News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses economically impacted by the Milli and Nash Fires that occurred August 10-September 25. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster following a request received from Gov. Kate Brown on November 13, 2017. "SBA is strongly committed to providing the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist Oregon small businesses with federal disaster loans. We will be swift in our... Full story
Drivers in Sisters Country are urged to be alert for pedestrians - of both the two-legged and the four-legged variety - as early winter darkness descends over the region. Twilight comes early at this time of year, and that mixes with shoppers rushing home with their treasures to create a potentially dangerous situation. It is often difficult to discern a pedestrian even in a crosswalk when it starts to get dark, and there have been incidents in the past of pedestrians being... Full story
When Larry Len Peterson sent his 600-page historical study "American Trinity: Jefferson, Custer, And The Spirit Of The West" out into the world, he had no idea what the response would be. It's a challenging book, employing history, science, philosophy and theology in an in-depth exploration of the fraught history of race relations between European-Americans and native peoples. As it turns out, Peterson's magnum opus has struck a powerful chord. In its year-end Best of the West... Full story
To the Editor: Knowing we have a special election in January but not sure of exactly why we are being asked to vote on this measure, I searched the Internet for some answers. I wish to share and encourage others to find the information as I did. We might be receiving a voter's pamphlet but it is also available on line at the Secretary of State's office for Oregon. Current law, passed by the Oregon legislature this past session, which goes into effect this coming year, provides an extension of an already existing tax on... Full story
The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank will benefit from the December 2 Holiday Open House through the platters and textiles fundraiser. The Entry Gallery in the Sisters Art Works building will display the work of local artists who have hand-painted and hand-quilted each item. Platters will sell for $100 and textiles will be priced at $40. Visitors can add to their own holiday gifting or tradition while knowing their donation provides meals for needy families. Furry Friends Foundation will benefit from pet photos with Santa. Bring... Full story
Susie Werts is at it again. First she was saving the monarch butterflies, and now bats. Susie started this project by educating her students about bats. There are 1,200 species that we know of. A plague is affecting our bat population called White Nose Syndrome (WNS). It's a fungus passed from bat to bat and also in various U.S. caves. So how is Werts saving the bats? This is where Steve Madsen comes in. He is a cabinetmaker who donated his time to show middle school students how to build bat houses. The students caulked and... Full story
The fourth year of the annual Sisters Community Thanksgiving Dinner is behind us, but the thankfulness is far from over, according to Jennifer Knowles-Seher, one of the event's organizers. More than 50 volunteers came together to pitch in and serve more than 250 hot, delicious meals to the community, including the on-shift firefighters of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District on Thanksgiving evening. The event was held at Sisters Community Church. "Volunteer... Full story
Sisters residents Julie Vosberg and husband Kerry Newell began their second season as volunteer coaches for the Oregon High School Equestrian Team (OHSET) Central District Sisters High School last Sunday. OHSET is a family and team sport, and parental support is crucial and creates a family-friendly atmosphere. "The kids have to do a lot of fundraising and have to be dedicated to the team," Vosberg told The Nugget. "And the parents are an essential part of the meets and are... Full story
The 2017-18 edition of Sisters High School's swim team includes a total of 30 athletes under the leadership of first-year Head Coach Bryn Singleton. That's one of the largest squads in school history. With the competitive season beginning on Saturday, December 2 at Madras, the 13 boys and 17 girls on the roster will take their first steps toward building on last year's success, which included a fourth-place finish at state by the girls team. Rosie Horton will be serving as an assistant for the team, taking the spot Singleton... Full story
I felt sadness and pride when Kiki Dolson told me she'd sold The Nugget Newspaper. Sadness because my family owned The Nugget for nearly 40 years. In 1978 my father, Hull Dolson, and his wife, Evelyn Borning Dolson, became publishers, buying the paper six months after it was started by Leonard Sundvall, who published The Nugget off his kitchen table. Evelyn had married my father not that long before and thought she was moving to the beauty of Central Oregon for a much-deserved retirement. Instead, Evelyn would soon be typing... Full story
Yes, I admit, I've done it to every one of my six children and 13 grandchildren: I've exposed them to the beauty and the role of spiders in our lives. It was so beautiful in my house when my kids were growing up. Never once did I hear a scream and the shrill cry of alarm, "It's a spider!" Instead it was usually, "Hey Dad, here's one I'll bet you've never seen before." I knew who the "one" was: an eight-legged member of the arachnid family. Then the fun would begin. "How many... Full story
For many of us holidays are made meaningful by spending time with the people we love most. We build traditions and memories defined by our loved ones playing special roles in helping to make the season bright. Someone hangs the Christmas lights, carves the turkey, decorates the home, prepares our favorite foods, eats the cookies, lights the candles, or whatever holiday traditions we may value. We come to anticipate these traditions, and it therefore can be especially difficult when those traditions and memories are disrupted... Full story
Anyone who has ever stroked a dog's soft ears or felt the gentle rumble of a cat's purr knows the calming feeling an animal can offer. Animals offer companionship and unconditional love. They also have the ability to improve health and general well-being, especially in the older adult population. The most serious problem for older adults is not disease; it's loneliness - especially during the holidays. Elderly people, especially those living in residential care facilities,... Full story
I am sentimental about sawmills. That's especially true around Christmas because the Sierra Pacific sawmill - at one time the second largest of its kind in the United States - was also the principal private employer where I was raised, in the sparsely populated northeast corner of California. My stepfather worked at Sierra Pacific for over 20 years, rolling logs in the millpond, pulling chain, freezing through graveyard shifts in the stacker house, and finally loading long... Full story
Even with the threat of rain, hundreds of folks, including the furry kind, came out in true Sisters style lining both sides of Hood Avenue on Saturday for the annual Sisters Christmas Parade. Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce and Hayden Homes sponsored this year's parade, and the theme "Winter Wonderland" certainly described the combination of festive floats, fire trucks and amazing animals. The Christmas parade had children and big folks applauding, laughing, and cheering. It... Full story
