News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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How do you connect with God? Do you even want to? At Sisters Community Church, (SCC) the first part of the mission statement I shared with you last week is to Connect with God. We believe our commitment to this first step helps us to fulfill the other two steps—Care for People and Cultivate Community. As a pastor at SCC, and a member of the greater Sisters community, I have enjoyed helping others connect with God. While hearing individual stories, which are many and... Full story
This year my favorite novels included a forensic photographer, a poet, and one extremely smart octopus. Who did you meet in your favorite books? Favorite authors with fabulous new books included “Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century,” by Kim Fu,“Now Is Not the Time to Panic,” by Kevin Wilson, “Four Aunties and a Wedding,” by Jesse Q. Sutanto, “Signal Fires,” by Dani Shapiro, “Kaleidoscope,” by Cecily Wong, “Carrie Soto is Back,” by Taylor Jenkins Reid, “The Candy House,” by Jennifer Egan, and “Our Missing Hearts,” by Ce... Full story
Sisters falconer Hank Minor will present an engaging and informative look at the art and practice of falconry on Sunday, January 22 from 3 to 4 p.m. at Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Community Hall, 301 S. Elm St. in Sisters. In The Art of Falconry: Ancient Sport in a Modern World, Minor will offer a brief history of the sport and the types of raptors, quarry, equipment, and facilities employed — and then bring out the star of the show: his female Harris hawk and... Full story
Family and friends lost Janard “Jan” Everett Allsman of Sisters on December 28, 2022. Jan was born June 14, 1945, in Oakland, California, to parents Everett M. Allsman and Elsie A. Allsman. In his youth, Jan sang in the National Cathedral Boys Choir in Washington D.C. and graduated from Falls Church High School in the Virginia Suburbs. On his first day at Bluefield College, he met the love of his life, his future wife, Barboura (Barb). Jan achieved his pilot’s license with mul... Full story
Alfred Theodore “Ted” Goodwin was born on June 29, 1923 in Bellingham, Washington to Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Williams Goodwin. Ted passed away peacefully on December 27, 2022 at the age of 99. Ted was the oldest of eight children. His father, an itinerant Baptist preacher, regularly moved the entire family to small logging communities throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. Ted went to high school in Prineville, Oregon and worked on ranches every summer. At... Full story
Kenneth Ray Lindsay, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 3, at his home. Ken was born August 22, 1944, in Rigby, Idaho, to James Alfred Lindsay and Ethel Fowers Lindsay. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby and Ririe and graduated from Ririe High School. He also attended Idaho State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering. On August 28, 1970, he married Peggy Egan in the Idaho Falls Temple. Ken and Peggy made their home in Portland, Oregon, w... Full story
Loved husband, father, and grandfather, Rodney “Rocky” Doane Davis, passed away on December 28, 2022. He was 74 years old. The family is shocked and saddened by his sudden death. Rocky was born to Roy Davis and Leona (Demaris) Davis on August 12, 1948, and raised in the town of Sisters, Oregon. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1974 and met his wife Nida while stationed in the Philippines. Rocky is survived and missed by Nida, his wife of 48 years, daughters Christine (h... Full story
The Aspen Lakes Estates Owners’ Association held their fourth annual “Spirit of Christmas Giving 2022” in conjunction with the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District’s sponsorship, providing Christmas gifts and assistance to families in need in Sisters Country this holiday season. Committee members were warmly welcomed when they repeated a tradition of walking Aspen Lakes streets to personally extend a festive holiday-wrapped participation invitation to each ne... Full story
Seed to Table (S2T) is grateful to everyone who participated in the success of 2022. Fundraising efforts exceeded expectations, with nearly 240 individual donors contributing to the organization’s biggest community fundraising campaign to date. In total, community donations brought in $141,200, launching S2T into a strong 2023. Last year was full of a vast ecosystem of support for Seed to Table. In addition to donor support, more than 100 community members dug deep alongside the S2T team to harvest produce and feed our c... Full story
Many a folk in Sisters Country check their phone, tablet, or computer in the morning for the temperature. Your phone’s telling you it’s 20 outside and you step out the door and know instantly that it’s nowhere near 20, more like 10 or 15. Then you get in your car or truck, let it warm up, and the outside temperature gauge is reading 6 or 8. You trust the car’s reading, as you should – they are highly accurate, experts say. Besides, it more closely aligns with what your b... Full story
The new documentary film “Space, Hope and Charity” tells the remarkable journey of Charity Woodrum, a young woman from rural Oregon who overcomes tragedy as she pursues a career in astrophysics. Woodrum grew up in poverty in Canyonville, Oregon, where she had dreamed of working for NASA one day, but had never met a scientist. At the age of 28, married and nine months pregnant, Woodrum decided to follow her passion and returned to school to study physics. Woodrum was thr... Full story
