News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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An anonymous tip made by a citizen after reading a story in The Nugget led to the arrest of a man who allegedly poached a deer in the city limits of Sisters. Oregon State Police report that Douglas Slaven, 48, of Redmond, was arrested for taking deer in a prohibited area and trespass. Slaven allegedly shot the deer on Monday morning, September 26, in the vicinity of Washington Avenue and Larch Street. The deer was wounded and went into a resident's yard. The resident called the sheriff's office and a deputy responded to put... Full story
One of Sisters' most popular tourist attractions has moved away. The elk herd that populated 363 acres on the Patterson Ranch at the west end of Sisters has been sold and transported to a new home in New Mexico. The last elk left the Patterson Ranch Friday morning, September 18, according to Richard and Linda Patterson. The herd was purchased by elk breeders Don and Carol Ansley, Red Canyon Ranch, who own a large elk ranch in New Mexico. "The rules of the Oregon Fish and... Full story
A deer that bolted onto the McKenzie Highway (Highway 242) on Wednesday afternoon ran into a bicyclist cruising eastbound down the road at about 30-35 mph, causing the cyclist to crash. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, a motorist heading westbound saw the deer run onto the highway and collide with the cyclist. The motorist stopped and rendered first aid until paramedics arrived. "He was wearing a helmet, which was a good thing," said Sisters fire medic Shawn Vial. The cyclist was transported by AirLink... Full story
A luxury motorhome and the vehicle it was towing burned to the ground on Santiam Pass on Thursday. According to Oregon State Police Trooper Greg Love, no cause for the fire has been determined. "They were in a line of traffic and somebody noticed smoke," Trooper Love told The Nugget. The driver, a man from Bend, pulled off the highway. A passerby tried to attack the fire with a fire extinguisher, but it quickly came apparent that the fire was raging out of control. Fire crews... Full story
Search and rescue personnel had a busy evening last Saturday, locating three lost hikers in two separate incidents in the Sisters Country. Members of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue were dispatched at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, to a report of two lost hikers in the Tam MacArthur Rim area. The hikers were both men in their 20s from Missouri. Searchers made contact with hikers by cell phone and determined their location off their cell phone signal... Full story
To the Editor: What a disappointment not seeing the elk at the Patterson Ranch. I'll miss them and I'm sure many visitors to our area will miss them, too. A big "thank you" to Mr. Patterson for making it possible to see these beautiful creatures for so many years. Debra Ploub... Full story
Hunters hate poachers. They give legitimate sport hunters - those who abide by the law and more importantly the ethics of fair chase - a black eye. Three incidents recently put those who stalk the deer in a bad light: A Sisters man caught a couple of out-of-town bow "hunters" literally red-handed poaching a deer at the edge of Crossroads before the bow season opened. A little over a week ago, some yahoo with a bow shot a deer inside the city limits, leaving it to limp off wounded into someone's yard where a sheriff's deputy... Full story
Shelby Ross, a 2009 Sisters High School graduate, was crowned 2010 Sisters Rodeo Queen on Sunday, September 27 at Sisters Rodeo Grounds. Ross is the daughter of Melinda and Brian Witt of Sisters, and Candia and Dale Ross of Vancouver, Washington. She is a freshman at Oregon State University, majoring in Animal Equine Science. She is second-generation rodeo royalty. Her mother, Melinda, was the St. Paul Rodeo Queen 30 years ago. Ross moved to Sisters from Portland with her... Full story
Most days, the cinder pit at Zimmerman Butte, about four miles west of Sisters, reverberates with gunfire as target shooters hone their firearms skills. The past couple of weeks, though, the pit has been dominated by the roar and rattle of a rock crusher and conveyer belts as an Oregon Department of Transportation crew crushes thousands of cubic yards of cinders for use this winter on Sisters Country roads. ODOT is crushing the dark red rock of the butte into 4,999 cubic... Full story
Women from all over America gathered last weekend at FivePine Lodge to reunite with their sisters, sisters-in-law, mothers, daughters, aunts and friends - sisters of the heart. The spirit of women's camaraderie was strong - and frequently a little silly. Dave Star, DJ for all 12 years of Sisters in Sisters and owner of Star Productions, came out dressed as a giant candy kiss, singing the Candy Man song. Full of frivolity, he even got his mother up to tell a few jokes. Singer L... Full story
Two new soccer teams were recently formed that will fill a gap that has existed over the last several years for play at the seventh- and eighth-grade levels. Support from the Sisters Soccer Club, the high school varsity and junior varsity coaches and the Sisters School District made this endeavor possible. Rob Corrigan is the new coach for the middle school girls soccer team and Scott McAllister is heading up a parallel team on the boys side. "The goal is to provide a series of evenly competitive games through which middle sc... Full story
The Outlaws volleyball team kicked off league play with a resounding win over the Billies of Pleasant Hill on Thursday, September 17. Sisters won in three straight sets: 25-6, 25-8 and 25-10. The following week, on Tuesday, September 22, the Lady Outlaws beat league rival Marist at home in four sets. Two days later Sisters notched their third consecutive league win when they defeated La Pine at home in three sets. The Outlaws came out ready to play and controlled the pace of t... Full story
