News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The home-ec room at Sisters Middle School was redolent of the sounds and smells of a family kitchen recently as clusters of students chopped apples, measured out sugar, flour and spices, then mounded their mixtures into pie crusts they had rolled out by hand the previous day. All the while, they chatted and laughed and helped each other. "Does anyone remember what the flour does?" asked Rebecca Sokol. "It makes it thicker," responded a boy. As a recurring special guest in Kit... Full story
A volunteer shouted out a list of needs - a family with pets. Across the Sisters Elementary School commons, volunteers of all ages sprang into action. A couple loaded up a food cart with shopping bags full of foodstuffs before steering it over to a table loaded down with frozen turkeys. Boy Scouts hoisted bags of dog and cat food into carts and pushed them to the doors, where grateful families trundled Christmas dinner, a load of pet food and a bag of toys out to waiting... Full story
To the Editor: As I listened on TV the other night about the young American scientist who, "just to see if he could do it" (actual quote!), created a flu virus so deadly that it would kill 60 percent of any people contracting it, all I could think was that if he was an Iraqi, an Iranian, an Afghani or other than an American, CIA would be dedicated to his extinction! Instead, what did we do? We ordered two or three of his "critical pages" to be deleted! I seem to recall that it was a frustrated (Pakistani) atomic scientist... Full story
• The Military Parents of Sisters wrote: A Happy New Year to all our troops! For those who have grown up here and are serving across the globe, to each individual who served our country in times past and now calls Sisters Country home. You have given so much and ask nothing in return. God bless you all. We salute you! • Sherry Munion was shopping for a used couch on limited means when she encountered Cheryl and Mike Barkley. The Barkleys declined to... Full story
The year 2011 brought some changes to Sisters Country. Sisters Fire Chief Tay Robertson and Sisters District Ranger Bill Anthony each announced their retirement after long service, as did Sisters educator Dennis Dempsey. The Sisters School District bade farewell to Bob Macauley, while welcoming his successor at Sisters High School, Joe Hosang. Sisters Habitat for Humanity said good-bye to co-founder Julia Hammond, and celebrated 20 years of providing quality, affordable... Full story
Jean and Claude Nave have been owners of Scottish terriers for 25 years. After the loss of their last Scottie in 2010, the Naves discovered Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue. Impressed with and understanding the needs of the organization led Jean to begin writing a series of children's books starring the two rescued dogs the Naves adopted, Harry and Lola. Nave and co-writer Vicki Spandel read the newest in the series, "Harry and Lola meet Santa Paws," to a large audience of... Full story
The Outlaws Nordic Ski team made its debut of the 2011-12 Oregon High School Nordic (OHSNO) competitive season at Mount Bachelor on Saturday, December 17, in an 11-team meet hosted by Bend High School. The meet served as a season preview for the Outlaws and the other OHSNO teams, which included Summit, Bend, Hood River, Corvallis, Redmond, South Salem, Cleveland, Grant, Crescent Valley, and St. Mary's of Portland. The OHSNO season includes five meets in addition to the state championships. The regular season meets alternate... Full story
Last week, organizers from the Holiday Platters Project presented the Kiwanis Club of Sisters with a check for $1,000 for the community food bank. The Holiday Platters Project is still underway, with more unique platters for sale and on display at Sisters Art Works, located at 204 W. Adams Ave. "There are still some platters available from highly respected local artists like Pam Jersey Bird, Clay Warburton, Karen Piedmont, Susanne Redfield and Lorraine Albertson," said Kathy Deggendorfer. To maximize their gift to the food... Full story
The longer I live, the more I wish scientists would succeed with induced hibernation, especially for old duffers like me. I hate winter! Well, not really... I do enjoy going out with my family getting in the winter wood, something I've been doing almost all my life. When I was a kid we had a huge wood-burning furnace in the basement of the New England farmhouse where I grew up. Woodcutting started in October in Connecticut, with oak and elm being the dominant species used for... Full story
The new year brings moon-lovers a treat: seeing the moon enter its first quarter twice in one month. The month will start off with the moon in its first quarter on January 1. This means the moon's right half will be illuminated. The moon will wax into its full phase, where its entire surface will be lit up, on January 9. By January 16 the moon will wane into its third quarter, where only the left half of the surface is illuminated. The sky will become dark and moonless then wh... Full story
• A deputy found a baby owl on Highway 126. The owl flew away when touched, apparently uninjured. • A man took cash from a wallet laying on a bar at a local watering hole. He returned the cash when confronted, but was required to leave the establishment and was escorted out. • A driver ran into three parked vehicles in a Sisters neighborhood, then fled the scene. The vehicle was later found - but not the driver. • A man was arrested for domestic assault on Christmas Eve.... Full story
Kathy and Frank Deggendorfer are known for their generous support of the arts and promoting economic vitality in Sisters. Recently, they expanded their efforts when they took a trip to Fiji with Dr. Devin Gattey to assist with eye surgeries for Fijians who are either completely blind or sight-impaired. Dr. Gattey is from the Casey Eye Institute of the Oregon Health Sciences University and has been donating his time and skills around the world for many years. Dr. Gattey is a... Full story
