News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters first graders learned a little bit about Veterans Day and the American flag from Coast Guard veteran Leonard Knott of Sisters. Knott visited with first graders on Thursday, November 10. The students shared their understanding of holidays and learned a bit about the reasons behind Veterans Day. Knott explained the meaning behind the colors of the flag — red for bravery, white for purity and blue for unity. The students already knew that the stars represent states. E... Full story
The Sisters High School JV volleyball team lost only one match this season and that was to the Stayton Eagles early in the season. Sisters beat the Eagles in their second contest. “It was gratifying to beat them (Stayton) the second time around,” said Coach Diane Bremer, “as our goal was to go undefeated this season.” Sam Stoneback was the setter for the Outlaw 5-1 offense and did an outstanding job throughout the year. “Aside from the numerous assists she racked up over the season,” said Bremer, “she was a very effectiv... Full story
Little did Kerry Borsch know when he went to apply for a teaching job 25 years ago that he’d leave the school with a new profession. An administrator there said her husband was looking for help with his house painting business, so Borsch thought he’d try it. The painter turned out to be a master of the craft, with the highest standards. Borsch learned to paint interiors, exteriors and finish woodwork the old-fashioned way. He does everything by hand rather than spraying. “My... Full story
SOAR (Sisters Organization for Activities and Recreation) District has a variety of recreation and day-care programs for kids of all ages during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The SOAR Community Center will be open weekdays during the holidays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. During Thanksgiving break SOAR will be open November 21-23. During Christmas break the center will be open December 19-23 and December 27-30. The Clubhouse program for kids pre-kindergarten through fifth grade is an enrichment and recreation program that... Full story
As the holiday season approaches, movies move into their “blockbuster” season. Sisters Movie House is bringing some of those blockbusters to Sisters this month. The lineup of big movies will begin on November 18 with “Harry Potter” and “Walk the Line,” a bio-pic featuring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash. The rousing musical “Rent” will follow on November 23 and “Chronicles of Narnia” will arrive on December 9, followed by Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” on December 14. Jim Carrey’s “Fun with Dick and Jane” arrives on December 23.... Full story
The Sisters Starry Nights Benefit Concert Series will return for its ninth season with two shows in 2006. Event organizers are currently finalizing arrangements with performers and their management and the lineup and dates will be announced shortly. “We have been working on the shows for several months and were hoping that we would have had the dates confirmed by now,” said Starry Nights Co-Chair Jeri Fouts. “We have a great pair of shows planned and I think our sponsors and audience will agree it was worth the wait once... Full story
The November first-Friday Art Hop in Bend turned into an exciting evening for five members of the Knitwits after-school knitting club from Sisters Middle School. They were the featured artists at Jill’s Wild Tasteful Women and Friends Gallery in Bend on Friday evening, November 4. The girls met artist and gallery owner Jill Neal when she purchased some scarves from them at the Harvest Faire in Sisters. Impressed with the quality and value of their products, she invited them t... Full story
• A detective investigated an apparent drug overdose death in Sisters. • A woman reported that she feared she had been swindled after she gave out bank and personal information on the phone. An investigation turned up no credit action or other irregularities — so far. • A man was trespassed from a local espresso stand after he repeatedly drove by and made inappropriate comments to staff. • Deputies dealt with a couple of domestic problems, one resulting in an arrest for assault witnessed by a minor child. • A man reported th... Full story
The Sisters Blaze U-12 traveling soccer team was fired up on Sunday, November 13, as they took on the Lake Oswego Rangers in the final game of a season that started back in June. The team was led by by Head Coach Doug Early and Manager Shawn O’Hern. The Sisters Blaze battled the Rangers to a scoreless tie at the end of regulation play. As the game was a playoff, ties were not acceptable. The game went to a shoot-out in which five players from each team try to score on the o... Full story
If you lost a box turtle, Debbie Willitts and her children, Sean and Gabriel, found it. The turtle was wandering along the banks of Wychus (Squaw) Creek. If someone turned it loose because they felt sorry for it in captivity, or got tired of caring for it, that was a really big “no, no.” Box turtles are not native to Central Oregon; therefore, if the Willitts children hadn’t found the turtle there’s a good chance it would never have made it though the winter. Debbie called me... Full story
Sisters Middle School was decked out in red, white and blue as students and staff welcomed Sisters area veterans for an hour-long tribute on Thursday, November 10. Local Boy Scouts posted the colors as activities director Mim Burke (who has two sons in the U.S. Army) and class president Zander Albertson welcomed the veterans to the program: “Today it is our privilege to say thank you to all veterans,” Burke said. The theme of thanks was prevalent in the ceremonies. Army vet... Full story
