News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Volunteers from throughout the Sisters Country gathered at the Sisters Fire Hall community room on Saturday morning to celebrate Earth Day and volunteer for one of six cleanup projects along Peterson Ridge and Whychus Creek Trails. Litter cleanup crews scavenged the forest for trash - including appliances. One group collected a refrigerator, a car radiator, a broken toilet and a mattress among piles of smaller litter. Others collected dumped tires and removed fire rings from casual camp sites along Whychus Creek. "Earth Day... Full story
The Sisters School Board has announced three candidates in the search for a new schools superintendent. On Sunday, the board announced that Dr. Tamara (Brook) MacNamara is a finalist for the position of Superintendent of the Sisters School District and has confirmed that she will participate in the finalist interviews scheduled for May 3 and 4. Dr. MacNamara is currently a Director at Ruamrudee International School in Bankgok, Thailand. Prior to that she was Director of Student Services for the Corvallis School District from... Full story
The Sisters High School Jazz Quartet earned first place in the 48th annual Reno Jazz Festival, held April 23-25 at the campus of the University of Nevada. The festival featured performances by nearly 300 groups. Students Blake Henderson, Brett Pray, Trevor Ford and Tanner Smith performed in a division of 18 small groups from smaller schools attending the festival, including schools from San Rafael, Pebble Beach, Beaverton and Los Angeles. This Sisters group was also chosen as... Full story
To the Editor: Derek Cornforth's letter in response to the April 14 Nugget article (page 16) and related letters is packed full of information. Thanks to Derek for the time he has spent diligently researching for factual information. I attended the April 19 hearing of the Board of County Commissioners for review of a revised resort overlay map from the planning commission. One goal of the remapping effort was to identify only lands that met the minimum criteria necessary for a resort. Instead, the number of properties include... Full story
The Department of Homeland Security announced this month that the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department has received a $115,485 grant dedicated to fire department operations and safety programs. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants. "Ensuring the health and well-being of staff and firefighters is the number-one priority of the fire district," said Fire Chief Tay Robertson. "One of the critical... Full story
On Saturday, May 1, the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce will host a parade down Hood Avenue. Walk with the animals, talk with the animals. Even dress up in costumes with your animals. You may even ride your animal (where appropriate). And they can walk and talk and dress up with you. Don't have a pet? Dress up like one or carry a stuffed toy pet. There is no formality with this parade. You do not need to pre-register. No parade numbers will be needed. The Sisters Pet Parade begins at Hood and Pine promptly at 11 a.m. Jeri... Full story
Some 330 golfers competed in the Eighth Annual Central Oregon Shootout this past weekend at Aspen Lakes, Black Butte Ranch and Eagle Crest Resort golf courses. The shootout is one of the biggest amateur golf tournaments in the area each year. "People have come from all over," Grant Cyrus, general manager of Aspen Lakes, said. "We have a two-woman team from Idaho, a foursome from Chicago, and a large group of 20 or more from Tillamook. Including spouses, over 400 people are in... Full story
The Outlaws baseball team beat La Pine at home in five innings on Friday, April 23 with a final score of 11-1. Shane Groth hit an RBI single with a line drive up the middle to score Sisters' first run in the bottom of the second inning. Sisters racked up four more runs in the third to take a 5-0 lead. La Pine got a run in the top of the fourth to narrow Sisters' lead to 5-1. Sisters answered back with five runs in the bottom of the inning. Highlights were Chris Waters' line... Full story
About three dozen volunteers met at The Lodge at Suttle Lake to support Earth Day and work on the trail system on Thursday morning, April 22. Kathleen Dowd-Gailey, of the National Forest Foundation (NFF) just started the Sisters Volunteer Bank in collaboration with the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. The NFF is not only supporting work on our trails, but is partnering with several local organizations to clean areas around Whychus Creek and the Metolius River. Rick Thomas,... Full story
The boys tennis team beat the Madras White Buffaloes 6-2 at home at Black Butte Ranch on Thursday, April 22. Sisters pulled out wins in four of their five three-set matches. Ben Fullhart (No. 1 singles) beat Kesh Phillips 6-3, 6-2. Fullhart played smart and focused throughout the match. Sean Tosello (No. 2 singles) defeated Joe Garcia in three sets. Tosello won the first set 6-2, dropped the second set 4-6 and came back to win 6-3 in the third set. "Sean lost focus on his... Full story
Bret Godfrey is bringing his Corvallis High School Jazz Choir to Camp Sherman to perform one last time. There is a $5 suggested donation. Funds raised at the performance support Camp Sherman's Black Butte School (BBS). Godfrey, a Metolius Meadows homeowner and Corvallis choir director and music teacher, has brought his choir to Sisters for the past six years. Due to program changes at Corvallis High School, Godfrey stated, "this will be the jazz choir's last performance in Camp Sherman." Godfrey started bringing his... Full story
The girls tennis team swept Madras in doubles play at home at Black Butte Ranch on Thursday, April 22. The Lady Outlaws defeated the White Buffs in a final score of 6-2. A day later Sisters tied Burns 2-2. In the match against Madras, Jen Houk and Elise Herron's (No. 1 doubles) strong baseline cross-court shots and their consistent serves were key in their 6-3, 6-3 victory over Shani Rehwinkel and Kayla Flowers. "Jen and Elise really complemented each other today," said Coach... Full story
