News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce honored their own at the annual Masquerade Ball held last Friday at FivePine Conference Center. An enthusiastic crowd, about half of which got into the spirit of the night and donned sparkly Mardi Gras masks, enjoyed hearty appetizers from The Porch restaurant and an evening of celebrating Sisters' business community and spirit. Chamber Executive Director Erin Borla welcomed the guests and thanked the chamber board and volunteers who make... Full story
Three Sisters Business Park developer Peter Hall is seeking to rezone 19 light industrial lots to low density residential. Hall brought his proposal to the Sisters planning commission Thursday night. Due mostly to potential noise issues from the adjacent properties, the proposal was continued for 30 days to allow Hall time to modify his request to address the commission's concerns City planner Eric Porter presented the city's staff report in support of the proposed change in zoning of the 16-acre parcel at the north end of... Full story
Sisters is having to get used to something most folks are sort of proud not to have: a traffic signal. The temporary signal that will be used for the freight reroute for the Cascade Avenue renovation project lit up on Wednesday, February 19. The signal will help traffic-flow at the intersection of Highway 20 and Barclay Avenue during construction. Barclay Avenue and Locust Street will serve as the temporary freight route when construction work gets underway in downtown... Full story
To the Editor: In the fall of 2012 Andrew Spreadborough from COIC was hired to revisit and revise the Economic Development Strategic Action Plan as necessary. Council insisted on a revision and approved the CATS funds ($10,000) to be applied to the project. Open meetings were held with community members to target key items in each sector to help stimulate the economy in Sisters. I have a draft dated January 7, 2013 of the meeting outcomes. And now... Mayor calls "economic summit"? What happened to the Strategic Action Plan th... Full story
City plans to renovate the Creekside Park overnight campground ran up against public concerns about tree removal and changes to accommodate more full-hook-up RV sites. Several citizens submitted written commentary on plans to cut down trees and criticizing what they perceive as a move that will fundamentally change the nature of the overnight park. Activists opposed to the project indicated Monday that they will seek a public meeting on the subject before the council acts to... Full story
"It is my privilege to recognize our volunteers and organizations that make our schools and community a great place to live and learn," said Sisters Schools Superintendent Jim Golden as he addressed roughly 80 volunteers at a Recognition of Volunteers event held in the Sisters High School commons Wednesday night. Golden hopes to make the recognition an annual event. Fourteen organizations were recognized for their contributions to the Sisters school community. "I can say havin... Full story
For its 16th year, the Sisters Act Talent Show provided an entertaining evening with a full array of song, dance, comedic skits, music, recitations - and a couple of surprises to boot. The show was sponsored by Good Samaritan Ministries (GSM), a nonprofit organization that provides educational opportunities for kids in developing countries. The Sisters Act program will benefit the Uganda GSM Masaka School and Orphanage, which is located in a remote location of southern Uganda... Full story
The Outlaws suffered two losses at home this past week; a 51-35 loss to Junction City (JC) on Tuesday, February 18, and a 43-28 loss to Cottage Grove (CG) on Friday. Before tip-off on Friday in the Outlaws game against the Lions, seniors Jens Stadeli, Nate Kaping, and Lane Adams were honored. Coach Rand Runco noted that all three seniors have been positive and shown great leadership all season long. "We are so impressed that even though we have lost quite a few games they... Full story
The Outlaws participated in the state championships held at Mt. Hood Community College on Friday and Saturday, February 21-22. There were 12 competitors in each event, and six moved onto finals on the second day. Only swimmers in finals scored points for their respective teams. Top team finishers are as follows: On the women's side, St. Mary's finished first, North Bend was runner-up, and Sweet Home took third. Sisters only had two women swimmers and still managed to finish 11th. Cottage Grove took championship honors on the... Full story
The Sisters community will continue a discussion about the role of "formula food" establishments in a second town hall meeting on the subject set for Thursday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall. The city planning department is exploring possible changes to the definition of a "Formula Food Establishment" in order to allow more local and regional restaurants to be established in Sisters in the Highway Commercial (HC) District. Planners are also considering whether to regulate such uses in the Downtown Commercial (DC)... Full story
The SHS Nordic ski team competed last week in state races. The two-day competition took place at Mt. Bachelor on Friday and wrapped up Saturday at Meissner Sno-Park. Due to weather conditions in the weeks prior to the competition, two races were cancelled. This did not affect the Outlaws' mentality, as they came out racing hard. The Outlaws sent five racers to the state meet who competed in the 7.5k skate race on Friday and a 5k classic race on Saturday. The Lady Outlaws took... Full story
What was crushed by snow will rise again - and it may be much grander in scope and scale. Audrey Tehan, Leland Bliss, Carol Packard, David Hiller, Mark Thompson, Jim Golden and Bob Collins visited the crushed remains of what was once the Sisters Middle School (SMS) greenhouse on Tuesday, February 18. In its glory days - before the Big Snow of 2014 - the greenhouse was the site of great dreams to bring homegrown food to the students of the Sisters schools through the Farm-To-Ta... Full story
About the time the last bus pulls away from Sisters Middle School, loaded with kids going home, music begins to flow - sometimes haltingly - from the art classrooms. It's the Americana Project in action. Megan Ellsworth, sophomore, and junior Madison Slicker are teaching 11 fifth- and sixth-graders guitar after school. After being at it for only a short time, Ellsworth said, "I feel this (Americana Project) class has been going so well. All the kids are very talented and I am... Full story
Jake McAllister has been a standout soccer player for Sisters High School all four years of his varsity career. Now he will take his skills to the next level. McAllister recently signed an official letter of intent and will play soccer for the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) this fall. UCCS is a Division II school just outside of Denver, and sits at an elevation of 6,500 feet. McAllister started playing soccer not long after he learned to walk. At three years... Full story
All of those guys in the photo have received The Order of the Eagle from Oregon State Parks for the outstanding conservation work they have done with golden and bald eagles. Robert Marheine is a wildlife biologist with PGE, currently working on collecting data from radio-tagged eagles, and has been involved with PGE and eagles for over 20 years. Frank Isaacs is the man who saved the bald eagle in Oregon. When he began researching bald eagles (near extinction) through the OSU... Full story
Kelsey Collins, M.A., meets her clients where they are - not just where they live (yes, she makes house calls), but where they are physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. She begins with what is happening in their lives now, what stories they tell over and over, then goes back to the source. She says most people are aware of their feelings and what they are doing, but not of how their thoughts affect their health. She helps them make the connection and begin to... Full story
When Cassidy Edwards' basketball teammates finish practice, their thoughts turn to homework, dinner, down-time or a social activity. But for Edwards, she quickly changes from basketball attire to softball apparel. Such is the life of a two-sport college athlete. Edwards is starting shooting guard on the Clackamas Community College women's basketball team and is expected to be a starter on the Cougars' softball team. To say she is pulling "double duty" might be an... Full story
Over 100 students impressed their teachers and the community with displays of scientific knowledge, creativity and enthusiasm at the third annual Sisters Science Fair on Saturday. The Sisters High School commons transformed into a giant science laboratory and was energized with excitement from students demonstrating their experiments. One of the multiple points of combustion going off during the science fair emanated from exploding balloons, demonstrated as an element of... Full story
