News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Nurses at St. Charles Medical Center Bend have been working on an expired contract for seven months. Local nurses and St. Charles executives are currently in federal mediation with the next two sessions scheduled for January 10 and 11. The almost 900 nurses at St. Charles Bend are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association. Nurses at the other three St. Charles hospitals each have their own bargaining unit and contract and are not part of this negotiation. The discussions be... Full story
Three Sisters Historical Society is offering it's popular Fireside Stories Evenings again this winter, beginning with Back in the Day - Growing Up in Sisters, on Tuesday, January 15, at FivePine Conference Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the program beginning at 7 p.m. Five longtime Sisters residents will share their stories of family, friends, neighbors, school, hijinx, and the fun and work of growing up in Sisters in the 1950s and '60s. Be transported back to a... Full story
One of the guests at the Sisters Cold Weather Shelter harmed himself after leaving the shelter at Westside Church on Saturday morning, January 5. The incident sparked concern from nearby residents and a response from organizers of the shelter, which provides shelter to homeless people in Sisters during the winter months. "A male guest had spent the night and followed the shelter rules and behavior expectations, Sisters Cold Weather Shelter Steering Committee Chair Gary... Full story
To the Editor: Governments, like citizens often make good decisions, and, unfortunately poor decisions. Case in point: the new circle at Barclay and Highway 20. It was a good decision to improve cross-traffic access with the circle construction. It was also a good decision to place art work in the circle and to hold a selection process. Then, some traffic person made the goofy decision to place four large rectangular motion arrow signs in all four circle entrances, effectively blocking any reasonable view of the artwork.... Full story
The waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly known as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 program, will open Monday, January 14 at 8 a.m. and remain open through January 18, at 5 p.m. This program is open to low-income qualified residents of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Applicants must apply online at www.housing-works.org/apply/. The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly,... Full story
The Outlaws posted a huge 51-50 road win in their league opener against the Newport Bulldogs on Friday, January 4. Due to the holiday school break, the team was able to head to the coast early, stretched their legs on the beach - and anticipated a very tough game. Coach Rand Runco shared his thoughts on the Newport squad and what the Outlaws would be up against. "Newport is an explosive team that shoots the three at a high level," said Runco. "They have an explosive point guard that penetrates and creates shots all over the... Full story
The Lady Outlaws dropped their game at Newport against the Cubs on Friday, January 4, in a final score of 43-24. Sisters stayed fairly close the first two quarters, but the Cubs steadily pulled away in the second half and recorded the win. At the end of the first quarter the Outlaws were down 18-7, and at the half had closed the gap to eight with a score of 23-15. The Outlaws started to unravel in the third, and pressure from the Cubs resulted in numerous turnovers. Sisters was outscored 20 to 9 in the second half and lost... Full story
The Outlaws fielded a girls and boys varsity team, as well as a JV boys squad in the Oregon School Ski Association's first race of the season on Saturday, January 5. The race was a giant slalom on the Cliffhanger run at Mt. Bachelor. Snow conditions were dry and visibility was good. At the top of the course it was a bit windy and cold, but according to Coach Gabe Chladek those conditions helped the race course hold up well all day. After a combined two-run time the boys... Full story
The Sisters High School swim teams broke into 2019 with solid performances at the Clemens Invitational, hosted by Philomath High School on Saturday, January 5. The girls team was slightly short-handed during the Christmas break and competed only in individual events. Laura Clem got things started for the team in the first individual event of the meet with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:36.01, followed by Meredith Mandal's second-place finish in the 200 individual medley (2:28.03). Brooke Robilla... Full story
The short-eared owl [Asio flammeus] is a medium-sized owl with relatively long wings and tiny, often-concealed ear-tufts. In Latin, the word flammeus means fiery, flaming, or the color of fire. Generally nocturnal, but often active 30 to 60 minutes before sunset; some owls may be active during the day during the breeding season. Short-eared owls eat mainly small mammals, but sometimes take birds. Meadow voles are the primary prey. Deer mice, shrews, ground squirrel and pocket... Full story
One idea that surfaced from the recent VAT (Vision Action Team) meetings was to foster a vision of Sisters Country as the artisanal capital of Oregon. That idea may be one of the better ones to have emerged from the project, if only because it is an organic outcome of broad-based community support. It is also something that is already happening, and largely independent from political or economic winds that blow beyond anyone's meaningful influence or control. It is the... Full story
I'm going to a doctor who's helping me overcome physical impediments. The main challenge has been feeling uncomfortable when I walk. Since I was young, I've felt awkward when I walked or ran. I didn't know why and didn't realize it wasn't normal to feel that way. Sometimes people were cruel about it. Our farrier told me during my teenage years that I walked like a Swedish milker. I had no idea what he was talking about and had to ask him what he meant. "They're the women who carry two large pales of milk hung from a wooden... Full story
Tony Lee passed away peacefully at his home in Sisters on December 27, surrounded by the love of his family and friends after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was 69. Tony was born on April 6, 1949, in Phoenix, Arizona to Tony Lee and Esther (Delgado) Lee. When Tony was 6 years old his family moved from Phoenix to the Los Angeles area. He graduated from Gardena High School, and after serving in the military went on to study aviation at Mount San Antonio College. Tony joine... Full story
Gerrald Arlen Wassom died on January 3 at St. Charles Hospital of a massive stroke. Gerrald was born in Albany, Oregon, on June 23, 1938. After working in rye grass fields and in the woods of northern California, he moved to Yoncalla, where he met Barbara Clark, whom he married in August 1960. He worked at Wooley Logging Company in Drain before moving to Springfield, where he felled timber for Weyerhaeuser for 24 years, retiring in 1986. While in Springfield, they had their only child, Ron. In 1989, Gerrald and Barbara built... Full story
A new year. A new you. A new this. A new that. People are thinking big, they're done with the trials and tribulations of yesteryear. Their motivation for a change is strong. What happens next? No sugar, daily exercise, 10,000 steps, no alcohol, cut the carbs, meditate, journal, stretch.... All of a sudden your wellness protocol becomes a full-time job. Unfortunately, since most of us cannot hire a personal wellness staff, we burn out within a month. The lucky ones last until March. Setting proper goals is critical to... Full story
"Train like you fight; fight like you train" is an axiom from the military to the martial arts community to the fire service. The more realistically you train, the better you will perform when it's all on the line. Sisters-area firefighters got two days of invaluable experience fighting fire during a "burn to learn" exercise over the weekend. The exercise - which consumed two houses located at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Larch Street - involved firefighters from... Full story
Last year Sisters Kiwanis awarded a career opportunity grant to Lori-Jean Pruitt. She used the funds to attend a tattoo school in Salem where she learned the art of cosmetic tattooing. Recently, Lori-Jean presented to a Kiwanis meeting on her schooling and career plans. She mastered a number of cosmetic tattooing techniques that help patients. Her studies included skin camouflage to improve the appearance of persons with skin diseases; also scar camouflage to enhance the... Full story
