News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Habitat for Humanity (SHFH), founded in 1991, will celebrate 20 years of building homes and changing lives on Sunday, September 18. In the past 20 years, 45 families (141 people) have purchased decent, affordable homes in Sisters through the Habitat program. Sisters Habitat has also funded the building of 75 homes abroad with their 10 percent tithe to Habitat International. Linda Fuller, the co-founder of Habitat for Humanity International (1976) and The Fuller Center for Housing (2005) will be in Sisters for the cele... Full story
A smoky morning is expected to give way to clearer skies today as winds shift to push the 4,610-acre Shadow Lake Fire back toward the west. An inversion pushed smoke down into Sisters this morning, but weather is expected to change this afternoon. The rest of the week is expected to bring hot, dry conditions and winds out of the east. That will make for active burning on the fire, but very likely means that smoke will be pushed away from the Sisters Country. A burnout was undertaken yesterday along the 960 road and the Histor... Full story
Sisters is getting set for its signature music event, as the Sisters Folk Festival rolls into town this weekend. Tickets are still available for the September 9- 11 event, held in downtown Sisters. This year's performers bring an array of musical talent and diversity to the stage. Since its inception in 1995, the Sisters Folk Festival's national reputation has grown, and so have the audiences. What started in 1995 as a one-day festival has grown into a nationally renowned event, drawing loyal fans from around the... Full story
Heralding the gentle transition between summer and fall, the Sisters Western & Native American Arts Festival saluted the legacy and lore of the Old West this Labor Day weekend at Creekside City Park. Smoke from the surrounding wildfires graciously cleared for a wild and warm jamboree of Western hospitality. Visitors took full advantage of the weather and were out in droves, inspecting hand-made obsidian knives and lances, poking heads into authentic Plains Indian teepees, pett... Full story
To the Editor: The gifts to our school district are hard to see when large and looming headlines speak of cuts in education. The Sisters Schools Foundation is one such gift which provides thousands of dollars each year in the form of materials, tools and technologies to all three divisions of our schools. There are other gifts glimmering. Governor John Kitzhaber has proclaimed September 11-17 Arts in Education Week in the state of Oregon. It is time to celebrate the Americana Project, the educational outreach of the Sisters... Full story
Karl Baldessari's job assignments with the Coast Guard routinely placed him in perilous situations, often performing dramatic helicopter rescues at sea. The work also required his family to live an unsettled lifestyle for nearly three decades. But after closing out his distinguished career with a tour as the Chief of Operations for the Northwest, Baldessari retired from the military, landing on solid ground: the Sisters resident is now settling into a new full-time position... Full story
There are hikers - and then there are hikers like Paula Berry of Sisters. As a warm-up for hiking the Pyrenees in France and Spain next year, she decided to hike all of Oregon's Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) this summer. By all accounts, 2011 has been a rough year on the Pacific Crest Trail, and Berry saw plenty of evidence to bear that out. On the trail - and in her local business - the 61-year-old fitness buff is known simply by her middle name of "Isabella." She tends to scoff... Full story
Ethan Luloff scored on a six-yard run in the second quarter for Sisters' lone touchdown of the Outlaws football season opener on Friday. The junior running back closed Central's lead to 14-6, but that was the end of the Outlaws' scoring for the night. Sisters lost with a final score of 43-6. Sisters threatened the Panthers early in the contest with a drive that put them inside the five-yard line on their first drive of the contest. Late in the second quarter the Outlaws drove... Full story
The Lady Outlaws, last years' 4A Sky-Em Conference champs, return all but four of their starters to the varsity squad. The team is back for another season with 11 seasoned players who bring experience, depth and maturity to the game. Coach Nik Goertzen said, "The crux of our team is intact and our team speed and aggressive play will be vastly improved with attacking strategies that will challenge our opponents. Improved team chemistry, and the addition of six new players will give us additional elements of depth and... Full story
From the watercolor mastery of Don Zylius, to the uniqueness of Jill Neal's "Wild (but tasteful) Women" collection, art of all kinds was on display over the Labor Day weekend at Black Butte Ranch's Art at the Ranch exhibit. Now in its 25th year, the Art at the Ranch exhibit is a fundraiser for Sisters High School graduates who plan to study art in college. Sponsored by the Black Butte Ranch Art Guild, scholarships of nearly $5,000 are awarded each year to deserving students. L... Full story
The Sisters Country is horse country, and many of the region's womenfolk are accomplished competitors, trainers and trail riders. The new Horsewomen of Sisters, Oregon 2012 calendar celebrates the distaff side of Sisters Country horse culture - while raising funds for animal rescue. Many of the calendar's subjects, resplendent in their best cowgirl duds, rolled out the calendar with a celebration at Bronco Billy's Ranch Grill and Saloon last Wednesday. Calendar producers... Full story
