News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Protecting Yourself from Scam and Fraud On Thursday, January 9, from 10 a.m. to noon, Living Well with Dementia Sisters will present a seminar on learning how to outsmart scammers and stay safe online. This event will be held at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Community Hall, 301 S. Elm St. Attendance is free. Reserve your spot by emailing an RSVP to [email protected]. A Course in Miracles Study Group Interested in exploring the principles of love, forgiveness, and inner peace? "A... Full story
It’s that time of year again – shopping, parties, decking the halls, gathering with friends and families, exchanging presents, and singing carols. If all is copacetic in life, the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa season can create wonderful memories to last a lifetime. If you are alone, ill, fallen on hard times, or grieving, all the festive airs can seem like a cruel hoax, magnifying the difficult circumstances. If I’ve learned nothing else about holidays, it is to ackno... Full story
What started out as a convenient job turned into a 35-year career for Mary Lesowske. The lead secretary at Sisters Middle School is retiring this month after serving students and staff at two Sisters schools in a role that created many fond memories. "I loved it," she said. "I love everybody here." Her colleagues feel the same about her. "She is an amazing human, and we will miss her dedication and expertise," said Molly Pearring, who works with Lesowske at the middle school.... Full story
The Outlaws narrowly edged out the Culver Bulldogs 41-39 at home on Tuesday, December 17, and two days later destroyed the visiting South Umpqua Lancers in a final score of 69-20. On Tuesday against the Bulldogs, the Lady Outlaws were down 15 points at the half. They rallied and came from behind to notch the victory in the final minutes of play. Coach Paul Patton said, “We started the game with our second-string line up. Culver is a 2A school that’s been struggling to get wins and I thought it’d be a good chance for our b... Full story
The Upper Deschutes Basin on which Ski Hoodoo and Sisters Country Sno-Parks sit is delighting winter recreationalists with a 161 percent average snowpack as of Friday morning, December 20. At the Three Creeks Meadow station it's a healthy 122 percent, a scenario repeated throughout nearly all of Oregon. Early storms have piled up snow at ski resorts. Ski Hoodoo, which did not open until January 9 last season, is running full-bore. Open since November 29, the popular resort... Full story
The Outlaws posted a 68-32 victory at home over the visiting South Umpqua Lancers on Thursday, December 19. Sisters’ early defensive pressure held the Lancers scoreless for the first four minutes of the opening quarter. Kieren Labhart got the Outlaws on the scoreboard with a contested jumper at the rim, and a couple of possessions later he connected on a three-pointer from the top of the key on a pass from Kale Gardner. Gardner led the scoring effort with seven points and at the close of the period the Outlaws held a 14-5 l... Full story
Selection of art for Sisters’ new roundabout has hit a speed bump. Assistant City Manager Kerry Prosser told The Nugget, “The initial call for artist proposals for the roundabout art did not result in a clear group of finalists, as the submitted proposals varied widely in scope and quality. “To ensure that the project received a broader range of high-quality submissions, and that the selection criteria were met, the city republished a second Call for Artists in early Novem... Full story
I was away for the Thanksgiving holiday, so it was this weekend that I got caught up with reading back issues of The Nugget. I couldn’t help but compare the open and broad-minded editorial by Julia Fugate (November 20) and the illiberal sentiment of William David (December 4) referring to a piece by Lisa May. The First Amendment to the Constitution protects free speech in this country.Regardless of what you may think of Lisa’s beliefs, she has every right to have them published in a town newspaper like this. It would put Jim... Full story
My visit with Ansel Adams — a legend among landscape photographers — began with a walk up a rising, curving, sandy driveway to his wooded half-hidden home that overlooks the Pacific Ocean at Carmel Highlands. A brick walk led to his front door where a small metal sign announced, VISITS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Hesitant to ring the doorbell but reluctant to leave, I decided to ring and seek an appointment. Mrs. Adams opened the door, introduced herself, and greeted me with a smile. She was a small, white-haired, blue-eyed wom... Full story
Sisters Arts Association invites you to keep celebrating the holidays by joining the Fourth Friday Artwalk this week, through the downtown galleries. Share in our good cheer, light refreshment, and enjoy the local arts scene with family and friends. If you haven't done a Fourth Friday Artwalk because of your busy schedule, this may be your best opportunity. Space In Common owner Amelia Morton is releasing a small collection of mixed media pieces in honor of the winter... Full story
A few weeks ago I read an article in The Nugget about Sisters author Melody Carlson. Since she’s written over 250 books, and I’m a former bookstore owner, you’d think I’d have read all of her books — but I haven’t. Over the last few weeks, I’ve made up for lost time. I just finished number nine! A few of them were “short stories” or “novellas” but great to read in one day. Many of them are set in the northwest — Oregon, Washington, Idaho — and that makes them even better. The one I just finished is “Christmas in Winter Hill... Full story
The City of Sisters has an ambitious menu of projects for 2025 with a price tag of around $8 million. The largest, at $2.2 million, is known as the Westside Pump Station and Force Main Improvements Project which will take until spring of 2026 to complete. While this project will be largely invisible to the public once finished, it will cause some traffic disruption on Pine Street and Jefferson Avenue during construction. The majority of spending surrounds sewer and water... Full story
No growth option To the Editor: I attended the UGB open house and I was disappointed that the city is not pursuing, or even considering, a no-growth option by challenging the state’s mandate that we destroy the nature of Sisters with continuous expansion and density. Why can’t the city “lawyer up” and fight the state’s requirement? Susanna DeFazio... Full story
On Wednesday, December 18, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of Kent Vander Kamp as Deschutes County Sheriff for the period of January 1, 2025, until his term of office begins on January 6, 2025. The appointment is required by state law because Sheriff Shane Nelson retires on December 31, leaving the position vacant until Vander Kamp can be officially sworn in on Monday, January 6. Vander Kamp won election to the office November 5. "I am... Full story
Members of Sisters Veterans including American Legion Post 86, Band of Brothers - Sisters Chapter, and VFW Post 8138, along with members from the Camp Polk Pioneer Cemetery Preservation Committee, met on Friday, December 13, to decorate the gravesites of the 70 veterans buried at Camp Polk. Wreaths Across America has the simple mission of: Remember. Honor. Teach. The goal is to place a veteran's wreath on every veteran grave marker. Wreaths Across America is committed to... Full story
A very special Sisters resident left us on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, while at Partners in Care Hospice House, following an unexpected diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia one week earlier. John Griffith, known to many of us from his inexhaustible volunteer work throughout the region, as well as his stint as a freelance writer for The Nugget, was a man of intellect and heart. He was a great conversationalist with knowledge of and interest in a myriad of topics. He was generous... Full story
Letters to the Editor should be 300 words or less. The deadline for submission is Monday at 10 a.m. for publication in that week's Nugget. Please submit your letter by emailing to Jim Cornelius at [email protected] with "letter to the editor" in the subject line.... Full story
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