News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Ric Nowak will leave his post as Director of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce on October 1. photo by Jim Mitchell Last week Ric Nowak announced that he will be leaving his position as Executive Director of the Sisters Chamber of Commerce in October. "I want to spend more time on my duties with the Redmond City Council and on the private antique business I have in Redmond that I work with my wife," he said. "And if I can get the financial support, I would like to take another run at a Deschutes County Commissioner... Full story
Bill Adams, Sisters' new planner. photo by Jim Mitchell Bill Adams of Portland and his planning services firm will take over the reins as Sisters' new planning director this month. City Manager Eileen Stein announced this week that the City of Sisters will enter into a contract with Adams Planning & Development Services. Adams will begin work on July 26. Adams proposed a structure in which he would contract his services to the city. In essence the city will be contracting with Adams Planning & Development Services rather than... Full story
Quilters jammed the Village Green for their annual picnic. photo by Jim Mitchell The finale of the week-long Quilter's Affair class program was a picnic complete with music and, of course, more quilting. After a week of classes, lectures, and demonstrations, 650 quilters were served by Bronco Billy's Ranch Grill & Saloon in the Village Green Park. Musical entertainment during the meal was provided by Jody Henderson, Sisters school band director and his jazz ensemble. Ann Richardson, executive director, started the program.... Full story
A young volunteer helps out. photo by Jim Mitchell It's the volunteers who make the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show possible. Some have been publicly acknowledged with words and/or awards. But many more have been satisfied with a quiet "Thank you." Jean Wells, founder of the Quilt Show, and Ann Richardson, this year's Executive Director, constantly emphasize the importance of the many volunteers, seen and unseen, who handle planning, receiving, sorting, paper-work, sponsor and business contacts, hanging, collecting garbage, and an... Full story
Sisters firefighters helped hang quilts where others couldn't reach. photo by Jim Mitchell Warm weather -- but not too warm -- contributed to a near-record crowd at the 29th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Although nobody can, or will, estimate the size of the crowd at the annual event, estimates have been bandied about in the 20,000 range for previous shows. Judging by the available walking space in town, the length of the bathroom, food, and ATM lines and the number of charter buses, this year's event drew at least that... Full story
A Washington church group lent Habitat for Humanity a hand. photo by Jim Mitchell Sisters Habitat for Humanity received extra help last week. Sue Logghe, Associate in Ministry at Faith Lutheran Church, brought two other adults and eight of the church's youth from Bellingham in northwest Washington for a week of house building in Sisters. They worked on houses in the Edge of the Pines subdivision near Sisters Elementary School. Logghe, through a friend-of-a-friend, made contact with Marie Clasen at Sisters Habitat. Because... Full story
Jerry Sandver and Max enjoy the view at Three Creek Store. photo by Jim Mitchell He is living his dream. After 30 years of traveling hundreds of miles a year to his favorite mountain lake, Jerry Sandver has made Three Creek Lake his home away from home. Sandver had been coming to Three Creek Lake since the mid-1970s. Several years ago while he was buying ice, the previous owner noted that Sandver had been "coming here for a long time." She asked, "Have you ever thought about owning it?" He told her, "Oh, don't tease me. You... Full story
SOAR Americana students perform. photo by Jim Mitchell The Americana Project is expanding to the elementary and middle schools after several years at Sisters High School. A step in that process is The Americana Project Summer Classes presented by SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation). Subtitled "Guitar, Songwriting, and the Creative Process" the classes are an extension of the Sisters Folk Festival Americana Project, bringing guitar instruction and songwriting to middle school students. Last week students... Full story
Kids at Camp Sunrise display their camp banner. photo by Jim Mitchell They come to Sisters to heal. Last weekend 39 youths from throughout Central Oregon attended Camp Sunrise, a camp for bereaved youth. A joint production of Hospice of Redmond, Sisters and Grant County and Hospice of Bend-La Pine, the camp was conducted at the United Methodist Church Camp on Suttle Lake. Camp Sunrise has offered grief therapy to young people ages six to 14 for six of the last eight years. It is founded on the understanding that "every child... Full story
