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The Nugget
Vol. XLV No. 35
www.NuggetNews.com
Sisters Habitat changes income guidelines
By Sue Stafford Correspondent
Beginning Thursday, September 1, Knife River will begin mobilization for a twoweek period of street repairs to take place in Sisters, while the summer weather prevails. All the projects, except for Main Avenue, will begin at 7 a.m., with streets open again to traffic at approximately 6 p.m. Main Avenue work will be done at night. Actual projects will begin September 6, the day after Labor Day. September 6-8: The first See STREET WORK on page 17
PHOTO BY CODY RHEAULT
Sisters veterans gathered last week to present a Quilt of Valor to Bob Grooney of Sisters. Grooney is a 93-year-old Marine veteran, who joined the service at the age of 15 during World War II. At the age of 16, he fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Quilt of Valor was crafted by Sandra Radtke of Bend. Bob Grooney was a pioneering businessman in Sisters, founding The Gallimaufry and Sisters Liquor Store. He served the Sisters Kiwanis Club and the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce for many years.
Whispers from the past:
Why Whychus?
The name of Cultural and Whychus Creek historic perwas recorded in ceptions have the 1855 Pacific changed from a Railroad Reports, century ago, and indicating that was the importance of its historic name. Whychus Creek Whychus, meanhas been firmly ing “the place we established in Sue Stafford cross the water,” multiple arenas. Columnist comes from the The uppermost 15 Sahaptin lanmiles of the creek guage. In those days, the have been designated as creek flowed freely and ran Wild and Scenic under the wild. The Native Americans Oregon Wild and Scenic in the area fished its waters Rivers Act of 1988. and followed it up into the Over the past two mountains in the summer decades, the creek’s importo gather berries and herbs, tance has been re-estabhunt deer, and pick pine lished with the removal of nuts. 17 barriers to fish passage, Since that time, set- the restoration of more tlers, farmers, and the Army water flowing in the creek Corps of Engineers have year-round, creating cooler tried to tame the creek, turn- water temperatures, and ing it into one large irriga- major projects that have tion canal, spreading its restored shaded pools and waters out over the farmland gravel reaches, in a meanevery summer. By 1912, dering creek giving rise sections of Whychus Creek to meadows and greatly were hot and dry, leaving improved habitat for fish the creek no longer habit- and wildlife. able by native cold-water With the arrival of white fish populations. For many settlers to the area in the years, any water running in late 1800s, the name of the the creek was considered a See WHYCHUS on page 15 waste.
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PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Honoring a Sisters veteran…
Major street repairs set to begin
POSTAL CUSTOMER
Sisters Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for homeownership. At its meeting last Tuesday evening, the Habitat Board of Directors voted to increase the salary threshold to 80 percent of area median income for Deschutes County. The previous salary threshold was 60 percent. Under the new schedule, a family of three with an income between $28,350 and $64,800 may qualify to purchase a Habitat home. See HABITAT on page 17
City manager bids farewell to Sisters By Sue Stafford Correspondent
City Councilor Gary Ross bid farewell to City Manager Cory Misley at the August 24 Council meeting with his own rendition of “Happy Trails.” That meeting was Misley’s last before his departure for new employment at Portland State University in September. Throughout the evening, councilors showed their affection for Misley with good-spirited cajoling and teasing. At the end of the evening, councilors presented Misley with a handcrafted platter from Canyon Creek Pottery’s Ken Merrill depicting the Three Sisters mountains on a black background. Misley shared his final thoughts with the Council and staff, thanking everyone as he signed off: “This is my last City Council meeting for a while after seven years of meetings in La Pine and Sisters. It has been a privilege, and a lot of fun. We can hold our heads high for how much good work we got done. We put our minds and our hearts into a lot of the work, and
PHOTO BY SUE STAFFORD
Cory Misley is departing Sisters for a position at Portland Sate University. The City Council presented him with a parting gift. it shows. That means something for sure. “I’ll never forget that I was in this job when I turned 30 and that’s a milestone – ‘where were you when?’ And the pandemic. That was a curveball that none of us saw coming when I took this job. That was a whole other layer that we worked through together – both in elected roles and administrative roles. A pretty unique
experience. Something we’ll never forget, or maybe, hopefully, never experience again. “A big thank-you, and I look forward to keeping an eye on all the good work that all of you [City Council] are doing and the staff is doing. They’re rock stars and their hearts are in the right place, and I’m really proud of See MISELY on page 23
Letters/Weather ............... 2 Announcements...............10 Scottie Wisdom & Faith ....15 Fun & Games ....................16 Classifieds................. 19-20 Meetings .......................... 3 Entertainment ................. 11 Sisters Salutes ................16 Crossword .......................18 Real Estate ................ 22-24