News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Bill Reed, 57, and Jan Reed, 55, were killed in the crash of their light plane at the south end of Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands, Washington, on Friday, July 1, at 6:55 p.m. Their three children survived the crash. According to the San Juan County Sheriff’s office, the Reeds’ twin-engine Beech 55 Baron, enroute from Redmond to Friday Harbor, crash-landed and sank in 25 feet of water in Davis Bay. The crash site is about five miles from Friday Harbor, the sheriff’s offic... Full story
Metabolic Maintenance is now open to the public. The Sisters company recently launched a retail store to make it easier for local people to buy their supplements. Owner Ed Fitzjarrell said his company made the change for a simple reason — demand. Now local residents can walk into Metabolic Maintenance’s Sisters office and, after consulting an on-staff licensed health professional, walk out with their supplements at a 20 percent discount. In about a month, the company’s web s... Full story
If you need a quick breakfast or lunch at an affordable price — or a bottle of aspirin or an ice cream cone — The Hitchin’ Post General Store next to Sisters Oil on Cascade Avenue has its doors open. While Dennis and Pam Titchener welcome everybody into their new establishment, they are particularly focused on local needs. “That is our main focus — the community,” Dennis said. The couple brings a formidable background in retail and food services to bear at the new store. Pam... Full story
Quilt-lovers tired walking around at this Saturday’s Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show can hop on a bike “rickshaw” and leave the driving to John Flannery. Flannery, owner of Bend Cycle Cab, is bringing his two hybrid pedal electric pedicabs to Sisters for the first time. He is a familiar sight in downtown Bend and at events where he maneuvers through gridlock where cars and shuttles can’t go. “It’s meant for a large event to get people around,” said Flannery. “It also has that novelty effect.” Flannery said his “wacky contraptio... Full story
It might come as a surprise to outdoor enthusiasts around Sisters, but a marked number of area residents have seldom ventured out onto the many mountain trails within easy access of the Sisters area. A group of women from Three Sisters Fellowship Church would like to change that — and provide relationship-building opportunities in the process — by offering weekly hikes throughout the summer months. “We’ve found that many people, particularly women, love to be outdoor... Full story
The Sisters Quilt Show brings thousands of women to town. I thought they’d appreciate films about strong women. These are not “fun” films. They tell the stories of women around the world who keep their families fed and clothed despite miserable conditions. Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, the first successful Broadway play ever written by a black woman. Raisin was nominated for the 1960 Best Play Tony award. Hansberry, the director (Daniel Petrie) and actors (Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil) in the 1... Full story