The boys golf team took first place at the Sweet Home Invitational Tournament, held at Mallard Creek, on Wednesday, April 21. Sisters finished with a team score of 331 for top-place honors. Junction City was eight strokes back at 339, and Tillamook placed third at 367. Sweet Home carded a 374, and Lebanon rounded out the scoring at 392. Jonathan Standen shot a 76 and was the tournament medalist. Standen shot a 35 on the back nine, six strokes better than he scored on the front. Jonathan's round was highlighted by... Full story
• A 13-year-old boy allegedly assaulted an 8-year-old and a 4-year-old at a middle school track meet. The father of the victims reportedly called the mother of the suspect and made threats, which he denies. A deputy warned all parties that they should have no further contact. An investigation is continuing. • A Sisters business trespassed a former employee who kept returning and made himself obnoxious. • A simmering feud erupted into vandalism to one party's car. A 21-year-old man was... Full story
The boys lacrosse team battled in many tight games these last two weeks and continue to improve each week. Sisters lost 7-4 against long-time rival Thurston on Tuesday, April 6, and came back to notch a 5-4 victory at Bend on Tuesday, April 13. The Outlaws lost by one to Aloha in a final score of 9-8 at Sisters four days later. The Outlaws beat Mt. View at home 6-2 on Tuesday, April 20, and then fell 7-6 at Summit on April 23. Sisters put up a valiant effort and pushed the Sto... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws enter the final third of the track season with a number of athletes ranked at or near the top in their events after a very competitive meet at Summit High School on Saturday, April 24. The girls team placed third and the boys fourth among 12 teams, tops among 4A schools in the largely 5A meet. At Thursday's Sky-Em four-way meet, Sisters easily captured first place on both the boys and girls side as both teams remained unbeaten among league teams. Among the... Full story
Relaxing in the leather cowboy couch with a cup of coffee and gazing up at the 42-inch HD TV, surrounded by rows of gleaming bicycles, one immediately senses they're not in any typical bike store. Blazin' Saddles rolled into the Sisters sporting scene on Saturday and invited the whole town out for a sneak preview of their new cycling emporium. The official grand opening is set for Saturday, May 8, and will include door prizes, free giveaways, lots of refreshments and much... Full story
Sisters FAN (Family Access Network) continues to serve new and returning clients facing tough times in the Sisters Country. FAN connects Sisters-area residents in need with appropriate services, from medical care to food assistance. "More families are in need of food stamps and come to FAN to receive assistance in completing the food stamp application," noted Sisters FAN family advocate Theresa Slavkovsky. In the January-March 2010 quarter, Sisters FAN served 152 clients; 42 w... Full story
The big day is almost here: from June 19 to July 3, nine of David Perkins' second-year Mandarin students, along with six adults, will be traveling to China to learn about the culture and its people. The community of Sisters supported the students by attending Friday evening's Spaghetti Feed and fundraiser. District sales manager John Anast, of Sysco Food Services, supplied food for the big event. The buffet was filled with spaghetti with a choice of a meat or meatless sauce,... Full story
Students in Rima Givot's biology classes last Friday had the opportunity to hear Dr. Sue Baker, visiting ecologist and forestry scientist from Tasmania and a Fellow at the World Forestry Center. Dr. Baker presented an overall look at the importance of biodiversity forest management and logging practices. Baker also focused on the importance of retaining large tracts of native forests containing historical biological diversity that can be used to gauge that elusive goal,... Full story
Sisters High School was the site of another unique teaching experience last Friday. Kathy Marshall, a songwriter who has attended the Sisters Folk Festival's Americana Song Academy multiple times, taught a class about "Songwriting and Intuition" to Americana Project students. The lesson was held in Gary Bowne's Americana Project class, with Brad Tisdel, folk festival executive director, on hand. Both have become friends with Marshall since her first "song camp" four years... Full story
• Forrest Babcock and Janet Zuelke wrote: On behalf of Wolftree we would like to thank TR and Jen at Jen's Garden for the magnificent and delightful dinner they donated to 30 of Wolftree's supporters. We had a great night with wonderful people and the most delicious food. We are so grateful for the support of this community for quality outdoor science education. And we are especially grateful to Jen's Garden, because this dinner alone raised nearly $1,500 for our program. And a heartfelt thanks also to the 30 friends of... Full story
The Sisters High School varsity and junior varsity softball teams kept rolling in Sky-Em League action as each won a pair of games highlighted by good pitching and power hitting. The Outlaws varsity notched wins over Elmira (6-4) and La Pine (14-0) to improve to 5-0 in league play and 14-3 overall. The back-to-back wins set the stage for an April 26 showdown with No. 1-ranked and two-time state champion Marist, also 5-0 in Sky-Em League play. Amber Milliman hit a pair of home... Full story
As anyone who drives through Sisters can attest, Cascade Avenue (Highway 20) is deeply rutted. The Oregon Department of Transportation is planning a temporary fix to that problem, with full-scale repaving of the highway through Sisters to come in about three years. Wendy Holzman, chair of the City of Sisters Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI), invited ODOT community liason Rex Holloway, along with ODOT's project leader Mike Darling, to CCI's regular monthly meeting Tuesday, April 20. The ODOT personnel explained street... Full story
Champion rower Bethanne Kronick achieved her goal of beating her last year's marathon record of 26.2 miles (42,195 meters) in 3 hours 25 minutes on an ergometer during a fundraising event at Sisters Athletic Club (SAC). Before she started rowing Saturday at 4 p.m., Kronick announced she hoped to complete the distance in 3 hours 15 minutes. She made her goal with six seconds to spare, coming in at 3 hours 14 minutes and 54 seconds. Kronick is ranked fourth in the world for her... Full story
