News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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To the Editor: I am the chairman of the Kiwanis Food Share to provide the certificates for a Christmas dinner. We have worked together with the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department for many years. This year, due to COVID-19, things are a little different. The Fire Department is not accepting applications after December 11, so that they will have time to get the gifts for children done in time for their distribution. The Kiwanis has in the past accepted applications up to and including the day we gave them away at the fire hal... Full story
Sisters folks are going to have to work especially hard to keep the Grinch out of town over the Christmas holidays. A spiking pandemic has local people worried about their health and that of loved ones. At the same time, state mandated restrictions on business activity are choking livelihoods and threatening the survival of beloved local businesses. The toxic cauldron of national politics and culture wars bubbles over into social unrest, distrust and rage, and all of its... Full story
Wendi Babst was staying at her soon-to-be home in Sisters in March 2018 when she made a discovery that changed her life. Retired from law enforcement and now teaching criminal justice at Clackamas Community College, Babst and her husband, Greg, were on the cusp of moving permanently to the Sisters home they had purchased in 2012. Wendi wasn’t feeling well, and was looking to pass some time by delving into a commercial DNA test. “I bought a Black Friday gift to myself, and the... Full story
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the region and across the state, Deschutes County Health Services reports that case investigation and contact-tracing teams are currently not able to contact all residents who test positive for COVID-19 within 24 hours. Daily case reports hit a record on Friday, December 4, with 129 reported. Sisters cases stood at 92 on December 2, up from 78 a week before (cases are broken out by zip code on a weekly basis). There was a statewide record of 2,176 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19... Full story
Oregon State Police are investigating a poaching incident that occurred near Sisters earlier this fall. They are seeking public assistance to solve the case. Poachers killed a bull, a cow, and a spike elk east of Sisters on or about October 28 and Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers are looking for information leading to the culprits. The animals were discovered separately, but all three were in the same area and appear to have been killed at the same time, OSP reports. Two were left to waste in what police call “a... Full story
With every other public school in Deschutes County operating under the Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) model due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sisters Elementary School stands alone conducting in-person learning — leaving Principal Joan Warburg feeling quite fortunate and pleased for her students. “Our students are happy, our parents are happy and our staff is happy,” she said. “I have seen a deep appreciation in our students for being able to be in school learning. They come to school with smiles on their faces... Full story
A man suspected of two armed robberies in Bend was killed in a confrontation with police on Highway 22 in Linn County after a chase that ran through Sisters and over Santiam Pass. On Tuesday, December 8, around 10:15 p.m., Bend Police responded to 911 calls of an armed robbery at Dutch Bros. Coffee located at 603 SE 3rd St. and Domino’s Pizza located at 235 SE Yew Ave. in Bend. According to police, the suspect, later identified as 27-year-old Brad Masters of Bend, walked up to Dutch Bros. Coffee at the north drive-through w... Full story
Despite the disruptions of a global pandemic that have upended the school year for Sisters students, parents are seeking a way to provide traditional grad night festivities for Outlaws seniors. They are seeking “sponsors” for students for grad night celebrations in June. In a letter to parents, the grad night organizing committee noted, “...It is tradition in Sisters to host a post-graduation all-night party for graduating seniors. Graduation is scheduled for June 4, 2021, and the party will take place directly after the cere... Full story
