News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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All over Sisters Country much of the talk this summer, and into the holiday weekend, was the dearth of wildfires this year as compared to last. Indeed the skies over Sisters until just the last few days have largely been crystal blue with excellent air quality. Expressions of gratitude were heard in coffee spots, stores, and gas stations all around town. “Weather is always what I hear when customers want to chitchat,” said Darrell, a gas station attendant. “And this summer it almost always includes talk about the wildf... Full story
The Outlaws shut out the Hilanders 23-0 at Burns on Friday, September 2, in their season opener. It was a hot bus ride over to Burns, and 91 degrees at kickoff, but none of that derailed the Outlaws’ focus. Sisters started their scoring in the second quarter. Easton Moore made a 10-yard touchdown run on a quarterback keep, set up by a seven-yard run by Tony Gonzalez and an eight-yard run by Adam Maddox-Castle. Brody Duey kicked it through the uprights for the point-after, and the Outlaws took a 7-0 lead that held until the b... Full story
The Outlaws opened their season at Madras against the White Buffaloes and after a hard-fought battle fell 2-3. Another tough battle at home against Redmond two days later ended in a 1-3 loss. The boys team was evenly matched against the White Buffs in Tuesday’s contest. Coach Jeff Husmann told The Nugget the team has been stressing the importance of setting the tone and tempo early in a game, and the Outlaws did just that. In the seventh minute, Vincent Christian scored off a... Full story
The Lady Outlaws started their week at Crook County on Tuesday, August 30, with a tri-match against the Crook County Cowgirls and Caldera. Sisters easily beat Caldera in three straight sets, and then battled hard to earn the win over the Cowgirls. At home two days later, the Outlaws defeated Cascade Christian in three straight sets, and went on to defeat Burns, the defending 3A champions, in four sets. In Tuesday’s first match against Caldera, Sisters’ intimidating front lin... Full story
The last five to 10 years of wildfire seasons have been some of the most devastating and destructive seasons in our nation’s history in the American West. The documentary film “Elemental” asks why that has been the case, and how we can learn to effectively live with wildfire. “Elemental” takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film screens in Sisters on Wednesday, September 14 (see sidebar). Director Trip Jennings is the fo... Full story
This is the 25th year the Episcopal Church has supported the Sisters community through its annual Country Fair. Through the years the church has contributed over $250,000 to local support agencies such as Family Action Network, Kiwanis Food Bank, NeighborImpact, Sisters Habitat for Humanity, Healthy Beginnings, Bethlehem Inn, Circle of Friends, and Saving Grace. This year the Country Fair and Silent Auction are September 16-17. Friday night is a reception, refreshments, and a silent auction from 5 to 8 p.m. The Country Fair w... Full story
- Lt. Chad Davis of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reports his officers have made several mental health calls, transferring people to the stabilization center in Bend for help. They have also conducted a warrant sweep, resulting in several arrests. The Sisters substation is being updated to create an additional office, shower, a briefing/interview room, and provide safety upgrades. In a response to a city councilor’s question regarding regulations for the new ele... Full story
It can happen here To the Editor, Like many, I am shocked and appalled by the recent needless violence in Bend. However, I wanted to remind everyone that this is exactly why we need to drop the attitude of “This is Sisters, that would never happen here.” What says that the shooter of the Safeway couldn’t’ve decided to come here instead, and shoot up our Ray’s, or Bi-Mart? Nothing! Nothing says that! And our tiny little sheriff’s outpost is ill-equipped to handle a mass shooting, meaning that extra response would be needed f... Full story
Sisters High School was one year old when my wife, Marilyn, and I moved to Sisters. I thought it was pretty cool that the outfit called themselves the Outlaws, because there were Outlaws at the hub of my musical and cultural wheel. I understood that the Western moniker “Outlaw,” as Sisters High School meant it, had nothing to do with robbin’ banks and stagecoaches — it was about being untamed and untrammeled, like the wild horse they chose for their logo. That set well... Full story
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) teams aided injured hikers in a couple of separate incidents in Sisters Country last week. On Saturday, September 3, at 11:51 a.m., 911 Dispatch received a call regarding an injured hiker near Chush Falls on Whychus Creek. The reporting person advised that a female hiker had fallen and sustained a knee injury, preventing her from being able to hike back to the trailhead on her own; she would need assistance f... Full story
Support has been tremendous from community members for the Cold Weather Shelter, board members reported at their meeting last week. They pointed to the volunteer monitors, mainly from the local churches, who serve meals and cover the Shelter from 5:30 to 10 p.m. There have been monetary as well as material donations. The City Council just awarded a $1,250 grant for pantry provisions. A benefit concert this summer at Sisters Community Church netted $3,600 in donations for the S... Full story
Thirty years ago this week, Sisters School District welcomed high school students into a brand-new building, marking the first time since 1967 that grades 9-12 did not have to be bussed to Redmond to go to school. Not only did the school opening change the lives of Sisters teenagers, it transformed the town in many ways. A dozen original staff members from the 1992 opening gathered recently at The Barn to reconnect and to celebrate what was created in essentially a grassroots... Full story
