News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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CEC crews were able to switch around damaged equipment at the Black Butte Ranch substation at approximately 6:30 p.m. and restore electricity service to approximately 1,100 customers in the northern portions of Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman, Suttle Lake and other areas to the north. The cooperative reports that more extensive repairs at the substation must be completed before service can be restored to about 700 customers in Glaze Meadow and other southern portions of Black Butte Ranch.... Full story
Central Electric Cooperative reports that the final 700 CEC members without power since 4 p.m. Monday as a result of outage on a portion of the utility's transmission system were restored to service at about 7:50 p.m. The accounts were in the Glaze Meadows and other southern portions of Black Butte Ranch. They and approximately 2,300 other members had power disrupted after a squirrel caused a short circuit and equipment failure in the Black Butte Ranch substation. CEC crews were able to bring back on-line two of the three... Full story
Proud parents Matt & Magnolia DeMontegre, along with proudest big brother Orion, announce the arrival of Odinn Grant, born August 29. Grandparents are Larry, Lois, Steve, Elaine and Kathy.... Full story
Deschutes County Health Services (DCHS) is opening a School Based Health Center (SBHC) in Sisters. The service, located in a modular across the street from Sisters High School, behind the football stands, is operated by DCHS. No school funds are used to support the center. The center provides health services such as physicals, sick care and immunizations to all children under 21 years old residing in the Sisters School District, regardless of ability to pay. The facility will... Full story
Candidates for Sisters City Council will field questions from local citizens in a forum leading up to the November 2 election. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a public forum featuring the city council candidates on Thursday, October 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sisters High School Auditorium. Three of five council seats will be filled in November's election. Mayor Lon Kellstrom and Councilor Pat Thompson's terms continue through 2012, while the terms of Council President Bill Merrill, Councilors Sharlene Weed... Full story
Sisters students' strong performance on recent standardized tests relative to other Central Oregon schools supports the commonly held notion that Sisters schools are excellent. But actual excellence is hard to define. How well do Sisters schools prepare the community's youth to face the challenges of the broader world? Since graduation from high school is the place where the rubber meets the road in terms of local students encountering the world's standards, how does Sisters High School measure up? For the last 10 years, News... Full story
Whychus Creek's largest irrigation diversion is getting an extreme makeover. As the end of this year's irrigation season draws near, the Three Sisters Irrigation District's (TSID) water conservation piping project is moving into its next phase. At the beginning of September, all of Whychus Creek was redirected around the irrigation diversion site, leaving a thousand feet of the main channel completely dry. The main stem's through-flow water is being redirected to a downstream... Full story
To the Editor: Jacki Shepardson has been my very best friend since the day we met, which was 35 years ago this month. We have been through everything together; from mid-term exams and first dates to marriages and the births and raising of our children. I love Jacki like a sister; in fact, we refer to each other as "Sis" and always have. I wish everyone could know Jacki as I know her. She is, first of all, both the strongest and the most compassionate person I know. She is highly intelligent, tremendously loving,... Full story
Friends, moms and daughters and even true sisters will gather together next weekend for three days of bonding, learning and enjoying the beauty of Sisters. Sisters in Sisters is scheduled for September 24-26, around Sisters. This 13th annual event is host to women of all ages. Sisters in Sisters is once again hosted by FivePine Lodge and Conference Center. The ladies in attendance plan to "Embrace, Encounter, and Enjoy" the world. There will be workshops on Yoga, Confi-Dance and Meditation, a Sisters in Sisters Supper Club, W... Full story
The Sisters High School Band is hosting the hard-hitting Joe Manis Funk Ensemble in concert this Friday, September 24, as a part of a fifth quarter event after the Outlaws home football game. The concert, which is open to the public, will be held club style in the SHS Band room, encouraging lots of dancing, with a $5 cover charge, starting at approximately 9 p.m. The Manis Ensemble plays acoustic funk and hip hop grooves well liked by a broad range of audiences. The band's highly danceable programs have included material... Full story
The mule deer archery season had its ups and downs this year due to fire closures, which may have brought the hunters closer to town than usual. Evidence of this was found early Monday morning, September 13, by Kaitlyn Gunn of Sisters, who was out walking her dog, Ryno. About 7:50 a.m., Ryno - a little yapper, not much bigger than a cat - suddenly went into the excited dog mode and led Gunn to the victim of archery season that didn't make it into someone's meat locker: a... Full story
The Outlaws football team put one in the win column last week with a 14-6 victory over the White Buffaloes at Madras in a game that started on Friday, September 17, and finished on Saturday. With four minutes left in the second quarter, lightning forced the teams to leave the field. There was a mandatory 30-minute delay and at approximately 9 p.m. the lightning knocked out a power station and the field went black. Teams headed home and the game resumed at noon on Saturday. On... Full story
