News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Speak Your Peace: The Civility Project (SYP), a community-building initiative aimed at improving civil discourse, will be introduced to residents of Sisters Country on January 14-15, in a series of meetings. With funding from the Ford Family Foundation, SYP national spokesperson Rob Karwath is being brought to Sisters by the local nonprofit, Citizens4Community (C4C). Karwath will introduce the SYP fundamental principles of civility and facilitate discussions about how Sisters... Full story
The prestigious rank of Eagle Scout was awarded this past Saturday evening to Rory Petterson, a member of Troop 188, centered at the Sisters Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. More than 50 friends, family, and community members attended the Court of Honor celebrating Petterson's achievement of attaining scouting's highest award. Officiating were Ren Broomhead, troop advisor, Barrett Ford, past scoutmaster of Troop 188, and Eric Liddell, current... Full story
The public response to protests and an armed takeover of a federal facility at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge swirling around federal action against a Harney County rancher has revealed something about America: We've become tribal. Much of the public is perfectly willing to apply a completely unexamined double standard to such divisive events, depending on whose ox is getting gored, whether or not the perpetrators or victims are "our kind." Some folks who look askance at "Black Lives Matter" or "Occupy Wall Street" protesters... Full story
Looking out at the snow-covered Cascades is an unparalleled gift. Sure, the skiing community is freaked out with all the fun; however, in summer the snow will transform into water - and that is the REAL gift. Water is going to become a key factor in the economics of the Pacific Northwest. If there is any doubt in your mind, just remember what Detroit Lake looked like last summer. If it was concern for water and land that led land-use planners to put the kibosh on the more than 900 homes, 474 overnight units, and three golf... Full story
To the Editor: Your article on the Sisters Chorale was great but there is one more person who should be acknowledged and thanked, and that is the pianist, Donna Moyer. She is so talented. Nora Ellison... Full story
"Infinite Stitches" is the theme of this year's Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show - and of the 2016 poster created by Sisters artist, Kathy Deggendorfer. Staff announced the theme and major sponsors for the 41st annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, which is set for Saturday, July 9. SOQS Sunday will be held on July 10, at FivePine Lodge and Conference Center. Jean Wells Keenan, chair emeritus and founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, commented on Deggendorfer's poster art. "I... Full story
Robert Collins M.D., retired neurologist and Sisters resident, will speak on "Secrets for a Healthy Brain" on Sunday, January 10, at 1:30 p.m. in the Sisters Library Community Room. Collins will kick off the annual Diane Jacobsen Speaker Series, sponsored by the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL). The series is held every year in the winter and spring. His lecture will address the question of how to keep the brain healthy as the body ages. He points to the current flood of... Full story
The boys basketball team finished third at the Sisters Holiday Tournament, held Monday through Wednesday, December 28-30. Philomath took championship honors and Henley was runner-up. Estacada, Mazama, Baker, Banks and Madras were also in attendance for the annual event. Sisters started the tourney with a disappointing 45-37 loss against Estacada. The Rangers played tough defense and were very patient on offense. The Outlaws were able to put fairly good pressure on the ball,... Full story
Don't feed deer. The deer don't need the help; they will become so pestiferous you won't be able to stand it - and if you keep it up long enough you'll have cougars running all over your place. Birds, however, are another matter entirely. Feeding birds and going to the post office are fun projects for me. There's a lot of just plain good times that take place in the Sisters post office. Really, the times I have gone there and haven't been stopped by someone for a bird... Full story
The girls basketball team hosted their holiday tournament Monday through Wednesday, December 28-30. Mazama, Banks, Madras, Estacada, Marshfield, La Pine and Henley joined Sisters for the annual event. La Grande came out on top with a first-place finish, Mazama was runner-up, and Banks finished third. The Lady Outlaws started out slow in the first quarter of their game against Estacada on Monday, and trailed the Rangers 13-4 to close out the first quarter. Sisters... Full story
A "Helicopter Parent" is a parent who is always "hovering and rescuing." It's a negative label. Since it appears to be a universal expression, what does it mean in Sisters and how are the parents here avoiding or embracing this model of parenting? That was the question I set out to answer after reading an article in The Bulletin that reported the views of Julie Lythcott-Haims, a former dean at Stanford. Lythcott-Haims made the observation that college students were increasingly less able to take care of themselves. She... Full story
