Delighted crowds inaugurate Holiday Palooza
Mother Nature filled every wish Saturday for the first Holiday Palooza put on by Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD). Under sun-drenched, crystal blue skies, around 3,000 turned... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Ready for winter?
If you have put off winterizing, you might be on borrowed time, experts say. With nearly 25 days of sub-freezing temperatures already under Sisters' belt, those pesky winterizing chores are... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
The West is losing its glaciers
Glacial melt from climate change is no longer just a problem at the poles. Across the contiguous Western U.S., glaciers are slowly disappearing, according to a new analysis by researchers... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Sisters foundation invited to D.C.
Erin Borla, President of the Sisters-based Roundhouse Foundation, was invited last month to participate in a gathering in Washington D.C., where the White House Domestic Policy Council and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) discussed... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
- Sisters makes change to holiday tradition
- Cold weather concerns grow for homeless
- The ins and outs of traveling with pets from Redmond airport
- Keeping the wild in Whychus Creek
- Deputies detain man at post office
- Barclay Drive improvements stall
- City looks toward UGB expansion
- Deputies detain man at post office
- Recycling conditions raises eyebrows
- How will Sisters grow?
- Groundbreaking set for new ranger station
- Housing market continues to feel headwinds
- Permitting keeps track of forest resources
- Four decades of serving Sisters
- Library reopens to delighted crowds
- Involvement, gratitude counter loneliness
- Sisters Fire honors longtime volunteers
- City contemplates UGB expansion
- Local avoids blindness from rare disorder
Students grow through creating poetry
Writing is a device that can help convey ideas that couldn’t otherwise be spoken out loud. At Sisters High School (SHS), the Poetry Club is a community that strives toward this goal of growing an inner artist and learning from those... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Brain science focus of event at The Belfry
How does your brain learn and retain information? As the field of neuroscience continues to uncover the neural mechanisms of memory, can we employ some of these findings to help boost recall? Dr. Mark Pitzer is an award-winning... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
High Desert Museum welcomes baby beaver
The High Desert Museum recently welcomed a new animal who happens to be an expert engineer, a keystone ecosystem species, and the largest rodent in North America. A baby beaver, called a... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
Student earns Patriot's Pen Award
Sisters VFW Post 8138 presented the Patriot’s Pen Award to student Olivia Newton on November 9. Newton received a letter of recognition, two flag pins for her parents, a Patriot’s Pen medal, and a check for $400 for her essay, “How... — Updated 11/14/2023 Full story
Match boosts farm donations
Becoming a new Seed to Table (S2T) donor will have its biggest impact ever with a new donor campaign backed by a matching gift of up to $20,000. Thanks to a generous donor, any donations... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Food Bank needs community's help
The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank helps hundreds of people each month to keep food on the table. Faced with rising costs and continuous demand, the Food Bank is short of the cash it needs to... — Updated 11/14/2023 Full story
STARS receives multi-year grant
Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) has received a $30,000, three-year general operations grant from Roundhouse Foundation, supporting nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT)... — Updated 11/14/2023 Full story
Newly opened plant shop makes Sisters homes green
As the seasons turn to fall and winter in Sisters Country, we head indoors. But that doesn't mean we have to leave beautiful greenery behind. The newly opened Inscape Plant Co. gives folks... — Updated 11/14/2023 Full story
Bookstore event celebrates Western way of life
A film depicting the way of life of cattle ranchers in Paisley, Oregon will be the focus of a celebration at Paulina Springs Books on Thursday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m. "The Outside Circle:... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Farmer and artist authors 21st book
Sisters Country is home to some incredibly interesting people. They chose to live on the leeward side of the Three Sisters mountains for the region's beauty, access to land, and the... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Author offers tribute to a horse
Love is sometimes called the greatest power in the universe. It was love that triggered the Trojan War. Love has been the driving force behind medical discoveries that have saved millions of... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
The holiday season is in Sisters galleries
It’s not just Black Friday in Sisters, it’s the Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk this week. What’s out there to supplement your holiday décor, fulfill a gift wish, or create that special element for your home?... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
