News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A few years back, a colleague who works at another media outlet said, “You get spicy letters to the editor!” This week’s tranche of letters proves her right. As I told my colleague then, the “spiciness” of the letters reflects an engaged readership with strong opinions and passions, and the courage and capability to express them. The Nugget has always believed that Letters to the Editor is a forum in the marketplace of ideas, defined as the concept that, ideally in a free so... Full story
One of the great annual human migrations is underway. From mid-July to mid-August thru-hikers from roughly 45 countries and nearly every state pass through Sisters in an effort to complete one of the world’s great thru-hikes, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Stretching 2,650 miles from Campo, California, at the Mexican border to Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada, hikers start out from either border in attempt to complete the hike in a four-to-six-month period before the s... Full story
(Editor’s note: This story was edited to remove a reference that misattributed the cause of the Pole Creek Fire. That fire was determined to have been caused by lightning). Talk to anyone in the local wildfire mitigation arena and one of the first things they mention is the extra-tall grass and weeds everywhere because of a wetter-than-usual late spring. With the onset of high summer temperatures and no precipitation, those dry grasses and weeds provide rapidly burning g... Full story
After four years at the helm as city manager, Cory Misley is leaving Sisters as of September 1 to take a position at Portland State University (PSU) as a project manager for Oregon Solutions. The program Misley is joining is located at the National Policy Consensus Center in the Hatfield School of Government. Misley will be one of two project managers, with a total staff of 10 people in the project. The focus of Oregon Solutions, a program of the governor’s office, is to c... Full story
It was a perfect day for a trail run in Central Oregon as runners gathered for the sixth annual Kiwanis Run to The Top at Hoodoo on Saturday. Temperatures were still in the 50s as the runners set out at 8 a.m. for their 13.2- or three-mile adventures. It’s a simple concept with an evil twist: Run a 5K or half-marathon trail course around the Hoodoo Ski resort, then complete the last mile, climbing over 1,000 feet to the top of Hoodoo mountain. Runners commented to the e... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies made a high-risk stop on a vehicle in the McDonald’s parking lot on Monday, and arrested a 22-year-old man who had allegedly stolen a car in Bend and was driving recklessly on Highway 20, nearly causing several wrecks. The sheriff’s office reports that on Monday, July 25, at approximately 9:21 a.m., the DCSO started receiving numerous calls about a vehicle speeding and driving recklessly nearly causing multiple crashes on Highway 20. The vehicle was reported to be heading west on Highw... Full story
Melinda Ann Witt lived an inspiring life: rich in adventure, deep friendships, happiness, and love. Everyone who met her felt Melinda’s spirit and kindness. Melinda peacefully passed away in the morning on Sunday, July 3, surrounded by family in her home in Arizona after a courageous battle with cancer. Melinda was born on June 7, 1962, in Portland, where she spent her early childhood years. She and her family later moved across the river to Washington, where she was raised a... Full story
John Leavitt is hanging up his spurs as a member of the Sisters Rodeo Association board of directors. “It’s time,” he told The Nugget. “It’s been 45 years.” Leavitt’s service to Sisters’ longest-running event may have spanned more than four decades, but he’s really been a rodeo man most all his life. Leavitt grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Lakeview. “We ran cattle on 37,000 acres,” he recalled. “It’s the best way to grow up… I went to my first rodeo when I wa... Full story
St. Charles Health System CEO Joe Sluka is stepping down after eight years at the helm of the regional hospital system. The move was not entirely unexpected, given the recent news of the financial crisis in which Central Oregon’s only hospital chain finds itself (see “Perfect storm engulfs St. Charles,” The Nugget, June 22, page 1). St. Charles operates four hospitals, one each in Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. Sluka cited the challenges of the pandemic and the finan... Full story
Elon Musk recently tweeted, “At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist. This would be a great loss for the world.” That’s probably not true. Japan will not disappear. But Musk is not alone in his concern. On June 22, 2022 there was a story in Bloomberg about Japan’s falling birthrate. The author wrote it’s hard to know why: “All fertile societies are alike; each infertile s... Full story
On July 12, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed the state’s fifth detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial flock in Deschutes County. The affected flock included approximately 30 chickens, 40 ducks, and geese. Since the owners sold their eggs to the public, USDA classified the birds as a poultry flock rather than a backyard flock, meani... Full story
If you talk with realtors and read national trend headlines you’d assume that the market for single-family homes in Sisters Country would be slowing, maybe even plummeting. If the raw data is any indicator — you’d be wrong. Homes are on the market for more days now and bidding wars are less common, but for some properties, price skirmishes are still happening. “Buyers are being a little more choosy and a little less panicky,” said Tina Perin at Coldwell Banker BAIN on Ca... Full story
Maybe you were out for a walk recently on a cool morning and then had to stop and stare at a familiar landscape, now painted with color. Tiny hot-pink monkeyflowers across a sandy flat, a pine forest bright with the yellow sunflowers of balsamroot, or a meadow scattered with waving stalks of blue flax. It’s been an exceptional year for wildflowers in Sisters Country and now is the time to enjoy them before late summer heat. Sisters has an unusual amount of plant diversity b... Full story
