News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Children explored pottery making at the Harvest Faire. photo by Jim Cornelius Neither chilly drizzle nor a destructive windstorm could put a damper on a highly successful Harvest Faire in Sisters last weekend. The October 11-12 event drew large crowds to town on both days. "There were times Saturday morning when it was all the people you'd want out in the street, in spite of the rain," said Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ric Nowak. The Chamber sponsors... Full story
After weeks of postponement, the Sisters City Council cast a 3-1 vote Thursday, October 9, to approve a sewer connection and reimbursement agreement with residents of Maple Street in the Buck Run Phase III subdivision. The approved measure was the least costly to the residents of a pair of options under consideration by the council. Councilor Lon Kellstrom voted against the decision because he believes it takes too much taxpayer money to benefit a minority. Councilor Deborah Kollodge was absent. All five of the property... Full story
An anonymous benefactor has offered a $10,000 challenge grant to the Sisters Jazz Festival. According to festival board members Kent Thie and Phil Gerber, the festival has until October 31 to match the $10,000 grant. The festival board is actively seeking pledges from local business people, out-of-town festival patrons and from the community at large in an effort to take advantage of the funding opportunity. The challenge grant comes from a Sisters couple that hopes to support and sustain the festival and the educational... Full story
Sisters students trek into the wilderness. photo by Charlie Kanzig Nearly 60 juniors at Sisters High School took a walk on the wild side last week as part of the fall expedition into the Three Sisters Wilderness for the Integrated Environmental Expedition (IEE) class at Sisters High School. The IEE program integrates environmental science, geography, physical education and English in an afternoon block during the fall and spring trimesters. The annual fall expedition up the Pole Creek trailhead introduces students to the... Full story
Sisters High School will host the band Slick Side Down in a concert to celebrate the opening of the new Sisters High School Auditorium. The concert has been scheduled as a student activity on Wednesday, October 22, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Due to parent-teacher conferences, high school students do not attend school the following day and will be able to enjoy a late-night school activity. Slick Side Down is a Funk/Acid Jazz/Fusion group currently in the midst of a two-month standing engagement at Barcelona Jazz and Tapas in Bend.... Full story
Brent McGregor on Middle Sister. photo provided Sisters mountaineer Brent McGregor set a blistering pace in a solo climb of all three Sisters mountains September 30, traveling trailhead to trailhead in 11 hours and 54 minutes. The 50-year-old adventurer had climbed every peak of note from Mount Shasta to Mount Rainier (the only peak he didn't summit) and he was looking for a new challenge. "I'd been thinking about doing this for about three months and I waited for the right... Full story
Wilson Wewa, Jr. led Warm Springs dancers at a ceremony at Suttle Lake. photo by Judy Vallembois Wilson Wewa Jr. performed a ground-blessing ceremony Paiute-fashion at the site of a new Suttle Lake Resort lodge on Saturday, October 11. Wewa, who hails from the Warm Springs Reservation, brought along dancers, songs, and music to help with the ceremonies. Wewa began the ceremony with great warmth, remarking that "my people used this land and stayed here. We are coming home to where we used to camp, fish, hunt and pick berries.... Full story
Six Sisters citizens will help shape plans for a one-way couplet through town. The Sisters City Council named the six to the Couplet Advisory Committee on Thursday, October 9. The committee, which will be comprised of about 12 people, will work with the city and a consulting firm to refine plans to turn Hood Avenue and Main Avenue into one-way streets, creating a couplet. The city is forming the committee in response to concerns expressed by the Oregon Department of Transportation over heavy traffic back-ups on Cascade... Full story
High school Principal Bob Macauley won approval Monday night, October 13, to spend an additional $210,000 to purchase equipment for the new Sisters High School. The district has already spent approximately $630,000 allocated to fund Furnishings Fixtures and Equipment (FFE). The district is expecting reimbursement for part of its FFE expenditures through a state grant program. However, the estimated state funding, which is based on a percentage of overall construction costs... Full story
Despite anticipation by both proponents and foes, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners made no decision last week on the appeal brought by The Friends of the Metolius (FOM) against the proposed Lake Creek Lodge expansion proposal. Commissioners Mary Lemke, Bill Bellamy and Chairperson Walt Ponsford continued deliberations on Thursday afternoon, October 9, at their regular meeting in Madras. There had been two previous meetings for input by both sides. Brothers Gordon and Jeff Jones are proposing the addition of 23 new... Full story
Tracy Leonhardy with her six foundling fawns. photo by Tom Chace Deer hunting season ended October 12. Six baby deer will be set free to roam the woods this weekend, October 17. Tracy Leonhardy has mothered six fawns from infancy to independence during most of last summer and has now decided they are ready to try it on their own in the wilds of the nearby Sisters forests. This is the sixth year she has mothered a group of orphaned or abandoned babies and then set them free. "They come to me from all kinds of sources," said... Full story
Pancakes and camraderie were the order of the day at a Camp Sherman breakfast. photo by Conrad Weiler Camp Sherman's historic Community Hall overflowed with nearly 200 celebrants for a Saturday evening "Survivor Fest" potluck on October 11. One of the largest crowds in recent Camp Sherman history enjoyed a large variety of salads, pasta dishes, fish, meats and eye-catching desserts. Friends and neighbors shared many hugs and stories over the evening. After dinner Toni Foster, a member of the Camp Sherman Hasty Team Search... Full story
The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer's name, address and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is noon Monday. To the Editor: I attended the... Full story
- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8 to 9 a.m. at Sisters Fire Hall, 549-0251. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St.... Full story
Lightning was the cause of both the Booth and Bear Butte fires, which broke out on August 19, according to the Central Oregon Arson Task Force (COATF). The fires eventually merged and consumed some 90,000 acres of forest land west of Sisters, forcing the evacuation of Camp Sherman and area campgrounds. The task force has completed extensive investigations of both the Booth and Bear Butte Fires. The fires were investigated separately. "The COATF conducted a very thorough investigation, using standardized methodology," a task... Full story
- A man contacted the sheriff's office with a unique problem last weekend: He was to be married in half an hour and had forgotten to secure a marriage license. The man wanted the deputy to contact a judge so the judge could give the officiating priest verbal approval. The deputy explained that that was not going to be possible. However, the deputy did note that the couple could go forward with the ceremony, then go before a judge this week and get it all made legal. - A deputy found a campfire smoldering unattended at Cold... Full story
