News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo returns for its 103rd edition on August 2-6. Fresh off one of the biggest fairs in its history, the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo has a star-studded entertainment lineup in store for 2023. The Old Crow Medicine Show has established itself as America's most beloved old-time string band and one of Nashville's most revered musical torchbearers. They will play the Kendall Toyota of Bend Free Summer Concert Series at the Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday,... Full story
Matt Sever, who performs as Matt the Electrician, first hit the stage in Sisters at the Sisters Folk Festival. Now, The Whippoorwill Presents is bringing him back for a show at The Belfry on Friday, June 30. For his latest album, "We Imagined an Ending," Matt the Electrician challenged himself to turn the seven deadly sins on their head. "I got to wondering," he said. "What would be the opposite of that?" Despite Sever's teenage years immersed in nihilistic hardcore and metal,... Full story
Sisters Arts Association will partner with the Sisters Folk Festival's Big Ponderoo for the Fourth Friday Artwalk. Many of the galleries will feature live music from 4:30 to 6 p.m. You can also pick up a Ponderoo Passport for a chance to receive a fused glass gift at the Big Ponderoo Arts Experience at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave. from 6 to 8 p.m. Remember to register for Quick Draw, for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate, good in any participating gallery, thanks... Full story
The auditorium at Sisters High School was packed - more than 700 people on hand to watch 260 dancers, from tiny tots to adults, in the Sisters Dance Academy's Spring Recital. The theme of the program was "Journeys," and dances were choreographed around it: Journey of Emotions, Journey to Outer Space, Journey through Disneyland, Journey to the Future, A Journey through Classical Music, A Journey to the Jungle, The Journey of a Relationship... The show kicked off with "Top... Full story
Olaf from Norway measures a full nine feet in height. He's now residing in Sisters. The Viking, found in 1888 and born circa 1335, is now on display at Sisters' newest destination attraction - The Fantastic Museum. The museum is located at 121 E. Cascade Ave. immediately next door to the Candy Corral. That's a fitting setting for the many children who are wondering and wandering into the exhibit to the sounds of "Wow!" "Cool!" "Awesome!" Olaf is the biggest draw but basketball... Full story
When Corb Lund's boots hit the boards on the Big Ponderoo stage on Sunday, June 25, he'll be serving up the eclectic range of "Americana" music that defines Sisters' newest festival. Backed by the crack band The Hurtin' Albertans, the Canadian songwriter throws down rocking alt-country barn-burners and elegiac ballads, the writing shifting from comedic to poignant without ever mashing the gears. The through line in all his music is the lifeways and landscape of the North... Full story
The Jon Stickley Trio is returning to Sisters for the Big Ponderoo music festival next weekend. The Trio taught at the Americana Song Academy for Youth before the Sisters Folk Festival in 2017. They were slotted to play at the Sisters Folk Festival before it was canceled due to wildfire that year, and returned to play in 2018. Jon Stickley has been interested in music from a young age. "When I met one of my best friends in high school, he was a banjo player, and that's when I... Full story
Often traveling in a group, they glean insects within pine, fir, and spruce trees in the forest or around our houses. The Mountain Chickadee [Poecile gambeli] will sing its merry, slightly hoarse fee-bee or chick-adee-adee-adee song. They prefer high-altitude forests and are found in the mountains from the Yukon down to Baja California and southern New Mexico. The Mountain Chickadee will choose a mate for life and is a cavity nester who molds its nest with fur and lays five... Full story
Last Saturday, I had the honor of joining my fellow songwriters and musicians Lilli Worona and Mike Biggers in presenting "Songs from the Shelf" for the Deschutes Public Library. We spent an hour at Sisters Fire Hall with a wonderful, engaged audience serving up original songs inspired by books. We introduced each song with a little exploration of what inspired them, and how we built them: Greek mythology, history, the etymology of common phrases. I've always been... Full story
Kellen Klein, the new interim executive director of Citizens4Community (C4C), describes himself as a "network weaver" who has known from a young age that he wanted to do "purpose-driven work." Klein, one of three new board members for C4C, was asked to become the interim executive director when Josie Newport announced her intention to step down from her director position. Her last day was June 9, after working with Klein to make a smooth transition. C4C is a 501(c)(3)... Full story
As the school year comes to an end, so does time for the graduating seniors of 2023 to attend Sisters High School. After going through COVID-19, distance learning, and hybrid classes, these students are well equipped for facing future adversities. This year, there are about 89 graduating seniors, each with their own ambitions for the future. Around 51 of these students college tuition were supported by the scholarships distributed through the nonprofit organization,... Full story
Paulina Springs Books presents an evening of gratitude with author/photographer Eric Alan weaving inspirational stories and photographs from his new book "Grateful by Nature." The event will take place on Thursday, June 29, 6:30 p.m. at Paulina Springs Books, 252 W. Hood Ave. in Sisters. The event is free, and all are welcome. Eric Alan's "Grateful by Nature" offers gratitude as our shared path home, within a return to nature. Through poetic stories and vivid photographs, the... Full story
