News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 27
Erin Deggendorfer and Chris Borla were married on August 30, 2008 in an evening ceremony at Squaw Creek Ranch in Sisters. The couple enjoyed a Hawaiian honeymoon in September. Both Erin and Chris are happy to make their home in Sisters.... Full story
Matt and Katie Ehrenstrom of Issaquah, Washington, announce the birth of their daughter Addyson Grace. She was born on November 26, weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz. and measured 20 inches. Proud grandparents are Ben and Annette Ehrenstrom of Sisters, and Rob and Lori Turner of Bellingham, Washington. Congratulations!... Full story
The Sisters community raised its collective voice in song and celebration Sunday night in the 12th annual Magical Voices of Christmas presentation sponsored by the Sisters Rotary Club. As has been the tradition for the past several years, the focus was on Sisters' youth. Choirs from all three Sisters schools offered up carols, while individuals showed off their talents in their own acts. Noah Eckstine expressed his desire for an unusual gift in the comic song "I Want a... Full story
After months of rumors swirling around Sisters, a major business development is one big step closer to reality: Bi-Mart has filed an application for a store in the ThreeWind Shopping Center. The corporate retailer filed an application on Tuesday to modify the former Ray's site for a new Sisters Bi-Mart store. The application itself is not the final word that Bi-Mart is coming to town. John Harris, President of the company, told The Nugget that he cannot discuss the project bec... Full story
Tucked away behind Sisters Market, the Orient Express Chinese Takeout has been a part of the Sisters eatery scene for eight years. The restaurant started out inside the market and moved to its present location when the market underwent extensive renovations four years ago. Jian Chen and his wife Xing, along with their children Noel, 15, and Allen, 10, keep the Orient Express open six days a week for lunch and dinner, reserving Sundays for rest and fishing. Regular customers... Full story
The Deschutes Land Trust continues its quiet pursuit of a land deal that would dramatically increase the organization's already substantial profile in the region. At issue is a 33,000-acre parcel of forestland, known as Skyline Forest, on the eastern slopes of the Cascades between Bend and Sisters. This past spring, the Land Trust was offered a donation of 28,000 acres of the former Bull Springs Tree Farm to manage under a community forest concept. While the idea is still very much in play, administrative complications have... Full story
Developers of a proposed 10-acre mixed-use development near the site of Sisters' new post office on Larch Avenue will take their plans to the City of Sisters Planning Commission next week. The planning commission will hold a public hearing at Sisters City Hall on December 18, at 5:30 p.m. on a proposal for a 10-acre mixed-use (residential and commercial) development called Black Butte Crossing. Willamette Planning Group LLC is proposing a four-phased development containing six buildings with 243 dwelling units, and 32,000... Full story
The Forest Service blew it and they know it. Failure to discuss mop up in detail, lack of clarity about who was responsible for what, maybe a little complacency, led to an escape of a prescribed burn in the Metolius Natural Research Unit this fall. The Wizard Fire ended up covering 1,840 acres and costing $4 million. That's a big mistake. But this mistake can't be allowed to send a valuable program up in smoke. We need prescribed fire in Sisters' forests. Prescribed fire has protected local communities from destruction by... Full story
Sisters lost one of its most storied residents last week when Bob Taggart died at the age of 98. For years a fixture at Sisters Coffee Co., Taggart was a beloved figure to many in Sisters - and a living piece of American history. Taggart came in on the year of Halley's Comet in a small town in West Virginia. In 1918, at age eight, he nursed his family through the flu pandemic that took more lives than all of World War I. Taggart attended college for a degree in Mechanical Engi... Full story
Judy Mason has been ferrying Sisters kids to and from school for almost three decades. In fact, two of the current bus drivers with the Sisters School District rode to school on a bus piloted by "Miss Judy." "My first bus driving job was driving for Little Cloverdale School," Mason recalled. "That was part of Redmond (School District)." She took the job after a neighbor asked her if she'd be interested. Mason demurred, but her neighbor reminded her that she'd been driving a mo... Full story
The boys basketball team returns only two varsity players this year, seniors Tyler Miller and junior Drew Harrison. Both players are 6-feet-4-inches and will be joined by teammates who are all six and taller which will give the Outlaws tremendous height for the first time in several years. Miller brings back experience in the low post and looks to be one of the premier posts in the league. "For his size, Tyler is very mobile and is a very good defender. He is one of the smarte... Full story
The Sisters Folk Festival will bring three shows to Sisters this winter in its annual Winter Concert Series. The Steep Canyon Rangers will start the series Friday, January 9. After bursting onto the bluegrass scene in 2001, they were named IBMA Emerging Artist of the Year in 2006. On stage and in the studio, they have perfected their ensemble approach, using fierce dynamics and seamless harmonies. Winners of the new band contest at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Rangers base their sound around a catalogue of original... Full story
Sisters took down the Stayton Eagles 50-48 in overtime in an action-packed nail-biter on the hardwood on Tuesday, December 2. The score went back and forth the first quarter and was tied four times. Ross Erickson put down a bucket at the close of the quarter to give the Outlaws a 13-11 lead. Sisters maintained the lead until just before the buzzer sounded to end the first half. In the final second of play the Eagles scored and went up 24-22. The Outlaws were outscored by... Full story
