News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Two Outlaws got silver medals for Christmas. The Outlaws wrestling team took 11 wrestlers to the Adrian Irwin Wrestling Tournament at Mountain View High School December 21-22. Leading the team scores at the end was Mountain View High with 453.5 points, Burns High was second with 220.0 points, La Pine took third with 208 points, Nyssa High earned fourth with 193.5 and fifth was Ridgeview with 183.5. The Outlaws ended in ninth place with 94.5 points. “The Outlaws had a great first day at the tournament, Head Coach John Downs t... Full story
A 22-year-old Sisters man was jailed on Monday, December 23, in connection with an early morning break-in at Sisters Meat and Smokehouse. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 4:22 a.m. to a reported burglary in progress at Sisters Meat and Smokehouse on South Spruce Street in Sisters. When deputies arrived the suspect had already left the area after breaking into the business and stealing meats and products. The suspect was seen on video surveillance breaking into the building. Later on December 23, a... Full story
Sisters IEE (Interdisciplinary Environmental Expedition) has been a shaping influence on many Sisters High School graduates. For most, it enhances their understanding and appreciation of the world they live in. For some, it has created a life path. For Hogan Hernandez, now a student at University of Oregon, an IEE student in her junior year and IEE intern in her senior year, the experience helped to shape who she is and her hobbies, as well as leading to her summer job.... Full story
People in Sisters have the increasingly unique opportunity of being able to gaze at clear night skies full of stars. However, with the local population rising, outdoor lighting needs to be implemented in an intentional way so that light bulbs are shielded by opaque coverings that direct the light down where it is intended and hide the source of the light (as is outlined in the Sisters City Dark Sky Standard and the Deschutes County Lighting Ordinance). Otherwise, increased... Full story
Though Auriga, The Charioteer, isn’t the most recognizable constellation in the sky, it is one of the bigger ones. It is the 21st largest constellation in the sky, occupying 657 square degrees of the celestial sphere. This star pattern is well up in the northeastern sky in the early evenings during January, and is nearly overhead at 10 p.m. local time by mid-month. Auriga is bordered by Camelopardalis to the north, Lynx to the east, Taurus and Gemini to the south, and Perseus... Full story
