News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Tails Alliance (STA) is parting ways with the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD). In a special meeting last week, the board of Sisters Trails Alliance voted to dissolve the relationship as a "partner committee" with SPRD. The STA has for many years been a partner committee under SPRD and received administrative support through that relationship. A prepared release from STA stated that, "Many of the STA board members attended a working session of the Sisters Park & Recreation District board on Tuesday, October... Full story
Ownership of a Habitat for Humanity home marks a fresh start for many families. And it's volunteers who hold the key to helping Sisters families over that threshold into a new life. Linda Casanova could not be more grateful to the crew of volunteers who built the home she and her family dedicated last Sunday. A medical condition that required multiple brain and spinal surgeries left Casanova and her family in severely strained circumstances. "Because of my illness, well,... Full story
Sisters schools Superintendent Jim Golden hosted Oregon State Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Rob Saxton Tuesday, October 22, for a discussion surrounding the new direction being taken in public school education in Oregon. The meeting charter was "How do we convene people to create a truly new educational system?" School board chair Don Hedrick, vice chair Kay Grady and Sisters Science Club co-founder Bob Collins also took part in the meetings and the tour of Siste... Full story
Sisters High School combines science, English and physical education in its Interdisciplinary Environmental Expeditions (IEE) class - a class that demonstrates that a lot of learning can be done outside the traditional classroom. Last Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, science teacher Glenn Herron took his IEE class of juniors to meet with the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council's Kolleen Yake and Kelly Beck at the old Leithauser irrigation dam site. The dam was removed recently as... Full story
To the Editor: The Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) is dedicated to developing and maintaining recreational and commuting trails in Sisters Country. STA is also committed to including the Sisters community in the entire process of trail-building, from concept to execution. The STA was born in 2003 when a large group of Sisters residents came together to write the Sisters Community Trails Plan. This plan established community priorities for expanding, upgrading and maintaining the trails system. These priorities were recently... Full story
I would like to address my comments to the manager of the STA/US Forest Trail Project. I do not know who that manager is, but I'm guessing that it's somewhere between Gary Guttormsen and Kristie Miller. You deserve a grade of D- for your managerial skills. I have heard Kristie Miller apologizing to Crossroads for her error in "forgetting" to let Crossroads know about the trail, or have any voice in the decision. I am rejecting Kristie's apology as a false premise. This was a stealth hit, this was an end run, and this was a... Full story
The Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Fighters Association presented the district's board of directors with thousands of dollars worth of new equipment at the district board meeting on Wednesday, October 16. The equipment included rescue stabilization struts, scene lighting, and back-up cameras for six trucks. At this year's rodeo the volunteers raffled off a rifle and scope combination that raised nearly $10,000. The volunteers obtained the rifle through a donation from Cloverdale... Full story
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) Board Chair Jean Wells Keenan will be Featured Quilter at the Yokohama Quilt Festival - one of the largest Quilt Shows in Japan - this November. Wells Keenan, co-owner of the Stitchin' Post with her daughter Valori Wells Kennedy, and founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, will be lecturing, holding a workshop, and exhibiting her work showing over 35 years of quilt design and creation. The invitation came from Naomi Ichikawa, editor of a major Japanese quilt publication, which is a lead... Full story
In a lengthy and at times charged board meeting Tuesday, October 22, the Sisters Park and Recreation District (SPRD) board agreed upon their position in the upcoming "all-hands" meeting to be held Tuesday, November 5 at 6 p.m. at the Sisters-Camp Sherman fire hall. New SPRD Executive Director Liam Hughes summarized the results of the nearly three-hour meeting: "SPRD feels the trails are a fundamental part of our mission to provide public recreation opportunities. SPRD will not obligate any funds until the board of directors i... Full story
Flotilla 53, Depoe Bay, Oregon - Second Class Boatswain's Mate Brandon O'Brien of Coast Guard Station Depoe Bay was named Sailor of the Quarter for the third quarter (April, May, June) of 2013. O'Brien was selected for this honor by his fellow shipmates at the Coast Guard station located in the town of Depoe Bay on the Central Oregon coast. In addition to receiving a letter of commendation from the station officer in charge, he was presented with a unit challenge coin,... Full story
November night skies hold much in store for the stargazers of Sisters. Keep an eye out for some spectacular celestial events this month. Cetus the Sea Monster is our featured constellation. To others this star pattern is known as "The Whale." History documents the fact that this constellation has been depicted in many different ways. Greek mythology tells of Cetus the Sea Monster being released by Poseidon. The god of the sea became angered by the claims of Queen Cassiopeia.... Full story
