News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Community Fire Hall was abuzz one afternoon last week with the sound of over 30 Vision Action Team (VAT) members working on crafting a final draft of the Sisters Horizons Visioning project. There are four teams, each addressing one of four focus areas about which data was gathered through a series of interviews, meetings, and online surveys starting last spring and running through the summer. Thousands of data points were collected, recorded, analyzed, and grouped... Full story
It doesn't take multiple inches of snow to make for winter driving conditions in Sisters Country. A bit of rain and below-freezing overnight temperatures can turn roadways into ice rinks. Traction tires and all-wheel or four-wheel drive can only marginally improve your chances on the roads when they're slick. Four-wheel drive does not equate to "four-wheel stop"; increase your following distance and above all, slow down. Even when the temperatures rise, icy conditions can... Full story
The recently completed search for a new executive director at Sisters Park & Recreation District came up empty. The preferred candidate, selected by both the board and the citizen committee, received an attractive offer from his current employer when they found out he was considering a position with SPRD - an offer that he couldn't refuse. He notified SPRD he was withdrawing his name from consideration. Courtney Snead, the current interim executive director, told the board it... Full story
To the Editor: Re: "The meaning of art in 2018," The Nugget, November 7, page 14 This article is one of the finest summaries I have ever read. If only everyone in this country could see, feel, and express as Chris Morin does, we would have a society to be proud of. Thank you, Nugget News. Jerold Chapman ••• To the Editor, I attended the Sisters Christmas parade on Saturday. I was surprised that there was no music. No marching band, no cheerleaders or dance team, and no sports teams representing our Sisters... Full story
A decade ago, Gary Kutz and his wife, Cookie, moved to Sisters from California after careers building and managing retirement facilities. A dedicated angler, the many outstanding fishing opportunities in Sisters Country offered a major reason drawing Kutz here. Since last summer he has been helping more area residents learn about fly-fishing and places to fish through the Go Fish Group that meets monthly at the Sisters Community Church, which sponsors the club. Growing up in... Full story
A small shop on Main Avenue is producing some of the most highly regarded guitars in the world. Touring artists, including many Sisters Folk Festival alumni, have laid the vintage tone and meticulous craftsmanship of Preston Thompson Guitars in front of audiences around the world. On December 5, folks in Sisters will get to see and hear these masterpieces of the luthier's art in action in an intimate concert at The Belfry, featuring award-winning bluegrass flatpicker Chris Luq... Full story
Two Sisters firefighters deployed earlier this month to California as part of Oregon strike teams mobilized to support the battle against the catastrophic Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise in central California. Shift Commander Rob Harrison and Firefighter Matt Millar headed south on November 9 and returned to Sisters November 20. The first days of their deployment, they served in structure protection and fire suppression details, and spent the rest of their depl... Full story
If you don't know, artificial intelligence, AI, is creeping inexorably into our lives. From facial recognition technology to autonomous vehicles, from drone swarms to Siri, from Tesla to Pandora's "Musical DNA," AI and machine learning are among the incredibly powerful - and largely invisible - forces driving our next cultural revolution. There are even reports that shopping carts at the grocery store will soon be outfitted with AI, so that grocers, and presumably whoever... Full story
Erin Thompson serves as an art professor at John Jay College, City University of New York. She has written that for most art buyers "... art is a means to create and strengthen social bonds, and a way for collectors to communicate information about themselves and the world within these networks ... art can send a message about who the collector really is - or at least who the person sees themself as being." The oil tycoon and billionaire J. Paul Getty poured millions of dollars into art. He fluently spoke eight languages.... Full story
The City of Sisters kicked off the most wonderful time of the year with the 15th annual Christmas tree lighting in Fir Street Park. The weather outside was frightful, but that didn't keep people from turning out to celebrate the onset of the Christmas season. This American holiday tradition continues to bring residents together to share in a message of hope and peace. It's part of getting into the Christmas spirit, getting the kids involved and watching the Sisters community... Full story