The Outlaws kicked off league play with a 51-46 win on the road over the Elmira Falcons on Tuesday, January 3. Three days later, they posted a 43-29 victory over the Siuslaw Vikings. In Tuesday’s match-up with the Falcons’, the Outlaws jumped out to a 5-0 lead. Sisters played patiently against the Falcons zone defense, and worked the ball around to get shots and put points on the scoreboard. The Outlaws’ man-to-man defense wasn’t as good, which allowed the Falcons multiple layup opportunities right at the rim. At the end of t... Full story
Local citizens will get a chance to get to know their local Deschutes County Sheriff’s Deputies and learn more about how law enforcement in Sisters Country works in a two-day Community Academy set for January 18-19 at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Community Hall. The event is in an open house format, so anyone can drop in and interact with DCSO personnel. Lt. Chad Davis told The Nugget that the centerpiece of the event is an opportunity to meet the cadre of Sisters deputies. Under the current contract between the Cit... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) presents two six-week songwriting and musical arranging workshops at Sisters Art Works (204 W. Adams Ave. with local artists Beth Wood and Joe Schulte beginning in February and continuing through May. Registration opens on Wednesday, January 11 at 10 a.m. at https://sistersfolkfestival.org/music-education/. Participants must be 18 or older to enroll. First up is “Songwriting in Community: A 6-Week Workshop/Playshop with Beth Wood” every Tuesday nig... Full story
Amy Yoder, 2011 Sisters High School (SHS) graduate, has combined her love for the outdoors with her love for science in working for the USGS (United States Geological Survey) as a hydrologist based in Boise at the Idaho Water Science Center. Her journey to her position at the USGS began during her time at SHS, and then through college where she developed her passion for water conservation and hydrology. During her time at SHS, Yoder was heavily involved in the IEE... Full story
While I was out delivering your Nugget a couple of weeks ago, I listened to the final episode of “Revolutions,” a podcast by historian Mike Duncan. Many a Tuesday evening of chucking newspaper bundles has been filled with this monumental achievement of historical storytelling, which started back in 2013 with the English Civil Wars of the 17th Century and concluded last year with a deep dive into the Russian Revolution. I am of the belief that you can’t understand the world... Full story
Folks in Sisters have an opportunity this month to learn how local law enforcement works. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office used to offer a Citizens Academy in which people could sign up for an in-depth exploration of the variety of missions and services required of the Sheriff’s Office — from running the jail to patrolling our streets and investigating crimes. The academy has been distilled down to a two-night event in an open house set for later this month at the Sisters Fire District Community Hall (see sto... Full story
How did my beautiful golden-haired, blue-eyed boy who grew to six-foot-five, who loves animals (he’s a dog whisperer), has a wicked sense of humor, is enviably creative in a variety of ways — how did he morph into a 46-year-old shell of a man, living on the streets? His physical body is wracked by damage from years of addiction and recurring infections. His mind slips into and out of a world of paranoia that sometimes even questions my motives. He made his entrance i... Full story
Back in 1980 the original Sisters Library—630 square feet and built in the 1930s—was lifted off its foundation, loaded on a trailer, and moved a few blocks to a new location. It was not long, however, before the community outgrew that building, as well as another 2,600-square-foot space built in 1989. In 2005, the current 8,300-square-foot Sisters Library began serving the public as part of the Deschutes Public Library System. Almost 20 years later the Sisters... Full story
A circuit court judge in Burns in Harney County has temporarily blocked the entirety of Ballot Measure 114, a controversial gun control law narrowly enacted by voters last November. Presiding Judge Robert Raschio of the 24th Judicial District ruled: “The court declines to remove the background check provisions from the [temporary restraining order] as the provisions are intertwined with the permit-to-purchase program and the court has made no final determination on c... Full story
The family of Maria Aviles Tapia, who died in a single-vehicle car accident on Thursday, December 23, is profoundly grateful to the Sisters community for the outpouring of support the family has received in the face of their tragedy. “They’ve been doing such a good support for the family and the kids,” said Maria’s brother Jaime Tapia. “I really, really want to say thank you.” Tapia, 38, died when the vehicle she was a passenger in slid on ice heading west toward Sisters jus... Full story
Oregon has one of the most robust land use and planning protocols in the nation, and LUBA — the Land Use Board of Appeals — has been the center of disputes for decades between advocates and opponents of growth. The year 2023 will no doubt be a year of controversy in the long running debate about best stewardship practices when Deschutes County resumes consideration of updating its wildlife inventory. In the face of declining mule deer numbers, and greater concern... Full story
