News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters resident David J. Gasiorowski, 18, died Monday, July 26, in a collision on Highway 97 about 34 miles north of Klamath Falls. According to Oregon State Police reports, Gasiorowski was driving a 1999 Lexus northbound when he drifted off onto the shoulder of the road, overcorrected and crossed into the southbound lane. The Lexus struck a 1993 Freightliner Pacific Power and Light utility vehicle. Gasiorowski was pronounced dead as he was being airlifted to St. Charles Medical Center. According to OSP, driver fatigue... Full story
The Forest Service plans to get started on salvage logging of some of the area burned in 2002 Eyerly Fire before the appeals period runs out. Deschutes Forest Supervisor Leslie Weldon announced Monday, August 2, that she will sign an order allowing the salvage to move forward. That decision has created controversy among opponents of the salvage plan since it is the first time in Central Oregon that the Forest Service has used provisions of the Bush administration's Healthy Forests Act to permit such activity to start during t... Full story
Tom Haynes, Dan Bray, Kirk Metzger, Ron Berry and Mark Foster from the Camp Sherman Hasty Team assisted in aerial recovery of climbers' bodies. photo by Kirk Metzger ALBANY, Ore. (AP) -- The bodies of two climbers killed on Mount Washington in the Central Oregon Cascades were recovered Saturday by Jefferson County sheriff's deputies. Linn County Sheriff Dave Burright said Thomas A. Seifert, 46, of Goldendale, Wash., and Gary L. Glentz, 50, of White Salmon, Wash., planned a one-day climb of the 7,794-foot rocky peak Thursday.... Full story
Cal Allen, left, and Ed Fitzjarrell take their swings during the qualifying round. photo by Jim Mitchell Five years ago Bill Duehren asked the Kiwanis Club of Sisters to support a $1 Million Hole-In-One contest. He wanted the proceeds to be dedicated to construction of new Little League baseball fields in Sisters. The membership approved the idea for a five-year run and Duehren added another chairmanship to his already busy Kiwanis schedule. He was also chairman of the annual golf tournament, the club's largest fund-raiser... Full story
Frank Duyshart is fighting to save his son, who remains in a coma at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend after a horrific head-on collision on Highway 20 between Sisters and Bend on Monday, June 28. Jonathan Duyshart, 21, driving a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, crossed the center line into the westbound lane and struck an oncoming 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, killing all three occupants and leaving Duyshart in critical condition. According to Frank Duyshart, his son suffered "a shearing injury to the brain." Doctors at St. Charles... Full story
Jeri Buckmann, Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Events Coordinator, was looking for something new to bring to Sisters to spice up the chamber's event schedule this summer. She struck upon the idea of a Sisters Bead Stampede "I wanted to do something different," said event coordinator Buckmann. Buckmann said she attended several bead shows with friends and was struck by the depth of interest in beadcraft. Impressed by the shows, Buckmann decided she wanted to bring one to Sisters. "It's like quilting," she said. "It's amazing... Full story
If the B&B Complex and Link fires of 2003 which, together, burned over 95,000 acres had occurred in an isolated region of Oregon with little diversity of trees, few recreational visitors and few rivers and streams, the Forest Service would still have had a tough job to rehabilitate the area. But these fires burned over half of the Metolius Basin watershed, a highly diverse forest in a popular recreational area near one of the fastest growing regions of the west. Now, the Sisters Ranger District is facing enormous challenges w... Full story
Nacho and Pepper pause on the trail. photo by Jim Mitchell For many, Sisters is a slow spot in an otherwise speedy drive. For two young men last week Sisters was a slow, and welcome, spot in a speedy walk. The men, who call themselves Nacho and Pepper, started north on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Campo, Mexico, on April 25 and April 22, respectively. Averaging 30 to 35 miles per day, they joined up in southern California after about 600 miles and have been hiking companions since. Their goal is to reach Canada by Augus... Full story
A thunderstorm that rolled across Sisters late Sunday afternoon, August 1, dropped enough lightning strikes to start at least a couple of small blazes. None of the strikes or fires were in the immediate vicinity of the Sisters community. According to Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch, 10 fires were started by lightning from the storm in Central Oregon; two more flared up on Monday morning. The latter two blazes are more than 10 miles north of Sisters in the Geneva area. Both are small; an air tanker was dispatched to fly... Full story
Mike Parker, surrounded by Ugandan officials at a new well bored during a recent missionary trip to the African nation. photo by Ed Perregaux Ten Sisters residents returned last week from a 14-day mission trip to Uganda and the group shared some of their experiences at the Sunday morning services at Sisters Community Church August 1. "Chikaste Yesu!" was the African greeting to the congregation, which means "Praise Jesus!" The contingent, led by Mike Parker and pastor Tim Kizziar, set out July 15 to join in a nationwide... Full story
Lauren Anderson. photo by Conrad Weiler Sisters High School senior Lauren Anderson recently returned from her 16-day visit to Australia. She traveled with a People-to-People group of 40 students acting as young ambassadors for the United States. Flying to Sydney, visiting Darwin, Cairns, Kakadu, and the Capitol at Canberra, was a whirlwind of activity for the youthful group. "Australians are the nicest people in the world," said Anderson. "People we met were so interested in everything about our lives in the U.S. Actually,... Full story
Lightning spiked from the black clouds over Black Crater west of Sisters on Wednesday, August 4, sparking a fire that covered about 1/4 acre just to the north of the mountain, according to Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch in Prineville. A pair of helicopters dropped water on the fire to hold it in check while a ground crew hiked into the fire area. The crew worked on the fire overnight. Black Crater lies to the north of North Sister and is accessible from a trailhead just beyond the McKenzie Summit. "It was in heavy,... Full story
what they term a "suspicious death" involving a body found on Thursday, August 5. The body was found at an unspecified location between Redmond and Sisters and the sheriff's office notified at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday. No further details were available. The investigation is continuing.... Full story
between Sisters and Redmond died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Adrian Grey Mattive, 41, of Redmond, was found on Thursday morning, August 5, face down near his vehicle on Bureau of Land Management land about 1/4 mile off Buckhorn Road west of Redmond, according to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports. Mattive had a wound to his upper body and a rifle was found near the scene. Investigators from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, assisted by Oregon State Police, the Tri-county Major Crime Team and the District... Full story
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- City Council Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, Sisters City Hall. 549-6022. - School Board Meeting 7 p.m., 2nd Monday each month, middle school lecture/drama room. 549-8521. - Black Butte School District Board of Directors meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Black Butte School. 595-6203. - Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD meets for drill every Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 549-0771. - Sisters Kiwanis Club meets every Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Sisters Fire Hall. 549-1223. - Sisters Habitat for... Full story
- Deputies arrested a Sisters man on a felony warrant. - Someone put sugar in the gas tank of a lawn mower -- and in the gas can, too. - Deputies are investigating a burglary at a residence. - A motorcyclist eluded police in a pursuit up Highway 20 to the west. Deputies backed off due to traffic and high speed. Black Butte Ranch Police: - An officer responded to a bike vs. vehicle accident in Camp Sherman. - Someone stole a man's mountain bike while he was fishing in a lake near Big Meadow Golf course. - An officer... Full story
A Sisters firefighter mops up on a structure fire. photo provided Sisters firefighters got a handle on a house fire northeast of Sisters on Tuesday, July 27, before it got out of hand and spread to the surrounding woods and homes. According to Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District officials, the fire was started by a smouldering cigarette. The blaze burned the deck off the home at 68929 Bay Place, east of the Sisters Airport. The flames scorched the siding of the house and heat broke windows, but the fire did... Full story
