News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters High School student Logan Miller was involved in a serious auto accident on icy roads on January 6. Miller was in the hospital for six weeks, with a severe head injury requiring life-saving surgery. Logan was able to go home on February 22. Logan has had endless amounts of support throughout his remarkable recovery. Bracelets reading "Stay Strong for Logan Miller" were made and sold by close friends. That phrase came from the Facebook page put up by family and friends... Full story
The Deschutes County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday morning that Cheryl Waldron of Bend was arrested after being indicted by a grand jury on 27 felony counts of Aggravated Identity Theft, Aggravated Theft in the First Degree and Forgery in the First Degree. Waldron was employed since 1999 as a bookkeeper and office manager with Sisters company Robinson & Owen Heavy Construction. Robinson & Owen Heavy Construction has been contracting private and public works projects as well as land development projects... Full story
Fourteen local firefighters from the Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale, and Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Districts traveled to Seattle last weekend to participate in the 25th Annual Firefighters Stairclimb sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year, Sisters Country firefighters were able to raise over $25,000 for this worthy cause, thanks to the kindness and generosity of the community and visitors. As of Monday morning the team of firefighters was in 10th place for... Full story
March is Student Art Exhibit Month at Sisters Library and Sisters' next generation of artists is marching ahead, inspired by ancient and contemporary arts. The Computer Room blasts color, with Clay Warburton's 4th grade students' bold abstract paintings based on Japanese kanji, logographic Chinese characters used in the modern Japanese writing system. Each symbol represents a word, such as "cow" or "fire" or "tree." A haiku, a 17-syllable poem in three lines (5-7-5), accompani... Full story
To the Editor: Here's a shout-out to Nugget contributors Sue Stafford and Diane Goble for beginning a frank discussion on truly affordable low-cost housing, in particular as it concerns elderly women living alone in Sisters and in the world. Many of my women friends know other women who also face this sobering future of not having enough income to pay for our residence, and being forced out to go "somewhere." We have been in a silent sense of helplessness, so I am grateful for this open sharing. There needs to be something be... Full story
Sisters High School (SHS) seniors are working to complete their scholarship applications by the 5 p.m., April 6 deadline. The local scholarships can be found online at www.sistersgro.com. They have been shared with seniors via their high school email and ASPIRE volunteer mentors and are also available in the ASPIRE office at the high school. Sisters GRO's (Graduate Resource Organization) mission is "To help Sisters High School graduates achieve their educational aspirations, inspiring them to give back by becoming more." A... Full story
Two Outlaws - seniors Dyut Fetrow and Zach Reid - attended the Oregon State Wrestling Championships, held at the Portland Memorial Coliseum, Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27. The duo wrapped up their high school careers at the memorable event. Crook County dominated the tournament and took first-place honors with a score of 249 to earn their fourth-straight title. Marshfield was runner-up with 175 points, and Henley took third with 150 points. Reid (132 pounds) faced fifth-place seed Braxton Sue from Scappoose in his f... Full story
Aspiring songwriters from across the country gathered in Sisters last weekend for the Americana Song Academy For Youth, held in several venues around town. The song academy, started by Brad Tisdel in 2007, brings artists together in a non-competitive environment where they learn the art of songwriting and performing. The three-day academy brought students from Colorado, California, and Oregon together to learn from musicians who come to town to teach. This year, artists such... Full story
Marti (Martha) Lee Bradley-Kufchak died March 3, 2016 with courage, grace, and good humor, of pulmonary fibrosis caused by Sjogren's Disease, at her home in Black Butte Ranch. Marti was born December 4, 1938, in San Diego, California, to Art and Catharine Straw Bradley. Growing up in Huntington Park, she developed early study habits that helped put her on the career path she chose. Graduating from Huntington Park High School in 1956, where she was president of the Girls'... Full story
Brad, born July 30, 1965 in Bellevue, Washington, has left this world but still lives in the hearts of his son, Aaron; daughters, Britney and Jaimee; his mother and stepfather, Kay and Bob Rozendal; brother, Jeff Simundson; and former wife Pam Simundson, as well as many other family and friends near and dear to his heart. He was preceded in death by his father, Jim Simundson. Brad graduated from Olympic High School Silverdale, Washington, in 1982 and continued his education... Full story
The Pursue Your Passion entrepreneurship class at Sisters High School convened on Wednesday, March 2, to complete their final presentations of their ideas for a business. The mission of the class is for students to define their passion, create a feasible business model, and turn that into a presentation as if to gain support and consent to a lobby of bankers or investors. The presentations last Wednesday ranged from portable tsunami shelters, guitar and bass retailers, technol... Full story
Meri Blaser is the recipient of a Patriot's Pen Award from the local chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars for her essay on the topic "What Freedom Means To Me." (See sidebar for text.) Bill Anttila, Earl Schroeder, and John Miller of VFW presented the award to the Sisters Christian Academy (SCA) student last week. Anttila noted that this is the first time he had presented the award to a private-school student. In addition, VFW honored SCA middle school teacher Randy Muir for... Full story
