News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The Sisters Science Club has put science education front-and-center in Sisters schools, providing unprecedented hands-on learning opportunities for children of all ages. Their work just got a major boost from Harry Lonsdale, former owner of Bend Research, who endowed SSC with a gift of $25,000. Lonsdale told The Nugget that he connected with Bob Collins over lunch a while back and was impressed by his enthusiasm. "He never asks for money at all," Londsdale said. "He just tells... Full story
Sisters Country plunged into a deep freeze last week, as high temperatures struggled to get out of the single digits on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the mercury plunged to nearly unheard-of depths overnight. Lows on Sunday morning were reported to range from 20 to 30 degrees below zero in areas of Sisters Country. That kind of cold is potentially deadly, and most folks just stayed indoors over the weekend. Bend cancelled its Christmas parade and the Jingle Bell Run/Walk,... Full story
Last Wednesday, Sisters Elementary School (SES) was in an uproar most of the day with scientists from every walk of life mixing in with the students. Einstein Day was underway. There were worms - real live compost worms, albeit tiny ones - in Mrs. Holden's third- and fourth-grade classroom in the morning. Then in the afternoon the worms were sent to Mrs. Stengel's room for the first- and second-graders to study. While one group of third- and fourth-graders were learning the... Full story
The long-running battle between Wild Mountain food stand owner Ky Karnecki and the City of Sisters opened on a new front last week. Karnecki filed suit Friday against the city, alleging civil rights violations by the city and slander and defamation by individual city officials. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, names numerous current and former city officials "individually and personally" in addition to the city as an entity. Karnecki is seeking hundreds of thousands of... Full story
To the Editor: Looking around town after the recent "snow event" I see that most businesses have cleared their sidewalks before the City has implemented their proposed snow-removal plan. Most of the problem areas are at vacant lots. This is a code enforcement problem. City code says that sidewalks have to be cleared within 24 hours after it stops snowing. There are several lots that haven't cleared their sidewalks in the 15 years that I have lived in Sisters. We don't need to have the City tell the business owners who is... Full story
The Sisters Ranger District will close a public comment period on the paved path projects in the Sisters area this month. Comments were reopened in early November after a public meeting on the controversial projects. The public comment period, which was reopened on November 7 to allow for more public discussion about the project and included a public field trip, will close on Wednesday, December 18. "We really appreciate the discussion that has come from the additional public-comment period and want to thank people for... Full story
Construction of a new park located on the southeast corner of Fir Street and Main Avenue will begin this spring and be open to the public by summer. The City of Sisters is encouraging the public to help name this park that will feature a splash play area with boulders, a performance stage and seating area, a picnic facility, restrooms, bike corrals, benches, a fire pit with seating, a drinking fountain, trash receptacles and on-site parking. Elements of the park include its connection to nature: birds, timber, water and... Full story
Matthew 25:35 says: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in..." That is the spirit in which Westside Church conducts its Bread of Life program at its Sisters campus, located at the former site of Three Sisters Fellowship. Each Monday and Thursday, the church opens a food pantry and invites anyone with a need to come there to pick up food. "There's no restriction," says Pastor J... Full story
The Outlaws posted a big 54-26 win over Crook County at home on Saturday, December 7. Sisters got out to a great start in the first quarter with a 10-0 run on the Cowboys. At the end of the quarter the Outlaws held a 14-2 lead. Foul trouble put two starters on the bench, and the Outlaws struggled to score in the second quarter. Sisters played strong defense and at the half were on top 19-11. The Outlaws poured it on in the third quarter and outscored the Cowboys 17-5. Coach... Full story
The Outlaws swimmers went up against last year's state champ, the Madras White Buffaloes, on Friday, December 6. It was a tough first meet for many first-time swimmers who had to match up against top swimmers in the state. Mary Stewart placed first in the 100-meter butterfly and swam one second off the school record. "Mary had a great race and won effortlessly," said Coach Brittany Baldessari. "We would really like to see her set the school record in this event and possibly... Full story
Nomination forms are now available for the annual Sisters Country Awards. The public is invited to nominate a favorite business or an individual that has gone above and beyond in their service to the community through 2013. "The Sisters Country awards are an excellent way to represent the best of the best of our great community," said Erin Borla, executive director of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. "This community is full of businesses and individuals that bend over backwards for the benefit of our small town - this... Full story
Chelsea Bothum has been in Sisters for 13 years, off and on. She's moved on a few times, but, she says, "I just keep coming back." There's something about Sisters that feels like home to Bothum - and now she's also making it her place of business. A licensed massage therapist who has worked at Shibui, Bothum now has her own space at 442 E. Main Ave. Suite 3 (behind The Nugget). She offers Swedish massage, therapeutic massage, cranial sacral therapy, and is a crystal light... Full story
