News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Ten-month-old Bailey Miles walked out of the Jefferson Wilderness "on her own four paws" after search and rescue teams from Deschutes and Jefferson counties rescued the female yellow lab from a crevasse of rock and ice. According to Deputy Dave Dobbler of Deschutes County Search and Rescue, Donald Miles and a companion were hiking with Bailey about two miles above Carl Lake at about 12:30 p.m. on July 15 when the dog slid about 20 feet into the crevasse. Miles tried but failed to get her out and he and his hiking companion... Full story
Parking improvements in Sisters were a long time coming, but it took only 13 working days to get them done at 10 sites around town. Hap Taylor and Sons, Inc. finished Monday, July 21, building curbs and sidewalk and paving for 110 head-in parking spaces. The project cost a total of $126,911, paid for out of a parking district assessment on business licenses of five cents per square foot on property in the Sisters commercial core. While much of the parking area was in use when... Full story
A five-person firefighting crew made quick work of a quarter-acre blaze near Indian Ford Campground on Friday, July 18. The blaze, which officials say was caused by someone smoking, was called in at 2:45 p.m. by the Hinkle Butte Lookout. Engines from the Sisters Ranger District and the Sisters state forestry department office responded, backed up by a Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District water Sisters Little Leaguers turn in scrappy performance tender. The... Full story
Fund-raising for four new classrooms at the Sisters Elementary School is picking up--though much more is still needed--following a letter sent out last week to potential contributors. "Before Superintendent Steve Swisher left for vacation, $5,300 had just come in," said project manager Bill Willitts. Willitts said the most popular donation was $250 for a brick engraved with the name of the donor that will be "permanently affixed to the face of the school." Donation levels range from $1 to $10,000. Volunteers are trying to... Full story
Sisters High School students will apply their science studies to a real-life project beginning this fall as they monitor Squaw Creek. The students will play a critical role in the success of a $15,926 grant administrated by the Deschutes County Watershed Council and the Soil and Conservation District. According to watershed resources coordinator Barbara Lee, the students and volunteers will collect data on 20 miles of Squaw Creek -- information ranging from stream temperature... Full story
Sisters Little League All-Stars, led by pitching ace Pat Burke, kept their championship hopes alive through last week. Going into Tuesday's major league consolation bracket game against Hood River Tuesday, July 22, Sisters needed two wins to make the finals. Hood River previously handed Sisters its only loss of the tourney on Friday, July 18. Sisters held the game close until the fourth inning when Hood River exploded for eight runs, going on to win 12-2. That was the only... Full story
Thirty Sisters-area residents, including 10 high school students, spent 15 days in Europe in June on a tour lead by Sisters High School Spanish teacher Janis Quiros. The group touched down in Rome, where they enjoyed tours of the Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Cathedral and got a taste of the magnificent history of Italy's largest city. From Rome the group moved on to Florence, Italy, which provided a bit of a respite after the size and busyness of Rome. Florence's rich artwork, overflowing shops, and... Full story
* * * To the Editor: I have always wondered how I would deal with a serious on-the-job injury when working in the remote areas where our job takes us. That unfortunate situation finally happened July 15. The field crew left the office early Tuesday morning for a project located on the upper eastern slope of Squaw Back Ridge some 15 rough miles north of town. The crew split up to begin their assigned task of brushing traverse line. Dan hiked due west a mile uphill through the manzanita-covered hillside to the point where he wa... Full story
On coming down The first red dawn marks the equinox. I have baked one final batch of cookies at this hour, in a lit kitchen with the long dry radio news as my company. Taking breaks has long been a moral issue in my mind. But in late morning there is a pocket of time to drag cold cafe au lait and a notebook to the porch and then to sit and invite the warming sun in through my pores to my tired heart and I do it. The eyelids mercifully cover the eyes, whose surfaces feel textured, riddled with pollen and road dust. Just this f... Full story
Presentation is everything. The skill - the art - of fly fishing lies in how you show the fly to fish. The most common presentation is dead drift; matching the speed of the fly to the speed of the current as it floats over the fish holding zones. Achieving a true dead drift, one with absolutely no influence from the line or leader, requires attention to detail and constant line management. This is the reason you see fly fishermen in that classic posture neck: bent forward, concentrating intently. Perhaps the most difficult... Full story
