News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Two people were arrested on Friday in a kidnapping case that started with an incident at Sisters Mainline Station and ultimately spanned Deschutes and Jefferson counties. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Lt. Chad Davis, deputies were dispatched to the Sisters Mainline Station for a report of a kidnapping at 3:40 p.m. on January 27. Kiteara Westover, 23, and Damian Patteeuw, 23, both of Crooked River Ranch, reported they were victims of a kidnapping and had just been released by the suspects. The victims provided... Full story
The largest project, set to begin this month, is the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 20 and Barclay Drive/McKinney Butte Road. Knife River Corporation will be doing the work, which is expected to be complete by Memorial Day 2017. During the period of construction, there will be a variety of detours for motorists around the construction area so that access to and from Sisters to the west will never be completely shut down. Installation of the... Full story
Dorro Sokol, Sisters rancher, aviator, planning commissioner, Rotarian and rodeo stalwart, died last week at her home on Pine Meadow Ranch, at the age of 90. "She died with four generations in the room," her daughter Cris Converse told The Nugget. Sokol, who moved to Sisters in 1971, was an influential community-member who watched a town of about 400 residents grow into the thriving, diversified small city it has become. "People ask me if I'm not disappointed in the growth of... Full story
Craig Eisenbeis' article last week about local avalanche conditions was timely in this season of heavy snowfall. I would like to supplement his work by pointing to some excellent resources for winter backcountry travelers. The Central Oregon Avalanche Association (COAA) is a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to avalanche education in the area. COAA provides a weekly snowpack summary and daily observation reports prepared by local guides and avalanche professionals who volunteer their time to improve backcountr... Full story
Oregon State University professor Dr. Gregg Walker utilized two role-playing scenarios to help Sisters residents practice dealing with constructive confrontation and positive criticism at last week's Citizens4Community public forums. Wednesday evening's gathering started with Soup and Civility, with homemade soup, bread, and cookies before Walker's 90-minute presentation and role-play addressing dealing with conflict constructively. Walker started by stating that conflict is... Full story
It's a kind of national holiday, a gathering of tribes - and a chance to eat, drink and be merry. Super Bowl LI is set for Sunday, February 5, with the New England Patriots facing off against the Atlanta Flacons in Houston. Sisters will be ready. Some will watch the game at home; some will venture out to Sisters eateries to enjoy the game. If you're entertaining at home, some Sisters outfits have party platters to make the job easier. Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is putting together signature meat platters to order... Full story
Imagine tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, Spring Festival (Chūn jié 春节), 27th of this month! This year is the year of the Rooster (jī nián 鸡年). If you were born in the year 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, then you are a Rooster. Very interesting. Each year, the Chinese calendar assigns an animal from a rotating zodiac of 12 animals. The 12 animals cycle through rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat,... Full story
Voting for this year's People's Choice Awards at the 12th Annual Friends of the Sisters Library Art Exhibit reception last Friday was extremely close, with only a few votes separating six art pieces. Greg Waddell's photograph, titled "Between the Sun and the Moon," was shot on the beach at Bandon, Oregon, when both the sun and the Super Moon were in the sky. The photograph is mounted on acrylic instead of metal, a recent popular method for finishing a photograph. Conrad... Full story
Somewhat more moderate temperatures over the past two weeks have aided Central Oregon residents in digging out from one of the heaviest snowfalls in recent memory. But there's still a lot of snow piled up that may take weeks to clear, and weather forecasters call for more cold and precipitation through February. Longtime inhabitants of Sisters say they can't remember such a protracted spell of cold, snowy weather in at least 24 years, going back to the winter of 1992-93. Don... Full story
