News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Kelsey's Memorial Race at Mt. Hood Meadows on Sunday, January 5, kicked off the ski race season for the Outlaws. This year marked the seventh annual Kelsey's Memorial Race, which is the largest alpine ski race in the nation. It hosts upwards of 500 racers who participate in this unique state-wide opener with all seven of the Oregon Leagues coming together for a non-scored race. Racers donned costumes and won fun prizes, including new skis, and shared homemade cookies on... Full story
Flying Horse Gallery will exhibit the original five linograph prints along with process images that resulted in the final production for the new Penguin Books' book covers for "A Song of Ice and Fire," the basis for the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones." The exhibit will run January 17–February 16. The concepts and linograph prints were created by local artist Mark Seekins and Tim Green, art director at Faceout Studio book design. In Sisters. Green worked directly with l... Full story
C.J. Box started the Joe Pickett book series with "Open Season" in 2001. Now, 24 books later, the series latest book is "Three-Inch Teeth," published in 2024. Joe Pickett is a Wyoming game warden who, in this current book, is fighting to survive against two lethal enemies - one a monstrous grizzly bear and the other a monstrous human who is out for revenge. If you are a person who loves to hunt, fish, and enjoy life in the woods and wilderness, then you will live your love of... Full story
On a clear winter evening in January, look to the southeastern sky to behold the brightest, most recognizable constellation in the entire sky. Orion the Hunter straddles the celestial equator, making it visible from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Hunter's shape is easy to identify because of the arrangement of its brightest stars. His belt is marked by three equally spaced stars of about the same magnitude that lie in a nearly straight line. It is tilted at... Full story
The New Year found the Nordic ski team busy competing with races on consecutive weekends at Diamond Lake. Saturday, January 4 at the Diamond Lake Jamboree the Outlaws squared off against most of the teams from the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Nordic's southern league. The event featured a variety of races divided by age groups, skill levels, and ski styles. Ben Hayner took top honors in the freshman/sophomore skate race in a time of 18:39, a minute and a half... Full story
That raucous chatter heard often in neighborhoods across Oregon is what I refer to as the Western Blue-Jay [Aphelocoma californica]. Originally referred to as a "scrub" jay, they now have a larger population within forests and towns. This blue-with-a-gray-back jay inhabits residential areas in large numbers, gleaning food from backyard feeders and trees. Insects, nuts, snails, berries, and bees make up their main diet. A six-inch nest is built within tree branches, where two... Full story
The length of Highway 20 between Bend and Suttle Lake is the most dangerous highway in Oregon for deer and elk. According to studies conducted by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the 35 miles of single and double laned highway experiences between 350 to 600 mule deer and elk vehicular kills annually. The assessed expense associated with one killed mule deer is $17,000, and for elk it is $57,000. This expense in Oregon accrues into the tens of millions of dollars... Full story
The boys and girls wrestling teams have seen a lot of competition already in 2025 after hosting a home tournament in late December. The action doesn't let up any time soon, as the squad moves into the heart of the season. Wrestling on their home turf, the Outlaws turned in strong performances on Saturday, December 21. Freshman Zack Kemp won the 126-pound weight class under the lights at home. "Zack stepped up huge at our home tournament," said his coach and father Dave Kemp.... Full story
The Outlaws fell 53-56 on the road in a tough contest at Douglas on Tuesday, January 7, but bounced back at home on Saturday with a 53-45 overtime win. On Tuesday, Douglas came out in a 1-3-1 zone and it took the Outlaws a while to adjust. The Trojans scored their first four points of the contest on Outlaws’ turnovers, but then Kale Gardner hit a three-pointer from the baseline to close the gap to 3-4. Very soon the Outlaws found themselves down 5-15. After a timeout Sisters held the Trojans scoreless for the last four m... Full story
Irene Eleanor Liden passed away at her home in Sisters January 3, 2025. She was born in Valley Stream Long Island, New York, January 11, 1941, to Harold and Mildred Liden, who preceded her in death, as well as her brother Donald Liden, her partner of 20 years Jennings McLean, and Bertol, Quartz, Freischutz, and Rheingold, some of her beloved pets. Irene is survived by her sister-in-law Jane Liden, three nephews Lance, Lars, and Leigh Liden, their wives and children, her... Full story
