The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

The geese at Black Butte Ranch are beautiful, but they leave a mess. An experimental program may control their population -- and clean up the grass. photo by Tom Chace They're beautiful, soaring overhead in pairs or in a "V" formation, with... — Updated 4/20/2004 Full story

The City of Sisters Planning Commission will review plans for the proposed new Sisters Library on Thursday, April 15. The meeting, open to the public, is at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. "We have worked very hard on this plan," said head... — Updated 4/13/2004 Full story

The proposed new Sisters Library will be more than three times the size of the present building, according to the schematic layout being presented to the City Planning Commission April 15. "We'll have room for over 25,000 volumes, up from... — Updated 4/13/2004 Full story

Neighborhood postal boxes are springing up all over town. photo by Tom Chace Cooperation between the City of Sisters and the U.S. Postal Service will mean a savings in both time and money for many area residents. The city gave the go-ahead... — Updated 4/6/2004 Full story

Brian Green, No. 30, and his brother, Mike, No. 10, of Sisters, played in a semi-pro league football game at Sisters Middle School football field. photo by Tom Chace Football was in action in Sisters last Saturday night, April 3, even... — Updated 4/6/2004 Full story

(Clockwise from top) Blake Ehr, Andrew Wilson, Emery Meyer, Ashton Simms, Katherine Ruettgers, Rachael Tenneson. photo provided It started badly. The flight out of Redmond was canceled at the last minute, causing the anxious group to arrive... — Updated 4/6/2004 Full story

Left to right: Ran Zhu, Tony Powell, Nicki Post, Sarah Dodson and Maren Gauldin, students from the University of Colorado, work on Habitat house. photo by Tom Chace Two groups of college students spent most of their spring break working in... — Updated 3/30/2004 Full story

The new Sisters Athletic Club is a large and versatile facility. Nugget News photo Sisters Athletic Club is ready to open its new18,000-square-foot facility on Highway 20 at the east end of Sisters on Monday, April 5. The expansive new club... — Updated 3/30/2004 Full story

Long-time Sisters resident and Black Butte Ranch waitress Carol Woosley learned this week that she will be coming home from her 100-day cancer treatment program in Portland -- possibly by the end of this month. Woosley underwent a bone... — Updated 3/23/2004 Full story

The large pack of llamas, so familiar to all who drive west on the McKenzie Highway, has moved across the mountains. But two remaining females "may be pregnant and a new herd may be in the offing," according to Linda Patterson who, with... — Updated 3/23/2004 Full story

The large pack of llamas, so familiar to all who drive west on the McKenzie Highway, has moved across the mountains. But two remaining females "may be pregnant and a new herd may be in the offing," according to Linda Patterson who, with... — Updated 3/23/2004 Full story

The two main roads near the entrance to Black Butte Ranch have been torn up the past three weeks for the replacement of underground electrical conduit. "We have about another two weeks to go," said Travis Kinder, foreman with Robinson &... — Updated 3/16/2004 Full story

The two main roads near the entrance to Black Butte Ranch have been torn up the past three weeks for the replacement of new underground electric conduit. "We have about another two weeks to go," said Travis Kinder, foreman with Robinson & Ow... — Updated 3/9/2004 Full story

One of the least known services in this area is Volunteers in Medicine (VIM), helping those who need medical care but are unable to pay for it. Until recently, those uninsured or underinsured who had need for medical care went to an emergenc... — Updated 1/27/2004 Full story

Sled dog racing will take over Sisters during part of the Atta Boy 300 Oregon World Cup next Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6-7. This is a "stage race" spread over eight days. Two of those stages take place in the Sisters backcountry, recent... — Updated 12/30/2003 Full story

Teresa and Saundra Mann Christmas shop at the Sisters Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store. photo by Tom Chace It was play money, but it bought some real holiday cheer. On Monday, December 15, Habitat for Humanity of Sisters opened the doors... — Updated 12/23/2003 Full story

After several weeks of concern about the future of the Sisters Jazz Festival, good news came last week when the sponsors reached the threshold of contributions to match a $10,000 grant. A donor who wished to remain anonymous put up the... — Updated 12/16/2003 Full story

The Sisters Community Choir will perform two free Christmas concerts here on Saturday and Sunday, December 20-21, at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. The 14-member choir will do a program primarily of Christmas music with... — Updated 12/16/2003 Full story

Electronic signs and a new information number keep motorists informed of road conditions. photo by Jim Cornelius The order for which traction devices are required to get over the Santiam Pass out of Sisters starts from on high. Literally.... — Updated 12/16/2003 Full story

Lorna Wright, window painter, at work at the Sisters Post Office. photo by Tom Chace Lorna Wright is an unusual painter in an area known as a haven for artists. She paints windows. A long-time Sisters resident with a home on Cloverdale... — Updated 12/16/2003 Full story

Residents of Black Butte Ranch hosted a special guest at their monthly property owners dinner on Tuesday night, December 9. Carol Woosley, 16-year veteran waitress at the Lodge restaurant, has served dozens of these kinds of meals to the... — Updated 12/16/2003 Full story

The crowd waiting for Sisters Starry Nights concert tickets all got their tickets. photo by Tom Chace Organizers of the Starry Nights benefit concert series were afraid that high demand could make for some disgruntled folks at a December 6 l... — Updated 12/9/2003 Full story

Sisters Elementary School students performed at Magical Voices of Christmas. photo by Jim Cornelius The Rotary Club of Sisters gave an advance Christmas present to local residents Friday evening, December 5, with a free concert at the new... — Updated 12/9/2003 Full story

Lynn Johnston and Principal Bob Macauley at the Sisters High School Library. photo by Tom Chace Sisters building contractor Lynn Johnston says that if he learned one thing from his father it was that hard work pays off. "I have been... — Updated 12/9/2003 Full story

Cathy Ehlers and Lorena Bliven of the Sisters Garden Club. photo by Tom Chace With funds raised during their annual Sisters Home and Garden Tour, the Garden Club of Sisters made a contribution of $2,000 for the landscaping at the downtown... — Updated 12/9/2003 Full story