Thanks in part to a grant from The Roundhouse Foundation the Sisters Elementary School gymnasium received a fresh coat of paint over the holiday break. In October, The Roundhouse Foundation trustees worked with both Becky Stoughton, the principal at Sisters Elementary School, and Leland Bliss, director of operations for the Sisters School District, to support some projects at the school. It is important to the Foundation to leverage each grant made so those grants make a... Full story
When folks think about adding a cat to their lives, they seem to automatically think "kitten." And why not? A kitten is irresistible with her baby face and silly antics, a little fluffball who'll play all day with you and steal your heart. Kittens are adorable, curious, playful and full of energy. However, they can also be a lot of work, and exasperating at times, demanding lots of supervision to keep them out of trouble. And with a kitten, you really don't know what kind of... Full story
The Anvil Blasters will bring their Americana, Western-folk-based music to The Open Door on Monday, January 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. The songs of The Anvil Blasters are peopled with border renegades and desert dreamers, poets, pirates and ghosts of the old, weird America. It's a rollicking recipe of gunpowder, twang and tequila that has earned The Anvil Blasters a loyal following across Central Oregon. The Anvil Blasters are Jim Cornelius (vocals, guitar), Mike Biggers (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Lynn Woodward (vocals, mandolin,... Full story
Join the Outlaws for a fun, family-friendly evening out in Sisters Country. Outlaws Together Bingo is scheduled for Monday, January 11. Doors open at 5 p.m. for dinner, and bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Sisters High School Commons (1700 W. McKinney Butte Rd.). The cost for 11 games is $15 - including Bingo Blackout with the grand prize of a 64 GB Apple iPad Mini 3. All proceeds benefit the Sisters High School Athletics Department. A $2 community dinner sponsored by Sisters... Full story
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's represent many things. Chief among them is time with family. And what can be said about family? There is an old adage that says, "You can't live with them and you can't live without them." Around this time of year, late-night talk shows poke fun at the notion that Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only times you have to suffer through being with your family and then the rest of the year you can go back to living your own life. To a degree, I suppose I understand that, but on the other... Full story
Hugh Glass was one tough hombre. Even among Mountain Men, the legendary fur trappers and explorers who blazed America's trail across the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, Glass's adventures were extraordinary. "The Revenant," which premiers at Sisters Movie House on Friday, January 8, was inspired by his incredible story of survival in the face of deadly attacks by man and beast. The era of the Mountain Men spanned scarcely two decades, from about 1820 to 1840. It was... Full story
"It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his country and beyond... I tell you what I think in terms of his leadership, he (Putin) is getting an 'A'." - Donald Trump ••• Let me get my bias out of the way early: I think Donald Trump is a narcissistic, belligerent, bellicose bigot and bully. I think he is extremely dangerous and has done a tremendous amount of harm to this country already. I could go on with negatives, but space does not permit. I have a laundry... Full story
Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana) occupies an integral role in the regeneration and maintenance of high-elevation pine forests. They store pine seeds, plucked from cones by their strong and sharp beaks, in a pouch behind their tongue. Up to 90 seeds are stored within this pouch, which are then cached in the ground over a large area. In the fall, up to 33,000 seeds will be stored in the ground, and the Clark's nutcracker is able to remember where they cached the seeds... Full story
Much to the joy of skiers, snowshoers, snowmobilers - and irrigators - Sisters Country is enjoying a real winter. Not only did the area experience a white Christmas, the snow lingered on the ground under temperatures that did not crack the freezing mark through the last week of December and into January. Snow measurement stations in the Cascades are showing snowpack in the mountains above Sisters at or above average. The snow water content in the Deschutes Basin is at... Full story
Christmas came a little early to the volunteers of the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. A week before Christmas, on December 18, contractor Keeton King Construction completed the remodel of the George Cyrus Road fire station to a point that the trucks could be parked indoors. The remodel provides parking for two fire trucks in the same area that previously had parking for three trucks. The resulting wider, longer bays provide plenty of room for the current trucks, wi... Full story
Last April, when retired airline captain Gary Joseph of Sisters was told he might never walk again following surgery to remove lymphoma cancer, he defied the odds. But when Joseph's cat Baby recently passed away from cancer, his resistance crumpled. "Baby passed away five weeks ago, and it was the most devastating thing that happened to me. We were partners; she was always there for me. And for most of her life we lived alone together on my 42-foot sailboat in the San Juan... Full story
