News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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My wife Deirdre, son Izaak, and I are at mid-year in our first year of working at Taejon Christian International School in Daejeon, South Korea, and friends back in Sisters Country have asked what are favorite experiences have been thus far. There have been dozens of daily life experiences that are humorous and instructive, but there is one experience that has been the best so far. It is a story of homesickness, perseverance, and wonder. Only a week or so after we arrived in S... Full story
To the Editor: Our family moved to Oregon 2-1/2 years ago from California for our children to have a better education, better health and to explore all that Oregon has to offer. While looking at cities to live in we came across the beautiful little town of Sisters that we now call home. We chose Sisters because it was just where we imagined for our kids to grow up, explore and give back to the community. We found our home on Bluegrass Loop in the Crossroads neighborhood within an hour of looking and we knew this was it... Full story
As a result of the recent unseasonably warm weather, Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) "trail adopters" are reporting that the surfaces of the STA trail system are becoming unstable as the surface layers melt. A few inches down the ground remains frozen, preventing the melting ice and snow in the surface layer from draining properly. The result is a very unstable surface layer the consistency of mush in most places. "We are asking our trail users to avoid using the trails during this time, especially those using bikes and... Full story
Sisters Park & Recreation District kicked off the organization's annual Giving Donor Campaign this month. This campaign raised nearly $30,000 last year for the Bonnie Malone Scholarship Fund. Scholarship donations are again the focus of the 2013-14 campaign, with a fundraising goal of $30,000. Scholarship donations to the Malone Scholarship Fund make it possible for youth to participate in any program offered by the district. Families must qualify for free and reduced lunch by standards set by the USDA. Typically the... Full story
Volunteers with the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District recently put a newer, safer, emergency vehicle on the street. Sisters Country folks may have seen the yellow four-wheel-drive 1997 International truck in the area. It was in this years' Rodeo parade, as well as the Christmas parade. The newer truck has allowed the volunteers to put a set of Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools (commonly referred to as the "Jaws of Life") in service. These tools were used for the first... Full story
I write today disappointed in a number of my Sisters Country neighbors. Much has been said about the Cyrus family's desire to complete development of the property surrounding Aspen Lakes. For full disclosure, as an employee of Aspen Lakes, I am an interested observer. I attended two of the workgroup meetings and was, frankly, appalled at some of the behavior I witnessed. Just to give you a little taste of the experience, I heard one attendee actually say - "let's go to the other side of the room, this side stinks" (she... Full story
The Lady Outlaws basketball team traveled to the coast to attend the Seaside Holiday Classic Tournament, held Thursday through Saturday, December 19-21. Sisters played well against top teams and earned a third-place finish. Madras took first place and Seaside was runner-up. Sisters defeated Newport 42-20 on Thursday in their first game of the tourney. It was a very physical match-up, and the Outlaws were a bit shell-shocked at the start. Newport jumped out quick and at the... Full story
The Outlaws competed in the Seaside Holiday Classic held Thursday through Saturday, December 19-21. Central Linn took championship honors and Elma finished second. Sisters suffered a heartbreaking loss to Elma at the start of the tournament. Elma's players were very big, with a very quick back court and three posts over 6'4" and one who loomed at 6'7". They ran several defenses and pressed the Outlaws the entire game. The Outlaws were behind for most of the contest but tied it up in the fourth quarter. Coach Rand Runco... Full story
The Outlaws swim team attended the Redmond Invitational on Thursday, December 19, and matched up against some stiff 5A competition, including Bend High, Ridgeview and Redmond. Sisters' girls won both heats in the 200 intermediate relay. Madelyn Zadow took first in Heat 1 with a time of 3:05 and Mary Stewart followed with a win in the second heat to place first overall in the event. Stewart's seed time was way ahead of her competition, and she came out smooth and confident for... Full story
