News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Ready to open... photo by Jim Cornelius Sisters' new high school and middle school will both be ready for students when school opens on Monday, September 15. Community members can get a look at their $21-million investment at a ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 11. According to school district facilities manager Bob Martin, the new high school is nearly finished off, with the major exceptions being the gymnasium and auditorium. Those who tour... Full story
The Sisters Jazz Festival will roll out the dance floors in Sisters this weekend, September 12-14. The festival features a variety of bands and styles that organizers say will offer "something for everyone." The festival officially kicks off at 11 a.m. Friday, but the Jazz Festival will treat Sisters to one of the festival's most popular bands, Gator Beat, as part of the dedication of the new Sisters High School Thursday evening, September 11 (see related story.) The lineup of bands for the 2003 Sisters Jazz Festival will... Full story
The latest phase in the continuing saga of Camp Sherman's Lake Creek Lodge expansion project played out at the Jefferson County Commissioners meeting last week. Friends of the Metolius (FOM) and Toni Foster, head of FOM, have appealed Gordon and Jeff Jones' expansion plan. That plan was presented to the Camp Sherman Local Area Council (LAC) and met the approval of the Jefferson County Planning Commission (voting 6-0). The applicants reviewed all aspects of their project for Commissioners Bill Bellamy, Mary Lempke and... Full story
An environmental activist group has appealed a decision to thin forests in the Metolius Basin. The Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project filed an appeal of the 12,500-acre Metolius Basin Forest Management Project on Tuesday, September 2, just before the close of the appeal period. Karen Coulter, director of the group told The Nugget that, while she favors fuel reduction in the basin, she opposes cutting large trees and activity she thinks will harm soils. Coulter said that the... Full story
The Waybacks, from the San Francisco Bay Area, entertained Sisters Folk Festival audiences with stellar musicianship and an antic stage act. photo by Lynn Woodward No matter how you measure success in musical festivals, the Sisters Folk Festival last weekend (September 5-7) touched or surpassed all benchmarks. The "SRO" (Sold Out -- Standing Room Only) sign went up a half-hour before the first group even hit the stage. And that was for all shows for all days. Sometimes there wasn't much standing room, unless you were outside... Full story
Three nationally acclaimed singer-songwriters inspired eager songwriters to write truth from their heart during the three days leading up to the Sisters Folk Festival. In only its second year in Sisters, the Americana Song Academy retreat totaled 25 students. Attendance cost $300 and included sleeping accommodations and food. "I learned how to write from the heart in a way that shows not just what I feel, but so it means something to the listener," said Willie Carmichael, a 46-year-old guitar player and songwriter from Bend.... Full story
Healthy Beginnings is now accepting appointments for a Friday, October 10, children's health screening in Sisters. Healthy Beginnings tests children in vision, hearing, speech and language, motor skills, cognitive development, wellness and safety, dental, behavior and nutrition. Information regarding literacy, car seat safety and lead exposure is also offered. The screening is for children birth to five years old and their parents. Children are welcome to attend whether or not they have health insurance. Healthy Beginnings'... Full story
Incident Commander Kim Martin. photo by Tom Chace Kim Martin of Utah has assumed duties as the Incident Commander on the Booth and Bear Butte wildfires. Martin replaces Bob Anderson, incident commander of the Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team #3. Anderson led more 2,000 firefighters in battle against the B & B Complex fires the past three weeks, since the fires first broke out on Tuesday, August 19. Anderson's team is rotating out under strict Forest Service guidelines for service stints on fires. It was Anderson... Full story
Dennis McGregor, artist and songwriter. photo by Lynn Woodward "Bittersweet" is a word often associated with folk music. So it was in real life for Dennis McGregor on Saturday, September 6, when he won the coveted top prize in the Sisters Folk Festival Song Writing Contest. The morning before, Dennis McGregor lost his 14-year-old companion and pal, his yellow lab/golden retriever dog, Oscar. The first of the four songs he wrote and played before an overflowing audience at Bronco Billy's Ranch Grill and Saloon was "My Dog's... Full story
Professional athlete Katherine Zambrana won the women's race. photo by Valerie Wells Wildfires changed the venue and the nature of the Xterra High Cascades Off-Road Triathlon, but despite many obstacles the newly dubbed "duathlon" took place Sunday, September 7, at the Upper Three Creek Sno-park. Race organizer Scott Buckles had to scramble for a new site for the event -- which was originally scheduled to take place at and around Suttle Lake -- after wildfires tore through the area in mid-August. The swim section of the... Full story
Last minute changes will alter the make up of Sisters Soccer League teams this season. U-10 ("Under 10") and U-12 teams will now be co-ed, and hold a roster of six players instead of eight. Instead of competing against Redmond teams the Sisters teams will play each other. The change was made after the league, which is run by the Central Oregon Park and Recreation District (COPRD) in Redmond, decided it did not want Redmond teams to play teams from Sisters and Madras. Susie Peterson of the Sisters League said she did not find... Full story
Paul Alan Bennett, Sisters artist, holds a poster of his Oregon State Fair award-winning painting, "Winter Madonna." photo by Tom Chace Put Paul Alan Bennett and Paul Gauguin together and you get an award-winning painting. A Bennett painting earned first place honors in the fine arts Professional class at the Oregon State Fair in Salem, which ended September 1. Entitled "Winter Madonna," the painting depicts a female skier with darkened goggles and child, both dressed in colorful winter clothing and mitts surrounded by a... Full story
They'll arrive in 15 mini-vans. They will sleep on the new middle school gym floor. They are twenty 13-to-18-year-olds who will play in the Sisters Jazz Festival this weekend, September 13-15. This group of 20 teenagers are the top players out of a total contingent of 150-175 jazz musicians in the acclaimed Oregon Coast Lab Band. They will arrive here with their entourage of 20 parents, who will also sleep on the gym floor, and their founder and leader, Greg Young. "We just came back from the Sacramento Jazz Festival, the... Full story
Tyrel and Logan Godsiff and Nick Pierce raced at Mt. Hood. photo by Bruce Casey Hurtling down a mountainside on a bicycle may not be everyone's cup of tea, but for four young men from Sisters, downhill mountain bike racing is the sport of choice. Brothers Logan and Tyrel Godsiff (19 and 17) and Brandon Overstreet (19) have been racing for three seasons. Newcomer Nick Pierce (17) just completed his first season. Downhill consists of piloting a bike down a trail built into steep terrain, negotiating natural and man-made... Full story
Standing (l. - r.) are Scott Reekie, Beverly Gaskins, Doug Wood, Dave Barry, Pat Neufeldt, Jessica Judy, and Russ Fetrow. Kneeling are Sharyn Fetrow, Mimi Miller and Darla Neiss. photo provided by Sharon Fetrow Training and planning for three months paid off for 10 Sisters and Black Butte Ranch residents when they climbed to the summit of South Sister and back on September 2-3. "It was painful," said Mimi Miller. "It was like giving birth to a child. It hurt but it was worth it. It was a wonderful experience and I am so glad... 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. The Nugget has received dozens of... Full story
A series of storm fronts brought a little rain, higher humidity levels and cooler temperatures to the Sisters country, ending what had been a frightening week of explosive growth in the B&B Complex fires. "The fire has had its way over the last week," said one fire official. "Now we're on even terms." For a couple of days, it looked like the merging Booth and Bear Butte Fires might jump the Metolius River and rage up Green Ridge, putting Camp Sherman and the whole area north of Sisters in harm's way. After holding the fire... Full story
- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8 to 9 a.m. at Sisters Fire Hall, 549-0251. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St.... Full story
