News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Bob Grooney helped to make Sisters what it is today. He pioneered one of its signature businesses, known as the Gallimaufry, which was Sisters’ liquor store (now operated by his grandson Spud Shaw. He served on the Sisters School Board and the board of the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce. Grooney is now in his 90s. As a teenager, Grooney was a United States Marine who fought in one of the most savage and well-remembered battles of World War II — the Battle of Iwo J... Full story
Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) is hosting community focus groups on June 2-3 to hear from district residents about recreation needs. With a focus on programming, the District is seeking feedback specifically on programs and services that are important to the community and what is currently missing from the SPRD lineup. 3J Consulting has been hired by SPRD to conduct this needs assessment, which allows for a more efficient and impartial process. In addition to conducting a recreation programming needs assessment,... Full story
Last Thursday, Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) took time to recognize the approximately 30 members who serve as trail adopters and the eight who are sawyers. The former adopt a section of the 200-plus miles of STA trails, committing to walk them every month or so as observers. They are looking for damaged trail beds, possibly washed out from rain or snow, downed trees, dangerous limbs, or any manner of obstacles that otherwise impede safe enjoyment of the popular hiking trail... Full story
While out delivering The Nugget recently, I listened to an episode of the American Spy Museum’s Spycast podcast, featuring Ric Prado. Enrique Prado was a covert CIA operative in Central America in the 1980s, as the Reagan Administration sought to build an insurgency to overthrow the Communist Sandinista regime, which had come to power in a revolution against the brutal Somoza government of Nicaragua in 1979. Prado worked directly with the “Contras” as the count... Full story
Gun violence To the Editor: I’ve been a longtime member of a local ukulele group led by Peggy Tehan here in Sisters. Last Thursday we performed at Sisters Elementary School for three classes of first-graders. We were seated in the gym in a half circle facing the bleachers. The children were led into the gym by their teachers and sat on the bleacher benches in front of us. A Rotary Club member came out and talked about the importance of reading. A children’s book was read to them. During this time the ukulele group sat pat... Full story
Sisters High School science students launched multiple experiments into the stratosphere on Wednesday, May 25, in what has become an annual rite of spring for the Outlaws.... Full story
There was anguish in the voice of Sylvester Van Oort, the keynote speaker at Sisters’ Memorial Day service, held at the Village Green on Monday. He described the terrible fate of Don Bullock, a 17-year-old who lied about his age to join the United States Marine Corps to serve his country in Vietnam. Just a handful of days after arriving in Saigon, he was killed by a satchel charge flung through the window of his living quarters. “We’re sorry, Don, that you had to die so young,... Full story
Some folks in Sisters have gotten upset recently at fees charged to local organizations for public facilities used during events. Such an occurrence happened last week when a citizen posted on social media that the City of Sisters was “robbing the veterans” by charging them a fee for use of the Village Green Park for the annual Memorial Day observance. Earl Schroeder, the senior vice commander of the Sisters VFW Post 8138, was the person who dealt directly with the City regard... Full story
The Sisters Rodeo, billed as the Biggest Little Show in the World, has a cast of hundreds: 11 board members, 200-plus association members, and a small army of volunteers. Given that it generally comes off without a hitch, it is easy to assume that it just magically happens, year after year. As in 80 years. It doesn’t. The whole kit and kaboodle is run as an all-volunteer organization, with the exception of a paid part-time ticket agent. It’s about as much community eng... Full story
Dolores was born in Decatur, Illinois to Rufus and Clara Harrison. She lived most of her life there until retirement in 1991 which brought her and husband, Stan, to Tumalo, Oregon. Dolores attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Steven Decatur High School, Millikin University and spent her working years in accounting at The Decatur Herald and Review, Caterpillar, Staley Manufacturing Company, and St. Mary’s Hospital. What she enjoyed most though was her pioneering role as a ste... Full story
Adam St. Clair’s story is a classic tale of American entrepreneurism: He had a talent and a passion, saw an unmet need, and set about filling it. St. Clair has launched Three Peaks Computers at 625 N. Arrowleaf Trail, Ste. 106 in Sisters (next to Level 5 CrossFit and Sisters Dance Academy). “I’ve been working on and rebuilding computers since I was about 15 years old,” St. Clair said. There was a strong impetus for the teenager to learn to repair a computer: His broke down, l... Full story
Juhree Kizziar was the lone Outlaw from the girls tennis squad who competed at the 4A State Tennis Championships Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21 at Oregon State University. Kizziar defeated sophomore Allen Herrera from Ontario 6-1, 6-1, in the first round of 16 on Friday. In the quarterfinals she fell 1-6, 1-6 to senior Anna Semier of Catlin Gable, and was eliminated from the tournament. Kizziar shared her thoughts on the experience. “My first match was a little easier, and the second match I learned what I need to do, a... Full story
According to the Pew Research Center, social trust is a belief in the honesty, integrity, and reliability of others — a “faith in people.” “Levels of social trust, averaged across a country, predict national economic growth as powerfully as financial and physical capital, and more powerfully than skill levels…” Social trust is positively associated with life satisfaction and negatively associated with suicide. But social trust has eroded in the United States, due in part to a change in our body politic. Rather... Full story
