News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A contractor grinding metal in cheat grass on Mountain View Road on Thursday, August 3, sparked a brush fire. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District crews were dispatched to the fire at 11:27 a.m. and arrived to find approximately one-acre of grass and juniper on fire near a cabin under construction. The cabin was not damaged. The fire was contained at 3.8 acres. Oregon Department of Forestry Regulated Use Closures are in place to help prevent these types of fires, the... Full story
On Saturday, August 5, members of Sisters VFW Post 8138, American Legion Post 86, and Sisters Band of Brothers assembled with several veteran family members to honor 13 Sisters veterans who have passed in the last year (May 2022-May 2023). Their names were permanently placed on the Village Green Memorial Rock. Those honored for their service in war and peace were: Rodney (Rocky) Doane Davis, U.S. Navy; Robert (Bob) Ernest Grooney, USMC; Alfred Theodore (Ted) Goodwin, U.S.... Full story
The City of Sisters is trying to keep up with advances in technology in order to preserve Sisters' night skies. Last Thursday, the Sisters City Planning Commission discussed updating the City's current dark-skies standards and outdoor lighting ordinance in a work session at City Hall. Updating the dark-sky standards is one of the City Council's 2023-24 goals. According to the project packet: "The purpose of the update is that the existing ordinance - which was last updated in... Full story
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is warning citizens of a recurring warrant scam hitting the area. The DCSO said it had taken numerous reports from a community member who was contacted by a subject who identified themselves as a member of Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and asked for money to clear up a warrant issued after missing jury duty. The citizen was also told they could clear up the warrant by paying the bail with prepaid gift cards. Law enforcement has recognized the subjects involved in these sca... Full story
For much of Sunday, July 30, the entirety of Sisters, Black Butte, and a good portion of Redmond were without Internet as a result of a fire that occurred when a passenger vehicle hit a gas tank truck headed toward Sisters. Power was out for some four to six hours, depending on location. The burning truck was parked immediately under the high-tension electrical lines, the main feed from the Redmond power distribution station to Sisters. Flames burned through the power and... Full story
The Sisters Community Garden received some good news last week. The organization was asked earlier in the year to find a new place for its 50 members to garden. The Sisters Community Garden has occupied land adjacent to Sisters Eagle Airport since 2012. This spring, the Benson family, who own the airport, notified the board of directors that expansion plans include utilizing the garden area. Now the Benson family has offered the nonprofit organization another year to garden at its current location. “This unexpected gift is q... Full story
Right about midnight on Saturday, July 29, a vehicle northbound on Cloverdale Road came through the intersection and collided with a westbound gasoline tanker truck on Highway 126. The truck carried a 5,000-gallon tank, with another 6,000-gallon tank in tow on a trailer. “When the crew arrived, they found the (rear trailer) tires were on fire and impinging on the tank,” Cloverdale Fire District Chief Thad Olsen told The Nugget. Firefighters hoped to attack the fire before the... Full story
Central Oregon Veterans Ranch (COVR) has received a grant from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) for $25,000, which will fund continued agri-therapy programs to support rural veterans. The Ranch is a sanctuary and community hub reconnecting veterans of all eras of service to purpose and meaning in their lives. In partnership with the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, the Veterans Ranch will continue supporting disabled and at-risk rural veterans by applying this grant funding to its existing agri-therapy... Full story
A Portland woman died in a crash on Highway 20 in Tumalo last week. On Friday, July 28, at approximately 4:26 p.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 15. According to OSP, preliminary investigation indicated a Subaru Forester operated by Janet Diane Abelein, age 68 of Portland, was traveling eastbound on Highway 20 in Tumalo when the driver made a U-turn in the middle of the highway. The Subaru was T-boned by a Ford F350 operated by Policarpo Vasquez Prudente, age 46 of... Full story
4-H has been around for 121 years, and for 75 of those years 4-H has thrived in Sisters Country as Cloverdale Livestock Club. 4-H is the nation's largest youth development organization, surpassing scouting. The 4-H idea is simple: Help young people and their families gain the skills needed to be proactive forces in their communities, and develop ideas for a more innovative economy. Today, 4-H serves youth in rural, urban, and suburban communities in all 50 states. 4-H-ers are... Full story
In what looks like a first-of-its-kind partnership, Sisters Woodlands, a 300-plus mixed-use community under construction in Sisters, is partnering with Sisters Habitat for Humanity to build affordable homes for low-income dwellers. There is no affordable housing requirement in the City's Development Code when permitting large-scale projects like Sisters Woodlands. Some projects, such as ClearPine, included affordable units in its master plan as a negotiated provision with the... Full story
The number of homes sold in Sisters Country this past June was only 24 as compared to 30 in the prior year, but prices remain high and inventory tight. Eight homes in each June period exceeded $1 million in closing price. The average price in June of 2022 reached $944,985 but the median was exactly $700,000. The median price is what professionals follow. The average sale price is calculated by adding all the sale prices for homes sold in a specific area within a specified... Full story
