News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The art was beautiful, the music was hot and the bidding was even hotter at the My Own Two Hands Art Party & Auction held at Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks in Sisters on Saturday, April 8. The sold-out event grossed some $95,000 in a weekend that included an art stroll and a chili feed with musical entertainment on Friday night. The proceeds after overhead is covered will be used to fund the Americana Project and arts programs in all three Sisters schools. Organizers were... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws’ varsity baseball season is over — but it wasn’t a tough opponent that sent the team to the dugout. Four of the nine players on the varsity squad allegedly violated Sisters High School’s athletic code in several separate instances. The four players were suspended on Thursday for 12 student contact days, amounting to five games. The season would have been two-thirds over by the time they returned, according to SHS Assistant Principal Mark Stewart. Stewart... Full story
After several years of battling over upgrading the power supply to Sisters along Jordan Road east of town, Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) has started work to install taller power poles to carry higher-capacity power lines. Now the company is facing another challenge: Difficulty in finding an adequate supply of the new poles. “There is a very high demand by utilities across the nation for steel poles,” said Jim Crowell, member services director for CEC, “and so the lead times required for our poles, which are custom desig... Full story
One of the pillars of the Sisters school system is leaving. Sisters Middle School Principal Lora Nordquist announced last week that she has accepted a job with Crook County schools in Prineville, beginning with the 2006-07 school year. Nordquist and her family will continue to live in Tollgate during the first year of her new job to enable her daughter Katie, now a junior, to graduate from Sisters High School. Nordquist has worked in Sisters for 14 years, coming here from... Full story
• Deputies assisted by Black Butte Ranch officers arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted his brother, punching him in the head several times. The altercation reportedly occurred late at night when the victim would not let the suspect into an apartment to see his fiancé. • A woman called to report people in her house making noise. It turned out that she was at St. Charles Medical Center and hearing the nursing staff. • Deputies responded to a report of an MIP party. The minors fled and the adult residents contac... Full story
To the Editor: Underage drinking scores again… I was disappointed to learn that the Sisters High Baseball team has lost the privilege of competing for the rest of this year. Once again, underage drinking has damaged the reputation of the school and some of its students. Our society is so infatuated with using alcohol that many children are rushed into using this substance without the emotional maturity to consider the consequences. Some parents rationalize this by saying, “They are going to do it anyway and I would rather hav... Full story
Children up to 11 years old will race across Creekside City Park gathering up colorful plastic eggs in the annual Easter Egg Hunt co-sponsored by Sisters-Camp Sherman Volunteer Fire & Ambulance Association and the Cloverdale Volunteer Firefighters Association on Easter Sunday, April 16. The eagerly anticipated traditional event kicks off promptly at 1 p.m. — and with hundreds of fast-moving kids racing through the park it doesn’t last long. All eggs are plastic; the hunt no longer provides hard-boiled Easter eggs. This eve... Full story
Sisters area residents can weigh in on a plan that would protect 1,123 acres along Whychus Creek downstream from Sisters. The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) approved an $800,000 grant last fall to help purchase a conservation easement to protect natural resources by preventing future development on Rimrock Ranch property. Now, the public will have an opportunity to review the proposal. OWEB will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. in Sisters, according... Full story
More than 200 runners took to the trails around Sisters on Sunday for the fourth annual Peterson Ridge Rumble 60 kilometer and 30 kilometer trail runs. Race coordinator Sean Meissner was all smiles as finishers began making it to the middle school track, relieved that people had found their way through the many twists and turns of the course, some of which was new this year. Michael Wedemeyer of Wilsonville took first overall in the 60 kilometer course in 4 hours, 10 minutes... Full story
Lake Creek is about to get a makeover. A major part of this change will take place at Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman where, for nearly three generations, guests have enjoyed the peaceful pond. At a meeting last week at Camp Sherman’s Community Hall, Ryan Houston of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council and USDA hydrologist Louis Wasniewski, outlined plans for changes to the stream that runs six miles from Suttle Lake to the Metolius River. Later this year, the pond will b... Full story
Most everyone in the Sisters area — citizens, government officials, perhaps especially tourists trying to drive through town in summer — agrees that Sisters has a traffic problem. And it’s only going to get worse as the area grows in population and popularity. It’s not nearly as easy to come up with a consensus on what to do about the problem. Sisters City Councilors got a promise from Deschutes County commissioner Dennis Luke last Thursday that “the county is more than will... Full story
Sisters High School musicians Sarah Douglass and Shalena Edmunson both qualified for the State Solo Competition that will be held Saturday, April 29, at the Corban College in Salem. Douglass, who qualified for the second year in a row, sings mezzo soprano for both the SHS concert choir and the Jazz Choir. Sarah has been singing as far back as she can remember and has been involved in the school choirs since she was a sixth grader. In the seventh grade Douglass participated in... Full story
