News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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At last week's Sisters City Council workshop, the Council members agreed to accept the recommendation of the Parks Advisory Board (PAB) to utilize Buckaroo Trail and Desperado as the one-way ingress to the Creekside Campground (CCG) and to have campground traffic exit onto South Locust with a right-turn only. Several grateful residents of the Buck Run and Tyee neighborhoods thanked the City Council for accepting the recommendation. Lyn Baker, whose home is located directly... Full story
Spotted knapweed is a persistent, invasive pest that is pushing many of our native plants aside, using precious water and nutrients. There are two seasons when it is most vulnerable: spring, when it first starts growing, and right now - late summer - when it has gone to seed. Property managers can kill it now before it can spread any more seeds. It's too late to use any chemicals; you must pull it out of the ground - carefully so as not to spread the seeds, knock off the... Full story
Sisters is home to a number of veterans of World War II - men who all made their individual contribution to end a war that ensnared the whole globe. That terrible conflict ended 70 years ago, with the final surrender of Imperial Japan on September 2, 1945. The outcome of the war is told in the individual stories of our World War II veterans. These men are soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, caught up in a conflict so brutal that the trauma of those experiences would stay with... Full story
Ringing electric guitars, soaring fiddle, a driving beat. Young Dubliners ain't your usual folkies. Oh, they deliver on traditional Irish music -they just do it with a rock-and-roll heart. And audiences from L.A. to Europe go wild for it. The Celtic rock band will take the stage at the Sisters Folk Festival - including a set on Sunday, September 13, at 3 p.m. at the festival's free public stage at Fir Street Park. The band's founder, Keith Roberts, is looking forward to the... Full story
The Second World War officially ended 70 years ago today, on September 2, 1945, as representatives of Imperial Japan signed the instrument of surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo harbor. The surrender brought a final end to a cataclysmic conflict. Americans sometimes refer to World War II as "The Good War." And in the sense that we were fighting the good fight against manifestly tyrannical and brutal regimes, it was a "good war." No one could seriously argue... Full story
"So what do you all think about the roundabout proposal?" It wasn't exactly an innocent question, I admit. With eight dinner-guests, some who were meeting others for the first time, I thought it would be a great ice-breaker. As a good hostess, I had done my own research on the Highway 20/Barclay roundabout, and of course, had come to some tentative conclusions myself. I was anxious to test them. Our guests were quick to respond: "It's a done deal - what's there to think... Full story
Last Wednesday was the 130th anniversary of the birth of Luther Metke, cabin-builder of Camp Sherman. A big celebration of his life was held on Metke Lane in Metolius. There were several presenters providing information on recreation, film, wildlife, history and cabin-building. There were guided walks throughout the Metke Corridor on butterfly and birding talks, picnicking, games, and lots of, "Oh, hi there, haven't seen you in a long time," greetings of old friends and pals... Full story
To the Editor: I thought it was the trucking industry that was pushing for this circle instead of a signal; now they will only agree if there is "a truck bypass lane?" So exactly who is it that wants this ODOT boondoggle? What a joke. A programmable stoplight would save $2.5 million-plus (probably more with the new "truck bypass lane"), and would save the City a couple hundred thousand dollars. It would respond instantly to current traffic conditions and be much less intrusive in the off-traffic hours. If ODOT wants to spend... Full story
The Sisters Kiwanis Club awards financial aid to adults who are seeking a career change. This program, known as the Kiwanis Career Opportunity Fund (OCF) assists local adults (25 or older) who are financially unable to return to school or retrain for a career change. Yumi Eykelbosch, a Sisters resident, was recently awarded an OCF scholarship that aids her studies for a B.S. degree in dental hygiene. Yumi attends the dental hygiene program at the Oregon Institute of... Full story
I was traveling in Germany when I received an email from a reader lamenting the condition of the scenic little mountain lake, or tarn, on the eastern slopes of Three Fingered Jack. "The beautiful glacial-colored moraine lake up at the overlook spot was a sludgy mud hole that looked brown...," she said. She blamed it on this year's lack of snow and the continued hot, dry weather. I told her I would check it out when I returned to Sisters. Interestingly, I was experiencing the... Full story
