News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Eldon Davis, 69, died Sunday, July 14, at his home near Sisters after a more than five-year battle with cancer. He was born April 17, 1933 at Molalla and graduated from Canby High School in 1951. He served two years in Europe with the U.S. Army. He did undergraduate studies in theology at Pacific Lutheran College and later completed graduate studies in business management at UCLA. Eldon had a 35-year career with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1989 as assistant postmaster in Salem and field supervisor of all post... Full story
Richard Paterson Wilson died July 8, at his home, surrounded by family. His family noted that he left this world quietly and nobly, and that he left this world a better place for having spent time here. Dick Wilson was known as a great educator. His style of teaching was natural, almost accidental -- a subtle explanation of some natural phenomenon that listeners always took for granted, or a deeper insight into life. Richard Wilson was a proper Scottish gentleman. He liked his single malt scotch; loved his wife Anne, son... Full story
The Eyerly Fire made its presence known in Sisters on Friday evening with a menacing smoke plume that dominated the evening sky. As area residents nervously watched the smoke from the Eyerly fire billow into the air north of Sisters, a dry electrical storm sparked a blaze much closer to home. The Geneva 2 fire erupted on Sunday, July 14, about 10 miles northeast of Sisters on private land. The fire was held at 100 acres for most of the day Monday, before an erratic wind... Full story
Quilters view Japanese quilts. Crowds of avid quilt enthusiasts arrived early on Saturday, July 13, to beat the heat and stroll through the streets of Sisters, admiring the brilliant array of quilts that adorned the buildings, fences, stairways and balconies from one end of town to the other. Travelers literally came from all over the world to the 27th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Noriko Koyama arranged for 10 women to make the trip from Japan. Several members of the group visited Sisters two years ago, including... Full story
Cyclists battled brutal heat while on the Sisters leg of the Cascade Cycling Classic. After a grueling ride up and over the McKenzie Pass in sweltering heat, racers in the Cascade Cycling Classic found a few spectators along the streets of Sisters to cheer them on Thursday, July 11. The racers zipped through town on the way to the finish line of Stage Two at the Upper Three Creek Sno-Park. The CCC is a premier cycling event that attracts many of the top bicycle road racers in America, but even the best were challenged by the... Full story
Even with more water in Squaw Creek, not everyone is convinced that piping the Cloverdale Irrigation Ditch was the right thing to do. Squaw Creek Irrigation District (SCID) manager Marc Thalacker reports that the piping is saving from four to six cubic feet per second (1,796 to 2,694 gallons per minute) of water that used to seep through the bottom of the ditch. Three cubic feet per second (1,337 gallons per minute) are left to flow in Squaw Creek (see "Piping ditch has saved... Full story
Kathy Deggendorfer (l.) and Jerry Norquist accepted a $20,000 donation from Nike and Cycle Oregon, represented by Chris Poteet and David Cottkamp. Sisters' myriad of cultural events will have a permanent venue thanks to the donation of funds for a big tent -- dubbed "the Fourth Sister" by events organizers. The 60-foot-by-150-foot tent was secured through $20,000 in grants from Nike and Cycle Oregon; a $2,500 grant from the City of Sisters; $3,600 from the Community Action... Full story
SOARing on the waters of Suttle Lake. The wind at Suttle Lake may not be a welcome companion to fishermen and picnickers, but it is certainly a friend to those with a sailboat. SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation) owns two such craft, both 14-foot Sea Larks, which are being used for a class of seven Sisters youth taking "Sailing Fundamentals" from instructor Aaron Lish and his assistant Melissa Bearns. Bearns, a reporter for The Bulletin, has been sailing for many years, including a number of seasons as a... Full story
Membership in two Sisters veterans' organizations is declining. The local American Legion Post is down to 18 members and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8138 now has 26 members -- and several veterans are members of both groups. American Legion Vice Commander Jack Berry has launched an effort to bring other Sisters veterans into the organizations. The Sisters posts are largely made up of World War II-era veterans and several have died in recent years. Phil Chlopek, who was passionately committed to the local veterans' groups,... Full story
SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation) will host a day of activities and entertainment under the summer sun on Saturday, July 20, at Sisters Elementary School. Events include the Slamma Jamma basketball tournament; five and 10-kilometer runs; Taekwondo demonstrations; a co-ed volleyball tournament and music. There will be children's games, a climbing wall and barbecue and other food. Fun in the Sun will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will raise funds for the future SOAR activity ce... Full story
Visitors to the Camp Sherman Quilt Show view potholders made by the Pine Needlers. The show brought in nearly $3,000 for local scholarships. The magic was back again at last Friday's Pine Needlers Quilt Show in Camp Sherman's historic Community Hall. Hosting the largest crowd ever over the five years the show has been held, the group displayed quilts and offered entertainment and food to an approving throng of guests. "This is the best quilt show I've ever attended," said Sheila Moller, visiting from Livermore, California.... Full story
A 56-year-old Illinois man was airlifted off South Sister on Wednesday, July 10, after suffering an apparent heart attack. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, members of Lantz Stein's hiking party called 9-1-1 on a cell phone from the trail below Lewis Glacier to report the crisis. Four members of the sheriff's office mountain rescue team and Air Life medical personnel were helicoptered in to the site. A flight nurse and respiratory specialist from Air Life stabilized the patient and rescue personnel... Full story
