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Molly Baumann wears many different hats in her career and life: mom, wife, and Forest Service employee, as well as secretary for the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) board of directors. Baumann manages forest sites and forest development in Central Oregon. She oversees maintenance for sites in the Cascade Lakes area, and sites on the Deschutes River. She has been living in Sisters with her family for five years and entered service on the SPRD board to give back to... Full story
Tickets to the 2023 Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) go on sale Wednesday, December 14 at 10 a.m. The Festival will take place September 29 - October 1, 2023 at seven venues around downtown Sisters. Three-day all-events tickets will be available through a tiered pricing model, with discounts given to those who purchase first. The initial 500 tickets will be offered at a $50 holiday discount for $175 (limit two per person); the next 800 tickets sold will be available at a $25 early bird discount for $200 per ticket (limit four per... Full story
Enjoy a silent meditation walk with others in your community, celebrating the longest night of the year on December 21. Sisters Community Labyrinth will begin its annual Winter Solstice Labyrinth Walk with a brief gathering, then proceed through the labyrinth in silence toward the boulder at its center. Organizers ask that participants dress warmly, wear appropriate snow boots or traction devices, and bring a flashlight or electric candle. Hot beverages will be provided; parti... Full story
Reams of paper have already been chewed up by lawyers arguing the constitutionality of Measure 114 (2022). Forests of paper, barrels of ink, and many pages in the calendar will be consumed before Oregonians learn whether, and to what extent, the measure’s new limitations and controls on firearms will ever be enforced. Two judges recently got the process off to a rollicking and, to some, head-spinning start. Federal District Court Judge Karin Immergut denied a preliminary request to delay implementation, ruling that o... Full story
Recycling center To the Editor: Re: “Dumping a problem at center,” (The Nugget, November 23, page 3): This is a case of defining the problem over and over again, and abandoning the solution! This I know, when the [recycling center was managed by the County it was clean, unacceptable materials were not accepted, just didn’t happen. The facility was managed by an on-board staff member. As Morgan Schmidt’s campaign message said, “Give a Schmidt.” Well now, by the growing disaster displayed at the “Center” not enough users gi... Full story
On June 6 (D-Day), Justin “JD” LeHew and Coleman “Rocky” Kinzer, both retired U.S. Marine Corps sergeants major, set off on a cross-country American journey, from Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon. They walk in support of America’s missing and killed in action from all wars and conflicts, Gold Star families, and to highlight other charitable causes supporting veterans from all walks and challenges of life. On August 18, they were joined in Elgin, Illinois, by Marine ve... Full story
The Sisters Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to make a decision on the controversial proposed Sunset Meadows development along Highway 242 at their meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2023. At the conclusion of the December 8 Planning Commission meeting, the public hearing on Sunset Meadows was closed, and the written record left open for submittal of additional information. With the public hearing now closed, the Planning Commission will not receive any additional... Full story
The Sisters School District (SSD) has quite a few new programs and updates that were presented to the school board in last week’s meeting. Students from Rima Givot’s biology classes presented an update on the Trout Creek Conservation Area (TCCA) trees that have been studied by students for many years. Students presented on the number of ponderosa pine, and western juniper trees in different one-acre plots throughout the area behind the high school. The TCCA is a 160-acre are... Full story
Sisters’ independent bookstore is expecting a flood this holiday season —in fact, they’re causing it. “We’re big fans of the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod, or the ‘Christmas Book Flood,’ in which books are given as gifts in the days leading up to Christmas and friends and family sit around, read, and enjoy each other’s company,” said Lane Jacobson, owner of Paulina Springs Books. “So much so, in fact, that we’re going to put on our own version this year, which we are dubbing the PSB Solstice Book Flood —... Full story
A group of Sisters youths built a Lego robot and turned it loose in First Lego League competition at Mountain View High School on Sunday, December 11. Their robot made an outstanding run and the group just missed qualifying for state competition. The Broken Top Builders — fifth graders Amelia Folin, Arora Restani, Wesley Womack, and Mallory Perry; fourth graders Jordan Oathes, Brecken Poulos, and Will Bulloch; and seventh grader Nona Smith — have been practicing... Full story
A person can count on traditions in Camp Sherman. In summer, anglers will fly-fish on the Metolius. Newcomers will get lost driving around the Forest Service tracts. Camp Sherman Store will serve up some fine grub. And in winter, residents will flock to Black Butte School’s (BBS) Winter Performance. “I am so excited to bring the show back to the Community Hall!” director Jennie Sharp told The Nugget. “The Community Hall brings everyone literally closer together, which we have... Full story
Sisters’ boys and girls basketball teams played against the Monroe Dragons in a neutral site pre-season game held at Santiam Christian High School on Saturday, December 10. The boys squad walked away with a 52-47 win, and the girls fell 36-28. In the boys’ game, Landon Scott got the Outlaws started with a transition layup. Kale Gardner attacked the Dragons’ zone defense and scored the next two baskets. Sisters forced the Dragons to turn the ball over eight times, and scored six points on the turnovers. At the close of the f... Full story
