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The newspaper enterprise My partner in ownership of The Nugget also owns a paper that was founded by William F. Cody - Buffalo Bill. As a lifelong frontier history nerd, you can imagine how this pleases me. The photo accompanying this newsletter is the only known photo of the old scout and Western showman in the offices of The Cody Enterprise, which he launched with his friend Col. John Peake in 1899. Buffalo Bill founded the town of Cody, Wyoming, including developing the Irm...
The Sisters Library will close temporarily September 24 in order to transition from its temporary quarters to its fully remodeled facility. The transition will take until mid-October, with no date certain, as construction and technology crews are at work completing the final steps of the upgrade and modernization. In an announcement to the public, Library managers ask that patrons please hold returns while the library is closed during the transition period. No late fees will... Full story
The Lady Outlaws volleyball squad remains undefeated so far this season, as they continued to crush league opponents last week. They hammered Harrisburg at home on Tuesday, September 12, in three straight sets with scores of 25-2, 25-9, and 25-7. On Thursday, two days later, they traveled to Pleasant Hill (PH) and fought a hard battle against the Billies, but prevailed with scores of 18-25, 25-17, 26-24, and 25-12. In Tuesday’s action the Outlaws demolished the visiting Eagles in the first set 25-2 in just 11 minutes. G... Full story
The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists (OBMT) has issued a final order assessing $13,000 in civil penalties against Michael Boyle, former owner of Hop in the Spa in Sisters, and an additional assessment of Department of Justice costs to a total of $50,000. The Board had assessed a total of $14,000 in sanctions in February of 2022. Boyle appealed that regulatory action in a contested case proceeding, which took through July 2023 to resolve. Boyle also faces criminal charges... Full story
Folks can fill their card — and the coffers of the Outlaws athletic program — at the first Bingo Night of the season at Sisters High School, Wednesday, September 27. The Sisters High School Black and White Club is the primary source of funding for the Sisters School District Athletic Department. Each donation to the Black and White Club helps pay for officials, bussing transportation, new athletic equipment, jerseys, state travel, middle school end-of-season pizza parties, and more. This year, officiating costs have inc... Full story
The Lady Outlaws continued their domination on the soccer field as they bested Siuslaw at home 6-0 and two days later posted a 6-0 win against the Eagles at Santiam Christian on Friday. In Tuesday’s action Juhree Kizziar scored two goals for Sisters in the first half. Kizziar opened the Outlaw scoring spree just five minutes into the contest. Izzy Schiller passed the ball off to Kizziar, who finished with a one-touch into the back of the net. Kizziar scored again at the 25-minute mark. Ella Eby and Katie Ryan also scored g... Full story
The Outlaws cross-country team more than held their own at the Country Fair Classic held at the Oregon Country Fair grounds near Veneta on Thursday, September 14. The girls placed third and the boys sixth among 16 teams from all divisions. The girls' team placed behind Philomath, the top 4A team in Oregon, and Crescent Valley, a perennially tough team ranked third in the 5A preseason coaches' poll. Ella Bartlett led the charge again for the Outlaws on the flat course that... Full story
The Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) presents the 2023 JAM (Journey, Adventure, Music) Silent Auction & Raffle Fundraiser with a collection of packages up for bid and the chance to win a custom Breedlove guitar and/or Nechville Atlas banjo. Proceeds will support SFF's education outreach and programming in Central Oregon. Bidding opens on September 22, 2023 at 10 a.m. Check out all the auction packages, set up your electronic bidding account, and bid by visiting... Full story
I was looking forward to seeing “Golda,” a film about the Yom Kippur War that played a large part in my own life. Now I wonder if my memories are skewed or if writers and directors took liberties with history I did not anticipate. Golda Meir was prime minister of Israel when the Yom Kippur War broke out on October 6, 1973. As the title suggests, the movie is all about Golda, her agonies and anguish during the war. I was on a freighter between Brindisi, Italy and Patras, Gre... Full story
The Artist Studio Tour, sponsored by Sisters Arts Association (SAA), offers the opportunity to enrich relationships with artists in our community by going into their workspaces and experiencing their processes in a way that's much different than seeing art in a gallery. Since not everyone has a studio that can be easily accessed, several studios in town will host artists, and many artists will team up to share a studio. It is a great time to meet your favorite artists, up clos... Full story
Ellipse Theatre Community (ETC) will perform “Silent Sky” by acclaimed playwright Lauren Gunderson in Sisters September 22-23. Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921) and her female colleagues at the Harvard Observatory acted as “human computers,” using math and astronomical devices to study a star’s position and brightness, so they could chart the skies. Juliah Rae directs Annie Tappouni, Susanna Harrison, Betsy Alexander Mason, Christina Reynolds, and Mark Baron in Gunderson’s fictionalized biography that is filled with an irr... Full story
Sisters Movie House & Café welcomes the return of its “Autumn Arts & Adventure” series this week. “We think it’s a great complement to the Folk Festival next month,” said Drew Kaza, managing partner of quoin media & entertainment, which operates Sisters Movie House. “As we did last spring, we are combining elements of two super-popular genres here — featuring great movies on the arts but also outdoor adventure.” The series of one-night- only special-event programming kicks off on Thursday, September 21, with “Vermeer: The Gre... Full story
