News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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To couplet or to bypass? That has always been the question in Sisters. The question has been debated for years with no agreement. Both solutions were problematic - a couplet bisecting town with fast-moving traffic or a bypass taking away traffic that is the lifeblood of many businesses. Emergency traffic band-aids on the problem have been the only alternatives implemented. Now there may actually be another approach that all parties may be able to come to agreement on: the "Alt... Full story
With six inches of snow already accumulated on McKenzie Pass Highway and another 12 inches expected through Thursday, the Oregon Department of Transportation will close Highway 242 for the season at 10 a.m. today. The closure follows five days of early season snowfall at and below the pass elevation of 5,325 feet. The highway is the original alignment of the McKenzie Highway (OR 126) between Springfield and Sisters, and is open only during the summer and early fall travel season. After completing a final sweep to make sure... Full story
Shoppers will walk into a brand new Ray's Food Place on the west end of Sisters on Wednesday, November 12. The old 28,500-square-foot grocery store will close its doors at 7 p.m. on November 11 and the doors will open on the massive new 43,500-square-foot Ray's at 7 a.m. There will be an 8 a.m. ribbon cutting to mark the occasion - one with a special sense of history. In 1980, Dan Fouts, Dave Moyer and then-Rodeo Queen Kanoe Durdan cut the ribbon on a Sentry Market at the loca... Full story
A 27-year-old wrangler who formerly worked for Camp Tamarack, west of Sisters, has been arrested for shooting the horse "Trooper." The horse was found injured in the woods near Cache Mountain earlier this month, suffering from what was later determined to be a gunshot wound and a pre-existing leg injury. Trooper has been undergoing treatment at Bend Equine Medical Center in Tumalo and is expected to recover and be adopted by Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch. Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Patrol and Detective Divisions... Full story
To the Editor: This is the copy of a letter I just sent to Governor Kulongoski today to get some action after another crash at Barclay and Highway 20 last night (Tuesday, October 28). I would encourage you to get your readership to start requesting something get done as well from state officials to fix the intersection now to minimize the number of accidents. Dear Governor Kulongoski: This is my first time writing to you as a concerned citizen who resides in Sisters. Last night another accident occurred at the... Full story
Sisters FAN (Family Action Network), in partnership with NeighborImpact of Central Oregon, is providing a program for utility and rental assistance to Sisters families. On Friday, November 14 at Sisters City Hall, staff from NeighborImpact will be available to provide information and applications for assistance. From 10 a.m. to noon, information and applications will be available for utility assistance. Bring the following information: last 30 days of income of anyone working in the household; date of birth and social... Full story
In the wake of recent moisture, the Sisters Ranger District is getting ready to begin fall pile burning. According to the Forest Service, pile burning is part of a series of strategic treatments intended to restore fire's natural role in the forest while at the same time minimizing the potential of wildland fires spreading from National Forest lands to residential areas. Pile burning consumes fuels piled up from projects such as chainsaw and machine thinning. At the same time, "slash" piles associated with numerous logging... Full story
Drivers can access Highway 20 at the new East Cascade Avenue intersection. The City of Sisters cut the ribbon on a $233,000 intersection realignment last Thursday. The realignment was required by the Oregon Department of Transportation because the existing five-way intersection, with East Cascade Avenue merging with Cascade Avenue at an oblique angle, was substandard. The project also narrowed Cascade Avenue with curb bulbs and added landscaping and pedestrian amenities. The C... Full story
• A man was cited for failing to obey a STOP sign after a crash at the intersection of Highway 20 and Barclay Drive (the seventh crash there since the intersection opened). No one was seriously hurt though one car was smashed. • Deputies dealt with a series of domestic problems associated with a couple breaking up. • A mom reported that someone put up a fake craigslist personal ad as a prank on her son. It drew several responses. • A woman called concerned that her husband hadn't come home from a day... Full story
Jack Ferrell was born to race motorcycles. "I raced when I was a kid," said his father Robb. "Actually, (Jack's) grandma raced in California. My dad always worked for Suzuki. So it's pretty much in the blood." Sixteen-year-old Jack just proved it by bringing home the Oregon State Championship trophy in the junior 250 motocross category. Ferrell and his dad traveled all over the state to build the points to take the title. The 12-race season is a big commitment of both time... Full story
The Outlaws football team lost 30-26 at home to Cottage Grove in their final league game of the season. Cottage Grove scored on a 52-yard pass with four minutes left in the first quarter. The PAT was good and the Lions took a 7-0 lead. The Outlaws answered back on their next possession. Sisters went on a 70-yard drive which was capped by a three-yard run by Drew Johnston for the touchdown. The drive was highlighted by two runs by Jared Nelson, one for 23 yards and one for 22 yards. The PAT was blocked but Sisters closed the... Full story
The Lady Outlaws soccer squad notched a 1-0 victory over Junction City at home on Tuesday, October 28, to advance to the first round of the state playoffs. Four days later Sisters traveled to Roseburg and earned a 5-2 win over Umpqua Valley Christian. The Outlaws match up against LaSalle, the No. 1 team in the Capital Conference, in the second round of the state playoffs in Portland on Tuesday, November 4. Sisters was host to Junction City in Tuesday's contest. A crowd of... Full story