Most folks understand that leaving your dog in a hot car in the heart of summer is dangerous. Dogs can be in distress within minutes, and they can die as temperatures soar in what becomes a bake oven. People may be less aware of the dangers of hot pavement on their furry friends' paws. If you wouldn't want to walk on the blacktop in bare feet, it's too hot for your dog. To raise awareness, Furry Friends' "Paw Patrol" will be distributing hot pavement warning signs throughout... Full story
A 21-year-old Bend man died in a fall near the summit of North Sister on Monday, July 17. Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (SAR) received the report of an injured climber at approximately 12:18 p.m. The caller reported that her boyfriend, later identified as Joel Tranby of Bend, had fallen approximately 300 to 500 feet down the slope and was severely injured. The caller was unable to see where the victim had fallen or reach him due to the extremely steep and rocky terrain. A Lane County Sheriff’s Office SAR Coo... Full story
The planned emergency shelter at 192 W. Barclay Dr. is of apparent concern to some in the community. Mayor Michael Preedin tells The Nugget that he has received a large number of calls regarding the location and use of the commercial property, a 6,000-square-foot, two-story structure. Much of the curiosity revolves around zoning and permitting. City Planning Director Scott Woodford said, “It will all be driven by HB2006. The legislation overrides any other consideration for pe... Full story
If all goes to plan, Forest Road 16, which has been closed above Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park for refurbishing, will reopen July 28 - to the relief of hundreds of recreation users. The rescheduled opening is two weeks later than planned due to this year's deep snow and the degree of degradation discovered as work began. Work on the rutted and deep-pocked road is long overdue users say, as they bumped and gritted their way to popular Three Creek Lake and the Tam McArthur Rim... Full story
With a unanimous vote at their July 13 public hearing, all seven members of the Sisters Planning Commission agreed to deny the Space Age application to redevelop their gas station at 411 W. Cascade Ave. The commissioners agreed with City staff, who had recommended denial of the application based on the incompatibility of the proposed station with the surrounding businesses and neighborhoods. They cited the size of the convenience store at 3,500 square feet, and the size and... Full story
Two buzz words increasingly used when talking about present-day farming and ranching operations are "agritourism" and "regenerative agriculture." Both are departures from traditional farming practices. By diversifying their operations to offer opportunities for the public to experience what goes on at a working ranch or farm, farmers and ranchers can create additional income. Agritourism allows people to connect with the products, practices, and places that produce our food,... Full story
Ninety bulls came to Sisters Rodeo Grounds Saturday, none too happy about it. Who could blame them? It was 100 degrees. Upon arrival they were herded not onto a grassy pasture but a dirt pen. By the time they were checkerboarded to the bucking chutes, they'd worked up a head of steam. They were not about having a cowboy get on their back. Such was the scene of the inaugural Red Rock Bucking Bulls Futurity. This was not a contest of cowboys but of the bulls themselves. And... Full story
Adriene Steffen of Sisters is closing out a stellar high school rodeo career with a trip to the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyoming to be held this July 16-22. She will compete in four events: Breakaway Roping, Barrel Racing, Cutting and Reined Cow Horse. Steffen is coming into the worlds largest rodeo in a strong position: She is Oregon's High School Rodeo State Champion in Breakaway Roping, Barrel Racing and All-Around Cowgirl. That designation is on goal... Full story
As the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show drew to a close Saturday, a moving ceremony took place at West Hood Avenue and South Elm Street, when three military veterans were presented with Quilts of Valor. The quilts were made by Salem Star Valor Quilters of Oregon. Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream, literally a dream. Founder Catherine Roberts' son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine, "The dream was as vivid as real life. I saw a young man sitting on... Full story
Sisters resident Steve Hagan is an avid hunter. He counts himself fortunate to have spent 43 years in a row hunting with his dad. He's passionate about hunting and has dedicated countless hours supporting it. Since 2021, he's been the Turn-in-Poachers (TIP) coordinator for the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA). He's also the OHA President for Oregon. When Hagan became the TIP coordinator, he inherited an egregious poaching case that took place in Dry Canyon three months before.... Full story
Around 6 p.m. on Friday, phone texts were interrupting dinners around Sisters with an urgent plea for 25 more volunteers to hang quilts the next morning at 7 a.m. Within 30 minutes the cadre was rounded up, all first time donors of time to the event. Armed with nothing more than a desire to serve their community they met team leaders Saturday morning at the show's storage and assembly operation on Sisters Park Drive. In military-like precision, off they went with quilts,... Full story
Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) has turned down the water flow. Established in 1918, the District's system consists of two main canals: the Pilot Butte Canal, which runs north, through Bend, Redmond and Terrebonne; and the Central Oregon Canal, which runs east, through Bend, Alfalfa and Powell Butte. Both canals divert water from the Deschutes River providing water for about 45,000 acres within a 180,000 acre area in Central Oregon. More than 700 miles of canals... Full story
The Cold Weather Shelter, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Sisters, has won final approval of a $1.46 million grant from the recent tranche of $13.9 million provided to Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. The funding comes from the $98 million pot enacted by Senate Bill 5019 that gives sole authority of the funds' disbursement to Gov. Kotek who has made fighting homelessness in the state her top priority. The $13.9 million emergency funding is intended to create 111 new shelter... Full story
