News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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For Ashley Nordell and Sean Meissner of Sisters, the first Sisters to Bend Marathon provided a familiar course for the classic 26.2-mile race. Nordell and Meissner shared runner-up status as the pair finished as the second-place female and male in the race, which began in Sisters at the Village Green and threaded its way out the Brooks-Scanlon Road and through backroads to its finish at Northwest Crossing in Bend. Meissner finished second overall behind Scott Wolfe of Bend,... Full story
The final phase of a multi-year project to upgrade electricity transmission service to the western portion of Central Electric Cooperative's service area will be completed October 12, the cooperative announced Monday. Two planned outages are required. The first outage will last 10 to 30 minutes on Monday, October 10, between 10 a.m. and noon and will affect approximately 1,100 co-op members served by the Tollgate substation. This affects the Tollgate, Buck Run and Crossroads subdivisions and a small number of members in... Full story
Earl Schroeder is a giving sort of person. The Sisters resident is an active member of Sisters Kiwanis, works diligently with the veterans community in Sisters and is active in the Lutheran church. This week, his giving nature hit a milestone. Schroeder donated his 100th unit of blood at the Sisters Kiwanis-sponsored Red Cross Blood Drive at the Sisters Fire Hall on Monday. That's 12.5 gallons. The occasion was a bigger deal for blood drive organizers than it was for... Full story
Dennis Dempsey will retire at the end of this school year. The High Desert Education Service District's long-time superintendent has served in education for more than 36 years, including his stint as the modern Sisters High School's first principal from 1992 to 1999. Dempsey had been working in Homer, Alaska, when his old friend, Sisters band instructor Dennis Lindhal, encouraged him to apply for the top job at the brand-new Sisters High School. "I came down in February 1992... Full story
To the Editor: Regarding new four-way stop at Hood Avenue and Elm Street: Was there any consideration as to why that intersection is not already a four-way stop? I will tell you why there is no stop on Elm; the fire department is one block up from there and a stop sign on Elm Street slows the response time. The other solution to the problem: start ticketing bicyclists for breaking the law; they are subject to the same rules of the road as a motor vehicle. I would very seriously rethink this move and reverse this action. It... Full story
Back in June the future of the Outlaws Cheerleading Squad was looking shaky. Faced with the loss of their cheer coach and possibly their district funding; the cheerleading squad needed a new coach and a place to call home. With the very survival of the program in question, concerned parent Merrilee Stavem approached Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) to find out if they'd be willing to partner to start a new club. "It was unclear at the time if the Sisters School... Full story
It's a sad time to be a Republican elected official these days, at least on the national stage. If you think a path different from the Tea Party approach would be better for the country, you voice the idea at peril of a "truer" conservative in your primary. If you don't pass the purity tests by voting the "right" way or don't sign the loyalty oaths and parrot the correct phrases (e.g., "job-killing taxes"), you're not a "real" Republican. For the last couple of decades the Republican Party has moved to purify itself.... Full story
The first "Patriot Challenge" golf tournament will be held October 8 at Aspen Lakes Golf Club in support of Patriot Golf Day and the Folds of Honor Foundation. The Folds of Honor Foundation is a 501(c)3 charity, providing educational benefits to children of service members who were killed or severely wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan. To date they have awarded more than 2,000 scholarships across all 50 states. "As a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom myself, the Folds of Honor Foundation is a cause that is close to my heart,"... Full story
The Sisters Kiwanis Club held its annual installation of officers event at the Crescent Moon Alpaca Ranch in Terrebonne on September 24. Incoming president Jeff Omodt took the reins over from Kerry Bott and leads the club effective October 1. "I am excited to take the lead of this extraordinary organization," Omodt said. "When I joined Kiwanis, I was so delighted to see how much of our club's efforts went into our own community. What I didn't expect was to have so much fun doing it." Visitors at the alpaca ranch were treated... Full story
The Outlaws football team lost 7-0 on the road in their season opener at Junction City (JC) on Friday, September 30. Junction City scored on a three-yard run in the third quarter to gain a 7-0 advantage over the Outlaws. Although Sisters lost the contest, Coach Clyde Powell told The Nugget that the Outlaws' defense played "lights-out football." "The defense held Junction City to 17 yards of total offense in the fourth quarter," stated Powell. "In the second quarter we had a great goal-line stand. At first and goal on the... Full story
Sisters' varsity volleyball team cruised to sweeps over La Pine and Cottage Grove (CG) last week. The Lady Outlaws staved off La Pine with scores of 25-14, 25-16 and 25-10 and two days later topped Cottage Grove 25-17, 25-10 and 25-23. In Tuesday's match against the Hawks, the Outlaws won the match in three quick sets. Freshman Nila Lukens led the offense with seven kills. Megan Minke had five kills on the night and Lizzy Carhart contributed four. Bailey Bremer, Kristina Sparling and Kristina Johns added five kill... Full story
The Lady Outlaws soccer team played their best game of the year to earn a decisive 6-0 shutout victory at home against Cottage Grove (CG) on September 27. Two days later, Sisters recorded an 8-0 victory over La Pine. Sisters jumped out early in their game against CG and scored their first goal at the three-minute mark. Natalie Ambrose passed the ball over to Jodie Reoch, who streaked down the left side of the field, into the middle, and blasted the ball up and over the keeper's head from 14 yards out for the goal. The... Full story
