News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Rachel Kelleher, a registered nurse and Sisters resident, has taken the reins as the new manager of Sisters Farmers Market located in Fir Street Park. She replaces Benji Nagel and Carys Wilkins, who stepped down from the volunteer position earlier this year. Nagel and Wilkins, founders of Mahonia Gardens, an organic farm east of Locust Street, signed on as co-managers in 2013, when the market was just 2 years old. Kelleher hails from Wilsonville, but found her way to Sisters... Full story
In a fury of mountain bikes, spectators, the gallop of a horse, and the crack of a pistol, summer in Sisters kicked off early on Sunday morning. The unofficial start to the season began with the Sisters Stampede celebrating it's ninth running of the annual event. May 27 brought perfect conditions, with clear skies and temperatures in the 70s as 500 contestants ranging from novice to elite raced along the Peterson Ridge Trail network. After a week of questionable rainy conditio... Full story
City Forester Dan Galecki, of Spindrift Forestry Consulting, has completed his inventory of all 2,900 trees located in City right-of-ways in Sisters. A few of those trees are dying and will have to come down. Each tree has been photographed, assigned a GPS location, and had its physical description and condition entered into an Excel file. The trees located in City parks will undergo the same scrutiny this summer. The trees in the downtown commercial zone were inventoried... Full story
A century ago someone like you was seated at a kitchen table, mulling over a morning paper. The big difference? The meal. While you may be munching on fat-free yogurt and granola with a café latte made with almond milk, the centenarian, depending where he lived, filled his plate with porridge, flapjacks, mutton or a heart-stopping amount of home-cured bacon. Over the last century, American eating habits have changed dramatically, with our diets becoming almost unrecognizable to those of our grandparents and... Full story
At their May 17 meeting, Sisters Planning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend approval, with conditions, of the Transportation Safety Plan (TSP) update to Sisters City Council. The recently completed TSP update was undertaken to improve circulation on the east side of town, including improvement to the intersection of US20 and OR126. In the plan are recommendations for both near-term and long-range improvements. Members of the committee included representatives of all interested... Full story
For well over a decade now, Sisters veterans have stood tall for the real meaning and purpose of Memorial Day. No one begrudges anybody a three-day weekend of barbecues and days at the lake - but the purpose of the last Monday in May is more solemn: It is a time to salute the sacrifice of thousands of American service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country. Each Memorial Day, the veterans of American Legion Post 86 and VFW Post 8138 present... Full story
To the Editor: In your May 9 edition you featured an article titled "Advocating for those with Parkinson's Disease," written by Jane Miller. Hers is a story I have often heard, although as Ms. Miller states, everyone's journey with Parkinson's is different. I was diagnosed 10 years ago at age 57. I can identify with almost everything Ms. Miller mentions in her article. I finally decided to try a relatively new treatment for Parkinson's last year. DBS or Deep Brain Stimulation surgery was performed on my brain (after 3 years... Full story
George Chladek, a sophomore at Sisters High School, has joined the elite club of students who fly solo in an airplane at 16 years old. Chladek wanted to solo on his 16th birthday in February, but had to wait for weather conditions to improve. Chladek soloed before school on May 7, in Outlaw Aviation's Cessna 172 at Madras airport. After a flight with CFI (Certificated Flight Instructor) Sam Monte of Outlaw Aviation, and a few landings and take-offs, Monte asked Chladek to... Full story
Sisters Rodeo has a knack for bringing the best of professional contractors to town, a team that makes the rodeo's famous fast pace attract fans from across the nation. "There is a chemistry and atmosphere at Sisters that you just don't find at other rodeos," said Jason Buchanan, a rodeo sound man, who has been producing music at Sisters for 16 years. "The crowd gets so involved, which makes the event that much more exciting. "Sisters gave me my first shot at sound," Buchanan... Full story
Now that the initial interviews, surveys, and community meetings are completed, the visioning process known as Sisters Country Horizons is entering into a period of deeper conversations on specific topics. Connected Sisters will be held Thursday, May 31, 5 to 8 p.m., in the Sisters High School lecture room. The event is free and open to the public, and those planning on attending are asked to email [email protected] to reserve a space. Light food and refreshments will be provided. According to Steven Ames of NXT... Full story
When customers visit libraries in Deschutes County, they expect to find books, DVDs and audiobooks. But since May 1, the Sisters library has some interesting new items available. The Sisters Library was chosen by the Deschutes Public Library (DPL) System to launch the pilot program, "Library of Things." Customers can check out a nature and bird-watching kit, crochet or knitting kits, or a GoPro, Instant Pot kit or even a ukulele kit. During the six-month evaluation phase, all... Full story