The Outlaws wrestling squad competed at the Adrian Irwin Invitational at Ridgeview High School in Redmond on Friday and Saturday, December 20-21, along with 16 other teams from around the state. Culver High School took top honors with 297.5 points, followed by Redmond who was runner up with 251 points. Cascade placed third with 234.5 points. Sisters' matmen had some tough matches, and no one reached the placing rounds. The highlight of the weekend for the Outlaws was freshman Andrew Stevens. Stevens (126 pounds) stepped in... Full story
Well-fed and healthy students are successful students. The Sisters School District (SSD) is taking nutrition and health programs seriously - so seriously that they have hired Audrey Tehan (SHS graduate of 2007) to get the new U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Food Projects Grant Farm-to-School program going in the SSD. Tehan explained "Farm-to-School turned into Seed-to-Table when the SSD and Sisters Science Club (SSC) got their heads together, collaborating with the... Full story
Birders catalogued the avian population of Sisters Country on Sunday, December 15. Eighty-two eager participants drove a total of 2,413 miles to find and identify 69 species of birds, with a total of 11,706 individuals. The count was part of the 114th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which kicked off on December 14. The CBC is the longest-running citizen science survey in the world, providing critical data on population trends. Tens of thousands of participants know... Full story
From about 1929 to 1939, Martin Guitars found a sonic sweet spot. A combination of access to excellent tone woods, excellent design and painstaking attention to detail in a factory setting created a golden age in acoustic guitar-making. Guitars made in this period have had lasting appeal and fetch tens of thousands of dollars from musicians in pursuit of their unique vintage sound and from collectors who value these supreme examples of the luthier's craft. "They're... Full story
Bethanne Kronick, local business owner, speaker, author and productivity strategist, has seen her share of frazzled folks working long hours and feeling like they are never getting on top of their tasks and projects. She's made it her mission to help the harried and stressed-out find easy-to-implement strategies to get more done, with less stress, in less time. She has just released a new book, "SIMPLIFY! One Day at a Time - 365 Ways to Improve Productivity," with daily tips,... Full story
Robert John Rickabaugh of Medford passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 and is now eternally home and present with the Lord. He was 98 years old. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Karl and Devon Rickabaugh; his daughter, Barbara McCormack (Rickabaugh); his grandchildren, Melanie Barton (McCormack), Keegan Rickabaugh; many great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. His family and friends rejoice with him, even as they miss his daily... Full story
Wendell Ivan Scott of Sisters passed away on December 17, 2013 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. He was 80. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, January 4 at 1:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, located at 16791 Pine Tree Lane in Sisters. Wendell was born October 11, 1933, in Salina, Kansas, to Charles and Doris (Sechrist) Scott. He grew up in Eugene and Sisters, graduating from Redmond Union High School in 1951. He became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1972. On October 2, 1992 he married... Full story
Some 20 Sisters Country residents journeyed to Nicaragua last month in an effort to change lives. They came home finding that the trip had changed them. The trip was a missionary effort organized by Mike Silva International (MSI). Silva, who serves as pastor of Sisters Community Church, has, since 1994, operated an international ministry that provides services to the impoverished and brings thousands together in evangelical festivals. Silva, who speaks Spanish and Portuguese,... Full story
This holiday season, you've been invited to your granddaughter's home two states away. You haven't seen her in three years, so you decide to take the family on the road for a visit. You'd love to take your four-legged family member too, except for one major problem: Fido gets motion sickness and vomits in the car on trips more than 10 minutes away. Even though many people prefer to take their pets along, it's not always possible for numerous reasons. What options do you have... Full story
"What a grand time, such lovely music, and isn't that Irene something..." was the word at the end of the annual Christmas concert put on by the Sisters High Desert Chorale at Sisters Community Church last Friday and Sunday. One of the pieces the chorale spent a lot of time perfecting was the "Thirty Second Fa La La," by Donald Moore. Each time chorale director Irene Liden took them through it, she speeded it up a notch; after all, the singers had 30 seconds to get it done.... Full story
