News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Being a naturopath invites health questions in conversation. Recently, people have been asking me about the COVID vaccines. I am not sure what people expect to hear. I imagine they hope I know a natural way to make the immune system so robust that any vaccine is rendered unnecessary. Alas, my immune system is a feeble thing. My health history sounds like multiple episodes of “Little House on the Prairie,” with the fortunate addition of antibiotics. Before I could walk, I tested positive for tuberculosis. This was con... Full story
Yesterday was a clean-up day in the yard. The Scotties are like three-year-olds. They always want to help Mom in their yard. If I’m digging, they want to dig right next to me. If I’m raking, they want to help by playing with the rake. If I’m blowing leaves, they think it’s great help to bite the end of the blower and chase the blowing leaves. It seems to me that God gives all of us—humans and animals—a pure desire to help, at least when we are young. If children are denied the chance to help or criticized about t... Full story
The mandate to wear masks in an effort to mitigate spread of COVID-19 will soon be a thing of the past. Oregon Governor Kate Brown last week reaffirmed plans to lift most COVID-related restrictions once 70 percent of the state’s adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination. As of last week, 67.2 percent of eligible adults had been vaccinated. Restrictions continue to ease, and activity has picked up at Sisters restaurants and businesses. As The Nugget reported l... Full story
Verla May Swehosky, our beloved mother, quietly journeyed home to heaven on May 12, 2021. She is survived by her three children, Dan Swehosky (Oregon) and his wife Pat, Frank Swehosky (Texas) and his wife JoAnne, and Susan Avny (California) and her husband David, as well as her younger brother, Lawrence Maxwell (New Mexico) and his wife Jan. She adored all of her eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins scattered throughout... Full story
• Faceout Studio moves from Bend to Sisters with a team of 11 book designers… • Local musician’s band to be inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame: Jim Goodwin’s band “The Call”… • What’s with the wind? Old-timers agree that the steady stream of windy days this winter and continuing into summer are unprecedented… • Ruff Hippie outfits pooches with high quality bandanas… • Bonta Natural Artisan Gelato parks itself in Sisters for the season…. • Adopt-A-R... Full story
Are you ready for a weekend read? Discover a new Spring 2021 fiction book at your local library. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid What if one night changed your life forever? It’s August 1983 and Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party has arrived. Everyone who is anyone wants to be at her party. Except not the hostess —who was publicly dumped by her tennis-pro husband. Nina and her famous siblings have been through a lot together. Their dad was on the road with his legendary rock band so Nina made sacrifices to hel... Full story
The Outlaws basketball team posted a 47-34 win on the road at Newport on Wednesday, June 9, and on Friday fell 55-48 at home to Philomath. Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, June 8, they lost at home to the Sweet Home Huskies in a final score of 51-44. In Wednesday’s contest against Newport the Outlaws jumped out early and were up 14-3 at the close of the first quarter. In the second period the Cubs won the quarter by one, but Sisters still held a significant 23-13 lead at the half. The Outlaws continued to hit their c... Full story
In addition to honors presented to baseball standout Garret Vohs, seven other Outlaws players were selected to all-league teams. Senior Adam Harper and sophomore Patrick Silva were second-team picks, and seniors Dillon Tucker, Connor Linn, Will Grace, and sophomores Easton Moore and Brody Duey earned honorable mention. Harper was named second-team, all-league infield. Adam played solid at third base for the Outlaws all season and finished league with a .538 batting average. Croisant said, “Adam is a really good hitter and is... Full story
Sisters residents and visitors are invited to “move, smile, and drum in the new season” on summer solstice at Sisters Community Labyrinth. The gathering takes place Sunday, June 20 beginning at 7:30 p.m. It’s a chance to welcome a light new season during solstice, when the sun stays up much longer than usual. “The labyrinth has become a special place for many of us in Sisters,” said Sharlene Weed, who sits on the official committee that oversees the outdoor facility.... Full story
Hats off to the members of the Sisters School District budget committee: Steve Swisher; Darek Olsen; Kristin Turnquist; Anthony Georger; Mark Christie.... Full story
The Lady Outlaws basketball squad won two of their three games this past week. They started with back-to-back-wins on back-to-back nights, with a 43-31 road victory at Sweet Home on Tuesday, June 8, and then a 49-35 win at home against Newport on Wednesday. On Friday they fell 19-44 to Philomath, who is at the top of the pack in league play. In Tuesday’s action the Outlaws had an outstanding defensive performance that earned them the victory. The first quarter was b... Full story
Garrett Vohs did an extraordinary job for the Outlaws baseball squad this year and was rewarded for his performance. He was named first-team, all-league infield and second-team, all-league pitcher. In addition, he was named first-team, all-state infield. Garrett has played baseball from the time he could walk. It all started with learning the game in the backyard with his dad, and his first team experience was T-ball in kindergarten. After T-ball Vohs played shortstop in Littl... Full story
