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The Locust/Highway 20 roundabout is set to move forward in 2023-24 — along with many other ODOT roundabout projects throughout Central Oregon. In June of 2022, $5 million was added to the construction budget along with $250,000 from the City of Sisters for preliminary design for the roundabout. ODOT is advancing funds to maintain the 2024 construction due to halts in the timeline due to COVID and supply-chain issues. The Locust Avenue roundabout is part of the 2024-2027 S... Full story
The Sisters High Nordic ski team completed its season at the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association-Nordic (OISRAN) State Championships held February 24-25 at Mt. Bachelor. Ella Bartlett finished in the top quarter, in 20th place among 82 racers, in Friday’s five-kilometer skate race in a time of 19:59.4. Nevaeh McAfee placed 64th in 27:59. Neve Gerard of Bend High School won the race handily in a time of 14:35.6, nintety seconds ahead of runner-up Piper Widmer, also o... Full story
Sheryl Yeager runs the aviation program at Sisters High School (SHS). Yeager has been teaching for 29 years and teaching aviation classes at SHS for seven. Over the past summer Sisters Aviation experienced some challenges which concluded in the program no longer being able to fly. Although classes never stopped at Sisters High School, the opportunity to take flight lessons at Sisters Eagle Airport was no longer an option. Aviation students were forced to drive to Bend to get f... Full story
The Sisters High School Jazz Band focuses on making community connections as well as musical ones, and the festival they attended last month embodied that ethic. The band visited West Salem to compete in the 3A division for its eighth annual Jazz Festival. The band had been working towards this competition for about two months, and felt prepared. With 15 members attending the event, the band was small but mighty. The group performed four musical pieces, playing for 20 minutes... Full story
Jeff Lake is Connor Lake’s father. He’s had his share of hardships and loss; from learning he’d been adopted, to losing a parent, divorce, and facing a drinking problem. It took time for him to realize blessings can be found in pain. That hard-won wisdom came in the aftermath of feeling swallowed by grief, resentment, and anger. With support from mentors, Lake realized destructive reactions only made matters worse. He learned that a faith-based mindset, giving over his pain to... Full story
I feel a bit nervous writing my first letter to The Nugget’s editor in about 25 years. When I was a student at Sisters Elementary School I decided to share my feelings about the Space Age gas station that, at the time, was a new business in town. I voiced what appeared to be popular opinion at the time, as Jim Cornelius responded to my pre-adolescent missive decrying a brand I perceived to be incongruous with our small town’s “feel” with a flattering, though I assume not serious, job offer. My younger self did not contrib... Full story
Love, affirm, and accept our youth To the Editor: As a member of the LGBTQ+ community and longtime Sisters resident, I read with dismay the February 22 letter to the editor in opposition to the support of transgender children. They point to the language of a previous letter as being “manipulative,” while referring to transgender people and identity as being a “devastating cultural development.” Pot, meet Kettle. This is not some “newfangled thing” that the kids are doing. Trans people, like all the other groups in the LGBT... Full story
In Rob Overstreet’s new office at Coldwell Banker Bain Realty in Sisters, there’s a poster with a quote from the great American man of letters, Mark Twain: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.” That’s a statement Overstreet lives by. When he dreams of doing something — he does it. Back in the 1970s, that... Full story
When we open our eyes, are we perceiving reality? Why did we fail to agree on the color of “The Dress” that went viral in 2015? Have you ever glanced at a ticking clock and noticed the second-hand suddenly freezes for a split second? Neuroscience research suggests that the brain evolved to make rapid, best-guesses about the objects in our environment, rather than create a one-to-one representation of the world. Through stories and demonstrations, Dr. Mark Pitzer will dis... Full story
It seems that we are chasing our tails in this ongoing concern about Sisters growth with endless meetings and letters to the editor that accomplish nothing. On one hand, we have a City Council and Planning Commission who are making the attempt to abide by the state land use laws, while on the other hand we have a majority of citizens who feel something is desperately wrong in how we are going about keeping Sisters the special place that all of us feel it is. The City Council and its Planning Commission legitimately say their... Full story
Sheriff (ret.) Lester W. Stiles passed away January 6, at his home in Caldwell, Idaho, from a series of non-COVID related lung issues. He was born December 7, 1945 in Pensacola, Florida, where his father, Marine Captain William Robert Stiles, was teaching hand-to-hand combat. June Stiles was Les’ mother. As a child and with his sisters, Laura and Donna, the family lived in Hartford, Connecticut, Little Rock, Arkansas, Charlotte, North Carolina, Houston, Texas, Joliet, I... Full story
Lynn (Audrain) Berg was born in Prineville but was raised in Lebanon and spent most of her young adult life in the Willamette Valley. In 1994 she followed her eldest daughter to Central Oregon and over the next few years the rest of the Audrain family followed suit until basically the entire family lived within 25 miles of each other. She opened The Barbershop in Sisters in 2000 until she moved it to her home in 2010, where she continued barbering until she retired several... Full story
Sylvia Lee Reinhardt of Sisters has a new residence in heaven as of January 16, after a long battle with cancer. Sylvia was predeceased by her husband, Vern Reinhardt, and her son, Steve Reinhardt. She has left behind her brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Kathy Kerley; her daughters, Linda Wheatley (George), Christal Valdez (Jorge), and her daughter-in-law, Terrie Reinhardt. She also leaves behind her grandchildren, Jay, Dusty, Jordyn, Cameron, Eva, Jilly, Ross, Kevin, and... Full story
