News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Skydivers in Sisters have been landing on a field on the west side of Camp Polk Road across from Sisters Eagle Airport this summer - an activity that requires a land-use permit that the City does not have in hand. City Community Development Director Patrick Davenport sent a letter to the owner of the North Sisters Business Park (NSBP) property, Shane Lundgren, requesting that he either disallow parachute landings on the property or submit an application for a conditional-use permit for the activity. Alternatively, Skydive Awe... Full story
The City of Sisters Community Development Department (CDD) at City Hall has been a beehive of activity this summer. CDD Director Patrick Davenport and planning technician Carol Jenkins are carrying the load without the aid of a senior planner. Earlier this summer, planner Darcy Reed was married and moved to California to accept a job closer to family. The City has posted the vacant position in all the usual places, but the current surge in building makes it a planner's... Full story
It didn't take long for word to get out about the new accessible trail south of town on the Three Creek Road. Just a few weeks after the formal dedication of the Whychus Overlook, the new feature was already seeing new users for whom the project was intended. John Schubert, a former Forest Service employee, was one of those involved in the planning and construction of the project; and he mentioned the new trail to his neighbor, Nancy Stevens, who is blind. "I was so intrigued... Full story
To the Editor: If anyone has reason to be upset about the airport noise and traffic it would be me. I live catty corner to the airfield, and the parachuters often land in my backyard. Oh dear, they might have trampled a weed and that infernal flap, flap, flap of the parachute is enough to give me a nervous breakdown. Gee, I might have to go to one of the student safe rooms with my binky and pacifier to reconnoiter. Seeing people enjoy the outdoors, participating in a healthy, wholesome sport is so upsetting. We live in a... Full story
The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Brooks Camp Road will host its 21st annual fair on August 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The juried art show will begin on Friday, August 12, from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring more than 40 famous Northwest artists. This year's featured artist is Randall Tillery and the 2016 juror for the show is Curtiss Abbott. The show features diverse art provided by regional artists including oils, watercolors, pastels, photographs, sculptures, jewelry, native, and textile pieces. A silent auction on... Full story
Sisters Les Schwab Tire Center is now hosting the "Tools for School" school supplies collection. Community members can drop off school supplies during regular business hours and help students in need begin the school year well equipped for a successful year. Les Schwab is located at 600 W. Hood Ave., open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following new school supply items are needed: • 1-1/2-inch three-ring binders, notebook dividers, college-ruled and wide-ruled notebook paper,... Full story
The Creekside Park lawn overflowed with creativity as 82 artisans showcased their fine arts and unique crafts for the 16th annual Sisters Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Swarms of folks browsed by booths filled with original art from hand-carved woodcrafts to upcycled jewelry. Vendors Kim Black, from Pleasant Hill, and Gloria Davis, from Crooked River Ranch, are two artists that have combined their talents to create decorative pieces of art. Black is a... Full story
After years of absence from the district all-star tournament, Sisters assembled a 10- to 12-year-old fast-pitch team with the vision of a district championship in their eyes. The girls would start their tournament versus the host team Crook County. As the visiting team the Lady Outlaws scratched out a first-inning run only to have Crook County come back and put up six runs in the bottom of the first. Behind a barrage of hits and the right arm of Outlaws starting pitcher and... Full story
For the second year running, Sisters Park & Recreation District's summer basketball camps will have a distinctly international flavor. Once again, the coaching will be undertaken by the Southend Swifts basketball club from Essex, England under their Head Coach Steve Pearl. The club has had an outstanding season, with no less than four of their teams making the English national play-offs with their three girls teams at the under-14, 16, and 18 age level making the Final Fours. No less than 15 players from those finals are... Full story
The Jared Henderson Trio is performing in concert this Saturday, July 30, at The Barn on Three Creek Road. Tickets are $10-$15 suggested donation and doors open at 7 p.m. The trio is headed by Sisters native Jared Henderson. Jared was raised in the supportive community of Sisters and credits much of his musical development to the local artists who mentored him. After graduating Sisters High School in 2009, he moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music on a full-ride... Full story
When 64-year old Tom Harris of Sisters approached the Togwotee Pass located on the Continental Divide in the Absaroka Mountains riding his Felt Z6 carbon-fiber road bike, a light mist began to fall. As he climbed in elevation and approached the summit, the mist turned into a snowstorm with whiteout conditions. On April 14, Harris left Sisters to cycle cross-country to the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on his road bike, pulling a 50-pound Burley two-wheeled trailer with... Full story
