News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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To the Editor: Piedad and Steve Kingsland would like to thank the Sisters community, friends, and family for the prayers and support we received during Piedad's illness. Piedad received a life-saving liver transplant at OHSU on September 8 and is doing remarkably well. A special thank-you to Zoe and girls at Shibui, and Jeff and Theresa at The Hair Caché. With great appreciation, Piedad and Steve ••• To the Editor: Re: Roundabout vs. signal: Let us not forget this is a major east/west corridor. Traffic... Full story
Deschutes County and its proudly protected communities of Bend, Sisters, Redmond, Terrebonne and La Pine have a reputation across the country as being among the most desirable places to live and work in the country. Business and industry vie for the opportunity to move their entire operations to this area and they bring their entire employee staff with them. It is an extraordinary phenomenon that comes as no accident. Our Oregon way of just saying no to short-term profits out of economic desperation and instead choosing... Full story
The Sisters community will have a chance to learn about local school facilities needs and weigh in on what is to be done about them in a community forum set for Thursday, January 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sisters Middle School cafetorium. Another forum is set for Monday, January 25, at Sisters Elementary School. Sisters School District staff and officials will lay out the needs faced by the district to repair, maintain and update school facilities; take questions from the public; and solicit public opinion. The district is... Full story
Sisters Park & Recreation District has brought pickleball back to Sisters Country for a second winter run, according to Shannon Rackowski, Adult/Senior Programs Coordinator for SPRD. The sport is a hybrid version of badminton, ping pong, and tennis. Pickleball started with Congressman Joel Pritchard from Washington state in 1965; he named this game after one of his pets, Pickle. In 1976 Tennis magazine published an article about "America's Newest Racquet Sport." By 1990 pickleball was being played in all 50 states.... Full story
Just about everywhere you go in Sisters Country during the Christmas season you hear residents talking to each other in glowing terms about the recent performance of Irene Liden's Sisters High Desert Chorale. Hal and Jennifer Boley gave this review: "We attended the concert this past Friday evening (December 18) and have decided to make it our new Oregon Christmas tradition! "My husband and I have lived in Sisters less than two years and were excited to learn of the Christmas... Full story
Hawley Harrer and Allie Spear were named first-team all-state, and Jessie Brigham earned second-team all-state recognition for their play on the hardwood last season. Harrer, a sophomore, was one of the most dominant volleyball players in the state at all levels, and everyone recognized that at the Clearwater Classic Tournament. Sisters went up against Central Catholic, which was the second-place team at the 6A level. "Hawley wreaked havoc on their hitters with her blocking,... Full story
The Outlaws know that Malachy Sundstrom was critical to the soccer team's state championship season. Now the rest of the state has tipped its hat to the Outlaw. Boys soccer had three players that earned first-team all-state. Sundstrom, Ryan Funk, and Colton Mannhalter all were first-team picks, and Sundstrom got the added honor of being named Player of the Year at the 4A level. Sundstrom, a junior, played forward for the Outlaws and finished with 23 goals on the season, and... Full story
The Outlaws had seven football players selected to all-state teams. Senior Logan Schutte and junior Jacob Gurney were both standout players for the Outlaws throughout the season, and were first-team picks. Schutte was first-team at defensive back, and also earned second-team honors at running back. Offensively, Logan rushed for over 1,000 yards and was a threat every time he touched the ball. "Logan is an example of hard work paying off, combined with a drive to succeed,"... Full story
Kathy Deggendorfer is really good at making connections. As an artist, philanthropist, and businesswoman, she knows a lot of people in many different walks of life. When she sees a need, she often has a pretty good idea of who might be able to meet it. And she's good at persuading them to step up. Recently, she brought that talent to bear to help out in American Samoa. Frank and Kathy Deggendorfer traveled there last year to assist a Casey Eye Institute medical mission to... Full story