The boys soccer team notched two big wins to wrap up league play and finish with a perfect 10-0 record. Sisters beat La Pine in a 13-0 landslide at home on Monday, October 21, and two days later posted a 6-1 victory at home over Sweet Home (SH). The Outlaws jumped out quick and scored five goals in the first 13 minutes in their match-up against La Pine on Monday. Jake McAllister scored a hat trick and Colton Mannhalter and Evan Rickards both scored a goal. Coach... Full story
More often than not, my preferred hiking turf is in the thousands of acres of wilderness that surround our area. I haven't really devoted much time or thought to the Sisters-to-Tollgate trail proposed by the Sisters Trail Alliance (STA), simply because I considered it to be pretty much an urban trail. I will admit to being a bit curious about all the fuss, though, so I recently accepted an invitation from the STA to take a look at the proposed project. As currently planned,... Full story
Longtime Sisters-area resident Lei Durdan died October 23, just short of her 87th birthday. Durdan was one of the great personalities of Sisters for decades. Words like "grace" and "class" are common descriptors, and she combined those qualities with an engaged spirit that she brought equally to pursuing her passion for the equestrian lifestyle and service to others. She recalled her early connection with Sisters when she was chosen as Sisters Rodeo Grand Marshal in 2007: "We... Full story
The Sisters Outlaws showed they were the class of the field as all four teams competing at the Sky-Em District Meet swept to team titles. The win launches the boys' and girls' varsity teams on to the OSAA State Championships scheduled for Saturday, November 2, at Lane Community College in Eugene. It was a repeat performance of the 2012 team and gave Coach Josh Nordell reason to smile afterwards. "I was a little nervous leading up to district, but now I am just super excited fo... Full story
The girls soccer team posted two road wins to wrap up league play. Sisters beat La Pine 6-0 on Monday, October 21, and two days later defeated Sweet Home 3-0. In Tuesday's action against La Pine, the Outlaws jumped out quick and scored their first goal two minutes into the game off a shot by Emily Corrigan. Natalie Ambrose found Corrigan as she ran through the Hawk's defense and slid a perfect through-ball to Emily who sent the ball past the keeper. Three minutes l... Full story
The Sisters Kiwanis Club now has a highly functional new facility from which to serve the Sisters community. The service club moved into its new food bank facility on Main Avenue earlier this month, just west of the corner of Main Avenue and Oak Street. A grand opening celebration is planned for Sunday, November 3, at 1 p.m. For years, that corner was the hub of Kiwanis' food bank operation, which was created to help people in need in the greater Sisters area in 1983. Last... Full story
Marilyn Louise (Corwin) Berding inspired an eternal legacy of faith and love. After suffering with Alzheimer's for many years, Marilyn went to be with her Lord on October 23, 2013. Her life will be celebrated at a memorial service on November 2, at 2 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. Mackenzie Hwy. in Sisters. Marilyn was born on May 19, 1939 in Troy, New York, to Irma and Elbert Corwin. Despite a tumultuous childhood, Marilyn was blessed with the steady presence of... Full story
Born on a farm near Holmesville, Nebraska, to Lottie and Harrison Frantz, Dorothy was the youngest of three children - following sister Helen and brother Russell. The family moved to California where Dorothy earned a bachelor's degree in teaching from La Verne College, where during her college years she was in a vocal quartet. During World War II, while visiting a camp for conscientious objectors with her father, a Brethren minister, Dorothy met William Stafford. They immediat... Full story
Leimomi Abigail Durdan was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii, on October 31, 1926 to Horace Eugene and Abigail Manley, the second of five children. She was at home at her beloved Crooked Pine Ranch in Sisters, when she peacefully passed on October 23 at the age of 86. Lei met her husband, Scott Durdan, at the University of Hawaii and they married in 1945. Thus began a long and remarkable adventure. While living in Hawaii, our mother developed her inimitable style of entertaining and... Full story
Rep. John Huffman changed course Monday on efforts to clear the way legislatively for development of property owned by the Cyrus family east of Sisters. At a meeting of a working group, Huffman said he plans to sponsor a bill in the 2014 legislative session that would allow for siting Transfer Development Opportunities (TDOs) in Deschutes and Jefferson counties (and possibly others) - but not tied to the Cyruses or any other specific property or development. TDOs were... Full story
The Outlaws football team came through big in their final league game of the season with a 20-6 victory at La Pine on Friday, October 25. Sisters scored two touchdowns in the second quarter and at the half held a 13-0 lead over the Hawks. The Outlaws' first touchdown was the result of a 12-play drive. Tristan Lewis threw a big 18-yard pass to Isaac Mackenzie over the middle of the field and then threw a 10-yard pass to Lane Gladden up the right sideline. Logan Schutte... Full story
