News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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High school social studies teacher Bill Rexford was recently asked by University of Oregon professors to join them in Salt Lake City at the Western Historians Association Annual Meeting Tuesday-Thursday, October 21-23. Four years ago a $1 million federal grant was awarded to the U. of O. and the High Desert ESD. At that time Lora Nordquist, who was the Sisters School District curriculum director, asked Rexford if he would serve on the advisory committee for the grant. The advisory committee consists of five members,... Full story
With Benton Urquhart and Parker Bennett leading the way, the Sisters Outlaws cross country team "whupped up" on 19 other teams at the Elmira Invitational held Wednesday, October 15, at the Country Fair site in Veneta. Urquhart ran his season best (16:27) and Bennett finished just behind him in a career best (16:28) to finish sixth and seventh respectively. The rest of the Outlaws pack began pouring in shortly after, as Jared Henderson clocked 16:59, Drew Harrison (17:16),... Full story
The $110 million Round Butte/Pelton Dam project is nearing completion with the April 15 target date just around winter's corner. The project is located at the intake for the Round Butte dam. The goal of the facility is to collect downstream-migrating salmon by creating surface currents in the reservoir to the outlet. The second function of the Selective Water Withdrawal Facility is to manage water temperatures of the lower Deschutes River and get the temperatures to the way... Full story
When snow begins to creep into the high country, there's no need to stop hiking. Some of the best hikes can be in the beautiful days of fall. Plus, you'll find the trails less crowded because most people wrongly conclude that the hiking season is over. That's their loss. Last week, we toured the headwaters of the McKenzie River at Clear Lake, and that will continue to be a great fall hike for a while yet. This week we'll drop another 200 feet in elevation and venture a mile... Full story
Science is something that most people tend to leave to the experts. But the simple matter is that we are all scientists to some degree. We want to know why and how things work, and we are always testing our ideas. The old adage "trial and error" is equivalent to science. A simple definition of "science" is humankind's pursuit of a thorough understanding of the natural universe. History teaches us much about this pursuit. Many times in the past, what we thought about how things worked was wrong. We used to think that... Full story
As many of my friends and readers know, I just spent a week with my son, Ross, in Florida. It probably would have been smart of me to wait until January to take him up on the offer. But schedules are hard to match when 3,000 miles separate father and son, especially when son is busy keeping track of a bunch F-16 fighter pilots. There was only one disappointment; I didn't get a ride in an F-16. I was really hoping, but there wasn't a two-holer available, and when I asked Ross... Full story
