News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A Sisters High School freshman was arrested on Wednesday May 31 in connection with two fires in girls’ bathrooms that led to the evacuation of the school. Authorities withheld the name of the juvenile female. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, a student at Sisters High School alerted staff to a fire in the girl’s restroom at 10:20 a.m. School staff responded to the girls’ restroom and used a fire extinguisher to quench the blaze, which was located in the trash receptacle. The Deschutes County Sheriff... Full story
A Sisters High School freshman was arrested on Wednesday, May 31, in connection with two fires in girls bathrooms that led to the evacuation of the school. Authorities withheld the name of the juvenile female. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, a student at Sisters High School alerted staff to a fire in the girls restroom at 10:20 a.m. School staff responded to the girls restroom, and used a fire extinguisher to quench the blaze, which was located in the t... Full story
A brush fire believed to be human-caused broke out on Wednesday afternoon, May 31, off Cold Springs Cutoff Road west of Sisters. Firefighters from multiple agencies were able to catch the fire and keep it to 1/4 acre. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District crews were dispatched to assist a U.S. Forest Service crew on the fire, which was discovered approximately 400 feet off of the Cold Springs Cutoff Road. The fire is presumed to be human-caused and is under investigation with USFS law enforcement taking the lead on the... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a couple wanted in Marion County without incident in Sisters on Wednesday, May 31. While the arrest came off smoothly, the incident attracted a lot of attention in town because local businesses had to briefly suspend operations and law enforcement personnel deployed an armored vehicle in the arrest. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) reports that deputies responded to the Ray’s Food Place parking lot in Sisters after a deputy was contacted by a woman who appeared to be... Full story
• Food flight Philadelphia Steaks & Hoagies has exited leased space at 273 E. Hood Ave. and moved catacorner to its newly constructed site giving them twice the seating capacity. There will be streetside patio dining as well as year-round inside seating. Taking their place at the original setting is Luckey's Woodsman Off-Grid Provisions, a food truck operator in Bend best known for their Camper Kits with menu items like Forager, Camp Mac, Sasquash, and Lumber Jack Bowls. Spo... Full story
Last week, George Ormsbee, Russ Bentley, Krista Garner, Mike Romine, and Colton Tennant of Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) "blew" Highway 242. Highway 242 is a state highway that runs from Belknap Springs through McKenzie Pass to Sisters. It is part of the McKenzie - Santiam Pass National Scenic Byway that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February, 2011 and is on the bucket list of cyclists across the region, indeed the world. The highway is... Full story
Sisters Country is the scene of the first livestock loss to wolves in Deschutes County. ODFW (Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife) has for the first time confirmed wolf depredation in the county, as a rancher in the Lower Bridge area lost a steer to the wolves known as the Metolius pair. Two steers were lost, most likely to wolves, in late March, as reported by The Nugget on April 19, but that loss was not confirmed. Aaron Bott, ODFW wolf biologist for Central Oregon,... Full story
Two escaped debris burns on successive days last week serve a reminder that burn piles pose a risk in Sisters Country. Fire crews quickly extinguished an escaped burn pile, which had spread to nearby vegetation, on Tuesday evening, May 23, containing the fire at an estimated 1/8 acre. According to Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, a neighboring property owner called 911 at 6:35 p.m. to report grass on fire. The property owner on scene of the incident reported they had... Full story
The morning of Monday, May 29 carried the warm promise of summer and the pleasures of a three-day weekend in sunny Sisters Country - but many Sisters Country residents gathered in Village Green for a purpose more somber and more weighty than a holiday barbecue. As they have done for many years, Sisters veterans organizations - VFW Post 8138, Sisters Band of Brothers, and American Legion Post 86 - hosted a moving tribute to the fallen of America's conflicts, from the American... Full story
The application for redevelopment of the Space Age service station at 411 W. Cascade Ave. is finally complete and the process for consideration of approval will move forward, according to Sisters City Planning Department. On Thursday, June 1, 4 p.m., at City Hall, the Planning Commission will be briefed on the application by City staff. The intent is for this workshop to provide preparation for the public hearing that will occur on the request. That hearing is scheduled for... Full story
The Sisters City Council will have to take a second shot at nailing down policies on camping. Councilors held a public hearing in consideration of the ordinance to establish camping regulations and removal policy. According to the project information: “The camping ordinance intends to comply with ORS 195.550, which requires that any city law that regulates the acts of sitting, lying, sleeping, and/or keeping warm and dry outdoors on public property that is open to the p... Full story
Eric Strobel of Economic Development of Central Oregon (EDCO) Sisters, and John Stark, executive director for EDCO made a budget request and gave the Sisters City Council a chance to hear more about EDCO’s activities last week. EDCO is a regional organization that strives to get businesses moving and growing and provide the economy with jobs. Sisters is a participating in an EDCO program with Eric Strobel at the helm. Their mission is to “create a diversified local eco... Full story
The amount of funding for combating homelessness in Central Oregon has grown to nearly $35 million with the recent addition of $13.9 million provided to Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties. The newest tranche of money comes from the $98 million pot enacted by Senate Bill 5019 that gives sole authority of the funds’ disbursement to Gov. Tina Kotek. It’s in response to what Kotek calls a “Homeless State of Emergency.” COIC (Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council) will ma... Full story
