News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters High School boys lacrosse team defeated Bend High 4-2 at home on Tuesday, April 11. Sisters was up 2-1 at the half. Todd Bell scored the first goal of the game and Doug Emberton the second. Nick Pepperling and Chris Stoery both scored goals in the second half and the Outlaws won by two. The Outlaws had 56 ground balls in the game compared to Bend’s 27. “Getting 56 ground balls is just unbelievable,” said Coach Bill Rexford. “Looking at that you’d think Sisters was dominating, but their (Bend High) goalie wa... Full story
Fran Willis of Sisters has been named vice president, marketing officer for Bank of the Cascades. According to Patricia L. Moss, President and CEO Cascade Bancorp and CEO Bank of the Cascades, she will provide marketing, development direction and support to the bank’s Oregon branches including Central Oregon, Portland, Salem and Southern Oregon to enhance existing customer relationships and the bank’s business and community partnerships. Willis brings over 30 years of mar... Full story
If your heart yearns for the days when the world was powered by the horse, the Annual Small Farmers Journal Horsedrawn Equipment Auction and Swap Meet is your ticket back to a simpler time. You’ll find every kind of equine-related relic, ready to serve your needs in the modern world. Whether it’s yard art, a team of draft horses to plow a field or a carriage that once carried the Ladies in Waiting to the Queen of England, you’re likely to find it here. Held at the Sisters Rodeo Grounds, four miles east of Sisters on Highw... Full story
One Sisters mom wants to bring the family fun of disc golf (commonly called Frisbee golf) to the community. Kathy Kemper-Green has researched course design and received approval from Sisters High School to use its land. She also has Sisters Organization for Activities & Recreation (SOAR) onboard to help. Kemper-Green is planning the course on high school land that curves around behind the SOAR building. Now all she needs are individuals or nonprofit organizations to sponsor... Full story
Drinking among some players cost the Sisters Outlaws varsity baseball team their season. Drinking has caused life-threatening medical crises for Sisters teens. The problem is real and acknowledgd in Sisters, but not everyone has got the message. A Think Again ParentS (TAPS) town hall meeting brought a crowd to Sisters High School last Wednesday evening to discuss reducing substance abuse in Sisters’ young people. The main message of the event was in its title, “Think underage drinking is not an issue in our community? Thi... Full story
Outlaws tracksters avoided the mid-season blues in meets at Cascade and Springfield last week by producing very competitive marks. The sun shone at Tuesday’s dual meet at Cascade, which may have been the inspiration for some great efforts by the Outlaws. While both boys and girls teams lost to the host Cougars, some notable breakthroughs took place. Discus throwers Taylor Davenport and Jeff Sampson went 1-2 with personal bests of 122 feet 3 inches and 120 feet 11 inches respectively. Sampson also placed second in the shot p... Full story
It has been a part of the Sisters area for over 120 years and the ranch is still a familiar landmark for travelers driving to Bend. Now, a group of Salem families has purchased a large parcel of the property and is planning to restore it to its former grandeur. About 80 acres of the original Lazy Z Ranch located just east of Sisters between Highway 126 and Highway 20 have been purchased by five Salem families as a place to unwind and enjoy the beauty and slower pace of life in... Full story
The Outlaws’ new boys tennis team defeated North Marion 7-1 in their first league match of the season earlier this month. Coach Boyd Stuwe told The Nugget that his players worked hard going into the season and all the hard work paid off. Sisters went into the match without their number one player and team captain, Jeff Minke, who was in the hospital at the time. Without Minke, who normally plays No. 1 doubles with Evan Simms, the team had to fight a little harder to pull o... Full story
Law enforcement philosophy used to be simple: Commit a crime, get thrown in jail. That philosophy has changed over recent decades, partly due to greater sophistication in corrections techniques and partly due to simple cost of incarceration. I costs $80 per day per inmate to keep a person in Deschutes County Jail, according to Undersheriff Larry Blanton. And the jail is overcrowded, so a lot of people get released. The jail has 228 beds and an average daily population of 284. Blanton says the county needs a 690-bed jail just... Full story
• Deputies cited an 18-year-old for furnishing alcohol for an MIP party. • Someone reported seeing a saddled horse with no rider. A deputy followed the tracks and determined that horse and rider had reunited and the rider had led the horse on home. • Someone stole a large amount of booze in a burglary at a Sisters restaurant. • In an apparently unrelated incident, someone stole liquor and tools from a garage. • Someone stole tools and tree climbing equipment from a Sisters contractor. • A deputy tried unsuccessfu... Full story
For people who live in the beautiful little city of Sisters it is no surprise that there are all manner of wildlife underfoot and overhead at any given time of the year — even badgers. Last summer one went ground squirrel hunting across from the Les Schwab tire shop and left behind his excavations. Mule deer wander around town nibbling grass and plundering gardens, especially along Jefferson Avenue and Fir Street. Scrub jays flit about the juniper, pines and ornamental s... Full story
