News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Walking across the front lawn, I almost stepped on a helpless fledgling bird laying spread-eagled, gazing up at me with a look that said, “Is this the end of my life?” My first instinct was to protect it from being eaten by any number of local predators, most immediately one of our three cats. I assumed the little one had fallen from the tall juniper tree it was directly under but couldn’t see a nest or any other bird activity. We deduced by its size and speckled reddish-brown... Full story
Raye Zaragoza uses music as her voice. She wants to share her message and truth to the world through music. Zaragoza is known for her feminist anthems, “protest folk,” and songs that, “celebrate those left too long outside the spotlight.” She is an award-winning singer-songwriter, who Paste Magazine called “one of the most politically relevant artists in her genre.” Zaragoza will be bringing that voice and tenacious folk music to the Sisters Summer of Festival concert ser... Full story
Harold Jacobs passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on June 21. He was born in Corning, New York, to Ernest and Esther Jacobs and is survived by his three children, James T. Jacobs, Harold Wallace Jacobs, and Juliann E. True; and grandchildren. Harold began his lifelong career as a commercial photographer in the U.S. Navy in 1943. He was a world traveler and enjoyed exploring new places. Louise Jacobs passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones... Full story
Neighborhood Watch (NW) is a nationwide crime prevention program begun in 1972 by the National Sheriff’s Association. It is one of the oldest and best-known concepts to reduce criminal activity, primarily in residential areas, although it also offers programs aimed at businesses — especially ones clustered in industrial and commercial parks. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) had planned to introduce Neighborhood Watch programs in 2020 but COVID moved it to the sid... Full story
Making Movies, an international rock ’n’ roll band known for its Latinx activism in the United States and abroad will be doing a public workshop on Saturday, August 14 at 1:30 p.m. on the back-lawn stage at the Sisters Artworks Building. The event is free and open to the public. The workshop shows how experiencing music can reveal the underlying connection between us. From huapango to the blues, from son cubano to jazz, the band demonstrates that there is a link between all... Full story
•July home sales continue torrid pace. Like June before it, another 30 homes transferred ownership in July in Sisters Country. The average price — $743,576 in June, rose to $761,891 last month. Six homes sold for more than $1,000,000 including one on Goodrich Road that fetched $3.5 million. The four-bedroom, six-bath home captured $670 per square foot for its 5,220-square-foot floor plan. •They’re back. The iconic alpaca herd that roams the front pastures of t... Full story
A fit 27-year-old man got into serious trouble on a solo excursion into the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness last month, when extremely hot conditions got the better of him. Sgt. Dave Pond, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue coordinator, urges everyone recreating in Sisters Country to take the dangers of heat-related illness seriously. He told The Nugget that Forest Service response, with a rappelling team that dropped into the subject’s location via helicopter, likely saved his life. According to Pond, the hik... Full story
The Deschutes County Fair ended Sunday. Maybe you were there. It was a good turnout, especially after a year’s absence due to COVID-19. It looked as it has in the past, nothing new particularly, just the tried-and-proven stew of Americana. Expectations were low, but fans, hungry for the normalcy the Fair represents, were energetic, bordering on ecstatic, as the familiar setting swept them into a world of adventure and wonder. It reminded me of that old Neil Diamond song “Broth... Full story
Gazing skyward on a dark, clear, warm summer evening in Central Oregon, observers will be rewarded by a multitude of celestial treasures. When it comes to peering into individual constellations, none of them have more to offer than Sagittarius, for there are spectacular sights of every sort. Even the center of our galaxy resides here. Sagittarius, the celestial Archer, is the 15th largest constellation in our night sky. Because the sun visits here (in the dead of winter) on it... Full story
