News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Sisters Community Church is hosting a free Thanksgiving Feast on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. All are invited and welcome to attend. The event is being held at the church, located next to Sisters Middle School at 15220 McKenzie Hwy. Turkey and ham, dressing, mashed potatoes and several other side dishes will be served. Church spokesman Garth Tosello said, "It's going to be a very traditional Thanksgiving menu." Several different kinds of pie will be served for dessert. Ladonna Church is... Full story
Monica Offield, local singer and songwriter, kicked off and closed the benefit concert held in her name last Sunday evening at Sisters High School. Offield, a standout performer in the Sisters Folk Festival's Americana Project, has a severe kidney disease, and the show was organized to rally support and raise funds for her medical battle. Also performing at the event were Dennis McGregor, Brent Alan, Brad Tisdel, Katie Cavanaugh, Patrick Pearsall and current students of the Am... Full story
Terry and Marilyn Mumey had been looking for an opportunity to start a business in Sisters. High school sweethearts from Sweet Home, both are native Oregonians. Their career had led them around the western United States for the last 30 years, and they were ready to return home with Mackenzie their dog, who became the namesake of the new shop. The Mumeys purchased a home in Sisters about a year ago and were waiting for an opportunity to lease or purchase a suitable building in... Full story
Sisters Urban Area Planning Commissioners have paved the way for a new kind of development in Sisters. At last Thursday's monthly planning meeting, Dutch Pacific got the first approval needed to build loft apartments above light industrial buildings in Sun Ranch Business Park. Because this live/work use is not currently permitted in Sisters Comprehensive Plan, the project next needs approval from Sisters City Council. Commissioner Dominic DeBari said it was an exciting new concept which was well-planned by the developers.... Full story
Ninety-three-year-old Mariel Virginia Wilkins Stones, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother, passed away peacefully November 3, in American Fork, Utah. Mariel (Mary) was born May 13, 1913, in Vancouver, Washington. She lost her father, Oscar Wilkins, at age five and her mother, Lillian A. Deal Wilkins, a few years after her marriage. She married James Grant Stones, June 8, 1935, and together they cultivated a progeny of 122. Mariel... Full story
Zygmund Joseph Kij died on November 13. He was 83. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1923. He served 25 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. He married his wife Harriett in 1968 in Lakewood, California. He was a cabinet maker and enjoyed gardening. He is survived by his wife; son Marc McEveny of San Diego, California; and daughters Christine Bowser of Medford and Cynthia Miller of Kansas City, Kansas; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by four... Full story
