News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters resident Lorna Clarke reported witnessing several violent encounters between off-leash dogs and deer in the rough area behind the Sisters Elementary School ball field over the past month. "Hearing screams from humans and that of the deer first alerted us to two dogs that had instantly become a hunting pack when they came upon resting deer back there," she reported. "The dog owners chased the dogs with giant sticks, while the dogs tore up the deer's legs, mouth and tongue all left hanging off its face. One of the men... Full story
The volunteers at Sisters Habitat for Humanity give their time because they believe in the Habitat mission and have a heart to help families in Sisters. Five of these volunteers were honored recently at Sisters Habitat for Humanity's 25th Anniversary celebration. These five have served for so many years that they were awarded the President's Lifetime Achievement Award, an award presented to those who have given more than 4,000 hours to one organization. One of Sisters... Full story
Last Saturday night more than 100 locavores gathered in the Tehan pasture northeast of town to enjoy the first-ever Fall Harvest Community Dinner put on by the Seed to Table workers and volunteers. A sumptuous three-course meal featuring the nearby garden's bounty was served family style and gave new meaning to eating organic and local. Anna Witham of Root Cellar catering prepared dishes that included bright salad greens and herbs, shredded kale sauteed with garlic, sliced... Full story
It takes hours and hours, sometimes, to prepare a feast that is consumed in a matter of minutes. Some 150 people turned out to Fir Street Park on Saturday evening to feast on "buried beef" in a fundraising event that supports Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) programs and scholarships. As they ate, they enjoyed a perfect, bluebird fall day and country music from Dry Canyon Stampede. The feast was days in the making. SPRD Executive Director Liam Hughes secured a cord... Full story
Measure 97 is an ill-conceived tax that will hurt economic growth and negatively impact all Oregonians - not just the corporations it is designed to target. The measure would impose a 2.5 percent tax on corporations doing more than $25 million a year in sales in Oregon. The measure is expected to raise $3 billion a year. "Make the corporations pay their fair share" may be an attractive slogan to anybody who isn't a corporation, but unpacking the impacts of the measure demonstrates that it's not just "the corporations"... Full story
To the Editor: Sending out a warning to all you folks who take your dogs to the Sisters Elementary School Ball Field - especially off leash. I'm talking about the far edges of the ball field, particularly behind home plate and back in the un-manicured area by the chain link fencing. We are witnessing weekly events of dog/deer/human interaction that are resulting in injury and eventual death to the deer and potentially to dogs, not to mention what could happen to the people involved. Hearing screams from humans and that of... Full story
Measure 99 would allocate 4 percent of funds from the Oregon Lottery toward Outdoor School, a program that brings fifth-and sixth-grade students to one of the state's designated camp areas for a week. As the former owner and director of Camp Tamarack, I can personally speak of the positive reasons every child in Oregon needs to attend Outdoor School and why economic development funds are an appropriate funding source. Years ago, our youngest son attended Outdoor School for a week as part of his sixth-grade curriculum,... Full story
World-renowned Pipa (Chinese lute) artist Zhou Yi will visit Sisters schools and perform in concert on Friday, October 7. David Perkins, who founded the Mandarin language program in Sisters schools, told The Nugget that he has been working with Portland State University to bring Zhou Yi here. "She is giving a concert at PSU Wednesday, October 5, and then will travel to Sisters to do a demo for the Americana and Chinese students in the choir room at 12:30 p.m. October 7, and then a free concert that evening in our auditorium a... Full story
Sisters High School senior Sam Lewis knows he wants to go to college and study engineering. The question is, where? Lewis is getting help with that decision from a local resident who has lots of engineering knowledge. Julie Benson, owner of Energyneering Solutions, Inc. at Sisters Eagle Airport, is an ASPIRE volunteer working with Lewis to help him make the best choice. Thirty-five volunteer ASPIRE mentors meet regularly with juniors and seniors to discuss career plans, help... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF), in partnership with the Sisters School District is offering an after-school strings program as part of the Studio to School (S2S) initiative. The goal is to introduce 4th- through 6th-grade students to the violin and cello, and to potentially integrate these instruments into its already-popular Americana Project programming. "As part of a year-three goal of the S2S initiative, we are working with Sisters Elementary School music teacher Shelly Hicks to start this program," said Brad Tisdel,... Full story
The Sisters Family Access Network (FAN) is working hard to maintain a program which retired elementary school custodian Deb Hook began three years ago. The "Backpack Food" program was something Hook started in order to support Sisters School District children who may not have food at their homes over the weekend. Throughout the week, the federally subsidized free and reduced lunch program, available through each of the schools in Sisters, helps to feed those students who may need an extra hand throughout the week. Hook... Full story
