News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Country is made for mountain bikes -and dozens of riders took advantage of its trails in the second annual Sisters Mountain Bike Festival held last Saturday and Sunday. The event included six ride options to accommodate any skill level, ranging from a Bend-to-Sisters 45-mile "Epic Ride" to a "Nothing to Prove" casual 12-mile loop designed for families and beginners. Fifty-two riders preregistered and 70 total turned out for Saturday's event. "We more than doubled last... Full story
Beer-lovers enjoyed the West's best brews, crafted from select freshly harvested local hops, on Saturday at the second-annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival at Village Green Park. Outside the main tent, friends and visitors drained their glasses of seasonal brews while playing backgammon or trying their skill at the ring-toss game. Eleven Oregon breweries participated in the celebration, including Fort George Brewery from Astoria, Full Sail of Hood River, 10 Barrel Brewing in Bend... Full story
A single-vehicle crash early on Saturday morning led to a blackout to about 3,000 Central Electric Cooperative customers in the city of Sisters and to the east and south of town. CEC spokesman Jeff Beaman told The Nugget that a pickup driven by a young male driver crashed into a power transmission pole on Highway 126 near Geo. Cyrus Road at about 2:15â¯a.m. "It was sheared off at the base and moved about 10 feet by the impact," Beaman said. Power was not knocked out... Full story
To the Editor: In response to the two letters to the editor concerning roundabouts in Sisters, let me share the following: the residents of Sisters are neither bizarre nor deranged as one writer suggested. We spent countless meetings researching the best options at the intersections in town, and ALL options were considered. After numerous public hearings and discussion, the community decided that the use of roundabouts was the best solution for the residents of Sisters, and for the thru-traffic on Highway 20. Can an... Full story
The intersection of Hood Avenue and Elm Street in downtown Sisters will now be a four-way stop. Public Works Director Paul Bertagna proposed the change at last Thursday's city council meeting and it was quickly approved. The new stop signs and temporary warning signs will be placed on Thursday, September 29. The move is designed to increase safety. A bicyclist was injured in a collision with a car at that intersection earlier this month, although Bertagna noted that the cyclist ran the existing stop sign on Hood Avenue when... Full story
He is a sous chef at Three Creeks Brewing Company (TCBC) and she works in the deli/bakery at Ray's Food Place. What they have in common is they are the latest recipients of grants from the Sisters Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund. Vincent Faludi, 45, has been with TCBC since it opened three years ago. While he enjoys his work there, he has been looking for an opportunity to go back to school and reach for something that has more earning potential, and the medical benefits his family needs. His wife recently asked him if he... Full story
Volunteers who didn't mind getting a bit grubby and tired had a great day out on Saturday. It was National Public Lands Day, and participants were put to work in the Metolius Basin, doing restoration projects alongside the river, in the forest and on Black Butte. The workday was organized by the National Forest Foundation, in conjunction with the USFS Sisters Ranger District and Trout Unlimited. A good-sized group of volunteers met at the Sisters Art Works building. A morning... Full story
Johnny Cash once sang about falling into a burning Ring of Fire. Last week, Sisters' Garret Caster cycled into one at the annual Ring of Fire endurance event, held September 9-10 in Maupin, Oregon. Part of Race Across Oregon's calendar of cycling events, Ring of Fire is a grueling time-trial consisting of three divisions competing in 24-, 12-, and 6-hour loops around the highways of Eastern Oregon. Racers can choose to compete as a team or solo and attempt to log as many... Full story
The Sisters City Council is in agreement with the general terms of the Three Sisters Irrigation District (TSID) agreement that would put the historic (1880) Uncle John ditch, south and east of Sisters in a pressurized pipe. The agreement gives the city the opportunity to complete a planned irrigation project on the Lazy Z property for a fraction of what it would cost the city to do the project on its own. For $1,000 or less, the city will also get the hardware installed for a water feature on the Peterson Ridge Trail at... Full story
•â¯There will be one Sisters home on the Green and Solar Home tour on October 1. The home, built by Sunterra Homes, is in Pine Meadow Village. Homes are open from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kick off meeting is 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at COCC's Campus Center. For more information visit www.greenandsolarhometour.com. •â¯Award-winning author Melody Carlson has added another award to her impressive collection: "Anything but Normal" has been named the winner of the Carol Award in Young Adult Fiction by the... Full story
The Outlaws cross-country teams concluded a busy week in grand fashion by performing very well at the Seaside Three Course Challenge held Saturday, September 24 at Camp Rilea. The challenge included 82 teams from throughout Oregon and Washington as well as two from California, which were broken into five divisions based on school size. Competing in Division Four, the Outlaws girls team took top honors, while the boys team placed third. In this unique meet athletes must... Full story
The Sisters-Camp Sherman fire department has a new weapon in its firefighting arsenal: an 825-gallon wildland firefighting engine. The truck, which was fitted out largely through the efforts of the department's own firefighters, is a 1993 Military 6X6 built by American General, with 10,800 miles on the odometer, and 662 hours on the chassis. The truck carries an 825-gallon water tank, and a 20-gallon class A foam tank. "This vehicle is capable of operating in water depth up... Full story