The Outlaws' season came to an end with a 45-34 loss to the Henley Hornets at Henley on Saturday, March 5. Sisters stepped into the Hornets nest surrounded by a loud and aggressive Henley crowd. The Outlaws did well defensively in the first quarter, and held the Hornets to nine points, but struggled on offense and forced too many of their own shots trying to play at Henley's tempo. Keegan Greaney got into foul trouble, and had to sit out for awhile, which hurt the Outlaws... Full story
A packed high school auditorium, outstanding emcees, cookies during the intermission, and entertainment to boot: Nothing less than expected from the Sisters High School Mr. SHS pageant. The Mr. SHS pageant has been ongoing for the last few weeks, as a charity event to raise funds for Sisters Family Access Network (FAN). Besides demonstrating individual talents on stage, making creative short videos, and answering thought-provoking and open-ended questions, the contestants... Full story
I'm a movie buff, all-in, but while I love the experience of a good film - in a theater, particularly one as comfortable and inviting as our own Sisters Movie House - I confess that I have become increasingly tired of the people making them. The yearly, over-anticipated, under-compelling pomp of the Oscars, where Hollywood celebrates itself and chides the rest of us, is enough to make an old cowboy belly sick. Here's the rub: I have a difficult time taking life lectures - and... Full story
Eating well is critical to our well-being - and we all know it. However, we live in a fast-paced, hectic world where it's not always so easy to find time to craft lovingly made meals with all the right foods. It's all too easy to grab something fast and forget about "eating clean." Fortunately, it's getting easier and easier to "eat clean" in Sisters Country - even when we're on the go. What is clean eating, anyway? In its most simple sense, it's "leaning away from all your pr... Full story
Buddy is a tiny 18-month-old Yorkshire terrier. He may weigh only three pounds, but has a natural ability for being an emotional support dog for Sisters Middle School fifth-grader Ryan Benson. Benson was born with a congenital heart defect, and at the age of seven weeks, he underwent heart surgery. He was doing very well after the surgery and just had to follow up with minor surgeries to clean out scar tissue. Then last year Benson became afflicted with fatigue and would feel... Full story
Where I am today has a direct correlation to what I thought and did yesterday. My health, my relationships and my state of mind are the sum of past decisions. What does that say about getting cancer? Sometimes I wonder what I could have done differently to avoid the cancer catastrophe. How far would I have to go to undo the damage? Maybe it started all the way back in childhood? Were there chemicals in our food, the grass we rolled around in or the paint on our walls? I grew up in a rural environment with vegetable gardens an... Full story
As we ease into spring, the days are growing longer by a half-hour every month. Warmer weather beckons us into our yards, gardens, parks and onto nature trails to hike, bike or walk the eager hounds - hungry for the sun. Protecting our skin from the elements during outside activities, protection from the soil we love, and the sunshine we crave is something many people neglect, or simply forget to do. Even worse, they use products containing harsh and toxic chemicals. The skin is the first barrier of defense against an... Full story
Nothing is more critical to the health of a community than the well-being of its youth. For years now, Circle of Friends has been providing the community's most vulnerable children a nurturing and sustained relationship with a volunteer mentor. Those mentors teach positive values and have attainable expectations for each child to become a healthy, productive member of the community. The organization recently announced Kelly Davis Martin as its new associate director. In her... Full story
In paying attention to our health it is important to not overlook the little things - like our mitochondria. Our subject is tiny but complex, so consider this a brief introduction. Each cell in our body manufactures its own energy. Cellular energy is made in tiny cellular structures called mitochondria. Different cells have differing number of mitochondria. Cells in organs that need a lot of energy (think skeletal muscle, brain, heart and liver cells) contain larger numbers of... Full story
Patricia Lee Hall-Toll passed away unexpectedly last week in the midst of doing what she loves. She was amongst friends and family socializing and generally enjoying the familiar conversations of close company when a heart attack struck her. Quickly and quietly she slipped away with no apparent pain before those that she loved. She was 68. Patty was born on August 13, 1947, in Sisters, to Milton and Dona Hammack. She was the eldest daughter amongst eight siblings: Dick, John,... Full story
Outlaws skiers braved the wind and rain for their final races of the season at the Oregon School Ski Association 2016 State Championships at Mt. Bachelor last weekend. Giant Slalom was on Friday, Slalom on Saturday. Typically the courses are set to challenge the racers skills, and are more demanding than the season races. The Giant Slalom race consisted of the entire length of the Cliffhanger run. Senior Betsy Ausman skied very aggressively on both runs, placing her 11th in the state finals. Senior Cammi Benson had a close... Full story
Back in 2005, when a sparkling new Sisters Library was completed, a serious oversight occurred: There was no U.S. flag displayed in the public building. Then, this past fall Central Oregon Community College was searching for a speaker to talk about his/her military experiences on Veterans Day, November 11. Earl Schroeder, an Air Force veteran and present commander of the Sisters VFW Post 8138 was selected to be the guest speaker. He specified that an American flag be near the... Full story