The Lady Outlaws beat the Henley Hornets 2-1 at home on Saturday, September 18, to wrap up their pre-season with three straight wins. Two days earlier Sisters defeated the White Buffaloes at Madras. On Saturday, it was a tough matchup against Henley's bigger, taller, stronger players, but the Lady Outlaws persevered and proved they can play with the best. Henley has a well-established program and lost only two games last year. Sisters played right with Henley in a... Full story
Last week, a black bear appeared in the southwest section of the City of Sisters, doing things that it should not have been doing. "I really don't know if it was the same bear that was in the park in Sisters," Steven George, wildlife biologist in the Bend ODFW office said, "but it was for sure knocking over garbage cans, and once that starts, there's no stopping it." George says the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has a list of bear hunters who have asked to be called when a problem bear shows up. The situation in... Full story
The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is set to host four free non-profit forums throughout this fall and early winter. The content is designed specifically for non-profit staff and board members. Business owners and all members of the community are invited to attend and translate the given information to apply to their organization. The first session, on September 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce (291 E. Main Ave.) will focus on "Enhancing Sisters Country Collaboration." Jan McGowan, a local... Full story
Sisters Fire Chief Tay Robertson was the keynote speaker at the annual Oregon Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Salem on Thursday, September 16. Robertson is Chief of the Oregon Fire Chief's Association. In his remarks at the Oregon Public Safety Academy, Robertson noted that "despite a downward dip in the early 1990s, the level of firefighter fatalities is back up to the same levels experienced in the 1980s." The chief emphasized the need for comprehensive safety programs and... Full story
The challenge of the Seaside Three Course Challenge is no understatement, as the Sisters Outlaws cross country team discovered Saturday, September 18 at Camp Rilea. Varsity team members select randomly whether they will run the easy, moderate, or difficult course on race day. The easy course is about 2.5 miles of relatively flat terrain with a little bit of loose sand, but the moderate and difficult courses are another matter as they cover steep ups and downs, singletrack,... Full story
Lightning strikes were deemed the culprit in a nine-hour power outage that struck Saturday night in the Indian Ford Ranch area off Camp Polk Road, affecting more than a half-dozen homes. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., Camp Polk Road residents reported a loud, shotgun-like boom seconds before their lights were extinguished. Intermittent rain and thunderstorms had rolled through Sisters since Friday, and repeated lightning strikes were seen over the weekend. Two Central Electric Co-Op crews were dispatched to the scene and worked... Full story
• A man reported receiving threatening text messages from a man he'd had a dispute with last summer. A deputy contacted the texter who agreed to desist. • A woman reported that someone had hacked into her computer. She was advised to contact a computer technician and notify her bank and credit bureaus. • Several bikes have been stolen in the Sisters area. • A woman reported a representative of her homeowners association trespassing on her property. A deputy determined that the... Full story
The latest addition to Sisters' lively festival scene is set to roll out on Saturday, September 25. The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce will host the first Sisters Fresh Hop Festival, Saturday, September 25 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Village Green Park. With more than nine breweries, the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival will serve a variety of "fresh hop" beers, live music, food and more. What exactly is a fresh hop beer? Beer is flavored with hops; cone-shaped flowers that imbue the drink with its bitterness, aroma and essence.... Full story
Sarahlee Lawrence has crammed an awful lot of adventure into her 27 years. International river guide, horseback safari guide, organic vegetable farmer, local food proponent and most recently, author. Lawrence's memoir, "River House," is the story of her return to the family ranch at Lower Bridge and the adventures leading to her decision. It's also the chronicle of the deep and sometimes fiery relationship between Sarahlee and her father as they labored to build a log house for her on the ranch. Lawrence will be reading from... Full story
Iron Mountain is another one of those hikes that often gets short shrift because you're more likely to speed by it than stop to hike it. Tucked away beside Tombstone Pass, this hike offers a genuine mountaintop experience, even though it's somewhat removed from the Cascade crest and requires no mountaineering skills. There are four Iron Mountains listed in McArthur's book of Oregon Geographic Names, yet this isn't one of them. Further, this peak is higher than any of those... Full story
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 28, 1922 to Clinton W. Morgan and Helene Reed Morgan. Janie moved to Lombard, Illinois in 1925 where she attended elementary school. Janie grew up in Lombard during the Depression years and graduated with honors from high school in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in 1940. She attended and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in oil shale geology (1944). While attending the University of Colorado,... Full story
Natural, advanced chiropractic help for sufferers of back and spinal pain awaits at Ponderosa Chiropractic, located above Thyme Restaurant in the FivePine Campus. Dr. Darcy Dill has recently purchased the practice, formerly named Ponderosa Family Chiropractic, from Dr. Anthony Green and wishes to provide a comprehensive set of non-surgical and drug-free alternatives for victims of spinal discomfort. "We provide the solution to part of the healthcare crisis. Bend is the... Full story
• For the second consecutive year, Laredo Construction has been selected for the 2010 Best of Sisters Award in the Home Renovation category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business... Full story
