News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The geese at Black Butte Ranch are beautiful, but they leave a mess. An experimental program may control their population -- and clean up the grass. photo by Tom Chace They're beautiful, soaring overhead in pairs or in a "V" formation, with their distinctive call. Or, floating on one of our many lakes and ponds. But to golfers and hikers trekking around those ponds, their droppings can be messy. Central Oregon's Canada Geese are no longer migratory as in years past. They inhabit the region in growing numbers creating major... Full story
The City of Sisters Planning Commission will review plans for the proposed new Sisters Library on Thursday, April 15. The meeting, open to the public, is at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. "We have worked very hard on this plan," said head librarian Peg Bermel. "We are of the opinion that everything we learned from our numerous meetings with people in our community is included in these preliminary drawings." Richard P. Turi, from North Bend, architect for this planned new building, will be at the meeting to make the presentation and... Full story
The proposed new Sisters Library will be more than three times the size of the present building, according to the schematic layout being presented to the City Planning Commission April 15. "We'll have room for over 25,000 volumes, up from the present 11-12,000 books we now hold," said Peg Bermel, Sisters Library branch manager. In addition to the greater number of book racks, the new building will have a "multi-purpose" or public meeting room for 65 or more persons for community meetings and other library-related events. "We... Full story
Neighborhood postal boxes are springing up all over town. photo by Tom Chace Cooperation between the City of Sisters and the U.S. Postal Service will mean a savings in both time and money for many area residents. The city gave the go-ahead a few weeks ago to place clustered centralized mail boxes in several subdivisions, eliminating the need for those neighborhood residents to pay for a post office box at the central post office. "So far, we have three new areas we'll be serving by contract carrier route," said Pat Green,... Full story
Brian Green, No. 30, and his brother, Mike, No. 10, of Sisters, played in a semi-pro league football game at Sisters Middle School football field. photo by Tom Chace Football was in action in Sisters last Saturday night, April 3, even though it is spring, not fall. The Central Oregon Stampede, a semi-pro team with a roster of 44 area residents, took on the Rogue Warriors from Medford at the Sisters varsity football field adjacent to the middle school, where Sisters High School plays home games. Played under the lights, the... Full story
(Clockwise from top) Blake Ehr, Andrew Wilson, Emery Meyer, Ashton Simms, Katherine Ruettgers, Rachael Tenneson. photo provided It started badly. The flight out of Redmond was canceled at the last minute, causing the anxious group to arrive late in Washington, D.C. But the rest of the educational trip "was superb" for the 14 participants from Sonrise Christian School here in Sisters. "My main objectives in leading this trip were to have the students learn a greater appreciation of our country's history and heritage and to... Full story
Left to right: Ran Zhu, Tony Powell, Nicki Post, Sarah Dodson and Maren Gauldin, students from the University of Colorado, work on Habitat house. photo by Tom Chace Two groups of college students spent most of their spring break working in Sisters as volunteers on several Habitat for Humanity houses. The first crew of 10 came from the University of Idaho, in Moscow, and spent their 10-day "vacation" doing foundation work at two of the houses on Cowboy Street. Many helped repaint the Habitat Thrift Store on Main Avenue and... Full story
The new Sisters Athletic Club is a large and versatile facility. Nugget News photo Sisters Athletic Club is ready to open its new18,000-square-foot facility on Highway 20 at the east end of Sisters on Monday, April 5. The expansive new club will be much more than a workout facility, according to Tate Metcalf, facilities general manager. "True, we're going to have a full athletic club with all the up-to-date workout equipment, but we'll also have meeting rooms for public events, a snack and juice bar open to the public,... Full story
Long-time Sisters resident and Black Butte Ranch waitress Carol Woosley learned this week that she will be coming home from her 100-day cancer treatment program in Portland -- possibly by the end of this month. Woosley underwent a bone marrow transplant in Portland after months of agonizing waiting for a donor. Within days of each other, two matches were found and the transplant was scheduled. She has been undergoing follow up treatment and heavy chemotherapy medication since. "We've been living in our fifth-wheel at a... Full story
The large pack of llamas, so familiar to all who drive west on the McKenzie Highway, has moved across the mountains. But two remaining females "may be pregnant and a new herd may be in the offing," according to Linda Patterson who, with Richard, her husband, owns and manages the large ranch just west of Sisters, on Highway 242. "A young man from Wilsonville, just south of Portland, called us and wanted to take the entire herd," Patterson said. They're all gone except for the two females. "One of the nice things about this... Full story
The large pack of llamas, so familiar to all who drive west on the McKenzie Highway, has moved across the mountains. But two remaining females "may be pregnant and a new herd may be in the offing," according to Linda Patterson who, with Richard, her husband, owns and manages the large ranch just west of Sisters, on Highway 242. "A young man from Wilsonville, just south of Portland, called us and wanted to take the entire herd," Patterson said. They're all gone except for the two females. "One of the nice things about this... Full story
