The Nugget
Vol. XLIV No. 8
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News and Opinion
from Sisters, Oregon
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Making the long cast...
DJ creates
‘Live Jive’
in Sisters
By Bill Bartlett
Correspondent
Sisters School District
officials say the need for
space is immediate. Plans
for next year at the elemen-
tary include the installation
of two portable classrooms
to accommodate the current
From a fully equipped stu-
dio off Indian Ford Road and
transmitted over a tower atop
Grizzly Butte in Madras, Jim
Goodwin delights listeners
with a bucket (as he calls it)
of the music you probably
know and love with no com-
mercial interruptions.
Goodwin is on the air with
Live Jive on KJIV FM 96.5
every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday between 9 a.m.
and noon.
KJIV is one of nine sta-
tions under the ownership
umbrella of Jive Radio that
features a round-the-clock
brand of music they call
“Schizolectic Radio.”
The Nugget was present
last week when Goodwin did
his 200th show.
Jive Radio is a non-
profit 501(c)(3) based in
Cedarville, California.
Jeff Cotton, the visionary
See SCHOOL BOND on page 8
See GOODWIN on page 22
PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT
Last Saturday proved to be a good day on the river for fly fishers. But then, any day on the river is a good day...
Sisters School District to put up building bond levy
By Charlie Kanzig
Correspondent
Sisters voters will be
asked May 18 to pass a bond
for the construction of a new
elementary school to replace
the current building that is
undersized and in need of
major renovation.
A 2001 bond that was used
to build Sisters High School
is “retiring,” which means
that if the levy is passes
the tax rate of 93 cents per
$1,000 of assessed property
value would simply continue,
allowing the creation of a
Downtown Sisters fire
determined to be arson
A fire that damaged a
structure in downtown Sisters
earlier this month has been
determined to be arson.
According to the
Deschutes County Sheriff’s
Office, deputies with the City
of Sisters were among those
dispatched to a residential
house fire at 152 N. Larch
St. in Sisters on the night
of Saturday, February 13.
Personnel from the Sisters-
Camp Sherman Rural Fire
Protection District quickly
extinguished the blaze,
assisted by firefighters
from Cloverdale Rural Fire
Protection District and the
Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire
Protection District.
An investigator from the
Oregon State Fire Marshall’s
Office and a Detective from
the Oregon State Police
Arson Unit responded to the
Inside...
scene and conducted an ori-
gin-and-cause investigation
at the residence.
The investigation has
determined the origin of the
fire was on the exterior of the
residence and the cause was
suspected to be arson. The
damage to the residence is
now estimated to be $75,000.
The Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office is working in
coordination with the Oregon
State Fire Marshall’s Office
and the Oregon State Police
Arson Unit on an active
investigation.
Investigators are seeking
assistance from the public
with any information related
to this fire. If the public has
any information regarding
this fire, they are encour-
aged to contact the Deschutes
County Sheriff’s Office at
541-693-6911.
$33.8 million fund for con-
struction of the new school
and renovations and upgrades
on other district property.
Population growth in
Sisters has forced the issue
for the district, according
to school board chair Jay
Wilkins.
Students earn Scholastic honors
Young artists from Sisters
won honors in the Central
Oregon Scholastic Art
Awards program this month.
The program celebrates
budding artists at the mid-
dle-school and high-school
levels. There was an exhibit
opening and award cer-
emony at Central Oregon
C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e ’s
(COCC) Pence Hall and
Pinckney Art Gallery on
February 8. The works will
be on display at the Pinckney
Gallery through February 28.
There are 26 poten-
tial categories in the show,
including 2-D, 3-D, and
contemporary forms. The
Central Oregon Scholastic
Art Awards program, an
affiliate of the National
Scholastic Art & Writing
Awards, started in 2008 when
a group of regional teachers
decided to promote the pro-
gram for Deschutes, Crook,
and Jefferson counties, and
PHOTO PROVIDED
Katie Springer’s “Quilted Flower Jacket” earned a Gold Key.
partnered with the COCC art
department.
“Gold Key” pieces go
on to national judging; win-
ners are invited to attend
the national ceremony at
Carnegie Hall in New York
City. Bela Chladek, Katie
Springer, and Chloe Brinegar
earned Gold Key status.
Sisters High School had 10
artists receiving awards,
and one student from Sisters
Middle School (Brinegar).
The Nugget is spotlight-
ing the work of these student
artists through the coming
weeks; see page 16.
Letters/Weather ............... 2 Paw Prints ........................ 6 Events ............................. 11 Fun & Games ....................18 Classifieds ................. 20-21
Meetings .......................... 3 Announcements ...............10 Stars over Sisters ............16 Crossword .......................19 Real Estate ................ 22-24