Dozens of Sisters Country folk were startled Friday when driving past Metabolic Maintenance at North Larch Street and East Barclay Drive. Fire crews from Redmond, Jefferson County, and Black Butte Ranch were assembled in the firm's parking lot. Not just any fire trucks. The big ones. The ones with aerial ladders. The ladders were extended, and towered over the structure. Firefighters were ascending the ladders, step by step, methodically and intently. No. smoke. No fire. What... Full story
It seems fitting that I would learn about the death of novelist Cormac McCarthy dozens of miles up the Chewaucan River, in an old cow camp, if only because the location was an antipode of the Susquehanna, where I first encountered his work some 30 years ago. I think now, and the evidence is strong, I was there because of him. Back then I was in Pennsylvania on a fellowship at Bucknell, and found “All the Pretty Horses” by pure accident, in a tiny bookshop next to the Ami... Full story
Public land management benefits from a diverse suite of opinions. Opinions are derived from values and working with those who have different value sets while trying to find common ground is one of the most rewarding parts of my job. Sometimes it’s difficult to separate fact from opinion, as public land management and the science behind it is complex. And sometimes, science is normative; that is, produced or construed by those to further a specific value-based agenda. All t... Full story
The Sisters Eagle Airport will continue its unique Fourth of July tradition this year at the 10th Annual Rumble on the Runway with a variety of events for all ages. The day begins early Monday, July 4 with the Sisters Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast at 7 a.m., which is offered as a suggested $10 donation. Registration for the Rumble on the Runway 5-kilometer run and walk also opens at 7 a.m. and the race itself commences at 8 a.m. with the “Plane vs. Hot Rod” challenge as the starting gun. All registration for the 5K will be... Full story
Steve passed away from natural causes suddenly, and peacefully, at home on Saturday, May 27. He was born in Concord, California to parents Floyd Edward Little and Wanda (Nason) Little. He graduated from Clayton Valley High School in Concord and went on to complete an apprenticeship with the Steamfitters Northern California Pipe Trades from 1974 to 1979. He was a pipefitter and welder, and member of Union Local 342 for 49 years. Steve married his wife, Gail, in 1982 and had... Full story
Cormac McCarthy died last week. At 89. Peacefully, in his home in Santa Fe. He has been flogged and revered by critics over his long career. Many find his works to be disturbing, brutal. Indeed they are often blood-soaked and violent tellings of hard lives lived by hard men. “No Country for Old Men” is of prime example. That novel, one of 12 he authored, was somewhat poorly received, although the film version was wildly successful earning four Academy Awards including Bes... Full story
The first of Jeff Guin’s books that I discovered was “The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the OK Corral and How It Changed the American West.” It’s an outstanding read; Guinn takes a story you think you know and digs in past the crust of myth to find the pure ore. In recent years, Guinn has turned to crime. He brought a sharp journalist’s eye to the biography of Charles Manson. I would not have thought any time spent in the company of that sordid little co... Full story
I was raised in Sisters by grandparents who instilled in me a love of farms and forests and an appreciation for the importance of managing these resources sustainably. This upbringing led me to a career in forestry. Eighty-seven percent of the forestland in Deschutes County is owned by the federal government, which once supported thriving logging and milling infrastructure until the 1990s, when in an attempt to reverse declining spotted owl population trends, federal forests were all but closed to timber harvest. Less than... Full story
Keep it traditional Top the Editor: Nearly 40 years ago I built a house in the Sisters area. I was attracted here by the rustic, traditional nature of the environment and escape to the country. The proposed gas station violates every facet of country living that I can imagine. This distorted image is not the Sisters area that I knew and loved. The facsimiles of the proposal for changing remind me of a downtown exit to Los Angeles or Miami. One person’s business success and desire to expand will detrimentally affect the d... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District and the Deschutes National Forest road crew are mobilizing equipment to begin reconstruction work on the non-paved portion of Forest Service Road 16. Starting Tuesday, June 13, and lasting through the duration of the construction work, Forest Service Road 16 will be closed to all access, including vehicle, pedestrian, biking, and equestrian use, between the gate at Upper Three Creek Lake SnoPark south to Three Creek Lake to provide for public and operator safety due to heavy equipment and large... Full story
The City of Sisters is working within a code compliance program initially started to help with fire mitigation and safety through enforcement of code violations regarding vegetation overgrowth. According to the presentation at last week’s City Council meeting on the program by Community Development Director Scott Woodford and City Code Compliance Agent, Jacob Smith: “The program encourages citizens to report any concerns or observations regarding fire safety, hazardous conditi... Full story
City staff has recommended denial of the application for the owner of the Space Age gas station to rebuild the current facility. The recommendation is based on one development standard: compatibility. A much-anticipated Planning Commission public hearing was held on the application on Thursday, June 15. There was no final decision — the hearing was continued to next month. Based on the information in the record as of June 1, staff concluded the proposal has not satisfied t... Full story
