News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters City Councilors seem to agree that the recent Central Oregon Blues & Crawfish Festival was a nice addition to the summer calendar of events. However, there is some concern about noise levels from the venue at Creekside City Park. The council talked over the matter at the July 10 regular meeting. Councilor Lon Kellstrom, who lives in the vicinity of Creekside Park, said "I had neighbors who simply sat on their back porch and really enjoyed the music." Councilor Shawna Bell lives on South Pine, quite a distance from Cre... Full story
About 40 million years ago, a swarm of andesite volcanoes along the Brothers fault line east of Sisters left behind hundreds of square miles of mud-flows that trapped leaves and seeds from the trees that lived near here at the time. Fossilized miniature coconuts and palm seeds have been found in the rock-like ash near Fossil. Some geologists believe that southwestern Oregon is being hauled along toward Alaska with part of California - hooked to the San Andreas fault system. A line along the Brothers fault may mark the... Full story