The 1687 Foundation based in Sisters has completed the consolidation of its activities at a new 16,000 sq. ft. location in Sun Ranch Business Park. The unmistakable, two-story building, developed by Art Blumenkron dominates the park’s growing list of occupants. Registered as a 501(c)(3) charity in Plano, Texas, the Foundation has from its inception made Sisters the base of its principal mission: providing books of hope and encouragement to the incarcerated, first responders, a... Full story
Students at Sisters Middle School can go through a lot of emotions, adversity, and hardship leaving the eighth grade, especially this past year with the Class of 2025. Having to deal with COVID-19 was beyond challenging. When you create a lot of great friends and memories at the school, it can be hard to leave. One big thing to look forward to being an eighth-grade student and graduating is the Eighth Grade Olympics — a one-day getaway for all of the students. It consist... Full story
Rika Ayotte will become the next executive director of Deschutes Land Trust on July 6. Since 2015, Ayotte has served as the executive director for Discover Your Forest, a Central Oregon nonprofit partner to the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests. She holds an MBA in nonprofit management and is also the founder and CEO of Forest Path Consulting, a nonprofit organizational development firm. She has more than 15 years of experience working in nonprofit organizations. She was... Full story
The Sisters School Board will be appointing five community members to fill the Bond Facilities Oversight Committee; term could be as long as three years. To be eligible for appointment the candidate must live in the school district, must not be an officer or employee of the district, and must be a qualified voter of the district. Qualifications include ability to solve problems in a positive manner, participation in school activities and committees, ability to attend facilities oversight committee meetings, and willingness... Full story
When Teri Ast began driving a school bus in 1994 for the Sisters School District, she couldn’t have fathomed the thousands of miles she would end up accruing behind the wheel. Her daily bus route alone likely adds up to a half a million miles, not to mention the innumerable trips she took with sports teams, field trips, and other assignments over 26 years. She had been working at Tektronix as a welder when Fred got the opportunity to become a surveyor in Sisters, which he i... Full story
Last weekend, my wife, Marilyn, and I celebrated our daughter’s graduation from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Many Sisters parents are celebrating similar milestones for college or high school grads. It struck me powerfully during all the speeches and ceremonies that Ceili and her diverse and wonderful group of friends have truly learned perhaps the most critical life skill of them all: the ability to adapt and overcome. Despite dis... Full story
Climate Change To the Editor: It is a fact that the climate crisis is advancing because our atmosphere is too full of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Excesses of GHG particulates in our atmosphere inhibit the suns’ heat from reflecting back into the stratosphere. Trapped heat increases the average temperature, causes ice to melt (permafrost, glaciers, and polar caps), which increases atmospheric moisture, which increases cloud cover, which in turn traps more heat — a dangerous feedback loop. Effects of climate crisis in Oregon... Full story
Gabby Bartolotta of Sisters rode her 7-year-old quarter horse Jess to a state championship in pole bending in Oregon Junior High Division Rodeo competition in Burns May 28-30. The 14-year-old rodeo champ is headed to nationals in Des Moines, Iowa, June 20-27. Pole bending is a timed event in which the horse and rider run a weaving course between six poles set up in a line — similar to a slalom course in skiing. Bartolotta’s championship came down to the last go-round. ... Full story
The Sisters Summer of Festival series kicks off on Friday, June 25 with a co-bill featuring Americana songstress and singer Sierra Ferrell playing as a trio, and the dynamic Freddy & Francine with a full band. Ferrell has made waves in the acoustic music world with her signature singing style and aesthetic, while Freddy & Francine are celebrating a new record, “I Am Afraid to Die,” recorded pre-pandemic. The Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) has made a reputation for introducing art... Full story
Outlaws Athletic Director Gary Thorson is the Oregon 4A Athletic Director of the Year for 2020-2021. The Oregon Athletic Directors Association (OADA) state athletic director of the year award was established to recognize outstanding athletic directors in recognition of contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state, and national levels made while serving as an athletic director at an Oregon high school. “This recognition is long overdue for Gary,” said Sis... Full story
This past weekend saw 20 volunteers from the Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) and OTTA (Oregon Timber Trail Association) conduct their first joint trail-improvement work party. Judging by the smiles and laughter exhibited by the group, it was party-like as they toiled in three sections. The weather added to the joy being expressed by the workers who ranged in age from 13 to 66. The work group came from as close as Sisters and as far as Bellingham, Washington. Sisters Trails... Full story
