News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Country has just four weeks left to enjoy its local farmers market. The bounty of harvest season brings a rainbow of fresh produce to Sisters Farmers Market. Bright, luscious tomatoes and tempting salad mixes are laid out on the gingham-checked tables. Colorful squashes and beans grown in Sisters soil pile up in baskets. Rich, pungent garlic is available in a variety of types, each with its own flavor profile. Local pastured and grass-fed meats sit alongside fine arts... Full story
When they were children, Emily Rickards’ and Jon Luz’s families moved to Sisters for the same reason: a better place to raise their kids. Emily (now Luz) graduated from Sisters High School in 2010. Jon graduated in 2015. They left town to pursue their dreams, but both knew eventually they’d settle in Sisters. Now they’re raising their own children and loving life near family and friends old and new. When Jon started working at Emily’s family-owned restaurant, The Open Door... Full story
Bromus tectorum, known as downy brome, drooping brome, or cheatgrass, is an annual invasive grass that is native to Europe and eastern Asia, not North America. It was brought to Oregon by European settlers in the mid to late 1800s. It overtook native vegetation when pioneers introduced large numbers of livestock like cattle and sheep into sagebrush country. Oregon’s palatable native grasses weren’t adaptable to such high levels of overgrazing by domestic livestock, which creat... Full story
On August 23, Sylvia Faye Foster left earth when God called her home to enter her rest and joy with her Savior Christ Jesus. Her family was at her side when she peacefully passed away after suffering a long journey with Parkinson’s disease. Sylvia was 89 years old and a two-time cancer survivor. She will be forever missed by her family and by the community of Camp Sherman. Sylvia was born on May 2, 1933, in Camas, Washington, the oldest of three siblings. Sylvia and her f... Full story
Author and retired fisheries scientist Dennis Dauble will present from his books “Chasing Ghost Trout” and “Bury Me with My Flyrod: The Unvarnished Truth About Fly Fishing” on Tuesday, September 13, at Paulina Springs Books. “Chasing Ghost Trout” was a finalist in the Outdoor Writers of America Excellence in Craft contest for 2021. In his most personal book to date, Dennis Dauble shares the events and people that shaped his love for wild trout and the streams of Oregon’s Bl... Full story
How fantastic was it to rodeo again in Sisters? After being shut down, quarantined, and sent home, the Sisters Rodeo is back. 2022 saw some big happenings, as well as changes in leadership. First, we enjoyed sold-out crowds for all performances. Yes, the rain was a challenge, but it dampened very few — if any — spirits. I do believe a good time was had by all. The new addition of the Red Rock Corral was a fantastic venue on the rodeo grounds for those who could not purchase a ticket due to a sold-out show. They... Full story
By rough count there are between 300 and 400 exterior mounted security cameras in Sisters, frequently called CCTV (closed circuit television), installed by businesses. That doesn’t include an even greater number of residential cameras. The Laird Superfood campus alone has 30. The various self-storage businesses are prime users of the technology with some two dozen at Sisters Self Storage’s two locations. Of course, the banks are well equipped with the units. Their ATMs have bu... Full story
All over Sisters Country much of the talk this summer, and into the holiday weekend, was the dearth of wildfires this year as compared to last. Indeed the skies over Sisters until just the last few days have largely been crystal blue with excellent air quality. Expressions of gratitude were heard in coffee spots, stores, and gas stations all around town. “Weather is always what I hear when customers want to chitchat,” said Darrell, a gas station attendant. “And this summer it almost always includes talk about the wildf... Full story
The Outlaws shut out the Hilanders 23-0 at Burns on Friday, September 2, in their season opener. It was a hot bus ride over to Burns, and 91 degrees at kickoff, but none of that derailed the Outlaws’ focus. Sisters started their scoring in the second quarter. Easton Moore made a 10-yard touchdown run on a quarterback keep, set up by a seven-yard run by Tony Gonzalez and an eight-yard run by Adam Maddox-Castle. Brody Duey kicked it through the uprights for the point-after, and the Outlaws took a 7-0 lead that held until the b... Full story
