News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Whychus Creek will soon flow unvexed through Sisters Country. The last concrete irrigation diversion dam on the creek fell to construction equipment Monday afternoon in the fulfillment of a five-year effort that will open 13 miles of spawning and rearing habitat on the creek. A small ceremony at the site marked the momentous occasion. Two Warm Springs tribal members, James Halliday and Jimmy Tohet, offered up a prayer and a song at the beginning of the ceremony. "We just heard... Full story
Dennis McGregor's painting, "All the Town's A Stage," perfectly portrayed the 19th annual Sisters Folk Festival (SFF). The whimsical illustration featuring musical notes rising from venues across town under starry skies with the full moon sinking behind Sisters beautiful majestic mountains captured the essence of what makes the Sisters Folk Festival exceptional. For three days and two nights, the town became the stage to some of the finest folk and roots singers and... Full story
To the Editor: Another wonderful folk music festival is over. As usual, we thoroughly enjoyed the music and ambience of the festival. The FivePine venue was especially nice Sunday afternoon, with butterflies and dragonflies flitting around, and the sound of the brook babbling in the background. We also appreciate the helpfulness and kindness shown to people with mobility problems. It was so nice to avoid the huge crowds and be seated easily. Thank you to all the staff, the board, and the wonderful volunteers who keep making... Full story
I would like to take the Temporary Use Permit (TUP) decision in a new direction. I want to discuss the entire Quilt Show day in terms of what provides the "best visitor experience." As far as the TUP is concerned, I have two thoughts: First, does the "tent city" add business to the city retailers or intercept their business? It appears on the surface to intercept business, which is not fair to the local merchants - but we really don't know the sales numbers. Secondly, does it meet the Quilt Show "look and feel" that they... Full story
In preparation for the $14.5 million school-bond levy election November 4, the Sisters School Board arranged a special informational town hall board meeting for September 17 at 5 p.m. in the Sisters Middle School auditorium. Superintendent Jim Golden will present a detailed overview of the various facilities repairs and technology upgrades included in the bond. Golden and the board will then take questions from the audience concerning the bond measure. At the conclusion of the meeting, Golden will conduct the first of what... Full story
A fundraiser set for Sunday, September 14, at Hardtails Bar & Grill will help with medical expenses for a severely injured child. Two-year-old Emilie, the granddaughter of Hardtails proprietors Steve and Darcy Macey, was injured in July, allegedly at the hands of a family friend who was babysitting her. Last week, a grand jury indicted 28-year-old Sarah Hendricks of Bend on charges of first-degree assault and first-degree criminal mistreatment. According to Bend Police, On July 24, just after midnight, officers from the Bend... Full story
Mustangs to the Rescue, an all-breed equine non-profit founded in 2012 to provide care, rehabilitation, training and re-homing of unwanted, abused and neglected horses, will be holding a Trail Course Playday Fundraiser on Saturday, September 13, at Shari Maguire's Rolling M Ranch near Aspen Lakes. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone can haul their horse in and practice on the course. It is not a competition: just walk your horse through the horse wash, over a water... Full story
Staff at the Sisters-Camp Sherman fire district and AirLink Critical Care Transport are organizing a benefit 5K run/walk after learning that the wife of one of their co-workers was diagnosed with "Grade II Astrocytoma" aka "Diffuse Astrocytoma" brain cancer. The Sweet As Tonya Benefit 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for Sunday, September 28, in Sisters. All proceeds from the race registrations and silent auction will go toward helping the Bruegemans with any out-of-pocket medical and transport expenses they may incur throughout Tony... Full story
Sisters fell 39-6 at home to Burns in their home opener on Friday, September 5. The Outlaws played a mistake-filled first half that cost them on both sides of the ball. Sisters' defense was not sound; at times they misaligned. They gave up over 300 yards total offense in the first half to Burns, and 458 total yards for the game. Sisters accrued 268 total yards. At times, the Outlaws' ground-game was effective, but mistakes and penalties stopped several drives. The team... Full story
The American Bus Association (ABA) announced last week that Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS), celebrating its 40th anniversary on July 11, 2015, has been designated as one of the top 100 events in North America for 2015 by an experience expert tourism industry selection committee. Inclusion in the top 100 list, published as a supplement to the September/October issue of Destinations magazine, indicates that SOQS offers excellent entertainment value to both tour groups and individual travelers from around the world,... Full story
The boys soccer team fell 2-0 at home against Philomath in their debut game of the season on Friday, September 5. Sisters had a couple of great chances to score in the first half. One shot from Connor Schaab hit the post, and a few more from Ben Larson, and Colton Mannhalter just missed. Minam Craven had a couple of huge saves, and Justin Harrer had a defensive save on a breakaway from Philomath. The Warriors got on the scoreboard at the 60-minute mark. The ball was played... Full story
