News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson came to last Wednesday's City Council meeting to address a concern raised by Mayor Chuck Ryan in an August 15 story in The Nugget regarding recordkeeping by the DCSO of their patrol activities in Sisters. Nelson acknowledged, "I always say, whenever the sheriff's office makes a mistake, my face will be the first one you see; and we have made an error on these statistics we have been providing you over the last few months ... We'll... Full story
An application process is underway through August 31, following the departure on August 16 of Brant Kucera from his position as Sisters city manger. Kucera accepted the position of city administrator in Ashland, Wisconsin, a town of 8,000 on Lake Superior. There will be no interim manager between now and when Kucera's replacement is chosen, as he felt strongly - and the City Council agrees - the City staff is totally capable of running the City while the search... Full story
East of the Cascade Quilters (EOCQ) in Sisters was invited by the U.S. Forest Service to send 15 Christmas and/or Western-themed tree skirts to go inside Federal building lobbies in Washington, D.C. Each of the quilted tree skirts will be labeled with the maker's name, city, and state. "The quilters were busy but took time to quilt such a wonderful variety of tree skirt styles to represent our community," said Jean Wells, owner of Stitchin' Post and founder of Sisters Outdoor... Full story
Ron Artis II and his band The Truth are among the headliners for this year's Sisters Folk Festival. Artis' voice contains elements of old-style jazz, with a driving blues beat from the band behind him. He produces a smooth blues guitar sound and rich vocals. Based out of the North Shore of Hawaii, Ron Artis II, named after his father, is the eldest son in a family of 11. Artis grew up making music with his family and played in the Ron Artis Family Band. Until 2015, the band... Full story
To the Editor: Regarding Letter #2 in the August 22 issue: By the time I'd finished the second paragraph I knew I was reading a letter from Susan Prince. Her words, pregnant with meaning, are always true, researched, and thought through. Here she even provides a solution! Sisters might have the world's biggest outdoor quilt show and the greatest little rodeo, but it simply will not do for the protectors of our forests to move too slow. Anita Kirkaldy •••• To the Editor: I agree with Susan Prince's letter... Full story
Jim Cornelius wrote about "political correctness" in an opinion piece last week. And within that, he discussed taking a course in college regarding Native American History while at UC-Santa Cruz. Given that my wife and I own the only brick-and-mortar Native American Art Gallery in Oregon, I feel compelled to offer a follow-up letter to Jim's piece. Jim stated that he did not agree with the ideological thrust, presented within this particular history class, that Native Americans were "victims," and white settlers were... Full story
Art at the Ranch is offering something new for the annual Labor Day weekend event: Painting for Kids. On Saturday, September 1, there will be two sessions, one for ages 5-7 will be from 1 to 2 p.m., and ages 8-12 will be from 2 to 4 p.m. The classes will be taught by Sisters artist Megan Phallon. Phallon was raised in a small coastal town in Northern California. Art has been a constant in her life from an early age. She's traveled extensively in Central America and the... Full story
There was an added sense of excitement for the Circle of Friends children and mentors at their annual back-to- school barbeque last Tuesday organized by Executive Director Nicky Merritt. The nonprofit mentoring program celebrated the event at their new location in Sisters. The large two-story clubhouse on the corner of Main Avenue and Elm Street opens possibilities for the program. "This clubhouse has the potential for more interaction between mentors and kids," said board... Full story
Four Sisters High School juniors will be able to write very interesting essays about "what I did on my summer vacation" when they return to school. Holly Werts, Dan Schmidt, Mattie Mynatt and Brogan Petterson spent June 25-July 5 seeing the sights, meeting the people, experiencing the culture, and practicing the language while on a trip to China as part of a group of 34 students from Oregon. Sisters schools have been part of the Confucius Institute at Portland State... Full story
Looking at the Three Sisters and what's left of the year-round snow on the slopes is pretty scary. Several of the historical snowfields are gone, melted by long periods of intense heat making for hotter days and warmer nights. Yes, there's still plenty of water under the Three Sisters, but it's being sucked out of the ground at a pace no one has ever seen before. Years ago, Forest Service geologist Larry Chitwood told a group of visiting geologists there was 40 years of water... Full story
Science is simply a way of exploring our world. With careful and rigorous instruction, Sisters students can develop skills of discovery and ways of analyzing evidence that will last a lifetime. But for teachers to identify what students need to know and the best ways to help them learn is complicated and rapidly changing. The challenge of science education became national news in 2012 when the Department of Homeland Security announced that foreign students graduating with a degree in any of 400 college programs could have... Full story
In the continuing search for forest that is still green, we once again headed to the west side of the Cascades, through the Milli Fire-ravaged east side of McKenzie Pass to the Scott Mountain Trailhead. This destination is occasionally overlooked but offers great views of the western aspects of the Three Sisters. As it turned out, even with our perpetually smokey skies, the view was superb. The trailhead for Scott Mountain takes off from the McKenzie Highway just a few miles... Full story
Sisters doesn't need its own police department. To begin with, we can't afford one. Police departments, like an effective military, are extremely expensive to operate and maintain. That's particularly true if the plan is to staff it with highly qualified and motivated law- enforcement officers who aren't just station-warmers trolling for a double-dip on their pension, or badge-heavy control freaks tucking in to small-town life after bouncing from agency to agency. Those folks,... Full story
Physical activity has been proven to boost a person's mental capacity. It's been shown to reduce anxiety and mitigate the effects of Alzheimer's risk, bipolarism, and a host of other neurological functions. It is recognized by the American Psychiatric Association as effective as drugs such a Zoloft. Another unsurprising but overlooked benefit: direct correlation to IQ and test scores in children. In a time when schools are strapped for funding and more and more cuts are made, it seems logical to cut out the "extraneous"... Full story
Cats often surprise us with their unpredictability and, at times, they may even seem downright eccentric. Weird cat behaviors may look unusual to humans, but for the most part it's completely normal for them. As you've probably noticed, if you've had kitties, cats spend much of their day snoozing, despite having the athletic ability of an Olympic sprinter. Plus, they're known to be most active at night, when their instinctive prey attitude is out, and they are ready to... Full story
