News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Shannon LaMonica holds her new student, a young golden eagle. photo by Jim Anderson A three-year-old golden eagle that had been struck by a motor vehicle and brought to Gary Landers of Sisters has been sent to school at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Landers, who operates a raptor rehabilitation facility near Sisters, received the eagle from the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) after it was found injured alongside the road. The eagle suffered severe head and wing damage, but in spite of the injuries recovered almost... Full story
Sisters' Public Works Superintendent, Gary Frazee gives planting instructions to Vickie Thompson (left) and Peggy Lindsay in Sisters Creekside City Park. photo by Jim Anderson Local members of the Sisters' Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints celebrated an important day in church history by beautifying their city. July 24 is a special day for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS): It is known as Pioneer Day and marks the date when pioneers crossing the Western deserts saw the Salt Lake... Full story
A Pacific Northwest rattlesnake. photo by Jim Anderson Five-year-old Jacob Gurney of Squaw Creek Estates hasn't been around long enough to learn about rattlesnakes. Last Tuesday at about 9 a.m. there was one in his backyard. Jacob thought it was a stick and he tried to pick it up. The rattlesnake bit Jacob on the thumb. Jacob let out a piercing cry that alerted his mom, Chris, that her son was in big trouble. "A snake bit me!" Jacob screamed, holding his hand up for his mother to see. "Did you say, snake?" Jacob's mom asked,... Full story
A couple of weeks back I wrote an article about West Nile Virus (WNV) that contained a few suggestions on what to do to avoid contacting the dreaded illness. As I was writing the piece, I wanted acquaint you with the clinical aspects of the disease, but not knowing anyone who survived a bout with West Nile I didn't have any firsthand knowledge of what the infection can do to a human being. I had no idea that two weeks later I would meet Amber Wolf, a WNV survivor. Amber is an artist who recently moved from Santa Fe, New... Full story
South Sisters and the last volcanic activity of about 1,000 years ago. photo by Jim Anderson At approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, while Willie Scott, geologist with US Geological Survey (USGS) was giving a talk in Bend on the South Sister "bulge," a swarm of small earthquakes began shaking things up about four miles beneath the dormant South Sister volcano. USGS scientists were quick to say that the activity posed no immediate threat to the public. Larry Chitwood, geologist with the Deschutes National Forest (DNF)... Full story