An iconic image of the American West often includes a thundering herd of wild horses galloping with grace and power over country studded with rocks and sagebrush. In modern times that image often includes a helicopter's shadow as it buzzes and forces the wild horses toward the end of their freedom. The rounding up and redistribution of the West's wild horses caught the attention of husband-and-wife filmmakers Alexandra Dawson and Greg Gricus, of Fish Creek Films. The couple... Full story
Wesley Dean Ringstad, of Sisters, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Hospice House in Bend on September 19, 2011. He was 88. Wesley was born December 13, 1922 in Everett, WA, to Emil and Minnie (Larson) Ringstad. He grew up in Everett and graduated from Everett High School. Wesley proudly served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific as a combat engineer during World War II, as a first lieutenant, from 1942 to 1946. Wesley attended the University of Washington,... Full story
The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show has been selected by two organizations as the recipient of funding for operating support. The quilt show's executive director, Ann Richardson, announced that the Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) has committed $5,000 to the show for fiscal year 2012. OAC awarded 144 total operating support grants; only six of them in Central Oregon, and just one in Sisters. The commission's operating support grants support the operations of Oregon's leading arts groups and recognize artistic excellence as well as... Full story
The girls soccer team kicked off league play with a 2-1 victory at Junction City on Thursday, September 22, in an early 3 p.m. game. As soon as the game was over the Lady Outlaws headed to Portland to watch team USA Women's World Cup play team Canada. Sisters jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead off a goal from Natalie Ambrose. Ambrose took a pass from Jodie Reoch and from 14 yards out kicked a bullet shot knee-high to the right of the keeper. Just before the half, the Outlaws lost sweeper Michelle Young to a back injury. Ambrose w... Full story
The Outlaws football team suffered a punishing 62-13 loss at Gladstone on Friday, September 23. Gladstone amassed 486 yards of total offense while the Outlaws were only able to come up with 104 total yards of offense. Andrew Snyder scored on a seven-yard run for Sisters in the first quarter and Connor Morgan kicked the PAT (point after touchdown) for the Outlaws' first points of the game. Gladstone scored two touchdowns in the same quarter to take a 14-7 lead. The Gladiators generated three touchdowns in the second quarter... Full story
Draco the dragon may breathe fire early in October. Some planetary scientists think that on the evening of October 8 the earth will pass through a particularly dense portion of space debris left behind by comet Giacobini-Zinner. The result could be a grand display of meteors that might top 600 per hour. That's the good news. The bad news is two-fold: the timing of the shower's peak favors observers in Europe and the Middle East, and the light from a waxing gibbous moon will tend to wash out all but the brightest meteors.... Full story
•â¯A driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a power pole. The driver escaped injury, but the pole was DOA (see story, page 1). •â¯A man reported being chased by a dog. The dog's owners said they were working on a roofed kennel so that the dog won't be able to jump out. •â¯A vehicle emerging from an alley hit a juvenile riding a bike on the sidewalk. No one got hurt. •â¯Strong winds and a power outage kept deputies chasing alarms all over the Sisters... Full story
The Lady Outlaws opened league play at home against Sweet Home on Tuesday, September 20, and swept the Huskies in three straight sets with scores of 28-26, 25-17 and 25-21. Two days later, Sisters traveled to Elmira and took down the Falcons in three sets with scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-16. Coach Diane Bremer told The Nugget that Sweet Home's volleyball program has made big strides over the last couple of years and the Outlaws wanted to be prepared for a tough match. The level of play proved to be competitive but the... Full story
Sara Marcus spent half her childhood as part of Sisters Rodeo before she was crowned the 2012 Queen on Sunday, September 25 at the rodeo grounds. "I want to be the best rodeo queen Sisters has ever had," she said, after scoring the highest points of four contestants to win the crown. Members of Sisters Rodeo won't expect any less from the hardworking kid they've watched grow into a poised young woman. She has worked as a volunteer since she was nine years old. Her parents,... Full story
Marion Lake is a little farther away than some hikes, but it's still less than an hour from Sisters. Actually, there are a number of ways to reach Marion Lake by trail. The most common hiking route is a short 2.3-mile jaunt from an access road to the north. Much longer routes from the south tally 12 to 14 miles - one way. We opted for something in between. The Pine Ridge trail, from Camp Pioneer, is a "just right" hike of about 10 miles round trip. Camp Pioneer, on the shore... Full story
Chuck Stahn was gassing up his car in the evening at a lighted Madras gas station, when suddenly a woman in the next bay let out a scream, pointing to a very large "bug" on the gas station pavement. Chuck scooped it. Before he could get it into a container, he discovered -painfully - that it had its sharp, hypodermic-like mouth part shoved into his finger. He let out a yell, disconnected the beast, and then, using marvelous self control, put it in a juice jug without killing... Full story
Focused, individualized intervention is often the key to helping a student in trouble - or headed for trouble - academically or behaviorally. Timely individualized data is the challenge for early intervention. To get this data, teachers need to continue to refine and implement measurement methods that are quick and easy to administer, and easy to interpret. The school board workshop Wednesday concentrated on the specific tools that each school is now using or will be using, first to identify and then to resolve student... Full story
