News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Grappling with the most significant issue facing Sisters in the past couple of months, the Sisters City Council approved Ordinance 473 concerning snow and ice removal within the city of Sisters. Issues addressed by the ordinance include: prohibiting parking along designated snow routes and during emergency snow-removal operations and providing a penalty for cars not removed. Snow removal by City crews has been seriously hampered this winter by vehicles abandoned or parked on... Full story
The intended scope of last week's public hearing by the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA) was very narrow: Does Sisters Eagle Airport meet one of three criteria to be listed as a matter of State concern in Appendix M? However, the majority of concerns for community members (for and against) were actually outside the scope of the hearing - and wide-ranging. Sisters Eagle Airport, owned by Benny and Julie Benson, filed an application with ODA to have the airport added to... Full story
People in Sisters are interested in being prepared should Whychus Creek reach flood stage and overflow its banks. That was evidenced by the turnout for a flood preparedness forum held last Friday night. The forum featured maps, computers open to sites with information and data, brochures, and pamphlets from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the City of Sisters, and the Deschutes... Full story
The photo accompanying this column was taken near Sawyer Park in Bend. The tags made the hawk (a juvenile red-tail) stand out like a sore thumb, even to someone who really isn't interested in birds. It caught the eye of bird photographer Chas Savage. He knew it was important for him to capture an image of it. Afterwards, he went to the Banding Lab website, reported his sighting and discovered it was tagged at the Portland Airport just a couple of weeks earlier. At last... Full story
To the Editor: I am writing to say thank you to the Oregon DOT and to the City of Sisters councilors who had the lives of the residents of Sisters in mind when they approved the roundabout at Barclay and Highway 20. If you will just "Google" "US DOT roundabouts" it will take you to the website "https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/innovative/roundabouts/" where you will see the facts that have been presented at public meetings concerning the Sisters roundabout. You will find there "The FHWA Office of Safety identified... Full story
When someone collapses in sudden cardiac arrest, quick action means the difference between life and death. Quick access to an automatic external defibrillator (AED) can save someone's life. Sisters-area businesses and organizations can now apply for grant money to purchase an AED. The grants range from $250-$750. Sudden cardiac arrest is an abrupt loss of heart function usually as a result of an abnormal heart rhythm. It is a leading cause of death in the United States. An AED is a lightweight, portable device that delivers a... Full story
Sisters School District will have three board positions up for election on the May 16 ballot. If Sisters conforms to statewide trends, most or all of the positions will be uncontested. According to the Associated Press, a professional association is hoping to get more people excited about school board elections in Oregon. The Oregon School Boards Association reports that nearly three-quarters of the seats for school boards, education service districts, and community college boards were uncontested during the last round of... Full story
Close to 175 students and parents at Sisters Elementary School enjoyed the first ever S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Night last Friday, February 10. The event was hosted by the Sisters Parent-Teacher Community (SPTC) with significant collaboration from community organizations. Over a dozen different experiments and activities were housed throughout the elementary school for families to enjoy. The Sisters Science Club developed and displayed several... Full story
From a felt sandwich to a deer sculpture, gallerygoers enjoyed seeing student artwork displayed at the 2017 Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony. Sisters middle and high school students were well-represented, with more than two-dozen students awarded for their inspiring artwork. Last Saturday, February 11, middle and high school art students and their families gathered to view the art gallery and receive their award certificates. The annual Scholastic Art & Writing... Full story
Sisters High School senior and two-sport standout Amanda Smith became the fifth Outlaws softball player in school annals to sign to play college softball. Smith joins ex-Outlaws Dara Kosanke (Walla Walla CC, Utah Valley State); Cassie Hernandez (Blue Mountain CC); Cassidy Edwards (Clackamas CC, Boise State); and Hailey Hudson (College of Idaho). Smith, a pitcher and first-baseman for the Outlaws, said signing with Walla Walla Community College was a dream come true. "When I... Full story
The second in Sisters Folk Festival's Winter Concert Series will showcase the classic American art form of bluegrass with Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley and the Molly Tuttle Band. The show is set for Tuesday, February 21, at 7 p.m. at Sisters High School auditorium. Some things you know are just meant to be - but even when you do, it's nice to get some outside affirmation. So while Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley were sure that their musical partnership was the right move at the right... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws faced up to a tough week, with games against two of the top teams in the Sky-Em League. The Outlaws recorded a 45-32 win at home against Cottage Grove (CG) on Wednesday, February 8. Two days later, the Outlaws suffered a 31-28 overtime heart-breaker to the Bulldogs at Sutherlin. Sisters, Cottage Grove and Sutherlin entered the week in a three-way tie for first place in league. In the first round of league play, Sisters lost to CG by one on a last-second... Full story
