News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Deschutes Land Trust will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a party at Deschutes Brewery on October 2. The Land Trust has partnered with Deschutes Brewery to host a backyard barbecue at their downtown Bend pub. Attendees can enjoy food and beverages, live music from the Moon Mountain Ramblers and the lively scene of Bend's First Friday art walk. Though the event is in Bend, much of the work that is cause for celebration has been done in Sisters Country. The Land Trust was founded in 1995 to conserve land for wildlife, s... Full story
Shelters sometimes receive animals that are older and not medically healthy enough for adoption. Yet, these creatures still have the right to live out their golden years in a loving environment and with proper medical treatment. BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond receives animals that are older or in ill health - but instead of euthanizing the animal, the "high-save" shelter contacts one of their "fospice" volunteers. "Fospice" is a combination of foster and hospice care.... Full story
Walking into the Sisters Library will take you on a trip back to when sprawling Pleistocene lakes drowned faulted basins, and the First People roamed the surrounding hills gathering materials to make tools, food to feed their families, and enjoying their time on earth. Those early people lived in rock shelters and caves that faced huge lakes throughout Central Oregon. They gathered edible plants growing in the soil near them and hunted waterfowl, deer, elk and bighorn sheep,... Full story
All around the big tent at Village Green Park on Saturday, the air was filled with fresh hop aromas that drew in hundreds of folks for the sixth annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival. Judy Trego, executive director for the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, had her hands full volunteering pours for Three Mugs Brewing Company from Hillsboro. "The fest is going really well. This year we have 22 breweries and it's packed out," she said. "We've had a steady flow of people since it... Full story
To the Editor: Regarding his letter two weeks ago, I have clarified with Bill Antilla, both in writing and in person, that I never said the VFW or the American Legion supports the Black Butte Trail. The written and audio minutes of the meeting he referred to confirm this. I am sorry he was misinformed. Chuck Humphreys ••• To the Editor: Two weeks ago, The Nugget published a Letter to the Editor by Bill Antilla stating that Chuck Humphreys falsely testified "local veterans groups, including VFW Post 8138,... Full story
Are you 55 or older and in need of a job? The Sisters Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Thrift Store have Experience Works positions available. Experience Works provides paid community service assignments at local public and nonprofit organizations. With updated skills and training, this could be used as a springboard to permanent jobs with local employers. Gar Slenning and Sharyn Benson, the ReStore and Thrift Store assistant managers, respectively, first started at Sisters Habitat through Experience Works. The experience... Full story
Used to be, Sisters Country businesses and parents were hit hard several times a year with fundraising requests from sports teams across the district. That was before Sisters High School hired co-curricular director Tim Roth four years ago. Roth, as a new hire, was charged with uniting the fundraising efforts of all athletics at Sisters High School. Outlaws Together, the campaign championed by Roth, is celebrating its fourth year this fall. "The program is really a philosophy - encouraging all of our sports teams to work... Full story
For young martial artists, there's no better way to test their skills and their mettle than by entering competition. Several students of Outlaw Martial Arts have made strong showings. Twelve-year-old Anessa Stotte traveled to Austin, Texas, over the Fourth of July holiday to compete in the Junior Olympics. It was her third trip to the events, where she competes in "poomse," the forms that are an important part of training in taekwondo. Poomse demonstrates stances, punches,... Full story
The Outlaws started their week with an 8-0 shutout at home against Elmira on Tuesday, September 22, and rolled to a 3-1 win at Junction City two days later. In Tuesday's game against Elmira, Jadon Bachtold, Malachy Sundstrom, and Domingo Monterola paced the Outlaws with two goals each. Bachtold started the scoring frenzy in the ninth minute of play, when he beat several defenders from the left side for an unassisted goal. Six minutes later, Sundstrom created a defensive error... Full story
The Lady Outlaws posted two more wins in league play: a 3-2 road win at Elmira on Tuesday, September 22, and a 2-1 victory at home two days later against Junction City. In Tuesday's action, Sisters recorded 14 shots on goal in the very rough, physical game. Elmira had 11. Sisters' Nika Chick got the Outlaws on the scoreboard at the five-minute mark. Michaela Miller passed the ball over to Chick in the middle, and Nika booted the ball into the corner from the top of the 18.... Full story
The Outlaws opened league play with a 28-14 win on the road at Sweet Home on Friday, September 25. Chance Halley had 22 carries for 164 yards and three touchdowns to lead Sisters to the Sky-Em win. Halley scored two of the touchdowns in the second quarter to give Sisters a 14-0 halftime lead. The first TD came after a long drive, and the second was set up by his interception at the 8:17 mark in the second quarter, where Chance ran all the way down to the three-yard line. Two p... Full story
The Lady Outlaws swept both their matches this past week with wins over Elmira and Junction City, and have pushed their league sweep-streak to 4-0. Sisters started their week with a road win at Elmira. The Lady Outlaws clipped the Falcons in three quick sets with scores of 25-8, 25-15, and 25-6. The team showed they are getting better at playing their own game, rather than stooping to the level of their competition, when, at times, they beat themselves. The Outlaws did get into a serving slump in the second set, which made... Full story
