News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Something wild was truly in the air Saturday. The bluegrass twang of Bend's Moon Mountain Ramblers serenaded a jungle of art lovers at the My Own Two Hands Art Auction and Party. As the sun set behind the Cascades, festivities came alive inside Ponderosa Forge and Ironworks. The annual fundraising event benefiting the Sisters Americana Project drew an abundant crowd to celebrate an evening of art, food, and community fellowship. Artists and friends chatted and roamed through t... Full story
Deschutes County Circuit Court Judge Alta Brady ruled in favor of the Sisters School District in a lawsuit brought against it last May by Mike Morgan of Sisters. Morgan sued to stop the district from making any further payments on $2.1 million in "Full Faith and Credit Obligations" the district issued in 2007 to fund replacement of the elementary school roof and other facilities needs. The suit argued that the Full Faith and Credit Obligations agreed to by the school board on March 12, 2007, are in fact bonds and the school... Full story
Bob Macauley will return to the field as the Outlaws football coach this season. Macauley and Superintendent Elaine Drakulich announced the move on Friday. Macauley stepped aside last year to focus solely on his duties as Sisters High School Principal. His son Dusty Macauley took the helm as head coach and led the Outlaws in a rebuilding year. Dusty did not seek renewal of his contract as coach, and has moved to Seattle, where he is seeking a masters degree in education,... Full story
A 100-foot-tall cell phone tower planned for a property east of Sisters has some neighbors concerned about damage to panoramic mountain views. AT&T Mobility is proposing to place the tower on a 188-acre parcel owned by Chester A. Bradley east of Sisters. A county hearings officer will hear the application on Tuesday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Deschutes Services Center in Bend. County planning staff has recommended approval pending determination of legal lot of record. Neighbo... Full story
Singer-songwriter Hal Ketchum and his acoustic trio will perform in the final Sisters Starry Nights concert of the season on Saturday, April 25. A small number of tickets remain available at Leavitt's. Ketchum last played in Sisters seven years ago and many fans consider his show to be a Starry Nights highlight. "When Hal walked out on stage and began to sing, there was something very special about his voice and his lyrics," said co-chair Susan Arends. "To this day, it remains... Full story
Local documentary filmmakers' efforts will grace the screen at Sisters Movie House on April 30. Paired with a sampling of the best of the entrants in the 2009 International Documentary Challenge, four films from Central Oregon will be highlighted. Sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, the showcase of short films stops in Sisters after a sold-out showing in Portland before moving on to San Francisco and then to Toronto. Chamber Executive Director Erin Borla jumped at the chance to bring the event to Sisters. "It... Full story
Sisters High School hosted over 750 students on April 14-15 for the Oregon Music Educators Association District Band Festival. The event included 12 high school and 12 middle school bands from Sisters, Madras, Burns, Lakeview, Redmond and Bend. This was the first year Sisters has hosted the annual event. Band director Jody Henderson reported that the event ran particularly smoothly due to the conducive layout of the facility, and an excellent staff of volunteers from the... Full story
"Waste not, want not" is the slogan of the Healthy Waters Institute and Upper Deschutes Watershed Council these days, especially when it comes to riparian vegetation on Whychus Creek. The Three Sisters Irrigation District is planning on putting water from Whychus Creek into a pipeline and sending it down McKenzie draw, east of Sisters. Consequently, riparian plants located in the place where the pipeline head works will be constructed are being removed and replanted upstream by a team of 15 sophomores from Sisters High... Full story
Information about the ever-changing world of college was exchanged at a forum called Preparing Yourself for a Top College, held at Sisters High School last week. The forum was coordinated by Merry Ann Moore, and involved a panel of experts who discussed new admissions standards to "selective colleges," or those with high admission standards. "I organized the preparing for select colleges evening to get middle school kids who may have an interest in those schools thinking about it now, as they prepare to enter high school,"... Full story
Thanks to a $2,000 donation from the Cyrus family, the Outlaws baseball team now has an infield that is in tip top shape and no longer poses a safety threat for players. Due to wind erosion, the infield was below grade and, according to Coach Steve Hodges, situations came up on the field where safety became an issue. The erosion had created a lip between the grass and the dirt and edges were exposed. Hodges explained what that meant to players in a game: "If the ball hit that... Full story
The girls tennis team made marked improvement from last week and defeated Madras 6-2 at Black Butte Ranch on Friday, April 17. The Lady Outlaws swept the doubles matches and two of the four singles players notched wins. Jacquie Bryan and Marin Allen (No. 1 doubles) defeated Elizabeth Gonzalez and Courtney Lindgren in two sets, 6-2, 6-3. Bryan and Allen had some amazing vollies that were fast and quick. "Both teams were very aggressive," said Coach Marti Dale. "It was a very ex... Full story
The girls' golf team finished first out of five at the Mallard Creek Course in Sweet Home on Wednesday, April 15. Sisters finished with a 354, 63 strokes ahead of Newport (417). Cottage Grove placed third (460) and Sweet Home finished fourth (554). Stayton did not field a full team and was given an incomplete. Despite the fact the course was soggy and wet, three Outlaws players, Emily Rawls, Stephanie Cole and Hannah Harrer, recorded personal bests. Rawls led the Lady Outlaws with a 39-40 for a 79, a personal best, by seven s... Full story
