News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters will tap the keg on an annual seasonal celebration of fresh hops on Saturday, September 27. Such celebrations have become a major element of the Pacific Northwest's craft brewing culture. So what's the big deal about fresh hops, anyway? Wade Underwood, owner of Three Creeks Brewing Co. in Sisters and a participant in the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival explains: "Once a year at harvest, we see an explosion of creativity all around one basic premise; taking hops from 'Farm... Full story
The City of Sisters will celebrate the opening of its newest park on Saturday, September 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Activities will include a dedication ceremony, entertainment from a local dance troupe, live music by The Anvil Blasters and a barbecue. The entire community is invited. While the September 27 event marks the official opening of the park, kids have been enjoying the splash park for weeks, and the Sisters Folk Festival used the stage as a free venue during the... Full story
An unusual enterovirus called EV-D68 that has caused severe respiratory illnesses in children in the Midwest and about 10 other states may have arrived in Central Oregon. Over the last week, St. Charles Bend has treated at least two children with severe respiratory illnesses, one of whom tested positive for possible human rhinovirus or enterovirus. While the hospital's rapid in-house viral respiratory PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test can detect those types of viruses, it can't single out which strain it might be. St.... Full story
To the Editor: I am writing to endorse the Sisters School bond in the upcoming election. As one of the largest private employers in Sisters, I have found that the outstanding quality of our schools is an important factor in recruiting and retaining exceptional employees. When we are able to attract high-income professionals to move their families to Sisters, the local economy is strengthened. They purchase property, groceries, and consumables in Sisters. This supports other businesses and their employees. Additional kids... Full story
A proposed code reform dealing with temporary, transient business in Sisters is getting more and more streamlined. City staffer Lynn Fujita-Conrads has been tasked with an ongoing proposal for reform of policies that could ultimately end in a revision of the City of Sisters Development Code. At a Thursday-morning workshop on September 18, the city council moved toward a single permit process for all transient merchant licenses. Under the proposal discussed at the workshop, an... Full story
The persistent complaints from some might lead one to conclude the proposed paved trail from Sisters to Black Butte Ranch is bad for our community. Nothing is further from the truth. The trail is simply a way of making our National Forest accessible to everyone, especially those too young to ride in traffic or unable to walk on uneven dirt. It's an "equal access" trail that we don't now have in Sisters - a winning combination of accessibility and forest beauty. Anyone who has used paved multiuse trails, in Oregon or anywhere... Full story
Sisters Starry Nights is bringing another star-studded fundraiser to town to aid local schools. "Starry Nights Presents Wine, Women and Song" brings together three critically acclaimed singer-songwriters who are considered Nashville songwriting royalty - Matraca Berg, Gretchen Peters and Suzy Bogguss - for an intimate, acoustic evening of songs, stories, laughter and fine wine. Reminiscent of a show one might see at Nashville's renowned Bluebird Café, "Wine, Women and... Full story
A home-grown Central Oregon woman, Mikaela Koellermeier, was crowned the 2015 Queen of Sisters Rodeo on Sunday, September 21. She will represent the rodeo in its 75th anniversary year. Nineteen-year-old Koellermeier was one of four highly qualified contestants for the title in a field that was described by Marcea DeGregorio, host of the tryouts, as the finest quality of candidates she has seen in her history with Sisters Rodeo. A former queen of La Pine Rodeo and Crooked... Full story
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) board member Myrna Dow presented a check in the amount of $12,610 to the Wendy's Wish Project/St. Charles Cancer Care Center of Bend. The funds were raised at the 39th Annual Quilt Show in July. "Everyone knows us for our inspiring quilts, but the mission of SOQS also is to enhance the economic and cultural vitality of the communities of Sisters and Central Oregon," said SOQS board president and founder, Jean Wells Keenan. "We are thrilled tha... Full story
A unique leadership seminar is set to occur on Saturday, September 27, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the R & B Ranch, just out of Sisters. The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by Mohr Solutions, a Sisters-based company. Dr. Lew Sterrett of Leaders by H.E.A.R.T (Human/Equine Analogies in Relational Training) is presenting the one-day course designed to get leaders on a pathway to healthy and productive relationships. The aim, according to the Leaders by H.E.A.R.T. website, is "restoring ethics, integrity... Full story
The Outlaws were plagued with penalties and turnovers, resulting in a 39-15 loss at home to Crook County in a non-league match-up on Friday, September 19. Crook County held a 6-0 lead at the close of the first quarter and accrued 21 additional points in the second quarter to go up 22-7. Sisters scored their second-quarter touchdown off a pass from Tanner Head to Gibney, out of the backfield for a 65-yard run, and Josh Andrade added the PAT. The Cowboys forged ahead to a 32-7... Full story