Roger Blain has lived his life in love with nature and all that it has to offer. After years working for the National Park Service as a park ranger and any other job he could find that would keep him outside and teaching others about nature and wildlife - he has written a children's book, "Why Salmon Cry." "Why Salmon Cry" was self-released this past month, It is a story told from the perspective of a Native American boy hearing the legend of the salmon migration as told by... Full story
The cheerful trill of the house wren [Troglodytes aedon] begins before sunup. Named for its proclivity to nest around our houses, they are comical to observe constructing their nests as they bring sticks that are too long to fit in the nest hole and it may take numerous attempts until they place the stick in the nest. Grasses and feathers are used to line the stick nest, which also contains spider sacks that help control mites that are harmful to the nestlings. The males may... Full story
Many topics in fitness and nutrition are made confusing. Fads come and go. We jump from one workout program to the next. These waves of ideas, protocols, and hair-splitting details spawn an insecurity in people about their exercise regimen. Debating whether or not what they did in the past still has relevance, they jump from one protocol to another. Weight-training with the goal of muscular strength or muscle gain has been over-complicated in recent years. There are high-repetition/low-weight models, high-... Full story
Oregon STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Center for Outreach In Science and Engineering for Youth (COSEY) are sponsoring a two-day STEM Camp on August 10-11 at Sisters Elementary School. Students must have completed grade 6, 7, or 8 to participate. Ruth Jones, the Oregon State University JUNTOS Coordinator is working to fill the few remaining spots for this mobile camp. "This should be a great camp for middle schoolers," said Jones. "We are lucky to be working with COSEY and Oregon STEM to bring these m... Full story
Saturday, July 23, marked the National Day of the Cowboy. I was unaware there was such a thing. Most cowboys (we call them buckaroos where I come from) probably don't want their own national day - it's a touch immodest - but there it is anyway, and like a bad meal, sometimes you just have to eat it and say thank you. That word, buckaroo, is of course a derivation from the Spanish vaquero, and it has mostly to do with preserving some of the Californio traditions, a quieter way... Full story
Sisters' 16-year-old Tyler Friend had an opportunity of a lifetime recently by attending the Russell Wilson Passing Academy (RWPA) in Seattle, Washington. Friend is the son of Dena and Josh Dunn. Josh is an active member of the United States Air Force and is stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Every year, the Russell Wilson Passing Academy opens up a few places to scholarship athletes that are a part of a military family. Friend was chosen by his father's... Full story
In this day and age of wrangling in just about all areas of U.S. Government - especially the continual bickering in Congress - what a refreshing day a group of monarch conservationists had recently while visiting a cooperative nursery in Wasco County. Who'd think, right behind the historical Clarno Grange, on the west side of the bridge over the John Day River you'd find a wonderful area of river-front acreage dedicated to not only monarch butterfly habitat, but to... Full story
July marks the third anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. When I look back through my journal entries I feel myself sliding back to those days of terror, exhaustion and defiance. Until I opened my journal and began reading, I'd forgotten so much. Like the day at Central Oregon Radiology Associates when I began hearing words like, "irregular mammogram, suspicious, core sample, more tests." I chastised myself, "It's all coming to a head - overeating, stress, fear, being... Full story
Michael Stephen Waverly, 73, passed away unexpectedly on June 15, in Roseville, California, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 17, 1943, in Portland to Joseph and Rosemary Waverly. He is survived by his wife, Mimi Waverly; his Brother, Thomas Waverly (Kathy); his children by first wife Carol Waverly, Kristin Babbs (Michael and grandchildren Connor, Zach and Kendall), Robyn Tripp (Garrett and granddaughters Ellery and Eden), Matthew Waverly (Ellen and... Full story
Mayor Chris Frye and his family are moving outside the city limits, and he will therefore resign from his post next month. In a note to city councilors, Frye wrote: "Peggy and I just purchased a house in Crossroads and will be moving at the end of the month. This obviously means I will no longer be able to serve on council. My last meeting will be the last meeting in August. It will be bittersweet." Sisters' city charter requires that all city councilors reside within the city limits to be eligible. Frye, the owner of the... Full story
I'm not big on conspiracy theories but I am convinced there is a plot afoot to drive people insane - especially those of us of a certain age. The perpetrators are the people who design protective product packaging for consumer products. Now maybe younger folks don't find this so alarming, but us older folks are often driven to bizarre behaviors involving a profusion of expletives and the complete destruction of the object encased in this plastic protection. The ones that say Easy Open are the ones to really watch out for.... Full story
