News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The community hall at the Sisters fire station bubbled with conversations and friendly greetings as a light snow fell outside on the evening of January 14. A steady stream of Sisters Country residents flowed through the door, out of the cold and into the warmth of camaraderie and curiosity as live music by the Back on the Street band set feet tapping. "What is this Speak Your Peace program all about?" "I like the name." "I heard from someone who went to the noon meeting that... Full story
A ponderosa pine tree in Creekside Park is in its final days. The towering old pine has been slowly dying, and foresters have decided it will have to come down. The City of Sisters Forestry Board made that decision last week, on the recommendation of contract forester Dan Galecki. Galecki's report stated that "this tree is an extreme hazard. It should be eliminated immediately. Its ailments and peculiarities were observed for two years, and its condition is now deteriorating... Full story
News clips of happenings around town: • Lynne Fujita-Conrads will be leaving her position as City of Sisters Finance Officer on January 25, after eight years at City Hall. She plans to pursue other interests. Lynne has been training her replacement, Joe O'Neill, to help get him onboard. • Sisters School Board will hold another public forum on Monday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Elementary School to explain the repair, maintenance, and update needs in the schools, answer questions, and hear the... Full story
To the Editor: Re: "Harney County Blues," The Nugget, January 13, pg. 22: Well said, Craig. You said it best with this line: "We can do a whole lot better. " Keith West Texas ••• To the Editor: I was just writing Katy Yoder another note, thanking her for several thoughts that were gems for me in her latest column ("Living a new way - one day at a time," The Nugget, January 13, page 26). I am amazed at her courage to be open and encouraged by her positive outlook. I feel that "yes" for life that she has... Full story
On March 6, firefighters from throughout the Northwest, and indeed the world, will travel to Seattle to participate in the 25th annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. The Scott Firefighter Stairclimb offers firefighters the chance to display their physical conditioning by climbing the second-tallest building west of the Mississippi River - the Columbia Tower. At 69 stories, this is a physical challenge that can be quite formidable. Each firefighter is timed and monitored... Full story
A young Ken Robbins was foiled early in life with every future he dreamed. Yet, at almost 92, his life is filled with wonder, having found new opportunity beyond every closed door. His work will bring him to Sisters as a guest at the Sisters Science Club presentation by Scott Fisher, professor of astronomy at the University of Oregon on January 26. (See announcements, page 12.) Robbins, a civil and geotechnical engineer, consulted on the construction of six Portland-area... Full story
Sisters Outlaws wrestling team attended the school's first-ever Oregon Wrestling Classic (OWC), which was held Friday and Saturday, January 15-16, at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond. The Classic is the largest wrestling tournament on the West Coast, with over 91 teams and over 3,000 participants in attendance. There are 16 teams for each school classification (6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2/1A), and also club teams, which comprise the 91 teams. The 3,000 wrestlers... Full story
Lacrosse players in Sisters Country are getting their gear ready for the start of another season - the 12th season since the fastest-growing high school sport in America came to town. The varsity girls will be led by returning coach Mikaela Trott-Rickards. Captains Marissa Young and Taylor Schneider will lead the Outlaws on the field. Trott-Rickards is leveraging her personal fitness regimen as a member of Level 5 and designed a pre-season workout program. "Last year, our... Full story
Earlier this month we asked the question, "Are there helicopter parents in Sisters?" Parents are asking: "How do you avoid falling into the trap of being over-protective or rescuing? You certainly don't want your kids to fail and experience the humiliation and disappointment that comes with all of that." Stepping back and letting our kids work through problems can be very beneficial. As the popular parenting program, "Parenting With Love and Logic," by Jim Fay and Foster Cline teaches, the earlier you allow children to have... Full story
Nearly 250 members of the Sisters community attended a bingo night at Sisters High School last Monday, January 11. Running for over four years now, Outlaws Together Bingo Night has become a classic event for families to enjoy bingo, a silent auction, a bake sale, and a high-quality meal. The silent auction baskets and prizes are sponsored by specific sports teams for the season that bingo night coincides with. On Monday, many prize baskets were sponsored by the boys and girls... Full story
St. Charles School-Based Health Care (SBHC), housed in the small red building next to Sisters High School, opened its doors last year to serve the healthcare needs of all children in Sisters. What started with a trickle of maybe one child a day most of last year has now become 8 to 12 patients a day, about which program director Emily Salmon is very excited. "Our goal is to have no slow days," she said. The program grew out of the cooperative efforts of St. Charles Health... Full story
