News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Most of the services enjoyed by the residents of Sisters fall under the responsibility of the City’s Public Works Department, making it one of the busiest, most active departments in the City. The work is handled by a total of eight full-time employees and two contract workers (see related story). Water System Sisters’ water system dates back to the 1930s, when water came from Whychus and Pole creeks. In 1975 they began drawing on well water. Supply is currently provided by... Full story
Sisters Habitat for Humanity welcomed their new Board of Directors on Tuesday, January 26. Board members and staff joined a virtual meeting via Zoom for the occasion. The gavel was virtually passed from outgoing president Chuck Harper to the new Board President, Ellie Hammond. “I enjoyed my time as President of this great organization. I look forward to my final year on the Board and supporting Habitat’s work into the future,” Harper said. The new vice-president is Joe Rambo; treasurer is John Adamson; secretary is Krist... Full story
We have a great, friendly community here in Sisters and Central Oregon — even when our favorite teams are pitted against each other in the stupendous, annual Super Bowl. Here’s a real-life example. On a beautiful, sunny, bluebird-sky March day last year, I jumped aboard a chair at Hoodoo Ski Area with a complete stranger. We instantly started chatting and I learned he lived in Sisters too. Our expected skiing-dialog shifted to the previous month’s Super Bowl game, the... Full story
We live with three Scotties. Each one approaches life with a completely different style. Bernie, who was a service dog for me after my first cancer event, is devoted but often doesn’t pay attention to my directions. Chewy, who is obsessively dependent, is extremely jealous of Bernie. Piper, the female of the pack, always forgives the boys when snapped at; she is the peacemaker. I’ve recently been reading Timothy Keller’s book, “The Prodigal God.” He is a minister and a New York Times bestselling author. This book has moved... Full story
Megan Ellsworth, Americana Project alumnus, who is now based in Denver, Colorado, released her first full-length album last Friday titled ELLSWORTH. As stated in the press release on the album, “The folk singer-songwriter’s impressive album consists of dreamlike vocals, bright melodies, and ruminative lyrics masterfully captured through skilled mixing and musical composition.” Ellsworth graduated from Sisters High School in 2016, and pursued her music degree at the Unive... Full story
The newest advisory board created by resolution of the Sisters City Council is the Public Works Advisory Board, which just began meeting in January. Public Works Director Paul Bertagna is enthused about the experience and expertise of the five new board members. Robert Hatfield volunteered for the board because he thought it “would be a good way to learn more about Sisters.” He has experience as a civil engineer, a construction manager, and in real estate. John Herman, the... Full story
Don’t eat sugar; cut out cholesterol. What about preservatives, gluten, dairy and all the other dietary villains? Hey, did you see what Dr. Oz said? A person who is diet conscious is bombarded with the can’ts, the don’ts and the stops. What about the cans, the shoulds, and the musts? Flip the way you position yourself around your diet and it can change everything. This is the basis of an “eat everything diet”. What does the eat everything diet mean? An eating pattern which places nothing off limits but asks us to thoughtfully... Full story
When you get your COVID vaccine, if you haven’t already, chances are 8 in 10 that it will be administered by a member of the Army or Air National Guard. Twenty-something uniformed Guard are among the nearly 200 staff on hand at the Deschutes County Expo Center inoculating around 2,500 per day. As this is written, 130 St. Charles volunteers were joining paid staff in getting shots in the arm. In the age-75-plus bracket who received their first dose on a sunny Friday, you f... Full story
• Robinson & Owen Heavy Construction, LLC, secured a public improvement contract in the amount of $73,496.36 for the 2021 Locust-Cedar alley waterline replacement project. The project is part of the 2017 Water Capital Facilities Plan to upgrade old undersized lines within the distribution system. The project entails replacement of four four-inch steel lines, believed to have been installed around the 1940s, with new six-inch C900 PVC lines in alleys south of Washington... Full story
Hoodoo has been a fixture in Sisters Country for 83 years. It is Central Oregon’s original winter ski area. Many an Oregonian grew up on Hoodoo’s 800-acre terrain. It is home to Sisters High School ski team, as well as drawing thousands of visitors annually. Roughly 70 percent hail from the west side of the pass with weekly regulars from Eugene, Albany, Salem, Lebanon, Detroit and other McKenzie and Santiam rivers townships. Hoodoo has an economic impact on Sisters, alt... Full story
Child development has been a lifelong focus for Sisters resident Edie Jones, but in her recently published second book she has taken a unique angle on the subject, using her goldendoodle, Walker, as the focal point. The book is comprised of a series of poems, chronicling Walker’s development. The soft-cover volume, “Walker’s Wisdom: His Journey from Puppy to Big Dog,” is hot off the press and available for purchase locally. It is a collection of 14 full-page poems, each of... Full story
It’s perfectly OK if some people contract COVID. There, I said it. Someone needs to say it. Heck, a lot of people need to say it out loud so that the collective mentality can evolve around this disease. Hold on! Don’t get all riled up. I said that it’s OK for some people to get COVID. Not everyone. Sure, COVID poses a mortal threat to a certain percentage of our population. My 90-year-old grandmother may not make it to her next birthday if she got food poisoning, so she should definitely avoid contracting COVID. My 68-ye... Full story
To the Editor: Yesterday I experienced us at our best. Because of my age, I qualified for a COVID vaccination. We were given clear, explicit instructions on how to find the site (fairgrounds). When we arrived, though the line of cars was long, there was clear signage and both National Guard and volunteer aides. The lines were orderly and there was an assistant at each junction. The person who administered my shot appeared to be about my age but she had volunteered as “it was the right thing to do.” This is our community at it... Full story
It’s 1 a.m., and there is a big windstorm coming down off the mountains, whipping the trees and power lines back and forth. Without warning, a large ponderosa tree on the south side of town is blown down across the street and lands on a homeowner’s car. The City of Sisters Public Works crew is there within a matter of minutes, removing the tree. Just as quickly, for safety’s sake, they are gone. One of the best-kept secrets in town is the City’s Public Works headqua... Full story