Outlaws return solid core of veterans to basketball court
The Outlaws boys basketball squad finished last year’s season 14-14 (8-4 in league). They took third place in the tough Mountain Valley Conference, won a first-round state playoff road game, and battled the No.-1 ranked team in 3A in the... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Get your ugly sweater ready to run
For the third year, RunSistersRun is offering a good reason to pull that Ugly Sweater out of the back of the closet as the Ugly Sweater 5k run is on tap for Saturday, December 2, starting... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
Girls basketball prepares for upcoming season
The Lady Outlaws currently have 19 girls on their roster —three seniors, six juniors, one sophomore, and nine freshmen — which is enough to put both a JV and a varsity squad on the court. The strong turnout of freshmen players should... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
Holden named Player of the Year
Marley Holden was a unanimous vote for Player of the Year for the Special District 3 in girls soccer; the first time a Sisters player has received that honor since 2010. The four-year starter for the Lady Outlaws was also a First-Team... — Updated 11/21/2023 Full story
- Outlaws announce All-League selections in football
- Girls soccer falls in State semifinals
- Christian selected Player of the Year
- Outlaw Hall of Fame inducts class of 2023
- Outlaws are state volleyball champs
- Hall of Fame event on tap November 12
- Outlaws compete at state XC meet
- Girls soccer advances to semifinals
- Cycling team on a roll in Sisters
- Boys Soccer Falls in first round of playoffs
- Outlaws lose a heartbreaker
- JV football brings end to successful season
- Camp Sherman's new playground a hit
- XC boys repeat as District champs and girls place second
- Outlaws finish perfect league season on the gridiron
- JV volleyball perfect on season
- Volleyball team advances to the 'Big Dance'
- Outlaws recognize soccer seniors
- Soccer squad falls in first round of playoffs
- Young players show improvement
Health insurance changes a concern in Sisters
Citing concerns related to patient care, access, and affordability, St. Charles Health System is evaluating its participation in all Medicare Advantage plans, including those from Humana,... — Updated 11/7/2023 Full story
Bringing puppy love to Sisters
For Joe Schneider, dogs have always brought companionship, calm, and renewal. Many times during his 30 years as a police officer, the welcoming wags and paws of his four-legged family... — Updated 11/7/2023 Full story
School-based health clinic to host open house
Sisters has reached a milestone in access to health care as Mosaic Community Health assumed operations of the Sisters School-Based Health Center (SBHC) last month. On November 9, from 4 to 6 p.m., Mosaic Community Health will host an open... — Updated 10/31/2023 Full story
Submit Letter to Editor
Letters to the Editor should be 300 words or less. The deadline for submission is Monday at 10 a.m. for publication in that week's Nugget. Please submit your letter by emailing to Jim Cornelius at [email protected] with "letter to the... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Letters to the Editor 11/29/2023
Whose land? Re: The letter “Whose Land?” (The Nugget, November 23): The writer of this letter is under certain misconceptions about the history of Palestine and the Palestinian people. She alleges that “the only people who have... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
Hitting the sweet spot
During recent discussions about the potential expansion of Sisters’ urban growth boundary (UGB), Sisters City Councilor Andrea Blum noted that she hears from constituents who think Sisters... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
The river on the eve of winter
Life in Sisters Country brings us closer to the rhythms of our planet. For example, our seasons don't follow the calendar. I was reminded of this last weekend, when I drove the 50-odd miles... — Updated 11/28/2023 Full story
- Letters to the Editor 11/22/2023
- The cost of a cedar Christmas wreath
- Sisters Country birds
- Sisters salutes...
- A thistle grows in my mind
- Finding rest amid uncertainty
- Scottie choice
- Letters to the Editor, 11/15/2023
- Occupying the land
- You could have heard a pin drop
- Shipworms
- The long echo of the guns
- Letters to the Editor 11/8/2023
- A fine little fire
- Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series
- Fall is a time for a transition
- Connecting neighbors
- Sisters salutes...
- Bull by Bull
- What's your worldview?
- Sisters Country birds
- Letters to the Editor 11/1/2023
- Protecting Sisters' forests
- Stars over Sisters
- Rata-tat-tat, rata-tat like that
- Sisters salutes 11/1/2023
Born under a lucky star
Every once in a while, you meet someone who draws you in like a moth to a light. The exact chemistry is a mystery but there is something about the spring in their step, engaging smile, and... — Updated 11/30/2023
Four decades of serving Sisters
Dr. Bonnie Malone, longtime Sisters chiropractor, is retiring and closing her clinic as of November 27, 2023. For 42-1/2 years in Sisters, Malone has been deeply engaged in the life of the... — Updated 11/9/2023