The boys soccer team put out a gutsy effort to defeat Junction City 3-1 in overtime at home on Tuesday, October 28. They advanced to the first round of the state playoffs in a match up against LaGrande four days later. The Outlaws lost 3-1, which brought their season to a close. It was a well-fought game with tough play all over the field in Tuesday's win over Junction City. David Liming got the Outlaws on the scoreboard at the 14-minute mark. Will Newport had a great assist... Full story
The Lady Outlaws volleyball team defeated North Bend at home on Saturday, November 1, advancing to Lane Community College for a 1:15 p.m. match against Yamhill Carlton on Friday, November 7. Sisters beat North Bend in four games with scores of 25-19, 25-11, 20-25 and 25-19. Fe Pledger led the Outlaws with 14 kills and seven blocks. Freshmen players Hannah Harrer and Sydney Stoneback both put up big numbers for the Outlaws in the state playoff game. Harrer went 20/20 from the s... Full story
• The Class of 2009 Grad Night Committee would like to thank all the businesses and partygoers who supported our Halloween Bash fund-raiser last Saturday night. A great time was had by all, and the party was a huge success. • Hayden Homes replaced a disc golf basket that was stolen from the Sisters Disc Golf Course several months ago. The housing developer paid $300 for the basket, earning the gratitude of disc golf course creator Kathy Kemper-Green and hordes of avid disc golfers. • Jim Anderson... Full story
There's a rich treasure trove of history out in the canyons east of Sisters. Barry Clock, a resident of the Lower Bridge area and a lifelong historian, has dug for that treasure and compiled it in a new book: "I've Seen It Snow on the Fourth of July: Living in the Five Canyons Area of Deschutes County." Clock moved to Lower Bridge after teaching history at Newport High School for 30 years. When he learned that the canyons were home to one of the West's great cattle outfits... Full story
Take the angular jog onto Cedar off the main street in Sisters heading toward the Sisters Library and keep going to where Cedar dead-ends. There, nestled in its own little corner of the world, you will find Canyon Creek Pottery. The Black Butte Ranch Art Guild found Canyon Creek last month in their monthly excursion to visit a Sisters Country artist. Kenneth Merrill has been a potter for 22 years, creating everything from lamps, to sinks, to dinnerware. His wall hangings are u... Full story
The little pink ribbon, the universal symbol for the fight against breast cancer, has made a huge impact on cancer research and awareness throughout the world. The Oregon Foundation Quarter Horse Club recently decided to try the idea of wearing pink for a day at their first annual Regional Foundation Quarter Horse Show in Eugene at the Oregon Horse Center. They banded together, both men and women, and chose the dreaded disease of cancer as their target. Darcy Marshall of... Full story
Harland Murphy attended Chemawa Indian School in Salem, where he met his wife, Lillie Violet Fry. Harland left Chemawa to enlist in the Navy. He served in World War II from 1943-1944 as a gunner on the carrier USS Kwajalein (CUE 98). He was awarded two battle stars for World War II service. Upon docking after the war, the first thing Harland did was "go find that little girl" (his wife). Lillie and Harland married December 10, 1946. This union brought three sons. Harland worked for Delmonte, a sand mining company, in Pebble... Full story
Lawrence "Larry" Alan Fernandez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 28, 1945 and remained ever a true Hawaiian at heart. He had been battling a rare form of blood cancer when he passed away on October 25, at home, surrounded by family. He was 63. Larry moved to Oregon more than a decade ago and soon met his wife Heidi in a checkout line at Walmart. At that time he was working as a glazier on the St. Charles maternity wing - the same wing that his daughter Lani would be born... Full story
Lyle E. Stuwe died of congestive heart failure on October 19, 2008 at the age of 91. Lyle was born October 9, 1917 in Hubbard, to parents August and Lilly (Blosser) Stuwe. He married Helen (Dodge) Stuwe on November 19, 1938. Helen predeceased him December 20, 1992 after more than 54 years of marriage. Lyle is survived by daughter Yvonne and husband Hugh Buermann of Cottage Grove; son Bruce and wife Dwan Stuwe of Olympia, Washington; son Boyd and wife Kathy Stuwe of Sisters;... Full story
The Sisters High School boys cross country team earned its highest place in school history with a third-place finish at the OSAA State Championships Saturday, November 1, at Lane Community College. The team had its sights on at least a runner-up finish, so there was a little disappointment among team members that both Hidden Valley and Phoenix beat the Outlaws, according to coach Charlie Kanzig. "We were ranked second all year and had not lost to anyone but Hidden Valley, so P... Full story
Students in Kit Stafford's middle school arts class got to know their neighbors recently through a statewide initiative sponsored by the Sisters-based arts education program Caldera. The Hello Neighbor project is the labor of photographer Julie Keefe, who launched the project in a North Portland neighborhood. "When interviewed about his rapidly changing North Portland community, my neighbor, Charles, said he didn't mind the streets being safer, the businesses returning, or the... Full story
Sisters songwriter Travis Ehrenstrom is bringing together some of his fiends and fellow troubadours from across the Northwest for a show in Sisters. Nick Jaina, an acclaimed Portland folk-pop singer-songwriter, Karly Fairbanks from Spokane, Washington and Noah Gunderson of Centralia, Washington, will join Ehrenstrom onstage at Sisters Art Works on Thursday, November 6, at 7 p.m. There is a $5 charge at the door. "It's just a bunch of really good friends I've been playing with over the past year," said Ehrenstrom, a standout... Full story
Predicting the weather is a tricky business. Just trying to figure out how the atmosphere will behave two or three days out is sometimes fraught with uncertainty. Imagine, then, anyone so bold as to peer far beyond the normal forecasting horizon-say a month or even a season into the future. Yet, such was the case when a group of meteorologists and climatologists gathered together on Friday October 24, at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland. The event was the... Full story