Chad Kernutt displays the hardware he earned in a summer BMX racing series. Chad Kernutt, 12, of Camp Sherman won the BMX (Bicycle Motocross) Governor's Cup for novice riders in his age category during a summer race series. The 200-point weekend was run in four locations starting with Chad's fourth place finish at the Medford track. He next placed second at the River City BMX track in Grants Pass, took first at Cottage Grove and second at Eugene's Emerald Valley BMX track. His total points earned him the Governors Cup for... Full story
Guts, glory, danger and sacrifice are all in a day's work for children's book character Hank the Cowdog. This Saturday, July 20, Hank will take a day off from his job as Head of Ranch Security to check up on the goings-on here in Sisters. He will be at Paulina Springs Book Company from 11 a.m to 1 p.m., accompanied by Jim the Singing Cowboy. Hank the Cowdog is now the hero of 40 books written by John Erickson and is a great favorite of primary school children. Then, at 6 p.m., Deborah Wood, author of "Top Dogs: Making it to W... Full story
The magnificence of Nepal drew trekkers from Sisters. Nepal is a powerful magnet that draws travelers from all over the world to trek and climb in the magnificent Himalayas. In the past year, it drew Sisters teachers Rand Runco and Heather Johnson on separate trips. This summer Runco is going back -- with some students in tow. Johnson and her husband Brandon trekked the Himalayas for three weeks this past March. "Trekking at the start of the Khumbu Valley in the Himalayas is much like hiking on the west side of the Cascade... Full story
Tim Van Slambrouck wants individuals to reach and live to their potential. He helps people do that by coaching for competency and success in an individual's career. He is part of MindWalk consulting and has over 20 years of business/professional experience with leading companies. "Tim is absolutely phenomenal and an excellent coach," said Pam Lovegren, a local businesswoman. "I have nothing but good things to say about him. He has had a tremendous impact on my business. He is committed to your success and helping the... Full story
Pat Hastings was a featured quilter at this year's Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, with her series of quilts depicting the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Hastings makes her home in Stevensville, Montana. She made her first quilt in 1979 while living in Jacksonville, Vermont, where the focus of activity in the tiny town revolved around the church. Each week a ladies group would gather together and make quilts. Pat was interested and asked the women to teach her the special art. She's been quilting ever since. Pat heard of the Sisters... Full story
Left to right: Jeanne Simonsen, Jan Baldwin, Raydene Heitzhausen prepare food specialties for the Sisters Country Fair. In preparation for the Sisters Episcopal Church Country Fair on August 10, 15 ladies from the church have been busily cooking for months, preparing "Gourmet Garnishes." Under the leadership of Jan Baldwin and Dixie Fairfield, the cooks are: Marilyn Handy, Barbara Ehman, Jayne Simmons, Sue Kellogg, Raydene Heitzhausen, Edie Larson, Georgia Fritz, Geraldine Kavanagh, Marcia Wood, Jeanne Simonsen, Mimi Miller,... Full story
Susie Rich, former Sisters Senior Site Coordinator for the Central Oregon Council on Aging, recently presented Carol Maszk, Program Manager, a check for COCOA's Meals-On-Wheels Program in the amount of $1,643.16. The total raised was more than one-and-a-half times the target goal for the Sisters Meal Site. This fund raising success represents Rich's efforts through the last fiscal year with the support of local businesses and community groups, as well as individuals in Sisters.... Full story
A position is available on the Board of Directors of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. One of the chamber board members is relocating, leaving a seat unfilled. To apply for the position, send a statement of interest to Clyde Stryker, Executive Director, Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 430 Sisters, OR 97759. Call 549-0251.... Full story
I never really "got" fly fishing. I grew up in Southern California and fishing for me meant heading to Santa Barbara to go out reef fishing for a day or two, jigging for rockfish and landing the occasional ling cod. Or, better yet, it meant driving down to San Diego in the piping August heat to board a boat sailing for days into Mexican waters where the tuna were biting. After catching 80-pound Pacific bluefin, I just didn't believe catching a little ol' trout in a river... Full story
The site of the future Harold Barclay Memorial Park. By this time next year, quilters will hopefully have a place to rest in the shade -- with access to public restrooms. Proponents of the recently-named Harold Barclay Memorial Park located next to the Gallery Restaurant had hoped to have the restrooms up and running by the 2002 Quilt Show, but the timetable proved too ambitious. The City of Sisters has obtained deeds from adjacent property owners along the street and Sisters Kiwanis and the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce h... Full story
A Sisters man was arrested for drunk driving last week after he allegedly got his truck stuck on a forest road south of town and inadvertently started a small brush fire. According to sheriff's office reports, the man was driving on a forest road about 1/3 mile east of Three Creek Road when he got his 1987 Ford 4x4 pickup truck stuck. The truck reportedly backfired, causing a fire that consumed the truck and burned 75 feet of surrounding brush. A fire crew quickly doused the blaze, but the man's truck was completely... Full story
All-events badges are still available at an early discount for the Sisters Folk Festival, scheduled for September 6-8. All-events badges for the three-day festival are $50 if purchased before August 1 ($60 August 1 and after). The Nashville Bluegrass Band will be a featured performer at this year's festival. The band, composed of some of the finest bluegrass musicians in the business has gained added attention over the past year, with its members performing on the wildly successful "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" sound track... Full story
Gil Zaccaro (right) has taken the reins as Police Chief at Black Butte Ranch after Hank Fegette's retirement. Gil Zaccaro has taken the reins as Police Chief at the Black Butte Ranch Police Department. Founding Chief of Police Hank Fegette retired this past month, to an outpouring of appreciation. As his successor, Zaccaro has 29 years of experience in police work. Zaccaro, who served for 14 years in North Bend, was picked from 33 candidates, who applied from as far away as Washington, D.C. and Tennessee. The selection... Full story
