News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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After the 92,000-acre B&B Complex and the 3,600-acre Link fires were controlled last year, Sisters District Ranger Bill Anthony and his staff faced a monumental rehabilitation job. These fires, when combined with the 23,573-acre Eyerly Fire and the 3,894-acre Cache Mountain Fire of 2002, had burned about 125,000 acres -- one-fourth of the district. With work just being completed on recovery plans for the 2002 fires, new challenges must now be confronted. Last week Sisters Ranger District publicized proposed actions to... Full story
Sisters can still hear the rumbling sound of hot rods and classic cars. photo by Jim Mitchell Bright sunshine and heat mirages shimmered over more than 100 classic cars as hotrod owners showed off their projects at the Mountain Shadow RV Park last weekend. It was the 15th annual High Desert Rod & Custom Car Classic. And there were some real classics on display, many from an era when today's senior citizens were teenagers with the same cars. Nearly 150 cars were on display Saturday afternoon, July 24, in front of the Comfort... Full story
Dave Clemens watches a crew seal the Sisters Airport runway. photo by Jim Fisher The Sisters Airport runway got a facelift on July 23 thanks to a cost-share grant from the Oregon Department of Aviation, according to David Clemens, secretary-treasurer of Eagle Air, Inc., which operates the airport. A work crew patched cracks and sealed the entire 3,200-foot runway surface with an asphalt-based emulsion. The treatment will extend the life of the runway for about seven years, according to James A. Kirby, Jr. engineer with W & H... Full story
Sisters' Public Works Superintendent, Gary Frazee gives planting instructions to Vickie Thompson (left) and Peggy Lindsay in Sisters Creekside City Park. photo by Jim Anderson Local members of the Sisters' Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints celebrated an important day in church history by beautifying their city. July 24 is a special day for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS): It is known as Pioneer Day and marks the date when pioneers crossing the Western deserts saw the Salt Lake... Full story
The future site of Cliff Clemens Park. photo by Jim Mitchell The Sisters City Council last week named Sisters' youngest city park after one of its senior citizens. "Cliff Clemens Park" is located on Larch Street on the south side of Tamarack Village. The Kiwanis Club of Sisters proposed the name and has expressed an interest in participating in the future development of the park. Cliff Clemens, 98, was the founding president of that club in 1978 and is one of only three charter members still living. Clemens resides at Bend... Full story
Local golfers can take a chance on a $1 million hole-in-one while helping to fund new community ball fields this weekend. On Friday, July 30 through Sunday, August 1 the Sisters Kiwanis Club Community Service Foundation will hold its annual $1 million Hole-in-One Community Ballfield Fund-raising contest at the Aspen Lakes Golf Course, five miles north of Sisters off Highway 126 on Camp Polk Road. Five major prizes, each represented by a hole and flag on a green at the Aspen Lakes Golf Course, will be available. In addition... Full story
Nancy and Russell Williams relax at home -- briefly. photo by Becky Coffield In love with the outdoors, Nancy and Russell Williams' paths crossed, literally, for the first time at Glimmer Glass State Park in Cooperstown, New York, 35 years ago. Both were enjoying a late fall solitary hike when they met. They have been hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, and square dancing together ever since. Originally hailing from upstate New York, they found the town of Sisters and the outdoor recreational opportunities here irresistible when... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the first bead show ever held in Sisters on Saturday and Sunday, August 7 and 8 at the Village Green Park. The Sisters Bead Stampede will feature vendors selling handmade beads, antique beads and trade beads as well as buttons. Out West Designs in Sisters will conduct bead classes Wednesday through Friday, August 4-6. For more information on classes, call Lynda Dinneen at 549-11140. Admission to the weekend event is free.... Full story
After multiple workshops searching for the optimum housing density for Sisters, the city council has agreed to a density of three to eight dwellings per acre for Single Family zoning and nine to 14 dwellings per acre for Multiple Family zoning. The workshops were led by Brian Rankin, Interim Planning Director, and included discussions and spreadsheet presentations exploring the effect of different densities relating to the current and future land needs based on population projections. The city must still amend it's... Full story
