News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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On August 17, Tom joined his beloved wife, Molly, in Heaven. Tom was the only child to Andrew Thomas Niebergall, Sr. and Violet Veronica Kelsey of Bend. His happy childhood included his love of playing sports, especially football. Tom enjoyed hiking and camping in the Central Oregon mountains. He participated in the Boy Scouts, where he eventually earned the rank of Eagle Scout and three Palms. Tom graduated from Bend High School in 1950. He attended Oregon State College (now... Full story
Through Sunday, September 11, there will be a 9-11 Memorial Tribute Display in Prineville. This display features canvas prints, turnout gear, fire hydrants, and thin blue and red lines honoring police and fire personnel who lost their lives 20 years ago in the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. Chuck Pore was a Lake County Deputy Sheriff who was deeply moved by the events of September 11, 2001, and felt compelled to create the display. He died in 2016 as he was getting ready to set up the display on the... Full story
Long before my coming to The Nugget, I had my own business in strategic meeting, incentive, and special events planning, working mostly with corporations and mid-size businesses. For nine months prior to September 11, 2001, I was at work on a custom-designed incentive trip for a client in Michigan that was taking 200 people on a trip rewarding them for their sales efforts with his distributorship. The destination for that group was Santa Fe, New Mexico. I’d made several trips out to New Mexico as I planned the trip, and t... Full story
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the crash of a plane into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, took the lives of 2,977 people — Americans and international citizens from all walks of life. No single group took a heavier hit than the firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center. A total of 343 firefighters were killed when the towers collapsed, firefighters of all ranks, most of them from an elite cadre... Full story
For days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the only planes in the skies over Sisters were the F-15s of the Oregon Air National Guard. Sisters resident Jim Cunningham was responsible for those planes. Brigadier General Cunningham didn’t yet live in Sisters full time, but he was visiting his parents at their home in Crossroads when the attacks went down. “I got a phone call,” he recalled. “You are the only general officer in Oregon right now.’” Jim’s wife,... Full story
Jack McGowan was up early on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, listening to NPR as he does most mornings. The broadcast faded out and a bulletin announced that a plane had hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. McGowan’s first thought was that there had been a terrible accident. Then a second plane hit a second tower — and the world changed. “You’re rocked back on your heels,” he recalled. “I yelled to [wife] Jan, ‘Oh, my God, Jan — we... Full story
Seed to Table Farm is inviting the Sisters community onto the farm for a free fall tour. The once-a-year opportunity is a chance to see beans growing to the ceiling in the greenhouses, walk through fields, and ask questions of the farmers who steward the land to grow nearly 45,000 pounds of produce on just a few acres. Building community through fresh vegetables is at the heart of the Sisters-based nonprofit, Seed to Table Oregon. Tucked in behind a long row of townhouses, jus... Full story
The Lady Outlaws volleyball squad walked off their home court Saturday, September 4, with a sweep over the Crook County (CC) Cowgirls, and notched their first win of the season. Sisters had the jitters in the first set and it took them a bit to settle in and play in front of the home crowd. The Outlaws led 23-20 in the first set, but struggled offensively, which allowed the Cowgirls to tie the game 24-24. Sisters was able to finish and beat CC by two, 26-24. The Outlaws had... Full story
•August home sales continue blistering pace. A total of 34 homes transacted last month in Sisters Country for a combined value of $27,914,989. The median sales price was $697,000 as compared to July when it was exactly $600,000. August saw eight homes sell for more than $1 million. A five-bedroom, three-bath home on Chicaree Lane posted at $2.2 million. There’s no longer such a thing as dirt cheap to be found, as even a lot in Coyote Springs garnered $339,000. &... Full story
