News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Firefighters are concentrating efforts on the active western edge of the 11,236-acre Milli Fire. Fire officials report that the fire was active yesterday as it burned in the Three Sisters Wilderness south of Highway 242. The western edge of the fire was active on the north side of Black Crater and continued backing downslope on both flanks in the areas of Lava Lake Camp and North Matthieu Lake. Fire managers report that they are doing advance planning and closely looking at the potential for fire growth originating from the... Full story
The Sisters School District canceled a staff work day on Tuesday due to poor air quality conditions associated with heavy smoke from the Milli Fire. That means the start of the school year has been pushed back. Superintendent Curt Scholl reported, "As of today (Tuesday, August 22), the first day for 1st through 9th grade will be Tuesday, August 29. Our 10th through 12th graders will start on August 30. "Additionally, we are developing a plan for the district around air quality concerns as we anticipate dealing with smoke... Full story
Teachers are back in their classrooms, and soon students will be, too. At Sisters High School and Sisters Elementary School, they'll be walking into revamped facilities, thanks to several bond-financed projects. And some projects will still be underway. The projects were funded by a voter-approved $10.7 million bond, augmented by a $4 million state grant. A bond oversight committee, led by recently elected school board member Jay Wilkins, is tracking the projects. "It's just s... Full story
To the Editor: The flags flying on Cascade Avenue August 18 through September 1 were posted by the Sisters Veterans Group (VFW, Am. Legion and Band of Brothers) to show their appreciation and support for law enforcement officers in Central Oregon and across the nation. Coast to coast and border to border, these men and women serve tirelessly day and night to keep our communities safe and our nation secure. Far too many law enforcement personnel have fallen while on the job these past few years. Every day they risk their... Full story
Is there a term for animals that share their familiar names? If you know the answer, please tell Dennis McGregor. Over the years, the Sisters artist and musician has painted hundreds - maybe thousands - of animals, birds, fish, and insects. He is widely known for his many illustrations for the Sisters Folk Festival, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, and Sisters Rodeo, among many others. If there is a deer, fish, bird or fowl in Sisters Country, McGregor has probably painted it. One... Full story
Cascade Avenue between Oak and Pine streets was taken back to a time when the "Old West" was alive and well. With 140 feet of Western town façade, folks did a double take and sat for a spell to watch the Deschutes Desperados, formerly The Pine Mountain Posse Reenactment Players, and a rowdy bunch of new players entertain with skits for the 5th annual Sisters Wild West Show last weekend. The Deschutes Desperados reenactment player Mick Howard, aka Mojave Mick, was back... Full story
Joey Morgan, a 2014 Sisters High School graduate, is on his way to fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a Major League baseball player. Morgan has played baseball his entire life. After a very successful high school career, Morgan went on to play at catcher for the University of Washington (UW). After three years at the collegiate level you are eligible for the draft, and Joey was selected in the third round, 95th overall, by the Tigers in the 2017 baseball draft. Morgan... Full story
Eleven years ago, Steve Hodges took over as the boys head baseball coach and took a team that was going through a few bumps to a successful, viable program. Over the past 11 years, Hodges has led the Outlaws to six league championships, and nine of those 11 years they made appearances at the state tournament. His overall record is 219 wins and 79 losses. Hodges told The Nugget there always has to be a beginning and an ending, and that he figured he'd know in his heart when it... Full story
Jaron Jacobsen has been selected as Sisters High School's head coach for the girls soccer program. He brings with him 27 years of player experience and top-notch coaching experience as well. Jacobsen was a late hire and told The Nugget he is coming into the season a little blind, but is eager and interested in the talent that he will see this year. "There is a part of me that is kind of excited not knowing what talent I am working with, so I can mold these kids to work hard, p... Full story
Carl Click has been hired as the new head coach for the girls tennis program at Sisters High School. Click has a wealth of coaching experience under his belt and will bring that knowledge to the girls tennis program. He has been coaching youth sports since he was in high school and specifically coached both high school girls basketball and girls tennis the past several years. Click coached little league baseball, soccer, and youth baseball from the time his two kids, Jack... Full story
Conditions are smoky in Sisters as the 11,236-acre Milli Fire continues to burn to the west and southwest of town. Smoke is likely to be heavy at times in local communities. The area between Highway 242 and Highway 20 west of Cold Springs Road, including Black Butte Ranch, is now on Level 1 (be ready) evacuation notice; all other areas remain at the same level of evacuation notice, including the evacuated areas of Crossroads, Edgington Road and Forest Road 16. A public meeting is set for tonight at 6 p.m. at Sisters High... Full story
Before the Milli fire started getting that strange look in it's eye, filling the sky with smoke and causing the evacuation of Crossroads, my wife and I were pleased to host a couple of through-hikers attempting the Pacific Crest Trail. Because of the fires in Central Oregon, numerous trail closures, and active measures by our much-adored firefighting professionals, they were forced to abandon the trail at Elk Lake. We were happy to help in whatever ways we could. We were broug... Full story
The animated and enthusiastic behaviors of the Western kingbird (tyrannas verticalis), are easily seen in open areas throughout the west. Their buzzes and snapping wings are heard as they defend their nesting territories and fly-catch from open perches. Arriving in April from a winter in Central America, they choose their nesting site and both the male and female defend their territory. The male has an impressive courting display as he twists and turns upward to 60 feet and... Full story
The Milli fire burning west of Sisters reared up like an angry dragon and roared forth in flame and billowing smoke on Wednesday, August 16, exploding from 150 acres to over 3,000 in an afternoon. Neighborhoods in the fire's shadow were put on notice to be alert to the danger looming on the horizon. The next day, that alert went to Level 2 in the Crossroads and Edgington Road areas - be ready to leave at a moment's notice. And on Friday, with the fire continuing to roar and ro... Full story
We were trying to decide where to hike last week and finally settled on climbing Black Crater. No sooner had we made that decision than the trail was closed due to the Milli Fire. So, we decided that it was time to hike into Four-in-One Cone, which - for some reason or another - we keep postponing and still have never climbed. Within a couple of hours, however, the Scott Trail - and pretty much everything else over there - had been closed, too. So, we just decided to do Black... Full story
Last March Harmony Farm Sanctuary (HFS) in Sisters rescued a baby calf. When three-day-old "Norman" arrived at HFS, he developed scours and pneumonia, both of which are major causes of young calf death. Since he was a dairy calf, he was pulled from his mom at birth and did not get the colostrum essential for health and, often, survival. "When a female dairy cow is born she is a future dairy cow but the male isn't useful so they either go to veal crates, dog food companies or... Full story
