News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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When Oregon’s ninth Poet Laureate came to FivePine Conference Center, the evening felt like a classic variety show — performed by one man. Kim Stafford kicked things off by singing a cappella, his voice stretching warmly across the room. To sing without accompaniment is a vulnerable and personal act, well-suited to a campfire or, in this case, hearthside performance. The song instantly banished the hesitant feeling that sometimes haunts poetry readings. The crowd of a... Full story
Preston was born on May 2, 1956 in Dallas, Texas. He passed away April 11, in Bend. He is survived by his wife, Julie Portnoy Thompson, his daughter, Piper Thompson, and two sisters. Preston started building guitars in the 1970s with the well-known luthier Charles Fox, who started the first school for guitar makers in North America. His guitars made their way into the hands of Charles Sawtelle, of Hot Rize fame, during the mid-1980s, leading to a lifetime friendship and a pass... Full story
Brian Lansburgh and a passenger, also a pilot, made a spectacular return home to the Sisters airport on Wednesday, April 10, landing his 1947 single-engine Piper PA-12, then flipping it on final roll-out. After examination of the pilots by paramedics, the only major injury was pilot pride, even though the same can’t be said about the plane. Lansburgh was the CFI (Certificated Flight Instructor) conducting a bi-annual flight review (BFR), a proficiency test required of p... Full story
