The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Central Oregon is a dream destination for people from around the world. Paradoxically, the region is also full of people who love to travel. Maybe the spirit of adventure is what brought them... — Updated 11/13/2023

It's the classic entrepreneurial scenario: a man with a certain set of skills sees a need and sets about filling it. It was all Ginger's doing. Ginger was John Acree's English Bulldog. She... — Updated 11/13/2023

When Sanoma Blakeley and her horse Goober crossed the finish line in the grueling Tevis Cup Ride endurance race in 2019, she fulfilled a dream she'd held since childhood. Recounting the... — Updated 11/13/2023

The newspaper enterprise My partner in ownership of The Nugget also owns a paper that was founded by William F. Cody - Buffalo Bill. As a lifelong frontier history nerd, you can imagine how t... — Updated 11/13/2023

Only the lonely Know the way I feel tonight Only the lonely Know this feeling ain’t right — Roy Orbison Loneliness is a melancholy theme in generations of songs. It’s not just a trope, though... — Updated 10/10/2023 Full story

Spencer McCullough is on a mission to visit every national park in the Lower 48 on one continuous bicycle trip. According to the stats he posts on his website (https://onelongtrip.bike) he's... — Updated 10/10/2023 Full story

Working on vehicles has been a lifelong passion for Chad Van Handel of Van Handel Automotive in Sisters. "I grew up just working on engines - motorcycles, cars," he recalled. He says the... — Updated 10/3/2023 Full story

Sisters has a hidden gem for those who like to test their skills on two wheels. Bike Park 242 is located just off the McKenzie Highway (242) adjacent to the Sisters Park & Recreation... — Updated 10/3/2023 Full story

A friend of mine wore a T-shirt the other day exhorting us to "Keep Calm and Circus On." It struck me as an apt slogan for the times, for surely we are living in a circus - though perhaps... — Updated 10/3/2023 Full story

A substantial contingent of residents turned out on a drippy Friday afternoon, September 29, to mark the renaming of their neighborhood. The subdivision off of Wilt Road north of Sisters form... — Updated 10/3/2023 Full story

Sisters Middle School (SMS) is modifying its Outdoor School program, which runs October 16-18 at Camp Tamarack west of Sisters. In response to a variety of parent concerns, the school is offe... — Updated 10/3/2023 Full story

“The morning was fair and the plains looked beautifull . . . . The air was pleasant and a vast assemblage of little birds which croud to the groves on the river sung most enchantingly. . . .... — Updated 9/26/2023 Full story

After weeks of heated debate and discussion across the community, the Sisters City Council officially said “no” to the application by the nonprofit Sisters Cold Weather Shelter (SCWS) for... — Updated 9/26/2023 Full story

The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists (OBMT) has issued a final order assessing $13,000 in civil penalties against Michael Boyle, former owner of Hop in the Spa in Sisters, and an... — Updated 9/21/2023 Full story

Last week I headed out to Cody, Wyoming for the annual rendezvous of the chiefs of the Mullen newspapers. Louie Mullen is the majority owner of The Nugget, with myself as minority partner.... — Updated 9/19/2023 Full story

Local firefighting professionals honored the 2023 cadre of young resident volunteer firefighters as they launch their careers in the service last Thursday, September 7. The resident... — Updated 9/12/2023 Full story

Our first winter in Sisters in 1993-94 was rough. My wife, Marilyn, and I were newly married and broke. We had plowed all of our sparse funds into moving to Sisters so that Marilyn could... — Updated 9/5/2023 Full story

Two Sisters athletes set national records in their class in powerlifting competition last month. Don Frosland, 68, 242 pounds, bench-pressed 264 pounds and deadlifted 405 for records. Debi Br... — Updated 8/29/2023 Full story

The Sisters City Council’s decision to hold a public hearing on the proposed emergency homeless shelter at 192 W. Barclay Dr. is the right call. Click here to see related story.. A decision o... — Updated 8/29/2023 Full story

Maui, Hawaii, is as much home to Tristan and Gemma Marshall as Sisters is. When they saw the devastation wrought by a wildfire that destroyed the town of Lahaina, they wanted to help. But... — Updated 8/22/2023 Full story

It’s a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they’re better left unsung I don’t know, don’t really care Let there be songs to fill the air —“Ripple,” Robert Hunter/Jerry... — Updated 8/15/2023 Full story

Robert Sposato is a man on a mission. Carrying a deep passion for jazz music, he has built a successful jazz series at Sisters Depot in Sisters. That series continues with Michelle van... — Updated 8/15/2023 Full story

There was a heated meeting at the Sisters Fire Hall Community Room on Tuesday, August 1, concerning plans to establish an emergency homeless shelter on Barclay Drive in Sisters. The State of... — Updated 8/8/2023 Full story

An international story detailing Chinese funding in American public schools raised eyebrows in the Sisters community last week. The Daily Mail, a British daily tabloid, ran a story on July... — Updated 8/8/2023 Full story