News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Wanting to be up to date on information, I Googled Early Childhood Podcasts and was blown away. The number of choices was amazing. I perused the list, and opened “The Everything ECE Podcast.” The interviewer, Carla West of the Early Childhood Academy was leading a discussion with Cheryl Lundy Swift, about kindergarten readiness. I highly recommend it for all parents and grandparents of young children. Dr. Swift is the Director of the Professional Learning and Academic Partnership for Learning Without Peers, a program add... Full story
Author Barbara Knight will celebrate her 85th birthday January 15 with the Big Dog Saloon at Crooked River Ranch. Knight just recently received her first order of her eighth published book, “Poems From The Heart Of A Cowgirl.” Her first book, “The Rescue with Penny the Mustang Pony” was copyrighted and published in 2004, followed by six more “Penny the Mustang Pony” books. “The Cowboys,” “The Storm,” “The Lost Boy,” “The Stampede,” “The Forest Fire,” and then in 2011, “The Day the Indians Came,” completed her seven book s... Full story
Have you ever wanted to learn to make your own soap? Or how to drive a tractor? How about harnessing the sun by making a solar system for your trailer or RV? These and a multitude of other classes are offered by the School of Ranch (SoR), the brainchild of Mark Gross who came from the tech sector in California to Redmond in July 2020, moving to Terrebonne two years ago where he enjoys a "national park view" and welcome silence. When needing to learn skills such as cutting... Full story
We made special Christmas boxes for the Scotties to open on Christmas morning. Each box was wrapped in holiday paper and filled with some of the dogs’ favorite treats. It took them more than 20 minutes to reach the treats. Scotties are tenacious and never give up. For nearly half an hour the pack was fully alive. They pushed, pulled, bit, dug, tore, jumped on, and danced around their prey. We laughed at their antics more than we ever had before. It was the best morning we h... Full story
The Outlaws hosted their annual Sisters Shootout Thursday through Saturday, January 2-4. Teams in attendance were: 3A Warrenton, Valley Catholic, Banks, Taft, and Sisters and 4A Junction City, Madras, and Henley. Sisters won one of their three games played. They suffered a close 51-54 loss to Banks on Thursday, came back on Friday and defeated Warrenton in an exciting 50-48 finish, and wrapped up play on Saturday with a disappointing 49-60 loss to Madras. On Thursday Sisters matched up against Banks and trailed the entire... Full story
In its first outing of the Nordic ski season the Outlaws' team competed at Meissner Sno-Park last month in what coach Jeff Hussman described as a great start to the season. Two first-time racers for the girls' team Ava Riehle and Ella Eby held their own on the 5K classic style course. Riehle (21:22) and Eby (25:02) placed 29th and 44th respectively among 54 finishers. "These two showed a lot of heart in their very first races and they are only going to get better," said... Full story