Sisters' young squad lost two more games on the hardwood last week. The Lady Outlaws fell 31-17 to Cottage Grove (CG) at home on Wednesday, February 8, and two days later lost 58-28 to the Falcons at Elmira. Due to inclement weather, the Outlaws' Tuesday game against CG was rescheduled and played a day later. Once again, the team struggled to make baskets. Sisters only shot 16 percent from the field and 56 percent from the stripe, and the fast pace of the game resulted in 22 t... Full story
A new art exhibit titled "Sisters on the Road: Eight Artists and Their Discoveries" will run through March 16 at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave. The Roundhouse Foundation, in an effort to further its support for the arts and artists in Sisters and Central Oregon, invited a group of artists to experience artist-in-residency programming at Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Penland School of Crafts;... Full story
The Outlaws took 21 wrestlers to the 2017 OSAA 4A Special District #2 Regional Tournament on Friday and Saturday, February 10-11. The tournament was held at Philomath High School, and 12 teams brought wrestlers who all competed for a berth to the state championships. Sweet Home was a dominant force and took top honors with a team score of 407. North Marion was runner-up with 300.5, Cascade took third at 244.5, and Junction City finished fourth with 147.5. Sisters finished... Full story
Weight loss is touted as one of the top benefits from exercise. But what if the correlation to exercise and weight loss were not as strong as was once thought? If a person exercises, they are burning calories. If they consume less than they burn, the body transfers stored energy. This is a very simple way to look at it, but the process is much more dynamic than a lot of people understand. This is why exercise alone will not account to substantial weight loss. Calories are the units used to measure how much energy is in food.... Full story
Yesterday, encouraged by the bluest skies, I bravely opened the door to our shop. Our shop, where I like to futz and putter and try to make things, or fix things, or think about things, had become a desultory crypt of neglect. That's my fault. It's been something of a challenging winter thus far, as you may have noticed, and I've tried to conserve and focus my energies on more pressing concerns, which means that sometimes, more often that I would like to admit, I've tromped th... Full story
Anthony "Tony" Andersen would like to let you know that his work here is done. He received a call that they have been "looking for Fast Eddy for some time now." It was an offer he could not refuse for an assignment from which he will not be returning. This assignment comes with a huge bonus - a reunion with family and friends, and a new "mission" that takes him to a place where he will continue to live it up to his heart's content and truly be free. As a young man he enlisted... Full story
On January 26, our beautiful wife, mother and grandmother, Peggy Marshall, went to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Peggy passed away at home with her husband Chuck and her youngest daughter Patty by her side. Peggy was born on April 8, 1930, in Corsicana, Texas, to William and Naomi Camp. Peggy met her future husband, Chuck Marshall, while they were both working at Wentworth & Irwin in Portland. They married on January 19, 1951, at The Church of Christ in Portland.... Full story
Casey Gwenyth Galusha Beck, 32, of Ruch, passed away January 17 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Casey grew up in Ashland and graduated from Ashland High School. In 2010 she married Jordan Beck, SHS 2003. He is the son of Sue and Jim Beck of Sisters. Together, Casey and Jordan operated Rogue Biofuels in southern Oregon. But Casey's primary role was that of mother to their two children, Maya and Milo. She instilled in them her love of nature, delighting in their... Full story
Karen Keady's clients at Essentials Skin Care & Spa in Sisters know that she can work wonders on skin that takes a beating in the Central Oregon climate. Now her work is being recognized on an international stage. "Last fall I entered an international Skin Games Competition," Keady told The Nugget." It involved an eight-week series of video diaries with a model, and a case study portfolio, of the treatments and results I had hoped to achieve. I had to send, weekly, a video... Full story
Last week, the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) held their annual meeting, hosted by Sisters Art Works, to review accomplishments from 2016 and look forward into the upcoming year. "It was a good year for STA!" said Catherine Hayden, STA's new board chair, as she opened the meeting. Established 16 years ago, the STA has grown to become a principal advocate and facilitator of outdoor recreation in the Sisters area. An all-volunteer organization, it is dedicated to the planning, construction and maintenance of non-motorized... Full story
No one was quite sure what the Outlaws swimmers had in them when they hit the pool for the District meet last weekend. Their season has been badly disrupted by weather - events and practices canceled. "We actually had a really tough season," said Coach Brittany Morioka. "It was really up in the air in terms of how they would do." The last two weeks were the first and only consistent training time the Outlaws got this season. They made the most of it. The relay teams set new... Full story
Fifth-grade student Teague Wessel is the Sisters Middle School Geographic Bee Champion. He recently tested for the regional championship. If Wessel is in the top 100 students in the region he will attend the State event held in Salem. The National Geographic Bee is an annual competition organized by the National Geographic Society, designed to inspire and reward students' curiosity about the world. Students from 10,000 schools across the United States compete in the 2017... Full story
