News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Barbara Barker, Audrey Kallio, Sylvia Gee (left to right) gathered in Sisters for a reunion. They've known each other for 50 years. photo by Nikki Lewis Nearly 70 years ago, at the age of 10, three girls began a life journey together in Huddersfield, Yorkshire that paused for a few days in Sisters last week. Audrey Kallio, Barbara Barker and Sylvia Gee celebrated their 80th birthdays together in the beautiful settings of Sisters and the Oregon Coast. The women met in school and all began work together at the age of 16 as tele... Full story
Freshmen are benefiting from peer help. photo provided Up until this year, high school freshmen in Sisters turned almost exclusively to professional academic advisors to help with the countless issues they encounter in understanding academic policy, reaching goals and finding their personal niche within a high school social scene. Though academic advisors have excellent experience and know-how, age differences often put them on the back burner as a resource for freshmen with questions. Teenagers often feel that adults don't r... Full story
Howard Wooldridge and Misty rest upon entering Sisters. photo by Nikki Lewis After 15 years on the front lines of the drug war with the Lansing, Michigan police department, Howard J. Wooldridge retired his police cruiser. Now he spends most of his time on his Paint horse, Misty, riding across the United States. Last week, he passed through Sisters. He's a man on a mission. Though he doesn't work for the force, in a way, he's still a cop. "If you cut me, I'd bleed blue," he said. "And my mission is still to protect our... Full story