The Lady Outlaws basketball squad fell 47-39 to the Lady Lions at Jefferson High School on Tuesday, December 6. At home two days later they snapped their three-game losing streak with a dominant 46-10 win against Culver. Friday’s game against the Lady Bulldogs started off slow with neither team scoring in the first three-and-a-half minutes of play. The Outlaws had several opportunities to score but just couldn’t get the ball to drop. With a little over three minutes left on the clock Haleigh Froehlich was fouled while going t... Full story
Nine Sisters High School students got an early and unexpected Christmas present when they arrived at the Circle of Friends clubhouse on Thursday, December 8. Awaiting them were brand-new MacBook laptops provided through a federal grant obtained by Circle of Friends last year, which was partially earmarked for providing technology opportunities for young people in the program. According to Program Director Kellie Scholl, the funds became accessible earlier this fall and the... Full story
Scott Humpert is the newly hired executive director for Explore Sisters, the community’s new destination management organization. Humpert brings more than a decade of experience in the tourism and destination marketing and management world to the job, most recently as the senior marketing manager for Explore Lincoln City. He also served as president of the Oregon Coast Visitors Association prior to accepting the position with Explore Sisters. Scott is currently in the p... Full story
New Year’s Day always makes me reflective. I was thinking how blessed I’ve been to have Scottie dogs to take care of for nearly 40 years. As I thought about all the things I’ve done for them a memory jumped into my head. Not long after my husband and I retired here in Central Oregon, we attended a small event hosted by some partners of the Portland law firm my husband’s company had used. One of the lawyer’s wives, who didn’t know me, asked what I was doing now that I was retired. So I began telling her about all I did with... Full story
What do avocados and books have in common? Slicing into an avocado is like opening a book. Sometimes, I know from the first page a book is going to feed me — take me away to another time, culture, or place. A good book gives me refreshed eyes to see the world, and often a new tongue to taste it. Some avocados look and feel good from the outside, but sliding the knife into the bumpy skin, I feel a squishy give that tells me it might be rotten. I slide the blade along the other side, pull it out and pry open the fruit.... Full story
“If you want to see hope, stop and take a look at these girls,” Sisters Area Director of Young Life Shannon Miller says. Miller is blown away, not only by the ownership 39 middle schoolers have taken in spearheading a project designed to ease the burden of Sisters residents experiencing houselessness, but by the success of their recent fundraiser. With frigid weather bearing down on Sisters Country, the girls’ vision is to provide practical items — everything from snow... Full story
My big brother, Albert Lloyd French III, left this earth on November 12, 2022 after being struck by a vehicle in Madras, Oregon, 7:23 p.m. He died at the scene. Al was born October 11, 1952 to Albert and Janie French, Denver, Colorado. Al grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado before moving to Oregon in 1970. He lived in Sisters and Bend. He is survived by his sister, Rebecca French, brother-in-law, Jason Knoke, Sisters, and his nieces, Lindsey Knoke Holloway and Kristy... Full story
A $20 million landscape resiliency grant program is making Oregon’s landscapes more resistant to the threat of wildfire by treatments done through unique partnerships with private landowners and other local, county, state, and federal agencies, Oregon Department of Forestry reports. Oregon’s 2021 Legislature invested nearly $195 million to address Oregon’s wildfire crisis through Senate Bill 762. Of this $195 million, $20 million created a two-year landscape resiliency and m... Full story
Three Lady Outlaw volleyball players capped their season with high honors. Gracie Vohs not only was named Player of the Year for the Mountain Valley Conference, but recently was named the 2022 Class 3A All-State Player of the Year. Vohs finished the season with an amazing 480 kills, 78 aces, and 42 blocks. Coach Rory Rush said, “Gracie worked incredibly hard this year to establish herself as a dominant player. She led the team with kills and aces and was an incredibly strong offensive weapon for us. She not only proved her a... Full story
Steak for Christmas? Mike Stewart at Sisters Cattle Co. hopes so. As does Riley Avery at Pole Creek Ranch and a number of other cattlemen in Sisters Country who took a back seat to poultry for Thanksgiving. But now it’s time for steak at a good number of upcoming holiday tables — either at home or that special dining-out experience. The best cuts for Christmas dinner? “Prime rib, 100 percent,” Stewart says without a second’s hesitation. Tim and Kim Keeton in Cloverd... Full story
Our most common small falcon, the American Kestrel [Falco sparverius], is often seen on fence posts, tree snags, and telephone wires. This 8- to 12-inch tall bird is also known as the Sparrowhawk. They hover overhead and kite down to capture their prey. Nests are built in cavities in trees, rock walls and even buildings. The male will choose several nest sites and present them to the female and she makes the final decision. No nesting material is used except what is already... Full story
Sana Hayes, an artist who has lived in Sisters for the past 17 years, uses her work to support local animal welfare nonprofits. She is currently one of the artist vendors featured at the Lions Club Holiday Faire, running through December 17 at the old Antler Arts building at 311 E. Cascade Ave. “I created three different lines of jewelry over three years,” Hayes said. “Licensed To Love necklaces are made from the dog licenses of former shelter dogs and supports Three Rivers Humane Society in Madras. Unchained With Love neckl... Full story
It all began as a mode of transportation in the Alps. It grew into a new winter sport on ski slopes when Austrian ski manufacturer, Engelbert Brenter, patented the “Sit-Ski” in 1949. He created a steerable sledge with runners, and added key components needed to transform the bike into a serious recreational sport including a suspension system, and real skis instead of runners. The sport bloomed in the 1970s, and more-or-less died of in the ’80s, as ski resorts resisted their... Full story
