News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Three Sisters Backcountry Access (3SBCA), a local snowmobiling guide operation that also offers back country ski access and outdoor survival and safety courses, is open for business again this year, with a new field office located at Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park. 3SBCA is operated by Sisters couple Gabe and Rima Chladek and their partners Shane and Lize Fox of Bend. The couples started the business last year under a special permit of the Deschutes National Forest. They felt... Full story
Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful destinations in the West. So if you were going to do something crazy like run a 72-mile race, you might as well do it there. That's exactly what local ultra-marathoner Sean Meissner chose to do September 30 - and he went on to win the first annual Lake Tahoe 72 mile Ultra-Marathon. He was timed in 10 hours, 27 minutes and 48 seconds (10:27;48), which was over an hour and 10 minutes ahead of the runner-up. The event was held in... Full story
Local residents were treated to an ever-so-brief look at the elite men and women riders of the 27th annual Cascade Cycling Classic as the tour finished its second stage with an 81-mile road course that ended atop the McKenzie Pass on Thursday, July 13. The Classic was sponsored this year by Bend Memorial Clinic and is part of the National Cycle Racing Calendar. The race attracts some of the finest American cyclists as well as competitors from around the world. Thursday’s r... Full story
Becoming a strong team of runners requires some vigorous physical training — but that’s just the beginning. The Outlaws cross country teams have learned that recreating together can be the glue that holds a squad together and makes it strong. For this reason, the teams have made a tradition of having a mid-summer running camp on the McKenzie River that features miles of trail running as well as plenty of time rafting down the scenic waterway and hanging around the cam... Full story
The summer hiking season is here and Three Sisters Fellowship is once again offering group hiking opportunities for local residents. Like last year, Kim Barry and some friends plan to lead weekly hikes that range from short, “kid-friendly” jaunts along the Metolius River, to day-long excursions into the wilderness. Due to heavy snow over the winter, some of the higher trails haven’t opened up yet, so a complete calendar of events is not ready. The group plans to start in th... Full story
As Jim and Marion Harrison enter the retirement phase of their lives after long careers in teaching, their youngest daughter Crista, a 1999 Sisters High School graduate, is embarking on her own career as an educator. Making the story more compelling is the fact that Crista landed her first job at the same school, Memorial Middle School, in Albany, where her mother began her own teaching career back in 1978. “Talk about things coming full circle,” said Marion Harrison. “We’re so happy for Crista and can’t quite believe s... Full story
The 2006 graduating class of Sisters High School, 114 strong, made the ceremonial move toward adult life at the 58th commencement on Friday, June 2, in the high school gymnasium. The class motto, Reggie Leach’s “Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire,” indicated to all present that this group is not planning to wait for opportunity; it is going to make things happen. About a dozen members of the class got the ceremony start... Full story
Jenny Boswell capped a stellar high school athletic career by defending both of her hurdles titles at the state meet Saturday, May 27, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Wet, cool conditions kept times in most events a bit slow, but Boswell had no trouble with the rain as she blasted to a clear win in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.29 seconds. Three hours later she was back in the driver’s seat for the 300-meter hurdles and was never challenged, winning by more than a second in 45.47 seconds. In winning both events, Boswell remained un... Full story
A whole slew of weekend warriors from Sisters took part in the 30th annual U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle in Bend on Saturday — and many of them brought home top prizes. The event, a fund-raiser for the Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation, draws hundreds of teams and individuals each year who cover a downhill ski run, an eight-kilometer (4.98 miles) nordic section, a 22-mile bike journey from Mount Bachelor to Bend, a five-mile run, a 1.5-mile canoe/kayak “paddle” on the Deschutes River, and a 500-yard dash to the finis... Full story
Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” Sisters Middle School students got the chance to spend a school week testing Wright’s philosophy in the natural beauty of the Cascades at the annual sixth grade outdoor school held May 1-4 at the Methodist Church Camp near Suttle Lake. Outdoor School is directed by sixth grade teachers Carol Packard, Mike Cox, Wes Estvold and Karla Barton and educa... Full story
A beautiful spring evening provided just the right setting at the The Wally Ciochetti Invitational track meet at Cottage Grove for Sisters athletes to tune up for the upcoming district meet. The boys team finished a strong third among some of the state’s top programs and the girls had some outstanding individual performances, which bodes well with the Capital Conference Championships scheduled for Friday, May 19 and Saturday May 20 at Stayton High School with berths to the state meet on the line. The top two placers in e... Full story
Having a home meet after four weeks of arduous travel appeared to have a positive effect on the Outlaws boys and girls track teams. Both squads tamed the visiting Huskies of North Marion and Sweet Home on Tuesday, May 2. The girls totaled 99 points to easily outdistance Sweet Home (43) and North Marion (42). Running-event winners included Tiffany Martin in the 200 (27.53), Jenny Boswell in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles (15.4 and 46.3), McKenzie Williams in the 400... Full story
A dazzling spring day in Stayton helped bring out yet another round of strong performances for the Outlaws track teams on Tuesday, April 24. Sisters’ girls won all the running events through the 800 meters in the three-way meet against Stayton and North Marion and were second in the 1,500 and 3,000. Jenny Boswell sat out the hurdles races, but showed her versatility in winning the 100 (13.27) and the 800 (2:34.6). Freshman Kirsti Burck won the 200 (28.47) for her first varsity victory and Mackenzie Williams dropped her season... Full story
