News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Lady Outlaws logged a sweep over Philomath at home on Tuesday, September 21, with scores of 26-24, 25-16, and 25-20, but two days later at Cascade they suffered their first league loss, 21-25, 17-25, 25-14, 19-25. In Tuesday’s match, Sisters jumped out to an early 7-2 lead. Philomath slowly whittled away at the Outlaws’ lead and unforced errors by the Outlaws allowed the Warriors to tie the set 23-23. Philomath missed two key serves at the end of the set, which the Out... Full story
Varsity runners for the Outlaws cross-country team traveled to Nike Portland for the largest cross-country meet to be held in Oregon this year on Saturday. And they came home with some new perspectives. An estimated 2,500 runners took part in the meet, which included 18 different races and featured schools from all classifications and a number from other states. Some of the top high school runners in the nation raced over the 5,000-meter course and produced eye-popping times.... Full story
The cancellation of the Fresh Hop Fest resulted in a smaller than expected field of runners for the second Sisters Hop Fest Half & 5k — but Race Director Sean Meissner considered the event a success nonetheless. The event did not take place in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Seventeen runners completed the half-marathon and another 35 took part in the 5-kilometer race, under what Meissner described as “absolutely gorgeous conditions.” Jason Gulley, a physical therapist at Green Ridge Physical Therapy, defended his... Full story
The Outlaws soccer squad won on the road at Sweet Home (SH) on Tuesday, September 21. Two days later, they finished with a tie at Newport. In Tuesday’s action a balanced team effort on the turf at Sweet Home resulted in the Outlaws’ 5-1 win. Last year against SH, Sisters entered the game overconfident and the Huskies took advantage of their lackluster play. Although they managed to walk away with a narrow 1-0 win last year, they knew that this year they should not take the... Full story
The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) are gathering in fields and farms and bird feeders, as thistles and grasses are reaching maturity. The bright warbles and twitters are heard as they feed or fly overhead. This small finch eats only seeds and waits til June and July to nest because the harvest of seeds will feed their nestlings in August and September. They complete a yearly second feather molt which is unique within their species. The female builds the nest with... Full story
John Vincent Hicks passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. John was born and raised in Victoria B.C. He attended the University of British Columbia (B.A.) and the University of Oregon M.Ed.) John taught in Victoria and Portland before moving to Sisters in 1978. In Central Oregon, John worked at Bend Millwork/Pozzi Windows and COCC Warm Springs. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his sons, Peter (Sheri) and David (Kelly); and his beloved grandchildren. No service is planned... Full story
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue party went to the aid of a 27-year-old woman from Bend who had fallen and injured her ankle while hiking at No Name Lake in the Three Sisters Wilderness. On Saturday, September 25, at approximately 2:03 p.m., the Deschutes County 911 Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a hiking party near No Name Lake located near Broken Top. The 911 caller reported there was a female hiker in this area who had fallen while scrambling... Full story
The Santiam Eagles dominated the Outlaws on Friday, September 24, and shut them out in a final score of 42-0. Santiam Christian put up 21 points in the first quarter to take a big lead. Neither team scored in the second period and at the half the Outlaws trailed 0-21. The Eagles scored 14 in the third and an additional seven in the final quarter. Mason Sellers led the Outlaws with 11 rushes for 19 yards, and Griffin Gardner followed with five rushes for 28 yards. Gardner also went 7-for-14 for 136 passing yards. Riley... Full story
The Lady Outlaws shut out Stayton 5-0 at home on Thursday, September 16, to kick off their league season. Sisters prepared well for their matchup against the Eagles, who in the past have always been a quarterfinal playoff team. Sisters started their scoring spree against Stayton 10 minutes into the contest. The ball was distributed wide to Emma Lutz, who beat her defender and crossed the ball on the ground to Anya Shockley, who let the ball go through her legs to Hollie... Full story
With autumn’s arrival, temperatures have begun to cool as the sun sinks ever lower in the sky as the season progresses. We’ve even had a touch of much-needed rain. The shortening days and lengthening nights will also lead to more opportunities for stargazing. While it is true that the evening constellations are dimmest during this time of year, most of them can still be identified under a clear, moonless sky. One of these is our featured constellation for this month, nam... Full story
The community of motorsports enthusiasts who call Sisters home have a new headquarters: Sisters Moto, located at the west end of the Three Wind Shopping Center, near Bi-Mart. The shop has been open for a few months now, and they’ll be revving up their engines to celebrate with a Grand Opening on Saturday, October 2. Riders of all ages will enjoy a chance to visit with vendors, and may be able to pick up a vital piece of gear at an outstanding price in clearance, consignment, a... Full story
Keeping up with what’s happening in Sisters is no easy feat. Saturday was a tough day for a street reporter. There was Glory Daze (see story, page 1), the Artist Studio Tour after Friday night’s Artwalk, the Three Sisters Skyline Half Marathon on Saturday and 50k on Sunday. Think about that for a moment: 50k is over 31 miles of running. In this case over uneven, mountainous terrain. Who does that? Less exhausting was Saturday’s 5K Hop Fest run. While the Hop Fest itself was ca... Full story