A 21-year-old woman named Gin Szagola is riding her horse, Finley, from New Jersey to the Oregon shore. That's a 3,450-mile trek across 10 states. More amazing is that this is her third cross country-adventure; the first was on foot and the second on a bicycle. In 2019, she became the youngest woman to have walked across the U.S. solo. None of this comes across when you meet her, as The Nugget did Friday when she came through Sisters, hours behind schedule. But "schedule"... Full story
Jack Lake to Round Lake or Santiam Pass: It's all about options on this stunning Three Finger Jack-area hike. This is a one-way jaunt, mostly downhill, necessitating a car shuttle to one of two possible ends. Why go? This great hike has it all: spectacular views on a moderate route, with flowers, swimming lakes, and frequently wildlife. It's great from the end of spring (however with more downed trees and colder lakes ) right on into early fall (with more likely wildlife... Full story
Reid Woodson's last-second field goal gave the Outlaws an intense and exciting finish in an incredible football game that ended in a 25-22 win at home last Friday against the Elmira Falcons. Through the night, teams battled back and forth. Both made great plays on special teams, and Sisters stood up to a hard-running Falcon squad that possessed the ball for a large portion of the game. Sisters opened the game with a kickoff, and after an initial Elmira possession ended in a... Full story
Over 18 years ago, Sisters teachers Rand Runco and Mark LaMont started the non-profit Ten Friends as a hopeful experiment. What began as trips to a distant land, led by Sisters business owner Nurbu Sherpa, has matured into an organization making a difference for Nepalese people who lack basic necessities and a chance for a better life. Access to clean drinking water, education, and books are just a few of the things Ten Friends has brought to both remote villages and... Full story
Experience "Art All Weekend" in Sisters. Start with the Fourth Friday Artwalk through the galleries of Sisters. Galleries are open during the day and most will offer light refreshments between 4 and 7 p.m. Then, continue with the Seventh Annual Artist Studio Tour, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Studio Tour guides are available in local galleries and businesses and online at www.sistersarts.org. Since not everyone has a studio that can be easily accessed,... Full story
Colorado troubadour Gabrielle Louise joins Dan Wetzel and Kristen Grainger of True North for an evening of music at Paulina Springs Books on Friday, September 22 at 7 p.m. "Paulina Springs Books is so excited to host Gabrielle, Dan, and Kristen," said Beth Wood, who coordinates the bookstore's events. "This will be a memorable evening of amazing songwriters you won't want to miss!" A talented guitarist and songwriter, Gabrielle Louise's nimble and silky voice is authentic and... Full story
For 16 years, Sisters High School has held the tradition of performing musicals to share with the community. Every other year, Director Rick Johnson chooses a specific script to perform. A lot of thought goes into this decision. Johnson has to take into consideration his current choir makeup, the rating of the play, and the enjoyment of the experience from an audience’s perspective. This year, after much deliberation, their pick was the unorthodox “Spongebob.” “A lot of people might cringe when they hear that, but when yo... Full story
Lim Khim Katy's art opens doors to cultures, landscapes, and experiences from her homeland in Vietnam. Her paintings reveal thoughts and visions from her life and imagination, giving viewers access to her dreams. She uses trowels to paint landscapes resulting in a myriad of evocative effects. Her incredible detail and ability to capture emotion in the faces of her subjects and provocative landscapes, can spark instantaneous reactions from joy to tears. Her subjects' stories to... Full story
Last week I headed out to Cody, Wyoming for the annual rendezvous of the chiefs of the Mullen newspapers. Louie Mullen is the majority owner of The Nugget, with myself as minority partner. Louie owns 39 newspapers in total, most of them weeklies, with a few dailies in the mix. All are what you might call small- town newspapers. Louie is a man in his 30s — of a generation that supposedly eschews newspapers and gets all of their information online. Obviously, he retains faith i... Full story
Fishing poles To the Editor: I am responding to Terry Weygandt’s letter of September 13. To be clear, I think most people, unless you are a monster, care about the plight and suffering of others less fortunate. That said, there are two fundamental differences between conservative and liberal ideology. Conservatives feel that you are responsible for your own actions, whether they result in good or bad results. There is no such thing as luck. Secondly, they feel that it is better to give a person a fishing pole and teach t... Full story
Short-term rentals (STRs) were originally heralded as a way to increase tourism dollars in a city by offering a wide variety of lodging quality and affordability, as well as a different experience from that found in a hotel. Homeowners and landlords would also benefit by earning additional income from renting out rooms and entire properties as STRs. After more than a decade of experience, the STR impact on local economies and rental markets is highlighting problems that may... Full story
Volunteers can help clean up the forest near Sisters in an event sponsored by Sisters Community Leadership Initiative (CLI) on Saturday, September 23. Volunteers will meet at Village Green Park in Sisters at 9 a.m. and convoy to the site approximately four miles outside of Sisters toward Bend on Eagle Rock Road. Participants should wear appropriate clothing for working in the forest, and bring work gloves. The City of Sisters is providing trash bags. In a statement, Danna McNeese of CLI said, “We endeavor to prevent trash b... Full story
