News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Broken Top Veterinary Clinic has a new veterinarian on staff. Dr. Beth Young joined the practice part-time last summer and came on full-time at the beginning of this year. She came to the Sisters area by a circuitous route. Born and educated in Ohio, Dr. Young graduated from Ohio State University in 1992, majoring in agricultural science. She completed her veterinary schooling at the same university in 1996. The Ohio State University veterinary school offers its students a... Full story
Sisters city councilors, at a meeting on January 22, unanimously approved an ordinance adopting changes to the Urban Area Comprehensive Plan affecting the Forest Service property located at the corner of Highway 20, Pine Street and Barclay Drive. The changes were the result of a joint effort between the state, city and the U.S. Forest Service. The property is currently the site of the Sisters Ranger District administrative offices, and the Forest Service has plans to move those offices to a location north of Barclay Drive.... Full story
The Cascade Horizon Band entertained a sizeable crowd at Sisters High School on Sunday, January 25. It was a good day to be inside listening to peppy music, as snow fell and the temperature plummeted outside. Musical selections covered a range of genres, from show tunes to Spanish dance music and military marches. A highlight was the performance of Mouthpiece Mania, in which the entire trumpet section came to the front of the stage, took the mouthpieces out of their... Full story
When three fourth-graders with a passion for animals get an idea for community service, things begin to happen. Sophie Winter, Remington Slicker and Brooke Knirk pooled their ideas and energy this fall and winter, raising over $250, which they donated to the Redmond Humane Society. The money was raised in two separate fund-raising efforts. The first one in October for a cash donation. With proceeds from the second in December, the girls bought food for the shelter animals.... Full story
Plans for a new hotel in Sisters are on hold for a month after the applicant agreed to take another crack at the plans. That decision came in a marathon session of the Sisters Planning Commission on Thursday, December 18. A new commercial/residential development on the north side of Sisters won approval, but it is likely that economic conditions will prevent either project from going forward immediately. The city's planning department recommended both the New Sisters Village Hotel and Black Butte Crossing projects for... Full story
A classroom of Sisters Elementary School second graders and two fifth grade students from Sisters Middle School entered the Bend Research Inventerprize competition this year and recently received their awards. Ed LaChapelle, representing Bend Research, visited both schools on Thursday, December 18, to present certificates and prizes. A team of three boys from the elementary school, Alex Garbrecht, Spencer Bordonaro and James Anderson, were deemed winners with their entry, as w... Full story
Sisters Community Garden will have a permanent home for the 2010 growing season and beyond. The group that maintains the garden - presently located on East Adams Avenue on land owned by Sisters Habitat for Humanity - has been looking for a place to set down roots long term. The new location is on the north edge of the Sisters Overnight Park, and is owned by the City of Sisters. The city council agreed unanimously on December 11 to allow the Community Garden to be placed there. The Adams Avenue location, in use from 2007, is... Full story
The Sisters City Council conducted their final meeting of the year on Thursday, December 11. It was also the last meeting for outgoing councilors Shawna Bell and Brad Boyd. Both were presented with a plaque and a certificate in thanks for their service to the city. Mayor Boyd presented Councilor Bell with an additional certificate in the form of a graph, outlining her contributions to the council. Bill Merrill presented Mayor Boyd with his certificate and plaque and he read a proclamation listing Boyd's accomplishments on... Full story
Tucked away behind Sisters Market, the Orient Express Chinese Takeout has been a part of the Sisters eatery scene for eight years. The restaurant started out inside the market and moved to its present location when the market underwent extensive renovations four years ago. Jian Chen and his wife Xing, along with their children Noel, 15, and Allen, 10, keep the Orient Express open six days a week for lunch and dinner, reserving Sundays for rest and fishing. Regular customers... Full story
My husband Allan and I think of "home" as two places: where we are and where we're from. He's from New Zealand and I'm from Oregon. We recently traveled back to NZ with friends, to visit family and introduce our friends to a special place. Allan and I lived there for 18 years, raising our three boys on sheep and cattle farms. We came to Sisters nine-and-a-half years ago because I was extremely homesick and wanted to at least be on the same continent as my parents. I longed... Full story
If you're a horse owner in the Sisters area, a recent outbreak of the contagious bacterium commonly called Pigeon Fever (Corynebacteriun Pseudotuberculosis) will have you increasing your fly-control vigilance. This nasty condition, so called because of the swelling most commonly present over the pectorals and belly, has nothing to do with pigeons - or birds of any sort. The swelling, which leads to pus-draining abscesses, makes some horses have a pigeon-breast appearance. The swelling is alarming to look at and is something m... Full story
If you're a rodeo fan, the Sisters Rodeo Grounds was the place to be September 18-21. Attending the Northwest Pro Rodeo Association finals felt like a big family party all weekend. This rodeo has more than the usual rodeo events. There's additional roping and barrel racing competitions and a chopper motorcycle race. Concerts, breakfast and a banquet round out the program. It's a place for families, friends and fun. On Friday night, it was also a place for drama when one of... Full story