The Outlaw girls cross-country team made the most of home-course advantage as they vaulted into relevance at the 4A level with a sweeping victory at the Outlaw Invitational held at the fields and forests behind Sisters High School on Saturday, September 26. Placing all seven girls among the top fourteen resulted in a dominating win over the rest of the field with just 30 points. Sophie Borders once again paced the Outlaws, this time with a second-place finish in a personal... Full story
Author Jeanette Hubbard had the opening scene for a novel in mind - a suicide. "What do you do with that?" she said. "It's kind of a downer." You turn it into a comedy, of course. And, because you love the area and visit it four times a year on camping trips to the Metolius River, you set the story in Sisters. "I've loved the town for decades," says the Portland author. "I'm very familiar with the city - though I certainly don't know the dirt." The set-up for "Secrets, Lies... Full story
Albert Elisha Shrum was born November 6, 1951 in Prineville. Our friend passed peacefully of heart complications on September 23, 2015. Albert loved to read, garden, hunt and fish. He loved wide open spaces, working with his hands, and to study history. Al was always ready with a witty one-liner like, when lost ... "I know a short-cut." Albert was preceded in death by his mother and father, Nancy and Elisha; brothers Bill and George; and his sister Daisy from Arkansas. A... Full story
In its third year, the flight science program at Sisters High School has the highest number of students enrolled to date, with a total of 26. As the only program of its kind in Oregon, the Sisters Flight Science Program incorporates a unique cooperation between the Sisters School District, private pilots at the Sisters Eagle Airport, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and Sporty's Aviation to promote and provide the opportunity for students to learn and experience... Full story
Linda Alldredge opened the doors at Country Financial in Sisters in June. Opening an office in Sisters was a long time coming for the Country Financial representative. She first established her business in Redmond, but she always had her eye on her hometown. "I had a feeling that my best chance of success was to start in a little bigger town and build a client base, which I did over six years," she told The Nugget. "As a result, I'm so much more relaxed. I'm busy all the... Full story
Demaris Lake isn't really on the way to anywhere else, so it tends to be kind of off the general public's radar screen. Also, it's a little longer hike than some of the more popular destinations, and it can only be reached by hiking through the devastation of the Pole Creek Fire. On the other hand, I've never seen another hiker at Demaris Lake, so - unless everyone runs up there after reading this column - it's usually a place of solitude. A round-trip to Demaris Lake clocks in at just under 11 miles, and the elevation gain... Full story
Cork Cellars recently changed hands, and new owners Tom Buck and his wife, Jeannie Gilgenberg-Buck, couldn't be happier with their new business and new town. Regulars will notice a revamped menu and rearrangement of furniture. The first Saturday of each month features live music, and the set-up is conducive to open and friendly interaction. The light-fare menu serves lunch and dinner, with seasonal specials. "Soups, stews, and bread bowls are coming for fall," said Jeannie,... Full story
You recently adopted an adorable one-year-old dog from a shelter and found out that he has behavioral problems. You've worked hard to train your new furry friend by yourself, but now have to call in a professional trainer. Rescuing a dog from an unknown background that could have been filled with neglect and abuse is filled with challenges. Often dogs surrendered to a shelter are in shock and are fearful. It could takes months of hard work just to get him comfortable around... Full story
A two-week road closure of Camp Polk Road between East and West Barclay Drive will start on Monday, October 5 for the construction of the Camp Polk Road & Barclay Drive Sewer and Street Improvement Project. Sun Ranch Road in the industrial park will be the designated detour route. The project will include reconstruction of approximately 1,060 feet of Barclay Drive to bring it up to city standards by replacing existing substandard roadway pavement. Landscaped drainage swales,... Full story
Nina Horner and Jadon Bachtold spent two weeks last summer honing their Chinese language skills and expanding their cultural horizons. Through the Hanban program, which also funds Mandarin Chinese teaching positions in the Sisters School District, Horner and Bachtold traveled to Beijing and Harbin from July 15 through July 31. They paid for their air fare and travel insurance; everything else was covered by the program. Bachtold, who has been in the Sisters Chinese language pr... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce hosted 50 elected officials from around the state on a city-wide tour on Thursday, September 24. The Chamber contacted the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) after learning the state-wide organization was holding their annual conference in Bend and requested that LOC tour Sisters. The tour was listed as an option for conference participants and filled up quickly. It was the most-requested tour for the weekend conference and soon had a waiting... Full story
Lying in a section of the Milky Way located between Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus, and the constellation of Cassiopeia, is Lacerta, a celestial lizard. This region of the night sky was apparently not regarded as a constellation by ancient Western astronomers because of its small size and faint stars. Although not included in ancient star charts of Europe and the Near East, the stars of Lacerta, along with some in the eastern portion of Cygnus, were combined by early... Full story
A new pedestrian bridge now spans Whychus Creek at the old Brooks-Scanlon Road. The installation of the bridge on September 22 capped a major restoration project on Whychus Creek. The new 125-foot span not only improves pedestrian access; it's also a better structure for the creek. There are no center piers on the new bridge, so it won't pile up debris in heavy flows and become a pinch-point on the stream. The project really got its start last spring with the removal of the... Full story