Buzzy Castognay (right) with outgoing administrator Dan Cole. photo by Jim Cornelius Some 111 students at Sonrise Christian School will attend classes at the private Sisters K-7 academy under the guidance of a new administrator. Buzzy Castognay of Phoenix, Arizona is taking the reins from Dan Cole, who has led the fast-growing school for the past three years. Cole is taking a position with a new school developing a campus in Bakersfield, California. Castognay learned of the Sonrise position through mutual friends of his... Full story
At the finish line, from left to right: Michele Sims, Kim Addison, Mary Smith, Sue Tank, Grace Walsh, Nadean Murray, Marcia Plows, Judy Heller (founder of Wonders of Walking), Gayle Baker, Barb Haynes, Tonye Phillips, and Carol Moorehead. photo provided The Bookin' Babes, an all-woman race-walking team from Sisters, completed the inaugural Willamette Valley Relay (WVR) July 16-17. A 143-mile relay for walkers only, the event started at Champoeg State Park and followed mainly backroads to the finish at Alton Baker Park in... Full story
Going once, going twice... photo provided Sisters music fans have an opportunity to purchase a one-of-a-kind piece of memorabilia through the Sisters Folk Festival. The festival will auction an autographed Breedlove guitar signed by a variety of legendary artists from Arlo Guthrie to Ben Harper and Beck. Sisters Starry Nights performers also signed the guitar during their appearances here last winter. According to festival board member Kathy Deggendorfer, the Breedlove guitar was purchased by the local Roundhouse Foundation... Full story
Proxy Falls is a local jewel, a touch of "green" Oregon. photo by David Banks When you say Oregon, most people think of emerald green forests, huge trees, moss covered rocks and people doing things out in the rain. We don't have much of the damp stuff in the high desert of Central Oregon -- one of many reasons to live in Sisters. From Sisters, however, hikers can easily experience the "green Oregon" with an exceptional bonus: waterfalls! Waterfalls are one of nature's most stimulating -- and cooling -- performances. We have... Full story
Country Fair organizers expect this year's Art Show portion of the fair to be the biggest and best ever. The Country Fair at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration is set for Saturday, August 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The jurors for this year's event are two well-known Central Oregon artists: Karen Piedmont and Norma Holmes. Piedmont exhibits at the Tumalo Creek Gallery and specializes in large format landscapes and portraits in watercolor. She was this year's signature artist for... Full story
Sisters resident David J. Gasiorowski, 18, died Monday, July 26, in a collision on Highway 97 about 34 miles north of Klamath Falls. According to Oregon State Police reports, Gasiorowski was driving a 1999 Lexus northbound when he drifted off onto the shoulder of the road, overcorrected and crossed into the southbound lane. The Lexus struck a 1993 Freightliner Pacific Power and Light utility vehicle. Gasiorowski was pronounced dead as he was being airlifted to St. Charles Medical Center. According to OSP, driver fatigue... 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: Jim Cornelius' arti... 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-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall. 549-1223. - Sisters Habitat for... Full story
Hundreds of cyclists roamed the highways and backroads around Sisters during the first-ever “Cycle Oregon: Weekend Ride." The riders covered hundreds of miles in triple-digit heat. photo by Jim Mitchell Most riders agreed that the first "Cycle Oregon: Weekend Ride" based in Sisters last weekend was a positive experience. But all agreed it was "hot, hot, hot." The official Redmond high of 100 degrees was two degrees below the record for the date. Unofficially the highest temperature any riders recorded was 111 degrees... Full story
- The sheriff's substation in Sisters may have to change its motto to "All barking dogs, all the time." Deputies spent a good part of the week responding to complaints about barking dogs. The critters get restless on hot nights and vacationing owners seem to leave them out where they can entertain the neighbors. - Several residents complained about cyclists in the road. - A deputy checked on a man in a vehicle at Three Wind Shopping Center. The driver had opted for a little sleep before continuing a long journey. - Deputies... Full story