In what might be billed as a "World Premiere," the Sisters High Desert Chorale will be delivering its inaugural performances this weekend in the form of a free holiday concert. The concerts will feature a holiday mixture of traditional, folk, jazz and gospel music. The Chorale was formed just this year around a core of about 20 Sisters singers. The new group is the brainchild of Irene Liden, who moved to Sisters only a few years ago. Liden has a degree in Voice/Opera Performance from the Eastman School Of Music and a Masters... Full story
Sisters author Kelsey Collins has taken on the difficult issue of elder care in a new book. Collins asserts that with 1.9 million elders currently living in U.S. nursing homes and more than a quarter of them rarely if ever visited by anyone, the quality of life for American elders is worse than ever. The number of seniors in nursing homes is expected to increase by more than five million as baby boomers age over the next 20 years, and with little hope on the horizon for improvement in our health care system, who will take... Full story
Sisters Christian Academy held its first-ever Holiday Bazaar Saturday, December 6 on the academy grounds. Guests were welcomed into the Sleigh Bells Boutique with the sounds of music of the holiday season. Tables were filled with handcrafted soaps, homemade foods, even homemade dog treats. Unique glass wear, painted gourds embellished with pine needles, handcrafted cards, and an old classic, Tupperware, were all laid out in beautiful array. Barbara Knight was there with her... Full story
Tickets for the 12th annual Sisters Starry Nights Benefit Concert Series go on sale Saturday, December 13, at 9 a.m. at Leavitt's in Sisters. This year's series will feature five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald on Saturday, February 21, and renowned country music singer and songwriter Hal Ketchum on Saturday, April 25. In Starry Nights tradition, the performers are donating their time for the series, which is a benefit for the Sisters Schools Foundation. Shows are held in the Sisters High School Auditorium at 7 p.m.... Full story
The combined girls and boys Sisters High School swim team cruised to an overall first-place finish in a five-way meet at Stayton, Friday, December 5. Setting the pace with a well swum medley relay, the foursome of Fe Pledger (backstroke 32.0), Tia Berg (breaststroke 39.2), Michelle Young (butterfly 29.6) and anchor, Courteney Satko (freestyle 27.1) kept their competition from Stayton, Cascade, Blanchet and Jefferson at bay and finished with a respectable first time of 2:07.9 (converted yard time). Valuable points toward the... Full story
Dixon R. Smith was recently promoted to Rear Admiral and is currently the Commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific. Smith is the son of Jim Smith and stepson of wife Carolyn, both of whom reside in Sisters, and his mother, Mrs. Glenn West of Lake Oswego. Rear Admiral Smith was raised in Green's Farms, Connecticut, until entering the Naval Academy Preparatory School in 1978. Receiving his commission from the United States Naval Academy... Full story
The Sisters Post Office is urging locals to mail now if they want to ensure Christmas delivery. Overseas mail especially should be mailed immediately. The post office will not be open on Saturdays before Christmas as it has sometimes been in the past. "The postal service is watching every penny," said Sisters Postmistress Yvonne Balderson. Balderson is urging locals to pick up their mail daily, as a heavy inundation of catalogues fills up boxes quickly and interferes with... Full story
The girls basketball team put up a valiant effort but lost 37-25 at home in their battle against No. 3-ranked Stayton on Tuesday, December 2. Sisters only put two points on the scoreboard in the first quarter and at the end of the first period trailed the Lady Eagles 8-2. Chelsie McConville hit a three pointer in the second quarter for Sisters only bucket in the period and at the half Stayton held a 22-5 lead. "The first half was a little rocky as we worked the anxiety and... Full story
Bob Bliven of Sisters died on November 29. He was 76. As per his request, there will be no services. Mr. Bliven was born on September 21, 1932, in Salem, the son of Ralph and Mildred (Lewis) Bliven. He graduated from Salem High School. He married Lorena Beyerle on May 4, 1954, in Dallas, Oregon. Bob owned and operated his own steel fabricating business in Amity for 30 years. He enjoyed target shooting, camping, fishing, woodworking and model railroading. He built and donated doll beds to The Kids Center, Salvation Army and... Full story
Robert Malone Taggart was born March 22, 1910, in Glen Jean, West Virginia, to Phillip and Annie Taggart. That was the year that Halley's Comet made a grand showing. After graduating high school in Mt. Hope, West Virginia he headed off to Huntington to attend Marshall College to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Back then it cost $38 a year! Making 'Moonshine' helped with that tuition. Nearing the end of his education, the Depression in full swing, and engineering... Full story
To the Editor: The US Forest Service report on the Wizard Fire is not the complete review we were promised. The report includes a disclaimer by the authors stating that the report is not a review, but rather only answers seven questions prepared by (Forest Supervisor John) Allen. Not surprisingly, the report concludes no real mistake on anybody's part, just a communication failure, we really didn't mean to let it get away, etc. In order to assure it doesn't happen again they'll review their procedures, etc. These assurances... Full story
The wrestling team earned a first-place finish at the Gilchrist Invitational Tournament on Saturday, December 6. The Outlaws took top honors above five other Central Oregon schools and beat second-place Bonanza 105-77. It was a tie match between the top two teams as they entered the finals. Five Sisters wrestlers including Tyler Olgilvie (119 pounds), Joe Haugen (125 pounds), Hick Head (145 pounds), Dylan Mackenzie (152 pounds), and Thomas Schantz (189 pounds) all earned... Full story
