News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Burning season is on in the Sisters Country - but spring conditions can make burning dangerous. On Tuesday, April 22, Cloverdale Fire District responded to a report of an open debris pile burning next to a building in windy conditions. Five firefighters responded with a brush truck and a water tender to extinguish the fire. According to Fire Chief Thad Olson, this was the third fire of this type firefighters from Cloverdale responded to that week. An additional similar fire was reported last week. Recently, Olson reported,... Full story
A little wind, a little rain, a little snow - the vagaries of a Sisters Country spring did not deter the 308 golfers who rolled into town last weekend for the Central Oregon Shootout. The annual event featured two-person teams playing multiple rounds in a round-robin format at three Sisters Country courses: Black Butte Ranch, Aspen Lakes, and Eagle Crest. Golf pro Tom Baker of Black Butte Ranch notes that 85 percent of the golfers are from out of the area. "We get people from California, we get people from the coast, people f... Full story
On the recommendation of staff, the Sisters City Council remanded the proposed of portions of Peter Hall's Three Sisters Business Park back to the planning commission for review. Community Development Director Pauline Hardie cited a significant difference between the presentations given to the planning commission and later to the City council as the reason for the recommendation to return this request to the planning commission. Twice the planning commission has conducted hearing on this rezone, and twice they have voted to... Full story
To the Editor: Mr. Gorayeb, city manager of Sisters - Just a few questions for you that I am confused about. I have been reading your job description that is on the City's website. I am confused on where it says in your job position that you can go out and try to start up businesses for revenue? It has been my understanding that this would fall under the Dept. of Economic Development. If I understand it correctly, this department seeks out existing companies to come to Sisters with incentives to open their businesses here. I... Full story
The boys tennis team wrapped up league with wins over Henley and St. Mary's at Henley's home court at OIT on Saturday, April 26. Sisters defeated St. Mary's 5-3 and was even with Henley with four matches each but beat them 9-8 in sets. Paul Fullhart (No. 1 singles) had a solid performance in his 6-4, 7-6 (7-2 tiebreak) win over Avery Kerwin of St. Mary's. Fullhart lost for the first time this year 4-6, 2-6, to Jacob Mangan of Henley. "Paul had an overwhelming lead over Kerwin in the first set," said Coach Bim Gander. "He had... Full story
With only the power of a light bulb, KZSO radio (94.9 LP-FM) is coming back from a near-death experience and lighting up the airwaves around Sisters with music, news, weather and local information, 24-7. The low-power FM community radio station license is owned by the Sisters School District and overseen by Superintendent Jim Golden. The original intention of KZSO was to provide local high school students with access to creative inventions using the broadcast medium of radio. Golden met Michael Richards at a Sisters Rotary... Full story
"Never forget that our whole life is a process of learning," said Wilson Wewa, Jr., to a packed room at Sisters High School last week. The widely respected Native American teacher, leader, and purveyor of native tradition brought his inimitable style and costumery to Sisters under the sponsorship of the Sisters Country Historical Society. The presentation was opened to the public, and the students were joined by a sizable contingent of members from the general community. Altho... Full story
Sisters defeated Cottage Grove (CG) 8-1 at home on Tuesday, April 22. The victory marked the Outlaws' 40th consecutive league win. The Outlaws lead the league with a 7-0 record and are currently ranked No. 1 in the state. Jarden Weems did a fantastic job on the mound. Weems went the distance and struck out 11 batters and only had one walk in the contest. Coach Steve Hodges said, "When a pitcher gets that many strike-outs in the game it makes it pretty easy for the defense.... Full story
Last Tuesday was one of those special days that Sisters High School students will remember for a long time to come. They had the opportunity to spend most of the day listening, feeling, and watching the nature of Whychus Creek as they participated in IEE studies. IEE is the acronym for "Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition," a nontraditional approach to education and the arts. The program has been ongoing for over 14 years at SHS. Sisters students study the water and... Full story