Disheartened by cougar killing To the Editor: On Tuesday, August 23, The Bulletin ran a front-page article titled “3 Cougars... Full story
City Councilor Gary Ross bid farewell to City Manager Cory Misley at the August 24 Council meeting with his own rendition of “Happy Trails.” That meeting was Misley’s last before his departure for new employment at Portland State University in September. Throughout the evening, councilors showed their affection for Misley with good-spirited cajoling and teasing. At the end of the evening, councilors presented Misley with a handcrafted platter from Canyon Creek Pottery’s Ken Me... Full story
The name of Whychus Creek was recorded in the 1855 Pacific Railroad Reports, indicating that was its historic name. Whychus, meaning “the place we cross the water,” comes from the Sahaptin language. In those days, the creek flowed freely and ran wild. The Native Americans in the area fished its waters and followed it up into the mountains in the summer to gather berries and herbs, hunt deer, and pick pine nuts. Since that time, settlers, farmers, and the Army Corps of Engineer... Full story
Sisters Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for homeownership. At its meeting last Tuesday evening, the Habitat Board of Directors voted to increase the salary threshold to 80 percent of area median income for Deschutes County. The previous salary threshold was 60 percent. Under the new schedule, a family of three with an income between $28,350 and $64,800 may qualify to purchase a Habitat home. Income ranges vary depending on the size of the family. Sisters Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to providing... Full story
Beginning Thursday, September 1, Knife River will begin mobilization for a two-week period of street repairs to take place in Sisters, while the summer weather prevails. All the projects, except for Main Avenue, will begin at 7 a.m., with streets open again to traffic at approximately 6 p.m. Main Avenue work will be done at night. Actual projects will begin September 6, the day after Labor Day. September 6-8: The first project, consisting of grinding and asphalt overlay, is... Full story
The shooting that left three dead (including the shooter) at The Forum Safeway in Bend Sunday evening is a stark reminder that no community is insulated from the plague of mass-shooting violence that has accelerated alarmingly across the nation. We all recognize on some level that an active shooter can enact his violent fantasies in any community — including our own — but our protective psychological mechanisms kick in, causing us to recoil from such a stark... Full story
Kathleen and Jack of Sisters wrote: On Monday, August 22 at approximately 7:30 p.m. two of our dogs, J and Teeter, got on the scent of something and ended up behind the high school. There was a sighting at 8:30 p.m. and they were running at top speed chasing something. The had collars and tags, just not their GPS collars. Our tireless search began. We put an ad on Craigslist as suggested by the Sheriff’s Department. Cat from Pet Evacuation Team (PET) reached out right away a... Full story
Sisters Country folk in numbers headed northeast Friday and Saturday, making the 50-minute journey to the air festival in Madras, more commonly known as Air Show of the Cascades. Among them were three generations of Johnsons — Jace, age 6, Lia, age 8, dad, Gunnar, and Grandpa Andy. “We are having an amazing time,” Gunnar said as he hoisted the kiddos into an Army helicopter. Andy was delighted to have a “boys’ day out,” adding: “This is something all of us like, nobod... Full story
Bernie, our black, 11-year-old Scottie, loves to sit on the rock step to our back door. It’s high up, so that he can survey the acres of land all around him that he loves. He’s at peace there. Watching him on a beautiful summer morning reminds me of the numerous times in the Bible when someone goes up the mountain to find God. “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain.” Isaiah 11:9 Peace, joy, health, harmony are all promised to us if we will earnestly search for God. The Bible uses a lot of sacred-... Full story
Doug Reynolds’ life has revolved around outdoor adventure since he was a kid growing up in rural Connecticut. “From as long ago as I can remember, in all my free time I was tromping around in the woods,” he said. He was an active Boy Scout, skiing, backpacking, camping, and whitewater rafting. And he learned the ethic of respect for the environment. “All of that stuff sort of molded who I became as an adult,” he said. “It’s really been the primary focus of my whole life. I... Full story
The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation and The Roundhouse Foundation recently awarded grants totaling $15,000 to longtime Central Oregon nonprofit Together for Children. Grant funds will be used to rebuild programs serving children and families in the local area. Programs to ensure children are ready to learn when they enter kindergarten were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many families without the necessary tools and resources to support early childhood development. Together for Children was founded in 1988... Full story
Florida-based Horse.TV has acquired the worldwide subscription video rights to “The Outside Circle: A Movie of the Modern West,” written and directed by Sisters resident Craig Rullman. It is now available for streaming. The movie was filmed over two years, in five western states, and features interviews with acclaimed Sisters author and historian Dr. Larry Len Peterson, western scholar Dr. Jeremy Johnston of the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming, film director and pho... Full story
The most widely spread sandpiper in N. America is the Spotted Sandpiper [actitis macularius]. They live along rivers, lakes, and ponds, bobbing and teetering upon the shoreline to eat many bugs and crustaceans. They are often called a teeter-tail, tip-tail, or perk bird. Their chicks start to “teeter” as soon as they hatch. It is not known what function this serves. Spotted Sandpipers get their name from the dark spots that appear on their white breast during the breeding sea... Full story
