Creating the fun for Sisters seniors

Ann Ford knows a thing or two about senior living establishments. She managed three of them, including a memory care facility in Bend. Now she's a resident at Sisters Senior Living (formerly known as The Lodge in Sisters) - and she chose the place for one reason in particular: Alea Schliep.

Alea is the life enrichment coordinator at the senior living home on Larch Street at the north end of Sisters.

"I'm the one who basically creates the fun," she said.

And creating that fun - rich experiences of all kinds - is what makes living here in Sisters special.

"Nobody I've ever seen in my life can ho...