News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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A proposed mini-roundabout at the intersection of Highway 20 and Locust Street by the elementary school would provide a near-term solution to the congestion at that intersection. It would also enable truck traffic to avoid Cascade Avenue by using the Barclay Drive alternate route, because trucks would be able to use the roundabout for left-hand turns from Locust onto Highway 20. Funding for a roundabout could possibly be secured from the House Bill 2017 Safe Routes to School... Full story
My grandson Daxon is a piece of work. If he isn't building huge paper airliners out of life-sized newspaper sheets, he's coming into the house shouting, "Hey, Grandpa, look what I caught!" And the best part of that wonderful cry is after we've all oohed and ahhed over it, he puts it back exactly where he found it. Daxon and family came over from Salem a week or so back and we got into a lizard discussion. Daxon asked if we had sagebrush lizards in our back 2.5 acres of sagebru... Full story
Repairs to Oregon 242 (the Old McKenzie Highway) across the Cascades began Monday, September 17. Oregon Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be stabilizing slopes and improving drainage, thanks to an $850,000 reimbursement from the Federal Highway Administration following the devastating Milli Fire of 2017. The Milli Fire was active in and around the Three Sisters Wilderness area that adjoins the highway, destroying trees, culverts and patches of the highway... Full story
Depending on appropriate weather conditions, the Deschutes National Forest will apply herbicides to invasive plants within an area adjacent to the Metolius River and the Metolius River Trail October 1-5. The Sisters Ranger District will use two herbicides (Aquamaster and Polaris) to treat invasive non-native ribbongrass, reed canarygrass and yellow flag iris on about 1.5 acres of the Metolius River. Treatments will take place in select locations from just upstream of the confluence with South Fork Lake Creek downstream past... Full story
Authorities shot and killed a cougar in the Mount Hood National Forest last week, a female cat believed to have been responsible for killing 55-year-old hiker Diana Bober of Gresham. The attack is the only known fatal incident involving a cougar in Oregon. Cougars are a seldom-seen but ever-present element of the natural world of Sisters Country. There have been several sightings this summer in and immediately around town, and an incident of predation on goats at a... Full story
To the Editor: On August 22 our little boy fell off the monkey bars at the Village Green and broke his arm. My husband and I want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the wonderful people who helped me get my son to the Fire Hall, along with the children that I was babysitting that day. Two precious women and a wonderful gentleman jumped up into action to save the day for my son and me. I literally would not have known what to do to help my son and take care of the little boys I was babysitting at the same time.... Full story
A Washington Post/ABC poll taken during the 2016 presidential election showed that the priority for voters was to "cleanup" the corruption in Washington. Many that voted for Trump admitted he was not qualified for the job, but because he assured the voters that he would "pick the very best and brightest" people to advise him and run the agencies, they overlooked this. He campaigned to "drain the swamp." In fact, Trump has selected more inexperienced and corrupt criminals for his cabinet and agencies than any president in... Full story
Suicide prevention training will be held at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church on October 3, 2018 from noon to 2 p.m. There is no charge for this course. "Our church council felt that this would be a valued service to offer in the community," said Pastor Ron Gregg. "There's no better time than now to talk about the warning signs of suicide and the steps we can all take to spread awareness and help save lives." The instructor, Claudia Bisso-Getzer, is an experienced doctor of psychology who is also certified in QPR Suicide... Full story
Whychus Creek has been reborn, but how will its story flow from here? That's a question that concerns Brad Chalfant, executive director of the Deschutes Land Trust. The Land Trust has devoted much of the last decade to building community partnerships, raising money, and organizing the physical labor required to return Whychus Creek to a meandering waterway full of life. It's a great start, but it's only the beginning, Chalfant says. "There's a perception that the creek is... Full story
Northwest Farm Credit Services awarded Seed to table in Sisters a $2,500 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. "Seed to Table Oregon is extremely grateful for the generous Rural Grant provided by Northwest Farm Credit Services," said Seed to Table Executive Director Audrey Tehan. "The grant is critical to help revive our propagation greenhouse by allowing us to install a new cover and heating system. The upgrade will help us grow 10,000 more pounds of vegetables each year and... Full story
The Outlaws lost 0-5 in a hard-fought home battle against Woodburn, last years' 5A state champions. The Bulldogs dropped down to 4A this year to become a part of the Oregon West League and will be a huge threat to league foes. On the road two days later, Sisters finished deadlocked with Philomath in a 0-0 tie. In Tuesday's action, the Outlaws were outmatched and didn't have a counter on the offensive end in their loss against Woodburn. The Bulldogs scored three in the first ha... Full story
The adage "don't put the cart before the horse" may be old, but it's still true. Just ask local carriage driving expert Muffy Seaton. She's spent most of her life training, driving and judging carriage driving competitions around the world. Seaton and her husband, Doug, moved to Central Oregon from South Carolina, where they still own a horse farm and training facility. Seaton brings a wealth of experience as a combined driving competitor and educator. Her credentials reflect... Full story
The Lady Outlaws posted wins in three-set sweeps over Woodburn and Philomath last week. Sisters beat the Bulldogs 25-5, 25-9, 25-14, and two days later defeated the Warriors with scores of 26-24, 25-17, 25-18. Sisters hit the road on Tuesday to take on Woodburn, a new league foe this year, and sailed to an easy win. In the first set, Kendra Sitz tallied three aces in her 7-0 serving run to give the Outlaws a quick start. Sisters recorded five more aces in their first-set... Full story
Starting the racing season against some of the best 4A runners in Oregon last week gave the Sisters Outlaws girls team a first-hand look at what the future holds as the squad faces a new league and a high level of competition. At the Husky Invitational, hosted by Sweet Home on Thursday, the Outlaws toed the line for the first time in the 2018 campaign with a goal of checking fitness and race-readiness. Kate Bowen, the Outlaws' top runner, faced off against fellow junior... Full story
There will be a public meeting on September 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sisters/Camp Sherman Fire Hall to discuss the Highway 20 Corridor Public Safety Project. Topics include Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Forest Service (FS) co-management of danger trees along Highway 20; Forest Service danger tree policy and how herbicide application impacted ponderosa pine trees adjacent to the highway; a review of the proposed action and public scoping comments submitted to the Forest Service and how the agency uses... Full story
Was there ever an age where the forests didn't burn? Where soil water retention was so great and energy transfer so effective that fires weren't necessary to keep woody biomass at bay? It turns out there was. The beginning of the Pleistocene around two million years ago exhibited levels of biodiversity we can only dream of today. Just a cursory glance at Pleistocene history reveals what our sclerotic public landscape is missing: massive herds of grazers. I'm talking millions and millions of animals on annual migration... Full story
• Part of my annual check-up this year included an abbreviated memory test: Remember three words for half an hour. Failed. Draw a clock and set the time at 11:10 ... channeled Vernon and passed. After all was said and done, the PA asked me if I had any questions, to which I replied, "Yes. You said I passed the memory test and yet I couldn't remember all three words." "Yes, but your clock was out of this world!" she replied. • It's not as quiet out here in Cloverdale as it once was, of course. But... Full story
