News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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What started five months ago as a vision among a small group of like-minded citizens is rapidly becoming reality: a Sisters Community Garden just in time for the coming growing season. How did this happen? Think peas, as in garden variety. Then think "P's", as in passion, persistence, persuasion and planning. But forget patience: there wasn't time for patience in the minds of Sue Stafford and Katie Cavanaugh, co-facilitators of the project that will be the first visible result... Full story
High clouds ruffled the Southern Oregon sky on Saturday, May 5, 1945 when Rev. and Mrs. Archie Mitchell and five young members of their Christian Alliance Church left Bly for an outing in nearby woods. The pains of World War II, raging in the Pacific Theater, were closed out as the group fished in small waters along the Bly-Dairy Creek Road. While Rev. Mitchell was moving the car, the rest of the group walked along the road. One of the boys spotted a strange object, and called: "Hey, Mr. Mitchell, what's this hanging in the... Full story
Central Oregon is well-known for its scenic wonders, many of which are associated with the volcanic activity that at one time caused great outpourings of smoke and lava onto the surrounding plateaus. An immense feature that rarely fails to have a humbling effect when viewed for the first time is Newberry Crater, one of the world's largest calderas, situated about 25 miles south of Bend. It was of Newberry that Dr. Thomas Condon, noted Oregon geologist, once remarked: "When I first visited that huge caldera, I had the... Full story
As William Sullivan rode toward a huge, crescent-shaped mass of rock rising above the desert floor of Central Oregon, he said to a companion wrangler: "Them walls must be 400 foot high. She looks like a big ol' rock fort! Bet there's been a lot of battles here. Don't know what others call her, but I'm namin' 'er Fort Rock. That's what she looks like, and that's what she'll be. That there's Fort Rock." The name stuck, though Sullivan made the same mistake more than a century ago that many modern-day visitors do when they drive... Full story
Bill and Kathy Spezza, partners in business and marriage, were not looking for a buyer for Ponderosa Heating and Cooling, the Sisters company they started in 1988. Kory MacGregor, president of Roth Heating, Canby, Oregon, wasn’t actively seeking expansion into Central Oregon. But conversations that started casually between the Spezzas and MacGregor became serious last September when MacGregor recognized the need for greater presence in the area. As of May 1, Ponderosa b... Full story