Each year, in early December, FivePine Lodge & Conference Center in Sisters hosts Breakfast With Santa. It's a great way for families to enjoy some time together and for kids to make their wish list known to the jolly old elf. It's also a great way to create a significant and meaningful gift for other kids in the community - kids whose families may be struggling to make ends meet. On December 28 FivePine donated the entire proceeds of the event - $2,195.85 - to Family Access... Full story
Speak Your Peace, with its nine tenets for civility, seeks to improve the level of civic discourse to strengthen communities and help them respond to challenges and opportunities. The Sisters community is invited to learn about this community-building initiative in three presentations on Thursday, January 14: • Service organizations, hosted by Sisters Kiwanis Club: 7 to 8 a.m., Aspen Lakes Lodge. RSVP to Kiwanis program coordinator Jim Horsley at [email protected] to attend. • Nonprofit and... Full story
One of the most interesting deep-sky objects is the supernova remnant. It is the structure that results from the explosion of a massive star that has run out of nuclear fuel at its core. Perhaps the best example of such an object is the Crab Nebula in the constellation Taurus, which rides high the sky this time of year. The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant located about 6,500 light-years from the earth. It was discovered in 1731 by the English astronomer John Bevis. The... Full story
Out there in that nice big woodpile you're consuming this winter there are any number of insects, spiders and other six- and eight-legged creatures sleeping away the winter. (What a rude awakening it must be when they suddenly find themselves in the consuming breath of summer!) When you walk across the grass in your front yard, please don't stomp your feet; there are hundreds of other creatures down there, sleeping away the winter. While out in the hayfields hundreds of... Full story
"The Revenant," which comes to Sisters Movie House on January 8, was inspired by the epic saga of mountain man Hugh Glass. Mauled by a she-grizzly in 1823, Glass was left for dead and forced to crawl more than 200 miles to a fur-trading outpost on the Missouri River. Filming that story became an epic in its own right. And John T. Connor was an integral part of a crew that brought the story to glorious life on the screen. Connor, the son of Sisters resident Diane Goble, was... Full story
Sisters had its share of accomplishments and controversies in the year gone by. As the year rolls to a close, one of the biggest concerns Sisters Country faced in 2015 appears to be receding. Heavy mountain snowfall seems to be relieving the drought that plagued the area through 2015. That's a piece of happy news for winter recreation businesses, irrigators - and everyone who values a healthy environment in Sisters Country. The environment benefitted also from a major project along Whychus Creek, restoring natural... Full story
You turn your back for a few seconds, leaving four pieces of chicken sitting on a platter on top of the kitchen counter. Moments later, one piece of chicken has vanished, and your dog is close by licking his chops. Has this scenario happened in your house? Counter surfing is when your dog jumps up onto the kitchen counter and takes food. Smaller, more agile dogs may jump up with all four paws on the counter, while other dogs just prop their front paws on the counter-tops to... Full story
Ten... nine... eight... seven... here comes 2016, ready or not! A new year with new opportunities and challenges is right over the horizon. I gave up making New Year's resolutions a long time ago, so as to not disappoint myself around the end of January when I would lose the enthusiasm for whatever improvement I had thought would be good to make. As the curtain goes down on 2015, I am aware of feeling a nudge to make some sort of commitment or plan for something in my life -... Full story
Michael Lynn Emmons passed away from a heart condition that unfortunately shadowed him in recent years. He was on a sunny afternoon walk around Lake Cascade in Orinda, California, with lifelong love and best friend, Gail Emmons. For those who never met Mike, he can be summed up in two words: Humility and generosity. A prince in plain clothes, his view of the world filled many of us with the joy he felt every waking minute. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, few could... Full story
The great horned owl [Bobo Virginianus] is our most common owl. A nocturnal hunter, they hunt silently, gliding over fields and woodlands in search of mostly small mammals. However, great horned owls will also prey on other owls, hawks, snakes and young alligators. Over 250 prey species have been identified. Great horned owls begin their mating behavior of hooting, screeching, bowing and rubbing beaks in December. They begin nesting in January with the building of a large... Full story
