News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Helping to keep the rubber on the road is a prime concern for mechanic Tom Radekin's Auto Service Express. Radekin has recently opened shop in the Sisters Industrial Park, offering a comprehensive menu of automotive services and repairs for cars, trucks, motorhomes and SUVs. This is the second auto-repair business for owner/operator Radekin, who runs another shop in Springfield. He brings his 24 years of experience and skills with a wrench to Sisters, focused on fair prices,... Full story
I'm pretty sure many of you good people reading this column are not strangers to a horse-fly sucking the blood out of your precious body. Now and then, however, I get calls from strangers to this natural phenomena, so I thought I'd share a few comments about the blood-thirsty creatures. They are "true flies," in the order Diptera (which means two-winged insect - all the other orders have four wings). It's the females of all the bloodsucking flies who delight in feasting on the... Full story
Racking up fundraising dollars has become as critical as racking up points for Sisters Outlaws athletic programs. In fact, if teams don't win in the fundraising arena, they won't even make it to the field or court. In an effort to streamline and enhance the potential of fundraising efforts, Sisters' new Athletic Director Tim Roth is developing a program called "Outlaws Together." The first Outlaws Together bingo night was held October 8 and deemed a success, with an expected... Full story
• McDonald's dropped off 2,000 books at Sisters Elementary School last Wednesday. The donation is part of the restaurant chain's "Book Blitz for Kids" program. The program's goal is to increase awareness and support of childhood literacy. • The Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce will host a meet-and-greet with the four candidates running for Sisters City Council on Wednesday, October 24, at 5 p.m. at the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, 291 E. Main Ave. Ca... Full story
Singer-songwriter Travis Ehrenstrom has taken to the Internet to help fund his next recording project. Sisters' native Ehrenstrom has enlisted the help of Kickstarter.com to raise funding to support a new full-length record. Ehrenstrom, a 2007 Sisters High School Americana Project graduate, is no stranger to assisting people fulfill their goals in music and the arts. As assistant festival director, Travis helped the Sisters Folk Festival sell-out this past September and... Full story
