News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Victor Johnson had folks howling like the big bad wolf at the Sisters Folk Festival Children’s Stage last weekend. His spirited rendition of the “Tale of the Three Little Pigs” brought kids dancing towards the stage and had parents and grandparents tapping their feet. Oregon’s own singer-songwriter guitarist jokes he’s like a “hipper Mr. Rogers” if the longtime PBS host had played in a Cajun band. He said lots of mainstream children’s music and movies today have adult them... Full story
Alexander Graham Bell’s finest achievement can, at times, be a royal pain in the you-know-what. When it rings at dinnertime I usually answer, “I’m eating supper, what are you doing…?” The best calls, however — aside from the ones from my kids with news of my grandchildren’s achievements — are callers asking wildlife questions, such as: “How are the hummingbirds doing…?” There is a way to touch bases with hummingbird happenings locally: OBOL (Oregon Birders on Line). Not... Full story
Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) won a waiver from Deschutes County land use laws under Measure 37 on August 30, allowing it to upgrade transmission lines between Redmond and the Sisters area. However, no one seems to expect the ongoing fight over lines to be over. The utility’s plans to construct the lines may be stalled again by legal action from private property owners. “I think probably that no matter what decision we make today, we’re going to be in court anyway,” said Deschutes County Commissioner Mike Daly, before th... Full story
Cross country runners around Oregon have their calendars marked for November 5 because that is the day they hope to be at Lane Community College in Eugene for the OSAA State Cross Country Championships. The Sisters Outlaws got an early season look at the running landscape at Lane Community College at last Thursday’s Thurston Invitational. Coach Charlie Kanzig scheduled the meet simply to give all of his runners a chance to experience the course and become more familiar with the terrain in the hope that they will be running t... Full story
Louis Tatum died on July 4 in Hermiston. His son Gary Tatum and daughter Louann Jones were with him at the time of his death. Tatum once owned the Standard Station in Sisters, and was mayor for a time in the mid-1960s. He was a volunteer fireman for the Sisters Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Tatum, and son, Larry Tatum. No service was requested by Mr. Tatum.... Full story
On its 10th anniversary, the Sisters Folk Festival covered the full gamut of American roots music — and ventured down some unique branches. At Sunday’s free gospel show, Ruthie Foster, a Texas-based singer-songwriter, introduced one song as gospel reggae. “Walk into a record store and try to find that,” she said. Much of the music at the festival defied genre, from The Bills’ mixture of classical music, bluegrass, Celtic and a capella sea chanties to The Subdudes’ gumbo of blues, country, cajun and jazz. One festival-go... Full story
It was the end of an era for Sisters-based logging and the end of the 63-year-old Barclay Logging Company. Years of accumulation of logging equipment, tools, and vehicles went on the block last Saturday when a public auction was held at the Barclay shop just west of Sisters on Trinity Way. Between 300 and 400 people attended the auction with over 150 bid cards issued. Trucks, pickups, bulldozers, trailers, shop tools, chains, and a variety of other items were sold during the day-long event, organized by Dean Edgerly... Full story
• Sisters Family Access Network (FAN) salutes the community of Sisters for their outpouring of generosity for the Tools for Schools school supplies drive. Thank you to Sisters Les Schwab for hosting the drop-off station, Sisters Rotary Club for their financial donation and to the many, many anonymous donors who donated cash and/or school supplies. Sisters FAN distributed school supplies to 71 students within the Sisters School District. There are still supplies available for those in need; contact the FAN office at 5... Full story
