News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Moved to Los Gatos as a very young girl and attended University Avenue Elementary and then on to Los Gatos High School, graduating class of 1953. Met her late husband in high school, Robert (Bob) J. Helwig. Raised their five children in Los Gatos: Robert Jr. (Michelle) Helwig of Columbia Falls Montana; the late Rodney A. Helwig; Lorena M. (Dale) Thurman of Olympia Washington; Bonnie B. Harper of Bend; and the late Kristina L. Helwig. Also... Full story
On July 2, Alice Lee Schneider joined her beloved husband and life partner, Walt Schneider, six months after he passed away. Having moved to Sisters in October to be close to two of her daughters, her last days were spent with family, and cherished friends and caregivers at The Lodge in Sisters. Alice was born in Pennsylvania to Helen and Leo Brissel and lived on a small farm between Greensburg and Jeanette. In 1946, when she was 12, her family headed west to California to be... Full story
Frank Philip Conte passed away from natural causes in Eugene on July 5, at the age of 92. Born in Los Angeles on February 2, 1929, to Philip and Rose Conte. He graduated from Huntington Park High School where he played on the basketball team and pole vaulted for the track team. He attended the University of Southern California before transferring and graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating, Frank was drafted in... Full story
There’s a notion that if you’re active during the day this means you’re fit and healthy. This activity — unstructured, undirected, and unfocused toward a fitness goal — actually doesn’t move the needle. While daily activity is important and key to living a healthy life, one’s not going to improve or gain the same benefit of a directed and focused exercise session. The European Journal of Heart Medicine ran a review of data on 104,000 people. They looked at physiological health markers and asked participa... Full story
Sisters history came to life on the lawn of the Sisters History Museum on Sunday, July 11, when the Three Sisters Historical Society hosted its first annual Founders Day Picnic. The picnic was celebrating the original platting, on July 10, 1901, of the six blocks that comprised early Sisters (See related story). Picnic-goers were treated to free hot dogs, potato salad, frozen ice cream treats, and iced tea and lemonade. Citizens4Community provided the funding for purchasing... Full story
When Fran Willis joined the Seed to Table board of directors, she also joined Sisters Farmers Market Manager Caroline Hager’s efforts to make the market the best it could be. Willis suggested adding art to reflect the community’s bounty of talented visual artists. Last weekend, that idea took shape, enhancing the event that’s become a local favorite with homegrown music, produce, and products. Willis asked local artist Paul Alan Bennett for some ideas for art at Fir Stree... Full story
This is a big deal. Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not to be dismissed as just an innocent academic theory, and should not be given legitimacy, worth, factual equivalency, or moral equivalency. For example, does another failed social theory like eugenics have any moral equivalency for legitimate comparative study in the classroom? I think not. Both are fringe and illegitimate. One is either uninformed or has nefarious intent, to believe a radical, Marxist-based, “academic” theory like Critical Race Theory will be positive for... Full story
Winds are expected to test the fire lines that crews, assisted by retardant drops from air tankers helicopter water drops, have built on the Grandview Fire burning nine miles northeast of Sisters. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for westerly winds 10-20 mph (gusts to 25 mph) coupled with low relative humidity on Wednesday and Thursday. The Oregon Department of Forestry team managing the fire say the winds will challenge efforts to keep the fire within established control lines. The fire is... Full story
James Lesesne Smith, 88, of Tigard, Oregon, passed away on July 6. A family service and interment was held on July 13 at Christ Church Episcopal Parish in Lake Oswego with the Reverend Brad Toebben officiating. Jim was born in San Jose, California, to Jean Harriet Fleming Smith and Dixon Henshaw Smith on May 22, 1933. He was married to Glenn “Tommie” Litch from December 29, 1959 to May 27, 1983 and Carolyn Nielsen from July 9, 1995 to August 29, 2015; both preceded him in dea... Full story