Katie Franks-Crabb, aka The Garden Angel, comes by her artistic flair via a formidable gene pool. Grandmothers and great-grandmothers, on both sides of her family, were renowned artists, one of them being the first woman to have her paintings displayed at a World's Fair, in 1907. Her children have all inherited the artistic talents, said Katie. "They all received those gifts, the family jewels." She adds that they skipped her father and mother. In celebration of her artistic... Full story
Rita Hosking, 2008 winner of the Sisters Folk Festival's Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest, grew up in the mountains of Shasta County, California. She would sing into the morning air while she waited for the school bus, no one but the birds listening in. "I sang to keep myself company," she said. One day she thought, hey, this sounds pretty good. She knew then that she had a voice, but wasn't in any hurry to let the world know. At age 14, she was in an old-time band... Full story
Holm and Susan Neumann are used to hosting a variety of visitors. On Thursday, September 4, the crowd around the lunch table wasn't there for a social call, although there was plenty of laughter. The visitors were the crew from the popular Discovery Channel program, MythBusters. In each episode, the presenters explore urban myths and social legends. They demonstrate the myth and then recreate the science and engineering involved back in the studio lab. Their task in Sisters... Full story
Stonehoney may be a country-rock band, but they found a niche with folk music lovers last weekend. "We love folk music, we really do. We just don't know how to play it," said vocalist and guitarist Phil Hurley during Saturday night's main stage performance at the Sisters Folk Festival. His comment got a big laugh from the capacity crowd, but some of them, especially those sitting near the amplifiers, were unprepared for the band's exuberance. The band was loud, happy, and... Full story
Chuck McCabe, of San Jose, California, is one of the familiar and beloved faces of the Sisters Folk Festival. His first attendance was as a finalist in the 1998 Songwriting Contest. He won that contest and has returned every year. In the early days of McCabe's involvement, there was no late-night venue for artists to wind down and play amongst themselves. A poorly attended jam session was the only thing on offer. McCabe mentioned the lack to festival staff, and found himself... Full story
Sisters was spiced up with musical variety last weekend while the Sisters Folk Festival was in full swing. Six stages around town put music in front of appreciative audiences and the balmy, calm weather added to the laid-back ambiance. Choosing where to go and when was quite a challenge. The quality of artists and available space had main-stage acts performing simultaneously around town on several occasions. Some people had the salad bar approach, staying for a few songs of one artist before setting off to try another.... Full story
Brad Tisdel's name pops up all over the roots music scene in Sisters. He is the founder and director of the Americana Project, a music education program in Sisters Middle and High Schools. He has been the artistic director of the Sisters Folk Festival for several years, runs a successful business called Creative Educational Resources, and regularly croons his original tunes to appreciative audiences around town and across Oregon. This unique set of talents, and his passion... Full story
Carla Merrell wears several military-type hats. She is the ASPIRE military advisor at Sisters High School; the organizer of the Sisters Military Parents (MPS), a group dedicated to supporting local troops and their parents; and her son Jake is a Marine. When she recently attended a US Marine Corps Educators Workshop in San Diego, she figured she was prepared for the drill sergeants. After all, she spends hours talking with recruiters and prospective soldiers and had heard Jake's stories. On the day that the educators were... Full story
A transformation took place on Sunday, August 17, at the Black Butte Ranch Stables. Over the course of the day, seven Sisters girls, ranging in age from eight to12 years, learned the elements of equestrian vaulting, a horse sport that combines gymnastics, dance and horsemanship. Their first attempts at a proper vaulting-style mount, onto a vaulting barrel, were self-conscious and not too graceful. By the afternoon, they were not only mounting the barrel with confidence, but... Full story
High Lakes Pony Club members had an opportunity to brush up on their skills at an in-house show on Monday, August 18, at O'Neal Farms in Sisters. About half of the 24 members were able to attend, and they were divided into three groups according to skill levels. The day started with Tack and Turnout class where all the groups were combined. Each rider presented to the judge, stating name, age and details about his or her horse, and answered questions from the judge. Sandy... Full story
The annual Sisters Bead Roundup enlivened Barclay Park on August 9 and 10. Passersby and those intent on finding unique handmade beads to string together browsed in happy contemplation of the wares on offer. The event is sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, and stipulates that all the beads are handmade. That makes it a more upscale and, for some vendors, a more successful weekend than one shared by vendors of machine-processed beads. A steady stream of visitors... Full story
Entering exhibits at the Deschutes County Fair is a habit for Sisters resident, Ruth Rowe. She is one of the stalwarts who keep the long-held tradition of textile crafts alive and well, faithfully entering her embroidery projects for the past 40 years. In an era of digitized and machine-assisted handwork, Rowe, 90, holds her embroidery hoop in arthritic hands, creating linens decorated with fine stitching. Her family cherishes the finished projects; each generation lays their... Full story
Sisters 4-H participants displayed their prize rabbits, dogs, sheep, pigs and photos at the Deschutes County Fair last week. Plenty of ribbons accompanied the entries home. The fair dog show is held on Tuesday, the day before the fair officially opens. (Dogs are not allowed on the grounds during the fair.) The Sisters dog club, The Happy Hounds, is led by Jan Gould, who breeds and shows miniature Australian Shepherds. Her Sisters club members, who all showed in the junior... Full story
