| Current News | | Thousands of dying trees to be logged | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Some 2,100 trees in the corridor leading into Sisters from the west will be logged in a project slated to begin sometime around the middle of April. | | Community mourns deputy's passing | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | The Sisters and Camp Sherman community is mourning the sudden death of Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Dave Blann, at the age of 63.
Blann was a beloved fixture of the Camp Sherman community, serving as its resident deputy for more than 20 years. | | City/County look to a populous future | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | Managing growth that could double the size of Sisters and more than double the population of Deschutes County was on the table at a joint Sisters City Council/Deschutes County Commissioners meeting held at City Hall on February 13.
The Sisters Horizon Visioning Project was lauded as the first major joint plan undertaken by the City and County with funds and staff of each entity involved in the process. | | Former Sisters mayor looks back | | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | | Dave Elliott is leaving Sisters after four decades during which he did as much as anyone to make the community what it is today. | |
| Business | | The Good Day Café opens in Sisters | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | The Good Day Café adjacent to Bedouin, at 143 E. Hood Ave. in Sisters, is open for business. Last May, when Harmony Thomas bought the adjacent women's boutique called Bedouin from Janet Brockway, it presented an opportunity for her husband Brian to return to his roots as a chef. The café is now open for light breakfasts and lunch five days a week, Tuesdays through Saturdays. | | Suttle Lodge is a Sisters getaway | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | People all across the Pacific Northwest think of The Suttle Lodge as a summertime place, a place of family vacations at the lake, of canoes and kayaks and waterskis, of hikes along the trail and old-fashioned dinners at The Boathouse.
And it is all of these things. | | Beasley to head Chamber board | | Tuesday, December 18, 2018 | | Nick Beasley of Cascade Street Distillery is the incoming president of the Sisters Chamber of Commerce Board for 2019. He is representative of the younger generation beginning to influence the future of Sisters. | |
| Arts & Entertainment | | Poets and artists welcome visitors | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Nine artists and writers will share their work this Saturday at Open Studios for Caldera's AiR (Artists in Residence) program. Guests can hear new poetry, see works in progress, meet the residents, and tour studios on the shores of Blue Lake. | | Sisters Rodeo to unveil poster on Friday | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | The 2019 Sisters Rodeo poster will be unveiled at a ceremony on Friday, February 22, at Dixie's in Sisters from 4 to 6 p.m. | | Oregon Quilt Project completes 10-year journey in Sisters | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | The Oregon Quilt Project will host a quilt documentation of quilts that currently reside in the state of Oregon. The goal of the project is to unlock the secrets held within the stitches, patterns, and fabrics of the quilt. | | Belfry brings bluegrass and blues to Sisters | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen returns to Sisters at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, for a show at The Belfry, 302 E. Main Ave. The show, sponsored by Sisters Folk Festival and Preston Thompson Guitars, also features the powerhouse duo of Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley. | |
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| Education | | Schools | | Scientist delves into fake news, propaganda | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | The Internet and social media make information easier to find than ever before. From pranks to parody to propaganda, we are exposed to misinformation every day.
Companies such as Facebook and Google have pledged to fight back with artificial intelligence, developing algorithms to detect falsehoods automatically. But will it work? | | School district completes bond work | | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Brett Hudson had three principles in mind in planning the Sisters School District refurbishment projects funded by a $10.7 million bond approved by Sisters voters in 2014:
• Building longevity.
• Operational savings.
• Improved educational outcomes. | | Native bird rescues are subject of next STA talk | | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | | Elise Wolf, a professional in wild bird rehabilitation, will be the speaker at a presentation sponsored by the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) Thursday, February 21, in the Sisters Camp Sherman Fire Station Community Hall. | | Capturing Cambodia in missionary work
| | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | | My second time to Cambodia I was welcomed with a lecture about avoiding the voluptuous prostitute. | |
| Sports & Recreation | | Outlaws muzzle the Huskies on senior night | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | The Outlaws posted a decisive 55-35 victory over the Sweet Home Huskies at home on senior night on Friday, February 17. They fell 41-26 two days earlier at home to Stayton, the undefeated top team in the Oregon West League, and the No. 3-ranked team in the state. | | Outlaws honored at State competition | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Outlaws cheer competed at State on February 16 and took home a fourth-place trophy in the 4A division. | | Lady Outlaws put the bite on the Huskies | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | The Lady Outlaws suffered a hard 44-19 loss at home against Stayton on Wednesday, February 13, but bounced back two days later with a huge 43-23 victory at home over the Sweet Home Huskies. | | Swim team eighth at State | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Behind a second- and third-place finish in two events by Lydia Bartlett, the Sisters High School girls swim team wrapped up the season with an eighth-place team finish at the OSAA 4A/3A/2A/1A State Championships held February 15 and 16 at the Tualatin Valley Swim Center in Beaverton. | |
| Health | | Taking readers on existential journey | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Megan Griswold is passionate about helping others find their own path, having learned from her own. She has logged over 15,000 hours journeying through remedies from the simple to the wild-from the glaciers of Patagonia and the psycho-tropics of Brazil, to academia, the Ivy League, and the study of Eastern medicine. | | An ace against pickleball elbow | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Pickleball fever is sweeping the nation as one of its fastest-growing sports. In Central Oregon, athletes of all ages are enamored with the physical, mental and social benefits of their beloved pickleball. However, when elbow pain flares up, the most effective long-term treatment is often ignored. | | Program to address mental health crisis comes to county | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Stepping Up is a national initiative being established in Deschutes County in an attempt to reduce the number of people with severe mental health issues in the jail and emergency rooms. | | Grateful, blessed - and struggling | | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | | Struggle does not discriminate. Grief and loss are part of the human experience. Many of us will face heartbreak, regret, and despair. It is also possible that amid all of these realities, we can simultaneously feel grateful, blessed, and perhaps just lucky. | |
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