr. Morgan," Whisnant told The Nugget. A portion of the mission of the... Full story
Parents and kids spent a busy Saturday at The Little Cloverdale Preschool, pulling and hauling truckloads of weeds and brush, cleaning toys and playground equipment and wiping down every book in the school. The preschool's cleanup party is an annual event, and it's been happening for 19 years now. "We're a cooperative school," said teacher Ann Kauzlarich (better known as Miss Ann). "One of the ways we can keep the costs down for everybody is to have people volunteer." Parents... Full story
Over 200 brightly-attired ladies and gents executed alamand lefts and right hand stars on the dance floor in Sisters last Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. For the fifth year square and round dancers from Washington and Oregon gathered in Sisters for the Central Oregon Round-Up. The event is always held the second weekend in August. This year the round-up celebrated its 25th anniversary. "We started out in Redmond (at the old fairgrounds) 20 years ago or so, and then when... Full story
Jack Bood of Sisters died on August 7. He was 88. He was born in Warwick, Rhode Island to Edward & Anne (King) Bood. He married Martha Johnson on February 28, 1945, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Mr. Bood worked on the first nuclear submarine "Nautilus," then on many other ships. He was lead carpenter on the construction of St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. He moved his family to Central Oregon in 1961. He built many custom homes in Sisters. He loved his squirrels, writing, deep sea fishing, horses and all animals.... Full story
Todd Justin Sampson of Sisters died on Monday, August 6, in a drowning accident on the Deschutes River. He was 26. Born in Seattle, Todd spent his early years in Redmond, Washington, before moving to Banks in 1992. The family relocated in 1988 to the Charlotte, North Carolina area where he graduated with honors from Fort Mill High School in 2000. Todd attended the University of Colorado for two years, where he played on the baseball team and was a member of Alpha Phi Delta Fra... Full story
Some Sisters youths show their talent at the Deschutes County Fair by riding horses, others by raising sheep or pigs. Nathan Woodworth, 15, showed his by becoming a donkey. And an ogre. And Captain Jack Sparrow. Woodworth does impressions and impersonations - and he was such a hit with judges in the fair's talent show that he has a shot at competing at the State Fair in Salem at the end of this month. "I do voices ranging from Gollum to John Wayne," Woodworth told The Nugget (... Full story
The Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD) is seeking new volunteers to participate in Central Oregon's firefighter recruit academy. The training program will take place beginning in September and will last until December. The recruit program consists of a number of classes, taken every Saturday for the four-month period (September-December). These classes are comprised of training courses to certify participants as a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire... Full story
There is a 2003-vintage Mars e-mail hoax making the rounds again. It claims that on August 27, THIS YEAR Mars will be so close to Earth that it will "look as large as the moon." Not so! If Mars were that close we would crash into it or be infected with "Mars Fever." Edgar Rice Burroughs had Mars Fever for years when he wrote "A Princess of Mars," his first fantasy about the Red Planet. Then, he followed that with "John Carter of Mars" and "The Gods of Mars." It's a wonder he didn't arrange for Tarzan of the Apes to visit... Full story