The Lady Outlaws soccer teams lost 5-2 at home against Gladstone on Thursday, September 4, in a tough first pre-season game. At the start of the contest, there was a bit of confusion in the Outlaws' defense. A strong attack from Gladstone resulted in a dribble shot from inside the 18-yard box, and with less than two minutes off the clock, the Gladiators went up 1-0. Gladstone scored again with 10 minutes left in the half, with a nice shot to the upper right-hand corner and... Full story
Sisters High School (SHS) Auditorium stage came alive with the music of five folk-festival performers, who entertained students during a dual high school/middle school assembly coordinated by Sisters Folk Festival Creative Director Brad Tisdel last Friday. "This year we have 54 different acts from all over the world at the folk festival, and we're bringing in five different artists just so you can get a taste of the folk festival," said Tisdel to the energetic high school... Full story
Americana Project alumni debuted the new Fir Street Park stage on Saturday for a free Sisters Folk Festival venue from noon to 9 p.m. "It's a realization of a community dream come true," said Andrew Gorayeb, Sisters city manager. "You have Sisters artists performing on a permanent stage in a Sisters park built by Sisters residents. It's a community effort." The Craftsman-style pavilion for the new Fir Street Park was constructed by Kris Calvin of Earthwood Timber Frame Homes... Full story
Sisters' volleyball team took championship honors at the Cascade Classic on Saturday, September 6. Sixteen teams were in attendance, including Madras, Cascade, Philomath and Sisters, all top teams from around the state. The Outlaws dominated pool play. Sisters earned a 25-11, 25-5 victory over Tillamook, followed by a 25-7, 25-7 win over Junction City, and finished with Salem Academy with scores of 25-10, 25-12. The girls served the ball tough, and attacked from everywhere on... Full story
All it takes is one smelly fish in the barrel and the whole thing has to be tossed out. That's what happens when people get to discussing the role of ATVs in our treasured wild places. When one of the ilk goes off on a killing spree, most people think all ATV drivers are all the same - which they are not. The outlet of Cold Springs is a mess today - all because one person driving one ATV violated the motor-vehicle off-load management plan and drove into a place it should... Full story
Jennifer McCrystal made some new friends over the weekend - and was presented with a piece of folk art that exemplifies the community spirit that the Sisters Folk Festival has come to impart to its patrons. It all started with a camping crisis. "A friend who has stayed at the city campground for numerous years during folk festival contacted me," McCrystal recalled. "She was distressed as the campground had changed policies and now the campground, which had been first-come,... Full story
During the month of September, Sisters residents have an opportunity to view the artwork of two accomplished local artists whose works are on display in the community room and the computer room at the library. Dyrk Godby, well-known in Sisters for his Western artwork and his music, usually offers his work for sale at Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop. For this month, several of his beautiful detailed paintings and two of his large tanned cowhides, covered with intricate art created... Full story
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints brought their rakes, pitchforks, chainsaws, shovels, pickups, wheelbarrows and gloves to Sisters Middle School last Saturday morning to give the school grounds a facelift. "Every year our church does a community-service project, and this year the middle school got our help," said organizer Swen Petterson. Leland Bliss, school district director of operations, was happy to have a grounds crew for a whole morning. "We... Full story
The Suttle Tie Trail is a very pleasant walk in the woods. It's also an easy bicycle trail that is an ideal choice for family biking. At a modest one-way length of five miles, it can easily be turned into a 10-mile round trip through an attractive and healthy forest ecosystem. This route also forms an important leg in a trail system that interconnects Sisters, Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman and Suttle Lake. By piecing together the various trail segments, all of these... Full story
What can one guy with a laptop and a smartphone accomplish while camping in his Westfalia beside the Metolius? If you're Shawn Kirkeby, you could create social media sites for artists and musicians, and program your weekly jazz conversation show for Sisters radio KZSO 94.9 FM. That's exactly what Kirkeby will be doing now that he's retired from his day job of 30 years delivering packages for UPS in Vancouver, Washington, and taking a break from 30 years of jazz programming at... Full story
Since your furry friend was such an active puppy you signed him up for obedience class and he passed with flying colors. But now that Fido is over a year old, he seems bored and restless even though you walk him every day and have lots of playtime together. What could be missing? The fastest-growing trend in the dog world is agility training. You've probably seen or heard about dog agility with the tunnels, teeter- totters and jumps. During the Sisters Doggie Dash talent... Full story
Ryan Hudson continues to add to his medal count in Olympic lifting, winning World Masters Weightlifting Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, last week. "In the 69-kg (152-pound) weight class I posted a 246-kg (542.3-pound) total, which was 18 kg (39.6 pounds) better than my performance last year and 16 kg (35.2 pounds) higher than the second-place finisher," Hudson told The Nugget. The Sisters man, who operates Level 5 Training in Sisters, holds several state records in... Full story
