News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Do you sense it? That all-pervasive fear that seems to be gripping too many. We wonder, ‘Is this the eye of the hurricane? Or has the storm passed?’ We hold our breath, wondering what’s next. It’s true, there are lots of things to fear and we want to protect our people, ourselves. But fear is sneaky and creative. And when we give it free rein, it multiplies: Republicans fear the Democrats; Democrats fear the Republicans. We fear a difference of opinion. Why? We fear running out of toilet paper. Just stop. Breathe. “In the... Full story
There’s something to be said for staying. And of course, there’s something to be said for leaving, too. My husband and I recently returned from a month-long bucket-list trip throughout Europe and Sweden. But home is the best place, and we just returned to Sisters, a place we’ve called home for over 40 years. On our trip, we visited ancient Roman ruins in Split, Croatia. We went to a thousand-year-old monastery in Spain. We saw priceless art and cathedrals in Italy, reminders that America is a young country. And we saw Swede... Full story
If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it’s part of a tree. — Michael Crichton Last week I got to volunteer at The Three Sisters Historical Society’s Sisters Museum, a charming place. As I looked through old pictures and artifacts of the earliest settlement of what we know now as Sisters, I began to understand some of the early forces that shaped our community. I was surprised to realize that Sisters is the oldest town in Deschutes County, and that the remnants o... Full story