The Sisters High School varsity softball team split a pair of Sky-Em League games April 14 and 16 in losing to nationally ranked Marist and defeating Pleasant Hill. By splitting, the local squad improved to 9-8 on the season, but more importantly stand 3-1 in league games. Eight league games remain, with the Outlaws in second place - a game behind unbeaten Marist and Elmira. Sisters started the week with a 6-0 loss to Marist - ranked as the No. 29 best softball team in the country by USA Today newspaper. The Spartans are the... Full story
Nathalie Tresseras will return to France in June, but her name will remain behind on the Sisters High School track and field record board after her stunning victory in the 1,500 meters at Saturday's Meet of Champions, held in Salem. Tresseras, who started her running career just this year with the cross country team, clocked 4:53.09, which eclipsed the previous record, set by Resa Hodson, of 4:57. Her mark is the second best among 4A runners behind reigning state champion Taylor Wallace of Henley, who has run 4:41.1, wh... Full story
Dust off your tux and gown! The dazzling lights of The Great White Way will illuminate the High Desert on Friday, May 1, when Innovation Theater Works Presents "A Little Night of Broadway - with Cindy Benson" at the Sisters High School Auditorium. Benson is a dynamic star in the galaxy of musical theater, and was a member of the original Broadway production cast and National Touring Companies of "Cats" and "Les Miserables." She has also performed Off-Broadway in the hilarious... Full story
Sisters defeated Crook County 5-3 on Monday, April 13, and on Friday, April 17, they swept their matches with a 7-0 win over Madras. On Thursday, Dylan Stuwe was the lone winner in the Outlaws' 7-1 loss against Mountain View In Monday's match Dylan Stuwe (No. 2 singles) and Jake Thomas (No. 3 singles) both won their matches. Stuwe defeated Brett Golden in two sets with scores of 7-5, 6-1. Coach Boyd Stuwe said, "Dylan and Brett have been lifelong friends and they spent most of the first set catching up. With blowing snow,... Full story
Under the instruction of art teacher, Mike Baynes, Sisters High School ceramic students are helping the Family Access Network (FAN). They have been throwing and glazing pottery bowls all year for the Empty Bowls soup dinner. The Empty Bowls fund-raiser will be held on Wednesday, April 29, at 6 p.m. at Sisters High School. Community members are invited to dine on a delicious bowl of soup in a ceramic bowl they choose - and the bowl is theirs to take home. Tickets for $10 and... Full story
The owl pictured above tumbling back to earth, still clutching its last meal, made a fatal error recently when it perched on a Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) power pole #126867 located in a wildlife easement under the stewardship of Ron and Jolynn Lambert. A pole to perch on and eat a freshly caught gray squirrel is all the owl was interested in; whether it was in a wildlife easement, or carrying 7,200 volts of electrical energy didn't matter. It wasn't until he was carele... Full story
George Larson will make his directorial farewell at a spring concert presented by the Community Choir of Sisters. The concerts will be held at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. For the past eight years, Larson has made the weekly commute to Sisters from Bend in order to lead the Sisters choir, but has finally decided that it's time to hand off the baton. "I hate to retire," he said, "but I asked myself how long I wanted to keep doing this. I've had a... Full story
Imagine a school in which every student could feel welcomed, cared for and celebrated. That is the mission of the founders of Challenge Day, a long established program that has flourished in schools in the United States, Canada and beyond. Challenge Day came to Sisters Middle and Sisters High School April 13-15, thanks to the generosity of Serendipity West and Trans-Canada, two non-profit groups that raised the funds to cover all the costs. Using Gandhi's quote, "Be the change you want to see in others," students plunged... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Volunteer Faire at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, at the chamber office at 291 E. Main Ave. Sisters Country residents are invited to come learn about different volunteer opportunities in Sisters and see how they can get involved. Refreshments and door prizes will be available. Open to the public, the Sisters Country Volunteer Fair will provide a forum for local non-profit agencies to communicate their need for volunteers - and other contributors in the Sisters area - who are... Full story
The Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI) went door to door last Sunday to invite property owners along Whychus Creek to a public meeting about the proposed restoration actions along the creek bordering Timber Creek and Creek Side neighborhoods. CCI Chairperson Wendy Holtzman and committee members Ann Richardson, Paul Alan Bennett, Parker Bennett, Sarah Rahm and Courtney Johnson visited residents to inform them of the meeting and extend a personal invitation to attend. The CCI is organizing the public meeting in... Full story
The financially troubled Sisters Park & Recreation District is looking to the Sisters community to set a course for the organization's future. On April 27, at 5:30 p.m., the district will host a public meeting to discuss the district financial conditions and gather public thoughts and ideas about district services and priorities. Everyone in the Sisters Park & Recreation District is invited to attend. The meeting will be held at the district's Coffield Center, adjacent to Sisters High School. The Sisters Park & Recreation... Full story
An upcoming free session in Sisters will teach business owners and citizens the best ways to identify and get rid of invasive noxious weeds. Sponsored by the Sisters Ranger District, the City of Sisters, and Deschutes County, the May 6 event aims to reduce the spread of invasive, non-native plants across property boundaries. Invasive plants damage soils, local vegetation and ecosystems. The event will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Sisters City Hall. "Noxious weeds are a tough problem for landowners and others who are... Full story
