News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Paul Bennett discusses his tapestries during the Sisters Art Stroll. The artist worked for years with Pendelton Woolen Mills to develop the tapestries. Hundreds of people turned out for the stroll on Saturday. photo by Conrad Weiler Balmy weather greeted throngs of strollers at Sisters' sixth annual summer Art Stroll last Saturday, June 19. The mellow crowd was treated to a wide variety of art, dancing, food and music throughout town. Highlighting events was Paul Bennett's unveiling of his new series of tapestries at the High... Full story
Grant Carleton displays his catch, assisted by Sherrie McCord. photo by Conrad Weiler About 600 children enjoyed a dream day of fishing last Saturday, June 12, at Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery in Camp Sherman. Each child, 10 years old and under, gets to catch one "big one" from the large holding pond at the hatchery. "This event has been going on for about 15 years," said Mike Sims, fish specialist at the hatchery, as he helped children weigh their catch and prepared them to take it home in an iced bag. Mike and about 40 other... Full story
Dwight Smith, right, confers with Todd Dunkelberg about library plans. photo by Conrad Weiler Todd Dunkelberg told the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOL) that the new Sisters Library should be completed by late next year (2005). Dunkelberg, who is assistant administrator for the Deschutes Public Library System, made his prediction at the annual potluck meeting for the group held at Sisters Community Church meeting hall last week. He said negotiations with the City of Sisters are continuing. "The location of the new library... Full story
Mark Thompson takes a look back at NASA's technological history. photo by Conrad Weiler There's a lot of interest in digital photography these days, with sales of digital cameras surpassing film cameras. Mark Thompson of Sisters remembers building the first digital camera for NASA in the early 1990s. "We were working on the space shuttle program and the astronauts would use Nikon F4s and Hasselblad film cameras to record images from space and bring them back," Thompson said. "However, we were looking for a quicker way to see... Full story
Fran McNa displays jewelry at her new gallery in Sisters. photo by Conrad Weiler The newly opened Wild Rivers Gallery in Town Square offers a variety of watercolors and mixed media artworks by several Northwest artists. Of particular interest are the watercolor landscapes of Hank Weber, "Pots of Color" by Carolyn Gunderson and L. Marie Miller's humorous "Two Cranky Girls." Owner Fran McNa also features jewelry, pottery and textiles in her nicely decorated shop. She was born in Salem and now lives in Sisters. "The shop's name... Full story
Celebrating their Wohelo award: (L.-R.) Rikki Glick, Jackie Grittman, Crystal Metcalf, Teresse MacKenzie, Amber Craigg, Josh Simone. photo by Conrad Weiler Celebrating many years of friendship and service through Camp Fire USA, six local students received their Wohelo (Work, Help, Love) awards at Sisters High School on Sunday evening. A large group of family, friends, and officials applauded the efforts and accomplishments of Amber Craigg, Rikki Glick, Jackie Grittman, Teresse MacKenzie, Crystal Metcalf and Josh Simone in... Full story
Since 1963, when local farmers got together, Cloverdale has had a rural fire protection district. "May is the annual drive to enlist new volunteers to join this elite local group," said training officer and Captain John Thomas. Cloverdale has two stations and covers 50 square miles of territory between Sisters, Redmond and Bend according to Thomas. "We have the latest tech in our department. Each station has an engine, tender (with 3,000 gallon water capacity), a heavy brush rig, and a first-response vehicle with... Full story
Sisters' new softball field was a labor of love for many local community members. photo by Conrad Weiler The vision of a new softball field becomes reality this week for coaches and players of the Lady Outlaws' young team. "We'd like to invite all our loyal supporters out for Thursday's (May 13) 5 p.m. game with Stayton and our final game with North Marion on Monday afternoon," said assistant coach Amber McCloud. "The new field has been completed and we're ready for action." And supporters there are, including Mike Burke of... Full story
Kris Martinson points out areas requiring recreation passes. photo by Conrad Weiler Folks interested in local hiking, picnicking and boating using Forest Service recreational facilities this summer will be faced with an array of different options for recreation passes. "This is part of a national strategy offering consistency," said Martinson. "There are some changes in this new phase for recreation access and the public will have to do some shopping for what pass or passes work best for them." The good news is that the... Full story
Camp Sherman residents have been wondering when roads closed after last summer's B&B Complex Fire would reopen. Now they have an answer. "We'll start opening some roads starting on Saturday, April 17," said Kris Martinson of the Sisters Ranger District. "This will be in stages with Priority 1 roads being opened first and then, as snow recedes, Priority 2 roads will be opened. The 'open' roads will be marked with orange dots (on road markers) to alert people which roads are legal to travel on." There will be 16 Priority 1... Full story
Citizens review ODOT's plans for a bridge. photo by Conrad Weiler Local residents weighed in last week on a proposal to replace a bridge over Lake Creek near milepost 87 west of Sisters on Highway 20. A meeting hosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was held Thursday, March 18, in the Sisters Best Western Ponderosa Lodge conference room. ODOT unveiled the agency's current preferred option for the bridge, which is located between the old Suttle Lake Resort access road and the lake's newly-constructed access r... Full story
