Musical cast made a
close-knit team page 8
Expect a chilly
November page 16
Artists praise work
of folk festival page 19
The Nugget
Vol. XL No. 45
P OSTAL CUSTOMER
News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
www.NuggetNews.com
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Outlaws repeat as state champions
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
See VOLLEYBALL on page 29
Editor
Future of east portal
area is uncertain
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
Travelers into Sisters often
miss the “east portal” area
located between the east end
of Highway 242 and Highway
20. Signage is not very prom-
inent and many don’t know
that there’s a parking lot, lab-
yrinth, and bathrooms there.
The seven acres of land
belongs to the U.S. Forest
Service and is zoned as open
space. The restroom located
there is maintained by the
City of Sisters public works
department and is closed for
the winter. The acreage is part
of the Forest Service head-
quarters property that is cur-
rently for sale.
Public Works Director
Paul Bertagna informed the
Parks Advisory Board last
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changes
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By Jim Cornelius
The Outlaws volleyball
team celebrated their
state-championship
victory after an
intense four-set
match with
number-two-ranked
Valley Catholic.
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
The top-ranked Lady
Outlaws volleyball team
clicked on every level as
they easily dismantled their
first two opponents enroute
to their victory over No. 2
Valley Catholic in the cham-
pionship match of the 4A
volleyball championships on
Saturday, November 4.
The victory meant that the
Outlaws have notched back-
to-back state championships.
Sisters started the tourney
with a Friday-morning game
against local rival Crook
County (CC). The Outlaws
were firing on all cylinders
and easily swept the Cowgirls
25-9, 25-12, 25-18. Their
serving was exceptional and
kept CC off balance, and hin-
dered the Cowgirls from good
attacks on the ball for most of
the match.
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U.S. POSTAGE PAID
Sisters, OR
Permit No. 15
week that he discussed sev-
eral options in talks with the
Forest Service regarding the
challenges of the property. If
the City doesn’t continue to
maintain the restrooms and
garbage facilities, the Forest
Service doesn’t have the staff
to maintain the property and
would permanently close the
facilities. If the City were to
purchase those seven acres,
they could be turned into a
park of some kind, perhaps a
dog park, to protect the open
space and trees on the west
entrance into town.
To eliminate illegal dump-
ing at the portal during the
winter, the Forest Service is
going to provide a gate, which
the City will install. If a gate
is not available, the City can
place large boulders across
the driveway to block entry.
After 35 years of own-
ership, publisher Kiki
Dolson has sold The Nugget
Newspaper.
Tom Mullen and J. Louis
Mullen, who jointly and
separately own community
newspapers in Wyoming,
Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon, took ownership
last week.
“It’s time to retire,” Dolson
said. “I’m really happy with
the buyers because they are
still family-owned, with
huge amounts of newspaper
See MULLEN on page 20
Winter driving conditions hit Sisters
Sisters residents woke
Friday morning to the first
real dusting of snow for the
season. As temperatures
drop and storm clouds loom,
hundreds of drivers made
appointments to switch to
winter tires. Winter driving
conditions have arrived in
Sisters Country.
Severe winter weather can
be both frightening and dan-
gerous for automobile travel.
Motorists should know the
safety rules for dealing with
winter road emergencies.
The Automobile Association
of America (AAA) reminds
motorists to be cautious
while driving in adverse
weather.
AAA recommends the fol-
lowing winter driving tips:
• Avoid driving while
you’re fatigued. Getting the
proper amount of rest before
taking on winter weather
tasks reduces driving risks.
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Freezing rain is forecast this week. It’s time to go into winter driving mode.
• Never warm up a vehicle
in an enclosed area, such as a
garage.
• Make certain your tires
are properly inflated.
• Never mix radial tires
with other tire types.
• Keep your gas tank at
least half full to avoid gas-
line freeze-up.
• If possible, avoid using
your parking brake in cold,
rainy and snowy weather.
• Do not use cruise control
when driving on any slippery
surface (wet, ice, sand).
• Always look and steer
where you want to go.
See WINTER ROADS on page 30
Letters/Weather ................ 2 Bunkhouse Chronicle ......... 9 Announcements ................12 Fit for Sisters ................... 23 Classifieds ..................26-28
Meetings ........................... 3 Paw Prints ....................... 10 Movies & Entertainment ....13 Crossword ....................... 25 Real Estate .................28-32