News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) deputies arrested Tracy Syanovitz, 58, of Sisters on a domestic assault charge late last month. According to DCSO’s public information officer Sgt. Jayson Janes, “Our office received a report of a possible assault on October 30, 2021 at 2:20 a.m. During the investigation the deputy obtained statements and evidence that gave them probable cause to believe Tracy Syanovitz committed the crimes of Assault IV Domestic Violence and harassment. The victim was a 52-year-old male subje... Full story
Sisters High School (SHS) counselor Rick Kroytz is a fervent believer in the impact the ASPIRE mentoring program can have in the lives of high school students as they explore their post-graduation options. Kroytz is the ASPIRE coordinator for the school district and he’s in search of a new crop of mentors to help juniors and seniors at SHS. Sisters High School has long been considered a leader among ASPIRE programs in Oregon, but the impact of COVID-19 has taken a big toll o... Full story
The Lady Outlaws played on the road at Marist, a private school that draws club players from all over the area, in the first round of the State playoffs, on Tuesday, November 3. Although the game ended in a 3-1 loss for the Outlaws, their coach couldn’t have been more proud. “Our girls played so good,” said Coach Brian Holden. “They came out so ready. They passed the ball around Marist on the ground and controlled the ball, creating goal-scoring opportunities from our wings and down the middle. “Our girls had control of the g... Full story
Once a new Sisters Elementary School is built on the campus at the west end of town in 2023, the current site on the corner of Highway 20 and Locust Street will become a community asset. How that asset might best be used is at the forefront of a community conversation. Citizens4Community (C4C) will kick off that conversation with a November 15 “Let’s Talk” session. These talks are conducted monthlyby C4C on a variety of issues important to Sisters, but they are making a particular effort to bring the public into the discu... Full story
Sisters youth are helping to restore the creek that runs through their hometown. Sisters High School (SHS) juniors in the Interdisciplinary Experiential Education (IEE) program participated in the planting of streamside vegetation to rehabilitate the banks of Whychus Creek, where the 17th and final dam/irrigation diversion was removed to allow for safe fish migration in the creek. Two groups of about 20 students each spent the afternoon on two days October 26-27, planting 450... Full story
A recent Oregon poll found Central Oregon region in need of at least 100 units of long-term housing for the 18-24 age group, plus another 170 long-term housing units. There is a complexity of reasons for youth homelessness including family breakdown, mental illness, sexual assault, addiction, family financial difficulty, and/or social isolation. With the adult homeless population, add to that the possibility of PTSD, low-income jobs, and unaffordable housing. Many of our adult homeless began down this road as teenagers and... Full story
Sisters faced No. 6 seed North Marion in the first round of the 4A State playoffs on Wednesday, November 3. Due to excessive rain the game was held on the turf at Canby High School. The Outlaws worked extremely hard all season to achieve the goal of making it to post-season play, and the seniors led the way and provided the leadership needed to make it happen. Although they lost the contest 3-2, they put up a great fight and proved they could match up against anyone in the league. In the first 15 minutes of the contest,... Full story
The past few months have been hard on many of our military veterans. After two decades of war in Afghanistan, they had to watch helplessly as the fruits of a generation of labor fell to the Taliban in a shambolic and bloody withdrawal. Inevitably, many were called to question what it was all for — all the strain and sacrifice, the blood and the treasure expended in a cause where four presidential administrations and the top brass failed in their commitment — and consistently failed to tell the truth. That... Full story
Nonpartisan commissioners To the Editor: Many of you have already signed the citizen’s initiative petition to make the Deschutes County commissioner seats and elections nonpartisan. Thank you so much for your support. We do not have enough signatures and currently are 47 percent of our goal. We want it in the May 2022 election. Unfortunately, citizens’ initiatives can only be signed in person (no e-signature or online allowed). If interested to sign, circulators will be at Paulina Springs Books (PSB) at 252 W. Hood Ave. bet... Full story
It only took a few snow flurries downtown Saturday to signal the start of winter play season. Folks from Sisters Country took off in droves, destination Ray Benson, Santiam, and Potato Hill Sno-Parks, anything above 6,000 feet that got a nice dumping Friday night, and throughout Saturday morning. Oregon Department of Transportation had already made a couple of sweeps as the weather changed seemingly by the minute, from hard-driving snow with 20 mph winds behind it, to pop-up s... Full story
Two Sisters High School students are journeying abroad with instruments in hand as Oregon Ambassadors of Music (OAM). Norma Quero and Justin Bowe, both sophomores at Sisters High School, were nominated by their band teacher, Tyler Cranor, to be a part of the Oregon Ambassadors of Music program in their respective instrument areas.... Full story
The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank finds itself in an enviable position thanks to the generosity of Sisters community organizations, businesses, and individuals who have provided them financial support in the past. Theirs is a success story of having been in need several years ago, alerting the community, and receiving tremendous support. Les Schwab Sisters Taylor Tire Center provided $5,400; OnPoint Community Credit Union, $10,000; Sinclair Oil Corporation, $10,000; plus others;... Full story
Lake Creek once again flows unvexed from Suttle Lake to the Metolius River. Once interrupted by irrigation diversions and dams, the creek now flows freely — while local water rights holders still get their water — thanks to a long-term project involving the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, and numerous partners, that removed the last diversion on the creek this fall. Since 2007, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, along with the Pelton Round Butte Fund and a... Full story
