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About The nugget. (Sisters, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 2021)
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon CLASSIFIEDS The Jewel is a high-end retail gallery selling fine jewelry, museum-quality minerals and fossils, and alabaster home decor. Our customers are a blend of enthusiastic new visitors and long-established admirers. We are seeking a new, long-term sales team member to help us grow into the future. Immediate part-time available with opportunity for full-time. Hourly pay starts from $14-16 DOE. Drop off a resume or email to michelle@thejewelonline.com. AQUA CLEAR SPA SERVICE Hot tub servicing technician needed. Training provided with opportunity for advancement. Competitive pay. Clean driving record required. Call or email for interview: 541-410-1023; aquaclearoregon@gmail.com. Part-time companion/caregiver for very functionable younger adult with short-term memory loss. Client goes to caregiver residence. 541-419-2204 Help Wanted Please send an email to sistersfencecompany@gmail.com with letter of interest. ~ Now Hiring ~ Three Creeks Brewing Join our crew and help deliver the finest beer, food and service to Central Oregon and beyond! Full-and part-time positions available including line cook, host/hostess, and server. Pay depends on experience and position. Email your resume to resumes@threecreeksbrewing. com to apply. The Garden Angel is now filling landscape supervisor and maintenance crew member positions. LCB #9583. Inquire at 541-549-2882 or thegardenangel@gmail.com T H E N U G G E T N E W S P A P E R Year-round FIREWOOD SALES — Kindling — — — News nuggets Snippets and tidbits from Sisters Country By Bill Bartlett Correspondent " August home sales continue blistering pace. A total of 34 homes transacted last month in Sisters Country for a combined value of $27,914,989. The median sales price was $697,000 as compared to July when it was exactly $600,000. August saw eight homes sell for more than $1 mil- lion. A five-bedroom, three- bath home on Chicaree Lane posted at $2.2 million. There9s no longer such a thing as dirt cheap to be found as even a lot in Coyote Springs garnered $339,000. " Builders lament per- mit delays. Home builders are distressed by the time to get a building permit from the County. A canvas of five contractors concludes that permitting times are now 16 weeks on average. Three weeks was typical just six months ago. Builders com- plain that they can9t even get through to the Community Development Department who approve applications. The Nugget had the same experience in trying to obtain comment from a Department spokesperson. Matt Douthit of MCD Homes who have nine lots in varying degrees of development in Sisters said, <We can build a home now faster than we can get it planned and permitted.= " COVID-19 cases among vaccinated continue rise. The most recent update from OHA (Oregon Health Authority) reports that 2,592 vaccinated persons in Oregon have tested positive for COVID-19. That is 15.9 percent of all cases. Of those, 4.9 percent have been hospi- talized and 0.9 percent have OU DAY FOR Y O T L L A C E IN OR PHOTO BY BILL BARTLETT Vine maples at the summit and in Camp Sherman are popping already, as we had such a hot summer. state-of-the-art BioGas pro- cessing facilities which are expected to come online mid next year. " The ins and outs at the Post Office. Entering and exiting Sisters Post Office from Larch continues to baffle many patrons. It is counter intuitive with the entry on the left and the exit on the right. Many a motor- ist has caused a near miss in going out the <in= and going in the <out.= Many a heads are shaken and tempers often flare. It is designed this way so that motorists will be able to deposit mail at the drive-up drop box from the driver window. The signs are clear. " Highway 20 to close for three days east of Sweet Home. September 8-10, there will be a three- day full road closure east Sweet Home to the Santiam Junction, 24 hours per day starting at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8 through 12:59 p.m. Friday, September 10. There will be detour routes in place and signed. No through traffic will be allowed on Highway 20. Plan ahead as there may be additional delays on the alternate routes due to wild- fire recovery efforts. A partnership beyond expectations Stop by and visit with Shelley Marsh & Tiana Van Landuyt. 220 S. Pine St., Ste. 102 | 541-548-9180 R GLAZE MEADOW 420 • $2,600,000 • mls 220123876 Luxurious lodge-style home with timeless architecture & stunning fi nishes. Furnished. 541-588-6245 257 S. Pine St., #101 | farmersagent.com/jrybka SistersForestProducts.com SOLD died at a median age of 81. As of September 3, the seven- day running average of vac- cine doses is 8,795 per day. " Running out of de- wormer. Sisters Feed and Supply on East Main Avenue is out of over-the counter horse dewormers made with Ivermectin, as customers who do not own horses are grabbing them up. Their sup- plier is out of stock with no indication of when they can re-supply. The paste formula for equines is available as a cream and in tablet form for humans to treat a range of skin and parasitic ailments 4 by prescription. " New Sisters Bus Shelter nears completion. A weather protected, handicap- accessible bus stop located at the west terminus (in front of Ray9s Food Place, across from McDonald9s) will be ready within a week. The new Cascade East Transit mini-station9s concrete ramps and pads have been laid. The glass enclosure will be set in place in a few days affording protection from the elements for buses serv- ing Route 28 (Redmond) and Route 29 (Bend). " $90 million proj- ect lands at Eagle Airport. Evensol, LLC 3 Environmental Energy Solutions 3 headquartered at the Sisters Tech Center on the grounds of Sisters Eagle Airport has entered into a joint venture with Duke Energy (DUK NYSE) to develop two renew- able natural gas projects in North Carolina each val- ued at $45 million. Sisters Tech Center anchor tenant, ENERGYneering Solutions, will design, build, com- mission, and operate the CE N A R U S N I FREE N! O S I R A P M CO COM SISTERS FOREST PRODUCTS 541-410-4509 21 AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS SOLD SOLD Exclusive Onsite Realtor for the Ranch 14576 Crossroads Loop, Sisters $629,000 193 E. Black Crater, Sisters $801,000 Jen McCrystal, Broker 541-420-4347 jenmccrystal@ cbbain.com 69312 Camp Polk Road, Sisters $1,425,000 291 W. Cascade Ave., Sisters, Oregon 541-549-6000 coldwellbankerbain.com Each office independently owned and operated. Don Bowler, President and Broker 971-244-3012 Gary Yoder, Managing Principal Broker 541-420-6708 Ross Kennedy, Principal Broker 541-408-1343 Corrie Lake, Broker 541-521-2392 | Emerald Whitlatch, Broker 541-777-4184 Tiffany Hubbard, Broker 541-620-2072 Open daily, 9 to 5, by the Lodge Pool Complex 541-595-3838 Black Butte Ranch 541-549-5555 in Sisters, 377 W. Sisters Park Dr. see all our listings at blackbutterealtygroup.com
