News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Molly O’Connor Niebergall passed away on February 24, 2021. Molly was an only child born to Irene and Vincent O’Connor in Vancouver, Washington. Molly had a happy childhood growing up in Vancouver, and graduated from Vancouver High School in 1950. Molly made many special friendships during this time, some lasting over 80 years. Following high school, Molly went to OSC (now OSU) and majored in home economics education. Active in a variety of roles on campus, Molly was pre... Full story
Hearing that six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racially hurtful messages, I started to wonder what other stories in children’s literature may also need to be examined? One that immediately came to mind is “Little Black Sambo.” Originally a story that took place in India, written in 1899 entitled “The Story of Little Babaji,” it was a story that garnered attention of American civil rights activists in the 1930s and ’40s. The title was changed to “The Story of Little Black Sambo,” depicting a very dark-ski... Full story
Paige Bruguier graduated from Sisters High School in 2011. In school, she excelled in the arts from music to ceramics and jewelry making. Bruguier was born on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. Her family moved to Sisters when she was starting the sixth grade. With creative and supportive parents, and great teachers like Mike Baynes at Sisters High School, her creativity unfurled in music and working with metal in a jewelry-making class. “Working with metal really clicked f... Full story
My three rescued Scotties love me. How do I know? I know because they wag their tails and sometimes even howl when I return to them. I know because they always want to be with me and their actions show that they enjoy being around me. I also know because they work hard to please me when times are difficult, such as during heavy snow days when we can’t easily get outside for exercise and to do other things. They may not speak with human voices, but I hear their great love. I read an article saying that brain scans show that w... Full story
Over a long career as a federal civil servant living and working in the Middle East, Gary Leiser developed an interest in medieval Islamic coins. “I began collecting — unsystematically,” he told The Nugget. “I had a tendency to haunt junk shops. To call them antique shops would be a little bit charitable. You never know what you’re going to stumble across in a junk shop.” Over more than two decades of junk-shop haunting in Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, and other Middle Ea... Full story
Did you know that 391 small businesses in Sisters are connected via Alignable? Heck I didn’t know there were even 391 businesses in all of Sisters. Alignable is the international network for small and local entrepreneurs, as compared to the much larger and better known LinkedIn, which caters to a broader range of members, individual and corporate. Thanks to Alignable, I just learned of a fascinating, below-the-radar business in town — Velocity Sports Equipment — w... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws fell 20-6 to the Pleasant Hill Billies at home on Friday, March 5. Both teams had sloppy, sluggish starts, but the Billies found their groove and posted the victory. In the first quarter, Sisters marched down the field with nice runs from Griffin Gardner and Hunter Spor, but stalled after a delay-of-game penalty and an incomplete pass in the end zone. At the end of the quarter, the score was even 0-0. The Billies opened the second quarter with precise passe... Full story
Bela Chladek, a sophomore at Sisters High School (SHS), finished fourth overall in the combined results at the unofficial Alpine State Championships held March 4-5 at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. Chladek led the Outlaws in completing a very successful alpine ski season. Due to the pandemic, the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association (OISRA) opted out of having an official season, so coaches and volunteers stepped in to make a season happen for the teams interested in taking... Full story
Students in the Sisters High School Mr. SHS program are hosting a pasta feed to benefit Sisters Family Access Network (FAN) on Sunday, March 14. The Mr. SHS participants will be doing this event delivery and takeout style. Tickets are available for purchase online. There will be a dessert auction online as well. There is also an option for donations. Purchase tickets at www.givebutter.com/MrSHS2021PastaFeedandAuction. Choose the contestant pair that you would like to support through your contribution, and fill out the Google... Full story
Sisters Elementary School (SES) will hold their annual Kindergarten Roundup preregistration on Friday, April 16. It will be held as a meet-and-greet/tour. Participants may sign up on the district website at www.ssd6.org. Due to COVID-19 the school is requesting a limit of one parent and one child per appointment. Children who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2021 are eligible for the 2021-22 school year. Enrollment forms may be picked up at the SES office, 611 E. Cascade Ave., starting March 11, between 9 a.m.... Full story
Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) invites the Sisters community to a challenge: From March 5 through March 28, move your body 24 miles over 24 days and do it your way. You can walk, run, hike, bike, ski, snowboard, snowshoe, handcycle, or some of each, you choose. You can take the challenge individually or as a team, you choose. This is a challenge to get your body moving and ready for spring, have fun doing it safely, and showcase the mission of OAS. “This is usually an event held... Full story
I don’t believe we have received complete information from our leaders. The information we receive on COVID-19 deaths is not clear. On March 2, 2021, 512,122 deaths were claimed nationally from COVID-19. In order for fair evaluations of yearly or monthly death rates, the previous year’s death rate is needed to allow a good comparison of increases or decreases. Presently, deaths related to COVID-19 are based on confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis and/or suspected or assumed COVID-19 contact. It becomes difficult, when multiple co-... Full story
To the medical staff, National Guard service members and hundreds of ordinary citizens who are volunteering to help vaccinate our residents against COVID-19 during this pandemic: Thank you. You are performing a vital role in our community. At the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, the process was efficient, painless and the people all helpful and upbeat, from the greeters at the entrance who made polite inquiries and gave us directions upon our arrival through the fellow who did a dance while waving us to the exits. Let’s get t... Full story
Our friend George Arthur “Art” Barker III, who was born on July 26, 1954 in Niles, Ohio, passed peacefully on Ash Wednesday, February 17. He was at his home in Sisters, where his closest and best friend, Ron Cattani, was at his side. He was born to Janet and George Arthur “Sonny” Barker II and was the oldest of seven children. Shortly after high school graduation he joined the Navy as a proud American during the VietNam era and was assigned to the USS Dixie. He receive... Full story
BlockScore is an identity data and anti-fraud solutions developer founded in 2014 and based in Palo Alto, California. They serve over 500 clients worldwide with more than 700 million unique IDs. It’s not their technology per se making news in Sisters. It’s their headquarters relocation to town that is attention-grabbing. They are branded as Cognito, providing identity verification and sanction screening services throughout the world to ensure compliance and mitigate fra... Full story
Sisters middle and high school students began in-person learning in late January under Oregons “hybrid model,” while Sisters Elementary School has been operating largely in person since September. For many citizens of Sisters Country, confusion and some frustration remains regarding the variations in the “hybrid” schedule among the three schools and the reasons for the differences. The key reasons for the variations in the three schools’ plans stem from the limiting factor of physical space in relation to the number of studen... Full story
