News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Festival of Books will celebrate the rich diversity of the creative spirit of writers in a three-day event set for Friday-Sunday, September 13-15. The weekend starts with a community StorySlam event at The Belfry on Friday, September 13, featuring storytelling and story-oriented music. The festival will also offer three workshops: Notions of wealth - a generative writing workshop exploring poverty and creativity, Friday, September 13, 4 to 5:30 p.m. facilitated by... Full story
A series of wildlife images captured by a trail camera on a proposed downhill mountain bike trail near Sisters is remarkable in clarity. Moreover, against high odds, the same camera caught a pair of cougars, a black bear, and numerous mule deer. The camera is the property of Adam Bronstein, a local wildlife and wilderness advocate with the newly formed group Wild Ecosystems Alliance, one of a number of opponents to the Forest Service's proposed trail activities on 21 existing... Full story
Patty Killoran of Tucson, Arizona, wrote: Kudos to first responders in and around Sisters. I had a fall last week on a trail along the Metolius River, breaking several bones in my left leg. The first person on the scene was Kirk, a search and rescue volunteer, who convinced other services that I needed to be carried out. So along came responders from the police, the fire department, search and rescue, and the forestry service. There were so many guys there I didn’t meet them all, but I remember three Brians, a Jack, a M... Full story
Sisters K-9 Paws 4-H Club participated in the Deschutes County Dog Fair Show on July 30. Members showed in Obedience, Rally, Showmanship, and Agility. Fair participation increased to 22 members, which increased competition. The Sisters youth placed in the following categories: Obedience: Wyatt Whittaker - Champion; Savannah Weston - Reserve Champion; and Phoenix Padilla - Reserve Champion. Rally: Whittaker Wyatt - Reserve Champion; McKenna Lee - Blue; Phoenix Padilla - Red;... Full story
Portland author Jeff Alessandrelli will share his novel "And Yet" at Paulina Springs Books on Thursday, August 22, at 6:30 p.m. An innovative work of fiction, "And Yet" interrogates contemporary shyness, selfhood and sexual mores, drawing out the particulars of each through historical references, cultural commentary, and the author's own restless imagination. Alessandrelli will be in conversation with Central Oregon Community College professor and writer Carrie J. Walker, who... Full story
As school and construction teams ready a new elementary school on West McKinney Butte Road, one teacher is transforming rooms in the old school building into a new school for very young children. Soul Blossom Child Care Center (Soul Blossom CCC) will be located at 611 E. Cascade Ave. Director April Farmer, a teacher from Bend, saw a need in Sisters as an opportunity to manifest her dream. “I’ve always had a soft spot for Sisters,” said Farmer. “When I was a kid, I remember my mom taking me to the quilting festival. The are... Full story
Art lovers across Central Oregon are preparing for a feast of top-tier art in a wide range of media as Art in the High Desert returns to Bend August 23-25. The show will run Friday evening through Sunday afternoon at Riverbend Park across from the Old Mill District. The venue marks a return to Bend after 2023's show ran in Redmond, a development welcomed by both organizers and patrons. "Bend is where we've been for so many years, it seemed like the right place," said board... Full story
Jacob deSmet started painting houses and refinishing decks during college at George Fox University, where he was pursuing a degree in business management. He enjoyed the work, and when he had finished school, he decided to combine his educational background with the work he'd found a knack for, and he launched his own painting company. He joined his family in a move to Sisters, and brought Peak Performance Painting with him. "I do interior and exterior painting and I also do d...
