News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Anyone who has ever moved from one address to another can understand why Sisters School District facilities manager Bob Martin had concerns about getting everything transported from the former middle and high schools to the new locations this summer. But despite logistical difficulties and interruptions, the job is largely complete. At a gathering during lunch on Friday, July 18, Martin praised his moving crew that includes six adults and 12 students. "I'm extremely proud of the crew and how hard everyone worked," said Martin... Full story
Tom Coffield explains SOAR plans. photo by Jim Cornelius A joyful crowd of children, parents, community activists and board members of Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation gathered on Thursday, July 17, at the west end of the new Sisters High School parking lot to turn the first, symbolic shovels of dirt at the site of Phase One of a new Community Activity Center. The center will be constructed west of Sisters High School on land leased from the Sisters School... Full story
The U.S. Forest Service is ready to launch a major project to protect forests in the Metolius Basin. The agency announced its chosen alternative last week for the 12,500-acre Metolius Basin Forest Management Project, after years of planning and public discussion. The project is significant for a number of reasons - not least of which is the deep love so many people have for the region surrounding Camp Sherman. People love the big trees and pristine waters of the Metolius... Full story
The Sisters Head Start Center has closed down in the wake of a $150,000 cut in state funding to the early childhood development program. Closing the center sited at Little Cloverdale Preschool for this year was the only viable option to absorb the cut in the $2.2-million program, according to Sharon Miller, executive director of the Central Oregon Action Agency Network (COCAAN). COCAAN administers the regional Head Start program, serving Crook and Deschutes counties. The free... Full story
The rumbling sound and the flash of bright sunlight on polished chrome that will predominate on Sisters roads next weekend mark the 14th running of the High Desert Rod and Custom Car Classic. Classic car lovers from all over the Pacific Northwest - and points far distant - will converge on Sisters Friday-Sunday, July 25-27 for the annual event. A Show and Shine set at Sisters Comfort Inn and Mountain Shadow RV Park will feature well over 100 beautifully restored hot rods and classic cars of all vintages and descriptions.... Full story
Members of Girl Scout troop #366 help paint three new Habitat houses. Ashley Lanier is atop the ladder surrounded by (l-r) Lindsay Beltram, Emily Colburn, Christa Colburn and Megan Hamel. photo by Tom Chace A high school honor student and senior member of the Girl Scouts organized a group of half a dozen other scouts and an equal number of parents and adults to help paint and landscape three new Sisters Habitat houses last weekend, July 19-20. Ashley Lanier, a senior at Bend High School and a 10-year member of the Girl... Full story
Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers must be available to help others - even when it puts their own lives on hold. "I received an emergency call at 3 a.m. the other morning for a medical evacuation," said volunteer Michelle Barber. "When you have three young kids that is not an easy situation. But that's what we volunteered to do so we do it." Barber and her Search and Rescue partner for this operation, Fred Gerke, were at Black Butte Ranch two weeks ago, July 10, volunteering to help almost 4,000 people living there prepare... Full story
Sandra Chalk admires the plaque listing Camp Sherman Community Hall on National Historic Register. photo by Conrad Weiler Camp Sherman's Community Hall has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the Interior Department of the United States. Lorie Hancock and Tonye Philips, members of the Camp Sherman Community Association (CSCA), spearheaded the drive over the last year to bring about this national acknowledgment and listing of the venerable building, completed in 1949. Work started in the late 1940s to... Full story
Camp Sherman landowner Irwin Holzman won approval for an irrigation diversion project from the Jefferson County planning commissioners on a 6-0 vote at their meeting earlier this month. The project, located on the north fork of Lake Creek, had won unanimous approval at last month's Local Area Council meeting held in Camp Sherman (The Nugget, June 11, page 8). It also received approval from county planning staff. The project was vigorously opposed at the meeting by David and Mary Richenstein who own property adjacent to... Full story
Sisters' main thoroughfare is no longer festooned with red, white and blue. The flags that adorned the light posts have been removed as per the original agreement with Bob and Jeri Buckmann, who proposed the Adopt-a-Flag Program to place the star spangled banners through town. The flags were up through Fourth of July, Sisters Rodeo and the Quilt Show. They will be raised again on appropriate special occasions, including patriotic holidays, according to city administrator... Full story
Some of the finest horseflesh and best riders in Central Oregon offered their best efforts at the 14th Annual Oregon High Desert Classics Horse Show at the J Bar J Youth Services facility in Bend. The nationally recognized Hunter/Jumper show is a fund-raiser for J Bar J Youth Services. Numerous Sisters riders participated. The event has been sold out in terms of capacity entries for the past several years, testament to the high esteem in which it is held in the show jumping world. The "show" is actually two separate... Full story
Dave Bronfenbrenner and Scott Sehon on the road. Photo by Charlie Kanzig Dave Bronfenbrenner and Scott Sehon give the phrase "cross-country running" a whole new meaning. The pair came through Sisters last week as they neared the end of a journey that began on the New Jersey coast on February 24 and will end in Florence, Oregon on August 2. The two 25-year-old former roommates and teammates on the Bucknell University (Pennsylvania) cross country and track teams are running unassisted across the entire United States. The two... Full story
Steve Ray Gonzalez explains the function of the saddle tree. Photo by Kathryn Godsiff Several Central Oregon horses should be feeling better soon, if their owners follow the tips and advice gleaned from Saturday's Saddle Fit and Function Clinic. Hosted by the Central Oregon Horse Journal at Cisco Stables, the clinic was presented by noted saddle maker Steve Ray Gonzalez. Based in Bend, Gonzalez has a wealth of experience and opinion related to fitting saddles. Many horse people, both experienced and novice, find the concept... Full story
Judy and Mike Patterson, right, with fellow volunteers Candy and Tom Crestman from Cottage Grove. Photo provided Judy and Mike Patterson recently returned to their home in Sisters after spending six months in Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. They joined hundreds of other volunteers to work at the 80-acre mission there founded by Charla Pareau in 1956. The Foundation For His Ministry is dedicated to serving God through His people. In this instance, those helped are the poorest of the poor - babies-found-at-the-dump poor, people in... Full story
Eight local residents from Black Butte Ranch will spend three days hiking around Mt. Hood, according to Jessica Judy, trek organizer. "We have room for four more as we can handle a maximum of 12," she said. "Our hike will take three days," she said, "although most groups allow four or five days." The hike is planned for August 16-19. The Timberline Trail (route #600) is 40.7 miles long and is characterized by "spectacular views and mountain meadows," according to the Mt. Hood Information Center's web site. The local group pla... Full story
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- Someone smashed the windows and slashed the tires of a couple's cars, parked in the lot at their business. - Several juveniles were cited for criminal mischief after they moved outdoor furniture from a business out into the street. Whooo, that was exciting! - A deputy assisted Sisters paramedics with a man who had collapsed at his home. Alcohol was a factor. - A deputy caught two drivers driving on suspended licenses. Both vehicles were impounded. - A local resident called with concerns about neighbor's shooting rock... Full story
Smoke no longer descends in choking clouds on Sisters, and Black Butte Ranch has returned to normal activities. The 3,574-acre Link Fire, which threatened the Ranch between July 5 and 13, is being mopped up. Hot spots continue to smolder and firefighters are moving in to douse them - a process that will probably continue for a while, according to fire officials. The Blue Mountain Interagency Fire Team handed management of the fire over to a local team on Saturday. According to a release from the Blue Mountain team,... Full story