As part of an ongoing outreach to expand membership and participation, the Sisters Trails Alliance is hosting a fundraising and membership dinner on Tuesday, October 6, at Jen's Garden. The alliance is made up of community volunteers and businesses working together to make Sisters a better place to live by creating a network of trails that provide recreation and transportation options, while fostering health, wellness, community participation and aesthetics. Since 2001, the local organization has been creating and... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the City of Sisters, will conduct a town hall meeting on Tuesday, October 27, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Hall, to discuss the permitting process for transient vendors within the city limits of Sisters. All interested parties are invited to attend. The discussion will provide information about the purpose, current permitting requirements, fees, enforcement practices and additional rules pertaining to transient vendor permits (including the legal... Full story
"Images from Whychus Creek " will be featured in a show running October 2- November 15 at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave. In collaboration with the Friends of the Forest Foundation, The Roundhouse Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service, a group of painters spent a warm day on the banks of the Upper Whychus Creek in July. The paintings that were done that day, and additional works by those plein air painters, will be featured. Artists include: Janet Guiley; Phil Bates;... Full story
Voters at Black Butte Ranch passed a five-year levy on September 15, providing additional funding for the Ranch's fire department. The fire district is replacing the current 90-cents-per-$1,000 assessed valuation, which expires next year, with a new levy of $1.56 per $1,000. The new levy takes effect in July, 2010. According to Fire Chief Dan Tucker, the larger levy is necessary to keep pace with staff, equipment and maintenance costs with an essentially static tax base. "It... Full story
•Sean Meissner, of Sisters, won the Lake Tahoe Marathon last weekend with an official time of 2:58:02. •31 children received a total of 71 shots on Saturday, September 19, at Sisters Elementary School through the Sisters Rotary Shots-For-Tots program. Rotary thanks Sisters Coffee Co. for providing coffee and McDonald's for providing lunches for the work crew.... Full story
The Hashem Assadullahi Jazz Quintet will perform a concert at the Sisters High School Band Room, October 6, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is open to the public, and will be an appealing presentation taking place in an up-close-and-personal club-like venue. The quintet is appearing in Sisters as part of a performance tour, presenting original jazz compositions inspired by masters in the genre, as well as by pop and classical influences. Hashem, a saxophonist, will be joined by trumpeter Andrew Rowen, guitarist Justin Morell,... Full story
The Lady Outlaws soccer team suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Marist in the final minutes of their game at Marist on Tuesday, September 22, but bounced back two days later with a 6-0 shutout at home over Elmira. Sisters scored at the 22-minute mark on a free kick by Mindy Marr to take a 1-0 lead over Marist on Tuesday and entered the half 1-0. Coach Nik Goertzen told The Nugget that although his team led at the half he still felt apprehensive. "I didn't have a good feel... Full story
"Wow! This is the best hike of the year!" Those were the words spoken by a member of our party after we reached the crest of the last glacial moraine separating us from the eastern base of the North Sister. We set out on this hike not really knowing what to expect. None of us had been into this area before. One trail book reports the trail to be "faint and unmarked," and it doesn't show up at all on most maps. We expected a lot of bushwhacking and route searching, but none of... Full story
Dim the lights, kick off your boots, and prepare for a feast of films when BendFilm '09 premieres October 9-11 in Sisters. The premier marks the first time in its six-year history that BendFilm has extended its celebration of independent film into Sisters. The festival showcases animation, student shorts, documentaries, and cutting-edge features, all primed for their time in the limelight. No other film festival in the United States offers two unique venues within the same event. Jim Bailey, president of BendFilm, sees this... Full story
The Outlaws lost 34-20 at home to the Billies of Pleasant Hill in the league opener on Friday, September 25. According to Coach Bob Macauley, the Outlaws played a good game except for a four-minute mental lapse at the close of the second quarter. "We overcame early adversity, but those four minutes are why we ended up not being able to win the game," said Macauley. Neither team put any points on the scoreboard in the first quarter, and the Outlaws and the Billies entered the... Full story
The Outlaws cross country runners raced three times in a week and came through with some impressive performances, highlighted by top performances by Parker Bennett and Taylor Steele at the Seaside Three Course Challenge. The first of the three meets took place at Molalla on Saturday, September 19, where Taylor Steele led the way for Sisters Outlaws as the team splashed its way through the rainy Highland Tree Farm Invitational. Racing against some of the best 4A runners in... Full story
Elizabeth Hoffman Dasch was born in Portland, January 23, 1912 to Lee Hawley Hoffman and Caroline Couch Burns Hoffman. She was the oldest of their four children: Elizabeth, Lee, Burns and Eric. The family home was at 19th and Flanders Street, in northwest Portland. Elizabeth (Liz) was interested in art at an early age and was encouraged by her grandmother, Julia C. Hoffman, founder of the Portland Arts and Craft Society which later became the Oregon College of Arts. Her love... Full story
Vernon Anderson was known in this area as "SONNY" and he was just that kind of person; "SUNNY" in his nature. Sonny passed away suddenly from a heart attack late in the afternoon on September 15th. Some solace can be found in that he died in the arms of a very dear friend of his who deeply appreciated him. He had a huge loving heart and a kind and most gentle soul. Children and animals were especially drawn to Sonny, and his playfulness brought joy to them. He was loved by men... Full story