Outlaws tracksters avoided the mid-season blues in meets at Cascade and Springfield last week by producing very competitive marks. The sun shone at Tuesday’s dual meet at Cascade, which may have been the inspiration for some great efforts by the Outlaws. While both boys and girls teams lost to the host Cougars, some notable breakthroughs took place. Discus throwers Taylor Davenport and Jeff Sampson went 1-2 with personal bests of 122 feet 3 inches and 120 feet 11 inches respectively. Sampson also placed second in the shot p... Full story
More than 200 runners took to the trails around Sisters on Sunday for the fourth annual Peterson Ridge Rumble 60 kilometer and 30 kilometer trail runs. Race coordinator Sean Meissner was all smiles as finishers began making it to the middle school track, relieved that people had found their way through the many twists and turns of the course, some of which was new this year. Michael Wedemeyer of Wilsonville took first overall in the 60 kilometer course in 4 hours, 10 minutes... Full story
In the team’s second outing of the young season, many of Sisters High School’s numerous track athletes set season and personal bests at the Sisters Rotary Invitational held Saturday at Reed Stadium. On the boys’ side, the Outlaws placed fourth among eleven teams with 87.5 points. West Linn nipped Redmond by a point to win with 126 points. Although Sisters had no individual winners among the boys, a number of young men placed near the top, including Eli Callan, who took secon... Full story
With March Madness behind us and baseball season barely begun, sports fans can get their fill of athletic action live this Saturday at the annual Sisters Rotary Track and Field Meet at Sisters High School. Teams of all sizes from throughout the region and one from near Portland will provide great competition and excitement for the Outlaws, who are looking to assert themselves as a force on the oval and in the field. Teams include 4A Redmond, Mountain View, Crook County and West Linn, 3A Madras and La Pine, and 1A/2A Bonanza,... Full story
Sisters runners will hit the trail in the annual Peterson Ridge Rumble on Sunday, April 9. The race, which draws runners from near and far, is held on trails and dirt roads south and west of Sisters. Race director Sean Meissner of Sisters expects about 200 runners in all to take part in the 30-kilometer and 60-kilometer races. Well over 100 have pre-registered, including 11-year-olds Mason Calmettes and Garrett Trahern of Sisters who plan to run/hike the 30-kilomter course in part to raise money from pledges they’ve g... Full story
The annual John Craig Memorial Wilderness Ski Event is set for Saturday, April 1, on the McKenzie Pass. The event, sponsored by the Oregon Nordic Club, includes races and tours for all ages. The key event is the 30-kilometer “Mail Carry” which starts on the west side of the Old McKenzie Highway, crosses the summit and finishes about nine miles west of Sisters. The “Mail Carry” honors Craig, who died on a winter trip in December 1877 while attempting to carry mail over the pass for the U.S. Postal Service on skis. He apparen... Full story
Approximately 250 Sisters residents attended the free screenings of the independent film documentary Invisible Children over the weekend at Sisters Movie House. The film, created by three college-aged students to increase American awareness regarding the plight of children terrorized by a rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda, is the centerpiece of the group’s campaign. The film documents how the three young American men Jason Russell, Lar... Full story
For the second year in a row a Sisters Middle School student won the Central Oregon Regional Spelling Bee held Saturday, March 4, at Bend Senior High School. Adam Cash, a sixth grader in Wes Estvold’s class, spelled “envoy” correctly in the final round of four surviving spellers to win first place in the sixth-through-eighth-grade category. On his way to victory, Cash beat out last year’s winner, seventh grader Jordan Rudinsky, also of Sisters Middle School, who was elimina... Full story
In an effort to bring awareness to a distant but important problem, two screenings of the documentary “Invisible Children: Rough Cut” will be shown this weekend at Sisters Movie House. The film focuses on the plight of children stolen from their homes in Northern Uganda by members of the Lord’s Resistance Army. The documentary will show at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, March 11, and again at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12. The filmakers’ group, also called Invisible Children, makes it a policy that the screening must be free of charge. Si... Full story
In their most successful campaign in school history, the Sisters girls and boys Nordic ski teams placed fourth and fifth respectively at the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association State Championships held February 24-25 at Mt. Hood Meadows. Jena Rickards came prepared for battle and had the best two days of racing in her career to finish fifth overall in the cumulative standings. She finished seventh in Friday’s 4.6 kilometer classic race and moved up to an o... Full story
Dr. Valery Shean, a veterinarian missionary living in Uganda, will be in Sisters for some speaking presentations on March 7-8. “Dr. Val,” as she is affectionately known by the people of Uganda, has served with Christian Veterinary Missions in East Africa for nearly 15 years. She will visit a women’s Bible study at Three Sisters Fellowship on Tuesday March 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. She will focus on the work she has done with women and their families in Uganda. Shean will do a similar presentation at another women’s study, with a... Full story
The Sisters boys and girls Nordic teams both finished as runners-up to the Redmond Panthers at the Northern Division Championship Pursuit Race held at Hoodoo on Saturday, February 11. The finish gave the Outlaws their highest combined placing in school history. The teams have a week off before the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association State Championships set for February 24-25 at Mt. Hood. Redmond’s boys, led by Martin Aulie and Max Foster, swept the top five i... Full story
