News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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• Dylan MacKenzie wrote: I would like to send a huge thank-you to everyone in the Sisters community that supported me, Dylan Mackenzie, class of 2009, in my fight against Hodgkins lymphoma, diagnosed on July 14, 2011. Everything about this town was amazing; they gave me hope. It has been one full year and I am pleased to say I am cancer-free! The biggest thanks goes to Papandrea's Pizza, Bright Spot Juice & Java, Space Age Fuel, Sisters Coffee Co., St. Edward the... Full story
Steve Quam has Parkinson's Disease. The 66-year-old music therapist from Anderson, South Carolina, acknowledges the limitations of the condition, but he's not letting them define him. Last week, Quam stopped in Sisters on the final leg of a cross-country cycling trek that started last April in Edisto Island, South Carolina and is set to end next weekend in Newport, Oregon. He reflected on resistance to the ravages of Parkinson's. "Fatigue is a big part of Parkinson's," he... Full story
If you listen carefully when look into the glass display cases at Sisters Library this month, you the may hear the sound of a hammer striking metal on an anvil. Jeff Wester, owner and operator of Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks has displayed hand-crafted iron tools and art, produced by him and his crew. His barn door handles are hammered iron masterpieces, as are his trivets, horse hardware, and many other usable farm and ranch objects. Ponderosa Forge grew from a humble... Full story
"Poaching is the illegal take of our fish and wildlife without the proper regard to laws and regulations that were put in place so everyone can enjoy the resource; poaching fish and wildlife is just stealing from us all." So says Sgt. First Class David Pond, Oregon State Police Wildlife Division of Bend, a man who deals with poachers all too often. Recent senseless killings of deer and elk in Sisters Country shine a spotlight on the ultimate harm done to wildlife populations w... Full story
Gary Hedin has been a part of the Outlaws' football program for 15 years and has easily stepped into his new role as the interim varsity football coach for the upcoming season. Hedin has been both a player and a coach and is very knowledgeable about all aspects of the game. Gary played quarterback and middle linebacker for four years at Gaston High School under Bob Macauley, who was Gaston's head football coach at the time. Following high school, Hedin was a linebacker for... Full story
David and Erin Martin welcomed Landon Robert Martin on August 8, 2012 at 4:22 a.m at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. David is the son of Robert and Janice Martin, formerly of Sisters. David graduated from Sisters High School in 1999.... Full story
