News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The High Desert Museum was to reopen to the public on Wednesday, June 17. In accordance with state and local parameters, new practices will be in place at the Museum to ensure the health of visitors and staff. “We’re cautiously optimistic about welcoming visitors again for the first time in three months,” said Museum Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “We miss our community and of course are excited for visitors to return. We’re committed to reopening in a manner that is responsible to visitors and staff while also prov... Full story
This is the second of two columns on the disruption of church services during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a previous column, we looked at the definition and goals of the church in the New Testament. In New Testament language, the church is not a building, but an assembly of people. Many of the goals of this assembly can be met in small groups, sometimes even more successfully than in a larger church gathering. So why do we need church buildings at all? Can’t we accomplish all t... Full story
This may be the most opportune time for home-improvement projects ever. Folks are spending more time at home trying to maintain their “social distance” and the opportunities beckon to fill our time with productive efforts. And, despite the evidence of recent days, the calendar promises that summer is in the offing — and we all want our home and yard to be a nice place to enjoy those long, warm days that surely must be coming. So, we get to work. The crew at the new Sis... Full story
Judy Stewart “Moma” wrote: “Seventeen years ago I was summoned by my family to move from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Sisters to be near their busy family. With two older sisters, who needed lots of guidance, I found myself in the company of a 2-year-old grandson and we were together often. I think I spent hundreds of hours watching him play in Village Green Park and licked as many ice cream cones from Sno Cap Drive In. I watched him grow through all of the phases that our child... Full story
After three long months entirely closed down due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hardtails Bar & Grill was expected to reopen this week. Owner Steve Macey told The Nugget that the bar is planning to go ahead with their traditional summer music series of rock tribute bands, in a climate where most music events have been canceled. “We have seven confirmed,” he told The Nugget. “Most are returning favorites from past shows: The Cars, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Van?Halen and a few new ones... Full story
Thank you to all who joined us during the Sisters Farmers Market! It was an incredible experience. Many local partnerships have blossomed to make the event possible and safe. Next week we will have even more vendors so make sure to check out the weekly Farmers Market email that will pop in your inbox when you subscribe. Picking up your fresh goods is just the beginning. The kitchen holds the key to transforming those kohlrabies and napa cabbages into a centerpiece for sharing... Full story
City work crews will repave a segment of Hood Avenue overnight Thursday to Friday, June 25-26. The Hood Avenue Travel Lanes Grind & Inlay Project will run from 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 to 9 a.m. on Friday, June 26. According to City of Sisters Public Works Project Coordinator Troy Rayburn, “The goal of the project is to improve street surface and provide pavement preservation from South Pine Street to South Cedar Street to coincide with adjacent parking spaces that were previously completed. “ The project will include rem... Full story
Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Chief Colt Gill led a digital press conference on Wednesday, June 10 outlining “Ready Schools, Safe Learners,” a plan developed by the Oregon Health Authority, ODE, and Governor Kate Brown, which includes the preliminary guidance for school re-opening in the fall of 2020. Governor Kate Brown has also created a Healthy School Reopening Council that will contribute guidance over the weeks ahead. After shutting down in mid-March and relying on distance learning for the remainder of the sch... Full story
Our country is going through a radical change, and our children are watching and observing. I’m talking about the movement against racism. The June 8 webpage of www.afineparent.com shared an article entitled “How to Talk to Your Kids About Race.” Young babies categorize, separating things into shapes, color, gender and even race. By 6 months they can distinguish colors of skin. By 3 years old they are already forming biases, often picking playmates with the same color of skin as their own. These discriminations are not taugh... Full story
The City of Sisters continues to be in a declared state of emergency. This declaration is scheduled to last until June 24. The City has been preparing to phase out of a state of emergency while sustaining adjusted policies and new programs that were implemented by way of administrative order (such as utility service billing relief and the right-of-way parklet program). To extend those temporary policies beyond the sunsetting emergency declaration will require adoption of resolutions by the City Council scheduled for the June... Full story
Sisters resident Gary Radmacher is in Ghana, West Africa — a trip that has gone beyond his expectations in more ways than one. The trip was planned for eight weeks. It has now extended to 14 weeks and Radmacher has yet to return home. Gary and his wife, Barby, moved to Sisters six years ago, coming here to join with a local pastor in ministry to Latin American countries. His full-time ministry has spanned nearly five decades serving as a youth pastor, solo pastor, senior... Full story
The leadership class at Sisters Middle School (SMS) wanted to make a difference in the community, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and came up with a way to do so while underscoring a message of strength and togetherness. Led by teacher Jeff Schiedler, the class decided to design and market “Sisters Strong” T-shirts as a symbol of unity in tough times. SMS student Jack Turpen got busy working on a design. He took a hard look at the Outlaw horse logo for ideas.... Full story
The unlaid ghosts of Vietnam have risen in recent weeks, asserting their undying influence over a cultural moment that lies 45 years beyond the fall of Saigon. Over the past weeks, we have seen scenes unfold on our streets that hearken back to Days of Rage in 1968. The ghosts are stirring. The Vietnam War era broke open cultural fissures that have never really closed. As history podcaster Dan Carlin points out, if you were to take a snapshot of America in 1963 and a snapshot... Full story
To the Editor: I’m a “Pandemic” 2020 Graduate of Sisters High. More than a week ago I drove up to my house and not only did I smile at the grad sign that someone mysteriously put in my yard a while back, BUT there was also a card now taped to that sign. I hopped out of my car and excitedly opened the card: “From a Neighbor” and a $25 gift card to a book store! How thoughtful was that? In addition, another 2020 graduate that lives about three miles from me in a different neighborhood asked my own mom yesterday if she put a car... Full story
Sisters firefighters don’t let obstacles deter them from accomplishing their mission. So when the annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Stairclimb was forced to go virtual by the COVID-19 pandemic, they adapted. Traditionally, firefighters from across the region gather in the spring to ascend the Columbia Center in Seattle, Washington, raising cancer-fighting funds through pledges. The event is also a test of firefighter fitness and grit. For the virtual event, firefighters were... Full story
The ClearPine subdivision in the northeast corner of Sisters, site of the original Lundgren pine lumber mill, has been involved in 15 different City decisions, land-use approvals, applications and modifications over the past 13 years. The latest modification application submitted by ClearPine developer Peter Hall and 3 Sisters Partners was approved, with conditions, by the Sisters City Council at their June 10 meeting. The application hearing had been continued from the May... Full story
While the nation is roiled in a conflict over the proper role and conduct of law enforcement, Sisters is moving into an enhanced contract that is bringing a larger and more focused law enforcement presence to the community. That, City Manager Cory Misley notes, is what the community said it desires. “I think that there was a general sentiment… that that was what the community wanted,” he said. Last summer, the City conducted a survey of city residents and businesses to... Full story
Donning a black cowboy hat, Sisters High School principal Joe Hosang welcomed the crowd celebrating the class of 2020 at the rodeo grounds Friday, June 12 saying, “We’re doing this rodeo style!” With the COVID-19 pandemic altering normal life throughout the world, commencement planners including Lynne Fendall, Jillian Frankl and Melanie Petterson got to work weeks ago to find a way to honor the class of 2020, culminating with a drive-in ceremony on the east side of the rodeo... Full story
