News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to wake up on Saturday mornings. Mom and dad were usually still in bed, as was my little sister. But when it was time, I'd quietly get out of bed, head to the kitchen, make my toast and peanut butter, a cold glass of Nestle's Quik, and get ready for another hour of fun and frolic with my pals from Warner Bros. cartoons. After a hard week at school (and life in general) nothing took the edge off like watching Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, and the rest of the cast of... Full story
And just like that, the collusion narrative imploded. Which doesn't mean there is a political winner in the United States. Far from it. What emerges from the indictment produced by Mueller et al, in addition to some truly laugh-out-loud funny capers pulled on dimwitted, blinded-by-rage Trump rally stooges, is the picture of a magnificently coordinated, extremely well-financed, and brilliantly conducted psy-op campaign whose principle aim was to discredit the results of an elec... Full story
The Sisters High School equestrian team (OHSET) galloped off to a good start at the first Central District meet last weekend. Twelve teams from central and eastern Oregon braved the wind and snow to test their mettle in an array of performance and gaming events at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center. The Sisters team is small but mighty, with seven highly competitive athletes. The team has been working hard on their horsemanship skills in the lead-up to the meet, and Coach Julie Vosberg said it's paying off. "After... Full story
By the narrowest of margins the Sisters High School girls swim team brought home some hardware at the 4A/3A/2A/1A OSAA State Championships held February 16 and 17 at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham. The Outlaws' strong finish in the final event of the day, the 400-meter free relay, pushed them one point ahead of the Tillamook Cheesemakers to claim fourth place, good enough for a trophy. North Bend took top team honors with 66 points, followed by Sweet Home (57), and Catlin Gabel (52). Sisters scored 34 points for... Full story
"I will never forget what my kindergarten teacher wrote on my report card. 'Rachel marches to the beat of a different drummer.'" Sitting in Suttle Tea, with talkative students bustling around us, Rachel Shultz, the Similar Ministries Coordinator at Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, described how she and her U.S. Marine officer husband, Brad, ended up in Central Oregon. "Coming from a broken home, my teacher's words only reinforced the awkwardness I felt. As a child, I never knew... Full story
My artist residency at PLAYA is done. I drove home from Summer Lake, through 100 miles of volcanic vistas and tiny towns. The Oregon Outback is a special place; sparse and rich with beauty. It's still hard to believe what opened up in those two weeks. I stared down fears and visited long-forgotten memories. Now, the first section of my book is complete, and I'm working on a second draft. The cabins at PLAYA don't have Internet. It took two days for me to realize there was no c... Full story
Katherine S. Livingston, known as Tash, grew up in San Rafael, California. When she was 11, her grandfather wrote "I love Tash because she is always herself. Maybe good, maybe bad, never uncertain, and always Tash - I love her." A graduate of Bennington College, Tash married Ken Livingston, in 1937, moving shortly thereafter to Boston for Ken's surgical residency. In 1948 they moved to Portland, where Katherine became active in cultural and progressive political circles. She... Full story
As I watched with horror the terrible event that unfolded last week at the school in Florida I wondered what I could say to help parents in Sisters as their children become aware of this terrible tragedy. Events such as these can be terrifying to children, even when they take place far away. In their minds they question, if it happened there could it happen here? As I pondered what to say, part of an answer appeared in my emails; from SOS Children's Villages - USA. A letter from their chief executive officer, Lynn... Full story
The Outlaws took three senior wrestlers, Damien Wills, Dustin Smith, and Casey Warburton, to the OSAA Oregon Wrestling State Championships held at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland on Friday and Saturday, February 16 and 17. Damien Wills (145 pounds) faced No. 2 seeded Kade Van DeHey from Cascade in his first match of the tournament, and lost by a fall at the end of the first round. In his second match, he wrestled Ruben Chavez of Ontario, fought all three rounds, and lost in a 13-2 decision. "I knew all weekend that Damien... Full story
Sisters High School's Cheer Squad is heading to Las Vegas for national competitions at the end of the month. The Nationals berth caps a fantastic year for the squad, where they presented their routines in numerous competitive events. They attended the South Albany Rumble and finished fourth. They then went to the Sheldon invitational where they received a second-place trophy, beating out top-ranked Henley. After that they went to the Tualatin Last Chance where they trophied... Full story
