News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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"Fizz! Boom! Read!" at Sisters Library finished the summer reading and science series for kids 6 to 11 years old last week with "Splashtastic and Waverific!" About 20 curious and eager kids listened as Josie Hanneman shared experiments, stories, songs and fun with H2O. Hanneman, who has a degree in library sciences, read to them from a book about the water cycle and explained how evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work together to recycle water on the planet. To remi... Full story
Young Sisters stock-raisers did well at this year's Deschutes County Fair. Pam Mitchell, leader of the Cloverdale Livestock Club, was busy with her focus on club members and their lambs in the sheep barn, getting ready for market class. Mitchell has been at the helm of the club for 29 years and was involved with 4-H as a youth. 4-H is one of the largest out-of-school youth programs in the nation. It encourages youth to learn by doing. Through animal science, home economics,... Full story
Born to William (Bill) P. Strickland and Lena G. Wilson Strickland in Hot Springs Idaho on January 23, 1924; Leona G. Albert lived a full and varied life as the daughter of sheep herders and horse wranglers in Bruneau, Idaho. She passed away at Ochoco Care Center in Prineville, Oregon on July 12, 2014 at the age of 90-and-1/2 years with granddaughter Kara and Kara's husband, Pat, at her side. The family moved to Oregon in 1962, where she married John E. Albert, the foreman of... Full story
Norman Bellino, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, July 28. He passed gently and peacefully at his home. Norm is survived by his beloved wife Glory; his two children Jim (and Alexis) Bellino and Anita (and Michael) York; his seven grandchildren Justin Queen, Christina Gruettke, James, Melania and Mackenna Bellino, Chris (and Tresa) Moody, and Kevin (and Amanda) Haines; and his great-granddaughter, Savannah Moody. Norm was born in Hollywood, California.... Full story
Back in the mid-'60s I had the honor and great fortune to be employed by The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in the big city of Portland. It was a time of awakening as to the impact of lead on wildlife and our environment. In addition to my work with the sciences and kids at OMSI, I got involved in many of the wildlife projects going on at Sauvie Island Game Management Area, located between the Columbia and Willamette Rivers at Portland. As I was removing... Full story
Saturday, August 16, Sisters will be going to the dogs with the biggest party of the year for pets and people, the Second Annual Sisters Doggie Dash and Stroll, from 9 a.m. to noon at Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD). This year's event, to benefit the Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL), partnering with Furry Friends Foundation and SPRD, will offer a pet talent show, pet product vendors, food for people and pets, and demonstrations of various dog events and skills.... Full story
Many hunters and fishermen preserve and celebrate the memory of a special trip by mounting a trophy fish, a spectacular pheasant or a mule deer head. But for some of those outdoorsmen and women, good taxidermy is out of reach due to cost and access. That's where God's Country Taxidermy shines. The new Sisters studio is ready to serve the needs of hunters and fishermen in Sisters Country and across the Pacific Northwest. Tom Dersham and his wife, Jess, relocated to Sisters... Full story
Would most people consider Yellowstone National Park closely related to our local ecosystem? Probably not; but, when you think about it, Yellowstone is just down at the end of our recently rebuilt and repaved Cascade Avenue. Simply follow Cascade Avenue (Highway 20) east for 728 miles, and you will arrive at Old Faithful. It's as easy as that; no other directions required! Central Oregon's relationship to Yellowstone is closer than you might think in other ways, as well. A qua... Full story
Aspen Lakes hosted a U.S. Mid-Am qualifier on Monday morning, August 4. The United States Golf Association (USGA) launched the championship for amateurs in 1981. The Mid-Amateur is competition for amateur golfers 25 and older. It is designed to create a formal national championship for post-college amateurs. Before the advent of the Mid-Amateur, post-college players who had families and day-jobs faced long odds in the Amateur Championship, competing against college players... Full story
The Deschutes Public Library System (DPLS) "family" got together in the Community Room of the Sisters Library last week to talk about library services. There were representative from many of the library branches at the family gathering - made up of library board bembers, Library Foundation, and various branch "friends" - to hear DPLS Director Todd Dunkelberg talk about a variety of library functions and subjects. Dunkleberg began the meeting by talking about how DPLS is... Full story
A random act of kindness is a selfless act performed by a person or people wishing to assist or cheer up another person or people. And that's exactly what Circle of Friends Executive Director Beth Hanson and a few of her mentors did when they decided to reach out into the community to find someone they could "pay it forward" to. And since Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District has been working extra hard this fire season, Hanson and some of the mentors decided... Full story
