The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Multnomah Publishers periodically scales back production and lays off employees in order to gain ground in a tough market. The company on January 8 announced the elimination of 15 positions -- meaning 15 people laid off --and a... — Updated 2/3/2004 Full story

The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce emerges from a bumpy past year into 2004 with a fresh outlook and new standards for its budget. The Sisters economy has felt the effect of tumultuous events. The terrorist attacks in 2001 started the... — Updated 1/27/2004 Full story

Multnomah Publishers of Sisters has announced the elimination of 15 positions within the organization. The downsizing is due to an attempt to streamline the company's business. "In light of our effort to adjust to a refined market strategy... — Updated 1/27/2004 Full story

A new destination resort could be sited on a large parcel of land near Sisters, though owners of the property say such a resort is currently just an idea. In the spring of 2003 the partnerships controlled by the William Colson family of... — Updated 1/27/2004 Full story

Squaw Creek got a little rambunctious as ice built up then broke during winter storms. photo by Jeff McCaulou On Wednesday, January 7, Sisters City Hall got a call from Tim Clasen who lives south of Sisters. Clasen reported that Squaw Creek... — Updated 1/20/2004 Full story

Mushers hit the trail in a storm at Hoodoo on Tuesday, January 6. photo by Jeff McCaulou In the world of dogsled racing, comparing Buddy Streeper and Doug Swingley is like comparing a Ferrari to a Land Rover. Streeper is the undefeated... — Updated 1/20/2004 Full story

For staff that have been with the Sisters School District for a decade, it's a bout of deja vu -- a new high school and a powerful winter storm. In the early nineties, the high school -- now middle school -- building was built with a metal... — Updated 1/20/2004 Full story

The Link Creek Bridge has been closed due to rot in one of its supports. photo by Jeff McCaulou The Link Creek Bridge at Suttle Lake has seen its last days. This three-span bridge built in 1991 has rot, due to moisture, along one of its... — Updated 12/23/2003 Full story

Wood and electricity are the two common choices for heating in Sisters. photo by Jeff McCaulou As winter arrives and the air cools, Sisters residents brace themselves for a season of heating bills and wood to split. In a Fuel Cost... — Updated 12/16/2003 Full story

Gary Frazee shows off his Outlaw Daze prototype. The new event, scheduled for May 29, is one of several new Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce events. photo by Jeff McCaulou The Sisters Village Green will see new action this summer when the... — Updated 12/16/2003 Full story

Despite the early snowfall this year, the snow pack readings indicate a below average season -- so far. Officials are taking a wait-and-see attitude about the winter and its effects on spring water levels. Kyle Gorman of the Deschutes... — Updated 12/9/2003 Full story

Sisters merchants are reporting mixed results from the Christmas shopping season so far, but remain optimistic concerning this most lucrative time until summer. In a survey conducted by The Nugget, eight out of 11 business owners reported... — Updated 12/9/2003 Full story

Thinning projects near Sisters may go faster in the wake of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 3. However, some local foresters and activists are skeptical about the bill's real impac... — Updated 12/9/2003 Full story

The roof of the city water reservoir has been sealed. photo by Gary Frazee Citizens of Sisters may rest assured that the drinking water from Pole Creek Reservoir is safe from contamination. The city just spent $70,000 repairing the... — Updated 12/2/2003 Full story

The Sisters School Board has offered Lynn Baker of Cashmere, Washington, a two-year contract as Sisters Superintendent of Schools. Baker has been serving as interim superintendent since contract negotiations with candidate Charles Hellman fe... — Updated 11/25/2003 Full story

Taylor Robertson will bring the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District into a new era as the district's new fire chief. He takes office on December 1. Robertson was set apart from a flood of applicants by his 34 years of... — Updated 11/25/2003 Full story

When water flows from the faucet it's hard to see the planning and technology behind a utility that is taken for granted. Until October 2002, Sisters' city water was extremely vulnerable. Sisters had one 12-inch pipe supplying the town,... — Updated 11/25/2003 Full story

Multnomah Publishers is trying to acquire the Weitech Building through a trade that includes their approximately 35-acre property on Larch Street and the former bowling alley building that they own on Adams Avenue. According to company... — Updated 11/25/2003 Full story

Brush piles are all that remain of a logging operation near Three Creek Lake. photo by Jeff McCaulou The Forest Service recently finished a logging project known as the Broken Rim Sale near Three Creek Lake, off Forest Road 700. The Forest... — Updated 11/18/2003 Full story

Some Central Oregon teenagers are putting their backs into heavy work this fall, rehabilitating the forest burned by the B&B Complex Fire. The Forest Service's Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation team (BAER) has contracted with the Central... — Updated 11/18/2003 Full story

Construction is well underway on new motel suites. photo by Jeff McCaulou Construction started in October on 28 high-end units and a laundry room facility at the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge at the west end of Sisters. Permits were acquired... — Updated 11/18/2003 Full story

The Oregon Log Homes production site on Highway 20 just east of Sisters is bare of logs for the first time in most people's memory. That has led many to wonder if the company is going out of business or selling their operation. "No, the busi... — Updated 11/18/2003 Full story

Sisters businesses and sportsmen who ply the Deschutes River for fishing and rafting will likely have to get used to new limits on using the river. The Bureau of Land Management consented on Tuesday, November 4, to implement a limited entry... — Updated 11/11/2003 Full story

Neighborhood center? Sisters faces tensions between growth and desire to preserve its rural feel. photo by Jim Cornelius The City of Sisters Planning Department faces mounting opposition to proposed changes to the city's Urban Growth... — Updated 1/9/1996 Full story