News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Elizabeth Grace Larson of Sisters Elementary School took first-place honors in her division in a Humane Society Poster contest. Local celebrities cast their votes on Monday evening, May 8, at the Humane Society of Central Oregon for the annual “Be Kind to Animals” poster event. The judges chose the winners from the 230 finalists’ entries that are on display at the Bend Humane Society on 27th Street through May 20. The judges considered theme interpretation, creativity and pres... Full story
Brad Tisdel was feeling a bit nostalgic on Saturday night, May 13. The Americana Project Director was hosting what was to be the final concert for several standout musicians in the roots music education program — students he has worked with for four years and more. The format of the concert was unique: create a house band of noted musicians from the Sisters community and turn them loose to back the students on the young artists’ original material. The result was yet ano... Full story
One property owners’ association in the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District has added additional outdoor burning restrictions under its own authority after recent changes in the fire district’s outdoor burning standards. The Crossroads Property Owners Association’s Board of Directors unanimously approved tightening outdoor burning restrictions at a special board meeting held in late April. Effective immediately, no recreational campfire are permitted in the forest subdivision after dark. In addition, once... Full story
This is the time of year tens of thousands of migrating birds are winging their way north to ancestral nesting grounds, following Earth’s magnetic field, sun, moon, and stars with unerring accuracy on their arduous trek. They are also capable of escaping numerous enemies bent on eating them, but they don’t have a lick of sense regarding windows. If you have those beautiful picture windows that allow you magnificent views of mountains, forests, rivers, lakes and desert, you als... Full story
Several hundred parents, friends and students enjoyed the annual spaghetti feed and bingo extravaganza supporting Black Butte School (BBS) on Saturday evening, May 13. It being Mother’s Day weekend, and with fine spring weather, the crowd was swollen with relatives from far and wide. The crowd used both floors of the Camp Sherman Community Hall and spilled out onto the outside lawn tables for the festive evening. Parents and students worked serving spaghetti, salad, beverage a... Full story
Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” Sisters Middle School students got the chance to spend a school week testing Wright’s philosophy in the natural beauty of the Cascades at the annual sixth grade outdoor school held May 1-4 at the Methodist Church Camp near Suttle Lake. Outdoor School is directed by sixth grade teachers Carol Packard, Mike Cox, Wes Estvold and Karla Barton and educa... Full story
Leaders from various institutions in the Sisters community gathered Monday night, May 15, to kick off a $102,000 project that is geared to produce a long-term strategic vision for the Sisters community. The “summit” of institutional leaders included representatives of the City of Sisters, the Forest Service, the library and school districts, Habitat for Humanity, the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce and others. The meeting will be followed by a community survey and events tha... Full story
A beautiful spring evening provided just the right setting at the The Wally Ciochetti Invitational track meet at Cottage Grove for Sisters athletes to tune up for the upcoming district meet. The boys team finished a strong third among some of the state’s top programs and the girls had some outstanding individual performances, which bodes well with the Capital Conference Championships scheduled for Friday, May 19 and Saturday May 20 at Stayton High School with berths to the state meet on the line. The top two placers in e... Full story