If you watch my Scotties’ daily activities, or any dog for that matter, you will think their purpose in life is simply to eat, to play, and to sleep. Yet, if you pay closer attention, you find that dogs clearly have a deeper purpose to life. Having descended from wolves, dogs carry a deep sense of purpose. They are all dedicated to protecting their pack and their territory. Modern dogs generally include the family they live with, and any close friends of the family who come to visit frequently, as part of their modern p... Full story
The committee responsible for the Sisters Community Labyrinth, in the southwest corner of the East Portal, is concerned about the future of the labyrinth, as the portal transitions to a “mobility hub.” The property was owned for years by the U.S. Forest Service, which recently completed its sale to the City of Sisters. The labyrinth was constructed in about 2012 as the final project of a Ford Family Foundation leadership program. Planning for the mobility hub, bounded by Wes... Full story
July one was a good day for Kornia Moyer-Weigand — and for Three Sisters Lions Club. The Sisters woman was the winner of an e-bike that Three Sisters Lions Club raffled with the assistance of Blazin Saddles bike shop in Sisters. The fundraising raffle raised more than $2,000 for the club’s initiatives in providing vision and hearing services — including glasses – to people in need in Sisters Country. Blazin Saddles fit Moyer-Weigand with a properly sized b... Full story
The Sisters Astronomy Club will conduct two public star-watches this summer. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, local amateur astronomers are once again eager to share the wonders of a dark night sky with all who are willing to look. The first scheduled star-watch of the season will take place on Saturday, July 23, at Sisters Park and Recreation District (SPRD), beginning at 9 p.m. A member of the Sisters High School astronomy club will give a brief presentation about... Full story
Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture, The Roundhouse Foundation and Portland-based artist Alisha Sullivan invite Sisters community members of all ages to submit haiku poetry through July 31. Selections will be displayed in lights during the weekend of the Sisters Folk Festival, September 30-October 2. The project, “Thoughts on Living: Community Haiku,” focuses on how words connect us and how poetry can capture the universal experiences of community, coexistence, and connection to place. The selected haikus submit... Full story
Turkish-American artist Ayla Gizlice is in Sisters for a couple of weeks for an art residency at Pine Meadow Ranch (PMR), under the auspices of the Roundhouse Foundation. Her university studies are environmental science and art; many of her projects lie at the intersection of these disciplines. On Thursday, July 14, she and several co-residents and staff from PMR gathered to learn about one of Gizlice’s art projects, which combines lichens and traditional kilim weaving. Gizlice was born and raised in Raleigh, North C... Full story
Nathan (Nate) Lipscomb, an influential YouTube lawyer, died of a sudden heart attack at age 46. Nate was a senior product counsel leading a team of lawyers focused on YouTube’s efforts to foster a responsible and open platform, including content moderation, information accuracy, and election integrity. Nate was also a dedicated mentor to many young entrepreneurs who were focused on the developing world, education, space exploration, and advances in medicine. He loved surfing,... Full story
Deschutes County’s largest event — now more than a century old — is set to roll August 3-7. The Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo mixes tradition and innovation to bring the region entertainment ranging from an acclaimed rodeo to a slate of concerts to rides and exhibitions — all while promoting the tradition of youth animal husbandry. The four nights of rodeo are moving indoors this year. According to Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Executive Director G... Full story
Eugene cannot be described as cosmopolitan, or even really urban, but during the World Athletics (track-and-field) Championships, which have attracted hundreds of athletes and thousands of fans from over 200 countries for the meet that runs July 15-24, “Track Town, USA” has certainly taken on a distinctive international flavor. As I parked near Mac Court on the University of Oregon campus Thursday evening to pick up my media credentials, I looked across the street to the pio... Full story
Roy Gannon was selected as the National American Miss 2022 Miss West Virginia. Gannon is in her fourth year at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, where she is studying for a degree in hospitality and tourism. She will spend her year of service volunteering, making appearances at local events, and promoting her platform, The I Got This Project: The Motto That Motivates. Roy will be attending the national pageant in Orlando, Florida this November, where she will... Full story
Patricia Janego wrote: We recently flew into Roberts Field, Redmond at 12:15 a.m. Our ride did not show to take us home to Sisters. We were so fortunate that another Sisters couple offered to let us cram into their cab with them to deliver us all home in the middle of the night. We want to thank you Vito, and Julie, for your selfless act of kindness! We will remember to do the same for others in a tight situation. Can we buy you a beer sometime?... Full story
If the summer seems to be flying by, it’s true. There are five Fridays in July, and the Fourth Friday Artwalk, on July 22, will mark the halfway point of Sisters Arts Association’s 2022 Fourth Friday events. This month, we welcome a new gallery after almost a year of design and construction. Toriizaka Art will open its doors at 222 W. Hood Ave. on Friday for a “soft opening.” The gallery primarily features a selection of accomplished contemporary Asian artists from Vietnam and... Full story
