News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Search and rescue (SAR)personnel from Camp Sherman came to the aid of a hiker who fell ill on the Pacific Crest Trail last weekend. On Saturday June 13, five members of the Camp Sherman Hasty Team along with Black Butte Ranch Police and Sisters-Camp Sherman fire medics responded to the Pacific Crest Trail on a medical call. Joe Chase of Austin, Texas had become sick while hiking the PCT. Chase's hiking partner, James Corbett, had called 911 hoping to get help getting Chase back to the trailhead on Highway 20. They began to hi... Full story
An echo of a strange and terrible tale reverberated from Oregon State Penitentiary this week. Roger Dale Beck was to go before a murder review hearing on Wednesday, June 17, to determine the likelihood that he can be rehabilitated at some point, which could potentially alter the life sentence he currently serves for the murder of a woman in Camp Sherman in 1978. Kaye Jean Turner, 35, left her rental cabin in Camp Sherman for an hour's run on the morning of December 24, 1978. She never returned. Her remains were found the... Full story
Rapid response from firefighters kept a bad situation from getting much worse when a fire threatened a home on St. Helens Avenue in Sisters last week. The Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD responded to a reported structure fire on Wednesday, June 10, at 128 W. St. Helens Ave. The first fire engine arrived at 1:28 p.m., less than three minutes after the fire was reported. The home is owned by John Finley, who lives in California. The home was occupied by Kent Boles of Sisters, who was... Full story
To the Editor: Over 40 years ago, four young couples in Corvallis got together with the idea of having a cabin at Black Butte Ranch. We pooled our money, chose a lot, and had a Ridge Cabin built. The partnership exists to this day. The Ranch is part of our lives, of our history, and that of the succeeding generations as well. We remember when the Ranch helped Sisters merchants build store fronts to resemble an old Western town, when the Sisters schools went no farther than the eighth grade, when the number of restaurants in... Full story
I read with interest the article about the Deschutes Land Trust acquiring 58 acres along Whychus Creek. As the board chair of Wolftree I am grateful to DLT for protecting this vital section of the Whychus. However, what the article failed to mention was that the time, talent and treasure that went in to preserve this special place began long before the DLT was even interested. Forrest Babcock and I lived adjacent to this property for 12 years. In 2006 when the real estate boom was at its most absurd, we discovered that it was... Full story
Patrick Davenport, City of Sisters community development director, reports that the Sisters City Council reviewed the CPAB recommendations for improvements to the Creekside Campground, agreeing to most of them, including performing a traffic study to modify ingress/egress, and constructing a berm along Locust Street. The proposed berm along Tyee Drive was replaced with enhanced landscape plantings in order to reduce the cost of the project. Davenport reviewed for the parks... Full story
The Urban Forestry Board has instructed the City of Sisters to discontinue its current practice of removing all ground cover from public treed areas, such as behind the truck scales on the east end of town. City Manager Andrew Gorayeb had directed the public works department to do the clearing using Deschutes County inmate work crews to create a cleaner look, to reduce fire danger from thrown cigarette butts, and to improve visibility of deer attempting to cross highways. The clearing extends 50 feet in from the edge of the... Full story
Sisters offered sunny skies on Saturday for Art in the Park, an added attraction for visitors to enjoy during rodeo weekend in Sisters. Creekside Park was filled with over 85 vendor booths for folks to take in. Ken and Sandy Ash, first-time vendors from Roseburg, really stood out to the crowd with their unusual birdfeeders and flower plates that add charm and color to your garden. "I recycle decorative plates that I buy from just about anywhere, and attach them to electrical... Full story
The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is showing two quilt exhibits at the Sisters Branch of the Deschutes Public Library for the month of July. Featured at the Sisters Library are a mix of art and contemporary quilts, some made by nationally recognized quilters and some created by Oregon quilters who used inks to create photo-like quilts. "MIX: Materials In The Extreme" features 21 small pieces by seven artists. MIX artists developed a series of new works examining the concept of... Full story
Jason Myhre has been heavily involved with the volleyball program here in Sisters for many years, and this fall will step into the role of head coach. Myhre will bring with him experience as a player and as a coach. Jason played volleyball for three years in high school, back when it was also a boys' sport. After graduation, while attending a community college in Eugene, he was the assistant varsity coach at South Eugene High School. After that, Myhre attended Oregon State... Full story
After 40 years as Sisters' iconic purveyor of fine Western fashion, John Leavitt is hanging up his spurs. Leavitt and his wife, Kathryn, are saying goodbye to their signature Sisters retail store with a sale that will likely stretch into August before they close the doors for good. "It's time to do some other things," John said. "Haven't taken many vacations. I don't get down to our ranch (in Lakeview) very often... it'd be nice to spend four, five days." He and Kathryn will s... Full story
Upon entering the new movement and bodywork studio being opened by Selah Broderick, LMT, the first impression is of how flooded with natural light it is. The upstairs corner studio at 207 N. Fir St., A-3, above Cascade Fitness, has large windows on two sides and a door that opens out onto a deck adorned with colorful hanging flower baskets. Tucked in a back corner is a soothing, softly lit massage space. As she approaches 60 - still a few years away - and following hip... Full story
