News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Thousands of board feet of logged ponderosa pine is for sale along the highway in Sisters. Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid gave an update to The Nugget on the tree-clearing project on Highway 20. The project, which was completed ahead of schedule in May, removed 2,100 trees — mostly ponderosa pines — that were killed due to the application of an herbicide along the highway. The Forest Service determined that thousands of trees in the corridor were dead or dying... Full story
A long-simmering legal battle between the Oregon Department of Transportation and the owners of Sisters Airport has been resolved by a settlement arrived at this spring. ODOT had sought the return of $733,000 in Connect Oregon funds granted in 2016 for extensive improvements to the local airport. The settlement — arrived at after a Marion County court summary judgment — and a joint statement effectively acknowledge that funds were not misused as ODOT had claimed.... Full story
To the Editor: (A letter to Oregon’s congressional delegation): I listened this morning to a report on NPR’s Weekend Edition to an interview with a law professor from Willamette University where she shared the atrocious conditions she and a team of investigators found when inspecting facilities housing migrant children. Her name is Warren Binford. She has been doing this type of inspecting for over 20 years and described what she found as the worst conditions seen over all of those years. They visited facilities in Santa Ter... Full story
Two more Sisters High School (SHS) Flight Science students have earned their wings and become certificated private pilots. Luka Perle and Trever Schutte achieved this accomplishment before they graduated from SHS last week. Both students have participated in the Flight Science program at SHS every year since they were freshmen. They had an early interest in aviation and enrolled in the Flight Science courses offered at SHS. Perle lives in Bend and transferred to SHS... Full story
When Marlene and Jerry Baldock arrived in Sisters Country 10 years ago, the pair settled on a lovely piece of property in the Cloverdale area. Marlene had a hankering to raise animals, and after researching llamas and coming up with a great big no, she turned to alpacas. The smaller, gentler cousin of llamas were well established in the area and soon Desert Song Alpacas was launched. Marlene became acquainted with the Pieper family of Panorama Ranch, long-time Sisters-area bre... Full story
Hand-made music rang out at Sisters High School on Monday, June 17, as participants in the Americana Luthier Program — a group of high schoolers taught by Tony Cosby — played and displayed the guitars and ukuleles they built this school year. Cosby has been teaching the Americana Luthier Program since 2005 when Jayson Bowerman of Breedlove Guitars approached him with the unique idea of bringing a luthier component to the Sisters High School woods program. A luthier is a person who makes and repairs stringed... Full story
Oishi Japanese Restaurant is celebrating its sixth year in Redmond by giving back to a family in need. Tanankam Thanitithanand, known as Yee, is the owner of Oishi and fell in love with Central Oregon six years ago when she and her family visited. Oishi serves traditional Japanese food. They have a variety of hot foods including noodles, udon and rice dishes as an alternative for those who do not eat fish. Sushi, rolls and sashimi are their main focus. Originally from Santa... Full story
Mandee Seeley of Sisters has won a scholarship from The National Alliance to End Homelessness to attend the sold-out 2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. In addition to covering her entrance fee to the conference, the organization will fly Seeley to the capitol, pay her hotel costs, and supply her with a modest stipend. “I want to learn what other states are experiencing and their different methods of tackling homelessness,” Seeley said. She wil... Full story
John Allen wanted a job where he could work outside — and he wanted to make change. For the past four decades, he’s had both of those desires fulfilled beyond his expectations. This month, the long-time Deschutes National Forest Service Supervisor is retiring. Allen has been a significant presence in Sisters, as the area has grappled with growth and changes in forest use — and a series of massive wildfires that have had a major impact on local communities. “Sisters... Full story
It was the 1980s. I was too young to drive, too restless to bear the confines of country life. On the cusp of my 13th birthday I was in a serious car accident, and afterwards found myself subject to wild swings of mood. My horse Robbie had an accident, too, one that tore open his leg. Instead of trail riding through the woods and jumping at our 4H club, I rode my bicycle miles to tend his wound—every day for months. During those months, I discovered boys. I discovered... Full story
The people-and-dog-friendly Food Cart Garden at Eurosports has welcomed two new food carts this summer: Three Sisters Snack Shack and G Spot Foods and Catering. One common ingredient for both proprietors is that everything is made from scratch. At Three Sisters Snack Shack Jeff Taber and wife Sandy Egge always start with fresh products and create food from their own recipes. Egge, a naturopathic nutritionist who heads up the research and development for Laird Superfood in... Full story
A visit to the historic Camp Polk Cemetery last week led to the discovery of a pair of military veterans representing the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post and the local chapter of the American Legion, planting new American flags at the gravesites of their deceased “brothers and sisters” who had also served in the United States military. Earl Schroeder and Lance Trowbridge of Sisters are dedicated to giving honor to those service people who are laid to rest at Cam... Full story
Last week, while some Oregon legislators were resisting the cyanide pill of a “climate bill” — whose only certain result will be the destruction of of good jobs for mostly rural Oregonians — I bombed south through the desert to pick up a new horse for training. A two- year-old chestnut with brains and breeding, I’m honored to get this filly started for her owners. I loaded her early the next morning, serenaded by eager meadowlarks in the sagebrush and sprin... Full story
If “Mulan meets Deadwood in a Wild West novel narrated by its straight-shooting heroine” sounds like your kind of book, a visit to Paulina Springs Books might be in order on Saturday, July 6, at 6:30 p.m. John Larison, author of “Whiskey When We’re Dry” will be on hand to read from and discuss his acclaimed bestselling novel. In the spring of 1885, Jessilyn Harney finds herself orphaned on the family’s remote ranch. She cuts her hair, dresses in men’s clothing, and sets off on her undersized horse to reunite with the only... Full story
