News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters City Council at their May 13 budget committee workshop discussed a request from the Sisters Business Attraction and Retention Team (SBART) to fund a part-time economic development director. In a letter to the Council dated May 6, Patty Vandiver, Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce President and SBART Project Manager, stated: "The Sisters Country Chamber of Commerce would like to request the consideration of $30,000 to be budgeted into the 2010/2011 fiscal year for a part-time, paid position for an economic... Full story
• Nicole Montalvo wrote: It's National Public Works Week and I just want to congratulate my public works coworkers. You may have seen them around town, the men and women of the public works department. Sisters is a small town, but the public works department takes care of "everything." Take our beautiful city parks. We all enjoy them! They are completely maintained by public works staff, this includes the Village Green, Barclay Park, Cliff Clemens Park, Creekside... Full story
Sisters-based nonprofit Ten Friends will hold their annual Spring Celebration fundraiser next week at Aspen Hall in Bend. The event is intended to raise awareness about current Ten Friends projects as well as thank the Sisters community for their continued support. The Ten Friends organization has made great progress in tackling some of Nepal's larger issues. Upstream fixes such as education and the construction of libraries continue to be top priorities for the group.... Full story
Ben Fullhart (No. 1 singles) earned a fourth-place finish at the district tennis tournament in Medford on Monday and Tuesday, May 10-11. Fullhart will compete at the state tournament, which will be held at the University of Oregon on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 20-22. Fullhart dominated his first two matches at the district tournament and defeated Arron Bellini (No. 4 singles) from Henley 6-0, 6-1 and Kevin Payne (No. 1 singles) from Hidden Valley 6-3, 6-3. Ben's quarterfinal match against Nathan Kahler, the No. 4... Full story
Jim Anderson will "show and tell" about his adventurous life at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 22 at the Sisters Library Community Room. Through the month of May the library will show a photo exhibit of his diverse and amazing life, filled with both human and animal characters that he has known, loved, nurtured and written about over his 82 years. Jim was born and raised on a small farm in West Haven, Connecticut. For 16 years, he never had cold hands or a cold forehead - thanks to his grandfather teaching him how to milk cows. He... Full story
Black Butte Ranch opened the new Lodge Restaurant at Black Butte Ranch on Thursday, May 13. The revamped restaurant is part of an overall upgrade of the culinary offerings at the Ranch. "We are excited to open the new Lodge Restaurant for our guests, homeowners, and visitors to the local area. We are committed to having our guests enjoy an upscale dining event, with emphasis on regional ingredients," said Dean Ecker, food and beverage director for Black Butte Ranch. "The food... Full story
Fuels specialists plan to ignite an approximate 100-acre burn next to Black Butte Ranch and two miles north of Highway 20. As weather conditions permit, this prescribed burn project will occur no later than mid-week. This project is a first-entry underburn for hazardous fuels reduction and forest health. The projects will take one day to complete, with mop-up depending upon weather and environmental conditions. Patrols will take place immediately following ignitions, with overnight patrols as needed. Motorists can expect... Full story
Stephanie Cole posted a score of 99-90-189 to finish eighth overall at the Special District 5 Tournament at the Middlefield Golf Course in Cottage Grove on Monday and Tuesday, May 10-11. Cole was to head to the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state tournament Monday and Tuesday, May 17-18, at the Eagle Crest Resort Course. Stephanie struggled in the first round but came back on day two and lowered her score by nine strokes. Cole was frustrated with her performance on the front nine on Tuesday but after a chat with Coach Mary Flande at the... Full story
The newly completed Scout Camp Trail takes off from Crooked River Ranch and is VERY difficult. If you don't like steep terrain, cliff edges, and heights, you would be well advised to stay away from this one. There is even a spot where it is necessary to climb a vertical rock wall about eight feet high. That said, this short three-mile hike offers some of the best river canyon scenery in Central Oregon. Naturally, we tend to associate Crooked River Ranch with, well, the... Full story
Jeff Fought and Jonathan Standen both posted scores at district that earned them a berth to the state tournament. Fought carded an 83-82-165 and Standen posted a 80-87-167 at the district tourney on Monday and Tuesday, May 9 and 10. The duo were to head to Creswell for the state championships May 17-18. As a team, the Outlaws weren't at the top of their game and unfortunately weren't able to beat Junction City, and lost their chance to advance to state. Marist took top honors with a team score of 634 and Junction City placed... Full story
Yep, it's that time of the year again; bees are swarming and it's time to collect them - after all, freebees are hard to come by. For those beekeepers who are fortunate enough to have had a good survival over winter, early swarms are definitely good news. Not only does that mean 10 to 20,000 free bees, it also means the hive is in good shape, and as such, may escape the terrible CCS (Colony Collapse Syndrome) that is still striking bees all over the world. According to my... Full story
Last Friday night, members of Sisters' community gathered together under one roof for a common passion: music. At the Morton family's barn-turned-concert hall, Americana Project students performed at the party celebrating the annual release of the CD consisting of all original music by members of the Americana class at Sisters High School. The student performers included Elize van der Laan, Jaime Simundson, Tony Pullig-Gomez, Kyle Chambers, Adam Cash and the Cash Family Band,... Full story
• A man ordered a pizza, but didn't return to pick it up until after the restaurant had closed. The next day, he ordered another and refused to pay for it since he hadn't received his pizza the night before. The restaurant said no dice and the man grew upset. A deputy trespassed the man from the business. He was loud and upset, but he left. • A deputy trespassed a belligerent man from a bar - and gave him a courtesy ride home. • A man woke up to find that partiers had hung out at his gazebo an... Full story
