News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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An ad campaign designed to get locals thinking about east-west connectivity in Bend and encourage participation in a transportation survey has run afoul of cancel culture. The billboard that loomed over the intersection of 9th and Wilson depicted a covered wagon trekking across the high desert, with the tagline: “Traveling East to West still tough?” and a link to the survey. Because some folks complained the billboard was culturally and historically insensitive, the City of... Full story
Earth’s climate has changed in the past, and it will continue to change in the future. Some of these changes occurred slowly over long periods of time, but other changes happened over relatively short periods of time with catastrophic consequences. What can these periods of catastrophic change tell us about current climate changes and about the ability of Earth systems to adapt? “Climate Change: A Geologic Perspective” will be the topic when Dr. Daniele McKay speaks at The B... Full story
Veterans and their families munched on bagels, donuts, fruit, and hard-boiled eggs in local-farm hues of green, blue, and brown. Many wore military gear, or jackets and caps celebrating their service, labeled with the branch in which they served. They drank coffee and talked in the Sisters Elementary School gym, hosted by fourth-grade leadership students and the Sisters Parent-Teacher Community group (SPTC). Bill Phillips described himself as active from 1965 to 1969, when he... Full story
Bob and Claudia Grooney were enjoying a quiet afternoon at home last Saturday, November 9, when about 15 people trooped into their house with a special gift. The 90-year-old Grooney is healing from a leg fracture that occurred in September. The Heartwarmers, who make cut-and-tie fleece blankets to be given to those who may need a little comfort and support, received a donation of fleece from the Assistance League of Bend. Among a variety of patterns was some red, white, and... Full story
When you hear the term “healthcare” what comes to mind? Does the term mean services provided by doctors and dentists, medical response by the fire department, air ambulance service, hospitals, urgent care, mobile medical vans, mental-health services, substance abuse treatment, support groups, or perhaps some other service or provider? For the group that gathered in Sisters last week to discuss improving local healthcare options, the concept grew over the course of three hou... Full story
Sisters High School (SHS) senior Toma Prichard has been named a National Merit Semi-Finalist by the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC), in conjunction with the College Board. Prichard is among approximately 160 Oregon students to earn this distinction based on his Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) scores from last year. Prichard’s scores on the PSAT rank him within the top 1 percent of over 1.5 million juniors who took the PSAT in 2018. His score on the SAT w... Full story
The Lady Outlaws pulled it together after a tough first-round loss against Philomath, and won their next two matches for a fourth-place finish in state playoffs. The state tournament was held on Friday and Saturday, November 8-9 in Forest Grove. Valley Catholic took first place honors, Sweet Home was runner-up and Philomath took third. Sisters faced Philomath in their first match of the tourney on Friday morning. The Lady Outlaws had defeated Philomath in five sets in the last round of league play, so the Warriors came ready... Full story
Sisters’ 2019 Outlaws football squad outperformed their 2-5 record, and the numerous all-league selections indicate the respect they earned from the teams they faced. The scoring defense tied for 10th in the state and the offense showed flashes of explosiveness and grit. Faced with a third change of an offensive system in four years, the Outlaws football team — and especially quarterback Taylor Fendall — often found themselves learning on the fly. Three players — Hunter Spor, Ethan Martin, and Garrett K... Full story
It is said that millions of years ago the buckeye on Bela Chladek’s nose was a moth. Bela’s not cross-eyed today, and the buckeyes are also still with us. I’ve created this story for students who are looking forward to college and taking the time to look at this Earth in more detail. I’ve met a lot of them in Central Oregon and I hope many of these bright kids are already into higher education. But just in case… This story started in a scientific journal and begins with... Full story
Do you belt out songs in the shower, your car, or out on the trail? Or do you never sing because your fourth-grade teacher said you couldn’t carry a tune? Maybe you are a very experienced singer and/or musician looking for other voices. Whatever label you have put on yourself, remove it and come to The Belfry on Friday night, November 22, to join in a community sing, where your voice will join with others to create beautiful spirited music. Eight local organizations have c... Full story
A fundraiser self-defense class for the Rich Hummel family will be held Saturday, November 16 at 10 a.m., at Sweat PNW, 392 W. Main Ave. Hummel went in for a routine inguinal hernia surgery in October, but his recovery did not go as expected. He was taken back to the hospital, where it was discovered that he had a small perforation in his colon, leading to an infection in his abdomen. Due to complications he was taken back in for a second, then a third surgery. His wife, Beth, spent three weeks with him in the hospital and... Full story
The occasional sound of car tires ambling across the one-lane cobbled street during the night reverberates up densely packed three- and four-story walls of old stone buildings, but this noise fails to rouse us. We’re deep within a substantial jet-lag slumber. High-pitched citywide bullhorns suddenly trumpeting an old man’s pleading sing-song voice, imploring the faithful to come pray at the nearby mosque at 6 a.m. absolutely rousts us. Two floors above our room, upon the gla... Full story
Should a person become a parent? More specifically, should a woman become a mom? Such questions weren’t always asked in earlier generations; people simply had kids. No longer taken for granted, these decisions inform the twists and turns of a contemporary life path. As many women do, Jackie Shannon Hollis faced losing her love relationship if she chose to prioritize having children. In her book “This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story,” Hollis explores her journ... Full story
Anna Ialeggio, who is the current Artist in Residence at Pine Meadow Ranch, will give a free talk and invite conversation about her process and her art on Thursday, November 21, at 5:30 p.m. at Studio 6000 in Sun Ranch in Sisters Industrial Park. Ecology, Clowning, and Performance — an informal artist talk by Anna Ialeggio will be the final Pine Meadow Ranch artist resident talk for the year. Ialeggio says that she “is on a slippery slope somewhere between journalism a... Full story
I have always been drawn to human emotion. The process of how one “becomes” has forever been fascinating. I was the middle-schooler curling up on the couch after school with my cinnamon toast crunch to “Dr. Phil” and “Oprah,” foregoing MTV and Nickelodeon. I enjoyed playing “therapist” and psychoanalyzing my friends (not sure if they always appreciated this), and I was (with pride) most definitely a playground conflict manager in fifth grade. The term “empathy” is becoming a bit too trendy, but whatever the case, my curios... Full story
As the long winter nights set in, it is time again for the popular Fireside Stories Evenings sponsored by Three Sisters Historical Society, beginning Wednesday, November 20, with the return of award-winning Western author and storyteller Rick Steber. Thanks to a community grant from the City of Sisters, and the support of their membership, TSHS will host four Fireside Stories Evenings at the FivePine Conference Center over the next five months, bringing to town four popular... Full story
To the Editor: Is it possible that the whistleblower is not one person but multiple people such as a co-op? Why is the media, both sides, mandating non-disclosure of the whistleblower’s name? Why does Congress, again both sides, refuse to put out his name? Is the anonymity of the op-ed writer also known, but again non- disclosure mandated? Is the op-ed writer also the whistleblower? We as Americans don’t know the answer to any of these questions, but Congress and the media do. But I’ll bet if we did know, we’d unite in want... Full story
On the Friday before the holiday weekend, veterans were honored at an assembly presented by Sisters Elementary School (SES). The respectful, educational, and emotionally moving assembly was professional in its presentation and sincere in its gratitude. “I’ve never been more honored as a veteran than here,” David Vaux said of Sisters. He moved here a little over a year ago, shortly before the SES Veterans Assembly of that year. He enjoyed it greatly. “And then I spent three h... Full story
