News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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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
After having last week’s race canceled at Mt. Hood due to heavy snowfall, the Sisters High School Nordic ski team faced near whiteout conditions at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday, February 4, which forced race officials to modify the race plan. Rather than conducting a pursuit race, which includes two phases, officials decided to simplify and run just one mass-start five-kilometer classic race. “The wind was unbelievable, so to keep everyone out there a couple of more hours to fin... Full story
The boys Nordic ski team posted its first-ever meet victory Saturday, January 21, beating three Northern Division rivals in a classic-style race at Mt. Bachelor. The Outlaws placed six racers in the top 10 to score 19 points to overwhelm Corvallis (33), Redmond (40), and Cleveland (66). Kelly Crowther was the runner-up (13:45) behind Max Foster of Redmond, who won the individual title in 12:50. Jeremy Evan (14:38) and Stefan Redfield (14:42) placed fifth and sixth respectively to score for the Sisters squad, and Kyle... Full story
After last week’s twilight race tune-up, the Outlaw Nordic Ski team showed it is definitely ready to compete with a very strong outing at the first league meet of the season Saturday, January 14, at Hoodoo. The Sisters girls had three racers in the top nine to take second place among seven Northern Division teams in a classic-style event measured at just under five kilometers. Redmond won the meet with 14 points by placing three racers among the top four. Sisters scored 48 p... Full story
A rainout of last Saturday’s open race at Hoodoo has not deterred the spirits of the members of the Sisters High School Nordic ski team. In fact it will simply make Thurday’s night race at Hoodoo Mountain Resort more exciting, according to coach Lee Fischer. The Outlaws will host other Northern Division teams on January 5 in a five-kilometer freestyle race at Hoodoo beginning at 4:30 p.m. It is the first time Fischer has hosted an evening meet for high school racers and he looks forward to seeing how it works out. “It will... Full story
Music greets you entering the Dancerfli Productions! studio next door to Iron Accents at 117 W. Sisters Park Dr. in the industrial park. Peak through the curtained door and you’ll likely see dancers under the direction of a young woman completely in her element, Sundi McClain. McClain, who is originally from Roseburg, and her husband Robb were traveling through the area earlier this year, decided Sisters was “the place” and opened the studio August 8. In short order, McCla... Full story
With the first competition still two weeks away, the abundance of local snow has given the Sisters High School Nordic ski club a great jump start to the season. In addition to good snow, the team is reveling in its biggest turnout in club history. Coach Lee Fischer, in his sixth year heading the team, is thrilled to have a number of returnees as well as a fresh flock of new faces on the squad that touts 18 members. “It’s always good to have a strong core of experienced ski... Full story
The “Christmas Blessings to New Orleans” gift drive to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina continues through December 13. Unwrapped, small gifts for people of all ages are being collected at three locations in Sisters. Gifts can be dropped off at Sisters Coffee Company (273 W. Hood Ave.) and Sisters Video (413 W. Hood Ave.) during regular business hours and at Three Sisters Fellowship (442 Trinity Way), Tuesday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. According to coordinator Kim Barry, gifts from Central Oregon will be del... Full story
The “Christmas Blessings to New Orleans” gift drive to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina continues through December 13. Unwrapped, small gifts for people of all ages are being collected at three locations in Sisters. Gifts can be dropped off at Sisters Coffee Company (273 W. Hood Ave.) and Sisters Video (413 W. Hood Ave.) during regular business hours and at Three Sisters Fellowship (442 Trinity Way), Tuesday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. According to coordinator Kim Barry, gifts from Central Oregon will be del... Full story
More Sisters students will have an opportunity to swim competitively this year. For the first time in 10 years the Outlaws swim team has secured a second training facility and a volunteer coach to give the large number of students trying out for swimming a chance to participate, according to coach Isolde Hedemark. Hedemark reported that Sisters High School (SHS) Site Council member Lori Hancock and SHS Volunteer Coordinator Ann Jacobsen approached Dave Elliott, manager of the Sisters Inn, about possible use of the motel pool... Full story
As an encore to the series of summer hikes led by women from Three Sisters Fellowship Church, three autumn hikes are scheduled in upcoming weeks. Thursday, October 6, a group will depart at 9 a.m. from the church and drive west to traverse the five mile loop around Clear Lake located along the highway to Eugene. This level hike encircles sparkling Clear Lake and meanders through a lava flow and shady forests. Vine maples should be in full color, providing a real taste of... Full story
For 30 years Harland Yriarte has directed a running camp in the heart of the Steens Mountain country where his Basque grandfather once tended sheep. His philosophy is simple: Come to the high, high desert, away from what he calls “Flatland, America” and test your body, mind and soul in ways that will not only make you a better runner, but a better person. Six members of the Outlaws cross country team took that challenge and spent the first week of August in some of the mos... Full story
Summer hikes led by members of Three Sisters Fellowship are continuing through August and everyone is welcome according to co-leader Kim Barry. Recent hikes into Tamolitch Pool and Obsidian Falls were magnificent,participants report. The trip into Tamolitch included 15 adults and 16 kids and provided a great opportunity to unite, said Kim Barry. Tamolitch is very kid-friendly since it is fairly level and only about four miles long, she said. In contrast, a hike around the... Full story
Rescue Response Gear, a locally owned company that supplies equipment to fire departments, search and rescue organizations and other agencies, has expanded its focus and accessibility to the public. The company is offering an online site with a comprehensive inventory of everything from climbing gear to car-camping needs. Lance and Monika Piatt, owners of Rescue Response Gear for the past eight years, want Sisters area residents to know that their business, located in the... Full story
To passersby it looked like a major fire emergency was taking place near Buck Run last Wednesday, July 20. Nearly 70 personnel from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District (RFPD), Oregon Department of Forestry, Deschutes County Search and Rescue, U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Department of Transportation joined forces in the second annual Multi-Agency Fire Exercise. Fire trucks and tankers, hoses and yellow-clad workers could be seen in and around the Buck Run... Full story
So well known that his trail name is simply and reverently intoned as “The Runner,” 55-year-old David Horton is about to finish doing something that is truly hard to fathom. In two weeks he will finish running the entire Pacific Crest Trail — all 2,650 miles of it — in a total of 66 days. That works out to about 43 miles every day on the average. The current speed record belongs to Ray Greenlaw who finished in just over 83 days. Horton wants people to know that his own record... Full story
There was a little bit of Hollywood and a whole lot of the finest bamboo rods in North America at the fourth annual Metolius River Bamboo Rod Fair held at Black Butte School in Camp Sherman over the weekend. Jason Borger, who did the fly casting scenes for Brad Pitt in the 1992 movie A River Runs Through It, provided the Hollywood aspect of the event. Much more than just a movie double, Borger is the director of Fly Casting Education for the Fly Casting Institute and the... Full story
Glen Davidson attended the first Davidson family reunion in 1965, which was the start of a legacy unheard of these days: 40 consecutive years of get-togethers designed to nurture and instill family bonds. Carol Williams, Glen’s youngest sibling among a family that totaled 13 children, hosted the 40th annual event at her property called Meadowbrook near Camp Sherman last week. The driveway lined with American flags and the gallery of photos of veterans displayed in the barn w... Full story
Sisters residents and visitors looking to catch the latest summer flicks now have to go no further than the east edge of town. The Sisters Movie House opened its doors for business in the FivePines development near Sisters Athletic Club on Thursday, June 30. The theater served just over 200 moviegoers the first day, according to developer and owner Lisa Clausen. “It was like a fire drill the first day, but things actually went quite well,” she said. “We had a dry run the n... Full story