Central Oregon author Rick Steber has released a new non-fiction tale, titled “A Cowboy Goes To War.” Bud Fairclo was a cowboy who loved running wild mustangs and the open spaces of the High Desert. After the Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor, he went off to war and returned home as one of the most decorated soldiers of World War II. Bud’s son, Larry, finds himself adrift in an era of civil unrest and the prospect of having to go overseas and fight in an unpopular war in Vietnam. His safe harbor lies in gleaning the detai... Full story
Lauren DuRocher will serve as Acting District Ranger while current Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid fills a 120-day stint as Acting Modoc National Forest Supervisor. That temporary role places him in charge of four districts from an office in Alturas, California. The Modoc covers 1.6 million acres spread over three northeast California counties. Reid told the Modoc County Record, "I am excited to work with the caring and dedicated employees of the Modoc National Forest and to... Full story
Fire managers in the Pacific Northwest predict that many wildfires currently burning in Washington and Oregon, and potentially new ones, will persist until the region experiences significant rain or snow this fall. Firefighters are actively battling these fires. With widespread lightning expected this month, fire managers will be adopting a strategic approach to integrate risk management, ecosystem resilience, and community involvement on long-duration fires before typical east wind events potentially arrive around the... Full story
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) announced that Trevor Frideres DMD, FAGD, principal of Sisters Dental, received the prestigious Fellowship Award during the AGD’s convocation ceremony. The celebration recognizes AGD member’s commitment to excellence in dental education. During the event at the AGD’s scientific session on Saturday, July 20, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr. Frideres accepted this award along with 264 general dentists receiving this award. The Fellowship Award is presented to dentists looking to provi... Full story
For the last four years, the popular Sisters Ride Share and Transportation (STARS) program has been meeting the needs of residents who aren't able to provide their own transportation to non-emergency medical appointments in Sisters, Bend, and Redmond. In 2018, the need for that service was identified in a community study, and STARS, powered by volunteers, was created as a grassroots initiative to fill the need. Age Friendly Sisters Country (AFSC), a newly formed 501(c)(3)... Full story
Snoop Dogg, it turns out, brought unexpected levity and light to an otherwise smoke-filled summer. His observation that pole vaulters get “high-high” was as prescient as reporting seems to get anymore, and so this space counts it a solid win for the otherwise dismal condition of the fourth estate. Most of the smoke locally is the result of fire, of course, discounting the tropospheric smoke and radiation from the world’s most embarrassing presidential election cycle. With... Full story
Makin' it Local will feature regionally acclaimed Central Oregon Artist Kathy Deggendorfer in an exhibition and print sale from August 23 through September 24. An Artists in Attendance reception is scheduled for the Sisters Oregon Fourth Friday Art Walk on August 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. "Patterns, Color and Texture" features newly released giclee prints by Deggendorfer. Makin' it Local: is located at 281 W. Cascade Ave. Deggendorfer lives on a cattle and hay ranch just outside of... Full story
Late summer flowers are still blooming around Sisters in our gardens and out in the wild. If you stop to take a closer look you may see a diverse army of pollinators hard at work, including butterflies, hummingbirds, wasps, flies, beetles, as well as those buzzing bees. Many of us have heard that bees are in trouble and important to protect. But do you know the difference between native bees and European honey bees, and how both are important? Sisters local Michele Sims is a...
Explore Sisters, the Destination Management Organization (DMO) for Sisters, has opened a reimagined Visitor Information Center in the downtown district. Located at 291 E. Main Ave. next to Fir Street Park, the center provides visitors with information about the local area through printed materials, digital resources, business highlights, and inspirational content. Explore Sisters anticipates the Visitor Information Center will operate seasonally May through October. The... Full story
My 5.11 Tactical Rush72 2.0 pack — a fabulous piece of gear, BTW — proudly bears a morale patch that proclaims “ I Cannot Live Without Books.” Truer words never rode on nylon and velcro. The forthcoming Sisters Festival of Books (see story) got me thinking about my relationship with books. Reading made me who I am. I’m sitting at my desk at The Nugget banging out this string of words on a keyboard because some time around 12 or 13 years old I read things that made me say to... Full story
Not in my backyard To the Editor: I’m not usually a NIMBY-person but in the question of moving the Community Garden to Clemens Park, I definitely am because I live in Tamarack Village Apartments. The four-foot fence along the park edge allows residents of 24 of these apartments about eight feet of grass beyond our patios so we have a view of the open space and easy access. We all use the park, whether kids at the playground; parents teaching their kids to play baseball, football, soccer; throwing a toy for our dogs to fetch;... Full story
A 23-year-old Sisters man allegedly fired a pistol repeatedly as he rode his bike home from a Sisters bar in the wee hours of Friday, August 9. The escapade landed him in jail facing charges of unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, reckless endangering, and driving under the influence of intoxicants. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to reports of a shooting complaint in the area of West Felicity Lane on the west side of Sisters at about 12:20 a.m. on Friday, A... Full story
With climate change driving hotter, drier summers across the West, the intensity of recent fire seasons is outpacing workers’ ability to track and analyze fires with the traditional methods. “There simply aren’t enough boots on the ground, or eyes in pairs of binoculars to cover the base and the extent of what we’ve been dealing with, and that’s been true across the western U.S. and across the world,” said Sarvesh Garimella, the chief scientist and chief technical officer at weather app MyRadar. But government agencies an... Full story
It seems that nearly everybody in Sisters Country knows somebody first- or second-hand who has had delays in getting medical care. Most often, the anecdotes go, it’s a patient waiting for a joint repair or replacement. The shortage of orthopedic surgeons is at near crisis levels, nationally and locally. The largest provider of such services is The Center in Bend, well-known to folks in Sisters. In a letter to patients, The Center said: “Thank you for entrusting your care to The Center. Our community is facing an une... Full story
