News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A mild Indian summer ended abruptly on Thursday morning, October 30, as Sisters area residents woke up to snow on the ground and ice on the roads. The icy conditions snarled traffic on the Santiam Pass and made for slow going for commuters between Bend and Sisters. Local tire service centers were packed with people having their winter tires installed. Temperatures turned frigid, making for a cold night of trick-or-treating on Halloween, October 31, with temperatures in the... Full story
Plans for a couplet in Sisters are underway. The City of Sisters is starting to prepare a Couplet Refinement Plan to address existing and expected future traffic congestion on Cascade Avenue. Traffic congestion is projected to continue to worsen during the next 20 years as population and traffic continue to grow both locally and throughout the state, according to City Planning Director Neil Thompson. The city is proposing a couplet using Hood and Main Avenues. "The couplet is intended to act as a relief valve, providing... Full story
There's more of them this year... photo by Eric Dolson Sisters Elementary School moved one of its counselors from a small room to an electrical storage room this semester because the school is cramped for space. "She's actually in a converted utility room," said principal Tim Comfort. "We just put in a wall. It would be nice to have a counseling office." The students, teachers and administrators are bursting the building's seams, due to an unexpected increase in this year's enrollment. The school's enrollment for... Full story
Ronald Guy Williams, 38, of Sisters, is under indictment in Tillamook county for second degree assault, menacing and pointing a firearm at another. The indictment stemmed from a July 26 incident. According to Tillamook County Sheriff's Office reports, at about 4:38 p.m. Edwin Ochs, 43, of Bend, reported he had been pistol whipped in the mouth by his friend Ronald Williams. Williams left the area in a vehicle and could not be found. Ochs reported that Williams had a German Shepherd dog which had bitten his girlfriend twice.... Full story
Winter driving conditions led to numerous wrecks in the Sisters area and throughout Central Oregon -- but, according to Oregon State Police, there were no major injuries to report. OSP Sgt. Eric Brown said officers have seen many motorists who simply are not prepared for wintertime driving conditions. On Sunday, November 2, at 9 a.m. a motorist driving a four-wheel-drive SUV lost control on the ice on Highway 20 just west of the Indian Ford intersection. The vehicle went off the road, striking a large tree and probably... Full story
Alisa Griffiths gets her hair cut a full 10 inches -- for a good cause. photo by Judy Vallembois There's a whole lot of hair cutting going on at Deri's Hair Salon these days and it's for a very good cause. The hair is donated to Locks of Love. According to their web page, "Locks of Love" is a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children across the U.S. suffering from long-term medical hair loss. "Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a condition calle... Full story
Sisters will mark the Tuesday, November 11, Veterans Day observance with a ceremony at Sisters High School. Next Tuesday is a national holiday; government agencies and all local schools will be closed. "However, we will have a public ceremony that night," said Michelle Herron, activities director for Sisters High School. "The entire community is welcome to come to our school for the public observance. We want everyone there." It was the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour that the truce ending World War I was signed a... Full story
The public is invited to join with members of the Sisters Community Trails Committee to celebrate the completion of the final community trails plan on Saturday, November 8, at 10 a.m. They are calling it: "Discover a Trail Day" and it starts at the Village Green. "We'll begin with a half-hour program giving an overview of the Community Trails Plan and then break out in guided hikes and bike rides to see some of that which we propose," said James Yuskavitch in a news release sent out from the SOAR office (Sisters Organization... Full story
Krista Pagano goes for the goal. photo by Peggy Chesser The Outlaws girls soccer team defeated South Umpqua 6-1 in the opening round of the state playoffs on Saturday, November 1. Maren Burck had a hat trick and Krista Pagano scored twice to lead the Lady Outlaws to their first post-season victory. The Outlaws' scoring started at the 28th minute. Rose Slavkovsky took a shot at the goal. The ball had a crazy spin on it and deflected off a South Umpqua defender for an "own goal." Just three minutes later Maren Burck took a kick... Full story
More and more "special needs" students are coming to Sisters. Sisters Elementary School is experiencing growth in its special needs program, which serves students with speech impairments, learning disabilities, autism, Down Syndrome, and Asperger's Syndrome (characterized by difficulties with social skills). About 70 students, or 17 percent of the 429 students, are in the special needs category, said Tim Comfort, principal. In the past, the number of special students averaged 13 percent of the student body, Comfort said.... Full story
Sisters Kiwani Clubs, Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District and The Nugget Newspaper are launching their annual program to furnish food and gifts for families in need living in the Sisters School District. Applications for assistance can be picked up at the Kiwanis house at the corner of Oak Street and Main Avenue, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at churches in the Sisters area. Applicants must meet the same guidelines as food bank recipients, but do not need to be food bank recipients. The... Full story
Three of the six homes that will be dedicated by Habitat for Humanity Sunday afternoon. photo by Tom Chace Sharlene Weed, executive director for Sisters Habitat for Humanity, called it "a miracle." "Actually multiple miracles when we dedicate six new homes here proving the worth of dozens and dozens of volunteers and new home-owners," she said. The organization will dedicate the new homes on Sunday afternoon, November 9. The public is invited to share in this multiple dedication, which will be a "progressive affair, similar... Full story
Ryan Houston (L.) discusses Squaw Creek restoration with ornithologist Norma Funai. photo by Conrad Weiler Ryan Houston took his audience on a 38-mile virtual tour of Squaw Creek at last week's Central Oregon community College Lunch and Learn session. Running from the Three Sisters Wilderness through Sisters, out to Alder Springs and finally into the Deschutes River, the creek's course is both literally and figuratively difficult. Its name is no longer politically correct; its fish populations have dwindled and its flows are... 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 Editors: I am Dan Malin,... 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
- A Sisters couple reported the theft of a Smith & Wesson Model 669 9mm pistol from their home. The suspect was later involved in a police pursuit in Bend after he allegedly used the pistol in an assault. The suspect suffered a broken leg in the pursuit. The pistol was not recovered. - Somebody played a Halloween "trick" four days early, leaving a "treat" -- a flaming bag of dog poop -- on somebody's porch, then fleeing the scene. That really stinks. - A deputy contacted a subject in a store who reportedly had been driving un... Full story
Control your dog The cat lay on a cold carpet of pine needles, his breath shallow, his eyes losing the fierce spark of life. His back was broken and he would soon be put in a box, taken to the vet and put down. A dog did him in, chased him down and snapped his spine in his jaws. The dog was the pet of a Sisters visitor, a woman who was mortified at what had happened. She certainly didn't mean for her dog to kill a cat. It was an accident. Her dog had jumped the fence in the yard where she was staying. The problem was, it... Full story