Elite-level meets produce elite-level times, and the 50th annual Centennial Invitational gave three Outlaws runners the chance to re-write the record books. They all came tantalizingly close at last Saturday's meet. Brandon Pollard, returning from a slight injury to his foot that kept him out of competition for the past two weeks, showed no signs of rust as he blazed to second place in the 1,500 meters in 4:00.81, over four seconds faster than his third-place finish at the sta... Full story
The City of Sisters, in partnership with Sisters Park & Recreation District and the Sisters School District, invites the public to support the community and participate in Celebrate Sisters Day on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers will meet in front of Sisters City Hall, 520 E. Cascade Ave., then venture out all over Sisters to work on a range of projects which will clean up and enhance Sisters' natural beauty. There will be volunteer opportunities for all skill and fitness levels. Participants are asked to... Full story
Formed only in February of this year, the new Sisters High School Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competitive team achieved tremendous success at the recent State Business and Leadership Conference earlier this month. They earned the privilege to represent the Sisters community and the State of Oregon at the National Leadership Conference in Nashville, this summer. With their prior success at the regional level, the Sisters team advanced to face far... Full story
If the functional beauty of hand-forged iron sparks your soul, come to the Sisters Library, Sunday, May 4, 1:30 p.m. as the smiths of Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks demonstrate the art of blacksmithing. Jeff Wester, master blacksmith and owner of Ponderosa Forge, will be there with smith Chris Corcoran. They'll have the portable forge fired up on the library's community room patio - and the sparks will fly. "I really enjoy the design work," Wester says. "I love to see the... Full story
Local firefighters put in two days of live fire training hosted by the Cloverdale fire district last weekend. On Saturday, April 26, members of several local fire departments met on the north end of Quail Tree Lane in Cloverdale to hone their skills. Firefighters from Bend, Black Butte Ranch, Cloverdale and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire departments learned about fire behavior and experienced live fire in a controlled environment. Late last year Mary Jo Swaner contacted the Cloverd... Full story
On February 21 Osborn Muyanja, educational director of the Masaka School and Orphanage and Good Samaritan Ministries Director for Uganda, walked into Heather Johnson's Health 2 classroom to share the story of his upbringing and how he started a school for 17 orphans under a tree in the Masaka region of Uganda. The students listened to the soft spoken Muyanja as he told his story of poverty, war, famine and illness. Johnson had no idea how profoundly it would affect each and... Full story
Sisters community radio station KZSO is premiering its talk show line-up on Saturday, May 3, with local host Kelsey Collins talking about life - life in Sisters, life in general, being human, asking questions we all ask ourselves and want to know about others. "I want to inspire people to look inside themselves and to think beyond themselves," says Collins. "Do we ever stop to think about where our ideas, thoughts, opinions come from? Why some people are racist or sexist,... Full story
Last week at the FivePine Conference Center, the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) hosted the inaugural event in a new speaker series that they plan to hold on a quarterly basis. The series is designed to address local recreation opportunities, natural history, and related issues. This first presentation in the series was titled "Changing Climate with Impact on Recreational Opportunities in Central Oregon" and featured geologist Bjarne Holm. Holm's talk focused on an historical look at climate change from a geological... Full story
Almost every day we hear about new diets, medications or exercise programs that can slow down, stop, and even "cure" Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. With so much information and misinformation regarding diabetes, it seems the best place to start would be to discuss this disease state in a way we can all understand: The Diabetes Train. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the development of abnormally elevated sugar in the blood called hyperglycemia. The fasting sugar in the blood should normally be Let's say we knew that Michael was going to... Full story
When Ms. Parsons' third- and fourth-grade class, and Ms. Elliott's kindergarten class from Sisters Elementary School arrived at the south fence at Creekside Park last Thursday, there were 33 trees awaiting them. They were gathered on Thursday, April 24, to celebrate Arbor Day with Sisters' annual tree-planting. The big spruce trees and some aspen trees were donated by First Story, a division of Hayden Homes, and by Bruce Rognlien, owner of Hawks Haven Ranch in Sisters. Chad... Full story