The Montana writer Richard Hugo, spoofing T.S. Eliot, wrote in the opening line of his mystery novel "Death and the Good Life," that "April is the cruelest month, my ass." He meant that after a hard Montana winter any sign of spring, however tenuous, could only bring psychic and spiritual relief to the seasonally aggrieved. Come April and May we often feel that same way here on the Figure 8. We laugh at weather forecasts because we all know that it might be - as it was just... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is celebrating the release of the 2018 Americana Project CD, and the completion of hand-made guitars and ukuleles through the Americana Luthier Program. On Wednesday, June 6, students of the Sisters Americana Project are releasing the program's 15th full-length record, "The Paths We Take," with songs written and recorded by students of Sisters High School. The concert is at 7 p.m. at The Belfry in Sisters. In the Americana Project - the educational... Full story
Sisters resident David Purviance is offering area groups a series of free talks that present an engaging insider's look into significant issues affecting children and women across the globe. Purviance's talks draw from his work in India and his experience as executive director for the local nonprofit World's Children. Issues addressed include forced marriage, children living on the streets, and human trafficking. Though the characters in his talks live far away, their tr... Full story
The Sisters Middle School track and field team finished the 2018 season Wednesday, May 16, at the Central Oregon Mid-Major District Championship held at Reed Stadium in Sisters. Teams competing included Crook County, Jefferson County, Elton Gregory, La Pine, Obsidian and, of course Sisters. Coaches included Bryn Singleton, Kent Boles, and Dave Gregson. "We had a nice mix of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders this year," said Singleton. "Every year seems a little different, and this year the kids seemed particularly... Full story
In the world of senior living, The Lodge in Sisters, currently under construction on Carpenter Lane, promises to be a place of beauty for those who live, work and visit there. As a part of their commitment to support local businesses and artists, The Lodge recently commissioned 138 architectural accent light fixtures from artisan Susie Zeitner, owner of Z Glass Act located on Sun Ranch Drive. Zeitner's handcrafted luminaries will be featured in The Lodge's lobby, library,... Full story
Visitors to Camp Sherman and diners from Black Butte Ranch and Sisters have a new option locally. Hola! has introduced its Mexican and Peruvian cuisine to Sisters Country, at the former site of Kokanee Café in Camp Sherman. This is the sixth location for the popular Hola! concept, joining restaurants in Bend, Redmond and Sunriver. Founder Peter Lowes said the latest incarnation will maintain the relaxed atmosphere long-enjoyed at the Kokanee, while offering a fresh... Full story
Walter Grensted Paul passed away May 12 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. Walt was born August 12, 1923 to Walter George and Ethel Marie Paul in Roseburg, Oregon. He graduated from South Deer Creek Elementary School, then from Roseburg High School. While in high school he worked on the family farm at Hillcrest and on land he had rented. He also started his own trucking business. On April 7, 1945 he married Ruth Elizabeth Heck in Roseburg. They farmed on South Deer... Full story
Francis Larry DeForest of Sisters passed away May 10, in Bend, surrounded by his wife, children, and extended family. Larry was born in Boise in 1944 and grew up in Bruneau, Idaho. He married his childhood sweetheart, Letha Yates, in 1964. He served as a diesel mechanic on the USS Pomfret, a naval submarine, during Vietnam. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Larry and his family moved to Sisters, where he was a heavy-equipment operator in the logging and... Full story
Trails End BBQ Company proprietor Carl Perry of Sisters used his barbecue skills in the San Juan Bautista Rib Cook-off and won first place in both ribs and sauce. The well-established event highlighted professional rib teams from California, Oregon and Nevada that served over 8,000 pounds of ribs dripping in secret sauces during the cook-off promoted by Williams LTD. And Perry sold 800 racks of St. Louis style ribs during the two-day event. "It takes a lot of work and a lot... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District is planning to implement a 135 acre underburn on Wednesday, May 30, approximately five miles northwest of Sisters. The units are just north of Highway 20 near Indian Ford Campground. The unit is located between the Indian Ford Road and Forest Service Road 11. If conditions remain favorable, ignitions are planned to begin mid-morning and continue into the mid-afternoon. Expect delays and traffic control in the area during ignition operations. Smoke will likely be visible for a few days following... Full story
A lot of my writing over the years has been centered on track meets held at historic Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene - from Outlaws winning state titles to Ashton Eaton setting the decathlon world record. No other place has seen more sub-four-minute miles than Hayward Field. Now with just one meet remaining at the venue before a complete overhaul of the facility, people are wondering if the magic will remain. Will the change to an ultra-modern,... Full story
