News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A tour of the B&B Complex Fire was held on August 25. Over 65 people spent the entire day looking at the impact of the fire on both thinned and unthinned forests from where it started to where it burned the hottest. After stops at Corbett Sno Park and Mt. Washington viewpoint to look at displays, the group toured the Suttle Lake recreation area. “From the air, we call this the green doughnut,” said Mike Cloughesy, Oregon Forest Resources Institutes’s director of fores... Full story
People think it can’t happen here —but it does. “The Deschutes County Sheriffs Office reports that in 2003, 68 domestic violence cases and 12 sexual assault cases were reported in the Sisters area,” says Stan Robson of Sisters Men Against Domestic Abuse. “Those of us working with domestic violence issues know that the actual number is significantly higher because most incidents don’t get reported.” That’s where Sisters Men Against Domestic Abuse steps in. The group formed in... Full story
Zachary Lusby didn’t want toys and games for his ninth birthday. He wanted to save the whales and tigers. “I wanted to make sure the whales and tigers are safe and that they don’t get extinct,” he said. So the Sisters youth invited guests at his July 31 birthday party to make a donation to Defenders of Wildlife instead of spending money on a present for him. He raised $510 for the organization and last week he presented a check for that amount to Bobby Cochran, a conserv... Full story
• The Sisters OSEA (Oregon State Employees Association, School Classified Employees Union) Chapter 92 fund-raiser for scholarships in honor of Carlos Valdez was completed earlier this year. The organization thanked the following businesses for helping to make the scholarship fund-raiser a success through providing gift certificates for raffle: • Papandrea’s Pizzeria and Sisters Video — won by Jim Wysong and Mary Lesowske. • The Gallery — won by Cathy Terheggen. • Bronco Billy’s Ranch Grill & Saloon — won by Sylvia Caldwell.... Full story
A school employee has just painted the inside of the Sisters High School library, on her own time. Jade Schneringer, Media Manager at the high school, said the idea came from Principal Bob Macauley. “Bob asked me what I wanted to create. That gave me permission” to make the library more inviting, Schneringer said. The walls on the east and north are a rich burgundy. There are couches and reading lamps, giving the space warmth. “I wanted it to be welcoming and inspiring. I jus... Full story
Sisters’ heritage will be on display at Creekside City Park this weekend during the Sisters Western & Native American Festival. The festival, sponsored by the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, features a Native American Village, arts and crafts booths, live music and other entertainment. Flute maker and musician Charles Littleleaf will be a featured performer and there will be performances on both Saturday and Sunday by a contingent of dancers from the Warm Springs R... Full story
Contrary to what my wife Sue calls “selective hearing,” I really have lost the ability to hear songbirds of any kind. Even the screeching call of Red-tailed Hawks and the shrill whistle of Ferruginous Hawks till recently were only a memory. Not anymore. A bunch of my dear friends all got together and helped me solve my hearing loss. This is the way it went: One evening a while back I entered the lunchroom of Deschutes Pine Sales in Bend, and as I walked through the door the... Full story
Fans of Americana folk music and dance will get their toes to tapping at the Sisters Folk Festival’s newest venue, The Wild Dusty Song and Dance Tent. The Wild Dusty Song and Dance Tent will be located at the corner of Main Avenue and Spruce Street and run throughout the festival. The dance tent will be open to all Sisters Folk Festival All-Events Badge and ticket holders. The venue will host the festival’s first-ever contra dance on Friday, September 9. The Foghorn Stringband will start the show at 8 p.m., joined by a pro... Full story
• Labor Day sales abound this weekend in Sisters. If there is something you’ve been eyeing all year, this may be the weekend to take it home. • Fingers n’ Chilly will be performing at Coyote Creek this Friday, September 2. • Outlawnet is now offering DSL service in Aspen Lakes, Panoramic and Cloverdale. • The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Sisters Western & Native American Festival this Saturday and Sunday, September 3-4. The event, held at Creekside Park, celebrates the Old West and the Native Amer... Full story
David and Kathy Elpi of Sisters are pleased to announce the wedding of their daughter Michelle to Jeff Trainor, son of Susan Bailey of Klamath Falls and Charley Trainor of Redmond. The couple was married August 20th at the home of her parents. Kathy and David reside in Bend. Congratulations!... Full story