The girls soccer team played an outstanding game in their 7-0 league-opening win at home on Friday, September 19. Liz Stewart got the Outlaws started with a goal off a free-kick just outside the 18-yard box. Olivia Stewart followed with Sisters' next goal, when she took a cross from Dani Rudinsky from the outside. With one touch, she booted the ball into the goal from just inside the 18-yard box. Sisters notched one additional goal to take a 3-0 lead at the half. Chaundra... Full story
The boys soccer team recorded a 3-0 shutout at Sweet Home on Friday, September 19, in the first league game of the season. It was a relatively quiet first half, and at halftime the score was even at 0-0. Minam Cravens scored Sisters' first goal at the 68-minute mark off a Ben Larson assist from the right side. Cravens finished in the middle from 12 yards out. Eleven minutes later, Malachy Sundstrom beat five defenders, got to the middle from the right side, and from six feet out kicked it in with his left foot for the... Full story
The bus drivers started it. Sisters School District's transportation department took on the Ice Bucket Challenge to fight ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) - then they turned around and passed the challenge to the elementary school teachers. The drivers took a full load of ice-cold water delivered from a front-loader. The teachers got bucketed by the kids they teach. The Ice Bucket Challenge "went viral" across the country this summer. Participants are supposed to either accept a cha... Full story
The road into Camp Sherman is a blaze of fall color just now. But for visitors who turned down past the Black Butte School last weekend, an eyeful of silver met them as they passed by Hoodoo's Camp Sherman Resort. The RV park was full of Airstream trailers, visiting the area for a rally called "Party in the Pines." Hosted by Kathy and Rod Bourdage, who reside in Camp Sherman, the rally consisted of 54 members of the Oregon Unit from Region 10 of the Wally Byam Caravan Club... Full story
Animator Morgan Hay will be attending a special screening of "The Boxtrolls" at Sisters Movie House, Saturday, September 27, at 2:30 p.m. He will bring some of the puppets from the film and share how stop motion animation works. Hay is Rapid Prototyping Performance Lead at Laika Animation Studios in Hillsboro. He is the son of Mac and Jan Hay of Sisters. Hay has worked on six feature-length stop-motion films, including all of Laika's past and yet-to-be-released feature-length... Full story
"Oregon and More," a collection of oils and pastels by Kay and Gordon K. Baker, opens during the Fourth Friday Art Stroll, September 26, at Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop. The Bakers' show will feature landscape painting of Central Oregon and other areas they have visited, with a fall theme. Kay and Gordon Baker moved to Bend in 1995 after Gordon's retirement from a major oil company. Gordon Baker is a geologist, environmentalist and self-taught artist. Nature is the common... Full story
She took it down to the deadline in making her decision, but Nancy Connolly has thrown her hat into the ring for the race for Sisters City Council. Connolly told The Nugget she was motivated "just by watching the process of what was happening last year with the amphitheater and Creekside Campground. The City wasn't being proactive about community involvement." A proposal for an amphitheater and for the renovation of the campground both drew considerable fire from members of... Full story
Sisters planning commissioner Bob Wright is seeking to move to a seat on the City Council. He is running for a position on the council in the November 4 election. Wright has had a long-standing interest in urban planning, though his career took him in different directions. Canadian-born, he grew up in John Day and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in urban planning. It was the Vietnam era, and instead of being drafted, Wright entered the U.S. Navy where he... Full story
Barefoot in the Belfry nail salon, owned and operated by Tracy Streeter Foteff, just found a new home and a new name. The unique nail salon has relocated to 110 S. Elm St. between Cascade and Hood avenues, and will now be known as "Barefoot in Sisters." The space is structurally attached to the Palace Hotel, one of many historical buildings in Sisters. "This was a beautification of a rentable space," said Foteff. "It was Nick Morrone, owner of Drawstrings of Malibu, who rents... Full story
When Susan Sandberg, co-organizer for the Sisters bridge group, contacted The Nugget about a story on free bridge lessons to be offered to the community, she had no idea that the response would be so overwhelming. "I did this last year without any publicity," she said, "and we had four people sign up for lessons. I thought that was pretty good. But, after the article ran in The Nugget this year, we had 16 new people sign up. I guess that shows the power of the press!" DeAnn... Full story
• Baldwin Hat Co. of Sisters won mention in True West Magazine's article "The Hat Rules" (October 2014, page 39) for its George Briggs hat in 100 percent beaver fur felt. It is the style of hat worn by Tommy Lee Jones in his latest Western, "The Homesman," due out in November. The photo of "The Homesman" hat was taken by Sisters photographer Lynn Woodward. • Clearwater Gallery is set for Dan Rickards' 12th annual print giveaway. Doors open at Clearwater... Full story
In a lightly attended town hall meeting Wednesday, Superintendent Jim Golden explained the key reasons that the board is seeking a $14.5 million bond in November. The facilities projects and costs detailed in the bond measure were put together by a citizens facility committee, which has been meeting weekly for the last several months. Committee members Brett Hudson and Jerry Milstead spoke first for the committee. Both men have been involved in putting together the bonds and then project managing the construction for... Full story