The other day an email arrived in my in-box containing a message from a Sisters resident who was wondering about opossums in Sisters. She wrote: "My horse is showing signs of EPM but there aren't opossums in Central Oregon. The EPM is contracted through eating opossum poop, and I get my hay from a grower in Sisters." EPM, Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, is a disease that affects the central nervous system of horses. It was first discovered in the 1960s, and considered... Full story
For many years, I've helped people deal with advance healthcare planning both as an author and an educator. I currently write a blog and articles encouraging people to have the conversation with their family about their wishes for end-of-life treatment long before it becomes necessary. As a hospice volunteer for many years, I witnessed too many feuds among family members who hadn't openly expressed their values and talked about what treatments they'd want or not want in an emergency scenario. "Do everything" may be one's... Full story
Step & Spine Physical Therapy founder and lead physical therapist, Barrett Ford, has announced the hiring of two new physical therapists to his full-time staff. Colleen Sullivan, PT, and Seth Wilkie, DPT, recently joined the growing Step & Spine team - a team made up of nine physical therapists who treat clients in both their Sisters and Redmond clinics. Sullivan brings more than 20 years of physical therapy experience to the team, having grown up in Washington and practiced... Full story
Sisters Eagle Airport will be hosting the annual July 4th celebration to benefit the Sisters High School Flight Science program. This year's theme is Run-Drive-Fly. Festivities will begin at 7 a.m. with hot-off-the-griddle pancakes, the buzz of arriving planes for the fly-in, and the rumble of classic cars for the hot rod show. The Sisters Rotary will be flipping the pancakes, while planes arrive from all over the Northwest. New this year will be the Runway Run 5K, which will begin at 8 a.m. Participants can register online... Full story
Sisters High School Principal Joe Hosang choked up a bit during graduation ceremonies earlier this month, contemplating the retirement of school secretaries Pinky Pagano and Suzanne Lind. Well he might. Not only are Pagano and Lind beloved friends and mentors to staff and students, Hosang knows better than anyone how important those two women are to the smooth running of Sisters High School. In fact, they've been a major factor in the operations of the Sisters School District... Full story
Jim Goodwin watched Darrick Phallon put together a bratwurst at his food cart at the corner of Hood Avenue and Fir Street. "This is great," he said. "This is my new favorite lunch. It's good and it's convenient, like when I'm heading in to work." Goodwin is not alone. Judging from the crowds that gather at that corner from late morning through late afternoon each day, Phallon's 'Sup Dog? food cart has become an instant success in Sisters, among visitors and locals alike. "We w... Full story
Red-breasted sapsucker [Sphyrapicus ruber] drills feeding holes in mostly deciduous trees. The holes ooze sap and attract insects, especially ants, which in summer are 80 percent of the sapsuckers diet. The sap itself is also consumed, and hummingbirds will follow sapsuckers and feed on the same sap holes. The red-breasted sapsucker prefers dead snags for its nesting site and will use the same tree for several years, drilling a new nest hole each season. The nest contains no... Full story
The summer before her freshman year at Sisters High School (SHS), Haylie Hudson was a key player in helping Central Oregon win the Fastpitch Northwest's Young Division Championship in Centralia, Washington. During that college exposure event, she pitched, caught and played infield as Central Oregon won four games and defeated Hawaii for the title. That was mid-summer four years ago. Fastpitch Northwest assistant director and former Sisters High School Coach Tom Mauldin... Full story
So you've got Fido protected from fleas and ticks for the summer and it's time to go on that camping trip with your family, including your furry friend. However, there's a whole heap more in Central Oregon that can harm Fido besides fleas and ticks. Your furry friend loves to run through the creek and lap up water, but there is danger: the tiny intestinal protozoa giardia is found in nearly all streams, rivers, ponds and lakes in Central Oregon. A dog can acquire giardia by ingesting an infected cyst in the water through... Full story
Casey Pallister has been named as the new head coach for the girls basketball program, and is looking forward to the challenge. Casey, along with his wife, Meghan, and their four boys, Jayden, Hunter, Ian and Reed, have lived in Sisters three years. Casey jumped right into coaching immediately, and for the past three years has coached the girls junior varsity, and also been the assistant varsity coach. That experience makes him very familiar with the program, and the... Full story
William "Bill" Aldrich Battey III, 70, of Sisters, Oregon died at home on Monday, June 8, 2015. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1945 to the late Mia and William Battey. Bill graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1963 and earned his bachelor's degree in Psychology from Westminster College in 1968. He married Diane Elizabeth Moss shortly thereafter on June 22, 1968. Bill volunteered to serve his country and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps in 1968. Bill was awarded a Purple... Full story
•â¯The volunteers of the Sisters Rodeo Association deserve a big tip of the hat for their efforts in staging the 75th Sisters Rodeo. Creating and sustaining an event of that caliber and scope with an all-volunteer crew is a remarkable achievement. Barrelman J.J. Harrison said it best: "What a great place to have a rodeo!" •â¯Sisters High School graduate Riley Gilmore has been nominated for teacher of the year in the Clark County School District... Full story
Ryan Gridley knew his passion while he was still in high school. He liked to work on cars - and he was good at it. Before his 2012 graduation from Sisters High School, he was already working with Gordon Aram at A-Team Racing in Bend. He's been an employee for two years. This year, he is part of a team that custom-built a car that has made the hot rod world sit up and take notice. "We built a quarter-million-dollar custom Mustang," Gridley told The Nugget. The build is featured in the May issue of Hot Rod Magazine - with a... Full story