On a recent Monday morning - when the Sisters Library was closed - the Community Room was the scene of a continual flow of artists, spouses of artists, and even small children of artists. They were all involved in delivering pieces of art for the annual Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) Art Exhibit, which will be on display throughout the library for the rest of January and most of February. Paintings, pastels, landscape and wildlife photographs, sculptures, pottery,... Full story
Sisters resident Jim Horsley flew 120 combat missions in an A6 Intruder over Vietnam. He is a former member of the Blue Angels, a humanitarian, a husband, a father, an author, and a man of abiding faith. He is also an artist - and a good one - though he won't tell you that. For a man with a laundry list of accomplishments that would make most of us blush, Jim Horsley is also notably humble. Horsley started painting eight years ago, though he has been sketching for most of his... Full story
Winter conditions were blustery for the Sisters High School Alpine Ski Team's first slalom race of the season. High winds, blowing snow, and soft snowpack made the course "a rodeo," according to Head Coach Greg Ausman. "Many racers disqualified, missed gates, and DNF (did not finish) the course, but our kids skied strong." Betsy Ausman, senior and co-captain of the team, made two consistent runs, which placed her sixth overall. "Betsy did a great job. Her transitions were... Full story
Sean Penn's foray into Mexico to interview Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has stirred up some dormant thoughts about the drug war, and our involvement in it. I have no idea what Penn was trying to accomplish, but if it led to Shorty getting the bracelets (again), I'm glad Penn was enough of a stooge to pursue the interview. And Mr. Penn might want to think about that for a while - that is, which side of the drug war actually used him. The world of narcotics trafficking and... Full story
A night of close games, great sportsmanship, and cheerful enthusiasm from the athletes and the players was exactly what Head Coach Josh Nordell intended when establishing Project Unify in Sisters. Project Unify is a coalition of the students in the special education and life-skills classes at Sisters High School and Sisters Middle School. The Outlaws faced off against Sutherlin High School. The number of spectators was far beyond what both coaches and athletes expected.... Full story
My transition back to America after two years in South Korea has been challenging and interesting in a variety of ways. I didn't know that my return would coincide with the loss of my ability to run. We returned in mid-June, but could not move into our Tollgate home which was being rented out, so we moved into a place at Black Butte Ranch, praying that our home would become available before the lease was up in June 2016. Being in a new location in Sisters Country did provide some new perspective and opportunities, which was... Full story
Unlike the past two seasons with scarce snowfall, the 2016 high school Nordic ski season got off to a good start with plentiful snow and scores of participants at the Teacup Race held near Mount Hood on Saturday, January 9. The Sisters Outlaws, a small but mighty contingent totaling six athletes, fared quite well overall among a total of nearly 150 skiers. Shayla Curtis turned in the top performance for the Sisters girls, finishing in 22nd place with a time of 24:32 for the five-kilometer course. Serena Salisbury finished... Full story
Your friend's 5-month-old puppy is adorable and getting really big. But every time you visit them you end up with chew marks and spittle on your hands, arms and clothing. How do you tell your friend that it's just not that cute anymore? It's normal behavior for puppies to spend a great deal of time playing, chewing and investigating objects with their mouths. And when puppies play with people, they often nip, chew and mouth on people's hands, limbs and clothing. This kind of... Full story
After three years of studying - taking exhaustive exams, conducting field research on Peck's penstamon in the Trout Creek Conservation Area, carrying out intensive scientific investigations in the Amazon and Costa Rica, hundreds of hours teaching ecological principles to her Sisters High School science students - Rima Givot now holds a Master of Arts Degree in Zoology from Miami University through Project Dragonfly's Global Field Program (GFP). The GFP masters degree is... Full story
• Lorelai Moffat wrote: For the holidays, my class took a trip around town to paint windows. I would like to tell you a little more about that trip. I really enjoyed doing the painting and want to thank the people who let us paint their windows. That was Martolli's, Your Store, and Stitchin' Post. I hope when people saw our windows it brought a smile to their face. My partner was very kind and helpful. When we were painting our window I could tell that we both were... Full story
Hannah Tenneson, a senior at Sisters High School (SHS), designed and drew the 2015-2016 yearbook cover. An avid artist, Tenneson created a cover that is unique and perfectly describes Sisters and SHS. The cover art features a herd of horses running in front of the Three Sisters. The yearbook staff asked her to draw the cover because they wanted the cover art to be designed and drawn out by a student, so that the yearbook will be more unique and special to the students. "The... Full story