Paul Schneider navigating. photo provided Paul Schneider of Sisters has a strenuous definition of fun. He is an adventure racer, competing in challenging 12- to 24-hour competitions involving segments of kayaking, trail running and mountain biking. All segments rely heavily on accurate navigation by map and compass. No GPS (Global Positioning System) allowed. An Adventure Race will generally contain eight or more checkpoints. Each team member carries a "passport" that must be stamped or punched at each checkpoint. Teams of... Full story
Rodeo clown Burt Davis paid a visit to Sisters Elementary School with his performing dogs. The visit delighted the children who also got a quick history lesson about their hometown rodeo. photo by Jim Mitchell Students at Sisters Elementary School were treated to a rodeo performance of their very own on Thursday, June 10. Burt Davis, a rodeo clown here to work the Sisters Rodeo, paid the school a visit with his trained dogs. To set the mood, Jenny Gregory, this year's Sisters Rodeo Queen, dressed Principal Tim Comfort in a... Full story
Saf Canja (left) and Jody Henderson thanked Jim Hanson for two pianos. photo by Jim Mitchell A few weeks ago a new baby grand piano arrived at Sisters High School, contributed by the Snowman Foundation. Last Friday two more pianos arrived in town, donated by Jim Hanson of Bend. Hanson does everything related to pianos -- restoration, moving and storage, rentals, tuning, etc. Hanson donated the two baby grand pianos to the Jazz Festival's "Keys for Kids" program. Because of their size, neither was appropriate for placement in... Full story
Mary Richards finishes a quilt. photo by Jim Mitchell Forty-five years ago, Mary Richards became a nun. Although no longer part of the convent, she is returning to Lacrosse, Wisconsin, to reunite with 19 of her classmates. She chose to drive because of the quantity of baggage she is carrying with her: 19 quilts, one for each classmate. Planning ahead, she has been making quilts for two years to present to her classmates. Last week she displayed the quilts at St. Edward the Martyr Catholic Church in Sisters. Friends drifted... Full story
Bill Duehren points out the location of ballfield facilties. A groundbreaking will be held on Thursday, June 3, at 8 a.m. just north of the SOAR building. photo by Jim Mitchell After several years of fund-raising and location changes, groundbreaking for the new Little League ball-field with be held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 3, just north of the SOAR building near Sisters High School. Originally the Sisters Little League ball field was constructed by the Kiwanis Club of Sisters on city-owned property. Subsequently the... Full story
Pat Cook hit the boards for a last dance with her students last week. She's retiring after 10 years of teaching dance in Sisters. photo by Tim O'Neal Pat Cook retired from active teaching in 1991. After more than 10 years as a Sisters dance instructor, she has retired again. Last Thursday evening, May 20, Cook presented her final production, "How the West Was Fun," in the auditorium at Sisters High School. Pat Cook and her husband, Richard, traveled from Dallas, Texas, to Portland to visit their son in 1991. Richard had recen... Full story
A moving crew brought Habitat Home No. 28 to the homesite. photo by Jim Mitchell In the early Saturday morning hours, Sisters Habitat for Humanity house number 28 moved across town from the former Relco Tank Line site on Highway 20 (next to Mtn. Shadow RV Park) into its new home on Maple Lane. Constructed in the 1970s, the house was an office for Relco for a number of years. With the closing of that company and plans to develop the land, Relco owners donated the building to Sisters Habitat for Humanity. The building will... Full story
Pianist Michael Allen Harrison and singer Julianne R. Johnson drew standing ovations from the audience in a performance at Sisters High School. photo by Ravi Tej Khalsa Sisters High School's new baby grand piano was baptized in fine style on Saturday, May 15. An enthusiastic and appreciative audience greeted Michael Allen Harrison and Julianne R. Johnson, along with three performers from Sisters High School to celebrate the gift of the baby grand piano from the Snowman Foundation of Portland. Harrison, producer, composer,... Full story
Amanda Sarles (standing) and Sarah Douglass check out the new piano. photo by Jim Mitchell Luck, coincidence, miles of driving and hard work by a handful of Sisters High School staff and students paid off this month in the donation of a new baby grand piano to the school. Last summer Brad Tisdel, director of the Americana Project at Sisters High School, was doing a music gig at Black Butte Ranch. A break reunited Tisdel with pianist Michael Allan Harrison and his partner, singer Julianne Johnson, who had been performing at a... Full story
Visitors to Camp Sunrise light candles in honor of those they have lost. Last weekend 35 campers ages 7-14 attended Camp Sunrise, a camp for bereaved youth created by Hospice of Redmond & Sisters and conducted at the United Methodist Church Camp on Suttle Lake. Campers from Redmond, Prineville, Bend, Madras, and John Day were immersed in structured games, music, art, stories, and other therapies that teach about grief and loss and how to understand their feelings. Music before, during, and after most activities was provided... Full story