Jeff Fought, the director of golf at Black Butte Ranch, has qualified to compete in the 23rd Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship in Virginia, October 6-9. The championship is for PGA golf professionals who are over 50 years old and are not regular tournament or tour players. Fought qualified for the event by finishing fifth at the Pacific Northwest PGA qualifying tournament at Bear Creek Country Club in Seattle, a two-day, 36-hole event. Unlike... Full story
• Advantage Dental Clinics, LLC recently purchased Dr. Brad Braman's former practice and has located a clinic at 354 W. Adams Ave. Dr. Nicole Youngers will lead the Sisters Advantage Clinic. Dr. Youngers previously practiced at the Advantage Clinic in Medford. She received her degree in dentistry from University of Iowa College of Dentistry. Advantage is dentist-owned and operated with headquarters in Redmond. Their mission statement is: "To provide dental... Full story
The Friends of the Sisters Library are kicking off a new speakers platform on October 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the Sisters Library Community Room, in memory of Sisters teacher Diane Jacobsen. Roscoe Creed, master modeler, will talk about his 70-plus years of building models. He will cover the history of model-making, why it's important to him, and show several of his exceptional models. Roscoe built his first stick-and-tissue flying models in the late 1930s and early '40s. Later,... Full story
The Sisters equestrian community has a new player. Successful horse breeder and halter trainer Rich Maggard and trainer Tamie Schaut have launched West Coast Equestrian Center in the former location of Emerald Ranch on Cloverdale Road, east of town. "I've been breeding and showing horses since the 1970s," Maggard told The Nugget. "It's all grown out of that." Maggard has enjoyed some spectacular success in the world of halter horses, breeding and showing Appaloosas and quarter... Full story
The Outlaws cross-country teams have shifted into a higher gear now that October is here, with nearly every member of the boys' and girls' teams setting personal records last week for the 5,000-meter distance. Sisters swept the team races at the Stayton Invitational on Thursday, September 29 with top places in both the junior varsity and varsity races. "It's a boost to every member of the team when all four teams win team titles in a meet like this," said Coach Charlie... Full story
Jim Boraas knows what it means to suffer from chronic back pain - and to overcome it. The experience sparked a passion for bringing the benefits of strength conditioning to the Sisters community. "I had back problems since I was about 20," he recalled. "I met a doctor, actually, who told me about this place in Bend - and that's the last time my back's been out." That place was Core Fitness. When a local investor bought that outfit's equipment and sought a new... Full story
"I've taught art in middle and high school, but I really enjoy working with kids at that emerging level, where they are really excited about school and about learning" says Sara Elliott, one of the new teachers at Sisters Elementary School (SES) where she teaches a blended first/second-grade home room. Elliott is a third-year teacher, but this is her first year in one full-time classroom of her own. Sara substituted last year at SES, finishing out as a long-term sub in the gra... Full story
Steve Mathews may be best known in Sisters for large carved and painted wood sculptures, often coupled with neon creations by Roger White. The Sisters artist and educator, who enjoyed a long career as an illustrator, will show a different artistic side and a different medium in a show at Sisters Art Works. "The Big Picture," featuring a dozen of Mathews' large acrylic paintings, runs through the month of November, with a kickoff artist's reception on Friday, October 7, from 5... Full story
• A man out for a walk reached over a gate to pet a dog - and got his finger bitten for his troubles. • Someone vandalized the Upper Three Creek Snow Shelter. • A trailer loaded with firewood was left on the side of a road, where it posed a hazard. The sheriff's office had it towed. • A 23-year-old man was arrested for drunk driving. • Citizens turned in a couple of lost wallets. Information in "Sisters sheriff's calls" is taken from log entries and reports of the... Full story
Most Central Oregon hikers have been to Canyon Creek Meadows to enjoy the spectacular wildflower displays. Now that we are into October, of course, the popular flower displays are long gone. Still, there are plenty of good reasons to hike into this unique and scenic area. In spite of all the foot traffic into this area during wildflower season, most hikers I talk to have not made the extra effort to visit the little glacial tarn tucked away on the northeast slopes of Three... Full story
As Sisters Country slides into fall, the Sisters Ranger District is set to launch its annual fall burning campaign. The program consists of conducting numerous controlled underburns and pile burns aimed at reducing hazardous fuels (mostly brush and woody debris) that can contribute to high-intensity wildland fires. The burning program also aims at restoration of natural fire regimes to fire-dependent forests under controlled conditions. Burning is expected to begin as soon as weather conditions become favorable. Controlled... Full story
One of the great delights of my life is singing; I sing in the shower, sing while making nesting boxes, and hum quietly when things are going to hell in a handbasket. It was during the Great Depression, while living with my grandparents on the farm in Connecticut, that I was introduced to singing - and birds. My uncle Ben was a birder with a fine tenor voice; my grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Rockefeller, was also a tenor of no mean talent. Grandpa was a postman by trade and... Full story