The Outlaws opened their season at Madras against the White Buffaloes and after a hard-fought battle fell 2-3. Another tough battle at home against Redmond two days later ended in a 1-3 loss. The boys team was evenly matched against the White Buffs in Tuesday’s contest. Coach Jeff Husmann told The Nugget the team has been stressing the importance of setting the tone and tempo early in a game, and the Outlaws did just that. In the seventh minute, Vincent Christian scored off a... Full story
The Lady Outlaws started their week at Crook County on Tuesday, August 30, with a tri-match against the Crook County Cowgirls and Caldera. Sisters easily beat Caldera in three straight sets, and then battled hard to earn the win over the Cowgirls. At home two days later, the Outlaws defeated Cascade Christian in three straight sets, and went on to defeat Burns, the defending 3A champions, in four sets. In Tuesday’s first match against Caldera, Sisters’ intimidating front lin... Full story
The last five to 10 years of wildfire seasons have been some of the most devastating and destructive seasons in our nation’s history in the American West. The documentary film “Elemental” asks why that has been the case, and how we can learn to effectively live with wildfire. “Elemental” takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film screens in Sisters on Wednesday, September 14 (see sidebar). Director Trip Jennings is the fo... Full story
This is the 25th year the Episcopal Church has supported the Sisters community through its annual Country Fair. Through the years the church has contributed over $250,000 to local support agencies such as Family Action Network, Kiwanis Food Bank, NeighborImpact, Sisters Habitat for Humanity, Healthy Beginnings, Bethlehem Inn, Circle of Friends, and Saving Grace. This year the Country Fair and Silent Auction are September 16-17. Friday night is a reception, refreshments, and a silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. The Country Fair w... Full story
- Lt. Chad Davis of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reports his officers have made several mental health calls, transferring people to the stabilization center in Bend for help. They have also conducted a warrant sweep, resulting in several arrests. The Sisters substation is being updated to create an additional office, shower, a briefing/interview room, and provide safety upgrades. In a response to a city councilor’s question regarding regulations for the new ele... Full story
It can happen here To the Editor, Like many, I am shocked and appalled by the recent needless violence in Bend. However, I wanted to remind everyone that this is exactly why we need to drop the attitude of “This is Sisters, that would never happen here.” What says that the shooter of the Safeway couldn’t’ve decided to come here instead, and shoot up our Ray’s, or Bi-Mart? Nothing! Nothing says that! And our tiny little sheriff’s outpost is ill-equipped to handle a mass shooting, meaning that extra response would be needed f... Full story
Sisters High School was one year old when my wife, Marilyn, and I moved to Sisters. I thought it was pretty cool that the outfit called themselves the Outlaws, because there were Outlaws at the hub of my musical and cultural wheel. I understood that the Western moniker “Outlaw,” as Sisters High School meant it, had nothing to do with robbin’ banks and stagecoaches — it was about being untamed and untrammeled, like the wild horse they chose for their logo. That set well... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) teams aided injured hikers in a couple of separate incidents in Sisters Country last week. On Saturday, September 3, at 11:51 a.m., 911 Dispatch received a call regarding an injured hiker near Chush Falls on Whychus Creek. The reporting person advised that a female hiker had fallen and sustained a knee injury, preventing her from being able to hike back to the trailhead on her own; she would need assistance f... Full story
Support has been tremendous from community members for the Cold Weather Shelter, board members reported at their meeting last week. They pointed to the volunteer monitors, mainly from the local churches, who serve meals and cover the Shelter from 5:30 to 10 p.m. There have been monetary as well as material donations. The City Council just awarded a $1,250 grant for pantry provisions. A benefit concert this summer at Sisters Community Church netted $3,600 in donations for the S... Full story
Thirty years ago this week, Sisters School District welcomed high school students into a brand-new building, marking the first time since 1967 that grades 9-12 did not have to be bussed to Redmond to go to school. Not only did the school opening change the lives of Sisters teenagers, it transformed the town in many ways. A dozen original staff members from the 1992 opening gathered recently at The Barn to reconnect and to celebrate what was created in essentially a grassroots... Full story
