News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Jean died peacefully after a long battle with lung cancer at a special care unit in the new senior living community in the Charbonneau area of Wilsonville. A memorial service was held with family and relatives in Portland on September 10. Jean Easton was born in Highland Park, IL to John (Pete) & Hazel Easton. She graduated from Highland Park High School and Monticello College in Godfrey, Illinois. Jean reconnected with her childhood sweetheart, Walter (Wally) H. Rietz Jr., al... Full story
Billybob Bruhns passed away at his Crooked River Ranch home on September 27, from multiple forms of cancer. He was 59 years old. Bruhns was born and raised in San Francisco. Upon completion of high school, he joined the U.S. Army. He served as a firefighter in Vietnam where he suffered two injuries in two separate incidences and toxic exposure. After months of hospitalization, the second injury sent him home to stateside duty. In 1976, Bruhns moved to Clackamas, Oregon. He... Full story
Whychus Creek translates as "The Place We Cross the Water" in the Native American Sahaptin language. On Saturday, September 26, nearly 100 volunteers from across Central Oregon came to that place to help restore Whychus Creek to its original beauty and splendor. People planted, watered, pulled weeds, removed graffiti and picked up debris. It was a huge effort by the group that gathered at Village Green Park in the morning, before fanning out to volunteer at their work site.... Full story
Rodeos have been a part of Jenna Jacobsen's life as long as she can remember. Now, after years of involvement in the rodeo circuit, the Sisters High School junior will wear the title of 2010 Deschutes County Rodeo Queen. "Rodeo is embedded in my family and I love it! I don't think I could ever give it up," she said. "As a young girl I always looked up to all the beautiful, poised queens, so it has been my dream to grow up and be like them some day." After winning the title of... Full story
A hearing is set for Tuesday, October 6, on a proposed AT&T cell phone tower east of Sisters. The tower is to be located near Bradley Road, off Hwy. 126, on the property of Chester Bradley. The proposal has been scaled down from a 100-foot tower to an 80-foot tower disguised as a pine tree. Neighbors Frank and Kathy Deggendorfer, who own property directly to the east of the proposed tower, have led opposition to the installation, arguing that it would irreparably damage the scenic views not only from their property but... Full story