Folks in Sisters have been contributing to an account set up at the Bank of the Cascades to aid the families of employees displaced after a ponderosa pine tree crashed through the Ski Inn on December 1. Last week, the Bank of the Cascades itself kicked in $2,500 to the fund. Bank officials presented a check to Ski Inn owners Dan and Vern Palmer on Thursday. The Palmers have owned the Ski Inn since 1972; they believe the restaurant has been in operation since 1965. Vern Palmer... Full story
Lynn Woodward's current photographic display, titled "Rusting Nostalgic," in the computer room at the Sisters Library is an exhibit that warrants both time and thought to fully engage with each photograph and the questions it raises. Lynn has a keen eye, probing curiosity and deep empathy that come through in her work. Rusting Nostalgic prompts the observer to ask, "What lives on, what rusts away, in front of the camera and in our memories and hearts?" The photographs... Full story
Backcountry Nordic skiers may have a new hut-to-hut route to ski in the future if the Forest Service approves a new route along the Metolius-Windigo Trail and FS Road 370 corridor in Sisters Country. The 20-mile route was proposed by Three Sisters Backcountry, Inc., and would require an amendment of the outfitter and guide service's existing special-use permit. Two equidistant huts would be established on the route, one in Happy Valley on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District... Full story
Kabum Coffee International is a Sisters-based company, and appeared on the shelves at Sisters Coffee Company for the first time in 2010. Since then the business has expanded widely in Uganda, and sprouted new roots in Indonesia. Kabum owes its startup to the people of Sisters Community Church and Vast Church who first entered Kapchorwa, Uganda, 10 years ago with the intent of engaging in humanitarian projects in Africa. Kapchorwa is a community on the slopes of Mt. Elgon on the eastern border between Uganda and Kenya.... Full story
Christmas inched another step closer on Sunday evening with the 17th annual Magical Voices of Christmas program, sponsored by Sisters Rotary. The annual free gift to the community began in 1996 when the president of the Sisters Rotary Club was scouting around for a community-based project. Over lunch one day, Barbara Turner suggested a music-based project, and Peg Bermel suggested the name. Thus was launched Magical Voices of Christmas, which in its early days boasted... Full story
The Sisters High Desert Chorale, under the direction of Irene Liden, will once again offer two free Christmas concerts for the enjoyment of the community. Also performing will be the Sisters High Desert Bell Choir, directed by Lola Knox. The concerts, held at Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. McKenzie Highway, will be on Friday evening, December 20, at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoon, December 22, at 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to enjoy this annual Sisters tradition. Musical... Full story
My beautiful sister, Patricia Leah White (Birdie) passed away early Saturday morning November 23, 2013 with her loved ones by her side. She had paralyzed vocal cords and esophagus and died from aspiration. Pat was born in Salem, Oregon on December 22, 1946. She often said the gold man on the capital building was recognizing her birth! She had a wonderful sense of humor and so enjoyed being around family and friends. Pat was raised an Air Force brat and had the wonderful... Full story
Karl E. Farr of Sisters died December 4, peacefully at home. He was born December 25, 1928 in Bakersfield, California to May and Karl M. Farr. He moved to Sisters in 1993. Karl's father and uncle were with the original Sons of the Pioneers, and were in over 90 movies with Charles Starrett and Roy Rogers, three movies with Gene Autry, one movie with Bing Crosby and one movie with John Wayne. Karl was a linotype/intertype operator at the Sacramento Bee for 25 years. He also... Full story
Hannah Pite was unforgettable. The little girl who battled for two years against a rare form of leukemia won the hearts of the students who raised funds for her family through the Sparrow Club back in 2003-2005. In turn, Sisters came to hold a dear place in the hearts of the Pite family, who live in Bend. "She loved this town," says her father Dani Pite. As the family faced repeated, arduous trips to Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Sparrow Club students performed... Full story
It has been a longstanding tradition that every town in the American West must have a Western store selling cowboy clothing, boots, and everything else with a Western theme. Since 1977, Sisters has enjoyed such a store in Leavitt's. However, the store carries much more than the usual Western gear and the owner, John Leavitt, has had a lifetime of experience as a real cowboy. Located at the corner of East Cascade Avenue and North Elm Street, Leavitt's will soon be starting its... Full story
• Furry Friends Foundation would like to thank all who made this past Saturday's pet photos with Santa and open house fundraisers a success. Many thanks to Jan and Cooper Gould and Jacob Biber who volunteer yearly to organize and take the pet photos, to Sam Hernandez from Central Bark who you might guess was Sam-ta Claus, to Erin Borla at the Sisters Area Chamber who allowed us to use the chamber office last minute to be inside, and to Hadley McCann for the use of his professional lighting. Many thanks to Kathy... Full story
Virginia Lindsey, 75, of Sisters, suffered non-life threatening injuries in a crash on Highway 20 east of Sisters. According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, at approximately 3:48pm, deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash at milepost 5.5 on Highway 20 East involving two vehicles. Assistance at the crash scene was provided by employees of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), who directed traffic, and members of the Bend Fire Department. The sheriff's office reports that two vehicles had been... Full story
