News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Nancy Schupp lives quietly at home with her dog, Gizmo. In her late 70s, she’s been a caterer and a dental technician. Both jobs kept her busy, working seven days a week. Sometimes she grabbed fast food when she was tired, but always gave her catering clients the best quality foods she could afford. Now she realizes that she should have treated herself as thoughtfully — and she hopes her missteps can be lessons to save others from the pain she’s suffered from diabetes. I... Full story
The Outlaw Booster Club and the Hall of Fame Committee would like to salute our sponsors for this year’s annual Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony. Without our sponsors this event is not possible, and any net proceeds directly benefit the Sisters High School students. A special thanks to our premier sponsor, Ray’s Food Place; our Corporate sponsors Takoda’s, GFP Response/Pollard Family, Ambrose Law Group, Total Property Resources LLC, and Cement Products Manufacturing; and our Table sponsors Robinson & Owen Heavy... Full story
The deadline is approaching for citizens to apply for City of Sisters boards and committees. The City has several opportunities that allow community members to fill an integral role in City government by advising the City Council on important issues. Community participation on City of Sisters boards and commissions serves two essential purposes: Board members are directly involved in their local government and can positively impact their community’s future, and the City Council receives timely input and information regarding... Full story
The Lady Outlaws swept their way to the top spot in the 4A Oregon West Conference. They defeated Cascade in three straight sets on Tuesday, October 19, and two days later on senior night they posted a 3-0 win over Woodburn. The wins gave them co-champion status with Cascade. Tuesday’s match against Cascade was a battle from start to finish. In the first set the Outlaws played from behind the whole game. They were down 17-21 when Hannah Fendall stepped back to serve. The Outlaw... Full story
I just listened to a politician whose ideas I agree with. But the way these ideas were communicated was, quite honestly, reprehensible. He condemned the individual testifying before the committee with a host of judgmental adjectives: “arrogant, prideful, vindictive, jealous, disingenuous, ignorant, hypocritical.” It was an all-out frontal attack on this man’s character and intelligence. This “attack” was featured on YouTube and has been watched nearly a million times with some 6,000 comments about how marvelously he tore t... Full story
Anybody who’s been to a store for sundries, or tried to get a piece of exercise equipment, or tried to order materials for a home project, knows that the supply-chain woes we hear about daily on the news are real. We’re repeatedly being warned that if we see something we need or want, we’d better get it now, because no one knows when it can get replaced if it sells. It’s not even Halloween yet, and we’re told we’re already behind on our Christmas shopping. Well, OK. There’s... Full story
Habitat for Humanity homeowners must always take a long road toward the moment when they cut the ribbon on their new abode. For Terri Gookin and Patrick and Diane Yates, who celebrated the dedication of their new homes on Bluebird Street in the ClearPine subdivision on Friday, October 22, the road was longer — and more filled with rocks and potholes — than most. Volunteers and families spent the past two years working in pandemic conditions, with growing supply... Full story
Visitors enjoy Sisters, but several key areas — traffic, and the availability of dining options and overnight accommodations — could be improved. Those are conclusions drawn from a series of surveys conducted in order to create data for the destination tourism management work going on in the City of Sisters (see related story on page 15). ECONorthwest of Bend conducted surveys for Sisters from August 12 to September 8, via emails and social media, to people who... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District released a draft environmental assessment of the Green Ridge Landscape Restoration Project for a 30-day public comment period last Friday. The 25,000-acre project area is located about nine miles north of Sisters. The goal of the project is to promote ecosystem sustainability, resilience, and health under current and future conditions in the Green Ridge project area. The assessment addresses both land and water issues. “After significant interdisciplinary teamwork analyzing the project, we are p... Full story
According to the latest timeline published by the Sisters School District, the new elementary school building will be completed for the opening of the 2023-24 school year. Last May, voters approved a $33.8 million bond for the construction of the new school and other district projects. The current elementary school is pressed to capacity, and remodeling the facility was not a viable option, according to Superintendent Curt Scholl. Additionally, Scholl said that the concept of... Full story
Be careful out there. Deer rifle season is still in effect for eastern and western Cascades through November 5. Then the elk season kicks in — November 6-12 for western side hunts and November 6-14 for eastern Oregon. Quick! How many roundabouts in Sisters? Two it is within the City limits. The obvious one that we all know and love, and the one in Cold Springs Village where North Trinity Way, Railway Ave., W. Aitken Ave., and W Allingham Ave., make the circle. Sure sign... Full story