Wild dogs spend about 80 percent of their waking hours hunting and scavenging for food. Domestic dogs have been helping and working alongside us for thousands of years. Most dogs are bred for a specific purpose, such as hunting, farming, or protection. Whether dogs were working for us or scavenging on their own, their survival once depended on lots of exercise and problem-solving. But what about now? Boredom and excess energy are two common reasons for behavior problems in dog... Full story
Former Sisters High School soccer coach Nik Goertzen has filed court papers in an attempt to reignite a legal action against several parents of players, whom he believes influenced a school district decision not to renew his contract to coach after the 2012 season. In 2013, Deschutes County Circuit Court Judge Alta Brady dismissed a suit filed by former Outlaws girls soccer coach Nik Goertzen against three Sisters citizens, arguing that "(Goertzen's) claims are based on statements made by defendants related to their opinions... Full story
In the U.S., 160,000 children miss school every day out of fear of being bullied, and almost half of all students say they have experienced bullying. I can remember being physically sick many mornings before going to elementary school for fear of being bullied. It stayed with me through high school. It affected me in my work life. I still experience anticipatory anxiety in certain situations, but, at least now, I recognize it - do some deep breathing and put it into perspective. I had the opportunity to speak to a class at... Full story
Fans of Western folk-Americana music can get a double-barreled blast this weekend from The Anvil Blasters. The Sisters-based band will play at Black Butte Ranch on Friday, September 4, starting at 5:30 p.m. then will send summer out with a bang at their annual appearance at the Camp Sherman Store barbecue at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 5. The Black Butte Ranch show is on the lawn just to the west of the new Lakeside Activities Center. Bring a blanket or chairs for sitting on the grass, and a picnic - or purchase food and... Full story
What fun it is to be alive! And what fun it is to have a pal like Brent McGregor. Every time I hear from Brent he has something to tell me I din't know, or something to show me I've never seen. This time it was another of his astonishing macro photos, asking, "What is it?" Look at that photo! It's so sharp it looks like the fly's setae/bristles can punch into your hand like an ice pick. What a guy. Well, from my first look I put it into the botfly tribe, those blood-sucking flesh-feeders that just about cause most people to u... Full story
Cancer is a big, unrelenting reality check. It's one thing to consider the deaths of one's parents and quite another to face the possibility of not being there to see our children grow up. Having my daughter has been the most profound, rewarding and challenging decision I made in this lifetime. Her presence offered me the opportunity to focus on the needs of another and made the future so much more important. In all honesty, I allowed parenting to overtake my own needs to the point that I let myself go. Everything was... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival is making preparations for the 20th anniversary festival, and organizers are gearing up for an outstanding event. The festival will feature 45 acts performing more than 140 sets over three days, September 11-13. All artists are scheduled to play at least twice - many three times - to maximize the opportunity to see as much music as possible. Festival artists include: The Subdudes, a New Orleans blues-rock and soul band; Canadian super group The Bills; the 2014 encore artist Eric Bibb; songwriter Tift... Full story
Charlotte Jenkins passed away August 21, 2015. She was born in Vancouver, Canada on December 31, 1948. She was adopted and raised in Long Beach, California. She lived in Sisters for 22 years and always had a smile for everyone. "Fine and dandy, cotton candy" was one of her sayings. She loved all animals, especially her dogs that she called her little babies. Charlotte worked at Lutton's and then Bi-Mart in Sisters. Charlotte is survived by her husband, Tom Jenkins, and her... Full story
Sisters lost one of its most treasured residents on Saturday, August 22, with the sad passing of Thomas "Tom" J. Salgado after a brave, six-month battle with cancer. Born on April 17, 1942, and raised in the Inland Empire of Southern California immersed in orange groves, martial arts and muscle cars, Tom was a constant force of goodwill in the Sisters community for over 30 years, a fountain of friendship to those fortunate to have known him, as permanent as the area's... Full story
A Sisters couple awoke in the wee hours of Sunday morning to a nasty surprise - a stranger standing in their bedroom. Captain Erik Utter of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office told The Nugget that the homeowner chased the intruder out of the home in Tollgate and pursued him. He nearly caught him, but the homeowner tripped and the suspect got away. A canine unit tracked the suspect to the area of the power station behind the subdivision, where the suspect may have had a car. Utter noted that a bike was left at the scene. The... Full story
