The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

When Drew Berding first met an auburn beauty named Marilyn in his high school cafeteria, he was won. He asked her out. She said no. As he tells it, "I was a nerd. But Marilyn was so kind and... — Updated 3/6/2012 Full story

Inspired by the musical success of local school kids, Jay Mather kicked off the new year by dusting off his old guitar and venturing into the inaugural Adult Americana class offered through... — Updated 2/7/2012 Full story

Most days of the week, giant boxes loaded with life-saving equipment - ropes, harnesses, headlamps and carabiners - depart from Sisters, en route to rescue organizations worldwide. Now Lance... — Updated 1/24/2012 Full story

The home-ec room at Sisters Middle School was redolent of the sounds and smells of a family kitchen recently as clusters of students chopped apples, measured out sugar, flour and spices,... — Updated 12/27/2011 Full story

David Uttley has a talent for portraying the real faces behind some staggering geopolitical crises. While on assignment last week with one of the world's largest humanitarian organizations,... — Updated 11/22/2011 Full story

Rhonda Funk is probably most recognizable seated behind a piano. An inspirational singer-songwriter, she has three CDs to her credit as well as performances locally and across the country.... — Updated 9/13/2011 Full story

Karl Baldessari's job assignments with the Coast Guard routinely placed him in perilous situations, often performing dramatic helicopter rescues at sea. The work also required his family to... — Updated 9/6/2011 Full story

You might say that 1999 Sisters High School graduate Aubrey Denzer spent the last ten years jumping, dancing, climbing and fighting her way into a career as a Hollywood stuntwoman. This... — Updated 8/2/2011 Full story

In the face of a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, it never occurred to 9-year-old Colton Seymour that one little boy couldn't make a difference. When Colton learned that kids like... — Updated 7/26/2011 Full story

Hawks Haven Reserve, a lovingly cultivated, 90-acre restored wildlife habitat, pays tribute to the area's diverse flora and fauna as well as to one local family's rich Western heritage.... — Updated 7/19/2011 Full story

If compassion were a flavor, it might taste something like Kabum Coffee. Sisters residents can now enjoy this new, high-grade, east African coffee-with-a-cause at Sisters Coffee Company,... — Updated 7/19/2011 Full story

Often, as the afternoon sun wanes over the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, an uninvited guest blows in: the wind. Fabric masterpieces flutter and flap, threatening to break free. Yet every year... — Updated 7/12/2011 Full story

When Donna Rice got the call from Ann Richardson over a year ago inviting her to hold court as the Featured Quilter at the 2011 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show on Saturday, July 9, Rice was... — Updated 7/5/2011 Full story

Rob Appell is a study in contrasts. He's a laid-back surfer as well as a super-industrious businessman. He's a bit of a jokester, yet he's serious about a cause. And, most notably, he's a... — Updated 7/5/2011 Full story

Sewing enthusiasts with wee ones in their lives are likely to make Little Buckaroos Fabric & Quilts a regular stop for creative inspiration and supplies. Lined with bolts of brightly... — Updated 6/21/2011 Full story

As the Sisters Rodeo Parade moseyed down Cascade Avenue under the Saturday morning sunshine, Peggy Dorsett stood watching, feeling exceedingly grateful. Thanks to an outpouring of community s... — Updated 6/14/2011 Full story

Parents and teachers have important messages to impart to teenagers, and only a small window of time to do it in. Yet teenagers are notoriously hard to connect with. So what's the secret?... — Updated 6/7/2011 Full story

While many of his Sisters High School Class of 2010 classmates are returning home from college for the summer, Grayson "Gray" Gould is anchored in Los Angeles focused on making a name for him... — Updated 5/31/2011 Full story

Most eighth graders do not volunteer to stand before a classroom filled with their peers to talk about life's difficulties. Yet that is exactly what Craig Wessel did last week. But then... — Updated 5/17/2011 Full story

Amid a galaxy of brightly colored balloons and live music by Americana Project students, 150 community members dined on soup and bid on silent auction items at Sisters High School Tuesday... — Updated 5/17/2011 Full story

"Can you imagine trying to build a building in Africa by email?" Janet Storton asks rhetorically. She's referring to the challenge that commanded her focus for much of the past year:... — Updated 5/10/2011 Full story

Western-themed home décor is pretty common in downtown Sisters; at Open Range Western Lodge and Decor, it's what takes place behind the scenes that promises a different sort of retail... — Updated 4/26/2011 Full story

For much of 2010, the Walker family of Redmond had much to celebrate. After nearly three years of treatment, seven-year-old Avrey Walker had, by all counts, triumphed over her cancer. "We... — Updated 4/19/2011 Full story

You may see Seth Flanders on your TV in the coming weeks; you may hear his name on your radio. At 18, the Sisters High School senior holds an impressive list of accomplishments; enough so... — Updated 4/5/2011 Full story