News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters School Board has taken moving to a four-day school week off the table -at least for now - as a means to combat an approximately $800,000 budget shortfall for the 2014-15 school year. Click here to view a breakdown of the deficit. The board met Friday afternoon in a workshop to review community suggestions on how to make up for the budget deficit. The consensus was that the community does not want a four-day week and that implementing such a program could... Full story
The renovation project on Cascade Avenue is on schedule, according to contractor Knife River. From Larch Street to Elm Street on Highway 20/Cascade Avenue, the old road, curbs, and sidewalks have been removed and the contractor has placed new crushed rock for the road, installed new curbs, and is prepping for installation of new sidewalks. Electrical conduit for street lighting is almost fully installed in the first three blocks. Erin Borla, executive director of the Sisters... Full story
Three Sisters Business Park developer Peter Hall failed to win a zone change on his land as the Sisters planning commission voted 6-0-1 to decline to rezone the Three Sisters Business Park from light industrial to low-density residential. Commission chair Alan Holzman abstained, citing his conflicted feelings over the options. Hall approached the commission in February with a request to rezone his seven-year-old industrial park development from light industrial to single-family residential. Hall pointed out that he had only... Full story
Two Sisters students are among three from all of Central Oregon to receive prestigious national awards for their artwork in the annual Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition. As regional Gold Key winners, Dani Rudinski, Sisters High School (SHS) junior, and Alena Albertson, Sisters Middle School eighth-grader, had their pieces judged with over 16,500 other entries from across the country. From those, 2,050 national medals were awarded, and Dani and Alena each received a... Full story
To the Editor: I would like to commend the City of Sisters for the good work they have recently done in the Creekside Park and Campground by thinning out the undesirable trees. As I walked through the park I noticed that most of the trees that were removed were junipers (Juniperus Occidentalis), and are nothing more than a weed species that robs the surrounding desired conifers of nutrients and water. In looking over the park, I saw where the City could have removed an additional 10 trees on the creek side that were stunted,... Full story
Nugget readers will recognize Joel Brinkley's name from this space, as a syndicated columnist on world political affairs whose insightful articles invariably went beyond predictable mainstream thinking. His column ceased when he recently began a new job in Washington, D.C. but there is another reason that is hard to comprehend. My friend and fellow journalist over 35 years died March 11, of an undiagnosed acute form of leukemia that raged through his body like a wildfire in five days. He was 61. My relationship with Joel... Full story
A Craftsman-style pavilion for the new Fir Street Park performance stage will be constructed through the cooperated efforts of Kris Calvin of Earthwood Timber Frame Homes of Oregon, Boy Scout Rory Petterson, Sisters Kiwanis Club and the City of Sisters. The project will encompass design development, crafting of timber components, and raising of the timber-frame pavilion. Timber framing is a centuries-old craft where large solid timbers are connected using a mortise-and-tenon... Full story
The Outlaws trampled the Madras White Buffaloes in a 16-0 shut-out on Monday, March 17, in their first game of the season. Sisters jumped out quick with a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Cody Kreminski ripped a triple in the second to drive in three runs. The Outlaws scored one additional run in the second to open it up to a 5-0 advantage. The Outlaws added a run in the third and fourth innings, and two more in the fifth to push to a 9-0 lead. Madras couldn't find the plate in the sixth inning and walked seven of the Outlaws'... Full story
The girls lacrosse team kicked off their season with a 15-12 win over Crescent Valley (CV) on Monday, March 17, but three days later fell to South Salem 17-13. Sisters matched up evenly with Crescent Valley in Monday's game and played a solid game to record the win. Crescent Valley scored two goals in the first three-and-a-half minutes and took a quick 3-0 lead. Most of the Outlaws' defenders were making their first-ever varsity debut; nerves were evident and they played a bit tentatively. Sophomore Marissa Young, in her... Full story
The Outlaws gave it everything they had, but lost their battles with two top-notch teams this past week. Sisters fell 13-9 at home to Liberty on Friday, March 21, and the following day were defeated 12-6 by Glencoe. On Friday, Sisters opened against a deep and well-coached Liberty team. The Outlaws gave up five goals before they were able to settle down and adjust to Liberty's speed and athleticism. Sisters outplayed Liberty the remainder of the game, but the five-goal... Full story
Twenty-five middle school wrestlers signed up to compete this year, and most completed the rigorous nine-week season. Most of the boys were new to the sport, and although they didn't win many matches they developed skills that will hold them in good stead over the next couple of years. Seven wrestlers led the Outlaws to a successful year. All seven placed in the recent Central Oregon Middle School Championships. Colby Parsons was the team's top placer, who took second in the... Full story