The Fourth Annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Festival is on tap for Friday, February 24 - Sunday, February 26, noon to 5 p.m. each day, on the shores of Suttle Lake. This Bavarian-inspired outdoor festival offers a full weekend of fun under the pines of the Deschutes National Forest with 25-plus craft breweries, food, live music, and cozy winter lodge vibes, all benefiting CASA, which supports children. Suttle Lodge’s six rustic cabins will be transformed into mini-pubs serving... Full story
When I feel utterly exhausted and every obligation seems overwhelming, I know I’m burned out. According to the Unease Modulation Model formulated by Joseph Apaia, M.D. and others, burnout occurs when we have exhausted our long-term energy reserves and we face substantial barriers to replenishing them. One way long-term reserves can be exhausted is through persistent unease, “that may be due to abuse, deprivation, distress in a primary relationship, or having to violate core values in order to maintain a work or living sit... Full story
One day a couple of weeks ago, I was writing at Junction Roastery coffeehouse in Redmond. It’s an active, friendly place. On a previous visit I’d met a cool guy named Clifford who had great style, with a 1980s MC vibe. Later I found out he’s a former sheriff’s department commander who sits on the city council, a veritable Redmond demi-celeb. But at the coffeehouse, it was all casual. We just chitchatted. Another time, a woman carrying a striking handbag — it had the Bla... Full story
The Outlaws (No.3) defeated La Pine (No.4) 65-53 at home on Thursday, February 16, in the first round of the Mountain Valley Conference Playoffs. Sisters got off to a hot start right out of the gates, just like they did in their match-up three days earlier (see related story at www.nuggetnews.com), and scored the first nine points of the contest. Jessey Murillo got the scoring started on a drive and dish pass from Mehkye Froehlich. Kale Gardner scored the next seven points, his first basket a wing three-pointer on an assist... Full story
Clayten Heuberger, Joseph Souza, and Ella Bartlett all medaled at the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A swimming championships held February 17-18 at Tualatin Hills Swim Center. Heuberger, a senior who attends Redmond Proficiency Academy but swims for his hometown Outlaws, finished among the top swimmers in both the 100-yard backstroke and the 50-yard freestyle, placing third in both. The same two swimmers placed ahead of him in both races. Heuberger clocked 56.46 in the backstroke, the third... Full story
The Outlaws wrapped up league play with a 67-42 victory at home against the La Pine Hawks on Monday, February 13. With that win, the Outlaws will host the first round of state playoffs at home on Thursday, again against La Pine. Prior to the game the Outlaws honored their four seniors, Mehkye Froehlich, Adam Maddox-Castle, Taine Martin, and Jessey Murillo. Coach Chad Rush made special note of each of his four senior players. Rush told The Nugget that Maddox-Castle is the... Full story
Seven Outlaws seniors took honors prior to the Lady Outlaws’ final game of the season: Ashlynn Moffat, Haleigh Froehlich, Ellie Mayes, Delaney McAfee, Hadley Schar, Sage Wyland, and Josie Patton. “This senior class has been through a lot in the last four years, including three coaching changes, a COVID-altered season, and the various misfortunes which seemed to plague us this year,” Coach Paul Patton said. “As a group, these girls were just a joy to coach and I appreci... Full story
Contributing to community knowledge and learning outside the classroom is a priority in Sisters School District. The Sisters High School Astronomy Club plays a big part in this culture. Emily Moss, a senior at Sisters High School (SHS), recently visited the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, to help collect data for NASA’s Lucy Mission, joining a team to learn more about the Trojan asteroid Polymele, and its moon Shaun. The trip lasted six days and provided h... Full story
An affordable housing apartment project in Sisters cleared a big hurdle last week. The Planning Commission approved a modified version of the City’s application for rezoning of Heavenly Acres from Urban Area Reserve (UAR) to Public Facilities and Institutions (PFI) and Multi-Family Residential (MFR), to accommodate the proposed apartment project. The City had requested rezoning of two lots as MFR. Initially in their deliberations, the commission was hesitant to allow any M... Full story
Citizens4Community (C4C) is announcing the availability of their small Momentum grants for projects related to the Sisters Country Vision. The purpose of these grants is to help promote community-led action on Vision Strategies outlined in the Sisters Country Vision. The four focus areas include: Prosperous Sisters: jobs, small business, economic development, and entrepreneurial activities that generate income for Sisters — tourism, arts and crafts, recreation, and... Full story
Last week, I flew to San Antonio, Texas, for a conference with my colleagues with Mullen Newspapers. Louie Mullen, the majority owner of The Nugget (with myself as minority owner), has community weekly newspapers across the country, and a dozen of the publishers of those papers gather regularly to share ideas and to work through the struggles that each of us face in a challenging media landscape. A snafu at the car rental counter put me on the taxi line at the San Antonio... Full story
Finger waving code To the Editor: Re: “Not so much moseying in Sisters these days,” The Nugget, February 15, page 2: I was in my 20s (I’m late 60s now) when I finally asked my father about the finger wave from the wheel. He was driving me in his pickup on Lower Bridge Road near the dicalite mine and had just waved twice to cars, but differently. To one car he had just lifted the single finger, but to the second he had taken the thumb and two fingers off the wheel and almost lifted another... just as Bill Bartlett descr... Full story