The skyline wasn't the only thing on fire at Black Butte Ranch on Sunday. The Ty Curtis Band hit the stage in the final Live at the Ranch concert at 6 p.m. sharp and was on fire from the first song. Curtis, only 23 and invariably compared to the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, brought the chops that earn those comparisons. Harmonica player Hank Shreve, 22, added background harmonies and his own stunning virtuosity on harp. Bassist Willie Barber and drummer Jerry Jacques, both... Full story
The Lady Outlaws tuned up for the season in the Summit Jamboree on Friday, September 2. Teams that attended the event were Summit, Sisters, Burns, La Pine and Redmond. The format of the jamboree was one game to 25, against four teams. Sisters cruised to an easy 25-8 win over the La Pine Hawks in their first game of the jamboree. Sisters played a solid defensive game against Crook County, but toward the end of the game the Outlaws had some unforced errors that cost them the game, 20-25. "We played a very good game... Full story
Turkey vultures (TVs) are one of the most under-appreciated birds of the Americas, maybe even here in Sisters. On summer nights they quietly sleep in the big cottonwoods along Three Creek Road near the Peterson Ridge trailhead. During the day they're undertakers. They don't bother anyone, and, if you're like me and enjoy a good air show, the TVs put one on every night when they come back to their roost. TVs have no equal when it comes to airmanship and soaring. (Sure, white... Full story
Surrounded by the family he loved, Keith Sampson died of a stroke on August 29 at OHSU in Portland, days after a routine surgery. Keith was born in Evanston, Illinois on May 29, 1952, the third son to Bonnie and Burgess Sampson. His childhood was spent in River Grove, Ill. Keith loved the outdoors and was passionate about his Chicago Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Italian beef, Italian sausage and anything Chicago. After high school, Keith played football at University of Dubuque,... Full story
For Monika Piatt, joining the team of health professionals at GreenRidge Physical Therapy and Wellness brings with it a satisfying sense of coming full circle. Once upon a time, her dream was to be a nurse; she completed the nursing prerequisites back in college but never finished that degree. In her new career as a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), she's gratified to be helping folks with chronic pain or in recovery from surgery on their road back to wellness. "I have a... Full story
Like most salt-water-starved Central Oregonians, we make periodic forays to Oregon's magnificent coast. On one such recent trip, we discovered Oregon's newest state park and some great kayaking in the Beaver Creek State Natural Area. Just south of Newport, Beaver Creek State Natural Area opened last fall. A state natural area differs from other state parks in that a natural area is designed to stay, well, natural. Development is kept to an absolute minimum so that visitors... Full story
Echo Ridge Music, a new cutting-edge recording studio in Sisters, provides an oasis of creativity for aspiring musicians of all levels. The studio is a joint venture between well-known local troubadour Brent Alan and longtime L.A. musician and producer Jim Goodwin; the duo's goals are to provide a community music house to record and educate local artists and deliver charitable programs to the under-served and disadvantaged throughout Central Oregon and beyond. "A family can... Full story
• The owners of Thyme Restaurant thanked TR and Jen McCrystal for their consulting and guidance this past year. Tate Metcalf noted that "they have been instrumental in making Thyme the No. 2 rated restaurant in Sisters according to TripAdvisor. Jen's Garden being No. 1, of course." Thyme is now set to stand alone, and TR and Jen will focus solely on Jen's Garden. "They are truly gifted people, and we value all that they have done for us and continue to do for the community," Metcalf said. • Sisters... Full story
• A deputy found a transient very intoxicated standing next to a fire in the woods. The deputy called the fire department to extinguish the fire and transported the transient to an address in Sisters where he could stay. No charges were filed. • A man was found sleeping on the street outside a home. He'd been kicked out for drinking. • A 19-year-old man was arrested for harassing a neighbor. • A man reported ongoing harassment from his ex-wife's boyfriend. Their encounters have... Full story
Dr. Jim Ward is a perfect fit at Ponderosa Chiropractic. Like the practice's owner Dr. Darcy Dill, Dr. Ward is an experienced chiropractor, an avid golfer and committed to helping patients overcome obstacles that hold them back from full enjoyment of their activities. Dr. Ward originally practiced for many years in Bend as the owner of High Desert Chiropractic Clinic. He moved to Nevada in 2002, where he served as an independent medical examiner, verifying disability claims... Full story
Tim and Deanna Muir are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Alyssa to John Seibert. Alyssa, a 2005 graduate of Sisters High School, is currently employed at the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge. John, a 2005 graduate of Redmond High School, is employed in Redmond. The wedding is planned for October 15 at the Muir home in Sisters. The couple plans to honeymoon at the Oregon coast.... Full story