A contingent of Sisters area residents trekked to Redmond last week to learn about the impact of the war in Iraq from two women who have experienced it first-hand. Michelle DeFord and Lynn Bradach each lost a son killed in action in Iraq. The two Gold Star Mothers of Oregon spoke to a group gathered at the Historic Redmond Church on Saturday morning. Sisters folk singer Katie Cavanaugh opened the discussion with several of her original songs on the theme of war and peace.... Full story
As a child, it’s hard not to be “normal.” Four Sisters girls are making sure girls with medical hair loss lead as normal a childhood as possible. Sisters Middle School sixth graders Elise Herron, Katie Dumolt and Courtney Blust, along with fourth grader Savannah Spear grew their hair for two years, then cut off their pony tails over spring break. This week the girls are sending their hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization which provides wigs to kids who need them.... Full story
Camp Sherman residents have learned that disaster can strike close to home. The 2004 B&B Complex Fire forced the community to evacuate twice. And in addition to fire, other threats loom, from flooding to the possiblitity of a bird flu pandemic. So residents gathered at the Community Hall last Saturday to learn preparedness. “If we fail to plan, we plan to fail,” Toni Foster told her large audience. Mark Foster, Camp Sherman Search and Rescue Hasty Team leader, then des... Full story
In the team’s second outing of the young season, many of Sisters High School’s numerous track athletes set season and personal bests at the Sisters Rotary Invitational held Saturday at Reed Stadium. On the boys’ side, the Outlaws placed fourth among eleven teams with 87.5 points. West Linn nipped Redmond by a point to win with 126 points. Although Sisters had no individual winners among the boys, a number of young men placed near the top, including Eli Callan, who took secon... Full story
The trail between the Tollgate subdivision and Sisters High School took a giant leap forward this past week when high school students poured footings for a bridge over Trout Creek. Four members of the Sisters High School Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition (IEE) class poured four concrete footings for the trail that will connect the school and Tollgate. They were aided by volunteer supervisor John Nordquist, local contractor and owner of North Branch Construction, who... Full story
Guy Mount, shooting guard for the Outlaws boys varsity basketball team, and Jenny Boswell, wing for the girls varsity team, were both selected all-state honorable mention this year. Coach Rand Runco told The Nugget that Mount is an incredibly disciplined young man who really loves the game of basketball and that the award was well-deserved. This past year Mount broke the three point shooting record for Sisters High School and was a Capital Conference first team selection.... Full story
Harriet Eisenbeis died April 9 of natural causes. She was 91. Private services were held at Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend; her grandson, Jason Eisenbeis, of Mobile, Alabama, officiated. Born Harriet Jane Rickerson on July 15, 1914, in Bellingham, WA, she was the daughter of Hugh Craig Rickerson and Margaret (Green) Rickerson. An education major, she attended Western Washington University and graduated from the University of Washington, where she also earned a master’s degree in mathematics. She was a competitive tennis p... Full story
Kathy Mattea sat in the Sisters High School choir room, cradling her black Taylor guitar. The renowned country and folk music performer was recalling her own high school days. “I remember walking into my choir class and thinking, ‘My gosh! I’m in school and I get to sing.’” Few students get to sing the way Sisters students do, with award-winning music programs, the Americana Project — and visits from Starry Nights Concert Series alumni such as Kathy Mattea and guitarist B... Full story
Brent McGregor and Tom Merrow have produced a CD of screen savers containing 40 outstanding images of the Oregon Cascades. Many of the photos were taken while climbing in the mountains and offer unusual perspectives of volcanic peaks and high alpine lakes. Between the two photographers, they shot all the major peaks in the Oregon Cascades, completing a four-year project to offer the Oregon Cascades Screen Saver. McGregor is well known in the Sisters area for his woodworking... Full story
A precision Monday morning landing at Black Butte Ranch’s Big Meadow field was an introduction for the gathered crowd to see Air Life’s new helicopter, the EC-145. Made in Germany and with an interior outfitted in Switzerland, the $5.7 million craft is a marvel to see. Safety features abound on the inside and outside of the helicopter, which can carry multiple patients. Average transport time from BBR to St. Charles Medical Center will be 12 minutes flying at 140-145 kno... Full story
The Lady Outlaw softball team racked up 11 hits in a 5-3 victory at home over North Marion last week. They were led by Sam Stoneback, who pitched the entire game. Stoneback struck out eight batters and went 3-3 at the plate with two RBI. After two innings the score was tied 1-1. Sisters broke the game open in the bottom of the third. Camille Pederson got on base with a walk and Courtney Overstreet and Stoneback followed with singles. With the bases loaded Cindy Harp hit a doub... Full story
Sisters Awanas youth organization held its annual Grand Prix Race last month. Youths raced cars they designed and built themselves on an indoor track at Sisters Community Church. The winners were classed based on speed and design. Winners in each category were: Speed: First Place — Allie Spear. Second Place — Anson Ricker. Third Place — Ryan Houston. Design: First Place — Tristan Reid. Second Place — Natalie Marshall. Third Place — Cassandra Aruda.... Full story