The boys soccer team tallied a huge 7-1 victory over the Huskies at home on Tuesday, September 20, and on the road two days later defeated the Elmira Falcons 2-1. Sisters started their scoring spree in the first minute in Tuesday's game against Sweet Home. Asher Bachtold fed the ball to Jude Kokesh-Carhart on the left side, and Jude put in the close-range goal. In the 14th minute, the Huskies got the whistle for a hand ball in the box. Malachy Sundstrom converted on the... Full story
Thirty-eight bold souls took the Hoodoo Challenge and ran or walked the 13.1 miles of a half-marathon at the local ski resort. The event was sponsored by Sisters Kiwanis and served as a fundraiser for the club's many service endeavors in Sisters. Following registration at the Hoodoo Ski Area parking lot, participants were shuttled to the race start at the Corbett Trailhead. The race course passed Island, Link and Sand lakes and was relatively flat with a few rolling hills -... Full story
Harper Brown went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 30, in the presence of family. Harper Buford Brown was born in Gordonville, Grayson County, Texas to Harper Silas and Agnes May (Badgett) Brown. He was the second son and third child of six, growing up working on the family farm. After graduation from high school he worked in the local retail dry goods and clothing store in Levelland, Texas where the family moved when he was three. He served in the Army... Full story
L. Jerome Moore, Jr., known as Jerry, was born in Fresno, California. Jerry attended Stanford University and graduated in June 1946 with a BA in economics. He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and was instrumental in maintaining an active chapter during the WWII years even though the Chapter House was used by the University to house female students. In December 1952 he joined a C.P.A. firm owned by Wayne H. Towne. After passing the C.P.A. exam, Jerry opened his own... Full story
Molly Gaynor, formerly of Sisters, has made the top three in the youth division for a slot singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo later this year. The fans will decide the one winner that will sing the Anthem before one of the 10 performances in December. The voting will begin on September 26 and end on October 7 when they will announce the winner. The site that the voting will be on is www.nfrexperience.com. A video of her performance may be found on that... Full story
Former Sisters High School standout Cassidy Edwards is starting her final year of softball - a sport she has loved and played for 15 years. "I was 6 when I played my first game and have been playing it ever since," said Edwards, a senior at Boise State University. "It hasn't really hit me that it is my senior year in college. I'm sure it will soon, but it's bittersweet. I've never thought the day would come that would have me saying it's 'my last season.'" She and her Bronco t... Full story
Invite strong cross-country teams from throughout the western U.S. to a flat, fast course, and quick times are a likely result. Such was the case for many of the Outlaws runners at last Saturday's Nike Portland XC meet. The meet attracted more than 100 teams to compete in four different high school varsity divisions showing that the sport of cross-country may be more popular than any time in history. Nearly 4,000 runners completed races at the meet. The Outlaws competed in... Full story
Sisters resident Maureen Palmer recently contacted The Nugget with a complaint regarding off leash dogs at Sisters Elementary School (SES). Palmer's house backs up to SES and she recently witnessed a pair of off-leash dogs taking down a young deer with the animal crying in terror. At another time from behind her fence, she watched a young buck being attacked by off-leash dogs (the buck's tongue was torn nearly out of its mouth as she watched it limp away). Palmer has seen... Full story
Christopher Luz accounted for 286 of Sisters' 568 all-purpose yards, in Sisters 44-0 shutout over the Sutherlin Bulldogs at home on Friday, September 23. Luz racked up 199 receiving yards and two touchdowns to lead Sisters to the win in the Sky-Em opener. Christopher got the stadium on fire when he returned the opening kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, after a long drive, Will Miner scored his first touchdown as an Outlaw on a three-yard run. Late in... Full story
Josh Erskine of Sisters is a freshman at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. The 18-year-old recently made a significant cash contribution to the Deschutes County Mental Health program focusing on suicide prevention. Funds were raised through the sale of a book he penned and self-published in honor of his friend who took her own life just a few years ago. Both Josh and his friend Taye Nakamura-Koyama were students at Cascades Academy. Josh really got to know Taye... Full story
The "police shoot an unarmed black man" narrative is distressingly common. In some cases, as in Ferguson, Missouri, distortions and outright lies about a justified shooting have become the narrative, and are impervious to facts. In others, like the BART station shooting in Oakland in 2009, where an officer mistook his pistol for his Taser and killed a man on the ground, it is evident that a terrible mistake was made. In still others, like the shooting of Walter Scott several t... Full story
I don't think I've ever been on a horse more nimble than that little bay. He cantered through knee-high grass on a slope, striding over hundreds of ground-squirrel and marmot holes before I even spotted them. Smart, too. Unshod, he slowed to a trot to pick his way through tricky ground. When the hills were steep or rocky footing unavoidable, he walked to switchback down or pick his way. And hardy. That day we were on the move for about seven hours, maybe 50 km, most of that... Full story