Heather was amid some major life transitions. New job, new city, recently single, and while riding the tide of new experiences, she signed up for Match.com. This was her first attempt at online dating and she wasn’t sure what to expect. When using a dating app, she recommends being honest and authentic: “Find out who you are and what you want, then find someone who is compatible with you.” The dating site was a success. Eric reached out and within a few phone calls it “clic... Full story
Foresters have conducted several prescribed burning operations south of Sisters this spring as part of ongoing efforts to reduce fuels and restore forest health. That program is now on hold. On May 20, Forest Service chief Randy Moore announced a 90-day suspension of all prescribed burning on National Forest lands, including on the Deschutes National Forest. In a statement, Moore wrote: “[B]ecause of the current extreme wildfire risk conditions in the field, I am initiating a pause on prescribed fire operations on National F... Full story
The glaciers located in the Three Sisters area of the Cascade Range have become a physical statement on our current climate, according to Anders Eskil Carlson, PhD, president of the Oregon Glaciers Institute in Corvallis. Carlson was one of the presenters during the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council’s Whychus Watershed Speaker Series this winter. His presentation dealt with the pending deglaciation of the Whychus Creek drainage, a subject of great importance to those who l... Full story
The American Dipper [Cinclus mexicanus] or Water Ouzel is found singing and bobbing on fast- moving streams throughout the western U.S. Searching for aquatic insects and small fish, the Dipper dives and sometimes swims under water while overturning rocks to find their food. They have white upper eyelids that protect their eyes and that also may help in blinking communication while on the loud rushing rivers. The female chooses a nest site that is above flood stage and then, wi... Full story
The boys lacrosse squad finished their season with a game against Ida B. Wells at the Cascade Cup held in Portland on Thursday, May 19. The Cascade Cup is a second-tier playoff series for the 16 highest ranking teams that don’t make the championship playoffs. Sisters entered the Cascade Cup as the 11th seed and a 4-7 record, while Ida B. Wells was the sixth seed with a 4-11 record, which was based on a higher strength of schedule. The Outlaws were only able to bring 18 players from their roster of 26. The Outlaws got off t... Full story
VFW Post 8138, Sisters, presented the VFW Patriotic Arts Award to Alexandra (Lexie) Miller at the Sisters High School art classroom on Wednesday, May 18. Miller received a check in the amount of $400 for her first-place entry, which was a wooden carving depicting an eagle in flight in the form of a jet fighter. Alexandra’s art was inspired by her grandfather, who flew jet aircraft in the United States Air Force. Several family members attended the event.... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) will offer a run of summer concerts with five outstanding concerts held at Sisters Art Works. The first show is Thursday, July 7 with MarchFourth, a “kaleidoscope of music and visual energy that inspires dancing and celebration.” That show will be followed by An Evening with Rising Appalachia on Thursday, July 21, and An Evening with Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) on Saturday, July 30. Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius will perform Friday, August 5, and the final performance will be with Memph... Full story
Marcus Boyd is at the beginning of what he and his parents hope to be a career in professional snowmobile racing. The 16-year-old high school junior has chosen a unique career path, managing to make a name for himself in the highly competitive yet little-known sport of snowmobile hill climb racing this winter season. Boyd attributes this passion to his childhood experiences. He started riding snowmobiles at age eight. An old Arctic Cat snowmobile, heavy and slow, would be the... Full story
Sisters will salute the fallen from America’s wars in a traditional commemoration event at the Village Green on Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m. The annual event is hosted and presented by Sisters veterans’ organizations — VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86. It will feature the laying of a wreath at the veterans’ memorial at the park, an ROTC honor guard placing the flags, bagpipe music, the playing of “Taps,” and acknowledgment of Sisters veterans who have passed in the last year. American Legion Commander Lance Tro... Full story
The return to Hayward Field for the first time since 2018 gave high school track--and-field athletes from across the state a look at the world-class facility and a chance to experience the fabled magic of the place. “The kids were in awe when we walked on Thursday afternoon and saw the stadium for the first time,” said coach Dennis Dempsey. “It’s unbelievable.” Six members of the Sisters Outlaws team competed May 20-21 at the OSAA Track and Field Championships, with mixed results. The lone boys competitor for Sisters,... Full story
Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk on May 27 features the best student work from Sisters High School, new artists to Sisters Country, and the return or some of your favorites. The galleries of Sisters are open and welcome browsers and serious art collectors. Hood Avenue Art this month has work by Mixed-Media Painter Sandy Dutko, Enamels by Alisa Looney, and is introducing Artist Layne Cook. Born in Seattle and raised in Portland, Cook returned to Seattle to earn a BA in art from the University of Washington i... Full story
The Sisters Middle School track team wrapped up its season Tuesday, May 17, at the Mid-Major Championship held at Ward Rhoden Stadium in Prineville. In addition to the Outlaws, the meet included Elton Gregory, La?Pine, Crook County, Obsidian, and Warm Springs Academy. Coaches Amber Tollerud, Bryn Singleton, and Jonathan Kelly managed the 65-member team, composed of grades six, seven, and eight, through some of the worst spring track weather in memory. Singleton said, “ E... Full story