•?The ADA-update work on the bridge between Creekside Park and Creekside Campground is complete, although the decorative ends of the railings are not yet complete. They are in line for production at Ponderosa Forge. When they are complete, they will need to be welded on-site, and therefore it is necessary to have had sufficient rainfall to avoid any danger of fire in the dry surroundings. The bridge is open for use. •?City Recorder Kerry Prosser announced that the... Full story
In the late 1950’s after reading J. Edgar Hoover’s “Masters of Deceit,” my mom became convinced that our neighbors were communists. (One must understand that this was post-war America, my dad a World War II veteran, the slogans, “Loose lips sink ships” still ringing in the air). We had grown up in the military, lived outside the naval base in Cavite City across the bay from Manila in the Philippines for three years, traveled and lived many places. Mom was well read and as Dad used to say, “Your mother is often wrong but nev... Full story
The Central Oregon Early Childcare Business Start Accelerator program, which is a collaboration of NeighborImpact and the Small Business Development Center at Central Oregon Community College (COCC), is designed to launch 30 home-based childcare businesses. Students will receive coursework on running a small business and working with State childcare regulations. At the end of the program, if students get certified by the State, they are eligible for a $5,000 grant to start... Full story
“Glorious.” “Dazzling.” Those were two of the many superlatives tossed about Saturday when Glory Daze commandeered three blocks on Main Avenue to showcase 75 vintage or pristine cars and trucks. The car show is sponsored by Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD). The lineup of vehicles ran the gamut and was divided into eight categories: Muscle Cars, Pickup, Stock Restored, Corvette, Sports Car, Foreign Car, Model A, Street Rod, and Ladies Car. The High Desert Corvett... Full story
COVID-19 “may have plateaued but has not crested” in Deschutes County, according to Mike Johnson, senior data scientist at St. Charles Health System. Johnson reported last week that the hospital is still seeing a steady number of cases every day in September, roughly 100 per day, the same number as in August. Both Johnson and Dr. Doug Merrill, medical director at St. Charles, expressed chagrin that local behavior is not changing, observing a sense in the community that the... Full story
Dead and dying trees will be removed in coming months along Highway 20 and 126 east of Sisters. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will cut down trees that are deemed a hazard. Peter Murphy, spokesman for ODOT, told The Nugget, that trees in the right-of-way are being evaluated now, and when they are determined to be a hazard, “we will remove them through our hazard tree removal process.” This process does not include testing to see if the trees were affected by... Full story
For more than a decade, the Forest Service has been making home improvements for the fish population of the Metolius River. Last week, work crews conducted the latest phase of a project adding large logs and downed trees into the stream to restore fish habitat. The work is part of an ongoing project that began in 2008 to restore large wood to the river to improve fish habitat. Nearly 1,000 trees have been placed in the river since that time. Certain areas were left alone to... Full story
Big changes are coming to Adams Avenue. The street is zoned downtown commercial according to different standards within the District, so there can be a mix of single-family residential, apartments, and businesses along Adams. Zoning dictates higher density be focused west of Fir Street. Currently, the east end of Adams is primarily residential, and the west end is more commercial. Although residential and commercial are allowed in both areas, multi-family residential is only... Full story
CJ Chenier is bringing zydeco music to Sisters for Sisters Folk Festival. CJ Chenier — son of legendary zydeco musician Clifton Chenier — started playing music at a young age, learning piano in second grade. He then moved on to learning the saxophone and that was his main instrument throughout his young adult life. He started playing with Clifton Chenier and his Red-Hot Louisiana Band in 1978 at the age of 21, playing saxophone. “When my Dad became ill, I s... Full story
Vaccine injury commentary To the Editor: I was aghast when I read columnist Bill Bartlett’s two “Commentary” pieces, “Seeking to solve a health mystery” and “Controversy in ‘vaccine injury’ reporting.” I am very sympathetic to the health challenges that Sheryl Reuttgers has endured and to her and her husband’s desire to get answers to their many questions. But Senator Ron Johnson, whose counsel, Bartlett approvingly notes, the Reuttgers have shared with others, is not a reliable source of factual information. Bartle... Full story
It’s always uncomfortable admitting you’ve made a mistake — especially if you need to do it publicly. There are times, however, that it is important to do that, and this is one of those times. I recently was scammed. This occurred when some very convincing, sincere-sounding “gentlemen” sent an email to my computer. Their intention was to take advantage of anyone vulnerable to their message — mainly a senior with limited income. I became a victim by responding anxiously to an inappropriate charge of a large s... Full story
The Sisters Country Vision Implementation Team (VIT) continues to grow and is looking ahead to a year of new projects, new partners, and new team members. Each year in September, the VIT begins a new “vision year,” with some team members cycling off and new members joining. Beyond the VIT, there are also new ways to get involved with the Vision, helping all in Sisters Country to thrive even in these difficult times. The VIT will be welcoming our newest members at a virtual meeting on September 29. New members this year inc... Full story