The City of Sisters withdrew a proposed formula food amendment from the planning commission agenda Thursday. In a February 5 town hall meeting covering a proposed formula food amendment change in the highway commercial area, the City heard from 30 or so local folks who said they would prefer to have a uniform city code that would cover both the highway commercial zoned areas and downtown. The vast majority preferred tighter restrictions. Based on that input the City staff is redoing their proposed code amendment to include... Full story
Dyrk Godby is a Sisters artist who in recent years has worked with an unusual medium. He creates art scenes on cowhide, using a sophisticated leather-burning tool to transfer what he sees in his mind onto the hide. One such work, titled "Change on the Horizon," and donated to the annual My Own Two Hands art auction, shows a group of five Native Americans watching a wagon train traveling on the Oregon Trail. It was inspired by scenes from Godby's childhood in southern Idaho,... Full story
• Bill Antilla wrote: on behalf of Sisters VFW Post 8138, I would like to publicly thank Jeff McDonald of Ray's Food Place for giving store space to Sisters VFW Post 8138 to hold its Buddy Poppy event on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22. This support assists Sisters VFW Post 8138 to raise funds through donations, permitting us to continue several community programs and assist local veterans. Redmond High School JROTC cadets assisted in the... Full story
Rudy Yost passed peacefully on March 14 from pancreatic cancer. He was in the arms of his wife, Vicki, in their home west of Redmond. Rudy was born in Portland on July 14, 1945 to Irma Snittle and George Yost. He graduated from Marshfield High School in Coos Bay. Rudy's childhood was filled with camping, hunting and fishing trips with his father. The family's four-generation tradition of hunting on the Middle Fork of the John Day River, with family and friends, was a ritual... Full story
The girls tennis team beat Crook County 3-1 at home at Black Butte Ranch on Thursday, March 20. Sisters played with heart and determination. Hannah Stuwe, at No. 1 singles, defeated Elsa Harris by default with scores of 1-6, 0-1. Harris was up one set and one game on Stuwe but had to default, which resulted in a win for Hannah. No. 3 singles player Allie Spear defeated Maggie Kasberger 6-1, 6-3 in a great match-up. "Allie played her heart out like a rock star!," said Coach Cou... Full story
The first track meet of the season is a test of pre-season conditioning and a chance to get into the competitive spirit. The Sisters Outlaws got that chance at the Mountain View Icebreaker, held March 19. In the second race of the day, Brandon Pollard showed that he is a true force to be reckoned with as he opened the season with a speedy 1,500-meter race of 4:10.64 that included a brilliant kick. Dyut Fetrow (4:41), Devon Calvin (4:43), and Shea Krevi (4:44) placed third,... Full story
As a fireman, Damon Frutos makes his living by saving lives. On Sunday afternoon, he'll exchange his fire hose for an acoustic guitar to help save the lives of children suffering with blood cancer. Frutos will perform at Sisters Coffee Company to raise funds for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). His goal is twofold. Frutos must first raise $1,000 in donations in order to earn the privilege of raising more funds; the $1,000 mark qualifies him to register early for the... Full story
Doug Mohr of Mohr Solutions is bringing his company to Sisters from the Willamette Valley. He credits EDCO (Economic Development for Central Oregon) and Clark Jackson, Central Oregon's business development officer, and Sisters Economic Development Manager Caprielle Foote-Lewis for guiding him along the way. Mohr's "critical power and telecommunications integration" company will open with eight employees, expanding to 14 by year's end, projected to be at 48 by the end of 2015, based on the tax incentive commitments Mohr made... Full story
An ordinance to ban medical marijuana facilities in Sisters will be presented for a vote at the March 27 city council meeting. The council is also considering placing the matter on the ballot in November. A moratorium was recommended by city attorney Steve Bryant due to the conflict between current Federal and Oregon state laws. Medical marijuana became legal in Oregon in 1998, but federal law has not changed. Recent licensing of dispensaries in the state has put cities in the difficult position of having to obey state law... Full story
The spring burning season will get underway this week. The Deschutes Land Trust (DLT) plans to conduct pile burning on approximately five acres at Whychus Canyon Preserve near Sisters this week. The burning will complete the Land Trust's first phase of fuels reduction and habitat restoration work and will be conducted by GFP Enterprises. While the preserve will not be closed during the burning, DLT asks that visitors use good judgment and stay away from the piles should they visit during this time. The burn piles consist... Full story
Most people knew her as the yoga teacher at Sisters Athletic Club. Modest, unassuming and a bit shy, Myra Lani Fisher lived a quiet life in Sisters, occasionally traveling back to her homeland of Hawaii or to Mysore, India to rejuvenate her yoga style. You might have seen her at the SAC gym or in the yoga room, at Sisters Coffee Company playing scrabble with friends or out on a hiking trail. Her life was as she wanted it: understated and with a focus on yoga, her passion.... Full story
Major musical performers are coming to The Belfry during spring break. Owner Angeline Rhett says, "I just couldn't pass up all these great acts! It's a great opportunity for visitors to check out The Belfry, Sisters, and some amazing live music." Sisters Folk Festival favorite Ellis performs on Wednesday, March 26. Ellis is at once funny and wise, thoughtful and uninhibited, and her captivating voice is matched by her uplifting lyrics. After her February 2013 appearance on A Prairie Home Companion, Ellis' music charted in... Full story