Sisters will gather to honor the fallen of America’s wars on Monday, May 29. American Legion Post 86, Sisters Band of Brothers, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8138 will host Memorial Day ceremonies at the Village Green at 11 a.m. Traditional observances include posting of the colors and a presentation of a wreath in honor of the war dead. This year’s keynote speaker is Ed Owens, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Owens was born September 17, 1969, in Pasco, Washington, enlisted in 1987, and entered the Air Force in Aug... Full story
In honor of Memorial Day on May 29, there is a new, very large American flag flying atop the flagpole in front of WaFd Bank (formerly Washington Federal) at 610 N. Arrowleaf Trail. The flag, which measures a generous 10-by-16-feet, was gifted to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8138 by a gentleman who had purchased it years ago to fly at the opening of a project he had constructed. It had been folded up in his garage for years, and when he was preparing to move... Full story
The results of the May 16 election are in. There are still final numbers coming through and being counted; however, the results are known for the two Sisters School Board positions and the local option levy renewal, which passed by a wide margin. Jeff Smith was reelected to Sisters School District (SSD) Position 3. He has served on the School Board since 1999. Smith believes his experience sets him apart from other candidates. Smith has lived in Sisters for 27 years. After... Full story
Do you know what to do in case of an emergency in Sisters? How can you prepare ahead of time for an emergency? At last week's forum "Emergencies in Sisters: Be Prepared," sponsored by Citizens4Community (C4C), residents had the opportunity to listen to and ask questions of six agency representatives and one citizen, all of whom deal with emergencies on a regular basis. Sisters resident Jack McGowan, who sits on the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire District Board of Directors,... Full story
Fentanyl may not be the looming menace for Sisters that it is in many U.S. cities (see “Fentanyl crisis yet to touch Sisters, The Nugget, May 10, page 1), but Lt. Chad Davis of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) wants to be clear that it is a presence in the community. “The Sheriff’s Office has arrested individuals in Sisters with fentanyl and we know it is in our community,” Davis told The Nugget. “We have had a small number of overdoses, but no recent deaths. We know fentanyl comes through Sisters via Highway 20... Full story
Sisters voters appear to have overwhelmingly approved the renewal of local option levies to support the operations of Sisters School District and Sisters Park & Recreation District. Initial returns show the SSD local option prevailing with 75 percent of the vote and the SPRD levy has better than 78 percent of votes in favor. Asa Sarver has a strong plurality of votes in a three-way race for Sisters School Board Position 4, standing at 49.49 percent to Hilary Saunders 27.39 percent and Jayne Simmons’ 22.98. Long-serving i... Full story
Now that the isolation of COVID-19 is over, the Sisters Garden Club is undertaking several new projects. After a club field trip to the Harmony Farm Sanctuary for animals last November, the club decided to provide volunteers to engage in some gardening activities around the Sanctuary. "Seeing the rescued animals, many of us knew we wanted to get involved in volunteering to help with some projects that needed to be done," said Ruth Palmer, communications coordinator for the... Full story
A fire of undetermined origin consumed two trailers/RVs in the forest just west of Sisters late Saturday night, May 13. "It involved two RVs," Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Shift Commander Cody Meredith told The Nugget. "One of them was completely destroyed. When we pulled up, there was pretty good flame-length; a tree was torching between the two RVS." The fire, which was called in just before 11 p.m., occurred north of the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge off the 2068-120... Full story
Growth in the area is resulting in increasing 911 call volume and increased demand for prevention services. To help meet that demand, the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District will hire one Firefighter/EMT/ Wildfire Risk Reduction employee who will work five days a week during times of peak 911 call demand. The position is one of 14 in Central Oregon and 53 across the state funded through $13.5 million in Oregon Fire Service Capacity grants announced on May 9. According to the Fire District, recruitment efforts will begin... Full story
Monty and Perry South Campgrounds are closed for preseason maintenance and hazard tree removal in the coming weeks. Monty and Perry South Campgrounds are closed for day use and camping through Sunday, May 21. Both campgrounds will be gated and closed each evening the week of Monday, May 22 through Friday, May 26. During this time, day use access will be available. These closures are needed to allow campground concessionaire staff time to safely remove hazard trees, and conduct critical annual maintenance work to ensure a... Full story
There is a movement across the West — indeed, across many parts of the world — to restore ecosystems and bring back the keystone species that used to inhabit them. This movement is called “rewilding.” A rewilding conference last Saturday at Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman focused on initiatives across the state of Oregon Panels were held on carnivores, native fish, desert ecosystems, forest ecosystems, and a 30x30 panel. (Now referred to as the America the Beautiful Initiative, 30x30 refers to conserving 30 percent of terr... Full story
Utilizing past usage data and future population forecasts, Anderson Perry and Associates created models that informed the City’s new water and wastewater master plans, which were both recommended for approval to the City Council by the Public Works Advisory Board. They evaluated the condition, performance, and available capacity of the four existing City wells, the reservoir, infrastructure, the equipment located at the City treatment plant and the city-wide sewer lines and l... Full story
